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2 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>18</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
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Show sure to be ascream<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
‘‘They’recreepyand they’re<br />
kooky, mysteriousand<br />
spooky’’.<br />
Gather your witch’s shawl<br />
and broomstick and get your<br />
tickets to KaiapoiHigh<br />
School’s production of The<br />
Addams Family.<br />
Teacher Celia Breensays<br />
the main castcomprises 10<br />
students from years 9to12,<br />
with around 20 studentsinthe<br />
chorus, 20 dancers, and about<br />
30 students helping back<br />
stage.<br />
The story is centred around<br />
two families. Wednesday<br />
Addams has fallen in love and<br />
has brought her boyfriend<br />
and his parents home to meet<br />
the family.<br />
Accomplished <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> directorPaul<br />
Johnson is working with the<br />
main cast twice aweek, with<br />
rehearsals set to move up a<br />
notchduring next month’s<br />
school holidays.<br />
‘‘We’re enjoying it alot and<br />
Paul’s veryenergetic,’’says<br />
Ruby Collier,aged 16, who is<br />
playing MorticiaAddams.<br />
‘‘He’s verypassionate. You<br />
can tellwhen he likes<br />
something. He getsabig smile<br />
on his face.’’<br />
Ruby says playing Morticia<br />
is quitedifferent from playing<br />
one of the lads in Guysand<br />
Dolls two years ago.<br />
‘‘I like that she is avery<br />
strong character. She loves<br />
her husband and can run her<br />
own house, and she is also<br />
‘‘They really are ascream’’ ... The Addams Family will be taking centrestage in the Kaiapoi High<br />
School auditorium.<br />
PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />
constantly challenging the<br />
normsofher time.’’<br />
For 15yearold Kaelani<br />
Pockson,the opportunity to<br />
play Pugsley Addams is alot<br />
of fun.<br />
‘‘It’s fun because I’m<br />
energetic and destructive and<br />
Iget to blow things up.’’<br />
LeaneVisser,15isenjoying<br />
Younger looking<br />
skin starts here<br />
Arevitalised you isonly a<br />
consultation away.<br />
playing Wednesday Addams.<br />
‘‘It’s reallyfun. Ilikeher<br />
sarcasm and her vibe in<br />
general, and she gets to carry<br />
acrossbow. It’s kind of coolto<br />
act out how she would fall in<br />
love with someone because<br />
she’ssodifferent.’’<br />
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to 15, with the school’s<br />
hospitality students catering<br />
dinner on the first two nights.<br />
Tickets are on sale now<br />
fromthe school for $15 for<br />
adults and $5 for children.<br />
ExclusiveVIP tickets are<br />
selling for$35 each for<br />
Thursday and Friday nights<br />
only, and include dinner.<br />
Paid roles will strengthen ambulance service<br />
From Page 1<br />
Asecond paramedic will be employed in<br />
Culverden, andanotherparamedic and<br />
two emergencymedicalassistants will<br />
jointhe Kaikourateam.<br />
Mr Gillman said he hadlooked at the<br />
workload of all centres and found doublecrewing<br />
of ambulances at peaktimes,<br />
particularlyatweekends when people<br />
wereplaying sport and doing adventurous<br />
activities, wasdifficult.<br />
He saysthe paramedics at Culverden<br />
and Kaikoura work9am to 5pm on<br />
weekdays, whileAmberley crews areall<br />
volunteers.<br />
Volunteers had providedgreat service,<br />
but having extra, paid staff in Amberley<br />
would easethe workload on them.<br />
Mr Gillman says thereisastrong<br />
volunteer teaminCulverden,whichhas<br />
the capacity to crew an ambulance. The<br />
extra paramedicwillallowfor the<br />
provisionofasecond crew, andhelpboost<br />
paramedic coverage to seven days aweek.<br />
Kaikourawas slightly differentasithad<br />
amore transient populationand, until<br />
Covid19, abig visitorindustry. A<br />
paramedic was availablefrom 9am to<br />
5pm, Monday to Friday,and outside of<br />
thosehours,itrelied heavily on<br />
volunteers.<br />
‘‘That will change,and it is really<br />
exciting—but we still needour<br />
volunteers,’’ Mr Gillman says.<br />
Recruitmentfor the newpositionshad<br />
already startedand it washopedtohave<br />
newrostersand delivery of the new<br />
services in placebyJune1.<br />
Mr Gillmansaysthe paramedics will<br />
alsobevaluable mentors, andhelp the<br />
development of new volunteers.<br />
He says thereisstill moreworktobe<br />
doneinthe Hurunuidistrict.<br />
Meanwhile,inthe Waimakariri district,<br />
which wasclosertoChristchurch City,<br />
morevolunteerswereavailablebecause<br />
of the population base.<br />
In Rangiora, aparamedic, supported by<br />
the <strong>Canterbury</strong>District Health Board,<br />
was available. If apersoncalled their<br />
local medicalcentre afterhours and<br />
spoke with atriage nurse, theycouldbe<br />
assisted by the paramedic, who would<br />
visit their home.<br />
‘‘Itisapretty cool initiative,’’ Mr<br />
Gillmansays.<br />
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