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Aberhart pulls stumps on career
Former Black Caps coach Denis Aberhart, of South New Brighton, is about to retire as principal of Our
Lady of Victories School. On pages 6 and 9, he talks about the similarities between coaching and teaching
and what retirement has in store for him.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
Creative
hub set for
two-year
trial in Roy
Stokes Hall
• By Bea Gooding
A NEW creative community hub
will make a permanent home in
New Brighton if a two-year trial is
met with success.
Economic development
agency
ChristchurchNZ,
which own Roy
Stokes Hall, has
agreed to back
the pilot project
run by the Life
in Vacant Spaces
trust.
This follows
calls last year to make the
hall available for more
Rachael
Shiels
community groups, artists and
events which is currently only
being leased to the Christchurch
Circus Trust.
“It’s great to have
[ChristchurchNZ] on board,
it gives it the best chances of
success,” LiVS director Rachael
Shiels said.
“The hall space is one of the
biggest spaces we have in New
Brighton, so as a community asset,
it’s really valuable.”
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Best uses for hall being explored
• From page 1
LiVS partners with landowners
and the community to activate
vacant property across the
city, developing short-term uses
for the space while a permanent
solution was sought.
If projects like the creative
community hub were successful
over a period of time, they could
be made permanent.
ChristchurchNZ urban
development general
manager Cath Carter said
the organisation will have a
supporting role in the next two
years and will co-ordinate the
initial set-up.
This includes helping to secure
funding for any hall upgrades,
outlining a financial model for
the project to be self-sufficient,
and determining the ownership,
governance and operation
structure.
The trial will also determine if
the hall needs upgrading and the
best uses for it.
“The intention is to make the
hall a permanent creative hub,”
said Shiels.
The hall can host between 500
to 600 people and sits on the old
Central New Brighton School
site on Seaview Rd. The land was
purchased off the Ministry of
Education in 2018.
Since the school closed in 2015
as a result of the Canterbury
earthquakes, the hall’s future has
been in limbo.
The site itself, however, was
recently purchased by property
developer DGM Group, which
plans to start building 65 new
homes there in spring.
Shiels said if the circus trust
and residents did not advocate
for the hall to stay in the community,
it would have been
purchased by the developer,
slimming the chances of a hub
coming to fruition.
“The hall was originally
founded and supported by
the community, so it was
really important that it was
saved and given back to [them],”
she said.
The hub could be up and running
in five weeks’ time if all
PILOT: If a
two-year
trial to
transform
Roy Stokes
Hall into
a creative
community
hub goes
well, it will
become a
permanent
fixture.
goes to plan.
So far, “a real mix” of local
arts groups and social needs
organisations have reached out
to the trust.
Said Shiels: “We’re reviewing
the expressions of interest in the
next two weeks, then we’ll be
reaching out to them, putting
some things into action and
playing around with dynamics
of the hall.”
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community groups at its latest
meeting. The first grant of $1410
will go to Shirley Boys’ High
School to purchase canoe polo
equipment. The second grant of
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Toy Library towards wages for the
co-ordinator.
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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 Avondale
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
ex-post office.”
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Stepping out of the game after 50 years
LEAVING: Denis Aberhart will step down as principal at
Lady of Victories School today. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
• By Fiona Ellis
FORMER BLACK Caps coach
Denis Aberhart is stepping down
from an educational career
spanning nearly 50 years.
Pupils and staff at Our Lady
of Victories School in Upper
Riccarton will farewell their
principal at an assembly today.
From classroom to cricket
pitch, his process for success has
been the same.
“You want your school to run,
so you put your team together
accordingly, and then you put a
team together to deliver on that,”
Aberhart said.
“Coaching is about providing
the environment, culture and
resources so that people can be
the best that they can be.
“I actually think that we’re
coaches rather than teachers.”
Aberhart, 68, began teaching
in 1975, but took a three-year
break from his educational
career between 2001 and 2003 to
coach the Black Caps.
He enjoyed both careers
but thought he made the
bigger impact in the classroom,
he said.
As a principal, he said he was
helping shape the future of his
pupils and society.
“The role that a principal does
is far more important than the
WISE HAND: Back Caps captain Stephen Fleming gets
some advice from his coach Denis Aberhart during a
practice session.
role a sports coach does.”
Pupils played cricket and other
sports at Our Lady of Victories,
Aberhart said.
“Sports is a good healthy
activity for kids to be involved in.
It teaches great life skills.”
He highlighted teamwork and
sportsmanship as valuable skills
the pupils learned.
Aged 21, he first began
teaching because he felt it was a
career suited to his personality.
“I enjoyed the people side of
things, I felt that it was a skill
that I had. “I enjoyed school.
I had good teachers, so it’s
something I thought I’d like to
do.”
In 1983, he began his first job
as principal at St Joseph’s School
in Lyttelton.
It was a small school and he
was still a teacher as well as
principal.
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Manukura Kōrero
School Update
He kai kei aku ringa
There is food at the end of my hands
Kia ora koutou katoa, ngā mihinui ki te
whānau o Haeata.
As we approach the end of Term 2, I am
pleased to finally welcome Haeata into the
Ka Ora Ka Ako programme finally. Over
the last week we have been able to see
the fruits of our work with the Ministry
of Education to provide school lunch for
our deserving ākonga. This initiative is an
exciting one that helps alleviate inequitable
outcomes in schools and takes the pressure
off you, our beautiful whānau, to provide
your tamariki with lunch every day. As a
friendly reminder, snacks are still worth
bringing to school, and there will be no
doubt some teething issues as we roll out
this programme at Haeata.
Please feel free to call us to give us
any feedback so we may improve the
programme at Haeata.
I am especially excited to welcome Digital
Futures Aotearoa to Haeata Community
Campus. Digital Futures is an exciting
charity which partners with tech companies
and students to enable positive pathways
into digital technologies. As they are now
based on our kura, our ākonga can have
the best access to a pathway into digital
tech through them. They are beginning this
by looking at participation in the recycle a
device programme and the Digital garden.
Digital Futures also holds code clubs, and
we are also looking forward to availing
ourselves of the multiple professional
development opportunities our staff will
have through Digital Futures.
As we now have lunches and digital
pathways I am feeling optimistic about
what Haeata can bring to our ākonga, our
whānau, and the east. Our children deserve
every opportunity, and I look forward to
continuing to work on fulfilling this promise
to you.
He waka eke noa tātou.
We are all in this together, no exception.
Manukura
Dr. Peggy Burrows
The Hauora Team
at Haeata
It has been an exciting few months for the Haeata
Hauora team in 2021 with the addition of two new
staff members. We are happy to announce that
Neihana Goodrick, one of our original Hauora team
members, has returned back to us. His key role is to
deal with immediate crises that may be going on for
students during the school day. We also welcome our
new nurse, Rebekah Fazackerley.
There are many groups being facilitated by our Hauora
team. We have a Champions 4 Life boxing class,
partnering with Jamie Roberts, A-town Boxing gym.
Motivationz, run by Marg Foster, is working with a
select group of our year 11-13 students. Lastly, we are
partnering with Waipuna Trust and Bro’s 4 Change,
who are supporting many of our young people with
youth mentoring and social support.
If you or someone you know, would like support from
our Hauora team in any way, please don’t hesitate to
ask for help. We offer many different forms of support
including counselling, mentoring, food parcels, referrals
to external organisations, advocacy, group programs
and many others.You can access a referral form through
the wellbeing tab on our school website, or come in
and meet with us.
Ngā mihi nui
Rebecca Wilson
Kaihautū Whakaako/Deputy Principal
Operations & Pastoral Care
Kaiāwhina Support Dinner
It was the perfect assessment opportunity and an absolute privilege to provide
a sumptuous dinner to honour our amazing kaiawhina and the fantastic work
they do around Haeata.
Needless to say, my senior Hospitality class were absolute stars and rose to the
challenge with commitment and dedication, complemented by professionalism
and teamwork, to ensure the night ran smoothly.
The menu consisted predominantly of stir-fried, sauteed and pan-fried food,
so very little could be prepared in advance, thus putting even more pressure
on the ākonga, who, yet once again, exceeded every expectation.
The menu consisted of:
Mains:
• Lemon chicken with toasted Moroccan couscous and broccoli
• Lime and sesame beef stir fry with rice noodles
• Vegetarian stack with halloumi and sweet chilli hollandaise
Desserts:
• Banoffee crepes
• Yorkshire pudding with petite fruit salad and ice cream
• Blueberry sweet omelette with vanilla bean custard
I am so proud of my students and the new heights they are consistently
achieving. In particular, a special mention goes to Xiana O’Donnel, Jasper Pelayo,
Teleisha Johnson, Kazania Tuhua, Q’Che Rewetii and Houston Tuhiwai.
Well done team, you were terrific, and as you can see from the photos, the
food was outstanding.
Nicki Knier
Year 9/10 Science Experiment
Our year 9/10 Rua Science class is extremely fortunate to be the pilot
school in New Zealand to be working with the international company
“We Share Solar”. Our students have been provided with all the
equipment to build a stand alone DC solar power system, which is able
to light a room and charge a phone.
The system is then designed to be disassembled for further education,
or to be deployed in a suitcase to families in need.
It’s been fabulous watching
the class being so engaged
with the practical activities;
learning about electricity
and trouble shooting the
solar system to get to the
point where this week they
were able to get their light
bulbs going.
Fleur West
Taking enrolments, please email enrol@haeata.school.nz for any enquiries or phone us on 03 930 0110
Haeata Community Campus
240 Breezes Road, Wainoni
Reception Hours: Mon - Fri 8am - 3pm
Contact 03 930 0110 • enrol@haeata.school.nz
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‘You want kids to learn rather than be taught’
• From page 6
From there, he became
principal at the old St Paul’s
School in Dallington, then
Our Lady of Fatima School in
Mairehau, before taking on his
current role in 2015.
A Catholic himself, he felt
Catholic schools focused on an
element which state schools did
not.
“That is that spiritual
dimension, which I think is really
important.”
The best part of his role was
seeing pupils trying their best
with help from teachers.
“The highlights are really the
staff you work with and the kids.
“Those are the things I’ll
always look back on and hold
dear.”
Uncertainty was the biggest
challenge of being a principal, he
said.
“You come to school and you
don’t know what you’ll be dealing
with.”
He has faced events such as the
February 22, 2011, earthquake,
the 2019 terrorist attack and the
Covid-19 pandemic.
“They’re not necessarily school
issues but you have to deal with
them at school. School really
reflects your community and the
things that are happening in it.”
TOP JOB: Denis Aberhart at a press conference with Cricket NZ operations manager
John Reid to announce his appointment as coach.
Technological changes aside,
the biggest change he saw over
the course of his career was how
it became common for both
parents to work outside the
home.
“There’s sometimes not that
same engagement with the
families as there was in the
past.
“Teachers are probably
expected to do a lot more in loco
parentis but in the end, the kids
are the same.”
Starting out in his career, his
mission statement was “to get
more and more out of kids rather
than put more and more into
kids,” he said.
“That’s still the same. You
want kids to learn rather than be
taught.”
Seeing former students grow
up and contribute to society
with good jobs and children was
always rewarding, he said.
“It’s great, especially if they
remember you fondly.”
He felt now was the right time
to leave.
“I think the school’s in
good heart, we’ve got an
increased roll and quality staff
and we’ve just had some building
work done.
“We were in the mid-120s and
now we have 236 (pupils).
“We’ve got a really good
cultural mix, passionate hard
working staff and a school
community that supports
what’s going on. It’s ready for a
new person to come in and take
over.”
The next principal, Collette
Sandilands, who is currently
acting principal at Sumner
School, will step into the role at
the start of term three.
Top of Aberhart’s to do list in
his retirement is spending time
with his two grandchildren.
He is also interested in taking
up a new role in education
or cricket, and could also see
himself leading tour groups
around wineries.
“I’d like to keep doing
something else on a part time
basis, something to keep me out
of trouble.”
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