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Thursday, <strong>October</strong> 5, <strong>2023</strong> | Christchurch’s best read and largest circulating newspaper<br />

My life<br />

with<br />

Jodi<br />

New format<br />

for premier<br />

tennis<br />

– page 3<br />

RUGBY STAR TACKLES<br />

TIM BATEMAN has many<br />

strings to his bow.<br />

A former professional rugby<br />

player with the Crusaders,<br />

Hurricanes, Japanese club<br />

Red Sparks, and captain of the<br />

Māori All Blacks, he has also<br />

SERIAL PEST<br />

penned children’s books <strong>The</strong><br />

Lonely Lemon and <strong>The</strong> Sad Banana<br />

and operates two wellness<br />

centres with his wife Laura.<br />

And he had to use his rugby<br />

skills when he was attacked by<br />

a homeless man with a pole<br />

who had been pestering female<br />

staff at one of his wellness<br />

centres. Bateman tackled the<br />

homeless man and held him<br />

until police arrived.<br />

<strong>The</strong> incident has now had its<br />

sequel in court, where the man<br />

was sentenced to 12 months<br />

intensive supervision.<br />

Bateman holds no animosity<br />

towards the man, saying he<br />

hopes he gets the help and<br />

support “he obviously needs”.<br />

• Full story, pages 8-9<br />

– page 25<br />

Summer<br />

conditions<br />

to reach<br />

scorching<br />

40 deg C<br />

• By Hamish MacLean<br />

SUMMER EXTREMES this<br />

year could include days where<br />

temperatures climb to 40 deg C,<br />

Niwa forecasters say.<br />

Despite increased variability,<br />

hot, dry conditions could present<br />

fire risks along the east coast of<br />

the South Island, particularly<br />

Canterbury.<br />

And the arrival of a strong El<br />

Niño will bring “really windy<br />

conditions” that could push fire<br />

through green pastures.<br />

Niwa meteorologist Ben Noll said<br />

New Zealand’s hottest temperature<br />

happened during an El Niño<br />

summer – when temperatures<br />

climbed to 42.4 deg C in Rangiora<br />

in February 1973. In Christchurch<br />

it got to 41.6 deg C.<br />

This El Niño event, confirmed<br />

last week, would be one of the<br />

biggest in the last couple of<br />

decades.<br />

<strong>The</strong> weather pattern would<br />

“elevate and enhance” the<br />

variability of spring, which<br />

could produce wild swings in<br />

temperatures and strong winds.<br />

Niwa forecasting principal<br />

scientist Chris Brandolino said<br />

it was more likely than not that<br />

temperatures would climb to 40<br />

deg C in parts of the country over<br />

summer.<br />

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Support for Barnett after wife dies...........3<br />

Sepuloni challenged at <strong>The</strong> Palms...........5<br />

‘I forgive you’ victim says to pimp.........6-7<br />

CTV disciplinary action allowed................10<br />

Community board infighting ......................13<br />

Reducing the risk of stroke.............................14<br />

Restored jetty makes big splash.............. 16<br />

Line-up packs plenty of punch................. 24<br />

Premier tennis gets under way.................25<br />

Classified...............................................................28-33<br />

Gig guide.......................................................................33<br />

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THE earthquake-damaged<br />

South Library and Service<br />

Centre will be rebuilt.<br />

City councillors have supported<br />

a recommendation from the<br />

Waihoro Spreydon-Cashmere-<br />

Heathcote Community Board<br />

and decided on a full rebuild<br />

instead of a repair. <strong>The</strong> city<br />

council will now proceed with<br />

detailed design.<br />

<strong>The</strong> library and service<br />

centre will be rebuilt on<br />

its current riverside site on<br />

Colombo St, Beckenham.<br />

<strong>The</strong> concept design has been<br />

developed with input from the<br />

community and stakeholders,<br />

and is based on the same floor<br />

area as the current facility. It<br />

provides for the same services<br />

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– library, customer services,<br />

learning centre, café, governance<br />

spaces and meeting rooms<br />

– with improved layout.<br />

City council head of community<br />

support and partnerships<br />

John Filsell said the decision<br />

to rebuild was the fastest, most<br />

cost-effective and environmentally-friendly<br />

option.<br />

“<strong>The</strong> building was damaged<br />

quite badly in the 2011<br />

earthquakes, and since then the<br />

council has made it safe with<br />

temporary strengthening while<br />

we focused on getting other urgent<br />

library and service centre<br />

projects up and running, such<br />

as Tūranga.<br />

“Today’s decision signals the<br />

council’s ongoing commitment<br />

Thursday <strong>October</strong> 5 <strong>2023</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong><br />

NEWS 3<br />

South Library rebuild gets the green light<br />

to work with communities,<br />

while carefully making the<br />

most out of valuable resources,<br />

to deliver a first-class, sustainable<br />

and future-focused facility.”<br />

Construction should take<br />

about 20 months. Staff are looking<br />

at options for temporarily<br />

relocating library and customer<br />

services while construction is<br />

under way.<br />

<strong>The</strong> rebuild project is<br />

estimated to cost $32.75 million,<br />

with $22.6 already set aside.<br />

‘Your wife is dying’<br />

– Barnett on his<br />

life with Jodi<br />

SIMON BARNETT has opened<br />

up on his life with wife Jodi, who<br />

died after a five-and-a-half-year<br />

battle with brain cancer this<br />

week.<br />

<strong>The</strong> interview was published<br />

in the NZ Herald on Saturday,<br />

where the well-known<br />

Christchurch broadcaster<br />

revealed Jodi only had a short<br />

time to live.<br />

He told journalist Shayne<br />

Currie a palliative care doctor<br />

visited recently and was frank.<br />

Barnett came off air from his<br />

Newstalk ZB Afternoons show<br />

straight away.<br />

“She said, ‘We’ve always<br />

known, Simon. I think you<br />

need to understand that,’ – her<br />

words – ‘your wife is dying’.<br />

“It was very confronting. I<br />

just sobbed.”<br />

Barnett tells of how their love<br />

story started on the slopes of<br />

Mt Hutt in 1988.<br />

He had first spotted the<br />

striking brunette at the Les<br />

Mills gym, during aerobic<br />

classes.<br />

“I just remember thinking<br />

this girl was impossibly beautiful<br />

not just physically – she was<br />

clearly that. But there was just<br />

• To read the<br />

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something that radiated from<br />

her.”<br />

Back then, Barnett was hosting<br />

the TVNZ children’s showWhat<br />

Now.<br />

“So I was like big time,” he<br />

jokes.<br />

But, sadly for him, “she had<br />

never heard of What Now, never<br />

seen What Now . . . !”<br />

While he was filming a segment<br />

for the show on the Mt<br />

Hutt skifield, he saw someone<br />

struggling on the Poma lift, and<br />

recognised her as the woman<br />

from the gym.<br />

“She just happened to be there<br />

that day, by chance, and she was<br />

quite possibly the world’s worst<br />

skier.<br />

“I was possibly the second<br />

worst, although I pretended I<br />

was immensely capable.<br />

“She fell off the Poma lift and<br />

the whole lift came to a standstill.<br />

I saw this and I thought<br />

‘That’s the girl from the gym!’”<br />

He scrambled down the mountainside<br />

on skis, not knowing<br />

how to stop himself properly.<br />

“I said, ‘Would you like a<br />

hand?’, which is patently ridiculous<br />

for me, given that I can’t<br />

really ski.<br />

“She said ‘That would be<br />

really good, please’. I got her up<br />

and that just started it. She was<br />

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moment.<br />

“Every time I was in her<br />

company, I just felt so much<br />

better.”<br />

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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Thursday <strong>October</strong> 5 <strong>2023</strong><br />

4<br />

NEWS<br />

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Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />

Hot, dry summer ahead<br />

Older people sauté at<br />

chance to try free popup<br />

ballet class<br />

149-year-old jetty<br />

finally re-opens<br />

Demolition of Lyttelton<br />

marina under way<br />

Demolition of old<br />

Westpac building set to<br />

start in New Brighton<br />

National icon on its<br />

way<br />

• From page 1<br />

“When you superimpose<br />

these warm phases of natural<br />

variability on to a warming<br />

climate it’s hard not to think,<br />

‘How do you not get warmer?”’<br />

Otago University geography<br />

senior lecturer Dr Daniel<br />

Kingston said the El Niño<br />

influence on top of the region’s<br />

climate-change-affected<br />

summers was adding “another<br />

layer of extremeness”.<br />

As global temperatures<br />

increased over the coming<br />

decades, the hot days were going<br />

to get hotter as well.<br />

“What we might think of<br />

as an extreme hot day at the<br />

moment will occur more<br />

regularly into the future.<br />

“If we used to expect El Niños<br />

to make our summers that bit<br />

drier or that bit hotter, under<br />

climate change we are starting<br />

from a higher baseline.”<br />

El Niño would produce<br />

more westerlies in particular,<br />

Kingston said.<br />

While the West Coast could<br />

receive a lot of rain, it was the<br />

eastern side of the South Island<br />

that tended to produce drier<br />

conditions.<br />

Fire and Emergency NZ<br />

national wildfire specialist Tim<br />

SCORCHER:<br />

Hot, dry<br />

conditions could<br />

create fire risks<br />

for much of the<br />

country this<br />

summer.<br />

Mitchell said strong winds<br />

could push fire through green<br />

paddocks as it burned through<br />

thatch.<br />

Through a variable spring, he<br />

expected “a see-sawing of fire<br />

danger risk”.<br />

Heading into Christmas<br />

though as the land dries out<br />

there would be increasing risk<br />

in the east coast of both islands,<br />

he said.<br />

“Normal is quite different to<br />

what we’ve experienced for the<br />

past couple of seasons.<br />

“This year is going to be<br />

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Thursday <strong>October</strong> 5 <strong>2023</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong><br />

NEWS 5<br />

Sepuloni faces testy shoppers<br />

CABINET Minister Carmel<br />

Sepuloni was challenged on<br />

her party’s record on crime,<br />

the cost of living, veterans and<br />

beneficiaries during a visit to<br />

<strong>The</strong> Palms mall on Tuesday<br />

afternoon.<br />

Sepuloni, who has held several<br />

portfolios including social development<br />

and employment while<br />

also filling the role of deputy<br />

prime minister since Chris Hipkins<br />

took over as prime minister,<br />

did a walkabout at <strong>The</strong> Palms in<br />

Shirley.<br />

She chose a quiet time to visit,<br />

but two women were keen to<br />

express their concerns on crime<br />

and how the cost of living was<br />

hitting young people.<br />

<strong>The</strong>y said young people were<br />

not facing consequences when<br />

they committed crimes.<br />

Sepuloni responded that there<br />

were a lot of different issues going<br />

on in young offenders’ lives,<br />

including fallout from suffering<br />

family harm or having other<br />

family members who have been<br />

to jail.<br />

By offering them wraparound<br />

services there had been a massive<br />

reduction in ram-raids, she said.<br />

“<strong>The</strong>n it’s not just them but<br />

also their siblings and their<br />

families who are getting the<br />

support so they aren’t going on<br />

to re-offend . . . if you just lock<br />

them up and throw away the key<br />

then in the future it’s just going<br />

to cause more problems for us.”<br />

She added the government had<br />

also been trying to help retailers<br />

who were affected by crimes.<br />

Sepuloni was questioned about<br />

people on benefits using their<br />

dole to buy drugs.<br />

It was too easy for these people<br />

to do nothing, the woman said.<br />

“What are you going to do<br />

with these guys cos they’re just<br />

taking taxpayers’ money and<br />

getting high?”<br />

When told that some drug<br />

users needed support from<br />

the health system rather than<br />

punishment, the woman said she<br />

doubted they would be willing,<br />

or interested, in accepting this<br />

help.<br />

<strong>The</strong> majority of people went on<br />

a benefit for a short time to get a<br />

helping hand, Sepuloni said.<br />

Her government had seen<br />

higher numbers of beneficiaries<br />

moving into jobs, in part because<br />

of the government making it<br />

easier to take up apprenticeships<br />

and introducing programmes to<br />

help them upskill, such as getting<br />

their driver licences.<br />

One woman said, in contrast<br />

to Sepuloni’s day, it was much<br />

harder for young people to move<br />

out of home these days.<br />

Sepuloni said Labour had<br />

lifted the minimum wage each<br />

year and had also raised the<br />

student allowance.<br />

Half-price public transport,<br />

cheaper or free prescriptions<br />

and plans for free dental care for<br />

under-30s were other initiatives.<br />

Sepuloni was approached by<br />

an army veteran, James, who<br />

RED: Carmel Sepuloni defended<br />

Labour’s track record during a visit to<br />

<strong>The</strong> Palms mall.<br />

PHOTOS: KATIE SCOTCHER<br />

asked why Labour does not have<br />

a veterans policy.<br />

He complained about the massive<br />

delays to accessing veteran<br />

support services which ranged<br />

from 80 days to a year.<br />

When she tried to respond, the<br />

veteran said: “I’m going to keep<br />

talking.”<br />

After a long list of complaints,<br />

he said: “None of this is being<br />

discussed in the election and I<br />

don’t think this is fair.”<br />

He said it was a problem for<br />

him that service during the aftermath<br />

of the February 22, 2011<br />

earthquake, which had caused<br />

him to develop Post Traumatic<br />

Stress Disorder (PTSD), was not<br />

covered by Veteran Affairs, while<br />

ACC did not understand the<br />

needs of veterans.<br />

He refused to accept her offer<br />

to shake hands at the end of the<br />

conversation.<br />

Sepuloni told RNZ Labour<br />

does not have a veterans policy<br />

and she will be following up.<br />

Rounding off her mall visit,<br />

she joined volunteers hitting the<br />

phones to ask people to vote for<br />

Labour. <strong>The</strong>re was no answer<br />

on her first two calls and on her<br />

third call the person answered<br />

but did not want to chat.<br />

Earlier on Tuesday, Sepuloni<br />

and Ilam MP Sarah Pallett visited<br />

Canterbury University.<br />

When both met with a group<br />

of Pasifika students, one asked<br />

why politicians and Labour’s<br />

Pacific caucus only visit the<br />

Christchurch Pacific community<br />

in an election year. Sepuloni said<br />

she has visited Christchurch on<br />

other occasions, as have Aupito<br />

William Sio and Poto Williams.<br />

One student asked what would<br />

stop supermarkets from pocketing<br />

profits if GST was removed<br />

from fruit and veges. Sepuloni<br />

said the grocery commissioner<br />

would ensure that does not happen.<br />

When asked what Labour was<br />

doing to tackle racism, Sepuloni<br />

said the party was calling it out.<br />

On whether New Zealand<br />

should cut ties with the monarchy<br />

she said there were more<br />

pressing issues.<br />

– RNZ<br />

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‘I forgive you’ victim says to man who<br />

• By Emily Moorhouse<br />

A MAN who organised sex<br />

work for a 15-year-old girl and<br />

took some of her earnings while<br />

she was addicted to drugs and<br />

desperately looking for guidance<br />

has been offered forgiveness.<br />

“I stand here to tell you that I<br />

forgive you,” the now 20-year-old<br />

woman, who has turned her life<br />

around, told Mathew Stephens.<br />

Stephens, 44, appeared in the<br />

district court yesterday where<br />

he was sentenced for “exploiting<br />

an extremely vulnerable” girl by<br />

organising a prostitution deal<br />

and taking $100 of the girl’s<br />

earnings.<br />

After giving Stephens<br />

discounts for previous good<br />

character, Judge Gerard Lynch<br />

sentenced him to three months of<br />

community detention with a curfew<br />

from 7pm to 6am daily, and<br />

100 hours of community work.<br />

He also ordered Stephens to<br />

pay an emotional harm payment<br />

of $1000 to the victim.<br />

After a jury trial in June,<br />

Stephens was found guilty of one<br />

charge of assisting persons under<br />

18 in providing commercial<br />

sexual services and one charge<br />

of receiving earnings from commercial<br />

sexual services provided<br />

by persons under 18.<br />

<strong>The</strong> charges relate to Stephens<br />

dropping the girl off at a motel to<br />

HARM: Mathew Stephens was found guilty at trial of assisting a person under 18 in<br />

providing commercial sexual services and receiving money from those services.<br />

meet a client before taking $100<br />

of her earnings when the job was<br />

done, between <strong>October</strong> 2016 and<br />

June 2018.<br />

Stephens was found not guilty<br />

of another assisting and receiving<br />

charge.<br />

<strong>The</strong> woman read her victim<br />

impact statement in court,<br />

describing feeling lost and alone,<br />

turning to prostitution to fund<br />

her drug addiction.<br />

“You guided me to use my<br />

body for money. I looked up to<br />

you. I needed you to tell me I<br />

didn’t need to do that, and I<br />

PHOTO: GEORGE HEARD/NZ HERALD<br />

had choices.”<br />

<strong>The</strong> woman said she couldn’t<br />

face her own family and was<br />

crippled for years not knowing<br />

what to do with her life, looking<br />

for guidance when she met<br />

Stephens.<br />

She has been working and<br />

living in Christchurch and for<br />

the past few years has done a lot<br />

of reflection on what her life was<br />

like.<br />

“I am free now because of<br />

God’s grace. I am able to love and<br />

forgive myself.<br />

“I stand here today to tell<br />

you that I forgive you Mathew<br />

Stephens.”<br />

<strong>The</strong> woman, who has automatic<br />

name suppression, said she hoped<br />

Stephens was able to “change<br />

your heart and forgive yourself”<br />

as well.<br />

<strong>The</strong> young woman said she<br />

won’t ever get those years of her<br />

life back but will continue with<br />

her personal growth journey,<br />

stating her “only wish” was for<br />

Stephens to do the same.<br />

Stephens was charged under<br />

the Prostitution Reform Act<br />

2003 and repeatedly denied any<br />

involvement in the offending,<br />

claiming the woman was<br />

“vindictive and jealous” and<br />

made up the allegations to get<br />

back at him for sleeping with her<br />

friend.<br />

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said she met Stephens when she<br />

was 15 and was very “mentally<br />

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NEWS 7<br />

pimped her out at 15<br />

No change to<br />

<strong>The</strong> Crown alleged Stephens<br />

introduced himself to the woman<br />

and told her that he sorts out<br />

deals for girls wanting to make<br />

money through sex work.<br />

He told her he was there to<br />

protect her and make her feel<br />

safe.<br />

In an interview with the police,<br />

which was played to the court,<br />

the woman described herself as<br />

a walking body with “no soul or<br />

spirit”.<br />

She said she was very broken,<br />

suicidal, “basically homeless”<br />

and felt like she had no genuine<br />

connections with anyone during<br />

the period she was associating<br />

with Stephens.<br />

She was raised in a Christian<br />

household and was not aware of<br />

what the real world was like and<br />

was “probably an easy target”,<br />

she said.<br />

She and Stephens would message<br />

each other often and see<br />

each other roughly four times a<br />

month, sometimes for sex work<br />

or to just “hang out”.<br />

<strong>The</strong> first time they met, Stephens<br />

gave her $100, she said.<br />

<strong>The</strong> woman also said Stephens<br />

was always quick to give her<br />

money and described him as<br />

“grooming” her, stating he would<br />

often pay her to spend time with<br />

him.<br />

She described “inappropriate<br />

behaviour” from Stephens that<br />

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she felt “obliged” to respond to,<br />

such as kissing.<br />

<strong>The</strong> court heard how she<br />

sometimes felt uncomfortable,<br />

and Stephens would act as if the<br />

pair were a couple, on one occasion<br />

asking her for sex but later<br />

admitting it was wrong of him<br />

to ask.<br />

She described being high and<br />

sleep-deprived most of the time<br />

they saw each other. She eventually<br />

admitted herself to a rehabilitation<br />

programme to turn her<br />

life around and in 2020, made a<br />

statement to the police.<br />

She described Stephens as “manipulative<br />

and controlling” and<br />

having “no boundaries”.<br />

Crown prosecutor Patrick<br />

Brand said deterrence and<br />

denunciation for this type of offending<br />

was an important part of<br />

the sentencing process.<br />

Brand stressed how vulnerable<br />

victims were in this type of<br />

offending and while the woman<br />

was “extremely vulnerable” at<br />

the time, she had gone on a “path<br />

of self-discovery” and was much<br />

stronger now.<br />

Stephen’s lawyer Joshua<br />

Grainger said his client was assessed<br />

as having a low risk of reoffending,<br />

stating the organised<br />

prostitution happened one time<br />

and was quite a few years ago.<br />

“Mr Stephens is someone<br />

who will hopefully remain a<br />

stranger to this court once this<br />

case is over,” Grainger told Judge<br />

Gerard Lynch.<br />

Grainger pointed out the<br />

stigma that Stephens will have<br />

attached to him with media<br />

reporting on the case and asked<br />

the Judge Lynch to consider a<br />

sentence of community detention<br />

rather than home detention.<br />

Judge Lynch said while there<br />

would be some attention on<br />

Stephens’ case “that is simply a<br />

result of criminal offending”.<br />

Judge Lynch turned to the<br />

woman in court and acknowledged<br />

her generosity in forgiving<br />

Stephens and her courage in<br />

sharing the impact his offending<br />

had on her.<br />

“I wanted to acknowledge<br />

today just how impressed I was<br />

to learn how you did not wallow,<br />

rather you pulled yourself up<br />

and are a much different and<br />

improved version of yourself<br />

today.”<br />

Judge Lynch said Stephens<br />

exploited the woman who<br />

was “extremely vulnerable”<br />

and would have seen him as a<br />

person she could trust given the<br />

significant age gap.<br />

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Thursday <strong>October</strong> 5 <strong>2023</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong><br />

COURT 9<br />

On June 3 about 7.10am, the<br />

woman was inside the studio<br />

when another employee came in<br />

and said a man had followed her<br />

into the studio.<br />

<strong>The</strong> woman went outside and<br />

asked the man what he was doing,<br />

to which he replied, “Whatever<br />

you want me to do”.<br />

Kazakos then approached the<br />

woman aggressively, causing<br />

her to feel scared and go back<br />

into the studio, locking the door<br />

behind her.<br />

Kazakos then began to shake<br />

the door before calling the business<br />

a total of 143 times, leaving<br />

“aggressive” voice messages of<br />

him “ranting and rambling”.<br />

On June 11, Kazakos called the<br />

woman’s personal phone multiple<br />

times and left voice messages.<br />

<strong>The</strong> same day. Bateman was<br />

leaving the business when he saw<br />

Kazakos. He confronted him<br />

about calling the woman and<br />

told Kazakos he was not allowed<br />

back into the studio.<br />

Kazakos shouted at Bateman,<br />

“Do you want to go c***?”, before<br />

running to a small doorway<br />

and grabbing a long metal pole,<br />

swinging it at Bateman in a baseball<br />

bat fashion.<br />

Kazakos put the pole down,<br />

adopting a fighting stance and<br />

lunging at Bateman several times<br />

before picking up the pole again<br />

and hitting Bateman on his left<br />

arm.<br />

Bateman then tackled Kazakos<br />

to the ground and held him there<br />

until police arrived.<br />

Bateman told the NZ Herald<br />

the biggest thing<br />

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Kazakos got the<br />

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he obviously<br />

needs.<br />

He said they<br />

Tim have hundreds<br />

Bateman of customers<br />

coming into the<br />

studio every week, sometimes<br />

forced to tackle problem head on<br />

when it’s dark outside, and it was<br />

important that they feel safe and<br />

comfortable, as well as his staff.<br />

“It’s not nice knowing people<br />

like that are out and about just<br />

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He said Kazakos would call<br />

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rambling” in an aggressive<br />

manner, to the point where he<br />

became concerned he might hurt<br />

somebody.<br />

Bateman said he had no animosity<br />

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he would rather he be assaulted<br />

by the man than one of his female<br />

staff members.<br />

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Leoindos<br />

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He felt as though the matter<br />

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relating to an incident on February<br />

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threatened a security guard who<br />

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From the dock, Kazakos asked<br />

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speak, stating he would never<br />

call the business 143 times or<br />

approach the females in a sexual<br />

way.<br />

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Kazakos’ lawyer Kerri Bell said<br />

her client had mental health issues<br />

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but is now getting the support he<br />

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She asked Judge Mark Callaghan<br />

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he would likely re-offend.<br />

He sentenced Kazakos to 12<br />

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building.<br />

However, Reay is calling for<br />

the disciplinary action to be<br />

abandoned because of how much<br />

time has passed.<br />

It follows years of litigation,<br />

including judicial decisions on<br />

whether a disciplinary committee<br />

had the jurisdiction to<br />

investigate someone who was no<br />

longer a member of the professional<br />

body.<br />

Now, Justice Paul Radich has<br />

ruled in ENZ’s favour.<br />

“<strong>The</strong> disciplinary process is<br />

able to, and should, see itself<br />

through,” he said, noting the<br />

court would not normally intervene<br />

before a complaint process<br />

was completed.<br />

“I am satisfied that in this case<br />

it continues to be in the public<br />

interest to enable the disciplinary<br />

committee to consider the complaints<br />

substantively.”<br />

At a hearing at the High<br />

Court at Wellington last month,<br />

Reay’s lawyer, Kristy McDonald,<br />

Alan Reay<br />

TRAGEDY:<br />

<strong>The</strong> six-storey<br />

CTV building<br />

collapsed<br />

during the<br />

February<br />

22, 2011<br />

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people.<br />

PHOTO:<br />

GEOFF SLOAN<br />

argued there was no explicit<br />

requirement under the 1986<br />

rules – when the building was<br />

constructed – for her client to<br />

supervise his employee.<br />

She argued the agency had not<br />

specified which rule her client<br />

was meant to have broken, and<br />

had drawn the matter out over<br />

more than a decade.<br />

<strong>The</strong>re was no need to protect<br />

the public, McDonald said, as<br />

Reay was now 82 and had retired<br />

from engineering.<br />

Justice Radich said while the<br />

1986 code did not refer explicitly<br />

to supervision, it was implied in<br />

how the provisions were worded.<br />

“A member operating a<br />

business that employs other<br />

engineers will, if they are to act<br />

professionally and with integrity,<br />

and if they are to recognise their<br />

responsibilities in the public<br />

interest and to their profession,<br />

supervise those employees,” he<br />

said.<br />

“Accordingly, it is for the disciplinary<br />

committee to determine,<br />

based upon evidence of the<br />

nature of Dr Reay’s practice in<br />

1986, whether his peers would<br />

regard that conduct as being<br />

in line with generally accepted<br />

standards of the profession at the<br />

time.”<br />

While he acknowledged the<br />

time that had elapsed, Justice<br />

Radich found the delays should<br />

not prevent the disciplinary<br />

hearing from proceeding, and<br />

would not unfairly impact Reay.<br />

ENZ chief executive Dr Richard<br />

Templer said he was encouraged<br />

by the court’s decision.<br />

“<strong>The</strong> reality is it’s been 12<br />

years since the Christchurch<br />

earthquake, whereby 115 people<br />

tragically lost their lives when<br />

the CTV building collapsed.<br />

“People are looking for answers<br />

and this decision confirms<br />

this complaint must be allowed<br />

to continue through the normal<br />

process and be heard by a disciplinary<br />

committee from the<br />

profession.”<br />

<strong>The</strong> disciplinary process would<br />

begin as quickly as possible,<br />

Templer said.<br />

A 2012 Royal Commission of<br />

Inquiry found Reay’s employee,<br />

engineer David Harding, made<br />

fundamental errors in designing<br />

the building.<br />

It criticised Reay for handing<br />

sole responsibility for the design<br />

over to somebody so inexperienced.<br />

That same year, 54 family<br />

members and the Ministry of<br />

Building, Innovation and Employment’s<br />

chief engineer made<br />

complaints about both men to<br />

the professional body.<br />

A separate police<br />

investigation, which concluded<br />

in November 2017, resulted in<br />

no criminal prosecution for the<br />

building’s collapse.<br />

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Thursday <strong>October</strong> 5 <strong>2023</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong><br />

NEWS 13<br />

Community board infighting, insults<br />

• By Daniel Alvey<br />

INFIGHTING and name calling<br />

on a community board has led<br />

to resignations, triggering a byelection.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Malvern Community<br />

Board in the Selwyn District is in<br />

disarray after member Sean Ellis<br />

resigned in late August followed<br />

by chair Ken May a week later.<br />

May and Ellis appear to have<br />

been in regular conflict.<br />

May said Ellis thought he<br />

was “god” and was trying to<br />

undermine him as the chair.<br />

But Ellis responded saying<br />

he, along with the other board<br />

members, were trying to change<br />

May’s approach and attitude.<br />

“<strong>The</strong> rest of the board tried<br />

to change it and make it more<br />

professional and more open and<br />

we were getting knocked back all<br />

the time,” Ellis said.<br />

“He wasn’t behaving correctly<br />

as chair.”<br />

Ellis said he left the board out<br />

of “frustration” with May which<br />

was affecting his personal and<br />

family life.<br />

“It was getting to a position<br />

where it was very unhappy and<br />

very frustrating and that was<br />

starting to impact on my family<br />

lead to resignations and by-election<br />

life,” said Ellis.<br />

May also took a swipe at other<br />

board members saying, “I’m too<br />

old to be pissing around with<br />

children.”<br />

He singled out Calvin Payne<br />

and Sharn Nu’u, saying they<br />

were “no brainers”.<br />

“<strong>The</strong>re was a severe lack of<br />

desire on my part to deal with<br />

idiots. <strong>The</strong> only two sensible ones<br />

were Bruce Russell and myself,<br />

in my opinion,” he said.<br />

Ellis said May’s comments<br />

were “vulgar” and “uncouth”.<br />

May and Ellis’ resignations<br />

mean a by-election will now be<br />

needed.<br />

May said what finally led to his<br />

resignation were issues around<br />

the Springfield Donut, the<br />

township’s symbol and tourist<br />

attraction which the Selwyn<br />

district council has copped<br />

criticism for bad paint leaving it<br />

looking tatty.<br />

Between 2020 and 2022 the<br />

donut has been painted four<br />

times at a cost of $17,864.<br />

“Calvin ‘no brain’ Payne went<br />

up to Springfield because there<br />

were problems with the donut<br />

and came up with a whole lot<br />

of bs about the donut. That it<br />

should be encased in scaffolding<br />

and it was dangerous, the stand<br />

behind it was unsteady.<br />

“<strong>The</strong>n the other no-brainer<br />

Sharn Nu’u got onto it and made<br />

some comment about how she’d<br />

CONFLICT:<br />

<strong>The</strong> Malvern<br />

Community Board<br />

in happier days –<br />

Sharn Nu’u (left),<br />

Sean Ellis, Ken May,<br />

Bruce Russell and<br />

Calvin Payne.<br />

taken her kids up there once and<br />

it felt unsafe and that she might<br />

hurt herself,” May said.<br />

Payne confirmed he had raised<br />

safety issues with the donut, but<br />

he had no response for being<br />

called a “no-brainer”.<br />

Nu’u also confirmed she had<br />

raised the issue of feeling unsafe<br />

on the donut in a conversation<br />

outside a public meeting.<br />

Nu’u said May’s comments<br />

were an example of what they<br />

were dealing with.<br />

“<strong>The</strong> board lost confidence in<br />

the chair.”<br />

She said May’s comments were<br />

unacceptable and unprofessional.<br />

May claimed Payne had<br />

been going around other<br />

board members calling for his<br />

resignation. Payne said that<br />

wasn’t correct.<br />

“I did not want Ken to resign.<br />

Not from the board, no,” Payne<br />

said.<br />

Nu’u also said May’s claim was<br />

incorrect.<br />

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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Thursday <strong>October</strong> 5 <strong>2023</strong><br />

14<br />

NEWS<br />

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Innovative research using patients’<br />

heart cells to reduce stroke risk<br />

HEART ATTACKS and<br />

strokes should not happen<br />

says a scientist whose research<br />

into these diseases has won a<br />

$155,000 grant.<br />

Canterbury University school<br />

of biological sciences associate<br />

professor Steven Gieseg is<br />

leading the research project ‘Is<br />

artery inflammation driven by<br />

plaque composition?’ which has<br />

been awarded a Heart Research<br />

Foundation grant.<br />

Gieseg is the principal<br />

investigator of a team that has<br />

developed an innovative new<br />

tissue culture system allowing<br />

researchers to study in the<br />

laboratory human artery samples<br />

from stroke patients. <strong>The</strong> team<br />

includes Christchurch Hospital’s<br />

professor<br />

Justin Roake<br />

and University<br />

of Otago<br />

Christchurch’s<br />

Dr Barry Hock.<br />

“<strong>The</strong> body<br />

is normally<br />

Steven<br />

Gieseg<br />

very good at<br />

regulating the<br />

inflammatory<br />

process that causes strokes and<br />

heart attacks,” said Gieseg, who<br />

REGULATE: Canterbury University research is examining artery plaques removed from<br />

stroke patients to illuminate the inflammation process.<br />

PHOTO: GETTY<br />

has been researching heart<br />

disease and heart health since<br />

1990.<br />

“Within the arteries though,<br />

the control systems appear to<br />

become ineffective, allowing<br />

cholesterol filled pus to build up<br />

inside the artery wall, forming<br />

artery plaques.<br />

“It is the rupture of these white<br />

blood cell-filled artery plaques<br />

that causes blood clots to form<br />

and stops the flow of blood to the<br />

brain or heart.”<br />

About 1700 New Zealanders<br />

die from out-of-hospital cardiac<br />

arrest each year.<br />

Better understanding of the<br />

inflammation activity in heart<br />

cells could lead to a reduction in<br />

heart attacks and strokes, while<br />

an innovative new approach<br />

developed over the last six<br />

years could lead to research<br />

breakthroughs.<br />

Said Gieseg: “We have<br />

developed a unique system<br />

where we can take artery plaques<br />

removed from stroke patients by<br />

our surgical collaborators and<br />

keep it alive in the laboratory<br />

for up to a week. This allows us<br />

to examine the inflammation<br />

process in actual human artery<br />

plaque instead of relying on<br />

mouse models.”<br />

Researchers can then break<br />

the tissue down and count the<br />

individual cell types generating<br />

and causing the inflammation.<br />

For the first time researchers will<br />

be directly measuring cause and<br />

effect.<br />

“By piecing together what<br />

is actually happening with<br />

the inflammatory cells<br />

within the plaque we can take<br />

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“Blood cholesterol and blood<br />

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inflammation in the artery that<br />

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Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />

Thursday <strong>October</strong> 5 <strong>2023</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong><br />

NEWS 15<br />

Mobil<br />

hold-up<br />

arrest<br />

Landslides cause more deaths<br />

than any other natural hazard<br />

RESEARCHERS have received<br />

EQC funding to investigate how<br />

climate change could increase<br />

the risk of damage triggered by<br />

earthquakes and landslides.<br />

Canterbury University School<br />

of Earth and Environment<br />

senior lecturer Dr Timothy Stahl<br />

is leading the research.<br />

Stahl says earthquakes and<br />

landslides are two of New<br />

Zealand’s deadliest and most<br />

costly natural disasters.<br />

“Cumulatively, landslides<br />

have caused more deaths in<br />

New Zealand than any other<br />

natural hazard and lead to $300<br />

million in insurance claims each<br />

year. Our research programme<br />

spans geology and disaster risk<br />

resilience and provides a better<br />

fundamental understanding of<br />

these processes,” he said.<br />

“We plan to create up-to-date<br />

models for these hazards that<br />

will ultimately allow us to be<br />

more prepared and resilient.<br />

We’ll also drive new research<br />

into how natural disasters,<br />

such as landslides, cliff collapse<br />

and flooding triggered by<br />

earthquakes, are affected by<br />

climate change.”<br />

A big quake on the alpine<br />

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landslides and cut communities<br />

off.<br />

Stahl says it is a high priority<br />

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warming climate and more<br />

frequent storms will continue<br />

to increase the cost of insurance<br />

claims and have a profound<br />

impact on people’s lives and<br />

property.<br />

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intensity and duration, has<br />

an impact on several other<br />

hazards.<br />

“If you have more saturated<br />

ground prior to an earthquake<br />

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and also means there’s a greater<br />

risk of landslides on hillsides.<br />

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flooding.”<br />

<strong>The</strong> research team is one<br />

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16<br />

NEWS<br />

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FOR OVER a decade, the Governors Bay<br />

Jetty was closed to the public.<br />

<strong>The</strong> jetty, which was damaged by the<br />

February 22, 2011 earthquake, officially<br />

reopened at the weekend to an audience of<br />

over 400 supporters.<br />

Said Governors Bay Jetty Restoration<br />

Trust chair Prue Miller: “I’m actually a bit<br />

speechless about it, knowing that it will be<br />

used for the next hundred years.”<br />

Miller said children were among the first<br />

to wander down the new jetty.<br />

“Most children in Governors Bay had<br />

never had that experience.<br />

“It was an amazing turn out and a<br />

fantastic vibe.<br />

“Sixteen jetty jumpers braved the cold<br />

early-morning water – not just by<br />

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<strong>The</strong> Canterbury Open Water Swimming<br />

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to be the first jetty jumpers.<br />

<strong>The</strong> online Trade Me auction was set up<br />

by the trust to raise funds to pay for the<br />

jetty.<br />

<strong>The</strong> total cost of the rebuild was $3.7<br />

million, and the trust received financial<br />

backing from the city council to fund the<br />

project. After sourcing the $1.5 million<br />

of their share, the trust has $350,000 left<br />

to raise for the rebuild. Miller said the<br />

next major project will be starting on the<br />

boathouse.<br />

“<strong>The</strong>re is still a lot of work to do, but we<br />

have four years to pay for the jetty.<br />

“We have all had the same vision since<br />

the beginning of the project, and a great<br />

many people were a part of making the<br />

jetty restoration such a success.”<br />

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Thursday <strong>October</strong> 5 <strong>2023</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong><br />

Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz SPONSORED CONTENT 17<br />

<strong>The</strong> ultimate event for women is back<br />

GIRLS’ DAY OUT: <strong>The</strong> Christchurch Women’s Lifestyle Expo<br />

brings together 180 of the best lifestyle companies under<br />

one roof this weekend.<br />

THE Christchurch Women’s<br />

Lifestyle Expo is returning for<br />

<strong>2023</strong>, bringing together 180<br />

of the best lifestyle companies<br />

under one roof at Wolfbrook<br />

Arena on <strong>October</strong> 7 and 8.<br />

<strong>The</strong> expo will have something<br />

for everyone’s taste. Whether<br />

you’re looking for the perfect gift<br />

for a friend or family member<br />

with the unique range of artisan<br />

goods and giftware, after a bit of<br />

pampering for yourself, or need<br />

to stock up on your eco-friendly<br />

essentials, you can be sure you’ll<br />

find what you need.<br />

<strong>The</strong> best of local companies<br />

will be exhibiting at the expo,<br />

alongside a number of national<br />

companies who will travel to<br />

Christchurch especially for the<br />

event. It’s the perfect opportunity<br />

for a girls’ day out, or to<br />

treat yourself to a day leisurely<br />

wandering between exhibitors.<br />

Says NZME event director<br />

Renee Murray: “It’s been incredible<br />

seeing our communities<br />

coming together to support local.<br />

We are so pleased to be able to<br />

provide an opportunity for Kiwi<br />

businesses and local Christchurch<br />

companies to connect with<br />

thousands of women.<br />

“We have some incredible<br />

companies exhibiting this year,<br />

from young entrepreneurs to<br />

larger well-known brands. <strong>The</strong>re<br />

are some amazing new businesses<br />

like NEXTANN, a sustainable<br />

beauty brand who offer plantbased<br />

tanning solutions, <strong>The</strong><br />

Book Shoppe, a book subscription<br />

giftbox, and Fling Cocktails,<br />

showcasing New Zealand’s home<br />

of Premium Canned Cocktails<br />

made with fresh ingredients.”<br />

<strong>The</strong> popular Artisan Zone will<br />

include artisan crafters from all<br />

over New Zealand with unique<br />

products including soaps and<br />

organic beauty goods, jewellery,<br />

original art, home decor, clothing<br />

and more.<br />

Appreciating that shopping,<br />

pampering, trying and testing<br />

can be hard work, the expo Taste<br />

Zone (a mini food show) will be<br />

on hand to offer pick-me-ups,<br />

and tasty treats and bites to keep<br />

you going. Sample an array of<br />

gourmet food and beverages<br />

with everything from gin and<br />

vodka to plant-based slices,<br />

boutique condiments, gourmet<br />

cookies, liqueurs, tea, handcrafted<br />

chocolate and so much more<br />

– you can buy what you love to<br />

take away and enjoy at home.<br />

• <strong>The</strong> expo is happening<br />

on Saturday, <strong>October</strong> 7<br />

(10am-5pm) and Sunday,<br />

<strong>October</strong> 8 (10am-4pm) at<br />

Wolfbrook Arena. Earlybird<br />

tickets are available on<br />

iTICKET and door sales will<br />

also be available across<br />

the event weekend. Follow<br />

the buzz on the Women’s<br />

Lifestyle Expo Facebook<br />

page or find out more on<br />

the website<br />

<strong>The</strong><br />

YUMMI<br />

study.<br />

<strong>The</strong> role of cow, goat or sheep milk in<br />

the nutrition and health of older women.<br />

Milk provides important nutrients that help older people to maintain<br />

muscle and bone health, and low milk intake is often associated with<br />

poor nutrition in older adults.<br />

We are looking for female volunteers aged 60 to 80 years to participate<br />

in the YUMMI study, a 12-week research study investigating the health<br />

effects of consuming different types milk – cow, goat, or sheep.<br />

We will provide you with cow, goat or sheep milk powder to drink<br />

twice a day for 12-weeks, or you will be asked to eat your normal diet<br />

(control group). <strong>The</strong> time commitment for the study will be about 11<br />

hours and you will attend five clinic visits. You will receive up to $220 in<br />

supermarket vouchers in recognition of the actual or reasonable costs<br />

involved with participating in this study (e.g. parking and/or travel costs).<br />

If you are a woman aged 60 to 80 years and can drink milk, we would<br />

love to hear from you.<br />

Department of Human Nutrition<br />

Ping Ong<br />

yummistudy@otago.ac.nz | 021 2798214<br />

Support<br />

your community<br />

Equip yourself to help and support individuals, families and<br />

communities with the Certificate in Health and Wellbeing,<br />

starting in February. Course options include mental health<br />

and addiction support, social services, and community<br />

support. You’ll learn from experts, gain hands-on skills<br />

and graduate work ready.<br />

Learn more and apply at<br />

ara.ac.nz<br />

This project has been reviewed and approved by the University of Otago<br />

Human Ethics Committee (Health). Reference: H22/067


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SENIORS’ LIVING LIFE<br />

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Thursday <strong>October</strong> 5 <strong>2023</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> 21<br />

Advertising Feature<br />

Still time to get<br />

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Top right – South Island champion Christian Tikao will also feature.<br />

• By Jaime Cunningham<br />

A NUMBER of national and<br />

South Island champions will<br />

headline Papanui Boxing Club’s<br />

heavy hitters fundraising event,<br />

which returns for an eighth year<br />

on Saturday.<br />

Although the club has lost<br />

some top fighters overseas and<br />

to injury, the event is a chance<br />

for Papanui to showcase their<br />

club and the region’s talent in<br />

the 19 bouts.<br />

Event organiser and five-time<br />

New Zealand champion Sam<br />

Watt said the smaller clubs in<br />

Canterbury have grown and<br />

impacted on the level of competition.<br />

“<strong>The</strong> Canterbury boxing scene<br />

is growing from strength to<br />

strength,” he said.<br />

“In the past, Riverside boxing<br />

have dominated throughout the<br />

mid-2000s to mid-2010s and<br />

lately the traditional strong clubs<br />

Woolston, Papanui and Smiling<br />

Tigers.<br />

“<strong>The</strong>se clubs have now been<br />

joined by Rangiora boxing and<br />

Champ Nation also having<br />

strong stables. This has meant<br />

the local scene is really competitive<br />

and a great camaraderie has<br />

been built.”<br />

While Papanui’s stable is<br />

rebuilding after dominating over<br />

the past couple of years, there<br />

will be plenty of up and coming<br />

talent in the ring on Saturday.<br />

Riley Te Ao will be one of the<br />

headliners, despite his short time<br />

competing.<br />

Watt said he has only been in a<br />

boxing gym since February last<br />

year.<br />

“But (he) has racked up a<br />

number of wins with his great<br />

footwork and fierce body punching,”<br />

he said.<br />

Riley was the most scientific<br />

junior boxer at both the Canterbury<br />

championships and South<br />

Island Golden Gloves this year.<br />

<strong>The</strong> ages of boxers will range<br />

from 14 to 36 at the event, which<br />

will have four female bouts.<br />

Welterweight and multiple<br />

South Island champion Christian<br />

Tikao will also feature.<br />

Watt said Tikao is an “absolute<br />

headache” for any opponent,<br />

with other welterweights declining<br />

to fight him.<br />

<strong>The</strong> night will finish with a<br />

bout between Papanui’s William<br />

Vuidreketi and Champ Nation’s<br />

Jacob Hermens.<br />

Vuidreketi is the current South<br />

Island Golden Gloves champion<br />

and has won his last four fights.<br />

Four-time New Zealand<br />

champion Azeez Ghazizada<br />

won’t be on the card after his<br />

opponent Ryley Sutherland<br />

(Woolston) withdrew earlier this<br />

week.<br />

Ghazizada won a silver medal<br />

at the Oceania championships<br />

in May, losing his final by a split<br />

decision to Australian Redhu<br />

Diyanshu.<br />

• <strong>The</strong> first fight starts<br />

at 6pm at Christchurch<br />

Rugby Club on<br />

Westminster St. Entry is<br />

$20 for adults and $10<br />

for under-18s on the door<br />

(cash only). For more<br />

information go to Papanui<br />

Boxing Club’s Facebook<br />

page<br />

Teenager revs up for race of his life<br />

• By Daniel Alvey<br />

CHRISTCHURCH teenager<br />

Louis Sharp is preparing for<br />

the biggest event of his motor<br />

racing career as he faces a<br />

championship showdown.<br />

<strong>The</strong> 16-year-old Rodin Carlin<br />

driver is leading by one point<br />

in the <strong>2023</strong> ROCKiT F4 British<br />

championship, ahead of Hitech<br />

Pulse-Eight’s William Macintyre.<br />

<strong>The</strong> three-race showdown will<br />

take place this weekend at the<br />

Brands Hatch race track near<br />

London.<br />

“<strong>The</strong>re’s nothing to lose now,”<br />

he said on Facebook.<br />

“We’re heading into the last<br />

round. With how close it is we<br />

really need to go out and nail it.”<br />

Sharp has had five wins so far<br />

in his second championship season,<br />

three more than Macintyre.<br />

He hopes winning the championship<br />

will move him to the next<br />

step on the ladder.<br />

“I’m hoping we will be moving<br />

onwards from F4, there’s a bit<br />

of chat about what we do next<br />

year but apart from that I’m<br />

fully focused on closing out the<br />

championship,” Sharp told the<br />

Barc’ing Mad podcast.<br />

Born in the United Kingdom,<br />

Sharp spent most of his childhood<br />

in Christchurch, attending<br />

St Joseph’s School and St Bede’s<br />

College before moving back to<br />

the UK last year with his dad<br />

Jason to pursue his F1 dream.<br />

“As a family, we have had to<br />

sacrifice a lot to make this happen,<br />

but if I want to achieve my<br />

dream I need to be in the UK.”<br />

Sharp is hoping to follow in<br />

the footsteps of fellow Rodin<br />

driver Liam Lawson, who has<br />

been making his mark on Formula<br />

One as he stands in for the<br />

injured Daniel Riccardo at Alpha<br />

Tauri.<br />

A former winner of the<br />

championship was McLaren F1<br />

driver Lando Norris in 2015.<br />

IN FRONT: Christchurch<br />

teenager Louis Sharp is<br />

leading the British F4<br />

Championship by one<br />

point. PHOTO: JAKOB<br />

EBREY PHOTOGRAPHY


Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />

• By Diane Keenan<br />

FORMER NEW Zealand<br />

billiards and snooker champion,<br />

Dave Meredith will make his<br />

debut on the international<br />

tennis circuit at the International<br />

Tennis Federation World<br />

Tennis Masters in Mallorca this<br />

month.<br />

Meredith (left), the country’s<br />

current 75s champion, is part of<br />

the four-man New Zealand team<br />

competing in the world event for<br />

ages 65 to 85, which has attracted<br />

entries from 21 countries. His<br />

team mates are former Davis<br />

Cup representative David<br />

Hawkes of Wellington, Gavin<br />

Dunn, also from Christchurch<br />

and Phil Crozier of Ashburton.<br />

He leaves this week for the<br />

teams’ event, which runs from<br />

<strong>October</strong> 8-13. Meredith will then<br />

line up for individual honours<br />

against 66 other players from<br />

around the world in his age<br />

group from <strong>October</strong> 14-21.<br />

“For me playing tennis<br />

overseas is definitely unchartered<br />

territory. I will be on a learning<br />

curve as there are a lot of<br />

unknown factors to overcome<br />

such as playing on clay and<br />

playing opponents who I know<br />

nothing about,” he said.<br />

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SPORT 25<br />

Snooker veteran off to tennis world masters<br />

On the plus side for Meredith<br />

– currently ranked 262 in the<br />

world – is his experience in<br />

international competition. He<br />

competed in three world amateur<br />

snooker championships in 1978,<br />

1980 and 1987 and six world<br />

amateur billiards championships<br />

in 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990<br />

and 1996.<br />

“I am definitely looking<br />

forward to the tennis and<br />

will give it my best shot,”<br />

said Meredith who still plays<br />

regularly at a high level and is<br />

coach and mentor to a number<br />

of aspiring players, including his<br />

grandchildren.<br />

Experienced hands ready<br />

for premier competition<br />

New format<br />

will ‘keep<br />

game alive’<br />

• By Diane Keenan<br />

FAMILIAR FACES will be on<br />

court for Cashmere and Te Kura<br />

Hagley as they seek to defend<br />

their titles in Christchurch’s<br />

premier men’s and women’s<br />

tennis competition.<br />

Competition starts on<br />

Saturday with the Cashmere<br />

men having a home tie against<br />

Burnside Park, while in the<br />

women’s competition Te Kura<br />

Hagley plays Shirley at Shirley.<br />

<strong>The</strong> men’s and women’s<br />

competitions have both<br />

attracted six teams – Cashmere,<br />

Elmwood, Burnside Park,<br />

Bishopdale, Te Kura Hagley and<br />

Edgeware/Waimairi contest<br />

the men’s competition, and the<br />

women’s teams are Te Kura<br />

Hagley, Bishopdale, Cashmere,<br />

Elmwood, Shirley and Waimairi.<br />

South Brighton is missing from<br />

the men’s ranks this season while<br />

in the women’s competition,<br />

Cashmere is only fielding one<br />

premier team and Shirley<br />

rejoins the premier ranks after<br />

dominating the Division One<br />

grade.<br />

Tennis Canterbury General<br />

Manager Bevan Johns said the<br />

competition format has changed<br />

this season following player<br />

feedback with a round, including<br />

semi-finals and finals played<br />

before Christmas, and a second<br />

round starting on January 20,<br />

2024, also with play-offs. If<br />

different teams win both rounds,<br />

they will contest a grand final in<br />

March.<br />

Captain of last year’s winning<br />

Cashmere team Matt Meredith<br />

supports the change, saying it<br />

means more tennis for top-level<br />

players. Cashmere is fielding the<br />

same team at last year, with the<br />

addition of highly ranked New<br />

Zealand junior Alvin Na.<br />

Meredith said Cashmere has<br />

a policy of bringing in younger<br />

players, including Liam Barrett<br />

and Lucas Evans through into<br />

premier ranks so they benefit<br />

from playing alongside its<br />

experienced core of players.<br />

<strong>The</strong> team includes all Meredith<br />

brothers, Matt, Tim and James,<br />

Harry Weeds, and Johnny<br />

McHarg, who returns after a<br />

spell last season due to injury.<br />

Burnside Park, Cashmere’s<br />

competition on Saturday,<br />

features club coach Remi Feneon,<br />

Finn Emslie-Robson, Jordan<br />

Edwards, Liam Adams and<br />

Jaimie Poole. <strong>The</strong> team also has<br />

a very strong division 1 team to<br />

draw on for its premier team,<br />

including nationally ranked<br />

juniors, Jack Hansen Ratter and<br />

Ricky Kotepong.<br />

Bishopdale plays a strong,<br />

unchanged Elmwood team<br />

at Bishopdale and Edgeware<br />

Waimairi plays Te Kura Hagley<br />

at Edgeware.<br />

In the women’s competition Te<br />

Kura Hagley’s experienced lineup<br />

including Beth Williamson,<br />

Michele Kelsen, Adele Orangi,<br />

Petra Belzova and Bailey Wilson<br />

face an unknown in Shirley,<br />

which includes sisters Casey<br />

and Nicole Fitchett and Rebecca<br />

and Aleisha McConnell. Former<br />

Cashmere player Nishitha<br />

Maarka joins Shirley as its likely<br />

top player, along with Dasha<br />

Sanina who has come through<br />

the club’s junior ranks.<br />

Te Kura Hagley captain Beth<br />

Williamson, who credits her<br />

team of “probably having the<br />

highest average age” in the<br />

competition, also supports the<br />

format change.<br />

“<strong>The</strong> competition is probably<br />

the strongest it has been for a<br />

number of years and this format<br />

will keep it alive,” she said.<br />

<strong>The</strong>re will be a lot of interest<br />

READY: Te Kura Hagley captain<br />

Beth Williamson supports the<br />

format change and said the<br />

premier tennis competition is the<br />

strongest it has been in years.<br />

in the clash between Elmwood<br />

and Bishopdale. Elmwood is<br />

fielding an extremely strong<br />

team boosted by the addition<br />

of Louise Oxnevad, who played<br />

college tennis in the United<br />

States. <strong>The</strong> team includes the<br />

Mason sisters, Abby and Emma,<br />

and Tessa McCann, who played<br />

for Cashmere last season.<br />

Bishopdale’s line-up features<br />

mother and daughter Joelene and<br />

Jade Feneon, along with juniors<br />

Aliyah Daley, Marija Filipovic<br />

and Honor Barry.<br />

Waimairi plays a formidable<br />

Cashmere team which includes<br />

Lucia Gale and Ruby Young who<br />

are competing this week in the<br />

International Tennis Federation<br />

Junior 100 event at Wilding Park.<br />

Gale is fifth seed in the<br />

women’s draw and Young<br />

seventh seed. In the men’s singles<br />

local player Diego Quispe-Lim is<br />

the top seed ahead of Australian<br />

Cruz Hewitt, the son of tennis<br />

great Leyton Hewitt.<br />

Bowlers<br />

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Living House Burnside under-26<br />

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weekend.<br />

Of the 32 players, 15 are from<br />

the North Island, 12 from the<br />

South Island, three from Australia,<br />

and two from the Cook<br />

Islands.<br />

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Disappointing<br />

end to season<br />

for Canty Bulls<br />

AN underwhelming season for<br />

the once powerful Canterbury<br />

Bulls has seen them lose 34-22<br />

to Waikato Mana in the national<br />

rugby league premiership<br />

relegation match.<br />

<strong>The</strong> defeat means the Bulls will<br />

spend next year’s season striving<br />

to regain a place in the premiership<br />

from the second-tier national<br />

championship.<br />

Continuing the trend of their<br />

winless pool stage, the Bulls<br />

defensive lapses, poor completion<br />

rate and inability to ice scoring<br />

chances proved the difference<br />

against a more clinical Waikato.<br />

“It’s not a campaign we’re proud<br />

of,” said Bulls captain Uale Peneli.<br />

“We tried to put what happened<br />

the last few weeks behind us and<br />

try to come down and compete,<br />

but we weren’t good enough.<br />

“No excuses, just disappointed.”


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SPORT 27<br />

Top three the target for veteran<br />

• By Jaime Cunningham<br />

BARRY Washbourne will be<br />

the oldest clay target shooter<br />

at the Oceania continental<br />

championships in Brisbane.<br />

But that won’t stop the<br />

Christchurch shooter from<br />

firing on all cylinders against<br />

competitors who weren’t even<br />

born when he took up the<br />

sport.<br />

Throughout his 40-year career,<br />

Washbourne has competed<br />

in three different disciplines,<br />

represented New Zealand 12<br />

times and travelled the world.<br />

This month, the two-time<br />

national champion will compete<br />

in the skeet events at the Oceania<br />

competition for a fourth time.<br />

Washbourne, 64, admits<br />

the competition will be tough,<br />

considering the majority are in<br />

their 20s.<br />

“I’m by far the oldest competitor<br />

there,” he said.<br />

“I’ve only taken on this discipline<br />

in the last 10 years and<br />

probably should’ve taken it up<br />

40-odd years ago.”<br />

But age is just a number for<br />

Washbourne, who goes into the<br />

competition as the second-ranked<br />

New Zealander, behind Paul<br />

Wilson. Washbourne scored<br />

299 in his best three events since<br />

September last year, while Wilson<br />

top-scored with 322.<br />

Washbourne will be looking<br />

to improve on his best placing of<br />

fifth, which he achieved in 2017.<br />

“Obviously doing better than<br />

fifth is the goal, a placing like<br />

first, second or third would be<br />

the best,” he said.<br />

“Just as high of a result as I can<br />

manage.”<br />

He will also compete in the<br />

new mixed pairs event with<br />

Christchurch’s Chloe Tipple.<br />

Eleven countries from Guam<br />

to Norfolk Island will take part<br />

in the eight-day, biennial event.<br />

Because of Covid, it will be the<br />

first Oceania competition since<br />

2019.<br />

Although there is one Paris<br />

Olympic qualification up for<br />

grabs, the ins and outs of being<br />

able to qualify as the ‘quota’<br />

makes Washbourne’s chances<br />

difficult.<br />

“It’s quite a long-winded<br />

process and to be picked for<br />

your country, you have to fly to<br />

compete at the world (championships)<br />

next year,” he said.<br />

“Nine out of 10 miss the quota<br />

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registered electrician<br />

with 24 years experience<br />

for all residential and<br />

commercial work, new<br />

housing and switch board<br />

replacements. Phone Chris<br />

027 516 0669<br />

fAST COMPUTER<br />

REPAIRS<br />

Helping locals since<br />

1997.Work guaranteed.<br />

Windows or Mac.<br />

Computer Help 0800 349<br />

669<br />

fENCING<br />

All types of fencing . Free<br />

quotes. Ph Jim 022 137<br />

1920<br />

Re Roofing<br />

Roof Repairs<br />

• Approved Age Concern<br />

provider<br />

• Over 30 years experience<br />

• Licensed Building Practitioner<br />

N A BARRELL<br />

ROOFING LTD<br />

Ph: 0275 389 415<br />

Email: nabroofing@xtra.co.nz<br />

Trades & Services<br />

GARDENING<br />

Lawns, weeding, pruning,<br />

garden clean ups. Call Phil<br />

021 661 246 for your free<br />

quote<br />

GARDEN SORTING<br />

Planting/ maintenance .<br />

Lawn sowing/patching<br />

Ph Graeme 027 341 8596 ,<br />

342 5151<br />

GENERAL<br />

HANDYMAN<br />

for all your maintenance<br />

requirements. I specialise<br />

in fences and decking, also<br />

do spouting cleans and<br />

repairs and everyday home<br />

maintenance. Complete<br />

landscape packages, NO<br />

JOB TO BIG OR SMALL<br />

I can do it all, please<br />

don’t hesitate to call me<br />

on 022 600 7738 for a no<br />

obligation free quote.<br />

HANDYMAN<br />

Some jobs don’t need a<br />

tradie, so why pay more?<br />

Gardening, building,<br />

electrical, plumbing. No<br />

charge for quotes. Ph Dave<br />

022 451 7314<br />

HANDYMAN<br />

SERVICES<br />

Builder / Joiner. 30<br />

years experience. Decks,<br />

fencing, small renovations,<br />

general house repairs and<br />

odd jobs. Phone Robert<br />

021 044 2272<br />

HIGH SPEC PAINTERS<br />

Quality<br />

local<br />

professionals. E: corban@<br />

highspecpainters.co.nz Ph:<br />

027 846 5035<br />

LANDSCAPING<br />

Paving, Lawns, Irrigation,<br />

Decking, Fencing.<br />

Kanga & small digger<br />

services. Check out Squire<br />

Landscaping on facebook.<br />

FREE QUOTES. Ph<br />

Arthur 347-8796, 027<br />

220-7014 Edwin 027 220-<br />

7154<br />

LAWNMOWING<br />

Free quotes. You Grow I<br />

Mow, Chris 021 252 1801<br />

LAWNMOWING<br />

and pruning from $30<br />

Garden cleanups.. Ph Gary<br />

021 529 022 / 342 8950<br />

PAINTING<br />

Exterior experts. Free<br />

quotes. Int/ext & roof<br />

painting Family run<br />

business, work guaranteed.<br />

Pensioner discounts. Ph<br />

Kerin or Paul 022 191<br />

7877 or 379-1281. Website<br />

www.swedekiwipainting.<br />

co.nz<br />

PAINTING<br />

Indoor / Outdoor, over 30<br />

yrs exp, same day quotes,<br />

ph Steve 021 255 7968<br />

PAINTER<br />

Plastering. Trade qualified.<br />

20 yrs exp. Int / Ext.<br />

Reasonable rates. Ph Paul<br />

0272 383 224 or 331 8133<br />

PLUMBER<br />

Do you need a reliable<br />

plumber? Quality and<br />

timely services. No job<br />

too big or small. Phone<br />

V Plumbing Ltd. 022 351<br />

4125<br />

PLUMBER.<br />

Highly experienced<br />

Plumber.Exceptional<br />

service.Ready to help with<br />

all your plumbing needs.<br />

Call today! MJ Plumbing<br />

Ltd 021 109 2397<br />

PLUMBER.<br />

All plumbing work, HWC<br />

replacements. Pensioner<br />

discount. No job too<br />

small. Friendly, reliable<br />

& professional service &<br />

workmanship. Ph Nigel<br />

027 4136004<br />

or 385 2930<br />

• Phone our local team 03 379 1100 • Email star.class@starmedia.kiwi<br />

Trades & Services<br />

ROTARY HOEING<br />

It’s time to create the<br />

perfect garden for your<br />

fresh spring and summer<br />

vegetables and herbs. I<br />

can provide a prompt and<br />

efficient service. Contact<br />

Murray on 027 694 5275<br />

RUBBISH REMOVAL<br />

Furniture Deliveries<br />

Van, Trailer Rubbish<br />

Removal.Phone Gary 342-<br />

8950, 021 529 022<br />

SPOUTING CLEANING<br />

SPECIALIST<br />

Entire spouting system<br />

cleared. Single or 2 storey.<br />

Jo 021 164 0365<br />

SPOUTING<br />

Select Spouting<br />

<strong>The</strong> PVC specialist.<br />

Repairs & replacement. Ph<br />

022 197 2351<br />

SPOUTING CLEANING<br />

Spouting Unblocked,<br />

Cleaned Out and Flushed<br />

Out, Call Trevor 332 8949<br />

or 021 043 2034<br />

STUMP GRINDING<br />

Best price guarantee Tony<br />

0275 588 895<br />

TILING<br />

Floor & walls. Kitchen &<br />

splashback specialist. No<br />

job too small.35 yrs exp.<br />

Free quotes Ph 027 483<br />

3887<br />

TREE SERVICES<br />

Free quotes 20+ yrs exp.<br />

Tree, hedge or shrub<br />

- reduction, shaped or<br />

removed. Ph/text Paul<br />

<strong>The</strong> Branch Manager<br />

0274314720<br />

TREE SERVICES<br />

Pensioner discounts.<br />

Tree & hedge reduction.<br />

Professional advice.<br />

Stump grinding and<br />

branches chipped. Txt or<br />

ring Andrew on 027 20 44<br />

949<br />

TREE SERVICES<br />

Specialist tree pruning<br />

& shaping. Also hedge<br />

trimming and garden tidyups.<br />

Ph Hugh, <strong>The</strong> Little<br />

Green Groomer 021 275<br />

5445<br />

TREE SERVICES<br />

Hedges, shrubs, tree<br />

trimming & rubbish<br />

removal. Phone for free<br />

quotes 022 540 4900<br />

Tuition<br />

COMPUTER LESSONS<br />

avail for computer, IPad,<br />

or Mobile. Please contact<br />

Jobee 027 290 9246 www.<br />

computertutor.nz<br />

Wanted To Buy<br />

ALWAYS<br />

BUYING<br />

Estates, China,<br />

Antiques, Art, Royal<br />

Albert, Royal Doulton<br />

etc. Best Prices,<br />

Free Appraisal. Call<br />

Rob at 349-4229 or<br />

027 299 7232<br />

academyantiques.co.nz<br />

WANTED<br />

SLEEPOUTS<br />

Sleepouts Galore<br />

Buyers and sellers of<br />

relocatable buildings<br />

11 Brixton Street, Hornby<br />

Phone: 021 1062 900<br />

Wanted To Buy<br />

TOYS WANTED<br />

Suitable 5yr old and up.<br />

Would consider damaged.<br />

Ph 021 0268 6514<br />

Wanted To Buy<br />

AAA Buying good quality<br />

furniture, beds, stoves,<br />

fridge freezers, house<br />

lots .Gold jewellery<br />

& antiques. Same day<br />

service. Selwyn Dealers.<br />

Phone 980 5812 or 027<br />

313 8156<br />

A+ ALL whiteware<br />

wanted. Same day<br />

service, cash paid for<br />

freezes, fridges, washing<br />

machines, ovens. Also<br />

buying furniture & h/<br />

hold effects.Anything<br />

considered. Ph Dave 960-<br />

8440, 027 66 22 116<br />

A1 Albums, old photo’s,<br />

postcards, coins, gold,<br />

bank notes, badges,<br />

medals, jewellery,<br />

watches, china, crystal,<br />

books, furs, vintage<br />

clothing, paintings,<br />

furniture, estates &<br />

downsizing. Etcetera<br />

Antiques, 194 Edgeware<br />

Rd 385 5117<br />

A+ Household effects,<br />

fridges, freezers, washing<br />

machines, ovens. Good<br />

cash paid. Ph Paul 022<br />

0891 671<br />

A Records Wanted. Don’t<br />

play them? Recycle them!<br />

Excellent prices paid.<br />

Pennylane Records, ph<br />

366-3278 Sydenham, 7<br />

days.<br />

CARAVAN. With, shower<br />

& toilet . Any condition.<br />

Reasonable price. Ph<br />

Steve 027 622 0011.<br />

GOLD AND SILVER<br />

BUYER. Pay up to the<br />

following prices: 1/2<br />

Sovereigns $400. Full<br />

Sovereigns $800. Gold<br />

nuggets $3100oz. 18ct<br />

gold $75gram. 9ct gold<br />

$37gram. Also wanting<br />

Gold rings, Bar Brooches.<br />

Gold & Silver Chains,<br />

Sovereign Cases, Medals,<br />

any damaged jewellery. Ph<br />

Murray 021 441 400<br />

MILITARIA Any<br />

country, firearms,<br />

uniforms, badges, medals,<br />

memoribilia, WW2 or<br />

earlier ph 338-9931<br />

Stafford Trading wanting<br />

to buy duchesses, bedside<br />

cabinets, whiteware &<br />

deceased estates. Phone<br />

366 5994 and leave<br />

message.<br />

TOOLS, Garden garage,<br />

saw benches, Lathes. Cash<br />

buyer Phone 355-2045<br />

Wanted To Rent<br />

Male wanting 1 bdrm flat<br />

with garage. Call Dan 021<br />

024 59 679<br />

Situations Vacant<br />

PAINTER REQUIRED<br />

Suit semi retired person to<br />

repaint windows and sills<br />

on single storey family<br />

home in Papanui. Hourly<br />

rate neg. Ph 021 372 479<br />

Property Maintenance<br />

Business established since<br />

1982 requires a qualified<br />

appointment person based<br />

in greater Christchurch<br />

area. Phone or text 021<br />

472 737 or email office@<br />

strada.nz<br />

Public Notices<br />

STAMP AND<br />

POSTCARD FAIR<br />

<strong>The</strong> Philatelic Centre<br />

67 Mandeville Street,<br />

Riccarton<br />

Saturday 7th <strong>October</strong><br />

9am-12pm<br />

Sellers tables available<br />

Phone 027 6354 957<br />

Public Notices<br />

FREE CHRISTIAN<br />

EVENT Join us, a free<br />

Christian Event with a<br />

powerful message, prayer,<br />

and healing, including<br />

lunch and refreshments<br />

on <strong>October</strong> 7th <strong>2023</strong> from<br />

10am to 2pm at Te Hapua<br />

Halswell Centre, 341<br />

Halswell Road, Halswell,<br />

Christchurch 8025. More<br />

details:<br />

gmail.com<br />

clallnations@<br />

Public Notices<br />

Senior Citizens<br />

Outings<br />

with Travel 88 Ltd<br />

KAIKOURA - PICTON - MAIL BOAT -<br />

COASTAL PACIFIC TRAIN BACK TO CHCH.<br />

DePARTINg OCT 17<br />

FOR 2 NIgHTS / 3 DAyS.<br />

day 1: Free home pickup then coach to<br />

Kaikoura & overnight at <strong>The</strong> Panorama Motel<br />

with dinner at <strong>The</strong> Pier Restaurant.<br />

day 2: After breakfast we travel to Picton<br />

and after lunch we take the magic MAIL RUN<br />

CRUISE up <strong>The</strong> Queen Charlotte Sounds.<br />

Overnight at THE HARBOUR VIEW MOTEL.<br />

day 3: Picton sights & shopping then we take<br />

THE COASTAL PACIFIC TRAIN back to ChCh.<br />

We meet and take you back home.<br />

Our price of $1390.00 includes your own<br />

motel unit (no sharing) - all evening meals &<br />

breakfasts - <strong>The</strong> Mail Boat fare - <strong>The</strong> Coastal<br />

Pacific train fare - home pickup & drop off.<br />

PHONE PETER ON 0800 453 873 fOR bOOkiNgs<br />

- NO PaymENT uNTil day Of TRavEl.<br />

TRavEl 88 lTd.<br />

SCHOOLS. SPORTS CLUBS OR CULTURAL EVENTS<br />

OUTSTANDING<br />

Fundraising opportunity<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> has a fantastic opportunity that is an ideal way<br />

to fundraise while at the same time helps to profile and<br />

promote your team and their goals and ambitions.<br />

Call now to find out more about how you can fundraise<br />

those hard to get dollars, while at the same time<br />

promoting some of the great positive work being done<br />

in the community. It also offers exceptional value for<br />

your supporters and sponsors.<br />

Contact:<br />

Mike Fulham<br />

379 7100<br />

mike@starmedia.kiwi<br />

Public Notices


<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Classifieds<br />

Public Notice<br />

Thursday <strong>October</strong> 5 <strong>2023</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> 31<br />

• Phone our local team 03 379 1100 • Email star.class@starmedia.kiwi<br />

Entertainment Entertainment Entertainment<br />

COLLECTORS<br />

NEEDED<br />

Can you help us raise funds on<br />

Friday 10 or Saturday 11 November <strong>2023</strong>?<br />

Help support one of our biggest events of the year,<br />

the Annual Appeal.<br />

We are looking for volunteers to collect donations at<br />

various locations through Ōtautahi Christchurch.<br />

If you can help, please get in touch via the email<br />

below to register!<br />

Thank you - we appreciate your support.<br />

How you can support:<br />

Over the years, Grant Amos has helped thousands<br />

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Enrolments for our next “Flying Without Fear”<br />

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Entertainment<br />

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GIG GUIDE<br />

Thursday 5 to Wednesday 11 <strong>October</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />

RESTAURANT & CAFÉ<br />

WEEKEND<br />

BRUNCH<br />

SATURDAY<br />

& SUNDAY<br />

8.30am-2pm<br />

AMAZING<br />

SELECTION<br />

PLUS A SPECIAL<br />

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roasts!’<br />

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ARMADILLO'S BECKENHAM, 155<br />

Colombo St: Saturday 9pm - Speedboat.<br />

A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St:<br />

Thursday 8pm – Open Mic on the big stage,<br />

all welcome, full back-line, free; Friday<br />

7.30pm - Monk Seals EP Release Show, with<br />

special guests Pool House, and Crustaceanz,<br />

tix from UTR.co.nz – early bird $17.50+BF,<br />

GA $22.50+BF, door sales if not sold out<br />

prior; Saturday 7.30pm – Skule B4 Mule<br />

featuring <strong>The</strong> C-Side from Rangiora High<br />

School, followed by <strong>The</strong> Mule, everyone’s<br />

favourite party dance band, 8-10-piece with<br />

brass, playing ska, soul, RnB, reggae, funk<br />

and all the rest, koha entry; Sunday 6pm –<br />

La Mer (Taranaki), 5-piece authentic French<br />

gypsy swing band in concert, fresh from<br />

Akaroa French Festival, tickets $15+BF<br />

UTR.co.nz or $20 door sales; Monday 7pm<br />

– Believe It or Not Quiz, free; Wednesday<br />

7.30pm – Swing Dancers take over A Rolling<br />

Stone - Swingtown Rebels host a Band Night<br />

with 3Kg, plus free swing-dance taster class<br />

(taster class is at 7.30pm at St Michael’s<br />

School Hall, 249 Durham St, no registration<br />

required, just turn up). <strong>The</strong>n come join fab<br />

live act 3Kg for a night of dancing from<br />

8.30pm at A Rolling Stone, kitchen open<br />

from 5pm, free entry!<br />

BILL'S BAR, 1 Halswell Rd: Thursday -<br />

Micky Rat Karaoke. Friday - Wendy<br />

Wiparata. Saturday - Mandi Miller. Sunday -<br />

Micky Rat Karaoke.<br />

BRIDIE'S BAR, 401 Worcester St: Friday<br />

4pm - DJ Rakinem. Saturday 3pm - Blue<br />

Groove; 6pm - DJ Rakinem.<br />

CARLTON, 1 Papanui Rd: Saturday 8pm<br />

- Flat City Brotherhood.<br />

CASHMERE CLUB, 50 Colombo St:<br />

Friday 7pm - <strong>The</strong> Party Singers. Wednesday<br />

7pm - Quiz. Friday 13th, 7pm Jingo.<br />

CBS MUSIC, Catholic Pro-Cathedral,<br />

373 Manchester St: Wednesday 1.10pm -<br />

Wednesday's at One feat. Janet Cubey &<br />

friends.<br />

CHAT'S BAR, 251 Travis Rd: Thursday<br />

7pm - Nautilus feat. Kev Emmett & Nic<br />

Pegg.<br />

CHCH CASINO, 30 Victoria St:<br />

Thursday 6pm - Page 28. Friday 5.30pm -<br />

Absolut; 9pm - <strong>The</strong> Meaniez. Saturday<br />

5.30pm - Delta Bros; 9pm - In the City.<br />

Sunday 4pm - Lissel.<br />

CHCH FOLK MUSIC CLUB, Irish<br />

Society Hall, 29 Domain Tce: Sunday<br />

7.30pm - Renaissance: an Elizabethan<br />

Consort.<br />

FAT EDDIES, 76 Hereford St: Thursday<br />

6pm - Jazz Club with the Curio Club;<br />

8.30pm - Live Band Karaoke. 11pm - Black<br />

& Gold. Friday 5pm - Heather & Darren;<br />

5pm - Penny Blues Band; 8.30pm - Black &<br />

Gold; Midnight - Mr Speaker. Saturday<br />

4.30pm - King Tubbs Duo; 5.30pm - Steven<br />

Gill Trio; 8pm - Headrush; 11.30pm -Jinx.<br />

Sunday 5pm - Black & Gold.<br />

FOOD TRUCK ALLEY, 3 McCormacks<br />

Bay Rd: Sunday 4pm - <strong>The</strong> Nowhere Men.<br />

Sunday 15th Oct - Eastside. Sunday 22nd<br />

Oct - <strong>The</strong> Sound Hunters. Sunday 29th Oct<br />

- Te Aratai College Bands.<br />

To add a listing, contact<br />

Jo Fuller 03 379 7100 or<br />

027 458 8590<br />

jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi<br />

HORNBY CLUB, 17 Carmen Rd: Friday<br />

7pm - Jo's Karaoke. Saturday 7pm - Sweet<br />

Azz, $5 entry (Events Centre); 8pm - On<br />

Tap (Mezzanine). Sunday 3pm - Topia<br />

(Pavilion).<br />

LITTLE BROWN JUG, 290 Wairakei<br />

Rd: Saturday 7pm - <strong>The</strong> Meaniez.<br />

LYTTELTON CLUB 328, 23 Dublin St,<br />

Lyttelton: Friday 13th Oct - Rocky Horror<br />

Juke Box Night. Sunday 28th Oct - Pre-<br />

Halloween Party. Sunday 29th Oct - Lyttel<br />

Spooks Halloween Party.<br />

MICKY FINN'S, 85a Hereford St:<br />

Thursday 8pm - Sionna. Friday 10.30pm -<br />

Uncovered. Saturday 10.30pm - Cropduster.<br />

OLD LEITHFIELD HOTEL, 11 Old Main<br />

North Rd: Friday 7.30pm - Flat City<br />

Brotherhood.<br />

NEW BRIGHTON CLUB, 202 Marine<br />

Pde: Friday 27th Oct, 7pm - Level 6.<br />

RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118<br />

Racecourse Rd: Friday 7pm - DJ Chick<br />

Karaoke.<br />

REDWOOD BAR, 340 Main North Rd:<br />

Friday 7pm - Old Skool.<br />

RICHMOND CLUB, '<strong>The</strong> Borough', 75<br />

London St: Friday 7pm - Smooth Talk.<br />

Saturday 7pm - End Game. Sunday 3pm -<br />

Topia.<br />

ROSE & THISTLE, 24a Main North Rd:<br />

Friday 8.30pm - A&J Karaoke. Saturday<br />

8.30pm - Shameless Two.<br />

SHARKEY'S BAR, 96 Hoon Hay Rd:<br />

Friday 7pm - Sandy's Girl Power. Saturday<br />

7pm - Karaoke. Sunday 4pm - Open Mic.<br />

TEMP'S BAR, 21 Goulding Ave:<br />

Saturday 8.30pm - Titanic.<br />

THE AVONHEAD TAVERN, 120<br />

Withells Rd: Friday 7.30pm - Live music.<br />

THE BOG, 50 Victoria St: Thursday 7pm<br />

- Quiz. Friday 7pm - Joel Lee; 10pm - <strong>The</strong><br />

Corks. Saturday 7pm - Topia; 11pm - Black<br />

& Gold. Sunday 5pm - Willie & Friends.<br />

THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd:<br />

Friday - Open Mic. Wednesday 9pm -<br />

Titanic.<br />

THE LITTLE FIDDLE, 132 Oxford Tce:<br />

Thursday 9pm - Topia. Friday, Saturday 9pm<br />

- DJ's. Sunday 4pm - Sunday Session.<br />

THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd:<br />

Thursday 6pm - Music Bingo. Friday<br />

9.30pm - Girl from Mars. Saturday 9.30pm -<br />

Oblivion. Sunday 6pm - Karaoke with<br />

Lance. Tuesday 7pm - Quiz. Wednesday<br />

7.30pm - Karaoke with Lance.<br />

THE ROCKPOOL, 85 Hereford St:<br />

Thursday 9pm, Friday 8.30pm, Saturday<br />

8.30pm, Sunday 8pm - DJ's.<br />

WOODSTOCK, 291 Lincoln Rd:<br />

Thursday 7pm - Quiz. Friday 7.30pm - Live<br />

music. Saturday 7.30pm - Live music.<br />

Wednesday 7pm - Willie's Open Mic.<br />

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www.starnews.co.nz<br />

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, <strong>2023</strong><br />

connecting you with your neighbourhood<br />

Locals<br />

Locals<br />

Supporting<br />

Thursday, <strong>October</strong> 5, <strong>2023</strong><br />

Christchurch’s best read and largest circulating newspaper<br />

Young<br />

ballerina<br />

faces<br />

decision<br />

of a<br />

lifetime<br />

EN POINTE: Tamison<br />

Soppet has gained a<br />

scholarship to some of<br />

Rotary club<br />

funds TVs<br />

for cancer<br />

patients<br />

CANCER PATIENTS and their<br />

visitors can now watch TV in<br />

their rooms thanks to a Rotary<br />

fundraising effort.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Bishopdale-Burnside<br />

Rotary Club has made a $20,000<br />

donation to the Cancer Society<br />

Canterbury from money raised<br />

from its successful Bookarama.<br />

<strong>The</strong> money will pay for TV sets<br />

the society has installed in each of<br />

its patient rooms.<br />

Said the society’s chief executive<br />

Nicola Coom: “We are very grateful<br />

to the Bishopdale-Burnside<br />

Rotary for their donation of<br />

$20,000. This donation has meant<br />

we have been able to purchase televisions<br />

for each of the 50 patient<br />

rooms.<br />

“Patients come to us from all<br />

over the South Island. <strong>The</strong>y’re in<br />

an unfamiliar city undergoing<br />

cancer treatment, which can<br />

mean they spend a fair amount<br />

of their time in bed or exhausted,<br />

the world’s best ballet<br />

schools after winning<br />

unwell and sometimes confined to<br />

their room.<br />

• By Sasha Watson<br />

TAMISON SOPPET might only<br />

be 13, but she has what could be<br />

a life-defining decision to make.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Convergence Dance<br />

Studios student has been offered<br />

scholarships to the Royal Ballet<br />

School in London, John Cranko<br />

Ballet in Germany, Princess<br />

Grace Dance Academy in<br />

Monaco and the Australian<br />

Ballet School in Melbourne.<br />

Tamison has the opportunity<br />

to follow in the footsteps of<br />

Italian Alessandra Ferri, who<br />

attended the Royal Ballet<br />

School in the early 1980’s; or<br />

Queen Elizabeth II’s appointed<br />

school, Dame Margot Fonteyn;<br />

or even the famous Rudolf<br />

Nureyev.<br />

“Tamison has been competing<br />

all her life and dancing since<br />

she was four. Her dream is to<br />

become a professional dancer,”<br />

said her mother, Toni Soppet.<br />

a major competition in<br />

Sydney.<br />

dancing at different schools,<br />

and see what is ou there for<br />

her.”<br />

Tamison competed a the<br />

Youth America Grand Prix<br />

ballet competition, held in<br />

Sydney late last month, against<br />

“Having a television for entertainment<br />

purposes and staying<br />

connected with the outside<br />

world contributes greatly to their<br />

recuperation and relaxation,” said<br />

Coom.<br />

“It also helps us create that<br />

‘home away from home’ that we<br />

strive to achieve.<br />

“A heartfel thanks from<br />

prima ballerina assoluta of the<br />

“Now, she has an opportunity<br />

to travel the world, experience<br />

more than 200 dancers aged<br />

12-14.<br />

• Turn to page 5<br />

all of us at Cancer Society to<br />

Bishopdale-Burnside Rotary. We<br />

cannot do what we do withou the<br />

generosity of people and groups<br />

like you.”<br />

Bremen 6 Seater Fabric Recliner<br />

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Appliances, Beds,<br />

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Offer valid dates vary, see product pages online for details. Available while stocks last. Limited quantity deals are limit one per customer. # Discount is off our full retail price.*1 Bonus Visa Prezzy Card with selected Hisense TVs valid 4-10<br />

<strong>October</strong> <strong>2023</strong>. One bonus item per qualifying transaction. See in-store or online for full terms, conditions, and eligible models.*


Mitsubishi Electric 564L<br />

Black French Door Designer<br />

Series Fridge Freezer<br />

Miele Triflex HX2 Cat &<br />

Dog Cordless Handstick<br />

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$4199 $899<br />

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Russell Hobbs 4 Slice<br />

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$69<br />

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90 Day<br />

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via redemption* 2<br />

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Wireless Buds - Black<br />

$59 99<br />

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Ahh Spring. Enjoy waking to the sound of<br />

birds. Depending on how well you slept.<br />

Spring savings on fresh looks.<br />

50% off 25-50% off<br />

Sleepyhead Matrix MKII, Matrix<br />

MKII Ultra & Sanctuary Beds #<br />

Excludes Limited Edition<br />

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Christchurch<br />

Smiths City<br />

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6 Tower Street,<br />

Christchurch<br />

Appliances, Beds,<br />

Furniture, TVs,<br />

Audio & more.<br />

Offer valid dates vary, see product pages online for details. Available while stocks last. Limited quantity deals are limit one per customer. # Discount is off our full retail price. *Lending criteria, $50 annual Account Fee, fees, and Ts&Cs, and minimum spend applies. Excludes gift<br />

cards and some promotional items. $55 Establishment Fee applies to your first LTF transaction, $35 Advance Fee applies to subsequent LTF transactions. Min payments of 3% of the monthly closing balance or $10 (whichever is greater) are required throughout interest free<br />

period. Paying only the minimum monthly payments will not fully repay the loan before the end of the interest free period. Q Mastercard Expired Promotional Rate or Q Card Standard Interest Rate (both 27.99% p.a.) applies at the end of LTF Interest Free Period. (See Ts&Cs<br />

for Q Mastercard Standard Interest Rate applicable to outstanding balance of a Standard Purchase.) Mastercard and the circles design are registered trademarks of Mastercard International Incorporated. Finance, Price Promise, Airpoints and promotion, terms, conditions,<br />

exclusions, credit criteria and limits apply. Personal shoppers only, trade and commercial not supplied. See smithscity.co.nz for details. # Discount is off our full retail price.2 Purchase a Miele Triflex HX2 Pro or Triflex HX2 Cat & Dog Cordless Stick Vacuum from 1 <strong>October</strong> to 31<br />

December <strong>2023</strong> and receive a 90 Day Money Back Guarantee from Miele via redemption. Terms and conditions apply, see in-store or online for details *3 Offer valid 27 Sep - 17 Oct <strong>2023</strong>, or while stock lasts only, on selected outdoor settings only. Availability may vary between<br />

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Prezzy Card up to $300 on selected Beko refrigeration valid 1 Oct – 30 Nov <strong>2023</strong> or while stocks last. Available via redemption only. Terms, conditions and exclusions apply. For full details including eligible models, visit smithscity.co.nz


Thursday <strong>October</strong> 5 <strong>2023</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> 37<br />

Create your perfect<br />

outdoor space<br />

Mitre 10 MEGA<br />

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Papanui<br />

54 Harewood Rd<br />

Mitre 10<br />

Beckenham<br />

360 Colombo St<br />

Mitre 10 MEGA<br />

Ferrymead<br />

10<strong>05</strong> Ferry Rd


38 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Thursday <strong>October</strong> 5 <strong>2023</strong><br />

Lounge around outdoors<br />

Big Range, Low Price, Local Advice<br />

Barcelona Corner Lounge Setting 4 Piece $3999 378985 Tuscany Lounge Setting 4pc $2499 2011318<br />

Mix&<br />

match<br />

Barcelona Single Outdoor Lounger<br />

$949 378961<br />

Barcelona Double Outdoor Lounger<br />

$1499 378959<br />

Tuscany Triple Outdoor Lounger<br />

$1499 2001416<br />

Tuscany Round Side Table<br />

$189 2001502<br />

Weber Q<br />

Q Plus 2600N+<br />

BBQ LPG Red<br />

2016385<br />

NEW<br />

Meteor<br />

Hooded Gas<br />

BBQ 4 Burner<br />

335923<br />

Masterbuilt<br />

Gravity Series 560<br />

Digital Charcoal<br />

Grill & Smoker<br />

377835<br />

$699 $249<br />

Was<br />

$1499<br />

$1699<br />

Nouveau<br />

Outdoor Cushion<br />

Storage Box 360L<br />

2001409<br />

NEW<br />

Nouveau<br />

Square Cantilever Umbrella 3m Carbon<br />

354100<br />

Nouveau<br />

Shutter Gazebo<br />

2.3 x 3.6 x 3m<br />

Charcoal<br />

3<strong>2023</strong>0<br />

$199<br />

Was $219<br />

$1099<br />

$3499<br />

RRP $4499<br />

Mitre 10 MEGA<br />

Hornby<br />

☎ 03 349 8497<br />

Mitre 10 MEGA<br />

Papanui<br />

☎ 03 359 5443<br />

Mitre 10<br />

Beckenham<br />

☎ 03 332 7557<br />

Mitre 10 MEGA<br />

Ferrymead<br />

☎ 03 366 6306<br />

Prices valid until <strong>October</strong> 23 rd <strong>2023</strong><br />

*Terms & conditions apply.<br />

Accessories not included.<br />

If you find a lower price on an identical in-stock product locally we will beat it by 15%<br />

*if you find the same product cheaper from another Mitre 10 store or Mitre 10 website we’ll match that price.<br />

Excludes trade and special quotes, stock liquidations and commercial quantities. <strong>The</strong> in-store price may be lower than advertised.<br />

www.mitre10.co.nz


Thursday <strong>October</strong> 5 <strong>2023</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> 39<br />

Dining & Grilling Alfresco<br />

Big Range, Low Price, Local Advice<br />

Mondo Dining Setting 5pc $1399 2010457 Montego Round Outdoor Dining Setting 7pc $1849 !11670<br />

Mix&<br />

match<br />

Havana<br />

Dining Chair<br />

$79 99 378982<br />

Vivace<br />

Dining Chair Charcoal<br />

$149 354004<br />

Havana<br />

Dining Arm Chair<br />

$99 99 378974<br />

Siena<br />

Deluxe Wicker Dining Chair<br />

$469 354010<br />

Montego<br />

Dining Chair<br />

$349 2001437<br />

Grilled<br />

Atlanta Gas BBQ<br />

4 Burner<br />

2000811<br />

Masport<br />

Classic 6 Burner<br />

Gas BBQ<br />

320987<br />

TRAEGER<br />

Pro 575 Wood<br />

Pellet Smoker<br />

353681<br />

$599<br />

$999<br />

Was $1099<br />

$1599<br />

Was $1699<br />

Available in Black or White<br />

Nouveau<br />

Concrete Umbrella<br />

Base 25kg<br />

107649<br />

Nouveau<br />

Aluminium Market<br />

Umbrella<br />

2.7m Red<br />

379030<br />

Nouveau<br />

Market<br />

Umbrella<br />

2.7m Taupe<br />

337277<br />

$69 99 $169 $249<br />

Mitre 10 MEGA<br />

Hornby<br />

☎ 03 349 8497<br />

Mitre 10 MEGA<br />

Papanui<br />

☎ 03 359 5443<br />

Mitre 10<br />

Beckenham<br />

☎ 03 332 7557<br />

Mitre 10 MEGA<br />

Ferrymead<br />

☎ 03 366 6306<br />

Prices valid until <strong>October</strong> 23 rd <strong>2023</strong><br />

*Terms & conditions apply.<br />

Accessories not included.<br />

If you find a lower price on an identical in-stock product locally we will beat it by 15%<br />

*if you find the same product cheaper from another Mitre 10 store or Mitre 10 website we’ll match that price.<br />

Excludes trade and special quotes, stock liquidations and commercial quantities. <strong>The</strong> in-store price may be lower than advertised.<br />

www.mitre10.co.nz


40 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Thursday <strong>October</strong> 5 <strong>2023</strong><br />

Enjoy the outdoors, no matter your space<br />

Big Range, Low Price, Local Advice<br />

Siena Outdoor Pod Setting 3 Piece $1699 336875<br />

Sanremo Outdoor Bistro Setting 3 Piece $2099 !10226<br />

Malay Outdoor Lounge Setting 3 Piece $1099 354033<br />

Weber<br />

Baby Q 1000N<br />

BBQ LPG<br />

107649<br />

NEW<br />

Meteor<br />

Kettle Charcoal<br />

BBQ & Pizza Oven<br />

377572<br />

Woodland Outdoor Bistro Setting 3 Piece $1899 !10228<br />

Meteor<br />

Homestead<br />

Portable Gas<br />

BBQ 2 Burner<br />

2000635<br />

$449<br />

Nouveau<br />

Cantilever<br />

Umbrella 3m<br />

Black<br />

304376<br />

$119<br />

Available in Black or Red<br />

$349<br />

Nouveau<br />

Outdoor Cushion<br />

Box 254 Litre Black<br />

2001408<br />

$249<br />

Was $269<br />

Outdoor Cushions<br />

45cm Reversable<br />

Patterns<br />

Various Colours<br />

Nouveau<br />

$89 99 From<br />

$29 99<br />

Mitre 10 MEGA<br />

Hornby<br />

☎ 03 349 8497<br />

Mitre 10 MEGA<br />

Papanui<br />

☎ 03 359 5443<br />

Mitre 10<br />

Beckenham<br />

☎ 03 332 7557<br />

Mitre 10 MEGA<br />

Ferrymead<br />

☎ 03 366 6306<br />

Prices valid until <strong>October</strong> 23 rd <strong>2023</strong><br />

*Terms & conditions apply.<br />

Accessories not included.<br />

If you find a lower price on an identical in-stock product locally we will beat it by 15%<br />

*if you find the same product cheaper from another Mitre 10 store or Mitre 10 website we’ll match that price.<br />

Excludes trade and special quotes, stock liquidations and commercial quantities. <strong>The</strong> in-store price may be lower than advertised.<br />

www.mitre10.co.nz

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