Nor'West News: November 16, 2023

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2023
• By Geoff Sloan
FOR THE past 15 years, plucky
grandmother Lee Jewell has
been helping young children
from St Albans School to
safely cross the intersection of
Westminster and Cranford St,
one of the busiest intersections
in Christchurch.
But now the 70-year-old
reckons it has come time to
hang up her giant lollipop.
“The winter’s too cold for
me, (it’s) freezing here on the
corner. So my family sort of
said I have to stop.”
She’s planning to finish up
her role in December, ending a
more than 20-year association
with the primary school. But
she admits she will miss the
children.
“Seeing them as babies growing
up into young adults all the
way into high school.”
Jewell started in the role as
a volunteer, but the increase
in students and traffic using
the high-volume intersection
meant the school upgraded it
to a part-time paid position.
The school is looking for
somebody to replace her, but
she warns patrolling isn’t for
everybody.
“I was away for a week on
holiday and the last person that
took over for me wouldn’t step
out (because they said it was
too dangerous. They let the
children out, but they didn’t
step out. You’ve got to walk out
into the middle of the road.”
She says she’ll still be
available to help show her
replacement the ropes.
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Dedicated grandma Lee
hangs up her lollipop
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HANGING UP LOLLIPOP: Lee Jewell has been keeping St Albans school children safe
on her watch for 15 years.
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somebody first. There might
not be anybody and I still
might be here next year. We’ll
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However, retirement isn’t
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• By Sasha Watson
MORE THAN $90,000 has
been allocated to go towards
the improvement of community
projects.
The money, approved by the
Waimāero Fendalton-Waimairi-
Harewood Community Board,
will help fund tennis court
upgrades, a water system upgrade,
shade sail instalments and a restoration
project.
Burnside Tennis Club has
been given $15,000 to go towards
replacement costs of the four
astroturf courts, $10,000 has been
allocated to the Burnside Bowling
Club for the upgrade of its water
system, and $18,400 is to be transferred
to the city council’s park
unit to purchase two shade sails
as part of the Westburn Reserve
renewal project.
The final approved funding of
$50,000 will go to the Friends
of the Christchurch Botanical
Gardens towards its fundraising
campaign to restore the Mona
Vale bathhouse.
City councillor Sam MacDonald
said he was pleased local
projects would be receiving some
of the funding.
“When the previous government
announced Three Waters
was happening, they gave us a
pot of money known as ‘Better
Off’ funding. We, as a council,
decided to split some of this off to
each community board to support
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Tuesday, 11am-1pm
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‘Bloody good bugger’ over the moon
A MAN OF mana, a legend and
a bloody good bugger.
Those are just a few of the ways
ranger Steve Leiataua has been
described by his colleagues, so
it’s no wonder he was awarded
one of the top national awards in
the sector.
Leiataua was presented the
Recreation Aotearoa Awards Ian
Galloway Memorial Cup for outstanding
contribution in parks,
amenity horticulture and open
spaces at Bottle Lake Forest,
surrounded by his team, a few
former colleagues and wife Sue,
as he wasn’t able to make it to the
ceremony.
“I am just over the moon,” the
St Albans resident said.
“It was a long road to get here,
there have been ups and downs.
But it’s been so good to work for
the community and work with
some great people. I really love
it.”
Leiataua has worked in parks
for more than 40 years. He
started in 1981 as a cadet in
Auckland – the first Samoan
ranger they’d had – before moving
to Christchurch.
He became a park ranger
at Waimairi County Council,
carrying on through the 1989
amalgamation into Christchurch
City Council.
Leiataua has literally built
parks from the ground up, constructing
roads, bridges, tracks
and even the visitors centre at
Bottle Lake Forest.
“One of the highlights for me
over the years has to be watching
and working with staff as they
come and go. It’s about people
and watching them grow, helping
them along the way,” he said.
For the last 20-odd years he
could be found at Spencer Park
where he is a ranger project manager
responsible for Spencer, Seafield,
and Coastal parks, as well
as part of Brooklands Lagoon.
“I’ve loved watching Spencer
Park evolve over the years.
There’s been a lot of change,
especially with the earthquake
in there and we’re still working
through things.
“I simply enjoy the place.
People having picnics, camping
or cycling right through to Bottle
Lake. It’s just great.”
He has dubbed the area “The
Destination”, which is catching
on with his colleagues.
“It’s the end of the road, it’s
The Destination. Spencer Park
has been part of the fabric for
a very long time and I think it
deserves the title.”
City council head ranger of
LOTS OF LOVE: Steve Leiataua, who has worked in
parks for more than 40 years, and wife Sue, with the
Ian Galloway Memorial Cup.
coastal and plains Robbie Hewson
said Leiataua is “one of the
absolute most beloved rangers.”
“Steve is a figure of mana.
I looked up to Steve when I
first started on the team, and I
still do. This is one of the most
prestigious awards
in the parks space
and I couldn’t
think of anyone
more deserving,”
Andrew
Rutledge
he said.
City council
head of parks Andrew
Rutledge said
the award was well deserved.
“It brought a tear to my eye.
I’m so proud of the work Steve
and the team does.
“That amazing smile will be
shining even brighter.”
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Thursday November 16 2023
Leaders in Learning
Sportsman of the Year 2023
Ari Leckie – Sportsman of the Year 2023
Ari was the Captain of the Burnside High Senior Boys Volleyball
team this year. He Lead his team to win the Canterbury
Secondary Schools’ Division 1 Boys title, coming a best-ever 6th
place in Division 1 at the NZ Secondary Schools’ Championships
in Palmerston North in Term 1. He was also a member of
the Canterbury team who placed 1st at the Inter Provincial
Championships and is in
the NZ Junior Mens Training
Squad. Ari also played Beach
Volleyball in Term 1, partnering
with Jova Waqa to place 3rd
in the Senior Boys division at
the NZ Secondary Schools’
Championships in Mount
Maunganui.
Sportswoman of the Year 2023
Penelope Yang –
Sportswoman of the Year
2023
Penny’s sport is Powerlifting
and she has had an incredible
year of results. She is currently
the top Powerlifter in NZ in
her weight and age class. She
currently holds the NZ squat
record for U72kg lifters of 130kg which she broke earlier this year
at the National Championships.
She has been selected to attend the World Powerlifting
Championships in Rome in November and it’s her last opportunity
to break the World Youth record squat, which has been held
for over eight years. Penny has been invaluable with her help in
coaching and managing the new members of the Powerlifting
group at school this year, either training in the school weights
room, or at competitions.
Dux of the school
Dux of the School
The PETER BRYANT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP is awarded to
the Dux of the school. This is an annual award, established by the
Board of Trustees, to acknowledge the outstanding contribution
to Burnside High School of the late Dr Peter Bryant, in his role as
the chairperson of the Board.
2023 Dux Recipient
2023 Dux recipient is Johnny Lawrey
Johnny is a quietly confident
student who has developed a
style of learning where he fully
engages in the content and extends
his knowledge into every aspect
possible. An example of this is his
interest in Halley’s Comet – which
came as a result of a comets
lesson in Mathematics. Johnny has
arranged to meet other students
in 2061 when the comet next passes by Earth. His humble and
quiet demeanour are somewhat a cloak to the genius of the
academic excellence that lies beneath, with classmates and
teachers alike, fully aware of his capabilities. He is described as
being dedicated, diligent, thoughtful, determined and thorough.
This year Johnny has been an Academic Leader and Mentor
and an active organiser of Gifted and Talented activities. He has
also successfully participated in numerous competitions with
his passion for success and solving problems hugely evident.
His internal results this year are exclusively at Excellence level to
form part of the 264 Excellence credits he has earned in NCEA.
This year he is holding an A+ average in his Computer Science
and Mathematics papers at Canterbury University where he
plans to continue his studies in 2024 with in excess of $15 000
of scholarships. At our awards evening he placed First Place
in Physics, First Place in Calculus, Excellence in Chemistry and
Excellence in Mathematics with Statistics, as well as a Noeline
Clark Scholarship to UC.
The Peter Rowe Cup for
Musicianship
William Kao - the Peter Rowe
Cup for Musicianship 2023
William is an outstanding multiinstrumentalist
and composer
who has been a member of the
Specialist Music Programme and has
contributed to the department at the
highest level for five years.
He has achieved great success in
the chamber music contest, being a
member of the winning brass group
on two occasions, but it is in the field
of Jazz that he is most focused. He
has won numerous awards as the
most outstanding trombonist, pianist
and best overall musician at the ARA Jazz Quest competition, as
well as being a member of the winning combo in that event on
three occasions. William has picked up similar awards at both the
Southern Jam and Tauranga Jazz Festival.
He has been a member of the Burnside Big Band for five years,
leading the trombone section with energy and flair for the last
three years, inspiring his peers with his exciting and inventive
improvisation, and winning numerous awards along the way. He is
also the trombone section leader for the CYJO.
William has enjoyed further success in the last two years, winning
hotly contested prizes for both improvisation and composition at
the national Young Jazz Band-it competition.
2023 Proxime Accessit
2023 Proxime Accessit Devin Lin
Devan is an exceptional student
who is PASSIONATE about learning,
is confident and forthright, and
is massively respected by fellow
students and staff for his academic
rigour. This student’s love of
problem solving and learning spills
over to his hobbies which include
Chess and Strategy games. Devin
has been an amazing Academic Leader and Tutor and is hugely
generous in his sharing of his time and knowledge. He is the
Captain of the Chess club and has been involved in co-leading
several gifted and talented activities and events. Devin has
amassed nine Course Endorsements at Excellence Level, Level 1
and 2 Certificates endorsed with Excellence and he has already
passed two NZQA Scholarship exams last year. At this point, he
already has 80 Level 3 credits - at Excellence level and has five
scholarship entries in the upcoming examinations. This is on
top of the 100 level university papers he has sat this year where
grades of 97-98% can pose some level of disappointment. In
2024, his plans are to go on to the University of Canterbury where
he has been offered scholarships to study Financial Engineering.
The future looks bright indeed for this young person as they
embark on life beyond Secondary School. Throughout his time at
Burnside Devin has won numerous awards and competitions and
at our awards evening he won Excellence Awards in Calculus and
Physics, and has placed first in both Mathematics with Statistics
and in Economics.
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IN WITH THE NEW: Burnside Tennis Club has been awarded $15,000
towards the replacement of its astroturf courts – the fourth of which will
be completed in two weeks.
Community project
improvements able
to start in near future
• From page 1
Better-off Funding is part of the Three
Waters Reform process. The central government
has set aside $2 billion nationwide
for councils to use to improve amenities
and outcomes for residents.
The city council was allocated $30.61
million in the “Better Off Funding”
tranche one, with a further $91.82 million
to be allocated in tranche two next year.
Recipients of the funding have started
to plan how and when the money will be
used.
While the restoration of the Mona Vale
Bath House has no start date as of yet,
Friends of the Christchurch Botanical Gardens
committee member Jeanette Christensen
said the director of the gardens
has already organised the rescoping of the
area in order to figure out what needs to be
done.
“We’re looking to put semi-tropical
plants in along with a water feature and
seats. It’s a beautiful heritage building, and
it will be very nice once it’s finished,” said
Christensen.
Burnside Bowling Club committee
member Alan Bryce, said the upgrades
“will be completed after the end of the
current season”, which will be around the
May/June period next year.
Said Burnside Park Tennis club committee
member Gillian Smeith: “Three of the
Burnside tennis courts have already been
resurfaced, and the fourth is to be completed
in a fortnight which will be suited to
pickleball too – apparently it’s the next big
SUNS OUT: Two shade sails will
be purchased with the $18,400
transferred to the council’s park unit
as part of the Westburn Reserve
renewal project.
thing.”
Kim Swarbrick, parks and recreation
planner, said that the construction of the
shade sails will begin mid-next year.
The Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
Community Board will spend their
funding on a patrol car.
“The board has approved $22,500 in
Better Off funding for one project –
which is to be used to help fund a patrol
car for Hornby patrol,” said chair Helen
Broughton.
“We are breaking the funding up into
equal parts for each of the three wards,
but this is the first project to be officially
gratified.”
Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central chair
Emma Norrish said: “The community
board will likely have its meeting to
decide its Better Off Funding allocations
next year.”
FULL BLOOM:
An approved
funding
amount of
$50,000 will
go towards the
Friends of the
Christchurch
Botanical
Gardens’
fundraising
campaign to
restore the
Mona Vale
bathhouse.
PHOTO:
NEWSLINE

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Thursday November 16 2023
A Vet ConferenCe
& CAMBoDIA
Recently Steve, our eldest son Connor
and I had the opportunity to attend the
Singapore vet conference and then travel to
Cambodia to catch up with a vet friend and
experience the cuisine, culture and unique
sites of Siem Reap.
Kulen
elephants
GREEN LIGHT: The final two-thirds of the 10.3km Source to Sea walkway
have been approved by the Waimāero Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood
Community Board.
PHOTOS: NEWSLINE
Source to Sea
Singapore vet conference
I’d never experienced Singapore before and
it was quite unbelievable in many ways.
Very clean and tidy, well organised with
high rise appartments and commercial
buildings covering the landscape. Loads of
upmarket boutique stores, so much choice
with food, just an easy place to live I’d
imagine.
The conference was fun. Most entertaining
were the medicine lectures with David
Church and his wife Jill Maddison.
A power couple that just know it all.
I was so impressed I introduced myself as
a die hard fan over the years (I listen to
their vet podcasts) and purchased their
text “Clinical Reasoning”. I also enjoyed
the Dentistry, Oncology, Surgical and
Behavioural lectures. Lots of take home
points to put into action at MMH vets.
Highlights of Singapore had to be the
Botanical gardens,
cocktails in the
rooftop pool,
clothes shopping
for Connor and
discovering
a Chilean
Chardonnay…..
and the “Jewel”.
WOW.
Next stop Siem
Reap. We were
The Jewel in
Singapore airport
Singapore at night
the first ever flight
to arrive in to the
brand new airport
built by the Chinese. Lots of important
officials shaking our hands, drapping us in
scarves and taking photos. Quite Surreal.
Siem Reap was
nothing like i’d
imagined. So
much hustle
and bustle on
the dirt roads
with motorbikes
jammed full of
families and Tuk
Tuks weaving
in and out. Rice
fields were dotted
all over, and it was
really colourful,
with bright
houses, clothing
and road side stalls. Cambodians are
Angkor Wat Temples
generally a smiley, friendly, helpful people.
I fell in love with them.
Ta Prohm
temple
where
Indiana
Jones
was
filmed
The Apopo rats
They made our
holiday so much
better as they were
our tour guides
when we visited the
Kulen Elephants,
the Angkor Wat
temples, a city food
tour and the Apopo
rats that detect the
hidden landmines
(fabulous clever
little creatures).
There was so much
to learn about the
culture, their politics, arranged marriages
and the wars they have lived through.
My Friend has a vet practice, so we visited
and got some glimpses of what its like to
treat all animals in a 3rd World country,
with virtually
no diagnostic
equipment
in clinic and a
sparce amount of
drugs. Saw some
unforgettable
cases. We also
fell in love with
the cuisine,
exquisite tastes,
presentation and
Steve blood sampling
at Trish’s clinic
price of food.
Saw many
street animals,
packs of dogs
and lone cats, moving free range through
the city, like to gather at intersections. All
looked happy, well fed and healthy. Didn’t
approach me which was probably a good
thing as I would have needed to befriend
them…….Rabies risk intensified! The cows
grazing where ever they pleased also
looked content and well cared for.
Was great fun for Steve and I travelling with
Connor and attending a vet conference
together. We all have our different interest
areas and we love discussing lectures, cases
and devising future plans. I think another
family holiday to Asia is in order one day,
with all 3 sons in tow ( maybe partners too).
I just want to wish all MMH readers a safe,
healthy, sunny Christmas and summer
holidays, enjoying special fun times with
family and friends. See you again in 2024
where I will be writing in The Star.
Dr Michele McMaster
gets go-ahead
THE PŪHARAKEKENUI-Styx Source
to Sea walkway has been given the green
light.
Routes for the remaining network
of paths and boardwalks, part of the
10.3km walkway, will begin construction
after being approved by the Waimāero
Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood
Community Board.
About 3.5km of the walkway has been
completed already, and 16 new sections
were approved by the board last week,
which will cover the final two-thirds.
The walkway is being built progressively
and will form a part of the 2000-2040
Styx Vision, which is aimed at restoring
and establishing a spring-fed ecosystem
throughout the length of the river and its
tributaries.
“It is being constructed in sections as
funding becomes available, however we
wanted to get approval for the remainder
of the walkway to avoid case-by-case site
approval,” said city council biodiversity
team leader Antony Shadbolt.
“This will help to streamline the process
and avoid staff needing to come back to
the board for approval as opportunities to
construct different sections arise.”
More than 81 per cent of the waterway
is now in public ownership and significant
land protection and restoration activities
have been completed or are under
way.
“Once complete, the Source to Sea
walkway will allow the public to access
the diverse natural environments which
exist alongside the river corridor, for
recreational activities and the enjoyment
of nature,” said
Shadbolt.
Sections constructed
so far are in Ouruhia
Domain, Styx Mill
Conservation Reserve,
Redwood Springs,
Te Waoku Kahikatea
Reserve, Te Waoku
Kapuka Reserve, Kā
Pūtahi Confluence
Conservation Reserve,
Janet Stewart Reserve,
Bridget
Williams
Kā Pūtahi Community Orchard, and a
short section in a new subdivision on Styx
Mill Rd.
“It’s exciting to see the walkway coming
together,” said board chairperson Bridget
Williams.
“It will be a wonderful asset to connect
people to nature. I know there will be
many people who will enjoy and benefit
from it once it’s complete.”
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Thursday November 16 2023
UNEXPECTED WINDFALL: The Coniston Ave property was
well presented and attracted families and those wanting to
live close to the university.
PHOTOS: NZ HERALD
Auction battle leaves seller $252k richer
• By Nikki Preston
THE OWNER of a fourbedroom,
two-bathroom home
in Ilam got an unexpected
windfall when their home sold
under the hammer for $1.202m
– $252,000 more than what they
were banking on.
The brought-forward auction
for the four-bedroom,
two-bathroom brick home on
Coniston Ave at the Harcourts
Gold auction room attracted six
bidders who battled it out for
the property.
Bidding opened at $950,000,
which was the price the owners
had accepted and moved the
auction ahead of schedule, but
it continued for
several hundred
thousand dollars
more.
Harcourts
Grenadier salesperson
Andrew
Steel said by the
time it reached
around the
Andrew
Steel
$1.1m mark there were just two
bidders left fighting for it.
“As it was between the two
there was a bit of toing and froing
and then it hit the $1.2m, and
the other party ended up paying
a couple of thousand more, and
that just closed it off.”
The home seemed to hit a
sweet spot with buyers, he
said, and they even held an impromptu
open home after it was
listed because of all the interest
it received. The first open home
attracted 12 groups and then
another 48 groups viewed it over
the first weekend of open homes.
The home was well-presented
and the owners had done their
homework by getting all the
information such as building
reports ready for prospective
buyers.
But neither he or the owner
had anticipated the house would
sell for $1.202m.
“The surprise was the result.
But I had intimated to people
where I saw values, but it just
went north of that. It was well
above the vendor’s expectations
because they had already
accepted $950,000 so they were
happy to sell at $950,000,” said
Steel.
The main interest in the
property was from people who
were looking at it as a family
home or parents who were
buying it for their children to live
in and attend university.
“Not treating it as a varsity flat,
but that they could get to varsity
because it was not that far away.”
– NZ Herald
Growing the city’s ‘lungs’
• By Dylan Smits
AN AMBITIOUS project to plant
areas of Banks Peninsula with
10,000 giant native trees is nearly
halfway to its 2025 goal.
“We like to think of the southern
Port Hills as a potential area
to grow the lungs of Christchurch,”
said initiative co-ordinator
Sophie Hartnell.
Since 2021, signatory groups of
the Te Kākahu Kahukura initiative
have planted 4165 totara trees
as part of the Podocarp Enrichment
Programme.
They passed the milestone of
4000 podocarps at the end of the
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Giant podocarps include some
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“We anticipated we could get
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THE RZ 450e is the second
Lexus to go fully electric and
follows in the footsteps of the
compact UX SUV launched here
about 18 months ago.
Its twin, the bZ4X, is the first
all electric Toyota, and goes on
sale from early next year. The
Lexus version beats it onto our
market by about six months.
While new here, this model has
been available for some time
overseas including the USA.
Toyota offers two models
– the Front-wheel drive Pure
Motoring with Bob Nettleton
for $72,990 with a $10k price
premium slapped on the AWD
Motion. The considerably more
expensive RZ is a two-model
affair leading off with the
$141,600 Core lined up for this
road test. There’s an extra $10k
hit on your wallet for the flagship
Dynamic. The company is
accelerating its EV development
and aims to have a full range of
Battery Electric Vehicles across
the entire Lexus range by 2030.
Because this model is built on
a new e-TNGA platform, it gives
Lexus the flexibility to
create a range of vehicles
with different motor
sizes, battery types and
drive systems. The thin,
high-capacity 71.4kW/h
battery pack is placed flat
under the floor, to achieve
a low centre of gravity.
The approximate driving
range is 470km using the
overly optimistic New European
Driving Cycle (NEDC). Most
owners will struggle to achieve
that sort of range in every day
driving
Both RZ 450e variants use new
eAxle technology integrating the
transaxle, motor generator and
inverter with a mighty 230kW
total output (150kW front and
80kW rear motor). The test car’s
performance was strong and
purposeful and with plenty of
that to draw on when needed,
to spirit this fairly large and
chunky SUV along in impressive
fashion. Drive in the pace and
purpose space for prolonged
periods, which is easy enough to
do given the exhilarating driving
experience, and the EV range
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Throttle response is swift
enough to mow down the 0 to
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seconds. The instant acceleration
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Instruments and controls are
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8 Kapuka Lane, Kennedeys Bush
Auction: Thursday 14 Dec. (USP)
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 living,
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As you approach the home, you'll find the large
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providing convenient access to your daily life.
The middle level includes an expansive living
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dedicated media room. The open plan design
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perfect for entertaining or simply enjoying the
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with chic lighting, providing a cosy space for
casual meals. A fabulous walk-in pantry is cleverly
tucked behind the kitchen complete with a sink,
engineered stone benchtop and numerous storage
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Step outside through large sliding doors onto the
wooden deck that surrounds the living areas.
This outdoor oasis is designed for relaxation and
entertainment, with water and power provided
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gatherings with friends and family.
On the lower level, you'll discover four generously
proportioned bedrooms, each thoughtfully
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CROSSWORD
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9
10 11
322
SUDOKU
Every row, column and box should
contain the digits 1 to 9.
WordBuilder
WORDBUILDER
222
6
G T A
T R E
12 13
14 15 16 17 18
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 20 Very Good 25 Excellent 30
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 221: alb, all, allot, alto, atoll, ball, BALLOT,
bat, blat, bloat, blot, boa, boat, boll, bolt, bot, lab,
word. lat, lob, lot, oat, tab, tall, toll.
Good 15 Very Good 22 Excellent 28
19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26
27 28
29
Across
1. Forms of creative activity for an
audience (10,4)
10. Proportion (5)
11. Discard (4,5)
12. Word formed from initial letters
(7)
13. Last in line (7)
14. Unnamed object (5)
16. Spying (9)
19. Opponent (9)
20. Enthusiastic (5)
22. Training meeting (7)
25. Mythical sea creature (7)
27. Without thought or preparation
(9)
28. Halt (5)
29. Black box (aircraft) (6,8)
Down
2. Blackmail (9)
3. Scowl (5)
4. Advise in favour (9)
5. Point of dispute (5)
6. Pretentious, ostentatious (9)
7. African animal (abbr) (5)
8. Ceremonial staff (7)
9. School absentee (6)
15. Environmental propaganda (9)
17. Medical emergency worker (9)
18. Make worse (9)
19. Forsake (4-3)
21. Blush (6)
23. Plain clothes (5)
24. Detection instrument (5)
26. Happen again (5)
Crossword
Across: 1. Performing arts,
10. Ratio, 11. Cast aside, 12.
Acronym, 13. Endmost, 14.
Thing, 16. Espionage, 19.
Contender, 20. Eager, 22.
Seminar, 25. Mermaid, 27.
Offhanded, 28. Cease, 29.
Flight recorder.
Down: 2. Extortion, 3.
Frown, 4. Recommend,
5. Issue, 6. Grandiose,
7. Rhino, 8. Sceptre, 9.
Truant, 15. Greenwash, 17.
Paramedic, 18. Aggravate,
19. Cast-off, 21. Redden, 23.
Mufti, 24. Radar, 26. Recur.
WordBuilder
age, are, art, ate, ear, eat,
era, erg, gar, gat, gate, gear,
get, grate, great, rag, rage,
rat, rate, ret, tag, tar, tare,
TARGET, tart, tat, tater, tea,
tear, teat, teg, tetra, treat
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
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Thursday November 16 2023
Mission Without Borders
visit the Sechka’s house
with support to lift them
out of poverty.
Families in Ukraine
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The Sechka family live in a rural area
of Sarny region, western Ukraine, in
an old dilapidated house. Mykhailo,
40, and his wife Nadiya, 31, work hard to
provide for their family. They face a massive
challenge as three of their five children have
severe disabilities. One of their daughters
is unable to walk at all. The health of
their children means they need medical
examinations, check-ups, and treatment.
Which costs money.
Mykhailo used to work in forestry, but
when the war began, he lost most of his
wages then he had to quit. Since then, he
has focused on farming and keeps cows,
pigs, geese, and poultry to survive.
Son Mieko loves his parents and sees they
are hardworking. Mykhailo must cultivate
a lot of land to grow forage for the animals,
and vegetables and grain for the family. He
was using an old tractor that he bought 15
years ago. The tractor is 50 years old and
required constant repair. Mykhailo says that
after each working day he had to repair it
and it wasn’t worth the money. Since then,
the old tractor became a place where Mieko
and his siblings play.
Despite Mykhailo and Nadiya’s efforts,
the family’s situation became very difficult.
The loss of income, health issues and the
ongoing war has taken its toll.
Mieko’s family need help with resources,
such as tools and machinery, so they can
grow food for themselves.
Right now, the Ukrainian economy
is shrinking, and inflation is rising. So,
supporting families just like Mieko’s with a
self-sufficiency project will be a lifeline.
Mieko’s anxiety and uncertainty and have
resulted in physical and psychological
issues. There is no doubt that the impact
of war will be felt by his family and many
others for years to come.
Support MiSSion Without BorderS
At Mission Without Borders, we regularly reach
out to Kiwis who respond by giving, praying,
and offering their unwavering support.
If you would like to help, here are
some ways we can make a difference
together:
1. A gift of $30 will supply an emergency
food and hygiene parcel to help
displaced and vulnerable people in the
Ukraine.
2. Sponsor a family: we have families
in Ukraine waiting right now for
sponsorship. You can enable and
encourage a whole family to lift
themselves out of poverty and become
self-sufficient for $45 a month.
3. Consider donating towards a selfsufficiency
project for a family like
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If you’d like to help in any way, please either
visit our website mwb.org.nz/get-involved/
bring-hope or call us today on 0800 469 269.

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Thursday November 16 2023
RAY WHITE PAPANUI
The 5th Annual Community Halloween
Event at St James Park a great success.
As the cobwebs are cleared and the witches hats are tucked
away for another year, we would like to extend our thanks to
our community for making the 5th Annual Halloween Event
a great success.
This year’s Halloween event would not have been possible
without the sponsorship and support of the Rotary Papanui
and Otautahi Passport clubs, alongside our team and
Business Owners at Ray White Papanui. A big thank you for
continuing to be a part of the community event.
The event saw families, friends, and neighbours coming
together to celebrate this spooky holiday in a safe and fun
environment. Again the costumes were fabulous and the
effort put in was noted, the interactive Halloween games
this year were well received and the smiles on the faces of
the little ghouls, goblins and witches collecting their treats
were priceless.
Thank you, Papanui community, for coming together, having
fun, and supporting what has become an annual tradition
now. We look forward to seeing you all again next year.
-The Team at Ray White Papanui
rwpapanui.co.nz
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