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THURSDAY, MAY <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
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MESSAGE: <strong>The</strong> poem<br />
aims to unite people<br />
following the tragedy<br />
<strong>May</strong>or Lianne Dalziel<br />
attended the unveiling<br />
of the peace rock in<br />
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Unification aim of poem’s<br />
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A POEM inspired to unite people<br />
connecting you with your neighbourhood<br />
1 – 3 July<br />
<strong>2022</strong><br />
following the mosque attacks has<br />
His dream was to have the poem,<br />
Thursday, <strong>May</strong> <strong>26</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
Christchurch’s best read and largest circulating newspaper<br />
been installed on a peace rock for<br />
others to enjoy.<br />
After the March 15 mosque attacks<br />
Sirwan Mohamadi, of Riccarton<br />
wrote a poem to remember the tragedy<br />
and to inspire hope for a united<br />
future.<br />
Peace, Love and Unity<br />
A reoccurring theme in my book<br />
To a brighter future we must look<br />
Muslim, Christian or jew<br />
called Peace, Love and Unity, put on<br />
a plaque on a standing rock in Harrington<br />
Park for all to appreciate.<br />
He approached Oak Development<br />
Trust to find out if it was possible and<br />
the trust got behind him to make this<br />
project happen.<br />
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This is for all of you<br />
Black, brown, yellow or white<br />
Together we must unite<br />
And push back against hate<br />
Because there is no time to wait<br />
Now rise and take each other’s hand<br />
of the 2019 mosque<br />
attacks.<br />
Right – Artist Ruby<br />
Jones, Sirwan<br />
Mohamadi and<br />
Harrington Park.<br />
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• By Mick Jensen<br />
A MUSICAL written and<br />
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identity Robin Judkins will<br />
receive its ‘‘world’’ premiere<br />
at the James Hay <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
on Saturday, and could also<br />
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Judkins goes from<br />
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Edinburgh Fringe Festival.<br />
Free Bus To God was written<br />
by Judkins over two-and-a-half<br />
years. It’s about a group of<br />
musicians who, with nowhere to<br />
rehearse, use an old municipal<br />
bus and drive around on<br />
Sundays picking up their players<br />
– and anyone else at the bus<br />
stop.<br />
Judkins, who is well-known as<br />
the founder of the Coast to Coast<br />
race, said he was excited to get his<br />
musical on stage at last.<br />
‘‘We tried to put it on last<br />
year in Lyttelton and again in<br />
PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />
February this year, but Covid<br />
prevented it happening.<br />
‘‘Myself and the entire crew<br />
involved are so excited to be<br />
performing it at the James Hay<br />
– we’ll have to take everything<br />
up a notch now,’’ he joked.<br />
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• By Emily Moorhouse<br />
A LIQUOR store owner is<br />
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more about the investigation. He<br />
was told two weeks ago there was<br />
no update.<br />
Police yesterday would not<br />
answer specific questions from<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> about whether the vehicle<br />
used in the raid had been found,<br />
or whether they had identified the<br />
suspects.<br />
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only say said the investigation is<br />
“ongoing” and no arrests have<br />
been made.<br />
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Thursday <strong>May</strong> <strong>26</strong> <strong>2022</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong><br />
RECOGNITION: Solitude is of the Milky Way as seen from Castle Hill.<br />
• By John Cosgrove<br />
BEING RECOGNISED on the<br />
global stage for his creative<br />
skills came as a shock for<br />
Christchurch stargazer and<br />
astro-photographer Nick<br />
Faulkner.<br />
THe graphic artist/<br />
videographer found his photo<br />
Solitude, the Milky Way as seen<br />
over Castle Hill, was judged one<br />
of the top 25 in the world in an<br />
annual competition hosted by<br />
travel photography blog Capture<br />
<strong>The</strong> Atlas.<br />
THe competition showcases the<br />
year’s best 25 photos of the Milky<br />
Way taken during the peak of<br />
the Milky Way season, with the<br />
aim of inspiring and sharing the<br />
beauty of the galaxy.<br />
This year’s list included images<br />
taken by photographers from 12<br />
countries.<br />
“I was shocked, I didn’t expect<br />
it at all, especially with so<br />
many competitors and so many<br />
other people who are amazing<br />
photographers, it’s a big shock,”<br />
said Faulkner.<br />
Faulkner was one of three New<br />
Zealand photographers lauded in<br />
the latest competition. Images by<br />
Rachel Roberts of the West Coast<br />
and Evan Mckay of Palmerston<br />
North were also placed in the<br />
top 25.<br />
“I know of them, it’s a small<br />
group of enthusiasts who look<br />
to the stars with their cameras<br />
and I’ve chatted with them many<br />
times online,” he said.<br />
Outside of his day-to-day<br />
work schedule, Faulkner can be<br />
found catching the midnight<br />
sun in lonely quiet places in the<br />
Southern Alps.<br />
“We’ve got some of the best<br />
dark skies in the world here.<br />
“We don’t have too many big,<br />
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PHOTO: NICK FAULKNER/ HUEMAN PHOTOGRAPHY <br />
<strong>Star</strong>gazer’s Milky Way<br />
photo earns high praise<br />
SKILLS:<br />
<strong>Star</strong>gazer<br />
and astrophotographer<br />
Nick Faulkner.<br />
massive cities like you do in the<br />
States and other places, so you<br />
can easily get away from light<br />
pollution.<br />
“In my opinion, because we’re<br />
in the Southern Hemisphere we<br />
have the best view of our Milky<br />
Way,” he said.<br />
Faulkner runs Hueman<br />
Photography, which<br />
specialises in landscapes and<br />
astrophotography.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Castle Hill photo came<br />
about after 30 hours of waiting<br />
and hoping.<br />
“I had been at the site 24 hours<br />
earlier, and had shot a panorama<br />
of the sky and the stars.<br />
“Later, when I was looking at<br />
the weather forecast, I saw there<br />
was the possibility of snow on<br />
the way, so I rushed back and<br />
was just lucky I guess, as the<br />
weather cleared just in time for<br />
me to get a clear shot with snow<br />
on the ground, which made for a<br />
great picture,” he said.<br />
Using a specialist star tracker<br />
device to keep his camera lined<br />
up with the stars and counteract<br />
the earth’s rotation, Faulkner<br />
said he shot about 33 fourminute<br />
panorama exposures.<br />
“It’s very time-consuming, but<br />
the results are worth it later.”<br />
Faulkner said the attraction<br />
of astro-photography was about<br />
more than just being under the<br />
stars.<br />
“I’m usually out in the middle<br />
of nowhere, late at night, and<br />
although I guess it sounds<br />
cheesy, I love being at one with<br />
the sky, thinking about the<br />
universe.<br />
“It’s just incredible being out<br />
there alone, looking up and<br />
seeing how much you can see,”<br />
he said.<br />
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New Coke<br />
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in June<br />
COCA-COLA has made it official<br />
and announced the drink that<br />
will replace the soon-to-bediscontinued<br />
Coke Zero and Coke<br />
No Sugar drinks.<br />
<strong>The</strong> drink<br />
will be known<br />
as Coke Zero<br />
Sugar. Coca-<br />
Cola said fans<br />
won’t be disappointed<br />
with<br />
the new taste.<br />
Coca-Cola<br />
said the product<br />
will hit shelves<br />
next month,<br />
and it planned<br />
to market the<br />
drink by asking Kiwis if it was the<br />
“best Coke ever”.<br />
<strong>The</strong> confirmation comes after<br />
signage advertising the change<br />
started to appear in stores and<br />
quickly found its way to social<br />
media, where users discussed the<br />
proposed changes.<br />
Many wondered whether the<br />
new product would have the<br />
flavour of Coke Zero, Coke No<br />
Sugar, or something entirely different.<br />
Now Coca-Cola said it can<br />
answer those questions, promising<br />
the taste will be “as close as<br />
possible to Coca-Cola Classic”.<br />
Head of marketing for Coca-<br />
Cola New Zealand Tracey Evans<br />
said the move was part of the<br />
company’s commitment to reduce<br />
sugar through their range.<br />
“We’re constantly evolving<br />
with the changing nature of<br />
New Zealanders’ tastes and<br />
preferences, and we believe this<br />
new recipe will be popular with<br />
our current drinkers, as well<br />
as Coca-Cola Classic fans who<br />
are looking for a zero-sugar<br />
alternative,” she said.<br />
<strong>The</strong> new drinks will also feature<br />
a new design, which Coca-Cola<br />
said is being rolled out across all<br />
Coke products.<br />
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NEWS<br />
Judkins’ show has<br />
‘world premiere’<br />
• From page 1<br />
<strong>The</strong> 73-year-old is working<br />
in collaboration with theatrical<br />
director Hester Ullyart and his<br />
musical co-stars are Janice Gray,<br />
Shay Horay, Tom Trevella and<br />
Emily Fairlight. <strong>The</strong> show’s musical<br />
director is Adam Hattaway,<br />
and his band is made up of Mike<br />
Kime, Thomas Isbister and Reuben<br />
Derrick.<br />
Free Bus To God was a distillation<br />
of 122 pieces that combined<br />
20 songs, rants and raves into an<br />
hour of madness, Judkins said.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re was humour in his show<br />
and also sad bits, which featured<br />
in some of the four love songs<br />
chosen.<br />
‘‘<strong>The</strong>re are some hard characters<br />
featured, but you can feel<br />
comfortable with them.’’<br />
Last week Judkins was busy<br />
assembling a number of stage<br />
pieces for the premiere, including<br />
10 bus seats, a hand brake,<br />
a steering wheel and a bus stop<br />
sign he’s recommissioned and<br />
worked on.<br />
He has road-tested the show by<br />
breaking it down into six parts to<br />
perform at open mic sessions.<br />
It flows well and features a broad<br />
range of music chosen by Adam<br />
Hattaway, he said.<br />
Judkins intended filming the<br />
show and has ambitions to put<br />
it on at the 2023 Edinburgh<br />
Fringe Festival.<br />
‘‘I’ve got to make sure we’ve got<br />
a winner first, but it’s an exciting<br />
proposition and taking everyone<br />
over to Scotland, including my<br />
daughter, would be a blast.’’<br />
Judkins said there was a<br />
Commonwealth section planned<br />
at next year’s fringe, which made<br />
the trip even more appealing.<br />
A full documentary of his<br />
journey with the Free Bus To God<br />
project is also planned.<br />
Judkins has been a Sumner<br />
resident for the last 36 years and<br />
has previously published two<br />
books of his poetry, a novel and a<br />
memoir.<br />
He is 56 pages into his current<br />
book, a thriller called <strong>The</strong><br />
Butcher, <strong>The</strong> Sniper And <strong>The</strong><br />
Journalist.<br />
REHEARSAL: Robin Judkins<br />
prepares for opening night<br />
on Saturday.<br />
PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />
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‘No one is getting caught’<br />
• From page 1<br />
Brazen ram raids across New<br />
Zealand have accelerated in recent<br />
months, which has sparked<br />
debate over whether the justice<br />
system was tough enough on<br />
offenders, many of whom are<br />
young.<br />
Last week, ram raiders struck<br />
a dairy in Lincoln and a convenience<br />
store in Hornby .<br />
Deep said it was disappointing<br />
that there appeared to be no<br />
consequences for offenders carrying<br />
out ram raids.<br />
“I’m frustrated with the<br />
system. In my eyes if they want<br />
to do big boy crimes that should<br />
equal a big boy punishment.”<br />
Deep said if no one gets<br />
caught, the ram raids will continue<br />
happening, and questioned<br />
whether police were doing<br />
enough.<br />
Deep said he was frustrated<br />
there have been no arrests,<br />
especially after providing CCTV<br />
footage to police of the offenders<br />
in the act.<br />
“If they’re not getting anyone<br />
it must be a lack of something<br />
on their side. <strong>The</strong>y must be busy<br />
or something, I don’t know,” he<br />
said.<br />
“It’s happening every day and<br />
no one is getting caught. <strong>The</strong>re’s<br />
cameras all over the place, there<br />
should be a way to catch them.<br />
“At the moment they [ram<br />
raiders] are fearless, they are<br />
doing whatever they want,<br />
SMASH: CCTV footage captured of the car ramming into<br />
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NEWS 5<br />
Remote digger in cathedral a world-first<br />
A REMOTE-operated digger<br />
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masonry and some significant<br />
biohazards, as well as retrieve<br />
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Christ Church Cathedral.<br />
<strong>The</strong> project, which is a worldfirst,<br />
marks the start of the major<br />
interior clean up and is another<br />
milestone in the cathedral’s<br />
reinstatement journey after it<br />
was severely damaged in the<br />
February 2011 earthquake.<br />
Controlled from an operations<br />
centre outside the cathedral<br />
using specially fitted cameras<br />
with live stream capability, the<br />
remote-operated digger is an innovative<br />
digital solution to keep<br />
workers safe.<br />
It has also permitted the<br />
cathedral’s interior clean-up to<br />
begin early, allowing the project’s<br />
critical work plan to gain about<br />
three months.<br />
Project director Keith Paterson<br />
said: “Introducing a remoteoperated<br />
digger is a safety-first<br />
approach that solves health and<br />
safety issues by keeping personnel<br />
out of the building while still<br />
getting the work done.<br />
“A manned digger would be at<br />
risk of falling debris or building<br />
collapse were an earthquake to<br />
occur at this stage of the project.”<br />
Personnel from Protranz<br />
Earthmoving Ltd and Aurecon,<br />
which first suggested the use of<br />
the remote-operated digger,<br />
LOGISTICS: Protranz excavator operator Vaughan Breen works remotely from the digger in a operations container nearby.<br />
PHOTOS: JOHN COSGROVE<br />
• Watch the video at starnews.co.nz<br />
are operating it.<br />
“We don’t have line of sight of<br />
the digger inside the cathedral,<br />
we can only see it via screens inside<br />
the operations centre,” said<br />
Protranz commercial manager<br />
Simon Gaynor.<br />
“In preparation, we set up a<br />
testing area that mirrors the internal<br />
geometry of the Cathedral<br />
and have been rehearsing over<br />
the past few months to get comfortable<br />
with the kit and ensure<br />
we could proceed safely.”<br />
Aurecon design technologist<br />
Simon Yorke said: “<strong>The</strong> remote<br />
camera system includes five individual<br />
cameras fitted at different<br />
points on the digger to relay realtime<br />
video back to the operations<br />
centre outside.<br />
“A sixth camera, located inside<br />
the cathedral, gives the operator<br />
a bird’s eye view of the location<br />
of the digger.”<br />
With the safe retrieval of<br />
heritage fabric a top priority for<br />
the Christ Church Cathedral<br />
Reinstatement Project, the digger<br />
is carefully focusing on specific<br />
areas.<br />
“We know there are several<br />
items of interest inside the<br />
nave, such as the old font,” said<br />
Paterson.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> digger will move carefully<br />
through the areas we think these<br />
items might be located in the<br />
hope we can retrieve them. Our<br />
heritage professional will then<br />
sift through everything collected<br />
to find any precious items before<br />
the rest is disposed of.”<br />
A special enclosure has been<br />
built on the cathedral worksite<br />
to provide a wash-down area for<br />
the digger and to allow skips to<br />
be removed and re-introduced.<br />
<strong>The</strong> remote-operated digger<br />
will be working in the cathedral<br />
for the next six weeks.<br />
—NZ Herald
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• By David Clarkson<br />
A CANTERBURY harness<br />
racing trainer has been granted<br />
interim name suppression after<br />
his arrest on three charges<br />
of indecently assaulting a<br />
woman.<br />
<strong>The</strong> man was remanded on<br />
bail without plea to June 15 by<br />
Judge Brian Callaghan when he<br />
appeared in the district court<br />
yesterday.<br />
Duty lawyer Sabrina Forrester<br />
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for the man because of<br />
the nature of the charges and<br />
because his employment could<br />
be in jeopardy. She said the<br />
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argued once the man had his<br />
own lawyer.<br />
<strong>The</strong> man faces six charges, all<br />
alleging offending on November<br />
11.<br />
He faces two indecent assault<br />
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committed with another man,<br />
a 29-year-old harness racing<br />
driver. <strong>The</strong> court was told<br />
that man was no longer in<br />
Canterbury. His case has been<br />
transferred to the Invercargill<br />
District Court.<br />
<strong>The</strong> two are also jointly<br />
charged with assaulting the<br />
woman. <strong>The</strong> horse trainer is<br />
alleged to have assaulted her to<br />
commit the indecency offence,<br />
and to have unlawfully taken her<br />
car.<br />
Police prosecutor Sergeant<br />
Paul Scott said police opposed<br />
the name suppression being<br />
granted because the necessary<br />
grounds had not been<br />
established.<br />
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Horse trainer’s name suppressed<br />
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However, Judge Callaghan<br />
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defendant had been represented<br />
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<strong>The</strong> man is expected to employ<br />
APPEARANCE:<br />
A harness racing<br />
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<strong>The</strong> judge granted bail on<br />
condition that the man not<br />
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outside work hours – they work<br />
in the same industry – and not<br />
discuss the case with them.<br />
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• By Kurt Bayer<br />
SCOTT WATSON can challenge<br />
crucial eyewitness evidence that<br />
placed him with Ben Smart and<br />
Olivia Hope in the Marlborough<br />
Sounds on the night he’s alleged<br />
to have murdered them.<br />
<strong>The</strong> former Picton boatbuilder<br />
is serving a life sentence, which<br />
came with a minimum nonparole<br />
period of 17 years, for the<br />
1998 murders of Smart, 21, and<br />
17-year-old Hope.<br />
Watson has always denied<br />
killing, or even ever meeting,<br />
Hope and Smart after New Year’s<br />
celebrations in a Marlborough<br />
Sounds holiday hideaway.<br />
Now aged 50, he has spent 24<br />
years behind bars, having been<br />
denied parole four times, and<br />
is currently preparing his last<br />
chance to overturn convictions.<br />
Yesterday, the Court of Appeal<br />
released a judgment that allows<br />
a photo montage to be included<br />
for the first time in the appeal<br />
grounds.<br />
A crucial part of the Crown<br />
case against Watson was his<br />
identification by the late Guy<br />
Wallace, the water-taxi driver<br />
who transported Smart, Hope,<br />
and another man that night to a<br />
mystery yacht.<br />
Wallace had identified Watson<br />
via a photographic montage during<br />
the police investigation.<br />
Although he rejected the<br />
proposition that Watson was<br />
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he maintained that the person<br />
shown in photograph 3 of the<br />
montage – which was a photo of<br />
Watson – was the man he had<br />
transported.<br />
Watson’s lawyers have sought<br />
to have the photo montage identification<br />
evidence also included<br />
in his last-ditch appeal and this<br />
morning the Court of Appeal<br />
ruled that it can in the “interests<br />
of justice”.<br />
“If there is one lesson from the<br />
history of miscarriage of justice<br />
in the context of criminal appeals,<br />
it is that no good is done<br />
by the procedural suppression of<br />
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a tenable ground of appeal which<br />
has not yet seen the light of day<br />
in an appellate court, while other<br />
grounds of appeal are nonetheless<br />
allowed to proceed,” said former<br />
Court of Appeal president<br />
Stephen Kos.<br />
“As Lord Atkin once wisely<br />
observed, ‘finality is a good<br />
thing, but justice is a better’.”<br />
At an unsuccessful bail hearing<br />
in October last year, Watson’s<br />
lawyer Nick Chisnall argued it<br />
was in the interests of justice that<br />
bail be granted, saying it was<br />
a unique case given Watson’s<br />
steadfast assertion of innocence<br />
and the reference of a further<br />
appeal to the Court of Appeal in<br />
the exercise of the Royal prerogative<br />
of mercy.<br />
<strong>The</strong> evidence of two hairs<br />
found on a blanket in Watson’s<br />
boat, and said to match that of<br />
Hope, was one of two central<br />
planks in the Crown case at trial.<br />
Chisnall said the Court of<br />
Appeal now has two scientific<br />
reports completed by a forensic<br />
scientist, which have been peerreviewed,<br />
and point to a lack<br />
of due procedures to prevent<br />
sample contamination, and<br />
that the evidence overstated the<br />
strength of the match.<br />
<strong>The</strong> lawyer says that if that<br />
evidence was inadmissible, and<br />
should have been excluded, it<br />
is likely a miscarriage of justice<br />
occurred “inasmuch as the jury<br />
would have been substantially<br />
influenced by it”, said the Court<br />
of Appeal decision rejecting<br />
Watson’s bail.<br />
Chisnall also raised the photo<br />
montage issues at the bail hearing.<br />
<strong>The</strong> police investigation that<br />
led to Watson’s arrest has been<br />
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Watson can challenge crucial evidence<br />
LAST CHANCE: Scott<br />
Watson (far left) has been<br />
permitted to include photo<br />
montage evidence in his<br />
appeal over the 1998<br />
murders of Ben Smart and<br />
Olivia Hope.<br />
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criticised in numerous newspaper<br />
articles, documentaries<br />
and books, particularly Trial by<br />
Trickery by Auckland journalist<br />
Keith Hunter, a stinging attack<br />
on those who put Watson<br />
away.<br />
Watson and his supporters<br />
– the case has long divided<br />
public opinion – were given<br />
fresh hope in June last year after<br />
Justice Minister Andrew Little<br />
announced that Governor-<br />
General Dame Patsy Reddy<br />
had referred his case back to<br />
the Court of Appeal for a new<br />
hearing.<br />
It came after an investigation<br />
by former High Court judge Sir<br />
Graham Panckhurst QC raised<br />
concerns about forensic evidence<br />
used to convict Watson.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> primary basis of his<br />
application was that the DNA<br />
evidence linking two hairs<br />
removed from a blanket seized<br />
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Thursday <strong>May</strong> <strong>26</strong> <strong>2022</strong><br />
10<br />
NEWS<br />
Three Head<br />
Hunters<br />
arrested<br />
• By Kurt Bayer<br />
THREE MEMBERS of the Head<br />
Hunters MC gang have been<br />
accused of hospitalising a man<br />
while allegedly chasing a $5000<br />
gang debt.<br />
<strong>The</strong> three men have been jointly<br />
charged with wounding with<br />
intent to injure and made brief<br />
appearances from custody at the<br />
district court before a community<br />
magistrate yesterday.<br />
It is understood the charges<br />
come after an incident yesterday<br />
afternoon while the men allegedly<br />
visited a man in Christchurch<br />
who was accused of owing $5000.<br />
More charges are expected.<br />
Patrick Ryde Rasmussen, 38,<br />
who also faces allegations of refusing<br />
an officer’s request to give<br />
a blood specimen and possession<br />
of a meth pipe, was remanded in<br />
custody without plea to June 13.<br />
<strong>The</strong> two other men – aged 36<br />
and 40 – had their cases stood<br />
down to appear before a district<br />
court judge yesterday afternoon.<br />
<strong>The</strong> home addresses of Rasmussen<br />
and the 36-year-old man<br />
were given on court charging<br />
documents as the Head Hunters’<br />
city gang pad headquarters at<br />
Sockburn.<br />
—NZ Herald<br />
• By Susan Sandys<br />
A MAN wearing a head lamp<br />
raced through the darkness,<br />
arriving as a shining light of<br />
rescue to a driver trapped in his<br />
vehicle.<br />
Richard Steel of Brookside says<br />
he is not a hero, but “just your<br />
average Joe.”<br />
Steel ran to the scene of a car<br />
crash last Wednesday night last<br />
week, from his garage where he<br />
had been working with a head<br />
lamp on.<br />
“I heard the skid and the<br />
crunch,” Steel said.<br />
“Within minutes the<br />
neighbours were behind me,<br />
calling the ambos.”<br />
He saw a four-wheel-drive<br />
car on its driver’s side in a water<br />
race, with an elderly man inside.<br />
“I called out to the fellow,<br />
he said ‘No I’m okay, just I’m<br />
stuck’,” Steel said.<br />
“He was coherent, we felt it<br />
was a better idea to get him out<br />
somewhere dry and warm.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> driver had failed to<br />
take a corner while travelling<br />
through the small settlement<br />
at the intersection of Brookside<br />
Burnham Rd and Boundary<br />
Creek Rd, about 11pm. His car<br />
hit a power pole before going<br />
into the water race.<br />
Steel said the car was filling<br />
up with water to the point of<br />
submerging the right side of the<br />
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‘Shining light’ rescues driver<br />
DAMAGE: Richard Steel with the vehicle that crashed into<br />
the water race near his property. Earlier Steel rescued the<br />
elderly driver trapped inside.<br />
man’s body.<br />
<strong>The</strong> obvious way to extract him<br />
was through the front passenger<br />
door, which was on the upside<br />
of the car. However, this was<br />
obstructed by the branch of an<br />
oak tree. Steel ran back to his<br />
house and grabbed a hand saw.<br />
He sawed the branch off, opened<br />
the door and climbed into the car.<br />
<strong>The</strong> man’s right leg was trapped<br />
under the steering wheel, but Steel<br />
freed him by tilting the seat back a<br />
couple of notches.<br />
<strong>The</strong> man appeared to be in<br />
shock and to have taken a knock<br />
to the head.<br />
One of the neighbours held<br />
open the door as Steel pulled the<br />
man from the car, then helped<br />
him onto the bank of the water<br />
race.<br />
Steel believed a contributing<br />
factor to the crash was a lack<br />
of street lighting at the corner,<br />
where crashes had occurred in<br />
the past. He had complained to<br />
the district council about two<br />
months ago about a street light<br />
on the corner not working.<br />
“It’s quite a nasty corner, I<br />
think a lack of lighting on the<br />
corner certainly contributed.”<br />
Leeston Volunteer Fire<br />
Brigade deputy chief Matt Walker<br />
said firefighters responded to the<br />
scene, having received a report<br />
of a trapped driver. <strong>The</strong>y were<br />
pleased to see the man had been<br />
freed by residents, and thanked<br />
them. <strong>The</strong> man was talking to<br />
paramedics who were treating<br />
him.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> outcome was great,”<br />
Walker said, adding the driver<br />
had been lucky to survive.<br />
“He hit a very large power<br />
pole.”<br />
Confirming the car was<br />
not leaking any diesel or oil,<br />
they left it in the water race.<br />
Firefighters liaised with police<br />
regarding salvage, which was the<br />
responsibility of the car owner<br />
and their insurance company.<br />
<strong>The</strong> trapped man was taken<br />
to Christchurch Hospital by<br />
ambulance in a moderate<br />
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12<br />
NEWS<br />
• By Georgina Campbell<br />
A CHANGE to the Building<br />
Code is being proposed after the<br />
Kaikōura earthquake resulted in<br />
widespread damage to buildings<br />
with hollow-core flooring.<br />
Meanwhile, Cabinet has<br />
agreed to a new regulatory<br />
regime for engineers, meaning<br />
they will have to be registered<br />
and subject to a code of conduct.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> collapse of the CTV<br />
building in the 2011 Canterbury<br />
earthquake highlighted the<br />
risks of inexperienced engineers<br />
working in high-risk engineering<br />
fields and the difficulty in holding<br />
substandard or unprofessional<br />
engineers to account,” a<br />
Cabinet paper from earlier this<br />
year said.<br />
Both the Kaikōura and Canterbury<br />
earthquakes have led to<br />
a seismic shift in how engineers<br />
understand building performance,<br />
the regulatory effects of<br />
which are still emerging.<br />
Hollow-core floors are a type<br />
of pre-cast floor that were increasingly<br />
popular from the early<br />
1980s because they were fast to<br />
construct and cost-effective.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y have hollow tubes in the<br />
concrete units, making them<br />
lighter than solid concrete floors.<br />
<strong>The</strong> units are manufactured offsite,<br />
then craned in to sit on the<br />
building’s beams and walls, and<br />
a thin mesh concrete topping is<br />
applied over them.<br />
However, cracks were discovered<br />
in the floors of many<br />
buildings across Wellington with<br />
these type of units following the<br />
Kaikōura earthquake.<br />
Even the BNZ building, completed<br />
in 2009, showed cracks,<br />
the Ministry for Business Innovation<br />
and Employment said in a<br />
consultation document.<br />
“This reaffirmed that even<br />
modern hollow-core floor systems<br />
are vulnerable to excessive<br />
damage during earthquakes,<br />
some beyond economic repair,<br />
potentially impacting building<br />
function and health and safety<br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
Moves to change code, regulate engineers<br />
QUAKE: <strong>The</strong> CTV building collapse highlighted risks in the<br />
field of engineering. PHOTO: MARK MITCHELL/NZ HERALD<br />
of occupants.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> BNZ building has since<br />
been demolished.<br />
A subsequent study said the<br />
use of hollow-core floors in new<br />
buildings was not considered<br />
good structural engineering<br />
practice and was not recommended.<br />
MBIE building performance<br />
and engineering manager Dave<br />
Gittings said the proposed<br />
change will require engineers to<br />
go over and above the existing<br />
design method for hollow-core<br />
flooring.<br />
“We expect that engineers<br />
and designers looking to use<br />
these types of floors would be<br />
required to provide additional<br />
evidence (testing and analysis)<br />
to demonstrate that the design<br />
of the support complies with the<br />
Building Code as an alternative<br />
solution.”<br />
Gittings said MBIE expected<br />
the proposed change will<br />
minimise the chance of excessive<br />
damage or injury from poorly<br />
designed hollow-core floor systems<br />
in future earthquakes.<br />
Engineering<br />
New Zealand<br />
chief executive<br />
Dr Richard<br />
Templer said the<br />
organisation will<br />
make a submission<br />
on the proposal<br />
once it has Richard<br />
consulted with Templer<br />
members.<br />
“However, we know hollowcore<br />
units have known fragility<br />
issues and numerous failure<br />
mechanisms.”<br />
MBIE’s consultation on the<br />
proposed amendments to the<br />
Building Code runs until July 1,<br />
<strong>2022</strong>.<br />
Separate to this, the Government<br />
is moving to regulate<br />
engineers themselves.<br />
Officials estimate around<br />
38,000 engineers are not subject<br />
to any occupational regulation.<br />
“Without occupational regulation<br />
and the checks and sanctions<br />
it involves, there is a risk<br />
that substandard engineering<br />
work will lead to catastrophic<br />
failures, harm to the public or<br />
the environment, significant<br />
economic costs, and damage to<br />
the public’s confidence in the<br />
engineering profession,” the<br />
Cabinet paper said.<br />
A new two-tier regime is being<br />
designed that will require anyone<br />
providing professional engineering<br />
services to be registered. A<br />
new regulator will be established<br />
to oversee the regime.<br />
Building and Construction<br />
Minister Poto Williams said<br />
there was lack of clarity around<br />
who could call themselves an<br />
engineer, making it difficult for<br />
consumers to know whether<br />
an engineer was qualified to<br />
practice.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> registration requirement<br />
will lift the professionalism of<br />
the engineering profession and<br />
provide an avenue for addressing<br />
poor behaviour and performance.”<br />
Engineers will also be<br />
subject to a code of conduct<br />
and there will be new licensing<br />
requirements to restrict practice<br />
in high-risk engineering<br />
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“Officials are currently<br />
developing a bill which I look<br />
forward to taking to the House<br />
later this year,” Williams said.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Thursday <strong>May</strong> <strong>26</strong> <strong>2022</strong><br />
14<br />
NEWS<br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
Town hall concert a triple celebration<br />
A FREE concert at the town hall<br />
on Queen’s Birthday Monday<br />
will celebrate several special<br />
occasions.<br />
It will be 25 years since the<br />
Austrian-built Rieger organ was<br />
first opened, and it marks 25<br />
years of service from the town<br />
hall’s eminent organist Martin<br />
Setchell.<br />
Also, the Organ Curator’s<br />
Concert <strong>2022</strong> joins a weekend<br />
of celebrations across the world<br />
in honour of Queen Elizabeth’s<br />
Platinum Jubilee, as she becomes<br />
the first British monarch to<br />
complete 70 years of service.<br />
<strong>May</strong>or Lianne Dalziel will be<br />
speaking before the concert.<br />
Setchell said the programme<br />
will include a special arrangement<br />
of Handel’s famous<br />
Coronation Anthem ‘Zadok the<br />
Priest.’<br />
“I’ve also included two popular<br />
works by the great French composer<br />
Cesar Franck, to mark his<br />
birth 200 years ago in 1822. As<br />
a European organ the Rieger’s<br />
tonal colours do lend themselves<br />
to the French and German organ<br />
repertoire.”<br />
Setchell said it was a day of<br />
“absolute joy and enthusiasm”<br />
when the organ was first opened<br />
25 years ago.<br />
“A team of six people took two<br />
months to assemble it in place<br />
and it then took three weeks to<br />
CONNECTION: <strong>The</strong> concert marks 25 years since the town hall’s Rieger organ was first<br />
opened and 25 years of service from eminent organist Martin Setchell. PHOTO: NEWSLINE<br />
voice and fine-tune it in <strong>May</strong><br />
1997. Often the team had to work<br />
at night for silence and to allow<br />
the normal use of the space in<br />
the day.<br />
“This organ was designed and<br />
built specifically for the unique<br />
properties of our town hall so it<br />
‘completed’ the acoustic of the<br />
building and is literally<br />
an inseparable part of the<br />
whole structure. <strong>The</strong> sound it<br />
produces is brilliant, clear and<br />
clean.<br />
“I shudder to think what<br />
might have happened had the<br />
auditorium been bowled after<br />
the earthquakes.”<br />
Representatives from Rieger<br />
were in the town hall completing<br />
a five-week project to add 12<br />
new ranks of pipes to the organ<br />
and to upgrade its electronic<br />
memory when the magnitude 6.4<br />
WORLD CLASS: <strong>The</strong> town<br />
hall has been strengthened<br />
and refurbished.<br />
PHOTO: CCC<br />
earthquake struck on February<br />
22, 2011.<br />
<strong>The</strong> organ suffered only<br />
minor damage in the quake,<br />
but because of the damage to<br />
the town hall it took eight years<br />
before it could be played again.<br />
Setchell said playing the organ<br />
was not for the faint-hearted.<br />
“It involves the whole body and<br />
requires perfect co-ordination<br />
of mind, hands and feet. Now<br />
I’m no longer teaching full-time<br />
at the University of Canterbury<br />
I aim for two-to-three hours of<br />
practise every day.”<br />
After a quarter of a century as<br />
organ curator he has “absolutely<br />
no plans to retire” and is looking<br />
forward to the next 25 years.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> concert will take<br />
place at the Christchurch<br />
Town Hall on Monday,<br />
June 6 at 2pm. Entry is free<br />
but online registration is<br />
required via nzorgan.com
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Thursday <strong>May</strong> <strong>26</strong> <strong>2022</strong><br />
16<br />
NEWS<br />
FOUR GENERATIONS: Conrad Eilken was one of Lincoln Primary School’s<br />
original pupils when he enrolled in 1929. His great granddaughter, fiveyear-old<br />
Iris Norton, had her first day at the school on Monday. Her mother<br />
Haylie Eilken and grandfather Ian Eilken (also pictured) also attended<br />
the school.<br />
PHOTOS: STAR MEDIA<br />
Family proud to be<br />
fourth generation<br />
• By Susan Sandys<br />
MEMORIES OF Lincoln Primary School<br />
going back to the 1920s were recalled<br />
this week as a local family moved into its<br />
fourth generation of attendance.<br />
Lincoln’s oldest living resident to have<br />
been born in the town, 97-year-old Conrad<br />
Eilken, was proud to see his great granddaughter,<br />
five-year-old Iris Norton, enter<br />
through the school gates for her first day on<br />
Monday.<br />
“I knew every person in every house in<br />
Lincoln when I was a kid,” Conrad said as<br />
he remembered his childhood days.<br />
<strong>The</strong> school was at the same site. It had<br />
three classrooms, with only two in use, one<br />
for primers and one for standards.<br />
Converting a rugby try on the school<br />
field was by kicking the ball over a specific<br />
section of fencing, out onto Boundary Rd<br />
at one end or into the neighbour’s paddock<br />
at the other end. Retrieving the ball from<br />
the road was not a problem.<br />
“<strong>The</strong>re was not a lot of traffic in those<br />
days. Mr Henly (a local farmer) used to go<br />
past in his old Fiat car, and that was about<br />
it,” Conrad said.<br />
<strong>The</strong> road was shingle, conditioned by a<br />
horse-drawn grader.<br />
<strong>The</strong> town had a train station, and pupils<br />
would catch the train to Hornby for<br />
school dental clinics. When they were not<br />
in the dental chair, they could be powering<br />
the dental drill by moving one of their feet<br />
up and down on a treadle.<br />
Conrad recalled one occasion when<br />
fellow pupil Rex Moir was in the dental<br />
chair, and he was working the treadle<br />
relatively slowly, thinking he was being<br />
kind to his friend.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> dentist said go faster with the<br />
treadle, I thought I was going as fast as I<br />
should!”<br />
Lincoln Primary School’s roll was only<br />
about 50. Today, it has grown to more than<br />
600.<br />
Iris was excited to be attending on her<br />
first day, having been impressed by what<br />
she saw on previous school visits.<br />
“I like all of it,” she said when asked<br />
what was her favourite thing about the<br />
school.<br />
Conrad’s son and Iris’s granddad Ian<br />
Eilken, and Ian’s daughter and Iris’s<br />
mother Haylie Eilken, also attended<br />
Lincoln Primary School. <strong>The</strong>y said they<br />
were proud to see the family’s attendance<br />
move into its fourth generation.<br />
“It’s nice for our family, because we were<br />
one of the first families in Lincoln,” Haylie<br />
said.<br />
FAMILY TIES: Former pupil Conrad<br />
Eilken with his great granddaughter<br />
Iris Norton on her first day at Lincoln<br />
Primary School.
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18<br />
LETTERS<br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
Time for a referendum on Three Waters<br />
A de-facto memorial<br />
in Cathedral Square<br />
commemorates when Nick<br />
Smith (National) disestablished<br />
Environment Canterbury and<br />
David Caygill (Labour) became<br />
commissioner of that body.<br />
Together, they turned the Canterbury<br />
Plains into a dairy farm<br />
and in the process poisoned<br />
our water. <strong>The</strong> 76 councils of<br />
Aotearoa NZ cannot reverse this<br />
process as they are unable raise<br />
sufficient rates to protect our<br />
waters.<br />
Dame Anne Salmond believes<br />
taxation on businesses and individuals,<br />
who use the water, is the<br />
only way for a clean water future.<br />
User pays.<br />
I am happy for Ngai Tahu to be<br />
kaitiaki of our water, but cannot<br />
understand why they flattened<br />
Balmoral Forest to bring more<br />
We want to hear your views<br />
on the issues affecting life<br />
in Canterbury<br />
Send emails to:<br />
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cows into Te Waipounamu.<br />
Medical scientists say<br />
Christchurch is the bowel cancer<br />
capital of New Zealand because<br />
of dairying nitrates leeching our<br />
soils. If making our waters clean<br />
for our mokopuna and their<br />
mokopuna is the goal of Three<br />
Waters I support it, but Labour<br />
needs to explain the finer details<br />
of the proposed partnership<br />
and the Greens need to be more<br />
courageous in advocating mixed<br />
farming or biodynamic dairying<br />
as a way to start cleaning up the<br />
pollution of our waterways.<br />
A referendum may be the only<br />
way for an open discussion on<br />
this important issue. – Defyd<br />
Williams<br />
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Ilam Labour MP Sarah Pallett<br />
is a ‘no show’ at a Three Waters<br />
referendum discussion in Avonhead<br />
(<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong>, <strong>May</strong> 19).<br />
Surprising you may think,<br />
perhaps not.<br />
I have written three times<br />
to my area Labour MP Tracey<br />
McLellan, to ask her to give me<br />
her opinion about the Three<br />
Waters proposals.<br />
She has not responded to this.<br />
<strong>May</strong>be there is a gagging order<br />
on MP’s personal opinions about<br />
this very important matter.<br />
Westland <strong>May</strong>or Bruce Smith<br />
hit the nail on the head months<br />
ago when he described how this<br />
would affect all ratepayers hard,<br />
in the pocket. A referendum is<br />
the only answer otherwise we<br />
will be screwed again by this<br />
ambitious Government. – Gary<br />
Blair, Redcliffs<br />
McLellan responds: My<br />
executive assistant provided my<br />
response to Mr Blair’s email<br />
following a discussion with me<br />
about what I’d like to say.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are four staff working<br />
with me across my Wellington<br />
and Christchurch offices and<br />
together we all attend to email<br />
responses and requests. If our<br />
email responses to date have<br />
not given Mr Blair the specific<br />
answers/information he sought<br />
then I’d be only too happy to discuss<br />
the issue further in person<br />
or via phone, as I have done with<br />
several constituents who wanted<br />
to have a conversation about<br />
Three Waters reform.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Avonhead Community<br />
Group has asked the prime<br />
minister for a referendum on<br />
the Three Waters and I agree.<br />
Since the meeting in<br />
Avonhead, city councillor Sam<br />
MacDonald has received his<br />
Official Information Act request<br />
as to how much money has<br />
already been spent on Three<br />
Waters.<br />
A whopping $34 million of<br />
our money has been spent on<br />
such things as travel, lawyers,<br />
consultants, accommodation,<br />
advertising, Scottish Water, and<br />
more.<br />
None of it has been spent on<br />
any infrastructure in any part of<br />
the country.<br />
Housing intensification<br />
with no off-street parking is<br />
another issue the government<br />
should have asked the people<br />
about instead of dictating to<br />
local councils, and therefore<br />
ratepayers, about what kind of<br />
housing we should have and<br />
where it should be.<br />
All this from a government<br />
who has promised so much and<br />
delivered so very little.<br />
In a democracy government<br />
is meant to represent the people,<br />
not to dictate to the people.<br />
It makes me wonder what kind<br />
of government/country we are<br />
turning into. – D Downward,<br />
Bryndwr<br />
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Thursday <strong>May</strong> <strong>26</strong> <strong>2022</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> 19<br />
Hornby Club’s multi-million<br />
dollar revamp complete<br />
ADVERTORIAL<br />
<strong>The</strong> Hornby Club has finally completed its multi-million<br />
dollar redevelopment after three years. A part of the<br />
community for more than 65 years, <strong>The</strong> Hornby Club has<br />
been extensively modernised to become an inviting and<br />
contemporary events and entertainment facility.<br />
Tim Mathews, Hornby Club’s General Manager, says<br />
the Club carefully walks the line between a member’s<br />
organisation that supports the needs of its long-time<br />
members and also its new role as a dining and events<br />
destination for Christchurch.<br />
“It’s very exciting to finally open the doors to our<br />
beautiful new facility. It is a bright, light and welcoming<br />
space that our members are thrilled with. We still offer<br />
many of the activities that Clubs are known for like<br />
section sports, affordable meals and a fantastic sports bar<br />
and gaming room, but we now offer a lot for families and<br />
for our corporate events community,” says Tim.<br />
What Tim is referring to, is the new Chalmers<br />
Restaurant with its colourful indoor playground and its<br />
famous Sunday night buffet.<br />
“We know families want somewhere to watch their kids<br />
safely play, while they enjoy a quiet drink with friends<br />
and a family-style meal. This is the gap that Chalmers<br />
Restaurant fills in the local area and Christchurch dining<br />
market,” says Tim.<br />
In addition, the new Club includes a 450 pax Events<br />
Centre and multiple Board Rooms, party spaces and<br />
meeting rooms. <strong>The</strong> Club’s Corporate clients are quickly<br />
booking available spots, a strong indication that the events<br />
industry is starting to return under the new Orange light<br />
setting.<br />
“We are starting to see a solid return of corporate events<br />
and private bookings for our state-of-the-art events space.<br />
We can hold weddings, birthday parties, anniversaries,<br />
conferences, expos and more. <strong>The</strong> Hornby Club really is a<br />
super versatile venue that can host a variety of events. Our<br />
Events team is dedicated to delivering top class events for<br />
all our clients, whether it’s a kid’s birthday party or a threeday<br />
conference with 500 people in attendance. We really<br />
can do it all,” says Tim.<br />
Life and long-term members are excited to see a new<br />
generation of Club members joining and exploring the<br />
section opportunities. Tim says the sections are at the<br />
heart of Hornby Club and anyone looking for friendship<br />
or a new hobby should explore what sections have to offer.<br />
“We have already welcomed thousands of new members<br />
to the Club since reopening and many are interested<br />
in learning more about section activities. Our sections<br />
include Fishing, Golf, Cards, Travel, Darts, Pool and<br />
more. In fact, this year we are hosting the National Darts<br />
Tournament and the South Island Ladies and Open Pool<br />
Champs,” says Tim.<br />
If you would like to join the Hornby Club, it is $34 per<br />
year and membership comes with a food and beverage<br />
discount. You can join at the reception; it takes less than<br />
five minutes and can be done on the day of your visit or<br />
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Thursday <strong>May</strong> <strong>26</strong> <strong>2022</strong><br />
ARA INSTITUTE OF CANTERBURY<br />
Open Day a chance to<br />
explore new directions<br />
For anyone contemplating<br />
their future in the workforce,<br />
Ara Institute of Canterbury’s<br />
Open Day is a great<br />
opportunity to find inspiration<br />
and start making plans.<br />
With more than 150 fulltime,<br />
part-time and distance<br />
study options on offer at Ara,<br />
there’s potentially something<br />
to suit everyone, from school<br />
leavers and career changers<br />
through to individuals seeking<br />
to return to the workforce or those wanting<br />
to gain more skills in their current line of<br />
work. Options range from non-assessed<br />
short courses through to postgraduate<br />
diplomas and Master’s qualifications.<br />
<strong>The</strong> event takes place on Thursday 9 June<br />
from 3pm to 6pm at four Ara campuses:<br />
City, Woolston, Manawa and Timaru.<br />
<strong>The</strong> City and Timaru campuses will offer<br />
information on all study options, while<br />
Woolston will be the focus of trades<br />
training and Manawa is the place to go to<br />
see where Ara’s health-related degrees and<br />
diplomas are taught.<br />
Tutors and representatives from all<br />
subject areas will be on hand to provide<br />
information and answer questions about<br />
study options. <strong>The</strong>re will also be several<br />
information sessions held throughout the<br />
afternoon regarding specific study options<br />
and enrolments can be made on the day.<br />
Student Support staff will also be<br />
available to talk about scholarships and<br />
other financial assistance, learning support,<br />
targeted support for Māori and Pacific<br />
students and students with disabilities,<br />
accommodation, childcare, student clubs<br />
and more.<br />
Campus tours are always a popular<br />
feature of Ara’s open days. <strong>The</strong> tours explore<br />
classrooms, workshops and learning<br />
facilities as well as student amenities like<br />
libraries, study spaces, cafes and gyms. At<br />
the City campus you can also join a tour<br />
of Otautahi House to see the modern,<br />
apartment-style student accommodation<br />
located just across the street from the<br />
campus.<br />
Study can be a big commitment – not just<br />
for students but also for the whole whānau,<br />
so potential students are invited to bring<br />
parents, partners and friends along so they<br />
can understand what’s involved and know<br />
what support services are available.<br />
Ara’s Open Day takes place on Thursday<br />
9 June at the City, Woolston, Manawa and<br />
Timaru campuses from 3pm to 6pm. A<br />
free shuttle will operate between the City<br />
and Manawa campuses. Further details<br />
are available at ara.ac.nz.<br />
20<br />
LETTERS/OPINION<br />
<strong>The</strong> Budget<br />
It is certainly a backwards<br />
Budget.<br />
This is another one adding<br />
to the many previous<br />
ones dropping our standard<br />
of living from no 3 in<br />
the world to 25.<br />
With wasteful spending,<br />
more bureaucracy and<br />
red tape the more we go<br />
AFTER THE fire at the<br />
wastewater treatment<br />
plant, in November last<br />
year, local residents were<br />
pretty tolerant to start<br />
with.<br />
But fast forward to the<br />
beginning of March and<br />
after the first two months<br />
of the year almost at lockdown<br />
with Omnicron,<br />
patience was wearing<br />
thin across a wide range<br />
of community issues, the<br />
tolerance levels dropped<br />
and the people’s voice<br />
became louder.<br />
February brought cycles<br />
of wet weather and the<br />
smells coming from the<br />
wastewater plant got much<br />
more intense as every time<br />
it rains it makes a stinking<br />
cocktail of putrid material<br />
in the trickling filters.<br />
THe stench became<br />
unbearable, and people<br />
demanded to know what<br />
was being done to get rid<br />
of the smell and relieve<br />
their distress.<br />
Reaching out into<br />
the community, with<br />
letterbox drops, drop-in<br />
sessions and focused<br />
meetings letting people<br />
know what was going<br />
on and responding to<br />
concerns as they arose<br />
was the obvious way to<br />
grow communication that<br />
brought people into the<br />
planning.<br />
City councillor Yani<br />
backwards.<br />
A good example of this is<br />
how regulation has put up<br />
house rents, housing costs,<br />
and cost of living.<br />
<strong>The</strong> real insult in the<br />
Budget is the plan to spend<br />
$325 million to amalgamate<br />
state owned television<br />
and radio.<br />
You can guess it is for the<br />
state to have more control.<br />
Johanson had raised<br />
this at meeting after<br />
meeting, but there was<br />
an assumption that wider<br />
communication was<br />
happening.<br />
When the community<br />
organised its own<br />
meeting and demanded<br />
we front, I stood up and<br />
apologised not just for our<br />
failure to communicate<br />
– communication is a<br />
two-way thing – but<br />
for not listening to the<br />
community.<br />
Your frustrations<br />
are completely<br />
understandable and we<br />
promised to not only<br />
listen to your concerns<br />
but act in new and<br />
constructive ways to make<br />
things better for you while<br />
the process of removing<br />
the burnt material and<br />
aerating the ponds is<br />
under way.<br />
Today, the city council<br />
will consider a report on<br />
a support package which<br />
will offer some assistance<br />
for those most badly<br />
affected by a stench that<br />
has pervaded their daily<br />
lives.<br />
Our four partners the<br />
I really feel sorry<br />
for the children who<br />
can’t get drugs to treat<br />
their diseases, but the<br />
Government can spend<br />
$325 million, plus<br />
have already spent $34<br />
million so far on another<br />
unnecessary spend of<br />
Three Waters which will<br />
be a dead duck. – Alan<br />
Roberts, West Melton<br />
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN<br />
Financial assistance<br />
for residents will be<br />
considered today<br />
<strong>May</strong>or<br />
Lianne Dalziel<br />
Bromley Community<br />
Centre, <strong>The</strong> Loft upstairs<br />
at Eastgate Mall, Nga Hau<br />
e Wha Marae, Pages Rd<br />
and He Waka Tapu also<br />
on Pages Rd, are setting<br />
up to take applications<br />
and offer financial<br />
assistance to local<br />
residents.<br />
We have now got<br />
booklets and leaflets<br />
that explain what is<br />
happening on site and<br />
these are available to<br />
those who can’t access the<br />
internet.<br />
And I’ve been out in the<br />
community on my own<br />
and with Yani, that’s why<br />
I know many people can’t<br />
go out at night to meetings<br />
in the winter – drop-in<br />
sessions will give more<br />
options for them.<br />
Also we are meeting<br />
directly with the most<br />
affected schools this<br />
week.<br />
• <strong>The</strong>re is an<br />
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Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
ince Environment Canterbury<br />
climate-change emergency<br />
OPINION 23<br />
Metrocard offers many benefits<br />
IF and THERE’S enhance EVER that work. an example explained fleet hybrid how, or if long-range used well, the electric<br />
of That democracy work included action, setting then Annual<br />
up a Plan climate-change hearings would integration be it. “very, air travel very cheap across bus the fares.” organisation<br />
card by provides, <strong>2022</strong>. Carbon in his emissions words, from<br />
programme During the in final the week Long-term of April, Plan <strong>The</strong> are offset man told via our councillors own biodiversity<br />
110 2018-28, Canterbury ensuring residents climate spoke change about programmes. a trip he makes every three<br />
in was front actively of our considered regional council across weeks According for an appointment to a Madworld across report<br />
(Environment workstreams, increasing Canterbury) visibility to town, in 2019, and how our gross some emissions of the proposed<br />
2253 changes tonnes of to carbon fare structures dioxide<br />
were<br />
give of the their science views and on what topics we we’ve know<br />
asked about for the feedback impact of on. climate would (CO2) be equivalent, ‘unacceptable’ compared for him with<br />
change We received on Canterbury, more than and 2800 liaising – if removals adopted. of 7883 tonnes of CO2-<br />
submission the issue in with total iwi – and well regional over This equivalent individual through is one our of efficiency a<br />
“super flood”.<br />
better foothold across the region.<br />
double partners, the other number local for authorities last year’s growing efforts number and from of forestry Canterbury planting <strong>The</strong> last major flood was in<br />
Long Term Plan.<br />
residents who now see bus use as<br />
COST-EFFECTIVE: More broadly, Getting we have to more people on buses is one<br />
and central government.<br />
across 2700 hectares.<br />
For many, it was bus fares that a viable transport option.<br />
December 1957, when parts of the curb regional reliance council’s on fossil fuels key and goals.<br />
As organisation, we have <strong>The</strong> changing climate will pose<br />
got their wheels spinning.<br />
Soaring fuel prices and reduced<br />
bus fares mean now is a<br />
of Coutts Island in Belfast and find environmentally suitable<br />
also made significant progress in many risks to life and livelihood<br />
As you’ll be aware, public<br />
Kainga were swamped by river<br />
five always<br />
alternatives,<br />
ride for<br />
such<br />
free).<br />
as electricity and<br />
addressing our own greenhousegas<br />
emissions, with our<br />
we have seen how occasional,<br />
hear about this resident’s experi-<br />
in Canterbury. In recent years<br />
I was genuinely interested to<br />
transport a hot topic nationwide<br />
– especially since the car keys.<br />
metres per second (cumecs).<br />
better time than ever to ditch the<br />
flow peaking at 3990 cubic<br />
• Daily<br />
hydrogen,<br />
and weekly<br />
to power<br />
fares<br />
our<br />
are<br />
public<br />
capped<br />
transport.<br />
Christchurch building receiving a but extreme, weather events have<br />
for Metrocard users. For ence with our bus network – and<br />
Government announced that Transport is also the largest <strong>The</strong> protection scheme has been<br />
example,<br />
When<br />
you’ll<br />
my<br />
never<br />
predecessor<br />
pay for<br />
Steve<br />
“market-leading” energy efficiency had huge effects on residents and<br />
it’s stories like his that help shape<br />
fare prices would be temporarily single contributor to Christchurch’s<br />
carbon emissions – so from a flood of as much as 6500 in the this same council zone. late last year, he When it comes to giving<br />
designed to defend Christchurch more Lowndes than two retired bus trips as per chair day of<br />
rating of 5.0 out of 6 in the year infrastructure around the South<br />
our final decisions.<br />
halved.<br />
to<br />
It’s<br />
February<br />
been great<br />
on the<br />
to see<br />
National<br />
an upswing<br />
Island.<br />
getting more people on the bus is cumecs.<br />
Check highlighted out metro.co.nz some of to the see big feedback and making<br />
Australian<br />
in patronage<br />
Built Environment<br />
numbers one<br />
<strong>The</strong><br />
of our<br />
driest<br />
council’s<br />
parts<br />
key<br />
of our<br />
goals.<br />
region,<br />
here are Environment three reasons Canterbury’s why you how it changes could work on the for way. you He and was submissions on council plans, I<br />
since Rating the System offer launched. New Zealand. In the This<br />
along<br />
week<br />
the Marlborough<br />
the council met<br />
coast<br />
to<br />
and<br />
should: leadership of biodiversity and your family. optimistic Metrocards we would cost be just able to encourage you all to hop onboard<br />
and help keep the wheels<br />
wider <strong>The</strong> Christchurch building’s features area, the include discuss across bus much fares of as the part Canterbury of our • You biosecurity get discounts programmes of at least is also $5 and deal can with be ordered the “pressing online issues” or of<br />
final 184 solar two weeks panels of which April can saw an Annual Plains, Plan. are expected After public to get consultation,<br />
drier. North-westerly are proposing storms a $2 are fares. concerns. Any bus trip within Christ-<br />
city. I share his confidence. As a<br />
even<br />
25 per underpinned cent compared by climate-change<br />
to cash at various climate outlets change throughout and sustainability. the of democracy turning.<br />
eight generate per more cent increase than 55,000 compared<br />
to kilowatt the first hours two weeks. of electricity Numbers per flat predicted fare for greater to become Christchurch. more intense,<br />
are continuing to rise into <strong>May</strong>. If approved, this won’t kick church is just $2.65 with a Metrocard<br />
rivers and and just unique $1.30 wetlands with the face giving we feedback are taking on council some bold plans steps to<br />
For anyone who believes that<br />
year.<br />
It’s a year since Environment Canterbury<br />
with torrential alpine rainstorms<br />
Canterbury’s distinct braided community, and as a council,<br />
<strong>The</strong>re submitters has been we a <strong>26</strong>% heard reduction from until turning early our 2023. braided rivers into current many half-price challenges. fares. <strong>The</strong> rivers form won’t ensure make a we difference, are in a better I implore<br />
cope you to with think the of changing the submit-<br />
climate<br />
place to<br />
included per staff member a man who in emissions<br />
a staunch In roaring the meantime, rapids, fuelling if you’ve landslides<br />
advocate of the Metrocard. He never looked into a Metrocard,<br />
• Those a vital aged ecological 18 and link under and get provide<br />
since 30 declared June 2010. We now have and a causing climate-change widespread erosion. 40 per an abundant cent off (children food supply under emergency<br />
and ter I’ve and mentioned the tests it above. will set us. But<br />
access to electric and hybrid<br />
Canterbury’s coastal<br />
nesting grounds for <strong>26</strong> species of there will always be a need to do<br />
JENNY HUGHEY explains what<br />
by sea-level rise this century and threatened and facing increased<br />
vehicles<br />
the<br />
and<br />
council<br />
hope<br />
has<br />
to have<br />
been<br />
half<br />
doing.<br />
our communities will be threatened native birds – most classified as<br />
our<br />
more.<br />
productive and protected land pressures due to river system<br />
Environment<br />
<strong>The</strong> formal declaration of a<br />
jeopardised by the arrival and change.<br />
state of climate emergency across<br />
spread of new, exotic weeds and Wetlands are also ecosystems<br />
Canterbury Chair<br />
Canterbury was one of the most<br />
pests from warmer climates. at-risk nationally and regionally,<br />
serious, and colourful, moments<br />
Jenny Hughey<br />
All these eventualities have degraded by draining, damming<br />
in the regional council’s more than<br />
to be planned and prepared for, and diversion affecting their<br />
30-year history.<br />
A year ago this Saturday,<br />
at 11.49am, Environment<br />
Environment<br />
Canterbury Chair<br />
Jenny Hughey<br />
Canterbury became New Zealand’s<br />
first council to proclaim such an<br />
emergency, formally dedicating<br />
itself to consideration of climate<br />
change at the heart of all it does.<br />
<strong>The</strong> declaration highlighted<br />
that all the work Environment<br />
programme in the Long-term Plan<br />
2018-28, ensuring climate change<br />
was actively considered across<br />
workstreams, increasing visibility<br />
of the science and what we know<br />
it – that responsibility is the Had your<br />
to<br />
house<br />
February<br />
insured<br />
on the<br />
by<br />
National<br />
Government’s, but could change. Australian Built Environment<br />
AMI and<br />
Even in ‘adapt mode’ many Rating made System an insurance New Zealand.<br />
of Environment Canterbury’s claim for earthquake <strong>The</strong> building’s damage features include<br />
existing policies and plans already to that property 184 solar arising panels which from can<br />
contribute to reduced emissions. the Canterbury generate Earthquake<br />
more than 55,000<br />
In declaring the climate<br />
kilowatt hours of electricity per<br />
Sequence; and<br />
emergency, the Council noted it year.<br />
would continue to show leadership <strong>The</strong>re has been a <strong>26</strong>% reduction<br />
on climate-change and do so per staff member in emissions<br />
without adding new programmes since 30 June 2010. We now have<br />
at ratepayers’ expense. It also gave access to electric and hybrid<br />
staff a clear mandate to continue vehicles and hope to have half our<br />
by sea-level rise this century and<br />
our productive and protected land<br />
jeopardised by the arrival and<br />
spread of new, exotic weeds and<br />
pests from warmer climates.<br />
All these eventualities have<br />
to be planned and prepared for,<br />
and Environment Canterbury<br />
will remain in the vanguard of<br />
these climate change efforts.<br />
One example is the $40 million<br />
Waimakariri River flood<br />
protection project, completed<br />
late last year. <strong>The</strong> network of<br />
floodgates and stopbanks will<br />
protect half a million people and<br />
$8 billion of community and<br />
business assets from a possible<br />
fleet hybrid or long-range electric<br />
by <strong>2022</strong>. Carbon emissions from<br />
air travel across the organisation<br />
are offset via our own biodiversity<br />
programmes.<br />
According to a Madworld report<br />
in 2019, our gross emissions were<br />
2253 tonnes of carbon dioxide<br />
(CO2) equivalent, compared with<br />
removals of 7883 tonnes of CO2-<br />
equivalent through our efficiency<br />
efforts and from forestry planting<br />
across 2700 hectares.<br />
about the impact of climate<br />
$8 billion of community and<br />
change on Canterbury, and liaising<br />
Canterbury does – from<br />
business assets from a possible<br />
on the issue with iwi and regional<br />
freshwater management to<br />
“super flood”.<br />
partners, other local authorities<br />
biodiversity and biosecurity,<br />
<strong>The</strong> last major flood was in<br />
and central government.<br />
transport and urban development<br />
December 1957, when parts<br />
to air quality, contingencies and also regional if As they an organisation, did not we have receive <strong>The</strong> those changing costs climate will at pose the of time. Coutts Island in Belfast and<br />
leadership – has a climate change<br />
also made significant progress in many risks to life and livelihood Kainga were swamped by river<br />
focus.<br />
addressing our own greenhousegas<br />
emissions, with our<br />
we have seen how occasional,<br />
in Canterbury. In recent years flow peaking at 3990 cubic<br />
Currently, under the Resource Am I eligible?<br />
Management Act, regional Christchurch If you:<br />
metres per second (cumecs).<br />
building receiving a but extreme, weather events have <strong>The</strong> protection scheme has been<br />
councils are required only to adapt “market-leading” energy efficiency had huge effects on residents and designed to defend Christchurch<br />
to climate change, not mitigate rating of 5.0 out of 6 in the year infrastructure around the South from a flood of as much as 6500<br />
Island.<br />
Settled your insurance cumecs. Cash settled your claim<br />
<strong>The</strong> driest parts of our region,<br />
claim along with the Marlborough AMI or Southern coast and<br />
across Response much of between the Canterbury<br />
10 Plains, September are expected 2010 to get and even<br />
drier. 1 October North-westerly 2014; storms and are<br />
predicted to become more intense,<br />
with torrential alpine rainstorms<br />
turning our braided rivers into<br />
roaring rapids, fuelling landslides<br />
and causing widespread erosion.<br />
Canterbury’s coastal<br />
communities will be threatened<br />
threatened and facing increased<br />
pressures due to river system<br />
change.<br />
Wetlands are also ecosystems<br />
at-risk nationally and regionally,<br />
degraded by draining, damming<br />
and diversion affecting their<br />
ability to sequester carbon,<br />
cleanse freshwater and mitigate<br />
flooding, as well as impacting on<br />
biodiversity and mahinga kai.<br />
With biosecurity, we are<br />
putting greater emphasis on the<br />
risks of new pests establishing<br />
in Canterbury. Warming<br />
temperatures, changing soils and<br />
new land uses mean new weeds<br />
especially, will be able to gain a<br />
SOUTHERN RESPONSE PRE-OCTOBER 2014<br />
and enhance that work.<br />
That work included setting<br />
PAYMENT up a climate-change PACKAGE<br />
integration<br />
and Environment Canterbury<br />
will remain in the vanguard of<br />
these climate change efforts.<br />
One example is the $40 million<br />
Waimakariri River flood<br />
protection project, completed<br />
late last year. <strong>The</strong> network of<br />
floodgates and stopbanks will<br />
protect half a million people and<br />
AMI policyholders who cash settled with Southern Response prior to October<br />
2014 may be eligible for an additional payment of certain professional fees and<br />
Visit www.southernresponse.co.nz/payment-package<br />
for more information or to register your interest.<br />
Environment Canterbury’s<br />
with Southern Response,<br />
leadership of biodiversity and<br />
biosecurity as opposed programmes to Southern is also<br />
underpinned Response by climate-change<br />
managing the<br />
concerns. repair or rebuild of<br />
Canterbury’s<br />
your<br />
distinct<br />
home;<br />
braided<br />
rivers and unique wetlands face<br />
many challenges. <strong>The</strong> rivers form<br />
a vital ecological link and provide<br />
an abundant food supply and<br />
nesting grounds for <strong>26</strong> species of<br />
native birds – most classified as<br />
Thursday <strong>May</strong> <strong>26</strong> <strong>2022</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong><br />
ability to sequester carbon,<br />
cleanse freshwater and mitigate<br />
flooding, as well as impacting on<br />
biodiversity and mahinga kai.<br />
With biosecurity, we are<br />
putting greater emphasis on the<br />
risks of new pests establishing<br />
in Canterbury. Warming<br />
temperatures, changing soils and<br />
new land uses mean new weeds<br />
especially, will be able to gain a<br />
better foothold across the region.<br />
More broadly, we have to<br />
curb reliance on fossil fuels and<br />
find environmentally suitable<br />
alternatives, such as electricity and<br />
hydrogen, to power our public<br />
transport.<br />
When my predecessor Steve<br />
Lowndes retired as chair of<br />
this council late last year, he<br />
highlighted some of the big<br />
changes on the way. He was<br />
optimistic we would be able to<br />
deal with the “pressing issues” of<br />
climate change and sustainability.<br />
I share his confidence. As a<br />
community, and as a council,<br />
we are taking some bold steps to<br />
ensure we are in a better place to<br />
cope with the changing climate<br />
and the tests it will set us. But<br />
there will always be a need to do<br />
more.
24 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Thursday <strong>May</strong> <strong>26</strong> <strong>2022</strong><br />
Thank you for<br />
helping your<br />
community<br />
Fall Zones<br />
To all of you who have had your<br />
trees trimmed before they became<br />
a problem, thank you for keeping all<br />
the families in your community warm,<br />
happy, healthy and connected.<br />
We know it can be a hassle, but tree branches touching the<br />
powerlines are one of the main causes of power cuts. So, you can<br />
be proud of the fact that you have allowed your neighbours to stay<br />
warm, cook dinner and even charge their mobile phones. And if it’s<br />
still on your to-do list, now’s the time to do it, as winter sets in.<br />
You’re our priority.<br />
Notice and Growth limit zones<br />
B<br />
A<br />
Power line voltage A. Growth limit zone B. Notice zone<br />
66,000 volts 4.0m 5.0m<br />
33,000 volts 2.5m 3.5m<br />
11,000 volts 1.6m 2.6m<br />
400/230 volts 0.5m 1.5m<br />
We’re not exaggerating.<br />
On our network, 10-20% of all unplanned power outages are<br />
caused by trees — including vegetation — coming into contact<br />
with power lines. Other than this, fire damage to property from<br />
branches sparking in dry conditions and serious injury from<br />
electrocution from contact with trees touching power lines are<br />
also possible consequences of not maintaining your trees.<br />
How close is too close?<br />
While most damage is caused by trees falling on power lines,<br />
significant risk exists from trees merely touching them. This risk<br />
increases the higher the voltage of the power line.<br />
<strong>The</strong> minimum distances that must be maintained between trees<br />
and power lines, as defined in the Electricity (Hazards from<br />
Trees) Regulations 2003, are outlined in the diagrams above.<br />
All vegetation should be kept out of the growth limit zone and<br />
preferably the notice zone.<br />
Sometimes it may not be practical to have a tree trimmed at the<br />
rate at which it grows and unfortunately, this means it may need<br />
to be removed. Other situations may require trees to be removed,<br />
most commonly when they are at a high risk of falling due to<br />
disease or adverse weather events.<br />
Where do I start?<br />
Before you begin, remember to keep yourself, and those around<br />
you, safe. We recognise that not everyone is experienced in tree<br />
trimming and are happy to advise you on what to do. We can arrange<br />
for trees near power lines to be trimmed at your expense, however<br />
we recommend you hire professionals to safely carry out the work.<br />
If you or someone working for you intends to work within four<br />
metres of power lines, a close approach consent is required from<br />
Orion before you start. As a tree owner, you may be liable for any<br />
damage caused by carrying out trimming or felling of trees.<br />
Will I be fined if I don’t comply?<br />
If a cut or trim notice is given to you and you fail to have the tree<br />
trimmed and/or advise us of the time and location of the trim<br />
without a reasonable excuse, this is an offence. This will make you<br />
liable for a fine not exceeding $10,000. If the offence continues,<br />
you will be liable for a further fine of not more than $500 for every<br />
day or part day during which the offence continues.<br />
More info can be found on our website and if<br />
you have any questions or notice any trees<br />
touching power lines in your area, please call<br />
us on 03 363 9898 or 0800 363 9898.<br />
oriongroup.co.nz<br />
Orion operates, and maintains, the electricity distribution<br />
network that provides power to central Canterbury.<br />
We are always here to help if you have any questions or<br />
concerns about the network.
LANDSCAPING IS a wonderful<br />
pastime enjoyed by many.<br />
It provides a natural beauty<br />
and needs no ornaments or other<br />
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Landscape design is an art that<br />
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CORIANDER IS a love it or hate<br />
it type of plant, it divides people.<br />
It can also be quite a tricky herb<br />
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landscape design to explore. You<br />
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Coriander will grow well in a<br />
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Coriander – love it or hate it<br />
at this time of the year look for<br />
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Native trees are a<br />
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• By Chris Barclay<br />
A TALENTED Christchurch boxer<br />
is hoping his plans to fight for New<br />
Zealand overseas this year do not<br />
cop a knockout blow, financially.<br />
Hamuera Tainui, a four-time<br />
national amateur champion, has<br />
tournaments in Australia and Serbia<br />
on the cards to prepare for the<br />
pinnacle – the World Youth Boxing<br />
Champions in La Nucia, Spain,<br />
from November 1.<br />
However, the 17-year-old requires<br />
about $40,000 to undertake preparation<br />
which includes competing at the<br />
Australian Golden Gloves in Brisbane<br />
in August and the Serbian Youth<br />
Golden Gloves later that month.<br />
Ideally, Woolston Boxing Clubbased<br />
Tainui, who usually fights<br />
in the 67kg division, will be able to<br />
spend six months devoted to training<br />
for the world’s premier event for<br />
young fighters.<br />
Tainui hopes to have two support<br />
crew in his entourage, coach<br />
Holly Sullivan and assistant Trevor<br />
Swainson.<br />
“It’s absolutely unreal,” said Sullivan,<br />
after Boxing New Zealand confirmed<br />
Tainui’s selection for Spain.<br />
“It’s going to be a journey. We are<br />
asking everyone and anyone for any<br />
support.’’<br />
However, financial assistance was<br />
required to cover flights and accommodation,<br />
tournament entry fees,<br />
team uniforms plus training and<br />
preparation requirements.<br />
“Our goal is to create opportunities<br />
that elevate people both in and<br />
out of the rings, helping them reach<br />
their full potential,” Sullivan said.<br />
“It’s important for us to give these<br />
talented athletes the opportunities<br />
they deserve. <strong>The</strong> first step is<br />
reducing the financial barriers to<br />
participation.”<br />
Tainui, who joined the Woolston<br />
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Boxing Club as a 10-year-old,<br />
claimed his most recent title at the<br />
national amateur championships in<br />
Whanganui last month.<br />
<strong>The</strong> year 13 Te Aratai College<br />
(Linwood College) student moved<br />
up a weight division to the 71kg<br />
youth class, two decades after his father<br />
Jamie and uncle Steven claimed<br />
silver at the 2002 tournament.<br />
<strong>The</strong> next assignment for Tainui,<br />
who has built a perfect 22 and 0<br />
record, is the South Island Golden<br />
Gloves at the Woolston Boxing Club<br />
over Queen’s Birthday weekend.<br />
Kalani Marra (New Plymouth) is<br />
New Zealand’s other representative<br />
at the world championships after<br />
gaining selection for the 63.5kg<br />
division.<br />
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United’s storming wins make statement<br />
• By Chris Barclay<br />
THE BALANCE of power<br />
among Mainland Football’s<br />
top-tier clubs might be tilting<br />
from Cashmere Technical after<br />
Christchurch United inflicted<br />
a rare, and emphatic, defeat to<br />
regain leadership of the Southern<br />
League.<br />
United’s first campaign under<br />
former Wellington Phoenix<br />
talisman Paul Ifill cleared its first<br />
major obstacle in style, with a resounding<br />
4-1 victory launching<br />
the eighth round of the competition<br />
under lights last Friday.<br />
After a goalless first half,<br />
unbeaten United opened the<br />
scoring through captain Matt<br />
Todd-Smith in the 53rd minute.<br />
Sanni Issa then nailed a brace<br />
either side of Fraser Angus<br />
providing Cashmere Technical’s<br />
only response.<br />
Substitute Eddie Wilkinson<br />
iced the triumph two minutes<br />
from the end of regulation at the<br />
Christchurch Football Centre.<br />
<strong>The</strong> win was believed to be<br />
Christchurch United’s first<br />
over Cashmere Technical since<br />
they upset the city’s dominant<br />
footballing force during the 2019<br />
Chatham Cup.<br />
United indicated they would<br />
not be overawed by the reigning<br />
Mainland Football premiership<br />
winners, plus Chatham Cup and<br />
English Cup holders, when they<br />
shared a 10-goal friendly with<br />
Cashmere Technical in February.<br />
And now this three-goal margin<br />
equates to a statement win<br />
for United, who welcomed Ifill as<br />
coach and occasional substitute<br />
during the off-season.<br />
<strong>The</strong> club is now six points<br />
clear and on course to secure<br />
one of two available places in<br />
the National League, alongside<br />
Cashmere Technical, who should<br />
get back on track when they host<br />
Dunedin City Royals on Saturday.<br />
Ferrymead Bays and Coastal<br />
Spirit are the next best Christchurch<br />
clubs in fifth and sixth<br />
respectively behind third-placed<br />
Nelson Suburbs and Dunedin<br />
City Royals.<br />
Selwyn United props up the<br />
10-team ladder, a point adrift of<br />
Nomads United.<br />
Rugby<br />
Lincoln University are in the<br />
unfamiliar position of experiencing<br />
a sequence of losses while<br />
New Brighton and High School<br />
Old Boys are currently the significant<br />
improvers compared to<br />
last season’s Christchurch Metro<br />
Cup competition.<br />
Sydenham remain the only<br />
unbeaten club after seven rounds<br />
of this campaign, following a 45-<br />
22 victory over winless Burnside,<br />
with New Brighton the closest<br />
challengers after they downed<br />
University to enhance their<br />
record to six wins and a solitary<br />
defeat.<br />
New Brighton were third<br />
from bottom in 2021 and they<br />
have already exceeded last year’s<br />
number of wins; HSOB have also<br />
matched their five successes last<br />
season as they prepare for an<br />
eighth-round assignment with a<br />
in-form Linwood.<br />
Lincoln University led the<br />
table after four straight wins<br />
but they have subsequently lost<br />
to Linwood, New Brighton and<br />
reigning champions Marist<br />
Albion to slip to sixth on the<br />
standings.<br />
However, they appear<br />
equipped to arrest that slide<br />
when hosting 10th-placed Sumner<br />
on Saturday.<br />
New Brighton face a tough<br />
test against Marist Albion while<br />
HSOB and Linwood meet in the<br />
other plumb tie of the schedule<br />
between the fourth and fifthranked<br />
sides.<br />
Rugby League<br />
Canterbury Rugby League<br />
premiers Hornby and last year’s<br />
beaten semi-finalists Halswell<br />
meet in Saturday’s tantalising<br />
clash of the round, where the<br />
Panthers will strive to continue<br />
their recovery from a surprisingly<br />
poor start to their title defence.<br />
After dropping their first three<br />
DOUBLE<br />
STRIKE: Sanni<br />
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as Christchurch<br />
United beat<br />
Cashmere<br />
Technical 4-1 in<br />
the latest round<br />
of Southern<br />
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matches Hornby have rebounded<br />
to an extent, though the secondplaced<br />
Hornets present a daunting<br />
task at Halswell Domain.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Panthers lost to the Northern<br />
Bulldogs, leaders Linwood<br />
and the Eastern Eagles before<br />
morale boosting wins over the<br />
Celebration Lions and Riccarton,<br />
44-16 last weekend.<br />
A one-point opening round<br />
loss to Linwood is the only<br />
blemish on Halswell’s record,<br />
while the Keas are yet to endure<br />
another close encounter as the<br />
competition’s only unbeaten side.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y continued their domination<br />
with a 30-16 victory over<br />
the Eastern Eagles and last year’s<br />
runners-up will be favoured<br />
to rack up another win, at the<br />
struggling Celebration Lions expense,<br />
who had to default against<br />
Halswell last weekend.<br />
Linwood built an 18-point<br />
buffer before the Eagles responded<br />
with three tries before<br />
the Keas reestablished their<br />
momentum.<br />
Papanui remain at the bottom<br />
of the table after copping an 82-0<br />
Weekend match-ups<br />
Christchurch Metro<br />
Premier Rugby (all<br />
Saturday 2.45pm):<br />
Shirley v Burnside,<br />
Burwood Park;<br />
Christchurch v Sydenham,<br />
Christchurch Park; Marist<br />
Albion v New Brighton,<br />
Edgar McIntosh Park;<br />
University of Canterbury<br />
v Belfast, Ilam Fields;<br />
Lincoln University<br />
v Sumner, Lincoln<br />
University; Linwood v<br />
HSOB, Linfield Park.<br />
Canterbury Rugby<br />
League Premiership (all<br />
Saturday 2.45pm):<br />
Celebration Lions v<br />
Linwood Keas, Cuthbert<br />
Park; Halswell Hornets<br />
v Hornby Panthers,<br />
Halswell Domain; Papanui<br />
Tigers v Riccarton<br />
Knights, Papanui Domain;<br />
Northern Bulldogs v<br />
Eastern Eagles, Murphy<br />
Park.<br />
Southern League<br />
football 9th round<br />
fixtures:<br />
Selwyn United v Nelson<br />
Suburbs, Foster Park,<br />
noon Saturday; Green<br />
Island v Ferrymead Bays,<br />
Sunnyvale, 12.30pm<br />
Saturday; Cashmere<br />
Technical v Dunedin City<br />
Royals, Garrick Memorial<br />
Park, 2pm Saturday;<br />
Nomads United v Coastal<br />
Spirit, Tulett Park, 2.45pm<br />
Saturday; Mosgiel AFC<br />
v Christchurch United,<br />
Memorial Park, 12.30pm<br />
Sunday.<br />
defeat to the Northern Bulldogs,<br />
but on a positive note the Tigers<br />
were able to field a side after they<br />
defaulted to the Eagles in the<br />
previous round.<br />
Armstrong Beedles notched a<br />
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Big Skoda Superb goes hybrid<br />
NEW ZEALAND’S Skoda<br />
distributor must be well pleased,<br />
and so must its dealers.<br />
Not only did Skoda secure a<br />
big Corporate Cab order with<br />
the Superb, but that same car<br />
is also a go-to model for New<br />
Zealand Police. That along with a<br />
clever marketing and advertising<br />
campaign, Skoda is travelling very<br />
well in New Zealand at present.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Superb spearheads the<br />
company’s line-up here and<br />
that is no surprise, it’s long been<br />
a desirable large car with its<br />
cavernous interior space and<br />
desirable engineering elements –<br />
clever engines and transmissions.<br />
None of that is really a surprise,<br />
the Czech Republic manufacturer<br />
is partnered with Volkswagen, and<br />
much of the product that comes<br />
from the factories has elements that<br />
cross-pollinate other VW product.<br />
Given its alignment to<br />
Volkswagen, it’s no surprise that<br />
a view towards electric vehicles is<br />
arriving fast and the Superb has<br />
just landed in New Zealand with<br />
a plug-in hybrid option – the iV –<br />
joined as well with Octavia iV and,<br />
soon to follow, the fully electric<br />
Enyaq.<br />
Let’s make it clear, the Superb<br />
iV is not a full EV, it has a petrol<br />
engine and that is the catalyst of<br />
the hybrid system, it charges the<br />
batteries and works in conjunction<br />
with an electric motor to provide<br />
drive. Not only are you getting a<br />
cracker of a car, but you are also<br />
doing something that can only be<br />
beneficial to the environment.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Superb iV lands here from<br />
$72,990 in standard form, a highspec<br />
Sportline adds $4k, that makes<br />
it easily qualify for the clean car<br />
rebate, a discount of $5750 comes<br />
off the top end, the evaluation car<br />
was actually a wagon and that adds<br />
$3000 in each specification, but<br />
it would be the car for me, I like<br />
wagons and the Superb in this form<br />
really appeals.<br />
Interestingly, the price of the iV<br />
compares well to its petrol engineonly<br />
counterparts, the standard<br />
Superb lists from $56,990 which<br />
to me is also very good value.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are a host of Superb models<br />
– sedan, wagon and Scout – but<br />
unfortunately the diesel option in<br />
Superb is no longer with us.<br />
That aside, the iV is powered<br />
by a 1395cc, four-cylinder engine<br />
that is both turbocharged and<br />
supercharged. <strong>The</strong> twincharger<br />
system is more than adequate<br />
when you take into account<br />
that it is constantly working<br />
alongside an electric motor. Skoda<br />
rates the Superb iV with a total<br />
power package of 160kW and<br />
up to 400Nm. <strong>The</strong> latter figure is<br />
available from 1550rpm.<br />
As with all hybrid systems, the<br />
manufacturing objective is to<br />
incorporate fuel economy into<br />
the design. <strong>The</strong> TSi system is<br />
long revered for thrifty use of<br />
SLEEK: <strong>The</strong> Skoda Superb is available in wagon or sedan<br />
form. Both have dynamic looks.<br />
SKODA SUPERB iV: Large wagon with huge space and hybrid power.<br />
fuel, and when you add the<br />
benefits of electric propulsion it<br />
merely sips fuel. Skoda rates the iV<br />
in hybrid mode with an amazing<br />
1.6-litre per 100km combined cycle<br />
average.<br />
Bear in mind that is at best<br />
possible usage, even driving with<br />
fuel economy in mind I couldn’t<br />
replicate those figures, but I did<br />
take the evaluation car back to the<br />
dealership with the readout listing<br />
at 6.6l/100km after four days in<br />
my care, which included some<br />
inner-city stop-start travel and my<br />
usual highway run. At 100km/h on<br />
the open road the instantaneous<br />
readout sits at 4.4l/100km with the<br />
engine loping over at just 2000rpm.<br />
Other figures of relative<br />
importance are a smart 7.8sec<br />
standstill to 100km/h acceleration<br />
time, and 7sec for a highway<br />
overtake (80-120km/h). <strong>The</strong>se all<br />
make for good reading.<br />
Drive is channelled through<br />
a direct shift transmission, it’s a<br />
driveline that doesn’t work much<br />
differently than other vehicles from<br />
the VW group and there’s nothing<br />
wrong with that, it is fluid, smooth<br />
and doesn’t need any kind of<br />
special driving technique.<br />
Incorporated into the system<br />
are traditional drive mode options<br />
– economy, sport and normal,<br />
and if you want to manipulate the<br />
gearing, that can be done through<br />
steering wheel-mounted paddles.<br />
Each of the drive modes work<br />
• Price – Skoda Superb iV,<br />
$79,990<br />
• Dimensions – Length,<br />
4862mm; width, 2031mm;<br />
height, 1477mm<br />
• Configuration – Fourcylinder,<br />
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automatic<br />
• Performance –<br />
0-100km/h, 7.8sec<br />
• Fuel usage – 1.6/100km<br />
quite differently, it is a complex<br />
system, but in essence it operates<br />
with the driver completely unaware<br />
of its operation.<br />
Put simply, when using e-mode<br />
the Superb will drive purely on<br />
electricity up to a distance of<br />
62km. In sport mode, both the<br />
electric motor and petrol engine<br />
are engaged to provide a more<br />
dynamic feel. Hybrid-mode<br />
switches between both the motor<br />
and engine depending on need.<br />
Along with all the high-tech<br />
components, it must also be<br />
remembered that comfort and<br />
convenience has been a high<br />
manufacturing priority, and<br />
the ride quality of the Superb is<br />
unsurpassed.<br />
With its length of nearly 4.9m<br />
the Superb is a big car but it doesn’t<br />
feel like it is, it has light steering<br />
feel and there’s no suggestion of<br />
bulk. I took the test car through<br />
some tight twists and turns heading<br />
west towards our high country and<br />
felt at ease when the tricky stuff was<br />
presented.<br />
It must be said the Superb in this<br />
form doesn’t get the four-wheeldrive<br />
system prolific through the<br />
VW group, the hybrid system<br />
driving to the front wheels only.<br />
Over the years I’ve made no<br />
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traditional station wagon. Sadly, it’s<br />
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As part of an organisational<br />
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enormous and also emphasises<br />
the spaciousness of the Superb.<br />
It’s no wonder that it has found<br />
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dominated by Holden.<br />
Skoda have capitalised on<br />
its demise, and I’m sure for all<br />
those passengers who travel by<br />
Corporate Cabs to the airport,<br />
or by misfortune those who find<br />
themselves in the rear of a police<br />
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cars in going order &<br />
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Racers set blistering<br />
pace on two wheels<br />
THEY MIGHT not stand out<br />
riding to and from sch ol the roads of New Brighton or<br />
Avondale, but Amelia Sykes and<br />
Shaylah Sayers are already on the<br />
fas track to su ce sful cycling<br />
car ers.<br />
After dominating their respective<br />
categories a the track national<br />
championships inside Cycling<br />
New Zealand’s flagship velodrome<br />
DOUBLE TIME: Amelia Sykes defended her under-19 time trial title a the age group road race national championships.<br />
PHOTO (right): GRANT HA RIS PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
Jayne and I would like to thank you for the work you’ve done to get us where<br />
we are today. Bit of a blu rea ly. Every step in the proce s has gone into<br />
achieving the resul today that exc eded our expectations. <strong>The</strong> detail and<br />
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visits leading to today’s outstanding auction result. Quiet nigh tonight but<br />
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No candidate from<br />
<strong>The</strong> People’s Choice<br />
• By Susan Sandys<br />
CITY COUNCILLOR Sara Templeton is<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Heathcote Ward representative said<br />
the city needed a future-focused mayor,<br />
particularly in light of the threat of<br />
It comes as left-leaning <strong>The</strong> People’s<br />
Choice says it wi l not field a candidate.<br />
<strong>The</strong> only candidates confirmed a this<br />
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Phil Mauger, and <strong>The</strong> Wizard. Former<br />
health board bo s David Meates<br />
is considering standing.<br />
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Racers set blistering<br />
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New perspective<br />
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Chris Cairns – page 12<br />
Templeton hints at<br />
mayoralty bid<br />
No candidate from<br />
<strong>The</strong> People’s Choice<br />
• By Susan Sandys<br />
CITY COUNCILLOR Sara Templeton is<br />
rea se sing her previous decision not to<br />
stand for the mayoralty.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Heathcote Ward representative said<br />
the city needed a future-focused mayor,<br />
particularly in light of the threat of<br />
It comes as left-leaning <strong>The</strong> People’s<br />
Choice says it wi l not field a candidate.<br />
<strong>The</strong> only candidates confirmed a this<br />
stage are fe low city counci lor<br />
Phil Mauger, and <strong>The</strong> Wizard. Former<br />
health board bo s David Meates<br />
is considering standing.<br />
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34 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Thursday <strong>May</strong> <strong>26</strong> <strong>2022</strong><br />
Emma<br />
Palaamo<br />
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<br />
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<br />
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Emma attributes the kitchen's popularity<br />
to streamlining the menu to provide a<br />
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Emma's Kitchen in <strong>The</strong> Lyttelton Top<br />
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Thursday 4.00-8.00pm, Friday 4.00-<br />
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12.00-8.00pm. Emma's Kitchen is also<br />
available to cater for private functions.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Lyttelton Top Club, 23 Dublin St,<br />
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Thursday <strong>May</strong> <strong>26</strong> <strong>2022</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> 35<br />
christchurch<br />
GIG GUIDE<br />
Thursday <strong>26</strong> <strong>May</strong> to Wednesday 1 June <strong>2022</strong><br />
12 BAR, 342 St Asaph St: Thursday<br />
7.30pm - Merlot Heights. Friday 8pm -<br />
Aotearoa Prog Alliance Tour feat. Pull<br />
Down the sun (Whanganui); Elidi (Chch);<br />
Claemus (Wellington) with support Via<br />
Kaleidoscope; distance, $20 entry.<br />
Saturday 8pm - Lunar Intruder '<strong>The</strong><br />
Moonlight Tour', tickets at eventbrite.co.nz<br />
. Wednesday 7.30pm - Sign of the Firebird<br />
duo, free.<br />
A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo<br />
St: Thursday 7pm - An intimate evening,<br />
unplugged with Chulainn's Dog's feat.<br />
members of <strong>The</strong> Eastern & with friends,<br />
round table Irish song session, free. Friday<br />
6pm - Boogie House feat. Steve Drive,<br />
Harry Harrison, Justine Snelgrove, Allan<br />
Cattamole, & Rob Carpenter, free; 9pm -<br />
Backshift Heelers & the Deadlights feat.<br />
two bands from Chch & the West Coast,<br />
with rocking sisters Anna & Joela<br />
Hagenaar, free. Saturday 7pm - <strong>The</strong><br />
Burlesque Collective presents Lol-Esque<br />
Emporium of Curiosities feat. Aurora<br />
Storm, Frankie Bordeaux, Kozo Kaos<br />
(Wtgn), Tiger Luci, Lily Von Tryx,<br />
(Wtgn), Mr Ador'Z, Adora Bubble, Frothy<br />
La Frou Frou (Qwstn), Miss Sultra Lee,<br />
Hester Hawthorne (Wtgn), AKA Damian,<br />
Viola Nightshade (Wgtn), & Sausage<br />
Sizzle, tickets $25+bf eventfinda.co.nz,<br />
door sales if not sold out prior. Sunday<br />
1pm - Open Mic Sundays hosted by Myllo<br />
& Hannah-Grace, all welcome, some<br />
instruments available incl guitar, piano,<br />
amps & cajon, free; 5pm - Malarkey Irish<br />
Band Sunday Shindig feat. O'Neill School<br />
of Irish Dance dancers, free. Monday 7pm<br />
- Quiz. Wednesday 7pm - Dig <strong>The</strong> gig,<br />
UC Band Competition, Heat 3, feat.<br />
House Band Carne, Cameron Giddens,<br />
Monk Seals, Helicopter, Second Hand<br />
Goods, & more, doors 7pm with free Sal's<br />
Pizza, free.<br />
BOO'S BAR, Level 1, 98 Victoria St:<br />
Thursday 8pm - VOXY. Friday 8pm -<br />
Connor Hartley Hall; 10.30pm - Chilton<br />
House. Saturday 10.30pm - Mirrors.<br />
Wednesday 9pm - Open Mic.<br />
BRIDIE'S BAR, 401 Worcester St:<br />
Saturday 3pm - Unhinged. Sunday 3pm -<br />
Nick Buchanan.<br />
CARLTON, 1 Papanui Rd: Friday<br />
9.30pm - Flat City Brotherhood.<br />
CHRISTCHURCH CASINO, 30<br />
Victoria St: Thursday 7pm - D'Sendantz.<br />
Friday 7pm - Page 28; 10.15pm - Cantora.<br />
Saturday 7pm - Smooth Talk; 10.15pm -<br />
Chur Bro.<br />
CHRISTCHURCH FOLK MUSIC<br />
CLUB, Irish Society Hall, 29 Domain<br />
Tce: Sunday 7.30pm - <strong>The</strong> Ferris &<br />
Fellow Muso Show, $15 members/$20<br />
non/$5 students with ID.<br />
FAT EDDIES, 76 Hereford St:<br />
Thursday 6pm - Ed's Jazz Club presents<br />
Fiona Pears, tix at events.humanitix.com;<br />
10pm - Black & Gold. Friday 5pm - Sam<br />
White Trio; 8pm - Mirrors; 11pm - Delta<br />
Bros; 11.30pm - House of Groove.<br />
Saturday 5pm - Nick & Dan; 8pm -<br />
Fat Eddie's cont...<br />
Gumbo No 5; 11pm - Rolleston Ave;<br />
11.30pm - VOXY. Sunday 3pm - Mats at<br />
Fats presents Pride & Joy feat. a Tribute to<br />
Jimi Hendrix & Stevie Ray Vaughan,<br />
ticketed.<br />
HORNBY CLUB, 17 Carmen Rd:<br />
Saturday 3pm - Rockabella. Sunday 3pm -<br />
Ian Mac.<br />
LITTLE BROWN JUG, 290 Wairakei<br />
Rd: Friday 7pm - Level 6.<br />
KAIAPOI CLUB, 113 Raven Quay:<br />
Saturday 4th June, 7.30pm - Madsen<br />
Promotions presents Queen Live Tribute<br />
feat. Paul Madsen + Band, tickets $25 at<br />
the club.<br />
MICKY FINN'S, 85a Hereford St:<br />
Friday 10.30pm - D'Sendantz. Saturday<br />
10.30pm - Smoke & Mirrors.<br />
OAK & FERRY, 608 Ferry Rd: Saturday<br />
8pm - Nexus.<br />
RICHMOND CLUB '<strong>The</strong> Borough', 75<br />
London St: Friday 7pm - Chur Bro.<br />
Saturday 7pm - Unhinged. Sunday 3pm -<br />
Mystery Band.<br />
SHARKEY'S BAR, 96 Hoon Hay Rd:<br />
Saturday 6pm - Karaoke. Sunday 4pm -<br />
Open Mic. Tuesday 7pm - Karaoke.<br />
SULLIVANS IRISH PUB, 291 Lincoln<br />
Rd: Friday 7.30pm - Willie McArthur.<br />
Saturday - Live music. Wednesday 7pm -<br />
Willie's Open Mic.<br />
TEMPS BAR, 21 Goulding Ave:<br />
Saturday 8.30pm - Nightwatch.<br />
THE BOG, 50 Victoria St: Thursday<br />
7pm - Quiz. Friday 10pm - <strong>The</strong> Corks.<br />
Saturday 7pm - Harry Burt; 11pm -<br />
Mama Rock. Sunday 4pm - Elly & friends.<br />
THE CRAIC IRISH BAR, 84b<br />
Riccarton Rd: Friday & Saturday 9pm -<br />
Karaoke. Tuesday 7pm - Quiz. Wednesday<br />
10pm - Karaoke.<br />
THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd:<br />
Friday 7.30pm - Open Mic. Wednesday<br />
9.30pm - Titanic Pub Rock Covers Band.<br />
THE LOONS, 16 Canterbury St,<br />
Lyttelton: Friday 7pm - Al Park 'Pony'<br />
album release with special guest Adam<br />
McGrath, Jess Shanks, Adam Hattaway,<br />
and Tess Liautaud, tickets at<br />
undertheradar.co.nz.<br />
THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd:<br />
Friday 9.30pm - Misconduct. Saturday<br />
9.30pm - Flat City Brotherhood. Sunday<br />
6pm - Lance Kiwi Karaoke. Tuesday 7pm<br />
- Quiz. Wednesday 7.30pm - Lance Kiwi<br />
Karaoke.<br />
THE TURF SPORTS BAR, 6 Inwoods<br />
Rd: Thursday 7pm - Live music.<br />
WOOLSTON SPORTS BAR, 669<br />
Ferry Rd: Saturday 8pm - Red Zone.<br />
Indian Cuisine week<br />
THE ENTERTAINMENT HUB OF THE NORTH!<br />
OPEN FROM 11AM<br />
SAT. 4. JUNE. 7.30PM<br />
Tickets $25 at the club<br />
POOL TABLES OPEN<br />
HOUSIE<br />
12.30PM THURSDAY<br />
QUIZ<br />
7PM THURSDAY<br />
BISTRO<br />
VACCINE PASS<br />
NO LONGER<br />
REQUIRED<br />
OPEN<br />
WED, THUR, SUN<br />
12pm-2pm &<br />
4.30pm-7.30pm<br />
FRI & SAT<br />
12pm-2pm &<br />
4pm-8pm<br />
CLOSED<br />
Monday & Tuesday<br />
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IT'S BACK!<br />
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Available 4th to 12th June<br />
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RESTAURANT & CAFÉ<br />
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RACECOURSE HOTEL<br />
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118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn<br />
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bridie's line-up<br />
Wednesday<br />
steak night 25% off<br />
THURsday 7pm<br />
QUIZ NIGHT<br />
FRIDAY<br />
BURGER + DRINK $25<br />
LIVE MUSIC<br />
saturDAY 3PM<br />
UNHINGED<br />
sunDAY 3PM<br />
NICK BUCHANAN<br />
BRIDIE'S BAR & BISTRO | 401 WORCESTER ST<br />
PH (03) <strong>26</strong>0 0325 | WWW.BRIDIES.CO.NZ
36 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Thursday <strong>May</strong> <strong>26</strong> <strong>2022</strong><br />
HEAPS of HOT DEALS!<br />
ALL BEDROOM, LOUNGE, DINING, OUTDOOR ON SALE!<br />
SCAN QR TO SHOP<br />
Burano Queen Bed<br />
WAS $<br />
999<br />
NOW<br />
$<br />
799<br />
Malone Modular<br />
Corner Suite – Charcoal<br />
WAS $<br />
4697<br />
NOW<br />
$<br />
3999<br />
LARVIK RANGE<br />
ON SALE<br />
Bookcase NOW $ 899<br />
VINTAGE RANGE<br />
ON SALE<br />
Haines Chair – Light Grey<br />
WAS $<br />
699<br />
NOW<br />
$<br />
549<br />
Entertainment Unit<br />
– W190 NOW $ 699<br />
Lamp Table NOW $ 299<br />
Carter Barstool<br />
NOW $<br />
125<br />
Dallas Queen Bed<br />
NOW $<br />
359<br />
Fallon Chair with<br />
Ottoman<br />
NOW $<br />
499<br />
Capri<br />
Egg Chair<br />
NOW $<br />
699<br />
Scan to find store<br />
250 Moorhouse Ave, Christchurch<br />
0800 TARGET (0800 827438)<br />
targetfurniture.co.nz<br />
Offers and product prices advertised here expire<br />
13/06/22. Sale Excludes Accessories.