Western News: September 02, 2021

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 

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School board decides: 

Old oak trees to stay 

• By Fiona Ellis 

A CLUSTER of 10 oak trees 

nearly a century old have been 

given a reprieve from the axe after 

plans to fell them failed to gain 

sufficient support. 

The trees, planted at Halswell 

School by the School Rd fence 

line in the mid-1920s, were to be 

removed to build an astroturf play 

area pending the approval of the 

school community. 

The survey showed 61 per cent 

of the parents, senior pupils and 

School Rd residents who took 

part, voting to move ahead with 

the plan. 

However, this did not meet the 

75 per cent approval threshold set 

by the school board of trustees in 

order to remove the trees. 

Originally just four trees were 

considered for removal. 

However, an arborist report 

stated this would weaken the 

remaining trees and pose a 

danger. 

It recommended that no trees 

be removed, but said removing 

all 10 trees was preferable to 

removing only some of them. 

• Turn to page 5 

LIVING ON: Trees at Halswell School by the School Rd fence line will not be removed to build a new play area. 

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with their best friends last week, making 

the most of the late-winter sunshine and 

extra time many found they had under the 

Covid-19 level 4 lockdown. Reporter 

Fiona Ellis was there with her camera. 

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with owner Mike Pero in Burnside Park. 

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Leaking water top concern 


DEALING WITH leaky water 

supplies and damaged bins, 

as well as issues relating to 

residential property files, are 

the top three concerns for the 

Fendalton-Waimairi- 

Harewood Community Board 

area. 

A ticket report has revealed a 

breakdown of issues that residents 

have contacted the city 

council about between June 19 

and July 18. 

In that time, 1639 tickets, or 

jobs, were completed within an 

average of 3.2 days. 

Issues fell in a range of 

categories, including transport, 

wheelie bins, graffiti, and three 

waters council assets. 

Leaky water supplies came 

out on top with 167 tickets, 

while damaged bins was second 

with 159 tickets and residential 

property files third with 158 

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Phone, email and walk-ins 

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5 Residential LIM – 90 

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8 Litter (road) - 60 

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10 Graffiti – 35 

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Commitment, 

Achievement, 

Resilience, 

Respect 

Cluster to 

accelerate 

learning 

Kia ora koutou. Talofa. Kia Orana. Malo e lelei. Bula Vinaka. 

Fakaalofa atu. Namaste. Kumusta. Haere mai haere mai ki 

Te Kura Huruhuru Ao o Horomaka. Warm greetings to the 

Hornby High School community. 

Have you heard of Uru Mānuka? That is the name for our 

Kāhui Ako, our cluster of eight schools that work together 

to create coherent learning pathways for tamariki from ECE 

through to the end of secondary school. We are: 

• Gilberthorpes School 

• Hornby High School 

• Hornby Primary School 

• South Hornby School 

• St Bernadette’s School 

• Templeton Primary school 

• Wigram Primary school 

• Yaldhurst Model School 

Our collective objectives cover: 

• Student wellbeing 

• Transitions through the learning journey 

• Cultural responsiveness 

• Digital Fluency 

It brings to mind that beautiful whakataukī: 

Ehara taku toa, he takitahi, he toa takitini – 

My success should not be bestowed onto me alone, as it was 

not individual success but success of a collective. 

Of our eight schools, seven of us participate in the 

Manaiakalani Programme, a pedagogy-based programme 

that uses digital devices to amplify the impact of our shared 

pedagogy to accelerate the learning of your children. Our 

underlying pedagogy is ‘Learn Create Share’, and the impact 

of the pedagogy, and the digital devices – Chromebooks – is 

to accelerate progress in writing by twice national averages. 

We accelerate progress in reading and mathematics by one 

and a half times national averages. 

But this is not enough, and we are working collectively to 

improve this even further. Our focus at the moment is on 

reading. To this end 192 staff members from across our 

cluster came together to develop joint strategies to improve 

reading for your children. The power of consistent and 

coherent learning pathways and strategies across all year 

groups cannot be underestimated. It is a rarity in education in 

Aotearoa. 

The ‘Learn Create Share’ pedagogy supports our own school 

aspiration to be a centre of creative excellence. Aspirations 

are always lofty ambitious things. However, they provide a 

“pole star”, something by which we steer our ship as we head 

into our future. We may never be that centre, but we will 

aspire to get ever closer to it. 

The Manaiakalani Programme is central to our journey of 

creativity, exploration, and learning. 

Robin Sutton 

Tumuaki 

The Community Adventure for 

the Graeme Dingle Foundation 

Stars-opoly is all about exploring 

the opportunities in the school 

and community and learning what 

organisations there are in the 

community to explore. 

The Community Adventure 

aims to connect young people 

with their community by giving 

them the opportunity to explore 

resources and supports through 

interviews and challenges. 

Groups have two hours to 

complete a series of challenges 

across a Monopoly-style board, 

designed to simulate their 

school journey and connections 

with their community. 

Stars is a 12-month interactive 

programme that supports, 

motivates and positively 

reinforces Year 9 students. 

Research shows that Stars 

helps strengthen the sense of 

Camp challenges students 

“What are my next steps?” is a 

question often asked by many 

students here at Hornby High School, 

especially those in the senior school 

(Years 11-13). For many the next steps 

here at school will be the basis for 

their steps beyond school. 

For more than a decade, Hornby 

High School has run a camp aimed at 

helping our seniors be more secure 

in their next steps – wherever those 

steps take them. It is offered to all 

Year 12 students. 

The camp has several main aims: 

• To enable us to choose the best 

possible leaders for the many 

leadership positions here at school. 

• To help students be better role 

models to junior students. 

• To help students be better support 

those in leadership roles. 

• To prepare our students for 

whatever next steps they take in life 

– be those steps here at school 

or beyond school. 

The three-day camp starts 

Thursday and finishes early 

Saturday afternoon. 

The camp begins with a 

challenge, “The Great Hornby 

Race”, in which small groups of 

students are given bus fares, 

and then have to use the city 

bus system to get themselves 

to the camp site. On the way 

they have questions to answer 

at various points around the 

city – harder questions take 

more time, but are worth 

more points. Groups choose 

which questions to answer. 

They all need to be at camp 

by a specified time, with 

receipts and change equalling 

the money each group received. The 

group with the most points, on time, 

with the correct money “wins”. It 

is an exercise in time management, 

money management, and team coordination. 

At camp reshuffled groups continue 

with the challenges, all designed to 

help students discover more about 

themselves and how to work best 

with others, with some finding the 

impromptu speech the largest hurdle. 

We also have time for unwinding 

and getting to know each other with 

our bonfire night a highlight. Past/ 

community in schools by bringing 

younger and older students 

together. The Graeme Dingle 

Foundation aims to inspire all 

school-age children to reach their 

full potential through programmes 

current school student leaders and 

senior staff attend and share their 

experiences. Senior hospitality 

students gain valuable experience by 

running the kitchen and feeding the 

participants. 

The camp has become part of 

Hornby’s school culture. It is 

completely run by Hornby High School 

staff. A big thanks must go to Blue 

Skies Camp in Kaiapoi who provide a 

great venue for us. 

Pupils build community links with Stars-opoly event 

Smoothie anyone? Sports 

Canterbury’s bike in action during 

Stars-opoly at Hornby High School. 

Music making with City Libraries. 

Some of the activities undertaken at the 

Next Steps Camp. 

First aid training with St John. 

that build self-esteem and 

promote good values, and 

which teach valuable life, 

education and health skills. 

Current programmes include 

Kiwi Can, Project K, and Stars. 

This year’s event at Hornby High 

School was a huge success with 

25 organisations participating. 

The main aims for the students 

for the day were to: 

1. Define community and 

explore their relationship to 

community 

2. Explore services, opportunities 

and supports available within their 

community 

3. Apply a range of skills which 

connect them to community – 

communication, problem solving 

and team work. 

Highlights on the day were 

the smoothie bike from the 

Green Prescription from Sports 

Canterbury; the search and rescue 

lads and dog from LandSAR; the 

music making from the CCC libraries; 

and rugby drills from NZ Rugby, to 

name a few. 

We were very lucky to have ex- 

Hornby High students and ex-Star 

Mentors attend and share what they 

love. Shardey who is now working 

at “What Now” had some “goo” 

for the students to experience, and 

Hannah-Mae was back with Paris 

sharing their love for St John and 

how to save lives using CPR.



Old oak trees granted 

a reprieve by school 

• From page 1 

Board chairman Rob Dixon said 

the importance of the decision meant 

the board chose to consult the school 

community. 

“This included providing them with 

all available reports to allow for the most 

informed decision possible,” 

Dixon said. 

The play area was planned to 

be 32m long by 20m wide and 

be bordered by native plants to 

replace the oak trees. 

Creating it was one way the 

school proposed to spend a 

$400,000 Government school 

investment package. 

This needed to be allocated by 

the end of the year in order for the 

school to retain funding. 

“The money tagged for this will go 

towards other projects around the school,” 

Dixon said. 

Principal Stuart Cameron said the 

school had an expanding roll of more than 

700 pupils, and the astroturf court aimed 

to provide more space for them to play 

in winter. 

Stuart 

Cameron 

“The area proposed is underutilised 

for playing compared to the rest of the 

school.” 

He denied that online criticisim of 

the plan was behind the move to put 

the decision in the hands of the school 

community. 

“First and foremost in all 

decisions made is the best interest 

of the students.” 

Parents who recently talked to 

Western News about the plan to 

remove the trees were divided. 

“I’m fine with that. They’re 

planning to put a court there. It’s 

for the children,” Jex said. 

“It looks good, what they’re 

planning on doing,” Nicole said. 

Junghyun said he would be sad 

to see historic trees go. 

Emily said that as the trees were 

expected to live another 15-25 years 

according to the arborist report, they were 

likely to outlive the proposed synthetic 

court. 

“It’s just a really bad message to send to 

kids, with the climate crisis, that it’s okay 

to chop down 10 large trees.” 

Outward Bound 

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CHALLENGING: 

Hornby High 

School’s Mijieli 

Okusi (left) 

and Mairehau 

High School’s 

Samantha 

Fawcett-Kay were 

among those who 

took part in youth 

Outward Bound 

course Takere. 

“EDDY”, a much adored 10 month 

old Tabby was rushed to McMaster 

& Heap vets on a Sunday, after 

alerting his owners that something 

was up when he hopped on their 

bed early one morning and started 

moaning loudly. One of the owners 

had worked as a nurse for us, so she 

didn’t waste time in getting Eddy 

seen. Steve Heap was called in when 

it was clear there was a severe injury 

to Eddy’s right eye. 

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The lens material was removed by 

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Machine. The eye was irrigated and 

the corneal wound sutured carefully. 

Then the eye was reinflated. X-rays 

performed identified the slug pellet 

and Steve realised he’d been shot 

through the eye. The bullet was 

lodged in a downward angle, and it 

blew out the animal’s lens, meaning 

Eddy would have been looking 

directly at the offender at close 

range. 

Suffice to say Eddy is recuperating 

excellently being cared for round the 

clock by his dedicated owners. Steve 

thinks the surgical eye is comfortable 

and Eddy is back to his crazed, manic 

antics. He won’t see in the eye but 

we are hoping he gets to keep his 

eye. Once his eye is stable and he’s 

recovered , a second surgery would 

be advised to remove the slug pellet 

that sits very close to his cervical 

spine. 

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TAKING PART in Outward Bound’s 

Takere youth course was a complete 

change of mindset, according to Mairehau 

High School student Samantha Fawcett. 

“I now am ready and keen to do 

anything . . . and to always think about the 

positive not the negative,” Samantha said. 

She and Hornby High School student 

Mijieli Okusi spoke about their experience 

of the Anakiwa course during an event 

celebrating those who participated. 

In July 14 secondary students from Canterbury 

took part. The course was one of 

13 involving 111 schools nationally. 

Mijieli said meeting new people was the 

best aspect of completing the course. 

The activities were fun but difficult, especially 

the kayaking and tramping, she said. 

“It was a wonderful opportunity. I’m 

honoured to have been selected to go to it.” 

Other pupils came from Avonside Girls’ 

High School, Catholic Cathedral College, 

Haeata Community Campus, Hillmorton 

High School, Linwood College, and 

Kaiapoi High School. 

Samantha did not know much about 

Outward Bound before she went but felt it 

was such a good opportunity she “had to 

take it up”. 

“It was amazing,” she said. 

“It was physically challenging for me . . . 

but I overcame those challenges and found 

strategies to stay positive.” 

While at Outward Bound Samantha 

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“I thought a lot about my values and 

how I need to set goals and to stay 

motivated.” 

Outward Bound has been running 

courses to develop youth leadership and 

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school’s inception in 1962, more than 

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Outward Bound chief executive Malindi 

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“For the majority of our schools 

programme students, Outward Bound is 

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“They tell us that the course provides 

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injury due to the unusual corneal 

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GREATER HORNBY Residents 

Association members voiced 

their concerns about increasing 

housing density at a recent city 

council briefing on the subject in 

Riccarton. 

Hornby currently has an average 

13.4 households per hectare, 

but association chairman Marc 

Duff said this could be set to increase 

under incoming changes. 

The city council has until 

August 2022 to bring its planning 

regulations in line with the 

Government’s urban development 

plans. 

Examples of intensification 

could already be seen in Hornby, 

such as in Amyes Rd, where 

a house had been replaced by 

seven two-storey units. 

Residents were worried about 

the changes, Duff said. 

“We’ve been getting concerns 

every day.” 

Intensification should take 

place in the central city, where 

people would live near their 

work, he said. 

It would not suit suburban 

areas such as Hornby. 

More people would mean 

more traffic, and the roads and 

infrastructure in Hornby were 

in no condition to support this, 

he said. 

Under the coming changes, 

buildings could be at least six 

storeys high if they were near 

transport links. 

Transport was undefined, and 

bus stops might fall within this 

category, which would mean 

“real change” for Hornby, he 

said. 

The association was writing 

to the city council, which they 

wanted to address their concerns 

in writing. 

“We’re forming that letter 

now.” 

However, there may not be a 

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lot the city council could do, he 

said. 

“Their hands are tied, they’re 

being pushed by the central 

government.” 

“It’s now up to the residents 

association and residents to 

lobby their MPs.” 

The association wanted to 

hold a meeting with MPs to talk 

GROWING 

CONCERN: 

Greater 

Hornby 

Residents 

Association 

chairman 

Marc Duff (left) 

and member 

Ross Houliston 

at an Amyes 

Rd location 

where seven 

two-storey 

units are 

being built. 

PHOTO: 

GEOFF SLOAN 

about their concerns, although 

this was still to be planned, he 

said. 

City council head of planning 

and strategic transport David 

Griffiths said Government 

policy impacted on what could 

be done at a local and regional 

level. 

“We know residential intensification 

is a concern for 

Christchurch residents.” 

“This roadshow is the start 

of what will be an ongoing 

conversation between the 

council and residents about how 

and where our city grows.” 

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It will include a location 

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The build is expected to be 

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Overcoming demons to help those 

with mental illness and disability 

Wayne Gibson’s battle 

with his own demons 

pushed him to help 

people with disabilities 

and mental illnesses 

experiencing longterm 

unemployment. 

The PEEEP Trust yard 

manager speaks to 

reporter Bea Gooding 

about finding your voice 

in the face of adversity 

WAYNE GIBSON is still healing 

from the wounds that depression 

left behind nearly three decades 

ago. 

But in spite of the stigma men 

face about their mental health – 

both nowadays and back in the 

1990s – Gibson has learned to 

cope, coming out the other side 

of it a better person. 

It is a message of hope he 

now instils in the volunteers 

he leads at PEEEP Trust, who 

are experiencing long-term 

unemployment as a result of 

mental illness or disability. 

The People Empowerment and 

Environmental Enhancement 

FRESH START: After turning his own life around, PEEEP yard manager Wayne Gibson now 

helps others. 


Programme is a safe space for 

people to gain skills leading to 

job opportunities that might not 

have been there otherwise. 

“Our jobs give them a bit of 

a lift in life, makes them feel 

important, and builds up their 

confidence and self-esteem,” said 

Gibson. 

“A lot of the guys that come in 

here are really reserved and not 

sure where they’re going in life. 

My job is to make sure they leave 

here happy every day, feeling 

more positive about themselves.” 

The trust has provided training 

and work experience for unemployed 

people since 1993, with 

a focus on improving the local 

environment. 

Referred from agencies such as 

the Ministry of Social Development, 

all volunteers have 

experienced long-term 

unemployment. 

Many are recovering from 

drug or alcohol addictions, have 

physical or social disabilities, 

or are dealing with mental 

illnesses. 

PEEEP offers stability, 

purpose and belonging, contact 

with nature, teamwork experience, 

and staff encouragement 

through contracted work. 

It could be graffiti removal for 

the city council one day, grounds 

maintenance at parks, businesses 

or homes the next, or beach 

clean-ups and dune management. 

Said Gibson: “It’s the simplest 

of things they can lack that we 

help them with. Most have never 

used a computer so we show 

them how to go on Google – 

things people would take 

for granted.” 

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‘I was a broken man’ 

• From page 9 

As yard manager, Gibson loves 

balancing his time between coordinating 

future jobs from the 

office and working side-by-side 

with the volunteers. 

After all, he has been in 

their shoes, starting as a casual 

volunteer eight years ago mowing 

lawns at the former Queen 

Elizabeth II Park while battling 

his own demons. 

Before PEEEP, Gibson was a 

labourer. 

“I enjoy helping people less 

fortunate than myself. I’ve been 

in a position in my younger years 

where I’ve been down that road, 

where I’ve been very depressed 

and low,” he said. 

“It’s not a good place to be. If 

I can help somebody to get out 

of that zone, I feel like my job is 

done.” 

Gibson eventually worked his 

way up to become the supervisor, 

before accepting the manager 

role earlier this year. 

The new role was a full-circle 

moment for the father of three 

because the supervisor who 

initially hired him happened to 

be his son Tristan. 

“When I first started here as a 

his son’s boss. 

Having a close working and 

personal relationship did not 

get in the way of putting the 

volunteers first. 

It was about finding the right 

time to “take my boss hat off and 

put my father hat on,” and vice 

versa. 

“It’s great, we’re more like best 

friends and we work really well 

together as a team,” Gibson said. 

“We don’t bring any issues we 

have into work, we talk about 

it after work. We don’t want 

the volunteers to pick up any 

negative vibes.” 

A growing reputation has 

meant the number of referrals 

has climbed, with many more on 

the waiting list. 

Along with the trustees, the 

team of three-to-four staff work 

alongside eight volunteers at a 

time. 

Gibson has always been a 

“people person at heart,” but 

empowering others to find their 

voices for the first time made all 

the challenges he faced worth it. 

“They don’t know it, but I get a 

lot from them as well.” 

He recalled with pride a young 

man who went from being 

“We carried him under our 

wing, and over a few months, 

we lifted his spirits so much you 

couldn’t keep him quiet,” said 

Gibson. 

“This place helped him so 

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anymore now that he has a job.” 

Having been encouraged by 

his own co-workers, friends and 

family to take on a leadership 

role for the first time, Gibson 

could relate. 

“My self-esteem was a bit low 

before I became manager, I didn’t 

think I would cope.” 

The macho mentality expected 

of men, especially in the past, 

made it difficult to address the 

trauma he experienced sooner. 

“I was in a very bad situation 

and I was a broken man. Back 

then, a man was a man,” he said. 

“It’s not really a thing you need 

to hide anymore.” 

Gibson could spend all day 

tinkering away on one of his 

muscle cars if he did not have a 

trust to worry about. 

In spite of his brighter outlook 

on life, there are concerns he 

simply can’t shake off. 

“Funding is drying up – since 

Covid, applying for funding is 

casual 

263 

he was my boss, but only socially withdrawn 

x 

to securing 

180 

less successful these days.” 

until 4 o’clock – I stipulated that.” an apprenticeship on his 

• To get involved with PEEEP 

Eight years later the tables have own, thanks to newfound 

Trust, phone 021 0623 722 or 

turned, with Gibson becoming confidence. 

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MAJOR HOSPITALITY player 

The Oxford Group now has 

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Craythorne’s Hotel in Halswell. 

It owns and operates the 

venues Fat Eddies, Original 

Sin, Kong, The Bog and The 

Bealey Quarter, and group 

managing director Max Bremner 

now has a prime site in one of 

Christchurch’s fastest growing 

suburbs. 

Craythorne’s had been on the 

market since April 2019 after 

its long-term 

owners, Brian 

and Ida Hill, 

decided to 

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The transaction, 

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includes the bar, 

adjoining hotel and the bottle 

store which occupy the site at the 

corner of Halswell and Nicholls 

Rds. 

“Our plan is to operate each 

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to know the community and do 

local research,” Pritchard said. 

“It’s important for us to get the 

redevelopment right and give 

the community what they want. 

SOLD: Craythorne’s Hotel in Halswell has been bought by Christchurch hospitality venue 

owner The Oxford Group. 


We’d like to provide an extension 

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“It’s not in our plans to bowl 

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Craythorne’s location ensured 

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“We have recognised the 

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The Oxford Group is among 

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investment companies in the 

South Island, with assets valued 

at more than $50 million. 

It currently employs 180 staff, 

including 35 inherited from 

Craythorne’s. 

The hotel stands on the site of 

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Warming casseroles 

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With a week or 

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Lamb and tomato 

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Serves 3 

Ingredients 

3 lamb leg fillet or shoulder 

chops (browned) 

2 tbsp olive oil 

1 large onion 

1 400gm tomatoes (any 

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1 lamb Oxo cube 

Cracked pepper to taste 

1 teaspoon sugar 

1 heaped teaspoon 

oregano 

40gm tasty cheese 

55gm breadcrumbs 

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27gm butter (melted) 

Directions 

Line ovenproof dish with 

2 thicknesses of non-stick 

tin foil. 

Place browned leg fillets/ 

chops into dish, put onions 

over top of meat, then pour 

tomatoes/Oxo cube/peppercorns/sugar/oregano 

over onions, then 

cover with cheese/breadcrumbs/butter. 

Bake, uncovered, at 140 

deg C for 2½ hours. 

Steak stew 

Ingredients 

2 tablespoons olive oil 

Stews and casseroles make a hearty mid-winter 

meal. 

1kg sirloin steak, diced 

Salt and freshly ground 

black pepper, to taste 

1 medium onion, diced 

2 large carrots, peeled and 

diced 

2 celery ribs, diced 

3 cloves garlic, minced 

250gm mushrooms, 

halved 

3 tablespoons all-purpose 

flour 

2 tablespoons tomato 

paste 

1/2 cup dry red wine 

2 1/2 cups beef stock 

4 sprigs fresh thyme 

2 bay leaves 

1 large potato, peeled and 

cut in 1cm chunks 

2 tablespoons chopped 

fresh parsley leaves 

Directions 

Heat olive oil in a large 

fry pan on medium heat. 

Season steak with 1 teaspoon 

salt and 1/2 teaspoon 

pepper. 

Working in batches, add 

steak to the fry pan and 

cook, stirring occasionally, 

until evenly browned, about 

6-8min; set aside. 

Add onion, carrots and 

celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, 

until tender, about 

3-4min. 

Add garlic and mushrooms, 

and cook, stirring 

occasionally, until tender 

and browned, about 

3-4min. 

Whisk in flour and 

tomato paste until lightly 

browned, about 1 minute. 

Stir in wine, scraping any 

browned bits from the bottom 

of the fry pan. 

Stir in beef stock, thyme, 

bay leaves and steak. Bring 

to a boil; reduce heat and 

simmer until beef is very 

tender, about 30min. 

Stir in potato; simmer 

until potatoes are just tender 

and stew has thickened, 

about 20min. 

Remove and discard 

thyme sprigs and bay 

leaves. Stir in parsley; 

season with salt and pepper, 

to taste. 

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the truck into house tanks. The length of 

the hose allows the trucks to access tanks 

without having to enter the property, avoiding 

damaging the driveway. RDP is the place to 

go if you require diesel conveniently delivered 

to your home and as a loyal RDP customer 

you’re offered discounted pricing and can 

become eligible for value-added benefits. 

For all enquiries please phone 

0800 44 00 14, or visit the RDP website at 

https://www.rdp.co.nz/home-heating or 

signup at apply.rdp.co.nz/home-heating 

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HOME & HEATING 

Get the balance 

right this winter 

Enviro Master has been helping 

Cantabrians get the balance right when it 

comes to choosing the perfect heat pump or 

air conditioning system for their home or 

office since 2002. 

Their team of expert sales people, qualified 

electricians, heating and refrigeration 

engineers, help to supply and install 

Christchurch’s widest range of heat pumps, 

and because they have no affiliation with any 

one brand, you can be assured their advice 

on the benefits and differences between each 

product is unbiased. 

They will recommend the most energyefficient 

and cost-effective system for your 

individual situation, and will have you 

regulating the heat in your home or office in 

no time. 

Nowadays, customers are often wanting 

whole home solutions to be able to maintain 

even temperatures throughout the home both 

in Winter and Summer. This can be achieved 

by using ducted systems or multi systems 

and Enviro Master are experts in designing, 

installing and commissioning these systems. 

Help is currently available with a 

government subsidy covering 80 per cent of 

the cost of a new heat pump up to $3000. 

The subsidy is part of the Warmer Kiwi 

Homes initiative and is available to Home 

owner/occupiers with a Community Services 

Card, a SuperGold combo card or who live in 

a low-income area as determined by deciles 

8-10 on the New Zealand Deprivation Index. 

The applicant’s home must also have been 

built before 2008, have insulation up to code 

(insulation subsidies also available) and have 

no fixed heating in a living area, such as an 

existing operational heat pump or fireplace. 

With new regulations now in place for 

Landlords to provide heating in rentals, it’s 

time to ensure you are meeting the new 

standards. 

Inadequate heating and ventilation can 

lead to mould growth and dampness in your 

property, leading to costlier maintenance 

and an unhealthy living environment. 

Providing a fixed heater with a higher heat 

output and lower running costs, like a heat 

pump, will enable your tenants to heat the 

area effectively. Enviro Master are well 

experienced with the Tenancy Services 

software to ensure that you are meeting your 

requirements. 

To ensure you choose the right system 

for your home or business, one of Enviro 

Master’s experts will visit to assess your 

individual situation, offer advice and 

answer any questions you may have. This 

consultation is at no cost to the customer 

and is always provided before a heat pump is 

installed. 

Anyone wondering about their eligibility 

for a subsidised heat pump are welcome to 

get in touch for details and help with the 

application process. To find out more, call 

Enviro Master on (03) 366 0525 or visit 

their website www.enviromaster.co.nz 

The facts about home ventilation 

Balanced Pressure 

vs Positive Pressure 

Under the New Zealand Building Code, 

all buildings, including residential, need 

to be suitably ventilated, either with 

opening windows or forced ventilation. 

Clause G4.1 states: “The objective of this 

provision is to safeguard people from 

illness or loss of amenity due to lack of 

fresh air.” There are many benefits to 

forced, or mechanical, ventilation over 

opening windows, including warmth, 

security, reduction of outside noises and 

reduction of condensation. 

Traditional domestic ventilation systems 

are ‘positive pressure’. They bring air in 

from outside via the roof space and force 

the stale air out through gaps around 

windows and doors. The incoming air 

from these systems 

has to be heated 

or cooled to keep 

the house warm in 

winter or cool in 

summer. 

The Smooth- 

Air HEX390 is a 

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system. It extracts 

air from the house 

and at the same 

time brings in 

fresh air. These 

two streams of air 

pass through a heat 

exchanger, which 

warms incoming air in winter and cools in 

summer if air conditioning is being used. 

This means that up to 80% of the energy 

which would be wasted using a traditional 

positive pressure system is recovered, 

resulting in significant energy savings and 

therefore lower heating or cooling costs. 

Until recently, balanced pressure 

ventilation systems have been considerably 

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pressure systems. However, with Smooth- 

Air’s unique manufacturing capabilities, a 

HEX390 balanced pressure system can be 

installed for a similar price as a traditional 

positive pressure system. 

You can contact Smooth-Air on sales@ 

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WESTERN NEWS 

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We are lucky to have such a great 

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Office Level 1/359 Lincoln Road, Addington 

*Source: 2021 ABC Audit Report — Star Max vs Press ANP average total circulation each issue 

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Think new friends 

in every neighbour. 

Summerset at Avonhead 

03 357 3202 | summerset.co.nz/avonhead 

For the latest information on visiting our villages please call the village, 

or visit summerset.co.nz/covid-19 

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WESTERN NEWS 

Brand-new 

serviced 

apartments 

available now! 

Summerset at Avonhead have a stunning range of brand-new serviced 

apartments available now!* 

Nestled in the beautiful suburb of Avonhead, our newest Christchurch 

village offers relaxed retirement living with easy access to 

supermarkets and shopping centres. 

Our serviced apartments are some of the largest available in the 

market, offering light and spacious open plan living, a kitchenette 

and separate double bedroom with a large ensuite. 

Located in the heart of the village, our serviced apartments are 

designed to create the perfect balance between independence 

and services to support your needs. 

Free from the hassles of upkeep and ongoing maintenance, 

our homes are all about stress-free living, where time is yours to live 

the life you choose. 

If you’d like to find out more about our serviced apartments, get in 

touch with Anne today on 03 357 3202 or visit summerset.co.nz 

*Licence to occupy. 

Get in touch today! 


120 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead 

Call Anne on 03 357 3202 or visit 

summerset.co.nz to find out more 

For the latest information on visiting our villages please call the village, or visit summerset.co.nz/covid-19



Love the Summerset life 

Love the Choice 

At Summerset, you’ll find a wide range of homes specifically 

designed for the over 70s. Choose from one of our stylish, modern, 

purpose-built homes, then make it your own. All our homes are 

designed with accessibility as a priority. 

Love the Community 

At Summerset, you can continue to live the life you choose 

with the added peace of mind of living in a warm and friendly 

community where you’ll feel completely at home. 

As a Summerset resident, you’ll enjoy all the benefits of being part 

of a thriving community, including easy access to village facilities, 

events, activities and community spaces. And there’s support on 

hand should you need it in the future. 

Love the Confidence 

At a Summerset village you can live fully independently or, should 

you need it, you can receive support and care in your own home 

or apartment, or in our fully certified care centre. So, if your needs 

change, you can be confident you’ll get the support you need 

without having to leave the village.* 

As a Summerset resident, you’ll have access to 

a range of community facilities, including: 

*Subject to availability. 

Divine Café 

Exercise room 

Communal vegetable 

gardens 

Residents’ bar 

All-weather bowling green 

Residents’ workshop 

Hair and beauty salon 

Swimming pool and spa pool 

Regular visits from 

health practitioners 

For your free information pack visit summerset.co.nz 

For the latest information on visiting our villages please call the village, or visit summerset.co.nz/covid-19 

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WESTERN NEWS 

Love the Community 

When you move into a Summerset retirement village, you’re not just moving 

house – you’re joining a vibrant and welcoming community where you’ll feel 

completely at home. 

Summerset homes are warm, modern, and designed with everything you 

could need for the perfect retirement lifestyle. And there’s no need to worry 

about maintenance and upkeep. We take care of the little things, so you can 

continue to live the life you choose. 

When it comes to activities and events, there’s always something happening 

to keep our residents involved and entertained, and you can choose to do 

as much or as little as you like. 

So, what are you waiting for? Enjoy the peace of mind of living in a warm 

and friendly community at Summerset at Avonhead. 

We have a range of homes to choose from and we’re sure there’s an option 

that’s right for you*. To find out more about our available homes get in touch 

with Anne today on 03 357 3202 or visit summerset.co.nz 

Get in touch 

today! 


120 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead 

Call Anne on 03 357 3202 or visit 

summerset.co.nz to find out more 

*Licence to occupy. 

Don’t miss your chance to join this vibrant community! 

For the latest information on visiting our villages please call the village, or visit summerset.co.nz/covid-19 

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