Bay Harbour: February 21, 2024

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Coastguard 

aids the 

fire fight 

COASTGUARD Sumner 

patrolled Lyttelton Harbour 

during the Port Hills fire 

last week, keeping the water 

at Governors Bay clear so 

helicopters could fill buckets for 

firefighting. 

President Blair Quane said 

the Blue Arrow Rescue lifeboat 

worked to keep any 

boaters or kayakers out 

of the area. 

“We didn’t have any 

issues. There weren’t 

too many people out on 

the water given it was 

weekdays,” he said. 

About 20 members of 

the coastguard crewed 

Blair 

Quane 

the lifeboat in shifts 

during the day from 

Wednesday to Friday. 

Firefighters needed 

Governors Bay clear 

to allow for easy water 

bucket filling. The 

lifeboat also acted as a 

safety vessel in case of 

any downed helicopters 

over the water. 

Quane said he was happy 

with the work the coastguard 

had done in the harbour as part 

of the firefighting effort. 

“It’s good the crew stood up 

and took the role on. 

“Probably not as exciting as 

some of our callouts but it’s an 

important one.” 

Water front 

dispute 

– lockout 

or strike? 

THE BITTER 1951 Lyttelton 

water front industrial dispute 

lasted 151 days and divided many 

New Zealanders. 

On page 19 today, Te Ūaka The 

Lyttelton Museum revisits the 

dispute in its regular column in 

Bay Harbour News. 

The column has gems of information; 

for example in the 1970s a 

Lyttelton girl introduced her new 

boyfriend to her father. He told 

her: “You’re not going out with 

that boy. His father’s a scab.” The 

memory of the 1951 lockout was 

still raw. 

The dispute arose between New 

Zealand’s Waterside Workers’ 

Union and its Port Employers’ Association 

over wage negotiations. 

The wharfies, although prepared 

to work a 40-hour week, put a ban 

on overtime. When they turned 

up for work on February 15, 1951, 

they found themselves locked 

out. Those who refused to work 

overtime were sacked. 

As time went on, many other 

unions went on strike in support. 

Prime Minister Sid Holland’s 

Government declared a State 

of Emergency and introduced 

draconian regulations. 

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NEWLY-elected community 

board member Jillian Frater will 

listen to the people of Banks 

Peninsula before she decides 

what her priorities will be. 

Frater, who is part of leftleaning 

political group, The 

People’s Choice, has won the 

Lyttelton seat on the Te Pātaka 

o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula 

Community Board. 

“I want to get to grips with the 

work of the community board 

and what they’ve got on at the 

moment,” said Frater. 

She said fire preparedness and 

environmental issues are two 

areas where she will listen closely 

to community feedback. 

“Fire will be one thing that is 

definitely high on people’s minds 

at the moment. So I’d expect that 

there will be some people who 

want to come speak to the community 

board about that.” 

The preliminary results show 

Frater, with 980 votes, was 645 

ahead of independent candidate 

Vicki Tahau-Paton on 335, 

with the special votes still to be 

counted. 

“I just wanted to say a big 

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putting up posters,” said Frater. 

Voting closed at noon on 

Saturday. The voter turnout was 

50.23 per cent with 1316 

votes cast. There are 41 

special votes to be added 

to the final tally. 

City council’s electoral 

officer Jo Daly hoped to 

declare the final result 

tomorrow. 

Both candidates were 

pleased with the high 

turnout and the community’s 

engagement in the by-election. 

Said Frater: “I think it’s great 

that so many people turned out 

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Tahau-Paton also congratulated 

Lyttelton for having strong 

engagement during the by-election, 

despite it being outside the 

electoral cycle. 

“We’ve had a huge 

turnout of people. I’m 

happy to have helped 

create a more democratic 

option for people rather 

than just a one-horse 

race.” 

The candidates exchanged 

text messages 

after the result was announced, 

acknowledging each other’s efforts 

throughout the campaign. 

Said Tahau-Paton: “I think 

she’ll be very good and I’m absolutely 

thrilled for them.” 

Frater is expecting a call from 

city council staff soon to discuss 

her induction for the community 

board and anticipates joining the 

next meeting on March 11. 

Frater said one of her priorities 

was to build relationships with 

all members of the community 

board, not just those under The 

People’s Choice political grouping. 

The board vacancy arose after 

Reuben Davidson resigned from 

the community board after 

winning the Christchurch East 

electorate for Labour in last 

October’s general election with 

12,680 votes. 

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It comes after safety concerns 

were raised about the shared path 

on the Reroute Coastal Pathway 

Facebook group. The group also 

called for an alternative route. The 

approved plan includes widening 

the section of the coastal 

pathway, adding new cycle stands 

and increasing safety signage and 

pavement markings. 

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Sumner firefighters saved a home 

in Redcliffs from a garden fire on 

Friday. A fire truck and fourwheel 

drive rushed to extinguish 

the small fire at a property on St 

Remy Ln about 2.20pm. Sumner 

chief fire officer Daryl Sayer 

said it was a “good save” by the 

seven firefighters at the scene. 

The cause of the fire has not been 

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Mosquito warning issued after 

warm weather boosts breeding 


DANGEROUS exotic 

mosquitoes’ ability to breed in 

Lyttelton is increasing due to 

climate change. 

After a hot summer, residents 

are being urged to check their 

properties for potential mosquito 

breeding habitats due to the close 

proximity of homes to the port. 

“If exotic mosquitoes were to 

sneak through, breed, and infect 

people, the results could be disastrous. 

The diseases they carry 

cause severe illness and can be 

fatal,” said Dr Matt Reid, medical 

officer of health for the National 

Public Health Service. 

Health protection officers 

monitor the area around Lyttelton 

Port for evidence of foreign 

mosquitoes, particularly those 

from tropical regions, which 

could threaten public health. 

Serious diseases like malaria, 

dengue fever and Ross River 

fever can be carried into New 

Zealand by tropical mosquito 

types like aedes and anopheles,” 

said Reid. 

“With climate change potentially 

making our environment 

more comfortable for these 

mosquitoes, an outbreak could 

PREVENTION: All Lyttelton residents are being asked to 

empty collections of stagnant water on their property 

to prevent exotic mosquito breeding. The wheelbarrow 

pictured above is an example of a potential mosquito 

breeding ground. 

have significant cost implications 

for the health system, and 

eradication campaigns can cost 

millions.” 

All Lyttelton residents are being 

asked by the NPHS to check 

their property for collections 

of stagnant water which can be 

attractive breeding grounds for 

mosquitoes. 

“Mosquitoes struggle in the 

cold but with the recent warm 

weather, areas of stagnant and 

pooled water can be perfect 

breeding grounds.” 

Reid said residents should 

empty out any plant pots, buckets, 

tins, jars and other items like 

playground equipment that may 

hold water. 

Boats, dinghies, and kayaks 

should also be turned upside 

down regularly to prevent pooling 

water. 

Reid said exotic mosquitoes 

have been found during checks 

at New Zealand borders, 

including a non-recent case 

at Christchurch International 

Airport, but the insects have 

failed to get established because 

of the efforts of health protection 

officers and biosecurity staff. 

“In Lyttelton, the residential 

area is very close to the port. 

While we do not monitor the 

residential area, we want to raise 

awareness because the public 

can play a large role in removing 

places where mosquitoes could 

breed.” 

Reid said this notice is based 

around prevention as he is not 

aware of any exotic mosquitoes 

being discovered at the port. 

Any larvae and mosquitoes the 

health protection team catch are 

sent to a Biosecurity New Zealand 

laboratory in Wellington to 

see if they are native or exotic, 

Reid said. 

NEWS 5 

Tree vandals 

strike again 


A TREE in Beachville Reserve has 

been cut for the third time since 

2020, frustrating efforts to shade 

park benches. 

The Redcliffs Residents’ association 

is “upset and disappointed” 

the top half of the ngaio tree in 

the council-owned reserve has 

been cut off. 

The ngaio was planted by the 

city council in January 2023 as a 

replacement for the second tree 

cut in the small reserve in December 

2022. 

The first tree was cut down to 

the stump in 2020. 

“People are going around, taking 

the law into their own hands, 

thinking that they’re entitled to 

cut down and damage trees in 

a public reserve,” said residents’ 

association secretary Dr Pat 

McIntosh. 

The residents’ association 

believes the vandalism is likely a 

targeted act. 

The city council’s community 

parks manager Al Hardy said this 

vandalism could “reduce the overall 

benefits the tree provides for 

current and future generations.” 

The health of the tree is being 

monitored by the city council before 

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NEWS 7 

Servicemen awarded Nuclear Test Medals 


LONG-AWAITED medals 

have been awarded to United 

Kingdom servicemen for their 

work during Pacific nuclear 

testing from 1957-1962. 

Moncks Bay resident Mike 

Rossiter was recognised alongside 

Ernest Robb during an 

informal ceremony at the Our 

Lady Star of the Sea Church 

service on Sunday. 

The award is the first military 

medal issued by King Charles III. 

Robb died in the UK in 1996 

and his family, who live in 

Sumner, received the medal on 

his behalf. 

Rossiter was head air technician 

at the Royal Air Force base 

on Christmas Island, now part 

of Kiribati, during Operation 

Dominic – a series of American 

atmospheric tests conducted on 

UK territory. 

“You actually felt the heat,” the 

84-year-old said. 

“You had to face away for 

the initial blast because even 

with dark goggles you would be 

blinded.” 

Robb was a squadron leader 

in the air force and served on 

Christmas Island during the 

first series of UK nuclear testing 

in 1957, codenamed Operation 

Grapple. 

He was a radar specialist 

and witnessed the first-ever 

UK hydrogen bomb test 

HONOURED: Mike Rossiter (left) and Ernest Robb’s son John 

with the Nuclear Test medals. 

from the air in May 1957. 

The involvement of UK personnel 

in nuclear tests was not 

publicly recognised by the UK 

government until 2022 when 

mounting pressure led to the 

creation of the Nuclear Test 

Medal. 

“It’s good to finally have recognition 

after all these years, that’s 

the main thing,” said Rossiter. 

He served in the air force until 

1977 and moved to Moncks Bay 

in 2007 after two of his three 

children moved to New Zealand. 

Two of his children and three 

of his grandchildren attended 

the service to see him receive the 

medal. 

Rossiter’s key role on Christmas 

Island was to prepare an 

aerial evacuation in case of 

emergency. 

“We were curious about what 

we were going to see, what we 

were going to hear, but everyone 

was in the same boat so we just 

got on with the job,” he said. 

Many veterans and civilians 

who lived on the island during 

the nuclear tests believe they 

were exposed to negative health 

effects from the heat and radiation. 

“Some people got sick, some 

people died. Whether they died 

as a result of radiation sickness, 

nobody will ever know,” said 

Rossiter. 

The UK Ministry of Defence 

maintains almost all the British 

servicemen involved in the 

nuclear tests received “little or no 

additional radiation as a result of 

participation”. 


Rossiter’s 

Nuclear 

Test Medal 

engraved with 

the profile on 

King Charles. 

No conclusive links have been 

made between the radiation 

exposure and negative health 

effects for military personnel. 

Christmas Island was home 

to a small population of local 

I-Kiribati who had to live with 

the tests occurring offshore. 

In 2015, Kiribati’s UN 

representative Makurita Baaro 

said “our communities still suffer 

from the long-term impacts of 

the tests, experiencing higher 

rates of cancer, particularly 

thyroid cancer, due to exposure 

to radiation”. 

Rossiter said the tests were 

an unfortunate necessity due 

to threat of the Soviet Union’s 

nuclear program. 

“The Western powers couldn’t 

just stand by and do nothing. 

People will debate this, but in my 

opinion it has actually kept the 

peace for 50 odd years.” 

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THREE PLUMBERS 

have raised $15,000 for a 

construction workers mental 

health charity by competing in 

the Coast to Coast. 

Chris Dick, 64, from 

Sumner completed the race 

earlier this month with his two 

colleagues Clyde Andrews, 61, 

and Steve Millson, 55. 

“We had a lot of fun just 

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doing something like this with 

your mates, helping raise money, 

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the problem, made it all extra 

special,” said Dick. 

The 243km race is an annual 

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Their team competed in the 

two-day, three-person team 

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Millson kayaking and Andrews 

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The trio each run a branch 

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based in Ferrymead. 

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the construction industry. 

“We have seen this in our 

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said Dick. 

A University of Otago study 

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at two times greater risk of 

suicide compared to the rest of 

the workforce. 

Dick said there are strong 

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“There is a community of 

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shared between competitors 

and supporters that helps each 

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The team had no position 

goal and simply wanted to 

enjoy their racing journey. 

“These positive experiences 

can really help when dealing 

with mental health issues.” 

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Bringing life back to neglected park 

Community groups 

are at the forefront of 

the redevelopment 

of Barnett Park. 

Reporter Dylan Smits 

explored the park 

with regreening group 

volunteers Sue Cooke 

and Cynthia Roberts 

VISTA: Regreening group volunteers Sue Cooke, on the left, and Cynthia Roberts, on the right, have the long-term goal of 

planting enough trees in the park to cover the walking tracks with a native canopy. 

PHOTOS: DYLAN SMITS 

OPEN: Both sides of the Barnett Park Cave Loop Track has been open to the public since December including the staircase 

up to the scenic Paratu cave which overlooks the valley. Right – regreening group volunteers encourage park visitors 

to use the filled milk bottles to water the newly planted trees. 

REDCLIFFS residents Sue 

Cooke and Cynthia Roberts have 

been volunteers in the Te Awa 

Kura Barnett Park regreening 

group since the organisation’s 

founding in early 2021. 

“It’s been an area that’s been 

hugely neglected post earthquakes,” 

said Roberts. “We got 

together and said ‘this not good 

enough.’ We want those tracks 

reopened, we want the weeds 

gone and we want to restore this 

valley.” 

Alongside the city council’s 

draft development plan, the regreening 

group has the long term 

goal of planting large sections of 

native trees in the park and creating 

an attractive environment 

for native birds. 

“We’ve got this vision of being 

able to walk from the sea up to 

the summit under a canopy, that 

we’ve got kererū flying, we’ve got 

bellbirds, that we’ve got the return 

of quite a few of the species 

that are now absent from this 

valley,” said Roberts. 

When the planted native trees 

grow tall enough, the volunteers 

hope species like tui and kererū 

are attracted to the area in addition 

to providing shade on the 

walking tracks. 

The group planted 600 trees on 

the eastern side of the track in 

2023 and 400 on the western side 

in 2022. 

Barnett Park’s main Cave 

Loop Track was closed after the 

earthquakes due to the risk of 

rockfall. 

The city council cleared the 

eastern side of the track which 

was fully reopened in October 

alongside the newly constructed 

stairs leading to the scenic Paratu 

cave. 

The western side of the loop 

track was cleared and then 

reopened in December after rock 

blasting by city council contractors 

helped to reduce rockfall 

risk from earthquakes. 

Roberts said the volunteers 

have had good collaboration 

with the city council park rangers 

in their joint efforts to reopen 

the loop track and speed up 

development projects. 

“I think the council could see 

how much effort we were putting 

in and took notice,” said Roberts. 

The park has attracted more 

visitors and social media attention 

since the full reopening, 

said Cooke. 

The volunteers have established 

a water station where they 

encourage users of the track to 

take the available milk bottles to 

water newly planted trees. 

Cooke said regreening group 

volunteers have spent thousands 

of hours over the past two years 

removing pest plants like boneseed, 

helping to make way for 

more native bush. 

“Banana passionfruit is a particularly 

vicious strangling weed 

that we’ve been removing,” said 

Roberts. 

Volunteers in the regreening 

group mostly come from the 

surrounding area with some also 

from Christchurch. 

“They’re at a time in their life 

when they want to give back and 

they’re probably more interested 

in the bigger picture, leaving a 

legacy, rather than just money,” 

said Cooke. 

She credits several other 

groups for improvements at the 

park including Predator Free 

Redcliffs and the Eastenders 

volunteers. 

“We’re all working together 

really. We want to help get 

much more reinvigorated native 

vegetation coming back.” said 

John Cook from Predator Free 

Redcliffs. 

The trapping group is a small 

team of six volunteers who 

have set about 30 predator traps 

throughout the park so far. 

They were active in the park 

before the regreening group was 

SEEDING: Te Awa Kura Barnett Park group volunteers 

have spent many hours planting about 1000 trees 

throughout the valley. Predator Free Redcliffs volunteer 

John Cook laying traps in the park. 

created, but the trappers’ attention 

to the area has increased 

since. 

Predator Free also started 

laying more traps further up the 

valley once the city council and 

regreening group began work to 

open the loop track and plant in 

the valley. 

“Now the trappers are focused 

on supporting what’s happening 

with the plantings by getting rid 

of all the possums and the mice 

and the rats. With the lack of 

pests, more bird life will come in 

as well,” said Cook. 

Predator Free has been using 

test traps to locate the best spots 

for trapping different pests in the 

valley. 

“You can confirm what different 

pest there are, and where 

they are, based on their teeth 

marks.” 

During 2023 Barnett Park 

traps exterminated 24 possums, 

17 rats, seven weasels, three 

hedgehogs, one ferret, and many 

mice. 

The Eastenders is a walking 

club and subgroup of the Summit 

Road Society. They also volunteer 

building and maintaining 

tracks throughout the Port Hills. 

Secretary Graeme Paltridge 

said the group built the drains 

on the eastern side of the loop 

track and maintains them on 

annual visits which helps prevent 

flooding or silt build up in the 

new planting areas. 

“We clear it all up and make it 

all presentable again.” 

He is impressed with the progress 

the regreening group and 

predator free have made. 

“They’re doing a damn great 

job.” 

Going forward, Roberts said 

she hopes more walkers, rock 

climbers and other visitors come 

take advantage of improvements 

at the park as the restoration 

continues.

Wednesday February 21 2024 Bay Harbour News 11


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with buyers looking for desirable hill and seaside 

locations. Adam is seeing “good demand out there”, and 

after the dip in the market over the past couple of years, 

largely due to higher interest rates, he sees it picking up 

over the coming months. 

Prior to taking up real estate, like his brothers Sam, 

George and Luke Adam enjoyed considerable success as a 

professional rugby player. He played for Canterbury in the 

provincial competition, was a member of the Crusaders, 

represented New Zealand in 2014 at the World HSBC 

Sevens competition bringing home the title, and later 

spent four years playing professional rugby in France. 

He has always been a keen outdoors man, too, enjoying 

hunting, fishing, swimming, and mountain running. 

Charity work is also a focus for Adam and last year he 

helped raise over $15,000 for various charities and is a 

member of the Crusaders Alumni, actively participating 

in the establishment of the Hall of Fame. 

Other charitable work he enjoys includes helping with 

the initiative ‘Surfing for Farmers’, which aims to boost 

mental health for farmers, and being an ambassador for 

the New Zealand Flying Doctor Service. 

When it comes to his real estate work, Adam is equally 

committed. 

“In this industry, you can’t sit back. It’s very competitive, 

so it’s vital to keep connecting with people. I find it’s a very 

rewarding career – building relationships and helping 

people get into their perfect home is very satisfying. By 

being yourself and sticking to your values you will get the 

rewards.” 

Underpinning all Adam’s enterprises is his dedication to 

his family – wife Tiffany and his three young children. 

“My daughter has just started at Sumner Primary 

School and my other two children are younger, so it’s a 

busy household. We all love living in Sumner, and now 

that I’m working out here too I can spend more time with 

them, so it’s all working out really well.” 

Adam looks forward to meeting more clients planning 

to sell their property and welcomes enquiries from across 

the Bay Harbour area. 

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ANTICIPATION: Crowds gathered to view the art fence for the first time. It is located on 

Poranui Beach Rd opposite the Birdlings Flat Community Hall. 

Bare fence becomes gallery 

BIRDLINGS FLAT artists 

unveiled 14 creative works on 

Sunday in a celebration of the 

different aspects of life in the 

settlement. 

A crowd gathered to see the 

blank fence at the heart of the 

community reimagined as a 

canvas. 

“Because we’ve got so many artistic 

people here. We thought it 

would be good to give everybody 

a chance to do what they want to 

do rather than having to comply 

with an overall design,” said 

organiser Jan Reeves. 

‘Bike Trail Bike’: Linda 

Luscombe’s artwork 

represents the Little River 

Rail Trail track with wheels 

from bicycles and trains. 

‘The Locals’: Steph McEwin’s 

artwork hopes to capture 

Birdlings Flat residents 

during different time periods 

and activities. 

‘Leading 

Lines’: In Barb 

Gaeth’s piece, 

the white 

lines in the 

stones depict 

journeys to 

Birdlings Flat. 

The people 

on these 

journeys are 

represented 

by the koru 

stone. The 

lines intersect, 

change and 

some do not 

make it to the 

end. 

‘Our Place’: Jan Reeves’ artwork represents the vast 

landscape and the village. The piece hopes to capture 

the varying aspects of Birdlings Flat life from the human 

community to the natural world. 

‘Beach at the end of the road’: Steve Lowndes’ artwork hopes to symbolise 

the liberating feeling of viewing the horizon from Birdlings Flat beach. 

Lowndes said the used elements of sky, sea and shingle are infinitely 

variable and help to capture the feeling of freedom. 

‘Passing Time on 

the Beach’: Joy 

Dixon’s artwork 

asks the question, 

how many hours 

are spent on the 

beach? Dixon is 

also referencing 

how vehicles often 

get stuck on the 

rocky beach. 

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The 1951 lockout – 151 days of hardship 

• By Jenny Betts 

Watersiders election meeting, 1951. Te Ūaka Lyttelton Museum ref 9061.1 https://www.teuaka.org.nz/onlinecollection/1129245. 

Right – padlock, watersiders lockout, 1951. Te Ūaka Lyttelton Museum ref 9080.1 https://www.teuaka.org. 

nz/online-collection/1129264 

A LYTTELTON girl introduced 

her new boyfriend to her father 

in the 1970s. Her father said: 

“You’re not going out with that 

boy. His father’s a scab.” Two 

decades on, the memory of the 

1951 lockout was still raw. 

The dispute arose between 

New Zealand’s Waterside 

Workers’ Union and its Port 

Employers’ Association over 

wage negotiations. The wharfies, 

although prepared to work a 

40-hour week, put a ban on 

overtime. When they turned up 

for work on February 15, 1951, 

they found themselves locked 

out. Those who refused to work 

overtime were sacked. 

As time went on, many other 

unions – including the seamen’s, 

miners’, freezing workers’, and 

transport and railway workers’ – 

went on strike in support. 

On February 27, 1951, Prime 

Minister Sid Holland’s conservative 

National government 

declared a State of Emergency 

and introduced draconian regulations. 

They imposed a complete 

ban on any publications about 

the dispute, and police powers 

were increased – it became illegal 

for wharfies to meet together 

in public, even two or three of 

them. Worst of all, it was illegal 

to help the men or their families 

by supplying them with money, 

food or necessities. 

The NZ Waterside Workers’ 

Union was deregistered and the 

Government seized all funds 

the various branches possessed, 

but rumour has it the Lyttelton 

branch transferred their assets 

to a different account and were 

able to keep them. There was a 

police baton charge in Tāmaki 

Makarau Auckland and skirmishes 

in Pōneke Wellington but 

no open violence in Ōhinehou 

Lyttelton, however with such a 

small population centred on the 

port, the community was deeply 

affected. 

The harsh Government 

regulations were often 

ingeniously circumvented. A 

newsletter was secretly produced 

on a Gestetner machine in the 

New Zealand Seamen’s Union 

office on Norwich Quay and 

a man known as ‘Gulliver’s 

Travels’ speedily distributed such 

publications nationwide, thanks 

to the coastal shipping network 

at the time. One ex-wharfie was 

stopped and searched in the 

street – he was just carrying 

a roll of sandpaper, which the 

policeman had mistaken for an 

illegal publication. 

Unable to meet in any of the 

hotels as usual, the wharfies’ only 

safe haven was The Loons, the 

Waterside Workers Social Club. 

The Loons was gifted to the 

Lyttelton Working Men’s Club 

by the Waterside Workers’ Union 

in 1951. Many well-wishers from 

around the country were willing 

to supply the affected families 

with food and other necessities – 

in the strictest secrecy of course. 

The food had to be picked up 

from depots at various houses 

around the port. Te Ūaka 

Lyttelton Museum’s founder 

Baden Norris remembered the 

mortification he felt whenever 

he saw his mother hiding her 

shopping bag under her coat, like 

a criminal, to go and collect their 

family’s food. 

Two young mothers, living 

next door to each other, had 

a problem – how to boil their 

babies’ nappies in their coppers 

when the firewood, supplied illegally, 

proved too green to burn 

without any dry kindling? The 

women came to an agreement 

– they would share the wooden 

fence dividing their properties 

to get their fires started. Over 

the 151 days of the lockout, the 

washing got done and the fence 

gradually disappeared. 

Some housewives went out 

to work for the first time. The 

local Lichfield Shirt Factory gave 

employment to many women 

and girls whose families badly 

needed the income. As colder 

weather set in, shortages, especially 

of coal, started to hit the 

population hard. Members of the 

unions, which had supported the 

watersiders by going on strike, 

started going back to work one 

by one. 

On July 15, 1951, the dispute 

ended. 

The Government had set up 

separate watersiders’ unions 

in each of New Zealand’s 26 

ports, but those who joined were 

considered to be ‘scabs’ by the 

original wharfies, many of whom 

were blacklisted. It was difficult 

for those blacklisted to find other 

work. Some lost their houses and 

many were in debt for years after. 

On prominent display, just 

inside the entrance to the old 

Lyttelton Museum on Gladstone 

Quay, were multiple colourful 

certificates, reading: 

‘NZ Waterside Workers’ Union 

Waterfront Lockout ‘51 

Stood Loyal Right Through 

One Hundred and Fifty-one 

Days—February 15 to July 15 

1951’ 

The name of each recipient 

is handwritten, and this was 

all these poor fellows gained 

from the whole sorry episode. 

Just remember, if you’re in port, 

never call the 1951 dispute a 

‘strike’ – it was a lockout, right? 

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5. Board used as a principle of party policy (5) 

8. Having a name for being pert, due to 

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9. A circular sort of catch (5) 

10. It’s not as good on being richer (6,3) 

12. Letter from Greece stating when it’s 

meant to get there (3) 

13. Go fishing in straw loafers (5) 

17. Level weapon at one in period before 

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19. Mystify Elia with booze maybe (9) 

21. He washes, using the hob I’d made for 

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22. It’s not surprising if novice driver gets AA 

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24. Upper and lower set meet for a bite (5) 

25. Classified in different scales by Donizetti 

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2. An incentive for one to sum up when about 

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3. A child’s huff with the family favourite (3) 

4. Sound communication one made in taking 

wrong road (5) 

5. Share selection with oil for top review (9) 

6. An artistic goddess may tickle one (5) 

7. Child one will strongly recommend to take 

hostage (6) 

11. To found his stable, it must be arranged 

(9) 

14. Just the creatures to lounge about (7) 

15. It followed the troop of an outlaw (6) 

16. Was brought down by the French in the 

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18. Some may have nothing to give to an 

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20. Is as mad as first murder Cain was 

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24. Kidnap payment (6) 

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Corolla enters brave new hybrid world 

TOYOTA’S TOP selling 

Corolla has upped its low 

engine emissions credentials 

in this country, by ditching the 

2.0-litre petrol model, and only 

offering hybrid petrol-electrical 

powertrains across the entire 

range. 

Corolla, is one of the best 

selling cars on the planet with 

more than 50 million sold since 

it launched nearly 60-years ago. 

Its huge success over this time 

has been anchored on it being 

solid, dependable and affordable, 

and never waivering from those 

core attributes which made 

it an automotive icon. At the 

same time, it has embraced new 

technology including safety and 

been responsive to changing 

buyer demand. 

The 12th generation Corolla 

has been with us since 2019, 

and a quantum advance over 

its predecessor with a more 

engaging driving experience, 

something that hasn’t 

traditionally been of strength 

of this model. It really hits the 

mark by offering high levels of 

advanced safety technology, 

and clever touches such as 

Mobile Assistant. This uses 

Motoring with Bob Nettleton 

Siri or Google Assistant voice 

commands to perform simple 

connectivity tasks like sending 

a text message or setting a 

reminder. 

Modern consumers prefer 

hybrid-electric powertrains 

that are now the most popular 

choice across the Corolla range. 

In the last two years, a lot of 

that is down to the now ditched 

generous Government clear car 

rebate. While the pace of buyer 

interest in EVs and hybrids 

will slow with the demise 

of incentive, interest won’t 

evaporate. I expect they will 

continue to appeal to those who 

value low emissions and running 

costs, and vehicle fleet operators 

striving to reduce their carbon 

footprints. Nearly two years 

ago there were eight models in 

the Corolla line-up. Going all 

hybrids has halved that figure, 

with a hybrid model among the 

casualties, with Toyota hitting 

the delete button on the sedan. 

This is the first time in decades 

this body style hasn’t featured 

in the Corolla NZ range. A 

shame really, because the latest 

version was one of the best, but 

buyer interest has waned even 

from the rental car firms and 

fleet operators, traditionally the 

largest purchasers of this model. 

Firing the opening shot in 

the hybridised three hatchback 

and one wagon Corolla family 

is the price leading $36,995 

GX, followed by the mid-range 

$39,190 SX and rounding the 

hatch offering, is the flagship 

$42,190 ZR being reviewed 

here. There’s a GX wagon 

available for $36,990. The only 

remaining petrol only model is 

the $76,000 high performance 

229kw 1.6-litre turbo GR hatch. 

It’s only available in very limited 

numbers, with the 150 units a 

year earmarked for our market 

allocated via a ballot system. An 

optional $1000 two-tone paint 

job buys you a black roof that 

contrasts really well with the 

bolder colours in the Corolla 

paint swatch, to provide a more 

sophisticated look. 

From a driving pleasure 

perspective, the sweet 125kW 

2.0-litre dynamic torque internal 

combustion engine naturally 

aspirated engine will be missed. 

It always impressed with its 

strong and zippy performance 

and crisp throttle responsive. 

By comparison the 1.8-litre 

petrol electric hybrid, even with 

a combined power output has 

been bumped up to 103kw for a 

healthy 13kw power gain, lacks 

that zing. The extra urge for the 

hybrid models is off the back of 

Ratings out of 10: Performance 6; Handling 7; Build Quality 

7; Comfort 7; Passenger and Load Space 5; Fuel Economy, 

on road test average consumption: 5.1L /100km Styling 7; 

Safety – Five Star ANCAP crash rating. 

Overall points out of 10: 7 

the addition of a slightly larger 

and powerful battery pack. 

The extra performance is 

most obvious in around town 

motoring. Here the test car now 

runs for longer periods on flat 

terrain in EV only at speeds of 

up to 50km/h. The extra hybrid 

heft is less noticeable at higher 

speed open road cruising. 

Dropping the transmission 

into Sport mode was the best 

option for brisk overtaking, or 

maintaining a respectable pace 

on long hill climbs. It’s a pity 

the Corolla here doesn’t use the 

same impressive 135kW 2.0-litre 

petrol electric hybrid system that 

features in this model on some 

overseas markets. It does a great 

job in the Corolla Cross that 

arrived here about a year ago. 

Maybe Toyota is keeping their 

powder dry on it until we see an 

all-new Corolla some time in 

2025. 

The Constant Variable 

Transmission automatic has a 

dynamic shift featuring a gear 

and belt drive system to improve 

transmission performance in the 

lower ratios, where belt efficiency 

isn’t so great. It uses a gear drive 

from standing starts, resulting 

in stronger acceleration, and 

reduces the irritating momentary 

sluggishness off the mark that 

characterised the CVT in the 

outgoing model. 

There are lots of positives 

about this latest Corolla but 

not a modestly proportioned 

cabin. Passenger space for rear 

seat occupants is cramped with 

limited head and legroom. Large 

wrap-around driver and front 

passenger seats accentuate the 

slightly claustrophobic feel for 

rear seat occupants. 

Befitting its top-of-the-range 

status, the ZR is equipped 

with a large colour head-up 

display, 18-inch alloys, leather 

and suede accented sports 

front seats, 8-speaker premium 

audio system, ambient cabin 

illumination, and high-grade bi- 

LED headlamps. 

This new model has an even 

smarter version of Toyota’s Safety 

Sense technology package, with 

one of the headline changes a 

pedestrian and cyclist detection 

system. Some other notables 

items from this package’s bag of 

safety tricks, are autonomous 

emergency braking, all speed 

dynamic radar cruise control 

and automatic high beam on and 

off. 

Handling went up several 

notches with his newest Corolla 

I cannot remember a version 

that got close to this one for crisp 

road holding and supple riding. 

The suspension acts quickly and 

decisively to calm and soothe 

the vehicle and its occupants 

through unexpected changes in 

direction by the driver, or the 

road surface. 

This Corolla is full of surprises, 

most positive around how it 

rides, drives and handles. 

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catherine.bracegirdle@gmail.com 

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SUMMER HOURS: 12 NOON TO LATE 

WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY 

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TICKETS $70 PP /DAY 

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Bay Harbour: February 21, 2024

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