The Star: April 01, 2021

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Should I stay
or should I go? – page 5
Amazing Maadi Cup – pages 28-29
City’s $1 million
suburb club expands
• By Chris Barclay
CHRISTCHURCH boasts five
suburbs with average house prices
in excess of $1 million for the first
time, as the city’s property bonanza
continues.
Latest figures released by property
analytics company CoreLogic
revealed Merivale and Richmond
Hill – above Sumner – had joined
Scarborough, Fendalton, Kennedys
Bush in the $1 million median
house price club.
CoreLogic’s figures are based on
price movement over the 12 months
from March 1, 2020.
Scarborough tops the list of 80
suburbs, with an average house
price of $1,268,050, narrowly ahead
of Fendalton ($1,263,600).
Kennedys Bush ($1,238,700),
Merivale ($1,105,500) and
Richmond Hill ($1,022,050)
rounded out the coveted six-figure
locations.
Of that select few, Merivale property
values had the largest average
increase – 11 per cent or $109,150
over CoreLogic’s time frame.
Ilam ($732,950) is outside the
$1 million set but the suburb
received the most significant
percentage boost, a 13.6 per cent
hike that added an estimated
$87,650 to values. • Turn to page 4
HIGH LIFE: This five bedroom property in Scarborough has a rateable valuation of $2.58 million, encapsulating the
suburb’s lofty price tag.
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Thursday April 1 2021 The Star
THE PROMISING rugby
league player who suffered a
stroke while representing the
South Island in Christchurch is
making a steady recovery from
the life-threatening medical
episode.
Christian Pese, 18, could be
released from Christchurch
Hospital this week to return to
Auckland with his parents Korey
and Joanne, a positive sign
after he had been placed
on life support.
Pese, who is studying
law at the University of
Otago, collapsed while
playing an Auckland side
in the national under-20s
tournament at Nga Puna
Wai on March 14.
Family and friends raced to
Christchurch after learning of
the incident, while Pese’s eldest
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Young league star makes steady recovery from surgery
• By Matt Slaughter
A PHOTO featured in The
Star 50 years ago shows two
Riccarton Kindergarten pupils
staring inquisitively at Aristotle
the Axolotl.
It is not known who the children
are and Christchurch City
Libraries wants the public’s help
to find out.
Said a post on Christchurch
City Libraries’ website: “50 years
ago in March, the Christchurch
Star newspaper photographed
a couple of children from Riccarton
Kindergarten admiring
Aristotle the Axolotl.
“While we know the name of
the axolotl, we do not know who
the children are.”
This is just one of the historic
photos from The Star that
Christchurch City Libraries
needs help to identify people
Christian
Pese
in, including a group of New
Brighton firefighters from 1960,
Addington School pupils singing
in 1983 and children running
along Rolleston Ave in 1970.
These photographs are some of
thousands from The Star archive
that Christchurch City Libraries
has in its collection. It is working
to digitalise and publish these
online.
There are more than 2700
brother Caleb arrived in
New Zealand on Tuesday
to start 14 days in managed
isolation.
His trip home from
Sydney was made possible
by fundraising through a
Givealittle page, which had
raised more than $30,000
by yesterday morning.
Pese, who had surgery to
relieve pressure on his brain five
negatives and 5400 prints from
The Star to explore online.
Said city council head of libraries
and information Carolyn
Robertson: “We are interested
in finding out more information
on items in the libraries’ digital
heritage repository, Canterbury
Stories, as each item is a part of
Christchurch’s history.
“Appropriate information
is added to the item record in
days after the stroke, was able
to eat and drink without the aid
of a tube for the first time last
Tuesday, a tangible step along
the road to recovery.
The New Zealand Rugby
League is continuing to
monitor Pese’s recovery and
said the medical episode was
not connected to any incident
that occurred during the match
he was playing.
MYSTERY: Christchurch City Libraries wants help identifying people in historic photos from The Star, including this one
of two Riccarton Kindergarten pupils and Aristotle the Axolotl from 1971, Addington School pupils singing in 1983 and a
group of New Brighton firefighters from 1960. ​
Do you know who they are?
Canterbury Stories.
“The Star gifted its collection
to the library in 2018. As part of
that agreement we are gradually
digitising prints and negatives
to provide public access to this
collection.
“There are thousands of images
in the libraries digitised archives
collections and only some
have been named. People can
register on Canterbury Stories to
provide comments.”
The Canterbury Stories
collection contains 24,000 other
items including photographs,
negatives and maps.
• If you know who any
of the people in these
photos are, follow this link
to let Christchurch City
Libraries know: https://
canterburystories.nz/
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Figures reflect continued housing demand
MILLIONAIRES ROW: Kennedys Bush, home of this
property with a rateable valuation of $1.69 million, is one
of five city suburbs with six-figure median house prices.
Another is Richmond Hill (below), where the asking price
for this six-bedroom home is $2.85 million.
• From page 1
“All of Christchurch’s suburbs
have seen median values rises
in the past year, with Ilam on
top. Two suburbs have had at
least $100,000 gains – Merivale
($109,150 and Kennedy’s Bush
($100,950,” said CoreLogics senior
property economist Kelvin
Davidson.
At the other end of the spectrum,
Phillipstown is the cheapest
part of the city to live, according
to CoreLogic with an average
house price of $331,650, still a
10.8 per cent or $32,400 increase
over the year.
The Real Estate Institute of
New Zealand said the figures
were indicative of the demand
for property in the city.
“Christchurch has been a
popular option lately for New
Zealanders trying to get on the
property ladder, as Kiwis look
to the South Island for more
affordable options,” said REINZ
acting chief executive Wendy
Alexander.
“Unless we start to see more
properties coming to the market
in the next few months, we
would expect to see a continuation
of this upward pressure on
prices.”
REINZ did provide a point of
difference to CoreLogic, with
their data ranking Fendalton as
the city’s solitary million-dollar
suburb.
“Fendalton continues to be
the most expensive suburb in
Christchurch at $1,350,000 for
the three months ending February
2021, up 30.4 per cent from
the same time last year when it
was $1,035,000,” Alexander said.
She predicted Huntsbury
and Westmoreland
would push through the
$1 million barrier in the
near future if current
trends continued and
nominated Addington
and Mairehau among the
fastest growing suburbs
in terms of median prices.
“Addington and Mairehau
are up $44.3 per cent (to
$500,000) and 40.6 per cent (to
$551,000) respectively, year-onyear,”
Alexander said.
Ray White real estate agent
Richard Withy, was not surprised
by CoreLogic’s revelations.
“In Christchurch you used to
Richard
Withy
think a million was a high price,
we’re hearing sales of two and
three million, not regularly – but
more than we have in the past,”
he said.
Withy doubted recent Government
measures to tackle the
housing crisis, including
an attempt to dampen
property speculation,
would impact on prices,
or demand.
Last year 15,000 people
who already owned
five or more properties
bought houses, as property
investment reached
record-highs due to low
interest rates and New Zealand’s
speedy economic recovery from
the pandemic last year.
In response, the Government
announced an extension to the
“bright-line test” – the holding
time of investment properties to
get tax offsets – from five to 10
years to curb the flipping of residential
homes by speculators.
The ability for property
investors to offset their interest
expenses against their rental
income when calculating tax has
also been removed.
“I don’t see those changes having
a huge effect,” Withy said.
“There might be some people
just withdraw for a little bit with
that uncertainty of how it’s going
to pan out but at the end of
the day if you’ve equity or cash
and you want to better your or
your family’s future in terms of
retirement saving or investment,
where else do you put it?”
“You’re not going to leave it
in the bank, there’s the share
market but property is still going
to be a very attractive investment
proposition as much as the Government
tries to cool that.
“There are enough first home
buyers to fill that gap (if investors
are deterred),” Withy said.
CoreLogic said Auckland’s
Herne Bay remains the highest
priced suburb in New Zealand,
with a median property value of
$3 million.
There are 12 suburbs across the
country’s largest city with a median
value of $2 million, while
another 139 areas are above
six-figures.
• The great New Zealand
house price delusion, page 20
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NEWS 5
Robertson lifts lid on coaching future
• By Christopher Reive
CRUSADERS COACH Scott
Robertson has made it clear
where he stands in discussions
around re-signing with New
Zealand Rugby, amid talk of
other nations having him in
their sights.
Robertson, who is open about
his ambitions to coach at the
highest level, has been linked to
several coaching roles overseas,
most recently as a potential
successor to Eddie Jones at the
helm of the English squad.
The 46-year-old is off contract
with NZR and the end of the
year and, in discussions with
the organisation about the
future, Robertson and his agent
Warren Alcock wanted some
answers around both career
opportunities as well as whether
or not the Silver Lake deal will
go ahead.
“The next couple of days is
pretty big around the Silver Lake
deal. We are getting close, but
the Silver Lake deal is a pretty
important part of re-signing,”
Robertson said on Wednesday.
“Like I’ve said before, with
the agent, he’s a pretty patient
type, it’s a long game for him just
around what’s happening with
New Zealand Rugby, just making
sure the timing is right.”
NZR is in the process of
UNCERTAIN: Scott Robertson has been linked to coaching roles overseas. PHOTO: GETTY
working towards a $465m deal
with the American technology
investment company that
would see them sell a 15 per
cent stake in their commercial
rights to Silver Lake. While the
New Zealand Rugby Players’
Association has come out in
opposition of the sale, NZR chief
executive Mark Robinson was
confident a “transformational”
deal would get the backing of key
stakeholders.
When pressed on exactly
why the Silver Lake deal added
to calculations, Robertson
said: “Just see what it [the deal]
means, if it is or isn’t [accepted],
and what does it look like on
the side of that with the next All
Blacks role coming up?”
Although Robertson missed
out on the All Blacks head
coaching role in late 2019 to Ian
Foster, many have tipped him as
an All Blacks coach of the future.
However, now in his fifth year as
the head coach of Crusaders and
with four Super Rugby titles in
as many campaigns at the helm
of the team, Robertson is wary of
making the right decision for his
family and his career.
“It’s pretty clear; if I sign a
couple more years, I’ll have done
the Crusaders for seven years –
which I love doing – but what
does it mean for the next step
after that? How does that line up
around the 2023 World Cup if
this coaching group stays on? So,
there’s a lot of things going on; a
lot of answers to come back.
“I’ve been really patient here.
I’ve been coming down to Rugby
Park since 2008 in some role as a
coach. We’ve got a great lifestyle,
but I’m also ambitious career
coach.
“So, for me to have the
opportunity, if it’s here or
elsewhere, you always keep
looking at those opportunities.”
Robertson has already received
a glowing reference from Sir
Clive Woodward in relation to
the top job in England, should it
become available.
The former English captain
told Newstalk ZB’s Martin
Devlin that he would love to play
for Robertson.
“This guy Robertson I don’t
know, but crikey I just get a
really good feeling about him,”
he said.
“Clearly, he’s a winner, he’s
successful, he’s very good with
people. Would I like to play for
him? Yes, without even knowing
him, just from seeing the way his
team plays.
“That would be really
interesting on so many fronts.”
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NEWS
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Grieving sister of murdered sex worker
• By Elizabeth Binning
THERE’S A wooden framed
piece of artwork in Petra Starr’s
living room that brings back
bittersweet memories every time
she walks past it.
It’s a drawing of two women
with green hair and one of the
things her sister, murder victim
Ngatai “Mellory” Manning, was
most proud of in the months
before her violent death.
In the 13 years that has passed
since her body was found near
the Avon River, Starr has struggled
greatly with the loss of her
beloved older sister.
“I just really miss her. I get
nostalgia . . . it’s so hard,” the
24-year-old told the NZ Herald.
“Some days I have good days
and some days I just think about
her too much.”
Now for the first time she’s
decided to speak out about what
happened, what life has been like
without her sister and to make a
plea for anyone who has information
about the unsolved case
to come forward.
“It’s taken time for me to get
over my grief enough to talk
about it.”
Manning, known to those
close to her as Mel, was brutally
raped and murdered in 2008.
She was picked up in Manchester
St, where it is believed she
was then taken to a property in
Avonside and brutally killed by
stabbing, strangling and assault
with a metal pole. Her body was
then dumped in the Avon River
and found the next morning by a
kayaker.
The 27-year-old had been into
drugs and prostitution since her
teens but had recently vowed to
go straight after her older sister,
Jasmine, who was in witness
protection, took her own life.
However, in spite of leaving her
profession behind her, joining
a methadone programme and
starting an art course, Manning
went back to the streets one more
time before Christmas so she
could get enough money to buy
presents for her family.
Her mutilated and partially
naked body was found floating
in the Avon River the next day.
CHERISHED:
Petra Starr at
her home in
Christchurch
holding an
artwork by her
sister Mellory
Manning.
PHOTO:
GEORGE
HEARD ​
Only one person has been tried
following her death – Mauha Huatahi
Fawcett, who was jailed for at
least 20 years but is now awaiting a
new trial after successfully appealing
his murder conviction.
Police, who believe there were
others involved in the murder,
say the case remains open and
have appealed for anyone with
information to come forward.
It’s a call Starr echoes, saying
there will be no justice for her
sister until everyone responsible
is held to account.
Starr was just 12 at the time of
her sister’s murder.
In spite of the age gap, Starr
and Manning were very close
and her sister would often bring
her gifts – one of the last ones
was an early Christmas present,
a Beanie Boo soft toy that she
still treasures.
Another treasure is a note
Manning left on a whiteboard for
her younger sister three days before
her death: “Petra, I love you
poppit. I’ll try come visit 2moro.
Love ya bub, your sis Mellory.” It
was signed off with a heart and
she still has it.
Starr also still clearly remembers
the last conversation she had
with her sister.
“The last thing I said to Mel
was, ‘Stay safe, I love you.’
“Then, that night, it’s like my
worst nightmare came true.”
Two months after Manning’s
death, Starr discovered Jasmine,
whom she knew very little about,
was her biological mother and
the woman who raised her was
her grandmother.
Normally, the shocked and
struggling teen would have
talked to her sister about it but
Manning was no longer there
to support her and her mental
health deteriorated.
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speaks for first time
VICTIM: Mellory Manning was brutally raped and murdered in 2008, her body was found
in the Avon River.
“It was really hard, I couldn’t
sleep. I’d be staying up for 48
hours at a time. One time I
stayed up for five days because I
couldn’t deal with the dreams I
was having.”
There were suicide attempts
and unsuccessful interactions
with the mental health system
as Starr tried to deal with all the
changes in her life.
Starr said she was aware of her
sister’s profession and was frustrated
when people constantly
referred to her as a prostitute
following her death, saying there
was far more to her than that.
“A lot of people don’t understand
she was a human being
too.
“I also knew she wasn’t happy
where she was with her life. She
wanted to do more, she strived
for more, hence why she went to
art class and did amazing drawings.
“She had been doing it for
a few months before Jasmine
died. I think she really wanted
to become an artist and sell her
work.”
Starr said one of the first bits of
art Manning did was the “amazing
green-haired woman, it looks
really nice”.
That drawing now hangs
proudly in the living room of
the home Starr lives in with her
mother and partner.
“She gave it to me and mum
when she started doing her art
class. She did an assignment and
was really proud of it and came
back to show us.
“I feel sad that she didn’t
become an artist or do what she
really wanted to do and loved in
life. It’s a nice comfort [having
it] though, because it was her
first-ever assignment and she
was proud of it, so we are proud
of it and we love it there as a
memento of her.”
Starr is now pleading with
anyone who knows more about
what happened on the night of
Manning’s death to do the right
thing – even if it’s just a suspicion
or something they have been told
by someone else.
“If you think [someone is involved],
then say something.
“You are going to regret it if
you find out this person has hurt
someone [else].”
Crime Services manager
Detective Inspector Greg Murton
said the investigation remains
open and active and officers
will continue to follow up all
leads.
“Police believe there were
multiple people involved and we
are committed to holding them
to account.
“Over time, allegiances and
relationships can change and
we would still like to hear from
anyone who has any information
that may assist the investigation.”
Anyone with information
is asked to contact police on
105 and quote file number
090105/3929. Alternatively they
can contact Crimestoppers
anonymously on 0800 555 111.
– NZ Herald
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Covid bus fiasco adds to ‘year of hell’
• By Andy Brew
HAVING ESCAPED the
turbulence of a Covid-ravaged
UK, Lyttleton man Kian Malone
expected his return home to be
less, not more, traumatic.
But as one of a group of returnees
potentially exposed to the
virus while in MIQ, he now faces
a long wait in isolation – and
deteriorating mental health.
Malone (right)flew back to New
Zealand on March 8, 2021 and
entered managed isolation at the
Grand Mercure Auckland hotel
for what was, initially, a routine
stay. But, on the eve of completing
his mandatory two-week
stint, Malone was told that his
stay in quarantine would have to
be extended, as he had been on
the same exercise bus as a Covidpositive
case earlier that day.
Because officials could not be
sure where exactly the infected
person sat on the exercise bus,
all passengers were deemed close
contacts and told they must stay
in isolation for longer.
Initially, Malone was told he
would have to remain in isolation
for a further “three to four days”
while further tests were carried out.
“I was gutted,” Malone said.
“I was really looking forward to
going to a café or bar and getting
back to a sense of normality after
a year of hell in England.”
To make matters worse,
however, Malone was then told
that the brief extension to his stay
would actually be stretched out
even further and that all those
on the exercise bus must stay in
isolation until at least April 4,
which for Malone was 28 days
after he first arrived.
Bus journeys to off-site exercise
areas have also been paused,
and an investigation has been
launched into the off-site exercise
yards.
It was the realisation that he
faced a prolonged stay in isolation
that hit Malone the hardest.
“I was crestfallen,” he said.
“My brain felt like it was caving
in.”
Malone’s four-week stay in
MIQ comes on top of a 10-
day isolation he underwent in
London to ensure he met the
strict criteria needed to fly.
“I will have been in isolation for
almost six weeks by the time I’m
due out.
“I’m desperate to re-integrate
back into society.”
“I can’t even remember the
last time I shook hands with
somebody or gave out a high-five.”
Malone, a primary school
teacher, said he had spoken to a
Ministry of Health nurse each
day about his mental health
situation. He said he had found
himself drinking every day to
offset the boredom and that his
sleeping patterns had changed
dramatically.
“I feel like I’m losing my mind,”
he said.
“I don’t get up in the mornings
anymore. The later I get up, the
better, as it feels as though a third
of my day is gone.”
In spite of a traumatic few
weeks, Malone had nothing but
praise for the Grand Mercure
Auckland hotel staff and was
grateful to be back home in New
Zealand having seen the chaos
that Covid had caused overseas.
“I’ve got to keep things in perspective,”
he said.
“I’m just looking forward to
getting out there into a
Covid-free society and being able
to hug family and friends again.”
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NEWS 9
Residents worried about crime in city
• By Matt Slaughter
CRIME AND safety are some
of the worst concerns for
Christchurch residents compared
to those in other New Zealand
cities.
This is according to the 2020
Quality of Life survey, a collaborative
local government
research project measuring New
Zealand residents’ perceptions of
aspects of living eight cities over
a 12-month period.
Dangerous driving, including
drink driving and speeding is
perceived as a problem for those
in Christchurch more than any
other area surveyed.
Of the Christchurch residents
surveyed, 80 per cent rated this
as a big problem or a bit of a
problem compared to 76 per cent
in Dunedin and Tauranga and
65 per cent on average across all
areas surveyed.
Christchurch also topped the
list when it came to concerns
about thefts and burglaries, with
76 per cent of residents saying
this is a big problem or a bit of a
problem. Hamilton and Porirua
were second with 74 per cent and
the average across New Zealand
was 61 per cent.
As well as this, vandalism
is viewed as an issue more in
Christchurch than the other
areas surveyed. Seventy-five per
RISK: Christchurch residents view dangerous driving,
thefts, burglaries and vandalism as problems, according to
a recent survey.
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cent see this as a big problem or
a bit of a problem, 22 per cent
more than the average across
New Zealand.
Alcohol and drug problems, or
anti-social behaviour associated
with this is also a concern in
Christchurch.
It sits third equal with Wellington
Dunedin, with 66 per
cent of these residents perceiving
this as a big problem or a bit
of a problem. Only residents
in Tauranga (68 per cent) and
Hamilton (67 per cent) are more
concerned about this.
Christchurch is fourth on
the list of places where people
begging on streets is considered
a big problem or a bit of a problem
(71 per cent) and third for
concerns about people sleeping
rough on the street or in vehicles
(69 per cent).
It was also found that 45 per
cent of Christchurch residents
say there have been people
whose behaviour, attitudes or
appearance have caused them
to feel unsafe in the past 12
months. This is the third equal
lowest percentage of people concerned
for the areas surveyed.
The survey shows, for the most
part, people feel safe while walking
in their suburbs during the
day and night and in the central
city during the day. However, 46
per cent of those in Christchurch
said they feel unsafe in the central
city after dark.
These findings are just some
uncovered by the survey.
People were asked about their
perceptions of quality of life,
built and natural environments,
housing, public transport,
health and well being, crime and
safety, community, culture and
social networks, climate change,
employment and economic well
being and council processes.
City council team leader of
monitoring and research Kath
Jamieson said these results will
be used to help with future decision
making by city councillors
and staff. This will include the
draft Long Term Plan for the
next 10 years, currently out for
consultation.
To see the results of the full
survey visit www.qualityoflifeproject.govt.nz/survey.htm
BY THE NUMBERS IN
CHRISTCHURCH
•80 per cent of
those surveyed view
dangerous driving,
including drink driving
and speeding, as a
problem.
•76 per cent perceive
burglary and theft as a
problem.
•75 per cent think
vandalism is a problem.
•66 per cent perceive
alcohol or drugs, or
anti-social behaviour
associated with their
use to be a problem.
•71 per cent consider
people begging on the
street to be a problem.
•69 per cent see people
sleeping rough in the
street/ in vehicles was
seen as a problem.
•HAVE YOUR SAY: Is
crime and safety in
Christchurch a concern
for you and what type of
crime concerns you most?
Email your views to matt.
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The Star Thursday April 1 2021
10
NEWS
Crash driver
greets
firefighters
• By Susan Sandys
A DRIVER involved in a car
crash at Dunsandel followed the
sound of the fire station siren
and was there to greet volunteers
when they arrived.
Travelling south on Main South
Rd towards Dunsandel township
about 5.30am on Sunday, the
man’s car veered across the road
near the Dunsandel Tavern.
The vehicle then hit the ditch
on the same side of the road as
the tavern, and overturned at
least once to land about 10m
away, on its roof, on the footpath.
A passer-by phoned emergency
services, setting off the
Dunsandel Fire Station’s alarm.
The driver was able to climb out
of the crushed vehicle. He made
his way to the fire station about
800m away, following the sound
of the station’s siren.
Chief Ken Lee said the driver
had been lucky to survive. And
in spite of minor injuries, he was
found to be in good spirits by
firefighters arriving at the fire
station.
A St John spokesperson said the
patient was taken to Christchurch
Hospital by ambulance with
minor injuries.
• By Matt Slaughter
THE NEW Zealand Transport
Agency has contacted Addington
School to address concerns
raised in The Star last week
over a proposal to install high
occupancy vehicle lanes on
Brougham St.
The Star revealed last week
NZTA is investigating a $40
million project to install special
lanes for large vehicles, like
trucks carrying freight, on
Brougham St, which 45,000 vehicles
use on average a day.
NZTA had not contacted
the school about the proposal
before the article was published,
causing board of trustees chairwoman
Jo Robertson concern
about the danger this could
pose to pupils crossing the road,
which the school is on.
Large vehicles like trucks use
the road often and there have
been a number of near misses
close to the school, including
on one occasion about seven
weeks ago, when Robertson’s son
narrowly avoided being hit by a
truck crossing at traffic lights.
The school has been asking for
safety measures near the school
for about two years. Some have
been installed, but Robertson
wants more to be done.
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Concerns over Brougham St proposal
prompts NZTA to contact school
Robertson received a phone
call from an NZTA staff member
on Thursday, soon after The
Star’s article was published.
When asked if the story
was what prompted NZTA to
contact Robertson, a NZTA
spokesperson said: “Yes, we
wanted to make sure the chair of
the Addington School board of
trustees knew the timetable for
consultation on this project that
was communicated to them and
the community board last year.”
Robertson was told NZTA
would consult the school before
the proposed project begins and
throughout it.
But, the spokesperson said:
“This was always the case.
“Mostly our staff member
listened to Jo’s concerns. Plus
she went over the timetable and
reiterated that safety for school
pupils and vulnerable members
of the community was our priority.”
Robertson said she will hold
NZTA to its word on this. She
hopes the school will be able to
give feedback on the proposal
before its design starts, rather
ACTION: The
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Brougham St
following a story in
The Star last week.
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than after its finished.
“I have to take them [NZTA]
at their word, but we will keep
talking to them. We’ll see.
“I think by taking the concerns
or the ideas of the people that
learn in the area, you hope
that what you end up with is
a better plan for the transport
infrastructure. [If] you’re
consulting with people on the
ground who know the area and
know the concerns, what you
should end up with is something
that’s much better for the well
being of the community.”

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Gambler who stole $1.4m from dead
relative blames underworld father
• By Kurt Bayer
A GAMBLER jailed for stealing
$1.4 million from a dead relative
has claimed he was fulfilling a
lifelong fantasy by following his
father into the murky world of
organised crime.
Edward “Eddie” James Quirke,
41, was jailed for four-and-a-half
years after looting the bank accounts
of his late father-in-law.
But in a stunning twist, Quirke
is now blaming his devious
exploits on his own father, and
using a childhood exposed to
crime to try and slash his time
behind bars.
Quirke’s lawyer argued on
Tuesday during an appeal
against his sentence at the High
Court that he grew up “in awe”
of his father and his shady associates.
Quirke “glorified” his dad’s behaviour,
defence counsel Donald
Matthews said, and wanted to
emulate him.
“His exposure to criminality
from a young age clearly influenced
him and stuck with him,”
Matthews said.
The dark influences stayed
with him until the opportunity
arose when his father-in-law died
in August 2016 and he was able
to “live out his fantasies” and
steal $1.4m.
Robin Milligan, was a joint
director with his wife, Shirley
Milligan, of the Milligan’s Radio
(1972) Ltd business.
When he died, the sole executor
and beneficiary of his estate
was Claire Elizabeth Quirke.
She was tasked to help with
making certain payments from
her dead father’s bank accounts
of a day-to-day nature.
But she allowed her husband
Eddie to take over the handling
of the funds.
The summary of facts showed
that on August 1, 2016, Eddie
Quirke logged into his father-inlaw’s
Milligan’s Radio Ltd bank
account without authorisation
and transferred $3000 into his
Eddie Quirke
own personal bank account.
That was the same day his
father-in-law had died.
Three days later, another $3000
was transferred by Quirke into
his bank account.
Between August 12 and September
13, 2016, Quirke accessed his
dead father-in-law’s business bank
account on 10 more occasions and
withdrew a total of $34,000.
The total amount taken out of
the Milligan’s Radio account by
Eddie Quirke was $40,000.
A further $12,600 was withdrawn
from Robin Milligan’s per-
Robin Milligan
sonal account by his son-in-law.
“Between September 20, 2016
and December 14, 2017, Mr
Quirke accessed another (BNZ)
bank account in the name of
Robin B Milligan on 76 occasions,
withdrawing a total
amount of $1,340,900,” the summary
of facts said.
Shirley Milligan would only
find out about the offending two
years later in January, 2018.
She reported the matter to
police.
Police investigations found
that more than $560,000 was
spent on gambling by Eddie
Quirke, about the same amount
on money transfers, more than
$128,000 on assets and just over
$121,000 in ATM withdrawals.
Claire Quirke’s personal bank
account also received money
transferred from her father’s
accounts.
The couple declined to make
a statement to police when they
were arrested.
When he was sentenced last
September, Eddie Quirke’s then
lawyer said a significant amount
of the stolen money had gone on
online gambling.
He pleaded guilty to four
charges of theft and four charges
of accessing a computer system
for dishonest purposes.
Judge Tom Gilbert said Eddie
Quirke’s pre-sentence report was
“not particularly positive” and
didn’t include much remorse or
awareness of the impact his offending
has had.
He jailed him for four-and-ahalf
years and ordered him to
pay $30,000 in reparations – by
way of selling six vehicles he
owned, including an Audi, Ford
Ranger ute, and Jaguar XJ which
needed repairs.
Claire Quirke’s lawyer
described it as a “tragic” set of
circumstances where she ended
up in court facing one charge
of theft by a person in a special
relationship.
While she doesn’t blame her
husband entirely, it was clear that
he was more to blame, the court
heard.
Claire Quirke was sentenced to
eight months of home detention
and also ordered to pay $30,000
reparation.
Now, Eddie Quirke has
launched an appeal against his
sentence, with his lawyer Matthews
arguing it was manifestly
excessive.
A psychological report provided
to the court outlined Quirke’s
fantasies in being involved in
high-end crime, noting that he
had “effectively glorified” his
father’s criminal behaviour.
While Matthews stressed it
could not be said his background
caused his offending, it should be
taken into account.
The lawyer also argued the
offending was not very sophisticated
and was over a shorter
period of time than other cases
the Crown had referred to.
But Crown prosecutor Barnaby
Hawes said the offending only
stopped because Quirke was
found out “and the money had
essentially run out”.
Hawes rejected Quirke’s claims
that his upbringing should be
taken into account, pointing to
the psychological report which
noted his crimes were “deliberate
and calculated” and allowed him
to fulfil his “aspirational wants”.
The Crown lawyer also noted
that Quirke was well into his 30s
when the crimes were committed,
and “a long way from childhood”.
He also said Quirke had shown
zero remorse and a lack of insight
into his offending, involving a
serious breach of trust.
Justice David Gendall reserved
his decision.
– NZ Herald
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• By Susan Sandys
BIGGIE THE jack russell is a
little dog with a big appetite.
THis month he has survived
eating a stone and then an acorn,
with the help of expensive trips
to the vet.
His owner Belinda Jeursen
of Prebbleton is warning other
owners about the dangers of
acorns, ubiquitous in parks and
reserves this time of year as they
fall from oak trees.
Jeursen recently noticed her
10-month-old pup all of a sudden
becoming sick – vomiting,
shaking and drinking lots of
water.
This was following surgery
costing $2600 earlier in the
month after he had swallowed a
stone. He had completely recovered
from this, so the new illness
was a mystery.
She took him back to the
vet, who put him on a drip and
X-rayed him. The X-ray did not
show any obstructions, however,
when the vet undertook a rectal
examination, she felt the acorn
inside, Jeursen said.
Laxatives were deemed to be
the best course of treatment.
Soon Biggie was relieved of the
acorn.
“We didn’t even know he had
eaten it, it was only when it came
out the other end we knew what
it was,” Jeursen said.
Jeursen said she would be
putting a muzzle on Biggie when
she took him for walks from now
on. She did not want him to eat
any more acorns, nor any other
strange objects.
The cost of the recent trip to
the vet and associated medications
had cost about $570. She
had since signed up for pet
insurance.
Dr Tracey Rozen at Prebbleton
Veterinary Hospital confirmed
the dangers of acorns. She said
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Oak tree-size problem for Biggie
some dogs found acorns interesting
and may be tempted to eat
them.
“Acorns can be dangerous
to our dogs, predominantly in
two ways,” Rozen said.
Firstly, they could cause physical
obstruction of the bowel,
resulting in severe clinical signs
associated with the blockage.
Surgery may be necessary to
remove the blockage.
Secondly, acorns released toxins
called tannins, which could
cause stomach upsets. This can
ACORN
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a poisoning
incident.
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GEOFF
SLOAN
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and is more commonly reported
in cattle, sheep and horses,”
Rozen said.
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not encourage your dogs to play
with acorns and that pets should
always be monitored when they
are out walking. If your dog
becomes unwell after eating or
playing with acorns please see
your veterinarian immediately.”
NEWS 15
Surfboard
lending library
takes shape
• By Samantha Mythen
MAKING SURFING accessible
for everyone is the aim of a project
starting in Sumner.
The Goat Shed is an initiative
led by Lucas Sampaio and Carlos
Alonso. They are beginning to
build surfboards, with the goal
of creating a surfboard lending
library.
The non-profit project combines
Sampaio and Alonso’s passion for
surf, art, creativity and engineering.
During the Covid-19 lockdown,
Sampaio bought materials to
try and shape a surfboard from
scratch.
“I’ve always wanted to be
involved in the community and
then we came up with the idea for
the library of boards, and lending
them out to the community,”
Sampaio said.
The idea is that people can borrow
a board for a donation.
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board, plus the library would
mean people can try out and
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boards,” Sampaio said.
•If you would like to help
this project, you can get
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email lucas.thegoatshed@
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18
NEWS
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
Rata Foundation grants
crucial for community groups
The Rata Foundation
provides millions
of dollars a year to
Canterbury groups
and organisations.
Matt Slaughter spoke
to some of the those
who benefit from its
funding
REBECCA ROPER-GEE has
met with people at Shirley
Community Trust’s community
cafe most Fridays for the last two
years.
She lives and runs a business
in Shirley and goes to the cafe to
connect with people.
Said Roper-Gee: “I’ve definitely
made loads of connections.”
She said if the community
cafe did not exist, “I think that
networking opportunity would
be a huge loss.”
The cafe may
not be possible
if it was not for
the support of
fundraising
superpower,
the Rata
Foundation. It
provides $20
million a year
to groups and
organisations,
including $16
Leighton
Evans
NETWORKING: Rebecca Roper-Gee values the connections
she has made at Shirley Community Trust’s community
cafe. ​
million to those in Canterbury.
The trust has received $40,000
each year for the last three
years from the foundation to
help it run its services like the
community cafe for those who
want company and support, a
clinic offering foot treatment
from a nurse, and school holiday
programmes for children
from challenging financial
backgrounds.
Without these grants, the trust
would not have been able to pay
the wages of its seven part-time
staff.
If it were not for the foundation,
trust finance manager Ann
Powley said it would have: “Less
hours and less staff capacity
to support such programmes,
which means you have to start
looking at which programmes
to continue with and which programmes
you need to not run,
or cut down on, or not develop
further.
“Their support has been constant
over the last few years and
to have a grant that is constant
gives you confidence to plan into
the future, rather than facing
uncertainty of how much you’ll
be able to do or not do.”
Powley said without the trust:
“I think there would be less
connection and I think mental
health as a whole would deteriorate.”
Trust staff member Jane
Mitchell, who helps run the
community cafe every Friday,
said: “It [foundation grants] pays
for staff and you need staff for
everything you do. We wouldn’t
be able to do what we do [without
them].”
SUPPORT: Shirley
Community Trust volunteers
Colin Renouf, Jane Mitchell
and Sharyn Burnett.
The grants which helped the
trust are just some of the between
700 and 1000 the foundation
provides each year.
Since forming as The
Canterbury Community Trust
in 1988, changing its name to
the Rata Foundation in 2015, it
has granted more than $380m
in Canterbury. More than half a
billion dollars has gone to its four
funding regions, Canterbury,
Rata Foundation facts
• It provides between
700 and 1000 grants a
year to a range of groups
and organisations.
• These grants add
up to a total of about
$20 million a year, for
groups across Canterbury,
Marlborough, Nelson, and
the Chatham Islands.
• About $16 million
a year is granted to
Marlborough, Nelson, and the
Chatham Islands.
Foundation chief executive
Leighton Evans said other
groups and projects it has supported
include Māori health
and social services provider He
Waka Tapu and Christchurch
Aunties, a network of more than
4200 people helping women and
children.
The foundation played a
pivotal role in the Halswell
Hornets rugby league club being
able to start building their new
clubrooms, a replacement for the
earthquake-damaged original at
Halswell Domain.
“If it hadn’t been for Rata
Foundation (plus the Lottery
Grants Board and Canterbury
West Coast Air Rescue Trust)
supporting us in the last two
or three months we basically
wouldn’t have been able to do
it (the $2 million project),” said
Halswell Hornets vice-president
Jeff Whittaker.
The foundation contributed
about $100,000 to help the club
deal with a $400,000 shortfall.
Construction began on March
17.
Evans said it has also
given grants to the New Migrant
Quilting Group, which teaches
quilting skills and addresses
loneliness and social isolation
within Christchurch’s female
refugee and migrant community.
Canterbury groups.
• The foundation has
granted more than
$380m in Canterbury
since forming in 1988 and
more than half a billion
dollars to groups
in all of the regions it
funds.
• Its funds are made
through investing and it
invests these funds back
into the communities it
supports.
Evans said some of the
foundation’s most noteworthy
grants have been $5 million
for The Court Theatre to help
open its new premises after the
February 22, 2011 earthquake,
$500,000 towards the new
helicopter pad at Christchurch
Hospital and the ongoing grants
it provides to the Christchurch
Symphony Orchestra for
programmes supporting groups
including Maori and women in
prison.
“What we find is that behind
every organisation is an amazing
story, and that’s not only stories
about the communities they
serve, but also, I suppose, the
people that actually directly
benefit from that.
“Our tagline is to invest in
communities, so we love that
face to face engagement and that
real human connection, and
that’s what separates us, I think,
from a lot of the other funders,”
said Evans.
Any incorporated, not-forprofit
society, association or
organisation can apply for grants
from the foundation.
Evans said the foundation is
funded through a portfolio of
investments it has made since
forming.
Its funds originated from the
proceeds of the sale of Trust
Bank, which it distributed to notfor-profit
organisations.
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OPINION
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
The great NZ house price delusion
NZ Herald
business
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Dann talks
property
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Once a decade or so they crash
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a short space of time.
No one likes a crash but the
phenomenon is understood and
accepted by investors.
The top fund managers and
brokers in this country regularly
warn that shares are over valued
and talk openly the idea that corrections
are healthy.
Corrections lessen the risk of
more damaging, uncontrolled
crashes.
They realign company values to
real world profits. They clear out
the dead wood.
The forest fire analogy is a
popular one because it suggests a
natural cycle of growth destruction
and renewal.
Smart investors remain constantly
alert to the turn of the cycle.
They have strategies in place
for when it inevitably occurs.
They’ll tell you that a sharp correction
or crash is really just an
opportunity to go bargain hunting.
Growth still wins.
So, smart or not, sharemarket
investors make money over time.
You just have to do the basics
right and not panic when prices
fall.
That is the first bit of advice
you’ll hear from Warren Buffett
- one of the smartest investors of
all time.
By and large New Zealanders
get this now. Back in 1987 we
didn’t. Back then Kiwi investors
were unsophisticated.
We thought prices could only
rise. We let a market bubble
blow-up and when it popped we
panicked.
It took years for New Zealand
equity markets to recover from
the 1987 crash – much longer
than the rest of the world.
But it did. And with the help of
schemes like KiwiSaver, our attitudes
to sharemarket investing
has matured.
Compare that with the delusional
attitude New Zealanders
still have to the housing market.
When it comes to housing, we
treat the prospect of any price
falls as some kind of social apocalypse.
We (almost) all agree that
prices are rising too fast and
house prices are over inflated but
we can’t seem to accept that they
have to fall.
That mass delusion is manifest
in the inability of either National
or Labour politicians to acknowledge
prices should fall.
There is a political divide
and plenty of debate about the
primary drivers of house price
inflation.
But both major parties claim
that they aim to make houses
more affordable.
Ironically, the formula both
parties lean on to achieve that
would be considerably more
damaging to the economy than a
short, sharp correction in prices.
Let’s break down what politicians
are really saying when they talk
about affordability without price
falls.
Both are suggesting a long
period of market stagnation.
Infometrics economist Brad Olsen
crunched some affordability
numbers last week using a simple
but illustrative metric – a multiple
based on the ratio of median
household incomes to median
house prices.
Let’s just consider his most
conservative scenario – a return
the affordability we had in 2011,
when prices briefly plateaued – a
ratio of five times median income.
That multiple is currently approaching
seven times median
income.
A return to multiple of three
– which is the international
benchmark of affordability (and
the norm in New Zealand before
2001) is probably just too great a
leap.
But just to get back to those
2011 levels we’d need prices to fall
by 25 per cent or incomes to rise
by 34 per cent.
If price rises stopped dead right
now it would take at least a decade
for wage inflation to balance
the equation.
And that kind of decade-long
market stagnation would be terrible
for the economy.
It would suck the life out of the
large property sector that creates
jobs – from real estate agents
to tradies, landscape architects,
interior designers.
A sharp correction on the other
hand might cause short-term
pain but would quickly create real
opportunity for first-home buyers
and investors.
I don’t know whether to cut the
politicians a break on this or not.
They have to be pragmatic to stay
in power.
But they must know this obsession
with maintaining house price
growth at all costs is flawed.
And it is ultimately their job to
lead and to shape public opinion
– isn’t it?
A house price fall of 25 per cent
would be a shock. There might
FEAR: When
it comes to
housing, we
treat the
prospect of
any price
falls as some
kind of social
apocalypse.
be some casualties but we’d get
through it.
Owner-occupiers should fear
rising interest rates more than
price falls.
Investors who have been in the
market for more than two years
would still be ahead and – unless
their financial affairs are a poorly
structured – they should be able
to look through short-term losses.
But it would be better to address
affordability with a market
that turns through realistic cycles
with regular periods of mild contraction
providing opportunity
for new entrants to the market.
We will not see any real change
on house affordability until
Kiwis (and our political leaders)
acknowledge that markets where
prices never fall are unhealthy
and artificial.
We need to make that mental
shift now.
Not just for first-home buyers
but for all those with a vested
interest in the long-term health of
the property sector.
Sadly I don’t expect we will.
I expect it will take an 1987-style
crash to get us there.
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ARA INSTITUTE OF CANTERBURY
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OPINION
Auckland or
Tamaki Makaurau
Rob Beechey is correct
(The Star, March 25). The
same liberal progressives
are also bastardising our
grand English language,
by vulgarising it with
American language which
is plainly wrong. So why
teach English in schools?
This insidious behaviour
is the work of self
conscious, unimportant,
ignorant ‘trendconcious’
morons who should know
better.
The pirates include TV
executives, TV presenters,
radio announcers,
advertising executives,
sports promoters and
unfortunately some print
executives.
If you want to be
bombastically drenched
in the Maori language
watch Maori TV or take a
course. If you want to be
vulgarised by American
language go and live there
and preferably stay there. –
Robert B. Shand
Rob Beechey moaned
about the use of the name
Tamaki Makaurau, cutely
and fatuously asking where
it is.
I bet the people of
Tamaki Makaurau
200 years ago, found
it strange, not to say
offensive, to find their
land named Auckland
after some obscure and
now completely unknown
Pakeha from the other side
of the world who had never
and would never set foot
on their land.
I’m probably around
about the same age as
Beechey. I would like to tell
him change is hard when
we are older Rob but giving
the land back it’s proper
name with centuries of
meaning and history
behind it is the right thing
to do. – Karolin Potter
Brougham St
proposal
One compounding
factor in the congestion,
ironically, near the school
is the drive-through on the
Barrington St bridge.
Every light change sees
a long line of vehicles that
come off the expressway
to carry on straight ahead
and rejoin Brougham St
just to gain a few metres,
sometimes many.
While the same number
of vehicles ultimately
carry on down, it creates
a serious bottleneck that
takes time to clear rather
than a more natural flow
off two lanes.
Perhaps the straightthrough
green needs to be
on a slower phase to deter
the queue jumpers rather
than legitimately merging
traffic. – Kennedy
Dawson
Multi-Use Arena
consortium established
IT IS GREAT news that
we now have a consortium
to design and construct
the Canterbury Multi-Use
Arena.
Kōtui brings together
local and international
expertise, to create a
venue that will reinstate
Canterbury as the sporting
capital of New Zealand
and create a unique
purpose designed facility
for major events.
The fact that the project
attracted a bid of such a
high calibre is testament
to the hard work council
staff put in at the front end,
and the way the project
delivery board is designed
to oversee the process.
The level of expertise
brought to the table by
each of the consortium
partners is second to
none. And that includes
our local firms, Southbase
Mayor
Lianne Dalziel
Construction and Fulton
Hogan, local seismic engineering
specialists Lewis
Bradford, and Christchurch
architects, Warren
and Mahoney.
This announcement
means we are well and
truly under way, and all
the businesses that have
invested in the city on the
promise of what was to
come can have real confidence
about our future.
Detailed design will
start in the coming weeks,
ahead of shovels in the
ground early next year.
I know Covid-19 has
given everyone a wake-up
call in terms of what happens
when borders are
closed, but I would like to
think that the lessons we
have learned not just from
this experience, but also
our response to the earthquakes,
have positioned us
well for the future.
This is the final anchor
project and will be one
of the most significant
projects in our region’s
history.
The name ‘Kōtui’
describes a well-woven
whariki (mat or floor
covering) and illustrates
the collaboration between
the members of the
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OPINION 23
Selling water makes
no sense
Water is our most valuable
resource and this is without
any question for every New
Zealander.
ECan/Canterbury Regional
Council gave a non-notified
resource consent licence to
‘Cloud Ocean Water’ (Ling
Yun Hai of Rizhao in China) to
take up to 4.32 million litres of
water daily, from the Kaputone
Aquifier, which is located at
Belfast.
At an annual ECan licence
fee of NZ$2277 pa or NZ$6.24
daily.
This PVC bottled water is
subsequently sold in China
at convenience stores and in
supermarkets for RMB8.46 per
litre (equivalent to NZ$1.84 per
litre).
I respectfully suggest that
The Star readers can do the
mathematics here.
This makes absolutely no sense
for the people of Christchurch or
the wider Canterbury region in
effect it is ‘absolute madness’ at a
very high level.
ECan/Canterbury Regional
Council is charged to look after
the resources of this region for
the benefit of all the people
living in Christchurch and
Canterbury.
Question for the Environment
Canterbury chair: What is the
ongoing regional benefit to the
residents of Christchurch for
this ECan ‘non-notified’ water
mining consent as given to Ling
Yun Hai of Rizhao? – A White
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Highlanders coach Tony
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“They just let the team down,
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from a long-term pectoral
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ending at the Maadi Cup.
After competing in the blue
ribbon event for the first time
at Lake Karapiro on Saturday,
and occupying lane eight as the
final qualifier, Cashmere High
School placed a creditable seventh,
beating Auckland’s Sacred
Heart College to the line.
Parent John MacDonald likened
the boys achievement – the
crew was actually coxed by Eva
Pepperell as Cashmere is coed –
in even making the showpiece
race to a 1993 movie glorifying
the Jamaican bobsleigh’s debut
at the 1988 Winter Olympics in
Calgary.
The Jamaicans captivated
viewers by finishing last after
crashing in their third
– and ultimately final –
run, making enough of
a splash on the ice chute
for the late comedian
John Candy to star as
their coach.
“Before coming here
we joked we were the
Cool Runnings of school
rowing,” MacDonald
said, before Christ’s
College’s No 1 crew beat
Auckland Grammar by a touch
over 6sec.
“We’ve been blown away by
how well the team did.”
There is a distinct parallel
with the rowers and the West
Indians – both had minimal
background with their chosen
sports before taking on the established
order – in Cashmere’s
case – Auckland Grammar,
Christ’s College, Christchurch
Boys’ High School another local
Adrian
Riepen
MAKING WAVES: Cashmere High School created history by contesting the Maadi Cup’s
blue ribbon boys’ eights A final for the first time at Lake Karapiro. .
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rival, St Andrew’s College, who
took the bronze.
Rowing co-ordinator Adrian
Riepen detailed how a school
known – in a sporting sense –
for former New Zealand cricket
captain and batsman Stephen
Fleming ended up going
almost stroke for stroke
against the country’s
elite secondary school
rowing programmes.
Cashmere embarked
on their rowing programme
in the 2012/13
season thanks to former
PE and health department
teacher Ruth
Anderson.
Riepen, who headed
the Takapuna Grammar programme
for three years, joined
Cashmere in 2020; the head
coach is Hayden Soper.
“I’ve continued what Ruth
was working towards,” Riepen
said.
“Ruth was a rower back in the
day in Nelson. She saw a lot of
value in it. She was quite keen
to introduce rowing and the
principal of the time (Dr Mark
Wilson) went to the Canterbury
Rowing Club and said: ‘Hey can
you take another school?’
“They had eight rowers back
then, they did a couple of regattas.
It’s grown slowly, we’ve got
about 30 (rowers) now,” Riepen
said.
Cashmere collected
their first South Island
club championship
medals in February
and although the South
Island secondary school
championships were
scuppered by Covid-19,
the squad still travelled
to Lake Ruataniwha,
near Twizel, to complete
their preparations.
Making the boys eight
final was no mean feat, considering
the disparity between
Cashmere those regularly vying
for the title.
“When you’re targeting to win
an eights race it’s extremely difficult
because we only had eight
boys return this season,” Riepen
said.
“Christ’s College had two
eights in the A final and one in
the B final. You need numbers
if you’re going to put an eight
Henry
Clatworthy
together.”
Riepen had only one under-18
rower in his premier crew – that
age group forms the majority of
most elite crews. Cashmere even
had to use an under-15 rower,
James Martin, in the engine
room.
“You’d be hard
pressed to find an under-15
rower in another
school’s top boat. When
you’ve got 30 boys to
pick you’ve got the
luxury of picking the
fittest, the fastest, the
strongest, the oldest …
it’s common they’re 17
or 18,” he said.
Team captain Henry
Clatworthy and Pepperell are
the only members of the
groundbreaking crew to depart
at the end of 2021, so Riepen is
confident the eight can continue
to make waves.
“Seven of these boys were
novices last season. They turned
up at a shed and said: ‘I want
to give rowing a go’. To make
that jump from a novice rower
to premier under-18 isn’t easy,”
Riepen said.
Clatworthy’s brother Oscar,
Sam Clelland, Will Anderson,
George Higgins, Pablo Fitzgerald,
Sam Evans and Martin are
eligible to return.
Riepen agreed with the Cool
Runnings comparison, after
assessing the equipment at
Cashmere’s disposal.
“When you’ve got a training
eight (boat) that’s good for
training on Kerrs Reach but it
has a couple of big repairs on it
and big grey splotches … to take
that away to the big song and
dance is a bit embarrassing.”
Fortunately Christ’s College
loaned Cashmere one of their
boats in Cambridge.
Cashmere made good use
of the gesture, winning their
repechage after narrowly missing
out of direct qualification
for the A final when they were
overhauled by Christchurch
Boys High School and Christ’s
College No. 2.
They clocked 6min 27.82sec
in the final, Christ’s College
triumphed in 6:06.47.
“If you asked them at the
beginning of the season if
making a Maadi A final was
possible being mostly novices,
I don’t know if they would have
truly believed in the dream,”
Riepen said.
“At the beginning of the
week they dared to dream that
we could match with those
well-established and successful
Christchurch programmes and
we’ve done just that.”
Clatworthy, who previously
played rugby and cricket, got
on board four years ago because
family friends rowed.
“I’m extremely proud. It was a
big moment for Cashmere rowing,”
he said.
“It was pretty special. We were
sitting up there and everyone
was looking around seeing
Cashmere with all the other big
schools.”
Cashmere did secure an A
final medal, a silver in the boys
under-17 coxed four, with a
team comprising Oscar Clatworthy,
Clelland, Anderson,
Higgins and Pepperell.
Top trotter to resume at Addington after lay-off
• By Michael Guerin
OSCAR BONAVENA is back
and his autumn is about to get a
lot busier.
The horse once rated New
Zealand’s best trotter returns
in the $20,000 mobile mile at
Addington on Saturday more
than a year off the scene.
The now five-year-old hasn’t
raced since falling flat during an
Australian campaign last season
after which he was found to have
a bone chip in his knee.
He has been given plenty of
time off since but he trotted his
last 800m in 56.8 to beat Cracker
Hill, who resumes at Wyndham
today, in a recent Ashburton
trial.
“We are really happy with him
and Mark (Purdon) drove him
last week and said he was ready
to go,” says new trainer Hayden
Cullen.
“We almost thought of
giving him another trial but
with a couple of the better
trotters missing this Saturday it
is a good kick-off point.”
Oscar Bonavena may not have
to take on Bolt For Brilliance,
Sundees Son or Majestic Man
on Saturday but he will start
from barrier six, the outside of
the front line, at the very tricky
Addington mobile mile start
point because of the preferential
draw conditions of the race.
Safely through Saturday he has
the option of the NZ Trotting
Champs next week as well as a
trip to Auckland for the Anzac
and Rowe Cups.
“Auckland is definitely looking
more likely now that he has
come up so well so he could be
going there,” said Cullen.
Oscar Bonavena has won 12
of his 19 starts here and has rare
raw speed but has almost been a
victim of that, with his reputation
getting so big anything but
a win was considered disappointing
even when he stepped
straight into open class.
With those ranks now
containing so many top class
horses he should at least have the
chance to be treated as an equal
rather than a superstar who has
to win every time.
– Harness Racing News

Thursday April 1 2021 The Star
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competitors from city schools
• By Chris Barclay
THE DROUGHT broke for
Burnside High School’s squad
with victory in the girls under-15
coxed quad sculls, their first
Maadi Cup gold medal since
1998.
By beating Cambridge High
School on their home course
by two seconds, Sam Rankin,
Kate Ryall, Katy Mitchell, Poppy
Knight and cox Abbie Maye
gave Burnside their first national
secondary school’s rowing title
since the boys under-19 quad
won at Lake Ruataniwha.
RANGI RURU Girls’ School
produced one of the strongest
overall performances in the
history of rowing’s Maadi Cup,
reaping eight gold medals,
including an unprecedented
clean sweep of the eights format.
The squad was awarded the
Executive Trophy for the overall
sweep oar champions plus the
Star Trophy for overall champion
school.
Rangi Ruru’s haul included
golds in all five eights races, a
first since the novice eight was
added to the Maadi Cup programme
in 2014. They also collected
two silvers and a bronze.
“After the disappointment
of the 2020 Maadi Cup cancellation,
the hard work and
dedication shown by this squad
over the past season has been
incredible,” rowing manager
Olivia Ling said.
“To compete with so many
strong schools from around the
country and perform to our very
best means a lot.”
Christchurch Girls High
School, St Andrew’s College and
Burnside High School also won
A final medals in the girls division
while Christ’s College and
St Bede’s College won gold in
the boys events.
Medals:
Girls:
Rangi Ruru Girls’ School:-
Gold: Under-17 coxed four (R Gray,
H Lill, P Porter, N Vance, A Wynn-
Williams [cox]); under-18 novice
Later on the regatta’s final day
Rankin and Ryall combined to
win the under-15 double sculls,
consigning Cambridge High
School to another silver, capping
a busy schedule that also saw the
pair finish second in the under-16
coxed quad sculls with Emily
Ryall, Olivia Dawson and Maye.
Burnside’s goal medal haul
actually eclipsed Christchurch
rivals St Margaret’s College and
St Andrew’s College.
They placed 12th equal on
the Star Trophy rankings for
the top school, ahead of betterresourced
programmes at St
RANGI RURU RULES: The triumphant Rangi Ruru under-18
eight with the school’s spoils of victory at the Maadi Cup
regatta. (Back row from left): Abby Reid, Holly Lill, Phoebe
Wallis, Alice Wallis, Annabel Wynn-Williams (front row)
Caitlin Muir, Tessa Reid, Georgie Bethell, Nicole Vance,
Logan Keys (coach).
PHOTO: CONRAD BLIND PICTURE SHOW
eight (S Cusiel, S Schneideman, M
Gallagher, J Tavendale, A Ferguson,
S Payne, A McGuckin, L Vance, S
O’Shannessy [cox]); under-16 eight
(G Bethell, N Vance, C Muir, P Cross,
Z Frost, G Beckett, A Hawkesby, A
Acland, B Pye [cox]); under-17 eight
(L Leech, A Reid, G Bethell, H Lill, P
Porter, J Tavendale, R Gray, F Phillips,
B Pye [cox]); under-16 coxed four (A
Wallis, P Wallis, C Muir, N Vance,
A Wynn-Williams [cox]); under-15
eight (A Ferguson, S Schneideman, M
Gallagher, J Hickling, A Hawkesby,
S Payne, S Cusiel, L Vance, S
O’Shannessey [cox]); under-18 novice
coxed four (A Ferguson, J Tavendale,
A McGuckin, LaVance, E Townend
Andrew’s College, St Margaret’s
College and Christchurch Boys’
High School.
Apart from their medalwinning
exploits, Burnside’s
19-strong team all produced
personal best times in their
events, recognition for the efforts
of head coach Christina
Blackford, who assumed the role
last September.
Blackford’s next challenge is
to expand the selection pool,
after only three novices joined
the squad this season.
“Last year was tough with
Covid and the lockdown. I think
[cox]); under-18 eight (G Bethell, N
Vance, A Wallis, P Wallis, T Reid,
H Lill, C Muir, A Reid, A Wynn-
Williams [cox])
Silver: Under-15 coxed four (A
Ferguson, J Hickling, A Hawkesby,
L Vance, S O’Shannessey [cox]);
under-18 coxed four (A Wallis, P Wallis,
T Reid, H Lill, A Wynn-Williams
[cox])
Bronze: Under-18 coxless pair (A
Wallis, P Wallis);
Christchurch Girls’ High School:-
Gold: Under-18 coxless pair (E
Bowden, O Fitzgerald); under 18 coxed
four (E Bowden, K Gardener, P Spencer,
O Fitzgerald, S Duncan [cox])
Silver: Under-18 eight (E Bowden,
a lot of people were discouraged
from trying something new,”
she said.
“Success breeds success so I
think a lot more people will be
interested in joining our squad.”
Blackford, who rowed for 18
years in Auckland and Christchurch
before injury prompted a
switch to coaching, applied for
the job after coaching many of
her team’s parents in master
grade at the Avon club.
She faced a tough initiation,
taking over shortly after all but
one of Burnside’s boats were lost
when high winds flipped the
K Gardener, P Spencer, O Fitzgerald,
A Clinch, M White, S Chapman, N
Jarman, S Duncan [cox])
Bronze: Under-15 eight (K Wolff, T
Ensor, L Haler, R Righton, C Chaffey,
S Godfrey-Chatterton, K Smith, I
Williamson, P Ford [cox])
Burnside High School:-
Gold: Under-15 coxed quad sculls
(S Rankin, K Ryall, K Mitchell, P
Knight, A Maye [cox]); under-15 double
sculls (S Rankin, K Ryall)
Silver: Under-16 coxed quad sculls
(S Rankin, K Ryall, O Dawson, E
Ryall, A Maye [cox])
St Andrew’s College:-
Gold: Under-16 single sculls (G
Thomson)
Bronze: Under-18 single sculls (S
Rutherford)
St Margaret’s College:-
Silver: under-16 eight (H Wylie,
O Studholme, I Broomhall, F Pye,
M Farrell, A Airey, C Coughlan, B
O’Malley, L Pye [cox]); under-15
eight (I Broomhall, M Backhouse, C
Coughlan, O Hawkes, M Farrell, E
Leeson, R Turner, P Wilson, L Pye
[cox])
Bronze: Under-15 coxed four (I
Broomhall, E Leeson, C Coughlan, P
Wilson, M Dobson [cox]); under-17
eight (H Wylie, O Studholme, J Burrowes,
A Airey, M Farrell, G Farrell,
A Davidson, F Pye, A Tacon [cox]);
under-18 eight (G Dawson, O Studholme,
I Scrymgeour, F Pye, J Burrowes,
A Airey, M Farrell, I Fulton, M
Donson [cox])
Boys:-
St Bede’s College:-
Gold: Under-18 novice eight (S
Earl, S Millar, F Brook, L Carr, A
Christian,, O Monks, H Staples, N
Nixon, O Ellenbrook [cox]); under-16
eight (J Hamer, S Woodgate, J
Dennehy-Coles, L Hickling, T Woodgate,
M Glen, N Kamat, L McBrydie,
trailer carrying them back from
last year’s South Island championships
at Lake Ruataniwha.
“I came into a bit of a mess,
over the first few months it was
about getting new boats and
blades,” she said.
Burnside gratefully received
a grant for a new double scull,
which Rankin and Ryall put to
good use on Saturday.
Ultimately Blackford would
like to see the talented tandem
help form an eight.
“Ideally we’d like to get an eight,
that’s what all big schools do, they
focus on the eight,” she said.
History-making clean sweep in eights for Rangi Ruru
RICHIE MO’UNGA might
have had a spell last weekend,
but the All Black and Crusaders’
maestro’s equine namesake
produced his own eye-catching
run in Sydney.
Mo’unga won the first Group
One race of a promising career
at Rosehill, the AU$588,000
Australian Guineas to boost his
career earnings to AU$349,290.
Mo’unga, the sportsman, is a
part owner of the three-year-old
that started his racing life under
champion Sydney-based New
Zealand trainer Chris Waller at
Rosehill.
The Aquis Farm-raced threeyear-old
switched to Warwick
Farm trainer Annabel Neasham
after placing seventh in the
Group One Caulfield Guineas
last October, the only time he
was run outside the top three in
six career starts.
Mo’unga provided Neasham
with her first Group One win,
with the UK-based trainer only
taking out her licence last August
having honed her craft with
the legendary Gai Waterhouse.
“He’s a wonderful, wonderful
horse, everything about him
. . . his nature, his temperament,”
Neasham said after the race.
Mo’unga is now targeting a
second Group One during this
campaign as the provisional
favourite for the $2 million
Australian Derby (2400m) at
Sydney’s Randwick on April 10.
He is also being considered for
the $3 million Doncaster Handicap
on the same card.
Mo’unga, was purchased
by Aquis Farm at the 2019
NZB Karaka Yearling Sale for
$325,000.
O Ellenbrook [cox]); under-15 coxed
four (J Hamer, M Glen, T Woodgate,
L Hickling, M Walsh [cox])
Bronze: Under-18 novice coxed
four (S Earl, S Millar, F Brook, L Carr,
M Walsh [cox])
Christ’s College:-
Gold: Under-18 eight (A Batchelor,
G Orr, L Alexander, L Bethell, J Lee,
A Wynn-Williams, G Trolove, T
McEwan, H McCulloch [cox])
Silver: under-17 eight (E Botherway,
O Todhunter, A McArthur, G Clarke,
J Lee, R Brooks, T Beresford, H Grigg,
J Cutler [cox]); under-18 coxed four (A
Batchelor, G Orr, G Trolove, T McEwan,
H McCulloch [cox]); under-16
eight (T Picton-Warlow, L James, O
Todhunter, G Cochrane, G Clarke,
M Harris, C Poulter, A Speight, L
Menzies [cox])
Bronze: Under-16 coxed four (G
Cochrane, C Poulter, M Harris, G
Clarke, L Menzies [cox]); under-17
coxed four (E Botherway, O Todhunter,
A McArthur, H Grigg, J
Cutler [cox])
St Andrew’s College:-
Silver: Under-18 coxed four (C
Brown, J McLaren, D Smith, S Long,
A Carrodus [cox])
Bronze: Under-18 coxless pairs
(C Brown, L Muir); under-17 eight
(S Long, F Rutledge, H Farrell, J
McLaren, A Hill, T Middleton, O
McDonald, T Rutherford, A Carrodus
[cox]); under-18 eight (S Long, F Rutledge,
C Brown, J McLaren, A Hill, D
Smith, H Farrell, L Muir, A Carrodus
[cox])
Cashmere High School:-
Silver: Under-17 coxed four (O
Clatworthy, S Clelland, W Anderson,
G Higgins, E Peperrell [cox])
Christchurch Boys’ High School:-
Bronze: Under-18 coxed quad
sculls( W Lindsay, B Zino, G Pirie, E
Lopas, L Macpherson [cox]).
Mo’unga’s namesake lands a big one in Australia
PROMISING: Mo’unga between races and on the rugby
field.
Aquis Farm’s New Zealandborn
head trainer Kacy Fogden
played a role in naming the
yearling after the star first fiveeighth.
“There’s quite a Kiwi contingent
working at the farm (south
of Brisbane) including Kacy.
Richie Mo’unga was the name on
everyone’s lips, it just seemed an
appropriate name for the horse,”
explained Aquis Farm managing
director Shane McGrath.
Mo’unga, meanwhile, will be
back in action when the unbeaten
Crusaders return from a Super
Rugby Aotearoa bye to host the
Highlanders at Orangetheory
Stadium tomorrow night.

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CRL launches 2021 Season at Ngā Puna Wai
After COVID-19 side-lined the event
last year and caused huge delays to the
club competitions, Monday night’s staging
of the Canterbury Rugby League season
launch at Ngā Puna Wai was symbolic
of what everyone hopes will be a much
smoother 2021.
CRL CEO Duane Fyfe and Chairperson
Tony Kidd welcomed the gathering of
club representatives and local rugby
league identities, paying tribute to the
stoicism and industriousness of the
CRL community in helping deliver a
meaningful season under duress in 2020.
The ongoing support of Canterbury
Bulls sponsors New Era Glazing, junior
grades sponsors Whitehead Plumbing
& Gas, Premier Reserves sponsors ISC
Teamwear, as well as valued supporters
Signz, Gary Clarke Plastics and Trillo
Metals – particularly during these
challenging economic times – was also
highlighted.
Meanwhile, Fyfe announced Canterbury
Rugby League’s partnership with
Bartercard New Zealand, who will be the
naming rights sponsor for the 2021 CRL
Men’s Premiership.
The women’s grade was the most
adversely affected by the pandemic in
terms of playing numbers, with the 2020
competition reduced to three clubs. But
Fyfe revealed the 2021 CRL Women’s
Premiership has been boosted to five
teams: Burnham Chevaliers, Celebration
Lions, Eastern Eagles, Sydenham Swans
and Woolston Rams.
New Era Glazing Canterbury Bulls
coach Andrew Auimatagi presented
the Bartercard CRL Men’s Premiership
captains to the crowd, Canterbury
Women’s coach Tala Kele presented
the CRL Women’s Premiership club
representatives and CRL Development
Officer Dom Tola presented players from
each junior club.
The season launch also provided the
opportunity to honour Linwood Keas
skipper Alex Todd, who was named
Canterbury Rugby League’s player of the
decade in late-2020. Judged on by a panel
consisting of the Bulls’ coaches during
the decade – Brent Stuart, Mike Dorreen,
Darrell Coad and Auimatagi – Todd
claimed the award ahead of the likes of
James Baxendale, Corey Lawrie, Kyle Leka
and Shane Tamatea.
Fyfe and CRL President, former Kiwi
Gary Clarke QSM, presented Todd
with a framed, specially commissioned
Canterbury Bulls-New Zealand Warriors
jersey, including images from the Bulls’
2019 match against the Warriors’ ISP
team.
“Not letting my teammates down
basically – when you see everyone
working hard, it makes me want to work
even harder,” Todd replied when asked the
chief motivating factor behind his success,
which includes three Mel Cooke Trophy
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Finals.
Todd nominated the Bulls’ 2009
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“I can’t wait (for the season),” Northern
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“It was disrupted last year with COVID,
but I thought Canterbury Rugby League
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“Hopefully it’s a COVID-free year and
we can get every game in. We’re looking
forward to a good season and a good
finals series at the end of it.”
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Canterbury Rugby league competitions
Canterbury rugby league has
competitions ranging from the Nursery
grade (Under 5s) through to 18 year olds,
women’s, Presidents and Masters. As well
as the top grades which are Premier and
the Premier reserve grade.
The following is a breakdown of what
days and times the various competitions
play.
Junior Grades - Played Saturday
mornings - The following grades are
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Plenty of bling in Forester X Sport
A READER emailed me the other
day. He had read my recent article
on the Subaru Forester hybrid.
I had made mention of the
horizontally-opposed (boxer)
engine that powers most Subaru
models, and how I related to the
design harking back to the 60s
when I first became interested in
motor vehicles.
Because I mentioned Jowett,
Porsche and Volkswagen the
reader suggested I had forgotten
other important manufacturers
that built flat-four engines – Alfa
Romeo and Lancia.
Sure, both those manufacturers
did produce flat-four engines,
Lancia certainly during the 60s,
but they weren’t commercially
available in New Zealand, and
Alfa Romeo’s flat-four came in
1971. I can reassure my correspondent
that I have fond memories
of the Alfa 33 that I evaluated
in 1989, its boxer engine was
indicative of the sporty image
that Alfa generated at that time.
This evaluation surrounds the
Forester, a non-hybrid model
new to Subaru’s books, of course,
powered by a boxer engine; it’s
a Sport variant also wearing an
X badge, a model that carries a
lot more cosmetic bling than the
model it is based on. The Forester
X Sport sits at $47,490, which is
bang in the middle of the range.
The series starts at $42,490 and
ends at $49,490 for the top-spec
Limited. Incidentally, the hybrid
model also lists at $47,490.
It would take some convincing
to get me into the X Sport, simply
because I find the entry-level
model more appealing, but for
those who want something just
that little bit out of the ordinary
in terms of looks, there’s no doubt
the X Sport has that appeal.
Bright orange cosmetic detailing
is used both inside and out,
there are orange accents on the
front, side and rear underguard
and roof rails, also on the dash
panel and centre console. The
seats are orange-stitched and,
in a nice touch, the cloth trim is
heated and is water-guarded.
To top it all off, the X Sport
model gets 18in black wheels,
the whole package is designed to
capture attention and it certainly
does that, it received favourable
comment during the time it was
in my care.
Elsewhere the X Sport model
gets plenty of other specification.
Major items include satellite navigation,
electric front seat adjustment,
keyless entry and ignition,
electric sunroof and tailgate, and
SI drive – Subaru’s take on engine
management protocols – which
can be adjusted by the driver to
suit driving styles and the type of
journey ahead.
It must also be mentioned that
DETAIL: Orange stitching and trim garnish is used
extensively throughout the Forester X Sport’s interior.
SUBARU FORESTER X SPORT: High level of fitment for popular four-wheel-drive SUV.
the X Sport model also gets the
latest version of Subaru’s clever
Eyesight technology, a driver
assist system that contributes
greatly to a five-star Australasian
New Car Assessment Program
safety rating.
The Forester in this form hasn’t
lost sight of its fundamental concept,
even though it looks racy,
it is still the genuine off-the-seal
sport utility vehicle that will take
you to places many other SUVs
would balk at.
The Forester with its 220mm
ground clearance, permanently
engaged four-wheel-drive and
X-mode driver selectable power
proportioning system is adept
off-road. Just like the XV I evaluated
recently, the Forester had
only done just a few kilometres
so I didn’t venture off the seal, but
I can report from my previous
experience in the Foresters I’ve
driven before that it has substantial
cross-country ability and
will cocoon the occupants with a
controlled, comfortable ride.
That’s the essence of the Forester,
it has beautiful suspension, the
ride is almost soft, but such is the
compliance within the front strut/
rear wishbone system that it is
delicate to ride in yet doesn’t lean
awkwardly in a sealed road corner.
Steering feel is tight, and the
suspension can be felt moving
providing the occupants with
a secure feel, one that exudes confidence
at the steering wheel.
• Price – Subaru Forester X
Sport, $47,490
• Dimensions – Length,
4625mm; width, 1815mm;
height, 1730mm
• Configuration – Fourcylinder
(boxer), fourwheel-drive,
2498cc,
136kW, 239Nm,
continuously variable
automatic
• Performance –
0-100km/h, 9.5sec
• Fuel usage – 7.4l/100km
Like its stablemates, the X Sport
Forester gets the 2.5-litre version
of the quad-camshaft horizontally-opposed
engine. It is rated by
Subaru at 136kW and 239Nm,
these figures more than enough
to propel the vehicle in good
speed, you can expect a standstill
to 100km/h acceleration time of
around 9.5sec, with 6sec to make
120km/h from 80km/h.
Drive is channelled to each
corner through a seven-step
continuously variable transmission.
Subaru has done a good job
making this gearbox work and
feel like a traditional automatic, I
like the noticeable way it changes
ratios and, of course, if you want
to lock it in to any of the pre-set
steps you can do that by paddleshifters
or at the main gearshift
lever itself.
One of the most important
figures that a Forester buyer
would be looking at is that of
its fuel consumption. It seems
we are in the age where that’s one
of the first questions I’m asked
when an evaluation car is in my
care.
Subaru has given the nonhybrid
Forster range a 7.4-litre
per 100km combined cycle rating
(6.7l/100km hybrid). During
my time with the evaluation car
it was constantly listing around
8.2l/100km with 6l/100km showing
instantaneously at 100km, the
engine turning over slowly at just
1500rpm.
In my opinion these figures
are good for a mid-size SUV, and
when you factor in the many
other ingredients the Forester is a
worthy challenger in the crowded
SUV market.
I’ve made no secret over the
years of my enthusiasm for
Subaru product, it just feels so
right to be in, yet the range competes
in the mainstream market.
Subaru will be quick to point out
that it sees its product as being
niche market, and to a certain
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I guess that’s why there is major
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Down
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16. Down (4)
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relaying, restretching.
Phone John on 0800
003181, 027 240 7416
jflattery@xtra.co.nz
CARPeNTeR
BuIldeR
Free quotes,
Licensed Building
Practitioner no. 100981.
call Craig
All carpentry & building
repairs & maintenance.
021 060 2392 Alterations & property
upgrades.Laundries /
Trades & Services bathroom / kitchens
replaced. Specialising in Decking,
AA SHOWeR replacement of all rotten
CleANING
timber, fascia boards,
Deep clean, soap scum, window, windowsills etc.
water stains, mineral John Sandford, ph 329
deposits . Comp prices. 4616, mob 027 5189 598
Gold card disc. Ph 021 022 johnsandford2@gmail.
824 85
com
Trades & Services
CleANING SeRVICe
Home - Rentals -Home
Help. Competitive rates.
Ph Amanda 0274 761 602
COMPuTeR RePAIRS
fAST
Friendly experienced
techs available to help you
now. Christchurch based.
All work guaranteed.
Computer Help 0800 349
669
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, 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.
HANdYMAN
Small jobs specialists. eg:
drippy taps, sticky doors,
locks, moss spraying etc.
Discount for pensioners.
Ph 390 1565 or 022 5275
668 @oddjobs2018
HANdYMAN
For all those odd jobs. Ph
027 294 1508
lANdSCAPING
Paving, Lawns, Irrigation,
Fencing.
Kanga & small digger
services. Check out Squire
Landscaping on facebook.
FREE QUOTES. Ph
Arthur 347-8796, 027
220-7014 Edwin 027 220-
7154
• Phone our local team 03 379 1100 • Email star.class@starmedia.kiwi
Trades & Services
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. I’ll beat any quote
by 10% .25 yrs exp. Canty
born. Ph 022 087 4351
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
PlASTeReR
Available for Mid to Small
jobs. Ph 022 430 0277
.Free quotes.
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
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
Trades & Services
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
WATeRBlASTING
Housewash, Drives, Paths,
Decks, Moss kills, Gutter
cleans. Ph 020 410 67205
WATeRBlASTING
Housewash, Drives, Paths,
Decks, Moss kills, Gutter
cleans. Ph 020 410 67205
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
EXPERIENCED
GARDENER
(Kevin Garnett)
30 Years
Christchurch Botanic
Gardens.
ALL landscape
work done.
Maintenance, pruning,
tidy up, lawn work,
landscape planning
and planting etc.
Free Quotes
Phone 348 3482
Tuition
COMPUTER LESSONS
avail for computer, IPad,
or Mobile. Please contact
Jobee 027 290 9246 www.
computertutor.nz
Wanted To Rent
ACCOMMODATION
URGENT Studio with
ensuite and kitchenette
or 1 bdrm flat, fully furn,
required by 31 April 2021.
Single prof. Please txt /ph
Lynda 027 2020 755 Chch
area.
ACCOMMODATION
URGENT Studio with
ensuite and kitchenette
or 1 bdrm flat, fully furn,
required by 31 April 2021.
Single prof. Please txt /ph
Lynda 027 2020 755 Chch
area.
Wanted To Buy
STEVE PURCELL
ANTIQUES
BUYING
NOW
Gold jewellery,
watches, coins,
medals, scrap
gold, sterling
silver, pewter,
original paintings,
modern art.
351 9139
stevepurcellantiques.com
AAA Buying goods
quality furniture, beds,
stoves, washing machines,
fridge freezers. Same day
service. Selwyn Dealers.
Phone 980 5812 or 027
313 8156
ALWAYS
BUYING
Estates, China,
Antiques, Art, Royal
Albert, Royal Doulton
etc. Best Prices,
Free Appraisal. Call
Rob at 349-4229 or
027 299 7232
academyantiques.co.nz
Wanted To Buy
A1 Albums, old photo’s,
postcards, coins, gold,
bank notes, badges,
medals, jewellery,
watches, china, crystal,
books, furs, vintage
clothing, paintings,
furniture, estates &
downsizing. Etcetera
Antiques, 194 Edgeware
Rd 385 5117
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
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
MILITARIA Any
country, firearms,
uniforms, badges, medals,
memoribilia, WW2 or
earlier ph 338-9931
TOOLS, Garden garage,
saw benches, Lathes. Cash
buyer Phone 355-2045
Vehicles Wanted
Public Notices
Senior Citizens
Outings
with Companion Driving Service Ltd
Fri Apr 30 - TRANZ ALPINE EXPERIENCE.
Free pickup from your home - deliver you
to the Rail Station - travel to Greymouth on
Tranz Alpine Express where we will meet you
then travel to Punakaiki - return to Greymouth
- dinner and overnight in Greymouth.
Next morning visit Hokitika then return to
Christchurch with home drop off.
Our price of $489.00 includes train fare -
evening meal - full breakfast- your own tour
guide will accompany you.
Limited space so early booking advisable.
Phone Peter on 0800 453 873
Day trips will resume after Easter.
Public Notices
HOME BASED business.
Plant and some stock.
$4,500. Txt 028 461 4366
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.
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
Public Notices
Situations Vacant
CLEANERS
REQUIRED
Northwood /
Belfast Area
Saturday & Sunday
7.30am - 10.30am
Shirley Area
Monday to Friday
3pm - 6pm
City Area
Monday to Friday
6pm - 9pm
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.

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Interdenominationa
EASTER Interdenominational CHURCH
SERVICES
Anglican
Interdenominational
terdenominational
Anglican
Entertainment
Interdenominational
Anglican
Presbyterian
STAMP AND
POSTCARD FAIR
The Philatelic Centre
67 Mandeville Street,
Riccarton
Saturday 3rd April
9am-12pm
Sellers tables available
Phone 027 6354 957
Presbyterian
Anglican
Presbyterian
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TO YOUR ADVERT!
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Public Notice
ATTENTION
BUSINESS OWNERS
Do your services make homes
warm and cosy?
You could feature in the Cosy Zone at the 2021 Star
Media Home and Leisure Show this July and reach over
10,000 attendees across 3 days!
Entertainment
STAMP AND
POSTCARD FAIR
The Philatelic Centre
67 Mandeville Street,
Riccarton
Saturday 3rd April
9am-12pm
Sellers tables available
Phone 027 6354 957
Catholic
Catholic
Lutheran
Methodist
Anglican
Easter
Anglican
@ Opawa
Presbyterian
Community
Anglican
Church
Good Friday - 9.30am -
“Why Did Jesus Have To Die?”
Easter Sunday - 10.00am -
“Why The Resurrection”
With Communion
Special Art
Installation
All Welcome -
Please phone
Craig Fairhall on
337-0092 for more
information.
Cnr Opawa Road & Ainsley Tce
Help us help the community
158 Opawa Rd
(cnr Opawa Rd & Aynsley Tce behind the Church)
10am - 4 pm Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday
Presbyterian
Hoon Hay Presbyterian Church
invites you and your family to our Easter Services:
Maundy Thursday,
1st April, 7pm
A short ‘Service of
the Shadows.’
Good Friday,
2nd April, 9.30am
We reflect on Jesus’
journey to the cross.
Easter Sunday,
4th April, 10am
Join us as we celebrate
the risen Christ.
Evangelical
Catholic
Evangelical Pentecostal
Catholic
Pentecostal
Interdenominational
Catholic
Lutheran
Interdenominational
Interdenominational
Lutheran
Interdenominational Methodist
Anglican
Interdenominational
Methodist
Baptist Presbyterian
Anglican
Presbyterian
Interdenominational
Anglican
Presbyterian
Presbyterian
5 Downing Street, Hoon Hay, Christchurch
(03) 338 8901, office@hoonhaychurch.co.nz
www.hoonhaychurch.co.nz
Easter at the
Anglican
Transitional Cathedral
Maundy Thursday 1 April
12:05pm Midday Prayer
7:00pm Eucharist of the Last Supper
Good Friday 2 April
8:30am Morning Prayer
10:00am Children’s Service
12:00noon Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
Holy Saturday 3 April
12:noon: Midday Prayer
9:00pm The Great Vigil with the First
Eucharist of Easter
Presbyterian
SUNDAY 4 APRIL ~ EASTER
8:00am Holy Eucharist
10:00am Festival Eucharist
5:00pm Festal Evensong
234 Hereford St
Latimer Square
ChristChurch
Cathedral
Transitional
St. Augustine’s,
Anglican Church
Parish of
Cashmere
(An Alpha Church)
Good Friday
Meet at Cashmere Presbyterian at 9am, then
process with the cross to St Augustine’s for our
10am Easter Vigil: a quiet, contemplative service.
Baptist
Anglican
Anglican
Baptist
Easter Day
St Augustine’s 10am Easter Celebration &
Eucharist. “Christ is Risen; He is risen indeed!”
5 Cracroft Terrace (off Dyers Pass Road)
Ph 332-6627 | office@staugustines.co.nz
ALL
WELCOME
Anglican
Evangelical
Presbyterian
Presbyterian
Anglican
St Peter’s Church
Church Corner
1 April Maundy Thursday
Holy Communion & Service
of Shadows - 7.30pm
2 April Good Friday
Church Corner
Methodist Centre
Reflective Service - 9.30am
4 April Easter Day
Holy Communion &
greening of the cross.
Please bring greenery or flower to
transform the cross. 8am & 9.30am
St Luke’s Church
School Rd, Yaldhurst.
4 April Easter Day
Holy Communion - 9.30am
The Rev. Ken Light • 027 211 1501
www.stpeterschurch.nz
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To add a listing, contact
Jo Fuller 03 364 7425 or
027 458 8590
jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi
www.star.kiwi/whatson
THE ENTERTAINMENT HUB OF THE NORTH!
SATURDAY 24 APRIL, 8PM
PRE-SALE TICKETS $25 | DOOR SALES $30
BISTRO
OPEN FROM
NOON
BISTRO
WED TO SUN
OPEN FROM 12PM
WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY
EASTER
OPENING TIMES
Easter Thu 11am
GOOD FRI CLOSED
Easter BAR HOURS Sat 11am
Easter MON 3PM-10PM Sun 11am
TUES & WEDS 11.30AM
THURS
Easter
11AM
Mon
| FRI
12pm
11.30AM
Tue SAT & Wed & SUN 11.30am 11AM
Closing times will will vary. vary.
HOUSIE
HOUSIE
KAIAPOI CLUB | 113 RAVEN QUAY
PHONE: 03 327 7884
EVERY
THURSDAY
12PM
EVERY
THURSDAY
12PM
Eyes down
12.30PM
EYES DOWN
12.30PM
THE ATARMIES
LIVE RUGBY
GOOD FRIDAY 7.05PM
CRUSADERS v
HIGHLANDERS
SATURDAY 7.05PM
BLUES v HURRICANES
FRIDAY
LUCKY MEMBER DRAW
$1400
GOOD FRIDAY 7PM SPORTS BAR
NON MEMBERS
WELCOME
EASTER SATURDAY 7PM WHITFORDS BAR
CHUR BRO
N E W
ME NU
NEW BAR/BISTRO MENU
AVAILABLE
MONDAY-SUNDAY
12 NOON - 8.30PM
QU I Z
EVERY WEDNESDAY
FROM 7PM
HOU S I E
EVERY SATURDAY
FROM 12.30PM
Woolston Club|43 Hargood St|Ph 03 389 7039|www.woolstonclub.co.nz|fb.com/WoostonclubInc
LIVE MUSIC
SATURDAY FROM 7PM
MANDI MILLER
BISTRO OPEN
COURTESY COACH OPERATING
SUPER RUGBY LIVE ON OUR BIG SCREEN
BISTRO IS OPEN TUES TO SAT
12pm-2pm and from 5pm
202 Marine Pde - Ph 388-9416
www.newbrightonclub.co.nz
Members, guests & affiliates welcome
Bridie's Bar & Bistro
401 Worcester St, Linwood
Ph: 03 260 0325

Thursday April 1 2021 The Star 41
at Hornby Club
Open normal hours over Easter.
EASTER BUNNY visiting this
Sunday at lunch & dinnertime!
Friday 7pm: JO'S KARAOKE
Saturday 7pm: AMPT
Sunday 3pm: ROBBIE DREW
LIVE! SUPER RUGBY &
BLACK CAPS CRICKET
17 CARMEN RD. PH. 03 349 9026
WWW.HORNBYWMC.CO.NZ
christchurch
GIG GUIDE
Thursday 1 to Wednesday 7 April 2021
Fancy a little funk? Grab your fill today.
Local funksters EAT MY SHORTS
play a double header starting with
Riverside Jazz Club in Riverside Market
at 6pm followed by 12 Bar Blues Bar
at 9pm.
‘Famous for their roasts!’
RESTAURANT & CAFÉ
Kid's SPECIAL
Two courses
Seniors SPECIAL
Two courses
$13
We are family friendly. Great Kids menu plus designated play area.
Soup/Roast or
Roast/Dessert
Special available lunch only
Monday - Saturday 12pm - 2.30pm
$23
Start your
day with us
We are open from 6.30am
Cooked
breakfasts
$19
Check out our extensive
breakfast menu from
Continental to Cooked
The
RACECOURSE HOTEL
& Motorlodge
118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn,
Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150
www.racecoursehotel.co.nz
12 BAR, 342 St Asaph St: Christchurch’s
smoking hot BLUES BAR. Thursday 9pm - Eat
My Shorts. Saturday 8pm - CWB (Cathcart
Walsh Blaikie). Sunday 4pm - Quiz.
A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St:
Thursday 7.30pm CWB (Cathcart Walsh
Blaikie) grooves, country & blues, free; 9.30pm -
Revolućion Latin dancing with DJ Zee, free.
Good Friday - CLOSED. Saturday 7pm - Live
music. Easter Sunday - CLOSED. Monday 7pm
- Quiz Night, free. Wednesday 7.30pm - John
Prine Memorial Concert feat. Adam McGrath;
Lindon Puffin; Jess Shanks; The Port Hillbillies;
Blair Allchurch; Liz Nichol; Blair Morgan; Andy
Thompson; & Geoff Skinner, free.
BILL'S BAR, 1 Halswell Rd: Thursday 7pm
- Mickey Rat's Karaoke. Saturday 7pm - Chur
Bro. Monday 3pm - AMPT.
BOO RADLEYS, Level 1, 98 Victoria St:
Thursday 9pm - Marcel. Good Friday -
CLOSED. Easter Saturday - CLOSED.
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.
CASHMERE CLUB, 88 Hunter Tce:
Saturday 7.30pm - Mainland Big Band, $10
entry.
CASSELS BLUE SMOKE, Garlands Rd:
Friday 16 April, 8.30pm - Adam Hattaway &
the Haunters; Daniel Armstrong & the
Monsoons (Auckland), tickets at
undertheradar.co.nz.
HORNBY CLUB, Carmen Rd: Friday 7pm -
Jo's Karaoke. Saturday 7pm - AMPT. Sunday
3pm - Robbie Drew.
To add a listing, contact
Jo Fuller 03 364 7425 or
027 458 8590
jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi
www.star.kiwi/whatson
KAIAPOI CLUB, 113 Raven Quay: Saturday
24 April, 8pm - DnD Showband presents Two
Tribute Shows in One feat. Fleetwood Mac &
ABBA. Tickets $25 at the club. Door sales $30.
KENSINGTON FUN HOUSE, 185
Manchester St: Tuesday 8pm - Stand-Up
Comedy Open Mic.
NEW BRIGHTON CLUB, 202 Marine
Pde: Saturday 7pm - Mandi Miller.
OXFORD WMC, 160 High St, Oxford:
Saturday 8pm - DnD pumping covers BAND.
RICHMOND CLUB, 75 London St: Friday
7pm - Cantora. Saturday 7pm - Reminisce with
Anthony. Sunday 3pm - Stephen James.
RIVERSIDE MARKET, 98 Oxford Tce:
Thursday 6pm - Eat My Shorts, $10 entry.
TEMPS BAR, 21 Goulding St, Hornby:
Saturday 8pm - The Misfitz.
THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd:
Thursday 8pm - Nexus. Saturday 7.30pm - Best
of the Open Mic. Wednesday 9pm - Titanic
(Kevin Emmett, Nick Buchanan, and Peter K
Malthus).
THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd,
Addington: Easter Thursday 8.30pm - Decoy
Duck. Saturday 8.30pm - In the City. Tuesday
7pm - Quiz. Wednesday 7pm - Lance Kiwi
Karaoke.
WOOLSTON CLUB, 143 Hargood St:
Good Friday 7pm - The Atarmies, all welcome.
Saturday 7pm - Chur Bro.
WUNDERBAR LYTTELTON, 19 London
St, Lyttelton: Thursday 6pm - Tim Allen &
the Two; The Gateways; Sneaky Caribbean
Monk Seals: James Constable, $10 entry.
Saturday 8pm - The Seaside Stranglers Live
with Killergrams (solo), free. Tuesday 8pm -
Open Mic. Wednesday 8pm - Jam Night.
Celebrate Easter weekend with us!
HOT CROSS BUNS
feature the whole
Easter weekend
SENIOR'S GOLD CARD
SPECIALS!
From $23.50
Friday 2nd to
Sunday 4th April
We are closed Good Friday
Lunch session only.
Bookings Essential
PH 386 0088
fb.com/GardenRestaurantBuffet
www.gardenhotel.co.nz
WED: ROAST MEAL
THUR: FISH & CHIPS
FRI: FISH & CHIPS
SUN: ROAST MEAL
Available 11.30am-2pm
CHECK
OUT
OUR
AMAZING
WEEK DAY
COFFEE-
COMBO
SPECIALS
FROM $7.50
CAFE OPEN 7 DAYS 9AM - 4PM
BAR OPEN THU - SUN EVENINGS
PH 385 8880
FIND US ON FACEBOOK
fb.com/GBCCHCH
THE GARDEN HOTEL COMPLEX, 110 MARSHLAND RD
www.gardenhotel.co.nz . Phone 385 3132
facebook.com/gardenrestaurantbuffet instagram.com/gardenrestaurantbuffet
WHAT’S ON AT THE RICHMOND CLUB
FRIDAY 7PM
CANTORA
SATURDAY 7PM
REMINISCE
with ANTHONY
SUNDAY 3PM
STEPHEN JAMES
LIVE RUGBY
FRIDAY 7.05PM
CRUSADERS v
HIGHLANDERS
SATURDAY 7.05PM
BLUES v
HURRICANES
75 London St, Richmond
Christchurch 8013
P: 03 389 5778
theborough.nz
richmondclub.nz

42 The Star Thursday April 1 2021
Kate Sofabed
WAS $
499
NOW
$
399
NOW ON. ENDS 12.4.21.
ALL LOUNGE ON SALE!
Rivo
2 Seater Recliner NOW $ 1999
3 Seater Recliner NOW $ 2199
Allessa Sofa + Otttoman
NOW
WAS $
3299
$
2699
ALL DINING ON SALE!
Carson 5 Piece Dining Set
W120 – Black or White Chairs
WAS $
829
NOW
$
599
Duke PU
Dining Chair
WAS $
165
NOW
$
125
Seychelles
Queen Mattress
Soft Feel
NOW $
449
ALL MATTRESSES
ON SALE!
Majorca
Queen Mattress
Medium Feel
NOW $
499
Grenada
Queen Mattress
Firm Feel
NOW $
599
Jamie Single/
Single Bunk
WAS $
699
NOW
$
599
ALL BEDROOM ON SALE!
Dallas
Queen Bed
WAS $
449
NOW
$
349
Chia
3 Drawer Bedside
NOW $
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St began, the tools were put
down again for two months.
A letter to residents from the
city council informed them the
project would be delayed in spite
of construction starting as it did
not obtain the archaeological
authority required beforehand.
Transport planning and
delivery manager Lynette Ellis
did not specify whether this was
an oversight by the city council
but said i takes time to apply for
Association president Dr
Garth Wilson said residents
were not only frustrated the
work would take longer, but
they also did no think the city
council were transparent enough
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Transparency called for
over cycleway work
• By Bea Gooding
Thursday, April 1, 2021 | starnews.co.nz | 93,000 circulation | Trusted for 152 years
THE CENTRAL Riccarton
Residents’ Association believes
the city council needs to be more
transparent if it was responsible
for any delays to construction
projects.
Construction on the new
South Express Cycleway in
Riccarton started last year, but
shortly after works on Elizabeth
and get the authority.
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on whether it was an error on
their behalf.
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months
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