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Tony loses
bid to
rule roost
– page 3
Fiordland shipwreck mystery
Galleon drawing, names
found in remote cave
Earthquake
injury
claims
continue
– page 9
Suspected
suicide
victim’s
father
demands
inquest
• By Susan Sandys
A SCIENTIFIC expedition
from Christchurch has found
a cave in a remote part of
Fiordland where survivors of a
shipwreck may have sheltered.
A team from Willowbank
Wildlife Reserve was looking
for the elusive South Island
kōkako when they chanced
upon the cave in Chalky Inlet
last month.
The cave had a drawing of
a galleon vessel and what is
UNEARTHED: Dale
Hedgcock and
Mark Willis with
the cannon they
discovered on a
beach in Chalky
Inlet, near a cave
with a drawing of
a galleon. PHOTO:
WILLOWBANK
WILDLIFE RESERVE
believed to be the names of its
mariners etched underneath.
The remains of an old cannon
were discovered nearby.
• Turn to page 4
• By Susan Sandys
A MAN who lost his son to
suspected suicide is demanding
there be an inquest.
Geoff Booth fears he will not
get the answers he needs as the
coronial inquiry into his son’s
death drags on.
It is coming up to four years
since his son Liam, 21, died from
suspected suicide.
Christchurch Hospital staff
discharged Liam about three
weeks prior to his death,
wrongly believing he was not
going to harm himself. Booth
received a formal apology
from the Canterbury District
Health Board. The report also
acknowledged there was no clear
evidence family members
were involved in a discharge
plan. It also said family could
have benefited from more
information about support.
Booth said the approach
to the October 2 anniversary
was all the more difficult as he
considered this could be marked
without the inquiry having been
completed.
“To me, it’s almost
disrespectful to Liam’s life,”
Booth said.
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TONY THE rooster’s bid
to rule the roost in a quiet
neighbourhood has come to an
end.
Tony, described as “pretty
vicious looking”, appeared in
Jeremy McTear’s backyard in
Heathcote last week.
“He was rather
large and confident,
and very
quickly made
himself at home,
digging up the
lawn and hiding
in the bushes,”
McTear said.
“He was all
feather, talons
and large beak with a bright red
comb.”
The McTear family’s “guard
dog”, Ziggy, who likes to
patrol the garden, was out
of action recovering from
surgery, allowing Tony took full
advantage of the situation.
Over the next few days, Mc-
Tear and his sons, Oliver, Jamie
and Leon, attempted to catch
Tony.
But he was quite the escape
artist, managing to evade their
clutches and fly over a fence to
terrorise their neighbour.
“He was incredibly quick and
able to escape through gaps that
seemed impossibly small,” said
McTear.
“An hour or two later, he’d appear
at the door or window and
taunt us or the dog. Sometimes
he’d just sit in the neighbour’s
gutter and glare.”
Ziggy eventually took an interest,
wandering over to see what
all the fuss was about. When he
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CHRISTCHURCH has so
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rainfall for July with 25mm.
The latest MetService data
also shows the city has had
145 hours of sunshine, slightly
above its average of 129 hours,
this month.
Westport was more than
likely the wettest place in the
Family crowing after
finally bagging Tony
Jeremy
McTear
country this month. But forecasters
can’t say for sure because
the rain gauge broke during the
recent flooding event.
Hokitika has had a whopping
315.6mm of rain so far in July,
up from the month’s average of
233.2mm.
Wellington has had 79 per
cent more rain than average so
far this month, with 175.3mm,
while Auckland had 87mm,
compared to an average of
117mm.
New Plymouth continues to
be the sunniest spot in New
Zealand with 1479 sunshine
hours so far this year, 149 of
which were this month.
The place with the least
sunshine this month was
Taumarunui, which had 98
hours.
The least sunniest place so
far this year was Gisborne.
While its sunshine hours have
been about average for July, it
has been much cloudier than
normal, with only 993 total
sunshine hours recorded.
saw Tony, Ziggy would chicken
out from his guard duties.
A post on the community
Facebook page failed to trace
Tony’s owner. The McTear back-
TEAM EFFORT: Ziggy the
“guard dog” was out of
action after surgery when
Tony arrived. Above – Oliver,
Jamie and Leon captured
the rooster.
yard had become his new home.
Each morning last week, Tony
woke up the family and neighbours
at 5.20am.
Finally, Tony was captured
on Thursday, after McTear, his
wife Tina and three sons, armed
themselves with blankets, fishing
nets, bread and a cat carry
cage.
“It was a team effort,” McTear
said.
Tony was despatched to the
SPCA, where he is being put up
for adoption.
“Staff said he was quite
grumpy on arrival,” said McTear.
He said his sons asked for KFC
on the way home.
“We didn’t have a problem
with that,” he said.
“On Friday we all had a great
sleep in.”
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New classrooms for
Hillmorton High
An upgrade to Hillmorton
High School will make it one of
the fastest growing schools in
Christchurch. Wigram MP and
Housing Minister Megan Woods
yesterday announced four
shovel ready projects will be fast
tracked and 17 new classrooms
will be created at six schools
and kura across the Canterbury,
West Coast and Tasman regions.
The projects include five shortterm
roll growth classrooms
at Hillmorton High School
to meet the growing demand
for schooling in the area.
The school’s roll will grow by
more than 100 when the new
classrooms have been completed.
More houses
being built in city
An analysis of building
consents in Christchurch
shows the city gained 2792
new dwellings over the past 12
months. That was a 12 per cent
increase on the previous year
and the highest annual housing
gain in the city since 2000. The
housing gain is calculated by
taking into account the number
of new houses built and the
number of houses removed or
demolished. Most of the new
homes were built in the southwest
of the city, particularly
Halswell. Prestons and Yaldhurst
also experienced large increases.
Museum gets consent
for redevelopment
Canterbury Museum has
resource consent to proceed with
a proposed multi-million dollar
redevelopment of its Rolleston
Ave premises. The consent was
granted by the city council
on Monday after a hearing in
June. The museum’s proposed
redevelopment is estimated to
cost about $195 million, but
it is still $70 million short.
Museum representatives are
talking to possible funders and
have developed a business case
to seek Government funding.
Director Anthony Wright said
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Exciting discovery hints at unknown shipwreck
UNCOVERED: Writings in the cave at Chalky Inlet, discovered while searching for the elusive South Island kōkako.
PHOTOS: WILLOWBANK, DOC, GETTY
• From page 1
“You can’t help but wonder the
history behind those names, why
those men were there and what
happened to them,” Willowbank
managing director Michael
Willis said yesterday.
He said the exciting discovery
hinted of an unknown
shipwreck, perhaps dating back
to the age of exploration when
Dutch, French, English, Spanish
and Russian ships sailed New
Zealand waters.
“If it had been in the later
stages of exploration, people
would have been more likely
to know about it. The fact that
people don’t know about it would
suggest it is in the early days,”
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He believed it could be from as
long ago as the very early 1800s
or even the 1700s.
Willis and fellow expedition
members Mark Willis and Dale
Hedgcock unearthed the cannon
late last month. They were at a
Chalky Inlet beach when they
spotted a small, deep orange
patch among the stones.
They moved the surrounding
rocks with their bare hands.
“It was sheer luck that they saw
it, it was a patch of rust and they
knew that there was something
underneath,” Willis said.
The discovery followed Willis
exploring a cave he happened
to see the previous month while
walking along the same beach,
and finding the scrawlings of
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names underneath the drawing
of an old ship.
The cave and the cannon are
only about 100 metres apart,
pointing to the possibility the
cannon is from the ship that is
drawn on its wall. The drawing
of the ship is not detailed
enough, however, to see if it has
cannons or not.
Willis said there are at least
four names. They are hard to
read, but one appears to say
“Jamie Rasmussen.” Rock
underneath had fallen off, and
it appeared that originally there
may have been more names.
There is also a date, which may
be a year. It says 18 then a line
then a zero, which could signify
1810, 1870 or 1890.
Willis said the mariners could
have perished in the area of the
beach. It was also possible they
were seen by local Māori or
sealers. However, these potential
rescuers would not be in the area
very often due to its extreme
remoteness.
Willis and his fellow team
members, which also included
Taranaki farmers Terry
and Heather Nelly who are
Willowbank supporters, were
at Chalky Bay to install and
then retrieve birdsong and
trail camera equipment used to
try and find the South Island
kōkako.
The cannon find has followed a
tradition for the team of making
great discoveries while searching
for something completely
different.
The Nellys sighted a kōkako
about four years ago as the team
searched the area for evidence of
an obscure pig population.
“Fiordland is just full of
mysteries, there is so much going
on there that no-one knows
about,” Willis said.
Willis said team members
were now waiting for the
Ministry of Culture and Heritage
to get back to them about how to
go about retrieving the cannon.
It had been too heavy to lift into
their helicopter when they found
it.
He said Willowbank hoped
to obtain custodianship of the
cannon and display it.
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More motorists nabbed using bus lanes
• By Chris Barclay
Bus drivers on routes
through Riccarton don’t just
have to deal with of one the city’s
busiest roads, they are often
required to make unscheduled
stops behind errant motorists.
Riccarton Rd features prominently
as a target area for enforcement
of bus lane infractions
by the city council.
Stretches of the road occupy
three of the top five locations for
vehicles either driving or caught
parking in a designated special
vehicle lane.
Figures obtained by The Star
indicate the number of motorists
nabbed driving in bus lane has
escalated from 1870 in 2018 to
4731 in 2020.
They are fined $150.
Ticket revenue generated
$280,500 in 2018, jumping to
$690,300 in 2019 (4602 offences)
and $709,650 last year.
The number of cars found
parked in bus lanes has fluctuated
from 2018, with 751 tickets
issued worth $69,860.
There were 1941 tickets issued
in 2019 ($129,260). Numbers
were down in 2020 (1475 –
$104,018), with roads not as busy
due to Covid-19 restrictions
enabling more people to work
from home.
The latest figures for 2021 –
to the end of March – reveal
1062 motorists being ticketed
($159,300) for driving in bus
lanes, while there were 375 cars
parked in bus lanes, raising
$25,873.
Revenue collected from infringement
notices is diverted to
the parking compliance budget.
Riccarton Rd featuring prominently
is not surprising given
the bus lanes are operational 24
hours a day, seven days a week,
and are monitored by two enforcement
cameras.
A camera has also been
installed to monitor the lanes
on Main North Rd between
Langdons Rd and Sawyers Arms
Rd outside Northlands Shopping
Centre.
Other lanes are monitored by
parking compliance officers.
“Our enforcement activity is
not about revenue gathering; it’s
about ensuring the transport
network is operating as it is
designed to. I would be thrilled
if we weren’t giving out any
fines because that would mean
that nobody is misusing the
bus lanes,’’ said city council
transport operations manager
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be driving in a bus lane is if they
are making a turn. Even then,
you can only drive in the lane
for less than 50 metres – that’s
the length of an Olympic-sized
swimming pool or half a rugby
field,’’ Thomas said.
Christchurch currently has
17 bus lanes. The latest was
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• By Ben Leahy
IN AUCKLAND, $2 million can
get you a rundown villa with no
toilet.
In Christchurch, a few million
dollars might just net you an elegant
11-bedroom mansion with
sweeping city views.
The 1928-built Hackthorne
Gardens home in the suburb of
Cashmere has just been listed for
sale and sits on a huge 4034sqm
hilltop site in the lower Port
Hills.
Yet despite being an historically
important, three-storey timber
home with views over Christchurch,
the ocean and Southern
Alps, the city council valued it at
only $2.6m in 2019.
The home’s marketing site
doesn’t have a sale price listed,
but some property websites estimate
its current value at around
$3.6m.
Boasting a “colourful” history,
the mansion has served as home
base for a famous city businessman
and philanthropist, residence
for intellectually disabled
children, and a boutique hotel.
“The brief from its original
owner, Archibald Henry Anthony,
to renowned architect
William Trengrove was for a
family home in the style of an
‘Englishman’s stately residence’,”
the home’s advertisement by
agents Harcourts said.
“The resulting home, built in
1928, certainly delivers on that
brief, incorporating elements of
the Art Deco style of the day to
create an unforgettable blend of
romance and grandeur.”
That has led the city council to
declare the home as socially and
culturally important.
A council district plan said the
mansion sits among a “precinct”
of posh timber bungalows straddling
the lower Port Hills that
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A few million might net you 11 bedrooms
ELEGANT: Hackthorne Gardens has gone on sale in Cashmere with sweeping views, 11
bedrooms and bathrooms and a rich history.
chart “the evolution of domestic
architecture in the city during
the first three decades of the 20th
century.”
And – as the flashy home of
prominent 1920s businessman
Anthony, who worked first as a
car salesman before becoming
a lawyer – its architecture also
helps illustrate “the habits, tastes
and lifestyle of the time.”
Its other important role came
when Anthony sold it in 1964 for
a “modest gratuity.”
The mansion then became
“the Grace and Shirley Hohepa
Home, (named after his late wife
and daughter), a boarding school
for disabled children based on
Steiner principles” emphasising
creative learning.
The property was sold to
private owners in 1987 before
opening in 1994 as a luxury bedand-breakfast,
the council report
said.
Recently, the mansion has been
running as a luxury hotel after
a China-based owner bought it
in 2015 to serve as a private residence
but later decided to open
it up and “share it with others”,
according to the hotel website.
The mansion comes with 11
bedrooms and bathrooms, a
commercial kitchen, bar, grand
entrance hall with “beautifully
crafted staircase” and a wide terrace
that runs the length of the
home, giving city vistas and opening
onto a “sprawling” garden.
Investment in the property
“is underpinned by 4034sqm of
blue-chip real estate that remains
as desirable today as it was when
Archibald Henry Anthony first
commissioned his magnificent
new home”, Harcourts marketing
material states.
“This is a one-of-a-kind
opportunity to secure a slice
of history – and an exciting
commercial or residential
property.”
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VALUE: The flat in St Albans last sold in 1981 for $30,000.
$30,000 buy in 1981
could sell for 500k
A TINY St Albans flat could
fetch about 16 times what it was
last sold for.
The tidy two-bedroom property
in Radnor St has just gone
on the market, with a real estate
agent headlining its listing as:
“Last Sold for $30,000 in 1981.”
“Incredibly 40 years on, the
time has arrived for the family to
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The 1970s-built 90sqm flat goes
under the hammer at auction on
August 12.
With a 2019 rating value of
$365,000, and property information
site homes.co.nz estimating
its worth around $505,000, the
“front north-facing townhouse”
is expected to be popular with
first-time buyers.
“This is a nice home with great
neighbours, and a real community
feel,” the listing says.
“Yes; you could do some
upgrading but alternatively, live
in it and consider these options
later.”
But the listing has attracted
widespread comment online,
with a Reddit thread titled “Real
estate agents rubbing it in”
getting more than 120 comments.
“Taking into account inflation,
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to $142,000 now,” one poster says.
Another says: “I’m trying to
think of all the things I could
possibly do with the spare cash
I’d have if my mortgage was a
mere $142,000. I keep coming
back to “Scrooge McDuck pool of
money.”
—NZ Herald
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
• By Samantha Mythen
NEW APARTMENTS in
Sumner may be one step closer to
being built.
Marriner Developments Ltd
part owner Shane Kennedy, who
is developing the Marriner St
site, has met with the city council
in recent weeks over more information
needed for a resource
consent application.
Eight units, including a top
floor penthouse, and a ground
floor wine bar are planned.
A resource consent was submitted
in December last year,
and further information was
requested by the city council in
February.
The maximum height of buildings
under the Sumner Master
Plan is 13m. The proposed new
apartment is about 16.45m in
height.
The apartments will be built on
what was formerly known as the
Cave Rock apartment complex,
which was badly damaged in the
earthquakes.
A long battle followed between
the owners of the 49 apartments
and an onsite tavern with their
insurer. Then there was more
conflict over how to divide
the $21 million payout among
apartment owners.
That dispute was eventually
settled in the High Court in
2019.
Kennedy would not say how
long his company had owned the
site.
The city council requested
numerous information for the
resource consent application,
including issues related to flood
hazards, zone-specific noise
rules, sensitive activities near
roads and railways, outdoor
lighting, signs, minimum number
of car park and cycle parking
rules, manoeuvring for parking
Thursday July 29 2021 The Star
NEWS 7
Developer and city council
in talks over Sumner plan
ARTIST’S IMPRESSION: The proposed development,
viewed from the intersection of Marriner and Nayland Sts.
and loading areas, access design,
earthworks, Ngāi Tahu values
and the natural environment,
and building height.
Kennedy said is currently
working on finalising a response
to the city council. A date to hear
the resource consent has not
been set.
He was hopeful building would
start this year.
“The whole area was previously
downgraded and old, it will
be nice to give Sumner what it
deserves with this new build,”
said Kennedy.
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• By Chris Barclay
A DECADE on from the
earthquakes, 103 people
who received physical and
psychological injuries – or
both – still have active claims
with ACC, with financial
commitments still significant
despite numbers gradually
decreasing.
Figures obtained by The Star
reveal there were 20 fewer claims
on the ACC’s books for the 2020-
2021 financial year, compared to
2019-2020.
From the existing claims,
82 were classified as physical
injuries and nine as mental
injuries, while a dozen claims
were a combination of both.
ACC paid out $3,050,959
for those claims, compared to
$2,636, 894 during 2019-2020.
The amount needed for
physical injuries dropped from
$1,926,237 to $1,808 – 805 with
17 claims resolved.
But that reduction was offset
by mental injuries ($350,653 to
$571,008) and physical/mental
injuries ($360,004 to $671,146)
requiring a greater financial
commitment.
Unsurprisingly, the 2011/2012
financial year produced the
highest expenditure on claims
from the February 22, 2011
earthquake: $12,140,380, with
the bulk devoted to physical
injury treatment ($10,618,068).
There were 5996 claims in
2011-2012. Minor physical injury
claims appear to have been
resolved swiftly – 7879 physical
injury claims were made in 2010-
2011, while 12 months later the
number had reduced to 5904.
The greatest number of
physical injury claims became
inactive in 2012-2013, when 4715
dropped off the books.
Meanwhile, the number of
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
ACC earthquake claims continue
ONGOING: The Latimer Square triage centre after the February 22, 2011 earthquake.
Today many people still receive financial assistance to live with physical and mental
injuries caused by the disaster.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
claimants receiving weekly
compensation relating to the
earthquake peaked in 2010/2011
at 327 (306 physical, 13 mental,
eight physical/mental),
although the bill amounted
to $1,337,393.
In the following financial year
the claimants had reduced to 240
– the only category to increase
was mental injury from 13 to 30
– but the expenditure surged to
$2,796,151.
There are currently 20
claimants across all three
categories, absorbing $1,337,658.
The bulk of the money is
required for death benefits –
weekly compensation ($830,487)
followed by support for
independence care ($357,664).
Conveyance for medical
treatment was the smallest cost
for the 2020-2021 financial year:
$1227.
• Quake research page 18
Thursday July 29 2021 The Star
NEWS 9
Exploring
trauma
A NEW exhibition at
Christchurch Art Gallery will
reflect on how we cope with
trauma and the ways it can
transform a community.
All of the featured artists have
documented the aftermath of
traumatic events using photography,
moving image and graphic
design. Several explore the years
following the 2010 and 2011
earthquakes.
Said art gallery director Blair
Jackson: “From a starting point
of examining what the people of
Ōtautahi Christchurch have been
through in the last decade, Things
That Shape Us spreads its focus
to look at the trauma caused by
racism, inequality, climate change
and indigenous politics, from the
colonisation of Aotearoa to the
bombing of Nagasaki.”
Christchurch photographer Tim
J. Veling documents the structures
that were installed to support damaged
buildings, “echoing the care
and empathy people had for each
other,” said Jackson.
Miranda Parkes captures the
anxiety caused by the earthquakes,
Ella Sutherland considers
the future of the art gallery
building itself, and John Miller
has been photographing protests
across New Zealand for 50 years.
The exhibition runs until
November 7.
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Council snubs own venue for expo
• By Chris Barclay
THE CITY council’s decision
to stage a technology and
innovation expo at the new
government-owned Te Pae
convention centre ahead of
its own Venues Otautahi-run
facilities is under scrutiny.
City
councillor
Yani Johanson
hoped the Smart
Christchurch
Innovation
Expo 2021
would not create
a dangerous
Yani
Johanson
precedent
as Venues
Otautahi faces
intense competition from Te Pae
when it opens in late October.
Venues Otautahi chief executive
Caroline Harvie-Teare said
it was not aware of a bidding or
lobbying process for the expo
and admitted Te Pae had the
potential to adversely impact on
the operation.
“Venues Otautahi is acutely
aware of the shift in focus of Te
Pae to the local and national
market as a result of Covid-19
border restrictions,” she said.
“Heightened awareness of
environmental issues associated
with business travel and
increased venue supply in
Christchurch at a time when
event demand is contracting
means the opening of Te Pae has
the potential to result in a loss of
revenue for Venues Otautahi.”
The two-day Expo, run by the
council’s Smart Cities Christchurch
initiative, will showcase the
convention centre when it is held
from October 31 to November 1.
“The concern is this will be an
ongoing thing and, in a few years
time, we’re just funding event
after event at the convention
centre while our own facilities
are suffering from a lack of use,”
Johanson said.
He believed the city already
had ample conference space,
given the emergence and longterm
effects of Covid-19.
“You’ve got the (Christ
Church) Cathedral building, a
new function space, you’ve got
the town hall, the library was
bookable function space, the
convention centre . . . I can’t
personally see where the demand
where these conferences is going
to come from, That (view) was
even 10 years ago, before Covid,”
he said.
Like Harvie-Teare, Johanson
said Te Pae, which is run by
United States-based events and
management heavyweight ASM
Global, would now target smaller
events that impact on the town
hall and Christchurch Arena,
key components of Venues
Otautahi’s portfolio and revenue
stream.
“Since Covid, it’s not actually
about the big events, there will
be a few of those, but probably
the greater opportunity is to
poach the events off the council
facilities,” he said.
“It’s going to be a huge challenge
and the worst outcome is
ratepayers and taxpayers pay
to compete against each other’s
venues – the council-owned
facilities against the governmentowned
convention centre.”
Mayor Lianne Dalziel would
not comment, directing The Star
to Smart Cities manager Michael
Healy.
“We’re open to hearing any
feedback and thoughts on where
future expos might be held,” he
said.
“In this instance, being one
of the first public-facing events
at this exciting new venue was a
great fit for the expo, which is all
about showcasing Christchurch
to residents, industry and the
rest of the country as New Zealand’s
innovation hub.
“We considered a range of
venues, as we did in 2019 when
the expo was held in the newly
reopened Christchurch Town
Hall.”
Healy would not reveal the
venue fee for the expo but said it
would not be a cost to ratepayers
as the event was covered by
sponsorship and exhibitor fees.
There are no other councilproduced
events scheduled at Te
Pae.
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12
NEWS
Call for support
• From page 1
Booth is among bereaved
family members calling for
a reduction to the years-long
delays. They want more coroners,
access to free legal representation
and medical experts during the
inquest process, as well as more
support.
His friend and fellow parent
Corinda Taylor is still waiting
after more than eight years since
she lost her son Ross to suspected
suicide.
Said Booth: “It’s like
waiting on a birthday
but you don’t know
what the date is. You
don’t know how long
you have to wait, you
don’t know whether it’s
next week, next month
or next year.”
Booth fears that
the there is so much
backlog in inquiries,
that the coroner will make their
finding on Liam’s death following
a hearing “on the papers.” These
are not public hearings, and
family members, witnesses and
other parties do not attend.
Booth wanted the hearing,
which happens towards the end
of the inquiry, to be an inquest.
Inquests are generally held in
court and the coroner can hear
from witnesses in person.
He said this would give him the
opportunity to question health
authorities and personnel about
what he believed was a failure in
their duty of care.
“I want to look them in the eye,
so they can see the end result of
not doing their job correctly,”
Booth said.
Coroner Bruce Hesketh told
The Star every death reported to
the coroner was different, and
coroners must consider evidence
from a range of sources.
“While a coroner will also
typically seek medical
information, they
may put their inquiry
on hold pending the
outcome of another
agency’s investigation,”
Hesketh said.
This was the case
for Liam’s death,
where the Health and
Geoff Disability Commission
Booth is conducting an
investigation.
“Once the investigation is
complete (in these sorts of cases),
a decision can be made about
whether an inquest will be held,”
Hesketh said.
Chief coroner Judge Deborah
Marshall said a programme of
work was underway to address
average time frames for the
completion of coroners’
inquiries.
Booth welcomed the work
underway and initiatives
being planned.
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
Successful campaign to
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MEMORIALS to Charles
Upham, New Zealand’s
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Sergeant Henry Nicholas,
Canterbury’s first Victoria Cross
recipient, have been restored
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The Star has followed Ken
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repair Sergeant Henry Nicholas’
earthquake-damaged family
plot in Bromley cemetery, before
Upham’s resting place was also
spruced up in Papanui.
Masons conscripted by the
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Army righted the toppled Nicholas
headstone; volunteers repainted
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brothers in World War 1.
The Lincoln-born 27-year-old
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on a German stronghold in
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He was killed in France on
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Frederick Charles and Ernest
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conflict before returning home.
Upham, who was born in
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Crete in 1941 and Egypt a year
later. He died in 1994 and is
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sometimes the families
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after them. We’ve put about 2500
poppies on memorial graves.”
A re-dedication ceremony for
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STOLEN: Building materials and an outboard motor were taken during an overnight theft from a building site in West Melton.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
Building cost increase sees rise in theft
• By Susan Sandys
THE THREAT of building
materials being stolen from
building sites is increasing as
costs rise, says Master Builders.
Construction costs have
skyrocketed: Reports in recent
days have revealed the price of
steel and timber is up 15 per
cent, brickwork is up 20 per cent
in two months, cedar cladding is
up 50 per cent in three months,
while steel is up 60 per cent in
eight months.
Last week about $8500 of
materials were stolen from two
neighbouring homes under
construction at West Melton.
This followed a burglary,
reported to police on July 16, of a
residential address in Somerfield
where building work was taking
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Canterbury branch Master
Builders New Zealand president
John Hamilton said the threat
of theft was increasing with the
market for building materials
affected by rising costs and
supply issues.
“It’s always been around, but
now the materials are becoming
very expensive. Before it was
white ware and tools, but now
everything is on the table,”
Hamilton said.
He urged builders to make
things difficult for opportunist
thieves. They could invest in
a portable security camera
system, tie up or bolt down
packs of timber on site, or pick
up building materials in smaller
portions from merchants and
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For the West Melton theft,
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on Tuesday at the Wilfield
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motor from a boat, and building
materials.
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including 30 sheets of plywood,
six sheets of six-metre roofing
iron, about 30 metres of 6x2
timber framing, and fixing
componentry was stolen from
the site where his company JD
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our people – ken wright
From The Blitz to Bromley – armed
Able Seaman
Ken Wright put
interservice rivalries
aside when he found
the damaged family
plot of Canterbury’s
first Victoria Cross
recipient, Sergeant
Henry Nicholas, on
a wander through
Bromley cemetery.
The Korea War veteran
then launched a
successful campaign to
repair the earthquakedamaged
resting place.
Chris Barclay revisits
Wright’s wartime
experiences and his
peaceful transition
to Christchurch via
Dunedin
SERVICE: Ken Wright today and at 15, three weeks into
Royal Navy training, which saw him spend 2 1/2 years on
the HMS Ceylon (below). As a child in London he was sent
north during The Blitz (top right). Later, he was part of the
barrack guard that lined Fleet Street for Princess Margaret’s
wedding.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
You’re from London, innit?
So there must be a football team
you follow?
Queens Park Rangers. I was
born round Kingsbury but I lived
in Willesden, northwest London.
I had a trial for their nursery
team. It was a lovely day and I
played a blinder. I got the call
to go to another one and it was
piddling with rain. I played like a
clown and needless to say I didn’t
get another call.
But you took to another
profession like the proverbial
duck to water at age 15 when you
managed to join the Royal Navy
in 1950?
Dad didn’t like the idea, I had
to fill in some of the papers and
sign for him. They accepted me.
I put 17 down, but they crossed it
out. They knew I was lying. I had
13 months at HMS St Vincent, a
training establishment for boys
and juniors in Portsmouth. I
always wanted to join the navy.
Backtracking, you were born
in 1935. Do you still have vivid
memories of World War 2?
There’s things you never forget,
especially the bombing. The V2s
(flying bombs) and all that stuff.
Having to go down to a shelter in
the courtyard of our estate that
was covered in piss. They didn’t
care, some of the people. They’d
use it as a toilet and bugger off.
Sometimes mum would stick us
in a cupboard under the stairs.
We had a little bed there. I was
four when it started, you grew up
very quick. We were bombed out
(with incendiaries) three times,
twice in 1941 and also 1943.
Were you evacuated to safer
ground during The Blitz?
After the second (family
home was destroyed) dad said:
‘You’re going up north’. I went to
Birmingham when I was seven
with my brother (Stan was 10)
for about two months. Although
the people were nice who put
us up, we thought we belonged
at home. We went to school one
morning and went straight to
the A5 and down to London. A
truck driver dropped us all the
way home. I won’t tell you what
mum (Dorothy) said, the old
man (Frank) was dead cross. He
was a fireman; mum worked in a
munitions factory.
Despite the death and
destruction, to some extent
did you feel bulletproof at that
age? You used to pursue the
Doddlebugs when they were
whistling by and dropping from
June 1944.
We were the second site for
the V1 and 2s (unguided jetpropelled
missiles) to come in,
north-west London. The East
End had a hell of a battering. You
heard them first, they made a hell
of a noise, then they’d go silent.
We got on our bikes and we’d
chase after them. Then we just
stood back and watched or they’d
go off before we got there. To see
someone’s house blown up wasn’t
very nice really.
You were obviously too young
to enlist in World War 2, but
by 16 you were experiencing
another conflict, thousands of
nautical miles from home.
I’d never even heard of the
Korean War and it had been
going eight months. We were
only kids, you didn’t even read
a newspaper. One day we were
told we were going to Liverpool
by train and we’re going to
catch a troopship out towards
the Mediterreanan. We got out
to the Med and they put us in
the picture, we weren’t here
for a holiday. We were to join
(the crew) of two cruisers. I
started on the Belfast, we did
bombardments, mainly at night,
off the west coast. We actually
hit a train. The captain was well
pleased. We were hit once, a
shell from a shore battery went
through and killed one of the
cooks.
There were confronting sights
too, weren’t there, involving
downed enemy pilots or sailors?
Some bodies swelled up, they
were bloated. The Royal Marines
used to go up to the fo’c’sle end,
the sharp end, and shoot holes in
them so they’d go down. It was
just the same as giving them a
burial at sea.
Speaking of imagery, there’s
some tattoos on your arms,
when did you embark on that
seafaring rite of passage?
The first one ever in Singapore
– 1951. That’s when they were
using a needle, not electric or
nothing, just a plain needle in a
holder. They’d dip it in ink. This
was in a village in Singapore, a
right out of the way place. What
does it signify? ‘Mum and Dad’,
because we were all mum and
dad boys.
How long was your tour of
duty in Korea?
We were there for 15 months,
three on the Belfast, the rest on
the Ceylon.
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our people 17
service and war grave restoration
TOGETHER: Ken and Bronwyn have been married for 31 years; Ken next to the repaired
grave and headstone of Canterbury’s first VC recipient, Sergeant Henry Nicholas, which he
was instrumental in getting restored.
Photos: GeoFF Sloan
You also steamed into other
troubled waters north of the
38th parallel during your decade
on the high seas.
We did the Suez Crisis (second
Arab-Israeli war). That only
took six days (October 29 –
November 7, 1956). Then we had
the Cyprus Emergency, we used
to do the patrol round the island
trying to catch (Greek Cypriot)
gunrunners.
Before those confrontations
the Ceylon was engaged in escort
duty, which brought you to New
Zealand just before Christmas
1953.
After Korea we went down
to Hong Kong. We were told to
clean up the ship because we were
going to escort Queen Elizabeth
II (the first reigning monarch to
visit New Zealand). We got to
Auckland on December 23. When
he got to Dunedin we anchored
outside Port Chalmers because
the harbour was too small. We
got shore leave and took the train
to Dunedin, that made my day.
It was beautiful, I just fell in love
with the place. It was a great
difference for people like me who
lived in a bombed-out bloody
London to a place so peaceful like
that. I always said I’d come back
to Dunedin.
The Queen boarded the Ceylon
during that tour to show her
appreciation. Tell us about your
dealings with her sister, Princess
Margaret.
I was drafted into the barrack
guard at St Vincent, it was all
ceremonial stuff. We lined Fleet St
for Princess Margaret’s wedding
(to Anthony Armstrong-Jones
in May 1960). It was part of the
parade route. If anyone came
forward we pushed them back. A
few years later I was working in
a timber yard; Princess Margaret
and Armstrong-Jones were
building a pagoda on the little
lake at their place in Reigate. We
had tea and buns with them. Tony
was a nice bloke, very sociable.
He’d be be working alongside us,
banging nails in.
What other employment
occupied your time as a
landlubber?
I learnt to drive an electric milk
float, then I was a conductor and
driver on the London buses. I had
the 52 out of Victoria up to Mill
Hill and the 6 to Brixton. I did
that for two years then I got a bit
fed up arguing with people who
didn’t want to pay the fare. Then
I took on window cleaning and
decorating.
British sex comedy movie
Julie Walters
Confessions of a Window Cleaner
was released in 1974. Anything
you’d be willing to divulge?
I was cleaning the windows
in Chelsea/Fulham one day, just
casual, and there’s (actress) Julie
Walters in the nuddy, standing
there like a goddess. She was quite
a star in them days. I cleaned that
window twice over.
You fulfilled the pledge to
come back to Dunedin, because
an Otago lass on her OE in
1988 started pulling pints
at your local in Surrey, The
Blackamoor’s Head.
I met Bronwyn in Chessington.
She was only there by chance. She
was staying with a friend and one
day decided she’d walk one way to
Chessington instead of the other
way to Tolworth. She went into
the pub and got a job.
There’s a 30-year age gap, that
must have been a talking point
in the boozer?
We got a bit of ridicule in the
beginning in England, not sure so
much here. It was more: ‘Good on
you’. We’ve been married 31 years.
We had Hayley and Samantha
when I was 56 and 58. Being an
older father didn’t hold me back
much, I was fit and healthy back
then. Window cleaning and the
decorating kept you in pretty
good nick. The age difference
means a bit more now, I’m getting
lazy, which is a shame really.
After flitting between the
UK and Dunedin since 1990,
you settled in Mosgiel in 2001.
During a visit to Christchurch
soon after you found Henry
Nicholas’ family plot in Bromley
cemetery. The headstone was
upright then, but not when you
moved to Christchurch last
November to be closer to your
daughters.
It was a bloody mess and for
a chap that’s got the VC, he
deserves a lot better than that.
Being an ex-serviceman I revere
the Victoria Cross. Fortunately
the (New Zealand) Remembrance
Army stepped up to repair it.
We’ve donated to (the army)
and we encourage other
people to do the same for things
like this.
Does the UK do a better job
commemorating their war dead?
They have war graves (The
Commonwealth War Graves
Commission), they cover all of
that. They go into Europe and
cover France, Belgium . . . it’s
quite a big outfit. On one of our
trips over there we went to the
cemetery (Kensall Green All
Souls’) to see my parents’ and
there’s a site (immaculate) there
with New Zealanders.
You’ve got a fresh
commemoration inked on your
right forearm two months ago to
illustrate your time at sea, don’t
you?
It’s a bottle of Pusser’s British
Navy Rum, you had a tot every
day at lunchtime. Sailor’s grave?
I hope to be buried at sea. Ashes,
over the top. I’m happy to be off
the coast of New Zealand.
A little bit will be saved and
taken back to England. They’ll tip
them off the Belfast, into
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NEWS
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
Understanding how earthquakes work
Scientists have
reconstructed 2016’s 7.8
Kaikōura Earthquake in
unprecedented detail
to reveal fascinating
new insights about one
of the most complex
shakes observed
anywhere in the world.
Jamie Morton reports
KICKING OFF near Culverden
just after midnight on November
14, the two minute-long quake
shook the country with the
equivalent energy release of 400
atomic bombs and triggered a
seismic ripple that set off more
than 20 faults.
Nowhere was this domino
effect more dramatic than along
Marlborough’s Kekerengu Fault,
which, in some places, appeared
at the surface as raised-up folds
of earth stretching across farmland.
Several years, tens of thousands
of aftershocks and nearly
$2b of insurance claims later, scientists
have been left with many
lingering questions to answer.
Among them: Precisely how
the quake started, why it was
that so many faults were involved
and why the quake ended at
Cape Campbell, 216km away
from its epicentre in the heart of
north Canterbury.
A yet more intriguing question
was its potential link to our largest
geological hazard – the huge
tectonic plate boundary that is
the Hikurangi Subduction Zone
– and its interface deep beneath
the northern South Island.
“All of these questions have
received attention prior to our
work, but they have not yet been
conclusively solved,” said Dr
Calum Chamberlain, a seismologist
at Victoria University in
Wellington and lead author of
the study, just published in the
journal JGR: Solid Earth.
It was the sheer complexity
of faulting, he explained, that
made the earthquake so difficult
to understand, nearly five years
later.
“Although we have an excellent
understanding of what the faults
look like at the surface, thanks
to an incredible effort by New
Zealand geologists, this mapping
doesn’t directly tell us what is
happening at depth – which is
where most of the slip happens
in earthquakes.”
After building a decade-long
dataset of precise earthquake
locations and magnitudes, the
study team drew on a technique
allowing them to link known
quakes with others that were so
small they hadn’t been included
in GeoNet’s catalogue.
They then computed accurate
locations of each of the 33,328
quakes in their database between
2009 and 2020, and modelled the
faulting style of 1,750 of these
events.
“This provided the most detailed
and complete view of faulting
at depth beneath the faults
that ruptured in the Kaikōura
earthquake to date.”
As had earlier been suspected,
they were able to confirm the
event began as a simple slip
of the Humps Fault, before
propagating northward across
the South Island, as well as out
onto offshore thrust faults, which
were likely the main source of an
associated tsumani.
The Papatea Fault, unmapped
before the quake and running
along a similar path to the lower
Clarence River in Marlborough,
produced a 19km-long surface
rupture and shunted a large area
of mountainous country up by
SHUNTED: The Papatea
Fault, unmapped before
the quake, produced a
19km-long surface rupture.
PHOTO: MARK MITCHELL
8m in a matter of seconds.
“We suggest that fault-linkages
between the offshore thrust
faults and the Papatea Fault help
to explain the unusually high
slip on the Papatea Fault, by
providing it with more area to
accommodate this slip,” Chamberlain
said.
The study team, including scientists
from GNS Science, Victoria
University, the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) in
the US and the Swiss Seismological
Service, also added a further
fault to the tally of more than 20
already identified.
That was a previously unknown
one that linked the
Papatea Fault to the Clarence
Fault, which was another major
component of the wider Marlborough
Fault System.
“All of these structures play an
important role in explaining the
strongly variable deformation
and slip around this fault junction,”
Chamberlain said.
“Our earthquake catalogue
also shows that the Kaikōura
aftershock sequence reactivated
the faults that ruptured in the
2013 Cook Strait and Lake
Grassmere earthquakes.
“This suggests that the rupture
could have continued past those
faults, but they likely slowed
it down as they had recently
slipped a few years earlier.”
But when they analysed related
activity along the underlying
Hikurangi subduction interface,
they found almost no
aftershocks.
“By learning how
faults in the Kaikōura
earthquake linked
together, we will
develop a better
understanding of
the range of possible
earthquakes here.”
—Dr Calum Chamberlain
UPHEAVAL: A stretch of earth raised up
when the Leader Fault ruptured became
know as the “Wall of Waiau” (left), while
State Highway 1 was left out of action
for months after the Kaikōura earthquale.
PHOTOS: KATE PEDLEY/NELSON
MARLBOROUGH HELICOPTER RESCUE/NZ
HERALD
“We have shown that the
Hikurangi subduction zone
here hasn’t generated significant
aftershocks, despite slipping after
the earthquake,” he said.
“This suggests that the interface
here may be less likely to
be a direct source of earthquake
shaking.
“However, this is now the subject
of ongoing research to look
at more data and try and identify
whether there are any other
earthquakes on the interface.”
Interestingly, they also confirmed
that there’d been few
aftershocks on the Papatea and
Kekerengu Faults, despite their
dramatic parts in the event.
“We infer that these faults
released close to all of the stress
accumulated on them, resulting
in very little or no slip happening
on them after the earthquake.”
Ultimately, Chamberlain said
the study highlighted the scrambled
nature of faulting in the top
half of the South Island.
“Kaikōura remains a very
complicated earthquake, but
by resolving fault structures at
depth through mapping of aftershocks,
we can understand how
these complicated earthquakes
work,” he said.
“New Zealand has a lot of
faults, and the potential for linking
of these faults in rupturechains
during single earthquakes
is currently poorly understood.
“By learning how faults in the
Kaikōura earthquake linked
together, we will develop a better
understanding of the range of
DESTROYED: This building
at Banks Peninsula’s Little
Pigeon Bay was knocked off
its foundations.
PHOTO: NZ HERALD
possible earthquakes here.”
Meanwhile, another team of
researchers who took a sharper
look at the earthquake’s accompanying
tsunami say that event
left plenty of its own questions to
explore.
While the quake might be best
remembered for the destruction
it wrought to highways – not to
mention the thousands of landslides
and kilometres of coastal
uplift it caused – the tsunami
that it triggered was also a major
feature of the late-night event.
Over 25 minutes after the
quake, the tide level at the
Kaikōura tide gauge dropped
about 2.5m, before the water
level rose by about 4m and a
series of waves began rushing in
over several hours.
It was later found to have
reached a height of about 7m at
Goose Bay, about 17km south of
Kaikōura, and at nearby Oaro,
left marine debris scattered
across the river floodplain.
Further south in Banks
Peninsula, the only building at
Little Pigeon Bay, an unoccupied
holiday home, was knocked off
its foundations by a tsunami estimated
at 5m high.
In a studypublished in the New
Zealand Journal of Geology and
Geophysics, Niwa hydrodynamic
scientist Dr Emily Lane and her
colleagues analysed five years
of research carried out in the
tsunami’s wake.
While much had been learned,
they found many open questions
remained.
They included what the best
rapid modelling approach was in
a tsunami – on the night, simpler
models were found to perform
as well or better than more complete
ones – and how the lessons
of that local event might be used
to better understand the characteristics
of ancient ones.
“Learning as much as we can
from modern events is crucial
to progressing these areas of
tsunami research; such efforts
might even lead to questioning
previous scientific deductions.”
They said a key challenge
ahead was finding more effective
ways of increasing local community
capability to respond to
local tsunamis.
During the Kaikōura tsunami
itself, they found there was
confusion in some areas, due to
“a combination of the complex
and evolving nature of the event
and inconsistent messages from
different levels of the responding
agencies and the media.”
“This led to multiple evacuation
phases as people were unsure
if, when or where to evacuate.”
Particularly, they suggested
more could be learned through
mutually-driven relationships
and co-designed research
with iwi, hapū, whanau and
communities.
“This is especially pertinent to
remote, exposed, and vulnerable
communities.”
—NZ Herald
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Thursday July 29 2021 The Star
NEWS 19
Shopping for stranded seafarers
DELIVERY
DRIVERS: Sailors
stuck on ships
are giving the
Lyttelton Seafarers’
Centre about
$10,000 each
month to shop for
them.
PHOTO: NZ
HERALD
• By Samantha Mythen
THE NEW Uber Eats.
That’s how Lyttelton Seafarers’
Centre chaplain Reverend John
McLister describes the centre,
which is delivering up to $10,000
of groceries and personal items
to sailors stuck on ships in the
port each
month.
All fully
vaccinated
and wearing
personal
protective
equipment,
McLister
and his
John McLister
helpers
provide the
ships with
Wi-Fi and SIM cards, assisting
the seafarers to contact friends
and family back home.
Last month, they visited 45
stores to meet the shopping
requests.
Common personal items they
buy include toothpaste, vitamins
and supplements, and souvenirs.
The most popular items
are Whitakers and Cadbury
chocolate bars.
Another regular request is for
PlayStations and video games.
The most oddball request was
for a portable swimming pool,
because the seafarers were bored,
said McLister.
The seafarers’ centre does
not buy alcohol or cigarettes.
However, it does stop off for
takeaway orders such as pizza.
“They just want a treat,” said
McLister.
Before Covid-19, seafarers
would come ashore for rest and
recuperation.
However, border controls now
restrict entry for most sailors.
Those who are exempt from
the border restriction are those
who have been on a boat that
has taken 14 days to get to New
Zealand. Once here, they are
given a Covid-19 test and if that
comes back all clear, they can
disembark.
Due to border closures around
the world, McLister said many
seafarers have been stuck on
ships for up to 12 months.
“Most seafarers are unable
to come off their boats and all
the things they used to do, they
are no longer able too,” said
McLister.
That is where the seafarers’
centre comes in.
In June, there were 61 foreign
ships that docked at port, and
the seafarers’ centre visited those
ships 84 different times.
From June 2020 to April this
year, more than $100,000 was
received for shopping requests,
and the 638 ships in port during
that period were visited 888
times by the seafarers’ centre.
McLister also offers pastoral
care for the seafarers, chatting
about problems and concerns.
In May 2020, the Government
determined seafarers’ welfare
supporters, such as chaplains,
were essential workers.
Lyttelton was the first port
where a seafarers’ centre was able
to visit ships.
“Lyttelton became a model for
other New Zealand ports,” said
McLister.
“The Government realised we
needed funding, which was a
big win.”
McLister is proud of the
work the Lyttelton Seafarers’
Centre does.
“These people keep New
Zealand alive. Giving [the
seafarers] a warm welcome can
help to alleviate some of the
immense mental pressure they
face.”
The efforts are greatly
appreciated by those on the
ships.
M.V Erisort captain C.M.
Ranaweera wrote to the New
Zealand seafarers’ centres
to express his and his crews’
gratitude for them “going that
extra mile.”
“Lyttelton is a port town,
founded on people who live
and work at sea. Most Lyttelton
people know someone in the
past or present who has done
so. Helping is part of Lyttelton’s
DNA,” said McLister.
“This is a natural response of
being in a port town.
“It would be a shame if it
was forgotten.”
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20
OPINION
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
The new multi-use arena: It’s not just for rugby
LAST WEEK the council
decided to proceed with the
preliminary design of our
city’s purpose-built, multi-use
arena.
There has been a lot of
commentary on the decision.
There is a point that seems to
have been missed by some of the
commentators. We are building
a purpose-designed, multi-use
arena – not a rugby stadium.
This means it will be covered,
which will enable it to be used
for a range of events, including
concerts, with a capacity for just
over 36,000 people.
This will be the best place to
go for an amazing experience,
regardless of the weather.
Remember the rugby final
in the fog at Lancaster Park?
And Auckland seeing Adele
bedraggled
in the rain?
Mayor
Lianne Dalziel
Ours will offer a premium
arena experience all year around.
The world is changing.
Attendances at rugby matches
were falling prior to COVID-19.
Do we build the seating capacity
to 30,000 by increasing the
budget by $88 million, so we can
fill those seats once a year?
That is if our bid for an All
Blacks match is successful in
any year. Our national team is
a professional corporate entity
that is debating selling shares to
overseas investors.
And do we really want to delay
progress while we find
the budget?
I find it gut wrenching each
evening on the TV news to see
the picture of Constable Matthew
Hunt who was shot in cold
blood. The incidents are ramping
up week by week. Being in the
South Island doesn’t make us
immune.
–Dini Ariaans
Government’s $55m
media fund
Thank you very much for
publishing that excellent and
important article by Graham
Adams.
At present, there seems to be
something of a groundswell of
reaction against the Government’s
shameful, arrogant, and
deluded abuse of power.
At some point, Jacinda Adern
will need to wake up to the fact
that, even though she is (unfortunately)
temporarily the Prime
Minister, she is not an emperor.
It is clear that the money given
to the media has strings attached
– whether directly or by implication
– and this is corruption of a
very dangerous kind.
I hope Graham Adams’ prediction
about Winston Peters making
hay comes to fruition.
–Steve Schapel
Adams’ column was excellent.
How refreshing to have an analytical
and differing viewpoint
to what has increasingly become
dull, predictable psychophantic
burble.
–Rob Davies
Congratulations to The Star for
remaining true to the people of
Christchurch, by printing readers’
letters, and for writing articles
on sensitive issues deemed
inappropriate by other papers.
Graham Adams opinions on
media manipulation and hate
speech were extremely well written.
Mr Adams opinion on the
vast funds the media received
from the Government can’t be
ignored, nor the $50 million
package received a year ago ‘for
Covid support’. Result, unbiased
reporting? Never.
–J.L. McKenzie
The recent opinion piece by
Graham Adams exposes yet
again the continuing duplicity
Things have changed. And
Covid-19 has reminded us of the
fragility of our planet and the
risks we face.
Our decision, based on
the advice we received,
including from what is an
incredibly experienced
contractor team, was that
we needed to focus on the
experience, not what is a
marginal difference in the
number of seats which might be
used one night a year.
That’s why this multi-use arena
will be the ‘go to’ experience for
the future.
And that is why we should get
on with it.
with our so-called transparent
Labour Government.
This is what happens in China,
they infiltrate and control the
media messages and content to
support the party line. Failure to
do so and they are excluded or
closed down (Hong Kong is finding
that out now).
–Ian McInnes
I read with interest the article
in The Star re the the questions
addressed to the PM and her
deputy about the money being
supposedly given to the media.
Have any media outlets dipped
into the fund yet? It is blatantly
obvious TV1 and RNZ either
have or are about to, because it is
difficult to [hear] any criticism
of the Government’s actions or
non-actions on either.
We have, after many years of
watching or listening to them,
made a change to TV3 as we get
a much more balanced version
of what is actually happening in
the political world and not what
the Government wants us to see
or hear. Others should do the
same and we are sure you will be
pleasantly surprised.
–R Lucas
Covid-19 jab
I was notified by txt a couple of
weeks ago that I was booked in
for my Covid-19 vaccination on
the evening of July 20 at the vaccination
centre in Orchard Rd.
I went half an hour early in case
there were problems with delays
etc caused by all the people coming
and going, arriving about
7pm.
I was met at the door by a
smiling, happy, young man in a
yellow vest and politely asked to
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Poto Williams: Arming the police and who she represents
Poto
Williams.
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ISN’T THE arming of police an
operational matter and not the
political matter Minister of Police
Poto Williams surmises it is?
I am of the belief that the
police should be given the tools
they need to do the job and not
be dictated to by policies or by
the public. After all, it is only
the police that fully understand
what is happening out there
and what tools they need for the
job. Supporting them on their
decisions would seem to be the
role of their minister.
–Lindsay James
As the Police Minister, I
thought Poto Williams was to
represent the police, not Maori
and Pacific Island people as they
have their own ministers. My
mistake.
As Poto is concerned about
those she represents – Maori and
Pacific Islanders – and they do
not want armed police, I think
she should take it a step further
and have no police in areas
with large populations of her
people. That way the people she
represents will be kept safe from
police shootings.
For the greater part of New
Zealand, I think the police need
extra training with the ability to
carry a handgun, as there is no
time to go back to the car when
a situation suddenly goes sour.
Having a handgun wouldn’t have
protected Constable Hunt as the
attack was totally unexpected, but
it would have enabled his partner
to respond more quickly.
–D Downward
Poto Williams needs to
remember her job as a politician
is to represent the people of New
Zealand, not just a small segment
of the community – unless that
is her job. This should be done
without bias; if she’s unable to
do that, then perhaps she’s the
wrong person for the job.
New Zealand in not the Wild
West, but police officers still need
to protect themselves and the
public from a steady increase in
violent crime – some of which is
fuelled by alcohol and/or drugs,
and is not likely to decrease any
time soon.
The police need tools to do
their job safely and return home
after their shift. I strongly believe
the police should be carrying a
sidearm on patrol.
–Victor Brown
Fully arm the police.
If you go to a mechanic, surgeon,
an electrician you expect them to
have the tools to do the job
The police take their oath of
allegiance to the Crown and
its laws seriously.
Do the villians?
–Len Harris
I am frankly appalled at the
comments by Poto Williams.
I believe if that is Poto Williams’
opinion then she should resign as
Minister of Police.
Each day we are reminded
of ethnic diversity and racism
in New Zealand. The mere fact
that Ms Williams makes her
decision on the Maori and Pacific
communities she represents do
not want it (the arming of police)
is outright despicable.
Does Ms Williams, as an
MP, not represent all her
constituents and New Zealand
as a whole?
–David Gale
sign in then go on in and join a
small queue.
Within a couple of minutes,
I was giving my particulars to
a friendly lady then forwarded
to a line of chairs. After playing
musical chairs for 10 minutes
I was sitting outside one of the
many ‘jab’ cubicles for a couple
of minutes then called in for
my vaccination. Another very
friendly lady asked a few questions
about any meds that I was
on then did the deed, which was
painless.
I asked about a certificate
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for future travel plans and was
given all the details in writing.
I was then escorted down to
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All this was completed within
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Such a smooth, efficient and
friendly procedure. Many thanks
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I wonder if the CDHB have
though of giving staff a paid
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Covid vaccine.
Having spent time in hospital,
I know from experience how
hard the staff work and there
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those highly paid officials that
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Tobogganing on real snow captivated the youngsters at last year’s festival.
Winter-themed festival offers family fun in the city
WHILE WE may be experiencing
a very chilly winter this year, that’s
all the more reason to get the
family together and head into the
city for this year’s Winter Festival
‘Chill in the City’.
Run by the Central City
Business Association with support
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of the city’s businesses, it follows
last year’s very successful event,
which attracted thousands to
the central city with a range of
exciting winter-themed events and
activities.
This year there will be even
more to enjoy, from ice skating,
hug a husky and Hagglund rides,
to Disney’s frozen bouncy castle,
tobogganing on real snow, and
Hillary’s Hutt VR Experience, all
taking place in and around the
City Mall area. Real-life winter
fairies will be there for the kids,
along with activities for everyone
to enjoy.
These include ice skating
starting tomorrow and running
right through the weekend, with
all other winter activities running
on Saturday and Sunday from
10am to 5pm daily.
There is a small donation cost
Hagglund rides should again prove a popular attraction at this year’s event.
for some of the activities and all
money raised is being donated to
the Christchurch City Mission.
Last year’s festival raised just
over $12,000 and the business
association hopes with the
community coming in to support
the festival, it can do more this year.
While most of ‘Chill in the
City’ activities are aimed at
family enjoyment, Saturday night
offers something a little different,
with ‘Chill in the City’ After
Dark on New Regent St starting
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Bulldogs rise above ‘horrendous year’
Frank Endacott has
dealt with an extensive
injury toll this year, but
the loss of a non-playing
member of the Northern
Bulldogs has hurt this
Canterbury Rugby league
premiership campaign
the most. Chris Barclay
reports
THE DEATH of club stalwart
Glenn Scott in April, following
a battle with bowel cancer,
continues to cast a shadow over
this season, though the 50 yearold
is also a motivating factor
as the Kaiapoi-based side strive
to improve on last year’s grandfinal
defeat to Linwood.
Snaring the final play-off
spot by beating Papanui in the
final round of the
regular season,
the Bulldogs, like
Hornby, Linwood
and Halswell,
rested up last
weekend before
the race to the
Frank
Endacott
August 15 tussle
for the Pat Smith
Trophy.
Halswell host Hornby on Saturday,
with the loser dropping
out. The winner then plays either
Hornby or Linwood, who meet
at Leslie Park.
“The death of our No 1 man
at the Bulldogs, Scotty . . . we’ve
really had a horrendous year.
It’s a real achievement for these
guys to finish in the top four,”
said Endacott, the Bulldogs head
coach.
The Bulldogs fashioned a
seven-win, seven-loss regular
season record, with Endacott believing
two of those defeats could
have been avoided in normal
‘NO 1 MAN’: The loss of club stalwart Glenn Scott (centre)
has been a motivating factor for the Bulldogs. Right –
Marist Albion claimed their first Christchurch Metro Cup
title since 2003.
circumstances.
“That week of the funeral and
the week after we lost two games
we believe we should have, and
could have, won (against Riccarton
and Hornby),” he said.
“It took a while to get them
(the players) back because they
thought so much of him as a
person. To be honest, we’d love
to do it for him this year. That’s
always at the back of our minds.”
Injuries have also been a constant,
with Endacott estimating
he was down six to seven firstchoice
players most weeks.
“We’ve been riddled with
injuries from day one, there’s too
many to really mention. They’re
experienced players, too, good
players that weren’t short-term
injuries,” he said.
On a positive note, Endacott
was pleased to enter sudden
death on the back of two wins,
while a depleted Halswell were
thrashed 64-12 by top seeds
Hornby in their latest outing.
The Bulldogs beat Halswell
28-18 in May while the Hornets
turned the tables with a 30-16
victory earlier this month.
“It’s a 50/50 game, right up the
middle. Halswell are definitely
a better side than that (loss to
Hornby),” Endacott said.
While league approaches the
business end, it was job finally
done for Marist Albion when
they edged Burnside 20-13 after
extra time to claim their first
Metro Cup premier title since
2003 at Rugby Park on Sunday.
Marist Albion made amends
for their narrow loss to Lincoln
University in last year’s final by
chipping away at a 13-5 half-time
deficit having played into the
wind.
James Hawkey levelled the
scores with a 74th-minute penalty
and then Dom Gardiner,
who missed the preliminary final
win over Lincoln University due
to New Zealand under-20s duty,
powered over under the posts
in the final minute of the first
10-minute period of extra time.
Burnside, who were on a fivematch
winning streak, pressed
late, but Marist Albion managed
to clear from a defensive scrum
feed hard on their line, with Jack
Esenbach’s gleeful kick dead
sparking wild scenes for the
squad that qualified sixth for the
play-offs.
Replacement hooker Rowan
O’Gorman, the only active
player remaining from the 2003
triumph, poked his head up just
in time to see the ball spiralling
to safety.
O’Gorman reckoned the road
to glory actually started when
they stared down a 21-0 deficit
after 35 minutes against HSOB
in week one of the finals series.
“James Hawkey scored and
one of the boys on the bench
said: ‘We’re starting our run for
the final’. Trent (Lawn) made
the call and he’s come right,”
said O’Gorman, who scored
the match-winning try against
HSOB to keep the season alive.
“It’s been a long-time coming.
The boys put in a 100-minute
shift. Credit to Burnside as well
for where they’ve come from
over the last 12 months.”
PHOTO: BRIDGITT ROBINSON
Meanwhile, Coastal Spirit
made a belated – and successful
– start to the Southern League,
upsetting Mainland Football
premiership champions Cashmere
Technical 1-0. Michael
Hogan scored the only goal from
the penalty spot in the 73rdminute
following a hand ball.
They now play their postponed
week one clash with Nelson
Suburbs on Saturday.
Coastal Spirit’s women’s team
capped an outstanding weekend
for the club when they claimed
their premiership for a fifth successive
season.
Cashmere Technical will seek
to bounce back in the Chatham
Cup quarter-finals away at Hamilton
Wanderers.
There has been no change at
the top of Canterbury Hockey’s
men’s premier grade. Harewood’s
6-1 win over Southern
United maintained their onepoint
lead over Marist.
The Harewood women have a
handier four-point buffer in their
competition over Carlton Redcliffs,
thanks to a 10-0 drubbing
of Southern United.
Lincoln University and University
of Canterbury are the
only unbeaten teams in section
A of Christchurch premier
netball after wins over Kia Toa
and Technical A respectively on
Tuesday night.
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P W D L GD Pts
Otago University 2 2 0 0 3 6
Cashmere Technical 2 1 1 0 3 3
South City Royals 2 1 1 0 2 3
Coastal Spirit 1 1 0 0 1 3
Selwyn Utd 2 1 1 0 -1 3
Nelson Suburbs 1 0 0 1 0 1
Christchurch Utd 2 0 1 1 -1 1
Green Island 2 0 2 0 -7 0
Christchurch Hockey men’s premier league
P W D L GD Pts
Harewood 12 8 3 1 23 27
Marist 12 8 2 2 10 26
HSOB/Burnside 12 4 6 2 13 18
Carlton Redcliffs 12 4 6 2 2 18
Avon 12 4 5 3 15 17
Southern United 12 2 5 5 -7 11
Hornby Vipers 12 2 4 6 -8 10
University 12 0 1 11 -48 1
Christchurch Hockey women’s premier league
P W D L GD Pts
Harewood 10 8 2 0 34 26
Carlton Redcliffs 10 7 1 3 25 22
Marist 10 5 3 2 11 18
Avon 10 5 1 4 0 16
Hornby 10 3 2 5 -11 11
HSOB/Burnside 10 2 2 6 4 8
Southern United 11 0 1 10 -63 1
GEOFF SOPER PHOTOGRAPHY
Weekend match-ups
•Canterbury Rugby League
Premiership play-offs
(2.45pm Saturday)
Hornby Panthers v Linwood
Keas, Leslie Park: winner advances
to August 15 grand final; Halswell
Hornets v Northern Bulldogs, Halswell
Domain: loser eliminated, winner
to play either Hornby Panthers
or Linwood Keas on August 7 for a
place in grand final.
Southern League football
Coastal Spirit v Nelson Suburbs,
Linfield Park, Sunday 12pm (catchup
game after weather-related
postponement).
Chatham Cup quarter-final
Hamilton Wanderers v Cashmere
Technical, Porritt Stadium, Saturday
2pm.
•Canterbury Hockey men’s
premiership (all Saturday)
Avon v Marist, Marist Park @ St
Bede’s College, 1.15pm; Carlton
Redcliffs v Hornby, Waimakariri
Turf, 1.15pm; Southern United
v University of Canterbury, Nga
Puna Wai, 2.45pm; HSOB/Burnside
v Harewood, Nga Puna Wai 1,
4.15pm.
•Canterbury Hockey
women’s premiership (all
Saturday)
Avon v Marist, Marist Park @ St
Bede’s College, 11.45am; Carlton
Redcliffs v Hornby, Waimakariri
Turf, 11.45am; HSOB/Burnside
v Harewood, Nga Puna Wai 1,
2.45pm. Southern United bye
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MY WIFE AND I arrived home
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The chicken went in the oven
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The manufacturer of MG
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EVs. Its trendy and popular ZS
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ON CHARGE: The ZS’ batteries can be powered from
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taking about 45min to charge
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ZS EV has an electric motor that
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of torque, the latter is available
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vehicle feels lively, power and
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convenience are fitted, along with
a substantial amount of safety
features, something that SAIC has
been very pro-active with.
The ZS is a relatively new
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• Dimensions – Length,
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At city speeds the ZS EV
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surface.
Riding on 215/50 x 17in
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tyres there is direct turn-in when
the corners arrive and there is
favourable response to steering
input.
On an inland run through to
Darfield and its surrounds, the
ZS pleased with its eager nature
and controlled feel. Driving
it is relaxing and somewhat
rewarding, especially if you are
of the belief that electric vehicles
are the way of the future and
the environment is your first
consideration.
However, the MG ZS is also
there for those who want an
affordable SUV, electric or petrol.
If you want the latter there are
two 1.5-litre, four-cylinder petrolpowered
variants that list at a
tempting $22,990 and $27,490.
If you are one of the many new
car buyers who today are viewing
an electric vehicle as the preferred
choice, the MG ZS is a worthy
consideration, it is affordable
and being an SUV it fits with
the direction the many new car
buyers are steering to. It must be
said the evaluation car felt tight
and had a solid, secure feeling
along with a build quality that
presented no flaws.
I can see many other
manufacturers playing catch-up
now that electric vehicles are the
big talking point and demand
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MG is meeting the expectation
for ZS EV, although first choice
for colour options may be a little
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replacement of all rotten
timber, fascia boards,
window, windowsills etc.
John Sandford, ph 329
4616, mob 027 5189 598
johnsandford2@gmail.
com
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Computer Help 0800 349
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a/h 359- 4605
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quick response, efficient
service, free quotes,
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fee. M/S, 8-5. Call Pat
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phone 027 331 0400
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• New Build
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• Power
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Phone 03 377 1280 | Mobile 021 898 380
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• Scrap metal buyers
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• Top prices paid $$$
• Open Saturday morning
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03 343 9993 333 Blenheim Rd
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Cell 0278 145 848
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(Since 2005)
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Channel
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Freephone: 0800 081 400
swainskiwikerb@gmail.com
PAINTING & PlAsTerING
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• PLASTERING
• WALLPAPERING
Phone Kevin Steel
• Interior/Exterior
• New Homes & Repaints
• Quality workmanship assured
• Correct preparation always undertaken
• 20+ years experience
• Earthquake repairs
(Painting/Plastering/Wallpapering/Tiling)
Ph 027 216 8946
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over 30 years experience.
• Extensions & repair • Roof coating
• Concrete & clay tiles • Butynol
• Malthoid • Asbestos Certified
• Coloursteel • Old iron • Guttering
Phone Dave 981 0278
or 021 223 4200
E: dave@beaumontroofing.co.nz
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The Star Classifieds
Re Roofing
Roof Repairs
Spouting
Approved Age Concern provider
Over 30 years experience
Licensed Building Practitioner
N A BARRELL
ROOFING LTD
Ph: 0275 389 415
Email: nabroofing@xtra.co.nz
EMAIL
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NICK@NICKJONESPLUMBING.CO.NZ
Trades & Services
PAINTER,QuALIFIED
local professional, Int /
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or text Corban 027 846
5035
PAINTING
Indoor / Outdoor, over 30
yrs exp, same day quotes,
ph Steve 021 255 7968
PAINTING
PLASTERING
Free quotes. Int/ext &
roof painting Family run
business, work guaranteed.
Pensioner discounts. Ph
Kerin or Paul 022 191
7877 or 379-1281. Website
www.swedekiwipainting.
co.nz
PAINTING
DECORATING
All types of int/ext
painting undertaken. 30 +
yrs exp. Ph Michael 022
496 3322
PAINTING
Int painting, new & used.
2 men crew. 30 yrs exp. Ph
027 388 6125
PLASTERING (INT)
and small painting jobs
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HANDYMAN
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registered electrician Builder / Joiner with
with 24 years experience 30 yrs exp. Small
for all residential and renovations, maintenance Experience and
commercial work, new & odd jobs. Decks, fences Excellence. Small to
housing and switch board & landscaping. General Medium job specialists
replacements. Phone Chris handyman for everyday in all aspects of Interior
027 516 0669
house repairs. Ph Robert Plastering. Please call Tim
ELECTRICIAN
021 044 2272
022 5380959
Available, 30 years
HOME CLEANING
PLASTERER
experience, immediate
SERVICES
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start, competitive rate,
Paintable Finish, Gib
ph Brian 027 433 9548 Regular Weekly or Cove, Cornice. New
No Call out fee
Fortnightly. Ring Vivien - Renos - Repairs. Ph
at 03 365 8422 for free Matt 0274 361 112
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quotation
mattsmithplastering.co.nz
Registered, electrical
PLASTERER
installation and repairs, LANDSCAPING
Phone Finn for all your
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026 73375 or 03 322 4209 Decking, Fencing. No job too small -
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quotes. Ph Jim 022 137 Landscaping on facebook. quotes. I’ll beat any quote
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GASFITTING
Arthur 347-8796, 027 born. Ph 022 087 4351
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completed at a fair price,
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all work guaranteed, ph
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Brian 021 112-3492
HANDY - DAN
We come to you where QEII COLLISION
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all your maintenance
at 03 281 8054 for free Free Courtesy Cars
requirements. I specialise quotation.
(conditions apply),All
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do spouting cleans and ODD JOB SPECIALIST
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repairs and everyday home Small jobs specialists. Spray-painting.
maintenance. NO JOB TO eg: drippy taps, sticky Free pickup & delivery.
BIG OR SMALL I can do
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it all, please don’t hesitate
fence repairs Discount for REMOVALS
to call me on 022 600 7738
pensioners.
Small furniture removals,
for a no obligation free Ph 390 1565 or 022 5275 have own van, can fit
quote.
668. Avail now.
various types of whiteware
appliances, some furn,
Trades & Services
bedding, boxes etc, honest
& reliable, any area
considered, ph Chch 027
517 7001
ROOFING
All Roof repairs, Roof
painting, moss treatments,
Gutter cleaning 10 + yrs
exp, free quotes 24 / 7, Ph
027 516 6609
RuBBISH REMOVAL
“I WILL TURN UP Van, Trailer Rubbish
WHEN I SAY I WILL” Removal. Ph Gary 342-
8950, 021 529 022
SPOuTING
Need a certified and reliable plumber for filtration
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022 197 2351
SPOuTING CLEANING
SPECIALIST
FREE CALL 0508 H2O BOY
Entire spouting system
426 269
cleared. Single or 2 storey.
Jo 021 164 0365
TEXT 027 245 5100
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Spouting Unblocked,
Cleaned Out and Flushed
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or 021 043 2034
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Trades & Services
STuMP GRINDING
Best price guarantee Tony
0275 588 895
TEST & TAG
NZ3760 complient (class
1 and class 2 tools). Can
travel to your work site.
Phone Jamie 022 313 9567
TREE SERVICES
Free quotes 20+ yrs exp.
Tree, hedge or shrub
- reduction, shaped or
removed. Ph/text Paul
The Branch Manager
0274314720
TREE SERVICES.
Specialist small tree
pruning & shaping. Roses,
fruit trees etc. Ph Hugh
021 2755445
TREE SERVICES
Hedges, shrubs, tree
trimming & removal.
Phone for free quotes 022
540 4900
WATERBLASTING
Housewash, Drives, Paths,
Decks, Moss kills, Gutter
cleans. Ph 020 410 67205
WINDOW CLEANING
Average 3 brm house
inside or out from $45.
Both from $80 Phone
Trevor 344-2170
WINDOW CLEANING
Brown & White Ltd.
Family owned since 2001.
Ph Paul 027 229 3534
Tuition
COMPUTER LESSONS
avail for computer, IPad,
or Mobile. Please contact
Jobee 027 290 9246 www.
computertutor.nz
Wanted To Rent
MALE WANTING
ONE, TWO or THREE
BEDROOM Apartment
or flat.With garage.
$270-$350 Call Dan 021
02217486
Wanted To Buy
WANTED
SLEEPOUTS
Sleepouts Galore
Buyers and sellers of
relocatable buildings
11 Brixton Street, Hornby
Phone: 349 9633
STEVE PURCELL
ANTIQUES
BUYING
NOW
Gold jewellery,
watches, coins,
medals, scrap
gold, sterling
silver, pewter,
original paintings,
modern art.
351 9139
stevepurcellantiques.com
AAA Buying goods
quality furniture, beds,
stoves, washing machines,
fridge freezers. Same day
service. Selwyn Dealers.
Phone 980 5812 or 027
313 8156
A+ ALL whiteware
wanted. Same day
service, cash paid for
freezes, fridges, washing
machines, ovens. Also
buying furniture & h/
hold effects.Anything
considered. Ph Dave 960-
8440, 027 66 22 116
Wanted To Buy
A1 Albums, old photo’s,
postcards, coins, gold,
bank notes, badges,
medals, jewellery,
watches, china, crystal,
books, furs, vintage
clothing, paintings,
furniture, estates &
downsizing. Etcetera
Antiques, 194 Edgeware
Rd 385 5117
ACADEMY ANTIQUES
Buying estates, antiques,
old china, crystal, art,
Royal Doulton , Royal
Albert etc. Best prices,
free appraisal. Call Rob
349-4229
A+ Household effects,
fridges, freezers, washing
machines, ovens. Good
cash paid. Ph Paul 022
0891 671
A records and Hi-Fi
gear wanted. Pennylane
Sydenham. 7 days. Ph
366-3278
BOOKS.
Old wanted.
Anything considered incl
hunting,
mountineering,
fishing,childrens.
Ph 354 1621
MILITARIA Any
country, firearms,
uniforms, badges, medals,
memoribilia, WW2 or
earlier ph 338-9931
MILITARIA Any
country, firearms,
uniforms, badges, medals,
memoribilia, WW2 or
earlier ph 338-9931
Wanted to buy
Wanted To Buy
STAMPS Buyer of NZ
+ UK + Australian mint
stamps good condition.
Top Cash Prices paid. Sell
before stamps are, one
day, abolished for ever.
Can visit if required. Tony
0274 321 297
TOOLS, Garden garage,
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buyer Phone 355-2045
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Full onsite training given
Must be reliable, honest
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Please text or phone 027 2589 824
QUALIFIED MECHANIC
Motivated and reliable Full Time
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Must be Trade Cert qualified and WOF
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Please email CV to simon@
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looking for a casual driver
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from Lyttelton Port. This
position may suit a semi
retired person. Contact
Malcolm on 0274356253.
Malcolm Love Transport
Ltd.
PART TIME RETAIL
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start, must be honest and
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online facebook work, Ph
027 223 0948
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CLEANERS
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Airport Area
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Total 8 hours per week
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Outings
with Companion Driving Service Ltd
TRANZ ALPINE EXPERIENCE:
A few seats left on our coach to Hokitika - Greymouth
then overnight at The Punakaiki Resort Hotel
(dinner & breakfast included).
We depart Christchurch Thurs 5th August
by coach & return Fri 6th August on
The Tranz Alpine Express (fare included.)
Your own Tour guide included on our Coach
& also the train - your own room (no sharing)
free pick up & drop off included. Walkers & walking
sticks welcome. Our price $494.00
COASTAL PACIFIC EXPERIENCE:
Departs: Fri 20th August - return Sun 22nd August
Day 1: Travel in our coach to Kaikoura -
stay overnight (dinner & breakfast included).
Day 2: Travel to Picton and after lunch we board the
Perlorus mail boat and cruise the Marlborough Sounds
delivering the mail. Boat has tea/coffee facilities -
comfortable seating for seniors and also a toilet
on board. Walking Frames accepted on boat.
Dinner & accommodation at
The Picton Yacht Club Hotel (included).
Day 3: Return to Christchurch on The Coastal
Pacific train (included) - we meet you in Christchurch
and return you home. Our price $996.00
Phone Peter on 0800 453 873
for further details or bookings
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“Those who fail to learn
from history’s mistakes, are
destined to repeat them.”
Jesus’ disciples sought world situation at
his return. Reply: (Luke 17 verses 26-30),
‘History repeats itself ’. Noah’s and lot’s
apathetic times combined.
Reader. Pay yourself a compliment.
Read Genesis 6...corruption and FILLED
with VIOLENCE. Punishment. Rainstorms,
millions died. Understand rainbow’s colour
prophecy. Chinese character for boat is chuan.
Contains ba (8) and kou (mouth) saved.
Ark’s fragments seen on Mt Ararat, Armenia.
Genesis 19. Gross sexual licence. Immoral
passions inflamed. God’s punishment fitted
crimes. Incineration by firestorms. Three saved.
Sodom’s remnants found. Lesson. Avoid those
lifestyles and prepare for Christ’s return.
www.keytothebible.org
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Disposal by Christchurch
City Council of material
salvaged from heritage
buildings demolished after the
Christchurch earthquakes
This Notice is to advise previous owners of the Christchurch
heritage buildings listed below, that the Council will be disposing
of material salvaged from these buildings after 31 August 2021.
Following the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes, Council staff negotiated
with building owners, the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery
Authority and demolition contractors to recover materials from a
number of significant heritage buildings about to be demolished.
Ownership of the building material was transferred to the Council
and it has been stored in a Council facility since that time. This
storage space will soon be unavailable.
The material includes stone, timber joinery and other building
components.
The buildings from which material was salvaged include (but is not
limited to) the following:
124-126 Cashel, Guthrey Centre/Bells Arcade; 50 Cathedral Square,
Warner’s Hotel; 134-140 Gloucester, Star/Lyttelton Times; 209 High,
Kennett’s Jewellers; 280-282 High, Fisher’s; 32 Cathedral Square,
The Press; 118 Hereford; 148-154 Gloucester, Old Theatre Royal;
181 Barbadoes, Community of the Sacred Name; 107 Cambridge,
former Public Library; 154-158 Cashel, former DIC/Cashfields; 144
Gloucester, former Coachman Hotel r; 56 Cathedral Sq, former
Lyttelton Times; 109 Cashel, former Weekly Press; 281 High,
Triangle Chambers; 127-139 Manchester, Smith’s Bookshop Block;
211 Oxford, former Fire Station/Plunket; 42 Phillips, Church of the
Good Shepherd; 122 Avonside/Lychgate Pl, Holy Trinity Church;
190-192 Hereford, Kenton Chambers; 173 Cashel, Highlight House;
100 Bealey; 236 Cashel, former St Paul’s Presbyterian Church; 151
Cashmere, Cracroft House; 90 Hereford, Gough House; 24 Norwich
Quay; 30 Norwich Quay, Royal Hotel; 31-33 Kilmore/350 Montreal,
former Cranmer Courts/Normal School; 78 Worcester/158 Oxford,
former Clarendon Hotel façade; 2 Sumner Road, former Lyttelton
Borough Council Library & Fire Station; 31 Cathedral Square, former
Chief Post Office; McCormack’s Bay Causeway (tram rail parts); 120
Manchester, Excelsior Hotel; 392 Moorhouse, Christchurch Railway
Station.
During demolition, materials were recovered for re-use on the
original site, or for use in the repair and conservation of other
heritage buildings. Some salvaged material has been successfully
reused. The Council is now seeking to dispose of the remaining
items, and before this is inviting previous owners who may wish to
reclaim some of the material to come forward.
Any materials that are not reclaimed by former owners by
31 August 2021 will be disposed of at the discretion of the Council.
Please contact the Council Heritage Team at
heritage@ccc.govt.nz or phone Gareth Wright on
03 941 8026 if you would like to discuss the reuse of this
material further.
32 The Star Thursday July 29 2021
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BILL'S BAR, 1 Halswell Rd: Thursday
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BRIDIE'S BAR & BISTRO, 401
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JAZZ AFTER WORK, Ara Music Arts
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KAIAPOI CLUB, 113 Raven Quay:
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Soulful songstress Steph McEwin is back
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MICKY FINNS, 85a Hereford St: Friday
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RACECOURSE HOTEL, Racecourse Rd:
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The St Albans School safety
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concern abou the difficulty of
traversing the school route, as
reported by The Star in June.
City council transport
operations manager Steffan
Thomas said the vinyl ‘Safe Routes
to School’ stickers are currently
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Moriarty strikes at Willowbank
NOSEY: Nor West News reporter Fiona Ellis
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who has been looking after kea and other
native species for 12 years. Moriarty decided to
stick his beak in. To read about Ackroyd’s
work, go to page 7. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
School pupils
targeting
motorists
with sticker
campaign
• By Fiona Ellis
PRIMARY SCHOOL pupils
are taking safety measures
into their own hands at a busy
intersection plagued by red
light-runners.
Big stickers
encouraging
motorists to be
aware of school
pupils will be
placed on 10
light poles along
Cranford St, near
English Park and
Westminster St.
Steffan
Thomas
being printed and will be put up
in August.
Time to Say Goodbye
Westminster Sts crossing a
particular concern.
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