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• By Heidi Slade 

THE PORT Noise festival 

took over Lyttelton last 

Saturday for a night of eclectic 

Kiwi music. 

Organiser and headline 

performer Ben Woods said 

seeing the hard work come 

together felt surreal. 

Sixteen acts performed 

at Loons, Wunderbar and 

Lyttelton Coffee Company. 

The line-up included local 

acts Ferby and Delaney 

Davidson, as well as Womb 

and Glass Vaults from 

Wellington. 

Festival goers were encouraged 

to enjoy a bit of 

everything music-wise – and 

to hopefully find something 

new. 

“I think everyone at Port 

Noise saw something that 

they knew and loved, and 

a couple things they didn’t 

know that blew them away,” 

said Woods. 

This was the organisers’ 

mission from the beginning. 

The festival, however, 

couldn’t have come off 

without the support and 

enthusiasm of the Lyttelton 

community. 

Said Woods: “We literally 

couldn’t have done it on our 

own.” 

• Turn to page 7 

GOOD TIMES: Lyttelton 

musician and organiser 

Ben Woods was among 

the line-up for the Port 

Noise festival, with 16 

acts performing at Loons, 

Wunderbar and Lyttelton 

Coffee Company (left). 

PHOTOS: SABIN 

HOLLOWAY 

Agencies 

duck and 

dive over 

noise 

speed 

cameras 

• By Tony Simons 

RESIDENTS calling for noisedetecting 

cameras to be installed 

between Lyttelton and Governors 

Bay are getting the run-around, 

with Government agencies 

seemingly duck-shoving the idea 

from one agency to the next. 

Cass Bay and Governors Bay 

residents want the cameras in 

place to catch noisy drivers regularly 

racing their cars between 

Lyttelton and Governors Bay. 

Said city council 

transport operations 

manager 

Stephen Wright: 

“The installation 

of these type of 

cameras would 

need to be initiated 

by police.” 

But Canterbury 

road policing 

manager Inspector Natasha 

Stephen 

Wright 

Rodley said police are concerned 

about noisy and speeding cars in 

the bay area. 

• Turn to page 3

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Davidson looks to Parliament 

THE TE Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks 

Peninsula Community Board needs a 

new board member – and chair 

– after Reuben Davidson’s latest 

bid to get into Parliament. 

Davidson was selected 

at the weekend as Labour’s 

candidate for Christchurch East 

in October’s general election. 

Sitting Christchurch East MP 

Poto Williams is retiring from 

politics. 

Reuben 

Davidson 

The move will trigger a by-election 

for the community board. Davidson 

is also its chair, meaning that 

too will change after the byelection. 

Davidson stood for Labour 

in the traditional National 

stronghold of Selwyn in the 

2020 general election, polling 

13,653 votes, 4943 behind 

National’s Nicola Grigg who 

took the seat. 

news 

Firefighter honoured 

Lyttelton Volunteer Fire Brigade member Greg Bowater has been 

recognised for his service with a gold star award. He looks back on 25 

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Davidson said he would 

immediately begin donating his 

community board salary to the 

Mayoral Relief Fund. As chairman of 

the board he is paid about $20,000 a 

year. He will resign before the general 

election. 

Davidson is chairman of the 

Labour-aligned political grouping 

The People’s Choice, and has worked 

as a producer at Whitebait Media for 

more than 15 years. 

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THE SUNDAY Food Truck 

Alley at the Mt Pleasant 

Community Centre celebrated 

one year in business at the 

weekend. 

It was about this time last 

year nine traders first tried their 

luck with the event, soon after 

Covid-19 hit. 

“Those were uncertain times,” 

said event manager Derek Mc- 

Cullough. 

“But the traders were overwhelmed 

by the response, with 

most selling out that day.” 

It has now become a popular 

community event, he said. 

“Right from the start people 

brought their chairs and blankets 

and made a picnic of it.” 

The food truck alley expanded 

to 16 traders this summer, went 

all electric, and a programme of 

local music was added, as well 

as a craft brewer, said Mc- 

Cullough. 

It is now run weekly during 

daylight savings time, with the 

last alley of the season on 

March 26. 

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Sharlene Powney, 

Lucy Taylor, Harry 

and Oscar Taylor, 

Rosie and Leo 

Bilsbury. 

First birthday for 

Food Truck Alley 

“The feedback has been 

extremely positive, with lots of 

family get-togethers and groups 

taking advantage of a Sunday 

evening with no cooking and 

dishes,” said McCullough. 

Profits from the rent of the site 

go back to the community. 

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towards the operation of the 

community centre, but the real 

benefit, perhaps more than the 

money, is the establishment of a 

community event that provides 

a ‘bump space’ for the locals,” 

McCullough said. 

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NEWS 3 

Residents frustrated 

by boy racer activity 

• From page 1 

However, ownership of traffic 

safety cameras rests with Waka 

Kotahi, and that includes looking 

at any emerging technology, 

Rodley said. 

Said a Waka Kotahi spokesperson: 

“(These cameras) are not 

a priority compared to the need 

to save lives on state highways, 

and (for local roads) you need to 

talk to the council or community 

board to see if it is something 

they think would be worthwhile.” 

There is at least one overseas 

company offering noise detection 

cameras, which are being used 

in the United Kingdom and the 

United States to help enforcement 

authorities catch offenders. 

Locals from Cass Bay to 

Governors Bay continue to be 

frustrated. Police seem powerless 

to stop the racers, because by the 

time they arrive the offenders 

have often moved on. 

Cass Bay resident Scott Adams 

said efforts to get the cameras 

have not progressed “but we are 

doing work in preparation”. 

Residents want the cameras 

because they detect loud engine 

noise, read registration plate 

numbers and can send the 

information directly to authorities. 

They suggest the evidence 

collected could be used to 

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impound or green sticker offending 

vehicles. 

Wright has confirmed 

conventional crime cameras are 

being installed at Naval Point. 

There are discussions about 

another camera at the Dyers 

Pass Rd – Governors Bay Rd 

intersection, but funding is yet to 

be approved. It is expected to cost 

$8000-10,000, Wright said. 

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NEWS 


Triathletes return to 

CHAMPIONS: Andrew Abakhan from Sumner won the men’s 

50-59 years triathlon title. 

THE SEA2SKY Challenge 

roared back to life at 

Scarborough beach for the first 

time in three years due to the 

Covid-19 restrictions. 

About 350 athletes, ranging 

from children as young as five 

to veterans like Sumner 71-yearold 

Sharron Prutton, competed 

in the triathlon, duathlon and 

running events on Sunday. 

Said event director John Newsom: 

“Seeing crowds back on the 

sidelines to cheer their friends 

and family across the finish line 

certainly gave the event a huge 

lift this year.” 

The blue ribbon triathlon/duathlon 

saw athletes swim 750m, 

or run 2.4km, cycle up Evans 

Pass and Summit Rds then run 

from Godley Head to Taylors 

Mistake and over Scarborough 

Hill. 

Sumner athlete and event 

sponsor Andrew Abakhan 

from Physiosouth successfully 

defended his men’s 50-59 years 

triathlon title. Sue Lazar won the 

women’s triathlon 60-69 years 

and Malcolm Thornton took out 

the men’s triathlon 60-69 years. 

Said Abakhan: “I’d like 

to think being a local, and 

knowing the roads and trails inside-out, 

gave me an advantage 

but it was actually the swim that 

was the difference between first 

and second.” Redcliffs resident 

Brad Richards from sponsor 

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the 17km run challenge 

after recently participating in 

the Coast to Coast. 

“I haven’t done much since the 

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NEWS 5 

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IDENTIFYING pest plants 

using artificial intelligence is 

now a step closer on Banks 

Peninsula. 

Environment Canterbury 

biodiversity team leader Matt 

Smith said the software is in 

its early stages of development 

but could be used in future to 

identify nassella tussock and 

other invasive plants spreading 

across the peninsula. 

Smith said the spread of the 

tussock puts “the 

whole peninsula 

at risk and it’s 

a very costly 

pest for farmers 

to have to deal 

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The current 

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tussock requires 

high-resolution imagery, only 

available by using a fixed wing 

aircraft, which is cost prohibitive 

in larger areas. 

Smith hopes the AI 

technology would change this in 

time. Tracking pest populations 

is a large part of ECan’s work. 

“I imagine it [AI technology] 

will be a huge part of how we 

operate as an organisation in the 

future,’’ Smith said. 

“We really are just at the 

PEST: Nassella tussock is an invasive grass that is 

spreading across Banks Peninsula. PHOTO: ECAN 

beginning of it.” 

If the development of 

the programme continues 

successfully, landowners on 

the peninsula will benefit, 

Smith said. On large properties 

contractors are hired to search 

for pest plants like nassella 

tussock, which can cost $30,000- 

$40,000 a year, Smith said. 

“The efficiency is created 

with people knowing exactly 

where they’re going. (AI) would 

halve the amount of time and 

money they’re spending on 

contractors.’’ 

The team are looking to find 

similar areas of high nassella 

tussock density to take more 

images. 

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NEWS 7 

Port Noise festival wows crowd 

• From page 1 

“The council supported us 

and gave their all whenever we 

reached out to them, (while) venues 

worked with us to build the 

site,’’ Woods said. 

Friends screenprinted t-shirts 

and painted signs, with event staff 

all bay area residents. 

“It was no less their festival 

than ours,” he said. 

He hopes the festival will be 

held again next year. 

KIWI LINE-UP: Taking to the stage were Voom (top left), 

Glass Vaults (above), Ferby (below left) and Womb. 

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NEWS 

SERVICE: Lyttelton 

fire chief Mark Buckley 

presents Greg Bowater 

with his gold star on 

Saturday. 


Left – Bowater’s daughter 

Fenella, son Alex, wife 

Andrea and daughters 

Xanthe and Danielle at 

the ceremony. PHOTOS: 

GEORGE STILWELL 

From pub fires 

and school blazes 

to the earthquakes 


GREG BOWATER has fought 

fires and attended other 

emergencies stretching back 

to the late 1970s. But nothing 

compares with the aftermath 

of the February 22, 2011, 

earthquake when he spent three 

solid weeks helping Lyttelton 

recover. 

On Saturday night, the 

Lyttelton Volunteer Fire Brigade 

member was recognised for his 

service with a gold star award for 

25 years of accumulative service. 

He was working on a building 

site in Diamond Harbour when 

the earthquake struck. Bowater 

said the whole site shook. 

“We arrived [in Lyttelton] to 

find water everywhere, rocks and 

retaining walls strewn all over 

the road,’’ he said. 

“That was us for the next three 

weeks – working for the fire 

brigade.’’ 

Bowater thinks it was 1979 

when he signed up with the 

Diamond Harbour volunteer 

brigade. 

“There was just a group of us, 

boys really. We’d heard about 

this fire brigade and the fun that 

can be had. I’ve always been 

grateful that I did that,” he said. 

Bowater remains in close 

contact with friends from the 

Diamond Harbour brigade, 

some of whom he went to school 

with at Cashmere High. During 

the 1990s, Bowater moved to 

Lyttelton with his wife Andrea 

and their four children. He then 

joined the Lyttelton brigade. 

During his career as a 

volunteer firefighter, Bowater 

said the brigade has been to 

about 15,000 calls-outs. 

One that sticks in his memory 

was when the Diamond Harbour 

brigade raced to the Wheatsheaf 

hotel which burned down on 

Teddington Rd. “I didn’t think 

that a fire engine could go that 

fast,” he said. 

When the brigade arrived at 

the scene, there were “flames 

roaring out of every window.” 

All of the occupants were 

evacuated, but only the front 

section of the hotel was left 

standing. In the days following 

the fire, the community held a 

working bee at the site. 

Bowater also recalled a fire at 

the Port Levy school house. 

“At the top of the hill looking 

down, the bay was full of 

smoke,” he said. 

By the time the brigade 

arrived, the building had already 

burnt to the ground. 

Bowater’s gold star award 

ceremony was held at his “second 

home” – the Naval Point Club. 

Diamond Harbour born and 

bred, Bowater is a familiar face 

in the community. 

He took over his father’s 

building company, Bowater 

Builders, which is now based in 

Lyttelton. 

The company won gold in 

the Master Builders House of 

the Year awards in 2018, as 

well as craftsmen of the year 

for Canterbury. Bowater is still 

heavily involved in the Naval 

Point Club and sees the harbour 

as his “playground.” 

“It’s just the community 

involvement, putting a bit of 

effort in for the locals. But it’s 

also great fun.’’ 

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AMELIA SYKES has a few 

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Gold for Sumner 

and Taylors at 

national champs 

ON TOP: Sumner’s Carl Tresfield won gold in the under-15 

beach flags event. 

• By Jaime Cunningham 

SUMNER AND Taylors Mistake 

have won gold medals at the first 

surf life saving nationals held 

since 2020. 

Carl Tresfield was the standout 

for the Sumner, winning the 

under-15 beach flags and taking 

bronze in the beach sprint at 

New Brighton. 

Keira Hall won the under-19 

2km beach run for Sumner. 

Louis Clark (Taylors) won the 

men’s open run swim run event, 

beating 66 other athletes to the 

title. 

Taylor Chamberlain combined 

with Conor Dempster and Flynn 

Hamilton to win Taylors Mistake 

the men’s open board relay. 

Taylors Mistake finished ninth 

on 36 points in the final club 

standings, while Sumner finished 

24th out of 45 clubs on nine 

points. 

The relay and team events were 

Taylors Mistake’s strength in 

the four-day competition, with 

several teams finishing in the top 

three. 

Chamberlain and Thomas 

MacGibbon finished second in 

the men’s open double ski event, 

while the men’s open taplin 

team consisting of Clark, Chamberlain, 

Dempster, Hamilton, 

MacGibbon and Liam O’Loughlin 

finished third. 

Chamberlain also gained a 

bronze medal in the men’s open 

iron event. 

Taylors Mistake’s Lucy Stroud 

and Kate Regan finished third 

out of 31 teams in the open double 

ski event, and combined with 

Agatha Weston for second in the 

open board relay. 

Taylors Mistake club president 

Viv Bickley said the team’s 

achievements were “amazing” in 

the challenging surf. 

“[They] all did amazingly well 

and I have huge admiration for 

the skill and strength [they] all 

showed out there in that huge 

surf. Well done to the lifeguards 

and coaches who have worked so 

hard over the last three years to 

get here,” she said. 

Sumner had medallists in the 

2km run events. Ben Isles finishing 

third in the men’s under-19 

and Freya Atkins gained bronze 

in the women’s under-15 race. 

North Island clubs dominated 

the final points standings in the 

competition. Mt Maunganui won 

the Alan Gardner Trophy for 

best club in New Zealand with 

127 points, while New Plymouth’s 

East End finished second 

on 79 points ahead of Gisborne’s 

Midway on 71. 

Taylors Mistake won the top 

club title in the national masters 

competition last Thursday, before 

the senior programme took 

place. 

The club finished with 127 

points ahead of North Beach (78) 

and Waimairi (67). 

Above – Taylor 

Chamberlain (Taylors 

Mistake) capped off a 

successful few months 

with a win in the men’s 

open board relay. 

Above right – Lucy Stroud 

(centre) finished in the top 

three in two team events 

for Taylors Mistake. 

Right – The conditions 

proved challenging at 

New Brighton Beach. 

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Feedback wanted 

It’s a year since 

on 

Environment 

draft Annual 

Canterbury 

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declared a climate-change emergency 

JENNY HUGHEY explains what 

the council has been doing. 

The formal declaration of a 

state of climate emergency across 

Canterbury was one of the most 

serious, and colourful, moments 

in the regional council’s more than 

30-year history. 

A year ago this Saturday, 

at 11.49am, Environment 

Canterbury became New Zealand’s 

first council to proclaim such an 

emergency, formally dedicating 

itself to consideration of climate 

change at the heart of all it does. 

The declaration highlighted 

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Canterbury does – from 

freshwater management to 

biodiversity and biosecurity, 

transport and urban development 

to air quality, and also regional 

leadership – has a climate change 

focus. 

Currently, under the Resource 

Management Act, regional 

councils are required only to adapt 

to climate change, not mitigate 

it – that responsibility is the 

Government’s, but could change. 

Even in ‘adapt mode’ many 

of Environment Canterbury’s 

existing policies and plans already 

contribute to reduced emissions. 

In declaring the climate 

emergency, the Council noted it 

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on climate-change and do so 

MADE IT: I Am Hope founder Mike 

King with Jack Lynskey-Reid after 

his epic 138km fundraiser. 

without adding new programmes 

at ratepayers’ expense. It also gave 

staff a clear mandate to continue 

A SERIOUS case of sore feet might have 

been the outcome, but for builder Jack 

Lynskey-Reid the results of his recent 

fundraising run “definitely made it 

worthwhile”. 

Starting at 7am on Friday, March 10, 

Lynskey-Reid covered 23 laps of Hagley 

Park, a distance of 138kms, finishing at 

7am on Saturday, March 11. His efforts 

raised more than $20,000 for the youth 

and community-focused support group I 

Am Hope. 

The amount was double his original 

target. 

Lynskey-Reid ran the first 14 laps, at 

which stage his feet had become very sore, 

so he biked for a further five laps, a distance 

of 30kms, then walked the last four 

laps after changing into looser shoes. 

“I ran two marathons in 12 hours, and 

by the last two laps I had to push through 

the pain,” he said. 

Support from family, friends and workmates 

boosted his efforts. 

“A busload of New Zealand Army boys 

arrived at the beginning and did a few 

laps with me. 

“A lot of people did laps with me, and 

they’d never run so far in their life. Fifty 

people ran the last lap and my parents 

and some mates were there through the 

whole night supporting me.” 

Lynskey-Reid says he felt mentally fine 

throughout, and physically fine apart 

from the sore feet. 

An after-function was held on the Saturday 

night at the Boys’ High Old Boys 

Rugby Club, where Mike King spoke and 

presented Jack with a gift. Mike founded 

The Key to Life Charitable Trust in 2010, 

which runs the I Am Hope support 

group. 

Following the fundraiser, Lynskey-Reid 

was taking some time off work to allow 

his feet to recover. 

“The boss told me to come back when 

I’m ready,” he said. 


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2023/24 year in the Long Term Plan, as 

well as the increased budget agreed in 

last year’s Annual Plan for the public 

transport trial, funding flood recovery 

and replenishing the general reserve. The 

actual amount paid by each property will 

vary. 

• Head online to ecan.govt.nz/ 

whatstheplan before April 3 to 

read the details yourself. Then 

let us know if you think we’re on 

the right track, or if we’ve missed 

something. 

There is still 

time to do 

the census. 

We are in your neighbourhood 

helping people who have not 

completed their census forms. 

For information or support 

visit www.census.govt.nz 

or call 0800 CENSUS 

(0800 236 787). 

All of us count 

Tatau tātou


REAL ESTATE 

Effortless Living in 

a Private Sunny Setting 

21b Taupata Street, Redcliffs 

Deadline Sale: 

4pm Thurs 30 March (unless brought forward) 

2 bedrooms, 1 living, 1 bathroom, 

1 car garaging 

www.rwferrymead.co.nz/OPA30424 

Open Homes: Wed, Sat & Sun 11am-11:30am 

This superb townhouse is a rare find, offering 

the perfect blend of convenience and lowmaintenance 

living. The home comes to market 

immaculately presented and is sure to impress 

even the most discerning buyers. 

Located in a prime position, the property is 

perfectly positioned for maximum sun and 

privacy. The double-glazed windows and heat 

pump ensure year-round comfort and 

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the same time, providing an additional layer 

of security and company. 

Designed for those looking to downsize and 

NEW 

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60's. The open-plan living area is inviting and 

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is perfect for entertaining, pottering in the 

garden or simply relaxing in the sun. 

In addition to its convenient location, this 

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amenities, shops, cafes, Club Redcliffs, and the 

coastal pathway. It's an excellent opportunity 

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Our owners have definite plans and after 

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Sumner Stunner 

67 Wakefield Avenue, Sumner 

Auction: 11.00am, 23 March 2023 (Unless Sold Prior) 

3 Bed | 2 Living | 2 Off Street Parks | 1 Bathroom 

Have you been waiting for the 

summertime rush of listings on the flat 

in Sumner, but noticed it hasn’t come this 

year? Well here’s one for you, welcome to 

67 Wakefield Avenue. 

A sunny, open plan living, dining and 

kitchen area forms the heart of the home. 

The decor is light and neutral while the 

original rimu floorboards provide texture 

and warmth and effortlessly connects the 

main living space to the private, secure 

and family friendly rear yard. 

Featuring three bedrooms, updated 

bathroom with separate loo, newly 

installed HRV and log burner, along with 

the convenience of a heat pump, this 

house provides year round comfort and is 

future proofed for generations to come. 

Lovingly maintained and immaculately 

presented both inside and out, this 

home has been a labour of love for our 

vendors, but with a move up the hills on 

the horizon (quite literally), they offer up 

their humble abode to the market. 

Family homes like this are seldom 

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close to the local shops, bars, cafes and of 

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Pop along to an open home or call us 

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Mob: 027 953 8860 

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Mob: 027 526 4585 

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TREASURES FROM THE PAST 19 

The Hurunui opens Lyttelton’s dry dock 

THE HURUNUI was the first 

ship to enter the new graving or 

dry dock in Ōhinehou 

Lyttelton at its opening on 

January 3, 1883. She literally 

broke the ribbon as she entered 

the dock, witnessed by a crowd 

enthusiastic about Lyttelton’s port 

development. 

The dock opening was a grand 

affair, including an extravagant 

banquet hosted by the Harbour 

Board to mark the important occasion. 

Coastal and trans-Tasman 

vessels made most use of the dock 

in the early years, while many 

foreign vessels continued to undergo 

maintenance in their home 

ports. The facility’s popularity 

increased such that, although 

now much changed, it remains 

an essential element of port infrastructure 

and is in constant use. 

The Hurunui itself was built 

in 1875 for the New Zealand 

Shipping Co and was an iron 

sailing ship weighing 1054 

tonnes. She was changed from 

being full-rigged to barque-rigged 

in 1890 and was sold to Russian 

owners in 1896, thenceforth being 

named Hermes. WW1 sealed her 

fate as she was sunk by a German 

submarine in 1915. 

Left – The sailing ship 

Hurunui in dry dock in 

Lyttelton at its opening, 

January 3, 1883. Te Ūaka 

The Lyttelton Museum 

ref.14625.73 

https://www.teuaka.org.nz/ 

online-collection/1135509 

Above – Hurunui in port 

at Lyttelton. Te Ūaka 

The Lyttelton Museum 

ref.14625.81 

https://www.teuaka.org.nz/ 

online-collection/1135515 

An update on museum plans 

Proposed new museum design by Warren and Mahoney. 

AT THE TIME of writing we 

are eagerly anticipating news of 

the outcome of our application 

for resource consent for the 

proposed new museum. We 

would be very happy, along 

with our partners Te Hapū o 

Ngāti Wheke, to be the first new 

building in the block between 

Oxford and Canterbury Sts 

since the February 22, 2011 

earthquake devastated Lyttelton’s 

town centre. 

In 1969, led by the 

inspirational Baden Norris, 

a dedicated team of local 

volunteers opened the first 

Lyttelton Museum in the 

former Shipping Company 

Headquarters on Hawkhurst 

Rd. In 1980 came a move to the 

old Merchant Navy Centre on 

Gladstone Quay, which was the 

museum’s home for 30 years. The 

collection grew to include more 

than 20,000 objects, photographs 

and resources donated by the 

people of Lyttelton, the wider 

harbour community, and 

beyond. 

Sadly, the earthquakes caused 

significant damage to the 

premises, forcing the museum’s 

closure and necessitating 

demolition. However the 

Lyttelton Volunteer Fire Brigade 

and Air Force Museum of New 

Zealand staff were able to rescue 

the precious artefacts, which are 

now in safe storage at the Air 

Force Museum at Wigram. 

In 2016, Lyttelton Historical 

Museum Society members voted 

to proceed with plans for a new 

museum. Following the vision 

of Baden Norris and respected 

previous president Dr Kerry 

McCarthy, the proposed new 

museum will weave together 

stories unique to this special 

region. It will be a place to 

share, celebrate and preserve the 

taonga and stories of Ōhinehou 

Lyttelton and Whakaraupō 

Lyttelton Harbour under six 

key themes: mana whenua, 

colonial Canterbury, Lyttelton 

local, maritime, Antarctic, and 

Whakaraupō by nature. 

Conversations with Te Hapū 

o Ngāti Wheke and local artist 

Nathan Pohio have informed the 

design of the proposed building. 

We want the new museum to 

support appropriate tikanga so it 

can be a place entrusted to hold 

and share stories and taonga of 

mana whenua for the benefit of 

the whole community and its 

visitors. 

Once built, Te Ūaka The 

Lyttelton Museum will host 

a range of long-term and 

changing exhibitions. There will 

be a dedicated research space 

providing access to the collection 

and curatorial expertise, public 

talks, workshops, and education 

programmes that align with 

school curricula. Intended as a 

shared facility, it will be a site of 

collaboration with like-minded 

community groups, artists, 

researchers and education 

providers. 

• Join our rebuild efforts 

by donating to this 

important cause at www. 

teuaka.org.nz/donate 

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Entries close Friday 24th March 2023. 

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PUZZLES 

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 

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8 9 

10 11 

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17/3 


Across 

1. Our Emir is to become deserving of praise 

(11) 

8. Is daft about a down dill flower (5) 

9. Young woman of the 1920s created panic 

for each (7) 

10. Kiwi is Sinic for a gooseberry (7) 

11. Satirical humour is a bit unfair on you (5) 

12. Let man work it out if he’s mad (6) 

14. Tell on one for returning collection-boxes 

to the church (6) 

18. It is the devil of a two-pip card (5) 

19. Some – not many – leavers dispersing (7) 

21. The North might accede to rise and fall of 

the voice (7) 

23. Play from the tee for a spin (5) 

24. Lets one down, a pint: do sips amount to 

this? (11) 

Down 

1. A small amount of cod I keep quiet about 

(7) 

2. A bully could have fun with the fair (7) 

3. It is the hour, one is told, for the plant to be 

flavoursome (5) 

4. It supports the roof, right, at a later time (6) 

5. Speech showing proportion on being 

outside (7) 

6. Take some liquid that starts seeping in, 

perhaps (3) 

7. Fruit that grows among the September 

rye (5) 

13. Save run being made from the entrance 

to the underworld (7) 

15. The twisting in roots can be sorted out (7) 

16. Assistants held person Don had left (7) 

17. Pelleas may have lost first love being lost 

to the world (6) 

18. Furnishing effect may be, for the record, 

right away (5) 

20. Telerecording will do: I’ve edited it (5) 

22. A stumer could turn up just the same (3) 

SUDOKU 

Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3 

box contains the digits 1 to 9. 

24 

QUICK CROSSWORD 

1 2 3 4 5 6 

7 

8 9 

10 11 12 13 

14 15 

16 17 

18 19 20 21 22 

23 24 

25 

26 27 

Across 

1. Cons (5) 

4. Shrewd (6) 

7. Bar (3) 

8. Speak softly (6) 

9. Person lacking 

experience (6) 

10. Seasonings (4,3,6) 

14. Inflexible (5) 

15. Legal defence (5) 

18. Clumsy person 

(colloq) (13) 

23. Scared (6) 

24. (Land) suitable for 

crops (6) 

25. Joke (3) 

26. Carved figure (6) 

27. Church official (5) 

Down 

1. Steam room (5) 

2. Confess (5) 

3. Leap (6) 

4. Curt (6) 

5. Group of soldiers (5) 

6. String (5) 

10. Bush (5) 

11. Of little weight (5) 

12. Elegant bearing (5) 

13. Guides for a horse (5) 

16. Grievance (6) 

17. Face (6) 

19. Out of condition (5) 

20. Cooked bread (5) 

21. Lymph node (5) 

22. Sovereign (5) 

CODECRACKER 

QUICK CROSSWORD 

Across: 1. Scams, 4. Astute, 7. Pub, 8. Murmur, 9. Rookie, 10. Salt and 

pepper, 14. Rigid, 15. Alibi, 18. Butterfingers, 23. Afraid, 24. Arable, 25. 

Gag, 26. Statue, 27. Elder. 

Down: 1. Sauna, 2. Admit, 3. Spring, 4. Abrupt, 5. Troop, 6. Twine, 10. 

Shrub, 11. Light, 12. Poise, 13. Reins, 16. Grudge, 17. Visage, 19. Unfit, 

20. Toast, 21. Gland, 22. Ruler. 

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 

Across: 1. Meritorious 8. Daffy 9. Flapper 10. Chinese 11. Irony 12. 

Mental 14. Snitch 18. Deuce 19. Several 21. Cadence 23. Drive 24. 

Disappoints. 

Down: 1. Modicum 2. Ruffian 3. Thyme 4. Rafter 5. Oration 6. Sip 7. 

Berry 13. Avernus 15. Torsion 16. Helpers 17. Asleep 18. Décor 20. Video 

22. Dud. 

TARGET 

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ivied revisit revs rive rived rives 

rivet rivets stiver strive strived 

verity vert very vest vestry vets 

vide vied vies visit visited 

MEDIUM HARD 

EASY 

TARGET 

I T E 

S V Y 

R I D 

Good 17 

Very Good 22 

Excellent 26+ 

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High-speed, high-tech and high emotion – SailGP is 

live action racing like you’ve never seen before. 

Thousands of fans are set to experience the inaugural ITM 

New Zealand Sail Grand Prix this weekend in Ōtautahi, 

Christchurch. Hometown hero the New Zealand SailGP 

Team heads into its home debut in second position on the 

Season 3 Leaderboard, with France hot on their tail and 

fierce rivals Australia in top spot. With the top four teams 

neck and neck, it will be all to play for as the fleet pushes 

its limits on Whakaraupō, Lyttelton Harbour - the final 

stop before the Season 3 Grand Final in San Francisco on 

May 6-7. 

Naval Point will soon be transformed into the ITM New 

Zealand Sail Grand Prix Race Village. Here, ticket holders 

will experience a wide selection of food and beverages, live 

music, expert commentary, sponsor activations and much 

more. Racing is set to take place from 3PM - 4:30PM on 

Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 March with gates opening from 

midday. Patrons are encouraged to arrive early to enjoy live 

activations and the vibrant, festive atmosphere on-site. 

nATiOn VS 

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Nine national teams are contesting the third season of 

SailGP, and as the boats are identical and constantly 

upgraded with the same set-up, it is the skill of the worldclass 

athletes on board and the decisions they make that 

decide races, not the technology. 

The boats are powered by gigantic, vertical wing sails 

that can be configured in three different heights, with 

the common setting the 24-metre wingsail. The biggest 

wing size helps produce extra power in light airs, while a 

smaller configuration allows for flat-out racing in stronger 

winds, ensuring racing can take place across a much wider 

spectrum of wind conditions. 

In lighter winds, weight also becomes a telling factor and, 

in these conditions, the teams race with two fewer athletes 

on board in an attempt to gain an advantage, creating a 

true test of the athletes’ skills. 

The addition of two new teams this season - Canada and 

Switzerland - has raised the stakes further, making for 

a busier race-course, which has seen even the slightest 

mistake punished! 

Back-to-back champion, the Australian SailGP team, 

remains the only crew to have lifted the coveted SailGP 

trophy, taking it home in both Season 1 and 2. But the New 

Zealand SailGP team has been showing strong recent 

results, and cracking the F50 code. 

Season 3 of SailGP includes many of the sport’s top 

athletes including New Zealand’s Peter Burling, as well as 

two-time SailGP champion Tom Slingsby (AUS). Other 

legends of the sport include Sir Ben Ainslie (GBR) and 

Jimmy Spithill (USA). 

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SAILGP’S WOMENS WOMENS PATHWAY 

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SailGP introduced a Women’s Pathway at the start of trailblazing the way for women in professional sailing. 

Season 2 as part of its better sport strategy to promote 

inclusion, SailGP introduced inspire change a Women’s and provide Pathway opportunities at the start 

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New development, Zealand SailGP so women Team female can gain athlete the valuable Liv Mackay 

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and father while growing up in Napier, New Zealand. Now, 

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inaugural Mackay started skipper sailing of the Live as a Ocean fun way Racing to spend team, time Liv is 

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INSPIRING THE 

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Launched in the league’s inaugural season in 2019, 

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initiative, powered by our belief that sailing can be a 

force for good, Powered by Nature, Driven by Purpose. 

SailGP Inspire aims to serve a leading role in helping to 

diversify the sport of sailing for youth without race, gender, 

and socioeconomic status presenting a barrier to entry. 

SailGP Inspire works with each of its host venues and 

partners to offer programs that create impact within the 

local community and most importantly leave a legacy, 

and has engaged more than 10,000 young people to date 

across the programme’s three pillars: learning, racing and 

careers. 

The action-packed SailGP Inspire programme will reach 

into the local community, schools and boating clubs to 

engage more than 200 people in the lead up to and during 

the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix. More than 30 interns 

will be matched with SailGP teams and in other roles across 

the organisation for a week-long immersion in various fields 

- from boatbuilding and hydraulics to broadcast media and 

hospitality. 

Through the Inspire Learning program, nearly 200 yeareight 

students from various Christchurch schools will be 

provided with a hands-on learning experience in a series 

of science, technology, engineering and mathematics 

(STEM)-based learning activities and challenges, centred 

around the sport of sailing. 

Canterbury Yacht Clubs will also be in on the action, with 

nine local clubs paired with a respective national team in 

a weeklong partnership that will include a technical tour 

of the SailGP event village and a visit with their adopted 

team. And finally, youth sailors and wing foilers will get to 

go behind the scenes, meet the world’s best athletes, with 

some (WASZP sailors) taking part in a racing programme 

on the F50 racecourse, directly in front of sold-out crowds 

at Naval Point. 

LEAVING A 

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In every city it visits, SailGP teams up with a local 

community purpose project as part of the league’s Host 

City Climate Action Charter. Projects focus on areas 

including clean energy impact, and wider environmental 

issues, including wetland and ocean restoration. 

In Christchurch, the chosen project is the Ōmaru Stream 

Restoration Project. Led by Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke 

Rāpaki, the project aims to restore the forests surrounding 

Whakaraupō by restoring vegetation, reducing pests, and 

enabling biodiversity to flourish and reduce sediment 

running into the harbour. 

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