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QUAKE A BIT TOO
CLOSE TO HOME
Melbourne was rocked by
a shallow 5.8 earthquake
yesterday. We speak to
Christchurch people caught up
in the drama on pages 4 & 5
Mr Versatile – pages 22 & 23
Pressure
goes on
left-leaning
councillors
over water
reform
• By Chris Barclay
PEOPLE’S CHOICE councillors
vow they will not bend to
Labour’s will regarding the
controversial Three Waters
reforms, amid claims the
left-leaning faction could
fragment at next year’s local
body elections.
With the city
council due to
vote in December
on whether
opt-in or opt-out
of the Government’s
vision for
Sam
MacDonald
the control of
drinking, wastewater
and stormwater
nationwide, independent
city councillor Sam MacDonald
predicted The People’s Choice
would be forced to cut ties with
the organisation.
“I think a lot of them will actually
have to (stand as independents)
if these water reforms go
through, I think the brand will be
terminated,” MacDonald said.
“If you’re running as People’s
Choice and you’ve used that
(Labour) brand, relied on the
‘Jacinda factor’ and stuff like that,
the public won’t forget it’s the
Labour Party that have effectively
grabbed these assets.”
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Ducklings
Tributes flow
and
after
drains..............................................3
death .................................. 5
Hospital Man fined visiting after hours..........................................6
docking puppies 7
Community New hospital boards child care cutback.........................7
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Remembering Bank to stop cash, North cheque Beach deposits Zoo ...... 8-9 ....10
Greyhound New home track for Smiths rejected............................. City 10 15
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AN AVONHEAD man says he
fell victim to scammers going
door-to-door offering at-home
Covid vaccinations.
Police have warned the public
after receiving reports of two
men visiting homes in the city.
Zac told Newstalk ZB’s John
McDonald two men pulled into
his driveway in a white station
wagon on Tuesday night, nicely
dressed and wearing Ministry
of Health ID cards around their
necks.
The men said they were
there as part of a new outreach
programme the ministry was
running.
“I took them out at face
value, they showed me different
pamphlets, explained how it
worked.
“They said I had to pay them
$100 to be able to secure my
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It’s the duckling season.
Some unfortunately get
stuck in drains. Susan
Sandys reports on a
very happy outcome
A DISTRESSED mother
duck was reunited with her
four ducklings, thanks to the
efforts of a school teacher and a
volunteer fire brigade.
Meeghan Coetzee
was on her
way home from
Ararira Springs
Primary School
she saw a mallard
duck and two
ducklings walking
up and down
near a stormwater
grate in Lincoln.
Then about five minutes later,
as she drove past again, Coetzee
stopped and got out of her car,
after noticing the two ducklings
were missing and the mother
duck distressed.
Coetzee peered down through
the grate to see four ducklings
trapped. They seemed safe,
swimming in water, but the
mother was far from happy.
“She was jumping on the
drain, her poor little feet were
slipping through the drain, she
was quite desperate to get to
them,” Coetzee said.
She phoned
the Lincoln fire
station and left a
voice message.
Fire chief
Jeremy
Greenwood
got back to
her within five
minutes to say a
firefighter was on
appointment and that covers the
call-out fees cause they are only
partially funded.”
Zac handed over $100 in cash
and was given a phone number
to ring in the morning to secure
his appointment.
But when he did so, he found
the number disconnected.
He quickly googled Covid-19
scams and found that the same
scam had been reported a few
the way. She said it was fantastic
to have a happy ending to the
saga. The firefighter, who arrived
in his own car, lifted the grate
and scooped the ducklings out.
“It was awesome, I was so glad
to see them come out,” Coetzee
said.
Greenwood said the brigade
responded to about two
incidents each year of rescuing
days prior.
“I’ve only just realised in the
last couple of hours. I thought
I was doing the right thing
organising the vaccine. I work
long hours so a lot of the clinics
aren’t open.
“I feel embarrassed actually.
They were driving a nice car,
pulled in my driveway and
were really polite. It was pretty
convincing.” —NZ Herald
Ducklings and drains – that
annual spring fire callout
Meeghan
Coetzee
DOWN THE DRAIN: Thanks to some quick thinking, two ducklings have lived to swim
another day.
PHOTO: GETTY
Jeremy
Greenwood
ducklings from stormwater
drains, but was not always
successful.
“We respond and help
where we can, it’s just a bit of
community service I guess,” he
said.
The fire engine would turn
out to such callouts if the
call came through the 111
communications centre.
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in brief
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Fight over face masks
An argument over face masks
turned violent at the Kaiser Brew
Gardens on Saturday night,
ending in a split lip and a bloody
nose. Owner Campbell Parker
said a man became verbally
aggressive towards a group
of patrons – holding but not
wearing their masks – as they
waited to pay. It escalated with a
man punching an off-duty staff
member in the face. A second
man was also hit. Parker said
this is the extra strain hospitality
businesses have to deal with. A
police complaint has been made.
Catholic Diocese
appoints new GM
The Catholic Diocese of
Christchurch has appointed
Simon Thompson as its new
general manager, replacing Andy
Doherty who, after six years in
the role, is moving overseas.
Thompson is manager, strategy
and planning at Ōtākaro Ltd,
the Crown company responsible
for the construction and
operation of Te Pae Christchurch
convention centre. He has also
held positions at the Canterbury
Earthquake Recovery Authority,
Christchurch International
Airport and Air New Zealand.
Simon Thompson takes up his
new position on November 1.
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Melbourne quake: An instant recall
Melbourne residents
were shaken by a
shallow 10km deep
5.8 quake yesterday.
Reporters Chris
Barclay, Susan
Sandys, Fiona Ellis ,
John Cosgrove and
Samantha Mythen
spoke to Cantabrians
living in the Victorian
capital
MONIQUE
DEVEREUX,
a former
Canterbury
Earthquake
Authority
executive,
calmly switched
into crisis
mode when work colleagues
experienced their first tremors.
Well, once she absorbed the
initial shock.
“It was like: Are you sure?
How can this be happening here?
What the hell. I couldn’t believe
it was actually an earthquake
in Melbourne,” she said from
the sanctuary of suburban
Hawthorn.
Devereux, national manager
public affairs for the Stroke
TREMORS: Dust filled the air in the aftermath of
Melbourne’s quake yesterday. PHOTO: NZ HERALD
Foundation, was on a Zoom call
with her team when she found
herself in a familiar predicament.
“It was just the normal
running through the team
activities for the day when
three of us had the earthquake
hit at the same time and one
person was on the other side of
Melbourne, so it took a couple of
seconds to catch up,” she said.
“It was quite interesting
watching the reactions of people
that haven’t had an earthquake
before, then there was my own
disbelief at could this really be
an earthquake after moving to
Melbourne to avoid them.
“It was instant memory recall
of being in Christchurch. It took
me right back to being in the
centre of the city.
“I went into ‘I’m the expert
here mode’. I certainly talked
them through what was
happening.
“I was trying to be practical
saying: Nothing really bad is
going to happen but it’s really
disconcerting – and there is a
likelihood of aftershocks.
“One of my team was on the
26th floor of a high rise in the
centre of the city. She had the
double whammy of not really
knowing about earthquakes
within a very tall, swaying
building.
“It was long, it was rolling, it
wasn’t really jerky and violent
but it did get more intense after
a couple of seconds it really
ratcheted up a bit.”
Watching footage of damage in
central Melbourne brought back
memories of Cashel Mall, though
with one clear distinction.
“The beauty of lockdown is no
one was there. Looking at some
of that masonry that came down,
it would have wiped out quite a
few people.”
CRAIG DICKSON would
not quite say he was used to
them, but having lived through
Christchurch’s earthquakes, he
was able to take Melbourne’s in
his stride.
“It was like a small aftershock
compared to the Christchurch
city quake,” Dickson said.
The former St Albans resident
has been based in Melbourne
for four years, and, with the
city in lockdown, was “sitting
around at home” when the
quake hit.
Having recently finished
postgraduate study in sports
law at Melbourne University,
he was now searching for a
job from his north Melbourne
residence.
The shaking did not feel
violent, and was over fairly
quickly, he said.
Nothing fell over in his home
and there was no damage.
“It was unnerving but not
what I’d call major. Obviously
the locals react rather differently
. . . it’s all a bit fraught at
the moment.
“Do you ever get used to it?
Probably not, but it’s more unusual
or unnerving because it’s
Melbourne as opposed to other
parts of the world where you
might expect it.”
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memory of being in Christchurch
MOVING TO Melbourne was
a chance to escape earthquakes
for retired plant scientists Pam
and John Fletcher, but it was not
to be.
Sitting in a waiting room in
a hospital on Moorland Rd in
Brunswick, just north of the city
centre, Pam felt shuddering in
the floor.
“At first I thought it was the
heat pump nearby but then I realised
‘Oh no it’s an earthquake’.
“I didn’t leave Christchurch to
come to Melbourne to experience
more earthquakes.”
Looking around at the bemused
faces of the others in the
room, she realised they had never
experienced a tremor before so
she offered advice as the room
continued to shake and shudder.
She tried calling her husband
John at the couple’s apartment
on the top floor of their complex
nearby, but his phone was off.
“I immediately thought of the
time following the big quake in
Christchurch when we couldn’t
reach our family for three hours,
they were the worst three hours
of my life,” she said.
“When John finally answered
he told me of the building swaying
to and fro but there was no
damage.
“Despite us being under
lockdown there was much happening
in the central city today,
John and Pam Fletcher
people from the construction
industry were gathering for
another anti-lockdown protest
march, but once I was out on the
street I couldn’t see any damage,
the trams are still running and
everyone is on their phone.
“It was quite a decent shake
and if Melbourne is ever hit by
a really big quake there are so
many old buildings here that
would come down and that
would be a shame.”
The Fletchers retired to Melbourne
in 2018 to be closer to
family and escape earthquakes.
SARAH FULHAM did
not believe her partner
when he told her on the
phone that he could feel
an earthquake.
Fulham, who moved
to Melbourne in 2017,
was working from
home in the western
suburbs in her job as
the Melbourne Rebels
rugby franchise marketing
manager. Her
partner Dean was at
work on a second-floor car spray painting workshop
near the CBD.
“I have kind of gone: ‘There’s not an earthquake.’
That’s what I thought to myself,” the 32-year-old said.
However, within seconds she was shaken to the reality
of the situation, as she felt a jelly-like rolling motion. At
the same time, she could hear on the phone the sound
of cars and other items being rattled side to side at
Dean’s workplace.
“Tools fell down, which is why it was so loud, but noone
was injured,” Fulham said.
“It was scary, having felt the same feeling back home.
The feeling comes flooding back to you,” she said.
Fulham was caught up in the February 22, 2011,
earthquake. She drove into a sinkhole and had to abandon
her car and trudge through liquefaction.
While the Melbourne earthquake was nowhere near
as bad, it created an unsettling uncertainty. At least in
New Zealand, where there were known fault lines, such
shakes were expected. It also brought back the spectre
of aftershocks.
“It’s everything that you remember going through in
Christchurch, no power, the chemical toilets, every tiny
aspect of the aftermath of Christchurch, comes back
in,” she said.
JACKSON ENRIGHT
was walking to the
couch in his fourthfloor
apartment,
talking to his dad over
the phone, when the
earthquake hit.
“It was very shaky,
I almost fell to the
ground and was a bit
unstable. I could see
windows shaking in apartments opposite
mine,” he said.
Enright moved to Melbourne from
Christchurch in February this year to
pursue of Masters of Counselling. He lives
in a five-storey apartment block and is currently
studying from home with the city in
lockdown.
He said during the earthquake he did not
feel scared.
“I felt that it wasn’t high enough on the
Richter scale to do any damage and so I
thought it would all be okay.”
There was no damage in his apartment
other than a few books falling off the shelves
and a bar of soap falling off its perch in the
shower.
“Nothing too serious,” he said.
He ventured out after the earthquake and
saw a nearby building on Chapel St where
the roof had fallen onto the road.
“I talked to an owner of a small grocery
store nearby and he took everything in his
stride,” Enright said.
Several hours after the 5.8 magnitude
earthquake had hit, he had not noticed any
of the aftershocks.
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New hours
for hospital
visitors
CHRISTCHURCH Hospital
has revised its visiting hours,
adding a new time slot while
standard Covid-19 precautions
remain in place.
From today public can visit
between 11am to 1pm, an addition
to the existing 3pm to 8pm
time frame.
Christchurch Hospital director
of nursing Lynne Johnson
hoped the additional hours
would result in calmer wards
and waiting areas.
“We know having visitors can
provide a highlight in someone’s
day, but it can also be draining
for our sick patients, so please be
mindful of that when planning
your visit,” she said.
“And please, stick to the one
visitor at a time rule. We need
space around each patient’s bed
to practice safe physical distancing
when providing care for our
patients.
“Under Delta alert level 2 we
are still only allowing one visitor
at a time, but we are providing
the public with more flexibility
to choose a time that suits them,
and this change will mean our
patients can have a couple of
hours ‘quiet time’ between 1pm
and 3pm each day.”
• From page 1
The People’s Choice councillors
canvassed by The Star last
week were unified in their
opposition to the proposal, a
model that will see four entities
recreated to control water,
including one covering the South
Island.
Deputy
mayor and
People’s Choice
caucus leader
Andrew Turner
reiterated
that view in
a statement
yesterday
declaring: “We
do not believe
the moves to centralise such a
public commodity are in the best
interests of Christchurch.”
MacDonald believed The
People’s Choice faction would
maintain their opposition,
though he expected Labour
hierarchy to pressure councillors
to toe the party line.
Turner, touted as a potential
mayoral candidate to succeed
Lianne Dalziel at local body
elections next October, could be
particularly vulnerable.
“The fact they have to go
through a selection process for
a mayor, I suspect MPs will be
involved in that process. I suspect
people like Megan Woods will
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‘There is a difference of opinion’
Andrew
Turner
have quite a bit of say over
whether Andrew can be the next
candidate for them,” MacDonald
said.
Turner, who is still weighing
up whether to challenge
independent Phil Mauger,
insisted The People’s Choice
members would not be coerced
into changing their stance.
“There have been some
good, honest, open, mature
conversations (with MPs). We
will be making our decisions on
the basis of what we think is the
best for Christchurch. Nobody
will be pulling our strings from
Wellington.”
Turner was confident The
People’s Choice councillors
would pledge allegiance to the
party rather than seek re-election
as independents.
“I’d be disappointed if the
Government mandated these
reforms if it was clear there
wasn’t support here within the
community, council and People’s
Choice members but I don’t
think that necessarily leads to
people deciding to standing as
independent,” he said.
Pauline Cotter bristled at
suggestions The People’s Choice
representatives could be swayed
by local Labour MPs, or via
headquarters.
“I don’t think any thumb
screws are going to held over any
of us over this but if the Labour
party wants to kick me out
then so be it,” she said, adding
running as an independent was
a stretch.
“I don’t think that’s necessary.
A difference of opinion on
one thing doesn’t means you
have to jump out of the ship,” she
said.
The People’s Choice chair Joe
Davies said Labour MPs were
not involved in the selection
process for council candidates in
2019 and insisted they would not
influence the composition of the
2022 team.
However, he conceded the
issue could compromise a robust
relationship.
“I don’t think it will become
an unworkable wedge but there
is a difference of opinion. They’re
fellow comrades in one sense
but I’ve not seen an issue that’s
unified local government in such
a way.
“Right, left, whatever political
wing people are from they’re just
like: This is too much.”
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Cutback in community board
meetings ‘disappointing’
• By Fiona Ellis
POLITICAL scientist Bronwyn
Hayward has slammed two
community boards for reducing
their meetings from fortnightly
to monthly.
The Canterbury
University
professor says it
will reduce the
amount of time
they interact with
the public.
Bronwyn
Hayward
“[It is] disappointing,
surprising
and concerning,”
she said.
The Fendalton-Waimari-Harewood
and Coastal-Burwood
Community Boards will now
have their ordinary meetings
monthly, citing workload issues.
During ordinary meetings,
board members vote on issues,
while members of the public are
able to observe and also speak
during the meeting’s public
forum section.
Hayward said the opportunity
for continual public scrutiny
was important and she was
concerned the changes were
approved unanimously.
“It suggests we need to have
a public conversation about
what we expect in terms of
the representativeness and
the connection of our local
community and its elected
representatives.”
Fendalton-Waimari-Harewood
board chairwoman Bridget
Williams said the change
would not impact the board’s
connection to the public.
“Residents are always able to
contact us, through phone or
through email. We hold regular
public community liaison
meetings as well,” Williams said.
Fewer board meetings would
mean fewer public forums, but
more time could be given to
these when they
were held, she
said.
The change
was due to the
increase in
meetings with
Bridget
Williams
council staff,
formerly held
after board
ENGAGEMENT:
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the Coastal-
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Community
Board will now
meet fortnightly
instead of
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meetings to keep members
updated with information they
could use in decision-making.
While last year 22 briefings
and workshops took place with
council staff, this year there had
been 30, with at least four more
to come, she said.
The change would leave
alternate fortnights clear for
these meetings with council
staff.
“We can have good robust
discussions and not feel rushed,”
Williams said.
The meetings would be
monthly for the foreseeable
future.
“We are excited to see what this
will look like and whether other
community boards might want to
take this example on as well.”
Coastal-Burwood Chairman
Kelly Barber also said the change
would not impair connection to
the public.
“The opportunity [to attend
meetings] is always there,
nothing changes in terms of that,
it’s just the frequency.”
The change was a trial and if
the public increased its demands
on the board’s time they could
respond to this, he said.
“We still have the capacity to
go back to the regular schedule if
there’s a need for it.”
However, in recent months
the board’s meeting agendas
had been slim whereas there was
“always people stacked up for
months to give us briefings”.
The board would also use
the alternate fortnights to hold
briefings with council staff.
“It’s actually going to be a real
good opportunity to catch up,”
Kelly said.
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Escapades and early morning roars –
Reporter Sonia Yee
talks to those who
remember the North
Beach Zoo
ROARING SOUNDS of Suzy
the lion would wake up residents
in an otherwise quiet suburb.
The mini zoo known as North
Beach Zoo was situated at 153
Beach Rd. A former aquarium,
it was re-imagined by Bill Grey
who bought it in the late fifties.
“It had a very special place in
my heart,” said Wellingtonbased
Aaron Alexander.
Alexander visited the mini zoo
many times with his grandmother
who lived in the area. And to
this day, the crocodile in a glass
case near the entrance, remains
firmly in his memory.
“As a little kid I wouldn’t
want to get any closer . . . it was
a beautiful mix of terror and
excitement,” he said.
The zoo was established before
Orana Wildlife Park, which
didn’t open its doors until the
mid-seventies. So for many
visitors, the mini zoo provided
an opportunity to see large, wild
animals up close and personal.
But what also made this zoo
peculiar is that it was small – a
stone’s throw from the beach
and across the road from a golf
course, it was also surrounded by
TAMED: Zoo owner Bill Grey, with Suzy the lion, and Hank the monkey, which Grey raised by hand.
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF MILES DALTON AND ELEANOR MORGAN
residential properties.
“It wasn’t really aimed as a big
money making venture,” said
Miles Dalton who worked there
part-time as a student.
Dalton says the entrance fee
for visitors was around $3 for
adults, and half that again, for
kids.
During the summer months
it was bustling with families
and tourists, and visitors could
buy cups of food to feed to the
smaller animals. Although it
seemed like an odd location for a
zoo, it was established before the
area became residential.
“There was a point where Bill
used to take the lion for walks on
the beach,” said Dalton.
“But then it got too populated,
so he couldn’t do that.”
Dalton referred to owner Bill
Grey as a “hard worker and a
lovely man who really cared for
the animals,” some of which had
been acquired not by choice,
but because previous owners
had mistreated them, and the
animals had shown signs
of neglect.
Grey had told Dalton of the
tiger who had come from a
circus with a burn on its nose.
When the circus owner came
back to collect her, the tiger was
growling with its back up against
the wall. From that moment,
Grey refused to release the
animal to its owner.
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Remembering the North Beach Zoo
Most of Dalton’s job involved
helping to feed the animals and
cleaning out their enclosures.
He never received any formal
training, but Grey showed him
the ropes and warned him of
signs to be aware of, especially
when entering the lion’s or tiger’s
quarters.
One Sunday morning Dalton
was hungover and set about
cleaning out the lion’s enclosure.
As he bent down to refresh her
water bowl, she opened her
mouth and Dalton felt sharp
teeth.
“She put her teeth around
my arse and I was immediately
sober,” recalled Dalton.
While she hadn’t fully sunk
her teeth in, Dalton said it was a
sign she wasn’t happy and needed
more attention than he’d been
able to give her.
Another experience involved a
rooftop ride in the sunshine with
Arnie the monkey. Dalton was
cleaning out Arnie’s enclosure
and there were two gates for each
unit, which needed to be opened
and locked on entering and exiting.
“This time I went in through
the first gate and locked it behind
me, and went in through the
second one, and he bolted behind
me,” said Dalton.
He was sure Arnie would
be stopped by the second gate,
except Arnie shoved his weight
against the locked door, breaking
it open. Dalton followed Arnie
who was making his way along
fences and rooftops, with Dalton
clambering after him.
“So when I got behind, he’d
wait for me,” said Dalton of
Arnie’s adventure around North
Beach.
Eventually Grey caught wind
of the escape and came to the
house where Arnie and Dalton
were sitting on the roof. After
a rooftop picnic – part of the
ploy to get Arnie down – he was
re-captured and the pair made it
into The Press.
In the early nineties Dalton
would say goodbye to the
animals for the last time, leaving
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his part-time job to pursue
acting.
The mini zoo would finally
close its doors in 1996.
Families, young children and
tourists had been flocking to the
zoo for years. But as time moved
on there was a shift in mood.
People began protesting against
the mini zoo. And globally, there
was also a growing awareness
around animal rights, and
animal cruelty.
Dalton loved working at the
North Beach Zoo, and said he
was spoiled for having any other
pets, but agrees that the mini zoo
had become out-dated.
“It didn’t fit modern
sensibilities at all. It’s a hard one,
because I knew they were well
cared for, but at the same time
the enclosures were small, and
if it stayed open, the zoo would
have had to change.”
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Greyhound track rejected after public outcry
• By John Cosgrove
A PUBLIC backlash has stopped
a planned return of greyhound
racing at QEII Park.
Greyhound Racing New
Zealand wanted to build an
Australian-style 300m-long
straight track racing facility on a
site previously occupied by a golf
driving range.
But the Coastal-Burwood-
Community Board rejected the
idea after receiving plenty of
objections.
Board chairman Kelly Barber
said they decided to exclude the
Greyhound Racing New Zealand
proposal due to a large amount
of community
feedback.
“I personally
had received
about 40 emails
on the proposal
and others on
the board had as
Kelly Barber
well.
“We all felt the greyhound
racing industry was going to be
under greater public scrutiny in
coming years,” he said.
Greyhound racing has been in
the spotlight in recent months.
On Monday, it was revealed
prominent trainer Craig Roberts
had a dog test positive for a
banned substance, while a spate
of dog deaths and injuries at
tracks in the North Island has
DOG-GONE: The Coastal-Burwood Community Board has voted against building a greyhound track at QEII Park.
PHOTO: AUSTRALIANRACINGGREYHOUND.COM
resulted in calls for the sport to
be investigated.
Board member Linda Stewart
cited the community’s opposition
to greyhound racing, and
with the Government considering
axing the sport at one stage,
said it would not be ideal to
include it in the process.
Animal welfare organisation
SAFE spokesperson Will
Appelbe said they are thrilled
with the community board’s
decision.
Will
Appelbe
“They listened
to their constituents.
This
development is
an amazing opportunity
for east
Christchurch to
add something of
real value for the
community,”
he said.
However, GRNZ racing
operations and welfare manager
Michael Dore said they were very
Michael
Dore
disappointed by
the outcome.
“But as a result
of all the publicity
about our
proposal we have
received a lot of
positive feedback
on straight track
racing,”
Dore said.
Since 2019, the city council
has been seeking proposals for
commercial ventures to use the
south-west corner of the 36ha
QEII Park site, adjacent to the
Travis and Frost Rds intersection.
Proposals were also filed by
the Christchurch Archery
Club, seeking an outdoor
archery range, and Five Under
Par, which proposed an $11
million amusement/sporting
complex.
The board recommended
staff seek more detailed
proposals from the remaining
two applicants.
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WITH MARY IN FAITH
TĀTOU KO MERE E WHAKAPONO ANA
A Message from the Board
The announcement of a Level 4 lockdown on the 17th of August, was déjà vu
for us all, and saw the Marian College staff and students transitioning back into
home learning.
As a Board it was great to see the level of resilience and support the students
continued to demonstrate even when they were not in the same space as each
other. We are very fortunate to have staff who were committed to ensuring that
all our students had access to the resources and support they needed to enable
them to continue their learning in these challenging times.
This latest lockdown has once again meant the cancellation or postponement
of scheduled events in the school calendar.
However, despite all this, we have so many reasons to celebrate as a school
community. Our Jazz Band ‘MC Jammer’ were recognised as Most Promising
Band at the Southern Jam Festival; our students were part of the wonderful
Jubilate Mass in the Town Hall and the Marian College Variety Concert was a
reminder of just how talented and passionate our students are.
Finally, we are excited to announce that Armitage Williams has been
appointed by the Diocese as the construction company for the new school
build. Although there will no doubt be some disruption due to the latest Covid
lockdown, to know that work on Marian College’s new home will soon be
underway is cause for celebration. Our school motto is ‘With Mary in Faith’,
and we continue to move forward with faith in our future as we look towards
the opening in 2023.
Carmel Gregan-Ford
Chair, Marian College Board
Protecting the future of Ōtautahi
Jazz Band takes ‘Most Promising’ title
Marian College Jazz Band ‘MC Jammer’
is revelling in recent successes
having received a Silver Award and
named Most Promising Band at the
Southern Jam Youth Jazz Festival in
Blenheim.
This was the first-time band members
Taylor Fasi-Fidow (drums), Niamh
Ryan (saxophone), Amy Kirk (vocals),
Lyka Narciso (guitar) and Lydia
Iosefo (bass) had competed together,
having just formed the band at the
start of the year.
The weeklong event involved jazz
bands from 16 high schools across
the South Island performing at locations
across Marlborough ending
with a gala night and awards ceremony.
Marian College Head of Music Miranda
Allison said it was the first time in
Marian College’s history that the Jazz
Band had taken out a Silver Award
which meant a lot to the students
and their director – former student
Frankie Daly.
“It reflects the level of talent and the
work ethic of the students in the jazz
band this year. Most of the members
have never played jazz before 2021,
so they have done incredibly well to
climb the ranks so quickly.
In receiving the Most Promising Band
Award, judges Roger Fox and Dave
Wilson said the band ‘warmed their
hearts’ and ‘we will never forget you’.
“It meant so much to us as a band, as
it meant the girl’s enjoyment in their
craft and for playing music with each
other came across,” Ms Allison said.
Amy said receiving the Most
Promising Band Award was totally
unexpected.
“It was a moment we’ll never forget.
We were all close before, but this trip
made us closer and we were so glad
the judges could see that in our
performance,” she said.
The recognition from the judges
reflected the hard work the girls had
put in, Taylor said.
“We’re a small band from a small
school. It just showed that in such a
short amount of time we were able
to form a good connection and create
good music,” she said.
For Niamh, who has performed in
Southern Jam twice previously with
other bands, receiving the Silver
Award was a significant achievement.
“We’ve never done that before. It was
a moment of pride which we were not
expecting and we’re just really proud
of ourselves.”
Combating climate change locally
was at the forefront of Marian College
Year 10 students minds recently
as they set out to put the Catholic
Social Justice teachings of ‘participation,
common good, and stewardship’
into practice.
As part of their Social Studies
course, the students participated
in the Christchurch City Council
programme ‘Future Proof: Climate
Change – Kaitiakitanga’ which aims
to help students learn about how
climate change will directly impact
the city and how we can all make a
difference.
The students then spent the afternoon
planting more than 1000 native
plants in the Cranford Basin.
“It was reassuring to know how important
what we were doing was and
how much it will help future generations,”
Lise Kirwan said.
Congratulations to our Year 12 and 13 Pasifika leaders Beautienna Gamble, Taylor
Fasi-Fidow, Shemaiah Iosefo, Valelia Taaso, and Grace Petelo who were recognised at
the SPACPAC Leadership and Academic Awards recently.
Attention past students and staff
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THE DEATH of her friend from
incurable breast cancer has
inspired Christchurch woman
Jan Forsyth to organise a secondhand
clothing sale tomorrow
and Saturday to raise funds for a
support group.
Forsyth said she was following
the lead of Caroline Horton, who
had planned to raise money to
boost assistance for stage four
breast cancer sufferers in the
South Island, before she died in
2019, aged 50.
“Caroline was a real people
gatherer. She was so warm and
outgoing and she always thought
of others,” Forsyth said.
“Caroline was doing her best
to manage her own stage four,
incurable breast cancer, but she
also wanted to do whatever she
could to help other women facing
the same challenge.”
Forsyth said Horton was planning
to raise funds to increase
services for women with incurable
breast cancer in the South
Island. But sadly, she passed
away before she had a chance to
make this happen. Her friends
wanted to do this fundraiser in
her memory.
“Caroline didn’t want to be
forgotten, we are making sure
her memory lives on and helps
others in her community,” Forsyth
said.
Funds raised by the clothing
and accessories sale will be
donated to Sweet Louise, an
organisation which focuses on
New Zealanders with incurable,
stage four breast cancer – also
known as advanced, secondary
or metastatic breast cancer.
Sweet Louise, which relies
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on public generosity, currently
supports 760 women and their
families nationwide through the
provision of one-to-one emotional
and practical support.
“Financial insecurity can increase
anxiety in what is already
an incredibly difficult and stressful
time for families,” said Sweet
Louise fundraising manager
Kathy McKay.
“We want them
to know they
aren’t alone. We
want to help them
find the strength
to be there for
their children and
families, and to
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well as possible
for as long as possible.
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Caroline’s memory lives on in cancer fundraiser
Kathy
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HELPING OUT: Caroline Horton (left) planned to fundraise
for breast cancer before the disease took her life. Her friend
Jan Forsyth (above, far right) is picking up where she left off.
and home help, well-being therapies
and family outings.”
The average life-expectancy
after a diagnosis of stage four
breast cancer is approximately
2½ years.
Breast cancer claims more
than 650 lives in New Zealand
annually. Approximately 3000
men and women are diagnosed
each year, with 20-30 per cent
likely to develop incurable stage
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The fundraiser, which includes
a raffle and spot prizes, will be
held at the Bush Inn Centre in
Riccarton tomorrow between
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For more information on
Sweet Louise visit www.sweetlouise.co.nz
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• By Chris Barclay
AS A career-orientated mezzosoprano,
Elisabeth Harris took
aspiring opera singers under
her wing in New York, to add a
necessary financial string to her
artistic bow.
Then, as Covid-19 spread, her
teaching deviated in a direction
she could have never anticipated
when she arrived in the United
States to study a Masters of
Music at the Manhattan School
of Music in 2017.
With performing arts off
Broadway and one-on-one
tutelage off limits, Harris joined
fellow artists in a Bronx Opera
Company initiative to teach
recovering Covid survivors how
to breathe easier by using the
techniques used by professional
singers.
BxO Breathes was a welcome
assignment for the 30-something
from Opawa as opera’s return
gathered momentum in the Big
Apple.
“It was such a rewarding
thing to be part of,” Harris told
The Star from the Washington
Heights apartment she shares
with husband Giles.
“A lot of the participants I
worked with weren’t able to take
a very deep breath, or hold it for
very long but I was thrilled with
what they were able to manage.”
Harris based her class on
the four principles she learnt
growing up in Christchurch:
the inhalation (in-breath), the
suspension (muscle engagement
and contraction before singing),
phonation (sounds, singing) and
then the release or recovery.
“I had a wonderful moment
where I was able to help an
older lady expand her rib-cage
properly. There was another lady
who discovered she could sing so
much higher than she ever had
before because I had shed some
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The Big Apple, Broadway, and teaching
light on support muscles and
breathing low, deep and wide,”
she said.
In a performing sense,
Harris is biding her time before
returning to centre stage.
“It’s still so touch-and-go here.
We are in our fourth wave of
Covid at the moment and back
up to a crazy amount of cases
every day and a huge number of
deaths.
“Companies appear to be
holding off on having audition
EVIL STEPSISTER: Elisabeth Harris as Tisbe
in Cenerentola (left) and as Aunt Hannah
in Emmeline, a role Harris considers
the highlight of her career. PHOTOS:
Manhattan School of Music/Carol Rosseg.
seasons, or audition seasons are
severely reduced as companies
honour contracts to singers
from the 2020 season that never
happened,” she said.
“I think it’s going to be another
year or two to be honest, until
things really settle down.
“People are more comfortable
eating out in restaurants,
but there is still wariness
surrounding live performances
. . . sitting closely beside a bunch
of random people in a tightlypacked
theatre.”
Harris arrived in a very
different New York, the
quintessential ‘city that
never sleeps’ four years after
graduating from the New
Zealand School of Music
in 2013.
She had impressed the MSM
in February 2015 during a twoweek
trip and although offered a
placement, Harris had to prove
she had the $100,000 required to
cover two years of tuition.
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Thankfully the Dame Malvina
Foundation, the Hunn Family
Trust, New Zealand Opera Foundation,
an anonymous donor and
a givealittle appeal enabled her to
join the MSM in August, 2017 –
with a sense of trepidation.
“The slightly scary thing was I
was never guaranteed to receive
a role in any of the operas. Auditioning
for opera studies and the
scenes program was an entirely
separate deal, and something we
had to do every semester,” she
said.
“I was so fortunate to receive
a role in the scenes program to
begin with – Meg Page in Verdi’s
Falstaff. From there I was Tisbe
in Rossini’s Cenerentola, Aunt
Zita (Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi)
and Aunt Hannah in Tobias
Picker’s Emmeline.”
Harris was also grateful to
portray Orlofsky (in Die Fledermaus)
with Ohio’s Opera Project
Columbus in January last year,
before Covid-19 intensified.
“It’s so strange thinking back
to that time and being aware
there was this disease out there,
but having zero idea that it would
be about to change everything,”
she said.
“I came back to NYC and had
two rehearsals for the Bartered
Bride with the Bronx Opera
Company when the city shut
down and everything had to be
put on hold.”
CURTAIN DOWN: The show must not go on – Broadway during the
Covid-19 lockdown in New York City, and Harris on stage prior, as Prince
Orlosky in Die Fledermaus (top right) and as Aunt Zita in Gianni Schicchi.
PHOTOS: GETTY, MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC/CAROL ROSSEG,
OPERA PROJECT COLUMBUS
When New York was locked
down, Harris and Giles still
enjoyed an element of freedom by
picnicking down by the Hudson
River, overlooking the George
Washington Bridge.
And in a working sense Harris
joined the Pathways organisation
in her neighbourhood, an initiative
that focuses on underprivileged
Hispanic youth.
She also started teaching piano
– and singing – via Zoom then
later in person and also took part
in some virtual signing performances,
including a Black Lives
Matter fundraiser for the MSM.
If and when life during Covid-19
returns to normality Harris
– who was granted a green card
last year – aims to develop her
career with teacher, Dr Shirley
Close.
“I want to audition for various
opera houses throughout the
States, marketing myself as a
trouser role performing mezzosoprano.
Then I can move into
the more womanly roles like Carmen,”
she said.
Harris made her most recent
trip home in late 2019, where she
performed in the Christchurch
City Choir’s Messiah and also
a Dame Malvina Major Gala
concert with the Christchurch
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Symphony Orchestra.
Appropriately, both productions
were at the Christchurch
Town Hall, the setting where
Harris became enchanted by
singing as an eight-year-old.
“I remember going to a
performance of The King and
I at the old James Hay Theatre,
turning to my mother (Margaret)
mid-performance and saying:
“This is what I have to do.”
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Buying a packet of Coupland’s
cookies was a winning choice
BARRY TOOMEY’S sweet
tooth for oat and raisin biscuits
turned out to be the icing on
the cake as a family visit to
Christchurch wound down.
Toomey’s wife Ann bought
a family bag of the crunchy
treat from the Shirley branch
of Coupland’s during July and
recently discovered the purchase
– and associated entry
into a lucky draw – culminated
in the couple winning a
new Mazda2.
Once Covid-19 lockdown
restrictions eased, the Hanmer
Springs-based pair headed to
to the city to pick up the vehicle,
a focal point of Coupland’s
50th anniversary celebrations.
“I filled out the back of the
entry, out it in the box and
didn’t think any more about
it,” said Ann Toomey, before
she headed north.
Coupland’s actually originated
to the south, in Timaru,
where Ray Coupland started
baking pies in his dairy in
1971 before he expanded the
business to Christchurch and
other South Island locations.
Outlets in Hamilton, Rotorua
and Tauranga make up a
stable of 25 branches nationwide,
which employ 450 staff.
Oats and raisins are two staple
ingredients for the bakery
over the years, while shortbread
the way Ray Coupland’s
mum used to make it has also
stood the test of time.
“It’s an old favourite that’s
been in the business for years.
What makes that special is it
actually has icing sugar in it
instead of standard sugar, so it
makes it a lot smoother to eat,”
said Ray’s son Lance Coupland,
the managing director.
Other relatives continued
the family connection with
their take on that favourite
Kiwi biscuit, the gingernut.
“I was there duck shooting,
they had these gingernuts, and
I thought: ‘These gingernuts
are exceptional – I need the
recipe,’” Coupland said.
“I extracted the recipe from
my cousin and it’s been very
successful for us.
“Our gingernuts are a different
take on the standard
gingernut. These ones are a lot
richer and a lot tastier.”
While shortbread and
gingernuts are staples of the
company diet, Coupland said
EASY AS
PIE: Ann
Toomey with
the keys for
the Mazda2
she won in a
competition
marking
Coupland’s
50th year
in business.
Coupland’s
general
manager
retail, Steve
Erbacher
made the
presentation.
PHOTO:
GEOFF SLOAN
adapting to changing tastes
maintained their place at the
top table.
“You’ve got to keep moving
because it never stops. The
world is shifting, and you’ve
got to shift with it.”
So plant-based products
have grown on Coupland’s,
with a vegan pie garnering a
following.
There’s also chicken thai
green curry, peppered steak
and jalapeno cheese – exotic
combinations unimaginable in
dad’s first pie warmer.
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Airport joins objectors
• By Susan Sandys
CHRISTCHURCH Airport has joined the
throng of objectors to the Selwyn district’s
huge residential growth.
The airport has joined the city council
and Environment Canterbury in objecting
to a proposed 660-home 53ha subdivision
in east Rolleston.
People who end up living in the subdivision
may be affected by aircraft noise, it
says.
The airport’s opposition adds to
growing concern about the huge
residential expansion of Selwyn and the
impact it will have on infrastructure like
schools and roads.
For the east Rolleston subdivision opposed
by the airport, the developers have
applied to the district council to rezone
the rural land, bounded by Levi, Lincoln
Rolleston Rds and Nobeline Drive.
The airport put in a further submission
to the Selwyn District Council by its deadline
this month, supporting submissions
from Environment Canterbury and the
city council. All three entities of ECan,
the city council and the airport had earlier
opposed the plan change in the submission
process.
The airport said it did not want any further
residential density increase under the
50dB Ldn Air Noise Contour, as mapped
in the Canterbury Regional Policy Statement.
It is calling for the Selwyn District
Council to reject the plan change, as it was
inconsistent with the policy statement, as
well as the Greater Christchurch planning
framework.
“It would result in reverse sensitivity effects
on the operations of the airport.”
An airport spokeswoman explained that
the airport did not want people building
within the noise contours “because the
possibility of noise exposure might impact
their well-being.”
The phrase “reverse sensitivity” related
to the possibility of people moving to an
area which was exposed to airport noise,
and then complaining, which could
impact the airport’s operations, she said.
“The noise contours are not set by us,
but through planning processes,” she
added.
The plan change application is Plan
Change 71, one of seven residential
rezoning applications for the Rolleston
area currently before the district council.
They altogether encompass 5709 potential
new residential lots.
Christchurch airport noise contours
have proved controversial in the past.
In 2011, Earthquake Recovery Minister
Gerry Brownlee used the Government’s
extra powers to allow home builders an
exemption to the noise contour limits
in Kaiapoi.
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20
NEWS
Flying doctor service launches appeal to
September is the
inaugural annual
appeal month for the
New Zealand Flying
Doctor service. We
look at how vital it is to
Canterbury and the rest
of New Zealand
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EVERY FLIGHT is crucial and
every flight means another life
saved.
For the pilots and medical
staff operating the New Zealand
Flying Doctor Service’s air ambulance
retrieval team it’s a 24/7
operation.
But while their valuable lifesaving
flights are dedicated to
providing emergency care for
their patients it’s is not all about
doom and gloom.
NZFDS Trust chairman and
one of the team of intensive care
specialists assigned to the flights,
Dr David Bowie, once had the
opportunity to provide care for a
childhood hero – astronaut Buzz
Aldrin
Aldrin, the second man
to walk on the surface of the
moon, had been evacuated from
Antarctica after becoming the
oldest person to reach the southernmost
point on Earth in 2016,
because of a lung condition.
“He has always been a great
hero of mine. As a boy in 1969 I
made a scrapbook of the moon
landing, which I still have to this
day.
Bowie’s role with the service
began when he moved to
Christchurch 22 years ago, to
be part of the cardiac surgery
intensive care unit at Christchurch
Hospital,
63 x
shortly
180
after the
NZFDS began in 1995.
He said the service has come
a long way since first taking to us,” he said.
the skies as it now it operates day
and night transferring critical
care patients which include burn
victims, spinal injury patients,
neonatal transfers, stroke and
cardiac patients, trauma victims,
surgery patients and delivery of
blood or equipment supplies.
“It’s hard to get a high profile
for the service. Because we fly
high in the sky, out of view, and
land at the airport, no-one sees
HERO: New Zealand Flying Doctor Service Trust
chairman David Bowie with newspaper clippings
of Buzz Aldrin’s exploits in space. Right – Aldrin
hospitalised in Christchurch after being airlifted
from Antarctica talking with Bowie.
PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN & CHRISTINA KORP
“We need more help, so this
month we have initiated the first
New Zealand Flying Doctor Appeal
Month and are aiming for
$150,000 to support 60 flights at
$2500 each.
“The NZFDS crews are special
people who deliver healthcare
in an unfamiliar environment.
They need specific thinking and
skill sets to do this in the back of
a small plane.’’
He said intensive care
specialists like him have a
combination of skills and are
assisted by intensive care trained
flight nurses.
“They have been pivotal in
setting up and running this
service.
“The first year we started with
200 missions, moving to 350
in 2002, and now to over 2000
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support increasing number of missions
“Inter-hospital transfer work
has increased, with centralisation
meaning major surgery is not
done in small hospitals. Our job
is to make the transfer process as
slick as possible.
“With transplant operations,
if someone needs a liver or heart
transplant and a donor comes
up, they need to get to Auckland
quickly. After 9pm there are no
commercial flights, so we can
pick them up and safely take
them to Auckland, looking after
their care on the way.’’
Donate to NZFD online at
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The NZFDS fly far and wide on
their mission of care. For example
spinal cases have been transferred
from New Plymouth to
Christchurch, and onto Burwood
Hospital, and there are frequent
flights to the West Coast and the
Chatham Islands.
“Sometimes it’s the humble
jobs you remember most. We
once took an elderly Catholic
nun from a convent in Invercargill
to a specialist medical facility
in Nelson. She was very ill and
couldn’t have been driven there.
We looked after her on the plane
and gave her the care she needed
straight away.
“The vast majority of the
population wouldn’t know we
are functioning. They also don’t
know the service is not fully
funded by the government, or
that we need donations to make
up the difference,” Bowie said.
SKILL SETS: Medical specialists with the flying doctor team about to transfer a patient to
a healthcare facility.
Whitelock an ambassador
The New Zealand Flying
Doctor service flew 1207
missions logging over 2000
flight hours in 2020, up 17
per cent on the previous
year.
Chief executive Christine
Prince says this number is
on the rise again in 2021,
with 625 patients needing
the service and crew flying
1105 hours in the first half
of this year, a significant
increase on 2020.
“Numbers have continued
to increase over winter, with
more vulnerable patients
across New Zealand in
need,” she said.
Rugby great Sam
Whitelock put his hand
up to support the New
Zealand Flying Doctor
service as an ambassador
in 2020.
“The service needs
our support as mission
numbers increase, we
want to be able to give
our communities the
best possible service and
chance, our health is so
important.”
Sam witnessed the New
Zealand Flying Doctor
service first hand with a
friend whose premature
baby was born 10 weeks
early.
Sam Whitelock
“They were on holiday
in a rural town so were
flown from Nelson to
Christchurch with the New
Zealand Flying Doctor crew,
only a one-hour flight rather
than five or six hours by
road.
“Another friend had a
baby son who needed
urgent specialist care and
was flown from Palmerston
North to Auckland. He is
doing really well because
he got there quickly,
instead of a six-hour road
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there could have been
major complications,”
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“People don’t realise how
many patients are being
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22
OUR PEOPLE – DAVID HAVILI
Overcoming a health battle to be
Crusaders midfielder
David Havili speaks to
Patrick McKendry on
overcoming the odds,
changing positions
and returning the
international fold
You returned to the All
Blacks this year after playing
three tests in 2017 and then
spending three years out of the
environment. Was the key to
your consistency for Tasman
and the Crusaders a burning
desire to return to the black
jersey or simply focusing on the
NPC and Super Rugby?
In the back of my mind was
definitely a desire to get back
in that All Blacks set-up. For
me it wasn’t about thinking too
far ahead. I had strong focuses
on what I wanted to get out of
the competitions, especially at
the Crusaders, so I could keep
pushing my case.
The illness didn’t help, but it
just grew my hunger even more.
Then came a few offers to go
overseas.
I had good chats with friends
and family and Andrew
Goodman, the Tasman coach. At
the end of those conversations, I
felt I still had a lot more to offer. I
MR VERSATILE:
David Havili
returned to the
All Blacks in 2021
after making
an impressive
transition to
midfield for the
Super Rugby
Aotearoa titlewinning
Crusaders.
didn’t want to leave New Zealand
rugby without giving it my best
shot and that probably helped me
set some higher goals this year in
Super Rugby to keep pushing my
case to get back in the black jersey.
You had emergency bowel
surgery last year – that must
have been a shock.
It all happened so fast –
probably within three days I
was under the knife for major
surgery not knowing whether
I was going to be able to play
rugby again.
I was happy to wake up
hearing the surgeon, who did a
great job, saying I’ll make a full
recovery. A section of my bowel
was removed.
SUCCESS: Havili
savours the
moment with
partner Lucy
Sellwood after
the Crusaders
beat the Chiefs
in May.
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If I’d left the infection another
12 or 24 hours it could have been
a lot worse – I could have lost my
whole bowel.
I’m thankful to the medical
team at the Crusaders for
checking me out so quickly. It’s
maybe a lesson for others.
I was lucky to have experts
around me but men in general
can be staunch and try to brush
pain off.
When I started to feel sore I
went to the doc. It’s being able
to put your ego on the hook and
listen to your mates around you
as well. I was in hospital for a
week.
I thought it was appendicitis
and I rang mum to say I was
going into hospital, but she was
at work and didn’t get back
to me until three o’clock that
afternoon. She said “no you don’t
have an appendix, it was taken
out in an operation when you
were six months old”.
It was then that I knew it was
definitely something to do with
my bowel because I had a similar
surgery at the same time back
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back playing for the All Blacks
I went from 95kg to 84kg. I
was skin and bone and didn’t eat
much for six or seven days. When
I first ate anything substantial I
was very ill for a couple of days.
Every time I was sick the stitches
in my stomach tore, which put
me off eating even more. In my
case it was ‘thank God for Covid’
because it gave me a chance to
get my body right and play Super
Rugby again.
Being seen as a utility can be
a hindrance but you’ve turned it
into a strength. Deep down did
you feel you could play secondfive
as equally well as fullback?
I didn’t see myself playing in
the midfield. I hadn’t played there
regularly since school. I didn’t
think I could play to my potential
in the midfield and it wasn’t until
this year when the Crusaders
coaches said I could be playing
there because we were quite
short there that I saw it as an
option. It took a couple of games
to adapt, particularly around
defence. Once I started stringing
performances together I started
to enjoy it and I’m grateful Razor
(Scott Robertson), Scott Hansen
and Goody (Goodman) made
that transition for me.
What’s your favourite rugby
memory?
There are a few. Making my All
Blacks debut against Argentina in
Buenos Aires would be up there.
Probably the one that sticks out
for me is captaining the Tasman
Mako to our first premiership
in 2019. It’s special because I’m a
home-grown local boy who loves
playing for Tasman.
Your father, Bill, was a wing
for Nelson Bays. How important
has he been in your career?
He paved the way for me and
my brother William. He came
over from Tonga in 1994 and
played rugby for Riwaka which
is a small club team out Motueka
way, then he moved across to
the Nelson club which is where
I played. Whenever Nelson
Bays was playing I was always at
Trafalgar Park watching or being
a ball boy. Rugby has been a
huge part of my family’s life. My
uncles have all played rugby at
provincial level as well.
What other sports did you
play as a kid and when did
rugby take over?
I played touch rugby, cricket,
volleyball. In year 13 I went
from Motueka High School to
board at Nelson College after
I got a scholarship and that’s
when I realised I had to put other
sports on the back-burner and
focus my energy on rugby.
That’s when I got linked into
the Tasman academy and it
BACK IN
BLACK: Havili
played his
first test since
October 2017
in Brisbane
when he
played Fiji at
Dunedin in
July.
PHOTO: GETTY
carried on from there.
What you be if you weren’t a
professional rugby player?
I am about two years into
a builder’s apprenticeship.
Whenever I’m home I get around
my brother, who is a qualified
builder, and pick his brains,
because it’s been a while since I’ve
been on the tools. When I was
younger and building I definitely
didn’t want to do an inside job or
an office job. I wanted to be hands
on – so something in that space,
whether it’s carpentry or so on.
That would be my first pick.
Whose idea was it to swap
jerseys with Wallabies loose
forward Pete Samu after the
Perth test and was it planned?
Yes it was planned, we’ve been
speaking about it for a while. We
both started playing for Tasman
in 2015 and we’ve known each
other for a long time. We flatted
together for six years. It was cool
to get his jersey – one for the pool
room, definitely. My other All
Blacks jerseys are hiding away in
mum’s closet. When the family
comes around for Christmas,
they like to check them out.
Two tests against the Boks
are looming. What are your
memories of the only other time
you played them – the narrow
victory in Cape Town in 2017?
It was a close game – a 25-24
win for us. I was on the bench
and there had been a few injuries.
I think Beaudy had gone off
for a head knock and Nehe
Milner-Skudder had done his
shoulder so I was on there earlier
than I expected. We had quite
a young back three at the time
– me, Damian McKenzie and
Rieko Ioane. It was to and fro
throughout and the crowd was
very loud. I was happy to play a
part in Damian’s late try. Being
able to secure it at the end with
a penalty from Lima Sopoaga
was pretty clutch from him. That
jersey is framed at home. It was
an epic experience.
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Covid passport
I have no doubt Jacinda will
bring in freedom passports, it
has already been mentioned to
be here before Christmas.
The vaccinated have nothing
to fear from the unvaccinated
as they will be protected from
serious illness. Both can catch
and transmit the virus, and
time will tell which was the
better choice. Maybe some of the
unvaccinated will change their
mind.
Covid, in one form or another,
will always be with us.
We can’t keep our boarders
closed forever. We need to be
free to live our lives as a life of
lockdowns and mask wearing
is not worth living as our high
suicide and attempted suicide
rates show, killing far more than
the virus.
Freedom passports are
another way to divide families,
communities and our beloved
nation. So no to passports
and lockdowns, yes to a free
and prosperous society. – D
Downward
It is common sense to have a
passport. It will show that I care
about others some of who cannot
get vaccine due to health reasons.
Jacinda seems to hate making
a hard decision that may prove
unpopular with some woke
lefties.
At some stage the call will
need to be made. – Trevor
Sennitt, Avonhead
Waste and energy
plant
Wonderful news, a proposal to
build a waste to energy plant in
Waimate.
About time New Zealand
caught up with Europe and
the United States where over
500 of these plants are in
operation.
Sweden alone has at least 34
WtE plants, even China is on to
it with over 300 WtE plants.
Most readers will recall all
the problems in the South
Island with rivers being
contaminated with rubbish
from old landfills, plus the
Christchurch City Council has
started remediation of a former
landfill site in Bexley with plans
to remediate another four at
Le Bons Bay, Onuku, Barrys
Bay and the Burwood Resource
Recovery Park.
Landfills are not good for the
Environment or the ratepayers
that’s for sure.
The only problem I see is
the rail link to Waimate was
closed in 1966, I hope this
could be reopened as it would
make transporting the waste
much more environmentally
friendly.
Kate Valley Landfill (one of
the best landfill sites in New
Zealand) is consented to operate
until 2040 so there some time
to get this up and running but
the sooner the better for the rest
of the South Island. – Brian
Sowman, Belfast.
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WHEN I have spoken
about the Government’s
Three Waters reforms,
I have been cautious in
my approach. We are not
opposed to every element
of the Three Waters
reforms. No one is.
For example, the introduction
of a regulator
for drinking water, that
will enforce standards to
ensure safe drinking water
for all has universal support.
Look what happened
in Havelock North when
everyone including the
Ministry of Health took
their eye off the ball. In our
recent community survey,
safe drinking water for all
came through loud and
clear as the top priority.
In addition, we signed
a Memorandum of Understanding
last year with
Government that gave us
access to stimulus funding
for Three Waters services
with a right to opt out once
the MOU expired, and in
return we agreed to work
constructively towards
progressing the reforms.
We have done so in good
faith, including working
Mayor
Lianne Dalziel
collaboratively with our
neighbouring councils and
with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi
Tahu.
We have not been asked
the ‘opt in/opt out’ question
yet, however, we will
be telling Government that
we do not agree with the
delivery model that has
been chosen and proposing
a better way forward.
We are absolutely committed
to consulting with
you before any such decision
is made.
It was made clear from
the outset of the review,
that “many councils are
delivering high quality
water services that comply
with requirements, are
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Let’s not throw the baby
out with the bathwater
monitored and managed
by capable people, and
subject to effective governance
and decision-making
processes”.
Christchurch is one of
those councils. We have
invested heavily in drinking
water, wastewater and
stormwater infrastructure.
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told we cannot require the
proposed entity to work
towards or maintain an
exemption from mandatory
residual disinfection
– chlorination. After everything
we have done, this
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all face new standards,
natural hazard risks and
climate change. But let’s
not throw the baby out
with the bathwater.
We have acted in
good faith, and we are
asking the same from the
Government.
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You can choose from a multitude
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sure what colour to select, then
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If you don’t have a big garden
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really need to flourish is a
sunny, free-draining spot.
They grow equally as well in
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them perfect for just about any
garden.
Once you’ve selected your
seedlings and sunny spot to plant,
simply dig small holes, around
3cm deep and 25cm apart, and
plant.
Be sure to watch out for slugs
It also pays to keep an eye out for
aphids. If you spot these pesky
pests, spray with a general insecticide
or organic alternative.
And make sure to keep them
watered. If you’re not sure how
thirsty they are, stick your finger
in the soil 2cm deep. If the soil is
dry, they will need a drink.
Then sit back and wait just four
to six weeks for your beautiful
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Remember to pick off dead
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Football hopes rest with rival
• By Chris Barclay
COASTAL SPIRIT are
hoping local rivals Cashmere
Technical can do them a favour
against Dunedin opposition
as qualification for the new
National League football
competition goes down to the
wire.
Cashmere Technical have
already claimed one of the two
berths available for Southern
League clubs, and they can help
ensure a Christchurch side secures
the other spot if they beat
South City Royals in their final
round robin match at Garrick
Park on Saturday.
Coastal Spirit squandered an
opportunity to have a tighter
control on their own destiny last
weekend but were undone 2-1 by
Ryan Fleming’s double for the
Royals in Dunedin.
They pulled a goal back
through Roque Fuentes Salinas
but could not conjure up an
equaliser and sit third, albeit on
the same points as the Royals,
with two rounds remaining.
Coastal Spirit host fifth-ranked
Selwyn United on Saturday before
another trip south to face winless
Green Island on October 2.
Cashmere Technical, who lead
the table with 15 points having
played an extra game, showed
no signs of rustiness when
they returned to action after
the Covid-19 lockdown as they
thrashed Nelson Suburbs 5-1.
Garbhan Coughlan and Tom
Schwarz both scored twice.
Christchurch United, 5-0 winners
over Otago University, and
Selwyn United – in spite of only
managing a draw against Green
Island – can also qualify providing
results fall their way.
Southern League draw:
Cashmere Technical v South
City Royals, Garrick Park,
Saturday, 11.30am; Coastal Spirit
v Selwyn United, Linfield Park,
Saturday, noon; Green Island v
Christchurch United, Sunnyvale
Park, Saturday, 12.30pm; Nelson
Suburns v Otago University, Saxton
Field, Sunday, 10.30am.
Points table: Cashmere Technical
15, South City Royals 9,
Coastal Spirit 9, Christchurch
United 7, Selwyn United 7, Otago
University 6, Nelson Suburbs 4,
Green Island 1.
Hockey
While football continues, Canterbury
Hockey’s premier league
competitions reached a belated
conclusion at Nga Puna Wai in
contrasting style.
In the women’s division,
defending champion Harewood
capped an unbeaten season with
a win that mattered most as they
comfortably beat Marist 3-1.
Harewood finished the regular
season 10 points clear of secondplaced
Carlton Redcliffs though
it was third-ranked Marist who
made last Saturday’s decider.
Coach Matt Ling, two years
into his second stint in charge of
the side, was delighted the squad
cleared their final obstacle.
“Everyone was down on
match-fitness quite a bit (after the
Covid-19 lockdown) so it wasn’t
the prettiest final but it was good
to finish unbeaten,” he said.
They led 1-0 through Millie
Calder then Marist drew level
before Charlotte Lee and Bella
Ambrosius sealed the deal.
Harewood have not lost since
a regular season defeat to HSOB/
Burnside last year, with Ling
attributing this dominant campaign
to a settled roster.
“It’s the same squad as last
year, that was handy,” he said.
Ling, who first coached the
side a decade ago, paid tribute
to the squad collectively while
Catherine Tinning, Georgie
McKay-Stewart, Jessie Anderson
and Calder were particularly
prominent while former Black
Stick Jordy Mayne provided a
wealth of experience.
Harewood completed the
regular season with a 12-win two
draw record and a positive goal
difference of 40, though Ling insisted
the champions were made
to work hard for the spoils.
“We had a couple of draws
and quite a few close games
where there was only a goal in
it through the season as well.
I suppose the team is starting
to figure out how to close out
games,” Ling said.
Although Harewood were
logical women’s winners, HSOB/
Burnside upset the form book in
the men’s play-offs to win their
first title since 1997 by edging
Carlton Redcliffs 3-2 in a penalty
shootout after the scores were
tied 3-3 at the end of regulation.
HSOB/Burnside qualified
fourth for the post-season and
then eliminated top seeds Harewood;
Carlton Redcliffs reigning
champion Marist in the other
semi-final to set up an enthralling
showpiece.
Louis Beckert saved thwarted
three would-be scorers during
the shootout while Angus
McGregor nailed the clincher.
“We’ve been a team of battlers
with no real big New Zealand
stars. Redcliffs had George
Enerson, New Zealand keeper,
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they play as a team,” HSOB/
Burnside manager Andrew
Brydon said.
“The competition is very, very
tight. We snuck in fourth with
only three losses for the season,”
he said.
Rugby
While HSOB/Burnside broke
their silverware drought from
fourth, Christ’s College were unable
to secure a maiden Crusaders
region 1st XV title from the
same position.
Christ’s College knocked out
top qualifier St Bede’s in the
semi-finals but then experienced
the anguish of conceding a late
try to Timoci Sauira, a score
which enabled Nelson College
to lead for the first time before
celebrating their third title with
a 22-20 at Trafalgar Park.
The Christchurch Girls’ High
School’s 1st XV maintained their
utter dominance of the Miles
Toyota Cup by beating Villa
Maria College 57-0 in their final
at Linfield Park.
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Plenty of sting in feisty Kia sport sedan
THE FORECAST wasn’t good
– a weather bomb warning was
issued for Canterbury and the
predictions were right, we were
hammered by rain and wind on a
weekend when I had Kia’s Stinger
sport coupe for evaluation.
As a consequence, and in the
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Stinger was parked up for much
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So for the first time in many
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Stinger, it was kindly rescheduled
and, what’s more, when my time
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dry, although being winter in
Canterbury you do have to be
wary of all day ice.
The mid-Canterbury roads
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genuine tourer and with its fourdoor
design it is very desirable
with power to match its stunning
looks.
The appropriately-named
Stinger first landed in 2018
and it’s fair to say it’s not a huge
seller, but it is an affordable
niche market car that has appeal
for those who like rear-wheeldrive
and a strong turbocharged
engine.
For 2021 the Stinger has had
a bit of a refresh, there are many
trim and cosmetic changes inside
and out, and in the V6 variant
there’s a new exhaust system
designed to improve gas flow,
the latter also provides a mild
boost in power from the previous
model.
As I’ve alluded to, there are
actually two engine options
in Stinger – there’s a 2-litre
turbocharged four-cylinder
unit ($69,990) and the 3.3-litre
twin-turbocharged V6 that adds
$10k.
While I’d like to have a drive in
the four-potter, the GT Sport V6
variant is certainly very exciting.
Peak power is rated at 274kW (up
2kW), maximum torque is listed
at a beefy 510Nm and is available
all of the way from 1300rpm to
4500rpm.
Kia says that a standstill
to 100km/h time of 4.9sec is
possible and it also claims a
10.2-litre per 100km combined
cycle fuel usage rating; if you add
all of these figures together and
analyse them you end up with a
strong, quick performance car
and one that isn’t too hard on
fuel.
I returned the evaluation car
to the dealership with 11l/100km
showing on the fuel usage
readout, which I thought was
most acceptable. At 100km/h the
readout is listing a 7.1l/100km
instantaneous figure with the
engine working over slowly at just
1500rpm.
Drive is channelled through
a paddle-shift, eight-speed
automatic transmission, the
rear axles are guided through
an independent five-link set-up
STYLE: Four doors and a liftback rear gives the Stinger a
coupe-like look.
KIA STINGER: Plenty of power with turbocharged V6 engine, or a four-cylinder unit if you
prefer more sedate.
with the spring and damper
rates not overly firmed.
Engine management protocols
can be altered through various
drive modes, there’s even an
individual one which the driver
can pre-program to suit his or
her driving styles. Sport mode
isn’t overly aggressive, but it
does significantly enhance the
liveliness of the engine, the driver
is fully aware the power is being
directed to the rear wheels and
it’s a magical, natural feel that
constantly tantalises. Also, when
the car is in sports mode the seat
uprights move to grip your torso,
it feels very reassuring.
Engine power is such that with
forceful throttle openings the rear
tyres can be encouraged to break
grip; of course, traction control
settings override that quickly, but
there is an element of playfulness
built into the system, oversteer
is constantly possible. I never
removed TCS to explore the
extremes but I can definitely report
the Stinger is a full driver’s car.
What’s more amazing is the
tyres have significant grip in the
first instance. Michelin supplies
the rubber, and the rears at
255/35 x 19in have massive road
surface cover. The fronts are bit
thinner at 225/40, but they still
steer beautifully. The Stinger has
accurate turn-in and positive
directional accuracy, it’s a case of
point and turn.
When it comes time to slowing
the Stinger, four-corner Brembo
brakes provide massive braking
• Price – Kia Stinger GT
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• Dimensions – Length,
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• Configuration – V6,
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• Performance – 0-100km/h,
4.9sec
• Fuel usage – 10.2l/100km
power, the pedal feels absolutely
delightful.
Inside, the layout is spectacular,
new-age gauges and all the
mod-cons you could imagine
come as standard spec. There’s
new leather trim, well it’s a nappa
leather meaning it’s quite soft
and cosseting, and there are seat
heaters for those cold mornings,
along with a heated steering wheel.
The in-cabin detailing is laid
out for ease of use, the controls
and display screen graphics are
intuitive and easy to read.
The specification list
is extensive and way too
comprehensive to list in detail
but to say the Stinger doesn’t
miss out on much and there’s
also a five-star Australasian New
Car Assessment Program safety
rating.
One of the features that is
worth noting is the smart key that
has a remote engine start option,
it would be good to get the air
conditioning cooling the car
down on a hot day before getting
in. Another clever piece of kit is
the hands-free powered tailgate
that will open automatically if it
detects you and the key in close
proximity for longer than three
seconds.
Comfort levels are also high
both front and rear, and there is
a surprising amount of interior
space. The low roof-line doesn’t
affect rear head room, well not for
my daughter anyway, she is tall,
so I guess unless you are a sixfooter
that shouldn’t be an issue.
The Stinger could well be
described as Kia’s best kept
secret, I haven’t seen many on
our roads and I’ve never seen
a four-cylinder version. That’s
quite sad really for the Stinger
is one classy car and a very
exciting sports sedan to boot. It’s
also an opportune time to buy,
from January the Stinger V6 will
certainly be a $4600 victim of the
Government’s tax to incentivise
buyers into electric vehicles.
Kia New Zealand is marching
along at a good pace with strong
sales, and Kia product is slowly
distancing itself from its Korean
partner Hyundai.
It’s wonderful cars like the
Stinger that are providing that
individualism and an almost
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• By Georgia O’Co nor-Harding
ONGOING roadworks are
continuing to put pre sure on
Richmond busine ses, with one
long
-ru ning store deciding it is
time to leave.
After more than 20 years of
supplying fresh produce to the
eastern suburbs on Stanmore
Rd, The Green Grocer closed
it d ors for the final time on
Friday.
The city council began a fu l
reconstruction of North Avon
Rd in January which has since
left busine ses stru gling to
bring customers into their stores.
The Gr en Grocer owner
Dia ne Pra t said she didn’t
want to go, but because of the
roadworks the busine s has
suffered a “huge decline.”
“We are around 50 per cent
down each w ek and we can’t
sustain it. It is below break even
for us,” she said.
•Turn to page 7
END OF AN ERA: The Gr en Grocer owners Dia ne and Chris Pra t have closed their Stanmore Rd store as a result of the
pre sure being put on Richmond’s commercial area. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
End of the road for green grocer
• By Georgia O’Co nor-Harding
HOPE IS fading for people who
catch the bus betw en New
Brighton and Burw od Hospital.
Environment Canterbury has
prepared an “alternative option”
in its draft Long Term Plan after
public o posed its original plan
to axe six of its lowest performing
bus routes.
But a new route combining the
135 Burw od Hospital and 150
The Palms bus routes is pla ned
to terminate at Taiora: QE I Recreation
and Sport Centre.
It means the 135 Burw od Hospital
route wi l no longer travel
into New Brighton.
Cu rently the bus service runs
from Prestons Rd through to Burw
od Hospital and along Beach
Rd to Marine Parade.
The proposed change has b en
met with o position. New Brighton
resident Hilary Wilson said
the pla ned route change would
be “te rible” as she always found
the bus convenient, particularly
when she had a knee replacement
at Burw od Hospital.
•Turn to page 4
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Hospital
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Brighton
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• By Sophie Cornish
LINDA CHEN has a new
outl ok on life after giving birth
to her first child, Sebastian.
The Fendalton-Waimairi-
Harew od Community Board
member and her husband Robin
welcomed the baby boy on April
10 in what she described a
“precious experience.”
“Having a child has
not only b en a precious
experience for me, as
a woman, but it has
also changed the
way I s e the world.
I now s e the world
as a mother – the
agendas and i sues
in our ward have
become a lot more
personal now.”
Sebastian is also
the first grandchild
of both sides of the
family, “so he is
getting a lot of love
and a tention,” said
Mrs Chen.
The couple first
met while at primary sch ol at
the former Kendal Sch ol in
Harew od.
“We are rea ly ha py that we
have ended up se tling back at
Harew od and that we wi l be
raising Sebastian here. Both
Robin and I have fond memories
growing up in this area,” she said.
Mrs Chen is the second
community board member to
welcome a child this term, with
Jamie Gough’s wife, Jasmine,
giving birth to their first child in
September. •Turn to page 4
‘Precious’ bundle of joy
New perspective
on life for
community
board member
NEW ARRIVAL: Community board member
Linda Chen and her husband Robin have
welcomed their first child, Sebastian.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
• By Julia Evans and Sophie
Cornish
“OVERWHELMING”
o position has caused
Environment Canterbury to
re-think its proposed cuts to bus
routes in the city.
ECan staff prepared an “alternative
option” to the proposal
in its draft Long Term Plan,
that would axe the six lowest
performing bus routes, affecting
10, 0 pa senger trips.
The new proposal wi l save
the 107 Styx Mi l to Northlands
while the 108 Casebr ok to
Northlands wi l be absorbed
into an extended version of the
28 Papanui to Ly telton service.
Papanui Ward city counci lor
Mike Davidson urged people to
submit on the plan, saying the
routes were an “e sential social
service.”
He said while the new option
is “really g od news” for residents
in his ward, “other areas
haven’t b en as fortunate, which
is a shame.”
•Turn to page 5
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ST ANNE’S Catholic Sch ol
produced an unconventional
cro s-country event, using
an obstacle course which
involved ducking, diving and
ge ting mu dy.
The Grit Cha lenge was
the idea of a parent who
works for a scaffolding
company and involved a
technical run including two
cro sings, jumping a fence,
tu nels, poles, large ba rels
and several mud-based
obstacles.
The pupils climbed up a
four-level scaffolding feature
and jumped off into ma ting.
Principal Da las Wichman
said the cha lenge was pu together
to promote the sch ol’s
a titude of grit.
“To persist when things get
difficult and give things a go
which we know is a big determiner
of su ce s in life.”
“The event was amazing
and brings so many
families rather than the
traditional ‘ru ning around
the park’-style cro s-country
which we know is dead
boring.”
He said the pupils loved the
course.
“They loved ge ting rea ly
high on the scaffolding obstacle
and dro ping off onto our
high jump mat.”
CHA LENGE: Hebe Hopa (above)
tackles the mud head on. Left – Ho lie
Parker jumps from the scaffolding.
Right – Eve Solodi climbs through the
obstacle course.
PHOTOS: GORDON TRIGG
Pupils show true grit
• By Julia Evans
PUBLIC OUTCRY has caused a
rethink over plans to cut bus routes
around the city.
Bu the 535 Eastgate to Ly telton
and Rapaki sti l remains on the
cho ping block.
Environment Canterbury staff
prepared an “alternative option” to
the proposal in its draft Long Term
Plan that would axe the six lowest
performing bus routes fo lowing
“overwhelming” public o position,
a spokeswoman said.
Those routes included the 535
and the 145 Westmorland to
Eastgate.
The solution is a modification
of the six routes proposed to be
disestablished – with frequency
changes, the combining of two
routes, extension and re-routing of
others.
But as part of the proposal,
there would not be a service
trave ling down Linw od Ave,
through Fe rymead and Mt
Pleasant.
•Turn to page 7
Rapaki
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in ECan’s
bus cuts
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Arts centre opening
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• By Sophie Cornish
LINDA CHEN has a new
outl ok on life after giving birth
to her first child, Sebastian.
The Fendalton-Waimairi-
Harew od Community Board
member and her husband Robin
welcomed the baby boy on April
10 in what she described a
“precious experience.”
“Having a child has not
only b en a precious
experience for me,
as a woman, but it
has also changed the
way I s e the world.
I now s e the world
as a mother – the
agendas and i sues
in our ward have
become a lot more
personal now.”
Sebastian is also
the first grandchild
of both sides of the
family, “so he is
ge ting a lot of love
and a tention,” said
Mrs Chen.
The couple first
met while at primary sch ol at
the former Kendal Sch ol in
Harew od.
“We are rea ly ha py that we
have ended up se tling back at
Harew od and that we wi l be
raising Sebastian here. Both
Robin and I have fond memories
growing up in this area,” she said.
Mrs Chen is the second
community board member to
welcome a child this term, with
Jamie Gough’s wife, Jasmine,
giving birth to their first child in
September. •Turn to page 5
‘Precious’ bundle of joy
New perspective
on life for
community
board member
NEW ARRIVAL: Community board member
Linda Chen and her husband Robin have
welcomed their first child, Sebastian.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
• By Anan Zaki
YALDHURST residents
wi l this w ek lodge an a peal
and prepare for a costly court
ba tle to cha lenge a decision to
a low qua ry expansion in the
area.
The decision made by city
council and Environment
Canterbury a pointed hearings
panel a lowed qua rying
company Road Metals to
increase their Yaldhurst
operations to 1 0m from
houses.
To lodge the a peal, the
residents formed a new
group named the Yaldhurst
Environment Group – Hau Ora
Inc.
Chairwoman Soraya Nicholas
said the a peal would cos the
group $1 0,0 0 and it received
su port from various members
of the community.
“We’re probably l oking
at mandatory mediation
ha pening in September and
potentia ly the Environment
Court a peal case wi l be very
late this year or early next year,”
Ms Nicholas said.
The group does not wan to
ban qua rying in the area.
•Turn to page 4
Yaldhurst
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battle over
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COCKLE NUMBERS in the
Avon-Heathcote Estuary are in
serious decline.
A six-month study shows the
population has fallen dramatically
since a 2012 survey, from
around 400 per sq m to between
50 and 80 per sq m in some
areas.
Biological sciences student
Stephanie Hampson has been researching
the extent and impact
of harvesting on the health and
sustainability of estuary shellfish
beds – an important feeding
grounds for birds.
The results suggest the current
limit of 150 cockles per person
per day is too high and needs to
be reduced or even a ban put in
place, Ms Hampson said.
Auckland’s limit is 50 per person
per day, which she believes
would be more appropriate if
harvesting is to continue.
•Turn to page 5
DECLINE: Stephanie Hampson has researched the health of shellfish in the estuary and it’s not looking good.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
Shellfish numbers threatened
• By Sarla Donovan
FORMER BANKS Peninsula
Community Board chairwoman
Christine Wilson has died after a
short illness.
“Lyttelton has lost one of its
best and dearest,” said friend and
board member John McLister.
“Christine was a jewel. She loved
her community, selflessly dedicating
her life to public service.”
Ms Wilson was the sister of
former All Blacks Graeme and
Stephen Bachop and mother to
former All Blacks Nathan and
Aaron Mauger, who now respectively
coach at the Sunwolves
and Highlanders Super Rugby
franchises.
Aaron Mauger remained in
Christchurch at the weekend as
his team played in Brisbane.
Banks Peninsula city councillor
and Deputy Mayor Andrew
Turner said he was saddened to
hear of her death.
“My thoughts are with her family
at this time,” he said.
Ms Wilson had been a highly
effective board chair and would
be much missed in the community.
•Turn to page 8
Lyttelton
identity
dies after
short
illness
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• By Emily O’Co ne l
GLENTUNNEL t enager
Manaia Davies is off to San
Diego next month in a team of
2 dancers representing New
Zealand in an international
competition.
The 13-year-old was asked to
be in the team by Kiwi choreographer,
Kiel Tutin, who has
worked with stars such as Jennifer
Lopez.
Manaia, who has b en dancing
since she was thr e-yearsold,
says she was “shocked” by
the invitation and is l oking
forward to competing in Body
Rock Junior.
She’s b en trave ling to
Auckland each w ekend for
practice.
“It’s rea ly hard-out, it’s fu l
hands-on training and we
run the set over, over and over
again,” she said.
The Burnside High
Sch ol student spends most
of her spare time training or
teaching.
•Turn to page 6
OPPORTUNITY:
Glentu nel t en Manaia
Davies is off to San
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• By Georgia O’Co nor-Harding
DISTRICT council-owned
houses in Darfield have had
to be decontaminated from
methampetamine before they can
be sold.
The thr e dwe lings are part of a
portfolio of houses and a section in
Ritso S the council is dispersing.
It has cost just over $40, 0 to
decontaminate the properties.
Insurance has met about $30, 0
of the bi l, the district council the
rest.
The houses are on the market
for betw en $3 0, 0 to $3 5, 0.
Former mayor Bi l W ods says
he is concerned that money from
the sales wi l not go back into
Malvern community.
In the early 2 0s Mr W ods
and late district counci lor Paul
Stewart was involved in pu ting a
case forward that if the properties
were sold the money had to go
back into the community.
“In fairne s, the money gained
from the sale of these properties
must be returned to the area from
where it was co lected,” he said.
The district council’s property
and commercial manager Douglas
Marsha l said yesterday the
sale proc eds wi l be credited to
council district funds.
•Turn to page 6
$40k to fix
council
homes
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by meth
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A CON man who tells his
intended victims he will harm
their families if they don’t pay up
may face a bigger problem than
the law – gangs.
Police have received 19 complaints
from Christchurch people
targeted by the sinister scam. It
involves phone
calls and texts to
victims who are
told the caller is
from the Mongrel
Mob, Highway 61
or Black Power.
Pay up or your
family members,
including elderly
parents, will be
attacked, the caller says.
But it appears the con man is
not connected to the gangs, just
using their names to put fear into
the intended victims.
Canterbury University criminologist
Greg Newbold said yesterday
the gangs would be “filthy”.
“All I can say is he’s got a death
wish,” he said.
“They will be absolutely p***ed
off. Anybody who impersonates
a gang member is committing a
serious crime against the gang.”
Prof Newbold said the perpetrator
could get a “hiding” for that
alone.
•Turn to page 7
Sinister
con man
may
feel
wrath
of gangs
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Celebrating 150 years
PAGE 23
Being tactical
Coach, mum, motivator
Big scrap after police
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Fergie versus
The Cop
Greg
Newbold
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Public Notices
RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT ACT 1991
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF
APPLICATIONS
FOR RESOURCE CONSENTS
Details of the applications for resource consent listed
below may be examined during normal office hours at
the Reception Counter of the Council’s Civic offices,
53 Hereford Street, Christchurch, or the Council’s
website (refer link below).
Submissions must be made in writing on Form 13 or
similar, and will be received at any Council Office until
5:00pm on Thursday 21 October 2021. The submission
form is available on the Council’s website or at any
Council Office. Submissions may be made online, or
emailed to resourceconsentsubmissions@ccc.govt.nz,
or posted to the Resource Consents Unit, Christchurch
City Council, PO Box 73013, Christchurch Mail Centre,
Christchurch 8154. A copy of the submission must also
be served on the applicant via their address for service
below.
1. ADDRESS: 33 and 69
School Road
CONSENT SOUGHT: Land use consent
PROPOSAL:
Land use consent to establish an
agricultural equipment sales, servicing
and training facility, with ancillary
activities including office and associated
signage.
APPLICANT:
Landpower
Group
APPLICANT’S ADDRESS
FOR SERVICE: Richard Wilson
45 Ron Guthrey
Road
PO Box
16130
Christchurch 8441
Email: richardw@
landpower.co.nz
REFERENCE NO: RMA/2021/589
WEBSITE LINK: https://ccc.govt
nz/the-council
consultations-and
submissions
haveyoursay/
show/451
The application includes an assessment of
environmental effects.
Please contact Ryan Brosnahan,
telephone 03 941 8155 if you have any
questions about this application.
Dated at Christchurch this 23rd day of September,
2021.
John Higgins
Head of Resource Consents
Senior Citizens
Outings
with Companion Driving Service Ltd
Monday September 27 -
Geraldine for lunch (included) $79.00
Thursday October 7 -
Topp Twins Methven, morning tea included $74.00
Departing Early October
A few seats left on our Christchurch - Kaikoura
(overnight) onto Picton (overnight) trip.
Included in our price is the mail boat run up the
Queen Charlotte Sounds - all D B B - return to Chch
on The Coastal Pacific Train. Free pick up & drop offs
- single room (no sharing). Toilet facilities on
the boat - walking frames no problem.
Our price is $996.00 includes tour hostess
on coach & train.
PUNAKAIKI RESORT HOTEL SPECIAL
Hokitika - Greymouth - Punakaiki (overnight) by
coach. Next day free time in Greymouth then to Chch
on The Tranz Alpine train. Free pick up & drop off
- D.B.B included as well as train fare.
Single room (no sharing).
Our price of $494.00 - departing Mid October.
PHONE PETER ON 0800 453 873
for info and bookings.
COMPANION DRIVING SERVICE LTD.
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
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Public Notices
36 The Star Thursday September 23 2021
Public Notices
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL
OCTOBER 2021 MEETINGS
23 Sep 2021
The next meetings of the Christchurch City Council, Community Boards, Council
Hearings Panels and Subcommittees with delegated authority will be held as
follows: Where stated, the Civic Offices are located at 53 Hereford Street.
To adhere to current Covid-19 restrictions, Council, Committee or Community
Board meetings may be held by Audiovisual link. Should Covid-19 restrictions
allow, the meetings will be held in the locations stated below. Please refer
to our Meetings, Agendas and Minutes webpage for further information for
specific meetings.
Council
Date Time Venue
12 9.30am Council Chambers, Civic Offices
Committees of the Whole
Date Time Committee and Venue
6, 27 9.30am Sustainability and Community Resilience Committee,
Council Chambers, Civic Offices
7 9.30am Urban Development and Transport Committee,
Council Chambers, Civic Offices
13 9.30am 3 Waters Infrastructure and Environment Committee,
Council Chambers, Civic Offices
28 9:30am Finance and Performance Committee,
Council Chambers, Civic Offices
Committees
Date Time Committee and Venue
8 9am Greater Christchurch Partnership Committee,
Council Chambers, Environment Canterbury,
200 Tuam Street
28 6pm Christchurch West Melton Water Management Zone
Committee, Harvard Community Lounge, Wigram
Village Green, Corsair Drive, Wigram
29 9.30am Chief Executive Performance and Employment
Committee, Civic Offices
Subcommittees
Date Time Subcommittee and Venue
5 10am Road Closure Subcommittee, Civic Offices
6 2pm Parking Restrictions Subcommittee, Civic Offices
20 3pm Insurance Subcommittee, Civic Offices
Community Boards
Date Time Board and Venue
5, 19 5pm Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board,
Horoeka Room, Rārākau: Riccarton Centre,
199 Clarence Street, Riccarton
5 5pm Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board, Boardroom,
Beckenham Service Centre, 66 Colombo Street,
Beckenham
20 8am Boardroom, West Spreydon School, 147 Lyttelton Street,
Spreydon
6, 20 4.30pm Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board,
Linwood Boardroom, 180 Smith Street, Woolston
8, 22 9am Papanui-Innes Community Board, Boardroom,
Papanui Service Centre, Cnr Langdons Road and
Restell Street, Papanui
11 10am Banks Peninsula Community Board, Akaroa Boardroom,
78 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa
18 4.30pm Coastal-Burwood Community Board, Boardroom,
Cnr Beresford and Union Streets, New Brighton
18 4.30pm Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board,
Boardroom, Fendalton Service Centre, Cnr Jeffreys and
Clyde Roads, Fendalton
27 4.30pm Coastal-Burwood and Linwood-Central-Heathcote
Community Boards, Linwood Boardroom,
180 Smith Street, Woolston
Community Board Committees
Date Time Committee and Venue
5 4pm Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board
Submissions Committee, Horoeka Room, Rārākau:
Riccarton Centre, 199 Clarence Street, Riccarton
6 7.30pm Cass Bay Reserve Management Committee,
Steadfast Community Hall, Governors Bay Road,
Cass Bay
8 11.00am Papanui-Innes Submissions Committee, Boardroom,
Papanui Service Centre, Cnr Langdons Road and
Restell Street, Papanui
12 5.30pm Okains Bay Reserve Management Committee,
Okains Bay Community Hall, Okains Bay Road,
Okains Bay
18 5.30pm Duvauchelle Reserve Management Committee,
Duvauchelle Community Centre, 6039 Christchurch-
Akaroa Road, Duvauchelle
18 7pm Lyttelton Reserves Management Committee,
Lyttelton Community Boardroom, 25 Canterbury Street,
Lyttelton
20 7pm Allandale Reserve Management Committee,
Ōtoromiro Hotel, 52 Main Road, Governors Bay
Copies of the agendas will be available online and to the public at the
meetings.
To make a deputation or presentation to a Community Board, Committee or
Council meeting ring the call centre on (03) 941 8999 or email
info@ccc.govt.nz.
Information about Alcohol Licensing can be found online at
ccc.govt.nz/alcohol
Megan Pearce
Hearings and Council Support
Tuition
COMPUTER LESSONS
avail for computer, IPad,
or Mobile. Please contact
Jobee 027 290 9246 www.
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Wanted To Buy
WANTED
SLEEPOUTS
Sleepouts Galore
Buyers and sellers of
relocatable buildings
11 Brixton Street, Hornby
Phone: 349 9633
STEVE PURCELL
ANTIQUES
BUYING
NOW
Gold jewellery,
watches, coins,
medals, scrap
gold, sterling
silver, pewter,
original paintings,
modern art.
351 9139
stevepurcellantiques.com
AAA Buying goods
quality furniture, beds,
stoves, washing machines,
fridge freezers. Same day
service. Selwyn Dealers.
Phone 980 5812 or 027
313 8156
A+ ALL whiteware
wanted. Same day
service, cash paid for
freezes, fridges, washing
machines, ovens. Also
buying furniture & h/
hold effects. Anything
considered. Ph Dave 960-
8440, 027 66 22 116
A1 Albums, old photo’s,
postcards, coins, gold,
bank notes, badges,
medals, jewellery,
watches, china, crystal,
books, furs, vintage
clothing, paintings,
furniture, estates &
downsizing. Etcetera
Antiques, 194 Edgeware
Rd 385 5117
ACADEMY ANTIQUES
Buying estates, antiques,
old china, crystal, art,
Royal Doulton, Royal
Albert etc. Best prices,
free appraisal. Call Rob
349-4229
A+ Household effects,
fridges, freezers, washing
machines, ovens. Good
cash paid. Ph Paul 022
0891 671
A records and Hi-Fi
gear wanted. Pennylane
Sydenham. 7 days. Ph
366-3278
BOOKS. Old wanted.
Anything considered incl
hunting, mountaineering,
fishing, childrens. Ph 354
1621
MILITARIA Any
country, firearms,
uniforms, badges, medals,
memorabilia, WW2 or
earlier ph 338-9931
TOOLS, Garden garage,
saw benches, Lathes. Cash
buyer Phone 355-2045
SUBJECT TO
ALERT LEVEL 2
RESTRICTIONS
BRIDIE'S BAR & BISTRO
NEW
SEASON
MENU
OUT NOW!
Come on down!
To add a listing, contact
Jo Fuller 03 364 7425 or
027 458 8590
jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi
www.star.kiwi/whatson
Choose between Bacon Cheese
Burger, Fried Chicken Burger,
Lamb Burger, or Falafel Burger
+ House Drink
BOOK YOUR
TABLE NOW!
BRIDIE'S BAR & BISTRO
WE ARE OPEN DAILY FROM 9AM
PAVILION
CAFE
OPEN 9AM-3PM
NEW
BREAKFAST
MENU
ALL DAY
BREAKFASTS
LEGENDS
BAR
EXCITING
NEW MENU
OUT NOW!
RAFFLES ARE BACK ON!
Thursday - Friday 3.30pm-5.30pm
Saturday 11.30am-1.30pm &
3.30pm-5.30pm
Your chance to WIN!
POOL TABLES CLOSED
SORRY, NO SHUTTLE VAN OPERATING
17 CARMEN RD.
PH. 03 349 9026
WWW.HORNBYWMC.CO.NZ
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christchurch
GIG GUIDE
Thursday 23 to Wednesday 29 September 2021
SUBJECT TO ALERT LEVEL 2 RESTRICTIONS
12 BAR, 342 St Asaph St: Friday 8pm -
Oscar LaDell. Saturday 8pm - The Blues
Professor.
A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St:
Thursday 7.30pm - Cathcart, Walsh & Blaikie
(CWB) with special guest Paul Doublet. Friday
6pm - Boogie House feat. Steve Driver, Harry
Harrison, Justine Snell, Allan Cattermole, & Rob
Carpenter; 9pm - DJ Rockin' 50s. Saturday 9pm
- Rock out in your seat with Mammoth. Sunday
4pm - Kiwi supergroup Now & Zen feat.
Th'Dudes' drummer Bruce Hambling, Wayne
Jamieson, Peter Allison, & Richard Johnston.
Monday 7pm - Quiz. Tuesday 8pm - Thy
Kingdom Comedy. All gigs seated, phone 03
377 4787 to book your seat.
BOO RADLEY'S, 1 Halswell Rd: Friday
8.30pm - Cloud Factory. Saturday 11.30pm -
Lee Martin.
CARLTON, 1 Papanui Rd: Friday 7.30pm -
Topia. Saturday 9pm - Nikita & Jimmy.
FAT EDDIES, 76 Hereford St: Thursday
6pm - Riverside Jazz Club presents the River
City Jazzmen, tickets $15; 8.30pm - Mirrors
Duo. Friday 6pm - Vintage Blue; 9.30pm -
Black & Gold; 12.45pm - DJ Jezza. Saturday
6pm - Nick & Dan; 9.30pm - Childton House;
12.45pm - DJ Jezza.
MOON UNDER WATER, 152 Somerfield
St: Sunday 2.30pm - Sunday Sesh feat. Nick
Jackman.
SULLIVANS IRISH PUB, 291 Lincoln Rd:
Friday 7.30pm - Willie McArthur One Man
Band. Saturday - Live music. Sunday 4pm -
Willie & Friends with Markus & Anna C.
Wednesday 7pm - Willie's Open Mic.
THE BOG IRISH BAR, 50 Victoria St:
Thurday 10pm - Willie Mcarthur. Saturday
11pm - B&G Trio.
THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd: Friday
7.30pm - Open Mic & Jam. Saturday 7.30pm -
Goodstock Productions presents Rock 'n' Metal
feat. Mudbelly; Lanthanum; Matrix., $5 entry.
Wednesday 9pm - Titanic (Kevin Emmett, Nick
Buchanan, and Peter K Malthus).
THE LOONS BAR, 16 Canterbury St,
Lyttelton: Saturday 8pm - Flirt 'A Nauti
Nautical Night' feat. The Robsta, Hemi,
Maestro-B, GMC, Mat Hoods & Yorkshire T,
with live percussion from Steelios, tickets at
cosmicticketing.co.nz
THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd:
Saturday 8pm - Lance Kiwi Karaoke. Tuesday
7pm - Quiz. Wednesday 7.30pm - Lance Kiwi
Karaoke.
WUNDERBAR LYTTELTON, 19 London
St: Friday 8pm - Fiona Dead Anniversary Gig
with the Beauchamps, tickets at
undertheradar.co.nz
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.
The Garden Restaurant
WE SERVE YOU
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
THE ENTERTAINMENT HUB OF THE NORTH!
EVERYONE
WELCOME!
we are
open
FROM 11AM
« EVENTS COMING UP «
(COVID LEVELS PERMITTING)
Level 1
Buffet @Your Table
BISTRO
BOTH SIDES OPEN
Order at counter
& staff will bring
meals to your table.
RAFFLES
THURSDAY 5PM
SPIN TO WIN 5.30PM
GAMING
NO FOOD OR DRINK.
MASKS REQUIRED.
TAB
FULL FACILITIES
AVAILABLE
SHUTTLE
WEDNESDAY,
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
FROM 3PM
(MASKS REQ TO RIDE)
SORRY, NO
POOL, SNOOKER,
DARTS, SECTIONS,
MEMBERSHIP DRAW,
QUIZ OR HOUSIE
AT LEVEL 2
WATCH
THIS
SPACE!
DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED!
MEMBER'S DRAW
LIVE MUSIC
AS SOON AS WE SHIFT
BACK TO LEVEL 1
WE WILL BE CELEBRATING!
POSTPONED
Friday 1 October
ABBA+80s
NEW LEVEL 1 DATE
TO BE ANNOUNCED
113 RAVEN QUAY
PHONE: 03 327 7884
WWW.KAIAPOICLUB.CO.NZ
9AM - 4PM
SUNDAY TO FRIDAY
(CLOSED SATURDAY)
CLICK & COLLECT
CAFÉ
COFFEE
@GBCCHCH
Bookings Essential PH 386 0088
@GardenRestaurantBuffet
THURSDAY & FRIDAY:
FISH & CHIPS
SATURDAY:
CHICKEN NIBBLES & CHIPS
SUNDAY: ROAST MEAL
TUESDAY:
CHICKEN NIBBLES & CHIPS
WEDNESDAY: ROAST MEAL
Available 11.30am-2pm
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STYLE & QUALITY
FOR LESS
SELL
OUT
STORE OPEN AT LEVEL2
CHRISTCHURCH’S MOST AFFORDABLE
NZ MADE LOUNGE SUITES
CUSTOMISE TO YOUR REQUIREMENTS
WAS $1999
$
1799
Havana 3+2
SUPER
SPECIAL
SUPER
SPECIAL
Haus Bar Stool
Avalible in:
Vintage Grey, Cognac,
Dark Brown, Black
Rustic Bar
Stool
WAS $199
WAS $249
$
179 $ WAS $739
219
$
679
Forged Coffee
Table
5 Year Warranty
Pocket Spring,
Euro Top, Quilt Fibre,
Wave Foam & Comfort Foam
5 Year Warranty
Zone Pocket Spring, Mini
Pocket Topper, Plush Fabric,
Quilt Fibre & Wave Foam
Elm
Collection
Table Large $1249 $1159
Table Small $759 $699
Buffet $1559 $1439
FROM
$
689
King Single $749 $689
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
$
1999 Tekapo
3 + 1 + 1 + Table + Bench Outdoor Set
GIFT REGISTRY
AVAILABLE NOW
Marley Outdoor
Dining Chair
Gunmetal
WAS $179
$
169
FREE
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COLOMBO ST
MON-FRI 9:30AM – 5:30PM
SAT-SUN 10AM – 5:30PM
0800 268 264
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KALANI HEPI has only been in
business for five months and is
surprised to have been voted the
“I didn’t expect i to be honest,
being fresh on the block,” the
Announced on Sunday, his win
is the latest in the Greater Hornby
Residents’ Association’s ongoing
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 Connecting Your Local Community
starnews.co.nz
Opinions
sought on
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cycleway
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suburbs’ best businesses
Barber,
dairy and
fish ‘n’ chips
take top
positions
• By Fiona Ellis
best hairdressing business in the
Hornby area.
23-year-old owner of Dorm Five
Barbers said.
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.
ques to find the best businesses in
the area as voted by the public.
Dorm Five Barbers took the top
spot with 452 votes on the association’s
Facebook page.
Hepi believed his win was due
to the fact that his barber’s shop
was something differen to the
usual hairdressing salons in the
area.
• Turn to page 2
SAFE HANDS: Callum O’Sullivan receives his first professional haircut in several years at the hands of Dorm Five Barbers
owner Kalani Hepi. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
Only a 10 minute drive from Beckenham
Megan Woods
MP for Wigram
While we remain at COVID-19
Alert Level 2 my office is open by
appointment only.
If you need any assistance please get in touch
at megan.woodsmp@parliament.govt.nz or
03 338 6347
If your query relates to COVID-19 please go to
the government website covid19.govt.nz
/MeganWoodsWigram
@megan_woods
/megancwoods
Authorised by Hon Megan Woods MP,
Parliament Buildings, We lington
Bring this
voucher in to get
10% off your bill
Not available in conjunction with any other offer or
promotion. Limit 1 coupon per table. Offers red emable
Monday to Friday, Lunch & Dinner only. Valid ti l 30th of
September 2021. Discount can not exc ed $50.
For everything
AUTO ELECTRIC
CARS • BOATS • TRUCKS
CARAVANS • TRAILERS • 4WDS
ELECTRIC & HYBRID VEHICLES
• Starter Motors
• Alternators
• Central
Locking
• electric
Windows
• ABS & Airbags
AAE Electric
Amazing
Auto
65 Coleridge St, Sydenham
Phone 03 379 4250
• Stereos/
Alarms
• Batteries
• tuneups
• engine
Management
USUALLy
SAMe DAy
ServiCe
www.amazingautoelectric.co.nz
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
To view our menus, go to our website www.agh.co.nz
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.
Our purposely built cooking school and Asian Garden offers
our customers a unique opportunity to learn Asian Cooking
techniques, classes from $99 per person, 3 to 4 hours of learning
and fun.
We teach the secrets of Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese and other Asian
cuisine, dumpling making, drinks are included also.
Great for single, groups, or team building. Kids classes available.
We run day and evening classes, you can either book into an
existing class online; or you can book for a special event or
function.
Get in touch to find out more!
10 Whitchurch Place, Harewood | Phone 03 359 8917 | www.asiancookschool.co.nz
the big
furniture sale.
Baxter Right Chaise Leather
Lounge Suite - Flame
Also available in Eclipse and Lead Grey colours,
aswell as recliner and 2.5 seater configurations.
$3999
was
$5899
9066416
60
% %
off #
off
#
Sleepyhead Matrix
Model Runout Beds
30
selected
Lounge Suites
yellow
square
deal
Buy the Lisbon
3 Seater & get the
2 Seater FREE. *1
Munich Fabric Chair
Available in Midnight
(Pictured), Grey and Oatmeal
$699
was
$999
9060287
Marseille Tub Chair
Available in Charcoal
(Pictured), Navy, Silver & Steel.
$599
was
$899
9060286
yellow
square
deal
Bremen 6 Seater
Lounge Suite
$3699
9045666
was
$5399
$1999
SAVE
$1549
Lisbon 3 Seater
Fabric Sofa - Smoke 9068728
Limited Stock
yellow
square
deal
Preston 3.5 + 3 Seater
Fabric Lounge Suite
$3499
9062648
was
$4999
yellow
square
deal
The small
comforts in your
life deserve a
big upgrade.
yellow
square
deal
Bella 7 Seater Fabric
Lounge Suite - Grey
$3999
9063968
NZ Made
was
$5999
Lenyx 5 Seater Corner
Lounge Suite - Grey
$2799
was
$3999
9061221
NZ Made
yellow
square
deal
You’ll want to sit at
the table for dinner,
for a change.
What’s better
than bargains?
Bonuses.
Bahamas
Queen Slatbed
with 2 Drawers
$1599
+ 2 Free Bedsides
worth $329 each
9062352
New York 6 Piece
Dining Suite
$2309
was
$3299
9040252
Louie Queen
Slatbed with 2
Drawers
$1859
+ 2 Free Bedsides
worth $479 each
yellow
square
deal
%
25off #
selected NZ Made
Bedroom & Dining Furniture
Also available in
King size for $1999
9066816
Brooklyn Multishelf
Unit 9064106
$1429
+ Free Brooklyn
Nest of Tables
worth $429
Brook Single 3 Piece
Slat Bed Bedroom Suite
$2099
was
100% NZ Made from quality product
and with excellent craftsmanship.
$2799
9067063
Buy today, square it with us later. Pay-as-you-sit sofas,
pay-as-you-sleep beds, up to 60 months interest free finance. *
yellow
square
deal
%
60off #
Sleepyhead Matrix
Model Runout Beds
$2183
was
$5459
Sleepyhead Matrix
Plush Queen Bed
9061243
60 months
INTEREST FREE
on furniture & beds $1499 & over*
36 months
INTEREST FREE
on everything $499 & over*
Shop your way, delivered to your
door or click & collect in-store.
smithscity.co.nz
Offers valid dates vary, check product pages online for details. Available while stocks last or unless otherwise stated. Some products on display in selected stores only — please call 0800 764 847 to check availability. Personal
shoppers only, trade not supplied. *Apple, selected computers, game consoles, gift cards, clearance items and some promotional items are not available in conjunction with interest free offers. Flooring available on a maximum
of 18 months interest free. Exclusions, fees, terms, conditions and credit criteria apply. Available in-store only. Equal instalment amounts include one-off booking fee of $45.00, annual fees of $45.00 p.a., and security registration
fee of $8.05, and exclude insurance. Current interest rate of 23.95% applies to any unpaid balance and after expiry of (any) interest free period. See in-store or visit smithscity.co.nz/interest-free for details. *1 Offer valid 08 - 28
Sep 2021, or while stock lasts only. Availability may vary between stores. Not available in conjunction with any other offer. Limits and other exclusions may apply, ask in-store for details. In the event of an order cancellation or
refund, the bonus product must also be returned. Personal shoppers only. Trade not supplied. # Discount is off our full retail price and not available in conjunction with any other offer.
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