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2 The Star Thursday March 30 2023 inside Stories from the archive......................................3 Van linked to burglaries spotted.................5 Herrera murder: Review released..........6-7 $4m Merivale home snapped up..............9 Claim quarry consents breached............10 Charity desperate to recover Lego..........13 Ukraine aid worker’s legacy............................14 Rolleston Ave changes for museum.....17 Candy Corner, cycleway letters..................22 School holiday guide..................................25-27 Big weekend match-ups..................................31 Weather won’t cancel tennis final..........32 Classified.............................................................. 34-39 Gig guide.......................................................................39 newsroom Jaime Cunningham Sport 021 914 169 jaime.cunningham@starmedia.kiwi Mike Hansen Online editor mike.hansen@starmedia.kiwi Barry Clarke Editor in Chief 021 359 426 barry@starmedia.kiwi letters We want to hear your views on the issues affecting life in Canterbury. Send emails to: barry@starmedia.kiwi Letters may be edited or rejected at The Star's discretion. Letters should be about 150 words. A name, postal address and phone number should be provided. Please use your real name, not a nickname, alias, pen name or abbreviation. advertising Shane Victor Advertising Manager 021 381 765 shane@starmedia.kiwi Classified advertising: 379 1100 General inquiries: 379 7100 Star Max is read 210,000 * times every week! *Source: Nielsen CMI Q3 2021 - Q2 2022 DELIVERERS WANTED! Are you honest, reliable and over the age of 11? Why not earn money and get fit doing it. Get in touch with your interest today: deliveries@alliedpress.co.nz | 022 016 9739 A division of Allied Press Regional Manager: Steve McCaughan PO Box 1467, Christchurch 359 Lincoln Rd, Addington www.starmedia.kiwi Body Mind Spirit – Holistic Health Expo Saturday, 10am-6pm & Sunday, 10am-5pm The Holistic Health Expo invites you to revitalise your body, stimulate your mind and pamper your soul. There’s plenty of local, national and international exhibitors, bringing you the latest health and holistic information for a healthier, happier lifestyle. Tickets $15-20, book at www.bodymindspirit.co.nz Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre Pooch Pool Parties Saturday, 9am- 4.30pm Waltham pool; Sunday, 10amnoon, Templeton pool It’s paw-ty time for the canine community! Take your pooch along for a dog-only swim. Times at Waltham are based on your dog’s height – see ccc.govt.nz for details. Cost: Waltham, $3.50; Templeton by koha. All proceeds to the SPCA. Only one dog per owner, dogs must be vaccinated and kept in full control. The Christchurch Food Show 2023 Friday-Sunday, 10am-5pm Try and buy the best local and international food and beverages – and watch celebrity chefs uncover expert tips and fresh recipes in the theatre. Tickets $15-25, www.foodshow.co.nz/ Christchurch Arena Mortgage Seminar Saturday, 11am-noon Like to learn more about mortgages? Go along to this free event to educate first home buyers, investors, and those seeking business or commercial loans. Tūranga Smile with confidence HEAT PUMP SALE NOW ON! BEFORE Full or Partial Dentures Immediate Dentures Winz Approved Hours: aFtER Mon–Sat 9am–6pm Insurance Claims Urgent Denture Repair & Reline Payment Options Available HEAT PUMPs froM $ inc GsT 2449INsTALLED 2022 2022 Heat Pumps Free Wifi on selected models (Valued at $299) 2022 Heat Pumps 914 Colombo St | Ph: 03 365 2859 | www.cosmeticdentureclinic.co.nz 0800 131 812 info@powersmart.co.nz powersmart.co.nz T’s & C’s apply Heat Pumps frEE consultation from your local Accredited Heat Pump Expert
Thursday March 30 2023 The Star ON OCTOBER 20 1862, the Albion Cricket Club wrote to the city council expressing outrage about a young man who insisted on riding his horse through cricket games in Latimer Square. Meanwhile on July 5, 1862, Officer of Customs W G Carver wrote to the city council wanting to step down from his responsibility for firing the signal gun every Saturday at 2pm for the regulation of time for the public. These and many more of our most vulnerable, fragile and fascinating early records from the city council archives collection are now being digitised. “We have a very interesting collection that isn’t very well known and we’re slowly working on digitising some of these to make them more accessible to the public,” said city council archivist Annabel Armstrong- Clarke. “They make for a wonderful glimpse into what life must have been like in the very early days of Christchurch.” The most recent digitised item from the collection to be published is the first volume of inward correspondence to the city council from May 1862 to March 1863. “We’ve also recently digitised the Christchurch Municipal Council minutes and city surveyor reports from 1862, as well as a very interesting set of reports and correspondence from the Inspector of Nuisances between 1862 and 1864,” Armstrong-Clarke said. “The inspector was appointed by the council sanitary committee in 1862 to report ‘nuisances’ relating to rubbish, sewerage, drainage, health, traffic and roads. It didn’t seem like a great job as in 1863 they went through three inspectors alone.” The next five items to be published digitally will include the city surveyor records from 1864 to 1865 and the Inspector of Nuisances from 1864. The archives collection is governed by the parameters of the Public Records Act 2005. Under the act the city council is required to preserve corporate records deemed as having long-term interest, to both aid accountability and enhance and promote the historical and cultural heritage of the city. Digitising frail archives that would not otherwise be publicly accessible fulfils part of those requirements. • Digitised items from the archives collection can be viewed on Christchurch City Libraries’ Canterbury Stories website. Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Vivid stories emerge as archive is digitised ONLINE: Archivist Annabel Armstrong-Clarke with early records from the city council archives collection, which are being digitised. PHOTOS: NEWSLINE, CCC ARCHIVES The 1862 Albion Cricket Club letter, and the first committee minute book of the city council. NEWS 3 Cold snap, substation repairs nearly cause power cuts TRANSPOWER came very close to power cuts in Christchurch on Tuesday night – but says it won’t have to repeat its call to conserve electricity. The national grid operator put out the request to residents in the city, Rangiora and Kaiapoi about 6pm, as power use spiked due to the cold snap and one of its substation transformers was being repaired. “About five o’clock we got the call from the system operator that load was peaking higher than had been forecast,” Transpower grid delivery general manager Mark Ryall said. With one of three transformers in Islington needing repair, the operator needed to Mark Ryall protect the other two from being overloaded by reducing demand. It had now reconfigured the other two transformers. “Load was getting very close to the limits of one of the transformers when the action was taken.” Ryall said the repairs were ongoing but the operator would be able to manage demand. “We actually made some changes in the network to enable them to make changes automatically if the same thing happens again this morning so there should be no issue.” Ryall was confident the situation was under control and Cantabrians did not need to worry about further threats of power cuts. The third transformer would be back online tomorrow, and a fourth would be added in a couple of months, so the problem shouldn’t happen again, he said. ROCKPOOL RIBS AND A BOTTLE OF HEINEKEN $20 ALL DAY SPECIAL 85 Hereford St Ph 03 374 9461 We Make Funerals Simple and Affordable We pride ourselves on the very highest level of service. If you are thinking about the future, we can help you explore pre-payment and pre-planning options. Contact us for a Free Information Pack. We offer funeral information talks to groups. Please call us for a speaker to come to you. christchurch.simplicity.co.nz JAMIE HARVEY Dip FD. Reg FD. Manager & Funeral Director Christchurch | Corner of Coleridge St & Gasson St, Sydenham | Ph 03 379 0196
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