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The survey showed 61 per cent 

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School Rd residents who took 

However, this did not mee the 

75 per cent approval threshold set 

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A CLUSTER of 10 oak trees 

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FOR MOTHER-of-four Alisha 

Truman, the shift to Covid-19 

alert level 3 was the chance to take 

a well-earned break from cooking. 

She and partner Josh Taylor 

joined the queue that backed up 

outside McDonald’s Linwood 

yesterday as city residents flocked 

for their first fast food fix in a 

fortnight. 

The 45min wait to collect her 

Mates Hunger Buster and four 

cheeseburger combos was well 

worth it, she said. 

Cafes, restaurants and takeaways 

are open at alert level 3, but 

only for contactless pick-up, delivery 

or drive through. 

Shops, such as hardware stores, 

can also open for contactless 

pick-up and delivery but customers 

cannot be on the premises — 

unless it is a supermarket, dairy, 

butcher, fishmonger, greengrocer, 

petrol station, pharmacy or permitted 

health service. 

Food delivery services, such as 

GIMME and Uber Eats, can also 

operate at alert level 3. 

During alert level 4, Truman 

had done plenty of baking and 

cooking for her bubble, which also 

included Taylor and a boarder 

who lived with the couple. 

“It’s been non-stop in the 

kitchen,” she said. 


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LEOPARD SEAL sightings 

have spiked on beaches 

during the level 4 lockdown. 

Three different leopard 

seals were spotted at New 

Brighton, north of the 

Waimairi surf club and at 

Woodend. 

Leopardseals.dot.org 

founder Dr Krista van der 

Linde said it was not unusual 

for the marine mammals 

to be sighted around New 

Zealand’s coast at this time 

of year. 

But she said it seemed 

more people were out and 

about to see them. 

“With limited exercise that 

people can do indoors and 

gyms being closed, I guess 

that pushes more people 

out and about to do their 

walks in nature, and so we 

are getting a lot more people 

being able to report than . . . 

before, which is really great.” 

These citizen science 

reports were crucial for 

researchers, van der Linde 

said. 

“Our whole research team 

really relies on New Zealand 

citizen scientists, basically 

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people around New Zealand 

who keep us running and 

keep bringing all these 

sightings in – they are really 

valuable to us.” 

Van der Linde said sightings 

around the Christchurch 

coast appeared to be increasing, 

although Dunedin 

remained the leopard seal 

hotspot. 

“I guess it [Christchurch] 

is only a little bit further 

up the coast from there 

[Dunedin], so whether that 

will keep increasing over the 

years, we are not too sure. 

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tease out – is it a population 

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Major projects delayed due to Covid restrictions 

THE COVID-19 lockdown has 

pushed out completion dates 

for the Te Pae Christchurch 

Convention Centre and the 

Parakiore Recreation and Sport 

Centre. 

Te Pae was due to open in 

October, but the opening has 

been delayed as specialists 

needed to complete the facility 

are unable to travel from the 

A BRITISH newspaper has 

apologised and paid damages to 

Christchurch-born cricketer Ben 

Stokes and his mother Deborah 

after running a front page story 

in 2019 about a past family 

tragedy. 

At the time Ben Stokes condemned 

The Sun for running 

the story calling the newspaper’s 

decision as “utterly disgusting” 

and the “lowest form of journalism” 

in a social media post. 

“The decision to publish this 

article was a decision to expose, 

and to profit from exposing 

intensely private and painful 

matters within our family,” said 

Deborah Stokes, who lives in 

Christchurch. 

“The suffering caused to our 

family by the publication of this 

article is something we cannot 

forgive. 

“Ben and I can take no pleasure 

in concluding this settlement 

with The Sun. 

Stokes, one of the world’s 

best allrounders, has played all 

of his international cricket for 

England, where he was brought 

up when his parents, Ged and 

Deborah, lived there. 

Ged, who died of cancer in 

December last year, played 

professional rugby league in 

England. A former Kiwi, he had 

been a longtime club player in 

Christchurch. 

Said Deborah of the decision: 

“We can only hope that our 

actions in holding the paper 

North Island. “This is a large 

facility and we’re unlikely to be 

able to host the most complex 

events, such as big conferences 

and exhibitions, this year but 

we are optimistic of holding 

meetings and banquets before 

Christmas,” Otakaro Ltd chief 

executive John Bridgman said. 

“It’s been a tough year and we 

are really hoping to end it on a 

Stokes family gets apology, 

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AWARDED DAMAGES: Ben Stokes with mother Deborah and late father Ged at 

Christchurch Airport in 2017. 

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to account will leave a lasting 

mark, and one that will 

contribute to prevent other 

families from having to suffer 

the same pain as was inflicted 

on our family by this article.” 

The Sun told the BBC at the 

time it had received the cooperation 

of a family member. 

The Sun’s statement read: “On 

17 September 2019 we published 

a story titled ‘Tragedy that 

Haunts Stokes’ Family’ which 

described a tragic incident that 

positive note by hosting some 

festive season events at our 

impressive new venue.” 

The 2021 Smart Christchurch 

Innovation Expo, scheduled 

for October 31 and November 

1, was set to be one of the first 

events at Te Pae. 

Expo organiser and Smart 

Christchurch manager Michael 

Healy said they are working 

had occurred to Deborah Stokes, 

the mother of Ben Stokes, in 

New Zealand in 1988. The article 

caused great distress to the 

Stokes family, and especially to 

Deborah Stokes. We should not 

have published the article. We 

apologise to Deborah and Ben 

Stokes. We have agreed to pay 

them damages and their legal 

costs.” 

Stokes is currently on indefinite 

leave from cricket to “prioritise 

his mental well-being”. 

to reschedule the expo to early 

2022. 

“We are determined to 

proceed with the expo at Te Pae 

and are currently in discussions 

about locking in some new 

dates,’’ he said. 

The sports centre will not be 

completed until at least two 

months after the pre-lockdown 

target of the end of 2022. 

It is understood that a variety 

of cricket pressures on the 

30-year-old and his father’s 

death culminated in the decision. 

Stokes was in India, playing 

for Rajasthan Royals, at his 

father’s behest; when Ged died. 

Owing to Covid regulations 

Stokes was unable to attend 

the funeral in Christchurch 

and, like so many others in 

a similar situation, unable to 

mourn. 

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The survey, which can be accessed 

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ensure ratepayers and residents 

can be part of the decisionmaking 

process. 

Under the proposed Three 

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drinking, waste and stormwater 

networks – the council’s $6.9 

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Coffee in big demand on arrival of 

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“It’s absolutely something I’ve 

missed [because] I don’t have to 

cook.” 

McDonald’s spokesman 

Simon Kenny said most of the 85 

re-opened restaurants saw this 

initial rush of eager customers. 

“We’ve had reports that it got 

pretty busy through lunchtime,” 

he said. 

In Riccarton, Dougal and Kate 

Boyd were enjoying caffeine hit 

outside Park Ranger Cafe, a usual 

haunt for the father and daughter. 

The coffee was nice but even 

better was the ability to go and 

buy it again, Kate said. 

“It’s just the novelty of it, really.” 

Co-owner Virosha Chheang 

said it was nice to see regular 

customers returning. 

By noon yesterday, they had 

processed around 100 orders on 

their app, which was developed 

for the first lockdown last year. 

“It’s quite a good response,” 

Chheang said. 

Meanwhile, Chris Sheppard 

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Mitre 10 Mega Ferrymead. 

These would cover the floor of 

his and his daughter’s cars when 

travelling with the family’s pet 

huskies, he said. 

“It’s to stop hair getting everywhere.” 

It was good to be able to get on 

top of odd jobs once again, he 

said. 

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STAFF AT Smiths City emerged 

yesterday from the isolation of 

lockdown to go back to what 

they love doing most – serving 

customers. 

Eagerly anticipating the introduction 

of level 3 since Prime 

Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed 

the level shift on Monday, 

management and team members 

returned in limited numbers to 

Smiths City’s 24 stores across 

the country, including three in 

Christchurch, in order to meet demand 

for click and collect orders. 

Managing director Tony 

Allison said level 3 enabled 

the business to do two things 

it could not do in level 4. They 

were selling non-essential items 

and providing a contactless pickup 

service. 

In level 4, the business had 

only been able to sell half of its 

range, with the items of lounge, 

dining and most bedroom 

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In addition, all orders had to be 

delivered. 

As such, lockdown had seen 

business drop dramatically for 

the 100 per cent New Zealandowned 

company, which employs 

370 staff nationwide. 

On the bright side, the company’s 

online store had been 

busier than usual, as customers 

forced to shop online supported 

the store. 

Allison said he expected this 

week the company would see at 

least a small boost from the level 

of sales throughout lockdown, 

as this had happened last year 

when the country moved out of 

level 4. 

The main thing the company 

had been looking forward to, 

was some of its sales staff being 

able to get back to serving customers 

on site. 

“They like talking to people, 

that’s why they are doing the job 

they do,” Allison said. 

That talking of course would 

be on phones or at a distance, 

through masks, as they met the 

rules around contactless pickup. 

In addition, staffing would be at 

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CONTACTLESS: Smiths City store manager Imran 

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Yesterday those staff had been 

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overwhelming response last 

time we had lockdown, and 

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BRUCE BELLIS had no qualms 

about throwing caution to the 

wind as he powered a Ferrari 

Daytona along Tram Rd, in 

pursuit of a land speed record in 

1976. 

So the motorsport identity 

from yesteryear, and former 

Christchurch restaurateur, 

accepts his daughter Charlotte’s 

perseverance with her own 

potentially life and death 

situation, as she reports from 

Taliban-controlled Afghanistan 

for media organisation Al 

Jazeera. 

“It’s one of 

those things. 

It’s her decision, 

she likes a bit 

of a challenge. 

From any 

early age she 

wanted to be a 

journalist, she’s 

too strongwilled 

for her father to put her 

off,” he said. 

So from the sanctuary of 

his lifestyle block and walnut 

orchard near Rangiora, Bellis has 

never asked the intrepid senior 

producer to join the exodus of 

Afghans, ex-pats and United 

States military personnel from 

the capital, Kabul. 

“No. No, no. She’s 35. 

Obviously I’m worried but she’s 

knows what the situation is. I can 

only watch from afar and hope 

she’s exercising good judgement,” 

he said. 

Dad is not among his eldest 

daughter’s 44.8k Instagram 

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communicate, sporadically, via 


Anxious times thinking about daughter’s 

• By Chris Barclay 

Bruce Bellis 

ON LOCATION: Christchurch-born foreign correspondent 

Charlotte Bellis is fearlessly documenting the Taliban’s 

transition to power in Afghanistan as one of the few 

female reporters on the ground in Kabul. 

email. He relies on Al Jazeera 

to track Charlotte’s movements, 

tuning in daily; he also trusts the 

media organisation – and the 

Taliban – to keep her as safe as 

possible. 

“She has a security detail 

provided by Al Jazeera and 

the other reassuring fact is the 

ROAD WARRIOR: Charlotte talking to Taliban fighters as 

they patrol Afghanistan’s capital. PHOTO: AL JAZEERA 

Taliban are sympathetic, they 

see them as a friendly news 

organisation,” he said. 

“Whenever Charlotte goes 

out she’s provided with two 

Taliban commanders. That’s 

a handy thing to have, it’s 

obviously maximum protection,” 

said Bellis, who added the 

Government’s recent provision of 

$3 million in aid to Afghanistan 

offered another security blanket. 

But the working environment 

is obviously incredibly volatile: 

the airport was targeted by 

suicide bombers last week, an 

attack that killed 60 Afghans and 

13 US army personnel. 

“She wasn’t far away from 

that,” Bellis said, when 

pondering the bombing by 

Islamic State Khorasan Province, 

the anti-Taliban Islamic State 

of Iraq and the Levant group 

affiliate in Afghanistan. 

“You never know over 

there, because there’s so many 

factions,” he admitted. 

“You can be in the wrong place 

at the wrong time I suppose.” 

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studied journalism in the United 

States before launching her 

television career in Christchurch 

with TVNZ in 2009, Charlotte 

has been reporting on 

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This assignment began on 

July 14 and was scheduled for a 

fortnight, but once the Taliban 

swept to power Charlotte, 

who has also worked for Sky 

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hunker down and document the 

transition. 

She led the questioning at 

the Taliban’s first press 

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women’s rights. Her latest social 

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Bellis, who owned the Coachman 

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1972 to 1986, was unsure when 

Charlotte would head for Doha, 

or even better, Christchurch. 

Her most recent trip home was 

in January and see her father. 

Mother Barbara lives in Auckland. 

“I think she’d like to stay 

and keep reporting. I’m not sure 

exactly what the circumstances 

are now, now the American 

military have left,” he said. 

In spite of anxiousness, the 

74-year-old laughed when told 

of a Instagram post Charlotte 

posted for Father’s Day three 

years ago, a photo of her on his 


welfare in Afghanistan 

FAMILY SNAP: Bruce 

Bellis and Charlotte 

during a trip to Sydney 

in 1989. 

LIFTOFF: 

Charlotte took 

this image 

of a military 

transport aircraft 

soaring from 

Hamid Karzai 

International, 

three days after 

a suicide attack 

at the airport. 

lap during a trip to Sydney in 

1989. 

“The more I see of the world, 

the more I realise I had the 

most insanely fortunate childhood. 

Bruce is infamous in my 

hometown of Christchurch - a 

restaurateur, race car driver and 

sheep farmer. I used to call people 

as a young reporter and on 

the other end I’d hear ‘oh you’re 

Bruce’s daughter’. Has been a 

hell of a reputation to live up to”, 

the caption read. 

“She was exaggerating,” he 

smiled. 

Mission accomplished, by all 

media accounts. 

NEWS 7 

Warning to keep 

household ‘bubbles’ 

safe and avoid injuries 

WHILE THE majority of 

Cantabrians continue to shelter 

at home to keep Covid-19 at 

bay, ACC has stressed the 

importance of safe ‘bubbles’ as 

housebound injuries escalate. 

The number – and cost – of 

home-related injuries reached 

a five-year high in 2020, with 

118,260 injuries requiring $171 

million to treat. 

From 2016 to 2020, there were 

551,076 claims recorded, costing 

an estimated $672 million. 

Nationally, there were 4.9 million 

claims for injuries around 

the home accepted by ACC from 

2016 to 2020, absorbing $5.6 

billion. 

Last there were just over one 

million claims accepted, costing 

$1.4 billion, an increase of $143 

million from 2019. 

ACC head of injury prevention 

Isaac Carlson said it is 

a challenging time for many 

Cantabrians but he urged them 

to be safety conscious during 

lockdown. 

“We want people to be doing 

the things that they love 

at home, but we also want to 

collectively change our mindset 

on preventing injury so we can 

get through this period without 


serious injury,” he said. 

“We know it’s chaos for many 

families out there. Trying to 

work from home and manage a 

family during a lockdown is not 

an easy time so we all need to 

acknowledge that. 

“But it’s important to think 

about risk during this period so 

we can all keep safe and avoid 

preventable injuries.” 

The 50 to 59-year-old age 

group are most likely to be 

injured at home, ahead of those 

aged under nine. 

Falls, lifting and carrying, 

animal-related activities, 

gardening, punctures and cuts, 

twisting movements (back issues) 

and collisions were the 

leading source of claims.


8 

NEWS 

Following an earlier The 

Star article on the finding 

of an old ship cannon 

and cave drawings on 

a beach at Fiordland, 

information has surfaced 

suggesting the cannon 

may have come from an 

1865 shipwreck. Susan 

Sandys reports 


Remote Fiordland shipwreck 

THE MYSTERY of an unknown 

shipwreck in a remote part of 

Fiordland may have been solved. 

A cannon, found by a scientific 

expedition team from Willowbank 

Wildlife 

Reserve, is possibly 

from the 

Star of the South. 

The steamship 

wrecked in the 

area in 1865. Its 

Michael 

Willis 

passengers and 

crew were all 

rescued. 

The drawing 

of a galleon with names etched 

underneath in a nearby cave is 

unlikely to be related. They are 

believed to have been left by early 

sealers. 

Members of the expedition 

made the discovery of the cannon 

in June, as they searched for 

the elusive South Island kōkako. 

They unearthed the vintage 

naval gun by moving stones with 

their bare hands after spotting a 

patch of rust on the stony beach 

at Chalky Inlet. It followed them 

viewing the etchings in the cave 

the previous month, and they 

wondered if the cannon and 

etchings may be linked and both 

be evidence of an unknown 

shipwreck. 

Managing director Michael 

Willis said information which 

has surfaced since, suggested the 

cannon may have come from the 

shipwrecked Star of the South. 

The Star of the South was a 

West Coast trading ship with 

three masts. She was transporting 

cargo and passengers from 

Dunedin to Hokitika when she 

took shelter from stormy seas at 

Chalky Inlet. On December 15, 

1865, she struck a sunken rock 

and was beached on sandy shores 

to prevent her foundering. 

A newspaper article on Papers 

Past, discovered by a follower on 

the Willowbank Facebook page, 

suggests one of the ship’s cannons 

was taken to a nearby shore 

by a look-out party to be used as 

a signal gun. A January 18, 1866, 

The Press article details the efforts 

of two crew members going 

in the ship’s boat to the shore in 

the Cape Providence area, and 

climbing a hill to light a fire to 

UNEARTHED: Dale Hedgcock and Mark 

Willis with the cannon they discovered on 

a beach in Chalky Inlet. Above: The Star 

of the South met her final demise on the 

Grey River mouth in 1884. 

alert passing ships so they could 

be rescued. 

“By the difficulty they had in 

ascending and descending the 

hill, they also ascertained that to 

convey to the summit the cannon 

they brought with them as a 

signal-gun, was out of the question,” 

the article says. 

This suggests that after arriving 

in the boat, they left the cannon 

behind on the beach as they 

climbed the hill. 

Willowbank general manager 

Dale Hedgcock said the area of 

the beach where he and his fellow 

team members found the cannon 

would have been an obvious location 

for the two Star of the South 

crewmen to land their boat, 

before walking along the beach 

for about 1km to access the hill 

referred to in the article. 

“That’s probably the only area 

you would try and land a boat, 

there’s so many rocks around,” 

Hedgcock said. 

Other articles on Papers Past 

reveal the more than 15 passengers 

and crew were lucky to be 

rescued from the remote location 

six days after the shipwreck, on 

December 21. Another steam ship, 

the William Miskin, happened to 

come across the wreck as she took 

shelter from stormy seas. 

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mystery likely solved 

“Through her providential 

formally recorded in the early 

arrival, the passengers and crew 

1980s. 

were saved much distress and 

DOC issued a reminder 

inconvenience,” said a reporter 

after the cannon find about the 

in the January 20, 1866, edition 

importance of not disturbing 

of the Taranaki Herald. 

heritage sites. 

The passengers arrived at their 

However, Schmidt acknowledged 

the Willowbank team 

original destination of Hokitika 

on December 27. The Star of the 

made the right decision following 

their find of the cannon to 

South was retrieved, but later 

stranded on a beach, at Napier in 

contact the Ministry for Culture 

1870, before ultimately wrecking 

and Heritage. 

in 1884, on the mouth of the 

“The immediate parties which 

Grey River. 

additionally should have been 

Hedgcock said a maritime historian, 

archaeologist and DOC after being retrieved from Chalky Inlet. This painting shows Southland and the Department 

STRANDED: The Star of the South continued in service contacted were Environment 

representative planned to visit the steam ship stranded on a Napier beach in 1870. of Conservation,” Schmidt said. 

the site and ultimately preserve 

However, Willis said if DOC 

the cannon. 

cannons were used for signalling. cannons were first used in 1779, wanted to be told, this information 

should be on the Ministry 

They hoped to determine They were fired as a ship came and generally dated from at least 

whether it came from the Star of into harbour to alert the pilot 1800. They were named after the for Culture and Heritage website. 

the South or an unknown shipwreck. 

The team was awaiting ship into port. 

they were designed and made, ministry, he still had not heard 

boat to come out and guide the Scottish foundry Carron where Ten weeks after informing the 

the right permissions in order to “It’s great that it has been initially for the Royal Navy. back from anyone from the 

make the visit. 

found and has a back story to There were 37 other cannons of ministry. 

Naval artillery expert Peter it, because hopefully now some this type that he was aware of Meanwhile, while Willowbank 

Cooke said the Star of the South museum authorities will preserve in New Zealand, most of them initially hoped to obtain custodianship 

of the cannon, this now 

story “seems to ring true” in it,” Cooke said. 

held in museums around the 

answering the question as to how Weapons of that sort needed country. 

seems unlikely. 

the cannon was buried on the a special type of preservation Department of Conservation “For finds like this, it is important 

for finders to work with local 

beach at Chalky Inlet. 

involving an electrolysis bath to senior heritage adviser Matthew 

“If that story places the wreck reverse the rusting process. Schmidt said the etchings which agencies and the community to 

of the Star of the South or the Cooke said it was an exciting had also been viewed by the Willowbank 

party, were possibly left conserved, it is displayed locally 

ensure that if it is recovered and 

people from it at this location, find, in that it referenced an 

then I think that does solve the event that went back to New by early sealers using the cave for so it remains part of the heritage 

mystery,” Cooke said. 

Zealand’s early history. 

shelter. 

story of Fiordland. The finders 

He said merchant ships carried From looking at photos of He said the cave itself did not and conservators would then 

arms in the 1800s in case of attack 

from pirates. Additionally, was a Carronade. These type of was familiar with locals and story,” Schmidt 

the cannon, he determined it have a formal name, but the site become part of that local heritage 

said. 


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• By Hamish Rutherford 

NGAI TAHU is said to be trying 

to build a 20 per cent stake 

in NZX-listed seafood giant 

Sanford. 

On Tuesday evening Craigs 

Investment Partners was offering 

to buy shares in the company on 

behalf of the South Island iwi, 

two people said. 

One person said shareholders 

were being offered $5.40 a share, 

which would represent a premium 

of about 21 per cent to the 

$4.45 the shares closed at on Friday. 

Craigs and Ngai Tahu have 

not yet responded to requests for 

comment. 

If the figures are correct it 

would suggest an investment of 

around $100 million. A 20 per 

cent stake would make Ngai Tahu 

the largest shareholder in Sanford 

by some margin. 

The Covid disruptions have hit 

Sanford’s share price and saw the 

company axe dividend payments 

in November. 

As recently as the start of 2020, 

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How Covid-19 has changed woman’s life 

• By Hamish Clark 

THIS IS what long Covid-19 

looks like and the toll it has 

taken on Sharyn Gallagher, 57. 

Living on a lifestyle block at 

West Melton, the once fit and 

healthy wife and mother caught 

Covid in March last year. 

Now exactly 16 months later, 

Gallagher weighs just 45kg, suffers 

stomach aches and nausea 

and has very little energy or 

strength, and is now worried 

about what a Covid-19 vaccine 

will do to her already ravaged 

body. 

Sharyn fell ill on March 27, 

2020, the day after New Zealand 

was plunged into its first lockdown. 

“It took three phone calls to 

the doctor before they would 

even test me,” Gallagher told 

John MacDonald on Canterbury 

Mornings on Newstalk ZB. 

“Because I didn’t have a temperature, 

they didn’t think I had 

it but I did, and I was very unwell 

for about six weeks.” 

The virus had attacked her 

digestive system, not her lungs, 

and she has suffered ongoing 

issues ever since. “It hit me like 

a tonne of bricks,” she told the 

New Zealand Herald. “I came 

good until about August and 

then back downhill.” 

At the time Sharyn admitted 

she was scared. “There were not 

the systems in place then like 

there are now.” She even recalls 

turning on the television at night 

during lockdown watching people 

in Italy and Spain dropping 

dead in the streets. 

“It’s really scary having this 

inside you, not really knowing 

the consequences will be,” she 

said. 

Her husband and son are 

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Covid-19 around the same time. 

Her 28-year-old son Jacob was 

very sick for five days. Husband 

Don, 57, lost a lot of strength and 

took six months to come right. 

“I lost a lot of weight and I am 

unable to put any weight back on 

still.” 

Today, she can’t walk her 

dogs, gets exhausted getting the 

groceries. “I literally have to sit 

down or I’m going to fall down,” 

she added. 

Gallagher recently registered 

to get a Covid vaccine but “cancelled 

it at the 11th hour”. 

“If I hadn’t had the virus, I 

would definitely get it,” she said. 

COVID: Don and Sharyn Gallagher have both had 

Covid-19, Sharyn now weighs just 45kg. She is pictured 

(above) in February 2020 before she caught the virus. 

But “because I have had it, I’m 

getting very anxious about how 

[I] will react to it coming into my 

body.” 

She has since enrolled in a New 

Zealand research programme 

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and antibodies, curious to 

find out if she has any immunity. 

She wants to get more information 

before getting a vaccine 

and is “concerned about how it 

will affect me”, 

In spite of her own fears, Gallagher 

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In the meantime, she just 

wants her life back. 

“This is not just the normal flu, 

it’s not funny and not fake, it is a 

different beast altogether.” 

Over the past 16 months, there 

have been times when she has 

suffered from mental health and 

has been “quite down”. 

“I am still very thin, I definitely 

don’t do a lot of the things 

I used to do but I have a really 

good supportive family unit 

around me has been my saving 

grace really, I am grateful for 

that.” 

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NEWS 

Patroller rewarded for challenging role 

• By Bea Gooding 

GEOFF CHAPMAN has always 

done what he could to keep 

others safe. 

During the February 22, 2011, 

earthquake rescue and recovery 

efforts, the Shirley resident didn’t 

hesitate to play an integral part 

with Civil Defence. 

Before that, he even went 

as far as Antarctica on nine 

separate occasions to carry out 

electrical safety inspections at 

Scott Base. 

These days he patrols the 

streets as part of the Burwood 

Pegasus Community Watch – a 

decade-long dedication to the 

role which recently earned him a 

community service award. 

“I felt very proud, it’s 10 years 

of serving the community. I’ve 

always had that aim in life,” 

Chapman said. 

The watch works with police 

as the eyes and ears of the community, 

targeting areas from 

Prestons to South New Brighton. 

Using confidential information 

provided by police, Chapman 

and the other 35 members, most 

of whom are retired, patrol areas 

in three-hour shifts. 

Their daily presence is often 

a deterrent for “undesirable” 

behaviour, and any issues such 

as stolen cars or trespassers are 

reported directly to police from 

the ground. 

Chapman is also in charge of 

submitting monthly statistics 

to Community Patrols of 

New Zealand and speaks to 

various groups about the watch’s 

role. 

Not only was it something he 

enjoyed doing, but he believed 

that looking out for his community 

was a necessity. 

Every week they came across 

stolen cars, and sometimes it 

came down to helping a person 

with dementia who wandered 

too far from home. 

“When you’re doing about 

10km/h to 15km/h [in the patrol 

car], you can observe a lot of 

things going on because you’re 

moving quietly and you surprise 

people,” he said. 

“Ninety per cent of the time 

there’s not much going on, but 

it’s about being a presence – 

people see you and they give you 

a wave.” 

Chapman’s most challenging 

incident was during a normal 

patrol following the earthquake, 

PASSION: 

Geoff 

Chapman’s 

dedication 

to the 

Burwood 

Pegasus 

Community 

Watch 

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him a 

community 

service 

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GEOFF 

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the community watch. 

He was waved down by a 

resident who said a group of 

people were “smashing up” the 

neighbouring house, which was 

unoccupied because it was in the 

red zone. 

“We knew we had the element 

of surprise, so we moved the 

car a wee way down the road, 

rang 111, then we sat there and 

observed,” Chapman said. 

“We were in the right place at 

the right time. Within five minutes, 

five police vans and a dog 

showed up.” 

But not everyone in the community 

was a fan of the watch, 

and they were not afraid to show 

it. 

As well as facing verbal abuse 

every now and then, Chapman 

has even had road cones thrown 

at him. 

That was why observation and 

reporting, instead of confrontation, 

was the key. 

“The worst thing is when you 

get people who try to be a smart 

ass with you,” said Chapman. 

“You just ignore them and 

drive away [otherwise] it leads to 

violence, there’s no need to put 

yourself in that situation.” 

Chapman’s experience and 

ties to the community were 

what lead him to assist Civil 

Defence as a communications 

co-ordinator immediately after 

the earthquakes. 

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with the national body in Wellington 

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Land Search and Rescue were 

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Christchurch City Council COVID-19 update 

We’re in Alert Level 3 

Consenting 

• Our consenting teams are supporting the 

building and construction industry with onsite 

inspections. They will continue to process 

building and resource consents electronically, 

providing planning and advisory services via 

telephone and email. We have additional health 

and safety measures in place to help keep 

worksites safe. 

We are resuming some of 

our projects 

• We’re resuming construction work on our 

community facilities, roading, transport, 

wastewater and water projects where work was 

already underway pre-lockdown. Additional 

maintenance work such as road resealing 

and repairs can also resume. 

• We need your help to stay safe, so if you’re 

passing through or near any of our worksites, 

please be mindful of keeping a safe distance 

(a minimum of two metres) from our traffic 

management and construction teams. 

Please be patient and expect delays. 

Transfer stations open again 

• EcoDrop transfer stations at Parkhouse Road, 

Bromley and Styx Mill are now open to the 

public. You’ll need to make a booking to drop 

off your rubbish, green waste, recycling and 

hazardous items. To make a booking online 

and for more information please visit 

www.ecocentral.co.nz. If you can’t book 

online please call us on 03 941 8999. 

• Barrys Bay Transfer Station is also open under 

Alert Level 3, but is operating under 

restricted access. Please follow all directions 

on arrival, be patient and expect delays. 

Getting outdoors 

• Enjoy fresh air and exercise locally. You can visit 

our parks, beaches and the Port Hills, but the 

Botanic Gardens will remain closed until Alert 

Level 2. Remember to always maintain a two 

metre distance from anyone not in your bubble. 

Please continue to keep your dog on a leash, 

and take your dog poo and any rubbish home 

with you. 

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No taking it easy 


Chapman attributed his “community 

spirit” to those teenage 

years as a member of the Jaycee – 

a service and community-based 

organisation. 

Born and raised in Ashburton, 

he remained a member until 

his early 20s before moving to 

Christchurch in 1970. 

From here, he married the 

love of his life, Vera, built a 

home, raised two daughters and 

worked as a technician for the 

old Municipal Electricity Department 

for several years. 

His electrical expertise landed 

him the gig of a lifetime in 1986 

when he was asked by government 

agency Antarctica New 

Zealand to do electrical inspections 

at Scott Base. 

Chapman went back to the 

continent eight times for two 

weeks at a time after that, with 

two years in-between trips. 

“It’s a fantastic place, the sky 

is so blue on a clear day – I can’t 

describe the blueness of the sky,” 

Chapman said. 

“The atmosphere is a very dry 

kind of cold. For example, you 

can’t make a snowball as there 

is no moisture in the snow, you 

pick up a handful and it just 

fades away.” 

He retired in early 2010 but 

Chapman had no intention of 

taking it easy. 

So he joined the community 

watch and went on to become a 

justice of the peace and a marriage 

celebrant. 

While the community watch 

is unable to patrol the streets 

during the level 4 lockdown, 

Chapman’s 50-year interest in 

amateur radio is keeping him 

connected until restrictions 

ease. 

HAM: 

Chapman’s 

50-year 

passion for 

amateur 

radio is 

keeping 

him busy 

during the 

lockdown. 

PHOTO: 

GEOFF 

SLOAN 


A CHRISTCHURCH relief 

teacher who sent a friend 

racist posts on social media to 

“stimulate discussion” just a 

few months after the mosque 

attacks has narrowly escaped 

being found guilty of serious 

misconduct. 

The Teachers Disciplinary 

Tribunal has instead issued 

Simon Humphrey a stern 

warning about his “illconsidered 

and unacceptable” 

racist posts saying any repeat 

behaviour would almost 

certainly find him in breach and 

put his teaching registration at 

grave risk. 

Humphrey found himself 

before the tribunal last year 

after the principal of a primary 

school he was regularly relieving 

for was forwarded anti-Muslim 

posts he sent to a friend in May 

2019. 

The school’s principal did 

not have any issues about 

Humphrey’s behaviour towards 

children or staff, but requested 

he be formally censured due to 

the racist nature of the posts. 

Among the students Humphrey 

had taught at the school, one was 

Muslim. 

But Humphrey argued that 

while he did have concerns 

around Islamic political extremism 

and certain immigration 

rules, any assumption that 

everything posted reflected his 

“own staunchly held views is 

entirely misguided”. 

“I post on Facebook, not to 

declare truths I insist everyone 

should agree with, but to 

stimulate discussion as a way to 

challenge and develop my own 

thinking about difficult and 

complex issues.” 

The posts appeared to have 

only gone to one person. 

He also claimed that 

disagreeing with some aspects 

of Islam, had “absolutely no 

bearing” on how he treated 

individual Muslims and that he 

had the “mental stability and 

probity” to separate his political 

views from his teaching practice 


NEWS 15 

Teacher warned about 

‘unacceptable’ racist posts 

which in no way affected the way 

he dealt with children. 

In its decision, the tribunal 

labelled two of his three posts 

“ill-considered and undoubtedly 

inappropriate”, as well as a 

“misguided attempt at creating 

discussion”. 

The tribunal disagreed with 

Humphrey’s view that he was 

trying to stimulate discussion 

on a difficult issue and felt the 

“banal” and “provocative” posts 

were instead aimed at trying to 

get a rise out of his friend. 

It said determining whether 

Humphrey’s behaviour involved 

serious misconduct had been 

a “difficult decision” because 

sending material with racial 

overtones especially so soon 

after 51 people were killed in a 

terror attack in the city affected 

his fitness to be a teacher and 

was a definite breach of the code 

of conduct. 

However, because Humphrey 

had only sent the posts to one 

friend and had not posted the 

objectionable material more 

widely, the tribunal did not 

find his actions had bought 

the teaching profession into 

disrepute and therefore did not 

meet its high threshold of being 

deemed serious misconduct. 

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OUR PEOPLE – PHIL SIMMONDS 

A mission to find people alive 

Canterbury district 

emergency management 

co-ordinator Sergeant 

Phil Simmonds has 

been recognised for 

almost three decades 

involvement in search 

and rescue missions 

plus international 

deployments focused 

on disaster victim 

investigation. He was 

recently awarded the Lou 

Grant Memorial Trophy, 

named in honour of the 

Auckland SAR leader 

who died in a helicopter 

crash in 1993. Simmonds 

revisits his career with 

Chris Barclay 

When, and why, did you join 

the police force? 

It was 1988. I’d been a panel 

beater for about 12 years. I was 

28, I think the cut-off back then 

was 30. Joining the police later 

meant I was probably a bit more 

mature. My father (Mac) was 

a policeman and when I was 

aged six to 11 we were over in 

Greymouth. He was a station 

sergeant, we actually lived in the 

police station. 

So you slowly followed in 

dad’s footsteps on the beat. 

I waited until he’d retired 

before I applied. I didn’t want to 

CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Sergeant Phil Simmonds. 

apply and get in on his coattails 

if you like. 

Did growing up with a 

police officer as a father 

figure help prepare you for 

the job? 

It certainly did, especially 

living in Greymouth. Every 

year the river used to flood 

and burst its banks. When 

we were over there the 

Inangahua earthquake struck, 

(May 24, 1968), and the 

Strongman mine disaster as well 


(January 19, 1967). Dad 

started Search and Rescue over 

there. 

You spent a lot of time in 

the great outdoors during 

your childhood. Did those 

experiences encourage you to 

apply and join the SAR squad 

after you transferred from 

Timaru to Christchurch in 

1992? 

Absolutely. When I was 

five I got dragged up Roy’s 

Peak in Wanaka (elevation: 

1578m). We’d go away as a 

family quite a bit, two or 

three times a year. We’d do 

the Three Passes Route (in 

Arthur’s Pass National Park). 

When I was 14 me and a mate 

biked over to Greymouth from 

Christchurch, it took us three 

days, we got the train back. 

When I joined SAR I was 

familiar with all the training 

and areas we did. 

Did you ever get lost on 

those journeys and need to be 

rescued? 

No, but we did these trips 

up Sudden Valley and once in 

the middle of winter, when I 

was 16, a mate took a couple of 

steps forward and slipped into 

the river. When I got down to 

him he was on the side of the 

bank but all his hair had turned 

to ice. He had a gash on his 

knee so we hitch hiked back 

to Christchurch and got it fixed 

up. 

Does that constitute your first 

rescue then? 

No, and I don’t actually 

remember my first (SAR) 

operation.


OUR PEOPLE 17 

and identifying disaster victims 

SAR operations also rely on 

civilian input don’t they? 

We couldn’t do it with just the 

police. In Canterbury we have 

seven land SAR groups. They are 

qualified to do SAR. 

What does SAR training 

involve? 

There’s the national SAR 

course initially and then we’ll 

have other courses including a 

marine SAR course, an extended 

search planning course and a 

SAR manager’s course, which is 

probably the pinnacle. To get 

to that stage takes about three 

years. 

Is your standard SAR 

squad an old – and new – boys’ 

club? 

No. It’s a mix. We just took on 

a few reserves and we’ve got five 

women in that group. It’s totally 

different from when I started. 

Women are more than capable 

and it’s nice to see the interest 

in going on to specialist squads 

as well. We’ve got a good mix 

of people who have been there a 

while, and newbies. 

Is SAR a sought after role? 

I put out an expression of 

interest once every two years 

and I’ll get up to 10 people apply. 

An interest in the outdoors is a 

good head start. It gives you an 

awareness and a knowledge that 

people are capable of being out in 

that environment. 

EARLY 

EXPEDITION: 

Phil 

Simmonds 

and his father 

Mac at a back 

country hut 

during a trek 

in the Arthur’s 

Pass National 

Park in 1977. 

We associate SAR operations 

with missing climbers and 

trampers, but there’s also ample 

work in urban settings isn’t there? 

We do a lot more searching 

within the city itself. We get 

a lot of people with dementia, 

going for a walk and getting 

lost. Sometimes they will come 

to a barrier, stop and not go any 

further. With our winters, they’re 

at high risk. 

A SAR member’s role 

dovetails with the grim task 

of dealing with murder and 

accident victims to take the 

strain from front line police 

dealing don’t you? 

Quite a few front line police 

have been referred to our welfare 

(service) after they attended 

horrific incidents so there’s a 

system in place where the SAR 

squad will do the recovery if 

someone’s visually unidentifiable 

or they’re fragmented. We run 

it pretty well here because there 

have been so many (of those 

deaths), with the Christchurch 

earthquake and the mosque 

shootings. We probably do 40- 

50 body recoveries a year from 

motor accidents, house fires and 

people who have died at home 

and left there for several months. 

If you’re in the SAR squad 

you’re automatically in the 

Disaster Victim Identification 

team as well aren’t you? That 

must be confronting at times? 

You need respect and empathy. 

You’re working with the family 

TOUGH TASK: Simmonds (right) was heavily involved with 

the identification of tourists and Thai locals killed by the 

Boxing Day tsunami in 2004. 

and you’re actually returning 

those people back to the family. 

You’re giving them closure like 

that. Some of them have been 

dead for a long time and almost 

forgotten about. 

Which brings us to missing 

Australian climber Terry 

Jordan, who lay unidentified in 

a mortuary for five years after 

being found in 2016 on the 

Bonar Glacier in Mt Aspiring 

National Park. You finally 

managed to reunite his remains 

with loved ones across the 

Tasman in April. 

Terry and Marc Weinstein left 

Wanaka on December 3, 1978, 

to climb Mt Aspiring. A search 

12 days later found Marc’s body. 

In 2016 some people found 

human remains and items of 

clothing on the lower reaches 

of the glacier. We started an 

investigation, contacting 

climbers from back then. We 

got a name but it was spelled 

wrong (Gordon not Jordan). We 

searched overseas and found 

an Australian who knew the 

widow of a missing climber. 

The clothing included a pair 

of Speedos with an Aboriginal 

design. She found a photo of him 

wearing them. 


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OUR PEOPLE 

‘Even if it’s a bad result you’re still 


It must have been satisfying to 

solve that mystery. 

That felt pretty good because 

he was going to be buried as an 

unknown person in an unknown 

grave. To me that’s a real travesty. 

This job doesn’t seem like work 

a lot of the time. You’re actually 

able to make a difference to 

people and give them a result, 

even if it’s a bad result you’re still 

giving them a bit of closure. 

The rescue of two missing 

climbers from surroundings 

familiar to you – Arthur’s Pass 

National Park – was another 

highlight among the thousands 

of searches you have overseen 

during the last 25 years 

Marni Sheppeard and Sonja 

Rendell went on a three-day trek 

and ended up huddled in a cavity 

on a rocky mountainside. I was 

in incident control for eight days 

and I was absolutely spent. We 

had a pretty good idea where they 

were going but the weather was 

absolutely hopeless – low cloud, 

rain and drizzle. We covered a 

big area on foot and never really 

came up with anything, which 

is actually a good sign because if 

you’re finding nothing there’s still 

something out there to be found. 

It was really bizarre because 

on the eighth day we had their 

GRIM ASSIGNMENT: The remains of the CTV site following the 

February 22, 2011, earthquake. 

PHOTO; GEOFF SLOAN 

families there and we put them 

in an old Iroquois to show them 

the search area. I said: ‘Keep 

your eyes peeled’. They pulled up 

above the cloud and said: ‘There 

they are on the side of the hill.’ 

It was actually the families that 

found them. That was hard case. 

Sadly Marni Sheppeard 

was not as fortunate after 

embarking on a solo trek 

near Otira. She was reported 

missing in January this year, 

her remains were found in the 

Rolleston River area in March. 

There wasn’t that much 

information other than she was 

going off to the mountains to 

do a walk. Some people saw her 

name in an entry in Carrington 

Hut and a note of her intentions. 

Once we got that information 

it was a matter of doing 

reconnaissance. The West 

Coast SAR put a canyoning 

team in and they picked up the 

remains. 

Back in Christchurch, and 

back in time to February 22, 

2011. 

I was pretty much based at the 

CTV building for the first two 

weeks. With the fire there was 

quite a bit of fragmentation with 

the bodies. It felt close to home 

and they (the DVI team) felt they 

had more of a commitment or 

obligation to get everything done 

and do it well. There were a few 

Australian pathologists that came 

NO HOLIDAY: Disaster Victim Identification expert 

Simmonds was based at Khao Lak after the holiday 

resort area in Thailand was swamped by a deadly 

tsunami on Boxing Day, 2004. PHOTO: GETTY 

across and an anthropologist. 

Why an anthropologist? 

At the CTV building there 

were a whole lot of fragmented 

remains co-mingled in an area. 

The anthropologist had a look 

and said: ‘You’ve got three people 

in here. You’ve got three left knee 

caps and they’re quite young 

people as well’. The problem with 

the CTV building is there were 

a lot of people in the cafeteria at 

lunch time and when it collapsed 

everything was jumbled up. 

Your DVI expertise 

qualified you to head to 

Thailand in 2004, following the 

Boxing Day tsunami, you ended 

up spending three rotations 

there. 

I left Christchurch on New 

Year’s Eve. I was initially based 

at Khao Lak where a lot of the 

resorts are. In some places (the 

watermark) was five or six metres 

high on the buildings. We had 

40-foot refrigerated containers, 

58 of them, for bodies. We 

processed a thousand in the 

first 3-1/2 weeks. After a week 

in that heat you could hardly 

tell what sex they were, let 

alone nationality. We’d have a 

debrief every day. It was so hot 

that smell you’re working with 

actually sticks to you. When 

we’d go through the lobby to our 

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giving them a bit of closure’ 

Does your mind set alter when 

a SAR mission is focused on a 

murder victim? Is the quest for 

justice a driving force? 

Finding the body which leads 

to a murder prosecution is a 

really big motivator for me. There 

was a girl at the Waimak. She 

was raped, murdered and left 

out there. (Marie Davis, 15, was 

killed in April 2008 by Dean 

Cameron). We searched for a few 

days and ultimately found a body. 

Hayden Miles, a boy of 14. He’d 

been murdered by a guy (Gavin 

John Gosnell), cut up and buried 

on top of a grave in Bromley. We 

were led to the cemetery and used 

ground penetrating radar over 

recent graves. After you put the 

probe down you let it vent and 

then a victim recovery dog can 

scent it (decomposing remains). 

It’s really satisfying when people 

are held to account. 

You’ve never searched for 

anyone you knew personally, 

but has there been an occasion 

where the emotional toll has 

led you to a lie down on the 

psychologist’s couch? 

I have once. There was a 

helicopter rescue guy and copilot 

who died out Methven way, 

probably 25 years ago or longer. 

They were going to rescue a 

fisherman in a river and flew into 

a stand of trees. I was picking up 

(body) pieces and I remember 

picking up what I thought was a 

dead possum, it was a guy’s scalp. 

Normally I’d be fine but I was 

going through a marriage breakup 

at the time and not having 

that support at home … it just 

got on top of me. One day I got 

wound up by a couple of punks 

on the beat and I could feel 

myself getting tighter and tighter. 

When I got back to the (police) 

kiosk I said to the guys: ‘I feel like 

I’m just about ready to explode’. 

Someone said something smart 

and I smashed a metal locker. 

The boss sent me away, I got 

reprogrammed a little bit and I 

was fine. These days we have a 

debrief after each job, we keep an 

eye on each other a lot more. 

How do you unwind and 

have you got any plans for 

retirement? 

I mountain bike. I’ve got a 

couple of old cars that I’m doing 

up. One is a 1938 Morris 12, 

I’ve had it since I was 21. That’s 

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enjoyed art at school (North 

New Brighton School/Grey 

Main School/Shirley Boys’ High 

School) and I’ve never done 

anything with that, perhaps 

sculptures with metal work. I 

can see myself having a coffee 

shop in Chiang Mai. I married 

a Thai lady (Tang) in 2006 so 

something good came from the 

tsunami. 

We started this chat on the 

West Coast and we’ll finish up 

there. You attended Pike River 

after the mine disaster but never 

utilised your DVI skills. Do 

you have a view on whether the 

bodies should be recovered? 

Not really. From the families 

there’s a mixture of feelings. 

Some say that’s where they 

belong, that’s where they died, 

that’s where they worked and 

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OPINION 

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HOW That EXCITING work included is this? setting I went protect by 2022. our Carbon environment. emissions from 

will remain in the vanguard of cleanse freshwater and mitigate 

up to a meeting climate-change and came integration away with air At this travel meeting across the local organisation 

these climate change efforts. flooding, as well as impacting on 

a great sense of optimism about playcentre women talked about 

One example is the $40 million biodiversity and mahinga kai. 

programme in the Long-term Plan are offset via our own biodiversity 

our local well-being. 

taking the young children 

Waimakariri River flood 

With biosecurity, we are 

2018-28, ensuring climate change programmes. 

We hear so much about walking locally so they can 

protection project, completed putting greater emphasis on the 

was actively considered across According to a Madworld report 

people being disconnected in explore nature. They stop and late last year. The network of risks of new pests establishing 

workstreams, increasing visibility in 2019, our gross emissions were 

our communities, but it seems talk about insects they see on the floodgates and stopbanks will in Canterbury. Warming 

of the science and what we know 2253 tonnes of carbon dioxide 

to me that all you need to do in way and talk to people they know. protect half a million people and temperatures, changing soils and 

about the impact of climate (CO2) equivalent, compared with 

Christchurch is attend your local This is all about instilling a love of $8 billion of community and new land uses mean new weeds 

change on Canterbury, and liaising removals of 7883 tonnes of CO2- 

residents’ association meeting and nature in small children. 

business assets from a possible especially, will be able to gain a 

on the issue with iwi and regional equivalent through our efficiency 

you will see the opposite. 

Some parents with children “super flood”. 

better foothold across the region. 

partners, other local authorities efforts and from forestry planting 

Last month I engaged with at the local school shared the 

The last major flood was in More broadly, we have to 

and central government. 

across 2700 hectares. 

residents at my local residents’ experience of their older children December 1957, when parts curb reliance on fossil fuels and 

As an organisation, we have The changing climate will pose 

association meeting in 

learning science skills through of Coutts Island in Belfast and find environmentally suitable 

also 

Spencerville. 

made significant 

For 62 years, 

progress 

locals 

in 

working 

many risks 

with 

to 

volunteers 

life and livelihood 

of the Kainga were swamped by river alternatives, such as electricity and 

addressing have been coming our own together greenhousegas 

and emissions, share ideas with with our the aim of regenerating we have seen native how bush occasional, CELEBRATIONS: 

to talk Styx 

in Canterbury. 

Living Laboratory 

In recent 

Trust 

years flow peaking at 3990 

The Spencerville 

cubic 

Volunteer 

hydrogen, 

Fire 

to power 

Brigade 

our public 

is now operating from a new 

along 

Christchurch improving the building liveability receiving of our a the but Styx extreme, River. The weather value events that have 

building. metres It per was second recently (cumecs). awarded a community transport. service medal. 

The protection scheme has been When my predecessor Steve 

“market-leading” local community – energy and it’s efficiency still this had volunteer huge effects work on brings residents is and 

Locals designed talked to about defend a wide Christchurch wrote Lowndes about recently retired will as provide chair of make a contribution to your area. 

rating going strong. of 5.0 out of 6 in the year enhancing infrastructure the learning around of the local South range from of issues a flood including of as much the as 6500 useful this information council late on how last year, the he Getting involved will boost 

to As February we all know, on the good National social children Island. to care for our local continual cumecs. dumping of rubbish traps can highlighted be used in some an urban of the big your well-being and provide 

Australian relationships Built and Environment 

connections environment. The driest parts of our region, in the Environment local environment Canterbury’s and environment. changes on the way. He was a sense of achievement and 

Rating with people System around New us Zealand. are vitally along Members the Marlborough of the local toy coast and what leadership can be done of biodiversity about it. and This, optimistic along with we the would be able to meaning as you help to build 

important The building’s to individual features wellbeing. 

solar This panels is really which important can to their Plains, lending are expected practices to reflect get even shared underpinned information by and climate-change 

reminded groups, climate will ensure change support and sustainability. environment for us all. 

include library across talked much about of the changing Canterbury Community biosecurity board programmes members is also involvement deal with of community the “pressing issues” a of better community and 

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generate our local more neighbourhoods, than 55,000 as the changes drier. North-westerly in our communities, storms are residents concerns. of the upcoming byelection 

Canterbury’s in the Coastal distinct Ward. braided Canterbury. community, and as a council, • Cr Jenny Hughey is chair 

for the goal I share of a his predator-free confidence. As a 

kilowatt strength of hours these of relationships electricity per such predicted as helping to become grandparents more intense, 

year. helps us all. 

and with others torrential with children alpine rainstorms when Residents rivers and are unique also helping wetlands with face By the we way, are taking for more some bold steps of to the Canterbury Regional 

Residents’ There has associations been a 26% reduction are visiting turning to our borrow braided toys. rivers into a predator many challenges. trapping programme The rivers form information ensure on we predator are in a better control, place 

Council 

to 

(Environment 

per examples staff member of a joint in approach emissions to roaring Meanwhile, rapids, the fuelling local fire landslides along a vital the lagoon ecological at Brooklands link provide including cope trapping, with the poisons, changing and climate 

Canterbury) 

since building 30 June thriving 2010. communities. We now have brigade and causing is celebrating widespread operating erosion. with an the abundant park rangers food – supply just and legislation, and the go to tests www.bionet.nz. 

it will set us. But 

access Community to electric groups and create hybrid places 

It’s a year 

from 

since 

a new building after 

Environment 

being another initiative of the residents’ Canterbury 

The upshot is that residents’ 

vehicles 

to connect 

and 

around 

hope to 

activities 

have half our 

awarded Canterbury’s a community coastal 

communities will be 

service 

threatened association. 

nesting grounds for 26 species of there will always be a need to do 

native birds – most classified as associations more. or similar groups 

with like-minded people who medal on the recommendation of 

can support each other and help the residents’ association. 

Looking to the future, the (such as river care groups) are a 

virtual fence on Banks Peninsula I great way to stay connected and 

declared a climate-change emergency 

JENNY HUGHEY explains what 

the council has been doing. 

The formal declaration of a 

state of climate emergency across 

Canterbury was one of the most 

serious, and colourful, moments 

in the regional council’s more than 

30-year history. 

A year ago this Saturday, 

at 11.49am, Environment 

Canterbury became New Zealand’s 

first council to proclaim such an 

emergency, formally dedicating 

itself to consideration of climate 

change at the heart of all it does. 

The declaration highlighted 

that all the work Environment 

Canterbury does – from 

freshwater management to 

biodiversity and biosecurity, 

transport and urban development 

to air quality, and also regional 

leadership – has a climate change 

focus. 

Currently, under the Resource 

Management Act, regional 

councils are required only to adapt 

to climate change, not mitigate 

it – that responsibility is the 

Government’s, but could change. 

Even in ‘adapt mode’ many 

of Environment Canterbury’s 

existing policies and plans already 

contribute to reduced emissions. 

In declaring the climate 

emergency, the Council noted it 

would continue to show leadership 

on climate-change and do so 

without adding new programmes 

at ratepayers’ expense. It also gave 

staff a clear mandate to continue 

and enhance that work. 

That work included setting 

up a climate-change integration 

programme in the Long-term Plan 

2018-28, ensuring climate change 

was actively considered across 

workstreams, increasing visibility 

of the science and what we know 

about the impact of climate 

change on Canterbury, and liaising 

on the issue with iwi and regional 

partners, other local authorities 

and central government. 

As an organisation, we have 

also made significant progress in 

addressing our own greenhousegas 

emissions, with our 

Christchurch building receiving a 

“market-leading” energy efficiency 

rating of 5.0 out of 6 in the year 

to February on the National 

Australian Built Environment 

Rating System New Zealand. 

The building’s features include 

184 solar panels which can 

generate more than 55,000 

kilowatt hours of electricity per 

year. 

There has been a 26% reduction 

per staff member in emissions 

since 30 June 2010. We now have 

access to electric and hybrid 

vehicles and hope to have half our 

Environment 

Canterbury Chair 

Jenny Hughey 

fleet hybrid or long-range electric 

by 2022. Carbon emissions from 

air travel across the organisation 

are offset via our own biodiversity 

programmes. 

According to a Madworld report 

in 2019, our gross emissions were 

2253 tonnes of carbon dioxide 

(CO2) equivalent, compared with 

removals of 7883 tonnes of CO2- 

equivalent through our efficiency 

efforts and from forestry planting 

across 2700 hectares. 

The changing climate will pose 

many risks to life and livelihood 

in Canterbury. In recent years 

we have seen how occasional, 

but extreme, weather events have 

had huge effects on residents and 

infrastructure around the South 

Island. 

The driest parts of our region, 

along the Marlborough coast and 

across much of the Canterbury 

Plains, are expected to get even 

drier. North-westerly storms are 

predicted to become more intense, 

with torrential alpine rainstorms 

turning our braided rivers into 

roaring rapids, fuelling landslides 

and causing widespread erosion. 

Canterbury’s coastal 

communities will be threatened 

by sea-level rise this century and 

our productive and protected land 

jeopardised by the arrival and 

spread of new, exotic weeds and 

pests from warmer climates. 

All these eventualities have 

to be planned and prepared for, 

and Environment Canterbury 

will remain in the vanguard of 

these climate change efforts. 

One example is the $40 million 

Waimakariri River flood 

protection project, completed 

late last year. The network of 

floodgates and stopbanks will 

protect half a million people and 

$8 billion of community and 

business assets from a possible 

“super flood”. 

The last major flood was in 

December 1957, when parts 

of Coutts Island in Belfast and 

Kainga were swamped by river 

flow peaking at 3990 cubic 

metres per second (cumecs). 

The protection scheme has been 

designed to defend Christchurch 

from a flood of as much as 6500 

cumecs. 

Environment Canterbury’s 

leadership of biodiversity and 

biosecurity programmes is also 

underpinned by climate-change 

concerns. 

Canterbury’s distinct braided 

rivers and unique wetlands face 

many challenges. The rivers form 

a vital ecological link and provide 

an abundant food supply and 

nesting grounds for 26 species of 

native birds – most classified as 

threatened and facing increased 

pressures due to river system 

change. 

Wetlands are also ecosystems 

at-risk nationally and regionally, 

degraded by draining, damming 

and diversion affecting their 

ability to sequester carbon, 

cleanse freshwater and mitigate 

flooding, as well as impacting on 

biodiversity and mahinga kai. 

With biosecurity, we are 

putting greater emphasis on the 

risks of new pests establishing 

in Canterbury. Warming 

temperatures, changing soils and 

new land uses mean new weeds 

especially, will be able to gain a 

better foothold across the region. 

More broadly, we have to 

curb reliance on fossil fuels and 

find environmentally suitable 

alternatives, such as electricity and 

hydrogen, to power our public 

transport. 

When my predecessor Steve 

Lowndes retired as chair of 

this council late last year, he 

highlighted some of the big 

changes on the way. He was 

optimistic we would be able to 

deal with the “pressing issues” of 

climate change and sustainability. 

I share his confidence. As a 

community, and as a council, 

we are taking some bold steps to 

ensure we are in a better place to 

cope with the changing climate 

and the tests it will set us. But 

there will always be a need to do 

more. 

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Physical activity 

can counter effects 

of lack of sleep 

New Zealand produces enough food to 

feed 40 million people worldwide – almost 

10 times its own population, but the way 

Aotearoa produces is changing, BiotechNZ 

executive director Dr Zahra Champion says. 

The world cannot feed its children’s 

children with the current food systems in 

use, she says. 

In the next 25 years, all the additional 

food the global growing population requires 

will come from improvements to current 

food systems, before they reach capacity 

limits. 

In New Zealand, Kiwis can grow more 

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Biotech driving the 

future of clean food 

food by continuing to improve current 

systems, reducing waste, and addressing 

environmental impacts. 

Companies are working together to 

discuss cell-based agriculture which 

can create products from cell cultures as 

opposed to whole plants or animals. 

Aotearoa is great at developing 

technologies that enable sustainable 

production, Dr Champion says. 

“But it’s still insufficient to feed future 

populations. We need to look at new biotech 

solutions in our food systems if we are to 

provide in the future.” 

A new study, published in the Medical 

News Today, shows physical activity and 

good sleep work together to counter 

negative health effects. 

“Higher levels of physical activity can 

significantly counteract the negative 

health impact of poor sleep,” ExerciseNZ 

chief executive Richard Beddie says. 

“This new research shows exercise 

helps many health issues including 

inadequate sleep, obesity and type-two 

diabetes, impaired immune functioning, 

cardiovascular disease, mood disorders, 

dementia, and even loneliness,” he says. 

“More than 37 percent of Kiwis don’t 

get enough sleep and poor sleep is known 

to be a factor correlated to poor health 

outcomes. 

“That’s everything from cardiovascular 

disease to mental well-being. So, knowing 

that getting enough physical activity can 

help offset these health risks are extremely 

powerful.” 

It is important to move around during 

the day as sitting for long periods of time 

make muscles stiff and poor circulation 

can be developed. 

Stretching, yoga, walks around the 

block and other sources of movement are 

beneficial to all ages.


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SUDOKU 

Every row, column and box should 

contain the digits 1 to 9. 

PUZZLES 29 

WORDBUILDER 

WordBuilder 

108 

6 

P E M 

I R U 

words of three or more letters, 

How 

including 

many 

plurals, 

words 

can you 

of 

make 

three 

from 

or 

the 

more 

six 

letters, using including each letter plurals, only once? can No you foreign 

words or words beginning with a capital are 

make from the five letters, using 

allowed. There's at least one six-letter word. 

each only once? TODAY 

Good 13 Very Good 16 Excellent 20 

No words beginning with a capital 

are allowed. There’s at least one 

Solution 107: age, ague, ale, alee, eagle, eel, gal, 

gee, gel, glee, glue, lag, lea, LEAGUE, lee, leg, leu, 

six-letter lug, luge. word. 

Good 10 Very Good 14 Excellent 18+ 

9 10 

11 12 

13 14 15 16 17 

18 19 20 

21 22 23 24 

25 26 

27 28 

SOLUTION 

No.108 

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 

P B I A Z V C N O G T M Q 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 

L X E Y J U H F R W S K D 

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Decoder 

Across 

1. Diamond shape (7) 

5. Farewell party (4-3) 

9. Looks furtively (5) 

10. Swindler or trickster (9) 

11. Amazing (9) 

12. Flattens (5) 

13. Decree (5) 

15. Eradicate (9) 

18. Assured (9) 

19. Uncertainty (5) 

21. Stone worker (5) 

23. Capitulate (9) 

25. Loathe (9) 

26. Strained (5) 

27. Fifth letter of the Greek 

alphabet (7) 

28. Unrelated line of thought 

(7) 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 

O I 

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 

26 21 11 12 1 10 26 10 20 21 

10 10 26 13 10 6 3 26 23 

15 9 7 10 26 24 13 21 19 6 10 

Down 

1. Retort (7) 

2. Medical procedure (9) 

3. Plagued (5) 

4. Blasphemy (9) 

5. Informal language (5) 

6. Declared invalid, cancelled 

out (9) 

7. Get the better of (5) 

8. Flair (7) 

14. Every three years (9) 

16. Impede (9) 

17. Plentiful supply (9) 

18. Liken (7) 

20. Agony (7) 

22. Footwear (5) 

23. Blemish (5) 

24. Consumed (5) 

25 10 2 12 13 7 21 4 

25 7 12 11 13 9 15 9 16 10 7 

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18 19 7 21 15 17 23 19 14 14 13 20 

20 25 6 5 4 

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DECODER 

Each number in our DECODER grid represents a different 

letter - there is a number for all 26 letters of the alphabet. 

Each Enter number the given represents letters into a different all squares letter with of the matching alphabet. numbers. Write the 

given The challenge letters into now all squares is to work with out matching which letters numbers. are Now represented work out 

which by the letters other are numbers. represented As you by the get other numbers. letters, enter As you them get into the 

letters, the main write grid, them and into the the reference main grid and grid. the To reference keep track grid. Decoder of the 

uses letters all you 26 letters have of found, the alphabet. cross them off the alphabet provided. 

10 17 23 18 16 14 7 17 15 16 24 

G 

17 16 17 17 17 9 

I 

24 6 23 11 20 9 3 19 17 11 11 3 

G 

3 23 17 16 22 12 8 

9 3 1 6 20 24 17 21 20 3 22 

20 13 25 1 21 11 15 19 22 15 8 

16 21 7 5 16 

11 6 21 12 3 21 11 3 26 6 3 1 

17 23 11 13 15 

21 11 14 3 20 16 17 1 16 24 4 

13 24 1 17 25 1 17 

15 3 17 9 17 15 1 3 24 17 1 20 

17 2 21 13 21 7 

23 1 16 21 24 11 17 10 24 22 24 

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 

I 

G 

SOLUTION 

No.107 

9 10 17 9 12 20 13 12 20 

I O N 

11 9 15 9 2 13 21 17 7 19 

Each number in our DECODER grid represents a different 

letter - there is a number for all 26 letters of the alphabet. 

Enter the given letters into all squares with matching numbers. 

The challenge now is to work out which letters are represented 

by the other numbers. As you get the letters, enter them into 

the main grid, and the reference grid. To keep track of the 

letters you have found, cross them off the alphabet provided. 

109 

108 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 

L K M H F Y S D C I U J R 

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 

T B O A Q N G Z W P V E X 

Crossword 

Across: 1. Rhombus, 5. 

Send-off, 9. Peeps, 10. 

Charlatan, 11. Startling, 

12. Irons, 13. Edict, 15. 

Eliminate, 18. Confident, 

19. Doubt, 21. Mason, 23. 

Surrender, 25. Abominate, 

26. Tense, 27. Epsilon, 28. 

Tangent. 

Down: 1. Riposte, 2. 

Operation, 3. Beset, 4. 

Sacrilege, 5. Slang, 6. 

Nullified, 7. Outdo, 8. 

Finesse, 14. Triennial, 16. 

Intercept, 17. Abundance, 18. 

Compare, 20. Torment, 22. 

Shoes, 23. Stain, 24. Eaten. 

WordBuilder 

Emir, emu, imp, IMPURE, 

ire, mire, per, perm, pie, 

pier, prim, prime, pure, rep, 

rim, rime, rip, ripe, rue, rum, 

rump, ump, UMPIRE. 

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Birthday celebrations in store 

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New Zealand’s 

oldest surviving 

Silver Fern turns 

100 in Christchurch 

tomorrow. Oonah 

Shannahan might 

have played only one 

test, but as Chris 

Barclay discovered, it 

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OONAH Shannahan’s 100th 

birthday celebrations are 

panning out similar to her 

one and only test for the Silver 

Ferns, as New Zealand’s oldest 

netball international marks 

another low-key milestone. 

As Oonah Murray, the 

midcourter from Christchurch 

had the privilege of leading the 

Silver Ferns in their second 

ever test, the opening game of 

a three-match series with Australia 

in 1948. 

The contest on a purpose-built 

court at Dunedin’s Forbury Park 

racecourse was New Zealand’s 

first since a one-off test against 

their transtasman rivals in 1938, 

and the neighbours would not 

face each other again until 1960. 

Sharp as ever and in good 

health, Shannahan’s landmark 

birthday tomorrow was anything 

but extravagant because 

Covid-19 restrictions prevented 

a planned gathering from taking 

place at the house she shares 

with a daughter. 

Her solitary cap was also 

pondered without fanfare by 

Shannahan, when she briefly revisited 

her career six years ago. 

“At the time being captain 

of that first test match seemed 

HOLDING COURT: Oonah Shannahan and Silver Ferns 

coach Dame Noeline Taurua discussed netball over the 

years when they met in 2019. 

to be quite an honour but you 

didn’t get carried away with it. 

Not a lot was made of it, I felt 

it was on a slightly better scale 

than an ordinary encounter 

with someone like South Canterbury,” 

she told Netball New 

Zealand’s website. 

However, that series, swept 

3-0 by the Australians, was 

anything but standard. 

The Silver Ferns only assembled 

a day before the opener 

and because costs dictated the 

players were primarily selected 

on a regional basis the line-up 

was drastically different in New 

Plymouth and Auckland. Only 

two of the 14 players utilised 

played all three tests. 

Shannahan, who was unavailable 

for the third test due to 

her sister’s wedding, was one of 

three captains, with Betty Plant 

and Beverley Malcolm also taking 

charge. 

New Zealand also had to 

adapt to international rules 

at short notice - they were accustomed 

to playing nine-a-side 

but the regulations trimmed the 

formation to seven. Physicality 

was another eye-opener. 

“We weren’t allowed to bump 

up against partners but they 

could and did it very skilfully 

SILVER FERN: Shannahan 

before her test debut as 

captain against Australia in 

1948. 

and then they shot their goals 

very well,” Shannahan said, 

when reflecting on the 27-16 

defeat. 

Although her international 

career was fleeting, the centre or 

wing attack continued to captain 

Canterbury, and after her 

playing days, years of dedicated 

administrative work was recognised 

by a Netball New Zealand 

service award. 

Silver Ferns coach Dame 

Noeline Taurua met Shannahan 

during a visit to Christchurch 

two years ago and led the tributes, 

from a distance. 

“Our Silver Fern #8, captain 

of the 1948 team, is still paving 

the way in life as she did in our 

sport. Oonah is one of the true 

pioneers of New Zealand netball,” 

Taurua said. 

Christchurch Netball Centre 

manager Megan McLay 

said the organisation would 

acknowledge Shannahan’s 

birthday at a later date, with 

centenary celebrations on 

October 28-29 a logical setting. 

Life members will be honoured 

at a dinner to cap the festivities. 

Netball 

final likely 

to be 

abandoned 

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY are 

on the verge of defending their 

Christchurch Netball Centre 

premier grade crown without 

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the season prematurely. 

With organisers nominating 

September 11 as the cut-off point 

for the competition so it does not 

impinge on school holidays and 

the start of summer codes, CNC 

manager Megan McLay conceded 

it was unlikely the decider 

between Lincoln University and 

Saints would play out. 

“I think the chances of playing 

anything at all are probably low. 

We would need to be in alert level 

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have actually trained, you have to 

look at player welfare,” she said. 

“We had to make the a call on 

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players haven’t played for some 

time now.” 

Lincoln University qualified 

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In the premier grade’s second 

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same methodology. 

Those finals were scheduled for 

August 24, a week into the level 4 

lockdown. 

Although restrictions in 

Christchurch have been downgraded 

to level 3, the competition 

could only resume – without 

spectators – under level 2. 

In other grades section leaders 

will be joint winners. 

“If there’s 10 sections there’ll 

be 10 winners, there won’t be an 

overall winner in that grade,” 

McLay said. 

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026 73375 or 03 322 4209 

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Ring 0276 560 077 or 

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Phone Kevin 


TREE SERVICES 

Specialist pruning, Roses, 

fruit trees etc. Also garden 

tidy ups. Ph Hugh 021 275 

5445 

TREE SERVICES 

Specialist pruning, Roses, 

fruit trees etc. Also garden 

tidy ups. Ph Hugh 021 275 

5445 

WATERBLASTING 

Housewash, Drives, Paths, 

Decks, Moss kills, Gutter 

cleans. Ph 020 410 67205 

WINDOW CLEANING 

Average 3 brm house 

inside or out from $45. 

Both from $80 Phone 

Trevor 344-2170 

WINDOW CLEANING 

Brown & White Ltd. 

Family owned since 2001. 

Ph Paul 027 229 3534 

GLAZING 

TWISTY GLASS & 

GLAZING LTD 

• Mirrors • Pet Door Specialists 

• Splashbacks • All Broken Windows 

THE CAT DOOR MAN 

Phone Cushla or Darren Twist 



ROOF 

PAINTING 24/7 

Rope & harness 

a speciality, 

no scaffolding 

required, 

30 years of 

breathtaking 

experience. 

FREE QUOTES 

20% OFF other 

roof quotes 

Exterior staining, 

exterior painting, 

water blasting. 

Moss and mould 

treatment $300. 

Phone Kevin 


PAINTING 

older painter 

for older houses 

50 years in trade 

“All the skills” 

Contact Jimmy Bell 


GST FREE 

30 years + experience 

Older house 

restorations: 

no problem! 

Quotes: FREE! 

Rates: Reasonable 

Paint supplied at 

trade price! 

NO JOB TOO SMALL 

Light industrial also 

Roger Brott 

Painter & Decorator 

021-1966-311



Situations Vacant 

CLEANERS 

REQUIRED 

ORCHARD ROAD 

AIRPORT AREA 

Monday to Friday 

4.30pm / 5.30pm 

Start time 

Total 8 hours per week 

AVONHEAD AREA 


3.15pm to 6.15pm 

2 positions available 

AVONHEAD AREA 


3.15pm to 5.15pm 

2 positions available 

SOMERFIELD AREA 


3pm to 6pm 

CITY CENTRE 


6pm to 9pm 

Plus every 4th Sunday 

2.5hrs 

We are looking for cleaners 

to join our commercial 

cleaning team. 

You will need to pass a 

Security Check and you 

MUST have your 

own transport. 

Must be eligible to work 

in New Zealand. 

Please email your 

Application to 

csc@totalcanterbury.co.nz 

or phone 338 9056 

Visit our website: 

totalcanterbury.co.nz 

Please advise which job 

when emailing your CV. 

Public Notices 

NOTICE OF 

INTENTION TO APPLY 

FOR REMOVAL OF 

THE ABOVE-NAMED 

COMPANY FROM THE 

REGISTER 

Seaview (2005) Limited 

(In Liquidation) 

Pursuant to Section 320 (2) of 

the Companies Act 1993 

Address of Registered Office: 

HSW Limited, Accountants, 

Level 1, 35 Mandeville Street, 

Riccarton, Christchurch, P O 

Box 8518, Christchurch. 

Notice is hereby given that, 

pursuant to section 318 (1) 

(e) of the Companies Act 

1993, the Registrar will be 

removing the above-named 

company from the Register 

on the grounds that the 

liquidator has completed his 

duties. 

The liquidator has delivered 

the documents referred to 

in section 257(1)(a) of the 

Companies Act 1993 to the 

Registrar of Companies thereby 

completing the liquidation 

pursuant to section 249 of 

the Act. 

Any objection to removal, 

under section 321 of the 

Companies Act 1993, must be 

delivered to the Registrar by 

the 20th working day after 

the date of publication of 

this notice. 

Hamish Alexander Scott, 

Liquidator 

OUT OUT OF ZONE ENROLMENT ENROLMENT 

TERM 1 & 2 2021 

SCHOOLS. SPORTS CLUBS OR CULTURAL EVENTS 

OUTSTANDING 

Fundraising opportunity 

The Star has a fantastic opportunity that is an ideal way 

to fundraise while at the same time helps to profile and 

promote your team and their goals and ambitions. 

Call now to find out more about how you can fundraise 

those hard to get dollars, while at the same time 

promoting some of the great positive work being done 

in the community. It also offers exceptional value for 

your supporters and sponsors. 

Contact: 

Mike Fulham 

379 7100 

mike@starmedia.kiwi 


TERM 1 & 2 2022 



Enrolment at the school is governed by an enrolment scheme, details of which are available 

from the school office and on the website. 

Applications for 10 out-of-zone places are now being invited for new entrants who will 

become eligible for enrolment during the period Term 1 & 2 2021 . 

To apply for an out-of-zone application please email enrolments@thorrington.ac.nz 

The deadline for receipt of applications for out-of-zone places is 3pm Wednesday 28 

October 2020. 

If a ballot for out-of-zone places is required, it will be held on Thursday 29 October 2020. 

Parents will be informed of the outcome of the ballot within three school days of the ballot 

being held. 

Enrolment at the school is governed by an 

enrolment scheme, details of which are available 

from the school office and on the website. 

Applications for 5 out-of-zone places are now being 

invited for new entrants who will become eligible for 

enrolment during the period Term 1 & 2 2022. 

To apply for an out-of-zone application please 

email admin@thorrington.ac.nz 

The deadline for receipt of applications for out-ofzone 

places is 3.30pm Friday 15 October 2021. 

If a ballot for out-of-zone places is required, it will be 

held on Monday 18 October 2021. 

Parents will be informed of the outcome of the ballot 

within three school days of the ballot being held. 

Any questions can be directed to the email address 

above or phone 03 332 7480. 

Vehicles Wanted 

CAR REMOVALS 

$$CASH PAID$$ 

CARS, VANS, UTES & 4X4 WANTED 

NZ OWNED AND OPERATED FOR 24 YEARS 

We use world class vehicle depollution systems 

0800 77 80 80 

www.pickapart.co.nz 

Entertainment 

Over the years, Grant Amos has helped thousands 

of people overcome their fear of flying. 

Enrolments for our next “Flying Without Fear” 

Programme are now being taken in your area. 

HURRY! ONLY CHRISTCHURCH COURSE FOR THIS YEAR! 

REMEMBER, FEAR OF FLYING IS NOT 

IRRATIONAL - DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT IS 

For further details, contact Sue on 09 483 5547 

or 0800 737 225 www.flyok.co.nz 

Newspaper Classifieds 

“Little adds with BIG IMPACT” 

Phone 379 1100 

After you’ve read 

the classified 

section of The 

Star - you’ll be 

sure to have 

discovered 

something... 

maybe even a 

hidden talent?


EAT 

DRINK 

SLEEP 

The 

RACECOURSE HOTEL 

& Motorlodge 

To add a listing, contact 

Jo Fuller 03 364 7425 or 


jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi 

www.star.kiwi/whatson 

Due to COVID LEVEL 3 restrictions, our Hoofbeats Restaurant, 

Carbine Bar, and Sports Bar remain closed. 

Keep safe. We look forward to seeing everyone soon. 

Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge ● Ph 03 342 7150 

118 Racecourse Rd ● Christchurch ● www.racecoursehotel.co.nz 

 

 

GARDEN RESTAURANT 

TAKEAWAY 

ENJOY YOUR 

GARDEN RESTAURANT 

FAVOURITES! 

TAKEAWAY 

DINNER BUFFET 

AVAILABLE 5-8PM 

DAILY. 

Menu options on our 

website and facebook pages. 

Pre-order essential 

via 03 386 0088 or 

QR code 

or at 

gardenrestaurantbuffet.co.nz 

Contactless payment 

on credit card via phone 

or paywave on pick up. 

@GardenRestaurantBuffet 

Have you made plans for Father's Day yet? 

This Sunday 

5th September 

Lunch/Dinner 

CLICK & COLLECT 

CAFÉ 

COFFEE 

@GBCCHCH 

Treat Dad to a feast at 

home prepared by us! 

Only $109 

for a takeaway 

buffet for 4 people. 

Orders essential 

before noon Saturday. 

Preorder and pay by 

noon Saturday 

on 03 386 0088 

or email us 

gardenr@gardenhotel.co.nz. 

Pickup times: 

11.30am to 1pm & 

5pm - 7.30pm 

 

 

 

THE ENTERTAINMENT HUB OF THE NORTH! 

DUE TO COVID 

LEVEL 3 RESTRICTIONS, 

THE CLUB IS CURRENTLY CLOSED. 

SEE YOU SOON. 

SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO 

(COVID LEVELS PERMITTING) 

FRIDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER, 8PM 

HOUSIE 

EVERY THURSDAY 

12PM 

EYES DOWN 12.30PM 

80's 

SMASH HITS 

PRE-SALE TICKETS $25 | DOOR SALES $30 

BISTRO 

OPEN FROM 12PM 

WEDNESDAY 

TO SUNDAY 

BAR HOURS 

MON 3PM-10PM 

TUES & WEDS 11.30AM 

THURS 11AM | FRI 11.30AM 

SAT & SUN 11AM 

Closing times will vary. 

113 RAVEN QUAY | PHONE: 03 327 7884 

As an essential food manufacturing business 

mumma bear is still busy whipping up delicious 

healthy afordable mueslis, porridges and granolas 

- all contactless courier deliveries. 

No one should be without their mumma bear! 

www.mummab.co.nz 

Free Christchurch delivery for orders $40 and over. 

The shop - 2/2 Soleares Ave, Mt Pleasant 

is CLOSED until Level 2. 

Facebook, instagram or Rose at 027 329 1818


We’re having a 

CLEAR-OUT! 

ALL BEDROOM, LOUNGE, DINING, OFFICE, MATTRESSES ON SALE! Ends 20.9.21. 

Riley Chaise Sofa – Grey 

WAS $ 

1699 

NOW 

$ 

1199 

Brix Light /Peyton Grey 

7 Piece Dining Set 

WAS $ 

1569 

NOW 

$ 

1149 

ALL 

MATTRESSES 

ON SALE 

HEAPS of SUPER DEALS! 

Ramsey Single/Single 

Bunk Bed 

WAS $ 

1299 

Charlie Angular Chaise 

WAS $ 

2699 

NOW 

$ 

2399 

SCAN QR TO SHOP 

NOW 

$ 

999 

ALL DINING 

CHAIRS 

ON SALE 

Zen PU 

$ 

125 

Duke 

$ 

125 

Peyton 

$ 

115 

Vintage 

$ 

95 

Camille 

$ 

75 

PARKLANE 

ON SALE 

5 Drawer Chest 

NOW $ 

799 

6 Drawer Lowboy 

NOW $ 

799 

Xander Recliner 

WAS $ 

799 

NOW 

$ 

599 

Get excited! 

Your goods are revving to go! 

While our store is still 

closed, we are resuming 

contactless click & collect 

and deliveries! Scan QR 

for more information. 

Scan to find store 

250 Moorhouse Ave, Christchurch 

0800 TARGET (0800 827438) 

targetfurniture.co.nz 

Offers and product prices advertised here expire 

20/09/21. Sale Excludes Accessories.

The Star: September 02, 2021

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