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connecting you with your neighbourhood<br />

Merry<br />

Christmas<br />

From the team<br />

at Star Media<br />

THURSDAY, DECEMBER <strong>14</strong>, <strong>2023</strong><br />

www.starnews.co.nz<br />

Art is a gift<br />

that keeps<br />

on giving<br />

CREATE:<br />

Residents at<br />

Homesteadcare<br />

Ilam have been<br />

having art lessons<br />

from Olgah<br />

Mepham over the<br />

past nine months.<br />

• By Sasha Watson<br />

RESTHOME residents with<br />

little or no painting experience<br />

are turning out masterpieces to<br />

give away to family and friends<br />

for Christmas.<br />

Homesteadcare Ilam has<br />

been hosting art therapy lessons<br />

for residents, including those<br />

with extensive health challenges<br />

from strokes or Parkinson’s<br />

Disease and Alzheimer’s.<br />

Said resident Rodger: “I have<br />

MS (multiple sclerosis) and I<br />

can still do it. Olgah works with<br />

what I can do. (Painting) makes<br />

me feel good, they’ve come up<br />

really well.”<br />

Said another resident, Janice:<br />

“I love working with colours<br />

and seeing what others can do.<br />

It makes me pleasantly surprised<br />

at what I can achieve.<br />

“I’m drawn to landscapes<br />

because I lived rurally in Ellesmere.”<br />

Homesteadcare director<br />

Hamish Rose said painting has<br />

provided an opportunity to<br />

bring residents together, share<br />

time and grow their talents.<br />

Said Rose: “It shows it’s never<br />

too late to learn something new.<br />

Homesteadcare Ilam displayed<br />

their paintings at our friends<br />

and family Christmas party for<br />

all to appreciate.<br />

“Hearing lovely compliments<br />

lifts people’s spirits. It has also<br />

triggered others to think of giving<br />

it a go next year. Many residents<br />

will gift their paintings<br />

– just in time for Christmas.”<br />

The art therapy lessons were<br />

instigated last year by late resident,<br />

Pam, who had met artist<br />

and teacher Olgah Mepham by<br />

chance at a bus stop.<br />

Mepham found herself sharing<br />

a taxi ride with the resident,<br />

after asking Pam if she needed<br />

help in a Subway store at Bush<br />

Inn.<br />

Little did she know the brief<br />

encounter would result in her<br />

heading down a new creative<br />

pathway, from teaching high<br />

school students to working with<br />

residents.<br />

Said Mepham: “In <strong>December</strong><br />

2022, I went to visit Pam at<br />

Homesteadcare Ilam and went<br />

to invite her for Christmas<br />

lunch. I noticed someone wearing<br />

smart clothes. I thought<br />

he must be working there and<br />

helping the manager. I didn’t<br />

know that he was the manager<br />

himself.”<br />

“I jumped out of the chair<br />

and asked him, do you do some<br />

activity here? A few months<br />

later I received a text message:<br />

‘would you like to do an art<br />

class for the residents?’”<br />

Nine months on, Mepham<br />

continues to encourage creativity<br />

by giving the residents art<br />

therapy lessons.<br />

Said Mepham: “Even if this<br />

is a very different type of class,<br />

I don’t worry about if there are<br />

good results. The most important<br />

thing is to give them love<br />

and attention and share my gift<br />

as an artist with them.<br />

“It surprised me how we<br />

ended the last nine months<br />

with very good paintings. They<br />

look forward to giving some of<br />

their artwork to their family<br />

members as will be a nice<br />

memory for them.”


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This is a non-denominational<br />

Artwork by Grace and Virginia, Monday-Saturday, all day, at<br />

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Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>14</strong> <strong>2023</strong> 5<br />

Young flautists<br />

shine in<br />

international<br />

championships<br />

NOTEWORTHY: Natasha Chernousova with winning students Louise<br />

Chen and Claire Kim.<br />

• By Sasha Watson<br />

Said Louise’s mother, Flora Qu<br />

Jun Jie: “Louise is an enthusiastic<br />

LOUISE SHEN and Claire Kim, student with a passion and<br />

two young flute players who thinks winning the prize is not<br />

dream of becoming professional the most important thing.<br />

musicians, are one step closer to “What is more important is<br />

their goal.<br />

the process of the competition<br />

Louise, a year 9 Burnside High especially the tacit understanding<br />

and interaction between her<br />

School student, was first in the<br />

13 to <strong>14</strong>-year-old age category in and the piano accompanist.”<br />

the Lyrical Flute International Both girls are students of Natasha<br />

Chernousova, a musician<br />

Championship, an Australianbased<br />

online competition held with more than 20 years of experience,<br />

who performed in the<br />

last month.<br />

The 13-year-old of Halswell orchestra of the Perm Theatre of<br />

was also third in creative presentation<br />

and highly commended 1999 to 2012.<br />

Opera and Ballet in Russia from<br />

for the U16s ensemble, where she The theatre, often named<br />

performed with Claire.<br />

“Tchaikovsky’s House” after<br />

Year 9 Rangi Ruru Girls’ Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is<br />

School student Claire, 13, also located in Chernousova’s home<br />

won the 13 to 16-year-old creative<br />

presentation.<br />

city of Perm, about 1000km from<br />

Moscow.<br />

Throughout her time with the<br />

theatre, she performed numerous<br />

stage works of Tchaikovsky,<br />

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and The Nutcracker, the 1812<br />

Overture, the Romeo and Juliet<br />

Overture-Fantasy, and several<br />

symphonies all over Europe,<br />

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Said Chernousova: “It was<br />

among my fondest memories, as<br />

every day we met new people, experienced<br />

different cultures and<br />

learnt about many countries.<br />

“After my time in the theatre, I<br />

met a very nice Kiwi man online,<br />

Eric Reeves, and talked to him<br />

for several months before we met<br />

in Phuket, Thailand. We had a<br />

wonderful holiday.”<br />

A short while later, Chernousava<br />

decided to make the move<br />

to New Zealand and married<br />

her now husband in 2016. A few<br />

months later, she began to teach<br />

flute to her first student, Louise.<br />

“Music is my passion. I aim to<br />

inspire and challenge my students<br />

to become the best possible<br />

versions of themselves inside and<br />

outside of music,” she said.<br />

“My goal is to make every lesson<br />

as productive, educational,<br />

and fulfilling as possible. I aim<br />

to provide the students the<br />

tools and resources to be able to<br />

achieve what they wish for.”<br />

She teaches the flute, recorder,<br />

piccolo and piano to both adults<br />

and children, and offers beginner<br />

and advanced lessons privately.<br />

Chernousova also teaches<br />

part-time at Cashmere High<br />

School and Avonside Girls High,<br />

and plays for the Philharmonic<br />

Orchestra and the Risingholme<br />

Orchestra.<br />

Claire, who lives in Ilam, has<br />

been practising under Chernousova’s<br />

guidance for about four<br />

years and has been playing the<br />

flute for about five and a half<br />

years.<br />

“I love the sound of woodwind<br />

instruments. My passion started<br />

from a recorder group of a few<br />

people to playing an instrument<br />

I love and enjoy,” said Claire.<br />

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help me, challenge me, support<br />

me, ease me . . . I want to make<br />

people love it as well . . . be connected<br />

and feel and understand<br />

what the piece of music is trying<br />

to portray and say.”<br />

To find out more, go to:<br />

nzmusicteachers.co.nz/<br />

natalia-chernousova/<br />

03 322 4548 | Easy Parking<br />

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Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>14</strong> <strong>2023</strong> 7<br />

Boys’ High put their best foot forward<br />

• By Sam Coughlan<br />

A BRILLIANT team effort<br />

from Christchurch Boys’ High<br />

School has won them an historic<br />

double in the New Zealand<br />

secondary schools track and field<br />

championships at Ngā Puna Wai.<br />

Both the junior and senior<br />

boys 4x100m relay teams took<br />

gold – in what is believed to be a<br />

first for the school.<br />

Boys’ High head of athletics<br />

Mike Drury said he believes it is<br />

the first time the school has done<br />

the ‘double.’<br />

“I’ve been checking the archives<br />

and to my knowledge it<br />

is the first time we’ve done this.<br />

It’s really special, the senior boys<br />

were narrowly beaten last year so<br />

a few lads from that team were<br />

determined to go better this<br />

year.”<br />

They were backed up by the<br />

junior boys 4x400m relay team<br />

picking up bronze, to cap off<br />

a successful weekend for the<br />

school who also saw discus<br />

thrower Finn McLeod take gold<br />

in the senior event, followed by<br />

teammate James Moore who<br />

took silver.<br />

Drury said Boys’ High had<br />

worked hard on improving their<br />

throwers – athletes who do discus,<br />

shot put, and javelin.<br />

“Last year we started a thrower<br />

programme so this is our second<br />

year with the group working to<br />

that goal of a medal.<br />

“It was the first time we’ve won<br />

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

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

first in the boys 4x100m relay, and Finn Hawkins runs during the 4x100m junior relay.<br />

PHOTOS: GARY NESBIT ​<br />

the senior discus event.”<br />

The event was the 50th edition<br />

of the school track and field<br />

championships, celebrated by a<br />

return to the city it was first held<br />

in, back in 1973.<br />

Papanui High School were also<br />

successful, with Lee West and<br />

Adi Pathak taking out the junior<br />

boys para long jump and senior<br />

boys para shot put respectively,<br />

while Daniel Wordsworth was<br />

first in the year 9 3000m road<br />

race.<br />

Una Kinajil-Reding won the<br />

senior girls para shot put for<br />

Rangi Ruru, which also saw twin<br />

sisters Zara and Eliza McDonnell<br />

finish 1st and 2nd in the junior<br />

girls high jump.<br />

Riccarton High School’s para<br />

athlete Connor Carston took<br />

gold in the junior boys para<br />

100m race and shot put.<br />

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Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>14</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />

Showstopping Christmas treats<br />

Roasted hazelnut and<br />

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pavlova<br />

Serves 8-10<br />

Pavlova<br />

6 large egg whites<br />

1½ cups caster sugar<br />

1 Tbsp cornflour<br />

2 tsp lemon juice<br />

1 tsp vanilla extract<br />

½ cup roughly chopped roasted<br />

hazelnuts<br />

Tiramisu cream<br />

1 Tbsp instant espresso coffee<br />

granules<br />

2 Tbsp boiling water<br />

250g mascarpone<br />

½ cup cream<br />

4 Tbsp demerara sugar<br />

1/3 cup finely grated dark chocolate<br />

To assemble<br />

300ml cream, softly whipped<br />

Fudgy chocolate sauce (see end)<br />

Hazelnut praline (see end)<br />

Method<br />

Pavlova: Trace a 20cm-diameter<br />

circle on two sheets of baking<br />

paper. Turn the paper over and<br />

place each one on a flat baking<br />

tray.<br />

• Preheat the oven to 120°C<br />

regular bake.<br />

• Whisk the egg whites to soft<br />

peaks, then gradually add the<br />

sugar, one tablespoon at a time.<br />

Whisk until thick and glossy<br />

and the sugar is dissolved. The<br />

mixture should be smooth when<br />

rubbed between your fingertips.<br />

Any undissolved sugar will cause<br />

the meringue to weep.<br />

• Sift over the cornflour and<br />

add the lemon juice, vanilla and<br />

hazelnuts. Using a large metal<br />

spoon, fold into the meringue.<br />

• Spoon half the meringue<br />

into the centre of each circle on<br />

your baking paper, then, using<br />

the back of a large spoon,<br />

carefully spread it to the edge of<br />

the circles, building up the sides<br />

and swirling the top, keeping the<br />

meringue as high as possible.<br />

• Bake for 1 hour, alternating<br />

the trays after 30 minutes.<br />

Turn off the oven and, with the<br />

door closed, leave the meringues<br />

YUM: Two layers<br />

of crisp and<br />

chewy hazelnut<br />

meringue,<br />

whipped espresso<br />

cream, fudgy<br />

chocolate sauce<br />

and praline shards.<br />

RECIPE AND<br />

PHOTO: Summer<br />

Favourites by<br />

Vanya Insull<br />

inside to cool completely.<br />

Tiramisu cream: Dissolve the<br />

coffee in the boiling water, then<br />

cool. Place all the remaining<br />

ingredients in a bowl, add the<br />

cooled coffee and very gently<br />

whisk until smooth. Don’t over<br />

mix or it will split and curdle.<br />

Cover and refrigerate for at least<br />

1 hour and up to 24 hours.<br />

To assemble: Gently whisk<br />

the Tiramisu cream and softly<br />

whipped cream together to firmish<br />

peaks. Place one meringue on<br />

a serving plate and spread over<br />

half the cream. Top with the second<br />

meringue and dollop on the<br />

remaining cream. Drizzle with<br />

some fudgy chocolate sauce and<br />

scatter with pieces of hazelnut<br />

praline.<br />

Fudgy chocolate sauce (gf)<br />

Makes 1½ cups<br />

1 cup cream<br />

150g dark chocolate, roughly<br />

chopped (72% cocoa)<br />

2 Tbsp golden syrup<br />

1 tsp vanilla extract<br />

Method<br />

• Put the cream in a small<br />

saucepan and heat until just<br />

below boiling.<br />

• Take off the heat and add the<br />

chocolate.<br />

• Leave for 1 minute, then stir<br />

until smooth.<br />

• Stir in the golden syrup and<br />

vanilla and set aside to cool.<br />

Hazelnut praline (gf)<br />

Makes 1½ cups<br />

1 cup whole roasted hazelnuts<br />

1 cup caster sugar<br />

¼ cup water<br />

Method<br />

• Line a greased baking tray<br />

with baking paper and place the<br />

nuts close together on the tray.<br />

• Put the sugar and water in a<br />

clean saucepan over a medium<br />

heat.<br />

• Whisk to combine, then stop<br />

stirring and wait for the sugar to<br />

become golden in colour, swirling<br />

the pan for even colouring.<br />

• Immediately drizzle it all over<br />

the nuts, then leave to harden.<br />

Break into pieces to serve.<br />

Spiced Christmas schnaps<br />

Weihnachtsschnaps<br />

Ingredients<br />

5 cardamom pods, bruised<br />

Peel of 1 orange, sliced and without<br />

pith<br />

250ml (1 cup) high-quality 37% to<br />

40% spirit, such as korn or gin<br />

1 to 2 heaped tsp runny raw honey<br />

½ vanilla bean, split and seeds<br />

scraped out<br />

1 cinnamon quill<br />

1 cassia stick<br />

8 star anise<br />

2 cloves<br />

Method<br />

• Place spices and orange peel<br />

into a glass bottle that will hold<br />

at least 300ml. Add the spirit and<br />

shake. Close the lid and leave to<br />

infuse for 2–4 days.<br />

• Taste daily to see when you are<br />

happy with the infusion. The longer<br />

you leave the infusion, the more the<br />

anise flavour will develop from the<br />

star anise.<br />

• Strain off the liquid, put the<br />

whole ingredients in the compost<br />

and return the infused spirit to the<br />

bottle.<br />

• Add the honey to taste and<br />

shake vigorously to dissolve it,<br />

about 2 minutes.<br />

• Add the vanilla bean and seeds<br />

and swill the bottle to disperse the<br />

seeds. Let this infuse for at least<br />

another week before serving.<br />

• You can then either remove the<br />

vanilla bean or leave it to continue<br />

infusing.<br />

• Store indefinitely in your drinks<br />

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Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>14</strong> <strong>2023</strong> 13<br />

Finance Available T.A.P. Ph: 027 344 4488<br />

$25,990<br />

$24,990 $26,750 $27,250<br />

20<strong>14</strong> NissaN atlas BOX tRUCK<br />

3Ltr turbo diesel, 5 speed, 84,064kms, barn doors<br />

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2016 NissaN NV350<br />

Auto, 2Ltr petrol, 5dr, ABS, ESC, 1<strong>14</strong>,000kms,<br />

very tidy example.<br />

2018 NissaN NV350<br />

Auto, 2.5Ltr diesel, 5dr, window tints, 105,000kms,<br />

very popular diesel.<br />

2019 NissaN NV350<br />

2.5Ltr diesel, auto, 5 door, silver, 118,000kms,<br />

immaculate order, drives superb.<br />

$27,750 $12,250<br />

$9,250<br />

$18,990<br />

2018 tOyOta hiaCe<br />

2Ltr VVT-I auto, 119,000kms, 5 door, air/con, ABS,<br />

ESC, drives superb.<br />

SALE<br />

$10,990<br />

2010 MiNi COOpeR CaMdeN<br />

Hi Spec, alloys, 1600cc auto, ABS, drives superbly.<br />

$11,750<br />

2013 sUzUKi sWift<br />

<strong>14</strong>00cc auto, NZ new, 66,328kms, alloys,<br />

economical, stunning in bright red pearl.<br />

$12,750<br />

$6,250<br />

2016 Kia spORtaGe<br />

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bags, alloy wheels, towbar, finance available<br />

$7,990<br />

20<strong>14</strong> tOyOta Vitz<br />

1300cc, auto, ABS, airbags, ESC,<br />

economical, 61,000kms.<br />

2004 NissaN NOte 2010 NissaN MaRCh<br />

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ESC, 360˚ camera, 5 Star Safety rating,<br />

economical.<br />

$16,990 $10,950<br />

2009 tOyOta Wish<br />

7-seater, 87,879kms, alloys,<br />

drives superbly.<br />

$15,990<br />

2005 daihatsU siRiON<br />

NZ new, 5spd manual, very economical,<br />

immaculate, attractive in light blue Mica.<br />

$11,490<br />

Auto, ABS, airbags, air/con, alloys, CD/<br />

Radio, only 72,000kms, economical, very<br />

tidy example.<br />

$29,990<br />

20<strong>14</strong> Mazda aXela 20<strong>14</strong> Mazda aXela 2018 daihatsU hi Jet<br />

2 litre, 5 speed manual, 90,252kms,<br />

dark blue pearl, alloys, ABS, ESC.<br />

$11,750<br />

2010 tOyOta Wish<br />

1800cc auto, alloys, 7-seater,<br />

ideal family wagon.<br />

$16,490<br />

2 litre auto, alloys, CD, Cruise, ABS, ESC,<br />

deep blue pearl, immaculate.<br />

$26,990<br />

5 door van, auto, ABS, ESC, Lane Depart,<br />

airbags, economical, ideal commercial.<br />

$15,990<br />

2018 NissaN NV350 VaN<br />

Auto, 2500cc turbo diesel, air/cond,<br />

ABS, ESC, 5 door, roof carrier, rear<br />

ladder.<br />

$31,990<br />

2007 sUzUKi apV VaN<br />

5 speed, 1600cc, manual, NZ new,<br />

5 door, alloys, very clean example.<br />

2011 NissaN NV200<br />

113 Main South Rd, RiccaRton • 027 344 4488 • www.RoadwayS.nz<br />

• Free On Road Costs<br />

• NEW Warrant Of Fitness<br />

5 speed manual, 1600cc, 5 door, alloys,<br />

air conditioning, very nice example.<br />

2016 NissaN atlas BOX tRUCK<br />

5spd manual, 3 Litre turbo diesel, large<br />

rear cargo capacity, excellent example.<br />

• 6 Months Registration<br />

• Finance available T.A.P<br />

2011 NissaN NV200 VaN<br />

1600cc auto, air conditioning, reverse<br />

camera, very popular 5 door model.<br />

We Accept:<br />

2018 NissaN NV350<br />

High roof, LWB, 2.5 t/diesel, 5dr auto, ESC,<br />

ABS, dual sliders, accident avoidance<br />

system, super tidy.


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CROSSWORD<br />

1 2 3 4 5 6 7<br />

8 9<br />

10 11<br />

326<br />

SUDOKU<br />

Every row, column and box should<br />

contain the digits 1 to 9.<br />

WordBuilder<br />

WORDBUILDER<br />

226<br />

6<br />

D B A<br />

N T I<br />

12 13 <strong>14</strong> 15<br />

16<br />

17 18<br />

19<br />

20 21 22 23 24<br />

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 />

allowed. There's at least one six-letter word.<br />

once?<br />

TODAY<br />

Good 15 Very Good 19 Excellent 23<br />

Solution 225: gel, gelt, gen, gent, get, glen, glue,<br />

glut, GLUTEN, gnu, gun, gut, leg, lent, let, leu, lug,<br />

word. luge, lune, lung, lunge, lute, net, nut, teg, ten, tug,<br />

tun, tune, ute.<br />

letters, including plurals, can you make<br />

from the six letters, using each only<br />

No words beginning with a capital are<br />

allowed. There’s at least one six-letter<br />

Good 15 Very Good 19 Excellent 23<br />

25 26<br />

27 28<br />

29 30<br />

31 32<br />

33 34<br />

Across<br />

1. Diminish (6)<br />

5. Surplus (6)<br />

10. Insensitive (7)<br />

11. Illness (7)<br />

12. Straight, honest (6)<br />

15. Beginner (6)<br />

16. Repulsive (7)<br />

17. Professional cook (4)<br />

18. Liability (4)<br />

19. Fan (7)<br />

20. Join (4)<br />

22. Exploited (4)<br />

25. Non-religious (7)<br />

27. Make worse (6)<br />

28. Find (6)<br />

31. Small dog (7)<br />

32. Late (7)<br />

33. Peek (6)<br />

34. Come to rest (6)<br />

Decoder<br />

Down<br />

2. Expand (7)<br />

3. Stoop (6)<br />

4. Bird home (4)<br />

5. Whirlpool (4)<br />

6. Universe (6)<br />

7. Beach (7)<br />

8. Bitter (6)<br />

9. Current (6)<br />

13. Undersized fish (7)<br />

<strong>14</strong>. Entourage (7)<br />

15. Digit (7)<br />

20. Evasive (6)<br />

21. Clothing (7)<br />

23. Disgraceful event (7)<br />

24. Further down (6)<br />

25. Ape-like (6)<br />

26. Rat or mouse (6)<br />

29. Hillside (Scottish) (4)<br />

30. Sound of an accident (4)<br />

Crossword<br />

Across: 1. Lessen, 5.<br />

Excess, 10. Callous, 11.<br />

Disease, 12. Direct, 15.<br />

Novice, 16. Hideous, 17.<br />

Chef, 18. Debt, 19. Admirer,<br />

20. Seam, 22. Used, 25.<br />

Secular, 27. Impair, 28.<br />

Locate, 31. Terrier, 32.<br />

Overdue, 33. Glance, 34.<br />

Settle.<br />

Down: 2. Enlarge, 3.<br />

Slouch, 4. Nest, 5. Eddy,<br />

6. Cosmos, 7. Seaside,<br />

8. Acidic, 9. Recent, 13.<br />

Tiddler, <strong>14</strong>. Retinue, 15.<br />

Numeral, 20. Shifty, 21.<br />

Apparel, 23. Scandal, 24.<br />

Deeper, 25. Simian, 26.<br />

Rodent, 29. Brae, 30. Oops.<br />

WordBuilder<br />

adit, aid, and, ani, ant,<br />

anti, bad, bait, ban, band,<br />

BANDIT, bat, bid, bin, bit,<br />

dab, dan, din, dint, nab, nib,<br />

nit, tab, tad, tan, tin<br />

Sudoku<br />

DECODER<br />

Each number represents a different letter of the alphabet. Write the<br />

given letters into all squares with matching numbers. Now work out<br />

which letters are represented by the other numbers.<br />

All puzzles copyright<br />

T H E P U Z Z L E C O M P A N Y<br />

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Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>14</strong> <strong>2023</strong> 15<br />

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SCRAP METAL<br />

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• Scrap metal buyers<br />

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• Open Saturday morning<br />

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Our services include:<br />

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Phone Kevin<br />

027 561 4629<br />

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George Lockyer. Over<br />

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027 684 4046. E mail<br />

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BUILDER<br />

New builds, alterations,<br />

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the trade has given me<br />

ability to build to a high<br />

standard. Free quotes. Ph<br />

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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 />

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Best price guarantee Tony<br />

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Sunday 17th Dec<br />

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RAY WHITE PAPANUI<br />

Merry Christmas<br />

As the year comes to a close, the team at Ray White Papanui want to take<br />

a moment to express our deepest gratitude to all our valued clients and<br />

those who have generously referred business to us. Your trust and support<br />

have been the cornerstone of our success, and we are truly thankful for the<br />

opportunities to work alongside you on your property journey..<br />

Thank you for choosing Ray White Papanui. We look forward to continuing<br />

our journey together in the coming year. Wishing you a Merry Christmas<br />

and a safe and happy holiday season.<br />

From all the team at Ray White Papanui<br />

Little Ray of Giving<br />

Ray White Papanui has been extremely proud to partner with<br />

Ronald McDonald House for our Little Ray of Giving campaign<br />

this Christmas, thank you to our community for your support<br />

with donations.<br />

Every family staying at Ronald McDonald House deserves the<br />

magic of Christmas and our team here at Ray White Papanui are<br />

passionate about helping<br />

make that happen! While<br />

we have collected and<br />

delivered an amazing<br />

selection of gifts it is<br />

never too late to support<br />

this great charity by<br />

donating gifts for infants,<br />

kids, teenagers, parents<br />

and their caregivers to<br />

help brighten their day.<br />

Your support will make a<br />

difficult time for families<br />

so much brighter.<br />

Please deliver your gifts<br />

to Ray White Papanui,<br />

Level 1, 7 Winston Avenue,<br />

Papanui (above Black<br />

& White Coffee Cartel)<br />

and we will ensure they<br />

are delivered to Ronald<br />

McDonald House.<br />

rwpapanui.co.nz<br />

Scan to book<br />

in your free<br />

appraisal<br />

with one of<br />

our team

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