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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER <strong>23</strong>, 20<strong>23</strong><br />
www.starnews.co.nz<br />
Principal says social<br />
media ‘can be positive’<br />
• By Sasha Watson<br />
IAIN MURRAY may be the<br />
new kid on the block at Hornby<br />
High School, but he can already<br />
see the effects of social media on<br />
his students.<br />
In October, a Hornby youth<br />
survey was passed out at the<br />
school and more than 300 students<br />
answered questions about<br />
social media, youth offending<br />
and mental health.<br />
Said Murray: “What we have<br />
noticed is that youth these days<br />
are used to the instant gratification<br />
that comes with social<br />
media.<br />
“Their brains are conditioned<br />
to ‘want it now’, and they are<br />
less willing to work hard for<br />
what they want because it is<br />
right there on the screen in an<br />
instant.”<br />
Murray said while using social<br />
media can be positive during<br />
school time, it was about “finding<br />
a balance” between social<br />
media and focusing on learning.<br />
“We have also seen that with<br />
the presence of social media,<br />
the ability to concentrate for<br />
more than 10 to 15 minutes has<br />
significantly diminished.”<br />
Murray was appointed by the<br />
school’s boards of trustees as<br />
principal in April at the beginning<br />
of term two, and is striving<br />
to push students to better their<br />
attendance, sociability and education<br />
outcomes.<br />
He hails from Westland High<br />
School in Hokitika, where he<br />
was the principal for four-and-ahalf<br />
years.<br />
About the move to Hornby,<br />
Murray said: “I love it so far – it<br />
is very similar to working at my<br />
prior school, with similar values<br />
and good people. I love watching<br />
and growing both teachers and<br />
students. I also fit into management<br />
positions well.<br />
“Students are students wherever<br />
you go – you gotta love<br />
them. The community is supportive,<br />
which is heartwarming,<br />
and they want what is best for<br />
the students. We do too.”<br />
He has 10 years of experience<br />
in leadership throughout Canterbury<br />
schools, having been<br />
principal at both Cheviot Area<br />
School and Emmanuel Christian<br />
School.<br />
Murray also worked in<br />
Thailand for a year as executive<br />
principal for Silver Fern International<br />
School.<br />
His position at Hornby follows<br />
the departure of Robin Sutton,<br />
who had been principal for<br />
about seven years.<br />
Said Murray: “I’m planning<br />
to stay a while. I look forward to<br />
seeing the students become successful<br />
in whatever success looks<br />
like for them, whether it be academically,<br />
socially or sporty.<br />
“The goal is to really lift<br />
education in a way that gives<br />
students different pathways<br />
to go through. Another of my<br />
immediate focuses is to boost<br />
regular attendance at school as<br />
studies show a direct correlation<br />
between student achievement<br />
and attendance rates.<br />
“In the simplest of terms, if<br />
you attend school, you learn.”<br />
A PRINCIPAL’S PRINCIPLE: Murray is focused on<br />
boosting attendance, lifting education and providing<br />
students with a range of different opportunities.<br />
PHOTO: SASHA WATSON<br />
Meeting<br />
to form<br />
new patrol<br />
committee<br />
A NEW committee will be<br />
formed following Halswell Ward<br />
city councillor Andrei Moore’s<br />
request for more community<br />
patrol volunteers.<br />
Moore said the committee<br />
will be founded at a community<br />
meeting on Wednesday,<br />
<strong>November</strong> 29 from 7pm at Te<br />
Hapua Halswell Centre.<br />
The Waipuna-Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton<br />
Community Board<br />
had identified the need for more<br />
support in the area earlier this<br />
year, and to get an allocation of<br />
Better Off funding, the board<br />
requested expressions of interest<br />
to be sent to Moore.<br />
Said Moore: “We are on the<br />
right track to getting enough<br />
people to form an effective<br />
committee but would definitely<br />
benefit from more.<br />
“Anyone interested in being<br />
part of it is invited to come along<br />
to the meeting.”<br />
Community patrols are organised<br />
and operated by their local<br />
communities and volunteers,<br />
and work closely with police and<br />
other agencies to assist in building<br />
safer communities.<br />
New patrol volunteers are<br />
provided with full training and<br />
are asked to contribute four<br />
hours per month at a time that<br />
suits.<br />
• Expressions of interest<br />
can be sent to Andrei.<br />
Moore@ccc.govt.nz
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Reading to Dogs<br />
Tuesday, 3.30-4.30pm<br />
Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre<br />
This wonderful programme is<br />
designed to provide a relaxed,<br />
non-threatening atmosphere which<br />
encourages children to practise their<br />
reading skills and develop a love<br />
of reading. The programme uses<br />
dogs who are the beloved pets of the<br />
Christchurch City Council Animal<br />
Management team. Your child can<br />
have 15 minutes to sit with the dog<br />
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one they’ve found at the library.<br />
Bookings are essential, please call 03<br />
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Chinese Computer Session<br />
Wednesday, 2-3pm<br />
Upper Riccarton Library<br />
Do you speak Mandarin and need<br />
help with computers and devices,<br />
e-books, email or the Internet? Book<br />
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Craft Snippets with artist Monique Tichborne, Wednesday<br />
6.30-7.30pm, Upper Riccarton Library. Craft Snippets is a way to learn<br />
about artisan crafts from enthusiasts and experts who love to share. Go<br />
along this month and meet Monique Tichborne who is a self-taught<br />
artist. Tichborne lives with many limitations due to chronic pain, one<br />
of which has meant being able to work has become obsolete. Her art has<br />
given her much more than just a distraction. After Monique’s talk, you will<br />
be able to look at craft books new to the library as well as chat about what<br />
is happening or coming up craft-wise in and around Canterbury.<br />
Citizens Advice Bureau<br />
Wednesday, 9am-5pm<br />
Hornby Library<br />
Citizens Advice Bureau provides free<br />
and confidential advice to everyone.<br />
They will take the time to listen to<br />
you and equip you with the information,<br />
options and support that<br />
fit your needs. They can be found<br />
in their office inside the building<br />
entrance, please contact the Citizens<br />
Advice Bureau by phoning<br />
0800 367 222.<br />
Free Legal Advice<br />
Thursday, 6.15-8.15pm<br />
Hornby Library<br />
A lawyer will be available to answer<br />
your legal questions. Take relevant<br />
documents. Free. No bookings<br />
required.<br />
GenConnect<br />
Thursday, 1-1.45pm<br />
Upper Riccarton Library<br />
Connecting generations by sharing<br />
knowledge. Questions about your<br />
iPad, Smart Phone or Tablet? Want<br />
to know how to use Skype, Facebook,<br />
or share your photos with family<br />
or friends? What is an app and<br />
which ones are the best ones to use?<br />
Riccarton High School students will<br />
be available to help you find answers<br />
to all your questions.<br />
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From near-$1m price bump to $10k<br />
loss: Cone home feels resale pain<br />
• By Nikki Preston<br />
A CLEVERLY renovated midcentury<br />
cone-shaped home that<br />
was given an award-winning<br />
makeover to bring it into the 21st<br />
century has sold for the second<br />
time in just over a year, but for<br />
slightly less.<br />
The 1970s home at Westburn<br />
Tce, Ilam, sold for $1.3 million<br />
– $10,000 less than the previous<br />
owners picked it up for at auction<br />
in September last year.<br />
The property was put back<br />
on the market at the end of<br />
September due to a change in<br />
circumstances.<br />
The three-bedroom, two-bathroom<br />
home passed in at auction<br />
in mid-October but sold a few<br />
weeks later at a fixed price.<br />
Harcourts Gold listing agent<br />
Cameron Bailey, who marketed<br />
the home for the second time<br />
with Charlie Horncastle, said<br />
it was a good price and showed<br />
that good properties in good<br />
locations still hold their value.<br />
Bailey, who had earlier<br />
described it as an “uber cool”<br />
home, said a mix of buyers had<br />
been looking at the property including<br />
families, executives and<br />
downsizers. He could not reveal<br />
who the new owners were.<br />
The property underwent a<br />
sympathetic 14-month renovation<br />
by the previous owner,<br />
Angelique Armstrong, a wellknown<br />
Christchurch interior<br />
designer.<br />
Armstrong picked up the<br />
home for $461,000 in 2017 for<br />
herself, and her hard work<br />
scored the home an award for<br />
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A three-bedroom, onebathroom<br />
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on Westburn Tce, sold under<br />
the hammer for $1.46m earlier<br />
this month with five people<br />
competing for it.<br />
Bailey, who sold the home with<br />
colleague Catherine Aitken,<br />
said the recently renovated home<br />
on a large section was bought by<br />
a family.<br />
CONE: The Ilam home was renovated by interior<br />
designer Angelique Armstrong.<br />
“It’s just one of those areas<br />
where you are getting great value<br />
for money. You are getting a<br />
location that is still really close<br />
to town, it’s got some cool houses<br />
in there – there’s a mixture of<br />
character houses and some midcentury<br />
houses.”<br />
Harcourts Grenadier listing<br />
agent Andrew Steel also sold a<br />
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Thursday <strong>November</strong> <strong>23</strong> 20<strong>23</strong><br />
Farewells and<br />
emerging leaders<br />
for 2024<br />
Tēnā koutou katoa, warm greetings to you all<br />
The school year is rapidly coming to an end, senior students<br />
are on examination leave and NCEA well underway, we have<br />
completed our 20<strong>23</strong> senior prizegiving and on Friday the 8th<br />
of December finish the year celebrating the Year 7 to 10 final<br />
prize giving assembly.<br />
Our students and staff have shown huge resilience over<br />
the past three years under some difficult and challenging<br />
conditions, lockdowns, NCEA date changes which continue,<br />
rostering home of students and so forth, so well done to our<br />
staff and students.<br />
Enrolments for 20<strong>23</strong> are again increasing with students<br />
enrolling from both contributing schools, other regions and<br />
overseas, as a result the expected roll for 2024 is expected to<br />
be in excess of 900 students at our Kura. We are working<br />
with the Ministry of Education to urgently address the issues<br />
of space to cater for the rapidly increasing roll.<br />
At the final senior assembly of 20<strong>23</strong> we said farewell to our<br />
year 13 cohort. Our seniors will all be missed as they head<br />
into the wonder world and the exciting challenge ahead for<br />
them. All students who have passed through Hornby High<br />
School are part of our wonderful whānau and are welcome<br />
to come back to visit any time. We also thanked our Head<br />
Students for the awesome leadership over the 20<strong>23</strong> year and<br />
we welcome and congratulate our incoming Head Students<br />
for 2024.<br />
Celebrating our Head Students, prefects and leaders<br />
for 2024<br />
Sofia Meduric Head Girl, Prefect<br />
Khush Patel Head Boy, Prefect<br />
Makaea Hepi Deputy Head, Manakura, Cultural leader, Prefect<br />
Hope De La Mare Deputy Head, Sport leader, Prefect<br />
Tobey Geldard Sport leader, Prefect<br />
Skyler Alvarez Culture, Prefect<br />
James Lousich Manakura<br />
Addyson Sinclair Arts leader, Prefect<br />
Dominique Van Wyk Arts leader, Prefect<br />
Seini Mafi Community, Prefect<br />
Jared Waihape Community, Prefect<br />
Ranit Lal Academic, Prefect<br />
Nathan Russell Academic, Prefect<br />
Christmas and the holiday break will for some be here, for<br />
those travelling, staying local or having family to stay, we<br />
wish you all a Merry Christmas and a safe and enjoyable<br />
holiday break.<br />
Ngā mihi nui<br />
Iain Murray,<br />
Principal<br />
Level 3 Arts<br />
<strong>November</strong> 20<strong>23</strong><br />
Year 9 Stars Day Out<br />
Commitment,<br />
Achievement,<br />
Resilience,<br />
Respect<br />
Our Stars Day Out 20<strong>23</strong> was a huge success! Year 9 students had a great time Rock Climbing, Ziplining, Playing Disc Golf, experiencing<br />
Archery and taking part in multiple team challenges.<br />
Koru Care Visit to Los Angeles<br />
During October, three of our<br />
students were lucky enough to<br />
go to Los Angeles on a trip with<br />
Koru Care. They had a packed<br />
itinerary which included a visit<br />
to Disneyland and California<br />
Adventure, Universal Studios,<br />
Knott’s Berry Farm, SeaWorld,<br />
and a game hosted by the LA<br />
Kings when they played against<br />
the Coyotes and a number of<br />
different activities.<br />
“Koru Care” is an Air NZ<br />
charitable organisation based<br />
in New Zealand that aims to<br />
fulfill the dreams of seriously<br />
ill and disabled children. The<br />
organisation arranges travel<br />
and experiences for these<br />
children. There were 11 carers,<br />
1 doctor and 22 young people<br />
from throughout Christchurch<br />
supporting the students. Our<br />
students had a great time and<br />
will have these memories forever.<br />
Thank you Koru Care!!!<br />
Pan Pacific<br />
Jiujitsu<br />
International<br />
Championship<br />
Some amazing work has been displayed this week at reception from the Level 3 Art External Examination<br />
Submissions. Some more fabulous talent from Hornby High School!!<br />
A huge congratulations<br />
to Hornby High School<br />
Student Enzo M. for<br />
winning gold at the Pan<br />
Pacific International<br />
Championships held in<br />
Melbourne last weekend.<br />
He won by submission<br />
via armbar and got a gold<br />
medal in his division.<br />
Enzo is New Zealand<br />
Ranked #1 and has been<br />
for 3 consecutive years<br />
in Kids Jiu Jitsu Advanced<br />
division for 2021, 2022 and<br />
20<strong>23</strong>. We are so very proud<br />
of our champion!!!
Thursday <strong>November</strong> <strong>23</strong> 20<strong>23</strong> 5<br />
THE TIME FOR GIVING AT THE HUB<br />
SANTA PET<br />
PHOTOS<br />
30th <strong>November</strong> and<br />
7th December<br />
6pm - 9pm<br />
VISIT SANTA<br />
Santa arrives<br />
Saturday 25 Nov 10am,<br />
onsite daily<br />
10am - 5pm<br />
WRAPPING<br />
BAR OPEN HOURS<br />
Gold coin donation to Canterbury Cancer Centre<br />
10am-4pm daily and then<br />
10am-6pm late nights (19-<strong>23</strong> Dec)<br />
CENTRE FARMERS PAK’n SAVE<br />
Mon 11 Dec 9:00am – 6:00pm 9:00am – 6:00pm 7:00am – 10:00pm<br />
Tue 12 Dec 9:00am – 6:00pm 9:00am – 6:00pm 7:00am – 10:00pm<br />
Wed 13 Dec 9:00am – 6:00pm 9:00am – 6:00pm 7:00am – 10:00pm<br />
Thu 14 Dec 9:00am – 9:00pm 9:00am – 9:00pm 7:00am – 10:00pm<br />
Fri 15 Dec 9:00am – 6:00pm 9:00am – 6:00pm 7:00am – 10:00pm<br />
Sat 16 Dec 9:00am – 6:00pm 9:00am – 6:00pm 7:00am – 10:00pm<br />
Sun 17 Dec 9:00am – 6:00pm 9:00am – 6:00pm 7:00am – 10:00pm<br />
Mon 18 Dec 9:00am – 6:00pm 9:00am – 6:00pm 7:00am – 10:00pm<br />
Tues 19 Dec 9:00am – 9:00pm 9:00am – 9:00pm 7:00am – 10:00pm<br />
Wed 20 Dec 9:00am – 9:00pm 9:00am – 9:00pm 7:00am – 10:00pm<br />
Thu 21 Dec 9:00am – 9:00pm 9:00am – 9:00pm 7:00am – 10:00pm<br />
Fri 22 Dec 9:00am – 9:00pm 9:00am – 9:00pm 7:00am – 10:00pm<br />
Sat <strong>23</strong> Dec 9:00am – 9:00pm 9:00am – 9:00pm 7:00am – 10:00pm<br />
Sun 24 Dec 9:00am – 6:00pm 9:00am –6:00pm 7:00am – 10:00pm<br />
Mon 25 Dec CLOSED CLOSED CLOSED<br />
Tue 26 Dec 9:00am – 6:00pm 9:00am – 6:00pm 8:00am – 9:00pm<br />
Wed 27 Dec 9:00am – 6:00pm 9:00am – 6:00pm 8:00am – 9:00pm<br />
Thu 28 Dec 9:00am – 6:00pm** 9:00am – 6:00pm 8:00am – 9:00pm<br />
Fri 29 Dec 9:00am – 6:00pm 9:00am – 6:00pm 8:00am – 9:00pm<br />
Sat 30 Dec 9:00am – 6:00pm 9:00am – 6:00pm 8:00am – 9:00pm<br />
Sun 31 Dec 10:00am – 6:00pm 10:00am – 6:00pm 8:00am – 9:00pm<br />
Mon 1 Jan 10:00am – 6:00pm 10:00am – 6:00pm 8:00am – 8:00pm<br />
Tue 2 Jan 10:00am – 6:00pm 10:00am – 6:00pm 8:00am – 9.00pm<br />
Wed 3 Jan Normal Hours Normal Hours Normal Hours<br />
**NB No late night Thursday 28 December<br />
HORNBY
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Thursday <strong>November</strong> <strong>23</strong> 20<strong>23</strong><br />
Rotary club<br />
supports<br />
mobile eye<br />
testing unit<br />
• By Sasha Watson<br />
THE ROTARY Club of<br />
Hornby has donated $4000<br />
towards a mobile eye testing unit<br />
for the South Island.<br />
The total cost of the mobile eye<br />
unit project, which was launched<br />
by Rotary District 9999 with<br />
Blind Low Vision NZ, sits at the<br />
$400,000 mark.<br />
Said Rotary public image coordinator<br />
for New Zealand and<br />
the Pacific Liz Courtney: “The<br />
mobile van will cost $180,000.<br />
“Then it will need to be customised<br />
to fit in the specialist equipment,<br />
which will cost another<br />
$200,000.”<br />
Said Blind Low Vision chief<br />
executive John Mulka: “Early<br />
detection and screening are key<br />
to prevent vision loss, so the aim<br />
is to have the mobile unit on the<br />
road by mid-2024 to offer rural<br />
communities free eye health<br />
checks and raise awareness of the<br />
importance of eye care.”<br />
To date, rotary clubs have raised<br />
$50,0000.<br />
• For more about the<br />
mobile eye unit or to<br />
donate, contact Regan<br />
De Burgh at rdeburgh@<br />
blindlowvision.org.nz<br />
Young ballerina to accept<br />
multiple scholarships<br />
• By Sasha Watson<br />
EVERY DANCER’S journey<br />
begins with a dream, and<br />
young ballerina Tamison<br />
Soppet is one step closer to<br />
realising hers after accepting<br />
scholarships from three<br />
international dance schools.<br />
The 13-year-old Te Kura<br />
correspondence school student<br />
will head to the Royal Ballet<br />
School in London, John Cranko<br />
Ballet in Germany, and Princess<br />
Grace Dance Academy in<br />
Monaco next year after being<br />
offered scholarships to attend<br />
each for up to four weeks.<br />
Said mum Toni Soppet: “She<br />
is very excited to be going out<br />
into the big wide world; she’s<br />
nervous but grounded.<br />
“We have the opportunity<br />
to first go to New York for the<br />
Youth Grand Prix ballet finals<br />
and, in July, Tamison would<br />
like to go to a summer school in<br />
Winnipeg on a scholarship she<br />
was offered last year.<br />
“Then, we will come home for<br />
a bit before leaving to go to each<br />
of the schools in Europe.”<br />
Tamison, a Convergence<br />
Dance Studios student, was also<br />
offered a fourth scholarship to<br />
the Australian Ballet School in<br />
Melbourne, which Soppet said<br />
was “not being ruled out”.<br />
To help fund the trip, a<br />
Givealittle page called ‘Ballet<br />
Beyond Boundaries: Supporting<br />
Tamison’s Dance Destiny’ was<br />
set up last week, with a goal<br />
of $25,000.<br />
“Every contribution, no<br />
matter the size, would get her<br />
closer to her dreams,” said<br />
Soppet.<br />
The decision comes after<br />
Tamison was recruited at the<br />
Youth America Grand Prix<br />
ballet competition, held in<br />
Sydney in September, after<br />
competing against more than<br />
200 dancers aged 12-14.<br />
Tamison was called back for<br />
further judging after three days<br />
of performing and attending<br />
both classical and contemporary<br />
masterclasses, where the junior<br />
grand prix title was officially<br />
awarded to her by consensus of<br />
a four-judge panel.<br />
Said Soppet: “Though<br />
winning competitions is<br />
amazing, making people<br />
feel something through her<br />
dancing is the real triumph and<br />
something Tamison strives for.”<br />
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Start a new<br />
Christmas tradition<br />
What could be better than starting some new family traditions this year? Christmas traditions are memories<br />
in the making and help spread a little festive cheer whether with your loved ones or out in the community.<br />
10 great ideas to help make Christmas a magical time of the year<br />
1. Create a Christmas playlist with some of<br />
your favourite carols and songs – play it<br />
loud and every day, if that’s your thing.<br />
Or plan a pre-Christmas sing-along<br />
evening – don’t forget to supply the song<br />
sheet so everyone can join in too.<br />
2. Get into the spirit of Christmas by getting<br />
together with family or friends to help<br />
decorate each other’s houses – turn up<br />
the music, drink the wine and go all out<br />
to deck the halls.<br />
3. Make and send homemade Christmas<br />
cards – there’s nothing more exciting<br />
than getting mail, right? Or how about<br />
writing some generic ones and dropping<br />
them into your nearest retirement<br />
home to brighten up an elderly person’s<br />
Christmas.<br />
4. Buy your family Christmas tee-shirts or<br />
Santa hats to wear on the day and don’t<br />
forget to take a family selfie.<br />
5. Fill a shoebox with gifts for a child, wrap<br />
it with a bow, and deliver to the nearest<br />
community gift tree – check with your<br />
local library and label with age and<br />
gender.<br />
6. Have a yearly family, friends or neighbour<br />
outdoor games night with drinks and<br />
nibbles leading up to the big day – think<br />
Pétanque, hoopla, mini golf, giant chess,<br />
or croquet.<br />
7. Take a leaf out of Iceland’s traditional<br />
‘Jolabokaflod’ or Christmas Book Flood,<br />
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Eve each year – don’t forget to write<br />
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date.<br />
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to watch a week before Christmas day<br />
and tick off the ones you’ve watched.<br />
Don’t forget the popcorn and hot<br />
chocolate or nibbles and wine.<br />
9. Make and give a handmade ornament<br />
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Christmas tree will be covered with<br />
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Thursday <strong>November</strong> <strong>23</strong> 20<strong>23</strong><br />
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas<br />
Christmas is a great time for passing down recipes that are tried and true becoming<br />
traditional family favourites. The owner of this recipe says her mum used to make<br />
the pudding on Christmas Eve and would take the bowl and wooden spoon around<br />
everyone in the house to stir the mixture and make a wish.<br />
Make a Wish Christmas Pudding<br />
You will need:<br />
• 1 ½ tbsp butter<br />
• 1 ½ tsp baking soda<br />
• 1 ½ cups of boiling water<br />
• 1 ½ cups flour<br />
• 1 ½ cups mixed fruit or sultanas<br />
• ¾ cup sugar<br />
Method:<br />
1. In a glass or stainless steel bowl,<br />
melt the butter (over hot water)<br />
and dissolve the baking soda.<br />
2. Add the boiling water and<br />
sugar.<br />
3. When cool, add flour and<br />
mixed fruit.<br />
4. Stir all the ingredients together<br />
and make a Christmas wish.<br />
5. Cover bowl with a tea towel and<br />
allow to stand overnight.<br />
The next day:<br />
• Place mixture into a greased<br />
bowl or ice-cream container,<br />
cover with tinfoil and place in a<br />
pot of water, just deep enough<br />
so the bowl doesn’t float.<br />
• Boil pudding for four hours and<br />
check regularly to make sure<br />
the water has boiled dry. Top<br />
up carefully with extra water if<br />
required.<br />
• Serve with heaps of Chantilly<br />
cream!<br />
Chantilly<br />
Cream<br />
You will need:<br />
• 1 x bottle of cream<br />
• ½ tsp vanilla essence<br />
• 1 tbsp icing sugar to<br />
sweeten<br />
Method:<br />
Put cream, vanilla essence<br />
and icing sugar in a bowl and<br />
whisk until light and fluffy with<br />
softly formed peaks. Cover and<br />
refrigerate until ready to serve.<br />
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CROSSWORD<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8<br />
9 10<br />
3<strong>23</strong><br />
SUDOKU<br />
Every row, column and box should<br />
contain the digits 1 to 9.<br />
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11 12<br />
13 14 15 16 17<br />
18 19 20<br />
How many words of three or more letters,<br />
How including many plurals, words can you of make three from or the more six<br />
letters, using each letter only once? No foreign<br />
words or words beginning with a capital are<br />
from allowed. the There's six letters, at least one using six-letter each word. only<br />
once?<br />
TODAY<br />
Good 19 Very Good <strong>23</strong> Excellent 27<br />
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gat, gate, gear, get, grate, great, rag, rage, rat, rate, ret,<br />
word. tag, tar, tare, TARGET, tart, tat, tater, tea, tear, teat, teg,<br />
tetra, treat.<br />
letters, including plurals, can you make<br />
No words beginning with a capital are<br />
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Good 19 Very Good <strong>23</strong> Excellent 27<br />
21 22 <strong>23</strong> 24<br />
25 26<br />
27 28<br />
Across<br />
1. Authorise (7)<br />
5. Pacify (7)<br />
9. Longs for (5)<br />
10. Incubation period (9)<br />
11. Clear of blame (9)<br />
12. Morsel (5)<br />
13. Move (5)<br />
15. A delicate situation (2,4,3)<br />
18. Head of state (9)<br />
19. Slogan (5)<br />
21. Plain or functional (5)<br />
<strong>23</strong>. Change order (9)<br />
25. Fair and decent (9)<br />
26. Assumed name (5)<br />
27. Impaled (7)<br />
28. Spirit, nature (7)<br />
Decoder<br />
Down<br />
1. High-speed train (7)<br />
2. Christmas theatre (9)<br />
3. Refuse (5)<br />
4. Palaver (9)<br />
5. Spread (5)<br />
6. State of lawlessness, chaos (9)<br />
7. French for farewell (5)<br />
8. Confer an honour upon (7)<br />
14. Con artist (9)<br />
16. Conversation between two (Fr)<br />
(4-1-4)<br />
17. Aim (9)<br />
18. Own (7)<br />
20. Supervise (7)<br />
22. Serious (5)<br />
<strong>23</strong>. Fanatical (5)<br />
24. Brings up, nurtures (5)<br />
Crossword<br />
Across: 1. Empower,<br />
5. Placate, 9. Pines, 10.<br />
Gestation, 11. Exonerate,<br />
12. Crumb, 13. Shift, 15.<br />
On thin ice, 18. President,<br />
19. Motto, 21. Stark, <strong>23</strong>.<br />
Rearrange, 25. Equitable,<br />
26. Alias, 27. Speared, 28.<br />
Essence.<br />
Down: 1. Express, 2.<br />
Pantomime, 3. Waste, 4.<br />
Rigmarole, 5. Paste, 6.<br />
Anarchism, 7. Adieu, 8.<br />
Ennoble, 14. Trickster, 16.<br />
Tête-à-tête, 17. Intention,<br />
18. Possess, 20. Oversee,<br />
22. Acute, <strong>23</strong>. Rabid, 24.<br />
Rears.<br />
WordBuilder<br />
eon, net, nor, not, note, one,<br />
ore, otter, rent, ret, roe, rot,<br />
rote, ROTTEN, ten, tenor,<br />
tent, tern, toe, ton, tone, toner,<br />
tor, tore, torn, tort, torte,<br />
tot, tote, trot<br />
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‘Modest’ hybrid system leaves GX lacking<br />
One of the first Japanese station<br />
wagons sold in this country when<br />
launched in 1966; fast forward<br />
to 20<strong>23</strong> and now the Corolla is<br />
among the last.<br />
Traditional body styles such<br />
as wagons have been obliterated<br />
here over the last decade, by<br />
the seemingly never-ending<br />
obsession Kiwi new-car buyers<br />
have with SUVs, and these days<br />
they are bombarded with choice.<br />
For almost a year, the trimmed<br />
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including the wagon, were all<br />
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powered by Toyota’s popular<br />
hybrid-petrol electric power<br />
train. The ‘go all hybrid’ is being<br />
driven on two fronts; one is<br />
buyer demand, with the other<br />
being Toyota’s push to reduce<br />
the carbon footprint of their new<br />
vehicle sales in New Zealand.<br />
There’s a likeable sophistication<br />
about the styling of this hybrid<br />
Corolla wagon with the lower<br />
grille showcasing its extra width<br />
and LED headlights that wrap<br />
around and delicately blend<br />
into the front guards. Only<br />
one model, the $36,995<br />
Japanese-built entry-level<br />
GX being road tested<br />
here, is available on our<br />
market.<br />
Recently it received a<br />
useful and long overdue<br />
power bump from<br />
90kW to 103kW. It is<br />
now smoother and more<br />
refined than the hybrid<br />
Incorporating<br />
best motorbuys<br />
system it replaces, but a fair<br />
chunk of this goes out the door<br />
under full throttle. The newfound<br />
heft is most noticeable<br />
in town driving, where the test<br />
wagon coasted for longer periods<br />
on flat terrain in EV mode only<br />
at speeds of up to 50km/h.<br />
Its star doesn’t shine so<br />
brightly on the open road where<br />
acceleration for overtaking<br />
slower traffic is on the leisurely<br />
side. Engaging the transmission’s<br />
Sport mode puts a bit more<br />
spring in its performance step in<br />
these situations, but only does,<br />
if you will excuse the pun, a<br />
passable job. I could only wonder<br />
how good this wagon would be<br />
with the excellent 135kW 2.0-litre<br />
petrol electric hybrid system<br />
used in the Corolla Cross SUV.<br />
People in the UK would know, as<br />
it’s used in the high spec Corolla<br />
touring wagon sold in that part<br />
of the world.<br />
The 1.8-litre hybrid system<br />
used in the GX that’s the subject<br />
of this review features in more<br />
modestly equipped Corolla<br />
wagons Toyota serves up to<br />
the Brits. The 2.0-litre hybrid<br />
offers a much larger dollop<br />
Ratings out of 10: Performance 6; Handling 7; Build<br />
Quality 7; Comfort 6; Passenger and Load Space 6; Styling<br />
7; Value for money 7; Road test average consumption 5.6L<br />
/100km; Safety – ANCAP not rated.<br />
Overall points out of 10: 7<br />
of performance, enabling it<br />
to charge through the 0 to<br />
100km/h dash in 7.5 seconds.<br />
That’s about 3 seconds quicker<br />
than the 1.8-litre hybrid. A CVT<br />
automatic provides a consistently<br />
seamless and pleasant – but far<br />
from gear shifting – regime.<br />
This is the largest Corolla<br />
wagon so far, although a roofline<br />
that slopes away steeply toward<br />
the rear of the vehicle does<br />
compromise load height. Like<br />
the Corolla hatch, rear seat<br />
space is tight, especially head<br />
and leg room. Overall it isn’t<br />
a commodious load hauler of<br />
people or cargo. A refreshed<br />
cabin features pleasant yet hard<br />
wearing fabric seats, and smart<br />
key entry with push button start.<br />
Toyota’s excellent Safety Sense<br />
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cyclist detection capabilities.<br />
Other noteworthy inclusions are<br />
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safety tech you wouldn’t expect<br />
to find in a small wagon in this<br />
price bracket.<br />
Handling is a vast<br />
improvement on the Corolla<br />
wagons that have come before.<br />
Generally, the suspension<br />
reacts quickly to sudden and<br />
unexpected changes in direction<br />
by the driver, or instigated<br />
without warning by sub-standard<br />
road surfaces.<br />
Less engaging steering than<br />
the Corolla hatch reflects the<br />
fact that the wagon is tuned<br />
for the Japanese market. Their<br />
drivers prefer steering with a<br />
softer, more comfortable feel,<br />
rather than setups with sporty<br />
aspirations and intent. While<br />
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Bronze<br />
• High Pressure Rinse<br />
• Body Wash with PH Neutral<br />
Shampoo<br />
• Alloy Wheel Clean<br />
• Wheel Arch Clean<br />
• Tyre Shine<br />
( Silicone / Non - Silicone)<br />
Hatchback/ Sedan $50<br />
4WD/SUV/Vans $60<br />
Silver<br />
• High Pressure Rinse<br />
• Body Wash with PH Neutral<br />
Shampoo<br />
• Alloy Wheel Clean<br />
• Wheel Arch Clean<br />
• Tyre Shine<br />
( Silicone / Non - Silicone)<br />
• Interior Vacuum<br />
• Dashboard & Console Clean<br />
• Exterior and Interior Windows<br />
Clean<br />
Hatchback/ Sedan $90<br />
4WD/SUV/Vans $100<br />
Gold ( For a vehicle that requires<br />
more attention)<br />
• High Pressure Hot Rinse<br />
• Body Wash with PH Neutral<br />
Shampoo<br />
• Alloy Wheel Clean<br />
• Wheel Arch Clean<br />
• Tyre Shine<br />
( Silicone / Non - Silicone)<br />
• Interior Vacuum<br />
• Dashboard & Console Clean<br />
• Exterior and Interior Windows<br />
Clean<br />
• Car Hand Polish<br />
• Engine Steam Clean<br />
Hatchback/ Sedan $170<br />
4WD/SUV/Vans $190<br />
DuraSeal and 3D Car Care Coating<br />
(Price Varies per Car and Deals)<br />
• Silver<br />
• 4wd Suv Silver<br />
• Gold<br />
• 4wd Suv Gold<br />
• Prestige<br />
• 4wd Suv Prestige<br />
Prestige<br />
• High Pressure Hot Rinse<br />
• Body Wash with PH Neutral<br />
Shampoo<br />
• Alloy Wheel Clean<br />
• Wheel Arch Clean<br />
• Tyre Shine<br />
( Silicone / Non - Silicone)<br />
• Interior Vacuum<br />
• Dashboard & Console Clean<br />
• Exterior and Interior Windows<br />
Clean<br />
• Engine Steam Clean<br />
• Vehicle Shampoo Carpets and<br />
Seats<br />
• Vehicle Machine Buffing<br />
•<br />
Hatchback/ Sedan $300<br />
4WD/SUV/Vans $350<br />
Prestige Car Care LTD<br />
Where every detail matters<br />
13B Michelle Road, Wigram, 8042<br />
(027 778 5786 Vai,<br />
0277758786 Sabi,<br />
022 352 8537 Barry,<br />
03 341 3786 Office)<br />
Prestigecarcareltd@gmail.com<br />
Extra Services<br />
• Detailing and Ceramic<br />
Commercial Trucks and Big<br />
Vehicles P.o.A<br />
• Dog Hair Removal<br />
• Mud Removal<br />
• Vehicle Full InteriorSteam and<br />
Carpet Wash<br />
• Vehicle Touch ups and Panel<br />
Repairs<br />
• Vehicle Pickup and Delivery<br />
Services Available<br />
• Vehicle sale on behalf<br />
services<br />
Ceramic Coating Vehicle Options<br />
• Ceramic Leather Coating<br />
Interior $350 Onwards<br />
• Ceramic Glass Coating $250<br />
Onwards<br />
• Ceramic Wheel and Caliper<br />
Coating $450 Onwards<br />
• Ceramic Commercial Trucks<br />
and Utes P.O.A<br />
(Terms and Conditions Apply)<br />
For More Details<br />
Please give us a Call or Message<br />
Vaughan Pirie<br />
owner operator<br />
027 565 5577<br />
vpbaeries@gmail.com<br />
www.vpbaeries.co.nz<br />
moBile,<br />
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0800 77 80 80<br />
www.pickapart.co.nz<br />
Your LoCAL TYRE SPECIALIST<br />
Tyres<br />
Premium to affordable<br />
tyres for car, van,<br />
SUV or 4WD.<br />
Alloy Rims<br />
Upgrade the look of your<br />
vehicle with a mag package.<br />
Steel Rims<br />
Rims for the caravan or trailer.<br />
Spare wheels to keep your<br />
vehicle moving.<br />
Puncture Repairs<br />
Let our family help your family<br />
to stay safe on our roads<br />
Ph: 343 0099 or<br />
027 22 63 805<br />
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8c Birmingham Drive, Middleton<br />
PROUD TO SUPPORT<br />
HORNBY HOCKEY CLUB
14<br />
Thursday <strong>November</strong> <strong>23</strong> 20<strong>23</strong><br />
Mission Without Borders<br />
visit the Sechka’s house<br />
with support to lift them<br />
out of poverty.<br />
Families in Ukraine<br />
need your help!<br />
The Sechka family live in a rural area<br />
of Sarny region, western Ukraine, in<br />
an old dilapidated house. Mykhailo,<br />
40, and his wife Nadiya, 31, work hard to<br />
provide for their family. They face a massive<br />
challenge as three of their five children have<br />
severe disabilities. One of their daughters<br />
is unable to walk at all. The health of<br />
their children means they need medical<br />
examinations, check-ups, and treatment.<br />
Which costs money.<br />
Mykhailo used to work in forestry, but<br />
when the war began, he lost most of his<br />
wages then he had to quit. Since then, he<br />
has focused on farming and keeps cows,<br />
pigs, geese, and poultry to survive.<br />
Son Mieko loves his parents and sees they<br />
are hardworking. Mykhailo must cultivate<br />
a lot of land to grow forage for the animals,<br />
and vegetables and grain for the family. He<br />
was using an old tractor that he bought 15<br />
years ago. The tractor is 50 years old and<br />
required constant repair. Mykhailo says that<br />
after each working day he had to repair it<br />
and it wasn’t worth the money. Since then,<br />
the old tractor became a place where Mieko<br />
and his siblings play.<br />
Despite Mykhailo and Nadiya’s efforts,<br />
the family’s situation became very difficult.<br />
The loss of income, health issues and the<br />
ongoing war has taken its toll.<br />
Mieko’s family need help with resources,<br />
such as tools and machinery, so they can<br />
grow food for themselves.<br />
Right now, the Ukrainian economy<br />
is shrinking, and inflation is rising. So,<br />
supporting families just like Mieko’s with a<br />
self-sufficiency project will be a lifeline.<br />
Mieko’s anxiety and uncertainty and have<br />
resulted in physical and psychological<br />
issues. There is no doubt that the impact<br />
of war will be felt by his family and many<br />
others for years to come.<br />
Support MiSSion Without BorderS<br />
At Mission Without Borders, we regularly reach<br />
out to Kiwis who respond by giving, praying,<br />
and offering their unwavering support.<br />
If you would like to help, here are<br />
some ways we can make a difference<br />
together:<br />
1. A gift of $30 will supply an emergency<br />
food and hygiene parcel to help<br />
displaced and vulnerable people in the<br />
Ukraine.<br />
2. Sponsor a family: we have families<br />
in Ukraine waiting right now for<br />
sponsorship. You can enable and<br />
encourage a whole family to lift<br />
themselves out of poverty and become<br />
self-sufficient for $45 a month.<br />
3. Consider donating towards a selfsufficiency<br />
project for a family like<br />
Mieko’s. This will give them the<br />
opportunity to not only survive but<br />
thrive ‒ $25 will provide a packet of<br />
seeds to grow life-sustaining fruits<br />
and vegetables.<br />
If you’d like to help in any way, please either<br />
visit our website mwb.org.nz/get-involved/<br />
bring-hope or call us today on 0800 469 269.
Thursday <strong>November</strong> <strong>23</strong> 20<strong>23</strong> 15<br />
Classifieds Contact us today Phone our local team 03 379 1100<br />
Charitable Trust<br />
DRIVER EDUCATION<br />
TO FIND OUT WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY GO TO<br />
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659 4425<br />
Wanted To Buy<br />
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furniture, beds, stoves,<br />
fridge freezers, house<br />
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Phone 980 5812 or 027<br />
313 8156<br />
CARAVAN. With, shower<br />
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Reasonable price. Ph<br />
Steve 027 622 0011.<br />
TOOLS, Garden garage,<br />
saw benches, Lathes. Cash<br />
buyer Phone 355-2045<br />
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saw benches, Lathes. Cash<br />
buyer Phone 355-2045<br />
Trades & Services<br />
BRICKLAYER<br />
George Lockyer. Over<br />
40 years bricklaying<br />
experience. UK trained.<br />
Insurance work, EQC<br />
repairs. Heritage<br />
brickwork & stonework<br />
a speciality. No job too<br />
small. Governers Bay.<br />
Home 329 9344. Cell<br />
027 684 4046. E mail<br />
georgelockyer@xtra.co.nz<br />
Trades & Services<br />
ROOF<br />
PAINTING 24/7<br />
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FREE QUOTES<br />
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Exterior staining,<br />
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water blasting.<br />
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Phone Kevin<br />
027 561 4629<br />
CARPET LAYING<br />
Exp. Repairs, uplifting,<br />
relaying, restretching.<br />
Phone John on 0800<br />
003181, 027 240 7416<br />
jflattery@xtra.co.nz<br />
PAINTING<br />
Indoor / Outdoor, over 30<br />
yrs exp, same day quotes,<br />
ph Steve 021 255 7968<br />
ROOF PAINTING<br />
All roof repairs,<br />
Waterblasting, Moss<br />
Treatments, Re pointing,<br />
Gutter cleans, Repairs,<br />
Snow straps, Exterior<br />
painting & more. Free<br />
quotes, call Vinnie 027<br />
505 7779<br />
STUMP GRINDING<br />
Best price guarantee Tony<br />
0275 588 895<br />
Specializing in:<br />
• Roof Painting<br />
• Interior/exterior<br />
residential<br />
• Small commercial<br />
painting<br />
Trades & Services<br />
PAINTERS<br />
Painters and Decorators Ltd<br />
Canterbury Owned and Operated<br />
A husband and wife team<br />
Noel 027-411-3596<br />
kemp.painters@gmail.com<br />
kemp painters and decorators<br />
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• We do all small jobs.<br />
Call us now for fast friendly service.<br />
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Thursday <strong>November</strong> <strong>23</strong> 20<strong>23</strong><br />
$<br />
12 49<br />
kg<br />
Fresh Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets<br />
(Product of NZ, Excludes Free Range)<br />
$<br />
2 99<br />
kg<br />
Loose Hothouse or Truss Tomatoes<br />
(Product of NZ)<br />
$<br />
5 99<br />
ea<br />
$<br />
4 49<br />
ea<br />
$<br />
5 99<br />
pk<br />
New Season Perlas Potatoes 1.5kg<br />
(Product of NZ)<br />
Whole Rock Melon<br />
(Product of Australia)<br />
Tegel Pre-Cooked Chicken<br />
Sausages 12 Pack<br />
$<br />
2 49<br />
ea<br />
2 for<br />
$<br />
6 49<br />
$<br />
4 99<br />
PK<br />
Cadbury Chocolate Block 150-190g<br />
Griffin’s MallowPuffs, Squiggles,<br />
Toffee Pops, Macaroon or Sultana<br />
Pasties Chocolate Biscuits 180-215g<br />
Tip Top Trumpet<br />
4 Pack<br />
$<br />
13 99<br />
ea<br />
$<br />
<strong>23</strong> 99<br />
pk<br />
$<br />
35 99<br />
pk<br />
Brown Brothers Prosecco 750ml<br />
(Excludes Zero)<br />
Steinlager Ultra Low Carb Lager<br />
12 x 330ml Bottles<br />
Export Gold, Ultra Low Carb Lager or<br />
Speight’s Summit Ultra Low Carb Lager<br />
24 x 330ml Bottles<br />
Certain products may not be available in all stores. Savings are based on non-promotional prices. As each participating<br />
store’s usual price may differ from the recommended non-promotional price, the savings from a stores usual price may<br />
differ. The in-store price may be lower than advertised. Limits may apply, trade not supplied. Prices apply from Monday<br />
20th to Sunday 26th <strong>November</strong> 20<strong>23</strong>, or while stocks last. Promotions exclude FreshChoice City Market, UberEats or<br />
any other third party provider.<br />
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OPERATED<br />
BY LOCALS