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Consultation opened this

week on the proposed Draft

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bylaw, which allows regulation

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and operations.

Currently the city council

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Waste Management Bylaw 2009

and the Cleanfill and Waste

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2015.

manager Ross Trotter said the

current bylaws were legally due

for review in 2025.

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The new bylaw is consistent

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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.

PHOTOS: RNZ, GETTY

• 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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Ice swimmer’s golden glory............................3

Sea level rise affects more homes.............5

Elderly murder-suicide ‘a love story’....6-7

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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.

– RNZ

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People wanting live venues in the

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louder music have taken their

case to the city council. A petition

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city after bar Dux Central in

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calls for the maximum permitted

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FEEDBACK SOUGHT OVER

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Residents will be given the chance

to give feedback on a farmer’s

consent application to build

four large indoor cattle barns on

Banks Peninsula. Farm company

Wongan Hills has applied

for consents to Environment

Canterbury to build four large

composting feed farms on their

Kaituna Valley farm – which

could hold up to 2200 cattle –

near Te Waihora Lake Ellesmere.

The four large sheds would house

the cattle 24 hours a day, yearround.

Local community group

Little River Eco Collective has

been vocal in opposition to the

proposed barns – saying they will

have detrimental effects on the

local environment.

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• From page 1

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.

The city council has an

online viewer at https://

gis.ccc.govt.nz/hazardviewer/

where coastal

property owners can enter

addresses to see how they

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.


Thursday February 2 2023 The Star

couple ‘a Romeo and Juliet story’

NEWS 7

“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)

376 4155• Helpline: 1737

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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.

In 2015,

Kennedy

controversially

obtained a

court order

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St Bede’s

group.

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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

ignited in Christchurch and

fuelled by an ecosystem.

If you haven’t heard of Partly,

this time will not be the last.

The Christchurch-based automotive software company is on a mission to

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

Take people’s ideas for a business, validate that

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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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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

Thursday February 2 2023 The Star

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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.”

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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:

NZ HERALD

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16

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

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issue.

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Canterbury Dean Harker said

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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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site for Christchurch and

ECan needs to be more

responsive,” he said.

They need to be testing

the water daily and putting

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people confidence to make

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Cooper said ECan also

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possible.

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months of swimming left

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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

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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:

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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.

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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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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

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manufacturing infrastructure

that sees it source variants from a

wide periphery.

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I must say it is all quality and feels

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The S-Cross has just entered a

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In recent years the S-Cross has

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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

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fame is that of its economy.

Well that’s no surprise, Suzuki

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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

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• Dimensions – Length,

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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

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In May Supreme are heading off to

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The Star Classifieds

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

Home & Property appears every Thursday, delivered FREE

throughout Christchurch

For more information and bookings, contact Mike Fulham

M: 021 300 567 E: mike@starmedia.kiwi

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

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value by presenting a good first impression

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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

enhancing your home.

Home & Property appears every Thursday, delivered FREE

For more information and bookings, contact Mike Fulham

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Cars Wanted

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366 3634

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Ph Doug Drake Motors,

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Church Notices

SYDENHAM CHRISTIAN

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23/25 Hutcheson St

Address

Janet

Clairvoyance

Janet

Sunday 7pm

All Welcome

Church Notices

NEW AGE CHRISTIAN

SPIRITUAL CENTRE

61 Grafton Street

Sunday 7pm

Address:

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Clairvoyance:

Shirley

Tuesdays

In recess

until February

All Welcome

direct

cremation

$2,200 GSt inclusive

(includes committal)

0800 27 28 29

www.mainland

crematorium.co.nz

Funeral Directors

Health & Beauty

MOBILE Toe Nail

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022 281 6647

No Service

Cremation

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Family Funeral with Cremation $4,100

Chapel - 35 people, casket, hearse, cremation fees

Phone 0800 804 663 - 24 Hour Availability

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Garage Sales

SPENCERVILLE 2

Calypso Place, Sat 8am.

Builders hand tools,

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tools, framed pictures,

duvet covers, books,

suitcases, bags, table &

umbrella and more.

ADD SOME

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Gardening

& Supplies

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SERVICE Gardening,

rubbish removal, cleanups,

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trimming, tree cutting,

good rates, no job too big

or too small, half the price

of a franchise. Ph 027 551

4118

Massage

Daniel Mobile Massage

027 247 3900 “All you do

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Massage

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Start the New Year by

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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.


Thursday February 2 2023 The Star 31

Personals

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age / size for intimate fun.

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likes concerts, live theatre,

movies, music, sports,

travel. Would like to meet

attractive Euro or Asian

lady 40 - 55 with similiar

interests who is romantic

at heart for friendship,

possible relationship. Lets

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0278 1736

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

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DRIVEWAYS

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Things we offer...

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Cell 0278 145 848

www.drivecrete.co.nz

Excavations

• Driveways

• Car Parks

• Site Cleaning

• Demolition

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• Drain Cleaning

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Removal

• Asphalt Concrete

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For a Free Quote

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Phone Steve on

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• For Posthole &

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PAINTERS

PAINTING & PlAsTerING

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CATS UNLOVED

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Comp priced. Flexible

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for more details on 021

381 765

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House & Garden

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Landscaping

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CALL us 03 260 4499

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PAINTING

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• Airless Spraying

PhoNe JohN

027 224 2831

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The Star Classifieds

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,

hardcopy documents,

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Free Discovery Call

Phone: 022 371 3606

Website: easybookkeeping.co.nz

Trades & Services

rooF

painting

by Certified Tradesman

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and receive

20% discount.

Rope and harness

a speciality.

No scaffolding

required.

30 years

experience.

Free quotes,

call Craig

021 060 2392

DIRTY TILES

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Our unique restoration

processes will make your

tiled areas look NEW again!

We specialise in professional

cost effective solutions for

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

pensioners. Ph Mike 03

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BUILDER

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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.

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Prompt, quality. Call Jack

027 206 0080

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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

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do spouting cleans and

repairs and everyday home

Trades & Services Licensed Building

Practitioner no. 100981.

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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

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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

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Paving, Lawns, Irrigation,

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Kanga & small digger

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Arthur 347-8796, 027

220-7014 Edwin 027 220-

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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

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529 022 / 342 8950

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Parklands Plastering

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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

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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

in a social services setting, this could

be the programme for you!

Please contact: Tyne Becker

(Education Coordinator)

on 022 161 4675 or email

tyne.becker@maatawaka.org.nz

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

with Travel 88 Ltd &

Companion Driving Service Ltd.

MONDAY FEBRUARY 27

Luncheon at the Berry Barn

in GeraLdine. Free home

pick up & drop oFF.

Our price of $92.00 includes lunch.

PHONE PETER ON 0800 453 873

fOR fuRTHER iNfO OR a bOOkiNg.

Also we have a trip to Hanmer

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

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CARS, VANS, UTES & 4X4 WANTED

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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

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34 The Star Thursday February 2 2023

To add a listing, contact

Jo Fuller 03 379 7100 or

027 458 8590

jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi

www.star.kiwi/whatson

$10

BREAKFAST

SPECIAL

FREE RANGE EGGS

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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


Thursday February 2 2023 The Star 35

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.

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