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Humpty
falls –
to the
auction
hammer
– page 3
Three
Waters
debate
– pages 6, 7 & 9
Residents’ group targets operations near city
Bid to
scuttle
Mauger’s
quarry plan
• By Chris Barclay
A LOBBY group has renewed
an ambitious campaign to
curb the operation of quarries
in their neighbourhood,
including a venture soon to
get under way for would-be
Christchurch mayor Phil
Mauger.
The Greater Hornby
Residents’ Association has
written to several Government
ministers imploring them to
place five businesses on hold,
citing long-claimed health
dangers posed by exposure to
dust.
Maugers Mining Ltd’s 12ha
plot on Roberts Rd, Islington,
is among locations targeted by
a plan promoted by the association’s
research and submissions
officer.
Other quarries on Pound
Rd or Roberts Rd are operated
by Fulton Hogan Ltd (at two
sites), Islington Park Ltd and
Ablett Quarry Management
Ltd.
“We want all quarries consents
(issued by the council
and Environment Canterbury)
placed on hold,” said association
research and submissions
officer Ross Houliston.
• Turn to page 4
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NEWS 3
in brief
Going, going, gone – Humpty
falls to auctioneer’s hammer
SOLD: Auctioneer Rob McKellar takes a final bid of $2100 for the fibreglass giraffe, while Humpty fetched $3900 – two of
many statues now on their way to new homes.
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Tuesday,
but was last seen on Sunday
in the Northcote area. He is
described as 150-160cm tall.
Anyone with information as
to his whereabouts is asked
to phone 111 and quote file
210914/5286.
Missing woman
found
A 39-year-old Sockburn
woman who was last seen
about a month ago has been
found. Police appealed for
sightings of Andrea
Hopkinson through its
Facebook page. The post
said she was last seen leaving
her home in Sockburn in
mid-August and there were
concerns for her welfare.
But yesterday police said she
had been located.
“Thanks to the public for their
help in finding her,” police
said.
Akaroa Festival
postponed
The Akaroa French Festival
has been postponed due to
Covid-19. The biennial festival
was scheduled to run from
October 15 to 17, but would
now be postponed to the end of
April next year.
• By Samantha Mythen
MAGICAL fairytale creatures
and animals that adorn the
garden of fantastical Redcliffs
house ‘Brigadoon’
will travel to new homes
after an auction emptied the
property.
Just over 100 chattels,
including a child’s playhouse,
a fibreglass rhinoceros and a
Humpty Dumpty statue, were
auctioned off by McCormack
and McKellar Antique and Fine
Art Auctioneers on Tuesday.
Rob McKellar said all 110
items were sold and the owners
of the “iconic” house and garden
were “extremely happy” with this
result.
“There were strong prices and a
good crowd who were following
Alert Level 2 restrictions with
face masks,” he said.
“It was a well-received auction.
As the house is off Main Rd,
many people drive past it and see
the garden.”
Humpty Dumpty sold for
$3900, while a wooden horse
made from driftwood sold for
$3400.
The child’s playhouse sold for
$2600, the rhino for $2800 and
the giraffe for $2100.
McKellar said the auction saw
people bidding via telephone
from Auckland and Tauranga,
although the majority of items
were sold to people from
Christchurch and Akaroa.
The age range of buyers was
from 35 to 70, he said.
The Brigadoon garden has
previously won multiple awards
as part of the Christchurch
Beautifying Association’s
annual competitions.
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• From page 1
An email to MPs including
Health Minister Andrew Little,
Environment Minister David
Parker and Climate Change Minister
James Shaw, featured videos
of dust swirling on Pound Rd.
“The health and well-being of
many residents in the western
districts of our city are being
affected both medically and
mentally by the continuing issue
of quarries often on our back
doorsteps,” Houliston told the
ministers.
“This area is subjected to high
levels of dust which can, and often
does, carry cancerous residual
crystalline silica.”
Houliston told The Star they
had no choice but to contact the
Beehive.
“Council have basically said
they cannot do anything, it
would be up to the Government
to pass legislation,” he said, realistic
about the outcome.
“We’re struggling, we know
we’re belting our heads against a
brick wall but we’re not going to
give up.”
Houliston was frustrated,
claiming of the 106 complaints
made over a five-year period only
about 40 were investigated by
ECan or the council.
“They’ll say they cannot identify
where the problem is coming
from because the quarries are all
next to each other. This is what
we go through. It’s like a game to
them I think,” he said.
ECan central zone manager
Johannes Welsch told The
Star said a dust monitoring
programme carried out in 2017-
18 indicated no serious health
risks.
‘If it’s too windy we won’t
be working. The last thing I
want to do is p**s people off.’
– Phil Mauger
Mauger, who launched his
campaign last month for the
city’s mayoralty, understood concerns
but insisted his site would
not be an issue.
“That’s all been aired in the
past, the health concerns, I
thought that had been put to
bed,” he said.
“There’s no way in the world
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Health concerns not considered an issue
I’d be pushing for out and out
quarrying. It’s only extraction,
so there’s little or no dust,” he
said, unfased by the association’s
move.
“There’s little or no dust coming
of it when it’s just being
extracted.”
Mauger purchased the “sliver”
of land about six years ago – before
he became a city councillor –
to extract gravel for use on roads
and concreting, ideally around
Christmas.
“I’ve been quietly chipping
away. I’ve got to finish a few
bunds (stabilising walls) and put
some monitoring wells in just to
make sure the ground water isn’t
being contaminated,” he said.
“If it’s too windy we won’t be
working. The last thing I want to
do is p**s people off.”
•Additional reporting Fiona
Ellis
DUST-UP: Greater Hornby Resident’s Association research
and submissions officer Ross Houliston is hoping the
Government can clamp down on quarry operations owned
by Mauger Mining Ltd (left) Fulton Hogan Ltd (right) and
Ablett Quarry Management Ltd (below).
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• By Anna Leask
POLICE HAVE determined that
the death of a mother-of-four
found at her Christchurch home
with severe injuries was not
suspicious.
But it remains “unexplained”
and it is expected to be referred
to the coroner.
Heather Foote, 56, died on
July 28 – two days after she was
found with critical injuries at
her Port Hills Rd home in the
Heathcote Valley area.
A post-mortem examination
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into her death has been
ongoing.
Detective Senior Sergeant
Craig Johnson confirmed the
death was not suspicious.
“The Operation Port inquiry
is continuing given the unexplained
circumstances of Ms
Foote’s death,” Johnson said.
“However at present there is
no indication that her death is
suspicious, and it is likely the
matter will be referred to the
coroner in due course.”
The mother-of-four was farewelled
at a private service.
“Family and close friends
would like to thank the community
of Heathcote in particular,
as well as the wider public for
their humbling support, kindness
and love freely shown
towards Heather and her family,”
a public notice published after
her funeral stated.
“Those that spent the last
hours by Heather’s side would
like to thank the amazing medical
teams at the hospital for their
care of Heather and the compassion
shown, both of which far
exceeded their collective job
descriptions.
“The family would also like
to acknowledge and thank the
police for their support and
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but not suspicious, police say
TRIBUTE: Flowers outside Heather Foote’s home where she sustained fatal injuries.
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guidance for and to the family
and close friends.”
Foote’s family said in lieu of
messages or flowers, donations
could be made to the Maia
Health Foundation – a healthcare
charity in Christchurch.
A Givealittle page has been set
up to support her family.
“This page has been set up in
response to requests from members
of the community to enable
people to offer their support for
Heather’s family at this tough
time,” it said.
“Heather’s sudden passing has
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Canterbury University had a
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City councillors united against Three
• By Chris Barclay
CHRISTCHURCH city
councillors decide in December
if the local authority will opt
in or out of the Three Waters
reform proposed by the
Government.
Broadly, the city council will
be paid $122.4 million to transfer
$6.9 billion worth of waterrelated
assets – and $1.1 billion of
debt – to a new model where the
country’s drinking, wastewater
and stormwater networks are
absorbed into four new entities,
including one in the South Island
which covers 21 local authorities.
The council sought feedback
from residents
through a
survey that
attracted 5125
responses.
Phrasing of
the survey
was a talking
point, with no
Phil Mauger
explicit ‘yes’
or ‘no’ or ‘for’
or ‘against’ option surprising
some ratepayers, and councillors.
Phil Mauger started the
conversation last week when
he said the lack of a ‘yes’ or ‘no’
option was an oversight.
The Star polled other
councillors and Mayor Lianne
Dalziel for their view on the
Government’s vision for the
future of a precious asset and
whether the survey was effective
in terms of accurately gauging
public sentiment. None of the
councillors contacted endorsed
the proposed reforms.
Pauline
Cotter – “I
have an issue
with the
Government
being able
to basically
tear up a
section of the Local Government
Act - section 130 specifically
protects our waters from being
transferred or sold as assets.
The entities are going to be
horrendously complex moneyhungry
beasts which will eat up
any efficiencies that might be
made. Local authorities will
not have the right to direct the
entity on investment projects
or pricing. We will have no
voice.”
Was the survey on the mark?
“It was more about garnering
peoples’ feelings about how we
value our water here and how
we want it delivered rather than
address the ‘opt in’ or ‘opt out’
issue. I was a bit disappointed
that we didn’t go there but
OPPOSITION:
City councillors
all have
concerns about
the proposed
water reforms.
this wasn’t meant to be a
consultation, it was meant to be
a soft engagement to alert people
to what’s happening.”
Andrew
Turner
– “I agree
nationally
there’s a
problem to
be solved but
the proposal
in front of us isn’t right for
Christchurch.
“It would see the larger
councils funding the smaller
councils’ infrastructure. There’s
also some question about
the accuracy of the financial
modelling that’s been put in
front of us.”
Was the survey on the mark?
“We’re not in a position for
people to be able to give a ‘yes’ or
‘no’ answer at this stage. There’s a
need for more information to be
out there.”
Jake
McLennan
– “I suspect
they’re trying
to push
through
something
before the
next election, whether those
numbers will be there for water
reform after the election you
don’t know what you don’t
know.
“I can see why the
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to wonder if (fast tracking) is
actually leading to information
that isn’t as precise as what you’d
really need to make a decision as
important as this.”
Was the survey on the mark?
“It couldn’t have hurt to have
included a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ option
but I have some sympathy for
the view it’s early days and we
initially wanted to do more of a
holistic survey.”
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Sam
McDonald –
“What’s scary
is without
consultation
they’re talking
about changing
the Local
Government Act temporarily to
get these changes through. It’s
incredibly undemocratic. I’m also
concerned about the efficiencies
they’ve modelled. You can’t
actually dig down into what lay
behind that.”
Was the survey on the mark?
“We can debate the questions all
we like. I’m more interested in
the section where people can put
their own comments.”
Sara
Templeton –
“The
Government
leapt to one
solution
without
actually
working with councils on other
options. Central government
has written into legislation that
councils need to always give
options, but they haven’t done
the same. There’s a view from
central government that as long
as they showed people it would
be cheaper if it was centralised
that would be what drove
people’s opinion. That’s clearly
not the case. They want to know
they have control over what
happens and people can be held
accountable.”
Was the survey on the mark?
“There hasn’t been enough
information on from the
Government for people to
make a good ‘opt in’ or ‘opt out’
decision, but it’s really clear the
Government have completely
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Waters reform proposal
misread the sentiment about
water in Christchurch.”
Yani
Johanson –
“Fundamentally
it’s taking away
local control.
For a city like
Christchurch,
how would
you determine where the
priorities are? If it was a bigger
entity across a wider area what
guarantee would you have that
the money from Christchurch
area was put into fixing our
broken infrastructure?”
Was the survey on the mark?
“The survey was to get a
general understanding from
the community around the
issues. When we’ve got more
information there will be a
formal process to get specific
feedback on whether we should
‘opt in’ or ‘opt out’.
James
Gough
– “Where
approximately
$7 billion net
worth of assets
is transferred
away from
local ownership for $122.4
million, it’s blatant theft. The
people of Christchurch are not
in charge of their own destiny on
this and that’s terrifying.”
Was the survey on the mark?
“I’m not going to bag the council
for testing the waters on public
opinion but I don’t think there’s
any value in beating about the
bush. People are pretty clued up
about it at this point and I think
there would be a lot of value in
getting a direct ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
• Turn to page 9
NEWS 7
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opt-in and undecided
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3800 submissions over a threeweek
period.
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its ratepayers on the issue.
Mayor Sam Broughton said
so far the district council was
unconvinced the reforms would
be good for the district.
A survey could form part of
in-depth consultation the district
council was planning for November,
which would be similar
to major consultation exercises it
undertook with its annual plan.
“There will be a lot of
information (for residents) in the
first instance,” Broughton said.
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Aaron
Keown
– “This is
the biggest
takeover of
any sort in
our country’s
history and
everyone seems to be asleep at
the wheel kind of going ‘Well the
Government is saying your water
isn’t good.
“Most people have clean
drinking water. It’s not like we’re
all drinking sewer water waiting
for the Government to save us.
Water will become a bill like
power is. There’s a very strong
element of predetermination in
this, they’re just going to take
over water.”
Was the survey on the mark?
“It’s a complete waste of time
and ratepayers’ money because
the number one question not
in there was: ‘Are you happy for
us to give our assets to central
government?’ There had to be a
straight yes or no answer on that.
“To ask questions like: ‘Do
you think we should have clean
drinking water?’ That’s like saying
to someone: ‘Do you think you
should have oxygen? What a
ridiculous question to ask. No
one is going to disagree and the
government can say: ‘Look, we’ve
got major support right across the
whole country for this. We’ve done
surveys and the overwhelming
feedback was positive’.
Tim
Scandrett
– “There’s
no question
things have to
change so why
don’t we put
1.5 per cent on
GST and use
that? There’s already a system to
collect it, it goes to the Treasury,
they can give it to the water
authority and then we go from
there. The other issue is the layer
cake of bureaucracy. It’ll be like a
trough, let’s be honest.”
Was the survey on the mark?
“Asking everybody if New
Zealand should be able to have
clean drinking water? That’s the
same line from the Government.
I do think having a ‘yes’ or ‘no’
at the end of it would have been
really helpful.”
Anne
Galloway
– “A lot of
people, me
included, feel
very rushed.
It’s such a huge
thing we’re
being asked to
consider. There’s a lot of ifs, buts
and maybes that haven’t really
been answered.”
Was the survey on the mark?
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“It wasn’t a decision-making
survey, it was more about getting
feedback from the community.
Once we’ve got our response
sorted out, that’s the point
where we should take it to our
community and ask: ‘What do
you think?’
Mike
Davidson
– The council
has invested
millions
of dollars
into water
infrastructure
and we’re headed in the right
direction. We’re not perfect, but
we’re pretty bloody good at what
we’re doing.”
Was the survey on the mark?
“It’s a start. We’ll have formal
consultation when we have all
the information. I’ve had a few
emails concerned about the
survey. I think that’s because they
were expecting it to be the only
engagement. They’re happy once
they realise this is just the start of
the conversation.”
Catherine
Chu –
“The last
we want is
this to be an
asset grab by
stealth and
democracy
to be completely thrown out the
window, I’ve had more calls,
emails and texts about this than
I have on any other issue. I’ve not
had one positive response about
this reform.”
Was the survey on the mark?
“In hindsight asking whether
to opt or out would have been a
good poll to have, but the more
important question was ‘what
are the major concerns and
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‘Number of issues to be worked through’ – mayor
what do they want to see in the
reforms?’
Jimmy
Chen –
“We’re proud
of our water,
these assets
should be
owned by
the people of
Christchurch.
We need a clearer picture, more
information. How much does
each household have to pay?”
Was the survey on the mark?
“This survey wasn’t formal
consultation, we need more
information and this will happen.’’
Mayor
Lianne
Dalziel –
“There are a
huge number of
issues that still
need to worked
through.
The council will sign off on its
feedback to the Government on
September 27. That’s when we’ll
indicate a position on the reform
based on all the information
provided to us.”
Was the survey on the mark?
“We’re weren’t in a position to
say ‘opt in’ or ‘opt out’ but we are
committed to consulting with
our community on that decision
when the times comes.”
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10
NEWS
THE LATEST lockdown has
done little to dampen confidence
in the housing market in
Canterbury.
The Real Estate Institute says
median house prices in Canterbury
set a new record of $619,000
in August, up 24.3 per cent from
$498,000 in August 2020.
Christchurch City ($650,000,
up from $495,000), Selwyn
District ($735,000, up from
$585,000), and Waimakariri
District ($645,000, up from
$515,000) all reached record
median prices.
“Canterbury
is experiencing
a low level of
stock down 49.6
per cent annually.
These low
levels of stock
have meant that
competition
has remained high for available
properties, and these are selling
quick,” said REINZ chief executive
Jen Baird.
“Canterbury saw the lowest
median days to sell a property
for an August month since 2013,
at just 28 days. Before the level 4
lockdown, listings were starting
to increase heading into spring,
but the lockdown slowed things
down and as a result, new listings
are down 35.5 per cent when
compared to August last year.
“Auctions have continued
online throughout the lockdown
and August saw Canterbury
sell 28 per cent of properties by
auction up from 13.8 per cent
the year prior. Canterbury saw a
new record on the REINZ House
Price Index of 3492 up 31.2 per
cent annually.
“People are remaining optimistic
that if alert levels continue
to ease, activity should increase
and recover from the lockdown
promptly. The impacts of the
lockdown are expected to be felt
throughout the coming weeks,
easing as more properties come
to the market.”
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Median house price hits new high in August
Jen Baird
UPWARD: House prices continued to climb during the latest lockdown.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
The Real Estate Institute’s
house price index, which
measures the changing value of
property in the market, rose 31.1
per cent nationally in the year
ended August to 4012.
The national median house
price rose a seasonally adjusted
25.5 per cent in the past
12 months to $850,000. The
national median price excluding
Auckland was $700,000, a 22.8
per cent increase on a year ago.
“This latest lockdown has not
dampened demand for, or confidence
in, the housing market as
we saw in early 2020,” Baird said.
The number of properties sold
in August fell by 26.5 percent
when compared to the same time
last year, reflecting the effect of
the reintroduction of lockdown
restrictions.
At the same time the number
of properties available for sale
fell by close to a third in the past
12 months to 12,259, the lowest
level of inventory ever recorded.
“We have heard from across
the industry that prices achieved
on sales completed in the early
part of this lockdown continue
to illustrate an ongoing excess of
demand over supply; prices are
still rising,” Baird said.
However, Baird expected more
properties would soon come to
market.
“It is this time of year that
people start to prepare their
property for the usual increase in
spring sales activity, and it is expected
that this will be stronger
this year as listing is delayed as a
result of lockdown.
“We understand that vendors
have been preparing their properties
for market, to list once
we reach a lower alert level – we
expect to see the result of this in
our September data,” Baird said.
The median number of days to
sell a property fell three days to
30 days. August saw 26 per cent
of all properties sold via auction,
the highest percentage ever
recorded.
“Conducting an auction is a
great way to understand the value
of a property in a fast-moving
market, and even with August
being in alert level 4 lockdown
for half the month, auctions still
made up more than a quarter of
all sales,” Baird said.
Properties prices hit new
median highs in four of out 16
regions, including Auckland,
Waikato, Manawatu-Wanganui
and Canterbury.
The median house price
in Auckland is $1.2 million
compared with $949,500 in
August 2020.
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NEWS
• By Anna Leask
A PHOTOGRAPH of
Christchurch partygoers dressed
as concentration camp victims
surrounding Adolf Hitler and
making Nazi gestures has
gone viral and been labelled
“absolutely appalling”.
A woman whose family
members were murdered in
the Holocaust said their choice
of costume showed ignorance
and a cruel lack of empathy and
education.
And she said it was especially
sad given those in the photo live
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The photo was posted to social
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their arms raised in a pose historically
used by Nazi supporters
and white supremacists.
The caption on the photo,
which has since been removed
from Instagram, states: “I do
what I f**ken want b*tch”.
Holocaust Centre of New Zealand
chair Deborah Hart said the
photo was “absolutely appalling”.
“I was absolutely appalled at
the lack of empathy coupled with
a seemingly complete ignorance
of quite recent history,” she told
the Herald.
Hart’s mother Inge Woolf
was a child Holocaust survivor
and after she
had arrived in
New Zealand
as a refugee, cofounded
the centre
with a view
to bear witness
to the Holocaust,
to remember, to
educate and to
act.
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Holocaust dress-up ‘absolutely appalling’
IGNORANT: A photo of party-goers who apparently dressed up as Hilter and
concentration camp victims has been labelled ‘appalling’.
PHOTO: NZ HERALD
Deborah
Hart
“They seem to be young people
joking about genocide – what
we’re talking about is the extermination
of six million Jews,”
Hart said. “The extermination
of 1.5 million children . . . each
one was a person, a person with
a family.
“There are many people like
myself who had family members
murdered in the Holocaust and
for those of us in that position
to see young people like this just
think it is a joke is really, really
appalling.”
Hart said a survey of people
in New Zealand in 2019 showed
that many did not have a clue
about the facts of the Holocaust.
The statistics for young people
were even worse.
“I would say to anyone of these
young people in that photo who
chose to dress up as Holocaust
victims and to the woman who
dressed up as Hitler – reach out
to us,” Hart said.
“We’re not about to out you,
but come and visit us – we really
need to talk about this and what
What was the Holocaust?
The Holocaust refers to the
genocide of six million Jews
carried out by Nazi Germany
and its allies between 1933 and
1945.
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you were joking about.”
Hart said anti semitism –
hostility to, prejudice towards,
or discrimination against Jewish
people – was increasing around
the world and sadly in New
Zealand. She said it was crucial
to fight those attitudes.
Hart said after the 2019 terror
attack where 51 Muslims were
shot and killed and a further 40
wounded by a lone gunman, she
was surprised people in the city
would find the Holocaust funny.
“It’s sad that it’s happened in
New Zealand but especially in
Christchurch – that city has had
enough awful things happen and
it’s not something to be joking
about.”
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headed to Halswell Quarry.
“We did have a high wind
warning and I did want to track
the storm down south but I
thought it was too dangerous
to go ahead with that plan so
I stuck to my own neighbourhood,”
he said.
He found a spot up on a hill,
thinking he would get some
night-time storm photos but was
not feeling confident he would
capture a rare sprite.
“I thought I would have to
travel to America to see them, I
never thought I’d be able to see
them from home.”
But Takerei lucked it when the
PHENOMENON: Ethan Takerei is just the third New Zealander to capture the rare red sprite.
Brendan Gully (top right) was the second.
PHOTO: ETHAN TAKEREI/NZ HERALD
phenomenon happened right
in front of his eyes within five
minutes of him arriving.
“I continued to film the storm
and to see how I would capture
the sprites, not knowing how I
would do it or what settings I
was going to use on my camera.”
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It is possible that somebody
has captured the sprites unknowingly
but Takerei appears
to be the third documented case.
He has been a hobby photographer
for 12 years but spent the
last two years hoping to capture
the weather event.
“I could not believe it, I had to
stop taking photos so I could view
them on the back of my camera.
I had a little scream to myself, in
the pitch black, which is what I
do when I find an awesome photo
and I know that I’m coming home
with something cool.”
Takerei thanked Rae for inspiring
him.
“He messaged me saying, welcome
to the sprite family, which
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NEWS 17
From grief to hope: Resilience helps
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SEVEN YEARS ago, Sumner
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The resilience they learned
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Lucy said she had thought
about tackling the event for more
than a decade.
“It’s something I’ve thought
about doing but has always felt
beyond me,” she said.
“And I was terrified of Goat
Pass – I’ve done a lot of running
over the years but I’m not comfortable
climbing over boulders
and I wasn’t sure I’d be able to get
down that riverbed.”
After hearing about a fellow
gym member’s experience of
taking part in the multisport
event and realising she could
compete in tandem, Hone
decided to enter in the 2022
Coast to Coast, persuading
Trevor to enter with her.
“I knew that with Trevor by
my side I could somehow get
through it,” she said.
In 2014, the couple were
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daughter Abi, her best friend Ella
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her work has given her a mental
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training for the Coast to Coast,
but the physical side of training is
often the bigger challenge.
“I can overcome the mind
games. I have that self-belief . . .
but I need to put things in place
to overcome the physical side,”
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“I’ve got a very busy start-up
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I’m tired all the time from
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OPINION
Future outbreaks: Will the vaccinated still be
New
Zealand
Herald
political
editor Claire
Trevett looks
at what
a future lockdown
might look like for the
vaccinated
ONE OF the most peculiar
questions the PM and Ashley
Bloomfield have faced was
whether sexual relations while
visiting someone in hospital
was deemed a high-risk activity
during a lockdown.
Bloomfield made an attempt
to answer the question while
the PM let her face do the talking
before venturing that even
without Covid-19, sex during
visiting hours might not be the
done thing.
Is it perhaps one of the rules
that does not need to be spelled
out at a time when there are a lot
of rules and a high risk of inadvertently
breaking them.
When it comes to other lockdown
rules, the further down
the alert levels we get the more
confusion tends to reign.
Level 2 is far preferable to level
four, but this time there was not
the same euphoria that went
with moving to level 2 in 2020.
The tighter rules – especially
the new cap of 50 punters at an
indoor venue – have made it particularly
hard for businesses, and
there is talk of potentially needing
to stay at level 2 for months.
It won’t feel like it, but it may
be to Auckland’s benefit that the
rest of the country has gone first
to test-drive what impact the
new rules will have on the ability
of businesses to keep operating.
The last-minute scramble
highlighted again that the Delta
outbreak seemed to have caught
the Government out. Asked
about it this week, Grant Robertson
chose to depict it as being
adaptable – and changing the
rules on the basis of last-minute
health advice.
“Adaptable” is another word
for on the hop.
In that regard, it should be
hoped that planning to handle
future outbreaks is done ahead of
time – and signalled in advance.
In particular, a clear picture of
what would be involved in postvaccination
outbreaks is needed.
The Government is understood
to have begun work on developing
an entirely new alert levels
system for post-vaccination
outbreaks.
That is reassuring.
The big question confronting
it in that work is what difference
a vaccination would make in
everyday life, rather than just for
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AWKWARD: The PM let her face do the talking when asked if having sex with someone in
hospital was deemed high-risk during lockdown.
PHOTO: NZ HERALD
international travel.
That is particularly important
given repeated warnings that
future outbreaks could still result
in lockdowns, even with relatively
high vaccination numbers.
Those warnings are borne
from the impact that Delta is
having on countries overseas
with high vaccination rates.
There is also the reality that a
significant portion of the population
here will not be able to be
vaccinated – not least younger
children, for whom there is as yet
no approved vaccination.
The promise so far has been that
higher vaccination rates would
mean lockdowns would not have
to be as strict or as broad.
Given that, the Government
needs to assess what impact
vaccinations will have in determining
those future restrictions.
There would be a higher risk of
non-compliance with restrictions
by vaccinated people.
The trouble it will face will be
vaccinated people wondering
why they cannot do more things
than unvaccinated people in the
event of an outbreak.
The answer to that is because
vaccinated people can still catch
and transmit Covid.
In an interview with the
NZ Herald earlier this year,
Ardern ruled out a system that
would give vaccinated people
more opportunities than
the unvaccinated within our
domestic borders.
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She was asked after countries
in Europe with vaccination rates
over 60 to 70 per cent started to
re-open restaurants and public
venues – but only to vaccinated
people.
Last week, Australia’s PM Scott
Morrison also voiced support
for a vaccination pass to offer
the vaccinated more freedoms in
everyday life.
Rather than stopping everybody
going to places where they
might spread Covid, the aim is
to stop the unvaccinated from
going to places where they might
catch it.
Any such decision is best coming
from the Government, rather
than leaving it to businesses
themselves to impose “vaccinated
customer only” rules. That is not
fair on them.
Ardern would still be reluctant
– not least because a significant
portion of the unvaccinated will
be young children who cannot
yet get vaccinated.
It would also exclude others,
who could not get vaccinated for
legitimate reasons, from many
elements of ordinary life. And
there are civil liberties issues for
those who choose not to be vaccinated.
It would more likely to be used
as an outbreak measure rather
than a permanent measure.
Ardern would need to be convinced
it would work.
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locked down and will we need passports?
But there was also a time she
would never have envisaged locking
the entire country up in their
homes for weeks on end.
Covid-19 has made a pragmatist
out of Ardern.
There are already signs she is
budging: Grant Robertson confirmed
yesterday such a vaccines
pass was under consideration –
PHOTO: NZ HERALD
albeit only in its early stages.
Then there would be the issue
of enforcing it.
However, if the alternative to
a system that excludes some is
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a hard lockdown on everybody,
Ardern may find the pressure is
too much to push back on.
The Government will also be
aware of the impact of lockdowns
on its own pocket.
Ardern and Robertson have
frequently used the phrase that
the best health response is also
the best economic response.
But that has also required the
Government to drawn down
billions in debt, and to fork out
billions in wage subsidies and
business support to ensure there
is an economy.
It worked, but as Robertson
said yesterday, the Government
cannot continue to subsidise the
wage bills of business forever.
The best health response has
also proved to be the best political
response – at least so far.
But in the long term, that
health response was supposed
to be vaccinations rather than
lockdowns.
And if the economic cost ends
up being too much, the political
cost will also rise.
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LETTERS
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Readers respond to last week’s article on the proposed Three Waters reform and whether the
city council residents’ survey should have had a yes or no question on the plan
I am writing to express my
strong opposition to the
proposed Three Waters scheme.
This proposal represents a
terrible attack on our democratic
process.
This looks like an attempt
to rush through the transfer
of control of our $6.8 billion
asset to an unelected body of
Wellington bureaucrats who
would not be accountable to us.
I expect that the cost of our
water would be increased every
year and we would not be able to
replace ineffective management,
unlike what we enjoy now
with the democratic process
of electing city councillors. –
Victoria Sinclair
I am disappointed with
the lack of basic information
in the council survey and as
noted no clear indication in
favour or not, with a simple yes
or no, which would be more
balanced, as a survey rather
than being loaded with nebulous
irrelevances.
It is obvious to many, that this
is one of ‘Cindy’s’ ploys under
her He Puapua 50/50 initiatives
to gift these water resources to
Maori.
These resources have in
reality been paid for by many
generations of ratepayers. – A
White
I strongly oppose this asset
grab on the grounds as a
pensioner and the associated rate
rise that will come.
On a fixed income and
continual rates, insurance,
energy, food, transport cost
increases, where is this money
going to come from? The politics
and racial discrimination on
this topic are another matter
altogether. – Peter Clark
Even if the city council of the
Three Waters and Waste requires
more information before the
yes/no option is included in
the community survey, the
constituents don’t.
It is obvious what Minister
Mahuta wants, especially so
when she consistently refused
to answer on Q&A, whether she
would compulsorily take control
of her Three Waters scheme,
whether the constituents and the
councils voted for her scheme or
not.
This means she is going to
get her own way come what may.
Fresh water is not owned by
anyone, or possibly owned by
all of us, not just a select few but
that is not what the minister
wants.
So we need plain yes or no,
and if the vote is no, and the
city council votes no, Minister
Mahuta is likely to invoke
compulsory control and then
give ultimate control to a nonelected
organisation.
Time will tell. – R Williams
Please please don’t sell our
local water assets to the state.
We must keep control of our
own affairs.
If the state tries to run this
it will fail or become such an
expensive bureaucracy.
It will also take more time for
the council having to deal with
another middle layer and iwi.
I just can’t see any benefit. –
Alan Roberts
As a ratepayer I do not support
the value proposition the
Government is making for the
three waters reform.
Essentially they are proposing
that they will purchase assets
that have been paid for over
generations by ratepayers for a
fraction of their value.
The water supply for
Christchurch is pristine
and unmatched and the city
council should do everything
in it’s power to maintain
ownership and control of
this asset for the benefit of
the ratepayers and people of
Christchurch.
Central government has
already demonstrated that
they prefer a one-size fits all
way of making decisions in
relation to water (chlorine)
which may have benefits in low
quality rural water schemes
but is entirely unnecessary for
Christchurch.
Central government has
also consistently shown that
consultation is a not process by
which they listen to feedback. –
Alan Geraghty
Clearly the city council survey
should have had a simple yes
or no option/response to the
planned water changes. My vote
is for a very big no.
Why would we possibly
consider handing over $6.9
billion of water-based assets
to a Government controlled
board of one entity for 21 local
authorities.
This proposal is just so wrong.
– Eric Dally
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The article in The Star focused
on whether there should have
been a yes or no option in the city
council survey.
I think the biggest thing
missing is why yes or no.
My concern is that being part
of a larger conglomerate will be
the lack of control.
We have beautiful clean
water here that does not
need chlorine, yet they will
end up treating everywhere
the same – which will mean
permanent chlorination for
Christchurch.
We are having enough trouble
getting rid of it even now – being
one part of a larger organisation
will mean no chance.
We must stop these reforms. –
Lindsay Sandford
Expressing opinion
I wish to thank The Star for
publishing the readers’ letters on
September 9.
Mainstream media in New
Zealand currently, don’t seem
to be willing to discuss sensitive
or controversial topics, so it is
reassuring to me, that the views
expressed in the letters, were
published.
I do agree with the thoughts
of the your readers, particularly
those of J. Stone.
The ads he refers to as ‘childish
and simplistic’, I think, are also
deceitful and seemed to have
a racial content, which I don’t
think is acceptable.
The control of all our water
requirements should remain
with the democratically elected
councils and not divided up into
tribal boundaries, and overseen
by outside organisations. – Tom
Delamore
Lawnmower man
attack
‘’We’re underage, we can do
whatever we (expletive) like.’’
This is a quote from a teen
offender on the front page of last
week’s The Star.
This is the attitude that has
slowly but steadily grown
over decades. An attitude
that undermines the values,
culture and traditions of New
Zealanders.
No longer do children respect
elders or their own parents
when they have been told that
their rights supersede parental
guidance/wishes and discipline
has become a bad word.
Children can now choose
health procedures without
parental consent or knowledge.
Our governments over
the years have taken away
parental rights but not parental
responsibility to care for our
children.
We cannot then be surprised
by young offenders believing they
are entitled to do as they please
as youth culture emphasises they
know best, and for example, are
the only ones that know how to
save the planet.
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Not all young people are
foolish and not all old people
are wise, but generations need to
grow together if we are to create a
better future. – D Downward
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see so many solo drivers wearing
masks.
I feel a little like Rip Van
Winkle when he awoke to a
strangely changed world.
I fail to understand why this
whole country has been brought
to a standstill once more – with
healthy people withheld from
normal activities – for a virus
that has claimed 27 lives in
18 months, and most of those
elderly and in doubtful health.
Thus far we have had
nearly 4000 cases but the real
statistics are 27 deaths and 40+
hospitalisations, and these figures
pale beside the annual flu fatality
rate in New Zealand.
Added to the totally out-ofproportion
picture, we as a
nation have spent $90 billion
maintaining the consequences
of this Covid contagion.
Outrageous. – Chris Watkins
Racism
I consider this Government
to be racist. To treat a person
differently because of their race is
racism. Just one example of this
is the new Maori Health Board.
We should not favour or treat
people differently because of their
ethnicity.
Desist from using the ethnic
labels of Maori, European,
Chinese, Indian etc. We are all
immigrants to this country.
Judge people by their qualities
and actions. – Madge Baker
• Turn to page 22
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OPINION
Health rather than wealth
the basis of prosperity
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• From page 21
Countdown attack
The first point is that this
should never have happened.
What was this goon doing
traipsing around our country
with his known background.
He should never have been
allowed in in the first place.
The cost of keeping a close
watch on him over an extended
period of time him falls
ultimately to the taxpayer.
The second point is that the
laws passed in 2002 to deal with
acts of terrorism were always far
to loose.
The courts should therefore not
be blamed for setting this man
free to carry out his attack.
The courts are not there to
make new statute law but only to
interpret what Parliament passes.
The politicians and members of
the select committee responsible
for passing this loose law
and allowing attacks like the
Auckland example have blood on
their hands over this.
The plain fact is that there
are far too many theories being
floated by assorted academics
and loudmouths, usually with
no practical experience to speak
of to back their theories, and not
nearly enough common sense.
What we are left with is a sad
knee-jerk reaction society.
This will happen again so long
as we here in New Zealand are
recognised as a soft touch for this
type of predator to pedal their
extreme politics in such a tragic
manner.
The current terrorism law
clearly illustrates what a soft
touch we are.
Finally, the public owe a vote
of thanks to the frontline police
for bringing this whole episode
to a close so quickly without
any further injury. – Neville
Higgison, retired Canterbury
police armed offenders squad
member.
I HAVE received an invitation
to an online workshop at
7pm-9pm on Monday next
week. I have decided to write
about it because it should be
incredibly interesting, and
there is a chance for others to
watch: http://wiseresponse.org.
nz/. The question that is being
workshopped is: Are there
biophysical limits to growth?
It is being hosted by
Victoria University’s School
of Government and Wise
Response, which is a broad
coalition of academics,
engineers, lawyers, artists,
sportspeople and others, who
are calling on New Zealand’s
Parliament to comprehensively
assess imminent risks to New
Zealand and to draw up plans to
deal with them.
As demand for growth
exceeds earth’s physical limits,
causing unprecedented risks,
what knowledge and changes
do we need to secure New
Zealand’s future well-being?
There is an amazing line-up
of international speakers,
including Tim Jackson,
Professor of Sustainable
Development (University of
Surrey), who is a well-known
ecological economist and writer
Mayor
Lianne Dalziel
(Prosperity without Growth; Post
Growth – life after capitalism).
In his introductory notes,
Jackson says that the most
profound lesson from the
global pandemic was that it
is health rather than wealth
which constitutes the basis
of prosperity. Without health
the relentless accumulation
of wealth and status is
meaningless. He gives
the example of diseases of
overconsumption now killing
more people worldwide than
undernutrition.
Jackson is advocating a ‘postgrowth’
economics that replaces
the relentless pursuit of GDP
with a broader conception of
social and planetary well-being
and builds the foundations
for an economy of care for
people and planet. Enterprise as
service, work as participation,
investment as commitment, and
money as a social good – these
four principles provide solid
foundations for the economy of
tomorrow.
Well worth tuning in for
this.
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Hurunui Garden Festival
Thursday 28 th
to Sunday 31 st
October 2021
A bounty of gardens to admire and inspire, will
be on show in the Hurunui district this Spring.
The Hurunui Garden Festival (HGF) has 22 gardens, in six
clusters, on offer, and runs from Thursday, October 28 to
Sunday, October 31 from 9am to 5pm each day.
Some favourite gardens return, along with seven new
ones. There will be maps of each garden to download and
print from the HGF website.
This year for the first time, there is the opportunity to walk
inside some of Hurunui’s outstanding historic homesteads.
Also on offer is a showcase of local artists, their
place of work and beautiful exhibits for sale.
Lynda Hallinan, a gardener, author, broadcaster, journalist,
part-time farmer, parent and plantaholic, will join the
festival for two chats — one during an afternoon tea and
the other will be a dinner talk.
For half her life, the former editor of New Zealand
Gardener magazine has been digging up ideas and
inspiration for growing food and flowers in Kiwi gardens.
She lives with her family in the foothills of the Hunua
Ranges, south-east of Auckland, and is currently splitting
her time between her large country garden and a small
colonial cottage renovation project.
She is also launching a new book, The Joy of Gardening,
this year.
Julia Atkinson-Dunn, from the home and garden website
Studiohome.co.nz and author of the beginner’s gardening
book, Petal Power, will speak at three gardens on different
days.
With a background in writing, design and art, Julia
fell firmly in love with gardening while transforming
her small Christchurch patch just 4 1/2 years ago.
The festival was launched in 2018 by a group of keen local
garden owners to help the Hurunui district recover from
the impact of the devastating earthquake of November
2016.
It has become a popular event, with many visitors making
it a long weekend so they can enjoy as many gardens as
possible, along with the many attractions the district has
on offer.
Hurunui Garden Festival Incorporated (HGF), is committed
to investing back in its community.
If it makes a reasonable profit, it will give one graduating
secondary school student, whose home is in the Hurunui
district, a scholarship to the value of $2000 towards study
in horticulture, agriculture, landscape design or a related
field, at their choice of university or institute of technology.
The scholarship is on offer now, and is only made when
HGF makes a reasonable profit from its annual event.
■ The website shop - (hurunuigardenfestival.com) - is
now open for ticket sales, including an earlybird special
until August 31 - buy 10 and get one free. Admissions is
$10 for an adult to visit each garden, payable on the day as
you enter the garden. Children 18 years of age and under
accompanied by an adult may enter for free.
Please have cash with you, as the gardens cannot process
electronic payments. Alternately you can purchase a 10
ticket admission pack through the website.
Tickets available now from
hurunuigardenfestival.com
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[Edition datE]
REGULAR JENNY HUGHEY readers explains of my what
column the council will has know been doing. just how
much The I formal value declaration an engaged of a
community state of climate and emergency how I’m across
Canterbury was one of the most
always
serious,
encouraging
and colourful, moments
people
to in get the more regional involved. council’s more than
30-year Whether history. having a
say A in year council’s ago this Saturday, plans or
at 11.49am, Environment
proposals, Canterbury or became being New actively Zealand’s
involved first council in to environmental
proclaim such an
work emergency, through formally community dedicating
groups,
itself to consideration
it’s democracy
of climate
in
change at the heart of all it does.
action The declaration when the highlighted public is
invested that all the in work the Environment region and
making Canterbury a difference.
does – from
freshwater
Great things
management
also happen
to
biodiversity and biosecurity,
when transport councils and urban and development community
to air quality, work and together. also regional
leadership To that end, – has a I’m climate excited change
to
focus.
tell you about a new
Currently, under the Resource
fund Management that we’ve Act, launched regional
that councils supports are required community only to adapt
organisations to climate change, and not their mitigate
environmental
it – that responsibility
projects.
is the
Government’s, but could change.
Even The in Waitaha ‘adapt mode’ Action many
to of Impact Environment Fund Canterbury’s is itself
a existing product policies of community
and plans already
engagement.
contribute to reduced
From
emissions.
focus
In declaring the climate
groups emergency, and the discussions, Council noted we it
saw would the continue value in to show supporting
on and climate-change tapping into and do the so
leadership
without adding new programmes
expertise of community
at ratepayers’ expense. It also gave
groups staff a clear and mandate organisations to continue
who are improving their
corner of Canterbury.
Under the fund, community
groups can apply
for between $5000 and
$30,000 a year to go
towards work that will
have a positive impact on
the environment – either
by helping to solve an
environmental problem or
finding new ways to make
things better.
To qualify, it’s important
that the work is aligned to
the environmental goals of
the council. For instance, it
might be about improving
the health of our waterways
or land and coastal
ecosystems.
It could be about helping
communities to be better
prepared for changes to
the natural environment
or about fostering relationships
There to has improve been a 26% environmental
reduction
per staff member
leadership.
in emissions
since 30 June 2010. We now have
access We to do electric ask that and the hybrid community
vehicles and group hope contributes
to have half our
30 per cent of the project
budget, but this could
come from funding or
equivalent in-kind contributions,
such as volunteer
hours or through goods
such as plants or building
materials.
Great things can happen
when like-minded organisations
come together.
Collaboration is not just
about sharing the load –
it’s about expanding the
skill set and getting greater
expertise focused on an
issue or goal.
In so doing, it’s possible
to achieve far more than
either party could through
working alone. More
resources and expertise
can mean bigger and better
results.
I’m confident that the
OPINION 25
INITIATIVE: Community groups focused on improving the environment
can now apply for assistance under the new Waitaha Action to Impact
Fund.
New fund to support
community groups
turning Waitaha our Action braided rivers to Impact into
roaring
Fund will
rapids,
prove
fuelling
to
landslides
be a
and causing widespread erosion.
great Canterbury’s initiative coastal for accelerating
environmental
will be threatened
communities
change and shaping a
thriving and resilient Canterbury.
I’m excited by the
thought of what we will be
able to achieve together.
If you’re part of a
community group or
organisation doing great
environmental work, you
should consider applying
for support through the
Waitaha Action to Impact
Fund.
More details can be
found on the Environment
Canterbury website.
• Cr Jenny Hughey
is chair of the
Canterbury Regional
Council (Environment
Canterbury)
ARA INSTITUTE OF CANTERBURY
Proud Samoan builds
future for family
Tony Siva is a proud
Samoan and even prouder
since he returned to
study and got himself an
apprenticeship to become a
builder.
“My plan for the future
is to buy or build my own
house and hopefully go
back to Samoa to rebuild
my village,” he says.
Prior to studying at Ara
Institute of Canterbury,
Tony worked as a sales
assistant for Fonterra. He
says he decided to become
a qualified builder because
he wanted to build a better
future for his family.
Tony completed the New Zealand
Certificate in Construction Trade Skills at
Ara, which was free through Ara’s Pacific
Trades Training scheme. During his studies,
It’s a year since Environment Canterbury
declared a climate-change emergency
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.
ironment Canterbury
change emergency
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
Tony was encouraged to explore his culture.
“We were given our own tools for the
course, and we learned how to interpret our
culture through woodwork,” he says. “So as
well as learning how to build a house and
things like retaining walls, decks change. and fences,
I also made a To’oto’o (Samoan chief ’s staff).”
Ara’s Pacific Trades Training scheme
provides
All these eventualities
extensive pastoral
have
support to
students. “It helps you get to your end goal,”
Tony says. “There’s lots of care and support
provided - like bus money, petrol vouchers,
food vouchers, counsellors and advisors.
The Pacific Island Students Association
offers a lot too, and Ara puts on lots of social
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.
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”.
Tepora
The last major flood was in
Ara graduate
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
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.
Thursday September 16 2021 The Star
and sports events throughout the semester.”
Tony says returning to study as an adult
was a little daunting, especially as this was
his first experience of tertiary-level study.
“At first I thought it would be a bit awkward
because of my age, being surrounded by
kids who just finished school. But my
tutors were great – they made learning
relevant and fun – and I was encouraged to
persevere and complete the course.”
Tony is undertaking his apprenticeship
with Home NZ Construction. He’s applying
the skills he learned at Ara and picking up
many more on the job, while earning a good
wage. He’s quick to encourage other adults
to consider learning a trade.
“It’s never too late to study or change
your career path. If you work hard and put
the time and effort into a trade, I guarantee
you’ll reap the benefits.”
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SPRING GARDENING
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Cosmos are bursting
with hot colours
THESE DAYS, garden design
seems to be all about simple foliage
and clean lines.
If you like a contemporary
look easy-to-grow cosmos comes
in to play.
Bursting with hot colours and
growing to around 1m tall, cosmos
are no shrinking violets, and
they sway gently in the breeze.
These devil-may-care flowers
are easy to grow, thriving in
the heat and flourishing almost
anywhere, as long as it’s hot, dry
and sunny.
Like all annuals, they germinate,
flower and die within a
season or a year. But don’t fret
– they also pop up again each
following year.
Cosmos look best when grown
en masse, creating a sea of
country-cottage colour.
Once you’ve found a good spot
and you’re ready to plant these
American natives, add a good
general fertiliser, like nitrophoska
blue, to the soil to encourage
growth.
Then simply dig a hole (approximately
3cm deep) and
place your seedling inside. Plant
each subsequent seedling about
10cm apart, giving them space to
grow but ensuring they’re close
VIBRANT: Some cosmos grows to around 1m tall, they
thrive in the heat.
enough to support each other in
strong winds.
Next, layer newspaper around
your plants, and then cover it
with pea straw.
This homemade mulch will
prevent your plants drying out
during the day and in between
watering sessions.
Voila – you’ll have a cosmos
floral fiesta in no time, and get
to enjoy an array of colour until
the first frost hits, usually around
June.
And if you really want to bring
the outside in, just a handful of
these long-stemmed beauties
look great in a tall vase (just don’t
forget to put them in a cool place
and change the water every two
to three days).
You’ll be thanking yourself for
adding a bit of country colour at
your place.
FRESH: Endive has a mild bitter taste.
Pick salad ingredients
from your vege patch
SPRING HAS arrived, which
means salad season is just
around the corner. And there’s
nothing like picking fresh salad
ingredients straight out of your
garden.
Endive is a great addition to
any salad. With its fine curled,
mid-green leaves it partners well
with rocket. Endive is a bit bitter
and rocket is a little peppery,
together they’re a great combo.
What’s equally important is it’s
so easy and quick to grow. Unlike
most lettuces, it doesn’t need to
create a heart in the centre so it’s
very quick to produce.
Simply pick the leaves off as
you need them.
To plant, look for a welldrained
spot in the garden.
If the soil is still a bit wet and
cold from winter, try growing
endive in a pot. Just add some
good quality potting mix, plant a
couple of seedlings around 5cm
apart and away you go.
Depending on where you are
in New Zealand and how warm
the soil is yet, it will take around
four to six weeks for your endive
to be ready to harvest.
Remember, you can tell the
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Time to prepare for warm days ahead
NEITHER WINTER nor
summer, September can be
termed the ‘in-between’ month.
Spring is here and there’s a taste
of better things to come, and it’s
a very busy month preparing for
the heat to come.
Houseplant care
Hopefully your houseplants
have successfully survived winter.
It is a difficult time for them as
many originate from tropical
countries.
As tempting as it is, delay
purchasing new houseplants for
another month until indoor temperatures
warm up consistently
throughout the day.
Continue to water plants sparingly
and mist the foliage (leaves)
regularly with lukewarm water
and ensure they are positioned
in a ‘high-light’ part of the house.
With large “glossy” green-leaved
houseplants such as fiddle leaf fig,
clean the leaves regularly with a
soft sponge.
If you have any houseplants
that are struggling, a few days in
a steamy bathroom is an excellent
way to revive them.
In the vege patch
It’s the very end for harvesting
traditional winter vegetables;
broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage,
cauliflower, celery, leeks,
lettuce, parsnips, rhubarb, silverbeet,
spinach and turnips. Keep
VIBRANT: Bulbs should now be in full bloom. Mark the area where they are planted so
they aren’t disturbed before next year’s showpiece.
planting out year-round vegetables
like celery, lettuce, silverbeet,
beetroot and spinach.
Many rush to plant out traditional
summer vegetable
seedlings in September such as,
tomatoes and cucumbers, but it
is still a little early. You are better
to wait until mid-October when
soils have warmed up.
However, you can now sow
summer vegetable seeds in seed
trays or punnets and place them
in a warm sheltered position
indoors or in glass houses.
Where areas of your vegetable
garden not too wet, start preparing
your summer garden by
digging in fresh compost. When
‘cleaning up’ the winter vegetable
garden, all the green material can
go straight into the compost bin
(so long as it is disease free).
Blooming bulbs
A wonderful month to enjoy
the spring flowers of traditional
bulbs.
When they finish flowering,
sadly sometimes too briefly, allow
the foliage to ‘brown’ and die
down before removing.
This is how the bulbs obtain
enough nutrients for the next
seasons flowering.
It can be worth marking in the
areas of your major bulb plantings
with some small stakes to
avoid disturbing later in the season
when planting possible trees
and shrubs.
Flowering annuals
Most winter annuals are
now coming to the end of flowering.
Begin preparing for planting
summer flowering annuals by
sowing varieties in seed trays
ready to plant out later.
In the meantime, for continuous
flowers in your garden, plant
annuals that flower all year round;
alyssum, calendulas, cornflowers,
lobelias, pansies and violas.
Roses
Many rose varieties will now be
in full growth and the first flowers
will appear towards the end of the
month.
Apply the first side dressing
of rose fertiliser. Make sure your
fertiliser is high in potash which
promotes strong flowers.
Compost can be spread around
the base of the roses. This works
as both a soil conditioner and
mulch.
Lawn care
Grass will begin growing again
in some warmer areas.
Towards the end of the month
the first dressing of fertiliser can
be applied.
Check the lawn for wet spots or
areas that may require additional
drainage to be installed over the
summer months.
Ornamental trees and
shrubs
Camellias and azaleas will be
near the end of their flowering,
while rhododendrons are in full
bloom.
Complete any additional
planting of trees and shrubs in
September, before soils dry out in
early summer.
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Centenary celebrations at netball centre postponed
• By Chris Barclay
CHRISTCHURCH Netball
Centre’s centenary celebrations
are on hold until 2022,
organisers erring on the side of
caution as Covid-19 continues
to cast a shadow over events.
Plans to host a two-day celebration
from October 28 were
• By Chris Barclay
DAN SCHWARZ has no
concerns about his players being
left to their own devices – and
exercise programmes – during
Cashmere Technical’s enforced
mid-season break.
An ingrained title-winning
mindset and an ultra-competitive
squad gave the head coach
comfort when the reassembled
after Covid-19 restrictions
relaxed, substituting Zoom calls
for actual training at English
Park.
They got together for the first
time last Thursday and replicated
game conditions last weekend
ahead of Saturday’s Southern
League clash with Nelson Suburbs.
“It’s been nice to get the football
moving again and normality
back in that space,” Schwarz
said.
The reigning Mainland Football
premierships champions
have not played since advancing
to the final of the English Cup
by eliminating Universities on
August 17, hours before the nationwide
lockdown began.
“We’ve set programmes for
the lads to hit, we leave it in their
revised last week, in spite of the
city’s alert level downgrading.
“We felt the current schedule
is too uncertain for us to be
confidently able to proceed,”
CNC chief executive Megan
McLay said.
“It was only six weeks away
and we thought it was just too
big a risk. Health and safety had
WATCHFUL EYE: Cashmere Technical coach Dan Schwarz
oversees a training session at English Park.
court to do it,” Schwarz said. see the upside to a break.
“A lot of them have (exercise) “The majority of the squad
bikes, there’s also body weight have gone back-to-back with
exercises and a bit of pavement local local football and national
plodding.”
league football for five to six
At first glance the players had years. It’s actually quite nice that
kept in shape during lockdown some of them have had a break
and the enthusiasm was infectious
at the first training session. another year,” he said.
that they might not have got
“The excitement really pushed “The younger boys in the
them through the session more group also play a lot of schools’
than anything. There were a lot football, they train with our first
of excited players that wanted to team or the reserves and play
run around and release a bit of games . . . it’s been really good
energy.
for the young boys to reset and
“They ran off a bit of steam, start again.”
now we carry on with a bit more Schwarz is also content with
in-depth training.”
Cashmere Technical’s league
Although there could be an position with two games remaining.
They lead Coastal Spirit
injury risk after a month without
game time, Schwarz preferred to – who have a game in hand – by
BIG CLUB MATCH-UPS THIS WEEKEND
three points.
The top two clubs qualify for
the National League.
Coastal Spirit travel to Dunedin
where they play South
City Royals; out of contention
Christchurch United host Otago
University .
While Cashmere Technical are
no strangers to silverware, the
Christ’s College 1st XV’s quest
for a maiden Crusaders region
championship is also back on
track when school’s reopened.
The squad also head north
where they take on two-time
champions Nelson College on
Saturday, their third final and
first since 2018 where Christchurch
Boys High School were
awarded the trophy after an
18-all draw because they scored
more tries.
They trained on Thursday,
Saturday and had three other
session before they depart.
“Hopefully that gives us
enough time to get ready. The
time frame is plenty, they’re really
fit, that’s the thing with these
to come first.”
Although the bulk of participants
would be local, potential
visitors from outside the region
also impacted on the decision.
“People might be a little reluctant
to travel, that’s something
we had to take into consideration,”
McLay said.
McLay referenced the postponed
Tokyo Olympics when
looking ahead to what would
be “a real celebration of netball
through the ages.”
“The precedent has been set.
Tokyo was off for a year and
that was reasonably successful.
We hope to go along the same
lines.”
Meanwhile, Lincoln University
has defended their premier
grade crown after Covid-19
restrictions did not give players
enough time to prepare for a
final before the September 11
cut-off date for the season.
They were originally scheduled
to play Saints on August 24
but alert level 4 restrictions
sabotaged those plans.
Zoom calls swapped for on-field training
Cashmere
Technical
ready for
Southern
League
football clash
TRAINING
DAY: Declan
Tyndall passes
to a Cashmere
Technical
teammate
ahead of the
Southern
League’s
resumption
on Saturday.
Right – Dan
Schwarz talks
tactics with
the team.
PRACTICE RUN: Yuya Taguchi spearheads an attacking
move with Lyle Matthysen and Tom Schwarz trailing
during a Cashmere Technical training run at English Park.
PHOTOS: CHRIS BARCLAY
games. If you’re fit you should
be okay, we’re happy enough
with where they’re at,” master
in charge of rugby Steven Dods
said.
“They’ve come back in a good
frame of mind.”
The annual top 4 has been
scrapped because Auckland cannot
supply a team inside the time
frame so Christ’s College are
hoping to play Otago Boys’ High
School in a South Island final in
Dunedin next Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Canterbury
Hockey premier league finals
also wrap up the elite club competition
on Saturday
Carlton Redcliffs play HSOB/
Burnside in the men’s decider
at Nga Puna Wai at 2pm followed
by the women’s showpiece
between Harewood at Marist at
4pm.
Southern League points: Cashmere
Technical 12, Coastal Spirit
9, South City Royals 6, Selwyn
United 6, Otago University 6,
Nelson Suburbs 4, Christchurch
United 4, Green Island 0.
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Honda’s hybrid technology put to test
HONDA IS no stranger to hybrid
vehicles.
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Insight and since then Civic and
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the bonnet.
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e:HEV Luxe at $35,000 represents
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benefits for those who want
to join the electric revolution but
also want the versatility a petrolfuelled
engine offers.
One of the aspects I particularly
like is the range of the Jazz hybrid.
When I picked the evaluation
car up it was full of fuel, offering
around 800km before a fill-up was
BIG CHANGES: The latest generation Honda Jazz has
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HONDA JAZZ E:HEV: State-of-the-art hybrid driveline.
necessary. Of course, I never drove
that distance, but in the 280km I
did travel the fuel gauge barely left
the top mark.
In real terms, Honda claim at
best possible usage a 2.8-litre per
100km combined cycle average.
My time in the e:HEV Jazz concluded
with the readout showing
4.8l/100km that I thought was quite
remarkable given that my driving
style is never that thrifty.
What makes the e:HEV Jazz so
economical is the way the engine/
motor combination works. The
engine is largely biased towards
recharging the batteries; sure, there
is associated drive when required
but the motors do provide a large
part of momentum.
What’s more, the hybrid Jazz just
builds on what has made the model
so popular in generations past, it
has always been a fuel miser, even
the petrol-only models are rated
with a 5.8l/100km combined cycle
average. That’s something that
Honda has focused heavily on over
the years, efficient engines have
long been a priority.
Driving the hybrid Jazz requires
no special technique, if you weren’t
told it was a hybrid I doubt that
you would find anything different
about it, except for the engine
cutting in and out as it gets about
its work. Honda has focused on
simplicity and that’s what makes it
so it intuitive to drive, the controls
and layout are deep but simplistic
to use. You can also select an electric
drive only function, that will
give you a range of about 40km,
depending on weight in the car and
the type of journey ie: hills or flat
roads and driving style.
The Jazz e:HEV is also loaded
with features and specification such
as full leather trim with heated
seats up front, keyless entry and
ignition, Apple CarPlay, cruise control,
and 9in central dash display
that incorporates large and easy-tounderstand
icons.
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kit to fit into a small car, bear in
mind that the Jazz is the space master.
It may be compact, but Honda’s
designers have made use of every
centimetre of space and it works
functionally.
Luggage capacity is rated by
Honda at 304-litres with the rear
seats in place, extending to 1205-litres
when folded flat. Honda’s
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allows both fold-flat or flip-up
flexibility, the latter giving higher
load space.
Honda, as a manufacturer, is also
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safety into its models. The e:HEV
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is labelled Honda Sensing and it
includes the electronic and mechanical
functions that keep you out of
trouble in the first instance. It forms
part of the criteria that easily meets
a five-star Australasian New Car
Assessment Program rating.
• Price – Honda Jazz e:HEV,
$35,000
• Dimensions – Length,
4045mm; width, 1695mm;
height, 1537mm
• Configuration – Fourcylinder,
front-wheeldrive,
1497cc, 72kW
(+80kW), 131Nm (+253Nm),
continuously variable
automatic
• Performance –
0-100km/h, 8.5sec
• Fuel usage – 2.81l/100km
I took the evaluation car on my
normal highway route heading
west to Hororata and returning
to the city via Dunsandel. It is an
adept open road cruiser with quiet
motion and solid road feel. Vision
through all quarters is vast, and if
you look at the way the panoramic
front windshield is angled well
forward of the dash panel you get a
fairly good idea of how well the car
is engineered in the first instance.
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feels nimble and agile, that’s no
surprise, it is light and what weight
is in the car sits low in the floorpan.
In comparison to its length
and width, the height of the Jazz at
1.53m doesn’t affect the handling,
gravitational movement is minimal.
What’s more, the Jazz gets a
perfect ride, the spring and damper
rates have been chosen sensibly,
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without the compromise to suit
better handling. I must mention
also the feel through the steering
wheel, there is good self-centering
return and the promise of solid
feedback from the fuel-saving Yokohama
tyres (185/60 x 16in).
Further to the fuel usage performance
I mentioned earlier, the Jazz
hybrid’s four-cylinder engine also
has the goods in term of overall
ability. Honda rates the 1497cc unit
at 72kW and 131Nm, both outputs
realised mid-way through the rev
band, and if you add in an extra
80kW and 253Nm from the hybrid
system, there is strength well in
keeping with the Jazz’s purpose.
For the record, an acceleration
time of 8.5sec to make 100km/h
from a standstill is possible along
with a highway overtake time of
5.8sec to make 120 from 80km/h.
Several of my acquaintances own
a Jazz, or Fit, and one of them even
has an old Fit hybrid that is still
giving good service. That person
is always boasting about fuel usage
and the associated low running
costs.
I’ve tried to convince him that
the new e:HEV Jazz is an obvious
step forward when the time comes
to upgrade. I know that he will be
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council). You can also ask to see the property
file held by the council, which holds other
information about a property, like a site map
and original house plans.
Building reports are a bit trickier. Using
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the real estate agent working for them) may
seem like an easy option in the short term.
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long-term maintenance required. Look for
someone who has a good level of indemnity
insurance, as this will protect you if you buy
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of what you’re signing up for.
If you end up with a report with a lot of
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your offer figure can reflect that. However,
if you don’t feel comfortable paying for a
building report before you make an offer,
you can make a property inspection a
condition of your offer. Like most things in
life, buying a property will go more smoothly
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too good to be true, it usually is.
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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.
MODELS Wanted for
various photographic
assignments. No
experience necesary. All
shapes and sizes. Part time
/ casual. Email interest
to: johngallagher2108@
gmail.com
RETAIL STAFF Part
effects.Anything Time, 15 - 18 hrs per week.
Must be reliable. Ph 027
223 0948
hold
considered. Ph Dave 960-
8440, 027 66 22 116
Vehicles Wanted
Situations Vacant
BUPA CASHMERE VIEW CARE
HOME - CHRISTCHURCH
CASUAL LAUNDRY
ASSISTANT
Bupa are looking for a Laundry assistant to
join the team in our Bupa Cashmere view
Care Home in Christchurch.
This a casual position with possibility of
switching to fixed term contract providing
an opportunity to work in an incredibly
rewarding environment, with our wonderful
residents. In return for your dedication we will
support you with on-going training to assist
your development both professionally and
personally.
What Bupa is looking for?
• Enthusiasm, care and passion for
making a difference to residents
• To have full clean driver’s licence
• The ability to work rostered and rotating
shift (including weekends)
• Reliable transport or travel
arrangements
• Previous experience preferred
Please bring your CV to the Cashmere view
Care Home directly: 72 Rose Street, Spreydon,
Christchurch 8024
Public Notices
Senior Citizens
Outings
with Companion Driving Service Ltd
A few seats left on our 2 night / 3 day
visit to Tekapo (overnight) & Wanaka
(overnight). Dinner - Bed - Breakfast
plus lunches included $796.00
Upcoming tours
in the near future
CHRISTCHURCH TO PICTON MAIL BOAT RUN
Christchurch - Kaikoura (overnight Dinner - Bed
- Breakfast) then onto Picton - Mail boat sailing
- overnight at Picton. Next day free morning and
then return to Christchurch on Coastal Pacific
train. Pick up & drop off included. Single unit
(no sharing) - $996.00 includes mail boat &
train journey. Walkers welcome.
PUNAKAIKI RESORT HOTEL SPECIAL
Hokitika - Greymouth - Punakaiki by coach.
Overnight at Punakaiki (single room - no sharing).
Next day free time in Greymouth then return to
Christchurch on Tranz Alpine train. Pick up &
drop off included in our price of $494.00.
PHONE PETER ON 0800 453 873
for info and bookings.
COMPANION DRIVING SERVICE LTD.
CAR REMOVALS
$$CASH PAID$$
CARS, VANS, UTES & 4X4 WANTED
NZ OWNED AND OPERATED FOR 24 YEARS
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• Phone our local team 03 379 1100 • Email star.class@starmedia.kiwi
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
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or 0800 737 225 www.flyok.co.nz
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SCHOOLS. SPORTS CLUBS OR CULTURAL EVENTS
OUTSTANDING
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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
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SUBJECT TO
ALERT LEVEL 2
RESTRICTIONS
12 BAR, 342 St Asaph St: Thursday 6pm -
Riverside Jazz Club (relocated) with the Mike
Ferrar Trio, tickets at events.humanitix.com.
Friday 8pm - Kate Anastasiou. Saturday 8pm -
Phil Doublet.
A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St:
Thursday 7.30pm - Cathcart, Walsh & Blaikie
(CWB). Friday 8pm - Live music. Saturday 9pm
- Rock out in your seat with Mammoth. Sunday
5pm - Malarkey Irish Band plus O'Neill's Irish
Dancers. Monday 7pm - Quiz. Tuesday 8pm -
Open Mic Comedy. All events limited to 50ppl.
Phone 03 377 4787 to reserve a table.
BOO RADLEY'S, 1 Halswell Rd: Friday
8.30pm - Mirrors duo. Saturday 11.30pm - Neil
Alexander.
CARLTON, 1 Papanui Rd: Friday 8pm -
Topia. Saturday 6.30pm - Diamond Blue.
To add a listing, contact
Jo Fuller 03 364 7425 or
027 458 8590
jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi
www.star.kiwi/whatson
FAT EDDIES, 76 Hereford St: Thursday
7pm - VOXY Duo; 10.30pm DJ Jezza. Friday
6pm - Jack Bubb; 8.30pm - Perry Dup; 11.45pm
- DJ Jezza. Saturday 6pm - Lauren Marshall;
8.30pm - Mirrors; 11.45pm - DJ Jezza.
SULLIVANS IRISH PUB, 291 Lincoln Rd:
Wednesday 7pm - Willie's Open Mic. Friday
7.30pm - Willie McArthur One Man Band.
THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd: Friday
7.30pm - Open Mic & Jam. Wednesday 9pm -
Titanic (Kevin Emmett, Nick Buchanan, and
Peter K Malthus).
THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd:
Thursday 7pm - Mel Perkins. Sunday 6pm -
Lance Kiwi Karaoke. Tuesday 7pm - Quiz.
Wednesday 7.30pm - Lance Kiwi Karaoke.
RESTAURANT & CAFÉ
WE ARE OPEN
SENIORS SPECIAL $23
2 Courses: Soup/Roast or Roast/Dessert
Special available lunch only. Mon-Sat 12pm - 2.30pm.
KIDS 2 COURSE SPECIAL $13
Great Kids menu, plus designated play area.
Open daily from 6.30am
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
SPORTS BAR & TAB OPEN DAILY FROM 11AM
The
RACECOURSE HOTEL
& Motorlodge
118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn,
Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150
www.racecoursehotel.co.nz
In Alert Level 2
A reminder that at Alert Level 2,
it will be seated table service only
and there is a limited capacity.
Pavilion:
Open 9am to 3pm
Sunday to Thursday
9am to 7pm
Friday & Saturday
Legends:
Open 10am - 9pm
Sunday to Thursday
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Fridays and Saturdays
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HOUSIE IS CURRENTLY
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WEDNESDAY: ROAST MEAL
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80's
SMASH HITS
REGRETTABLY, DUE TO LEVEL RESTRICTIONS
THIS SHOW HAS HAD TO BE RESCHEDULED TO
SATURDAY 2 OCTOBER. 8PM START.
TICKETS DATED FRIDAY 24 SEPTEMBER
WILL BE VALID FOR THIS SHOW.
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STYLE & QUALITY
FOR LESS
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OUT
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CHRISTCHURCH’S MOST AFFORDABLE
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CUSTOMISE TO YOUR REQUIREMENTS
WAS $1999
$
1799
Havana 3+2
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SPECIAL
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Haus Bar Stool
Avalible in:
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$
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Table Small $759 $699
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FROM
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689
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Double $829 $769
Queen $919 $849
Cloud Rest Mattress
King $1019 $939
Super King $1099$999
FROM
$
689
King Single $749 $689
Queen $1019 $939
Indulgence Mattress
King $1059 $979
Super King $1079 $989
Willis Chaise Outdoor Set
WAS $2199
$
1999
Piha
Outdoor Table
WAS $1899
$
1749
Afforda
WAS $2199
$
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RESIDENTS IN small Burnside
drivers’ during a meeting on
Tuesday, addressing the concerns
However, the board’s initial plan
to improve visibility by moving
the nearby Clyde Rd bus stop so it
was nex to existing no-stopping
restrictions by the intersection was
not well received by residents.
Five submissions were received
by the board on the plan, just one
of which was in favour of it.
A new plan was then created in
which the no-stopping zone was
talk about your home.
Mike Pero Real Estate Ltd Licensed REAA (2008)
Brand and Territory Owners - Bishopdale
027 660 1920 • 027 849 0404
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 Connecting Your Local Community
starnews.co.nz
Top chefs to
get together
for fundraiser
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Loss of car
parks forces
dairy to close
Your
local news.
anywhere,
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Visibility set to improve
traffic safety on busy street
• By Fiona Ellis
Thursday, September 16, 2021 | Christchurch’s best read and largest circulating newspaper
street have won a quick victory to
make their area safer.
No parking restrictions will be
increased on busy Clyde Rd so
residents turning in and out of
Penhelig Place will have a better
view of incoming traffic.
The Fendalton-Waimairi-
Harewood Community Board
approved a plan to increase
of the Clyde Penhelig Residents
Association.
The safety of the Clyde Rd and
Penhelig Place intersection was
raised as an issue by the association
before the Covid-19 lockdown
this year.
extended and the bus stop was not
moved.
• Turn to page 2
‘Ugly
Customers’
Low Supply & High Demand!
Now is a fantastic time to sell.
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might be worth in the current
market?
CHANGE MAKERS: Trevor Foster (left) and Clyde Penhelig Residents Association chairman Ian Cumberpatch have
been part of a push to improve the safety of the Clyde Rd and Penhelig Place intersection. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
CAS’n’OVA PRODUCTIONS
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Ian & Cathy Falconer
Authentic Thai and
Vietnamese cuisine
open from 5pm
YOU’RE IN CAPABLE HANDS
All of our chefs are qualified in the art of Thai, Vietnamese, Malaysian or Chinese cuisine
and have years of experience in cooking and training throughout Asia. Many have worked
in some of the best restaurants throughout Southeast Asia. Our restaurants let you travel
across the borders and sample some of the exciting flavours of our Asian neighbours.
Halswell
Papanui
Riccarton
Sumner
Harewood
Beckenham
To view our menus, go to our website www.agh.co.nz
Halswell
Hoi An House
Thai and Vietnamese cuisine
Hoi An House means “The perfect meeting
place” a place to come relax, eat, enjoy, and
never leave the table hungry! Function area
caters up to 80 people.
Only a 10 minute drive from Beckenham
Open 7 days from 5pm - 8.30pm • 265 Halswell Road, Halswell • 03 260 1799 • www.hoianhouse.co.nz - book online!
PaPaNUI
Thai Garden
Simple, yet adventurous
Thai Garden is about fun, fresh food that
combines the best of Asian flavours. We think
we’ve hit the trifecta of good Thai: fast service,
friendly staff and fresh ingredients.
Open 7 days from 5pm - 8.30pm • 484 Cranford Street, Christchurch • 03 354 9203 • www.thaigarden.co.nz
rICCartoN
Buddha Stix
The best pan-Asian cuisine
Vivid with colour and saturated with flavour,
Buddha Stix indulges all of your senses to create
an intimate and memorable dining experience.
Open 7 days from 5pm - 8.30pm • 74 Riccarton Road, Riccarton • 03 961 1704 • www.buddhastix.co.nz
sUMNer
Le Xōm
Inodchina, Vietnamese cuisine
Here you will find the delectable flavourings of
Asia served up in an environment that creates an
enticing atmosphere.
Open 7 days from 5pm - 8.30pm • 6 Wakefield Ave, Sumner • 03 326 4352 • www.lexom.co.nz
BeCKeNHaM
Commi
Food for the people!
We believe that sharing is caring. Our menu has
been carefully created to empower the people.
A fresh, fast and casual dining experience for
everyone to enjoy – no bookings are required!
Open 7 days from 5pm - 8.30pm • Cnr Somerfield/Colombo Streets • 03 366 8844 • www.commi.co.nz
Harewood
BooK a
Class today!
Cooking is an art form, an expression of life.
At Asian Garden Cooking School, we admire the philosophy
and techniques of Asian Cuisine.
10 Whitchurch Place, Harewood • 03 359 8917 • www.asiancookschool.co.nz
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Heaps of styles.
Tonnes of deals.
We’ve got beds & furniture stock ready to sit on right now.
the big
furniture
sale.
%
30off #
selected
Lounge Suites
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The small comforts
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an upgrade.
yellow
square
deal
Ari 2 Seater
Chaise Lounge
Suite 9062445
$1499
was
$2499
Munich Fabric Chair
Available in Midnight
(Pictured), Grey and Oatmeal
$699
was
$999
9060289
Bremen 6 Seater
Lounge Suite
yellow
square
deal
$3699
was
$5399
9045666
Buy the Lisbon
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Marseille Tub Chair
Available in Charcoal
(Pictured), Navy, Silver & Steel.
$599
was
$899
9060286
Vienna 2 Seater
Chaise with Recliners
Available in Graphite
(Pictured) and Stone.
$2349
was
$3399
9027274
Bella 7 Seater Fabric
Lounge Suite - Grey
Available in Grey (Pictured)
and Silverstreak.
$3999
was
$5999
9063968
Lisbon 3 Seater
Fabric Sofa - Smoke
$1999
SAVE
$1549
Limited Stock
9068728
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square
deal
Upgrade the space
you spend a third
of your life in.
yellow
square
deal
Bahamas Queen Slatbed
with 2 Drawers 9062352
$1599
+ 2 Free Bedsides
worth $329 each
Brittany 4 Piece Queen Bedroom Suite
$2449
was
$3579
9067082
Louie Queen Slatbed
with 2 Drawers
Also available in
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$1859
+ 2 Free Bedsides
worth $479 each
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You’ll want to sit at
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for a change.
Brooklyn 3 Piece Dining Suite
$1899
9067241
+ Free Brooklyn Nest
of Tables worth $429
New York 6 Piece
Dining Suite
$2309
was
$3299
9040252
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deal
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60off #
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Sleepyhead Matrix Range
$1823
was
$4559
Sleepyhead Matrix
9061221
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60 months
INTEREST FREE
on furniture & beds $1499 & over*
36 months
INTEREST FREE
on everything $499 & over*
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