The Star: April 20, 2023

Thursday, April 20, 2023 | Christchurch’s best read and largest circulating newspaper 

Truck 

topples 

over on 

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– page 4 

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A HUGE 

WATER 

BILL? 

Council moves to help 

worried homeowners 

• By Tony Simons 

THE CITY council says it will 

work with people to help find the 

cause when they get unexpected 

big bills for water use. 

It comes after a Woolston 

resident was sent a bill for $2884 

for three months of water use 

after averaging nearly 23,743 

litres a day. That is equivalent to 

having a lawn sprinkler turned 

on permanently. The daily 

allowance is 700 litres. Once a 

household exceeds that they are 

charged $1.35 for every 1000 

litres of additional usage. 

Another property in Sumner 

has been billed $1622 for 

averaging 12,300 litres a day. 

But while the city council says 

it will work with people to help 

find why they are using so much 

water, it won’t mean paying 

to fix leaky pipes if that is the 

cause. 

City council general manager 

resources and chief financial 

officer Leah Scales said she 

expects people with large bills to 

check for leaks. 

• Turn to page 5 

‘I love fresh 

veges but I 

can’t afford 

them’ 

– pages 6-7 

Kirsty case: 

Potential 

key suspect 

yet to be 

interviewed 

• By Daniel Alvey and Barry 

Clarke 

POLICE HAVE not yet spoken 

to a potential key suspect in the 

unsolved Kirsty Bentley murder 

case, several months after getting 

a tip off. 

The Star revealed in October 

the tip was given to police after a 

$100,000 reward was posted in a 

bid to solve the cold case in July. 

The person is 

known to the 

two men who 

found 15-yearold 

Kirsty’s body 

at the Rakaia 

Gorge 17 days 

after she was 

last seen alive in 

Ashburton on 

December 31, 

Kirsty 

Bentley 

1998. They told police at the time 

they were in the Rakaia Gorge 

area looking for cannabis plots. 

Police later ruled them out as 

suspects in the case. 

The person known to the pair 

had not featured in the police 

investigation until the reward was 

posted in July. 

Detective Inspector Greg 

Murton declined to discuss the 

tip when contacted by the The 

Star in October saying it would be 

“unhelpful” to the investigation. 

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• By Heidi Slade 

A HOUSEHOLD was saved from 

a potentially life threatening fire 

– by their cat. 

The small fire was caused by an 

electrical fault. 

The occupants had taken down 

their smoke alarms to change the 

batteries. 

They were instead luckily 

woken up and alerted to the fire 

by their pet cat. 

The Governors Bay Volunteer 

Fire Brigade responded to the 

call-out on Bay Heights at 3.53am 

last Thursday. 

“You could never tell whether 

the cat knew something was 

wrong or just woke them up,” 

chief fire officer Doug Burt said. 

He said the occupants were 

very lucky. If they had not been 

woken up, it could have been 

fatal, Burt said. 

“The result is generally fatal 

because they don’t wake up and 

get out.” 

The occupants would 

likely have suffocated and 

been poisoned by the carbon 

monoxide emitted from the 

blaze. 

“Carbon monoxide . . . (is) a 

very dangerous gas,” Burt said. 

“It’s what we call the silent 

death.” 

His is advice to anyone inside 

during a house fire: “Get out and 

stay out.” 

Burt said the electrical fault 

which caused the blaze could 

have been a construction fault or 

old wires that had deteriorated 

over time. 

“There are a couple of ways 

to end up with an electrical 

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2034 Commonwealth Games bid considered 

NEW ZEALAND has taken an 

initial step towards hosting a 

Commonwealth Games for the 

first time since 1990. 

The New Zealand Olympic 

Committee announced it has 

signalled early interest in hosting 

the 2034 Commonwealth 

Games. 

Christchurch held the games 

in 1974, with Auckland hosting 

the 1950 and 1990 games. 

The approach follows the 

implementation of a new hosting 

model by the Commonwealth 

Games Federation, which allows 

for a more locally tailored sports 

programme and the ability for 

competition to take place 

across multiple cities and 

regions. 

NZOC chief executive 

Nicki Nicol said the ability 

to host the games across the 

whole country under the 

CGF’s new hosting model 

was a big factor in New Zealand 

putting its hand up for 2034. 

“There are (also) a number of 

social, economic and cultural 

outcomes that a major game 

can bring to the country. So 

certainly working in partnership 

with Government, that’s 

really important 

to us as well,” Nicol 

said. 

She admits the biggest 

challenge will be cost, 

but she’s thankful to 

have the full support of 

the Government and the private 

sector. 

“These are not small investments, 

but also when you look 

Cat wakes up occupants 

after house fire breaks out 

LUCKY: The occupants had removed the smoke alarms to change the batteries. 

fault,’’ he said. 

Arcing wires could have caused 

the blaze, which spread quickly. 

Burt urged homeowners to 

regularly check their smoke 

alarms and put them back in 

place immediately after changing 

the batteries. 

He also encouraged people 

to trim any obstructive 

vegetation around long driveways 

to ensure fire engines can access 

at all the analysis from Birmingham, 

the economic impact is 

actually really positive. 

“We’ve got to really understand 

the different models 

that are out there and be really 

creative – that’s partnering with 

Government, partnering with 

council, but also partnering with 

the private sector and how we 

can leverage that.” 

The next Commonwealth 

Games will be in 2026, at 

Melbourne. 

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the property. 

“You don’t always think about 

it when you’re driving your car in 

but our truck is much bigger.” 

He said their appliance had 

trouble accessing the Bay Heights 

property. 

“The driveway there had quite a 

bit of overgrown vegetation. 

“If there had been a bit more 

growth it probably would’ve 

stopped us.” 

NEWS 3 

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Man who died in 

workplace incident 

named 

Police have released the name 

of a Rolleston man who died 

in a workplace incident in 

Blenheim. David Andrew 

Kempton, 48, died this month 

after an incident at the BP 

petrol station on Main St. 

At the time it was reported 

an injured man was found 

underneath a truck. WorkSafe 

NZ is investigating the death. 

Occupants flee 

vehicle after crash 

The occupants of a vehicle that 

crashed on Evans Pass Rd about 

1am on Sunday fled the scene 

before firefighters arrived. The 

Sumner Volunteer Fire Brigade 

carried out a search of the 

nearby area but could not locate 

the occupants. The blue Honda 

sedan was found in the middle 

of the road. Sumner fire chief 

Daryl Sayer said the car “looked 

like it hit the left bank of the 

road and flipped”. Police are 

making inquiries into the crash. 

A spokesperson said there was 

nothing at this stage to indicate 

the vehicle had been stolen. 

Direct flight to San 

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United Airlines has started a 

direct from Christchurch to 

San Francisco three times a 

week on its Dreamliner 787. 

The route will operate for four 

months from December 1. 

Christchurch Airport chief 

executive Justin Watson said 

the United States travel market 

is buoyant and “Americans 

want to experience what the 

South Island offers. 

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Greens in the Ilam electorate 

stated he was the son of former 

mayor Lianne Dalziel. This was 

incorrect. Davidson is the son 

of Dalziel’s late husband Rob 

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NEWS 

Kirsty’s killer likely 

to be a stranger 

• From page 1 

But this week he told The Star 

the information was one of the 

leads being pursued by police 

which came out of the reward 

appeal. 

“That is one of the 14 bits of 

information that we are following 

up on, but I can’t comment any 

further,” Murton said. 

He would not say why the person 

had not been spoken to yet by 

police. The two men who found 

Kirsty’s body had also not been 

spoken to as part of the inquiries 

into the tip-off, he said. 

“There’s nothing that has led 

directly at this stage to take us 

in any particular direction in 

the inquiries, but there are some 

points of interest that we are following 

up on.” 

The $100,000 reward expired 

in January. It will be paid if it 

leads to material information or 

evidence to the identity and conviction 

of the person or people 

responsible for Kirsty’s murder. 

In the original investigation, 

Kirsty’s late father Sid, who died 

in 2015, and brother John were 

suspects. 

When the reward was launched 

in July, Murton said he believed 

the killer was a stranger, and was 

“pretty comfortable” that Sid and 

OUT FOR A WALK: Kirsty 

with dog Abby before her 

disappearance. 

John were not involved. 

He reiterated that this week. 

“The offender profile is more 

likely to be a stranger-type 

abduction than a family member 

but of course, we can’t rule out 

anyone until we know who the 

actual offender is,” he told The 

Star. 

Kirsty was last seen alive when 

she left her Ashburton home to 

walk her labrador cross, Abby, on 

December 31, 1998. 

Abby was found the next day 

tied to a tree near the Ashburton 

River along with a pair of Kirsty’s 

underwear and boxer shorts. 


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A TRUCK driver suffered 

moderate injuries after his 

vehicle tipped over. 

The truck crashed while 

carrying a large 20-tonne 

slab of prefabricated concrete 

on the corner of Brougham 

St and Ensors Rd at 10.35am 

yesterday. 

An overhead traffic light was 

damaged in the accident. A 

mobile crane was called in to 

help clear the road. 

West-bound traffic on 

Brougham St was down to one 

lane and motorists advised to 

avoid the area while the crash 

scene was cleared. 

No other vehicles were 

involved. 

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But where possible council 

staff will also get in touch with 

residents before they send the 

bills out, to give advice. 

Residents are responsible for 

paying for excess water use, even 

if it is caused by old or broken 

pipes, but the city council says 

they can apply for a remission if 

they identify and fix the leaks. 

A company that detects leaks, 

Detection Services saw a big 

increase in work when water 

changing was first announced, 

but that has levelled off since. 

Manager Neil Scrutton said 

his business jumped about 40 

per cent last year when the city 

council announced it would be 

charging. 

“People started checking their 

meters for the first time and 

found leaks they never knew they 

had. Since then the demand has 

levelled off,” he said. 

The city council started sending 

out invoices in late February 

charging residents $1.35 for every 

1000 litres they use over the 

limit. The charging has resulted 

in water use dropping by more 

than 10 per cent. 

Scales said council staff have 

been touch with the Woolston 

and Sumner homeowners and 

are working with them. 

“One of the big benefits 

of water charging is 

bringing these leaks to 

the attention of property 

owners so they can get 

them fixed,” she said. 

“Readings take place 

roughly every 90 days. 

The Woolston and 

Sumner properties will 

have both had their meters read 

twice since October 2022,” 


‘People found leaks they 

never knew they had’ 

PHOTO: 

GETTY 

CHARGES: More than 15,000 Christchurch and Banks 

Peninsula residents have received bills for excess water use. 

she said. 

Said Scrutton: “The leak on 

the Woolston property is by no 

means the worst we see. A 

major leak can spill 86,000 

litres a day but, at that level, 

the property owner would 

lose all water to the house,” 

he said. 

More than 15,000 

Christchurch and Banks 

Leah Scales Peninsula residents have 

received bills for excess 

water use. The median bill is 

$59.27. 

NEWS 5 

Peak water use declines 

since charges brought in 

PEAK WATER use has 

plummeted since excess 

charges were introduced. 

The city council said yesterday 

it could lead to see savings 

of more than $150 million, as 

well as improving the city’s 

sustainability. 

“Over the recent summer period 

there was a sharp drop in 

demand on the water supply. 

As a result, water restrictions 

weren’t needed and pumping 

costs were massively down on 

previous years,” city council 

acting head of Three Waters 

Brent Smith said. 

“Our data shows hundreds 

of litres of savings during 

historic high demand periods. 

We saved 3300 cubic metres 

of water per hour during the 

past summer – equivalent to 

1.5 Olympic swimming pools. 

That’s similar to the amount 

produced by six medium-sized 

pump stations. 

“It also highlights that residents 

have changed their approach 

to outdoor water use in 

the summer months. We’re not 

seeing the water supply come 

under such huge pressure at 

peak times, which means people 

are heeding calls to water 

in the morning, use hand-held 

hoses and make sure irrigation 


is set up with water conservation 

in mind.” 

Smith said when demand 

drops all of the pump stations 

did not need tot be used at the 

busiest times. 

“This means there’s extra 

capacity within our network to 

deal with pump station issues 

and maintenance during summer 

months, and there’s plenty 

of water in reserve for fighting 

fires.” 

It also means that long-term 

Christchurch won’t need to 

expand its water infrastructure 

as much which could result in 

savings of $150–200 million 

over the next 50–100 years. 

He said if the reduction 

can be sustained, some of our 

non-compliant pump stations 

to meet the Government’s 

stricter water standards could 

be decommissioned. 

A recommended change 

to the excess water supply 

targeted rate that would see 

the average daily allowance 

increase from 700 to 900 litres 

for residential properties was 

included in the Draft Annual 

Plan 2023/24. 

City councillors will meet 

to consider the feedback and 

approve the final budget in 

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Cost of food: ‘I love fresh veges but 

• By Jean Edwards 

CASH-STRAPPED shoppers 

are giving up on buying fresh 

fruit, vegetables and meat, while 

parents struggle to afford healthy 

food to fill kindergarten and 

school lunchboxes. 

Stats NZ figures released on 

Monday showed food prices 

jumped 12.1 percent in March – 

compared to the same time last 

year – the biggest annual increase 

in more than 30 years. 

Christchurch mother-of-two 

Jenna Berry said the “ridiculous” 

cost of fresh produce had forced 

her to make meal-time sacrifices 

so her children ate well. 

“I’m a solo mum with two kids 

and I struggle. I actually cut my 

meal size down so they get decent 

meals,” she said. 

Berry said she made savings by 

buying meat in bulk, shopping at 

local fruit and vegetables stores 

and eating home-grown produce, 

but it was becoming increasingly 

difficult to pack healthy lunches 

for her children. 

“My kids’ kindergarten, the 

school, they’re really strict on 

the food you can put in their 

lunchboxes, but the food they 

want us to put in is so expensive 

you tend to go for your cheap, 

crap foods, sugary stuff like that 

because it is cheaper,” she said. 

“They will literally turn around 

COST: Olivia Bovey says she cannot afford fresh vegetables. PHOTO: JEAN EDWARDS/RNZ 

and tell the kids, you can’t eat 

that at kindy, it’s a home treat. 

Then I’ve got my kids who come 

home starving because they’re 

not allowed to eat that food at 

kindy.” 

The Stats NZ Food Price Index 

shows grocery food prices shot 

up 14 per cent year on year, 

driven by prices for eggs, potato 

chips and yoghurt six-packs. 

Fruit and vegetable prices 

soared by 22 per cent, driven by 

tomatoes, potatoes and avocados. 

Christchurch shopper Olivia 

Bovey said grocery price hikes 

meant she and her partner could 

not afford to eat fresh fruit and 

vegetables. 

“We have to get frozen food, 

or we just eat fatty food. I love 

fresh veges, but I just can’t afford 

them. They really need to put 

prices down on veges, it’s crazy,” 

she said. 

“Sometimes I have to go to the 

food bank because I can’t afford 

to go to the supermarket.” 

Bovey said she only ate meat 

when she won $50 packs in 

Thursday night pub raffles and 

takeaways were sometimes 

cheaper than cooking at 

home. 

Many argue supermarket 

profiteering is driving food 

price rises, while others point to 

suppliers’ increased production 

costs and bad weather ruining 

crops. 

Cyclone Gabrielle’s devastation 

has resulted in short supply and 

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high prices for kūmara, which 

costs about $11 per 

kilogram - 

more than 

double the 

price this time 

last year. 

Dargaville 

kūmara grower 

Andre de Bruin spoke 

to RNZ from the middle 

of harvesting a paddock 

with underground flooddamage. 

“Somewhere between 20 to 25 

per cent of our normal tonnage 

will be coming off that particular 

paddock. Each paddock we’re 

going to varies, but we’ve had 

nothing so far that’s any more 

than about 30 per cent,” he said. 

“This is not a normal harvest. I 

would call this a salvage job.” 

De Bruin said it was unclear 

how much kūmara would handle 

winter storage because some of 

the crop could rot. 

Kūmara would be thin on the 

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I can’t afford them’ 

“The price going up is a 

reflection that there is scarcity. 

Although we have really tried to 

produce as much as we can for 

the consumer, what’s there really 

is what’s there. We can’t manufacture 

what we don’t have,” he 

said. 

United Fresh president Jerry 

Prendergast said some vegetables 

were getting cheaper, like cauliflower, 

which had almost halved 

in price to about $5 per head. 

“I respect the fact that perhaps 

even $5 is not suitable for some 

people – some people will pay $5 

for a cup of coffee, so it’s kind of 

relevant,” he said. 

“If you look at the value per 

gram it’s reasonable. The days of 

the $2 and $3 cauliflower have 

gone, the $5 cauliflower is the 

future.” 

Prendergast said growers were 

still battling high fuel and fertiliser 

costs and labour shortages 

and could not 

avoid passing some of 

that expense on to 

consumers. 

“Demand and 

supply principles 

apply with produce. 

If demand is 

there and the supply 

is short, then the produce 

price will increase,” he said. 

“Will it turn people off in the 

future? I just plead with the 

SCARCITY: Kūmara grower Andre de Bruin says this year’s 

harvest is a salvage job. 

PHOTO: SAM OLLEY/RNZ 

consumers of New Zealand to 

be really flexible – don’t buy it if 

it’s too dear. There is still some 

really good buying out there if 

you’re prepared to be reasonably 

flexible.” 

Foodstuffs says 

it has noticed 

shoppers switching 

to chilled and 

frozen products 

and research 

showed about 44 

per cent of customers 

were hunting for cheaper 

brands. 

In its final report into the $22 

billion grocery industry released 

in March 2022, the Commerce 

Commission estimated 

Foodstuffs and Countdown were 

making $430 million a day in 

excess profits – a figure disputed 

by the duopoly. 

The Grocery Industry 

Competition Bill currently 

before the Parliament includes 

a new code of conduct for 

dealings with suppliers and a 

requirement for the big chains 

to wholesale products to rivals, 

along with establishing a grocery 

commissioner. 

A Countdown spokesperson 

was unavailable for comment. 

– RNZ 

THE FOUNDER of the 

Christchurch youth health 

centre is taking a back seat in 

the organisation as it takes on a 

new name, Te Tahi Youth. 

Dame Sue Bagshaw is 

stepping back from dayto-day 

management to 

become the organisation’s 

patron. She will remain a 

part-time doctor. 


NEWS 7 

Youth health 

centre founder to 

become patron 

arts space. Those kinds of stories 

are the most heartfelt.” 

Bagshaw recently suffered 

tragedy when her son Andrew, 

47, was killed in Ukraine while 

he was volunteering as an 

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Nurses protest over 

staff shortages 

Classic fighters take 

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honour and chivalry 

NIGHTLIFE: 

Dux Central 

owner 

Richard 

Sinke said he 

was gutted 

to have to 

scrap live 

music after 

a resident 

complained 

about noise 

levels. 

Fatal crash ‘rough one’ 

for emergency crews 

Busy time for 

cathedral rebuild 

• By Anna Sargent 

A PLAN to bring new life to the 

inner city includes boosting the 

number of residents who live 

there, but nightlife venues say 

that could also threaten them. 

The number of those living 

in the central city is aimed to 

almost triple over the next five 

years. 

Entertainment venue owners 

are worried they could be put 

out of business if new residents 

kick up a fuss about live music 

gigs. 

Darkroom owner Nick Vassar 

is concerned about 18 new 

townhouses being built across 

from him. 

“If you are building 

townhouses or residential 

complexes next to live music 

venues, there are going to 

be issues. It threatens our 

livelihoods and threatens the 

future of art and culture in the 

city. 

“It’s obviously a concern, 

especially when one person 

essentially can shut your business 

down and that’s all it takes – one 

person to complain enough,” he 

said. 

Vassar has reason to be 

worried, because one venue, 

Dux Central, had live music shut 

down because of a local resident’s 

complaint. 

Dux Central owner Richard 

Sinke said he was gutted to have 

to scrap live music, and would 

support noise limits increasing in 

his patch. 

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“It’s a real shame for us that we 

can’t play the music as and when 

we’d like to. It means a whole 

segment of our market later in 

the evening we can’t achieve 

anymore, because we can’t have 

music,” he said. 

Sinke said all the venues in the 

area were feeling concerned. 

“We’re one of the bigger, wellknown 

ones but there’s other 

smaller venues, they’re having 

apartments built right next to 

them and on top of them, and 

they pretty much solely rely on 

live music as their trade – so for 

them it’s devastating.” 

At a recent city council meeting, 

councillors unanimously 

agreed on a number of initiatives 

to help residents and entertainment 

businesses co-exist downtown. 

These included looking at 

promoting the central city as 

a “vibrant” environment, and 

finding a way to advise potential 

buyers they are moving into a 

live-music area. 

Any changes to noise or building 

insulation standards would 

be part of a plan-change process 

and would take at least two 

years. 

The city council report said 

both live music and residential 

living were important for the 

vibrancy of the city’s primary 

commercial centre, and there 

were “no quick fixes” to the conflicts 

in mixed-use areas. 

While venue owners supported 

the initiatives, they said action 

was needed sooner to protect 

inner-city nightlife. Vassar said 

for the venues on his street, the 

situation was urgent. 

“For us it will be too long, it 

will be too late – townhouses 

will be built next to our venues, 

so we are hoping there will be 

more immediate action.” 

The city council aims to have 

20,000 people in the central city 

by 2028, a massive jump from 


future as inner city living grows 

the roughly 7700 at the moment. 

But venue owners said new 

people could bring new issues 

and conflicts, especially in what 

had been traditionally a mixeduse 

environment with residents 

who knew what inner-city life 

involved. 

Resident Alison Stringer has 

lived in the central city for about 

40 years. She said both residents 

and live music venues should 

think carefully about what they 

were buying into. 

“It comes down to the fact 

that if you’re buying into an area 

URGENT 

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owner Nick 

Vassar is 

concerned 

about 

18 new 

townhouses 

being built 

across from 

him. 

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where there’s likely to be noise 

levels, do your due diligence 

before you purchase. And on the 

other hand, if you were thinking 

about opening a venue and there 

were already apartments around, 

that’s the reverse – it would 

be on the person opening that 

business,” she said. 

The problem is not going to 

go away. A recent city council 

survey of inner city residents 

found nearly 40 per cent 

were bothered by noise of all 

types. 

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The man was transferred to the 

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to fight the fire. He said 

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was minor. 

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Home detention for teen after 

punch put man into a coma 

• By Emily Moorhouse 

A TEEN who “robbed” a man of 

his life after a “coward punch”, 

leaving the victim to learn to walk 

and talk again, has avoided jail. 

Regan Robson-Khan was 

18 when he assaulted Wynton 

King during a brawl outside the 

Rockpool Bar in the central city 

last October, leaving the other 

man “fighting for his life” in an 

induced coma. 

Robson-Khan appeared at the 

district court on Tuesday where 

he was sentenced to nine months 

of home detention for the attack 

on King. 

The court heard victim impact 

statements from King’s mother 

and sisters, read out by a support 

person. 

King’s sister Sierra recalled 

the feeling of complete fear and 

paralysis when looking at her little 

brother’s scans as the medical 

team broke the news that they 

would turn off his life support. 

They said the trauma the 

29-year-old suffered was too 

severe to live with and he would 

never be the same person or be 

able to walk or talk again. 

Miraculously, her brother 

began to recover, but will never 

be fully independent as he once 

was, she said. 

She said there was a strong 

possibility King would never 

regain his ability to retain shortterm 

information, meaning 

he won’t be able to build new 

relationships. 

She would never accept 

Robson-Khan’s actions that left 

her 29-year-old brother incapacitated 

were “just an accident”. 

She asked the judge to please 

consider what her brother had 

lost when sentencing Robson- 

Khan. 

King’s mother Heather retold 

the horror of receiving a call 

from a police officer at 2am 

shortly after her son was assaulted. 

She was told King had been 

assaulted and was in a coma. Her 

heart sank and she began to cry, 

trying to process what the officer 

was saying. 

When she arrived at the 

hospital no one could tell her if 

her son would live or die, and he 

was in a coma for two weeks that 

seemed to “last an eternity”. 

King’s mother said the family 

planned his funeral, which was 

extremely traumatic for everyone 

as his breathing tube was 

removed by medical staff when 

it was looking like he wouldn’t 

recover. 

She said King’s memory, processing 

and conversational skills 

were impacted by the assault and 

he can no longer play rugby. He 

also lost his job and his apprenticeship 

and won’t be able to hold 

a driver’s licence. 

King’s other sister Amber said 

while her little brother was alive, 

“surviving isn’t living” and he’d 

had to learn to walk and talk 

again. 

She said when King was in 

hospital he would often forget 

she had visited him and call her 

immediately after she left as if he 

hadn’t seen her. 

She and her mother had to 

resign from their jobs to care for 

and support King, which created 

a financial burden. 

While Amber had sympathy 

for Robson-Khan’s family, she 

said it felt like wasted breath 

speaking about the effects his 

“coward punch” has had on King 

as no one could imagine the devastating 

impacts it has had. 

On the night of the assault 

Robson-Khan was at the Rockpool 

Bar. 

He was heavily intoxicated 

after earlier polishing off a bottle 

of Malibu Rum, the summary of 

facts stated. 

A Rockpool spokesperson confirmed 

the teen and his friends 

did not purchase any alcohol 

while they were at the bar. 

Around 12.15am, a fight broke 

out outside the bar and spilled 

across the street. As the brawl 

grew in numbers, the offender 

joined in and began to swing 

punches at several people. 

While security staff and bystanders 

attempted to intervene, 

a man receiving help from a 

TRAUMA: 

Wynton King 

underwent 

brain and 

jaw surgery 

and suffered 

a stroke as 

a result of 

his injuries 

following 

the assault. 

PHOTO: NZ 

HERALD 

member of security copped six 

punches to the head by Robson- 

Khan. 

The victim fell to the ground 

in a foetal position, and the offender 

was restrained by security. 

But as the brawl subsided, 

Robson-Khan remained angry 

and agitated. Several people, including 

King, who was unknown 

to the offender, tried to calm him 

down. 

Soon after, he made a beeline 

for King, who was focused on 

something else at the time and 

delivered a punch to the right 

side of his face. 

King was knocked unconscious 

as he fell and hit his head 

on the footpath. 

Robson-Khan fled the scene 

and continued to pick fights with 

people in the area until police 

could locate him, and he was 

arrested. 

When spoken to by police 

about his first victim, Robson- 

Khan claimed he was a trained 

fighter and was “just swinging . . 

. doing what he needed to do.” 

He said he could not remember 

assaulting King. 

King was rushed to hospital in 

critical condition and was placed 

in an induced coma. Scans 

showed a large subdermal brain 

bleed and a fractured skull. 

A Givealittle page was set up 

by King’s family, which garnered 

more than $33,000 in support of 

his recovery. 

Robson-Khan pleaded guilty 

to a charge of wounding with 

intent to injure and assaulting 

with intent to injure in January 

this year. 

During sentencing, lawyer 

Rupert Ward said his client had 

never been in trouble before and 

asked the judge to impose a sentence 

of community detention. 

Ward said it was important 

to say how remorseful Robson- 

Khan was, but “nothing can take 

back from the injury that the 

victim suffered . . . nothing can 

make that better”. 

Robson-Khan didn’t have the 

slightest idea his actions would 

have the consequences they had, 

and it was “split-second decisionmaking”. 

Judge Tony Couch declined 

Ward’s request to let his client 

keep his name secret due to his 

youth. 

Judge Couch said Robson-Khan 

could have simply walked away 

from the fighting which involved 

people he didn’t know, but he 

chose to engage in violence. 

The judge gave the teen 

discounts for his guilty pleas, 

his youth and his remorse, arriving 

at an end sentence of nine 

months’ home detention with 

standard post-detention conditions 

for six months. 

He imposed special conditions 

such as not consuming alcohol 

and taking part in courses that 

would help change his lifestyle. 

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championships in Hokitika. 

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NEWS 


Museum plan delays bump up costs 

• By Tony Simons 

DELAYS IN dealing with the 

city council mean the Lyttelton 

Historical Museum Society will 

need to fundraise at least another 

$2.5 million for the port’s new 

museum. 

It was hoped the new museum, 

Te Ūaka, might be completed and 

open this year, but the volunteer 

society had to make changes 

after concerns were raised by 

city council planners about the 

height, scale and visual impact of 

the building. 

Society 

president Peter 

Rough said the 

process, since 

the consent 

application was 

first lodged in 

July 2020, had 

Peter Rough been “incredibly 

frustrating”. 

The society has received 

approval for its plan for the museum 

nearly three years after first 

lodging a consent application. 

The Te Ūaka project – to 

replace the museum destroyed in 

the February 22, 2011 earthquake 

– was originally expected to cost 

about $9.9 million. 

The society has so far raised 

$850,000, but the cost has now 

increased by 26 per cent. Rough 

said it might be significantly 

more after additional costs incurred 

by the re-design and new 

consent application were factored 

in. 

He now expects it will be four 

years before Te Ūaka opens. 

Rough said it was frustrating, 

because city council planners and 

a professional design panel were 

consulted at the very start of the 

process and said they were happy 

with the plans. 

Plans were finalised in 2020 

and were even discussed at a 

pre-resource consent application 

meeting with the city council, 

with no major issues raised, 

Rough said. 

He said they did point out the 

building was over height but a 

senior planner wrote a memo 

saying that issue was mitigated 

by other factors, so the society 

forged ahead. 

“Council then consulted affected 

parties but, just as we were 

about to have a hearing, they told 

us they’d made a mistake and it 

needed to be publicly notified. 

“We were then given the 

choice: either continue with the 

proposal without council support 

and take the risk it might be challenged; 

or take council concerns 

on board and redo the plans and 

submit a new application,” said 

Rough. 

“So, that’s what we did.” 

The amended plans were 

TAKE TWO: A visualisation of the re-designed Te Ūaka 

building in Lyttelton. PHOTO: WARREN AND MAHONEY 

finally approved by city councilappointed 

commissioner Andrew 

Hendersonlast week, who stated 

the adverse effects of the new 

proposal were less than minor. 

The architects for Te Ūaka, 

Warren and Mahoney, were appointed 

to do the design work in 

2017. 

The following year the Lyttelton 

Design Review Panel, coordinated 

by senior city council 

urban designer John Lonink, 

made suggestions about design 

elements and recommended incorporating 

a mana whenua narrative, 

but overall it commended 

the plan. 

The plan was then refined after 

Ngāti Wheke, with local artist 

Nathan Pohio (who is now vice 

president of the society), were 

consulted. 

City council head of planning 

and consents John Higgins said 

some concerns were raised about 

the original proposal in 2020, 

but soon after Lonink left the 

council. 

Another staff member then 

assessed it, which resulted in the 

application being “limited notified” 

to 22 affected parties. Nine 

submissions were received, six of 

which were opposed and three 

were in favour, Higgins said. 

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professionals are introduced.” 

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PHOTO (right): GRANT HA RIS PHOTOGRAPHY 

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• By Susan Sandys 

It comes as left-leaning The People’s 

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particularly in light of the threat of 

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Templeton hints at 

mayoralty bid 

No candidate from 

The People’s Choice 

• By Susan Sandys 

It comes as left-leaning The People’s 

Choice says it wi l not field a candidate. 

CITY COUNCILLOR Sara Templeton is The only candidates confirmed at this 

reassessing her previous decision no to stage are fe low city counci lor 

stand for the mayoralty. 

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NEWS 13 

Woman in court over love triangle killing 

• By Emily Moorhouse 

A WOMAN CLAIMS the victim of a 

murder was her friend, despite sharing his 

whereabouts with his killers and telling 

them to “get him” before he was stabbed 

13 times. 

The woman, who is in her 50s and has 

name suppression, appeared in the High 

Court at Christchurch for her role in the 

death of Jared James Little. 

Little was murdered on October 

20, 2019, as the result of a fatal love 

triangle involving his ex-girlfriend, 

Sarah Elizabeth Barry, 28, and her new 

boyfriend, Thomas Issiah Ellery, 25. 

Barry was sentenced last year to 

seven months home detention on a 

charge of manslaughter, while Ellery was 

jailed for life with a minimum period of 

imprisonment of 11 years for murder. 

Yesterday, the woman appeared for 

sentencing. She was initially charged with 

murder but this was later amended to 

assault with intent to injure, to which she 

admitted. 

Crown prosecutor April Mills said it 

was an “unusual situation” in terms of the 

woman’s culpability. 

She encouraged or assisted in the 

stabbing of Little by giving his address 

to Barry and Ellery before Ellery stabbed 

him, Mills submitted. 

Defence lawyer Nick Rout agreed it was 

an unusual case and said his client had 

thought of Little as a friend. 

Rout said she “bitterly regrets” her 

involvement but could not foresee the 

“dreadful consequences” that followed. 

He said the woman had been easily led 

all of her life and had made a “foolish 

decision”. 

Ellery and Barry would have gone 

through with their actions regardless of 

his client’s assistance, Rout submitted. 

He asked the judge to impose a sentence 

of supervision, which would help to “keep 

her on the good path she’s been following”. 

Justice Melanie Harland said the woman 

was clearly a party to the assault but 

accepted she was not aware her actions 

would end in Little’s death. 

“I agree with the lawyers that the 

circumstances of your offending are 

unique, there are no similar cases to help 

me decide what your sentence should be.” 

Harland acknowledged the woman’s 

cognitive difficulties and the steps she had 

taken to address her behaviour. 

She sentenced her to 12 months of 

supervision, coupled with four months of 

community detention. 

The woman was granted permanent 

name suppression on the grounds that 

publication of her name would cause her 

son extreme hardship. 

Barry and Little had been in a two-year 

relationship before separating in May 

2019. Only months later, Barry and Ellery 

became romantically involved. 

In October 2019, Little attempted to 

rekindle his relationship with Barry but 

she “resisted his advances”. 

Shortly after, a brick was thrown 

through Barry’s bedroom window, and the 

windows of Ellery’s van were smashed. 

The pair believed Little was behind the 

vandalism so went to his house, but he hid 

so they left. 

Days later, Barry received a Facebook 

message from the woman telling her 

where Little was staying. 

She told Barry to “beat him” in return 

for the damaged window and van. 

On October 20, Barry messaged the 

woman and asked if Little was still staying 

at the address she had disclosed. 

“Yes definitely,” the woman replied. “Go 

and get him at his house.” 

That evening, Barry and Ellery visited 

the address and Little was ultimately 

stabbed 13 times by Ellery. 

Little died on the floor of his flatmate’s 

bedroom. 

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NEWS 

HISTORIC: The clubhouse is being stored at Lyttelton Port until it can be 

moved to its new site in Governors Bay. 

100yo harbour 

landmark on 

the move again 

• By Heidi Slade 

A 100-YEAR-old yacht and 

motor boat clubhouse now 

has resource consent to 

move to its new home. 

The Canterbury Yacht 

and Motor Boat clubhouse, 

built in 1923, has been 

stored on Lyttelton Port 

Company land since it 

was relocated from Te Ana 

Marina. 

The building is set to be 

moved to its new site next 

to the Governors Bay jetty 

later this year as the port 

company can no longer 

store it. 

The Governors Bay Jetty 

Restoration Trust has been 

involved in the project 

sonce 2019. Trust secretary 

Louisa Eades said it is 

now waiting for an up-todate 

quote to relocate the 

clubhouse before it 

can apply for more 

funding. The project 

already has $138,000 in 

heritage grants and a 

$58,000 contribution from 

the city council. 

“Costing from 2020 

indicated a total project 

cost of around 

$400,000 – it 

will be more 

than that now,” 

Eades said. 

“Once we 

have up-to-date 

pricing, we will 

apply for other 

grants, such 

as Rata and 

Lotteries Commission, and 

do some fundraising.” 

The 12m by 6m 

clubhouse was gifted to 

the trust by the previous 

owner under the premise it 

would be relocated. 

“Although it is a humble 

building, it launched 

many people’s sailing and 

Louisa Eades 

boating lives,” Eades said. 

“A lot of heritage 

buildings in Lyttelton were 

lost after the earthquakes. 

This one survived.” 

Eades said the clubhouse 

has a special history with 

the yachting and sea 

scout community. 

The Lyttelton Sea 

Scouts used the 

building at Dampier 

Bay until the mid- 

1990s. Then it became 

a training room for the 

Dampier Bay Maritime 

Club until the area was 

developed into Te Ana 

Marina and the clubhouse 

was moved. 

•The trust will hold two 

community workshops on 

Sunday and May 28 from 

3-4pm at the Governors 

Bay Community Centre, 

where residents can 

share ideas on how the 

community could use the 

building 

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‘Hold ‘em until he rots’ 

BEHIND BARS: Peter Joseph 

Holdem was jailed in 1987 

after he abducted and 

murdered Louisa Damodran. 

Child sex offender and 

the killer of 6-year-old 

Louisa Damordran in 

1986, Peter Joseph 

Holdem, has been 

denied parole. Readers 

react to the article in 

last week’s Star 

Should P J Holdem ever be 

released? In my opinion, it’s 

his surname, hold ‘em until 

he rots. 

It is beyond the most vile 

act he is in for and should be 

given a bullet quite frankly. 

He is not human, he is 

not worth the taxpayers’ 

money, hold ‘em forever and 

ever until he goes to where he 

belongs, hell. 

– Jaynie Abbott 

No, never release him as he 

will re-offend. 

– Denise Donnelly 

I completely endorse retired 

police inspector Mal Griebel’s 

comments and feelings about 

Holdem. 

My home town is in 

North Canterbury and I 

still cannot drive over the 

Waimakariri bridge without 

thinking about that darling 

wee girl and what she must 

have gone through. 

– Robyn Davies 


TRAGIC: Louisa 

Damordran was just 

a few days shy of her 

seventh birthday when 

she was kidnapped as 

she walked home from 

school in October 1986. 

Health system 

waiting list 

The state of our once 

great health system is heartbreaking 

with operations 

and all kinds of treatments 

being postponed due to staff 

shortages. My heart goes out 

to all those who can’t get on 

with life due to this issue, 

and prey that I keep my own 

health and do not have to 

rely on the health system for 

We want to hear your views 

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in Canterbury 

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treatment of any kind. 

We can no longer entice 

skilled health workers here as 

other countries have more to 

offer in lifestyle and wages. 

Curiously, we still have 

thousands of fully-trained, 

experienced nurses and 

doctors not allowed to 

work because of outdated 

mandates. Why? 

Until recently, we’ve always 

had the choice to have a 

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Science is full of differing 

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the wrestle of ideas we 

progress. 

Three years ago these 

people were valued for their 

knowledge, experience and 

care – that hasn’t changed. 

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Cathedral Square to 

host 2023 dawn service 

More than 15,000 people are expected to 

attend this year’s Anzac Day dawn service 

being held in Cathedral Square for the first 

time since the February 22, 2011, earthquake. 

Following the quake, the annual dawn service 

was held in the alternative location of Cranmer 

Square, apart from in 2020 and 2022 when it 

was cancelled altogether due to Covid. 

The Citizens’ War Memorial next to Christ 

Church Cathedral, which has been behind 

protective fencing since the quake, will be 

back on show as well after being rededicated 

by Princess Anne during her February visit to 

Christchurch. 

The dawn service will start at 6.30am, 

during which Mayor Phil Mauger will join 

representatives of New Zealand’s armed forces 

to lay wreaths at the memorial. 

A mid-morning citizens’ Anzac Day service 

will take place at the Transitional Cathedral in 

Latimer Square, starting at 10am. 

There will be road closures in Oxford Terrace 

and the Colombo Street entrance to Cathedral 

Square from 4am on Anzac Day. 

Other Anzac Day services being held around 

Christchurch and Banks Peninsula are as 

follows: 

Papanui: Papanui RSA parking area, 9.30am 

New Brighton: Cenotaph, Marine Parade, 

10am 

Heathcote: War Memorial 

(Martindale-Bridal Path-Flavell), 

6.15am 

Lyttelton: War Memorial, Albion 

Square, 10am 

Templeton: Templeton RSA, 

Banks St, 11am 

Sumner: RSA Memorial Gates, 

11am 

Akaroa: War Memorial, 11.30am 

Little River: Community Centre, 

9.30am 

Halswell: War Memorial/Domain, 9am 

Diamond Harbour: 

War Memorial, 10.30am 

Hornby: War Memorial, 

outside Hornby Primary 

School, Waterloo Rd 

– 9am 

Citizens’ War Memorial 

Commemorate 

ANZAC Day 

Tuesday 25 April 

6.30am Cathedral Square 

For more information visit 

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6.30am Citizens War Memorial, 

Cathedral Square 

Parade starts at 6.15am 

Citizens’ Service 

10am Transitional 

Cathedral, 

Latimer Square. 

Change 

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this year 

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Lest we forget. Ka maumahara tonu tātou i ā rātou. 

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Poto 

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MP for Christchurch 

East 

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Megan 

Woods 

MP for Wigram 

03 338 6347 

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MP for Banks 

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SCHOOL OPEN DAYS 

A centre of 

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When choosing the right school for 

our tamariki we often go by the ‘feeling’ 

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programmes that schools have on offer. 

The world demands fewer people who 

can do repetitive tasks and more people 

who can think creatively and critically. 

That’s why our vision, our aspiration, 

as a school is to be ‘A centre of creative 

excellence’ in everything that we do, 

whether visual arts or chemistry, volleyball 

or music, management or curriculum 

organisation. In doing this we haven’t 

forgotten the importance of building strong 

relationships with all of our students, and 

the importance of individualising learning 

pathways so that we come as close as we 

can to meeting every individual student’s 

needs. Hornby High 

School’s feeling is one 

of positive relationships 

that support learning. 

Students often 

comment that we 

feel like whānau, like 

family. Visitors without 

exception comment 

on the calm learning 

focussed environment 

that they see and feel 

when they visit our 

learning spaces. This 

all takes place within 

our wonderful facilities 

that are allowing us 

to develop a new 

curriculum crossing old subject boundaries 

and catering for individual needs, that 

support student passions, and help our 

students to grow their heart for their 

community. The growing list of student 

achievements support our students’ 

opinions that we offer a wide range of 

sporting and other activities for them 

during their time at school. And we expect 

nothing but the best from every student, 

we expect every student to create the best 

version of themselves that they can be. We 

emphasise our values, promoting the ethos 

of kindness, of manaaki. We invite you to 

come along and meet with our skilled staff, 

and the amazing young people who make 

Hornby High School such a wonderful 

place to be. Robin Sutton. 

PAPANUI HIGH SCHOOL 

Our aim is simple….to provide the best education possible for every student 

OPEN NIGHT 

Wednesday 17th May 6.30pm 

The evening will consist of an address from the principal and student 

representatives, followed by guided tours of the school’s facilities. 

Phone: 03 352 6119 

30 Langdons Road 

PO Box 5220 

www.papanui.school.nz 

Applications for enrolment are due by 

Friday 28th July 

My School, My Success, My Responsibility - Tōku Kura, Tōku Tiketike, Tōku Haepapa 

Preparing students 

for their future 

“Our aim is simple... to provide the best 

education possible for every student” 

Giving students 

the opportunity 

to study from an 

innovative and broad 

curriculum is critical 

to providing each 

student a pathway 

that meets their 

individual needs. We 

allow for a greater 

range and flexibility 

in subject choice 

including the utilization of the secondary/ 

tertiary interface. This reinforces the 

philosophy underpinning personalised 

learning and is strongly supported by 

understanding our students’ interests, 

passions, talents, and ultimately their 

career aspirations. 

We understand that for effective 

learning to take place, it has to be 

implemented in such a way that students 

will be highly engaged. The school 

does this in a ‘forward thinking’ way by 

creating learning environments that allow 

our students to see value in what they do 

and achieve. Papanui “PRIDE” is what 

we represent and we demonstrate this by 

having young adults leave our school as 

confident learners who have gained the 

appropriate qualifications and social skills 

to become valued contributing members 


of society. 

All that we do here is reinforced by 

positive relationships, an ethos of caring, 

cultural responsiveness, inclusion, and 

high expectations – what we call “Our 

Full-Service Model”. The school highly 

values the connectedness of curricular 

and co-curricular learning. We have a 

philosophical understanding that the 

holistic development of the student is 

critical to their individual success. 

The school has worked hard to 

consolidate recent initiatives to ensure 

sustained and continuous improvement. 

You are invited to view our website, school 

charter, ERO report, and/or contact the 

school for more information. 

We look forward to welcoming all 

prospective students and their families/ 

whānau to visit our school. 

Open Evening 

Tuesday 16 May 2023 

6.30pm - 8.30pm 

There will be an opportunity to 

meet the staff and have a guided 

tour of the school. 

Commitment, Achievement, 

Resilience, Respect. 

180 Waterloo Road, Hornby 

Ph 03 349 5396 

www.hornby.school.nz

20 The Star Thursday April 20 2023 


Open Evening 2023 

Burnside High School is pleased to invite 

members of the community to our Open 

Evening on Tuesday 16 May 2023. 

We are well aware of the significance 

parents place on the transition from 

Primary or Intermediate to Secondary 

School and how important it is to make the 

right decision about this transition. 

Burnside High School is a large 

secondary school, a centre for academic 

excellence, with an outstanding record of 

academic, cultural and sporting success. 

The size of the school ensures that there is 

an exceptionally wide range of subjects and 

extra-curricular opportunities available. 

This provides flexibility for students to 

follow a pathway suited to their ability, 

interests and skills. 

The unique structure of the school 

retains all the benefits of a large school but 

with students in Divisions of approximately 

700. This ensures that students are known 

on an individual basis and are supported 

and mentored by senior students, 

Form Teachers, Deans and Guidance 

Counsellors. This strong pastoral and 

guidance focus helps 

Burnside High School 

students strive to 

excel and develop into 

well rounded New 

Zealanders. 

Students achieve 

well above the level 

of similar schools 

in the attainment of 

NCEA certificates and 

endorsements and 

perform to the highest 

level in a range of 

local, regional and national academic, 

cultural and sporting competitions. The 

school is renowned for its Specialist Music 

Programme, the only such programme in 

the country. 

The Open Evening offers Year 8 students 

and their families a chance to view the 

facilities and to experience some of the 

opportunities Burnside High School is 

proud to offer its students. 

Enrolment Year 9 

Friday 28 July 2023 - Closing date for all 

Year 9 applications 

Wednesday 2 August 2023 - Ballot for 

Year 9 out-of-zone applicants 

Thursday 3 August 2023 - Letters/emails 

of acceptance/decline sent 

NOTE: Dates above also apply to in-zone 

applicants at all other levels 

Enrolment Year 10-13 Out-Of-Zone 

Friday, 4 August 2023 - Closing date for 

Year 10-13 out-of-zone applications 

Friday 11 August 2023 - Letters of 

acceptance/decline sent 

Students thrive at 

Mairehau High School 

At Mairehau High School, we really get 

to know each student; students are seen, 

respected and valued as individuals. The 

safety and closeness of our small and 

genuinely friendly and inclusive school 

community enables each student to find 

and develop their voice. Consistently, we 

have small class sizes, and so learning is 

able to be highly personalised, capitalising 

on students’ strengths and ensuring 

learning needs are recognised and 

accommodated. 

Leadership is viewed as a developing skill 

set rather than merely a title, and as such 

it is something all students are strongly 

encouraged to grow, demonstrate and share. 

Our range of leadership opportunities 

- be they cultural, academic, pastoral, 

sporting or one of many more – are open 

to all students and produce confident and 

successful young adults and citizens. 

We know that when students are 

happy and when they feel known and 

connected, they will thrive. Our diverse 

student body is caring and welcoming; it 

recognises, celebrates and capitalises on 

its cultural richness, of which our Māori 

(including our Mau Rakau academy), 

ESOL and Gifted-student programmes are 

examples. Excellent support with NCEA 

success sees students enjoy pathways to 

university and a range of tertiary providers. 

Through our links with tertiary study and 

individualised career support, we offer 

highly personalised and positive transitions 

from our kura to our students’ next places 

of learning or employment. 

Set on a spacious, tree-bound and 

easily accessible site on the North East 

of Christchurch, Mairehau High School 

offers an exceptional environment for all 

learners. With most of the hard mahi done, 

our comprehensive building programme 

is near completion, and we invite you to 

come to view our fabulous new spaces and 

facilities. 

MAIREHAU HIGH SCHOOL 

OPEN 

AFTERNOON 

2.30pm to 4.30pm Tuesday 23rd May 2023 

Come and find out about our smaller, inclusive school, 

where every student has the chance to shine. 

What our students say: 

“The teachers here are really nice. They have a lot of understanding and are always 

here to help you when you need it. I really enjoy the small classes because you get 

more attention from the teacher.” (Year 9 student, 2023) 

PH: +64 3 385 3145 

EM: admin@mairehau.school.nz 

WB: www.mairehau.school.nz 

440 Hills Rd, Mairehau 

Christchurch 8052 

NEW ZEALAND 

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WELCOME - Nau 

mai haere mai 

I am proud to be the 

Principal of Avonside 

Girls’ High School,Te Kura 

Kohine o Otakaro. At 

Avonside we are passionate 

about empowering you 

to be a future leader, and 

preparing you to go out 

into the world able to 

flourish with a strong sense 

of identity and purpose. 

“Ka mua, ka muri” – by 

knowing who we are we 

can look forward I welcome 

you to come and be part of 

Avonside, to be a leader of 

tomorrow. Our vision is for you to walk 

through our doors and to feel you belong, 

strong in your identity and what you bring 

to the school. At Avonside you will be 

challenged to achieve personal excellence 

in your learning and to develop a voice that 

is empowered to lead our society now and 

in the future. 

Research shows that young women 

flourish in strong single sex schools, and 

that is our focus for you here. They have 

higher academic achievement, higher 

confidence levels, greater participation 

in science, technology and mathematics, 

and enhanced career aspirations. Teaching 

is tailored to young women’s learning 

needs and preferences, and activities and 

academic opportunities are free of genderstereotyping. 

Young women have more 

grit, greater self-esteem 

and feel empowered to 

achieve their full potential. 

At Avonside we have a 

passionate, knowledgeable 

and committed group of 

teachers who care about 

all their students’ success 

in learning and about 

their wellbeing. Our 

focus is on building strong 

relationships and teaching 

with high expectations. 

Our poutama of values, 

Te whare mauri ora, are 

a way of being in our 

school for staff and students. We want 

our students to leave our school strong in 

their identity, connecting well with others, 

having high acacdemic aspirations and to 

be leaders. A strong pastoral and hauora 

team as well as your ako teacher are here to 

support you. 

We look forward to welcoming you into 

our modern facilities with the most up 

to date technology for learning. You will 

have the opportunity to get involved in 

a wide range of cultural, arts, sports, and 

service groups and to lead our school in 

these areas. Our beautiful gymnasiums and 

theatres allow us to offer you outstanding 

facilities to support these opportunities. 

You will flourish here at Avonside and have 

an exciting future ahead of you. 

Catherine Law, Tumuaki / Principal 

Welcome to Marian College 

We are a Catholic faith-based , state 

integrated school with a maximum roll of 

430 students. As a small school, we have 

a friendly, whanau-oriented atmosphere 

which comes from teachers and students 

knowing each other well. 

Marian College students enjoy their 

learning, and have very high rates of 

participation in sport and cultural activities. 

Our students’ skills and talents are nurtured 

and fostered throughout their time at high 

school and our staff work hard to assist each 

student to achieve their personal goals and 

learn strong values. 

Marian students all give their time 

voluntarily in service to the school and 

the wider community and understand the 


importance of participation, service, and 

leadership. 

In 2024 students will begin their high 

school journey at our new home in 

Lydia St. The new school is unique and 

sustainably designed with quality facilities 

that will support both the school and wider 

community. Our new home allows us to be 

near our brother school St Bede’s College as 

well as many of our contributing primary 

schools and we look forward to fostering 

those relationships further. 

Our Open Day will be held on Monday, 

1 May at our Barbadoes St site with guided 

tours starting from 2pm. Bookings are 

essential. To book a tour please head to 

www.mariancollege.school.nz/openday 

Monday 1 May 2023, 2pm - 6.30pm 

Tours will begin on the hour with the Principal’s Welcome. 

Bookings Essential. Please book online at: 

www.mariancollege.school.nz/openday 

Hillview Christian School 

Yr 1–10 

Open Days: 9 & 11 May 

p: 332 6923 

e: office@hillview.school.nz 

w: www.hillview.school.nz 

Middleton Grange School 

Yr 1–13 

Open Days: 16 & 18 May 

p: 348 9826 

e: office@middleton.school.nz 

w: www.middleton.school.nz 

Emmanuel Christian School 

Yr 1–10 

Open days: Viewing by appointment 

p: 359 3595 

e: office@emmanuelchristian.school.nz 

w: www.emmanuelchristian.school.nz 

Aidanfield Christian School 

Yr 1–10 


p: 338 8153 

e: enrol@aidanfield.school.nz 

w: www.aidanfield.school.nz 

Yr 1–8 


p: 550 2653 

e: office@rcs.school.nz 

w: www.rollestonchristian.school.nz 

Rangiora New Life School 

Yr 1–13 

Open day: 24 May 

p: 313 6332 

e: admin@rnls.school.nz 

w: www.rnls.school.nz 

A network of non 

denominational Christian 

Schools offering 

Co-educational and State 

Integrated schooling with: 

• High quality affordable Christian education 

• Strong partnership and shared vision 

between home and school for God’s calling 

on the life of the child 

• Qualified and experienced teachers who are 

committed Christians 

• High standards of academic achievement 

and behaviour 

• New Zealand Curriculum delivered on a 

Biblical foundation 

• Christian virtues modelled and encouraged 

• Pathways for Preference pupils from 

Aidanfield, Emmanuel, Hillview and 

Rolleston to Middleton Grange School at 

Senior College level


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Winter codes heating up as 

With winter sport 

in full swing, Jaime 

Cunningham looks 

at the match-ups 

this weekend 

RUGBY (SATURDAY) 

Burnside go into their clash 

against Marist Albion after a 

confidence-boosting 35-13 win 

over last season’s semi-finalists 

High School Old Boys. 

It was Burnside’s first win in 

almost two years after the team 

was plagued by large defeats in 

the last Metro Premier season. 

Their last victory was over 

Sydenham 20-18 in the 2021 

semi-final. 

High School Old Boys host 

Linwood at Bob Deans (Hagley 

Park) after their 22-17 home 

defeat to Burnside. 

Both teams scored in the last 

quarter of the game but Burnside 

held on as their strong defence 

prevented High School Old Boys 

from scoring in the last five 

minutes. 

Burnside head coach Willie 

Brown said the win was 

important for the players, the 

club, the old boys and their 

supporters. 

“Some boys hadn’t won a game 

since 2021,” he said. 

“We had 10 players make their 

debut in the game. So our biggest 

focus has been working on our 

connections not just within the 

team but in the whole club.” 

Now Burnside take on Marist 

Albion at Edgar Macintosh Park. 

Marist Albion will be confident 

following their strong 35-13 win 

over title-holders Sydenham. 

Said Brown: “Now that we’ve 

got the pressure of winning off 

our backs we can just play some 

good rugby.” 

Sydenham take on Sumner 

who go into round 2 on the back 

of a last minute loss to Linwood 

in the DCL Shield match. 

Sumner head coach Gareth 

D’Almeida said the loss was 

tough but he was confident 

Sumner can start their season 

better than last year’s nine 

straight losses. 

“You shouldn’t really lose a 

game in the last 10 minutes,” 

he said. “But Linwood were 

semi-finalists last year, so to go 

down in the last play of the game 

shows we’re a better team than 

we were.” 

Lincoln University and Shirley 

also suffered tight losses in 

round 1. Both will play on their 

home grounds this weekend for 

the first time this season. 

Belfast travel to Lincoln to 

take on the Rams after a 24-20 

loss to Shirley. A strong Lincoln 

University side went down to 

New Brighton by a point (27-26) 

in their opening game. 

Christchurch take on Shirley 

at Burwood Park after suffering 

the largest loss of the first round, 

going down 59-29 to University 

of Canterbury. University will 

take on New Brighton at home. 

In a rematch of the women’s 

premiership final, Christchurch 

host University of Canterbury at 

REPRISAL: 

Sydenham 

halfback 

Max Hughes 

spies a gap 

in their 

premier final 

rematch 

against 

Marist 

Albion who 

got revenge 

for last 

season’s final 

loss with a 

35-13 

victory. 

PHOTO: B 

KING 

Christchurch Park. Both teams 

go into round 2 after convincing 

wins. University pulled away 

from Lincoln University last 

weekend to claim a 41-14 victory. 

Christchurch had a tougher 

game against Linwood, but still 

came away with a 27-16 win. 

High School Old Boys take 

on Lincoln University following 

their 111-0 thrashing of a young 

Prebbleton side in the first 

round. 

Prebbleton host Linwood at 

home and are hoping to get their 

first points on the board. 

FOOTBALL 

Christchurch United are the 

team to beat in the early stages of 

the Southern League. 

They face Nomads tomorrow 

night following their 2-0 victory 

over Selwyn United which put 

them two points clear at the top 

of the table. 

Their battle with Selwyn 

United game looked to be 

heading towards a scoreless 

draw until Christchurch 

United’s Daniel Maclennan and 

Abdulbaset Khalifa both scored 

within two minutes of each 

other. 

Although Selwyn United did 

not come away with any points, 

the Foster Park-based side were 

the first team this season to stop 

Christchurch United scoring a 

third. 

Cashmere Technical drew 

1-1 with Coastal Spirit in a 

scrappy game at Linfield Park. 

Technical came close to winning 

in the dying minutes, but shots 

from Andrew Storer and Lyle 

Mattyson did not get past 

Coastal goalkeeper Ellis Hare- 

Read. 

Cashmere Technical are 

now two points behind leader 

Christchurch United who have 

a perfect 12 points from four 

games. 

Nomads are at the bottom of 

the ladder after they were unable 

to pick up their first win against 

FC Twenty 11. 

It will be a challenge for 

Nomads tomorrow night against 

Christchurch United. Nomads 

went down 8-0 to the current 

league leaders last season and 

then narrowly lost to them again 

1-0 three months later. 

City’s top netballers back on court 

• By Jaime Cunningham 

PREMIER NETBALL returns 

on Anzac Day with plenty of 

Mainland representatives, Tactix 

players and talented youngsters 

featuring in the eight teams. 

This will be the last year 

premier 1 grades are played at 

various venues, as Nga Puna 

Wai is set to host all games next 

season. 

•UC A vs Kereru B, St 

Margaret’s College, 4pm 

After going down to Lincoln 

University the premier final, 

University of Canterbury will be 

hoping to go a step further this 

season. The bulk of the young 

but experienced side return for 

UC, with Mainland defender 

Julia Wynands set to captain the 

team. 

Tactix players Paris Lokotui, 

Parris Petera and Vika Koloto 

will no doubt be integral 

assets for UC when they are 

not involved in the ANZ 

Premiership. UC take on 

Kereru B who finished seventh 

last season, narrowly escaping 

demotion to premier 2. But 

Kereru B has a fresh look, with 

MATCH-UP: Defending champs Lincoln University A take 

on the club’s B team in their season opener. Right – Jess 

Maclennan will give the Saints a big boost in defence. 

several players transferring from 

other clubs. 

•Lincoln University A 

v Lincoln University B, 

Bishopdale YMCA court 1, 

5.30pm 

No doubt the match-up of 

round 1 will see last year’s 

premier 1 champion take on the 

premier 2 winner. 

Lincoln University B were 

promoted after a successful 

season in the second grade. 

Andrea Cousins returns 

as head coach for Lincoln 

University’s premier team, along 

with many of the championship 

winning squad, including Tactix 

player Kate Lloyd and Mainland 

representative Lily Fletcher. 

Star shooter Hannah Glen is 

out for the side after suffering 

an ACL injury in October, 

while Tactix training partner 

Taiana Day is set to make her 

debut on Tuesday. Half of last 

year’s Lincoln University B team 

return, with six new players. 

Ronelle van Dongen is head 

coach of the team, while Karyn 

Annan is assistant coach. 

•Hearts St Peter’s A vs 

Kia Toa A, Bishopdale 

YMCA court 2, 5.30pm 

Moving to Christchurch to 

play for the Tactix this season, 

Aliyah Dunn will also be wearing 

the Saints colours. Her sister, 

Tyra, who plays for Mainland in 

the National Netball League was 

also named in the Saints team, 

meaning the shooting end will 

be a defensive nightmare when 

both players are available. Former 

Tactix captain Jess Maclennan 

returns for Saints, although 

the team will be without Anna 

Kennedy, Ellen Halpenny and 

Gemma Etheridge. 

Six of last season’s squad 

return for Kia Toa’s A team who 

finished sixth in the premier 1 

grade. Samoan international Fia 

Laikong will be key for Kia Toa 

in the shooting end and Corrina 

Ruki returns as head coach. 

•Technical A vs Kereru 

A, St Margaret’s College, 

5.35pm 

Technical stalwart and former 

Tactix defender Louise Thayer 

will be a key player as she returns 

to the A team this season. Charlotte 

Elley, who is currently playing 

for the Waikato/Bay of Plenty 

Magic in the ANZ Premiership, 

also returns. However, Technical 

will be without young shooter 

Jess Allan, who is a Southern 

Steel training partner. Former 

Tactix players Nicola Mackle and 

Jess Prosser have also departed 

Technical. 

Although one of the only A 

teams without any Tactix players, 

Kereru have plenty of young 

players to challenge Technical in 

round 1. Liv Clark and Julianna 

Wolfgramm return to Kereru’s 

shooting end, as the team looks 

to improve on last year’s fifthplace.



SPORT 23 

top teams climb the tables 

Coastal Spirit will aim to 

maintain the form they showed 

in their draw against Cashmere 

Technical when they take on FC 

Twenty 11 on Saturday. 

FC Twenty 11 got their first 

win against Nomads. The tight 

game saw an Adrian Paez 

penalty in the 69th-minute and a 

second goal in the second minute 

of added time seal the win for the 

Avonhead Park-based team. 

Ferrymead Bays take on 

Selwyn United on Saturday with 

both teams coming off close 

losses in round 4. The two sides 

currently sit in the top five of the 

league. But both will want to get 

closer to the prized top two spots 

to qualify for this year’s National 

League. 

There are no women’s South 

Island qualifying league games 

this weekend. 

RUGBY LEAGUE 

The unbeaten Linwood Keas 

and Hornby Panthers will face 

off in a premiership grand-final 

rematch on Saturday. 

Both sides are coming off 

convincing round 3 wins and 

one of them are set to lose 

their first match of the season. 

Defending champs Linwood will 

host Hornby at Linwood Park. 

Linwood go into round 4 on 

the back of a dominant second 

half against Halswell Hornets, 

where they turned a 24-12 lead 

into a 54-22 victory at Nga Puna 

Wai. 

The Keas dotted down 11 

tries throughout the game, with 

Penetito Ilalio and Kyle Amer 

both scoring two each. 

Hornby had a comfortable 

36-18 win over the struggling 

Riccarton Knights, with Vaione 

Siaki scoring two of the Panthers 

seven tries. 

Riccarton will be searching for 

their first win of the season when 

they play the Eastern Eagles at 

Wainoni Park on Saturday. 

The Eagles will be looking to 

continue their momentum into 

Weekend match-ups 

RUGBY (ALL GAMES 

2.45PM SATURDAY) 

•Premier men: 

High School Old 

Boys’ v Linwood, Bob 

Deans; Sydenham v 

Sumner, Sydenham 

Park; University of 

Canterbury v New 

Brighton, Ilam Fields; 

Marist Albion v Burnside, 

Edgar Macintosh Park; 

Shirley v Christchurch, 

Burwood Park; Lincoln 

CLOSE: Christchurch United (white) are at the top of the Southern League table after 

their added time 2-0 win over Selwyn United. 

University v Belfast, Lincoln 

University. 

•Premier women: Lincoln 

University v High School 

Old Boys’, Lincoln University 

(1pm); Christchurch v 

University of Canterbury, 

Christchurch Park; 

Prebbleton v Linwood, 

Prebbleton Domain. 

FOOTBALL 

•Southern League: 

Christchurch United v 

round 4 after their first win of 

the season over the Northern 

Bulldogs, 18-10. 

The Eagles scored three tries to 

the host’s one in the first half, but 

the sides could only manage a try 

apiece in the second half. 

The Bulldogs host the Hornets 

at Kaiapoi’s Murphy Park on 

Saturday, with both looking for 

their second win of the season. 

Eastern centre Peneli Peneli, 

Hornby winger Seamus Stack 

Nomads, Friday 

7pm, United Sports 

Centre; Cashmere 

Technical v Green 

Island, Saturday 1.30pm, 

Garrick Memorial Park; 

Ferrymead Bays v Selwyn 

United, Saturday 2.45pm, 

Ferrymead Park; FC Twenty 

11 v Coastal Spirit, Saturday 

2.45pm, Avonhead Park; 

Nelson Suburbs v Dunedin 

City Royals, Sunday noon, 

Saxton Fields. 

and Linwood fullback Jerome 

Taefu are the top try scorers after 

three rounds with four each. 

HOCKEY (SATURDAY) 

The second round of the 

Canterbury Premier League is 

likely to feature plenty of tight 

games and some large losses in 

both competitions. 

Marist’s women’s side go into 

their match against HSOB- 

Burnside with their pre-season 

RUGBY LEAGUE 

(ALL GAMES 2.45PM 

SATURDAY) 

Eastern Eagles v 

Riccarton Knights, Wainoni 

Park; Northern Bulldogs v 

Halswell Hornets, Murphy 

Park (Kaiapoi); Linwood 

Keas v Hornby Panthers, 

Linwood Park. 

HOCKEY (ALL GAMES 

SATURDAY) 

•Men: Marist v HSOB- 

form still intact and a first round 

win over Southern, which they 

completely dominated 13-0. 

Anna Wilcocks scored an 

impressive four goals for Marist, 

with Cara Morrison grabbing 

three, Emilia Surridge (2), Kate 

Davies (2), Maddie Wotton (1) 

and Scarlett O’Halloran (1). 

HSOB-Burnside are yet to play 

a game after a bye in the last 

round. 

Southern will have to be at 

their best to beat last year’s 

Hinemoa Cup winners Carlton 

Redcliffs who took out a 

convincing 7-1 win against Avon 

last weekend. 

After going down in a close 3-2 

loss to Harewood in the opening 

round, Hornby play Avon while 

Harewood have a bye. 

In the first round of the men’s 

competition, HSOB-Burnside 

will play Marist after dominating 

University of Canterbury at Nga 

Puna Wai 10-1 last weekend. 

It was a welcome return to club 

hockey for Black Sticks player 

David Brydon, while young 

HSOB-Burnside recruit Tim 

Seeto scored two goals, Moss 

Jackson (2), Campbell Mortimer 

(2), and one each for Jack Gilbert, 

George Roberts-Hubers, Charlie 

Swan and Stephen Aitkinson. 

Harewood, Marist and Carlton 

Redcliffs all came away with 

wins last week. 

The FIH Pro League starts in 

Christchurch this weekend, so 

all Canterbury Premier League 

fixtures have been moved to the 

morning. 

Burnside, Marist Park 10am; 

Harewood v University, 

Nunweek Park 1 10am; 

Avon v Hornby, Nunweek 

Park 2 10am; Southern v 

Carlton Redcliffs, Nga Puna 

Wai 2 11.30am. 

•Women: Southern v 

Carlton Redcliffs, Nga 

Puna Wai 2 10am; Marist v 

HSOB-Burnside, Marist Park 

11.30am; Avon v Hornby, 

Nunweek Park 2 11.30am. 

Bye: Harewood. 

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Big names return, Bower’s season ends 

THE CRUSADERS have 

announced the return of three 

key All Blacks for their clash 

against the Rebels tomorrow 

night. 

Scott Barrett is back as 

captain after two weeks off, 

while Sam Whitelock returns to 

the Crusaders starting line-up 

following his hand injury in 

round 3. Cullen Grace is also 

back in the playing 23, fully 

recovered from a shoulder injury 

and set to play his first game of 

the season. 

 

 

 

 

It’s positive news for the 11- 

time Super Rugby champions 

following George Bower’s injury 

blow announced yesterday. 

The 22-test All Blacks prop has 

undergone ACL reconstruction 

surgery for an injury suffered 

against the Reds last month. 

Coach Scott Robertson 

confirmed Bower will miss the 

remainder of the season. 

Crusaders wing and All Blacks 

teammate Sevu Reece suffered a 

similar fate earlier this season. 

“He had an ACL 

round nine 

reconstruction. He’s mending 

well,” Robertson said. 

“Both he and Sevu will have 

to get on the rehab journey back 

here.” 

Bower was a crucial part of 

the All Blacks squad last season, 

making 11 test appearances, the 

majority of them off the bench. 

He is the third Crusaders All 

Black ruled out with an injury 

this season, along with Reece 

(knee) and Fletcher Newell 

(foot). 

Mitchell Dunshea (chest) and 

George Bell (ankle) are also 

out for the remainder of the 

Crusaders’ season. 

The team returns to 

Melbourne for the second time 

this season following round 

two’s super round, to take on the 

Rebels at AAMI Park. 

The fourth-placed Crusaders 

will be after a comfortable win 

before they taken on the highflying 

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week. 

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Re Roofing 

Roof Repairs 

• Approved Age Concern 

provider 

• Over 30 years experience 

• Licensed Building Practitioner 

N A BARRELL 

ROOFING LTD 

Ph: 0275 389 415 

Email: nabroofing@xtra.co.nz 

Dirty Grout & 

Tiles? 

Patios Need Cleaning 

Mouldy Silicone? 

+6421-2088-183 

* 

FREE 

Quote 

The Star Classifieds 

We have two businesses in Christchurch for sale at 

reduced prices. Cost to get in to your own business 

will never be cheaper. These businesses are for sale 

due to retirements, introduction to clients will be 

given to new franchisees by current owners. 

Contact us today for information 

chchadmin@jimsmowing.net.nz 

or Phone 0800 454 546 

Cars Wanted 

CARS WANTED We 

buy small Japanese 

vehicles, must be tidy, 

cash paid Ph Doug Drake 

Motors, ChCh 03 389- 

1121 or 027 432 9947 

Mitsubishi Colt Plus or 

Nissan Wingroad. Ph 027 

221 0755 

Caravans, Motorhomes 

& Traliers 

CARAVAN Wanted to 

buy. Up to $5000 cash 

today 027 415 9458 

CARAVAN Wanted to 

buy. Up to $5000 cash 

today 027 415 9458 

Car Parts 

TYRES Secondhand, 

most szs from $30 - $80 

fitted, Also new tyres & 

batteries.Brake pads fittted 

from $125 . 217 Waltham 

Road, 027 476 2404 

Business for Sale 

SECURE 

YOUR 

FUTURE 

Curtains 

A1 CURTAINS & 

DRAPES. 

Roman blinds, tie backs, 

cushions, nets, voiles, & 

squabs, plus alterations. 

Free quotes. Ph Kay 980 

1501 or 021 257 1823. kay. 

tainui88@gmail.com 

Church Notices 

SYDENHAM CHRISTIAN 

SPIRITUAL CHURCH 

Sydenham Community 

Centre 

23/25 Hutcheson St 

Address 

Janet 

Clairvoyance 

Janet 

Sunday 7pm 

All Welcome 

Home & Property appears every Thursday, delivered FREE 

throughout Christchurch 

For more information and bookings, contact Mike Fulham 

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

Protect your asset with 

regular maintenance 

With your house being your biggest asset, why wouldn’t you want to protect it? 

Prevent significant repairs, save money cabinets, skirtings and water cylinders 

and keep your home looking great by for leaks. Mould can contribute to a 

ensuring your house is well-maintained range of health problems. Make sure 

and safe. Maintenance can be done you take necessary health and safety 

regularly or as needed to avoid minor measures, especially if there are signs 

issues from becoming major. However, of black mould. In houses built or 

you may need a professional for some renovated since the early 1990s, mould, 

jobs such as gas, plumbing, drainage, and water stains and excessive moisture can 

some electrical repairs. 

also indicate that your home is a leaky 

Cleaning gutters and spouting is not a building, requiring extensive repairs and 

well-liked chore but is necessary. Gutters investigation by professionals. 

and spouting control your house’s flow Check your roof space for mice and 

of rainwater, and regularly clearing them other animals as they can chew through 

will prevent a roof leak or water from wiring and cause fires. Blackening 

entering your home. It’s also a great time around sockets and power points can 

to check the state of your roof cladding indicate a wiring problem, so get this 

and flashings (weatherproof strips) to checked as soon as possible. Investigate 

ensure problems are not developing. Get any unusual noises when you plug in 

blocked and damaged drains fixed as appliances, examine appliances’ cords, 

soon as you become aware of any issues. ensure they are safe, and regularly clean 

Many homes in Selwyn still use a log filters in dryers and washing machines. 

burner for heating. As the chimney Before digging or garden maintenance, 

carries pollutants and toxic gases from be aware of cables buried beneath the 

your home, your chimney should be ground or located overhead. 

inspected and cleaned annually. Many Keep yourself safe, as well as your 

house insurance policies require regular biggest asset, by undertaking a few 

chimney cleaning. Check your smoke essential maintenance tasks or getting in 

alarm and detectors twice a year when a professional when needed and avoiding 

daylight savings changes. They could costly and significant repairs. 

save your life and house. 

Mould or water stains could indicate 

plumbing leaks or weather-tightness 

problems. Water damage can lead to 

mould growth, especially if the problem 

is Home not fixed & Property immediately. appears Any delays every in Thursday, delivered FREE 

repairs throughout can be costly Christchurch and lead to rot and 

structural issues. Prevent small problems 

from For more turning information into big problems. and Check bookings, contact Mike Fulham 

areas M: 021 around 300 sinks, 567 toilets, E: mike@starmedia.kiwi 

showers, 

Church Notices 

NEW AGE CHRISTIAN 

SPIRITUAL CENTRE 

61 Grafton Street 

Sunday 7pm 

Address: 

Bernie 

Clairvoyance: 

Bernie 

Tuesday 

No service 

this week 

All Welcome 

Funeral Directors 

direct 

cremation 

$2,200 GSt inclusive 

(includes committal) 

0800 27 28 29 

www.mainland 

crematorium.co.nz 

Family Funeral with Cremation $4,100 

Chapel - 35 people, casket, hearse, cremation fees 

Phone 0800 804 663 - 24 Hour Availability 

Email: info@justfunerals.co.nz 

christchurch.justfunerals.co.nz 

Your 

Earthquake 

damaged 

home! 

Talk to us if you are serious about 

selling your “As is Where is” home. 

We have sold over 

150 “As is Where is” 

homes and we have 

a huge database of 

qualified buyers. 

Phil & Holly Jones 

Ph 03-382-2230 

Phil 027 435 7711 

Holly 027 222 0220 

holly.jones@raywhite.com 

Licensed (REAA 2008) Results Realty Ltd 

We have achieved 

record breaking 

prices recently! 

ROOFING 

✓ Re-roofing or new roofing 

✓ Quality roofing at the best 

price around 

✓ Licensed building practitioner 

Robinson Roofing 

Call Hamish for a fast friendly quote 

03 347 9045 or 021 165 1682 

www.robinsonroofing.co.nz 

E: robinsonroofing99@gmail.com 

• Phone our local team 03 379 1100 • Email star.class@starmedia.kiwi 

Gardening 

& Supplies 

White’s 

Tree Service 

• All types of tree work 

• Stump grinding 

• Firewood 

www.whitestreeservice.co.nz 

Phone Chris White on 

0210 4044 13 

NPTC Arb, BSC forestry 

FULLY INSURED 

Gardening 

& Supplies 

Gardener available for 

maintenance, weeding 

pruning, spraying, 

planting, advice. Qual & 

exp. Ph Richard 0274 918 

234, 03 349 4022 

Health & Beauty 

MOBILE Toe Nail 

Cutting Service with foot 

and lower leg massage by 

regd nurse. $50. Phone 

022 281 6647 

No Service 

Cremation 

$2,300 

Massage 

Come to my Massage 

Studio and have a great 

deep tissue or therapeutic 

massage Daniel 027 247 

3900 www.massagechristchurch.co.nz 

LADIES ONLY 

:Is the sense of touch 

missing in your life”? 

Enjoy a full body sensual 

massage with a mature 

gent. Ph 027 251 4660 

Personals 

A male 59 seeks intimate 

lady, any age/size. 021 146 

8156 

Real Estate 

PRIVATE PROPERTY 

INVESTOR 

• NO agents fees, 

NO marketing costs, 

100% cash buyer with 

flexible conditions to 

suit your needs 

• We specialise in 

purchasing properties 

with deferred 

maintenance, 

as-is-where-is, 

partially complete 

projects/ renovations 

and urgent cash sales 

• Your solicitors fees 

covered up to $2,000, 

with all contracts 

drafted subject to your 

solicitors approval. 

Call Duncan today on 

022 421 7727 to see if 

selling privately could 

benefit YOU! 

Pets & Supplies 

CATS UNLOVED 

can help with the cost 

of desexing your cat. 

catsunloved@xtra.co.nz 

CATS UNLOVED 

can help with the cost 

of desexing your cat. 

catsunloved@xtra.co.nz 

To Lease 

Office space to lease, 

CBD area. 60 - 100 sqm. 

Comp priced. Flexible 

lease period. Call Shane 

for more details on 021 

381 765 

Tours 

North Island West Coast Tour 

6 days 18th May 

Wanganui New Plymouth Raglan 

$1895pp twin share 

Hokianga Cape Reinga Paihia 

8 Days 23rd August 

Tasmania 2024 

Chathams Islands 2023 

Autumn Colours 

North Canterbury 

Wednesday 

19th April $25pp 

CALL us 021 405 277 

Tours 

Day trips 

COMPUTER LESSONS 

avail for computer, IPad, 

or Mobile. Please contact 

Jobee 027 290 9246 www. 

computertutor.nz 

Mt Cook 

Saturday 

27th May 

$65pp 

Tuition 

Trades & Services 

House & Garden 

Property services Ltd 

Tree & hedge trimming 

Gardening 

Landscaping 

Gutter cleaning 

All aspects of 

property maintenance 

CALL us 03 260 4499 

Join our 

Mailing 

List 

Two Passes 

Saturday 

24th June 

$55pp 

We can provide shuttle and coach hire 

Call Reid Tours 0800 446 886 

Email: reidtours@xtra.co.nz www.reidtours.com 

Email to join our mailing list 


THE ROOF 

SPECIALISTS 

CANTERBURY LTD 

Protective coatings 

10 year guarantee on: 

Faded coloursteel 

Tiles & iron 

Decramastic 

Phone NOW 4 FREE 

Roof check & report 

Scott McKenzie 

022 044 3008 


EXPERIENCED 

GARDENER 

(Kevin Garnett) 

30 Years 

Christchurch Botanic 

Gardens. 

ALL landscape 

work done. 

Maintenance, pruning, 

tidy up, lawn work, 

landscape planning 

and planting etc. 

Free Quotes 

Phone 348 3482



PAINTING 

older painter 

for older houses 

50 years in trade 

“All the skills” 

GST FREE 

Contact Jimmy Bell 

0211221487 

30 years + experience 

Older house 

restorations: 

no problem! 

Quotes: FREE! 

Rates: Reasonable 

Paint supplied at 

trade price! 

NO JOB TOO SMALL 

Light industrial also 

Roger Brott 

Painter & Decorator 

021-1966-311 

Architectural 

Designer 

Residential & 

Commercial alterations 

and new builds 

LBP Design 3 registered 

13+ years experience 

Fixed price available 

First consultation is 

FREE 

Contact Michael 

021 0722 423 

michael@onesixtyone.studio 

ROOF 

PAINTING 24/7 

Rope & harness 

a speciality, 

no scaffolding 

required, 

30 years of 

breathtaking 

experience. 

FREE QUOTES 

20% OFF other 

roof quotes 

Exterior staining, 

exterior painting, 

water blasting. 

Moss and mould 

treatment $300. 

Phone Kevin 

027 561 4629 

PAINTING 

• Interior/Exterior 

• Roofs / Fences 

• Airless Spraying 

PhoNe JohN 

027 224 2831 


rooF 

painting 

by Certified Tradesman 

Book now 

and receive 

20% discount. 

Rope and harness 

a speciality. 

No scaffolding 

required. 

30 years 

experience. 

Free quotes, 

call Craig 

021 060 2392 

AAA HANDYMAN 

licensed carpenter 

LBP, all property and 

building maintenance, 

repairs, bathroom/shower 

installations, with free 

quotes 03 387 0770 or 027 

245 5226 ciey@xtra.co.nz 

ARBORIST. 

Qualified. COPPER 

BEECH TREE 

SERVICES. Tree 

removal, pruning, 

height reduction, hedge 

trimming. shaping, tree 

planting, firewood, .Free 

Quotes. Contact Angus 

Edwards 027 259 6741. 

copperbeechtreeservices@ 

gmail.com 

AUTO ELECTRICAL 

Maximum Auto 

Electrical & Aircon 

For all your electrical & 

aircon needs. 021 0812 

8952 

BENNETT & SONS 

LTD 

Qualified & licenced 

builders. New homes, villa 

restoration, extensions, 

decks, weatherbord 

repairs, t&g flooring. 

Phone Sam 0274 969 362 

or sambennet@live.com 

BRICK & BLOCK 

LAYING 

all restoration work 

and new work plus 

foundations, ph 342 9340 

or 021 853 033 

BUILDER QUALIfIED 

50 yrs exp. Bathrooms, 

Kitchens, Renovations, 

Repairs & Extensions 

Free quotes. Discount for 

pensioners. Ph Mike 03 

980 9771 or 027 2266 930 

BUILDER 

CARPENTER 

Licensed Building 

Practitioner no. 100981. 

All carpentry & building 

repairs & maintenance. 

Alterations & property 

upgrades. Laundries / 

bathroom / kitchens 

replaced. Specialising in 

replacement of all rotten 

timber, fascia boards, 

window, windowsills etc. 

John Sandford, ph 329 

4616, mob 027 5189 598 

johnsandford2@gmail. 

com 

BUILDER 

New builds, alterations, 

decks, fencing. 30 yrs in 

the trade has given me 

ability to build to a high 

standard. Free quotes. Ph 

Brent 027 241 7471 

BUILDER 

Semi-retired. Available for 

bathrooms, decks, small 

projects and all repair 

work. Ph 027 3266 114 

or brentew@outlook.com. 

Excellent work. Great 

rates. 


BUILDER 

Exp in all aspects of 

building works, new 

builds, home renovations 

& extensions, property 

repairs. Free quote. Ph 

Stuart 0274 661058 

BUILDING 

40 yrs experience. 

Licensed Master Builder. 

Ph 027 224 2831 

CARPET LAYING 

Exp. Repairs, uplifting, 

relaying, restretching. 

Phone John on 0800 

003181, 027 240 7416 

jflattery@xtra.co.nz 

CARPET CLEANING 

Special - 3 rooms & 

hallway from $59.00. 

Over 20 yrs exp. Ph 027 

220 2256 

CHIM CHIM CHIMNEY 

SWEEPS 

We’ll sweep your 

logburner’s flue, check 

firebricks, baffles, airtubes 

& controls. We’re experts 

on coal-rangers, and can 

sweep any sized open fire. 

We quote & undertake 

repairs, flue extensions & 

install bird netting. 0800 

22 44 64 www.chimchim. 

nz 

CLARK 

LANDSCAPING 

New lawns, Fencing, 

Raised Gardens, 

Maintenance. Free Quotes 

- 027 748 8728 

ELECTRICIAN 

All types of domestic 

& commercial work 

undertaken, new housing, 

alterations, extensions, 

ranges, security lights, 

quick response, efficient 

service, free quotes, 

city -wide. No call out 

fee. M/S, 8-5. Call Pat 

Barrett 03 359 2087/ 027 

7331384. 

ELECTRICIAN 

A Prompt & reliable 

registered electrician 

with 24 years experience 

for all residential and 

commercial work, new 

housing and switch board 

replacements. Phone Chris 

027 516 0669 

fENCING 

All types of fencing . Free 

quotes. Ph Jim 022 137 

1920 

GENERAL 

HANDYMAN 

for all your maintenance 

requirements. I specialise 

in fences and decking, also 

do spouting cleans and 

repairs and everyday home 

maintenance. Complete 

landscape packages, NO 

JOB TO BIG OR SMALL 

I can do it all, please 

don’t hesitate to call me 

on 022 600 7738 for a no 

obligation free quote. 

HANDYMAN 

Some jobs don’t need a 

tradie, so why pay more? 

Gardening, building, 

electrical, plumbing. No 

charge for quotes. Ph Dave 

022 451 7314 

HANDYMAN 

For gardening, fence 

repairs & painting plus just 

about anything else around 

the home. Ph Len 0274 

335 956 

LANDSCAPING 

Paving, Lawns, Irrigation, 

Decking, Fencing. 

Kanga & small digger 

services. Check out Squire 

Landscaping on facebook. 

FREE QUOTES. Ph 

Arthur 347-8796, 027 

220-7014 Edwin 027 220- 

7154 


LAWN SCARIfYING & 

AERATING 

Moss & Weed Spray: 

Grass Grub: Fertilising: 

Love Your Lawn: 021 211 

5911 

LAWNMOWING 

Free quotes. You Grow I 

Mow, Chris 021 252 1801 

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,QUALIfIED 

local professional, int/ 

Ext,roofs,wallpaper, call 

or text Corban 027 846 

5035 

PAINTER, 

DECORATOR 

Qualified experienced 

professional, great 

workmanship, eye for 

detail. Phone Kieran 

0212175488 or info@ 

thepaintboss.co.nz 

PAINTING 

20 yrs exp. Old & new, 

good rates. Call Steve 027 

388 6125 

PAINTER 

Trade qualified. 20 yrs 

exp. Int / Ext. Reasonable 

rates. Ph Paul 0272 383 

224 or 331 8133 

PHOTOGRAPHER 

EXPERIENCED 

Commercial, personal 

events, and more. Flat rate 

. Call Tim for a quote. 027 

7723 467 

PLASTERER 

Phone Finn for all your 

interior plastering needs. 

No job too small - 

renovations, alterations, 

holes & cracks. Free 

quotes. I’ll beat any quote 

by 10% .25 yrs exp. Canty 

born. Ph 022 087 4351 

PLASTERING 

Patching, painting. 30 

yrs exp. Call Parklands 

Plastering 022 538 0959 

PLUMBER 

Do you need a reliable 

plumber? Quality and 

timely services. No job 

too big or small. Phone 

V Plumbing Ltd. 022 351 

4125 

PLUMBER. 

Highly experienced 

Plumber.Exceptional 

service.Ready to help with 

all your plumbing needs. 

Call today! MJ Plumbing 

Ltd 021 109 2397 

RUBBISH REMOVAL 

Furniture Deliveries 

Van, Trailer Rubbish 

Removal.Phone Gary 342- 

8950, 021 529 022 

SPOUTING CLEANING 

SPECIALIST 

Entire spouting system 

cleared. Single or 2 storey. 

Jo 021 164 0365 

SPOUTING 

CLEANING 

Spouting Unblocked, 

Cleaned Out and Flushed 

Out, Call Trevor 332 8949 

or 021 043 2034 

SPOUTING 

Select Spouting 

The PVC specialist. 

Repairs & replacement. Ph 

022 197 2351 

STUMP GRINDING 

Best price guarantee Tony 

0275 588 895 

Your guide to our LOCAL & TRUSTED 

Trades & Professional Services 

To advertise: Phone 379 1100 or email star.class@starmedia.kiwi 

PLUMBER 

Need your 

hot water fixed 

quicksmart? 

Call your 

specialist 

for a FREE 

quote! 

DRIVEWAYS 

Exposed Aggregate 

Stamped Concrete Plain 

Concrete Resurfacing 

Things we offer... 

Competitive/affordable pricing 

Attention to detail 

Professional service 

free quotes/insurance scopes 

Cell 0278 145 848 

www.drivecrete.co.nz 

PAINTING 

BAILEY PAINTING 

CONTRACTORS 

Thinking of painting? 

Interior / Exterior Residential 

Book 

Large and small jobs 

your 

Non toxic paints available 

Interior 

Natural Paint Company 

today! 

(approved applicators) 

Paint discounts passed onto you 

View our website 

www.baileypaintingcontractors.com 

Call Brent today 021 363 432 

brentbailey.bpc@gmail.com 

Christchurch (Prebbleton based) 

0800 468 928 

hotwatershop.co.nz 

SCRAP METAL 

Dominion Trading Co Ltd 

• Scrap metal buyers 

• Canterbury owned & operated 

• Top prices paid $$$ 

• Open Saturday morning 

Open Mon-Fri 8am – 4.30pm Sat. 8.30am-12.30pm 

www.happyscrappy.co.nz 

03 343 9993 333 Blenheim Rd 

landscaping 

25 Years experience 

• Landscape construction and 

garden maintenance 

• Residential & light commercial 

• Garden makeovers 

For a proFessional job call 

ross legg 027 222 0388 

email ross@revivelandscaping.co.nz 

Painters and Decorators Ltd 

Canterbury Owned and Operated 

A husband and wife team 

Specializing in: 

• Roof Painting 

• Interior/exterior 

residential 

• Small commercial 

painting 

Noel 027-411-3596 

kemp.painters@gmail.com 

kemp painters and decorators 

WINDOW TINTING 

tintawindow 

advanced film solutions 

99% uv block 

fade protection 

heat control 

reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 

PAINTERS 

PLUMBER 

privacy films 

frosting designs 

non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films 

UV 

block 

We offer 

free quotes 

Quality not 

Quantity 

NEED A PLUMBER? 

• Father & son Plumbing Business with over 

40 years experience. 

• Bathroom alterations a specialty. 

• Cylinder replacements. 

• We do all small jobs. 

Call us now for fast friendly service. 

Get your problems sorted out 

quick smart - on time!! 

THOMSON PLUMBING 

Previously Elite Plumbing Christchurch 

Phone Eugene now 

Phone 03 377 1280 | Mobile 021 898 380 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468




ROOFING 

✓ Re-roofing or new roofing 

✓ Quality roofing at the best 

price around 

✓ Licensed building practitioner 

Robinson Roofing 

Call Hamish for a fast friendly quote 

03 347 9045 or 021 165 1682 

www.robinsonroofing.co.nz 

E: robinsonroofing99@gmail.com 


TILING 

Floor & walls. Kitchen & 

splashback specialist. No 

job too small.35 yrs exp. 

Free quotes Ph 027 483 

3887 

TREE SERVICES 

Free quotes 20+ yrs exp. 

Tree, hedge or shrub 

- reduction, shaped or 

removed. Ph/text Paul 

The Branch Manager 

0274314720 

TREE SERVICES 

Pensioner discounts. 

Tree & hedge reduction. 

Professional advice. 

Stump grinding and 

branches chipped. Txt or 

ring Andrew on 027 20 44 

949 


TREE SERVICES 

Specialist tree pruning 

& shaping. Also hedge 

trimming and garden tidyups. 

Ph Hugh, The Little 

Green Groomer 021 275 

5445 

WINDOW CLEANING 

Brown & White Ltd. 

Family owned since 2001. 

Ph Paul 027 229 3534 

CALL us 021 405 277 


Dirty Grout & 

Tiles? 

Patios Need Cleaning 

Mouldy Silicone? 

+6421-2088-183 


House & Garden 

Property services Ltd 

Tree & hedge trimming 

Gardening 

Landscaping 

Gutter cleaning 

All aspects of 

property maintenance 

CALL us 03 260 4499 

* 

FREE 

Quote 

Re Roofing 

Roof Repairs 

• Approved Age Concern 

provider 

• Over 30 years experience 

• Licensed Building Practitioner 

N A BARRELL 

ROOFING LTD 

Ph: 0275 389 415 

Email: nabroofing@xtra.co.nz 

Wanted To Buy 

STEVE PURCELL 

ANTIQUES 

BUYING 

NOW 

Gold jewellery, 

watches, coins, 

medals, scrap 

gold, sterling 

silver, pewter, 

original paintings, 

modern art. 

351 9139 

stevepurcellantiques.com 

AAA Buying good quality 

furniture, beds, stoves, 

fridge freezers, house 

lots .Gold jewellery 

& antiques. Same day 

service. Selwyn Dealers. 

Phone 980 5812 or 027 

313 8156 

A+ ALL whiteware 

wanted. Same day 

service, cash paid for 

freezes, fridges, washing 

machines, ovens. Also 

buying furniture & h/ 

hold effects.Anything 

considered. Ph Dave 960- 

8440, 027 66 22 116 

A1 Albums, old photo’s, 

postcards, coins, gold, 

bank notes, badges, 

medals, jewellery, 

watches, china, crystal, 

books, furs, vintage 

clothing, paintings, 

furniture, estates & 

downsizing. Etcetera 

Antiques, 194 Edgeware 

Rd 385 5117 

ACADEMY ANTIQUES 

Buying estates, antiques, 

old china, crystal, art, 

Royal Doulton , Royal 

Albert etc. Best prices, free 

appraisal. Call Rob 349- 

4229 academyantiques. 

co.nz 

A+ Household effects, 

fridges, freezers, washing 

machines, ovens. Good 

cash paid. Ph Paul 022 

0891 671 

A records and Hi-Fi 

gear wanted. Pennylane 

Sydenham. 7 days. Ph 

366-3278 

MILITARIA Any 

country, firearms, 

uniforms, badges, medals, 

memoribilia, WW2 or 

earlier ph 338-9931 

TOOLS, Garden garage, 

saw benches, Lathes. Cash 

buyer Phone 355-2045 

ADD SOME 

COLOUR 

TO YOUR ADVERT! 


Public Notices 

START Trust 

Warmly invites you to join them at their 

Annual General Meeting 

To be held at 

START’s premises 

18 Queenswood Gardens, 

Mairehau, Christchurch 

Thursday 4th May 2023 

6pm shared meal & 7pm AGM 

Please RSVP by Tuesday 2nd May 2023 

on telephone: 355 4414 or 

email admin@starthealing.org 

Please let us know if you intend to join us for a meal. 

Senior Citizens 

Outings 

with Travel 88 Ltd & 

Companion Driving Service Ltd. 

BRAND NEW TRANZ ALPINE TRAIN 

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In conjunction with Tranz Alpine Great Journey’s, we offer 

seats on “THE SCENIC PLUS” PREMIUM train journey from 

Greymouth to Christchurch starting on Sun May 14. 

(Day 1 - Sun May 14) Depart ChCh by coach to Hokitika 

& onto Greymouth. Overnight at The Ashley Hotel with 

dinner & breakfast included. 

(Day 2 - Mon May 15) We take the scenic coast road 

to Punakaiki - return to Greymouth and board 

“THE SCENIC PLUS” train bound for ChCh. Afternoon tea 

included then an amazing dinner experience never before 

offered. Menu is too extensive to print - you won’t be 

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- spoil yourself just this once! 

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Notice of Annual General 

Meeting for Woodford 

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to be held at the Clubrooms 

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on Wednesday 10th May 

2023 at 7.30pm 

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Vestibular rehabilitation therapy is a specialised form of therapy, 

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CHRISTCHURCH CITY 

COUNCIL MEETINGS 

20 Apr 2023 

COUNCIL 

Date Time Venue 

3, 17 9.30am Council Chambers, Level 2, 

Civic Offices 

COMMITTEES 


31 9.30am Finance and Performance, 

Council Chambers, Level 2, 

Civic Offices 

SUBCOMMITTEES 


10 10am OARC Governance Oversight 

for Projects Subcommittee, 

Board Room, Beckenham 

Service Centre, 66 Colombo 

Street 

COMMUNITY BOARDS 


8 10am Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks 

Peninsula Community Board, 

Lyttelton Community 

Boardroom, 25 Canterbury 

Street, Lyttelton 

8 4.30pm Waitai Coastal-Burwood- 

Linwood Community Board, 

The Board Room, Corner 

Beresford and 

Union Streets, New Brighton 

8 4.30pm Waimāero Fendalton- 

Waimairi-Harewood 

Community Board, 

The Board Room, Fendalton 

Service Centre, Corner Jeffreys 

and Clyde Roads, Fendalton 

11 4pm Waipapa Papanui-Innes- 

Central Community Board, 

Phillipstown Community Hub, 

39A Nursery Road, Phillipstown 

11 4pm Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere- 

Heathcote Community Board, 

Beckenham Board Room, 

Beckenham Service Centre, 66 

Colombo Street 

11 4.30pm Waipuna Halswell-Hornby- 

Riccarton Community Board, 

Horoeka Room, Rarakau: 

Riccarton Centre, 199 Clarence 

Street 

29 10am Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū 

Banks Peninsula 

Community Board, 

Hui a Hapori 

Community Open Forum, 

Little River Boardroom, 4238 

Christchurch Akaroa Rd, Little 

River 

COMMUNITY BOARD COMMITTEES 


4 7.30pm Lyttelton Reserves Committee 

Meeting, Trinity Hall, Lyttelton 

Recreation Centre, 25 

Winchester Street, 

Lyttelton 

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public at the meetings. Members of the public are 

welcome to attend any of these meetings. 

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Committee or Community Board meeting ring the call 

centre on 03 941 8999 or email info@ccc.govt.nz 

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ON 

To add a listing, contact 

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027 458 8590 

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CHRISTCHURCH 

GIG GUIDE 

Thursday 20 to Wednesday 26 April 2023 

12 BAR, 342 St Asaph St: Friday 9pm - 

Phase Three feat. Avenue; Doozy; Habits; Low 

Endz; Seeing Doubles; Orphic; Skripture; 

Urgency, tickets at cosmicticketing.co.nz. 

Saturday 7pm - Darkspace 12 feat. Contact 

Rock; Crush; End Boss; Hog; JOBS; 

S.E.I.S.M.I.C; The Shankin' Hayride; The 

Shocking & Stunning; Sister Act; Somebody 

Do Something; Tealskie; Tiny Dangers, tickets 

at undertheradar.co.nz. 

A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St: 

Thursday 8pm - King Leo NZ Album Tour, a 

night of original Blues with King Leo LaDell 

(Virginia USA), with Oscar LaDell, tickets 

$15+BF from UTR.co.nz or door sales. Friday 

7.30pm – Boogie House, get your groove on 

with their tasty melting pot of smokin’ blues, 

feat Justine S, Harry Harrison, Steve Driver, 

Allan Cattermole & Robbie Carpenter, free; 

10pm – Planet 4 – New ChCh supergroup 

playing the songs you don’t usually hear, feat 

Toby Kearns, Al Olds, Brian Lewis & Marcel 

McAnally, free. Saturday 8pm – Back to the 

80’s Glow Party – dress up in fluoro & neon 

and get back to the best decade of music, 

tickets $17.50+BF from UTR.co.nz. Sunday 

2pm – Cool country-rock harmonies and 

grooves of the 60’s & 70’s with Doubtful 

Sounds, free; 5.30pm – The Psychic Maps 

debut show with guests Wilton Carpet – 

Psychic Maps feat members of Love’s Ugly 

Children and other seminal 80’s Christchurch 

bands, entry by koha. Monday 7pm – Believe 

It or Not Quiz, free – bookings ph 021 078 

6037 or 03-377-4787. 

BOO'S, Level 1, 98 Victoria St: Thursday 

8pm - Alice Tanner. Friday 8pm - Lauren 

Marshall; 10.30pm - Maria Flores Duo. 

Saturday 8pm - Lee Martin; 10.30pm - Mac & 

TJ. 

BRIDIE'S BAR, 401 Worcester St: 

Saturday 3pm - Blue Groove. 

CHCH FOLK MUSIC CLUB, Irish Society 

Hall, 29 Domain Tce: Sunday 7th May, 

7.30pm - Andrew White. 

FAT EDDIES, 76 Hereford St: Thursday 

8pm - Live Band Karaoke; 11pm - Supercat. 

Friday 5pm - Kingsmen Trio; 8.30pm - Duval 

Experience; Midnight - Corner Sounds. 

Saturday 5.30pm - After Five; 8pm - Capitol 

City; 11.30pm - The Late Night Show. Sunday 

3pm - Monster Music. 

HORNBY CLUB, 17 Carmen Rd: Saturday 

7pm - Sweet Azz (upstairs). Sunday 1.30pm - 

Heart of Country (upstairs); 3pm - Robbie 

Drew (downstairs). 

KAIAPOI CLUB, 113 Raven Quay: 

Thursday 12.30pm - Housie. Friday 7pm - 

DnD Duo (Jojo & Mark). Monday 7pm - 

Housie Night. 

LITTLE BROWN JUG, 290 Wairakei Rd: 

Saturday 7pm - 12 Gauge. 

LIEDERTAFEL MALE VOICE CHOIR, St 

Andrew's College Chapel, 347 Papanui 

Rd: Sunday 7 May, 2.15pm - "A Tour of the 

British Isles” in concert under the musical 

direction of Thomas Woodfield. Door sales 

only $25pp includes a programme. 

LYTTELTON CLUB 328, 23 Dublin St, 

Lyttelton: Sunday 2pm - Vintage Blue. 

Saturday 29th April 8pm - Back to the 80s 

with the DnD TRIO (Jojo, Gigi & Mark), free. 

To add a listing, contact 

Jo Fuller 03 379 7100 or 

027 458 8590 

jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi 

MICKY FINN'S, 85a Hereford St: 

Thursday 7pm - Quiz. Friday 10.30pm - 

Cropduster. Saturday 10.30pm - Shadow 

Puppet. 

MIDNIGHT COCKTAIL BAR,357 

Colombo St: Saturday 8pm - Mandi Miller. 

NEW BRIGHTON CLUB, 202 Marine 

Pde: Saturday 29 April, 7pm - X-Files Duo. 

OAK N FERRY, 608 Ferry St: Saturday 

8pm - Hired Guns. 

RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118 Racecourse 

Hotel: Friday 7pm - DJ Chick Karaoke. 

RICHMOND CLUB, 'The Borough', 75 

London St: Friday 7pm - The Meaniez. 

Saturday 7pm - Unhinged. Sunday 3pm - 

Stephen McDaid. 

ROSE & THISTLE, 24a Main North Rd: 

Friday 8.30pm - A&J Karaoke. Saturday 

8.30pm - Syde Hussle. 

SHARKEY'S BAR, 96 Hoon Hay Rd: 

Friday 7pm - Ritchie Gillies and Friends. 

Saturday 7pm - Karaoke (3x $25 bar tabs to be 

won). Sunday 4pm - Open Mic with Ritchie 

Gillies from 4pm. 

TEMP'S BAR, 21 Goulding Ave: Saturday 

8.30pm - Titanic. 

THE AVONHEAD TAVERN, 120 Withells 

Rd: Friday 7.30pm - Flat City Brotherhood. 

THE BELFAST TAVERN (THE PEG), 899 

Main North Rd: Friday 8pm - Hired Guns. 

THE BOG, 50 Victoria St: Thursday 7pm - 

Quiz. Friday 6pm - Brad Staley; 11.35pm - 

Keenan's Revenge. Saturday 7pm - Lorne 

Joblin; 11pm - Corner Sounds. Sunday 5pm - 

Callian. 

THE BOWER, 487 New Brighton Rd: 

Sunday 2.30pm - Flat City Brotherhood. 

Sunday 21st May, 2pm - Madsen Promotions 

presents Tributes to Queen & the BeeGees 

feat. Paul Madsen & Band. 

THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd: 

Saturday 8pm - Narcotic Tonsils with guests 

Mattress & Aura, $10 entry. Wednesday 9pm - 

Titanic. 

THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd: 

Thursday 7pm - 'Sing Your Heart Out" Show 

feat. Jayson Roberts, Gordon Hubbard, Eva 

Tiari, & Lino (Cyclone Fundraiser). Friday 

9.30pm - Girl From Mars. Saturday 9.30pm - 

Oblivion. Sunday 6pm - Karaoke with Lance. 

Tuesday 7pm - Quiz. Wednesday 7.30pm - 

Karaoke with Lance. 

THE ROCKPOOL, 85 Hereford St: 

Thursday 9pm, Friday 8.30pm, Saturday 

8.30pm, Sunday 8pm - DJ's. 

WOODSTOCK, 291 Lincoln Rd: Thursday 

7pm - Quiz Night. Wednesday 7pm - Willie's 

Open Mic. 

WOOLSTON SPORTS BAR, 669 Ferry 

Rd: Saturday 8pm - Red Zone. 

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WEEKEND 

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ANZAC 

DAY 

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8 ways to stay well 

this winter 

Our local health services are preparing for a busy winter with flu, 

COVID-19 and other illnesses. Check out some ideas for staying warm 

and well this winter and help lighten the load. 

1 2 3 4 

Vaccines & 

immunisations 

Prescriptions 

& medication 

Stay home when 

you're unwell 

Check in with 

Healthline 

Check that you and your 

whānau are up-to-date 

with immunisations and 

consider getting the flu 

and COVID-19 vaccines. 

Get prescription and 

medicine refills early, 

especially if you need an 

appointment with your 

family doctor. 

Protect your community by 

staying home when you're 

unwell. If you need to go 

out, make sure you wear a 

mask. 

If you aren't sure whether 

to see your GP, visit an 

urgent care clinic, stay 

home, or call Healthline 

0800 611 116 for advice. 

5 6 7 8 

If it can wait, don't 

come out late 

Heating and 

staying warm 

Connect with 

friends 

Your Best Care 

website 

Wait times at 24 Hour 

Surgery can be long in the 

evening. If you can wait 

until tomorrow, don't visit 

at night. 

For help heating your home 

check WINZ, your local 

Council or the Citizens Advice 

Bureau for information on 

grants and support. 

Stay connected with friends 

and whānau this winter. 

Have a coffee together, or 

explore the outdoors on a 

beautiful winter morning. 

Visit yourbestcare.co.nz 

for all the options 

available if you or your 

whānau need healthcare 

this winter. 

warm & 

well 

www.pegasus.health.nz

MAJOR CHANGES loom for 

recommended the city council 

to Torlesse St, Braemar Place 

as well as making provisions 

daily traffic flow is a the lower 

period in February and March. 

looks like a rural road, bu the 

daily number of vehicles using 

For information and advice: 

start in summer, and is estimated 

to be completed by mid 2025. 

volume range. However, we 

The city council will consider 

THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2023 

connecting you with your neighbourhood 

Locals 

Locals 

Supporting 

Thursday, April 20, 2023 


Park to be 

revamped, 

wetland 

added 

PLANS TO redevelop Avon Park 

have been given the green light 

by the Waitai Coastal-Burwood- 

Linwood Community Board. 

The board approved plans to 

revamp the existing facilities on 

the upper terrace of Avon Park 

and transform the lower terrace 

into a naturalised wetland. 

City council head of parks, 

Andrew Rutledge said the park 

Andrew 

Rutledge 

and surrounding 

pockets of 

regeneration 

area will incorporate 

the City 

to Sea Pathway, 

improve local 

ecology and 

upgrade the 

current recreational 

facilities. 

www.starnews.co.nz 

“Once completed, the lower 

terrace of Avon Park will be 

transformed to an ecologically 

restored wetland, and improved 

play and recreational facilities 

installed on the higher ground. 

The City to Sea Pathway will 

run through the heart of the 

park,” he said. 

“We’re grateful to the 

Christchurch Earthquake Appeal 

Trust who are funding the 

upper terrace portion of this 

proposed work. The Christchurch 

Regeneration Acceleration 

Facility will fund the work on 

the lower terrace.” 

Rutledge said 112 groups and 

individuals made submissions 

on the park redevelopment 

during a four-week consultation 

PHOTO: NEWSLINE 

“We’re pleased with the 

response we received for a consultation 

of a local park, with 

almost 70 per cent of submitters 

supporting a comprehensive 

redevelopment of the park and 

the surrounding pockets of 

regeneration area.” 

Construction is expected to 

Road changes in Wainoni get go-ahead 

Avonside Dr and surrounding 

streets in Wainoni. 

The Waitai Coastal- 

Burwood-Linwood 

Community Board has 

and Kerrs Reach into a parks’ 

access road. 

As part of the 

recommendation, trafficcalming 

measures will be made 

closure of Avonside Drive 

will improve the safety of 

recreational users in the 

Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor, 

end of the range, the average 

vehicle speeds are high. This is 

mostly due to the fac the road 

roads, bu they will remain 

within the average traffic 

instructs staff to begin the 

formal road-stopping process 

and Kerrs Rd north of Wainoni 

Rd, and traffic counters 

to ecologically restore that 

area in the future, said city 

high speeds are concerning 

and pose a safety risk to other 

will install traffic counters to 

monitor traffic movements to 

for Avonside Drive between 

Kerrs Rd and Wainoni Rd, 

and change the section of 

road between 144 Kerrs Rd 

installed on Torlesse S to 

measure if the changes result in 

significan traffic increases on 

the local road. 

The stopping and eventual 

council head of parks, Andrew 

Rutledge. 

“Staff traffic reports that 

were completed in 2021 showed 

that while Avonside Drive 

users of the Ōtākaro Avon 

River Corridor,” he said. 

“Our modelling shows 

closing this section of Avonside 

Dr would slightly increase the 

ensure this is the case.” 

Almost 65 per cent of the 111 

groups and individuals who 

made submissions supported 

the road stopping. 

the surrounding minor arterial 

the road-stopping proposal in 

the coming months. 

Hon Poto WILLIAMS 

Incorporating 

bEst motorbuys 

MP for Christchurch East 

www.drivesouth.co.nz 

Check out the NEW 

Drivesouth motoring section 

E poto.williams.mp@parliament.govt.nz 

Electorate office: 

Level 1, Eastgate Shopping Centre. 

P 03 382 0288 

IT’S 

Now inside your local 

community paper 

Authorised by Poto Williams, Parliament Buildings, We lington 

APRIL 

FOOLS’ 

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