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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 

PURR-THDAY: Burwood Hospital’s celebrity cat Harry celebrated his 12th 

birthday with patients and staff, and tuna. 

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Hospital Harry turns 12 

• By Sasha Watson 

HARRY IS a favourite among 

staff, visitors and patients at 

Burwood Hospital. 

When he turned 12 recently, 

he got what every cat dreams 

of: Many cans of tuna – as well 

as fan mail from all over the 

country, birthday cards, cat 

toys, and treats. 

Harry has been a popular 

and permanent fixture at the 

hospital for about nine years. 

“We spent the first year 

with Harry, who was about 

three at the time, trying to get 

him back home. He decided 

he’d like to live at the hospital 

and never left,” said primary 

carer, clinical manager of 

occupational therapy Cherie 

Porter. 

The fluffy, long-haired moggy 

once belonged to a family who 

lived nearby, but they officially 

gifted Harry to the hospital 

after he decided that living 

there was more fun than going 

home. 

Said Porter: “Harry is very 

good at finding the people 

who need him most. He is very 

tolerant, he often gets pestered 

multiple times a day by patients 

but he never hisses, or bites.” 

Porter said Harry brings 

a sense of homeliness and 

reassurance to a traumatic and 

daunting situation, and he puts 

people at ease. 

“Patients often try to find 

him during the day to pet, he’s 

become a source of motivation 

as well,” said Porter. 

Occupational therapy 

assistant Michael Keown said 

Harry has become a therapy 

cat to many recovering from 

mental health issues and 

dubbed him “the coolest cat in 

town”. 

“He offers a sensory 

experience to those who 

have closed off parts of their 

emotional wellness,” Keown 

said. 

Harry has also been featured 

in the Canterbury District 

Health Board’s online staff 

newsletters. 

• To follow his antics, 

head to Harry the 

Burwood Hospital cat’s 

Facebook page 

Governors 

Bay jetty 

jump to 

make 

history 


WOULD YOU pay $1100 to jump 

into freezing cold water? 

Well, the Canterbury Open 

Water Swimming Association has 

– and it is all for a good cause. 

The association made the 

winning bid in an online auction 

through Trade Me, set up by 

Governors Bay Jetty Restoration 

Trust, with all funds from the 

winning bid going towards the 

rebuild costs of the jetty. 

After 12 long years, the grand 

opening of the Governors Bay 

jetty will take place on Saturday, 

and the association will be the 

first group to officially “jetty 

jump” off the new jetty. 

“We’re a large group of 

swimmers with a bit of presence 

in Governors Bay, and plan 

on having about 10 swimmers 

participate in the jump,” said 

association member Katie Lucas. 

“Because we swim all year 

round, there are no problems 

about how cold the water may 

be on the morning of the grand 

opening.” 

The jumpers will meet at the 

jetty at 6am on Saturday, with the 

jump taking place just after high 

tide at 6.15am. 

“We thought the jetty was a 

great cause to support, and would 

love the chance to be a part of it,” 

said Lucas. • Turn to page 3 

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Commander of the Sea 

Thursday, 10am–12pm 

South Library 

Back by popular demand, in support 

of the exhibition of Te Rā - the 

Māori Sail at Te Puna o Waiwhetū | 

Christchurch City Art Gallery, Māori 

Library Services are offering you the 

opportunity to join in again to learn 

about and make small waka hourua, 

a mahere arorangi and a maramataka 

- Māori double haul voyaging vessels, 

planisphere and the Māori phase of 

the environmental moon calendar. 

Suitable for children 7 years and older. 

Children 5 and 6 years can attend but 

MUST be accompanied by a supervising 

Adult. Free, bookings required. 

Graffiti Art 

Friday, all day 

Spreydon and South Library 

Express yourself and create your own 

unique signature. Free, no bookings 

required. 

This is an unsupervised activity. 

Booked Creative Time 

Monday, 5-6.30pm 

South Library 

Book in and use a variety of 

technologies to make your ideas 

a reality in this one-time evening 

session. Come try our laser cutter, 3D 

printers, Roland vinyl printer/cutter, 

Back to the Roots Art Exhibition Until Friday, all day at South 

Library Your last chance to discover a journey that transcends the ordinary 

and delves deep into the heart of our connection with Mother Earth. 

The “Back to the Roots” art exhibition, proudly presented by Newen, 

ends on Friday. Skateboards become canvases and art breathes life into 

sustainability. See the latest collection of Newen skateboards, each one a 

testament to recycling and rebirth. Feel the stories etched into the wood, 

stories that speak of a shared heritage and a promise of a greener future. 

The collaborative artworks, born from the hands of local talents, embody 

the essence of our native people, flora, and fauna – a celebration of the very 

roots that ground us. 

direct to garment T-shirt printer, heat 

press, sewing machine, overlocker, 

vacuum former and more. Specialist 

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Book Discussion Group 

Wednesday, 6-7pm 

South Library 

For those who love reading and want 

to share in discussion with other 

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Nature Activities - 6-11 years 

Tuesday, 2.30pm–3.30pm 

Spreydon Library 

Join in for creative nature activities 

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plant your own seed, nature scavenger 

hunt, making pictures from natural 

materials, and activities for younger 

tamariki as well. 

Caregivers, please stay within the 

library during the session. Free, 

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South Christchurch 

Farmers’ Market 

Sunday, 9am-noon 

South Library 

The South Christchurch Farmers’ 

Market (formerly the Opawa Farmers’ 

Market) has one of the best selections 

of local produce in the city from wellknown, 

trusted local growers. Try 

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pastries, free-range eggs, locally made 

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Thursday September 28 2023 3 

Passion for water safety 

pays off for lifeguard 

JEN BAEN-PRICE started 

lifeguarding in 2008, with her 

first season at Waltham Pool. 

Fifteen years later and after 

stints in every pool and aquatics 

position at the city council, the 

Hoon Hay resident has been 

awarded lifeguard of the year 

at the 2023 national aquatics 

awards. 

Prior to this work, Baen- 

Price completed her level four 

certificate and level five outdoor 

education diploma at what is 

now known as the Ara Institute 

of Canterbury. 

Following this, she undertook 

a Bachelor of Teaching and 

Learning (primary) at Canterbury 

University. 

“I took away many skills 

through each of these qualifications, 

including managing a 

team, dealing with customers 

and training staff – which I 

now use in my position as team 

leader aquatics at Matitiki 

Hornby Centre,” she said. 

Since her lifeguarding career 

began, Baen-Price has worked 

her way through each city council 

pool facility, including the 

old QEII and Centennial pools, 

and believes Christchurch residents 

have an amazing network 

WINNER: Hoon Hay resident Jen Baen-Price has been 

awarded national lifeguard of the year. PHOTO: NEWSLINE 

of pools across the city. 

She says while lifeguarding 

might look tame or quiet, this is 

how they like it to look. 

“It means nothing is broken, 

everyone is being safe, and all 

the hard work of training, educating 

and preventing rescues 

has already been done. 

“I’ve stayed as a lifeguard 

through the years as I enjoy the 

customers, and I’m passionate 

about water safety and keeping 

people in our communities active. 

“It’s a huge motivator working 

as part of a team that really 

aligns with my goals. We all 

want to see more people in, being 

active and having fun. My 

team are awesome people that 

make coming to work fun.” 

Duties behind the scenes for 

the lifeguard team include water 

quality, lifeguard training and 

plantroom maintenance. 

Baen-Price says it’s great to be 

able to represent the city council 

at a national level through the 

national aquatics awards. 

“Just being nominated is an 

honour! Lifeguarding is a great 

job, with a great work-life balance.” 

Baen-Price passes on her congratulations 

to other finalists, 

including city council Graham 

Condon Recreation and Sport 

Centre’s Martin D’Orso – who 

received one of the two merit 

awards presented at the ceremony. 

The city council also received 

the aquatic innovation award in 

collaboration with Youth and 

Cultural Development and Sport 

Canterbury, for the FRESH pool 

parties. 

This initiative aims to 

engage youth and whānau 

from a high deprivation region 

of Christchurch in active 

recreation. 

JETTY JUMP: A popular spot 

for summer dips before it 

was closed 12 years ago, the 

Governors Bay jetty will be 

reopened on Saturday. 

Jump 

for joy 

• From page 1 

“Last night, with the bids going 

up before we had placed our final 

bid, was very nail-biting.” 

The jump will be recognised 

with a permanent plaque on the 

jetty, with the group’s name, 

followed by the words, “First 

official jetty jump 30 September 

2023”. 

After the jump, there will be 

a chance to watch the sunrise 

over the harbour and enjoy 

refreshments and fresh baking, 

provided by the Governors Bay 

Jetty Restoration Trust and 

community. 

• To find out about the 

jetty or the trust, go to 

http://www.savethejetty. 

co.nz 

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Hurrah! Spring is here! Longer days, 

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Unfortunately, as some of us know all too 

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eyes. Just as hayfever plagues us humans, our 

pets might be facing their own allergy battles. 

Does your dog have a sudden obsession with 

chewing their paws, licking their tummy, or 

scratching their ears? Has your cat become 

particularly attentive to their grooming? 

These are all common signs of allergic skin 

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So what’s going on? Everyday allergens 

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Woolston tree 

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Community garden 

to open in Hillmorton 

WOOLSTON’S Cutler Park 

is the first of six parks across 

Christchurch to have new trees 

planted as part of the Ōtautahi 

Christchurch Urban Forest Plan. 

“Cutler Park is in an area of 

the city where we know the tree 

canopy cover is low and needs 

to be increased, so we’re starting 

here first,” city council head of 

parks Andrew Rutledge said. 

The planting is part of an initiative 

to increase Christchurch’s 

tree canopy. 

“We wanted to make the most 

of this planting season, which 

finishes at the end of this month, 

so the team has pulled out all 

the stops to get some trees in the 

ground now. 

“We’re aiming for 40% canopy 

cover across our parks. In some 

parks this will be higher, in others 

it will be lower – it all depends 

on how the park is used and what 

space is available for planting,” 

said Rutledge. 

The approved tree planting 

plans have accounted for the 

trees at their mature size, and 

have been designed using a recession 

plane model to manage the 

impact of shading on neighbouring 

properties and sports fields. 

Said Rutledge: “All of the 

plants we use, whether they are 

native or deciduous, are carefully 

selected for the area they’re being 

planted in. We’re using a mix of 

40 to 60 per cent native plants as 

set out in the Urban Forest Plan, 

with a strong preference for natives 

along waterways.” 

To help give the trees the best 

start, the team are using ‘tree 

coaches’ which are made from 

recycled plastic and provide support 

and protection. 

“In selected tree pits we’re also 

installing underground water 

sensors to help us make sure the 

trees are getting the right amount 

of water they need to thrive.” 

The Cutler Park planting is 

just the start of a programme of 

increasing tree canopy over the 

next 50 years. Up to 60 parks 

will be getting more trees each 

planting season. 


IN MAY a group of 10 keen 

gardeners from Hillmorton got 

together to design and set up a 

community garden. 

Now the concept phase is 

officially underway, after their 

proposal for the garden plot 

at a recent meeting with the 

Waihoro-Spreydon-Heathcote- 

Cashmere Community Board 

was accepted. 

“I think the creation of 

community is important, and 

something a community garden 

will bring. Often we live next 

to our neighbours without ever 

speaking to them or getting to 

know them,” said core team 

member, Nancy Godwin. 

“Another reason this garden 

is important is that it creates 

a sustainable food source that 

can help combat the rising 

food prices and encourage the 

community to feed themselves.” 

The estimated budget for 

phase one of the project is $2000, 

which will go into making four 

garden boxes, a backing screen, 

compost, soil and seedlings. 

Another estimated $2,000 will 

go into later ideas, including 

planting fruit trees and setting 

up a community pantry. 

“We have a fantastic group of 

core team members who have 

founded and pushed this project 

- the team has created an email 

address, Facebook and Whatsapp 

groups and have sent flyers out 

around the Hillmorton area. 

We’ve had no negative feedback, 

which was nice,” said Godwin. 

“The next plan is to speak 

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with people within the chosen 

space. We’ll also set up some 

consultations and apply for 

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Godwin 

“It is a very community-based 

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which is exciting. We hope to 

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community in an open, 

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Kapa Haka 

success 

Kaitātaki Wahine Sophie Wells performs as part of Te Rōpū o Kimihia. 

Over a number of weeks a selection that they qualified for the national 

of students from our kura prepared competition in Nelson next June. 

and then represented us at a Students from CHS include Sophie 

regional Kapa Haka Competition. Wells (Kaitātaki Wahine) pictured 

This group, named Te Rōpū o above, Estelle Vincent-Lee, Denver 

Kimihia, comprising students from Stirling, Tazmann Pohipi, Anna 

five different kura around Ōtautahi. Vincent-Lee and Nukutai Rupene. 

It was with great mana/pride Karawhiua! 

Tournament brings winter 

sports to positive conclusion 

Our winter sports season concluded 

with the annual Winter Tournament. 

We want to acknowledge all the 

staff, coaches and managers who 

supported our teams throughout the 

week. 

A special mention to our Sports 

Department, which ensured the week 

ran smoothly and that our students 

were provided with a fantastic 

Project wins award at science fair 

Following on from the great entries 

in our school Science Fair held in 

August, we recently took part in 

the Canterbury-Westland Science 

Fair. 

Our students came away with 

great results all round, with special 

mention for Clementine Bruce who 

won a number of awards including 

The Raven Memorial Award for the 

best project in the fair, the first 

time CHS has won the prize. 

Clementine Bruce, right, Canterbury 

Winner 2023, with her project. 

experience. 

Also thanks to all the students who 

were part of the tournament. Before 

we left we spoke about the importance 

of excellent sportsmanship, integrity 

and about doing the right thing at the 

right time. 

Our students have, as expected, 

been great ambassadors for our 

school and community. 

Congratulations to the amazing cast of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Thank you to all who 

came to watch over the four nights, and thank you to the Cashmere Drama Staff for another great 

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Student's work earns scholarship 

Eighty five artworks featured in 

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Willow Cook won the $5000 

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1 2 3 4 5 6 

7 8 9 

10 11 

12 13 14 

15 16 17 

18 

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Every row, column and box should 

contain the digits 1 to 9. 

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E H M 

O Y L 

How many words of three or more letters, 

How including many plurals, words can you of make three from or the more six 

letters, using each letter only once? No foreign 

words or words beginning with a capital are 

allowed. There's at least one six-letter word. 

once? 

TODAY 

Good 12 Very Good 15 Excellent 19 

Solution 214: let, lev, lore, lot, love, lover, ore, ort, 

over, overt, ret, rev, REVOLT, roe, role, rot, rote, rove, 

word. toe, tole, tor, tore, trove, vert, vet, veto, vole, volt, 

vote, voter. 

letters, including plurals, can you make 

from the six letters, using each only 

No words beginning with a capital are 

allowed. There’s at least one six-letter 

Good 8 Very Good 12 Excellent 17 

19 20 21 22 

23 24 

25 26 

Across 

7. Benevolent (8) 

9. Savage (6) 

10. Clue (4) 

11. Peach or plum (5,5) 

12. Forcefully request (6) 

14. Magnificent (8) 

15. Neighbourhood (6) 

16. Make great efforts (6) 

19. Appear like (8) 

21. Strongly against (6) 

23. Give new life or vigour to (10) 

24. Drench (4) 

25. Prickly plant (6) 

26. Prudent (8) 

Down 

1. Come to a conclusion (6) 

2. Cried (4) 

3. Think carefully (8) 

4. Descend by rope (6) 

5. Enforced isolation (10) 

6. Cleanse, purify (8) 

8. Companion (6) 

13. Shorten (10) 

15. Painfully thin (8) 

17. Travel across or over (8) 

18. To the rear (6) 

20. Tastelessly showy or loud (6) 

22. Frightened (6) 

24. Certain (4) 

Crossword 

Across: 7. Generous, 9. 

Brutal, 10. Hint, 11. Stone 

fruit, 12. Demand, 14. 

Splendid, 15. Suburb, 16. 

Strive, 19. Resemble, 21. 

Averse, 23. Revitalise, 

24. Soak, 25. Cactus, 26. 

Discreet. 

Down: 1. Decide, 2. Wept, 

3. Consider, 4. Abseil, 5. 

Quarantine, 6. Sanitise, 8. 

Spouse, 13. Abbreviate, 

15. Skeletal, 17. Traverse, 

18. Behind, 20. Brassy, 22. 

Scared, 24. Sure. 

WordBuilder 

elm, elmy, helm, hem, hey, 

hoe, hole, holey, holm, holy, 

home, HOMELY, homey, 

homy, hoy, ley, lye, mole, 

moly, ohm, ylem 

DECODER 

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given letters into all squares with matching numbers. Now work out 

which letters are represented by the other numbers. 

Decoder 

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Tracy 

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GET WIGRAM 

Authorised by T Summerfield, 

2/142 Ferry Road, Christchurch

I’m Tracy Summerfield, the National Party candidate for the Wigram electorate. On October 14 

I will be asking you to vote for me. 

I grew up in a working class family in Hornby. Although we were not well-off, I was fortunate to have hard 

working parents who instilled in me the importance of a good education and the value of a hard day’s work, 

personal responsibility and the equal opportunity for every person to succeed. These values have served me 

well in my life so far. 

I’m not a career politician. I believe parliament needs more representatives with real life experience. I’m a 

proud mother of four children, chartered accountant, qualified teacher, businesswoman, community volunteer, 

and a strong advocate for Wigram. 

I understand what prompts people to take risks, to start businesses or to hire another person. I know how 

important those risk-takers are for a country to succeed, and I understand how the decisions politicians make 

can either encourage or discourage people to have a go. 

As I’m out campaigning, whether it’s been at one of the 8,000 doors I’ve knocked on, businesses I’ve visited, 

or at community events, I hear concerns around the cost of living crisis, declining educational standards, a 

struggling health system and increasing crime. Like many of you, I share these concerns. 

I’m standing for the National Party because I believe that hard working kiwis should have the opportunity to get 

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you keep more of your hard earned money. 

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want change! It’s time to get Wigram back on track. 

The successes I’ve achieved in my life so far are due to sheer grit, tenacity and determination. I work hard and I 

know how to get things done. 

I believe Wigram needs an MP who is accessible, engaged, interested and connected with our community. I 

believe that someone is me. 

This election, I’m asking for your support to elect me as your local MP. 

Kind regards 

Tracy Summerfield 

Candidate for Wigram

Southern View: September 28, 2023

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