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Thief stopped in tracks
Police tell
tradies to
let him go
• By Raphael Franks
A BUSINESS OWNER and tradies who
performed a citizen’s arrest by tackling a
thief to the ground after he allegedly stole
motorcycle parts are disappointed with the
police response.
When Mike Creedy (in orange) stopped
to visit the Christchurch motorcycle store
about 3pm on Monday, four men were
running after an alleged thief.
Creedy tackled him to the ground and
phoned police.
“The guy was running down the middle
of the street with an arm load of stuff.
I took a couple more steps and stopped
him,” Creedy said.
“He put up a big fight. I just had enough.
“I put him in a headlock, sort of tripped
him backwards and put him on the
ground on his back.
“That was enough for the four guys, one
on each arm and one on each leg to actually
hold him down.
“He kept yelling: ‘If the police come I’m
going to go back to prison’.”
But police told Creedy and his workmates
to “let him go”.
“The police asked if he had any weapons
and I said: ‘Not that I can see’.
“I’m disappointed in the police. We had
the guy, he could have been prosecuted,
but he got away scot-free.”
•Turn to page 4
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Casino gives away nearly $500k..................4
Rebels pad take-over..............................................5
Report on 85yo’s tragic death...................6-7
Ukrainian builds a new life..........................8-9
Gang president jailed..........................................10
Letters...........................................................................13-14
Dad succumbs to cancer battle................14
Top four spot likely for HSOB.........................22
Rowers set sights on Paris............................... 24
Gardening.......................................................................25
Classified............................................................... 26-31
Gig guide........................................................................31
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THE DEMANDS of professional
sport put paid to the chance of
a parade to mark the Crusaders
seventh straight Super Rugby
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City council staff had discussions
with Crusaders management
about hosting a parade to
acknowledge the team’s achievement,
after they beat the Chiefs
in a thriller in Hamilton.
But a large number of players
were required to assemble with
the All Blacks from Tuesday.
Crusaders chief executive
Colin Mansbridge said while the
team would have loved one last
chance to celebrate with their
fans, logistics and timing meant
it was “just not possible”.
“It was fantastic to see so many
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on Sunday to welcome the boys
home. While a parade would
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possible with our guys dispersing
from Tuesday,”he said.
“We can’t thank fans from
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season and can’t wait to do it all
again in 2024.”
The Crusaders are looking at
options in the coming days to
display the Super Rugby Pacific
trophy publicly.
Mayor Phil Mauger said the
game on Saturday night was
simply outstanding.
“It’s a shame we won’t get the
opportunity to thank the team,
management and support staff
with a victory parade but the
whole region is mightily proud of
them all.”
SEVENTH STRAIGHT TITLE:
Fans at Christchurch Airport
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home on Sunday.
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Thursday June 29 2023 The Star
NEWS 3
In Brief
Rates, water excess
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Residential rates have increased
by an average of 6.6 per cent in
Christchurch. The decision was
confirmed by city councillors
on Tuesday and a $1.5 billion
budget approved for the
upcoming 2023/24 year. But
homeowners in some of the
city’s poorest areas including
Woolston, Bexley, Bromley,
Aranui, and New Brighton are
facing double-figure increases
as their property values
increased higher than the city
average. Business properties
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New name for
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‘Appears the police
can’t look after us’
Lane Todd
•From page 1
Said Creedy: “We just stepped
back and let him go and he took
off down the street.”
Christchurch Metro Area
Commander Superintendent
Lane Todd said police couldn’t
attend every call-out “due to the
nature of police work”.
Todd said police had to
prioritise cases where life or
safety was at
risk and other
calls at the
time were more
important.
“Police staff
were called to
several highpriority
family
harm events
while this theft was occurring,”
he said.
“The advice from the police
emergency call-taker at the
time to ‘let the offender go’
was to ensure the safety of the
witnesses.”
But the affected business
owner, who did not want to
be named, said it appeared
police “couldn’t be bothered”
responding.
“It’s hard enough as it is
without people taking stuff. We
were disappointed [with the
police response],” he said.
CAUGHT: The alleged thief
said he would “go back
to prison” if the police
arrested him.
“Where’s the protection for
the people offended against? It’s
poor. It appears the police can’t
look after us.”
The owner said officers contacted
him, saying he could file
a report online, which he would
do.
Todd said police would continue
to investigate the matter.
“Fortunately, staff at the business
were able to retrieve the
stolen property.”
Creedy’s boss in Auckland,
David Clarkson, praised him
for his quick action, saying he
understood it was a “fantastic
tackle, apparently”.
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Hundreds of community
organisations hit jackpot
Brett
Anderson
COMMUNITY organisations
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Christchurch Casino’s
Charitable Community Trust.
More than 500 organisations
applied for 335 of them receiving
grants ranging from $200 to
$15,000.
Christchurch Casino chief
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wanted to have a
bigger impact this
year.
“We know they
are doing great
work for the community
with limited
resources, so
we believed it was
important for us
to help support them,” he said.
The grants focused on organisations
which cater for youth,
the community and well-being.
Schools and sports clubs were
the big beneficiaries this year.
“We supported every toy
library who applied for funding
this year. Surf clubs were
another group we made sure to
assist,” said Anderson.
Some community groups
which benefited from donations
included the Village Community
Centre, the Canterbury West
GIVE BACK: Christchurch Casino’s Charitable
Community Trust made grants to 335 organisations.
Coast Air Rescue Trust, Papuni
Boxing Ōtautahi Academy, the
Christchurch Ballers Club Trust
and Volunteering Canterbury.
Community trust trustee
Barry Corbett said they felt very
fortunate to help the groups.
“What a great city I live in.
Look at all these wonderful
organisations doing great work,”
he said.
Advocacy organisation
Brackenridge, which supports
people with intellectual
disabilities and autism, also
received funds, which it will
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people in the community.
A grant to GKR Karate will
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Comancheros take over Rebels pad
• By Kurt Bayer and Sam
Sherwood
THE COMANCHEROS have
a new Christchurch gang pad,
taking over the old Rebels MC
clubhouse just weeks after
patching over the entire local
chapter.
Earlier this month, the NZ
Herald revealed the Comancheros
enveloped the Rebels and
bolstered its ranks with their
once rival members.
A new photograph obtained
by the Herald showed former
patched Christchurch Rebels
member Jarrad Singer in Comancheros
colours.
The Rebels MC has operated
out of a fortified headquarters in
an industrial cul-de-sac in the
Woolston in recent times.
After the sudden patching
over, its large ‘Rebels MC
Christchurch’ sign, with the
gang’s confederate flag, grinning
skull and 1% symbol, was swiftly
taken down from the heavily
secured, high-fenced building.
But yesterday, the Comancheros
were advertising its new
presence in the Garden City.
A large sign was put up overnight
on Tuesday, declaring,
‘Comancheros Motorcycle Club’
and the gang’s insignia.
It’s understood police are
keeping close tabs on the latest
development.
“We are aware of the development
and are monitoring the
situation,” Detective Inspector
Greg Murton said.
Comancheros gang member
numbers have been low in Canterbury
in recent times.
The gang didn’t appear to have
had a specific pad or clubhouse
before now.
Last month, a posse of Rebels
rolled south to Timaru and
straight into the much-envied
clubhouse of old bikie gang, the
Devils Henchmen.
Armed with shotguns, it’s
understood they took over the
gang pad and kicked out their
southern rivals.
Within hours, a Rebels flag
NEW LOOK:
Former Rebels
MC Christchurch
gang member
Jarrad Singer wears
new colours after
patching over to
the Comancheros.
Right – the
Comancheros have
taken over the
Rebels MC’s old
Christchurch gang
pad. Three weeks
ago, the building
was clearly the
Rebels. PHOTOS:
GEORGE HEARD/
NZ HERALD
was draped from the top-floor
balcony sparking days of tense
activity in Timaru, with police
on high alert.
However, over the next few
days, the Henchmen brokered
a deal to sell the property to the
Timaru City Council for more
than $1 million, which resulted
in the red-faced Rebels being
booted out and the buildings being
demolished by bulldozers.
The patching over is
understood to have been a
humiliation for the Rebels, an
outlaw motorcycle club that
originated across the ditch and is
among the biggest in Australia.
–NZ Herald
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Coroner looks into tragic case of
• By Sam Sherwood
AN ELDERLY woman who was
missing for eight weeks before
she was found dead in bush
near the Bridle Path likely died
“within a day or so”, a coroner’s
report reveals.
Shirley Warrington, 85, went
missing on the evening of July
10, 2021, after going for a drive
with her husband, Wallace
Warrington.
Despite a large-scale search,
she was not found until
September 6. Her husband died
two days before she was found.
Coroner Heather McKenzie
reviewed Shirley’s death and
decided not to open an inquiry,
noting it would not yield
evidence disclosing the more
specific circumstances leading to
her death.
The coroner’s report said
both Shirley and her husband
had symptoms consistent with
dementia, which affected their
daily lives.
On July 10, they went for a
drive and were seen by police in
Rolleston at 7.20pm when their
driving came to the attention of
another motorist. About 8.30pm
their vehicle was seen on a traffic
camera travelling on Tunnel Rd,
Ferrymead.
At some point, Shirley left
the car and at about 10.20pm
SEARCH: Shirley Warrington’s body was found about 15m
from the Bridle Path.
PHOTO: GEORGE HEARD
the vehicle was seen on a traffic
camera travelling on Bridle
Path Rd in Ferrymead with one
occupant. The car was then seen
on multiple cameras with just
one occupant between 1.50am
and 2.20am on July 11.
The report said the
temperature was “sub-zero” the
night of July 10 to 11. About
10.30am on July 11, Wallace told
his daughter he did not know
where his wife was and police
spoke to him.
He was unable to recall the
circumstances of her leaving
the car, and where she did so.
A large-scale search and rescue
operation then began.
More than 40 people and
several police dogs combed
Ferrymead, the surrounding
areas, bush tracks and waterways
for her.
On September 6, Shirley was
found about 15m from the Bridle
Path track in Heathcote. She
was down a bank in an area of
“reasonably dense bush”.
A forensic pathologist did an
autopsy on Shirley the following
day. The pathologist believed she
died from probable hypothermia
in a person with cardiovascular
disease, lung disease, and
dementia. She had no identifiable
injuries.
The pathologist concluded she
was likely to have died “within
a day or so” of being reported
missing.
“Based on the autopsy findings
and the circumstances surrounding
the death, as currently
understood, death most likely
resulted from exposure to the
cold with her underlying health
problems hastening death under
the stress of environmental
exposure. Given the lack
of identifiable injuries,
she is unlikely to have
fallen off the cliff,”
the pathologist
said.
The police
investigation
found there was
nothing suspicious
about Shirley’s
death.
Her family made
a complaint to the
Independent Police Conduct
Authority relating
to the search and
rescue effort. The
IPCA advised
the coroner
that police
had spoken
with
Shirley’s
son to
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explain the actions they took in
response to her going missing.
The son had acknowledged the
explanation and had the officer’s
contact details for any
further questions
in the future,
the report
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missing 85-year-old
The IPCA believed it was
an “appropriate response” to
the complaint, and no further
action was taken. Reviews were
also carried out on the missing
person investigation and the
search and rescue operation.
McKenzie said no concerns
had been raised in the coronial
jurisdiction by Shirley’s
family and there was nothing
suspicious or “relevantly
concerning” about the
circumstances in which she left
the car.
“I am satisfied that opening an
inquiry would not yield evidence
disclosing the more specific
circumstances leading up to Mrs
Warrington’s death. This is due
to Mr Warrington being unable
to recall the circumstances in
which Mrs Warrington left
the vehicle and where she did
so [Mr Warrington cannot
now be asked for any further
information, if he were able to
provide it]; the search and rescue
operation which examined
this to the extent it could in
real time; the extensive traffic
camera analysis; and there being
no witnesses apart from Mr
Warrington to Mrs Warrington
leaving the car.”
–NZ Herald
‘Traumatic’ wait for mum to be found
• By Sam Sherwood
SHIRLEY Warrington’s
daughter Karen Colville
visits the area where she was
found every Mother’s Day and
birthday, leaving flowers by a
tree.
She said the eight-week wait
for her body to be found was
“traumatic”. She said a group of
family members were parked
in a car park a short distance
from where Shirley would
later be found, a day after her
disappearance.
“[They] were trying to figure
out where to go next and she
was right there, but we had no
indication, all we got told was
Ferrymead . . . so, of course,
you search everywhere around
Ferrymead. “It was like oh, my
gosh, we were so close but yet so
far and it was no one’s fault.”
She felt a sense of relief the
morning she got the call from
police to say
Shirley had been
found, having
read about
families still
searching for
loved ones more
than 10 years on.
Karen
Colville
Colville said
she had thought
over various
explanations for what had
happened.
“At the time when she went
missing, I would say to the police
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how about we look out at
rivers, you hear of people they
might’ve got picked up and
dumped, that was the first thing
in my mind.
“[She may have been] hiding
in a house, someone had taken
her in and with her dementia she
wouldn’t know what to say, they
wouldn’t get anything out of her,
she could’ve been anywhere,
could’ve been washed up on a
beach.”
Colville had hoped to get a
more definite time of how long
Shirley was missing before she
died.
“In your mind, you think:
‘How long did she lie there
trying to call out for help?’ That’s
always been in my mind – was it
OPERATION: Despite a
large-scale search, Shirley
Warrington’s body was not
found for eight weeks.
PHOTO: GEORGE HEARD
the first night, did the frost get
her? The worst part is every time
I look out to the Port Hills, it’s
that thought because you always
look out there when you’re
looking for her, it’s just one of
those things.”
Colville would visit the couple
every week. She knew her
mother had dementia, but she
was not going to split the couple
up to put her in a dementia
home.
“That wasn’t the right thing to
do, they were happy. They’d been
married 10 years and you could
still talk to her. I always made
them laugh.”
She thanked the police for
their work and said the report
gave her some closure.
Thursday June 29 2023 The Star
NEWS 7
School
told to
cut roll
• By Niva Chittock
THE NUMBER of pupils at
Chisnallwood Intermediate in
Avondale will be cut.
The school has a roll of about
600 students.
Following the February 22,
2011, earthquake, it was told to
close but the local community
fought back, keeping it open
on the condition it would be
reviewed again. The review was
finished last year and the school
was told it had to reduce its roll
by 200 students by March 1,
2025.
Chisnallwood submitted an
alternative 70-page proposal,
which included support from
the intermediate’s main feeder
school and a query of the ministry’s
numbers.
The proposal also addressed
Chris Hipkins’ questioning from
when he was education minister
why the 400 number was chosen.
Principal Justin Fields said the
ministry told them two weeks
ago it was sticking to its decision.
“We certainly thought we’d at
least get a compromise position,
and we’re still struggling to
understand why one wasn’t
made.” – RNZ
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Building a life in Lyttelton after
Oleksandr Stoliarov fled Russian-occupied
Kherson in southern Ukraine last year.
Now he is settling into a new life with his son.
Dylan Smits reports
A UKRAINIAN university
teacher who lived through
the Russian occupation of his
city has found a new home in
Lyttelton.
Oleksandr Stoliarov (right), a
69-year-old university teacher,
was going about his normal life
until Russian troops occupied
the city of Kherson.
With a pre-war population of
280,000, the port city’s capture
was a significant victory for
Russia.
Stoliarov now lives with his
son Max Stoliarov in Lyttelton.
Stoliarov said his life in Kherson
before the occupation “was very
good”.
“But when the war started,
living in Kherson became
impossible.”
Cut off from supply chains,
food and medicine shortages
became the norm in the city.
“People were really struggling
to find specialist medicine. There
were long queues everywhere,”
Stoliarov said.
Before the troops rolled in, he
had seen and heard the rumours
Russia was planning to invade
Kherson but did not truly
believe them. The Russians
faced little military
resistance in the city
after the Ukrainian
forces retreated to
more defendable
territory. They
PHOTOS: DYLAN SMITS
had occupied it a
week after the war
started on March 1
last year.
The Russians
immediately
took
control
of the
media
and
internet, Stoliarov said.
“Russia started to suppress
all the information sources and
provide only their point of view
on everything.
“So if you wanted to get the
real news, you had to be a bit
sneaky.”
The night the Russian convoys
entered the city, a group of
civilians armed with molotov
cocktails tried to ambush them.
Stoliarov said the locals waited
behind some trees
in a park. They
aimed to take
the soldiers by
surprise in the
dark and burn
their vehicles.
But the Russians
could see them
through their
night-vision.
“They just
killed them all
in that park,
without people
even having a
chance to do
anything. There
was 18 people
there. They didn’t
allow anyone to
take bodies. They
had to lie there
for weeks. They
use it as a sign of
threatening others of what will
happen if you resist,” Stoliarov
said.
Yet the people of Kherson did
resist, he said.
The Russian presence within
the city was light for the first two
months of the occupation.
Stoliarov said his daily routine
at the university continued,
while the Russian soldiers
mainly stuck to the outskirts of
the city.
Pro-Ukrainian activists seized
the opportunity and organised
peaceful street protests against
the occupation. Stoliarov
watched the protests online
through street cameras.
A small contingent of Russian
soldiers stood in the main
square as protestors shouted pro-
Ukrainian slogans.
Stoliarov said after the
Ukrainian revolution in 2014 –
which culminated in the ousting
of elected President Viktor
Yanukovych and the pro-Russian
government – Ukrainians “chose
the European way”.
He said the people of Kherson
do not want to join Russia.
“Russia has just been ripped
back to Soviet times in all
aspects of their lives.”
Their protests continued until
May last year when the Russians
tightened their grip on the city.
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escaping war-ravaged Ukraine
“They harshly resolved one
of the protests using guns and
grenades,” Stoliarov said.
The Russians started arresting
political activists, police officers
and anyone who had worked for
the government.
“Their destinies are unknown.
Many of them are still missing.”
The Russians introduced
an 8pm to 6am curfew and
constructed posts throughout
Kherson which were manned by
soldiers.
Stoliarov hoped the Ukrainian
troops would retake the city
quickly. But as the months
dragged on, he decided to come
to New Zealand.
He left in September. By then
the conditions in the city had
worsened significantly since the
crackdown.
“They took control over
all aspects of city life. Most
of the city services had been
paralysed.”
The occupying authorities
closed banks and ATMs and
forced people to pay for goods in
Russian rubles.
Stoliarov said this was a big
factor in his decision to leave.
“You couldn’t get Ukrainian
currency and people didn’t want
to use rubles. So basically you’re
in a situation of limbo where
there are rubles but no one is
using them.”
By the time Stoliarov left
Kherson, there was only one
civilian crossing point left on the
southern frontline.
He travelled more than 200km
to reach the border crossing
and waited in the queue for four
days.
“All those people staying in
the queue, it was scorching hot.
When people crossed into the
DAMAGED:
Oleksandr
Stoliarov fled
Kherson after
the Russian
invasion.
Left -
Stoliarov
now lives
with his
son Max in
Lyttelton.
grey zone, they basically left the
column of civilian cars to go
through then Russians just shell
them,” Stoliarov said.
After the ordeal, he crossed
the border and travelled to New
Zealand.
Stoliarov’s son applied
for a visa which grants
New Zealand residents’
Ukrainian family members a
two-year stay.
UKRAINIAN COMMUNITY DAY
Celebrate Ukraine and its people at the Papanui
RSA on Saturday. The community day will start at
3pm with some traditional music from Christchurch
Symphony Orchestra trombone player Karl
Margevka. Enjoy the festivities while learning about
the culture and trying some traditional food. Find
out more at www.facebook.com/papanuirsa.nz
Ukrainian troops eventually
liberated Kherson in November.
Stoliarov said it was a “happy
moment, but quickly it became
very sore because the situation
deteriorated dramatically”.
He said Russian shelling made
it “nearly impossible for people
to stay”in the city.
Stoliarov believes the Russians
are punishing Kherson because
the city opposed occupation.
“The Russians, when they
came into Kherson, they
expected huge support. But what
they saw in fact was the whole
population was against them.”
Stoliarov said Christchurch is
a “perfect city” a he can now lead
a “peaceful life”.
But the after-effects of war
remain. Stoliarov said when he
PHOTO: GETTY
hears “loud noises
coming from the port, when
a container is dropped or fire
sirens go off, it always triggers
feelings of shelling or airstrikes”.
He is “still exploring the
city, trying to walk in different
directions each time and see new
places”.
He has been taking english
classes and said his teacher is
seeing improvement.
He said one of the biggest
surprises in New Zealand is
seeing people wear shorts during
winter.
Stoliarov is not sure when or if
he will return to Ukraine.
He said the situation remains
too unpredictable to at the
moment.
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Mongols South Island president jailed
• By Belinda Feek
JASON ROSS was following
in his father’s footsteps when
he joined the Mongols gang,
becoming president of the
Burnham-based South Island
chapter.
But it wasn’t the family
connection that drove his
offending. It was the money.
The 47-year-old – dubbed
“666” in the gang – dealt in
kilograms of Class A and B
drugs, with a shoebox exchange
of cash with $150,000 inside.
Ross was sentenced on
Monday to 12 years in jail as
a result of Operation Silk – a
police operation targeting the
establishment of the Mongols
gang in the Bay of Plenty in 2019
and the subsequent distribution
of methamphetamine and other
drugs throughout the country.
Ross was found guilty of four
charges – three of possession of
methamphetamine for supply,
one which was representative,
and possession of the class B
drug, 25I-NBome, for supply.
The charges relate to various
trips by the Crown’s protected
witness, during 2019 and 2020,
between Auckland, Te Puke,
and Christchurch in which he
exchanged between 1kg and 2kg
of methamphetamine for cash.
In one instance, Ross handed
the witness $150,000 cash
CONVICTED: Mongols South
Island president Jason Ross
has been jailed for 12 years.
Right – the Mongols MC gang’s South Island headquarters on Main South Rd, Burnham.
PHOTOS: BELINDA FEEK, GEORGE HEARD / NZ HERALD
bundled into a shoebox.
Crown prosecutor Anna
Pollett said in hindsight, Ross
should also have been charged
with participating in an
organised criminal group, but
either way, his involvement in
the gang was “significant”.
Ross was instrumental in
the supply and distribution
of between 5kg and 6kg of
drugs down to, and around,
the South Island as well as the
establishment of the gang pad in
Burnham.
“That was one of the aims of
this newly established gang,”
Pollett said.
“It was a high-risk operation
and nothing less than kilograms
would suffice.”
She pushed for a minimum
non-parole period of two-thirds
and a starting point of 14 years.
Defending counsel Thomas
Haare instead asked for a nineto
11-year starting point, plus a
further 12 months for the class B
drug offending.
He urged Justice Melanie
Harland not to hand down
a minimum period of
imprisonment and asked for
discounts for his client’s prospect
of rehabilitation, previous clean
criminal history, upbringing,
and the clear trajectory into
gangs, given his father had also
been a Mongols gang member.
Haare also asked for a discount
taking into account the effect of
the prison term on Ross’ family,
including his parents, both of
whom were sick, and his partner
and child.
As well as having an
operational function of receiving
and on-selling the drugs, Ross
was the South Island president
and had influence over others.
He also dealt in commercial
quantities of cash, which Justice
Harland said was the motivating
factor behind the offending,
given he was not a user of drugs
or alcohol.
“There’s no evidence that
anything but financial profit
drove your offending.
“You dealt with large amounts
. . . and distributed it in the
South Island.
“You were not simply a
prospect (of the gang) . . . but the
president.”
Justice Harland also outlined
the defendant’s upbringing; born
to a mother aged only 16, and his
parents separating two years later,
which saw him live in Rotorua
with extended family for three
years from age 5, before moving to
Australia at 8-years-old.
He returned to New Zealand
aged 24 and set up a painting
business in Auckland before
moving to Canterbury a few
years later.
Now, she said, he was a hard
worker, dedicated father, partner,
and son.
She agreed with the Crown’s
assessment of the 14-year
starting point but agreed to a 10
per cent discount for cultural
factors and the effect on his
family, plus a further six months
for time on restricted bail,
resulting in a 12-year end jail
term.
She declined to hand
down a minimum term of
imprisonment.
This report was produced
by Open Justice – Te Pātītī,
a Public Interest Journalism
initiative funded by NZ on Air
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12 The Star Thursday June 29 2023
HILLMORTON HIGH SCHOOL
Ann Brokenshire, Principal’s Message
As the student day passes, we are halfway through
the school year.
Despite the ‘rostering home’ due to industrial
action, those students who attend well are doing
well, progressing in their learning.
In co-curricular activities our learners are also
doing well.
The robotics team arrived back from the World
Champs having learnt a great deal, not only about
robotics, but also about themselves. Three of our
Year 7 and 8 EPro8 teams made it through to the
semi-finals and our Upland students are now able
to enjoy their sensory playground.
Work is now well underway on the construction
of our new two-court sports central gymnasium,
due to be in use by Term Four, 2024 and our new
Science Block is in the detailed design process.
The school infrastructure is rapidly improving to
meet the needs of our learners. Although COVID
JUNE 2023
still persists across the country, we are now able to
welcome back international students.
The generosity of those many organisations,
businesses and individuals who partner with
our school are helping us to reach our vision of
“with our communities, we nurture well-rounded
and accomplished young people, prepared and
ready for life”. We thank you all for your funding,
your time and for simply believing in the potential
of our young people.
upland Sensory
Playground
After months of anticipation, excitement
and fund raising, the Upland Sensory
Playground was opened by the
Honorable Dr Megan Woods on
Friday 16 June 2023.
The opening event was joyous and
student-led: Ian Crosbie made a speech;
Upland Kapa Haka performed a haka
for all our visitors; and the students had
made an abundance of cheese rolls,
pizza and sausage rolls for afternoon tea
in their cooking classes.
We fundraised $90,000 with the help of
Charitable Trusts and from businesses.
We would like to acknowledge and
thank the following organisations:
Lamar Trust; Trillian Trust; Cashmere
Rotary Club; Canterbury Air Rescue
Trust; Christchurch South Lions; Colgan
Trust; Hillmorton High School Board of
Trustees; Fonterra; Canterbury Masonic
Charitable Trust; Hillmorton High
School Outdoor Education; Readylawn
Christchurch; Givealittle contributions;
Southern Trees; Talbot Technologies;
SB Signs; Ravensdown; and Daltons.
These people and their generous
donations have made the Sensory
Playground a reality for our students.
Another Successful
EPro8 Season!
EPro8 - (Engineering, Problem Solving and Innov8tion)
is a challenge-based competition requiring student
teams to engineer solutions to a set of problems as fast
as possible with set resources.
Our season began early Term Two, with eight Year
9 -13 teams participating in the Canterbury regional
competitions. Only the top performing teams at each
heat could qualify for the grand finals held at the
engineering firm, Holmes Solutions. Four of our teams
made it to the age group finals, and our Year 9/10 team,
‘Thing 2’ won the 2023 Regional Champions title in a
nail-biting, tower-building, tiebreaker against Burnside
High School.
After a week of in-class challenges involving all 10 of
our Year 7 and 8 classes, three teams were selected to
represent Hillmorton High School. Only the top three
teams could move on to the semi-final challenges in
August. Our teams finished first, second and third to all
win places in the semi-final rounds!
Well done to all our participating teams, special
congratulations to our finalists and regional champions,
and good luck to our Year 7 and 8 semi-finalists.
Multi-talented Luke
Luke Street is a multi-talented young man who is excelling at the international, national,
and regional levels in his chosen pursuits.
After winning the New Zealand Under 15 boys’ grade last year, Luke participated in
the World Irish Dancing Championships in Montreal, Canada in April. He was the only
competitor from the Southern Hemisphere in this grade and finished a very respectable
42nd overall.
In addition to Irish Dancing, Luke competes in ice speed skating, road and track cycling,
and trampolining.
He is a member of the New Zealand ‘Next Generation’ ice speed skating team and was
second in the Under 15 age group at the New Zealand Championships in October 2022.
Luke won the bronze medal for team pursuit at the New Zealand Track Cycling
Championships in Invercargill in February.
Rounding these out, Luke will be representing Canterbury at the New Zealand
Gymnastics Championships in July. Last year, he placed second in synchronised
trampolining, fourth in the double mini tramp and seventh in trampolining.
We congratulate Luke on his impressive successes, wish him well, and acknowledge all
the hard work he does to achieve these.
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Cruise ships, buses
need a rethink
The Star headline Cruise ships
buses impact on rates (June 8) is
not all negative. ECan frequently
reported buses are not used
enough. Here’s an example of
making routes more economic.
A possible solution is for the
cruise companies to hire buses,
charge a reasonable fare, pick
up passengers from the boatside
and drop them off in the city -
possibly Cathedral Square, to
avoid the congestion of the Bus
Exchange and school finishing /
starting times. The departure and
return times of such buses should
not be near school pickup/drop
off points.
I really liked the reader’s
suggestion of running a train
from Lyttelton to the old
railway station – and perhaps
unmothballing the free electric
buses we used to enjoy in preearthquake
times.
- Jennifer Porter
Upper Riccarton
Safer streets
Once again Christchurch City
Council staff have decided the
best use of our money – Government
money is still our tax
money – is to make our streets
‘’way safer’’.
Their meaning of safer is not to
address all the crime and violence
we have on our streets but to slow
down traffic.
I don’t think slower speeds will
stop the criminals or the ramraiders
who wouldn’t think twice
about driving on a shared path in
their cat-and-mouse chase with
the police.
Ratepayers have been
continually asking for the terrible
state of our roads to be fixed to
make them safer for users.
Where’s the proof that cars
travelling the current speed limit
are causing such massive harm
that we need to spend millions
putting special speed bumps at
intersections?
Who is asking for this? Not the
ratepayers.
- D Downward
I read with dismay the city
council plans on slowing traffic at
more intersections in the hope of
making our streets safer.
Has the placing a dangerously
raised safe speed platform at
the intersection of Lincoln Rd/
Whiteleigh Ave intersection
made it any safer?
The people of Bromley want
their roads to be pothole free and
they need their air odour free
for their health. Those are their
priorities. Cycleways are not their
prime concern.
The council needs to serve the
people of Christchurch, not the
ideological whims of politicians
in Wellington
- J. L. McKenzie
St Albans
Treaty of Waitangi
It is interesting that the NZ
Centre for Political Research has
had a 100-year-old translation
of an explanation of the Treaty
of Waitangi inserted in The Star
(June 22), identified as an advertisment.
There has been a great deal of
research since 1922, when this
analysis came out. Readers may
therefore find more recent works
add to understanding of this
complex issue; https://nwo.org.
nz is a good source.
- Bruce Tulloch
Harewood
VICTORY:
Crusaders’
Codie Taylor
celebrates after
winning the
Super Rugby
Pacific Final
match against
the Chiefs
in Hamilton.
PHOTO: GETTY
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
NEW WHEELS:
Allied Press
director Nick
Smith gifts an
electric scooter
to paperboy
Jason Snowsill,
who was
bullied on his
delivery run.
PHOTO: DANIEL
ALVEY ​
I’m from Wainoni and a Star
paper deliverer, covering four
rounds per week. I have an
electric scooter with a large bag
fitted to the stem and basket
over the front handles to carry
the loads.
I felt really sorry for Jason
Snowsill, the Hornby High
School student who has endured
much difficulty from
bullying andcruelty from other
Crusaders win
A wonderful victory by the
Crusaders over the Chiefs in the
final of Super Rugby in Hamilton
on Saturday night.
The master coach Scott Robertson
winning his seventh title
as coach goes out as the greatest
ever Super Rugby coach. A man
of the people as his great No. 10
students from his school, for
doing such a great job with his
delivering The Star.
He sounds a mature young
teenager, who just wanted to
get his papers delivered, and
earn to save for something he
wanted. He rose above the bullying
with strong courage, and
managed to hold his head high
and complete his deliveries. I’m
very proud of him.
Thursday June 29 2023 The Star
LETTERS 13
Paperboy’s
resilience
applauded
He could easily have become
upset, emotionally affected and
deterred or put off from continuing
on, letting the bullies win.
Instead, he powered through.
He is someone who is a hero to
himself and well deserving of
recognition.
I’m really impressed that
Allied Press (owner of The Star)
director Nick Smith acted on
Jason’s great work, by contributing
generously along with the
help of donations from fellow
staff members, that paid for
and rewarded Jason with an
electric scooter.
Jason sounds to be someone
who is on the right path for a
positive and constructive and
successful future. School bullies,
unless they settle down and realise
their behaviours, aren’t going
to get anywhere in life.
I applaud Jason for his determination
for his deliveries
and that he isn’t deterred from
continuing to do so. He’s earning
himself good pocket money
and doing something useful.
On top of that as a bonus, he’s
happy to stop and speak with
the elderly he comes across
during his delivering. How
awesome.
I do that too, and have got to
know random neighbours in
my local area where I deliver.
There are some good people
out there. They are happy to see
me and I have been thanked for
doing such a good job. Puts a
big smile on my face.
- Lisa van Nieff
Richie Mou’nga, the genius at 10
during all of Razor’s titles. Richie
is going to be missed by so many
in fact all true Crusaders fans.
Sam Whitelock, a Crusader and
All Black great and captain of
three title winning teams in a
row (Crusaders), Scott Hansen,
Leicester Fainga’anuku and possibly
Jack Goodhue, you depart
with our best wishes and gratitude
for what you have contributed
to this great team. It was great
being out at the airport after the
final and being at the semi here
when you demolished the Blues.
It is great fantastic men like
captain Scott Barrett and Codie
Taylor are back next year.
Crusade on.
- Graham Paterson, Redwood
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14
LETTERS
Surgery priorities
questioned
Regardless of any supposed
discrimination of the past, no law should
ever be passed on the basis of racial
preference. Prioritising surgery must
remain with immediate health needs, not
ethnicity.
This law reform is blatant racism, a
dangerous precedent, and it is coming
from a Government which once declared
“We are One”.
- Chris Watkins, St Albans
Banking industry
It is most ironic the Government is
having an investigation into competition
in the banking industry when there have
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been stupid government policies which
have taken away competition.
They over-regulated solicitors nominee
lending companies to the point most have
closed down their nominee companies.
The same with mortgage trusts and
finance companies. They allowed
Australian banks to buy up our banks so
we now have no trustee saving banks, i.e.
Canterbury Savings Bank, Westland and
Hokitika Savings Bank are all gone. TSB
has tried to adapt, but is struggling.
A good example of how over regulation
to protect the individual actually works in
reverse.
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Dad leaves behind
wife, two children
after cancer battle
• By Daniel Alvey
A YOUNG father of two has lost his
battle with stage four bowel cancer.
Dan Morbey died on Tuesday last
week.
“Dan passed away at 2.51pm, one day
after his 37th birthday,” partner Sarah
Noble said.
“He will forever be in my heart and
live on in his two amazing children – the
greatest gift he could have ever given me.”
Originally from Birmingham in
England, Morbey met Sarah when she
was on her OE and decided to follow her
back to New Zealand in 2017.
They moved around the country and
eventually settled in Rolleston at the end
of 2021.
When he was diagnosed in December,
the family was told his cancer was
incurable. Surgery, chemotherapy and
radiation were not an option because of
how far the cancer had spread.
In March, they were told Morbey had
three to six months left to live.
The family has been raising funds for
palliative treatment through a Givealittle
page. So far it has raised almost $85,000,
some of which was used to help Morbey.
Sarah said the rest of the money would
MEMORIES: Sarah Noble and Dan
Morbey with their children Alyssa,
2, and Dylan, 5.
be used to help pay for his memorial and
support the family.
“Rest assured, these funds will be used
wisely for Dan’s farewell from this earth,
for me to take the kids to England to
farewell him there, and to figure out this
new life I now have to live as a solo mum
of two under-5s.”
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high advertising costs and fees that come
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It works through the Gigit HQ apps,
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HQ website. As Aitchison explains, one
app gives employers a platform to advertise
jobs, and the other gives jobseekers a
platform to post their CV and job preferences.
They are posted on the apps for easy
access from your mobile phone.
There is also a freephone number, 0508
444847, with a real person on the line
offering help, Aitchison says.
“I wanted it to be people friendly, and
not cost a lot. The employers’ app enables
them to find suitable jobseekers, and if
they are advertising a job, there is only the
one-time cost of $69.99 for the advertisement,
with no extra fee,” she explains.
“A point of difference is that it allows
for employers to hire contractors, and for
jobseekers wanting contract work to find
suitable work.
“For example, a student might be looking
for part-time contract work in the
holidays, which might be just what a small
business is looking for at a busy time.”
Another point of difference, Aitchison
says, is that recruitment agencies are not
allowed to advertise on the employers’ app.
“It is also different from Facebook in
that everyone who wants to post on the
apps is verified through an email address
and phone number.
“For me, it’s all about the little people.
I felt that for small to medium businesses
there was a need in the recruitment area,
and this is also a way for them to promote
their business.”
Gigit HQ is running a competition
whereby any business that signs up on the
app has a one-in-five chance of winning
five months of free job posts. And every
100th person that signs on to the employee
app will win a $50 grocery voucher – up to
2500 people (terms and conditions apply).
• For more information on signing
on to the apps, visit the website
gigithq.co.nz, email info@gigithq.
co.nz or call 0508 444847

Thursday June 29 2023 The Star 15
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16 The Star Thursday June 29 2023
SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN
Fun in the city
School breaks are a great opportunity to
get out and about in your city and discover
new ways to play. Play takes many forms,
and everyone has a unique way to play -
kids and adults alike! From dancing on
the Dance-o-Mat to free lego and games at
Tūranga, Ōtautahi Christchurch offers fun
playful activities for everyone.
To help you on your quest, Gap Filler
developed an Urban Play Trail as a guide to
exploring the city through play. There
are fourteen play invitations in total. It’s
totally FREE and you can do them all
at once or play the trail over a few days.
Download the Urban Play Trail from
the Gap Filler website www.gapfiller.
org.nz.
Gap Filler is also organising two free
KidsFest events including a skateboard
session at the Detour Pump Track on
Friday 7 July, 12-3pm at 214 Manchester
St. FREE skate hire and lessons! Live DJ,
free haircuts and a free sausage sizzle.
If dancing is more your vibe, join us for
the Dance-O-Mat Disco Party Saturday
8 July, 11am-12.30pm at 211 Manchester
Street. FREE games and music from DJ
Looney Tunes - spot prizes to be won and
dress ups are strongly encouraged!
Follow Gap Filler on Facebook and
Instagram for event updates, and for
more information about play in Ōtautahi
Christchurch head to www.gapfiller.org.nz.
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What to do in the
winter school holidays?
When the weather is bleak and cabinfever
has set in, it’s worth knowing that The
Arts Centre’s cloisters and archways provide
shelter from the elements, there’s plenty of
space to race around, and food trucks operate
Tuesdays to Saturdays, with the permanent
cafes and eateries open every day serving up
hot food and much-needed coffees.
As a bonus freebie for Matariki, on
Monday 3 and 10 July, there are free drop-in
sessions in the Great Hall where the artists
from Kahu Collective will help families make
whetū harakeke (flax stars).
For $10, you could book your child into
a workshop to make purerehua (bullroarer
instrument), a navigational stick chart, or a
kite (manu tukutuku).
On Sunday 9 and 16 July, the regular crafts
market is expanding to include more Māori
artisans and kai for Matariki. Meander at
your leisure, pick up a bargain, chat with
the makers, eat something delicious. For a
real blast, get your whānau some tickets to
the Kapa Haka Showcase in the Great Hall,
Sunday 16 July, 1pm. Awesome!
If parents or caregivers are keen for a
break, book in a babysitter and treat yourself
to a performance as part of The Arts
Centre’s Matariki celebrations. There’s local
favourite Delaney Davidson and friends
presenting a new show, Ka Noho, Ka Mate;
ARO, a talented bilingual couple showing a
refreshing performance including elements
of folk, soul, haka, and a touch of jazz; or
th’Orchard - Origins where Mark Vanilau
(musician, songwriter) and Solomon Smith
(spoken word, vocalist, and musician) share
their stories through song and spoken word.
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school-holiday-fun/

SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN
Thursday June 29 2023 The Star 17
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SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN
What an adventure and the kids cruise free!
Experience cruising through an extinct
volcanic crater and encounter the rarest
and smallest dolphin. Hector’s dolphin
guarantee or cruise again for FREE.
Voted the number 1 wildlife activity in
New Zealand, the French village of Akaroa
is the gateway to our daily expeditions.
Your award-winning cruise is packed with
highlights including the rare, native dolphin
– the Hector’s Dolphin, as well as penguins
and other sea birds. You’ll see giant volcanic
sea cliffs and hear about Akaroa’s fascinating
past. Cruises depart at 10.45am and 1.30pm,
weather permitting and part of ticket sale
goes towards the protection of hector’s
dolphins including research and education.
Bring your camera and sense of adventure
as you cruise aboard Akaroa’s largest, most
spacious and stable catamaran, enjoy a
FREE cup of tea and coffee.
KIDS CRUISE FREE - from Saturday 1st
to Sunday 16th July children are FREE (2
kids cruise free per 1 adult) Just use the code
‘FREEKIDS’ while booking online. For all
enquiries please call us on 0800 436 574 or
email us on akaroa@blackcat.co.nz
Get the kids off the IPads these
school holidays and get them
reading, creating, exploring and
imagining. Paper Tree has a huge
selection of books at fantastic
prices, along with toys, games,
puzzles, art supplies and craft kits.
Our book expert Jo is always keen
to have a yarn about books and can
provide great recommendations
for children and adults alike.
Whether your child has read every
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book under the sun or has a metallic taste
for literature, Jo will surely have some great
recommendations.
We also have a dedicated art department,
filled with paint, paper, markers, pads and
all the craft supplies imaginable. Come
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We have crochet, tye dye, paint
pouring, air dry clay and much
more! Perfect for cold winter days,
you are sure to find something to
inspire.
Stuck on gift ideas for a loved
one, you are sure to find something
at Paper Tree. We have a large
range of gifts that range from
novelty toilet paper to william
morris bookmarks and everything
in between.
Unicorns and Dinosaurs, we
have toys that span the Jurassic to
the Carboniferous, the Dystopian to the
Intergalactic. Jigsaw puzzles for all ages.
With two stores located in St Martins
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SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN
Orana Wildlife Park
Kids Visit Free for July Holidays
The July Holidays are a great time to
visit Orana Wildlife Park because kids visit
for free! Two kids (5-15 years) get in free
with each paying adult, when presenting
this listing (valid 1-16 July 2023, cannot be
combined with other deals).
Orana Wildlife Park, Aotearoa’s only
open range zoo, provides amazing
opportunities for people to connect
with wildlife. Meet Kevin our delightful
giraffe calf. See Aotearoa’s only gorillas,
eyeball mighty rhino, hand feed majestic
giraffe, travel through the Lion Habitat
(additional cost, T&C’s apply) observe
kiwi and encounter mischievous kea.
With 12 scheduled presentations daily,
visitors can enjoy the antics of meerkats,
Tasmanian devils, friendly farmyard
creatures, monkeys and much more!
Visitors can board our Safari Shuttle for a
tour of the zoo, join our walkabout guides
or explore the Park at their leisure. Orana’s
playground is fun for young and old,
especially the 50m flying fox. Our wildlife
themed shop is stocked with fabulous gifts
for any occasion (people can visit the shop
without entering the zoo).
Orana is operated as a registered
charity, relying on gate-takings to operate.
We separately raise 100% of funds for
all developments, animal transfers
and involvement in key conservation
programmes. Park staff are proud to make
genuine contributions to breed for release
recovery programmes for New Zealand
wildlife such as whio and kākāriki karaka,
Aotearoa’s rarest parakeet. By visiting
the zoo, you are directly supporting our
conservation work.
www.oranawildlifepark.co.nz
The Fudge Cottage at Christchurch’s
historic Arts Centre has a range of fun
activities available for kids these school
holidays - for more information and
booking details just click on the Kidsfest
logo at www.fudgecottage.co.nz
If you don’t have time to join in all the
fun activities, just pop into the shop for
a wee taste of fudge and check out all
the great gift and treat items as we have
something for everyone including gluten
free, dairy free, and sugar free options
– these can also be ordered online for
delivery around the country.
Thursday June 29 2023 The Star 19
Advertising Feature
Fudge Cottage Kidsfest Fun!
Arts Centre, 28 Worcester Blvd,
www.fudgecottage.co.nz
The Christchurch Brick
Show is back for 2023
Bigger and better than
ever! Come along and
see the creations and
collections of over 250
LEGO enthusiasts. Get
building in our LEGO play
pits. Take part in a giant
collaborative sculptural
build - A Murmuration
of Bricks. Create some
awesome mosaics and build
a vehicle to race on our
ramp. Find out all about
the Imagination Station.
See amazing builds by well
known NZ LEGO builders!
Tickets are only $6 per person with children 2 and under free.
Saturday 8th July and Sunday 9th July, 9am - 5pm, Wolfbrook Arena.
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20 The Star Thursday June 29 2023
SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN Advertising
Feature
Chch School of Music pirates
Ahoy me hearties! Come and join the
Christchurch School of Music pirates as they
batten down the hatches and entertain you
with some rollicking great music. You’ll hear
and learn about all the different instruments
that play in orchestras and concert bands
and get to help the pirates out by joining in
with some music of your own. These pirates
are all members of the CSM Intermediate
Symphony Orchestra and the Outreach Band
programme and they are so looking forward
to meeting you. And… all you scallywags,
come along dressed as your favourite pirate
and be prepared to sit back and yo ho ho!
If you’d like the chance to try out all the
instruments come along between 12pm
and 1.30pm and some CSM old salts will be
ready and willing to help. (Koha for Try an
Instrument)
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Embark on an epic
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A mini golf escapade like no other!
But beware, brave explorers, because
our adventure doesn’t end there. Test your
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Embark on a thrilling quest to locate the
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Gather your tribe, unleash your inner
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SPORT
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
Top four spot likely for HSOB
after stellar turnaround in form
After three months,
the Metro Premier
regular season comes
to an end this weekend.
Jaime Cunningham
previews which teams
are still in contention for
the playoffs
RUGBY
When High School Old Boys’
suffered a heartbreaking 37-35
loss in a DCL Shield match
against University last month,
the idea of making the playoffs
seemed like a far-fetched goal for
the 10th-placed team.
Four consecutive wins later,
HSOB are likely to secure a
top-four spot with a win over
Christchurch on Saturday.
The turnaround in form has
seen HSOB achieve the task head
coach Joff Mooar set the team
last month.
“I set the task to win four out
of five games before the Sydenham
game (on May 27) and
we’ve done that,” he said.
“We had a few injured in key
positions who have come back,
but we’ve just knitted as a team.”
In round 11, HSOB managed
to topple Lincoln University 29-
23 in “mudbath” conditions.
“It was pretty tight with the
lead changing quite a bit, but we
dug in deep and came away with
the win,” Mooar said.
And with their last match of
the regular season against the
struggling Christchurch on Saturday,
Mooar is hoping for a fifth
win in a row before the playoffs
begin.
HSOB are likely to break into
the top four with a win – which
means the team get the “extra
cushion” of another game if
they lose a qualifying final next
weekend.
HSOB’s top four hopes rely on
Marist Albion beating Linwood
on Saturday. Marist go into the
match following a comfortable
52-0 win over Christchurch,
while Linwood beat Belfast 26-5.
Although Belfast cannot make
the top eight, the team can give
the playoffs a shake-up with a
surprise win over University.
After defending the DCL
A HOST of new faces will
get the chance to defend
the Farah Palmer Cup
premiership title for Canterbury
this season, with
eight players set to make
their debut. The squad of
35 players contains all five
premier women’s clubs
represented in the side.
*denotes potential debut
ON THE CHARGE: High School Old Boys’ prop Josh Pitt
breaks away in his team’s last loss to University on May 22.
Since then, HSOB have won four consecutive games.
PHOTO: STEVE MCARTHUR ​
Shield successfully for three
weeks, University had a surprise
loss to Shirley 29-19. As a result,
eighth-placed Shirley will make
the playoffs by beating New
Brighton.
Sumner, Burnside and Sydenham
will also need wins to
determine their playoff hopes on
Saturday.
Sumner take on Burnside following
their epic 12-10 comeback
win over New Brighton, while
Burnside managed a 40-35 win
over Sydenham in round 11.
Defending champions Sydenham
take on Lincoln University
on Saturday, who will also need a
win to stay in the top four.
NETBALL
It’s been a perfect start to the
round for Technical A, who
handed defending champions
Lincoln University A their first
loss of the season on Tuesday,
41-34.
The loss marked an end to
Lincoln University A’s eight
consecutive wins.
Technical, who finished seventh
last round, continually built
on their lead throughout the
game. They will look to extend
their winning start to the round
against Hearts St Peters A next
week.
Hearts St Peters suffered a
2023 Canterbury FPC
squad:
Laura Bayfield* (Linwood),
Alana Bremner
(Lincoln University), Chelsea
Bremner (Lincoln University),
Grace Brooker (HSOB),
Rosie Buchanan-Brown*
(HSOB), Emma Dermody
(Lincoln University), Amy
Du Plessis (Christchurch),
nail-biting 40-39 loss to Lincoln
University B on Tuesday. Although
Saints shot at 81 per cent
accuracy, Lincoln University B
ultimately won the game with
almost 10 more shots at goal.
Lincoln University B will look
to continue momentum into
their clash against UC A in week
three. UC A come off a surprise
61-42 loss to Kereru A.
The absence of key players
for UC obviously affected their
game, while Kereru A once again
had the luxury of Te Huinga Reo
Selby-Rickit at goal defence.
Kereru A take on the struggling
Kia Toa A on Tuesday. Kia
Toa blew a halftime lead to go
down to Kereru B 53-38 in the
second game of the round.
Meanwhile, Kereru B will look
to challenge Lincoln University
A following their convincing
win.
Premier 1 stats:
Technical A 41 (D Wilkie
24/33, K Ralph 17/26) def Lincoln
University A 34 (K Grant
27/36, T Day 3/5, T Placid 4/8).
Qtrs: 12-10, 28-17, 35-26, 41-34.
Kereru B 53 (S Cusak 30/36, F
Ross 23/32) def Kia Toa A 38 (P
Radha 18/22, C Corbett 20/27,
M Ruki 0/2). Qtrs: 10-12, 24-22,
38-29, 53-38.
Kereru A 61 (L Clark 44/58, H
Tallentire 14/19, S Adams 3/3)
Di Hiini (University), Sally-
James Houlahan* (HSOB),
Hayley Hutana* (Lincoln
University), Lucy Jenkins
(Christchurch), Rosie Kelly
(Christchurch), Hannah King
(Lincoln University), Atlanta
Lolohea (Christchurch), Pip
Love (Christchurch), Martha
Mataele (Christchurch),
Kelsyn McCook (University),
def UC A 42 (V Koloto 23/26,
K Williams 4/9, M Hill 14/21,
T Rollo 1/4). Qtrs: 13-14, 33-26,
46-34, 61-42.
Lincoln University B 40 (A
Guard 30/38, E Wilkie 7/15, J
Riordan 3/4) def Hearts St Peters
A 39 (T Dunn 28/33, B Ferguson
11/15). Qtrs: 12-10, 22-19, 29-27,
40-39
FOOTBALL
Cashmere Technical managed
to pull off one of the best
comebacks of the season over the
weekend, as they look to qualify
for the National League for a
second consecutive year.
It was a first half to forget for
Technical, who trailed Nelson
Suburbs 4-1 on Saturday.
However, Garbhan Coughlan
managed to not only win the
game with a hat-trick of goals in
the second period for Technical,
but also net his 150th goal for the
club.
Technical will be expected to
bounce back with a win over
eighth-placed Green Island
on Saturday to maintain their
second-place spot.
League leaders Christchurch
United take on Nomads at Tulett
Park on Saturday following a
messy 2-0 win over Coastal
Spirit last week.
Although Nomads have
recorded three wins compared
to United’s nine so far, the hosts
will be confident going into their
round 12 clash after a surprise
2-0 win against Ferrymead Bays.
Selwyn United gained their
first League points since April
with a 1-1 draw against Dunedin
City Royals, and will look to continue
momentum against Bays
on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Linfield Park
will host Coastal Spirit and FC
Twenty 11 on Sunday following
both teams’ losses last week.
RUGBY LEAGUE
After overcoming losses earlier
this season, the Linwood Keas
and Hornby Panthers have
returned into hot form as the
Massetti Cup playoffs near.
Both teams showcased their
defensive talents over the weekend
by keeping their opponents
to zero.
Linwood faces the Halswell
Hornets on Friday night following
their 60-0 thrashing of the
Northern Bulldogs. The last time
Linwood and Halswell met, the
Hornets ended Linwood’s eightgame
winning streak with a 18-8
win.
After a low scoring first half,
the Panthers dominated the
Eastern Eagles with a 24-0 win
last week.
Hornby continue to sit at
the top of the table alongside
Linwood with 22 points and will
look to extend their winning
streak with a win against the
Riccarton Knights on Saturday.
The Knights lead Halswell 10-6
at halftime in round 12, but were
kept scoreless in the second half
while the Hornets ran away to a
30-10 win.
Following their disappointing
losses last week, the Bulldogs
host the Eagles on Saturday.
HOCKEY
Carlton Redcliffs teams continue
to set the standard of the
Canterbury Premier League as
the two competitions enter their
10th round on Saturday.
A double-hattrick by Holly
Gilray led the women’s team to
a 9-0 win and yet another successful
Challenge Shield defence
over Southern last week. Due to
Canterbury under-18 clashes,
Carlton will play Hornby on July
12 while the remainder of the
women’s competition continues
this week.
After narrowly beating HSOB/
Burnside 4-3, Marist take on
Avon on Saturday. Harewood
will return from a bye week and
play HSOB/Burnside. Southern
recover from their large loss with
a bye.
In the men’s competition, the
Marist and Avon clash has also
been deferred due to the representative
matches. Carlton will
play Hornby on Saturday to keep
the Challenge Shield for the fifth
game in a row.
Hornby drew 1-1 with Avon
last week. HSOB/Burnside will
be confident facing Harewood in
round 10, after they beat Marist
3-1.
Meanwhile, Southern and
University will face off in a
bottom-of-the-table clash.
New faces in Canty’s Farah Palmer Cup squad
Amy Milnes (HSOB), Stacey
Niao (University), Winnie
Palamo* (HSOB), Marcelle
Parkes (University), Georgia
Ponsonby (Lincoln University),
Nicole Purdom (University),
Maddi Robinson*
(Lincoln University), Amy
Rule (Lincoln University),
Tayla Simpson (University),
Keighley Simpson* (University),
Sammy Spence (University),
Grace Steinmetz
(Lincoln University), Kalesi
Taga (Christchurch), Erana
Te Moananui* (University),
Jamee Te Moananui* (University),
Izzy Waterman
(Christchurch), Holly Wratt-
Groeneweg* (University),
Karla Wright-Akeli (Lincoln
University).

Thursday June 29 2023 The Star
DRAWS / STANDINGS 23
RUGBY (SATURDAY, 3PM)
Metro premier: Belfast v
University, Sheldon Park;
Burnside v Sumner, Burnside
Park; Christchurch v HSOB,
Christchurch Park; Lincoln
University v Sydenham, Lincoln
University; New Brighton
v Shirley, Rawhiti Domain;
Marist Albion v Linwood, Edgar
MacIntosh Park.
FOOTBALL
Southern League: Selwyn
United v Ferrymead Bays,
Foster Park, Friday 7pm; Green
Island v Cashmere Technical,
Sunnyvale (Dunedin), Saturday
noon; Dunedin City Royals v
Nelson Suburbs, Logan Park
(Dunedin), Saturday 12.30pm;
Nomads v Christchurch, Tulett
Park, Saturday 2.45pm; Coastal
Spirit v FC Twenty 11, Linfield
Park, Sunday noon.
Women’s South Island
League (Saturday, 12.30pm):
University of Canterbury v
Coastal Spirit, English Park;
Nelson Suburbs v Dunedin
City Royals, Saxton Fields
(Nelson); Otago University v
Cashmere Technical, McMillan
Multi Sports Centre (Dunedin).
HOCKEY (SATURDAY)
Men’s CPL: Carlton Redcliffs v
Hornby, noon, Nunweek Park
2; HSOB/Burnside v Harewood,
3pm, Ngā Puna Wai 1;
University v Southern, 3pm,
Nunweek Park 2. Marist v
Avon will be played on July 12.
Women’s CPL: HSOB/Burnside
v Harewood, 1.30pm, Ngā
Puna Wai 1; Marist v Avon,
1.30pm, Marist Park; Southern
bye. Carlton Redcliffs v Hornby
will be played on July 12.
NETBALL (TUESDAY,
BISHOPDALE YMCA)
Premier 1: Kia Toa A v Kereru
A, court 1 6.30pm; Technical
A v Hearts St Peters A, court
2 6.45pm; Lincoln University
A v Kereru B, court 1 8.05pm;
Lincoln University B v UC A,
court 2 8.20pm.
RUGBY LEAGUE:
Premier: Linwood Keas v
Halswell Hornets, Friday 7pm,
Ngā Puna Wai 2; Riccarton
Knights v Hornby Panthers,
Saturday 2.45pm, Crosbie Park;
Northern Bulldogs v Eastern
Eagles, Saturday 2.45pm,
Murphy Park (Kaiapoi).
POINTS
Metro premier: University
42, Marist Albion 38, Lincoln
University 35, Linwood 35,
HSOB 34, New Brighton
30, Sumner 29, Shirley 28,
Sydenham 25, Burnside 24,
Christchurch 8, Belfast 5.
Southern League:
Christchurch United 28,
Cashmere Technical 26,
Dunedin City Royals 20,
Ferrymead Bays 16, Coastal
Spirit 16, Nelson Suburbs 15,
Nomads 10, Green Island 9,
Selwyn United 7, FC Twenty
11 6.
Women’s South Island
League: Cashmere Technical
6, Otago University 3, Dunedin
City Royals 3, Nelson Suburbs
1, University of Canterbury 1,
Coastal Spirit 0.
Premier 1 netball: Kereru
A 8, Technical A 8, Lincoln
University A 4, UC A 4, Kereru
B 4, Lincoln University B 4,
Hearts St Peters A 0, Kia Toa
A 0.
Premier rugby league:
Linwood Keas 20, Hornby
Panthers 20, Halswell
Hornets 14, Eastern Eagles 10,
Riccarton Knights 6, Northern
Bulldogs 2.
Men’s CPL: Carlton Redcliffs
22, HSOB/Burnside 21, Marist
17, Harewood 15, Hornby 11,
Avon 9, Southern 7, University
1.
Women’s CPL: Carlton Redcliffs
20, Marist 20, Harewood 13,
HSOB/Burnside 11, Avon 8,
Hornby 4, Southern 0.
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SPORT
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
DEBUT: Avon’s
Ben Mason is a
newcomer to
the New Zealand
elite squad, seen
here rowing in
the premier men’s
single scull at the
New Zealand club
championships in
February.
PHOTO: ROWING
PICTURE SHOW ​
HISTORY: Former St Andrew’s College rowers Thomas
Russel (left) and Ben Taylor will compete in the men’s
coxless pair together for New Zealand at the World Rowing
Cup III. They are pictured after winning the Maadi Cup
in 2017. PHOTO: ST ANDREW’S COLLEGE
Rowers set sights on Paris
It’s crunch time for
New Zealand’s rowers
as the 2024 Paris
Olympics draws closer.
A 32-strong squad
will seek to impress
selectors at the
World Rowing Cup III
regatta in Switzerland
next month. Jaime
Cunningham looks
at the 10 athletes
with Christchurch
connections
Laura Glen –
women’s double
scull
A Christchurch
native, 25-yearold
Laura Glen
began her rowing
career with Villa
Maria College in 2011. Although
she never claimed a medal at the
Maadi Cup, Glen gained a New
Zealand under-19 junior trial
following her last year at school
in 2015 but missed out on selection.
However, Glen continued
to persist and was eventually
selected in the national under-21
team after a successful season
with Canterbury University. Last
year, Glen was named in the Elite
Development Squad based at
Lake Karapiro following success
sculling for under-23 teams.
Ben Mason
– men’s double
scull
Ben Mason is a
newcomer to the
New Zealand elite
team following
two stellar seasons
with Avon. Originally from
the Queenstown area, Mason
made his mark in the rowing
scene with two seasons at Otago
Boys’ High School – claiming a
gold and silver at the 2019 Maadi
Cup. The 21-year-old then went
on to represent New Zealand at
junior level. Last season, with
Avon, Mason came away with
four gold medals at the national
championships – including the
men’s premier single title. After
sickness affected his results
earlier this year, Mason will want
to prove himself in the men’s
double scull alongside rowing
stalwart Robbie Manson next
month.
Robbie
Manson – men’s
double scull
After a threeyear
retirement,
the experienced
Robbie Manson
returns to the
world stage to compete in the
double sculls with rookie Ben
Mason. Another athlete who
hails from outside of Christchurch,
Hamilton-born Manson
represented St Andrew’s College
at the 2007 Maadi Cup. After
making several age-group teams,
Manson secured a place in the
elite team and stroked the men’s
quad at the 2012 London Olympics.
Since then, the 33-year-old
has seen success in the men’s
single. He returns to the elite
team for the first time in three
years after winning two titles
at the national championships
earlier this year.
Lucy Spoors –
women’s double
scull
Just eight
months after giving
birth to her
first child, Lucy
Spoors returns
to the international stage for
the first time since 2021. Spoors
hails from Christchurch, and
started rowing for Christchurch
Girls’ High in 2005. Since 2014,
Spoors has consistently been in
the elite team. The 32-year-old
was part of a golden year in 2019,
where she and the women’s eight
won gold at the World Rowing
Cup III and the World Rowing
Championships. She was part of
the women’s eight that claimed
silver at the Tokyo Olympics as
well.
Phoebe Spoors
– women’s
coxless four
The younger
sister of Lucy,
Phoebe Spoors
also began her
rowing career
at Christchurch Girls’ High. In
2011, she claimed three medals at
the Maadi Cup, including a silver
in the under-18 pair with twin
sister Grace. After studying at
Washington University, Spoors
was selected for the elite women’s
four in 2018. She has represented
both Avon and Canterbury Rowing
Clubs since leaving school
in 2011. Spoors will be looking
to impress ahead of next year’s
Olympics after she was named as
a reserve in the women’s eight for
Tokyo in 2021.
Davina Waddy
– women’s coxless
four
Davina Waddy
is another product
of Christchurch
Girls’ High’s rowing
programme.
However, unlike many other
rowers, she only took up the
sport in her final year of school
in 2014. Waddy was selected in
the New Zealand under-21 team
after just one year. After successful
stints with the under-23
team, Waddy made the elite team
in 2019. She was a reserve for
the Tokyo Olympics alongside
Phoebe Spoors – who she will be
racing with again following their
coxless four bronze at last year’s
World Rowing Cup III.
Tom Mackintosh – men’s
single scull
Since taking up rowing 10
years ago, Tom
Mackintosh has
solidified his spot
in the elite team.
The 26-year-old
began rowing
at Lindisfarne
College (Hawke’s
Bay) and was selected in the
junior men’s coxed four just two
years later. Mackintosh moved to
Christchurch to study a Bachelor
of Commerce at Canterbury
University from 2015-2019. He
went on to row at the bow of the
men’s eight that won gold for the
first time in almost 50 years at
the Tokyo Olympics.
Shannon Cox
- lightweight
women’s double
scull
A member
of Canterbury
Rowing Club,
Shannon Cox is
a specialist in women’s sculling
but has also seen success in the
traditional races. Cox started
rowing at Whangarei Girls’ High
School in 2012 and was selected
in the 2018 under-21 trans-
Tasman regatta. Cox won her
first national title in the women’s
premier single sculls last year for
Canterbury. She will join forces
with the experienced Jackie
Kiddle at the World Rowing Cup
III.
Thomas Russel
– men’s coxless
pair
Thomas Russel
was part of St
Andrew’s College
crew that won
the Maadi Cup in
2017, which kickstarted his career.
Just a year later, Russel was
selected to compete at the junior
rowing world championships
where he won a silver medal
with the men’s coxless four. He
also gained a bronze medal at
under-23 level. Earlier this year,
Russel was awarded his first red
coat (premier national title) for
winning the Boss Rooster trophy
in Avon’s premier coxless four.
Ben Taylor –
men’s coxless
pair
Ben Taylor has
had a similar
career to former
schoolmate
Thomas Russel,
who he won the Maadi Cup
alongside in 2017. He represented
New Zealand at junior level, and
also claimed a silver medal at the
junior world championships in
2017. Taylor took a break from
rowing to play Ignite Sevens
throughout 2020 before returning
to the elite squad as a reserve
in 2021. He was also part of the
Boss Rooster-winning crew.
LEGACY:
Sisters Lucy
(left) and
Phoebe
Spoors began
their rowing
careers at
Christchurch
Girls’ High.
They are
pictured with
a CGHS boat
named in their
honour in
2021. PHOTO:
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GARDENING 25
It’s not too late to get garlic into the ground
TRADITIONALLY planted
on the shortest day of the year,
garlic can be planted anytime
between May and July.
Cloves are pressed into the
ground with the tops just above
the soil.
Keep an eye on them as
growth starts, checking bulbs
to make sure they have not been
pushed out of the ground by
developing roots. If they have,
push them back in.
Plants then grow slowly and
although tradition dictates
harvesting on the longest day,
they are better left until late
summer, when the tops turn
yellow and the garlic can be
lifted and heads stored in a
warm, dry spot.
Like other members of the
onion family, garlic likes a light
soil that has been well-manured
and limed.
Cloves can be bought at
garden centres but many
gardeners save their own or
buy heads of garlic at farmers’
markets then break them into
cloves to plant.
GARLICKY GOODNESS:
Plant small sections of
bulbs, pushing them in
20-25mm.
Focus on perennials in July
Even in the coldest
months, there are some
vegetables that can be
planted, as Gillian Vine
explains.
WINTER IS when gardeners like
to sit in front of the fire studying
seed catalogues, but when the
weather permits, it is also the
time to get out and plant or sow
some tough vegetables.
Rhubarb
Spring is also the time to sow
rhubarb seed, but a faster way to
get a crop is to buy plants now
and plant them in very rich soil.
Because rhubarb is a perennial,
choose a spot where it can grow
undisturbed for several years,
and be really heavy-handed with
animal manure to ensure long,
thick, tender stalks.
July is a good time to develop
or extend a rhubarb bed as the
plants (crowns) are dormant
during winter. If a new rhubarb
bed is planned, choose a cool
spot with good drainage.
Divide plants every three or
four years.
Asparagus
Asparagus is also a perennial,
so work is needed to establish a
bed of rich soil with some seaweed
added.
Asparagus plants will last for
15 years or longer, the stems getting
better each season.
Like rhubarb, asparagus can be
grown from seed, but two-yearold
plants (crowns) planted over
winter enable a few spears to be
picked the following year.
Established asparagus plants
should be cut close to the
ground.
An old practice was to leave
the tops on the bed until they
were thoroughly dry. They then
were burned there, allowing the
ashes to lie on the soil. As well
as adding nutrients to the soil,
burning destroyed any ripened
seed, preventing random, inferior
asparagus plants appearing.
Unfortunately, fire bylaws in
most areas mean this is no longer
possible, so the cut stems should
be removed and any berries
picked off the soil and thrown
away.
Artichoke
The third perennial, the globe
artichoke, has fat heads of
overlapping scales opening to a
thistle-like flower.
Offshoots from the base of
globe artichokes are put in the
ground in late winter or spring,
or plants are grown from springsown
seed.
In areas that have heavy frosts,
cover plants with pea straw in
winter.
Jerusalem artichokes are not
related to the globe type nor the
rarely seen Chinese artichoke.
Like potatoes, the tiniest piece
of Jerusalem artichoke tuber
left in the ground will pop up in
spring, so diligence when lifting
the crop avoids a mass of volunteers
next season.
They have nothing to do with
Jerusalem, either, and the word
may be a corruption of the Italian
girasole, meaning sunflower,
as these knobbly root veges are
North American members of the
sunflower tribe, which explains
their height of up to 3m and
the pretty yellow flowers in late
summer.
Very hardy and tolerant of
poor soils, Jerusalem artichoke
tubers are rarely available
from garden centres, so buy a
few good-sized ones from the
supermarket and pop them in a
spare corner. They are harvested
in late autumn when the tops die
down – dig as needed, as they
lose crispness out of the ground
– and are good roasted or in
soup.
– ODT
Time to trim
fruit trees
PRUNING OF apple and pear
trees can begin when the leaves
turn yellow and continue until
the beginning of August when
the buds start to swell. In general,
pruning is to take out any weak or
spindly growth.
Remove branches that cross and
cut each remaining stem back to
about two-thirds of its length.
There are two main kinds of
branches, the upward-facing
leaders or main branches and
the young shoots or laterals. Any
branches below the leaders should
be removed, particularly any
growing from the base of the
tree.
Fruit is mainly produced on
fruiting spurs, short growths with
clusters of flower buds, so keep
this in mind when pruning.
Do not leave prunings on the
ground as they attract insects
and fungal diseases, and keep the
ground clear around the base of
fruit trees or grow suitable herbs,
such as chives, tansy or comfrey,
to deter pests and diseases.
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biggest investments you may make during
your lifetime.
It is, therefore, necessary to decide who
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will states who receives what in the event of
your death.
According to the Public Trust, over 50%
of New Zealanders do not have a will.
With the arrival of a family, having a
will in place is even more essential and yet,
according to the survey taken in 2014, only
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a will in place.
A will not only legally takes care of the
property, and the monetary side of things
but can also state who will take care of
children in the event of an untimely death.
What happens if there is no will
The lack of a will can create problems
over who will benefit from the estate - this
is especially important if there are children,
de facto relationships, children from
previous relationships, family members with
addictions, or where a business is involved.
Where there is no will, the estate goes
into ‘intestacy’, which means a court will
appoint an administrator, who does the
same job as an executor, to manage the
estate. The administrator has the authority
throughout to act on behalf Christchurch
of the deceased and
applies to the High Court for letters of
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Homeownership:
should you make a will?
The Administration Act 1969 provides a
code to be followed that ensures the estate
is administered in order of priority. (Check
out Wills at www.communitylaw.org.nz)
Save time and money
Before meeting with your lawyer, and
to help save time and money, decide in
advance how you want to distribute your
will – determine who will receive what.
You can also create a DIY will online,
but if the distribution of your property is
complicated, you may need to contact a
lawyer for additional help.
For your will to be valid and legally
binding it must be signed in front of two
witnesses, who also must sign it. The
witnesses are not in any way responsible for
what is in the will or its execution.
Four steps to creating a will
1. Nominate an executor – the person
who will manage the distribution of your
property.
2. Choose how you want to be buried or
cremated, and how you want your funeral
to be held, i.e. small and private, at a
church, or in a garden. Make sure family or
friends know in advance what you want to
happen, as the reading of the will may not
be before the funeral.
3. Appoint a guardian/s for your
children (if under 18) and your pets.
Discuss this with prospective guardians,
so they are prepared and understand their
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NEW AGE CHRISTIAN
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Sunday 11am
Address:
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Clairvoyance:
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Tuesday
1-1.45pm Healing
2pm Clairvoyance
All Welcome
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SPIRITUAL
CENTRE
150 Harewood Rd
(formally Edgeware
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Sunday 7pm
Address
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Medium
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SPIRITUAL CHURCH
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Community Centre
23/25 Hutcheson St
Sunday 7pm
Address
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Clairvoyance
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Funeral Directors
direct
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$2,200 GSt inclusive
(includes committal)
0800 27 28 29
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crematorium.co.nz
Garage Sales
SOCKBURN 8 Nga Mahi
Road. SUNDAY 2nd July
8am
Gardening
& Supplies
Gardener available for
maintenance, weeding
pruning, spraying,
planting, advice. Qual &
exp. Ph Richard 0274 918
234, 03 349 4022
Gardening
& Supplies
Macrocarpa raised
garden beds complete or
kitset, standard size 2.4 x
1.2m or custom made. ph/
txt 021861732 to order
Health & Beauty
MOBILE Toe Nail
Cutting Service with foot
and lower leg massage by
regd nurse. $50. Phone
022 281 6647
Mobile Barber, 31 yrs exp
available Thursdays &
Fridays. Contact Jo 027
405 8497
Personals
Health & Beauty
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Could be casual or a longer
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027 659 4425
Pets & Supplies
CATS UNLOVED
can help with the cost
of desexing your cat.
catsunloved@xtra.co.nz
To Lease
Office space to lease,
CBD area. 100 - 200 sqm.
Comp priced. Flexible
lease period. Call Shane
for more details on 021
381 765
To Let
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to let for mature female.
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ROOMS available at
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021 472 737
Trades & Services
House & Garden
Property services Ltd
Tree & hedge trimming
Gardening
Landscaping
Gutter cleaning
All aspects of
property maintenance
CALL us 03 260 4499
CALL us 021 405 277
PAINTING
• Interior/Exterior
• Roofs / Fences
• Airless Spraying
PhoNe JohN
027 224 2831
THE ROOF
SPECIALISTS
CANTERBURY LTD
Protective coatings
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Tiles & iron
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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
Trades & Services
Truck with driver
Trades & Services
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
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
Trades & Services
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
PHILL
P: 027 227 3740
or 027 223 0948
Call today
for a FREE
quote
Trades & Services
BENNET & 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
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
Exp in all aspects of
building works, new
builds, home renovations
& extensions, property
repairs. Free quote. Ph
Stuart 0274 661058
BUILDER
All repairs and
maintenance. Ph Chris 021
082 83385
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
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
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
Trades & Services
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
GARDENING
Lawns, weeding, pruning,
garden clean ups. Call Phil
021 661 246 for your free
quote
GENERAL
HANDYMAN
for all your maintenance
requirements. I specialise
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
HIGH SPEC PAINTERS
Quality
local
professionals. E: corban@
highspecpainters.co.nz Ph:
027 846 5035
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
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
Experienced painter
available for interior and
exterior. Very tidy &
punctual. Excellent refs.
Superior quality. Phone
Paul 027 684 6078
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
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Your guide to our LOCAL & TRUSTED
Trades & Professional Services
To advertise: Phone 379 1100 or email star.class@starmedia.kiwi
landscaping
For a proFessional job call
ross legg 027 222 0388
email ross@revivelandscaping.co.nz
PAINTING
BAILEY PAINTING
CONTRACTORS
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Interior / Exterior Residential
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your
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View our website
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Call Brent today 021 363 432
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Christchurch (Prebbleton based)
PLUMBER
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• Landscape construction and
garden maintenance
• Residential & light commercial
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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
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
PAINTING & PlAsTerING
• PAINTING • TILING
• PLASTERING
• WALLPAPERING
Phone Kevin Steel
• Interior/Exterior
• New Homes & Repaints
• Quality workmanship assured
• Correct preparation always undertaken
• 20+ years experience
• Earthquake repairs
(Painting/Plastering/Wallpapering/Tiling)
Ph 027 216 8946
www.facebook.com/kevinsteelpainters&decorators
Email: kpsteel@xtra.co.nz
WINDOW TINTING
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25 Years Experience
PAINTERS
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over 40 years experience.
• Specialising in Bathroom Alterations,
Shower Replacements and Cylinder
replacements.
• We do all small jobs.
Call us now for fast friendly service.
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The Star Classifieds
Trades & Services
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
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
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
TREE SERVICES
Hedges, shrubs, tree
trimming & rubbish
removal. Phone for free
quotes 022 540 4900
WINDOW CLEANING
Brown & White Ltd.
Family owned since 2001.
Ph Paul 027 229 3534
Trades & Services
Tuition
LEARN HOW TO
WEAVE a seat in seagrass,
cane or paper rush. Single
day classes in Rangiora.
Ph Jacqui 021 083 50333
or visit www.seatweaving.
co.nz
Wanted To Buy
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
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Situations Vacant
DINNER ONLY,
HOME HOSTING
OPPORTUNITY
Rural Holidays NZ Ltd, an established and innovative Christchurch
based company with considerable experience in hosting of overseas
visitors over the past 40 years, is interested in adding further hosts
for dinner only, for a regular USA tour series visiting the city.
If you enjoy entertaining and presenting a home cooked meal,
then this opportunity is for you.
A genuine interest in meeting people along with a need to be flexible,
reliable and maintain a consistent quality standard at all times are
important factors we are seeking. A competitive industry level of
remuneration is paid.
To find out more, and to obtain an information pack,
please register your interest today with: Operations Manager,
Rural Holidays NZ Ltd at: hosting@ruralholidays.co.nz
SUPERVISOR
WANTED
IN CHRISTCHURCH
To be a supervisor you will need:
• A suitable van, mobile phone
and computer with internet
access
• Ability to handle deliveries of
large quantities each week
• Ability to manage your own
team of deliverers
Public Notices
STAMP AND
POSTCARD FAIR
The Philatelic Centre
67 Mandeville Street,
Riccarton
Saturday 1st July
9am-12pm
Sellers tables available
Phone 027 6354 957
Public Notices
New Zealand has a new
Firearms Registry
To find out how and when to register your
firearms, go to
firearmssafetyauthority.govt.nz/registry
Senior Citizens
Outings
with Travel 88 Ltd
ONLY 6 SEATS LEFT!
CHCH - KAIKOURA - PICTON - CHCH.
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dEPARTS TUES 26 SEPT.
Day 1 Free home pickup then coach to Kaikoura and
overnight at the new Sudima Hotel with dinner.
Day 2 After breakfast travel to Picton & take the Mail
Boat journey up Queen Charlotte Sounds. Boat has
toilet & tea making facility and is mobility walker
friendly. Return to Picton & overnight at the Picton Yacht
Club Hotel for dinner & breakfast the next morning.
Day 3 Free time in Picton then we take The Coastal
Pacific train back to ChCh. We meet you at the railway
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GIG GUIDE
Thursday 29 Jun to Wednesday 5 Jul 2023
12 BAR, 342 St Asaph St: Friday -
Closing down show, the final 12 Bar gig
feat. S.E.I.S.M.I.C. 'Solar Gremlin'.
ARMADILLO'S BECKENHAM, 155
Colombo St: Saturday 9pm - Uncovered.
A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St:
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Stage, all welcome, all back-line provided
incl drums and piano, bands welcome, free.
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from 5-piece band The Fork Lots – not a
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stage & lights – come and be a star for the
night! Cocktail specials, free entry. Sunday
1pm – Jazz Jam feat cool jazz with talented
young house band Chicks from Corea, all
welcome to listen, watch or play, free; 5pm
– Hudson St, 6-piece acoustic pop-folk,
gorgeous arrangements, femme vocals, free.
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Cameron Walsh, Austyn Mills & Joshua
Blaikie, plus special guests, free.
BRIDIE'S BAR, 401 Worcester St:
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CITY COUNCIL animal
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Contact request form while
you’re there, and receive our
show special offer of $500
discount off a fully custom
made fixed aluminium
frame canopy.
T&Cs apply.
WIN WITH INSULMAX
We are offering one lucky
winner the chance to win
a discount of $1500 off
the total cost of their
Insulmax insulation.
T&Cs apply.
Enter at Stand 181.
WIN WITH HRV
Purchase an HRV
ventilation system and go
in the draw to win back
the cost of your purchase!*
Come see us at The Star
Media Home & Leisure Show
30 June-2 July 2023
*T&C’s apply.
Visit hrv.co.nz
An additional prize
of an assorted
hamper given to
one lucky
winner. Enter at
Stand 164.
WIN WITH ABSOLUTE HOMES
Enter the draw to go into win the Ultimate Absolute
Homes Weber BBQ prize pack valued at $1000.
Packed with gifts & Absolute Homes merchandise.
• Come by our stand
#137 and scan the
QR code to enter!
• Like & Follow us on
Facebook and Instagram
Entries close
Friday 7th July 2023.
T& Cs apply.
WIN WITH RESENE
Visit the Resene stand 119 and
go into the draw to win one of 5
Resene colour prizes, valued at
over $250 each, to help you get
started on your next decorating
project! Each prize includes:
$200 Resene ColorShop voucher
and the latest Resene fandecks
and magazine.
PLUS get a free Resene
testpot voucher to use
at your local Resene
ColorShop.
SHOW SPECIAL – PRIZE DRAW
$4000 in prizes
to be won
Visit our show stand in the
Leisure Zone to enter.
PLUS GIVEAWAYS!
$4000 Prize Pool includes:
Stay: Central Suites, Hokitika’s
Kiwi Holiday Park and Motels,
Hokitika Holiday Park,
Woodland Glen Lodge B&B
WIN WITH VICTORIA JANE
Room style makeover with
Designer Victoria Jane.
The winner will choose from
our colourful, distinctive
range of homewares, and
receive up to $1000 of
Victoria Jane items.
Dine: Ocean View Restaurant,
Beachfront Hotel
Do: West Coast Treetop Walk
and Tower Zipline, West Coast
Scenic Waterways Cruise, West
Coast Cycle & Tours, Cycle
Journeys, and The National
Kiwi Centre.
Enter at
Stand
148/149
WIN WITH VENLuREE
Be in to WIN $1000
worth of Blinds or
Curtains by entering the
draw at Stand 30.
Terms & conditions apply.
WIN WITH SCORPIOS
Enter at stand 50 to win this unique exterior
furniture
and planter box, made
from durable
materials
and built to
last - valued
at $1725.
scorpios