Southern View: July 29, 2021

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Best friends 

mark 75 years 

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Nothing 

like a 

winter steak 

• By Bea Gooding 

“I’M REALLY proud of our 

local park, I don’t want to see it 

becoming a rubbish zone.” 

Most days you’ll find 

Page 3 

Woolston resident Andrew 

Meads down at Hansen Park 

socialising with other dog lovers 

in the Opawa community. 

But lately the ritual has been 

marred by increased rubbish 

dumping in places where bins 

used to be – seven of which 

were recently removed by the 

city council in favour of two 

larger bins. 

It was why Meads launched 

Page 8 

Call to bring back the bins 

GIVE IT BACK: Woolston resident Andrew Meads pleads to get the Hansen Park bins back. 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

a petition demanding the removed 

bins to be reinstated, or 

at the very least, for the 

city council to install one more 

bin. 

• Turn to page 7 

Concerns 

over ability 

to tackle 

coastal 

hazards 

• By Samantha Mythen 

THE SUMNER Community 

Residents’ Association is worried 

new ward boundaries will mean 

coastal suburbs facing similar 

coastal hazard adaptation issues 

will be unable to work together 

efficiently. 

In light of the city 

council’s representation 

review, the 

Heathcote Ward, 

including Sumner 

and Redcliffs, will 

be merged into 

Charlie 

Spreydon-Cashmere 

for the 2022 

Hudson 

election. 

The association is concerned 

about the move, as the new ward 

does not face “similar vulnerabilities 

of coastal issues,” said Sumner 

Hub co-ordinator Charlie Hudson. 

It has written to Linwood- 

Central-Heathcote chairwoman 

Alexandra Davids to highlight the 

concerns. 

“We have asked them to assist 

the coastal wards to have a platform 

to come together to discuss 

and respond to upcoming city 

council and government advice,” 

said Hudson. •Turn to page 5 

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Clothes Swap 

Thursday to Sunday, 10am-4pm 

South Library 

If your wardrobes and drawers 

are overflowing, the clothing swap 

is for you. Go along and donate 

old clothing for 13 to 24-year-olds. 

Must be clean. Items can include 

accessories and shoes. 

JP Clinics 

Thursday, 10.30am-1.30pm, at 

Spreydon, Tuesday, 10am-1pm, at 

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Halswell, Linwood, South and 

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and documents, certify document 

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rebates applications. This service is 

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Technology Help Drop-In 

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Thursday, 2-3pm at South, 

Tuesday, 10.30-11.30am, at 

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Mah-Jong 

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Wednesday, 12.30-2.30pm, at 

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Phone Noel at 322 8636 for more 

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Rotary Market 

Sunday, 8.30am-12.30pm 

Woolston Club, 43 Hargood St 

A variety of stalls will be available, 

including fresh produce, jams and 

preserves, and recycled clothing, 

books and tools. Every Sunday, with 

all proceeds supporting the local 

community. For site inquiries, phone 

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Creative Writing on Sundays 

Sunday, 1.30-3.30pm 

Linwood Library 

Writing group leader Jennifer will 

work with group members to craft, 

create and develop their own stories. 

Take some pens or pencils, paper, or 

a laptop. This class is free. 

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Go along for a game with a friendly 

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you. $2. Phone Anne at 338 7366 for 

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Risingholme Theatre, 99 Hawford Rd, 

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join the friendly choir. All welcome, 

especially tenors and basses. Phone 

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Thursday July 29 2021 3 

Friendship spanning 75 years 

MUCH HAS changed since 

Betty Small and Marjorie 

Ainsworth first met on a softball 

field in 1946. 

There has been weddings, 

births and countless other 

milestones along the way. 

However, what has not 

changed is the close bond 

between Betty, 90, and Marjorie, 

91. This year the Christchurch 

residents are celebrating 75 years 

of being best friends since they 

met as teenagers. 

Their milestone coincides with 

the 10th International Day of 

Friendship on Friday – a United 

Nations initiative promoting 

friendship between people, 

countries, cultures, and 

individuals. 

It is a way of inspiring peace 

efforts and building bridges 

between communities. 

Betty, of Lyttelton, visits 

Marjorie at her Addington 

residential care home whenever 

she can. 

Regardless of how long it has 

been since they’ve seen each 

other, Betty said the conversation 

flows as though it never stopped. 

They love reminiscing about 

their early days – and there have 

certainly been some memorable 

moments. 

There were softball games with 

celebrations or commiserations 

held at the pub afterward, they 

talk about their jobs at Well Cut, 

and all the fun they used to have 

in town on a Friday night. 

Over time they have both 

become parents, with Betty now 

a proud great-grandmother. Now 

they are both widows. 

Throughout everything, Betty 

and Marjorie have always been 

there for each other. It was 

the key to their long-lasting 

friendship. Betty said it is 

important to make time for 

each other, otherwise life will 

inevitably get in the way. 

“It wasn’t easy once we were 

married and had children and 

we didn’t have phones at home 

the way they do now. We didn’t 

drive at the time either, but 

occasionally I would get the train 

into town from Lyttelton with 

MILESTONE: 

Betty Smith 

(left) and 

Marjorie 

Ainsworth 

celebrate 

75 years of 

friendship, just 

in time for the 

International 

Day of 

Friendship 

this week. 

the pram and the nappies and 

travel in the guard’s van to see 

Marge. 

“It would have been nice to see 

each other more regularly, but 

when we did, it was like we’d 

never been apart.” 

For Marjorie, what it means to 

be a good friend comes down to 

one thing. 

“Someone who is always there 

for you,” she said. 

In Brief 

HAVE YOUR SAY 

A proposal to lower the speed 

limit on two roads in Ferrymead 

is now open for feedback. The city 

council plans to reduce the speed 

limit from 70km/h to 60km/h 

on Humphreys Drive, between 

Dyers Rd and Ferry Rd, and from 

50km/h to 30km/h on Tidal View. 

The changes are in response to the 

new Rapanui major cycle route, 

due to finish construction next 

year, in order to make the road 

safer for cyclists and motorists. 

SWAP STOP 

The old stone bus shelter on 

Vernon Tce near Centaurus Rd 

has been set up by a group of 

Hillsborough residents as a swap 

stop. A blue fridge has been set 

up for books, used toys in good 

condition, and surplus produce. 

It is under a shelter that is not 

waterproof, so larger items such as 

clothing are not to be dropped off 

to avoid the risk of mould. 

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A 30km/h speed limit will be in 

place on Walsall St in Addington 

from next Monday to make 

way for wastewater renewals. 

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Walsall St to renew the sewer 

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Native planting transforms ponds 

THE PADDOCKS between 

Cuthberts Rd and the oxidation 

ponds in Bromley are gradually 

being transformed by the 

addition of thousands of native 

trees and plants. 

“In a few years’ time this strip 

of land will be thick with native 

vegetation that will improve 

the biodiversity of the area and 

provide an important habitat for 

native birds,’’ said city council 

wastewater operations manager 

Adam Twose. 

“The mass 

planting of these 

paddocks will 

help Christchurch 

reduce its carbon 

emissions and it 

will also ease the 

midge problem 

in the area by 

Adam 

Twose 

providing a 

natural barrier 

between the 

oxidation ponds and nearby 

homes.’’ 

About 40,000 plants have been 

planted so far, with thousands 

more planned to be added over 

the coming years. 

“We’re currently preparing the 

paddocks for further planting 

by spreading a 300mm deep 

layer of compost from the 

nearby council-owned organics 

BIODIVERSITY: Thousands of native plants are transforming the paddocks near the Bromley 

oxidation ponds. 

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processing plant over the 

ground,” Twose said. 

“The compost will improve 

the soil conditions for the plants, 

giving them the best opportunity 

to thrive.” 

About 6500 tonnes of compost 

from the organics processing 

plant has been placed on 

the paddocks in the last 

few weeks. 

Removing this large amount of 

compost from the plant should 

help to reduce the potential for 

odour issues at the plant while 

the city council undertakes a 

$21.5 million upgrade of 

the facility. 

Platform 

plan to help 

coastal suburbs 

•From page 1 

It is hoped the community 

board will request a collaborative 

platform where coastal wards can 

“come together to share ideas, 

concerns and resources.” 

The residents’ association 

would like this platform to be 

set up prior to the city council’s 

working group recommendations 

on coastal hazards and advice 

being released later this year. 

It would mean representatives 

could better interpret the issues 

and relay them clearly to their 

communities, said Hudson. 

Hudson said it is important 

and necessary coastal communities 

have a united voice. 

“Hopefully, this will balance 

our move into the Cashmere- 

Spreydon Ward, which will not 

be as affected,” she said. 

Davids said she had yet to 

discuss the idea with the community 

board but thought it was 

fantastic. 

“Obviously different communities 

in coastal areas are dealing 

with the same issues and having 

a platform for them to come together 

and discuss would be very 

meaningful,” she said. 

The idea will be discussed 

at the next community board 

meeting in August. 

Discovering Te Aratai College 

During August, the Principal of Linwood College, 

Mr Richard Edmundson, is holding a series of 

meetings in the community for whānau who are 

wanting to learn more about Te Aratai College 

(ex-Linwood College) as a choice of secondary 

school for their child in 2022 and beyond. 

Members of the community who are interested 

in the school’s redevelopment are welcome to 

attend these meetings. 

2 August 7pm – 9pm Ōpāwa School 

9 August 7pm – 9pm Redcliffs School 

11 August 7pm – 9pm Lyttelton School 

Enquiries to Richard Edmundson 

027 622 1090

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SOUTHERN VIEW 

Willowbank’s animals a constantly 

Nick Ackroyd has been 

looking after keas and 

other native species 

at Willowbank for the 

past 12 years. He talks 

to reporter Fiona Ellis 

Loki, Blofeld, Moriarty 

– these are just some of the 

names of Willowbank Wildlife 

Reserve’s 15 keas. 

While the birds may not have 

the villainous personalities of 

their namesakes, their mischievousness 

makes them popular 

animals with native species 

keeper Nick Ackroyd. 

“Probably my favourite, that I 

look after every day, is the group 

of kea that we have here at Willowbank,” 

the St Albans resident 

said. 

“They . . . are a bit crazy, so 

that’s great fun.” 

In spite of working in the role 

for 12 years, the birds had never 

managed to snatch any items 

from him, but had been known 

to pilfer pompoms, cash and 

even credit cards from unwary 

visitors. 

Kea were as intelligent as great 

apes and could solve puzzles that 

stumped chimpanzees, he said. 

His aim was not to domesticate 

animals, but rather to keep 

them as wild as possible. 

“I think people assume there’s 

a lot of cuddling of animals and 

patting of things and playing 

with stuff. When you’re a zookeeper, 

you’re kind of doing the 

opposite thing. 

“I don’t want them to be playing 

with me, I want them to be 

going and socialising with the 

FEATHERED FRIENDS: 

Willowbank Wildlife 

Reserve native species 

keeper Nick Ackroyd is 

careful not to have any 

potentially pinchable items 

on him as he drops in on 

his favourite charges, the 

keas. 

Photo: Geoff Sloan 

other animals.” 

Not interacting with other 

animals could also make them 

direct their aggression towards 

humans, he said. 

This was the case with a 

paradise shelduck who had been 

hand raised. 

“He doesn’t like us and tries to 

chase us away whenever we go 

into his enclosure.” 

Other animals were also in 

his charge, from birds such 

as takahe, kaka, and whio, to 

tuatara and more threatening 

species. 

“We also have a ferret and a 

pig and a possum so that people 

can see those animals that are 

present in New Zealand as well, 

and they’re the ones that are 

causing issues for our native 

animals.” 

Conservation efforts were an 

important part of Willowbank’s 

role, and it was rewarding for 

him to play his part in working 

towards the Department of Conservation’s 

Predator Free 2050 

plan, he said. 

Although he was concerned 

about the future of New Zealand’s 

wildlife, there were also 

bright points to focus on. 

Takahe were doing well and 

their numbers increasing, he 

said. 

Willowbank received two new 

takehe from Te Anau earlier 

this month as part of a recovery 

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moving feast 

• 

“Those birds are really 

important, they’re genetically 

quite unique and we’re hoping 

to breed some young from them 

this year.” 

Signs they would hit it off 

come breeding season were 

promising, as the pair were 

“hanging out” rather than fighting, 

he said. 

The programme aimed to 

breed and release takahe, as 

Willowbank had done with 

other birds, such as the kaka in 

Abel Tasman National Park. 

It was always exciting to work 

with DOC to do releases, Ackroyd 

said. 

People’s interest in Willowbank 

and learning about native 

wildlife was also encouraging, 

from strangers to his own children. 

“I’ve got two kids who have 

both come through here heaps 

of times and they love it too.” 

However, his favourite aspect 

of the job was working with likeminded 

people. 

“We all love working with animals 

and want to really make a 

difference in that conservation/ 

native animal area.” 

This made up for the less appealing 

aspects of the job, such 

as working through wicked early 

morning frosts, chopping up 

chicken to feed the ferret. 

People would be surprised at 

how much of his role involved 

preparing food for the animals 

and cleaning their dishes, he 

said. 

“There are lots more cleaning 

and tidying jobs than you might 

expect.” 

As a child, he would not have 

expected to find himself in this 

job, in spite of his interest in 

animals, he said. 

“My zoo keeping career 

started a little bit sideways. I 

trained to be a teacher and I 

Big Fat BeautiFul pieS 

SKILFUL: 

Moriarty 

looking for 

something 

to get his 

beak into. 

did a zooology degree, but I 

didn’t really want to work as a 

teacher.” 

Instead, he took on a job tour 

guiding at Kelly Tarlton’s Sea 

Life Aquarium, which proved 

to be a foot in the door of an 

animal keeping career. 

He was pleased to work mostly 

with birds now. 

“Mammals are a bit smelly 

and difficult, whereas birds are 

lovely. 

“It’s like a constantly moving 

feast, Willowbank. There’s 

always something new here.” 

Petition started for more bins 

From page 1 

The more than 40-signature petition 

follows growing complaints 

from residents across the city 

watching bins at their local parks 

disappear to accommodate the 

new “smart bins.” 

“I just felt so strongly about it,” 

said Meads. 

“We’re all very concerned about 

[council] taking the rubbish bins 

away, it’s just ridiculous. My concern 

is that people are still putting 

piles of doggy poo bags where the 

original bins were. 

The city-wide project involves 

the removal of more than 800 bins 

at neighbourhood parks, but only 

81 of them are being replaced with 

BigBelly bins. 

It is meant to be a solution to 

overflowing rubbish bins as they 

can hold up to six times more 

rubbish than a standard bin, and 

reduces scattered litter as they 

have lids. 

The changes, discussed during 

Long Term Plan talks, is also 

anticipated to save the city council 

about $300,000 a year, reducing 

the number of times contractors 

emptied them. 

City council head of Parks 

Andrew Rutledge said since installing 

the smart bins at Hansen 

Park, contractors have emptied 

them once every nine days, compared 

to once every 2.3 days with 

the old bins. 

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your local park in favour 

of bigger ones impacted 

your neighbourhood? 

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The two new bins are 600-litres 

each increasing overall provision 

for litter capacity at the park by 62 

per cent. 

However, he said the city council 

has received four complaints of 

rubbish dumping in spots where 

bins once stood. 

Contractors have also revisited 

the park on six different occasions 

to pick up the dumped trash, 

“including dog poo.” 

Rutledge said residents’ views 

were welcome as they had valuable 

information to make bin placement 

more effective. 

Said Rutledge: “This has been 

the case for other areas in the city 

where the community have assisted 

us in the placement of additional 

smart bins where required.’’ 

The move is expected to encourage 

more people to take their 

rubbish home instead. 

Meads was not convinced this 

would happen. He was not against 

the new bins, he just opposed the 

$830,000 installation cost and that 

not enough of them have been 

replaced. 

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Grilled beef 

porterhouse steak 

with mustard, 

mayonnaise and 

broccoli salad 

Serves 4 

Ingredients 

800gm porterhouse or 

rib eye steaks, 4 x 200gm 

pieces 

1 to drizzle vegetable oil 

1 to taste salt and freshly 

ground black pepper 

3 tsp dijon mustard 

4 tbsp mayonnaise 

Broccoli, almond and 

tomato salad 

2 broccoli heads 

2 tomatoes 

1 clove garlic 

2 tbsp tarragon 

2 tbsp chives 

3 tbsp extra virgin olive 

oil 

3 tbsp lemon juice 

50gm slivered almonds 

1 to taste salt and freshly 

ground black pepper 

Directions 

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Flame grill or use a frying pan to cook your steak. Short, hard cooking 

should produce tender meat. 

Heat a grill, ridged grillpan 

or frying pan. Use a 

sharp knife to make several 

cuts through the fat and 

slightly into the meat as 

this will stop it curling as it 

cooks. 

Lightly oil the steaks 

before putting them onto 

the heat. For juicy and 

medium rare steaks, cook 

them for about seven minutes 

per side, turning once 

and seasoning with salt 

and pepper once you have 

done so. 

Remove from the heat, 

wrap loosely in foil and 

leave them to rest for five 

minutes. 

Mix the mustard and 

mayonnaise, then spread 

across the upper side of the 

meat. 

Salad: Cook the broccoli 

in boiling salted water for 

about four minutes, then 

drain and set aside in a 

warm bowl. 

Chop and seed the 

tomatoes, then add to the 

broccoli. Chop the garlic 

and tarragon finely, then 

chop the chives into 2cm 

lengths. 

Mix the herbs with 

the oil, lemon juice and 

almonds, then gently toss 

through the broccoli and 

season with salt and pepper. 

Serve warm. 

Roasted tomato, 

butter bean and 

watercress salad 

Serves 4 

Ingredients 

2 tsp salt 

8 tomatoes 

2 cloves garlic 

1 tbsp Olive oil 

1 tsp brown sugar 

2 sprigs fresh rosemary 

1 freshly ground black 

pepper, to season 

1½ cups butter beans 

4 handfuls watercress, 

100gm almonds, roasted 

and salted 

2 tsp lemons, juice 

1 tbsp fresh herbs, such 

as parsley, oregano, marjoram, 

finely chopped 

1 cup creme fraiche 

Directions 

Preheat the oven to 220 

deg C. Arrange the tomatoes 

in a dish. 

Drizzle over the oil, 

sprinkle the salt, pepper 

and brown sugar. 

Finely slice the garlic 

and add with the rosemary. 

Bake for 20min then let 

cool. 

Combine the butter 

beans with the watercress. 

Arrange on a platter or 

individual dishes then 

add the tomatoes and the 

almonds. 

Mix together the creme 

fraiche, lemon juice and 

herbs. Spoon over the 

salad before serving. 

Roast chicken legs 

with stuffed green 

olives and lemons 

Serves 4 

Ingredients 

1 tbsp olive oil 

4 chicken legs 

½ tsp cinnamon 

½ tsp Turmeric 

1 tbsp liquid honey 

1½ cups chicken stock 

2 lemons, thinly sliced 

3 bay leaves 

1 cup stuffed green 

olives 

Directions 

Heat oven to 190 deg C. 

Separate the chicken legs 

into drumsticks and 

thighs. 

Rub the pieces all over 

with olive oil, then with 

cinnamon and turmeric 

and season well with salt 

and pepper. 

Place the chicken in an 

oven pan and drizzle with 

liquid honey. 

Arrange the lemon slices 

over the chicken pieces. 

Surround the chicken 

pieces with the chicken 

stock, bay leaves and olives. 

Cover with foil and bake 

for 40min. Remove covering 

and bake for a further 

40min until the chicken is 

golden brown and cooked 

through. 

Test by putting a sharp 

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of the thigh to the bone – if 

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SCHOOL OPTIONS 

Golden Key at Merrin 

Golden Key Canterbury offers talented 

primary school pupils the opportunity 

to work on a project with a university 

student who has a shared interest. 

Here’s what Merrin Students have 

to say about their experience on the 

Golden Key Mentoring Programme... 

“I enjoyed Golden Key because I learnt 

lots of new things. I enjoyed making the 

slideshow and I had fun collaborating 

with some great mentors.” Nina, Yr 6. 

“I enjoyed working with my friends 

and working with Marijke, we learnt 

about the evolution of food. 

I learnt what the people of the past ate; 

Papanui Primary is a small school 

where families and teachers work 

together for the benefit of children’s 

learning and development. 

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safe and happy before they can learn, so 

our terrific staff work collaboratively to 

create an inclusive and welcoming place 

for children to learn and grow. 

We have a strong focus on our school 

values of - Personal best - Eke Panuku, 

Resilience - Aumangea, Learner - 

Ākonga, Kindness - Atawhai. 

Prospective students and whānau 

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fish, vegetables and meat. 

My favourite part was getting to eat 

afterwards and making a slideshow 

about the evolution of food.” 

Malia, Yr 6. 

“Golden Key was a lot of fun, the 

activities were constructive. I enjoyed 

meeting the mentors and seeing what 

other people had done.” Aston, Yr 6. 

“The reason I enjoyed Golden Key 

was because I liked working with other 

students from Merrin, I learnt lots of fun 

facts about the evolution of food! I also 

enjoyed getting to eat some of the food 

afterwards.” Loretta, Yr 6. 

Papanui Primary 

Merrin School is a full primary school in 

Avonhead, situated in the north west of 

Christchurch. We have a roll of approximately 

490 children from New Entrants to Year 8. 

Merrin School is a warm and vibrant school 

with a supportive community at its heart. Our 

vision is for all children to shine, by purposefully 

providing a learning environment that nurtures 

and grows every child. 

Merrin School has an enrolment scheme 

to manage our roll numbers and avoid 

overcrowding. If you live within the zone your 

child is welcome to enrol at Merrin anytime. 

To discuss enrolling your child please 

phone the school office 03 358 8369, or 

alternatively you can email the office at 

office@merrin.school.nz and we will contact 

you with regards to enrolment. 

www.merrin.school.nz 

are invited to view our website www. 

papanuiprimary.school.nz and visit the 

school. 

Papanui 

Primary School 

The Papanui Pathway 

Kimihia te ara tōtika – seek the right path 

Papanui Primary School caters for new entrants to 

Year 6 children in the Redwood and Papanui areas. 

The school has an enrolment scheme and zone but 

will have places available for out of zone children 

starting school in 2021/2022. 

We view education as an active partnership 

between home and school with parents / caregivers 

and teachers working together for the benefit of 

children’s learning. 

We have an enthusiastic and dedicated team who 

provide a supportive learning environment where 

the children are engaged, challenged and supported. 

If you wish to find out more about the school or 

make an appointment to visit, please phone 

(03) 352 8271 or email: principal@pps.school.nz


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SCHOOL OPTIONS - early & middle years 2022 

Welcome to 

Casebrook 

Intermediate 

Year 7 & 8 students are a unique age 

group that we specialise in educating. 

Our staff and school resources are 

all geared for this stage of personal 

development and focus on providing a 

diverse range of learning opportunities to 

create a rounded and engaged individual. 

Our learning environment is supported 

by a strong focus on our school values 

of Respect (Whakaute), Excellence 

(Panekiretanga) and Perseverance 

(Hiringa). Through these ‘REP’ values 

we develop within each student a sense 

of self worth to realise their importance 

as a member of our Casebrook 

community. 

Our school environment is one where 

students are safe and have the confidence 

to take risks with their learning. In 

this way the students at Casebrook are 

supported and encouraged to become 

self-motived, independent learners. 

We value the partnership between 

home and school. Together we can 

create an environment where we foster 

feelings of pride and belonging. We are 

sure you will enjoy being a part of our 

Ngutuawa School 

10 Gould Cres, Woolston, Chch 

Ngutuawa School is a beautiful, 

newly built year 0-8 school 

which is situated in Gould Cres, 

Woolston. We have small classes 

and amazing staff. 

We provide opportunities and 

experiences so our students: 

• are enthusiastic and see 

themselves as learners 

• are confident, independent and motivated 

• form positive relationships with diverse groups of people 

• are literate and numerate 

• embrace leadership roles 

• are proud of themselves and others 

• can connect with their cultural identity, their land and the 

environment 

• regularly attend and participate in school 

• value learning experiences and connect this to their future 

• learn about their own well-being and the well-being of others 

Phone: 03 982 0206 

Email: office@ngutuawa.school.nz 

community and would welcome the 

opportunity to meet with you to discuss 

your child’s future at Casebrook. 

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WhakaUte PaNekiRetaNGa hiRiNGa 

Celebrating 170 

years at St Michael’s 

This year is an exciting one for St 

Michael’s. As the country’s oldest 

independent preparatory school, we are 

celebrating our 170th year nurturing and 

educating the children of Christchurch, 

at the heart of our city. 

And as the heart of our city has 

bounced back, so too St Michael’s, with 

a 69% roll increase since the post-quake 

low in 2017. Such is the interest in the 

school, that the Board has recently 

announced two new classes: a new 

entrant Year 0 for Term 3; and a second 

Year 7 for January. 

A legacy of 170 years is not built on 

fresh air. It’s built on hard work and solid 

expectations. 

As once again NZ’s Maths standards 

come under fire – and this time from 

our own Education Review Office who 

report ‘slippage in expectations’ and 

several years of ‘relative deterioration’ in 

pupil performance* – today’s St Michael’s 

families enjoy the reassurance of our 

legacy of traditional foundations and 

academic rigour. 

We teach reading and handwriting, 

spelling and grammar, and good oldfashioned 

Maths. This academic rigour 

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languages. 

Our small classes offer your child 

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✓ Co-educational, Years 1-8 

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✓ Musical excellence 

✓ Christian values 

✓ Before & after school care: 

7.30am - 5.30pm 

✓ Central city location 

Taking enrolments for 2023. 

Some places available for 2022. 

place at St Michael’s. 

As a church school, our musical legacy 

is guaranteed: everyone plays and sings. 

And talking of playing, have you seen 

extended campus? 

You and your child are warmly 

welcome to discover our purposeful, 

wholehearted and inclusive prep school. 

Do drop in on Open Day: Wednesday 

4 August, or contact registrar, Bec 

Hitchcock, to book a tour. 

* https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/ 

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Te Aratai 

College 

Linwood High School 1954 – Te Aratai College 2022



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Dreams into 

Reality 

Te Aratai College 

From Linwood High School 

1954 to Te Aratai College 2022, 

our school continues its proud 

history. 

Next year we return to Aldwins Rd and 

our completely rebuilt and stunning new 

school. We thank our architects, Architectus; 

our construction company, Southbase; 

our project managers RDT Pacific and 

the Ministry of Education. Architectus and 

Southbase are the designers and builders 

of a number of prominent Christchurch 

buildings including the Central Bus 

Exchange and Tūranga, the central library. 

We are fortunate to have such a team. 

Te Aratai College is inspiring from the 

650 seat theatre-standard auditorium 

to the sunny student centre and the 

student-friendly courtyards. Our design is 

for community-whanaungatanga, kōreroconversation 

and personalised student 

success. It reflects the new name gifted 

to us by Ngāi Tūāhuriri, Te Aratai College, 

Pathway to the Sea. 

In 2016 there was extensive community 

consultation about what the community 

wanted for their new school. The key 

summary point from this community voice 

was: 

The school should nurture individual 

excellence by providing varied opportunities 

to meet individual needs. It should foster a 

‘love to learn’ culture that returns high levels 

of achievement and success at a cost that is 

accessible for all. 

Reflecting this, our classroom design is 

based on responsiveness to the needs 

of the students at that moment. Our 

classrooms are the standard, time-honoured 

size but with the flexibility to open up. 

This is because there are occasions when 

learning can be more open but equally there 

are times for some students when this is a 

learning disaster. Te Aratai College also has 

smaller rooms for students who learn best 

in reduced, very quiet environments, and 

bigger spaces for larger student gatherings. 

The building design has flexibility for staff 

and students to respond to the many factors 

that personalise success. 

Of course, new buildings alone do not 

necessarily improve education. The 

relationship with the teacher - he tāngata, he 

tāngata, he tāngata - and the personalisation 

of learning are the key for this. However, 

there is also no doubt that new, purposebuilt 

buildings and spaces that arise from 

these community values of relationships and 

personalisation contribute hugely to student 

success. This is Te Aratai College. 

Southbase Construction is a leading construction management 

company, recognised for building state-of-the-art educational 

facilities where our tamariki can learn and grow. 

We are proud partners delivering Te Aratai College. 

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Linwood College 

through the years 

Science Lab 

1965 

Samoan 

Culture Club 

1989 

Production 

1991 

New uniform 

1954 

Bookbinders in the library 

1963 

School Fire 1975 

Emily Hough, 

Year 10 

“I’m excited to see how 

the new kura is going 

to look. The plans 

look great and we 

are looking forward to 

returning to Aldwins Rd 

and Te Aratai College.” 

Alexsandra Laufiso, 

Year 11 

“Moving to Te Aratai and seeing the 

new school is going to be amazing. 

Te Aratai means a lot to me 

because there are going to be new 

students attending and the new 

design is exciting. And no more 

sitting on the floor for assembly!”



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Te Aratai College - A New School for our Community 

When Linwood College reopens its doors in 

term two, 2022 it will be known as Te Aratai 

College. 

Te Aratai College is the name gifted to us by Ngāi 

Tūāhuriri and means Pathway to the Sea. This name 

builds on Linwood College’s history of being the local 

secondary school for communities from Linwood- 

Woolston, the eastern hill suburbs, and out to the coast. 

The 780 students and 120 staff are excited about this 

wonderful opportunity. 

The school’s initial fitout budget however will not stretch to 

all the equipment and services identified as needed. 

To help make our new school a centre of excellence 

we now call upon our community, past pupils and local 

businesses to support this amazing new educational 

opportunity by donating to the Linwood College 

Foundation. Please join with us in making the vision of a 

well-resourced school for our community a reality. 

Together let us create a school which will provide every 

educational opportunity for all students. Let us help each 

one to succeed to their potential. 

It is only through education and by 

supporting where there is need, that we 

can transform our communities and create 

exciting futures for all our students. 

Items requiring funding: 

• Technology and creative courses - 

specialised equipment 

• The new Performance Centre fit out 

including retractable seating, lighting 

boards, stage curtains and sound system 

• Commercial kitchen specialist equipment 

• Playgrounds for Year 7 and 8 students 

• Furniture and equipment for the Kimihia 

Parental College, the teen parent unit 

• Music recording equipment 

• Bouldering – a rock climbing wall 

• Whakairo (carvings) for the whare 

(meeting house) 

• Pastoral care resourcing 

• Trees, shrubs and general planting 

Dick Edmundson has been Principal at Linwood College since 2016. He taught 

English at Linwood in the 1990s. He was previously Principal at Hornby HS and 

has taught in a variety of schools in New Zealand and overseas. 

“As a current Linwood College parent, I 

know how great this school is and would 

love your help to make the new Te Aratai 

College amazing. Let us support our young 

people to become the best they can be.” 

Sara Templeton, 

Christchurch City Councillor – 

Heathcote Ward 

“I know that people are clear on how 

important a strong, local school is for strong, 

local communities. Donating to the new 

school will be a way for many people to help 

make this a reality.” 

Dick Edmundson 

Principal 

Linwood College 

Donate: Please make your gift today by going to www.givealittle.co.nz/cause/linwood-college-rebuild-fund or 

direct to the Linwood College Foundation Charitable Trust bank details: SBS 031369 0312180 00 All donations 

tax deductible. The Linwood College Foundation Charitable Trust www.linwoodcollegefoundation.org.nz was 

established in 2018 to enable the community to support the development of the new school and its students. 

Foundation enquiries: 021 2398946

Southern View: July 29, 2021

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