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Locals<br />

Supporting<br />

Locals<br />

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER <strong>18</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

New<br />

take on<br />

match<br />

of the<br />

century<br />

• By Fiona Ellis<br />

REMEMBERED as the ‘match<br />

of the century’ Canterbury’s bid<br />

to break Auckland’s then record<br />

of 25 successive Ranfurly Shield<br />

defences on September 14, 1985<br />

was in disarray at halftime when<br />

the challengers led 24-0.<br />

However, before a feverish<br />

crowd of 53,000, many of whom<br />

converged on the sideline before<br />

the old embankment at Lancaster<br />

Park, Canterbury made a<br />

stirring comeback, scoring four<br />

unanswered tries to bridge the<br />

gap to 28-23.<br />

A thrilling contest ended<br />

controversially – in a one-eyed<br />

Cantabrians view – when John<br />

Kirwan punched the ball dead<br />

as Craig Green sought a potentially<br />

match-winning try. Bob<br />

Francis then blew the fulltime<br />

whistle with time, allegedly, still<br />

on the clock.<br />

Peter Harper missed out on<br />

the drama that afternoon, but<br />

36 years later he has brought<br />

the excitement surrounding the<br />

match back to life.<br />

The Cotswold School teacher<br />

and colleague Saskia Sandford cowrote<br />

the school play, Saturday<br />

Night’s Fever, staged last week.<br />

The play follows rugby fan<br />

Barry Room as he attempts to<br />

overcome obstacles and get to<br />

the match.<br />

• Turn to page 5<br />

Connecting you with your neighbourhood<br />

SHIELD FEVER: Jock Hobbs feeds the ball to Bruce<br />

Deans during Canterbury’s captivating tenure-ending<br />

Ranfurly Shield clash with Auckland, the backdrop of<br />

Cotswold School production Saturday Night’s Fever,<br />

which starred pupil Tom Gainsford.<br />

Property,<br />

rubbish<br />

bins top<br />

residents’<br />

query list<br />

• By Fiona Ellis<br />

OBTAINING property<br />

information is the top reason<br />

for people in the Fendalton-<br />

Waimairi-Harewood Community<br />

Board area to reach out to the<br />

city council, but uncollected bins<br />

remain an issue.<br />

A ticket report has revealed a<br />

breakdown of issues that residents<br />

contacted the city council about<br />

between September 20 and October<br />

19.<br />

In that time, 1680 tickets, or<br />

jobs, were completed within an<br />

average of 3.7 days.<br />

Incidents fell in a range of<br />

categories, including transport,<br />

wheelie bins, property information<br />

and Three Waters council<br />

assets.<br />

Property file requests came<br />

out on top with 147 tickets, while<br />

complaints about missed bin collections<br />

or damages bins placed<br />

second and third, with 142 and<br />

140 tickets respectively.<br />

Bin issues have been an ongoing<br />

theme of ticket reports in the area.<br />

For example, in the ticket<br />

report for July 21 to August 19,<br />

uncollected bins were also the<br />

second-largest issue, with 130<br />

tickets issued.<br />

• Turn to page 5<br />

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Women's Public Speaking<br />

Friday, 12.30-1.30pm<br />

The Village Presbyterian Church, 460<br />

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Love Tennis, Sunday 10am-4pm, St Albans Tennis Club, 37 Dover St.<br />

Members of the community are welcome to go along and give tennis a go<br />

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Saturday, 10am-4pm<br />

Northcote School, 26 Tuckers Rd<br />

Go along to this community market<br />

for fruit and vegetables, arts and<br />

crafts, food stalls, homemade products,<br />

car boot sales and more.<br />

Christmas Family Photoshoot<br />

Sunday<br />

Harewood Playcentre, 719 Harewood Rd<br />

Support your local playcentre with<br />

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photo sessions will be available, with<br />

Thursday <strong>November</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

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Scottish Country Dancing<br />

Tuesday, 7.45-9.45pm<br />

Heaton Intermediate School hall, 125<br />

Heaton St<br />

Go along if you want to take part in<br />

the fun exercise. All you need to take<br />

is some soft shoes. The first night is<br />

free for beginners. Phone 021 480 802<br />

for more information.<br />

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Wednesday, 1-4pm<br />

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Go along and join others for a game<br />

of bridge every Wednesday. Arrive at<br />

12.50pm for a 1pm start. If you do not<br />

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Thursday <strong>November</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 3<br />

Low noise asphalt delayed<br />

A PLAN to cover the new<br />

Northern Corridor motorway<br />

in low noise asphalt has<br />

been delayed due to Covid<br />

disruptions.<br />

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport<br />

Agency had planned to add the<br />

top coating of the low noise<br />

asphalt to the motorway later<br />

this month, but ongoing supply<br />

chain disruptions have delayed<br />

some of the materials.<br />

James Caygill, NZTA’s<br />

director regional relationships,<br />

said the delay is due to a holdup<br />

in getting one of the key<br />

ingredients for the top coat –<br />

epoxy resin – from the United<br />

States.<br />

“We have recently become<br />

aware that Covid-related<br />

shipping problems have delayed<br />

us getting the epoxy here as<br />

planned,” Caygill said.<br />

“We are sorry about this delay,<br />

given the concerns of nearby<br />

residents.”<br />

He said the shipping delay<br />

is part of the Covid-19 supply<br />

chain disruptions being<br />

experienced world-wide.<br />

The epoxy gives the low noise<br />

asphalt a significantly longer life<br />

and maintains its noise reducing<br />

powers for longer.<br />

“We did have the option to<br />

use a low noise asphalt without<br />

epoxy, but this coating would<br />

only last for up to eight years<br />

instead of 30-plus years with<br />

epoxy,” Caygill said.<br />

SUPPLY ISSUES: The low noise asphalt top coating for the Northern Corridor has been<br />

delayed.<br />

PHOTO: NEWSLINE<br />

“We know Redwood residents<br />

living closest to the motorway<br />

will be disappointed about this<br />

delay, but we hope they can<br />

see a short delay now will reap<br />

benefits longer term.”<br />

The remaining chip sealing<br />

work on the CNC has been<br />

postponed until the epoxy<br />

arrives.<br />

At this stage, Caygill says the<br />

delay is likely to be a “month or<br />

two, into the New Year.”<br />

He said NZTA still hopes<br />

to complete all the low noise<br />

surfacing work for the entire<br />

motorway, from Cranford St to<br />

the Waimakariri Bridge, and<br />

along QEII Drive, between Main<br />

North Rd and the Innes Rd<br />

roundabout, by April next year.<br />

In Brief<br />

WAIRAKEI, GRAHAMS RDS<br />

PETITION SIGNED BY 196<br />

A petition to have green rightturning<br />

arrows installed and<br />

road markings repainted at the<br />

Wairakei and Grahams Rds<br />

intersection in Burnside has now<br />

been signed by 196 people. City<br />

council transport operations<br />

manager Steffan Thomas<br />

confirmed the intersection will<br />

be resurfaced when other utility<br />

works have been completed.<br />

The city council will update the<br />

Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood<br />

Community Board on the<br />

Wairakei and Grahams Road<br />

intersection early next year.<br />

STUDENTS SET TO<br />

GET GRANTS<br />

Eight Burnside High School<br />

students are set to get grants of<br />

$150 each from the Fendalton-<br />

Waimairi-Harewood Community<br />

Board. The board approved the<br />

grant from its youth development<br />

fund at a meeting on Monday.<br />

The $1200 will help to fund<br />

the students’ participation in<br />

the Spirit of Adventure Trophy<br />

Voyage in Tauranga.<br />

CHILDREN’S PLAY<br />

HUB LAUNCHED<br />

A weekly play hub has started<br />

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Bishopdale to provide children<br />

with a place to meet and be active.<br />

The Kia Kori Waitaha – Play in<br />

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Thursday <strong>November</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 5<br />

SHOWTIME: Cotswold School pupils perform a dance number as part of<br />

the school production last week.<br />

Ranfurly Shield was big<br />

part of Christchurch<br />

Peter<br />

Harper<br />

• From page 1<br />

The work draws on<br />

Harper’s own memories as<br />

a student in Christchurch<br />

who enjoyed following<br />

rugby.<br />

“The<br />

Ranfurly<br />

Shield<br />

was a big<br />

part of<br />

Christchurch.<br />

I just<br />

remember<br />

the<br />

big, huge<br />

crowds.<br />

“I was lucky to be a part<br />

of it.”<br />

However,<br />

on<br />

the day of<br />

the game,<br />

he was out<br />

of town,<br />

visiting<br />

Saskia<br />

Sandford<br />

family in<br />

Nelson.<br />

His idea<br />

of a story about a quest to<br />

attend the game had been<br />

• From page 1<br />

In the most recent<br />

report, 53 per cent (967) of<br />

residents chose to report<br />

concerns by phone, email<br />

and walk-in, while 47 per<br />

cent (851) did so online<br />

through Snap Send Solve<br />

and Hybris Online.<br />

But, at the conclusion of<br />

the report last month, 525<br />

tickets were still open or<br />

not completed.<br />

The ticket report was<br />

included in the agenda for<br />

this week’s community<br />

board meeting.<br />

It comes as the city<br />

council is seeking<br />

residents views on a<br />

flexible wheelie bin system<br />

“bubbling away” for a<br />

while, Harper said.<br />

The production also<br />

included songs, dancing<br />

and pop culture from the<br />

era.<br />

Teacher<br />

Ashleigh<br />

Macdonald<br />

coorganised<br />

the play.<br />

About a<br />

Gary<br />

Tibbotts<br />

term-anda-half<br />

of<br />

rehearsal<br />

time had gone into staging<br />

the production, she said.<br />

Although the show<br />

had a cast of about 250<br />

pupils – the entire senior<br />

school – it came together<br />

well.<br />

“The kids were just great<br />

. . . they were all so excited<br />

to put on a show.”<br />

For Gary Tibbotts, the<br />

performance brought back<br />

memories.<br />

“I was a policeman in<br />

those days and I was on<br />

that would allow<br />

people who choose to<br />

down-size their bins to<br />

pay less.<br />

City council head of<br />

three waters and waste<br />

Helen Beaumont said<br />

currently households get<br />

standard size bins which<br />

they pay for through their<br />

rates.<br />

“Under the new system<br />

we are proposing, people<br />

will be able to choose the<br />

size of their red, green<br />

and yellow wheelie bin,”<br />

Beaumont said<br />

“If they choose to go<br />

small, they will pay less.”<br />

More information<br />

on the proposal will be<br />

the sideline in uniform<br />

that day, so I remember it<br />

well,” he said.<br />

A member of the<br />

Canterbury Rugby Union<br />

Historic<br />

Trust,<br />

Tibbotts<br />

supplied<br />

the school<br />

with<br />

photos,<br />

videos and<br />

memorabilia<br />

of<br />

the game.<br />

“They used the film footage<br />

on a big screen in the<br />

background, and they used<br />

some of the songs that<br />

were played<br />

at the time,” he said.<br />

“I supplied them with an<br />

Auckland rugby flag and a<br />

Canterbury rugby flag and<br />

they used [them] in the<br />

production.”<br />

He thoroughly enjoyed<br />

the show, he said.<br />

“It was nothing short of<br />

brilliant.”<br />

525 tickets still<br />

open or not<br />

completed<br />

Ashleigh<br />

Macdonald<br />

provided next year when<br />

the city council prepares<br />

its 2022/23 Annual Plan.<br />

Number of tickets<br />

reported in the<br />

Fendalton-Waimairi-<br />

Harewood Community<br />

Board area (September<br />

20 to October 19):<br />

1. Residential property<br />

files: 147<br />

2. Bin not collected: 142<br />

3. Damaged bin: 140<br />

4. Residential LIM: 139<br />

5. Leak (water supply): 129<br />

6. Tree (road) 70<br />

7. Graffiti: 69<br />

8. Litter (road) 67<br />

9. Road asset: 52<br />

10. Missing bin: 34<br />

Gosh its fast approaching<br />

that magical, happy, exciting<br />

time of the year - the lead up<br />

to Christmas and the summer<br />

holiday season. I really love<br />

December, although there is<br />

never enough hours in the day<br />

for all the things I need to get<br />

done. While it’s a chaotic time<br />

for us, it can also spell disaster<br />

for our pets. Below are some<br />

Christmas dangers to keep a<br />

watch on.<br />

Here is a list of FOODS to look<br />

out for<br />

1. Chocolate is poisonous<br />

(tachycardia , seizures, vomiting, diarrhoea) so<br />

make sure you don’t leave chocolate under the<br />

tree or in easy to reach places as chances are, it<br />

will be found. Chocolate contains the stimulant “<br />

theobromine” which is lethal.<br />

2. Christmas pudding and fruit cakes contain<br />

raisins (grapes) which are toxic to your pets<br />

kidneys leading to lethargy, vomiting and thirst.<br />

3. Alcohol and caffeine are also toxic too. Alcohol<br />

can be found also in Christmas cakes and as little<br />

as one ounce of alcohol can kill a cat.<br />

4. Avocados contain persin which causes<br />

symptoms from vomiting and diarrhoea to<br />

cardiac arrest.<br />

5. Macadamia nuts cause vomiting, weakness<br />

and tremors.<br />

6. Onions and chives contain disulphides which<br />

damage your pets RBCs.<br />

7. Pits and seeds of plums, peaches and apples<br />

have a substance that degrades to cyanide<br />

which is toxic. Large stones can also cause<br />

intestinal blockage.<br />

8. Xylitol (an ingredient in chewing gum) causes<br />

HYPOglycaemia in dogs and can lead to seizures<br />

and liver failure in severe cases.<br />

9. Corn cobs should never be allowed to be<br />

chewed on as they will obstruct in the small<br />

intestine requiring surgery.<br />

10. Turkey, crackling, salmon skins, fatty meats,<br />

sausages can all cause vomiting and diarrhoea<br />

and may lead to pancreatitis.<br />

11. Blue cheese contains<br />

Roquefortine C, which is very<br />

sensitive to dogs.<br />

Other potential hazards<br />

include<br />

- Christmas decorations that<br />

can be swallowed.<br />

- SNOW Globes as they contain<br />

“Anti Freeze”. 1 tsp is lethal to<br />

a cat.<br />

- Cover up cords used to light<br />

the tree to avoid an electric<br />

shock or any tongue/ gum<br />

lacerationsl<br />

- Secure the tree so if scaled by<br />

your cat, it wont fall over and crush<br />

the cat.<br />

- Keep tree lights and candles away<br />

from pets to avoid shocks and burns.<br />

- Pine needles are toxic if ingested<br />

and can cause internal puncture<br />

wounds.<br />

- Sparkley tinsel is attractive to cats,<br />

but if ingested will require surgical<br />

intervention as it gets bound up in the<br />

gastrointestinal tract.<br />

- Wrapping paper - if enough is ingested it will<br />

obstruct the bowel.<br />

Heading into this festive season, make sure you<br />

have their vaccinations, flea and worming up<br />

to date, so if a vacation stay is likely, their health<br />

McMaster & Heap<br />

Veterinary practice<br />

The lead up to CHRISTMAS….<br />

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phone 338 2534, Fax 339 8624<br />

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won’t be compromised. We<br />

have a warm, well ventilated,<br />

very clean and quiet upstairs<br />

CATTERY if you fury friend<br />

needs a place to be cared<br />

for while you take a summer<br />

holiday. Do thorough research<br />

before selecting a a boarding<br />

facility to make sure its the<br />

right fit for your pet.<br />

Avoid HEATSTROKE by never<br />

leaving your dog in a car with<br />

inadequate ventilation. Four<br />

windows opened a fraction<br />

doesn’t qualify. Dogs can also<br />

suffer heatstroke left in a yard<br />

with no water or shade, if exercising heavily in<br />

the heat, dogs being muzzled for long periods in<br />

the heat or being exposed to a hairdryer for too<br />

long. Dogs with a restricted airway (such as the<br />

brachycephalic breeds, pugs, boxers, bulldogs)<br />

are at an increased risk again.<br />

A dogs body temperature can elevate quickly<br />

in a car getting up over 41 degrees. A dog in<br />

heat stroke is agitated, breathing rapidly, has dry<br />

dark red gums, can be disorientated and can<br />

seizure. Animals have only a small amount of<br />

sweat glands located in their footpads making<br />

sweating minimal, so their primary way of<br />

regulating body temperature is by panting. Safe,<br />

controlled reduction in body temperature is<br />

achieved by pouring cool water completely over<br />

the dog, and then draping wet towels over and<br />

taking regular temperatures.<br />

Holiday house plants decorate a room but can<br />

be lethal to pets. Most cause intestinal upsets<br />

or renal disease. Some common plants to watch<br />

for are lillies, Azaleas, Ivy, Mistletoe, Holly and<br />

Chrysanthrmums.<br />

Toys and batteries are a no go too. Ingested<br />

they can cause renal damage and pancreatitis<br />

if they contain Zinc. Intestinal blockage is also<br />

a real possibility - not an expense you want on<br />

Christmas morning at the After Hours.<br />

There are more folks out and about enjoying<br />

their dogs, so please keep social distancing, and<br />

keep a close eye on doggie interactions. Dog<br />

fight wounds can be real nasty<br />

and require an anaesthetic to<br />

debride and close.<br />

Also make sure your pet is<br />

MICROCHIPPED and registered<br />

on the NZL database in case of<br />

misadventure or wandering off.<br />

On an aside, Macy (our <strong>18</strong><br />

month old Lab) and Maximus<br />

(our 7.5kg Ginger cat) both<br />

underwent surgical operations<br />

recently, successfully I<br />

might add. Macy had<br />

her big girl operation<br />

- Ovariohysterectomy”<br />

and Maximus got into<br />

a nasty altercation with<br />

a newcomer to the<br />

neighbourhood, which<br />

resulted in a corneal<br />

laceration. Very lucky<br />

his dad is the EYE vet.<br />

Steve operated after work<br />

one night by suturing a<br />

conjunctival graft over the<br />

lacerated cornea. Max now<br />

has full sight back in both<br />

eyes and no more “heats”<br />

for Miss Macy.<br />

Merry Christmas to you all and THANKYOU for<br />

supporting McMaster & Heap during a trying and<br />

difficult year living with Covid and trusting Steve,<br />

Michele and our brilliant team with your special<br />

furry friends, who we adore I might add.<br />

Dr Michele McMaster<br />

McMaster & Heap


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Thursday <strong>November</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 7<br />

Pupils get a taste of farm life<br />

THE SHOW did go on,<br />

in a sense, although the<br />

Covid-19 restrictions forced<br />

the cancellation of the NZ<br />

Agricultural Show for a<br />

second successive year.<br />

School groups were still<br />

able to experience farm life<br />

at Canterbury Agricultural<br />

Park last week, as they were<br />

herded through the facility<br />

with the skill associated with<br />

the collies involved in the<br />

dog trials.<br />

“We are lucky we have a<br />

huge park. There was an area<br />

where people came in and<br />

sanitise, they then went in<br />

their school group and go<br />

in a circular route for two<br />

hours,” said show general<br />

manager Tracy Ahern.<br />

“They’d look at the animals<br />

inside then go outside<br />

and, while they had their<br />

free lunch before exiting,<br />

another group would start<br />

the process.”<br />

More than 2700 primary<br />

and pre-school children<br />

filtered through the venue<br />

from Wednesday to Friday.<br />

With the general public<br />

unable to attend, Ahern was<br />

delighted to offer the pupils a<br />

taste of agricultural life in a<br />

secure environment.<br />

“It was really important<br />

for us to still open the show<br />

to as many young children as<br />

possible, so we’ve been able<br />

to achieve that by hosting<br />

organised visits of schools.<br />

“We’re so pleased to have<br />

been able to offer them<br />

something. Everything<br />

we’re doing is free, which<br />

is particularly tough for us<br />

financially, but we have been<br />

determined to do as much as<br />

we possibly can,” Ahern said.<br />

FARM LIFE: Christchurch Adventist School pupils take a trip through the farmyard zone at the New Zealand Agricultural Show. Right – Mitchell Curtis, 5,<br />

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Thursday <strong>November</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

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BURNSIDE HIGH School<br />

student Braden Sole is one step<br />

closer to achieving his dream of<br />

becoming a biomedical engineer.<br />

The Year 12 student intends to<br />

combine his passion for STEM<br />

(science, technology, engineering<br />

and mathematics) subjects and<br />

his drive to help people with help<br />

from a $12,000 OCS<br />

New Zealand and<br />

First Foundation<br />

scholarship.<br />

Braden is heavily<br />

involved with the<br />

local St John youth<br />

programme, which<br />

led him to consider<br />

biomedical engineering.<br />

“This field would<br />

allow me to do what<br />

I love in terms of<br />

technology and<br />

engineering by creating devices<br />

such as robotic prosthetic limbs<br />

and organs,” Braden said.<br />

“This area of study will help<br />

me to achieve my overall goal of<br />

making a positive difference in<br />

the world.”<br />

Braden is a Year 12 prefect, a<br />

junior class leader and a leader<br />

of the school robotics club. This<br />

year he is also the St John District<br />

Cadet of the Year in North Canterbury,<br />

which sees him act as the<br />

‘cadet voice’ for the district.<br />

The three-to-four-year scholarships<br />

include $12,000 to go<br />

towards tuition fees, work experience<br />

and access to a mentor<br />

within their field of study.<br />

Braden said the scholarship<br />

will make a massive difference to<br />

his future study at university.<br />

“Engineering is by no<br />

means a cheap course to<br />

study and the money will<br />

give me the freedom to<br />

study with little worry<br />

or concern about student<br />

loans.”<br />

“Instead, I will be able<br />

to focus on doing what<br />

I want to do, which is<br />

helping people through<br />

the power of science and<br />

technology.”<br />

Braden Sole ​<br />

The calibre of scholarship<br />

applications<br />

in <strong>2021</strong> was so high that four<br />

scholarships have been awarded<br />

nationally.<br />

OCS ANZ managing<br />

director Gareth Marriott said:<br />

“Braden’s involvement with St<br />

John is worthy work and it’s clear<br />

to see that he’s passionate about<br />

a future that allows him to help<br />

people and explore his love for<br />

engineering at the same time. I’m<br />

looking forward to following<br />

his journey.”<br />

YOUNG AND HEALTHY: Mairehau School pupils gather to listen to All Black, Crusader and<br />

Canterbury NPC player Cullen Grace.<br />

PHOTO: KIM HARVEY<br />

All Black visit kicks off<br />

sports star programme<br />

ALL BLACK, Crusader and<br />

Canterbury NPC player Cullen<br />

Grace visited Mairehau School<br />

last week to encourage pupils to<br />

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get active.<br />

Other primary<br />

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the country<br />

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Cullen as part of the<br />

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Thursday <strong>November</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

No smooth journey back home to<br />

Mountain biker Ethan<br />

Rose is back home in<br />

Merivale after competing<br />

in his first UCI Junior<br />

World Series. He talks<br />

to Fiona Ellis about the<br />

highlights<br />

and challenges that<br />

come with seven months<br />

of competing in Europe<br />

AS ETHAN ROSE tumbled to<br />

the ground in a tangle of spokes<br />

and handlebars, he knew the<br />

under-19 UCI mountain bike<br />

world championships race<br />

was going to contain an extra<br />

challenge.<br />

Half a year after Rose won the<br />

national under-19 championships<br />

in February, he was in Italy,<br />

competing in the world-class<br />

event for the first time.<br />

“Me and<br />

some other guy<br />

tangled bars<br />

going over the<br />

first 400 [metres]<br />

and both<br />

tumbled down<br />

the bank,” the<br />

Ethan Rose<br />

<strong>18</strong>-year-old said.<br />

Although<br />

uninjured, once he was back on<br />

track he realised he had lost precious<br />

time.<br />

“I came through the start<br />

loop, I think, two minutes back<br />

already, like 50th.”<br />

Pushing hard throughout the<br />

AIRBORNE: Ethan Rose hurdles an obstacle during a mountain bike race in Austria.<br />

rest of the race, he made a good<br />

recovery and finished in 12th.<br />

“I looked at my lap times at<br />

the end and I think they were<br />

like top-five kind of lap times,<br />

which was a bit frustrating,”<br />

Rose said.<br />

Although crowded tracks were<br />

a hazard of the sport, it was not<br />

one he often encountered on<br />

home territory.<br />

“There are way more people<br />

[in Europe] and they’re all quick<br />

people as well . . . the depth of<br />

field is just massive.<br />

“In New Zealand, you don’t<br />

really get that because there’s not<br />

that many of you.”<br />

Rose returned home last<br />

month after spending seven<br />

months in Europe competing<br />

in the junior world series, with<br />

the world championships as the<br />

main event.<br />

Based in Switzerland, he<br />

travelled around Europe to<br />

compete in a variety of countries,<br />

and had some good results, he<br />

said. This included winning a<br />

race in Austria, coming second<br />

in Switzerland, and third in races<br />

in Italy, France and Spain.<br />

“I was pretty happy with<br />

it. It was just good to get over<br />

there, really. Last year was a<br />

bit disappointing because we<br />

couldn’t do anything.”<br />

His plans to compete in<br />

Europe last year were scrapped<br />

after the outbreak of the<br />

Covid-19 pandemic, which also<br />

forced him to return to New<br />

Zealand shortly after arriving in<br />

the United States for what<br />

would have been a fourcompetition<br />

set.<br />

“It was quite hard to know<br />

what to do, really . . . it was<br />

training but without purpose.”<br />

Next year he will leave the<br />

junior category and compete in<br />

the under-23 age bracket and<br />

would be eligible to compete in<br />

the World Cup series, which was<br />

his goal.<br />

“It’s going to be a big step up<br />

but it should be good.”<br />

Older riders, who had made<br />

the jump from junior champions<br />

to World Cup competitors, were<br />

on hand for advice.<br />

“I do plenty of riding with<br />

them. They kind of tell you how<br />

it works.”<br />

Training six days out of seven<br />

for a weekly total of up to 25<br />

hours, the sport was almost a<br />

full-time job.<br />

When not training or<br />

competing, he also worked in<br />

an engineering workshop that<br />

allowed him a flexible schedule.<br />

He got into mountain biking at<br />

nine because Christchurch had a<br />

good cross-country scene, he said.<br />

“The first race I did was<br />

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Thursday <strong>November</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 11<br />

Merivale for up and coming rider<br />

PEDAL POWER: Ethan<br />

Rose on the podium after<br />

finishing third at the Coupe<br />

de France de VTT Ussel in<br />

August.<br />

Right - Rose representing<br />

New Zealand at the UCI<br />

mountain bike world<br />

championships.<br />

Rose’s father was also a keen<br />

rider, which encouraged him to<br />

take up the sport.<br />

“We used to always ride<br />

together, and he took me to races<br />

and did them as well.”<br />

For years his father was the<br />

quicker of the two, before Rose<br />

eventually overtook him.<br />

“I was maybe 16, so I think he’s<br />

got over it now.”<br />

On leaving school, Rose<br />

struggled with the decision of<br />

whether to pursue his racing<br />

career or to study instead.<br />

“It’s kind of hard, you’ve got to<br />

bite the bullet and get over that.”<br />

His career highlight so far<br />

was winning the national<br />

championships.<br />

Arriving back in New Zealand<br />

in October, he had already taken<br />

part in the tour of Southland<br />

earlier this month.<br />

Coming from two weeks of<br />

MIQ isolation, he enjoyed being<br />

back in the saddle.<br />

He was now working more,<br />

aiming to save money for next<br />

year’s wave of competitions.<br />

Now living in Merivale, Rose<br />

said the biggest challenge of his<br />

cycling career was finding the<br />

funds.<br />

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bike all the time, I enjoy it. It<br />

doesn’t feel like I’m forcing it<br />

or anything, it’s just getting the<br />

money to do it.”<br />

His dream was to follow in<br />

the footsteps of other New<br />

Zealand riders who were part of<br />

professional European teams, he<br />

said.<br />

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Fresh spring veges signal warmer days<br />

Spring bouquet focaccia<br />

Ingredients<br />

3 tsp active dry yeast<br />

1 ½ cups hot (not boiling)<br />

water<br />

4 cups high grade flour<br />

1 ½ tsp Himalayan salt<br />

Olive oil (for drizzling)<br />

Rock salt (for sprinkling)<br />

Selection of spring<br />

vegetables, such as asparagus,<br />

spring onions and colourful<br />

baby carrots.<br />

Directions<br />

Place yeast, hot water, flour,<br />

Himalayan salt in a stand<br />

up mixer with the K attachment.<br />

Beat slowly to start then<br />

increase the speed and beat<br />

another 2-3min until it stops<br />

being sticky and starts to come<br />

together. It will be a wetter mix<br />

than traditional bread dough.<br />

Scrape the dough into a<br />

oven proof round or oval dish<br />

drizzled with a lot of olive oil<br />

then decoratively place veggies<br />

on top.<br />

Think about a bouquet of<br />

flowers while you are doing it.<br />

Drizzle with more olive oil and<br />

set aside for an hour to prove.<br />

Once it has doubled in size<br />

(at least), drizzle with more oil,<br />

sprinkle with salt and pop into<br />

a pre-heated 190 deg C oven for<br />

around 30min until browned<br />

on top but the veggies still hold<br />

their colour.<br />

Eat with all the yummy things<br />

(like asparagus lentil salad with<br />

walnut sauce).<br />

Spring asparagus and<br />

lentil salad with walnut<br />

sauce<br />

Ingredients<br />

•Walnut and garlic sauce<br />

1 cup toasted walnuts<br />

2 slices white bread without<br />

crusts<br />

1/4C olive oil<br />

3 cloves garlic<br />

1 C milk (use soy)<br />

Juice 1 lemon<br />

Salt and white pepper<br />

•Salad<br />

1 bunch of blanched<br />

asparagus<br />

2 tins brown lentils, drained<br />

1 punnet cherry tomatoes<br />

3-4 handfuls baby lettuce,<br />

baby spinach or rocket<br />

•Dressing<br />

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil<br />

2 Tbsp lemon juice<br />

1 tsp maple syrup<br />

1 tsp grainy mustard<br />

1 clove garlic, crushed<br />

Salt and pepper<br />

Directions<br />

Place all ingredients for the<br />

CIRCLE: When creating your spring tart, place your<br />

vegetable slices on their side in the filling tightly together<br />

in a circular pattern until you reach the edge.<br />

walnut sauce (except lemon<br />

juice) in a high-speed blender<br />

and let soak for 30min. Add<br />

lemon juice and blend until<br />

smooth and thick. Season to<br />

taste, then chill.<br />

Layer all salad ingredients<br />

together (except baby greens)<br />

and pour over the dressing and<br />

let sit for about 30min for the<br />

flavours to develop. Add fresh<br />

greens just before serving.<br />

Serve salad with walnut and<br />

garlic sauce and bread.<br />

Spring tart<br />

Ingredients<br />

Pastry of your choice<br />

•Filling<br />

2x tins chickpeas<br />

1x 270g jar sun-dried<br />

tomatoes in oil<br />

3 Tbsp tahini<br />

1 Tbsp fresh rosemary<br />

2 Tbsp capers (optional)<br />

Zest and juice of 1 lemon<br />

½ tsp salt<br />

•Topping<br />

1 eggplant<br />

1 carrot<br />

1 zuchinni<br />

1 x purple or orange kumara<br />

Fresh herbs and flowers to<br />

garnish<br />

Directions<br />

Roll your pastry into a large<br />

circle and line your tart tin and<br />

prick a few times with a fork.<br />

Add all the filling ingredients,<br />

including the oil from the<br />

sun-dried tomatoes, into the<br />

food processor, and blend until<br />

smooth.<br />

Taste for seasoning and pour<br />

into your pastry-lined tart tin.<br />

With a vegetable peeler or<br />

mandolin slice, thin strips of<br />

your veggies. Working from the<br />

inside out, place vegetable slices<br />

into the filling tightly together in<br />

a circular pattern until you reach<br />

the edge. Brush with olive oil and<br />

bake for 30min or until pastry is<br />

golden brown and the vegetables<br />

are cooked through but not<br />

browned (it’s still nice if they are a<br />

little crunchy/raw).<br />

Drizzle with oil, fresh herbs and<br />

flowers and eat in the sunshine<br />

with friends.<br />

Discounts offered for<br />

2nd birthday celebrations<br />

Specialist shoe store The Shoe Room in Upper<br />

Riccarton is celebrating its second birthday, and to<br />

mark the milestone they are running a week-long<br />

discount promotion.<br />

From Monday, <strong>November</strong> 22 through to Saturday,<br />

<strong>November</strong> 27, customers are invited to participate<br />

in a Lucky Dip, in which they will receive discount<br />

vouchers ranging in value from 20 per cent to 50 per<br />

cent for any purchase made on the day.<br />

The locally owned business was established by<br />

Podiatrist Charlotte Russell in <strong>November</strong> 2019 to<br />

complement her podiatry clinic Feet First, located in<br />

Main South Road.<br />

Carol, left, and Maxine display examples of the<br />

new summer collection at The Shoe Room.<br />

Charlotte freely admits, it has been a hard two years.<br />

“We opened just a few months before the first<br />

lockdown and with the ongoing Covid restrictions it’s<br />

been difficult. But we are still here and very excited to<br />

celebrate our second birthday!”<br />

Despite the pandemic-related problems retailers<br />

have faced, The Shoe Room has established a loyal<br />

customer base, which Charlotte attributes to the<br />

service and personal attention customers receive<br />

from the team.<br />

“That’s our point of difference. The shop manager<br />

Maxine and shop assistants Carol and Maree are<br />

friendly and welcoming, so they are able to build<br />

a rapport with customers by providing that allimportant<br />

personal service and expertise, making<br />

sure customers get shoes that fit correctly, are<br />

comfortable and look fabulous on their feet.”<br />

Now, with the arrival of spring, The Shoe Room has<br />

received an exciting new range of footwear for the<br />

warmer months ahead. The selection includes the<br />

popular Archie jandals from Australia. Made from EVA<br />

rubber, these jandals mould to the shape of the foot,<br />

making them very comfortable and easy to wear, plus<br />

they are available in several fresh, summery colours.<br />

Among the other quality brands on display are<br />

Frankie 4, also from Australia, and the ever-popular<br />

Ziera, with many styles designed to accommodate<br />

orthotics.<br />

The Shoe Room is located at Unit 3, 355 Riccarton Road, opposite the Lone Star.<br />

Opening hours are Monday 10am - 5.30pm, Tuesday to Thursday 9.30am - 5.30pm,<br />

Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm, Saturday 10am - 3pm. Off street parking available.<br />

P. (03) 929 0927 E. info@theshoeroom.co.nz www.theshoeroom.co.nz<br />

Customers are offered discounts on any purchase<br />

from the wide selection for The Shoe Room’s<br />

birthday celebrations.<br />

Customers are invited to choose their new summer<br />

footwear during next week’s birthday celebrations<br />

and take advantage of the Lucky Dip discounts.<br />

The Shoe Room is located at Unit 3, 355 Riccarton<br />

Road, opposite the Lone Star. Opening hours are<br />

Monday 10am-5.30pm, Tuesday to Thursday<br />

9.30am-5.30pm, Friday 9.30am-4.30pm, Saturday<br />

10am-3pm.<br />

A convenient off-street parking area is located behind<br />

the shop, with access from Auburn Avenue. Dedicated<br />

Shoe Room parking spaces are right by the back<br />

door.<br />

For online shopping visit theshoeroom.co.nz<br />

Fashionable • Functional • Footwear


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Halloween In The Park<br />

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Tracy Thomson<br />

Licensee Salesperson<br />

027 440 3035<br />

20 Dacre Street, Linwood<br />

Tracy Thomson & Hasna Ngara<br />

Richie Eggelton<br />

Licensee Salesperson<br />

021 089 65594<br />

Maria Paterson<br />

Licensee Salesperson<br />

027 543 4689<br />

Just Sold<br />

Hasna Ngara<br />

Licensee Salesperson<br />

021 262 4943<br />

Jana Schleehauf<br />

Licensee Salesperson<br />

022 090 1227<br />

42 Wales Street, Halswell<br />

Tracy Thomson & Hasna Ngara<br />

Olivia Hendry<br />

Executive Assistant<br />

Georgia Tuuta<br />

Executive Assistant<br />

Estelle Schuurman<br />

Property Manager<br />

Joy Coughlan<br />

Mortgage Broker<br />

027 223 3572<br />

47 Te Hurunui Drive, Pegasus<br />

Vanessa Golightly & Maria Paterson<br />

Level 1, 7 Winston Avenue, Papanui<br />

Phone (03) 352 0567 | rwpapanui.co.nz | /RayWhitePapanui Morris & Co Limited | Licenced REAA 2008

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