Pegasus Post: August 10, 2023

More documents

Recommendations

Info

4 Thursday August 10 2023 Shirley Boys’ High students hold mock general election SHIRLEY BOYS’ High students were introduced to New Zealand’s MMP system by completing a mock election in their social studies classes, with several MPs making a visit to the school. All 300 year 10 students have just completed an election to learn about the MMP system at the end of a unit learning about the history of democracy, and the Parliament’s history. A number of students also got a surprise visit from the Labour’s Christchurch East candidate Reuben Davidson and current MP Tāmati Coffey. They were brought in by a recent Shirley old boy, Alex Hexison, who is now a local Labour Party election organiser. Coffey talked to the boys about what it was like to be an MP and answered a number of questions from the class. In the mock election, students got to choose who they thought would best represent their class (electorate) in the Parliament but also to vote for the party who had the best idea to improve the running of the school. The ‘Earth’ party took 33 per cent of the vote, with their main policy making lunchtime 20 minutes in length – from 50 minutes currently. But like a WINNER: William Sandford was the winning candidate in Shirley BHS’s mock election, standing for the Fire party, which received 38 per cent of the vote. usual MMP election, the Earth party would have needed to form a coalition with the Fire Party to form the Shirley Government. The Fire party’s key policy was to start school at 9am – 30 minutes later than the current start time. Closer to October 14, the students will also participate in the New Zealand Electoral Commission’s Kids Voting – Te Pōti a Ngā Tamariki election, which closely mirrors New Zealand’s general election. Here students can choose their electoral roll (Māori or General) and electorate (most will be Christchurch East) and then get a ballot paper which is similar to the ones their parents will get. FUNDRAISER: Aoraki house captain Luke Atkinson delivered 914 cans to the 0800HUNGRY Ministries Trust. Almost 1000 cans collected for charity SHIRLEY BOYS’ High has collected just under 1000 cans for charity in their annual house can drive competition. There were 914 cans collected, with Snell house winning the competition, donating 251 cans. Aoraki followed in second with 235, Blake in third with 218 ahead of Mullins with 210. Aoraki house captain Luke Atkinson delivered the goods to the 0800HUNGRY Ministries Trust in Ferrymead, one of the city’s largest food banks, which relies on volunteers and donations. The results of the SBHS Can Drive House Competition were: 1 st – Snell with 251 cans. 2 nd – Aoraki with 235 cans. 3 rd – Blake with 218 cans. 4 th – Mullins with 210 Cans. Can you spare a couple of hours a week or fortnight to help people in your local community? Akaroa Recreational Ground, Akaroa The Akaroa French Festival is a biennial event celebrating the unique culture and heritage of New Zealand’s only French settlement in the harbourside town of Akaroa. The next Akaroa French Festival will be held from the 6th to the 8th October, 2023. The festival commences on the Friday evening with the official opening. This is followed by Le Marché de Nuit– the Night Market, where fabulous food and wine vendors, live music and dancing entertain party-goers. Saturday morning begins with ‘Landings’, reenacting the tales of the many brave souls who came to call Akaroa home: from the first Maori to the whalers and then of course, to the French and German settlers on board the Comte de Paris. Next, our famous Parade with brass band will lead the crowd to the Akaroa Recreational Grounds for the commencement of Market Day. The festival hub will be in the Akaroa Recreational Ground, where guests can enjoy some live music, taste local food and wine as well as lots of French cuisine, or take in the local fashion show and a French cooking demonstration. For the more energetic, Frenchthemed competitions will be held including: cock crowing, a waiter’s race and multiple French games enjoyed by all the family. Saturday evening is definitely party time! Our show-stopping, Le Cabaret, will be found in the Big Top marquee featuring comedy, Le Can Can and risqué burlesque. Revellers dance the night away to great music from New Zealand’s very best entertainers. Sunday is a real taste of France with La Brocante, an opportunity to search for treasure or strike a bargain with local vendors and professionals selling antiques, collectibles and vintage wares. We also have Le Cirque Du Croissant happening in the big tent which is a fun show for kids of all ages. Akaroa French Festival shines a light on all that Banks Peninsula has to offer. We invite you to book your accommodation early and come to share in this magical weekend. New Zealand Red Cross needs volunteer Meals on Wheels drivers in Christchurch on week days around late morning/lunchtime. Currently we urgently need drivers in the following suburbs: City, Edgeware, St Albans, Shirley, Parklands, Aranui, North Brighton, New Brighton, Southshore, Sumner, Redcliffs, Huntsbury, Opawa, St Martins, Woolston, Sydenham, Spreydon, Upper Riccarton, Riccarton and Papanui. You’ll be part of the largest humanitarian organisation in the world and join an amazing team of volunteers that deliver over 12,000 meals a week nationwide. Apply online: Redcross.org.nz/VolunteerMealsOnWheelsDriver Use the online filter to select “Canterbury” and then a meal pick up location near you. Find out more or apply over the phone: Call Janine on 027 200 1293 or 0800 RED CROSS (0800 733 27677)
Thursday August 10 2023 5 College students get Dragons Den victory for decal business A GROUP of high school students have proven their entrepreneurship with their decal business Te Aratai College students Tom Rhodes, Blake Williams, Mark Lemon, Kade Shrives and Connor Armstrong are competing in Young Enterprise Dragons’ Den Pitch. They scored 96 points with their business Decalify Designs putting them 1st in Canterbury for the competition. During the pitch the students had 5 minutes to present their business idea to a panel of judges from the business community. “We had to cover aspects including the mission and goals, marketing and finance as well as explaining how the business is innovative and sustainable,” Armstrong said. The boys business, draws on their desire to make culture more visible in Aotearoa and specifically Otautahi. They have set up a business that designs, creates and install window decals (manifestations) for their customers. “We consult with customers about their aspirations, use BUSINESS: A group of Te Aratai College students have started their own decal business and have taken on multiple challeges around their college. computing software to make their designs, use a vinyl cutter to make their decals and then professionally install the decals on the required windows and surfaces,” Armstrong said. Decalify have already completed two bodies of work. They have designed and installed room numbers and signs at their school, as well completing designing and installing a series of decals at the Bishopdale Early Learning Centre. The boys are currently working on a large body of work to design, manufacture and install all the decals required for the new YMCA in the central city before the grand opening in the coming months. What impressed the judges about the boys pitch was their clear understanding of the finances of their business, their clear understanding of their market and their presentation skills. If you have a window or surface that needs a cultural uplift you can contact Decalify Designs by decalifyglassdesign@ gmail.com or on Instagram or Facebook. Run to raise money for dementia •From page 1 Whitehead said her uncle decided to raise funds for dementia by cycling the length of New Zealand and she wanted to do something similar to help. “I got the idea to do this challenge from a podcast I was listening to in 2021 where a woman in Auckland picked a 5km loop track and added an extra 5km each month. “I thought it was really cool, although I haven’t really thought through what it entails.” Whitehead said her fundraising journey parallels what dementia patients go through. “When I started this in January it was relatively easy but has become progressively harder and I have had to have people help me. “This is what it is like for dementia patients, there are small and subtle changes and as they go further on their journey it becomes harder and the patient and the family needs more support.” •You can follow Whitehead’s fundraising journey through her Facebook page, Adventure for Dementia. Donations can be made at givealittle. co.nz/fundraiser/ adventurefordementia GREAT WINTER READS AT PAPERPLUS FERRYMEAD The Art of Winning - 10 Lessons in Leadership, Purpose and Potential by Dan Carter A unique and inspiring deep dive into leadership, strength and resilience from one of sport’s true masters- All Black legend Dan Carter. Dan Carter is a widely hailed as one of the most elite and successful professional rugby players in the world. After retiring from a sport he played for 32 years, he set out to inspire the next generation of leaders to create purposeful impact, joining the Oxford Foundry - Oxford University’s Entrepreneurial Institute, founded by LinkedIn co-found Reid Hoffman - as its first ever Leader in Practice. Full of inspiring personal stories of both victories and setbacks, the greatest rugby sportsman reflects on his career, shares his own secrets of high performance, and reveals the art of exceeding your highest expectations. Lioness- The bold new novel from the Women’s Prize Longlisted author Emily Perkins You know how we say we devoured a story, and also that we were consumed by it? Eating and being eaten. It was like that with Claire, for me. From humble beginnings, Therese has let herself grow used to a life of luxury after marrying into an empirebuilding family. But when rumours of corruption gather around her husband’s latest development, the social opprobrium is shocking, the fallout swift, and Therese begins to look at her privileged and insular world with new eyes. In the flat below Therese, something else is brewing. Her neighbour Claire believes she’s discovered the secret to living with freedom and authenticity, freeing herself from the mundanity of domesticity. Therese finds herself enchanted by the lure of the permissive zone Claire creates in her apartment - a place of ecstatic release. All too quickly, Therese is forced to confront herself and her choices - just how did she become this person? And what exactly should she do about it? Ferrymead 1005 Ferry Road, Ferrymead Ph: 384 2063 CLOSED SUNDAY While stocks last (see instore for terms and conditions) kerry & BArry PRING UNTDOWN WE CAN’T BRING WINTER TO AN END ANY FASTER, BUT WE CAN MAKE YOUR DAYS BRIGHTER. FOR A WARM WELCOME AND FRIENDLY EXPERTISE, LET’S TALK. 03 940 2435 | FERRYMEAD.LAWYER@SAUNDERS.CO.NZ | CITY, WIGRAM, PAPANUI, FERRYMEAD | SAUNDERS.CO.NZ
Page 1 and 2: connecting you with your neighbourh
Page 3: Thursday August 10 2023 3 New Brigh
Page 7 and 8: Thursday August 10 2023 7 Len Lye G
Page 9 and 10: Thursday August 10 2023 9 Auckland
Page 11 and 12: Thursday August 10 2023 11 Classifi

Pegasus Post: August 10, 2023

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?