Southern View: June 03, 2021

THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2021
Connecting Your Local Community
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Derek’s daily visit to hot pools
a way to relax and meet friends
GOING FOR a soak in the
seaside hot pools at New
Brighton has almost become a
daily relaxation ritual for retiree
Derek Lowe.
The 84-year-old visited He
Puna Taimoana hot pools for
the first time shortly after they
opened in late May last year and
enjoyed the experience so much
that he immediately bought a
30-day pass.
Twelve months on and he’s
one of the hot pools most
frequent guests, visiting most
weekdays for a relaxing soak and
a friendly natter with staff and
other guests.
“I find it very relaxing,’’ says
Lowe.
On most of his He Puna
Taimoana visits the St Martins
resident takes a book with him.
He has a favourite corner in the
hottest pool where he likes to sit
and read for 30 to 40 minutes
before he goes into the sauna.
After about 10 minutes in the
sauna, he cools himself off by
jumping in the cold plunge pool
before going for a quick swim.
It’s therapeutic for the body,
Lowe believes, but the physical
benefits that he gains are only
part of the reason that he keeps
coming back.
• Turn to page 3 THERAPEUTIC: Derek Lowe with his book in the seaside hot pools. PHOTO: NEWSLINE
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Use colour to find your cycle route
A COLOURFUL cycle link on
Ferry Rd is making it easier and
safer for people to get into the
central city by bike.
The trial cycle link has been
funded through Waka Kotahi’s
Innovating Streets for People
pilot programme.
It provides
a connection
between the
Heathcote Expressway
major
cycle route and
the separated
Mike
Davidson
cycleway on St
Asaph St.
It was officially
opened last week by Transport
Minister Michael Wood and city
council urban development and
transport committee chairman
councillor Mike Davidson.
Wood said the new Ferry Rd
cycle connection is vibrant and
a great example of the work
that Waka Kotahi is doing with
councils around the country
to quickly make streets more
liveable.
“We’re giving councils the
resources to trial new ways of
making our streets safer for kids
and commuters to get around.
Already there are 27 Innovating
Streets projects under way and a
further 46 on the way across the
VIBRANT: A colourful cycle link being trialled on Ferry Rd will make it easier and safer for
people to travel into the central city by bike.
PHOTO: NEWSLINE ​
country,” Davidson said.
“Trialling these projects gives
communities the opportunity to
experience the benefits sooner
and allows them to give practical
feedback on any potential
permanent changes,’’ Wood
said.
The Ferry Rd cycle link will
be trialled for about a year, after
which the city council will look
at constructing a permanent
cycle link.
Feedback gathered during
the trial will help to inform
the design for the permanent
project.
Davidson said the trial is a
great way to demonstrate how
the cycleway will work for
people working or studying in
the city or people commuting
through.
“We’re using paint, planters
and temporary separators to
trial the new road layout. We
expect to improve the final
design based on the feedback
we receive while this trial is in
place,’’ he said.
More than
120,000 people
have visited pools
• From page 1
Lowe says he has formed new
friendships – and rediscovered old
ones – through his regular visits to
the hot pools.
“I used to live on Banks Peninsula
and I’ve met people at the
pools who I used to know from
there and it’s been lovely to catchup
with them. I’m also meeting
new people all the time – you get
chatting away and meet all sorts of
interesting people.’’
In the year since He Puna Taimoana
opened, it has welcomed
about 120,000 people.
He Puna Taiamoana manager
Merryn Skipper says that like
Lowe, many of the regular guests
strike-up friendships with other
pool users.
“They often meet each other
while relaxing in the pools or the
sauna and end up socialising outside
the facility too,’’ Skipper said.
“We really enjoy seeing strong
community connections being
forged between our guests because
connecting socially is so important
for people’s wellness, particularly
in the challenging times we’ve
been living through because of
Covid-19.’’
He Puna Taimoana is open from
10am to 7.30pm, seven days a
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Rubbish bins that will cut down costs
‘SMART’ BINS are being
installed in community parks
around Christchurch as the
city council moves to reduce
maintenance costs in the city’s
public spaces.
“We have been trialling smart
bins in the Botanic
Gardens,
Hagley Park,
Akaroa and other
popular parks
and attractions
Andrew
Rutledge
around the
city and Banks
Peninsula for
the past four
TIDY: One of the bins that are being introduced to Christchurch parks. PHOTO: NEWSLINE
years and they have proven a
very successful and cost-effective
way of managing waste,’’ says city
council head of parks Andrew
Rutledge.
“As part of the city council’s efforts
to keep costs down for ratepayers,
we are now starting to
install smart bins in our community
parks. The switch to these
smart bins will save ratepayers
$300,000 a year because they
need emptying less frequently
than the old-style rubbish bins.’’
The city council has banked
the savings year-on-year to help
provides the city council’s maintenance
contractor with daily
data on how full each bin is. The
data means the contractor only
needs to send crews out to empty
the bins when required, saving
means that it is unlikely that
rubbish will get disturbed by
scavenging birds and rodents or
blown around in strong winds.
This should result in fewer litter
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The smart bins are also on installing the new smart bins
Smart bins have a larger capacity
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more secure than traditional but with the annual savings of
themselves
in three years,’’ Rutledge
said.
Community parks, with high
levels of usage, such as those
used for sport and open spaces
such as beach fronts are being
prioritised for the ‘smart’ bins.
“Not all of the 840 old-style
bins that we are taking out of
parks will be replaced with a
‘smart’ bin,’’ Rutledge said.
“The majority of customer
service requests we receive relate
to litter dumping, most of which
occurs when people place rubbish
beside bins, and assume that
is okay as someone will pick it
up.
“In parks and areas where we
don’t have bins, or have very
few bins, such as regional parks,
issues associated with litter are
minor,’’ Rutledge said.
“In low use neighbourhood
parks we will be removing
litter bins entirely and instead
encouraging people to take any
rubbish home with them to
dispose of in their red wheelie
bin as part of our kerbside
collection service.
“People really bought into this
approach during the Covid-19
Lockdown when we asked
people to ‘take it home’.
“Just as people enjoying the
great outdoors are encouraged
by the Department of Conservation
to carry out their rubbish
in order to protect the environment,
we want residents to help
us keep our parks tidy by taking
their rubbish home with them,’’
Rutledge said.
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Thursday June 3 2021 5
Arts Centre residency a poet’s dream
• By Matt Slaughter
CLAUDIA JARDINE is doing
what many poets only dream of.
She is being paid to write
poetry and live in a space known
for breeding creativity, The Arts
Centre.
The 25-year-old, who recently
moved back home to Christchurch
after studying classics at
Victoria University of Wellington,
is one of four artists selected
for The Arts Centre’s Arts Four
Creative Residency programme,
between now and July. It is being
funded with support from Creative
New Zealand and the Stout
Trust.
The artists are living in the
residence above Lumiere Cinema
on Rolleston Ave, which opened
in 2019.
By the end of the 12 weeks,
each artist will complete a project
in their chosen art form.
Jardine aims to complete her
first full collection of poetry,
which explores the themes of
textile manufacture in the ancient
world and the history of the
women in her own family.
A particular focus of her
poetry will be on loom weights, a
type of ancient weaving tool used
to weigh down warp threads,
which hung from looms. Jardine
said: “My sort of research-poetic
WEAVING: Claudia Jardine is combining textile themes with
family history during her Arts Centre residency.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN ​
job is like a poetic essay on the
loom weights research and how
it relates to my own life and my
own relationships with women in
my family.
“It’s highly likely that mothers
were passing on loom weights to
their daughters.
“There are still these connotations
around textile manufacture
in the modern world as being
sort of a woman-centric job, and
it’s an interesting relationship to
explore.”
Jardine developed a passion for
poetry as a student at Cashmere
High School and said it is growing
in popularity in Christchurch
and New Zealand-wide.
“I think that, although New
Zealand has always had quite a
rich writing scene, poetry in particular
is really hot right now. I
think more people are writing it,
Some of Claudia Jardine’s poems from AUP New Poets 7
Sulpicia 3.16 – Nina Simone
how nice it is
your surrender to apathy
me
in decay
let you have your harlots and
their baskets
pinned down in a pile of their
own togas
not this daughter of Servius
sting of the pessimists
fancy me giving in
to a nameless bed
Sulpicia 3.17 – Madonna
surely surely
your piety extends to the temple
of your girl
altars afire with fever?
why choose to conquer
wretched infection
you not wishing it too
what is the use in evisceration
if you can stomach it
heart unmoving?
more people are appreciating it.”
Jardine’s poems have been
published before, including in
Auckland University Press’s AUP
New Poets 7, which was the number
nine best selling book in New
Zealand at one stage in August
last year.
Jardine is also a accomplished
High Functioning
I’m being eaten by my feelings
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Using science and recycling as a way
• By Bea Gooding
Rudy Kramers considers
himself a bit of a mad scientist.
“I love blowing things up. I
used to spend a lot of time at
my kids’ school doing science
demonstrations – the bigger the
bang, the more excited they got.”
For as long as he can remember,
science and technology have
run through his veins. And while
most people shied away from live
electricity, Kramers gravitated
towards it.
It is what made him the
perfect fit to join the team at
Molten Media Trust, a charity
that promotes the ethical
recycling of electronics by refurbishing
devices destined for
landfill.
Said Kramers: “I love the idea
of electrons running through
a wire, you can’t see it, but you
know it’s there. And if there’s
enough of it, you can feel it, even
if it means getting an electric
shock.”
Molten Media stopped 30
tonnes of electronic waste from
going to landfill last year.
Eighty to 90 per cent of
dismantled component parts
are also diverted away from the
dump.
People and businesses donate
unwanted TVs, computers,
phones, printers and other
ZERO WASTE: Rudy Kramers is the perfect fit as trustee of Molten Media because science
and technology run through his veins.
Photo: Geoff Sloan
devices for the trust to repair or
refurbish.
They are often stripped for
parts that are either sold through
the trust’s online store or put
towards building something new
to donate to community groups
who cannot afford brand new
devices, like computers.
A software developer by
trade, Kramers’ arrival as a
trustee last year came at a time
when the charity was entering
“dangerous territory” as a result
of Covid-19.
It was on the brink of closure
after operating for more than
two decades. Income dropped
to “almost nothing” during the
lockdown as donations stopped
flowing in.
Excluding the trustees, there
were only two staff on hand to
process a massive backlog of
electronics needing to be taken
apart.
Tasks like separating plastic
away from steel were timeconsuming
enough as it is.
“Covid was the final nail in the
coffin. Having the money to pay
rent each month was the crux of
whether the place was viable or
not,” Kramers said.
“Trying to sell stuff is getting
harder because companies like
PB Tech and Noel Leeming are
selling stuff so much cheaper
than they ever have.
“We’d be lucky to get $50 for a
second-hand TV.”
Selling parts and refurbished
devices to help cover funding
shortfalls got more challenging
because people were willing to
pay less.
“Metal prices are trending
downwards,” said Kramers.
“Countries like China who are
big buyers of steel and scrap were
paying less for it, so the amount
of money we were getting from
metal recyclers has [also] gone
down.
But following personal cash
injections from the pockets of
trustees, Kramers felt confident
the trust can be self-sufficient
again without relying on grants,
which were hard to come by.
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a place of wanting to see the
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sustainability, even if it did come
with its frustrations.
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to look after the environment
If only businesses took more
steps to reduce waste by being
actively involved in where it went
next and ensuring products were
made to last in the first place.
Things like household appliances
produced en masse to be
sold in chain stores may lower
the cost for consumers, but not
the cost it has on the environment.
Said Kramers: “I’m disappointed
that we haven’t dealt with this
sooner because it’s a problem that
people have talked about for a
long time, everyone keeps sweeping
it into the too hard basket.
“It blows me away what comes
through the door, you can tell
someone purchased it earlier in
the year and it’s already in the
bin.”
Kramers channels this energy
into educating the next generation
the reason why organisations
like Molten Media exist.
He has been involved with the
trust since its early days to enable
better access to raw materials for
this purpose.
Along with teaching children
how to code, the workshops allow
them to experiment with recycled
parts.
It could be using a motor that
used to power a printer – perfect
for building robots.
After all, they are the ones who
have to deal with the waste later
on, he said.
“It gives kids an opportunity to
see what happens to old computers
when they die, and we can
explain to them how much bad
materials are inside them.
“I think phones are one of
the worst as far as the number
of toxic chemicals that go into
building it.
“One of the things they enjoy
the most is ripping something
apart or throwing too many volts
into something and finding out
how much it takes before smoke
comes out.”
A portion of laptops and desktop
computers are donated back
to charities.
This was something Kramers
was proud of, particularly when
helping vulnerable families have
access to technology through a
partnership with 0800 Hungry,
Canterbury’s largest foodbank.
But ultimately, the most rewarding
part was when people
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“I really like that side of it
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to do the right thing,” said Kramers.
Even though he was “spreading
himself a bit thin” juggling a day
job, raising three children with
his wife and helping the trust
survive, he enjoyed what he did
more than he ever has.
What kept him going was the
ability to combine his love of
building electronics with giving
‘It gives kids an
opportunity to see
what happens to old
computers when they die’
– Rudy Kramers
back to the community.
A fascination with artificial
intelligence meant his latest project
was building a robot, but that
was still a work in progress.
In the meantime, Kramers had
a few simple messages to consumers
about the power they had
to instil change.
“When you’re buying something
always go for the next
model up, never go for the cheapest
item. It will find itself in our
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The importance
of air quality
HOME & HEATING
Keep cosy with
RD Petroleum
this winter
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Pick up some pork and
try something different
Pork is often
considered a treat,
but there are many
ways to present this
versatile meat
Sirloin roast pork
with stuffed baked
apples
Ingredients
Serves 3-4
500g trim pork sirloin
roast or mini roast
1 tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
4 small apples
3/4 cup fresh breadcrumbs
2 tbsp finely chopped sage
leaves
1 shallot, diced
1tsp crushed garlic
2 tbsp table spread
Directions
Preheat oven to 200 deg C.
If using a traditional
roast, brush it with oil
then season with salt and
pepper.
Core apples with an apple
corer. Using tip of a sharp
knife, cut through skin
around the circumference
of each apple.
Combine breadcrumbs,
sage, garlic, salt, pepper and
shallot. Mix in 1 tablespoon
of spread. Stuff apples with
this mixture.
Dot tops with remaining
tablespread.
Place in a roasting pan
with pork. Cook roast
for 35min according to
packet instructions. Cook
traditional roast for 10
minutes at 200 deg C.
Reduce heat to 160 deg C,
and continue cooking for
35-40min.
Cover and rest roast for
10min before carving.
Remove apples once soft
and cooked. Keep warm.
Great served with a kumara
mash and steamed green
beans.
Pork sirloin and stuffed apples are a good
combination for the dinner table.
Mustard and
pomegranate BBQ
pork
Serves 4
Ingredients
500gm pork steaks
1 tbsp wholegrain
mustard
¼ cup pomegranate glaze
1 tsp Chinese five-spice
Directions
Cut steaks into four portions.
Combine mustard,
pomegranate glaze and five
spice.
Brush over cutlets. Cover
and refrigerate for 30min.
Preheat a barbecue or grill.
Remove steaks from fridge,
scraping off any excess
marinade. Grill on mediumhigh
for about 8-10 minutes
depending on thickness,
turning often.
Brush with reserved glaze
near the end of cooking.
Great served with risotto or
creamy polenta.
Schnitzel with Asian
flavours
Serves 4
Ingredients
300-400gm pork schnitzel
½ cup flour
Flaky sea salt and freshly
ground black pepper to
taste
1 large egg
2 tbsp coconut milk or
plain milk
1 cup dried breadcrumbs
3 kaffir lime leaves,
deveined and finely
chopped
2 tbsp each: chopped
coriander leaves, mint
2-3 tbsp rice bran oil
Directions
If necessary, pound
schnitzels with a rolling pin
until thin.
Combine flour, salt and
pepper in a shallow dish.
Whisk egg and coconut
milk or milk in another
shallow bowl.
Place breadcrumbs, kaffir
lime leaves and chopped
herbs in a third shallow
dish.
Coat schnitzels with flour,
dip in beaten egg, then coat
with crumb mixture. Chill
for 5min.
Heat oil in a large,
non-stick frying pan on
medium.
Add schnitzels. Cook
for 1-2 minutes each
side, until golden. Serve
immediately.
RD Petroleum (RDP) is a familiar sight
for farm and rural residents around the
Canterbury region, however now days urban
residents also enjoy the same excellent
customer service for which RDP is known for
in rural communities, through their home
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RDP began its home heating diesel delivery
service to the lower South Island’s main urban
centres of Christchurch, Timaru, Dunedin
and Invercargill a number of years ago.
Customer demand has continued to increase
year upon year, and RDP has responded
with specialised improvements to its delivery
equipment.
The trucks that deliver RDP’s home heating
diesel in each urban centre are drawn from
the company’s extensive vehicle fleet. This
means they have the latest communication
and GPS tracking technology on board, so
the operations team always know where they
are and how far away they are from their next
delivery stop.
RDP’s home heating diesel trucks come
equipped with a specially-designed hose,
through which the diesel is pumped from
the truck into house tanks. The length of
the hose allows the trucks to access tanks
without having to enter the property, avoiding
damaging the driveway. RDP is the place to
go if you require diesel conveniently delivered
to your home and as a loyal RDP customer
you’re offered discounted pricing and can
become eligible for value-added benefits.
For all enquiries please phone
0800 44 00 14, or visit the RDP website at
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Thursday June 3 2021 9
HOME & HEATING
Ground moisture barrier
under low sub-floor
Now with the colder and wetter weather on
its way, home owners are focusing on ways
to make their homes comfortable, warm
and healthy for their families throughout
winter. Rising damp is an issue that affects
many of our older properties which suffer
from poor, or no, ground moisture barrier.
In Canterbury especially, post-quake, many
people have relocated to homes that suffer
from rising damp which can be associated
with health problems. Independent tests have
shown that up to 40 litres of water can rise
from the ground and enter a house every day,
leading to mildew, mould, condensation and
musty smells. Moulds can produce various
allergic reactions and the frail, elderly and
very young are especially vulnerable.
Canterbury Foam Concrete Ltd is a
locally owned and operated firm. The team
understands the problems caused by rising
damp and are there to help. They will come
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While insulation is important, it has been
recognised that it is dampness that is the real
villain in the house. The new Healthy Homes
Standards introduced by the government
effective from the 1st July 2019 now has
a requirement to install ground moisture
barriers, a key element in the armory to fight
moisture in the home.
Dr Larry Bellamy BE (hons) PhD in a
report dated 1988: Foam Concrete Under
Timber Floors: An Energy Analysis assessed
the effects of placing Foam Concrete over
damp soil and had this to say: Condensation
on the underside of a timber floor can occur
where the floor is suspended over damp
ground and the inside air temperature falls
close to the crawl space air temperature.
Much energy is required to vaporize moisture
that penetrates the structure. By avoiding
underfloor condensation, foam concrete can
reduce floor heat losses by up to 90%.
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The importance
of air quality
The quality of the air we breathe affects
our health and ability to perform. We
breathe in and out approximately 20,000
litres of air every day. It is therefore very
important to ensure good air quality
indoors through adequate ventilation.
Ventilation is the process of air exchange
to provide the necessary air quality that
meets the needs of the occupants for clean,
fresh air. Low oxygen with high carbon
dioxide causes stuffiness in the room
and occupants can feel drowsy. Invisible
harmful substances like a high content
of dust and tobacco smoke are harmful
and can cause various diseases. Even bad
smells can cause discomfort or irritate the
nervous system.
In summer, it’s easy to open windows
for cross ventilation, however as winter
approaches, we start to shut up out houses
to trap in the heat and as a
result, air quality can decline.
Ventilation includes both
the exchange of air to the
outside as well as circulation
of air within the building. It
is one of the most important
factors for maintaining
acceptable indoor air quality
in buildings. Filtered air
supply for summer and
filtered and warmed air in
winter creates a healthy
environment in which to live
and work. In cases with poor
or insufficient air intake from
outside, the oxygen content decreases,
humidity and dustiness levels increase. If
exhaust ventilation is not provided or it is
not effective, polluted air, smells, humidity
and harmful substances are not removed.
To ensure the quality of your air, contact
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They have an extensive range of fans
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