The Star: May 06, 2021

• By Samantha Mythen
SHAY HORAY’S weekend
started with a morning stroll
around Godley Head and ended
with a truck full of other people’s
rubbish.
Horay, a comedian and actor
from Lyttelton – also known
as the Rubberband Boy – was
walking his dog in the historic
scenic reserve when Riley got
some broken glass stuck in his
paw.
Said Horay: “I looked around,
saw heaps and heaps of rubbish
and thought: ‘This is gross’.”
Rather than taking to social
media to complain about those
who had littered, Horay decided
to do something about it.
After getting back from his
walk, Horay posted an idea
on the Lyttelton Facebook
group.
He asked that any interested
members of the community
meet at the top of Evans Pass at
10am the next morning to “lend
a hand on the ‘pick the s**t up
day’.”
Horay said he just wanted to
“get into it and go for it.”
About 20 people from
Lyttelton, varying in ages, met
up on the Sunday and they spent
the next two hours clearing up
rubbish dumped on the Godley
Head grounds.
“Everyone had a smile on their
face,” Horay said.
“It was such a good vibe, just
‘let’s get this done’.”
The spontaneous event proved
to be extremely successful.
After two hours the group
collected seven car tyres, a stereo
system with sub and speakers,
more than 2000 bottles and
much more general rubbish.
It cost about $200 to dump the
rubbish. The money needed for
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Meth-positive greyhound drew $10,000 bet
• By Chris Barclay
AN UNIDENTIFIED
punter placed a $10,000 bet
on a winning greyhound
that later tested positive to
methamphetamine - a breach
that led to the disqualification
of the dog’s trainer.
The wager on Zipping Sarah,
which won a Canterbury
Greyhound Racing Club race at
Addington during Cup Week in
November, was the most significant
among a pool of $23,083
covering 481 bets placed on the
dog.
Zipping Sarah opened at fixed
odds of $4 and shortened to
$3.40. She was tested following
Comedian’s work stretches
to cleaning up Godley Head
SPONTANEOUS: Shay Horay, aka the
Rubberband Boy, and Riley. The injury to Riley’s
paw wasn’t serious. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN ​
disposal was donated by one of
the volunteers.
There have been some discussions
on another clean-up
occurring. Many more people
had commented on Horay’s Facebook
post that they were eager
her victory as the $4.50 second
favourite.
Foxton-based trainer
Angela Turnwald was banned
for four months by the Judicial
Control Authority for Racing,
with the suspension starting last
Friday.
The authority said deliberate
wrongdoing had not been established
but methamphetaminerelated
breaches could not be
tolerated.
Meanwhile, the Ministry for
Primary Industries – which
monitors reported animal welfare
offences – has decided not
to investigate Turnwald, saying
the JCA had already dealt with
the case.
to help out another time.
“With more little groups doing
this regularly the better,” said
Horay.
“Sunday proved how much of
a positive affect small action can
have.”
Thursday May 6 2021 The Star
NEWS 3
in brief
Mobility scooter rider
has lucky escape
A woman on a mobility scooter
was lucky to escape without
more serious injuries when she
was hit by a van on Lincoln Rd,
near Harman St, yesterday. St
John and police attended. The
woman was treated for minor
injuries at the scene while police
interviewed the driver and
witnesses.
Death of man not
considered suspicious
The death of a man at a social
housing unit on Tuesday has
not been ruled as suspicious.
Dale Crosby Cunard was found
dead at an Ōtautahi Community
Housing Trust complex on
Barnett Ave, Sydenham, about
3pm. The incident comes after
a shooting at an Aranui social
housing unit owned by Kāinga
Ora on Saturday.
Date set for
Matariki fireworks
The date has been locked in for
Christchurch’s first-ever Matariki
Fireworks Spectacular. The
public fireworks display will take
place at the New Brighton Pier
on Saturday, July 10. The night’s
festivities will start at 6pm and
the fireworks at 7pm. Matariki
marks the start of Māori New
Year, and will be celebrated as a
public holiday for the first time
in June next year.
Serious injuries in
two-car crash
A person was seriously injured
in a two-car crash near Lincoln
on Tuesday night. Emergency
services were called to the crash
on Shands Rd about 6.20pm.
Police said the cars had collided.
The seriously injured person
was taken by ambulance to
Christchurch Hospital.
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