Southern View: June 24, 2021

THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021
Connecting Your Local Community
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Beckenham
speed limit
dropped
Page 3
Father and
daughter in
graffiti battle
Page 5
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‘I found boxing one day
and just loved it’
Working with young
people from all walks
of life is a reward in
itself for boxing coach
Holly Sullivan. She
talks to Bea Gooding
about her recent youth
service award, and her
long association with
the sport
HOLLY SULLIVAN is New
Zealand’s highest qualified
female boxing trainer, and
one of the latest recipients of a
Community Service Award.
Last year the Woolston Boxing
Club head coach helped to secure
more than $100,000, assisting 24
young athletes to compete in the
New Zealand Amateur Boxing
Championships and relieving
the financial pressure off their
families.
It was “unexpected” to be
acknowledged at the recent
Linwood-Central-Heathcote
Community Board awards.
“It’s nice to know what I’m
doing is making a difference,”
said Sullivan.
The Sydenham resident
is the only female coach in
New Zealand to hold a Star 1
international licence, putting
her in the running to mentor the
country’s best amateur fighters at
the Tokyo Olympics.
Sullivan has been involved
with the Woolston Boxing Club
for 14 years; 12 of those as an
CHAMP:
Woolston Boxing
Club head coach
Holly Sullivan’s
services to young
athletes in-themaking
earned
her a Community
Service and
Youth Service
Award.
PHOTO: GEOFF
SLOAN ​
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head coach.
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Speed limit reduced for Beckenham loop
SAFER: Pupils and their families cross Sandwich Rd, near Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto, part of the new 40km/h area.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN ​
• By Ella Somers
THE BECKENHAM loop has
been reduced to 40km/h to make
the area safer.
Beckenham Neighbourhood
Association chairman Dave
Kelly said the lowered speed
limit means residents will no
longer have to worry they are
“taking their life or their kid’s
life in their hands” every time
they try to cross the road.
He said the association has
been working on ways to lower
the speed limit in the loop since
2018, due to speed safety concerns
from locals.
City council
transport
operations
manager
Steffan
Thomas said
lowering the
speed limit
to 40 km/h
Steffan
Thomas
in the area
will “improve
safety for all
road users.”
The speed limit proposal was
one of four city council projects
that was given funding last year
by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport
Agency as part of their
Innovating Streets for People
initiative.
Thomas said the total amount
awarded to the project was
$186,300 by NZTA and $20,700
by the council.
The city council says the
funding will be used to trial
safer speeds, crossing points
and intersection changes in
the Beckenham area bounded
by Tennyson St, Colombo St,
Waimea Tce and Eastern Tce.
The city council received 157
submissions from residents and
organisations over the proposal,
with 118 supportive and 26 not
supportive, while the rest did not
specify a preference.
“One of the most common
comments was that people
wanted the speed limit to be
30km/h not 40km/h,” Kelly said.
Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto
principal Sandy Hastings said
the school was not involved with
the speed limit proposal but
supported “any measure” that
would keep children and the
wider community safe.
Hastings thought it was
“unfortunate” that Tennyson St
had not been included as part of
the approved proposal.
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proposal was approved for the
loop and that the 40km/h speed
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MAKING A
DIFFERENCE:
Ben and
Nevaeh
McCallum
paint over
graffiti in their
neighbourhood
as part of
the Off the
Wall graffiti
programme,
PHOTO:
NEWSLINE
Dad and daughter team
up to take down graffiti
REMOVING GRAFFITI from their
Spreydon neighbourhood has become a
family affair for a father and daughter.
Ben and Nevaeh McCallum volunteered
for the Off the Wall graffiti programme,
run by the city council, in 2017 after seeing
a brochure about it at their local library.
Nevaeh was only seven at the time, but
Ben wanted her to have a strong work ethic
and felt getting rid of graffiti was a worthwhile
task to tackle together.
“At the time there was a lot of graffiti
along the front of our shops so we decided
to get active with that,” Ben said.
As part of the Off the Wall graffiti programme,
they help paint over graffiti in
their neighbourhood.
They’re also ‘tag-spotters’, who report
Seeing young people
develop a reward
for boxing coach
• From page 1
Sullivan has also been the Ultimate
Martial Arts Fighting secretary for the
past five years, and team manager of the
Canterbury Boxing Association since 2013.
And last year, for the tenth year in a row,
she ran the South Island novice champs
in spite of Covid-19 public gathering
restrictions.
It was no easy feat to host 45 competitive
amateur boxing bouts online in a single
day through a live stream, with no crowds
cheering from the sidelines.
But boxing was never Sullivan’s first love
– she put the gloves on for the first time 14
years ago as a way to stay fit when she was
a Canterbury tennis representative and
national football trialist.
“I found boxing one day and just loved it,
there’s an amazing community of people.
It’s a physical challenge and at the same
time it’s a mental challenge,” she said.
“If I knew what I knew now, including
all the opportunities I’ve had, I would’ve
gone a lot further.”
Sullivan took up coaching after a
number of injuries, enabling her to stay
close to the ring.
The Woolston Boxing Club, which
also received its own service award,
was established in 1967 by the late Ron
graffiti to the council when they see it.
It has been a fun experience for Nevaeh,
which has come with an added bonus
many other kids will relate to.
“It gets me away from my brother,” she
said.
Ben doesn’t know many other people in
his age group who volunteer and worries it
is a dying art.
He said more people should give
volunteering a go.
“Definitely give it a go. You’ve got
nothing to lose. If it’s not for you, it’s not for
you. But you won’t know until you give it a
go.”
•It is National Volunteer Week from
June 20 to 26.
Mitchell and has a proud history within
New Zealand boxing circles.
It teaches the skills, techniques and
discipline required in order to be an
amateur boxer.
The club often takes youth members
with anger management or behavioural
issues under its wing.
The sessions provide a positive
environment to help members improve
self-esteem, including patience, impulse
control and the ability to focus.
Seeing young people grow and develop
was “better than anything” she could have
imagined.
Said Sullivan: “We’ve got kids from all
different backgrounds and people from all
walks of life with their own personal issues
and struggles. The cool thing was, at the
last tournament, two kids in our classes
[competed] and their [school] teachers
came and watched their fights.
“One of the teachers got in touch directly
and said they saw an improvement in the
kid and he really wanted to come along to
support and congratulate him.
“It takes a tonne of commitment and
discipline to keep weight and fitness on
point. It’s not like football, there’s no game
every weekend. You have to train hard for
months with no guaranteed outcome.”
LIPOMAS
A Lipoma is a benign mesenchymal
tumour comprised of “mature adipocytes”
(namely fat cells). Lipomas are very
common in the dog, rarely in the cat.
Believe it or not I have several small
lipomas on my arms that cause no issue.
They are often picked up in a routine visit,
are non-painful, soft, moveable and slow
growing. Breeds at risk are the Labrador,
Retriever, Doberman, Spaniel and Beagle.
No one knows why they pop up and they
are classified into three groups –
• Simple lipoma – a benign, slow growing
mass that expands rather than invades.
They can get really huge. They are usually
encapsulated and easy to surgically shell
out. They are most commonly seen within
the fat tissue on the trunk and limbs. Very
occasionally they can be found in the
chest and abdomen. Depending on where
they are they can impede movement
causing abnormal gaits and neurological
deficits may be noticed.
• Infiltrative lipoma – These are locally
aggressive, invasive and can disrupt the
surrounding tissues. These have been
known to cause spinal cord compression.
• Myelolipoma – These are benign and can
commonly occur on the spleen, adrenal
glands and liver. We rarely see these.
Diagnosis is made by fine needle
aspiration cytology, radiographs and
ultrasound (especially of lipomas in the
thorax and abdomen or those inbetween
muscle planes). Cytology of the mass can
be done while you wait.
Most lipomas require NO specific therapy.
We usually only suggest surgical removal
if they are impeding motion or function or
in an area that irritates the dog. Surgery is
usually straight forward and it helps having
cautery for the large tumour removals as
they have a decent blood supply. Often
suction drains are inserted due to all the
dead space left and blood tends to want
McMaster & Heap
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to pool there. Complications of surgery
can be delayed wound healing, seromas
forming or occasionally nerve damage if
the lipoma is deep.
Recently we had a referral to give our
opinion on lipoma surgery for a 12 year
old Labrador called “Tess”. She’s had a
multitude of lipomas (diagnosed via
cytology) for years but some have started
growing quickly, causing her severe
mobility issues. Kirsty initially saw Tess
and thought she could make a difference
surgically to her quality of life and mobility.
One large lipoma had extended down the
right side of her chest and into her axilla
(armpit), impinging on nerves affecting
limb placement. She kept throwing this leg
outward.
Tess was a trouper under her anaesthetic
and has recovered well. The surgery took
nearly two hours and required lots of
sutures and drains to close large wounds.
Six lipoma masses were removed, the
largest weighing in at 1.6kg. She should
hopefully find it easier to walk now. Tess
was discharged on good pain medications,
weight loss diet and a recommendation
for Physio to help her mobilise quicker and
improve muscle strength. She was a gentle
old soul to treat and we hope we have
made a difference to her quality of life.
Dr Michele McMaster
McMaster & Heap

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Cabbage trees replaced along pathway
TREE
WARRIORS:
Oliver Lewis
and a team
of volunteers
braved the
rain on Sunday
to plant 24
cabbage trees,
replacing the
ones that had
been poisoned
in 2018. ​
• By Samantha Mythen
DRIZZLING RAIN and cold
weather did not prevent 30
volunteers from planting more
than 300 natives and 24 cabbage
trees along the Coastal Pathway
on Sunday.
St Martins resident Oliver
Lewis, who has a passion for
cabbage trees, had set up a
fundraiser to replace the 24 that
were poisoned along the Coastal
Pathway in 2018. Nearly $800
was raised.
The person who poisoned the
trees has never been identified.
“I’m really happy the trees are
back in their rightful place and I
can’t wait to see them mature in
the years to come,” said Lewis.
Christchurch Coastal Pathway
Group chair Hanno Sander said:
“The cabbage trees look great
and I think they will make a
good addition to the Coastal
Pathway.”
The other native plants were
bought from money raised by
the Coastal Pathway Group. The
plants were supplied by Trees 4
Canterbury.
“This planting was a
wonderful demonstration of the
passion the neighbours of the
Coastal Pathway have for their
area,” said Sander.
Said Lewis: “Lots of passing
motorists tooted in support,
so I just hope the groundswell
of enthusiasm for the project
shows people who think they
can mess with public trees that
they’re on the wrong side
of history.”
TIM WRAIGHT New Wood For Old Iron
Exhibition at Little River Gallery 26 June – 27 July
Tim Wraight is a musician and artist from
Marahau. He works primarily in carved wood,
a medium he has loved since childhood. As a
child he was surrounded by works created by his
great-great-grandfather John Henry Menzies of
Menzies Bay on Banks Peninsula.
In 1990 he was offered the opportunity to train
with traditional Maori master woodcarver John
Mutu, who he worked with for the rest of that
decade. He still works for iwi in the Nelson/
Golden Bay region making traditional works for
their marae and public art installations.
This has influenced the way he
works since, and although his
personal art practice has
moved away from
the traditional, the
methods and way of
making reflects this
background.
The works for this
show “New Wood
for Old Iron” at Little
River Gallery take old
iron and steel tools
and gift them new
intricately carved and
decorated handles. This is his way of honouring
the role these hand tools have shaped our places
and environments in the past, when hard work
with simple but effective tools made our places
and grew our food. It is also a rejection of the
ease with which we now alter our landscapes
with massively powerful machinery and the
damage we can so easily inflict on our fragile
environment.
Tim learnt to use these types
of tools from his grandfather,
an old-time farmer who also
lovingly crafted wonderful
handles for his tools. This
show also honours those who
worked with muscle power
and honed skills to do what
was needed with these tools
to sustain their lives.
Tools with
a twist, Tim
Wraight’s
exhibition at
Little River
Gallery
Tim has a record of significant
public artwork gracing our
shared spaces, marae, and
schools. He has also been
the recipient of the Sculpture
on the Peninsula Award,
his works are part of many
collections both in NZ and
overseas.
TIM WRAIGHT New Wood For Old Iron
26 JUNE – 27 JULY
Main Rd, Little River
03 325 1944
art@littlerivergallery.com

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Bid to eradicate predators
• By Samantha Mythen
A STOAT hit squad has been
TRAPPERS:
established to ramp up efforts
Predator
to make Sumner’s backyard
Free
predator-free.
Sumner
The squad, along with several
other initiatives have been
members
Bays
started by Predator Free Sumner
John
Bays.
Goodrich
The group was established in
and Paul
2017 after they received funding
Cragg, with
from Predator Free NZ. They
rat tunnels
started with backyard trapping
used to
in Balmoral Hill through to
house
Taylors Mistake, and have now
rat traps
extended trapping into local
and keep
reserves.
out pets,
One of the group’s
children
co-ordinators Paul Cragg said
and birds. ​
members Mike Ryan and Dave
Evans act as a “hit squad when checks the traps on a daily basis, be targeted with
stoats are sighted.”
come rain or shine.
the first traps installed a couple
Only two stoats have been Another trapping team targets of months ago. The group is
killed so far, but Cragg said they rats and mice along the Sumner aiming to extend the trap lines
are encouraging locals to report Esplanade.
into the hills above the park.
any stoat sightings so the group In the last four years, Phil For more information about
can keep protecting native birds Loughnan and Wyn Mossman trapping, to join one of the
in the area.
have trapped more than 150 rats. volunteer teams, to report a
“We are nowhere near
They are not stopping there with stoat sighting, or to buy a trap
elimination but we are hopefully their next aim to extend the for your backyard, Cragg said
making a difference,” he said. trapline as far as Shag Rock, or to visit the Predator Free Port
The group’s work has seen even further into Moncks Bay Hills stall, held on the second
other success. Two significant to help protect penguins in the Saturday of each month, at the
trap lines on the hillsides above area.
Mt Pleasant Market.
Sumner have trapped 250 possums
over the last two years. Healthcare in Rangiora built and group through email sumner@
Residents from Ryman
People can also contact the
260
Cragg said the group, made up donated wooden
x
trap tunnels
180
for predatorfreeporthills.org.nz,
of Ryan, Evans, James Young, the project.
Facebook, phone Paul Cragg on
David Kerr, Bruce Marks, Sue Cragg said Barnett Park in 021 0835 3415, or John Goodrich
Unsworth and John Goodrich, Redcliffs is the latest reserve to 027 365 6985.
Workshop a chance to save
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AN ENVIRONMENTAL group
is seeking a home in Redcliffs
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can save power and save the
environment at the same time.
It is the latest project started
by the Redcliffs Te Rae Kura Eco
Village.
Residents concerned
about their high
electricity bills are
invited to make contact
with the Eco Village
Group.
One house will be
selected for an energysaving
workshop, where
the group will visit and
complete an energy
audit, as well as suggest
measures to reduce energy use in
the home.
The goal is to help lower power
bills and improve the home’s
health.
The group was formed under
the umbrella of the Redcliffs
Residents Association to guide
local action on the nationwide
climate and ecological
emergency.
It has created Eco-Kiwi Pledges,
a handbook for undertaking
better sustainable living to help
address climate change and
ecological damage.
Dave Bryce
The book is separated by
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focus for June.
Said group co-ordinator
Dave Bryce: “Reducing home
energy reduces power bill
costs, reduces emissions and
results in a warmer healthier
home.”
Bryce suggests making simple
changes at home to lower
your energy use, such as
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optimising north-facing
windows, cleaning
windows and trimming
trees shading them.
He has undertaken
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Give your fresh fish a point of difference
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Snapper with caper sauce
Serves 4
Ingredients
Marinade:
3 cloves garlic
1 green chilli, seeded and
chopped
1 tsp thyme leaves
1/3 cup lime juice
Salt and pepper to taste
Fish:
Four fillets skinned and boned,
about 600gm
Caper sauce:
2 tbsp water
3 tbsp each – lime juice, olive
oil
2 tsp each – red wine vinegar,
diced seeded green chilli
½cup fresh coriander leaves
1 shallot, peeled
1 tbsp capers, rinsed and
drained
1 garlic clove, peeled and
halved
¼ tsp pepper
Directions
Combine the marinade ingredients
in a small food processor.
Whizz until well blended.
Pour into a large resealable
plastic bag.
Pat the fillets dry. Place in the
plastic bag, seal and turn fillets
to coat.
Marinate in the refrigerator for
45min.
To prepare the caper sauce,
place the ingredients in a small
food processor and blend, until
smooth. Place aside.
Drain and discard marinade.
Grill the marinated fish on the
barbecue or under a preheated
grill for 3-5min each side or
until the fish flakes easily when
pulled with a fork.
Serve the sauce with the fish.
Salmon, avocado and
noodle salad
Serves 2
Ingredients
50gm noodles
Ginger dressing:
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tsp grated root ginger
1 tbsp each – rice vinegar, light
soy sauce, lemon juice
½ tsp sugar
1 tbsp finely chopped coriander
Salad:
Caper sauce
for snapper
and avocado
salad with
salmon are
unusual
dinner treats.
150gm hot smoked salmon
1 medium avocado, peeled,
stoned and diced
Flaky sea salt and freshly
ground black pepper to taste
¼ cup coriander leaves
Directions
Cook noodles in boiling
water according to packet instructions.
Drain noodles, wash under
cold water, drain well, then allow
to cool.
Meanwhile, combine ingredients
for the dressing in a small
food processor and blend until
smooth. Place aside.
Break the salmon into
chunks.
Place in a large bowl with the
cold noodles, avocado, seasoning
and coriander leaves.
Add about 3/4 of dressing.
Gently toss to coat.
Add remainder of the
dressing.
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Vaccinations for
the rest of Aotearoa
New Zealand
The COVID-19 vaccination rollout for the general population
starts from the end of July.
Our COVID-19 vaccination programme has built momentum
steadily since February. We are vaccinating around 100,000
people a week at the moment. In the second half of the year
we hit top speed and everyone in New Zealand aged 16 and
over will be able to be vaccinated.
Moving to the general population
So far, vaccinations have been made available to those most at
risk of getting COVID-19 to limit the chances of it getting into the
wider population.
With more vaccine supply coming on, and having ramped up our
infrastructure, vaccinations for everyone else in New Zealand
aged 16 and over (the general population) start from 28 July.
This is a very large group of people. To make this flow smoothly,
we will break this down by age bands.
All people aged 60 plus can book their vaccinations from 28 July.
Then, two weeks later, people who are 55 plus. From there, new
age bands will be opened up every 2–3 weeks based on confirmed
deliveries of the vaccine and the speed of rollout to earlier groups.
By mid to late August, invitations should be open for people over
45. By mid to late September, invitations should be open for those
over 35, with everyone else being eligible from October.
Invitations
Most people will get a direct invitation to book – either by email,
text, phone call or in the post. You will then be able to book through
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will vary between district health board (DHB) regions.
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Registration
Even if your age band isn’t open, everyone aged 16 and over will
be able to go to Book My Vaccine to register for an invitation from
28 July. Registration means we will be certain to have your correct
contact details and when your age group is opened, you will get an
invitation telling you it’s your turn to book.
Getting a vaccination
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Receiving an invitation
We’ll call or send you an email, text or letter to invite
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Make your booking
From 28 July, go to Book My Vaccine or call the new
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Important dates
28 July People 60+ Vaccinations open
11 August People 55+ Vaccinations open
Mid to late Aug People 45 + Invitations should open
Mid to late Sept People 35+ Invitations should open
October People 16+ Invitations should open
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same time to make it easier for them. Our successful whānaucentred
approach to vaccinations will continue for Māori and
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