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BOURNE TO BE A 

LEADER 

HARD-HITTER: Golfer Zaria Bourne 

has won the emerging leader title at 

the GirlBoss national awards. 

• By Sasha Watson 

FOURTEEN-year-old Zaria 

Bourne is an emerging force on 

the fairways. 

She was the youngest player 

in Waimairi Beach Golf Club’s 

history to win its senior club 

championship at the age of 12. 

Now the Mt Pleasant resident’s 

skills have been recognised 

at the national GirlBoss 

awards. She won the emerging 

leader award last week at a 

ceremony in Auckland. 

Said Zaria: “I was very happy, 

surprised and thankful to win 

the award. Golf is typically a 

male-dominated sport and I’m 

happy to show other young 

women that ‘if he can do it, so 

can I’. 

“I’ve had a lot of rejection due 

to my skill, size and gender. 

That didn’t stop me from 

hitting the ball harder and 

further.” 

Zaria has been a part of 

Waimairi Beach for about four 

years, and has two hole-in-ones 

to her credit. 

• Turn to page 3 

Sports 

grounds 

get $2m 

court 

and turf 

upgrade 

A NEW “multi-sport zone” 

will be built at the Lyttelton 

recreation grounds as part of a 

redevelopment of the site. 

City council head of parks 

Andrew Rutledge said the new 

additions will increase the 

versatility of the recreation 

ground. 

“A new section will be built that 

includes a court that can be used 

for either basketball or futsal. 

A new netball court, and an 

artificial turf training ground for 

rugby and football are also going 

in,” he said. 

“This model is a first for the 

region and is a great solution for a 

site with limited space.” 

The existing rugby and 

football fields will be upgraded, 

reorientated and resown with turf. 

A new drainage and irrigation 

system will also be installed, 

as well as ducting for future 

floodlighting. 

“We’ve been working closely 

with the Lyttelton recreation 

ground reserve committee to 

understand the needs of the 

Lyttelton sporting community,” 

said Rutledge. 

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this week 

Risingholme Park and 

Homestead Tour 

Thursday, 10am- 2pm 

Friday, 1pm-5pm 

Risingholme Homestead & Park 

The tour is designed to share the 

history of Risingholme Homestead 

and Park – a heritage park that has 

a number of rare tree species from 

England, a notable Kauri tree, and a 

beautiful Category 2 heritage-listed 

building. Come along and enjoy 

the garden, building and stories of 

this important community asset. 

Wheelchair access downstairs is 

available. Unfortunately, there is 

no lift access to the 1st floor of the 

Homestead. Free, no bookings 

required. 

JP Clinic 

Thursday, 10.30am-1.30pm 

Spreydon Library 

A Justice of the Peace will be available 

to members of the community to 

witness signatures on documents, 

certify document copies, take oaths, 

declarations, affidavits or affirmations, 

applications for the dissolution of 

marriage or civil union, citizenship 

applications, sponsorship applications, 

and rates rebate applications. There is 

no charge for this service. 

Extravaganza, Sunday 10am-4pm, Ferrymead Heritage Park. Enjoy 

unlimited rides on the double-decker trams, and explore the park and its 

many activities and exhibits, from fire engines, aeroplanes, tractors and 

model railroads, to experiencing telecommunication through the ages. 

Visit the blacksmith, print shop, schoolhouse, jail, theatre, playground 

and early-century cottages. Face painting, ponies and petting zoo, 

food and more. The steam train will be running also. Admission prices 

from $6.50 to $56.50 include all attractions except the train, food and 

beverages. Limited door sales on the day. 

Living and Learning with Wool 

and Fibre Crafts 

Friday, 10am-3pm 

The Tannery, Woolston 

See live demonstrations of wool and 

fibre crafts such as spinning, weaving, 

knitting, crocheting, tapestry, felting 

and braid making. Come along to the 

Christchurch Guild of Weavers and 

Spinners rooms and see demonstrations 

of preparing fleece, wheel and 

spindle spinning, weaving on a variety 

of looms, knitting, crochet, tapestry, 

embroidery, felting and braiding. Free, 

no bookings required. 

Knit ‘n’ Yarn 

Thursday, 1.30-3.30pm 

South Library 

Go along with your knitting, crochet 

or any other portable crafts to enjoy 

time with other crafters. Share 

your skills in a friendly, relaxing 

environment – and don’t forget to 

take your library card to borrow craft 

books. Free, no bookings required. 

Old Stone House Open Day 

Saturday, 1.30-3.30pm 

Old Stone House, 30 Shalamar Drive 

Visit the Old Stone House and soak up 

the ambience and history of this heritage 

building, originally built for Sir 

John Cracroft Wilson’s Indian workers. 

Built in 1870, Old Stone House is 

fully restored and reopened in 2018 after 

earthquake strengthening and major 

repairs. There will be a display of 

information on the history of the Old 

Stone House from its beginnings to 

its current use as a community centre 

and event venue. Bagpiper, facepainting, 

refreshments available on the day. 

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Thursday October 19 2023 3 

New look facility to 

open before winter 

TIME TO 

PAR-TEE: 

Winner of 

the GirlBoss 

national 

award for 

emerging 

leader Zaria 

Bourne 

with Delta 

Insurance’s 

Dasha 

Goryacheva. 

UPGRADE: The grounds will get new courts and an artificial training turf. 

• From page 1 

Committee chair Clinton 

Norris said the redevelopment 

“is needed as the playing surface 

is uneven and floods from time 

to time”. 

“The new ground will make 

it safer and more attractive for 

future use.” 

The recreation ground is 

currently used by a number of 

sports clubs like rugby, football 

and touch rugby, as well as 

community groups such as 

Scouts and schools. 

“Currently the Lyttelton 

Netball Club don’t have suitable 

courts to train and play on. With 

the addition of a netball and 

basketball court, all sports will 

be brought into the same area,” 

said Norris. 

Work is scheduled to start this 

month. 

Said Rutledge: “Work will 

take around four months to 

complete, with a further four 

months needed for the new grass 

to grow in. We expect to reopen 

the grounds before winter 2024.” 

The $2 million recreation 

ground redevelopment runs in 

parallel with the $27 million 

Naval Point – Te Nukutai o 

Tapoa development project, 

which includes an upgrade to the 

recreation ground’s changing 

facilities. Plans for the new 

facilities are in development. 

Winner dreams of 

being a pro golfer 


Her dream is to become a 

professional golfer like Lydia Ko, 

and her vision is for an academy 

to be set up for young women so 

they can succeed together. 

“I want to lead other girls into 

believing they can do anything. 

Restraints can hold you back 

from becoming the best version 

of you.” 

The Catholic Cathedral College 

student was awarded $1000 

alongside the title and will save the 

money until she needs it most. 

She was one of three young 

women from Canterbury to receive 

awards. 

St Margaret’s College student 

Lucy Butterfield won the STEM 

award, and former Christchurch 

Girls High School head prefect 

Hawwa Niyaz the innovation 

award. 

There were 11 winners across 

New Zealand who were selected 

from 530 nominations nationwide. 

The Girlboss Awards are a 

nationwide search for young 

women aged 11-18 who are 

leaders, role models and 

innovators in categories such 

as community, sports, arts and 

culture, and innovation. 

• More GirlBosses, page 6 

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Sand art helps to heal 


ARTIST WAYNE Webb has had a long 

history of mental health battles. 

However, he has found an unusual 

outlet to overcome his struggles – 

using nature and a rake to make 

mandalas, tributes and messages in the 

sand. 

“So many people truly think the 

world would be better off without them, 

that they are alone,” said Webb. 

“I too was suicidal and using drugs 

and alcohol. It has been a journey but 

now, sand art has become my pub and 

my chemist.” 

Now, his work has been captured in 

a short video, A Gift to the Sea, which 

will be showcased in the Aotearoa 

Mental Health Film Festival. 

A Gift to the Sea will be screened at 

Hoyts EntX on November 23, as part of 

nine short films to be showcased. 

The film can also be seen at 

www.newbrightononline.nz 

Webb started sand art about three 

and a half years ago and since then, 

New Brighton beach has become a daily 

– sometimes twice daily – destination 

for him. 

“Sand art dissolves the chaos in my 

head. ‘Busy hands, settled brain’ is a 

saying I’ve stuck to,” he said. 

“It gives me a power. The beach is 

healing and cleansing, and art has the 

power not just to change my life, but 

others’ as well.” 

Webb was inspired by now-retired 

sand artist Peter Donnelly, who created 

on New Brighton’s shores from 1997 to 

2014, and Jeremy Lillico, who helped 

Webb create his first piece. 

“I want to reach as many people who 

feel alone as possible, and help get them 

to stay (living),” Webb said. 

The video was funded by 

ChristchurchNZ, Rata Foundation, 

and Lottery Community. 

It was produced by Jaunty 

Productions for New Brighton Online. 

ARTIST: Wayne Webb uses a rake to etch his mandalas, tributes and messages 

into the sand at New Brighton beach.


the mind 


Said New Brighton Online project 

manager Talya Willson: “We’re very proud 

of the team – Wayne for his talent, Fynn 

McLaughlan as cameraman, Zak Abdullah 

for drone shots and Jaunty Productions 

director and editor Shea McKenzie. 

“It is important for men to share their 

experiences and coping mechanisms to 

promote good health in others, and tell 

stories about doing things that still bring 

them happiness. 

“I am happy to have a platform to share 

something that has helped me, with others 

in a similar situation. 

“The whole point is to get people talking 

without any stigma.” 

He said he wanted mental health “to be 

famous, not me”. 

•For tickets to the screening go to 

https://mhfilmfest.org.nz 

AN ALCOHOL ban is being proposed 

at Queen Elizabeth II Park and the 

surrounding area. 

The city council is looking at amending 

its Alcohol Restrictions in Public Places 

Bylaw to allow for the alcohol ban, 

specifically during events with more than 

4000 attendees. 

The request, raised by the community, 

would require schedule 2 of the bylaw 

to include QEII as a “large-scale event 

alcohol ban area”. 

The ban would apply from midnight 

to 11.59pm on the day of any designated 

event, within the area bounded by Ascot 

Ave, Bower Ave, Travis Rd, Frosts Rd and 

Beach Rd. 

“The proposed ban would be consistent 

with other Christchurch event venues that 

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host large scale events, such as Hagley 

Park,” said city council head of strategic 

policy and resilience David Griffiths. 

“The ban would aim to limit anti-social 

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the venue on the days where there are 

large events.” 

“We’ve heard from stakeholders 

including Christchurch School of 

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The city council will make a decision on 

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Brachycephalics 

and their airways 

Dogs evolved more than 40 million 

years ago. 

Around 150-200 years ago, the concept of 

“breed” as we know it today was invented. 

Due to the popularity of showing and 

breeding in the early 1900’s, there was 

a need to create a spectrum of diverse 

breeds. The modern domestic dog became 

mans greatest genetic experiment - in 

some cases genetic triumph, in others 

genetic disaster. 

Health and welfare concerns about 

Brachycephalic dogs has become an 

increasingly high profile and contentious 

topic among the veterinary profession 

over recent years. There is no doubt these 

dogs have fabulous personalities and 

the popularity of this cherished breed is 

on the rise, but these dogs are strongly 

predisposed to a range of disorders due to 

their conformation. The most concerning 

is respiratory disease but they also get 

spinal disease, eye diseases, dystocia and 

heat stroke. It has been reported they live 

significantly shorter lifespans compared to 

non- Brachycephalic dogs. 

Brachycephalic breeds have a shorter wider 

skull, which leads to a narrow nasal passage 

and altered pharyngeal anatomy. Pugs 

and English bulldogs can have a dorsal 

rotation of the maxillary bone (upper 

jaw). Breathing is just really difficult, they 

are often snorers from a young age and 

exercising becomes an effort. If severe 

enough, these dogs will collapse, especially 

after a bout of over activity, excitement or 

excessive heat. Some dogs will gag, retch 

or reverse sneeze due to choking on their 

overly long soft palate. Regurgitation of 

food is common and this can be what 

they are seen for first. This can lead to 

bronchopneumonia. 

Diagnosis of elongated soft palate, tonsil 

enlargement and laryngeal collapse can 

only be made visually under carefully 

managed anaesthesia. Stenotic nostrils can 

be observed on physical exam. 

Posh at 

home 

before 

her 

exciting 

day at 

the vets 

Recently we had the pleasure of meeting 

“ Posh”, a much loved 7 month old French 

Bulldog. Posh was admitted for her 

desexing procedure and BOAS surgery 

with Dr Steve Heap ( BOAS is a combination 

or narrow nostrils and an overly long soft 

palate at the back of the throat) because 

she’s a breed to go on and develop severe 

respiratory disease later in life. 

Surgical positioning for shortening 

the soft palate 

Steve Heap 

performing soft 

palate shortening 

From all accounts Posh is experiencing no 

exercise intolerance, is a snorer though but 

healthy otherwise. Early surgical correction 

of this condition is advised before 

secondary changes develop in the airways, 

causing severe breathing issues that 

become irreversible, affecting her quality of 

life and exercise ability. 

We take extra precautions with the 

anaesthetic and drugs used because 

of her breed. Posh only had her palate 

shortened as her nostrils were of good 

width ( which is unusual for this breed). 

Posh breezed through her spey and palate 

surgery, waking up uneventfully, looking 

comfortable and settled. 

Recent studies have shown that 90% of 

BOAS dogs are significantly improved with 

surgery. If treatment is undertaken early 

before we see laryngeal collapse, these 

dogs can enjoy exercise and play without 

shortness of breath. 

Posh 60 

minutes 

post 

surgery 

The finished product - an open 

unobstructed airway 

Dr Steve Heap is now performing these 

surgeries at McMaster & Heap. We have 

the necessary equipment and operating 

microscope to perform these very delicate 

surgeries. 

If you would like more information on BOAS 

surgery, please make an appointment with 

Steve. 

Dr Michele McMaster 

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Young campaigners scoop awards 

HONOUR: Hawwa Niyaz received the GirlBoss innovator 

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ADDRESSING sexual violence 

and protecting penguins has 

earned two young women 

national awards. 

Former Christchurch Girls’ 

High student Hawwa Niyaz, 18, 

won the $1000 innovation prize 

at the national GirlBoss awards 

in Auckland last week, while 

Lucy Butterfield, 14, from St 

Margaret’s College took out the 

science, technology, engineering 

and maths title. 

Hawwa was a co-lead and 

advocate for Students Against 

Sexual Harm. She also founded 

the Beautiful Light Nurzainah 

Charitable Trust, which 

promotes better relationships 

between students and supports 

those who have suffered harm. 

“Advocating for connection 

and support and discussing 

these projects is really important 

to me. I have been working on 

this for about two years,” said 

Hawwa. 

“I believe the world can change 

through understanding intergenerational 

trauma, supporting 

students who are victims of 

sexual and hate crimes, and 

becoming open-minded to different 

educational avenues.” 

Hawwa helped get a report on 

sexual harm at CGHS released 

last year. It found more than a 

quarter of students had been 

sexually harassed with 20 saying 

TRAPPER: Lucy Butterfield 

will use her STEM award 

prize money to buy more 

traps to protect little blue 

penguins from predators. 

they had been raped. The report 

inspired the documentary I 

Stand for Consent and led to a 

mandatory consent education 

programme being started at the 

school. 

“I hope we can nurture a 

generation that has been hit with 

trauma to become confident and 

resilient leaders, break barriers, 

challenge stereotypes, catalyse 

change and foster innovation.” 

Hawwa is in her first year 

studying law and psychology as 

part of a Bachelor in International 

Relations degree at Victoria 

University of Wellington. 

She hopes to put her $1000 

prize into the Beautiful Light 

Nurzainah Charitable Trust so it 

can keep working with schools 

across New Zealand. 

Lucy, who lives in St Albans, 

created the Lucy Butterfield 

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Trust when she was 11. It aims to 

protect the last remaining little 

blue penguin colonies on the 

Akaroa waterfront. 

“I have 35 traps in Akaroa 

Harbour, which can only be 

accessed by boat. These traps are 

set up to prevent predation,” said 

Lucy. 

“I’ve been passionate about 

birds since I was young. For my 

10th birthday, I did a tour of the 

colonies and noticed the penguins 

needed help,” she said. 

“Predators have a massive effect 

on wildlife and the penguin 

population, which has grown 

again since we started the project.” 

Lucy volunteers with her father 

Matt and has worked with the 

penguins for about three years. 

“Receiving this award was so 

cool, as the work is all volunteer 

and, after a long time, it is nice to 

have been recognised,” she said. 

“The award means that hopefully, 

I can raise more awareness 

for these penguins.” 

Lucy also won $1000 with her 

STEM award and hopes to use it 

to expand her trap lines and get 

the community involved. 

They were among 11 award 

winners chosen out of 530 

nominations from around the 

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Chinese inspired creations 

SAM LOW is known for three 

things – winning New Zealand’s 

MasterChef last year, making 

award-winning coffee and 

going viral on social media for 

re-plating his quarantine room 

service. 

Now he can add cookbook 

author to that list with the 

release of Modern Chinese, 

Low’s attempt to demystify 

modern Chinese cooking with 

accessible, easy recipes made 

from ingredients from the 

supermarket. 

Low, born in Fiji, moved to 

New Zealand when he was 8 

years old. His parents bought 

a dairy, and later took over a 

takeaway outlet. 

This was where Low got his 

first taste of commercial food 

production, starting out on the 

Microwave Milo Cakes 

Makes 1 big portion 

Ingredients 

2 Tbsp flour 

⅛ tsp baking soda 

Pinch of salt 

3 Tbsp Milo or malt drink or hot 

chocolate powder 

1½Tbsp brown sugar (or any 

sugar) 

1 egg 

15g butter or coconut oil, melted 

+ Ice cream or whipped or 

pouring cream to serve 

wok station when he was 15. 

He soon realised he had an 

affinity for food and attended 

hospitality classes, worked 

part-time at Auckland Seafood 

School and completed a food 

and beverage apprenticeship at 

SkyCity. 

After winning the New 

Zealand Barista Championship 

in 2016, Low turned to his 

passion for sharing chinese 

dishes on social media. 

While Low grew up eating 

Cantonese food, he started to 

explore the diversity of regional 

Chinese cuisine as it arrived in 

New Zealand. He said Sichuan 

cuisine has probably had the 

most impact on the way he cooks 

and the recipes in his new book – 

Modern Chinese. 

– ODT 

Method 

• In a small bowl, mix all the 

ingredients until well combined. 

• Pour the batter into a 

medium-sized microwave-proof 

bowl or large mug. The bowl/ 

mug should be only half full. 

Microwave, uncovered, for 60- 

90 seconds depending on the 

strength of your microwave. 

• When cooked, the cake 

should double in height. Serve 

with your favourite ice cream, 

whipped cream or pouring 

cream for one of the quickest 

cake desserts ever. 

Steamed Salmon in 

Chilli Bean Sauce 

Serves 2-4 as a side with rice 

Ingredients 

600g-800g pin-boned, skin-on 

salmon fillets 

2 Tbsp Shaoxing or any aromatic 

rice wine 

½ tsp salt 

30g fresh ginger, sliced 

Chilli sauce 

3 Tbsp oil 

1 Tbsp preserved black bean 

2 Tbsp Sichuan chilli bean paste 

(doubanjiang) or sriracha or 

your favourite chilli sauce 

30g fresh ginger, finely chopped 

6 cloves garlic, finely chopped 

100ml water 

1 Tbsp light soy sauce 

2 tsp sugar 

2 Tbsp black vinegar 

Salt to taste 

1½ Tbsp cornflour mixed with 

3 tablespoons water to make a 

thickening slurry 

Small handful of coriander, 

chopped, to garnish (optional) 

Method 

• For the fish, prepare a 

steamer with a lid over a wok or 

a large pot with at least 2 litres of 

boiling water. Rub the rice wine 

and salt over salmon fillets and 

lay them on the dish skin-side 

down. Top with the ginger slices. 

• Steam the fish for 15-20 

minutes until cooked. Use a 

chopstick to poke through the 

flesh at the thickest point; if 

there’s resistance, steam for a 

little longer. Once the fish is 

cooked, remove the sliced ginger 

and turn off the steamer but let it 

sit in the residual heat so the fish 

stays hot. 

• For the chilli sauce, place 

the oil, black bean and chilli 

bean paste in a wok or medium 

pan and cook over a high heat, 

constantly moving it around to 

prevent burning, until fragrant 

(about a minute). Add the ginger 

and garlic and fry for another 

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Turn off the heat. 

• Pour the sauce over the top of 

the fish. Garnish with coriander, 

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 

9 10 

318 

SUDOKU 

Every row, column and box should 

contain the digits 1 to 9. 

WordBuilder 

WORDBUILDER 

218 

6 

E N R 

I M O 

11 12 

13 14 15 16 17 

words of three or more letters, 

How 

including 

many 

plurals, 

words 

can you 

of 

make 

three 

from 

or 

the 

more 

six 

letters, using each letter only once? No foreign 

words or words beginning with a capital are 

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

once? 

TODAY 

Good 15 Very Good 19 Excellent 23 

letters, including plurals, can you make 

from the six letters, using each only 

No words beginning with a capital are 

allowed. There’s at least one six-letter 

Solution 217: ere, ewe, ewer, pee, peer, per, pert, 

pet, pew, PEWTER, rep, ret, rete, tee, tree, twee, 

word. tweer, twerp, wee, weep, wept, were, wet. 

Good 12 Very Good 15 Excellent 22 

18 19 20 

21 22 23 24 

25 26 

27 28 

Across 

1. Compact newspaper (7) 

5. Irony (7) 

9. Book of maps (5) 

10. No.9, in northern hemisphere 

(5,4) 

11. Intolerant (9) 

12. Military decoration (5) 

13. Sorrow (5) 

15. Already claimed (6,3) 

18. Wailing sound (9) 

19. Fragment (5) 

21. Small and elegant (Fr) (5) 

23. Cobbler (9) 

25. Chronicle (9) 

26. Pollex (5) 

27. Harass (7) 

28. Ghost (7) 

Down 

1. Buying and selling (7) 

2. Pen (9) 

3. Beginning (5) 

4. Indigestion (9) 

5. Prance (5) 

6. Recalls (9) 

7. Trophy (5) 

8. Exhaust (7) 

14. Lucky (9) 

16. Spectators (9) 

17. German city (9) 

18. Inner circle of a government (7) 

20. Hard-wearing (7) 

22. Member of court panel (5) 

23. Fast-moving (5) 

24. Unit of measurement (5) 

Crossword 

Across: 1. Tabloid, 5. 

Sarcasm, 9. Atlas, 10. Scrum 

half, 11. Impatient, 12. 

Medal, 13. Grief, 15. Spoken 

for, 18. Caterwaul, 19. Shard, 

21. Bijou, 23. Shoemaker, 

25. Narrative, 26. Thumb, 27. 

Torment, 28. Spectre. 

Down: 1. Trading, 2. 

Ballpoint, 3. Onset, 4. 

Dyspepsia, 5. Strut, 6. 

Remembers, 7. Award, 8. 

Muffler, 14. Fortunate, 16. 

Onlookers, 17. Frankfurt, 18. 

Cabinet, 20. Durable, 22. 

Juror, 23. Swift, 24. Metre. 

WordBuilder 

emir, eon, ion, ire, iron, men, 

MERINO, mien, min, mine, 

miner, minor, mire, moire, 

more, morn, nim, nor, norm, 

omen, one, ore, rein, rim, 

rime, roe 

DECODER 

Each number represents a different letter of the alphabet. Write the 

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

which letters are represented by the other numbers. 

Decoder 

Sudoku 

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www.thepuzzlecompany.co.nz

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