The Star: February 16, 2023

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2023 

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closed to the public, will open its 

doors on Saturday from 9am-1pm. 

The open day will offer 

people an opportunity to view 

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Open day 

to lift lid on 

recycling 

plant 

THE CITY’S recycling facility 

will be opened up to the public for 

the first time since 2020. 

The Parkhouse Rd facility in 

Sockburn, which is normally 

what happens to their recycling 

once it’s collected. 

As Canterbury Museum’s 

redevelopment looms, 

the empty building on 

throughou the event. 

“It’s a fantastic 

opportunity for 

people to learn 

more about what 

happens to the 

clean cardboard, 

paper, metal cans, 

glass bottles and 

plastic bottles 

and containers 

they put out for 

recycling and to understand how 

the recycling process works,’’ said 

Ross Trotter 

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There’s art on the walls, the 

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manager Ross Trotter. 

“The EcoSort can process up to 

25 tonnes of yellow bin contents 

an hour. That’s the equivalent of 

about 2750 full bins.” 

Trotter said the open day also 

aimed to remind residents about 

the importance of putting the 

right items in their yellow bins. 

“Our local and overseas 

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• MICHAEL MCGRATH MURDER TRIAL • 

Cash stashed in walls, 

$205,000 in bank 

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• By Kurt Bayer 

A BUILDER who vanished 

nearly six years ago and who 

police allege was murdered 

by an old schoolmate, was 

socially-anxious, stashed cash 

inside the walls of his house, left 

$205,000 in the bank, shunned 

cellphones and the internet, and 

lived outside of society’s norms, 

a court heard yesterday. 

Ex-prison officer David 

Benbow, 54, (above right) denies 

murdering Michael McGrath 

(above left) who disappeared 

on May 22, 2017. 

McGrath’s body has never 

been found – and nor has 

a murder weapon – despite 

widespread searches of rivers, 

waterways, and the city 

dump. 

Benbow’s defence team 

warned the jury at the High 

Court in Christchurch of 

“investigative bias” and “tunnel 

vision” from police early in 

their investigations, who they 

claim were trying to find 

evidence to support their case. 

The Crown alleges Benbow 

murdered his friend McGrath 

just weeks after learning he was 

seeing his ex-partner Joanna 

Green and telling a counsellor 

he wanted to “annihilate” 

him. 

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THE CITY council is reviewing 

the actions of lifeguards at 

Pioneer Recreation and Sport 

Centre after a video of staff 

throwing a floating ring across 

the pool to a child it was claimed 

was drowning went viral. 

The video, shared on TikTok, 

featured two lifeguards on a 

platform above the pool. One of 

them threw the ring across the 

busy pool and it landed on the 

child with pinpoint accuracy. 

The video was captioned: “See 

a kid drowing (sic), Dw (don’t 

worry) I got it.” 

Pool users appreciated 

the skilful throw, with one 

man seen giving enthusiastic 

support for the young lifeguard’s 

aim. 

The video quickly racked up 

thousands of views but was 

swiftly removed after media 

inquiries to the city council. 

City council head of recreation 

Nigel Cox said the child was 

never in danger. 

“The child in the video was 

not drowning or in difficulty 

in the water, but had asked a 

lifeguard to throw him a life ring 

to use while swimming in the 

pool. 

“This was not an emergency 

situation and therefore our 

standard emergency practices 

were not required to be followed 

in this instance,” he said. 

Cox said the video should not 

have been shared online but the 

lifeguards were well-trained and 

took the safety of pool users very 

seriously. 

“We take all incidents of pool 

users getting into difficulty in 

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Princess Anne to rededicate war memorial 

THE PUBLIC will be able to see 

Princess Anne at the Citizens’ 

War Memorial rededication 

tomorrow. 

She is the Colonel in Chief 

of the NZ Army’s Royal New 

Zealand Corps of Signals, and is 

visiting New Zealand to attend 

its centenary celebrations. 

She will be rededicating the 

Citizens’ War Memorial in Cathedral 

Square at noon. 

Princess 

Anne will be 

accompanied by 

her husband Vice- 

Admiral Sir Tim 

Laurence during 

the half-hour 

ceremony, and will 

lay a wreath as well as unveil a 

plaque. 

The Bishop of Te Wai Ponamu 

will conduct a blessing and the 

Lifeguard’s pool ‘rescue’ 

called out after viral video 

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lifeguard threw the floating 

ring across the pool to 

the child with pinpoint 

accuracy. 

Bishop of Christchurch will say 

the closing prayer. RSA national 

president Sir Wayne Shelford 

will also attend with representatives 

from the Royal NZ Navy 

Volunteer Reserve and 2/4 Battalion 

RNZIR. 

Traffic will be closed on the 

north side of the Square and the 

tram will not be running. 

The service will still go ahead 

in the event of rain. 

the water very seriously and our 

lifeguards are extensively trained 

in the different procedures used 

depending on the nature of the 

issue. “This video should not 

have been posted online and we 

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Video of 

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Chch pilot 

released 

SEPARATIST rebels in 

Indonesia’s restive Papua 

province released photos and 

videos on Tuesday of a man they 

said is the Christchurch pilot 

they took hostage last week. 

Phillip Mehrtens, a pilot for 

Indonesian aviation company 

Susi Air, was abducted by independence 

fighters from the West 

Papua Liberation Army, the 

armed wing of the Free Papua 

Movement, who stormed his 

single-engine plane shortly after 

it landed on a runway in Paro in 

the remote Nduga district. 

The plane, carrying five passengers, 

was scheduled to pick 

up 15 construction workers 

building a health centre in Paro 

after a group of separatist rebels 

threatened to kill them. 

The rebels released all five 

passengers because they are 

indigenous Papuans, rebel 

spokesperson Sebby Sambom 

said earlier. 

Sambom sent videos and 

photos to The Associated Press 

on Tuesday that showed a group 

of gunmen led by Kogoya setting 

fire to the plane on the runway. 

Another video showed a man 

identified as Mehrtens standing 

in a forest surrounded by 

a group of people armed with 

rifles, spears and bows and arrows. 

In a third video, the man 

was ordered by the rebels to 

say, “Indonesia must recognise 

Papua is independent”. 

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NEWS 

•From page 1 

It alleges Benbow lured 

McGrath to his semi-rural 

lifestyle property in Halswell on 

Monday, May 22, 2017 and used 

his .22 semi-automatic rifle, with 

suppressor and sub-sonic ammunition, 

to shoot him dead and 

then dispose of his body. 

While the Crown accepts there 

is no body, no murder weapon 

and little forensic evidence in 

the case, it says there is a strong 

circumstantial case consisting of 

many threads that, when taken 

together, show Benbow is guilty 

of McGrath’s murder beyond 

reasonable doubt. 

Younger brother Simon 

McGrath started giving evidence 

on Tuesday afternoon and continued 

yesterday, describing Michael 

as a gifted, hard-working 

builder, all-around good guy, 

and dependable “creature of 

habit”. 

Yesterday, Simon was crossexamined 

by defence lawyer 

Kathy Basire. 

Given that Michael McGrath 

had lived amidst a protracted 

home renovation, stashed cash 

inside his walls, had $205,000 in 

his bank account and yet lived 

on a sickness benefit, while not 

using a cellphone or home internet, 

hand-washed clothes, and 

drove a car that wasn’t registered 

or warranted, Basire asked if 

it was “fair to say he operated 

outside of social norms?” 

He described his bachelor 

brother as “very frugal” and who 

usually paid for things in cash. 

Basire also asked if he knew 

his brother had been diagnosed 

with social phobia or social 

anxiety around the time he’d 

undergone an operation for varicose 

veins and the Canterbury 

earthquakes. 

He replied that he didn’t know, 

but said that he might have 

opened up to other people. 

Michael was “his own man”, 

Simon told the court, but he 


Missing builder ‘dependable creature of habit’ 

TESTIMONY: Michael McGrath’s brother Simon giving 

evidence at the High Court trial in Christchurch. Right – 

Crown prosecutor Claire Boshier. 

PHOTOS: ALDEN WILLIAMS, KAI SCHWOERER/POOL 

never saw him as an anxious 

person. 

The last time he saw him, Michael 

had seemed in high spirits, 

he said. 

“There wasn’t one part of me 

that thought he wasn’t his usual 

self . . He seemed very, very 

happy.” 

He also admitted not knowing 

that Michael had been in a relationship 

with Green, although he 

had “suspected something was 

up”. 

Michael had often joined his 

brother on Saturdays to watch 

rugby and socialise at a local 

pub, but he had not been going 

much in the months leading up 

to his disappearance. 

The court earlier heard how 

Benbow had allegedly been devastated 

after learning that Green, 

his partner of 17 years, had taken 

their two children and left earlier 

in 2017. 

On Tuesday, May 23, 2017, 

when Michael didn’t show up 

for the usual dinner at their 

mother’s house in Halswell, 

Simon thought it was unusual. 

Within minutes, Green had 

phoned his mother, saying 

she thought something had 

happened to McGrath and that 

“Dave had done something”. 

After going to Michael’s 

house and not finding 

him home, Simon became 

increasingly concerned about his 

whereabouts. 

Around 1am, he parked outside 

Benbow’s house and phoned 

him. It went straight to voicemail 

and he left, the court heard. 

But the next morning, Benbow 

phoned him back, the court 

heard. Simon asked him about 

Michael’s whereabouts but 

claimed he didn’t make any accusations, 

but rather asked him 

some direct questions. 

Later he questioned how 

Benbow had reacted after the 

disappearance. 

“I would assume if you’ve got 

nothing to hide you would come 

around with some concern,” 

Simon said. 

Lead defence counsel Marc 

Corlett KC said that “within 

hours” of McGrath’s disappearance, 

Green had pointed the 

finger of blame at Benbow “and 

the police duly obliged”. 

But despite teams of police 

spending thousands of hours 

investigating “trying to find any 

evidence they could to fit their 

theory”, they could not find any, 

Corlett said. 

The trial, before Justice Jonathan 

Eaton, continues. 

– NZ Herald 

• More court, pages 6, 7, 14 

& 15



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Dolphins lives at risk during SailGP 

• By Tony Simons 

Excerpts from the 

SailGP Marine Mammal 

Management Plan 

blacked out in the 

redacted version: 

“While several marine mammal 

species are found in the waters 

of the wider Banks Peninsula 

area, the nationally vulnerable 

upokohue/hector’s dolphin is 

at the greater risk during the 

SailGP New Zealand Grand 

Prix due to its prevalence within 

Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour 

A PLAN TO protect hector’s 

dolphins during next month’s 

high-speed SailGP races on 

Lyttelton Harbour reveals there 

is a risk some will be killed and 

organisers promoted the use of 

a controversial device to reduce 

the chances of that happening. 

The full unredacted version 

of the SailGP Marine Mammal 

Management Plan, obtained by 

The Star, discusses a proposal 

to experiment with a high-frequency 

acoustic deterrent device 

to keep the dolphins safely away 

from the racecourse. 

The plan, authored by environmental 

services company, 

Enviser, for SailGP and ChristchurchNZ, 

was initially released 

with much of the content blacked 

out late last year after an official 

information request from Environment 

Canterbury councillor 

Genevieve Robinson. 

Robinson said she requested it 

because she knew the race was 

risky and couldn’t find a copy of 

the plan anywhere. 

The unredacted version shows 

race organisers planned to use 

and its inquisitive nature. 

“Marine mammals already 

face risks year-round within 

Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour 

but the risk level will be heightened 

by SailGP’s training and 

racing activities. 

“The SailGP Grand Prix will 

lead to increased boat traffic in the 

area on the practice, rehearsal and 

racing days, increasing the risk of 

vessel strike to marine mammals, 

particularly upokohue/hector’s 

dolphin. 

“Subject to obtaining a Wildlife 

the device if they could not 

detect dolphins by any other 

means. The hope was dolphins 

might react to it and reveal their 

whereabouts. 

SailGP’s application to the Department 

of Conservation to use 

the device was dropped after it 

Permit from DOC, a single ADD 

will be used… near the edge of the 

racecourse . The ADD will remain 

active for the duration of racing. 

The ADD will be activated only if 

no marine mammals are present 

within the inner-harbour waters. 

This mitigates the risk of displacing 

a dolphin from where it wants 

to be and instead waits for them 

to leave the area on their own. 

“No data exists on ADDs 

eliciting behavioural responses 

in upokohue/hector’s dolphins. A 

behavioural response can range 

RISK: One expert said hector’s 

dolphins may have been 

attracted to a device that was 

intended to repel them from 

the SailGP racecourse. 

became obvious it would not be 

approved because there was no 

data on how the dolphins would 

react. 

One expert told The Star is was 

possible the dolphins may have 

been attracted to it. 

When asked why the report 

from swimming away, surfacing 

more often, or to changing 

vocalisations. Based on several 

studies reporting conspicuous 

responses, it is reasonable to 

expect the very short-term use of 

ADDs (as in this case) will result 

in a behavioural response by an 

unsuspecting and undetected, 

upokohue/hector’s dolphin. 

Any behavioural response will 

likely increase the likelihood of 

detection . . . and that detection 

may not have occurred without 

ADD use (which would mean the 

had been redacted, a SailGP 

spokesperson told The Star it 

was “to prevent serious offence 

to tikanga Māori and to avoid 

disclosing locations of waahi 

tapu (sacred sites). 

But the unredacted version 

contains no reference to tikanga 

Maōri or tapu sites, except that 

race officials “are to have an 

appreciation of mana whenua 

values and the tikanga involved 

with implementing the plan.” 

Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu did 

not respond when asked about 

the report. And yesterday SailGP 

changed its statement, saying the 

“redactions were made to protect 

people’s names and, in some 

cases, the commercial position of 

SailGP.” 

ChristchurchNZ was also 

asked to comment on the 

redactions but did not respond. 

dolphin remained in danger of 

fatal injury). 

“Because no studies report 

cetaceans being attracted to 

ADDs, it is considered very 

unlikely that upokohue/hector’s 

dolphins will be attracted to the 

ADD device. 

“The short-term use of these 

devices (in areas where no marine 

mammals are detected) will 

therefore help to protect marine 

mammals from the risk of vessel 

strike, which is very likely to be 

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THE MURDER of a woman by 

a stranger on leave from a secure 

mental health unit will be the 

subject of a coronial inquiry. 

Zakariye Hussein, 37, pleaded 

guilty in September to killing 

Laisa Waka Tunidau as she 

walked home from work on June 

25. 

Hussein was an inpatient at 

Hillmorton Hospital and had 

10 years earlier been jailed for a 

stabbing rampage, nearly killing 

a man. 

There are two reviews following 

the murder - one into 

Hussein’s care, the other into the 

secure unit at Hillmorton. 

On Tuesday, Coroner Alexandra 

Cunninghame said in minute 

released to the NZ Herald 

that she had earlier postponed 

opening an inquiry in order to 

allow for the criminal process to 

proceed. 

“At the time of Mrs Waka’s 

murder, Mr Hussein was an inpatient 

at Hillmorton Hospital. 

The circumstances in which he 

left the hospital on June 25, 2022, 

have been the subject of a review 

which was commissioned by Te 

Whatu Ora (the review). 

“I have determined that it is 

now appropriate for me to open 

an inquiry into Mrs Waka’s 

death, and I hereby do so.” 

Justice Cameron Mander 

MISSED: Laisa Waka Tunidau, pictured here with her 

12-year-old son Eparama, was killed as she walked home 

from work on June 25. 

sentenced Hussein to life imprisonment 

with a minimum 

non-parole period of 13 years in 

November. 

Three psychiatric reports 

were prepared for the criminal 

proceedings. 

They found he was capable of 

being involved in inflicting violence 

when not acutely unwell. 

He held “intense grandiose 

and religious beliefs”. 

He believed God was going to 

give him money so he could buy 

houses and marry staff. 

The clinical staff he engaged 

with said he had endless discussions 

about these beliefs. 

On the day of the killing, he 

was frustrated with hospital 

staff, in particular, because they 

removed staples from a newspaper 

supplement advertising real 

estate that he had been examining 

and circling properties he 

was going to purchase. 

He then left to tell his family 

he would not be going back to 

the hospital, telling himself God 

had given him a “hell of a sad 

life”. 

On his way, he stopped at a 

library to look at the property 

section of a newspaper.


NEWS 7 

into murder 

He reported to a doctor he then 

checked his bank account and saw that 

God had not deposited the “millions 

and billions” to buy property. 

He felt disappointed and believed 

God was “torturing” him. 

He then entered the family home “in 

a rage”. 

He had thoughts of wanting to hurt 

someone with no person in mind. 

The summary of facts stated 

Hussein was granted community leave 

from the hospital at about 2.30pm on 

June 25. 

He then took a bus to Sockburn and 

started walking to his family home. 

On the way, he became angry about 

some issues arising at the hospital. 

While walking, he saw a man mowing 

his lawns and decided to stab him. At 

his family’s house, he took a steak knife 

from the kitchen drawer and put it in 

his pocket. 

But as he went outside, he thought it 

was too close to home and did not want 

his own family to witness anything. 

As he walked down Cheyenne St, 

he saw a woman walking. He took out 

the knife and stabbed her repeatedly 

around her chest as she tried to protect 

herself. 

As well as kidnapping a pie delivery 

driver at knifepoint – and then almost 

fatally stabbing a city council worker 

– in the March 2012 rampage across 

Christchurch, in 2018 he attacked a 

Hillmorton Hospital nurse and poured 

a hot cup of black coffee over their head. 

•More court pages 14-15 

–NZ Herald 

ANGRY: A member of the public 

photographed Zakariye Hussein 

during his frightening knife rampage 

across Christchurch in 2012. 

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8 

NEWS 


Gnome job too hard for Phil and Dawn 


WATER CHARGES protestor 

Phil Yarrall has enlisted the 

Mr Fixit of Christchurch, Phil 

Mauger, and the mayor’s close 

ally, city council chief executive 

Dawn Baxendale. 

The grass outside Yarrall’s 

place in Linwood hasn’t been 

mowed for more than four 

months as a protest against the 

city council “unfairly” charging 

him for water. He expects to get 

a water bill very shortly, but said 

he won’t be paying it. 

So as his campaign rolls along, 

Yarrall consulted Henry Sunderland, 

the well known gnomologist, 

and who should arrive at his 

Woodham Rd property – Phil 

and Dawn. 

Said Yarrall: “The berm has 

become a bit of an eyesore and a 

fire hazard . . . but then Phil and 

Dawn offered to help. 

“Phil told me he’d like to mow 

the berm because he likes to get 

stuff done and he thinks water 

charges are unfair too, but it was 

a big job and, in the end, it was 

too hard.” 

So the berms remain unmowed, 

but Yarrall has managed 

to keep his protest in the public 

eye with the help of Sunderland’s 

creations. 

Yarrall says the city water 

charging rules are discriminatory. 

Residents are given a free 

allowance of 700 litres a day, on 

average. That’s about six showers 

a day, or the same as leaving the 

garden hose on full for about 45 

minutes. 

After that, ratepayers are 

invoiced $1.35 for every 1000 

litres extra they use, based on 

meter readings taken every three 

months, but almost a quarter of 

households will not be charged 

at all. That’s because they share 

meters with neighbours, so individual 

usage can’t be calculated. 

Yarrall uses lots of water 

because his 700m2 property has 

a large vegetable garden, a glasshouse, 

more than 20 trees, plus 

seedlings and plants in pots. 

The charges are unfair, he said. 

“Our water comes from the 

same place dairy farmers and 

overseas water bottlers use for 

free. Growing our own food is 

better for our health and the environment, 

but the city council 

punishes us for it,” he said. 

There is also no recognition of 

soil type by suburb, said Yarrall. 

“A garden like ours, but in 

New Brighton with its sandy soil, 

would probably need twice the 

water.” 

While Yarrall said he won’t be 

paying his water bill, he hopes 

Phil and Dawn may visit again 

– perhaps after the city council 

gets around to mowing the grass. 

HARD YAKKA: Phil Yarrall and his partner 

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with Phil and Dawn. 

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OVERGROWN: 

The three 

properties 

in question 

in Waltham, 

photographed 

in January. 

Locals say the 

city council 

mowed the 

berm last 

week. 

Berms a thorny issue 

RESIDENTS complaining about their 

neighbours’ overgrown grass berms are 

being told by the city council “berm 

maintenance is the responsibility of 

property owners” – but that may not be 

the case. 

A resident who complained last month 

about overgrown grass verges in Waltham, 

outside three properties locals say are 

abandoned, was told by the city council to 

take it up with the owners, believed to be 

townhouse developers based in the North 

Island. 

But the city council has told The Star 

it has no policy that says residents must 

maintain their own grass berms. 

“It is not residents’ responsibility, but the 

council does expect residents to do it, if 

possible,” a city council spokesperson said. 

“Our messaging on that has remained 

consistent.” 

The cost of maintaining berms is covered 

within the city council budget and 

the cost is funded by rates. The city council 

will maintain berms if the condition 

deteriorates significantly. The spokesperson 

also said council contractors will mow 

berms six to eight times a year depending 

on the seasons, if they need it. 

When asked if it might consider providing 

more bins for residents who agree to 

maintain road frontages in their street, the 

city council said it does not offer additional 

or larger bins for free as each property 

already has bins for green and food waste, 

paid by rates. 

However, it seems the city council might 

be open to the idea of using grass berms to 

grow wildflowers or even vegetables, but 

“any diversification of road reserve assets 

would need to be council approved” the 

spokesperson said. 

Over the last four months, the city 

council has received 66 complaints related 

to berms. 



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First home-buying friends team 

up to make $300,000 profit 

• By Catherine Masters 

TWO FRIENDS have proven it’s 

possible for first-home buyers to 

team up to take on the housing 

market and come out winners. 

Sick of paying rent “just 

friends” Keeva Irving and Nathan 

Lewis got together about 

five years ago to buy a house 

which they sold two weeks ago 

for $300,000 profit on the purchase 

price, enough to make a 

big difference to their respective 

home ownership paths. 

The house on Sevenoaks Drive 

in Bryndwr cost them $550,000 

in 2017 and sold at auction for 

$850,000. 

Both work in project management, 

which is how they met. 

In their mid and late 20s at the 

time, the pair put their business 

hats on to conduct extensive 

research before the subsequent 

purchase of their house, which 

they lived in together and sometimes 

with flatmates to accommodate 

their separate travels. 

Irving said they each saved like 

crazy for the deposit and they 

specifically wanted to buy in an 

area with good schools and good 

resale. 

“We literally got the white 

board and a cork board out and 

we had a map of Christchurch 

and we drew around the school 

zones. We said ‘we don’t want to 

go here, here and here and we’re 

flexible on those areas’,” she said. 

Each listed their wants – she 

wanted a log burner and a 

garden – and cross-referenced 

against areas, their budget and 

the number of bedrooms. 

Irving said they were clinical 

about the purchase because they 

knew they were buying to one 

day sell. 

“It was quite hard because we 

had a lot of people say to us it 

won’t work and it could get complicated 

and everything like this 

so we were quite aware it was a 

business decision. 

“We had to remove a certain 

DEAL: Keeva Irving and 

Nathan Lewis outside the 

home on Sevenoaks Drive 

in Bryndwr which they 

recently sold at auction for 

$850,000. 

amount of emotion and there 

would be times when he’d be 

travelling and I would take on 

the responsibility and vice versa.” 

Irving said they did not have a 

watertight legal agreement, saying 

they were told because they 

were not a couple they would 

have been affected by the brightline 

test if one of them wanted to 

buy out the other. 

But they each made their will, 

which involved having a conversation 

about what would happen 

if one of them died, and the 

result was an agreement that one 

person would have first option to 

buy the other out. 

Sometimes there were difficult 

conversations over the years 

and sometimes it was difficult 

to work out the financial split 

exactly when one of them was 

travelling, but Irving says it has 

worked out around 50/50 and 

they have not had a cross word. 

They re-mortgaged last year 

to take out $60,000 each. Irving 

said with the sale of the house 

each of them will get around 

$140,000 once the legal fees and 

commission are taken out. 

That is money each can use for 

their current properties – she has 

bought with a partner and Lewis 

is building with a partner. 

Her advice for anyone contemplating 

buying with a friend is to 

make sure there is mutual trust. 

“Don’t just go in with someone 

because they’ve got some money. 

You have to trust. You have to 

be able to have those difficult 

conversations but continue the 

friendship, and you have to be 

able to pull your weight and 

know they’ll do theirs and look 

after each other and be open and 

honest financially.” 

The pair both had full control 

over the finances and also had a 

kitty of money so if something 

needed doing, they could access 

the kitty and get it done. 

For this pair, the end result 

has been fantastic. They were 

happy with a pre-auction offer 

of $760,000 which brought the 

auction forward but on the day 

they watched rapid bidding send 

their profit up. 

“I’m still quite shocked,” said 

Irving. 

Bayleys Christchurch general 

manager of sales Rachel Dovey 

said not many friends bought 

together but Irving and Lewis 

had an exceptional trust level to 

make the deal work. 

“It’s not common. I think 

you’ve got to have very good 

friendship and you’ve got to have 

a good financial understanding,” 

she said. 

“You’ve got obligations to the 

bank and when people are coming 

in and out, like flatmates, 

you’ve got to keep your ducks in 

order.” 

Dovey acknowledges it is probably 

easier for first-home buyers 

to get on the housing ladder in 

Christchurch because prices 

are lower than in Auckland and 

other centres. 

“The median sales price is in 

the $700,000s so technically a 10 

per cent deposit is a lot cheaper 

than $1m sale which is $100,000. 

“We do see a lot of young people 

who own property here and 

values have gone up so some of 

those people bought at $400,000 

or $500,000.” 

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NEWS 13 

81-year-old 

surf club 

member’s 

close call 


“DON’T BE complacent.” 

Those are the wise words of 

advice from 81-year-old Dave 

Bradley, one of the swimmers who 

got into trouble at Taylors Mistake 

during the heatwave, which kept 

surf lifeguards super busy. 

Dave has lived in Taylors 

Mistake for more than 60 years 

and has been a member of the 

surf club there since he was 16. 

But even with his vast amount of 

experience in the water, he still 

got into difficulty when the sea 

turned treacherous. 

Dave decided to go for a swim 

on the Friday leading into Waitangi 

weekend, but he would end 

up a bloody mess and spend five 

days in hospital. 

“I was down at the beach, so I 

thought I’d go for a swim at the 

northern end,” Dave told The 

Star. 

“I wasn’t going out far. I just 

wanted to catch (body surf) a 

couple of waves, but I missed the 

first and went to catch the second 

when I realised the rip had 

dragged me towards the rocks. If 

I had caught that wave it would 

have dumped me on the rocks. 

“I knew what was happening 

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which hasn’t been great this year, 

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thing and swim out through the 

surf. I would have been in even 

more serious trouble if I had. I 

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rocks, so I elected to clamber out 

that way with the waves washing 

me over the top. 

“A young guy came down 

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out,” he said. 

Others then arrived and 

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His injuries were extensive, but 

not life threatening. Club patrol 

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the like. There were four of us 

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Dave, a Taylors life member, 

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than it did because he was taking 

blood thinners. He spent five 

days in hospital waiting for a 

skin graft operation to the back 

of his right hand. 

“I should have been more careful 

assessing the conditions that 

day. 

“The lesson I’ve learned is not 

to be complacent.” 

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Army sex assault case: Victim accused 

• By Emily Moorhouse 

A WOMAN who says she was 

sexually violated by a New 

Zealand Army officer in a hotel 

room has been accused by 

the defence of making up the 

allegations as a distraction from 

her own “bad behaviour”. 

During cross-examination, 

defence lawyer Elizabeth Bulger 

accused the woman of making 

up a “charade” to make the officer’s 

life difficult – something 

she denied. 

The officer, who has interim 

name suppression, appeared 

for court martial for a trial that 

began on Monday at Burnham 

Military Camp. 

The officer faces one charge 

of sexual violation and three 

charges of assault after allegedly 

slapping the female colleague 

across the face twice, pouring 

a drink over her, and sexually 

violating her in 2017 in a hotel 

room. 

He admitted to pouring a can 

of Red Bull over the woman before 

slapping her across the face 

in June 2017. He denied the second 

charge of slapping her in the 

face and sexually violating her in 

a hotel room a month later. 

The officer is charged under 

the Armed Forces Discipline Act 

1971 and Crimes Act 1961 and 

appeared before Judge Kevin 

Riordan and a panel of military 

members. 

On Monday, military prosecutor 

John Whitcombe said the 

pair, both in their 20s, arranged 

to meet at a hotel room overseas 

for a sexual encounter for the officer 

to “get some anger out”. 

But what was supposed to be 

consensual, allegedly turned 

violent and forceful, leaving the 

woman crying and vomiting. 

However, Bulger suggested on 

Tuesday the entire sexual encounter 

was consensual and the 

complainant gave no indication 

that she wanted to stop. 

Bulger suggested the woman 

lied about the events in the hotel 

room to create a distraction from 

her own “bad behaviour”, claiming 

she was being investigated 

for her conduct and faced being 

removed from her army duties 

for a separate matter. 

The woman rejected 

this, denying there was an 

investigation or what happened 

during the sexual encounter in 

the hotel room was consensual. 

Bulger referred to messages 

between the pair prior to the 

sexual encounter, which showed 

the officer saying it wasn’t his 

intention to leave her “bleeding 

and in pain” and that if she 

needed him to stop then he 

would. 

Bulger put it to the woman 

ALLEGATIONS: 

The court 

martial is 

being held 

at Burnham 

Military Camp. 

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HERALD 

the pair had previously engaged 

in consensual “rough sex” and 

things like slapping and choking 

were normal. 

She agreed but said the sex was 

never as forceful as it was during 

this particular encounter, and 

she had never cried from sex as 

she did on this occasion. 

Bulger alleged the officer didn’t 

slap her across the face when he 

first entered the hotel room like 

she claimed, but only slapped 

her during sex which was 

consensual. The woman denied 

this. 

Bulger went on to say the 

woman and officer had sex a 

second time that night which 

was less rough and the officer 

then fell asleep, giving her the 

opportunity to leave, but she 

stayed. 

In closing her crossexamination, 

Bulger accused 

the woman of making up a 

“charade” to make the officer’s 

life difficult by creating 

false allegations to act as a 

“smokescreen” for her own 

conduct. This was rejected by the 

woman. 

A few days after the hotel 

room encounter the woman 

sought medical treatment for her 

swollen face and bloodshot eyes, 

telling medical staff the swelling 

was due to a new mascara she 

had tried at the time before she 

laid the complaint. 

A doctor who specialises in 

injuries analysed photographic 

evidence of the complainant’s 

eyes and said it looked like 

the woman had suffered from 

haemorrhages in both eyes, 

something that was uncommon 

in young people. 

The doctor said the 

haemorrhages in young people 

can be caused by ongoing 

coughing, extensive vomiting, 

pressure applied around the neck 

or gagging. 

She said the woman’s 

account of what happened in 

the hotel room is an “entirely 

reasonable explanation” for the 

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of ‘charade’ 

Bulger asked the doctor if the 

haemorrhages could have been 

caused without the officer holding 

the woman in place as she 

had claimed. 

The doctor said it was possible 

the injuries could have been 

sustained without someone being 

held in place, but she thought if 

someone’s airway was blocked, 

they would have pulled away if 

they could. 

A pre-recorded interview was 

played to the court of the officer 

being interviewed after the complaint 

was made. 

The officer said the woman 

didn’t show any signs of wanting 

to stop during the hotel room 

encounter and when she vomited 

it caught them both by surprise. 

He said after she vomited, they 

stopped straightaway, got her 

cleaned up and after about 15 

minutes, continued to have sex 

before falling asleep. 

He said some of the messages 

he had sent her leading up to the 

sexual encounter came across as 

“worse than what actually happened” 

on the night. 

While he messaged her saying 

things such as “I’m likely to slap 

you hard and be rough” he said it 

was made clear that if the woman 

wanted to stop then they would. 

He said over the 48 hours after 

the encounter her eyes were 

bloodshot, which he accepted 

might have been caused by the 

sexual activity, but said at no 

point did she try to pull away or 

stop the encounter. 

The court martial trial is likely 

to finish today. 

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• By Emily Moorhouse 

WHEN ADAM Letchford 

was caught with stolen meat 

and a quad bike in a truck he 

pinched from a primary school 

his explanation was simple: He 

had been kidnapped by gang 

members. 

He told police he had been put 

in the back of the truck by the 

gang members, who he said later 

stopped the vehicle on the side of 

the road. 

When the gang members took 

off, abandoning the truck, that’s 

when Letchford jumped out from 

the back, hopped into the front 

seat and drove off, he claimed. 

But his tall tales didn’t wash 

with police and the 37-year-old 

was charged with the thefts. 

When he appeared in the 

district court he had a change of 

heart and admitted the offending. 

According to the summary of 

facts, on December 4 last year 

around 10.30pm, Letchford 

entered Burnside Primary School 

which at the time had an area of 

it under construction. 

Letchford cut a hole in a fence 

that was securing the construction 

site and broke into a truck. 

He removed the vehicle’s GPS 

and pulled its ignition. 

After cutting a padlock, Letchford 

drove the truck out of the 

area, damaging the school’s gate 

and plants in the process. 

At the time, he did not hold a 

valid New Zealand driver licence 

and had been verbally forbidden 

by police from driving. 

Letchford headed to Kaikoura, 

arriving at a farm about 3.45am. 

There, he unlatched the metal 

gate and drove into the shed area. 

He loaded items on to the truck 

such as a quad bike, three boxes 

of meat, a firearms safe with 

locked compartments, firearms 

magazines and ammunition, a 

270 Winchester bolt-action rifle 

and three .22 rifles. 

Letchford left the farm and 

was heading south towards 

Christchurch when the truck was 


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recognised by two witnesses who 

had seen a Facebook post made 

by its owner. 

The police were also called. 

Letchford stopped the truck in 

Waipara and got out, spending 

some time in nearby bush before 

he was approached by the witnesses. 

Police arrived shortly after and 

arrested Letchford. They found 

the stolen quad bike and meat in 

the truck but the firearms and 

ammunition were not recovered. 

Letchford told police he had 

been kidnapped but he was 

charged with burglary, entering 

agricultural land without authority 

and being an unlicensed 

driver failing to comply. 

He was remanded into custody 

ahead of his sentencing on 

May 10. 

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Gigantic effort in gumboots pays off 

FINISH: Alex 

Grogan on 

the home 

stretch of 

the Coast to 

Coast after 

more than 

240km and 

two days in 

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• By Darryl Baser 

A FEW BLISTERS and lots of money 

raised for mental health. 

That was the outcome for tradie Alex 

Grogan, who competed in the two-day 

Kathmandu Coast to Coast in gumboots. 

And he even produced a quicker time 

than the previous year when he was 

wearing shoes for the agonising event. 

“I have blisters on both of my pinky 

toes, which look a bit swollen, but nothing 

major,” Grogan, 30, said. 

He ran the event in gumboots to raise 

money for the I Am Hope mental health 

charity, founded by entertainer Mike King. 

Grogan wanted to raise $100 for every 

one of the multisport event’s 243km, but 

he beat the target with ease. The givealittle 

page is now closing in on $30,000 and is 

open till Saturday. 

Grogan said he has had his own issues 

with mental health and wanted to take 

away any fear people – mainly men – may 

have of admitting vulnerability. He also 

lost a friend to suicide about 11 years ago, 

which was a big wake-up call. 

“Stigma is a perfect word. I think over 

the last four or five years, I Am Hope 

and (others) have been working towards 

making it acceptable to say: ‘Hey lads, 

I’m not doing that great and I am seeing 

someone professionally’,” he said. 

“I’m your typical Kiwi bloke, I love footy, 

like having a couple of beers, but I can 

say: ‘Yeah I see a counsellor, but I’m fine 

and I live an everyday life’. If that inspires 

another person to see a counsellor, then 

that’s a win for me.” 

Grogan, from West Melton, finished the 

Coast to Coast in 18 hours and 20 minutes. 

“I was 20 minutes quicker than I did the 

year previously not in gumboots, maybe 

due to race experience. I’d done a lot more 

cycling ahead of the race this time around 

as there is a lot of cycling in the event. I 

think it paid off and I kept up with the 

bunches a lot better.” 

He wore two pairs of socks, footy socks 

over business socks. 

Although it is early days, Grogan says 

he’s thinking about entering a team of 

gumboot-wearing competitors next year. 

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THE NEWEST store in the 

Smiths City line-up of retail 

stores has opened in Hornby. 

Located in new shopping 

centre, The Railyard, the 

2300sq m store is the fourth in 

Christchurch, offering the same 

extensive range of leading-brand 

furniture, home appliances and 

consumer electronics customers 

have come to expect from the 

long-established retailer. 

The store had its soft opening 

on February 3, with plenty of 

foot traffic seen from then into 

the following week, general 

manager of marketing James 

Matthews said. 

The official grand opening was 

held over the weekend, which 

James described as “a roaring 

success” with hundreds of people 

attending. 

“Smiths is excited to extend 

our Christchurch base with 

another store,” James says. 

“Even before we opened, 

people were enquiring over the 

phone and through social media 

about it, and that was really 

pleasing for us.” 

The store is strategically 

located to service the large and 

growing area on the south-west 

side of Christchurch, James says. 

“We are pleased to be able to 

make all that we offer at Smiths 

City more accessible to people 

right across the area. 

“And as a 100 per cent Kiwi 

owned and operated business, 

Smiths City has always been 

part of the community and we’re 

excited to be supporting locals in 

Hornby.” 

While Smiths City is the only 

business currently operating 

at The Railyard, James said the 

outlook for the store is positive, 


with solid foot traffic already, 

and even higher customer 

numbers expected when other 

businesses open there. 

As a leading New Zealand 

retailer with 24 stores around the 

country, Smiths City also sees 

supporting the local community 

as an important aspect of its 

operation wherever it is located. 

“Here at Hornby, we are 

looking for opportunities to 

support local charities, sports 

teams and events where we can,” 

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‘Dynamic period’ of print 

making goes on display 

Adele 

Younghusband’s 

Workers 1947 

(lino cut) 

features in a new 

print making 

exhibition at 

Christchurch Art 

Gallery Te Puna 

o Waiwhetū. 

SHOWCASING the often overlooked 

medium of printmaking, a new 

exhibition at Christchurch Art Gallery 

Te Puna o Waiwhetū shines light on 

one of the most dynamic periods of art 

history. 

Ink on Paper is the first exhibition in 

New Zealand to cover this progressive 

period of printmaking, from the 1910s 

to the 1950s, and includes rarely seen 

works from household names like Rita 

Angus, Evelyn Page, Colin McCahon 

and Bill Sutton, alongside works by 

lesser-known artists. 

“Ink on Paper includes striking work 

by people you may never have heard 

of, like Nancy Bolton, Gertrude Ball, 

Hilda Wiseman, Adele Younghusband 

and Hinehauone Coralie Cameron. This 

show brings them to the fore, and gives 

their prints the attention they’ve always 

deserved,” said curator Peter Vangioni. 

The exhibition features more than 

100 etchings, lithographs, woodcuts, 

wood-engravings and lino cuts by New 

Zealand artists working at home and 

abroad. 

“By the early 20 th century, printmaking 

was undergoing a remarkable revival 

in the West. As photography replaced 

traditional lithography and woodengraving 

techniques in the commercial 

print industry, artists were quick to 

embrace these suddenly obsolete print 

mediums and incorporate 

them into their practice,” Vangioni said. 

The majority of works in the 

exhibition are from Christchurch Art 

Gallery’s collection. 

“We’ve been acquiring work with this 

exhibition in mind, strengthening the 

gallery’s print collection. The rest are 

on loan from institutions and private 

collections throughout New Zealand. 

In some cases, we’re displaying the 

original lino block alongside the finished 

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Gin Wigmore: Expect lively mix of 

old and new at Selwyn Sounds 

• By Darryl Baser 

AMERICAN-BASED Kiwi 

musician Gin Wigmore is 

leaving her husband, fellow 

musician Jason Butler, and their 

children, Pascal, 6, and Izaiah, 

3, back in the US for her New 

Zealand tour, which kicks off 

with Selwyn Sounds on March 4. 

“Unfortunately I am leaving 

my babies, husband and dear 

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“But they know I need to do 

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kids love getting their dad all to 

themselves.” 

Speaking from her home in 

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Canterbury, having last played 

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She said the crowd at Selwyn 

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of her famous songs like Oh My 

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material. 

“A lively set, full of old and 

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sunny summer day.” 

Wigmore was in New Zealand 

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with her family. 

She has released four albums 

since 2009. She has just finished 

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The song is called Someone’s 

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“I think that day is kinda 

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Wigmore is now an American 

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KNOCK: Matt Hay could lead 

Burnside West into the club 

one-day final with victory on 

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• By Jaime Cunningham 

BURNSIDE WEST are 

favourites going into the premier 

club one-day finals on Sunday 

after an unbeaten round-robin 

campaign. 

The team, captained by Canterbury 

Kings player Matt Hay, 

will play Heathcote after finishing 

top of the round-robin competition, 

while second-placed 

Sydenham will take on Old Boys’ 

Collegians. 

East Shirley batted well to 

knock Lancaster Park out 

of semi-finals contention on 

Saturday, with some strong partnerships 

through the top and 

middle order to finish on 254/4. 

This meant Heathcote 

qualified for the play-offs, even 

though they were unable to defend 

their score of 301/7 against 

Old Boys’ Collegians. Nic Clark 

led the batting for OBC, with 129 

runs from 111 balls, but a late 

flurry of wickets for Heathcote 

wasn’t enough to stop the home 

side winning in the last over. 

Sydenham will be confident 

going into their semi-final 

against OBC, after chasing down 

Riccarton’s first innings score 

of 235/10 with 83 balls to spare. 

Bevon-John Jacobs will be a key 

wicket for OBC this weekend, 

after he smashed yet another 

century (120 not out off 103 

balls) in Sydenham’s nine-wicket 

win last week. 

Alex Tait will be hoping he can 

be the saviour for Burnside West 

again this week, after he took 

3/32 in his nine overs bowling 

and made 43 runs (not out) to 

ensure the side kept an unbeaten 

record leading into the play-offs. 

Teams will resume the two-day 

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• By Michael Guerin 

CHAMPION harness trainer 

Mark Purdon has revealed the 

extent of his thoroughbred 

training ambitions as his All 

Stars stable gets ready for its next 

evolution. 

After recently being joined in 

partnership by his son Nathan 

the most feared stable in harness 

racing continues to undergo 

changes as Purdon seeks new 

professional challenges. 

And the biggest of those 

changes will be Purdon trying 

his hand at training thoroughbreds, 

having purchased three 

yearlings at the recent Karaka 

sales. 

“First and foremost, Nathan 

and I are in partnership and that 

isn’t going to change any time 

soon,” said Purdon. 

“But as people have seen over 

the last few years (partner) 

Natalie (Rasmussen) and I have 

taken more time away from the 

business, which last time was to 

travel. 

“I am fully involved back in 

the business now, but Nathan 

and I have also discussed the future 

and because I want to spend 

some more time working on 

the gallopers or even away from 

horses in the off season, Nathan 

and his partner Mikyala (Lewis) 

officially take over running the 

All Stars business from April 1. 

“That is the start of the new 

financial year and means the 

business and things like employment 

contracts can pass to them 

but I will still very much be part 

of the actual training.” 

Purdon, 58, said Nathan and 

Mikayla will be in charge of the 

day to day running of the business 

side of the stable. Purdon 

will be senior training partner 

but with the freedom to spend 

time doing other things, such as 

moving into training thoroughbreds. 

While he harbours no delusions 

of challenging Mark Walker 

or Andrew Forsman any time 

soon, Purdon says his increased 

interest in the thoroughbred 

code has come about for several 

reasons. 

“I think harness racing is facing 

real challenges and, while 

I still enjoy it, I also want to 

investigate what my future and 

that of the boys (Nathan and 

his other son Michael) may look 

like,” Purdon said. 

“I really enjoy watching the 

good gallops meetings and want 

to be more involved so I bought 

three yearlings at Karaka and 

also have a two-year-old that I 

will train later this season when 

I get through the major harness 

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yearling sales. Below – Nathan Purdon and his partner Mikyala Lewis will officially take 

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races. I have applied for my 

gallops training licence so hopefully 

they approve it soon.” 

Canterbury trainer Danny 

Frye will break Purdon’s 

horses in and even do some 

pre-training if needed. But 

eventually Purdon hopes to be 

able to do slow work at the All 

Star’s Rolleston property where 

he has treadmills and a straight 

track, while fast work will be 

conducted at Riccarton. 

“That is obviously a long way 

off but I have had chats with Samantha 

Wynne (top Canterbury 

jockey) about doing some track 

work riding for me so I am putting 

plans together. 

“It it is exciting, the prospect 

of taking on a new challenge, but 

I am not under-estimating all 

the stuff I still have to learn.” 

Purdon has achieved everything 

possible in harness racing 

in this part of the world with a 

record that leaves no room for 

argument he is Australasia’s 

greatest ever harness racing 

trainer. Now Purdon is reevaluating 

his entire future. 

“I am still very motivated and 

want the best for our owners and 

horses and I will still be driving 

a lot but eventually I would like 

to slow down on that front and 

we are already taking to Blair 

Orange about doing more of our 

driving. 

“But a lot of this is planning 

for the future, whether that is 

the near future or further down 

the track. 

“I have run a big business for 

a very long time and if I want to 

make changes there have to be 

plans in place.” 

While Purdon’s future could 

be dual-code for the next few 

months it will be about trying to 

dominate the rich races coming 

up at Cambridge and, hopefully, 

Alexandra Park if the Auckland 

weather ever allows that flooddamaged 

surface to be repaired. 

The father-and-son team have 

the unbeaten Millwood Nike 

as a red-hot favourite in her 

$150,000 Harness Million tomorrow 

night, while they have a 

trio of three-year-olds taking on 

the northerners in the $200,000 

male pacing final. 

“Most of them trailed at Pukekohe 

on the weekend and were 

good and, while Merlin is the 

one to beat in the boy’s race, the 

draws have evened things up.” 

Stable stars Self Assured and 

Akuta are also up north and will 

start racing in two weeks as they 

build toward The Race by Grins, 

worth $1 million, at Cambridge 

on April 14. 

– Harness Racing Desk



SPORT 23 

Paris comes to 

the Mainland 

for fresh start 

• By Jaime Cunningham 

PARIS LOKOTUI is regarded 

as one of New Zealand’s most 

promising players – and was on 

the cusp of a Silver Ferns debut 

before injury struck. 

In May last year, the Central 

Pulse mid-courter faced her 

greatest obstacle yet, after she 

ruptured her anterior-cruciate 

ligament in her left knee against 

the Southern Steel. 

Now eight months after 

surgery, the 21-year-old has 

moved to Christchurch, and will 

be playing for Mainland in the 

National Netball League. 

“I came down here in the last 

week of January, and decided at 

the start of February I wanted to 

move, so [the decision] was quite 

recent,” she said. 

“[Netball Mainland] have a 

really good support system down 

here and I thought I would grow 

as a person living in a new environment 

as well.” 

In Wellington, Lokotui made 

her mark in the Queen Margaret 

College senior A team, before 

being selected in the Central 

Manawa team during her last 

two years of school in 2018 and 

2019. 

In September 2021, Lokotui 

was selected in the Silver Ferns 

squad to play the Taini Jamison 

series against England but did 

not get on the court. She looked 

to be in contention for last year’s 

Commonwealth Games squad 

before injury struck. 

CHANGE: Paris Lokotui has almost recovered from the injury she sustained playing for the Central Pulse and has now joined 

the Mainland National Netball League side after moving from Wellington to Christchurch. 

PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES 

She is now in her fourth year 

of a Bachelor of Commerce, 

with a minor in te reo Māori, at 

Victoria University and hopes 

to study and work while playing 

netball in Christchurch. But her 

main focus is getting back on 

the court. Mainland coach Tania 

Hoffman said Lokotui’s move 

was slightly unexpected, but she 

is excited about what she’ll bring 

to the young team this year. 

“It was a lovely surprise. Being 

able to call on someone with 

her experience is great for all 

the other players and, for Paris, 

it’s a good way to return to 

professional netball,” Hoffman 

said. 

Mainland will have several 

opportunities to train with the 

Tactix this season after last year’s 

Covid restrictions prevented 

them training together. 

With just five Mainland 

players returning to the side 

from last year’s squad, Lokotui 

will be a key leader within the 

young and inexperienced team. 

She said watching the 

Silver Ferns’ success at the 

Commonwealth Games was a 

motivation to work harder as 

she completes her final stages of 

rehabilitation over the next few 

weeks. 

“It really fuelled the fire to get 

back to where I was. I was so 

close, and the good thing about 

an injury is that it kind of fuels 

that fire behind close doors.” 

Although it’s a while away 

yet, Lokotui said staying in 

Christchurch next year and a 

potential stint with the Tactix is 

a possibility. 

“There’s so many positives 

about moving away from home. 

I just want to enjoy myself 

wherever I am and play some 

good netball,” she said. 

Another reason for Lokotui’s 

move to Christchurch is to spend 

time with her brother Cody 

who is in his second year at the 

Crusaders Academy. 

“I came to visit him in the 

middle of December, and I 

realised how much I missed 

him.” 

Their father Lua Lokotui 

played rugby for Tonga in two 

World Cups. The family often 

share lessons from their sporting 

experiences to help each other 

out. “Having someone so close 

to me who’s been involved in 

high-performance sport, it’s been 

really good. I’m really grateful 

for my dad’s support,” she said. 

The humble but determined 

Lokotui said her goals for the 

year are simple: “To play a full 

game and [make] sure I take 

every opportunity as it comes.” 

•Mainland’s first game in 

the National Netball League 

will be against the Marvels 

and broadcast live on Sky 

Sport from Christchurch 

Arena at 2pm on March 12. 

It will be the curtainraiser 

to the Mainland Tactix v 

Northern Mystics 

Cashmere looks strong ahead of clash 

• By Diane Keenan 

CASHMERE WILL be looking 

to avenge their first round loss 

to Burnside Park when the two 

rivals meet in the premier men’s 

tennis interclub competition on 

Saturday. 

Burnside Park lies in second 

place behind Elmwood in the 

competition with Cashmere in 

third. 

Burnside Park was upset 1-5 

by Bishopdale on their home 

courts at the weekend, with 

junior Jake Parsons the only 

Burnside player to secure a win. 

Cashmere is coming off the 

bye and is expected to field a full 

strength team. Their stalwarts 

the Meredith brothers, Matt, 

Tim and James, have been in 

great form over the Christmas 

break with all winning national 

titles at the New Zealand 

Masters Championships, along 

with Burnside Park’s top player 

and coach Remi Feneon who 

did not play singles against 

Bishopdale. 

After last week’s win 

Bishopdale captain Tom Paine 

said his team goes into this 

weekend’s clash against bottom 

of the table Edgeware-Waimairi 

full of confidence. 

“We’ve got a great team which 

has performed consistently over 

the season. Some of our losses 

have been very close and could 

have gone either way. We will 

definitely hoping to do well 

again on Saturday,” Paine said. 

Bishopdale’s Will 

Schneideman is a strong No 1, 

who is well supported by Taylor 

Nelson and Thomas Hunter. 

In the other clash, Te Kura 

Hagley will play South Brighton 

at Te Kura, while competition 

leaders Elmwood have the bye. 

The women’s competition 

features competition leaders 

Burnside Park Bishopdale and 

third placed Te Kura Hagley on 

Friday night. 

Burnside Park Bishopdale 

was tested by Elmwood last 

week, before securing the win 

on a games countback. Juliette 

Ma and Rebecca Dellaway won 

their singles for Burnside Park 

and Louise Oxnevad and Emma 

Mason scored singles wins for 

Elmwood, with honours shared 

in the doubles. 

Te Kura Hagley was soundly 

beaten by a full-strength 

Cashmere Red, a win that 

moved Cashmere into second on 

the table. 

Cashmere Red with its wealth 

of young talent, including Ruby 

Young, Lucia Gale, Nishitha 

Maarka, along with captain 

Jenny Blackburn, should be 

too strong for bottom-placed 

Waimairi this week. 

Elmwood plays Cashmere 

Black with an interesting clash 

possible between the number 

ones, Oxnevad and Tessa 

McCann. 

Men’s points 

Elmwood 120, 

Burnside Park 

104, Cashmere 94, 

Bishopdale 80, South 

Brighton 51, Te Kura 

Hagley 41, Edgeware 

Waimairi 28. 

Women’s points 

Burnside Park 

Bishopdale 98, 

Cashmere Red 86, 

Te Kura Hagley 77, 

Elmwood 65, Cashmere 

Black 37, Waimairi 35.


SuNdAy 19 MARch 

12km, 6km Community Fun Run Event 


TRAINING PROGRAMME 

weeK sIx: Taking the next step up 

This week you are going to use the fitness 

you have built up in the last 5 weeks. You should now 

feel comfortable with the rhythm and technique of 

the jogging movement and you can maintain this for 

a longer period of time (this applies especially for the 

beginners group). For the intermediate runners there is 

a bit of pace change at the Wednesday run. Remember 

the different training intensity zones? 

Zone 1, easy: this is a pace whereby you are not too 

puffed and the talk test is not even a test. At this stage 

this is the zone you spent most of your time in as it will 

give you some initial conditioning without the risk of 

soreness or muscle strain. 

Zone 2, steady: this is slightly faster than easy; it can 

also be called a “firm” pace. It takes a bit more effort to 

LeveL monday wednesday Thursday saTurday 

Beginner 

12km Jog/run 

Intermediate 

12km 

Jog/run 

6km 

walk 

6km/12km 

25 min 

Jog 

40 min 

Easy Jog 

30 min 

Jog 

6km 25 min 

12km 60 min 

40 min 

Jog 

40-50 min 

Jog with 3x5 min Z2-Z3 

with 2 min easy in between 

35 min 

Jog 

6km 35 min (mod) 

12km 90 min (mod) 

talk but you can still form sentences without having to 

take an extra breath. 

Zone 3, moderately hard: this is the pace where you 

need that extra breath to finish your sentence. You can 

still talk and jog at the same time but it becomes more 

laborious so you tend to shut up and concentrate more 

on your rhythm and holding your pace. 

Zone 4 and 5 only apply to competitive runners and 

are not recommended for beginners and recreational 

runners. In these zones the oxygen supply does 

not keep up with the oxygen demand so you get 

really puffed to the extent that you cannot have a 

conversation. This pace interferes with the enjoyment 

of what you are doing and is not necessary if your main 

goal is to finish the event rather then competing. 

60 min 

Brisk Walk 

40 min 

Jog 

45 min 

Brisk Walk 

6km 60 min 

12km 75 min 

(alternate 5 min light/mod) 

45min 

Jog (have a walk rest 

at halfway if needed) 

75 min 

Easy Jog 

40 min 

Jog 

6km 60min 

12km 90min 

(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 60-90 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 

Many of you will be stretching vigorously 

before and/or after your training session. 

You do this because others are doing it 

as well. There is not much evidence that a 

conventional stretching routine prevents 

injury or keeps you flexible. There is no 

real need for stretching unless you have 

a specific problem with particular muscle 

groups and you have been advised by 

a physiotherapist or doctor to stretch. 

The most effective form of stretching for 

flexibility is yoga, but you will have to do 

it on a daily basis and for a minimum of 20 

minutes and for most of us it will not make 

us better runners. 

on behalf of the team at sports Clinic 

www.sportsclinic.co.nz 

dr John hellemans, sportsmedicine 

Practitioner/Coach 

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older painter 

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0211221487 

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BUILDER 

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0800 344 425 


Architectural 

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Residential & Commercial 

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LBP Design 3 registered 

13+ years experience 

Fixed price available 

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ROOF 

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BAILEY PAINTING 

CONTRACTORS 

Thinking of painting? 

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(Painting/Plastering/Wallpapering/Tiling) 

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Dominion Trading Co Ltd 

• Scrap metal buyers 

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CRAIGS 

TREES 

Our services include: 

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Branch chipping 

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Re Roofing 

Roof Repairs 

Approved Age Concern provider 

Over 30 years experience 

Licensed Building Practitioner 

N A BARRELL 

ROOFING LTD 

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AUTO ELECTRICAL 

Maximum Auto 

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For all your electrical & 

aircon needs. 021 0812 

8952 

BENNETT & SONS 

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Qualified & licenced 

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decks, weatherbord 

repairs, t&g flooring. 

Phone Sam 0274 969 362 

or sambennet@live.com 

BRICK & BLOCK 

LAYING 

all restoration work 

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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 

CARPENTER 

Licensed Building 

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All carpentry & building 

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Alterations & property 

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johnsandford2@gmail. 

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Semi-retired. Available for 

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projects and all repair 

work. Ph 027 3266 114 

or brentew@outlook.com. 

Excellent work. Great 

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CARPET LAYING 

Exp. Repairs, uplifting, 

relaying, restretching. 

Phone John on 0800 

003181, 027 240 7416 

jflattery@xtra.co.nz 

CARPET CLEANING 

Special - 3 rooms & 

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Over 20 yrs exp. Ph 027 

220 2256 

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SWEEPS 

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ELECTRICIAN 

All types of domestic 

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alterations, extensions, 

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7331384. 

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commercial work, new 

housing and switch board 

replacements. Phone Chris 

027 516 0669 

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fENCING 

All types of fencing . Free 

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1920 

GARDENING 

Lawns, weeding, pruning, 

garden clean ups. Call Phil 

021 661 246 for your free 

quote 

GENERAL 

HANDYMAN 

for all your maintenance 

requirements. I specialise 

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do spouting cleans and 

repairs and everyday home 

maintenance. Complete 

landscape packages, NO 

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don’t hesitate to call me 

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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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Kanga & small digger 

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FREE QUOTES. Ph 

Arthur 347-8796, 027 

220-7014 Edwin 027 220- 

7154 

BT LANDSCAPING 

General landscaping 

services Free quotes. 

Ph Ben 027 350 1963 

BT LANDSCAPING 

General landscaping 

services Free quotes. Ph 

Ben 027 350 1963 

PAINTING 

Indoor / Outdoor, over 30 

yrs exp, same day quotes, 

ph Steve 021 255 7968 

PAINTING 

PLASTERING 

Free quotes. Int/ext & 

roof painting Family run 

business, work guaranteed. 

Pensioner discounts. Ph 

Kerin or Paul 022 191 

7877 or 379-1281. Website 

www.swedekiwipainting. 

co.nz 

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 

ROOFING 

✓ Re-roofing or new roofing 

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03 347 9045 or 021 165 1682 

www.robinsonroofing.co.nz 

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PLASTERER 

Phone Finn for all your 

interior plastering needs. 

No job too small - 

renovations, alterations, 

holes & cracks. Free 

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born. Ph 022 087 4351 

PLASTERING 

Gary 4 Fixing, stopping, 

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repairs & painting. 021 

529 022 / 342 8950 

PLASTERING 

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022 538 0959 

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V Plumbing Ltd. 022 351 

4125 

PLUMBER. 

Highly experienced 

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Call today! MJ Plumbing 

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PLUMBER. 

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027 4136004 

or 385 2930 

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Furniture Deliveries 

Van, Trailer Rubbish 

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SPOUTING CLEANING 

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Entire spouting system 

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Jo 021 164 0365 

SPOUTING 

CLEANING 

Spouting Unblocked, 

Cleaned Out and Flushed 

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SPOUTING 

Select Spouting 

The PVC specialist. 

Repairs & replacement. Ph 

022 197 2351 

STUMP GRINDING 

Best price guarantee Tony 

0275 588 895 

TILING 

Floor & walls. Kitchen & 

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Free quotes Ph 027 483 

3887 

TREE SERVICES 

Free quotes 20+ yrs exp. 

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0274314720 


TREE SERVICES 

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Tree & hedge reduction. 

Professional advice. 

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949 

TREE SERVICES 

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Ph Hugh, The Little 

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5445 

TREE SERVICES 

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quotes 022 540 4900 

WINDOW CLEANING 

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Family owned since 2001. 

Ph Paul 027 229 3534 

Wanted To Buy 

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ANTIQUES 

BUYING 

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gold, sterling 

silver, pewter, 

original paintings, 

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351 9139 

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0891 671 

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Jo Fuller 03 379 7100 or 

027 458 8590 

jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi 

www.star.kiwi/whatson 

CLUB OPEN DAILY FROM 8AM 

MAIN RECEPTION HOURS 

DAILY FROM 9AM. TUESDAY UNTIL 5PM AND 

WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY UNTIL 8PM 

Live 

Music 

IN THE 

PAVILION 

MYNT DUO 

7PM 

SATURDAY 

REMINISCE 

WTIH 

ANTHONY 

3PM 

SUNDAY 

Every Wednesday to 

Sunday from 4pm - 6pm 

(Saturdays are 11am-1pm) 

Change to 

Shuttle Schedule 

, 

WHAT S 

ON 

, 

MORE WHAT S ON 

Please note, the shuttle service 

is not an on demand service. Shuttle now 

departs after a 15-minute passenger loading 

period. Minimum 2 people required per ride. 

Rodger Fox Big Band’s 

Big Drum Off concert 

is coming to Christchurch 

THE Rodger Fox Big Band is starting 

their 50th Anniversary Concert series 

with a full-on drum spectacular 

featuring three of the world’s greatest 

drummers. e Big Drum Off concert 

tour is coming to Christchurch on 

Friday, 10 March for a two-hour 

performance in the James Hay 

eatre. See link for further 

information. 

e three American drummers who 

will perform in concert with the 

Rodger Fox Big Band are Dennis 

Chambers, Gregg Bissonette and Peter 

Erskine. 

Rodger Fox says, “e Big Drum Off 

concert tour will feature all three renowned 

drummers on stage and performing 

alongside the Big Band for the rst of ve 

concert tours celebrating the Band’s 50th 

Anniversary. is ‘drum-off’ will be a 

performance to remember. e combined 

power of these three incredible drumming 

talents, in tandem with the Big Band’s 

sound, is not to be missed.” 

Dennis Chambers is the man Carlos 

Santana called a Master Drummer. He is a 

drumming legend who has recorded and 

played with artists including Santana, Steely 

Dan, Parliament/Funkadelic, John Scoeld, 

e Jacksons, e Brecker Brothers, Victor 

Wooten, Mike Stern, and many others. 

Dennis is known for his ability to perform 

with impeccable and funky timing in 

virtually any style, as well as his fast chops 

– but he is perhaps most noted for his jazzfusion, 

funk, and Latin music playing. 

Gregg Bissonette is a jazz and rock 

drummer. His broad experience ranges 

from big band, blues, and rock, to Latin, 

fusion and much more. A current member 

of Ringo Starr’s All-Star Band, he has 

played on albums by dozens of artists, 

including David Lee Roth's rst three solo 

albums, and has performed with Canadian 

jazz legend Maynard Ferguson. Gregg also 

played with the Rodger Fox Big Band on 

Rodger Fox 

their recent recording Reimagined! 

Peter Erskine has appeared on 700 

albums and lm scores and has won two 

Grammy Awards plus an Honorary 

Doctorate from the Berklee School of 

Music. He has played with Weather Report, 

Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan, Diana Krall, Pat 

Metheny, and the American jazz fusion 

band, Maynard Ferguson Big Band. Peter is 

also a Professor of Practice and Director of 

Drumset Studies at the ornton School of 

Music, University of Southern California. 

Rodger Fox says he is looking forward to 

collaborating with these three celebrated 

American drummers who will also take 

part in the Big Band’s ‘Jazz on the Road – 

Changing Lives through Music’ 

programme. Jazz on the Road is an exciting 

and challenging series of one-day 

workshops and concerts delivered by the 

Rodger Fox Big Band, featuring 

international jazz musicians and educators. 

“Man!!!!! To think we are now about to 

celebrate half a century of jazz aer the rst 

rehearsal at the Wellington Musicians Club 

in Wigan Street so long ago. at really 

blows my mind, to be very honest about it. 

"I hope you come out and join the fun 

while we present a series of concerts to 

remember alongside a spectacular guest 

‘drum-off’ featuring three of the world's 

greatest drummers - Gregg Bissonette, 

Dennis Chambers and Peter Erskine,” 

Rodger Fox said. 

Chalmers 

RESTAURANT 

Family Restaurant 

Sunday Buffet 

Kid's Indoor 

Playground 

LUNCH 

Saturday 

& Sunday 

11am - 4pm 

DINNER 

Wednesday 

to Sunday 

5pm-9pm 

SATURDAY 7.30PM 

Tickets $25 at the Club 

Special licence - non members welcome. 

Come on down! 

17 CARMEN RD. PH. 03 349 9026 

WWW.HORNBYWMC.CO.NZ 

RODGER FOX BIG BAND 

50TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT 

FEATURING: GREGG BISSONETTE 

DENNIS CHAMBERS | PETER ERSKINE 

JAMES HAY THEATRE | FRIDAY 10 MARCH 

8PM | TICKETS AT TICKETEK 

www.rodgerfoxbigband.com


CHRISTCHURCH 

GIG GUIDE 

Thursday 16 to Wednesday 22 February 2023 

12 BAR, 342 St Asaph St: Thursday 

7pm - Midnight Slow. Friday - These Four 

Walls. Saturday - Rhomboid Psychedelic 

Beatles Show, tickets at eventbrite. 

A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo 

St: Thursday 7pm, Open Mic, all 

welcome, solo, duo, bands. Full set-up incl 

drums, piano and all back-line, free. 

Friday 7.30pm, new feature slot 'Skule B4 

Mule', (giving the stage to young or high 

school acts before The Mule play) this 

month's guest Josh Metzger, pianist, free; 

8.30pm The Mule, 8-piece party band, 

playing soul, R'n'B, ska, reggae, Stones, 

Beatles etc, free. Sunday 1pm Jazz Jam at 

The Stone, feat talented young house band 

Chicks from Corea. All welcome to listen, 

watch, or get up and play, all ages, all 

abilities, free; 5pm Irish sing-along with 

Malarkey Irish Band, feat O'Neills' Irish 

Dancers, free. Monday 7pm 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 - 

Titianic. Sunday 3pm - Housie-Bingo. 

CBK Craft Bar, 23 Humphreys Dr, 

Ferrymead: Sunday 1pm - Mandi 

Miller. 

CHCH CASINO, 30 Victoria St: 

Thursday 7pm - Rockabella; 10.15pm - 

Mind Blank. Friday 7pm - Acoustic 

Solution; 10.15pm - Page 28. Saturday 

7pm - Delta Bros; 10.15pm - Unhinged. 

CHCH FOLK MUSIC CLUB, Irish 

Society Hall, 29 Domain Tce: Sunday 

7.30pm - Sassafras Bluegrass Band. 

CHURCHILL'S TAVERN, 54 

Battersea St: Friday 6pm - Reboot The 

Band. 

CCC SUMMER SUNDAYS, Chch 

Botanic Gardens, Archery Lawn: 

Sunday 2pm - Dub Days feat. The Hooź 

and One Waka, free. 

FAT EDDIES, 76 Hereford St: 

Thursday 7.30pm - Leah Kelsey; 11pm - 

VOXY. Friday 5pm - Lee Martin; 8.30pm 

- Black & Gold; 12.00am - Chilton House. 

Saturday 4.30pm - Kingsmen Trio; 8pm - 

Jinx; 11.30pm - Diamond Blue. Sunday 

5pm - Derin Thompson. 

FOOD TRUCK ALLEY, 3 

McCormacks Bay Rd: Sunday 4-8pm - 

The Nowhere Men. 

HORNBY CLUB, 17 Carmen Rd: 

Saturday 7pm - Mynt Duo; 7.30pm - Jody 

Direen, tickets $25 (Event Centre). Sunday 

3pm - Reminisce with Anthony. 

KAIAPOI CLUB, 113 Raven Quay: 

Thursday 12.30pm - Housie.; 7pm (next 

Thursday) - Quiz. Monday 7pm - Housie 

Night. Saturday 7.30pm - Rud Stewart 

(direct from UK), tickets $38. 

LITTLE ANDROMEDA, Level 1/134 

Oxford Tce: Thursday 7pm - Canadian 

folksinger Scott Cook, tickets $25 at 

littleandromeda.co.nz 

LITTLE BROWN JUG, 290 Wairakei 

Rd: Friday 7pm - Flat City Brotherhood. 

LITTLE RIVER INN, 4099 

Christchurch Akaroa Road, Little 

River: Saturday 4pm - The Wax Birds. 

MICKY FINN'S, 85a Hereford St: 

Thursday 8.30pm - Keenan's Revenge. 

Friday 10.30pm - Smoke & Mirrors. 

Saturday 10.30pm - Flat City 

Brotherhood. 

MIDNIGHT COCKTAIL BAR, 357 

Colombo St: Friday 8pm - Mandi 

Miller. 

RICHMOND CLUB, 'The Borough', 

75 London St: Friday 7pm - The 

Meaniez. Saturday 6pm - Aus Sail Grand 

Prix; 7.30pm - MockingBird. Sunday 3pm 

- Natalie Elms; 6pm - Aus Sail Grand Prix. 

ROSE & THISTLE, 24a Main North 

Rd: Friday 8.30pm - A&J Karaoke. 

Saturday 8.30pm - Titanic. 

SHARKEY'S BAR, 96 Hoon Hay Rd: 

Saturday 7pm - Sharkey's Karaoke. 

SPACE ACADEMY, 371 St Asaph St: 

Friday - Proteins of Magic with Motte, 

tickets at undertheradar. 

TEMP'S BAR, 21 Goulding Ave: 

Saturday 8.30pm - No Secrets. 

THE BELFAST TAVERN (THE PEG), 

899 Main North Rd: Friday 8pm - 

Hired Hands. 

THE BOG, 50 Victoria St: Thursday - 

Quiz. Friday 6pm - Brad Staley; 10pm - 

The Wolverines. Saturday 7pm - Jaydin 

Shingleton; 11pm - Chilton House. 

Sunday 5pm - The Meaniez. 

THE BOWER, 487 New Brighton: 

Sunday 1.15pm - Zephyr; 3.30pm - Red 

Zone. 

THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd: 

Friday 9pm - Open Mic. Wednesday 9pm 

- Titanic. 

THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd: 

Friday 9.30pm - Doubtfire. Saturday 

9.30pm - Misconduct. 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 

WOOLSTON SPORTS BAR, 669 

Ferry Rd: Saturday 8pm - Red Zone. 

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 

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 

RESTAURANT & CAFÉ 

The 

RACECOURSE HOTEL 

& Motorlodge 

118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn, 

Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150 

www.racecoursehotel.co.nz 

BRIDIE'S BAR 

THE ENTERTAINMENT HUB OF THE NORTH 

SATURDAY, 7.30PM 

Tickets $38 at the club or Eventfinda 

LIVE MUSIC 

Titanic 

3PM THIS 

SATURDAY 

18th February 

SUNDAY 

HOUSIE 

BINGO 

EVERY SUNDAY 

FROM 3PM 

BRIDIE'S BAR & BISTRO | 401 WORCESTER ST 

PH (03) 260 0325 | WWW.BRIDIES.CO.NZ 

BISTRO OPEN 

WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY 

LUNCH from 12pm 

DINNER from 5pm 

Closed Mondays & Tuesdays 

CLUB HOURS 

MON & TUE from 2PM 

WED TO SUN from 11AM 

SATURDAY 1ST APRIL 

113 RAVEN QUAY | P 03 327 7884 | WWW.KAIAPOICLUB.CO.NZ 

WHAT’S ON AT THE RICHMOND CLUB 

FRIDAY 7PM 

THE MEANIEZ 

SATURDAY 6PM 

AUSTRALIAN 

SAIL 

GRAND 

PRIX 

LIVE ON OUR 

SCREENS 

SATURDAY 7.30PM 

SUNDAY 3PM 

NATALIE 

ELMS 

SUNDAY 6PM 

AUS SAIL GP 

LIVE ON OUR SCREENS 

RAFFLES 

Thursday 

4.30pm 

Friday 4.30pm 

Saturday 4pm 

75 London St, 

Richmond 

Christchurch 8013 

P: 03 389 5778 

theborough.nz 

richmondclub.nz


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The Star: February 16, 2023

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