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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER <strong>30</strong>, <strong>2023</strong><br />
www.starnews.co.nz<br />
Christmas parade back<br />
after four year hiatus<br />
• By Geoff Sloan<br />
THE CITY launched its<br />
festive season in style on<br />
Sunday with the popular<br />
Christmas Show Parade, held<br />
at a new location.<br />
Blue skies and warm temperatures<br />
helped attract more<br />
than 35,000 people who filled<br />
the streets at the Canterbury<br />
Agricultural Park to enjoy the<br />
colourful spectacle.<br />
Parade director Jason Reekers<br />
said it was great to finally<br />
get the annual show up and<br />
running, following a four-year<br />
break due to Covid and last<br />
year’s rain cancellation.<br />
“We have all of the old<br />
traditional Santa Parade floats<br />
that date back 75 years,” he<br />
said.<br />
“We’ve restored them all,<br />
fixed all the motors, and we’ve<br />
got some new ones. We’ve<br />
got 66 entries in the parade,<br />
all singing, all dancing and<br />
TRADITION:<br />
Christmas cheer<br />
was spread<br />
throughout the<br />
festival on Sunday,<br />
with Disney<br />
character Olaf and<br />
festive dancers<br />
among the<br />
procession.<br />
PHOTOS: GEOFF<br />
SLOAN<br />
they’re looking beautiful.”<br />
There were Christmas floats<br />
for all tastes, featuring everything<br />
from a giant Mother<br />
Goose through to Disney<br />
Princesses and traditional<br />
character favourites like the<br />
Mad Hatter.<br />
• Turn to page 8<br />
Intersection<br />
upgrade<br />
discussion<br />
to be held<br />
on Monday<br />
• By Sasha Watson<br />
PLANS TO install new traffic<br />
lights, turning lanes, signalised<br />
pedestrian crossings and<br />
cycle lanes at the Greers and<br />
Langdons Rd intersection will be<br />
discussed at a joint community<br />
board meeting on Monday.<br />
The joint decision meeting<br />
of the Waipapa Papanui-<br />
Innes-Central and Waimāero<br />
Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood<br />
Community Boards will be held<br />
at the Fendalton Service Centre<br />
boardroom from 4.<strong>30</strong>pm.<br />
Consultations on the<br />
intersection upgrade closed on<br />
October 31, and feedback and<br />
staff recommendations will be<br />
available soon.<br />
Said Papanui-Innes-Central<br />
chair Emma Norrish: “The<br />
meeting is open to the community.<br />
We have been pushing for<br />
a better traffic light system for a<br />
very long time, since the opening<br />
of the North Link expansion.<br />
“Traffic flow has increased<br />
on the roads and we’re making<br />
it safer for the Greers and<br />
Langdons Rd intersection, which<br />
will also impact the Greers and<br />
Reynolds Ave intersection.”<br />
The development and expansion<br />
of the Northlink Retail<br />
Park has also caused significant<br />
delays at the intersection, with<br />
about 29,000 vehicles or more<br />
travelling through Greers and<br />
Langdons Rds a day.<br />
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what’s on<br />
this week<br />
Mahjong Group<br />
Fridays, 2-4pm<br />
Fendalton Library<br />
Interested in playing Mahjong? Go<br />
along and learn how to play. For<br />
beginners and advanced players. If<br />
you have your own set please take it<br />
along, otherwise join in a friendly<br />
game.<br />
Non-denominational Bible<br />
reading group<br />
Mondays, 10.<strong>30</strong>am-noon<br />
Abberley Park hall<br />
The non-denominational Bible<br />
reading group meets at Abberley<br />
Park hall, Abberley Crescent on<br />
Monday mornings from 10.<strong>30</strong>am to<br />
noon. Call Veronica on 02102292613<br />
if interested.<br />
Sensory Hour<br />
Mondays, 5-6pm<br />
Redwood Library<br />
Sensory Hour is aimed specifically<br />
at children and adults with sensory<br />
sensitivities, who may experience<br />
difficulties using a large, busy library<br />
with lots of noise, lights and people.<br />
During the hour, artificial lighting<br />
will be turned off and activities<br />
happening in the library will be<br />
minimised. Library staff will be<br />
available, but will maintain a low<br />
profile.<br />
Christmas Connections, Tuesdays in December, 10am-noon, at<br />
Fendalton Library. Christmas Connection is a compassionate initiative<br />
that aims to offer comfort to those who find the holiday season challenging<br />
due to the passing of their loved ones. Throughout December, individuals<br />
are invited to write personal messages to their loved ones who have<br />
died on wooden Christmas decorations. These messages are displayed<br />
throughout the month, creating a beautiful and poignant memorial.<br />
On Christmas Eve, these messages are ceremoniously burned, allowing<br />
them to be sent to loved ones. It’s a touching way to provide support and<br />
connection during a time of remembrance and reflection.<br />
Community Toy Library<br />
Wednesdays, 7-8.45pm<br />
Saturdays, 10-noon<br />
185 Cavendish Rd, Casebrook<br />
Do you ever wonder how you<br />
ended up with so many toys in the<br />
house? Well, the solution is here.<br />
For a small annual fee, you can<br />
have access to over 900 toys. The<br />
library has been around for <strong>30</strong> years<br />
giving generations of children the<br />
opportunity to learn through play.<br />
Bolivia Card Game<br />
Thursdays, 1-3pm<br />
Orauwhata: Bishopdale Library and<br />
Community Centre<br />
Everyone is welcome to go along<br />
and try their hand at this fun and<br />
friendly card game.<br />
Knit ‘n’ Yarn<br />
Thursdays, 2-3.<strong>30</strong>pm – Fendalton<br />
Library<br />
Fridays, 10am-noon – Papanui<br />
Tuesdays, 1-3pm – Bishopdale<br />
Wednesdays, 1-2.<strong>30</strong>pm – Redwood<br />
Take your knitting, crochet,<br />
stitching or any other handcraft and<br />
enjoy the company of others. Share<br />
skills and be inspired.<br />
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From the track to the ministry<br />
• By Sasha Watson<br />
AFTER BEING involved in the<br />
horse racing industry for more<br />
than 35 years, Salvation Army<br />
chaplain Andrew McKerrow has<br />
changed tact.<br />
As New Zealand’s first racing<br />
industry chaplain he has been<br />
working with New Zealand<br />
Thoroughbred Racing on a<br />
Salvation Army pilot drug and<br />
alcohol programme for jockeys.<br />
In January, McKerrow, 50,<br />
will take on a full-time ministry<br />
position with the Christchurch<br />
North Salvation Army in Belfast,<br />
where he will work alongside his<br />
wife Kim.<br />
“The timing for this position<br />
is perfect; the current minister<br />
was looking for a new post, and<br />
I really like what Christchurch<br />
North Salvation Army has been<br />
working on lately and what they<br />
stand for.<br />
“I’ll be able to concentrate<br />
on my hometown area and do<br />
that well. It’s a full circle really,<br />
as I am from Belfast originally<br />
and now I am excited to finally<br />
return and be able to give back<br />
to the community I grew up in. I<br />
can’t wait.<br />
“I am a big believer in<br />
connection. Because of COVID,<br />
I find people are more reluctant<br />
to be out and about. I’d like to<br />
invite people to belong and feel<br />
as though they are not isolated,<br />
by creating a safe space for<br />
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In his current role, McKerrow<br />
has worked at racetracks around<br />
the country, offering support and<br />
guidance to drivers, trainers and<br />
jockeys<br />
“If it wasn’t for the people, I’d<br />
never have thought I’d go into<br />
racing chaplaincy. I began on a<br />
jockey apprenticeship. I wasn’t<br />
very good and felt naturally<br />
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“I also was struggling with<br />
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help, what help would I need?”<br />
In his new role, McKerrow will<br />
still have close ties to the racing<br />
community should anyone need<br />
his help or support.<br />
“The only thing that will<br />
change is that I won’t have the<br />
opportunity to complete wider<br />
national travel. I’ve been very<br />
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McKerrow will start a new<br />
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Salvation Army after being<br />
involved in the racing<br />
industry for more than 35<br />
years.<br />
and I’ll miss the North Island<br />
racing people. But I still get<br />
my cake and eat it too, as I’ll<br />
continue to help where I can.<br />
“I will still be attending all the<br />
local race meetings and will be<br />
available for pastoral care when<br />
needed. It’s business as usual.<br />
“One of my fondest memories<br />
in the racing industry is the<br />
opportunity to be in sacred<br />
spaces.<br />
“The industry, with the racers,<br />
encounters some very dark<br />
situations. It is a privilege and<br />
an honour to be able to share the<br />
space with them and just sit and<br />
be. It is why we are there.”<br />
He will continue to take<br />
part in Racing New Zealand’s<br />
cross-code initiative, which aims<br />
to enhance the mental health<br />
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2<br />
in<br />
Santa’s Brekkie Pancakes<br />
with fresh berries<br />
This one is not just for the kids – the sweetness of the bananas makes these<br />
pancakes scrumptious and a delicious, healthy breakfast hit for everyone!<br />
You will need:<br />
• 4-5 bananas (soft enough to mash)<br />
• 4 eggs<br />
• ½ cup rice flour<br />
• 2 tbsp whole linseed<br />
• ½ tsp salt<br />
• grated lemon rind<br />
• juice from 1 lemon<br />
• splash of vanilla<br />
• butter to cook the pancakes<br />
Method:<br />
1. Peel and mash the bananas in a bowl.<br />
2. Stir in the eggs, vanilla, linseed, salt<br />
and lemon ingredients.<br />
3. Add flour and mix to a smooth batter.<br />
4. Cook pancakes in frypan on one side<br />
until they bubble on the surface or hold<br />
together enough to be flipped over.<br />
5. If the mixture is thick, flatten the<br />
pancakes out once they’ve been turned<br />
over. Each pancake should be around<br />
1cm thick.<br />
Kid’s version:<br />
Decorate each pancake with red berries<br />
for Santa’s hat, Greek yoghurt or<br />
whipped cream for Santa’s beard and<br />
chocolate buttons or grape halves for<br />
Santa’s eyes.<br />
Adult’s version:<br />
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Thursday <strong>November</strong> <strong>30</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
5 REASONS<br />
TO LOVE SERVICED<br />
APARTMENT LIVING<br />
AT RYMAN<br />
Enjoy independent living in your own safe<br />
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“You don’t lose your independence,<br />
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Everything is at your fingertips,<br />
it’s a nice place to be.”<br />
Berrice<br />
Serviced Apartment Resident<br />
1. A THRIVING COMMUNITY<br />
You’ll never need to feel alone at a Ryman village and the<br />
wonderful benefit to living in a serviced apartment is there are<br />
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2. CHEF MADE MEALS<br />
You might find that cooking your own meals is becoming a<br />
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“My family are very happy I’m here. They<br />
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know that I’m much brighter and perkier.<br />
Everyone tells me I walk with a spring in<br />
my step again now.”<br />
Fay<br />
Serviced Apartment Resident<br />
3. MAKING LIFE EASIER<br />
When you move into a Ryman serviced apartment, you may<br />
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of care – whatever your living needs, we have an<br />
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SERVICED<br />
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4. ACTIVITIES FOR YOU<br />
There’s always plenty to do at Diana Isaac and Ngaio Marsh villages.<br />
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“I like to play bowls as much as I can, and we always<br />
have a nice variety of entertainment every week.<br />
There’s never a dull moment, you’ve always<br />
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Peace of mind can be so undervalued, but that’s<br />
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Santa drops in ahead of the big day<br />
• From page 1<br />
Reekers said logistics meant<br />
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324<br />
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224<br />
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11 12<br />
13 14 15<br />
16 17 18 19<br />
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20<br />
21 22 23<br />
24 25<br />
26 27<br />
Across<br />
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Down<br />
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20. Become wider (6)<br />
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