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journo leaves
Afghanistan
– page 3
Modelling shows dire
number of Covid cases
• By Susan Sandys
IF THE RATE of spread in New
Zealand’s current Covid-19
outbreak continues, there will
be about 160 cases a day by early
next month.
Based on this modelling by
Canterbury University maths
Professor Michael Plank
yesterday, there will be more
than 110 hospitalisations a week.
Yesterday there were 55
new Covid-19 cases, taking
the total in the current outbreak
to 1719. There are 32 cases in
hospital, six are in intensive
care unit or high dependency
unit.
It comes as a petition by
Christchurch mayoral
candidate Phil Mauger to
create a border around the
South Island reached more
than 2350 signatures yesterday
afternoon.
However, experts have
said such a border would be
impossible to seal off and would
only buy weeks before Covid-19
arrives.
Plank said the current
outbreak was seeing cases
roughly doubling about every
12 days. If that trend continued,
there would be about 160 cases a
day by early November.
• Turn to page 4
• By Susan Sandys
ALL HIS friends have been
vaccinated, but Ruben Johnson
has been avoiding it.
However, the 15-year-old
got his first Covid-19 jab
yesterday, from Rene van Eck,
at a walk-in mobile clinic at
Haeata Community Campus
in Aranui.
“A little, not that much,” was
Ruben’s assessment of how
much the needle had hurt. He
said he was glad to be a new
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
sign-up to the nationwide
immunisation campaign,
for the simple reason that,
now, he “might not get Covid.”
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• By Chris Barclay
INTREPID Christchurchborn
journalist Charlotte Bellis
has ended her assignment in
Taliban-controlled Afghanistan,
as threats against news media
from the war-torn country’s
rulers escalate.
Bellis returned to the headquarters
of Qatar-based broadcaster
Al Jazeera last month,
shortly after the first commercial
flight since the Taliban regime
began in August landed in the
capital Kabul.
The 35-year-old, employed as
the network’s senior producer
for Afghanistan, recorded the arrival
of a Qatar Airways service
on September 9 via social media
and is believed to have boarded
the return flight to Doha a day
later.
A relieved Bruce Bellis
confirmed his daughter was no
longer in Afghanistan.
“They [Al Jazeera] pulled her
out, she’s back in [the capital]
Doha. It’s not conducive for
women being in a Talibancontrolled
area, you’ll be aware
of their views regarding women,”
he said.
Bellis was already stationed in
Kabul when the current regime
swept to power and initially
opted to stay because her nationality
and employer – then
regarded sympathetically by the
Taliban – offered a measure of
security.
She was provided with
escorts from the Taliban
when leaving the sanctuary
of Al Jazeera’s accommodation
to report
on mass evacuations of
US and other foreign
military and civilians.
Bellis had also built
a strong network
of contacts
within the
Taliban since
she began
covering
Afghanistan
in 2017, but
last month
the attitude
to foreign
journalists
hardened.
On
September
12, Bellis noted
the change on her
Twitter feed, advising
her 32,000 followers:
In August
(Taliban) tells
international media
we welcome
criticism as we
want to improve,
we just ask you
to report fairly
and objectively.
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Tiny Shops get fright from council email
• By John Cosgrove
CITY COUNCIL staff quickly
rescinded an unauthorised
email exploring the potential to
shut down and sell some assets
of the Linwood Village Tiny
Shops complex.
Urban design, regeneration
and heritage manager Carolyn
Ingles said an email about
decommissioning the Tiny
Shops was inadvertently sent
to community groups from the
council.
“However, this was a staff
error. There is no immediate
plan to decommission Tiny
Shops,” Ingles said.
The Linwood Village at 108
Stanmore Rd, is managed by
Te Whare Roimata Trust and
co-ordinator Jenny Smith said
initially the news came as a bit
of a shock.
“We know this is a timelimited
project but people were
a bit stressed when we first
heard of the email circulating.
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Christchurch with
TVNZ in 2009,
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Sky News and
the BBC
before
joining Al
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EXIT: Taliban fighters watch
from the end of the runway
at Kabul airport as a military
plane takes off.
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Overcoming the fear
• From page 1
Ruben’s mother Justine, a
teacher at the school, brought
her son and his 14-year-old
sister, India, who both go to
Papanui High School, in to get
their first jabs. While India had
been on board with the need to
be vaccinated, Ruben had taken
some convincing, due to his dislike
of injections.
The two teenagers were among
16 people vaccinated at the
Haeata clinic, which was open
from 11.30am-2pm.
Whanau Ora Community
Clinic clinical lead Mani Beniwal
said she believed the low
turnout was due to yesterday’s
poor weather and school holidays.
Whanau Ora was now planning
one clinic each week at the
school in school hours, noon-
2pm, over the next three weeks.
She said the aim was to attract
Haeata Community Campus
students and their families,
considering it was likely that not
all of the school community had
been vaccinated.
Jadah Coffin, head girl at
Haeata, was supported by fellow
student Isabel Froom, as she
got her second jab at the clinic
yesterday.
Like Ruben, all her friends
were on board with being vaccinated.
Nevertheless, Jadah was aware
the school’s catchment area had
one of the lowest vaccination
HAPPY AS: India and
Ruben Johnson, with
mother Justine, were
among 16 vaccinated
at Haeata Community
Campus yesterday.
Left – Head girl Jadah
Coffin (right), and fellow
student Isabel Froom, are
now fully vaccinated.
rates in the country. She believed
this was more to do with access
issues than resistance. Single
parents and other busy members
of the community could find
it difficult to get to vaccination
clinics, she said.
CDHB well placed
to manage cases
• From page 1
He said about 10 per cent of
cases were requiring hospital care
in the current outbreak. With 160
new cases per day, 16 a day going
to hospital would put “immense
stress” on the country’s
healthcare system.
“I think we are on a knifeedge
in the sense that cases are
clearly growing and the outbreak
is clearly getting bigger,” Plank
said.
Plank said that “hopefully”
getting more people vaccinated
would slow that rate down.
However, a fellow modelling
expert said it was too late for
New Zealand to vaccinate its
way out of the growth phase of
the epidemic, and there was a
strong case for return to level 4
lockdown in Auckland.
Dr Dion O’Neale at the
University of Auckland said
the current outbreak was not a
random spike.
“In such a situation it is very
tough to vaccinate our way out
of the growing case numbers,”
O’Neale said.
It took a couple of weeks for
fully vaccinated people to develop
a full immune response, during
which time several generations
of Covid-19 infections could get
under way.
Currently about 56 per cent of
the eligible population is fully
vaccinated.
“There’s a strong case to be
made for a temporary return
to alert level 4 in Auckland
as a circuit-breaker to limit
transmission for a few weeks
while we try to get as many
people vaccinated as possible,”
O’Neale said.
Canterbury District Health
Board senior responsible officer
for the Covid-19 response
Dr Helen Skinner said the
Canterbury health system was
well placed to manage any cases
of Covid-19 confirmed in the
region.
However, Skinner would not
be drawn on what the CDHB’s
predictions were for how many
Covid-19 patients it could be
dealing with in coming weeks
and months.
In terms of capacity at
Christchurch Hospital, in
addition to 32 dedicated beds
in the newly established
Parkside ground medical ward,
there were 36 beds within ICU
and children’s high care which
could be used in a pandemic
response.
The CDHB also had 32
negative pressure rooms across its
facilities.
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• By Chris Barclay
LABOUR’S DISMAL showing
in the Coastal Ward by-election
could convince left-leaning
candidates at next year’s local
government elections to distance
themselves from the party.
Kelly Barber, who stood under
the Labour banner, polled fifth
in the seven-strong field vying to
replace James Daniels – a result
that might see fewer incumbent
and prospective councillors
seek to capitalise on the
Government’s brand.
“It’ll give them something
to think about, that’s for sure,”
Barber said.
Celeste Donovan, an
independent with a Green
Party background, won with
1638 votes ahead of former city
councillor David East (1166),
another independent.
Andre Hopman (1006) and
Caleb Isaacs (996) also stood as
independents; Barber received
545 votes.
“I had a lot of people telling me
that they would have voted for
me but there was always a rider,”
said Barber, who chairs the
Coastal-Burwood Community
Board.
“I thought maybe a lot of
others will vote for me that are
happy with the background I’m
coming from, in other words,
Labour. That didn’t materialise.
“It was a bit of a shocker, but it
is what it is.”
In the 2019 local government
elections Barber, who stood as a
Labour and The People’s Choice
candidate, received 1199 votes
when beaten by Daniels.
Asked if his second
unsuccessful bid to be elected to
the city council was influenced
by a backlash against the
Government, Barber replied:
“It’s really hard to know, there’s
probably a lot of factors.
“Other than the obvious, that
people didn’t want to support
the (Labour) brand, maybe it
hurt because I don’t live in the
Coastal Ward,” said Barber,
who resides in the neighbouring
Burwood Ward.
With the benefit of hindsight,
might it have been wiser to
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Kelly Barber
represent The People’s Choice
or join those who beat him by
standing as an independent?
“That’s another question I can’t
answer. It’s always the people
that decide.”
Celeste Donovan
Political scientist Dr Jean Drage
said standing for a political party
could be detrimental at local
government level.
“I’ve always believed there’s
quite a strong feeling among
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Labour banner backfires in by-election
voters that they don’t want
political parties between them
and their councillors, they want
councillors directly accountable
back to them,” she said.
“They’re voting for a candidate
to represent them on the council
and they don’t want a political
party in the way because that
might mean the councillor votes
for the party view, rather than
what they believe the community
wants.”
The People’s Choice chair Joe
Davies wouldn’t to comment on
the implications of the by-election
result looking ahead to next
year and Labour Local Government
Committee counterpart
Tyrone Fields did not respond to
The Star.
Last month Davies forecast
an interesting build-up to the
election, believing left-leaning
candidates might opt to go with
Labour rather than The People’s
Choice.
“What I think you will see
next year is people just running
Labour, which will be quite a
significant difference,” he said.
Meanwhile, independent
mayoral candidate Phil Mauger
welcomed Donovan’s victory.
“Christchurch is rejecting
party politics. I want to see a
council table full of independent
voices making the right decisions
for Christchurch, and not their
political party.”
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• By Hamish Clark
A CHRISTCHURCH man
living in Europe was denied
an emergency MIQ spot the
day before his father died from
terminal cancer.
Darin Paterson received news
last week that his father was
gravely ill and was sent home
from Ashburton Hospital.
Paterson applied for an
emergency MIQ voucher, which
included a letter of support from
his father’s medical practitioner,
and booked a ticket home from
Latvia, only to be turned down
and told to reapply.
Paterson lives near the Baltic
Sea and works as a property
developer.
He previously lived in
Christchurch but left after his
home was badly affected by the
February 22, 2011, earthquake.
Three weeks ago, his father
Bruce Paterson was diagnosed
with a cancer tumour. He was
admitted to Ashburton Hospital
on October 1, but doctors found
the cancer had spread to his
lungs, liver, spleen, and brain.
They were left with the only
option of palliative care and pain
management.
Paterson immediately applied
for an emergency MIQ voucher
last Wednesday to get home and
see his father before he died.
He booked a flight two days
later, on October 7, expecting to
be granted an emergency room.
In his MIQ application, he
included a letter from his father’s
doctor, seeking “compassionate
consideration for flights for
relative” so he could “support
his father in the last stages of his
life”.
The letter listed his father’s
condition as “terminal”, that he
was in palliative care, and that
“end of life planning has commenced”.
‘‘Given these extenuating circumstances,
we would appreciate
your kind and compassionate
consideration of his son’s return
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Man denied trip home to see dying father
UPSET: Darin Paterson (left) was denied an emergency MIQ spot to visit his dying father
Bruce.
back into the country and consider
it with some urgency given
the rate of deterioration.”
Three days later Paterson was
turned down by the MIQ emergency
allocation team.
They told him that the wording
from his father’s doctor was not
adequate and that he would need
to resubmit the correct information.
It said: “Anyone applying for
an emergency allocation under
this category needs to supply
a letter from a medical practitioner
stating the close relative’s
medical condition is terminal
and their life expectancy is six
months or less.
“Unfortunately, your application
does not include evidence
from a medical practitioner that
confirms the life expectancy of
your close relative.”
His father passed away the following
day, aged 75.
Paterson had spoken to his
father for an hour just before
he died, “describing the funny
things that happened (to) them
in the past”.
“He was ready to go and I just
wish I could have been there to
say goodbye.”
On Monday, Paterson emailed
Jacinda Ardern directly, imploring
her to change the Government
policy for re-entry to New
Zealand, saying it “simply is not
fair.”
He told the prime minister an
“emergency request should not
take this long and my father died
on Sunday morning, one week
from being diagnosed as terminal
and enough time for me to
return from Latvia to see him”.
Paterson was fully vaccinated
and willing to self-isolate for two
weeks.
He says the Government
“dropped the ball” and
questioned how sportspeople,
entertainers and politicians get
special treatment above someone
wishing to see their dying parent
for one last time.
On Monday the prime minister’s
office replied, saying “we are
sorry to hear about your father”
and “it (must) be a difficult time
for you”.
It said they had passed on his
concerns to the minister responsible
for Covid-19 response,
Chris Hipkins, “to ensure that
you hear back from someone as
soon as possible”.
The funeral for his father was
scheduled for yesterday.
Paterson said he will watch it
online and give a video eulogy,
but he will miss not being with
family and friends and a chance
to laugh about the times they
had together.
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E-scooter burglars strike again
• By Chris Barclay
A SUBURBAN e-scooter retailer
has been targeted by burglars
for a third time this year, with
$20,000 worth of popular models
stolen in the latest raid.
E-Mega Store owner Greg
Shepherd said a dozen electric
scooters were taken by a
lone burglar, who smashed a
window to access the store at a
retail precinct on Cranford St,
Redwood, about 4am Monday.
Shepherd said CCTV footage
has been handed to police, but
the burglar’s hoodie and the
darkness made him difficult to
identify before he left the scene
in a vehicle.
Adding to Shepherd’s
frustration, Covid-19-related
freight delays meant it would
take time to replace the stock.
“Trying to get anything
imported into the country is
hard work at the moment, and
with batteries it’s dangerous
goods so it’s even harder,” said
Shepherd, who hoped his next
shipment of Kaabo and Inokimbranded
e-scooters would arrive
from China by March.
“We’ve still got stock but it’s
a big dent in your sales. They’re
insured, the biggest problem is
the GP [gross profit].
“We can’t get scooters, they’re
so scarce. We would have sold
TARGETED: E-Mega Store manager Jeremy Joseph said a dozen e-scooters were taken in
the latest theft.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN ​
them [the stolen stock] so you
miss out on $10,000 GP, you can’t
get that back.”
Depending on the model,
the Kaabo and Inokim OX
e-scooters retailed from $1200
to $3000.
The business was first burgled
in February, when two e-bikes
were stolen; a solitary e-scooter
was taken about six weeks ago.
While the e-scooters had keys
in the ignition, the burglar
could not find the battery
chargers, stored separately.
“You’d hope other retailers
wouldn’t just sell him chargers
but it’s quite hard because there’s
so many internet guys. It makes
it quite difficult in that respect,”
Shepherd said.
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• By Susan Sandys
POLICE recovered building
materials and tools stolen in more
than 20 burglaries from a Darfield
address last week.
Senior Sergeant Stephen
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days going through tens of thousands
of dollars of items to link
them to those which had been
reported stolen.
They included windows, doors
and other buildings supplies, as
well as tools.
“When property is stolen we
need to be able to identify it,”
McDaniel said.
This confirmation work had
to be done onsite, and police
could not confiscate items simply
because they looked stolen.
For this reason, McDaniel
urged people who had items stolen
from building sites to always
report them to police. Tradespeople
should always engrave tools
and record serial numbers of
relevant items.
It was an ongoing investigation,
and no charges had been laid at
this stage.
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Latest mural celebrates our city’s
• By Andy Brew
CHRISTCHURCH’S striking
street art scene has a new kid on
the block.
The latest instalment to the
burgeoning portfolio of murals
is the creation of James Nikitine,
founder of charity the Blue
Cradle Foundation.
Adorning the wall of the Kiwi
Bank at the
intersection
of Lichfield
and Colombo
Sts, the giant
painting took
Nikitine and
his small
team of artists
James
Nikitine
a month to
complete,
often working
day and night
in all types of weather.
Called ‘The Ocean is in
Our Hands,’ the artwork was
designed and created by local
artists Richie ‘Pops’ Baker and
Olly Kade of OK Creates.
The mural, said Nikitine,
has an important message
behind it.
“This is more of a statement,”
he said, “the idea is to bring the
ocean to the central city.”
Nikitine said Christchurch
was seen as a farming city rather
result, this part of the region was
being ignored.
“Some kids have never been to
the ocean, but they live here, and
there,” he said, pointing over
his shoulder.
Nikitine said that the city’s
street-art movement was
identity post-earthquakes and
the ocean should play a part in
the new version.
“Christchurch is not so much
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changing every day so I think we
could very well include the ocean
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he first fell in love with New
Zealand 10 years ago while
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“I realised I could start
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that serves a purpose as well,” he
said.
“Ocean education was
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“Blue Cradle means we come
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of the ocean, and we have a
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STUDENTS ARE vaping more
since nicotine-containing
e-cigarettes became legal in New
Zealand in 2018, a research team
led by Canterbury University
Health Sciences Adjunct Fellow
Dr Ben Wamamili has found.
Nearly 2000
students were
surveyed in
March 2018,
just before
nicotinecontaining
e-cigarettes
became legal,
and almost
the same
number of
students were surveyed a year
later, across all of New Zealand’s
universities.
Wamamili’s team found that
13.5 per cent of students were
vaping in 2019 compared to
6.8 per cent before it was legal.
Slightly more students were
smoking regular cigarettes in
2019 (12.1 per cent) than in 2018
(10.6 per cent).
The results were unexpected.
“Yes, we were surprised by a
significant increase in students
who vaped in 2019 without
a corresponding decrease in
students who smoked cigarettes,”
Wamamili said.
“This suggests that students
are not necessarily turning
to vaping as a way to give up
cigarette smoking.”
Another startling find was that
more students seem to be vaping,
illegally, in smoke-free spaces.
“The apparent increase in
students vaping in smoke-free
spaces is of great concern. If
vaping in smoke-free spaces
became widespread and led to
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Ben
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increased tobacco smoking in
these spaces, this would be a
source of considerable harm to
public health.”
Students were also less likely
to perceive e-cigarettes as less
harmful than tobacco after they
were widely available.
“There was a significant
decrease, of 3.1 per cent,
in students who perceived
e-cigarettes as less harmful
than tobacco cigarettes in 2019
compared with 2018. The Ministry
of Health encourages smokers
to use e-cigarettes for tobacco
cessation,” Wamamili said.
The issues can be addressed
with better education and
possibly by using technology,
he said.
“Education and health
promotion strategies including
compliance with the smoke-free
legislation is a good starting
point. Technologies such as
mobile phone apps could also be
harnessed by health providers
to provide accurate and reliable
information about vaping.”
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• By Daisy Hudson
NICOLA Cruickshank thought
her long nightmare might be
coming to an end.
Sunday will mark 29 years
since her toddler Amber-Lee
Cruickshank went missing at
a property in Kingston, at the
southern end of Lake Wakatipu.
In April this year, police
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information or evidence leading
to the identity and conviction of
anyone responsible for the twoyear-old’s
disappearance.
Cruickshank hoped the lure of
a big payout would finally draw
someone with information out.
But as the reward period drew
to a close, Cruickshank, who
now lives in Christchurch, felt
deflated and exhausted.
‘‘It’s quite depressing, really. I
honestly though that someone
would have come forward.
‘‘We’re still no closer to the
truth, or to finding her. It’s quite
devastating.’’
For her, the reward offer felt
like a last chance for new information.
Police said about 75 phone
calls were received from
members of the public during
the reward period.
Cruickshank said that blew
her away.
‘‘I can’t understand why it’s
taken a $100,000 reward and 29
REMEMBERING: Nicola Cruickshank will light a candle for her daughter Amber-Lee on
Sunday, the 29-year anniversary of her disappearance.
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years for people to come forward
with the information they had.
Why didn’t they come forward a
hell of a long time ago?’’
Some of the information provided
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had not only been wrong, it had
been harmful.
Someone had sent her photos
of two girls who were supposedly
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The police had interviewed at
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‘‘She’s quite distraught by the
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‘‘We’ve had a few funny things
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months. It’s hard to fathom that
someone could even do that.’’
But it was not much different
to the past three decades,
Cruickshank said. There had
always been rumours, and they
had always turned out to be false
leads.
Police declined to be
interviewed about the case this
week.
In a statement, Detective
Inspector Stu Harvey said the
investigation team was in the
process of completing inquiries
in regards to the information
that had been supplied.
‘‘Due to the ongoing nature of
the inquiry, police are unable to
comment on specifics in regards
to the information received.’’
Despite the reward period ending,
it could be revisited if any
member of the public had any
further information on the case
that lead to an arrest, he said.
Police would not comment on
whether any reward money had
been paid out.
Meanwhile, on Sunday
Cruickshank will light a candle
for her daughter, like she always
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She has never given up hope,
but she does not know what else
she can do.
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Welcoming refugees with gift packs
KIND-hearted Canterbury
humanitarians are helping
with the integration of Afghani
refugees into New Zealand
society.
A group of 250 or so refugees
will soon become Kiwis
following their forced escape
from a war-torn land.
Jo Bailey is the co-founder of
Uniting Canterbury Women,
a group that formed after the
Christchurch terror attacks on
March 15, 2019. The group is
now planning to deliver gift
packs to the refugees.
The small but dedicated group,
brings women of different
cultures, ethnicities and religions
together.
Bailey and the group have
created a series of projects
since the initial focus on
those impacted by the terror
attacks. The most recent,
supported by a Givealittle
crowdfunding campaign,
has been to raise money for
individual welcome packs for the
Afghan refugees.
Bailey has been working
with a group including Ryman
Healthcare sales adviser Anthea
Johnson, who is also her
neighbour.
Ryman will pay for the
freighting of about 250 welcome
packages to the refugees, living
for now in Immigration NZ’s
Mangere Refugee Resettlement
Centre. Many arrived with
just the clothes on their backs
following a Taliban military
offensive.
“They’ve been through such
trauma, absolute hell,” Bailey
said.
“They’ve left family members
behind, I mean it’s horrific.
They’ve been through terrible
times to get here.”
“(We want to demonstrate)
that we care, that they’re wanted,
that they’re loved here. And we
wanted to make sure they had
some lovely things to remind
them of home and also welcome
them to New Zealand,” Bailey
said.
Bailey said she was in part
inspired by Christchurch café
operator Zhara Hussaini.
Hussaini had arrived in
Christchurch at the age of 12,
as a refugee, and has spoken
publicly about the warmth of
CARING: Jo
Bailey (left)
and Anthea
Johnson are
preparing
gift packs
for refugees
who have
had to
escape
war-torn
Afghanistan.
Kiwis she experienced since her
arrival.
Bailey reached out to Hussaini
following the March 15 attacks,
and subsequent vigils. The
two found common ground
and, with four others, formed
Uniting Canterbury Women. It
helped that Hussaini was already
an advocate for the Afghan
community.
Said Bailey: “I just wanted
to continue on the feelings of
goodwill (towards minorities)
that were happening in the
community. Like all disasters,
once tragedies (dissipate) people
go back to their normal lives.
“When Zahra arrived in
Christchurch at the age of 12, she
spoke no English. Today, her life
is incredibly full as an advocate
for the Afghan community,
an interpreter, student, and
a restaurant owner. She is an
inspirational young woman.”
The packs includes teas, spices,
Linden Leaves products, Aroha’s
Way (a children’s book) and
backpacks. Other items such
as silk krama, or scarves, made
by a Cambodian group could
prove important to the Afghani
women.
“So effectively the women can
wear these as hijab,” Bailey said.
“Everyone will get something
really special, which is really
nice.”
Patterson family purchases Hotel Montreal
THE PATTERSON family,
owners of the Commodore
Airport Hotel in Christchurch
and the Queenstown Park
Boutique Hotel, have purchased
the Hotel Montreal for an
undisclosed sum.
The Pattersons – Michael,
Thomas and Ken – have been
looking to purchase a hotel in
the centre of the city for some
time, but few fitted their criteria
for size and quality.
Previously owned by Lilly
Cooper, the Hotel Montreal contains
a mixture of 26 rooms and
apartments, plus restaurant, bar
NEW OWNERS: Ken, Michael and Thomas Patterson, and
the Hotel Montreal.
and conference facilities.
Michael Patterson said as a
strong family business they are
delighted to be buying from
another strong family-oriented
business owner.
“Hotel Montreal’s size
is a perfect fit for us and
complements our Queenstown
Park Boutique Hotel as well as
the Commodore,” he said.
“The timing, we believe, is
also ideal. The first phase of
Christchurch’s rebuild programme
is nearing completion
with the likes of the town hall
and Te Pae, the council has
given the green light for the new
stadium, restoration of the Cathedral
is under way and many
other projects are on the books.
“Couple that with the eventual
return of tourists to the city and
we think Christchurch is heading
into an exciting era.”
This year marks 50 years of
involvement in the hospitality
industry for the Patterson family,
having opened the Commodore
Hotel in 1971.
The Pattersons built extensions
to the Commodore Hotel in
2001, 2005 and 2013 with a refurbishment
in 2018. After their
purchase of the Queenstown
Park Boutique Hotel in 2016,
they built a further extension in
2019.
“Hotel Montreal has good
space around it for future
development, if and when we see
fit. This is another strong positive
for our family business,” Michael
Patterson said.
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NEWS
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Sheep milk something to bleat about
A CHILD WITH food allergies
and dairy intolerance has led a
Kirwee couple to start milking
sheep.
Matt and Tracey Jones were
so impressed by the difference
sheep milk made for their
daughter they embarked on
their new venture and have since
created a skincare range using
the milk. The farming couple are
about to unveil a range of bottled
pasteurised milk and farm-made
cheese.
The Jones’ milk about 600
sheep on the property. Just across
from the milking platform they
have built a milk processing and
cheese-making factory.
Farm manager Juan Cavallotti
is also the head cheesemaker.
The Uruguayan dairy specialist
came to New Zealand on a
training programme but never
went back.
“The first day I was here I went
to work on a farm and I met my
actual partner. Twelve years later
we have a couple of kids and we
are getting married in February,”
he said.
Cavallotti started working for
the Jones’ three years ago. Prior
to that, he was working on dairy
farms.
“One of the things with the
cow dairy industry is that even
though you might be a great
manager you’re just one more
fish in the pond, but doing this is
something new,” he said.
Cheesemaking is in his blood.
His family, with roots in Northern
Italy, started making cheese
over a century ago.
“I have a very, very old Italian
cheesemaking book that was
what the Cavallotti used to use,”
he said.
The Jones’ have recently
teamed up with four other local
sheep milk suppliers and Cavallotti
says he expects to process
up to 3000-litres a day at the
peak of the season.
“All the milk will come to this
VENTURE: Juan Cavallotti
oversees milking on the
Jones’ farm.
Below – Matt Jones.
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factory here and I will be a busy
man.”
Over the past couple of years,
Cavallotti has developed a
range of cheese. The first to go
to market will be his Havarti
and Gouda which will initially
be sold in New World and Four
Square supermarkets in the
South Island.
The pasteurised sheep milk
will be sold in 450ml bottles and
will retail for about $5, Jones
said.
“I don’t believe it’s going to
take many years before people
will buy this in preference (to
cow’s milk) because of the goodness
of the milk and the benefits
to the environment.”
The cheese and milk will be
sold under The Jones Family
Farm brand.
The couple launched their
Sabelle sheep milk skin and body
care products last year.
– RNZ
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OPINION 15
Housing boom sees Government win big
New
Zealand
Herald
business
journalist
Hamish
Rutherford
on the
Government books and
the sugar rush
JUST ABOUT anyone who owns
a house in New Zealand will
have felt the effect of rising house
prices, but no one got a boost as
big as the Government itself.
On Tuesday the Treasury published
the Government’s annual
financial accounts. As Finance
Minister Grant Robertson was
at pains to point out, these were
much better than were expected
a few months ago.
The tax take was higher and
expenses lower than Treasury
forecast in May’s Budget, meaning
the deficit was a fraction of
what was expected ($4.6 billion
compared to the more than $15b
expected in May). Net debt at the
end of June was more than $11b
less than forecast.
Just as he was a year ago,
Robertson could only see good
news.
“I don’t think it is fair to argue
that these accounts represent
anything other than New Zealanders
having worked very hard
. . . and achieved a very good
outcome,” Robertson said.
The biggest difference between
what the Treasury predicted in
May and what it published on
Tuesday was the value of the
Government’s own assets.
The net worth of the Crown
– a broad measurement of the
assets it owns minus the liabilities
– rose a stunning $40b in the
year to June 30, and is now above
where it was in 2019, a time
before Covid and at the end of a
decade in which asset prices had
already been climbing.
Kianga Ora – what was Housing
New Zealand – saw the value
of the land it holds rise by $5.8b
alone, while the financial assets
owned by ACC and the Super
Fund climbed went up in value
by $18b.
Just as it was a good time to
hold financial assets, and it was a
good time to borrow, as interest
fell.
Although the Government’s
net debt is around $20b higher
than a year ago, the cost of
financing the debt is $1.3b lower.
Given how closely linked asset
prices are to interest rate movements,
this is not a surprise.
Most of the increases in the
value of Government property
provide little benefit that can
be spent. Even the value of the
conservation estate rose, but it
cannot conceivably be sold.
But the influence of rising asset
HIGH:
Consumers
spent up large
last year, likely
driven by the
so-called ‘wealth
effect’ of rising
house prices.
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prices had a broader impact on
the Government’s books. Rising
asset prices make people feel
wealthy and they spend.
Treasury said as much, as it
noted that GST rose by $3.8b,
which it put down to increases
in “household consumption and
residential investment”.
As has been well documented,
consumers spent up last year.
While a significant part of this
has been put down to “pent-up
demand” as a result of the first
lockdown, a lot of it is likely to
have been driven by the so-called
“wealth effect” of rising house
prices.
There is nothing peculiar to
New Zealand about this, but it
remains to be seen whether anything
like the boost of 2020 and
2021 will be seen again in 2022.
Although Treasury’s forecasting
record has been far from
flawless during Covid, it is forecasting
that house price growth
will fall to basically zero this
year, as has the Reserve Bank.
Meanwhile, the Reserve Bank
raised interest rates just over a
week ago and is expected to hike
several more times before the
middle of 2022.
Robertson pointed out that
business confidence and consumer
confidence remained relatively
robust according to recent
surveys and he expected to see
some bounceback in spending
when the current lockdowns end.
But it is one thing for spending
to bounce back aggressively
when Covid restrictions ended
up being less prolonged than
expected and interest rates are
falling.
It is another for it to happen
after restrictions drag on
and interest rates are rising,
especially if house prices are not
rising.
What Robertson put down
to hard work may turn out to
the inevitable effect of pumping
billions of dollars into the
economy to keep the party going.
Next year we may find out
what happens when the sugar
rush stops.
—NZ Herald
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LETTERS
The inference I get from Edward
Ellison’s opinion (The Star
October 7) is that he agrees with
changing New Zealand’s name
to Aotearoa, but was not sure
whether to change names sooner
by legislation ‘or allow them to
evolve over time’.
Further, he says ‘It’s a bit
slower, but they do it when the
people are ready’. Earlier in
his comments he mentions the
name has ‘grown on us through
osmosis’.
I call the frequent use of the
name by all manner of means as
‘conditioning’ the population. I
am a New Zealander and always
will be. The harder the Maoris
push to change the names of
our towns and our country
by whatever means, the more
determined I am in a personal
way to reject them.
What would people
of Aotearoa be called?
Aotearoeans?
–Tom Delamore
Bishopdale
Aotearoa /NZ rolls off the
tongue and is all ready on our
passports. It shows the rest of the
world there are two groups of
people in this land.
Ellison’s longer title would
kill it for most people. It is going
to be some time before the
change in town names would be
excepted. It would cost a lot of
money to change road signs and
signs for both the council and
the businesses. Legal documents
need to be exact so this could be
a nightmare.
With the duel problem of post-
Covid and climate change,
money is going to be needed
to get us up and running. I feel
the cost of name changes is a
unnecessary burden at this time
and for the foreseeable future.
–Trevor Sennitt
Avonhead
I ask what is the most
important decision to be made
now to ensure New Zealand has
a secure future? It is vaccination
and Waititi and Ngarewa-Packer
should appreciate this. For a
satisfactory conclusion, leave the
renaming question to a more
appropriate time and concentrate
on full vaccination for all.
Believe in the vaccine so we
can all be safe.
–J. Read
Papanui
I was appalled at a letter to the
editor (October 7) encouraging
us all to ‘stand firm with your
government for they know better
than anyone else the decisions
that need to be made’.
They do not. Last time I looked
we had a constitutional Her
Majesty’s Loyal Opposition. The
very bedrock of the Westminster
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Name change to Aotearoa not a priority
system is a duality, and over
all the inherent sovereign right
of the citizen to govern, and
to appoint representatives to
its parliament to carry out the
collective majority wish each
electoral term.
We are not a centralised state
(yet) but if the growing rhetoric
from the left is anything to go by,
that is increasingly the desire of a
percentage of the citizenry. I am
not one of them. Never will be.
Government by the people,
for the people is our heritage.
Centralism or its mini me
socialism, is an assault on that
creative, effective and worthy
tradition.
–John Stringer
Papanui
Three Waters
There is almost universal
rejection of the Three Waters
proposals, yet this Government
is determined to bulldoze it
through.
The process to appoint the
governance bodies could not
be more convoluted, indeed
if you ran a competition to
design the most undemocratic,
no accountability and grossly
expensive system, you could not
beat this silly system. No-one
will be held accountable, no
additional pipes will be laid. It is
a farce.
I notice the Government is
reviewing local government.
Regional councils, which are the
perfect bodies to carry out the
functions of Three Waters, are
the logical bodies to have their
powers extended to include these
functions.
Central government could
top up those regional councils
which have a low density of
ratepayers. Surely this would be
a fraction of the cost of the huge
overheads and would be far more
democratic. It is a transfer of
power and resources to private
interests and this government
knows it has until the next
election to undemocratically
foist this on the people.
–Paul Grainger
St Albans
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OPINION 19
A National Park City could benefit Christchurch
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our productive and protected land pressures due to river system
Environment
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Canterbury Chair
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tourism rivers as and well; unique and the wetlands design,
face we are taking some bold steps to
It’s a year since Environment River Corridor Regeneration
National Park City movement? They also take carbon, which
many challenges. The rivers form
Canterbury
ensure we are in a better place to
per
build and maintenance of green Plan.
At its
staff
heart
member
is a desire
in emissions
to improve
roaring rapids, fuelling landslides
helps mitigate the effects of cli-
a vital ecological link and provide cope with the changing climate
areas can create jobs and develop I’m sold on the idea of
since 30 declared June 2010. We now have a climate-change emergency
and causing widespread erosion. an abundant food supply and and the tests it will set us. But
access to electric and hybrid
Canterbury’s coastal
nesting grounds for 26 species of there will always be a need to do
vehicles JENNY and hope HUGHEY to have explains half our what communities will be threatened native birds – most classified as by sea-level more. rise this century and
Environment
Canterbury Chair
the council has been doing.
The formal declaration of a
Simplicity
state of climate emergency across
Funerals
Canterbury was one of the most
serious, and colourful, moments
Jenny Hughey
in the regional council’s more than
30-year history.
and enhance that work.
fleet hybrid or long-range electric
our productive and protected land
jeopardised by the arrival and
spread of new, exotic weeds and
pests from warmer climates.
All these eventualities have
to be planned and prepared for,
and Environment Canterbury
new
A year ago this Saturday,
memories
That work included setting by 2022. Carbon
lounge
emissions from
will remain in the vanguard of
at 11.49am, Environment
up a climate-change integration air travel across the organisation
these climate change efforts.
Canterbury became New Zealand’s
One example is the $40 million
programme in the Long-term Plan are offset via our own biodiversity
first council to proclaim such an
Waimakariri River flood
2018-28, ensuring climate change programmes.
emergency, formally dedicating
protection project, completed
was actively considered across According to a Madworld report
itself to consideration of climate workstreams, increasing visibility in 2019, our gross emissions were
change at the heart of all it does.
late last year. The network of
floodgates and stopbanks will
of the science and what we know 2253 tonnes of carbon dioxide
The declaration highlighted
protect half a million people and
about the impact of climate (CO2) equivalent, compared with
that all the work Environment
$8 billion of community and
change on Canterbury, and liaising removals of 7883 tonnes of CO2-
Canterbury does – from
business assets from a possible
on the issue with iwi and regional equivalent through our efficiency
freshwater management to
“super flood”.
partners, other local authorities efforts and from forestry planting
biodiversity and biosecurity,
The last major flood was in
and central government.
across 2700 hectares.
transport and urban development
December 1957, when parts
to air quality, and also regional
As an organisation, we have The changing climate will pose of Coutts Island in Belfast and
Our leadership location – has is a in climate the heart change of also made hearse significant to the progress crematorium in many or risks to life and livelihood Kainga were swamped by river
Sydenham focus. easy to find with addressing cemetery. our own greenhousegas
emissions, with our
we have seen how occasional, metres per second (cumecs).
in Canterbury. In recent years flow peaking at 3990 cubic
enough Currently, parking, under simply the Resource park out
Management Act, regional Christchurch building receiving a but extreme, weather events have
the front. We have just completed We have funeral plans to suit
The protection scheme has been
councils are required only to adapt “market-leading” energy efficiency had huge effects on residents and
our ‘Memories Room’ this is a everyone with a wide range of
designed to defend Christchurch
to climate change, not mitigate rating of 5.0 out of 6 in the year infrastructure around the South from a flood of as much as 6500
modern warm inviting space options. We can always custom
it – that responsibility is the to February on the National Island.
cumecs.
large
Government’s,
enough
but
for
could
family
change.
viewings Australian design Built a funeral Environment plan to suit your The driest parts of our region, Environment Canterbury’s
or Even gatherings, ‘adapt mode’ we have many a sound Rating needs System whether New Zealand. it’s something along the Marlborough coast and leadership of biodiversity and
system of Environment and TV Canterbury’s screens to play The simple building’s or features a full service include in a venue across much of the Canterbury biosecurity programmes is also
favourite existing policies music and and plans photo’s, already 184 solar of your panels choice, which with can burial or Plains, are expected to get even underpinned by climate-change
either contribute your to reduced own emissions. device or generate cremation. more than Our 55,000 Pre Arrangement drier. North-westerly storms are concerns.
using In declaring ours. We the also climate have a
kilowatt plans hours and of Pre electricity Paid options per predicted to become more intense, Canterbury’s distinct braided
emergency, the Council noted it year.
with torrential alpine rainstorms rivers and unique wetlands face
modern kitchen for those wanting through the Funeral Trust NZ are
would continue to show leadership There has been a 26% reduction turning our braided rivers into many challenges. The rivers form
to
on
have
climate-change
a cuppa.
and
Our
do
Chevrolet
so per staff
an
member
excellent
in
way
emissions
to help guide
roaring rapids, fuelling landslides a vital ecological link and provide
Caprice without adding Hearse new is parked programmes in the since your 30 June family 2010. through We now have at the time. and causing widespread erosion. an abundant food supply and
building at ratepayers’ behind expense. a graphically It also gave access This to electric takes and quite hybrid a lot of pressure Canterbury’s coastal
nesting grounds for 26 species of
Funeral Directors Mark Glanville,
designed staff a clear glass mandate wall to for continue those vehicles off, and hope can to be have peace half our of mind communities for will be threatened native birds – most classified as
Mike Chandler and Nick Allwright
wanting to farewell or follow the you. www.thefuneraltrust.co.nz
At Simplicity we act with warmth and understanding, our goal
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threatened and facing increased
pressures due to river system
change.
Wetlands are also ecosystems
at-risk nationally and regionally,
degraded by draining, damming
and diversion affecting their
ability to sequester carbon,
cleanse freshwater and mitigate
flooding, as well as impacting on
biodiversity and mahinga kai.
With biosecurity, we are
putting greater emphasis on the
risks of new pests establishing
in Canterbury. Warming
temperatures, changing soils and
new land uses mean new weeds
especially, will be able to gain a
better foothold across the region.
More broadly, we have to
curb reliance on fossil fuels and
find environmentally suitable
alternatives, such as electricity and
hydrogen, to power our public
transport.
When my predecessor Steve
Lowndes retired as chair of
this council late last year, he
highlighted some of the big
changes on the way. He was
optimistic we would be able to
deal with the “pressing issues” of
climate change and sustainability.
I share his confidence. As a
community, and as a council,
we are taking some bold steps to
ensure we are in a better place to
cope with the changing climate
and the tests it will set us. But
there will always be a need to do
more.
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THE RACE is on!
THe sooner we get our vaccination rates
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about. Every single councillor is giving the
thumbs up for the campaign.
We don’t always see eye to eye on
everything, but we agree on this.
Every single one of us has had one or
both shots, and we want to back everyone
else doing the same.
This is not something you are doing
for yourself – it’s for your family and
your community – and it’s for all of our
essential health workers in clinics and
hospitals around the city, who would
be on the frontline if we had a Delta
outbreak. We have seen how quickly it
spreads, and we know the damage it does.
The main question I’ve been asked is
where people can just rock up for a shot
without an appointment.
Almost every vaccination place is
providing for walk-ins on Saturday,
including a lot of pharmacies all over
the city, and there is a drive-through
at Christchurch Arena (by Addington
Raceway). There’s been a focus on getting
the stats up in the east. So, there’s even
a bouncy castle and spot prizes at
Eastgate.
I’m sure Nga Hau e Wha Marae will be
busy on Saturday, and for those who can’t
do Saturday, there is a drop-in clinic at
the Congregational Christian Church of
Samoa (EFKS) in Woolston.
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With its zero per cent per
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These outstanding results follow
the bank recently becoming New
Zealand’s first bank certified
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The Co-operative Bank’s
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Miller said the Canstar awards
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show the bank is walking the talk
in doing right by its customers.
“As a customer owned cooperative,
respecting our
customers, our staff and the
environment is incredibly
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The international B Corp
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poverty, a healthier environment,
stronger communities, and the
creation of high-quality jobs, to
balance profit and purpose.
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“It’s not enough to simply run
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communities.”
Canstar surveyed more than
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banks.
“Even though we’ve scored
a cut above the other banks,
our work isn’t done – we want
to keep proving to more New
Zealanders that we’re a bank they
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GARDENING 25
Use fertiliser to encourage growth
FOR MANY years, Labour
Weekend has been the traditional
time for planting out a full range
of summer vegetables and flowers.
Even though that is still a week
or so away you should have prepared
your soil ready for planting.
If not, then add in plenty of
compost or garden mix and combine
well with your existing soil
before you plant out.
There is something special
about growing your own vegetables
– watching them grow from
seed/seedling to a scrumptious
crop through your own tender
loving care might be why they
taste better.
No matter how big or small the
space available; you can successfully
grow veges in regular garden
beds, raised beds or in pots and
containers.
Tasty vegetables to plant now
include beans, beetroot, carrots,
celery, corn, cucumber, onions,
peas, pumpkin, radish, potatoes,
spinach, tomatoes and zucchini,
not to mention the great range of
lettuces available.
If space really is an issue, there
are plenty of dwarf varieties you
can grow. For plants that need
support like tomatoes or beans,
put your support stakes/structures
in place before you plant
your young plant – so you don’t
PREPARATION: Prepare well before planting. Use a good mix of fertiliser and arable soil before you plant vegetables. The
benefits will come later when it comes harvest time.
disturb the roots later on. Use old
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Summer flowering annuals
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Specialist training for young boxers
• By John Cosgrove
FOR THE first time, a trio of
young Canterbury boxers have
started specialist training with
High Performance Sport New
Zealand.
However, all
three however
are no strangers
to the pressures
of national-level
competition.
Daniel Meehan,
18, from
Smiling Tigers,
Leon Gibson
Hameura Tainui, 17, (Woolston)
and Leon Gibson, 17, (Waikuku)
are all age group, national and
Golden Glove champions.
Now they have the opportunity
of taking their sporting careers
in new directions.
For the next six months, they
will be individually mentored by
specialists at the HPSNZ centre
near Jellie Park.
THey will learn about
preparation, fitness and mental
conditioning, and nutrition.
HPSNZ regional manager
Andrew Ellis said it was the first
time they have invited athletes
at this youth age level and like
their coaches, he believes it
means a lot for the sport here in
Canterbury.
“It’s part of the pilot scheme
for HPSNZ’s new regional model
due in 2022 with its focus on
developing talent in regional
sports,” he said.
Aimed at formalising the
career pathways of young
talented athletes, by helping
them to progress towards
elite and eventually country
representation.
Said Ellis: “We invite them,
their families and coaches to a
meeting where we learn all about
what they are doing, what they
understand about the pathways
open to them and the levels of
performance they are seeking.
“It’s about discovering their
aspirations on and off the field.
We try and find some of the
rocks that need to be shifted at
this stage in their careers.
“Everyone is different, so it is
not about them sitting there
having someone just telling them
what to do, they must lead the
project.”
HPSNZ is also running a
regional coaching pilot scheme
at the same time, with 12
emerging coaches from pre-high
performance environments
learning how to build their
coaching capabilities in
alignment with their athletes.
Woolston head coach Holly
Sullivan said it is a wonderful
opportunity for young athletes
in the junior boxing programme.
LOOKING AHEAD: Daniel Meehan, 18, of the
Smiling Tigers Boxing Club Aranui (red) in a bout
against Auckland’s Haranish Singh.
Above – Hamuera Tainu. PHOTOS: MATTY LOUIS
“THere is a lot of talent in the
grassroots sport here but often
it’s only the mainstream national
level sports that have access to
HPSNZ,” she said.
Sullivan said it was eyeopening
as it gives her, as a
coach, an insight into the
resources they have.
“We have some real talent here
but we are lacking pathways
guidance for our athletes.
“With support like this,
it helps us as coaches and
encourages the athletes that
there is a pathway forward and
a chance to hits some of their
goals.”
Smiling Tigers coach
Mark Fuller said it will be an
invaluable experience for the
young men.
“Daniel has already had a few
sessions with them and said he
was enjoying the opportunities
offered.
“THe specialist coaches there
have all that in-depth knowledge
which is just what these young
lads need right now at this
point in their careers, we still
coach them to box but what
they learn from their mentors
helps them on their future
pathways in boxing,”
he said.
Top harness racing trainers pair up again
TOP HARNESS racing trainers
Mark Purdon and Natalie
Rasmussen will be back as a team
from January 1.
Purdon and Rasmussen announced
last November they
were taking a break from training,
with stable foreman Hayden
Cullen taking over their famous
All Stars property at Rolleston.
Purdon officially returned to
the training ranks with Cullen
in a short-term partnership two
weeks ago.
Now he has announced Rasmussen
will partner him in the
training from January 1, and
Cullen will revert to their stable
foreman from that point.
Cullen has filled the void admirably,
with Purdon and Rasmussen
helping out with training and
the majority of the big-race driving
around the major carnivals.
Said Purdon: “It has worked
really well for us because it has
given both Nat and I the chance
to have a break and refresh,
which was the idea all along.
“I’m so glad we did it. As soon as
we stopped training full-time we
realised how exhausted we were
and how time poor we had been.
“But we have had a great break
and we are ready to get back into it.
“That coincided with Hayden
and Amanda (Cullen’s wife)
coming to us and suggesting
they would love to have us back
because with summer coming up,
a big team and how hard it can
be to get staff, it was going to be a
huge challenge for them to do all
the horses justice.
“Nat and I talked about it and
think the time is right to come
back, but with Hayden having
done all the hard work over winter
getting the horses ready we
don’t want to go straight back to
it being Nat and I training.
“So it will be Hayden and I
training together until January 1,
so he can get the rightful credit
for any results we have at the big
carnivals coming up, and then
Nat and I will be back in partnership
from January 1.”
Purdon, who is now 57, says
the break from racing has taught
him and Rasmussen to approach
it differently in the next phase of
their career.
“We are looking forward to
getting back to it and we have
some exciting horses but we have
also learned a lot about taking
breaks.”—Harness Racing Desk
TOGETHER: Mark Purdon
and Natalie Rasmussen.
PHOTO: RACE IMAGES ​
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AFTER COMPLETING the
equivalent of a unanimous
decision to retain the English
Cup, Mainland Football’s
heavyweights watched Tyson
Fury and Deontay Wilder go
toe-to-toe in Las Vegas.
While the Brit recorded a
knockout victory over American
Wilder, Cashmere Technical are
still to learn the identity of their
next challenger, with Covid-19
restrictions delaying the start
of the new 10-team National
League.
The club’s first Chatham
Cup final appearance since
2014 is also a waiting game
as Wellington’s Miramar
and Auckland’s North Shore
United are yet to play their semifinal.
“There’s a bit of a wait now
to find out what’s going on.
It sounds like New Zealand
Football are pushing to make
something happen. Hopefully,
they manage to get that across
the line, fingers crossed,” said
head coach Dan Schwarz.
Ideally, the National League
will be split into two hubs; four
teams in Auckland and six
covering the remainder of the
country with the non-Auckland
clubs kicking off on November 6.
However, if Auckland teams
are not training in full by November
3, the competition will
be not be held as New Zealand
Football decree they must be
involved.
The same rationale applies to
the eight-team women’s league,
which features Canterbury
United Pride, a Coastal Spiritdominated
squad.
Coastal Spirit also have a Kate
Sheppard Cup – the women’s
version of the Chatham Cup –
with Hamilton Wanderers on
their schedule.
If the leagues do get under
way the hubs will contest a
round-robin format before the
semi-finals and final.
As uncertainty continues there
was at least another moment of
clarity in the local game as the
Mainland Football premiership
and Southern League winners
extended their ownership of the
English Cup to a fifth season
thanks to a perfunctory 2-0 win
over Christchurch United on
Sunday.
Garbhan Coughlan and Lyall
Matthysen scored in the first
spell at English Park and comfortably
protected that buffer.
“It’s always nice to lock that
one away and luckily we’ve
been able to do it again,” said
Schwarz, who said this successful
season was not as straightforward
as it looked.
“This season’s had so many
peaks throughout the year it’s
been very, very difficult and
quite mentally draining to
manage to keep getting up for
big games and different bits in
between.”
Schwarz had no concerns
about his roster keeping their
feet on the ground after they
celebrated in a sponsor’s pub, the
BIG MATCH-UPS THIS WEEKEND
Covid lockdowns expected to
disrupt codes during season
THERE WAS no fond farewell
for Richard Hocking as he
contested the Burnside under-26
singles lawn bowls tournament
for the last time on his home
green.
Hocking, 25, advanced to
Sunday’s final but after a titanic
struggle with Anthony Ouellet,
the Bowls Tauranga South club
member snapped a 17-all deadlock
on the 20th end to win the
race to 21 points.
Ouellet, who opened his section
play on Friday by defeating
defending champion Taylor Horn
(Cambridge Central), clinically
secured four title-winning shots
to claim the crown.
Hocking, who had negotiated
section play with a perfect sevenwin
record, advanced to the final
after beating Jesse Russell (Cambridge
Central) 21-11.
Ouellett beat Black Jacks squad
member and 2018 champion Seamus
Curtin (Stokes Valley) 21-15
to claim the division one final at
plan is for the roster to put their
feet up this week.
There will only be one light
run tonight, two other regular
training sessions were cut
“They can get a physical, and
more importantly a mental
break as well,” Schwarz said.
Rugby League
The unbeaten Canterbury
women’s rugby league team
was in their holding pattern
last weekend after their second
round national competition
clash with the Waikato-based
Upper Central Zone at Nga
Puna Wai was postponed last
Sunday.
They are scheduled to be back
in action when they host the
Wellington Orcas on Sunday.
Their male counterparts continued
to dominate South Island
opposition although the Bulls
were made to toil hard during a
38-18 victory over the Southland
Rams at Nga Puna Wai.
In stark contrast to their 82-6
romp over West Coast, the Bulls
were undermined by a spate of
handling errors to lead only 16-
12 at the break.
the fourth attempt.
In spite of the absence of
Auckland-based bowlers and two
invitees from the Cook Islands
due to Covid-19 restrictions the
annual tournament still produced
a quality field of 32.
Visiting bolwers also claimed
the division two, three and four
spoils with Chase Bishop (Riverside,
Blenheim), Keanu Darby
(North East Valley, Dunedin)
and Mitchell Scott (Kaikorai,
Dunedin) prevailing respectively.
CUP WINNER:
Cashmere
Technical’s
Lyall Matthysen
wheels away
after scoring
the English Cup
holder’s second
goal in their
comfortable
final victory over
Christchurch
United.
PHOTO: JIM
WATTS ​
They skipped clear in the final
quarter with three tries and will
be hoping for a more polished
performance when they host the
Otago Whalers on Sunday.
The Bulls and women’s teams
learned yesterday they will not
face Auckland-based teams
this year because Covid-19
restrictions prevented the
Auckland Vulcans, Counties-
Manukau Stingrays and
Akarana Falcons from training
in full before the deadline for
their participation.
Cricket
Covid-19 alert levels prevented
the city’s cricket grounds being
ready for a scheduled October
3 start to the summer season,
then the premier grade two-day
competition was pushed back
another seven days after wet
weather prevented play last
Saturday.
Captains are now expected
to forfeit their first innings in a
bid to manufacture a result on
Saturday, weather permitting.
The women’s premier one-day
title race is also expected to get
under way.
Extra teams
to contest
tennis
interclub
competitions
AN INCREASED number of
teams will contest the Tennis
Canterbury’s men’s and women’s
premier interclub competitions
when the new season gets under
way on Saturday.
There will be two extra
contenders in the women’s
division to boost the field to six,
while one more team has joined
the now seven-strong men’s title
race.
A Burnside Park and Burwood
Park men’s squad join the quest to
dethrone champions Cashmere,
Bishopdale and Te Kura Hagley
will enter a combined team while
last season’s strugglers Shirley
have dropped out.
Burnside Park, returning to the
Tennis Canterbury’s top-tier after
a five-year hiatus, have recruited
leading local junior Finn Emslie-
Robson and veteran Remi
Feneon – to coach the side – from
Waimairi. Several Shirley players
have also transferred to Burnside.
The new Burnside-Bishopdale
alliance has also lured talent from
Waimairi, the reigning women’s
champion, with Feneon’s wife
Jolene and their daughter Jade
also switching clubs.
Kaiapoi is the other newcomer
after stepping up from division
one for the first time.
“We haven’t seen this sort of
depth in the competition for a
while so we are looking forward to
seeing new teams and new players
make the step up,” said Tennis
Canterbury’s competitions’ coordinator,
Tom Paine.
Premier grade teams:
Men – Cashmere, Elmwood,
Waimairi, Country Mid-
Canterbury, Bishopdale-Te Kura
Hagley, Burnside Park, Burwood
Park.
Women – Waimairi, Te Kura
Hagley, Elmwood, Cashmere,
Burnside-Bishopdale, Kaiapoi.
Hocking beaten after even battle in bowls tournament
CHAMPION:
Anthony Ouellett
from Bowls
Tauranga South
claimed the
Burnside under-26
singles title for
the first time by
defeating local hope
Richard Hocking.
PHOTO: ARJAN VAN
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Suzuki Swift hybrid shows promise
IT’S TAKEN some time for the
Suzuki Motor Corporation to
enter the hybrid market.
Well, that doesn’t surprise me,
Suzuki has long built smallish
cars with small capacity, fuel efficient
engines, even their largest
were relative fuel misers.
That being the case, there was
no rush for Suzuki to go one step
further into the electric/hybrid
market, anyone who owns a Suzuki
will tell you how inexpensive
they are to run.
However, a hybrid has arrived
here and it comes in the form of
the Swift, and it’s fair to say Suzuki
is treading carefully, the Swift
hybrid can only be described as a
mild hybrid – don’t think Toyota
Prius, the hybrid system is more
like you would find on European
cars such as those from BMW
and Mercedes-Benz.
In mechanical terms, Suzuki’s
system utilises an electric motor
to assist the engine in a parallel
configuration, it is powered
by a lithium-ion battery that is
charged as the car decelerates and
brakes, there is no electric-only
mode of propulsion involved.
While cruising, the battery
helps power all of the additional
electrical systems such as safety
features, air conditioning, Bluetooth
and smartphone connectivity,
which means the engine
spends more of its energy driving
the wheels.
There are a multitude of display
graphics which indicate to the
driver how the system is operating
so that he or she can get
maximum fuel economy benefits.
The result of all of this is
Suzuki’s claimed 4.1-litre per
100km combined cycle fuel usage
average. That compares to
the standard Swift which has a
4.8l/100km figure, so there are
gains to be made there; however,
there is a little trade-off, the Swift
hybrid requires premium fuel
which is more expensive than the
standard 91 octane.
Nevertheless, if you are keen on
cutting down emissions and like
that bottom line of 4.1l then the
hybrid does have benefits, and
that figure is very achievable.
During my time with the
evaluation car the fuel usage
readout was constantly listing
around 5.2l/100km with around
4l/100km registering instantaneously
at 100km/h (engine speed
1900rpm).
Powering the Swift hybrid is a
four-cylinder engine of 1197cc.
It is a smooth, quiet engine
which cuts out at idle and restarts
automatically when acceleration
is requested – almost without
notice such is the refinement that
has gone into the mechanical
elements.
The 1.2-litre unit is rated at
61kW and 107Nm, the latter available
at just 2800rpm which means
there is available torque on offer,
and if you add in the moderate
SMOOTH: Design-wise, the Swift is a popular shape.
SUZUKI SWIFT HYBRID: European specification and placement of controls.
amount of electrical assistance
acceleration is more than satisfactory.
A standstill to 100km/h time
of 11.5sec is possible, along with a
7.7sec time to make an 80-120km/
h highway overtake.
Drive is carried through a
continuously variable automatic
transmission. By sheer nature of
its simplicity it, too, helps promote
fuel efficiency. The change in ratio
is seamless, providing an overall
feeling of smoothness. There is
also a sport mode should the
driver like the revs hunting higher.
I tried to replicate the type of
driving the Swift hybrid would
most likely be subjected to on a
daily basis – a suburb to city commute,
a trip to the supermarket,
and a weekend excursion. There
are no surprises here, the Swift in
all forms functions well in those
situations. The hybrid hasn’t
lost sight of the Swift concept,
an easy-to-drive model with as
much practicality as you can get
in a small car. See, at just 3.8m,
the Swift makes good use of its
compact proportions, it is a fiveseater
at a pinch.
On the open road it is quiet and
composed when presented with a
tight corner or two. The Swift sits
somewhat low at 1.5m so there
isn’t a lot of body movement, even
though the rear suspension is a
tube beam type there is enough
suspension movement to promote
• Price – Suzuki Swift hybrid
Limited, $28,500
• Dimensions – Length,
3845mm; width, 1735mm;
height, 1495mm
• Configuration – Fourcylinder,
front-wheeldrive,
1197cc, 61kW,
107Nm, continuously
variable automatic.
• Performance –
0-100km/h, 11.5sec
• Fuel usage – 4.1l/100km
a controlled ride even when road
ripples threaten balance.
Interestingly, the hybrid is built
in Japan but is destined mostly
for the European market. That
being the case, there are a few
little quirks the traditional Suzuki
owner would need to adjust to. For
one, the indicator and wiper stalks
have been transposed, and why
European buyers like rear manual
window winders eludes me, but
that’s what you get in Swift hybrid.
Also, the hybrid model is sans sat
nav but there is Apple Car Play
and Android Auto.
As with the entire Swift
range, the hybrid gets a fivestar
Australasian New Car
Assessment Program rating.
That’s achieved by an abundance
of safety features such as an
advanced forward detection
system which mitigates the
chance of a collision, there are
also other clever features such as
adaptive cruise control, rear view
camera and rear cross traffic alert.
The Swift hybrid lists at $26,990
in standard form, the evaluation
car was a Limited specification
model and it adds $15100, $2000
if you want two-tone paint.
These prices compare to
$20,750 for the Swift GL ($22,990
auto) non-hybrid. I guess that
difference is a matter of equation
as to whether the fuel saving
benefits going forward, outweigh
the extra cost.
Suzuki has a fairly extensive
model line-up, I will be interested
to see how far the company
takes its hybrid technology and
whether it can be adapted to
other engine configurations.
In the interim, if you want
something just that little bit different
in your Swift purchase then
the hybrid model still represents
all those traditional Suzuki values
but with the thought you are
doing just a little bit to reduce
emissions and benefiting the
environment.
To top it off, there’s also the
benefits of the local dealership’s
tempting maintenance
programme – all in all there is
lot to consider, but judging by
my experience with Suzuki all
the ingredients add up to healthy
sales down under.
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SPOUTINGCLEANING
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or 021 043 2034
SPOUTING
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The PVC specialist.
Repairs & replacement. Ph
022 197 2351
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Best price guarantee Tony
0275 588 895
Call today for a FREE quote on 0800 882 772
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Your guide to our LOCAL & TRUSTED
Trades & Professional Services
To advertise: Phone 379 1100 or email star.class@starmedia.kiwi
CAR REMOVALS
DECORATORS
DRIVEWAYS
ELECTRICIAN
CASH PAID
FOR DAMAGED
CARS & TRUCKS
Phone or text
details to
021 1056 797 - 24/7
Selwyn based but
service the whole of
the South Island
• New Paint • Floor & Roof
• Repaints Painting
• Wallpapering • Spray Painting
• Fences • Commercial
• Repairs • Timber Finishing
• Feature Walls • Plastering
027 724 6846 027 PAINTIN
email: andertondecorators@gmail.com
Exposed Aggregate
Stamped Concrete Plain
Concrete Resurfacing
Things we offer...
Competitive/affordable pricing
Attention to detail
Professional service
free quotes/insurance scopes
Cell 0278 145 848
www.drivecrete.co.nz
Contact for a free quote
phone 027 331 0400
dave@davesimpsonelectrical.co.nz
davesimpsonelectrical.co.nz
Experienced Domestic Electrician
Quality Workmanship
• New Build
• Renovations
• Fault finding
• Power
• Lighting
• Switchboards
Excavations
FURNITURE
landscaping
Mailer Deliveries
• 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
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
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
For a local, reliable
mailer delivery
service contact
Star Media
• Newspaper inserts
• Magazine inserts
• Letterbox deliveries
• Urban & Rural deliveries
For a cost effective, targeted
delivery please call 03 379 7100
or email mike@starmedia.kiwi
www.star.kiwi
Specializing in:
• Roof Painting
• Interior/exterior
residential
• Small commercial
painting
PAINTERS
Painters and Decorators Ltd
Canterbury Owned and Operated
A husband and wife team
Noel 027-411-3596
kemp.painters@gmail.com
kemp painters and decorators
We offer
free quotes
Quality not
Quantity
PAINTING & PlAsTerING
• 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
• Father & son Plumbing
Business with over 40
years experience.
• Bathroom alterations a
specialty.
• Cylinder replacements.
• We do all small jobs.
PLUMBER
NEED A PLUMBER?
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
SCRAP METAL
TRADES
TREE SERVICES
WINDOW TINTING
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
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business & services
in Christchurch’s
best read &
largest circulation
newspaper
Delivered into over 93,000
Christchurch homes every week.
Ask us about our fantastic
cost affordable packages.
Phone: 03 379 1100 | www.star.kiwi
CRAIGS
TREES
Our services include:
Tree felling
Branch chipping
Trimming and pruning
Crown reduction
Stump grinding
P: 027 2299 454
E: craigstrees@xtra.co.nz
www.craigstrees.co.nz
Fully insured
tintawindow
advanced film solutions
99% uv block
fade protection
heat control
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25 Years Experience
privacy films
frosting designs
non-darkening films
Workmanship Guaranteed
Lifetime Warranties on Most Films
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block
Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts
03 365 3653 0800 368 468

The Star Classifieds
Trades & Services
GLAZING
TWISTY GLASS &
GLAZING LTD
• Mirrors • Pet Door Specialists
• Splashbacks • All Broken Windows
THE CAT DOOR MAN
Phone Cushla or Darren Twist
027 352 6225
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
TILER ( MasTER )
Int / Ext. Res / Comm. .
Free quote. 18 yrs exp. Ph
Zac 021 1056 797
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
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
Public Notices
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
Wanted To Buy
AAA Buying goods
quality furniture, beds,
stoves, washing machines,
fridge freezers. Same day
service. Selwyn Dealers.
Phone 980 5812 or 027
313 8156
A+ ALL whiteware
wanted. Same day
service, cash paid for
freezes, fridges, washing
machines, ovens. Also
buying furniture & h/
hold effects.Anything
considered. Ph Dave 960-
8440, 027 66 22 116
Senior Citizens
Outings
with Companion Driving Service Ltd
SOUTHERN GET-A-WAY
Wanaka - Gore - Riverton - Invercargill -
Bluff - Catlins - Oamaru - Christchurch.
(5 days/4 nights)
Just a few seats left for this tour - single
accommodation (no sharing)
Our price is $1648.00 D.B.B plus Tour
Hostess. Departing November 16
(home pick-up & drop-off included)
HANMER FETE Oct 29
Depart ChCh 9.30am $79.00
(lunch & gate entry your care)
PH PETER ON 0800 453 873 FOR FURTHER INFO
COMPANION DRIVING SERVICE LTD.
Situations Vacant
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.
Wanted To Buy
A1 Albums, old photo’s,
postcards, coins, gold,
bank notes, badges,
medals, jewellery,
watches, china, crystal,
books, furs, vintage
clothing, paintings,
furniture, estates &
downsizing. Etcetera
Antiques, 194 Edgeware
Rd 385 5117
ACADEMY ANTIQUES
Buying estates, antiques,
old china, crystal, art,
Royal Doulton , Royal
Albert etc. Best prices,
free appraisal. Call Rob
349-4229
A+ Household effects,
fridges, freezers, washing
machines, ovens. Good
cash paid. Ph Paul 022
0891 671
BOOKS. Old wanted.
Anything considered incl
hunting,
mountineering,
fishing,childrens.
Ph 354 1621
Thursday October 14 2021 The Star 35
• Phone our local team 03 379 1100 • Email star.class@starmedia.kiwi
Situations Vacant
Local Democracy
Reporter
- North Canterbury
Job type: Fixed term – 24 months
Location: Rangiora
Closing date: October 29, 2021
Are you an outstanding reporter looking for a new challenge and wanting
to serve your community?
Allied Press, with the support of RNZ and NZ On Air’s Public Interest
Journalism Fund, is hiring a journalist to join Local Democracy Reporting in
2022 and 2023 from the North Canterbury News office in Rangiora.
You will be covering local authorities and other publicly-funded
organisations, but also going out and talking to the people affected by
these organisations’ decisions, sharing their stories, and coming up with
your own stories on similar topics.
Your focus will be providing great public interest journalism coverage daily
throughout the North Canterbury region including Waimakariri, Hurunui
and Kaikōura. This is a multi-media role so experience in video, audio and
photography would be an advantage.
You will report to Allied Press’ North Canterbury bureau chief. You will
receive extra training and support from RNZ, and your work will be made
available at the same time to all of the programme’s media partners,
including RNZ.
This could be a junior, intermediate or senior role depending on the
successful candidate. We are looking for someone with as many of the
following qualities as possible. You don’t need all of these to apply, but you
do need to have at least two years’ reporting experience (although in some
cases we may also consider exceptional applicants with only one year’s
experience).
• Able to spot a strong story and make it come alive for your audience
• Able to meet the highest standards of accuracy, fairness and balance
• Understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
• Some knowledge of local government
• Excellent writing skills
This is a full-time role for a fixed term (through to 31 December 2023).
Assistance with relocation costs may be considered.
Applications close October 29, 2021.
Please submit your CV along with your cover letter and work samples to
recruitment@alliedpress.co.nz
Visit RNZ’s website for more
information about the LDR service:
Thursday, August 2, 2018 | Issue 808 | www.ncnews.co.nz
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr
Wanted To Buy
MILITARIA Any
country, firearms,
uniforms, badges, medals,
memoribilia, WW2 or
earlier ph 338-9931
TOOLS, Garden garage,
saw benches, Lathes. Cash
buyer Phone 355-2045
Public Notice
2021 COASTAL WARD BY-ELECTION
DECLARATION OF RESULT
The final result for the by-election that closed at midday on Friday 8 October 2021 is:
Coastal Ward of the Christchurch City Council (1 vacancy)
Votes Received
DONOVAN, Celeste Independent - Positive Community Action 1,654
EAST, David Independent 1,182
HOPMAN, Andre Independent 1,018
ISAACS, Caleb Independent 1,008
BARBER, Kelly Labour 547
HAYS, Katie 231
NITRO, Nikora 24
INFORMAL 15
BLANK 6
Celeste DONOVAN is declared elected.
The voter return was 33.85%, being 5,685 votes.
Jo Daly
Electoral Officer
PO Box 73016, Christchurch 8154
jo.daly@ccc.govt.nz
(03) 941 8581 www.ccc.govt.nz
Public Notices
The Labour
Central LEC
Raffle was
drawn at 2pm on
Friday 8 Oct at
the Christchurch
Central Police.
Winners:
1. 504 P. Cotter
2. 508 V. Southworth
3. 199 M. Rogers
Public Notices
STAMP AND
POSTCARD FAIR
The Philatelic Centre
67 Mandeville Street,
Riccarton
Saturday 16th October
9am-12pm
Sellers tables available
Phone 027 6354 957
RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT ACT 1991
CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF
APPLICATION
FOR RESOURCE CONSENT
Details of the application for resource consent
listed below may be examined during normal
office hours at the Reception Counter of the
Council’s Civic offices, 53 Hereford Street,
Christchurch, or the Council’s website (refer link
below).
Submissions must be made in writing on Form
13 or similar, and will be received at any Council
Office until 5:00pm on Monday, 08 November
2021. The submission form is available on
the Council’s website or at any Council Office.
Submissions may be made online, or emailed
to resourceconsentsubmissions@ccc.govt.
nz, or posted to the Resource Consents Unit,
Christchurch City Council, PO Box 73013,
Christchurch Mail Centre, Christchurch 8154.
A copy of the submission must also be served on
the applicant via their address for service below.
1. ADDRESS: 235 Manchester
Street
CONSENT SOUGHT: Land use consent
PROPOSAL:
To establish and operate a double
sided free standing digital billboard
comprising a digital screen area of
18sqm, framed by a 4mx9m support
structure. The sign will display a range
of non-site related advertisements
and material.
APPLICANT: Wilson Parking
New Zealand
Limited
APPLICANT’S ADDRESS
FOR SERVICE: Town Planning
Group, PO Box 35,
Cashel Street,
Box Lobby,
Christchurch
2021 COASTAL WARD B
8014, Attention:
Juliette Lovett
Email: juliette@
The final result for the townplanning by-election that
Coastal Ward of the co.nz Christchurch City
DONOVAN, REFERENCE Celeste NO: RMA/2020/1877 Independen
EAST, WEBSITE David LINK: https://ccc.govt Independen
HOPMAN, Andre nz/the-council Independen
ISAACS, Caleb consultations Independen
and-submissions
BARBER, Kelly
Labour
haveyoursay/
HAYS, Katie
The application includes a
NITRO, Nikora
assessment of environmental effects.
INFORMAL
Please contact Georgia Brown
BLANK
(Council Planner), telephone
Celeste 03 941 6839 DONOVAN or by emailing is declared elected.
The Georgia.brown@ccc.govt.nz
voter return was 33.85%, being 5,6
if you have any questions
Jo Daly
about this application.
Electoral Officer
Dated at Christchurch this 9th
PO Box 73016, Christchurch 8154
October 2021.
jo.daly@ccc.govt.nz
(03) 941 8581 www.ccc.govt.nz
DECLARATION OF RESU

36 The Star Thursday October 14 2021
Come on down!
EAGLES HITS SET FOR A
REVIVAL ACROSS NZ STAGES
WE ARE OPEN DAILY FROM 9AM
Join us 9 November for
a buffet breakfast &
complimentary drink.
Watch the action on
the track on our
massive big screen!
Tickets: $20 pp
available at reception
from 19 October
TAB Manned terminal
Friday - Sunday Normal Hours
RAFFLES ARE BACK ON!
3.30pm-5.30pm
Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun inclusive
& also 11.30am-1.30pm Saturday
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
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AVAILABLE
SHUTTLE
WEDNESDAY,
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
FROM 3PM
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SORRY
NO POOL
NO SNOOKER
NO DARTS
NO MEMBERSHIP DRAW
Sat 30 Oct SHOW POSTPONED until
SATURDAY 5 FEB 2022, 7.30PM
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THURSDAY & FRIDAY:
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SATURDAY:
CHICKEN NIBBLES & CHIPS
SUNDAY: ROAST MEAL
TUESDAY:
CHICKEN NIBBLES & CHIPS
WEDNESDAY: ROAST MEAL
Available 11.30am-2pm

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christchurch
christchurch
GIG GUIDE
Thurs 14 to Wed 20 Oct 2021
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
12 BAR, 342 St Asaph St: Friday 8pm -
Moonflower single release show with MudBelly
& Etheran, tickets $10 @cosmic. Saturday 8pm -
Jan Preston Piano Boogie Woman Trio Show,
tickets @eventfinda. Wednesday 7pm - Quiz.
A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St:
Thursday 7pm - NZ Songwriters in the Round,
Songwriters' Open Mic Night, free. Friday 6pm -
After Work feat. The Blairs, free; 9pm - The
Later Sessions feat. Bayley; The High Kats; and I
See Tomorrow, free. Sunday 5pm - Irish
Singalong with Malarkey Irish Band, feat
performances by O'Neill School of Irish Dance,
free. 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 - Live music. Saturday 8.30pm - Live
music. Wednesday 9.30pm - Open Mic.
CHRISTCHURCH FOLK MUSIC CLUB, 29
Domain Tce : Sunday 7.30pm - The Hobnail 2
with Tommy & Luca Joass, $20 entry.
DUTCH DRAMA GROUP, Everglades, 637
Marshland Rd: Friday & Saturday - 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 Tiger Moth, tickets $15;
8pm - Holly Kimber. Friday 7pm - Mirrors;
10pm - House of Groove. Saturday 7pm - Nick
& Dan; 10pm - VOXY.
LITTLE BROWN JUG, 290 Wairakei Rd:
Friday 7pm - Level 6.
MICKY FINN'S, 85a Hereford St: Friday
10.30pm - Mammoth. Saturday 10.30pm - Isolde.
MOON UNDER WATER, 152 Somerfield
St: Sunday 2.30pm - Sunday Sesh feat. Nick
Jackman.
SULLIVANS IRISH PUB, 291 Lincoln Rd:
Friday 7.30pm - Willie Mcarthur. Wednesday
7pm - Willie's Open Mic.
THE BLACK HORSE HOTEL, 33 Lincoln
Rd: Friday 7pm - Flat City Brotherhood.
THE BOG IRISH BAR, 50 Victoria St:
Thursday 10pm - Willie Mcarthur. Friday 10pm
- Black & Gold. Saturday 11pm - Keenan's
Revenge Duo. Sunday 4pm - Willie & friends.
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:
Saturday 8pm - Lance Kiwi Karaoke. Tuesday
7pm - Quiz. Wednesday 7.30pm - Lance Kiwi
Karaoke.
WUNDERBAR LYTTELTON, 19 London St:
Thursday 8.30pm - Ocean Denham presents, No!
I'm not Australia' cabaret show, tickets
@events.humanitix.com. Friday 9pm - Burning
Monk; Ken Ring; and Dear No One. Wednesday
7pm - Jam Night.
RESTAURANT & CAFÉ
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Special available lunch only. Mon-Sat 12pm - 2.30pm.
KIDS 2 COURSE SPECIAL $13
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Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
SPORTS BAR & TAB OPEN DAILY FROM 11AM
The
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118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn,
Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150
www.racecoursehotel.co.nz
BRIDIE'S BAR & BISTRO
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SEASON
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Burger, Fried Chicken Burger,
Lamb Burger, or Falafel Burger
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STYLE & QUALITY
FOR LESS
STOREWIDE SALE
SALE
CHRISTCHURCH’S MOST AFFORDABLE
NZ MADE LOUNGE SUITES
CUSTOMISE TO YOUR REQUIREMENTS
Iris 3+2 Seater
Available in other colours
2 Seater $819 $759
3 Seater $999 $919
SALE
QUALITY
FURNITURE
SALE
Lennox Dining Chair
Maui
Recliner
Ebony, Dark Grey,
Beige or Marine.
Black PU
Affordable
PRICE TAG
Ackley Dining Table
WAS $1249
$
1179
WAS $519
$
479
Ash
Acacia
Birch
WAS $139
$
129
Elm
Collection
Sylvie Bedroom
Collection
Tallboy 5 Drawers $829 $769
Tallboy 6 Drawers $969 $899
Lowboy 6 Drawers $879 $809
Bedside $299 $269
Headboard $549 $509
Table Large $1249 $1159
Table Small $759 $699
SALE
Atlanta Bunk
SALE
Piha Extension
Outdoor Table
White
Rimu Stain
WAS $1139
FINANC E
$
1079 WAS $1899
$
1749
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COMMUNITY board members
have grappled over whether
The board lowered the grant
from the staff recommended sum
of $6000 because members were
concerned abou the amount of
money left in the fund.
The trust currently runs a
community kitchen, which feeds
up to 80 people at its free weekly
community dinners in which
Want to know what your home
and Ian to arrange a time to
Mike Pero Real Estate Ltd Licensed REAA (2008)
Brand and Territory Owners - Bishopdale
027 660 1920 • 027 849 0404
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2021 Connecting Your Local Community
starnews.co.nz
Plant sale
boosts
pool fund
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Quilters’ work
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Your
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Community kitchen gets
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• By Fiona Ellis
Thursday, October 14, 2021 | Christchurch’s best read and largest circulating newspaper
ratepayers should be funding a
community kitchen.
The Northgate Community
Services Trust applied for $15,000
from the Papanui-Innes Community
Board’s discretionary
response fund, but some board
members believed the Government
should be paying for the
upgrade to the kitchen, which is
based in Papanui.
Bu the issue
was decided by
board chairwoman
Emma Norrish,
whose two votes
– one as a board
member and one
as chair – broke a
stalemate to give
$4000 funding the green light.
Emma
Norrish
volunteers also socialise with
those attending.
• Turn to page 5
plans to expand.
COMMUNITY: The Northgate Community Services Trust community meals cater to up to 80 people, a number the trust
Bishopdale Pharmacy
We have more COVID vaccination
appointments available!
Low Supply & High Demand!
Now is a fantastic time to sell.
You will need to BOOK DIRECTLY WITH US and no through the National Booking
System. You can book with us in the following ways:
• Click BOOK NOW a the top of our Unichem Bishopdale Pharmacy
might be worth in the current
market?
Facebook page and follow the prompts.
Freephone direct to Cathy
• Visit our website www.bishopdalepharmacy.co.nz to make an online booking.
• Phone us on 03 359 8302.
Fo low us on facebook
37 Bishopdale Court, Bishopdale Village Mall | Phone 03 359 8302
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Pick Of The Week!
Hoi An House
in Halswell
Hoi An House means “The perfect meeting place” a place
to come relax, eat, enjoy, and never leave the table hungry!
Only a 10 minute drive from Beckenham!
Function area caters up to 80 people
03 260 1799 • www.hoianhouse.co.nz
Open 7 days from 5pm - 8.30pm • 265 Halswell Road, Halswell
Book or order from any of our
restaurants online and go in the draw
to win a 24 box of Bia Hanoi!
Sweeten your
memories of
that trip to
Vietnam many
years ago!
The best pan-
Asian cuisine
Riccarton
74 Riccarton Road, Riccarton
03 961 1704
Open 7 Days from 5pm - 8.30pm
www.buddhastix.co.nz
Papanui
484 Cranford Street, Christchurch
03 354 9203
Open 7 Days from 5pm - 8.30pm
www.thaigarden.co.nz
Local Asian street food
Beckenham
Cnr Somerfield/Colombo Streets
03 366 8844
Open 7 Days from 5pm - 8.30pm
www.commi.co.nz
Indochina, Vietnamese
street food
Sumner
6 Wakefield Ave, Sumner
03 326 4352
Open 7 Days from 5pm - 8.30pm
www.lexom.co.nz
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.
10 Whitchurch Place, Harewood | Phone 03 359 8917 | www.asiancookschool.co.nz
BooK A
ClAss TodAy!
To view our menus, go to our website www.agh.co.nz

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Halswell
Papanui
Hoi An House
Thai and Vietnamese cuisine
Eat. Drink. Be happy.
Hoi An House means “The perfect meeting
place” a place to come relax, eat, enjoy, and
never leave the table hungry!
Only a 10 minute drive from Beckenham
Simple, yet adventurous.
Thai Garden is about
fun, fresh food that
combines the best of
Asian flavours.
We think we’ve hit the trifecta
of good Thai: fast service,
friendly staff and fresh
ingredients.
Our menu mixes traditional
Thai food with modern
interpretations and dishes from
throughout Southeast Asia.
Whatever you spice tolerance,
there’s something to keep your
tastebuds happy.
Herbs and vegetables are
grown locally in the Asian
Garden and exotic spices are
sourced straight from Thailand,
making for healthy, authentic
and tasty food.
Function area caters up to 80 people
Open 7 days from 5pm - 8.30pm
265 Halswell Road, Halswell | 03 260 1799
Book your table online!
Order takeaways online!
www.hoianhouse.co.nz
Book your table online!
Order takeaways online!
THAi GArden
484 Cranford Street,
Christchurch
Phone 03 354 9203
Open 7 Days, 5pm - 8.30pm
www.thaigarden.co.nz

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Riccarton
Sumner
Buddha Stix is a vibrant fusion of the
energy of Asian culinary culture with
the modern romance of fine dining.
Vivid with colour and saturated with
flavour, Buddha Stix indulges all of
your senses to create an intimate
and memorable dining experience.
Relax and soak up the atmosphere
while you sip on one of our classic
cocktails and enjoy the best pan-
Asian cuisine on offer.
In the streets and secluded
alleyways of Ho chi Minh
City and Hanoi lives a food
culture like none other.
If you’re hankering for a taste of Indochina –
Vietnamese street cuisine, then you need to
make your way to Le Xom in Sumner.
Here you will find the delectable flavourings of
Asia served up in an environment that creates
an enticing atmosphere.
You can choose from an amazing range of street
fare that is created with care and attention.
Come and experience the delight that is
Vietnamese street food culture with us at Le Xom!
Buddha Stix Christchurch
74 Riccarton Road, Riccarton | 03 961 1704
Open 7 Days from 5pm - 8.30pm
Book your table online!
Order takeaways online!
www.buddhastix.co.nz
6 Wakefield Ave, Sumner
Phone 03 326 4352
Open 7 days 5pm - 8.30pm
Book your table online!
Order takeaways online!
www.lexom.co.nz

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Beckenham
Harewood
Book a
class today!
Food for the people
Local Asian street food
Come and eat the streets of Asia! We believe that
sharing is caring. Our menu has been carefully created
to empower the people. A fresh, fast and casual dining
experience for everyone to enjoy – no bookings are
required. Our food is designed for grab and go or to be
enjoyed in the hustle and bustle of our vibrant and fun
restaurant. Commi – A Food Revolution!
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 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!
Cnr Somerfield/Colombo Streets
03 366 8844 | Open 7 days from 5pm - 8.30pm
Book your table online!
Order takeaways online!
www.commi.co.nz
10 Whitchurch Place, Harewood
Phone 03 359 8917
www.asiancookschool.co.nz