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‘Tremendous 

servant’ 

of Hornby 

remembered 

• By Sasha Watson 

PASSIONATE, INTEGRAL, a battler, a 

full-time volunteer, and a “tremendous 

server” of the community are just a few 

of the words used to describe Hornby 

identity Ross Houliston. 

Ross died on New Year’s Eve from 

pancreatic cancer, aged 77. 

Said Hornby Ward councillor Mark 

Peters: “Ross was the ultimate battler for 

Hornby, he was an integral part of the 

Save Denton Park Group when we . . . 

saved the park from the council aiming 

to put what is now the Matatiki Hornby 

Centre on it. 

“One of the major battles that he 

was fighting for, and we will continue 

to resolve in his honour, is the major 

problem that Hornby and Yaldhurst have 

with quarrying and the silica dust that 

comes from it. 

“Ross will be dearly missed by our 

community, may he rest in peace, we will 

battle on.” 

Ross was a long-standing member 

and former Hornby Club president of 25 

years, as well as a founding member of the 

Greater Hornby Residents Association, 

where he was an office holder for the 

committee before becoming the research 

and submissions officer. 

Said the association on Facebook: “Ross 

loved this community beyond reproach 

and fought with an absolute passion for 

its residents . . . and many called him the 

full-time volunteer for us. 

“RIP Ross from a very grateful 

community, we have seen a totara tree fall 

in the forest of Greater Hornby in recent 

days.” 

The association said Ross was a “tremendous 

servant” to the wider Hornby 

community. In 2021, he was a recipient of 

a Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 

Community Board services award. 

Ross was the husband of Marilyn, a 

dad/stepfather of Calder, Shelley, Steven, 

Wendy, Julia and the late Caren, and 

a grandad and great-grandad to many 

grandchildren and great-grandchildren. 

• Turn to page 7 

COMMUNITY ADVOCATE: Hornby identity Ross Houliston died on 

New Year’s Eve, aged 77; he was an integral part of the Save Denton 

Park Group. Below – Ross and Hornby Ward councillor Mark Peters 

advocating for the green turning arrow on Amyes Rd.

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area. Bring along a story and share 

to enjoy it with others. Discover 

exciting reads, e-books, audiobooks 

and magazines at the city libraries. 

There will also be a swim safety talk 

from one of the Swimsmart team 

members, along with gear to try on. 

This is a free event, however there is 

still an entrance fee for the pool. This 

event is aimed at 3-8 year olds. In the 

event of bad weather, this session will 

be held inside the library. 

Lantern Making Workshop 

Wednesday, 11am-noon 

Upper Riccarton Library 

Join in to make a Lunar New Year 

lantern to celebrate the Year of 

the Dragon. All are welcome but 

the craft is suitable for those 5 years 

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Pool Party Dive-in Movie, Saturday, noon-5pm at Te Hāpua: Halswell 

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Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm 

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Residents association in conversation 

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CONCERNS surrounding 

Hornby’s new bio-gas, bio-fuel, 

and bio-feed plant will be 

explored at the next Greater 

Hornby Residents Association 

meeting. 

Ecogas representatives will 

join the monthly gathering on 

January 28 to talk with residents 

about a new way of dealing with 

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The meeting will come after 

new residents association meeting 

chair Derek Phelps and committee 

member Marc Duff will 

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“We have a lot to discuss at 

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Once construction is complete, 

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Documentary maker finds solace 


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 Waters 

(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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in telling the tough stories 

“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 

WONDEROUS WOMEN: Though I Walk (2020) was Cameron’s first documentary, which 

follows four Christian women who have experienced breast cancer. 

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. 

Award-winning colourist 

‘Trauma can be so isolating 

and telling their hard 

stories gives me a purpose, 

because if it’s not me, who 

else?’ – Kirsty Cameron 

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 

The Garden Room, go to 

https://www.facebook. 

com/thegardenroommovie 

• To find out more about 

stillbirth, go to https:// 

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‘He was diligent and passionate’ 

RECOGNISED: In 2021, 

Ross Houliston received a 

Waipuna Halswell-Hornby- 

Riccarton Community 

Board services award. 

• From page 1 

Ross died at home, and a 

family gathering was held last 

Monday followed by a private 

cremation. 

Marc Duff, former residents 

association chairperson, also 

took to Facebook to post: “Sadly 

the news before New Year’s that 

none of us wanted to hear, was 

the passing of Ross Houliston . . . 

Firstly though my thoughts go 

out to Marilyn and her family. 

“It has always been a pleasure 

to call around to the Houliston 

house and always get a warm 

welcome and a ‘can you help me 

with my computer’. The mark of 

the man is despite being incredibly 

sick himself in recent times, 

he always asked first, whenever 

we talked on the phone, how 

were my mum and dad. 

“He was diligent and passionate 

about his work for the 

Hornby community he loved so 

much. He would not be afraid 

to give the local community 

board or city council a tune-up 

if he thought they needed it but 

he always gained their respect 

with his passion, knowledge, and 

wisdom.” 

Duff said Ross “took on the 

might of waste management” 

and “stopped a hazardous waste 

treatment and stabilisation plant 

being built in Hornby South”, 

and his sense of humour was 

“always never far away”. 

He was also an advocate for 

ALL ON BOARD: Hornby now has its own Noddy train, thanks to Ross. Below – one of 

Marc Duff’s favourite photos of Ross is of him cutting the Noddy train cake. 

the green turning arrow at 

Amyes Rd. 

Peters said Ross worked hard 

to successfully get the 1974 Commonwealth 

Games logo on the 

Denton Park grandstand sign. 

Said Duff: “The community 

has benefited through Ross and 

Marilyn in that Hornby and 

the GHRA now have their own 

Noddy train, thanks to their 

foresight. What an honour to see 

the master in action and increase 

my knowledge and learnings, 

especially around quarries and 

their impact on residents. 

“Ross, you may have passed 

but your fight to make the 

Hornby community the best it 

can be will go on and you will 

always be close to our thoughts 

and that’s the greatest legacy you 

left – you left our community in 

a stronger state.” 

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SUNFLOWER STARS: Kidsfirst Kindergartens Hei Hei grew the tallest bloom, which measured 195cm. Mae 

O’Donnell admires the sunflowers grown by Kidsfirst Ilam. 

Sunflowers bring success 

for kindergarten kids 


CHILDREN from 

kindergartens in Hei Hei 

and Ilam are prizewinning 

sunflower growers. 

More than 1000 Canterbury 

pupils took part in the Daltons 

Sunflowers in Kindergartens 

Project, trying to grow the 

widest sunflower head and the 

tallest stem from seed. 

The winner of the tallest 

sunflower in the region was 

Kidsfirst Kindergartens 

Hei Hei, with their plant 

measuring 195cm. 

It is the second time they 

have won the tallest sunflower 

title, having taken it out in 2019. 

The winner of the widest 

sunflower head was Kidsfirst 

Kindergartens Ilam with a 

diameter of 9cm. 

Said Kidsfirst Hei Hei 

teacher, Ngam Brown: “This 

hands-on experience has 

been a transformative journey 

for our two to five-year-old 

tamariki, where they not only 

discovered the magic of nature 

but also cultivated crucial 

skills such as patience, caring, 

responsibility, and teamwork. 

“Together, we are sowing 

the seeds for a more 

sustainable future for the next 

generation.” 

Said Kidfirst Ilam head 

teacher, Lauren Sutcliffe: 

“The tamariki really 

enjoyed the whole process, 

from planting the seeds, to 

watching them grow and 

watering them. 

“The bumblebees that have 

landed on the sunflowers 

have sparked fascination and 

further learning. Whānau and 

community enjoy seeing the 

beautiful sunflowers as they 

grow.” 

Every participating 

kindergarten in the 11 regions 

from Northland to Dunedin, 

grew the same ‘Skyscraper’ 

sunflower variety from King 

Seeds, which can grow to 

4m tall, with all entered into 

a nationwide draw to win 

prizes. 

• For more information 

go to www.daltons. 

co.nz or visit them on 

Facebook. 

New Year – New look Valentines 

Hornby restaurant offers more choices and familiar favourites 

Thousands of Christchurch families will 

have fond memories of enjoying the tasty 

food and friendly vibe of Valentines buffet 

restaurant, which was located for many 

years in the central city. 

A New Zealand-wide franchise 

operation, the business went through many 

changes over the years, then with new 

owners taking over the company six years 

ago, it gained a new momentum. 

A third franchise was set up in Auckland, 

its Rotorua restaurant reopened, and in July 

2019, Valentines Christchurch opened at a 

new location – Chalmers Street, Hornby. 

As company director Ron Lal explains, 

Valentines has a rich history in Kiwi culture 

and they wanted to retain that feeling of 

nostalgia, but with some new concepts 

added to the mix. 

“We wanted to offer our customers a new 

experience that’s up with the times, and 

with a modern twist on hospitality. 

“Customers have a lot more choice of 

food now,” he says, “for example you can 

choose your own meat, which will be 

cooked individually for you. We offer a big 

selection of dishes, seafood and desserts, 

and of course there are the familiar 

favourites that the children love, like the 

chocolate fountain and an endless supply of 

ice-cream. 

“We want to wow the customers and 

at the same time we want to create that 

nostalgic Valentines feel.” 

The Valentines tradition of a free meal 

for a customer on their birthday has been 

upgraded to a celebratory birthday treat 

and, of course, with the famous birthday 

song being sung by staff, too. Families are 

also invited to take advantage of the school 

holiday special from time to time. During 

the holidays, one child under the age of 

eight gets a free lunch if accompanied by a 

full paying adult. (T’s & C’s apply.) 

Valentines has always been seen as a 

100 per cent family restaurant, a tradition 

that the new Valentines team is keen to 

continue, but Valentines is also a restaurant 

for everyone, from families to couples, 

to friends getting together to celebrate a 

special occasion. 

Situated in the heart of the Hornby 

shopping precinct, not only is Valentines 

the ideal place for people from the Hornby 

community to enjoy tasty food and a warm, 

friendly vibe, it also employs local staff, 

who are treated well and therefore enjoy 

working there and giving their customers 

the best possible service. 

Valentines is open seven days a week, 

from 10am till late. Outside the buffet 

times they also do the popular Valentines 

Shareboxes, which offer a range of 

amazing dishes. 

7/11 Chalmers Street, Hornby, Christchurch 

0800 VAL BUFFET valentines.co.nz

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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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Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 lively and refined 

EXPECTATIONS are high on 

any new model replacing a top 

seller, even more so when it 

happens to be the GLC SUV, a 

sales star for Mercedes-Benz, the 

producer of some of the finest 

luxury vehicles on the planet. 

The GLC is new, but faces off 

against the same old adversaries 

such as the BMW X3, Audi Q5 

and Lexus NX. 

It features Mercedes’ renowned 

4MATIC AWD system and 

Motoring with Bob Nettleton 

is fitted with a 48V mild 

hybrid power system with a 

second-generation Integrated 

Starter-Generator (ISG). These 

upgrades sharpen the engine’s 

responsiveness and flexibility on 

the one hand and save fuel on 

the other for a winning double 

whammy. 

The only model sold here is the 

GLC 300 4MATIC, priced from 

$113,900, and was the one chosen 

for this road test. There are a host 

of other worthwhile 

enhancements 

over the previous 

model. Those you 

will notice most are 

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wheel arches, tapered 

running boards and 

20-inch AMG bicolour 

alloy wheels. 

It keeps making 

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passenger compartment that 

follows the lead of its C- Class 

sibling, and banishing almost 

all buttons and switches. 

These are replaced by a central 

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screen that becomes the ‘go to’ 

for most vehicles’ functions, 

including the latest generation 

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The GLC 300 features a 48V 

electrical system and secondgeneration 

Integrated Starter 

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Wireless smartphone integration 

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It includes a panoramic sunroof 

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ONLY $599 each 

Pine Coffee Table 

with Magazine Rack 

(900 x 500 x 450H) 

ONLY $199 

Pine Entertainment Unit 

2 Shelf/2 Drawer 

(1200 x 480 x 400) 

ONLY $349 

Medium 

1300H 

ONLY $429 

Small 

900H 

ONLY $329 

each 

each 

Lowboy 6 Drawer 

1130 x 410 x 820. 

ONLY $579 

each 

Tallboy 4 Drawer 

600 x 400 x 900. 

ONLY 

$279 

Beachhouse 

Queen 

Frame + 

Mattress 

Therapedic Medicoil (Backcare) 

Base & Mattress Sets 

King Single 

$549 

Single 

$499 

Double 

$599 

Brixton 

Shelves 

ONLY 

$999 

Queen 

$649 

7 Drawer 

Scotch 

Chest 


Also 

available 

in black. 

ONLY 

$399 

Single 100mm 

Foam Mattress 

ONLY $59 each 

7 Drawer 

TV/DVD 

Chest 

760 x 1140 x 410. 

(Gap 150) 

ONLY 

$399 

Savanah 4 piece 

Bedroom Suite 

ONLY $1899 

Gladstone Road 

Coffee Table 

1000W x 800 x 500H 

ONLY $399 

Towerboy 

6 Drawer 

1260 x 460 x 410. 

With metal 

runners. 

Also available 

in Black. 

ONLY 

$299 

Jumbo 4 Drawer Chest 

1140 x 800 x 400. NZ made. Metal runners. 

ONLY 

$359 each 


Ent/Unit 

1100W x 400 x 480H 

Pine Lamp 

Table 

( 550 x 500H) 

$199 


Bedroom Furniture 

Range 

Colours available Oiled Oak (light) 

& Smokey Oak (dark) 

$249 

Bedside Cabinet 

With metal runners. 

Small 

510H x 460W x 410 D 

$160each 

Large 

690H x 460W x 410 D 

$225 each 

Towerboy 

ONLY $399 Bedside 

1170Hx400x480 $399 

530Hx400x480 

3 Piece Dining Suite 

(750 x 750) 

ONLY $499 

Pine Coffee 

Table 

(1200 x 600 x 500H) 

5 Drawer 

Chest 

1170Hx400x760 

$499 

$399 

Pine 1 

Drawer 

Side Table 

$129 

5 Piece Dining Suite 

(1200 x 750) 

ONLY $699 

2 Drawer 

Buffet 

(900W x 

420 x 860H) $449 

ZigZag White 

Bookcase 

(1070W x 310 x 900H) 

ONLY 

$349 

Entertainment Unit 


White 2 Drawer 

Entertainment Unit 

1115 x 480H x 400D 

3 Shelf 

$199 

$239 

$269 

$299 

800 x 855H each 

4 Shelf 

800 x 1230H each 

5 Shelf 

800 x 1605H each 

6 Shelf 

800 x 1980H each 

Glass Ent/Unit 

1000w x 410 x 510H 

SPECIAL 

$199 

3 Dr Ent Unit 

Available in 

Black or White 

ONLY 

$499 

ONLY 

$399 

ONLY 

$399 

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Western News: January 11, 2024

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