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2 Thursday March 14 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 Te Kura O Matarangi year 5/6 -Contemporary Māori Artwork Monday-Saturday, 10am-6pm Redwood Library Year 5/6 students from Te Kura O Matarangi will share their contemporary Māori artwork, from the use of pencil as the foundation to the vibrant pastel artwork, which features the use of koru representing concepts like new life, growth strength and peace. Bolivia Card Game Thursday, 1-3pm Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library and Community Centre Join in for a fun and friendly card game of Bolivia. All are welcome. Wā Kōrero: Storytimes Wednesday, 10.30-11am Ōrauwhata: Bishopdale Library and Community Centre Meet others in the community when you and your preschooler join in for a fun variety of stories, songs and rhymes which foster children’s literacy. Perfect for 2-5 years. All whānau and caregivers are welcome. Reading to dogs Thursdays, 3.30-4.30pm Papanui Library Have a reluctant reader who just needs to build confidence with a nonjudgemental audience? Reading to dogs is a great option – they can come Manga Mayhem, Monday, 3.30-4.30pm, Fendalton Library. Love manga? Come along to a book group held on the third Monday of the month. Talk about a favourite manga story, make recommendations and enjoy some fun activities. Suitable for ages 11+. Free, no bookings required. to the library and have a 15-minute one-on-one session with one of the friendly dogs, brought along by Animal Control’s community liaison team, and read a favourite or found book from the library. Bookings are essential on 03-941 7923. Runs during the school term. Let’s Have a Cuppa – Something Different Wednesday, 10am-noon Redwood Library Come for a chat and enjoy tea or coffee and home-cooked treats with members of the community. This social event is hosted by Papanui Baptist Freedom Trust every first and third Wednesday of the month. Free. No bookings are required and no need to bring food. Bridge Tuesdays, from 9.45am Fendalton Bowling Club, upstairs lounge The United Bridge Club runs an open session every Tuesday with competitions for all grades. Visitors are welcome to play up to four times before being required to become a member. Space to park is at the end of the croquet lawns, walk through the blue gate on the park side. Table fee is $5. For more info, contact club president Mary Ling on 021 364 249 WANT YOUR COMMUNITY EVENT FEATURED HERE? Email all info to sasha.watson@starmedia.kiwi by 5pm each Monday A CONSIDERED CHOICE HOLLY LEA CARE CENTRE At Holly Lea, we are committed to delivering exceptional care. A place where personalised care meets modern care practices and facilities. Ensuring your lifestyle is as you’d like it to be, not as you’re told it has to be. Holly Lea Care Centre offers care up to hospital level, as well as a specialised memory support unit. 123 FENDALTON R OAD, CHRISTCHURCH | 03 351 7764 | HOLLYLEA. CO. NZ
Thursday March 14 2024 3 Cinema’s new lease of life • By Dylan Smits MAJOR renovations to the Hollywood Cinema in Sumner are under way. Contractors from Bushnell Builders have torn down the front canopy facing Marriner St as part of the first stage of the makeover. “It’s been a long time coming, so it’s good to see things finally under way,” said project manager Andy Wilkinson. Built in 1938, the oldest cinema in Christchurch will become part of the high-end Silky Otter Cinemas chain. It was owned by cinema pioneer Lang Masters for more than six decades. He died, aged 92, in August last year. Masters sold the cinema to the Doig family in September 2021, who are leasing it to Silky Otter. Wilkinson said the construction part of the renovation will hopefully be complete in December with the opening date yet to be determined. “What we’re figuring out right now is how the tenant’s needs are going to integrate with that. They have to install the seating, the audiovisual equipment and the fit out of the bar.” It will be determined in the coming weeks whether VISION: Work has started on the Hollywood Cinema in Sumner. Below – an artist’s impression of the cinema after it is converted into part of the Silky Otter Cinema chain. Silky Otter can refurbish the interior at the same time as the construction work, Wilkinson said. Three 48-seater luxury cinemas and a bar will be created. Wilkinson said the back end of the building will be extended, making room for an additional cinema to complement the previous two. The city council issued a building consent in November. Bushnell Builders was selected as the contractor last month. Before major structural work can begin, asbestos in the walls and ceilings will be removed. Then new foundations for the existing building and the extension will be constructed. “There’s quite a lot of work that’s got to be done inside with the structure before that rear wall can be taken out,” Wilkinson said. The neighbouring Coffee Culture, which is attached to the building, will also be renovated with designs still in the planning stage, he said. The owner of Sumner Bar and Grill next door, Shubham Kumar, welcomed the start of the renovations. “It will definitely be good. If customers go there, they will come here too.” Community board chair’s resignation on the table • By Chris Barclay HELEN Broughton’s future as chair of the Waipuna Halswell- Hornby-Riccarton Community Board should be clarified today, despite her resignation from the role following pressure from colleagues. Although the city’s longestserving local government politician tendered her resignation ahead of the board’s monthly meeting, standing down was Helen Broughton contingent on Broughton being able to act as board spokesperson on planning and housing intensification. Broughton, who has represented Riccarton on the board since 1995, included that caveat, which was set to be a major talking point on this afternoon’s agenda. If her stipulation is denied she planned to revoke her resignation, exacerbating an impasse. Appointed unopposed as chair in 2022 elections, Broughton’s final term before retirement came under scrutiny following a difficult meeting on February 15. Read local ■ Blinds Indoor and Outdoor ■ Security Doors and Windows ■ Magnetic Insect Screens ■ Retractable Fly Screen Doors 10c Sheffield Crescent, Burnside Ph: 03 358 9237 www.chcbs.co.nz Shake it off. Shake it off. IT WORKS FOR TAYLOR. WE CAN MAKE IT WORK FOR YOUR WORRIES, NEEDS OR RISKS TOO. LET’S TALK. 03 359 6679 | PAPANUI.LAWYER@SAUNDERS.CO.NZ | CITY, WIGRAM, PAPANUI, FERRYMEAD | SAUNDERS.CO.NZ
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