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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER <strong>27</strong>, <strong>2023</strong><br />
Connecting Your Local Community<br />
starnews.co.nz<br />
Your<br />
local news.<br />
Hospital cat<br />
Harry<br />
turns 12<br />
Page 6<br />
Oli’s passion<br />
for art and<br />
community<br />
Pages 8 & 9<br />
anywhere,<br />
anytime.<br />
Winners are grinners at<br />
<strong>Bay</strong>s’ awards night<br />
• By Jaime Cunningham<br />
A SUCCESSFUL season<br />
by Ferrymead <strong>Bay</strong>s’ senior<br />
women’s team was recognised<br />
at the club’s senior prizegiving<br />
on Saturday night at the<br />
Matuku Takotako: Sumner<br />
Centre.<br />
With just one loss all season,<br />
the team secured the division<br />
one grade convincingly. They<br />
conceded four goals throughout<br />
their eight games.<br />
Their coach Neil Warburton<br />
was rewarded for his efforts by<br />
claiming the club’s coach of the<br />
year award.<br />
The team’s top goal scorer,<br />
Lucy Goodwin, was awarded<br />
player of the year, while Robyn<br />
Warburton was voted player’s<br />
player. Fellow teammate Milly<br />
Musset was awarded the <strong>Bay</strong>s’<br />
personality of the year.<br />
Division 2 player Russell<br />
Kamo took home the club’s<br />
golden boot award. He scored<br />
35 goals throughout 17 matches<br />
at an average of 2.06 a game.<br />
Meanwhile, Paul White,<br />
Chris Murphy and Gerard<br />
Cleary were presented with<br />
their life member jackets<br />
following their induction.<br />
• Turn to page 2<br />
Fall in love<br />
Governors<br />
<strong>Bay</strong> jetty<br />
jump to<br />
make<br />
history<br />
• By Sasha Watson<br />
WOULD YOU pay $1100 to jump<br />
into freezing cold water?<br />
Well, the Canterbury Open<br />
Water Swimming Association has<br />
– and it is all for a good cause.<br />
The association made the<br />
winning bid in an online auction<br />
through Trade Me, set up by<br />
Governors <strong>Bay</strong> Jetty Restoration<br />
Trust, with all funds from the<br />
winning bid going towards the<br />
rebuild costs of the jetty.<br />
After 12 long years, the grand<br />
opening of the Governors <strong>Bay</strong> jetty<br />
will take place on Saturday, and<br />
the association will be the first<br />
group to officially “jetty jump” off<br />
the new jetty.<br />
“We’re a large group of swimmers<br />
with a bit of presence in<br />
Governors <strong>Bay</strong>, and plan on having<br />
about 10 swimmers participate<br />
in the jump,” said association<br />
member Katie Lucas.<br />
“Because we swim all year<br />
round, there are no problems<br />
about how cold the water may<br />
be on the morning of the grand<br />
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Warburton coach of year<br />
• From page 1<br />
Stalwart Murphy played his 400th<br />
game for the club’s first team earlier<br />
this year.<br />
Tony Joseph claimed the club’s<br />
ambassador award for his work in<br />
local and international football. With<br />
three children playing at the club,<br />
Joseph is heavily involved in coaching<br />
his daughter’s 14th grade team as well<br />
as managing his own masters side.<br />
Further afield, Joseph also set up<br />
and runs the Esperanca Football<br />
Academy, which provides resources to<br />
the under-privileged in Mozambique.<br />
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Wednesday <strong>September</strong> <strong>27</strong> <strong>2023</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> News<br />
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NEWS 3<br />
FERRYMEAD BAYS SENIOR AWARDS<br />
Motivator of the year: Lee Stevens<br />
Coach of the year: Neil Warburton<br />
Club ambassador award: Tony Joseph<br />
Golden boot: Russell Kamo (35 goals)<br />
Personality of the year: Milly Mussett<br />
New life members: Paul White, Chris Murphy and<br />
Gerard Cleary<br />
Men’s first team (Southern League)<br />
Player of the year: Rhys Williams<br />
Most improved: Liam Murray<br />
Player’s player: Kenshin Hayashi<br />
Women’s first team (CWCL Div 1) – League winners<br />
Player of the year: Lucy Goodwin<br />
Player’s player: Robyn Warburton<br />
Men’s reserves (New World Championship)<br />
Player of the year: Blake Chambers-Don<br />
Most improved: Luca Marson<br />
Player’s player: Jamie Williams<br />
‘Keen Lads’ (New World Championship)<br />
Player of the year: Jack Chapman<br />
Player’s player: Josh Merkin<br />
Baby Blues (Senior Mens Div 2)<br />
Player of the year: Gareth Rowe<br />
Speights (Senior Mens Div 7) – League winners<br />
Player of the year: Cody Browning<br />
Navy (Masters 35s)<br />
Player of the year: Brent Archer<br />
Internazionale (Masters 45s)<br />
Player of the year: Jason Devlin<br />
Diggers (Masters 50s)<br />
Player of the year: Nathan Beale<br />
Fury (Sunday Women’s)<br />
Player of the year: Britta Carroll<br />
AWARDS: Russel Kamo<br />
took home the golden boot.<br />
Below – Paul White and<br />
Gerard Cleary were made<br />
life members, alongside<br />
Chris Murphy (not pictured).<br />
JETTY JUMP: A popular spot for summer dips before it<br />
was closed 12 years ago, the first group to jump off the<br />
new Governors <strong>Bay</strong> jetty will be the Canterbury Open<br />
Water Swimming Association.<br />
Jump for joy<br />
• From page 1<br />
The jumpers will meet at the<br />
jetty at 6am on Saturday, with<br />
the jump taking place just after<br />
high tide at 6.15am.<br />
“We thought the jetty was<br />
a great cause to support, and<br />
would love the chance to be a<br />
part of it,” said Lucas.<br />
“Last night, with the bids<br />
going up before we had placed<br />
our final bid, was very nailbiting.”<br />
The jump will be recognised<br />
with a permanent plaque on the<br />
jetty, with the group’s name,<br />
followed by the words, “First<br />
official jetty jump 30 <strong>September</strong><br />
<strong>2023</strong>”.<br />
After the jump, there will be<br />
a chance to watch the sunrise<br />
over the harbour and enjoy<br />
refreshments and fresh baking,<br />
provided by the Governors <strong>Bay</strong><br />
Jetty Restoration Trust and<br />
community.<br />
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NEWS 5<br />
Young chef propelled<br />
into the limelight<br />
PAN FRIED Murray cod<br />
helped Joosje Bouman stand<br />
out in a prestigious chef<br />
competition in Sydney.<br />
The 22-year-old St Albans<br />
resident was awarded three<br />
bronze medals, one for each<br />
of her courses, at the Nestlé<br />
Golden Chef’s Hat Award<br />
competition.<br />
It was her first time competing<br />
at the grand finals.<br />
Bouman won the South Island<br />
regional heat of the competition<br />
earlier this year.<br />
She decided to enter the<br />
competition because of the<br />
TASTY: One of Joosje<br />
Bouman’s courses that<br />
helped her take three<br />
bronze medals – pan fried<br />
Murray cod.<br />
opportunity it presented to<br />
further her skills and connect<br />
with other young chefs.<br />
Bouman, who works as a<br />
sous chef at Kaisar Brew Garden,<br />
impressed the judges with<br />
the execution and delivery of<br />
her three-course menu to earn<br />
the haul of bronze medals.<br />
She was up against 11 other<br />
young top chefs from across<br />
Australia and New Zealand<br />
who were all vying to be<br />
crowned Golden Chef of the<br />
Year. Along with the other<br />
competitors, she had to develop<br />
and perfect a three course<br />
menu in the lead up to the live<br />
cook off.<br />
Bouman’s menu was a ravioli<br />
entrée with a homemade<br />
ricotta and spinach mix on a<br />
tomato base sauce, served with<br />
a shaved asparagus salad. Her<br />
main was pan-fried Murray<br />
cod, served with a beurre<br />
blanc, gremolata, pickled<br />
mushroom, and crispy potatoes.<br />
For dessert, she created a<br />
frangipane, caramelised pear,<br />
caramel sauce, macadamia,<br />
and oat crumb served with a<br />
tuille.<br />
FOCUS: Joosje<br />
Bouman<br />
preparing her<br />
third course<br />
– a caramel<br />
frangipane<br />
dessert.<br />
Chef judge Darren Wright<br />
said being part of the Golden<br />
Chef’s Hat competition gives<br />
the next generation of chefs<br />
like Bouman the opportunity<br />
to put themselves to the test,<br />
improve their cooking skills<br />
and connect with like-minded<br />
chefs as well as the broader<br />
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“Joosje delivered some stand<br />
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under immense pressure. Just<br />
to make it this far and then to<br />
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The overall winner of the<br />
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Hospital Harry turns 12<br />
• By Sasha Watson<br />
HARRY IS a favourite among<br />
staff, visitors and patients at<br />
Burwood Hospital.<br />
When he turned 12 recently,<br />
he got what every cat dreams<br />
of: Many cans of tuna – as well<br />
as fan mail from all over the<br />
country, birthday cards, cat toys,<br />
and treats.<br />
Harry has been a popular and<br />
permanent fixture at the hospital<br />
for about nine years.<br />
“We spent the first year with<br />
Harry, who was about three at<br />
the time, trying to get him back<br />
home. He decided he’d like to<br />
live at the hospital and never<br />
left,” said primary carer, clinical<br />
manager of occupational therapy<br />
Cherie Porter.<br />
The fluffy, long-haired moggy<br />
once belonged to a family who<br />
lived nearby, but they officially<br />
gifted Harry to the hospital after<br />
he decided that living there was<br />
more fun than going home.<br />
“Harry is very good at finding<br />
the people who need him most.<br />
He is very tolerant, he often gets<br />
pestered multiple times a day by<br />
patients but he never hisses, or<br />
bites,” said Porter.<br />
“He will sit next to those<br />
feeling anxious before an<br />
appointment – he’s just a lovelynatured<br />
cat who is perfect for a<br />
hospital environment.”<br />
Porter said Harry brings<br />
a sense of homeliness and<br />
reassurance to a traumatic and<br />
daunting situation, and he puts<br />
people at ease.<br />
“Patients often try to find<br />
him during the day to pet, he’s<br />
become a source of motivation as<br />
well,” said Porter.<br />
Occupational therapy assistant<br />
Michael Keown said Harry has<br />
become a therapy cat to many<br />
recovering from mental health<br />
issues and dubbed him “the<br />
coolest cat in town”.<br />
“He offers a sensory experience<br />
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Occupational therapist Pip<br />
Dow is another of Harry’s carers.<br />
“A lot of people are surprised<br />
to see a cat in a hospital,” she<br />
said.<br />
“But Harry is well-received, so<br />
well received in fact, he has been<br />
put on a special diet for many<br />
years due to being very good<br />
BIRTHDAY: Burwood<br />
Hospital’s celebrity cat Harry<br />
celebrated reaching the age<br />
of 12 with patients and staff,<br />
and tuna.<br />
(like most cats) at putting on a<br />
hungry face.”<br />
Harry has been featured in<br />
the Canterbury District Health<br />
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Oli’s art: ‘I love to share my<br />
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VIVID: Former Christ’s College student Oli Aikawa painting a mural at the college.<br />
OLI AIKAWA has always had a love for<br />
art and a passion for the community.<br />
Over the past few years, the 18-year-old<br />
has become well known for his artworks<br />
in all forms – sculpture, murals, oil<br />
paintings and water colours.<br />
Last year, in his final year of high<br />
school, Aikawa won the Canterbury<br />
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sculpture design section of the<br />
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“Art is a way to communicate, express<br />
thoughts and feelings on things. I love<br />
to share my works and involve the<br />
community,” he said.<br />
From Mt Pleasant, the former Christ’s<br />
College student is studying architecture at<br />
Victoria University in Wellington.<br />
He and fellow Christ’s College students<br />
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NEWS 9<br />
work and involve the community’<br />
Aikawa’s creative side was<br />
first nurtured at Mt Pleasant<br />
School.<br />
A teacher spoke about Aikawa<br />
painting art on a graffiti-prone<br />
fence.<br />
“At the time I was fascinated by<br />
the dual purpose of art, looking<br />
beautiful and stopping a problem,”<br />
she said.<br />
“Ten years later, when the same<br />
fence was getting tagged again, I<br />
approached the homeowners and<br />
volunteered to paint (Oli’s) mural<br />
on the site.”<br />
Aikawa has also brought art<br />
to the community with murals<br />
at Christ’s College, a Redcliffs<br />
electric box and his university<br />
halls of residence dining room in<br />
Wellington.<br />
There is also a project in the<br />
works for the Sumner Community<br />
Hub.<br />
“Hopefully it will be this summer.<br />
It will be art where families<br />
paint by numbers to beautify the<br />
wall and also a chance to bring<br />
everyone together,” he said.<br />
Aikawa’s focus is now on the<br />
exhibition at Christ’s College.<br />
“I wanted to highlight boys’ art,<br />
to promote the creative side for<br />
boys,” he said.<br />
“My school has been very<br />
supportive, and art has been a real<br />
positive in my life. I really want<br />
to bring art to the forefront for<br />
young people.”<br />
CAPTIVATING: Aikawa with the mural he painted in his Victoria University halls of residence dining room.<br />
TALENT: Past and present students exhibiting their artwork at Christ’s College include Benji Ward (left), 18, from Sumner,<br />
Jack Coles, 18, from Sumner and Max Durkin, 15, from Mt Pleasant.<br />
Beat the Itch at Kōwhai Vet<br />
Hurrah! Spring is here! Longer days,<br />
warmer weather, what’s not to love?<br />
Unfortunately, as some of us know all too<br />
well, spring also brings the not-so-fun stuff<br />
like itchy throats, runny noses, and puffy red<br />
eyes. Just as hayfever plagues us humans, our<br />
pets might be facing their own allergy battles.<br />
Does your dog have a sudden obsession with<br />
chewing their paws, licking their tummy, or<br />
scratching their ears? Has your cat become<br />
particularly attentive to their grooming?<br />
These are all common signs of allergic skin<br />
disease in pets.<br />
So what’s going on? Everyday allergens<br />
floating around in the air, residing in your<br />
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chain of events that cause your pet’s immune<br />
system to go into overdrive, sending it into<br />
battle against these (mostly) harmless<br />
allergens. This overzealous response leads<br />
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Dust Mites<br />
Some common allergens<br />
Pollen<br />
Fleas<br />
Grass<br />
and distracting. If you’ve ever had an itch you<br />
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• Breed: Some breeds are more prone to<br />
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• Environment: Where your pet lives, walks,<br />
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outdoors can play a role.<br />
• Immune System: How well your pet’s<br />
immune system handles allergens like<br />
pollen, food, grasses, mites, and parasites<br />
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• Skin Microorganisms: Yes, your pet has tiny<br />
roommates on their skin, and when they<br />
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To make matters more complicated, itchy<br />
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skin microorganisms (think bacteria and<br />
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not causing any mischief, start to overgrow<br />
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10 <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> News Wednesday <strong>September</strong> <strong>27</strong> <strong>2023</strong>
Barry Bragg takes the<br />
top seat<br />
» Page 02<br />
‘Natural partnership’<br />
with BPCT<br />
» Page 03<br />
Ending of the Lockton<br />
legacy<br />
» Page 04<br />
Issue 29 <strong>September</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
Lyttelton Port Company Community Newsletter<br />
PORT NEWS<br />
New CEO<br />
appointed<br />
for Lyttelton<br />
Port<br />
The Board of LPC has<br />
announced the appointment<br />
of Graeme Sumner as the<br />
Port's new Chief Executive<br />
Officer.<br />
Graeme was most recently an advisor and<br />
consultant to multiple companies and<br />
boards, and up until June 2022, he was the<br />
CEO of Airways New Zealand, the Stateowned<br />
enterprise (SOE) responsible for the<br />
management and control of New Zealand’s<br />
airspace, as well as having an extensive<br />
international business providing products<br />
and services to 33 countries worldwide.<br />
Graeme started at LPC on Wednesday 20<br />
<strong>September</strong> <strong>2023</strong>.<br />
LPC Chair Barry Bragg says Graeme is a<br />
seasoned Chief Executive with a track<br />
record in turning around and growing<br />
companies across a number of industries,<br />
and the board is delighted to announce his<br />
appointment to LPC.<br />
“Graeme brings strong operational<br />
leadership capability, having led over 4,000<br />
employees and contractors at Service<br />
Stream and nearly 3,500 at Transfield.<br />
He understands critical infrastructure<br />
businesses with significant capital<br />
programmes,” says Barry.<br />
“Graeme led Service Stream to become<br />
the largest installer of smart metering<br />
systems across Australia’s electricity sector<br />
and navigated the construction of two new<br />
air traffic control centres in Auckland and<br />
Christchurch with Airways New Zealand.”<br />
“Graeme has also worked in a public<br />
sector environment and is committed to<br />
building on the long-term social and<br />
economic value of LPC.”<br />
Graeme says he’s looking forward to<br />
leading LPC and becoming a part of the<br />
Port family.<br />
“LPC is a Port with a long and proud<br />
history, and I recognise the important part<br />
it plays in both the economic and social and<br />
fabric of the Canterbury region,” says Graeme.<br />
“I’m excited to be involved in an<br />
organisation that is so critical to the success<br />
of the South Island and wider New Zealand.<br />
I’m also pleased I’m able to get my feet on the<br />
ground at LPC so quickly.”<br />
Before joining Airways New Zealand in<br />
2017, Graeme held various leadership roles in<br />
New Zealand and Australia, including<br />
Managing Director of Service Stream,<br />
Managing Director of Transfield Services<br />
New Zealand and Managing Director of<br />
Siemens New Zealand. Earlier, Graeme held<br />
General Manager level roles with<br />
New Zealand Post, Contact Energy and<br />
Telecom.<br />
Graeme started his career in Sweden and the<br />
UK working for IBM. He holds a Bachelor of<br />
Commerce from the University of Auckland,<br />
and an MBA from Massey University.<br />
LPC’s new CEO<br />
Graeme Sumner.
OUR PEOPLE<br />
Barry Bragg takes<br />
the top seat<br />
Board Chair Barry Bragg<br />
joined our whānau in April<br />
and since then, has been<br />
working closely with our<br />
Executive Leadership Team<br />
to understand LPC’s strategic<br />
direction and priorities.<br />
“There has been quite a significant change in<br />
the last 10 years, so I’m looking forward to<br />
getting on and doing our mahi,” says Barry.<br />
“It’s a privilege to pick up the work that<br />
has already taken place and move it forward.”<br />
Barry has whakapapa to Ngāi Tahu and<br />
has been involved with a multitude of<br />
companies in the public sector, iwi sector<br />
and private sector at a director or chair<br />
level – including the Chair of Te Kaha,<br />
Christchurch’s new stadium.<br />
Joining Barry are seven other Directors<br />
with a diverse range of backgrounds and<br />
industry experience.<br />
“Right now we are coming together as a<br />
team. It’s really important for me that how<br />
the Board operates sets the scene in terms of<br />
the leadership and values that we show at<br />
Lyttelton Port.<br />
“We’re here to support management to<br />
run the business. We need to lean on all<br />
the experience that the Board has to help<br />
management to continuously improve<br />
our operations.” However, Barry is no<br />
stranger to the Port.<br />
“I was the International Marketing<br />
Manager and Chief Operating Officer at<br />
Solid Energy and have spent a lot of time<br />
coming out to the coal yard since 1997.”<br />
Having then built up a career in<br />
mining, Barry also has a strong focus on<br />
health and safety.<br />
“It is a big factor for me, it’s part of our<br />
DNA. Business is all about people, and<br />
we need to look after each other.”<br />
Licence to operate is also essential<br />
to Barry, saying the community and Te<br />
Hapū o Ngāti Wheke as manawhenua,<br />
expect us to look after our people, the<br />
community and the environment. Barry<br />
also said he is looking forward to meeting<br />
more of our stakeholders at LPC’s Annual<br />
General Meeting at the end of October.<br />
While Barry has things in his shortterm<br />
sight, he also is looking to the<br />
future.<br />
“We need to think about the longterm<br />
strategy for the Port and how we<br />
continue to be the trade gateway for the<br />
South Island.”<br />
Barry Bragg speaking at<br />
the opening of Te Whare<br />
Whakatika, our new<br />
maintenance workshop.<br />
Steel used to build<br />
Te Kaha, at Champion<br />
Freight’s Woolston site.<br />
PORT NEWS<br />
Steeling a<br />
glimpse of the<br />
stadium<br />
Christchurch's resurgence<br />
following the earthquakes<br />
continues to take shape<br />
with the rise of Te Kaha,<br />
Canterbury’s Multi-Use<br />
Arena.<br />
LPC has worked alongside local company<br />
Champion Freight to facilitate the<br />
transportation of steel for the stadium.<br />
Dave Ireton, LPC Operations Manager, said<br />
the steel is fabricated in China and shipped on<br />
flat racks and inside standard containers.<br />
Lyttelton is one of the last stops for the<br />
steel beams before they head through the<br />
Lyttelton Tunnel for the Champion Freight<br />
team to unload, store and package at their<br />
Woolston site before being trucked to the<br />
construction site.<br />
“We are very proud to be playing a part<br />
in the construction of the new stadium,<br />
and our team work with Champion and the<br />
trucking firms to get the steel components<br />
off the vessels and to the construction site on<br />
schedule,” said Dave.<br />
Champion Freight's Managing Director,<br />
Hamish Gain, emphasised that the project<br />
is in its initial phases but anticipates its<br />
momentum will surge as construction<br />
advances. He expressed their commitment to<br />
transporting over 900 containers within 18 to<br />
24 months.<br />
Describing the challenges of the project,<br />
Hamish remarked, “efficiently stacking<br />
the steel in the yard to ensure its timely<br />
availability feels akin to assembling a<br />
complex jigsaw puzzle.”<br />
Reflecting on the company's roots, he<br />
added, “as a company that originated in<br />
Christchurch over two decades ago, it's truly<br />
special for us to be a part of this project,<br />
which holds significant importance in the<br />
city's rebuild.”<br />
The 30,000-seat new stadium with a roof<br />
cover is located in the heart of Christchurch<br />
for $683 million.<br />
The bowl’s structure steel construction<br />
with the western and southern stand is well<br />
underway and will hold tiered seats.<br />
Oversized structural steel components will<br />
be delivered over the coming months, with<br />
the stadium due for completion in 2025.<br />
Annual General Meeting<br />
31 October <strong>2023</strong> 11.00am,<br />
The Loons, Lyttelton<br />
This year, LPC will be<br />
hosting a public Annual<br />
General Meeting.<br />
Hear from our CEO and<br />
Chair about the Financial<br />
Year <strong>2023</strong> results along with<br />
the plans for the future.<br />
2 LPC UPDATE <strong>September</strong> <strong>2023</strong>
ENVIRONMENT<br />
‘Natural<br />
partnership’<br />
with BPCT<br />
The Banks Peninsula<br />
Conservation Trust (BPCT)<br />
has its sights set on its 2050<br />
ecological vision, and as the<br />
principal sponsor, LPC is<br />
committed to the journey.<br />
The recently refreshed vision has two new<br />
goals, taking the total to 10.<br />
These goals provide a roadmap and cover<br />
pest management, ecosystems, and protection<br />
of indigenous flora and fauna, among others.<br />
BPCT General Manager Maree Burnett says<br />
the organisation has grown enormously in<br />
the last five years, so now they are working to<br />
embed the plan they have.<br />
The trust is currently running seven<br />
programs of work – one of these being habitat<br />
protection.<br />
“We currently have 101 covenants in place<br />
over the Banks Ecological Region covering<br />
1609ha in total,” says Maree.<br />
This includes the covenant LPC signed to<br />
protect 11.4 hectares of land above Gollans <strong>Bay</strong><br />
Quarry.<br />
Another section of work has been<br />
volunteer programs the trust runs.<br />
“The hugely successful partnership<br />
around the Port Saddle continues to provide<br />
significant community benefits as the area's<br />
biodiversity is enhanced through ecological<br />
restoration.”<br />
At this year's annual planting day,<br />
volunteers planted 300 trees on the saddle.<br />
This work has also been recognised by<br />
the Sustainable Awards with the BPCT and<br />
LPC finalists in the Regenerating Nature<br />
category of Aotearoa New Zealand's leading<br />
sustainability awards.<br />
The relationship between LPC and BPCT is<br />
significant to both parties.<br />
“Over the years, as an organisation, we have<br />
got really confident that the Port has some<br />
clear goals around sustainability and is taking<br />
a particular interest in biodiversity. I think it<br />
makes for a really natural partnership.<br />
“There is no doubt that the financial<br />
contribution is significant; it provides us<br />
certainty and allows us to cover some of<br />
our operational costs, which gives us the<br />
structure to complete the range of work.<br />
“The Port Saddle and Gollans <strong>Bay</strong> are<br />
great examples of how we can also partner<br />
in a meaningful way on the ground to<br />
deliver projects that are beneficial for the<br />
community and have a positive biodiversity<br />
outcome.”<br />
While Maree says all the projects are<br />
inspirational in their own way, the best part<br />
of the job is the people she engages with.<br />
“Everyone we work with without<br />
exception is a wonderful person trying to do<br />
good things – and that makes it enormously<br />
positive.<br />
“Whether that’s a school child engaging<br />
in the education programme or a landowner<br />
who wants to protect a remnant for future<br />
generations or a Lyttelton resident who is<br />
excited because they have seen a tui in their<br />
fruit tree for the first time.”<br />
Maree says the community’s dedication is<br />
encouraging, and she continues to welcome<br />
support from the locals.<br />
“Through experience, we know that the<br />
Banks Peninsula community really cares<br />
about their environment. Certainly, any<br />
support that people can offer the trust is<br />
well received in terms of volunteer time or<br />
one-off/ongoing donations.”<br />
If you want to learn more about Banks<br />
Peninsula Conservation Trust, check out<br />
their website, where you can sign up for<br />
their newsletters.<br />
Seven Programs<br />
11.4 ha<br />
of land LPC signed to<br />
protect above Gollans<br />
<strong>Bay</strong> Quarry.<br />
300<br />
Trees planted by<br />
Volunteers at Port Saddle.<br />
10<br />
Goals on the BPCT 2050<br />
ecological vision.<br />
Habitat protection<br />
Delivered through conservation covenants, an agreement with<br />
landowners to provide a legacy and gift for future generations<br />
through perpetual protection.<br />
Volunteer programme<br />
Hundreds of volunteers carry out restoration work on multiple<br />
sites around the peninsula. Working with schools, corporate<br />
groups, not-for-profit groups and community members.<br />
Tui translocation<br />
Two populations of tui were translocated over 10 years ago.<br />
A highly successful community monitoring programme continues<br />
for the tui, and to date, 18,290 community observations of the birds<br />
have been reported. There are now well more than 200 banded<br />
birds, which allows easy identification of individuals and modelling<br />
of the population growth.<br />
Biodiversity hubs<br />
The trust is currently working on three hubs, of at least 1000<br />
hectares of contiguous habitat that are legally protected and<br />
collaboratively managed for biodiversity outcomes. These hubs<br />
include summit-to-sea protection to support species susceptible<br />
to the impacts of climate change.<br />
Pest-free Banks Peninsula<br />
The trust facilitates the work agreed upon by 14 partners to<br />
remove pests from the peninsula to a level that no longer impacts<br />
biodiversity. This includes possums, mustelids, feral cats, goats<br />
and pigs.<br />
A recent highlight was after years of a collaborative effort by<br />
the trust, Christchurch City Council, Department of Conservation,<br />
Environment Canterbury and landowners; feral goats have been<br />
completely removed from Banks Peninsula up to Gebbies Pass.<br />
Community engagement and education programme<br />
Working with almost all the schools in the peninsula, landowners,<br />
and the public. Supporting the learning about biodiversity and<br />
special treasures found in the peninsula.<br />
Farm biodiversity support programme<br />
A new programme which has just launched, the trust is looking<br />
to create resources available for every farmer on the peninsula to<br />
engage with, providing support around planning for biodiversity<br />
management.<br />
LPC UPDATE <strong>September</strong> <strong>2023</strong> 3
OUR PEOPLE<br />
Luke Lockton leaves<br />
LPC, with his grandad<br />
starting here in 1952.<br />
Ending of the Lockton legacy<br />
The 71-year legacy of Lockton’s<br />
at the Port has ended. After<br />
12 years at LPC, Health and<br />
Safety Business Partner Luke<br />
Lockton is leaving, ending<br />
what his grandfather began<br />
in 1952.<br />
Starting as a part time cargo handler in 2011,<br />
he soon went full-time before eventually<br />
becoming a member of the health and<br />
safety team.<br />
“It is leaving behind a huge part of my life;<br />
LPC is a massive part of our family. It’s been<br />
a good twelve years, and I have a lot of fond<br />
memories of the place for sure,” says Luke.<br />
Luke’s grandfather worked at LPC for 34<br />
years, with his father starting in 1972 and was<br />
here for 44 years.<br />
“For a pretty big part of that, there’s been<br />
two; grandad worked with Dad for a number<br />
of years, then he left, and I started and worked<br />
with my father.”<br />
Growing up in Governors <strong>Bay</strong>, Luke was a<br />
local at the Port long before he worked here.<br />
“It was a great place to grow up; when we<br />
weren’t in the sea, we were up in the hills.<br />
“One of the go-to activities for birthday<br />
parties was to come down and fish off the<br />
inner harbour wharves.”<br />
With different safety standards in the 90s,<br />
Luke would spend time in operational areas<br />
with his Dad.<br />
“When my old man would be doing lines<br />
jobs, I’d be down on the wharf with all the<br />
guys – before us, health and safety people<br />
stopped that.<br />
“We would go down to coal and go in the<br />
front-end loaders, even up straddles and up<br />
the cranes cause my dad was a crane driver for<br />
most of his time here.”<br />
Part of why he joined the port was the<br />
good memories he had here – his childhood<br />
cementing the decision.<br />
“I left school and went to university and did<br />
that for a couple of years, but it wasn’t for me.<br />
Then I started plumbing, which was cool, but<br />
again, the port was an itch I had to scratch.<br />
“I always saw myself coming to the port, so<br />
eventually, I just decided I’m going to do it.”<br />
Since joining in 2011, Luke has held several<br />
roles. “As a cargo handler, I became a health<br />
and safety rep, and then I became the chair for<br />
the container terminal.”<br />
While working a secondment, a full-time<br />
position came up, and he was recommended<br />
to apply.<br />
“That’s the thing you keep in your head;<br />
you just never know what little changes you<br />
help make, or you’re part of that might have<br />
prevented something that was potentially<br />
going to happen one day.”<br />
Health and safety has changed significantly<br />
in his time at the Port in both the culture and<br />
the investment in infrastructure.<br />
“When I started here, we were safety<br />
conscious, but it wasn’t as front of mind<br />
as it is now; very seldom would you hear<br />
health and safety conversations happening<br />
in the amenities; now it’s very common to<br />
hear people discussing hazards or potential<br />
improvements.<br />
“The investment in infrastructure has also<br />
significantly increased, particularly with<br />
the focus on designing the risk out. The new<br />
workshop, the inner harbour development,<br />
the CityDepot upgrades, and the reefer towers<br />
are all great examples of this.<br />
“These two big changes alone mean LPC is<br />
on a great path to becoming a healthy and safe<br />
workplace”.<br />
PORT NEWS<br />
Te Whare<br />
Whakatika<br />
is open<br />
The opening of LPC’s new<br />
Te Whare Whakatika<br />
workshop completes the<br />
$85m Eastern Development<br />
project.<br />
The workshop was officially opened by<br />
the Mayor of Christchurch, Phil Mauger,<br />
at a special event at LPC in late August.<br />
The $20m workshop houses 65 staff<br />
and includes a 25m high service bay for<br />
four straddles, workshop spaces, offices,<br />
break rooms and amenities.<br />
LPC Interim CEO Jim Quinn said he<br />
was “thrilled with the facility that will<br />
last for generations”.<br />
“It’s a wonderful facility and takes our<br />
people from the 1970s into <strong>2023</strong>’” said Jim.<br />
“When you renew infrastructure that<br />
is to last a long time, it is essential you do<br />
it well.”<br />
The official opening was later followed<br />
by a family day – for the first time in<br />
many years, the family of staff were<br />
invited to the Port to check out the fantastic<br />
new facilities.<br />
Families were able to see first-hand<br />
the equipment their loved ones work on<br />
including straddles, cranes and loaders.<br />
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4 LPC UPDATE <strong>September</strong> <strong>2023</strong>
IF THE Lyttelton Volunteer Fire Brigade<br />
was to invite the prime minister to its<br />
150th anniversary dinner today, knowing<br />
who that would be is no sure bet.<br />
That wasn’t an issue 50 years ago when<br />
Prime Minister Norman Kirk was guest of<br />
honour at the brigade’s centennial dinner.<br />
The one and only time a sitting prime<br />
minister has attended a fire brigade anniversary<br />
function – now that’s a sure bet.<br />
Greeting Kirk, affectionately known as<br />
Big Norm, on that momentous evening in<br />
1973 was Chief Fire Officer John Fogarty<br />
and his wife Eileen. Getting the PM to the<br />
dinner was a real measure of the esteem<br />
in which the Lyttelton Volunteer Fire<br />
Brigade was held.<br />
Kirk did his own image no harm either,<br />
being described by those who met him<br />
that evening as a very nice man.<br />
NEWS 15<br />
Big Norm drops in<br />
This photo and many, many more will<br />
feature in the 150th anniversary book<br />
that’s printing as we speak. They can’t<br />
guarantee a Prime Minister this Labour<br />
Weekend but the Lyttelton Volunteer Fire<br />
Brigade does promise a good time had by<br />
all.<br />
• Lyttelton torpedo boat, page 20<br />
Registrations for the 150th<br />
anniversary celebrations of the<br />
Lyttelton Volunteer Fire Brigade<br />
are open now. If you’re a past<br />
brigade member, know someone<br />
who is, or just want to celebrate<br />
the occasion with them, please<br />
email LVFB150th@gmail.com with<br />
your details and you’ll be sent the<br />
registration link.<br />
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16 <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> News Wednesday <strong>September</strong> <strong>27</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
AUCTION<br />
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in the sun and listen for the song of the native birds, who<br />
are drawn to the trees in the parklike setting beyond the<br />
garden.<br />
Now residing in Australia, our owners instructions are very<br />
clear! This will be sold on, if not before auction day. So<br />
be quick to view this superb home with its secret garden<br />
because the best gems are always snapped up quick!<br />
2 1 1 1<br />
AUCTION<br />
From 11am, Thursday 12 th October <strong>2023</strong><br />
98 Moorhouse Avenue (Unless Sold Prior)<br />
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022 074 0879 | 03 384 7950<br />
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and surrounded by beautiful native trees in the<br />
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1,012M 2<br />
AUCTION<br />
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From 11am, Thursday 12 th October <strong>2023</strong><br />
98 Moorhouse Avenue (Unless Sold Prior)<br />
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With no compromise on size, the kitchen with<br />
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sun drenched open plan dining and living<br />
A viewing is a must! Our owners are committed to<br />
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auction day!<br />
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SALLY<br />
POMEROY-<br />
FITZGERALD<br />
022 074 0879 | 03 384 7950<br />
sally.pomeroy@harcourts.co.nz<br />
Grenadier Real Estate Ltd. MREINZ Licensed Agent REAA 2008.<br />
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0<strong>27</strong> 588 4440<br />
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considered for long-term enjoyment in this high-end<br />
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features. Enquire now!!<br />
500M 2 4 2 2 2<br />
AUCTION<br />
From 11am, Thursday 5 th October <strong>2023</strong><br />
98 Moorhouse Avenue (Unless Sold Prior)<br />
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LYNTON HUBBER<br />
0<strong>27</strong> 433 4141<br />
JOBI SMITH<br />
022 066 3401<br />
www.grenadier.co.nz ID#FM6092<br />
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18 <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> News Wednesday <strong>September</strong> <strong>27</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
AS-IS<br />
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views that stretch from Scarborough around to the city,<br />
encompassing the breathtaking Pegasus <strong>Bay</strong> Coastline,<br />
Moncks <strong>Bay</strong>, the majestic Kaikoura Ranges, and the snowcapped<br />
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This home boasts scale and space, spanning three floors<br />
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with stunning 180-degree views from sunrise to sunset.<br />
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4-5 1 3 2 2<br />
AUCTION<br />
From 11am, Thursday 12 th October <strong>2023</strong><br />
98 Moorhouse Avenue (Unless Sold Prior)<br />
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ALISON<br />
CARTER<br />
0<strong>27</strong>4 318 960 | 03 384 7950<br />
alison.carter@harcourts.co.nz<br />
Grenadier Real Estate Ltd. MREINZ Licensed Agent REAA 2008.<br />
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DEADLINE<br />
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1/31 MAIN ROAD REDCLIFFS COOL - CALM - COLLECTABLE!<br />
Nestled right in the heart of picturesque Redcliffs, this<br />
property is a true gem. Located just a stone’s throw away<br />
from the renowned Redcliffs Primary School, the stunning<br />
coastal walkway, and a variety of shops, this is the ideal spot<br />
for couples, families and beach lovers alike.<br />
Step inside to discover the perfect blend of contemporary<br />
charm and modern comfort in this beautifully renovated<br />
townhouse which embraces the timeless appeal of midcentury<br />
styling. This home boasts the latest in insulation<br />
and energy efficiency with new Integra cladding with a<br />
cavity system and double-glazed windows throughout.<br />
The heart of the home has been thoughtfully updated with<br />
a modern streamlined kitchen offering generous cupboard<br />
space. Prepare meals with ease and enjoy the convenience<br />
of contemporary amenities.<br />
An open plan living room features high cathedral ceilings<br />
adorned with beams, creating a unique and inviting<br />
atmosphere. Indoor/outdoor flow is easily created by<br />
opening the double sliding doors onto the crazy paving<br />
and the wisteria draped veranda, which is the ideal spot to<br />
enjoy your morning coffee or unwind after a long day. The<br />
Japanese inspired garden is never far from view.<br />
2 1 1 1<br />
PRICED DEADLINE SALE - $699,000<br />
All offers presented 4pm, Tuesday 3rd October<br />
1020 Ferry Road (Unless Sold Prior)<br />
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ALISON<br />
CARTER<br />
0<strong>27</strong>4 318 960 | 03 384 7950<br />
alison.carter@harcourts.co.nz<br />
Grenadier Real Estate Ltd. MREINZ Licensed Agent REAA 2008.<br />
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Wednesday <strong>September</strong> <strong>27</strong> <strong>2023</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> News 19<br />
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EMMA BAIRD<br />
0<strong>27</strong> 828 1710 | emma.baird@harcourts.co.nz<br />
Grenadier Real Estate Ltd MREINZ. Licensed Agent REAA 2008<br />
DEADLINE<br />
29 CHALLENGER LANE REDCLIFFS ELEVATE YOUR LIFESTYLE<br />
This is an extraordinary opportunity to secure<br />
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watching the yachts sway in Moncks <strong>Bay</strong> and the<br />
waves crash along the Sumner Bar, all while being<br />
a stone’s throw from the community hub.<br />
Feel at ease with both a geotech and retaining<br />
wall report complete to assist the first steps<br />
of the construction process. Made easy with a<br />
clear driveway cut-in to access the section, and a<br />
blank canvas to work with, designing a home that<br />
captures these idyllic views won’t be an issue.<br />
Embrace the vibrant community of Redcliffs with a<br />
range of local amenities, including schools, parks,<br />
cafes and more, or take a stroll down the coastal<br />
pathway to Sumner Beach and beyond.<br />
Don’t be too late and contact Hamish today to<br />
register your interest.<br />
798M 2<br />
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Closes 2pm, Wednesday 18 th October <strong>2023</strong><br />
1020 Ferry Road (Unless Sold Prior)<br />
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0<strong>27</strong> 636 5129 | 03 384 7950<br />
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Torpedo boat No 168<br />
FOR MUCH of the 19th century the<br />
British Empire was in fierce competition<br />
with the Russian Empire, from Crimea<br />
on the Black Sea to Central Asia and the<br />
threshold of the British Raj on the Indian<br />
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the Imperial Russian Navy in the Pacific<br />
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Her Majesty Queen Victoria’s Australasian<br />
colonies. In response, the British colonial<br />
authorities in New Zealand began the<br />
construction of coastal fortifications<br />
around prominent ports, including the<br />
Port of Lyttelton. This was accompanied<br />
by the commissioning of four innovative<br />
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the coastal defences against the Russian<br />
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Torpedo Boat No 168, Defender, the<br />
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displaced 12 imperial tons and was steampowered<br />
with a 173hp (129kW) engine<br />
propelling a top speed of 17.5 knots.<br />
Armed with a McEvoy spar torpedo on her<br />
bow, and a two-barrel Nordenfelt machine<br />
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their waterline.<br />
She was delivered to New Zealand<br />
in 1884 along with the Taiaroa (Port<br />
Chalmers), Waitemata (Devonport),<br />
and Poneke (Wellington). Defender was<br />
stationed in the Port of Lyttelton and<br />
initially moored off Gladstone Quay<br />
with <strong>Harbour</strong>master and Naval Brigade<br />
Captain Hugh McLellan commanding<br />
a crew of 10 Lyttelton Naval Volunteers,<br />
supported by five members of the Armed<br />
Constabulary.<br />
On January 1, 1885, Defender made her<br />
public debut at the New Year’s Day Regatta<br />
doing the rounds of the inner harbour to<br />
the cheers of some 10,000 spectators.<br />
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• From page 20<br />
Later that year, at the height<br />
of the “Russian Scare”, Defender<br />
was moved to the newly<br />
requisitioned defence reserve of<br />
Bakers <strong>Bay</strong>.<br />
Housed in a purpose-built<br />
torpedo boat shed and slip<br />
alongside the powder magazine<br />
building – for which the<br />
bay would later be renamed<br />
Magazine <strong>Bay</strong> – the site was<br />
positioned beneath the newly<br />
constructed Fort Erskine gun<br />
emplacement that also protected<br />
the port’s inner harbour.<br />
Unfortunately, design flaws<br />
in the slip’s construction made<br />
torpedo boat deployment<br />
somewhat challenging (if not<br />
impossible) during high tide or<br />
inclement weather. This rather<br />
fatal flaw, coupled with the<br />
apparently onerous 20-minute<br />
walk around to Bakers <strong>Bay</strong> from<br />
Ōhinehou Lyttelton, meant<br />
the Navals made little use of<br />
Defender, and with no dedicated<br />
engineer she soon rusted in her<br />
shed.<br />
This sorry state of military<br />
affairs became embarrassingly<br />
public in April 1886 when the<br />
British Royal Navy’s Rear-<br />
Admiral Robert Scott arrived in<br />
Whakaraupō Lyttelton <strong>Harbour</strong><br />
to inspect the Colony’s coastal<br />
defences.<br />
Young boy in the remains of torpedo boat Defender’s<br />
conning tower, Purau beach, early-to-mid 20th century<br />
(cropped).<br />
Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum ref. 4602.1<br />
https://www.teuaka.org.nz/online-collection/666<strong>27</strong>8<br />
Informed that he would have<br />
to wait a day or two for the<br />
winds to calm before Defender<br />
could be deployed, when he<br />
finally boarded, her rusty<br />
unmaintained engines manned<br />
by an equally rusty crew could<br />
only manage 12 knots, or the<br />
“pace of a good passenger<br />
launch”.<br />
As the Lyttelton Times<br />
quipped, a gigantic placard<br />
should be erected on Godley<br />
Head with the warning: “To<br />
Russians and all others whom<br />
it may concern. Hostile parties<br />
wishing to shell the Port of<br />
Lyttelton are requested to time<br />
their visit for fine weather,<br />
otherwise they cannot be<br />
fittingly received by the<br />
local authorities. Enemies<br />
disregarding this notice are<br />
hereby warned that they do<br />
so at their own risk, peril, and<br />
inconvenience.”<br />
Nonetheless, after the Rear-<br />
Admiral’s visit Defender was<br />
upgraded with two Whitehead<br />
mobile torpedoes later that<br />
year and remained on duty in<br />
Whakaraupō waters, moored by<br />
the dry dock but still unused,<br />
through to 1899.<br />
By that time the threat of<br />
war with the Russian Empire<br />
had long waned, so she was<br />
decommissioned and sold to<br />
local steam boat operator Mark<br />
Thomas, who salvaged parts and<br />
left the hull at Purau beach for<br />
generations of children to play<br />
on. By 1958 the last remains of<br />
the valiant Defender were lost to<br />
the sands.<br />
Four decades later, using 1958<br />
aerial photography and military<br />
assistance, David Bundy initiated<br />
an excavation for what might<br />
remain of the Defender at Purau<br />
beach. Various hull and other<br />
fragments were found, some<br />
buried up to 30m deep, allowing<br />
the boat to be partially restored,<br />
albeit not to her original glory.<br />
In 2003, the Lyttelton Torpedo<br />
Boat Museum Charitable Trust<br />
showcased the restored Defender<br />
in the Thornycroft Torpedo Boat<br />
Museum, housed in the historic<br />
magazine building at Magazine<br />
<strong>Bay</strong>.<br />
Run by volunteers, the<br />
museum is open on Sunday<br />
afternoons during summer, with<br />
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Tracey<br />
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We have a wonderful electorate and have received record investment<br />
in local projects and core services that I know we all rely on.<br />
Together we’ve worked on and resolved many local issues, made real progress with the<br />
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Dr Tracey McLellan<br />
Authorised by Rob Salmond, 187 Featherston Street, Wellington.
30 <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> News Wednesday <strong>September</strong> <strong>27</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
A little of what has been<br />
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We’ve funded the City Council to deliver millions of dollars worth of<br />
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Thanks to our shovel-ready funding the final section of the Coastal Pathway is almost completed.<br />
Tracey McLellan<br />
Authorised by Rob Salmond, 187 Featherston Street, Wellington.
Wednesday <strong>September</strong> <strong>27</strong> <strong>2023</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> News 31<br />
Focus on the cost of living.<br />
I know that times are tough for many people. As a single parent of two boys, I often struggled to stretch the<br />
household budget far enough. The good news is that the economy is picking up and, in the meantime, we’re<br />
focusing on ways to support people with the cost of living and making it a little easier for everyone.<br />
Remove GST from<br />
fruit and vege.<br />
Families will save<br />
around $20 a month from<br />
April 2024, making<br />
healthy eating easier.<br />
Free dental care<br />
for under<br />
30-year-olds.<br />
Basic dental care will be<br />
phased in until free for<br />
everyone,<br />
Expand 20 hours<br />
free Early Childhood<br />
Education<br />
to 2-year-olds.<br />
Saving parents an average of<br />
$133 a eek<br />
from March 2024.<br />
I believe it’s important that we contine to index benefits, including superannuation, to wage growth not<br />
simply CPI. Otherwise most people will be $40 a week worse off in three years time.<br />
Protect free<br />
prescriptions.<br />
Making medicines and<br />
contraception cheaper<br />
for many people<br />
and supporting<br />
local pharmacies.<br />
Protect the<br />
clean Protect car<br />
discount.<br />
The scheme has resulted in<br />
a record number of new<br />
car sales being<br />
low-to zero-emission<br />
vehicles.<br />
Protect free<br />
& half-priced<br />
public transport.<br />
For children, young people<br />
and those with a<br />
community services card.<br />
Authorised by Rob Salmond, 187 Featherston Street, Wellington.
32 <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> News Wednesday <strong>September</strong> <strong>27</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
In our community<br />
Authorised by Rob Salmond, 187 Featherston Street, Wellington.
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