The Star: May 04, 2023

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ANGELA BLACKMOORE 

MURDER TRIAL 

Details of 

property 

agreement 

emerge 

• By Kurt Bayer 

YOUNG MUM Angela 

Blackmoore happily signed a 

property document with a debt 

collector now standing trial for 

her 1995 murder, a court heard 

yesterday. 

However, her fiancé held 

concerns that she was illiterate 

while her future mother-inlaw 

told police of her “shock” 

at finding David Hawken, 

an alleged associate of the 

Templars MC gang, inside her 

living room with a briefcase 

and papers just weeks before 

Blackmoore’s grisly killing. 

Details of the arrangement 

have emerged this week at the 

High Court at Christchurch 

where Hawken, 50, and 

ex-stripper Rebecca Wright- 

Meldrum, 51, are standing trial 

for the August 17, 1995 murder. 

They both deny any part in 

Blackmoore’s death and have 

pleaded not guilty. 

For 25 years the case went 

unsolved before police suddenly 

received fresh information and 

Jeremy Crinis James Powell was 

arrested and later jailed for at 

least 10 years for bludgeoning 

and stabbing Blackmoore 39 

times in her Wainoni home. 

EVIDENCE: Angela Blackmoore’s partner Laurie Anderson arrives at court yesterday. 

Inset – Blackmoore. 

PHOTO: GEORGE HEARD/NZ HERALD 

The Crown, which outlined 

its case against the pair yesterday, 

alleges that Hawken 

ordered Powell to carry out 

the hit, offering a contract 

of $10,000, while Wright- 

Meldrum, a close friend and 

ex-lover of the safety-conscious 

Blackmoore, helped him gain 

entry to her house. 

It’s been alleged that Hawken 

wanted Blackmoore out of the 

way so he could profit from a 

property deal. 

Blackmoore’s partner Laurie 

Anderson, who came home 

late from work to find her 

bloodied and lifeless body, yesterday 

spoke of his concern she 

had signed a document 

with Hawken. 

The court heard that Hawken, 

who was living and running 

his business out of a Cashel St 

property owned by Blackmoore 

and her estranged husband 

William Blackmoore, had 

visited her a month earlier at 

her Vancouver Cres home. 

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Murder trial: Property deal emerges.......4 

Hospital parking woes continue.............6-7 

Housing shortage hurts renters.............8-9 

Higher density for flooded streets....10-11 

Jail for rape at 21st party...................................12 

Developer’s Nazi comment fallout..........14 

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• By Heidi Slade 

ONLY TWO or three little 

egret birds typically come to 

New Zealand most years – but 

Wairewa-Lake Forsyth has a 

surplus of the rare visitors. 

City council ecologist Andrew 

Crossland was undertaking a 

survey of waterbirds on the lake 

Thursday last week when he saw 

three little egrets. 

“Little egrets probably occur 

on the lake about three times in 

a decade. The previous highest 

count was two birds about six or 

seven years ago.” 

Crossland said there has been a 

high number of sightings in New 

Zealand this year, due to birds in 

Australia dispersing because a 

drought cycle has followed a wet 

cycle and inland wetlands have 

dried up. 

“This then pushes birds to the 

Australian coast. Some individuals 

may get blown by winds or 

simply wander across the Tasman 

Sea, reaching New Zealand. 

That’s what’s happened with 

these little egrets. 

“In addition to the three at 

Lake Forsyth and another at 

Waikuku, others have been reported 

from Manawatu Estuary, 

Te Anau Lake, Waipapa Point, 

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Historic telescope back in business 

• By Geoff Sloan 

THE HISTORIC Townsend 

Teece telescope badly damaged 

in the February 22, 2011 

earthquake has been expertly 

restored and reinstalled back in 

its Arts Centre home. 

The half-tonne telescope was 

buried under 35 tonnes of rubble 

when the observatory tower 

collapsed in the quake. 

After a lengthy fundraising 

effort, more than $100,000 was 

raised privately to restore the 

rare scientific instrument and 

fund its installation and ongoing 

operation. 

It took more than three years 

of painstaking work by a Canterbury 

University team to bring 

the piece of the city’s astronomical 

heritage back to life. 

The team decided on a “sympathetic 

restoration”, repairing 

and renovating as many original 

parts of the telescope as 

possible, while keeping many of 

its scars from the earthquake. 

Associate Professor Karen 

Pollard said it had been a long 

and hard project to repair the 

telescope. 

“It’s been 12 years since 

we’ve had the telescope open 

for open-nights because it was 

damaged in the earthquake. 

And it’s been quite a voyage and 

a mission to get the telescope 

restored.” 

Pollard said with astronomy 

you think about some of the 

big questions like “why are 

we here? Is there life in the 

universe? How did life arise on 

the earth?” 

The public is invited to view 

the stars every Friday night, 

with tickets now on sale for 

sessions running through 

winter. 

RARE VISITOR: Photographer Steve Attwood is among those who spotted ‘the influx’ of 

little egrets on Wairewa-Lake Forsyth. 

PHOTOS: STEVE ATTWOOD 

Big sighting of little egrets 

and Stewart Island.” 

Long-time bird enthusiast 

and photographer Steve Atwood 

keeps an eye out for little egrets 

on both Wairewa-Lake Forsyth 

and Te Waihora-Lake Ellesmere. 

Over the last 13 years, Attwood 

has only seen little egrets on two 

other occasions. This was the first 

time he has seen more than one, 

at once. 

“We seem to be having what 

birders call an influx.” 

Little egrets are about half the 

size of white herons. 

Like white herons, little egrets 

are widely distributed throughout 

Europe, Asia and Africa, 

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but are rare in New Zealand, Attwood 

said. 

The amateur ornithologist 

owns the guided birdwatching 

company Auldwood Birds. 

He received a message last 

week, letting him know there 

were little egrets at the lake. 

“A lot of people tell me if they 

see unusual birds.” 

Little egrets tend to come for 

their non-breeding season and 

only stay for the late autumn and 

winter, he said. 

Occasionally some will stick 

around. These are likely to be 

juveniles, birds that have not yet 

reached breeding age. 

NEWS 3 

In Brief 

Cyclist seriously 

injured 

A cyclist suffered a serious 

leg injury in a crash with a 

car yesterday morning. The 

collision happened intersection 

of Travis Rd and Bassett St in 

Burwood, at about 6.35am. 

Police said they were speaking 

to the driver of the car as part 

of their investigation. 

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Lego Group Australia and 

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leads. Police would like to 

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have been in the Springs Rd 

or Southfield Drive area on 

April 14 and seen the alleged 

incident. Reference file number 

230417/5725. 

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NEWS 


‘I hope you know what you are doing’ 

• From page 1 

A document giving authority 

to sell another property the pair 

owned at Ferry Rd, which had 

been prepared by a local real 

estate agency and was dated July 

7, 1995, with a valuation of about 

$21,000, had been signed by 

Blackmoore. 

When shown the document, 

Anderson accepted it was her 

signature and said that she had 

told him she was “happy” with 

the meeting with Hawken – 

someone he had never met. 

“She did not complain about 

being forced into this, no,” Anderson 

told the court. 

But although Blackmoore was 

“street smart”, he was worried 

over her ability to understand 

what she was signing – and that 

she wasn’t given a copy. 

Under questioning by 

Hawken’s defence counsel Anne 

Stevens KC, however, Anderson 

accepted that Blackmoore had 

asked that a copy went to her 

lawyer. 

Anderson said his new fiancé, 

who he had started a relationship 

with in January 1995, had wanted 

to clear her debts, and the money 

from the property’s sale would 

help her start a new life. 

His understanding was 

Hawken, who had been making 

mortgage payments because the 

Blackmoores had been unable to, 

ACCUSED: David Hawken and Rebecca Wright-Meldrum both deny murder and are 

standing trial at the High Court at Christchurch. PHOTO: GEORGE HEARD/NZ HERALD 

had wanted the Ferry Rd section 

sold so he didn’t have to pour 

more money into it. 

The Crown allege from “early 

on” Hawken had an eye on the 

financial benefit of the two properties, 

wanting to use them and 

his own assets to secure loans 

for future business ventures, 

including a multimillion-dollar 

property development at Moncks 

Spur, Redcliffs, while also looking 

to set up a telecommunications 

business. 

Andersons’ mother Mary, who 

has since died, said she spoke 

often with Blackmoore, recalled 

popping around to visit her at 

Vancouver Cres one afternoon 

and saw Hawken and Blackmoore 

sitting in the lounge. 

Hawken had a briefcase open 

and papers around him, she told 

police. 

“I wondered what the hell he 

was doing there,” she said. 

“I just got such a shock seeing 

her there.” 

A boarder told her Blackmoore 

was signing papers to sell the 

Ferry Rd section. 

Two days later, Mary Anderson 

warned her not to sign anything, 

especially given that she couldn’t 

read. 

“I hope you know what you are 

doing,” she told her. 

A massive police investigation 

– Operation Vancouver – was 

launched after Blackmoore’s 

murder. 

Both Hawken and Wright- 

Meldrum were interviewed at the 

time but denied any involvement. 

The case went unsolved for 

more than two decades before 

Powell was arrested in 2019 after 

police offered a then-record 

$100,000 reward. 

Wright-Meldrum’s defence 

counsel Stephanie Grieve KC 

suggested to the jury earlier the 

key issue for them was whether 

Powell is “credible and reliable” 

when he says Wright-Meldrum 

was with him when he murdered 

Blackmoore. 

Anne Stevens KC, defence 

counsel for Hawken, said he had 

nothing to do with Blackmoore’s 

murder and that he had “no wish 

that she die”. 

Hawken had no motive, no 

money, and no power to order a 

murder, his defence team say. 

The four-week trial before 

Justice Cameron Mander 

continues. 

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NEWS 5 

City’s new maternity unit delayed 

• By Tony Simons 

EXPECTANT mothers won’t get 

a much-needed new maternity 

unit in the city until the end 

of the year after contractors 

uncovered problems on the 

building site. 

Te Whata Ora said the project 

team needed to ensure the 

existing foundation at the New 

Harley Chambers building in St 

Asaph St is suitable after striking 

trouble with underground water. 

The Star has been told asbestos 

has also been found on the site, 

found by contractors charged 

with turning the building into a 

fit-for-purpose maternity facility. 

But Te Whata Ora 

Canterbury executive director 

of infrastructure Rob Ojala said 

contamination wasn’t a factor in 

the delay. 

The building is close to the 

troubled Parakiore Recreation 

and Sports Centre, which has 

been plagued by delays. 

It was one of the largest land 

remediation projects in New 

Zealand due to asbestos, poor 

ground conditions, underground 

water and other hazards on the 

site. 

Ojala said the birthing unit 

won’t be ready until the end of 

the year. 

“We require a high degree 

of confidence around ground 

FACILITY: The birthing unit at the New Harley Chambers building on St Asaph St has 

been delayed. 

moisture control – rather 

than any concerns around 

contamination,” he said. 

The latest delay comes after last 

week’s announcement the only 

other community birthing unit 

in Christchurch at St George’s 

Hospital will close at the end 

of next month after failing to 

secure a contract extension with 

Te Whata Ora. 

Ojala said “additional works 

are now being carried out” at 

the St Asaph St site, including 

drainage work for the birthing 

rooms. 

“The costs for these additional 

measures are being covered by 

the landlord as the building is 

leased,” he said. 

Midwives Union co-leader 

Caroline Conroy said an 

extension to St George’s 

Maternity Centre contract now 

needs to be urgently looked at. 

She said not having a 

community unit in the city until 

next year places mothers and 

babies at risk. 

“This latest delay puts 

even more pressure on the 

understaffed tertiary unit at 

Christchurch Women’s Hospital, 

where more women will be 

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“International research also 

shows for women with healthy 

pregnancies going to a hospital 

tertiary unit is not the safest 

because there are very likely to 

be medical interventions,” she 

said. 

Ojala said the delay was 

disappointing but families 

would continue to receive the 

care and support they need at 

Christchurch Women’s Hospital. 

Asked if Te Whata Ora might 

revisit the contract with St 

George’s, a spokesperson said: 

“No, we won’t be”. 

Te Whata Ora said safe staffing 

and workforce constraints due to 

the national midwifery shortage 

meant the service at St George’s 

was no longer sustainable. 

The new St Asaph St unit, 

approved in 2021, was originally 

scheduled to be completed early 

this year. 

Work only started in January 

after HRS Construction was 

appointed the lead contractor. 

When completed the unit will 

include four birthing rooms, 

20 post-natal rooms, a whanau 

space, and assessment rooms. 

It would be staffed by midwives 

employed by Te Whata Ora. 

It will cater for up to 2500 

births a year. 

When the St George’s unit 

closes, mothers will have to give 

birth at Christchurch Women’s 

Hospital. 

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building was the temporary 

Christchurch police station 

after the earthquakes and was 

later converted into a medical 

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Hospital parking woes likely to 

• By Niva Chittock 

PARKING TROUBLES at 

Christchurch Hospital are set to 

continue for at least another year. 

Documents and emails released 

to Radio New Zealand under the 

Official Information Act show Te 

Whatu Ora Waitaha’s board voted 

to delay construction on more safe 

staff parking for two years. 

An extension to the existing 

secure staff parking building on 

St Asaph St and a new public 

parking building both missed 

their original deadlines last year. 

Hospital staff have been left 

to find their own parking in the 

meantime. 

Some had been assaulted or 

stalked walking to and from their 

vehicle or had returned to find 

their cars vandalised in recent 

years. 

The public were also struggling 

with limited on-site parking – 

only 35 spaces were available 

outside the Waipapa building. 

The situation 

Minister Megan 

Woods announced 

a $14.25m central 

government 

contribution 

towards both 

parking projects in 

September 2020. 

Megan 

Woods 

DELAYS: A new public car park being constructed by Ngāi Tahu Property on the corner of 

St Asaph St and Hagley Ave, across the road from Christchurch Hospital, is now expected 

to be finished by the end of September – 12 months later than the original timeframe. 

PHOTO: NIVA CHITTOCK/RNZ 

At the time, she said work was 

already under way to ensure 

temporary parking for staff while 

their secure building was closed 

for construction. 

In documents and emails 

viewed by RNZ, it appeared staff 

were not aware of this and were 

still scrambling for solutions 

five months later. 

In February 2021, an internal 

report to the health board chair 

said “despite earlier hope, there 

is no opportunity for ongoing 

parking in the building whilst 

construction is under way”. 

There would be a net loss of 470 

car parks by the end of March 

if construction went ahead as 

originally planned. 

That would leave “no secure 

parks for afternoon or night shift 

staff, no daytime parking for 

clinical staff or those staff with 

compromised health”, the report 

said. 

“There are currently no permanent 

or reliable solutions to 

adequately mitigate this loss of 

staff car parks. 

“Solutions are urgently being 

investigated, but present a cost 

burden,” it said. 

“The logistics and resources 

required to move and relocate 

500 staff in a short period will be 

significant. 

“The health and safety of staff 

walking various routes during 

the evening and overnight is of 

concern, and there have been 

reported incidents of assault 

against staff,” the report said. 

Parking options 

The following four proposals 

were then listed as the most 

viable solutions: 

• Leasing additional land from 

Fulton Hogan to expand the 

hospital’s existing park and ride 

service on Deans Ave 

• A park and ride service from 

The Princess Margaret Hospital 

• A park and ride service from 

Christchurch Arena 

• Delaying the project until the 

new public car park building was 

completed, then leasing some of 

these parks while the extension 

was built. 

It was estimated extending the 

park and ride service on Deans 

Ave would cost close to $950,000 

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continue for another 12 months 

A staff shuttle currently 

runs until 1am, but it has 

been criticised for not providing 

enough safety for nurses. 

If it was not running, they 

had to walk 20 minutes through 

Hagley Park. 

The second option, a park and 

ride service from The Princess 

Margaret Hospital, would 

accommodate about 300 parks – 

148 fewer than required. 

It was noted some staff were 

unlikely to use this service 

and Environment Canterbury 

confirmed it could not operate 

a direct bus service between the 

two hospitals. 

The cost of this proposal 

was redacted for commercial 

sensitivity reasons. 

A third park and ride option 

from Christchurch Arena would 

cost $675,000 a year ($325,000 

to use the parks and $350,000 

for transport to and from the 

hospital). 

Staff would have to pay for this 

car park and again, it was noted 

“staff who live north or east of 

the hospital are unlikely to use 

this option”. 

Finally, the report authors 

wrote “a decision needs to be 

made to delay this project”. 

A two-year delay was priced at 

$759,000 (or $379,500 a year) – 

far cheaper than the Deans Ave 

and Christchurch Arena options. 

The decision was made to delay 

it at the same board meeting on 

February 18, 2021. 

It is not known if staff were 

notified of the decision at the 

time. 

Further issues 

Draft documents 18 months 

later revealed the car park lease 

agreement would only cover just 

over a quarter of the 450 parks 

required. 

The agreement between Ngāi 

Tahu Property and Te Whatu 

Ora Waitaha was drawn up in 

September 2022. 

It detailed the lease of just “120 

or 150 staff car parking spaces”. 

The agreement continued 

“(This) Agreement is subject 

to Ōtākaro Ltd and the Crown 

Minister (currently Megan 

Woods) providing approval for 

Te Whatu Ora NZ Health to 

lease car parks within Te Waka 

– Waipapa for the use of staff car 

parking.” 

Te Whatu Ora confirmed that 

same month it was yet to get sign 

off from the Minister or Ōtākaro 

Ltd. 

It was asked again in November 

2022, and again, had no sign 

off. 

Said executive infrastructure 

director Dr Rob Ojala: “To date 

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the sense is that securing support 

from two ministers may be quite 

a task, especially in the context 

of the Te Whatu Ora transition 

where roles and responsibilities 

are being clarified.” 

Cost escalation 

In December 2021, Te Whatu 

Ora Waitaha’s board increased 

the budget of the extension 

to allow for the two-year delay. 

A total of $2.76m was added to 

the project’s budget, bringing the 

total cost to $9.25m. 

But in February this year, Te 

Whatu Ora Waitaha’s clinical 

engineering manager Tony 

Hampton said the proposed cost 

was now much higher. 

“As per attached (the) current 

build cost (is) at $13.25m, 

however we are revising the 

build methodology to reduce 

this figure,” he wrote in an 

email. 

This cost was calculated for a 

12-month construction period, 

estimated to start this June – 

nearly three years after it was 

first announced. 

Ngāi Tahu Property said the 

public car park had also been hit 

by Covid-related delays. 

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finished by the end of September, 

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timeframe. 

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• By Nikki Preston 

TENANTS ARE being forced 

to join long queues to view 

properties they then miss out 

on – with many brought to tears 

over the massive shortage of 

rental properties in the city. 

People trying to get a three 

or four-bedroom home in a 

decent condition are up against 

a huge amount of competition 

and many are having to submit 

numerous tenancy applications 

before finally getting a roof over 

their heads. 

The number of properties 

available for rent has dropped 

significantly over the past few 

years with the current stock 

levels of about 600 properties 

similar to what was available 

after the earthquakes. 

In February 2021, there were 

2105 properties for rent, but 

this plunged to 1409 in 2022. By 

February this year, stock levels 

had more than halved to 610. 

Over the past two months, the 

number has risen slightly to 690 

properties for rent in the city. 

The median rent has also 

risen by $30- $45 a year. It now 

sits at $500 a week, Real Estate 

Institute of New Zealand data 

shows. 

Propertyscouts director Ryan 

Weir said there was a shortage 

of rental properties with some 

VIEW: Houses are usually leased within a few days as the 

number of rental properties continues to fall across the city. 

PHOTO: GETTY 

disheartened tenants arriving at 

their viewings in tears. 

They told stories of 

having to queue up 

with about 40 other 

people, only to miss out 

on even talking to the 

letting agent. 

Weir has received 

feedback from 

desperate house 

hunters who say “it’s 

absolutely ridiculous 

out there” and 

called the shortage 

“uncivilised”. 

Weir said they are getting 

swamped by applications for 

Ryan Weir 

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and in a good location. But 

these properties were 

usually leased within a few 

days. 

Yaldhurst was one of 

the suburbs performing 

extremely well in terms of 

rental demand. 

Three and four-bedroom 

properties were in the 

highest demand, while 

there was an oversupply 

of two-bedroom homes 

due to well-known 

developers building more of 

these properties than any others, 

he said. 

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Harcourts Holmwood property 

management managing director 

Caroline Register said it was 

“heartbreaking” to see good 

applicants miss out on a property. 

“If you speak to anybody in the 

rental sector there’s certainly a 

shortage in Christchurch for sure.” 

After the earthquakes there 

were about 650 

properties available 

for rent, she said, and 

it was hard for people 

to get housing. The 

market needs more 

rental stock to meet 

demand. 

“We get multiple 

applications on a lot of 

the properties we list.” 

People did eventually 

find homes, but 

Register’s advice to them was 

to start their hunt early, go 

to viewings and make sure 

applications are filled out correctly 

to avoid any delays. 

People need rental properties 

for a raft of reasons, which could 

include moving into the area, 

a change of circumstances, or 

because their current rental 

property had been sold. 

In a tight rental market, some 

people might have also had to 

compromise on their must-haves 

and may end up taking one 

bedroom less or a single garage 

instead of a double. 

Bayleys investment sales 

specialist Angela Webb said rental 

stock levels are at an all-time 

low due to investors selling their 

properties because of the red tape 

and extra costs. 

Community organisations had 

also started renting residential 

properties at good market rates, 

she said. This gave landlords 

the bonus of still being 

able to deduct tax from the 

interest. 

“That’s pulling more 

stock off the standard rental 

market as well, so there’s 

just this short supply of 

housing.” 

Rents are also jumping as 

Caroline a result of the shortage, she 

Register said. 

While people are still 

buying investment properties, 

Webb said they are looking for 

where they could add value, such 

as multi-income properties or one 

that needs renovating. 

“If you’ve got a standard threebedroom 

house rented out to a 

family, no one wants to buy that. 

The returns aren’t good enough 

with what the Government has 

done with all the expenses it’s 

costing. The fact that you can’t 

claim your interest as an expense 

just costs a huge amount of money 

– you end up with a massive tax 

bill.” 

– NZ Herald 


THE NEIGHBOUR of a 

former Christchurch woman 

bashed in her own Adelaide 

home has spoken of his shock 

after walking into 

a scene “like a 

slaughterhouse”. 

Antoinette ‘Toni’ 

McGraw, 49, originally 

from Christchurch, 

and Neil Sieben, 

66, were found inside 

their house last week 

and rushed to Royal 

Adelaide Hospital for emergency 

surgery. 

“There was that much blood 

on the floor it’s not funny. 

It was almost to the point 

where it was like a 

slaughterhouse,” the 

pair’s neighbour told 

9News. 

“I went inside and 

found Toni almost 

unconscious, blood 

everywhere . . .” 

the neighbour said, 

becoming emotional. 

He then found his mate 

NEWS 9 

Neighbour’s shock at 

scene of horror bashing 

Toni 

McGraw 

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“Registering bikes with 529 

Garage will help deter bike 

thieves and help us to return 

stolen bikes to their owners,” 

said Constable Olivia Bensley. 

529 Garage is a communitypowered 

bike recovery service 

that began in North America 

and has recently started operating 

in New Zealand. 

City council transport operations 

manager Stephen Wright 

said authorities have noticed 

a “prominent decline” in bike 

thefts overseas in places where 

the app is used. 

It works by users entering 

their bike’s serial number, 

details of identifying features, 

and photos of the bike. The 

record helps police prove a bike 

Neil Sieben 


Neil in a worse condition than 

Toni. 

“They didn’t deserve that, 

such beautiful neighbours,” 

another neighbour Meg 

Rowe said. 

Police soon arrested 

32-year-old Thomas 

Westcott, a motorcycle 

mechanic, and charged 

him with two counts of 

attempted murder. 

Police said all parties 

are known to each other. 

– NZ Herald 

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Frequently flooded streets set 

• By Tony Simons 

A LIST OF the 22 streets most 

hit by surface flooding has been 

released – and nearly half of 

them are to be up-zoned to allow 

medium or high-density housing 

under the new planning rules. 

It comes after scientists 

announced 35 per cent of 

Christchurch will be inundated 

by 2100. 

The list of streets with the 

worst history of surface flooding 

was released by the city council. 

It revealed most of them are near 

the Avon and Heathcote rivers or 

on the coast. 

Nine of the streets are being 

rezoned to permit higher density 

developments, despite the city 

council’s admission it cannot fix 

the existing flooding problems. 

The list recommends 13 

streets be protected from higher 

density building because they 

are in existing coastal or river 

management areas or at risk 

from a tsunami. 

A city council spokesperson 

said under the new planning 

rules, which come into force next 

year, it will not be able to decline 

an application for higher density 

buildings on these streets if it 

is a permitted activity, unless 

there is insufficient capacity or 

infrastructure to support it. 

The street list was released 

INUNDATED: Tenby Place resident Heidi Oudemans said there are days when residents 

are unable to leave their properties due to the ongoing flooding in Avondale. Right – 

Flooding at the intersection of Bellbrook Cres and Emmett St in Shirley. 

after The Star requested it 

following an April city council 

meeting attended by upset 

residents from Avondale’s Tenby 

Place Action Group. The group 

was told flooding in the area may 

never be practically remedied. 

And recent studies also 

show flooding across most of 

Christchurch will get much 

worse. 

Dr John Reid, a senior research 

fellow at the Ngāi Tahu Centre 

and expert on land, freshwater, 

and ocean sustainability, said 

Christchurch is on a wetland 

which European settlers drained 

to develop the city. 

But now climate change is 

causing sea levels to rise. “As 

the sea level rises, so, too, the 

wetlands will return,” said Reid. 

“In 80 years’ time, it is 

predicted that about a third of 

Ōtautahi Christchurch will be 

vulnerable to regular flooding. 

“Low-lying areas of the city – 

areas that used to be wetlands – 

are most at risk.” 

In another recent study, 

Belinda Storey, a senior 

research fellow at the New 

Zealand Climate Change 

Research Institute, who 

coined the term “insurance 

retreat”, found homes in the city 

with a 1 per cent chance of being 

flooded are expected to find it 

difficult to get insurance by 2030. 

“They will seek to transfer 

the liability back to the policy 

holder,” she said. 

“Then when the cost of 

insuring against flooding gets 

too great, they may decide 

PHOTO: RNZ / NIVA CHITTOCK 

your house is “uninsurable” 

and will withdraw insurance 

altogether,” she said. Insurance 

is a requirement for residential 

mortgages in New Zealand and 

failing to maintain insurance 

can trigger default. 

An insurer can exit a 

policy at the next renewal date, 

whereas a borrower may still 

have decades before their loans 

are paid off. 

A city council staff report has 

confirmed it is not possible to 

“fix flooding” and some level of 

flood risk will always be present 

in parts of Christchurch, even 

if investment was significantly 

increased. 

“For example, the Flockton 

St area still has street flooding 

in larger events, even with $52 

million council investment,” said 

acting head of three waters Brent 

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to get higher density housing 

Areas often underwater 

The city council list of 

flood-prone streets 

RISK: The Heathcote River broke its banks in July. 

Smith said the city 

council is yet to develop 

options to reduce flood risk 

in all the areas stated in the 

report or to prioritise them 

across the city. 

Smith said there is a list of 

potential projects but “many 

of these will not be viable 

or feasible, given the scale, 

technical challenges and costs 

of the work relative to the 

benefits . . . coupled with 

council’s resource constraints, 

including funding constraints”. 

“It is possible, from an 

engineering perspective, to 

significantly reduce flood risk in 

some ponding-prone streets but 

it may not be viable to do so,” 

said Smith. 

He said the city council 

intends to prioritise flood 

mitigation projects. 

PHOTO: DAVE MCLOUGHLIN 

“The process will consider 

the nature of the issues, 

vulnerability to flooding and the 

costs, benefits, risks and impacts 

of potential projects. 

“The 2024-2034 Long Term 

Plan will include stormwater 

and flood management 

activities. This will go out for 

public consultation in March 

next year and be operative in 

July 2024,” Smith said. 

• Avon River area 

Edgeware Rd about 

Champion St * 

Edgeware Village * 

Brenchley Ave * 

Dudley Creek about Blighs 

Rd * 

Philpotts Rd * 

Flockton St catchment * 

Newport St 

Tenby Pl 

Pages Rd * 

Owles Tce 

• Heathcote River area 

Hendersons Rd * 

Sparks Rd * 

Clarendon Tce 

Richardson Tce 

Aynsley Tce 

• New Brighton area 

Cygnet St 

Beach Rd 

Pacific Rd 

Marine Pde 

Maces Rd 

• Sumner area 

Marriner St 

Hardwicke St 

*Streets to be entirely or 

partly rezoned for higher 

SWAMPED: The Flockton 

Basin area is prone to 

flooding. 

residential density. A 

council spokesperson 

pointed out not all homes 

in these areas may be 

vulnerable as the areas may 

drain rapidly after an event, 

or have houses that are set 

above flood levels. 

•For more information 

about what increased 

flooding in Christchurch 

may mean for you, visit 

Ōtautahi Christchurch: The 

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Jailed for raping woman at 21st party 

• By Emily Moorhouse 

“BOYS LIKE you will not stop us 

from standing tall and fighting 

for what’s right.” 

That is what a woman told the 

man who raped and assaulted 

her as he was sentenced to eight 

years and 10 months’ in prison. 

Benjovi Toa, 34, was jailed 

for raping and sexually assaulting 

the woman during a 21st 

birthday party after he had lured 

her into a dark, secluded area in 

Kaiapoi. 

Toa was earlier convicted of 

two counts of rape and four of 

unlawful sexual connection. 

He had also entered late guilty 

pleas to other unrelated charges, 

including contravening a protection 

order twice, two counts of 

assault on a person in a family 

relationship and one of threatening 

behaviour relating to family 

violence incidents. 

Toa’s first victim told the court 

she used to be strong and happy 

and had goals in life, but Toa 

took everything from her. 

“I never thought I’d be part 

of a statistic . . . I thought I’d be 

able to fight back, but how was I 

supposed to?” 

In an emotional victim impact 

statement, the woman who has 

name suppression told the court 

she was 21 at the time of the 

assault. She remembered Toa 

whispering to her, trying to get 

her into his vehicle. Following 

the assault, she lived in fear and 

became paranoid. She kept a 

knife under her pillow and a 

metal pole nearby. 

She stayed awake most nights 

until she knew her father was 

up as she only felt safe sleeping 

when he was awake. 

Every time a door opened or 

someone was behind her, she 

feared it was Toa. She would 

walk to her car clutching a 

pocket knife so hard it left a 

mark on her hand. Her posttraumatic 

stress disorder made it 

impossible to return to work and 

she had to go on a benefit. She 

began losing weight because of 

the stress. 

She was admitted to hospital as 

she became suicidal. The woman 

said she was put on medication 

that turned her into a zombie 

just to get a few hours sleep. 

She said the lengthy court 

process almost made her give 

up. But the pain, shame and fear 

Toa made her feel meant she 

“couldn’t give up this time”. 

“The girl I once was is gone. I 

fought so hard to find her, but it’s 

like you took her . . . One thing 

you can never take from me is 

my resilience. You may have forgotten 

what you did to me that 

night – but I never will.” 

Judge Stephen Bonnar commended 

her bravery and courage, 

apologising for the lengthy 

court process. He acknowledged 

nothing could change what happened, 

but hoped Toa’s sentencing 

could bring her some peace. 

Toa continued to deny the 

charges but was found guilty by 

a jury in March. On July 3, 2020, 

BEHIND 

BARS: 

Benjovi 

Toa was 

jailed 

after he 

led a 

woman 

to a 

secluded 

area and 

raped 

her 

during 

a 21st 

birthday 

party. 

PHOTO: 

GEORGE 

HEARD 

the victim went to a 21st party in 

Kaiapoi and Toa, who was unknown 

to the woman, was also 

there. Toa and the victim drank 

alcohol and, while they were 

talking, she began to feel dizzy 

and found it difficult to stand. 

She leaned against Toa so 

he could support her and he 

wrapped his arms around her 

and guided her away from the 

party, toward the gate of the 

property. Toa then led her to a 

secluded area and removed the 

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feel that you or someone else 

is at risk, call 111. If you’ve ever 

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or abuse and need to talk to 

someone, contact Safe to Talk 

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woman’s pants and underwear. 

Toa raped the woman a second 

time while she was pushed up 

against a car. 

The victim managed to send a 

text to her ex-partner who contacted 

someone at the party and 

asked them to look for her. 

At this time, she said Toa 

pulled her into a bear hug, saying: 

“Shh, I have got you.” 

The person who had been 

contacted found Toa and the 

victim walking back to the 

party. Toa had his hands on her 

shoulders and she was crying 

and shaking. 

Bonnar said Toa showed no 

remorse for his offending as he 

continued to deny it. 

“This was not her fault, this 

was your fault,” he told Toa. 

Bonnar acknowledged Toa’s 

childhood and background but 

said the offending was “grave 

and serious”. 

– NZ Herald 

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THE CO-OWNER of 

Christchurch-based Williams 

Corporation, the second biggest 

residential building company in 

the country, has stated on social 

media he imagines himself as 

a Jewish business owner being 

hauled off to a concentration 

camp in Nazi Germany when 

facing “external” issues. 

Managing director and coowner 

Matthew Horncastle told 

his Instagram followers, after being 

asked by a user how he deals 

with “the media attacking” him, 

that he employs the “wee mental 

exercise” and reminds himself 

that the world is “not just”. 

The Holocaust Centre of New 

Zealand said, in their view, 

the comparison “belittles the 

memory of six million people 

murdered in the Holocaust”. 

“These things are not equivalent 

in any way.” 

In Horncastle’s social media 

story, he said: “For example, 

the media attacking me or the 

Government doing some form of 

poor behaviour that affects me or 

my business. Something external. 

I have a wee mental exercise 

and I imagine that I am a Jewish 

business owner at the same time 

as you have the Nazis. 

“And I imagine if I’d worked 

so hard my whole life, I’ve done 

everything right, I’ve followed 

the rules, I’ve saved my money, 

I’ve paid my taxes and then I 

get hauled off to a concentration 

camp. And I remind myself that 


Williams Corporation co-owner’s comment 

‘belittles those murdered in Holocaust’ 

FLYING HIGH: Williams Corporation co-owners Blair 

Chappell and Matthew Horncastle. PHOTO: NZ HERALD 

the world’s not just and there are 

bad people that do bad things 

and all I can control is how I feel 

about myself and what I do every 

day and then I just block them 

out and keep living my life and 

keep doing me.” 

Horncastle did not wish to 

comment on the Instagram story. 

Holocaust Centre of New 

Zealand board chair Deborah 

Hart said while she believes 

Horncastle was not trying to 

denigrate the Holocaust and its 

victims, that is the outcome of 

comparing the horror Jews and 

other minorities faced in the 

Holocaust with a business being 

scrutinised or criticised by the 

media or dealing with government 

actions. 

In her opinion, Hart said people 

need to take care referencing 

the Holocaust. 

“Not every perceived injustice 

is comparable to the Holocaust. 

“Making the comparison, 

when it is plainly so different, 

belittles the memory of six 

million people murdered in the 

Holocaust and does nothing 

to further an understanding of 

the Holocaust. Neither in this 

case, incidentally, does it further 

an understanding of what Mr 

Horncastle and his business are 

experiencing.” 

Hart said the Holocaust was 

the deliberate attempt to exterminate 

the Jews, defined by antisemitic 

ideology, propaganda, 

legislation, and the systematic 

implementation of unprecedented 

extermination techniques. 

Earlier this week, Horncastle 

shared an image of the BCI New 

Zealand top new house builders, 

which listed their Christchurch 

company as the number two 

residential builder. 

Last year, Horncastle also 

told social media followers that 

women should use their “youth 

and beauty” to get the “best 

possible man”, but later said the 

comments were “written in seconds” 

and that it would be wrong 

to take them “out of context”. 

The property boss said in a 

now-deleted Instagram story 

that he believed traditional gender 

roles worked. 

When approached for comment 

by the Herald at the time, 

Horncastle said he had been 

replying to “hundreds of questions” 

and in that answer he was 

referring to “tools the different 

sexes use to attract a partner”. 

He said women, people, and 

relationships are more complex 

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Big clashes for rising Nomads 

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Jaime Cunningham 

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round of club sport 

FOOTBALL 

Nomads will look to continue 

their recent momentum into 

round 7 of the Southern League 

after their first win of the season 

against Green Island at the 

weekend. 

Although scores were locked 

2-2 at halftime, Nomads 

dominated the second half with 

four unanswered goals by Daniel 

Ede, Angus McIntyre (2) and 

Niraj Basnet. 

Head coach Matt Jansen said 

the result was promising on the 

back of Nomads’ round 5 match 

against Christchurch United, 

where his side nearly pulled off 

the upset of the season. 

“I think the difference was that 

we just finished our chances,” he 

said of the game against Green 

Island. 

It was a special match 

for Nomads captain Jacob 

Anderson, who made his 150th 

appearance for the club’s top 

team at 23. 

Jansen said the milestone was 

impressive at his age and believes 

Anderson epitomises what 

Nomads is all about. 

“He’s had opportunities to 

move on with other teams but 

he’s stuck with us. It’s a massive 

achievement,” Jansen said. 

A win against Coastal Spirit on 

Sunday could see eighth-placed 

Nomads climb the ladder once 

again. 

“In our first six games we’ve 

had the top four teams, and felt 

we should have been competitive 

against FC Twenty 11 (lost 2-0),” 

Jansen said. 

Although the game where 

Nomads lost 1-0 to unbeaten 

Christchurch United in the 96th 

minute was a heartache, Jansen 

said it was a positive result for 

the team. 

“It was nice to know those boys 

can challenge the top teams.” 

In other games this weekend, 

second-placed Cashmere 

Technical will host third-placed 

Dunedin City Royals at Garrick 

Memorial Park. Both teams 

go into the round following 

comfortable wins over Selwyn 

United (2-1 v Cashmere) and 

FC Twenty 11 (3-0 v Dunedin) 

respectively. 

Christchurch will look to 

extend their unbeaten streak 

against Nelson Suburbs on 

Saturday after they recorded a 

6-0 win over Ferrymead Bays. 

Selwyn United have the 

opportunity to climb into the top 

half of the ladder when they play 

Green Island, while FC Twenty 

11 are in search of their second 

win against Ferrymead Bays. 

CLASH: Marist Albion blindside flanker Tahlor Cahill and 

High School Old Boys’ lock Angus Cameron contest a 

lineout on Saturday. 

PHOTO: BR PHOTOS 

RUGBY 

Metro premier leaders Marist 

Albion are set to defend the DCL 

Shield for the first time against 

Sumner on Saturday, after they 

convincingly beat High School 

Old Boys’ 48-28. 

Head coach Ian Robinson 

was pleased with Marist’s effort 

against a physical HSOB side 

with a strong kicking game. 

“Basically for us, it was 

about moving the ball fast and 

capitalising on (HSOB) mistakes, 

which has been a focus,” he said. 

“With strong first-five Alex 

Harford and Crusader Noah 

Hotham at halfback, we knew 

they would kick the ball to us a 

lot and we managed to score off 

that.” 

After leading 20-6 at halftime, 

Marist managed another four 

tries in the second half and 

gained their third bonus point of 

the season for scoring more than 

four tries in a game. 

Robinson believes his team’s 

attacking game is a “big 

strength” and will be important 

when they face in-form Sumner 

on Saturday. Sumner are in third 

after three rounds. 

“It will be awesome to defend 

the DCL Shield for the first time 

this week,” Robinson said. 

“Sumner have a new coach 

(Gareth D’almeida) and some 

outstanding players like Terrence 

Graham who played for the New 

Zealand under-20 Barbarians 

recently and Ollie Lewis who’s 

been around for a while now.” 

Sumner had an impressive 

40-28 win over Belfast in round 

3. Belfast will look to record their 

first win of the season against 

New Brighton. 

University of Canterbury 

remain undefeated and second 

under Marist following a hardfought 

31-29 win over Lincoln 

University. 

On Saturday, University face 

Sydenham, who got their first 

win against Shirley 50-33. 

Lincoln University host 

Burnside with the opportunity to 

climb into the top four. 

HSOB play Shirley at Bob 

Deans, while Christchurch 

continue to search for a win 

against Linwood. 

The women’s premier and 

premier reserve grades see some 

changes this weekend with a new 

grade established. 

Prebbleton, who failed to come 

close to winning a game in the 

premier grade, have dropped 

to a new premier reserve grade 

with Springston, HSOB and 

Geraldine. The four teams 

will play 15-a-side, while the 

remaining premier reserve teams 

continue playing 10-a-side. 

The women’s premier grade 

will now have five teams, with 

one team having a bye each 

week. 

NETBALL 

Lincoln University A and 

Saints St Peters A have emerged 

as the early challengers for 

the premier 1 crown, as the 

only unbeaten teams after two 

rounds. 

Defending champions Lincoln 

University A won every quarter 

over Kereru B and pulled away to 

a 72-42 win on Tuesday night. 

Kereru B had accurate 

shooting once again but 

could not pick up a second 

win with just 58 attempts at 

goal compared to Lincoln’s 

mammoth 89. 

Saints posted a clinical win 

over winless Technical, with 

Mainland shooter Tyra Dunn 

making an impressive first 

appearance for Saints, scoring 25 

goals from 27 attempts at 93 per 

cent accuracy. 

UC turned around a 23-24 

half-time deficit against Kereru 

A and powered to their first 

win of the season 53-43. It was 

the first win of the season for 

the 2022 finalists following 

their surprise first round loss to 

Kereru B. 

Lincoln University B bounced 

back from their loss to Lincoln 

University A, beating Kia Toa 

53-39. Kia Toa now sit bottom of 

the ladder after two rounds, still 

yet to come close to a win. 

Kia Toa will have the challenge 

of facing the unbeaten Lincoln 

University A who will be 

confident with their two large 

wins so far. 

The match of round 3 will be 

between the two Kereru teams, 

who both picked up their first 

losses in round 2. 

Lincoln University B will look 

to stay in the premier grade with 

a second win over Technical, 

while the unbeaten Saints take 

on UC. 

Premier 1 statistics: Saints A 

58 (B Ferguson 25/30, J Reuben 

8/11, T Dunn 25/27) v Technical 

A 39 (O Wilkie 29/37, M Kay 

0/2, K Ralph 1/5, A Hendry 9/9). 

Qtrs: 14-9, 26-17, 40-31, 58-39. 

Lincoln University B 53 (A 

Guard 40/54, E Wilke 6/13, J 

Riordan 7/8) v Kia Toa A 39 (R 

Petero 12/17, C Corbett 12/19, F 

LaiKong 15/20). Qtrs: 14-8, 27- 

18, 38-27, 53-39. 

Lincoln University A (K Grant 

34/41, E Wilke 12/18, A Guard 

26/30) v Kereru B (S Cusack 

20/24, C Cramond 4/10, G 

Nicholls 18/24). Qtrs: 16-9, 36-21, 

53-33, 72-42. 

UC A 53 (M Hill 37/43, K Lane 

11/16, T Rollo 5/7) v Kereru A 43 

(H Tallentire 8/10, J Wolfgramm 

16/18, L Clark 18/20, S Adams 

1/4). Qtrs: 11-14, 23-24, 40-35, 

53-43. 

RUGBY LEAGUE 

Massetti Cup holders Linwood 

Keas have had a successful start 

to their bid to defend their title, 

finishing with five wins out five, 

including a strong win over the 

Riccarton Knights. 

The Knights, who have lost 

all five games, were down 24-16 

midway through the second half 

but failed to challenge the Keas 

for the full 80 minutes. The Keas 

won 34-16. 

Riccarton will look to record 

their first win against the 

Northern Bulldogs on Saturday. 

The Bulldogs won their only 

game against the Knights, 22- 

12, in March. Linwood play on 

Friday night against the Eastern 

Eagles in round 6. The Eagles 

had a strong first half in a tight 

match against Halswell Hornets, 

leading 10-8 at the break. 

The Eagles will look to grind 

out an 80 minute performance 

after their halftime lead turned 

into a 32-16 loss last weekend. 

Halswell host the Hornby 

Panthers at Halswell Domain 

on Saturday, with Hornby 

looking to continue momentum 

following the team’s 44-8 win 

over the Bulldogs in round 5. 

HOCKEY 

After a break last week due 

to the FIH Pro League, the 

Canterbury Premier League 

returns with plenty of teams 

desperate to record their first 

win in round 3. 

Hinemoa Cup-holders 

Carlton Redcliffs take on 

Hornby, who are yet to win a 

game following a loss and draw. 

Carlton Redcliffs have been 

strong on defence so far, with 

only one goal conceded from 

their first two games. 

Marist, who recently won the 

Porritt Cup, took out their round 

2 match against HSOB/Burnside 

2-1 but were challenged after 

dominating Southern 13-0 in 

the opening match of the season. 

They play Avon on Saturday 

who, like Hornby, have lost a 

game and drawn one so far. 

Southern get a much-needed 

bye this round following large 

losses to Marist and Carlton 

Redcliffs. Championship Cup 

winners Harewood will take on 

HSOB/Burnside. 

In the men’s competition, 

University and Southern will 

take on each other at Marist 

Park. It will likely be the match 

of the round with University 

already having a -10 goal 

differential and Southern unable 

to score a goal in the competition 

so far. 

Marist, who won the 

Championship Cup and 

President’s Shield last year, play 

winless Avon, who have suffered 

two 2-1 losses. Harewood look 

to continue their unbeaten 

streak against HSOB/Burnside, 

while Carlton Redcliffs take on 

Hornby.


RUGBY 

Metro premier (Saturday 

3pm): Christchurch v Linwood, 

Christchurch Park; New Brighton 

v Belfast, Rawhiti Domain; 

Lincoln University v Burnside, 

Lincoln University; Marist Albion 

v Sumner, Edgar MacIntosh 

Park; High School Old Boys’ v 

Shirley, Bob Deans Fields (Hagley 

Park); Sydenham v University of 

Canterbury, Sydenham Park. 

Women’s premier (Saturday): 

Christchurch v Lincoln University, 

Christchurch Park 11.30am; 

Linwood v High School Old 

Boys’, Linfield Park 2.45pm; 

University of Canterbury, bye. 

FOOTBALL 

Southern League: 

Christchurch v Nelson Suburbs, 

11.30am Saturday, United 

Sports Centre; Green Island v 

Selwyn United, noon Saturday, 

Sunnyvale (Dunedin); Cashmere 

Technical v Dunedin City Royals, 

1.30pm Saturday, Garrick 

Memorial Park; FC Twenty 11 

v Ferrymead Bays, 2.45pm 

Saturday, Avondhead Park; 

Coastal Spirit v Nomads, noon 

Sunday, Linfield Park. 

South Island qualifying 

league (Saturday): Nelson 

Suburbs v Cashmere Technical, 

noon, Saxton Fields; Selwyn 

United v Coastal Spirit, 2.45pm, 

Foster Park; University of Canterbury 

v Nomads, 2.45pm, Foster 

Park; Halswell-Christchurch, bye. 

HOCKEY (SATURDAY) 

Men: Marist v Avon, 1.30pm, 

Nunweek Park 2; Southern v 

University, 3pm, Marist Park; 

Harewood v HSOB/Burnside, 

3pm, Nunweek Park 2; Carlton 

Redcliffs v Hornby, 3.10pm, Nunweek 

Park 1. 

Women: Harewood v HSOB/ 

Burnside, noon, Nunweek 

Park 2; Marist v Avon, 12.10pm, 

Nunweek Park 1; Carlton Redcliff 

v Hornby, 1.40pm, Nunweek 

Park 1; Southern, bye. 

NETBALL 

Premier 1 (Tuesday, 

Bishopdale YMCA): UC A v 

Hearts St Peters A, 6.30pm 

court 1; Lincoln University B v 

Technical A, 6.45pm court 2; 

Kereru B v Kereru A, 8.05pm 

court 1; Lincoln University A v Kia 

Toa A, 8.20pm court 2. 

RUGBY LEAGUE 

Men’s premier: Eastern Eagles 

v Linwood Keas, 7pm Friday, Nga 

Puna Wai; Halswell Hornets v 

Hornby Panthers, 2.45pm Saturday, 

Halswell Domain; Riccarton 

DRAWS / STANDINGS 19 

Knights v Northern Bulldogs, 

2.45pm Saturday, Crosbie Park. 

POINTS 

Metro premier: Marist Albion 

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Rugby league’s Daryl Mataiti: The 

The attack on a football 

referee in Sydney is in 

the extreme when it 

comes to the downside 

of being a whistle 

blower in sport. Today 

Will Evans talks to a 

Christchurch rugby 

league referee about 

why he does it 

EVERY REFEREE’S ‘how’ and 

‘why’ they first came to pick up a 

whistle is different. 

For Daryl Mataiti – who had 

hung up the playing boots several 

years earlier due to a knee injury 

– it was returning to the game as 

a volunteer in the junior space 

that has led to a long and fruitful 

tenure as a Canterbury Rugby 

League premiers referee. 

“One of my sons started playing 

league, I was going to trainings 

and giving them a hand,” 

Mataiti recalls. 

“The following year I did a bit 

of coaching, then about a year 

after that CRL sent out a message 

to the clubs looking for junior 

refs. 

“It was about my third year of 

refereeing when I did my first 

senior games.” 

He began playing for Shirley 

Hawks as a 9-year-old after moving 

into the area. 

He played for the Hawks until 

the 13s, joined Papanui Tigers for 

three seasons 

(the Hawks 

didn’t 

have a 

14s team 

at the 

time) 

and 

turned out for Shirley Boys’ High, 

and after a break of a few years 

returned to the Shirley club for 

three seasons in the senior grades 

before injury intervened. 

After honing his refereeing 

craft in the lower grades, Mataiti 

was elevated to Massetti Cup 

duty in 2012. His debut 

in CRL’s top flight 

remains one of his most 

memorable matches. 

“You always 

remember your first 

premiers game and 

for me it was the 

grand finalists 

from the previous 

year, so that was a 

little bit daunting 

– Celebration 

versus Halswell 

at Cuthberts 

Green. 

“I was pretty 

nervous. It 

didn’t go too 

bad, so 

that 

one 

stands out. 

“I’ve also done a women’s 

championship final, it was good 

to be involved with that. I had a 

couple of 18s finals – the finals 

are the big ones. And I’ve run a 

few lines, for Jason Wilson for a 

New Zealand versus Australian 

Universities match, and at a 

couple of the national finals at 

NZRL junior tournaments.” 

While he’s been a permanent 

fixture as the man in the middle 

of premiers matches for more 

than a decade, many supporters 

will have memories of Mataiti 

haring down the touchline with 

flag in hand at a string of Pat 

Smith Trophy deciders in recent 

years. 

“Last year’s grand final was 

pretty memorable in that it 

went down to the last play of the 

game to win it – it’s been pretty 

awesome to be involved as a 

touch judge in a few grand finals 

as well.” 

Referees embark on a long 

learning curve before achieving 

those sort of appointments, 

however, and guidance and 

mentorship is a vital part of any 

whistle-blower’s progression. 

Mataiti singled out a couple 

of Canterbury’s most respected 

referees of the modern era 

as being especially helpful in 

showing him the ropes and 

accelerating his education as a 

match official. 

“Steve Toms, he was a very 

good referee and he gave me a lot 

of support in those early years, all 

the way through. 

“The rugby league community 

would say in the last 15 years 

Adam Burns would be the 

benchmark for refereeing, and 

he was also really valuable in 

guiding me and being someone 

to watch and aspire to.” 

But every referee moulds their 

own style – though generally 

speaking, Mataiti says, there are 

two types: a referee’s referee and a 

player’s referee. 

The genial, measured Mataiti is 

‘I consider myself a player’s referee rather than someone 

who’s too dogmatic on the rules’ – Daryl Mataiti 

confident about which category 

he falls into. 

“I suppose I’m more in the 

mould of a player’s referee in 

terms of I’m a bit more patient 

and tolerant with players than 

some referees are. 

“I try to get more of a feel 

for the game than be pedantic 

about the rules. I consider myself 

a player’s referee rather than 

someone who’s too dogmatic on 

the rules.” 

While an appeal from 

Canterbury Rugby League for 

junior refs was Mataiti’s sliding 

doors moment, remaining in 

the ranks for as long as he has 

requires plenty of motivation and 

dedication. 

“I actually enjoy being put 

under pressure,” he said. 

Ruby Tui to play sevens in US 

BLACK FERNS star Ruby Tui 

will spend her sabbatical playing 

sevens in the United States. 

Tui played for University of 

Canterbury in 2010 before she 

made the Black Ferns sevens 

team in 2012. The World Cup 

winner and Olympic gold medallist 

has now signed up for the 

Premier Rugby Sevens. 

The competition is held over 

multiple tournaments with the 

men’s and women’s teams vying 

for one trophy. 

Tui said she was thrilled to be 

involved in competition which 

provided equal opportunities for 

men and women. 

“I’ve been a massive fan of 

Premier Rugby Sevens and what 

they’ve done for women’s rugby 

since they formed in 2021 in the 

United States. 

“To help grow our game 

around the world, especially in 

a place like the US, is an opportunity 

I take very seriously. PR7s 

has an awesome model for their 

competition, with equal pay and 

opportunity for men and women. 

And I’m absolutely buzzing 

to play some sevens again.” 

Tui, 31, recently announced 

she was re-signing with New 

Zealand Rugby for another two 

years, but she would take an immediate 

sabbatical. 

She will miss the Black Ferns 

test against Australia on 29 June 

in Brisbane due to her playing 

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She had taken a break from 

playing after the World Cup to 

pursue media opportunities and 

sat out Super Rugby Aupiki. 

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Australia, but she wanted to stay 

in New Zealand if possible. 

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be confirmed. There are eight 

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Scannell was delighted to have 

secured Tui’s services. 

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and compete in Premier 

Rugby Sevens at the height 

of her playing career is an 

unprecedented historic moment 

for the sport of rugby and 

women’s sports across the 

United States,” Scannell said. 

“She has already captured the 

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highs and lows of refereeing 

“You’re right in the middle of 

things out there in those games 

and both teams are putting pressure 

on you, things are happening 

fast, at pace, you’re fatigued. I 

enjoy being in that environment 

and testing myself to see how 

well I can perform under those 

positions. 

“Like players, sometimes you 

come off the field as a referee and 

think, ‘gee, I could’ve gone a bit 

better than that today’. There’s 

other times you come off and 

think, ‘man, I had a really good 

game today and there was a 

couple of really tough calls that I 

got right’. 

“I think that’s a part of why 

I’m still involved – being a part 

of the game as much as possible 

at the highest level and challenging 

yourself.” 

The more difficult aspects of 

officiating can be exacerbated by 

the level of scrutiny NRL referees 

come under from coaches, media 

and fans – and the level of dissection 

frame-by-frame coverage 

allows. 

While the stakes might not be 

as high, it can be overlooked that 

grassroots referees don’t have the 

advantages those at the elite level 

do and other misconceptions can 

make things unnecessarily tough 

for our officials. 

“There’s some different rules 

in the NRL to local footy and 

people aren’t always aware of 

those, so they’ll see something 

and think the referee or touch 

judge should make a particular 

call when that’s not the case,” 

Mataiti says. 

“You see replays and multiple 

angles on TV, so there’s that 

expectation on Saturdays that 

the guys out in the middle and 

running the lines should be able 

to get every call spot on. The 

reality is you’re obstructed, or 

something happens and you’re 

not watching that particular part 

of the field. 

“I feel there is that scrutiny. 

How many times do we see an 

NRL game with a wrong call, 

there’s a captain’s challenge, and 

the decision is overturned? It 

doesn’t always feel that forgiving 

of referees (for making an incorrect 

call) locally.” 

But in terms of respect from 

players, coaches and supporters 

in the Canterbury Rugby League 

sphere, Mataiti believes referees 

are treated better now than in 

the past. 

He’s realistic about the contentious 

and competitive nature 

of sport, but it’s important our 

officials are protected. 

“I’d have to say in the last three 

or four years, generally it has 

improved. If you go back further 

than that, five-plus years, there 

were quite a few incidents during 

a season where the ways referees 

and touch judges were abused 

was totally unacceptable. 

“Referees do understand that in 

Spectator punches, kicks referee 

This was the damage 

done to assistant referee 

Khoder Yaghi after 

he was punched and 

kicked in the head by a 

spectator at a football 

match in Sydney last 

Friday night. 

The incident has gone 

global after the assault 

was filmed and put on 

social media. 

Amateur boxer Adam 

Abdullah, 25, is facing 

charges of allegedly 

wounding a person with 

intent to cause grievous 

bodily harm and affray. 

It has since emerged 

Abdullah played for the 

the heat of the moment, players 

and (people on the) sidelines will 

see something they really react to, 

but having said that there’s a line 

they shouldn’t cross. 

“When there were quite a few 

incidents happening, they were 

dealt with properly – suspensions 

were handed out to supporters 

and players. I feel that 

filtered through so that players, 

coaches and supporters had a 

better awareness of what wasn’t 

acceptable.” 

The bottom line is, in rugby 

same southwest Sydney 

club – the Greenacre Eagles 

– as a celebrity chauffeur 

who was shot dead 

league as with every code, that 

without referees, there is no 

game. And more officials – 

proudly supported in Canterbury 

by NZ MEP Fabrications in 

2023 – are always needed. 

Mataiti implores anyone 

thinking about dipping their 

toe into refereeing to give it a 

crack for an experience that is as 

rewarding as it is challenging. 

“Refereeing means you’re still 

a really active part in the game. 

For players who don’t have the 

time to commit to playing, or 

at close range outside a 

MMA gym in March in 

what has been described 

as an underworld hit. 

perhaps are not as physically able 

as they were, when you’re refereeing 

you don’t get the same sort 

of injuries but you’re right in the 

middle of things and a big part 

of what is a really high-quality 

game. 

“And there are pathways 

– some refs who are in 

Christchurch are part of doing 

NRL games and lines as well so 

there are opportunities available 

for referees who want to take it 

further.” 

– Canterbury Rugby League 

St Andrew’s face defending champs 

in first match of revised premiership 

• By Jaime Cunningham 

THE NEW-LOOK Miles Toyota 

Premiership returns with a 

clash between two high school 

rugby giants on Saturday – 

and significant changes to the 

competition. 

St Andrew’s College host 

reigning champions Nelson 

College in the first game of the 

competition after a large preseason 

build up for both teams. 

The match will be played a 

week earlier than other first 

round games due to a clash with 

Nelson College’s quadrangular 

tournament between Christ’s 

College, Whanganui Collegiate 

and Wellington College later in 

the season. 

St Andrew’s go into the 

match off the back of their own 

Presbyterian quadrangular 

tournament with Saint Kentigern 

College, Lindisfarne College and 

Scots College last week. 

St Andrew’s beat Lindisfarne 

38-12 to finish third in the 

tournament, with Auckland’s 

Saint Kentigern taking the title. 

St Andrew’s will look to return 

to title contention with an upset 

win over Nelson. They only 

made the plate final last year, 

FOCUS: St Andrew’s College, pictured playing Scots College in their quadrangular 

tournament last week, face defending champions Nelson College in the first match of the 

Miles Toyota Premiership on Saturday. 

PHOTO: ST ANDREW’S COLLEGE 

which they narrowly lost 38-36 

to Shirley Boys’ High. 

Nelson College travel to 

Christchurch for a second 

week in a row following a 

closely contested game of three 

halves against St Thomas’ of 

Canterbury College and St 

Bede’s College. Nelson, who beat 

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Miles Toyota Championship 

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Malborough Boys’ College, 

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The teams, plus St Andrew’s 

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Canterbury Rugby announced 

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Canterbury Rugby split 

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•St Andrew’s take on Nelson 

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licensed carpenter 

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Phone John on 0800 

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Phil Mauger 

David Meates 

The Wizard 

• By Susan Sandys 

climate change. 

Phil Mauger 

THURSDAY, MAY 5, 20 2 

co necting you with your neighbourh od 

w.starnews.co.nz 

David Meates 

1 – 3 July 

20 2 


in Cambridge, the talented t enagers 

made sm oth transition to November, so her progre s has 

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THEY MIGHT not stand out the age group road race national b en remarkable. 

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in the past 20 years,” said Sayers’ 

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championships inside Cycling The 13-year-old only joined coach Te ry Gyde. 

New Zealand’s flagship velodrome the Canterbury Track Cycling • Turn to page 5 

• By Chris Barclay 

DOUBLE TIME: Amelia Sykes defended her under-19 time trial title a the age group road race national championships. 

PHOTO (right): GRANT HA RIS PHOTOGRAPHY 

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w.starnews.co.nz 

1 – 3 July 

20 2 


in Cambridge, the talented t enagers 

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w ekend, to b ost her national of us we couldn’ think of anyone 

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The 13-year-old only joined coach Te ry Gyde. 

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Racers set blistering 

pace on two wheels 

THEY MIGHT not stand out 

riding to and from sch ol the roads of New Brighton or 

Avondale, but Amelia Sykes and 

Shaylah Sayers are already on the 

fas track to su ce sful cycling 

car ers. 

After dominating thei respective 

categories a the track national 

championships inside Cycling 

New Zealand’s flagship velodrome 

DOUBLE TIME: Amelia Sykes defended her under-19 time trial title a the age group road race national championships. 

PHOTO (right): GRANT HA RIS PHOTOGRAPHY 

Jayne and I would like to thank you for the work you’ve done to get us where 

we are today. Bit of a blu rea ly. Every step in the proce s has gone into 

achieving the resul today that exc eded our expectations. The detail and 

profe sionalism has b en on point. Staging, photography, the video along 

with marketing campaign leading to a great property presen the market. These aspects a l se the scene perfectly for the open homes and 

visits leading to today’s outstanding auction result. Quiet nigh tonight but 

sure there wi l be a few celebratory drinks later in the w ek. 

New perspective 

on life for 

Chris Cairns – page 12 

Templeton hints at 

mayoralty bid 

No candidate from 

The People’s Choice 

CITY COUNCILLOR Sara Templeton is 

reassessing her previous decision no to 

stand for the mayoralty. 

The Heathcote Ward representative said 

the city n eded a future-focused mayor, 

particularly in light of the threat of 

Racers set blistering 

pace on two wheels 

New perspective 

on life for 

Chris Cairns – page 12 

Templeton hints at 

mayoralty bid 

No candidate from 

The People’s Choice 

• By Susan Sandys 

CITY COUNCILLOR Sara Templeton is 

rea se sing her previous decision not to 

stand for the mayoralty. 

The Heathcote Ward representative said 

the city n eded a future-focused mayor, 

particularly in light of the threat of 

climate change. 

It comes as left-leaning The People’s 

Choice says it wi l not field a candidate. 

The only candidates confirmed a this 

stage are fe low city counci lor 

Phil Mauger, and The Wizard. Former 

health board bo s David Meates 

is considering standing. 


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, 

WHAT S 

ON 

To add a listing, contact 

Jo Fuller 03 379 7100 or 

027 458 8590 

jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi 

www.star.kiwi/whatson 

PAVILION CAFE OPEN DAILY FROM 8AM 

LEGENDS BAR OPEN DAILY FROM 10AM 

MAIN RECEPTION HOURS DAILY FROM 9AM. MONDAY & TUESDAY 

UNTIL 5PM AND WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY UNTIL 8PM 

NEXT SUNDAY 

Pavilion 

MOTHER'S DAY 

BRUNCH 

Mum receives a 

complimentary regular 

coffee when dining 

with family 

Live Music 

JO's KARAOKE 

7PM FRIDAY 

IAN MAC 

8PM SATURDAY 

VICKI DOWNES 

3PM SUNDAY 

$35pp 

Kids under 12 

eat for 

$2 per year 

of age 

Lunch & 

Dinner 

bookings 

available 

WITH NEW ZEALAND LEGENDARY COUNTRY ARTISTS 

10AM 

TUESDAY 

13 JUNE 

FOR 10 WEEKS 

SATURDAY 27th MAY 

7.30PM 

Tickets $25 

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www.nzhighwaymen.com 

85A HEREFORD STREET 

OPEN MON-SAT FROM 5PM 

THURSDAY 

7PM 

FRIDAY 

10.30PM 

SATURDAY 

10.30PM 

QUIZ with Simon Kingsley 

Holmes & Georgia West Cahill 

D'SENDANTZ 

UNCOVERED 

MICKY'S KITCHEN 

PRESENTS THE BEST 

THAI + IRISH 

FARE IN TOWN! 

For bookings or enquiries: 

info@mickyfinns.co.nz 

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GIG GUIDE 

Thursday 4 to Wednesday 10 May 2023 

12 BAR, 342 St Asaph St: Friday 8pm - 

Loveta with special guests Wulfie & Madeline, 

tickets at undertheradar.co.nz. Saturday 10pm - 

No Scrubs 90s/00s Party, tickets at bit.ly. 

ARMADILLO'S BECKENHAM, 155 

Colombo St: Saturday 9pm - Mama Rock. 

A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St: 

Wednesday 7pm – Dig The Gig University of 

Canty Band Competition, House Band Con 

Carne, Heat 1 feat Tealskie, Big Angry, In The 

City, and Crown, free Sal’s Pizza from 7pm, free 

entry. Thursday 8pm – Open Mic on the Big 

Stage, all welcome, all backline provided incl 

drums and piano, free. Friday 8pm – Full Moon 

Friday with Rock from Passenger trio, The 

Deadlights, and Bad Revivals, free. Saturday 

7.30pm – Love Shack 80’s Super Band (WTN), 

Live in Christchurch, super 80’s party night, 

tickets $35+BF from Eventfinda.co.nz, selling 

fast. Sunday 1pm – Jazz Jam feat house band 

Chicks from Corea, all welcome, free; 5pm – 

NZ Music Month Show feat Little Walk and 

guests Aura, free. Monday 7pm – Believe It or 

Not Quiz, free; 

BARN DANCE, St Christopher's Anglican 

Church: Saturday 7pm - Community event 

feat. Theo & G Barndance Duo, $5 entry. 

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

8pm - The Wax Birds. Friday 8pm - Amber 

Carly Williams; 10.30pm - Jinx Duo. Saturday 

8pm - Alice Tanner; 10.30pm - Mirrors Duo. 

BRIDIE'S BAR, 401 Worcester St: Saturday 

3pm - Speedboat. 

CASHMERE CLUB, 50 Colombo St: 

Saturday 7.30pm - Mainland Big Band. 

CHCH CITY CHORUS, McCombs 

Auditorium, Cashmere High School, 61 

Barrington St: Saturday 3pm - A Cappella 

ConnectioNZ pre-national contest concert with 

special guests Ritmo Pilipino, Quartets, MC 

Grant McGrath, tickets at Humantix or door 

sales. 

CHCH FOLK MUSIC CLUB, Irish Society 

Hall, 29 Domain Tce: Sunday 7.30pm - 

Andrew White. 

FAT EDDIES, 76 Hereford St: Thursday 6pm 

- Ed's Jazz Club feat. Under the Kitchen Sink; 

9pm - Black & Gold. Friday 4.30pm - Zoe & 

Liam; 8.30pm - Mirrors; Midnight - Chilton 

House. Saturday 4.30pm - Steven Gill; 8pm - 

HeadRush; 11.30pm - Diamond Blue. 

HORNBY CLUB, 17 Carmen Rd: Friday 

7pm - Jo's Karaoke. Saturday 8 - Ian Mac. 

Sunday 3pm - Vicki Downes. 

LIVE MUSIC 

LIEDERTAFEL MALE VOICE CHOIR, St 

Andrew's College Chapel, 347 Papanui 

Rd: Sunday 2.15pm - "A Tour of the British 

Isles” in concert under the musical direction of 

Thomas Woodfield. Door sales only $25pp 

includes a programme. 

LITTLE BROWN JUG, 290 Wairakei Rd: 

Friday 7pm - The Meaniez. 

LYTTELTON CLUB 328, 23 Dublin St, 

Lyttelton: Saturday 20 May - Tracy 

Rockhouse. Sunday 2pm - Live Jazz with 

Vintage Blue. 

MICKY FINN'S, 85a Hereford St: Thursday 

7pm - Quiz. Friday 10.30pm - D'Sendantz. 

Saturday 10.30pm - Uncovered. 

NEW BRIGHTON CLUB, 202 Marine Pde: 

Friday 7pm - Level 6. 

RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118 Racecourse 

Rdl: Friday 7pm - DJ Chick Karaoke. 

RICHMOND CLUB, 'The Borough', 75 

London St: Friday 7pm - Absolut. Saturday 

7pm - MindBlank. Sunday 3pm - DT Music. 

ROSE & THISTLE, 24a Main North Rd: 

Friday 8.30pm - A&J Karaoke. Saturday 8.30pm 

- Shameless Two. 

SHARKEY'S BAR, 96 Hoon Hay Rd: 

Thursday & Friday 7pm - Nautilus. Saturday - 

$100 Karaoke. Sunday 4pm - Open Mic with 

Ritchie Gillies. 

TEMP'S BAR, 21 Goulding Ave: Saturday 

8.30pm - Titanic. 

THE BELFAST TAVERN (THE PEG), 899 

Main North Rd: Friday 8pm - Hired Guns. 

THE BOG, 50 Victoria St: Thursday 7pm - 

Quiz. Friday 6pm - Kirsty McCorkindale; 10pm 

- Keenan's Revenge. Saturday 7pm - Joellee; 

11pm - Level 6. Sunday 5pm - The Meaniez. 

THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd: 

Wednesday 9pm - Titanic. 

THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd: 

Thursday 7pm - 'Sing Your Heart Out" Cylone 

Fundraiser. Friday 9.30pm - Decoy Duck. 

Saturday 9.30pm - Girl From Mars. 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. 

THIS FRIDAY 

7-11PM 

LEVEL 

6 

playing 

SHUTTLE OPERATING 

BISTRO IS OPEN TUES TO SAT 

12pm-2pm and from 5pm 

& SUNDAY with limited menu 

202 Marine Pde - Ph 388-9416 

www.newbrightonclub.co.nz 

Members, guests & affiliates welcome 

RESTAURANT & CAFÉ 

WEEKEND 

BRUNCH 

FAMILY 

FRIENDLY 

SENIOR'S 

LUNCH 

SPECIAL 

SATURDAY 

& SUNDAY 

8.30am-2pm 

Great Kids menu 

plus designated 

play room 

$25 

AMAZING 

SELECTION 

PLUS A SPECIAL 

KID'S MENU 

Two courses 

Soup/Roast or 

Roast/Dessert 

$13 

‘Famous 

for their 

roasts!’ 

$ 20 

ALL 

Kid’s 

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Two courses 

Lunch only 

Monday - Saturday 

12pm - 2.30pm 

Conditions apply 

THE ENTERTAINMENT HUB OF THE NORTH 

The 

RACECOURSE HOTEL 

& Motorlodge 

118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn, 

Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150 

www.racecoursehotel.co.nz 

it's the 

80S 

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Christchurch, NZ 

BRIDIE'S BAR 

SAVE THE DATE! 

Sunday 14th May 

Make Mum's day 

an surprise her with 

a Bubbly Brunch or 

a Special Dinner! 

BISTRO OPEN 

WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY 

LUNCH from 12pm 

DINNER from 5pm 

Closed Mondays & Tuesdays 

HOUSIE 

MONDAYS 7PM & 

THURSDAYS 12.30PM 

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FREE desserts 

for Mums T&C's apply 

$5 MUMosas 

served all day 

Brunch special 

served from 8am 

BRIDIE'S BAR & BISTRO | 401 WORCESTER ST 

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

FRIDAY 

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MAY 

7PM 

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WHAT’S ON AT THE RICHMOND CLUB 

FRIDAY 7PM 

SATURDAY 7PM 

SUNDAY 3PM 

RAFFLES 

Thursday 

4.30pm 

Friday 4.30pm 

75 London St, 

Richmond 

Christchurch 8013 

P: 03 389 5778 

ABSOLUT 

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DT MUSIC 

Saturday 4pm 

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28 The Star Thursday May 4 2023

Authorised by T Summerfield, 2/142 Fe ry Road, Christchurch 801 

• By Jaime Cunningham 

But the 16-year-old is now 

one of New Zealand’s most 

kayaking over the winter to 

improve my fitness and my 

IN A SOCIATION WITH 

event a the Canterbury surf 

life saving championships in 

under-18 events a the New 

Zealand and Oceania canoe 

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THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2023 

connecting you with your neighbourhood 

www.starnews.co.nz 

30 Jun 

- 2 Jul 

2023 


MESHOW 

Thursday, May 4, 2023 


Paddle to the metal 

on the lake – and surf 

DYLAN MONK only took up 

flatwater kayaking to keep fit 

for surf life saving. 

life saving, which I’ve done for 

seven years.” 

The South Brighton surf life 

saver won the under-17 surf ski 

promising sprint kayakers with 

15 national, Oceania and Asia 

February – while training for 

sprint kayak events. 

Pacific titles 11 months after 

taking up the sport. 

“I only really started 

Monk, who represents Arawa 

Canoe Club, had 20 podium 

finishes across under-16 and 

paddling for surf ski,” he 

said. 

“I got into i through surf 

sprint championships and Asia 

Pacific Sprint Cup on Lake 

Karapiro two weeks ago. 


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TRACY 

SUMMERFIELD 

FOR WIGRAM 

Now inside your local 

community paper 

With a name like Smiths City, ordinary is right there in our name. 

But it’s never been in our nature. At the first sign of ordinary, we 

try to do the opposite. 

There’s no such thing as an ordinary bed, or an ordinary oven or 

fridge – and that’s why we don’t sell ordinary products. If you’re 

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$899 

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TOTAL PAYMENT: $993 

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you want to test one 

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Valid until 30th May 2023. 

was 

$ 

6799 

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10.5” WiFi 64GB - Grey 

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$ 

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PER 

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was 

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The Star: May 04, 2023

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