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8 Thursday December 8 2022 [Edition datE] 2 in It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Christmas is a great time for passing down recipes that are tried and true becoming traditional family favourites. The owner of this recipe says her mum used to make the pudding on Christmas Eve and would take the bowl and wooden spoon around everyone in the house to stir the mixture and make a wish. Make a Wish Christmas Pudding You will need: • 1 ½ tbsp butter • 1 ½ tsp baking soda • 1 ½ cups of boiling water • 1 ½ cups flour • 1 ½ cups mixed fruit or sultanas • ¾ cup sugar Method: 1. In a glass or stainless steel bowl, melt the butter (over hot water) and dissolve the baking soda. 2. Add the boiling water and sugar. 3. When cool, add flour and mixed fruit. 4. Stir all the ingredients together and make a Christmas wish. 5. Cover bowl with a tea towel and allow to stand overnight. The next day: • Place mixture into a greased bowl or ice-cream container, cover with tinfoil and place in a pot of water, just deep enough so the bowl doesn’t float. • Boil pudding for four hours and check regularly to make sure the water has boiled dry. Top up carefully with extra water if required. • Serve with heaps of Chantilly cream! Chantilly Cream You will need: • 1 x bottle of cream • ½ tsp vanilla essence • 1 tbsp icing sugar to sweeten Method: Put cream, vanilla essence and icing sugar in a bowl and whisk until light and fluffy with softly formed peaks. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. PURPLE PATCH CRAFTS – A cooperative of local crafters – as unique as you info@bridesofmerivale.co.nz www.bridesofmerivale.co.nz Ph 03 3370226 By appointment only Christmas Gift Ideas Essence Coral Affordable handmade items • Baby Wear • Knitwear • Housewares • Wooden Toys • Children’s Clothing • Gift Items and Sundries • Wooden Toys • Seasonal Items 243 Colombo Street, Sydenham Phone 021 050 4811 or 027 606 5291 Made with love Also available in a Wrap Robe FREE Gift wrapping Gift vouchers available Great selection of Summer nightwear for the special lady for Christmas. Come in while stocks last. Shop 48 Barrington, Barrington St Phone 03 337 6609 www.lingerieonbarrington.co.nz Beautiful range of Christmas gifts instore • Replacement batteries fitted from $12 • Strap replacement WE ARE OPEN: Monday to Friday 8am-5pm and Saturday 9am-1pm WARREN agencies Jewellery & Giftware 79 Wrights Road, Middleton Ph: (03) 338 0171 sales@warrenagencies.co.nz ONSITE CAR PARKING
2 Thursday [Edition December datE] 8 2022 9 in Shops bursting with festive gift ideas The countdown to the big day is well underway, so making up the Christmas gift list will now be a top priority… if you haven’t already done so. Finding those special gifts and stocking fillers as well as the Christmas treats for the table is so easy at our city’s malls and shopping centres, where the shops are bursting with festive merchandise. Every woman likes to receive body pampering gifts, and there is a huge selection of these priced to suit all budgets at the many pharmacies and gift shops around the city. Perfume is another favourite and again there is a wide selection to choose from, ranging from exciting new releases to the well-known fragrances that have stood the test of time. Lingerie, jewellery, fashion accessories, homewares and decor items – there’s no end to the ideas for the women on the list. The men are equally well catered for, from the sophisticated metro-male boyfriends, to the car-crazy brothers and the DIY enthusiast and keen gardener husbands and dads. Choose from clothing, books, tools, personal grooming items and gadgets to put a smile on their face on Christmas morning. Speaking of smiles, nothing gives families more joy than seeing the excitement of the children opening their presents. Whether they are delivered by Santa or snuck under the tree by mum and dad, the cuddly toys, games, dolls and building blocks, the candy canes, toy trucks and pretty dresses currently filling the shops will bring squeals of sheer happiness from the smallest family members. The tweens and teens usually have their own ideas about what they want for Christmas, so the gift cards offered by a wide range of retailers are the perfect way to please. • By Natalie Pham Te Kura o Ōpāwaho / Opawa School has ended the school year on a high note after winning big at an annual kapa haka festival. The school came first overall in the primary category for the Tūhono Kapa Haka Festival, which saw 35 primary schools from across the city performing a choral, an action song and a haka at the town hall. It was also awarded best female whakamihi, best soloist/small group singers, best waiata tira (whole group choral) and best waiata-ā-ringa (whole group action song). Festival founder Steve Reid said Opawa WINNER: Te Kura o Ōpāwaho Opawa School came first overall in the Tūhono Kapa Haka Festival. Kapa haka leaders Mana Ito (left) and Ben Tahere received the awards on behalf of the school. Kapa haka success for Opawa School pupils pupils understood the meaning behind the kapa haka. “Opawa sang about their cultural narratives. [The judges] felt the students were very connected to what they were singing.” The festival started in 2013 to help improve the quality of kapa haka performances in schools. Two years later, Steve and his wife Gina held the first competition. The competition offers four levels – junior primary, senior primary, intermediate, and senior years. Other winners in the competition were Paparoa St School, Breens Intermediate and Middleton Grange School. Authentic, unique and traditional carving experiences We provide the Pounamu and guide you through each step of the way, then you get to walk away with a beautiful handmade Pounamu. Read local We are whanau owned and operated. All of our Pounamu is 100% locally sourced from the West Coast of New Zealand. Big range of pieces available in store 1 / 124 Opawa Rd, Opawa | Phone 0274 294 582 NATIONAL RECOGNITION: Te Pou Toetoe: Linwood Pool has won the Outstanding Pool category at the 2022 New Zealand Recreation Awards. Pool makes big splash TE POU Toetoe: Linwood Pool has been recognised for its focus on minimising barriers and encouraging diversity after a year of operations. Innovative design and a community-led approach were key factors to the city’s newest pool winning the Outstanding Pool category at the 2022 New Zealand Recreation Awards. The awards are presented across 11 categories and acknowledge the value recreation brings to communities. City council head of recreation, sport and events Nigel Cox said the pool was community-led from the start and the city council had worked hard to reflect that in the design. “The community-led approach at Te Pou Toetoe: Linwood Pool has been very successful. It’s an example of working closely with the community through the planning and design phase to deliver great outcomes. “A majority of participants are from the local area and it has a real community feel and that’s what we want to achieve with each community pool. Receiving the Outstanding Pool Award for Te Pou Toetoe: Linwood Pool is great recognition.” The pool features New Zealand’s first purpose-built, all-season indoor manu (dive) pool, which has proven a major drawcard, especially for children and young people. It also has accessible design to cater for a wide variety of users and offers a popular weekly women’s session, as well as monthly youth nights with a focus on fun and socialisation through recreation.
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