The Star: October 07, 2021

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Doctor’s

study into

cannabis

and

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– pages 13 & 15

Covid ward set up

as Delta spreads

• By Susan Sandys

URGENT UPGRADES are under

way at Christchurch Hospital

to provide a dedicated ward for

Covid-19 patients.

The Canterbury District Health

Board expects work on the

new 32-bed ward, to be named

Parkside Ground Medical, to

be completed by the end of this

month.

It comes

as the Delta

variant of

the virus

breaks out of

Auckland and

moves south.

Michael Maze

There was

one death and

39 new cases

yesterday, including nine in the

Waikato.

Even as Canterbury strives

towards 90 per cent vaccination

rates, the ward beds are likely to

be required, says an expert.

University of Otago,

Christchurch, respiratory and

infectious disease physician Dr

Michael Maze applauded the

actions of district health boards,

including the CDHB, in preparing

for community transmission.

• Turn to page 4

URGENT: Overseas experience shows a Covid-19 ward to open soon at Christchurch Hospital will be required, even as

New Zealand strives towards high vaccination rates, says an expert.

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THE time-honoured Kaikoura

Cup harness race meeting will

be transferred to Addington

Raceway due to Covid

restrictions.

The two-day meeting at the

South Bay Racecourse was set

down for Kaikoura on October

31 and November 1 and usually

attracts crowds in excess of

5000, many of whom travel up

from Christchurch.

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complete, including a six-month

delay caused by Covid-19, but

the $16 million Ravenscar House

Museum will finally open its

doors next month.

The museum on Rolleston Ave

is the vision of Christchurch philanthropists

Susan Wakefield and

her late husband Jim, who gifted

the new visitor attraction to the

city through the Ravenscar Trust.

Their son Steve Wakefield is

now chairman of the trust overseeing

the project.

The global pandemic has had

an impact on the project, making

it harder to import new lift

components from Italy and a

replacement glass panel from

China. The delays pushed the

museum’s original 2018 completion

date back and cost an extra

$3 million. It is now set to open

on November 8.

The facility will display the

Wakefields impressive collection

of paintings, decorative arts,

furniture and antiquities.

The museum will house a

unique collection of 110 paintings,

dating back to the 19th

century, including five Colin Mc-

Cahon’s and 10 pieces by Frances

Hodgkins, plus works from

Ralph Hotere and many other

New Zealand artists.

The Wakefields began

collecting art in the late 1980s.

Their large collection was

originally displayed at their

home on Whitewash Head in

Scarborough.

The couple had planned to

However, the Kaikoura

Trotting Club committee has

decided it will be transferred to

Addington this year.

“It is one of the biggest

decisions in our history,”

club president Ben Smith

said.

“We have been racing on the

all-weather track there for 68

years and have never had to

consider such a situation.

Right – Monastery Steps by

Frances Hodgkins (1933)

will be on display at the

museum.

eventually gift the house and

their collection to the city,

but the February 22, 2011,

earthquake damaged the home

beyond repair and the land was

red-zoned. The Wakefields eventually

opted to rebuild the house

at 52 Rolleston Ave, but instead

gifted the land to the city council

in 2015, which then gifted it to

the museum following public

consultation.

“But we have to be pragmatic.”

Smith said the lack of any

detail from the Government

about alert levels in the lead-up

to the November meeting meant

they had little choice.

“The committee is just a

small group of volunteers and

we looked at every option but

we had too many questions

about running the meeting

at Kaikoura at level 2 so the

decision was made to go to

Addington.”

They will race on November 1,

featuring a 13-race programme,

just eight days before the New

Zealand Cup.

“We know a lot of people are

going to be saddened by what’s

happened, but we are obviously

going to do everything we can

to make it a hugely successful

day.”

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NEWS 3

in brief

Charges dropped

against businessman

A Christchurch businessman

facing 80 charges relating to

child sex abuse, including

multiple counts of raping a

little girl and filming himself,

has had half the counts against

him dropped. The man in his

50s appeared in the district

court on Monday before Judge

Tony Couch. He still faces 40

other similar charges and his

name will remain suppressed

until a full hearing can be held

to canvass whether he and the

company he works for can be

identified. The suppression

application will be heard on

November 15.

Coffee shop closed

after consent issue

Heathcote Valley’s Upshot

Coffee is closed until further

notice while its resource

consent to continue operation

is processed. The resource

consent was submitted to the

city council last week and is

with a processing officer who

will review the application.

Upshot Coffee had been

operating with a temporary

accommodation licence under

the Greater Christchurch

Regeneration Act. However,

the legislation expired in June,

meaning the cafe’s licence

became void. Co-owners

Megan Geels and Justin Good

are hopeful the business will

be able to stay open.

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local government elections. He

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Ward, the area he hopes to

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• From page 1

“If you look at the experience in

the United Kingdom and the United

States, even in the UK where they

have vaccination rates that are a bit

more than ours, they are certainly

getting plenty of admissions into

hospital,” Maze said.

“Even with really good vaccination

rates, we still have to expect

some people will end up in hospital,”

he said.

“Of course we still haven’t got to

90 per cent, it seems quite a long

way off. There’s still quite a lot of

people to get vaccinated.”

Currently 50 per cent of the

eligible population nationwide is

fully vaccinated.

Vaccination events in Christchurch

this weekend are helping

towards the 90% for Canterbury

campaign – drive in at Christchurch

Arena, or walk in and get

free food at Ngā Hau e Whā

National Marae vaccination clinic

at Wainoni on Saturday.

CDHB executive director facilities

Dr Rob Ojala said in the event

of a significant outbreak in Canterbury,

Parkside Ground Medical

would provide a dedicated space to

treat patients.

He said the CDHB and the

ministry had worked closely and

with urgency to convert the former

Acute Medical Assessment Unit

at Christchurch Hospital into the

ward. The AMAU had relocated to

the new Waipapa building last year.

“The facility will provide additional

capacity to manage affected

patients should that be required,”

Ojala said.


Canterbury aims for 90 per cent vaccination

Part of the upgrade includes

improving ventilation.

Ventilation is being altered so

that air moves from the central

staff area towards the patient bed

areas, making the staff areas safer.

Facilities and engineering manager

Terry Walker said it would

result in improved airflow.

“Two large fans are being installed

outside the ward to extract

large amounts of air from grills at

above the patients’ bed heads, and

pass it through HEPA filters to

safely exhaust to the atmosphere,”

Walker said.

The last time Canterbury DHB

cared for Covid-19 patients was

in January, when two people who

had travelled from overseas were

transferred to the hospital from

MIQ.

It’s worth a shot, say

organisers behind 90% for

Canterbury.

They want 90 per cent of

Cantabrians to have had at

least one vaccination dose

by Labour Weekend.

Research shows two jabs

of the Pfizer vaccine reduces

the chance of catching

Covid-19, and it also helps

prevent hospitalisation and

death in infected people.

Currently 80 per cent

of the eligible population

nationwide have had their

first dose, while 50 per

cent are fully vaccinated.

Only 42 per cent of the

total population is fully

vaccinated.

“It’s a huge job on a tight

time frame, but it’s worth a

shot to keep our city open,

businesses thriving and

vulnerable safe,” said Jo de

Joux of Harvey Cameron.

There is a vaccination

clinic on Saturday at Ngā

Hau e Whā National Marae,

250 Pages Rd, Wainoni,

10am-3pm. Anton

Matthews of Fush and his

team will be on site offering

free food.

And there is a drivein

vaccination centre

at Christchurch Arena,

Addington, open Monday

to Friday 1.30-7.30pm and

Saturday and Sunday 11am-

5pm. There is no need to

book.

Endocrinologist and

physician Dr Nitasha Rimar

said individuals only gained

immunity about two weeks

after the second dose, and

the Pfizer vaccine had only

30 per cent efficacy after

the first dose.

“That leaves more

than half the country

unprotected.”

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Mum wants answers over son’s death

• By Chris Barclay

A GRIEVING mother is

desperate for justice after

claiming her three-year-old boy

died needlessly because a fatal

stroke was misdiagnosed.

Ethan Tuo Brown died in

Christchurch Hospital’s intensive

care unit on September 7 after

his life support was deactivated.

A month on, Michelle Tuo’s

anguish was palpable.

“As a mother who has now lost

a child, it breaks my heart than

my son died in vain because of a

doctor’s negligence,” she said.

“I sincerely hope the relevant

Ministry will intervene to monitor

and investigate, and bring

justice to Ethan and me.”

The tragic chain of events

began on September 4 when

Tuo took Ethan to a medical

centre after he collapsed at home

around 9.40am.

The previously fit and healthy

boy regained consciousness after

about 10 minutes but he was

unable to talk or straighten his

body.

Tuo said a doctor diagnosed

seizures and told her to take

Ethan to Christchurch Hospital.

According to Tuo’s time line,

Ethan was wheeled into the

emergency department about

11.40am.

Tuo said the ED doctor agreed

with the seizures diagnosis and

LOST SOUL: Ethan Tuo

Brown died in Christchurch

Hospital after suffering

a stroke that had been

misdiagnosed according to

his grieving mother.

sought to reassure the mother by

saying it could take a “long time”

for the body to return to normal.

Although Ethan was drowsy

and unable to eat, drink, walk

or talk Tuo said they were sent

home about 4pm.

“The doctor came in with two

printed sheets of paper . . . it had

detailed instructions for me if

Ethan had another seizure at

home,” Tuo said in an email to

The Star.

“The doctor also simply said

that if Ethan had another seizure

within 24 hours or if the seizures

last more than five minutes to

call for an ambulance.

“If it (the seizure) lasted less

than five minutes, at first, make

sure Ethan’s head would be safe

and place him on his side. After

that call the (hospital) phone

number and inform them,” Tuo

said.

The other document was an

appointment – two weeks later

– for an electroencephalogram

to measure electrical activity in

Ethan’s brain.

“I looked at these two pieces

of paper and I was still worried

about Ethan because he still

seemed very sick,” Tuo said.

“I said to the doctor: ‘Are you

sure I can take my son home?’

The doctor said: ‘Yes, you can

take him home, don’t worry,

many patients have seizures, it

takes time to return to normal.”

Tuo said she checked Ethan

regularly from the time they

returned home and at 5.45am

on September 5 he could not be

woken.

“His whole body was very cold

with no breath or heartbeat. His

Christchurch Hospital’s emergency department.

lips were dark and eyes closed,”

she said.

Ethan was rushed to Christchurch

Hospital and about 11am

two doctors told her Ethan had

suffered a posterior circulation

ischemic stroke which meant the

blood supply to his brain had

stopped.

He was placed on life support

until the machine was turned off

at 11am on September 7.

Tuo has spoken out, believing

Ethan could have been saved

had his illness been accurately

diagnosed.

“I think Ethan would have survived.

Ethan lost more than 10

hours of precious time that could

have saved his life because the

doctors misdiagnosed the stroke

as seizures,” she said.

Tuo said if doctors had treated

Ethan seriously, responsibly and

“thought harder” on September

4, he could have celebrated his

fourth birthday on September

25.

The Canterbury District

Health Board’s chief medical

officer Dr Helen Skinner said a

review of Ethan’s treatment was

under way.

“Our team will be contacting

the family to discuss the review,

and once confirmed, the findings

will be communicated to the

family and any appropriate

external organisations,” she

said.

“On behalf of the DHB, I

express my deepest sympathy to

the young boy’s whanau for their

loss.”

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• By Anne Gibson

CREDITORS owed $1.2

million by a failed Canterbury

housebuilding company have

now been named.

Insolvency practitioner

Murray Allott is liquidating

First Design & Build, which

previously traded as David Reid

Homes Canterbury.

First Design is insolvent and

last year sold its rights to the

David Reid brand, but carried on

in the housebuilding

sector, Allott

noted.

Christopher

John Swann

from Dunedin

is First

Design’s sole

Murray Allott

director. He

also owns

the company

along with CIS Nominees, whose

address is the same as his.

Swann was previously a

director of NZX listed cancer

diagnostics business, Pacific

Edge, which he also chaired but

that company said yesterday he

had left some years ago.

Allott said no houses were

under construction at the time

First Design & Build failed.

Swann was also cited on David

Reid’s website as a chartered

DEBT: First Design & Build, which previously traded as David Reid Homes Canterbury, is

being liquidated.

accountant. He is a director of

Southern Capital and former

chairman of Waitaki District

Health Services, which he left

two years ago.

Allott’s report said First

Design, registered in 2012, had

accumulated losses of just over

$1.2 million. The failure was due

to it being funded by so much

debt.

A creditor issued a statutory

demand for an outstanding

debt. A compromise proposal

was put to creditors to try to

avoid liquidation but Allott said

creditors had rejected that and

he was appointed.

Assets are estimated at $38,032

but debts are claimed against

those assets.

“The company’s fixed assets

are subject to encumbrances

totalling $1,134,230,” Allott

noted.

His first liquidator’s report said

a search of the Personal Property

Securities Register at the time

the liquidation started recorded

the list of secured creditors.

They are PlaceMakers

Christchurch, Fisher & Paykel

Appliances, Mico New Zealand,

the Bank of New Zealand,

Ricoh New Zealand, Goldpine

Industries, Macready Building

Supplies, Harrison Bloy

Plumbing & Bathrooms, VFL

Securities, Dyers Road Timber,

Oakleys Plumbing Supplied,

Millbrook Kitchens, Hagley

Building Products, Dores for

Floors, Prime Joinery and

trustees of the Cannington Road

Trust.

The total owing to secured

creditors is $1,290,948.

Debts owing to preferential

creditors were put at $24,000

but the unsecured creditors is

a much longer list and they are

owed $781,381.

A far longer list of all creditors

– secured and unsecured –

named a number of state entities

and national businesses.

Accident Compensation

Corporation, Envirowaste

Services, NZ Post,

Metalcraft Roofing, David

Reid Homes, Avon Plastering,

Christchurch City Council,

Meridian Energy, Simply

Wardrobes, Warehouse

Stationery, Superloo Sanitation,

Sign Network, Waterford

Press, Xero, Z Energy and

WynnWilliams appeared at the

back of Allott’s report.

Allott said the company had

failed because it had in part

relied on debt facilities to fund

its activities.

Swann told Allott he had

sought advice on the company’s

financial position after getting

the statutory demand for an

outstanding debt.

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elements . . . in terms of look and

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sorts of houses,” they said at the

time.

The Canterbury team prided

itself on being able to design and

build homes that fit perfectly

with what their client had asked

for, they said.

“Dealing with customers on

designing their dream home;

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anybody, and you’re involved in

designing something for them

that meets their needs.

“To walk them through

that process, at the end of the

day, the ultimate is delivering

a house that exceeds the

expectations of our clients,”

the pair said then.

- NZ Herald


• By Fiona Ellis

THE CITY council is being

accused of penny-pinching

in a struggle to make local

government more accessible

during the pandemic.

Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton

Community

Board

member

Andrei

Moore

offered to

help the

council

meet its

Zoom costs,

which he

understood

to be $15

a month, after the budget was

cited as a reason the council will

not allow board staff to record

public meetings and post them

to its website.

Members of the public were

prevented from watching the

board’s meeting on Tuesday

after staff decided they did not

have the capacity to add more

people to the Zoom meeting,

which 14 people attended.

Under the Covid-19

restrictions, members of the

public are not able to attend

board meetings in person.

If staff were able to record and

upload footage to the council

website in the same manner as

council meetings, this problem

would have been avoided,

Moore said.

“Public have (on Tuesday)

been denied access to a public

meeting where public money is

spent.”

City council head of

community support,

governance and partnerships

John Filsell said recordings

are not a service the council

provided.

“Correspondingly, there is

no mandate, budget or other

resources to make a recording

of the appropriate quality and

manage the data recorded to the

standard required,” he said.

Filsell said transparency

was not a problem because the

minutes of all public meetings

are available on the council

website. Moore said minutes

gave an insufficient overview

of meetings because they did

not give detailed descriptions of

debates leading up to decisions.

“If we’ve got a recorded Zoom

meeting, anyone can watch it

from home and see what the

board do, how we do it, and how

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Dust up over community

board Zoom meetings

Andrei Moore


we make our decisions.”

Board members are allowed

to make private meeting

recordings to share on noncouncil

sites if they have the

approval of the board chair.

Moore had offered to record

meetings himself to make them

accessible on

Facebook,

but board

chairman

Mike Mora

would not

grant permission

for

this.

Said Mora:

“Everybody

that’s on the

Mike Mora

Zoom meeting has to agree. I’ve

had feedback from people that

don’t want it to go out.”

This included both board

members and members of

the public, who were worried

posting footage to a platform

other than the council website

could open “a can of worms.”

Members of the public who

were speaking on controversial

local issues would be made

vulnerable, he said.

“I think people would be

reluctant to complain in a

recording,” said Mora.

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The Richmond Club.

Ōtautahi Community Housing Brougham St.

THE PRISTINE Edmonds

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Awards.

Now resembling its original

bearing by the Avon River on

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million restoration project, the

category 2 heritage building

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for the city council.

Written off after the February

22, 2011, earthquake, a painstaking

rebuild which started in

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August.

The trust commended the

city council for its excellent

restoration of a significant city

landmark ahead of the awards

function at St Barnabas Church

in Fendalton tonight.

The trust received a total of 12

nominations for consideration.

Nick Rogatski’s restoration

of a heritage character house at

232 Main Rd in Moncks Bay,

designed by architect Samuel

Hurst Seager and built in 1913,

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Marae were all acknowledged as

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beneficial change to the city

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Aotearoa: Does it fit the South Island?

• By Andrew Marshall

A NGAI TAHU leader has called

for a rethink on a movement to

change New Zealand’s official

name to Aotearoa, saying it risks

overlooking the South Island.

A name change has been

brought to the fore by the Māori

Party, which launched a petition

calling for restoring Māori

names for the country, as well as

for towns, cities and other places.

Otakou

marae kaumatua

Edward Ellison

said while

he agreed with

the Māori Party’s

initiative

in principle,

Edward

Ellison

it would be “a

rash move to

rush forward

SUBJECT: Māori Party co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer launched

the petition which also aims to use te reo Māori names for all towns, cities and places by

2026. PHOTO: MARK MITCHELL

in a change of that substance and

nature.”

At the core of his reservations

is the history of the name

Aotearoa, which many people

did not realise originally referred

solely to the North Island.

He had been heartened to see

Aotearoa catch on in an informal

sense over the years, but was

reticent about a more formal

arrangement.

“I’m really proud of it to see

it on our passports and other

licences, but it’s another quantum

leap to adopt a name that’s

grown on us through osmosis,

as opposed to a really significant

decision to change the name of

the country.”

Ellison said a more commonly

used title in the south was

Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu,

which encompassed both major

land masses.

If a name change was on

the cards, a more thorough

discussion would be needed to

ensure an inclusive name was

selected.

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“Otherwise we feel sort of

forgotten about, and it’s just

another form of, at the worst, say

colonisation.”

However, he gave the Māori

Party “full marks” for bringing

the subject into the national

consciousness.

“That’s partly what their

role is, to shock the people

into thinking about these

things.”

On the wider subject

of changing the names of

settlements and natural features,

he said Ngai Tahu had their own

process to do similar work in the

South, which was more gradual

than what the Māori Party

suggested.

He was not sure at the

national level whether it was a

better option to change names

sooner by legislation or allow

them to evolve over time, but

was happy with their local

process.

“It’s a bit slower, but they do it

when the people are ready.”

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THE IMPACT of cannabis use

among expectant mothers is

the focus of ground-breaking

research led by a genetics expert

at Canterbury University.

Funded by the Canterbury

Medical Research Foundation,

the year-long study aims to determine

whether using the drug

during pregnancy can lead to

health effects already associated

with tobacco.

Dr Amy Osborne, a senior lecturer

in the School of Biological

Sciences, has already established

that heavy cannabis use has an

impact on human DNA, with

the effect stronger in people who

also smoke cigarettes.

That research, published in

May last year, has been followed

by this USA-inspired probe to

discover if a woman’s cannabis

use can alter their offspring’s

DNA.

“We know smoking tobacco

during pregnancy is harmful,

but the problem is a lot of people

are using cannabis for morning

sickness because they think it’s

safe,” Osborne said.

“In the US it’s also being

used as an opioid replacement

therapy for pregnant women, a

replacement for hard and more

illicit drugs: ‘You’re not going

to do heroin while you’re

pregnant, but here, have some

cannabis’.”

Osborne said some of the

research Stateside assessing

the effects of cannabis use during

pregnancy revealed some

behavioural impacts similar to

tobacco.

Her latest study, which starts


this month, dovetails with DNA

data already available through

the Christchurch Health and Development

Study, an investigation

which started more than 40

years ago and originally included

1265 people.

Osborne has already sourced

DNA data from cannabis users

among that cohort, CMRF

backing worth $100,000 now

enables the Londoner and two

staff to access data from mothers

and their offspring held at the

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Expectant mums focus of cannabis use study

GROUND-BREAKING: Dr Amy Osborne is able to study the effect of cannabis use by

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PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN


University of Bristol in the

United Kingdom.

The UK data is vital because it

covers DNA from the parent and

their children because the CHDS

information doesn’t include the

parents.

“We can use the UK data to inform

what we’d be looking for in

the New Zealand cohort. We can

streamline what we’re looking

for so it means we’re more likely

to get a better idea of what’s happening

at the molecular level,”

Osborne said.

“In New Zealand our sample

sizes are a lot smaller so if

we want to statistically show

associations – and it’s all about

statistical power in genetics –

the more samples you have the

more likely you are to detect

something.”

Ultimately, Osborne would

like to develop a mine of information

from pregnant New

Zealanders.

“It would be amazing. We

haven’t explored that as an option

yet but depending on what

we find it may be that’s naturally

where our research goes. Then

again that requires clinicians,

epidemiologists, nurses and a lot

of people recruiting as well,” she

said.

Osborne emphasised the study

was impartial regarding cannabis.

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• From page 13

“We’re not trying to say ‘cannabis

is bad for you or cannabis is

good for you’. It’s really important

to make the distinction that this

is basic biology, basic biological

research,” she said.

“What we’re trying to do is

understand a little bit more of the

impacts it (cannabis use) might

be having.

“Whether that’s the detrimental

impacts that come with

long-term use or whether it’s

the medicinal and therapeutic

impacts, we just don’t know.”

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users, it could be beneficial

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“If we can put some empirical

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The other recipients were Dr

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Vanessa Morris (biochemistry),

Dr Campbell Le Heron

UNCERTAIN: Researchers

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impact cannabis use has

during pregnancy.

(Huntington’s disease), Dr Jenni

Manuel (mental health), Dr Catherine

Thys (child health), Dr

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cancer).

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council.

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community by reporting any

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vegetation and abandoned

shopping trolleys.

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notifications received via the

app to council were up by 20 per

cent from the same month last

year (2668).

However, reports of litter

from other sources including

phone and email did not see any

increase.

Starting in the first week

of September, a 76 per cent

increase in litter reports was

recorded by council staff.

THe following week the

emphasis was on graffiti and

this resulted in a 153 per cent

increase in reports, while the

third week had a massive 1600

per cent increase in notifications

concerning overgrown

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was reported in 2020, the

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resulted in the 1600 per cent

increase.

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the ‘Snaptember’ promotion

asked people to report

abandoned shopping trolleys

dumped in their communities.

City council head of citizen

and customer services Sarah

Numan said this particular

problem was already covered

by an existing agreement with


NEWS 15

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PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE

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OPINION 17

‘Don’t hate the player, hate the game’

Green MP

Chloe

Swarbrick

writes

about

instincts

and

political

decisions in the age

of Covid-19

THERE’S A phenomenon in

psychology called the “cognitive

miser,” which tells us that our

brains crave simplicity and

shortcuts.

A lot of the decisions made in

politics play to these instincts.

We’ve seen it in successive

governments under-funding our

health, education and housing

systems for the sugar high and

short-term poll bump of trickleup

tax cuts.

We see it play out – intentional

or not – in the drafting of news

headlines. In a busy world, those

short sentences become a proxy;

a few words become the sum

total of a person, their position

and their politics.

Studies have shown that

approximately 60 per cent

of social media users are

comfortable sharing articles they

haven’t actually opened, let alone

read.

It makes sense. We’re

overworked, overtired and

drowning in information

exposure. Don’t hate the player,

hate the game. What about

changing the game?

Last week was Mental Health

Awareness Week. I reflected on

my 2017 maiden speech, where

a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

23-year-old lamented the

mental health crisis, but more

particularly, our inability to

put our finger on some of the

more egregious systemic drivers

of it: Loneliness, insecurity of

housing, employment and one’s

future.

I referred to this old joke:

There’s a dog on the riverbank

who sees a fish and asks: “How’s

the water?” To which the fish

replies: “What water?”

The most fundamental realities

of our lives can be hard to see,

which makes them even harder

LOCKDOWN:

On Monday, the

Government

announced the

beginning of

the end in their

commitment

to the

elimination

strategy.

PHOTO: GEOFF

SLOAN

to talk about.

That makes them hard to

challenge and even more

difficult to comprehend as the

consequences of decisions made

by others.

Poverty, homelessness and

the climate crisis are not

inevitabilities. It is within our

power to change the rules that

produce those outcomes.

In 2018, the Government’s

Mental Health and Addiction

Inquiry, He Ara Oranga,

confirmed the premise of this

argument. Clearly, we need more

front-line mental health support,

but we’re not going to address

the growing pipeline of issues

unless we address security and

stability of incomes, housing

and community connection.

No amount of talking is going

to solve the issue of people

living below the breadline.

A massage won’t undo a

deeply unsustainable 80-hour

work week. Meditation and

mindfulness won’t secure your

tenancy.

That’s where things get

difficult and frankly, political. A

crisis in slow motion. Don’t hate

the player, hate the game.

This is why I’m so angry at the

attempts to wedge oversimplified

mental ill-health narratives into

the story that we’re somehow

in dire need of a return to the

business-as-usual, pre-pandemic

way of life. These attempts have

been so dogged that the Mental

Health Foundation was driven to

release a statement about the lack

of truth and substance to them.

They’ve even been peddled,

shamelessly, by the Leader of the

Opposition.

But those shilling these

warped and disingenuous

arguments got their wish.

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NZ treated as ‘tax haven for the rich’

•From page 17

On Monday, the Government

announced the beginning of the

end in their commitment to the

elimination strategy.

Delta had officially shifted

from an immediate emergency

to one “playing out in slow

motion, with less bang, more

data and trends, out-of-sight-outof-mind,

impacting particularly

those without platform or

power.”

Official data shows that more

than 80 per cent of cases are

Māori and Pasifika, the same

demographics that medical

professionals have critiqued the

Government’s response for and

to.

Supporters argued that “the

economy” couldn’t sustain

elimination anymore. I ask those

people to reflect on exactly what

they think the economy is.

The economy is all of us and

the things we produce. It’s the

stuff we exchange.

While Members of Parliament

point to GDP figures as the

source of truth, I ask they reflect

on the words of the economist

who invented the measure,

Simon Kuznets.

He warned of GDP’s

shortcomings in measuring

“welfare,” or the distribution,

value and incalculable costs of

those transactions.

STRUGGLE: Chloe Swarbrick says a strong public health response requires a strong

economic response to ensure everyone has what they need to stay the course.

PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

A strong public health

response to anything – Covid,

climate, housing, mental health,

drugs – requires a strong,

equitable economic response to

ensure everyone has what they

need to stay the course.

The Government’s

endorsement of unconventional

monetary policy and a lack of

intervention in fiscal policy has

seen house prices supercharged

under Covid to more than $1

million average across the entire

country.

There are hundreds of

thousands of dollars in unearned

capital gain on every

single individual property that

could have paid for “staying the

course” through a tax on those

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Keep responses to 200

words or less

gains. Or we could reflect on the

Pandora Papers. They confirmed

what we already know, and

have known, since at least 2016’s

Panama Papers.

Aotearoa New Zealand is

treated, internationally, as a

tax haven for the rich and

powerful.

At the end of last year, as we

debated incremental changes

to the far-reaches of our tax

system, then-National Party

spokesperson on finance,

Andrew Bayley, said the

quiet part out loud: “There is

such a thing as legitimate tax

avoidance.”

He was speaking to how we

create rules that enable powerful

and wealthy people to shirt their

resources around into places and

spaces that mean they don’t end

up contributing to the society

that they extracted that wealth

from.

Don’t hate the player, hate the

game. We don’t live in a game of

Monopoly. We can and should

change the rules when they don’t

work for the majority of us.

– NZ Herald

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is under attack. The alignment

between The People’s Choice

and the current Government

suggested by Jo Davies, The

People’s Choice chairperson,

(The Star, September 30) is an

attempt to dominate our local

political system.

Suggesting The People’s

Choice existing/intending

candidates lining up for 2022

local government elections could

stand under the NZ Labour

Party banner or as independents

leaves the voter foxed into

believing they voted for an

independent when they have

voted for a Labour candidate.

Election by deception.

Where is the integrity for

the voter? I’m a fifth term

elected representative and stand

as an independent for a good

reason.

Politics do not belong in local

government level. An openminded

elected member sees the

issue and seeks the right fit for

an issue, not controlled by blockvoting.

A Government/council

regime would be a takeover of

their local issue.

Some good People’s Choice

elected members are marred by

block voting. Joint Government/

council alignments risk bully

boy politics taking over local

decision-making processes. I’ve

experienced enough of local

politics to say: “No political

interference in our local issues.”

The ratepayer is more

empowered when politics are

more. The current push to align

councils/Government of the

day risks “see-saw” reaction

we see in general elections

and undermines transparent

consultation with ratepayer/

taxpayers alike.

– Linda Stewart

Coastal-Burwood

Community Board member


I had a chuckle when I read

that The People’s Choice were

going to stand as a Labouraffiliated

party at the next local

body elections and be the first

Labour mayor since Neville

Pickering.

What Garry Moore and

Lianne Dalziel who may have

stood as independents have is

more than a passing relationship

with Labour, in fact the latter

is showing more of her Labour

background with every passing

week. If the candidate standing

under the Labour ticket is not

against three waters, I certainly

hope that the voters give who

ever stands the short shift and

vote for Phil Mauger.

– R Lucas

Barry Soper’s

column

There is one thing Barry and

I agree on, the Government is

under real pressure.

Barry may agree

that no political

editor has ever had

to make decisions

in his/her own life,

let alone the lives of

New Zealanders that

this Government

has had to make. In

fact, no Government

in New Zealand has ever been

confronted by the magnitude of

problems this Government has

been confronted with.

Not only have they made hard

decisions, but also daily they

have stood in front of us and the

fourth estate to explain why.

They knew all decisions that

put the nation ahead of the

individual would create inequity

and heartbreak.

They knew the festering pack

of naysayers, self-appointed

experts, anti-vaxers, political

opponents and stage-seekers

would sneer and yap “they’ve

created a climate of fear, listen to

their weasel words.”

The biggest fear I have had

is that the intensity of the

pressure will become unbearable

for them and cause them to

make the wrong decisions.

LETTERS 21

Politics do not belong in local government

Barry Soper


Therefore, the call I make to

all New Zealanders is to ignore

this pack, empathise with the

victims and stand firm with

your Government for they know

better than anyone else

the decisions that need to

be made.

– Phil Butler

New Brighton

Great article by

Barry Soper in The Star

(September 30) who tells

it how it is. Rather than

a cover up by left-wing

media. Keep it up Barry.

– Alan Roberts

Wholeheartedly in agreement

with Barry Soper’s comments.

The breaking news on TV1 leaves

me cold. A lot dribble is spoken

with not much serious content.

New Zealand has deteriorated

since New Zealand First was

voted out of Parliament.

All news establishments in

New Zealand now follow what

happens in countries where the

media is controlled very heavily

by the Government, such as

China, Russia, Cuba, Belarus,

North Korea. As for eliminating

the delta virus, New Zealand is

fighting a losing battle.

– Cyril Smith

Sockburn

•Turn to page 22

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LETTERS


•From page 21

Water reform

Was Wellington only

pretending to want feedback re

three waters reform, as it seems

they are moving to make it

mandatory, regardless, before

our council has even asked if we

want in or out.

Is Wellington now going

through the same charade with

our farmers? Asking them to

make submissions on three very

important bits of legislation at

their busiest time of the year

when they can’t afford any time

off.

Is this because they don’t

really want submissions or

are our politicians completely

incompetent in knowing how

farmers operate, and therefore

shouldn’t be telling them what

We want to hear your views

on the issues affecting life

in Canterbury

Send emails to:


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discretion. Letters should be about 200 words.

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provided.

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to do? Our farmers/growers

feed millions, not only in New

Zealand but around the world.

Over regulation and

paperwork has become so

burdensome already that some

farmers have had to leave

the land they’ve worked for

generations or plant invasive

pine trees.

The resulting higher food

prices are not kind to anyone,

especially the poor.

– D Downward

Mayor

Lianne Dalziel

Chance to have your

say on coastal hazards

TOMORROW MARKS the

start of an initial five-week

engagement period with our

communities about coastal

hazards and how we might

respond to them.

Some of you will recall that

we started making changes to

the District Plan that included

coastal hazards back in 2015 as

part of the fast-tracked District

Plan Review process set out by

the Government.

My recollection of that time

was that this created a pressurecooker

environment, which was

unsatisfactory to everyone concerned.

The Government allowed

us to carve out coastal hazards

from the fast track process and

deal with it separately. And that’s

what is happening now.

We have released a new

Coastal Hazards Assessment

Report that provides the most

up-to-date scientific information

we have about the risks we face

as a low-lying coastal city.

This time, however, instead of

going straight to a plan change,

we have released an Issues and

Options Paper that considers

different approaches to changing

the District Plan to address

coastal hazards.

After we receive feedback on

the options, staff will then develop

a proposed draft amendment

to the District Plan (April/May

next year), and we will consult

on that before we formally notify

the plan change.

I want to stress that we are

at the very start of the plan

change process. No decisions

have been made yet and nothing

will change in the District Plan

until we’ve been through what

will be a very extensive engagement.

There will be lots of opportunities

along the way for you to

give feedback and influence the

decision-making. You can

find out more information at

ccc.govt.nz/coast.

This is a vital issue for our

city, and I encourage everyone

to get involved, both in terms of

understanding the nature of the

challenges we need to address

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The popular event is part of the

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Take your

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The winning photograph from

last year’s photo hunt (shown

top right) was taken by Barbara

Newcombe’s father Peter Basire

in October, 1953.

It shows a British European

Airways Vickers Viscount 701

near the hanger at Christchurch

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“We really liked how

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the crowds inspecting the

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Photo Hunt 2021 is open to

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One picture is worth a thousand words

Carolyn

Robertson

Crowds gather at Christchurch

Airport to view the Vickers

Viscount that flew here in the

London-Christchurch Air Race.

Right – Movie-goers queue for a

ticket outside the State Cinema in

Colombo St. If you have historic

photos of Christchurch take them

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scanned for the Discovery Wall.


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GARDENING


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sheltered spot, protected from

strong winds. It’s important to

switch up your planting positions

and plant your tomatoes

in a different spot from the

previous season. This just helps

prevent any disease.

Switch it up by planting

tomatoes in pots or if you’re low

on space you can plant cherry

and dwarf tomato varieties in

hanging baskets, add some marigolds

and herbs to your hanging

baskets to attract beneficial

insects as well as to ward off any

unwanted pests.

Tomatoes aren’t a fan of soil

with a low pH, if it’s been raining

cats and dogs in your area, I

recommend adding a bit of lime

to your soil prior to planting.

Lime provides a great source

of calcium which encourages

healthier and larger fruit and

helps prevent blossom rot.

Calcium also helps improve the

soil structure which encourages

earthworm activity.

Garden centres stock a variety

of tomatoes, if you are planting

tomatoes for bottling then

our heirloom mix, brandy wine,

black krim, money maker and

beefsteak are great options. If

you’re after smaller varieties that

don’t require a lot of room and

are great for salads and picking

straight off the vine then

our gold nugget, black and red

cherry and acid-free tomatoes

will do the trick.

Once you’ve decided on your

varieties and your soil prep is

complete, dig a hole approximately

5cm deep and space your

tomato seedlings about 40-50 cm

apart.

If you’re companion planting,

we recommend planting your

tomatoes with basil, marigolds,

onions, cosmos, cucumber, lettuce,

sage and mint.

Avoid planting with brassicas

and corn. Corn is likely to attract

fruit worm. We also don’t recommend

planting your tomatoes

with potatoes as potatoes require

quite a bit of nutrients which

will reduce the growth of your

tomatoes, they’re also likely to

cause blight.

Once planted, spray your

tomatoes with liquid copper to

prevent fungal disease and add

some seaweed to the surrounding

soil to encourage larger and

juicy fruit.

When it comes to watering,

avoid overhead hosing as it could

leave your plants more susceptible

to diseases like powdery

mildew, rust, and blight. You can

retain moisture by adding a layer

of newspaper around your plants

and then cover your newspaper

with pea straw or soil.

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• By Henri Ham

OCTOBER IS probably

one of the busiest months

in the garden – the jobs are

endless but it’s also a fun

time to fill up your garden

with delicious treats such as

cucumbers, basil, tomatoes

and pops of colour.

General tidy up:

• Mulch your gardens

to retain moisture and

suppress weed growth

• Deadhead flowers to

encourage more growth

• Clean up dead leaves

and twigs as they may be

harbouring disease

• Remove moss from

paths and driveways

• Keep on top of your

weeds

• Clean your tools – your

garden tools will be getting

a workout this season.

Give them a good clean

and apply some olive oil to

prevent rust.

• Feed strawberries and

passionfruit

Cucumbers, capsicums,

chillies, pumpkins,

tomatoes and zucchini –

it’s their time to shine. If

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or thinking of giving it a

go – now is the perfect time

to dig in and get started.

If you’re still experiencing

cold snaps and frost in

your area, we recommend

holding off planting your

tomatoes until the weather

warms up.

Kumara, a Kiwi favourite

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planting kumara this year,

make sure your soil isn’t too

acidic.

Kumara prefers soil with

a pH level of around 6.0 to

6.5 – to get the best of your

crop make sure that the

base of your soil is solid as

this will prevent the roots

from growing all over the

place and encourage more

tubers.

SUCCULENT: It’s now time to get your cucumber

plants in the garden, you will be rewarded when

it comes time to make those summer salads.

Basil and russian

tarragon are a must-have

in any herb garden. Basil

works well planted amongst

your tomatoes to deter

any bugs, apparently, it

intensifies the taste of the

tomato too.

Russian tarragon which is

actually part of the lettuce

family has quite a strong

anise flavour, it works well

with roasts and as a garnish.

Salad planting, keep

planting your lettuce,

spring onions so that you

have plenty in the warmer

months.

If you’re after a berryfilled

summer, start

planting your raspberry,

blueberry and blackberry

bushes now.

Just remember that slugs

are still about, try using a

bait to prevent these little

guys from eating all your

hard work.

Add some colour to your

garden. Cosmos, dahlias,

gazanias, livingstone

daisies and petunias are

popular this time of year

– these varieties are great

for border, bedding and

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hanging baskets which is

great for those that have

smaller gardens. Plant some

flowers around your vege

garden too to encourage

those little pollinators.

It’s also time to spray your

roses to prevent any fungal

disease, it’s also a good time

to feed them as they’ll be

growing like crazy at the

moment.

Your lawns will be

growing at a rapid rate this

month, keep them looking

lush by occasionally

applying lawn fertiliser is

a blend of nutrients that

your lawn will love, the

high levels of nitrogen

will encourage thick,

healthy growth and prevent

disease.

Keep an eye out for

broadleaf – if you spot

some make sure to spray

them with weedkiller so

that they don’t take over

your hard work and resow

any patchy areas

Plant whatever takes your

fancy. If you’re a beginner

gardener there’s never been

a better month to start

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The results highlight the utility and

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The number of users accessing digital

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ORGANISERS OF the 2022

Otago Community Trust New

Zealand Masters Games being

held next February in Dunedin,

the Dunedin City Council, are

expecting between 5000 and 5500

competitors, events marketing

assistant Ben Anngow says.

The biennial games will

run from February 5-13, with

competitors arriving from across

New Zealand to take part, many

having already taken advantage of

the earlybird fee, Ben says.

“At this stage we are still

accepting overseas entries as

well, in particular from Australia.

However, as we advise, there

is no guarantee the border will

be open, though we are trying

to remain positive in case there

are any changes to the border

restrictions before the games.”

Participants will compete in 64

sports, with new sports including

cowboy action shooting, jigsaw

racing and diving.

Among those taking part will

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and well-known international

sportswoman Joan Harnett-

Kindley. A member of the Silver

Ferns from 1963 to 1971, Joan

was highly regarded for her

skills and natural instincts on

the court. However, it is tennis

rather than netball in which Joan,

now 78, competes at the Masters

Games.

“I have always played tennis, I

love it, but because there was not

much coaching in the early days

netball became my sport,” Joan

said.

Along with her doubles partner

Penny Campbell, who is 72, Joan

has competed in most Masters

Games, with the pair usually

winning gold. Having a tennis

court at her home in Albertown,

east of Wanaka, means Joan is

able to get in plenty of practice,

and she regularly plays two or

three times a week.


Thousands expected to compete at 2022 Masters Games

TREAT: Joan Harnett-Kindley (left), and tennis partner Penny Campbell

display the cake Joan baked and decorated for Penny’s 70th birthday.

Above – Cricket at a previous Masters Games.

She says she and Penny

thoroughly enjoy competing at

the Masters Games.

“We get good tennis. And even

though people are getting on in

years, everyone looks forward to

it. It gives people something to

aspire to, it helps with keeping fit,

and it’s wonderful we are still able

to do it.”

The second-oldest of five sisters,

Joan says their mother always told

them, “Women can do anything

they put their mind to”.

With that in mind, Joan says

she and Penny hope to repeat

their previous successes and

are going for straight wins

throughout the tournament.

Known also for her long

involvement in real estate, Joan

was one of only three women

in the industry in Christchurch

when she joined it in 1972.

“By the time I left Christchurch

at the beginning of 1996, it had

changed dramatically,” Joan

said.

Aside from playing tennis,

Joan bakes and decorates cakes

for special occasions such as

weddings and birthdays. And

while she is looking forward to

next year’s Masters Games she

muses it may be her last gold.

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Bulls look to continue winning form


WHILE RUGBY league’s focus

was further afield in Brisbane

and the NRL final, closer to

home the Canterbury Bulls

opened their revised national

championship in style at Nga

Puna Wai on Sunday.

Currently designated to play

South Island opposition, an 82-6

demolition of the West Coast

Chargers means the Bulls can already

anticipate a title showdown

with opposition from the central

North Island zone.

Auckland is another option

if the city’s three sides are still

able to compete once Covid-19

restrictions are downgraded.

The New Zealand Rugby

League is still determining

whether the Akarana Falcons,

Counties Manukau Stingrays

and Auckland Vulcans can

play after their campaigns were

delayed further on Monday

because they are still unable to

train under amended alert level 3

conditions.

Waikato Mana and the Upper

Central Vipers’ participation is

also in jeopardy potentially leaving

the Southern pool winner

to play either the Mid Central

Vipers or Wellington Orcas on

October 30.

The Bulls, badly beaten by

the Falcons and Stingrays in

last year’s four-team domestic

competition should breeze into

the final on the strength of their

performance against the Chargers

on Sunday.

They host the Southland Rams

Horn back to defend bowls title

A CHANGE of club has enabled

Taylor Horn to defend his

Burnside under-26 lawn bowls

singles title with Auckland-based

contenders unable to challenge

for the crown due to Covid-19

restrictions.

Horn, who represented Mangere

at the annual tournament

in 2020, now competes for the

Cambridge Central in the Waikato,

a switch that enabled him

to spearhead the 30-strong field

of men and women when section

play starts tomorrow.

There were two optimistic

Auckland-based bowlers included

in the competition draw but

Adam Baillie (Port Chevalier)

and Lee Warburton (Homai) had

to drop out when the Government

alert levels were reviewed

on Monday.

Tournament convener Kerrie

Bruce found one replacement on

Tuesday and if another competitor

cannot be sourced byes will

be factored into one of the four

sections.

POSITIVE: Coach Andrew Auimatagi

is focused on the Bulls maintaining a

good level of play.

on Sunday and seven days later

the Otago Whalers also head to

Nga Puna Wai.

Aware more mismatches await,

Bulls head coach Andrew Auimatagi

preferred to dwell on his

rebuilding roster.

“Your focus is on maintaining

a good level of play and we executed

really well, it was a pretty

positive start,” he said.

“The average age is under 25 or

thereabouts and at least half of

them are new. There’s only a couple

of guys with veteran status.”

An elusive fullback, Sincere

Harraway was among a cluster of

Taylor Horn

Te Awamutu-based Horn is

expected to face tough competition

from 2018 champion and

New Zealand international

Seamus Curtin (Stokes Valley)

while local hopes could rest on

Burnside Bowling Club member

Richard Hocking’s knowledge of

his home greens.

Hocking was the runner-up

in 2016 and had an impressive

2020-21 season, winning two

Canterbury titles to be named

KEY STRIKE: Yuya Taguchi celebrates after his late

goal against Western Suburbs which advanced

Cashmere Technical into the Chatham Cup final.

PHOTO: MATT HASTINGS

debutants in the 24-strong squad.

He was one of four Bulls to dot

down twice in the 15-try rout.

The Canterbury women’s team

also made an impressive start to

their competition at Nga Puna

Wai, outclassing the Mid Central

Vipers 38-8.

They were to host the Upper

Central Zone on Sunday but that

clash has been postponed because

the side featuring Waikatobased

players cannot travel.

Bowls Canterbury’s young player

of the year and sportsman of the

year.

Although players from Auckland

and two Cook Islands-based

bowlers invited through a new

initiative this year are missing,

Bruce was happy with the field

after a challenging build up.

“It’s been a trial this year, we’ve

never had so many withdrawals,”

she said.

The inclusion of a trio of

15-year-olds was a positive as the

tournament regenerates, with

Callum Cox (Burnside), Jack

Bonner (Barrington United) and

Cooper Stumbles (Forbury Park,

Dunedin) representing the young

brigade.

The semi-finals and final

scheduled for Sunday.

Alert level 2 restrictions limit

the capacity of the club to 100

people for each of the three days

of competition.

Tournament details

can be found at www.

burnsidebowlingclub.com

Football

Cashmere Technical strive to

protect their silverware collection

on Sunday when Christchurch’s

dominant football club

seek to extend their tenure with

the English Cup to five successive

seasons.

The Mainland Premier League

and Southern League champions

play Christchurch United at

English Park on Sunday after

United beat Selwyn United 1-0

in Tuesday night’s semi-final.

Cashmere Technical advanced

to the Chatham Cup final for

the first time since winning the

trophy in 2014 with a 1-0 victory

over Wellington’s Western Suburbs

on Sunday.

Grass tennis courts a

priority at Wilding Park


A HISTORIC element of

Wimbledon has taken root

at Wilding Park with Tennis

Canterbury’s headquarters

now featuring grass courts to

succeed their earthquakeravaged

predecessors.

In deference to the sport’s

spiritual home, Wilding Park’s

nine grass courts are based on

the fescue/ryegrass mix traditionally

used at the All England

Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club

in London.

The regeneration of the

grass courts, which replace a

block wrecked by liquefaction

during the February 22, 2011,

earthquake, continues Tennis

Canterbury’s goal of replicating

the surfaces used by the sport’s

grand slam events.

Wilding Park already featured

the hardcourts associated with

the Australian and US Opens,

Yuya Taguchi broke the

deadlock in the 87th-minute, the

first goal Western Suburbs had

conceded in the competition.

“You always want those

chances dropping to the right

player, I don’t think there’d be

anyone as calm as Yuya in that

situation,” said head coach Dan

Schwarz.

Cashmere Technical will play

Wellington’s Miramar or North

Shore United, the other semifinal

is yet to be played due to

Covid-19 restrictions.

Meanwhile, a 92nd-minute

Ollie Sims winner for Selwyn

United against Nelson Suburbs

secured a 2-1 victory which enabled

the club to join Cashmere

Technical in the National League

after Christchurch United had

their progress thwarted by a 4-3

defeat to Dunedin’s South City

Royals.

Cricket

St Albans open the defence

of their premier grade men’s

two-day title at Sumner when

Christchurch Metro cricket gets

under way on Saturday.

The season was delayed for a

week because Covid-19 restrictions

meant an outfield renovation

programme could not be

completed.

Riccarton host Burnside

West University and Old Boys

Collegians and Merivale Papanui

- who replace the relegated

Marist Harewood – meet at

Elmwood Park. Sydenham enjoy

home ground advantage against

Lancaster Park.

with grass now ticked off, mirroring

the French Open’s red

clay of Roland Garros is the

next goal.

There are six court designated

for clay once funding is secured

and until then they will also be

grassed over.

The grass courts should be

used for the first time during

the third round of the men’s

and women’s premier grade

competition on October 31, but

they will not be reserved for

elite players.

“We’re trying to make sure

have everybody in the interclub

season has time on the courts,”

said Tennis Canterbury’s operations

manager Anthonie de

Heer.

However, one court will be

off limits to serve as a feature

court to enhance the club’s

prospects of hosting a Davis

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MY WIFE AND I have called it

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add, in comfort.

Nissan has just released a new

Navara, well, it’s a new shape with

a major overhaul inside, but the

mechanicals are largely a carryover.

That’s fine, the 2.3-litre

four-cylinder diesel engine is a

cracker in terms of sophistication,

so much so that Nissan must

have the other ute manufacturers

thinking hard about refinement.

The Navara also has a complex

rear suspension; gone are the

old leaf springs that are mostly

traditional with today’s pick-ups,

the Navara has a coil spring,

multiple-link set-up that locates

the live rear axle. It eliminates a

lot of the jiggle you get with utes

over uneven surfaces.

At the other end the twinturbocharged

diesel is rated by

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origins of this engine hark back to

Nissan’s early alliance with Renault

and that collaboration shows,

there are high power outputs and

a smoothness that’s hard to match.

There’s no lumpy diesel throb here,

it works away in a soft, silent manner

and is very responsive. Not

only do the power outputs impress

through its 2298cc displacement,

it is also a fuel miser.

Nissan claims a 7.6-litre per

100km combined cycle average.

My time with the evaluation

vehicle required a lot of inner-city

running around incorporating

those tasks I mentioned in my

FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE: Genuine off-road ability.

NISSAN NAVARA ST-X: Home appliances are easily catered for on the ute’s deck..

introduction. That being the

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In terms of transportation it

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seats don’t have a lot of rake but

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• Dimensions – Length,

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• Configuration – Fourcylinder,

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Nissan assures me supply is

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Church Notices

PAYING ATTENTION?

Coming events cast their shadows before them!

1. King David (beloveD) ruled God’s earthly kingdom. A

warring king, not permitted to build the temple. (1 Kings

5v3). Successor, King Solomon (beloveD, PeACeFUl) temple

builder. (verse 5). Jesus Christ, God’s beloveD son (Mark

1v11) greater than Solomon, (Matthew 12v42), at second

coming, will destroy his enemies and earth’s polluters (Rev:

11v18), build temple - followed by global peace.

2. Consider. A woman has 3 trimesters (successive

DIvISIoNS), then new birth. World War 1. balfour

Declaration, Jews promise a homeland. W.W.2, Nazi

holocaust. Incentive to return To THeIR oWN lAND.

(ezekiel 37v21).

TOMORROW’S NEW TODAY.

W.W.3 Russian Invasion (eZeK. 38v16). Divine destruction

(39v11). Rebuilt Israel’s borders from egypt’s river to River

euphrates (Genesis 15v18). Re-birth of God’s Kingdom.

Jerusalem centre of worship, law and education

(Isaiah 2vs2-4)

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www.keytothebible.org

Church Notices

Christian

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in Level 1

Home & Property appears every Thursday, delivered FREE

throughout Christchurch

For more information and bookings, contact Mike Fulham

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Landscaping enhances new

& existing homes

Building in a housing subdivision

invariably means the developer will

require you to submit a landscaping

plan along with your house design, to be

approved before building commences.

Just as important as considering

the features for your home will be

your outdoor setting. Indoor/outdoor

requirements will influence your choice

of house design and how it will be sited

on the section for a sunny yard and best

protection from prevailing winds like the

easterly. Having a second courtyard area

offering shelter from the north-west wind

is also an advantage in Selwyn.

A well thought out landscape plan will

also incorporate off-street parking space

for vehicles while ensuring your home

is attractive from the street. You might

want to factor in parking for a caravan,

motorhome or extra vehicles as well as a

turning circle for safe turning and exiting

your property (a legal requirement for

back sections).

The developer will only want to see a

landscape outline for the part of your

property which will be on view from the

street.

When choosing the design for your

home, address where you want hard

surfaces (driveway, paths and patios),

lawn, play areas and garden beds so it is

suitably positioned on the section. Even if

not all hard surface areas are completed at

the end of the build, knowing where they

will be located will be helpful.

If your build is nearing completion,

autumn is a good time to sow grass as the

cooler morning and evening dew assists

growth. As winter descends on us, ready

lawn is a better option at least at the front

Church Notices

NEW AGE CHRISTIAN

SPIRITUAL CENTRE

61 Grafton Street

Sunday 7pm

Address:

Shirley

Clairvoyance:

Shirley

Tuesday

1-1.45pm Healing

2pm Clairvoyance

All Welcome

Masks necessary

of the section, which the developer will

require to be completed before moving in.

Your backyard could be left until spring

(another good time for seeding a lawn)

if you are happy to put up with the mud

over winter.

When selling an existing home, putting

effort into landscaping your yard could

add value by presenting a good first

impression and attracting buyers.

You need not rip out overgrown

established plants. Selective culling and

pruning can make a huge difference

to the look of a garden. Avoid hacking

everything down low. Instead take out

sprawling branches and thin shoots,

leaving a solid trunk; planting flowers like

lobelia, primula, pansies and polyanthus

underneath for impact. Add a layer of

mulch and spray the lawn for weeds then

follow up with lawn fertiliser to give a lush

green look.

The first thing people see is your home’s

exterior – the cladding, colours and

landscaping. Putting effort into these

features has the potential to add value to

new and existing properties. A garden

need not be masses of work. Planning and

choosing the right plants for the location

and your lifestyle can create a relatively

low maintenance outdoor setting while

enhancing your home.


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selling your “As is Where is” home.

We have sold over

150 “As is Where is”

homes and we have

a huge database of

qualified buyers.

Phil & Holly Jones

Ph 03-382-2230

Phil 027 435 7711

Holly 027 222 0220

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Licensed (REAA 2008) Results Realty Ltd

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Deaths

WANA

Gladys Nukuhia

Peacefully passed

away at home on

Monday 4 October

Our beloved Mother,

Grandmother, Aunty,

Neice, Daughter, and

friend, was loved by

so many and Great

Gran Moko’s.

Tangi to be held

Friday 8 October

2pm Linwood

Crematorium.

For Sale

STEEL for sale all

sections, off cuts cut

lengths. siteweld@ xtra.

co.nz Ph 0274 508 785

Funeral Directors

Funeral Directors

direct

cremation

$2,000 GSt inclusive

(includes committal)

0800 27 28 29

www.mainland

crematorium.co.nz

Direct

Cremation

No frills, No Service,

No fuss, simply

straight to the crem.

Other options

available.

Ph: 379 0178

for our brochure

or email

office@undertaker.co.nz

No Service

Cremation

$2,000

Family Funeral with Cremation $3,950

Chapel - 35 people, casket, hearse, cremation fees

Phone 0800 804 663 - 24 Hour Availability

Email: info@justfunerals.co.nz

christchurch.justfunerals.co.nz

Garage Sales

HILLMORTON 28A

Torrens Rd, Sat 9am -

1pm. H/hold items, w/

machine, fold out bed,

kitchen items, etc.

OPAWA

Butler Street. Saturday.

Signs out 8am - 12 noon.

Kitchenware, clothes,

Boxed gifts

Gardening

& Supplies

Gardener available for

maintenance, weeding

pruning, spraying,

planting, advice. Qual &

exp. Ph Richard 0274 918

234, 03 349 4022

PETE’S GARDENING

SERVICE

Gardening, rubbish

removal, cleanups, expert

pruning, hedge trimming,

tree cutting, good rates,

no job too big or too

small, half the price of

a franchise. Ph 027 551

4118

ROTARY HOE your

vege garden for Spring

& Summer crops. Free

quotes. Ph Murray 027

694 5275

Pets & Supplies

CATS UNLOVED

can help with the cost

of desexing your cat.

catsunloved@xtra.co.nz

CATS UNLOVED

can help with the cost

of desexing your cat.

catsunloved@xtra.co.nz

Personals

LADIES.If you are

looking for a single gent

who is neat & tidy, ex prof,

has own home, honest,

genuine & loyal, warm

affectionate & tactile,

retired & still active

contact me on 027 659

4425.You would be slim,

spunky & a non smoker &

over 55 yrs old.

Male 59 seeks lady any

age / size for intimate fun.

021 146 8156

Real Estate

PRIVATE

BUYERS

Want house

and land within

4kms of CBD

Over 600sqm

Phone

0275 415 252

HOME WANTED 3-4

bedrooms. Looking in Nor

West areas, Beckenham

or Somerfield. Prefer

permanent material brick

and post 1990 build. Don’t

mind if it needs some TLC

- anything considered.

Cashed up buyer. Phone

021 372 479

Trades & Services

House & Garden

Property services Ltd

Tree & hedge trimming

Stump grinding

Gardening

Landscaping

Gutter cleaning

All aspects of

property maintenance

CALL us 021 405 277

EXPERIENCED

GARDENER

(Kevin Garnett)

30 Years

Christchurch Botanic

Gardens.

ALL landscape

work done.

Maintenance, pruning,

tidy up, lawn work,

landscape planning

and planting etc.

Free Quotes

Phone 348 3482

• Driveways

• All concrete

• Building

• Decorating

Licenced builder

Phone John: 027 224 2831

www.dohertybuilders.co.nz


Trusted Trades & Professionals

To advertise: 379 1100 or star.class@starmedia.kiwi

Trades & Services

CAR REMOVALS

DRIVEWAYS

ELECTRICIAN

CASH PAID

FOR DAMAGED

CARS & TRUCKS

Exposed Aggregate

Stamped Concrete Plain

Concrete Resurfacing

Things we offer...

Competitive/affordable pricing

Attention to detail

Professional service

free quotes/insurance scopes

Contact for a free quote

phone 027 331 0400

dave@davesimpsonelectrical.co.nz

davesimpsonelectrical.co.nz

“I WILL TURN UP

WHEN I SAY I WILL”

Need a certified and reliable plumber for filtration

systems or hot water cylinder replacement?

Bathroom upgrades or refurbishments?

Phone or text

details to

021 1056 797 - 24/7

Cell 0278 145 848

www.drivecrete.co.nz

Experienced Domestic Electrician

Quality Workmanship

• New Build

• Renovations

• Fault finding

• Power

• Lighting

• Switchboards

FREE CALL

TEXT

EMAIL

0508 H2O BOY

426 269

027 245 5100

NICK@NICKJONESPLUMBING.CO.NZ

Excavations

• Driveways

• Car Parks

• Site Cleaning

• Demolition

• Farm Tracks

• Drain Cleaning

• Stump & Hedge

Removal

• Asphalt Concrete

Wide range

of truckS

for a free quote

on your next project

Phone Steve on

021 338 247

• Tennis Courts &

Swimming Pools

• Chip Seal Driveways

• Diggers – 2 Ton

up to 20 Ton

• Excavators

• Bobcat & Drilling

• For Posthole &

Fence hole

free

quote

PAINTING & PlAsTerING

FURNITURE

EXCLUSIVE. STYLISH.

HANDCRAFTED.

Solid timber furniture

A fantastic range

of traditional and

contemporary

furniture designs.

We can also help you

with any custom made

furniture requirements.

19 Elgin St, Sydenham. Ph: (03) 366 9219

www.gavincoxfurniture.co.nz

PLUMBER

landscaping

Landscape

Construction and

Garden Maintenance

You can have your gardens, trees,

shrubs, plants and lawns maintained to look their best

all year round, for a great price.

Residential & Commercial Landscaping

• Maintenance • Pruning • Reconstruction & Rejuvenation

• Rental Property and Commercial Maintenance

• Pre-Sale Tidy-Ups

New Home Landscaping

Lawns • Gardens • Decks • Paving • Water Features

• Quality • Value for money • Experienced • Punctual

• Professional • Flexible • Knowledgeable • Reliable

Call Ross Legg - 027 222 0388

Email ross@revivelandscaping.co.nz

www.revivelandscaping.co.nz

Trades & Services

PAINTING

older painter

for older houses

50 years in trade

“All the skills”

GST FREE

Contact Jimmy Bell

0211221487

Trades & Services

rooF

painting

by Certified Tradesman

Book now

and receive

20% discount.

Rope and harness

a speciality.

No scaffolding

required.

30 years

experience.

Free quotes,

call Craig

021 060 2392

• PAINTING • TILING

• PLASTERING

• WALLPAPERING

Phone Kevin Steel

• Interior/Exterior

• New Homes & Repaints

• Quality workmanship assured

• Correct preparation always undertaken

• 20+ years experience

• Earthquake repairs

(Painting/Plastering/Wallpapering/Tiling)

Ph 027 216 8946

www.facebook.com/kevinsteelpainters&decorators

Email: kpsteel@xtra.co.nz

PLUMBER

NEED A PLUMBER

Call us now for fast friendly service.

Get your problems sorted out

quick smart - on time!!

Phone

Eugene

now.

Phone 03 377 1280 | Mobile 021 898 380

NEED A PLUMBER?

• Father & son Plumbing

Business with over 40

years experience.

• Bathroom alterations a

specialty.

• Cylinder replacements.

• We do all small jobs.

SCRAP METAL

Dominion Trading Co Ltd

• Scrap metal buyers

• Canterbury owned & operated

• Top prices paid $$$

• Open Saturday morning

Open Mon-Fri 8am – 4.30pm Sat. 8.30am-12.30pm

www.happyscrappy.co.nz

03 343 9993 333 Blenheim Rd

Call us now for fast friendly service.

Get your problems sorted out

quick smart - on time!!

THOMSON PLUMBING

Phone Eugene now.

Phone 03 377 1280 | Mobile 021 898 380

WINDOW TINTING

tintawindow

advanced film solutions

99% uv block

fade protection

heat control

reduce glare

25 Years Experience

privacy films

frosting designs

non-darkening films

Workmanship Guaranteed

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films

UV

block

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts

03 365 3653 0800 368 468

30 years + experience

Older house

restorations:

no problem!

Quotes: FREE!

Rates: Reasonable

Paint supplied at

trade price!

NO JOB TOO SMALL

Light industrial also

Roger Brott

Painter & Decorator

021-1966-311

ROOF

PAINTING 24/7

Rope & harness

a speciality,

no scaffolding

required,

30 years of

breathtaking

experience.

FREE QUOTES

20% OFF other

roof quotes

Exterior staining,

exterior painting,

water blasting.

Moss and mould

treatment $300.

Phone Kevin

027 561 4629

Trades & Services

repairs, bathroom/shower

From $60 Spring Clean

Edwards 027 259 6741.

foundations, ph 342 9340

50 yrs exp. Bathrooms,

Free quotes. Discount for

pensioners. Ph Mike 03

Decks, T & G Flooring,

Free Quotes. Bennet &

AAA HANDYMAN

licensed carpenter

LBP, all property and

building maintenance,

installations, with free

quotes 03 383 1927 or 027

245 5226 ciey@xtra.co.nz

AA SHOWER

CLEANING

now!. Ph 021 022 824 85

ARBORIST

Qualified. Copper

Beech Tree Services.

Tree removal, pruning,

height reduction, hedge

trimming, shaping, tree

planting, firewood. Free

quote.Contact Angus

copperbeechtreeservices@

gmail.com

BRICK & BLOCK

LAYING

all restoration work

and new work plus

or 021 853 033

BUILDER QUALIfIED

Kitchens, Renovations,

Repairs & Extensions

980 9771 or 027 2266 930

BUILDER QUALIfIED

Villa Restoring, New

Homes, Weatherboards.

Sons Ltd Sam 027 496-

9362 or Tony 027 224-

0374

The Star Classifieds

Trades & Services

Re Roofing

Roof Repairs

Spouting

Approved Age Concern provider

Over 30 years experience

Licensed Building Practitioner

N A BARRELL

ROOFING LTD

Ph: 0275 389 415

Email: nabroofing@xtra.co.nz

Trades & Services

BUILDER,

HANDYMAN,

MAINTENANCE

Have peace of mind with

a fully qualified owner

operater LBP. Available

for all jobs around the

home, commercial or

rental property (extremely

experienced in Healthy

Homes Reporting and

all Remedial works) Call

Chris on 027 3888 211

BUILDER

New builds, alterations,

decks, fencing. 30 yrs in

the trade has given me

ability to build to a high

standard. Free quotes. Ph

Brent 027 241 7471

CARPET LAYING

Exp. Repairs, uplifting,

relaying, restretching.

Phone John on 0800

003181, 027 240 7416

jflattery@xtra.co.nz

CARPENTER/

BUILDER

Licensed Building

Practitioner no. 100981.

All carpentry & building

repairs & maintenance.

Alterations & property

upgrades.Laundries /

bathroom / kitchens

replaced. Specialising in

replacement of all rotten

timber, fascia boards,

window, windowsills etc.

John Sandford, ph 329

4616, mob 027 5189 598

johnsandford2@gmail.

com

COMPUTER REPAIRS

FAST

Friendly experienced

techs available to help you

now. Christchurch based.

All work guaranteed.

Computer Help 0800 349

669

Need it?

Rent it!

No Bond

Free Delivery

Free Repair

Great Student Deals

Canterbury Owned & Operated

Free Call Now:

0800 717 000

CONCRETE CUTTING

Affordable Concrete

Cutting with Quality, and

removal work. Free quote.

No job to small. Phone 027

442-2219, Fax 359-6052

a/h 359- 4605

ELECTRICIAN

All types of domestic

& commercial work

undertaken, new housing,

alterations, extensions,

ranges, security lights,

quick response, efficient

service, free quotes,

city -wide. No call out

fee. M/S, 8-5. Call Pat

Barrett 03 359 2087/ 027

7331384.

ELECTRICIAN

Prompt & reliable

registered electrician

with 24 years experience

for all residential and

commercial work, new

housing and switch board

replacements. Phone Chris

027 516 0669

ELECTRICIAN

Available, 30 years

experience,

start, competitive rate,

ph Brian 027 433 9548

No Call out fee

ELECTRICIAN

Trades & Services

Trades & Services

Or Apply Online:

www.a4r.co.nz

immediate

Registered, electrical

installation and repairs,

Gorbie Electrical, ph 021

026 73375 or 03 322 4209

ELECTRICIAN

Available, 30 years

experience, immediate

start, competitive rate,

ph Brian 027 433 9548

No Call out fee

ELECTRICIAN (REG))

Prompt, quality. Call Jack

027 206 0080

Trades & Services

HANDY - DAN

General Handyman for

all your maintenance

requirements. I specialise

in fences and decking, also

do spouting cleans and

repairs and everyday home

maintenance. NO JOB TO

BIG OR SMALL I can do

it all, please don’t hesitate

to call me on 022 600 7738

for a no obligation free

quote.

HANDYMAN

For all those odd jobs. Ph

027 294 1508

HOME CLEANING

SERVICES

Regular Weekly or

Fortnightly. Ring Vivien

at 03 365 8422 for free

quotation

LANDSCAPING

Paving, Lawns, Irrigation,

Decking, Fencing.

Kanga & small digger

services. Check out Squire

Landscaping on facebook.

FREE QUOTES. Ph

Arthur 347-8796, 027

220-7014 Edwin 027 220-

7154

LAWN CUTTING &

HEDGE TRIMMING

SERVICES

30 yrs + exp. Ph Jerry 021

037 4138

LAWNMOWING

Weeding, pruning, outdoor

tidyup’s. Call Phil 021 661

246 for your free quote.

MOBILE CAR

CLEANING SERVICES

We come to you where

ever you are. Ring us

at 03 281 8054 for free

quotation.

ODD JOB SPECIALIST

Small jobs specialists.

eg: drippy taps, sticky

doors, locks, spouting/

fence repairs Discount for

pensioners.

Ph 390 1565 or 022 5275

668. Avail now.

PAINTER,QUALIFIED

local professional, Int /

Ext,roofs,wallpaper, call

or text Corban 027 846

5035

PAINTING

Indoor / Outdoor, over 30

yrs exp, same day quotes,

ph Steve 021 255 7968

PAINTING

PLASTERING

Free quotes. Int/ext &

roof painting Family run

business, work guaranteed.

Pensioner discounts. Ph

Kerin or Paul 022 191

7877 or 379-1281. Website

www.swedekiwipainting.

co.nz

PAINTING

Small - Medium jobs

Free quotes Ph 027 294

1508.

PAINTER

CARPENTER

Repairs. Free quotes.

Ph Joe 0220 916 671

PAINTER

CARPENTER

Repairs. Free quotes. Ph

Joe 0220 916 671

PLASTERING (INT)

and small painting jobs

Experience and

Excellence. Small to

Medium job specialists

in all aspects of Interior

Plastering. Please call Tim

022 5380959

PLASTERER

Phone Finn for all your

interior plastering needs.

No job too small -

renovations, alterations,

holes & cracks. Free

quotes. I’ll beat any quote

by 10% .25 yrs exp. Canty

born. Ph 022 087 4351


• Phone our local team 03 379 1100 • Email star.class@starmedia.kiwi

Trades & Services

PLUMBER

A Top Plumbing job

completed at a fair price,

all work guaranteed, ph

Brian 021 112-3492 or 03

960 7673

QEII COLLISION

REPAIRS

Free Courtesy Cars

(conditions apply),All

Insurance work, Rust

Repairs & Private work.

Spray-painting.

Free pickup & delivery.

Ph. 03 388 5187

REMOVALS

Small furniture removals,

have own van, can fit

various types of whiteware

appliances, some furn,

bedding, boxes etc, honest

& reliable, any area

considered, also rubbish

removals, ph Chch 027

380 4934

ROOFING

All Roof repairs, Roof

painting, moss treatments,

Gutter cleaning 10 + yrs

exp, free quotes 24 / 7, Ph

027 516 6609

SPOUTING CLEANING

SPECIALIST

Entire spouting system

cleared. Single or 2 storey.

Jo 021 164 0365

SPOUTING CLEANING

Spouting Unblocked,

Cleaned Out and Flushed

Out, Call Trevor 332 8949

or 021 043 2034

SPOUTING

Select Spouting

The PVC specialist.

Repairs & replacement. Ph

022 197 2351

STUMP GRINDING

Best price guarantee Tony

0275 588 895

TREE SERVICES

Free quotes 20+ yrs exp.

Tree, hedge or shrub

- reduction, shaped or

removed. Ph/text Paul

The Branch Manager

0274314720

TREE SERVICES

Specialist tree pruning

& shaping. Also tidy

ups- eg cabbage trees. Ph

Hugh “The Little Green

Groomer”

Ph 021 275 5445

TREE SERVICES

Hedges, shrubs, tree

trimming & rubbish

removal. Phone for free

quotes 022 540 4900

WINDOW CLEANING

Average 3 brm house

inside or out from $45.

Both from $80 Phone

Trevor 344-2170

WINDOW CLEANING

Brown & White Ltd.

Family owned since 2001.

Ph Paul 027 229 3534

WINDOW CLEANING

Brown & White Ltd.

Family owned since 2001.

Ph Paul 027 229 3534

Tuition

COMPUTER LESSONS

avail for computer, IPad,

or Mobile. Please contact

Jobee 027 290 9246 www.

computertutor.nz

Wanted To Buy

WANTED

SLEEPOUTS

Sleepouts Galore

Buyers and sellers of

relocatable buildings

11 Brixton Street, Hornby

Phone: 349 9633

Wanted To Buy

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

ALWAYS

BUYING

Estates, China,

Antiques, Art, Royal

Albert, Royal Doulton

etc. Best Prices,

Free Appraisal. Call

Rob at 349-4229 or

027 299 7232

academyantiques.co.nz

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

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,

mountineering,

fishing,childrens.

Ph 354 1621

Estate Clothing. Sharon

0272222425

MILITARIA Any

country, firearms,

uniforms, badges, medals,

memoribilia, WW2 or

earlier ph 338-9931

Wanted To Buy

TOOLS, Garden garage,

saw benches, Lathes. Cash

buyer Phone 355-2045

Wanted To Rent

MALE WANTING ONE,

bdrm Apartment or flat

urgentlly $300 Call Dan

021 02217486

Situations Vacant

CLEANERS

REQUIRED

TEAM LEADER

Avonhead Area

Monday – Friday

3pm-6pm approx

We are looking for

cleaners to join our

commercial cleaning

team.

You will need to pass a

Security Check and you

MUST have your

own transport.

Must be eligible to work

in New Zealand.

Please email your

Application to

csc@totalcanterbury.co.nz

or phone 338 9056

Visit our website:

totalcanterbury.co.nz

Please advise which job

when emailing your CV.

CLEANERS

REQUIRED

Burnside Area

Monday – Friday

4.30pm-8pm approx

Avonhead Area

Monday – Friday

3pm-6pm approx

Hoon Hay Area

Monday – Friday

3pm-6pm

Airport Area

Monday – Friday

6pm-8pm

We are looking for

cleaners to join our

commercial cleaning

team.

You will need to pass a

Security Check and you

MUST have your

own transport.

Must be eligible to work

in New Zealand.

Please email your

Application to

csc@totalcanterbury.co.nz

or phone 338 9056

Visit our website:

totalcanterbury.co.nz

Please advise which job

when emailing your CV.

Vehicles Wanted

Public Notices

Wakeboarding

Competition

Wake NZ is making an application

to reserve Lake Ruataniwha on

22nd-23rd January 2022 between

the hours of 8.00am and 6.30pm

for a closed event (Wakeboarding

Competition), all other Waitaki

lakes are unaffected.

We are required to consult

publicly for this proposed

closure, any comments

please send to

info@wakenz.co.nz

prior to the

7th December 2021

Senior Citizens

Outings

with Companion Driving Service Ltd

KAIKOURA - PICTON -

CHRISTCHURCH

2 night / 3 day special including the mail

boat run up the Queen Charlotte Sounds

- easy boat seating - walking frames ok

- Dinner, Bed, Breakfast on both nights

- boat fare and return journey on Tranz

Pacific Train. Coach and train hostess

travels with you. Departs Tues 19 Oct.

Our price $996.00

PHONE PETER ON 0800 453 873

for info and bookings.

COMPANION DRIVING SERVICE LTD.

CAR REMOVALS

$$CASH PAID$$

CARS, VANS, UTES & 4X4 WANTED

NZ OWNED AND OPERATED FOR 24 YEARS

We use world class vehicle depollution systems

0800 77 80 80

www.pickapart.co.nz

WALTER P. MOORE

AND ASSOCIATES, INC.

COMPANY NUMBER -

7659697

NOTICE OF

INTENTION TO

CEASE CARRYING

ON BUSINESS IN

NEW ZEALAND

Notice is given under

section 341(1)(a) of the

Companies Act 1993

that Walter P. Moore and

Associates, Inc. (Company

Number 7659697) intends

to cease carrying on

business in New Zealand

and will apply to the

Registrar of Companies

for removal from the

New Zealand Register

of Overseas Companies

not earlier than three

months from the date of

publication of this notice.

Address and contact for

enquiries: Fiona Seal, EY

Law Limited, 2 Takutai

Square, Britomart,

Auckland,1140, New

Zealand. Telephone +64

27 208 7491.


SUBJECT TO

ALERT LEVEL 2

RESTRICTIONS

To add a listing, contact

Jo Fuller 03 364 7425 or

027 458 8590

jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi

www.star.kiwi/whatson

BRIDIE'S BAR & BISTRO

RESTAURANT & CAFÉ

WE ARE OPEN

SENIORS SPECIAL $23

2 Courses: Soup/Roast or Roast/Dessert

Special available lunch only. Mon-Sat 12pm - 2.30pm.

KIDS 2 COURSE SPECIAL $13

Great Kids menu, plus designated play area.

Open daily from 6.30am

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

SPORTS BAR & TAB OPEN DAILY FROM 11AM

The

RACECOURSE HOTEL

& Motorlodge

118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn,

Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150

www.racecoursehotel.co.nz

NEW

SEASON

MENU

OUT NOW!

BOOK YOUR

TABLE NOW!

BRIDIE'S BAR & BISTRO

The Garden Restaurant

WE SERVE YOU

Come on down!

WE ARE OPEN DAILY FROM 9AM

PAVILION

CAFE

OPEN 9AM-5PM

NEW

BREAKFAST

MENU

ALL DAY

BREAKFASTS

LEGENDS

BAR

EXCITING NEW

MENU OUT NOW!

TAB

Manned terminal

Thursday - Sunday

Normal Hours

WEDNESDAY

13 OCTOBER

11.30am - 2pm

SOLD OUT

Tickets on sale now

RAFFLES

ARE BACK ON!

Wed, Thu, Fri,

Sat & Sun inclusive

3.30pm-5.30pm

& also Saturday

11.30am-1.30pm

SHUTTLE VAN OPERATING

POOL TABLES CLOSED

17 CARMEN RD.

PH. 03 349 9026

WWW.HORNBYWMC.CO.NZ

Buffet @Your Table

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


christchurch

GIG GUIDE

Thursday 7 to Wednesday 13 October 2021

SUBJECT TO ALERT LEVEL 2 RESTRICTIONS

12 BAR, 342 St Asaph St: Friday 8pm - King Tubbs.

Saturday 8pm - Willie McArthur One Man Band.

Wednesday 7pm - Quiz.

A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St: Thursday

7.30pm - NZ Battle of the Bands Chch Heat 1,

presales/eventfinda $10, door $15. Friday 8pm - NZ

Battle of the Bands Chch Heat 2, presales/eventfinda $10,

door $15. Saturday 8.30pm - Ruby Fusion, free. Sunday

4pm - Dames Do Dylan 'The Lesser Spotted Bob Tits'

return of the fabulous show celebrating Bob Dylan's 80th

Birthday, feat. Izzy Miller Bell; Lynette Diaz; Lisa Tui;

Eileen Reid; Susan Grant; Mary Rushton, $20 entry (cash

only). 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 -

Amber & Maz. Saturday 8.30pm - Caitlin Joy. Wednesday

9.30pm - Open Mic.

CHRISTCHURCH FOLK MUSIC CLUB, 29 Domain

Tce : Sunday 7.30pm - Sonia Wilson & Nigel Gavin, $20

entry.

DUTCH DRAMA GROUP, Everglades, 637

Marshland Rd: Friday 16 & Saturday 17 October -

Toenail Culture Ale presents Lockdown 'Nooit te oud om

dromen na te jagen', tickets $20.

FAT EDDIES, 76 Hereford St: Thursday 6pm - Ed's

Jazz Club presents The Michael Gorden Octet, tickets

$15; 8pm - Funky City Duo. Friday 7pm - Voxy Duo;

10pm - House of Groove. Saturday 7pm - Nick & Dan;

10pm - Black & Gold.

LITTLE BROWN JUG, 290 Wairakei Rd: Friday

7pm - Flat City Brotherhood.

MICKY FINN'S, 85a Hereford St: Friday 10.30pm -

Uncovered. Saturday 10.30pm - Re-Alignment.

MOON UNDER WATER, 152 Somerfield St:

Sunday 2.30pm - Sunday Sesh feat. Nick Jackman.

SULLIVANS IRISH PUB, 291 Lincoln Rd: Thursday

7.30pm - Americana & Bluegrass Jam Session.

Wednesday 7pm - Willie's Open Mic.

THE BOG IRISH BAR, 50 Victoria St: Friday 10pm -

B&G Trio Sunday 4pm - Elly & Friends with Libby Scott

& Hannah-Grace; 7pm - Open Mic.

THE BOWER, New Brighton Rd: Sunday 3.30pm -

Mandi Miller Band.

THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd: Friday 7.30pm -

Open Mic & Jam. Wednesday 9pm - Titanic (Kevin

Emmett, Nick Buchanan, and Peter K Malthus).

THE LOONS BAR, 16 Canterbury St, Lyttelton:

Wednesday 8pm - Al P & his P.A.L's (Downstairs Bar).

THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd: Friday 9pm -

Easy listening tunes by The Meaniez. Saturday 8pm -

Lance Kiwi Karaoke. Tuesday 7pm - Quiz. Wednesday

7.30pm - Lance Kiwi Karaoke.

THE TURF, 6 Inwoods Rd: Thursday 7pm - Willie

McArthur.

WUNDERBAR LYTTELTON, 19 London St:

Wednesday 7pm - Jam Night.

EVERYONE

WELCOME!

we are

open

FROM 11AM

BISTRO

BOTH SIDES OPEN

Order at counter & staff will

bring meals to your table.

RAFFLES

WEDNESDAY 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 -

NO SNOOKER

NO DARTS

NO SECTIONS

NO MEMBERSHIP DRAW

quiz &

housie

START NEXT WEEK

THURSDAY

14th October

THE ENTERTAINMENT HUB OF THE NORTH!

WATCH

THIS

SPACE!

« EVENTS COMING UP «

(COVID LEVELS PERMITTING)

Level 1

DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED!

AS SOON AS WE SHIFT

BACK TO LEVEL 1

WE WILL BE CELEBRATING!

Friday 1 October SHOW

POSTPONED

ABBA+80s

NEW LEVEL 1 DATE

TO BE ANNOUNCED

Sat 30 Oct SHOW POSTPONED until

SATURDAY 5 FEB 2022

CLIFF RICHARD

TRIBUTE SHOW

FEATURING INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINER

DAVID LAPLANCHE

DIRECT FROM QUEENSLAND

SATURDAY 5 FEB 2022, 7.30PM

113 RAVEN QUAY | P 03 327 7884 | WWW.KAIAPOICLUB.CO.NZ


Village centre

now open!

Image indicative only

Summerset at Avonhead’s village centre

is now open!

Our brand-new village centre is the heart of our village,

providing a multi-purpose community hub and a

spectacular range of resort-style facilities.

Our village centre is also home to our fully-certified,

industry-leading memory care centre especially

designed for those living with dementia, and our serviced

apartments which are selling now from just $350,000.*

We’d love to show you around at one of our October Open

Days. Open Day tour numbers are limited in Alert Level

Two, so call Anne today on 03 357 3202 to secure your

spot, or to book a private appointment.

Village Centre

Open Days

Every Sunday in October

10am - 3pm

Summerset at Avonhead

120 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead

03 357 3202

*Licence to occupy.

If we are in Alert Level 2, an RSVP will be required due to

restricted numbers, please call the sales manager to RSVP.

For event information, visit www.summerset.co.nz/events

03 357 3202 | summerset.co.nz/avonhead

SUM3430_8X8

RUBY HEWITT has been hitting

the slopes since she was just threeyears-old,

and her hard work is

se to pay off as she prepares to pit

The 15-year-old has been chosen

to compete a the 2022 Freeride

This will be the firs taste of

international competition for

the Rangi Ruru student, who last

month won the under-18 women’s

ski category a the New Zealand

junior freeride nationals.

Being selected to represent New

Zealand in Europe came as a shock

to her, because usually, those who

were chosen were in their final year

Mike Pero Real Estate Ltd Licensed REAA (2 08)

Ph: 343 3661 | 4 Yaldhurst Rd

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2021 Connecting Your Local Community

starnews.co.nz

Heading to

the school of

hard knocks

Page 5 Pages 6 & 7

Art gives new

lease on life for

cancer patient

Influenza vaccines

now available

OPEN 7 DAYS

Thursday, October 7, 2021 | Christchurch’s best read and largest circulating newspaper

Ruby’s chance to jump

on the world stage

Rangi Ruru

teen to

take on the

best skiers

www.riccartonclinic.co.nz

• By Fiona Ellis

her skills agains the world’s best

young skiers.

Junior World Championships in

Europe.

of the junior category.

• Turn to page 8

Catering

Platters

&

Available to order

for all occasions

OPEN 7 DAYS Cnr Cranford St & Innes Rd

P: 03 355 6921 E: cafe@kiddscakes.co.nz

www.kiddscakes.co.nz (34 on site car parks)

Cooking is an art form,

AIRBORNE: Rangi Ruru Girls’ School year 11 student, Ruby Hewitt, 15, has been named in the New Zealand freeride team

that will compete in the extreme sports event in Europe next year. PHOTO: MARK BRIDGWATER

Baking fresh each day since 1986

TARIQ IS A

HOUSESOLD

NAME

Tariq Kundan

0800 700 111

tariq@mikepero.com

Christchurch Central

an expression of life.

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. Beer, wine and juice are included.

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!

oN-sITE ACCoMModATIoN Is AVAIlABlE!

10 Whitchurch Place, Harewood | Phone 03 359 8917 | www.asiancookschool.co.nz

Don’t want to learn how to cook your own? See over the page and

you can enjoy authentic tastes of Asia at one of our restaurants!

PLUS - BOOK OR ORDER FROM ANY OF OUR RESTAURANTS ONLINE

AND YOU COULD WIN A COOKING CLASS FOR 2!! VALUED AT $198

HAlSwell

Only a 10 minute drive from Beckenham

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.

Book your table online!

Order takeaways online!

Open 7 days from 5pm - 8.30pm • 265 Halswell Road, Halswell • 03 260 1799 • www.hoianhouse.co.nz

PAPANUI

Thai Garden

Simple, yet adventurous

Thai Garden is about fun, fresh food that

combines the best of Asian flavours. We offer

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 a 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

BeckeNHAm

Commi

Food for the people!

We believe that sharing is caring. A fresh,

fast and casual dining experience for

everyone to enjoy!



Open 7 days from 5pm - 8.30pm • Cnr Somerfield/Colombo Streets • 03 366 8844 • www.commi.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

To view our menus, go to our website www.agh.co.nz





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