The Star: February 01, 2024
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2 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Thursday <strong>February</strong> 1 <strong>2024</strong><br />
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Police search river in homicide case.......5<br />
Colonial cottages a unique package.6-7<br />
Free swimming lessons offered...................9<br />
Crash survivor reunited with carers........12<br />
Bid to reroute Coastal Pathway..................14<br />
Latin dancers win big overseas...................17<br />
Readers’ letters.......................................................... 18<br />
Rare nautical tradition kept alive... 20-22<br />
Wilson plots new course for Bulls.......... 26<br />
Chch midget car drivers seek title..........27<br />
Classified..................................................................33-37<br />
Gig guide.......................................................................37<br />
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Saturday, 6.30-9.30pm<br />
Get your friends and whānau together for the annual<br />
fireworks extravaganza, featuring the Christchurch<br />
Symphony Orchestra, MC’d by conductor David Kay. This<br />
year’s theme is ‘music bringing us together to celebrate our<br />
place in the world and beyond’. Featuring Annie Crummer<br />
and Christchurch singers Roslen Ulaula and Harry Burt.<br />
North Hagley Park<br />
Goodbye Pork Pie<br />
Friday, 7pm<br />
Watch the complete, remastered film at the Choice<br />
As Kiwiana Film Festival. In this comedic classic,<br />
two young men, Gerry and John, embark on a<br />
thousand-mile journey in a stolen yellow car. Join them as<br />
they hurtle towards their final confrontation with the law.<br />
Tickets at Ticketek, $15 for 14 years and under, $19 adults.<br />
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Year of the Dragon Parade<br />
Sunday, 3-5pm<br />
Usher in the Year of<br />
the Dragon with the<br />
annual lunar New<br />
Year parade. <strong>The</strong> event will begin<br />
with the opening – or eye-dotting<br />
ceremony – of the new parade<br />
dragon, the longest in the South<br />
Island. Follow the parade to<br />
Cathedral Square for more performances.<br />
Bridge of Remembrance<br />
Fantasizers Festival<br />
Saturday, 10am-2pm<br />
For fans of steampunk, cosplay, victorian, tudor,<br />
gothic and rockabilly. Dress up in costume and<br />
let your imagination run wild. <strong>The</strong>re will be aerial<br />
performers, roving magic acts, a sideline swing brass band,<br />
jugglers, steampunk vehicles and games, plus costume sales and<br />
food vendors. Entry $15.<br />
Showgate, Riccarton Park<br />
Little River Music Festival<br />
Saturday, 11am-8pm<br />
Bring your camp chair for a great day out featuring<br />
local musicians, including the Jordan Luck Band, the<br />
Late <strong>Star</strong>ters and Al Park. A fundraiser to rebuild the<br />
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