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Six personal bests: Luka 

blazes a trail in the pool 

• By Jaime Cunningham 

LUKA WILLEMS has qualified 

for the Virtus Global Games, 

after a successful six weeks of 

international competion as the 

only Down Syndrome athlete 

representing the country in the 

pool. 

The Jellie Park JASI club 

athlete was the first and only 

New Zealander to compete at 

the World Down Syndrome 

Championships in Portugal 

last month, celebrating his 20th 

birthday as well as six personal 

bests in eight races over the six 

days. 

Although sometimes he 

“wanted to go home,” Willems, 

of Papanui, produced some 

strong results, particularly 

in the T21 senior 50m 

breaststroke, where he finished 

13th. 

“My breaststroke is really 

improving, and I like it more 

and more,” he said. 

Shortly after the Portugal 

event, he was one of 15 New 

Zealanders to participate in the 

Virtus Oceania Asia Games in 

Brisbane. 

As the first Kiwi athlete to 

compete in the II-2 (Down 

Syndrome) category, Willems 

certainly made his mark, 

winning bronze in the 50m 

freestyle as well as gaining three 

fourth placings in the games. 

He has now qualified for the 

2023 Virtus Global Games. 

Swimming NZ disability and 

para-swimming participation 

manager Cameron Leslie 

travelled with the 13-strong 

swimming team to Brisbane 

and said 

they 

did an “amazing 

job”. 

• Turn to 

page 3 

STOKED: Luka Willems has qualified for next year’s Virtus Global Games after a stellar six 

weeks of international competition. 

PROUD: Luka Willems, 

pictured with sister 

Kirah Willems, mother 

Angelique van der 

Velden and father 

Eric Willems, was the 

first and only New 

Zealander to compete 

in the World Down 

Syndrome Swimming 

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Thursday December 1 2022 3 

Luka set 

for global 

games after 

making a 

splash 

• From page 1 

The three-time Paralympic 

gold medallist said Willems is 

a “unique” athlete in the way 

he is “blazing a trail for others 

living with Down Syndrome and 

swimming”. 

“While as a swimming nation 

we are very early into our Down 

Syndrome inclusion, we are 

committed to helping Luka 

and the next generation of 

swimmers with Down Syndrome 

who haven’t made it into our 

competitive events as yet,” Leslie 

said. 

Willems’ mother Anqelique van 

der Velden said without Leslie’s 

help, the opportunity for Willems 

to compete at the Virtus Games 

“wouldn’t have happened”. 

“He is trying to open up 

accessibility for swimming 

athletes with disabilities at an elite 

level. It’s so awesome.” 

For Willems, it’s just the start 

of a successful international 

swimming career, as he begins 

preparations for the Virtus Global 

Games, held in France next year. 

“I hope my journey inspires 

people to do something new and 

maybe challenging too.” 

Part of Ilam Rd closed 

for cycleway repairs 

A SHORT section of Ilam 

Rd will be closed for a week 

as part of the cycleway is 

repaired. 

For the contractor to finish 

the work as quickly as 

possible, the road near the 

intersections of Kirkwood 

and Rountree Aves will be 

shut to traffic from Saturday 

to December 11. 

“During the cycleway 

resurfacing works that were 

completed earlier this year, 

the road wasn’t showing signs 

of failure. Since then we have 

we found significant cracking 

in an area from 71 Ilam 

Rd for around 80m south to 

the paved threshold near the 

Kirkwood Ave intersection. 

“This has worsened over 

time with the volume of daily 

traffic, including buses and 

trucks,” city council transport 

planning and delivery manager 

Jacob Bradbury said. 

“We carried out tests and 

discovered there wasn’t 

enough gravel beneath the 

asphalt, so we need to remediate 

that.” 

Traffic detours will be 

in place, while pedestrian 

and cycle access will be 

maintained through the 

closure. 

“We know it’s not ideal 

having to come back to do 

repairs in a short space of 

time so we really want to 

thank residents and those at 

the University of Canterbury 

for their patience,” Bradbury 

said. 

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Packed with the spirit of Christmas 

• By Natalie Pham 

THIS YEAR marks the fifth 

annual Christmas giveaway by 

Furnitoyz – a Hornby-based 

company that makes children’s 

toys and furniture by hand. 

Furnitoyz has delivered a new 

mud kitchen and 30 backpacks 

filled with essential school supplies 

to Pareawa Banks Avenue 

School, after the school was the 

lucky winner of its giveaway. 

Owner Michelle Dickie said it 

was a chance to give back to the 

community. 

Since opening Furnitoyz, the 

former pre-school teacher and 

her husband Euan have been 

trying to have a giveaway every 

year. 

“Last year we were watching 

the news . . . and people were 

struggling to get schoolbags 

and all the bits and bobs that 

go along with it to get kids into 

school,” she said. 

“So we thought this year, we 

will see if we can do roughly a 

classroom-size worth of schoolbags.” 

The giveaway, which was 

open to all schools across New 

Zealand, received more than 150 

entries. 

Pareawa Banks Avenue School 

principal Toni Burnside said it 

was nice for some pupils to get a 

bit extra at this time of year. 

“We are proud of our school 

and our tamariki. And it’s nice 

GIVEAWAY: Ebony-Rose (left) and Claire, with two of the backpacks won by Pareawa 

Banks Avenue School. Top right – Furnitoyz owner Michelle Dickie (left) with principal Toni 

Burnside. Dickie delivered 30 backpacks and a new mud kitchen to the school. 

to have that positive community 

recognition. We know that when 

our tamariki get those backpacks, 

they will be so excited,” 

she said. 

Two pupils from each class 

who represent the school’s values 

will be selected to receive the 

backpacks. 

Burnside said there will also be 

a small, added criteria. 

“We know some of the children 

in those classes need a wee 

‘pick me up’. Things are tough 

at the moment for families and 

the community, so teachers will 

be looking through that lens as 

well.” 

The new mud kitchen is now 

ready to go, but has not yet been 

installed in the school playground. 

Said Burnside: “To get that 

as part of the prize, it’s amazing. 

Our juniors love playing with 

water and pretending to make 

plates.” 

Last year, Furnitoyz also 

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and hygiene products to 

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Home for sale with its own football pitch 

• By Nikki Preston 

A NEAR-NEW characterinspired 

home in Cashmere 

kicks all others out of the 

park and could even become a 

training ground for an up-andcoming 

football star. 

The four-bedroom, two-bathroom 

home at 156 Hackthorne 

Rd is gaining fans not only for 

its colonial-inspired modern 

twist but also for its 125 sq m 

astro-turf in the backyard. 

Scottish-born Darren Bruce 

built the home for his family 

three years ago and said they 

wanted to combine the best 

attributes of warm United Kingdom 

homes, while also admiring 

New Zealand’s character weatherboard 

houses. 

Totem Architects was enlisted 

to design the solid heritagestyle 

weatherboard home with 

wooden detailing and a raft of 

mod cons including a hydronic 

in-slab heating system, Earthwool 

insulation, a 10.5Kw twoway 

solar system, an ultra-low 

emission wood burner, two heat 

pump and Argon-filled timber 

windows. 

Bruce’s own building firm BD 

Construction then took a year to 

build the house on the sloping 

Cashmere section which, according 

to OneRoof property records, 

was purchased in June 2018 for 

$525,614. 

The existing house was demolished 

to make way for the new 

home and large retaining walls 

were put up to create a large flat 

area for the astro-turf. 

The house was completed at 

the end of 2020. 

“We’ve got a boy who is addicted 

to football so the astro-turf 

pitch just seemed like the best 

thing to do to keep them busy,” 

Bruce said. 

And while he admits they may 

have underestimated the cost of 

building an artificial pitch, the 

end result has provided hours of 

entertainment for his kids. 

“Obviously we were a little bit 

naïve about how much it would 

actually cost to do it, but they 

love it because it’s just used so 

much. We’ve got kids here all the 

time because it’s here. 

“It doesn’t get bogged down, 

doesn’t get muddy so the kids are 

on it all the time.” 

The high nets also mean the 

ball stays on the right side of the 

property, he said. 

Bruce said the property is perfect 

for entertaining and would 

suit a family with two or three 

children. 

“They would love having awesome 

views, but also conscious 

that the electricity bills are pretty 

low because of the way it is built 

and the solar and that.” 

Bruce said, even though they 

had “spent everything on the 

house”, he now has his sights 

MODERN: 

This 

Hackthorne 

Rd property 

has its own 

astro turf 

and stylish 

kitchen 

(above). 

on a renovation project with a 

bigger section so they could have 

not only an astro-turf but also a 

workshop and enough parking 

for his caravan and boat. 

“If we can get the same and 

still be able to bring the caravan 

back that would be perfect.” 

Harcourts Grenadier listing 

agent Fernanda Hammett, who 

is set to auction the home next 

month, said the football pitch 

is proving a big hit at the open 

homes. 

A family with three boys 

attended an open home at the 

weekend when it was pouring 

down with rain and she said they 

raced straight down to play on it. 

“They didn’t even care it was 

raining, they just kept playing 

because you don’t get dirty do 

you, it’s artificial grass. 

“It’s amazing that you get to 

have this kind of backyard in 

your own home plus you have 

a view – you have everything 

there.” 

Parents can sit under the veranda 

and unwind while watching 

the kids play on the turf, she 

said, or relax in the spa in the 

undercover pergola at the back of 

the section. 

In spite of being on a hill and 

having views over Christchurch 

city, the section itself is flat and 

the house is both warm with 

underfloor heating and solar 

panels. 

“It’s an economical house and 

it is very good for the environment.” 

It had also been beautifully 

crafted with impressive attention 

to detail, she said. 

“Everything is new, but has a 

character feel.” 

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Silly signs confuse drivers 

MOTORISTS HAVE often lamented 

at the signage on one of the main 

routes from Lincoln to Halswell. 

Now they say a temporary speed 

sign which was put up on Trices Rd 

near the bend with Sabys last week 

takes the cake. 

Motorists heading from Sabys onto 

Trices towards Lincoln and Prebbleton 

would have seen a 30km/h sign as 

maintenance work was carried out. 

But the other side of the sign, which 

was for motorists heading on Trices 

towards Sabys read 80. 

A 30km/h temporary sign was 

also put up on Ellesmere Rd close to 

the tricky Trices Rd bend, meaning 

motorists travelling in that direction 

were first confronted with a temporary 

30 sign, then the permanent 35km/h 

sign on the bend, then the confusing 

80 sign, followed by the permanent 

60km/h sign and then the permanent 

25 sign at the Trices, Sabys bend – all 

within about 250m of each other. 

The confusing 80 sign was removed 

the day after it was put up. 

“Traffic management? More like 

traffic mis-management,” a motorist 

told Western News. 

“No different to further back on 

Ellesmere by Tosswill Rd.’’ 

Near that junction, motorists 

travelling towards Halswell on 

Ellesmere Rd have a 45km/h sign 

warning of a bend at Tosswill Rd, 

followed shortly after by an 80 sign, 

and then the 45 warning sign on the 

bend itself. 

“So we have a 45 sign then an 80 and 

then just after that its 45 again at the 

bend. Crazy,” the motorist said. 

Above – The temporary 80km/h sign and the permanent 60 and 25 signage 

on Trices Rd near Sabys, and below the 45 followed by the 80 with another 

45km/h sign further along Ellesmere Rd. 

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Young tennis stars to play on big stage 

FOUR YOUNG tennis players 

have earned the opportunity 

to play centre-court in a new 

tournament in the lead up to 

Auckland’s ASB Classic early 

next year. 

Bishopdale players Aliyah 

Daly, 11, and Nicholas Rayner, 

12, along with Burnside Park’s 

Sakeri Parnell, 13, will compete 

in the Road to the ASB Classic 

competition in January after 

qualifying through regional 

playoffs last week. Cashmere’s 

Emmeline Gale, 11, has also 

qualified. 

The inaugural Road to the ASB 

Classic is presented by Jaguar 

and the Lavie Tennis Academy, a 

performance tennis organisation 

based in Auckland. 

The tournament consists 

of players under the age of 14 

from all areas of the country 

competing in a 16-player pool, 

with finals of the competition 

being played before the ASB 

Classic men’s singles final on 

January 14. 

Academy founder and owner 

Sebastian Lavie said the organisation 

is “delighted” to give 

young tennis players the opportunity 

to compete on the courts 

of the ASB Classic. 

“It’s going to be an exciting 

time to see the best young talent 

from around the country compete 

surrounded by big crowds 

and some of the world’s best 

tennis players,” he said. 

Winners will receive a prize 

SKILLED: (From left) – Emmeline Gale (Cashmere), Aliyah Daly (Bishopdale), Sakeri Parnell (Burnside Park) and Nicholas 

Rayner (Bishopdale) will compete in front of thousands of tennis fans at the Road to the ASB Classic tournament in 

January. 

from Jaguar along with a $2500 

credit for international travel 

coaching with Lavie Tennis 

Academy. 

The ASB Classic is New 

Zealand’s premier tennis tournament, 

with many international 

players competing before the 

Australian Open starts in late 

January. 

It will be the first time the 

tournament has gone ahead in 

three years, with former No 1 

Serena Williams the most recent 

women’s singles champion 

and young French player Ugo 

Humbert the 2020 men’s singles 

winner. 

The tournament will be 

held from January 2 to 14 

with players such as Emma 

Raducanu, Casper Ruud and 

Coco Gauff confirmed to be 

competing. 

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Apprentice baker’s swift rise to the top 

• By Natalie Pham 

EMILY BAILLIE was in the 

third year of her apprenticeship 

when she rose to become the 

best young bread baker in the 

country. 

The 20-year-old said she 

never expected to win the New 

Zealand Association of Bakers 

competition. 

“I was in shock. I was the 

youngest competitor with the 

least experience and I thought 

my competitors would win it. I 

actually almost cried.” 

Besides the title, Baillie was 

also awarded a $10,000 research 

grant. 

This year, there were four 

craft bakers and two plant bread 

bakers taking part in the twoday 

competition in Auckland, 

which included a presentation on 

a given topic, a 90-minute theory 

test and a five-hour baking 

session. 

Each participant was required 

to make a range of breads, 

including two loaves of white 

sandwich bread, two different 

types of white loaves, four 

different types of smallgoods, 

two variety loaves of grain or 

wholemeal bread, and four 

different types of sweet bun. 

Baillie said recipes for the 

breads were given two months 

before the competition so 

participants could memorise and 

use them on the day. 

However, there were many 

things that could affect the result 

of the breads, in spite of having 

the same recipe. 

“My competitor had the same 

recipe, but she didn’t know them. 

So in one of the breads, it was 

supposed to be 1.5 per cent salt 

but she put 1 per cent salt. Little 

things like that can really affect 

the bread and how it works,” 

Baillie said. 

“It’s also personal skills like 

how you shaped it, how you mix 

it, how long you let it rest for – all 

sorts of different things.” 

The young baker is now 

planning to represent New 

Zealand at the prestigious LA 

Judge Awards in 2024 – a threeday 

competition recognising the 

best young baking apprentices in 

Australia and New Zealand. 

Baillie discovered her love for 

baking in a one-year cooking 

course, which then led to an 

apprenticeship with a bakery in 

TALENTED: Emily Baillie became the best young bread 

baker after winning a two-day competition in Auckland 

with this delicious selection. She also received a $10,000 

research grant as part of the award. PHOTO: STAR MEDIA 

Hokitika in her final year of 

high school. 

Six months later, she moved 

to Christchurch to broaden her 

horizons. Since then, Baillie has 

been working at the Bohemian 

Bakery. 

So far, the unusual working 

hours have been the biggest 

challenge. 

“It’s not normal to wake up 

and get to work at 1am. It’s 

definitely a challenge to change 

your body clock completely and 

working at a completely different 

time to everybody around you. 

“It’s a bit hard to have any type 

of social life,” she said. 

The $10,000 award will go towards 

a baking course overseas. 

However, Baillie has not decided 

where to go yet. 

At the moment, she is looking 

to specialise in pastry after 

completing her qualification in 

baking. 

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2. Second stop Hokitika Tree Top Walk and lunch. 

3. After lunch travel back to Hokitika for afternoon walk about and overnight stay 

and dinner at the Beach Front Hotel. 

DAY TWO : HOKITIKA (SECOND NIGHT) 

1. Breakfast at Hotel. After breakfast we travel to Shanty Town for morning tea 

and ride on the Heritage Train. 

2. Greymouth for lunch. After lunch we travel to Punakaiki for a walk. 

3. Then back to Hokitika for second night and dinner at the Beach Front Hotel. 

DAY THREE : HOKITIKA - CHRISTCHURCH 

1. Breakfast at Hotel. After breakfast we travel to Hokitika Gorge for a walk. 

2. Hokitika for lunch. After lunch we travel to Arthur’s Pass for the TransAlpine Train 

back to Christchurch. 

3. Train will be arriving back in Christchurch at 6:30pm. Upon arrival all passengers 

will be dropped off to their places of residence. 

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Start a new 

Christmas tradition 

What could be better than starting some new family traditions this year? Christmas traditions are memories 

in the making and help spread a little festive cheer whether with your loved ones or out in the community. 

10 great ideas to help make Christmas a magical time of the year 

1. Create a Christmas playlist with some of 

your favourite carols and songs – play it 

loud and every day, if that’s your thing. 

Or plan a pre-Christmas sing-along 

evening – don’t forget to supply the song 

sheet so everyone can join in too. 

2. Get into the spirit of Christmas by getting 

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the music, drink the wine and go all out 

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3. Make and send homemade Christmas 

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than getting mail, right? Or how about 

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them into your nearest retirement 

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Christmas. 

4. Buy your family Christmas tee-shirts or 

Santa hats to wear on the day and don’t 

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5. Fill a shoebox with gifts for a child, wrap 

it with a bow, and deliver to the nearest 

community gift tree – check with your 

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gender. 

6. Have a yearly family, friends or neighbour 

outdoor games night with drinks and 

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or croquet. 

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Serves 4-6 

Ingredients 

300gm young beetroot, peeled 

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½ small red onion, thinly sliced 

1 red capsicum, seeded, diced 

1 apple, peeled, cored, shredded 

½ cup chopped parsley 

1 tsp toasted cumin seeds 

Grated orange rind and juice 

½ cup toasted walnuts, chopped 

Directions 

Place vegetables, apple, parsley, 

cumin seeds and orange rind in a 

large bowl. 

Drizzle with orange juice. 

Cover and refrigerate for at least 

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Great served with plain yoghurt. 

Potato gnocchi with 

roasted tomato sauce 

Serves 4 

Ingredients 

Roasted tomato sauce: 

1.5kg tomatoes, halved 

Shredded beetroot, 

onion, apples and 

capsicum make a 

delicious combination. 

4 each: garlic cloves, thyme 

sprigs 

1 sprig rosemary 

2 tbsp olive oil 

Flaky sea salt and freshly 

ground black pepper to taste 

Gnocchi: 

500g floury potatoes 

1 cup plain flour 

1 egg, lightly beaten 

1-2 tbsp olive oil 

Directions 

To make roasted tomato sauce, 

preheat oven to 180 deg C. Place 

all ingredients in a large roasting 

pan. Roast for about 45min or 

until tomatoes are soft and pulpy 

and starting to caramelise. Cool 

a little, then puree in a blender 

and pass through a sieve. Reheat 

when required. Makes about 

three cups. 

Meanwhile, prepare the gnocchi. 

Peel and chop potatoes. Boil 

in salted water, until soft. Drain 

well and mash. 

Beat flour and egg into potato 

in the saucepan. Mix until a soft 

dough forms. Add a little more 

flour if too soft. Knead until 

smooth and sticking together. 

This could take up to five minutes. 

Divide dough into four. Roll 

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2cm in diameter. 

Cut into 2cm-long pieces. 

The tops can be indented with a 

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Bring a large saucepan of salted 

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gnocchi in batches until they rise 

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Drain and drizzle with a little 

olive oil to prevent sticking. Serve 

topped with roasted tomato 

sauce. 

Great finished with freshly 

ground black pepper, basil and 

parmesan. 

Capsicum, kumara and 

pesto salad 

Serves 2 

Ingredients 

250gm orange kumara, peeled 

and cut into 2cm cubes 

4 stalks asparagus 

2 yellow or red capsicums 

1 tbsp olive oil 

1 cup wild rocket, chopped 

3 tbsp basil pesto 

Flaky sea salt and freshly 

ground black pepper to taste 

1 medium tomato sliced 

1 tbsp finely grated parmesan 

cheese 

Directions 

Preheat oven to 200 deg C. 

Boil or steam kumara until 

just tender. Meanwhile, trim 

asparagus and cut into 2cm 

lengths. 

Add to kumara during the last 

two minutes of cooking. 

Halve peppers lengthwise. 

Remove ribs and seeds. Brush 

with olive oil. 

Place on a baking paper-lined 

tray and bake for two to three 

minutes until slightly softened. 

Combine kumara, asparagus 

and rocket with pesto and 

seasonings. Spoon into peppers. 

Top each with a slice of tomato. 

Bake for about 15min. 

Great garnished with small 

rocket or basil leaves. 

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CREMATORIUM 

FUNERALS 

CROSSWORD 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 

9 

10 11 

272 

SUDOKU 

Every row, column and box should 

contain the digits 1 to 9. 

WordBuilder 

WORDBUILDER 

172 

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words of three or more letters, 

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including 

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plurals, 

words 

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make 

three 

from 

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letters, using each letter only once? No foreign 

words or words beginning with a capital are 

allowed. There's at least one six-letter word. 

once? 

TODAY 

Good 14 Very Good 18 Excellent 21 

letters, including plurals, can you make 

from the six letters, using each only 

No words beginning with a capital are 

allowed. There’s at least one six-letter 

Solution 171: deer, den, edge, edger, end, ere, erg, 

erne, gee, geed, gen, GENDER, gene, genre, greed, 

word. green, need, nerd, red, reed, reg, rend. 

Good 14 Very Good 18 Excellent 22 

19 20 21 

22 23 24 25 26 

27 28 

29 

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1. Pasta dish (8,6) 

10. Icecream flavour __ frutti (5) 

11. Rejoice (9) 

12. On the way (Fr) (2,5) 

13. Underwater missile (7) 

14. Burn with water (5) 

16. Chatty (9) 

19. Husband or wife (colloq) (5,4) 

20. Heron (5) 

22. Flight company (7) 

25. Reduce (7) 

27. Unlawfully (9) 

28. Levy of one tenth (5) 

29. Particular locality (4,2,3,5) 

Decoder 

Down 

2. Consequences (9) 

3. Farewell (Fr) (5) 

4. Large group of musicians (9) 

5. Small island (5) 

6. Sleep for winter (9) 

7. Make happy (5) 

8. Something unsightly (7) 

9. Tension (6) 

15. Act of heroic courage (7-2) 

17. Manner of living (9) 

18. Annoyed (9) 

19. Applause (7) 

21. Painful (6) 

23. Antiquity (5) 

24. Brilliance (5) 

26. Get the better of (5) 

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21 1 5 21 17 22 

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SOLUTION 

No.172 

7 9 15 26 17 8 9 25 15 19 9 2 

Crossword 

Across: 1. Macaroni 

cheese, 10. Tutti, 11. 

Celebrate, 12. En route, 

13. Torpedo, 14. Scald, 

16. Talkative, 19. Other 

half, 20. Egret, 22. Airline, 

25. Shorten, 27. Illegally, 

28. Tithe, 29. Neck of the 

woods. 

Down: 2. Aftermath, 3. 

Adieu, 4. Orchestra, 5. 

Islet, 6. Hibernate, 7. Elate, 

8. Eyesore, 9. Stress, 15. 

Derring-do, 17. Lifestyle, 18. 

Irritated, 19. Ovation, 21. 

Tender, 23. Relic, 24. Éclat, 

26. Outdo. 

WordBuilder 

issue, its, set, sets, sis, 

sit, site, sites, sits, sties, 

sue, sues, suet, suit, suite, 

SUITES, suits, sus, tie, ties, 

TISSUE, use, uses. 

Sudoku 

Each number in our DECODER grid represents a different 

letter - there is a number for all 26 letters of the alphabet. 

DECODER 

Enter the given letters into all squares with matching numbers. 

The challenge now is to work out which letters are represented 

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17 11 13 21 2 17 25 23 18 11 22 9 

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14 5 11 14 12 14 

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No.171 

172 

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22 25 19 10 20 

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5 17 22 5 22 7 

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Lost & Found 

MISSING 

Our lovely cat has been missing since 

6th November and was last seen on 

Leicester Crescent, Hoon Hay on the 

16th November. 

HAVE YOU 

SEEN HER? 

She is recognisable 

as her eye is weeping 

and looks sore. 

She will be scared as she has always lived on a 

quiet farm until we brought her into the city. 

If you see her can you please phone us as soon 

as you can on 0274 330 616 or try to encourage 

her to come inside for some food. Thank you. 

Wanted To Buy 

AAA Buying good quality 

furniture, beds, stoves, 

fridge freezers, house 

lots .Gold jewellery 

& antiques. Same day 

service. Selwyn Dealers. 

Phone 980 5812 or 027 

313 8156 

TOOLS, Garden garage, 

saw benches, Lathes. Cash 

buyer Phone 355-2045 

ADD SOME 

COLOUR 

TO YOUR ADVERT! 

Sorry we’re in your way 

We’ll be working 

on Ilam Road 

We’re resurfacing a section of Ilam Road near Kirkwood Avenue from 

Saturday 3 December until Sunday 11 December. 

Sunday 19th March 2023 • Choose your distance 6km or 12km 

To complete the work as quickly as we can, Ilam Road will be closed 

24/7 between 71 Ilam Road and the paved threshold near Kirkwood Avenue 

until the work is completed. The intersections of Ilam Road and Rountree 

Street and Ilam Road and Kirkwood Avenue will also close. 

Detours will be in place so please allow extra travel time. 

Pedestrian and cycle access will be available through the closure. 

We know road works are disruptive for you and we’ll get out 

of your way as soon as we can. 

Thanks for your patience while we make Ilam Road 

better for everyone. 

For details including detours visit 

ccc.govt.nz/works 

Enter now at www.city2surf.co.nz

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Western News: December 01, 2022

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