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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2022

‘Miraculous’

return

of

Puff

• By Fiona Ellis

THREE DAYS after going missing,

Simone Li is calling the return of

her adventurous pet cockatiel Puff

a miracle.

She was overjoyed to stop by

Harewood School to collect the

bird, who was found making new

friends at the school after going

missing from Wigram.

“We were all shocked by the

distance she flew, especially in such

horrible weather,” Li said.

It was about 10km (as the

cockatiel flies).

It was the first outing for the

hand-raised pet, who flew out

a door that was open for a split

second.

“We were afraid she could not

survive from the rain, could be

eaten by cats, or could die because

of hunger and cold.”

• Turn to page 4

www.starnews.co.nz

HOME TIME: Simone Li reunites with her adventurous cockatiel Puff at Harewood

School, three days after the bird went missing from Wigram. PHOTO: STAR MEDIA

Plan for

pedestrian

islands a bid

to improve

safety on

busy road

• By Fiona Ellis

A PLAN to install pedestrian

islands in the middle of Langdons

Rd has been approved with the

support of 73 per cent of public

submitters.

However, this alone will

not solve the

traffic problems,

according to

Papanui-Innes

Community Board

members and

submitters alike.

THe board

approved the

installation of two

10.5m islands,

Mike

Davidson

one opposite Northlink shopping

centre and one further along past

the intersection with Sails St.

Papanui Ward councillor

Mike Davidson said it would not

solve all issues but was a step in

the right direction as increasing

development made conditions

worse. Conditions were difficult

for pedestrians, cyclists and

drivers alike.

“We’ve seen the traffic that’s

being generated down there, and

it doesn’t feel safe,” Davidson said.

City council acting transport

operations manager Stephen

Wright told Nor’west News the last

traffic count in Langdons Rd near

Sails St in took place in Feburary

2021. • Turn to page 4

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Thursday February 24 2022 3

Great teamwork pays off

for Young Farmer winners

• By Fiona Ellis

STRONG teamwork is the key

to success for two St Bede’s

College students who have won a

regional farming competition.

Year 12 students Jack Dennehy-Coles

and Finn O’Kane have

been named Tasman FMG Junior

Young Farmers of the Year.

Jack said they had done so well

in the Springston competition

on Saturday because they were a

good combination.

“We complement each other

well and we work together well,”

he said.

His strong points were dairy

farming and practical tasks,

whereas Finn was stronger on

scientific tasks, he said.

Both are boarders, with Jack

coming from a dairy farm on

the West Coast and Finn from a

dairy farm near Timaru.

Next for the duo was the grand

final competition, set to be held

in Whangarei in July.

“If we prepare well, we could

have a pretty good chance going

into it,” Jack said.

Finn said the competition was

challenging at times.

A beekeeping module was difficult

as it was a subject neither of

them knew much about, so they

went by “gut instincts,” he said.

“It was a bit of a surprise, I

didn’t think we’d do as well as

we did.”

Saint Bede’s College agriculture

teacher and team supervisor

John McPhail said the boys had

a relatively short lead-in time to

prepare for the competition.

“I heard they were up quite late

last night reading through different

notes and cramming a bit of

study,” he said.

“It was a tight turnaround this

year because we’d only been back

at school for two weeks before

entries were due.”

McPhail has coached two

teams to grand final success, taking

out the national title of FMG

Junior Young Farmer of the Year

in 2018 and 2020.

“ I will prepare them as best

as I can for what to expect when

you get there. They just have to

go out there and do the best they

can,” he said.

Under the red light system,

each event at the regional final

was held separately and capped

at 35 teams on rotation to comply

with the 100 person capacity

limit.

Amelia Ridgen and Erin

Humm from Christchurch Girls’

High School were named as

the region’s runner-ups for the

second year running.

WINNING: The Tasman FMG Junior Young Farmer of the

Year regional title has gone to St Bede’s College students

Finn O’Kane (left) and Jack Dennehy-Coles.

In Brief

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Groups who have applied for

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funding for community events

will be allowed an extension until

June to seek reimbursement, the

Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood

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helps with

Puff’s safe

return

• From page 1

Li was devastated by the disappearance

of the bird, which used to follow

her about the house like a dog.

She took the day off work to look

for Puff, alongside partner Ivan

Yu, but heavy rain made the search

difficult.

After looking around the

neighbourhood on foot and by car,

the couple turned their focus to

Facebook, where Li posted photos

of Puff to ‘Lost & Found Pets in

Christchurch’ with photos and

a message offering $100 for her

return.

Li had lost hope by the third day

when several people alerted her to a

post from Harewood School, where

a “very friendly” pet bird had been

found. She recognised the bird as

Puff by details such as a dark beak

and two broken tail feathers.

Li’s photos and videos proved to

the school it was Puff, as did the

reaction of the bird. Puff jumped to

her usual spot on Li’s shoulder and

began biting her finger and glasses.

“This miracle happened because

of everyone’s support on the internet

and real life.

“We really appreciated everything

and felt so warm be in such a

wonderful community,” Li said.

Majority of submitters approve plan

• From page 1

It showed a daily average traffic

level of 11, 713 vehicles per

day.

“Prior to the development

opening a traffic count undertaken

in March 2020 at the same

location recorded [an average] of

8,682 vehicles per day,” he said.

A report contained in the

meeting agenda stated the wider

area was being investigated by

the city council’s network planning

team.

This included the possibility

of signalised intersections and a

signalised entrance and pedestrian

crossing to the shopping

centre.

However,

such changes

are unlikely to

occur anytime

soon.

“Nothing

is confirmed

Emma

Norrish

at this stage

and any such

treatments are

beyond the

traffic operations team’s budget

capabilities.”

Public submissions on the

planned islands closed in

December, with 37 people

taking the chance to voice their

opinions, 27 in favour of the

plans.

Board chairwoman Emma

Norrish said she was pleased to

see positive public feedback.

BUSY: Langdons Rd could soon have pedestrian islands in place.

“We all know about the

safety issues on Langdons Rd

and it is going to take a lot to

fix them, but this is a quick

win.”

Issues raised in the submissions

included the need for

traffic signals and signalised

crossings, cycle safety, and visibility

issues at the intersection

of Chapel St and Langdons Rd.

Submitter Sheryl Croft was

among those who predicted the

need for more changes.

“I can see that at some point

traffic and crossing lights will

probably be needed but I think

the islands are a good idea in the

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meantime,” she said.

However, submitter Scott

Campell was among those who

did not like the design, criticising

it as “timid”.

A pedestrian crossing would

be more effective as it would let

vehicles yield to pedestrians and

cyclists, he said.

A word from Ilam MP

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I know that the news of Omicron in

the community and the subsequent

rise in COVID case numbers

has been quite confronting for

some. But even as we see case

numbers rise across the country,

it’s encouraging to know that

the safeguards of the traffic light

framework and our exceptional

vaccination rates are helping to

reduce the risk and keep our most

vulnerable safe.

That said, boosters are our strongest

weapon against Omicron. The

latest data from countries like the

United States shows that boosters

make a real difference, reducing the

chances of people getting really sick

and ending up in hospital.

If you’re eligible but haven’t yet

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Getting that protection as soon

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Leaving town: Make way for the old

• By John Cosgrove and

Susan Sandys

A GRAND two-storey Papanui

house has left town after

a mammoth removal and

transport operation.

New owner Vanessa Nikolaidis

said shifting the 11m-wide upper

and lower sections went according

to plan, bar one squashed temporary

fence and two popped tyres.

The 1920s-era building and

former eye clinic at St George’s

Hospital on Papanui Rd was sold

off as the hospital plans a cancer

treatment ward at the site.

Nikolaidis loves old homes,

and was thrilled with her find,

now located in Tai Tapu.

“I wanted to build a new heritage

homestead, but I looked at

the price and then found this

lovely old house was available,”

she said.

After a two-week delay with

wet weather and a crane hold-up,

it was all go last week.

A large crane lifted the upper

section onto a transporter, before

the journey out of town, around

past the airport.

“Papanui Rd wasn’t an issue.

Belfast Rd got a bit tight in a few

areas, because there was parked

cars they had to kind of wiggle

it around. Halswell Junction Rd

was quite tight as well, half on

the footpath half on the road,

hovering over people’s yards to

get down there,” Nikolaidis said.

PREPARING: The former eye clinic at St George’s Hospital

on Papanui Rd waits to be separated in two and lowered

onto a transporter.

PHOTOS: JOHN COSGROVE/STARMEDIA

“The only thing they managed

to drop it on was a temporary

fence. We looked at it when

they picked it back up, it kind of

squished it sideways.”

In addition, the trailer burst

a tyre under the weight of its

23-tonne load.

“They didn’t change it, they

just kept driving.”

The following night the bottom

storey was shifted and all

went well, although another tyre

blew out.

The upper and lower storeys

have been reunited at their

new Michaels Rd residence and

will be lifted in one piece onto

a new foundation when this is

completed.

Nikolaidis said she and

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Leaking water supplies still an issue

LEAKING WATER supplies

remain the most common

reason why residents of the

Papanui-Innes Community

Board area are reaching out to

the city council.

A ticket report has revealed a

breakdown of issues that residents

contacted the city council

about between December 1 and

December 30 last year.

The report shows leaking water

supplies to be the most common

cause of complaint, with

173 tickets, or jobs, undertaken

for this. Water leaks were also

the top issue last year, with 178

tickets issued between October

20 and November 19.

The second and third

most widespread issues in

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uncollected bins and damaged

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A total 1213 tickets, or jobs,

were completed.

However at the conclusion of

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open, or not completed.

Incidents fell in a range of

categories, including transport,

property information, three waters

council assets, and parks.

Phone, email and walk-in

were the most common way to

contact the council, with 912

people using these methods.

The city council website was

used by 397 people to report

their issue, while 333 did so using

Snap Send Solve.

Number of tickets (issues)

reported in the Papanui-Innes

Community Board area in

December 2021.

1 Leak (water supply) – 173

2 Bin not collected – 140

3 Damaged bin –117

4 Flooding (road) – 88

5 Litter (road) – 74

6 Residential property files –

58

7 Residential LIM – 53

8 Litter (park) – 46

9 Road asset (eg footpath,

road, furniture) 43

10 Found dog 40/

graffiti – 40

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Thursday February 24 2022 9

READERS’ LETTERS

Final Nor’West Arc cycleway plan draws criticism

Our family has lived close to

the intersection of Aorangi and

Wairakei Rds for over 50 years

(in three different houses).

We have all made submissions

regarding the cycleway.

My main concern is the proposed

closing of the intersection

to through traffic to the other

half of Aorangi Rd and the no

right-hand turn from Aorangi

Rd into Wairakei Rd.

I also don’t like the two directions

of the cycleway on the

same side of Aorangi Rd. It will

be very dangerous trying to exit

private driveways. I did get support

from three city councillors

before submissions closed. –

Phyllis A Holden

I am a resident of Aorangi Rd,

living close to the Wairakei Rd

corner.

I am not convinced that the

consultation process was particularly

fair or well-timed, as

consultation occurred with just a

few day’s notice before the public

meetings.

This was in part due to the late

delivery of information pamphlets,

likely due to the August/

September Covid-19 lockdown.

However, it definitely didn’t allow

much time for the public to

get involved and then comment.

I would have to agree with

Alister Metherell that the

Aorangi/Wairakei Rds intersection

plans are particularly

concerning.

In its current plan, I firmly

believe that there will be unintended

consequences in all

nearby streets with the closing

off of the majority of traffic both

in and out of Aorangi Rd.

I mentioned this in both my

written submission and in my

5min oral submission at the

online city council hearing.

I am very sceptical about the

number of cyclists who would

ever even use this cycleway (how

common is it to cycle from the

university through to Harewood

Rd), and to unnecessarily

disrupt the daily commute and

vehicle movements of thousands

of other residents for the sake of

a few cyclists seems crazy to me.

A fully signalised intersection

is the only viable option to me

and, no doubt, to many other

residents. – Jenni Holden

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lam, lay, limn, limy, mail, main, MAINLY, man, manly,

many, may, mil, myna, nail, nay, nil, nim, yam, yin.

10 11

12 13

DECO

13

14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26

27 28

29

SOLUTION

No.132

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G Q B V Y N Z F I E U D R

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

A L X H P W K J M S T C O

Across

1. Attainment (14)

10. Speck (5)

11. Take turns (9)

12. Irony (7)

13. Garb (7)

14. Turns to liquid (5)

16. Uncertain (9)

19. Nose; beak (9)

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

U T

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Decoder

R

4 3 4 8 12 7 23 16 12 19 6

20. Mistake (5)

22. Cherubic (7)

25. In the middle of (7)

27. Relaxed, tolerant (4-5)

28. Decipher (5)

29. Disappointing (14)

13 13 1 10 19 21

8 14 20 1 23 2 13 2 3 5 21 3

Down

2. Lowest female singing voice

(9)

3. Musical drama (5)

4. Matter-of-fact (9)

5. Entomb (5)

6. Tropical storm (9)

7. Make happy (5)

8. Surgical room (7)

9. Feral pest (6)

15. Illuminate (9)

17. Longing for the past (9)

18. Variable (9)

19. Level off (7)

21. Decomposed (6)

23. Pants (5)

24. Stone damage in

paintwork (5)

26. Commencement (5)

20 12 24 21 12 4 8

3 25 23 1 17 23 19 13 12 21 2

All puzzles copyright

21 19 3 22 19

25 5 13 1 12 3 9 3 19 23 20 14

5 21 2 15 20

T H E P U Z Z L E C O M P A N Y

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11 12 26 5 12 3 7 8 12 17 3

5 1 16 13 7 2 21

T

DECODER

Each number in our DECODER grid represents a different

letter - there is a number for all 26 letters of the alphabet.

Each Enter number the given represents letters into a different all squares letter with of the matching alphabet. numbers. Write the

given

The challenge

letters into

now

all squares

is to work

with

out

matching

which letters

numbers.

are

Now

represented

work out

which

by the

letters

other

are

numbers.

represented

As you

by the

get

other

the

numbers.

letters, enter

As you

them

get

into

the

letters, write them into the main grid and the reference grid. Decoder

the main grid, and the reference grid. To keep track of the

uses all 26 letters of the alphabet.

letters you have found, cross them off the alphabet provided.

U

5 26 16 6 23 21

P

23 19 23 9 18 22 19 15 24 23 10 11

E

11 12 6 26 24 2 4

T

1 2 26 23 1 25 18 22 26 13 19 18

2 24 18 19 19 9

21 23 3 15 18 3 19 5 3 11 19 12

10 4 22 19 9 1 8 13 26 23

11 16 26 3 17

18 16 24 2 7 18 6 22 9 5

1 7 11 21 12 1

12 18 19 22 12 14 26 13 6 11 4 10

4 23 4 26 26 13 11

11 26 1 5 23 20 23 12 24 26 17 23

25 26 6 23 18 2

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

P

T

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

E

SOLUTION

No.131

8 21 19 21 5 8

R

2 13 7 4 23 20 11 5 21 2 7

The challenge now is to work out which letters are represented

by the other numbers. As you get the letters, enter them into

the main grid, and the reference grid. To keep track of the

letters you have found, cross them off the alphabet provided.

Each number in our DECODER grid represents a different

letter - there is a number for all 26 letters of the alphabet.

Enter the given letters into all squares with matching numbers.

133

132

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

W D N F H R Y G S P K U E

X Q L J V C B Z O M I T A

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Crossword

Across: 1. Accomplishment,

10. Ounce, 11. Alternate,

12. Sarcasm, 13. Raiment,

14. Melts, 16. Tentative, 19.

Proboscis, 20. Error, 22.

Angelic, 25. Amongst, 27.

Easy-going, 28. Solve, 29.

Unsatisfactory.

Down: 2. Contralto, 3.

Opera, 4. Pragmatic, 5.

Inter, 6. Hurricane, 7. Elate,

8. Theatre, 9. Possum, 15.

Spotlight, 17. Nostalgia,

18. Irregular, 19. Plateau,

21. Rotten, 23. Gasps, 24.

Chips, 26. Onset.

WordBuilder

ace, act, acute, ape, apt,

ate, cap, cape, cat, cep,

cue, cup, cut, cute, eat,

eta, pace, pact, pat, pate,

pea, peat, pet, puce, put,

tap, tape, tau, taupe, tea,

TEACUP, tec, tup.

Sudoku

DECODER

133

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The Complexity of Rental

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Today I wanted to cover

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During recent years the

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Being heavily entrenched in the industry

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