Pegasus Post: March 24, 2022

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THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2022 

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Clean sweep of titles 

in impressive debut 

Christchurch Arena 

Reported 

graffiti 

plummets 

in eastern 

suburbs 

• By Fiona Ellis 

CYCLIST Shaylah Sayers 

has returned from her first 

national championships with an 

“extraordinary” six gold medals. 

The 13-year-old, of Avondale, 

made a clean sweep of the 

under-15 category of Cycling 

New Zealand’s track 

national championships last 

week. 

“I’m super stoked with my 

results, it couldn’t have gone 

any better,” she said. 

“It was so much fun getting to 

race all those girls and being a 

part of the Canterbury team.” 

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Shaylah Sayers 

(left) with coach 

Terry Gyde and 

Lizzy Thomson 

after the duo won 

the under-15 girls 

500m team sprint 

title. 

Shaylah had been a 

competitive track cyclist for just 

six months before taking part 

in the event at the Cambridge 

Velodrome. 

• Turn to page 6 

• By Emily Moorhouse 

REPORTED GRAFFITI in the 

eastern suburbs took a drop 

during February. 

Latest statistics show the 

Coastal Ward had a 48 per cent 

decrease in reported graffiti, 

while the Burwood Ward showed 

a 20 per cent decrease and the 

Linwood Ward a 21 per cent 

decrease. 

Coastal Ward 

councillor Celeste 

Donovan said 

it was hard to 

predict these kind 

of trends as often 

this activity was 

opportunistic. 

“The number 

of reports is not a 

representation of 

Celeste 

Donovan 

the amount of graffiti, more, how 

active the citizens are,” she said. 

“One piece of graffiti could be 

reported by numerous citizens.” 

City council head of community 

support and partnerships John 

Filsell said the volunteers who 

monitor graffiti are currently on 

stand-down due to Covid, which 

could affect how much graffiti was 

reported. 

Donovan said across the 

Coastal Ward there has been 

great participation by schools, 

businesses and community 

groups taking ownership of the 

tagging areas. 

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Battle of the bridge: What’s in a name? 


BURWOOD residents continue 

to be frustrated over the lack 

of action in naming a new 

footbridge bridge over the Avon 

River. 

The bridge in the red zone area 

near Briarmont St was opened 

earlier this month. 

But the city council continues 

to call it the Avondale Bridge – in 

spite of the long-time Avondale 

Bridge connecting Avondale and 

New Brighton Rds being only a few 

hundred metres along the river. 

The Pegasus Post reported on 

residents’ concerns in November, 

but still there has been no action 

from the city council. 

In a recent article on the city 

council’s Newsline website, the 

new footbridge was again called 

the Avondale Bridge 

Said Burwood East Residents 

Association secretary Gae Johns: 

“It just doesn’t make sense, how 

ridiculous having a brand new 

bridge and naming it the same 

as one that already exists 200m 

down the road.” 

Johns said the bridge should 

have been given a name before 

it officially opened or even been 

opened to the public, and then 

had an official opening with a 

name at a later date. 

City council head of parks 

Andrew Rutledge said the 

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FRUSTRATION: The new pedestrian bridge being called the “Avondale Bridge” has caused confusion among residents 

because it’s also the name of the road bridge that links Avondale Rd to the New Brighton Rd/Bassett St roundabout. 

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“An official naming process 

will be carried out as part of 

this, and we’ll engage with both 

the community board and local 

community,” Rutledge said. 

Johns said BERA had passed 

name suggestions on to the 

Coastal-Burwood Community 

Board but as the association was 

fairly small, they wanted to see 

community engagement. 

One suggestion was naming 

it after Amelia Rogers, a postmistress 

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“We thought it would be great 

if the community could put 

forward some ideas and then a 

decision was made by them and 

that the community board run 

that,” Johns said. 

“We wanted it to come from 

the community board because 

I think they would be the best 

to manage it,” she said. “Particularly 

because there might be 

people from Avondale that have 

some suggestions because it’s on 

both sides of the river.” 

Johns said the community 

board seemed to be on board 

with BERA’s thinking and she 

thinks most of the members 

agree that referring to it as the 

Avondale bridge is “not ideal.” 

“They seem open to the idea 

of investigating a new name for 

it anyway which is really good,” 

Johns said. 

Burwood Ward city councillor 

Phil Mauger said he was disappointed 

the bridge wasn’t named 

before it’s official opening. 

“It seems a bit silly that we 

know the bridge has been coming 

for five years...we weren’t 

on top of it,” Mauger said. “It is 

disappointing.” 

“The Avondale Bridge just 

causes confusion, it is a bridge in 

Avondale,” he said. “It’s not the 

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Mauger said the BERA was 

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local identity, which he thought 

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He said the Coastal-Burwood 

Community Board will also 

probably suggest some names 

and have a discussion about it. 

“I’m totally open it’s up to the 

residents of the area to be happy,” 

he said. “I’ll agree to any name 

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Mauger also noted that there 

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In Brief 

Plans to join isolated people together 

PONTOON REPAIR 

WORK 

Work to fix all floating 

pontoons in the Avon River will 

start next week. Those at Kerrs 

Reach will be done first, followed 

by one at Owles Tce, which 

should be repaired by early 

May, said Coastal-Burwood 

Community Board member Jo 

Zervos. 

FUNDING ALLOCATED 

TO POOL AND SWIMMING 

The Linwood-Central-Heathcote 

Community Board allocated 

$10,000 towards Learn to Swim 

Lessons for Local Youth in 

need while a further $6000 

has been allocated towards 

a pool inflatable at Te Pou 

Toetoe Linwood Pool. A plaque 

of recognition to the former 

Woolston Park Amateur 

Swimming Club will also be 

installed at the pool. 

PLEA FOR OWNERS TO 

CLAIM DOGS 

A male lab cross pup around 

four months old was found 

in New Brighton with no 

microchip, as well as a male 

bichon frise around five-yearsold. 

An 11-year-old male 

labrador cross was found in 

Burwood. The city council is 

urging owners to come forward 

to collect these dogs from the 

animal shelter. 


IT’S EASY to feel alone and 

disconnected when completing 

self-isolation, but a 21-year-old 

software developer has plans to 

change that. 

Peter Saffarian has done his 

part to keep people connected 

to others in their area through 

developing a website to assist 

people going through selfisolation. 

Saffarian was inspired to start 

the website after overhearing a 

conversation between two people 

at a church. 

One expressed concern to 

the other that if they had to self 

isolate they wouldn’t have anyone 

to help them in any way, as 

Covid case numbers continued 

to rise. 

Saffarian, of Prestons, heard 

the other person offer to help if 

they were needed, which made 

him realise that not everyone 

had somebody close to them to 

provide support while isolating. 

“This sparked a concern in my 

mind that while some of us are 

blessed enough to have a circle 

of family and friends around to 

support us if and when we have 

to self-isolate, there are many of 

us who don’t,” he said. 

“Yet if locals know that there 

is a person in their reach who 

needs help most people would be 

happy to help.” 

After hearing that conversation 

Saffarian spoke to his team 

KIWI KINDNESS: Peter Saffarian, 21, started Jobi as a 

way to keep people self-isolating connected with their 

community. 

straight away and pitched his 

idea of starting a website that 

connected people with others 

close-by to provide support and 

assistance. 

“No one hesitated that this is 

something that our communities 

need and we saw it as our 

responsibility to make Jobi available 

as soon as possible so we got 

to work straight away,” he said. 

After a week of long working 

hours and a couple of all-nighters 

Jobi was up and running. 

Saffarian and his team are 

still working on adding features 

and improving the website but 

wanted to make the platform 

available as soon as possible during 

the peak of Covid cases. 

The website is free to access 

and has two options to register 

under, “volunteer” or “isolating”. 

If you register as a “volunteer” 

you will be notified when there 

are people self-isolating in your 

area and you can provide assistance 

like talking with them or 

getting them essentials. 

If you register as “isolating” 

you will be connected with people 

near you to let them know 

what kind of support you need. 

Saffarian, originally from 

Iran, said the whole concept is 

based on neighbours helping 

each other and relying on kiwi 

kindness. 

“This February marked four 

years of my arrival in Aotearoa 

New Zealand and I have seen 

nothing but kindness and support 

from Kiwis,” Saffarian said. 

“I see this as an opportunity to 

give back what I’ve received.” 

Saffarian said the website has 

already received great feedback 

from the public and community 

organisations as it continues to 

grow. 

“We have had people telling us 

that Jobi helps them have a sense 

of hope, purpose and usefulness 

as it gives them an opportunity 

to support one another,” Saffarian 

said. 

“A lot of people want to help 

but it’s hard to find how and 

that’s our role to help find that 

how.” 

Saffarian said he wanted Jobi 

to act as a magnet that brings 

people together to support one 

another through these tough 

times. 

“I believe the fact that people 

are sharing it with their friends 

and joining at this rate is an 

indicator of the real impact 

that we can have if we all work 

together.” 

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Fitness club fundraising for $7500 


WORKOUT: (From 

left) – Jimm Voice, 

Carly McCall, Kim 

Sheppard, Tenika 

Wikatene, Kirsty 

Norton and Harata 

Gordon training at 

the Fitclub. 

A VOLUNTEER-RUN fitness 

club aimed at removing barriers 

to fitness for lower-income 

families is turning to the 

community for help to keep their 

home. 

Fitclub at the Hub needs to 

raise $7500 to cover their share 

of overheads or “rent” at the 

Phillipstown Community Hub 

where the club is based. 

If they don’t raise funds, the 

club won’t be viable as a “bricks 

and mortar” fitness club, meaning 

the group would have to 

leave their place at the Hub. 

Fitclub at the Hub manager 

Carly McCall said the club has 

grown in popularity since opening 

in 2015. 

But with Covid keeping attendance 

numbers low and mak- 

individuals. 

fering low or no cost for some 

ing applying for grants difficult, McCall joined Fitclub in 2016 

the club is now crowdfunding to as a mum with a nine-month-old 

meet costs. 

baby trying to re-find herself 

McCall said the club sources after a battle with postnatal 

their gear from donations or depression and multiple chronic 

often out of the volunteers’ own illnesses. 

pockets. 

“I always say I ‘found my tribe’ 

“We’re content to continue doing 

this, we are just looking for of the classes on offer,” she said. 

at Fitclub and began to attend all 

support to keep a roof over our When the club’s creator fell 

heads,” she said. “I’m humbled pregnant McCall began leading 

by the support from near and far classes as a peer coach and saw 

and so appreciative that people the potential the Fitclub had so 

believe in us and what we do.” decided to enroll in a personal 

The 

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club’s aim is to remove training qualification. 

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barriers to fitness for lowerincome 

families in a kid-friendly club a permanent space at the 

Soon after, McCall secured the 

and relaxed environment, of- 

Phillipstown Community Hub 

(Right) – Tracey 

Sharp on the crosstrainer 

with her son 

Henry. 

(Far right) – Group 

coaches Rachel 

Davidson boxing 

with Kayla Egerton. 

which they began to fill with 

equipment. 

The club’s fitness timetable 

expanded from three days a week 

to seven and they welcomed two 

new fitness instructors to run 

classes. 

“It’s been daunting at times to 

handle the growth and the ups 

and downs of the club with such 

a small team and few resources,” 

McCall said. 

“But we’ve seen the individual 

and group triumphs, the friendships 

created, the kids growing 

up together and all the other 

magic that happens and that 

makes me feel so proud.” 

McCall said they have a regular 

group of around 50 people of 

all ages who attend at least one 

session per week. 

McCall said Fitclub has been 

transformative for her and she 

is grateful for the direction it’s 

taken her in. 

“We rely on having this safe, 

warm, indoor space for our 

members and their kids, and 

we’ve made a home for ourselves 

here at the Hub over six great 

years,” McCall said. 

“It would be hard to say 

goodbye.” 

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MINI COACH: Group leader 

Rachel Davidson’s daughter 

Scarlett acts as the ‘face’ of 

the club, often used on the 

group’s Facebook page to 

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Young track cyclist 

racks up six golds 

DOWN: Reported graffiti in the eastern suburbs 

plummeted during February. PHOTOS: STAR MEDIA 

Grafitti drops in 

latest report 

• From page 1 

“The council graffiti team have 

done a very good job of laying the 

groundwork as part of their education 

programme and I believe 

this is paying off,” she said. 

Donovan said she has noticed a 

“general improvement” across the 

Coastal Ward with a lot of effort 

going into the beautification of 

spaces by members of the community, 

local businesses, volunteers, 

and city council staff. 

She said as report numbers rise, 

so would the amount of graffiti 

removed. 

“It is expected that citizens will 

become more active [report more 

graffiti] as isolation numbers 

decrease,” she said. 

“I would encourage people to 

continue reporting any issues 

through Snap Send and Solve, 

or by calling or emailing the 

council, as this is the best way to 

get a good insight into any trends 

and to tackle this quickly”. 

• From page 1 

Canterbury Track Cycling 

coach Terry Gyde said when 

training with the Papanui High 

School student, she had reached 

speeds he would expect of his 

elite cyclists. 

“It was a surprise for everybody 

else, but I kind of had an inkling.” 

However, he kept quiet so as not 

to pressure her with expectations 

as they prepared for nationals. 

“People like that come probably 

once a decade, once a generation. 

She’s certainly opened a lot of 

eyes.” 

Fellow coach Hamish Ferguson 

said it was very unusual to see a 

total clean sweep of the grade. 

“Her performance is 

extraordinary, especially for 

somebody who only started 

track cycling in our junior 

development programme a few 

months ago.” 

This was especially impressive 

given that most of her experience 

was on outdoor tracks, he said. 

“She’s been training hard and 

racing hard at Denton Park, but 

to know how to race tactically 

on the indoor velodrome is 

amazing.” 

Shaylah opened a stunning 

campaign in the under-15 

division on day one with victories 

WINNER: Shaylah Sayers (centre) after claiming the 

under-15 girls elimination race title. 

in the elimination race and 500m 

time trial. 

She also topped the podium in 

the points race, derby and scratch 

race before combining with Lizzy 

Thomson to claim the 500m team 

sprint title during last Saturday’s 

final day of competition. 

Shaylah’s father Laurie Sayers, 

who accompanied his daughter to 

the nationals, said it was amazing 

to watch her do so well. 

“The first one was a bit of a 

shock, and she just followed on 

from it,” he said. 

Although she had only been 

track cycling for a short time, 

she had been mountain biking 

with her father from a young age, 

Shaylah told Pegasus Post earlier 

this month. 

Her father also recalled taking 

her on bike rides when she was 

small, in which she struggled to 

keep up. 

“Then she got older and she just 

took off, now I can’t keep up 

with her.” 

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School Update 

Manukura Kōrero 

Ahakoa he iti he 

pounamu 

Although it 

is small it is a 

treasure 

Kia orana, 

Noa’ia, Talofa 

lava, Mauri, Mālō 

e lelei, Tālofa, Ni 

Sa Bula Vinaka, 

Fakaalofa lahi 

atu, Mālō ni and 

warm Pacific 

greetings. Tēnā 

koutou, tēnā 

koutou, tēnā tatou katoa. Nau mai, Haere Mai! 

I want to thank our whānau for all the support 

we have received as a kura over the past month! 

It has been a really challenging time for us all as 

COVID continues to bite. A wise person once 

said, “We can’t always control the challenging 

things that happen to us, but we can always 

control how we respond to those challenging 

things.” I am very proud of our ākonga, kaimahi 

and community and the way that as a collective 

we have responded to these unprecedented 

times! 

Whānau will be aware that over the past three 

weeks we have had to change the way we do 

things in order to avoid having to close the kura. 

We introduced Plan A, then moved to Plan B 

and we are currently working within Plan C. 

Each plan has been implemented to cope with 

the changes we have faced as more and more 

of our kaimahi and ākonga have tested positive 

for Omicron. Our key focus at this time is on 

keeping our kura open so ākonga have access to 

kaimahi and learning resources. It is so important 

that we are able to keep everyone safe and well. 

While learning may look slightly different at this 

time, be assured learning is occurring and our 

ākonga are taking every opportunity offered 

to them. Please take the time to talk with your 

ākonga about how they are feeling and what 

they are thinking. If you have concerns please 

ring their Puna Ako kaiako/teacher for a chat. 

The Hauora team are also available if whānau 

wish to discuss any concerns they may have. 

A year from now we will look back at the 

challenges we faced during the pandemic and we 

will know that our response ensured our ākonga 

and their learning needs were our key priority. 

What 2021 taught us was that our ākonga cope 

well with adversity and do not let the challenges 

they face overwhelm them. 

Kia kaha, kia toa, kia manawanui 

He tangata ki tahi. 

Dr Peggy Burrows 

Manukura 

Haeata Celebrates International Pi Day on 14th of March 

Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) 

around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is 

the symbol used in Mathematics to represent 

a constant - the ratio of the circumference 

of a circle to its diameter - which is 

approximately 3.14159. Our Y1-13 ākonga 

participated in our very first Pi Day through 

different Maths activities this past Monday 

to demonstrate their understanding of this 

number. It was great to see our rangatahi 

learning Mathematics through fun, handson 

activities and seeing how Mathematics 

connects to our daily lives and is visible in 

objects around our kura. 

Year 9 &10 Visual Arts 

by Courtney Brown 

Over the last few weeks ākonga from 

Years 9 and 10 collaborated on this 

artwork to encourage our disposition: 

Compassion. Ākonga traced and 

cut out their own hands and then 

decorated it with symbols, patterns 

and colours of their choice, ranging 

from Cyborg and zombie hands 

to mandala patterns. This artwork 

represents the ātaahua diversity of 

our rangatahi. 

Mini Ball 

Year 3 / 4 

by Anj 

Wirtitsch 

Year 3 and 4 ākonga are enjoying playing mini-ball at 

Cowles Stadium after school on Thursdays. A huge 

thanks to our Senior ākonga who have stepped up as 

Coaches, our kaimahi and our whānau who support 

our up and coming young players. 

Taking enrolments, please visit: https://haeata.school.kiwi/index.php/enrolment to complete an 

online enrolment form or email enrol@haeata.school.nz for any enquiries 

Haeata Community Campus 

240 Breezes Road, Wainoni Reception Hours: Mon - Fri 8am - 3pm 

Contact 03 930 0110 www.haeata.school.nz


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Ingredients 

2 tablespoons olive oil, place in 

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6 large skinless chicken breast 

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Peppercorns 

4 cloves garlic, crushed 

3 cups chicken broth 

2 tablespoons lemon juice 

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1 lemon sliced 

1 cup uncooked pasta (can use 

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¼ cup capers, drained 

½ cup heavy whipping cream 

(or could use greek yoghurt) 

2 teaspoons grated lemon peel 

Parsley, chopped 

Directions 

Heat oil in frypan. Season 

chicken with salt and peppercorns, 

then stir fry until no longer pink. 

Add garlic, cook 30–40sec, 

stirring constantly, until fragrant. 

Add chicken broth, lemon and 

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Serves 4 

Ingredients 

2 tablespoons olive oil, place in 

RICH: 

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Up to three skinless chicken 

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Peppercorns 

1½ cups blue milk 

1½ cups chicken stock 

440 grams spaghetti, uncooked 

½ cup cream 

1 cup freshly grated parmesan 

cheese 

Broccoli or parsley (for 

garnish) 

Directions 

Heat olive oil, saute garlic, then 

add chicken chunks and season 

with peppercorns. 

Cook until golden and 

no longer pink, rest and set 

aside. 

Add milk to frypan, followed 

by chicken stock, add more 

peppercorns and bring to a 

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Add spaghetti and let cook 

through. 

Add cream and parmesan and 

stir until combined. 

Simmer for 2min or until the 

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again with peppercorns. 

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Garnish and serve immediately. 

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