Western News: December 16, 2021

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Merry 

Christmas 

From the team 

at Star Media 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2021 

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Mystery book 

giveaway to 

encourage 

new 

readers 

• By Fiona Ellis 

YOU CAN’T judge a book 

by its cover, especially if that 

cover is wrapped in brown 

paper. 

Sneha Pardeshi, 23, aims 

to extend the lifespan of old 

books by finding new readers 

intrigued by the mystery of 

what lies behind their plain 

packaging. 

She began book giveaway 

initiative The Mysterious 

Novel with co-founders Manish 

Dogra and Hinal Gala in 

March. 

Pardeshi and Dogra both 

live in Riccarton. 

A self-described book-lover, 

Pardeshi volunteers at St Vincent 

de Paul’s second-hand 

shop in Hornby. 

“I saw that we used to have 

so many books but we didn’t 

have space for storage,” Pardeshi 

said. 

They would sometimes have 

to turn down people who 

wanted to donate books. 

The idea of using mystery 

to encourage reading was inspired 

by friends in India who 

ran a ‘blind book date’ group. 

The Mysterious Novel 

sourced old books from 

second-hand shops, online 

sales and giveaways, and their 

own bookshelves. 

• Turn to page 7 

MYSTERY: Sneha Pardeshi and Manish Dogra are 

finding new homes for old books with a book giveaway 

initiative. 

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what’s on 

this week 

Hornby Youth Hangout 

Thursday and Tuesday 3-4.30pm 

Hei Hei Community Centre, 12 Wycola 

Avenue 

Go along and have fun with others 

in your age group. Thursday’s 

hangout is for those in years 9-13, 

and Tuesday’s hangout is for those in 

year 7 and 8. For information email 

vicky@cdntrust.org.nz 

Kai at Ngā Puna Wai 

Thursday, 5pm-9pm 

Cafe lawn, Ngā Puna Wai, Augustine 

Drive, Halswell 

Go along and enjoy a wide variety 

of cuisines from your local food 

trucks. Bring a blanket, or chairs to 

sit on, and discover what this facility 

has to offer. Take the whole family 

and enjoy a night off from cooking. 

Leashed/controlled, friendly pets are 

welcome. Make sure to let us know 

if you plan to come, so we can make 

sure we have enough food trucks to 

accommodate everyone. No BYO, 

licensed bar available on site. All 

Covid restrictions are to be adhered 

too. Everyone will need to scan/sign 

in, and stay socially distanced. Masks 

are encouraged when not eating or 

drinking. You will need to show a 

vaccine certificate upon entry. 

Riccarton Sports in the Park 

Friday 3.30-4.30pm 

Harrington Park, Peverel St 

Go along and have a go at a variety 

of fun games at this free weekly event 

Wigram Skies Lions Christmas food parcel packing, Thursday, 

4.15-5.15pm, Salvation Army Wigram Depot, cnr Hayton Rd and Avenger 

Cres. Go along and join Wigram Skies Area Lions Club members packing food 

parcels for Salvation Army’s Christmas rush. This project is to mark United 

Nations International Volunteers Day. For information phone Wigram Skies 

Lions co-ordinator Peter Waller, 027 479 5087. 

for years 3-13. If wet, sports will move 

to 80 Rattray St. For information 

phone Nicki on 021 056 9315 or Tiffany 

on 021 028 54313. 

Carols in the Car Park 

Sunday from 5.30pm 

St Christopher’s Anglican Church, 244 

Avonhead Rd, Avonhead 

Grab takeaways or a picnic dinner, 

grab lawn chairs or blankets. 

There will be a short adaptation of 

the Grinch Who Stole Christmas for 

children. A Covid protocol compliant 

organisation. 

Coffee Morning at the Hub 

Tuesday 10am - noon 

Halswell Community Hub, 381 Halswell 

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New to the area and like to know 

more? Feel like a chat? Want to meet 

new friends? Or just want some 

lovely home baking? Pop in to the 

last coffee morning of the year. After 

a Christmas break, the group will 

resume on January 18. 

Riccarton Community 

Bootcamp 

Tuesday, 6pm 

Hagley Park 

Everybody is welcome at this 

free community bootcamp run by 

Anytime Fitness Riccarton. Nonmembers 

are welcome to attend and 

the bootcamp is suitable for all fitness 

levels. 

Cake and Connect 

Wednesday, 9.30-11.30am 

Hornby Community Centre, 8 Goulding 

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Go along to this weekly multicultural 

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Love of carting rolls on 

MALCOLM Johnson is keeping 

the wheels turning on a hobby 

that has interested him since 

childhood. 

The Kevin Hickman Retirement 

Village resident supplies 

charities with handmade racing 

carts for kids. 

He has already built 17 of 

them in the past five years, the 

more recent models made in the 

garage of his retirement village 

townhouse. 

In Taranaki, where Johnson 

grew up, he remembers every 

kid had access to a cart. 

Races were a regular feature 

in a youngster’s summer, and 

also a hobby encouraged by 

the scouting movement, which 

both he and wife Margaret were 

involved in. 

“All country kids had carts, 

even though they were depleted 

looking structures,” Johnson 

said. 

“We couldn’t get wheels 

. . . we used to pinch the 

wheels off lawnmowers and 

later put them back on.” 

Now his search for 

modern-day equivalent 

parts usually takes place in 

secondhand goods stores, 

such as the EcoShop on 

Blenheim Rd. 

He buys pushchairs and 

toddler’s buggies, so he can 

utilise the wheels and frames 

with other components to 

make a quality cart. 

Charities that have benefited 

from his work include the Cholmondeley 

Children’s Centre 

and the Women’s Refuge, as 

well as children’s fund-raising 

efforts. 

To help pay for the ongoing 

projects, Johnson relies on supporters, 

such as fellow members 

of the Pegasus Daylight Lodge, 

which he belongs to. 

The completed carts, painted 

by a friend, Jimmy Roscoe, are 

brightly coloured and solid. 

However, given the enthusiastic 

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HANDMADE: Malcolm 

Johnson is keeping the 

wheels turning on a hobby 

that has interested him 

since childhood. 

youngsters, sometimes repairs 

are necessary. 

Johnson is enthused about life 

and helping others, and one of 

his retirement projects has been 

to assist those less fortunate. 

Overall, he feels sorry that 

society is divided into haves 

and have-nots. 

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In Brief 

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FATE OF WAR MEMORIAL 

LIBRARY TO BE DECIDED 

THe city council is likely to 

make a decision on the future 

of the Upper Riccarton War 

Memorial Library in February, 

head of facilities, property and 

planning Bruce Rendall says. 

The council may revoke the 

reserve status of the site and 

return it to the crown, although 

the Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 

Community Board has objected 

to this. Demolition of the library 

buildings is likely to be in the 

first half of 2022, Rendall said. 

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playgrounds in Halswell. Public 

feedback closed on Monday 

for opinions on Westbrooke 

Park, Shamrock Reserve, Wales 

Reserve and Ridder Reserve. A 

city council plan will go to the 

Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 

Community Board for approval 

next May. 

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Growing number of issues 

reported going unresolved 

Council approves 

stormwater plans 

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MORE THAN 30 per cent of the 

issues the public reached out to 

the city council about have not 

been resolved, a report shows. 

This number has risen, according 

to a monthly ticket report for 

the Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 

Community Board. 

In the most recent breakdown 

from October 20 to November 19, 

2684 tickets – or jobs for the city 

council to attend to – were reported 

by those who lived in the 

community board area. Of these, 

1860 were completed, leaving 824 

unresolved. 

In the ticket report from September 

20 to October 19, 2270 

tickets were completed but 761 

were left unresolved, a total of 

25.11 per cent. 

In the most recent report, tickets 

fell in a range of categories, 

including wheelie bins, transport, 

three waters council assets and 

property information. 

Bins continue to be a big issue 

for the area. 

Uncollected bins were the top 

reason for a resident to contact 

the city council, with 266 tickets, 

and damaged bins came second 

with 239 tickets. 

In the report from a month 

earlier, damaged bins came out 

on top with 240 tickets, while 

missed bin collections placed 

second with 189 tickets. 

BINS: Uncollected and damaged bins continue to be a big 

issue for the Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton area. 

However, in the most recent 

report the third most common 

issue was road litter, with 186 

tickets, an issue which placed 

fifth a month earlier with 133 

tickets. 

A total 1689 tickets remain 

open for the area, with the 

average unresolved ticket open 

for 85 days, the latest report 

shows. 

Fifty per cent of open tickets 

are less than 17 days old, but 25 

per cent are more than 94 

days old. 

Number of tickets (issues) 

reported in the Halswell-Hornby- 

Riccarton Community Board 

area between October 20 and 

November 19: 

1. Bin not collected: 266 

2. Damaged bin: 239 

3. Litter (road): 184 

4. Residential LIM: 178 

5. Leak (water supply): 171 

6. Residential water connection: 

136 

7. Residential property files: 89 

8. Graffiti: 88 

9. Missing bin: 85 

10. Road asset (footpath, road, 

furniture, etc): 71. 

The city council has approved 

the Halswell River and Heathcote 

River stormwater management 

plans. 

These are the first of seven plans 

being prepared between 2020 and 

2023 for the district’s stormwater 

catchments as the council plans 

to improve the way it manages the 

city’s stormwater. 

Public consultation on the 

two plans ran from July 5 until 

August 30. 

A combined 32 submissions 

were received – 15 from 

individuals and 17 from 

organisations, including the 

Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 

Community Board. 

Head of three waters and waste 

Helen Beaumont said the final 

plans will play an important 

role in improving the city’s 

stormwater discharges and 

waterways over time. 

“Stormwater affects everybody 

because it’s literally any water that 

falls onto roads, paths and other 

hard surfaces,” Beaumont said. 

“The water picks up pollution 

from these surfaces and then 

flows via drains and channels into 

local waterways, which affects the 

water quality and health of local 

streams and rivers.” 

“That’s why it’s important 

our stormwater network is 

continually maintained and 

improved over time – to make the 

city a safer and healthier place to 

live.” 

The stormwater management 

plans set out the ways in which 

the city council will meet the 

requirements of its 25-year 

comprehensive stormwater 

network discharge consent, which 

was granted by Environment 

Canterbury in 2019. 

They were developed in 

consultation with parties 

specified in the conditions of 

the consent: Te Ngai Tūahuriri 

Rūnanga, local community 

boards, Christchurch-West 

Melton and Selwyn-Waihora zone 

committees, the department of 

conservation, the Canterbury 

regional council regional 

engineer, and Halswell River 

rating district representatives. 

In approving the final plans, 

the city council also requested 

advice on further work to 

address surface water quality 

improvement for consideration 

during its annual and long-term 

planning processes. 

Mayor Lianne Dalziel will 

also write to the minister for the 

environment Hon David Parker 

about reducing surface water 

contaminants from building 

materials and vehicles. 

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Year 8 Camp @ Glentui! 

Read on to find out what the year 8’s got up to at Glentui camp! 

Day 1 

We arrived at camp about mid morning and a group of us got ourselves ready for the 

Mount Richardson walk. WOW. What a walk. It was a steep, unforgiving incline for pretty 

much the whole way up but the kids, teachers and parent helpers did SO well! This took us 

through until dinner time where we had a much needed feed! The plan was to play a game 

outside at night but it began to rain so we bunkered down and played games inside and 

got an ‘early night’ ready for the big day of activities on our second day. 

Highlights (or struggles) of Day 1: 

Charlie - I enjoyed the challenge of the walk up. Even though it was hard it was still fun. 

It was worth making it to the top. 

Holly B - I really enjoyed going up Mt Richardson. It was really difficult but I made it back 

down! 

Eden - Mt Richardson was my favourite activity because it was hard but it was pretty 

and challenging but worth the challenge. I felt like I really accomplished it when I 

got to the top. 

Zubia - Although the walk was really hard I still enjoyed it because the view at the top 

was amazing! 

Day 2 

With lots of students up at 6:30 and out of their bunk rooms into the games room they 

began the day with lots of energy! We had a rotation of 5 different activities. They were: 

Archery, Bubble Soccer, Team Building, Rogaine and Abseiling. We had 2 rotations before 

lunch and 3 after lunch! Then some much needed dinner and an awesome camp fire with 

toasted marshmallows! After the sun went down we played spotlight - which is definitely a 

highlight of mine! Thanks to Miss P for coming out for a visit! 

Highlights from the activities: 

Luke M - Bubble soccer was my favourite activity on camp because we got to roll down the 

hills while inside the bubbles. 

Winston - I enjoyed the instructors that taught us abseiling and the parent helper that was 

at the bottom cheering us on! 

Steven - Archery tag was my favourite as it was my first time doing it. It was fun to hang 

out with my friends. 

Arsh - I loved archery tag because it was active and we ran around shooting... 

We could work as a team in this one game and got to show our archery skills. 

Day 3 

Well, well, well! No sound of children even at 7am! Must have been a tiring day! Luckily 

Mr Brown had Cotton Eye Joe all lined up ready 

to play over the loud speakers to wake up those 

sleepy heads. We split the group into two and one 

did Bivvy Building first while the other did a river 

walk right up to the waterfall. This was great fun 

seeing where the flood carved out more of the river 

bank and what was left of the waterfall compared 

to when we were jumping off it with the year 7’s 

at the beginning of the year. The students made 

some awesome and.... questionable bivvys that 

were good to take a picture in but might not have 

survived the hypothetical situation we gave them! 

None the less they all tried really hard! The sun was 

trying to shine and by the afternoon the students 

were outdoors again with a whole bunch playing 

volleyball for about 4 hours straight! Many chilled 

in the games room or their bunkrooms and rested 

from the busy few days! Another riveting and tricky 

game of spotlight was played under the cover of a 

full moon as well! 

Day 4 - Hometime! 

Thanks to our amazing parent help for doing a large amount of cleaning up on the 

morning of our last day! How interesting it is watching students trying to find lost socks, 

rogue clothes and struggling to fit everything they packed before they left back into the 

same bag... The weather was so beautiful we had another hit with the volleyball for a few 

hours, played some more games and lay in the sun listening to some music before we 

had a filled roll for lunch and packed up the bus! 

THANK YOU 

A massive thank you to the 

parent help for everything you 

did to support the teachers 

and students on camp. We 

appreciated the hard work 

you put in and the laughs and 

memories we have made with 

you. Thank you to Mr Brown 

for planning an awesome 

camp! I think everyone can say 

they had such a fun time and 

enjoyed your wake ups and 

scary stories! 

Our new logo as voted in by our school community 

The logo is in shape of the hull of the waka to represent the journey of a 

waka to its future. The designs on the waka represent perseverance and 

resilience when approaching waves which can be seen as challenges 

to overcome. The outer koru represent whānau as well as the kura that 

have supported the students. The figure at the top centre symbolises the 

student and the goal to achieve the pae tawhiti known as the ultimate 

goal in the distant horizon. Overall the shape was created to create the 

shape of an acorn. 

Swimming @ Te Hapua with Year 7/8! 

Kōmingo 

The year 7/8 hub has been walking to Te Hapua to have 

swimming lessons led by some fabulous instructors. 

While the rest of the school has lessons in the school pool 

the year 7/8 hub is lucky enough to go to Te Hapua to 

have our lessons. 

We have enjoyed a quick walk down and despite the 

dreary weather, the students participation is great and 

they got in the (warmish) pool! 

They have been tested and grouped into skill level and 

from there, learn skills for water safety. It is important 

students are involved in this as NZ is surrounded by water 

and every parent can breath a little easier knowing their 

child has the skills to survive should they find themselves 

in a tricky situation in the water. 

Wednesday is “Pyjama Day” where students practice 

water safety while wearing clothes. This is helpful should 

they find themselves in the water with their clothes on. 

Have a look at what 

our students have to 

say about integrated 

learning this term. 

During term 4, our integrated 

learning focus is the ‘world’. 

Students have been researching 

about a selected country from 

each continent of the world. They were to research about a variety of countries, cultural clothing, dances, 

tradition, myths/legend, flora, and fauna. During this research, students have been developing their skills in 

‘wearable arts’. They have been given a brief and a limited time to create a piece. Moving forwards, students 

will be combining their knowledge of a selected country to create a wearable arts piece, this will include a 

dance or movement to represent their chosen country. 

Reading: Students have been working extremely hard in reading, working on their individual goals. They 

have enjoyed seeing their teacher for their reading session and then taking responsibility for completing their 

follow-ups independently. 

Writing: The first few weeks back at school students have been diving straight into recount writing. We 

have been impressed to see what students are able to remember, plan for and write about. 

Maths: In Maths we have been continuing with number knowledge including addition, subtraction, skip 

counting, word problems, and so on. Aswell we as this we have been learning about time. Students have 

shown a lot of interest in this as they can apply their new knowledge throughout the day. 

Art: In teams we have been completing a range of Art 

including drawing, colouring, cutting, gluing, painting and 

folding. This has not only been super fun and shown some 

amazing results but students have also worked on some 

skills such as folding and cutting that have proven to be on 

the tricky side. 

Physical Education: With the sun being present, more 

often classes have been getting outside playing games and 

doing fitness. We are very excited to start swimming next 

week! Don’t forget to pack your togs on your set day. 

Huatau Athletics 2021 

This term Huatau’s Physical Education programme 

has focused on athletics and swimming. At the 

beginning of the term the students focused on 

learning and developing the skills of shot put, 

discus, long jump and high jump. We then ran 

our field events competition over two afternoons, 

where the students all participated in discus, 

shot put, high jump and long jump. This week 

we concluded our 2021 athletics with our track 

events, the sprints. The students have enjoyed 

the opportunity to learn and explore the different 

athletic skills and look forward to developing these 

even further next year.

Thursday December 16 2021 7 

‘Absolute legend’ receives 

e-bike for volunteer work 

IAN MORRIS has been looking 

after Victoria Park’s visitor 

centre gardens for more than 20 

years as a volunteer ranger. 

Three days a week Ian slogs up 

Dyers Pass Rd on his push bike 

to tend to the gardens and his 

efforts have been recognised by 

his fellow park rangers. 

They surprised Ian with a new 

electric bike to help him with his 

ride to the park, describing him 

as an “absolute legend.” 

Delighted by the generosity 

of the gift, Ian named the bike 

Black Beauty before taking it for 

a quick spin. 

“I can get rid of all my old 

bikes now,’’ he said. 

Ranger Nigel Morritt, who 

works closely with Ian, told 

him the bike was a small thank 

you for all his years of hard 

work. 

“You’re a very important part 

of our little family up here,” he 

said. 

“You are an absolute legend. 

We just want to say thanks because 

you have done an awful lot 

of work for us and you are a very 

special person.’’ 

City council parks programmes 

and partnerships 

manager Kate Russell said Ian 

has special intellectual needs but 

he has never let that slow him 

down and he’s an inspiration 

to the park rangers and other 

GENEROSITY: Ian Morris with ranger Nigel Morritt and 

other council rangers gifting him his e-bike. 

volunteers. 

“Like all of us, Ian isn’t getting 

any younger and it has been 

getting harder for him to make 

the ride up to Victoria Park,” 

she said. “He loves the routine 

of coming to the park and it’s 

really good for his well-being, so 

we decided it was time Ian went 

electric.” 

Russell said with an e-bike, 

Ian can remain part of the 

team at Victoria Park and 

stay connected to the cycling 

community on the Port Hills. 

Ian will still be able to ride up 

Dyers Pass Rd, but it will be 

gentler on his body. 

Russell said the park rangers 

set up a Givealittle page to 

raise money for the e-bike and 

persuaded Ecoquip NZ Ltd to 

donate an accessory package to 

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Bid to get people 

reading NZ authors 

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“We wrap the books up, we 

write three clues about it on the 

front. You just know those clues 

but you can’t see anything else, 

not even the author’s name.” 

Sometimes they had books 

by famous authors such as Dan 

Brown or Khaled Hosseini, but 

they focused more on lesserknown 

authors. 

A lot of New Zealand authors 

were not getting the love they 

deserved, she said. 

The group had held public 

giveaways at three locations this 

year: St Vincent de Paul’s Hornby, 

Lincoln University and New 

Brighton’s Karma Free Cafe. 

A total of around 70 books 

found new owners, with the initiative 

proving especially popular 

in Lincoln, where more than 30 

books were all given away within 

one and a half hours. 

Although Hinal Gala has 

moved to Auckland, the others 

plan to hold more giveaways in 

the New Year. 

The Mysterious Novel also operates 

online. People could request a 

book through their Facebook page 

and arrange to collect it, Gala 

said. 

Books were not priced, but 

people could give donations. They 

had received amounts ranging 

from 50 cents to $20. 

“If you want to take a book for 

CO-FOUNDER: The 

Mysterious Novel cofounder 

Hinal Gala 

who recently moved to 

Auckland. 

free, that’s fine as well.” 

She hoped the initiative was 

encouraging people to shun technology 

for a book. 

“A lot of people from my 

generation do not prefer reading 

at all, they prefer Netflix . . . and 

even if they prefer books, it’s on 

their kindles.” 

Reading helped people to 

become more imaginative and 

creative, she said. 

“We think of it as an initiative 

to help people and the community.” 

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Delivering more than 

just houses this Christmas 

Grant Laing (Laings), Myles Laing (Laings), Gill Waugh (Salvation Army) and Jenny Henricksen (Laings) 

Laing Properties is a 3rd generation owned family business that 

has been delivering building relocation and construction services 

throughout Canterbury and the South Island for over 30 years. 

Good old fashioned family values and a sense of 

community spirit are at the heart of everything they do. 

“For the last two years we have seen the impact of 

the Covid-19 pandemic on families and the community 

and especially at Christmas” says Myles Laing, Managing 

Director. “We wanted to do something meaningful and what 

better way than to bring some joy to children this Christmas” 

Laing Properties reached out to the local Hornby Salvation 

Army branch to understand the needs in the community. 

The Salvation Army Community Ministries staff and 

volunteers at the Hornby centre, work tirelessly to assist 

throughout the year by providing a number of services. 

Financial Mentoring, Positive Lifestyle Programme, Social 

Events for the whole family, Community Cuppa each week with 

free bread available, Advocacy, Support and Welfare Needs, 

Life related Bible Study each week and Sunday gatherings for 

the whole family. 

During the month of December, they receive hundreds of 

requests from families hoping for some help with Christmas 

presents for their children. In 2020 they helped between 

50-60 families provide gifts for their children and to enjoy a 

Christmas dinner. 

Major Gill Waugh, Director & Pastor at Hornby Community 

Ministries says “The outcomes of two years of Covid-19 and 

its ripple effect means we are seeing a steadily increasing 

demand for the services of The Salvation Army, as are many 

other organisations and agencies. The outcomes being seen 

are not only financial, with loss of jobs and decrease in hours 

of work, but also issues with housing and the impacts on 

physical and mental wellbeing. This amazing and generous 

gift from Laings will be such a boost to many families in our 

community and will help create positive memories and a fun 

day for children and families with gifts and food” 

Laing Properties is absolutely overjoyed, in conjunction with 

their staff, friends and family and valued subcontractors to be 

able to provide a substantial toy and gift voucher donation to 

The Salvation Army this Christmas. 

And it’s not too late for you to be a part. The Salvation 

Army will be accepting toy donations right up until Friday 17th 

December. You can drop off your unwrapped toys to Hornby 

Community Ministries, 23 Manurere Street, HeiHei. 

“Laing Properties want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas 

and Happy Holiday Season. We look forward to 2022 and helping 

to establish the new Hornby Community Menzshed”. 

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No rest for Santa’s helpers 

• By Fiona Ellis 

CHRISTMAS is fast 

approaching, but the elves in 

Santa’s Workshop are reluctant 

to down tools for the holidays. 

Martin Thompson leads 

volunteers handcrafting wooden 

toys for donation to children 

who might not otherwise 

receive a gift from Santa from 

the technology block at Shirley 

Intermediate school. 

With around 1000 toys now 

awaiting the big day, Santa Claus 

Workshop Charitable Trust is 

officially taking a break until the 

school opens again on January 

31. 

However, Thompson planned 

to keep working at home. 

“I’ve probably got 10 boxes of 

toys to be painted. I’m doing it 

over the holidays, and some of 

the other guys will be doing the 

same,” the 70 year-old said. 

In addition to several off-site 

workers, the group has a core 

of 10 regulars who attend the 

workshop twice a week, mostly 

retirees. 

“All these guys are keen to 

come back, they would come all 

over the holidays if we let them.” 

The toys will be distributed to 

families by organisations such as 

the Mayor’s Welfare Fund and 

children’s charity Pillars. 

From trains to tractors and 

from penguins to gorillas, a wide 

range of toys are crafted using 

top quality pine, he said. 

Plastics and metals were avoided, 

and dowelling rods were 

used to turn wheels. The quality 

evoked toys from Thompson’s 

own childhood. 

Even if left outside, the toys 

would still last 10 years. 

A builder by trade, Thompson 

said his involvement in Santa’s 

Workshop felt like coming full 

circle. 

“I love playing with wood, 

but it didn’t end up that way – I 

ended up playing with concrete. 

SATISFYING: Martin Thompson 

leads the Santa Claus 

Workshop Charitable Trust at 

Shirley Intermediate School. 

It makes toys to donate to 

children. 

PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE 

Now I’m back to playing with 

wood.” 

Thompson is taking over the 

reins from Malcolm Westgarth, 

“a good man” who passed away 

last month after 18 years with 

Santa’s Workshop. 

Thompson has been involved 

in Santa’s Workshop for eight 

years. 

“I got involved because my 

wife decided that I needed 

something to do in early parts of 

retirement. 

“I came along here with a 

Thermos flask one day and they 

just got me painting.” 

Creating toys from scratch 

could be a complicated process, 

as it took weeks to craft small details 

and perfect the paintwork. 

This was especially so in the 

case of the toys that moved, such 

as a rolling gorilla. 

“There’s lots of moving parts. 

We’ve got a leg, we’ve got a 

shoulder, we’ve got three wheels.” 

Woodwork came as second 

nature to him, but painting the 

toys was more difficult, requiring 

time and precision. 

The Covid-19 pandemic also 

posed a difficulty to the volunteers. 

“When I came here in 2014, I 

think we were making close to 

1400 [toys], but of course with 

Covid-19 we were shut for five 

weeks this year. Last year was 

similar, we were cut down a lot.” 

Lockdown happened so 

quickly they were unable to take 

unfinished toys with them to 

continue working from home. 

The toys the group were 

currently crafting were all for 

next Christmas. 

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Heart-warming feedback from children 

WORKSHOP: Movable wooden gorillas are assembled by Sandy Foster, who 

has been involved in the Santa Claus Workshop Charitable Trust for the past 

eight years. 

ACTION: Andrew Grant saws a piece of 

pine that will make a toy plough. 

• From page 11 

Toys for this Christmas were collected 

from the workshop in November by 

Lions Club members, who then coordinated 

the donations. 

This meant the volunteers did not 

often see the responses of the children, 

but they had received heart-warming 

feedback in the past, Thompson said. 

He had been told of a boy who was 

overwhelmed to learn he could keep his 

toy and said he had never been given a 

present before. 

Another time, he gave a toy truck to a 

family with a boy and a girl. 

The girl sent him a thank you letter 

containing three M&Ms. 

“I’d given it to her little brother, but 

she said: ‘Thank you very much for the 

toy, I will get the most use out of it’.” 

All toys were popular, but the 

volunteers tweaked their range each 

year. 

The intricate toy sewing machines 

would not be made next year. 

However, he had a new design for 

SKILLS: Neil Pugh, 85, was awarded a QSM in 2020 for his work with 

Lions recycling spectacles to the Pacific region. Today he is part of a 

group of people who handmake wooden toys to donate at Christmas. 

PHOTOS: JOHN COSGROVE 

“gorgeous” stacking tower blocks, and 

toy boats were also being made. 

New volunteers were welcome and no 

background in woodwork was necessary, 

although those involved tended to 

be good with their hands. 

Santa’s other volunteers ranged from 

Alistair McDonald, a former woodwork 

teacher who joined six months ago because 

he enjoyed the sense of purpose, 

to Sandy Foster, who had worked in 

farming and in the army but always 

enjoyed DIY. 

“There’s a lot of satisfaction when 

you see a toy finished . . . it’s worth it,” 

Thompson said.


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Helping each 

other through 

COVID-19 

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

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

someone in your house tests positive and needs to isolate. 

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

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

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

Make a plan 

If you’re travelling and away from home, know how you will 

get home or self isolate where you are. 

While isolating, you will need to have all of your food and 

necessities delivered. You cannot go to work, school, church 

or any community or private events or gatherings. No one 

outside of the people you live with can visit or enter the home. 

Most fully-vaccinated people with COVID-19 are likely to have 

a mild to moderate illness and will fully recover at home. 

Who can help out 

Be prepared in case you’re exposed to COVID-19. Speak with 

a neighbour, friend, or whānau about the support you could 

need. For instance, dropping off food and supplies, and help 

with activities outside the house. Being ready is about people, 

conversations, connections and knowing what to do, so your 

whānau and community can help each other when needed. 

Support while isolating 

It’s normal to feel anxious about isolating with COVID-19. 

You’ll have a support person who will contact you often 

to check that you and your whānau are safe and supported 

– even if you’re travelling and away from home. You will also 

get a telephone number for 24-hour health support. 

If you need more help or support to manage at home, 

you can access a COVID-19 welfare line. 

What you’ll need 

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Classifieds Contact us today Phone our local team 03 379 1100 

St. Peter's Anglican 

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Church Corner 

Sunday 19 Dec 

8.00am Holy Communion 

9.30am Carol Service 

Christmas Eve 24 Dec 

5.30pm Children’s Service - 

Dress-ups provided 

Christmas Eve 24 Dec 

11.15pm Candlelit Carol 

Singing & Midnight Holy 

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Christmas Day 25 Dec 


9.30am All Age Christmas 

Celebration & Communion 

St. Luke's Anglican 

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School Road, Yaldhurst 

Sunday 19 Dec 


Christmas Day 25 Dec 

9.30am Festive Communion 

& Carols 

Vaccine Pass required at 

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VICAR - The Ven. Nick Mountfort 

Phone 027 271 4909 

www.stpeterschurch.nz 

Join us at 

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this Christmas! 

CHRISTMAS EVE 

4pm Christingle Service for children - 

come dressed as shepherds and angels! 

10.45pm Traditional Midnight Service 

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CHRISTMAS DAY 

8am, 9am and 10.15am in the church 

Traditional Communion with carols 

10am in the hall 

Family Christmas Communion with carols 

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Parish Office: 351 7064 

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Entry by Vax Pass - please have yours ready 

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SUNDAY 19 DECEMBER 

8.00am Holy Eucharist 

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7.00pm Service of 9 Lessons & Carols 

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3.00pm Children’s Christmas Service 

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Hearing Care How It Should Be 

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In New Zealand, one in six people have some degree of hearing 

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Merry Christmas 

Dear Wigram Resident, 

We are nearly there! For many, 2021 has been a challenging year. Thank you to 

everyone for continuing to care for each other and our communities. None of 

us can do this alone. I have had the privilege of seeing first-hand, so many of our 

businesses, community groups and people pulling out all the stops to make sure 

we all had opportunities to be vaccinated. Thank you to everyone who has been 

on the front-line of these efforts to get people protected. 

Here’s looking forward to a great 2022. See you there. Xx 

Hon Megan Woods - MP for Wigram 

Authorised by Hon Megan Woods MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

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Authorised by Hon Megan Woods MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 

Thank you, Wigram 

You are vaxxed to the max!



My electorate office will close on 

Friday 17 th December 2021 

and will reopen on 

Monday 17 th January 2022

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Megan Woods 

MP for Wigram 

Minister of Energy and Resources 

Minister of Housing 

Minister of Research, Science and Innovation 

Associate Minister of Finance 

Wigram Electorate Office 

03 338 6347 

megan.woodsmp@parliament.govt.nz 

Shop 8, McCarthy Street Shops, 

Corner McCarthy Street & Rowley Avenue, 

Hoon Hay, Christchurch 8025 

PO Box 33164, Barrington, Christchurch 8244 

/MeganWoodsWigram 

@megan_woods 

/megancwoods

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