Nor'West News: July 20, 2023

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Thursday July 20 2023
Release of first track
‘a big process’
LIFE SAVING: A defibrillator has been installed at Cotswold
Mātāhae School. Celebrating the installation were Jackie
Foulkes (Hato Hone St John); Justin, Kristal and Ayden
Thompson (a Heart Kids Family); Kathryn Matheson
(Community Family Support Taituara – Canterbury Heart
Kids), Marie Bianco (school administrator) and Chris Smith
(school principal).
Life saving device now
available at school
AN AUTOMATED external
defibrillator has been installed at
Cotswold Mātāhae School.
Administrator Marie Bianco
said it had been a long-term
project for the Bishopdale
school.
“We wanted to have this
vital piece of life saving
equipment available for our
staff and students as well as
our wider community, outside
of school and business hours.
“We were lucky enough
to be chosen . . . to have the
AED installed due to Cotswold
Mātāhae School having Ayden, a
very special heart child enrolled
at our school.”
The device was funded by
Hato Hone St John; Embracing
Hearts, a charity that donates
defibrillators to schools; Heart
Kids NZ, which supports
families impacted by childhood
heart conditions, and the school
board of trustees.
The AED is located at the
entrance to the school office at 50
Cotswold Ave.
It is available to the
community 24/7 and has
been added to the AED
locations app, making it easy
to find in an emergency via
aedlocations.co.nz
• From page 1
Guitarist Reuben Anderson,
17, bassist Scarlett Robson, 17,
and drummer Mya Cawood,
18, have been friends since they
were 13.
Vocalist Cleo Cavell, 17, joined
the band after being approached
by Robson to be their singer.
Anderson said it is quite
exciting to be releasing their
debut song.
“It has been a big process but
very happy it’s happening,” he
said.
He said it has taken awhile
because they have been learning
about the process and what
goes on behind the scenes of
recording a song.
“We want to thank Chris
van de Geer from the band
Stellar* for helping us with the
distribution and everyone at
Big Pop Records and Regan
Barker for helping us with the
recording.”
Cavell said the biggest
obstacle was deciding on the
cover art for the single.
“When you have four people
with all different visions and
styles it can take a while to agree
on something,” she said.
Originally the band was called
The Jhets but they changed the
YOUNG ROCKERS: Zephyr members (from left) drummer
Mya Cawood, guitarist Reuben Anderson, singer Cleo
Cavell and bassist Scarlett Robson.
name as people kept thinking
they were like Bennie and
the Jets. “We didn’t like the
association and we didn’t like
how it wasn’t original, so from
the beginning of this year we
have been Zephyr, which Mya
came up with and we all liked,”
she said.
The single follows the story
of a young female waltzing her
way through life in a groupie
fashion with attacking guitar
riffs, a pounding bass, powerful
drumming and a stunning vocal
range.
With three of the musicians
still at school, Anderson
and Cavell said they hope to
continue the band for a while.
“The goal is to write as much
music as we can and get it
recorded and released,” he said.
• (She Ain’t Got No)
Shame will be available on
Spotify, iTunes and Apple
Music and can be presaved
on their Facebook
and Instagram pages, or
you can catch the band
live at The Bower in the
beer garden from 1pm on
Sunday.
Christchurch
Civic Awards 2023
Who will you nominate?
Each year our city benefits from the service of volunteers
and others who go above and beyond the call of duty
for Christchurch and its people.
We recognise these valued contributions with
our annual Civic Awards.
Complete our online form at
ccc.govt.nz/CivicAwards
or pick one up from any of our
service centres or libraries.
Send your nominations to us by
5pm, Monday 31 July 2023.
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