Western News: December 14, 2023

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Merry 

Christmas 

From the team 

at Star Media 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2023 

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New processing plant ‘no threat to Hornby’ 

• By Sasha Watson 

HORNBY WARD councillor 

Mark Peters says outrage over an 

organics processing plant bound 

for the area is unfounded. 

The city council has decided to 

close the controversial Bromley 

plant and open a new facility 

on an industrial site in Aruha 

Rd, South Hornby – angering 

residents. 

But Peters 

says residents’ 

fears are not 

warranted. 

The new plant 

will be fully 

enclosed and 

have stateof-the-art 

technology. Mark Peters 

“There is 

a bit of confusion surrounding 

what the plant does. It is not 

a composting plant. Rather, 

it presents a great solution 

with proven technology in 

other parts of the country and 

internationally,” said Peters. 

“I say do your due diligence 

and do the research. I too 

was sceptical at first and can 

understand the worries. This 

was quickly changed with 

research. There is no threat to 

Hornby with the new plant. 

“It is positive for the 

community; it is safe, it creates 

opportunities and it is the better 

solution to deal with waste.” 

But Greater Hornby Residents 

Association committee member 

Marc Duff said it was “hardly the 

Christmas present we want or 

deserve”. 

“There’s a lot of anger towards 

this decision,” said Duff. 

He said residents are “shocked” 

and “disgusted” at the city 

council decision. 

The new plant in South Hornby 

is expected to be operational by 

late 2026. The fully contained 

anaerobic digestion plant is 

modelled on Ecogas’ North 

Island operations, where it 

has successfully managed 

odour. 

• Turn to page 3 

Art is a gift 

that keeps 

on giving 

CREATE: Residents at Homesteadcare Ilam have been having 

art lessons from Olgah Mepham over the past nine months. 


RESTHOME residents 

with little or no painting 

experience are turning out 

masterpieces to give away 

to family and friends for 

Christmas. 

Homesteadcare Ilam has 

been hosting art therapy 

lessons for residents, 

including those with 

extensive health challenges 

from strokes or Parkinson’s 

Disease and Alzheimer’s. 

Said resident Rodger: “I 

have MS (multiple sclerosis) 

and I can still do it. Olgah 

works with what I can do. 

(Painting) makes me feel 

good, they’ve come up really 

well.” 

Said another resident, 

Janice: “I love working with 

colours and seeing what 

others can do. It makes me 

pleasantly surprised at what I 

can achieve. 

“I’m drawn to landscapes 

because I lived rurally in 

Ellesmere.” 

Homesteadcare director 

Hamish Rose said painting 

has provided an opportunity 

to bring residents together, 

share time and grow their 

talents. 

Said Rose: “It shows 

it’s never too late to 

learn something new. 

Homesteadcare Ilam 

displayed their paintings 

at our friends and family 

Christmas party for all to 

appreciate. • Turn to page 6

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Join in for a fun evening storytime 

with songs, books, rhymes, and a 

craft. Bring along your favourite soft 

toy to leave behind for a sleepover at 

the library. The librarians will take 

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night, and you can pick them up the 

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After storytime, there will be a 

chance to make a fun Christmas 

craft to take home. Don’t forget to 

wear PJs and bring along a cuddly 

blanket. All whānau and caregivers 

are welcome. Recommended for ages 

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After School Activity Zone 

Wednesday, 3.30-4.30pm 

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including technology, crafts 

and games in a fun learning environment. 

All are welcome at these free 

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Thursdays, 10am-noon 

Hornby Library 

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Hornby Ward, with community 

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unavailable. These sessions are for 

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or ask questions they may have 

about anything council-related. You 

can contact Mark to make an appointment 

by phone: 028-409-5615, 

or email: mark.peters@ccc.govt.nz 

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Designated funds wanted 

for footpaths in Halswell 


AS HALSWELL has developed 

and various subdivisions taken 

shape, the suburb has ended up 

with several footpaths that stop 

abruptly. 

The 

Waipuna 

Halswell- 

Hornby- 

Riccarton 

Community 

Board’s 

2023-2025 

plan shows 

Andrei 

Moore 

very little in 

the budget for 

new footpaths 

to be installed, 

and Halswell Ward councillor 

Andrei Moore wants extra. 

Said Moore: “The draft Long 

Term Plan capital programme 

presented to council last 

month had a $0 budget for new 

footpaths over 10 years which 

was quite frankly outrageous, 

but I am pleased to see an 

updated proposal presented last 

week which lists $375,000 per 

year for new footpaths. 

“I will be proposing an 

amendment to ask that there is 

a line item for new footpaths in 

Halswell specifically, given the 

FOOTPATH NEEDED: Andrei Moore said Cashmere Rd by 

Halswell Quarry is ‘extremely dangerous with no room for 

pedestrians, cyclists and cars to all share one lane of road’. 

obvious need in a growth area.” 

Moore said the benefits 

of linking subdivisions and 

amenities with footpaths is “not 

a nice to have, it’s a must-have” 

and was something he will 

need to put forward as a key 

Long Term Plan priority for the 

Halswell area. 

Said Moore: “Those who 

are wheelchair-bound living 

in these areas can’t get to 

the amenities close to them. 

Able-bodied people as well, are 

having to contend with the likes 

of mud. 

“When new subdivisions 

are built, the developer is 

responsible for building the 

footpath out the front of their 

development. However, this 

leaves gaps in the network 

as many links have been left 

unfilled. 

“A number of these will 

be filled in as developments 

progress over the coming years, 

however some of these will 

never be built unless council 

budgets for them.” 

Moore said one example was 

on Cashmere Rd by Halswell 

Quarry, which is “extremely 

dangerous with no room for 

pedestrians, cyclists and cars to 

all share one lane of road”. 

“There’s no room. With more 

subdivisions being placed, the 

area is getting busier and busier 

so the roads are getting used 

more and more. 

“When the prior long-term 

plan was being written, the 

council did not budget for new 

footpaths. Getting this put 

into the new draft has proven 

difficult.” 

Said Transport Operations 

Manager Stephen Wright: “The 

current draft Long Term Plan 

has $375,000 allocated for new 

footpaths across the city. 

“The specific locations for 

works are yet to be determined 

and the council has not yet 

approved this draft as the 

version that will go out for 

consultation.” 

• To find out more, go 

to http://tinyurl.com/ycy- 

4dbav or the city council 

website 

‘We don’t 

want Hornby 

to become 

a dumping 

ground’ 

• From page 1 

For years Bromley residents 

have complained about the 

stench emitted by the plant in its 

neighbourhood. 

Ecogas will also be the new 

long-term organics processor. 

The new plant will divert a 

range of organic waste from 

landfills and composting by using 

anaerobic digestion technology 

and a biofuel processing line, to 

convert mixed kerbside organics 

and garden waste into renewable 

and regenerative products such as 

fertiliser, biogas and biofuel. 

The new plant is expected to 

reduce emissions by 80 per cent 

compared to the Bromley operation. 

Greater Hornby Residents Association 

chair Kim Moss said she 

used to live in Bromley and knew 

what that plant was like. 

“We’re already dealing with 

quarries and we don’t have the 

infrastructure, especially with the 

residential zoning and high housing 

intensification. 

“We really don’t want Hornby 

to become a dumping ground. I 

think we need to build up Hornby 

better before setting anything up.” 

Merry Christmas 

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A big YES for eco-friendly pet food 

FINDING 

SOLUTIONS: 

Mariella Howard 

and Natalie Berie 

won the inaugural 

Environment 

Canterbury 

regional excellence 

award for 

environmental 

solutions for their 

sustainable dog 

treats. 

PHOTO: ECAN 


THE PET food market is a 

lucrative business and two 

teenagers are intent on getting a 

slice of it. 

Mariella Howard of 

Hillsborough and Natalie Berie 

of Shirley, both 17, have set up 

For Earth, which makes dog 

treats from out-of-shape fruit 

and vegetables that can’t be sold 

commercially. 

The pair are university bound 

next year after finishing up at 

Hagley College. 

Mariella’s four-year-old german 

shorthaired pointer, Archie, 

was the inspiration for their 

company, which was recognised 

at the Young Enterprise Scheme 

awards night. 

The teenagers received the 

regional excellence award for environmental 

solutions, sponsored 

by Environment Canterbury, as 

their focus was to be environmentally 

friendly while raising 

awareness of food waste. 

Said Natalie: “Mariella and I 

decided to enrol in the Young 

Enterprise Scheme and sell dog 

treats, but needed to have some 

kind of irresistible selling point. 

“They were already fruit and 

vegie-based, so it wasn’t too far 

of a leap to start using ugly/misshapen 

ingredients. Simultaneously, 

this helped our marketing 

and gave us a lot to talk about 

when asked about our product.” 

YES is delivered by Ara Te 

Pūkenga, and throughout the 

year the students scored depending 

on how successfully they 

completed challenges. 

Natalie and Mariella received 

84 marks out of a possible 100. 

“On its own, it wasn’t substantial 

enough to get us any awards, 

but what set us aside was the ecofriendly 

focus of our business,” 

said Natalie. 

“Every aspect was optimised 

to be as sustainable as possible, 

which ultimately led to us winning 

the YES regional excellence 

award.” 

There were seven awards across 

several categories presented 

on the night. Other winners 

included a book production company, 

students who made bags 

and aprons for their teachers, 

cup holder creators, and a decal 

company. 

ECan councillor Greg Byrnes, 

one of three judges for the award, 

said For Earth stood out. 

“We chose For Earth from 

Hagley Community College to 

receive this award because they 

considered sustainability in 

every step of their process,” said 

Byrnes. 

“Like many Cantabrians, we 

also love our pets, and thought 

it was great that For Earth had 

created such a practical and easy 

way for people to make a positive 

change to their purchasing 

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SHARING IS CARING: Homesteadcare Ilam displayed residents' paintings at its friends and family Christmas party; resident Janice painted two teddy 

bears hugging and Rodger painted a snowy scene during art therapy lessons. 

Art therapy brings joy to care home residents 

• From page 1 

“Hearing lovely compliments 

lifts people’s spirits. It has also 

triggered others to think of giving 

it a go next year. Many residents 

will gift their paintings – just in 

time for Christmas.” 

The art therapy lessons were 

instigated last year by late resident, 

Pam, who had met artist and 

teacher Olgah Mepham by chance 

at a bus stop. 

Mepham found herself sharing 

a taxi ride with the resident, after 

asking Pam if she needed help in a 

Subway store at Bush Inn. 

Little did she know the brief 

encounter would result in her 

heading down a new creative 

pathway, from teaching high 

school students to working with 

residents. 

Said Mepham: “In December 

2022, I went to visit Pam at 

Homesteadcare Ilam and went to 

invite her for Christmas lunch. I 

noticed someone wearing smart 

clothes. I thought he must be 

working there and helping the 

manager. I didn’t know that he 

was the manager himself.” 

“I jumped out of the chair 

and asked him, do you do some 

activity here? A few months later 

I received a text message: ‘would 

you like to do an art class for the 

residents?’” 

Nine months on, Mepham 

continues to encourage creativity 

by giving the residents art therapy 

lessons. 

Said Mepham: “Even if this is a 

very different type of class, I don’t 

worry about if there are good 

results. The most important thing 

is to give them love and attention 

and share my gift as an artist with 

them. 

“It surprised me how we ended 

the last nine months with very 

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to giving some of their artwork to 

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Young flautists 

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LOUISE SHEN and Claire Kim, 

two young flute players who 

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musicians, are one step closer to 

their goal. 

Louise, a year 9 Burnside High 

School student, was first in the 

13 to 14-year-old age category in 

the Lyrical Flute International 

Championship, an Australianbased 

online competition held 

last month. 

The 13-year-old of Halswell 

was also third in creative presentation 

and highly commended 

for the U16s ensemble, where she 

performed with Claire. 

Year 9 Rangi Ruru Girls’ 

School student Claire, 13, also 

won the 13 to 16-year-old creative 

presentation. 

Said Louise’s mother, Flora Qu 

Jun Jie: “Louise is an enthusiastic 

student with a passion and 

thinks winning the prize is not 

the most important thing. 

“What is more important is 

the process of the competition 

especially the tacit understanding 

and interaction between her 

and the piano accompanist.” 

Both girls are students of Natasha 

Chernousova, a musician 

with more than 20 years of experience, 

who performed in the 

orchestra of the Perm Theatre of 

Opera and Ballet in Russia from 

1999 to 2012. 

The theatre, often named 

“Tchaikovsky’s House” after 

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is 

located in Chernousova’s home 

city of Perm, about 1000km from 

Moscow. 

Throughout her time with the 

theatre, she performed numerous 

stage works of Tchaikovsky, 

including the ballets Swan Lake 

and The Nutcracker, the 1812 

Overture, the Romeo and Juliet 

Overture-Fantasy, and several 

symphonies all over Europe, 

America and Canada. 

Said Chernousova: “It was 

among my fondest memories, as 

every day we met new people, experienced 

different cultures and 

learnt about many countries. 

“After my time in the theatre, I 

met a very nice Kiwi man online, 

Eric Reeves, and talked to him 

for several months before we met 

in Phuket, Thailand. We had a 

wonderful holiday.” 

A short while later, Chernousava 

decided to make the move 

to New Zealand and married 

Natasha Chernousova with winning students Louise 

Chen and Claire Kim. 

her now husband in 2016. A few 

months later, she began to teach 

flute to her first student, Louise. 

“Music is my passion. I aim to 

inspire and challenge my students 

to become the best possible 

versions of themselves inside and 

outside of music,” she said. 

“My goal is to make every lesson 

as productive, educational, 

and fulfilling as possible. I aim 

to provide the students the 

tools and resources to be able to 

achieve what they wish for.” 

She teaches the flute, recorder, 

piccolo and piano to both adults 

and children, and offers beginner 

and advanced lessons privately. 

Chernousova also teaches 

part-time at Cashmere High 

School and Avonside Girls High, 

and plays for the Philharmonic 

Orchestra and the Risingholme 

Orchestra. 

Claire, who lives in Ilam, has 

been practising under Chernousova’s 

guidance for about four 

years and has been playing the 

flute for about five and a half 

years. 

“I love the sound of woodwind 

instruments. My passion started 

from a recorder group of a few 

people to playing an instrument 

I love and enjoy,” said Claire. 

“It is something that can 

help me, challenge me, support 

me, ease me . . . I want to make 

people love it as well . . . be connected 

and feel and understand 

what the piece of music is trying 

to portray and say.” 

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Boys’ High put their best foot forward 

• By Sam Coughlan 

A BRILLIANT team effort 

from Christchurch Boys’ High 

School has won them an historic 

double in the New Zealand 

secondary schools track and field 

championships at Ngā Puna Wai. 

Both the junior and senior 

boys 4x100m relay teams took 

gold – in what is believed to be a 

first for the school. 

Boys’ High head of athletics 

Mike Drury said he believes it is 

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the ‘double.’ 

“I’ve been checking the archives 

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is the first time we’ve done this. 

It’s really special, the senior boys 

were narrowly beaten last year so 

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determined to go better this 

year.” 

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junior boys 4x400m relay team 

picking up bronze, to cap off 

a successful weekend for the 

school who also saw discus 

thrower Finn McLeod take gold 

in the senior event, followed by 

teammate James Moore who 

took silver. 

Drury said Boys’ High had 

worked hard on improving their 

throwers – athletes who do discus, 

shot put, and javelin. 

“Last year we started a thrower 

programme so this is our second 

year with the group working to 

that goal of a medal. 

“It was the first time we’ve won 

GOLDEN: Christchurch Boys’ High School saw multiple successes at the schools track and field championships. Senior boys 

Hunter Scott (middle podium, left), Jordan Veitch, Harry Williamson and Sacha Tahi stand on the winning podium after taking 

first in the boys 4x100m relay, and Finn Hawkins runs during the 4x100m junior relay. 

PHOTOS: GARY NESBIT 

the senior discus event.” 

The event was the 50th edition 

of the school track and field 

championships, celebrated by a 

return to the city it was first held 

in, back in 1973. 

Papanui High School were also 

successful, with Lee West and 

Adi Pathak taking out the junior 

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while Daniel Wordsworth was 

first in the year 9 3000m road 

race. 

Una Kinajil-Reding won the 

senior girls para shot put for 

Rangi Ruru, which also saw twin 

sisters Zara and Eliza McDonnell 

finish 1st and 2nd in the junior 

girls high jump. 

Riccarton High School’s para 

athlete Connor Carston took 

gold in the junior boys para 

100m race and shot put. 

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Showstopping Christmas treats 

Roasted hazelnut and 

espresso tiramisu cream 

pavlova 

Serves 8-10 

Pavlova 

6 large egg whites 

1½ cups caster sugar 

1 Tbsp cornflour 

2 tsp lemon juice 

1 tsp vanilla extract 

½ cup roughly chopped roasted 

hazelnuts 

Tiramisu cream 

1 Tbsp instant espresso coffee 

granules 

2 Tbsp boiling water 

250g mascarpone 

½ cup cream 

4 Tbsp demerara sugar 

1/3 cup finely grated dark chocolate 

To assemble 

300ml cream, softly whipped 

Fudgy chocolate sauce (see end) 

Hazelnut praline (see end) 

Method 

Pavlova: Trace a 20cm-diameter 

circle on two sheets of baking 

paper. Turn the paper over and 

place each one on a flat baking 

tray. 

• Preheat the oven to 120°C 

regular bake. 

• Whisk the egg whites to soft 

peaks, then gradually add the 

sugar, one tablespoon at a time. 

Whisk until thick and glossy 

and the sugar is dissolved. The 

mixture should be smooth when 

rubbed between your fingertips. 

Any undissolved sugar will cause 

the meringue to weep. 

• Sift over the cornflour and 

add the lemon juice, vanilla and 

hazelnuts. Using a large metal 

spoon, fold into the meringue. 

• Spoon half the meringue 

into the centre of each circle on 

your baking paper, then, using 

the back of a large spoon, 

carefully spread it to the edge of 

the circles, building up the sides 

and swirling the top, keeping the 

meringue as high as possible. 

• Bake for 1 hour, alternating 

the trays after 30 minutes. 

Turn off the oven and, with the 

door closed, leave the meringues 

YUM: Two layers 

of crisp and 

chewy hazelnut 

meringue, 

whipped espresso 

cream, fudgy 

chocolate sauce 

and praline shards. 

RECIPE AND 

PHOTO: Summer 

Favourites by 

Vanya Insull 

inside to cool completely. 

Tiramisu cream: Dissolve the 

coffee in the boiling water, then 

cool. Place all the remaining 

ingredients in a bowl, add the 

cooled coffee and very gently 

whisk until smooth. Don’t over 

mix or it will split and curdle. 

Cover and refrigerate for at least 

1 hour and up to 24 hours. 

To assemble: Gently whisk 

the Tiramisu cream and softly 

whipped cream together to firmish 

peaks. Place one meringue on 

a serving plate and spread over 

half the cream. Top with the second 

meringue and dollop on the 

remaining cream. Drizzle with 

some fudgy chocolate sauce and 

scatter with pieces of hazelnut 

praline. 

Fudgy chocolate sauce (gf) 

Makes 1½ cups 

1 cup cream 

150g dark chocolate, roughly 

chopped (72% cocoa) 

2 Tbsp golden syrup 

1 tsp vanilla extract 

Method 

• Put the cream in a small 

saucepan and heat until just 

below boiling. 

• Take off the heat and add the 

chocolate. 

• Leave for 1 minute, then stir 

until smooth. 

• Stir in the golden syrup and 

vanilla and set aside to cool. 

Hazelnut praline (gf) 

Makes 1½ cups 

1 cup whole roasted hazelnuts 

1 cup caster sugar 

¼ cup water 

Method 

• Line a greased baking tray 

with baking paper and place the 

nuts close together on the tray. 

• Put the sugar and water in a 

clean saucepan over a medium 

heat. 

• Whisk to combine, then stop 

stirring and wait for the sugar to 

become golden in colour, swirling 

the pan for even colouring. 

• Immediately drizzle it all over 

the nuts, then leave to harden. 

Break into pieces to serve. 

Spiced Christmas schnaps 

Weihnachtsschnaps 

Ingredients 

5 cardamom pods, bruised 

Peel of 1 orange, sliced and without 

pith 

250ml (1 cup) high-quality 37% to 

40% spirit, such as korn or gin 

1 to 2 heaped tsp runny raw honey 

½ vanilla bean, split and seeds 

scraped out 

1 cinnamon quill 

1 cassia stick 

8 star anise 

2 cloves 

Method 

• Place spices and orange peel 

into a glass bottle that will hold 

at least 300ml. Add the spirit and 

shake. Close the lid and leave to 

infuse for 2–4 days. 

• Taste daily to see when you are 

happy with the infusion. The longer 

you leave the infusion, the more the 

anise flavour will develop from the 

star anise. 

• Strain off the liquid, put the 

whole ingredients in the compost 

and return the infused spirit to the 

bottle. 

• Add the honey to taste and 

shake vigorously to dissolve it, 

about 2 minutes. 

• Add the vanilla bean and seeds 

and swill the bottle to disperse the 

seeds. Let this infuse for at least 

another week before serving. 

• You can then either remove the 

vanilla bean or leave it to continue 

infusing. 

• Store indefinitely in your drinks 

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Mission Without Borders 

visit the Sechka’s house 

with support to lift them 

out of poverty. 

Families in Ukraine 

need your help! 

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 

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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 

Mieko’s. This will give them the 

opportunity to not only survive but 

thrive ‒ $25 will provide a packet of 

seeds to grow life-sustaining fruits 

and vegetables. 

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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Church Notices 

Anglican 

St Peter’s Church Church Corner 

Sunday 17th December 

Holy Communion 8:00am 

Carol Service 9:30am 

Christmas Eve - 24th December 

Children’s Service - Dress-ups provided 5:00pm 

Candlelit Carol Singing 11:15pm; 

Holy Communion 11:45pm 

Christmas Day - 25th December 

Festive Communion and Carols 8:00am 

All Age Christmas Celebration 

& Communion 9:30am 

St Luke’s School Road, Yaldhurst 

Sunday 17th December 

Carol Service 9:30am 

Christmas Day – 25th December 

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