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2 Thursday February 8 2024 DELIVERERS WANTED! Are you honest, reliable and over the age of 11? Why not earn money and get fit doing it. Get in touch with your interest today: deliveries@alliedpress.co.nz 022 016 9739 Please include your name, address and contact details Your local community newspaper connects neighbours in the following suburbs Harewood • Burnside • Bishopdale • Bryndwr Fendalton • Merivale • St Albans • Mairehau Papanui • Casebrook • Redwood • Styx Mill Regents Park • Northwood • Belfast • Strowan 32,400 readers every week. REPORTER ADVERTISING Nielsen Media NRS Sasha Watson Ph: 021 913 566 sasha.watson@starmedia.kiwi Monique Maynard Ph: 021 372 481 monique.maynard@starmedia.kiwi GENERAL INQUIRIES Ph 379 7100 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ph 379 1100 www.starmedia.kiwi what’s on this week Manu World Champs Friday-Sunday, all day Jellie Park Recreation and Sport Centre Prepare for a water spectacle like no other at the Manu World Champs. An official qualification event in the dive/manu pool at Jellie Park Recreation and Sports Centre, taking place from February 9 to February 11. The event will kick off with the free push play manu sessions, followed by two action-packed days of qualification heats to find the 14 finalists. Standard pool fees apply. Non-Denominational Bible Reading Group Mondays, 10.30am-noon Abberley Park Hall The non-denominational Bible reading group meets at Abberley Park Hall, Abberley Cres on Monday mornings from 10.30am to noon. Call Veronica on 02102292613 if interested. Lunar New Year Bilingual Wā Kōrero: Storytimes Tuesday, 10.30-11am Fendalton Library Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with a special bilingual storytime. Meet others in the community United Bridge Club, Tuesdays, 9.45am in the upstairs lounge at Fendalton Bowling Club. United Bridge Club has been operating since 1975 and is one of three affiliated clubs in the city centre. We run an open session with competition for all grades. Visitors are welcome to play up to four times before being required to join the club. Our most mature member is 96 years young and still winning competitions. Parking is at the end of Croquet Lawns, walk through the blue gate on the park side. Table Fee: $5. Contact Mary Ling (president) on 021 364 249. and join for a fun variety of stories, songs and rhymes. Perfect for 2-5 years. All welcome. Free, drop in. Lunar New Year Afterschool Activity Zone Tuesday, 3.30-4.30pm Redwood Library Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with a special afterschool activity zone. All whānau welcome. Caregivers, please stay in the library during the session. Free, drop in. Mandarin Conversation Club Wednesday, 5-6pm Fendalton Library The Mandarin conversation group is a drop-in session where anyone is welcome to come and practice conversations in Mandarin, in a friendly and relaxed environment. This is not a class, but an opportunity to talk with others in Mandarin and to meet new people in the community. Free. Citizens Advice Bureau Monday, Wednesday-Friday, 11am-5pm, Tuesday, 2-5pm, Fendalton Library Citizens Advice Bureau provides free and confidential advice. They take the time to listen and equip you with the information, options and support that fit your needs. Phone 351 7804 for more information. WANT YOUR COMMUNITY EVENT FEATURED HERE? Email all info to sasha.watson@starmedia.kiwi by 5pm each Monday Why choose total realty? Reason #7 We don’t need a flashy office in every suburb to sell your home! We keep our overheads low and pass the savings on to you! AT 1 .5% TOP QUALITY SERVICE *GST, admin & minimum fee apply. A FA I R E R R AT E “ ” We had a great experience with Total Realty. Paul was so easy to deal with and incredibly professional and really valued his honest feedback. Sarah & Ben Paul Trainor 022 070 0759 paul@totalrealty.co.nz Licensed Agent REAA 2008 Total Realty Limited, MREINZ Licensed Agent REAA 2008
Thursday February 8 2024 3 ‘Businesses need to eliminate begging as soon as possible’ • From page 1 Christchurch City Mission community outreach officer Joshua Gardiner was a part of the guest panel at the neighbourhood association meeting, alongside Spreydon Ward city councillor Melanie Cocker and Wigram MP Megan Woods’ assistant Alex Hewison. Joshua Gardiner Said Gardiner: “This is known as aggressive begging and you need to call the police on 111 at the time or on 105, documenting problems as much as possible or by email later. “Some beggars are not homeless and businesses need to eliminate begging as soon as possible.” Gardiner said he can be contacted directly by email at josh@citymission.org.nz and would talk to the people causing problems should the community need it. “The problem exists in all of Christchurch. A physical address is no longer needed to be able to receive the benefit. Some churches and agencies act on oN sAle Now! behalf of the homeless, as some have problems getting their own bank account,” he said. “Several one-bedroom, boarding accommodation was wiped out by the earthquakes also.” Other issues included homeless people using cafe toilets and leaving facilities in a mess, sleeping outside of private residencies, and using and discarding point bags and needles on the streets around the area. Cocker suggested the association provide a written question to the community board about funding an officer to patrol Addington. “There is other work happening in the background like the community patrol; volunteers who observe and get the police to problem areas,” said Cocker. Hewison told the residents to HAVE YOUR SAY: Does Addington need a community police officer? Email your views to sasha.watson@starmedia.kiwi European Car Owners NEW DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT! CAUSING PROBLEMS: People have reported an increase in aggressive beggars in Addington recently. PHOTO: GETTY keep reporting any incidents as “the more reports there are of any problems, the more it shows where the problems are” and it “will eventually get changed.” The panel also said people experiencing homelessness are sometimes ex-prisoners and often have no bank account and frequently live in cars as they cannot rent a property. “Short-term homeless are less of a problem than long-term homeless. Police need to push them more towards social services. One suggestion could be to offer to call the Ministry of Social Development on behalf of the beggars, to get them some more help – they are likely to leave. “Do not give them (beggars/ homeless) money or food as this rewards their behaviour, causing the individuals to repeat it. “Please look after other people in the community too, children and immigrant women are especially vulnerable. Positive communities work together better than negative ones.” Geese targeted at lake • By Sasha Watson A MAN has been seen using a slingshot to shoot large stones towards a flock of canada geese in the smaller lake at Westlake Reserve. Nic was a witness to the action, which happened in Hei Hei about 10am on Tuesday last week. She posted her concerns on Facebook. “I noticed a man standing close to the water near the rocks. “The man, who looked to be in his late 60s, seemed to wait until none of the 20 families were walking past before shooting his slingshot. He advised me, when asked, that he was “keeping the dirty f**kers away”. The post created “quite a heated debate”, Nic said. It has since been taken down as the man was “identified and later threatened” by a member of the public. The large light-brown geese with a white chinstrap are afforded some protections under the Animal Welfare Act 1999. 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