The Star: June 30, 2022

Thursday, June 30, 2022 | Christchurch’s best read and largest circulating newspaper

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– page 12

Ruby gets

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• By Emily Moorhouse

IT WAS 5am, -3 deg C and

dark and Ruby, an 11-year-old

labrador, was standing outside a

suburban laundromat, lost.

She was cold and wet after

somehow losing her way when

she went for her nightly toilet

stop.

Shannon and a friend, who

lived near Linwood Laundromat

in Buckleys Rd, spotted the

confused Ruby as they went to

do some early morning washing.

Just under 1km away, Ruby’s

worried family had been up

looking for her, as the temperature

dropped below freezing

point.

• Turn to page 10

REUNITED: Sam Mano has

had 11-year-old Ruby since

she was a puppy and said

it wasn’t a nice feeling to

have a family member go

missing.

PHOTO: STAR NEWS

Buddies

reunited on

battlefield

– pages

19 & 20

Murder

accused

was let

out of

secure

unit

• By Kurt Bayer

and Anna Leask

A FULL REVIEW has been

launched by health board bosses

after a mental health patient on

community leave is accused of

murdering a mother-of-four

in a random street stabbing in

Sockburn.

The Canterbury District Health

Board yesterday announced it

is carrying out a review after

days of questions into how the

37-year-old man was allowed into

the community.

Stuff reported yesterday he

had been in a secure unit at

Hillmorton Hospital.

Laisa Waka Tunidau, 52,

had caught the bus home from

work and was metres from her

house on Cheyenne St, when she

was attacked about 4.20pm on

Saturday.

CDHB chief executive, Dr Peter

Bramley yesterday expressed his

sympathy to her family.

“My thoughts are with her

family and friends at this

very sad time,” he said in a

statement.

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Home & Leisure Show gears up.................3

Faces behind mayoral hopefuls.............4-5

Death prompts health board review......7

Guilty plea to meth supply..............................9

Ruby home at last................................................... 10

Sneaky plastics hiding in plain sight....12

Asphalt roads to get rejuvenated..........15

Kiwi journos reunited in Ukraine..... 19-20

Readers’ letters.......................................................23

Mayor’s column .....................................................23

Gardening....................................................................26

Sport..................................................................................27

DriveSouth................................................................. 29

Classified..............................................................30-35

Gig guide.......................................................................35

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In December 2020, money, a

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One person was arrested for

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NEWS 3

Quake

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fades over

time

– study

• By Georgia O’Connor-

Harding

THE FOG of the earthquakes

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Cantabrians.

New research from the University

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otherwise-healthy individuals

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over time.

An initial study conducted

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found a group of Cantabrians

who didn’t develop psychological

difficulties were still experiencing

issues with cognitive function

including memory and attention.

But 10-11 years on from the

earthquakes, researchers found

that same group overcame those

issues.

Senior research fellow Dr Katie

Douglas said it shows time does

heal which is promising and

hopeful for those that experienced

that trauma.

“This is good news as it offers

preliminary evidence that

there are no long-lasting effects

on cognitive impairment after

exposure to a traumatic event, at

least in people who don’t develop

a mental health condition.

“It suggests changes in their

cognitive functioning and emotion

processing may be related to

exposure to continued threat in

the environment, which improves

when the threat resolves,’ she said.

Douglas said the findings back

up similar international studies

which show the brain’s ability to

recover once distanced in time

from the original trauma.

“When the original studies

were conducted, people were

living in an environment

of ongoing seismic activity

where, over a two-year period,

Canterbury experienced over

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NEWS


The faces behind the mayoral

A candidate to

challenge Phil Mauger’s

mayoral bid has

officially emerged four

months before the local

government election

determines Lianne

Dalziel’s successor. Chris

Barclay details the key

support crew behind

the city councillor and

new contender, former

Canterbury District

Health Board chief

executive David Meates

TEAM MAUGER

First-term city councillor Sam

MacDonald does not have an

official role with Phil Mauger’s

campaign. The former electoral

chair for then National Party

minister Gerry Brownlee will

serve as an adviser for the high

profile businessman.

MacDonald, who is seeking

re-election in the Waimairi

Ward under the right-leaning

Independent Citizen banner,

described himself as Mauger’s

“eyes and ears” from a financial

perspective.

“I’ve been very clear, with

my chartered accounting

background, that I’m happy to

support Phil purely because he’s

pragmatic. He doesn’t put up

with the bureaucratic nonsense

that can often happen in big

organisations like this.

“Everyone at the council now

has worked with Phil. There’s

an existing relationship even for

the ones that sometimes may not

agree with him. They understand

how he operates.”

MacDonald identified fellow

Independent Citizens representative

James Gough (Waimairi)

as another source of assistance

ahead of the polls on October 8.

“There will be a range of people

that will help out. From a commercial,

institutional knowledge

point of view James will be right

in the thick of that,” he said.

MacDonald was surprised at

TEAM MAUGER

Phil Mauger

Sam MacDonald Erin Jamieson Garry Moore

the timing of Meates announcement.

“There’s an air of arrogance

about it. To me, it’s like ‘I can

just check back into the city and

become the mayor’. Phil has been

out there for three years at least

doing the hard graft, understanding

the issues.”

Australian-born Erin Jamieson,

a partner at Convergence

PR, is co-ordinating a Mauger

campaign for the second time,

following his election as a firsttime

city councillor for Burwood

in 2019.

The award-winning public

relations and strategic

communications expert also

worked on two successful

mayoral campaigns for Moore’s

successor, Sir Bob Parker.

“I’ve been doing this for a long

time, I’ve been involved in political

strategies and working with

candidates for probably 15 years,”

said Jamieson, who also worked

with the West Coast District

Health Board in the aftermath of

the Pike River mining disaster.

strategise as soon as the jet lag

allows.

“He’s a quiet, quite a humble

leader and what we need in

Christchurch, and New Zealand

to an extent, is people who

bring people together,” Moore

said.

“You can’t be a show pony

doing that sort of thing. You

need to actually have brains and

modesty and I think he’s got both

attributes.”

Moore was approached by

Meates several months ago and

decided to join the bid as a ‘team

member’.

“There’s nothing like an old

gargoyle sitting in the corner

going ‘Nah, that won’t work’,” he

told The Star.

TEAM MEATES

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TEAM MEATES

David Meates

“I was looking to support

someone who could see the

big picture. One of the more

challenging groups (to work

together) in our society are

doctors, and he succeeded with

that brilliantly.

“David led a good system and

that’s what the council needs to

get right, right now. This postearthquake

thinking. This is a

chance for us to select a mayor

who will take us to the next

stage.

“We need a strong voice

for Christchurch because

Christchurch and the South

Island gets forgotten in

Wellington.

“We need somebody who’s

fought for resources for

Aaron Campbell

Christchurch, David did that for

the CDHB and he paid the price,”

Moore said of Meates decision to

quit the post in 2020.

Meates’ campaign secretary

Aaron Campbell, a keen

photographer and former

community board member, was

Dalziel’s campaign manager

when she was re-elected in 2016

and 2019.

“I’d never volunteered or done

any (campaign) work before

Lianne,” said Campbell, who also

has a background in catering.

Campbell was tight-lipped on

the identity of other individuals

assisting Meates.

“There’s a number of people on

the team providing advice and

speciality roles,” he said.

Meates sidesteps big issue

• By Chris Barclay

IT’S A political football, but

debate over the Te Kaha/

Canterbury Multi-Use Arena’s

future is not yet a game David

Meates is willing to play.

Asked by The Star for his

stance on the polarising project,

whose estimated construction

cost blew out $150 million earlier

this month, Meates would not

comment specifically.

“David will have a definitive

position on the stadium in

the coming days after his

announcement,” said campaign

secretary Aaron Campbell via a

statement.

“David encourages all residents

to submit to the council on this

important issue.”

Meates, who confirmed his

candidacy today, is in the process

of returning from the UK.

The Star also sought Meates’

opinion on what he considered

the five biggest issues facing the

city and whether his campaign

launch gave him sufficient time

to launch a viable campaign

given Mauger began his bid last

August.

“He’ll be happy to cover these

topics in detail face to face on his

return,” Campbell said.

Phil Mauger, the other mayoral

candidate, was last year in

favour of boosting the arena’s

capacity to 30,000 and in spite

of the spiralling costs revealed

by the city council on June 1, he

wants to persevere with

the project which is now

estimated to cost at least $683

million.

He initially thought it would

be prudent to pause and reevaluate,

but on June 10 he had a

change of heart via a video shot

at the construction site.

“Christchurch is the second

biggest city in the country. If we

want to be a world class leading

city, we need world class leading

infrastructure and this is the

place it’s going to happen,” he

said.

“My personal opinion is we

can’t do without the stadium, we

have to have it.”

Meanwhile, the city council

had received 23,100 submissions

by close of business Tuesday.

The time frame for submissions

opened on June 10 and closes on

Tuesday.

The council will consider the

submissions and then decide

whether to proceed as planned,

mothball the project or abandon

it.

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NEWS 7

Family devastated after fatal stabbing

• From page 1

“I can confirm that the man

accused of her murder was a

patient of the DHB’s specialist

mental health service based at

Hillmorton, who had been on

community leave.

“Whenever a serious adverse

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“I can assure the public that if

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these will be actioned.

“We continue to assist police

with their investigations and as

this matter is before the courts

it is not appropriate for us to

provide any further comment at

this time.”

Tunidau’s 11-year-old son has

been left “traumatised” after

watching emergency services

try to save a woman outside his

family home, not then knowing it

was his mother.

The small and tight-knit community

is rallying around the

father and son. They haven’t

returned home yet but have been

given a safe place to stay.

A Givealittle page launched to

support the family has already

raised more than $51,000.

Fijian community leader and

parish member Una Tikoi earlier

said the fatal stabbing has devastated

family and friends.

“The community is not happy

. . . the community is angry for

our beloved friend and mother

whose life has been taken away

recklessly,” Tikoi said.

People are asking why the man

was allowed to be in the community

when he was a “sick man”,

Tikoi said.

Funeral plans are still being

finalised but it’s likely that Tunidau

will be returned to Fiji to be

farewelled with loved ones.

She has four children, with

three of them living back in her

homeland.

Waqasokolala, who knew the

family well and often stayed at

their Sockburn home, rushed to

Cheyenne St on Saturday after

the fatal assault.

He said grieving husband

Nemani Tunidau was distraught

but trying to stay strong for his

children.

“He lost a wife, his loved one,”

Waqasokolala said.

“Only time will heal and that

with God’s blessing and God’s

permission he will come through.

“He is trying to be a very

strong and supportive father figure

for his son at the moment.”

Waqasokolala is grateful

for the support of the wider

Christchurch community, with

stories of workmates showing up

with flowers and offering sincere

condolences.

“That’s pretty cool eh, and

that’s what Christchurch is

known for,” he said.

Just before the accused appeared

in court, Tunidau’s adult

Laisa Maraia Waka

and flowers left

at the Sockburn

crime scene.

daughter in Fiji spoke of her

heartbreak at losing her beloved

mother.

“I can’t begin to express how

much I will miss you. There is a

huge hole in my heart and I don’t

know how I’m going to cope. I

will always be thinking of you,

mum.”

The man accused of stabbing

Tunidau to death was granted

interim name suppression during

a brief appearance from custody

at Christchurch District Court

on Monday.

He will appear at the High

Court in Christchurch on

July 15 – and a judge has called

for a report under Section 38

of the Criminal Procedure

(Mentally Impaired Persons) Act

2003 to assess his fitness to stand

trial.

Health Minister Andrew Little’s

office has also declined to

comment so far.

Christchurch residents’ hearts

went out to the family and

friends of Tunidau who was

“killed in such a senseless, violent

attack”, the city’s mayor Lianne

Dalziel said.

“A crime of this nature will

have a devastating impact on the

community as well, and they too

will want answers as to how and

why this happened.”

Canterbury District Commander

Superintendent John

Price said the alleged murder

was “a horrific, traumatic and

random attack on an innocent

person who was simply making

her way home from work”.

The traumatic, senseless act

would have a huge impact on the

community as a whole and right

across New Zealand, he said.

“No one deserves this,” Price

said. – NZ Herald

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A TRIBESMEN gang prospect

has admitted his role in

shifting millions of dollars of

methamphetamine around the

country during Covid lockdown.

Police seized a shipment worth

between $2 and $3 million in

May 2020, and in the High

Court at Christchurch this week,

Tamal Edward McMeekan

admitted possession of the drugs

for supply.

The Crown is seeking to seize

$38,834 in cash the police found

in a car and at the Bryndwr

property when they carried out

their search.

Justice Rob Osborne remanded

McMeekan in custody for

sentencing on October 5, but did

not enter convictions because

that would likely stop him attending

anger management and

parenting courses in prison.

Defence counsel Thomas

Harre said he would seek a

cultural report and psychiatric

report on McMeekan ahead of

sentencing. Justice Osborne has

asked for a pre-sentence report

by Community Probation.

McMeekan, 41, admitted

charges of meth possession

for supply, possession of

cannabis, a breach of the Covid

lockdown rules in May 2020,

and failing to assist an officer

doing a search by denying access

to his cellphone.

Before his guilty pleas, the

case had been heading for trial.

Crown prosecutor April Mills

said the police’s Canterbury

Organised Crime Unit began

Operation Soul, which was an

investigation into drug dealing

activities by members and associates

of the Canterbury-based

Tribesmen Motorcycle gang in

October 2019.

The investigation showed the

Canterbury-based Tribesmen

and associates were regularly

involved in the purchase of significant

quantities of methamphetamine

from Aucklandbased

supplies. The meth would

be distributed to various South

Island dealers. McMeekan was a

gang prospect.

The Crown said that the

national Covid emergency lockdown

was declared in March

2020, and while the country was


Guilty plea to meth supply

in level 3 lockdown with limits

on travel, movements and associating

with others, McMeekan

arrived in Christchurch from

Wellington on May 3. He had no

legal basis allowing the travel.

The next day, police swooped

in when McMeekan and another

man arrived in a car at a Bryndwr

address. The other man has

already admitted charges and is

due for sentence in August.

At McMeekan’s feet was a

cardboard box containing three

plastic bags with almost 3kg of

methamphetamine with a street

value of $2 to $3 million. Cash

totalling $38,834 was found

in 10 locations throughout the

house and garage, the car, and

in a shoulder bag belonging to

McMeekan.

The shoulder bag also had

cannabis inside.

In the other offender’s bedroom,

the garage, and a sleepout,

35 used Prezzy cards worth

more than $8500 were found.

They are a non-traceable credit

card payment form that can be

used in person, or online.

McMeekan refused to give a

detective constable the PIN code

for his cellphone. He gave no

explanation for his travel during

lockdown.

The Crown said: “The

investigation established the

Christchurch Tribesmen gang

were involved in transporting

significant sums of money to

enable the purchase of up to 3kg

to 4kg of methamphetamine at

a time.

“McMeekan was likely utilised

by the gang due to his expertise

with motorcycles, ability and

flexibility to travel domestically

to facilitate TMC drug offending

around New Zealand, and his

loyalty to TMC.

“It is not believed that the

defendant McMeekan held any

degree of control or influence

in the criminal enterprise,

nor would he have received

significant financial reward for

his involvement.”

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Accused no

stranger to

crime

MCMEEKAN WAS jailed for

seven years nine months in 2015

for his involvement in a drugs

courier operation.

Then aged 34, he was sentenced

on two charges of possession of

methamphetamine for supply,

two of unlawful possession of a

pistol, possession of implements

for using methamphetamine,

dealing in methamphetamine,

and possession of cannabis for

supply.

After he had been arrested at a

motel in Blenheim Rd and bailed,

he arranged for other people

to fly to Auckland and uplift

methamphetamine and bring it to

his address, Court News website

reported.

Two people were stopped by police

at the Christchurch Airport,

and found the drugs on a woman.

When they searched McMeekan’s

house they found a loaded

shotgun, and charged him with

possession of the shotgun, possession

of methamphetamine, and

supplying methamphetamine.

McMeekan also made headlines

in 2009 when he appeared in

court with another man for

what was described as a Dukes

of Hazzard style raid on a

Christchurch car yard where

a car was jumped over the low

perimeter fence.

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‘Yeah, she was pretty happy to see us’

• From page 1

For the next two-and-a-half

days they would continue the

search, not knowing what had

happened, fearing she may have

been stolen.

Ruby was staring at Shannon

and his friend as they approached

the laundromat. He thought it

was the dog that belonged to a

homeless man who frequented

the area. He approached Ruby

but she took off. He later found

her curled up in a ball “soaking

wet and cold” near a bus stop.

He walked Ruby back to his

house nearby. She was happy to

go and after giving her some of

his dog’s biscuits, she curled up

on the couch.

Ruby stayed at Shannon’s place

for the next two nights, as he

tried in vain to find the homeless

man in Linwood he thought

Ruby belonged to – unaware

Ruby’s owner Sam Mano was

desperately posting on social media

to try and track her down.

The ordeal had started last

Wednesday night when Ruby,

who doesn’t wear a collar at

home, went outside for a wee.

Mano, who has had Ruby since

she was a puppy, went out looking

for her for a couple of hours

after she failed to come back.

“There’s that fear of people

taking dogs for whatever reason

. . . it’s not a nice feeling having

a family member go missing,”

Mano said.

The next morning when Ruby

still hadn’t returned, the Mano

family began posting on Facebook

community groups and

lost and found pet pages in hopes

someone would know of her

whereabouts.

In total the posts reached

almost 500 shares and more

than 100 comments from people

showing their support towards

the family.

On Saturday, Shannon’s friend

saw social media posts, and realised

the labrador they had wasn’t

the homeless man’s.

He contacted the Manos to

come over and see if Ruby was

theirs. He was surprised Ruby

had got as far as she did.

FRIENDLY: Sam Mano said Ruby will happily

go up to anyone that has a friendly face and

calls out to her with the hopes they will give

her food. Above – The Linwood Laundromat

where Ruby was found. PHOTOS: STAR NEWS

“That’s quite a fair distance for

an old dog like that, especially

cold in the night . . . no poor soul

should be left outside in this cold

weather,” Shannon said.

A $300 reward posted for the

return of Ruby came at a “helpful

time”, Shannon said.

Mano said when he arrived

at Shannon’s house Ruby began

jumping up and down excitedly

as soon as she saw his car.

“If you know Ruby her tail flies

at 100 miles an hour. Yeah, she

was pretty happy to see us.”

Mano said Ruby’s return was a

team effort by the community. It

was amazing to see the response.

“The general public was

amazing . . . [we had] offers from

strangers to help put flyers out,”

he said.

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Clothing and soft furnishings,

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Ruffell began researching

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long time. Makeup, nail polishes

and glitter paints for hair and

body are all washed down the

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showers or baths and into the

wastewater treatment plants, and

are eventually released into the

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“A lot of our clothing and

soft furnishings, for example

blankets, cushions, curtains,

and carpet, are actually made

of plastic. These synthetics all

continually shed microfibres and

this is accelerated when we wash

them. Then the water from the

washing machine goes down the


Microplastics hiding in everyday products

drain and eventually out into the

environment.”

The quantity of microplastics

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Ruffell by surprise.

“I thought the likelihood of

finding any plastics in the wastewater

treatment plants would

be very low because of the sheer

volume of water that’s there. I

was wrong. Some samples are so

full of microplastics it looks like

someone sprinkled hundred and

thousands over them.

“And I’m continuing to find

lots of microbeads even though

they were banned for sale in personal

care products in 2018. But

they are clearly still being used

RESEARCH:

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surprise.

or are found in other products,”

she said.

As part of her PhD research,

Ruffell is collecting samples of

different soils and biowastes that

are commonly applied onto soils

and may be sources of microplastics

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and pasture irrigated with

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microplastics are present in each

sample type, and what kinds

of plastic polymers are present,

such as polyester, acrylic, polypropylene,

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impacts of different kinds of

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“Asphalt is a

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said city council city streets

maintenance manager Steve

Guy.

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million each year milling out

brittle asphalt and replacing

it. With the rising cost of

materials and an ageing

roading network, this works

out to be approximately 25km

renewed each year.

“We have 584km of asphalt

roads across the city which

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us about approximately 23

years to resurface the whole

network. It is not a sustainable

option to carry on doing what

we are doing without increasing

our budgets, so we have

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that allow us to rejuvenate our

roads, rather than waiting until

we have to replace them.”

Guy said applying a

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10-to-15 years after it is laid

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have been lost due to ageing.

The product sinks down into

the asphalt and counters the

effects of ageing by filling in

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the road surface (best

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Sealing the deal for asphalt roads

Steve Guy

NEW SURFACE: Asphalt roads will have their life extended with a rejuvenation seal.

PHOTO: NEWSLINE

“In the coming financial

year, we are not only planning

to replace the same amount of

old asphalt, but also rejuvenate

an additional 22.6km of asphalt,’’

he said.

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Flyover: Business may have to move

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Rolleston flyover goes ahead as

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Christchurch RV Centre office

manager Allicia Beirne said the

new NZ Transport Agency Waka

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week revealed motorists towing

caravans coming off the flyover

could find the turn into the caravan

and motorhome business’

entrance too tight.

“We are not happy about it, we

don’t want to move, we haven’t

even been here 12 months,”

Beirne said.

A Waka Kotahi spokesperson

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RV Centre for alternative access

options.

“One of the options being

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affected parties to mitigate their

concerns around access to their

sites.

Drummond and Etheridge

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RV Centre, is among those

that also have concerns.

Branch manager Murray

Chesterman said he was awaiting

more detail before making

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Some Jones Rd businesses support

the new plan.

MTF Finance franchise owner

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allow traffic to continue onto

Jones Rd, while the original

flyover plan released last year

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more exposure to his business as

it exited nearby.

Waka Kotahi director of

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Caygill said the roading authority

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22.

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residential side and industrial

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inland port zone.

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and industrial sides of

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Caygill said.

Selwyn Mayor Sam Broughton

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Buddies reunited on the battlefield

They lived down the

road from each other

in Christchurch. Twenty

years later, Tom Mutch

finds himself reunited

in a war zone with his

childhood friend

“I WONDER what Miss Wade

would think if she could see this,”

Nick Fisher says as 30 Ukrainian

rockets fly over our heads to their

targets in the Russian-occupied

areas of Kharkiv.

He was talking about our

intermediate school teacher Jude

Wade [now Garrett] who, when

I reached out to her later, said: “I

always said there were amazing

kids in that class who would go

far in the world, not sure I was

anticipating a war zone.”

Ukraine’s second-largest city

and its surrounding area had

been attacked since the start of

Russia’s invasion on February

24 and me and my old classmate

were there to report on it. I hadn’t

seen Nick in nearly 20 years, yet

here we were reunited for the first

time on one of the world’s most

terrifying battlefields.

“As soon as I woke up on the

morning the war started, I knew

I just had to go there and tell the

story,” Nick tells me. I had been

in Kyiv on the same day and I felt

a similar compulsion to stay.

We had grown up just down

the road from each other in

Christchurch and had been

friends in our class for two

years at Cobham Intermediate,

but had gone to different high

schools and lost touch. Since we

had parted ways, we had taken

divergent paths to meet where we

were, both aged 30, as journalists

to cover the story of our lifetimes.

I’m a freelance magazine

journalist and he is one of the

most well-known travel video

bloggers in the world.

I had left New Zealand to do

my undergraduate degree at

Oxford University, before going

to work as a parliamentary

researcher in the British

Parliament.

Having gotten bored of a

desk job interviewing besuited

politicians and generals in

swanky hotels in central London,

I decided to become a freelance

conflict journalist. I had

covered the Nagorno Karabakh

conflict between Armenia and

Azerbaijan in 2020 and then the

fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban

the year after that.

Hearing reports of the Russian

military build up on the border

of Ukraine at the start of the

year, I decided to go and report

on how Ukrainian society was

dealing with this. I stayed and

the rest is history.

Nick had a different route

to Kharkiv. After studying at

Christchurch Boys’ High School,

he studied horticulture before

becoming a tour guide in the

South Island. But after doing

his OE, he soon found his true

passion was film-making.

CLASSMATES: Nick Fisher (left) and Tom Mutch grew up together in Christchurch before venturing abroad. Today they

are both journalists, covering the war in Ukraine.

“It started when I was in Nepal

during the earthquake,” he tells

me. “I was supposed to just be

travelling and I was about to start

teaching English.”

The next day the school he

was to teach in was flattened. He

decided to document his escape

from the Nepalese mountains

in the chaos and his YouTube

channel Indigo Traveler was

born.

His first videos are rough and

ready, covering well-trodden

destinations such as Vietnam,

Cambodia and India. The

camera is shaky and the editing

amateurish.

“Really good production values

filming a video from across the

road whilst trucks drive in front

of you,” he jokes. He never had

any training.

“I was always really into

mountain biking and there is a

big video culture around that,

but I didn’t do it professionally,”

he says.

But from the beginning he had

a flair for engaging storytelling

and a genuine curiosity that

led him to interesting and

unexpected encounters, which set

him apart from the many other

travel writers or bloggers. He said

it took him about a year-anda-half

to become self-sufficient

from his video work.

Nick started exploring the

quirkier, more remote and

dangerous areas of the world. His

first outside-the-box travel was

to North Korea which still rates

among his best-ranked videos.

‘Inside North Korea: Surreal

Experience’ is his most popular

with 9.5 million views. Nick

started to become a YouTube

success. Collectively, his videos

have been viewed more than

155 million times, but he says he

started to become dissatisfied

with pure travel blogging.

“In around 2019 I began to

pivot away from your regular

‘I looked like I was living the dream, being able to

get paid to travel around the world, but I felt it was

getting a bit empty and I wanted to do something more

meaningful’ – Nick Fisher

travel videos.

“I looked like I was living the

dream, being able to get paid to

travel around the world. But I felt

it was getting a bit empty and I

wanted to do something more

meaningful.”

He started with a trip to

Venezuela in 2019. The country,

which used to be one of Latin

America’s most prosperous,

has been in the middle of a

major economic collapse and

is now one of the world’s most

impoverished and dangerous

nations. He decided to use his

channel to raise money for a local

social project, which ended up

overwhelming his expectations.

“The response blew me out of

the water.”

Nick says his family are still

most proud of the charitable side

of his work. He raised more than

$400,000 for a series of soup

kitchens in Petare, the biggest

slum in Latin America.

“Someone in UNICEF saw my

videos in Venezuela and really

liked them so they invited me to

come with them to Afghanistan.

So, it just continued from there.”

The journeys became wilder

and the countries more

dangerous and war-torn.

Alongside Afghanistan, his

recent videos have been a

smorgasbord of the world’s worst

political and humanitarian

crises: Libya, Yemen, Lebanon,

and Somalia.

The cameras became more

expensive and his editing much

crisper and more professional

until the production values

approached that of major news

networks.

The story he is most proud of

is about a floating slum in the

Nigerian capital of Lagos – think

Slumdog Millionaire crossed with

Venice.

• Turn to page 20

• Interview with teacher Jude

Wade p20

SCHOOL TIES: Nick Fisher (second row, second from left)

and Tom Mutch (front row, first left) attended Cobham

Intermediate in 2004 and were taught by Jude Wade.


20

NEWS


From YouTuber to ‘full-out’ journalist

• From page 19

As Nick pivoted to dangerous

destinations, he was aware of the

risk and that his family sometimes

worries, but he insists he

takes all reasonable precautions.

“Of course, I always have common

sense. I use a local fixer who

has grown up there and speaks

the language. I’ve had some

amazing people take care of me.

When I was in Venezuela, we

would be walking down a dangerous

slum and my guy Lenny

would always be looking behind

us. I’ve met some of the most

amazing people on my travels

this way.”

He insists there is not a single

country on Earth he wouldn’t be

willing to visit.

For any aspiring filmmakers

his advice is simple: “I would say

you have to just go. You just must

go out there and make all the

standard mistakes and take bad

video and gradually get better as

you go along and learn.”

Nick was in Hungary where

he lives with his girlfriend of five

years when the war in Ukraine

broke out.

“I’ve been to the country about

five or six times. I’ve always loved

Ukraine and its people. They are

always so welcoming and chilled

out, which is not always the case

in this part of the world.”

We had reconnected the

previous year after I’d watched

his videos about the crises in

Lebanon and Venezuela, which

I had reported from in the past.

My mum, who used to help

supervise our old school camps,

connected us after I sent her a

link to one of his videos.

He reached out when he was

planning to come to Ukraine.

When we met for beers at one

of the recently reopened bars in

Kyiv it was perfectly pleasant and

completely surreal. Nearly 20

years had gone by and here we

were in the middle of a war zone

trading old stories about people

we’d known in what felt like a

different lifetime on the other

side of the world.

Nick’s first two videos in

Ukraine are trips through

WAR ZONE: Fisher and Mutch in Ukraine. Below – Fisher interviewing Mykola, who was

born at the outbreak of World War 2.

PHOTOS: TOM MUTCH/NZ HERALD

the reopening of Kyiv and the

suburbs of Irpin and Bucha that

were the scene of serious war

crimes. It is full of evocative and

moving moments. He warns his

viewers as he steps into Bucha:

“I’ve been told to watch my step

for booby traps that the Russians

might have left.” Looking around

at the destruction he tells us:

“It is really quite hard for me to

convey how many bullet holes

there are here… every building I

can see here is destroyed.”

But his best skill has always

been allowing the residents of

places to tell their own stories

and putting himself in the story

as an observer rather than the

protagonist. An elderly woman

he interviews who lived under

the Russian occupation tells him

that “your heart and mine are

close”, asks if he is married and

promises he will have a “lovely

bride” one day.

But while the Russians had

been pushed out of Kyiv, we

decided to see the real war in a

place that was still under heavy

fire and tell the stories of the

civilians sheltering from Russian

artillery and the soldiers defending

their homelands.

On the train to Kharkiv we

scrolled through social media,

checking out old friends and

classmates now scattered around

the world. There was Ann Yoo

who had married my best friend

from high school and had just

given birth to their first child.

There was Alex Upjohn Beatson,

a machine learning engineer living

in the US, and Michael Vink,

a pro-cycling champion.

“It would be so cool to do a roll

call now to see what everyone is

up to,” Wade told us later.

And that was how we found

ourselves outside a deserted

farmhouse in eastern Ukraine

on the frontlines. The carcass

of a destroyed Russian tank lay

in front of it and on the field

behind us a Russian helicopter

had been shot down. We could

hear the crack and boom of the

artillery duel that was taking

place all around us. Russia

had captured these villages in

the first days of its offensive

when the city of Kharkiv was

expected to capitulate. Instead,

the Ukrainians repulsed the

invaders in a desperate battle at

the gates of the city. Since then,

the Russian army had planted its

artillery and pounded the hell

out of Kharkiv.

We met a man in his eighties

named Mykola who was born at

the outbreak of World War 2 and

grew up on his parents’ stories

of the fighting. “This was worse

than World War Two,” he tells

Nick, describing the awesome

power of modern weaponry that

thundered around him.

We didn’t have time to discuss

what our teacher would have

really thought before one of the

Ukrainian army soldiers accompanying

a young lieutenant

named Leila came over to us and

told us to stay alert.

“Stay here and if anything

happens take cover in the bar.

The Russians could locate our artillery

and fire back on us at any

moment.”

And in the middle of a short

clip of Nick talking to the camera

describing the scene, another

rocket barrage streamed over

our heads in the background. I

checked his camera: it had been

one of those rare moments of

lucky film-making magic. The

most liked comment on his new

video is, “You’ve developed from

a regular travel YouTuber to a

full-out modern-day journalist.

Your progress is massive.” His

latest video on Ukraine is the

fastest-watched video he’s had on

his channel.

Wade still remembers him as

the kid she made run so many

laps in phys ed that he threw up

on the classroom couch.

—NZ Herald

Teacher says Fisher was ‘a strong, determined young lad’


NICK FISHER’S interest in

Genghis Khan while studying

in Jude Wade’s class at Cobham

Intermediate meant his former

teacher wasn’t totally surprised

when an email arrived from the

Ukraine.

It in, Fisher asked if Wade,

now Jude Garrett, a hub teacher

at Oamaru Intermediate School,

had any photos he might be able

to use in the story written by

Tom Mutch (pages 19-20).

“When I got the email I

remembered Nicholas – he was

always Nicholas – absolutely,”

said Garrett, who taught Mutch

and Fisher in 2003 and 2004.

She oversaw a teaching philosophy

dubbed Inquiry for a

34-strong class which, where

possible, gave students “more say

in what they did and how they

did it”.

“We did a lot of stuff out in the

community. One of the inquiries

was around heritage, we looked

at old buildings and Shakespeare,”

Garrett said.

“We did a challenge and crisis

one, we went to the Civil Defence

headquarters, we went to the

City Mission and did volunteer

work.”

It was a learning environment

where Fisher thrived.

“It [Inquiry] created a pathway

of what they wanted to learn

next and I vividly remember

CAREER CHOICE: Jude

Garrett started teaching in

1997 and spent nine years

at Cobham Intermediate

before returning to her

home town, Oamaru.

Nicholas not being swayed to

join any other group,” Garrett

said.

“He set up his own inquiry

about Genghis Khan and what

he was like as a leader.

“The parallels are vaguely

there. Now he’s off doing these

amazing things, he’s making his

own path in the world.

“He was quite a strong, determined

young lad who knew his

mind and wanted to do what he

wanted to do.”

Garrett also recalled Mutch as

another student “that walked to

the beat of their own drum”.

“They were those kind of kids,

it doesn’t surprise me they’re off

doing these things.”

With a personal connection

to Ukraine, Garrett admits she

now views the media coverage

through a different lens, as two

former students willingly place

themselves in danger to document

the conflict.

“It’s pretty frightening. Whenever

it comes up on the news I’m

looking at the photos . . . they’re

doing something that’s incredibly

scary, the world needs people

like that,” said Garrett, who

taught at Cobham Intermediate

between 2002 and 2011.

“I often say to kids, they are

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the ones making a difference in

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Zealand.

“We created a website/app that creates

an interactive learning environment for

those wanting to learn about events

such as, The Treaty of Waitangi, The

Mau Movement, Dawn Raids, and

Parihaka. We created a platform where

people can share their perspectives that

have been passed down, through iwi,

through villages and so forth,” explained

Ruthie.

“We wanted to create this tool for

people learning about Māori and

Pasifika history. They can come to our

website to be introduced to different

perspectives. We want everyone’s voices

to be heard.”

As well as being the Ōtautahi regional

winners, Ruthie and Flora also won

The Kōwhititinga Tangata Award

(Community Choice Award). The girls

will compete at Nationals in Napier

later in the year, where they will

further develop their business plan.

The national winners will receive seed

funding to bring their business to life.

Swimming:

Villa named Top Girls’

School

Villa Maria College has once again won the

award for Top Girls’ School at the Canterbury

Secondary Schools’ Swimming awards. Hope

Chmiel took out the award for Outstanding

Female Swimmer, and Bridie Quayle

was named in the Outstanding Junior

Swimmer Awards. These accolades follow

our swimmers’ incredible results at the

Canterbury Secondary Schools’ Swimming

Championships. Congratulations Hope and

Bridie, and all our Villa swimmers.

Year 12 Retreat at Living Springs

This term, our Year 12 students spent time at Living Springs for

their annual Retreat. Retreats are an important experience for

our students, where they spend time connecting as a group,

reflecting on themselves and their relationship with God.

On this Retreat the students involved themselves in a range

of activities that included Lectio Divina, formation around the

Sisters of Mercy and our College Charism, yoga, and a variety of

team building and personality tests to help them as they look to

expand on their Christian leadership roles in the College.

Bullying-Free

New Zealand Week

Bullying-Free New Zealand Week was

held in May in conjunction with Pink

Shirt Day. The week follows the theme

He kōtuinga mahi iti, he hua pai-ā rau:

Small ripples create big waves. At Villa,

each Ako group was challenged to

make a small ripple so that across the

College we felt a wave of kindness and

anti-bullying attitude. A wide range of

initiatives were undertaken and brought

a lot of positivity to the College.

This picture shows one of the ways in

which kindness was shown, by the creation

of a rainbow of positive messages.

Villa’s runners shine at CSS Road Race

Villa had a number of students compete in the recent Canterbury Secondary

Schools’ Road Race. Our runners had fantastic results, including an impressive 1st

place for Amelia Henstock in the Year 9 race; and 3rd place for Kobe Maslin also

in the Year 9 race. In the Senior Girls’ race Bridie Restieaux was 2nd and Rosaria

Gibson 4th! Villa also won the school teams Year 9 and Seniors races.

Great results in the CSS Cross Country

Villa’s runners competed at the Canterbury Secondary Schools’ Cross Country

championships earlier this term.

Congratulations to Amelia Henstock, who came 2nd in the Year 9 Race, and Kobi

Maslin who came 5th. In the Senior Girls’ Race, Bridie Restieaux came 3rd, and

Jarrah Prentice 12th.

Keeping our

community warm

this winter

Villa students are helping to keep

those in need warm this winter, by

donating a vast amount of good

quality blankets, winter clothing and

jackets to the Society of St Vincent

de Paul. The donated goods have

been distributed to families in need

who may be struggling to keep

warm this winter.

Lola represents Villa at aNZaC day ceremony

Pictured here is Year 8 student

Lola O’Connor with her

grandfather, Paul O’Connor M.B.E.

at the 2022 Halswell ANZAC Day

commemorations.

Lola was asked to play a part in

this year’s ceremony by reading

the Flanders Field poem. She did

a beautiful job on the day, and

we are very proud of the way she

represented our College at this

important occasion.

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Driver ‘seconds too late’ to stop thief

MY SUZUKI Liana was broken

into through rear passenger

window a few months ago at Mt

Vernon track car park at top of

Bowenvale Ave.

We arrived at car from our

walk a few seconds too late to

stop a young woman smashing

the window and taking my

backpack from back seat. I took

my wallet and phone on my

walk, luckily.

The woman ran to getaway car

parked there and young man

drove her away. I was in front of

their car and got out of the way.

We got number plate and car

model (a Peugeot) and rang

WHEN THE Christchurch

Foundation was established

to help philanthropic giving,

it undertook a scan of our

residents’ hopes and dreams for

our city.

When I say our residents, I

mean Waimakariri and Selwyn

District residents as well –

Greater Christchurch.

The purpose was to match the

generosity of donors – corporate

and personal – to those hopes

and dreams to make us a vibrant

place to live and visit, a place

that cares for the environment

police.

They identified the car as

stolen, but no one has been

apprehended. Police say

they’ve tried to contact the

owner several times and got no

response.

Still hoping. I would love to

get my artwork and prescription

glasses and backpack back. –

Hilaire Campbell

I had my BMW broken into

in my own driveway a couple of

weeks ago. It has an immobiliser

installed so the police thought

the crims were frustrated

they could not steal it, so they

through kaitiakitanga, and one

that creates and supports opportunities

for residents of all ages

and stages of life.

I was thinking about this,

as I went to a talk about Better

City Business this week, a

Mayor

Lianne Dalziel

proceeded to vandalise the rest

of the car windows.

Hope you get your karma back

buddy. – Ben Blakemore

Stormwater

I have read with interest

the Environment Canterbury

suggestions of what we ought

to do to be a ‘stormwater

superhero’. Some years ago our

mayor talked about the issue of

copper-free brake pads.

Surely both ECan and the city

council have lobbied their body

Local Government NZ and the

government to ban brake pads

new platform that enables

local businesses to support

the Foundation as it moves

beyond the set-up phase we

have supported through the

city council. This is one of

the innovative ways that the

that have copper in them. If

not, why not? The rest of it we

can all take responsibility to

do. – Bronwen Summers,

Waltham

Stadium

The answer to the problem of

building the stadium is to invite

the Chinese Government to

build it for us.

No doubt it would be built

very quickly on budget, no or

very little cost to ratepayers and

would be commercially viable.

Users pay. – Ray O’Rourke,

Casebrook

foundation has adopted to make

itself independent.

I came away from the talk

grateful that we had committed

to doing so, and secondly, determined

to visit Tīrama Mai this

weekend.

I am told that people literally

poured into the city to see

the lights last weekend, and

they were still buzzing when I

attended this talk. Everyone I

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it more.

Tīrama Mai means to

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IF YOU HAVE an area in your

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colour, then nemesia is the plant

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It is a lovely small bedding

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JUNE OFTEN brings the start

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compost around existing trees

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planting winter veges such as

broccoli, cabbage cauliflower,

peas and spinach to ensure a

continuous supply.

Protect empty garden beds by

sowing green manure crops for

example lupins. They protect the


Prepare for spring planting

top soil from wind and water erosion

and add organic matter back

to the soil when dug in. Wait till

they are about 15-20cm high then

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them back into the soil.

Prune roses when all the leaves

have fallen and apply a winter

clean up spray of copper oxychloride

or lime sulphur after

pruning. Remove and destroy

any diseased wood after pruning.

Replace any rose specimens that

have not performed adequately or

were heavily infected with black

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Top of the tables

Christchurch Metro Premier Cup men’s rugby

P W L D PD Pts

Sydenham 11 9 2 0 159 46

New Brighton 11 9 2 0 130 43

Marist Albion 11 8 3 0 139 43

Lincoln University 11 8 3 0 243 42

HSOB 11 7 3 1 125 39

Linwood 11 7 3 1 101 38

Shirley 11 5 6 0 -7 27

Christchurch 11 5 6 0 -25 25

University 11 4 7 0 -89 22

Sumner 11 2 9 0 -121 13

Belfast 11 1 10 0 -407 5

Burnside 11 0 11 0 -248 2

Canterbury Rugby League men’s premiership

P W L D PD Pts

Linwood Keas 10 10 0 0 335 20

Halswell Hornets 10 8 2 0 321 16

MINOR SUCCESS: Sydenham qualified top for the

Christchurch Metro Premier final series, but are intent to

celebrating a more significant victory. PHOTO: BILL KING

SYDENHAM’S team photo

after finishing the regular

season as top qualifiers for the

Christchurch Metro Premier

finals series was muted, the

trophy presentation was

downplayed.

“I can’t remember what it’s

called. No one remembers who

wins that cup,” said head coach

Ben Rhodes as the squad resets

for Saturday’s qualifying final

with Lincoln University.

While securing home advantage

and a second life was pleasing,

Rhodes was more intent on

Sydenham atoning for a rare loss

– one of only two in the regular

season – to Lincoln University.

“They did a bit of a job on us,”

Rhodes said, of the 37-20 setback

on June 11.

“They’re a very good team

at taking their opportunities.

They play fast footy and they are

coached really well.

“They’re going to be a massive

game for us, you’ve got to beat

them at some stage to keep moving

forward.”

The winners of the qualifying

finals – second seeded New

Brighton host champions Marist

Albion in the other top four

clash – have a week off to prepare

for the semi-finals; the losers face

the winner of elimination finals.

Rhodes was aware top seed

offered no guarantees – Lincoln

University led the regular season

in 2021 but sixth-ranked Marist

Albion claimed the grand prize.

Sydenham qualified fourth last

season and were bounced out by

Linwood and eventual runnersup

Burnside.

“Any of the top eight can do

the job on the day,” he said.

Sydenham warmed up for the

knockout rounds with a 59-7 win

over Belfast; Lincoln University

relegated HSOB – 34-28 losers to

New Brighton – to fifth by beating

Christchurch 39-8.

Marist Albion stalwart Rowan

O’Gorman finally eclipsed former

Canterbury prop Tala Kele’s

330 games for the club when he

started at hooker in the 48-21

win over Sumner.

O’Gorman, who earned

promotion from division two for

his milestone, justified selection

with two tries.

“The boys put on a good performance,

that’s all we wanted,”

said O’Gorman, who made his

senior debut in 2000.

The elimination finals pit

HSOB (fifth) against Christchurch

(eight) and Linwood (sixth)

play Shirley (seventh) with the

loser exiting title contention.

In the eight-team women’s

premiership competition top

qualifiers Christchurch retained

the title by beating University of

Canterbury 38-25 at Nga Puna

Wai on Saturday night.

Christchurch and University

of Canterbury advanced to the

decider in contrasting style, with

the champions swamping High

School Old Boys 100-5.

University of Canterbury had

a tougher outing, edging Lincoln

University 24-20.

Lincoln University claimed the

third and fourth play-off, beating

HSOB 24-17.

Football

Christchurch United sharpshooter

Daniel Maclennan was

cast as hero and potential villain

as the Southern League leaders

extended their perfect competition

record in spite of a red card

for a key goalscorer.

Maclennan ultimately scored

the decisive goal on the hour

mark of a 4-3 cliffhanger at Dunedin

City Royals last Saturday,

but he also endured an anxious

wait on the sidelines after being

sent off for a studs-up challenge

with 22 minutes to play.

The forward was shown a

straight red for the tackle to take

some gloss from two goals and

an assist.

There was also a seven goal

thriller in Rolleston, where Selwyn

United finally celebrated their

first league win of the season at

Coastal Spirit’s expense.

The signs were ominous for

Selwyn with Jamie Carrodus

suspended plus Luke Pritchard

and Aiden Barbour-Ryan in the

process of transferring to Coastal

and Cashmere Technical respectively

but returning veteran Dan

Ede played a key role after being

coaxed back into action.

He scored a 68th minute penalty

before Luke Jerkovic fired

home the botched clearance of

an Ede cross deep in added time

- from the restart after Cameron

Rean drilled a free kick to draw

Coastal level at 3-3.

The loss continued a tough run

of results for Coastal, who have

only one win from 11 games –

and six draws – to sit sixth.

In other games, Ferrymead

Bays extended their unbeaten

run in the league to six games

with a 4-0 win over Mosgiel

Eastern Eagles 10 7 3 0 80 14

Northern Bulldogs 10 6 4 0 80 12

Hornby Panthers 10 4 6 0 -6 8

Riccarton Knights 10 4 6 0 -62 8

Celebration Lions 10 1 9 0 -148 2

Papanui Tigers 10 0 10 0 -600 0

Southern League Football

P W D L GD Pts

Christchurch Utd 11 11 0 0 35 33

Cashmere Technical 11 9 1 1 29 28

Ferrymead Bays 11 6 2 3 8 20

Nelson Suburbs 11 6 2 3 5 20

Dunedin City Royals 11 5 1 5 6 16

Coastal Spirit 11 1 6 4 -9 9

Nomads Utd 11 2 3 6 -19 9

Mosgiel AFC 11 2 2 7 -19 8

Selwyn United 11 1 4 6 -14 7

Green Island 11 1 1 9 -22 4

AFC though a top-two place and

berth in the National League is

someway off with Christchurch

United and Cashmere Technical

still enjoying a handy advantage.

Christchurch United lead on

33 points, followed by Cashmere

Technical (28), who beat Nelson

Suburbs 3-1 away.

Ferrymead Bays, who face

Christchurch United in Friday

night’s round opener, and Nelson

Suburbs complete the top four

with 20 apiece.

Christchurch United also has

an English Cup quarter-final on

their schedule, they host Selwyn

United next Tuesday.

Nomads United were the first

team to advance to the semifinals

when they beat Coastal

Spirit 3-1 last month while

Ferrymead Bays eliminated

Halswell United by the same

margin on June 21.

FC Twente 11 and holders

Cashmere Technical complete

the quarter-final programme

when they meet on July 19.

Coastal Spirit SAS can complete

another perfect Mainland

Football women’s premiership

campaign if they beat closest

rivals Cashmere Technical in

Saturday’s final round.

The defending champions

retained their crown with two

rounds to spare and are now

seeking a ninth consecutive

victory, and retention of the

Hawkey Shield.

Rugby League

Hornby’s Canterbury Rugby

League premiership defence is

in danger of ending before the

play-offs after the Eastern Eagles

resurgence continued with an

impressive victory solidifying

their top-four status.

After facing a 28-20 deficit early

in the second half the Eagles

reeled off five unanswered tries

to run out comfortable 46-28

winners to maintain their hold

on third spot, behind unbeaten

Linwood and second-placed

Halswell.

Weekend match-ups

Christchurch Metro Premier

rugby finals series (all Saturday

2.45pm):

Qualifying final 1: Sydenham v

Lincoln University, Sydenham Park;

Qualifying final 2: New Brighton

v Marist Albion, Rawhiti Domain;

Elimination final 1: HSOB v Christchurch,

Bob Deans Field; elimination

final 2: Linwood v Shirley, Linfield

Park; Bottom 4 (9 v 12): University of

Canterbury v Burnside, Ilam Fields;

Bottom 4 (10 v 11): Sumner v Belfast,

St Leonards Square.

Southern League football round

11 fixtures:

Christchurch United v Ferrymead

Bays, Christchurch Football Centre,

TRY MACHINE: Halswell

Hornets second rower Josh

Everett has racked up nine

tries in three appearances

after returning from injury.

Northern Bulldogs occupy

fourth, two wins clear of the

Panthers, setting up a potentially

pivotal clash in round 12 next

weekend.

The Bulldogs overcame a slow

start to beat Celebration Lions

36-18 at Murphy Park while the

Hornets opened their new clubrooms

in style on legends day at

the Halswell Domain by blanking

Riccarton Knights 36-0.

Second rower Josh Everett

extended his scoring spree after a

belated start to the season due to

injury by recording a hat-trick,

to lift his season tally to nine

from just three games.

Massetti Cup frontrunners

Linwood, last year’s beaten

grand finalists, moved closer

to a perfect season by logging a

66-0 romp over cellar-dwelling

Papanui.

The Keas are on track for an

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the Bulldogs and Hornets meet

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Kaiapoi.

Friday 7pm; Green Island v Selwyn

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Canterbury Rugby League

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kemp.painters@gmail.com

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phone 027 331 0400

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John Sandford, ph 329

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johnsandford2@gmail.

com

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commercial work, new

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replacements. Phone Chris

027 516 0669

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small jobs. Phone Brian

027 433 9548

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027 206 0080

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1920

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do spouting cleans and

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to call me on 022 600 7738

for a no obligation free

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Trades & Services

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Arthur 347-8796, 027

220-7014 Edwin 027 220-

7154

BT LANDSCAPING

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services Free quotes. Ph

Ben 027 350 1963

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Ph 390 1565 or 022 5275

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yrs exp, same day quotes,

ph Steve 021 255 7968

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PLASTERING

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roof painting Family run

business, work guaranteed.

Pensioner discounts. Ph

Kerin or Paul 022 191

7877 or 379-1281. Website

www.swedekiwipainting.

co.nz

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local professional, Int /

Ext,roofs,wallpaper, call

or text Corban 027 846

5035

PAINTING

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Fences, airless spraying.

Ph 027 224 2831

PAINTING

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Ph 027 224 2831

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V Plumbing Ltd. 022 351

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service.Ready to help with

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Call today! MJ Plumbing

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Approved Age Concern provider

Over 30 years experience

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N A BARRELL

ROOFING LTD

Ph: 0275 389 415

Email: nabroofing@xtra.co.nz

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PLUMBER.

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replacements. Pensioner

discount. No job too

small. Friendly, reliable

& professional service &

workmanship. Ph Nigel

027 4136004

or 385 2930

PREPARED TO

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ChCh 0800 349 669

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have own van, can fit

various types of whiteware

appliances, some furn,

bedding, boxes etc, honest

& reliable, any area

considered, also rubbish

removals, scrap & old

cars in going order &

motorbikes. ph Chch 022

434 6047 or 027 380 4934

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etc.Box body truck

with tail lifter. Ideal for

whiteware Ph for quote

027 227 3740

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painting, moss treatments,

Gutter cleaning 10 + yrs

exp, free quotes 24 / 7, Ph

027 516 6609

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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342-8950, 021 529 022

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Jo 021 164 0365

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Cleaned Out and Flushed

Out, Call Trevor 332 8949

or 021 043 2034

SPOUTING

Select Spouting

The PVC specialist.

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022 197 2351

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0275 588 895

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too small.35 yrs exp. Free

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The Branch Manager

0274314720

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trimming & rubbish

removal. Phone for free

quotes 022 540 4900

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Call us today on 0274 907 364.

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11 Brixton Street, Hornby

Phone: 349 9633

STEVE PURCELL

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stoves, washing machines,

fridge freezers. Same

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313 8156

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Antiques, 194 Edgeware

Rd 385 5117

Situations Vacant

Wanted To Buy

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4229 academyantiques.

co.nz

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0891 671

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Situations Vacant

RETAIL Person required,

part time, must be able to

use an IPhone,, ph 027 227

3740

marketing executive

– part-time permanent,

Christchurch

We are looking for a fun-loving, talented, and creative marketing

executive to join the Allied Press Magazines team for 20 hours per

week. This is a rare opportunity to be a part of an award-winning

media company, joining a tight-knit team who work hard but laugh

even harder.

Based in Christchurch, this is an incredibly varied and exciting role

covering all facets of marketing. You will play a part in a diverse

stable of publications, with subject matters ranging from rugby stars

to practical gardening advice through to the latest fashion trends.

The ideal candidate will be:

• Experienced – Ideally two years’ experience in a marketing role, as

well as a related qualification.

• A quick learner - Who is comfortable using MS Office,

ElasticEmail/MailChimp, Survey Monkey, Wordpress and Meta

business suite. Basic design and photography skills would also be

an advantage.

• Creative – Constantly delivering fresh ideas and keeping on top of

current trends.

• Flexible – able to work across multiple projects at once with

competing demands.

• Deadline focused – personal time management is crucial in this

fast-paced environment.

• Approachable – you will be dealing with all departments from sales

to editorial, as well as clients and suppliers.

For more information please see the full advert on

alliedpress.co.nz/employment

If this sounds like a role that excites you, we’d love to hear from you!

Apply now with your cover letter and CV via Seek, or by emailing

recruitment@alliedpress.co.nz

Allied Press Limited has proudly been independently owned for

nearly 160 years. Employing over 1,100 staff and contributors

across its 15 South Island locations. We operate across multiple

media platforms (print, on-line, digital) delivering news, information

and entertainment through our various regional and city publications

including the Otago Daily Times and The Star.

Please note you must have the right to work in New Zealand to apply

for this role. Applicants must be vaccinated against COVID-19.

THURSDAY, MAY 5, 20 2

co necting you with your neighbourh od

w.starnews.co.nz

1 – 3 July

20 2

Christchurch Arena

in Cambridge, the talented t enagers

made a sm oth transition to November, so her progre s has

development progra me last

THEY MIGHT not stand out the age group road race national b en remarkable.

riding to and from sch ol championships in Hokitika.

“I was talking t one of my

the roads of New Brighton or Sayers, who lives in Avondale, coaching leagues we were

Avondale, but Amelia Sykes and ca ped an unbeaten debut season trying to think: ‘Has an under-15

Shaylah Sayers are already on the as competitive cyclist by securing bike rider ever dominated and

fas track to su ce sful cycling the under-15 time trial and road won everything the under-15

car ers.

race on the West Coast over Anzac women’s grade?’ And for the life

After dominating thei respective

categories a the track national title haul to eight.

in the past 20 years,” said Sayers’

w ekend, to b ost her national of us we couldn’ think of anyone

championships inside Cycling The 13-year-old only joined coach Te ry Gyde.

New Zealand’s flagship velodrome the Canterbury Track Cycling • Turn to page 5


DOUBLE TIME: Amelia Sykes defended her under-19 time trial title a the age group road race national championships.

PHOTO (right): GRANT HA RIS PHOTOGRAPHY

Jayne and I would like to thank you for the work you’ve done to get us where

we are today. Bit of a blu rea ly. Every step in the proce s has gone into

achieving the resul today that exc eded our expectations. The detail and

profe sionalism has b en on point. Staging, photography, the video along

with the marketing campaign a leading to a great property to presen to

the market. These aspects a l se the scene perfectly for the open homes and

visits leading to today’s outstanding auction result. Quiet nigh tonight but

sure there wi l be a few celebratory drinks later in the w ek.

- Jason Sco t & Jayne Lesley Rhodes -

Phone or text 027 5 7079

cameron.bailey@harcourts.co.nz

w.cameronbailey.harcourts.co.nz Licensed Sales Consultant RE A 2 08

REINZ Residential Salesperson of the Year acro s a l brands in NZ

No.1 Harcourts Canterbury 2012-2021

No.1 Harcourts New Zealand 2017-2021

No.1 Harcourts International 2017-2021

THURSDAY, MAY 5, 20 2

- Jason Sco t & Jayne Lesley Rhodes -



co necting you with your neighbourh od


w.starnews.co.nz

REINZ Residential Salesperson of the Year acro s a l brands in NZ

No.1 Harcourts Canterbury 2012-2021

No.1 Harcourts New Zealand 2017-2021

No.1 Harcourts International 2017-2021

1 – 3 July

20 2

Christchurch Arena

in Cambridge, the talented t enagers

made a sm oth transition to November, so her progre s has

development progra me last

the age group road race national b en remarkable.

championships in Hokitika.

“I was talking t one of my

Sayers, who lives in Avondale, coaching leagues we were

ca ped an unbeaten debut season trying to think: ‘Has an under-15

as a competitive cyclist by securing bike rider ever dominated and

the under-15 time trial and road won everything the under-15

race on the West Coast over Anzac women’s grade?’ And for the life

w ekend, to b ost her national of us we couldn’ think of anyone

title haul to eight.

in the past 20 years,” said Sayers’

The 13-year-old only joined coach Te ry Gyde.

the Canterbury Track Cycling • Turn to page 5

Waimakariri

Hurunui

NORTH CANTERBURY

Waimakariri

Hurunui


Situations Vacant



Public Notices

Entertainment

Video Journalist - fixed term

Christchurch | Full time

Star Media is seeking an ambitious and adaptable videographer with

proven reporting skills. This is a full-time position for 1 year fixed term.

Star Media is a division of Allied Press Limited, which employs over

450 people on a permanent basis across our 15 sites in the South Island.

We operate across multiple media platforms (print, online, digital)

delivering news, information and entertainment through our various

regional and city publications.

You’ll be working from our newsroom in Addington, Christchurch,

producing entertaining and informative video content for Star News

and its associated regional titles, along with The South Today regional

news bulletin.

Your major roles are shooting, scripting, voicing, and editing video

stories for online and The South Today, so you’ll have a track record of

visual journalism and/or a recognised qualification. Deadlines can often

be tight, and you must demonstrate a high level of energy, a passion for

news, and have the ability to produce compelling and accurate stories

for our viewers, covering the Canterbury area.

Candidates should ideally have experience in both Videography as

well as stills photography. Knowledge of Adobe Premiere Elements or

similar editing software is also an advantage.

You’ll be working in conjunction with Star Media reporters and report

to the Director of Video News, based in Dunedin. However the ability

to work under your own initiative and take instruction is also very

important, with the job requiring regular driving to cover a diverse

territory. A clean full drivers licence is essential.

This role includes some evening and weekend work.

Please send a cover letter and CV by Friday 1 July 2022.

Email: recruitment@alliedpress.co.nz

A detailed job description can be found at alliedpress.co.nz/employment

Please note that you must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to

apply for this role. Applicants are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

DELIVERERS WANTED

Are you honest and reliable?

Are you aged 11 or over? Do you want to join our

dynamic team and deliver The Star newspaper

to local homes every Thursday?

Need

some extra

cash? Why

not get fit

earning it!

Driver also wanted!

• With suitable vehicle.

• For bulk delivery to

residential addresses.

• Hours negotiable, early

every Thursday morning.

Thursday, May 5, 2022

Thursday, May 5, 2022

How much Vitamin C? – page 9

How much Vitamin C? – page 9

Christchurch’s best read and largest circulating newspaper

If this sounds like you, email your interest along

with your name, address and phone number to:

deliveries@alliedpress.co.nz

Racers set blistering

pace on two wheels

THEY MIGHT not stand out

riding to and from sch ol the roads of New Brighton or

Avondale, but Amelia Sykes and

Shaylah Sayers are already on the

fas track to su ce sful cycling

car ers.

After dominating thei respective

categories a the track national

championships inside Cycling

New Zealand’s flagship velodrome

DOUBLE TIME: Amelia Sykes defended her under-19 time trial title a the age group road race national championships.

PHOTO (right): GRANT HA RIS PHOTOGRAPHY

Jayne and I would like to thank you for the work you’ve done to get us where

we are today. Bit of a blu rea ly. Every step in the proce s has gone into

achieving the resul today that exc eded our expectations. The detail and

profe sionalism has b en on point. Staging, photography, the video along

with marketing campaign a leading to a great property to presen to

the market. These aspects a l se the scene perfectly for the open homes and

visits leading to today’s outstanding auction result. Quiet nigh tonight but

sure there wi l be a few celebratory drinks later in the w ek.

New perspective

on life for

Chris Cairns – page 12

w.cameronbailey.harcourts.co.nz Licensed Sales Consultant REAA 2 08

Templeton hints at

mayoralty bid


No candidate from

The People’s Choice

• By Susan Sandys

CITY COUNCILLOR Sara Templeton is

reassessing her previous decision no to

stand for the mayoralty.

The Heathcote Ward representative said

the city needed a future-focused mayor,

particularly in light of the threat of

climate change.

Phil Mauger

David Meates

It comes as left-leaning The People’s

Choice says it wi l not field a candidate.

The only candidates confirmed a this

stage are fe low city counci lor

Phil Mauger, and The Wizard. Former

health board boss David Meates

is considering standing.

•Turn to page 6

BUYING

OLD AND NEW STAMPS

COINS, BANKNOTES

and MEDALS

Postcards, Militaria

and Co lectables

Gold, Silver, Platinum

and Watches.

The Wizard

134A Riccarton Road,

Opposite Westfield.

Licensed 2nd Hand Dealers We can come to you if you are unable to travel

Call 0800 39 24 26

Racers set blistering

pace on two wheels

New perspective

on life for

Chris Cairns – page 12

Templeton hints at

mayoralty bid

No candidate from

The People’s Choice

• By Susan Sandys

CITY COUNCILLOR Sara Templeton is

reassessing her previous decision no to

stand for the mayoralty.

The Heathcote Ward representative said

the city needed a future-focused mayor,

particularly in light of the threat of

climate change.

Phil Mauger

It comes as left-leaning The People’s

Choice says it wi l not field a candidate.

The only candidates confirmed a this

stage are fe low city counci lor

Phil Mauger, and The Wizard. Former

health board boss David Meates

is considering standing.

•Turn to page 6

David Meates

BUYING

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world music feat. Mundi, Deka-worwor

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tickets $15/$5+bf humanitix.com or door

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Lacey Rose, Han Solo, Cherry Tart &

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Sundays hosted by Hannah-Grace &

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Thursday 10pm - Voxy Duo. Friday 8pm -

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Friday 7pm - Live music; 10.15pm - Live

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CLUB, Irish Society Hall, 29 Domain

Tce: Sunday 7.30pm - Gilly Darbey &

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FAT EDDIES, 76 Hereford St:

Thursday 6pm - Ed's Jazz Club presents

Swing 42; 10pm - Diamond Blue. Friday

5pm - Penny Blues Band; 8pm -

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11pm - Rollestxn Ave; 11.30pm - Chilton

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1 – 3 July

Thursday, June 30, 2022


Learning

through

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top

lids


connecting you with your neighbourhood

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CREATIVE: Chris Koch is

trialling his latest creation

Liddy Boards at a primary

school and said it could

help children who find it

difficult to concentrate or

sit still.

2022

Christchurch Arena

Road work

ruled out

– Yani not

happy


WORK ON streets in the east

not being included in the city

council’s annual plan made for a

“pretty frustrating day”, a local

councillor said.

Linwood Ward

councillor Yani

Johanson said the

decision to rule out

his amendment

to fix roads in the

east in the annual

plan “makes no

sense”.

The city coun-

Yani

Johanson

WHILE MOST people throw

away bottle top lids when they’re

finished with them, one man

sees the value they hold,

and collects every lid he

can get his hands on.

In Chris Koch’s garage

at his New Brighton

home lies around one

million bottle cap lids,

waiting to be repurposed into art,

jewellery or his latest creation,

Liddy Boards.

Koch collects bottle lids from

the community at the New

Brighton Seaside Market and uses

them to reduce plastic waste and

He

moved to

New Zealand

from Germany eight

years ago with his wife

raise awareness on how things

can be recycled.

Vicky and they started their

business Poly Lab NZ just before

Covid hit.

• Turn to page 5

cil’s annual plan was finalised last

week, with funding allocated

to various projects around the

city.

Johanson had put forward

specific streets, which had been

assessed and costed over the last

two years as part of the Capital

Acceleration Fund process, in

Bromley and North Linwood.

The streets Johanson had put

forward were Hay, Jollie and

Thomas Sts in Bromley, and

McLean, Norwich, Carnarvon,

Worcester and Dacre Sts in North

Linwood.

However, these were ruled

out because improvement

requirements were unable to be

assessed within the timeframe

– between the draft amendment

ON THIS

WEEKEND!

meeting – a city council

spokesperson said.

• Turn to page 5

What’s on offer this year?

Whilst our expectations on auction day were high, the result Cameron

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We unreservedly recommend using Cameron to sell your property.

- Roger & Caroline -



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