Bay Harbour: July 07, 2021

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ANDREW TURNER, a serious 

man, or Phil Mauger, the 

maverick who dug a trench to 

try and stop flooding in the 

eastern suburbs. 

These are the potential 

candidates Lyttelton resident, 

poet and radio show host Gary 

McCormick would consider 

voting for as mayor if there was 

an election this weekend. 

Bay Harbour News went 

to Lyttelton on Monday to 

gauge people’s preferences for 

who they would like to see as 

the next mayor. 

McCormick said: “Mostly, I 

value passion, and digging up 

the drains [trench] sounds very 

passionate, so maybe 

that guy.” 

Right-leaning first time city 

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Who could be mayor? 

Andrew Turner 

Phil Mauger 

We test the pulse 

VOTER: Radio 

personality and 

Lyttelton resident 

Gary McCormick 

is quizzed 

about who he 

will support for 

mayor. 

councillor Phil Mauger went 

ahead and dug a trench in 

Pages Rd in April to solve a 

flooding problem that had been 

unresolved for 10 years. 

He was fined $300 by the city 

council regularity compliance 

unit. 

“I will be using the ‘get on 

and do it’ test when it comes to 

voting,” said McCormick. 

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Boy racer 

sting nabs 

routine 

drivers 


THREE HUNDRED and eighty 

tickets were issued to speeding 

motorists over the weekend. 

Speeding tickets issued included 

79 in Cass Bay, 91 on Bridle Path 

Rd, 81 in the tunnel (all 50km/h 

areas) and 129 on Tunnel Rd 

(100km/h area). 

Police launched an operation 

targeting boy racers but caught 

many routine motorists, said 

Sergeant Gerard Peoples. 

A number of local motorists 

were among those ticketed. 

Peoples said it was “a bit disappointing.” 

“The law of physics doesn’t discern 

between a ‘boy racer’ and a 

mum and dad driver. If you speed, 

you’re more likely to crash and the 

impact will be greater on you and/ 

or others,” he said. 

It was Lyttelton Police’s latest 

road policing operation to stop 

speeders and boy racers. 

Peoples said they worked alongside 

staff from the anti-social road 

users section. 

“Overall, it was a pretty quiet 

weekend,” he said. 

“Happy to be proved wrong, 

but there seems to be less boy 

racer activity around than a few 

months ago.” 

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THAT WAS a heck of a lot of 

motorists caught speeding at 

the weekend. 

On page 1 today we reveal 

the numbers from a police 

speed and boy racer operation. 

A total of 380 tickets were 

issued in Cass Bay, Bridle Path 

Rd, in the Lyttelton tunnel and 

on Tunnel Rd. 

Police say it was quiet on the 

boy racer front, which means 

there were a lot of what could 

be termed routine drivers 

caught. Police have described 

them as mums and dads. 

Speeding around the bays 

with the tight corners and 

through the Lyttelton tunnel is 

simply dumb and dangerous. 

On another note, a top show 

over the weekend for Diamond 

Harbour School’s The Lion 

King (page 8). 

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SMART 

NEWS 3 

In Brief 

RUBBISH BINS 

Rubbish bins have been replaced 

along the Sumner Esplanade 

as part of the city council park 

team smart bin roll-out across 

all city parks. The new bins are 

near Scarborough Park and by 

Cave Rock. Additional bins will 

be placed at the end of Head St 

and Marriner St during the next 

roll-out. 


THE ICONIC British Hotel 

is applying for a city council 

heritage grant to assist with the 

cost of building a new roof and 

parapet. 

The British was badly damaged 

during the earthquakes and is 

slowly being restored. 

Rebecca Lovell-Smith and her 

partner Christian Carruthers 

bought the building post-quakes. 

Lovell-Smith said Carruthers 

had always loved the building. 

“We didn’t want it to be demolished 

after the earthquakes,” 

GLORY DAYS: 

Restoration is under 

way for the iconic 

British Hotel, pictured 

before it was rebuilt 

in the 1940s (left) and 

today. 

she said. 

“We knew how important it 

was to Lyttelton; it holds a fond 

place in many people’s hearts.” 

Work has already begun on the 

top floor, which was the former 

manager’s flat and hotel rooms. 

It is planned to keep this space as 

accommodation. 

One room will be set up as a 

small museum with pieces from 

the hotel’s past on display. 

With the grant’s help, Lovell- 

Smith and Carruthers are hoping 

to rebuild the parapet later 

this year. 

The parapet reflects the building’s 

late deco-inspired architecture 

in the moderne style, with 

rounded corners and porthole 

windows. 

“The British is an important 

part not only of Lyttelton’s 

history but also its streetscape 

and architecture,” said Lovell- 

Smith. 

“We want to keep the building 

in its original state, there are no 

flash renovation plans.” 

The hotel is currently home to 

four local businesses – Arcana 

Tattoo parlour, the Commoners 

Bar, the Lost Property junk shop, 

and Big Sam’s Tools. 

Lovell-Smith said every 

Saturday when she opens Lost 

Property, people always come in 

and tell her diverse stories about 

the time they have spent in the 

hotel. 

Rebuilt in the 1940s, the 

British has a rich history with a 

colourful reputation. 

It was frequented by sailors 

from all over the world, who saw 

it as home whenever their ships 

arrived at the port. 

The Banks Peninsula 

Community Board has written 

a letter in support of the request 

for a heritage grant. 

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CASS BAY residents have rallied 

together against rats and other 

predators in their community as 

part of a wider initiative to make 

Banks Peninsula pest free. 

Twenty-five people gathered 

together on Sunday to learn 

about predator control and how 

to set their own traps. 

The afternoon was organised 

by Predator Free Port Hills, a 

backyard trapping initiative that 

aims to get Port Hills communities’ 

involved in protecting 

native species. 

Predator-free project co-ordinator 

Marie Gray said the day 

went really well with attendees 

showing great interest and enthusiasm. 

She said there has been a 

recent surge in interest from 

households in learning about 

predator control in their own 

backyards. She thought this was 

inspired by people watching the 

Fight for the Wild documentary 

film and podcast series. 

“People are realising the 

importance of predator control 

and what they can do to help,” 

she said. 

The project is aiming for a trap 

to be in one in every five backyards 

by 2024. 

It was launched by the Summit 

Road Society in 2016, with the 

goal to create a buffer zone between 

Christchurch city and the 

wider Banks Peninsula area. 

The project has since started 

working alongside Whaka-ora 

Healthy Harbour. 

Whaka-ora programme 

manager Karen Banwell also 

attended the Sunday workshop. 

“We are all working for a pestfree 

Banks Peninsula,” she said. 

She has caught 116 rats and 

one weasel over the last three 

years in her two backyard traps. 

Brent Barrett led the workshop. 

Barrett manages a number of 

landscape pest control projects 

around the Port Hills, including 

in red-zoned land. 

“With predator control, it’s 

essential to think in a landscape 

way, not just about your own 

patch of land,” he said. 

“In [a] dynamic approach, you 

should team up with others in 

your neighbourhood.” 

He said targeting stoats and 

weasels is essential as they are 

very successful predators and if 

not controlled, their populations 

grow quickly. 

However, Barrett said he was 

TRAP THOSE 

RATS: Brent 

Barrett shared 

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on predator 

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and trapping 

with Cass Bay 

residents. 

quite optimistic about pest 

control in the Port Hills. 

“The Port Hills are more on 

top of this than people realise, 

receiving funding and focus 

from various groups,” he said. 

“We are working in a large 

area, but with only a few gaps.” 

Predator Free Sumner Bays is 

currently working to eradicate 

pests on the other side of the 

Port Hills. 

Diamond Harbour School 

pupils and their families joined 

in the initiative earlier in June, 

building their own traps. 

NEWS 5 

Speedsters 

targeted 

• From page 1 

Police units patrolled from 

Sumner, Redcliffs, Heathcote, 

Lyttelton and the various bays, 

through to Diamond Harbour 

and over Gebbies Pass to the 

Motukarara area. 

Said Peoples: “The speed 

enforcement we conducted was 

targeting narrow and windy roads 

where speed is an issue and causes 

an extra hazard due to the road’s 

nature.” 

Static observation posts also 

captured speeding drivers via 

video recordings. 

“I want to impress upon 

offending drivers that even if they 

don’t see police they may still 

be recorded and stopped by an 

unmarked car when they leave the 

area or get a door knock days later 

and receive an impoundment 

notice and summons,” said 

Peoples. 

“Paranoia is the best prevention.” 

A static observation post 

at Naval Point resulted in the 

impoundment of a car over the 

weekend. The driver was charged 

with sustained loss of traction 

after a prolonged burnout. 

Peoples said they would 

continue to conduct these 

operations monitoring anti-social 

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NEWS 


Young scholars rewarded for work 

SUCCESS: Isobel Gould with Viv Cotter, who 

supported the science scholarship. 


THE SUMNER Ferrymead 

Foundation recognised and 

awarded young students of 

their community during their 

scholarship and awards event. 

Three scholarships and a grant, 

totalling more than $18,000 were 

awarded to four worthy recipients 

on Thursday evening. 

Isobel Gould was awarded 

a scholarship of $5000 for her 

second year of university science 

study. 

Gould is majoring in 

pharmacology at Otago 

University. 

She is hoping to eventually 

pursue post graduate study and 

develop her knowledge of analytical 

chemistry with the view 

of working in 

humanitarian 

fields ensuring 

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second year of 

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studies. 

In 2020, she passed her Bachelor 

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in the top five per cent of 

Lucia Rapley with Sumner 

Ferrymead Foundation 

patron Allan Williams. 

students. 

Following completion of 

her undergraduate degree, 

Cody’Mandell is aiming to be 

accepted into the clinical psychology 

programme at Otago or 

Canterbury University. 

She aspires to examine the 

role of nutrition in psychological 

health and well-being. 

Lucia Rapley received $5000 

for her second year of humanities 

studies. 

She is studying law, French and 

political science at Canterbury 

University. 

Rapley would like to one day 

represent New Zealand on the 

international stage by working 

for the Ministry of Foreign 

Affairs and Trade or NZ-linked 

NGO’s. 

The scholarships recognised 

the students’ diverse accomplishments, 

their academic success, 

and their outreach within and 

beyond the foundation’s “catchment” 

area. 

The Predator Free Redcliffs 

Group received $3000 for their 

environment and sustainability-focused 

project. 

Working under the umbrella 

of the Redcliffs Residents 

Association, this group trap 

possums, stoats, weasels and rats 

in local reserve areas, hoping to 

regenerate invertebrate and bird 

life. 

They are going to use the 

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the Barnett Park catchment. 

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• From page 1 

Last week Lianne Dalziel announced 

she will not be running 

for a fourth term as mayor. It 

has opened up what is expected 

to be a hotly-contested mayoral 

race. 

Turner, deputy mayor 

and Banks Peninsula Ward 

councillor has previously said he 

would not run against Dalziel. 

The door is now open for him. 

Heathcote resident Jasmine 

Bishop who was in Lyttelton on 

Monday, said she was likely go 

with Turner if he ran due to his 

connections with the Labour 

Party, as a People’s Choice 

councillor. 

In contrast, John Creagh, of 

Lyttelton, said: “Not Andrew, as 

he hasn’t done a lot to be seen 

for Lyttelton.” 

Other potential mayoral 

candidates are Heathcote 

Ward city councillor Sara 

Templeton and fellow city 

councillors Mike Davidson and 

James Gough. 

A Heathcote resident, who 

did not want to be named, said 

he knows Templeton personally 

and that he would vote for her 

if she ran because she is quite 

proactive in the community. 

Many people spoken to by Bay 

Harbour News were not aware 

of who the potential candidates 

could be. 


Said Ross Coutts: “I don’t 

know the councillors enough 

to make that decision. I don’t 

even recognise Andrew Turner’s 

name, to be honest.” 

Another Lyttelton resident 

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Kiwibank’s 

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THE KIWIBANK branch in 

Ferrymead closed on Friday. 

The branch has been operating 

out of Take Note on Ferry Rd, 

alongside a New Zealand Post 

branch. 

A Kiwibank spokesperson said: 

“For customers, Kiwibank would 

have liked to maintain services 

in Ferrymead, however the host 

business, Take Note, has decided 

not to continue its contract with 

us.” 

Take Note declined to comment. 

Kiwibank has been in touch 

with the seven customers who 

exclusively use the Ferrymead 

agent to work through alternative 

banking options. 

Kiwibank was originally 

relocated to Ferrymead from its 

branch in Woolston in 2015. 

The community enthusiastically 

campaigned against the move 

with 240 people signing a petition 

to stop its closure. The city 

council joined the campaign by 

sending a letter to New Zealand 

Post, which owns Kiwibank. 

However, the relocation still 

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At the time, New Zealand 

Post retail distribution general 

manager Tracey Berry said the 

company was investing in a 

full-service post shop and Kiwibank 

branch in Ferrymead. 

Deputy mayor Andrew Turner 

said banks are often at the heart 

of communities. 

“For every one facility like this 

that closes in the community, we 

lose one more element of community 

connection,” he said. 

“While I realise banking is 

moving online to the digital 

environment, there are still many 

people in communities, such as 

the elderly and business owners, 

who value the service on-site 

banks provide and the face-toface 

contact.” 

Turner said with the Woolston 

closure in 2015, the Ferrymead 

bank became even more essential, 

yet with its closure on Friday, 

residents are going to have to 

travel even further for their contact 

banking. 

The nearest Kiwibank service 

to Ferrymead is in St Martins or 

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The Lion King. 

The show was held over the 

weekend. 

Acting deputy principal and 

production director Sally Craw 

said there was a huge buy-in 

from the community. 

The Friday and Saturday 

evening shows sold out and 

people had to be turned away 

on Saturday. 

There were only four tickets 

left for the opening night on 

Thursday. 

“It was really exciting seeing 

everyone in their costumes and 

with their masks,” said Craw. 

The entire school was involved, 

either taking on a lead role or 

acting in the wider chorus. 

Teachers, parents and other 

family members helped with 

creating costumes and the background 

set. 

Craw said they have received 

great positive feedback from 

everyone who saw the show. 

Several parents commented on 

the school’s Facebook page that 

it was the best school production 

they had ever seen. 

“I am really proud of the kids,” 

said Craw. 

“There is quite a lot of talent 

here.” 

Several performing pupils will 

be attending Cashmere High 

School next year, where Craw 

expected they would engage with 

the high school’s great drama 

department. 

Diamond Harbour School has 

a production every two years. 

“We now have two years to 

recover,” said Craw with a laugh. 

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NEWS 


Keeping the old post office lines 

• By Bea Gooding 

“SOME PEOPLE preserve family 

heirlooms, some people preserve 

cakes, but why? If we stop doing 

these things then I think we’ve 

lost the plot.” 

Those are the words of George 

Wealleans, who has mastered the 

art of preservation as founder 

and inaugural president of the 

Ferrymead Post and Telegraph 

Historical Society. 

It is why the 75-year-old is in 

charge of the group responsible 

for conserving the country’s 

communications’ history in 

a 1920s post office building, 

nestled within Ferrymead 

Heritage Park. 

“If I don’t, then who’s going 

to?” said Wealleans. 

“It’s partly ego, partly a desire 

to preserve our history. You 

might as well preserve something 

you’re keen on.” 

The society collects and 

restores vintage telegraphy, 

telephone and switching systems 

mainly from the New Zealand 

Post Office and formerly Telecom 

New Zealand. 

The items, sourced from all 

over the country, are in working 

order, allowing visitors to get a 

feel for what life was like before 

the digital age. 

The exhibition may look like a 

CALLING: George Wealleans with one of the old telephones in the Ferrymead Post and 

Telegraph Historical Society building. 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

museum, but it has not 

strayed too far from its original 

purpose – the building still 

provides postal agency services 

and philatelic (postage stamp) 

sales. 

Wealleans and a few others 

established the society in 1977 

during a time when the country’s 

morse system and telegraph 

service were closing down in 

1963 and 1988, respectively. 

One of the members already 

worked at the Ferrymead 

tramways, so the heritage park 

was seen as the perfect location 

to keep the practice alive. 

Otherwise, it would have 

“ended up on shelves in a shed.” 

“When some of the equipment 

out there was ready to be 

taken out, we wanted to see it 

preserved. So I called a meeting 

with post officers in town and 

established a group,” he said. 

“[Now] we have been tasked, or 

dumped, with the idea of looking 

after this stuff on behalf of the 

people of New Zealand. 

“But there’s no benefit of 

looking after this stuff other than 

our hobby.” 

Born in Oamaru, Wealleans 

was raised in Timaru by his 

uncle and aunt when his father 

left the picture. 

In the 23 years that followed, 

he completed school certificate 

and locked in his first job at the 

Timaru Post Office at 16-yearsold 

as a trainee telephone 

mechanician. 

In search of love, he 

relocated to Christchurch in 

1971 to get hitched, eventually 

building a house, raising three 

children of his own, and starting 

a new role at the telephone 

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of communication open 

“We’re still at the same address 

with the same phone number in 

Avondale.” 

Wealleans loved the idea 

of being able to help facilitate 

communication between others. 

The biggest change he 

witnessed over time was cell 

phones. But as someone who 

championed communication, 

they were “abhorrent,” as they 

created too many distractions. 

He also prided himself on 

accuracy – his boss once said his 

wire tying and lacing skills were 

always neat. “It’s the technology 

too that got me hooked, and 

the data from one computer to 

another. The theory of how a cell 

phone works is just as important 

as the piece of equipment,” he 

said. 

“Each component leads to a 

core computer, then it goes out 

through a cellular network and 

up to a satellite, passing bits of 

messages, then back down to say, 

the phone of your mate who just 

happens to be having lunch in 

San Francisco.” 

OPERATOR: One of the society’s oldest telephones, a Bell/Blake transmitter, used 

in New Zealand in the 1880s. Left – George Wealleans using some of the old post 

office equipment. 

PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN 

But after 31 years in the 

industry, it all changed when he 

was made redundant in 1992 – 

two years after deciding to take 

a decade-long hiatus as president 

of the historical society. 

He spent the next 17 years after 

that working in a factory making 

plastic bags before he “weaseled” 

his way back into the society’s 

presidential role about 10 years 

ago. 

“In every job I’ve had, there’s 

been an element of being your 

own master,” said Wealleans. 

“Obviously you’re following 

the instructions. Like at the 

plastic bag machine, you’re given 

instructions on how long to 

make the bag, but they didn’t tell 

you how fast to make it. 

“So I fine-tuned the machine a 

bit to get it going at say, 65 bags a 

minute, instead of 50.” 

Wealleans is at the 

heritage park nearly every day, 

and he would not have it any 

other way. 

But a major regret was not 

becoming an architect after 

nearly failing a technical exam 

in high school – a dream that 

grew momentum the second he 

received his first Meccano set. 

Said Wealleans: “I wouldn’t 

go as far as saying I’m an artist 

but I can visualise things from a 

technical perspective, put it on 

paper and draw it, like a circuit 

diagram. I’ve always treated my 

job as a hobby because I love my 

work. I’m able to share all my 

experiences with a whole lot of 

people, even those who aren’t 

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Readers respond to last week’s article in the Bay Harbour News about a call 

for a powered vessel ban in Rapaki 

I live in Cass Bay and go 

stand-up paddle boarding. I 

thought Rapaki Bay was already 

powerboat free. It really should 

be. 

People can launch small boats 

and jet skis from Cass Bay and 

with the bay becoming more 

popular and busy there are 

safety concerns, especially for 

swimmers and children playing 

in the water. I do not like noise 

pollution as well. 

There does need to be beaches 

and bays that small boats can go 

to though, for example on Quail 

Island and out past Diamond 

Harbour. – Marjorie Russell 

I definitely agree with 

imposing a ban on powered 

vessels in Rapaki Bay. 

I have thought this should be 

the case every summer when 

we are there swimming. – 

Vivienne Le Couteur 

We want to hear your views 

on the issues affecting life 

in Banks Peninsula 

Send emails to: 

barry@starmedia.kiwi 

I certainly think there should 

be a ban on motorised vessels at 

Rapaki and that includes jet skis. 

Rapaki is a very special area 

and popular with swimmers. Jet 

skis are dangerous and the noise 

destroys the calm of the bay. The 

same goes for motor boats. 

It is also important for kai 

moana gathering for the people 

who live at Rapaki. I would like 

to see more areas of the harbour 

protected from motor boats and 

jet skis. It must upset birds and 

wildlife too, it is their home. – 

Pat Scott, Lyttelton 

Up until 2018 I lived in Cass 

Bay. My house backed onto an 

enviable beach front location. 

Thus I took up stand-up 

paddle boarding as a hobby. 

Even then I was troubled by 

those motorised vehicles with 

irresponsible handlers. 

I often return to the bays 

to walk the tracks offered in 

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both directions. 

Sunshine coinciding with 

school holidays and public holidays 

see greatly increased traffic, 

water activities, jet skis and 

smaller boats and dingies with 

outboard vehicles coming into 

the bay areas. 

Water safety and speed restriction’ 

protocols often lapse. 

Moreover, an increasing amount 

of alcohol is bought to beaches, 

consumed, and water etiquette is 

compromised. 

I certainly would not feel 

confident to confront a jet skier 

who I suspected was under the 

influence of alcohol. I’d simply 

remove myself from the water. 

Now more than ever, when 

it is critical to reverse and 

protect our larger environments 

from further degradations and 

personal injury, should policies 

place environment stewardship, 

before those pleasure seekers 

that have no regard to what 

damage or anxiety they might 

cause. 

I strongly support a ban on 

motorised vessels in Rapaki. 

And support it being extended 

in other coastal areas of the 

Banks Peninsula. 

I hope that residents and 

non-residents can see improvements 

and that increased safety 

measures become the new norm. 

Enabling sustainable pleasure 

for the greater majority of 

people to enjoy together. – P J 

Stylianou 

WELL, IT was another busy few 

weeks in the Banks Peninsula 

electorate as we hurtled toward 

the shortest day of the year. 

Some of the highlights for 

me were a visit to Kidsfirst 

Lyttelton where the enthusiastic 

youngsters opted to show me 

how to clamber up the slopes of 

the impressive backyard – I was 

regrettably far less sure-footed 

and, although fun, it was also 

lovely to catch up in the warm 

with the wonderful team at 

Project Lyttelton and call in to 

see Sergeant Peoples at the local 

police station. 

Similarly, I was very grateful 

for the hospitality at the Woolston 

Fire Station when Elaine, 

one of my excellent electorate 

staffers, and I called in with some 

afternoon tea. I credit the quality 

of the baking with the chance to 

get behind the driver’s wheel. 

Principal Chris and I were 

treated to an impromptu haka at 

Mt Pleasant School after a lovely 

visit with Liza and the team at 

kindy down the hill. 


OPINION 13 

Tracey McLellan 

Member of Parliament Banks Peninsula 

A chance to catch up 

with the electorate 

Saturday started with the 

chance to acknowledge World 

Refugee Day at Rapaki Marae. 

Thank you to everyone for making 

it so special, especially Nuk, 

Sally, Ta Mark and Ahmed. 

Speaking of sparkle. While I 

had heard about the famous Star 

of the Sea Sumner school lipsync 

competition I hadn’t seen it 

with my own eyes until Saturday 

night where I was stoked to be 

a judge alongside James Daniels 

and Marianne Delaney-Hoshek. 

Highly recommend and congratulations. 

It’s rare that I venture out of 

Banks Peninsula in a recess 

week, but it was an honour to 

support my colleague Kiri Allen 

as she continues her recovery 

from cervical cancer treatment. I 

spent Wednesday and Thursday 

visiting wonderful organisations 

doing fantastic work in Whakatane 

and Opotiki. 

I know Kiri would want me to 

take this opportunity to remind 

everyone to keep their regular 

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Today, 10-11am 

Go along to Lyttelton Library 

for their friendly craft sessions. 

Take your knitting, crochet or 

other portable craft project and 

enjoy time with other crafters. 

Have a look at their range of 

books to get ideas for your next 

project! Free, beginners welcome 

Lyttelton Library 

Wā Kōrero-Storytimes 

Today, 10.30-11am 

Meet others in the community 

when you and your pre-schooler 

join in for a fun variety of 

stories, songs and rhymes which 

foster children’s literacy. All 

whānau and caregivers welcome. 

Free, no bookings required. 

Matuku Takotako: Sumner 

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Stories After Dark 

Today, 6.30-7.30pm 

Go and join in for stories, 

songs and crafts to entertain four 

to seven-year-olds. The whole 

family is welcome – kids, wear 

your PJs and take your teddies. 

Lyttelton Library 

Creative Wednesdays 

Wednesday, 11.30am-2.30pm 

All welcome and you can 

come and go as you please. This 

group is focused on bringing 

people together and getting 

creative, no matter what level 

your art practice is, beginner or 

expert. Go along to this event to 

make connections and express 

yourself freely. Every Wednesday. 

The Rock, 10 Wakefield Ave, 

Sumner 

Heathcote Community 

Morning Tea 

Wednesday, 10am-12pm 

Everyone is invited to pop in 

for a cuppa, some fresh baking 

and to get to know some of the 

locals. Every Wednesday. 

Heathcote Community Centre 

Pottery Social Night 

Wednesday, 7-9.15pm 

This is a local, equitable opportunity 

for those with pottery 

experience to pot, have fun and 

make connections with others. 

They have two fully-equipped 

clay rooms all set up for you 

to work on your own projects 

and share your skills. Tuition is 

not provided. The rooms have 

benches, and three electric pottery 

wheels, just take your own 

clay, glazes, tools and ideas. 

Sumner Hub, 57 Nayland St 

French Conversation Group 

Thursday, 10.30-11.30am 

Go along and join in for an 

hour of conversational French. 

Enjoy a hot drink and meet people 

in your in community. Free, 

no bookings required. 


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A Reading at Harbour House 

Thursday, 6pm 

Michelle Elvy reads from her 

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new hybrid collection, The Other 

Side of Better, introduced by 

James Norcliffe. 

Harbour House, 79 Main Rd, 

Governors Bay 

Sumner Silver Band 

Thursday, 7pm-8.30pm 

All welcome to attend the 

band’s regular rehearsals to either 

just listen or to become part 

of the band. They can provide 

instruments and encourage returning 

players of all ages. Phone 

Peter Croft for more information 

3849 534. 

Redcliffs School, Beachville Rd 

Community Garden Working 

Bee 

Thursday, 10-11.30am 

Contribute time and sweat to 

the Mt Pleasant community garden. 

Join Jocelyn at this weekly 

working bee. The garden is 

located between the community 

centre and the kindergarten. 

Mt Pleasant Community Centre 

Garden 

Twinkle Tots 

Friday, 10.30am 

Twinkle Tots is a community 

music group for under 5s, a 

delightful space where the littlest 

members of the community and 

their guardians can catch up for 

singing, dancing and practicing 

social skills. Morning tea is provided. 

Gold coin donation. 

St Mary’s Church Village Hall, 

Heathcote 

After School Movie 

Friday, 3.30-5pm 

Go join in to watch Khumba 

thanks to Beamafilm. Khumba a 

half-striped zebra, is blamed for 

the drought in the area his herd 

lives. He sets out on a journey to 

save all animals and be accepted 

by his herd. Family-friendly. 

Free, take your own snacks. No 

booking required 


Centre 

Zoomers Art Exhibition 

Friday-Sunday, 10am-4pm 

Artists Against Slavery presents, 

Zoomers; an exhibition of 

work by four talented Generation 

Z artists, who all live in Diamond 

Harbour and are students 

at Cashmere High School. They 

Eleanor Grimshaw 

art exhibition 

opening night. 

Friday, 6pm. Go 

along for drinks and 

nibbles and a bit of 

art gazing. Sumner’s 

Eleanor is exhibiting 

her colourful 

illustrations and 

photorealistic 

portraits. For the 

rest of the month, 

pop into The Rock 

whenever their signs 

are out to check out 

the artwork. The 

Rock, 10 Wakefield 

Ave, Sumner 

will be donating 10 per cent of 

the sale price of their artworks 

sold to Artists Against Slavery. 

Stoddart Cottage, Diamond 

Harbour 

Art and Craft Market 

Saturday, 9.30am-12.30pm 

The very popular art and craft 

market is on this Saturday in the 

community’s warm hall. 

Mt Pleasant Community 

Centre 

Tea and Talk 

Monday, 10.30-11.30am 

Sumner Bays Union Trust 

host tea and talk. Join in for 

a social morning with free 

hot drinks and snacks. Make 

yourself comfortable and spend 

some time talking to other 

members of the community and 

your local librarians. Everyone 

welcome. 


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17 

Singing in a chorus an uplifting experience 

• By Eva Munro 

IT WAS QUITE an effort for 

my friends to convince me to 

audition for the Christchurch City 

Chorus in February. 

Retired last year, I was already 

pretty busy with my garden and 

oil painting. I wasn’t looking for 

more hobbies. 

How wrong I was because singing 

turned out to be more than 

a hobby. It’s a new and inspiring 

way of life – new knowledge, 

new skills, new experience, new 

acquaintances, even a new reality. 

I am not a native English speaker 

and thought I would struggle 

with my accent. I had never heard 

of the songs we perform. Each 

week at practice, we are taught 

clear and correct pronunciation 

and breathing techniques and 

even acting while singing. 

I then just download each song 

10 times in a row onto my phone 

and keep listening and singing 

along while gardening or doing 

my house chores. 

I keep discovering my voice, 

which I never even thought I had. 

Long ago, I sang at after-school 

care. 

Later, I sang Happy Birthday at 

parties. These were my only experiences 

of performing until in 

April, as one of over 100 women 

in the chorus, I got standing ovations 

at my first concerts. 

A crucial part of the learning 

process and the atmosphere in the 

chorus are our leaders. Our musical 

director, Virginia Humphrey- 

Taylor began her training singing 

in opera and musical theatre. 

Richard Marrett also supports 

us as a vocal coach and pianist. 

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Across 

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7. Father, having solar trouble, needs its 

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24. Afraid merry-go-round will be given 

to milk producer (5,6) 

Down 

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(4) 

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(5) 

5. First sparrow will jab bill at bit of dust 

(5) 

6. Have great enjoyment turning the bar 

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8. Bombardment as means of getting 

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10. Find out that the record is finished 

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16. Allow student the necessary to 

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17. It will nearly be a strip at the 

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19. A pram used for going to town for 

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21. One left the boss so that he could 

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Across 

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4. Thrifty (6) 

7. Garden tool (3) 

8. Survey leisurely (6) 

9. Quit (6) 

10. Demean (8) 

12. Crypt (4) 

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15. Natural skill (6) 

16. Unit of time (4) 

17. Protector (8) 

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(6) 

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Phone (03) 3844 179 | Email prier.manson@raywhite.com 

rwferrymead.co.nz /RayWhiteFerrymead 

Prier Manson Ltd. (Licensed REAA 2008)


A Lifestyle of Luxury 

9 Beachville Road, Redcliffs 

4 bedrooms, 2 living, 1 study, 4 bathrooms, 3 car garaging 

Enjoying a prime yet private position off the prestigious Redcliffs waterfront, 

this luxuriously appointed residence responds magnificently to the needs 

of modern lifestyles and achieves comfort and flexibility within a skilfully 

composed floor plan. Designed by local architect Marcus Stufkens, the twolevel 

layout has been exquisitely arranged with well-considered spaces and 

serves up exceptional living and accommodation options across both floors. 

The home’s upper level is dedicated to everyday living and hosts the primary 

open-plan entertaining area, which exudes modern appeal and steps outdoors 

to two sheltered balconies that capture views of the water. An attractive 

family bathroom and two of the home’s four bedrooms are also situated 

upstairs, including the master suite that comes complete with a luxurious 

walk-in wardrobe and ensuite. An alternative living zone and additional kitchen 

occupy the ground floor, which is favourable for families craving space, or 

buyers simply seeking a well-appointed area where they can work from home 

or have extended guests. Further bedrooms and bathrooms are positioned 

downstairs, ensuring your options are cleverly distributed across both floors. 

Entertaining in style outdoors is assured with a supreme alfresco environment 

that comprises a volcanic stone fireplace and spa, while the outdoor shower 

provides the perfect spot to freshen up after a day at the beach. Versatility 

is heightened by the presence of a media room and dedicated study with 

stunning in-built cabinetry, while an extensive three-car garage, ample on-site 

parking and a sauna round out this endlessly appealing residence. 

FINAL WEEK 

Auction: Thursday 15 July from 11am, in rooms, 76 Hereford St 

(unless sold prior) 

Open Homes: Thu, Sat & Sun 1.30 - 2.00pm 

www.raywhite.co.nz/OPA30011 

Simon and Paula Standeven 

M. 0274 304 691 E. thestandevens@raywhite.com 

No.1 Sales Consultants 

2017-2021 

Simon & Paula Standeven 

Coastal Charm + Enviable Locale 

4 Cliff Street, Redcliffs/Moncks Bay 

3 bedrooms, 2 living, 1 study, 2 bathrooms, 1 car garaging 

Brimming with the charm and grace of an earlier era, this delightful 

family home in one of Moncks Bay’s most coveted streets offers a rare 

opportunity to secure the ultimate seaside lifestyle. Modernised for 

contemporary living, the home has enjoyed sympathetic upgrades over 

the years, while retaining its elegant early century heritage details such as 

rimu panelling and leadlight windows. The approx 175sqm floor plan offers 

three double bedrooms, plus a fourth single or home office, supported by 

two well-appointed bathrooms, including an ensuite for the master. Two 

generous living spaces, warmed by a log burner and heat pump, ensure 

ample space for growing families with a spacious, sun-drenched informal 

living space operating as the social hub and extending seamlessly out 

to the private gardens. Featuring a lovely expanse of lawn for playing 

and space for alfresco entertaining, the grounds offer endless scope for 

further enhancements. A practical separate laundry completes the home, 

while a single garage and off-street parking cover parking needs. Set upon 

a 646sqm section on prestigious Cliff Street, this property is perfectly 

positioned for superb sunshine, shelter from the prevailing winds and easy 

access to the local yacht club and Redcliffs School. With a small, sandy 

beach at the end of the street and both Sumner and Redcliffs villages close 

to hand, this enviable locale affords relaxed, seaside living within a short 

drive of the city. Buyers seeking an outstanding family-friendly community 

will appreciate the unique opportunity presented by this exceptional 

property and are advised to act quickly. 

Auction: Sunday 25 July at 11am, on site (unless sold prior) 

Open Homes: Thu, Sat & Sun 2.30 - 3.00pm 


Simon and Paula Standeven 

M. 0274 304 691 E. thestandevens@raywhite.com 

No.1 Sales Consultants 

2017-2021 

Simon & Paula Standeven 

Paula & Simon Standeven Sam Ansell Jan Edlin 

Pip Sutton 

Gretta Ulmer



Magic over Moncks Bay...As it is! 

270 Main Road, Sumner 

2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 living 

The sequel to this seaside cottage overlooking Moncks Bay is ready to be 

scripted! 

Proudly positioned, this is one of the city’s most captivating seaside locations. 

Walk up the private laneway and be enthralled with the charm of this special 

site. 

Options aplenty for this fabulously private location - being offered for sale in 

‘As Is Where Is’ condition, this beachside cottage built isn the early 1900’s will 

certainly be an enticing project for those with an eye for restoration. Others 

will see scope to start again in this unique and peaceful location, underpinned 

long term by the sheltered position and gloriously unrivaled views. 

You will enjoy breath-taking views stretching from Pegasus Bay and across 

Moncks Bay to the Southern Alps. The sparkle of the sea, sound of the 

breaking surf, magic of the mountains; words simply cannot do justice to the 

ever-changing panorama. 

Within walking distance to Sumner Beach, Sumner Village, cafés, restaurants, 

supermarket, and right on the doorstep of the Coastal Pathway for sunset 

strolls or weekday commutes. Seize the day! 

Auction: 11am Thursday 29th July 2021 

Open Homes: Sat & Sun 2:00-2:30pm 


Rod Cross 

M. 021 763 763 

P: 03 384 4179 

E. rod.cross@raywhite.com 

Loans made 

simple. Loans made 

simple. 

First Home Buyers 

Investors 

Refinancing 

Yvette Wright 

Your local 

Lyttelton & the Bays 

Real Estate Specialist 

My service comes 

at no cost to you. 

First Home Buyers 

My service comes 

Investors 

Antonia McAtamney,Mortgage Adviser 

021 at 469 no 244 cost to you. 

antonia.mca@loanmarket.co.nz 

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Antonia McAtamney,Mortgage Adviser 

021 469 244 

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Refinancing 

Yvette Wright 

020 4172 1510 

yvette.wright@raywhite.com 

Ray White Lyttelton 

47 London Street, Lyttelton 

Christchurch 8082 

P: 03 384 4179 

Yvette Wright 

M. 020 4172 1510 

E. yvette.wright@raywhite.com 

Ray White Ly 

47 London St 

Lyttelton 

Christchurch 

03 384 4179 

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rwferrymead.co.nz 

Prier Manson Limited Licensed (REAA 2008) 

Craig Prier Yvette Wright 

Mark Gardner 

Bev Prout Rod Cross James Shepherd


We let the numbers 

do the talking! 

Auction Statistics 

Sold 

under hammer 

83.3% 

98.8% 

Sold prior 

4.8% 

SOLD 

Sold 

following 

10.7% 

Withdrawn 

1.2% 

*Ray White Ferrymead auction sales last 12 months to 30 June 2021 

Ray White Ferrymead 

Phone (03) 3844 179 | Email prier.manson@raywhite.com 

rwferrymead.co.nz | /RayWhiteFerrymead Prier Manson Ltd. (Licensed REAA 2008) 

IN SUPPORT OF RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE SOUTH ISLAND

Bay Harbour: July 07, 2021

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