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Rider has
sights
on Mars
– page 6
Death trap fear for
main arterial
RISK: A 2017 road safety audit of Cranford St was especially concerned about a possible collision between a cyclist
and a truck.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
• By Fiona Ellis
ONE OF the city’s most
congested rush-hour routes has
been revealed as a likely death
trap, and a bid is being made to
make it safer.
The Papanui-Innes Community
Board is now in talks with
the city council to see if the risk
on Cranford St, mentioned in a
road safety audit four years ago,
is still a potential problem.
The 2017 audit states the
risk of a collision between a
cyclist and a truck is especially
concerning in the stretch
of Cranford St between
McFaddens Rd and Innes Rd.
• Turn to page 4
Bellis
back in
Kabul
– page 12
Canterbury
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CANTERBURY is among five
district health boards nationwide
to reach the Government’s 90
per cent Covid-19 vaccination
target, with 91.7 per cent of the
population having received their
first jab.
Auckland leads the charge
on 94.2 followed by Capital and
Coast (92.3 per cent), Canterbury,
Waitemata (91.4 per cent) and
Southern (90.3 per cent), according
to Ministry of Health data.
The province is also wellrepresented
in the race to full
vaccination with Selwyn recording
an 81.5 per completion rate to
provisionally rate fourth behind
Queenstown-Lakes (85.5 per
cent), Dunedin (83.8 per cent)
and Wellington (83.6 per cent).
Selwyn District and Queenstown-Lakes
were tied on 98.1 per
cent of people having received their
first vaccination by yesterday.
Encouragingly, there were no
new cases of Covid-19 reported
in Christchurch yesterday, while
wastewater tests from 14 sites
across Canterbury are due to be
released today.
Meanwhile, Auckland’s hard
border will stay in place over
summer with only double vaxxed
people allowed to escape the
locked down city.
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Reporter gets abused in live cross...........3
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PATIENTS AT Christchurch
Hospital’s Emergency
Department are being streamed
to reduce the chance of catching
Covid-19 while they are there.
The announcement comes as
no new cases were reported in
Christchurch yesterday for the
fifth day in a row. There are still
four active cases in quarantine.
The Canterbury District
Health Board’s chief executive
Peter Bramley announced the
new streaming strategy, as well
as air flow system changes, this
week.
“Our ED has had changes
made to its air flow systems and
divided the waiting area into
two sections to accommodate
‘red’ and ‘green’ stream
patients,” Bramley said.
This would reduce the chance
of a person with undetected
Covid-19 sharing their infection
with others.
He said last week had been
a “whirlwind” of a short week
with the news on Thursday
of the first two positive
A CHRISTCHURCH
journalist has offered
an insight into
the abuse she
receives in public,
revealing some
of the crude
comments
slung her
way by
gutless
passersby.
Newshub’s
Holly
Henry
shared a
clip on
TikTok
to show
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HARASSED: Newshub journalist Holly Henry has shared a
video of the heckling she has to put up with as a female
reporter.
PHOTO: HOLLY HENRY/NZ HERALD
community cases of Covid-19 in
Christchurch in the latest Delta
outbreak.
This had necessitated “dusting
off” emergency response plans
to deal with the inevitable
outbreak of Covid-19 in the
region.
“Our region is incredibly well
placed to respond to Covid-19
cases,” he said.
The changes in the emergency
department were on top of the
capacity the CDHB had been
building. At Christchurch
Hospital, in addition to 32
viewers what happens on the
other side of the camera for
female reporters in the field.
“So while I’ve been set up to
go live to do my job I have been
completely harassed,” Henry
said.
“I just had a man call me a c-
word out his window.”
She said some “young boys”
had directed “sex noises” at her
and another person shouted a
vile sexual comment at her that
is often directed at reporters who
are live on camera.
She also revealed a woman yelled
out, calling her a “big fat ho”.
“And of course, she had car
seats in the back of her car.”
Henry regularly shares behind
the scenes looks at her work as
a journalist, previously showing
her masked and distancing
reporting in the early days of
lockdown.
“I am so sorry you had this
happen to you,” a supporter
wrote on TikTok. “There are
definitely some spineless tossers
out there.”
“Sooo many!!” Henry replied.
“Tell me you’re in Christchurch
dedicated beds in the newly
established Parkside Ground
Medical ward, there were 36
beds within ICU and Children’s
High Care which could be
used in a pandemic response.
In addition, CDHB had 54
negative pressure rooms across
its facilities, including 38 at
Christchurch Hospital.
“I can assure you, we are
well-placed, particularly as in
a significant outbreak most
people are likely to be cared for
in the community, in their own
homes,” Bramley said.
without telling me you’re in
Christchurch,” another wrote.
“I drove past as people were
tooting,” another said. “Not sure
how the heck you did it, it was
constant.”
Earlier in the outbreak, another
TV reporter showed her skills
in the face of some background
chaos during a live cross.
TVNZ reporter Nicole Bremner
remained focused during a
live cross from a Te Awamutu
intersection, as sirens sounded
and boy racers did burnouts.
Her ability to stay on track
in spite of everything that was
going on around her did not go
unnoticed, with people on social
media praising the way Bremner
“kept her cool”.
“That @1NewsNZ live to Te
Awamutu was chaotic. First,
a special boy showing off his
wheels to no one that cares. Then
to finish, a lovely song of sirens,”
one person wrote on Twitter.
“Shout out to the reporter for
not skipping a beat,” the Twitter
user added.
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ED changes to reduce risk of Covid
O’Rourke: ‘Not guilty’
plea to driving charges
Former city councillor and MP
Denis O’Rourke has pleaded
not guilty to charges of careless
driving causing death and careless
driving. The 75-year-old
appeared in the district court
on Tuesday over the death of
motorcyclist Josh Broughan
on March 6. Broughan died
after colliding with a vehicle
carrying a bridal party driven
by O’Rourke as it entered the
grounds of St Cuthbert’s Church
in Governors Bay. O’Rourke,
a former lawyer, represented
himself. He was remanded on
bail until his next appearance
on December 21.
City house prices still
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Average house prices in
Christchurch have outstripped
Dunedin for the first time since
2019, when the Garden City’s
market was stagnating. Values
have increased an average of
31.9 per cent this year, the
strongest on record according
to property data and analytics
provider CoreLogic. There was
a 4.1 per cent hike in October,
and 7.6 per cent over the last
three months as the residential
market continues to boom in
the city. CoreLogic estimated
the average property value in
Christchurch is now $693,864,
eclipsing Dunedin ($683,000)
for the first time since
November, 2019.
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early summer is the peak
breeding time for birds and
because most of them nest on
the ground or in low vegetation
they’re very vulnerable to
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chicks being eaten.” More than
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third of those are endangered
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• From page 1
City council traffic data shows
the average daily traffic in its
most recent July count to be
24,741 vehicles. The current speed
limit for the area is 50km/h.
St Albans resident John Allen
has raised his concerns about
the 2017 audit to the community
board.
“If I were you I would be reducing
the road to 40k until you sort
this data out because it could
result in the death of a cyclist,”
Allen said.
Board member Pauline Cotter
said the audit Allen was
concerned about was four years
old, and the situation may have
changed.
“We’ve asked staff for information
on the most recent safety
audit.”
The board was open to taking
action, including by introducing
a speed limit change if it was
recommended, she said.
An update on the situation was
expected at the next board meeting
in two weeks.
The 2017 audit stated while the
probability of a crash occurring
was assessed as “occasional”, the
likelihood of a crash being serious
or fatal was “very likely” due
to narrow road and cycle lanes.
The audit recommended the
width of the median island be
reduced from 1.8m to 1.2m, “to
increase the width available for
cyclists and traffic”.
However, the audit also noted
a median of 1.8m was a consent
condition of the project and
that recommendations were not
prescriptive.
“Bottom line, council staff
knowingly applied for a resource
consent with a road that is
unsafe in its design. It’s not wide
enough,” Allen said.
City council head of transport
Lynette Ellis said the width of the
median was needed to provide
space for people to cross the road.
“The cycle lane is narrower
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‘It’s the most deficient road’
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Community
Board about
road safety on
Cranford St.
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GEOFF SLOAN ​
than we would generally provide,
however, it is a compromise with
the available space,” Ellis said.
The city council expected most
cyclists in the area would use
alternative cycleways.
Allen said roads should be
safe for all users and this was a
cop-out.
Transport engineer Axel
Downard-Wilke agreed the
stretch of road was dangerously
narrow.
“It’s the most deficient road
in Christchurch from a safety
perspective,” Downard-Wilke
said.
He did not think reducing or
eliminating the median strip was
the answer, as this served a useful
safety function, but suggested
one of the road’s four lanes could
be removed instead.
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said the Government was still
working through the logistics of
enabling Aucklanders to leave the
city and visit friends and family
for Christmas and over summer
- but it would only apply to those
who were double jabbed or had
returned a negative Covid
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Police dog, pregnant woman attacked
• By Anna Leask
A MAN is facing a raft of charges
after an alleged attack on his
pregnant partner and a police
dog, one of the country’s best
new canine recruits.
Emergency services were called
to an Armagh St address on
Tuesday night after the man, in
his 30s, allegedly assaulted the
woman and took off.
A police spokesperson said
about 20 minutes later a vehicle
was stolen from a nearby construction
site. It was tracked
using its GPS to a car park in
Crosby St where a man was
located.
“He attempted to flee on foot
and was stopped by two-yearold
police dog Lenix,” said the
spokesperson.
“The man has then allegedly
struck Lenix on the nose with a
hammer before also assaulting
the dog’s handler.
“Both the officer and Lenix
sustained minor injuries.”
It is understood the man threw
a hammer at the handler.
“The alleged offender has
been charged with a range of
offences including resisting
police, assaulting police, injuring
a police dog and unlawfully
taking a motor vehicle,” said the
spokesperson.
The injured officer was treated
at the scene and Lenix was taken
to a vet.
“Lenix, who was recently voted
New Zealand’s top trainee police
dog, is expected to be back at
work in a few days,” said the
spokesperson.
The pregnant woman suffered
minor injuries and received
medical treatment at the scene of
the initial callout.
Court records show the man
was also due to appear before a
community magistrate on other
charges including burglary, being
on a property unlawfully,
receiving stolen property, failure
to answer bail, procuring or possessing
methamphetamine.
Lenix started duty with the
police in March this year. NZ Police
Association president Chris
Cahill said it was “bad news”.
“Last year police attended
almost 150,000 family harm
incidents and with people pretty
stressed at the moment, officers
ASSAULT: A man has been
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woman, a police officer and
police dog Lenix.
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end up bearing the brunt of it
when it all gets out of hand.
“Lenix and his handler are a
pretty important part of the team
and it’s disappointing to see them
injured in the attack,” he said.
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NOT CONTENT with
completing a climb greater than
Mt Everest during a 24-hour
endurance test in Victoria Park,
Matthew Fairbrother is targeting
a marathon ride that is simply
out of this world.
The 17-year-old Shirley Boys’
High School student is now
planning to scale the equivalent
height of Olympus Mons, a
21,900-metre tall shield volcano
on the planet Mars.
Fairbrother revealed his next
goal after documenting the
August 7-8 exercise, climbing
10,119 vertical metres during a
257.38km ride through the city’s
premier mountain biking tracks.
He completed his first ‘Everest’
as a 15-year-old on a sealed road
and decided to push himself even
further on an S-Works Enduro
2021 as he eclipsed the height
of the world’s tallest mountain
(8849m).
Each lap spanned 9.9km and
included a climb at 389 vertical
metres; Fairbrother spent 20
hours and 25 minutes in the saddle,
and shed 6.4kg.
He set off at 7.30am after five
hours sleep, motivated by striving
for “that feeling of progression”.
“That’s what gets me going.
That’s what fuels the fire within,”
Fairbrother said, in a reader
story for the Pinkbike website.
“My mind was tense, a challenge
of this scale brings huge
uncertainty . . . scenarios were
flying through my head.
“I really lacked confidence
during the first few hours, but
about the fourth lap I actually
started to have fun. The laps
between 11am and 6pm just
cruised by.”
However, as daylight faded, so
did Fairbrother.
“With so much time to think
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EPIC RIDE: Matthew Fairbrother handles a downhill section of a mountain bike trip that
saw him scale the height of Mt Everest.
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readily at my hands on every
uphill, the beginning of these
dark hours turned into a grind.
At 7:30pm I hit halfway, feeling
very second-hand.
“At this point I broke it down
into sections; at first, it was two
laps at a time and then I’d allow
myself to have a sit-down and
that quickly turned into three
stops a lap. The pace slowed.
“Around 10pm, things were
getting really grim. I was by myself;
I was ready to call it a day. I
got to the top of what I thought
was the last lap, and I was willing
to accept defeat, only 14-and-a
-half hours in.”
Yet he rallied within the space
of five minutes.
“I took some pressure out of
my tyres and went for a party
lap to round things out. I wasn’t
done just yet. That descent was
one of the fastest laps I’ve ever
done, albeit in the pitch black,
and at the moment it dawned on
me that I wasn’t going to give up
this easily.
“One of the most exhilarating
parts of any physical endeavour
is when you’re up against the
wall, in so much pain, completely
bonked and almost defeated, and
then suddenly something clicks
unexpectedly, and you smash
through it with a grin on your
face. The high is unparalleled.”
There was another low point
around 3am when he punctured
but after a 45-minute rest and repair
job he powered through rain
and howling wind to the finish.
“At the end of the day, it was just
a number (10,119m) on a screen
but the journey that comes with it
is something I won’t ever forget,”
Fairbrother said.
“Despite inevitable lows, the
highs easily outweighed them.
My bike ran like a dream, my
body exhausted but not quite
wrecked. The hardest part was
the mental fortitude required for
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NEWS 7
Bus system glitch frustrates passengers
• By Andy Brew
CHRISTCHURCH’S Metro bus
system has had a technological
upgrade, but the new service is
driving some passengers around
the bend.
The new $4 million Metro Go
initiative has taken six months to
install and incorporates satellitefed
data to provide up-to-theminute,
real-time information
for commuters.
But a number of glitches
have left some travellers frustrated,
with buses driving straight
through the bus exchange without
picking up passengers. Others
have missed their service because
of incorrect information.
Several commuters at the bus
interchange expressed their
annoyance at having their
travel plans disrupted by what a
Metro staff member described as
“teething problems”.
These problems stem from the
new satellite-fed system failing
to track some buses with GPS,
resulting in “incorrect identification
at the interchange”.
One such incident left scores
of potential passengers bemused
last week when their bus to
New Brighton entered the bus
exchange compound before
driving straight through on its
journey to the coast
UPGRADE: Passengers boarding the Hornby #5 bus, and the GPS-enabled timetable that is
still suffering from “teething problems”.
PHOTOS: JOHN COSGROVE ​
without stopping.
Others have complained about
inaccurate information being
shown on the notice boards telling
waiting commuters their bus
had departed before it had even
arrived.
Frequent bus user John Rodgers
said he found out about this
issue the hard way.
“I arrived at the exchange
and the sign said that my bus
had gone, so I started walking
home,” he said.
“But a few minutes later, it
actually drove past me. It had
been at in the station all that
time. I could have caught it. It is
frustrating.”
Rodgers said he now finds
himself running across the station
each time to double-check,
as he no longer trusts the information
he is given.
“I think they should have a
separate screen showing which
buses are docked and where. It
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Keep responses to 200
words or less
would prevent a lot of confusion.”
Environment Canterbury
declined to answer whether the
new technology was suffering
“teething problems” but public
transport manager Jeremy
Dickson said the project was
to replace the previous system,
which was 20 years old and endof-life.
The total cost for the new
system includes upgrades to
on-bus equipment, on-street
infrastructure and online
journey tools, with the aim of
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WORK TO complete the
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Christchurch Coastal Pathway
from Ferrymead to Scarborough,
is about to get under way.
The final section runs from
the east end of Redcliffs village
around Moncks Bay to Shag Rock.
The makeover is due to start on
November 15 and is expected to
be finished in mid-2023.
Contractor Fulton Hogan has
been appointed by the city council
to carry out the work.
City council acting head of
transport Lynette Ellis says the
project will mean users can safely
and easily travel the whole length
of the Coastal Pathway, and
appreciate the estuary environment
– creating an attraction for
residents and visitors.
“The existing sections of the
pathway are very popular with
around 5000 trips a week at the
Ferrymead Bridge end, and we
expect this number to grow with
the path connected up.”
New drinking water, wastewater
and stormwater pipes and power
cables will be laid in Main Rd in
advance of the construction of the
4m wide path.
• By Chris Barclay
SARAH KERR accepts you
probably mean well, but if
you have the urge to help the
wheelchair-bound cerebral
palsy sufferer unprompted, then
please push off.
Don’t take it to heart but
the Sumner resident, who
has needed a wheelchair for
mobility purposes for three
years, says the unsolicited assistance
has had an unfortunate
side-effect.
“I’ve had several encounters
with people pushing my
wheelchair without asking me
if I wanted to be pushed, these
incidents have caused me to have
a panic attack,” she said.
“It’s got to the point where I’m
nervous to have people I don’t
know near me. I’m actually
scared.
“I know they mean well, but
going up and pushing somebody
in a wheelchair is akin to coming
up and carrying an ablebodied
person, just randomly
picking them up and carrying
them. You just wouldn’t do that,”
she said.
“The wheelchair is pretty
much an extension of me so
they’re pretty much coming
right into my personal space.”
Kerr admits needing assistance
boarding and exiting
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Ask before you push a wheelchair
the bus to and from work in
Riccarton, but otherwise she is
content travelling at her own
speed.
However, members of the
public will often push her at
intersections and gentle rises.
“It happens all over town. My
natural reaction is to turn round
‘It’s got to the
point where
I’m nervous to
have people I
don’t know near
me. I’m actually
scared.’
– Sarah Kerr
PUSH
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“There’s actually very little
time when I do need help,
but other wheelchair users
could be different,” she said,
before issuing advice to good
Samaritans.
“Don’t push somebody without
asking. The best thing to
do is say: ‘Do you need help?’ I
usually say: ‘Thanks for asking
because not many people do’.”
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Thursday November 4 2021 The Star
NEWS 9
Motorcycle safety key after brother’s death
• By Susan Sandys
NIGEL RANSON has one very
good reason why people should
take note of motorcycle safety
messages, such as those in a new
campaign.
His brother Mike, 52, was
killed in a head-on crash on the
Rakaia bridge on Labour Day.
Ranson is among family
members left behind dealing
with the tragic death of their
much loved brother, father,
grandfather and uncle.
“He was a good fella, he would
do anything for anybody,” he
said.
Ranson said safety messages
such as those promoted in a
motorcycle safety video series,
which was launched on Friday,
were “very important.”
The video has been produced
by the Selwyn District Council
because of the high number of
crashes in the area.
He said both motorists and
motorcyclists needed to be more
careful on the road.
To Friday last week, there
have been 66 crashes involving
motorcycles in the Selwyn
district since 2017, with five
of those being fatal and 23
serious.
Mike Ranson was one of a
family of keen motorcyclists,
MISSED: Nigel Ranson (left) has been left reeling from the loss of fellow rider and his brother Mike. The brothers are
pictured here with their late mother, Lois Ranson, at a family wedding.
and would often ride with Nigel
and son Devon, and their other
brother David.
Ranson said the crash on the
bridge that took Mike’s life, which
occurred about 10am, involved
Mike overtaking a car as he was
travelling to Ashburton from
his home in Christchurch, and
colliding with a truck.
“The truck driver had nowhere
to go, and Mike had nowhere to
go either,” Nigel said.
He does not know why
his brother attempted the
overtaking manoeuvre, but one
thing was certain, and that was
that his brother had made “a
stupid mistake”.
He said safety messages for
both motorists and motorcyclists
were important to reduce the
road toll for motorcyclists.
One important message for
motorcyclists was to always
make sure it was clear for at least
100m in front before overtaking
vehicles.
Mike Ranson was a selfemployed
handyman, father of
four and grandfather of three.
His death was three days after
that of Mongols gang associate
Steve Smith, who crashed with
a car at Burnham on State
Highway 1 about 10pm on
Friday. Media reported several
patched Mongols were quickly
on the scene, and they were
thought to have been riding
in convoy when the accident
occurred.
Both deaths coincided with
Motorcycle Awareness Month
in October.
Senior Sergeant Stephen
McDaniel said both crashes
appeared to be the fault of the
motorcyclists. However, it was
too early to say this definitively
as they were still being
investigated.
He said the crashes
highlighted the importance of
motorcyclists driving to the
conditions and within the limits
of their own ability and the
ability of their machines.
Meanwhile, Selwyn District
Council asset manager
transportation Andrew Mazey
said the annual Motorcycle
Campaign this year involved
the addition of a video series
that featured three Ride Forever
trainers and the police. Ride
Forever is an ACC initiative,
giving riders information and
access to training.
The campaign involved a
roadside event for motorcyclists
that was planned for last month
at the Glentunnel Community
Centre, but will now be next
year following Covid alert level
uncertainty.
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10
NEWS
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
Achoo – do you suffer from sun sneeze?
• By Andy Brew
IT IS a medical phenomenon
that has baffled human beings
for millennia.
Even the great Greek philosopher
Aristotle was left musing
the issue when he asked: “Why
does the heat of the sun provoke
sneezing and not the heat of the
fire?”
He was, of course, contemplating
the “sun sneeze,” or as it
has come to be known, Achoo
Syndrome, aka Autosomal
Dominant Compelling Helio-
Ophthalmic Outburst, aka
Photic Sneeze Reflex.
When this happens, the sufferer
can become instantly convulsed
in uncontrollable sneezing
fits brought about by even
the slightest exposure to bright
light, most typically, sunlight.
For thousands of New Zealanders
who have the genetic
trait achoo, preventing an outburst
of sneezes is not an option.
An estimated 18-35 per cent
of the world’s population are
affected by Achoo Syndrome and
as most people who suffer the
condition tend to think nothing
of it, with some even finding the
experience pleasurable rather
than annoying, it is considered
as quirky and harmless.
While the condition itself is
harmless, the outcome of an
unexpected, violent sneezing fit
at inopportune moments can be
anything but.
Sufferers have been known to
tear muscles and develop hernias
because of such fits.
The condition also poses safety
risks to motorists, machine
operators, pilots and military
personnel as well as those doing
day-to-day tasks such as carrying
hot drinks or riding a bike.
Figures obtained from Accident
Compensation Commission
show that more than 3000 Kiwis
suffered injuries due to sneezing
in the past five years, averaging
just over 600 mishaps a year.
In 2020, the most common
cause of sneeze-related
injuries was falls, with
645 claims made, followed
by sporting injuries (38)
and car crashes (34).
Soft tissue injuries,
such as tearing muscles,
ligament damage and
snapped tendons were the
most common with bone
fractures and dislocations also
frequently suffered.
Thomas
Wallace ​
BY THE NUMBERS:
•18-35 per cent of the
population are estimated
to suffer from Achoo
Syndrome
•102 – Number of car
crashes in New Zealand
in the past five years
caused by sneezing
•100 – Back and spinal
injuries suffered by
sneezers in 2020
•30 – Dental injuries
inflicted on Kiwis so
far this year due to
autosomal outbursts
•146 – Foot injuries
relating to photosneezia
incidents
Canterbury University PhD
student Thomas Wallace is one
such person with the peculiar
dysfunction.
Wallace said he nearly
ruined his sister’s wedding
day when he almost
dropped the cake while
battling for control after
emerging into the sunlight.
He said that he really
became aware of the
condition when he began
sharing a flat with other
students,
“My flatmates would always
laugh and comment on me
sneezing all the time just from
walking from a dark room to one
with sunlight or going out into
the garden,” he said.
“And they didn’t believe me
when I said it was caused by the
sun.”
To prove to his friends that he
was not making things up, Wallace
decided to film each time he
sneezed over a year and make a
compilation video of his photic
reflexive fits.
In spite of considerable research
into the syndrome, there
is still no definite explanation
as to why the condition exists
amongst humans.
Some experts believe it may
have stemmed from our earliest
ancestors and, just as other
mammals sneeze to clear their
nasal passages and heighten their
sensory organs of smell, early
humans would do the same by
sneezing at the emerging sunrise.
Others believe the sneezes are
brought about by thoughts of
sexual interest and arousal or
that light stimulates the optical
nerves which can cause the same
sensation as an irritant in the
nostril.
So, the next time you witness a
sneezing frenzy, try not to think
of Covid or the flu, instead, think
of achoo and offer a sympathetic
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CHRISTCHURCH journalist
Charlotte Bellis is back in
Afghanistan after leaving for
several weeks because of safety
worries.
Bellis said while she feels safe
at the moment, the main problem
is the terrorist group, ISIS-K,
who have made threats against
the hotel where she is staying in
the country’s capital Kabul.
“The situation here is pretty
dire and there are a lot of stories
still to be told and I feel invested
in what’s happening here and
I also just love the country. It’s
a beautiful place to be with
amazing people and I genuinely
like being here,” she told RNZ’s
Sunday Morning programme.
In just a few weeks the
situation in Afghanistan has
deteriorated sharply as millions
cope without desperately needed
international aid, Bellis said.
Bellis is Al Jazeera’s senior
producer in Afghanistan and
reported on the turmoil in August
as the Taliban took over the
government and thousands of
people tried to flee.
She has dealt with Taliban
leaders for a long time, and has
sensed a change in their attitudes
since they first ruled the country
before being toppled 20 years
ago.
She had to leave the country
in mid-September because the
network feared for her safety and
Bellis noted on Twitter that the
Taliban were detaining and beating
journalists trying to cover
protests.
Now she has returned and told
Sunday Morning that she wasn’t
worried about her safety.
However, the country is facing
an uncertain future with its
population suffering more than
ever now that international aid
has been cut off.
Bellis agrees with the United
Nations warning Afghanistan
is becoming the world’s largest
humanitarian crisis.
“The Taliban took over about
two months ago and I just can’t
believe how quickly everything
has deteriorated.
“People cannot find food,
there’s no money, they can’t pay
for things, employers can’t pay
their workers because there’s no
cash, they can’t get money out
even from the ATMs.”
Millions of jobs have disappeared,
half of the population
does not know where their next
meal is coming from and already
children are dying from malnutrition,
Bellis said.
All the aid agencies are appealing
to the world to listen.
She is going to go out with
the UN Refugee Agency whose
teams are organising some aid
distribution as the temperatures
drop to 2 deg C overnight as
winter approaches. They are
handing out blankets, food and
some cash to thousands of the
needy in camps in Kabul.
“But it’s such a Band-Aid.
There is no way they can reach
the number of people they need
to reach – it’s like 23 million
people who need that kind of
assistance.”
Neighbouring countries such
as Pakistan and Iran are very
concerned, in part because they
fear a huge influx of refugees.
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Bellis back in Kabul: ‘I just can’t believe
how quickly everything has deteriorated’
DIRE: Bellis says people cannot find food and children
are dying of malnutrition in Afghanistan, as aid agencies
appeal for the world to listen. PHOTO: YOUTUBE/RNZ
They have closed the borders to
try and keep them away.
The process of getting money
and food into people’s hands has
broken down, she said, with a lot
of it due to United States sanctions.
Three quarters of the country
ran on foreign donations before
the Taliban took over and
that has dried up because no
countries are recognising the
Taliban’s legitimacy to govern.
Bellis has spoken to one senior
Taliban official who said that
at recent meetings between the
Taliban and the US in Doha
the Americans would not tell
the Taliban what policies they
needed to enact to unfreeze billions
of dollars in funding.
“They [the Americans] are
playing with millions of people’s
lives,” said Bellis.
She believes some Taliban
leaders are pragmatic and would
be willing to agree to high school
girls being educated but are
worried they will alienate their
conservative base.
In the main, primary school
age girls are able to attend their
lessons but the problem is at
secondary school level.
“If you’re a high school girl in
Kabul it’s awful – sitting around
thinking how did this happen.
It’s really frustrating and really
frustrating for everyone to watch
and say this doesn’t make sense.”
The Taliban have said they will
protect guests and have placed
dozens of extra guards outside.
ISIS-K is believed to only
number between 1200 and 1500
yet they are a potent force with
their random attacks, such as beheading
members of the Taliban,
whom they hate.
Bellis believes the Taliban’s
biggest worry is that ISIS will appeal
to its most fundamentalist
members.
ISIS is also believed to be
trying to attract recruits who
PHOTO: GETTY
PHOTO: GETTY
would be trained as fighters and
be paid $400 a month, which is a
substantial amount of money in
Afghanistan.
Bellis said she feels guilty
staying at a hotel with the scale
of poverty and deprivation she is
witnessing.
“Right outside the door people
are desperate.”
She visited a major maternity
hospital in Kabul last week and
the only medication available
for women giving birth was
Paracetamol.
“Imagine going into labour
and thinking, okay if anything
goes wrong I’ve got Paracetamol.
It’s just life and death on so
many levels.” —RNZ
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Former Mayor Garry Moore is
quoted in last week’s The Star
as saying that “Christchurch
residents were angry when the
Government forced us to put
chlorine in our water.”
THe implication is that this was
a Cabinet decision. I doubt that.
Probably, the Ministry of
Health required the health board
to report on our water quality
and it was found that there was a
risk of bacterial and viral-based
infections damaging the health
of consumers.
The city council had to
chlorinate because old wellheads
hadn’t been maintained properly
and had to be replaced.
That neglect was what made
people angry, that a treasured
resource had been so neglected.
Why maintain pipes and
wellheads when you can have
the Ellerslie Flower Show for
example?
As the son of a Lyttelton
waterfront family, I grew up with
visiting merchant seaman telling
me that they always liked to
replenish their ship’s supplies in
Christchurch because its water
was the best in the world.
Sadly, maintaining the
water infrastructure to ensure
an enduring pure, untreated
and free water supply wasn’t
a top priority for the city
council.
It isn’t just Christchurch that
has failed. Sewage spills have
closed beautiful Auckland
beaches, while burst pipes
have become a regular feature
of downtown Wellington and
Dunedin had its Waikouaiti
water calamity, not to mention
Havelock North.
Whether Three Waters is the
best answer is still a matter for
discussion and submission, but
something needed to be done.
While things might look good
on the surface, where elected
members strut their stuff, the
treasure flowing beneath us has
been neglected by successive city
councils.
Now, while the councils will
retain ownership of the pipes
and pumps, a new management
arrangement is needed, for our
health’s sake. – Kerry Burke
In contrast to all the prophets
of doom (The Star, October 28)
I applaud the Government for
taking a strong stand on the
three waters.
The suggestion that the
water assets of councils and
constituencies are being stolen is
bunkum. They will still be held
in public ownership and more
protected from privatisation
than if held by councils alone.
The country as a whole needs
uniform equitable management of
the Three Waters and the core
proposal provides that.
Not that the proposal is yet
the finished product. It still
has to run the gauntlet of a
parliamentary select committee
and already adaptations are in
the pipeline.
I personally favour a
flatter regional management
structure and service delivery
with adequate avenues for
community input and reciprocal
accountability.
But the principle of an
equitable and cost-effective
system for the whole country
gets my vote. – Brian Turner,
Shirley
I am all for the water reforms
proposed by Nanaia Mahuta.
Anything to get the city
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council out of our lives has got to
be a good thing.
Councils up and down
the country have neglected
to maintain the water assets
appropriately and now the
chickens are coming home to
roost.
They have wasted the money
on other pet projects. It’s akin to
me neglecting to fix a leak in my
roof.
Additionally, I would have
thought the council would be
keen to retire the $1.1 billion of
debt the Government takes over
as part of the deal.
And no it won’t influence me
one way or the other when it
is time to vote. – Mel Bonner,
Queenspark.
I am lost for words with what
this Government is doing to us
all, not only with Three Waters
but with the many laws they are
quickly pushing through the
system with only a pretence of
consultation and due process.
They are meant to represent
us, not rule over us as royalty,
doing what they please against
the wishes of the people.
New Zealand is meant to be a
free, democratic society and is
quickly turning into anything
but free. – D Downward
I will make a prediction that if
the Government proceeds with
the Three Waters proposal it will
be their downfall.
We have a very
arrogant, dictatorial, nonconsultative
Government which
will also be its downfall.
The way Three Waters is being
proposed it will eventually finish
up in the control of iwi and no
doubt that is where the income
will go with little or no control
on costs.
Separatism seems to be also
high on this Government’s
agenda as well, which will be
another disaster. – A J Roberts
Megan Woods made one true
statement in her article at the
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Something has to change and
Canterbury deserves better.
We deserve a Government
that listens, not one hell-bent on
taking away control from local
voices in both water and health
and further expanding the
bureaucrats in Wellington.
Hopefully people will show
their opinion of this power
grab and return Christchurch
to the National Party at the
next election. – Trevor Sennitt,
Avonhead
Three Waters is a terrible theft
of ratepayers’ assets.
Our city council has
borrowings which are secured
against its assets.
We lose the assets what now
secures the borrowings?
The pittance the Government
is offering as payment will not
repay the money borrowed
against the assets we have had
stolen. – Rod Robinson
If our nation’s Three Waters
were not in such a poor state, the
subject would not have arisen
to be the subject of debate.
Surely those who would argue
democracy are not seeing the
cause of this deficiency.
The newspapers are full of
articles describing the poor and
unsafe state of water source and
reticulation; and the councils
do not appreciate being relieved
of this expense? Disquieting. –
Barry Pycroft
It will definitely affect my
vote next election. It is a wrong
decision. – Dave Webb
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Review of pandemic response needed
NATIONAL’S PUSH for an
inquiry into the Government’s
pandemic response this year
focuses specifically on the Delta
outbreak and its lead-up.
The main opposition party
says it wants a royal commission
to look at what was done to plan
for a Delta outbreak in the community.
Said leader
Judith Collins:
“There was no
preparation,
particularly
in the health
system for ICU
Judith
Collins
units – the
inability to actually
prepare for
that when other
countries were doing it. There
was no particular work started
on any vaccine certificate.”
Collins charged that the Government’s
response did not adapt
to changing circumstances from
the first year of the pandemic.
Aspects that needed looking at
included testing, the pace of the
rollout, Māori vaccination rates,
spending, transparency and
communication.
Calling for an inquiry is a way
of pointing out perceived shortcomings
and piling political heat
on the Government over what
has previously happened, just as
the party in power is trying keep
the public focus on the now and
near future.
Still, it does highlight some of
the many issues that have floated
along our pandemic river. In a
constantly moving and multifaceted
crisis, their impact hasn’t
been adequately analysed.
The basic idea of official scrutiny
of a Covid-19 response is not new.
A parliamentary inquiry into the
United Kingdom Government’s
handling of the pandemic there
has already been held.
Two committees of MPs produced
a highly critical report in
October into the disastrous initial
stages of Covid-19 in Britain.
New Zealand’s response and
outcomes have been completely
different to Britain’s. New Zealand
has had 1285 cases and six
deaths per one million people
compared to the UK’s 131,949
and 2056. This country is mostly
since Environment Canterbury
climate-change emergency
known for elimination, long
stretches of safe times, and a
slow rollout; the UK for muddled
restrictions, early vaccinations
and “freedom day”.
Yet both countries, as well as
others, at some stage, will need
independent, comprehensive
reviews of what has occurred
during the pandemic.
Such a review here would need
to cover everything, not just a
section of it. Lessons need to be
drawn about what worked and
what didn’t, and what we need to
know to prepare for next time.
Having been lashed by a previous
Sars coronavirus outbreak
from China, several countries
and territories in Asia had a
headstart in understanding how
to deal with this one.
Internationally, the pandemic
response mostly continues to be
country and region-based when
a more widely organised effort
would be more effective against
the virus. There are few signs a
new pandemic would be dealt
with in a more co-operative way.
In New Zealand we know
that border closures and quick
lockdown coupled with financial
support are crucial initial
responses and that access to
medical equipment, staff and
treatments are essential.
Here a review would need
to consider questions such as
whether health guidance to the
public kept up with changing
information overseas; whether
restrictions criteria were too
broad and bureaucratic; whether
time bought by closed borders
and the first lockdown was
wasted in terms of improving
the MIQ system and medical
supplies; whether the vaccine
rollout could have been quicker
and different groups should have
been prioritised.
There’s a lot more besides that
needs to be analysed so that we
don’t face the next pandemic
from square one. The desire
to return to the comforts of
normality work against the idea
of stopping to assess past events.
– NZ Herald
Respect the habitat of ground-nesting birds
by sea-level rise this century and threatened and DELICATE: facing increased It’s no secret that many of the
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Canterbury Chair
pests from warmer climates. at-risk nationally of unique and regionally, the future may look like for New
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Jenny Hughey
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Thursday November 4 2021 The Star
Contact tracing is vital
WHEN I wrote my
column last week, in
support of the vaccination
drive that was happening
in Aranui, I had no idea
that we were about to
find out that the highly
contagious Delta variant
of Covid had made its way
to Christchurch.
This was something that
was always going to happen.
I just wished we had
had a bit more time to get
the vaccination rates up.
That being said, this has
been the wake-up call that
some were waiting for. We
are now over 90 per cent
for the first dose, which
says we should be over 90
per cent for the second jab
by the end of the month.
However, the distribution
across the city is not
even. And the focus will
need to continue in those
communities that will
actually do much worse if
Covid lets loose.
There were many disappointing
aspects of the
case, including evidencing
a degree of complacency.
First, neither were using
the Covid app or signing
in. I can’t emphasise how
important it is to do so. If
we don’t and we catch the
virus, we will have to rely
on our memories to warn
others of where we have
been. Contact tracing is
vital under these circumstances.
People seem to have
become complacent about
mask wearing too. I often
remind people that it’s not
about people protecting
themselves. It’s the other
Mayor
Lianne Dalziel
way round. It’s about protecting
others.
This is a case where individuals
acting alone will
never be enough. We all
need to be in this together.
I love that the
community-led initiative
in Aranui was able to
break through some of the
anxiety, but we still have a
way to go.
FAST-GROWING solar
energy company Lightforce
has announced the winner
of the Solar for Good
campaign in Canterbury,
which it ran to celebrate
the opening of its new solar
hub in Christchurch.
Lightforce asked
Cantabrians to nominate
charities and not-forprofits
that did great work
in their communities and
it received around 200
entries.
Edible Canterbury was
chosen by the Lightforce
staff as the most deserving
and it will get a free
$30,000 solar and battery
system installed
at its new building
at the Ōtākaro
Orchard, an urban
learning hub for
local food and environmental
awareness
in the heart of
Christchurch.
Committee member
and head of the
Ōtākaro Orchard Project
Control group for the
building Murray James, is
“remarkably grateful” to be
the recipient of Lightforce’s
generosity.
“There is no better news,”
he said.
“As an organisation,
what we’re wanting to do
is support those
that are supporting
us.”
Lightforce is
responsible for
around 20 per cent
of the country’s
solar installs and is
expanding rapidly
around the country.
Chief experience
officer Kat Rundle says
Edible Canterbury, which
is all about creating a more
regenerative food culture in
the region, was the perfect
choice as it also focuses on
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“Cutting energy bills
for charities like Edible
Canterbury by installing
solar systems means they
can spend more money
doing the things they’re
passionate about. We really
related to their vision and
they’ve done so much
work to bring that vision
to life over the years. We
all know the sun’s energy
is essential for growing
our food, but it’s good to
see more New Zealanders
starting to recognise that
the sun can also help power
our modern lives more
sustainably.”
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DIABETES AWARENESS
Diabetes Christchurch -
Supporting people with Diabetes
Access to diabetes care: if not now, when?
The theme for World Diabetes Day
2021-23 is access to diabetes care. 100 years
after the discovery of insulin, millions of
people with diabetes around the world
often cannot access the care they need.
People with diabetes require ongoing care
and support to manage their condition
and avoid complications. Affordable access
to new diabetes technological devices
including insulin pumps, continuous
glucose monitors and new medications are
paramount.
July 27th, 2021 marks one of the most
important days in diabetes treatment
history. In 1921, Dr Frederick Banting,
a Canadian surgeon and Charles Best, a
medical student, successfully isolated the
hormone insulin for the first time. This
breakthrough research at the University
of Toronto, Banting and Best successfully
isolated insulin from dogs, produced
diabetes symptoms in the animals, and then
provided insulin injections that produced
normal blood glucose levels.
The centenary of the discovery of insulin
presents unique opportunities to bring
about meaningful change for the 24,000
people living with all forms of diabetes
in Canterbury and for those more at risk.
1 in 10 people worldwide are living with
diabetes.
Fundamental components of diabetes
care include access to:
• New Insulins: 100 years after its
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discovery, many people with diabetes
cannot access the insulin they need or
insulin that they would be more suited to
using.
• Oral Mediations: Many people with
diabetes need oral medicines to manage
their condition. These remain unavailable
or unaffordable in many countries.
• Self-monitoring: Blood glucose
monitoring is a fundamental component of
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are fundamental components of diabetes
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Diabetes Christchurch, a support
organisation for people living in Canterbury
who have diabetes and their family, whanau
and friends. Offering support, information,
advocacy and non-clinical education on all
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and Information Evening” coming up
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at 5.30pm. Medi-Ray, NZMS, Intermed
and Pharmaco are providing speakers
on the latest updates about their devices
and how these function. To register email
your name and phone number to: info@
diabeteschristchurch.co.nz or phone 925-
9972. The Society’s High Tea Party is on
Friday, November 19th starting at 1.00pm.
YOU are welcome to become involved
with our society and activities or to
order diabetes shop products online.
See our calendar of events on our
website/Facebook Page. Website: www.
diabeteschristchurch.co.nz where you can
get links to lots of information and our
other diabetes services.
In 1921 Banting and Best with the
first dog ever treated with insulin. Plans
were quickly underway for an insulin
treatment for humans. Next, they extracted
insulin from the pancreases of cattle from
slaughterhouses. On January 23, 1922,
14-year-old Leonard Thompson became the
first person to receive an insulin injection
as treatment for diabetes. The teenager’s
diabetes improved dramatically. Diabetes,
which had been regarded as a fatal disease,
could finally be managed! Nobel Prize: By
1923, insulin had become widely available in
mass production, and Banting and Macleod
were awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine.
Charles Best, being a graduate student, was
not included. Banting recognized Best’s
involvement by sharing the award money.
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• Since using the Aircycle the swelling
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colour. I am now able to walk much
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• “ Within 2 weeks of using the Aircycle
my ulcer was starting to heal and in
6 weeks it was completely healed. My
physio said it was because I was exercising
more. It’s good to be able to do something
whilst sitting, especially when it’s so easy
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• “The Aircycle is even better than the
information says. The pain in my knees has
gone and although I use a walker I don’t
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in both my hands and feet. My feet are
warmer too and now I don’t need bed socks
which I’ve worn for years” Gay, Rotorua
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Nurse Maude Specialty Clinic
keeps care in the community
Keeping people as independent
as possible in their own homes and
community is at the heart of the care
Nurse Maude provides to the people of
Canterbury.
Key to that is the Diabetes primary care
support team that provides support and
information to General Practice for people
with Type 2 Diabetes in the community.
This includes assistance with the start
of insulin or changes in medication and
provides access to specialist nurses and a
dietitian.
For those who have been recently
diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes or for
those who would like further education,
Nurse Maude’s diabetes nurse educator
and diabetes dietitian run a Community
Education programme which includes
complications, exercise, foot care, healthy
eating basics , with a
focus on carbohydrate
foods and how to eat to
manage blood glucose
levels, label reading and
myth busting.
You’ll also learn how
Type 2 Diabetes changes
the way your body works,
and the management of
hypoglycaemia, insulin
action and adjustment,
managing sick days and
travel,
These are normally
held four times a year
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across the Canterbury region at a range of
locations and times and you are welcome to
bring a support person.
For further information contact Nurse
Maude – phone (03) 375-4200 and ask for
the diabetes nurse specialist.
Nurse Maude’s Specialty Clinic also offers
a specialist wound care service to assess,
manage and advise on chronic or complex
wounds or leg ulcers and provide care plans
aimed at preventing wounds, a continence
service with registered nurses providing
support, assessment, treatment and
education for anyone over four years of age
with a continence issue, a Stoma service to
access the resources you need to live with a
stoma independently, comfortably, and with
dignity and an infusion service that can be
accessed through your doctor or medical
specialist.
Nurse Maude
Specialty Clinic
Keeping care in
the community
Diabetes primary care support team: Providing support and information to General Practice for
people with type 2 diabetes in the community, including assistance with the start of insulin or changes
in medication. The service provides access to specialist nurses and a dietitian.
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SENIORS’ LIVING LIFE
How to reduce
cardiovascular
risk factors
According to cardiologists a large proportion
of people over 50 will have significant
atherosclerosis or plaque building up in their
arteries. Over time this buildup of plaque will
harden and narrow your arteries. This limits the
flow of oxygen-rich blood and nutrients to your
organs and other parts of your body. Cellular
health will slowly deteriorate and disease will
develop. Often the first sign of atherosclerosis is
heart failure or a stroke. However there can be
many possible signs that atherosclerosis may be
developing like chest pain (angina), shortness of
breath, weakness or dizziness, nausea, sweating
and high blood pressure to name a few.
According to Dr. Ross Walker, a renowned
Australian cardiologist, cardiovascular disease
is one of the most common causes of death and
disability, however much of the disease can be
prevented an even reversed. He says there is
no miracle cure but he has found some natural
products that along with dietary and lifestyle
changes can significantly reduce your risk. The
most effective he has found is an extract of a
citrus bergamot fruit from Calabria, Italy called
BergaMet. This BergaMet has consistently shown
in multiple clinical trials its ability to reduce
cardiovascular risk factors like atherosclerosis
(hardening of the arteries and plaque buildup),
metabolic syndrome, high blood pressure
(hypertension), high triglycerides, significantly
improve abnormal cholesterol levels and balance
elevated blood sugar levels (pre-diabetic or
diabetic).
Dr. Walker adds that he has treated over 4000
patients with BergaMet while co-authoring
numerous studies, and has witnessed thousands
of patients getting superb results.
He knows of no other supplement that can
match its value in addressing so many risk
factors.
Taking it himself, he recommends everyone
over 50 takes it.
Dr. Walker also recommends his patients take
vitamin K2 to take the calcium out of arteries
as well as Kyolic aged garlic (Cardiovascular
formula), that’s been shown to also reverse
coronary artery disease.
Further information is available from the
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New Summerset
village on its way
Summerset is excited to announce a brand new retirement village,
Summerset Prebbleton, opening in 2022. As our fourth village
located in Canterbury, it will offer nearly 300 homes to choose from
once complete, including villas, cottages and serviced apartments.
Enjoy the freedom that a Summerset village offers, with no worries
about maintenance or upkeep. We take care of the little things so
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SENIORS’ LIVING LIFE
Gardens,
beaches and
the “Eyefull
Tower” -
Coromandel
has all this
and more…
Supreme Tours is thrilled to be able to
offer tours to the Coromandel Thames
area in 2022. Travelling in February
and March with return flights to
Auckland for overnight before joining
their Quality Touring Coach and
experienced Tour Manager. So many
scenic highlights on offer in this area.
Visits to the Thames Museum to hear
the regions rich history, the “Garden of
Distinction” – Rapaura Watergardens
to enjoy the abundant native bush
and the beautiful birds. No visit to the
Coromandel would be complete without
enjoying the Narrow gauge Railway built
by Barry Bricknell The steepest railway
in New Zealand which took 32 years to
complete. It climbs 2.7km from the Base
Station to the “Eyefull Tower” which is a
total climb of 115 metres and lined with
unique and colourful pottery. We stay
two nights in Coromandel with dinners
at local restaurants and a guided tour of
the township. Supreme then head across
to Whitianga where a two night stay at
Buffalo Beach is enjoyed. A cruise in the
beautiful Mercury Bay visiting Cathedral
Cove, and local islands and sea caves
will be one that is not forgotten. Perfect
for photos and hopefully some dolphin
spotting! Continental breakfasts, all
dinners and sightseeing are included. All
you have to do is sit back and enjoy it.
There are only limited spaces available
so ring them on 0800 809 300 to get
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• Coach through The Southern Scenic Route - The Catlins. Off the beaten
track and through rural heartland and rugged coastlines!
• Overnight Invercargill, fly to magical Stewart Island (2 nights).
Explore Oban and enjoy cruise of Paterson Inlet, Ulva Island.
• Back to Invercargill and join our coach for the short journey to
Queenstown (2 nights).
• Sights in Arrowtown and farewell cruise to Walter Peak.
Includes return airfares from Christchurch (prices available for other
centres) all breakfasts & dinners, some lunches, full size touring coach,
quality accommodation, all sightseeing mentioned, experienced Tour
Manager. FREE home pickup & return from Christchurch.
*conditions apply
(Christchurch & Wellington passengers fly to Auckland for overnight).
• Depart Auckland.
• Visit Thames Museum, Rapaura Watergardens to Coromandel
(2 nights), dinner local restaurants.
• Driving Creek Railway with great view from the Eyefull Tower!
• Colville, Matarangi to Whitianga (2 nights), Dinners at local restaurants.
• Cruise to Cathedral Cove.
• Hot Water Beach, Tairua, Pauanui, Waihi back to Auckland (Wellington
and Christchurch Passengers fly back to home city).
Includes Quality Touring Coach, accommodation in twin/double rooms
with private facilties, all breakfasts & dinners, sightseeing as mentioned,
free home pick up & return in the greater/Wellington/Christchurch areas.
*conditions apply
(Christchurch passengers fly to Auckland for overnight).
• Travel by Rail to National Park.
• Join coach, travel to Taupo (overnight). National Army Museum,
Tangiwai Memorial, Desert Road, Taihape.
• Whanganui (2 nights) Bason Botanic Gardens, 2 hour paddle steamer
lunch cruise on Whanganui River.
• Via Palmerston North, Pukaha National Wildlife Centre, Aotearoa’s
very own Stonehenge, Martinborough (2 nights), Private Garden visit,
Greytown, Wine Tasting and light Lunch.
• Travel over the Rimutakas to Wellington – sights and time at Te Papa
before flying home.
Includes rail travel, quality full size coach, all breakfasts & dinners - some
lunches, sightseeing, quality accommodation throughout, experienced
tour manager, FREE home pick up & return in Greater Christchurch areas.
(ask for costs from other areas), *conditions apply
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Retirement Villages
Security, freedom from home
maintenance worries, support,
companionship and on-site healthcare
are just some of the reasons why you
might be contemplating the move to a
Retirement Village. But, the implications
of buying in a Retirement Village are
varied and often seem quite complex.
It’s not the same as buying a residential
property. The most important thing to
remember is that this decision is about
you and the type of lifestyle you want.
Here are some things to keep in mind
when you’re thinking about the move to
Retirement Village living.
The Lifestyle – what kind of lifestyle
do you want? Think about the things
that are “must haves” for you and pick
a Village which enables you to achieve
your goals. Look at different Villages
and speak to the residents to ensure that
the Village you pick ticks all your boxes.
Your Future - does the Village have
Hospital or Dementia level care? If
your needs change, are you able to move
within the Village to a different level of
care? And what costs are involved?
Ownership – there are different legal
structures used in Retirement Villages
with the most common being Licences
to Occupy. These do not transfer
ownership, as such, but rather, they
confer a licence to occupy a certain unit
at the Village until a given event.
The Money – make sure you understand
exactly what your purchase price or “Entry
Payment” is paying for. What on-going
fees are there? Will those fees change? If
so, how will they change? On ending your
Agreement, what money will be refunded
to you? How is this calculated? What
costs will be taken out of any refund and
when will you receive it?
The decision to move into a retirement
village is not one you should rush. Take
time and consider all your options.
Make a checklist of the reasons for and
against and involve your family and
friends in your decision making process.
It is also important to ensure you have
the appropriate legal and financial
advice.
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Thursday November 4 2021 The Star
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Create a dramatic scene with an accent plant
SIMPLE, uncluttered garden
design is especially appropriate
when space is limited.
Whether you want a serene look
or something dramatic, you can
achieve it by mass planting just a
few carefully chosen plant species,
each with strong features.
Flowers are not essential (year
round good looks and healthy
foliage are more important), but
as seasonal highlights they can
make the garden all the more
interesting.
Mass planting by itself can be
dull. Break up the monotony by
choosing an accent plant that
can be repeated throughout the
design.
Planting in pots adds extra zing
and makes it easy to change or
relocate your accent plants when
you feel like a new look, or a
change between seasons. As well
as accents, every garden needs a
strong focal point.
Often a sculpture, this could
also be a piece of furniture or
garden architecture, a water
feature, or just one stunning plant
in a spectacular pot. Container
gardening is a great way to enjoy
getting your hands dirty. The
trend is towards simplicity –
bigger pots and less of them.
Classy containers deserve classy
plants, and those that last the
distance.
For pots in prime positions
choose plants with a strong
well defined shape, preferably
symmetrical so that they look
good from all angles.
Cordyline red fountain is one
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Tolerant of dry spells,
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Other spectacular container plants
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A united Burwood Park makes strong
return to men’s premier grade
• By Chris Barclay
CHRISTCHURCH’S age-old
elitist social status inquiry
“what school did you go to?” has
missed the mark entirely with
students driving Burwood Park’s
return to the premier men’s
tennis competition.
Talented teenagers from
private and state-funded institutions
have united to bridge the
code’s class divide between the
city’s well-heeled clubs and an
unfashionable outfit on the
fringe of the red zone.
After a three-season break,
Burwood Park returned to Tennis
Canterbury’s top echelon on
October 16.
They made the ideal comeback
against Bishopdale Te Kura
Hagley Park; they then drubbed
last season’s runners-up Country
Mid Canterbury on Saturday, the
6-0 scoreline allowing them to
top the table ahead of traditional
powerhouse Elmwood.
“The boys are happy, they’re
proud of themselves but we’ve
still got the big boys to play . . .
Elmwood, Burnside and Cashmere,”
said Burwood Park coach
and manager Andrew Falck.
They have the bye next weekend
before the competition takes
a break until November 20, when
Cashmere looms.
Falck has mentored most of
the team since they started out,
so this campaign is already an
unqualified success.
“I coached Duncan [McCall]
from the age of eight, I’ve started
most of those players. It’s good to
see them come through,” he said.
Ryan van Grinsven is the
figurative pensioner in his mid-
20s; Jordan Edwards is the other
elder statesman at 18, followed
by McCall, 16, a New Zealand
age-group representative.
Queenstown-based Kai Milburn,
a national title winner, is
the junior at 14. Ethan Cooke
and EJ Gonzaga are 15.
Milburn makes the trek by
bus or plane to play, arriving on
NET GAINS: Burwood Park coach and manager Andrew Falck is delighted with his young
squad’s return to Tennis Canterbury men’s premier grade. The squad includes Duncan
McCall (top right) and Ethan Cooke.
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‘The boys are happy,
they’re proud of themselves
but we’ve still got the big
boys to play . . . Elmwood,
Burnside and Cashmere.’
– Andrew Falck
Friday and heading south on the
Sunday.
“He commutes because there’s
not a lot [of tennis] for them
down there,” Falck said.
“I’ll go out on a limb and say
he’s the best under-14 player in
New Zealand. He can handle the
pressure.”
South African ex-pat Falck has
lived in the city for 13 years, sufficient
time to realise old school
ties are a conversation point –
though not in this case.
“It’s strange how they’re all
at different schools and then
compete together. They’re a tight
bunch. They train together and
do a lot together.”
McCall and Nont Prachuabmoh
(17) are at St Andrew’s
College and Christ’s College
respectively, while Cooke (Linwood
College) and Gonzaga
(Burnside High School) also mix
schoolwork and play.
In spite of the squad’s youth,
Falck said premier grade was the
logical progression after a season
in second-tier division one.
“They were a bit young so we
gave them another year of exposure
to adult tennis so they know
what to expect,” he said.
Edwards and Prachuabmoh
already had some premier grade
experience after playing for
Shirley, who have dropped to
division one. McCall has filled in
for Cashmere.
“Other than that they’ve come
through the ranks, div 2, div 1,
and slowly worked their way up,”
Falck said.
Burwood Park, the club, is also
on the ascent after testing times
post-earthquake.
The top men’s team, then
based around Falck’s son Reece –
a top junior now at college in the
US – foundered after the
2017-18 season.
“Eventually we didn’t have the
numbers to keep it going, but
now we’re back in the fold,” Falck
said.
The club never lost its standing
despite the earthquakes fracturing
its catchment area.
“We lost about 15,000 homes
in the area so that impacted
on our ability to grow, but we
have maintained our numbers
throughout,” he said.
“Facility-wise there was some
damage, we had our courts
redone and in December they’re
going to repaint the (four) hard
courts again. There’s three brand
new astro (turf) courts.
“We’ve done relatively well
considering what was lost.”
Papanui packs punch in fundraising bouts
• By Chris Barclay
A FUNDRAISING pro-am card
for the Papanui Boxing Club hit
the target, with about $12,000
raised to help their talented
boxers fight further afield.
Other than boosting the
‘fighting fund’, Papanui boxers
claimed nine of their 11 bouts
to cap a successful exercise at
the Wharenui Sports Centre on
Saturday.
Commonwealth Games
hopeful Tom Weastall was
among the big winners, with a
unanimous decision over Joe
Jacob in their middleweight
clash, setting himself up
for January’s national
championships in Wanganui.
Weastall’s assignment is a
training camp later this month
in Wellington for contenders
to represent New Zealand at
Birmingham next year.
“Tom had a time away from
the sport earlier in the year
but he’s re-established that he’s
the best in these parts,” said
organiser Sam Watt.
Former Commonwealth
Games representative Reece
Papuni was a proud coach, in his
son Makaire’s corner as he made
a successful debut for Riverside
in the 54kg cadet division with a
third-round TKO of Isaac Pond.
Heavyweight Watt won the
six-round main event with
a unanimous decision over
Wellington’s Thomas Russell,
who proved a durable opponent
after being knocked to the
canvas midway through the
fight.
“That’s the longest fight I’ve
ever done. It was good to get
the rounds under the belt but it
would have been nice to get him
out of there,” said Watt, after his
third pro fight.
Raising money for boxers
to further their development
by facing North Island –
particularly Auckland opponents
when Covid-19 restrictions
allow – was arguably more
satisfying.
“It was a great night, we’re
really happy,” Watt said.

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Find a chauffeur for your limousine
TURBOCHARGING sixcylinder
engines hasn’t been a
widely used mechanism to power
motor vehicles.
Sure, there have been some
notables – Nissan GTR, Toyota
Supra, BMW M3, Ford Falcon
XR6 and Typhoon, Kia Stinger
and, of course, many Porsche
models.
In recent years Mercedes-
Benz entered into a massive
engineering programme,
the result is the addition of a
turbocharger to a brand new
engine line-up, inline six-cylinder
units. I see this as significant
because that configuration has,
for the long-term, always been
the dominant layout of Mercedes-
Benz’s engineering practice.
Of course, for a period of
around 10 years Mercedes-Benz
shied away from that concept,
replacing its inline-six with a
V6; well, the V6 is still available
in some models, but today there
is an ever-increasing number of
inline engines flowing through
the brand.
My latest drive with the new
layout was in the limousine-like
S-Class, the 450 4Matic to be
exact, a full-size sedan that reeks
of luxury and performance. More
so the former, because everything
that goes into the model goes
into it with an emphasis on
refinement and sophistication.
Some might argue the S-Class
is for those who like to be
chauffeur driven, but it’s also a
driver’s car and it has the features
that press-on drivers can relate to,
it is very involving from behind
the wheel.
Those who do get to drive the
S450 on a daily basis will discover
the driver assistance system that
almost pre-empts where and
how you travel and alters some
of the controls accordingly. It’s
not invasive, but they are there
to smooth the process according
to the road ahead. Certainly,
the software is edging towards
autonomous driving.
The S450 is priced at $215,000
($235,900 long-wheelbase), so it’s
not a purchase you would rush
into, but it is a desirable product
and is built with all the kit and
quality you’d expect from this
famous European manufacturer.
The evaluation car was also
carrying quite a few extra cost
features which took the budget to
$257,340.
Under the bonnet sits the
big six-potter. It is a 3-litre unit
and is rated by Mercedes-Benz
with 270kW. There’s also a beefy
500Nm to play around with, and
combined they provide a sizeable
amount of grunt. The power
outputs are realised at 5500rpm
and 1800rpm respectively,that
is characteristic of turbocharged
engines, the torque flow comes in
from low down and it is a strong
boost, failing to wilt until the
redline (6300rpm) is reached.
A lot of that constant flow of
delivery is thanks to the fitment
of a nine-speed automatic
transmission. While that seems
SLEEK: Short or long-wheelbase options for the S450.
MERCEDES-BENZ S450: Large luxury sedan that pampers its occupants.
like a lot of gears, and I guess it is,
the benefit is seamless transition,
the gearshifts are impossible to
detect, and with a steady flow of
ratios the engine is constantly
working in an area where the
torque structure is delivered at its
best.
As I’ve mentioned, the S450 is
big at almost 5.2m that you would
normally translate to heavy, but
that is far from the case, the
S450 has a large percentage of
aluminium components and
panels, so at 1915kg there isn’t a
lot of bulk to shift.
Add in the strength of the
engine and a vivid standstill
to 100km/h acceleration time
of 5.1sec is achievable. It will
also blast through a highway
overtake in 3.9sec, responding
to accelerator pressure with a
lusty, vibrant reaction. Not only
is the big six a delight when given
some freedom, it is supremely
quiet, you really have to listen
for engine sound, even when it is
nearing the redline.
The engine works freely,
consequently I was pleasantly
surprised to note the fuel usage
gauge was reading 9.2-litres per
100km average when I returned
the S450 to the dealership
which is against Mercedes-
Benz’s combined cycle claim
of 8.2l/100km. For the record,
when travelling at 100km/h
the engine is spinning over
at just1300rpm returning an
amazing instantaneous figure of
• Price – Mercedes-Benz
S450 4Matic, $215,000
• Dimensions – Length,
5180mm; width, 1921mm;
height, 1503mm
• Configuration – Sixcylinder,
four-wheel-drive,
2996cc, 270kW, 500Nm,
nine-speed automatic
• Performance – 0-100km/h,
5.1sec
• Fuel usage – 8.2l/100km
6l/100km.
On my usual highway loop
the big S450 simply cruised with
comfortable dignity, it is quiet
and refined, there’s barely a sound
to be heard and the in-cabin area
is kind to all occupants.
A lot of that has to do with the
quality of the air suspension. If
you haven’t had the experience
with air then you are missing out
on a treat. The S450 glides over
bumps and ruts and delivers a
purposeful handling experience.
Riding on huge 20in Bridgestone
tyres steerage is precise and continuously
accurate, responding
to minute changes in direction
willingly.
The S450 comes with an
impressive array of gear for
comfort and convenience, and
the layout is typically Mercedes-
Benz with a big emphasis on
digital readouts. The screen in
the centre console is almost as
big as the Kiddie-family’s lounge
TV. The functions are deep but
relatively intuitive.
My daughter particularly
liked exploring the energising
package fitted as an option
to the evaluation car. Its seat
heating and massage system was
described as heavenly. She also
liked the way you could inject
different smells into the car, such
as the seaside odour you get at
the beach.
The S450 is a clever piece of kit,
it’s also described by Mercedes-
Benz as being a mild hybrid.
Don’t be confused with that, the
hybrid system has nothing to do
with the drive process. Instead,
it is a 48v power system which
drives many of the ancillaries
and takes the load off the engine,
creating greater fuel economy in
that respect.
If you have ever driven a
turbo-six then you’ll know why
it’s a been pretty much the best
kept secret over the years, the
smooth flow of solid power and
silky smooth delivery is a key
ingredient.
However, if that is not the
engine for your and you want
the ultimate in limousine travel,
the long-wheelbase S580 with its
4-litre V8 is also in Mercedes-
Benz’s books, but it will set you
back $291,700. I can’t think
of any other car that the word
luxury fits with better, the S-Class
is definitely a rival for the well
respected Rolls-Royce and
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SYDENHAM CHRISTIAN
SPIRITUAL CHURCH
Sydenham
Community Centre
23/25 Hutcheson St
Sunday 7pm
Address
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Clairvoyance
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NEW AGE CHRISTIAN
SPIRITUAL CENTRE
61 Grafton Street
Sunday 7pm
Address:
Bernie
Clairvoyance:
Bernie
Tuesday
Healing 1-1.45pm
Clairvoyance 2pm
PSYCHIC FAIR
Saturday
6th November
10am-2pm
$10 per reading
All Welcome
* MASKS NECESSARY
LEE, Lois Courtenay
Late of Edenvale Nursing Home,
Gladstone. Passed away peacefully
at the Gladstone Hospital, with
her family by her side, Friday 29th
October, 2021, aged 77 years.
Loving wife of the late William Lee.
Much loved Mother and Mother-inlaw
of Tracey and Brian, Kerry, Adrian
and Greg, Natalie and Scott. Loved
Nan-Nan to Nathaniel and Ashleigh.
Dearest friend to Noel Tysoe.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited
to attend Lois’ Funeral Service, to be held
at the Boyne Tannum Memorial Parklands
Chapel, Pioneer Drive, Boyne Island, Friday
5th November, 2021, commencing 10.00am.
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Collectors items, Xmas
Teddies, & large moving
Santa, Xmas tree, plus
many more.Ph 03 523 176
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Collectors items, Xmas
Teddies, & large moving
Santa, Xmas tree, plus
many more.Ph 03 523 176
STEEL for sale all
sections, off cuts cut
lengths. siteweld@ xtra.
co.nz Ph 0274 508 785
Funeral Directors
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Other options
available.
Ph: 379 0178
for our brochure
or email
office@undertaker.co.nz
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Garage Sales
HOON HAY
18 Anvers Close
Satuurday from 8.30am
Assortment of clothes,
haberdashery and general
household lots
NORTHWOOD
6 Bering St, Friday 12
noon - 4pm, Saturday 8am
- 1pm. Lots of bargains,
everything has to go.
RICHMOND
238 Stanmore Rd, Sat &
Sun 8.30am starts.
SPREYDON
Forsyth St Saturday 8am,
and not before. Heaps
of household goods and
sports / tools
Gardening
& Supplies
PETE’S GARDENING
SERVICE Gardening,
rubbish removal, cleanups,
expert pruning, hedge
trimming, tree cutting,
good rates, no job too big
or too small, half the price
of a franchise. Ph 027 551
4118
PETE’S GARDENING
SERVICE Gardening,
rubbish removal, cleanups,
expert pruning, hedge
trimming, tree cutting,
good rates, no job too big
or too small, half the price
of a franchise. Ph 027 551
4118

Thursday November 4 2021 The Star 31
Health & Beauty
Your guide to our LOCAL & TRUSTED
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To advertise: Phone 379 1100 or email star.class@starmedia.kiwi
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Osteopath
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Selway House, 149 Papanui Rd, Merivale
0800 888 578 | www.coherenthealth.co.nz
CAR REMOVALS
CASH PAID
FOR DAMAGED
CARS & TRUCKS
DRIVEWAYS
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Memoriam
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In loving memory of a
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The perfume of lilac and
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memories still so very
dear.
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arrangement. 027 6594425
Pets & Supplies
CATS UNLOVED
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Real Estate
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buy up to 600K. 3 or more
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710 1944
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All aspects of
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CALL us 021 405 277
EXPERIENCED
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Free Quotes
Phone 348 3482
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older painter
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“All the skills”
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Contact Jimmy Bell
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residential
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Phone or text
details to
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• Tennis Courts &
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• Diggers – 2 Ton
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• Excavators
• Bobcat & Drilling
• For Posthole &
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PAINTERS
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Canterbury Owned and Operated
A husband and wife team
Noel 027-411-3596
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kemp painters and decorators
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We offer
free quotes
Quality not
Quantity
Things we offer...
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Attention to detail
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free quotes/insurance scopes
Cell 0278 145 848
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Solid timber furniture
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We can also help you
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www.gavincoxfurniture.co.nz
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phone 027 331 0400
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landscaping
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Call Ross Legg - 027 222 0388
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restorations:
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021-1966-311
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P: 027 2299 454
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The Star Classifieds
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Spouting
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For assistance contact Vicky
Phone 03 364 7419 or email
vicky.sayers@starmedia.kiwi
Trades & Services
HANDY - DAN
General Handyman for
all your maintenance
requirements. I specialise
in fences and decking, also
do spouting cleans and
repairs and everyday home
maintenance. NO JOB TO
BIG OR SMALL I can do
it all, please don’t hesitate
to call me on 022 600 7738
for a no obligation free
quote.
HOUSEWORK
and or general gardening.
Exp, reliable and refs avail
if reqd. Ph / txt Jill 027
4833 658
HOUSE PAINTING
and Repairs. 30 years exp.
Ph 027 3886125
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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-
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LAWNMOWING
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tidyup’s. Call Phil 021 661
246 for your free quote.
AAA HANDYMAN BUILDER
ELECTRICIAN
licensed carpenter New builds, alterations, All types of domestic
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PAINTING 24/7 building maintenance, the trade has given me undertaken, new housing,
repairs, bathroom/shower ability to build to a high alterations, extensions,
Rope & harness
installations, with free standard. Free quotes. Ph ranges, security lights,
a speciality,
quotes 03 383 1927 or 027 Brent 027 241 7471 quick response, efficient
no scaffolding
245 5226 ciey@xtra.co.nz
service, free quotes,
CARPET
required,
city -wide. No call out
ARBORIST
LAYING
30 years of
fee. M/S, 8-5. Call Pat MOBILE CAR
Qualified.Copper Exp. Repairs, uplifting,
breathtaking
Barrett 03 359 2087/ 027 CLEANING SERVICES
Beech Tree Services. relaying, restretching.
experience.
7331384.
We come to you where
Tree removal, pruning, Phone John on 0800
FREE QUOTES
ELECTRICIAN
ever you are. Ring us
height reduction, hedge 003181, 027 240 7416
Prompt & reliable at 03 281 8054 for free
20% OFF other trimming, shaping, tree jflattery@xtra.co.nz registered electrician quotation.
roof quotes planting, firewood. Free CARPENTER
with 24 years experience ODD JOB SPECIALIST
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for all residential and Small jobs specialists.
Exterior staining, Edwaards 027 259 6741. Licensed Building commercial work, new eg: drippy taps, sticky
exterior painting, copperbeechtreeservices@ Practitioner no. 100981. housing and switch board doors, locks, spouting/
water blasting. gmail.com
All carpentry & building replacements. Phone Chris fence repairs Discount for
Moss and mould
BRICK & BLOCK
treatment $300.
repairs & maintenance. 027 516 0669
pensioners.
LAYING
Alterations & property ELECTRICIAN
Ph 390 1565 or 022 5275
Phone Kevin all restoration work upgrades.Laundries / Available, 30 years 668. Avail now.
027 561 4629 and new work plus bathroom / kitchens experience, immediate PAINTER
foundations, ph 342 9340 replaced. Specialising in start, competitive rate, QUALIfIED
or 021 853 033
replacement of all rotten ph Brian 027 433 9548 local professional, Int /
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timber, fascia boards, No Call out fee
Ext,roofs,wallpaper, call
rooF QUALIfIED
window, windowsills etc. ELECTRICIAN (REG) or text Corban 027 846
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painting Kitchens, Renovations, 4616, mob 027 5189 598 027 206 0080
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by Certified Tradesman Repairs & Extensions johnsandford2@gmail. fENCING
Indoor / Outdoor, over 30
Free quotes. Discount for com
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Book now pensioners. Ph Mike 03 COMPUTER REPAIRS
quotes. Ph Jim 022 137 ph Steve 021 255 7968
1920
and receive 980 9771 or 027 2266 930 fAST
PAINTING
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techs available to help you
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Reg Craftsman Gas Fitter.
a speciality.
business, work guaranteed.
Have peace of mind with All work guaranteed.
Ph Nick 021 892 491 Pensioner discounts. Ph
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GUTTER CLEANING Kerin or Paul 022 191
required. operater LBP. Available 669
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for all jobs around the CONCRETE CUTTING
30 years
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home, commercial or Affordable Concrete
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rental property (extremely Cutting with Quality, and For Fast and friendly PAINTER
Free quotes, experienced in Healthy removal work. Free quote. Service call Canterbury CARPENTER
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Trades & Services
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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
“I WILL TURN UP
Brian 021 112-3492 or 03
WHEN I SAY I WILL”
960 7673
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your business to
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Free pickup & delivery.
Ph. 03 388 5187
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REMOVALS
Small furniture removals,
have own van, can fit
various types of whiteware
appliances, some furn,
bedding, boxes etc,
honest & reliable, any
area considered, also
rubbish removals, ph Chch
0274346047
ROOfING
All Roof repairs, Roof
painting, moss treatments,
Gutter cleaning 10 + yrs
exp, free quotes 24 / 7, Ph
027 516 6609
ROTARY HOEING
Vege gardens. New
sections. Ph Dave 382
5779 / 027 673 0495
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
SPOUTING
CLEANING
Spouting Unblocked,
Cleaned Out and Flushed
Out, Call Trevor 332 8949
or 021 043 2034
SPOUTING
Select Spouting
The PVC specialist.
Repairs & replacement. Ph
022 197 2351
STUMP GRINDING
Best price guarantee Tony
0275 588 895
TREE SERVICES
Free quotes 20+ yrs exp.
Tree, hedge or shrub
- reduction, shaped or
removed. Ph/text Paul
The Branch Manager
0274314720
Tuition
COMPUTER LESSONS
avail for computer, IPad,
or Mobile. Please contact
Jobee 027 290 9246 www.
computertutor.nz
Wanted To Buy
WANTED
SLEEPOUTS
Sleepouts Galore
Buyers and sellers of
relocatable buildings
11 Brixton Street, Hornby
Phone: 349 9633
STEVE PURCELL
ANTIQUES
BUYING
NOW
Gold jewellery,
watches, coins,
medals, scrap
gold, sterling
silver, pewter,
original paintings,
modern art.
351 9139
stevepurcellantiques.com
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AAA Buying goods
quality furniture, beds,
stoves, washing machines,
fridge freezers. Same day
service. Selwyn Dealers.
Phone 980 5812 or 027
313 8156
Wanted To Buy
A+ ALL whiteware
wanted. Same day
service, cash paid for
freezes, fridges, washing
machines, ovens. Also
buying furniture & h/
hold effects.Anything
considered. Ph Dave 960-
8440, 027 66 22 116
A1 Albums, old photo’s,
postcards, coins, gold,
bank notes, badges,
medals, jewellery,
watches, china, crystal,
books, furs, vintage
clothing, paintings,
furniture, estates &
downsizing. Etcetera
Antiques, 194 Edgeware
Rd 385 5117
ACADEMY ANTIQUES
Buying estates, antiques,
old china, crystal, art,
Royal Doulton , Royal
Albert etc. Best prices,
free appraisal. Call Rob
349-4229
A+ Household effects,
fridges, freezers, washing
machines, ovens. Good
cash paid. Ph Paul 022
0891 671
A records and Hi-Fi
gear wanted. Pennylane
Sydenham. 7 days. Ph
366-3278
BOOKS.
Old wanted.
Anything considered incl
hunting,
mountineering,
fishing,childrens.
Ph 354 1621
MILITARIA Any
country, firearms,
uniforms, badges, medals,
memoribilia, WW2 or
earlier ph 338-9931
TOOLS, Garden garage,
saw benches, Lathes. Cash
buyer Phone 355-2045
Public Notices
Situations Vacant
CLEANERS
REQUIRED
Airport Area
Monday to Friday
6pm-8pm
Burnside Area
Monday to Friday
4.30pm-8pm approx
We are looking for
cleaners to join our
commercial cleaning
team.
You will need to pass a
Security Check and you
MUST have your
own transport.
Must be eligible to work
in New Zealand.
Please email your
Application to
csc@totalcanterbury.co.nz
or phone 338 9056
Visit our website:
totalcanterbury.co.nz
Please advise which job
when emailing your CV.
Public Notices
STAMP AND
POSTCARD FAIR
The Philatelic Centre
67 Mandeville Street,
Riccarton
Saturday 6th November
9am-12pm
Sellers tables available
Phone 027 6354 957
Senior Citizens
Outings
with Companion Driving Service Ltd
4 SEATS LEFT ON KAIKOURA - PICTON -
CHCH TOUR. COACH TO PICTON - MAIL
BOAT CRUISE - RETURN TO CHCH ON
COASTAL PACIFIC TRAIN.
Depart Nov 10 - overnight Kaikoua - overnight
Picton - Coastal Pacific Train back to ChCh.
Single accommodation (no sharing) - boat &
train fare included - tour hostess on coach &
train. D.B.B. 2 nights/3 days - free home pick
up & drop off - Our Price $996.00
5 SEATS LEFT ON SOUTHERN GET-A-WAY
TOUR - Overnight in Wanaka - Gore - Oamaru.
Day trip to Riverton-Invercargill - Bluff.
Return to ChCh via The Catlins visiting The
Purakaunui Falls - 4 nights/5 days - tour
hostess on coach - single accommodation
(no sharing) free home pick up & drop off -
D.B.B. included. Our Price $1648.00.
Departs CHCH Nov 16th.
GERALDINE FOR LUNCH
Travel to Geraldine for a nice lunch at
Barkers Resturant. Departing on Nov 30 with
free home pick up & drop off. Our price is
$79.00 which includes lunch.
PH PETER ON 0800 453 873 FOR bOOkiNgs
COMPANiON DRiViNg sERViCE LTD.

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RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991
CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT PLAN
Proposed Private Plan Change 10 –
Meadowlands Exemplar
This Private Plan Change seeks to remove part of an Exemplar
Overlay in the Christchurch District Plan from land to the south
of Manarola Road, which is currently undeveloped. The land is
generally to the south west of Hendersons Road, between Halswell
Road and Sparks Road.
The proposed plan change does not affect the stages of
development already underway in the Meadowlands Exemplar area.
Exemplar Overlays were included in the District Plan to provide
for model future housing developments with high quality design,
consistent with a Neighbourhood Plan. However, the additional
design requirements and residential building rules have resulted
in complexity in consenting and slowed development of the
Meadowlands Exemplar area.
The scope of the Plan Change is to:
• Amend the North Halswell Outline Development Plan in
Appendix 8.10.4 of the District Plan by deleting the south
eastern section of the Meadowlands Exemplar Overlay.
• Amend Planning Map 45A by deleting the south eastern section
of the Meadowlands Overlay.
• Make any other consequential amendments.
More information
You can view the proposed Plan Change and other associated
information on the Council website at https://www.ccc.govt.nz/
pc10, in hard copy at the Civic Offices on Hereford Street or at any
of the Council’s service centres and libraries during normal opening
hours.
Submissions
Anyone can make a submission on this Plan Change either in
writing or electronically. Online submissions can be made at
https://ccc.govt.nz/the-council/haveyoursay/show/464 or you can
download a form, or collect a hard copy form from Civic Offices,
Hereford Street or from Council service centres and libraries.
For details of your nearest Service centre or library please visit
ccc.govt.nz/contact-us or phone 03 941 8999.
Submissions must be received before 5pm on Wednesday,
1 December 2021.
Process for public participation
Once all submissions have been received, they will be made publicly
available. Further submissions will then be invited, allowing certain
persons and organisations to support or oppose any of the initial
submissions.
A hearing will then be held to consider all submissions, and a
decision will be made following this hearing. Anyone who has
made a submission has the right to appeal the decision to the
Environment Court.
This Plan Change will have no legal effect until the Council gives
public notice of its decision on the plan change and matters raised
in submissions (under Section 9 and Clause 10(5) of the First
Schedule of the Resource Management Act).
If you’d like more information, please contact the City Planning
Team at 941-8999 and ask to speak to Glenda Dixon, Senior Policy
Planner, about Private Plan Change 10 or email us at
PlanChange@ccc.govt.nz.
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people who are at the mall
on Christmas Eve.
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were “looking remarkably bare”
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of the council, but here in this
part of the city economics is also a
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large distances easily.”
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CYCLING AHEAD: Due to demand the Aranui Bike Fixup group is scrambling for old bikes to repair and pass onto the
community. Steven Muir is also on the lookout for more volunteers to help out on the Breezes Rd Baptist Church site.
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