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THURSDAY, APRIL <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

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Anzac Day<br />

service<br />

• By Bea Gooding<br />

COASTAL WARD city councillor James Daniels is<br />

trying to find out what went wrong with the Anzac Day<br />

commemorations in New Brighton.<br />

There has been criticism over the way the city council<br />

organised the day, which involved perspex remaining<br />

around the cenotaph, public toilet closures, a flag that<br />

was not replaced, and no clarity on a traffic management<br />

plan.<br />

Daniels, who was not at the<br />

New Brighton parade, told<br />

<strong>Pegasus</strong> <strong>Post</strong> he would be seeking<br />

a briefing with Christchurch East<br />

MP Poto Williams and city council<br />

staff over the issues.<br />

The issues were raised on<br />

Newstalk ZB morning host Chris<br />

James Daniels<br />

Lynch’s Facebook page.<br />

On the page, New Brighton<br />

RSA secretary Garry House said<br />

the morning was marred by “council failings.”<br />

Elderly people were not able to use the toilet as they<br />

were all locked, the city council never got back to him<br />

about a traffic management plan on Marine Pde, and<br />

the cenotaph was still covered in the anti-graffiti plastic<br />

on Anzac Day itself, he said.<br />

He also said the fraying New Zealand flag was not<br />

replaced, which was the city council’s responsibility.<br />

However, Daniels said the flag was recently replaced<br />

in time for the Coast to Coast earlier this year and that<br />

if the perspex was removed any earlier, the cenotaph<br />

would get tagged.<br />

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Proposal for community to take<br />

over former sports complex<br />

• By Bea Gooding<br />

A HIGH performance sports<br />

centre in Burnside could<br />

potentially transform into a<br />

dedicated community recreation<br />

facility.<br />

The city council is currently<br />

seeking feedback<br />

on whether<br />

residents would<br />

like to see a<br />

community<br />

recreation group<br />

take over the<br />

Apollo Project<br />

Bridget<br />

Williams<br />

Centre behind<br />

Jellie Park.<br />

The existing<br />

owner, High Performance Sport<br />

New Zealand, will be relocating<br />

to Parakiore Recreation and<br />

Sports Centre next to Hagley<br />

Park once it opens next year.<br />

Now, the city council must<br />

decide on what should happen<br />

to the building and determine<br />

whether it could be retained.<br />

Fendalton-Waimairi-<br />

Harewood Community Board<br />

chairwoman Bridget Williams<br />

hoped to see the centre utilised<br />

as effectively as possible.<br />

She hoped to see sports<br />

groups making use of the space<br />

that required large courts and<br />

high ceilings, and to see the<br />

space being hired out to the<br />

community.<br />

Said Williams: “It’s about making<br />

use of the space as effectively<br />

as possible. Giving back to the<br />

community is fantastic, but it’s<br />

about making sure this particular<br />

facility is not going to come to the<br />

expense of ratepayers, and if the<br />

community organisation has the<br />

capacity to pay for it.”<br />

The 2300 sq m centre was originally<br />

intended to be a temporary<br />

building to provide training<br />

facilities for high performance<br />

athletes and teams after the February<br />

22, 2011, earthquake.<br />

If the community supports<br />

it, a recreation group will take<br />

full responsibility for the facility,<br />

which includes a full-sized<br />

indoor netball court, a strength<br />

and conditioning gym, a 40m<br />

running track, showers, offices<br />

and meeting spaces.<br />

The city council has recently<br />

completed an initial request for<br />

proposal process, where early<br />

POTENTIAL:<br />

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to Jellie Park<br />

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submissions were received from<br />

interested community recreation<br />

groups.<br />

It could not disclose which<br />

groups had applied as the city<br />

council was still considering<br />

their applications.<br />

As determined by the Jellie<br />

Park Management Plan, groups<br />

could include basketball, netball,<br />

gymnastics, cultural, accessibility<br />

groups, or sports and fitness<br />

providers.<br />

Once public consultation<br />

closes next month, submissions<br />

will be analysed.<br />

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Potential users and an overview<br />

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should be continued.<br />

Following this process, a<br />

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interested parties will be issued<br />

and residents will be able to<br />

provide feedback on if they want<br />

that particular group.<br />

If no objections are received,<br />

the lease will be awarded.<br />

Residents can discuss the<br />

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Educating teen parents both a reward<br />

• By Bea Gooding<br />

NO MATTER what life throws<br />

at the teenage mothers of<br />

Kimihia Parents’ College, they<br />

know their little family’s future<br />

is in safe hands.<br />

That’s where Diane Atkins<br />

and her team come in, to ensure<br />

young mothers can see the light<br />

at the end of the tunnel while<br />

juggling the responsibility of<br />

pregnancy, raising a baby and<br />

finishing secondary school.<br />

The head teacher embraces the<br />

challenge because, at the end of<br />

the day, there was always a positive<br />

outcome – something she<br />

made sure to emphasise within<br />

the classroom.<br />

“I’m juggling a lot of balls, but<br />

as long as I catch those balls,<br />

I’m okay. What I’ve learned is<br />

that there’s always a positive<br />

outcome,” said Atkins.<br />

Working with the girls from<br />

when they came in, to the end,<br />

was a “big long journey.” Many<br />

were kicked out of school or had<br />

to leave because they no longer<br />

related to their peers.<br />

“They’ve been bullied at<br />

school, so a lot of them come in<br />

suspicious of another school, but<br />

once they settle in, they make<br />

lifelong friends and lifelong steps<br />

to success.”<br />

Atkins teaches business applications,<br />

digital technology and<br />

runs the parents’ school, having<br />

done so for the past six years.<br />

Until she went to Canterbury<br />

University to study teaching and<br />

computing, the thought of teaching<br />

never crossed her mind.<br />

She did not have to move very<br />

far from her old job to the role at<br />

Kimihia, where she previously<br />

taught at Linwood College for 16<br />

years.<br />

Kimihia is hosted by Linwood<br />

College but operates from a different<br />

site, as all teen parent units<br />

across the country are hosted by<br />

a high school.<br />

It is a chance for 14 to 19-yearolds<br />

who are parents, or about<br />

to have a child, to finish NCEA<br />

level 1, 2 and 3 and develop the<br />

best possible pathway for them,<br />

and their children’s future.<br />

Students could also bring their<br />

babies to school as there was a<br />

childcare unit next door.<br />

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Kimihia<br />

Parents’<br />

College<br />

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teacher<br />

Diane Atkins<br />

and her<br />

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been at the<br />

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long as she<br />

has.<br />

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GEOFF<br />

SLOAN<br />

Strong empathy for the mothers<br />

and having the means to help<br />

them was the key behind the<br />

switch from mainstream classes<br />

to a more specialised school,<br />

designed for up to 30 students at<br />

a time.<br />

Not only did she have the skill<br />

of teaching under her belt from<br />

Linwood, being a mother of two<br />

sons herself brought invaluable<br />

experience to the position.<br />

“I saw it as a change, a different<br />

direction for myself and a challenge,”<br />

said Atkins.<br />

“I didn’t know what it would<br />

be like because I loved what I<br />

was doing at Linwood.”<br />

Each day was a reward in itself<br />

because Atkins was able to witness<br />

the progress of both mother<br />

and child every year.<br />

By the time they left school,<br />

her aim was for everyone to<br />

have confidence in themselves<br />

to move further in life, whether<br />

it was to go to university, getting<br />

a job or even having more<br />

children.<br />

“The best time is at the celebrations<br />

because we have the<br />

whānau in; we see [the girls] at<br />

their best,” she said.<br />

“They’ve achieved level 1, 2<br />

and 3, had their babies and are<br />

doing well, and they’re going<br />

off to a future that’s better than<br />

where they were when they came<br />

in – that’s where my passion<br />

lies.”<br />

Having smaller class sizes<br />

meant teachers could have a<br />

better understanding of each student<br />

and the troubles they faced<br />

outside the classroom.<br />

At Linwood, there were<br />

usually 25 to 30 students per<br />

class, which made it difficult to<br />

see what was happening behind<br />

the scenes.<br />

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and a challenge<br />

Said Atkins: “When you’re a<br />

teacher you don’t get time to do<br />

that; I didn’t get a behind-thescenes<br />

look. You don’t know<br />

about their family life, about<br />

the problems they’re having.<br />

Whereas at Kimihia, they each<br />

have an individual programme.<br />

With these girls, the whole picture<br />

comes through.”<br />

Although Kimihia only took on<br />

young mothers, as they were often<br />

primary caregivers, the door<br />

never closed on teen dads.<br />

“If there was a father who<br />

was the main caregiver, then he<br />

would be allowed to come. It’s<br />

just that they’re not there – mums<br />

are the ones who come in when<br />

they’re pregnant.”<br />

Atkins commended the fact<br />

that the students were still coming<br />

to school in spite of the challenges<br />

before them.<br />

The young mothers still did<br />

their best, even when they turned<br />

up exhausted each day following<br />

a sleepless night, due to either<br />

their pregnancies or tending to<br />

crying babies.<br />

A common barrier behind teen<br />

parents missing school was if<br />

they or their child got sick, or if<br />

they needed to attend appointments.<br />

It was why Kimihia introduced<br />

a van service that took students<br />

to and from school, and to any<br />

appointments throughout the<br />

day.<br />

It enabled them to miss part<br />

of the day, rather than the whole<br />

day altogether.<br />

A counsellor and a nurse<br />

on-site meant they could seek<br />

guidance on issues with housing,<br />

money or family. Some were<br />

on the journey alone without a<br />

partner.<br />

Every girl had a story.<br />

“Supporting them through that<br />

is important because they know<br />

when they get to the top of that<br />

ladder, their child will get there<br />

too,” said Atkins.<br />

“At the end of the day, these<br />

girls get off the couch and come<br />

to school.”<br />

Atkins was born and raised in<br />

Christchurch. She loves to walk<br />

her golden retriever, Honey, who<br />

provides an extra layer of comfort<br />

at school.<br />

She only had one piece<br />

of advice for teen parents<br />

considering a path towards<br />

education.<br />

“Get off the couch and do what<br />

you need to do to create a better<br />

life for your child,” she said.<br />

“It’s important for them to see<br />

that whatever they gain, their<br />

child will gain.”<br />

Pupils bring port<br />

narratives to life<br />

• By Samantha Mythen<br />

OUR STORIES, a community<br />

project involving pupils from<br />

Lyttelton Primary School, has<br />

joined with a mapping app<br />

bringing people’s narratives to<br />

life.<br />

The project is now available<br />

as a layer on the city council’s<br />

SmartView website app, which<br />

displays real time information<br />

about Christchurch.<br />

Year 7 and 8 pupils in Lyttelton<br />

have been interviewing people<br />

about their experiences and memories<br />

of growing up in the port.<br />

These stories are then curated<br />

by project director Kris Herbert,<br />

and shared on the Our Stories<br />

app, linking the tales to specific<br />

areas in the community.<br />

Herbert started the project in<br />

2018 and at the beginning of this<br />

year, approached the school to<br />

ask if they would be interested in<br />

helping.<br />

Teacher Rachel Cummins said<br />

the project sat well within their<br />

curriculum which focuses on<br />

“our place.”<br />

When Herbert has an interview<br />

subject, she emails Cummins,<br />

who then picks out the<br />

interviewing pupils from a hat.<br />

Those chosen then go through<br />

the questions they will ask and<br />

plan out their interview.<br />

Said Cummins: “They always<br />

come back after the interview<br />

buzzing with stories.”<br />

Cummins explained the pupils<br />

are always fascinated by the<br />

stories they hear.<br />

One particular story that stood<br />

out was told by a man from<br />

Rapaki.<br />

He informed the pupils about<br />

the rivalry between Lyttelton<br />

West and Lyttelton Primary.<br />

When he was growing up, brawls<br />

were often organised.<br />

This pre-meditated violence<br />

shocked the pupils.<br />

Cummins said the pupils involvement<br />

with the project helps<br />

them to connect to the Lyttelton<br />

community.<br />

Herbert explained the collaboration<br />

with Smartview is<br />

helping to expand the reach of<br />

the project.<br />

“As Our Stories project expands,<br />

we hope to fill the whole city with<br />

beautiful memories of places.”<br />

Our Stories is currently<br />

seeking funding to expand<br />

into more communities. Other<br />

schools are welcome to contact<br />

Herbert to find out more<br />

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Thursday <strong>April</strong> <strong>29</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 7<br />

Call for<br />

council to<br />

be prepared<br />

• From page 1<br />

Coastal-Burwood Community<br />

Board deputy chairwoman Jo<br />

Zervos was there on the day. She<br />

said it was a “lovely” service, but<br />

the city council needed to be<br />

more prepared.<br />

However, she said the city<br />

council was clear about the closure<br />

of Marine Pde about one or<br />

two weeks ago.<br />

“It was a lovely service and it<br />

went really well, but I was surprised<br />

to see the perspex was still<br />

on there; it didn’t make too much<br />

of a difference,” she said.<br />

“The toilets are usually open<br />

so I was quite surprised to hear<br />

it was closed. There are toilets at<br />

the playground and library, but<br />

elderly people would have to walk<br />

further away.<br />

“Having those things in place<br />

would’ve helped to make it better.<br />

The day before [the council]<br />

could’ve gone down there and<br />

removed the perspex or made<br />

sure the toilet was open.”<br />

•HAVE YOUR SAY: Do<br />

you think the city council<br />

disrespected the Anzac<br />

Day service in New<br />

Brighton? Email your views<br />

to bea.gooding@starmedia.<br />

kiwi<br />

The Anzac Day at New Brighton.<br />

PHOTOS; CHRIS LYNCH<br />

•Home Guard on display at museum, page 8<br />

join the flight<br />

Linwood Keas welcomes all<br />

players & their whanau to play for<br />

our club this year.<br />

Eastern Eagles rugby league club has their home<br />

ground at Wainoni Park, Hampshire, street.<br />

We have Nursery to Premier & Womens teams.<br />

Come down to the landing and represent the east!<br />

We offer teams in the following<br />

grades: Nursery, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,<br />

12, 13, 14, 16, 18, premier, reserves,<br />

womens and masters.<br />

Find us on Facebook: LinwoodKeasRLFC<br />

Read local<br />

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PEGASUS POST<br />

Home Guard equipped with wooden guns<br />

The New Brighton<br />

Museum has a rich<br />

history spanning more<br />

than 100 years. Peggy<br />

Butterfield writes<br />

monthly about the<br />

historical display at the<br />

museum<br />

STILL THINKING of Anzac<br />

Day and all that it means to us,<br />

my memories go to our local<br />

men who formed the eastern<br />

branch of the Home Guard<br />

during World War 2.<br />

By 1942, the Home Guard<br />

became compulsory for those<br />

men aged between 35 and 50,<br />

who could not go to war because<br />

of age or medical reasons.<br />

New Brighton had their own<br />

platoon which trained at South<br />

Brighton domain and patrolled<br />

the beach each night.<br />

My dad was one of them, and<br />

he took it all very seriously – we<br />

even had a gas mask that hung at<br />

the back door, which was wonderful<br />

to play “monsters” with.<br />

There were no uniforms, just<br />

armbands, and because the<br />

army needed the real arms, the<br />

Home Guard was equipped with<br />

wooden guns, plus the odd real<br />

rifle provided by civilians.<br />

They did have some recycled<br />

German machine guns. They<br />

also installed barbed wire right<br />

along the beach as a deterrent to<br />

the enemy.<br />

However, they left small<br />

openings at the end of some<br />

streets, so the locals could still<br />

use the beach to go swimming.<br />

Isn’t it great we were never<br />

invaded as those barbed wire<br />

fences could not have inspired a<br />

lot of confidence in our safety?<br />

During the war years, the<br />

Home Guard held training<br />

sessions at South Brighton, and<br />

a lot of attention was paid to<br />

attending to the “wounded”.<br />

To maximise their<br />

effectiveness in combat,<br />

the Home Guard was also<br />

encouraged to fabricate explosive<br />

devices locally.<br />

They may not have been “real”<br />

soldiers, but we owe a lot to this<br />

great band, who enthusiastically<br />

joined together to protect our<br />

community.<br />

And I am sorry dad, that we<br />

made fun of you back then.<br />

DEDICATION:<br />

The eastern<br />

branch of the<br />

Home Guard was<br />

formed for men<br />

who could not<br />

go to World War<br />

2 due to age and<br />

medical reasons. ​<br />

PROTECTION:<br />

South Brighton’s<br />

pioneer platoon<br />

practise making<br />

home-made<br />

bombs in<br />

November 1941.<br />

IMITATION: Mock weapons such as the Lewis LMG were<br />

created to aid realism in the training sessions.


PEGASUS POST Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />

Thursday <strong>April</strong> <strong>29</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 9<br />

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