The Star: October 21, 2021

Thursday, October 21, 2021 | Christchurch’s best read and largest circulating newspaper 

Wizard vows 

to continue 

– page 7 

Alleged 

fraudster 

in custody 

over thefts 

totalling 

$400,000 

CITY GRACED WITH 

$1 MILLION SUBURBS 

• By Chris Barclay 

CHRISTCHURCH’S million 

dollar suburb club is shedding 

its exclusivity tag, with the 

Strowan 

Bottle Lake 

number of seven-figure 

enclaves doubling during a 

year of unprecedented property 

sales. 

Figures just released show 

Redcliffs, Sumner, Clifton, 

Strowan and Bottle Lake 

have joined old favourites 

Merivale, Fendalton plus 

Kennedys Bush and coastal 

Redcliffs 

Sumner 

highpoints Richmond Hill and 

Scarborough as city locations 

with a median house price of $1 

million or better. 

• Turn to page 8 

• By Kurt Bayer 

A 26-YEAR-OLD man accused 

of scamming people out of nearly 

$400,000 has pleaded not guilty 

and been denied bail at his first 

court appearance. 

He was granted interim name 

suppression. 

The man was arrested after police 

carried out a search warrant 

at a house in Hornby yesterday 

morning. 

It came after an investigation 

into alleged serious fraud offences, 

police said. 

He has been charged with 

eight counts of causing loss by 

deception and appeared from custody 

via audio visual link at the 

district court yesterday afternoon. 

Detective Sergeant Mike Freeman, 

in a press statement earlier, 

alleged that the man scammed 

victims out of $500,000. 

However, eight charging documents 

laid in court allege offending 

between June 23 and September 

3 this year, and amounting to 

$395,189.64. 

Amounts range from $3700 

to $147,000, with the bank 

Westpac named as victim in 

seven of the eight charges, and the 

Cooperative Bank in one charge. 


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AN ELDERLY shopper who 

tripped up on a pavement outside 

a city supermarket because his 

glasses were fogged up by Covid-19 

mask use has prompted a safety 

message from Age Concern. 

Age Concern Canterbury chief 

executive Simon Templeton 

said the incident was a timely 

reminder for people – of all ages 

– to wear masks as safely and 

effectively as possible. 

“The fogging up of glasses is 

an issue we’ve heard of. It’s not 

surprising there are some falls 

related to people with reduced 

eyesight and perhaps reduced 

mobility. It just adds that extra 

risk and challenge to people 

mobilising safely,” he said. 

The shopper fell outside the 

Countdown at Church Corner 

earlier this month and was not 

seriously injured. 

Templeton said it was 

important people who wore 

glasses ensured masks were fitted 

correctly before venturing out. 

“I’ve been told to twist the ear 

straps and hook them over your 

ears. Apparently that prevents 

the glasses fogging up. It must 

direct the flow of air in a slightly 

different direction.” 

Positioning glasses over the 

bridge of the mask was another 

recommendation, while a 

pharmacist told The Star disposable 

masks with wire to bridge 

the nose were more effective than 

washable fabric designs because 

the wire could be pinched to 

make the mask as snug 

as possible. 

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Kicking goals the Dan Carter way 


DAN CARTER has just released 

a new book in which he talks 

about how he learned how to 

kick off both feet – from father 

Neville in the backyard of their 

Southbridge property. 

Once a young Carter was 

steady on his own two feet, 

Neville would gently swing his 

right and left legs to mould the 

future All Black star’s goalkicking 

motion. 

And once Carter had reached 

rugby’s greatest stage – his first 

World Cup in 2003 – Neville 

Carter softly twisted his boy’s 

arm after Jonny Wilkinson 

slotted a dropped goal with 

his unfavoured right foot to 

claim the Webb Ellis Trophy for 

England. 

A light-hearted challenge for 

Carter to emulate his English 

rival was ultimately met 12 

years later – appropriately at 

Wilkinson’s Twickenham home 

ground – with the final kick of 

the playmaker’s 112-test career. 

“It was a wee thing between 

him and me. I said to Dan ‘you 

have to do one of these to catch 

up with Jonny because he’d won 

a World Cup in Australia with 

a right-foot drop goal in 2003’,” 

Neville Carter told the Selwyn 

Times. 

A natural left-footed kicker 

like Wilkinson, Carter 

converted Beauden Barrett’s 

World Cup sealing try against 

the Wallabies, with a set-up 

Covid-19 protection proves 

an unexpected hazard 

FOGGY: Wearing face masks aren’t straightforward for those with glasses. 

use on their goggles and slowing 

your walking pace to be more 

aware of potential hazards were 

among recommendations from 

the Health Quality and Safety 

Commission. 

St John and the Canterbury 

District Health Board did not 

keep specific records of maskrelated 

injuries during the current 

missed by many, but familiar to 

one supporter up in the stands. 

“He did right-footed goal 

kicks on the lawn at home 

many times, but never in a 

game. I used to hold his left foot 

so he’d kick with his right so 

we got confident with kicking 

with both feet,” Neville Carter 

said. 

“He knew it was going to be 

the last kick of his (test) career, 

so it was a special moment.” 

• The book, page 24 

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Covid-19 restrictions, but ACC 

data revealed 20 claims had been 

lodged in Canterbury this year up 

to and including September 30. 

Eight were made for the 

entirety of 2020. Nationally there 

were 106 last year and 107 to date 

in 2021. 

• Woman stopped from 

shopping page 4 

NEWS 3 

in brief 

90 per cent of Selwyn 

Covid-jabbed 

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first areas in New Zealand to 

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jabbed with at least one dose 

of the Covid-19 vaccine. As of 

Tuesday, Queenstown (94.8 

per cent), Wellington (92.9 per 

cent), Selwyn (92.9 per cent) 

and Dunedin (91.7 per cent) 

had all achieved the target. 

Auckland is sitting just shy of 

that with 88.5 per cent, while 

Christchurch is on 87.1 per 

cent. 

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his I Wanna Thank Me tour 

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the same name. He will be 

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and D12. The tour will start 

in Orangetheory Stadium 

on November 4, 2022, then 

heading to Auckland on 

November 5. Tickets go on 

presale on Tuesday with 

general tickets on offer from 

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NEWS 

Alleged 

scammer 

gets name 

suppression 

• From page 1 

It’s understood that the police 

investigation is ongoing and more 

charges are possible. 

Defence counsel Anselm Williams 

said the man pleaded not 

guilty to the charges and elected 

trial by jury. 

He applied for interim name 

suppression on fair trial grounds 

which was granted by Judge Tony 

Couch. 

However, the judge declined an 

application for bail, which was 

opposed by police, and remanded 

the man in custody to his next appearance 

at a Crown case review 

hearing on December 16. 

A 32-year-old woman was also 

arrested and has been charged 

with possession of methamphetamine 

and causing loss by deception 

relating to alleged offending 

that occurred overnight where 

a victim was scammed out of 

$28,000. 

She is due to appear at the district 

court next week. 

“As this is an active investigation 

with ongoing inquiries, we 

are limited in providing further 

details at this time,” Freeman 

said. 

• By Fiona Ellis 

A WOMAN was stopped from 

shopping at a supermarket after 

security questioned the validity 

of a special pass that allows her 

not to wear a mask. 

Jody Devine is now seeking 

an apology from Pak’n Save 

Wainoni over the incident, which 

she says has traumatised her. 

But Foodstuffs New Zealand 

head of corporate affairs 

Antoinette Laird told The Star 

yesterday a customer (Devine), 

who when “politely asked to 

provide documentation they had 

a mask exemption”, became both 

verbally and physically abusive 

towards a member of the team. 

“Following this outburst the 

customer was asked to leave the 

store and we understand has now 

gone to the police.” 

Devine, who does not wear a 

facemask due to her tic disorder 

and PTSD, was not expecting 

any trouble on her visit to the 

store where she often shopped 

without incident. 

Her medical exemption card 

was emailed to her following an 

application to the Disabled Persons 

Assembly NZ, and she had 

printed and laminated it. 


Shopper denied entry, 

demands an apology 

UPSET: Jody Devine holding her mask exemption card. 

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She also had further documents 

saved on her phone to 

provide more detail about her 

conditions if asked, she said. 

“I shopped on Tuesday and it 

was fine, on Wednesday it wasn’t 

fine.” 

Devine was surprised when 

security guards told her the card 

was insufficient. 

She then tried to push through 

the two guards, but they grabbed 

her and physically blocked 

her, an experience she found 

frightening. 

“I just want Pak’n Save to do 

the right thing and apologise.” 

People tended to make 

rude comments when she was 

running errands without a mask, 

and after her experience at Pak’n 

Save, shopping was now her 

partner’s job, she said. 

“Mentally, I can’t do it.” 

Said Laird: “Our teams are 

all working extremely hard to 

keep customers and their team 

mates safe, abuse of any kind 

is unacceptable and will not be 

tolerated in any of our stores.” 

Sports club 

celebrates 

admission 

of men 

• By John Cosgrove 

THE CLOCK will be turned back 

tomorrow when a nearly 100-yearold 

sports club celebrates the day it 

finally decided to admit members 

of the opposite sex – men. 

Men were banned from admission 

to the Cashmere Croquet 

Club from its foundation in 1923 

until 1939, during which time the 

club was exclusively women’s only. 

But at 4pm on October 16, 1939, 

the club committee decided by the 

close margin of nine for and six 

against that men could join, as long 

as they only played in the evenings. 

Their membership fees were set 

at one guinea. The guinea had a 

face value of one pound and one 

shilling then. 

Tomorrow at 4pm, the club will 

again be holding a men’s only session 

to commemorate its moment 

in history. 

Secretary Nicky Sarson said they 

will be dressing up in period costume 

of whites and bowler hats. 

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that there will be no ladies in 

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A COMMUNITY group has 

slammed Catherine Chu’s 

lax attendance at staff-led 

briefings but the city councillor 

is unrepentant, insisting the 

missed consultations were 

irrelevant. 

The first-term 

Riccarton Ward 

representative’s 

disdain 

for briefings 

– designed to 

update and 

inform councillors 

on issues 

– stretches back 

to September 

last year, where figures indicated 

she failed to attend half the 

maximum number. 

Chu is in the cross hairs again 

this week with the Avonhead 

Community Group emailing her 

Independent Citizens hierarchy 

and Mayor Lianne Dalziel to 

express “concern and dissatisfaction” 

with the 25-year-old’s 

performance. 

Group chair Professor Somnath 

Bagchi said Chu had only 

attended 34 of a possible 86 

council briefings from October 

25, 2019 to June 

29, 2021. 

“An elected 

representative to 

the council, who 

is paid for using 

public money, is 

expected to pay 

full attention to 

the role. We are 

not confident 

that Cr Chu is 

attending meetings enough to be 

able to act in the interests of the 

public or represent her electorate 

effectively,” he said. 

Lacking the legal means to 

remove an elected representative 

“despite poor performance” the 

group urged Independent Citizens 

chair Jason Middlemiss to make 

briefings compulsory for Chu. 

Bagchi was seeking discussions 

with Middlemiss. 

Neither Middlemiss nor 

Dalziel were unable to respond 

to The Star yesterday. 

Although unhappy, the group 

did not seek Chu’s resignation 

before next October’s local 

government elections, with 

Bagchi estimating a by-election 

could cost more than $80,000. 

He said the group was also 

irked by Chu’s decision to stand 


– unsuccessfully – for National 

in Banks Peninsula at last year’s 

general election, eight weeks 

after she was voted on to council. 

City councillors are paid 

$114,130 a year. 

“For almost 5-6 months she 

was completely unavailable 

because she was busy with her 

electorate campaign. She should 

have declared her principal 

interest was somewhere else,” 

Bagchi said. 

Chu was adamant the council 

briefings were often unnecessary: 

“To be really blunt and honest, a 

lot of them are a waste of 

staff time.” 

She made an exception 

about a recent briefing on the 

implications of the Government’s 

controversial Three Waters 

reforms before the council sent 

their feedback to Wellington. 

However, she insisted many 

did not warrant attending, citing 

Tuesday’s schedule, which 

included an update on the council’s 

outdoor dining policy. 

“Staff are having to sit there 

the whole day, they’re getting 

paid so much money by 

NEWS 5 

City councillor unrepentant after being 

slammed again for poor attendance 

Catherine 

Chu 

Somnath 

Bagchi 

UNDER FIRE: Catherine Chu, third from left, pictured 

with the members of the Halswell Hornby Riccarton 

Community Board in November 2020. 


ratepayers to go over such basic 

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already had received relevant 

information through email. 

Chu said some residents were 

sympathetic after she explained 

her stance. 

“Some said go, have a tick next 

to your name, and just leave. It’s 

not in my nature to do that,” she 

said. 

Others were concerned Chu 

would not be able to make 

informed decisions on their 

behalf by skipping briefings. She 

countered, urging the council to 

live-stream the proceedings. 

“If the council are so confident 

our briefings are efficient why 

aren’t we live-streaming for the 

public to see? Then they could 

truly see what a waste of time 

some of them are.” 

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works with the Avonhead group, 

said it was not his place to defend 

Chu but he could see her point. 

“Some are really valuable but 

[with] others I feel like we sit 

there going through the motions. 

A lot of it does feel a lot like 

virtue signalling in a sense,” 

he said. 

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NEWS 7 

Wizard vows to continue without pay 

after city council cancels contract 

• By Devon Bolger 

PERFORMER: The Wizard’s contract with the city council to 

provide acts of wizardry had been in place since 1998. 

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THE WIZARD will continue 

to perform his duties in spite of 

no longer being on the council 

payroll. 

It was announced last week the 

city council had decided it will 

no longer pay the 88-year-old 

wizard – who was well-known 

for preaching extravagantly in 

Cathedral Square – the $16,000 

he received annually. 

City council assistant chief 

executive Lynn McClelland said 

it was a difficult decision to end 

the contract. 

She said the reason for the 

decision was because the promotional 

landscape in Christchurch 

is changing. 

“With new and different promotional 

programmes that will 

increasingly reflect our diverse 

communities and showcase a 

vibrant, diverse, modern city 

that is attractive to residents, 

domestic and international visitors, 

new businesses, and skilled 

migrant workers,” McClelland 

said. 

The Wizard, whose name is 

Ian Brackenbury Channell but 

prefers the name Jack, said he 

plans to continue his position being 

the Wizard of New Zealand 

in spite of not being paid. 

“It’s my decision to be a wizard 

in the city. The fact that they’ve 

told me to go away is in fact a 

good way to make me even more 

popular. This is a perfect time 

for me, I’m very happy, this is 

wonderful.” 

He said he has never asked for 

payment and after 24 years of 

unpaid service, it was offered by 

the city council in the form of 

an honorarium similar to those 

awarded to artists, writers and 

composers. 

The council’s contract with the 

Wizard was to provide acts of 

wizardry and other wizard-like 

services in the city. It had been in 

place since December 1998. 

Said McClelland: “The council 

is grateful for the valuable and 

special contribution The Wizard 

made to our city’s cultural life, 

and he will forever be a part of 

our history.” 

International media, such as 

The Times in London, are reporting 

the Wizard’s contract was 

cancelled because of comments 

he made about women on New 

Zealand Today, hosted by Guy 

Williams, in April. 

“I love women, I forgive them 

all the time, I’ve never struck 

one yet. Never strike a woman 

because they bruise too easily is 

the first thing, and they’ll tell the 

neighbours and their friends . . . 

and then you’re in big trouble,” 

he said on the show. 

The city council did not answer 

specific questions about this. 

The Wizard said he thinks it’s 

“maybe” the reason the contract 

was cancelled. 

“The council is full of women 

in their 30s and 40s. When you 

go into the office there are all 

these dead-eyed women. 

“I don’t know any woman like 

this, everywhere else I go, they 

tease me, they make jokes, I 

make jokes back . . . they are very 

powerful and frightening people. 

Maybe they’re doing it.” 

He said if so, it was “very foolish” 

as they have no evidence 

he is sexist. 

“This is a gift from heaven. For 

20 years. The council has refused 

to admit I exist. They’ve got 

tourism authorities to say that 

I no longer exist, that I’ve left 

the city or retired. They will not 

even admit there is a wizard here 

because it upsets the bureaucrats 

so much. 

“When they stopped my honorarium, 

it drew attention to me. 

They’ve put a spotlight on me, it 

was just what I wanted.” 

Jack has had a vast career and 

in 1990 Prime Minister Mike 

Moore invited him to become 

Wizard of New Zealand. 

In 1982, the New Zealand Art 

Gallery Directors Association 

declared him a living work of art 

and in 1988 he performed a rain 

dance in the town of Waimate to 

break a drought. 

He helped to promote local 

events and tourism, and welcome 

dignitaries and delegations to 

the city. In 2009, he received the 

Queen’s Service Medal. After the 

2011 Canterbury earthquakes, 

he played a prominent role in 

the wave of protest that greeted 

the demolition of hundreds of 

heritage buildings. 

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Canterbury-wide there are now 

18 areas across Christchurch, 

Banks Peninsula and Selwyn 

District in that average price 

bracket, with more expected to 

join as the clamour for residential 

or investment property continues. 

“Halswell, 

Wigram, 

Rolleston 

… what was 

$700,000- 

$800,000 now 

seems to be 

Richard Withy 

NEWS 

hitting that 

million mark,” 

said Richard 

Withy of Ray White, citing a 

recent sale in Ambrosia Lane, 

Aidenfield. 

“The one next door sold eight 

weeks earlier for $940,000. We 

managed to get ours to $1.24 

million. 

“You wouldn’t have thought 

a couple of years ago that 

something in Wigram was going 

to be over a million consistently, 

but that’s what the market is now 

dictating.” 

According to the latest 

OneRoof-Valocity House Index, 

the average property value for 

all of New Zealand jumped 5 per 

cent to $1.021 million in the past 

three months. 

The growth rate is smaller 

than the 6.1 per cent seen in the 

previous three-month period, 

and suggests that prices are 

starting to ease nationwide. 

Yet in Canterbury, house prices 

continue to skyrocket. 

OneRoof editor Owen 

Vaughan said the region is unlike 

others around the country, which 

are starting to show signs of 

fatigue. 

Figures from the OneRoof 

Index show Canterbury’s average 

property value rose 29.8 per cent 

($163,000) in the year to October 

1, well above the nationwide 


City house prices continue to skyrocket 

annual growth rate of 26.6 per 

cent. 

Its average property value 

has risen 8.2 per cent in the 

past three months, compared 

to growth of 7.4 per cent in the 

previous three months. 

Christchurch city is up 8.8 

per cent to $718,000. They are 

the region’s hottest housing 

markets. 

Vaughan said the heat in 

Christchurch’s housing market 

is having a big impact on prices, 

which had long been static. 

OLD AND NEW: 

Established 

premier property 

location Fendalton 

(left) could soon 

be joined by 

Halswell (below) 

in Christchurch’s 

million-dollar 

property club. 

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A year ago, the average 

property value was $591,000, up 

just $59,000 on the year before. 

New mortgage registrations 

by first home buyers in 

Christchurch over the last 

quarter was 43.5 per cent - the 

highest amongst all South Island 

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months, however, has added 

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of a typical house in the city – 

$58,000 of which has been in the 

last three months. 

For first home buyers, that 

has pushed a 20 per cent deposit 

requirement up to $150,200 – an 

increase of $32,000 on last year’s 

figure. 

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suburb is also its hottest. 

Fendalton’s average house 

price grew 11.3 per cent in the 

last three months to $1.659m 

– a gain of $169,000, more 

than the average gain for all of 

Christchurch in the last year. 

The city’s affordable housing 

market has also changed, 

Vaughan said. 

In September last year, there 

were 41 suburbs that had an 

average property value of less 

than $500,000, now there are 

just 18. 

Bexley is the city’s cheapest 

suburb, with an average property 

value of $319,000. 

Vaughan said the region’s 

relatively affordable prices are 

fuelling demand, with first home 

buyers by far the biggest buying 

group. 

They accounted for 40.4 per 

cent of all registrations in the 

three months to October 1. 

Investors’ share of the market 

has declined over the same 

period – from 24 per cent in the 

first quarter of the year to 23.7 

per cent in the third quarter. 

Withy said an increasing 

number of Christchurch buyers 

were from outside the region, 

purchasing remotely via video 

tours. 

“Buyers from Auckland and 

Wellington … we’re definitely 

seeing a number of them,” he 

said. 

“Some are buying to move 

down or they’re buying 

investment properties down here. 

“They can buy an investment 

property for $6-7-800,000. 

In Auckland the same sort of 

property is $1.2 (million) and 

it’s returning a similar kind of 

number. 

“We are seeing a lot of 

that. Talking to a lot of our 

Christchurch buyers, we might 

think these prices are crazy and 

rising very quickly. 

“But when you do look at 

them comparatively to the rest 

of the country – even Dunedin – 

there’s still some great value real 

estate.” 



PAULA STANDEVEN barely 

has time to stand still, with the 

Ferrymead-based real estate 

agent immersed in Sumner’s real 

estate boom. 

She took time out from 

another busy schedule of open 

homes yesterday to revisit the 

modernised four-bedroom 

family home on Stoke St that 

went under the hammer on 

Saturday, a sale that underscored 

the suburb’s popularity on the 

property scale. 

The property had a rateable 

value of $900,000 in August 

2019, it fetched $1.345 million 

with one of four registered 

potential owners claiming a bidding 

war that helped enable the 

coastal community to join the 

city’s million-dollar post codes. 

“It’s near impossible to get a 

well-presented family home under 

a million dollars,” she said. 

“There’s always demand outstripping 

supply.” 

Standeven, from Ray White, 

also referenced the sale of a 

two-bedroom villa on nearby 

Wiggins St as a foundation stone 

of Sumner’s appeal. 

“It had a rateable value of 

$680,000 and sold for $1.465 

million, that’s phenomenal,” she 

said. 

Although stock is at a premium, 

Standeven expected business 


NEWS 9 

Sun shines brightly 

on Sumner market 

SOLD ON SUMNER: Real estate agent Paula Standeven 

outside one of the latest $1 million-plus property sales in 

the seaside suburb. 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

to carry though to the holiday 

season. 

“We don’t have half the listings 

we would have had this time last 

year, but we don’t expect a break 

until Christmas.”


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NEWS 

Emergency 

MIQ spot 

granted 

• By Hamish Clark 

A CHRISTCHURCH man living 

in Europe who was denied an 

emergency MIQ spot to attend 

his father’s funeral has received 

approval to return home and 

spread his dad’s ashes. 

The good news came earlier 

this week following an apology 

from the MIQ Emergency Allocation 

Team, saying “we are sorry 

to hear of the passing of your 

father, please accept our sincere 

condolences”. 

Darin Paterson’s father, Bruce 

Paterson, was diagnosed with a 

tumour four weeks ago and admitted 

to Ashburton Hospital. 

Paterson had applied for an 

emergency MIQ voucher earlier 

this month when his father fell 

seriously ill. 

It included a letter of support 

from his father’s doctor, but was 

turned down and he was told to 

reapply. His father died the next 

day. 

Paterson missed his father’s 

funeral, and instead watched it 

online and gave a video eulogy 

over the internet. 

Last week he reapplied for an 

emergency MIQ spot and was 

approved. 

—NZ Herald 


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Cashmere hills continues to be a 

trap for motorists. 

On Sunday, a vehicle crashed 

through a fence and overturned 

on a 25km/h bend on Dyers Pass 

Rd. 

People who live on the stretch 

of road close to Colombo St said 

they were used to it and crashes 

happen there quite regularly. 

One said this time there was 

no warning when the crash 


REPAIRS NEEDED: The site of a car crash on Sunday which injured five people on Dyers Pass Rd. 

PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN 

Tricky bend claims another car 

occurred at about 4.15pm. 

“I was inside my house 

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whump and then quiet, I didn’t 

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tires. 

“I went outside but there 

was already a crowd of people 

helping out so I stood back not 

wanting to get in the way of the 

emergency services,” he said. 

He remembered that the fence 

damaged in the crash had only 

been repaired about a year or so 

ago following another incident. 

“Cars have crashed here many 

times,” he said. 

“On any weekend it’s hoon city 

with cars racing up and down 

Dyers Pass Rd all hours of the 

day.” 

A member of the city council 

tech services and design team 

was on site when The Star visited 

and confirmed they were looking 

at what repairs were needed to 

the damaged guard rail and its 

foundations in order to return it 

to a serviceable state. 

Spreydon-Cashmere Community 

Board member Keir 

Leslie said he visited the site on 

Tuesday and met with council 

staff and was quite concerned 

about the nature of this crash. 

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accident report, which staff 

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recommendations about what 

is needed to be repaired or 

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The pursuit of kicking the perfect ball 

CAREER: Dan Carter kicks a conversion in the 80th-minute 

with his right foot to seal the 2015 Rugby World Cup 

final between New Zealand and Australia at Twickenham 

Stadium in 2015. 

PHOTO: GETTY 

Dan Carter has just 

released his book Dan 

Carter 1598, ($69.99 

Upstart Press). Today 

we publish an extract 

I remembered how my father 

always taught me to kick using 

both feet. It’s something 

I’d always practised but never 

achieved in a game. I realised 

this was the moment to do it, as a 

bit of a tribute to him. 

I’ll never forget the first points 

I scored in the All Blacks jersey. 

Hamilton, 21 June 2003. Doug 

Howlett has scored the first try 

to put us two points up against 

Wales. I’m standing at the back 

of my run-up for the conversion 

and I’ve never been so nervous in 

my life. 

I’d visualised this moment 

since I was a child, kicking 

goals to win World Cups in my 

backyard — the All Blacks down 

by one point, the final whistle’s 

gone and I’m kicking from the 

sideline to win the game. I’d 

been training for this since I 

could walk, when my father used 

to get my leg and swing it like I 

was kicking a ball. But to actually 

do it, on the international 

stage, was completely different. 

It was like the whole country’s 

emotions were riding on that one 

kick. And it’s simple. You either 

get it or you don’t. The fans, the 

Dan Carter 1598 is a 

celebration of the All Blacks 

legend’s world record test 

career. 

country, they are either happy, or 

they aren’t. 

I place the ball on the tee. Go 

through my routine — five steps 

back, three across. Look up to 

the post and visualise the ball 

going through. Stare at the sweet 

spot of the ball. Tell myself to 

relax. Step forward, head down, 

follow through. I look up as the 

ball sails through the posts and 

feel the biggest relief. I went on 

to score 20 points that game, all 

off the back of that ball sailing 

through the posts on my first 

kick. That game changed everything. 

After that I embraced 

pressure. I wanted more moments 

like that. I wanted to take 

the kick that wins the game. 

Looking back now, to have 

scored 1598 points over 13 years 

and 112 games, it blows me away. 

Overtaking legendary kickers 

that I looked up to — Grant 

Fox, Michael Lynagh, Andrew 

Mehrtens, Ronan O’Gara, Neil 

Jenkins, Jonny Wilkinson — is 

something I could never have 

dreamed of. I was fortunate to 

play in so many amazing All 

Blacks teams which gave me 

plenty of opportunities to kick 

conversions and penalties and 

score tries. Without them, there’s 

no way I would have gotten close 

to scoring 1598 points. These 

photos capture so many amazing 

moments we shared in the black 

jersey, and I’m filled with nostalgia 

looking back on these times. 

When I look through these 

pages, I also see a never-ending 

journey: the pursuit of kicking 

the perfect ball. A pursuit that 

started back in Southbridge, 

Canterbury, where my dad built 

me posts in the backyard for my 

eighth birthday. As soon as I 

could kick the ball over the posts, 

I’d go back another five metres 

until eventually I was kicking the 

length of the lawn, over a fence, 

around a tree, searching for that 

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outlined in new Dan Carter book 

For me, these photos show a 

continuation from those first 

kicks in the backyard at home. A 

pursuit of perfection I’m still trying 

to achieve, even after retiring, 

down at my local rugby field. 

I’m also reminded of what the 

camera didn’t capture. The hard 

work and resilience it took off the 

field to keep coming back, season 

after season, to try to be the best 

player on it. Two kicks that still 

stick with me didn’t occur on the 

international stage, but will also 

stay with me forever. The first: 

tearing my groin while kicking in 

training during the 2011 World 

Cup, a day before what was meant 

to be my first time captaining the 

All Blacks. An injury that ended 

my World Cup and threatened to 

end my career. 

The second: my first kick 

after surgery, four months later. 

I was at the back of my run-up 

and for the first time ever I didn’t 

want to kick. I talked myself 

through it, walked in, kicked, and 

the ball literally rolled about 20 

metres across the ground. I had 

to adapt. Keep evolving. Find a 

way. Hopefully, this book gives 

a sense of that journey, too — 

rebuilding myself to try to be the 

best again. 

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Just four years later, I scored my 

CAREER: Dan Carter kicks a conversion in the 80th-minute 

with his right foot to seal the 2015 Rugby World Cup 

final between New Zealand and Australia at Twickenham 

Stadium in 2015. Above – Carter’s first rugby team, the 

Southbridge Midgets. (Carter is top row, far right). 

final points as an All Black with 

my final kick in international 

rugby, and probably my favourite. 

Beauden Barrett had just scored 

a try. I had a conversion right 

in front of the posts in the final 

minute of the game. Placing the 

tee, I remembered how my father 

always taught me to kick using 

both feet. It’s something I’d always 

practised but never achieved 

in a game. I realised this was the 

moment to do it, as a bit of a tribute 

to him. I quickly took the kick 

off my right foot and thankfully it 

sailed through the posts. My final 

sign-off kicking in international 

rugby. 1598. 

Breaking records was never 

why I played — to me it was 

all about the team. I know 

this milestone won’t last. But 

hopefully, looking through these 

images that show my journey 

to 1598, someone out there may 

be inspired to pursue their own 

impossible dream. 

– NZ Herald 

ROUTINE: 

Carter 

converts a 

try for the 

All Blacks 

against 

Wales, in 

Hamilton, 

in 2003. 

TRIUMPH: Carter with his mother Bev, father Neville and 

sister Sarah with the Rugby World Cup in 2015. 

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ALMOST A year since the last 

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the ring to raise money for men’s 

mental health. 

Twenty-four fighters have 

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corporate and charity boxing 

events safer. 

The New 

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professional and 

corporate boxing, 

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for Christchurch charity night. 

Fighters competing in charity 

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required to wear a mouthguard 

and 16-ounce gloves, making the 

risk of head injury high. 

The new rules require all fighters 

to wear a headguard, mouthguard, 

groin guard (for men), 

and heavier 18-ounce gloves. 

The heavier gloves are intended 

to improve safety by tiring fighters 

and reducing the impact of 

punches as a fight progresses. 

Boxer James Bates said the 

improvements to safety helped 

him to decide to compete in the 

October event. 

“Eighteen-ounce gloves . . . and 

using headgear, will cut down the 

chance of injury by a lot,” he said. 

NZPBA president Kevin Pyne 

said boxing was full of risks, but 

the new safety measures should 

ensure fighter safety. 

“There’s a lot of intricacies and 

you can never be 100 per cent on 

top of safety, but we sure as hell 

like to be 99 per cent,” he said. 

The Christchurch event is one 

of five NZPBA-sanctioned boxing 

events in the South Island 

over the next couple of months. 

It will feature 12 fights (11 


Charity fights back on 

Kain Parsons 

READY: James Bates training ahead of the charity event. 

men’s and one women’s) and 

raise money for men’s mental 

health charity I Am Hope. 

I Am Hope founder Mike King 

said he was glad that charity 

boxing events were still running 

and continuing to support men’s 

mental health. 

“Charity boxing has been the 

main funder of our charity since 

2014,” he said. 

Last year’s Built for Battle 

event raised $20,000 for charity, 

though organiser and trainer 

Bryan Barry said the goal was 

more about raising awareness, 

rather than money. 

“If we only raise $5000 it 

doesn’t matter,” he said. 


HE’S BEEN in the wars recently, 

but two leg operations won’t 

prevent Ken Wright from seeing 

through his mission to have the 

family plot of Canterbury’s first 

Victoria Cross recipient restored. 

Wright will be wheeled into 

Bromley cemetery on Saturday to 

witness the re-dedication of the 

grave honouring Sergeant Henry 

Nicholas on the anniversary of 

the 27-year-old’s death in France 

on October 23, 1918, shortly before 

the end of World War 1. 

A wreath will also be laid at 

Nicholas’ grave in France. He was 

awarded the VC for his part in 

the Canterbury Regiment’s attack 

on a German position in Belgium 

in December, 1917. 

Wright, a London-born Korea 

War veteran, was the driving 

force behind the restoration of 

the earthquake-damaged plot, a 

project undertaken by the New 

Zealand Remembrance Army, a 

grave-repairing charity. 

“It’s marvellous, I’m really 

pleased it’s got this far,” he said. 

Wright has already seen the 

rejuvenated plot. 

“We go round there most days 

and just sit and look at it. It looks 

lovely, it really does.” 


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Wright won’t miss 

VC plot ceremony 

RESTORATION: Ken Wright 

next to the repaired grave of 

Sergeant Henry Nicholas. 

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The 86-year-old has been 

troubled by leg issues, so his wife 

Bronwyn has a wheelchair on hand 

for the ceremony organised by 

the Canterbury branch of the Returned 

and Services Association. 

It includes a firing party comprised 

of members of the local 

Territorial Force battalion, with 

the date also coinciding with the 

New Zealand army’s Infantry 

Corp Day. 

The New Zealand Division 

played a prominent role in the 

second battle of El Alamein in 

Egypt, which started on October 

23, in 1942.


16 

NEWS 


What happens to wheelie bin waste 

City 

council 

resource 

recovery 

manager 

Ross 

Trotter 

lifts the lid 

on what happens with 

the stuff you put in your 

red, green and yellow 

wheelie bins 

REMEMBER THE empty 

tomato sauce bottle you put 

in your yellow wheelie bin for 

recycling? Did you know it could 

end up back in your house as 

a supermarket meat tray or a 

strawberry punnet? 

What about those empty 

aluminium drink cans that went 

into the yellow bin? 

They will get recycled back 

into new aluminium cans. 

Most of us are too busy to give 

much thought to what happens 

to the items we put out for 

recycling, but often they go on 

quite a circular journey. 

Once the items are picked up 

by the kerbside recycling trucks, 

they are taken to the Materials 

Recovery Facility in Wigram, 

operated by EcoCentral. There, 

they pass through a range of 

machinery that separates them 

into different product types. The 

sorted materials then get sent 

off to national and international 

reprocessing plants. 

The bales of aluminium and 

steel cans get sold locally for 

recycling, while the glass is 

crushed into sand used for road 

fill. 

EcoCentral sells bottles and 

containers numbered 1 to a New 

Zealand-based processor, who 

remanufactures them into clear 

meat trays or strawberry punnets 

for supermarkets. 

Plastics numbered 2 and 5 

are also reprocessed into other 

useful products. 

Paper and cardboard get 

sent overseas for recycling. The 

market for these is extremely 

competitive. To maximise 

the price we receive we need 

to produce clean, untainted 

materials. Because we are a small 

supplier in a global market, we 

risk losing our buyers if we don’t 

meet high quality standards with 

our recycling. 

That is one of the reasons why 

we are constantly asking people 

to take care with their recycling 

and only put accepted items in 

the yellow bin. 

We want to recycle as much 

as possible because it is better 

for the environment and helps 

REPURPOSED: Containers numbered ‘1’ often get a new 

life as meat trays or strawberry punnets. 

off-set the costs of processing 

recyclables. Even when 

commodity prices for recyclables 

are low, it still costs significantly 

less to recycle than to dispose of 

the same material in landfill. 

Our kerbside rubbish, organics 

and recycling collection service 

costs about $40 million a year 

to run. The money comes from 

the rates Christchurch property 

owners pay. 

If we lose access to any of our 

recycling markets, it is likely we 

will have to send more material 

to landfill. This will push up the 

cost of the kerbside collection 

service, which in turn will hit 

ratepayers in the pocket. 

It is important too that people 

keep their green wheelie bin for 

organic waste only and not put 

general rubbish in it. 

This is because the material we 

collect from the green wheelie 

bins is processed locally into 

certified organic compost, which 

is used around the South Island, 

mostly by the agriculture sector. 

When the contents of your 

green bin are collected at the 

kerbside, they are trucked to the 

Organics Processing Plant in 

Bromley – the biggest composting 

facility of its kind in New 

Zealand. There, the green waste 

gets put through a shredder, with 

138 teeth on it, to break the material 

down. It is moved into one 

of 18 sealed tunnels, where most 

of the composting happens. The 

composted material is then taken 

outside to fully mature. 

When the maturation process 

is complete, the compost is sold 

to businesses and farms around 

Canterbury and beyond. 

Around 55,000 tonnes of kerbside 

organic material a year are 

processed through the plant. 

This is food and green waste that 

would otherwise go to landfill. 

If we want to continue to 

divert as much waste as possible 

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when it comes to cutting waste 

the choices you make when you 

shop are powerful. Try and opt 

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LETTERS 19 

Unite – and God defend New Zealand 

I UNDERSTAND the American 

Indians were native, indigenous 

to America. 

I understand the Aborigines 

were native, indigenous to Australia. 

But I’m struggling to understand 

who is indigenous to New 

Zealand. 

It’s well known and documented 

that Maori arrived on 

four canoes and the British on 

four ships, so why is one called 

indigenous and the other not? 

Neither of these groups were 

initially born here. So why favour 

one over the other? 

Both boat people have settled, 

made lives for themselves, generated 

incomes and are therefore 

entitled to call New Zealand 

home. 

We are one – or we were one. 

The powerful words of our 

national anthem boast not only 

a free land, but release from 

dissension, envy, hate and corruption. 

Surely these words must be 

revived, and our nation united 

again. 

Preach love and truth, not 

hate and division. Our land is 

full of many great blessings to be 

shared by us all, the custodians. 

We can be one again. Unite 

and God defend New Zealand. 

–J. L McKenzie 

St Albans 

Aotearoa 

Changing the name of our 

country to Aotearoa will 

never ever be a priority for our 

Government. 

Governments never lead on 

major issues and always follow, 

often suggesting that they were 

the ones driving the issue when 

they never are. 

I am happy to be an 

Aotearoean, what is wrong with 

that? The Maori language has 

no ‘s’ and I’d like to suggest 

that Tom Delamore do a little 

reading of what was stolen from 

the indigenous people of our 

country. 

Perhaps one day go to 

Waitangi on February 6 – it just 

might blow him away. 

–Bronwen Summers 

In answer to Tom Delamore 

when he ponders what would 

the people of Aotearoa be called? 

Aotearoeans. 

The simple answers is Kiwis, 

just like today. 

–Mel Bonner 

Queenspark 

Unless we want to become a 

totalitarian nation that forces 

needles into arms there is not 

much more we can do. 

Some doctors, nurses and 

other health workers as well 

as some teachers will be losing 

their jobs because they refuse to 

have this treatment. They have 

spent years studying to gain 

their qualifications so do not 

make these decisions lightly. 

Most people are sick of 

hearing about Covid all the time 

and simply want to get on with 

life. Forget level 1, how about 

level 0. 

Whenever we open up there 

will be more cases but according 

to Healthline, 80 per cent of 

those cases won’t realise they 

even have the virus. Of the 

remaining 20 per cent, a small 

percentage will need hospital 

care. 

I am sure that by now all those 

who are at risk have had the shot 

and have all the protection it 

affords, so the hospitalisations 

should be at a minimum. 

Life has never been risk free 

so let’s open up, throw away our 

masks, and begin to live again. 

–D Downward 

Covid jabs 

We have had incentives, super 

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Saturday 

x 

with bouncy 

180 

castles 

and prizes, all to encourage 

people to get the Covid-19 

injection. 

Cost of living 

The chickens are now starting 

to come home to roost. 

The price of fuel is going up by 

the day, which will reflect in the 

cost of transport, food, building 

materials, etc. 

The Government kicked 

out the oil companies and 

stopped exploration in New 

Zealand – and it is looking like 

the Marsden Point oil refinery 

is about to be closed so the oil 

companies will no longer care 

for New Zealand. 

To add to this, international 

freight costs have increased 

280 per cent this year, so we 

are going to get well and truly 

screwed. 

Not only will the poor get 

poorer, but we will all be 

sleeping in barns, all to try 

and save 0.7 per cent of world 

pollution while China is 

building more power stations. 

–Alan Roberts 

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OPINION 


Open letter on climate change: We all 

Prominent 

climate 

scientist 

and an 

author of 

the latest 

Intergovernmental 

Panel on Climate 

Change report 

Professor James 

Renwick is calling for 

urgent action to save 

the planet 

IN A few weeks, the world’s 

governments will meet 

in Glasgow to engage in 

negotiations around how to 

tackle climate change and reduce 

emissions of greenhouse gases. 

The globe is warming and the 

climate is changing because 

we are loading the air with 

more and more of these gases, 

especially carbon dioxide. 

The Glasgow meeting is 

“COP26”, the 26th step in negotiations 

that have been going on 

since the mid-1990s, but have 

not yet produced a reduction in 

emissions. 

In fact, things have gotten a 

lot harder since COP got under 

way. In the roughly 30 years 

since the first COP meeting, the 

globe has emitted nearly half of 

all the carbon dioxide emitted in 

PROFOUND: The cost of climate change could be overwhelming this century, even for the 

wealthiest countries. 

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the past nearly 300 years, since 

coal was first burnt to power a 

steam engine. Emissions have 

gone up and up, despite short 

dips because of events like the 

Covid-19 pandemic and the 

Global Financial Crisis. 

Over the same 30 years, 

the Intergovernmental Panel 

on Climate Change has been 

working, turning out a report on 

the state of the climate every few 

years. The first one came out in 

1990 and the latest one, the Sixth 

Assessment, came out this year. 

Since 1990, the climate science 

community has become much 

more certain about the effects 

of climate change, on the role 

humanity has in it, and the 

future dangers global society 

faces because of it. 

We now know that human 

activity (burning fossil fuels, 

mostly) is responsible for all the 

change in the climate over the 

last 70 years at least. We know 

climate change is affecting all 

parts of the globe and all aspects 

of the climate. 

The changing climate affects 

everything. We all live in the 

climate system and we all owe 

our lives and our livelihoods 

to it. Changing the climate 

changes the rules about how 

and where we live our lives. As 

heatwaves and droughts make 

it harder to grow crops and 

feed ourselves, we will need to 

move our agricultural activity 

to chase the water and more 

• HAVE YOUR SAY: Share 

your views on Renwick’s 

column. Email responses 

to barry@starmedia.kiwi 

Keep responses to 200 

words or less 

bearable temperatures. As the 

seas rise and the coastlines move 

inland, we will have to move vast 

populations, cities, villages, and 

infrastructure on every coast. 

The cost of climate change 

could become overwhelming this 

century, even for the wealthiest 

countries. 

Under the Paris Agreement, 

the goal for all countries is to 

reduce emissions of greenhouse 

gases fast enough to limit global 

warming to somewhere between 

1.5C and 2C, hopefully closer 

to the bottom end. The science 

community understands clearly 

that because carbon dioxide 

just builds up in the air, there is 

only so much we can emit before 

temperatures rise to 1.5C, or to 

any higher level. 

Because we have spent so long 

doing nothing, time is now very 

short. 

To stop global warming at 

1.5C, we need to see global net 

emissions of carbon dioxide 

halve by 2030, just eight years 

away, and get to net zero no later 

than 2050. 

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OPINION 21 

need to act now 

The New Zealand Government has advice 

from the Climate Change Commission on 

how to get this country on the necessary 

path, and that advice shows it is possible, 

and affordable, for Aotearoa at least. What 

is needed is for every country and every 

community to get to zero net emissions of 

carbon dioxide. As soon as possible. 

No step is too small. Anything any 

of us can do to reduce our own carbon 

footprint is important. It could be 

choosing not to drive and taking public 

transport instead, using active transport 

(walking or cycling), buying second-hand 

clothes instead of new, reducing domestic 

waste, or eating low carbon (composting, 

growing your own veggies, adopting a 

more plant-based diet). For those who can 

afford it, action could include installing 

solar panels on your business, improving 

home insulation, or switching to an 

electric car or bike. There are more ideas 

on the Gen Less website. 

The most important actions though 

are system-wide. Right now, it’s hard to 

make low-carbon choices because our 

economy is set up around high carbon 

consumption. Governments can work 

with businesses to change that, bringing in 

policies that favour using more renewable 

power (more renewably-powered vehicles 

and public transport) or working with 

agriculture for a low emissions future. 

When the economy shifts to make the 

green choice the easy and cheap choice, 

then we’ll really make progress. 

One climate action that anyone can 

carry out is to lobby their MPs and 

government to let them know that we care 

about this issue and stand up and demand 

the most stringent and urgent action 

possible at COP. 

Aotearoa, now is the time for action to 

be on the right side of history. We can all 

do this by making a shift in our thinking 

and moving into action. 

Renwick is a leading climate scientist 

with four decades of experience in 

weather and climate research. He is 

a lead author and co-ordinating lead 

author on three assessment reports 

for the Intergovernmental Panel on 

Climate Change. He was awarded the 

2018 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science 

Communication. 

—NZ Herald 

Renwick’s opinion piece has been 

signed by several colleagues, including 

fellow IPCC authors. 

• Dr Dan Hikuroa, Unesco Culture 

Commissioner 

• Dr Sam Dean, IPCC contributing 

author 

• Professor Bronwyn Hayward, IPCC 

AR6 author 

• Professor Steven Ratuva, FRSNZ 

• Professor Nick Golledge, IPCC AR6 

author 

• Professor Bruce Glavovic, IPCC 

AR6 author 

• Associate Professor Anita Wreford, 

IPCC lead author 

• Dr Olaf Morgenstern, IPCC AR6 

author, NIWA 

• Professor Dave Frame, IPCC AR6 

author and Director of the NZ Climate 

Change Research Institute. 

ARA INSTITUTE OF CANTERBURY 

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“I left uni due to the lack of support, 

intense workload and inability to specialise 

in the way I thought I could,” says Kylie. 

Fortunately, friends who’d studied at Ara 

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she’d have a completely different experience 

if she went there. “And they were absolutely 

right,” she says. “To this day, studying at Ara 

has been the best decision I’ve made.” 

Kylie says she’s enjoying everything about 

being at Ara, where she’s studying two 

diplomas concurrently – one in quantity 

surveying and the other in civil engineering. 

“I love the small class sizes and the ability 

to really get to know your tutors and learn 

more from them. The tutors are awesome; 

they know you by name and are always 

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Having not been able to specialise as she’d 

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Kylie has also been impressed with Ara’s 

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After a less than ideal university 

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university. Everything at Ara is manageable 

and practical – in my opinion it’s the polar 

opposite to university-style learning.” 

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Serrapeptase an enzyme produced in 

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anti-inflammatory drugs and bypass 

operations. It is nature’s answer to pain, 

chronic inflammation and clogged 

arteries. Enzymes are essential for 

life. Constantly working to build and 

regenerate the body, they help digest 

food, break down toxins and cleanse the 

blood, in addition to thousands of other 

functions. A lack of enzymes in the body 

leads to food intolerances, allergies, 

digestive issues, disease and poor health. 

Studies show an average 70-year old has 

only 20 percent of the enzymes found in 

the body of a 20-year old. 

Serrapeptase is a natural antiinflammatory, 

which can clean, clear 

and reduce inflammation while 

dissolving non-living tissue including 

blood clots, cysts, arterial plaque and 

mucus. One of its major benefits is its 

ability to reduce pain. 

The serrapeptase enzyme was first 

found in the intestine of the silkworm 

in the late 1960’s. The silkworm uses it 

to dissolve the hard cocoon, allowing 

the moth to escape as well as to digest 

the tough mulberry leaves it feeds on. 

Serrapeptase can now be produced 

commercially by a fermentation process 

of the microorganism Serriata E15. It is 

prescribed by doctors across Europe and 

Asia. 

Clinical studies over the last 40 years 

have shown serrapeptase to have 

remarkable benefits in a vast range of 

health conditions including; blocked 

arteries, cardiovascular, arthritis, 

asthma, lung conditions, pain, tumors, 

autoimmune disease and many more. 

In Germany, Dr. Hans Nieper clinically 

researched serrapeptase and found it 

could clear blocked arteries and prevent 

the need for bypass operations. U.K. 

pharmacist Dennis Gore talked on BBC 

radio about the dramatic results he has 

had with serrapeptase. One case was a 

man in his 60’s who had been a heavy 

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He was breathless due to emphysema 

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22 

OPINION 

New city councillor wants 

to see the city flourish 

IT WAS wonderful to 

welcome our newest 

city councillor this 

week, Celeste Donovan, 

representing the Coastal 

Ward. 

I was very sorry to say 

goodbye to James Daniels, 

who left after being offered 

his dream role on 

afternoon radio alongside 

Simon Barnett. I admit 

that I have tuned into his 

show a couple of times, 

and I’d like to think that 

James’ time on council has 

stood him in good stead as 

he helps listeners navigate 

the challenging issues that 

come up from time to time. 

Celeste may be new to local 

body politics, however, 

she is not an unfamiliar 

face, having made representations 

to council as the 

chair of the New Brighton 

Residents’ Association. 

I personally believe this 

grass roots experience is 

what won her the day. 

She may have had previous 

experience working in 

Parliament, however, she 

stood as an independent, 

and this really came across 

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IT’LL INVOLVE many 

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While discovering a 

rider to emulate the legendary 

Valentino Rossi is 

a stretch, the bikes should 

at least boost the number 

of junior members – aged 

seven to 13-years-old – at 

the club. 

“You can probably count 

the juniors on two hands 

really. That’s something 

the club wants to grow so 

that’s why the Kayo’s have 

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great riders and then represent 

New Zealand on the 

world stage,” Shanks said. 

“That’s the whole hope 

of this, that we attract 

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SPORT 


Resurgent club’s ‘fairytale’ season 

A year ago Selwyn 

United were in danger 

of being relegated from 

the Mainland Football 

premiership. The club’s 

resilience was tested again 

before a ground-breaking 

campaign culminated 

in qualification for the 

National League. Chris 

Barclay details the 

organisation’s steady 

development to a 

competitive force in one 

of the province’s fastestgrowing 

areas 

IT WASN’T a goal of the month 

contender, but it made Selwyn 

United’s year. 

Substitute Ollie Sims’ messy 

winner at Saxton Field won’t 

be going viral, yet the toe-poke 

will live long in the memory of 

first team players, support staff, 

management and fans. 

Take head coach and director 

of football Chris Brown, who 

thought a Luke Blackie 87thminute 

equaliser was scant consolation 

from the trip to Nelson 

Suburbs on October 2. 

“It was a crazy 30 seconds really. 

We managed to win the ball 

back. Will Fairley crossed the ball 

in, it bounced off two or three 

people and it fell to Ollie who 

poked it home. Everyone was off 

the scale in terms of happiness 

and excitedness,” Brown said. 

Sims, who was first coached by 

Brown as a 13-year-old, secured 

a place in the club’s folklore as 

Selwyn United claimed the Southern 

League’s final berth 

for the revamped National League 

by a point through a 2-1 victory. 

Three other clubs were in 

the qualification frame during 

a fluctuating final round, but 

once Christchurch United lost 

to Dunedin’s South City Royals 

with 10 minutes left on the 

clock in Nelson, Selwyn United 

somehow engineered their latest 

remarkable comeback. 

In last year’s Mainland 

Football premiership, Selwyn 

United were in danger of 

relegation until a 2-1 win on 

the final afternoon condemned 

Western to the second-tier 

championship. 

Making the eight-team Southern 

League, the prerequisite for 

the upcoming National League, 

was also left late with an 85thminute 

save from veteran shot 

– and in this case penalty – stopper 

Pieter-taco Bierema necessary 

to protect the 2-0 margin 

required to advance at Nomad 

United’s expense. 

Brown savours those wins, 

though he nominated a 4-2 

premiership defeat to Cashmere 

Technical in May – after Selwyn 

United led 2-0 with eight minutes 

to play – as the cornerstone 

of this campaign, the launching 

pad for a six-game unbeaten 

sequence in the premiership. 

“That game was the catalyst for 

the boys going ‘actually we’re not 

far off’, we’d pushed them all the 

way.” 

Team spirit was never an issue 

– 95 per cent of the squad that 

diced with relegation in 2020 

reported for pre-season training, 

dedication synonymous with 

the rise of the club covering one 

of Canterbury’s fastest-growing 

areas. 

An amalgamation of the 

Rolleston and Ellesmere clubs in 

2013, Selwyn United toiled five 

years to gain promotion to the 

premiership. 

Brown and fellow Englishman 

Lee Padmore, who attended 

the fabled Crewe Alexandria 

football academy, have been 

involved with Selwyn United 

from the outset after coaching in 

Australia. 

“It’s been a rollercoaster ride 

but it’s been a fun one. Last year 

was a tough year, this one has 

been kind of a fairytale story,” 

Brown said. 

Now Mainland Football’s 

director of football, Padmore was 

the original head coach when 

the joint venture was based at 

Rolleston’s quaint Brookside Park. 

Although his career path has 

taken him to town, Padmore’s 

legacy is a fixture at Foster Park, 

according to Selwyn United 

president Stan de Rooy. 

“Lee was the driving force in 

the early years of the club, setting 

the tone for Selwyn’s footballing 

culture and playing philosophy. 

He had the drive to ensure players 

have a continuous pathway in 

their footballing development,” 

he said. 

Brown, a college mate of 

Padmore when they studied in 

Leeds, took the wheel of the first 

team in 2019, and ironically the 

Southern Motorway development 

has made life easier for the 

coach, and club. 

“The motorway has been the 

biggest thing. People realise you 

can get out (to Rolleston) and 

back in 10-15 minutes. Once 

you’re onto the motorway it’s a 

quick route,” Brown said. 

Accessibility – and National 

League qualification – has made 

the club more attractive, though 

Brown said the nurturing of 

home grown talent has been a key 

building block of the organisation. 

Former Rolleston stalwart 

Jamie Carrodus has racked up 

more than 170 appearances 

while at the other end of the 

experience spectrum the line-up 

that pipped Nelson Suburbs 2-1 

featured a trio of 16-year-olds, 

who are ideally destined for 

professional careers. 

Finn Surman, Matt Sheridan 

and Jonny Sims have already 

headed north to the Wellington 

Phoenix academy, losses the 

club are content to absorb. 

“That’s what we’re about. If 

KEY VICTORY: Selwyn United players celebrate qualifying 

for the National League after beating Nelson Suburbs with 

a late Ollie Sims goal. 

PHOTO: DARREN BOOTH 

CLUB STALWARTS: Selwyn United director of 

football Chris Brown (left) and president Stan 

de Rooy reflect on a breakthrough season 

for the club’s first team. Selwyn United is 

hoping a team will join next year’s women’s 

premiership. 

PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN & KAREN CASEY 

they’ve got better things to go 

to we actually want to make 

that happen and push them 

on to that,” said de Rooy, who 

estimated 90 per cent of the clubs 

players were aged under-19. 

Selwyn’s population boom 

should at least ensure the club regenerates 

its player stocks, from 

the ground up. 

“There’s so much building 

going on. We’ll probably find the 

number of six to 10-year-olds 

coming through will be quite 

high,” Brown said. 

Membership revolves around 

the 1200 mark; de Rooy expects 

that number to jump by 200 or 

so in three years. 

The club fields more than 90 

teams, from First Kicks Football 

to the Masters side that headed 

to Blenheim for a tournament 

last week. Hopefully, a team 

will join next year’s women’s 

premiership. 

“The prediction is with current 

growth we’d be looking at 110 

teams in 2028,” de Rooy said. 

Bigger isn’t necessarily better 

– superclub Cashmere Technical 

can beg to differ – so de Rooy 

was wary about expansion with 

the Foster Park headquarters at 

capacity in spite of sporting 15 

grounds. 

The club lost one of six floodlit 

pitches to hockey, but as compensation 

the district council 

will turn the No 1 field from 

grass to artificial turf. 

A playing surface able to handle 

an increased workload is an 

off-field triumph for a club which 

also has hubs in Darfield, West 

Melton, Leeston and Lincoln. 

The artificial turf installation 

is on track for next season, other 

goals have been fulfilled ahead of 

schedule. 

“We wanted to be a solid 

(premiership) team and not in 

the relegation zone all the time 

so we’ve actually reached the 

National League a lot earlier 

than we thought we would,” de 

Rooy said. 

“We just wanted to keep improving 

and keep building a stable, 

well-recognised club within 

Canterbury that performs well 

and the first team is only a small 

portion of our club, we need to 

remember our youngsters and all 

the other teams. 

“Our club is always based on 

growing our own talent,” he said, 

pinning dominant centre-back 

Mitchell Cockburn as a poster 

boy for that process.’’ 

However, making the National 

League, which is scheduled to 

start next month providing four 

Auckland clubs are able to participate, 

could create a selection 

quandary. 

“If we get players approaching 

us we’re going to have to be very 

balanced,” de Rooy said. 

“The one thing we don’t want 

to do as a club is end up with an 

environment where the younger 

players coming through that are 

striving to work hard to get into 

that first team are then getting 

getting pipped at the post by 

people just walking in, people 

that may not be committed to 

the club, they just want to play 

for a team that’s doing well.” 

Sponsors, meanwhile, are welcome 

to state their case. 

“We’re talking to another big 

sponsor that approached us after 

we made the National League. 

It’s an area we really need to 

push because in Selwyn we can 

only get grant money from pubs 

that have pokies, and there’s not 

many in the area,” de Rooy said. 

“That’s where the teams in 

town have a big advantage 

over us and of course you’ve 

got clubs like Cash-Tech and 

Halswell that have got money 

from way back. 

“I’m not saying they’re sitting 

on pots of gold but they’ve got 

that infrastructure from way 

back, they’ve got old members 

that have got their own businesses 

that are potentially funding 

some of that stuff. 

“As a fledgling club, it’s an area 

we need to pick up on. What 

value can we give to them? 

“Certainly the National League 

gives them a little bit. Ollie’s goal 

might have great ramifications 

down the track.”


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Super tiebreakers needed to split players 

BURWOOD PARK marked 

their return to Tennis 

Canterbury’s premier men’s 

grade with a tight victory over 

the new Bishopdale-Te Kura 

Hagley combination while last 

year’s runners-up laid down an 

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PROMISING Canterbury 

United Pride footballers Kate 

Taylor and Zoe McMeeken have 

signed with the Wellington 

Phoenix for its inaugural 

A-League women’s squad. 

Taylor and McMeeken – both 

17-year-old defenders – played 

for the Pride in the 2020 ISPS 

Handa Women’s Premiership, as 

the side captured its third successive 

championship in impressive 

fashion. 

They join another Cantabrian 

in the Phoenix squad, Lily Alfeld. 

Alfeld, who has been playing 

for Perth Glory was signed 

last week. 

Phoenix head coach Gemma 

Lewis said the addition of two 

promising youngsters in Taylor 

and McMeeken highlights the 

development aspect of this year’s 

squad. 

“Zoe and Kate join the team 

as two of our youngest players, 

so this will be a learning year for 

them – and others in the squad 

– as they transition into the 

professional football space for 

the first time,” she said. 

“This will be a great experience 

for these girls, both on 

and off the field; we’re looking 

forward to their contribution 

next season – it’s a great feeling 

to be able to give Kiwi young 

players like Zoe and Kate an opportunity 

to grow.” 

While many of her groundbreaking 

teammates are venturing 

into the unknown, Alfeld is 

acutely aware of the challenges 

that await. 

The experienced goalkeeper 

wasn’t wearing kid gloves when 

relishing the prospect of New 

Zealand finally joining the W- 

League after Football Federation 

Australia relented after initially 

blocking the expansion club. 

Alfeld secured a last-minute 

deal with Perth Glory after the 

Phoenix’s hopes were dashed 

last season, with the quality of 

the competition proving an eyeopener 

for the 26-year-old from 

Lincoln. 

Glory endured a tough campaign, 

finishing bottom of the 

Te Kura Hagley needed a super 

tiebreaker to determine a winner 

before Burwood Park secured a 

4-2 margin. 

Elmwood and Burnside Park 

– the other newcomer to the 

competition – could not be separated 

by any measure, with the 

matches, sets, games and points 

all level. 

nine-team league, and although 

they finished with a -25 goal differential, 

Alfeld was still named 

the players’ player of the year. 

“It was a step up to what we 

see in New Zealand. We (Perth) 

had an inexperienced team, 

it’s going to be quite similar to 

what we’re going to face with the 

Phoenix,” she said. 

“It will be tough, our backs 

will be against the wall, but it’s 

an exciting challenge.” 

Alfeld was the first squad 

member to be unveiled last 

Friday, more are expected this 

week. 

“It’s been in the pipeline for 

a few months, it was all just a 

waiting game to see if it was 

going to come to fruition,” said 

Alfeld, who has been working 

remotely for an Auckland law 

firm since returning from Western 

Australia. 

The Phoenix’s admission was a 

relief given the FFA thwarted the 

club’s plans last season, fearing 

their involvement would allow 

New Zealand internationals 

to benefit from high quality 

competition leading into the 

“A straight draw is quite astonishing,” 

said Tennis Canterbury’s 

competitions co-ordinator Tom 

Paine. 

In the other opening round 

clash, last year’s runners-up 

Country Mid Canterbury indicated 

they will mount a serious 

challenge to champions Cashmere 

by thrashing a rebuilding 

transtasman rivals jointly hosting 

the 2023 World Cup. 

“I think we all got to the point 

where we thought this might 

never happen so everyone’s 

stoked. It’s such great timing 

with women’s football getting 

a bit of momentum with the 

World Cup coming,” Alfeld said. 

“It’ll be great for young girls 

Waimairi – the 2019 winners – 

by five matches to one. 

Cashmere had a bye last weekend 

and open their defence next 

Saturday against Bishopdale-Te 

Kura Hagley as there are no 

games over Labour weekend. 

In the six-team women’s 

competition former Waimairi 

standouts Joelene Feneon and 

Phoenix signs up two more 

promising Canty players 

TALENT: Zoe 

McMeeken, 

playing here for 

Coastal Spirit, has 

just signed for the 

Phoenix squad. 

Left – Lily Alfeld 

knows all about 

how tough the 

W-League is after 

the goalkeeper 

joined the Perth 

Glory last season. 

to see there is a pathway within 

New Zealand to play professionally.” 

The Phoenix will be based in 

Wollongong, where the men’s 

team were headquartered during 

the A-League, with Alfeld 

heading across next month 

ahead of the season-opener in 

December. 

her daughter Jade ensured the 

title-holder’s defence got off to a 

ragged start as Burnside Park- 

Bishopdale alliance cruised to a 

6-0 triumph. 

Te Kura-Hagley recorded the 

same margin against newcomers 

Kaiapoi while Cashmere beat 

Elmwood 4-2, with four matches 

needing a super tiebreaker. 

Road racing 

cyclist joins 

high-profile 

US team 

RISING talent Henrietta 

Christie’s road cycling career 

continues on an upward 

trajectory with the 19-year-old 

Cantabrian joining ambitious US 

team, Rally Cycling. 

A specialist climber, Christie 

has switched from Italian outfit 

BePink after signing a two-year 

deal through to 2023. 

Christie, 

the current 

under-23 

New Zealand 

national time 

trial champion, 

recently 

competed 

in the elite 

women’s road 

race world 

Henrietta 

Christie 

championships in Belgium and 

the inaugural Paris-Roubaix 

Femmes. 

She also won the youth classification 

at the hilly Tour de 

l’Ardèche. 

“Rally Cycling can help me 

progress with my career, and I 

can’t wait to build some strong 

foundations within the team,” 

Christie said. 

“I love pushing myself to the 

limits. My aspirations are to get 

stronger every day and aim to get 

on a UCI Women’s WorldTour 

podium next year.” 

Rally Cycling has applied to 

upgrade to the top-tier Women’s 

WorldTeam status next season, 

which would grant the team 

automatic invitations to the 

highest level one-day and stages 

race on the Women’s WorldTour 

calendar. 

Christie’s talent caught the eye 

of Christchurch-born cycling 

Olympian Joanne Kiesanowski, 

Rally Cycling’s women’s team 

director. 

“Henrietta showed a lot of progression 

after only a few months 

in Europe,” said Kiesanowski, 

who represented New Zealand at 

the Athens, Beijing and London 

Olympics. 

Christie, who joined BePink in 

May, started focusing on cycling 

as a 12-year-old. She is among 

13 New Zealand women cycling 

professionally in the US or Europe.


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Sorento a serious foray into hybrid market 

IT MAY SURPRISE you to know 

that Kia has 10 Sorento models 

listed in the Kiwi market. 

What’s probably more of a 

surprise is that six of those are 

hybrids. Even though Kia has 

embraced the hybrid concept 

and electric-only cars, it hasn’t 

forgotten the grass roots models 

that have made this large 

seven-seat sport utility vehicle a 

favourite here, the 2.2-litre diesel 

engine is still available in four 

levels of specification starting at 

$59,990 and ending at $76,990. 

This evaluation surrounds 

what I consider to be the most 

interesting model in the Sorento 

line-up, it’s not just a hybrid but 

a plug-in hybrid. 

Hybrids today need no 

introduction, they are the go-to 

models for buyers who feel they 

are doing something for the 

environment but like to have 

the range and flexibility petrol 

engines offer. Well, the Sorento 

PHEV expands on those two 

factors, you further save fuel 

by plugging in and charging 

from a household or nationwide 

charging station. There are 

two cables, one for three-pin 

domestic supply, the other for 

quick charging at a designated 

port such as those you will find 

at malls or supermarkets. 

One of the benefits of plug-in 

technology is the ability to run 

the Sorento in EV mode only; 

you can select that manually, but 

if you are gentle on the throttle 

the Sorento automatically 

defaults to electric mode itself, 

it’s only when there is a lot of 

load or the batteries are low that 

the petrol engine comes in. Kia 

claims a 57km run on electriconly 

along with a combined 

petrol and electric distance of 

over 600km. 

Kia also claims a 1.9-litre 

per 100km combined cycle 

fuel usage average, that’s pretty 

spectacular. During my testing 

time the readout was constantly 

listing around 4l/100km, with 

5l/100km sitting instantaneously 

at 100km/h. 

Therein lies another surprise. 

The Kia Sorento PHEV has a 

1.6-litre petrol engine. Some 

might argue that’s a small 

capacity for such a big car, but 

I can report the turbocharged 

132kW unit – loaned from 

Cerato and Seltos – combined 

with the 63kW electric motor 

has plenty of performance. 

In terms of total power output 

Kia claims a combined figure 

of 195kW and 350Nm, which 

is more than adequate, the 

Sorento PHEV isn’t overly heavy 

CHARGED UP: The Sorento’s batteries can go from empty 

to full in less than four hours from a designated port. 

KIA SORENTO PREMIUM: Seven-seat SUV that is a true fuel-miser. 

at 1915kg, so the power-toweight 

ratio is healthy enough. 

Acceleration times of 8.9sec to 

make 100km/h and 5.6sec to 

reach 120 from 80km/h are more 

than satisfactory. 

These figures are up to par and 

elsewhere the Sorento PHEV is 

no different to drive than any of 

its stablemates or competition, 

power is directed through a 

traditional six-speed automatic 

transmission to all four wheels. 

I took the evaluation vehicle 

on a long highway cruise 

through to Glenroy and home 

via Hororata. I only ventured 

off the seal for a short shingle 

road burst that also included a 

ford of the Hororata River, albeit 

running nothing more than a 

puddle. The four-wheel-drive 

network wasn’t challenged, but 

I did notice that the driveline 

was keen to extract grip from 

all corners, the system kicking 

in without driver intervention. 

However, there are drive modes 

that can be selected to suit the 

journey ahead. 

On the seal, the Sorento is 

superbly comfortable and quiet 

on those long open roads, 

when the tight corners present 

themselves the Sorento steers 

with dignity and accuracy. 

Body movement is controlled 

through compliant spring and 

• Price – Kia Sorento PHEV 

Premium, $89,990 

• Dimensions – Length, 

4810mm; width, 1900mm; 

height, 1700mm 

• Configuration – Fourcylinder, 

four-wheel-drive, 

1598cc, 132kW (+63kW), 

265Nm (+85Nm), sixspeed 

automatic 

• Performance – 0-100km/h, 

8.9sec 

• Fuel usage – 1.6l/100km 

damper rates, on-board comfort 

hasn’t been compromised. Kia 

has engineered the battery pack 

to sit sandwiched between the 

cabin floor and the underfloor, 

consequently, weight is 

low which counteracts any 

gravitational force up top. 

That comfort is the essence 

of the Sorento, it is an SUV 

that borders on the luxury car 

market, yet such is its placement 

in the market it must be 

considered a mainstream model. 

The Sorento PHEV comes 

in two specifications, the EX 

variant lists at $74,990, the 

evaluation car was a Premium 

model that adds $15k. For 

interest’s sake, the traditional 

hybrid range starts at $63,990 

and ends at $82,990. If you are 

quick to order you may well 

qualify for the $5750 discount as 

part of the Government’s Clean 

Car Programme feebate scheme. 

In Premium form the 

Sorento is full of kit, nothing 

has been left out that would 

jeopardise desirability. Items for 

comfort and convenience are 

manyfold, and most of the major 

functions are operated through 

a deep and vast central display 

system. 

Full leather trim is included 

with heated seats up front. Other 

major items include satellite 

navigation, electric sunroof, 

paddle-shifters, heated steering 

wheel, head-up display, keyless 

entry and ignition, electric 

tailgate (also automatic), radar 

cruise control and a host of other 

key features. The Sorento PHEV 

has also been crash tested, 

claiming a five-star Australasian 

New Car Assessment Program 

safety rating. 

Kia New Zealand has made 

no secret of the supply issues 

that are affecting the majority 

of new car distributors, Sorento 

buyers will have to wait around 

six months for the plug-in 

model. However, I’m of the 

belief if that is the road you want 

to go down (no pun intended) it 

will most certainly be worth the 

wait. 

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All carpentry & building 

repairs & maintenance. 

Alterations & property 

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removal work. Free quote. 

No job to small. Phone 027 

442-2219, Fax 359-6052 

a/h 359- 4605 

ELECTRICIAN 

All types of domestic General 

& commercial work 

undertaken, new housing, 

alterations, extensions, 

ranges, security lights, 

quick response, efficient 

service, free quotes, 

city -wide. No call out 

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

Barrett 03 359 2087/ 027 

7331384. 


ELECTRICIAN 

Prompt & reliable 

registered electrician 

with 24 years experience 

for all residential and 

commercial work, new 

housing and switch board 

replacements. Phone Chris 

027 516 0669 

ELECTRICIAN 

Available, 30 years 

experience, immediate 

start, competitive rate, 

ph Brian 027 433 9548 

No Call out fee 

ELECTRICIAN (REG) 

Prompt, quality. Call Jack 

027 206 0080 

FENCING 

All types of fencing . Free 

quotes. Ph Jim 022 137 

1920 

GASFITTING 

N.T. Gas Services. 

Domestic gas installations. 

Reg Craftsman Gas Fitter. 

Ph Nick 021 892 491 

GUTTER CLEANING 

SUMMER SPECIAL 

No obligation free 

quote! Spouting repairs/ 

replacement /cleaning Call 

0508 SPOUTING 

HANDY - DAN 

Handyman for 

all your maintenance 

requirements. I specialise 

in fences and decking, also 

do spouting cleans and 

repairs and everyday home 

maintenance. NO JOB TO 

BIG OR SMALL I can do 

it all, please don’t hesitate 

to call me on 022 600 7738 

for a no obligation free 

quote. 

HANDYMAN 

For all those odd jobs. Ph 

027 294 1508 


LANDSCAPING 

Paving, Lawns, Irrigation, 

Decking, Fencing. 

Kanga & small digger 

services. Check out Squire 

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FREE QUOTES. Ph 

Arthur 347-8796, 027 

220-7014 Edwin 027 220- 

7154 

LAWNMOWING 

Weeding, pruning, outdoor 

tidyup’s. Call Phil 021 661 

246 for your free quote. 

MOBILE CAR 

CLEANING SERVICES 

We come to you where 

ever you are. Ring us 

at 03 281 8054 for free 

quotation. 

ODD JOB SPECIALIST 

Small jobs specialists. 

eg: drippy taps, sticky 

doors, locks, spouting/ 

fence repairs Discount for 

pensioners. 

Ph 390 1565 or 022 5275 

668. Avail now. 

PAINTER,QUALIFIED 

local professional, Int / 

Ext,roofs,wallpaper, call 

or text Corban 027 846 

5035 

PAINTING 

Indoor / Outdoor, over 30 

yrs exp, same day quotes, 

ph Steve 021 255 7968 

PAINTING 

PLASTERING 

Free quotes. Int/ext & 

roof painting Family run 

business, work guaranteed. 

Pensioner discounts. Ph 

Kerin or Paul 022 191 

7877 or 379-1281. Website 

www.swedekiwipainting. 

co.nz 

PAINTING 

Small - Medium jobs 

Free quotes Ph 027 294 

1508. 

PAINTER 

CARPENTER 

Repairs. Free quotes. Ph 

Joe 0220 916 671 

PLASTERING (INT) 

and small painting jobs 

Experience and 

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Medium job specialists 

in all aspects of Interior 

Plastering. Please call 

Tim 022 5380959 

PLASTERING (INT) 

and small painting jobs 

Experience and 

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Medium job specialists 

in all aspects of Interior 

Plastering. Please call Tim 

022 5380959 

PLASTERER 

Phone Finn for all your 

interior plastering needs. 

No job too small - 

renovations, alterations, 

holes & cracks. Free 

quotes. I’ll beat any quote 

by 10% .25 yrs exp. Canty 

born. Ph 022 087 4351 

PLUMBER 

A Top Plumbing job 

completed at a fair price, 

all work guaranteed, ph 

Brian 021 112-3492 or 03 

960 7673 

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Do you need a reliable 

plumber? Quality and 

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too big or small. Phone 

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4125 

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Free Courtesy Cars 

(conditions apply),All 

Insurance work, Rust 

Repairs & Private work. 

Spray-painting. 

Free pickup & delivery. 

Ph. 03 388 5187 

Public Notices 

Senior Citizens 

Outings 

with Companion Driving Service Ltd 

Still some seats on ChCh - Kaikoura 

- Picton coach including the 

mail boat sailing up the Perlorus 

Sounds. Return to ChCh on Tranz 

Pacific train. Home pick up/drop off 

included. 2 nights / 3 days. All D.B.B. 

boat & train fare included - $996.00 

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4 nights/5 days 

D.B.B included $1648.00 - own 

coach hostess included. 

HANMER 

FETE 

Departs Oct 29 from 9am. 

$79.00 includes lunch 

(gate fee your care). 

PH PETER ON 0800 453 873 FOR FURTHER INFO 

COMPANION DRIVING SERVICE LTD. 


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Small furniture removals, 

have own van, can fit 

various types of whiteware 

appliances, some furn, 

bedding, boxes etc, honest 

& reliable, any area 

considered, also rubbish 

removals, ph Chch 027 

380 4934 

ROOFING 

All Roof repairs, Roof 

painting, moss treatments, 

Gutter cleaning 10 + yrs 

exp, free quotes 24 / 7, Ph 

027 516 6609 

RUBBISH REMOVAL 

Van, Trailer Rubbish 

Removal. Ph Gary 342- 

8950, 021 529 022 

SPOUTING CLEANING 

SPECIALIST 

Entire spouting system 

cleared. Single or 2 storey. 

Jo 021 164 0365 

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Cleaned Out and Flushed 

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or 021 043 2034 

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The PVC specialist. 

Repairs & replacement. Ph 

022 197 2351 

STUMP GRINDING 

Best price guarantee Tony 

0275 588 895 

TREE SERVICES 

Free quotes 20+ yrs exp. 

Tree, hedge or shrub 

- reduction, shaped or 

removed. Ph/text Paul 

The Branch Manager 

0274314720 

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& shaping. Also tidy 

ups- eg cabbage trees. Ph 

Hugh “The Little Green 

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Ph 021 275 5445 

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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 

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Buyers and sellers of 

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11 Brixton Street, Hornby 

Phone: 349 9633 

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ANTIQUES 

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medals, scrap 

gold, sterling 

silver, pewter, 

original paintings, 

modern art. 

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quality furniture, beds, 

stoves, washing machines, 

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wanted. Same day 

service, cash paid for 

freezes, fridges, washing 

machines, ovens. Also 

buying furniture & h/ 

hold effects.Anything 

considered. Ph Dave 960- 

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CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL 

NOVEMBER 2021 MEETINGS 

21 Oct 2021 

The next meetings of the Christchurch City Council, Community Boards, Council 

Hearings Panels and Subcommittees with delegated authority will be held as 

follows: Where stated, the Civic Offices are located at 53 Hereford Street. 

To adhere to current Covid-19 restrictions, Council, Committee or Community 

Board meetings may be held by Audiovisual link. Should Covid-19 restrictions 

allow, the meetings will be held in the locations stated below. Please refer 

to our Meetings, Agendas and Minutes webpage for further information for 

specific meetings. 

Council 

Date Time Venue 

11 9.30am Council Chambers, Civic Offices 

Committees of the Whole 

Date Time Committee and Venue 

4 9.30am Urban Development and Transport Committee, Council 

Chambers, Civic Offices 

10 9.30am 3 Waters Infrastructure and Environment Committee, 

Council Chambers, Civic Offices 

24 9.30am Sustainability and Community Resilience Committee, 

Council Chambers, Civic Offices 

25 9:30am Finance and Performance Committee, Council 

Chambers, Civic Offices 

Committees 


3 9.30am Multicultural Committee, Civic Offices 

4 2pm Chief Executive Performance Partnership Committee, 

Civic Offices 

5 9am Greater Christchurch Partnership Committee, Civic 

Offices 

5 9am Regulatory Performance Committee, Civic Offices 

16 4pm Banks Peninsula Water Management Zone Committee, 

Lyttelton/Mt Herbert Boardroom, 25 Canterbury Street, 

Lyttelton 

19 9.30am Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee, Civic Offices 

25 6pm Christchurch West Melton Water Management Zone 

Committee, Woolston Community Hall, 689 Ferry Road, 

Woolston 

Subcommittees 

Date Time Subcommittee and Venue 

4 2pm Parking Restrictions Subcommittee, Civic Offices 

Hearings Panels 

Date Time Hearing and Venue 

1 9.30am Reserve Act, Civic Offices 

8 9.30am RMA, The Atrium, Christchurch Netball Centre, 

455 Hagley Avenue 

Community Boards 

Date Time Board and Venue 

1, 29 10am Banks Peninsula Community Board, Lyttelton 

Community Boardroom, 25 Canterbury Street, Lyttelton 

15 10am Little River Boardroom, 4238 Christchurch Akaroa Road, 

Little River 

2, 16, 30 5pm Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board, Horoeka 

Room, Rārākau: Riccarton Centre, 199 Clarence Street, 

Riccarton 

2 5pm Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board, Boardroom, 

17 8am Beckenham Service Centre, 66 Colombo Street, 

Beckenham 

3, 17 4.30pm Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board, 

Linwood Boardroom, 180 Smith Street, Woolston 

3, 19 9am Papanui-Innes Community Board, Boardroom, Papanui 

Service Centre, Cnr Langdons Road and Restell Street, 

Papanui 

15 4.30pm Coastal-Burwood Community Board, Boardroom, Cnr 

Beresford and Union Streets, New Brighton 

15 4.30pm Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board, 

Boardroom, Fendalton Service Centre, Cnr Jeffreys and 

Clyde Roads, Fendalton 

Community Board Committees 


9 5.30pm Garden of Tane Reserve Management Committee, 

Coronation Library, 103 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 

15 5.30pm Duvauchelle Reserve Management Committee, 

Duvauchelle Community Centre, 6039 Christchurch 

Akaroa Road, Duvauchelle 

15 6pm Lyttelton Recreation Ground Reserve Management 

Committee, Lyttelton Community Boardroom, 25 

Canterbury Street, Lyttelton 

17 7pm Allandale Reserve Management Committee, Ōtoromiro 

Hotel, 52 Main Road, Lyttelton 

22 7pm Diamond Harbour Reserve Management Committee, 

Diamond Harbour Community Centre, Committee 

Room, Waipapa Avenue, Diamond Harbour 

24 2.30pm Akaroa Museum Advisory Committee, Akaroa 

Boardroom, 78 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa 

29 7pm Lyttelton Reserves Management Committee, Lyttelton 

Community Boardroom, 25 Canterbury 

Street, Lyttelton 

Copies of the agendas will be available online and to the public at the 

meetings. 

To make a deputation or presentation to a Community Board, 

Committee or Council meeting ring the call centre on (03) 941 8999 

or email info@ccc.govt.nz. 

Information about Alcohol Licensing can be found online at 

ccc.govt.nz/alcohol 

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furniture, estates & 

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• Understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi 

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12 BAR, 342 St Asaph St: Thursday (CHCH BIG BAND 

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7.30pm & 8.30pm - All Girl Big Band, ticketed. Friday 8pm 

- Andy Genge. Saturday 8pm - Matt Hall. Sunday (CHCH 

BIG BAND FESTIVAL) 7pm - Big Band Blow feat. All Star 

Band; Dunedin City Jazz Orchestra, ticketed. 

A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St: Thursday 

7.30pm - Laid-back grooves with Cathcart, Walsh & Blaikie 

(CWB), free. Friday (CHCH BIG BAND FESTIVAL) 7pm - 

Ellesmere Big Band; 8pm - Queenstown Jazz Orchestra, free. 

Monday 2pm - Cathcart, Walsh & Blaikie (CWB) Jam 

Special feat. touring artists from the Australian Eagles Show, 

free. Tuesday 8pm - Thy Kingdom Comedy. Wednesday 

7pm - Queen B presents Reasons Why - Suicide Prevention, 

musical guests & open mic evening, free. All gigs seated, 

phone 03 377 4787 to book your seat. 

BOO RADLEY'S, 1 Halswell Rd: Friday 8.30pm - The 

Fillets Duo. Saturday 8.30pm - Mirrors Duo. Wednesday 

9.30pm - Open Mic. 

CATHEDRAL SQUARE FOOD TRUCKS (If wet, A 

Rolling Stone): CHCH BIG BAND FESTIVAL Friday 5pm 

- Garden City Big Band; Solo Swing Dance Lesson; Sideline 

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CHRISTCHURCH ART GALLERY, Montreal St (If wet, 

Fat Eddies): CHCH BIG BAND FESTIVAL Saturday 11am 

- Midleton Grange Jazz Band; 12pm - Rangi Ruru Jazz Band; 

1pm - Ellesmere Big Band; 2pm - Riccharton High School 

Jazz Band & Combo. Sunday 12pm - Chch School of Music 

Big Band; 1pm - Papanui High School Jazz Band; 2pm - 

Chch Boys High School Big Band. 

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

Club presents Vital Organ Trio, tickets $15; 8pm - Live 

music. Friday 7pm - Live music 10pm - Live music. Saturday 

(CHCH BIG BAND FESTIVAL) 3.30pm - Mainland Big 

Band; 4.30pm - Queenstown Jazz Orchestra; 5.30pm - 

Garden City Big Band; 6.30pm - Dunedin City Jazz 

Orchestra; 7.30pm - Nelson Jazz Club Big Band. Monday 

(CHCH BIG BAND FESTIVAL) Monday 1pm - Phat Finale 

feat. Garden City Big Band; Chch Youth Orchestra; All Girl 

Big Band, ticketed. 

LITTLE ANDROMEDA, Level 1, 134 Oxford Tce: 

Saturday 9.30pm - CHCH BIG BAND FESTIVAL Festival 

Jam. 

LITTLE BROWN JUG, 290 Wairakei Rd: Saturday 7pm 

- Red Zone. 

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

Zone. Saturday 10.30pm - Re-Alignment. 

MOON UNDER WATER, 152 Somerfield St: Sunday 

2.30pm - Sunday Sesh feat. Nick Jackman. 

RIVERSIDE MARKET, 96 Ocford Tce (If wet, A 

Rolling Stone): CHCH BIG BAND FESTIVAL Friday 

10.30am - Hagley Big Band; 11.30am - The Middleton 

Grange Jazz Band; 12.30pm - Chisnallwood Jazz Band; 1pm - 

Chch Boys High School Band; 2pm - Riccarton High School 

Jazz Band & Combo. Saturday 11am - Sideline Swing; 12pm 

- Burnside High School Junior Jazz Band Funk Band, Big 

Band; 2pm - Queenstown Jazz Orchestra. Sunday 11am - 

11.30am - Rangi Ruru Jazz Band; 12.30pm - Nelson Jazz 

Club Big Band; 1.30pm - Dunedin City Jazz Orchestra; 

2.30pm - Chisnalwood Jazz Band; 3pm - Queenstown Jazz 

Orchestra. 

SULLIVANS IRISH PUB, 291 Lincoln Rd: Friday & 

Saturday 7.30pm - Live music. Wednesday 7pm - Willie's 

Open Mic. 

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

Shameless Few. Saturday 11pm - Live music. Sunday 4pm - 

Live music. 

THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd: Friday 7.30pm - 

Open Mic & Jam; 9pm - Instinct. 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 9pm - 

Rockband Karaoke with Decoy Duck. Sunday 6pm - Lance 

Kiwi Karaoke. Tuesday 7pm - Quiz. Wednesday 7.30pm - 

Lance Kiwi Karaoke. 

THE PIANO, 156 Armagh St: Saturday (CHCH BIG 

BAND FESTIVAL ticketed events) 9.30pm - Rodger Rox 

Youth Orchestra; 2.30pm - Jazz on the Road Workshop; 

5.30pm & 8pm - Rodger Fox Big Band with Michael 

Houstoun & Erna Ferry. 

THE SALVATION ARMY CITADEL, 853 Colombo St: 

Thursday 10.30am to 4pm - CHCH BIG BAND FESTIVAL. 

Go to www.chchbigbandfest.com for programme 

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

Mcarthur. 

VICTORIA SQUARE (If wet, 12 Bar): Saturday (CHCH 

BIG BAND FESTIVAL) 11am - Nelson Jazz Club Big Band; 

12pm - Dunedin City Jazz Orchestra; 1pm - Papanui High 

School Jazz Band; 2pm - St Andrews College Jazz Orhcestra, 

Soul Band & Big Band. 

WUNDERBAR LYTTELTON, 19 London St: Thursday 

7.30pm - Booze & Craic 'A Night of Scottish & Irish 

Comedy'. Friday 8.30pm - James Hunter 'The Almost 

Summer Tour' tickets at undertheradar.co.nz. Saturday 8pm - 

Darryl Baser & Daniel Madill. Wednesday 7pm - Jam Night. 

RESTAURANT & CAFÉ 

WE ARE OPEN 

SENIORS SPECIAL $23 

2 Courses: Soup/Roast or Roast/Dessert 

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

KIDS 2 COURSE SPECIAL $13 

Great Kids menu, plus designated play area. 

Open daily from 6.30am 

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner 

SPORTS BAR & TAB OPEN DAILY FROM 11AM 

The 

RACECOURSE HOTEL 

& Motorlodge 

118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn, 

Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150 

www.racecoursehotel.co.nz


Jump into summer with our 

LABOUR DAY 

STOREWIDE 

SALE 

ALL BEDROOM, LOUNGE, DINING, OUTDOOR ON SALE! Ends 01.11.21. 

RIVA RECLINERS 

ON SALE 

HEAPS of HOT DEALS! 

Charlie Angular Chaise 

– Midnight 

WAS $ 

2699 

NOW 

$ 

2199 

Recliner 

NOW $ 

999 

3 Seater Recliner 

NOW $ 

1999 

Brix Light 7 Piece Dining 

Set – W180 

WAS $ 

1689 

NOW 

$ 

1149 

PARIS BEDROOM 

ON SALE 

Queen Bed 

NOW $ 

799 

SCAN QR TO SHOP 

Tallboy 

NOW $ 

699 

Bedside 

NOW $ 

300 

Dallas Queen Bed 

WAS $ 

449 

NOW 

$ 

299 

MAISON 

LIVING 

Lista Boxed Queen 

Mattress 

WAS $ 

249 

NOW 

$ 

199 

ON SALE 

Buffet 

NOW $ 

799 

Bookcase 

NOW $ 

999 

Scan to find store 

250 Moorhouse Ave, Christchurch 

0800 TARGET (0800 827438) 

targetfurniture.co.nz 

Offers and product prices advertised here expire 

01/11/21. Sale Excludes Accessories.

152,504 reasons 

to advertise with us! 

2021 ABC average issue circulation — Star Max vs Press 

200,000 

The Star 

Max * 

152,504 

circulation 

100,000 

The Press * 

The latest NZ Audit Bureau of 

Circulations report is out and 

it shows that The Star Max 

provides you more circulation 

than any other newspaper in 

New Zealand. 

0 

30,256 

circulation 

Grow more customers, sales and profits for your business, 

Call us now for a free advertising consultancy. 

Here’s what our customers have to say: 

We advertise Affordable Furniture specials 

in The Star every week and are extremely 

pleased with the results. 

We find that the large circulation and 

readership, really works for reaching our 

target market and growing our customers. 

We get people coming in with our ad and 

asking about the specials we advertise. 

We have been benefiting from the 

Christchurch Star and Community papers 

for 20 years and see no end to it. 

Andrew Idour – Managing Director, 

Affordable Furniture 

After 4 years advertising in the Bay 

Harbour News, I decided to widen 

my audience by using the Star. 

I am very happy with new ad 

placement. 

My husband Tim was in the shop 

today and 2 ladies had come in 

to check us out because they had 

seen the ad!!! Oh yes they did buy 

some goodies!! 

Rose Lindley – Mumma Bear 

We have advertised with The Star 

over the years. 

Advertising in The Star we feel we 

get more response and feedback 

than any other marketing. 

We are lucky to have such a great 

free paper in the community. 

Thanks team Star. 

Mark Glanville FDANZ CERT 

– Manager and Funeral Director 

Phone 03 379 7100 

Email shane@starmedia.kiwi 

Office Level 1/359 Lincoln Road, Addington 

*Source: 2021 ABC Audit Report — Star Max vs Press ANP average total circulation each issue 

*Star Max — The Star, Bay Harbour News, Selwyn Times, North Canterbury News

STYLE & QUALITY 

FOR LESS 

LABOUR WEEKEND DEALS 

Manatee Corner 

Recliner Suite 

SALE 

Lacando Sofa Bed 

WAS $2299 

$ 

1999Extra Section Available $299 

WAS $1539 

$ 

1299 

SALE 

Willis Chaise Outdoor Set 

SALE 

Grey PU 

Beige PU 

Black PU 

WAS $2199 

$ 

1799 

WAS $909 

$ 

767 

Marlow Chair & Stool 

SALE 

7 draw Highboy 

Lennox 

Collection 

3 draw bedside 

WAS $159 

$ 

139 

WAS $399 

$ 

339 

Buffet Small $769 $649 

Buffet Large $1079 $907 

Hall Table $259 $214 

Coffee Table $269 $222 

Lamp Table $209 $173 

Tv Unit $669 $559 

Floor Stock Bedroom Clearance 

5 Year Warranty 

5 Year Warranty 

Riviera Mattress 

Single $489 $419 

King Single $509 $429 

Double $609 $519 

Queen $729 $569 

King $799 $619 

California King $879 $749 

FROM $489 

$ 

479 

Indulgence Mattress 

King Single $749 $629 

Queen $1019 $859 

King $1059 $899 

Super King $1079 $919 

FROM $749 

$ 

629 

Sumata 

Fabric 

Headboard 

Queen $479 $419 

King $489 $429 

California King $589 $499 

FROM $479 

$ 

419 

FREE 

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WE ARE 

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COLOMBO ST 

MON-FRI 9:30AM – 5:30PM 

SAT-SUN 10AM – 5:30PM 

0800 268 264 

www.affordablefurniture.nz

disorders. 


AVONSIDE GIRLS High School 

students starred in the Zonta 

Canterbury secondary schools 

sports awards announced today. 

Speedy para-athlete Sarah 

James, 17, and rising touch 

rugby and basketball star Kyla 

Lynch-Brown, 17, won two of the 

Sarah won the award for the 

disorders. 

Your 

local news. 

anywhere, 

Thursday, October 21, 2021 

anytime. 

Connecting you with your neighbourhood 

ZONTA CANTERBURY SECONDARY SCHOOLS SPORTS AWARDS 

Para-athlete and touch rugby 

star’s achievements rewarded 

Thursday, October 21, 2021 | Christchurch’s best read and largest circulating newspaper 

six categories at the 30th annual 

awards. 

most outstanding achievement 

by a young sportswoman with 

a disability, for her prowess in 

wheelchair racing. 


Kyla 

Lynch-Brown SPEED: Sarah James’ prowess in wheelchair racing has been recognised. 

WAnTInG To ExPERIEnCE ASIA BuT CAnnoT? 

Cosmetic Nail 

Restoration 

Before 

After 

Nail Restoration is a painle s application that 

restores the appearance of an individual’s 

natural nails. Nail Restoration is a cosmetic 

procedure designed to improve the appearance 

of toenails damaged by fungus and other nail 

Cosmetic Nail 

Restoration 

Before 

Toenail 

Bracing 

After 

Nail Restoration is a painle s application that 

restores the appearance of an individual’s 

natural nails. Nail Restoration is a cosmetic 

procedure designed to improve the appearance 

of toenails damaged by fungus and other nail 

Toe nail bracing is a painless, non- invasive procedure for 

deformed, involuted or ingrown toenails Monday to Saturday 

37 Main South Road, Upper Riccarton 

Factory Shop 

238 Port Hills Road, 

Heathcote 

corner of Port Hi ls and Chapmans 

shop hours 

Seconds 

Available 

PH 348 7910 | www.feetfirst.co.nz 

8am - 5pm 

Sunday 9am - 4pm 

We have the solution! 

Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese... We have it 

covered right here in Christchurch! 

Expect And Receive: Caring Genuine Hospitality, 

Relaxed & Pleasant Surroundings, Authentic Flavours, 

Value For Money and Quality Ingredients 

Congratulations! 

To Sarah Alcock, the winner of the 

cooking class for two! She plans to 

take her husband Warren with her in 

the hopes that she will get dinner 

cooked for her once a week! 

Make sure you enter the draw for a carton of Bia Hanoi by ordering or booking online! 

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! 

Halswell Papanui 

Riccarton 

Beckenham 

Sumner Harewood 

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

Halswell 

Hoi An House 

Thai and Vietnamese cuisine 

Hoi An House means “The perfect meeting place” a 

place to come relax, eat, enjoy, and never leave the 

table hungry! Function area caters up to 80 people. 

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

Papanui 

Only a 10 minute drive from Beckenham 

Book your table online! 

Order takeaways online! 

Thai Garden 

Simple, yet adventurous 

Thai Garden is about fun, fresh food that combines 

the best of Asian flavours. We offer fast service, 

friendly staff and fresh ingredients. 



Open 7 days from 5pm - 8.30pm • 484 Cranford Street, Christchurch • 03 354 9203 • www.thaigarden.co.nz 

Riccarton 

Buddha Stix 

The best pan-Asian cuisine 

Vivid with colour and saturated with flavour, 

Buddha Stix a all of your senses to create an 

intimate and memorable dining experience. 



Open 7 days from 5pm - 8.30pm • 74 Riccarton Road, Riccarton • 03 961 1704 • www.buddhastix.co.nz 

Beckenham 

Commi 

Food for the people! 

We believe that sharing is caring. A fresh, fast and 

casual dining experience for everyone to enjoy! 



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

Sumner 

Le Xōm 

Inodchina, Vietnamese cuisine 

Here you will find the delectable flavourings of 

Asia served up in an environment that creates an 

enticing atmosphere. 



Open 7 days from 5pm - 8.30pm • 6 Wakefield Ave, Sumner • 03 326 4352 • www.lexom.co.nz 

Harewood 

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. 

On-site 

accommodation 

is available! 

Book A 

CLASS TodAy! 

10 Whitchurch Place, Harewood, Christchurch • 03 359 8917 • www.asiancookschool.co.nz 

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


Our long weekend 

deals last even longer 

than the long weekend. 

We couldn’t fit all the deals onto a 

single page, so we’ve filled out four. 

What beats an extra day off? We’ve got some ideas. 

Extra storage 

space for the 

BBQ leftovers. 

696L Double 

Door Fridge 

Freezer 

9070134 SRS692 

$1699 

Strictly 

limited stock. 

An extra big 70” 

4K screen for 

under 2K. 

70” 4K LED TV 

$1999 

9068337 70UP8050PVB 

Extra room on 

‘your side’ for 

no extra cost. 

Chiropractic HD Limited Edition 

Up to 

68% off * 

Queen, King 

& Super King. 

Same price. 

$2499 

60 

months 36 months 

INTEREST FREE 

INTEREST FREE 

on beds & furniture $1499 & over* on everything $499 & over* 

*Terms, conditions, fee, exclusions and credit criteria apply. See back page for details.


Put your feet up for 

less this long weekend. 

Like finding money down 

the back of the sofa. 

Cody 5 Seater Leather Powered Recliner Lounge Suite 

9070157 Available in Black (pictured), Element, Grey & Silver. 

$5799 

was 

$8299 

less than 

$24 

Recliner: $1599 $2399 | 3 Seater: $2659 $3899 

per week for 

60 months on 

interest free* 

Lisbon 3 Seater Sofa - Smoke 

$1399 

was 

$1999 

9068728 

$8 

less than 

per week for 

50 months on 


Castro Fabric Modular Right Chaise 

$2799 

was 

$3999 

9036139 

less than 

$13 

per week for 

60 months on 


Louie 4 Piece Bedroom Suite 

with 2 Drawer Queen Slatbed 

yellow 

square 

Ios Outdoor 3 Piece 

Lounge Setting 

9066821 9067512 

was 

$2499 $3999 deal $1499 

$11 

less than 

per week for 

60 months on 


$7 

less than 

per week for 

60 months on 


was 

$2579 

yellow 

square 

deal 

50% off 

selected 

Beds # 

30% off 

selected Lounge 

Suites & Recliners # 

inc. 

30% off 

selected Dining & 

Bedroom furniture #


Boom 3 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker 

less than 

per week for 

52 weeks on 

$189 $5 EasyCard** $195 

A15 Smartphone - Mystery Blue 

9053197 9067187 Also available in Dynamic Black 

$5 

less than 

per week for 

52 weeks on 

EasyCard** 

Big bargains on big 

brand whiteware. 

yellow 

square 

deal 

yellow 

square 

deal 

Beko 10kg Front 

Load Washing 

Machine 

9049609 BFL103ADW 

3-in-1 Juice and Blend 

9064802 RHJ3000 

$169 

was 

$299 

Nespresso Creatista Uno TM 

Coffee Machine 

9049598 

$429 

less than 

$10 

per week for 

52 weeks on 

EasyCard** 

$1199 

$9 

less than 

per week for 

36 months on 


~ Via Redemption 

~ 

yellow 

square 

deal 

yellow 

square 

deal 

If you find a better bargain on the same 

product somewhere else, we’ll match it.^ 

That’s what we like to call the ‘money where our mouth is’ gaurantee. 

Mountain Buggy Urban 

Jungle V3.2 Buggy - Black 

$719 

was 

$899 

9060552 

Ergomaxx’x Bagged Vacuum 

Cleaner 

9058050 BGL72234AU 

$449 

less than 

$10 

per week for 

52 weeks on 

EasyCard** 

was 

$649 

Sharp picture and 

sharp prices on TVs. 

TCL 55” QUHD 4K Android TV 

9069953 55P725 

$1099 

$9 

less than 

per week for 

36 months on 


20% off 

selected Nursery # 

Up to 

40% off 

Kitchen Appliances # 

25% off 

selected 

selected Logitech 

PC accessories # 

#


more 

bargains 

in-store 

now 

This is a deal you won’t 

want to snooze on. Well... 

ALL SIZES. SAME PRICE. 

$2499 

Up to 

68 % 

off 

yellow 

square 

deal 

Limited Edition Queen Bed 

Queen, King or Super King 

9069927 | 9069926 | 9069928 

Come in and try our super comfy Sleepyhead beds, and you’ll want to take one home. 

Fortunately, they’re in stock and available for delivery, quick-smart. Exclusive to Smiths 

City and handcrafted in New Zealand, featuring the superior Torquezone HD spring 

system, these quality Sleepyhead beds provide unparalleled support. So, stop dreaming 

of a good night’s sleep, and take advantage of our 60 months interest free finance. 

60 months 

INTEREST FREE 

on furniture & beds $1499 & over* 

36 months 

INTEREST FREE 

on everything $499 & over* 

Shop your way, delivered to your 

door or click & collect in-store. 

smithscity.co.nz 

Offers valid dates vary, check product pages online for details. Available while stocks last or unless otherwise stated. Some products on display in selected stores only — please call 0800 764 847 to check availability. 

Personal shoppers only, trade not supplied. *Apple, selected computers, game consoles, gift cards, clearance items and some promotional items are not available in conjunction with interest free offers. Flooring available 

on a maximum of 18 months interest free. Exclusions, fees, terms, conditions and credit criteria apply. Available in-store only. Equal instalment amounts include one-off booking fee of $45.00, annual fees of $45.00 p.a., and 

security registration fee of $8.05, and exclude insurance. Current interest rate of 23.95% applies to any unpaid balance and after expiry of (any) interest free period. See in-store or visit smithscity.co.nz/interest-free for details. 

# Discount is off our full retail price and not available in conjunction with any other offer.

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