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Seventy books later and 

Bishop is still creating 

Award-winning 

children’s book author 

and illustrator Gavin 

Bishop tells New 

Zealand’s stories for 

children. He talks 

to reporter Emily 

Moorhouse about 

his lifelong passion 

for art, his first time 

seeing his books on 

sale and using his 

grandchildren’s ideas 

for new books 

GAVIN BISHOP knew he 

wanted to be an artist when he 

was four. 

Seventy-two years on, more 

than 70 published books and 

countless national awards later, 

he is continuing to do just that. 

Bishop was born in 

Invercargill, but moved to 

Christchurch to study at the 

Canterbury University School 

of Fine Arts and graduated with 

an honours degree in painting 

in 1976. 

He then became an art 

teacher at Te Aratai College, 

formerly Linwood College, 

before moving to Christ’s 

College, when another art 

teacher suggested he write a 

book for children. 

“It was kind of weird because 

it was just out of the blue that 

PROLIFIC: Gavin Bishop in his in-home studio with two of his recent books Atua and E Hoa, and with Mr Fox in 1982. 

PHOTOS: KAREN CASEY, CHRISTCHURCH CITY LIBRARIES 

this person said this and it 

struck a chord with me,” Bishop 

said. 

“I suddenly realised that was 

something I’d been thinking 

about doing for a really long 

time, but I had never got around 

to doing it.” 

English publishing company 

Oxford University Press (OUP) 

expressed it was looking for 

material that had a “strong 

New Zealand flavour” and had 

representatives visit Wellington 

at the time. 

Bishop liked the idea of this, 

as he hadn’t grown up reading 

New Zealand books. 

“When I was a child all of 

the books I read came from 

England, Australia, America 

mainly. It was a very exciting 

proposal.” 

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Coastal Pathway needs city council funds 

THE CITY council will need 

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the final section of the Coastal 

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The Government gave the city 

council $15.8 million in Shovel 

Ready funding to build the 

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between the eastern end of 

Redcliffs Village and Shag Rock. 

But the final cost is expected to 

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were held in 

contingency 

for the project to cover any 

increased cost. 

Staff will seek approval next 

week from city councillors to 

draw down the funds. 

Said Davis: “The marine 

environment and the narrow 

road posed all sorts of unknown 

challenges, but the team now 

fully understands what’s 

required, how long it will take, 

and what it will cost. 

“Our focus has always been 

on delivering a quality, futureproof 

pathway while keeping the 

impact on the environment and 

the community to a minimum, 

and we always knew this section 

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“However, we’ve faced 

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“Because this area of 

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Linwood College to Te Aratai College 

2022 has been a momentous year for our kura. At the start of Term 2 

we returned to Aldwins Rd, our original school site of 68 years, and into 

our completely rebuilt school and our new name, Te Aratai College. 

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We were off-site for just under three years 

at the former Avonside GHS site, itself a 

physically beautiful environment. Therefore, 

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building site with what would have been the 

shifting temporary classrooms, the dust, mud 

and noise. It also meant that a year came off 

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We have responded to the clear community 

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which we deliberately gathered by gathered 

by visiting local markets, supermarkets and 

in our ongoing dialogue with whānau. Te 

Aratai College has purpose-built general and 

specialist facilities for classroom learning, 

sports, and cultural pursuits. Our kura has both 

the best of existing teaching practices, and 

the positive practices that arise through the 

personalisation of learning. We remain rigorous 

about the difference between a positive change 

for student success and what is a fad. 

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Our architects, Architectus, also designed 

Tūranga, the central library, so our rebuilt 

school is of the same exceptional quality. 

Likewise, Southbase, our construction 

company, and RDT, our project managers, are 

very experienced in significant projects which 

centre on the moral imperative. 

Of course, it is true that buildings alone do 

not necessarily improve education. The 

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tāngata, he tāngata - and the personalisation 

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but there is also no doubt that new, purposebuilt 

buildings and spaces that arise from 

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Te Aratai College believes in a strengthsbased, 

pathwayed curriculum starting with 

each student’s strengths. Therefore, education 

at our school is about seeing the whole person 

– classroom learning, sport, music, drama 

– and how these developmentally positive 

experiences enrich students’ understanding 

and nurture students’ focus by contextualising 

their learning. In this way learning is 

meaningful to the individual and strengthsbased. 

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Students learn best when who they are in 

terms of language, culture and identity is 

affirmed. Enhancing the mana and dignity 

of the individual is at the heart of Te Aratai 

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is valuing our school’s direction resulting in 

significant roll-growth, over 60% in the last few 

years. This has meant that Stage 2 of building 

programme is beginning immediately to be 

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Bay area bus service well received by 

students and the wider community 

COMMUNITY ACTION has 

led to the reinstatement of a 

public bus service from the bays 

area to Lyttelton. 

It started on Monday, just in 

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It was well received with 

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applauded the 

actions of three 

residents who 

had lobbied for the service. 

He said it was thanks to Cathy 

Lum-Webb, Luanna Swindells 

and Jenny Healey for working 

hard to make the new service 

happen for their community. 

“Their efforts, energy and 

determination are just what we 

need to ensure our port and bay 

communities are well supported 

into the future,” Davidson 

said. 

He said up until four years ago, 

the combined bays of Corsair, 

Cass, and Rāpaki had been 

serviced by a reliable public bus 

WELL PATRONISED: Students boarding the new bus service that will cater for the needs 

of bay residents. 

service. But then a reduction 

in public transport services 

left many students and others 

without a dependable mode of 

transport. 

Lum-Webb of Cass Bay and 

Swindells of Rāpaki Bay swung 

into action, petitioning the 

Ministry of Education and 

Environment Canterbury to 

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areas. 

They also put in submissions 

to city councillors, while Healey 

presented a further submission 

on behalf of the Cass Bay 

Residents Association. 

The new service leaves Rāpaki 

Bay at 7.15am, which is a good 

time for students as it gives 

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Previously, they had to rely on 

either a 6.25am or 8.50am bus, 

with the first arriving too early 

for the start of school, and the 

second too late. 

“This new service is good for 

the environment, good for high 

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Davidson said. 

Fellow community board 

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new public transport option was 

welcomed in the face of climate 

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“But for the Peninsula, it’s also 

about having that connection 

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‘Writing books for our children with 

stories about us is really important’ 

• From page 1 

So Bishop got in contact with 

OUP and made a start on his 

first book about a sheep, as sheep 

farming was a major industry in 

the 1980s. He called it Bidibidi. 

However, the book took a few 

years to publish as Bishop had to 

learn how to write and illustrate 

for children, something an OUP 

editor helped him with. 

The second book Bishop wrote 

he set in Linwood, where he was 

still teaching, and even used the 

old Edmonds baking powder 

factory on Ferry Rd as one of the 

major buildings in the book. He 

called it Mrs McGinty and the 

Bizarre Plant. 

Bishop said writing this book 

was “much more straightforward” 

as he began to get the 

hang of creating stories for children, 

and it was even published 

before Bidibidi. 

Bishop continued to teach 

art, while working on his books 

at the same time, often in the 

school holidays and at night after 

dinner. 

In 1998, he decided to pursue 

writing and illustrating books 

full-time. He remembers handing 

in his letter of resignation 

to the headmaster at Christ’s 

College. 

“He rung me up and said ‘are 

you sure you want to do this’ and 

I said ‘yup’ and he said ‘would 

you like me to tear the letter up’ 

and I said ‘no, I’m really going to 

go ahead with this’.” 

That year Bishop wrote a book 

called The House that Jack Built, 

which looked at the impacts of 

colonialism on New Zealand. 

“It was very successful and 

in fact it’s being used still, in 

schools. That’s a book that’s been 

around for quite some time and 

looks as if it’s going to be still.” 

Bishop recalls the moment he 

knew he wanted to be an artist at 

the age of four when a signwriter 

came to the small town of 

Kingston, south of Queenstown, 

where he lived. 

The signwriter came to paint 

some signs outside the Kingston 

pub – which has since burnt 

down – and while he was there, 

he was asked to paint a big mural 

on the wall above the bar. 

Bishop hadn’t seen a real 

painting before and was allowed 

to go and watch the signwriter at 

work. 

“I used to stand watching him 

paint this big scene of the lake 

up on the wall and I found that 

absolutely magical,” he said. 

“That’s when I think I thought, 

that’s what I want to do.” 

Because Bishop was taller than 

most kids his age, lots of adults 

would tell him he should become 

a policeman. 

“That’s all you had to be, you 

didn’t have to be fit or smart 

or clever or anything like that, 

you just had to be tall and I 

would say ‘I don’t want to be 

a policeman, I want to be an 

artist’.” 

DREAM JOB: Gavin Bishop knew he wanted to be an artist when he was four-years-old, 

after watching a signwriter paint a mural at the local pub in Kingston. 

PHOTO: KAREN CASEY 

Bishop remembers the first 

time he saw his book on sale at 

the old Whitcoulls on Cashel St, 

which was demolished after the 

earthquakes. 

“I can remember walking 

through there and seeing my 

first book for sale and they had 

a mountain of it, they had like 

a hundred or more copies all 

stacked up and stacked on the 

floor I think.” 

He can’t remember if it was 

Bidibidi or Mrs McGinty and the 

Bizarre Plant, but he asked the 

shop assistant if they wanted 

him to sign the books. 

“I sat down and spent ages 

signing these books, and what 

was wonderful was they all sold 

quite quickly and they had to get 

some more in,” he said. 

Bishop works from his studio 

at his Cashmere home with 

his wife Vivien, who he met at 

art school. She was also an art 

teacher, for Avonside Girls’ High 

School. 

When asked what she thought 

about his achievements he 

laughed and said he didn’t know. 

“We don’t talk about it much, 

it’s just part of our lives. 

“Sometimes I’ll grab her to 

look at my work and get her to 

tell me what she thinks is wrong 

with it,” he said. 

Bishop and Vivien have 

three daughters and three 

grandchildren, who have all 

grown up reading his books. 

On a couple of occasions 

his grandchildren have made 

suggestions for books they would 

like to read, which Bishop has 

carried out. 

When his grandson George 

was four he asked Bishop why 

he hadn’t written a story about a 

digger. 

“He said ‘well I think you 

FAMILY: Gavin Bishop with 

his daughter Alexandra and 

his book Chicken Licken 

in 1984. PHOTO: CCL 

should write a book about a 

digger because I’d like to read it’ 

and I thought ‘oh okay’,” Bishop 

said. 

Soon after Bruiser was 

published, a book about an 

angry digger that becomes 

caring and sensitive towards the 

end of the story. 

Bishop said when he first started 

authoring children’s books, he 

was keen to write his own stories 

about things he wanted to write 

about. 

He has stories based off his 

Māori whakapapa and has rewritten 

old fairy tales. However, 

in recent years, he has been 

commissioned to write books by 

his publishers, which he said has 

been a new challenge. 

His latest book is called E Hoa, 

with te reo Māori and English 

versions available. It is part of a 

series for very young children, 

which will be released on 

Wednesday. 

The book aims at showing 

children how to talk about 

feelings through a friendship 

between a child and their dog. 

Bishop tends to work on one 

book at a time, preferring to 

finish one concept before moving 

onto the next. 

He said his work can become 

quite consuming and often has 

a hard time switching off from 

thinking about his books. 

“I’m always working on it, it’s 

hard to let it go.” 

Of the 70-plus books Bishop 

has created, several have 

been translated into different 

languages, mostly to other 

European languages, but recently 

he has had some translated into 

Asian languages. 

Bruiser has been translated 

and sold in China, Taiwan 

and Korea and another book 

called Teddy One Eye, which is 

a disguised biography about his 

life seen through the eyes of his 

teddy bear, has been translated 

and sold in China. 

“I don’t hear from anyone in 

China who has read it but the 

fact that it’s been reprinted a 

couple of times means that it’s 

obviously selling well enough,” 

he said. 

Bishop believes a country is 

made up partly by its literature 

and arts, something he thinks 

New Zealanders tend to forget 

– instead, getting carried away 

with devotion to sport. 

“I think in a hundred years 

time people will still know who 

Kiri Te Kanawa is and who Janet 

Frame was and who Joy Cowley 

was. They’ll still know those 

people because their work will 

still be speaking to the people in 

the future.” 

When asked if he thought he 

would ever have more than 70 

books published he admitted 

he just started and “sort of kept 

going”. 

It never occurred to him how 

successful he would be, although 

it was “nice to be recognised” 

through various awards, he said. 

He has recently been named 

a finalist in the Publishers 

Association of New Zealand 

2022 awards for best children’s 

book, which will be announced 

in September. He has previously 

won two PANZ awards for 

the best use of illustration in 

a children’s book in 2000 and 

2009. 

When asked if retirement was 

approaching at the ripe old age 

of 76, he laughed and said he 

wouldn’t know what to do with 

himself if he stopped creating 

books. 

“At the moment I’m managing 

to produce work that’s okay and 

I’ll keep going while I’m doing 

that. I mean it keeps me alive, it’s 

challenging and it’s interesting 

and I get to meet interesting 

people,” he said. 

“Writing books for our 

children with stories about us is 

really important.”


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1 tbsp butter 

2kg chicken wings 

1 garlic bulb 

2 leeks 

20 button mushrooms 

2 carrots 

2 tbsp olive oil 

375ml dry white wine 

500ml chicken stock 

1 bunch tarragon 

Directions 

Preheat the oven to 220 deg 

C. Turn the wings under the 

chicken and truss for roasting. 

Rub the chicken with the butter 

and whole garlic bulb, halved, 

then season. 

Place leeks (chopped into 

3cm pieces), carrots (chopped 

into 3cm pieces), mushrooms 

and more garlic in a roasting 

dish. Place chicken on top of 

vegetables, drizzle with olive oil 

and then pour the wine around 

the chicken (not over the top). 

Roast for 30min, then pour 

the hot chicken stock around the 

chicken. Reduce the oven to 180 

deg C, roast for another 30 to 

45min. 

Lift out the chicken and 

vegetables (keep covered and 

warm) and strain the pan juices 

into a saucepan. Simmer over 

medium heat until reduced and 

thickened to make a glossy 

gravy. 

Add the tarragon leaves and 

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vegetables. 

Roasted cherry tomato 

quiche with chickpea 

crust 

Serves 4-6 

Ingredients 

Chickpea crust: 

¾ cup (135gm) dried chickpeas, 

soaked in cold water overnight, 

or 400gm tin cooked chickpeas, 

rinsed, or 1 ½ cups cooked 

chickpeas 

¼ cup (35gm) fine brown rice 

flour 

2 tbsp tapioca flour or glutenfree 

organic cornflour 

½ tsp gluten-free baking powder 

1 and ½ tbsp olive oil 

½ tsp fine sea salt 

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500gm cherry tomatoes, cut in 

half 

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 

1 tbsp finely chopped thyme 

3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 

4 large free-range eggs 

¾ cup (185ml) coconut, almond 

or rice milk 

½ cup firmly packed basil 

leaves, finely shredded plus 

extra, to serve 

2 tsp dijon mustard 

2 tbsp finely chopped chives 

2 tbsp finely chopped flat-leaf 

parsley 

½ tsp fine sea salt 

¼ tsp ground black pepper 

Directions 

Drain and rinse chickpeas. 

Place in a saucepan and cover 

with plenty of fresh cold water. 

Bring to the boil, skimming off 

any foam that rises to the surface. 

Reduce to a simmer and cook for 

25-35 minutes or until tender but 

not falling apart. Drain well and 

set aside to cool slightly. Preheat 

oven to 180 deg C. Grease a 32 x 

12 cm loose-bottom fluted tart tin 

or a 23cm round loose-bottom 

tart tin. 

Arrange tomatoes cut-side-up 

on an oven tray, scatter with garlic 

and thyme, drizzle with olive 

oil and season well with sea salt 

and freshly ground black pepper. 

Roast for 30min or until tender 

and slightly dried. 

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in a food processor until 

finely ground (a few lumps are 

okay). Transfer to a bowl and add 

brown rice flour, tapioca flour 

and baking powder. Mix thoroughly 

with your hands, add oil 

and salt and mix to a stiff dough. 

Press evenly into the tin, lining 

the base and sides and using the 

back of a spoon to firmly press 

down. Bake for 6-8 minutes to 

lightly set. Scatter two-thirds of 

the roast tomatoes and herbs over 

the pastry base. 

Whisk eggs, milk, basil, mustard, 

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Add delicious blue cheese 

for a tasty winter special 

Chicken, leek and blue cheese 

pie 

Serves 4 

Ingredients 

Filling: 

25g butter 

1 leek, sliced 

3 cloves garlic, crushed 

4 chicken thighs, diced to 1cm 

thickness 

¼ cup flour 

1 cup chicken stock 

2 Tbsp lemon zest 

2 tsp Dijon mustard 

100g blue cheese, crumbled 

Pastry: 

500g puff pastry 

1 egg whisked with 1 Tbsp water 

2 tsp toasted sesame seeds 

Directions 

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Papanui Primary is a small Christchurch 

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We believe that children need to feel safe 

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or 03 352 8271 

Preheat the oven to 200degC. 

In a heavy-based pot, melt the butter. 

Add leek and garlic, cooking on low 

until softened. Add chicken and cook 

until slightly coloured (it doesn’t have 

to be browned). Stir through flour for 

2 minutes. Add stock, cooking until 

thickened. 

Stir through the zest and mustard. 

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over the filling. Lay the base piece on a 

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SCHOOL OPTIONS - early & middle years 2022 

Welcome to Casebrook 

Intermediate School 

Accepting enrolments 

for 2023 

We are specialists in Year 7 & 8 education. 

Our staff and resourcing are all tailored 

for this stage of personal development 

and focus on providing a diverse range of 

learning opportunities to create a wellrounded 

and engaged individual. 

Our learning environment is supported 

by a strong focus on our school values 

of Respect (Whakaute), Excellence 

(Panekiretanga) and Perseverance 

(Hiringa). Through these ‘REP’ values we 

develop within each student a strong sense 

of personal growth and active participation 

in their community. 

Our school environment is one where 

Aidanfield 

students are safe and have the confidence to 

take risks with their learning. In this way 

the students at Casebrook are supported 

and encouraged to become self-motived, 

independent learners. 

We value the partnership between home 

and school. Together we can create an 

environment where we foster feelings of 

pride and belonging. We are sure you will 

enjoy being a part of our community and 

would welcome the opportunity to meet 

with you to discuss your child’s future at 

Casebrook. 

Sharon Keen - Casebrook Intermediate 

School Principal 

Christian School 

37 Cunningham Place, Halswell 8025 

Phone: 03 322 8735 

Email: admin@oaklands.school.nz 

www.oaklands.school.nz 

Community • Active thinking • Respect • Excellence 

 

 

We are focused on an excellent 

standard of learning for all our pupils 

within a context of strong biblical values, 

family involvement and an emphasis on 

knowing all our pupils well. 

‘Grow in Wisdom and Stature, Stand 

and Be Confident’ is our motto. We want 

our pupils to stand and be confident in 

the communities they will take their 

place in and believe that education is 

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4 

SCHOOL OPTIONS - early & middle years 2022 

Empowering 

girls to learn, 

live and lead 

Bridget Compton-Moen is head of St 

Margaret’s College Junior School, which 

caters for girls in Years 0-6. 

Having joined SMC in January of 

this year, and with more than 25 years’ 

teaching experience in New Zealand and 

internationally, Bridget has been struck by 

the warm, supportive and family focused 

environment on campus. 

Bridget says: “The girls flourish as 

a result of the small class sizes and 

individual classrooms, which enable our 

specialist Junior School teachers to form 

deep relationships with their students. 

Our teachers really understand the girls’ 

specific learning needs, and are committed 

to their wellbeing. 

“This year we have implemented a 

structured literacy approach for our 

Year 4-6 students, having seen incredible 

success with our Year 1-3 girls. This is 

an approach based on years of scientific 

research that really enables girls to crack 

the code of reading from the get-go.” 

“We are intent on getting the 

core curriculum right, ensuring the 

girls are engaged in their learning, 

with a strong grasp on literacy and 

numeracy and the skills they need to 

succeed through Junior School and 

into our Middle School.” 

Another recent addition to the 

Junior School is Friendology, 

an award-winning wellbeing 

programme focused on healthy 

friendships. SMC is the only school 

in New Zealand currently to offer 

this programme, which has been 

embedded throughout the Junior 

School. 

An extensive programme of 

co-curricular activities, including 

sports, performing arts, kapa haka, and 

computational thinking, supports the girls 

in making connections, while enabling 

them to discover their passions. SMC 

has a strong focus on holistic education, 

designed to strengthen character, service 

and leadership. As part of this a Junior 

School Council, made up of Year 12-13 

students, has responsibility for building 

connections with their ‘little sisters’ and 

acting as mentors. 

“I’m thrilled to be working alongside our 

incredible students and staff, and I look 

forward to working with families who are 

at the beginning of their Junior School 

journey.” Bridget adds. 

If you would like further information 

on the opportunities available to your 

daughter at St Margaret’s College Junior 

School, please contact Admissions 

Manager, Susie Campbell on 03 353 2563 

or enrol@stmargarets.school.nz. 

Inspiring 

a life-long 

love of 

learning. 

Discover the opportunities available 

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What’s happening in Banks Peninsula 

It’s a privilege to serve as your MP for Banks Peninsula, representing communities from 

Akaroa to Cashmere, Sumner to Halswell, and all parts in between. And one of the biggest 

privileges is getting out and about and seeing what is going on out there – innovative 

enterprises, strong communities, ecological restoration, and people having fun! 

Restoring Te Waihora 

Minister for Conservation Poto Williams and I met DOC staff and 

volunteers and saw a Jobs for Nature team in action restoring the 

wetlands. The Te Waihora Jobs for Nature programme is expected 

to create jobs for 31 people and involves planting thousands of 

eco-sourced native plants and trees 

It’s just one of the Jobs for Nature projects across the Banks Peninsula 

electorate. Planting in Avoca Valley, the restoration of Whakaraupō/ 

Lyttelton Harbour, and the pest and weed control work across the Port 

Hills and the Peninsula will make a real difference to the health of our 

environment and create jobs to boot. 

Reducing on-farm emissions 

The Prime Minister, Rino Tirikatene MP and I also slipped on some 

Redbands to visit the Ravensdown EcoPonds to learn more about how 

they are reducing greenhouse gas emissions on farms, utilising stateof-the-art 

technology to remove virtually all the methane emitted from 

effluent ponds. Very interesting and impressive work – Kiwi ingenuity 

on display! 

Te Aratai College opening 

It was amazing to officially open the amazing new Te Aratai College 

with the Prime Minister, who gave a hopeful and heartfelt speech to 

some very enthusiastic students and passionate staff. The facilities 

are fabulous and will no doubt provide a nurturing environment for the 

many students who will pass through the brand new doors. 

Congratulations to everyone involved and thank you to Principal 

Dick Edmundson, Board Chair Finlay Laird and Foundation Chair 

Linda Rutland for their vision and hard work. We were honoured to 

offer a beautiful pounamu for what will be the annual Norman Kirk 

Manākitanga Award. 

Investing in the trades 

I briefly fancied myself as a skilled tradesperson while having a good 

look around Ara’s Woolston Trades Campus! Budget 2022 funded 

another apprenticeship boost which is good news given the demand 

for skilled tradespeople is high – it is a great way to become your own 

boss or create a business that employs other tradespeople.


Helping out with flower power 

The Halswell Community Hub is brightening up with crochet and 

knitted flowers, bringing a splash of coloured to mid-winter 

school holidays! 

The very clever Trudy from the craft group at Halswell Community 

Hub has made the first contribution to the tree - Megan Woods MP and 

I seamlessly added a poppy each, and Keri and Kate say come on over 

to add your knitted/crochet flowers too. 

Matariki at Takapūneke 

Matariki was special this year, as we marked it with a public 

holiday for the first time. 

I was able to plant a tree for Pou tū te Raki o Te Maiharanui at the 

hugely significant Takapūneke Reserve, hosted by Ōnuku Rūnanga. It’s 

a place of great and tragic importance for Ngāi Tahu but also as part of 

the story of the Treaty of Waitangi, for all New Zealanders. It’s not only 

an important story of the past but sets an excellent example for today. 

Many thanks to Carmel Sepuloni MP and Rino Tirakatene MP for being 

here for such a special day 

Tackling the big issues: 

taking action on the cost of living and health 

This government is getting on and tackling some of 

the big issues facing New Zealand. We know it isn’t easy 

but it is important work. 

I know that the cost of living is a major issue facing families. 

There’s no easy fix but we’re taking action to address this challenge. 

We introduced a cost of living package as part of Budget 2022, 

so that 2.1 million people received a payment to help with rising prices. 

Now we have extended the fuel tax cut, road user charge reduction, 

and half price public transport to January 2022 as well as making 

half price public transport permanent for Community Service 

Card holders. 

In April we increased support for families, pensioners and 

students, and recently our Winter Energy Payment has restarted 

which gives one million people more money to help pay their 

heating bill. 

We are tackling the supermarket sector to make sure 

New Zealanders get a fair price at the checkout. To do this 

supermarkets will open up wholesale access to competitors at a fair 

price. By opening up supermarkets’ stockrooms, it will be easier for 

new competitors to enter the grocery market, and ensure fairer prices. 

We’ve already passed a new law to clamp down on anti-competitive 

covenants – I was on the Select Committee that considered this 

legislation and it’s already making supermarkets change 

their behaviour. 

There’s more to do, but these changes make a difference for families. 

I’m proud that this government stands for quality healthcare 

for all New Zealanders, no matter who you are or where you live. 

The health system we inherited was under serious pressure from years 

of underinvestment. It wasn’t working for patients or the 

health workforce. 

We had 20 disconnected health systems, so in response we’ve 

delivered Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora – 

the Māori Health Authority. 

It puts an end to the postcode lottery which meant that where 

you lived determined what care you got, and brings a focus on 

prevention rather than the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff. 

Creating ‘localities’ also ensures that local voices and specific local 

needs are at the forefront of health delivery. There’s still a lot more to 

do but this is a healthy step in the right direction. 

We’re getting on with it.

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My office is here to 

help, don’t hesitate 

to get in touch 

The office, based at 642 Ferry Road in the Woolston Village, provides 

information, advice, support and assistance to constituents living in 

the Banks Peninsula electorate. 

The help we can provide ranges from answering simple 

queries or hearing about your policy concerns, through 

to taking up cases on your behalf with central and local 

government or other organisations. 

Where to find me 

/traceymclellanlabour 

@traceymclellan 

I take my job as your 

elected representative 

seriously and want to 

ensure my team and 

I are accessible to all 

constituents. Please do 

not hesitate to use our 

services if you require 

assistance. 

[03] 376 4512 

E | Imēra: Tracey.mclellanMP@parliament.govt.nz 

W | Pae Tukutuku: www.labour.org.nz/traceymclellan 

Banks Peninsula Electorate Office 

642 Ferry Road, Woolston 

PO Box 19 661, Woolston, Christchurch 8241 

Authorised by Tracey McLellan, 642 Ferry Road, Christchurch.

Southern View: July 28, 2022

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