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bylaw, which allows regulation
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cordon
trips up
meth
dealer
STOPPED: An armed
cordon similar to this one,
set up after the arrest of
the March 15 terrorist,
resulted in the arrest of a
man with $160,000 worth
of methamphetamine and
more than $100,000 cash.
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• By Sam Sherwood
WHEN YOU have $160,000 of
methamphetamine, $108,860
in cash and a sawn-off rifle in
your car the last thing you want
to run into is a major police
operation.
But that is what happened
to Benjamin Jaye Smith, who
was stopped in an armed
police cordon in Spreydon on
March 15, 2019 – the day of the
mosque terror attacks.
Police were not looking
for him, but other potential
terrorists after they had other
captured the gunman nearby in
Brougham St.
The case can be revealed
following guilty pleas by Smith
in the district court. Smith is
set to be sentenced on May 24,
2023.
According to the summary
of facts, as the mosque gunman
was arrested in Brougham St
he indicated to police he had
bombs inside his car.
Armed cordon points were
set up to secure and contain a
250m area radius of his car
due to the IED in the boot of
his car, and the possibility it
may explode prior to being
made safe.
The terrorist also told police
there were nine active shooters
in the city. Police staff were
advised there were likely other
people and vehicles outstanding
in relation to the shootings.
About 3.30pm Smith was
driving his car in a northerly
direction on Strickland St.
An armed police officer
stationed at a cordon point
on Strickland St heard his car
approaching the cordon at
speed and believed the car was
not going to stop.
As Smith came around
a blind corner, he stopped
abruptly behind a row of cars
already at the cordon point.
An armed police officer
approached Smith’s car and
conducted an armed vehicle
stop. He then invoked a Search
and Surveillance Act search of
the car after seeing the butt of a
sawn-off rifle in the boot.
The officer found a sawn-off
.22 calibre pistol about 750mm
in length with one round of
ammunition in the chamber. A
silencer was also located in the
car.
Inside the magazine attached
to the pistol were five rounds of
.22 calibre ammunition.
The car was then towed and
secured at the Christchurch
South Police Station.
The following day police
searched the car again.
Inside was an electronic cash
counting machine and a sentry
safe containing $108,860 cash
and 921 grams of methamphetamine.
The methamphetamine was
worth about $160,000.
Text messages revealed Smith
supplied controlled drugs, likely
to be methamphetamine, to
a person who then sold it to
various people in the Tasman
area.
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THE COMPETITION was as
hot as the water was cold, but
Hannah Drury still managed to
swim her way to world record
success.
The 44-year-old said four
months of bathing in her garage
chest freezer had paid off, as she
arrived back home in Canterbury
last week with two gold medals
from the world ice-swimming
championships in Samoëns,
France.
She won gold in the 100mbutterfly,
where she recorded an
age-group world record time of
1min 33.69sec, and the 100m
individual medley, where she recorded
an age-group world record
time of 1min 33.07sec.
“I am really proud of what I
achieved and I didn’t think I
would swim as fast as I did. I
certainly never expected to win
two gold medals in record times,”
Drury said.
Her training regime involved
sitting in her freezer filled with
ice-cold water for up to six
minutes a day.
“I definitely think it helped,
because once I got into the lake,
which was about three degrees, I
didn’t bat an eyelid at the cold. It
was more about getting on with
fast swimming.”
The competition was “fierce”
with more than 350 swimmers
from about 40 countries.
The lake water temperature
had been “perfect” at 3-4 deg C,
in spite of unseasonably mild
weather across Europe.
The New Zealand team of eight
swimmers finished ninth on
the medal table, bringing home
10 golds, four silvers and two
bronzes.
Drury said she and her team
members had an “awesome
time” in Samoëns and enjoyed
the supportive and friendly
atmosphere in “the frozen
village”.
“The New Zealand team were
well recognised, and the other
teams loved how we were so tightknit
and had travelled so far to be
there,” she said.
A memorable moment was
when one of the team members
lost their togs during a race.
“Thankfully they were not
disqualified.”
Drury said she was looking
forward to the upcoming
competitions in New Zealand
over winter, the first of which is
in July at St Bathans in Central
Otago.
She had not yet returned to
bathing in her freezer, but was
not ruling it out in the next few
weeks, especially as she wanted
to stay acclimatised to the cold
conditions.
“The freezer is still there ready
for me to get in,” she said.
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Property prices hold up against the trend
• By Nona Pettelier
PROPERTY PRICES in
Christchurch have fallen just
one per cent over the last year,
while other major centres have
suffered a marked drop.
Wellington was down 18.1 per
cent, Auckland 8.2 per cent and
Dunedin 10 per cent, January’s
CoreLogic House Price Index
shows. House prices fell in all
the major centres and regions,
apart from Gisborne, New
Plymouth and Queenstown.
The index saw residential
property values fall 7.2 per cent
over the year earlier, which was
the biggest 12-month decline
since May 2009’s drop of 7.9 per
cent. Further falls of between 15
and 20 per cent expected in the
second half of this year.
However, CoreLogic chief
property economist Kelvin
Davidson said last month’s drop
was smaller than the worst of
the global financial crisis, when
prices fell 9.7 per cent in the year
to March 2009.
He said the green shoots of
optimism seen in October and
November evaporated following
the Reserve Bank’s gloomy
monetary policy statement in
late November, which pointed
to rising interest rates and a
recession from the middle of
this year.
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People wanting live venues in the
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composting feed farms on their
Kaituna Valley farm – which
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near Te Waihora Lake Ellesmere.
The four large sheds would house
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Local community group
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proposed barns – saying they will
have detrimental effects on the
local environment.
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He would then collect cash
from his sales and regularly report
back to Smith and deposit cash
into bank accounts controlled by
Smith.
The summary of facts said
Smith was a supplier of “significant
quantities of methamphetamine”
to at least six different
people between February 1 and
March 15, 2019. The cash turnover
from the drug dealing was in
the thousands of dollars.
“The seizure of drugs and cash
on 15 March, 2019, combined
with the telecommunications
data from the defendant’s cellphone
identifies the defendant as
a major dealer/high-volume supplier
of methamphetamine and
a distribution network located
throughout the South Island and
lower North Island.”
Smith showed a leadership
position and people underneath
him would regularly report back
to him regarding sales and the
cash they were holding.
On the evening of his
arrest Smith exercised his
rights to silence, but later
admitted his knowledge and
CAUGHT: The mosque attacker being arrested by armed
police. Below – The methamphetamine found in Benjamin
Smith’s vehicle was worth about $160,000. PHOTO: GETTY
possession of the firearm.
On April 3, 2019, Smith was
questioned in relation to the
other items located in his car. He
admitted the cash was his, but
declined to comment on the safe
and its contents.
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More homes affected by sea level rise
• By Tony Simons
A NEW assessment on the
threat of sea level rise means the
number of ‘at risk’ properties
in the city, on Banks Peninsula
and along Pegasus Bay coast has
increased by nearly 20 per cent.
The coastal hazards assessment
report for the city council, undertaken
by environmental consultancy
company Tonkin+Taylor,
has identified 5400 more vulnerable
properties across Christchurch,
including 1500 more on the
peninsula.
The changes
mean there are now
32,800 properties
across greater
Christchurch considered
in danger
Mark
Stevenson
from coastal flooding
or erosion.
Another 3900
properties in low
lying suburbs like Linwood,
Burwood and Heathcote, and
adjacent to Pegasus Bay coastline,
have also been added, said city
council acting head of planning
and consents Mark Stevenson.
The latest assessment included
more of Banks Peninsula than
was included in a previous
assessment in 2017, “leading to
1500 more properties in that
area being identified at risk,”
Stevenson said.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Another 1500 properties on Banks Peninsula are at risk from sea level
rise, a new assessment shows.
PHOTO: GETTY
Most of the newly classified
properties are in Diamond
Harbour, Duvauchelle, Le Bons
Bay, Lyttelton, Okains Bay and
Wainui. In each area more than
100 properties have been newly
identified at risk, said Stevenson.
Other areas affected include
Birdlings Flat, Governors Bay,
Little River, Motukarara, Pigeon
Bay and Port Levy, but to a lesser
extent.
Property owners have had
the information added to their
Land Information Memorandum
(LIM) so they are aware of the
risk. The city council has also
sent letters to property owners
with the latest information
included.
“We appreciate this is not
welcome news for some residents,
but we wanted to let people know
what information is held by the
council for their
property,” said city
council general
manager infrastructure,
planning and
regulatory services
Jane Davis.
It is critical
people have good
Jane
Davis
information about the current
and predicted future impacts on
individual properties, she said.
The latest assessment, provided
to the city council in 2021, applied
different methods and used
more data.
It used “a different and improved
methodology, updated input
data, and a wider geographic
area has been used . . . leading
to different outcomes for some
properties,” Davis said.
For some properties, including
some at Southshore, this has
meant a lower assessed risk than
in 2017.
Said Stevenson: “It’s important
to understand that this recent
notification . . . adds to existing
coastal hazards LIM comments
from the 2017 Coastal Hazards
Assessment.”
Some some properties assessed
in 2017 were not re-assessed and
some properties assessed in 2021
were not previously assessed in
2017.
The earlier assessment also
included areas further up rivers
within the city, where coastal
flooding is less dominant but
remains a factor, Stevenson
said.
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might now be affected.
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Suspected murder-suicide of elderly
Three years after his
parents died in a
suspected murdersuicide,
one question
still haunts their
youngest son. Sam
Sherwood reports
SEAN FEARY was sitting at
home in Washington when his
29-year-old daughter called from
Christchurch. Clearly distressed
she immediately said, “Grandma
and Granddad have been
murdered”.
Feary tried to reassure her
and said she was wrong and that
they were fine. She then told him
about news articles that showed
his parents’ home in Christchurch
and reports that two bodies
had been found.
He told her to head straight to
the scene and talk to the police officers
there. When she arrived, she
called her dad again and he spoke
with a police officer at the scene.
The officer explained how
Feary’s father, Bill Feary, 80, had
called the police about 4am on
September 30, 2019, and told the
operator he had killed his ailing
77-year-old wife Jill, and was
intending on self harming.
A police negotiation team and
armed offenders squad rushed
to the property immediately.
After breaking in they found the
couple dead.
The district’s top police officer
said at the time the deaths were
an “absolute tragedy”.
Feary, speaking to the Herald
on Sunday for the first time,
says he has no doubt the couple
planned their deaths.
“To me it’s like a Romeo and
Juliet story. Mum couldn’t take
anymore and he couldn’t live
without her. She was his whole
life.
“I couldn’t have asked for
better parents.”
Sean Feary was born in
Wellington but the family,
including his older brother,
soon moved to Christchurch.
Bill Feary, who was the boys’
stepfather, raised them from
when Feary was about eight.
“Dad made me the man I am
today, he was awesome,” Feary
says.
“They always took us on little
holidays and things like that,
it was just normal Kiwi life. It
MISSED: Sean Feary (above)
is adamant his parents Jill
and Bill Feary planned their
deaths.
PHOTOS: NZ HERALD
was great.”
Bill Feary spent most of his
career in broadcasting as a rigger,
before moving to Christchurch
and working for a flooring
company and then taking up a
job as a bus driver before retiring.
Jill Feary worked at a local
clothing apparel company until
she retired.
Sean Feary moved to the US
when he was 30, but kept in constant
contact with his parents.
Jill Feary’s retirement was
marred by health issues including
chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease – an inflammatory lung
disease that causes obstructed
airflow from the lungs – as well
as a virus that injured her heart.
This was followed by breast cancer,
which required her to have a
mastectomy in her mid-60s.
Despite the major operation,
she made sure she was able to
travel to see her son and celebrate
his 40th birthday.
However, she never fully healed
from the surgery, with complications
that would continue for the
last 12 years of her life. Near the
end, she had pneumonia.
Feary says his mum was too
stubborn to have someone come
and care for her.
“There was no way that mum
was going to have someone
changing a nappy or bathing her
because she went through it with
my grandmother and there was
no dignity in that,” he says.
“She was definitely suffering,
and I could tell when I spoke to
her she was in a lot of pain.”
Her health issues continued
to worsen and she had to visit
the hospital two or three times a
week.
“She loved the Christchurch
Hospital staff,” her son says.
“They did nothing but take
care of her.”
Sean Feary is adamant his parents
planned their deaths.
Bill Feary, who took on the
role of caring for Jill, became
more protective of his wife as her
condition worsened.
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couple ‘a Romeo and Juliet story’
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“He didn’t want her stressing
out, didn’t want her doing too
much. He did all the cooking,
he babied her, and he really took
care of mum a lot, above and
beyond.
“He adored her, she was his
soulmate.”
Bill Feary would often email
him with updates about his
mother’s health. The last email
was to inform him she had
pneumonia.
Feary got a call from his mum
in March 2019 asking him to
come home as she missed him
and wanted to see him. He did
so, spending a few weeks with
the couple, and he said aside
from the health issues the couple
appeared to be fine.
“Dad was still goofy as ever.”
Feary’s last conversation
with his parents – who had
10 grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren – was just a
“normal phone call”, he recalls.
“Mum and Dad were just
joking around.”
He was supposed to call them
the following weekend but
forgot. The next day he was on
the phone with the policeman
who was telling him about his
parents’ deaths.
“It was such a shock; I just
went numb.”
After consoling his wife and
children, he booked flights and
HOME: The Burnside house where Bill and Jill Feary died
in a suspected murder-suicide.
PHOTO: ANNA LEASK/NZ HERALD
was in Christchurch within two
days.
Immediately after touching
down, he went to identify his
parents at Christchurch Hospital
before going to their home.
“The police were brilliant. I
got there and it was like nothing
had happened; they repaired the
house.”
In the bedroom Feary would
stay in when he visited was a
large bag on the bed. Inside
was his children’s favourite
chocolate, jet plane lollies for
him, socks for his wife, and
photos of his children. He is
convinced his mum left it all for
him shortly before she died.
“I know Mum knew what
was going on. Dad wouldn’t
have done that, that was Mum
through and through.”
A will was also left in the
living room.
Feary spent about a month
in Christchurch, dealing with
police and lawyers and sorting
the family home.
“I didn’t really have time to
grieve. My whole time there
was just dealing with what had
happened.”
He credits Victim Support
staff for helping him come to
terms with his parents’ death
while he was in the country.
Three years on, Feary, now
54, is still coming to terms
with what happened. A private
person, he does not like
speaking about it too often
and tries to stay busy, but
admits there are times when
the emotions just come to him,
seemingly out of nowhere.
“I miss them every day. I
will be driving to work in my
van and it’ll just hit me again.
Sometimes I have a tear and a
wee bit of a cry and I’ll be like
why? Just out of the blue. It’s one
of those things,” he says.
“I’m just grateful that I’ve got
great kids and my wife has been
nothing but supportive.”
Asked how he feels towards
his father, he says he loves him
and holds no ill will for what
happened.
“Dad was pretty healthy and
he just would not want to live
without Mum. I don’t know
many men that would’ve gone
through what he went through
and completely stick behind
Mum 100 per cent in the way he
took care of her.
“They loved each other so
much.”
There are still some
unanswered questions for Feary,
which he hopes a coroner’s
report will one day solve.
But the most important
question, that still haunts him, is
about his mum.
“I want to make sure my mum
never suffered and that she was
at peace.
“It would be closure because I
keep thinking about it.”
– NZ Herald
Where to get help:
• Lifeline: 0800 543 354
(available 24/7)
• Suicide Crisis
Helpline: 0508 828
865 (0508 TAUTOKO)
(available 24/7)
• Youth services: (06)
3555 906
• Youthline: 0800 376
633
• Kidsline: 0800 543
754 (available 24/7)
• Whatsup: 0800 942
8787 (1pm to 11pm)
• Depression helpline:
0800 111 757 (available
24/7)
• Rainbow Youth: (09)
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Another twist in the Cave Rock
• By Tony Simons
THE FUTURE of one of the
most desirable coastal building
sites in Christchurch is up in the
air – yet again.
The controversial and
troublesome 4186m 2 site facing
the beach at the entrance to
Sumner village has been
fenced bare land for years, except
for a tavern building with a
large derelict and often-flooded
basement car park underneath.
One of the owners, Lime
Developments, has refused to
comment on its latest plans but
it appears a 2021 a proposal to
build apartments with a wine bar
underneath, alongside a private
residence, have evaporated.
Another shareholder, developer
Shane Kennedy, had been in
talks with the city council, saying
he intended to start building in
2021. A resource consent was
granted last year but now a new
resource consent application
has been lodged for a larger
complex called The Marriner. It
proposes 14 apartments and six
commercial units covering the
entire western half of the site.
Kennedy has also declined to
comment on the latest plans.
For more than 25 years the former
Cave Rock Apartments site
has been plagued with conflict,
bitterness, controversy and bad
luck. It started in the mid-1990s
when plans for a 49-apartment
Peter Beavan-designed complex
was first announced by developer
PRIME PROPERTY:
The 4186m 2 site at the
entrance to Sumner
village as it looks today.
Left – the quake-damaged
apartment complex before
it was demolished in 2012.
Peter Foster, and neighbours
objected. They were finally approved
and the complex was built
in 1998.
Just a few years later problems
emerged as many of the apartments
were found to have design
defects and were leaky buildings.
An agreement had to be negotiated
with the city council and the
builder to repair them.
Mainzeal was about to start repairs
when the February 22, 2011,
earthquake struck and the main
block was abandoned soon after.
The entire complex then
became the subject of a long and
bitter dispute between the owners,
and with EQC and NZI (part
of IAG) over how to repair the
buildings and flooded basement
car park at the eastern end of the
site. The complex continued to
suffer after the quakes, Mainzeal
went bust, and architect Peter
Beavan died aged 86 from cancer
caused by asbestos. The main
block was finally demolished in
2012.
In 2016, the owners rejected
a $16 million full and final
settlement offer from the insurers
and two more years went by
before they finally settled at
mediation on the eve of High
Court action for an undisclosed
sum. A plan to rebuild the main
block was then abandoned after
costs escalated and, in 2018, a
conditional offer to purchase the
property as-is-where-is for $4.8m
was accepted. More in-fighting
followed as four apartment
owners, unhappy with how the
money was to be distributed,
refused to sell. They included the
original developer, Peter Foster.
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waterfront apartments saga
•From page 1
The High Court was called on
to settle that dispute, too, ordering
them to sell. Then, even more
dispute and legal action over the
agreed purchase price after vandals
damaged the buildings.
When it was all over, owners
were finally paid the last of the
proceeds in April 2021, but not
before 14 of the original residents
had died in the meantime.
The purchaser Jonathan Lyttle
of Citadel Property said at the
time he was excited about taking
over the site.
“We are really happy for the
members of the body corporate
and owners who have been
through quite an ordeal,” he said.
However, not long after, he
demolished the remaining apartments
and in mid-2020 the land
was divided into five plots, later
changed to four, in a process complicated
by a stormwater easement
running through the middle of
the site.
The sections were marketed
for a while as sites for owner-occupiers
or builders, but only one
sold. Concrete foundations were
poured for the private residence
and locals said timber framing
and trusses turned up on site but
soon after, they were taken away
again.
Marriner Developments then
acquired the entire site.
Several resource consents have
been applied for and granted for
the site over the past few years, the
most recent late last year which
the city council is reviewing.
City council planners said
they cannot confirm when the
latest application for a mixed use
complex might be considered.
DESIGN:
An artist’s
impression
of the
Esplanade
view of the
proposed
mixed-use
complex
of 14
apartments
and six
commercial
units.
Who owns the Sumner site?
• By Tony Simons
THE OLD Cave Rock
Apartments site is currently
in four titles, three of which
are owned by Marriner
Developments Ltd.
A closely related company,
Marriner No 2 Ltd owns the
fourth.
Marriner Developments’
shareholders are Lime
Developments and Next Level
Projects Ltd.
Each has 40 per cent. David
and Patricia Moylan from Mt
Pleasant have a 20 per cent
holding.
Marriner
No 2 Ltd
shareholders
are Lime
Developments
and Next Level
Projects No 2
Ltd, each with
50 per cent.
on government projects with
Kāinga Ora.
David Moylan is a director
with a related company, Lime
Ventures.
He lives in Mt Pleasant and
was formerly chief executive
of Vault
Intelligence
Ltd, part of
an Australian
workplace
compliance
and safety
technology
OPTION: An
architect’s
impression of
the building
that would have
replaced the
original quakedamaged
Cave Rock
Apartments.
Next Level Projects and related
companies.
He is a race horse trainer
and is a director and major
shareholder in multiple other
companies involved with
residential and commercial
development.
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Kennedy
controversially
obtained a
court order
stopping
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group.
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It was taken Fred Rahme excluding his Shane
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Boy’s close call with irrigator
• By Susan Sandys
A BOY FACES a slow recovery
after being seriously injured by
a lawn irrigator while playing in
a park.
Ten-year-old Jayden sustained
a depressed skull fracture and
bleed on the brain after being hit
on his head by a rotating arm of
the machine.
He was visiting Southbridge
Domain playground with his
grandmother Angela Slade and
eight-year-old cousin Emily.
Angela said the visit to the
park suddenly became a life-anddeath
situation after Jayden was
attracted to water around the
travelling roto-rainer irrigator in
hot weather. He was struck as he
stood up after slipping.
Angela said at first she had not
noticed Jayden had wandered
about 15m away to play under
the irrigator on an adjoining
rugby field. As she unpacked
food onto a picnic table, she
heard “a horrible, horrible
scream”.
“That’s when I turned around,
he was just getting back up again
and the bar nearly got him again.
I’m like: ‘Get out, get out’.”
Angela said while she had earlier
pointed out to the children
a single caution sign nearby
saying ‘Potentially Dangerous
Equipment’, this had obviously
not been enough to keep Jayden
away.
Jayden was in extreme pain
after the accident and began
vomiting. He was taken to
Christchurch Hospital by ambulance.
Mum Sarah Whittaker said
doctors at first thought he had
SERIOUS
INJURY: Jayden
was taken by
ambulance to
Christchurch
Hospital after
being hit by
the arm of
a roto-rainer
irrigator.
severe concussion, but they were
as surprised as she was when
a CT scan showed a depressed
skull fracture and bleed on the
brain.
Last week he had a craniotomy,
where a 10cm long piece of bone
from his forehead was removed
and replaced with a plate. He
may have to have more surgeries
to replace the plate as he grows.
He was discharged at the weekend,
and is expected to make a
full recovery. But that recovery
will be slow as he suffers the
head injury effects of fatigue,
headaches, irritability and light
sensitivity. He will be at school
only part-time throughout term
one.
Whittaker said she was glad to
hear the Selwyn District Council
had removed all such irrigators
from operation in parks and
reserves. She said while the caution
sign had been pointed out
to Jayden, he would not have absorbed
the information due to a
learning disability and dyslexia.
“I don’t want it to happen to
anybody else,” she said.
Selwyn District council group
manager infrastructure and
property Murray Washington
said while in operation the
irrigator had three caution
signs “placed at different points
around the reserve to alert people
approaching from different
directions.”
“This type of irrigator is
common in rural areas and has
been used by the council for
around 30 years without incident
to our knowledge. We plan
to replace them with modern
technology water cannon type
irrigators, which will minimise
any future risk to the public.”
A $37 million dollar idea
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If you haven’t heard of Partly,
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connect the world’s car-parts industry and they recently raised $37 million
in funding from leading venture capital funds across Australasia and Europe.
This is the biggest Series A capital raise in New Zealand history. They credit
what they learnt on their incubator journey as the catalyst for their success.
Business incubators are one stage of Christchurch’s innovation ecosystem
and this support is key to developing home-grown start-ups, which have the
potential to develop into high-growth, high-wage businesses.
“This city has an incredibly
supportive network and
entrepreneurial environment
where you’ll find a community
which helps and supports each
other, an ecosystem that talks
about and encourages founders,
a safe place to learn from each
other’s mistakes, and nurtures
each other to think bigger.”
- Levi Fawcett, CEO of Partly
What’s an innovation ecosystem?
It’s a support system to help transform good ideas into thriving businesses.
In Ōtautahi, the key elements are:
ChristchurchNZ
The city’s sustainable economic development
agency funds and coordinates the ecosystem
Ministry of Awesome
Runs a national Founder Incubator programme to
grow high-potential tech start-ups and business
accelerator programmes
ThincLab at University of Canterbury
Provides tailored support to help early-stage
businesses scale and grow
HTK Group
Supports Māori and Pacifika start-up and scale-up
businesses, for both tech and general businesses
Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce
Support local businesses to improve their
operations
Callaghan Innovation – NZ government
Connects innovators, opportunities and networks,
and provides tailored technical solutions, training
and grants co-funding to spark innovation and
accelerate commercialisation
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
Provides knowledge and global networks to help
exporters make better decisions and connect to
the right partners and investors
Smart Cities – Christchurch City Council
Supports the ecosystem and supports innovators
solving city and regional problems
Challenges
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2 Christchurch 228 (+168)
3 Wellington 268 (+15)
4 Dunedin 578
5 Tauranga 607
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‘One day I will get you’:
Business owner jailed
for attempted rape
CONVICTED:
Owner of Gerald
Diver Painter
& Decorator,
Gerald Diver,
preyed on two
of his former
employees.
PHOTO: EMILY
MOORHOUSE/
NZ HERALD
• By Emily Moorhouse
THE OWNER of a painting
business repeatedly smacked
the bottom of one of his young
female employees and told
another “one day I will get you”
before plying her with vodka and
attempting to rape her during a
work trip.
Gerald Mark Diver’s victims
said his unwanted sexual behaviour
towards them became
“normal” and it was often passed
off by him as “workplace banter”.
But on Monday, the 53-yearold
owner of Gerald Diver Painter
& Decorator was sentenced in
the district court to four years
and four months in jail, after the
two women revealed his offending
and brought to an end his
workplace harassment.
The first former employee,
referred to in court as victim
A, said she had become “numb
and immune” to Diver slapping
her bottom. After experiencing
the assault almost daily for
several years, it became normal
behaviour, she said.
He would also make comments
to her such as “you’re
looking good today”.
The woman felt “unworthy
and belittled”. Diver paid her
minimum wage and told her she
wasn’t worth more, despite her
being a qualified painter. She
eventually resigned.
As she began to believe Diver’s
treatment of her was standard,
other men started disrespecting
her too.
She didn’t speak up about the
assaults while employed by him
as she feared her voice would not
be heard over that of her boss’.
Victim B told the court she
was once a “strong, jovial and
happy painter” who was handpicked
by Diver to work for his
company.
But he would later sack her
after she confronted him about
attempting to rape her.
The experience lingered in
her new relationships, making
it difficult for her to trust. Panic
attacks and flashbacks became
a common occurrence and she
missed out on celebrating milestones
with her loved ones.
“Gerald Diver deserves to
feel the full force of the justice
system given the offence of the
crimes he inflicted on me and
his other victims,” she said in her
victim impact statement.
Diver had once been overheard
by victim A telling victim B “I
will sleep with you one day”. . .
“one day I will get you”.
In September 2020, victim
B and Diver travelled north of
Christchurch for an overnight
work trip. They were staying in a
shared motel unit with separate
bedrooms.
Following a day’s work,
they had dinner together and
Diver bought a one-litre bottle of
vodka which they drank in the
games room of the motel.
Victim B said she got drunk
“really fast” and Diver began
saying “vile” things to her of a
sexual nature and told her to
keep drinking.
After they left the games room
Diver tried to pull her into the
motel unit despite her repeatedly
saying “no” and pushing him
away.
She recalled him becoming
aggressive and continuing to pull
her before she blacked out in a
bedroom.
The next morning she woke
to find she was not wearing any
tights or underwear. She could
recall being held down, unable to
move or see anything and feeling
a “massive” weight on her.
At the time, victim B didn’t say
anything to Diver about what
had happened but a few days
later she raised it with him and
stated she did not want to work
alongside him that week.
Diver told her nothing happened
and she was “making
things up”, she said. But a few
days later when she tried to confront
him again, he cancelled her
work and sent her home.
Diver faced a charge of attempted
sexual violation by rape
and a representative count of
indecent assault, having been
found guilty in an earlier judgealone
trial.
Diver was initially charged
with rape but at trial the court
heard his erectile dysfunction
meant he could not achieve
an erection long enough for
penetration. This was used as
his defence, which contributed
to the charge being reduced to
attempted rape.
At sentencing, Crown prosecutor
Courtney Martyn questioned
Diver’s claimed remorse, submitting
it was actually self-pitying.
Defence lawyer Grant Fletcher
said the court must take into
consideration that rape had not
been proven and it was instead
attempted rape.
But Judge Michael Crosbie
resisted the submission, stating:
“It is not a clumsy attempt. I find
it likely that Mr Diver raped her.”
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• By Emily Moorhouse
THE DRIVER behind a fatal
hit-and-run told police it was
his friend who was responsible
for the crash and he didn’t know
anything about it.
But in the district court,
Anthony Alexander Thomas
admitted he had lied to police
about being in the passenger seat
when his Subaru vehicle collided
with cyclist Sean William Russell
Innes in Linwood.
He pleaded guilty to conspiring
to defeat the course of justice
after having earlier admitted
to driving dangerously causing
death and failing to stop and
ascertain injury.
Initially, a 44-year-old Ashburton
man who has interim name
suppression was accused of the
hit-and-run.
But Thomas, a 30-year-old
farmer from Ashburton, later
owned up to being behind the
wheel after he was “overcome
with guilt” when Innes, 45, died
in hospital two weeks later.
According to the summary of
facts, Thomas and his co-accused
were travelling from Ashburton
to Christchurch about 3pm on
September 13 last year.
Thomas was driving and his
co-accused was in the passenger
seat as the car turned onto Linwood
Ave, which was busy with
traffic at the time.
As he approached stationary
traffic at the intersection
of Linwood Ave and Buckleys
Rd, Thomas drove along the
left-hand shoulder of the road,
designated for cyclists.
Innes, who was cycling, was
struck from behind and forced
up onto the car’s bonnet before
being thrown onto the road.
Thomas, who was travelling at
least 73km/h when he hit Innes,
made no attempt to slow down
or stop following the collision.
Instead, he completed a left turn
and fled the scene.
A short distance from the
crash site, Thomas pulled over
and swapped seats with his coaccused.
The man then drove the
car towards Burwood, having to
steer while looking out the window
due to the windscreen damage.
The Subaru also had damage
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Fatal hit-and-run cover-up
GUILTY PLEA: Anthony Thomas admitted he had been
driving the Subaru that hit and killed cyclist Sean Innes.
to its front bumper, headlights
and its front and rear driver’s
side tyres were deflated.
Thomas and his co-accused
parked the vehicle in the residential
red zone before fleeing across
abandoned land and swimming
across Horseshoe Lake in Burwood.
Later that evening, Thomas
called the police and reported his
vehicle as stolen, claiming he had
woken up to find it missing.
But after hearing Innes had
died as a result of the crash,
Thomas came clean and was
arrested and charged. He was remanded
on electronically monitored
bail ahead of his sentencing
on May 4.
His co-accused did not turn up
to court, prompting the judge to
issue a warrant for his arrest.
• By Emily Moorhouse
THE NAME of a Merivale man
who used the handle “Superdad”
to operate an account to upload
sexual content involving children
and share with other users his
dark desire to “perv on young
kids” can now be revealed.
Anthony David Cook, 59, was
sentenced in the district court
last week to four years and one
month in prison for sharing and
possessing child sexual exploitation
material.
According to the summary
of facts, in 2015 Cook used fake
details and the username Superdad748
to create an account on a
social media messenger platform
located in the United States.
In January 2019, he uploaded
CSEM involving a boy aged between
seven and 10 years.
This was detected by the social
media platform and while it was
reported to authorities, a suspect
could not be linked to the distribution
of the image.
Cook continued to upload
CSEM, distributing a total of 41
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Merivale child porn
offender named
images to seven recipients until
services were able to link it to his
account.
In October 2021, police
searched Cook’s Merivale home
and found two iPhones.
The phones were searched and
a total of 1056 objectionable publications
were discovered. Some
involved children as young as
four years old performing sexual
acts on adults.
According to the summary,
Cook would message others on
the platform and express how he
“loved to perv on young kids getting
changed”.
“I think the pools will finally
get a visit from me this weekend.
Can’t stop thinking about the
little boy’s c****,” he said in one
exchange.
In another message, Cook
described seeing a 10-year-old
girl at a customer’s home he had
visited. He told the recipient he
had been thinking of the girl in a
sexual way.
“I stared at her when I could
and she held my gaze.”
• More court, page 14
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14
COURT
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
Arrested pornographer faces nervy wait
• By Kurt Bayer
AN EX-PAT Cantabrian who
helped trick women into
becoming porn stars has lost his
US lawyer and had sentencing
delayed – while his old boss and
Christchurch schoolboy friend is
awaiting extradition from Spain
after appearing on the FBI’s Ten
Most Wanted Fugitives list.
Matthew Isaac Wolfe, aka
‘Ben’, was due to be sentenced in
a San Diego courtroom this week
for his roles in the GirlsDoPorn
scandal.
Wolfe, 41, is facing a maximum
sentence of life imprisonment
after earlier pleading guilty
to conspiracy to commit sex
trafficking.
But he faces a nervy wait until
May 25 to learn of his fate.
Court documents seen by the
NZ Herald reveal that Wolfe
needs more time to finish his
paperwork to “address the
complicated issues involved in
the matter”. He has also had a
change in attorneys.
Wolfe was a cameraman and
office assistant to Christchurch
primary school buddy Michael
James Pratt’s shady porn empire
behind popular adult websites
GirlsDoPorn and GirlsDoToys.
Others have already been
convicted for their parts in the
scandal.
And Pratt, who had been on
the run since 2019, was finally
arrested in Spain just before
Christmas.
Spanish police announced the
arrest on Twitter, publishing a
video of officers handcuffing a
man and searching him.
A spokeswoman for the FBI,
which had offered US$100,000
for information on Pratt’s
whereabouts, this week told the
NZ Herald he is “still awaiting
extradition”.
To persuade women to appear
in the videos, Wolfe admitted to
telling them the videos would
never be posted online, would
never be released in the United
States, and that no one who
knew the women would ever find
out about their production.
Women targeted by Wolfe said
in a US$20 million lawsuit that
he had promised them the videos
would only be seen by private
collectors in Australia and New
Zealand.
Many of those duped into
filming were struggling financially
and offered between
US$3000-US$5000 as payment,
as well as an “all expenses” trip
to San Diego. They were taken to
motel rooms where the footage
was filmed.
The videos were then posted to
the company’s own subscriptionbased
website, while shorter versions
were posted to some of the
world’s largest pornography sites,
with the company profiting over
$17 million in revenue according
to court documents.
The videos were viewed over a
billion times – a conservative figure
that doesn’t take into account
pirated copies of the files.
According to the United
States Department of Justice,
Wolfe admitted that he moved
to the United States in 2011 to
work for Pratt, the owner of the
GirlsDoPorn and GirlsDoToys
websites.
The pair had been friends since
childhood, growing up together
in Christchurch.
“Wolfe filmed approximately
one hundred videos, he uploaded
finished videos onto the internet,
he oversaw the company’s
financial books, and he operated
various business entities that
were used to promote the
business,” the DOJ said in a
statement.
The promises were made,
despite Wolfe knowing Pratt
was also operating a separate
site, pornwikileaks.com, set up
to expose the “true identities”
of women appearing in the sex
videos.
“Even after Wolfe became
aware of this, he and others
continued to assure prospective
models that no one would ever
find out about their video shoot
or learn their identity.”
–NZ Herald
DELAY:
Christchurch
man Matthew
Wolfe (above)
is awaiting
sentencing
in the US for
sex trafficking
after an FBI
investigation
into a porn
website he
ran with his
schoolmate
Michael James
Pratt (left), who
is awaiting
extradition from
Spain. PHOTOS:
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NEWS
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
Mapping sea ice has global impact
CANTERBURY University
researchers are behind
pioneering airborne technology
that will map and measure a
vast stretch of Antarctic sea ice,
revealing more about the critical
role it plays in the global climate
system.
UC School of Earth and Environment
Professor Wolfgang
Rack, a glaciologist, said it will
be the most comprehensive study
of coastal sea ice in Antarctica
ever carried out, and the resulting
data will be internationally
significant.
“Using an aircraft survey,
we plan to measure the largest
stretches of Antarctic sea ice in
history,” he said.
“If we want to be confident
in our predictions of sea ice
trends and better understand the
vital role it plays in a warming
climate, we need more accurate
information on the thickness of
current coastal sea ice.”
Rack and his team, which
includes research scientist Dr
Daniel Price, have been awarded
a three-year $929,000 Marsden
Fund grant from Royal Society
Te Apārangi for the project. It is
a collaboration between UC, Lincoln
Agritech, the Alfred Wegener
Institute for Polar and Marine
Research in Germany, Australian
Antarctic Division, NASA, and
ETH Zurich University.
PROJECT: Canterbury University School of Earth and Environment Professor Wolfgang Rack
with the aircraft that will be used in a study of coastal sea ice in Antarctica. PHOTO: UC
The survey will be carried
out in late 2024 in the Ross Sea
and Western Pacific areas of
Antarctica using a fixed-wing
DC3 aircraft. An ‘EM Bird’ –
an electromagnetic induction
device provided by a collaborator
from AWI – will be suspended
80 metres under the aircraft to
measure the thickness of the ice
below.
For this project, it will be combined
with a built-in snow radar,
developed with collaborators at
Lincoln Agritech and integrated
with the EM Bird system at UC
and AWI. In combination, the
technology can simultaneously
measure ice thickness and the
depth of the snow layer on top.
Said Rack: “For the first time
we will be able to directly assess
the thickness and volume
of complex coastal sea ice. We
theorise this type of ice is a
major factor in the global climate
system – if it is changing, then
there will be big consequences
for our planet.”
Sea ice helps sustain Antarctic
‘bottom water’, which is the
deepest, coldest and densest
ocean water. This bottom water
helps remove carbon dioxide
from the atmosphere, storing it
at the ocean floor for a long time.
It also helps circulate the world’s
oceans.
“The more sea ice is out there,
the more Antarctic bottom water
is created, so it’s a critical part of
oceanic and atmospheric circulation
with huge global impacts,”
he said.
Vast areas of Antarctic sea ice
cover up to 20 million square kilometres
in winter, reflecting sunlight
and mitigating its warming
effects on sea temperatures.
Sea ice trends are poorly
understood because satellites
can only reliably map their area.
Only a few thickness measurements
are taken from the ground
every year, and they cover a
relatively small area.
“Since the late 1970s, we’ve
observed an increase in the area
of coastal sea ice in Antarctica,
which is the opposite of what one
would expect,” Rack said.
“Only very recently have we
seen a decline, but also much
more variability. We need to
know more about the thickness
of the ice and its overall mass to
understand these changes.”
The data collected will be used
to develop a tailored satellitederived
ice thickness product
for Antarctica’s coastal region
and will also provide observational
datasets for computer
simulations that will allow better
forecasting.
• The New Zealand Sea
Ice Symposium 2023:
Building Aotearoa’s Sea Ice
Science Vision will be held
at Canterbury University
on February 13-14. It is a
“think tank” for strategies
to progress sea ice science
in New Zealand.
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Thursday February 2 2023 The Star
Orions take
to sky for
final flight
•Watch the video at starnews.co.nz
TWO ROYAL New Zealand
Air Force P-3K2 Orions have
made their last flight over the
city after nearly 60 years of
service.
The last pair of Orions fleet
flew over the South Island in
formation, setting out from
RNZAF’s Woodbourne base in
Blenheim on Tuesday.
They were spotted over
Christchurch about 11.50am.
The surveillance planes first
arrived in New Zealand in
1966 and were operated by the
No 5 squadron. The fleet of six
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
UP AND AWAY: Two RNZAF P-3K Orions over
Christchurch during their farewell flight. Left – A pilot
and flight engineer taking off in one of the Orions.
Orions will be replaced by four
Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft.
The Orions were used for
surveillance and reconnaissance
missions, mainly in the
South Pacific and the Southern
Ocean, including Antarctica.
They were also used for search
and rescue operations, helping
to locate hundreds of people
missing at sea and drifting
vessels.
They were often the first
aircraft to arrive at the scene of
natural disasters in the Pacific
region.
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Police
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after youth
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• By Susan Sandys
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stop regular malicious sprinkler
system activations to Te Puna
Wai youth justice residence at
Rolleston.
Rolleston Volunteer Fire
Brigade members are potentially
being diverted from other emergency
call-outs when they respond
to the false alarm call-outs.
Over the last five weeks there has
been a high number, including 13
so far this year to January 29.
FENZ recently met with facility
operator Oranga Tamariki on the
issue.
FENZ community risk manager
Canterbury Dean Harker said
personnel were now working
with police to educate the youth
responsible.
They were also working closely
with fire alarm installation and
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ECan may reassess
water testing in bay
• By Tony Simons
PUBLIC PRESSURE has
resulted in Environment
Canterbury agreeing to
reconsider how it grades
swimming sites and
manages water quality
issues at Corsair Bay in the
future.
It follows confusion and
upset over a decision in
October
to grade
the bay
“unsuitable
for swimming”
for
Vicky
Southworth
the entire
summer
because of
high faecal bacteria readings
over the previous five
years, which residents say
should have been ignored.
Testing for all of January
shows the water quality at
the bay was good to excellent.
ECan councillor for
Christchurch South/
Owhanga Vicky
Southworth confirmed it is
rethinking how grades are
calculated, how often water
is tested, and what warning
WATCH OUT: A health warning sign at Corsair Bay.
signs are appropriate.
Southworth met with
ECan staff and Cosair Bay
swim group representative
Leith Cooper last week.
She said a paper will be
presented at the next ECan
water and land committee
meeting, where she expects
possible changes will be
discussed.
She said the public is
welcome to attend.
After meeting with
Southworth, Cooper said
he was impressed with her
responsiveness to the issue.
He encourages the public
to attend the ECan meeting
to voice their concerns.
“Corsair Bay is a
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ECan needs to be more
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“They need to be testing
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NEWS 21
New name, same
• By Tony Simons
SUMNER Lifeboat is now
called Coastguard Sumner.
The rebranding aims
to eliminate ongoing
confusion over what
Sumner
Lifeboat
is, and its
relationship
to Surf Life
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Howard
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The new name also
aligns the organisation
with the other 62 units
that make up Coastguard
NZ, he said. It reflects the
strong relationship the organisation
has with Coastguard
NZ, which provides
support to help the unit
operate effectively.
Coastguard Sumner will
continue to operate exactly
as before, with the only
change being the name,
Nicholls said.
The organisation provides
a full-time volunteer
maritime search and
rescue service, as well as
education in safe boating,
water safety and first aid.
It also covers a large area
– from near the mouth of
the Hurunui River, across
all of Banks Peninsula and
12 miles out to sea.
It has been busy recently,
with five call-outs in January,
assisting local boaties,
swimmers and surfers who
have got into difficulty.
The organisation has
about 30 volunteers who
can respond to a call-out at
any time. Its three vessels
are equipped to handle
almost all rescue missions.
Coastguard Sumner also
works closely with surf life
saving clubs.
It has a rich history,
starting in 1898 with the
first permanent rescue
service and dedicated lifeboat,
appropriately named
Rescue. Despite the name
change, Coastguard
Sumner will retain strong
connections to its heritage
as Sumner Lifeboat, and
will continue to promote
its proud heritage.
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Davis Cup singles players
will be named tomorrow
• By Diane Keenan
NEW ZEALAND will confirm
their two singles players
tomorrow for the Davis Cup tie
against Bulgaria at Wilding Park
over the weekend.
Team captain Kelly Evernden
will chose from Rubin Statham,
Ajeet Rai and KP Pannu ahead
of the world group playoff 1.
They will be joined by doubles
specialists Michael Venus and
Artem Sitak.
Statham, who is world No
454, has won 28 Davis Cup
singles matches, more than any
other New Zealander, and is
likely to be named to play two
of the singles rubbers. However,
Rai (world No 455) and Pannu
(world No 574) both impressed at
the ASB Classic and its wildcard
tournament.
Rai defeated world No 95 Taro
Daniel from Japan before losing
in three sets to Brazilian Thiago
Monteiro, while Pannu looked
solid in the wildcard tournament
but went down to eventual ASB
Classic winner Richard Gasquet
in the first round.
Play will start at noon on
Saturday with the first two
singles rubbers, followed by the
doubles and the reverse singles
on Sunday.
The tie will be a sell-out on
both days, Tennis Canterbury
general manager Bevan Johns
said.
“Tickets were snapped up as
soon as they went on the market.
The last Davis Cup tie played
here was in 2016 so it’s very
exciting that the international
men’s team competition is returning
to the city,” Johns said.
The Bulgarian team, which
will be without top-ranked
player Grigor Dimitrov, who has
been as high as world No 3, will
still provide a stern challenge,
with second-ranked player
Dimitar Kuzmanov ranked No
182 in the world.
The winner advances to a
world group 1 tie in September
with the loser relegated to world
group 2. Tennis Canterbury patron
Tony Ralfe, who is also the
official racket stringer for the tie,
CANTERBURY players
featured in the Tennis New
Zealand national masters event
in Christchurch last weekend.
The results included:
Men
•Singles champions: Age
groups: 30s – James Meredith
(left), 35s – Tim Meredith, 40s
– Matt Meredith, 50s – Remi
Feneon, 75s – Dave Meredith.
•Doubles: 30s – James
Meredith/Tim Meredith, 35/40
HIT: Rubin
Statham
has won
28 Davis
Cup
singles
matches,
more
than any
other
New
Zealander.
PHOTO:
GETTY
has fond memories of past Davis
Cup ties in the city.
“I’ve always said that Christchurch
is New Zealand’s Davis
Cup capital. We have had some
National masters results
– Remi Feneon/Gareth Robb,
65s - Peter Hampton/Sam Dean
(Waikato)
Women’s
Singles champion: 65s – Sally
Moorfield.
Doubles: 30 to 40 – Jolene
Feneon / Kerrie Ling, 65-70
– Shirley Haig and Sally Moorfield.
Mixed doubles: 45s – Remi
and Jolene Feneon, 65s Peter
Hampton and Sally Moorfield.
wonderful ties played here,
particularly in the 1970s and 80s,
when we were in the top tier of
the competition. Our best performance
was in 1982 when after
defeating Spain at Wilding Park,
we went on and made the world
group semi-finals.”
The New Zealand team of
Chris Lewis, Onny Parun, Russell
Simpson and Bruce Derlin
lost 3-2 to France in the semis
on clay courts in France. New
Zealand’s proud record in Davis
Cup includes making the quarter
finals in 1981, 1983 and 1990.
Ralfe, who has strung rackets
at the past 23 Davis Cup ties in
Christchurch, has the honour
of “not missing one of those ties
and stringing the rackets of all
the winning teams.”
“We have also had some very
good players coming here for
Davis Cup, including France’s
Yannick Noah, Yugoslavia’s
Goran Ivanisevic and Australians
Tony Roche, John Alexander,
Pat Rafter and the world’s
former top double’s combination
of Todd Woodbridge and Mark
Woodforde.”
Most of the memorable ties
were played on the centre court
at Wilding Park, but it also went
indoors on artificial surfaces at
Pioneer Stadium and the central
city, King Edwards Barracks,
which unfortunately leaked,
Ralfe says.
Rafter was a favourite with
the ball kids that year (1993-94)
when at the end of the tie, he
stayed and hit with them.
“I still have a letter from an
Australian team captain John
Newcombe thanking me for
stringing the team’s rackets and
saying the job I did was as good
as anywhere in the world. That
was special.”
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BEVON-JOHN Jacobs has
continued his stellar form well
and truly into the new year by
breaking the highest one-day
individual score in club cricket
history at the weekend.
Jacobs (left) blitzed 11 sixes
and 12 fours for Sydenham on
his way to 178 off 138 balls
against Old Boys’ Collegians. He
surpassed the previous record
of 169, held by Burnside West’s
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Sam Noster in the 2015/16 season.
It was Jacobs third century
of the season in the rain-affected
47-over match. OBC won the
toss and elected to bowl first,
but faced a strong batting performance
from Jacobs and Ryan
Wallace (52 off 75 balls) who
combined for a 191-run partnership.
Jacobs was eventually run-out
towards the end of the innings,
as Sydenham finished on 315/5.
In response, OBC began well
with Australian import Dylan
Hunter (104 off 89 balls) bringing
up his first century for his
new club. But Sydenham’s bowlers
closed out the match quickly,
taking OBC’s last six wickets for
just 40 runs, restricting them to
273.
This weekend sees the
women’s T20 final between
Sydenham and Lancaster Park at
Sydenham Park on Saturday.
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11 sixes in record-breaking innings
Lancaster Park could be without
several of their Canterbury
Magicians, who are set to play
the Otago Sparks at Hagley Oval
three hours before the club final
starts. However, Lancaster Park
will still go into the game as the
favourite after beating Sydenham
at the weekend by 66 runs.
There are two more rounds
to play in the men’s one-day
competition before the
semi-finals on February 18.
TROPHY: New Zealand under-17 assistant coach Aaron
Clapham (above left) with Jackson Cole, Nick Murphy, Matt
Foord, goalkeeping coach Danny Knight and Eric Sugahara.
Left – Cole tries to recover the ball during the semi-final
against Fiji.
PHOTOS: OFC
FOUR OF the city’s footballers
helped New Zealand qualify for
the under-17 FIFA World Cup in
Peru in November.
Nicholas Murphy, Jackson
Cole, Eric Sugahara and Matt
Foord all played an integral
part in the New Zealand team
that won the Oceania under-17
championships on Saturday after
a nail-biting 1-0 win over New
Caledonia, which also qualified
for the World Cup.
Murphy and Cole currently
play for Christchurch United,
while Cashmere Technical’s
Sugahara and Foord are also
products of the Christchurch
United Academy. Their presence,
along with former Cantabrian
Luke Supyk, shows a big shift in
national team selection. Most
national squads over recent years
included only one or two or no
South Island players at all.
The change reflects the
hard work Christchurch clubs
have put in to improve youth
development. Former All White
Aaron Clapham, who lives in the
city, is also the current assistant
of the under-17 side – and has
helped identify talented local
players. Murphy, Cole, Sugahara
and Foord all featured in the
final. Goalkeeper Foord claimed
man of the match after pulling
off several stunning saves after
New Zealand was reduced to 10
men for the final 20 minutes.
Foord also won the golden
glove for best goalkeeper and
was named in the team of the
tournament. Murphy was part
of the epic defensive effort in the
final minutes. “My immediate
reaction was just run and hug
my nearest teammate. I was just
filled with joy and to celebrate
something as big as the win with
my new brothers was a very
U17 footballers score World Cup spot
special and heartfelt moment for
me.” After narrowly beating New
Caledonia 3-2 in their opening
game, thanks to a hat-trick from
former Waimak United and
Nomads United player Supyk,
New Zealand then thrashed
American Samoa 11-0.
Murphy captained the side
into the knockout stages of the
tournament. “Playing with the
fern on my chest was one hell of
an achievement, but that feeling
of walking my team out and
captaining my side, my country,
is a feeling that will never
leave me. I was unbelievably
honoured and proud to do so,”
said Murphy. The team then
faced a well-organised Vanuatu
in the quarter-finals, but won
in the 90th-minute after Supyk
converted a penalty.
In the semis, New Zealand
comfortably beat host nation Fiji
4-1 to qualify for the upcoming
under-17 World Cup then won
the final to claim the trophy for
the eighth time in a row. Murphy
said the team had to dig deep in
the final. “The boys worked superhard
and put in shifts day-in-dayout
on and off the pitch, so for me
it was well deserved.”
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Duff eyes up another national title
• By Allan Batt
THE NEW Zealand Sprintcar
Championship at Ruapuna
Speedway this weekend has
attracted 46 competitors – the
second largest in the event’s
52-year history.
Former winner Jamie Duff has
been somewhat inconsistent this
summer, showing lightening fast
pace but having a string of minor
mechanical issues. Last weekend
the Christchurch driver returned
to form, finishing second in the
New Zealand Sprintcar Grand
Prix at Cromwell, but he is under
no illusions how tough this
weekend’s racing will be.
The 32-year-old is keen to grab
another national championship
win, but said it’s a tough
proposition.
“You really need everything
to go your way. The 10-lap heat
races will be tough, and every
point on offer is vital. One
mechanical issue, an untimely
flat tyre or getting caught up in
someone else’s crash can make it
a tough road into the finals, but
we have found plenty of speed
in the car, and with the next
nationals in Christchurch being
six or seven years away we really
want to give this a good crack,”
Duff said.
A 30-year veteran, Canterbury
speedway driver Dave Kerr has
made the switch to sprintcars
and is upbeat about taking part.
PSYCHED: Former national sprintcar champion Jamie Duff is keen to reignite his form at Ruapuna this weekend.
Said Kerr: “(Sprintcars) are
big fields, they are big powerful
cars to drive, and a hell of a buzz
too. There is a real neat bunch of
people involved in the class too.
Most of my team were ready for
a change and a challenge – this
is it.”
Early in his career, Kerr
won the national minisprint
championship before moving up
into the powerful midget cars.
He went on to become the most
successful South Island driver in
that section of all time.
Ruapuna club president Rob
Roxburgh is confident that
despite only two South Islanders
winning the championship in
the past 37 years – Bruce Hobbs
in 1986 and Duff in 2015 – there
is enough ability in the mainland
ranks to get onto the podium.
One driver who has returned
home after spending most of
the summer racing in Auckland
is Canterbury’s Matthew
Leversedge. He says the
northerners may not have the
advantage they normally do.
“The weather up north has
made it a really disrupted
campaign. We are rapt to be back
at Ruapuna. I’m pretty familiar
with how the track changes as
the two nights of racing go on,”
Leversedge said.
Roxburgh said other
Canterbury drivers who have
showed great form recently
include Caleb Baughan, Steve
Duff, Jayden Dodge and Connor
Rangi.
“They are all young and fast.
Several years ago Connor was
the second top qualifier for the
championship at Cromwell. He
registers to his old hometown of
Nelson but he’s put in plenty of
laps at Ruapuna,” Roxburgh said.
“I think he has the temperament
to do well and he is being
mentored by American Jonathan
Allard.
“He’s really talented. We know
that Caleb and Steve won’t be
left wondering. They will give it
there all while Jayden was very
unlucky to be stripped of third
place in last weekend’s Grand
Prix on a technical issue. I
wouldn’t write these guys off.”
Roxburgh said three years of
planning has gone into making it
a memorable occasion.
•The racing will be held
on Saturday and Sunday
from 6pm
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SuNdAy 19 MARch
12km, 6km Community Fun Run Event
www.city2surf.co.nz
TRAINING PROGRAMME
WeeK four: upping the pace
This week we will step it up a bit more. The beginners group will progress to the stage that most of the walking is replaced by
slow jogging and the intermediate group are starting to incorporate some efforts in zone 2. Remember that zone 1 is perceived
as an easy effort which you can maintain for very long periods of time. In zone 2 you will get slightly puffed but you can still have a
conversation. You go from jogging in zone 1 to a proper running movement in zone 2 with the main difference being that zone
1 has a slower rhythm, staying low to the ground where as zone 2 brings extra spring in your step combined with an increase in
leg turnover (stride rate). The intermediate group introduces zone 2 pace as 2 minute repetitions alternated by 2 minute easy
jogging. Zone 2 to 3 will be the recommended pace for the City to Surf event for the intermediate group while the beginners
will mainly stay in zone 1 and 2.
The difference between walking and jogging is not only decided by the rhythm of the movement but also how and where you
land your feet. When jogging most efficiently you land on your mid-foot under the centre of gravity of the body, which, in the
upright position, is located in the pelvis just behind the midline of the body. With a slight forward lean of the body you can use
gravity to pull you forward while your legs keep you upright and push you in a forward direction. Walking is done in a more
upright position and most of us land on our heel first and roll over the outside of our foot before pushing off with our forefoot. It
helps to keep your core (lower abdomen, back, pelvis and hips) well supported by pushing your pelvis slightly forward. This will
stop you from “sitting” and over striding.
LeveL thursday saturday sunday tuesday
Beginner
12km Jog/run
Intermediate
12km
Jog/run
6km
Walk
6km/12km
22 min
Jog 10 min x 2
Walk 2 min x 1
30-40 min
Easy Jog
20 min
Jog
6km 25 min (light)
12km 50 min (light)
32 min
Jog 15 min x 2
Walk 2 min x 1
40-50 min
with 2x5 min Z2
alternated by 2min Z1
30 min
Jog 14 min x 2
Walk 2 min x 1
6km 20 min (mod)
12km 40 min (mod)
60 min
Brisk Walk
30-40 min
Easy Jog
45 min
Walk
6km 25 min (mod)
12km 60 min (mod)
37min
Jog 17.5 min x 2
Walk 2 min x 1
65-70 min
Easy Jog
40 min
Jog 9 min x 4
Walk 1 min x4
6km 50min
12km 80min
(alternate 5 min light/mod)
To achieve this goal you
need to develop some
awareness around the
basic requirements of
exercising for health
and fitness. First and
foremost this has to do
with 3 key principles:
1. How often do you train? To
improve your level of health and
fitness you will need to aim for 4
sessions per week. 2 or 3 sessions per
week will only maintain what you have
and 1 session per week is definitely not
sufficient.
2. How long are your sessions? The
duration of your sessions will generally build
towards between 30 and 50 minutes with
one longer session of 60-80 minutes.
3. What is the right intensity to train at? The
good thing about the programme is that all
your runs will be done at submaximal pace,
also called conversation pace. That means a
pace where you can still talk. If you can’t talk
you are going too fast and you are likely to
come to a grinding halt sooner or later.
This programme and accompanying information are written
as a guide only. If you are concerned about your health at
any stage please undergo a health check with your GP.
tIP of the WeeK
There is no need to bring fluids with you
during the sessions as you are not exercising
long and hard enough to cause serious
dehydration. Even on warm (north-west)
days it is sufficient to have a glass of water
or juice just before you go out. You can
re-hydrate on your return home, again with
water and/or a glass of fruit juice. Taking
fluids during exercise is generally not
required until you start to exceed 90 minutes
on a normal day and 60 minutes on a hot
day (temperatures above 25 degrees).
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SENIORS’ LIVING LIFE
February Events
Agents of Discovery at The
Groynes
Check out the Agents Of Discovery games
app and solve fun challenges at The Groynes
with your friends and families. A great
activity to do with grandchildren.
The Agents of Discovery app uses
augmented reality to interact with the world
around you.
The app is available in Google Play and the
App Store. You can find The Groynes mission
in the app itself. If you download the app and
challenge before you visit the park, you won’t
need WiFi or data on-site.
They have new missions each season to
explore.
Brought to you by the Christchurch City
Council.
When: 18 Dec 2022 to 28 Feb 2023
Where: The Groynes, Northwood
Cost: Free
Contact: Christchurch City Council
03 941 8999
Free PT in the Park
A free one-hour exercise session run
by qualified trainers every Saturday at the
Carlton Corner end of North Hagley Park by
the monkey bars – look for the flags.
PT in the Park is a fitness program for
everyone.
With qualified trainers, exercises are altered
to suit all people, of all abilities.
It’s free to attend, but we’re happy to accept
donations to assist with purchasing new
equipment.
The hardest part is deciding to get out of
bed on a Saturday morning – the exercise will
make you feel great about the decision you
have made.
When: 21 Jan 2023, every Sat 9am to 10am
Where: Monkey Bars, North Hagley Park
1 Harper Avenue, Central Christchurch
Cost: Koha
EcoSort Recycling Open Day
Have you ever wondered what happens to
the contents of your yellow recycling bin once
it’s been collected? Find out at our open day.
• Find out what happens to your recycling
once it’s been collected at our open day.
• Find out about the recent $16.8m facility
upgrade
• Get up close to a recycling collection truck
• An informative and educational experience
for the whole family
Parking on Michelle Road with limited
onsite parking for parking permit holders.
When: 18 Feb 2023, 9am to 1pm
Where: EcoSort recycling centre,
21 Parkhouse Road, Wigram
Cost: Free
Contact: Resource Recovery
Website: ecocentral.co.nz P: 03 941 7513
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Have you thought about what care you
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lifetimes, but we don’t give much time or
thought to what we would like to happen
at the end of our lives.
If you have a major health event that
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themselves, the right to make an Advance
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that:
• you had capacity at the time the
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Talking about your Advance Care Plan
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Suzuki with European flair and finesse
When you think of Suzuki
motor vehicles of all shapes and
sizes, you immediately think of
their origin from Japan.
Well, all models are
designed and engineered in
Japan, but Suzuki has a global
manufacturing infrastructure
that sees it source variants from a
wide periphery.
The Suzuki S-Cross is built in
europe, hungary to be exact, and
I must say it is all quality and feels
just so nice to be in.
The S-Cross has just entered a
new lifecycle, its shape is bolder,
sharper and has a lot more
presence on the road. It has also
received interior attention that
makes it completely state-of-theart,
it is modern fresh and fitted
with all of the character you want
when buying a new-age SuV.
I’ve long been a fan of the
S-Cross, early in its production it
arrived with the 1.6-litre engine
out of the Swift Sport and it was a
real cracker, I remember vividly a
trip I took in it to Queenstown to
watch an annual Gibbston Valley
rock concert.
In recent years the S-Cross has
shared its four-cylinder engine
with others in the Suzuki line-up,
it’s a 1.4-litre turbocharged unit
that first appeared here in Baleno.
This engine is also noteworthy,
it’s a strong unit at 103kW and
220nm, but its biggest claim to
fame is that of its economy.
Well that’s no surprise, Suzuki
has long been revered for its
ability to produce feisty, free-revving
engines that also sip fuel in
acceptable amounts in this age
where costs to fill up are forever
on everyone’s mind. In part, the
small capacity engines Suzuki
build so very well hark back to
the company’s motor-cycle heritage,
gleaning decent horsepower
out of small cylinders.
even though the S-Cross’ engine
likes to work freely, it doesn’t
need to be hunting towards
the top end. one of the major
benefits from today’s turbocharging
technology is the ability to
produce maximum torque from
low in the rev band.
In the S-Cross’ case peak power
is developed at just 5500rpm,
while torque is maximised
between 1500 and 4000rpm.
SUZUKI S-CROSS: Fresh face for 2023.
These figures mean the engine
doesn’t need to work hard, it is
a sweet unit that is honest and
quiet.
Acceleration is ushered in willingly
and swiftly when required
(0-1000km/h in 8.8sec) but such
is the sultry way the turbo boost
arrives it’s hard to tell there is
forced induction.
Drive is channelled through a
traditional six-speed automatic
transmission, if you want to be
involved in the gearing process
there is a paddle-shift sequential
system.
There are also variable drive
modes, there are no surprises
here, they are snow, normal and
sport, the latter livens throttle
response considerably.
In terms of fuel use, the Suzuki
claims 6.2-litre per 100km on a
combined cycle average, which
was very close to the 7l/100km
figure showing constantly on
the trip computer. At 100km/h
the engine turns over slowly at
1750rpm in sixth gear providing
a 5l/100km instantaneous return.
The evaluation car was what
Suzuki describes as an All-Grip
variant, it tops the line-up at
$41,990. Put simply, that means
drive is carried to all four-wheels,
normally it’s the front wheels that
do the work, power sent rearwards
when traction up front is
compromised.
The spring and damper rates
are such that the suspension is
firm enough to keep the tyres in
constant contact with the surface
when undulations off-road are
• Price – Suzuki S-Cross JLX,
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• Dimensions – Length,
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• Configuration – Fourcylinder,
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• Performance –
0-100km/h, 8.8sec
• Fuel usage – 6.2l/100km
presented, yet there is a good
compliance when comfort is required
on a long on-road journey.
I covered more distance in
the S-Cross that I had intended,
showing up to 280km on the
odometer when I returned it to
the dealership. Most of that was
on highway travel and I felt fresh
and relaxed after a long inland
journey.
When spending a lot of time
inside the car you become quite
familiar with the layout of the
controls and the specification
built into the vehicle. I can report
the S-Cross wants for nothing, it
gets all the modern kit for comfort,
convenience and safety.
Suzuki builds cars for the
masses and it sells well here. I’m
sure with its dramatic new looks
it will continue to lure those who
want something just that little bit
different from their SuV.
SENIORS’ LIVING LIFE
Light up your life!!
Plan well,
Thursday February 2 2023 The Star 29
Advertising Feature
Join Supreme Tours and Travel for two
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In May Supreme are heading off to
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at the very central lovely SOFITEL
WENTWORTH. They include breakfasts
and dinners each night. The Supreme
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will do guided walks around the lights
each evening. You can choose which
nights you join the walks and for how
long you want to walk. There is such
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They include a half day cruise on the
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booked!!.
If you prefer to be closer to home
Supreme Tours are offering their popular
Queenstown stayput tour which includes
an evening visit to the Queenstown
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the hotel – Novotel Lakeside – so it means
you can enjoy it all on your doorstep.
Supreme also do a day trip to scenic
Glenorchy and there will be snow on the
mountains too which makes it even more
majestic. Enjoy a warming soup and
ciabatta at Kinloch and a visit to a local
garden on the return.
Arrowtown looks good at any time of
year and so a visit here is a must. They
return to Queenstown in time for the
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This tour also sells out quickly so get
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Fly to Queenstown for three fabulous nights at the Novotel on the lakefront including breakfast & dinner.
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include a day trip to scenic Glenorchy where we visit a local garden and enjoy a light lunch at Kinloch. We
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Situations Business for Vacant Sale
Building in a housing subdivision
invariably means the developer will require
you to submit a landscaping plan along
with your house design, to be approved
before building commences.
Just as important as considering
the features for your home will be
your outdoor setting. Indoor/outdoor
requirements will influence your choice
of house design and how it will be sited
on the section for a sunny yard and best
protection from prevailing winds like the
easterly. Having a second courtyard area
offering shelter from the north-west wind
is also an advantage in Selwyn.
A well thought out landscape plan will
also incorporate off-street parking space
for vehicles while ensuring your home
is attractive from the street. You might
want to factor in parking for a caravan,
motorhome or extra vehicles as well as a
turning circle for safe turning and exiting
your property (a legal requirement for
back sections).
The developer will only want to see a
landscape outline for the part of your
property which will be on view from the
street.
When choosing the design for your
home, address where you want hard
surfaces (driveway, paths and patios),
lawn, play areas and garden beds so it is
suitably positioned on the section. Even if
not all hard surface areas are completed at
the end of the build, knowing where they
will be located will be helpful.
If your build is nearing completion,
autumn is a good time to sow grass as the
cooler morning and evening dew assists
growth. As winter descends on us, ready
throughout lawn is a better Christchurch
option at least at the front
of the section, which the developer will
require to be completed before moving in.
Your backyard could be left until spring
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Landscaping enhances
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Landscaping presents a good first
impression, attracting buyers.
(another good time for seeding a lawn) if
you are happy to put up with the mud over
winter.
When selling an existing home, putting
effort into landscaping your yard could add
value by presenting a good first impression
and attracting buyers.
You need not rip out overgrown
established plants. Selective culling and
pruning can make a huge difference
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everything down low. Instead take out
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leaving a solid trunk; planting flowers like
lobelia, primula, pansies and polyanthus
underneath for impact. Add a layer of
mulch and spray the lawn for weeds then
follow up with lawn fertiliser to give a lush
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The first thing people see is your home’s
exterior – the cladding, colours and
landscaping. Putting effort into these
features has the potential to add value to
new and existing properties. A garden
need not be masses of work. Planning and
choosing the right plants for the location
and your lifestyle can create a relatively
low maintenance outdoor setting while
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Address
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until February
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Garage Sales
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Calypso Place, Sat 8am.
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& Supplies
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SERVICE Gardening,
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trimming, tree cutting,
good rates, no job too big
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4118
Massage
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Massage
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251 4660
Memoriam
In loving memory of
Ron Henry Melrose who
sadly passed way on 3rd
February 2022 aged 85.
We miss you and love you
always. He was a beloved
husband, father, granddad,
great granddad and
brother. You will always
be in our hearts.
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interests who is romantic
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Pets & Supplies
Trades & Services
EXPERIENCED
GARDENER
(Kevin Garnett)
30 Years
Christchurch Botanic
Gardens.
ALL landscape
work done.
Maintenance, pruning,
tidy up, lawn work,
landscape planning
and planting etc.
Free Quotes
Phone 348 3482
PAINTING
older painter
for older houses
50 years in trade
“All the skills”
BUILDER
• New Builds
• Renovations, extensions
• Repairs and maintenance
Ring Mark
027 229 7310
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Things we offer...
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free quotes/insurance scopes
Cell 0278 145 848
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Excavations
• Driveways
• Car Parks
• Site Cleaning
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• Drain Cleaning
• Stump & Hedge
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• Asphalt Concrete
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oF TruckS
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PAINTERS
PAINTING & PlAsTerING
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245 FERRY ROAD
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CATS UNLOVED
can help with the cost
of desexing your cat.
catsunloved@xtra.co.nz
To Lease
Office space to lease,
CBD area. 60 - 100 sqm.
Comp priced. Flexible
lease period. Call Shane
for more details on 021
381 765
Trades & Services
House & Garden
Property services Ltd
Tree & hedge trimming
Gardening
Landscaping
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All aspects of
property maintenance
CALL us 03 260 4499
CALL us 021 405 277
PAINTING
• Interior/Exterior
• Roofs / Fences
• Airless Spraying
PhoNe JohN
027 224 2831
THE ROOF
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CANTERBURY LTD
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022 044 3008
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0211221487
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Rates: Reasonable
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Painter & Decorator
021-1966-311
ROOF
PAINTING 24/7
Rope & harness
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027 561 4629
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Rope and harness
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CRAIGS
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P: 027 2299 454
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Painters and Decorators Ltd
Canterbury Owned and Operated
A husband and wife team
Specializing in:
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• Interior/exterior
residential
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kemp painters and decorators
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• Bathroom alterations a specialty.
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• We do all small jobs.
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• PAINTING • TILING
• PLASTERING
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Phone Kevin Steel
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• Quality workmanship assured
• Correct preparation always undertaken
• 20+ years experience
• Earthquake repairs
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SCRAP METAL
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• Scrap metal buyers
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• Top prices paid $$$
• Open Saturday morning
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Trades & Services
BOOKKEEPING AND
ADMINISTRATION SERVICES
We offer a full range of services including:
GST & PAYE returns
Bookkeeping & Payroll
Business Administration
EOY Accounting
Back-office support
Credit Control
Working with Xero, MYOB,
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Phone: 022 371 3606
Website: easybookkeeping.co.nz
Trades & Services
rooF
painting
by Certified Tradesman
Book now
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20% discount.
Rope and harness
a speciality.
No scaffolding
required.
30 years
experience.
Free quotes,
call Craig
021 060 2392
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Our unique restoration
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We specialise in professional
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all your tile & grout issues.
• Tiled shower makeovers
• Re-colouring old grout
• Mouldy silicone replacement
• Professional tile/grout
cleaning, sealing & repairs
Trades & Services
BENNETT & SONS
LTD
Qualified & licenced
builders. New homes, villa
restoration, extensions,
decks, weatherbord
repairs, t&g flooring.
Phone Sam 0274 969 362
or sambennet@live.com
BRICK & BLOCK
LAYING
all restoration work
and new work plus
foundations, ph 342 9340
or 021 853 033
BUILDER QUALIfIED
50 yrs exp. Bathrooms,
Kitchens, Renovations,
Repairs & Extensions
Free quotes. Discount for
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980 9771 or 027 2266 930
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CARPENTER
Call today for a FREE quote on 0800 882 772
www.theprogroup.co.nz/dpc9385
Trades & Services
BUILDER
Semi-retired. Available for
bathrooms, decks, small
projects and all repair
work. Ph 027 3266 114
or brentew@outlook.com.
Excellent work. Great
rates.
CARPET LAYING
Exp. Repairs, uplifting,
relaying, restretching.
Phone John on 0800
003181, 027 240 7416
jflattery@xtra.co.nz
CARPET CLEANING
Special - 3 rooms &
hallway from $59.00.
Over 20 yrs exp. Ph 027
220 2256
ELECTRICIAN
All types of domestic
& commercial work
undertaken, new housing,
alterations, extensions,
ranges, security lights,
quick response, efficient
service, free quotes,
city -wide. No call out
fee. M/S, 8-5. Call Pat
Barrett 03 359 2087/ 027
7331384.
ELECTRICIAN (CERT)
Prompt, quality. Call Jack
027 206 0080
ELECTRICIAN
Available, repairs and
small jobs. Phone Brian
027 433 9548
ELECTRICIAN
A Prompt & reliable
registered electrician
with 24 years experience
for all residential and
commercial work, new
housing and switch board
replacements. Phone Chris
027 516 0669
fENCING
All types of fencing . Free
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1920
GENERAL HANDYmAN
for all your maintenance
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do spouting cleans and
repairs and everyday home
Trades & Services Licensed Building
Practitioner no. 100981.
AAA HANDYmAN
All carpentry & building
licensed carpenter repairs & maintenance.
LBP, all property and Alterations & property
building maintenance, upgrades.Laundries /
repairs, bathroom/shower bathroom / kitchens maintenance.
installations, with free replaced. Specialising in
quotes 03 387 0770 or 027 replacement of all rotten
245 5226 ciey@xtra.co.nz timber, fascia boards,
AA
CLEANING
SHOWER window, windowsills etc.
John Sandford, ph 329
for superior results. Ph 021
022 824 85
ARBORIST.
4616, mob 027 5189 598
johnsandford2@gmail.
com
BUILDER
Qualified. COPPER
BEECH TREE
New builds, alterations,
SERVICES.Tree
decks, fencing. 30 yrs in
removal, pruning,
the trade has given me
height reduction, hedge
ability to build to a high
trimming. shaping, tree
standard. Free quotes. Ph
planting, firewood, .Free
Brent 027 241 7471
Quotes. Contact Angus
Edwards 027 259 6741.
copperbeechtreeservices@
gmail.com
Complete
landscape packages, NO
JOB TO BIG OR SMALL
I can do it all, please
don’t hesitate to call me
on 022 600 7738 for a no
obligation free quote.
GLAZIER
Glass repairs - pet doors
- conservatory roofs. Exp
Tradesman. Call Bill on
022 413 3504 or 981-1903
HANDYmAN
For gardening, fence
repairs & painting plus just
about anything else around
the home. Ph Len 0274
335 956
LANDSCAPING
Paving, Lawns, Irrigation,
Decking, Fencing.
Kanga & small digger
services. Check out Squire
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FREE QUOTES. Ph
Arthur 347-8796, 027
220-7014 Edwin 027 220-
7154
BT LANDSCAPING
General landscaping
services Free quotes. Ph
Ben 027 350 1963
PAINTING
Indoor / Outdoor, over 30
yrs exp, same day quotes,
ph Steve 021 255 7968
PAINTING
PLASTERING
Free quotes. Int/ext &
roof painting Family run
business, work guaranteed.
Pensioner discounts. Ph
Kerin or Paul 022 191
7877 or 379-1281. Website
www.swedekiwipainting.
co.nz
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Trades & Services
Digga Rental
• 1.5t, 1.8t, 3t, 6t, 12t, 22t Excavators
Very Short to Long Term Hire
Very Competitive & Flexible Rates
16 Weedons Ross Rd, Rolleston
Millars Machinery, High St, Leeston
0800 344 425
Trades & Services
PAINTER
Trade qualified. 20 yrs
exp. Int / Ext. Reasonable
rates. Ph Paul 0272 383
224 or 331 8133
PAINTER,QUALIfIED
local professional, int/
Ext,roofs,wallpaper, call
or text Corban 027 846
5035
PLASTERER
Phone Finn for all your
interior plastering needs.
No job too small -
renovations, alterations,
holes & cracks. Free
quotes. I’ll beat any quote
by 10% .25 yrs exp. Canty
born. Ph 022 087 4351
PLASTERING
Gary 4 Fixing, stopping,
solid plastering, brick
repairs & painting. 021
529 022 / 342 8950
PLASTERING
Patching, painting. Call
Parklands Plastering
022 538 0959
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4125
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RUBBISH REmOVAL
Furniture Deliveries
Van, Trailer Rubbish
Removal.Phone Gary 342-
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Trades & Services
SPOUTING CLEANING
SPECIALIST
Entire spouting system
cleared. Single or 2 storey.
Jo 021 164 0365
SPOUTING CLEANING
Spouting Unblocked,
Cleaned Out and Flushed
Out, Call Trevor 332 8949
or 021 043 2034
SPOUTING
Select Spouting
The PVC specialist.
Repairs & replacement. Ph
022 197 2351
STUmP GRINDING
Best price guarantee Tony
0275 588 895
STUmP GRINDING
Tree & hedge cutting.
Reasonable rates. Ph
Andrew 322 8341 or 0274
358 759
TILING
Floor & walls. Kitchen &
splashback specialist. No
job too small.35 yrs exp.
Free quotes Ph 027 483
3887
TREE SERVICES
Free quotes 20+ yrs exp.
Tree, hedge or shrub
- reduction, shaped or
removed. Ph/text Paul
The Branch Manager
0274314720
TREE SERVICES
Pensioner discounts.
Tree & hedge reduction.
Professional advice.
Stump grinding and
branches chipped. Txt or
ring Andrew on 027 20 44
949
TREE SERVICES
Specialist tree pruning
& shaping. Also hedge
trimming and garden tidyups.
Ph Hugh, The Little
Green Groomer 021 275
5445
Re Roofing
Roof Repairs
Approved Age Concern provider
Over 30 years experience
Licensed Building Practitioner
N A BARRELL
ROOFING LTD
Ph: 0275 389 415
Email: nabroofing@xtra.co.nz
Trades & Services
TREE SERVICES
Hedges, shrubs, tree
trimming & rubbish
removal. Phone for free
quotes 022 540 4900
WINDOW CLEANING
Brown & White Ltd.
Family owned since 2001.
Ph Paul 027 229 3534
Tuition
Piano
Raewyn Clegg
Registered Teacher of
Piano and Theory of
Music.
29 Lancewood Drive
Halswell
Ph 322-9377
COMPUTER LESSONS
avail for computer, IPad,
or Mobile. Please contact
Jobee 027 290 9246 www.
computertutor.nz
PIANO LESSONS and
theory tuition. 25 yrs
teaching exp. Ph Lynley
027 347 0564 (Bryndwr
area)
Wanted To Buy
ALWAYS
BUYING
Estates, China,
Antiques, Art, Royal
Albert, Royal Doulton
etc. Best Prices,
Free Appraisal. Call
Rob at 349-4229 or
027 299 7232
academyantiques.co.nz
STEVE PURCELL
ANTIQUES
BUYING
NOW
Gold jewellery,
watches, coins,
medals, scrap
gold, sterling
silver, pewter,
original paintings,
modern art.
351 9139
stevepurcellantiques.com
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
A+ ALL whiteware
wanted. Same day
service, cash paid for
freezes, fridges, washing
machines, ovens. Also
buying furniture & h/
hold effects.Anything
considered. Ph Dave 960-
8440, 027 66 22 116
A1 Albums, old photo’s,
postcards, coins, gold,
bank notes, badges,
medals, jewellery,
watches, china, crystal,
books, furs, vintage
clothing, paintings,
furniture, estates &
downsizing. Etcetera
Antiques, 194 Edgeware
Rd 385 5117
A+ Household effects,
fridges, freezers, washing
machines, ovens. Good
cash paid. Ph Paul 022
0891 671
Tuition
Te Rūnanga o Ngā Maata Waka
have limited spaces for the
NZ Certificate (Level 4) and Diploma
(Level 5) in Health & Wellbeing
(Social Services & Community).
If you have an interest in working
towards enhancing the lives of
individuals, groups, and communities
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be the programme for you!
Please contact: Tyne Becker
(Education Coordinator)
on 022 161 4675 or email
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for more information.
Wanted To Buy
MILITARIA Any MILITARIA Any
country, firearms, country, firearms,
uniforms, badges, medals, uniforms, badges, medals,
memoribilia, WW2 or memoribilia, WW2 or
earlier ph 338-9931
TOOLS, Garden garage,
saw benches, Lathes. Cash
buyer Phone 355-2045
earlier ph 338-9931
TOOLS, Garden garage,
saw benches, Lathes. Cash
buyer Phone 355-2045
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Senior Citizens
Outings
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MONDAY FEBRUARY 27
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in GeraLdine. Free home
pick up & drop oFF.
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PHONE PETER ON 0800 453 873
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Thursday February 16.
Public Notices
STAMP AND
POSTCARD FAIR
The Philatelic Centre
67 Mandeville Street,
Riccarton
Saturday 4th February
9am-12pm
Sellers tables available
Phone 027 6354 957
Call us
and we’ll
help you
place
your
classified
advert
(with no
hassles!)
Nobody knows
Christchurch
like a local
Wanted To Buy
Public Notices
Everglades Country
Golf Club (Inc)
AGM
To be held at
the clubrooms,
Marshland Rd,
Saturday 11th
February, 4pm
All members are
cordially invited to
attend.
M Ruddenklau,
secretary
The Star Classifieds
Vehicles Wanted
CAR REMOVALS
$$CASH PAID$$
CARS, VANS, UTES & 4X4 WANTED
NZ OWNED AND OPERATED FOR 24 YEARS
We use world class vehicle depollution systems
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Situations Vacant
Thursday February 2 2023 The Star 33
• Phone our local team 03 379 1100 • Email star.class@starmedia.kiwi
Do it
with your workmates
New Start • New CourSe • New FiNiSh
6km or 12km ChooSe your diStaNCe
Volunteer Drivers needed
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Meals on Wheels - Lynette 339 3759
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$10
BREAKFAST
SPECIAL
FREE RANGE EGGS
STREAKY BACON
HOMEMADE TOAST
COFFEE
CLUB OPEN DAILY FROM 8AM
MAIN RECEPTION HOURS
MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-8PM & WEEKENDS 10AM-8PM
NO SURCHARGE ON WAITANGI DAY
Live
Music
IN THE PAVILION
JO'S
KARAOKE
7PM FRIDAY
REMINISCE
WITH
ANTHONY
7PM
SATURDAY
LISSEL
3PM SUNDAY
Every Wednesday to
Sunday from 4pm - 6pm
(Saturdays are 11am-1pm)
MEMBERS'
FAMILY PICNIC
Yaldhurst School
«CHANGE OF DATE«
10AM SUNDAY 12th FEB
The Garden Restaurant Buffet
OPEN 6 DAYS Tuesday to Sunday
DINNER FROM 5.30PM TUES, WED, THURS, FRI, SAT, SUN
LUNCH FROM 11.30AM WEDS, THURS, FRI, SAT, SUN
SENIOR GOLD CARD DISCOUNTS
AVAILABLE
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
PH 386 0088
85 Hereford St | Ph 03 374 9461
www.therockpool.co.nz
NO
SURCHARGE
THIS
WEEKEND
@GardenRestaurantBuffet
Chalmers
RESTAURANT
Family Restaurant
Sunday Buffet
Kid's Indoor
Playground
LUNCH
Saturday
& Sunday
11am - 4pm
DINNER
Wednesday
to Sunday
5pm-9pm
SATURDAY 18 FEB
Tickets $25 at the Club
Come on down!
17 CARMEN RD. PH. 03 349 9026
WWW.HORNBYWMC.CO.NZ
OPEN
9AM - 4PM,
7 DAYS
PH 385 8880
@GBCCHCH
LUNCH
Specials
TUESDAY: 8 NIBBLES & CHIPS
WEDNESDAY: ROAST MEAL
THURSDAY: FISH & CHIPS
FRIDAY: FISH & CHIPS
SATURDAY: 8 NIBBLES & CHIPS
SUNDAY: ROAST MEAL ALL $16
LUNCH
PLUS
A HEINEKEN
Special $20
THE GARDEN HOTEL COMPLEX, 110 MARSHLAND RD, SHIRLEY
www.gardenhotel.co.nz
WHAT’S ON AT THE RICHMOND CLUB
FRIDAY 7PM SATURDAY 7PM SUNDAY 3PM
RAFFLES
SMOOTH TALK PEPA-JAK TOPIA
Thursday
4.30pm
Friday 4.30pm
Saturday 4pm
75 London St, Richmond
Christchurch 8013
P: 03 389 5778
theborough.nz
richmondclub.nz
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CHRISTCHURCH
GIG GUIDE
Thursday 2 to Wednesday 8 February 2023
12 BAR, 342 St Asaph St: Thursday
7.30pm - Tealskie (Duo show). Friday 7pm
- Monk Seals 'Easier Now' single release
show, tickets at undertheradar.co.nz.
A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St:
Thursday 7pm – Open Mic, full stage setup
incl drums, piano, and all back-line.
Soloists, bands, all styles, all very welcome,
free; 8.30pm – Pop & rock covers &
originals with 30c Spins, and Black Wired,
free. Saturday 8.30pm – Rock night with
Passenger (trio), and The Deadlights, free.
Sunday 1pm – Jazz Jam feat talented young
house band Chicks from Corea, all
welcome to play, watch or listen, free; 8pm
– Tasman Bay Blues Club presents The
Barnstormers Blues Revue on Tour, live at
A Rolling Stone. The finest blues players
from the Top of the South Island present a
journey through the Blues – from
Mississippi, New Orleans, & Texas, to
Chicago. Tickets $10 from UTR.co.nz or
door sales. Monday 7pm (Waitangi Day) –
Believe It or Not Quiz, free.
BLACK PEARL TAVERN, 9
Humphreys Dr: Friday 8.30pm -
Karaoke.
BRIDIE'S BAR, 401 Worcester St:
Thursday 7pm - Quiz. Saturday 3pm - The
Bottlejacks. Sunday 3pm - Housie-Bingo.
CARLTON, 1 Papanui Rd: Thursday
8pm - Assembly Required. Friday 8pm -
DeltaBros. Saturday 8pm - Nicole &
Freddie.
CHCH CASINO, 30 Victoria St:
Thursday 7pm - Corner Sounds; 10.15pm -
Stephen James. Friday 7pm - Lissel;
10.15pm - Single Malt Whiskey. Saturday
7pm - Mynt; 10.15pm - Party Singers.
CCC SUMMER SUNDAYS, Chch
Botanic Gardens, Archery Lawn:
Sunday 2pm - Classic Rock on the Lawn
with Tattoo Voodoo & Sign of the Firebird
free.
FAT EDDIES, 76 Hereford St: Thursday
9pm - Duval Experience. Friday 5pm -
Edmond Brothers; 8.30pm - Mirrors;
12.00am - Chilton House. Saturday 4.30pm
- DJ Dick Johnson; 8pm - Sound Sensation;
11.30pm - Diamond Blue. Sunday 4.30pm -
Brad Staley; 8pm - Black & Gold.
HORNBY CLUB, 17 Carmen Rd: Friday
7pm - Jo's Karaok. Saturday 7pm -
Reminisce with Anthony. Sunday 3pm -
Lissel.
KAIAPOI CLUB, 113 Raven Quay:
Thursday 12.30pm - Housie.; 7pm - Quiz.
Sunday 11am - Kids Sunday Funday, free.
Monday 7pm - Housie Night. Saturday
18th Feb, 7.30pm - Rud Stewart (direct
from UK), tickets $38 at the club or
Eventfinda.
LITTLE BROWN JUG, 290 Wairakei
Rd: Friday 10th Feb, 7pm - Level 6.
LITTLE RIVER INN, 4099
Christchurch Akaroa Road, Little
River: Saturday 4pm - Stephanie McEwin.
MACKENZIES BAR, 51 Pages Rd:
Friday 8.30pm - 12 Gauge. Sunday 5pm -
Speedboat.
MICKY FINN'S, 85a Hereford St:
Thursday 8.30pm - Keenan's Revenge.
Friday 10.30pm - Hot Rock. Saturday
10.30pm - Shadow Puppet.
RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118
Racecourse Rd: Sunday 10.30pm -
Assembly Required.
RICHMOND CLUB, 'The Borough', 75
London St: Friday 7pm - Smooth Talk.
Saturday 7pm - Pepa-JaK. Sunday 3pm -
Topia.
ROSE & THISTLE, 24a Main North
Rd: Friday 8.30pm - A&J Karaoke.
Saturday 8.30pm - Shameless Two.
SHARKEY'S BAR, 96 Hoon Hay Rd:
Saturday 7pm - Sharkey's Karaoke.
STOCK X CHANGE, 110 Marshland
Rd: Saturday 7.30pm - Sign of the Firebird.
TEMP'S BAR, 21 Goulding Ave:
Saturday 8.30pm - Titanic.
THE BELFAST TAVERN (THE PEG),
899 Main North Rd: Friday 7pm - Hired
Guns.
THE BOG, 50 Victoria St: Thursday -
Quiz. Friday 6pm - Luke Glendining; 10pm
- Keenan's Revenge. Saturday 7pm - Lorne
Joblin; 11pm - Mama Rock. Sunday 3pm -
Brogues Gallery.
THE BOWER, 487 New Brighton:
Sunday 3.30pm - Sound Sensation (9 piece
band).
THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd:
Friday 9pm - Open Mic. Wednesday 9pm -
Titanic.
THE MAK, 1276 Main North Rd:
Saturday 8.30pm - Red Zone.
THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd:
Friday 9.30pm - Flat City Brotherhood.
Saturday 9.30pm - Chris Lake. Sunday 6pm
- Karaoke with Lance. Tuesday 7pm - Quiz.
Wednesday 7.30pm - Karaoke with Lance.
THE PIANO, 156 Armagh St: Friday 3rd
to Saturday 11th March - Breaking Plates
by Costa Kerdemelidis (Mr Santorini),
tickets at breakingplatesthemusical.com
THE ROCKPOOL, 85 Hereford St:
Thursday 9pm - DJ Flex. Friday 9pm - DJ
Kronik. Saturday 8.30pm - DJ Nic T.
Sunday 8pm - DJ Rakinem.
RESTAURANT & CAFÉ
WEEKEND
BRUNCH
FAMILY
FRIENDLY
SENIOR'S
LUNCH
SPECIAL
SATURDAY
& SUNDAY
8.30am-2pm
Great Kids menu
plus designated
play room
$25
THURSDAY
QUIZ
7PM
THURSDAY
EVERY
MONDAY
7PM
THURSDAY HOUSIE
EVERY THURSDAY
12.30pm
QUIZ 7PM
9th FEB
BISTRO
OPEN
AMAZING
SELECTION
PLUS A SPECIAL
KID'S MENU
Two courses
Soup/Roast or
Roast/Dessert
$13
‘Famous
for their
roasts!’
$ 20
ALL
Kid’s
Special
Two courses
Lunch only
Monday - Saturday
12pm - 2.30pm
Conditions apply
3 COURSE
Sunday 12, Monday 13 &
TUESDAY 14 FEBRUARY
PER PERSON
INCLUDES A
GLASS OF
BUBBLES
Bookings essential
The
RACECOURSE HOTEL
& Motorlodge
118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn,
Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150
www.racecoursehotel.co.nz
BRIDIE'S BAR
LIVE MUSIC
The
Bottlejacks
3PM THIS
SATURDAY
4th February
BRIDIE'S BAR & BISTRO | 401 WORCESTER ST
PH (03) 260 0325 | WWW.BRIDIES.CO.NZ
THE ENTERTAINMENT HUB OF THE NORTH!
THIS SUNDAY
11AM-4PM
FREE ENTRY
Upstairs in the RVL
WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY
LUNCH from 12pm
DINNER from 5pm
Closed Mondays & Tuesdays
SATURDAY 18 FEB, 7.30PM
Tickets $38 at the club or Eventfinda
CLUB
HOURS
SUNDAY
HOUSIE
BINGO
EVERY SUNDAY
FROM 3PM
MON & TUE
from 2PM
WED TO SUN
from 11AM
113 RAVEN QUAY | P03 327 7884 | WWW. KAIAPOICLUB.CO.NZ
85A HEREFORD STREET
OPEN MON-SAT FROM 5PM
THURSDAY
8.30PM
FRIDAY
10.30PM
SATURDAY
10.30PM
KEENAN'S REVENGE
HOT ROCK
SHADOW PUPPET
MICKY'S KITCHEN
PRESENTS THE BEST
THAI + IRISH
FARE IN TOWN!
For bookings or enquiries:
info@mickyfinns.co.nz
RACK
'EM
UP!
$1
POOL
36 The Star Thursday February 2 2023
Thursday February 2 2023 The Star 37
Our 28 Day Doodah is back. Get great deals on
thingymajigs, watchamacallits and gizmos.
Earn a huge 2x Airpoints Dollars TM *1
We’re making a bit of hooha about our Doodah. Basically,
we’ve got great deals storewide, for 28 days. Four weeks.
One month. However you spin it, it’s a helluva doodah.
Especially since you can get 2x Airpoints Dollars on
everything you buy for the whole 28 days!
Find a fair few bargains inside and check in-store
or online for more. smithscity.co.nz
Offer valid dates vary - see individual product pages online for details. *1 2x Airpoints Dollars TM offer
valid 1 - 28 Feb 2023. Terms, conditions and exclusions apply. See smithscity.co.nz/airpoints for details.
38 The Star Thursday February 2 2023
Ari 2.5 Seater Right
Chaise Lounge Suite
was
$2499
9062445
Valid until
14th Feb 2023
Massive savings.
Free delivery. *2
Yippity doodah.
Sleepyhead Chiropractic
HD Ultra Beds
Queen, King, Super
King. Same price.
9074863 / 9074862 / 9074864
FREE
DELIVERY* 2
on Sleepyhead
Beds
FABRIC MAY VARY
Valid until 21st Feb 2023
New York 6 Piece
Dining Suite
was
$2999
9040252
Valid until
21st Feb 2023
Albany Queen
4 Piece Slatbed
Bedroom Suite
was
$4289
9074128
Valid until 7th Feb 2023
Delta Massage Chair
- Black/Grey
Sleepyhead
Matrix MKII Firm
Queen Bed
FREE
DELIVERY* 2
on Sleepyhead
Beds
Mountain Buggy
Urban Jungle
V3.2 Buggy
was
$5199
9065975
was
$5699
9070929
was
$989
9060552
Valid until 14th Feb 2023
Valid until 14th Feb 2023
Valid until 28th Feb 2023
24 MONTHS
INTEREST FREE
on purchases $499 & over*
36 MONTHS
INTEREST FREE
on furniture $999 & over*
60 MONTHS
INTEREST FREE
on beds $999 & over*
Thursday February 2 2023 The Star 39
250L Platinum Frost Free Freezer
65” 4K UQ75 LED-LCD Smart TV
SCOOP
PURCHASE
150
ONLY
9072973 BVF290PX
FREE
DELIVERY* 2
9073673 65UQ75006LF
420L Platinum Bottom
Mount Fridge Freezer
DOODAH
DEAL
495L French Door
Fridge Freezer
DOODAH
DEAL
55” 4K LED
Android TV
DOODAH
DEAL
9058092 / GB-455PL
9072657 / SRF5300BD 9075548 / TH-55LX800Z
Triflex HX2
Pro Handstick
Vacuum
Cleaner
was
$1399
9074884
3 in1
DESIGN
Free Delivery
on all LG TVs and selected
Haier and Fisher & Paykel
Refrigeration^2
Valid 1st - 7th February 2023.
Seen a better price on the same item somewhere else?
We’ll match it^, plus you’ll
earn 2x Airpoints Dollars ṬM
40 The Star Thursday February 2 2023
Foodi Dual
Zone Air Fryer
D15 MateBook Bundle
9075696 MATEBOOK-GWP
9065131 AF300ANZ
was
$499
Valid until 7th Feb 2023
Breville Barista Express
Espresso Machine
8368813 / BES870BSS
was
$1099
Valid until 7th Feb 2023
was
$1499
Valid until
7th Feb 2023
ONLY IN
SELECTED
STORES
40
ONLY
Bundle
Includes
Huawei D15
MateBook Laptop
and FREE T5 10”
MatePad + CD60
Laptop Bag
Acer A315-34 15.6” 8GB Notebook
9072177 / NC5478C
was
$879
Valid until 7th Feb 2023
Ninja CREAMI Ice Cream Maker
JBL Partybox 310 Portable
Bluetooth Party Speaker
was
$499
was
$769
9074588 / NC300 Valid until 7th Feb 2023
9067260
Valid until 7th Feb 2023
70%
UP
TO
off 50% off 30% off 30% off
Sleepyhead
Chiropractic HD
Ultra Beds #
selected
Sleepyhead Beds #
selected Lounge
Suites and Recliners #
selected Bedroom
and Dining Furniture #
TV
Doodah Deals on
the big brands
Whiteware
Doodah Deals on
the big brands
20% off 30% off
selected Nursery #
Sleepyhead Bedding #
30%
Cushions Rugs and
20
20
off TO30%
off
TO30%
off 15% off
selected Breville
selected Belkin #
Throws #
Coffee Machines and
Accessories #
Wiz Smart Lighting #
Offers valid dates vary, see individual product pages for details. Available while stock lasts, unless otherwise stated. See individual
products for details. Some products on display in selected stores only. Please call 0800 764 847 to check availability. Personal shoppers
only, trade not supplied. Due to ongoing global supply issues outside of our control, some models may be delayed. Check in-store form
more information on availability and timeframes. *Apple products, selected computers, game consoles, gift cards and some promotional
items are not available in conjunction with interest free offers. Flooring available on a maximum of 18 months interest free. Extended
60 months interest free offer until valid until 28 February 2023 and applies to Sleepyhead and Wonderest Beds only. Exclusions, terms,
conditions and credit criteria apply. Equal instalment amounts include a one-off establishment fee of $45.00 and a maintenance fee of
$3.75 per month. Current fixed interest rate of 23.95% p.a. applies to any balance remaining after expiry of any interest free period. See
in-store or visit smithscity.co.nz/interest-free for details.^ 2x Airpoints Dollars offer valid 1 - 28 Feb 2023. Terms, conditions and exclusions
apply. Vist smithscity.co.nz/airpoints for more detail ^1 Free delivery on Sleepyhead beds valid Wednesday 1 Feb – 28 Feb 2023. Terms,
conditions, and exclusions apply. Applies to delivery addresses within 30km of a Smiths City store. Also applies to local Auckland delivery
addresses (from Auckland CBD extending to Albany, Henderson, Howick, and Papakura). See product pages online for full terms and
conditions ^2 Free delivery on selected LG TVs valid Wednesday 1 Feb – 7 Feb 2023. Terms, conditions, and exclusions apply. Applies to
delivery addresses within 50km of a Smiths City store. Also applies to local Auckland delivery addresses (from Auckland CBD extending
to Albany, Henderson, Howick, and Papakura). See product pages online for full detail. # Discount is off our full retail price and not
available in conjunction with any other offer.