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what’s on<br />
this week<br />
JP Clinic<br />
Every Thursday, 10.30am-1.30pm<br />
Spreydon Library<br />
A justice of the peace will be<br />
available to members of the<br />
community, to witness signatures<br />
and documents, certify document<br />
copies, hear oaths, declarations,<br />
affidavits or affirmations as well as<br />
sign citizenship, sponsorship or rates<br />
rebates applications. There is no<br />
charge for this service.<br />
Wā Kōrero-Storytimes<br />
Thursday, 11-11.30am<br />
South Library<br />
Meet others in the community<br />
when you and your pre-schooler go<br />
along for a fun variety of stories,<br />
songs and rhymes which foster<br />
children’s literacy. All whānau and<br />
caregivers welcome. Free, no bookings<br />
required. Guardians and children<br />
over <strong>12</strong> will need to wear a face<br />
mask and show their vaccine pass<br />
on arrival. Room capacity is limited<br />
and the number of attendees possible<br />
at sessions will be influenced by the<br />
number of users already in the space.<br />
Wā Pēpi-Babytimes, Wednesday, 10.30-11am, Spreydon Library.<br />
Encourage learning through language. Wā Pēpi-Babytimes is an<br />
interactive programme including music, movement, rhymes and a<br />
story. Recommended for under 2-year-olds. Free, no bookings required.<br />
Guardians and children <strong>12</strong> and over will need to wear a face mask.<br />
Knit ‘n’ Yarn<br />
Thursday, 1.30-3.30pm<br />
South Library<br />
Go along with your knitting,<br />
crochet or anything you like that’s<br />
portable and crafty and enjoy time<br />
with other crafters. Share skills and<br />
be inspired in a friendly, relaxing<br />
environment. Have a look at the library’s<br />
fabulous range of craft books<br />
and magazines to get ideas for your<br />
next project.<br />
Afterschool Activity Zone<br />
Every Thursday, 3.30-4.30pm<br />
South Library<br />
Go along for a variety of activities<br />
including technology, crafts and<br />
games in a fun learning environment.<br />
All whanau welcome. Free,no<br />
bookings required. Under <strong>12</strong>-yearolds<br />
must be accompanied by an<br />
adult. Guardians and children over<br />
<strong>12</strong> will need to wear a face mask and<br />
show their vaccine pass on arrival.<br />
Room capacity is limited and the<br />
number of attendees possible at<br />
sessions will be influenced by the<br />
number of users already in the<br />
space.<br />
Rāhoroi Mākete<br />
Saturday, 10.30am-<strong>12</strong>.30pm<br />
Roimata Food Commons, Radley Park<br />
off Cumnor Tce<br />
A local organic produce market<br />
for Woolston and surrounding areas.<br />
There will be Bonjour Coffee selling<br />
hot drinks and baking too. Cash or<br />
direct transfer.<br />
South Christchurch Farmers’<br />
Market<br />
Every Sunday 9am-noon<br />
66 Colombo St, next to South Library<br />
The South Christchurch Farmers’<br />
Market prides itself on having the<br />
best selection of fresh local produce<br />
in Christchurch, including a large<br />
organic range from well-known and<br />
trusted local growers. Top up your<br />
vege shop with fresh artisan bread,<br />
French-style pastries, free-range<br />
eggs, locally made Italian cheeses,<br />
seasonal fruits and much more. Soak<br />
up the relaxed and friendly atmosphere<br />
at this popular down to earth<br />
market. This is a real-deal growers’<br />
market. Free.<br />
Social Games Club<br />
Monday, 2-4pm<br />
South Library<br />
Go along to South Library and join<br />
the group to play Scrabble, Upwords,<br />
Chess and cards. Free, no bookings<br />
required.<br />
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• By Emily Moorhouse<br />
WHEN STEVEN Muir isn’ testing X-ray<br />
machines and printing 3D models for surgery<br />
a the hospital he’s busy fixing up bikes for the<br />
community.<br />
Muir is the founder of the Aranui Bike Fixup<br />
Project, a group that meets every Thursday<br />
afternoon to restore old bikes and teach youth<br />
how to be handy with bike tools.<br />
You’ l rarely see Muir driving his car. Instead<br />
he zips across town on his ebike, towing<br />
six bikes ready to be restored on his trailer.<br />
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, <strong>2022</strong><br />
• By Emily Moorhouse<br />
EILEEN KERR received a<br />
fake vaccination booster form<br />
in her mailbox and while she<br />
recognised it was fake, she didn’t<br />
think everyone would.<br />
Now the 70-year-old Spreydon<br />
resident is warning others to be<br />
wary of similar hoaxes.<br />
When Eileen went to co lect<br />
the mail, she noticed what<br />
appeared to be a form to<br />
book your Covid-19 booster<br />
vaccinations in advance.<br />
She sat down a the dinner<br />
table with pen in hand, abou to<br />
start fi ling ou the form, when<br />
she noticed something strange.<br />
“I started reading and that’s<br />
when the bomb went off,” she said.<br />
The form read: “Jabbing our<br />
way to a “safer” New Zealand?”<br />
That was enough to make Eileen<br />
question its authenticity, in spite<br />
of how official it looked.<br />
a topic of discussion.<br />
Eileen said the paper was good “I’m 70, my husband’s<br />
quality and the form had been 60-something and I thought<br />
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and they would go and worry<br />
abou that crap if they didn’t<br />
read the sma l print,” she said.<br />
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RESIDENTS LIVING near the<br />
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plant have been “coping with the<br />
stench” for weeks now and want<br />
something done to fix it.<br />
The wastewater treatment plant<br />
caught fire in November and has<br />
been emitting an unpleasant sme l<br />
ever since, causing frustration<br />
among residents.<br />
Katinka Visser has lived in<br />
Bromley for 35 years, and said<br />
while the stench hasn’t been as<br />
bad during the new year for her,<br />
she sometimes felt as though she<br />
couldn’t breathe.<br />
“I’ve had three nights that I<br />
virtualy couldn’t breathe, it was<br />
that bad, there’s like a fog and it’s<br />
just sitting. ’<br />
She said even after putting her<br />
head under the blankets, she<br />
could sti l sme l the stench.<br />
Visser said because the wind<br />
has been coming from a southerly<br />
direction lately, she hasn’t been<br />
experiencing the sme l as strongly,<br />
but knows that residents close by<br />
do.<br />
“I’m so thankful that I’m not<br />
affected as much as most people,”<br />
she said.<br />
“There are people way, way<br />
worse off than me.”<br />
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• By Fiona E lis<br />
THE DEPARTMENT of<br />
Corrections has until February 9<br />
to appeal after permission to build<br />
a contentious rehabilitation centre<br />
for violent offenders in St Albans<br />
was declined.<br />
However, it is remaining tightlipped<br />
on whether or not it is likely<br />
to do so.<br />
Last week the Bristol Street<br />
Resource Consent Hearing panel<br />
declined to grant resource consent<br />
for the Bristol St facility, fo lowing<br />
a hearing in November.<br />
The proposal would have seen<br />
up to <strong>12</strong> men serving sentences<br />
of home detention at 14 Bristol St<br />
while participating in a violenceprevention<br />
programme. Men<br />
with significant untreated mental<br />
health issues would not be eligible<br />
to participate in the programme.<br />
In their decision, city council<br />
appointed commissioners Anthony<br />
Hughes-Johnson QC and Ken<br />
Lawn said they were not satisfied<br />
the site was appropriate for such a<br />
facility.<br />
Corrections acting regional<br />
commissioner Chris O’Brien-<br />
Smith did not answer Nor’West<br />
New’s question on whether an<br />
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next few weeks reflecting on the<br />
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