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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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Dog owners hit the parks and pavements
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.
Lottie, Stella, 16, and Lulu get some fresh air
with owner Mike Pero in Burnside Park.
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Leaking water top concern
• By Fiona Ellis
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
tickets.
Phone, email and walk-ins
were the most common way
residents chose to contact the
council, at 55 per cent.
Meanwhile, 31 per cent used
Hybris Online and the remaining
14 per cent used Snap Send
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5 Residential LIM – 90
6 Missing bins – 79
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8 Litter (road) - 60
9 Tree (road) – 54
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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.
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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
‘transformational’
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.
McMaster & Heap
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Sad case of animal abuse
The lens material was removed by
a machine that performs cataract
surgery - A Phacoemulsification
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.
Dr Michele McMaster
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
said she learned a lot about setting goals.
“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
personal skills for 59 years. Since the
school’s inception in 1962, more than
65,000 New Zealanders have attended.
Outward Bound chief executive Malindi
MacLean said most students find the
course transformational.
“For the majority of our schools
programme students, Outward Bound is
three weeks of ‘firsts’.
“They tell us that the course provides
a safe, encouraging and stimulating
environment in which they can . . . push
the boundaries of what they believe they
can achieve.”
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a ruptured right eye with a large
piece of lens protruding through
the cornea. This would have been
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injury due to the unusual corneal
injury and the fact the lens had
totally exploded! Steve hadn’t seen
anything like this in 30 years of
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Intensive housing concerns residents
• By Fiona Ellis
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
•HAVE YOUR SAY: Email
fiona.ellis@starmedia.kiwi
to share your thoughts
on the issue of housing
intensification.
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.”
Construction
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facility for prosthetics,
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The build is expected to be
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Thursday September 2 2021 9
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.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
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
much he doesn’t get on the Xbox
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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Hospo group takes over historic hotel
MAJOR HOSPITALITY player
The Oxford Group now has
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after finalising the purchase of
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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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.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
We’d like to provide an extension
of their living room that
will eventually become a new
institution – a title you can only
earn. It’s likely there’ll be some
changes from early next year.
“It’s not in our plans to bowl
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redevelop it and use the bones of
it to make it work,” she said.
An outdoor area to “maximise
the sun” is expected to be among
the initial modifications.
Craythorne’s location ensured
it was a target for the group’s
sixth hospitality venture.
“We have recognised the
massive growth in this part of
Christchurch as the largest and
fastest-growing suburb, bringing
together a diverse demographic
within a short distance of the
site,” Pritchard said.
“Diversifying our portfolio
and geographic locations also
strengthens our group and
reduces our risk, especially with
overexposure in the inner city in
challenging times.”
The acquisition of a bottle
store has proved timely with
the Covid-19 lockdown hitting
revenue streams hard.
“We’ve worked out 95 per cent
of our revenue has disappeared,
so we’ve got a small amount
coming through our Super
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The Oxford Group is among
the leading hospitality property
investment companies in the
South Island, with assets valued
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It currently employs 180 staff,
including 35 inherited from
Craythorne’s.
The hotel stands on the site of
the original ale house built in
1863 by English settlers Mary
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Locally known as Mother
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as the Halswell Junction Hotel
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Hill, who took ownership of
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Warming casseroles
to fend off winter
With a week or
two of winter still
with us, this tangy
tomato and lamb
casserole would
be a welcome
dish on a cold
day
Lamb and tomato
casserole
Serves 3
Ingredients
3 lamb leg fillet or shoulder
chops (browned)
2 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion
1 400gm tomatoes (any
flavour)
1 lamb Oxo cube
Cracked pepper to taste
1 teaspoon sugar
1 heaped teaspoon
oregano
40gm tasty cheese
55gm breadcrumbs
(wholemeal is best)
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.
HOME & HEATING
Keep cosy with
RD Petroleum
this winter
RD Petroleum (RDP) is a familiar sight
for farm and rural residents around the
Canterbury region, however now days urban
residents also enjoy the same excellent
customer service for which RDP is known for
in rural communities, through their home
heating diesel.
RDP began its home heating diesel delivery
service to the lower South Island’s main urban
centres of Christchurch, Timaru, Dunedin
and Invercargill a number of years ago.
Customer demand has continued to increase
year upon year, and RDP has responded
with specialised improvements to its delivery
equipment.
The trucks that deliver RDP’s home heating
diesel in each urban centre are drawn from
the company’s extensive vehicle fleet. This
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means they have the latest communication
and GPS tracking technology on board, so
the operations team always know where they
are and how far away they are from their next
delivery stop.
RDP’s home heating diesel trucks come
equipped with a specially-designed hose,
through which the diesel is pumped from
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
‘balanced pressure’
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
more expensive than traditional positive
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@
smooth-air.co.nz or 0800 SMOOTH.
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In most cases hearing aids are only a small part of the solution.
Hear Again at the Hub in Hornby are the team who have been
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Think new friends
in every neighbour.
Summerset at Avonhead
03 357 3202 | summerset.co.nz/avonhead
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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!
Summerset at Avonhead
120 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead
Call Anne on 03 357 3202 or visit
summerset.co.nz to find out more
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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
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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!
Summerset at Avonhead
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!
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