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NEWS 3 

In Brief 

Fire prohibited in parts 

of Canterbury 

Canterbury, north of the 

Rakaia River, has moved into a 

prohibited fire season so no open 

air fires are allowed and all fire 

permits are suspended. Fire and 

Emergency New Zealand district 

commander Dave Stackhouse 

said tighter restrictions followed 

several significant fires in the 

region over recent weeks, while 

potentially dangerous dry and 

windy weather conditions are 

forecast to continue for another 

two months. 

NEW CREW: Both Breakfast (left) and AM Show have welcomed new hosts this year. 

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Battle for morning 

show ratings heats up 

New court date for 

harness racing trainer 

A Canterbury harness racing 

trainer charged with assault 

following an altercation at 

the Westport Trotting Club 

on December 28 is expected 

to appear in the Greymouth 

District Court on February 14. 

The 33-year-old was charged 

after allegedly attacking another 

harness industry member in the 

toilet block after the meeting 

at Patterson Park. He was 

originally scheduled to appear 

in court on January 24 but the 

matter was adjourned. 

• By Lillie Rohan 

ONE WEEK after TVNZ’s 

Breakfast returned to our 

screens, Warner Brothers 

Discovery’s AM Show has too, 

meaning the battle for morning 

ratings is back on. 

Both shows have welcomed 

new co-hosts this year with 

TVNZ journalist Daniel Faitaua 

joining Breakfast alongside Jenny-May 

Clarkson, Chris Chang 

and Anna Burns-Francis, while 

former Newshub political reporter 

Lloyd Burr joins Melissa 

Chan-Green at AM Show. 

Faitaua said he was thrilled 

to be returning to Breakfast, 

“and joining the amazing stable 

of talent, in front and behind 

the camera” a statement from 

TVNZ read. 

Burr also had kind words 

about his new role, telling the 

NZ Herald last year: “I’ve been 

fortunate to have a front-row 

seat to many new events over 

the past 13 years – but the seat 

I’m looking forward to the most 

is the one on AM.” 

Now the new hosts have settled 

into their seats, what do the 

ratings say? 

According to analytics supplied 

to TVNZ by Nielsen, 

Breakfast reached 216,000 viewers 

on Monday morning in the 

broad demographic of viewers 

aged five and over. 

The AM Show reached 

192,000 viewers in the same 

category on Monday, creating a 

gap of 24,000 viewers, according 

to Nielsen ratings supplied by 

TVNZ. 

Said Warner Bros senior 

director of news Discovery ANZ 

Sarah Bristow: “AM’s only just 

returned but we’ve already been 

delighted with positive feedback 

from our solid and loyal audience 

on ThreeNow and Three. 

We’ll continue to work hard to 

ensure a successful future for 

AM as the best morning show 

on television.” 

It was revealed in November 

that Breakfast’s long-time cohost 

Matty McLean would be 

departing the show, swapping 

TV for radio where he will join 

PJ Harding on the newly announced 

The Hits Drive show. 

Just weeks later, it was announced 

Ryan Bridge would 

leave AM, instead moving to 

primetime and a new 7pm news 

show for Three that replaces The 

Project. 

It follows a turbulent few years 

for the morning shows, with 

2022 seeing the departure of 

John Campbell at Breakfast. He 

was replaced by Kamahl Santamaria, 

who also stepped down 

amid allegations he had behaved 

inappropriately towards female 

colleagues. 

The show continued through 

the year with only three hosts, 

Clarkson, McLean and Indira 

Stewart. At the end of the year, 

Stewart announced she was 

leaving the show to work as an 

in-depth multimedia reporter, 

with TVNZ announcing sports 

reporter Chris Chang and US 

correspondent Anna Burns- 

Francis would join the 2023 

line-up. 

Also in 2022, AM Show’s 

then co-hosts Bridge and Chan- 

Green revealed to viewers their 

co-host Bernadine Oliver-Kerby 

was on leave recovering from 

Bell’s Palsy – later diagnosed as 

Ramsay Hunt syndrome. 

The last update given to fans 

was in January 2023 when 

Bridge told viewers: “She’s making 

great progress. She is missing 

you all, she sent us a text to 

say that, but she also has a little 

more resting to do.” 

It remains unknown when the 

broadcaster will return to our 

screens. 

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NEWS 

Ngai Tahu 

chief exec 

steps down 

• By Matthew Littlewood 

THE CHIEF executive of Te 

Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu will step 

down in March after more than 

12 years of serving her iwi. 

Arihia Bennett 

first took 

on the job in 

August 2012, 

her third stint 

working for the 

iwi over the past 

three decades. 

Ngāi Tahu 

chairman Justin 

Tipa acknowledged 

Bennett’s leadership. 

Arihia 

Bennett 

“Arihia has been instrumental 

in the continued growth and 

development of our organisation 

– not only in an economic 

sense but most importantly our 

cultural and social outcomes. 

“Her relentless drive and focus 

on whānau rangatiratanga 

will be an enduring mantra for 

our longest serving CEO.” 

Ngāi Tahu kaumātua, Tā 

Tipene O’Regan said Bennett 

left Ngāi Tahu well-positioned 

to continue pursuing the fulfilment 

of settlement promises. 

Bennett will hand over the 

role to a yet-to-be-appointed 

interim CEO. – ODT 


Get on yer bike with Marina 

MARINA TAYLOR is 

passionate about cycling. 

Being on a bike has helped her 

reach countless goals throughout 

her life – and despite being 

knocked off her bike in a hit and 

run almost 10 years ago, her passion 

for biking and encouraging 

other people to cycle has only 

grown stronger. 

That’s why she’s urging people 

to take part in this year’s 

Aotearoa Bike Challenge. 

“I would encourage everyone 

to take part in the Aotearoa Bike 

Challenge if they can. Cycling 

can be really beneficial in so 

many ways, for health, fitness 

and for your mental well-being. 

It’s one way to smash through 

limiting beliefs,” Taylor said. 

“I’m really looking forward to 

doing this year’s Challenge every 

day in February with an added 

boost, as I will be raising funds 

to help support and represent my 

PACIFICA Christchurch branch 

at the UN Women’s 68th session 

of the Commission on the 

Status of Women 2024 at the UN 

Headquarters in New York from 

11- 22 March. 

“The theme is accelerating the 

achievement of gender equality 

and the empowerment of all 

women and girls by addressing 

poverty and strengthening 

institutions and financing with a 

gender perspective, an area I am 

passionate about so I’m happy 

to support and be supported in 

the pursuit of amplifying and 

strengthening our Pasifika women 

in Aotearoa and beyond.” 

The annual, free Aotearoa 

Bike Challenge sees workplaces, 

clubs and individuals compete 

throughout February to see who 

can get the most people out on 

their bikes and log rides for fun, 

fitness or transport. Every ride 

for 10 or more minutes counts. 

Last year, more than 500 

Christchurch workplaces took 

part with 6500 participants 

clocking up almost 1.2 million 

kilometres on their bikes. This 

year they’re aiming for more. 

Taylor has set herself a daily 

goal in February of riding 7km 

– a total of 203km. Fundraising 

efforts for sponsorship per kilometre 

or a donation will help go 

a long way to support her trip to 

the UN Women CSW68 event, 

which is self-funded. 

Taylor has also co-founded 

the Ōtautahi Peddlers – an allinclusive 

social biking group that 

CYCLIST: 

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takes fortnightly rides around 

the city with a focus on encouraging 

more Pasifika people to 

cycle. 

“It’s been a journey and there 

were times when I’ve been 

challenged by life changing 

events and needed to do 

something, that’s when I’ve 

found cycling has been really 

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Taylor said. 

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Police search river in homicide case 

• By Sam Sherwood 

POLICE HAVE been searching 

the Avon River in relation to the 

death of David Bridgwater. 

Bridgwater, 38, died after he 

was found in the early hours of 

January 4 on Carisbrooke St, 

Aranui. His car was still running 

when he was found on the street 

beside it. 

On Wednesday, Detective 

Senior Sergeant Colin Baillie 

confirmed he suffered gunshot 

wounds and that police are 

searching for a firearm and other 

items of interest. 

Members of the police national 

dive squad carried out a search 

in the Avon River near the 

Avondale Footbridge, off New 

Brighton Rd, in relation to the 

investigation. 

Several people have been 

spoken to and as the investigation 

continues, police expect to 

speak with a number of others 

and carry out further searches in 

other areas of interest. 

“We are committed to thoroughly 

investigating the death of 

Mr Bridgwater,” Baillie said. 

“Our thoughts are with the 

family of Mr Bridgwater, his 

mother, brother and children 

who are still seeking answers as 

to what happened.” 

Last week a 51-year-old woman 

was charged with accessory after 

the fact in relation to Operation 

Walter. 

Court documents allege the 

Aranui shed hand was an accessory 

after the fact to Bridgwater’s 

murder in that knowing he had 

been murdered she “actively suppressed 

evidence” by preventing 

access to CCTV data in order to 

“enable the murderer to avoid 

conviction”. 

The woman appeared in court 

via audio-visual link before 

Judge Katie Elkin. 

Through her lawyer, Ethan 

Huda, she did not request bail 

and asked for interim name 

suppression. The interim order, 

which was not opposed by 

police, was granted through to 

her next appearance in the High 

Court on February 16. 

The inquiry into Bridgwater’s 

death is ongoing, with police 

asking for anyone with information 

to contact them. 

Detective Inspector Nicola 

Reeves earlier told media Bridgwater’s 

family was “really 

shocked” about what had happened. 

“They’re devastated about the 

news of their son, their brother 

. . . he’s a father. They’re coping 

very well under the circumstances, 

it’s very early days. They’ve 

got a really long road ahead of 

them.” 

Police were seeking sightings 

AREA OF 

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have been 

searching the 

Avon River for 

a firearm in 

relation to the 

death of David 

Bridgwater on 

January 4. 

of a green 2003 Holden Commodore 

registration BGE263. 

The car was believed to be in 

Carisbrooke St at the time of his 

death, leaving shortly afterwards. 

“Police would like to hear from 

anyone who has seen this car 

since around 2am on January 4 

and any time since then.” 

Armed Offenders Squad (AOS) 

officers descended on a property 

in Aranui in the days after his 

death, near where Bridgwater 

was found. 

The Commodore was parked 

up the driveway of the property 

when police arrived. 

Reeves earlier said that police 

wanted to hear about any sightings 

of a Toyota, registration 

LEQ895. She also asked for anyone 

with any other information 

to come forward. The car has a 

distinctive sunroof. 

Police were uncertain of who 

had been using the vehicle, 

which was within the cordon at 

the property and wanted sightings 

from within the past day. 

“I would like to encourage 

anybody who thinks they have 

some information to come 

forward and let police know,” 

Reeves said. 

“If you heard any unusual 

sounds on Carisbrooke (on January 

4), or if you have CCTV footage, 

we would be interested.” 

She said residents on the street 

first alerted police to the incident 

after they heard “an unusual 

noise”. 

In a letter to nearby residents 

from Detective Sergeant Dion 

Murray, police asked people for 

any video footage between the 

hours of noon on January 3 and 

3am on January 4. - NZ Herald 

Anyone who may have 

witnessed the incident, or 

who has information that 

could assist, should contact 

police on 105 or online by 

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Stoppers – 0800 555 111. 

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Central city’s rich colonial history 

• By Chris Barclay 

TWO NOTABLE colonial-era 

properties on Cranmer Square are 

on the market as a package deal. 

Well recognisable to those who 

drive or walk past the inner city 

green space, the neighbouring 

heritage status wooden properties 

boast a rich history. 

Now a three-bedroom house 

on the corner of Cranmer Square 

and Kilmore St, the two-storey 

construction is one of the city’s 

oldest remaining retail premises, 

having served as the adjacent 

Christchurch Normal School’s 

unofficial tuckshop. 

It is believed to have been built 

in the early 1870s by victualler 

(food and beverage retailer) 

Charles Dann. 

TWO STORIES: A pair of 

colonial-era buildings with 

notable history on Cranmer 

Square are up for sale – 

Nos 40 (red) and 38 (green). 

Annie Clifford 

Ownership transferred to Elias 

and Susan Gaudin, the latter 

overseeing the shop until she 

died in 1896. 

The property remained in 

the Gaudin family until 1943, 

though the shop was taken over 

by the Gardiner family in the late 

1880s, who ran it until it became 

part of Annie Clifford’s extensive 

rental portfolio and was converted 

into two flats. 

It is assessed under the city 

council’s District Plan as having 

high heritage and cultural 

significance as an example of 

a former way of life for 19th 

century retailers in the city, plus 

the “societal habit” of converting 

inner-city colonial buildings 

into rental accommodation. That 

status means any new owner 

would need resource consent to 

demolish it and redevelop the 

site. 

The same applies to the dwelling 

at No 38. Known as ‘Little 

Red Cottage’, although it is now 

painted green, it was also classified 

as having high historical 

significance as one of the earliest 

remaining inner-city houses, and 

its association with prominent 

Cantabrians of yesteryear. 

Built in 1859 by Alfred Creyke, 

the cottage was soon sold to the 

Roach family, who occupied it 

from 1859 to 1931. 

From 1940 until 1962 it was 

home to Effie Pascoe, mother of 

renowned architect Paul Pascoe 

(1908-1976), who designed 

new terminals at Christchurch, 

Wellington and Rarotonga 

international airports between 

1957 and the late 1970s. 

Pascoe’s twin brother John 

(1908-1972) was a renowned 

mountaineer, photographer 

and writer who is credited with 

summiting more than 100 South 

Island peaks, 23 of which were 

first ascents. He was appointed 

as an official war photographer 

in World War 2, focusing on 

social experiences of workers in 

wartime New Zealand. 

He 1955 he became the 

founding secretary of the 

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• By Will Evans 

HIGH DROWNING figures 

have prompted Canterbury 

Rugby League to offer a free 

swimming lesson programme 

for children. 

The programme is a collaboration 

between CRL and UP Foundation, 

which supports families 

to participate in community-led 

activities by facilitating free 

activities. 

Water Safety New Zealand 

found there were 90 preventable 

drownings across the country 

in 2023, higher than the 10-year 

average of 83. 

Said CRL 

chief executive 

Malcolm Humm: 

“The initiative 

is based around 

Water Safety 

New Zealand’s 

annual drowning 

statistics, where 

the data is clear 

Malcolm 

Humm 

that Māori and Pasifika are 

over-represented in preventable 

drownings. 

“As a sport where 75 per cent 

of its membership is from the 

Māori or Pasifika community, 

Canterbury Rugby League believes 

we have a responsibility to 

support our rugby league community 

in learning life skills and 

keeping our people safe.” 

Any eight-year-old registered 

with a CRL club this year will 

receive free swimming lessons 

during terms 2 and 3. The programme 

has been extended to 

nine-year-olds in some areas and 

at smaller clubs. 

The initiative will also allow 

eight-year-olds to move to free 


Drowning figures prompt 

free swimming lessons 

PREVENT: Canterbury Rugby League will offer free 

swimming lessons for eight-year-old club members 

following the drownings figures released in January. 

PHOTO: GETTY 

swimming lessons as nine-yearolds 

in 2025 when the next group 

of eight-year-olds come through. 

The programme is supported 

by the Waimakariri and Selwyn 

district councils as well as the 

city council. 

“This programme also aligns 

with our 2023-26 Strategic Plan, 

where a key goal is that ‘our 

membership develops holistically 

through the support of 

CRL personal development 

programmes’,” Humm said. 

“We recognise that, yes, we are 

the sport of rugby league, and 

we deliver as such – however, we 

have a wider responsibility to 

support and enhance the lives of 

our people. This initiative is very 

much in line with this goal. 

“Having UP Foundation support 

CRL’s campaign to get this 

under way has been significant 

– without them this wouldn’t 

be able to happen. We also 

acknowledge the support of Rātā 

Foundation, who have supported 

both Canterbury Rugby League 

and UP Foundation to deliver 

free swimming lessons to our 

community.” 

The goal is for every kid playing 

rugby league in Canterbury 

to have access to free swimming 

lessons.” 

When asked about clubs’ uptake 

of the opportunity, Humm 

said they have jumped at the 

chance and see it as a real benefit 

to their membership. 

Humm said as well as 

equipping youngsters with 

potentially life-saving skills, 

the initiative could also lead to 

vocational opportunities in the 

future, including roles as swim 

instructors and lifeguards. 

NEWS 9 

Remediation 

work to start 

at Godley 

Head 

ASBESTOS remediation work 

at popular heritage site Godley 

Head will start this month. 

Work is due to begin on 

Wednesday and the campsite 

area and historic gun emplacements 

is due to reopen to the 

public in June. 

The campsite area and 

Lighthouse Cottage was closed 

before Easter 2021 after unsafe 

levels of asbestos were found 

in the gravel roads on site. This 

prompted wider testing which 

discovered asbestos contamination 

at the gun emplacement. 

Large trucks and trailers will 

be using the section of Summit 

Rd leading to Godley Head for 

the duration of the works. 

A Department of Conservation 

spokesperson said the 

section of road from Evans Pass 

to the Godley Head carpark 

should be avoided during 

working hours of 7am to 6pm, 

Monday to Friday. 

Walking and mountain biking 

tracks in the area will generally 

remain open, but some short 

detours and brief temporary 

closures to some sections may 

be in place. Extra care will need 

to be taken if crossing the road. 

Sorry we’re in your way 

New water pipes on 

Memorial Ave 

We’re replacing old underground pipes on Memorial 

Avenue between Ilam Road and Roydvale Avenue. 

To do this work quickly we need to reduce Memorial Avenue to one lane 

in both directions around our work sites. Expect delays at peak times. 

We’re also working in the area upgrading roads, including the Nor’West 

Arc cycleway, between Memorial Avenue and Ilam Fields. There will be 

lane closures around our worksite. Detours will be in place. 

We know roadworks are disruptive for you, so our contractors are 

working on these projects at the same time so we can get out of your 

way sooner. All work has been planned to keep traffic flowing. 

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NEWS 


Forged fire safety certificates fooled 

council; culprit gets home detention 

• By Phil Pennington 

BUILDING CONTROL officers 

have caught a private company’s 

compliance manager forging fire 

safety certificates, including for 

a school. 

The city council was initially 

duped by the doctored documents. 

A 51-year-old man has been 

sentenced to nine months home 

detention on four charges of using 

the forged documents. 

He was not registered to approve 

the likes of safe evacuation 

routes so forged the signature of 

someone who was. 

The annual certificates are 

used to get warrants of fitness 

that attest to a building’s safety. 

The retired building consultant 

whose identity was misused, 

John McGowan, said the forgeries 

covered very important safety 

systems. 

“Mercifully, this case is the 

first I’ve heard of,” McGowan 

said. 

The man’s employer, Evolve 

Fire Protection, said it did not 

know about what he was up to, 

that it was “bad”, but the forged 

compliances were for “little 

things . . . there’s no harm to the 

New Zealand public”. 

However, the police told RNZ 

“there was a clear public interest 

in bringing a prosecution case, as 

the offending directly impacted 

the safety of members of the 

public”. 

According to police, the 

judge said at sentencing that the 

“shortcuts” the man took had put 

vulnerable people at risk. 

The council said “it was our 

vigilant officer who demonstrated 

exceptional attention to 

detail” who uncovered the forgeries, 

sparking an investigation 

and the conviction. 

“While we strive for perfection, 

instances of fraudulent 

documentation can occur 

despite our best efforts,” head 

of building consenting Steffan 

FORGERIES: An employee at Evolve Fire Protection has 

been sentenced to nine months home detention on four 

charges of using forged fire safety certificates. 

Thomas said in a statement on 

Tuesday. 

“In response to these events, 

we took decisive action”, including 

ensuring Evolve tightened 

up. 

All seven buildings had since 

been checked and okayed, 

Thomas said. He did not identify 

the school. 

McGowan said the council 

and police did an “outstanding” 

job to nip a threat to the integrity 

of the building WOF system in 

the bud. 

“This just reinforces the fact 

that this is not just more red 

tape. This is actually something 

that can save lives.” 

However, building control 

staff were under “enormous” 

pressure, added McGowan, who 

spent years in the industry. 

An official assessment of the 

city council in 2022 said it had 

too few staff vetting building 

WOFs and should review the 

resources – though Thomas 

maintained that the council “has 

not received any external reviews 

or assessments indicating a lack 

of skilled personnel in BWOF 

compliance”. 

Subsequently the council said 

it had employed more BWOF 

staff after the ministry review. 

The previous government 

was moving to bring in stiffer 

penalties for trying to game the 

building warrant of fitness system, 

though those have not been 

enacted yet, and fire regulations 

remain under review following 

the fatal Loafers Lodge fire in 

central Wellington. 

McGowan had recently retired 

as a building services consultant 

at multinational SGS, when the 

city council came to him in mid- 

2022, asking about a certificate 

that had his name on it and his 

registration number as a ‘independent 

qualified person’ to do 

fire checks (an IQP) throughout 

the South Island. 

It was “badly drafted” and 

“highly suspicious”. 

“When I saw the document, I 

could confirm that it was plainly 

a forgery,” McGowan said. 

“Someone had clearly misappropriated 

my identity and SGS 

logo, and the question was, 

who?” 

The council investigation 

exposed a half dozen or so 

similar rip-off certificates, which 

were boiled down to four representative 

charges. The forger 

was initially charged with seven 

instances between mid-2020 and 

mid-2022. 

“Bloody embarrassing, and 

it’s something you try so hard 

not to happen then it does,” said 

Dennis Taylor, general manager 

at Evolve, which the city council 

named as the firm involved. 

“If someone signs a thing, how 

do you as a company know that 

it was (right)?” 

The firm had since tightened 

up - managers “get asked why, 

who and how”. 

The convicted man still 

worked for them but was not 

allowed to sign off anything, he 

said. 

The country’s building WOF 

system is the main line of defence 

against buildings falling 

into unsafe disrepair. 

A building owner must get 

monthly checks done of vital systems 

including fire alarms - who 

does these checks is only loosely 

regulated, while only an IQP 

with the right registrations is allowed 

sign off on annual checks. 

“As IQPs, we have a weighty 

responsibility to be scrupulously 

honest in all our professional actions,” 

McGowan said. 

The WOF system introduced 

in 2004 was gradually getting 

better and building owners taking 

it more seriously, he said. 

The 2022 assessment at 

Christchurch by the Ministry 

of Business, Innovation and 

Employment made the “strong 

recommendation” that the 

council review its resourcing, 

because it had only four BWOF 

staff, each looking after 1339 

buildings. 

The ministry says a pending 

law change will mean any IQP 

who negligently certifies a 

specified system can be fined up 

to $50,000, or body corporates 

up to $150,000. 

The council said ensuring 

the safety and compliance of 

buildings was “paramount”. 

It had a rigourous verification 

process that cross-referenced 

all documents against the IQP 

register to ensure that the right 

people were doing sign-offs. 

MBIE said it was working with 

councils on a more nationally 

consistent approach to IQPs, 

and on changes to fire safety 

provisions in the Building Code. 

– RNZ 

REVIEW: A 2022 assessment of Christchurch City Council 

said it had too few staff vetting Building Warrant of Fitness 

checks. 

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Crash survivor reunited with family 

who nursed her back to health 

• By Chris Barclay 

A FRENCHWOMAN’S plea to 

reunite with Cantabrians who 

assisted her recovery from spinal 

injuries caused by a car accident 

more than 50 years ago has been 

answered. 

Dominique Vallette revisited 

her near-death experience in The 

Star last week, when seeking a 

nurse involved in her treatment 

and sympathetic family members 

who accommodated her 

during a lengthy rehabilitation. 

Vallette was in traction for 

three months in Christchurch 

Hospital’s spinal unit after the 

car she was driving lost control 

on ice on Haast Pass and slid 

down a ravine on June 12, 1972. 

Then 18, she was eventually 

able to walk from the hospital 

before spending more recovery 

time in Christchurch before returning 

to her home in Noumea, 

Caledonia. 

Vallette has reconnected with 

Rosemary and Philip Doherty, 

the children of a couple who let 

her stay at their house after she 

was discharged. 

She also received unexpected 

correspondence from Allan 

52 YEARS ON: Dominique 

Vallette was hoping to 

reconnect with the family 

that helped in her recovery. 

Bean, a consultant orthopaedic 

surgeon who was part of her 

treatment team. 

Bean, who is in his 90s, had 

a distinguished career at the 

Burwood Hospital spinal unit, 

which moved from Christchurch 

Hospital in 1979. 

A small library named in his 

honour is a feature of the New 

Zealand Spinal Trust Resource 

Centre at Burwood. 

“He remembered my case 

very well. He had very precise 

questions as to the physical 

consequences of the accident,” 

Vallette said. 

“I have no memory of him at 

all, but we are certainly going 

to meet.” 

Vallette, who turns 70 in May, 

can now ramp up plans to host 

a gathering when she returns to 

Christchurch during her current 

overseas trip. 

“It’s just extraordinary. I feel 

elated. I was surprised. I take 

it as a gift of life,” said Vallette, 

who arrives in New Zealand 

later this month after travelling 

through Asia. 

Rosemary Kraushaar (nee 

Doherty) was also rapt to learn 

of Vallette’s reunion idea after 

losing touch with her in the late 

1970s. 

After being alerted to The Star 

report, she reminisced about 

Vallette with her mother Helen, 

who turns 93 on February 16. 

“We had all sorts of memories 

going, we were in tears thinking 

about Dominique,” Kraushaar 

said, before emailing Vallette, 

who is currently in Cambodia. 

“You lose contact with people, 

but you don’t forget the memories.” 

The Doherty’s became aware 

of Vallette’s predicament after a 

relative, amateur radio enthusiast 

Arnold Dacombe, alerted the 

Frenchwoman’s parents about 

the accident. 

Kraushaar was able to visit 

Vallette in hospital as she was 

on placement there as a speech 

language therapy student. 

“My dad (Jamie, who died 

in 2002) spoke conversational 

French so they also had a wonderful 

connection,” she said. 

Kraushaar, 71, had no doubt 

Vallette would be able to walk 

again. 

“She was a very determined 

young lady. I could see she was 

determined this was not going to 

be her life.” 

Philip Doherty, who lives in 

Whangārei, may also see Vallette 

after she arrives in Auckland. 

Vallette is also trying to track 

down Sue Osborne, a nurse on 

ward 13B, and Barbara Chapman, 

a young teacher who spoke 

French with Vallette in hospital 

after reading about her plight. 

“A girl wrote to me thinking 

she knew Barbara Chapman and 

she sent me a picture, but it was 

not the right Barbara,” Vallette 

said. 

• Dominique Vallette 

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Bid to reroute Coastal Pathway 

• By Dylan Smits 

A BID is underway to re-route 

the $17.5 million Coastal 

Pathway along the edge of some 

of the city’s most exclusive 

waterfront properties. 

But the city council has given a 

big hint it won’t happen. 

The Reroute Coastal Pathway 

Facebook group wants the 6.5km 

pathway from Ferrymead to 

Scarborough diverted at Beachville 

Rd. The pathway currently 

diverges from the shoreline near 

the Beachville Rd/Main Rd intersection 

corner and runs along 

the Redcliffs shopping area to 

avoid private property. 

The Facebook group says it 

should take a more direct line 

past the waterfront properties 

which are sited on Beachville 

and Main Rds. 

However, city 

council transport 

planning 

and delivery 

manager Jacob 

Bradbury said 

there are currently 

no plans 

Jacob 

Bradbury 

to develop the 

proposed route 

and no work 

has been done to investigate its 

viability. 

“Other estuary-front projects 

have had significant challenges, 

particularly related to consents 

and constructability,” he said. 

“When the Coastal Pathway 

was first endorsed back in 2013 

this was considered. However, 

property ownership issues meant 

this option was ruled out.” 

The key driver for the Facebook 

group’s Estuary Edge route 

is to “avoid the danger of people 

stepping out from (Redcliffs) 

shops into the path of cyclists”. 

More than 300 people have 

joined the group since it was created 

last week. 

The people behind the Facebook 

group have not responded 

to The Star. 

The Christchurch Coastal 

Pathway Group, which was a key 

player in the development of the 

pathway, is not talking about the 

alternate route. 

Group chair Hanno Sander 

refused to comment, saying “we 

have many other things we are 

working on right now.” 

Another group has also 

formed over the issue. 

The Coastal Access Group 

is researching what rights the 

public and private landowners 

on Beachville Rd and Main Rd 

have to the shoreline where the 

CYCLEWAY: The Coastal Pathway runs past the Redcliffs 

shops to avoid private property. There are calls for it to be 

rerouted along the water’s edge (above). 

pathway diverges. 

Said group spokesman Pete 

Franklin: “Our goal is really 

purely to finally get some legal 

clarification and to work with 

council.” 

He said his group has no 

position on whether an alternate 

route should be created. 

“We’re trying to take a very 

bipartisan approach to this. It’s 

really trying to be respectful to 

those property owners and respectful 

to the community who 

believe they are stakeholders in 

that strip of land.” 

The group will meet with city 

council staff to discuss the legal 

issues. 

“There has been a bit of a 

groundswell in the local community 

getting quite excited about 

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rerouting,” Franklin said. 

“Unfortunately, it would be a 

huge undertaking.” 

Redcliffs Pharmacy owner 

Daryl Sayer said he is neutral 

on the issue but questioned the 

practicality of the idea due to the 

potential cost. 

Redcliffs resident Hannah Fox 

often cycles on the pathway and 

walks with her baby. She believes 

an alternate route would be 

beneficial. 

“I personally would love it, 

because I love the idea of being 

on the coast.” 

In an effort to address the 

safety concerns on Main Rd, 

Bradbury said additional 

markings at the street’s corner 

have already been painted 

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Changes to our 

kerbside collection 

There are only a few changes to recycling, organics and rubbish for people in 

Christchurch and Banks Peninsula, to comply with the new national standards 

coming into effect on 1 February 2024. 

These items now go in 

the yellow bin 

These items now go in 

the red bin 

NEW 

Now up to 

4 litres 

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NEW 

NEW 

NEW 

Empty pizza boxes 

(with all food scraps 

removed) 

Clean plastic bottles and 

containers up to 4 litres 

(numbered 1, 2 and 5, 

with lids in the red bin) 

NEW 

Aerosol cans 

Shredded paper, paper 

towels and food soiled 

paper and cardboard 

Tea bags 

These changes are in place to make it simple for most New Zealanders to sort their recycling, 

organics and rubbish in the same way. As a nation, this helps to reduce waste and create a 

better recycling product that can be on-sold to markets. 

Find out more about the changes 

for our district 

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‘Kiwis have 

talent’: Latin 

dancers come 

up tops 

• By Sasha Watson 

WHY DID salsa dancers 

Natasha Frost and Jorja Dann go 

to Orlando, Florida? 

To spice things up at 

the prestigious Summit 

championship, a fiery latin 

dance competition, where the 

two 19-year-olds had some 


unexpected success. 

Frost won the ladies’ 

intermediate amateur salsa solo 

category and, together with 

Dann, won the intermediate 

amateur salsa duet and the cha 

cha duet. 

Said Frost: “It was surreal and 

crazy – who knew an unknown 

Kiwi team could win in salsa? I 

never thought I could compete 

at that level and place well. It was 

amazing. 

“I would love to take the next 

step and keep pushing myself 

forward, towards competing as a 

professional dancer.” 

Frost, who has been dancing 

since she was 11, described salsa 

as “unlike any other dance”. 

She said it gave her freedom, 

connection and passion. 

Dann has been dancing “her 

whole life”, first as a ballerina. 

She and Frost teamed up about 

four years ago. 

The championship was her 

first in the United States. She had 

previously competed in duets 

and teams with Frost throughout 

New Zealand and in Australia. 

“When Natasha’s mother, 

Donna Frost, came to teach 

an international piece class at 

Burnside (High School) I fell 

in love with the dance and a 

day later, asked to join Donna’s 

studio,” Dann said. 

Dann and Frost now live in 

West Melton but still study with 

Donna, who set up the Latin Fire 

Dance Studio in Christchurch in 

1999, with her husband Warren. 

Said Donna Frost: “It was in 

2013 when we began offering 

children’s latin dance classes. 

Salsa dancing is quite unique, 

especially for youth. 

“It is a very passionate dance, 

uplifting and special. It was 

amazing to watch the two 

women step up a level for the 

competition. 

“It was not all about the tricks 

– it was about the background of 

the dance and the base style too. 

They did very well – we are very 

proud.” 

In the competition, which 

was held from January 16 

to January 22, dancers were 

NEWS 17 

SURPRISE 

WINS: Natasha 

Frost (left and 

main photo) 

and duet 

partner Jorja 

Dann at the 

international 

Summit 

championship 

in Orlando. 

judged on timing, musicality, 

technique, difficulty, partnering/ 

connection, choreography and 

overall presentation. 

Frost and Dann won against 

45 solo performers and eight 

duets from all over the world, 

and plan to continue dancing 

together throughout the 

year. 

Said Dann: “We were judged 

in many aspects in Orlando 

but the best thing about 

winning was the recognition 

we gained as New Zealand 

dancers. Hopefully, in future 

competitions, Kiwis will be 

recognised as having talent.” 

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LETTERS 


Games bid ‘irresponsible’ 

Charitable Trust 

DRIVER EDUCATION 

AS A ratepayer I very much 

oppose the idea of hosting a 

Commonwealth Games. 

It all sounds very grand but 

it is assuming a lot to think 

other towns in the South 

Island would let Christchurch 

their facilities. 

If it went ahead who would 

have to pay any extra costs? 

The ratepayers – some of 

whom already struggle to pay 

these, and at the moment we 

don’t know what they will be 

for this year. 

-Bernadette Turner 

The red flag has been 

hoisted, first from Canada 

and then from Australia. 

Commonsense has prevailed. 

Local politicians need to 

do the same and respectfully 

withdraw any idea that a small 

city in comparison could 

afford to host these games. 

Fifty years ago Christchurch 

hadn’t experienced Covid, 

a major earthquake, cost 

of living crisis and housing 

shortages, so to lumber the 

city with such terrible debt for 

a couple of weeks’ function, 

even by 2030, is irresponsible 

to say the least. 

If we can’t afford to pay 

higher rates now, that won’t 

change in six years. 

-C Smith, Woolston 

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or beyond. The games were last hosted in the city 

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Etching away the hours: Nautical 

Gus Milne is keeping 

scrimshawing alive, 

etching ink into ivory, 

illustrating vessels of 

a bygone era. Chris 

Barclay reports 

JOHN F Kennedy brought a 

seafaring tradition back from 

the depths of obscurity before 

his assassination, and now a Mt 

Pleasant artist has perfected his 

own depiction of a dying art. 

Scrimshaw originated off 

the United States of America’s 

New England coast – President 

Kennedy’s home state of Massachusetts 

– in the mid-1700s 

by artistic whalers to break the 

tedium of long voyages. 

They whiled away untold hours 

at sea by etching designs – usually 

the vessel they crewed, the 

girlfriend at home or a mythical 

sea creature – on to ivory teeth 

extracted from their catch. 

Scrimshanders, as they were 

known, also decorated knives, 

buttons and yarn winders by 

using shark skin or pumice to 

smooth the surface before a jack 

knife or sail needle created an 

outline. 

Soot from the ship’s oven, 

squid ink, tobacco juice or 

gunpowder mixed with whale oil 

then produced pigment to make 

the design visible. 

CRAFTSMAN: Gus Milne has been immersed in the nautical artform scrimshaw for more 

than 40 years. 

PHOTO: CHRIS BARCLAY 

There is no open fire, or 

pungent tobacco wafting in 

Gus Milne’s workshop, yet the 

72-year-old is still faithful to the 

hobby he discovered by chance 

four decades ago. 

His creations are handmade 

with a craft knife and a pin vice 

before ink is applied. Sandpaper 

is used to erase mistakes. 

Milne, an avid model maker 

since his teenage years, is 

also self-taught. 

There were no classes or 

YouTube tutorials, and the 

former workmate who turned 

him to scrimshaw was solely a 

collector. 

“He wore an ivory pendant one 

day and I thought I quite like the 

idea of that,” Milne said. 

He cut his teeth, so to speak, 

on beef bone, which is hardly the 

finished article. 

“The trouble with beef bone is 

you only get to ink it three times 

and it bleeds into the bone. It 

also has a grain and it tends to 

grip the blade sometimes and 

it will take you off in directions 

you don’t want to go.” 

So Milne graduated to scrimshaw’s 

base of choice, 

ivory, a polarising product in 

this day and age. 

His website (www.cressyscrimshaw.co.nz) 

details how 

scrimshaw fits with The Convention 

on International Trade in 

Endangered Species, which New 

Zealand joined in 1989. 

“I’m never going to do it on 

elephant tusks,” he said. 

Milne works with pre-ban 

ivory and said although whaling 

ended in New Zealand waters in 

1964, there were thousands of 

whale teeth in legitimate private 

ownership. 

To emphasise the point he 

opens a case including ivory 

mammoth tusks from the Arctic 

Circle aged between 6000 to 

‘God knows how many’ years. 

Mammoth ivory is acceptable 

because they are extinct rather 

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tradition liked by JFK a dying art 

‘This is more acceptable 

to my way of thinking 

because it’s old ivory piano 

keys that are going to the 

dump’ – Gus Milne 

SEAL OF APPROVAL: John F Kennedy reinvigorated interest 

in scrimshaw during his presidency. 

There are also walrus tusks and 

ivory teeth from sperm whales, 

last purchased through domestic 

auctions and antique stores five 

years ago. 

Milne has whale ivory items 

available but now uses it for personal 

use. 

Sale or commissioned items 

are now assembled from the keys 

of unwanted pianos, after he noticed 

a bookmark of that origin 

on Instagram 18 months ago. 

“This is more acceptable to my 

way of thinking because it’s old 

ivory piano keys that are going to 

the dump,” he explained. 

His earliest piano keys were 

played in London in 1876; he recently 

acquired 200 from a store 

clean out in Timaru. 

Milne, who is unaware of any 

other scrimshanders in New 

Zealand, used piano ivory for 

triptychs and has now branched 

out to wider compositions. 

He gauges the production 

time in several weeks rather 

than hours and estimates he 

has produced 200 artworks – 

including those from whale 

and mammoth ivory – over his 

career. 

There are no plans to retire 

though scrimshaw tests his 

singular focus after he studies 

paintings or photographs. 

“You have to take breaks, you 

tend not to blink so your eyes dry 

out,” said Milne, who priced his 

most valuable piece at 

$3500. 

Milne primarily illustrates 

vessels of a bygone era and 

panoramas of Antarctica – often 

complemented by penguins and 

orca whales – though he has also 

reproduced the Wahine listing on 

Barrett Reef in 1968. 

An earlier shipwreck amid 

New Zealand’s Subantarctic 

Islands underlined a welcome 

educational benefit to his 

passion, as Milne researched the 

loss of the British four-masted 

steel barque Dundonald in 

KEYED IN: Commissioned items are assembled from keys 

of unwanted pianos, while Milne has ivory from mammoth 

tusks – acceptable because the species is extinct – for 

personal use. 

March, 1907. 

Laden with wheat on a 

journey from Sydney bound 

for Cornwall in the UK, the 

Dundonald slammed onto rocks 

on Disappointment Island’s 

west coast, 8km northwest of 

Auckland Island. 

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Artist faithful to seafaring tradition 

SHIPSHAPE: The 

Dundonald on 

the Avon River 

at Bristol taken 

between 1891 and 

1907, and shortly 

before it was swept 

onto the cliffs of 

Disappointment 

Island (above). 

• From page 21 

He discovered 16 of the 

28-strong crew managed to scale 

the rigging, clamber onto a cliff 

face and climb to safety. 

The castaways defied starvation 

before being rescued that 

November after surviving on 

12,000 mollyhawk chicks, seals, 

plant roots and seaweed. 

“It’s a great story, the rescue 

and how they came to survive,” 

said Milne, who was asked to 

recreate Dundonald’s imminent 

demise by a Department of 

Conservation employee tasked 

with monitoring bird life on 

Auckland Island. 

Milne also delved into the 

exploits of Felix Graf von 

Luckner’s exploits, captain of the 

German raider SMS Seeadler 

during World War 1. 

Known as Der Seeteufel (Sea 

Devil), von Luckner oversaw 

the sinking of 14 Allied ships in 

the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans 

before he was arrested in Fiji 

and sent to prisoner of war 

camps in Auckland’s Waitemata 

Harbour and Ripapa Island off 

Lyttelton. 

Von Luckner prided himself 

on the bloodness nature of his 

operations, with only one enemy 

sailor perishing during his raids. 

“He was quite a gentleman, 

he’d take them all off the ship 

and then he’d sink it,” Milne said. 

HISTORIC HOBBY: Milne ponders the history of the vessels 

he depicts, and what sailors endured, when he works 

on scrimshaw. 

President Kennedy, a PT boat 

captain in the Pacific during 

World War 2, also appreciated 

the historical aspect of 

scrimshaw, resurrecting interest 

in the art when he placed the 

best of his collection on his desk 

inside the Oval Office. 

After Kennedy was shot dead 

in 1963 his widow Jacqueline 

reportedly slipped a treasured 

piece into his coffin prior to 

internment at Arlington National 

Cemetery. 

“JFK kicked off the popularity,” 

said Milne, who laments 

curiosity has now waned. 

There are still modern-day 

scrimshanders active in Lahaina, 

on the Hawaiian island of Maui. 

There is also a community in San 

Francisco. 

However, once CITES 

was introduced in the USA, 

scrimshaw could not be legally 

transferred interstate. 

“I don’t see a big future in 

it,” said Milne, citing another 

disadvantage. 

“I don’t think it’ll carry on 

in this form because when the 

ivory’s gone, it’s gone.” 

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WEEK fivE: Look up and accept the challenge 

The training programme will stay the same this week as last week but may I suggest that you go and explore the geographical 

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the Burwood Plantation, the beach or the Port Hills. Of course it takes a bit more time as you need transport so the weekend 

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bonus. Going up, take small steps and take your time so you stay mainly in zone 1 and 2. Remember that zone 1 is perceived as 

an easy effort which you can maintain for very long periods of time. In zone 2 you will get slightly puffed but you can still have a 

conversation. Initially take it easy on the downhill. It can be hard on the legs, so go careful. At this time of the year the beach is also 

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Comfort during your training session will 

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Lortan’s law: Playing for the team 

over personal milestones 

• By Sam Coughlan 

DESPITE BREAKING records 

this season, Heathcote batter 

Tyler Lortan isn’t driven by 

personal milestones. 

The 31-year-old has rattled off 

558 runs in the Christchurch 

Metro premier one-day competition 

in just five games – breaking 

the record set by Sydenham’s 

Bevon-John Jacobs in 2023. 

He has passed 50 in all of those 

innings, and his best knock was 

a massive 165 against Lancaster 

Park in the opening game, featuring 

10 sixes. 

Lortan broke the record with 

exactly 100 not out off 84 balls to 

help Heathcote chase down 323 

against Burnside West University 

– his third ton of the season. 

He still has at least two games 

remaining to continue his form, 

with the last rounds of the league 

season and potentially finals. 

Lortan said he wasn’t even 

aware he was close to the record. 

“I’ve just been focusing on 

what I can do in the moment to 

win games at cricket for the team 

I’m playing for. 

“I try and focus on that as 

much as possible.” 

He said he doesn’t play the 

game in hopes of achieving personal 

success. 

“What drives me really is, 

you know, sitting in a winning 

changing room and singing a 

winning song. 

“If I didn’t score any runs and 

HARD HITTER: Tyler Lortan bats for Heathcote against Burnside West Uni earlier in the season. PHOTOS: PAUL CORLISS 

we won the comp, I think I’d be 

pretty satisfied.” 

But with Lortan contributing 

heavily to Heathcote’s recent 

success, it ‘means everything’ to 

him. 

“It’s what’s driven me forever. 

“And it’s the reason I play the 

game, to make sure that, you 

know, I can do whatever I can to 

make sure my team’s in a good 

position.” 

Heathcote have four wins and 

one loss from their five one-day 

games to sit second in the table, 

only one bonus point behind 

“What drives me really is sitting in a winning changing 

room and singing a winning song.” – Tyler Lortan 

league leaders Lancaster Park. 

A win this weekend against 

bottom of the table Merivale- 

Papanui would see them qualify 

for the semi finals with a game 

to spare. 

But Lortan says they aren’t getting 

ahead of themselves. 

“On any given day they can 

hurt you, even though they are 

bottom it doesn’t mean it’s going 

to be an easy game by any stretch 

of the imagination. 

“We’ve just got to turn up 

there and make sure that we continue 

to do what we’re doing and 

hopefully that’ll be enough.” 

The other games this weekend 

see Lancaster Park also looking 

to cement their spot in the semifinals, 

which a win against fifthplaced 

East Shirley would do. 

Old Boys face a Sydenham 

team who secured their first oneday 

win last week while Burnside 

West Uni play St Albans. 

All matches will take place on 

Saturday. 

Points table 

Lancaster Park 42 

Heathcote 41 

Old Boys 32 

Burnside 32 

East Shirley 32 

Sydenham 11 

St Albans 11 

Merivale-Papanui 10 

Matt Foord joins Phoenix reserves 

• By Sam Coughlan 

CASHMERE Technical 

goalkeeper Matt Foord has 

been rewarded for an excellent 

season with the club, joining the 

Wellington Phoenix’s reserve 

team. 

The Phoenix are the only 

professional club in New Zealand 

and their academy has produced 

a number of current international 

footballers, including 

midfielder Sarpreet Singh and 

goalkeeper Alex Paulsen. 

Foord said it has been a dream 

since he was little to chase professional 

football. 

“I’ve always wanted to move 

away from home and pursue 

football full time. 

“So it’s always good to get into 

a professional environment, and 

obviously, you want to be building 

up through the academy 

and always pushing into the first 

team.” 

The 17-year-old will be playing 

for the reserves – who compete 

in the Central League – and 

training with the first team in 

Australia’s A-League. 

He said he was enjoying it so 

far, having started training last 

week. 

“It’s a pretty good opportunity 

to be able to train in the literal 

A-League environment. 

“It’s very good just to be training 

every day and getting good 

minutes under your belt this 

early on in the season, just getting 

back into it.” 

Foord said he was initially offered 

a spot two years ago to join 

the Phoenix for the 2023 season 

but turned it down. 

“I made the decision to stay at 

Cash Tech and finish my year 13 

of school,” he said. 

“And then obviously just left it 

one year, and then sorted out just 

after the U17 World Cup (where 

he represented New Zealand) to 

come up here this year.” 

Foord spent the 2022 and 

2023 seasons with Tech and 

had nothing but praise for the 

environment. 

“Danny Knight (Tech’s keeper 

player-coach) literally worked 

by my side to get me to where 

I wanted to be and he’s pretty 

much done everything for me,” 

he said. 

“Dan (Schwarz), the first team 

coach, has been very welcoming 

just to get me into the group, and 

that whole Tech team has been 

great with me, especially being 

only 17. 

“I think a few times throughout 

the year we forget how young 

I was and there was a lot of pressure 

on me in certain moments, 

so just taking a step back and 

resetting with the group around 

you is very helpful.” 

Foord and the Phoenix 

Reserves start their Central 

League season on March 30. 

KEEPER: Matt Foord, pictured playing in the 2023 Southern 

League, has joined the Wellington Phoenix’s reserve team. 

PHOTOS: MITCHELL COZZONE/DUST MEDIA


26 

SPORT 


Wilson plots new course for Bulls 

• By Will Evans 

Walter 

Wilson 

A GRAND-FINAL hero of the 

1990s will take over the reins of 

the SENZ Canterbury Bulls. 

Halswell stalwart Walter 

Wilson has been appointed head 

coach, taking over from Jed 

Lawrie who has guided the side 

for the past two 

seasons. 

The Bulls 

were relegated 

from the premiership 

last 

season to the 

national championship 

for the 

competition 

which starts 

after the club 

grand-final. 

Wilson brings an impressive 

and varied coaching CV to the 

role; he guided the Halswell 

reserve grade team at the tailend 

of his playing days, coached 

Canterbury 19s and South 

Island Scorpions – the latter to 

a historic NZRL national youth 

tournament final appearance in 

2018 – and led Ryde-Eastwood 

Hawks across the Tasman to a 

Sydney Shield triumph in 2019. 

He played in grand-finals for 

Halswell during the 1990s, and 

returned to the club in 2021 and 

coached the Hornets premiers to 

back-to-back preliminary final 

appearances before stepping 

down. 

“I’ve had a year off, I stepped 

back from the Halswell role 

with Ray Hubbard being there, I 

thought the timing was perfect 

for him – he was more than 

Sports Shorts 

MOVING FORWARD: Stand-off Jimmy Wihongi in action for the Canterbury Bulls last 

season. The team and will now be coached by Halswell stalwart Walter Wilson. 

ready for that role,” Wilson said. 

“I went and watched 

a few games, basically 

stepped right away from 

it all, but I got itchy feet 

again. The opportunity 

with the Bulls and the 

timing has just really 

married together, which 

I’m really excited about.” 

CRL’s call for a Bulls 

head coach unencumbered 

by club duties 

prompted Lawrie to step down 

after two years at the helm, the 

Jed Lawrie 

seven-time grand final coach 

instead lining up for one 

last season at Hornby. 

“Jed did a great job at 

a really challenging time 

for Canterbury Rugby 

League, but having 

someone that’s going to 

be accessible to watch 

all the games and pick 

the right players that 

are in form, for all the 

right reasons, that’ll be 

an exciting opportunity as well,” 

Wilson said. 

PHOTO: NZ RUGBY LEAGUE 

“Just to get around and talk 

with the coaches and hopefully 

be able to talk with the players 

on a weekly basis leading up 

to selecting a form side will be 

great.” 

CRL chief executive Malcolm 

Humm underlined Wilson’s 

vast experience and ongoing 

commitment to developing his 

coaching skills as key factors in 

the appointment. 

“With the SENZ Canterbury 

Bulls being relegated to the 

national championship in 2024, 

(we) believe Walter is the right 

person to lead the campaign to 

victory and guide the team back 

to the national premiership in 

2025, where he will retain the 

head coach role.” 

Wilson said he is eyeing new 

players. 

“One step at a time, and we 

might go out with expressions 

of interest to see who actually 

wants the privilege of wearing 

the Canterbury jersey.” 

“We’ll need to build a belief 

system within the group and 

some understandings of what 

we’re doing – all of those key 

phrases that most coaches throw 

out there. 

“We know we’ve got talent 

in Canterbury. You can see the 

youth that’s come through in 

the last year, especially with the 

success of St Thomas’ (national 

secondary schools title), and 

Manu Clarkson’s (South Island 

Scorpions 16s) team that he took 

to the national tournament title 

– the majority of those boys were 

from the Canterbury side. 

“There’s a lot of youth coming 

through, so there’s a lot to look 

forward to in the next couple of 

years.” 

Wilson said it is important to 

preserve the values and team 

culture aspects that have contributed 

to the considerable success 

they have enjoyed in the past 

eight years. 

“I think it’s important to talk 

to them and I’ll be more than 

happy to get some feedback 

about past seasons, what’s 

worked and what hasn’t.” 

CANTERBURY’S 50-over 

Ford Trophy campaign resumes 

tomorrow with a match against 

Otago at Mainpower Oval in 

Rangiora. The red-and-blacks 

will be without Black caps 

Tom Latham, Matt Henry and 

Daryl Mitchell but will see 

Super Smash top-scorer Henry 

Nicholls turn out after his recent 

dropping from the national 

team. At the halfway stage of the 

competition Canterbury have 

just one win from their first five 

games but will hope to build 

on a promising Super Smash 

where they finished runners-up 

to Auckland. The first ball at 

Mainpower Oval will be bowled 

at 10.30am. 

THE BLACK Ferns have locked 

in three home tests to kick off 

their 2024 season. The team will 

play Australia, Canada, and the 

USA on home soil as they look to 

defend the Pacific Four title they 

won last year. The tournament 

doubles as qualification for the 

WXV competition, with the top 

three teams sealing their spot 

in the top tier, also known as 

WXV1. 

New Zealand’s games take 

place on May 11, 19 and 25 with 

venues and kick-off times to be 

confirmed. 

YOUNG GOLFER Cooper 

Moore goes into this weekend’s 

Canterbury strokeplay 

championships with two 

wins under his belt. 15-yearold 

Moore won the Otago 

strokeplay and South Island 

championships, which were 

combined, at the Otago Golf 

Club at the weekend. He claimed 

the titles thanks to a one-shot 

victory over Otago’s Jacob 

Bellamy in nail-biting fashion. 

Bellamy missed a six-foot putt 

for par on the 18th which would 

have forced a playoff had he 

sunk it after Moore bogeyed the 

hole. Moore’s best score was 68 

which he achieved in the second 

of three rounds. The Canterbury 

strokeplay championships begin 

on Saturday. 

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SPORT 27 

Chance to end winning drought 

at NZ midget car championship 

• By Allan Batt 

NO DRIVER from Christchurch 

has won the New Zealand 

midget car championship since 

Edwin Murray pulled into the 

victory lane in his Zephyrpowered 

vehicle in 1968. 

And few pundits would 

be expecting the drought to 

end at the 81 st championship 

at Ruapuna Speedway this 

weekend. Of the 36 six entries, 

nine are from Christchurch. 

While 10-time champion 

Michael Pickens from Auckland 

will go in as the favourite to 

retain the 

crown, he may 

be challenged 

by another 

Aucklander 

Brad Mosen. 

Said Ruapuna 

president Rob 

Rob 

Roxburgh 

Roxburgh: “Brad 

has made no 

secret of the fact 

that he really enjoys racing at 

Ruapuna and he showed us all at 

the last meeting how good he is, 

but there are plenty of younger 

drivers ready to knock Brad and 

Michael off their mantle.” 

Low, 22, will be the most likely 

SPEEDSTERS: Edwin Murray was the last 

Christchurch driver to win the New Zealand midget 

car championship in 1968. Right – Jack Low may be 

the city’s best hope of winning the title at Ruapuna 

this weekend. 

PHOTOS: KEVIN J. MCIVOR / MOTORSPORT FILES 

of the Christchurch drivers to 

put in a solid performance. The 

mechanic was in hot form earlier 

this season but struggled at 

Ruapuna in his last drive there. 

But Low is very much a 

big occasion racer and the 

experience he gained last 

summer when he drove for a 

prominent Auckland team will 

give him plenty of confidence. 

“Jack has proven himself in 

midget car racing at a high level. 

“There’s plenty of young talent 

with Nathan Wilkie, Liam 

McCoubrey, Jay Chadwick and 

Ben Morgan all very capable of 

doing well,” said Roxburgh. 

At the other end of the age 

scale will be veteran Glen Durie, 

who has close to 30 years’ 

experience on the speedway 

circuit under his belt. 

He is a wise head and his 

Toyota-powered midget car is a 

top-class machine. 

Mitchell Hill is also in 

with a chance and has had 

his best season so far. Jeremy 

Webb certainly can’t be ruled 

out, despite only making the 

occasional appearance in the 

midget class in Canterbury. 

Tom Lumsden will also fancy 

his chances, even with a New 

Zealand-built engine that is 

under development. 

TOUCH CANTERBURY 

Tēnā koutou katoa 

Once again, the dynamic spirit of touch is making waves in 

the community, boasting a lineup of over 28 competitions 

available for play across the region. With active participation 

ranging between 17,000 and 20,000 junior, youth, and 

senior players, touch remains one of the most robust and 

accessible social sports in Waitaha/Canterbury, bringing 

together individuals of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds. 

While touch predominantly thrives at the social level, Touch 

Canterbury continues to provide a representative pathway 

for players aspiring to develop their skills and compete at the 

provincial level. With a proud history of multiple titles across 

various age grades in the last 35 years, Touch Canterbury 

aims to prepare and develop youth players for their next 

steps while also fostering a competitive spirit to strive for 

medals at tournaments. 

In the previous season, Youth Nationals at Ngā Puna 

Wai in Christchurch provided an outstanding experience 

for all involved. The event showcased the resilience and 

enthusiasm of the touch community, overcoming the 

challenges posed by the pandemic. The cancellation of 

all three national tournaments the previous year made the 

return of the Bunnings National Youth Touch Championships 

to Waitaha/Canterbury even more anticipated. In 2024, the 

tournament is scheduled from the 2nd to the 4th of February 

and is returning to its old home at Bruce Pulman Park in 

Auckland, attracting around 70 provincial youth teams from 

around Aotearoa/New Zealand competing for titles in their 

respective grades. 

Touch Canterbury will proudly field four teams across 

the two age grades of U16’s and U18’s, with a boys and 

girls team in each grade. This season our coaching and 

management contingent are some of the most experienced 

we’ve ever had in terms of their own playing careers with 

the U16 Boys being led By Scott Grant with the assistance 

of Eli Doornenbal and Brendon Stewart, all three of which 

are multi title winning players at one stage winning nine 

open men’s titles consecutively. The U16 girls are led by 

Warren Brown and Jarad Pateman who have represented 

at the master’s level for several years, the U18 Boys 

have Paul Harris and Michael Davis at the helm with Paul 

recently winning his 2nd national title as a coach with the 

STAC mixed team and Michael Davis an experienced 

representative player winning multiple national titles in 

the opens and masters grades. Lastly the U18 girls are 

coached by Benn Seebeck and Anita Boyd who boast 

over 20 national titles between them. Of course, we must 

acknowledge our exceptional team managers Chantelle, 

Tracy, Andy and Heather, their tireless organisation and care 

for our youth is invaluable to the campaign. 

The players have been putting in the mahi (work) since 

teams were selected in late October. Although 

preparations for the national tournament 

haven’t been the smoothest for our U18’s with 

little tournament time in their build up they have 

been playing regularly against tough opposition 

in the form of our Open Men’s and Women’s 

teams, the U16’s have had a better run into the 

tournament competing in a tri series with Otago 

and Southland in early December and in the twoday 

Te Wai Pounamu Tournament at Burnside 

Park, where representatives from all five South 

Island Provinces vied for the Provincial Cup. 

Touch Canterbury expresses gratitude and 

acknowledgment for the dedicated volunteer 

coaches and managers, whose efforts in 

developing youth talent have been pivotal for 

this campaign. Appreciation also extends to the 

For more information on how you can get involved in 

the sport of touch, whether it be playing, refereeing, or 

coaching, visit our website www.touchcanterbury.co.nz 

for more information. 

businesses providing sponsorship, recognising that touch is 

a user-pays sport, and their contributions are indispensable. 

The well-established referee development pathway at Touch 

Canterbury has consistently produced top-notch officials, 

contributing significantly to national tournaments. As seen 

in the most recent national tournament, the Youth Nationals 

this weekend will maintain this standard, with over 20 

referees from Canterbury attending. 

If you’re keen to be part of the action, head down to Bruce 

Pulman Park in Auckland this weekend to support our 

teams as they compete against over 1000 of the best youth 

athletes from around the country. Games kick off at 9am on 

Friday.



Proud to be sending five teams to the 2024 Touch New Zealand Youth Nationals 

at Bruce Pulman Park, Auckland, February 2-4 2024 

CaNTerburY 

U16 boys ToUch Team 2024 

Canterbury U16 Boys Touch Team to Nationals – Next Level! 

Canterbury once held a proud history in touch with 11 national title wins in the men’s 

grade from 1996 to 2010. This years Canterbury U16s coach Scott Grant was a part of 

that dynasty. Now there is a vision the Canterbury empire can return beginning with 

these impressive young men. Eli Doornenbal and Brendan Stewart join the coaching 

team and bring their wealth of National winning mentality into the group. 

Grant, supported by Doornenbal and Stewart, took the U16s to play in the South Island 

tournament (Te Wai Pounamu Tournament) just prior to Christmas. This was their 

first hit out as a team, and they showed they have what it takes. Although obtaining a 

below par and disappointing draw in their first game versus Otago (historically a very 

strong team), the Canterbury lads stepped up their game topping the round robin, 

moving them straight to the finals – against Otago. Showing composure, connectivity 

Youth National Tournament 

Bruce Pulman Park, Auckland 

February 2 - 4, 2024 

and a real sense of resolve, the lads played an impressive game, winning the final 

by 13-5. Continuing their progress, the U16 Canterbury Team played Trident Homes 

Kaiawa Touch Tournament on 19th, 20th of January. They played in the Restricted 

Men’s Open Grade, not dropping any games and being victorious in the final 9-2. 

They will not underestimate the challenge ahead in the upcoming Junior Nationals 

going from February 2nd to the 4th. They will need all the support they can get! At 

the heart of the support has been the parents who have invested a huge amount of 

time, energy and finances for their lads while a huge thank you also goes to those who 

have sponsored the boys. Now is your turn….either get down to Bruce Pulman Park in 

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Welcome to the Big Time! 

From Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th of February the 

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the country, but also provides them the opportunity 

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Under coaches, Jarad Pateman and Warren Brown, 

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over their (ongoing) tenures. We are fortunate to have the 

calibre, experience and playing style that they each bring to 

their coaching role. 

The team is a mix of new and existing players for the grade, 

and the group has come together and connected well. They 

have been training twice a week since early November, 

along with playing for club and school teams. Four of our 

players will also go on to represent Canterbury at the Open 

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teams. 

The girls are willing learners, and have been working hard 

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the team, and playing a fast and dynamic style of game. 

We would like to take this opportunity to extend our 

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connecting you with your neighbourhood 


WOULD constructing a new 

mixed storage and residential 

development in Hornby be a 

positive move? 

Hornby Ward councillor 

Mark Peters believes so, 

following the city council’s 

resource consent approval in 

January of a large-scale mixeduse 

development at 22-24 

Amyes Rd and 16 Branston St. 

The proposed development 

by Williams Corporation Ltd 

is for 274 residential units and 

Thursday, February 1, 2024 

Christchurch’s best read and largest circulating newspaper 

Sam’s holding his own 

SAILOR: Sam 

Foster with his 

yacht, Perplex. 

PHOTO: GRANT 

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• By Sam Coughlan 6-years-old and is now competing 

against opponents up ably his biggest supporter. 

him out sailing, and is prob- 

YOUNG SAILOR Sam to eight years his senior. Foster hailed the work his 

Foster, 11, is holding his Sam said he enjoys the son was doing in holding his 

own against much older competition. 

own against more experienced 

yachties. 

opponents despite regularly “It’s fun, but I just don’t 

being the youngest on the wan to get on the wrong side “It’s phenomenal what Sam 

water. 

of them,” he said. 

is achieving,” he said. 

The Halswell resident has Sam’s father Shane Foster 

been sailing since he was was the one who firs took • Turn to page 6 

80 storage units to be built 

with associated 

access ways 

and earthworks. 

Said Peters: 

“I think with 

the increasing 

housing 

demand, it will 

give the area a 

number of affordable, modern, 

dry and good quality housing, 

which everyone should have 

the righ to. 

“It is also revitalising an old 

industrial site and turning it 

into a usable space.” 

The proposed 80 single-level 

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internal boundary. 

• Turn to page 5 

Thanks for your patience 

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