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Merry<br />

Christmas<br />

From the team<br />

at Star Media<br />

THURSDAY, DECEMBER <strong>16</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />

Making sure kids<br />

experience the<br />

joy of Christmas<br />

A TOY giveaway has helped<br />

make Christmas a little<br />

brighter for 172 children who<br />

will wake up to the joy of<br />

wrapped presents under their<br />

tree.<br />

Birthright Canterbury’s<br />

annual Toy Day supports the<br />

children and caregivers of<br />

single-parent families.<br />

Birthright Canterbury<br />

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THAT’S A WRAP: Birthright Canterbury connect and learn volunteer co-ordinator Loraine van der Colff, of<br />

Northwood, helps out at Birthright Canterbury’s annual Toy Day. ​<br />

co-ordinator Loraine van der<br />

Colff said she loves seeing<br />

the joy the day brings to local<br />

families.<br />

“People are always very<br />

grateful to be able to receive<br />

gifts for their children,” the<br />

Northwood resident said.<br />

“They walk out with<br />

big smiles and are very<br />

appreciative.”<br />

• Turn to page 5<br />

Plans to<br />

upgrade<br />

recreation<br />

area to be<br />

opened for<br />

discussion<br />

• By Fiona Ellis<br />

PLANS TO upgrade a popular<br />

outdoor recreation area are set to<br />

be opened for public feedback in<br />

the new year.<br />

The Fendalton-Waimairi-<br />

Harewood Community Board<br />

approved the release of the city<br />

council’s Roto Kohatu Reserve<br />

draft reserve management plan at<br />

a meeting on Monday.<br />

The Sawyers Arms Rd site has<br />

a high number of annual visitors<br />

who use the reserve, which contains<br />

two lakes, for watersports,<br />

swimming and picnics.<br />

Board chairwoman Bridget<br />

Williams said the reserve was<br />

popular but needed to keep pace<br />

with demand.<br />

“It’s a wonderful resource and<br />

well used by the community . . .<br />

but some planning and development<br />

defiantly needs to happen,”<br />

Williams said.<br />

“It’s something that has been on<br />

the board’s radar for a long time.”<br />

From late January 2022 until<br />

late March 2022 the city council<br />

will consult the public on how<br />

the site should be used, with the<br />

draft plan stating increasing usage<br />

means greater competition for<br />

different uses.<br />

Multiple sports facility<br />

buildings are being considered at<br />

locations across the reserve.<br />

• Turn to page 5<br />

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what’s on<br />

this week<br />

Housie<br />

Thursday, 12.30– 2.15pm<br />

Mary Potter Community Centre, 442<br />

Durham St North<br />

To participate, take $2 per housie<br />

card or take a prize to the value of<br />

the card. Afternoon tea to follow. Go<br />

along, meet new people, have some<br />

fun. Gold coin donation for nonresidents<br />

attending the community<br />

centre. Inquiries, phone 372 9224.<br />

Northcote Business<br />

Networking<br />

Friday, 8am<br />

Joe’s Garage 1/478 Cranford Street,<br />

Redwood<br />

Go along to this progressive,<br />

focused yet relaxed group where business<br />

and fun sit comfortably side by<br />

side. This atmosphere gives balance<br />

and allows us to reflect on our busy<br />

week to finish our planned tasks before<br />

the weekend. It allows everyone<br />

to share their challenges, successes,<br />

knowledge and queries with the commonality<br />

of business growth, connections<br />

and developing opportunities.<br />

You may attend for two free meetings<br />

to see if we’re a good fit for you and<br />

your business. (no obligation) If this<br />

sounds like you, let us know. Register<br />

your interest on The Networkers<br />

website and we’ll be in touch.<br />

Christchurch Northern<br />

Community Market<br />

Saturday, 10am-4pm<br />

Northcote School, 26 Tuckers Rd<br />

Go along to the last market of the<br />

year for fruit and vegetables, arts and<br />

Pool Party, Friday 6-8pm, Jellie Park pool, 295 Ilam Rd, Burnside.<br />

Get amongst the action with this pool party. With a bomb competition, live<br />

bands, hydroslide pass and fun activities, what better way to end out the<br />

year. This Papanui Youth Development Trust event is for school years 7-13.<br />

All attendees who are over 12 years three months old will need to show their<br />

My Vaccine Pass on entry. A community event that prioritises safety while<br />

not limiting the fun and excitement of coming together with others. Get<br />

your registration now to lock it in. ​<br />

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

car boot sales and more. This<br />

market will have a Christmas theme<br />

and a $100 gift basket raffle will also<br />

be held.<br />

Carols in the Car Park<br />

Sunday from 5.30pm<br />

St Christopher’s Anglican Church, 244<br />

Avonhead Rd, Avonhead<br />

Go along to carols in the car<br />

park – grab takeaways or a picnic<br />

dinner, grab lawn chairs or blankets.<br />

There will be a short adaptation of<br />

the Grinch Who Stole Christmas for<br />

children. A Covid protocol compliant<br />

organisation.<br />

Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>16</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

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 />

Elizabeth Bridge Club<br />

Wednesday, 1-4pm<br />

Christchurch Bridge Club Rooms, 21<br />

Nova Pl<br />

Go along and join others for a<br />

game of bridge every Wednesday.<br />

Arrive at 12.50pm for a 1pm start.<br />

If you do not have a partner, phone<br />

Maureen at 021 646 123.<br />

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Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>16</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 3<br />

Love of carting rolls on<br />

MALCOLM Johnson is keeping<br />

the wheels turning on a hobby<br />

that has interested him since<br />

childhood.<br />

The Kevin Hickman Retirement<br />

Village resident supplies<br />

charities with handmade racing<br />

carts for kids.<br />

He has already built 17 of<br />

them in the past five years, the<br />

more recent models made in the<br />

garage of his retirement village<br />

townhouse.<br />

In Taranaki, where Johnson<br />

grew up, he remembers every<br />

kid had access to a cart.<br />

Races were a regular feature<br />

in a youngster’s summer, and<br />

also a hobby encouraged by<br />

the scouting movement, which<br />

both he and wife Margaret were<br />

involved in.<br />

“All country kids had carts,<br />

even though they were depleted<br />

looking structures,” Johnson<br />

said.<br />

“We couldn’t get wheels<br />

. . . we used to pinch the<br />

wheels off lawnmowers and<br />

later put them back on.”<br />

Now his search for<br />

modern-day equivalent<br />

parts usually takes place in<br />

secondhand goods stores,<br />

such as the EcoShop on<br />

Blenheim Rd.<br />

He buys pushchairs and<br />

toddler’s buggies, so he can<br />

utilise the wheels and frames<br />

with other components to<br />

make a quality cart.<br />

Charities that have benefited<br />

from his work include the Cholmondeley<br />

Children’s Centre<br />

and the Women’s Refuge, as<br />

well as children’s fund-raising<br />

efforts.<br />

To help pay for the ongoing<br />

projects, Johnson relies on supporters,<br />

such as fellow members<br />

of the Pegasus Daylight Lodge,<br />

which he belongs to.<br />

The completed carts, painted<br />

by a friend, Jimmy Roscoe, are<br />

brightly coloured and solid.<br />

However, given the enthusiastic<br />

play of<br />

HANDMADE: Malcolm<br />

Johnson is keeping the<br />

wheels turning on a hobby<br />

that has interested him<br />

since childhood.<br />

youngsters, sometimes repairs<br />

are necessary.<br />

Johnson is enthused about life<br />

and helping others, and one of<br />

his retirement projects has been<br />

to assist those less fortunate.<br />

Overall, he feels sorry that<br />

society is divided into haves<br />

and have-nots.<br />

“I’ve always wanted<br />

fairness for all<br />

people, coupled<br />

with absolute<br />

enthusiasm for<br />

anything<br />

I’ve believed<br />

PHOTO:<br />

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In Brief<br />

$<strong>16</strong>,000 IN GRANTS FOR<br />

CHURCH<br />

St Mary’s Church Merivale<br />

is set to benefit from two<br />

grants approved by the<br />

Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood<br />

Community Board this week<br />

from its discretionary response<br />

fund. A grant of $6000 will go<br />

towards children and youth<br />

community worker wages, and a<br />

grant of $10,000 will go towards<br />

wages for the The Corner<br />

Community Hub’s co-ordinator.<br />

PEDESTRIAN CROSSING<br />

FEEDBACK CLOSED<br />

A proposal for pedestrian<br />

crossing points to be installed<br />

in Langdons Rd closed for<br />

public feedback on Monday,<br />

with 36 submissions received<br />

by the city council. A report on<br />

the pedestrian islands will be<br />

presented to the Papanui-Innes<br />

Community Board for a decision<br />

in the new year.<br />

MONTHLY BOARD<br />

MEETINGS TO CONTINUE<br />

THe Fendalton-Waimairi-<br />

Harewood Community Board<br />

will continue to hold monthly<br />

meetings next year, board<br />

members have decided. The<br />

board changed from fortnightly<br />

to monthly ordinary meetings<br />

in September, citing workload<br />

issues. Alternate fortnights will<br />

continue to be used for meetings<br />

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year.<br />

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Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>16</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

Happy<br />

holidays!<br />

Ray White Bishopdale & Strowan would like to thank all<br />

their loyal clients and customers for their continued support.<br />

Our dedicated agents and<br />

property managers are still<br />

available over the holidays for<br />

all your real estate needs.<br />

If you would like to contact us at<br />

any time, please call<br />

0800 YELLOW<br />

Our offices will be closed from 12pm Thursday 23rd <strong>December</strong> and will re-open 9am, Monday 10th January.<br />

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Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>16</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 5<br />

Upgrades could include slipway<br />

• From page 1<br />

“There has been a lack of planning<br />

to accommodate the demand<br />

for club facilities,” the draft plan<br />

stated.<br />

At one of the two lakes – Rua –<br />

rubble may be cleared and a beach<br />

created at the northern end, and a<br />

slipway and jetty may be installed.<br />

Fishing structures around the<br />

lake will be removed although<br />

selected fishing platforms may<br />

remain.<br />

At Lake Tahi, and an extended<br />

canoe polo area and additional<br />

car parking is proposed.<br />

Additional walking tracks, road<br />

upgrades and wildlife planting are<br />

also being considered.<br />

A hearings panel will hear<br />

any submissions that are<br />

received on the management<br />

plan, decide the extent to which<br />

comments are accepted or not,<br />

and make recommendations to<br />

the community board on the<br />

adoption of the final plan<br />

A budget and time frame to<br />

carry out the changes have not<br />

been set.<br />

CHANGES: Plans are under<br />

way to upgrade Roto Kohatu<br />

Reserve in order to keep<br />

pace with public usage<br />

at the popular outdoor<br />

recreation site, which<br />

includes two lakes.<br />

PHOTO: NEWSLINE<br />

Baking and<br />

gifts that cater<br />

for all ages<br />

• From page 1<br />

In spite of Covid-19 causing<br />

financial difficulties for many this<br />

year, the Toy Day appeal saw Cantabrians<br />

supporting the cause with<br />

hundreds of donated gifts for local<br />

families.<br />

Items were donated from local<br />

businesses and service clubs,<br />

former Birthright children, community<br />

members and charities.<br />

They include presents for all<br />

ages, festive baking, and gift packs<br />

for adults.<br />

In accordance with pandemic<br />

protocols, parents were invited to<br />

visit Christchurch Community<br />

House at appointed times and were<br />

given 30 minutes each to select<br />

gifts for their children.<br />

Birthright Canterbury trust<br />

manager Rhodora Sagles said the<br />

community once again went above<br />

and beyond to give to Birthright<br />

families.<br />

“It just shows the generosity from<br />

the local community,” Sagles said.<br />

“Everybody who donates, or<br />

volunteers, just wants to see a child<br />

happy and smiling on Christmas<br />

Day.”<br />

A recipient said Toy Day meant<br />

so much to her family.<br />

“There are kids in the world who<br />

don’t have anything at Christmas<br />

… so to be able to have presents on<br />

Christmas morning is so special<br />

and it shows people care about us.”<br />

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Season’s Greetings<br />

Wishing everyone a<br />

very Merry Christmas<br />

and a Safe & Happy 2019<br />

from<br />

MIKE DAVIDSON<br />

Christchurch City<br />

Councillor for Papanui<br />

HUFFER<br />

Tees 1 for $39, 2 for $60, 3 for $79.<br />

While stocks last.<br />

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Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>16</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

SANTA’S HELPERS: Martin Thompson leads the Santa<br />

Claus Workshop Charitable Trust in making toys to donate<br />

to children. Above, Andrew Grant (left), Alistair McDonald<br />

and Neil Pugh are already making toys for next Christmas<br />

at the workshop at Shirley Intermediate School.<br />

PHOTOS: JOHN COSGROVE<br />

Keeping the tradition of wooden toys alive<br />

• By Fiona Ellis<br />

CHRISTMAS IS fast<br />

approaching, but the elves in<br />

Santa’s Workshop are reluctant<br />

to down tools for the holidays.<br />

Co-ordinator Martin<br />

Thompson leads volunteers,<br />

handcrafting wooden toys for<br />

donation to children who might<br />

not otherwise receive a gift from<br />

Santa, from the technology block<br />

at Shirley Intermediate school.<br />

With around 1000 toys now<br />

awaiting the big day, Santa Claus<br />

Workshop Charitable Trust is<br />

taking a break until the school<br />

opens again on January 31.<br />

However, Thompson plans to<br />

keep working at home.<br />

“I’ve probably got 10 boxes of<br />

toys to be painted. I’m doing it<br />

over the holidays and some of<br />

the other guys will be doing the<br />

same,” the 70 year-old said.<br />

In addition to several off-site<br />

workers, the group has a core<br />

of 10 regulars who attend the<br />

workshop twice a week, mostly<br />

retirees.<br />

“All these guys are keen to<br />

come back, they would come all<br />

over the holidays if we let them.”<br />

The toys will be distributed to<br />

families by organisations such as<br />

the Mayor’s Welfare Fund and<br />

children’s charity Pillars.<br />

From trains to tractors and<br />

from penguins to gorillas, a wide<br />

range of toys are crafted using<br />

top-quality pine.<br />

Plastics and metals were<br />

avoided, and dowelling rods<br />

were used to turn wheels. The<br />

quality evoked toys from his own<br />

childhood, Thompson said.<br />

Even if left outside, the toys<br />

would still last 10 years.<br />

A builder by trade, Thompson<br />

said his involvement in Santa’s<br />

workshop felt like coming full<br />

circle.<br />

“I love playing with wood,<br />

but it didn’t end up that way – I<br />

ended up playing with concrete.<br />

Now I’m back to playing with<br />

wood.”<br />

Thompson is taking over the<br />

reins from Malcolm Westgarth,<br />

“a good man” who passed away<br />

last month after 18 years with<br />

Santa’s workshop.<br />

Thompson has been a part of<br />

the workshop for eight years.<br />

“I got involved because my<br />

wife decided that I needed<br />

something to do in early parts of<br />

retirement.<br />

“I came along here with a<br />

Thermos flask one day and they<br />

just got me painting.”<br />

Creating toys from scratch<br />

could be a complicated process,<br />

as it took weeks to craft small details<br />

and perfect the paintwork.<br />

This was especially so in the case<br />

of the toys that moved, such as a<br />

rolling gorilla.<br />

“There’s lots of moving parts.<br />

We’ve got a leg, we’ve got a<br />

shoulder, we’ve got three wheels,”<br />

Thompson said.<br />

Woodwork came as second<br />

nature to him, but painting the<br />

toys was more difficult, requiring<br />

time and precision.<br />

“There’s a lot of satisfaction when you see a toy finished<br />

. . . it’s worth it.” – Martin Thompson<br />

The Covid-19 pandemic also<br />

posed a difficulty to the volunteers.<br />

“When I came here in 2014, I<br />

think we were making close to<br />

1400 [toys], but of course with<br />

Covid-19 we were shut for five<br />

weeks this year. Last year was<br />

similar, we were cut down a lot.”<br />

Lockdown happened so<br />

quickly they were unable to take<br />

unfinished toys with them to<br />

continue working from home.<br />

The toys the group were currently<br />

crafting were all for next<br />

Christmas.<br />

Toys for this Christmas were<br />

collected from the workshop in<br />

November by Lions Club members,<br />

who then co-ordinated the<br />

donations.<br />

This meant the volunteers did<br />

not often see the responses of the<br />

children, but they had received<br />

heartwarming feedback in the<br />

past, Thompson said.<br />

He had been told of a boy who<br />

was overwhelmed to learn he<br />

could keep his toy and said he<br />

had never been given a present<br />

before.<br />

Another time, he gave a toy<br />

truck to a family with a boy<br />

and a girl. The girl sent him a<br />

thank-you letter containing three<br />

M&Ms.<br />

“I’d given it to her little<br />

brother, but she said ‘thank you<br />

very much for the toy, I will get<br />

the most use out of it’.”<br />

All toys were popular, but the<br />

volunteers tweaked their range<br />

each year. The intricate toy sewing<br />

machines would not be made<br />

next year.<br />

However, Thompson had a<br />

new design for “gorgeous” stacking<br />

tower blocks, and toy boats<br />

were also being made.<br />

New volunteers were welcome<br />

and no background in woodwork<br />

was necessary, although<br />

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Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>16</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 9<br />

GENEROSITY: Ian<br />

Morris with ranger<br />

Nigel Morritt and<br />

other council<br />

rangers gifting<br />

him his e-bike.<br />

(Right) – Ian at<br />

work in Victoria<br />

Park, he has<br />

been a volunteer<br />

ranger for over<br />

20 years.<br />

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NEWSLINE ​<br />

‘Absolute legend’ receives e-bike for volunteer work<br />

IAN MORRIS has been looking<br />

after Victoria Park’s visitor<br />

centre gardens for more than 20<br />

years as a volunteer ranger.<br />

Three days a week Ian slogs up<br />

Dyers Pass Rd on his push bike<br />

to tend to the gardens and his efforts<br />

have been recognised by his<br />

fellow park rangers.<br />

They surprised Ian with a new<br />

electric bike to help him with his<br />

ride to the park, describing him<br />

as an “absolute legend.”<br />

Delighted by the generosity<br />

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Black Beauty before taking it for<br />

a quick spin.<br />

“I can get rid of all my old<br />

bikes now,’’ he said.<br />

Ranger Nigel Morritt, who<br />

works closely with Ian, told<br />

him the bike was a small thank<br />

you for all his years of hard<br />

work.<br />

“You’re a very important part<br />

of our little family up here,” he<br />

said.<br />

“You are an absolute legend.<br />

We just want to say thanks because<br />

you have done an awful lot<br />

of work for us and you are a very<br />

special person.’’<br />

City council parks programmes<br />

and partnerships<br />

manager Kate Russell said Ian<br />

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he has never let that slow him<br />

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to the park rangers and other<br />

volunteers.<br />

“Like all of us, Ian isn’t getting<br />

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we decided it was time Ian went<br />

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“The bike is Ian’s gateway to<br />

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will also make his day-to-day<br />

life easier and help him stay<br />

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Russell said the park rangers<br />

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Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>16</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 11<br />

Students honoured in online prize-giving<br />

WITH THE help of technology,<br />

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end of year prize-giving in spite<br />

of the Covid-19 pandemic.<br />

Principal Dr Sandra Hastie<br />

said the event, usually held in<br />

the Christchurch town hall with<br />

around 1200 people, was held in<br />

the school chapel, St Andrew’s<br />

Church.<br />

“Due to Covid-19 restrictions<br />

this year, we held two separate<br />

prizegivings in <strong>2021</strong>—one for<br />

juniors and one for seniors,”<br />

Hastie said.<br />

“All students and families were<br />

invited to watch these events<br />

via livestream, but only year 13<br />

students and prize-winners from<br />

other year groups attended in<br />

person.”<br />

Pre-recorded music and<br />

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were also screened.<br />

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The year 7-10 class prizes for<br />

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7 Al: Millicent Limbrick,<br />

Rhona Wang, Eva Yin.<br />

7 Sm: Lara Campbell, Tiantian<br />

Chen, Serena Min.<br />

The Rangi Ruru values award<br />

in year 7: Abby Fleming.<br />

8 Bz: Sofia Curtis, Elena Evans,<br />

Mikayla Molloy.<br />

AWARD WINNERS: Kate Lynas (front) and Emma Robertson, both year 9, were both<br />

awarded the curriculum prize for general excellence.<br />

PHOTOS: TONY STEWART ​<br />

8 Pa, Katie Hickling, Charlotte<br />

Sparks, Carmen Wood.<br />

The Rangi Ruru values award<br />

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Curriculum prizes for general<br />

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9 Bt: Alma Rastani, Isabel<br />

Schurr, Emma van Schalkwyk.<br />

9 Cd: Miriana Hansen, Kate<br />

Lynas, Emma Robertson.<br />

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9 Rn: Ivy Liu, including<br />

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Samantha Parker, including<br />

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The Rangi Ruru values award<br />

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END OF YEAR: Year 7 pupils Millie Limbrick (left), Rhona Wang and Eva<br />

Yim won class prizes for general excellence at Rangi Ruru Girls’ School’s<br />

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NEW APPROACH: Year 7 pupils Millie Limbrick and Rhona Wang attend<br />

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PHOTOS: TONY STEWART<br />

School’s prize-giving shifts closer to home<br />

• From page 11<br />

10 Mu: Kaiyah Ratu, including<br />

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whether they are participating in the promotion and check the pricing in-store prior to purchase. Online pricing will vary.<br />

THIRSTY LIQUOR STORES<br />

THIRSTY LIQUOR PAPANUI<br />

495 PAPANUI RD, PAPANUI<br />

03 260 2380<br />

BLACK BULL LIQUOR STORES<br />

149 KIRKBRIDE RD, 74 MANGERE<br />

ST GEORGE ST, PAPATOETOE<br />

09 275 6545 09 278 1370<br />

53 CAVENDISH DR, 726 MANUKAU<br />

GREAT SOUTH RD, MANUKAU<br />

09 263 9994 09 2<strong>16</strong> 5469<br />

7 THOMAS RD, FLAT BUSH<br />

09 278<br />

12F<br />

0125<br />

PUHUNUI ROAD, PAPATOETOE<br />

09 250 4355<br />

70 RUSSEL RD, MANUREWA<br />

09 268 2750<br />

thirstyliquor.co.nz<br />

ASK ABOUT<br />

THIRSTY LIQUOR VICTORIA ST<br />

65 VICTORIA ST, CHRISTCHURCH CBD<br />

03 260 1155<br />

LOYALTY CARD<br />

BENEFITS &<br />

GIFT VOUCHERS<br />

Promotion period between 1/12/<strong>2021</strong> to 31/12/<strong>2021</strong>. While stocks last. Promotion only available at participating stores.<br />

Please contact your local store to confirm whether they are participating in the promotion and check the pricing in-store prior to purchase. Online pricing will vary.


14<br />

Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>16</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

Helping each<br />

other through<br />

COVID-19<br />

With more cases of COVID-19 in the community, it’s possible you and your whānau<br />

will be exposed to the virus. To make sure you’re ready, have a plan in case you or<br />

someone in your house tests positive and needs to isolate.<br />

Everyone who tests positive for COVID-19, and those who live with them, will need to<br />

isolate for at least 10 days to stop the spread of the virus. If someone else in your house<br />

tests positive for COVID-19, they’ll be advised how much longer they need to isolate.<br />

Make a plan<br />

If you’re travelling and away from home, know how you will<br />

get home or self isolate where you are.<br />

While isolating, you will need to have all of your food and<br />

necessities delivered. You cannot go to work, school, church<br />

or any community or private events or gatherings. No one<br />

outside of the people you live with can visit or enter the home.<br />

Most fully-vaccinated people with COVID-19 are likely to have<br />

a mild to moderate illness and will fully recover at home.<br />

Who can help out<br />

Be prepared in case you’re exposed to COVID-19. Speak with<br />

a neighbour, friend, or whānau about the support you could<br />

need. For instance, dropping off food and supplies, and help<br />

with activities outside the house. Being ready is about people,<br />

conversations, connections and knowing what to do, so your<br />

whānau and community can help each other when needed.<br />

Support while isolating<br />

It’s normal to feel anxious about isolating with COVID-19.<br />

You’ll have a support person who will contact you often<br />

to check that you and your whānau are safe and supported<br />

– even if you’re travelling and away from home. You will also<br />

get a telephone number for 24-hour health support.<br />

If you need more help or support to manage at home,<br />

you can access a COVID-19 welfare line.<br />

What you’ll need<br />

To help you get through, you will need to have food,<br />

medications and supplies available to you. Find a detailed<br />

checklist to help you prepare at Covid19.govt.nz/prepare<br />

Check what support is available for self-isolating at home<br />

and find more preparation tips at Covid19.govt.nz/prepare


Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>16</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 15<br />

Classifieds Contact us today Phone our local team 03 379 1100<br />

Christmas<br />

Church<br />

Services<br />

Anglican<br />

Christmas Eve 24 <strong>December</strong><br />

5pm Children’s Service<br />

11pm Carols and<br />

Communion<br />

Christmas Day<br />

25 <strong>December</strong><br />

10am Communion<br />

1 Harewood Road, Papanui<br />

www.stpaulspapanui.org.nz<br />

Christmas at the<br />

Transitional Cathedral<br />

VACCINATION PASSES ARE REQUIRED<br />

AT ALL THESE SERVICES<br />

SUNDAY 19 DECEMBER<br />

8.00am Holy Eucharist<br />

10.00am Choral Eucharist<br />

7.00pm Service of 9 Lessons & Carols<br />

WEDNESDAY 22 DECEMBER<br />

3.00pm Children’s Christmas Service<br />

with Animals<br />

Painters and Decorators Ltd<br />

Canterbury Owned and Operated<br />

A husband and wife team<br />

Specializing in:<br />

• Roof Painting<br />

• Interior/exterior<br />

residential<br />

• Small commercial<br />

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Trades & Services<br />

DRIVEWAYS<br />

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Stamped Concrete Plain<br />

Concrete Resurfacing<br />

Things we offer...<br />

Competitive/affordable pricing<br />

Attention to detail<br />

Professional service<br />

free quotes/insurance scopes<br />

Cell 0278 145 848<br />

www.drivecrete.co.nz<br />

PAINTERS<br />

Noel 027-411-3596<br />

kemp.painters@gmail.com<br />

kemp painters and decorators<br />

TREE SERVICES<br />

We offer<br />

free quotes<br />

Quality not<br />

Quantity<br />

Trades & Services<br />

ROOF<br />

PAINTING 24/7<br />

Rope & harness<br />

a speciality,<br />

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required,<br />

30 years of<br />

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experience.<br />

FREE QUOTES<br />

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roof quotes<br />

Exterior staining,<br />

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water blasting.<br />

Moss and mould<br />

treatment $300.<br />

Phone Kevin<br />

027 561 4629<br />

BETTER<br />

LAWNMOWING<br />

Better job. Better<br />

Price. Better ring Grant<br />

0277402508<br />

BRICKLAYER.<br />

George Lockyer. Over<br />

40 years bricklaying<br />

experience. UK trained.<br />

Insurance work, EQC<br />

repairs. Heritage<br />

brickwork & stonework<br />

a speciality. No job too<br />

small. Governers Bay.<br />

Home 329 9344. Cell<br />

027 684 4046. E mail<br />

georgelockyer@xtra.co.nz<br />

BUILDER<br />

New builds, alterations,<br />

decks, fencing. 30 yrs in<br />

the trade has given me<br />

ability to build to a high<br />

standard. Free quotes. Ph<br />

Brent 027 241 7471<br />

Trades & Services<br />

CARPET LAYING<br />

Exp. Repairs, uplifting,<br />

relaying, restretching.<br />

Phone John on 0800<br />

003181, 027 240 74<strong>16</strong><br />

jflattery@xtra.co.nz<br />

ELECTRICIAN (CERT)<br />

Prompt, quality. Call Jack<br />

027 206 0080<br />

LAWNMOWING<br />

You Grow I Mow. Free<br />

quotes. Phone Chris 021<br />

252 1801<br />

PAINTER,QUALIfIED<br />

local professional, int/<br />

Ext,roofs,wallpaper, call<br />

or text Corban 027 846<br />

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STUMP GRINDING<br />

Best price guarantee Tony<br />

0275 588 895<br />

TILING<br />

Flooring - Splashbacks -<br />

Wall incl tile removal, reg<br />

master tiler, ph Dave 027<br />

334 4125<br />

VHS VIDEO TAPES<br />

& all camera tapes<br />

converted to DVD or<br />

USB. Video taping<br />

special occasions, www.<br />

grahamsvideo.co.nz ph 03<br />

338-<strong>16</strong>55<br />

Wanted To Buy<br />

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quality furniture, beds,<br />

stoves, washing machines,<br />

fridge freezers. Same day<br />

service. Selwyn Dealers.<br />

Phone 980 5812 or 027<br />

313 8156<br />

Public Notices<br />

Advertise locally in classifieds<br />

and target readers in your<br />

immediate catchment area.<br />

Effective Ad packages available from<br />

plain lineage to full colour advertising<br />

Your local community newspaper connects<br />

neighbours in the following suburbs<br />

Harewood • Burnside • Bishopdale • Bryndwr<br />

Fendalton • Merivale • St Albans • Mairehau<br />

Papanui • Casebrook • Redwood • Styx Mill<br />

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ph 379 1100<br />

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FRIDAY 24 DECEMBER ~<br />

Christmas Eve<br />

6.00pm Carol Recital by the Cathedral Choir<br />

10.15pm Carol Singing<br />

11.00pm Midnight Eucharist<br />

Music: The Cathedral Choir<br />

SATURDAY 25 DECEMBER<br />

~ Christmas Day<br />

8.00am Holy Eucharist & Carols<br />

10.00am Choral Eucharist<br />

Music: The Cathedral Choir<br />

5.00pm Choral Evensong<br />

Music: The Lay Clerks & Choral<br />

Scholars of the Cathedral Choir<br />

234 Hereford St<br />

Latimer Square<br />

Mas <strong>2021</strong>.indd 1<br />

ChristChurch<br />

Cathedral<br />

Transitional<br />

Join us at<br />

St Barnabas<br />

this Christmas!<br />

CHRISTMAS EVE<br />

4pm Christingle Service for children -<br />

come dressed as shepherds and angels!<br />

10.45pm Traditional Midnight Service<br />

with candle lights and choir<br />

CHRISTMAS DAY<br />

8am, 9am and 10.15am in the church<br />

Traditional Communion with carols<br />

10am in the hall<br />

Family Christmas Communion with carols<br />

CANON MARK CHAMBERLAIN<br />

Parish Office: 351 7064<br />

stbarnabas.org.nz<br />

Entry by Vax Pass - please have yours ready<br />

8/12/21 1:25 pm<br />

WINDOW TINTING<br />

tintawindow<br />

advanced film solutions<br />

99% uv block<br />

fade protection<br />

heat control<br />

reduce glare<br />

25 Years Experience<br />

CRAIGS<br />

TREES<br />

Our services include:<br />

Tree felling<br />

Branch chipping<br />

Trimming and pruning<br />

Crown reduction<br />

Stump grinding<br />

P: 027 2299 454<br />

E: craigstrees@xtra.co.nz<br />

www.craigstrees.co.nz<br />

Fully insured<br />

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frosting designs<br />

non-darkening films<br />

Workmanship Guaranteed<br />

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films<br />

UV<br />

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Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts<br />

03 365 3653 0800 368 468


<strong>16</strong><br />

Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>16</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

RAY WHITE PAPANUI NEWS<br />

Have you dropped in a gift yet?<br />

Ray White Papanui is extremely proud to partner with<br />

the Christchurch Kidney Society for our Little Ray of<br />

Giving campaign this Christmas.<br />

The Christchurch Kidney Society (CKS) was formed in<br />

1973, initially as the New Zealand Kidney, Dialysis and<br />

Transplant Society. Their aim is to provide support for<br />

Christchurch patients and families of patients who are<br />

either approaching or have already reached end-stage<br />

renal failure.<br />

This year the Christchurch Kidney Society would<br />

greatly appreciate your donation of:<br />

• Gifts for teenagers<br />

• Gifts for adults<br />

Vanessa Golightly<br />

Licensee Agent &<br />

Business Owner<br />

027 664 9292<br />

Claire Morris<br />

Licensee Agent &<br />

Business Owner<br />

027 662 4822<br />

• Gifts for families<br />

• Gifts for children<br />

Please add a wee note on the donation as to who the<br />

gift would be appropriate for so they can make sure it<br />

gets to the right person.<br />

Please deliver your gifts to Ray White Papanui,<br />

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

(above Black & White Coffee Cartel).<br />

Stuart Morris<br />

Licensee Agent<br />

& Auctioneer<br />

027 422 6395<br />

Ben McNab<br />

Licensee Salesperson<br />

& Auctioneer<br />

027 427 7232<br />

Stuck on ideas?<br />

Something to read, nice toiletries, a small puzzle or<br />

game, a gift card for Apple or similar, treats (in boxes<br />

and labelled in case of food allergies), toys for children,<br />

crossword, sudoku and word find books, as well as<br />

anything else you think would be lovely for someone<br />

who is receiving dialysis.<br />

The last day for gifts to be delivered is 5.30pm,<br />

Monday 20 <strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong>.<br />

Thank you for your kind support. We know everyone<br />

who is a part of the Christchurch Kidney Society will<br />

really appreciate your support.<br />

The Ray White Papanui team<br />

Katrina Green<br />

Operations Manager<br />

Property Management<br />

027 606 0030<br />

Tracy Thomson<br />

Licensee Salesperson<br />

027 440 3035<br />

Feature Properties<br />

Richie Eggelton<br />

Licensee Salesperson<br />

021 089 65594<br />

Maria Paterson<br />

Licensee Salesperson<br />

027 543 4689<br />

10a Packard Crescent,<br />

Halswell<br />

Tracy Thomson<br />

& Hasna Ngara<br />

1/64 Ranfurly Street,<br />

St Albans<br />

Tracy Thomson<br />

& Hasna Ngara<br />

23 Haslett Place,<br />

Upper Riccarton<br />

Vanessa Golightly<br />

& Maria Paterson<br />

Lot 107,<br />

152 Dunns Crossing Road,<br />

Rolleston<br />

Vanesa Golightly<br />

& Maria Paterson<br />

Hasna Ngara<br />

Licensee Salesperson<br />

021 262 4943<br />

Jana Schleehauf<br />

Licensee Salesperson<br />

022 090 1227<br />

SOLD Properties<br />

Olivia Hendry<br />

Executive Assistant<br />

Georgia Tuuta<br />

Executive Assistant<br />

5 Edgeware Road,<br />

St Albans<br />

Vanessa Golightly<br />

& Maria Paterson<br />

258 Cranford Street,<br />

St Albans<br />

Vanessa Golightly<br />

& Maria Paterson<br />

20 Dacre Street,<br />

Linwood<br />

Tracy Thomson<br />

& Hasna Ngara<br />

Estelle Schuurman<br />

Property Manager<br />

Joy Coughlan<br />

Mortgage Broker<br />

027 223 3572<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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