The Star: April 07, 2022

THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2022 

• By Emily Moorhouse 

A COLLABORATION between 

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Stanton called up homeless 

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Nyran Stanton is the brains behind 

the homeless feeds, after the 

idea came to him when he woke 

at 4am one morning in January. 

Being an event planner with 

no events due to Covid, Stanton 

wondered what he could do to put 

his expertise to use. 

“I thought if I can’t do events 

maybe there’s some people in the 

community that could benefit 

from something,” he said. “I 

thought why not go out and do 

some homeless feeds.” 

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straightaway and came up with 

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idea, as well as talking to a few 

homeless people on the street. 

In two weeks he had raised 

$458 from donations thanks to 

a Facebook page he’d set up to 

promote his idea. 

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the end of January. 

First, Stanton walked to 

Christchurch City Mission to 

hand out some fish and chips, 

before heading over to Latimer 

Square to find a group of 

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homeless people waiting for him. 

He handed ou the food and 

they all sat down together and 

shared their stories, something 

Stanton said was “very cool.” 

From then on, Stanton has 

worked on building up his 

charity to the point of hosting 

a homeless feed almost every 

Thursday. 

“I think people kind of 

appreciate that we’ve all had 

situations in our life where we’ve 

needed a feed from somewhere,” 

he said. 

“I think everyone has been 

pretty good about it.” 

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Selwyn house prices excel..................................4 

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THE DATES have been set 

for this year’s NZ Agricultural 

Show after a two-year hiatus 

because of the pandemic. 

It will be held from November 

9 to 11, with organisers 

saying they are already in full 

swing. 

General manager Tracy 

Ahern welcomed the Government’s 

move to extend its insurance 

scheme giving large-scale 

POLICE HAVE impounded 

several vehicles and issued dozens 

of infringement notices after gatecrashing 

a gathering of illegal street 

racers in central Christchurch. 

A police spokesperson said three 

vehicles were impounded and 30 

infringement notices issued in 

relation to the “large gathering” last 

weekend. 

Seven vehicle compliance notices 

were also handed out and one 

driver had their licence suspended. 

“Reckless and illegal driving 

activities on our roads, puts all road 

users at risk and won’t be tolerated,” 

police said. 

Further operations targeting illegal 

street racing in Christchurch 

are planned. 

“We encourage members of the 

public to report events if they see 

them happening and include the 

vehicle registration if possible.” 

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events certainty for another 

year. 

“It’s fantastic to have that 

certainty so that now we can 

plan with much more confidence,” 

Ahern said. 

“While the past two years 

have been extremely difficult, 

I think they’ve helped us to 

create innovative solutions and 

new ways of doing things. 

“We’ll carry those over into 

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Show week plans well under way 

this year’s show. We’ve spent 

considerable time reviewing the 

show and looking at how we 

can make it even better. 

“And the support of ChristchurchNZ 

and the Christchurch 

City Council has been invaluable 

in what have been challenging 

times.” 

Ahern said this year’s event 

will have a youth focus aimed 

at introducing them to the agricultural 

sector. 

The show will have extended 

hours for children to visit the 

farmyard, evening entertainment 

and an opening extravaganza. 

“We have a real focus on 

education and fun for children 

throughout the show,” she said. 

Tickets go on sale from 

June 1 and livestock and 

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Police impound vehicles at 

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THE CITY council will tell the 

Ministry of Health that ensuring 

the safety of its water supply 

network is its priority and it has no 

funding for fluoridation. 

It is asking for a meeting with 

Director-General of Health Dr 

Ashley Bloomfield so it can explain 

the council’s position. It is 

also wants the ministry to supply 

details of all the alternatives that 

have been considered to fluoridate 

children’s teeth. 

City council staff and external 

advisers believe it will take at least 

44 months and $63 million in 

capital expenditure to fluoridate 

Christchurch’s water supply. 

The move comes as the Government 

looks to impose fluoridation 

around New Zealand. 

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“Completing that programme 

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it is where we have focused our 

funding in the 2022-31 Long Term 

Plan because we need to deliver a 

demonstrably safe drinking water 

supply for all Christchurch communities. 

“Fluoridating the water to help 

improve people’s dental health 

is simply not a priority for us at 

this time. If we are forced by the 

Ministry of Health into a situation 

where we have to add fluoride into 

the water, we will need to secure 

considerable external funding as 

we have not budgeted for this in 

our Long Term Plan and we are 

prioritising our drinking water 

improvement programme.’’ 

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Selwyn house average breaks $1m 

mark - out points other Canty areas 

• By Susan Sandys 

AVERAGE HOUSE values in 

the Selwyn District have climbed 

over $1 million, out-performing 

Christchurch and every other 

district in Canterbury. 

While the housing market has 

shifted down a gear nationwide, 

latest figures reported in the One 

Roof House Price Report – April 

2022 show Selwyn’s average 

property value grew 5.6 per cent 

($54,000) to $1.018 million in 

the first three months of the 

year. 

Authors of the report said 

while the Canterbury region’s 

housing market had “lost a lot of 

its energy,” Selwyn was “clearly 

benefiting from heightened newbuild 

activity.” 

House value index figures in 

the report show Selwyn is streets 

ahead of Christchurch, which 

has the second highest average 

value with $788,000, having 

risen just 2.6 per cent in the first 

quarter of the year. 

Selwyn is also well ahead 

when it comes to the rate of 

growth during the quarter. 

Ashburton had the second 

highest rise, of 4.9 per cent, to 

a value of $601,000. The lowest 

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was Mackenzie, 0.1 per cent, to 

$768,000. 

The average rise in the region 

of Canterbury was 3.2 per cent, 

to an average house value of 

$783,000. The national average 

rise was 2.1 per cent, to $1.098 

million. 

The index showed Auckland 

property values suffered their 

Tony 

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first drop in 

almost two years, 

falling 0.1 per 

cent to $1.553 

million. 

Property 

Brokers 

Canterbury 

regional manager 

Tony Quayle, 

based at Rolleston, said Selwyn 

was “quite insulated” from 

drops in some areas, as seen in 

Auckland. 

This was due to demand 

remaining solid. 

Buyers from Auckland, 

Wellington, Tauranga, Nelson, 

and even the West Coast, were 

buying homes, finding a $1 

million home in the district was 

much nicer than the equivalent 

in their home areas. 

Echoing comments in the 

OneRoof report, he said helping 

the high demand was the 

relatively high amount of new 

builds, as people could get a new 

home for a cheaper price. 

Buyers were also attracted 

by good employment 

opportunities in Canterbury, 

or in the pandemic they had 

found they could work from 

home successfully so could move 

further away. 

He said there was also demand 

from investors, as they could 

buy relatively modern homes 

in the district to have as rental 

properties. 

The news of the high average 

house value follows Real Estate 

Institute of New Zealand 

reporting last month that Selwyn 

had reached a new record high 

median house price of $890,000 

in February. 

The institute will be releasing 

its figures for March after Easter. 

The median is the middle 

house sale price of sold 

properties, while the average is 

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Crime scene investigation finished 

• By Anna Leask 

SPECIALIST police teams have 

finished examining a Riccarton 

house where a pensioner and 

her son were found dead at the 

weekend. 

Beverley Joan Mcilraith, in 

her eighties, and her son Nick 

Myles Mcilraith were found in 

separate rooms of the house on 

Saturday by police who went to 

the address to carry out a welfare 

check. 

A member of their family 

raised the alarm after the pair 

could not be contacted. 

It is understood police believe 

Nick Mcilraith killed his mother 

and then took his own life. 

The police investigation is ongoing 

and few details about what 

happened in the house have been 

released. 

The bodies of the mother and 

son – in his 40s – are still being 

formally identified. 

Their deaths have been 

referred to the coroner and a 

police homicide investigation is 

ongoing. 

The house – on the corner of 

Ayr St and Mona Vale Ave – was 

cordoned off on Saturday night 

and since then police have been 

highly visible in the area. 

A mobile policing unit was 

parked on the street and a tent 

and trailer set up for the specialist 

forensic team who examined 

the three-storey home. 

Sources say the bodies were 

found in bedrooms on different 

levels of the home. 

They were there for “a number 

of days” before they were found 

– possibly a week or two at most, 

police say. 

Yesterday all police vehicles, 

tents, screens and officer were 

gone with only a security contractor 

remaining at the house. 

A OCS cleaning company van 

was backed into the driveway 

and staff were inside the house. 

It had been mostly closed up 

with curtains drawn and only 

two windows slightly ajar. 

However, more windows were 

open as cleaners worked. 

The Mcilraith family were not 

ready to speak about the tragedy. 

Beverley Mcilraith is listed in 

public records as being retired 

and Nick Mcilraith as a parttime 

worker. 

Detective Senior Sergeant Colin 

Baillie would not be drawn on 

the circumstances of the deaths 

but did confirm that a homicide 

investigation was launched after 

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the post-mortem examinations. 

“No one else is being sought,” 

he said. 

“Our thoughts are with the 

wider family and they are being 

supported by Victim Support.” 

The Mcilraith house stands out 

on Ayr St because of its lack of 

maintenance. 

The house and exterior fence 

are engulfed in ivy – some windows 

are covered. 

The driveway is so overgrown 

with weeds the concrete cannot 

be seen and a red Toyota parked 

there is covered in moss and 

surrounded by long grass. 

Google Street View images 

show the same car in position in 

2019. 

When police arrived on 

Saturday uncollected mail was 

pouring out of the letterbox. 

Residents said they had not 

seen the occupants of the house 

for some time. 

But nothing seemed amiss at 

the house. 

“I always thought this house 

was abandoned but had seen 

upstairs windows open a few 

times over the summer,” said one 

woman. 

A man who knew Beverley and 

owns a share in the house as a 

trustee said he had not spoken to 

her since September. 

He had not heard what had 

happened to the pair but thought 

it was “very sad”. 

“I thought it was quite nice 

that he lived with her so she 

had the company,” he told the 

Herald. 

Beverley bought the Ayr St 

property before the 2011 earthquake. 

The man could not recall 

exactly when she moved but said 

the house was damaged in the 

quake. 

“I don’t know what’s happened. 

Obviously something’s gone 

wrong,” he said. 

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Getting refugee and migrant 

PEDAL POWER: 

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• By Chris Barclay 

SCIENTIFIC evidence suggests 

you never forget to ride a bike, 

but Samira Ahmed didn’t 

subscribe to that theory. 

So 22 years after she taught 

herself to ride in the garage of 

her adopted home, the Somalian 

was tentatively cycling around 

a car park at the Nga Puna Wai 

Sports Hub. 

“I fell off the first time,” she 

admits, after her third and final 

lesson with Bike Bridge Christchurch, 

a free service which targets 

female refugees and migrants. 

“I thought: ‘I know how to do 

this’ and I fell.” 

Now 34, Ahmed was among 

about 10 former refugee and 

migrant women who negotiated 

bike lessons and safety briefings. 

“I hadn’t been on a bike for 

15 years. I wanted to get more 

comfortable and I wanted to 

learn about traffic management,” 

Ahmed said. 

“There’s a lot of stuff safetywise 

that I had no one teaching 

me (as a 12-year-old). 

“I was really scared of riding 

on the road but a lot of the roads 

now have bike lanes so I figured 

‘why not? I wanted to do the activity 

for fitness,’’ Ahmed said. 

Spiralling petrol prices also 

influenced her decision. 

Ahmed left last week’s final 

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session – the service breaks over 

winter – and headed home to 

Shirley with the bike she rode on, 

to cap a rewarding experience. 

“It’s brilliant, an awesome 

service. There’s a lot of space and 

a lot of volunteers.” 

Bike Bridge Christchurch 

switched up a gear in September 

2020 after the first one-off lessons 

were held through a Canterbury 

District Health Board 

staff member on International 

Women’s Day in March, 2019. 

“So many women turned up 

despite the rain, it was clear 

there was an ongoing need for 

more than just one session,” said 

Bike Bridge Christchurch coordinator 

Lois Hill. 

While riding a bike is a rite of 

passage in New Zealand from a 

young age, many of the women 

were in their 20s and 30s when 

being able to access a bike for the 

first time. 

“It’s one of those things that’s 

really easy to take for granted 

when we grow up in the West,” 

Hill said. 

“For various reasons whether 

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women face in some countries, 

many of our learners have 

never been given the opportunity 

to learn to ride, or it was frowned 

upon. 

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women safely back on the bike 

There are no trainer wheels 

these days but there is a stationary 

bike for the novices to get 

to grips with the skills required 

under the guidance of female 

volunteers. 

Once the basics are mastered 

the new riders progress to the 

open road. 

“You learn 

pedalling and 

build up skills 

like signalling 

and then we 

go on the road 

and learn 

how to pass 

Lois Hill 

a parked car, 

turn left and 

turn right,” said Hill. 

“We want them to be confident 

in their local area and put what 

they’re learnt into practice.” 

The latest sessions targeted 

recent arrivals traced through 

the Red Cross and Christchurch 

Resettlement Services. 

Some of the women had only 

recently landed from Afghanistan, 

while there were other riders 

- aged up to their 60s - from 

Somalia, Jordan, Egypt, India, 

Syria and Nepal. 

Bike Bridge Christchurch 

became more established after 

collaborating with community 

bike shed Recycle A Dunger 

(RAD), another not-for-profit 

organisation which provides and 

maintains some of the bikes. 

Others are donated. 

While the sessions are based at 

BALANCING ACT: Sahro 

Elmi (left) gets to grips with 

cycling seven months after 

arriving in the city from 

Somalia. 

Above: Ngaire Allan assess a 

trainee rider’s cycling skills. 

Volunteer Anna Dabkowski 

passes on some safety tips 

to Jyoti Bhana from India. 

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Nga Puna Wai, sessions were also 

held at Linwood Pool for four 

weeks to gauge interest. 

“A lot of the ladies don’t necessarily 

have access to a car and 

Nga Puna Wai can be a bit tricky 

to get to. We’re exploring options 

of how we can improve access for 

people in different parts of the 

city,” Hill said. 

Hill said it was gratifying to see 

the progress women make. 

“It’s just so rewarding. It’s a 

real big buzz for them and the 

volunteers.” 

Hill urged prospective learners 

to keep tabs on the Bike Bridge 

Christchurch Facebook page 

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resume in October. 

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NEWS 9 

Family’s desperate hope for justice 


WHEN JULIANA Herrera left 

Colombia a decade ago, she was 

looking for a safer, calmer life. 

Her home city was rife with 

assaults, robberies, violent crime 

and she wanted a future free 

from danger. 

She chose Christchurch and, 

for 10 years her dream came 

true – she was happy, secure, 

not scared or worried about her 

environment. 

But in January her safe, calm 

life was taken from her when she 

was killed in her own home. 

Her family has spoken exclusively 

to the New Zealand 

Herald – through her sister Saray 

Bonilla – about their loss and 

their desperate hope for justice. 

On Sunday, January 23, Herrera’s 

friends found her dead in 

the bedroom of her flat on Grove 

Rd. 

They called police, and soon 

after a homicide investigation 

began. 

It is understood Herrera was 

violently attacked by a man – 

someone she likely knew – and 

stabbed while she was in her bed. 

It’s thought Herrera had been 

asleep when the alleged offender 

entered her flat. 

A 35-year-old man has been 

charged with murdering Juliana 

TRAGIC: The scene of the alleged crime in January soon after Juliana’s body was found. 

PHOTO: HAMISH CLARK 

on January 21 or 22. 

Suppression orders prevent 

the Herald from publishing any 

further information about the 

murder accused. 

But the details of 

Herrera’s life can 

be shared – and her 

family want her to be 

remembered and for 

her story to be told. 

“Juliana was a 

woman with a great 

heart – always looking 

after her mum and very 

proud to be an aunty,” Bonilla 

said. 

“It didn’t matter how her mood 

was, she always gave people a big 

Juliana Herrera 

smile. 

“Juliana was a gentle, considerate 

and kind person. She could 

seem introverted and reserved, 

but once you got to 

know her, you realised 

she was very cheerful 

and kind-hearted. 

“She was always 

willing to help. Her 

love filled our hearts.” 

Herrera hated social 

injustice and people 

being treated unfairly. 

She was genuine, 

extremely trusting and caring. 

And she was always looking 

for ways to better herself and her 

life. 

‘She was always willing to 

help. Her love filled our 

hearts’ 

– Saray Bonilla 

“She always found ways to lift 

herself and keep going,” Bonilla 

said. 

“She was in a moment of her 

life where she wanted to grow in 

all aspects, she was studying personal 

finance, she read authors 

who inspired her to have a better 

relationship with herself, she was 

exercising. 

“She was working towards a 

strong mind, body and spirit. 

She was very competitive and 

constantly challenging herself.” 

Herrera worked for a Christchurch 

marketing and strategy 

company and was passionate 

about 3D animation. 

After she died, a manager described 

her as a talented, bright 

and willing “dear friend and 

colleague”. 

“She was a very professional 

and dedicated person, she worried 

about achieving and contributing 

with her team,” Bonilla 

told the Herald. 

“She was a great support and 

a mentor to her friends and 

workmates.” 

From a young age Herrera had 

a love of Disney and her dream, 

according to her family, was 

to be part of a team where she 

could animate a character. 

“Since little, she was interested 

in drawing and painting and 

later, when she started watching 

animated films, she got really 

motivated in studying design 

and 3D animation,” Bonilla 

explained. 

It was that study that led Herrera 

to leave Colombia and start 

a new life in Christchurch. 

“She said that New Zealand 

was one of the best places to 

study 3D animation and that 

motivated her a lot to move 

there,” Bonilla said. 

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“The second reason [she moved 

to Christchurch] was that in 

Colombia she was not calm about 

the security. 

“In the city where she lived before 

moving, robbery and assault 

rates were high, so she wanted to 

live in a quieter city.” 

Herrera found the “calm, 

safe new life” she yearned for 

and with no plans to return to 

Colombia, she became a New 

Zealand citizen 

She made many friends and the 

“very active and sporty” woman 

spent a lot of time outdoors. 

“Since she was little she always 

liked to practice a sport, but 

when she started university she 

paused it and was able to get back 

to it again in New Zealand,” her 

sister said. 

“Every day she went running 

and every week she rode kilometres 

on a bicycle, which had 

become one of her great passions. 

“She even went to play soccer 

in spite of not liking it very much, 

she did it just to spend more time 

with her friends and share with 

them.” 

Bonilla last spoke to Herrera in 

mid-January, not long before she 

was killed. 

“Juliana was very happy and 

motivated to start the year,” 

Bonilla said. 

“Also because she [was going 

to] travel to Colombia on 

vacation to visit family. As the 

pandemic had postponed this 

plan, she was happy and in high 

spirits.” 

Family members tried to phone 

Herrera the weekend she was 

allegedly murdered but their calls 

went unanswered. 

“We did not suspect anything 


‘Juliana must be remembered as a warrior’ 

wrong. On the contrary, we were 

confident that she was fine,” 

Bonilla recalled. 

“When she did not answer her 

cellphone we knew it was because 

she was riding a bicycle or doing 

some other activity.” 

Soon the family were given the 

worst news they could imagine. 

Herrera was dead – she had 

been killed – a man had allegedly 

murdered her. 

The man charged with Herrera’s 

death appeared for the 

first time in the district court on 

January 25. 

He was remanded in custody 

until his next appearance in the 

High Court at Christchurch on 

February 18. 

Bonilla and her mother travelled 

to New Zealand for that 

court appearance – and to take 

their beloved sister and daughter 

home to her final resting place. 

Sitting in the courtroom that 

day, flanked by police officers 

who worked on Herrera’s case, 

they saw the face of the man allegedly 

responsible for her brutal 

death. 

“There are many feelings – anger, 

fear, frustration, misunderstanding 

– because it is not fair 

for one person to [allegedly] take 

another person’s life,” Bonilla 

told the Herald. 

“This should be severely 

punished no matter what … 

sentences must be strict. 

“We know the team of police 

and investigators who are working 

on Juliana’s case and we feel 

supported and safe with them - 

we know and trust that they are 

working very hard for justice to 

be done.” 

Bonilla said talking about her 

slain sister was “really hard”. 

“It has been one of the most 

difficult moments of our lives,” 

she said. 

“But we have had the love and 

support of our family and especially 

all the friends that Juliana 

had in New Zealand [and] having 

all this love and support has lifted 

many burdens and has helped us 

‘Every day she went running 

and every week she rode 

kilometres on a bicycle, 

which had become one of 

her great passions’ 

– Saray Bonilla 

a lot to get through this process. 

“We are very grateful to everybody 

who in some way showed 

their love and respect for Juliana 

and our family – it was really 

amazing seeing the solidarity 

and kindness of so many people; 

I think it’s just a small reflection 

of how great Juliana’s heart and 

soul was.” 

A special mass will be held for 

Herrera and her family will then 

scatter her ashes in a river that 

passes through the town where 

she grew up – a place her sister 

said she “lived beautiful experiences”. 

Herrera was a huge presence 

in her family, even living so far 

from them. 

“She was very attentive with 

our mother, she liked to surprise 

with gifts without it being a special 

occasion,” Bonilla recalled 

fondly. 

“She also liked to listen to our 

stories and she advised us if we 

had problems; she liked to make 

us laugh and we also laughed at 

silly things we told each other. 

“Her laugh was very contagious.” 

When asked what Bonilla 

would miss most about her sister 

she said “everything”. 

“Her way of being, her kindness, 

her nobility, her tenacity,” 

she said. 

“Her tenderness and her compassion 

for people, even without 

knowing them. 

“She was our grounding pole.” 

Bonilla wanted people to 

remember her sister for who she 

was – not how she died. 

“Juliana must be remembered 

as a warrior, a strong woman … 

who did not give up despite adversity, 

happy and smiling, motivated 

by the future,” she said. 

“To those who had the privilege 

of knowing her, may they always 

remember her big and beautiful 

smile, her courtesy and kindness, 

her tenacity and all the love and 

affection she gave them. 

“For her family and friends, she 

is a guide and an inspiration to 

continue being a better person. 

“Although her physical presence 

was taken away from us, 

absolutely no one will take away 

the memory of her and the beautiful 

memories we created in our 

hearts. 

I know that from where she is, 

she will send us her blessings and 

love … wherever she is, she will 

be picking us up and pushing us 

out of this.” 

The Herrera family wanted to 

thank the police and prosecution 

teams working on her case. 

They also wanted to thank 

everyone who supported them 

- from Herrera’s friends and colleagues 

in New Zealand to those 

who donated more than $35,000 

through a Givealittle fundraising 

page to help them return the 

37-year-old to Colombia. 

“We feel that we gained a great 

family in New Zealand,” Bonilla 

said. 

“Thank you all very much 

from the bottom of our hearts. 

Without a doubt, we know that 

all the love we received will be 

rewarded with great blessings for 

all.” 

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NEWS 13 

Charismatic rough diamond farewelled 


A POPULAR Hornby publican 

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birthday in the bar emblazoned 

with his larger-than-life 

caricature has been remembered 

as a genuine Kiwi bloke. 

Mark Templeton fell asleep 

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marking his 66th birthday 

among friends and family last 

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regained consciousness. 

“He’s a well-loved man and 

unfortunately his health just let 

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Templeton said. 

“We were there when he 

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peacefully. It’s great we were 

there so Mark wasn’t lonely 

when he died.” 

Originally from Ladbrooks, 

Templeton, who battled 

emphysema, started out as an 

apprentice mechanic and grew 

his own business in Lincoln. 

“It was quite ironic really, the 

next morning (after Mark died) 

I was walking around the garage 

and there by the lawnmower was 

a can of Start Ya Bastard. Who 

knows, it might have been worth 

a shot,” Peter Templeton said. 

His older brother ran Mark 

Templeton Automotive before 

switching to the hospitality 

industry. He eventually owned 

Temps Bar, on Goulding Ave, for 

about 21 years. 

“He decided he liked beer just 

as much as he liked cars,” Peter 

Templeton said. 

“He loved his rugby, his old 

Chevy cars, shooting, fishing 

and jet boating.” 

An accomplished shooter, he 

twice represented New Zealand 

against Australia in down-theline 

clay target shooting in the 

1980s. 

His shooting medals were on 

display at his celebration of life 

gathering at the Tai Tapu Hotel 

on Tuesday, after the 

formalities guests 

were asked to place a 

shotgun cartridge on 

the casket. 

Hundreds of 

mates, regulars and 

loved ones attended, 

the venue striking 

a chord with his 

brother. 

“We grew up in the Ladbrooks, 

Tai Tapu area. We spent a lot 

of time there as youngsters so 

it (the hotel) was quite fitting,” 

Peter Templeton said. 

Long-standing mates 

paid tribute 

to the father of Blair 

and Wade before 

the boys, relatives 

and friends wheeled 

the casket past two 

Mercedes-Benz cars, 

one of Templeton’s 

favourite makes. 

“He was just a legend, a funny 

guy. He loved hospitality, loved 

RESPECTS: Mourners gather for the celebration of Mark Templeton’s life. Right: Temps Bar in Hornby. 

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Peter Templeton said. 

“Mark loved storytelling, he 

had a great sense of humour, one 

for every occasion. 

“He might have wore his 

engine out but his memory recall 

for jokes was incredible. He’ll be 

remembered fondly for all his 

jokes, not all of them in good 

taste.” 

He once christened a jet boat 

Cirrhosis of the River. 

Dunsandel farmer Derek 

Sheen, a mate of 40 years 

through clay target shooting, 

remembered Templeton as 

the quintessential good 

bugger. A charismatic rough 

diamond. 

He was also generous with his 

sponsorship of duck shooting 

competitions, even when 

financially strapped. 

“Temp had a remarkable 

attitude to life,” said Sheen, 

echoing a line from the 

legendary hard-living late 

football star, George Best. 

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happened to the millions of 

pounds he’d earned in his 

younger years to which George 

replied: ‘I’ve spent a lot of it on 

booze, women and fast cars. The 

rest of it I just wasted’. 

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list and jet boats as well.” 

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dedication as her father-in-law 

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DOC hut defiled, reports of urinating inside 

• By Thomas Bywater 

FORMAL complaints 

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hut was defiled by visitors. 

On Saturday night, visitors 

to the 16-person Edwards Hut 

in Arthur’s Pass were woken by 

antisocial behaviour and there 

were reports of visitors urinating 

on bunks inside the hut. 

One man reportedly had to 

be stopped from urinating on 

an occupied bunk, to which 

he replied “It’s all good bro”, 

seemingly unaware of his actions. 

The incident was also reported 

via a public Facebook 

group which initially identified 

members of a student tramping 

society. 

“To the group that stayed at 

Edwards Hut, Arthur’s Pass 

last night, it’s not acceptable,” 

one of the guests wrote to the 

Tramping in New Zealand 

group. 

“There are other people who 

are usually out to enjoy the 

peace of the bush, and that’s 

just disgusting behaviour in a 

communal area regardless of if 

it’s a hut or anyplace.” 

When sheepish members of 

the party were confronted the 

following morning, they were 

mistaken for members of a 

university tramping club. 

UNACCEPTABLE: Visitors at Edwards Hut near Arthur’s Pass were woken on Saturday 

night by guests urinating in bunkrooms. 

PHOTO: NZ HERALD/RUTH MCKIE 

The club has since claimed 

this was not the case. 

Canterbury University 

Tramping Club president Chris 

Dewhurst said he had been 

notified of the incident and 

was aware of a small, three 

person group from the club 

staying over Saturday night. 

He suspects this confusion was 

over the club’s stamp in the hut 

intentions book. 

“I like to believe that in 

general, our club members 

are a pretty respectful bunch 

and in my four years on the 

committee we’ve only had one 

complaint regarding a club 

trip,” Dewhurst said. 

The Department of Conservation 

said it was looking 

into the incident. They urged 

trampers to be considerate 

to other hut users and follow 

the hut users code, which asks 

latecomers to be considerate of 

noise and to keep shared huts 

in a tidy state. 

One of the hut users said 

an intoxicated man tried to 

urinate on her father while they 

slept. 

The woman, who works for 

DOC, said the incident has put 

them off overnight trips. She 

said it was “pretty disgraceful 

to see this kind of behaviour, 

neither of us got any sleep that 

night.” 

DOC hut users code 

1. Keep huts clean and tidy. A broom, 

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them, and leave muddy boots outside. 

2. Conserve gas when using gas 

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Use wood sparingly and replace any you 

use for the next visitors. 

4. Share huts with others by being 

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and keep quiet if others are sleeping. 

Share boiled water with other trampers 

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5. Carry it in, carry it out – recycle all 

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6. No smoking in huts, take your 

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rubbish. 

7. Hunters must follow the firearms 

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8. No dogs allowed inside huts. 

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10. Always pay hut fees.

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NEWS 17 

Businessman cleared on sex charges 


A Christchurch businessman has 

been acquitted on three charges 

of indecently assaulting a female 

employee and he has won his 

fight to keep his name and 

details secret forever. 

The case has been before the 

courts for more than a year 

but can only now be reported 

after a judge found the man not 

guilty on all charges and granted 

permanent name suppression for 

both him and his business. 

The man was accused of indecently 

assaulting the employee 

by kissing her on the mouth, 

placing her hand on his crotch 

and kissing her neck. 

He denied the accusation, 

saying it was the woman who 

“endeavoured to kiss him, and 

she put her hand on his shorts”. 

Judge Paul Kellar heard all 

of the evidence during a threeday 

trial early last month and 

his final ruling has now been 

provided to the New Zealand 

Herald. 

The court heard that the 

complainant started working for 

the man’s business just a month 

before the alleged assault. 

She claimed the man quizzed 

her on her personal life before 

persuading her to go into a small 

room with him. 

“She said the moment she 

walked in (the man) shut the 

door behind her,” said Judge 

Kellar. 

“She said it was all very 

confrontational from there. She 

said that as (the man) shut the 

door behind her he put his hand 

around her neck and pulled her 

in for a kiss. 

“She said that then he dragged 

her hand and shoved it down his 

pants and she could feel what she 

was touching.” 

She claimed the man grabbed 

her and kissed her again just 

after they left the room. 

He was then “persistent” and 

eventually “aggressive” as he 

tried to persuade her to perform 

further sexual acts. 

“It was about to get to the 

point where I think he was about 

to grab me,” she told the court. 

VERDICT: A judge found a Christchurch businessman not guilty of indecently assaulting a 

young staffer. 

PHOTO: NZ HERALD/GEORGE HEARD 

She said she felt “disgusted and 

shocked”. 

Another female employee 

approached the pair and started 

chatting. 

The complainant said she 

eventually managed to excuse 

herself from the conversation 

and “got into her car and left as 

fast as she could”. 

She went straight home and 

told her partner what had 

happened at work – and then 

reported the alleged incident to 

the police. 

The businessman was arrested 

the next day and in a lengthy police 

interview, said the complainant 

was the one who initiated the 

contact. 

He claimed she hugged him 

and said: “You are such a good 

boss. I really like older guys . . . 

I like the gold jewellery and the 

tattoos.” 

He told police she followed 

him inside the room when he 

went to check on some newly 

installed fittings. 

She then “went to kiss him and 

touch him at the same time saying 

that she liked him”. 

The man said he declined her 

advance and then told her it 

“can’t be done” when she went to 

kiss him a second time. 

“He said he was flattered that 

she liked older guys but that 

they were at work and there were 

cameras everywhere,” Judge Kellar 

said. 

He said the woman “apologised 

for what had happened 

before” and he told her “it was no 

big deal”. 

At the trial Judge Kellar heard 

evidence from the complainant 

directly as well as what she told 

police. 

He also heard from the businessman 

and several witnesses 

who cannot be identified. 

He was also provided with 

CCTV footage. 

While the cameras did not 

cover the area where the woman 

said the assault happened, it 

captured the pair immediately 

before and after the alleged incident. 

Judge Kellar said nothing 

looked amiss beforehand and 

after the complainant “appears 

to be smiling and laughing”. 

That was “at odds” with her 

evidence that she “felt disgusted 

and shocked”. 

“She is making eye contact 

with (the man) and appears to 

have a huge smile on her face,” 

he said. 

“(She) appears to be looking at 

him smiling and laughing.” 

Judge Kellar was “very mindful” 

of the dynamic between the 

businessman and his younger 

employee. 

He said he must also “exercise 

great caution” in placing weight 

on how the complainant appeared 

on the CCTV footage 

because “people do not always 

react the way one would expect” 

after an indecent assault. 

However, he said the CCTV 

footage “appears to be inconsistent 

with what (the woman) says 

happened and how she was feeling 

at the time”. 

After considering all of the 

evidence presented at trial, Judge 

Kellar ruled that the Crown had 

not satisfied him beyond reasonable 

doubt that the complainant 

was a “reliable and credible 

witness”. 

“There was a disconnect in 

several material respects between 

what she told police, what she 

said in evidence-in-chief, what 

she said in cross-examination, 

and the objective evidence of the 

CCTV footage,” he said. 

“The CCTV footage paints 

quite a different picture to what 

(the woman) described in several 

material respects.” 

Judge Kellar said while the 

alleged incident was not filmed, 

what happened before and after 

was captured on camera and 

was “markedly at odds” with 

what the complainant told the 

court. 

“Her evidence leaves me with 

a reasonable doubt as to (the 

businessman’s) guilt,” he said. 

“In any event, I cannot exclude 

what (he) told police as being a 

reasonable possibility . . . there is 

a remarkable similarity between 

what he told the police and what 

the CCTV footage shows. 

“Furthermore . . . I cannot 

exclude his account of what 

happened in the (room) as being 

a reasonable possibility.” 

Judge Kellar found the man 

not guilty on all charges. 

He then granted the man’s 

application for permanent 

name suppression - to protect 

his identity and the name and 

reputation of his business. 

—NZ Herald 

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NEWS 


PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

PHOTO: NEWSLINE 

OPERATIONAL: Eight new aerators designed to reduce 

odours have been turned on at the Christchurch 

Wastewater Treatment Plant, which was damaged by 

fire last November. 

Aerators switched on at wastewater plant 

EIGHT NEW aerators have been 

turned on at the fire-damaged 

Christchurch Wastewater 

Treatment Plant in Bromley 

as the city council’s mid-term 

recovery plan to address one of 

the two sources of unpleasant 

odours reaches its next phase. 

The city council has converted 

two of the plant’s clarifier tanks 

into aeration basins in an effort 

to improve the quality of the 

effluent being pumped into the 

oxidation ponds. 

City council head of three 

waters Helen Beaumont said the 

independent expert advice is that 

these measures will gradually 

improve the odours coming 

from the oxidation ponds over 

the coming weeks. 

“We’re pleased that the aerators 

are now operational. The quality 

of the effluent being pumped into 

the ponds should improve, leading 

to a gradual improvement in the 

biological health of the ponds,” 

Beaumont said. 

At the same time, planning 

work is under way to address the 

less frequent – but more acute – 

unpleasant smells that are coming 

from the 26,000m3 of filter 

material inside the destroyed 

tricking filters. 

“When it rains and the filter 

media gets wet, the organic matter 

trapped within the filter media 

begins to rot and it releases 

high levels of unpleasant odours 

until it dries,” said Beaumont. 

“Our focus is to remove the 

filter media as soon as possible 

to eliminate the odour source. 

Following damage investigations 

and discussions with our insurer, 

we will look to appoint a contractor 

for this work this month. 

“The actual start date of 

media removal, and the time 

required to complete the 

work, will be determined after 

we appoint a contractor and 

their methodology has been 

confirmed.” 

Oyster catcher numbers on the rise at estuary 

AN ANNUAL bird count has 

recorded black oyster catcher 

bird numbers are at an all time 

high. 

City council 

ecologist 

Andrew 

Crossland 

said last week 

he counted a 

record number 

of 232 birds at 

Andrew 

Crossland 

the estuary. 

The bird is 

endemic to 

New Zealand 

and one the world’s rarest 

wading birds. Also known as 

the variable oyster catcher or 

toreapango. 

The ever-hungry bird, eats day 

and night during low tide and 

can be seen on the mudflats of the 

estuary looking for cockles, crabs 

and marine worms. 

Having adapted somewhat to 

an urban environment, it also 

feeds on earthworms and grubs 

in the Linwood Paddocks and 

the McCormacks Bay sport field. 

Unlike its name suggests, 

it does not find oysters in the 

estuary. 

During the 80s, less than 

10 birds were regularly seen 

but numbers have slowly been 

increasing over the years to 

last year when 126 birds were 

counted. 

Crossland has been counting 

the oyster catchers since 1985. 

The total population of this 

species is between five and 6000 

birds. 

Avon-Heathcote Estuary 

Ihutai Trust manager, Tanya 

Jenkins said people can help 

the black oyster catcher other 

estuary birds thrive. 

“When you walk your dog 

along the estuary at low tide and 

you can see birds feeding on the 

mudflats, keep dogs on the lead 

as not to disturb them,” she said. 

In the meantime, the Estuary 

Trust will continue working the 

city council on their three-year 

estuary edge predator control 

project and hope to increase the 

chances of being able to report a 

higher count next year. 

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20 

NEWS 

• By Emily Moorhouse 

WELL-KNOWN restaurant 

Pedro’s House of Lamb has 

suffered another blow after the 

Sydenham branch caught fire, 

forcing it to close temporarily. 

Pedro Carazo, who died of a 

heart attack in 2018, opened his 

first restaurant, Pedro’s, in the 

city centre in 1985. 

But after losing his business to 

the earthquakes, he established 

Pedro’s House of Lamb in a 

modified shipping container on 

Carlton Corner before expanding 

to a second location in Queenstown, 

then a permanent third site 

in Sydenham and then Auckland. 

However, the Sydenham site 

has now suffered severe fire damage 

and will be closed for the next 

six to eight weeks. 

Pedro’s House of Lamb owner, 

Iñaki Sanchez, who is Carazo’s 

nephew, said emergency services 

were called to the restaurant 

on Colombo St about 11pm last 

Wednesday after members of the 

public saw the fire. 

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which emergency services said 

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Sanchez received a call from his 

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mine [restaurant],” he said. 

“It is quite bad, there was a lot 

of damage from the fire but also 

there was water everywhere from 

the firefighters,” Sanchez said. 

“They did an amazing job.” 

Sanchez said he is working 

through insurance claims and 


Another blow for restaurant 

DAMAGE: The fire that has left the Sydenham restaurant 

temporarily closed was caused by tea towels on a cycle in 

the dryer. 

hopes to have the Sydenham 

branch up and running again as 

soon as he can. 

The Merivale restaurant on 

Papanui Rd is still operating and 

Sanchez said he hopes to see his 

Sydenham customers there in the 

mean time. 

“The support has been great,” 

he said. “We’ll be up and running 

again in no time.” 

WORKING FROM HOME 

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DEAL: Trust 

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Construction. 

Long awaited jetty 

rebuild to start 

• By Kristie Boland 

WORK WILL start on the 

rebuild of the Governors Bay 

jetty on August 1. 

The Governors Bay Jetty 

Restoration Trust announced it 

has signed a contract with HEB 

Construction for the much anticipated 

rebuild of the jetty. 

The trust had already signed a 

letter of intent with HEB earlier 

this year to allow it to order 

some stainless steel fittings and 

fixings for the jetty. 

“Seventy per cent of this 

project cost is upfront due to the 

nature of it, but that’s allowed us 

to also have a lot cheaper costs 

than the council would have 

been able to get if they were running 

it,” said trust chairwoman 

Prue Miller. 

The city council previously 

said it was going to cost $7.8 

million to repair, but the trust 

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believed it could repair the jetty 

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budget is $3.5 million, plus 

a 10 per cent contingency. The 

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The trust has now finalised 

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Construction. Part of the tender 

negotiations were that the trust 

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timber from Australia directly, 

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Villa Maria College 

Learn To Prize What Is Of Value 

Meet our 2022 Head Girl, 

Niamh Aitken 

TeRM 1 UPdATe 

Villa Maria College Student Leaders 2022 

Left to right: Hina Ikeda, International Captain; Bella Edwards, Sports Captain; Neve Enright, Academic Captain; Sophie 

McGillicuddy, Service Captain; Naimh Aitken, Head Girl; Maggie Cahill, Deputy Head Girl; Ruthie Atherton, Mercy Ambassador; 

Margot Coleman, Cultural Captain; Danielle Odams, Head Librarian. 

I am very privileged to have been 

selected as Head Girl for Villa Maria 

College for 2022. I started at Villa in Year 

7 and I have enjoyed my journey so far. 

Villa has provided me with so many 

opportunities ranging from academics 

to cultural activities and much more. By 

making the most of these opportunities, 

I have created special memories and 

gained friendships that I will treasure for 

years to come. 

While we were hoping that Covid 

restrictions would be lifted this year, we 

will continue to adapt and find innovative 

ways to remain connected. I want to 

label 2022 as ‘the year of resilience’. My 

goal is to help each Villa student to stay 

positive and motivated through these 

unprecedented times. I also challenge 

myself to reinvent school activities so that 

they can go ahead safely under the Covid 

Protection Framework. 

One of my favourite things about Villa 

is our special character, and the Mercy 

charism that is at the heart of our College. 

Our Catholic faith creates a strong sense 

of belonging amongst the students, and 

we actively seek ways to be of service to 

the community. 

I am thankful I have been entrusted with 

this role and will strive to ensure Villa 

Maria College remains a positive and 

happy place to be. 

Niamh Aitken 

Head Girl 2022 

Applications are now 

open for enrolments 

for Villa Maria 

College for the 2023 

school year. 

Go to www.villa.school.nz 

for information about 

Open day and enrolment. 

Villa’s outstanding NCeA 

Results 

At Villa Maria College, we love the 

opportunity to celebrate our students’ 

academic success, and we are proud to share 

our students’ achievements in NCEA 2021. 

• 97.9% of our Year 11 students gained 

NCEA Level 1 (compared to 69% 

nationally). 

• 100% of our Year 12 students gained NCEA 

Level 2 (compared to 77.8% nationally). 

• 96.3% of our Year 13 students gained 

NCEA Level 3 (compared to 70.4% 

nationally). 

These results reflect the continuing exemplary standard of our students and staff. Villa girls, staff and whānau should be justifiably 

proud of the 2021 results, especially given the challenges and obstacles the students faced last year. Striving for excellence is part 

of the Villa culture and our girls are guided and supported to set goals to achieve their potential. Mahi tika ana! 

Young Vinnies Lent Appeal 

This term, our Service team has been busy collecting 

donations for the Young Vinnies Lent Appeal. The group aims 

to collect donations of quality goods, including food, clothing, 

stationery, toys and personal products to go to those in need. 

“We’ve had an amazing response from our College community, 

with an enormous amount of good quality donations that will 

truly make a difference for those who need our help,” explained 

Maddison Dempsey, one of the College’s Service Leaders. 

“We are proud to be able to help those who are in need, with 

our donations going to those in our community who are doing 

it tough. This act of giving is an important part of our College’s 

special character, ensuring that we always think of others and 

finding practical ways to make a difference.” 

Photo caption: Maddy Bishop, Year 10 and Maddison Dempsey, Year 13 with a 

small sample of the donated goods 

The gift of a thousand paper 

cranes 

March 15 marked the third anniversary of the Mosque 

shootings in Christchurch. Villa Maria College has 

remembered the anniversary of these attacks each year 

since, and this year was no exception. 

Led by International Captain Hina Ikeda, students made 

a thousand colourful paper cranes, a symbol of peace, 

love, hope, and healing. On Tuesday 15 March, Hina 

and Ruthie Atherton, our Mercy Ambassador, gifted 

the paper cranes to the Linwood Islamic Centre, to 

remember those who died in the Mosque attacks in 

2019. 

“Everyone deserves to feel respected. By presenting 

these paper cranes to the Muslim community, we are 

showing them respect, peace and love,” said Hina. 

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KIWI HIT: To commemorate the 40-year anniversary of The Dance Exponent’s iconic single Victoria, Toi Ōtautahi 

is calling for your interpretation of the song. 

Call for Victoria covers 

TO MARK 40 years since The 

Dance Exponents released 

Victoria, Christchurch’s 

virtual arts office, Toi 

Ōtautahi, is calling for your 

interpretations of the song. 

“In June 1982, The Dance 

Exponents released their very 

first single Victoria, which 

stormed its way up the music 

charts, eventually placing at 

number six – which in 1982, 

for a local band, was no mean 

feat,” said city council principal 

arts advisor Kiri Jarden. 

“The song captured the 

attention of the nation, and 

it quickly became one of the 

country’s most beloved songs 

– placing No 8 on the APRA 

top 100 songs of all time list.” 

The Dance Exponents spent 

their early years together in 

Christchurch, establishing 

their reputation by playing at 

local pubs. 

Jarden said Victoria is heavily 

connected to the city as 

the music video was shot in 

Christchurch and the song was 

inspired by lead singer Jordan 

Luck’s landlady. 

“So Toi Ōtautahi wants to 

pay respect to the song by inviting 

musicians of all genres 

to interpret Victoria in their 

own unique way to coincide 

with the song’s anniversary in 

June. 

“Perhaps you’ve always 

wanted to cover the song in 

te reo, acapella, or even death 

metal style. 

“Maybe you envisage a 

simple violin and cello rendition. 

Whatever your vision, 

whatever your interpretation, 

Toi Ōtautahi wants to hear 

from you,” Jarden said. 

You can enter as a band, 

a duo, or a solo act. All you 

need to do is send a recording 

of your interpretation along 

with a short paragraph on 

what Victoria or Ōtautahi 

Christchurch mean to you. 

The songs will be presented 

on the Toi Ōtautahi website 

and will be judged by a very 

special guest judge, Luck 

himself. 

•Send your entries 

tokiaora@toiotautahi.org. 

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24 

OPINION 


Delivering safe drinking water the priority 

THIS WEEK we considered 

the implications of the 

fluoridation legislation passed 

by Parliament late last year. This 

was passed with the support of 

all parties. 

The new law, designed to 

reduce the prevalence and 

severity of dental decay, makes 

the Director-General of Health 

the decision-maker when to 

Mayor 

Lianne Dalziel 

comes to adding fluoride to the 

drinking water, not individual 

councils. The city council was 

asked to provide the costs and 

timeframe for doing so. 

I was shocked to see the 

report with our assessment of 

the “eye-watering” cost of $63m 

(capex) and $1.8m (annual opex). 

The capital spend is over three 

times what it was when a rough 

assessment was done in 2017, 

however this report contains a 

lot more detail and takes into 

account a wider range of 

issues. 

The biggest component of the 

cost comes from the fact that we 

would have to provide individual 

treatment capacity at nearly 50 

pressure pump stations, unlike 

other councils who take water 

from one or more sources and 

treat it in a single plant before 

distributing it to households (as 

we do in Akaroa). 

The Director-General will 

have to weigh up the costs with 

the benefits, and of course will 

have to consider where those 

costs should lie. I have a simple 

view – the decision is made by 

a health official and the benefits 

are health benefits. And that 

is where the funding should 

come from. We have no say and 

the decision is not about water 

safety. 

Our priority remains the 

delivery of demonstrably safe 

drinking water that is also 

good to drink, hence our work 

towards gaining an exemption 

from chlorination. And that’s 

where our drinking water 

funding is required under our 

Long Term Plan to be spent. 

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Candidates need to make their position clear 

KELLY BARBER is moving away 

from The Peoples Choice/Labour 

ticket (The Star March 31) in his 

bid to win the Burwood Ward 

as councillor, after discovering 

the party brand was a stumbling 

block for many voters in the 

Coastal Ward who said they 

would have voted for him if he 

had been an independent. 

In changing to Independent, 

has he also changed his 

viewpoint and how he will 

vote or will he be a People’s 

Choice/Labour candidate in an 

Independent coat? 

He and all candidates need 

to make their stand clear on 

important issues like Three 

Waters and leaving Local 

Government NZ so the people of 

Burwood can clearly know who 

they are voting for. 

-D Downward, 

Bryndwr 

Parking 

ChristchurchNZ Holdings’ 

diversionary tactics of citing 

on-street parking and several 

red herrings does not negate its 

obligation to honour the parking 

provision agreement made by its 

parent body, the city council (The 

Star March 31). 

Regardless of how the sale 

of the car park land slipped 

through the council’s processes 

without the commitment to 

the RSA being flagged, the 

performance of those bodies is 

nothing less than a shameful 

betrayal that can only be healed 

by them coming up with a fair 

long-term solution. 

Perhaps if the land is to be 

subdivided for residential use 

by the new owners, the Home 

Foundation, the subdivision 

reserve contribution could go 

towards the RSA parking – as 

land or sufficient cash for an 

alternative site. The council must 

admit it has stuffed up and fulfil 

their obligation to the RSA, no 

excuses acceptable. 

-Bernie Calder, 

Southshore 

Esplanade tidy-up 

A big thank you to Linwood- 

Central-Heathcote Community 

Board member Darrell Latham 

for drawing the community’s 

attention to the appalling state 

of the seats on the Sumner 

promenade. It looks more like 

a war zone than the most 

popular promenade and beach in 

Christchurch. 

Extensive upgrading of the 

promenade was included in the 

Coastal Pathway design plans. 

But for some reason a decision 

was then made by council staff to 

exclude it from the implementation 

plans. 

Clearly a major upgrade 

of the promenade is needed. 

With sea level rise and bigger 

storms the seawall will need to 

be strengthened and raised as 

part of this project. Councillors 

should be making a decision now 

to initiate this project. 

In the meantime the seats 

should be brought up to a 

reasonable standard, the weeds 

sprayed, the multiple lakes near 

Stoke St raised and resealed, and 

pathways of smooth seal laid 

between each seawall stairway 

and its beach ramp so that 

people using the beach can walk 

in bare feet in comfort. 

-Alisdair Hutchison 

Sumner 

My wife and I walked our dog 

from Mt Pleasant to Sumner 

return. On our way to Sumner 

while crossing the causeway we 

were prepared with a bag from 

our car to uplift the odd piece of 

litter. 

We don’t like walking past 

disposed plastic and other 

rubbish. We feel we’d be as lazy 

as the people dropping it, if we 

were to walk past it without 

picking it up. 

Within five minutes of 

starting the walk, we located 

an abandoned suitcase in the 

estuary. We then crossed the 

causeway with it and by the 

time we got to Beachville Rd the 

suitcase was full of other litter, 

cans, bottles, plastics – all would 

have ended up in the estuary. 

Whatever happened to the 

tidy Kiwi and clean green New 

Zealand? It shocked us at just 

how much rubbish there was, 

most likely thrown from passing 

cars. It was all destined for the 

ocean. Shocker. 

-Earle Borrell 

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‘Affordable’ housing 

It would be good to know the 

probable price of the ‘affordable 

housing’ that is going up in the 

New Brighton area. 

In Waltham we already have 

a huge number of flats and 

apartments and there are many 

more two-storey townhouses 

going up on a daily basis on 

sections that have now been denuded 

of all trees. 

None of this is affordable 

housing and no doubt will be 

purchased by those wanting 

to make money from the 

outrageous rents that people 

have to pay, some of this being 

subsidised by the taxpayer. 

-Bronwen Summers 

Waltham 

Minorities 

recognised 

In their politically-correct 

practice of cultural diversity, 

the Prime Minister and several 

MPs have done recorded 

video greetings to the Muslim 

community for Ramadan. Will 

they do the same next week for 

Catholics with Holy Week? 

-Chris Watkins, 

St Albans 

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POLITICS 25 

Natural hazards bill gets first reading 

Lessons from 

Christchurch 

prompt 

Earthquake 

Commission 

transition 

• By Johnny Blades 

PARLIAMENT IS looking at a 

new bill that aims to make life 

easier for people whose lives 

have been affected by major 

disasters, including the human 

disaster created by failures of 

the Earthquake Commission in 

its response to the Christchurch 

earthquakes 11 years ago. 

A public inquiry into the 

Earthquake Commission, led by 

Dame Silvia Cartwright, resulted 

in a report two years ago that 

highlighted shambolic and inept 

handling of the almost half a 

million claims following the 

quakes. 

As Labour MP Ingrid Leary 

told the House, there were 

many claimants who have gone 

through the ringer, “who spoke 

of the lack of operating procedures, 

poor communication, the 

repeating of details of their case 

over and over to different people, 

which was re-traumatising, 

and the delays in getting things 

resolved. 

“One person in their submission 

said, ‘The earthquake didn’t 

break me. EQC almost did’. 

“So there were high stress 

levels, reports of suicidal feelings, 

and post-traumatic stress, the effects 

of living in quake-damaged 

homes for months – or, as we’ve 

heard from Nicola Grigg, even 

for years – and ongoing injuries 

that happened,” Leary explained. 

“The inquiry heard about 

the pressure on assessments, of 

quantity over quality, that assessors 

sometimes had to assess 

up to five dwellings per day, and 

people admitting that they had 

spent hundreds of thousands of 

dollars on lawyers and sometimes 

given up trying to get the 

claims that they were entitled to, 

because they had given up the 

battle with the Earthquake Commission.” 

In a bid to prevent this sort 

of torture, and to prioritise the 

needs of claimants, the Government 

has taken up most of the 

inquiry report’s recommendations, 

incorporating them in 

the Natural Hazards Insurance 

Bill which would replace the 

Earthquake Commission Act 

1993 and change the name of 

the Earthquake Commission to 

Toka Tū Ake – Natural Hazards 

Commission. 

Introduced by David Clark, 

the Minister responsible for the 

Earthquake Commission, the 

bill proposes a code of conduct 

defining the rights of claimants, 

and provides for a dispute resolution 

service, among other things. 

“The bill introduces a range of 

measures to update the financial 

governance of the commission 

to reflect modern practice and 

to require at least a five-yearly 

review of the scheme’s key financial 

and risk management 

settings,” he said during debate 

on the bill’s first reading. 

“Many of those living in mixed 

and multi-use buildings across 

Canterbury and, again, in Wellington, 

following the Kaikōura 

‘The earthquake didn’t 

break me. EQC almost did.’ 

earthquake, had a difficult time 

resolving multiple insurance 

claims for damage in their building 

or complex. The bill proposes 

rules that are clearer and easier 

to determine the amount of 

compensation to be paid. 

“Changes proposed will make 

it easier for people with retaining 

walls, bridges, and culverts to 

understand what compensation 

they could receive if these are 

damaged.” 

According to Clark, the bill 

clarifies regulations relating to 

repairing buildings and land 

following a landslip or other land 

damage. 

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increased EQC cap of $300,000 

to come into effect. Increasing 

the EQC cap should lead to reduced 

premiums for many New 

Zealanders as the Crown absorbs 

liability and risk from private 

insurers.” 

Ingrid Leary 

The move to double the cap 

to $300,000 was welcomed by 

Gerry Brownlee, the former 

minister who led the previous 

National government’s response 

to the earthquake disaster – and 

copped much flak for it. 

He said it was difficult for 

anyone to prepare for major 

disasters but described the new 

bill as timely. 

“EQC can’t go away, nor can 

the natural hazards arrangements 

that will come after this. 

They’re there permanently, and 

those claims don’t shut. And 

that, I think, has been a cause of 

quite a bit of difficulty for successive 

Governments as they’ve 

dealt with those particular 

issues. But I think it’s important 

that that remains one of the open 

David Clark 

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aspects of this type of coverage. 

“EQC was one of the biggest 

purchasers of reinsurance of any 

company in the world. It’s something 

that perhaps we struggle to 

get our heads around. We’re only 

covering 5 million people. We’re 

covering the dwellings that exist 

across the country that number 

only in the few million. But, 

none the less, because they were 

one big buyer, they were able to 

buy very, very well,” Brownlee 

said. 

The bill expands the commission’s 

remit to also cover other 

natural hazards such as a tsunami, 

landslide, hydrothermal or 

volcanic activity, flood, storm, or 

a natural hazard fire. 

Still, National’s Stuart Smith 

identified a space rock-sized hole 

in the bill. 

“I think it’s clause 23 where 

it defines the events that would 

be covered by the commission. 

It doesn’t include meteor strikes 

– a very unlikely event, but it is 

something that can and does 

happen. Meteor strikes, actually, 

are covered by reinsurance, and 

most – not all, but some – existing 

insurance policies do cover 

meteor strikes. If we are going to 

have a sort of socialised insurance 

cost, surely that would be 

one of the things that should be 

covered,” Smith said. 

Having passed its first reading, 

the Natural Hazards Insurance 

Bill now goes to the finance 

and expenditure committee for 

consideration, and they’ll be 

asking for public feedback on it. 

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SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN 

Escape with us these holidays 

With an hour on the clock, it’s up to you and your team 

to solve a variety of puzzles, riddles and clues, unlocking 

a series padlocks and gadgets in order to escape from the 

room. That’s the challenge Escape Artists, a small locally 

owned business has for you, family and friends. 

Whether it’s escaping off a Pirate Ship, solving an 

FBI investigation, assisting a Wizarding Professor, or 

unravelling the secrets of Nikola Tesla; there’s a theme to 

suit everyone. 

Originally designed with adults in mind; Escape Artists 

is a great ice breaker for Hens and Stag parties, a perfect 

team building activity or just great fun with friends. 

The friendly and helpful team are ready to welcome 

your family and friends these school holidays. All escape 

rooms are suitable for players aged 8+. A team with 

Come and see us this Easter / 

School Holidays and join the search 

for Easter Chicks in the Museum or 

enter our Colouring Competition to 

win a family annual pass. 

children aged 11 and under will require an adult with 

them to assist. 

Previous customers love their escape rooms and 

have left over 600 reviews on Google, one review 

reads: “We had the best experience. It was so much 

fun, and the staff were absolutely amazing.” 

Come experience this exciting, fast paced and 

hands-on fun for yourself at Christchurch’s original 

and most popular escape rooms. 

They’re ready, are you? 

Centrally located at 120 Hereford Street, Escape 

Artists are open from 10am every day, including over 

Easter and Anzac weekends. 

Book online at www.escapeartists.nz/ 

christchurch or call 03 662 9055. 

Discover a world 

of nostalgia and fun 

Filled with toys from past and present 

the New Zealand Museum of Toys & 

Collectibles has something for every 

member of the family to enjoy. 

From Barbie to diecast cars, this 

display is made up of over 40,000 pieces 

that include LEGO, sports and movie 

memorabilia, Hot Wheels, a working 

model railway, tin toys, and even a Horror 

Alley (for those who dare). 

The space is designed with the whole 

family in mind with a playroom for 

children and seating for tired parents – it 

is also wheelchair friendly. 

Complete fun activities such as finding 

the escaped Roman LEGO soldiers who 

have hidden in other displays around the 

museum, with an additional museum 

hunt being added for Easter! Easter 

festivities don’t stop there; a colouring 

in competition will be running with the 

chance to win an annual family pass to the 

museum. 

Located at 36 Manchester Street, the 

museum is the perfect place to see your 

favourite toys and collectibles on display. 

The New Zealand Museum 

of Toys & Collectibles is open 7 

days: 9:00am – 5:00pm Monday 

to Saturday and 10:00am – 4:00pm 

Sunday. For admission costs and 

additional information, visit www. 

nzmuseumoftoys.com or by calling 

03 366 7785.


Flip & Tumbles! 

Our team of top coaches provide a 

range of sessions for all ages, abilities and 

confidence levels! Our team of coaches 

have represented New Zealand at a global 

scale, with multiple word titles and 

Olympic games under their belt! 

Our students learn body awareness 

to fall safely, as well as tumbling and 

trampoline skills and parkour skills. Flips 

& Tumbles proudly owns 9 olympic style 

trampolines - the largest amount of any 

gymnastics school in Christchurch, a 

power track, as well as a 30ft. purpose 

built parkour structure designed with 

every ability in mind! 

We teach structured tumbling, 

trampoline and parkour classes, host 

unstructured ‘free play’ sessions and have 

dedicated time for our under 5’s seven 

days a week. We also offer workshops, 

bootcamps and private lessons for anyone 

who is wanting to hone in on a particular 

skill and master it. With term classes on 

every day after school, Flips & Tumbles 

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school holidays? No worries! Flips & 

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Dinosaurs are coming 

to Canterbury Museum! 

But these aren’t your traditionally 

expected scaly brown and grey monsters 

– they’re brightly coloured and have 

feathers, spikes, quills and feathers. 

Dinosaur rEvolution: Secrets of 

Survival, developed in Australia by 

Gondwana Studios, showcases the recent 

discoveries that have revolutionised the 

way we picture dinosaurs. 

Until recently, scientists thought 

dinosaurs looked like lizards, with smooth 

scaly skin coloured in greys, greens and 

browns. 

Now, incredible new fossils found in 

China including skin, soft tissue, spines 

and feathers, have shown us that some 

dinosaurs were more like their modern 

descendants, birds, than we realised. 

Dinosaur rEvolution tells the story of 

two branches of the dinosaur family, the 

Ornithischia and the Saurischia. 

The Ornithischia had 

beaks, quills, scales, 

spikes, horns and massive 

body armour, while the 

Saurischia – an order 

which includes the 

massive Tyrannosaurus 

rex – had feathers paired 

with scales, claws and 

sharp teeth. 

Both orders adapted 

in different ways to their 

changing environment, 

but only one survived to 

fly away into the future. 

The exhibition features 

four life-sized, moving dinosaurs, 

skeletons, touchable fossil casts, a fossil 

dig put, artworks that reimagine what 

dinosaurs really looked like and heaps of 

hands-on fun. 

Visitors can become dinosaur experts, 

learning about how different types of 

dinosaurs fed, fought and reproduced. 

Senior Curator Human History Paul 

Scofield says the exhibition is one of the 

biggest the Museum has hosted in recent 

years. 

“It has been a huge hit in other parts of 

New Zealand and we’re sure it’ll go down 

just as well with Canterbury kids.” 

Major international exhibitions like 

Dinosaur rEvolution are expensive 

to bring to Canterbury so admission 

charges will apply. More information is 

available on the Canterbury Museum 

website www.canterburymuseum.com



Jurassic Adventure Calling all dancers 

Jurassic Adventure is New 

Zealand’s newest dinosaur themed 

attraction. Being built in stages, 

this park is set to become a holiday 

favourite for young and old alike. 

Stage one has opened to rave 

reviews and is Christchurch’s 

longest mini golf course. Set 

amongst life size dinosaurs that 

come alive every day, and winding 

through a jungle theme, guests 

will enjoy 19 holes of super fun 

mini golf. In another first, Jurassic 

Adventure is New Zealand’s first ever fully 

accessible mini golf course! 

Stage two is also now open and is every 

young palaeontologists dream. Welcome 

to New Zealand’s first full Dino Dig 

experience, where you spend an hour or 

so uncovering an entire dinosaur fossil, to 

work out which famous dinosaur you have 

discovered! 

But don’t just take our word for it, check 

out some of the rave reviews… 

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amazing and the golf course was really 

well done. Would totally recommend, 

I feel very lucky to have this in 

Christchurch! -Akira Le Fevre 

The dinosaurs are AMAZING - cannot 

believe how lifelike they were! The mini 

golf was fun and challenging. Great family 

fun, highly recommend!! -Caitlin Goodall 

Your Jurassic Adventure begins these 

holidays at 239a Opawa Rd, Hillsborough. 

Holiday hours daily 10am-5pm. 

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Improve your dance skills these 

holidays while training with our 

enthusiastic professional tutors and 

experience the creative, supportive 

environment Southern Ballet has offered 

for over 40 years. 

Southern Ballet Theatre and Dance 

School has built an outstanding 

reputation with students going on to 

have professional careers performing 

in New Zealand and Internationally to 

principal status. 

Our Autumn Dance school holiday 

programme is an opportunity for 

dancers from throughout New Zealand 

to dance in our beautiful purpose-built 

dance studios. 

Our focus in this programme is to 

develop technique in the fundamentals 

of classical ballet and encourage the 

dancers to understand how these 

principles enhance their skills in all 

dance genre. 

We structure the full day programme 

with a variety of activities, so dancers 

get the most out of their week. They 

start the day with a classical ballet class 

before learning repertoire from a wellknown 

ballet. In the afternoon they will 

have fun musical theatre and Hip-Hop 

classes. Finish the week with a cool Acro 

session lead by the team from Flips and 

Tumbles. 

NEW this year is an exclusive morning 

dance programme specially tailored for 5 

– 7-year-olds. Ballet basics start the day 

before moving into drama, mime, and 

movement. Learning new dance styles 

and working on flexibility will help the 

young dancer become more confident. 

Enrolments are now open for term 2. 

Visit our website www.southernballet. 

co.nz to see the range of classes 

available and to enrol online. 

ROARSOME FUN 

FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY 

DINO DIG 

Unleash your inner 

Archaeologist with 

a 60 minute Dino 

Dig in our Dinosaur 

Excavation site. 

239a Opawa Rd, Hillsborough 

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MINI GOLF 

Complete with 

giant dinosaurs! 

This 18 hole 

challenge is one 

not to be missed. 

Autumn 

Ballet School 

Tuesday 26th - Friday 29th April 2022 

Full day programme 

for ages 8-14 

Half day programme 

for ages 5-7 

Ballet master classes 

for ages 12-Adult 

Open to everyone - not just 

Southern Ballet students 

Limited spaces available, book 

now to avoid disappointment 

Studios 

108 Carlyle Street & 

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GAME ON FOR WINTER CODES ACROSS THE PARK 

HALF MEASURES: Test quality halfbacks Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi and Willi 

Heinz shared the key role for Linwood against Sydenham. 

ON SONG: Rameka Paraki (centre) was impressive on his return to club 

rugby for Sydenham against Linwood. 

PHOTO: BILL KING 

Internationals a rare luxury for coach 


SYDENHAM dodged a couple 

of bullet passers, as test-capped 

halfbacks Willi Heinz and Te 

Toiroa Tahuriorangi turned 

out for Linwood when the 

Christchurch Metro Cup club 

rugby competition got under way. 

Ben Rhodes, Sydenham’s 

coach, admitted there was a 

sense of trepidation when the 

opposition team sheet featured 

Heinz, the former Canterbury 

and Crusaders No 9, who played 

in the England line-up which 

knocked the All Blacks out of the 

2019 World Cup. 

The 33-year-old returned from 

his adopted home last month 

with wife Sophie and their 

three children to make his 60th 

appearance for the club while 

Crusaders recruit Tahuriorangi, 

a three-test All Black in 2018, 

made his debut off the bench in 

the second half at Linfield Park. 

“It was a bit of a surprise, two 

internationals. It’s a luxury when 

you can bring an All Black off 

the bench,” Rhodes said. 

In contrast to Linwood’s 

resources in the pivotal position, 

Sydenham relied on former 

Moorhouse boy band member 

and Samoa under-21 international 

Rameka Paraki, who 

played his previous game for the 

2021 semi-finalists in 2013. 

“Rameka has been up north. 

He had seven games previously 

but it’s been a long time between 

drinks,” he said. 

Ultimately Paraki matched 

his illustrious counterparts as 

Sydenham opened the season 

with five competition points 

and, more importantly, ownership 

of the Mark Flynn Trophy, 

a memorial for a player who 

represented both clubs before 

he succumbed to motor neuron 

disease in 2014. 

Rhodes’ pre-match concerns 

were immaterial misplaced as 

Sydenham recovered from a 16-3 

halftime deficit to win 34-23. 

GOAL: Daniel MacLennan scores Christchurch United’s 

third goal against Dunedin City Royals. 

Paraki’s return was timely as 

established Sydenham halfback 

Max Hughes is out for two 

months with a hamstring injury. 

“We had a makeshift nine on 

the bench if he couldn’t go the 

distance, but he was fit as a fiddle.” 

Rhodes said Heinz, who played 

13 tests for England from 2019- 

2020, was also sharp after finishing 

a stint with the Worcester 

Warriors. 

“He definitely got them over 

the gain line with some quick 

ball. A run down the blind pretty 

much led to their first try. 

“They (Heinz and Tahuriorangi) 

added some flavour to the 

game. You’d rather see them out 

there playing club footy than not, 

regardless of what team they’re 

playing for.” 

Linwood counterpart Sam Jack 

was delighted Heinz, 33, made 

himself available this season. 

“It was outstanding to have 

him back. He was really strong 

for us and led us really well,” he 

said. 

Jack was also pleased to have 

Tahuriorangi available after he 

was not required for the Crusaders 

Super Rugby Pacific win over 

the Highlanders. 

“It’s a week-to-week thing with 

those guys, when they’re released 

and their minutes are controlled. 

We just enjoy it when it happens,” 

he said. 

Jack was optimistic ahead of 

Saturday’s fixture with last year’s 

runners-up Burnside after four 

other debutants, including first 

five-eighth Josh Jennings, had a 

valuable hit out. 

“The pre-season was very 

disruptive, we only managed to 

have one pre-season game (due 

to Covid-19), we probably feel 

we’re still two to three weeks off 

the pace,” he said. 

In other games, champions 

Marist Albion beat a Covid- 

19-depleted Burnside 42-17 and 

perennial title contenders Lincoln 

University thrashed Belfast 

76-0. 

Christchurch edged Sumner 

23-30 in the tightest scoreline of 

the round while New Brighton 

and High School Old Boys 

started their campaigns with 

comfortable victories. 

Lincoln University should 

maintain their momentum 

against the University of Canterbury, 

likewise Marist Albion, 

who take on struggling Belfast. 

Barring a draw either Linwood 

or Burnside will get off the mark 

while Christchurch or New 

Brighton will lose their unbeaten 

records when they clash. 

Results: 

Sydenham 34 Linwood 23; 

HSOB 41 University of Canterbury 

17; Marist Albion 42 

Burnside 17; Lincoln University 

76 Belfast 0; Christchurch 23 

Sumner 20; New Brighton 36 

Shirley 19. 

Round 2 draw (2.45pm): 

Sydenham v Shirley, Sydenham 

Park; HSOB v Sumner, 

Bob Deans Field; Christchurch 

v New Brighton, Christchurch 

FC; Belfast v Marist Albion, 

Sheldon Park; Lincoln University 

v University of Canterbury, Lin- 

PHOTO: JIM WATTS PHOTOGRAPHY 

coln Uni; Linwood v Burnside, 

Linfield Park. 

Football 

Unbeaten Christchurch United 

moved to the top of the Southern 

League with a convincing win 

over Dunedin City Royals while 

defending champions Cashmere 

Technical were among four clubs 

to have their games postponed 

due to Covid-19. 

Christchurch United thumped 

their visitors 4-1 and Ferrymead 

Bays also experienced success 

against Otago opposition, beating 

Mosgiel AFC 3-1 to get off 

the mark. 

Nomads United could not 

complete the treble, falling 1-0 

to Green Island thanks to a 51st 

minute own goal. 

Cashmere Technical and Nelson 

Suburbs were unable to play 

while Coastal Spirit and Selwyn 

United was another Covid 

casualty - Selwyn United are the 

only club yet to play a game after 

their opening round match with 

Nomads was also postponed. 

Ideally they start their campaign 

when hosting Green Island 

in the third round opener. 

In Mainland Football women’s 

premiership, powerhouse and 

reigning champion Coastal Spirit 

opened their defence by drubbing 

Nomads 8-0, Mel Cameron 

leading the rout with four goals. 

Cashmere Technical were also 

big winners, 7-3 over Universities, 

with Emma Kench notching 

a hat-trick. 

Southern League round two 

results: 

Christchurch United 4 Dunedin 

City Royals 1; Mosgiel AFC 1 

Ferrymead Bays 3; Green Island 

1 Nomads United 0; Cashmere 

Technical v Nelson Suburbs and 

Coastal Spirit v Selwyn United 

postponed due to Covid. 

Points: 

Christchurch United 6, 

Cashmere Technical 3, Nelson 

Suburbs 3, Ferrymead Bays 3, 

Dunedin City Royals 3, Green 

Island 3, Selwyn United 0, 

Coastal Spirit 0, Nomads United 

0, Mosgiel AFC 0. 

Third round draw: 

Selwyn United v Green Island, 

Foster Park 12pm Saturday; 

Dunedin City Royals v Coastal 

Spirit, Football Turf, 12.30pm 

Saturday; Ferrymead Bays v 

Christchurch United, Ferrymead 

Park, 2.45pm Saturday; Nomads 

United v Cashmere Technical, 

Tulett Park, 2.45pm Saturday; 

Nelson Suburbs v Mosgiel AFC, 

Saxton Field, 11am Sunday. 

Rugby League 

The Canterbury women’s 

rugby league team is out of contention 

for the national championship 

final after being beaten 

28-14 by Auckland’s Akarana 

Falcons at Nga Puna Wai. 

Canterbury also lost their 

opening round match to 11-time 

champions Counties-Manukau, 

who contest an all-Auckland 

final on April 16 after beating the 

Mid Central Vipers 28-10. 

The Vipers host Canterbury 

in Palmerston North on Sunday, 

where both sides strive to avoid 

the wooden spoon.

CODIE TAYLOR faces a heavy 

workload after injury and 

suspension combined to leave 

the Crusaders thin at hooker, as 

an intense Super Rugby Pacific 

schedule throws up two key local 

derbies. 

The veteran All Black was 

probably slated for significant 

minutes against the Hurricanes 

and Blues, and that scenario is 

now imperative after Shilo Klein 

was banned for three weeks by 

Sanzaar for a high shot on Highlanders 

prop Ethan de Groot in 

Christchurch last Friday. 

Klein’s absence follows 

the unavailability of 

Taylor’s deputy Brodie 

McAlister, who injured 

a calf while warming 

up to play the Chiefs in 

Hamilton on March 26. 

Taylor will be backed 

up by former Highlanders 

hooker Ricky Jackson 

when the Crusaders 

play the Hurricanes in 

Wellington on Saturday. 

Klein will focus on his 

tackle technique during his 

lay-off, while ideally the 


Codie Taylor 

Crusaders defensive 

responsibilities are not 

as energy-sapping at 

Sky Stadium after they 

racked up 177 tackles 

in the tense 17-14 win 

over the Highlanders. 

Crusaders halfback 

Mitchell Drummond 

admitted the side’s 

kicking tactics had 

been appraised after 

they often surrendered hardwon 

ball to a Highlanders side 

that dominated possession and 

territory – a risky proposition 

against a team with the 

Hurricanes attacking flair. 

“It’s definitely been spoken 

about, our game management. 

But at the end of the day, I think 

our kick strategy worked really 

well against the Chiefs and put 

us in great areas of the field, so 

we’ve got to be careful that we 

don’t go away from it too much. 

We’re also well aware that when 

teams are getting the ball against 

us that we are not seeing it for 

lengths of time afterwards. We’ve 

got to get the balance right,” ” 

Drummond said. 


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Unbeaten Elmwood favourites in competition showdown 


FRESH challengers emerged in 

Tennis Canterbury’s premier 

men’s grade this season, but 

the established order will again 

claim the spoils as defending 

champion Cashmere and 

Elmwood square off at Elmwood 

Park. 

The finalists reached Saturday’s 

decider in contrasting style 

over competition newcomers 

with Cashmere edging Burwood 

Park while Elwood were convincing 

winners over Burnside 

Park. 

Elmwood, the top qualifiers 

and unbeaten to date, head into 

the showdown as favourite to 

win their first title since 2012-13, 

a status underlined by a 5-1 victory 

over Burnside Park. 

Third seeds Cashmere, who 

have made the finals for the 20th 

time in 21 seasons, needed a 

countback on sets won to eliminate 

a youthful Burwood Park 

combination. 

Anchored by the Meredith 

brothers, Cashmere must avenge 

two regular season losses to 

Elmwood, both by a 4-2 margin, 

to retain the title. 

Although the task appears 

ominous, the ultra-experienced 

trio of Matt, Tim and James 

are set to combine for the first 

time after family commitments 

limited their court time. 

“It’s the first time we’ll have 

played each other at fullstrength,” 

Matt Meredith said. 

Tim Meredith missed the 

semi-final to welcome a new 

baby; Matt also had a new addition 

to the family a fortnight ago 

and James had a full-on coaching 

schedule. 

Matt Meredith credited young 

players Liam Bartlett and Nant 

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against in-form 

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Prachuabmoh for holding the 

fort. 

“They’ve played most weeks 

which has been fantastic because 

it’s allowed us older ones to go to 

the odd wedding,” he said. 

“It’s a little bit different for us 

this year, we’ve lost four round 

robin games. We were just trying 

to make the semis and go 

from there. In the past we’ve 

won and won easy week-in, 

week out. That’s what Elmwood 

have done.” 

In spite of their finals 

pedigree, Meredith predicted 

a tough contest at Elmwood’s 

headquarters. 

“Those guys are getting better 

and we’re getting a bit older too,” 

said Matt, the eldest Meredith 

at 40. 

“Elliot Darling and Hayden 

Joblin are some of the best 

players in Christchurch. 

Elmwood have done great this 

year. They’re got a good bunch 

of mates, kind of like what we’ve 

had.” 

Crusader Newell could be a key to 

All Blacks’ Rugby World Cup chances 

Two rising stars showed 

signs at the weekend of 

providing crucial skills 

that will be needed if 

the All Blacks are to win 

the World Cup, writes 

Gregor Paul 

THERE WAS maybe just a hint 

of revolution hanging over this 

weekend’s Super Rugby games 

– the strongest evidence yet that 

New Zealand’s next generation 

of props are ready for higher 

honours. 

A glimmer of light perhaps 

that if the All Blacks selectors are 

brave enough to back youth this 

year, they may end up with the 

sort of rugged, mobile, set-piece 

proficient, ball-playing pack that 

will be needed to win the World 

Cup. 

The best place to view this 

coming revolution was in 

Christchurch where 22-year-old 

Fletcher Newell produced an 

all-round performance that was 

beyond the ability of many of his 

older and more recognised peers. 

The Crusaders were able to win 

scrum penalties at will with the 

big No 3 anchoring the set-piece 

and yet there he was carrying 

the ball with the sort of explosive 

speed and dynamism that even 

the best and most brutal defenders 

would struggle to contain. 

It was just one performance so 

there needs to be some caution 

in selling his credentials, but he 

showed in his 50 minutes against 

the Highlanders more ability 

than some of the country’s established 

props have in the entirety 

of their careers. 

It’s hard to know why, but New 

Zealand has struggled to fulfil 

its ambition of building dualpurpose 

props – big, strong men 

who can do their bit at set-piece 

and then cause as much havoc 

with ball in hand. 

POWER: Fletcher Newell, 22, drives over the line and scores against the Highlanders on 

Friday. The Crusaders won 17-14. 

PHOTO: GETTY 

Joe Moody is about as close 

as the All Blacks have come to 

building the sort of all-rounder 

they are after. 

He’s a world-class scrummager 

and can be a damaging ball 

carrier, but that area of his game 

has been inconsistent mostly due 

to continual injury disruptions 

which have challenged his fitness. 

Moody aside, most of the 

props picked by the All Blacks in 

the last five years have predominantly 

excelled at one thing or 

the other. 

Nepo Laulala, Karl 

Tu’inukuafe and Ofa Tuungafasi 

are world-class scrummagers. 

They have consistently shown 

that they can pack down and 

trouble the best but have never 

convinced as natural ball players. 

Angus Ta’avao and George 

Bower are mobile athletes that 

get around the park, but question 

marks hang over their set-piece 

work and this is why the game 

in Christchurch on Friday night 

was such a beacon of hope. 

It wasn’t just Newell who 

impressed. Ethan de Groot came 

off the bench for the Highlanders 

and shored up the visitors scrum. 

He didn’t necessarily shine in 

the loose, but that’s an area of his 

game that is already known to be 

up to snuff and de Groot, after 

spending last year with the All 

Blacks, appears to be building all 

components of his skillset. 

The next six to eight weeks are 

inevitably going to present the 

All Blacks selectors with some 

tough questions because many 

of the props they have invested 

in these past few years haven’t 

shown enough to be certain they 

are the right men. 

The big question, with just 18 

months until the World Cup, is 

whether the selectors should give 

up on the likes of Tu’inukuafe, 

Tyrel Lomax and Ta’avao and 

throw everything into developing 

the likes of Newell, de Groot 

and Alex Hodgman of the Blues, 

who back in 2020 was playing 

the sort of hybrid role the All 

Blacks needed. 

Newell and de Groot feel like 

they would deliver high reward if 

the selectors were willing to risk 

fast-tracking their progress this 

year. 

They are young and inexperienced 

but they, along with 

Hodgman, have potential that 

appears to be beyond the likes 

of Tu’inukuafe, Lomax, Ta’avao, 

Bower and possibly even Tuungafasi. 

Propping is a team effort 

these days in the test arena. It’s 

a four-man job to get through 

80 minutes and Newell and de 

Groot could end up forming a 

formidable combination with 

Laulala and Moody. 

Throughout last year the All 

Blacks got the scrummaging 

performances they wanted from 

Moody and Laulala and while 

the latter may not offer as much 

around the field as the coaching 

team would like, his ability to 

drain the opposition, deliver 

possession and win penalties at 

the set-piece offsets his lack of 

ball-carrying punch. 

But what the All Blacks didn’t 

have last year were front-rowers 

to finish or exploit what the senior 

pair had started. 

The second wave of heavy artillery 

didn’t seem to have much 

to throw at the opposition and 

this is why Newell and de Groot 

excite. 

Could they be capable of holding 

their own in the scrum later 

in a test, while also providing 

the ball carrying dynamism and 

work rates that will enable the 

All Blacks to exploit the inevitable 

fatigue that enters the last 

quarter of the typical test? 

Could Newell and de Groot tag 

in for Moody and Laulala and lift 

rather than lower the intensity 

of the performance by giving the 

All Blacks two extra ball carriers 

at a time when they would dearly 

love two extra ball carriers? 

The signs from this weekend 

are certainly promising. 

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Dech to join Rams in April as first import 

SOUTH Sudanese-Australian 

guard Sunday Dech is set 

for a second stint in the 

National Basketball League 

as the Canterbury Rams first 

designated import. 

The 28-year-old, who was a 

member of the championshipwinning 

Wellington Saints roster 

in 2019, joins the Rams after his 

Australian NBL commitments 

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Dech, who moved to Perth 

as a six-year-old, will be the 

fourth player on the Rams roster 

with NBL experience across the 

Tasman, following Taylor Britt, 

Max Darling and Mike Karena. 

“Sunday has always been 

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11.38 points, 2.25 assists 

and 4.6 rebounds for the 

36ers. He is expected to 

arrive in Christchurch after 

out-of-contention Adelaide’s 

disappointing season ends on 

April 24. 

The Rams will unveil their 

second import before they open 

their season against the Otago 

Nuggets on April 30 at Cowles 

Stadium. 

ON GUARD: New Canterbury 

Rams signing Sunday Dech 

(left) will head to Christchurch 

at the end of the Adelaide 

36ers Australian NBL season. 

PHOTO: GETTY 

Subaru Forester provides that extra grip 

A FRIEND AND I were talking 

about his new car. Well, it’s not 

new, but it is a late model frontwheel-drive 

wagon with a high 

power engine. 

He was telling me how much he 

misses the four-wheel-drive system 

of his previous car – a Volkswagen 

Passat. He says the 4Motion system 

that car incorporated provided 

stability and surety in a corner, 

something front-wheel-drive only 

doesn’t provide to the same extent. 

I can attest to that, every time 

I get in a car with four-wheeldrive 

I’m immediately aware of 

the feel that gives you, that solid 

connection with the road. There’s 

none more notable than Subaru’s 

symmetrical full-time four-wheeldrive 

network, it’s a cracker in 

terms of how it makes you feel such 

a part of the car. 

That drive system is part of every 

new Subaru sold in this country 

and is one of the elements that 

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The Forester has just had a 

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monitoring, lane departure 

prevention and autonomous 

emergency steering. 

Subaru’s off-road X-mode 

system has also been advanced to 

re-engage once the vehicle speed 

drops to 35km/h or less. There is a 

multitude of other goodies added 

across the range including a driver 

gesture system to adjust internal 

temperature. 

However, it’s fair to say the 

entry-level model as tested doesn’t 

get all of the enhancements but, 

nevertheless, the Forester as a range 

hasn’t lost any of the fundamentals 

that have made it the vehicle of 

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adventure-seekers alike. The latter, 

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That well-proven method of 

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surface for that matter, is also 

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of difference. The 2.5-litre petrol 

engine is a boxer type, or just like 

my family’s old Jowett Javelin and 

Volkswagen’s of my childhood, a 

horizontally-opposed engine. 

As advances in technology 

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camshafts and four valves 

over each piston. Unlike some 

turbocharged Forester models from 

the past, the Forester has been sans 

turbo here since around 2012, and 

really it doesn’t need forced boost, 

it is a strong engine and the power 

outputs reflect that. 

Subaru claims peak power 

STABLE: Full-time four-wheel-drive platform provides grip 

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SUBARU FORESTER: Entry-level model still has plenty of goodies. 

of 136kW with 239Nm of 

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for as long as I can remember 

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Along with the elements needed 

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engine with much the 

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At 100km/h the tachometer is 

pointing to a lazy 1500rpm, the 

engine merely sipping fuel at the 

rate of 5.5l/100km. 

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• Price – Subaru Forester, 

$42,990 

• Dimensions – Length, 

4625mm; width, 1815mm; 

height, 1730mm 

• Configuration – Fourcylinder 

(boxer), fourwheel-drive, 

2498cc, 

136kW, 239Nm, 

continuously variable 

automatic 

• Performance – 

0-100km/h, 9.5sec 

• Fuel usage – 7.4/100km 

its weight sits low in the sub-frame. 

That keeps the centre of gravity 

low, maintaining balance and 

composure in a corner. Sport utility 

vehicles are not ordinarily known 

for their handling prowess, but the 

Forester has tidy handling manners 

and much feel through the steering. 

I mentioned that involving 

aspect of the Forester’s make-up 

in my introduction, it keeps the 

driver fully informed of the way 

it is handling cornering pressure. 

Subaru has revised the spring and 

damper rates on the Forester, ride 

comfort has been made greater and 

there seems to be little effect on the 

way the vehicle works in a corner. 

I’ve written many times over 

the years how double wishbone 

suspension provides a stable 

platform and the Forester benefits 

from that system at the rear. Up 

front a tradition strut system is 

utilised. 

The Forester lands here in three 

specifications, but take into account 

that there are actually five models 

to choose from, two of those being 

hybrids. I’ve driven the latter and 

can report that the hybrid is also 

a worthy proposition if you feel 

like doing just that little bit of 

something for the environment. 

As mentioned the evaluation car 

was the base model non-hybrid 

and it sits at $42,990. If you like a 

little bit of extra bling, the X-Sport 

model adds $5k while and all the 

bells and whistles Premium variant 

lists at $52,990. The hybrids start at 

$47,990. 

All have the same fundamentals 

underneath, and bear in mind 

that all variants come away with 

a five-star Australasian New Car 

Assessment Program safety rating. 

My wife and I have been talking 

about the vehicle we need to have 

when I retire, we can’t afford to 

run our old Toyota, it’s simply too 

thirsty. 

There’s a Subaru on the wish 

list, but we can’t afford a Forester 

so I’m thinking seriously about 

an XV. It’s just a little smaller than 

the Forester and it has just a 2-litre 

engine, but it’s also a car that 

gives you that full-on Subaru feel 

through the driveline; that’s a safety 

element as well as something that 

will give you grip when the worst 

weather hits Canterbury. 

It’s really just a matter of 

convincing my wife now is the time 

to get that order in.


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You’ll want your home to look attractive and appealing 

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shoes, coats and other items to make 

your front entrance look clean and 

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• Create natural light: Open all curtains 

and/or blinds; turn on lights for open 

home days. 

• Keep it clean: A clean house and well 

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shine the taps; polish the windows 

and doorknobs; wash and vacuum the 

floors. 

• De-clutter every room: This is the most 

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tables and wall units. Clutter really 

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beauty of the home. 

• Kitchen/Dining: Remove all 

unnecessary items; keep the benches 

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throughout 

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• Move toys out of living areas: Keep 

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• Keep pets out of sight: Prospective 

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or they may be even allergic to pet hair, 

so keep them out of sight or away for 

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• Clean up your section and garage: 

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Talk to us if you are serious about 

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We have sold over 

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Car Parts 

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Church Notices 

SYDENHAM CHRISTIAN 

SPIRITUAL CHURCH 

Sydenham Community 

Centre 

23/25 Hutcheson St 

Services 

suspended 

until further 

notice 

OLD VEHICLES 

WANTED 

Sell your old and unwanted vehicles for cash! 

CAR - VAN - TRUCK - 4X4 - UTE - CAMPERVAN 

Dead or alive, no WOF, no REGO, accident damaged, water 

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All makes and models - petrol and diesel 

0800 245 246 

info@kingcashforcars.co.nz 

Church Notices 

NEW AGE CHRISTIAN 

SPIRITUAL CENTRE 

61 Grafton Street 

Sunday 7pm 

Address: 

Bernie 

Clairvoyance: 

Bernie 

Tuesday 

1-1.45pm Healing 

2pm Clairvoyance 

All Welcome 

For Sale 

Have you heard? 

Fabulous vintage lighting, original 

art deco, retro, industrial bespoke 

light shades, art deco mirrors, 

lamps & more. Farm friendly. 

Open Monday to Saturday 

For Sale 

Planer, Tool Line Belt & 

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STEEL for sale all 

sections, off cuts cut 

lengths. siteweld@ xtra. 

co.nz Ph 0274 508 785 

Woodworking Tools 

including Bosch GH04082 

3461 

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118 Dee St, Invercargill. Ph 03 216 2168 

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Your guide to our LOCAL & TRUSTED 

Trades & Professional Services 

To advertise: Phone 379 1100 or email star.class@starmedia.kiwi 

Funeral Directors 

CAR REMOVALS 

CASH PAID 

FOR DAMAGED 

CARS & TRUCKS 

Phone or text 

details to 

021 1056 797 - 24/7 

Excavations 

• Driveways 

• Car Parks 

• Site Cleaning 

• Demolition 

• Farm Tracks 

• Drain Cleaning 

• Stump & Hedge 

Removal 

• Asphalt Concrete 

Wide range 

oF TruckS 

For a Free Quote 

on your next project 

Phone Steve on 

021 338 247 

• Tennis Courts & 

Swimming Pools 

• Chip Seal Driveways 

• Diggers – 2 Ton 

up to 20 Ton 

• Excavators 

• Bobcat & Drilling 

• For Posthole & 

Fence hole 

Free 

QuoTe 

PAINTING & PlAsTerING 

• PAINTING • TILING 

• PLASTERING 

• WALLPAPERING 

Phone Kevin Steel 

• Interior/Exterior 

• New Homes & Repaints 

• Quality workmanship assured 

• Correct preparation always undertaken 

• 20+ years experience 

• Earthquake repairs 

(Painting/Plastering/Wallpapering/Tiling) 

Ph 027 216 8946 

www.facebook.com/kevinsteelpainters&decorators 

Email: kpsteel@xtra.co.nz 

DRIVEWAYS 

Exposed Aggregate 

Stamped Concrete Plain 

Concrete Resurfacing 

Things we offer... 

Competitive/affordable pricing 

Attention to detail 

Professional service 

free quotes/insurance scopes 

Cell 0278 145 848 

www.drivecrete.co.nz 

landscaping 

Landscape 

Construction and 

Garden Maintenance 

You can have your gardens, trees, 

shrubs, plants and lawns maintained to look their best 

all year round, for a great price. 

Residential & Commercial Landscaping 

• Maintenance • Pruning • Reconstruction & Rejuvenation 

• Rental Property and Commercial Maintenance 

• Pre-Sale Tidy-Ups 

New Home Landscaping 

Lawns • Gardens • Decks • Paving • Water Features 

• Quality • Value for money • Experienced • Punctual 

• Professional • Flexible • Knowledgeable • Reliable 

Call Ross Legg - 027 222 0388 

Email ross@revivelandscaping.co.nz 

www.revivelandscaping.co.nz 

PLUMBER 

NEED A PLUMBER? 

• Father & son Plumbing Business with over 

40 years experience. 

• Bathroom alterations a specialty. 

• Cylinder replacements. 

• We do all small jobs. 

Call us now for fast friendly service. 

Get your problems sorted out 

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THOMSON PLUMBING 

Phone Eugene now 

Phone 03 377 1280 | Mobile 021 898 380 

ELECTRICIAN 

Contact for a free quote 

phone 027 331 0400 

dave@davesimpsonelectrical.co.nz 

davesimpsonelectrical.co.nz 

Experienced Domestic Electrician 

Quality Workmanship 

• New Build 

• Renovations 

• Fault finding 

Specializing in: 

• Roof Painting 

• Interior/exterior 

residential 

• Small commercial 

painting 

PAINTERS 

Noel 027-411-3596 

kemp.painters@gmail.com 

kemp painters and decorators 

• Power 

• Lighting 

• Switchboards 

Painters and Decorators Ltd 

Canterbury Owned and Operated 

A husband and wife team 

SCRAP METAL 

We offer 

free quotes 

Quality not 

Quantity 

Dominion Trading Co Ltd 

• Scrap metal buyers 

• Canterbury owned & operated 

• Top prices paid $$$ 

• Open Saturday morning 

Open Mon-Fri 8am – 4.30pm Sat. 8.30am-12.30pm 

www.happyscrappy.co.nz 

03 343 9993 333 Blenheim Rd 

No Service 

Cremation 

$2,000 

Family Funeral with Cremation $3,950 

Chapel - 35 people, casket, hearse, cremation fees 

Phone 0800 804 663 - 24 Hour Availability 

Email: info@justfunerals.co.nz 

christchurch.justfunerals.co.nz 

direct 

cremation 

$2,000 GSt inclusive 

(includes committal) 

0800 27 28 29 

www.mainland 

crematorium.co.nz 

Direct 

Cremation 

No frills, No Service, 

No fuss, simply 

straight to the crem. 

Other options 

available. 

Ph: 379 0178 

for our brochure 

or email 

office@undertaker.co.nz 

Gardening 

& Supplies 

Gardener available for 

maintenance, weeding 

pruning, spraying, 

planting, advice. Qual & 

exp. Ph Richard 0274 918 

234, 03 349 4022 

PETE’S GARDENING 

SERVICE Gardening, 

rubbish removal, cleanups, 

expert pruning, hedge 

trimming, tree cutting, 

good rates, no job too big 

or too small, half the price 

of a franchise. Ph 027 551 

4118 

Health & Beauty 

MOBILE Toe Nail 

Cutting Service with foot 

and lower leg massage by 

regd nurse. $50. Phone 

022 281 6647 

Massage 

MALE 2 male massage. 

Discreet, erotic & nude. 

Ph TJ 022 152 6809 

RELAXING and 

remedial massage. Phone 

or text 027 244 0195 Anna. 

Vaccine passport please. 

Storage 

boats, caravans. Popey’s 

now in Marlborough. Ph 

STORAGE Long or 

short term. H/hold, 

Contracting Ltd. Avail 

03 577 9238 

To Let 

HOMESITTERS reqd 

Easter onwards. Lovely 

homes / pets. Ph Lisa 

021 547 262 www. 

townandcountryhomesit. 

co.nz 

PHILIPSTOWN 2 bdrm 

unit, h/pump, gge, fully 

fenced . To move in 3 wks 

advance rent, 3 wks bond. 

$300 p/w. 

Avail 15th April. Ph 022 

161 7215 

Trades & Services 

EXPERIENCED 

GARDENER 

(Kevin Garnett) 

30 Years 

Christchurch Botanic 

Gardens. 

ALL landscape 

work done. 

Maintenance, pruning, 

tidy up, lawn work, 

landscape planning 

and planting etc. 

Free Quotes 

Phone 348 3482 

PAINTING 

older painter 

for older houses 

50 years in trade 

“All the skills” 

TRADES 

Advertise your 

business & services 

in Christchurch’s 

best read & 

largest circulation 

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Delivered into over 93,000 

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Ask us about our fantastic 

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Phone: 03 379 1100 | www.star.kiwi 

TREE SERVICES 

CRAIGS 

TREES 

Our services include: 

Tree felling 

Branch chipping 

Trimming and pruning 

Crown reduction 

Stump grinding 

P: 027 2299 454 

E: craigstrees@xtra.co.nz 

www.craigstrees.co.nz 

Fully insured 

WINDOW TINTING 

tintawindow 

advanced film solutions 

99% uv block 

fade protection 

heat control 

reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 

privacy films 

frosting designs 

non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films 

UV 

block 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468 

Personals 

BORED guy 59 seeks 

intimate lady any age/size. 

022 637 8403 

GENT 5.11, NS. 

Living on own seeks to 

find a nice lady 45 yrs+.If 

any of my characteristics 

( Honesty, friskiness 

indep, attentive, happy, 

loyal, tactile,witty, fun, 

informed, chatty) curls 

your toes or peeks an 

interest ph/txt 027 659 

4425. 

Pets & Supplies 

CATS UNLOVED 

can help with the cost 

of desexing your cat. 

catsunloved@xtra.co.nz 

Ph 355 5022 

GST FREE 

Contact Jimmy Bell 

0211221487 

30 years + experience 

Older house 

restorations: 

no problem! 

Quotes: FREE! 

Rates: Reasonable 

Paint supplied at 

trade price! 

NO JOB TOO SMALL 

Light industrial also 

Roger Brott 

Painter & Decorator 

021-1966-311

The Star Classifieds 


GLAZING 

TWISTY GLASS & 

GLAZING LTD 

• Mirrors • Pet Door Specialists 

• Splashbacks • All Broken Windows 

THE CAT DOOR MAN 

Phone Cushla or Darren Twist 

027 352 6225 


ROOF 

PAINTING 24/7 

Rope & harness 

a speciality, 

no scaffolding 

required, 

30 years of 

breathtaking 

experience. 

FREE QUOTES 

20% OFF other 

roof quotes 

Exterior staining, 

exterior painting, 

water blasting. 

Moss and mould 

treatment $300. 

Phone Kevin 

027 561 4629 


BUILDER, 

HANDYMAN, 

MAINTENANCE 

Have peace of mind with 

a fully qualified owner 

operater LBP. Available 

for all jobs around the 

home, commercial or 

rental property (extremely 

experienced in Healthy 

Homes Reporting and 

all Remedial works) Call 

Chris on 027 3888 211 

BUILDER 

New builds, alterations, 

decks, fencing. 30 yrs in 

the trade has given me 

ability to build to a high 

standard. Free quotes. Ph 

Brent 027 241 7471 

CARPET LAYING 

Exp. Repairs, uplifting, 

relaying, restretching. 

Phone John on 0800 

003181, 027 240 7416 

jflattery@xtra.co.nz 

CARPENTER 

BUILDER 


Re Roofing 

Roof Repairs 

Spouting 

Approved Age Concern provider 

Over 30 years experience 

Licensed Building Practitioner 

N A BARRELL 

ROOFING LTD 

Ph: 0275 389 415 

Email: nabroofing@xtra.co.nz 


HANDY - DAN 

General Handyman for 

all your maintenance 

requirements. I specialise 

in fences and decking, also 

do spouting cleans and 

repairs and everyday home 

maintenance. NO JOB TO 

BIG OR SMALL I can do 

it all, please don’t hesitate 

to call me on 022 600 7738 

for a no obligation free 

quote. 

LANDSCAPING 

Paving, Lawns, Irrigation, 

rooF 

Decking, Fencing. 

Licensed Building Kanga & small digger 

painting Practitioner no. 100981. services. Check out Squire 

by Certified Tradesman All carpentry & building Landscaping on facebook. 

repairs & maintenance. FREE QUOTES. Ph 

Book now Alterations & property Arthur 347-8796, 027 

and receive upgrades.Laundries / 220-7014 Edwin 027 220- 

bathroom / kitchens 7154 

20% discount. replaced. Specialising in BT LANDSCAPING 

replacement of all rotten 

Rope and harness 

General garden 

timber, fascia boards, 

maintenance, paving, 

a speciality. window, windowsills etc. 

concreting & footpaths. 

John Sandford, ph 329 

No scaffolding 

Free quotes. Ph Ben 027 

4616, mob 027 5189 598 

required. 

350 1963 

johnsandford2@gmail. 

LAWN SCARIFYING/ 

30 years com 

DETHATCHING 

COMPUTER REPAIRS 

experience. 

FAST 

Scarifying allows moisture 

Free quotes, Friendly experienced 

and nutrients to reach the 

call Craig 

techs available to help you 

soil. All material removed. 

now. Christchurch based. Love Your Lawn. 021 211 

021 060 2392 

All work guaranteed. 5911 

Computer Help 0800 349 MOBILE CAR 

Trades & Services 669 

CLEANING SERVICES 

ELECTRICIAN 

We come to you where 

AAA HANDYMAN 

All types of domestic ever you are. Ring us 

licensed carpenter 

& commercial work at 03 281 8054 for free 

LBP, all property and 

undertaken, new housing, quotation. 

building maintenance, 

repairs, bathroom/shower 

alterations, extensions, ODD JOB SPECIALIST 

installations, with free 

ranges, security lights, Small jobs specialists. 

quotes 03 387 0770 or 027 

quick response, efficient eg: drippy taps, sticky 

245 5226 ciey@xtra.co.nz 

service, free quotes, doors, locks, spouting/ 

AA SHOWER 

city -wide. No call out fence repairs Discount for 

CLEANING 

fee. M/S, 8-5. Call Pat pensioners. 

for superior results. Ph 021 

Barrett 03 359 2087/ 027 Ph 390 1565 or 022 5275 

022 824 85 

7331384. 

668. Avail now. 

ARBORIST 

ELECTRICIAN 

PAINTING 

Qualified.Copper A Prompt & reliable 

Indoor / Outdoor, over 30 

Beech Tree Services. registered electrician 

yrs exp, same day quotes, 

Tree removal, pruning, with 24 years experience 

ph Steve 021 255 7968 

height reduction, hedge for all residential and 

PAINTING 

trimming, shaping, tree commercial work, new 

housing and switch board 

PLASTERING 

planting, firewood. Free 

replacements. Phone Chris 

Free quotes. Int/ext & 

Quote. Contact Angus 

027 516 0669 

roof painting Family run 

Edwaards 027 259 6741. 

ELECTRICIAN 

business, work guaranteed. 

copperbeechtreeservices@ 

Available, repairs and 

Pensioner discounts. Ph 

gmail.com 

small jobs. Phone Brian Kerin or Paul 022 191 

BRICK & BLOCK 

027 433 9548 

7877 or 379-1281. Website 

LAYING 

ELECTRICIAN (CERT) www.swedekiwipainting. 

all restoration work 

and new work plus Prompt, quality. Call Jack co.nz 

foundations, ph 342 9340 027 206 0080 

PAINTER,QUALIFIED 

or 021 853 033 

FENCING 

local professional, Int / 

BUILDER QUALIFIED All types of fencing Ext,roofs,wallpaper, call 

50 yrs exp. Bathrooms, . Free quotes. Ph or text Corban 027 846 

Kitchens, Renovations, Jim 022 137 1920 5035 

Repairs & Extensions FENCING 

PAINTING 

Free quotes. Discount for All types of fencing . Free Interior & Exterior, 

pensioners. Ph Mike 03 quotes. Ph Jim 022 137 Fences, airless spraying. 

980 9771 or 027 2266 930 1920 

Ph 027 224 2831 


• Phone our local team 03 379 1100 • Email star.class@starmedia.kiwi 


PAINTER 

Free quotes & advice. 

Trade cert,36 yrs exp. Int/ 

Ext. John 0211 975 597 

PLASTERER 

Phone Finn for all your 

interior plastering needs. 

No job too small - 

renovations, alterations, 

holes & cracks. Free 

quotes. I’ll beat any quote 

by 10% .25 yrs exp. Canty 

born. Ph 022 087 4351 

PLUMBER 

Do you need a reliable 

plumber? Quality and 

timely services. No job 

too big or small. Phone 

V Plumbing Ltd. 022 351 

4125 

PLUMBER 

Highly experienced 

Plumber.Exceptional 

service.Ready to help with 

all your plumbing needs. 

Call today! MJ Plumbing 

Ltd 021 109 2397 

PLUMBER 

All plumbing work.. 

Pensioner discount. No 

job too small. Friendly, 

reliable & professional 

service & workmanship Ph 

Nigel 027 4136004 

or 385 2930 

REMOVALS 

Small furniture removals, 

have own van, can fit 

various types of whiteware 

appliances, some furn, 

bedding, boxes etc, honest 

& reliable, any area 

considered, also rubbish 

removals, scrap & old 

cars in going order & 

motorbikes. ph Chch 022 

434 6047 or 027 380 4934 

ROOFING 

All Roof repairs, Roof 

painting, moss treatments, 

Gutter cleaning 10 + yrs 

exp, free quotes 24 / 7, Ph 

027 516 6609 

RUBBISH REMOVAL 

Van, Trailer Rubbish 

Removal. Ph Gary 342- 

8950, 021 529 022 

SILVERFERN 

ROOFING 

Roof Repairs, leaks. Roof 

assessments. Roof reroof. 

Waterblasting LBP. 022 

623 8526 

SPOUTING CLEANING 

SPECIALIST 

Entire spouting system 

cleared. Single or 2 storey. 

Jo 021 164 0365 

SPOUTING CLEANING 

Spouting Unblocked, 

Cleaned Out and Flushed 

Out, Call Trevor 332 8949 

or 021 043 2034 

SPOUTING 

Select Spouting 

The PVC specialist. 

Repairs & replacement. Ph 

022 197 2351 

STUMP GRINDING 

Best price guarantee Tony 

0275 588 895 


TREE SERVICES A records and Hi-Fi 

gear wanted. Pennylane 

Free quotes 20+ yrs exp. 

Sydenham. 7 days. Ph 

Tree, hedge or shrub 

366-3278 

- reduction, shaped or 

BOOKS old wanted. 

removed. Ph/text Paul 

Phone 354 1621 

The Branch Manager 

MILITARIA Any 

0274314720 

country, firearms, 

TREE SERVICES uniforms, badges, medals, 

memoribilia, WW2 or 

Specialist tree pruning 

earlier ph 338-9931 

& shaping. Also hedge 

TOOLS, Garden garage, 

trimming, tidy-ups & 

saw benches, Lathes. Cash 

mulching. Ph Hugh The 

buyer Phone 355-2045 

Little Green Groomer 

021 275 5445 

Situations Vacant 

TREE SERVICES 

Hedges, shrubs, tree 

trimming & rubbish 

removal. Phone for free 

quotes 022 540 4900 

Tuition 

COMPUTER LESSONS 

avail for computer, IPad, 

or Mobile. Please contact 

Jobee 027 290 9246 www. 

computertutor.nz 

Wanted To Buy 

WANTED 

SLEEPOUTS 

Sleepouts Galore 

Buyers and sellers of 

relocatable buildings 

11 Brixton Street, Hornby 

Phone: 349 9633 

STEVE PURCELL 

ANTIQUES 

BUYING 

NOW 

Gold jewellery, 

watches, coins, 

medals, scrap 

gold, sterling 

silver, pewter, 

original paintings, 

modern art. 

351 9139 

stevepurcellantiques.com 

AAA Buying goods 

quality furniture, beds, 

stoves, washing machines, 

fridge freezers. Same day 

service. Selwyn Dealers. 

Phone 980 5812 or 027 

313 8156 

A+ ALL whiteware 

wanted. Same day 

service, cash paid for 

freezes, fridges, washing 

machines, ovens. Also 

buying furniture & h/ 

hold effects.Anything 

considered. Ph Dave 960- 

8440, 027 66 22 116 

A1 Albums, old photo’s, 

postcards, coins, gold, 

bank notes, badges, 

medals, jewellery, 

watches, china, crystal, 

books, furs, vintage 

clothing, paintings, 

furniture, estates & 

downsizing. Etcetera 

Antiques, 194 Edgeware 

Rd 385 5117 

ACADEMY ANTIQUES 

Buying estates, antiques, 

old china, crystal, art, 

Royal Doulton , Royal 

Albert etc. Best prices, 

free appraisal. Call Rob 

349-4229 

A+ Household effects, 

fridges, freezers, washing 

machines, ovens. Good 

cash paid. Ph Paul 022 

0891 671 

Wanted To Buy 

Hiring Now 

HVAC 

Tradesperson in 

Christchurch 

Go to: 

foleys.co.nz/hiring 

or email: 

hr@foleys.co.nz 


CLEANERS 

REQUIRED 

Riccarton Area 

Monday – Friday 

10am – 12pm 

Plus additional 

hours as required 

We are looking for 

cleaners to join our 

commercial cleaning 

team. 

You will need to pass a 

Security Check and you 

MUST have your 

own transport. 

Must be eligible to work 

in New Zealand. 

Please email your 

Application to 

csc@totalcanterbury.co.nz 

or phone 338 9056 

Visit our website: 

totalcanterbury.co.nz 

Please advise which job 

when emailing your CV. 


RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991 

Christchurch District Plan 

Notice of Council Decision 

Proposed Plan Change 4 – Short-term 

accommodation 

The Christchurch City Council has made its decision on Proposed 

Plan Change 4 – Short-term accommodation at its meeting on 31 

March 2022. The Council has adopted the Panel’s recommendation 

that the Plan Change be approved with some minor modification. 

The Panel’s recommendation and the Plan Change, as amended by 

the Council’s decision, are now available for public viewing online 

at ccc.govt.nz/planchange or during normal opening hours at any 

of our service centres or libraries. For details of your nearest service 

centre or library, please telephone 941 8999. 

Jane Davis 

General Manager 

Infrastructure, Planning & Regulatory Group 

Public Notices 

Senior Citizens 

Outings 

with Companion Driving Service Ltd 

HOKITIKA - FOX GLACIER 

- WANAKA - OMARAMA. 

DEPARTS MAY 3rd 

Day 1: ChCh to Hokitika via Arthrus Pass and onto Fox 

Glacier & overnight at Heartland Hotel. 

Day 2: Fox Glacier to Wanaka for lunch then onto 

Omarama & overnight at The Heritage Gateway Hotel. 

Day 3: Omarama to ChCh via Lake Pukaki & Lake 

Tekapo & Geraldine. 

Included in our price of $984.00 is all D.B.&B - your 

own room (no sharing) coach hostess to assist if 

necessary - home pickup & drop off - plenty of 

comfort stops on the way. 

PHONE PETER ON 

0800 453 873 fOR bOOkiNgs. 

COMPANION DRIVING SERVICE LTD. 

Public Notices


To add a listing, contact 

Jo Fuller 03 364 7425 or 

027 458 8590 

jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi 

www.star.kiwi/whatson 

TURKEY 

THE 

BIRD 

When Turkeys Fly 

CLUB OPEN DAILY FROM 9AM 

MAIN RECEPTION OPEN 9AM-5PM DAILY 

Crack the cube is back baby! 

Crack the cube is back baby! 

A chance to win $$$ every Friday 

Legends Bar. Draw is at 6.30pm. 

FRIDAY 7PM: JO'S KARAOKE 

NEW Zealand trio, TURKEY THE 

BIRD, is on a nationwide tour to 

promote their latest album, 'When 

Turkeys Fly'. But don't be fooled by 

the glitzy hip hop outts - these guys 

serve up premium folk that they say 

is reminiscent of a Margarita cocktail 

infused with a hint of Simon & 

Garfunkel, 2 ounces of Mumford & 

Sons, a splash of banjo, and served on 

ice on a sunny day. 

Put simply - catchy folk songs 

with stunning rich melodies, 

effortless smooth lyrics, beautiful 

three part harmonies, and toe 

tapping rhythms. "Songs that tell 

upliing stories about love and life". 

Based out of New Plymouth, this 

bearded trio features: Andre Manella 

from Switzerland, on guitar, bass, 

bass drum pedals. Andre has lived in 

NZ for 12 years and is Turkey e 

Bird's manager. He is also part of 

Folk Funk act Sonic Delusion, 8 

piece Latin Afrobeat band Banana 

Mundo, and Techno Jazz duo Ed 

Pool. Sol Bear Coulton from New 

Andre 

Manella 

Sol Bear 

Coulton 

Adrian 

Whelan 

Zealand, on banjo. e token Kiwi of the 

band, Sol has been part of many bands 

around New Plymouth. Adrian Whelan 

from Ireland, on guitar, mandolin, bass, and 

vocals. Adrian played support to Irish singer 

songwriter Damien Dempsey on the 

Wellington leg of his NZ tour, and over past 

years has played in numerous bands in New 

Plymouth. 

TURKEY THE BIRD | When Turkeys Fly 

Album Release | A Rolling Stone | 579 

Colombo St | Saturday 16th April 2022 | 8pm 

|Presale tickets $20 from eventnda.co.nz or 

$25 on the door. 

Includes a glass of house 

wine or pint of beer*. 

Available from 5pm in 

Legends Bar only. 

*Bay & Barnes Range, Kopiko Bay Range 

or Speights Tap Beer Range. 

Non -alcoholic options available. 

 

 

 

9AM - 4PM 7 DAYS 

TUESDAY: 

CHICKEN NIBBLES 

& CHIPS 

WEDNESDAY: 

ROAST MEAL 

THURSDAY & FRIDAY: 

FISH & CHIPS 

SATURDAY: 

CHICKEN NIBBLES & CHIPS 

SUNDAY: 

ROAST MEAL 

Available 11.30am-2pm 

First in 

&Save! 

Dine or be seated 

before 5.30pm and 

get 20% off 

your total bill. 

No minimum spend required. Chalmers Restaurant only, 

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday. 

Come on down! 

17 CARMEN RD. PH. 03 349 9026 

WWW.HORNBYWMC.CO.NZ 

Senior Gold Card *Discounts 

*Excludes Friday to Sunday Dinner 

Bookings Essential PH 386 0088 

@GardenRestaurantBuffet 

GOOD FRIDAY 

BUFFET OPENS 5.30PM 

GBC CLOSED 

CAFÉ 

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RED = WE ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS. MASKS ARE REQUIRED. 

 

 

 

@GBCCHCH 

NO SURCHARGE 

OVER EASTER 

CLOSED EASTER 

MON & TUES


christchurch 

GIG GUIDE 

Thursday 7 to Wednesday 13 April 2022 

12 BAR, 342 St Asaph St: Saturday 

8.30pm - With A Little Help From My 

Friends #2 - Keeltys EP fundraiser feat. 

Josette; Senica; The Beauchamps, tickets 

at undertheradar.co.nz. 

A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo 

St: Thursday 7pm - NZ Songwriters in 

the Round presents Songwriters' Open 

Mic Night, original artists/material 

welcome. Friday 8pm - King Tubbs feat. 

Harry Harrison & Justine Snelgrove; 

10pm - The High Kats (pop-punk 

covers & originals), free. Saturday 8pm - 

Finding Sage (80s/90s covers), free; 

10pm - The Deadlights (70s/80s rock 

covers), free. Sunday 4pm - Ruby 

Fusion (laidback grooves), free. Monday 

7pm - Quiz, free. 

AVONHEAD TAVERN, 120 Withells 

Rd: Friday 7.30pm - Live music. 

BLACK PEARL TAVERN, 9 

Humphreys Dr, Ferrymead: Friday 

7.30pm - Karaoke. 

BRIDIE'S BAR, 401 Worcester St: 

Saturday 6.30pm - Karaoke. 

CHRISTCHURCH CASINO, 30 

Victoria St: Friday 6pm - Lissel; 

9.15pm - Rockabella. Saturday 6pm - 

Eddie Simon; 9.15pm - Reckless. 

DARKROOM, 336 St Asaph St: 

Thursday 8pm - The Ache Tour feat. Jaz 

Paterson with special guest Sam 

Heselwood, tickets at eventbrite.co.nz. 

Friday 8pm - Jang 'Holy Hell Tour'with 

Bear Trap & The CrustaceanZ, tickets at 

undertheradar.co.nz. 

FAT EDDIES, 76 Hereford St: Friday 

6pm - Ed's Jazz Club feat. Tiger Moth, 

tickets at events.humanitix.com; 8pm - 

Lorne Joblin; 11pm - Perrry. Saturday 

5pm - Kate Anastasiou; 8pm - Supercat 

Duo; 11pm - Diamond Blue Duo. 

HORNBY CLUB, 17 Carmen Rd: 

Friday 7pm - Jo's Karaoke. 

ISAAC THEATRE ROYAL, The 

Stagehouse, 145 Gloucester St: 

Friday 7pm - Canterbury Sounds feat. 

Steffany Beck Music with full band, 

tickets at ticketek.co.nz. Saturday 7pm - 

Canterbury Sounds feat. Sophia 

Ambrose, Adam Hattaway & the 

Haunters, tickets at ticketek. 

MAK BAR, 1276 Main North Rd: 

Saturday 8.30pm - The Bottlejacks. 

Sunday 3pm - Chur Bro. 

MICKY FINN'S, 85a Hereford St: 

Friday 10.30pm - D'Sendantz. Saturday 

10.30pm - Shadow Puppet. 

SHARKEY'S BAR, 96 Hoon Hay 

Rd: Friday - Free juke box. Saturday 

7pm - Karaoke. Sunday 4pm - Open 

Mic. Tuesday 7pm - Karaoke. 

STOCKXCHANGE BAR, 110 

Marshland Rd: Saturday 8pm - Sign 

of the Firebird. 

SULLIVANS IRISH PUB, 291 

Lincoln Rd: Friday & Saturday - Live 

music. Wednesday - Willie's Open Mic. 

THE BOG, 50 Victoria St: Thursday 

7pm - Quiz. Friday 10pm - The Corks. 

Saturday 10pm - Headrush. 

THE CRAIC IRISH BAR, 84b 

Riccarton Rd: Friday & Saturday 9pm 

- Live music. Tuesday 7pm - Quiz. 

Wednesday 10pm - Karaoke. 

THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd: 

Friday 7.30pm - Open Mic feat. 4 piece 

band, Aura. Saturday 7pm - Blowout 

Comedy with Simon Kingsley Holmes, 

Matt Threadwell & more, tickets at 

eventfinda.co.nz. Wednesday 9.30pm - 

Titanic Pub Rock Covers Band. 

THE GREAT HALL, Arts Centre, 2 

Worcester Blvd: Monday 1.10pm - 

Lunchtime Concert Series feat. Juliet 

Reynolds-Midgley, Naomi Ferguson and 

Jack Fraser, accompanied by Michael 

Lawrence, pay tribute to the late 

Stephen Sondheim, tickets at 

tikstream.com 

THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd: 

Friday 9.30pm - The Meaniez. Saturday 

9.30pm - Decoy Duck. Sunday 6pm - 

Lance Kiwi Karaoke. Tuesday 7pm - 

Quiz. Wednesday 7.30pm - Lance Kiwi 

Karaoke. 

THE SIDELINE SPORTS BAR, 331 

Stanmore Rd: Thursday 7pm - Jam 

Night. 

WUNDERBAR, 331 Stanmore Rd: 

Saturday 7pm - Blowout Comedy feat. 

Camille Solari '#MyLifeinPink, tickets at 

eventfinda.co.nz. 

SPRINT CAR 

FRONT END CHANGE 

THURSDAY 21 APRIL 

7pm IN THE BAR, FREE ENTRY 

Watch teams (NI v SI) compete to do a World of Outlaw 

style Front End Change on a Sprint Car right here in the bar! 

Commentator: AJ BATT Officiator: MIKE GLOVER 

‘Famous for their roasts!’ 

SENIORS SPECIAL $ 

24 

Two courses: 

Soup/Roast or Roast/Dessert 

Special available lunch only 

Monday - Friday 12pm - 2.30pm 

Conditions apply 

FAMILY FRIENDLY 

Kid’s Special 

Two courses 

Great Kids menu plus 

designated play area. 

$ 

13 

RESTAURANT & CAFÉ 

Open Monday to Friday from 6.30am and Saturday & Sunday from 8.30am - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner 

THE ENTERTAINMENT HUB OF THE NORTH! 

OPEN FROM 11AM 

OPEN HOURS 

FRIDAY 15 APRIL 

CLOSED 

SATURDAY 16 APRIL: 

SUNDAY 17 APRIL: 

BAR OPEN 11AM 

MONDAY 18 APRIL: 

BAR OPEN 12PM 

BISTRO CLOSED 

BISTRO OPEN 

Wednesday, Thursday 

& Sunday 

12pm-2pm & 

4.30pm-7.30pm 

Friday & Saturday 

12pm-2pm & 4pm-8pm 

CLOSED Monday & Tuesday 

The 

RACECOURSE HOTEL 

& Motorlodge 

118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn, 

Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150 

www.racecoursehotel.co.nz 

MONDAY 25 APRIL 

BISTRO OPEN 

11.30AM-2PM 

ENTERTAINMENT 

12PM-3PM 

IN RFS BAR 

SHARON & FAMILY 

Lest we forget 

58" TV DRAW WINNERS 

CONGRATULATIONS 

DEBBIE MANGAN & MURRAY SMITH 

VACCINE PASS 

NO LONGER 

REQUIRED 

MASKS 

REQUIRED 

WHEN 

NOT SEATED 

MAIN DOOR 

ENTRANCE 

ONLY 

TAB DOOR 

CLOSED 

LIMITED 

200 PEOPLE 

IN MAIN/ 

SPORTS BAR 

POOL TABLES 

CLOSED 

HOUSIE 

12.30PM 

THURSDAY 

QUIZ 

7PM 

THURSDAY 

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Apartments 

SELLING NOW 

BOOK AN APPOINTMENT TODAY 

Our latest stage of luxury apartment plans 

are available to view. There are one, two 

and three-bedroom options available. 

These homes maximise space and will 

include full-height windows, open plan 

living, modern kitchens and fully tiled 

bathrooms as well as a private patio 

or balcony. 

We can take you for a tour of our 

townhouse show home so you can 

see the quality finishes these 

apartments will have. 

Images are artist impressions 

We're able to conduct in-person and online 

appointments. Call Wendy on 342 4755 or Anthea 

on 0800 685 122 to book in a time that suits you. 

KEVIN HICKMAN RETIREMENT VILLAGE 

25 Steadman Road, Riccarton Park, open 7 days 

rymanhealthcare.co.nz

The Star: April 07, 2022

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