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

THE CULTURE of the small Pacific<br />

nation of Tuvalu was brought to life<br />

at Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre on<br />

Tuesday.<br />

The celebrations were part of<br />

Tuvalu Language Week, which ends<br />

on Saturday.<br />

About 60 people joined celebrations<br />

at Te Hāpua to share the<br />

language week theme, showcase<br />

traditional ceremony, attire, and arts<br />

and crafts.<br />

Tagata Tuvalu Ōtautahi is hosting<br />

the week’s events.<br />

Chair Puava Fiamalua said festivities<br />

aim to bring the Tuvaluan community<br />

closer together.<br />

“The language week theme is<br />

‘Fakatumau kae fakaakoi tau ‘gana<br />

ke mautu a iloga o ‘ta tuā’ which<br />

means to preserve and embrace your<br />

language to safeguard our heritage<br />

identities,” said Fiamalua.<br />

“This aligns with our goal to<br />

strengthen the Tuvaluan culture by<br />

connecting with one another and<br />

sharing our language, traditional<br />

food, games, dance and stories, as a<br />

small but proud community.”<br />

South Island funder Rātā Foundation<br />

is providing support to assist the<br />

removal of cost barriers to participation<br />

among the local community.<br />

Tuvalu is north east of Vanuatu<br />

and has a population of just over<br />

11,000.<br />

• For more information<br />

about Tuvalu Language Week,<br />

visit the Ministry for Pacific<br />

Peoples website<br />

www.starnews.co.nz<br />

Celebrating identity<br />

at language week<br />

Eastgate<br />

mall ATM<br />

charges<br />

anger<br />

users<br />

AN ATM machine screen error<br />

led to public outcry over the<br />

weekend and has now forced the<br />

machine’s company to apologise<br />

for the mistake.<br />

People took to social media to<br />

express their shock after being<br />

informed while using newly<br />

installed ATM machines at<br />

Eastgate Mall that they would<br />

be charged $7.50 for each<br />

transaction.<br />

A plan to organise a gathering<br />

to protest the threatened usage<br />

charges, calling the charges<br />

“disgusting” and “criminal”.<br />

But on Monday morning Next<br />

Payments NZ, the operators of<br />

the machines, confirmed the<br />

charge was an ATM screen error<br />

– caused by a wrong file loaded<br />

on the screen files.<br />

General manager Wibo<br />

Basoma apologised and said the<br />

issue has been addressed and<br />

resolved.<br />

Basoma said all transactions<br />

were checked and no customer<br />

had been charged any of the<br />

advertised fees.<br />

However, he did confirm<br />

the ATMs would only be feesfree<br />

for the first three months<br />

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what’s on<br />

this week<br />

Christchurch Heritage Festival<br />

<strong>October</strong> 6-23<br />

Various Locations<br />

Discover and explore the heritage of<br />

our communities with over two weeks<br />

of walks, talks, open days, exhibitions<br />

and more! Come along to events<br />

across Christchurch, Banks Peninsula,<br />

and Selwyn – on every day from <strong>October</strong><br />

6-23. Find an event near you at<br />

ccc.govt.nz/heritagefestival<br />

Pokemon Learn to Play Demo<br />

Thursday, 2-9pm<br />

TCG Collector NZ, 59B Carlyle St,<br />

Sydenham<br />

Join TCG Collector these school holidays<br />

for a free Pokémon Learn to Play<br />

Event. Every participant receives one<br />

of three 30-card decks, with a deck<br />

box and an instructions sheet. Free,<br />

no bookings required.<br />

Tiny ECO-BUILDERS Workshop<br />

Saturday, 9am-noon<br />

Huntsbury Community Centre<br />

This event is all about inspiring<br />

creativity and fun while creating an<br />

opportunity for parents and children<br />

to take part in an activity together.<br />

With elements of sustainability, this<br />

will bring together and encourage<br />

children from ages 5-12 years to create<br />

art using recycled materials. Parents<br />

can join in too. Tickets cost $5-$10 for<br />

3 hours of hands-on entertainment.<br />

Book at https://events.humanitix.com/<br />

tiny-eco-builders-workshop<br />

Note: Although not compulsory, we<br />

Marathon Clinic Open Day Saturday, from 8am The Christchurch<br />

Marathon Clinic is still going strong in its 40th year. To celebrate, the<br />

clinic will be holding an open day to mark the start of the club year. This<br />

year’s celebration is a fun run or walk (about 10km), with a mystery twist,<br />

spot prizes, and a morning tea. Bring a friend and join in. All ages and<br />

abilities are welcome; there’s no cost to attend. For more information, email<br />

chchmarathonclinic@wordpress.com.<br />

encourage everyone to bring their<br />

own clean recyclable materials from<br />

home that they want to use to craft<br />

their own project.<br />

Kids Second Hand Fundraiser<br />

Saturday, 10am-noon<br />

29 Portman St, Woolston<br />

Come along to the fundraiser for<br />

Woolston Playcentre – a parent co-op<br />

run early childhood centre. They fundraise<br />

to keep centre running. Grab a<br />

bargain, enter the cake raffle and have<br />

a bite to eat. Sausage sizzle and garage<br />

sale with kids’ clothes, maternity wear,<br />

shoes, books, toys and plants.<br />

Nature Activities - 6-11 years<br />

Friday, 10.30-11.30am<br />

Spreydon Library<br />

Join in for creative nature activities<br />

this school holiday. You can make<br />

and decorate a newspaper plant pot<br />

and plant your own seed. There will<br />

be a nature scavenger hunt, making<br />

pictures from natural materials, and<br />

activities for younger tamariki as<br />

well. Caregivers, please stay within<br />

the library during the session. Free,<br />

bookings required at https://events.<br />

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Living and Learning with Wool<br />

and Fibre Crafts<br />

Monday, 10am-3pm<br />

Christchurch Guild of Weavers<br />

and Spinners Rooms, 11 Tanner St,<br />

Woolston<br />

See live demonstrations of wool and<br />

fibre crafts such as spinning, weaving,<br />

knitting, crocheting, tapestry, felting<br />

and braid making. The Guild will<br />

open their rooms from <strong>October</strong> 8-20<br />

and will be demonstrating many wool<br />

and fibre crafts. There may be<br />

opportunities to have a go and there<br />

will be samples and exhibits of<br />

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Thursday <strong>October</strong> 5 <strong>2023</strong> 3<br />

‘Bike hui’ first of its kind<br />

A NEW partnership between<br />

the city council, Bike On Trust<br />

and Waka Kotahi is supporting<br />

students to get the maximum<br />

benefit from their bikes and<br />

school tracks.<br />

The first ‘Bikes in Schools<br />

Ōtautahi Hui’, held at Te Ara<br />

Koropiko West Spreydon School,<br />

saw students and teachers from<br />

15 schools join the Cycle Safe<br />

team and Bike on Trust for a day<br />

of information and games.<br />

City council<br />

transport operations<br />

manager<br />

Stephen Wright<br />

said the hui was<br />

the first event of<br />

Stephen<br />

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its kind to be held<br />

in Christchurch.<br />

It was a great<br />

opportunity<br />

for schools to share ideas and<br />

experiences on how to get the<br />

most out of their bikes and bike<br />

tracks, he said.<br />

“Our team are keen to see<br />

our school kids learn new skills<br />

and get the chance to enjoy the<br />

fun that cycling brings,” Wright<br />

said.<br />

The Bikes in Schools programme<br />

involves schools<br />

constructing purpose-built cycle<br />

tracks on the school grounds,<br />

a fleet of new bikes and bike<br />

helmets, and storage facility,<br />

plus skills training for staff and<br />

students.<br />

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the trust works<br />

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regular and equal<br />

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within their<br />

school environment.<br />

McArdle is hopeful the hui<br />

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The trucks come with a standard<br />

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rangers to run electric tools or<br />

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“These basic 2WD EV utes with<br />

a range of 400km can still do 75<br />

per cent of the things we need<br />

ranger trucks to do. Just not off<br />

road, in the snow or towing too<br />

much,” Devlin said.<br />

He said it was a move towards<br />

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

The environmental school<br />

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Last week, young<br />

climate activists<br />

staged a ‘fly in’ at the<br />

city council building,<br />

demanding the<br />

retraction of support<br />

for the proposed<br />

international airport at<br />

Tarras, Central Otago.<br />

Today we look at an<br />

initiative called the<br />

Climate Action Campus<br />

CLIMATE CHANGE has<br />

become a significant concern<br />

worldwide, especially for young<br />

people.<br />

In Christchurch, students are<br />

able to channel their concerns<br />

into action by running projects<br />

through a collaborative Climate<br />

Action Campus, based at the<br />

former Avonside Girls’ High<br />

School site and nearby red zone.<br />

Ao Tawhiti<br />

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Discovery is<br />

the lead school,<br />

with primary<br />

and secondary<br />

students from<br />

Niki<br />

more than a<br />

dozen schools<br />

are getting<br />

Stephenson<br />

involved in projects to help bring<br />

environmental change.<br />

Said Climate Action Campus<br />

Ōtautahi director Niki<br />

Stephenson: “We understand<br />

that students have a lot of<br />

what we call climate angst and<br />

concern about the future, and we<br />

know that action is urgent.<br />

“We created this campus<br />

so that they can begin to take<br />

action. Kids will come with their<br />

passions and interests, and we<br />

will help them develop projects<br />

around them, so this campus<br />

has that ethos but with a lens on<br />

climate action.<br />

“Everyone from students,<br />

teachers, community volunteers,<br />

and city and government<br />

agencies are engaged, so the<br />

campus benefits from getting<br />

together as a ‘collective brain’ on<br />

the enormous challenges climate<br />

change presents.”<br />

The campus challenges<br />

students to start making climate<br />

action part of their everyday<br />

life, whether on campus or<br />

not. Students are taking on<br />

projects such as planting in the<br />

red zone, growing their own<br />

food, harvesting and cooking<br />

it, checking the water in the<br />

nearby Ōtākaro/Avon River, and<br />

looking at energy sources.<br />

“The joy of working with<br />

young people is that their<br />

ideas are amazing, and we are<br />

only beginning to scratch the<br />

surface of what is possible,” said<br />

Stephenson.<br />

The campus is supported<br />

by Rātā Foundation funding,<br />

helping students source project<br />

resources like greenhouses,<br />

irrigation equipment, beekeeping<br />

equipment, plants, and solar<br />

energy, which was installed<br />

in July. The panels help power<br />

the school and the Te Aratai<br />

Technology Centre, which shares<br />

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Action<br />

Campus.<br />

“The joy of working with young people is that their ideas are amazing, and we are only<br />

beginning to scratch the surface of what is possible.” – Niki Stephenson<br />

the site.<br />

Said Stephenson: “Climate<br />

change is going to present many<br />

challenges, key amongst them<br />

is clean drinking water, food<br />

security, and energy security – so<br />

we are keen for students to tackle<br />

those with our support.<br />

“We’re hoping to be a very<br />

practical national and global<br />

example of how educators<br />

collaborating can support<br />

students to take action for their<br />

futures.<br />

“And we keep finding all sorts<br />

of groups and individuals who<br />

HANDS ON: The campus at the former Avonside Girls’ High School site delivers sessions<br />

for pupils at partnered schools, challenging them to make climate actions part of their<br />

everyday life.<br />

want to be involved, which is<br />

fantastic.<br />

“The big idea is that we would<br />

like to become a community<br />

energy hub so that when<br />

communities lose energy, there<br />

are places they can go to ensure<br />

they can charge their phones and<br />

cook a meal.<br />

“Ultimately the even bigger<br />

concept is a solar farm. We<br />

need something like 70 per cent<br />

more renewable energy in New<br />

Zealand over the next 20 years.<br />

That’s enormous, and schools are<br />

great places for it.”<br />

Rātā Foundation chief<br />

executive Leighton Evans said<br />

the programme’s strength is<br />

educating young people about<br />

climate change and its impact<br />

while empowering them to<br />

implement change.<br />

“Educating young people<br />

about the importance of<br />

sustainability, with hands-on,<br />

practical examples, gives them<br />

the confidence and agency to do<br />

their bit to combat the climate<br />

crisis,” said Evans.<br />

“Undoubtedly, the campus is<br />

a unique initiative with hopes<br />

it will inspire others. We are<br />

looking forward to seeing the<br />

project ideas it generates and the<br />

results.”<br />

In term four, a natives play<br />

forest project will start at the<br />

campus. A collaboration with<br />

Citycare and Sport Canterbury,<br />

the project aims to engage<br />

students in designing a natives<br />

play forest that will be accessible<br />

to everyone. Students will go to<br />

campus every week and work<br />

with experts on alternate weeks,<br />

to learn about propagation and<br />

be responsible for growing some<br />

of the plants from seed, planting<br />

saplings and being guardians.<br />

Climate Action Campus also<br />

runs events for adults, which<br />

can be found on their Facebook<br />

page. For all queries, message<br />

them directly: facebook.com/<br />

ClimateActionCampus<br />

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6<br />

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

Young<br />

ballerina<br />

TOUCH THE SKY:<br />

Olivia Russell,<br />

Tamison’s dance<br />

instructor, has ‘helped<br />

her get to where she<br />

is today’.<br />

faces<br />

decision of<br />

a lifetime<br />

EN POINTE: Tamison Soppet has gained a scholarship to some of the world’s best ballet<br />

schools after winning a major competition in Sydney.<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 />

The 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 School<br />

in the early 1980’s; or Queen<br />

Elizabeth II’s appointed prima<br />

ballerina assoluta of the school,<br />

Dame Margot Fonteyn; or even<br />

the famous Rudolf 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 />

“Now, she has an opportunity<br />

to travel the world, experience<br />

dancing at different schools, and<br />

see what is out there for her.”<br />

Tamison competed at the<br />

Youth America Grand Prix ballet<br />

competition, held in Sydney late<br />

last month, against more than<br />

200 dancers aged 12-14.<br />

After three days of performing<br />

and attending masterclasses,<br />

Tamison was called back for<br />

further judging, where the junior<br />

grand prix title was officially<br />

awarded to her by consensus of a<br />

four-judge panel.<br />

The scholarship enables her<br />

to attend one of four top ballet<br />

schools in the world for a period<br />

of up to four weeks.<br />

“Winning is one thing and<br />

absolutely something to be proud<br />

of, but the scholarships and<br />

exposure is where the ‘excel’ part<br />

starts,” said Soppet.<br />

“Tamison is over the moon to<br />

have such an accomplishment<br />

under her belt. This is the<br />

first time she’s been overseas<br />

to compete - which is pretty<br />

incredible.”<br />

She said Tamison was judged<br />

for her ‘artistry, technicality,<br />

musicality, and performance’ in<br />

both classical and contemporary<br />

categories.<br />

“We moved to Convergence<br />

Dance Studios a couple of years<br />

ago and I cannot give Olivia<br />

Russell, her dance instructor,<br />

enough credit,” said Soppet.<br />

“Her incredible nurturing,<br />

time, effort and training has<br />

helped Tamison get to where she<br />

is today.”<br />

Outside of dancing, Soppet<br />

said Tamison enjoys swapping<br />

her ballet shoes for gumboots<br />

while hanging out at her friend’s<br />

alpaca farm, and doing ‘normal<br />

kid’ things.<br />

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Thursday <strong>October</strong> 5 <strong>2023</strong> 7<br />

Synchro Dolphins take silver<br />

THE PROVINCE’S future in<br />

synchronised swimming looks<br />

to be in good hands, following<br />

Canterbury Dolphins’ success at<br />

last week’s Artistic Swimming<br />

Nationals in Auckland.<br />

The Canterbury Dolphins,<br />

a team of five swimmers, took<br />

second place in the Dolphin<br />

Combo under 16s competition,<br />

against six other teams from<br />

across the country.<br />

The talented young synchro<br />

swimmers showcased their<br />

abilities during a three-minute<br />

routine set to a medley of<br />

Mission Impossible, James Bond,<br />

and Pink Panther tunes.<br />

All but two of the girls joined<br />

the team in recent months.<br />

12-year-old Georgie Halliwell<br />

was introduced to the sport<br />

earlier this year by her school<br />

friend Emily Betteridge, 12.<br />

Emily has been a part of<br />

Canterbury Artistic Swimming<br />

for two years, alongside<br />

teammate Alex Macfarlane, 12.<br />

“It’s like underwater<br />

gymnastics,” said Emily about<br />

the sport.<br />

“And you’re doing it in perfect<br />

sync with the rest of the team –<br />

it’s challenging! We count, and<br />

we listen to the music.”<br />

Georgie shared her excitement<br />

about participating in the event.<br />

“Synchronised swimming is a<br />

combination of all my favourite<br />

things, with swimming, music,<br />

and creating routines all being<br />

important,” she said.<br />

“It’s really fun being part of a<br />

team, and we train hard.”<br />

The team’s dedication is<br />

evident in their rigorous training<br />

regimen, which consisted of five<br />

hours a week throughout the<br />

year.<br />

Coach Jo Biddle expressed her<br />

pride in the girls’ dedication and<br />

focus.<br />

“I’m super proud of these girls<br />

and how they’ve truly committed<br />

themselves to achieve these<br />

remarkable results,” she said.<br />

“They’ve come a long way<br />

and have truly earned this<br />

recognition.”<br />

Team member Kayla Camm-<br />

Rule also demonstrated her<br />

PROUD: Canterbury<br />

Dolphin swimmers<br />

in the pool, from<br />

front to back – Ayla<br />

Burgess, Emily<br />

Betteridge, Kayla<br />

Camm-Rule, Georgie<br />

Halliwell, abd Alex<br />

Macfarlane.<br />

Kayla Camm-Rule<br />

(right) placed third<br />

in 13-16 Figures.<br />

individual prowess, impressing<br />

the judges to take third in the 13-<br />

16 years Figures competition.<br />

Canterbury Artistic<br />

Swimming is on a high as<br />

these young athletes continue<br />

to make waves in the world<br />

of synchronised swimming,<br />

showcasing their talent,<br />

dedication and passion for<br />

the sport.<br />

Kōrero mai, let’s talk about our<br />

Safer speed plan<br />

Way safer for everyone<br />

We’re planning to make more speed limit<br />

changes in some areas across Christchurch.<br />

Lower speeds can save lives and prevent serious injury.<br />

Reducing our speed makes a major difference in a crash.<br />

People make mistakes on our roads, and those mistakes<br />

shouldn’t cost our neighbours, whānau or pets their lives.<br />

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency have changed the way<br />

speed limits are set. This gives us an opportunity to plan an<br />

area-wide approach for speed changes.<br />

We’re asking for feedback on our 10-year vision and<br />

principles for safe speeds across Christchurch and Banks<br />

Peninsula, as well as our first three years of implementation.<br />

To read the plan and give feedback by<br />

25 <strong>October</strong>, visit<br />

letstalk.ccc.govt.nz/saferspeedsplan


8<br />

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

The city’s history<br />

with a camera<br />

THE SEARCH is on once again<br />

for unique photos that tell the<br />

stories of Christchurch.<br />

The annual Christchurch City<br />

Libraries’ photo hunt started this<br />

week and will run alongside the<br />

city’s heritage festival.<br />

The photo hunt aims to gather<br />

and preserve photographs from<br />

across the community, along<br />

with the unique stories of their<br />

creators. The theme this year is<br />

‘Our Stories of Living and Learning’.<br />

Susan Hanham won last year’s<br />

photo hunt with a portrait of<br />

herself and her sister Catherine<br />

during the 1974 Commonwealth<br />

Games at Queen Elizabeth II<br />

Park.<br />

Hanham recalled the Commonwealth<br />

Games being a “really<br />

big deal” for the city. Her mother<br />

had sewn special clothes in the<br />

games’ colours.<br />

“Mum handled the finances<br />

in our family, and she always set<br />

money aside in a tin, called the<br />

fun tin. So, in this instance we<br />

got to go to the opening of the<br />

Commonwealth Games in our<br />

‘special’ games outfits.”<br />

Acting head of libraries and information<br />

Erica Rankin said the<br />

hunt aims to highlight the key<br />

moments in the city’s history.<br />

“We find the photo hunt<br />

incredibly valuable in preserving<br />

these stories for our future generations<br />

to learn from and enjoy,”<br />

she said.<br />

“We have many stories, from<br />

Ngāi Tahu and other iwi, European<br />

settlers, Pasifika and people<br />

of many ethnic and cultural<br />

backgrounds who have made this<br />

place home.”<br />

Submitted photographs will be<br />

showcased on the Discovery Wall<br />

at Tūranga, and as part of the<br />

permanent heritage collections at<br />

Christchurch City Libraries.<br />

Māori history, climate<br />

change key concerns<br />

PROTECTING Māori history<br />

and dealing with adverse<br />

weather events are key points<br />

to emerge from community<br />

consultation for the Te Pataka<br />

o Rakaihautū Banks Peninsula<br />

Destination Management Plan.<br />

The plan has entered a final<br />

focused review before it is<br />

completed in November.<br />

Key points from community<br />

consultation include finding<br />

better mechanisms to<br />

manage cruise ships, better<br />

infrastructure to deal with<br />

adverse weather events, and<br />

protecting the region’s Māori<br />

history and community<br />

character with slower, more<br />

engaged tourism.<br />

In May, initial feedback on the<br />

draft plan was shared and since<br />

then further submissions have<br />

been received.<br />

Considerations include<br />

continued mana whenua<br />

consultation, the community<br />

hui on cruise ships held in<br />

August, and peer reviewing of<br />

the plan by an industry expert.<br />

PHOTO: NEWSLINE<br />

The plan is being developed<br />

with specific areas of<br />

community focus, such as<br />

encouraging longer stays<br />

for visitors, reducing the<br />

environmental and social<br />

impact of tourism, emphasising<br />

the unique culture and<br />

natural environment of the<br />

area, and giving attention to<br />

infrastructure and facilities.<br />

• See the community<br />

consultation summary<br />

here: www.christchurchnz.<br />

com/defining-our-place<br />

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Thursday <strong>October</strong> 5 <strong>2023</strong> 9<br />

Diabetes-friendly keto creations<br />

WHEN CHEF Nerys<br />

Whelan started living<br />

the keto lifestyle in<br />

2019, she began a<br />

mission to make keto<br />

more sustainable long<br />

term by providing<br />

inspiration and recipes<br />

to others<br />

She has worked with Dr Glen<br />

Davis, a doctor working in<br />

metabolic disease and lifestyle<br />

medicine, who says food is more<br />

than nutrients and fuel and it is<br />

possible to have health and wellness<br />

without compromising on<br />

the joy of food.<br />

A keto diet significantly<br />

reduces using glucose as fuel,<br />

turning off the making of new<br />

fat and leaving only dietary fat<br />

and stored fat for fuel. Insulin<br />

controls the balance as it carries<br />

the glucose around the body to<br />

use as energy, and controlling the<br />

insulin in your body has been<br />

proved to be helpful for those<br />

with diabetes.<br />

Turmeric Thai chicken<br />

curry<br />

Makes 4 portions<br />

Suitable for GF, sugar-free, DF,<br />

egg-free<br />

Ingredients<br />

3 Tbsp olive oil<br />

8 chicken thighs, skinless, boneless<br />

3 Tbsp red curry paste, lowsugar<br />

1 small onion, sliced<br />

1 Tbsp fresh ginger, finely grated<br />

1 clove garlic, crushed<br />

2 tsp ground coriander<br />

1½ tsp ground turmeric<br />

1 tsp salt<br />

½ tsp white pepper<br />

400ml coconut milk<br />

½ head broccoli or 2 bunches<br />

broccolini<br />

1 lime, zest and juice<br />

Method<br />

• Preheat a heavy-based pot<br />

over a high heat. Once hot, add<br />

2 tablespoons of oil and sear the<br />

chicken thighs on both sides until<br />

golden brown. Remove them<br />

from the pot and set aside.<br />

• In the same pot, add another<br />

tablespoon of oil and the<br />

sliced onion, and cook until<br />

translucent. Then add the curry<br />

paste, ginger, garlic, coriander,<br />

turmeric, salt and pepper. Cook<br />

for another 2–3 minutes until<br />

fragrant.<br />

• Add the coconut milk and<br />

return the chicken to the sauce.<br />

Turn it down to a low heat and<br />

simmer for 15–20 minutes until<br />

the chicken is cooked through.<br />

• Cut the broccoli into florets,<br />

or trim the broccolini, and add<br />

them to the sauce. Cover the<br />

pot and simmer for another 4–7<br />

minutes until the broccoli is<br />

tender.<br />

• Lastly, stir through the lime<br />

zest and juice, then taste and<br />

adjust the seasoning, if needed.<br />

Nutrition Note: Turmeric is well<br />

known for its anti-inflammatory<br />

and antioxidant properties.<br />

Peanut butter cup slice<br />

Makes 24 slices<br />

Suitable for GF, sugar-free, vegetarian,<br />

egg-free<br />

For the base<br />

150g butter, melted<br />

200g ground almonds<br />

90g allulose<br />

50g cocoa powder<br />

35g peanuts, chopped<br />

½ tsp ground cinnamon<br />

For the peanut butter layer<br />

500g smooth peanut butter (no<br />

added sugar)<br />

80g unflavoured or vanilla, lowcarb<br />

protein powder<br />

150g Allulose<br />

1 tsp Vanilla paste or essence<br />

For the chocolate<br />

200g sugar-free dark chocolate,<br />

chopped, or baking bits<br />

40g coconut oil<br />

35g peanuts, chopped<br />

Method<br />

• Preheat your oven to 170°C<br />

fan bake and line a 20cm × 30cm<br />

slice tray with baking paper.<br />

• In a bowl, mix the base ingredients<br />

together and press evenly<br />

into the bottom of the lined tray.<br />

• Bake for 8-10 minutes until<br />

the top looks dry, then press the<br />

base down with a flat object or<br />

the back of a spoon. Allow the<br />

base to cool completely at room<br />

temperature before continuing.<br />

• Heat the peanut butter in a<br />

double boiler or in a microwavesafe<br />

bowl on low, stirring every<br />

30 seconds, until it has thinned<br />

out and is easy to mix.<br />

• Stir in the protein powder.<br />

If you’re using a vanilla protein<br />

powder, it may have sweetness in<br />

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sweetener, then taste the mix and<br />

add more as needed.<br />

• Stir through the vanilla and<br />

mix until combined, then set it<br />

aside.<br />

• Melt the chocolate and coconut<br />

oil in a double boiler, or in<br />

a microwave-safe bowl, stirring<br />

every 30 seconds.<br />

• Once the chocolate is<br />

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butter bowl and fold it through<br />

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and peanut butter so the less<br />

mixing the better. Alternatively,<br />

you can do a layer of peanut<br />

butter filling, then just pour the<br />

chocolate on top.<br />

• Spread the peanut butter<br />

chocolate layer over the base<br />

and sprinkle with the chopped<br />

peanuts. Set it in the fridge for<br />

3-4 hours before cutting into 24<br />

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CROSSWORD<br />

1 2 3 4 5 6 7<br />

8 9<br />

10 11<br />

316<br />

SUDOKU<br />

Every row, column and box should<br />

contain the digits 1 to 9.<br />

WordBuilder<br />

WORDBUILDER<br />

216<br />

6<br />

C E N<br />

T I L<br />

12 13 14 15<br />

16<br />

17 18<br />

19<br />

20 21 22 23 24<br />

words of three or more letters,<br />

How many words of three or more<br />

including plurals, can you make from the six<br />

letters, using each letter only once? No foreign<br />

words or words beginning with a capital are<br />

allowed. There's at least one six-letter word.<br />

once?<br />

TODAY<br />

Good 18 Very Good 22 Excellent 25<br />

letters, including plurals, can you make<br />

from the six letters, using each only<br />

No words beginning with a capital are<br />

allowed. There’s at least one six-letter<br />

Solution 215: elm, elmy, helm, hem, hey, hoe, hole,<br />

holey, holm, holy, home, HOMELY, homey, homy,<br />

word. hoy, ley, lye, mole, moly, ohm, ylem.<br />

Good 12 Very Good 18 Excellent 23<br />

25 26<br />

27 28<br />

29 30<br />

31 32<br />

33 34<br />

Across<br />

1. Pastry filled with cream (6)<br />

5. Allege (6)<br />

10. Flummox (7)<br />

11. Cocktail sausage (7)<br />

12. Departs (6)<br />

15. Contusion (6)<br />

16. Nightwear (7)<br />

17. Cold and damp (4)<br />

18. Optimum (4)<br />

19. Social climber (7)<br />

20. Dishonest scheme (4)<br />

22. Eager (4)<br />

25. Obsessive collector (7)<br />

27. Arbitrary (6)<br />

28. Mend (6)<br />

31. Stark (7)<br />

32. Understand (7)<br />

33. Box (6)<br />

34. Lookout (6)<br />

Decoder<br />

Down<br />

2. Include (7)<br />

3. Slumbering (6)<br />

4. Corrosion (4)<br />

5. Curved structure (4)<br />

6. Drinker’s toast (6)<br />

7. Submissive (7)<br />

8. Naked (6)<br />

9. Hidden (6)<br />

13. Characteristic (7)<br />

14. Catch (7)<br />

15. Obstacle (7)<br />

20. Scatter (6)<br />

21. Memory loss (7)<br />

23. Slow-moving ice mass (7)<br />

24. Steel beam (6)<br />

25. Truthful (6)<br />

26. Keep (6)<br />

29. Plant with fronds (4)<br />

30. Weapons (4)<br />

Crossword<br />

Across: 1. Eclair, 5. Accuse,<br />

10. Nonplus, 11. Cheerio,<br />

12. Leaves, 15. Bruise, 16.<br />

Pyjamas, 17. Dank, 18.<br />

Best, 19. Upstart, 20. Scam,<br />

22. Agog, 25. Hoarder, 27.<br />

Random, 28. Repair, 31.<br />

Austere, 32. Realise, 33.<br />

Carton, 34. Sentry.<br />

Down: 2. Contain, 3. Asleep,<br />

4. Rust, 5. Arch, 6. Cheers,<br />

7. Servile, 8. Unclad, 9.<br />

Covert, 13. Symptom, 14.<br />

Capture, 15. Barrier, 20.<br />

Spread, 21. Amnesia, 23.<br />

Glacier, 24. Girder, 25.<br />

Honest, 26. Retain, 29.<br />

Fern, 30. Arms.<br />

WordBuilder<br />

ceil, cent, cite, CLIENT, ice,<br />

inlet, LECTIN, lei, lent, let,<br />

lice, lie, lien, line, lint, lit, lite,<br />

net, nice, nil, nit, tec, telic,<br />

ten, tic, tie, tile, tin, tine<br />

Sudoku<br />

DECODER<br />

Each number represents a different letter of the alphabet. Write the<br />

given letters into all squares with matching numbers. Now work out<br />

which letters are represented by the other numbers.<br />

All puzzles copyright<br />

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