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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, <strong>2022</strong><br />
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NATIONALS: Jacob Lowson (far left) and fellow runner<br />
Christian Murphy are part of a five-person Canterbury<br />
athletics team, which also includes Sam Goddard (above).<br />
Elite event a family affair<br />
• By Diane Keenan<br />
CANTERBURY’S Special<br />
Olympics athletics coach Bryan<br />
Lowson took up both coaching<br />
and running to support his son<br />
Jacob, in a sport all the family<br />
now embraces.<br />
Jacob, who is autistic, is<br />
competing at the Freemasons<br />
New Zealand Special Olympics<br />
National Summer Games in<br />
Hamilton starting today. About<br />
1300 athletes and coaches<br />
from throughout the country<br />
are competing in 10 sporting<br />
disciplines held at eight<br />
Hamilton venues.<br />
Along with her father,<br />
Jacob’s younger sister Taylor<br />
is also now a runner and for<br />
the past four years has been<br />
an assistant coach for the<br />
Canterbury athletics team.<br />
She is in her second year at<br />
Canterbury University and<br />
works at Ignition Health as a<br />
group instructor. Long term she<br />
wants to continue to work with<br />
athletes with disabilities.<br />
Running is now very much a<br />
family affair with Bryan, Taylor<br />
and Jacob recently completing<br />
the 22kms Port Hills Crater<br />
Rim Ultra trail event.<br />
Jacob, 21, has gone from<br />
strength to strength since first<br />
competing in athletics as a<br />
student at Papanui High School.<br />
He started by competing<br />
against other juniors, followed<br />
by Special Olympics, and now<br />
runs whenever he can.<br />
“Jacob needs someone to<br />
run with so as a family we are<br />
all very involved. I’m not the<br />
sort of coach who stands on<br />
the sidelines and yells. I like to<br />
get in there and run with the<br />
athletes,” Bryan Lowson said.<br />
The team trains every week<br />
at Burnside High School.<br />
While Bryan and Taylor are<br />
confident about many aspects<br />
of coaching, they enlisted the<br />
help of George Edwards – the<br />
long-time coach of William<br />
Stedman, who won a silver<br />
medal at the Tokyo Paralympics<br />
– to help with some of the<br />
technical aspects of the sport,<br />
such as starting from the<br />
blocks.<br />
The five-person Canterbury<br />
athletic team includes Jacob,<br />
Sam Goddard, Kevin Horne,<br />
April Gardner and Christian<br />
Murphy.<br />
Special Olympics New<br />
Zealand chief executive<br />
Carolyn Young said the<br />
National Summer Games,<br />
held every four years, are the<br />
pinnacle sports event for people<br />
with intellectual disabilities.<br />
The games has evolved to<br />
become one of the biggest<br />
sporting competitions in the<br />
country since the first national<br />
games were held in 1985.<br />
“The national games are our<br />
flagship event and while it was<br />
disappointing for our athletes,<br />
coaches and volunteers that we<br />
had to postpone the event last<br />
year because of the pandemic,<br />
the additional year has given<br />
everyone the opportunity to<br />
catch up on training, undertake<br />
more fundraising and planning,<br />
so we expect the games to be<br />
spectacular,” she said.<br />
“For many of the athletes, the<br />
National Summer Games is one<br />
of the highlights of their life,<br />
so we want to make sure they<br />
are well looked after and have a<br />
great experience.”<br />
The games will wrap up<br />
on Monday night with a closing<br />
ceremony and the disco before<br />
preparations start for the<br />
2025 National Summer Games<br />
in Christchurch. Mayor Phil<br />
Mauger will attend the closing<br />
ceremony.<br />
Season’s<br />
greetings<br />
I hope you have the chance to relax and spend<br />
time with loved ones this holiday season.<br />
My electorate office will be closed from 22 <strong>December</strong><br />
to 16 January. I look forward to continuing to work hard<br />
for Ilam in 2023 and wish you a very Merry Christmas<br />
and a Happy New Year.<br />
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Thursday <strong>December</strong> 8 <strong>2022</strong> 3<br />
Managing humans to walking dogs<br />
• By Tina Grumball<br />
STEPH WATSON works in<br />
human resource, managing new<br />
staff, organising reviews and<br />
other tasks that go with the role.<br />
But outside of her day job, she<br />
has a passion for things of the<br />
four-legged kind.<br />
It led to her setting up a pet<br />
sitting business in her spare<br />
time, which has taken off.<br />
“I thought I’d give pet sitting<br />
a go as a hobby in my free<br />
time,” Watson said.<br />
Watson created ChCh Pet<br />
Sitter in March, inspired by<br />
her friend and fellow dog lover<br />
who also owned a pet sitting<br />
business.<br />
“I was finding that I was<br />
spending my spare time (at<br />
home) doing almost pointless<br />
things like scrolling on my<br />
phone, and I just thought, why<br />
don’t I do something that can<br />
actually benefit people and<br />
that’s enjoyable?” Watson said.<br />
She started by helping out<br />
friends and gaining some<br />
exposure, but she was not<br />
getting many bites.<br />
“At the start, I was feeling<br />
a bit disheartened and gutted<br />
because I wasn’t getting many<br />
bookings and I was just about<br />
to stop trying,” Watson noted.<br />
“I think when I put in a lot<br />
more effort and really built<br />
it up to a community and<br />
brand and positive style, that’s<br />
when I started getting all the<br />
bookings.”<br />
Her first client was a border<br />
collie called Odin.<br />
“I was so nervous and excited<br />
for my first job, looking after<br />
Odin. I think he was too. It was<br />
like a first date.”<br />
She has looked after Odin<br />
twice and loved it when he<br />
smiled at her as she walked back<br />
in the door.<br />
“I’ve got a couple of repeat<br />
clients now and the relationship<br />
with the dog is really<br />
rewarding,” Watson said.<br />
Requests for pet sitting<br />
and dog walks soon started<br />
booming.<br />
Rather than turning people<br />
away, Watson hired a small<br />
team, which now includes three<br />
staff, and she is advertising for<br />
two more.<br />
“A lot of people wanted help<br />
with their pets. I have pet sitting<br />
contractors and I couldn’t do it<br />
without them,” Watson said.<br />
Her team all study at<br />
university and have more<br />
flexibility during the day while<br />
she works full-time.<br />
“It’s really humbling that I<br />
can provide young people low<br />
stress and enjoyable work while<br />
they potentially study or do<br />
their other jobs.”<br />
Watson said she was very<br />
keen on her day job and does<br />
not intend to take over ChCh<br />
Pet Sitter as a full-time gig.<br />
“If anything, what I would do<br />
is look to take on a couple more<br />
contractors,” she said.<br />
Fendalton resident Megan<br />
Taylor is one client who truly<br />
appreciates the service. She<br />
first came to ChCh Pet Sitter<br />
in September and has never<br />
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Taylor never thought<br />
about having someone else<br />
in her home to look after her<br />
18-month-old labradoodle Ellie<br />
before she heard about Watson<br />
through a colleague.<br />
Her nerves went away after<br />
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and greet before she looked<br />
after Ellie who has severe<br />
anxiety.<br />
“After that meeting I felt quite<br />
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Taylor said.<br />
“When we came home from<br />
holiday, Ellie was looking<br />
around, she didn’t care that<br />
we were home. That just sort<br />
of told me that Ellie loves her<br />
and (Watson’s) great with the<br />
communication so I never<br />
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some love.<br />
FRIENDS: Odin the border collie was the first animal Steph<br />
Watson looked after.
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Thursday <strong>December</strong> 8 <strong>2022</strong><br />
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Thursday <strong>December</strong> 8 <strong>2022</strong> 5<br />
CELEBRATION: Garden City Orchestra’s performance rounded out the evening at Avebury<br />
House’s Christmas Night Market. Right – Staff and volunteers with Santa.<br />
Festive spirit shines through at market<br />
• By Natalie Pham<br />
MORE THAN 600 people<br />
have gathered to celebrate an<br />
early Christmas market night<br />
in Richmond, in spite of the<br />
gloomy weather.<br />
Avebury House manager<br />
Tanya Didham said the<br />
number of visitors attending<br />
the Christmas Night Market<br />
exceeded her expectations.<br />
“Given the circumstances,<br />
I was absolutely stoked. It<br />
was a great amount of people<br />
coming along all day and the<br />
music really kept things going<br />
on.<br />
“We almost called it because of<br />
the forecast, which was looking<br />
pretty hairy.”<br />
This year marked the fourth<br />
Christmas event at the grand<br />
Victorian mansion, which is<br />
classified as a category 2 historic<br />
place by Heritage New Zealand<br />
Pouhere Taonga.<br />
More than 40 stallholders were<br />
at the market, offering a wide<br />
range of homemade and locallycrafted<br />
products.<br />
Said Didham: “We have so<br />
many fabulous, creative people<br />
in our neighbourhood. We don’t<br />
charge a whole lot for the stall so<br />
they can come along and share<br />
what they have made through<br />
the year.”<br />
There were also live<br />
performances throughout the<br />
evening and a special activity<br />
called Santa Selfies, where<br />
children of all ages could take<br />
photos for free with Santa.<br />
Besides the annual Christmas<br />
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Trapper committed to saving wildlife<br />
EVERY TUESDAY you’ll find<br />
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weekly trap check in Cracroft<br />
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A retired chemist, McDonald<br />
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Rd and he’s been doing this<br />
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After contacting Predator Free<br />
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“The scouts assembled those<br />
original wooden boxes and<br />
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exercise,” McDonald said.<br />
“I’ve caught 160 rats over four<br />
years and 80 of those were in the<br />
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He uses American-made Victor<br />
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recorded on graphs that show<br />
rats are far and away the most<br />
common predator, along with<br />
a few mice, a very occasional<br />
hedgehog and one or two stoats.<br />
Using an ink card to track<br />
animal footprints is another way<br />
of monitoring the rat population<br />
in the reserve.<br />
It’s the winter months that see<br />
the biggest spike in catch numbers<br />
as there’s less natural food<br />
available, so they come in closer<br />
to where humans live.<br />
Perhaps due to his scientific<br />
background, McDonald enjoys<br />
recording the data and experiments<br />
with different types of<br />
food and trap placement.<br />
“They love the trees, it’s like a<br />
highway for them in here. They<br />
like drains and damp areas as<br />
well; I try and choose places that<br />
‘feel ratty.’<br />
“I do move the traps but not<br />
very far because they don’t have<br />
a big range, it’s generally only<br />
around 50m.”<br />
Because rats are known to be<br />
or become shy of the boxes, at<br />
times he places ink cards nearby<br />
that creatures walk over, leaving<br />
their foot prints on the un-inked<br />
part of the card.<br />
“It’s another way of monitoring<br />
the population.”<br />
For bait McDonald has traditionally<br />
used walnuts and Nutella,<br />
as rats are thought to have<br />
a sweet tooth, but he’s currently<br />
trialling a ceramic bait to see if it<br />
is more attractive.<br />
McDonald is one of hundreds<br />
of people across Christchurch<br />
and Banks Peninsula who are<br />
helping to reduce the population<br />
of predators through backyard<br />
and community trapping.<br />
Their work is helping to protect<br />
our native bird species and<br />
our skinks, beetles and rare<br />
invertebrates.<br />
“It feels like you’re part of a<br />
REDUCING PREDATORS:<br />
Volunteer trapper Quentin<br />
McDonald doing a weekly<br />
trap check in Cracroft<br />
Reserve. Above – Ink<br />
cards are used to monitor<br />
populations.<br />
PHOTOS: NEWSLINE<br />
movement, something bigger<br />
than yourself,” said McDonald.<br />
“I do feel sad every time;<br />
they’re beautiful animals, they’re<br />
well adapted but they don’t<br />
belong in this environment and<br />
we brought them here so we’ve<br />
got to deal with it. There’s no joy<br />
– but there’s a certain satisfaction<br />
in knowing we’re going in the<br />
right direction.”<br />
• For more information<br />
about backyard trapping<br />
visit the Predator Free Port<br />
Hills website.<br />
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Thursday <strong>December</strong> 8 <strong>2022</strong><br />
New book a window into surfing<br />
A COFFEE table book by surf<br />
photographer and writer Warren<br />
Hawke showcases New Brighton<br />
beach’s surfing community at its<br />
best.<br />
The 192-page NZ Surf Windows<br />
is the fourth in his series<br />
of hard cover coffee table books<br />
and may be Hawke’s last surfing<br />
photo book.<br />
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east side of the city as well as a<br />
smattering of local surfers in the<br />
Window into the Past, People<br />
Who Surf and Logging chapters.<br />
The book would not be<br />
complete without New Brighton<br />
legend Ron Carter (below right)<br />
who has a prime spot in the Log<br />
Jam Gallery.<br />
Hawke surfed for 40 years and<br />
has been taking surf shots since<br />
1975.<br />
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teachers’ college he specialised<br />
in a related arts paper, learning<br />
photography and processing<br />
skills.<br />
Hawke had worked<br />
over the Christmas holidays to<br />
buy himself a cheap SLR camera<br />
and a 400mm lens. Since then,<br />
he’s had photos published in<br />
nearly every major surfing<br />
magazine in the world, as well<br />
as numerous books and surfing<br />
guides.<br />
Local features include South<br />
Shore Stories which covers<br />
the surfing experiences of Ian<br />
Ellingford, Lynton Douglas,<br />
Dave Poyner and John Foxton in<br />
the 1950s and 60s.<br />
There’s a piece by New<br />
Brighton identity Alan Coburn<br />
about a truck load of Midshore<br />
Boardriders’ trip to Gisborne<br />
for the NZ surfing champs in<br />
1966.<br />
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Hawke meeting Peter Wilkes,<br />
the former president of Midshore<br />
Boardriders, on the New<br />
Brighton pier in 2021.<br />
Wilkes was a highly talented<br />
early surfing photographer and<br />
this spread includes a sample of<br />
his beautiful photos from the<br />
early 1960s.<br />
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residents and surfers, Mikayla<br />
Dyer, Jess Galbraith, Katherine<br />
Edyvean and Yutaka Mizuno.<br />
Nineteen-year-old North Wai<br />
surfer Myka Black features with<br />
four crisp action photos in the<br />
Surf Action chapter.<br />
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theme of surfers using “windows<br />
of opportunity” to either surf<br />
locally or travel to catch the best<br />
waves possible.<br />
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surf breaks from around New<br />
Zealand, there is even a chapter<br />
about surfboard shapers called<br />
Beneath the Glass.<br />
•NZ Surf Windows<br />
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www.photocpl.co.nz/<br />
nzsurfwindows<br />
Warren Hawke<br />
RIDE: Surfer Mikayla Dyer out for a ride.<br />
Left – A barrel wave forms at New Brighton beach.<br />
PHOTOS: WARREN HAWKE<br />
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Thursday <strong>December</strong> 8 <strong>2022</strong><br />
REAL ESTATE<br />
An unparalleled lifestyle in magical Moncks Bay<br />
96 Holly Road, Merivale 3 1 2 2 3 www.harcourtsgold.co.nz | Listing #P177685<br />
242 Main Ageless Road, Architecture, Redcliffs Excess - “As-Is, Where-Is”<br />
Auction: Options Thursday, - As Is, Where 14 March Is 2019 Unless Sold Prior<br />
4 bedrooms | 2 bathrooms | 3 living rooms | 1 office/study | 2 car-garage | 2 off-street parks | Listing Number SM0166<br />
Captivating character, locational convenience<br />
Treasured and unrealised by two generations potential are and on offering display at this Moncks Bay incorporating from Shag Rock<br />
a truly once exceptionally in a lifetime enchanting opportunity, villa that's this currently and right along the Pegasus Bay coastline.<br />
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an 'as This property can potentially be subdivided<br />
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Having initially commenced with renovations,<br />
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Situated<br />
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Moncks Bay, is now this passed property to another makes a fortunate memorable positioned to enjoy the area’s celebrated<br />
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Resort-style and wooden serenity flooring is provided are attractive by attributes the With floors needing repiling and being sold<br />
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Easy to a<br />
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What is it about <strong>December</strong> that has<br />
all of us taking a deep breath and<br />
waiting for that beautiful time of<br />
year when we can finally rest, relax<br />
and look forward to the New Year.<br />
And what a year it's been. November was one<br />
of the busiest of months, it's a countdown<br />
month and everything is geared towards<br />
activity, momentum and that biggest of<br />
expectations, results.<br />
People want results – and good ones. There’s<br />
also a push to be either sold or settled into<br />
property before Christmas and contracts<br />
must be carefully worded to allow enough<br />
working days to accommodate this.<br />
But things are a little different because<br />
everything has changed.<br />
Change is a powerful determinant: it excites<br />
some and cripples others, and although you<br />
may wish it hasn’t occurred, like time itself, it’s<br />
hard to stop.<br />
Our market has adjusted to accommodate<br />
several new elements, and these are creating<br />
the changes I’m witnessing every day.<br />
The biggest change is that The Party is Over.<br />
The party being the market we experienced<br />
last year and up until February of this one.<br />
That incredible abandon with which people<br />
purchased new property for huge figures off<br />
the back of exceptionally low interest rates<br />
has gone.<br />
If, as an owner selling, you believe it hasn’t<br />
and your property will somehow escape this<br />
market realignment, then you will most likely<br />
be disappointed.<br />
I say ‘most likely’ because occasionally<br />
premiums occur and they do so especially in<br />
the auction rooms, but these properties are<br />
usually exceptional. Beautifully presented,<br />
in locations that are highly sought after and<br />
possessing an ‘X’ factor or a big potential gain.<br />
In this market you should be represented by<br />
a real estate professional deeply committed<br />
to your agenda whilst being brave enough<br />
to challenge any beliefs you have that aren’t<br />
helpful.<br />
These can include: the market hasn’t changed<br />
at all; there’s never any problem with a home<br />
that doesn’t have a cavity system; open<br />
homes don’t work; and I have to get ‘X’<br />
dollars because I’m moving to Auckland and<br />
property values are higher than here.<br />
If this sounds familiar, it is, and it can take<br />
courage to try to address issues like these<br />
when emotion and money requirements<br />
collide. I happen to believe – having worked<br />
with thousands of owners – that all of us,<br />
myself included, want the best possible price<br />
for owners and our current market has got a<br />
lot still going for it. You just have to be realistic<br />
whilst maintaining a sense of optimism.<br />
So, what’s realistic? Prices, as I mentioned,<br />
have pegged back from last year, but not so<br />
much that all those gains achieved in 2020<br />
and 2021 have been eroded.<br />
Auctions are still working and delivering<br />
that most beautiful of components: an<br />
unconditional sale. With increasing numbers<br />
of offers either falling over or being<br />
renegotiated at the last minute, this is a<br />
critical point.<br />
I’ve already mentioned open homes, and I do<br />
so in the knowledge that consultants who<br />
say they aren’t needed or that only do one a<br />
week need to be put on notice.<br />
In this market, everything is needed. Extra<br />
open days, marketing that includes motivation<br />
because that draws attention, regular reviews<br />
and meetings with your chosen professional,<br />
patience and commitment. Be happy you<br />
reside in Christchurch and not Wellington or<br />
Auckland!<br />
There you have it, I’ve provided a current<br />
state of the market, your market and mine.<br />
Next year, who knows? Some of the written<br />
rhetoric says it could get more difficult, whilst<br />
others say the reverse.<br />
Time will tell.<br />
In the meantime, wherever you are here's<br />
to a peaceful Christmas break and may your<br />
2023 be kind to you and those you love.<br />
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Harcourts gold Business Owner<br />
027 432 0447<br />
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and administrative costs.<br />
The grant was given by the<br />
New Zealand Community<br />
Trust, one of the country’s<br />
largest gaming trusts, which<br />
frequently hands out grants to<br />
sporting clubs.<br />
Men’s captain of boats<br />
Will Johnston said NZCT’s<br />
support keeps the costs down<br />
for rowers and makes it more<br />
accessible to students and<br />
school-leavers.<br />
“With between 550-600<br />
active members, this support<br />
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club rowing Logan Keys said<br />
in eight years Avon has grown<br />
from having less than 20<br />
club rowers, excluding school<br />
students, to more than<br />
140.<br />
“This has been largely<br />
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Thursday <strong>December</strong> 8 <strong>2022</strong><br />
Healthy salads with a difference<br />
Salad season is<br />
approaching, try<br />
these cold and<br />
warm vegetablebased<br />
meals<br />
Beetroot salad<br />
Serves 4-6<br />
Ingredients<br />
300gm young beetroot, peeled<br />
and shredded<br />
½ small red onion, thinly sliced<br />
1 red capsicum, seeded, diced<br />
1 apple, peeled, cored, shredded<br />
½ cup chopped parsley<br />
1 tsp toasted cumin seeds<br />
Grated orange rind and juice<br />
½ cup toasted walnuts, chopped<br />
Directions<br />
Place vegetables, apple, parsley,<br />
cumin seeds and orange rind in a<br />
large bowl.<br />
Drizzle with orange juice.<br />
Cover and refrigerate for at least<br />
60min. Garnish with walnuts.<br />
Great served with plain yoghurt.<br />
Potato gnocchi with<br />
roasted tomato sauce<br />
Serves 4<br />
Ingredients<br />
Roasted tomato sauce:<br />
1.5kg tomatoes, halved<br />
Shredded beetroot,<br />
onion, apples and<br />
capsicum make a<br />
delicious combination.<br />
4 each: garlic cloves, thyme<br />
sprigs<br />
1 sprig rosemary<br />
2 tbsp olive oil<br />
Flaky sea salt and freshly<br />
ground black pepper to taste<br />
Gnocchi:<br />
500g floury potatoes<br />
1 cup plain flour<br />
1 egg, lightly beaten<br />
1-2 tbsp olive oil<br />
Directions<br />
To make roasted tomato sauce,<br />
preheat oven to 180 deg C. Place<br />
all ingredients in a large roasting<br />
pan. Roast for about 45min or<br />
until tomatoes are soft and pulpy<br />
and starting to caramelise. Cool<br />
a little, then puree in a blender<br />
and pass through a sieve. Reheat<br />
when required. Makes about<br />
three cups.<br />
Meanwhile, prepare the gnocchi.<br />
Peel and chop potatoes. Boil<br />
in salted water, until soft. Drain<br />
well and mash.<br />
Beat flour and egg into potato<br />
in the saucepan. Mix until a soft<br />
dough forms. Add a little more<br />
flour if too soft. Knead until<br />
smooth and sticking together.<br />
This could take up to five minutes.<br />
Divide dough into four. Roll<br />
out on a lightly floured bench to<br />
form long skinny sausages, about<br />
2cm in diameter.<br />
Cut into 2cm-long pieces.<br />
The tops can be indented with a<br />
fork.<br />
Bring a large saucepan of salted<br />
water to the boil. Gently poach<br />
gnocchi in batches until they rise<br />
to the surface.<br />
Drain and drizzle with a little<br />
olive oil to prevent sticking. Serve<br />
topped with roasted tomato<br />
sauce.<br />
Great finished with freshly<br />
ground black pepper, basil and<br />
parmesan.<br />
Capsicum, kumara and<br />
pesto salad<br />
Serves 2<br />
Ingredients<br />
250gm orange kumara, peeled<br />
and cut into 2cm cubes<br />
4 stalks asparagus<br />
2 yellow or red capsicums<br />
1 tbsp olive oil<br />
1 cup wild rocket, chopped<br />
3 tbsp basil pesto<br />
Flaky sea salt and freshly<br />
ground black pepper to taste<br />
1 medium tomato sliced<br />
1 tbsp finely grated parmesan<br />
cheese<br />
Directions<br />
Preheat oven to 200 deg C.<br />
Boil or steam kumara until<br />
just tender. Meanwhile, trim<br />
asparagus and cut into 2cm<br />
lengths.<br />
Add to kumara during the last<br />
two minutes of cooking.<br />
Halve peppers lengthwise.<br />
Remove ribs and seeds. Brush<br />
with olive oil.<br />
Place on a baking paper-lined<br />
tray and bake for two to three<br />
minutes until slightly softened.<br />
Combine kumara, asparagus<br />
and rocket with pesto and<br />
seasonings. Spoon into peppers.<br />
Top each with a slice of tomato.<br />
Bake for about 15min.<br />
Great garnished with small<br />
rocket or basil leaves.<br />
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[Edition datE]<br />
15<br />
in<br />
Shops bursting with<br />
festive gift ideas<br />
The countdown to the big day is well underway, so making up the<br />
Christmas gift list will now be a top priority… if you haven’t already done so.<br />
Finding those special gifts and stocking fillers as<br />
well as the Christmas treats for the table is so easy at<br />
our city’s malls and shopping centres, where the shops<br />
are bursting with festive merchandise.<br />
Every woman likes to receive body pampering<br />
gifts, and there is a huge selection of these priced<br />
to suit all budgets at the many pharmacies and gift<br />
shops around the city. Perfume is another favourite<br />
and again there is a wide selection to choose from,<br />
ranging from exciting new releases to the well-known<br />
fragrances that have stood the test of time. Lingerie,<br />
jewellery, fashion accessories, homewares and decor<br />
items – there’s no end to the ideas for the women on<br />
the list.<br />
The men are equally well catered for, from the<br />
sophisticated metro-male boyfriends, to the car-crazy<br />
brothers and the DIY enthusiast and keen gardener<br />
husbands and dads. Choose from clothing, books,<br />
tools, personal grooming items and gadgets to put a<br />
smile on their face on Christmas morning.<br />
Speaking of smiles, nothing gives families more joy<br />
than seeing the excitement of the children opening<br />
their presents. Whether they are delivered by Santa<br />
or snuck under the tree by mum and dad, the cuddly<br />
toys, games, dolls and building blocks, the candy<br />
canes, toy trucks and pretty dresses currently filling<br />
the shops will bring squeals of sheer happiness from<br />
the smallest family members.<br />
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Thursday <strong>December</strong> 8 <strong>2022</strong><br />
in<br />
Santa’s Brekkie Pancakes<br />
with fresh berries<br />
This one is not just for the kids – the sweetness of the bananas makes these<br />
pancakes scrumptious and a delicious, healthy breakfast hit for everyone!<br />
You will need:<br />
• 4-5 bananas (soft enough to mash)<br />
• 4 eggs<br />
• ½ cup rice flour<br />
• 2 tbsp whole linseed<br />
• ½ tsp salt<br />
• grated lemon rind<br />
• juice from 1 lemon<br />
• splash of vanilla<br />
• butter to cook the pancakes<br />
Method:<br />
1. Peel and mash the bananas in a bowl.<br />
2. Stir in the eggs, vanilla, linseed, salt<br />
and lemon ingredients.<br />
3. Add flour and mix to a smooth batter.<br />
4. Cook pancakes in frypan on one side<br />
until they bubble on the surface or hold<br />
together enough to be flipped over.<br />
5. If the mixture is thick, flatten the<br />
pancakes out once they’ve been turned<br />
over. Each pancake should be around<br />
1cm thick.<br />
Kid’s version:<br />
Decorate each pancake with red berries<br />
for Santa’s hat, Greek yoghurt or<br />
whipped cream for Santa’s beard and<br />
chocolate buttons or grape halves for<br />
Santa’s eyes.<br />
Adult’s version:<br />
Serve with a mix of fresh strawberries,<br />
blueberries, raspberries, and<br />
boysenberries. Top off with Greek<br />
yoghurt.<br />
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Thursday <strong>December</strong> 8 <strong>2022</strong> 17<br />
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas<br />
Christmas is a great time for passing down recipes that are tried and true becoming<br />
traditional family favourites. The owner of this recipe says her mum used to make<br />
the pudding on Christmas Eve and would take the bowl and wooden spoon around<br />
everyone in the house to stir the mixture and make a wish.<br />
Make a Wish Christmas Pudding<br />
You will need:<br />
• 1 ½ tbsp butter<br />
• 1 ½ tsp baking soda<br />
• 1 ½ cups of boiling water<br />
• 1 ½ cups flour<br />
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• ¾ cup sugar<br />
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CHRISTCHURCH<br />
CREMATORIUM<br />
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CROSSWORD<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8<br />
9 10<br />
273<br />
SUDOKU<br />
Every row, column and box should<br />
contain the digits 1 to 9.<br />
WordBuilder<br />
WORDBUILDER<br />
173<br />
6<br />
B L O<br />
E G T<br />
11 12<br />
13 14 15 16 17<br />
words of three or more letters,<br />
How many words of three or more<br />
including plurals, can you make from the six<br />
letters, using each letter only once? No foreign<br />
words or words beginning with a capital are<br />
allowed. There's at least one six-letter word.<br />
once?<br />
TODAY<br />
Good 20 Very Good 25 Excellent 29<br />
letters, including plurals, can you make<br />
from the six letters, using each only<br />
No words beginning with a capital are<br />
allowed. There’s at least one six-letter<br />
Solution 172: issue, its, set, sets, sis, sit, site, sites,<br />
sits, sties, sue, sues, suet, suit, suite, SUITES, suits,<br />
word. sus, tie, ties, TISSUE, use, uses.<br />
Good 20 Very Good 25 Excellent 29<br />
18 19 20<br />
21 22 23 24<br />
25 26<br />
27 28<br />
Across<br />
1. Indecent (7)<br />
5. Collusion (7)<br />
9. Customs and conventions (5)<br />
10. Reproduce (9)<br />
11. Foolish (9)<br />
12. Overweight (5)<br />
13. Unemotional (5)<br />
15. To begin with (9)<br />
18. Sanitise (9)<br />
19. Fabled author (5)<br />
21. Japanese dish (5)<br />
23. Cede (9)<br />
25. Say again (9)<br />
26. Giant (5)<br />
27. Genuine (7)<br />
28. Instructor (7)<br />
Decoder<br />
Down<br />
1. Absorption of ideas, knowledge<br />
(7)<br />
2. Gruelling (9)<br />
3. Result from (5)<br />
4. Curse (9)<br />
5. Annoyed (5)<br />
6. Mouth organ (9)<br />
7. Talk pompously (5)<br />
8. Landscape (7)<br />
14. Insect (9)<br />
16. Impede (9)<br />
17. Final desperate attempt (4-5)<br />
18. Abandons (7)<br />
20. Associate (7)<br />
22. Descendant (5)<br />
23. Garden tool (5)<br />
24. Additional (5)<br />
B L U N P E Q T Y V X F A<br />
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26<br />
G H Z C O W I D S K M J R<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13<br />
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13<br />
E L<br />
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26<br />
I<br />
All puzzles copyright<br />
T H E P U Z Z L E C O M P A N Y<br />
www.thepuzzlecompany.co.nz<br />
SOLUTION<br />
No.173<br />
1 18 18 20 18 19 16 4 18 20 1<br />
Crossword<br />
Across: 1. Obscene, 5.<br />
Cahoots, 9. Mores, 10.<br />
Procreate, 11. Senseless,<br />
12. Obese, 13. Stoic, 15.<br />
Initially, 18. Disinfect, 19.<br />
Aesop, 21. Sushi, 23.<br />
Surrender, 25. Reiterate,<br />
26. Titan, 27. Sincere, 28.<br />
Teacher.<br />
Down: 1. Osmosis, 2.<br />
Strenuous, 3. Ensue, 4.<br />
Expletive, 5. Cross, 6.<br />
Harmonica, 7. Orate, 8.<br />
Scenery, 14. Centipede, 16.<br />
Intercept, 17. Last-ditch, 18.<br />
Deserts, 20. Partner, 22.<br />
Scion, 23. Spade, 24. Extra.<br />
WordBuilder<br />
beg, begot, bel, belt, bet,<br />
blog, blot, bog, bogle, bole,<br />
bolt, bot, ego, gel, gelt, get,<br />
glob, globe, gob, GOBLET,<br />
got, leg, let, lob, lobe, log,<br />
loge, lot, ogle, teg, toe, tog.<br />
Sudoku<br />
Each number in our DECODER grid represents a different<br />
letter - there is a number for all 26 letters of the alphabet.<br />
DECODER<br />
Enter the given letters into all squares with matching numbers.<br />
The challenge now is to work out which letters are represented<br />
Each by the number other represents numbers. a As different you get letter the of letters, the alphabet. enter them Write into the<br />
given the main letters grid, into all and squares the reference with matching grid. numbers. To keep Now track work of out the<br />
which letters letters you are have represented found, cross by them other off numbers. the alphabet provided.<br />
11 14 14 8 2 25<br />
7 17 15 26 22 26 6 19 9 5 11 19<br />
17 26 6 21 11 26 21<br />
17 7 13 23 26 17 26 15 22 11 18 2<br />
5 17 22 5 22 7<br />
6 2 19 21 19 12 19 4 21 4<br />
22 25 19 10 20<br />
26 3 15 5 21 22 14 16 13 18<br />
15 26 19 8 7 26<br />
7 17 8 19 24 26 18 13 7 4 5 21<br />
14 16 7 15 7 10 4<br />
7 9 15 26 17 8 9 25 15 19 9 2<br />
A N D<br />
21 1 5 21 17 22<br />
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13<br />
D<br />
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26<br />
N<br />
A<br />
SOLUTION<br />
No.172<br />
173<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13<br />
X H T O Z V J P Y W E N A<br />
D M K L U G B C F Q R I S<br />
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26<br />
17 1 26 10 11<br />
25 12 22 1 18 25 20 18 10 19 10<br />
18 20 20 22 1 24 12 14 1 26 21 4<br />
1 26 24 11 17<br />
11 19 21 8 20 11 12 19 22 17 21<br />
L<br />
17 2 8 15 24 25 20<br />
I<br />
1 24 6 21 12 22 1 24 8 1 23 16<br />
E<br />
13 18 17 26 12 19<br />
CHRISTCHURCH<br />
20 12 22 21 21 22 26<br />
CREMATORIUM<br />
FUNERALS<br />
11 4 26 7 8 12 21 17 1 26 24 12<br />
14 20 1 6 6 18
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