The Star: July 13, 2023

Thursday, July 13, 2023 | Christchurch’s best read and largest circulating newspaper 

Disgraced 

teacher’s 

odd 

defence – pages 6-7 

Portside 

festival 

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crowd 

– page 12 

Sick and tired of crime 

Residents 

set up a 

monitoring 

hub 

• By Heidi Slade 

RESIDENTS IN some of 

Christchurch’s most upmarket 

suburbs have launched a plan 

to use a decommissioned police 

station for a crime monitoring 

hub. 

The plan is to use the former 

Sumner Police Station, from 

which they would cover suburbs 

from Ferrymead to Scarborough. 

The initiative is the brainchild 

of a group of residents, who say 

they are concerned about the 

lack of police presence in their 

areas. 

The group is calling themselves 

the Bays Community 

Policing Hub and would answer 

phone calls, file reports to police 

and support people who are victims 

of crime, like burglaries. 

The police station is currently 

used by the Sumner Community 

and Residents Association and 

Hub. 

“We are supportive of 

community coming together 

to address local issues and 

appreciate concern about 

theft in Sumner,” said Sumner 

Community Residents’ 

Association and Hub 

community engagement advisor 

Charlie Hudson (right). 

“We are a very empowered 

community and believe that 

staying connected, knowing 

your neighbours, supporting 

each other and being sensible 

about keeping your property 

and belongings secured is an 

effective first step to address the 

problem,” she said. 

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WHO WILL win the general 

election, and why? 

That is the question The Star is 

asking readers today as the tempo 

builds for October’s vote. 

Will it be a National-Act coalition, 

or will it be a Labour-led 

government for a third term with 

the Greens and potentially Te 

Paiti Māori. 

The latest polls from the Labour 

Party’s own pollster show Labour 

has well and truly fallen – sitting 

at 31 per cent, its lowest point 

since 2019. 

National rose one point to 36 

per cent, making it the first time 

National has been ahead of Labour 

by five points or more. 

It is also the first time the 

centre-right has been ahead of the 

centre-left by five points or more 

since the 2017 election. 

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Golden boots score for charity......................3 

Disgraced teacher’s claim refuted........6-7 

Murderer takes on Corrections ..............8-9 

Disposable cutlery warning...........................10 

Arts festival captivates crowds.....................12 

ECan to solve cruise bus problem ........ 19 

Letters ....................................................................... 22-23 

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Matariki at The Arts Centre 

From Friday 

Matariki celebrations continue at Te Matatiki Toi Ora 

The Arts Centre. On Friday, take an unforgettable 

journey from the dark to the light with Arts 

Foundation Laureate, musician Delaney Davidson and friends. 

Return for the Matariki mākete (crafts and kai) on Sunday, 

plus the Kapa Haka showcase. Then Aro, the duo whose sound 

expresses the essence of Aotearoa, on Tuesday. Get tickets: 

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Immerse yourself in a stunning display of light 

and sound that celebrates the Māori New Year, 

the coming of winter and the beauty of light with 

us. Explore a range of installations, projections and artworks 

with your friends and whānau. On Friday and Saturday, there 

will be fire and light shows from 8-9pm, plus live readings of 

Matariki stories and Māori legends around the fire pit from 

6-8pm. 

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Six Extinctions 

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skeleton – alongside collection highlights and visitor favourites. 

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predators of each geological period. 

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• By Daniel Alvey 

“IT WASN’T me.” 

That was the short answer 

this week from the man who 

citizen detectives say may know 

something about the vandalism 

caused at Addington Cemetery. 

About 200 metres of lawn was 

torn up at the cemetery, and 

nearby residents think it was 

from a quad bike. 

Resident Maddie Brett was 

walking through the cemetery 

with her husband last Monday 

when she chanced on a man 

with a quad bike. She took 

photos of him as he pushed the 

broken-down quad bike away, 

posting them to the Addington 

Community Facebook page, 

and filed an online report with 

the police. 

From there other residents 

Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz 

updated the report with a name 

and address of who they believe 

the man was. He lives near the 

cemetery. 

Brett has not heard back from 

the police, and it appears they 

have not questioned the man 

with the quad bike. 

The Star visited his house this 

week. 

“Wasn’t me . . . I haven’t 

owned a quad for years,” he 

said. 

He also said police had not 

spoken to him. 

Police could not say yesterday 

if the man had been spoken to 

by police. 

“Police will be following 

all available lines of inquiry 

relating to the incident which 

will include any information 

provided via 105 reports,” a 

spokesperson told The Star. 

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Quad biker says it wasn’t him in cemetery 

SOLD: Neville Carter hands 

over his son Dan Carter’s 

limited edition Adidas boots 

to Nairn Electrical co-owner 

Steve West after the DC10 

charity auction. 

Golden boots 

score for charity 

• By Barry Clarke 

DAN CARTER’S DC10 charity 

fund will be boosted by about 

$14,000 after a pair of the All 

Black legend’s boots, and oneoff 

Pasikifa day jerseys, were 

auctioned. 

The Southbridge Rugby Club 

hosted the day with the jerseys 

worn by the division 1 and 2 

sides during their respective 

matches on Saturday. The club 

has a strong Pacific presence. 

Carter, the club’s most famous 

son, donated a pair of his limited 

edition Adidas boots. They were 

secured for $9500 by Nairn Electrical, 

which is based in Leeston 

and North Canterbury. 

The jerseys fetched about 

$5500, which after the costs 

of running the day and auction 

came off, would mean a 

good payday for the charity, 

Southbridge club manager Chris 

McMillan said. 

The DC10 fund is supported 

by UNICEF and raises money 

to deliver disaster-resilient water 

and sanitation projects in the 

Pacific. Carter, who had been 

in Japan for the All Blacks XV 

match at the weekend, was very 

happy with the auction result, 

said McMillan. 

“He was absolutely blown 

away. He said it was ‘just awesome’.” 

Carter’s limited edition boots 

are highly sought after. They 

have his signature, his cap 

number (1034), his test appearances 

(112) and his international 

record haul of 1598 points on 

them. 

The DC10 fund was launched 

with a 24-hour goal-kicking 

marathon at Eden Park in 

April last year. Carter kicked 

1598 goals to match his test 

points as an All Black, helping 

to raise more than $340,000. 

Nairn Electrical co-owner 

Steve West who made the 

successful bid for the 

boots said it was a 

great opportunity 

to support the 

wider Pacific 

community 

“and contribute 

to 

the great 

work that 

Dan and 

the DC10 

Fund 

do”. 

“We 

couldn’t 

be happier 

that 

we are 

helping to support this worthy 

cause,” he said. 

West said Nairn Electrical 

wouldn’t be keeping the boots. 

The company intends to put 

them back in an auction so more 

money goes to the DC10 fund. 

The company is a 

long-time sponsor 

of Southbridge 

rugby and other 

clubs in the 

Selwyn District 

and North 

Canterbury. 

In Brief 

Board gets 

new chair 

The Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks 

Peninsula Community Board’s 

new chair Lyn Leslie was elected 

uncontested at Monday’s meeting. 

Leslie is the board’s Wairewa 

Subdivision member. Her election 

comes after former chair Reuben 

Davidson stepped down last week. 

Davidson will exit the board 

completely before October’s general 

election when he will stand as the 

Labour candidate for Christchurch 

East. 

Halfway to funding 

warm water pool 

A campaign to raise $1.4 million 

for a warm-water hydrotherapy 

pool at Matariki Hornby Centre 

has hit the halfway mark. The 

Rotary Club of Hornby and 

the Greater Hornby Residents’ 

Association have raised $700,000 

so far. The Rotary Club made a 

$100,000 contribution, while the 

pool received a $300,000 Lotteries 

Grant and $300,000 from the Rata 

Foundation. The city council will 

contribute $2.5 million. 

Another grant for 

Christchurch Netball 

The New Zealand Community 

Trust has awarded a further 

$300,000 grant to Christchurch 

Netball’s new all-weather, 

multipurpose venue at Ngā Puna 

Wai. The grant comes on top of 

$750,000 granted to the centre for 

wooden sprung flooring in 2021, 

bringing the total funding from the 

community trust to $1.5 million. 

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NEWS 

Residents take 

action on crime 

• From page 1 

Hudson said that while is it 

located in the decommissioned 

police station, the building is 

still part of the police property 

portfolio. 

Any group monitoring antisocial 

activity on the site would 

need to have the support of 

police, Hudson said. 

Police were unable to respond 

to The Star about the initiative 

yesterday. 

Bay Community Policing Hub 

members are staying under the 

radar, refusing to be identified 

until they advance their plans. 

The group had its first meeting 

on Tuesday night. 

They intend to have volunteers 

at the police station, answering 

calls from concerned residents, 

filing police reports and providing 

support. 

“We want to be low key and observing, 

and passing information 

on (to police),” a spokesperson for 

the group said. 

“It’s well known that the police 

are overworked and that is why 

the residents are concerned. 

The initiative comes after 

residents of other parts of the 

city held meetings recently, concerned 

about crime and police 

responses and presence. 

The Greater Hornby Residents 

Association, which organised a 

meeting in its area, presented a 

1000-signature petition to Superintendent 

Lane Todd calling for 

the Hornby Police Station to be 

staffed 24/7. 

Todd told the meeting after 

receiving the petition, “If I looked 

at where the resources need to 

be right now, currently there are 

higher crime rates in the Linwood 

and Eastgate areas.” 

Police crime data shows the 

rate of thefts, burglaries and other 

related offences has increased 

in the Hornby Ward by 46 per 

cent compared to last year. 

More than 50 Heathcote Valley 

residents met with police, Fire 

and Emergency New Zealand, 

Neighbourhood Support and 

the City to Sumner Community 

Patrol over their concerns about 

crime. 


Agency fights council 

• By Tony Simons 

GOVERNMENT social housing 

provider Kāinga Ora has 

opposed the significant changes 

the city council has proposed 

to reduce the level of housing 

intensification in Christchurch. 

Kāinga Ora’s submission on 

the city council’s Plan Change 14 

covers more than 330 categories 

and was opposed to or seeking 

changes to 80 per cent of them. 

The city council wants to limit 

the impact of the Governmentimposed 

housing density legislation 

by protecting access to 

sunlight, recognising areas with 

poor access to public transport, 

and protecting some sensitive 

areas. 

However, Kāinga Ora is 

challenging the city council’s attempts 

to limit building heights 

and density, protect trees and 

plants more, and manage coastal 

areas sensitive to sea level rise or 

at risk of tsunamis. It also wants 

more liberal rules for development 

under aircraft flight paths, 

around greenways and cycleway 

areas, and for landscaping on 

properties. 

City council reports show it 

received 1092 public submissions 

on PC14 with Kāinga Ora’s being 

one of the biggest. 

The Government has pledged 

to tackle New Zealand’s housing 

crisis but has received criticism 

over not building social housing 

quickly enough. 

At the same time, Kāinga Ora 

faced controversy nationwide 

for failing to communicate with 

communities over proposals to 

take over existing housing developments 

and build more. 

Recent examples in Christchurch 

include a private development 

in Northwood and another 

at Copper Ridge in Halswell, 

both of which were purchased 

by Kāinga Ora without residents 

knowing. 

A spokesperson for Copper 

Ridge residents said the Kāinga 

Ora’s PC14 submission shows it 

wants to build more social housing, 

no matter the cost. 

“This confirms Kāinga Ora 

does not care or support the 

residents of Christchurch. It 

seems in this city, social housing 

trumps everyone,” the spokesperson 

said. 

Said Waipuna 

Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 

Community 

Board chair Helen 

Broughton: 

“Kāinga Ora 

has played an 

unusually dominant 

role in 

this submission 

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“They are even opposed to 

reduced intensification near the 

rail network and creating a buffer 

between industrial and residential 

zones,” she said. 

Kāinga Ora general manager urban 

planning and design Katja Lietz 

said it submits on plan change 

proposals to make sure it can 

carry out its statutory obligations. 

“We support aspects of PC14 

that support a well-functioning 

urban environment and a compact 

urban form. We have encouraged 

change, or opposed, aspects 

that we believe don’t support these 

aspirations,” she said. 

Minister of Housing Megan 

Woods, Mayor Phil Mauger and 

city council head of planning and 

consents John Higgins all declined 

to comment on the submission, 

saying it would not be appropriate 

before it is submitted to the independent 

hearings panel. 

Anyone with an interest in what 

has been submitted so far has 

until Monday to lodge countersubmissions 

through the city 

council’s website. The independent 

hearings panel timetable requires 

the city council to present its final 

evidence on the plan change by 

August 4. Information on the 

submission and hearings process 

can be found on the city council’s 

PC14 webpage at https://tinyurl. 

com/PC14page 

HOUSING MINISTER Megan 

Woods says a suite of new public 

housing units, powered by 

solar energy, will save tenants 

hundreds on their power bills 

each year. 

The three-storey Kāinga Ora 

housing development in Riccarton, 

comprising 20 new units, 

enables solar energy distribution 

between the units via a rooftop 

facility. 

It is the first 

high-density 

universal design 

complex built by 

the government 

housing agency. 

The homes are 

funded through 

the Māori and 

Public Housing 

Renewable Energy 

Fund and cater to tenants in the 

over-50 age bracket. 

Woods said there were plans 

to deliver more than a thousand 

public homes over the next two 

years. 

“We are focused on building 

public homes that are warm, 

efficient and accessible in wellconnected 

area close to transport 

and shops and amenities,” 

Woods said. 


“These homes have been built 

to a high 8 Homestar rating.” 

Woods, who also holds the 

Energy and Resources portfolio, 

said the solar energy system 

would save tenants between 

$350-400 a year in their power 

bills. 

“An advantage of the technology 

is that it doesn’t restrict the 

customers’ choice of electricity 

retailer, and there’s no need to 

sign up for additional billing 

services or platforms, so nothing 

changes for customers other 

than their power bill.” 

Tenants will pay rent based 

on 25 per cent of their income 

through the Ministry of Social 

Development’s Income-related 

rent subsidy. 

Woods there needed to be the 

“right mix” of public housing 

supply. 

“There’ll be families that want 

more traditional single dwelling 

NEWS 5 

Woods trumpets new solar 

powered Kāinga Ora units 

Megan 

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on a larger section, then there’ll 

be people over 50 that would 

probably like the security, the 

social aspects, and also a great 

place to live here in Riccarton.” 

Placements for the one-bedroom 

apartments are underway, 

with people starting to move 

into the new units from mid- 

July onwards. 

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Disgraced teacher’s 

CAUGHT: Disgraced former teacher Taurapa was spotted in 

Cheviot on Friday. 

PHOTO: GEORGE HEARD 

• By Tony Simons 

DISGRACED Rangi Ruru Girls’ 

School teacher Taurapa’s claim 

his upbringing in te ao Māori 

conflicted with his professional 

responsibilities as a teacher have 

been condemned – but are still to 

be refuted publicly. 

The former teacher, previously 

known as Connor Taurapa 

Matthews, presented a cultural 

defence to the Teachers 

Disciplinary Tribunal which 

found him guilty of having a 

sexual relationship with 16-yearold 

student, Helena Dray, in 2018 

and 2019. 

Taurapa claimed his Māori 

values placed him in conflict 

with his professional responsibilities 

towards Dray and he 

was supporting her hauora – her 

mental, emotional and spiritual 

well-being. He also cited Te Aho 

Matua (Māori teaching philosophy) 

in mitigation. 

He had sent her nude images 

and romantic poems, and their 

relationship involved sex acts in 

a car. 

Taurapa initially denied the 

relationship and claimed he had 

done nothing wrong. But he has 

now been banned from teaching 

and his te reo and cultural consulting 

service is no longer being 

promoted. 

Dray waived her right to anonymity 

in the case and has since 

spoken publicly about her ordeal, 

condemning Taurapa’s claim his 

actions were in accord with Te 

Aho Matua. 

Taurapa’s education and 

upbringing were strongly influenced 

by tikanga Māori (the 

right way to do things) and his 

academic excellence and commitment 

were recognised as early 

as 2012 when he won CPIT’s 

Rakatahi supreme award, which 

specifically acknowledged his 

pursuit of musical excellence and 

passion for te reo Māori. 

In 2018 when he was 23, he began 

teaching at Rangi Ruru and 

formed a relationship with Dray 

(then 15), grooming her with 

attention and gifts, which later 

evolved into a highly inappropriate 

sexual relationship. 

In 2020, he told the Teachers’ 

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HEARD 

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there was a “disconnect” 

between his Māori upbringing 

and understanding of Te Aho 

Matua and the professional 

boundaries of the teaching 

profession, which he described as 

“more Pākehā focused”, and he 

failed to comprehend the extent 

of cultural differences. 

In an affidavit Taurapa said 

he expected “the Disciplinary 

Tribunal will be considering 

whether my attempts to provide 

support for the hauora and wellbeing 

of this student, in the context 

of tikanga Maori, breached 

my professional obligations.” 

In early 2020 he was employed 

as a teacher at Spreydon Māori 

immersion school Te Kura 

Kaupapa Māori Te Whānau 

Tahi and was later elected to the 

school board. 

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The Star approached the school 

for comment on his claims, but it 

did not respond. 

It did host a private whanau 

hui (meeting) on Tuesday 

to update families on the 

circumstances of the case and 

the tribunal decision. 

The Star also asked Te 

Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura 

Kaupapa Māori chief executive 

Hohepa Campbell – responsible 

for overseeing Te Aho Matua 

schools throughout New 

Zealand – about Taurapa’s 

evidence in mitigation and his 

employment at Te Whānau Tahi. 

He replied: “Te Runanga Nui 

. . . does not have any comment 

to make.” 

Inquiries by The Star indicate 

Māori leaders, speaking 

privately, are saddened, 

disturbed and upset by what 

Taurapa said. 

One said Taurapa’s hauora 

defence was “bulls***” and they 

were sickened by it, but none was 

prepared to comment publicly. 

Te Aka Whai Ora (the Māori 

Health Authority), Te Rūnanga 

o Ngāi Tahu and Te Whatu Ora 

(Health NZ) also declined to 

comment. 

When asked why the 

tribunal did not comment on 

Taurapa’s claims in mitigation, 

the teaching council said the 

complaints committee and 

the disciplinary tribunal are 

independent bodies and the 

council does not comment on 

their decisions. 

“We can affirm that all 

certificated teachers are expected 

to adhere to and uphold the high 

standards set out in our code, 

developed with the teaching 

profession in accordance 

with the values of Te Tiriti o 

Waitangi,” a spokesperson said. 

“It states teachers are required 

to promote the well-being of 

learners and protect them from 

harm, as well as strengthen 

SPEAKING OUT: Helena 

Dray waived her name 

suppression after years of 

stigma and victim blaming. 

public confidence in the teaching 

profession.” 

“We have no further comment 

to make.” 

Minister of Education Jan 

Tinetti said she has asked to 

meet with the Teaching Council 

to discuss whether changes 

are needed to the investigation 

processes for teachers under 

investigation for misconduct. 

Taurapa chose not to engage 

in the tribunal process, other 

than filing the statement 

denying a romantic relationship 

occurred. He later accepted he’d 

engaged in serious misconduct 

and breached his professional 

obligations. 

”We do not accept Taurapa’s 

denials. The entire account of 

Ms Dray is found proven,” the 

tribunal said. 

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Murderer, rapist claims Corrections 

• By Anna Leask 

MURDERER AND rapist Liam 

Reid appeared in the High Court 

yesterday claiming Corrections 

did not ensure his safety in 

prison by wrongly placing him in 

a maximum security unit where 

he was subjected to a violent 

assault. 

Reid is seeking a judicial ruling 

from Justice Pheroze Jagose that 

Corrections acted “illegally” 

and “unreasonably” by keeping 

him in a maximum security unit 

when his prison classification is 

lower. 

He is serving a life sentence 

with a 23-year minimum 

non-parole period for raping 

and killing Christchurch deaf 

woman Emma Agnew in 2007. 

He was also convicted of the 

rape, attempted murder and 

robbery of a 21-year-old student 

in Dunedin nine days later. 

He is currently incarcerated 

at Auckland Prison at 

Paremoremo. 

Last month Reid claimed he 

had been “seriously assaulted” by 

another inmate in May. 

He claimed the assault 

never would have happened if 

Corrections had placed him 

in the appropriate unit at the 

prison. 

Court documents reveal Reid’s 

PRISONER: Liam Reid appeared in the High Court via 

video link. 

PHOTO: JASON OXENHAM 

current security classification is 

“low-medium” – but he is being 

held in the maximum security 

unit. 

Reid said he has “followed 

all legitimate reconsideration 

procedures for his placement to 

be reviewed” but Corrections has 

“declined” his request. 

“(Corrections) has failed to 

consider all options of placement 

available for (Reid’s) placement 

to be consistent with his security 

classification at Auckland 

Prison,” his High Court application 

stated. 

“(Corrections) has not taken 

into account all relevant considerations 

for (Reid’s) placement to 

unit nine at Auckland Prison nor 

has (Corrections) considered this 

unit as a viable option of placement 

for (Reid).” 

Reid appeared via video link 

from prison yesterday for what 

was effectively an administrative 

hearing to arrange his next 

hearing. 

His wife – former lawyer 

Davina Reid – was in court in 

person to support him. 

She asked the court to appoint 

her as a McKenzie friend – 

someone who attends court in 

support of a party that does not 

have legal representation. 

As Reid’s wife, she said she was 

restricted to a phone call once a 

week, which meant she could not 

assist him with his case and left 

him “flying in the dark” and disadvantaged 

in terms of preparing 

for future hearings. 

The Crown accepted Reid was 

entitled to help with his case and 

did not oppose it. 

Jagose agreed and granted her 

request. A further hearing will 

be held on September 14. It is expected 

to take at least half a day. 

As the judge adjourned the 

hearing, Reid called out to his 

wife: “I love you baby”, and 

thanked her for her help in 

court. 

Alongside the assault, Reid 

says being in the wrong unit 

means he 

has been 

denied 

visits from 

his family, 

including 

Davina. 

The pair 

married 

after she 

was caught 

smuggling 

a cellphone, 

Davina Reid 

cigarettes, and a lighter to Reid – 

her client at the time – while he 

was on remand at Mount Eden 

Prison. She was struck from the 

bar but is currently fighting to 

practise law again. 

The application outlines how 

Reid is “only unlocked every 

second day” and is “only permitted 

to one five-minute phone call 

every two days. 

“(He) has not had any family 

visits since August 2021,” the application 

claimed. 

“(Corrections) has prevented 

family visits to this unit since 

the lockdowns were imposed in 

August 2021 in response to the 

pandemic.” 

Reid said Corrections had 

“acted unreasonably” both in 

“maintaining his placement 

inconsistent with his security 

classification” and by “preventing 

family visits”. 

“(Corrections’) actions are 

wrong in law . . . and void,” the 

application said. 

“(Reid) is materially prejudiced 

by (Corrections) abuse of power 

which contravenes . . . the New 

Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990.” 

He is seeking a legal 

declaration from the court that 

Corrections has “acted illegally 

through breaching its statutory 

powers” by failing to ensure his 

safety and place him in a unit 

consistent with his security 

classification. 

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failed to keep him safe in prison 

“(Corrections) has operated 

unreasonably, prejudicially, 

and has abused its powers . . . 

(and) has breached its statutory 

duties and acted in bad faith by 

preventing all prisoners’ access 

to visits from their families and 

friends.” 

Last month Corrections could 

not discuss Reid’s classification, 

citing Corrections’ legislative 

obligations under the Privacy 

Act 2020 – but said he had 

been “offered the opportunity 

to move to a different unit and 

declined”. 

Corrections also confirmed 

family visits resumed in 

February for Auckland Prison 

inmates “held in the lowsecurity 

units. 

“Due to the additional staffing 

requirements for other units in 

the prison, high security (units 

1-5) and maximum security (10- 

13) prisoners, family visits are 

currently being facilitated via 

AVL on request,” a spokesman 

said. 

“The prison director also has 

the discretion to permit visits 

in extenuating circumstances, 

including on compassionate 

grounds and at times these have 

been approved.” 

All prisoners at Auckland 

Prison are provided with free 

phone calls to remain in touch 

CONVICTED: Deaf woman 

Emma Agnew was killed in 

2007. Liam Reid is serving 

a life sentence with a 

23-year minimum nonparole 

period for her rape 

and murder. 

with family and friends.” 

The Corrections Act 

2004 allows for an inmate’s 

minimum entitlements to 

be “denied” if there is an 

“emergency in the prison, 

the security of the prison is 

threatened or if the health 

or safety of any person is 

threatened”. 

“There have been a number 

of times recently where 

staffing levels have been 

less than required to safely 

unlock prisoners in maximum 

security units, which means 

they have been denied their 

minimum entitlement,” said the 

spokesman. 

“We are doing everything 

we can to prevent this from 

happening. However, the safety 

of our staff and the people 

we manage in prison is our 

absolute priority. 

“(We) understand the impact 

that spending extended periods 

of time in their cells may have 

on them. 

“Work is under way at the site 

to increase the amount of time 

maximum security prisoners 

are spending out of their cells 

and resume face-to-face visits 

with family where it is safe to 

do so.” 

Reid has maintained his 

innocence since his arrest for 

Agnew’s rape and murder and is 

working with his wife and legal 

team to seek a further appeal 

against his conviction and 

sentence. Currently there is no 

active appeal. 

– NZ Herald 

Timeline of the case 

against Liam Reid 

• Nov 15, 2007: 20-year 

Emma Agnew goes 

missing after texting her 

family that morning to say 

she was planning to meet 

a man who was interested 

in buying her car. Her 

burnt-out car was found in 

Bromley Park that night. 

• Nov 26: Agnew’s body 

found hidden in scrub near 

the Spencer Park Motor 

Camp. She had been 

suffocated with a sock. 

• Nov 27: Liam James Reid 

was arrested after an 

armed offenders squad 

raid on a Christchurch 

boarding house. 

• Nov 28: Reid makes his 

initial court appearance, 

with members of the 

public scuffling and 

shouting obscenities at 

him. 

• Nov 28: Speculation 

surfaces Reid could be 

responsible for the savage 

rape of a 21-year-old 

woman in Dunedin only 

days earlier. 

• April 3, 2008: Reid was 

committed to trial for 

Agnew’s murder after 

a four-day depositions 

hearing in the District 

Court at Christchurch. 

• Oct 6: As Reid’s murder 

trial got under way, he was 

charged with the Dunedin 

sex attack nine days after 

Agnew died. Counts of 

attempted murder, rape, 

sexual violation, and 

robbery in relation to that 

attack are added to the 

rape and murder charges 

he faced over Agnew’s 

death. 

• Oct 20: The Crown 

told the court rough sex 

Reid indulged in was “a 

signature” which linked 

him to both Agnew’s 

murder and the Dunedin 

attack. Both women 

suffered deep genital 

bruising. 

• Oct 31: Reid was found 

guilty on all charges after 

less than four hours of jury 

deliberation. 

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Arts festival captivates crowds 

SUCCESS: 

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PHOTO: DEE 

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• By Heidi Slade 

THE LYTTELTON Arts 

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The second week 

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Angry mum goes to Ombudsmen 

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Sportsmen take on mental health 

• By Briar Allen 

FROM THE field to friends 

to founders, three former 

sportsmen have created a new 

not-for-profit group to help 

men’s mental health. 

BetterMan was founded 

by former rugby player 

Ged Robinson (Crusaders, 

Highlanders), who is the 

Canterbury Sports development 

programme manager, excricketer 

Todd Astle (Black 

Caps, Canterbury) and former 

footballer and ANZCO Food 

digital marketing manager Ryan 

Astle (Hokowhitu Zodiacs). 

Todd Astle, who runs a mental 

skills coaching business called 

Innerspin, said they wanted to 

collaborate on something and 

started throwing ideas around. 

“Lads Without Labels reached 

out to me to speak at one of 

their events and something 

just clicked, but we wanted to 

do something aimed at men 

who are aged between 22 and 

50-years-old,” he said. 

Astle said they had all strived 

to be better at their sports and 

wanted to improve other aspects 

of their lives. They invited others 

to join them on their mental 

health and personal growth 

journey. 

“People can become disconnected 

and lose a sense of 

themselves. I officially retired 

a couple months ago, had my 

formal drinks and goodbyes but 

I only just left the Canterbury 

Whatsapp chat and that was the 

hardest thing as that’s your last 

tether to that camaraderie and 

competition and being updated 

on what’s going on.” 

BetterMan will put on events 

to try and re-create that camaraderie 

and build up the community 

under their mantra BYC. 

“BYC – it’s easy to remember 

as it stands for 

backyard 

cricket, but it 

also stands 

for betterment, 

which is about becoming the 

best version of yourself, (and) 

yarns, which is having those 

conversations and competition 

which is about the passion we 

have for it and building it up,” 

he said. 

Their first event will be the 

Quiz & Some Other Shizz night 

at the Halswell Rugby League 

clubrooms at 7pm next Friday. 

Astle said it will be more than a 

standard quiz night. 

“We wanted the kind 

of events people could get 

excited and charged up about 

while having underlying messages 

about 

mental 

health. 

“We 

wanted 

events 

that went beyond what you 

would normally expect from that 

event. We wanted to have those 

connections and bring that positive 

feeling of competition and 

connection with our events.” 

Sports commentator Scotty 

Stevenson will be the MC and 

quiz-master. Astle said Stevenson 

has an incredible story to 

tell, which he hoped would encourage 

others to open up about 

their mental health and reach 

Scotty 

Stevenson 

out for support. 

They have some 

games planned 

for the event 

which is almost 

at full capacity. 

“We have 

lots of ideas 

for the future 

that we want to 

build off of this 

first event. Events in relation to 

people’s friendships, parenting 

and partners. We hope in 

the future to continue to 

create these opportunities 

as there is so much potential 

and break down these 

boundaries.” 

Astle thanked everyone 

who has supported 

and helped them start 

BetterMan 

“We are really amazed 

at the support we have 

had. It is cool to see the 

momentum we have gained 

so far, and we can’t wait to 

see where this goes.” 

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ECan commits to solving cruise 

ship overload of its bus services 

ENVIRONMENT Canterbury 

has committed to reducing 

the impact of cruise ships on 

its buses services, which are 

struggling to keep up with 

demand. 

More than 70 cruise ships 

visited Lyttelton Port in the past 

12 months, with the next season 

due to start in November. 

ECan chair 

Peter Scott said 

they needed to 

find a balance 

between giving 

ratepayers the 

services they 

needed and accommodating 

Peter Scott 

the passengers. 

“When cruise ships come in, 

they overwhelm those services, 

which means that ratepayers 

can’t get to their destinations 

across a number of things – 

medical appointments, school 

appointments.” 

The regional council estimated 

it would cost an additional $1 

million to accommodate passengers 

and keep regular services 

operating next season. 

But Scott said he did not want 

to place the entire burden of that 

cost on ratepayers. 

ECan hosted a meeting to discuss 

the impact of cruise ships 

on public transport services on 

Monday. 

Scott met with Waka Kotahi, 

local MPs, Lyttelton Port 

Company, the city council and 

the Cruise Association, who all 

agreed to come up with a solution. 

“We agreed that there is an 

urgency to move on this prior 

to the next season, and that the 

community will be involved 

in the process to develop some 

solutions,” Scott said. 

“There’s no absolute hard 

decisions come out yet, but we’re 

really confident that after we’ve 

had the community board meeting 

we’ll be on the right path.” 

Community consultation was 

expected to take place in the next 

three to four weeks. 

TRANSPORT: More than 70 

cruise ships visited Lyttelton 

Port in the past year, 

overwhelming public bus 

services into Christchurch. 

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“Time pressure is there. I 

mean everyone is keen to try and 

move it forward.” 

He confirmed discussions over 

a cruise ship levy were not on the 

table at Monday’s meeting, but 

he wanted to ensure the public 

they wanted to find solutions. 

Cruise ship visitors contribute 

about $34m a year to the local 

economy. 

New Zealand Cruise Association 

chief executive Jacqui Lloyd 

said the industry welcomed the 

collaborative approach. 

“The cruise industry is pleased 

to be included in the discussion 

and collaboration to ensure 

that all visitors are seen as good 

guests, are respectful of the 

local community and that the 

presence of passengers adds 

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Big sales in auction rooms 

• By Nikki Preston 

THERE WERE several milliondollar-plus 

sales in the city’s 

auction rooms this week. 

One auctioneer said it was 

like stepping back to a time 

when nearly every property was 

swooped up at auction as a lack 

of good houses is creating more 

competition. 

A luxury home in one of the 

most sought-after and richest 

suburbs soared past its $2.48 

million RV selling for an impressive 

$3.125 million after Canterbury 

buyers went head-to-head 

over it. 

The property on Ngahere St in 

Fendalton was announced on the 

market at $3.075 million – but 

two bidders continued to battle 

it out until the hammer came 

down at $3.125 million. 

There were four registered 

buyers in the room, with three 

actively bidding for it for much 

of the auction. 

Bayleys agent Adam Heazlewood 

said good quality, 

architecturally-designed homes 

are in demand right now, with 81 

groups turning up for the opens 

homes at Ngahere St. 

“Honestly, it was just a lovely 

property.” 

The house was built in 2019 

and designed by Connell 

Architecture (now Figure and 

Ground) and came with a highend 

kitchen, open scullery and 

breakfast bar, in-slab hydronic 

heating system and gas fireplace. 

Fendalton is one of the most 

expensive neighbourhoods in the 

city, with the average property 

value of $1.49 million and its 

popularity hasn’t waned much 

during the downturn due to its 

school zones, proximity to the 

university, Riccarton Bush and 

the CBD. 

All three properties called at 

Bayleys Christchurch auction 

room last Thursday sold under 

the hammer without any pausing 

for negotiations. The properties 

ranged from $600,000 for an 

original three-bedroom, onebathroom 

home in Bishopdale 

LUXURY: 

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soared past its 

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home. 

“There’s definitely a turnaround,” 

Heazlewood said. 

At a Harcourts Gold auction 

the same week, a bidding war 

broke out over a three-bedroom, 

two-bathroom home on Somerton 

Rise in Westmorland. Bidding 

opened at $800,000 before 

four buyers pushed it up until 

$1.4 million – $220,00 above its 

RV of $1.18 million. 

There were four of the seven 

registered buyers pushing the 

price up to $1.4 million after a 

total of 37 bids in a fast-paced 

auction. 

Some 91 people viewed the 

home, and they received several 

pre-auction offers including 

one from a North Island buyer 

who had not even set foot in the 

home. 

Harcourts Gold agent Mark 

O’Loughlin said the marketdriven 

sales price was above 

what his downsizing vendors had 

expected, and what he had appraised 

the home to be worth. 

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like boom times 

O’Loughlin said auctions 

seem to be doing well because 

there is a limited number of 

properties for sale and owners 

are selling not necessarily to 

make money, but because of 

a job transfer, school zones, 

health and wellbeing, and 

some for financial reasons. 

At the same Harcourts Gold 

auction, there was a fight over 

an “as is, where is” character 

home on Jacksons Rd, in 

Fendalton. Bidding started at 

$1.5 million and it finally sold 

under the hammer for $2.2 

million. 

The sprawling five-bedroom, 

four-bathroom home, which 

has an RV of $3.99 million, was 

marketed by agent Cameron 

Bailey at people either wanting 

to restore or redevelop the 1148 

sq m site. 

Harcourts Gold auctioneer 

Mark Morrison said it was a 

“slow and considered” auction 

and most of the interest 

seemed to be from people 

wanting it for the land rather 

than saving the house. 

Morrison said the auction 

felt like those at the peak of the 

market in 2020 and 2021 when 

almost 100 per cent of properties 

sold on the auction day. 

“It sort of takes us back to 

SECTION: This ‘as is, where is’ property on Jacksons Rd, Fendalton, drew interest 

mainly from buyers wanting it for its land. 

the heady days of 2020 and 

2021 where you do 100 per cent 

days or you would sell all but 

one. It kind of felt like that. 

It was a refreshing day in the 

auction room.” 

Of the 12 houses called, 11 

sold under the hammer and 

ranged in price from $530,000 

to $2.2 million. The clearance 

rate was 91 per cent. 

It’s a big jump on the average 

56 per cent properties that 

have sold at Harcourts Gold 

auctions during the first half of 

the year. 

“It’s only one week in 

isolation so you don’t read 

too much into it, but there’s 

no doubt that the overall vibe 

from the agents is that there 

are a lot of people out there 

looking, there’s definitely more 

interest.” Other auction rooms 

had clearance rates more in 

line with the rest of the year 

with eight of the 19 properties 

called at Harcourts Grenadier 

selling under the hammer. 

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graveyard. 

As police are short-staffed and had 

other priorities, they advised to let 

the thief go as he had no weapon and 

after four days of receiving information 

on the vandal, no action had been 

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I am sympathetic to the fact we do not 

have enough police, yet I wonder if these 

good citizens had shared photos of these 

people on social media, in an attempt 

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would suddenly be prioritised to correct 

the ‘crime’ of social shaming? 

Emergency police callouts can take at 

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Crusaders parade 

I completely refute D Crampton’s claim 

(The Star July 6) the Crusaders have an 

“indifference” towards the fans. 

I was one of the 500 or so at the airport 

when the team returned from Hamilton 

victorious again. The players gave of 

their time generously. I know the players, 

coaches and management and they have 

a very fan-centred culture. 

• Continued page 23 

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undertaking in Christchurch city to replace old cables. 

Between 16 and 31 July, the southbound lanes on Ensors Road 

will be closed intermittently at night, from Ferry Road to Sullivan 

Avenue, between 9.00pm and 5.00am. During the day, one 

southbound lane will be open past the work area on Ensors Road. 

These are essential upgrades, to enhance the resilience and 

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Thank you for your patience. 

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speed up the process 

Particularly under outgoing 

coach Scott Robertson, this 

has been evident in the last seven 

years. 

He and players like Richie 

Mo’unga, Sam Whitelock, Codie 

Taylor and captain Scott Barrett 

have been fantastic ambassadors 

for this region. 

The All Blacks assembled on the 

Tuesday, two days after their arrival 

back in Christchurch. Time 

was against the organising of a 

parade. 

- Graham Paterson, Redwood 

As nice as it would be for the 

the team and trophy to go on 

parade, as a ratepayer there are 

many of other areas the money 

could be spent. Many of our 

sports grounds could do with 

some attention. 

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One day in June, I received a thank-you note 

from Ms. C to the Chinese government. Ms. 

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putting a protection on the Yellow Sea, in the 

area where ‘migrating birds’ stop and feed. 

It just filled me with happiness to hear that. 

Thank you.” 

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How to prune conifers into shape 

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SPORT 


Linwood win ‘déjà vu’ as top six 

confirmed in Metro Premier 

• By Josh Bamber 

THE TOP six in the Bascik 

Transport Metro Premier 

competition is set, following an 

enthralling weekend of playoff 

rugby. 

All six games on the weekend 

were close encounters, with the 

biggest margin just nine points, 

achieved in High School Old 

Boys’ 21-12 qualifying final win 

over minor premiers University. 

Alongside Marist Albion, who 

prevailed in the mud at Edgar 

MacIntosh Park 26-24 over 

Lincoln University, Old Boys’ are 

gifted a week off, with both victors 

awaiting the winners of this 

weekend’s trophy semi-finals, 

with Canterbury University 

and Lincoln University hosting 

Linwood and New Brighton 

respectively. 

New Brighton reversed their 

round-robin result in a win 

against Sumner, triumphing 

25-21 at Rawhiti Domain to progress, 

while Linwood played out 

a repeat of last year’s elimination 

final against Shirley, once again 

winning by a single point in a 

thriller, decided by a Josh Jennings’ 

penalty in the 83rd minute 

to edge it 37-36. 

• By Will Evans 

A REJUVENATED Hornby 

Panthers will go into the 

Canterbury club rugby league 

playoffs with bragging rights 

after clinching the premiership 

over arch-rivals Linwood Keas. 

The Panthers secured the Massetti 

Cup with one round still to 

go, courtesy of another statement 

win, 16-8, over the Keas at Linwood 

Park on Saturday. 

Chasing their seventh win on 

the trot, the Jed Lawrie-coached 

Panthers led 10-0 and then 16-4 

at halftime thanks to tries from 

Zinzan Martin, Champ Betham 

TOP SIX: Linwood, seen here playing Christchurch Football Club, has made it into the top 

six of the Metro Premier with their one-point win against Shirley on the weekend. 

PHOTO: CAMERON CLEMENT 

“It was a little bit of déjà vu,” 

said Linwood head coach Sam 

Jack. 

“It’s a great rivalry (with 

Shirley) and anyone can win on 

the day in finals footy.” 

“It was a pretty nail-biting sort 

of a game, Shirley played really, 

and Muipu Nati, before defending 

their way to a decisive result. 

The premiership takes a break 

this weekend, before resuming 

with the final round on July 

22, followed by the Pat Smith 

Trophy playoffs leading into the 

grand final on August 20. 

It is likely the two sides will 

clash again in the major semifinal, 

with the winner securing 

a direct berth to the grand final, 

and the loser facing the winner 

of the likely elimination match 

between Halswell and Eastern 

Eagles. 

For-and-against is almost 

certain to deny the Hornets 

really well and they took their 

opportunities, being up by eight 

points with five minutes to play, 

anyone could have taken it and 

we were really lucky for it to be 

us and to move on.” 

The win means Linwood head 

to Ilam this weekend looking to 

from edging the Keas out of 

second place, but they cemented 

third with a blistering 56-0 win 

over bottom-placed Northern 

Bulldogs at Halswell Domain on 

Saturday. 

Centre Nick Evans crossed 

for four tries and fullback Ken 

Tofilau bagged a hat-trick as the 

Hornets posted 11 four-pointers. 

Riccarton has left its top-four 

run too late, but the Knights 

typified an encouraging campaign 

with a 24-10 defeat of 

fourth-placed Eastern Eagles at 

Wainoni Park. 

The teams were locked 10-all at 

the end of a first-half arm-wrestle, 

go one better than last year, with 

the goal to celebrate fullback 

Anthony Tailua’s 100th game by 

moving on to the preliminary 

finals in 2023. 

“It sets up a different type 

game for us than last week, 

they’re a young side who use a lot 

but the Knights took the ascendancy 

after the break with centre 

Rikki Bidois completing a double. 

In Round 12 of the CRL 

Women’s Premiership, Linwood 

Keas and Sydenham Swans 

continue their march towards 

another grand final showdown 

with dominant wins on Sunday. 

The ladder-leading Keas 

defeated Eastern Eagles 62-0 in a 

Wainoni Park derby to stay one 

point ahead of the Swans, who 

powered to a 40-10 victory over 

Burnham Chevaliers. 

Scorers: Hornby Panthers 

16 (Zinzan Martin, Champ 

Betham, Muipu Nati tries; Tevin 

of width, so it’ll be a game of two 

different styles. 

“The finals come with a different 

pressure – obviously it’s all 

or nothing, rather than during 

the round robin where you’ve 

got next week to work on your 

mistakes, so on the day, you’ve 

just got to get the job done.” 

Elsewhere in the plate section, 

Burnside and Sydenham escaped 

close qualifying finals at home, 

with both games following the 

script of the weekend with results 

that could have gone either 

way. 

Burnside held on under sustained 

pressure from Christchurch 

to ensure their passage 

through to the plate semi-finals 

with a 20-17 win, while Sydenham 

relied on a late penalty from 

Jack MacLeod to see off Belfast 

24-23. 

Burnside now travel to Burwood 

Park and Shirley, while 

Sydenham have the unenviable 

task of heading to Sumner’s St 

Leonard’s Square, with spots in 

the plate final on the line. 

The last match of the round 

sees Christchurch host Belfast in 

the 11th v 12th playoff, as teams 

begin to look to end their season 

on a high. 

Panthers into playoffs after premiership win 

Arona 2 goals) defeated Linwood 

Keas 8 (Jerome Taefu, Elijah 

Tuhura tries) at Linwood Park. 

Riccarton Knights 24 (Richard 

Bidois 2, Matt Hollis, Elima 

Faaiva tries; Matariri Halbert- 

Pere 4 goals) defeated Eastern 

Eagles 10 (Kolone Faalilo, Tyrone 

Stowers tries; Jimmy Rangiawha 

goal) at Wainoni Park. 

Halswell Hornets 56 (Nick 

Evans 4, Ken Tofilau 3, Dylan 

Geddis, Jamie Nuttridge, Iraia de 

Goldi, Ruihi Kawenga tries; Nuttridge 

6 goals) defeated Northern 

Bulldogs 0 at Halswell Domain. 

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SPORT 27 

Bulldogs partnership ‘hell of a privilege’ 

CANTERBURY Rugby League 

has formed a partnership 

with NRL club Canterbury- 

Bankstown Bulldogs. 

CRL chief 

executive Malcolm 

Humm 

said it would 

provide players 

and coaches with 

“unprecedented 

Malcolm 

Humm 

development 

opportunities 

and pathways 

to progress to 

Australia’s elite age-group and 

senior men’s and women’s competitions.” 

It would potentially lead to 

positions with the Sydney club, 

he said. 

“As part of our 2023-26 strategic 

plan, a key goal is that ‘pathway 

opportunities are fostered 

through strategic partnerships’. 

We believe this agreement with 

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 

is going to have a significant 

impact on the development of 

players and coaches in Canterbury, 

as well as the wider South 

Island region. 

“To have access to the knowledge 

and experience of such a 

quality and successful club such 

as the Bulldogs is both exciting 

and one hell of a privilege.” 

The aim is to support players 

identified by the Bulldogs to 

transition to an Australian competition, 

whether it be their Harold 

Matthews Cup (under-17s), 

SG Ball Cup (under-19s), Jersey 

Flegg (under-21s) and Tarsha 

Gale Cup (women’s under-18s) 

teams, or their Harvey Norman 

Women’s, NSW Cup, NRL and 

future NRLW premiership 

squads. 

Said Humm: “Although some 

of the detail is still to be worked 

through, we have agreed that 

Canterbury-based coaches and 

players will be recipients of 

coaching clinics led by Bulldogs 

coaching personnel, whilst both 

entities want to ensure that 

identified players and coaches 

from the Canterbury region have 

the opportunity to be immersed 

within the club’s environment in 

camp scenarios. 

“There are numerous ways in 

which we can benefit each other, 

and we are just excited to get to 

this point and commence the 

operational plan.” 

Canterbury Rugby League 

harbours strong links with the 

Bulldogs stretching back more 

than half a century. Linwood, 

Canterbury and New Zealand 

Test prop Bill Noonan famously 

became the first major signing 

made by legendary Bulldogs 

secretary Peter ‘Bullfrog’ Moore 

in 1970. 

Noonan was the first Kiwi 

(along with teammate Henry 

Tatana) to feature in a NSWRL 

FLYING 

HIGH: 

Canterbury 

Rugby 

League has 

secured a 

partnership 

with NRL 

club the 

Bulldogs. 

PHOTO: NRL 

premiership grand final – 

Canterbury-Bankstown’s loss 

to Eastern Suburbs in the 1974 

decider – and played 161 games 

in the blue-and-white jersey 

before linking with Newtown in 

1979. 

Hornby Kiwi Marty Crequer 

turned out for the Bulldogs in 

1991, while winger Jason Williams 

played in the 1994-95 

grand finals – winning a premiership 

medal in the latter year 

– during a 73-game tenure with 

the club. 

More recently, former Hornby 

junior Fa’amanu Brown is currently 

enjoying his second NRL 

stint with the Bulldogs. Halswell 

product Montel Lisala has played 

for their Jersey Flegg and Ron 

Massey Cup sides this year, and 

Northern’s Bronson Reuben and 

Hornby’s Sosaia Alatini starred 

in the Bulldogs’ recent Harold 

Matthews Cup title success 

in a team coached by former 

Halswell stalwart Shannon 

Rushworth. 

Linwood’s Chelden Hayward, 

a member of the Canterbury 

18s team that competed in the 

recent South Island boys youth 

tournament, is already benefiting 

from the Bulldogs’ pathways 

programme while being able to 

remain here. 

Said Bulldogs general manager 

of pathways Adam Hartigan: 

“Importantly, kids can be afforded 

the opportunity to develop 

their talent without needing to 

be relocated at an early age, and 

away from their home, schooling 

life and families. 

“Rather, this partnership will 

support coach development so 

that Canterbury junior league 

players can access premier 

coaching and programs at home, 

whilst still being afforded a clear 

and visible pathway to the NRL 

or NRLW. 

“Chelden Hayward is a great 

example of how this pathway 

model works. With the upskilling 

of CRL coaches Chelden 

can stay at home, complete his 

schooling, and mature before the 

need to move Australia.” 

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brentbailey.bpc@gmail.com 

Christchurch (Prebbleton based) 

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Your guide to our LOCAL & TRUSTED 

Trades & Professional Services 

Specializing in: 

• Roof Painting 

• Interior/exterior 

residential 

• Small commercial 

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

landscaping 

25 Years experience 

• Landscape construction and 

garden maintenance 

• Residential & light commercial 

• Garden makeovers 

For a proFessional job call 

ross legg 027 222 0388 

email ross@revivelandscaping.co.nz 

PAINTERS 

Painters and Decorators Ltd 

Canterbury Owned and Operated 

A husband and wife team 

Noel 027-411-3596 

kemp.painters@gmail.com 

kemp painters and decorators 

PLUMBER 

We offer 

free quotes 

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NEED A PLUMBER? 

• Father & son Plumbing Business with 

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. 

Get your problems sorted out 

quick smart - on time!! 

THOMSON & SON PLUMBING 

Previously Elite Plumbing Christchurch 

Phone Eugene now 

Phone 03 377 1280 | Mobile 021 898 380 

TREE SERVICES 

CRAIGS 

TREES 

Our services include: 

Tree felling 

Branch chipping 

Trimming and pruning 

Crown reduction 

Stump grinding 

P: 027 2299 454 

E: craigstrees@xtra.co.nz 

www.craigstrees.co.nz 

Fully insured 

Mailer Deliveries 

For a local, reliable 

mailer delivery 

service contact 

Star Media 

• Newspaper inserts 

• Magazine inserts 

• Letterbox deliveries 

• Urban & Rural deliveries 

For a cost effective, targeted 

delivery please call 03 379 7100 

or email mike@starmedia.kiwi 

www.star.kiwi 

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 

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 

WINDOW TINTING 

tintawindow 

advanced film solutions 

99% uv block 

fade protection 

heat control 

reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 

privacy films 

frosting designs 

non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films 

UV 

block 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468



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 

PAINTING 

older painter 

for older houses 

50 years in trade 

“All the skills” 

Contact Jimmy Bell 

0211221487 

GST FREE 

THE ROOF 

SPECIALISTS 

CANTERBURY LTD 

Protective coatings 

10 year guarantee on: 

Faded coloursteel 

Tiles & iron 

Decramastic 

Phone NOW 4 FREE 

Roof check & report 

Scott McKenzie 

022 044 3008 

EXPERIENCED 

GARDENER 

(Kevin Garnett) 

30 Years 

Christchurch Botanic 

Gardens. 

ALL landscape 

work done. 

Maintenance, pruning, 

tidy up, lawn work, 

landscape planning 

and planting etc. 

Free Quotes 

Phone 348 3482 

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 



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 Cris 

021 080 31669 

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 

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 

Re Roofing 

Roof Repairs 

• Approved Age Concern 

provider 

• Over 30 years experience 

• Licensed Building Practitioner 

N A BARRELL 

ROOFING LTD 

Ph: 0275 389 415 

Email: nabroofing@xtra.co.nz 


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 

Semi-retired. Available for 

bathrooms, decks, small 

projects and all repair 

work. Ph 027 3266 114 

or brentew@outlook.com. 

Excellent work. Great 

rates. 

BUILDER 

Exp in all aspects of 

building works, new 

builds, home renovations 

& extensions, property 

repairs. Free quote. Ph 

Stuart 0274 661058 

BUILDING 

40 yrs experience. 

Licensed Master Builder. 

Ph 027 224 2831 

BUILDER 

MAINTENANCE 

Chris has a wide-ranging 

skillset and is available 

now for all improvements, 

makeovers, and fitouts to 

any style of property. We 

also cover Healthy Homes 

Reporting and remedial 

works. Have peace of 

mind with a fully qualified 

and widely experienced 

owner operator LBP. Call 

Chris on 027 3888 211. 

office@prowessbuilding. 

co.nz 

BUILDER 

A Friendly, Prompt & 

Experienced Builder to 

carry out all repairs and 

maintenance on your 

home. Call Chris 021 082 

83385 

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 0272202256 

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 



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 

fAST COMPUTER 

REPAIRS 

Helping locals since 

1997.Work guaranteed. 

Windows or Mac. 

Computer Help 0800 349 

669 

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 

PLASTERER 

Phone Finn for all your 

interior plastering needs. 

No job too small - 

renovations, alterations, 

holes & cracks. Free 

quotes. I’ll beat any quote 

by 10% .25 yrs exp. Canty 

born. Ph 022 087 4351 


PLASTERING 

Patching, painting. 30 

yrs exp. Call Parklands 

Plastering 022 538 0959 

PLUMBER 

Do you need a reliable 

plumber? Quality and 

timely services. No job 

too big or small. Phone 

V Plumbing Ltd. 022 351 

4125 

PLUMBER. 

Highly experienced 

Plumber.Exceptional 

service.Ready to help with 

all your plumbing needs. 

Call today! MJ Plumbing 

Ltd 021 109 2397 

PLUMBER. 

All plumbing work, HWC 

replacements. Pensioner 

discount. No job too 

small. Friendly, reliable 

& professional service & 

workmanship. Ph Nigel 

027 4136004 

or 385 2930 

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 

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 

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 

Wanted To Buy 

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 

Public Notices 

Grey Power Christchurch 

July Social, Wed 19th 

July, St Martins Church 

Hall, 50 Lincoln Road, at 

1pm. Topic: Clinical nurse 

specialist to talk. Aroha to 

entertain. Afternoon tea, 

raffles. Neville Wootton, 

Vice President. 

SCHOOLS. SPORTS CLUBS OR CULTURAL EVENTS 

OUTSTANDING 

Fundraising opportunity 

The Star has a fantastic opportunity that is an ideal way 

to fundraise while at the same time helps to profile and 

promote your team and their goals and ambitions. 

Call now to find out more about how you can fundraise 

those hard to get dollars, while at the same time 

promoting some of the great positive work being done 

in the community. It also offers exceptional value for 

your supporters and sponsors. 

Contact: 

Mike Fulham 

379 7100 

mike@starmedia.kiwi 

Public Notices 

Senior Citizens 

Outings 

with Travel 88 Ltd 

Our visits tO PictOn On 

sePt 19 & 26 are bOth full 

“hOWever” 

We have anOther PictOn 

visit deParting Oct 3. 

We are nOW accePting 

bOOkings fOr this visit. 

Day 1 Free home pickup then coach to 

Kaikoura and overnight at The Panorama 

Motel with dinner at The Pier Restaurant. 

Day 2 After breakfast we travel to Picton & 

take The Mail Boat journey up The Queen 

Charlotte Sounds. Boat has toilets & tea 

making facility and is heated. It 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 ChCh railway station & take you 

back home. 

OUR PRICE OF $1390.00 includes you own 

room (no sharing) all dinners & breakfasts - 

The Mail Boat fare - The Coastal Pacific train 

fare - home pickup & drop off. 

PHONE PETER FOR A NON COMMITTAL 

BOOKING ON 0800 453 873. 

NO PAyMENT uNTIL DAy OF TRAvEL 

TRAvEL 88 LTD.


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3PM SUNDAY, PAVILION 

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THE 2023 Hospitality New 

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winners have been 

announced. 

Hosted by Hospitality New 

Zealand in partnership with 

principal sponsor Lion New 

Zealand and industry 

partners, the annual Awards 

recognise and celebrate the 

success, achievements, and the 

resilience of people across the 

hospitality and 

accommodation sector in New 

Zealand. 

Over 600 industry people 

attended the black tie event 

held at the Pullman Hotel in 

Auckland, where the 

Richmond Club Christchurch 

scooped the People’s Choice 

Award. e Award, voted on 

by the public, was open to 

nalists across every category. 

e Richmond Club has 

been a part of the Richmond 

community since 1880. Badly 

damaged in the 2011 

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original building was replaced 

by an exciting new 

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building providing members 

great dining, bars, sports 

facilities and events centre in 

stunning modern 

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"e People’s Choice Awards is the 2nd biggest award 

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Jimmy Summereld, general manager. "is award is our 

members, guest, suppliers, schools, community 

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supporters of our wonderful club having their say. It also 

reects the culture within our amazing staff, the direction 

the club is going and what our club offers. ere were 

over 75 outstanding businesses in the running, and little 

old Richmond smashed it out of the park!" 

Two other Christchurch businesses also claimed 

Awards. 

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GIG GUIDE 

Thursday 13 to Wednesday 19 July 2023 

ARMADILLO'S BECKENHAM, 155 

Colombo St: Saturday 9pm - Red Zone. 

A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St: 

Thursday 7pm – Songwriters In The 

Round, Songwriters’ Open Mic Night, all 

welcome, all original material, free. Friday 

8.30pm – Boogie House feat Steve Driver, 

Justine S, Harry Harrison, Allan Cattermole 

and Rob Carpenter, smoking blues and 

New Orleans, free. Saturday 9pm – 

Illuminescent, a night of Psy Dub, Techno, 

& Progressive Trance feat DJs Bellsy, D- 

Funk, Jawzy, Cosmicality, Trippy Piranha, 

and Nomali, tickets from $11.43 

eventbrite.com. Sunday 1pm – Jazz Jam feat 

young House Band Chicks from Corea, all 

welcome to listen, watch, or jam in a 

welcoming environment, free; Sunday 

Dancing – all welcome, all social dancing - 

4pm - Time Tunnel’s 60’s & 70’s Retro 

Grooves, free; 6pm – J9’s Modern Jive 

Social Dancing, free; 8pm – Revolucion 

Latin Dance feat DJ Zee, free. Monday 7pm 

– Believe It or Not Quiz, free. Wednesday 

7.30pm – Taking Steve to A Rolling Stone – 

A musical celebration of Steve Gainsford by 

friends and family, all welcome, free. 

BRIDIE'S BAR, 401 Worcester St: 

Friday 4pm - DJ Rakinem. Saturday 3pm - 

12 Gauge; 6pm - DJ Rakinem. 

BROWN PUB, 137 Main St, Methven: 

Friday 7.30pm - The Meaniez. 

CARLTON, 1 Papanui Rd: Saturday 8pm 

- Flat City Brotherhood. 

CHCH CASINO, 30 Victoria St: 

Thursday 7pm - Ben G; 10.30pm - End 

Game. Friday 7pm - Steve & Kat; 10.30pm 

- Acoustic Solution. Saturday 7pm - 

Mirrors; 10.30pm - D'Sendantz. 

CHCH FOLK MUSIC CLUB, Irish 

Society Hall, 29 Domain Tce: Sunday 

23rd July, 7.30pm - Open Mic. 

CHURCHILL'S, Battersea/Colombo 

St: Thursday - Hired Guns. 

FAT EDDIES, 76 Hereford St: Thursday 

6pm - Jazz Club with Ambush; 8.30pm - 

Supercat; Midnight - Jinx. Friday 6pm - 

Steven Gill Trio; 8.30pm - Black & Gold; 

Midnight - Chilton House. Saturday 

5.30pm - After Five; 8pm - Oval Office; 

11.30pm - House of Groove. Sunday 6pm - 

Cantora Duo. 

HORNBY CLUB, 17 Carmen Rd: 

Saturday 7pm - Sweet Azz (Events Centre, 

$5 entry). Sunday 3pm - Vicki Downes 

(Pavilion). 

JOLLY POACHER, 31 Victoria St: 

Friday 8.30pm - Flat City Brotherhood. 

Saturday 10pm - Clubkingz. 

MICKY FINN'S, 85a Hereford St: 

Thursday 10.30pm - Red Zone. Friday 

10.30pm - Smoke & Mirrors. Saturday 

10.30pm - Cropduster. 

OAK & FERRY, 608 Ferry Rd: Saturday 

- Hired Guns. 

RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118 

Racecourse Rd: Friday 7pm - DJ Chick 

Karaoke. 

RICHMOND CLUB, 'The Borough', 75 

London St: Friday 7pm - Party Singers. 

Saturday 7pm - MockingBird. Sunday 3pm 

- Eddie Simon. 

ROSE & THISTLE, 24a Main North 

Rd: Friday 8.30pm - A&J Karaoke. 

Saturday 9pm - Titanic. Sunday 4.30pm - 

Scottish Fling with Willie McArthur. 

SHARKEY'S BAR, 96 Hoon Hay Rd: 

Thursday 7pm - Karaoke. Friday 6.30pm - 

Matariki Day Showcase feat. Gordon 

Hubbard; Errol Turei; Debbie McCormack; 

Laura Kay; Jayson; Stick; Eva Tiari; Rick 

Harris; Sandy. Saturday 7pm - $100 

Karaoke. Sunday - Open Mic with Ritchie 

Gilles. 

TEMP'S BAR, 21 Goulding Ave: 

Saturday 8.30pm - 21 Gauge. 

THE AVONHEAD TAVERN, 120 

Withells Rd: Friday 7.30pm - Live Music. 

THE BELFAST TAVERN (The Peg), 

899 Main North Rd: Friday - Hired 

Guns. 

THE BOG, 50 Victoria St: Thursday 

7pm - Quiz; 10pm - Brad Staley. Friday 

6pm - Luke Glendining; 10pm - Shameless 

Few. Saturday 11pm - Diamond Blue. 

Sunday 5pm - Callian. 

THE BOWER, 487 New Brighton Rd: 

Thursday 7pm - 12 Gauge. 

THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd: 

Thursday 9pm - Nautilus feat. Kev Emmett 

& Nic Pegg. Friday - Open Mic. Wednesday 

9pm - Titanic. 

THE LYTTELTON CLUB 328, 23 

Dublin St, Lyttelton: Sunday 23rd July, 

2pm - Madsen Promotions presents A 

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Pauline 

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Victoria Henstock is on the 

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crossing making it more visible intersections with 

Ave, Thames St, and Ethne tired of road works in the area, 

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