Southern View: January 25, 2024

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Moll’s Dolls take to the stage 

MOLL’S 

DOLLS: 

Dancers 

have been 

practising 

twice a 

week for 

the past few 

months in 

preparation 

for the 

competition 

in Dunedin 

next month. 

• By Sasha Watson 

SHUFFLE BALL change, time 

step, and buffalo are just a few of 

the most common tap dancing 

moves – ones which Molly 

Chapman knows very well. 

As the director and vice president 

of an all-female competitive 

tap-dancing team, Moll’s Dolls, 

Chapman, who teaches the team 

and competes alongside them, 

has been preparing for several 

months for the 35th New Zealand 

Masters Games. 

The event will take place in 

Dunedin from February 3-11, 

and the group of 35 to 70-yearolds 

will dance the nights away, 

competing against four teams in 

the formation dance and show 

dance categories of the dancesport 

section. 

The group will also compete 

as duos, triples and quad teams 

in the under-50s and over-50s 

categories. 

Chapman, 65, said: “The 

masters is one of the only 

competitions where we get to 

showcase our talents and compete 

against other groups. We are 

really excited about competing 

as representatives of our local 

community. 

“We’re also a masters games 

award-winning team, having won 

gold, silver and bronze medals 

in the formation team and dance 

sport at the last four games.” 

The team has received a New 

Zealand Community Trust 

grant of $2000 to help with the 

running of two minivans and 

accommodation costs. 

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this week 

Picnic in the Park 

Friday, 11am-12.30pm 

Barrington Park 

Take whānau and blankets, and go 

along and enjoy a sausage sizzle and 

a picnic in the sunshine. There will 

be fun and games with a storywalk, 

giant board games and crafts. 

Creative Essentials – Inkscape 

for Laser Cutting 

Thursday, 10-11am 

South Library 

Discover, explore, learn, and master 

with Creative Essentials. Book a 

session to enhance skills and unlock 

new abilities by learning the basics of 

setting up a file for laser cutting and 

engraving using the free software 

Inkscape. Suitable for ages 13+ years. 

Free to join, may include a small 

creative product. Book and choose 

a session online at https://events. 

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Digital Skills for Seniors 

Monday, 10am-10pm 

Spreydon Library 

Better Digital Futures is a chance 

for seniors to improve their digital 

literacy and gain confidence 

with using technology. It is a 

five-week course introducing the 

basics of computing; using iPads, 

Chromebooks and users’ own 

Outdoor Paintings Saturday at South Library. The Outdoor Painting 

Club WEA meets every Saturday morning. The artists are young and 

old, beginners and experienced. They connect through their love of the 

outdoors, painting and each other’s company. Come and enjoy their 

works. 

devices such as laptops and 

cellphones. The course gives 

instruction and offers practical 

exercises to build skills and 

proficiency. Bookings required at 

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Knit ‘n’ Yarn 

Thursday, 1.30-3.30pm 

South Library 

Go along with your knitting, crochet 

or other portable craft to enjoy time 

with other crafters. Share your skills 

in a friendly, relaxing environment. 

Free, no bookings required. 

Chess Group 

Wednesday, 1-3pm 

South Library 

Go along for a game of chess and 

meet up with other players. There 

will be some chess sets available – 

bring your own just in case there are 

more players than boards. 

Community Art – Zentangle 

Tuesday, all day 

South Library 

On display at the gallery wall for 

February is 20m2 of ‘Zentangle’ 

artwork. Pieces done by lots of 

people using tangles on a large scale, 

Zentangle is a pattern-based drawing 

technique that can be undertaken 

for a mindful focus or project-based 

designs. The artworks on the wall 

contain nearly 300 different tangles. 

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Does your dog turn into an escape artist 

at the mere sight of nail clippers? Do 

attempts to clean their ears or brush 

their teeth feel like an ongoing battle? If 

you thought there was no way to achieve 

these tasks, we have another solution – 

Cooperative Care training. This approach 

focuses on building trust, cooperation, 

and positive relationships between pets 

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healthcare tasks a stress-free and enjoyable 

experience for both pets and their human 

companions. 

Banish Stress with Cooperative Care 

The core principle of Cooperative Care training 

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routines. By associating these activities with 

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gentle handling, your pet learns to embrace vet visits, 

grooming sessions, and other necessary healthcare tasks 

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Build a Stronger Bond through Enhanced 

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Cooperative Care isn’t just about your pet; it’s about 

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Pets comfortable with healthcare procedures tend to be 

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From routine vet check-ups to 

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A key component of Cooperative Care 

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Competing a ‘life highlight’ 

• From page 1 

Chapman donned her first pair 

of tap shoes when she was four 

and never looked back. Born 

and raised in Dunedin, she now 

lives in Bromley and has been 

teaching dance for more than 45 

years. 

She passed her love of dance 

onto her late daughter Nicola, 

who died six years ago, and her 

son Hayden, who graduated 

from the American Musical and 

Dramatic Academy in 2014 and 

is now a New York-based off- 

Broadway performer. 

“I love dancing, it has been a 

full family affair. It brings me so 

much joy and I believe it is never 

too late to learn how to dance,” 

Chapman said. 

“Moll’s Dolls is about being, 

dancing and competing together 

and enjoying yourself. We’re one 

of very few tap-dancing teams 

that actively compete . . . and we 

have an absolute blast.” 

The group was founded in 

2015 and came about when the 

mother of a young girl Chapman 

was teaching suggested setting 

up a class for adults, as well as 

preschoolers. 

It was while attending a 

masters games event with a 

softball team that Chapman 

became aware of the dancesports 

category and soon after 

began setting up a competitive 

dance team. 

Team member and performer 

Julie Riker said Molls Doll’s was 

their “senior sports club” and 

provided an invaluable sense 

of community, happiness, and 

health. 

”Being able to dance with 

childhood friends some fifty 

years later and travel to the NZ 

Masters Games in Dunedin will 

be a life highlight for me.” 

The group offers classes for 

women of all skill levels at St 

John’s Church in Woolston, 

ranging from absolute beginners 

to seasoned tappers, and offers 

the opportunity to dance at 

corporate functions, community 

events, rest homes and other 

performances. 

Said Angela Yannakis, who 

is also a part of the performing 

team: “Moll’s Dolls are a funloving 

dance group with one 

thing in common – a passion for 

tap dancing. 

“We constantly strive not only 

to perform to a high standard but 

also to have the most wonderful 

time doing it.” 

Name correction 

The spelling of Canterbury’s 

first born baby for 2024 was 

incorrect in a recent edition 

of Southern View. 

Amrinder Singh and his 

wife Jaspreet Kour, welcomed 

their 3.9kg newborn 

Ayzal Kaur at Christchurch 

Women’s Hospital three 

minutes after midnight on 

New Year’s Day. 

Unfortunately the 

baby’s name was incorrectly 

spelled Azyal Kaur. 

Southern View apologises 

for the error. 

‘Munted’ 

Marshs Rd 

on the 

mend 

• By Sasha Watson 

“HERE’S TO no more winters 

with a munted Marshs Rd,” is 

Halswell Ward city councillor 

Andrei Moore’s response to the 

start of a long-awaited repair. 

The works 

to remove a 

road shoulder 

and fix up 

potholes began 

on Monday 

and will go on 

until February 

2, weather Andrei 

permitting. Moore 

Road closures 

are to be expected and there 

will also be no on-street car 

parking while the construction 

is occurring. 

Said Moore: “While it is a 

slight inconvenience for about a 

week, the fixing of the road will 

be well worth it. 

“It has been needed as the road 

has been an absolute shocker for 

many years and the general vibe 

to these works is great. 

“A local resident once 

counted 450 individual repair 

patches along here, so it really is 

good to see this getting done.” 

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McKenzie aims for Paralympics 

• By Dylan Smits 

MCKENZIE DRAGE is in 

the pool six days a week in 

preparation for the New Zealand 

championships in April, with 

a long-term goal of competing 

at the Los Angeles 2028 

Paralympics Games. 

The 19-year-old was born with 

Apert syndrome, but it has never 

stopped her from pursuing her 

dreams. 

“I am very determined and like 

to face challenges with a positive 

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Apert syndrome causes fusion 

of bones in the fingers, toes, and 

head and neck. Various surgeries 

were needed during Drage’s infancy 

and childhood to improve 

her quality of life. 

“School and social life have 

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When swimming, Apert 

syndrome mainly affects Drage’s 

range of movement as she cannot 

fully extend her arms, neck or 

shoulders. 

“I have limited reach and kicking 

ability, but I follow a daily 

stretching programme to try and 

develop my flexibility.” 

Drage works part time as 

a lifeguard at Jellie Park. She 

attended Hagley College until 

graduating last year and lives on 

the family farm near McQueens 

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McKenzie 

Drage with 

the award 

qualifying her 

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year’s Oceania 

tri series. 

Drage’s longterm 

goal is 

to compete 

in the 2028 

Paralympics. 

Below – with 

coach Emma 

Smith. 

Valley with her parents and older 

brother. 

Farm life has taught her how to 

work hard. 

“I’ve learned how to get jobs 

done and be organised with my 

time.” 

The family owns 80 free range 

chickens, and Drage is partly 

responsible for selling their 

eggs to customers in Christchurch. 

She has always enjoyed swimming 

and started competing in 

year 11. 

“Being able to swim well helps 

me feel confident in any water. 

I really like the discipline of 

training hard and feeling fit and 

healthy.” 

Drage is part of the Aquagym 

Swim Club where she is coached 

by Emma Smith. 

In September, she represented 

New Zealand for the first time at 

the Oceania tri series swimming 

‘Everyone has differences and strengths, and life is about 

making the most of what you have’ – McKenzie Drage 

championships in Hastings. 

She won the 100m individual 

medley, achieving a personal 

best of 1min 52.4sec. 

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Cultivating gardening know-how 

• By Dylan Smits 

THE MANAGER of a 

community garden in Sumner is 

taking crop growing back to its 

roots with the goal of creating a 

self-sustaining food source. 

Gavin Hawke, 54, has a 

passion for horticulture, and he’s 

using his skills in an effort to 

increase local food security. 

‘There’s nothing simpler in 

life then actually building soil 

and growing something. We’re 

trying to show people how easy 

it is to grow naturally.” 

He Mara Kai – meaning ‘The 

Food Garden’ – is a 2000m 2 

section located on the corner of 

Paisley St and Wakefield Ave. 

It follows two key horticultural 

principles that guide it 

towards being a fertile and 

self-sustaining food source, said 

Hawke. 

The first is hügelkultur or 

“mound culture”, a technique 

where a mound constructed 

from decaying wood and plant 

materials is used as a plant 

bed. 

“Wood will take 20 years to 

break down and you won’t need 

any fertiliser,” he said. 

“The wood underneath works 

as a slow release nutrient. It also 

acts as a sponge for water.” 

No digging is required. 

“It’s about how to grow food 

with the least amount of work.” 

The second technique, 

permaculture, is an approach to 

land management where plants 

are allowed to grow freely in an 

unstructured layout. 

Hawke said this encourages a 

self-seeding garden, which will 

eventually require little human 

maintenance. 

“We just want to help nature 

take its natural course. We’re 

pretty unique here because 

there’s no structure really.” 

The garden has 40 mounds of 

different sizes which grow a wide 

range of fruits, vegetables and 

flowers. 

Except for the first time a new 

seed is planted, the garden does 

not buy seeds. 

“With permaculture, 

everything selfseeds,” 

Hawke 

said. 

GREEN THUMB: Gavin Hawke manages the He Mara 

Kai community garden in Sumner. He’s motivated by 

increasing food security and spreading awareness of 

mound culture and permaculture. 

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and food security 

VARIETY: Visitors to the garden can expect to see a range of crops from artichokes, apples 

and plums to cabbages, carrots and kumara. 

He started developing the 

garden on land he leases from the 

city council, opposite his home, 

in June 2022. A software designer 

by day, he spends his evenings 

and weekends managing the 

garden. 

“There’s so much food there. 

At any time of the year there’s 

always something to eat.” 

With the help of two volunteers, 

Hawke is developing high 

quality soil for the garden with 

locally sourced compost. 

They collect horse manure, 

green bin waste, and coffee 

grinds and food scraps from local 

cafes. 

“Eventually we will end up with 

beautiful soil that is filled with 

nutrients.” 

Hawke’s long-term goal is to increase 

food security and demonstrate 

the effectiveness of mound 

culture and permaculture. 

“That garden could easily selfsustain 

20 different families.” 

Expanding his methods to 

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He wants the garden to become 

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future, with more volunteers. 

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the harvest.” 

• People interested 

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Pizza boxes into 

recycling, aerosol 

cans into rubbish 

WHAT YOU can place in your 

yellow, green, and red bins for 

kerbside collection is changing 

to make sorting waste easier 

across the country. 

From February 1, the 

Government is standardising 

what materials can be collected 

from households for recycling 

and organics across the 

country. 

The only items able to be 

recycled from home will be 

plastic bottles, clear meat 

trays and containers number 1, 

2 and 5, food and drink tins and 

cans, paper and cardboard, and 

glass bottles and jars. 

Christchurch residents will be 

able to put empty pizza boxes 

into the yellow recycling bin. 

Tea bags, shredded paper, 

serviettes, paper towels and 

aerosol cans will need to go into 

the red rubbish bin. All lids, soft 

plastics and drink cartons must 

continue to go in the red bin. 

Collecting the same materials 

through kerbside collections 

will make it easier for everyone 

to put items in the correct bin, 

no matter where they are in New 

Zealand. 

Residents can still drop off 

their recycling and hazardous 

waste items for free at the 

EcoDrop recycling centres, 

as well as dispose of large 

quantities of green waste or 

refuse at the transfer stations. 

“As usual, it’s important to 

prepare your items for kerbside 

collection,” says city council 

manager resource recovery Dr 

Alec McNeil. 

“This means taking the lids 

off any bottles or containers and 

rinsing all items before placing 

them in your recycling bin, 

without bagging or squashing 

them. 

“Christchurch residents 

are good at recycling, so it’s 

important to keep it this way 

and continue to put the right 

items in the right bins.” 

Sorry we’re in your way 

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. 

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. 

Businesses are open as usual. 

We know roads works are disruptive for you 

and we’ll do our best to keep traffic flowing. 

Tuam St 

Ferry Rd 

to Woolston 

WALTHAM 

Ensors Rd 

LINWOOD 

Harrow St 

Te Aratai 

College 

Aldwins Rd 

Ferry Rd 

to city 

Linwood Ave 

INF6771 January 2024 

Find out more and keep up to date. 

ccc.govt.nz/FerryRd 

BroughamSt 

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6 

G T A 

T R E 

12 13 

14 15 16 17 18 

words of three or more letters, 

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including 

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words 

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of 

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or 

the 

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six 

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Good 20 Very Good 25 Excellent 30 

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Good 15 Very Good 22 Excellent 28 

19 20 21 

22 23 24 25 26 

27 28 

29 

Across 

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22. Training meeting (7) 

25. Mythical sea creature (7) 

27. Without thought or preparation 

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Down 

2. Blackmail (9) 

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24. Detection instrument (5) 

26. Happen again (5) 

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Acronym, 13. Endmost, 14. 

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Seminar, 25. Mermaid, 27. 

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Truant, 15. Greenwash, 17. 

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TARGET, tart, tat, tater, tea, 

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