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THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2024
PROUD PARENTS: Amrinder Singh and Jaspreet Kaur, with baby Azyal,
who was born at 12.03am on New Year’s Day – making her the first baby
born in Christchurch in 2024.
www.starnews.co.nz
Welcome
to the
world
baby
Azyal
• By Sasha Watson
MEET AZYAL Kaur.
She was the first baby born in
Christchurch in 2024 and came into the
world three minutes after midnight on New
Year’s Day.
Amrinder Singh and his wife Jaspreet
Kaur welcomed their 3.9kg newborn at
Christchurch Women’s Hospital.
They said the pregnancy was unplanned
as they’d had only been “trying for a
few months” before their “prayers were
answered”.
“Jaspreet really enjoyed her pregnancy
and it was an uncomplicated birth,” said
Singh.
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Innes Rd
upgrades
to finish
in March
A BUSY Mairehau thoroughfare
is being rebuilt to fix the poor
condition of the road and its
vibration issues.
The city council has begun
strengthening and improving
the chipseal surface of Innes Rd
between Mersey St and Mahars
Rd, as well as replacing the
watermain system.
Said city council transport
planning and delivery manager
Jacob Bradbury: “This road is in
a particularly bad condition, so it
needs to be totally restored from
the foundation to make sure it’s
of good quality for road users.
“Since the Northern Motorway
opened, we’ve also seen many
more heavy vehicles using this
road, and this work will ensure
that the surface can deal with the
increased loadings.”
The work will be carried out in
two stages with one lane of traffic
maintained in each direction.
However, on-street parking will
not be available.
The first stage of work on the
northern side of Innes Rd is
under way until mid-March,
while the second stage of work on
the southern side is expected to
be completed by mid-June.
“We know this will be
disruptive for businesses and
residents, so we want to thank
everyone for their patience while
we get this major piece of work
completed,” said Bradbury.
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Seniornet New Brighton
Mondays, 10am-noon
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Seniornet is re-opening on January
15. Have trouble with a computer or
smartphone? Need to get up to date?
Come and learn more in warm,
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sessions. Phone 3826048 to
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Christchurch Commonwealth Games 50th Anniversary
Display Saturdays from 10am-4pm at New Brighton Museum. There
will be memorabilia related to the 1974 Commonwealth Games held in
Christchurch at the museum. On display will be memorabilia all related
to these games including; photos and newspaper clippings, old uniforms,
an official 1973 Holden Kingswood car, a fully restored 25lb field gun used
during the games for the gun salutes on the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II
and other state leaders attending these games, and much more.
Fun Fans
All week, all day
New Brighton, Parklands, Aranui
Libraries
Fun Fans is a cool crafting workshop,
making a fan to keep cool in
the summer. This is an unsupervised
activity. Suitable for ages 5-12.
I Love My Pet Colouring
Competition
All week, all day
Shirley Library
Get creative throughout January
by collecting an “I love my pet”
colouring-in sheet from the library.
Colour in the picture, then write
your contact details on the back
of the entry and return by 5pm on
Wednesday, January 31, when the
competition closes. One entry per
person. Two age categories: 0-6
years old and 7-12 years old.
Summer Stories
Wednesday, 10.30-11am
Aranui Library
Get ready for a summer filled with
stories, adventures, and endless
imagination with the library’s
Storytimes series. Every Wednesday
morning in January. Meet others in
our community and listen to a fun
variety of stories, songs and rhymes.
Perfect for 2-5 years. All whānau
and caregivers are welcome. Free.
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Thursday January 11 2024 3
Raised platforms to be installed
as part of thoroughfare upgrade
• From page 1
“While work to rebuild the road
is happening, we’re also taking this
opportunity to install other safety
improvements we spoke
to the community about
last year to get it all done
in one hit and make sure
the roadworks finish as
quickly as possible.”
Kerb buildouts
will be introduced at
Ethne St, Nancy Ave
and Kensington Ave
intersections, and a
central island will be
installed at Thames St.
The existing central island at
Philpotts St will be replaced.
These changes will make it easier
• From page 1
Both he and Kaur were
thankful for their care at the
hospital and the support they
received during their stay.
Said Singh: “Our midwife
Jennifer Ward was amazing,
guiding, and she motivated
Jaspreet a lot.
“We are both very proud and
excited and I cannot put into
words the feeling the moment
Jacob
Bradbury
for people to cross the side roads.
Raised platforms will be installed
at existing zebra crossings at
Mairehau Primary School and
St Francis of Assisi School,
while stop signs will be
introduced at Thames St,
Philpotts Rd, Nancy Ave and
Ethne St to improve drivers’
visibility of pedestrians and
cyclists.
“This section of Innes Rd
has about 15,000 vehicles
travelling down it each day
so this work will not only
improve the worn-out road
but also help make it safer for
everyone, particularly for students
heading to and from the nearby
schools,” Bradbury said.
New parents ‘both very proud’
Ayzal came into the world. A
most joyous occasion.”
Both parents said it was a
struggle to find a unique and
different name with so many
other good names were out
there.
“Azyal means from God –
which is a testament to what
Jaspreet and I believe in. We’re
both very religious and very
spiritual, so when we chose this
name, it was perfect,” said Singh,
who works for SolarZero as a
business development manager.
Kaur and Singh met in India
in 2009 and said it was “instant
love at first sight”.
“We fit together well. It was
only difficult when I immigrated
to New Zealand in 2014, leaving
Jaspreet behind. In 2017, we got
married and held our wedding
in India,” said Singh.
PHOTO: NEWSLINE
“We were planning for
Jaspreet to move to New
Zealand a few years ago, but she
had to stay in India due to Covid
and immigration restrictions.”
Kaur moved to Christchurch
permanently in January last
year.
Singh said while having the
city’s first baby in 2024 was
unexpected, they were
extremely happy.
Let’s go
fly a kite
IT’S TIME to fly in New
Brighton’s sky with the
community event, Kite Day.
The event will be held on
Saturday from 11am to 3pm at
New Brighton Beach, shifting
from an early February slot.
Said city council events and
arts manager, Lucy Blackmore:
“There’s a lot of exciting
events happening in Ōtautahi
Christchurch this summer and
we’ve decided to bring Kite Day
forward into the school holidays.
“New Brighton Beach was going
to be jam packed with the Coast
to Coast happening the same
weekend Kite Day was scheduled
for, so we’ve decided to space
our event out to help manage the
crowds both on the beach and
accessing New Brighton itself.
“There is always a huge range
of colourful kites on display,
ranging from giant sea creatures
to the traditional shapes and
sizes.
“People can bring their own
kites or browse the options on
sale at the Kite Shop on the day.”
Dogs aren’t permitted in kiteflying
areas and if the weather is
not good, the postponement date
will be Sunday.
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New Brighton roots, their logo is changing
to include the most iconic local sight:
The New Brighton Pier.
Founder and managing director, Daniel
Lechner-Page, living in New Brighton himself,
reflects on the last two years: “I love New
Brighton! My kids go to preschool here;
its home. This makes it special to me that
ITstuffed has become a well-integrated part
of the business community. We have formed
close, and long-lasting relationships with
businesses and residential clients.
I’m also quite proud that ITstuffed has
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We get clients from all over Christchurch, and
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For me, being part of the community, it is
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small businesses. And as a small business
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The team at ITstuffed New Brighton
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Thursday January 11 2024 5
Tough stories - a producer’s purpose
• By Sasha Watson
KIRSTY CAMERON is someone
who doesn’t shy away from
telling traumatic, hard-hitting
stories.
She has experienced many
deaths of her loved ones from a
young age.
“The first funeral I attended
was at 5-years-old. During my
adolescent years, I attended a funeral
every year, saying goodbye
to over 10 beloved family members
and friends,” the Casebrook
resident said.
“It was a macabre joke in
our family that we didn’t need
to bother with reunions as we
caught up at the funeral home
every year. The same song playing,
Bridge Over Troubled Water
(I hate that song), the same pastor,
just fewer people getting up
to speak.”
Cameron said at intermediate
school, a young girl had died in
an accident on the playground
and at 17, her best friend was
killed in a car crash by a drunk
driver, absolutely “shattering” her
world.
“I’ve watched four family
members battle cancer. I know
death well. I know what it is to
fear the phone ringing, to fear
that particular ‘hey’ on the other
end, in a tone that you just know
is bringing soul-crushing news,”
she said.
“So I guess I gravitate towards
loss and those who feel it. It’s a
LET’S TALK: Kirsty Cameron, director and producer of soon-to-be-released documentary
The Garden Room, wants to open the conversation around stillbirth.
familiar space somehow.”
Cameron has found such
familarity as the sole director
and producer of two full-feature
documentaries, both talking
about some of the most isolating
experiences one can live through.
Her newest documentary,
The Garden Room, will be
handed over for post-production
work in February before being
aired on Shine TV New Zealand,
GOOD Australia, and entered
into festivals.
Cameron is a full-time freelance
videographer for business,
mostly modelling and fashion.
“But my heart is set on documentaries.
“I love listening to people.
Trauma can be so isolating and
telling their hard stories gives me
a purpose, because if it’s not me,
who else?”
The Garden Room is a true story
about Cameron’s friends from
Burnside, Kylie and Ben Collins,
and their four children, Arlo, 4,
Azalea, 9, Kaiden, 12, and Maia,
14, who were all excited about
meeting newborn Grayson.
At 40 weeks, Kylie Collins met
with her midwife at Rangiora
Hospital for a stretch and sweep,
and the midwife made a devastating
discovery. The baby had no
heartbeat.
Collins was then rushed to
Christchurch Women’s Hospital
where, in the Garden Room – a
dedicated delivery room for
women experiencing fetal loss –
‘Every parent wants to
celebrate their child’s birth
but when one loses them,
it seems no one feels
comfortable to even say
the baby’s name’
– Kirsty Cameron
with Ben at her side, she delivered
her baby boy. Grayson never took
his first breath.
Said Cameron: “When I met
Kylie through church, she was
30 weeks pregnant. We connected
absolutely over her love
for Disney and with loud kids
everywhere.
“I wanted to make Kylie a small
keepsake film of her, Ben and
the kids meeting Grayson. Then
I saw a post pop-up on Kylie’s
Facebook page.
“Everything in me crashed as
I read about what had happened.
There was never any indication, it
was not even a possibility that he
would be stillborn.
“It was the most awful feeling,
knowing there was nothing I
could do. But, with my skills,
I could potentially give them a
space to share their journey or an
outlet.”
After watching Collins talk
openly and honestly at the
funeral of her son, Cameron
asked to follow the family
and she spent about two years
documenting and filming.
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Temporary traffic changes at the
Ferry/Aldwins/Ensors intersection
We’re fixing sections of damaged stormwater drains
beneath Ferry Road and we’re replacing some
traffic signals.
Tuam St
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To do this work safely there will be no right turns from
Ferry Road into Aldwins Road (coming from the east) and into
Ensors Road (coming from the west). Detours are in place.
All through traffic lanes on Ferry, Aldwins and Ensors roads
will be maintained at 30km/h.
The temporary traffic changes will be from 8 January until
early February.
We know roads works are disruptive for you
and we’ll do our best to keep traffic flowing.
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Director ‘determined to raise awareness’
WONDEROUS WOMEN: Though I Walk (2020) was Cameron’s first documentary, which
follows four Christian women who have experienced breast cancer.
• From page 5
“I’ve had a lot of response
throughout, and I was surprised,
gobsmacked really, at how many
people want to talk about their
stillbirths.
“When you get pregnant, you
spend a lot of time with the
baby even before it is born. Nine
months of waiting in anticipation
and excitement.
“Every parent wants to
celebrate their child’s birth but
when one loses them, it seems no
one feels comfortable to even say
the baby’s name.
“I believe parents need this
space to talk about this trauma
and still celebrate their baby.
People have thanked the family
for being brave, and they feel like
they’ve been given a voice.”
Cameron said she underestimated
how much this documentary
would affect her.
“As a friend, it was not a good
feeling watching my friends
through my camera, reliving
their pain,” she said.
“But at the end of the day,
once the film is done, I get to
walk away. That is it for me. The
family though, has to live with it,
and that’s difficult.”
Cameron also said Ben Collins,
in particular, has a special
reach with father figures of those
going through the same situation.
“Ben is a typical tradie-rugbylike
bloke, who was openly crying
and very emotional during
the interviews. I hope the film
encourages other fathers to speak
out and be vulnerable,” she said.
“In Christchurch alone, about
60-70 babies per year are stillborn.
My eyes are open and I am
determined to advocate and raise
awareness for the families who
go through this.
“I hope The Garden Room
creates conversations. Grayson
has such a legacy now; because of
him, this story was able to come
to fruition.”
Cameron finished raising more
than $20,000 in December, on
the Boosted crowdfunding platform,
for post-production colour
and sound design so the film can
be released into cinemas.
‘Trauma can be so isolating
and telling their hard
stories gives me a purpose,
because if it’s not me, who
else?’ – Kirsty Cameron
Award-winning colourist
Damian McDonnell from Wellington
has worked on titles
including Our Flag Means Death,
Elvis, Mortal Engines, The Hobbit:
The Battle of the Five Armies,
and several Marvel films.
He will be working on the film
with Ben Edwards from Lyttleton,
who was named producer of
the year at the 2017 New Zealand
music awards and will work on
the sound.
Said Cameron: “Damian approached
me and offered his
skills at over 50 per cent discount
of his usual rate because he
believes this is a story that needs
to be told.
“How incredible is it that he
will be working on my little Kiwi
film?”
It is not the first time Cameron
has wanted to tell a story about
trauma.
Her first documentary,
Though I Walk (2020), follows
four Christian women on their
journeys through breast cancer
and tackles the question: “Where
is God when your world falls
apart?”
In her final year of studying
for a motion design degree at
Ara, Cameron directed and
produced the film which was
featured on New Zealand, Australian
and American television.
“Originally, Though I
Walk was meant to be about five
minutes long. I had a dear friend
who went through breast cancer
and needed to have a double
mastectomy.
“I wanted to tell the story of
these women’s journey, and how
they coped with a new sense of
self-identity. The four women
who were featured in the film
made it the success it is.”
Cameron said there is a
premiere in the pipeline for next
year, to celebrate The Garden
Room regardless of whether it
gets into festivals.
• To find out more about
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• To find out more about
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Thursday January 11 2024 9
The best things in life are cheesy
“Cheese can be
complicated but it
doesn’t have to be,” say
siblings Sam and Elle
Studd, self-professed
cheese experts.
“It can be expensive,
but there are ways
to enjoy it without
overly stretching the
budget. It can also be
an intimidating topic if
you don’t know where to
start, but all you have to
do is take that first step.”
In their new book they
explore the best ways to
enjoy cheese – where to
buy it from, what to pair
it with and how to cook
with it.
A twizzle of puffed pastry
with cheese – a primo party
starter circa 1985! Great for
using the off-cuts of cheese
lurking in the fridge.
Sam and Elle recommend
using camembert from
Normandy for its barnyard
funk. Industrial versions of
camembert will taste bland
and don’t melt as well, and
they’ll often ooze a pool of
oil, which isn’t the sultry
look they’re going for here,
especially for sharing with
pals.
Gooey Baked Camembert
Serves 4 as a starter
Ingredients
2 garlic cloves, peeled
250g Normandy Camembert, in
Eighties Cheese Straws
Makes 24
Ingredients
2 sheets of frozen puff pastry, just
thawed
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tsp smoked paprika
100g Parmigiano Reggiano, finely
grated
60g halloumi, finely grated
sea salt flakes
Chilli butter
50g unsalted butter, melted
1 tsp chilli oil
½ bunch of chives, finely sliced
Method
• Preheat the oven 200 deg C
conventional. Line a large baking
tray with baking paper.
its box
2 Tbsp cider
4–5 sprigs of thyme, leaves
picked
freshly ground black pepper
crusty bread, to serve
Method
• Preheat the oven to 200 deg C
conventional.
• In a small saucepan, blanch
the garlic cloves in boiling water
for 1–2 minutes, until softened.
Drain and slice the garlic.
• Remove the wax paper from
the cheese and return it to the
box, with the lid on the bottom.
Pierce the cheese in six places
• Brush the pastry sheets with
some of the beaten egg and
sprinkle over the paprika. Combine
the cheeses and sprinkle
over the top, then use a rolling
pin to roll over the cheese and
press it into the pastry.
• Fold the pastry sheets in half
and roll again with the rolling
pin to firmly enclose the cheese
layer. Cut the pastry sheets into
2cm-wide strips, then twist each
strip and place on the prepared
tray. Brush with the remaining
beaten egg, then sprinkle with
salt and bake for 15–20 minutes,
until golden brown.
• Meanwhile, to make the chilli
butter, combine the butter, chilli
oil and chives in a bowl. Remove
the cheese straws from the oven,
brush with the chilli butter and
serve.
with a small, sharp knife and
gently push the garlic into the
cheese.
• Spoon over the cider, making
sure it seeps into the cheese, and
scatter the thyme over the top.
• Season with freshly ground
pepper, to taste.
• Wrap the base of the box
tightly in foil or tie with string to
keep the box together.
• Place the cheese on a baking
tray and bake for 10–15 minutes,
until hot and bubbling and the
cheese centre is liquid.
• Serve immediately, dipping
the crusty bread into the molten
cheese.
CHEESE BOARD TIPS
• Store cheese in the
vegetable drawer in the
fridge
• 14°C to 16°C is the
optimum temperature
for serving cheese
• Remove cheese from
its packaging and sit at
room temperature at
least one hour before
serving, covered with a
damp linen cloth or tea
towel.
• Blue cheese only needs
30 minutes at room
temperature, covered
again.
• Start compiling your
cheese board one
hour before serving
adding charcuterie and
condiments 15 minutes
before.
• Choose your surface –
large plates or surfaces
are best and dark
surfaces make white
cheeses pop.
• Make cheese the star
of the show by adding
it first then adding the
pairings one at at time
followed by bread or
crackers.

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CROSSWORD
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9
10 11
12 13 14
15 16 17
18
330
SUDOKU
Every row, column and box should
contain the digits 1 to 9.
WordBuilder
WORDBUILDER
230
6
K E N
D Y I
How many words of three or more letters,
How including many plurals, words can you of make three from or the more six
letters, using each letter only once? No foreign
words or words beginning with a capital are
allowed. There's at least one six-letter word.
once?
TODAY
Good 14 Very Good 17 Excellent 21
Solution 229: eft, ego, erg, ergo, ergot, fetor, foe,
fog, for, fore, forge, FORGET, fort, forte, fret, fro,
word.
frog, get, goer, gofer, gore, got, grot, oft, ogre, ore,
ref, reft, ret, roe, rot, rote, teg, toe, tog, tor, tore.
letters, including plurals, can you make
from the six letters, using each only
No words beginning with a capital are
allowed. There’s at least one six-letter
Good 14 Very Good 17 Excellent 21
19 20 21 22
23 24
25 26
Across
7. Starving (8)
9. Slanted writing (6)
10. Plunge (4)
11. Raptor (4,2,4)
12. Tax (6)
14. Exhibit (8)
15. Done with confidence (6)
16. Prompt (6)
19. Hourglass (3,5)
21. Sufficient (6)
23. Sports competition (10)
24. Old (4)
25. Sculpture (6)
26. Parody (8)
Down
1. Spittle (6)
2. Yield (4)
3. Unlikely (8)
4. Japanese robe (6)
5. Type of coffee (10)
6. Contaminated (8)
8. Pressure (6)
13. Unable to read or write (10)
15. Braggart (8)
17. Ultimate (8)
18. Apprehend (6)
20. Whiner (6)
22. Slum (6)
24. Know-all, smart __ (4)
Crossword
Across: 7. Ravenous, 9.
Italic, 10. Dive, 11. Bird
of prey, 12. Tariff, 14.
Showcase, 15. Boldly, 16.
Remind, 19. Egg timer, 21.
Enough, 23. Tournament,
24. Aged, 25. Statue, 26.
Travesty.
Down: 1. Saliva, 2. Cede,
3. Doubtful, 4. Kimono, 5.
Cappuccino, 6. Diseased,
8. Stress, 13. Illiterate, 15.
Bigmouth, 17. Eventual,
18. Arrest, 20. Moaner, 22.
Ghetto, 24. Alec.
WordBuilder
den, deny, die, dike, din,
dine, dink, dinky, dye, dyke,
dyne, end, ink, inked, inky,
ken, key, kid, KIDNEY, kin,
kind, kine, yen, yin
DECODER
Each number represents a different letter of the alphabet. Write the
given letters into all squares with matching numbers. Now work out
which letters are represented by the other numbers.
Decoder
Sudoku
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