The Star: March 28, 2024

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MEGA MONEY: The expansive home on Wood Ln, in Fendalton, had an asking price of $9.75m. 

Mansion sale matches record 

A FENDALTON mansion 

has equalled the highest 

purchase price for a home 

sold in Christchurch, with the 

opulent five-bedroom property 

changing hands for $8 million. 

Placed on the market by 

retired national building 

magnate Bill Horncastle, the 

expansive estate at 8 Wood Ln 

was listed at $9.75 million – 

the highest asking price ever 

sought in the city. 

Ultimately a deal was 

finalised this week, matching 

the $8 million outlay for a 

property at Wairarapa Tce, 

Merivale, which sold in an offmarket 

deal in 2021. 

Co-listing agent Cameron 

Bailey told OneRoof the Wood 

Lane buyers, a Christchurch 

family, had been interested 

in the property since it was 

advertised countrywide last 

October. 

“Wairarapa Tce was sold in 

2021 in a property boom so it 

will be interesting to see what 

this gets in another boom 

year,” Bailey said. 

“Wairarapa Tce was a 

modern property, but it was 

only 1000sq m of land. Land 

underpins value, improvement 

value goes down, land value 

holds price. So, I just think the 

land value will take care of it in 

time to come.” 

The Wood Ln property, 

which had a rateable valuation 

of $8.34 million when it hit 

the market, also features five 

bathrooms and is situated 

on 3300sq m of land, leading 

Bailey to describe the grounds 

as a “private botanical gardens”. 

• Turn to page 3 

High-rise 

buildings 

fire worry 

• By Chris Barclay 

A RESIDENTS’ association 

chief has sounded an alarm over 

firefighters’ ability to deal with 

high-rise blazes as multi-storey 

residential complexes stay on the 

drawing board for city suburbs. 

With a controversial nationwide 

housing intensification 

programme poised to accelerate, 

Tony Simons from the Riccarton 

Bush Kilmarnock Association 

fears Fire and Emergency New 

Zealand (FENZ) may not be 

equipped to deal 

with fires in 

apartment blocks 

designated to reach 

up to 10 storeys. 

“If they’re 

going to build 

10-storey buildings 

in Hornby and 

Papanui, they’ll 

have fire escapes 

Tony 

Simons 

and probably sprinkler systems as 

well. My concern is whether the 

fire service could put out a fire in 

one of those buildings in a hurry,” 

he said. 

“You need tall ladders and that 

sort of thing. Could they (FENZ) 

respond quickly if a tall building 

caught alight in Hornby at 4 

o’clock in the morning?” 

Christchurch is currently 

covered by one fire appliance 

equipped with a 30-metre ladder 

capable of reaching an eighth 

floor. 


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In Brief 

Home’s park-like gardens a major draw 

Restored Municipal 

• From page 1 

Horncastle and his wife Mrrieta 

(CRRCT) built at Wood Ln 12 

years ago after being drawn to its 

park-like gardens, river boundary 

and close proximity to Hagley 

Park. 

The original house, built for 

English settler and the street’s 

namesake William Derisley 

Wood, had undergone multiple 

extensions over the years before 

the couple decided to build a new 

Susie45 talks about infamous 

Hurricanes handbag fiasco 


SUSIE LANGMAID laughs when 

asked about how much she paid 

for her handbag. 

“$18. I got it in Bali,” she reveals 

from an island off Queensland. 

Tracked down by The Star 

following last week’s story on 

Trade Me’s 25 quirkiest sale items, 

Langmaid hasn’t always been so 

light-hearted about her spending 

on fashion accessories, especially 

when she wasn’t actually spending 

her own money. 

The Australian didn’t exactly 

enjoy what transpired after she 

won an online auction for a $30 

Roxy handbag in May, 2006 under 

the username of Susie45. 

The handbag was memorably 

wielded by Tana Umaga to 

reprimand Hurricanes teammate 

Chris Masoe after the latter had an 

altercation inside the Jolly Poacher 

pub on Victoria St after the Super 

14 final at Jade Stadium. 

Owner Nicole Davies then 

playfully listed the handbag on 

Trade Me and was astounded 

when the leading legitimate bid 

was $22,800. 

While Langmaid happily revisited 

her role in the purchase on 

behalf of a mystery businessman, 

one aspect remains under wraps. 

“I got hounded for months by 

the media trying to get his identity. 

It’s still private and privileged 

information,” she reminded The 

home in its place. However, the 

discovery of two rooms dating 

back to the original 1890s layout 

provided inspiration for their new 

home, which was constructed 

around them. Bailey said the 

Horncastle’s were delighted with 

the cash unconditional offer with 

a short settlement. 

“It’s just what they took on 

the day. They had bought another 

property and they wanted 

to move,” he said. “They’re very 

Star, before reminiscing. 

“I got approached by a close 

friend who said someone wanted 

to buy the handbag. I didn’t even 

know who Chris Masoe was.” 

Langmaid also heard from 

Trade Me, dubious her interest was 

legitimate, a reasonable request 

given there had been an alcoholimpaired 

bid for $100 million. 

She ultimately regretted acting 

as a conduit, although linking 

with Davies was worthwhile: “I 

was so happy that incident made 

her a lot of money.” 

It was not as lucrative for 

Langmaid, who charged five per 

cent of the purchase price as her 

buyer’s agent fee, in this instance 

$1140. 

“I got a hamburger at the pub 

when I handed it over and I had to 

fight to get my phone ($275) phone 

bill paid,” she said. 

•Read about Trade Me’s 25 

quirkiest sale items at 

star-news.co.nz/christchurch 

happy. We’ve got a happy buyer, a 

happy seller – they’re all moving 

on.” 

Highlighting the gap in list 

prices when Wood Lane joined 

the market, the second highest 

recorded for a Christchurch 

home was $3.9 million for a 

four-bedroom, three-bathroom 

Hamptons-style property in 

Kennedy’s Bush. 

•Property connected to failed 

project manager sells, page 7 

LUSH: The large 

3300sqm Wood Ln 

section feels like a 

private botanical garden. 

BAG LADY: Australian Susie Langmaid has recounted her 

role in New Zealand’s most infamous handbag purchase 

– the Roxy bag used by Tana Umaga to hit Chris Masoe 

at the Jolly Poacher. 

Thursday March 28 2024 The Star 

Chambers gets tenant 

A $12 million post-earthquake 

restoration of the Municipal 

Chambers on Oxford Tce is 

nearing completion with the 

Antarctic Research Legacy 

Library set to occupy the 

ground floor. The library is an 

appropriate tenant given a statue 

of British polar explorer Robert 

Falcon Scott faces the Queen 

Anne-style building, which 

was constructed in 1887. Scott 

launched two expeditions to the 

icy continent from Christchurch, 

including his fateful journey 

to the South Pole in 1910. The 

restoration project, funded by 

the city council and development 

company, Box 112, should be 

reopened in June. 

Glass squash court for 

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Star players take centre stage 

at the Isaac Theatre Royal 

next year when a glass court is 

installed to showcase the New 

Zealand Squash Open. The 

innovative development to mark 

the tournament being staged 

in the South Island for the first 

time will see leading domestic 

and international players share 

the spotlight between March 

4-9. Christchurch has also been 

chosen to host the open in 2026. 

Harness racing trainer 

pleads guilty to assault 

A Canterbury harness racing 

trainer has pleaded guilty to 

assaulting a man inside a toilet 

block following a Westport 

Trotting Club meeting last year. 

Matthew Charles Purvis, 33, 

will be sentenced in the district 

court on June 21. He is seeking 

a discharge without conviction 

under section 106 of the 

Sentencing Act 2002 after the 

victim told police he would not 

accept diversion as a sentencing 

option. The victim suffered facial 

bruising and a concussion. It is 

believed the assault was related 

to a domestic issue. Purvis has 

also been fined $900 by the 

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SAVING Governors Bay- 

Teddington Rd from rising sea 

levels is a priority for users of 

the vulnerable route. 

Diamond Harbour 

Community Association 

president Graeme Fraser said 

implementing climate change 

adaptation options to preserve 

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residents and visitors. 

“If it was gone we’d be cut 

off completely. We’d have to go 

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Pass, which would be quite the 

change.” 

The association supports 

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city council must act before 

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“It would be good to see 

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Diamond Harbour is already 

quite vulnerable to flooding 

when there’s high-tide.” 

The low-lying road is a 

focus area for city council’s 

draft adaptation pathways 

options because it is vulnerable 

to flooding and critical to 

accessing the southern end 

of Lyttelton Harbour and the 

eastern bays. 

City council statistics show 

the road is used by about 2000 

vehicles a day. 

The options proposed by 

the city council’s coastal panel 

are closing parts of the road 

and building anew on higher 

ground, flood proofing the 

route by raising the road or 

building a sea wall, or closing 

the road and improving other 

routes around the harbour 

such as the Summit Rd to 

Gebbies Pass Rd route. 

A study by GNS science 

estimated sea levels around the 

harbour could rise by 38-47cm 

over the next 30 years. 

The road sits at sea level 

and a coastal panel report 

identified it as a high-risk area 

for flooding if no adaptation 

measures are taken. 

Teddington Quarry manager 

Barry Blatchford believes the 

solution is simple. 

“It’s pretty basic. All they 

need to do is lift the road up.” 

Purau residents use the 

road as their main route 

between the settlement and 

Christchurch. 

The coastal panel member 

for Purau, Paul Dahl, said it 

is crucial to implement an 

adaptation plan before the 

flooding risk becomes too 

high. 

“They will have to do work 

before that, or it will be closed 

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• By Sam Sherwood 

DAVID BENBOW, jailed for 

life for murdering his childhood 

friend Michael McGrath, claims 

there has been a “miscarriage 

of justice” as he appeals his 

conviction and sentence. 

The 54-year-old former prison 

guard denied killing McGrath in 

Halswell in 2017. 

In October, after an earlier 

hung jury, Benbow was found 

guilty in the High Court at 

Christchurch. 

The Crown alleged Benbow 

murdered the 49-year-old 

after finding out he was in a 

relationship with his partner of 

17 years, Joanna Green. 

McGrath was supposed to visit 

Benbow about 9am on May 22, 

2017, to help him move some 

railway sleepers. The Crown said 

the sleepers were a “ruse” and 

once McGrath arrived Benbow 

killed him with his .22 rifle and 

later disposed of his body. 

McGrath’s body and the 

firearm have never been found. 

Meanwhile, the defence said 

McGrath never showed up 

and Benbow was in no better 

position than anyone to say what 

happened to him. 

Earlier this month, Benbowwas 

sentenced by Justice Jonathan 

Eaton to life imprisonment 

with a minimum non-parole 

period of 17 years. 

The Court of Appeal granted 

the NZ Herald access to Benbow’s 

notice of appeal. 

In the notice, signed by 

Benbow, he is asked what the 

grounds of his appeal are. He 

said a “miscarriage of justice occurred 

at my trial”. 

“I will particularise my 

grounds of appeal once my 

lawyer has reviewed my case.” 

He also said his sentence was 

“manifestly excessive”. 

“Therefore there was an 


Benbow claims ‘miscarriage of justice’ 

error made that means a 

different sentence should be 

imposed under s 250 of the 

Criminal Procedures Act 2011 

[sic].” 

Asked if he wished to apply 

for leave to call any witnesses he 

wrote “not yet sure”. 

The nature and complexity of 

the issues raised by his appeal 

were to be confirmed, and it was 

“not anticipated” he would be 

calling any evidence. 

Benbow said he was being 

APPEAL: 

David 

Benbow 

(left) at his 

sentencing 

in the High 

Court for 

murdering 

Michael 

McGrath. 

PHOTO: 

ALDEN 

WILLIAMS 

represented by Auckland lawyer 

Nick Chisnall KC. 

McGrath’s brother, Simon 

McGrath, told the Herald the 

family was “not surprised at 

all about the revelation of this 

news”. 

“The convicted has shown 

absolutely no remorse from the 

outset, and this is yet another 

example of his intent.” 

–NZ Herald 

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other hazards 

a concern for 

home buyers 

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considering natural hazard risk 

when deciding on a property. 

A new Earthquake Commission 

Neilsen IQ report shows 89 per 

cent of people who have recently 

bought or are considering buying a 

property have natural hazard risks 

on their minds. 

“We are highly exposed to 

natural hazard risks in New 

Zealand, including a range of 

geological hazards like earthquakes 

and volcanoes,” EQC chief 

resilience and research officer Jo 

Horrocks said. 

“We also face increasing 

exposure to severe weather events 

and the resulting hazards, such as 

flooding and coastal inundation. 

“It is not surprising that the 

devastation caused by the severe 

weather events last year has made 

New Zealanders more aware of 

natural hazard risks. 

“It is positive that people are 

more aware about these risks and 

using that knowledge to inform 

their decisions. This includes 

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Another river 

crossed for 

New Brighton 

bridge upgrade 

A NEW Pages Rd Bridge is a 

step closer after being considered 

in the of the draft Government 

Policy Statement on Land 

Transport for 2024. 

The New Brighton bridge was 

one of two key improvements 

featured in the city council’s 

submission to the GPS, which 

outlines how the Government will 

invest in land transport over the 

next 10 years. 

“The Pages Rd Bridge is a lifeline 

project that will significantly 

improve the ability of a wellpopulated 

coastal community in 

Christchurch to evacuate in the 

event of a catastrophic tsunami 

event. It is a regionally significant 

resilience project and we would 

like to see it specifically named 

in the GPS,” said Mayor Phil 

Mauger. 

Mauger also wanted the Greater 

Christchurch Public Transport 

Future and Mass Rapid Transit 

given priority by the Government. 

“We would also like to see the 

Greater Christchurch Public 

Transport Futures and Mass 

Rapid Transit projects included 

as these are critical public 

transport projects which invest in 

improvements now to support our 

projected population and urban 

growth,” Mauger said. 

• From page 1 

There is also a 17m ladder, 

which is mainly used to 

extinguish fires and act as an 

elevated monitor to assess how, 

for example, a factory fire was 

developing. It reaches about four 

floors. 

Both appliances are based 

at the FENZ headquarters in 

Kilmore St. 

But FENZ Canterbury 

assistant commander Steve 

Kennedy sought to allay 

concerns saying resourcing was 

subject to regular review. 

“At the moment that (two 

ladders) is 

deemed to be 

sufficient. It’s 

like anything, 

we’d always like 

to have more,” 

he said. 

Kennedy was 

confident the 

centrally-based 

ladder appliances 

would reach suburban high-rises 

is a timely fashion. 

“Our standards of cover 

require our first appliance to be 

there within eight minutes, the 

specialist (ladder) appliances 

would be a bit behind that, it 

depends on the location,” he 

said. 

“Christchurch is a bit of a 

wagon wheel really, we’re still 

pretty central where those 

appliances are located.” 


Ladder numbers deemed ‘sufficient’ 

Steve 

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Kennedy said the key with 

buildings featuring between four 

and 10-storeys were the in-built 

measures like fire escapes and 

sprinkler systems. 

“If we’re looking at buildings 

between four and 10-storeys it’s 

really the ‘life safety’ features 

that save lives more than our 

aerial response or appliance 

response. 

“They’d the first factor in 

getting people out safely, then we 

come along and put it out.” 

Three months ago the city 

council asked the Government 

for permission to pause work 

on implementing new housing 

intensification rules which would 

make it easier for developers to 

build homes and commercial 

buildings taller and closer 

together. 

However, Housing Minister 

Chris Bishop denied that request 

on March 1 because the plan 

change was necessary to increase 

development capacity “as fast as 

possible”. 

City councillors are scheduled 

to receive a housing intensification 

update from staff on Tuesday. 

The city council sought to apply 

the brakes on the plan change 

process because it did not believe 

intensification rules brought in by 

the previous Government were 

suited to the city’s needs. 

It was also responding to the 

concerns of many homeowners – 

including residents’ associations 

– who feared the new rules would 

devalue homes and lead to a loss 

of amenities like green spaces and 

direct sunlight. 

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NEWS 7 

No money for creditors after auction sale 


AN ILAM property connected 

to a failed project manager in 

debt to tradespeople around 

town has been sold, although his 

creditors will not benefit from 

the proceeds. 

The sale of the five-bedroom 

house in Chevron Place was 

finalised earlier this month on 

behalf of Waterstone Insolvency 

after Marc Findlay and his wife 

Deborah Jane Robinson-Findlay 

were placed into receivership in 

December last year. 

Listed with a rateable value 

of $1.18 million, but subject 

to extensive additions and 

renovations since 2021, the 

property fetched about $1.6 

million. 

Once debts were cleared with 

a finance company and a bank, 

Robinson-Findlay, the registered 

owner of the property, received 

around $500,000. 

“The proceeds from sale are 

sufficient to meet the secured 

claims on the property,” said 

Peter Drennan from Waterstone. 

It is understood the secured 

claims on the property related 

to money owed to an Aucklandbased 

finance company which 

appointed Waterstone, and a 

bank. 

There were no other claims 

related to Robinson-Finlay 

SOLD: The property at 

Chevron Place, Ilam, owned 

by failed project manager 

Marc Findlay and his wife 

Deborah at has been sold 

on behalf of receivers. 

although it is believed a bill of 

around $8000 was settled with a 

business which did work on the 

property. 

Marc Findlay was declared 

bankrupt in 2017 after amassing 

significant debts and creditors 

might have to follow that course 

of action again if they are to 

recoup alleged losses associated 

with construction projects he 

oversaw. 

That action would rely on an 

official assignee discovering 

assets which could be sold and 

distributed to creditors. 

Any claims lodged against 

Marc Findlay were not covered 

by the house sale as the couple’s 

receiverships were treated 

separately. 

When the sale was revealed 

by The Star last month, plumber 

Darren Maher, who claimed 

he was owed $65,000 for work 

done on a Findlay-run project in 

2017, hoped to be compensated 

through the house sale. 

However, because that debt was 

included in Findlay’s bankruptcy 

it has essentially been voided by 

that process. 

Findlay’s bankruptcy was 

discharged on January 30, 2021, 

and he then set up as a sole 

trading project manager. 

He told The Star last month he 

had not worked for six months, a 

factor leading to the family home 

being sold. 

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Man who shot teen dead at party 

• By Sam Sherwood 

A CONVICTED killer who 

shot a teen dead at a party has 

been declined parole at his first 

appearance before the board. 

Connor Whitehead, 16, was 

shot dead in Casebrook on 

November 5, 2021. 

In May, Joshua David Craig 

Smith and Daniel Nelson Sparks 

were found not guilty of murder 

but guilty of manslaughter. 

Smith, who fired the fatal shot, 

was jailed for seven years. Sparks 

was jailed for six years, three 

months. 

Smith has now appeared 

before a parole board for the first 

time. 

At the beginning of the 

hearing, panel member 

Campbell Roberts told Smith the 

board had met with Whitehead’s 

family. 

They told the board although 

the killing happened in 2021, 

it was still “very fresh in their 

memories”. 

“They’re still dealing with it. 

They spoke about the continued 

pain, loss, grief and suffering.” 

The family felt they had been 

given a life sentence, and would 

live with the memories of what 

happened to Whitehead for the 

rest of their lives. 

They felt Smith could’ve 

made a different decision, and 

EMOTIONAL: Joshua Smith 

(right) cried as he was 

addressed in court by 

Connor Whitehead’s father 

James (above). 

encouraged him to do the 

rehabilitation offered to him and 

break clear of his gang influence. 

They believed he should stay in 

prison. 

“Mr Smith is someone who 

may be safe to release at some 

point in this sentence. He 

accepted the board was going 

to need to see evidence he’s 

addressed his rehabilitative 

needs.” 

PHOTO: 

GEORGE 

HEARD 

“What we are seeking is a 

date for further consideration 

and a direction from the board 

as to the relevant steps, or 

activities that they expect will be 

completed by that date.” 

Kirby suggested the next date 

would be one that gave him 

time to complete a programme 

and receive individual psych 

treatment. 

Smith remained willing to 

meet with Whitehead’s family 

to express his remorse in person 

and apologise. 

Kirby said Smith had been 

attacked by members of the 

Crips gang while in prison. 

He also addressed some 

“recent misconducts”, including 

a recent incident where Smith 

admitted head-butting a fellow 

prisoner. 

There was other alleged 

misconduct, which Smith 

denied, including involving 

contraband. The misconduct 

had resulted in Smith’s security 

classification going up to high. 

Smith told the board he had 

applied to have the contraband 

charges dismissed as he claimed 

it had been established there was 

“very little evidence to support 

their claims”. 

He had also applied for 

a review of his security 

classification. Board member 

Alan Hackney told Smith there 

were several possibilities before 

the board, including asking 

for a psychologist’s report and 

bringing him back again before 

the board earlier, or wait for him 

to be assessed at a later stage. 

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DOCK: Joshua Smith (left) and Daniel Sparks in court. 

He preferred to know what 

was happening with his 

psychologist assessment so he 

could start his “journey through 

(the) rehabilitation process”. 

The board agreed to request 

a psychologist’s report and 

they would see him again in 

five months. It would also give 

him more time to sort out the 

allegations around misconduct 

and his security classification. 

“It doesn’t mean we will look 

at releasing you then, clearly you 

need to do some rehabilitation 

that will take some time. 

“At least then we will know, 

you will know, what that 

rehabilitation will look like.” 

At trial, the Crown alleged 

both men responded to a call 

for help from Sparks’ son, as 

the party got out of control and 

he was threatened, by arming 

themselves with loaded firearms 

– a Stevens shotgun and a 

Mossberg shotgun – in Smith’s 

VW Golf. 

About 11pm, the two men 

arrived at the party. Sparks’ son 

pointed out the group of people 

acting aggressively towards him. 

Sparks approached them and 

there was a verbal argument. 

PHOTO: GEORGE HEARD 

Gang signs were pulled and 

there was yelling. 

Two shots were eventually 

fired, one from each of the 

firearms, one by each of the 

defendants. 

The two shots were about six 

seconds apart. The Crown said 

the most likely scenario was that 

Smith fired the fatal shot that 

struck Whitehead and Sparks 

fired a shot from the Mossberg 

into the air, likely from the car. 

Whitehead was shot in the 

chest. His injuries were not 

survivable. 

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Record price paid for Goldie masterpiece 

• By Daniel Alvey 

A NEW RECORD was set for 

the most expensive Charles 

Goldie painting sold when six 

went under the hammer on 

Monday. 

The paintings were owned by 

the late Mainfreight co-founder 

Neil Graham. 

On the night, four of the 

six paintings were sold at an 

Art+Object 

auction in 

Auckland. 

Te Ahoo-te-Rangi 

Wharepu, A 

Noted Waikato 

Warrior fetched 

$2.1 million 

including the 

buyer’s premium 

and GST 

Neil 

Graham 

making it the most expensive 

Goldie painting ever sold. 

The previous record of $1.8 

million was set by a painting 

sold at an auction in Sydney last 

year. 

The paintings were being sold 

by Graham’s children Dean, 

Greg and Tania. 

“When I walked into the 

gallery it sent shivers up my 

spine and I got all teary-eyed 

and it was quite emotional. 

“It was very nerve-racking. 

We’d never done anything like 

TOP PRICE: Te Aho-o-te-Rangi Wharepu, A Noted Waikato Warrior (left) sold for $2.1 

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that before. I’d never been 

to an auction before in my 

life,” Dean said. 

Art+Object art director 

Ben Plumbly said there 

were about 50 people at 

the auction house and 

hundreds joined online. 

“It’s not the easiest 

market at the moment for 

discretion spending and 

presenting six paintings by the 

same artist at the price level they 

Dean 

Graham 

were was never going 

to result in hundreds of 

bidders.” 

He said two of the 

paintings were sold to 

people in the auction 

house and two were sold 

to online bidders. All the 

buyers were from New 

Zealand. 

“They’ve all gone to 

New Zealand collectors and 

they’ve all gone to genuine 

collectors of the artist’s work.” 

Two of the paintings remain 

unsold with one currently under 

negotiation. 

Dean said the paintings had 

been in storage due to none 

of the family having a place 

suitable for them. 

“Now someone else can enjoy 

them on their wall rather than 

being hidden away, which is 

not the right thing to do with 

paintings like that, “ Dean said. 

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Elder: Atama Paparangi 

valued at $600,000- 

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negotiation. 

Lot 2: ‘Day Dreams’, 

Nataria Rangimangeo 

Mitchell (nee Haupapa) 

– Te Arawa Tribe sold for 

487,400. 

Lot 3: Te Aho-o-te-Rangi 

Wharepu, A Noted 

Waikato Warrior sold for 

$2.1 million. 

Lot 4: A Midsummer’s 

Day’, Maoriland: Pōkai – A 

Warrior Chieftain of the 

Ngāti Maru Tribe sold for 

$913,875 

Lot 5: Kamariera Te Hau 

Takiri Wharepapa unsold 

valued at $1-1.6 million. 

Lot 6: Memories’: Hera 

Puna (Widow of the Noted 

Chief Hori Ngakapa) sold 

for $609,250. 

He said the family had no 

expectations on what they were 

going to sell for. 

“We didn’t know what to 

expect really. 

“The market dictated how it 

was going to go and we’re pretty 

happy,” Dean said. 

Dean said the money will help 

him keep donating to charity. 

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Champion swimmer making 

a splash in world of dance 

• By Jean Edwards 

RISING BALLET star and teen 

swimming sensation Hamish 

Giddens has mastered the art of 

fluid movement. 

The Burnside High School 

16-year-old, who holds four 

national age-group titles in the 

pool, will fly to New York City 

next month to compete in the 

world’s biggest student ballet 

competition - the Youth America 

Grand Prix. 

Giddens will perform a 

variation and modern solo 

judged by a panel of top ballet 

school and dance company 

directors, and take part in 

adjudicated classes in the hope of 

winning a scholarship to train in 

Europe. 

After placing third in the 

men’s classical category at 

regional semi-finals in Sydney 

last September, Giddens is poised 

to leap into the world of dance. 

“When you dance it’s like 

nothing else is really happening. 

Expressing yourself through 

movement feels like a completely 

different world to expressing 

yourself through words,” he said. 

“Being on stage is the best 

feeling, I can’t describe it. It’s just 

amazing, it makes everything 

worth it.” 

The talented teenager’s 

growing set of medals and 

awards includes gold in the 

1500m freestyle at last year’s 

New Zealand short course 

swimming championships, 

breaking a decades-old 

Canterbury record for 15-yearold 

boys formerly held by an 

Olympian. 

Giddens also claimed the 

800m freestyle, 400m freestyle 

and 200m backstroke titles, 

and silver in the 1500m open 

men’s category, making him 

the youngest swimmer in the 

country to win an open medal. 

“That was surreal. I was not 

expecting to get that silver medal 

and a Canterbury record as well 

for my age group. It was a great 

feeling,” he said. 

Part artist, part athlete, 

Giddens said he benefited from 

the complimentary aspects of 

swimming and ballet. 

“Ballet has helped me take 

on a lot of stroke corrections 

for swimming. Swimming has 

definitely given me an endurance 

part for my ballet, which is 

definitely needed for both 

sports,” he said. 

Giddens – who comes from 

a family of six – took his 

first ballet steps at the age of 

four, copying his older sister 

practising in the lounge. 

He has also followed in the 

footsteps of his great aunt 

Lorraine Peters, Southern Ballet 

founder and Christchurch 

FLUID MOVEMENT: Ballet dancer and swimmer Hamish Giddens says he benefits from 

the various complimentary aspects of the two disciplines. 

PHOTOS: RNZ 

master tutor and choreographer. 

His father Kelvin Giddens said 

Hamish showed an aptitude for 

dance at a young age. 

“He’s a clever boy, he’s really 

driven, he’s very committed, 

determined and goal-driven, and 

quite unique in his ability to set 

out to achieve what he aims to 

do,” he said. 

“Both physically and mentally 

he picks things up really, really 

easily. He’s very focused, so I 

think he has the head game to 

make things happen.” 

Giddens wakes at 5.30am for 

swim training from 6-7.30am 

five mornings a week, including 

Saturday. 

He also trains at Convergence 

Dance Studios four days a week. 

Kelvin said he enjoyed seeing 

friendships blossom between 

Hamish and other swimmers 

“When you dance it’s 

like nothing else is really 

happening. Expressing 

yourself through movement 

feels like a completely 

different world to 

expressing yourself through 

words.” 

– Hamish Giddens 

and ballet students, and his 

achievements in two technically 

and physically demanding 

pursuits. 

“A number of his swimming 

coaches have commented how 

quickly he picks up corrections. 

“The corrections in ballet are 

minute so he can apply that to 

his swimming. His core strength 

he gets from ballet is an amazing 

platform for him to swim off 

and the fitness he takes from 

swimming transfers really well 

to ballet,” he said. 

Giddens trains at Convergence 

under artistic director Olivia 

Russell. 

She said he stood out for his 

ideal proportions, long lines, 

musicality, stage presence 

and quick ability to apply 

corrections. 

“For the majority of even 

exceptional dancers, it takes a 

good chunk of time to process 

a correction. You give him 

information and he processes 

it very quickly to his body,” she 

said. 

“He applies it and keeps that 

application, so when he comes 

back to your next coaching 

session it’s still there, which is 

really rare and a brilliant quality. 

He’s not just a technician, he 

actually has a great future as an 

artist as well.” 

Russell said swimming had 

given Giddens the power of 

endurance, which was vital in 

the world of professional male 

ballet dancing. 

“They have to be as fit as a 

swimmer, as fit as a runner, they 

have to be strong enough to lift 

humans above their heads and 

they have to make it all look 

easy. They have to be musical, 

they have to be artistic and 

then there’s the ballet technique 

itself,” she said. 

Despite the physical, technical 

and artistic skills involved, 

Russell said perceptions about 

boys and dance still needed to 

change. 

“My own son had a period 

of time last year as a wee eightyear-old 

hiding in the library 

at lunchtime because he was a 

‘ballet boy’. I think that’s quite 

heartbreaking,” she said. 

“I think we should promote it 

rather than ridicule it.” 

Russell said international 

competitions like the Youth 

America Grand Prix and Prix 

de Lausanne could help to 

launch the careers of aspiring 

professional dancers, by creating 

global connections with elite 

ballet schools and companies. 

While tuition fees are often 

included in scholarship offers, 

travel and accommodation is 

not, so the Giddens family has 

set up a Givealittle page to help 

financially support Hamish 

overseas. 

He has been offered direct 

entry to The Royal Ballet 

School’s 2025 summer intensive, 

when he will spend up to five 

weeks training in London. 

He is also taking part in the 

The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s 

national mentor programme, 

under which he will be mentored 

by dancers and the company’s 

artistic team over the course of 

the year. 

Russell said Giddens had a 

bright future in dance. 

“I am very proud of him, on 

all levels. Everything that he 

has pushed through technically, 

emotionally, mentally. He has 

really grown as a whole person 

and dancer. I’m really excited to 

see his dreams come true,” she 

said. 

Giddens dreams of one day 

dancing for The Royal Ballet in 

London or Dutch National Ballet 

in Amsterdam. 

“Ballet feels like my heart is 

fulfilled when I do it and it’s my 

passion. Ballet is definitely what 

I want to do with my life. It’s my 

favourite thing in the world,” he 

said. 

That dream is taking shape, 

one step at a time. 

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Spanish solution sought for rare illness 

A CHRISTCHURCH man 

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fatal abdominal illness has 

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treatment plan in Europe. 

Oscar Parker, who was 

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could be raised through 

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By yesterday, nearly $60,000 

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donors via Parker’s givealittle 

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Four years after his health 

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his excruciating abdominal pain, 

relentless fatigue, disrupted sleep, 

nausea and malnourishment 

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As he continues to battle 

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Spain, where vascular surgeon 

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procedure. 

The 21-year-old had pondered 

the switch for two months, 

according to his sister and family 

spokesperson, Cushla Parker. 

“Oscar has made the decision 

after further investigation and 

consult zoom calls to change 

surgeons should we raise enough 

funds,” she said via a post on 

Oscar’s givealittle page. 

“This change has come 

about due to Oscar’s types of 

compressions and method of 

surgery needed for this.” 

Malaga-based Morata’s surgery 

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time in the operating theatre, 

while there is also a believed 

to be a reduced risk of post-op 

complications. 

Cushla Parker said the switch 

from Germany to Spain did 

not alter the fundraising drive, 

which launched in December. 

The procedure is estimated 

to cost $86,000 while the 

family also has to cover flights, 

accommodation, post-op 

rehabilitation and loss of income 

when accompanying Oscar 

overseas. 

Once a thriving musician, 

singer and hockey player at St 

Bede’s College, despite being 

diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 

when he was 13, Parker is now a 

shell of his former self. 

The syndrome occurs when a 

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That lack of blood flow can 

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“His symptoms prevent him 

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Parker said. 

“It is overwhelming 

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“We hold on to the fact we 

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NEWS 17 

BURNT OUT: A deliberately lit pallet fire parked outside an Addington apartment complex 

left two cars extensively damaged on Tuesday night and sent smoke billowing through 

the neigbourhood. 

PHOTO: CHRIS BARCLAY 

‘Troublemakers’ blamed for pallet fire 

A DELIBERATELY lit pallet fire 

extensively damaged two cars 

parked outside an Addington 

apartment complex on Tuesday 

night. 

Police confirmed the fire was 

being treated as suspicious after 

two people were seen near the 

wooden pallets shortly before the 

fire broke out in Walsall St about 

7pm. 

Witness Connor Nicholson- 

Plank said the scene was “pretty 

hectic”, with emergency services 

battling the “massive fire”. 

He told the New Zealand 

Herald he spoke with a police 

officer who told him “a couple 

of troublemakers” set the pallets 

on fire. 

Residents were advised to 

close windows as thick plumes 

of smoke enveloped the area 

until Fire and Emergency New 

Zealand crews extinguished the 

blaze around 7.30pm. 

An ambulance was also 

dispatched to the scene as a 

precaution. 

Police were scanning CCTV 

cameras in the vicinity in a bid to 

identify the men. 

BLACK SPOT: Over the last 10 years there have been 

27 crashes at this roundabout. The city council will be 

installing several safety measures. 

Upgrades coming for 

dangerous intersection 

WORK ON essential safety 

improvements to the busy 

Cashmere Rd/Colombo St/ 

Centaurus Rd/Dyers Pass Rd 

roundabout will get under way 

after Easter weekend. 

There have been 27 crashes 

at the roundabout over the last 

10 years and the city council 

will be installing several safety 

measures. 

The work includes installing 

safe speed measures, designed 

to slow traffic, on all four 

approaches to the intersection. 

The measures will give 

motorists more time to react 

and avoid a crash and the slower 

speeds will help reduce the 

impact of a crash, a city council 

spokesperson said. 

The works involve new 

kerb alignments, footpath 

improvements and new road 

markings as well as installing a 

concrete lip around the centre of 

the roundabout to help reduce 

the speed of travel. 

There will be several 

traffic management layouts 

implemented while the work is 

completed, including a variation 

of temporary traffic lights, 

shoulder closures, lane drops 

and temporary on-street parking 

removal. 

Work is expected to finish in 

early July.


18 

NEWS 

• By Niva Chittock 

A MARINE conservation 

academic says the New Zealand 

Whale and Dolphin Trust turned 

down funding for a project from 

SailGP due to concerns about its 

behaviour during racing. 

The future of SailGP in 

Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour 

next year is also in doubt after 

an appearance by endangered 

Hector’s dolphins saw a racing 

day cancelled over the weekend. 

SailGP chief executive Sir 

Russell Coutts has come out 

firing since, saying there was too 

much red tape and racing did not 

need to be halted. 

He claimed Hector’s dolphins 

were not endangered and a 

statement from Otago University 

professor Liz Slooten saying as 

such was a “lie”. 

Hector’s dolphins are listed 

as threatened – nationally 

vulnerable, “which means they 

have been assessed as facing a 

high risk of extinction in the 

medium term”, Department of 

Conservation deputy director 

general operations Henry Weston 

said. 

Emeritus Otago University 

professor Steve Dawson was 

unimpressed by Sir Russell’s 

comments. 

“Sir Russell is one of the world’s 

great sailors but he’s not a dolphin 

expert. It’s the International 

Union for Conservation of Nature 

that considers the species to be 

endangered and they are the 

principal international body that 

evaluates the threat status of our 

animals and plants worldwide.” 

Hector’s dolphins are listed by 

the Department of Conservation 

as nationally vulnerable. 

Dawson had been one of the 

advisers on SailGP’s Marine 

Mammal Management Plan 

(MMMP). 


Dolphin charity rejected funding from SailGP 

VULNERABLE: A member of the New Zealand Whale and Dolphin Trust says it turned 

down funding for a project from SailGP due to fears about greenwashing. PHOTO: RNZ 

Sir Russell 

Coutts 

Steve 

Dawson 

Under New Zealand law, no 

vessel could go faster than five 

knots when it was within 300 

metres of any marine mammal, 

he said, and that would be the 

case wherever SailGP was held. 

“It was a courageous move by 

the sailing coordinator to cancel 

the sailing on Saturday, and I 

applaud that. It was the right 

decision,” he said. 

Dawson said he was also a 

part of the New Zealand Whale 

and Dolphin Trust, which had 

turned down SailGP funding for 

a conservation project because of 

greenwashing concerns. 

“We ended up declining that 

funding on the basis that we 

didn’t feel that their behaviour 

over last year’s racing was 

adequate in relation to this 

endangered species. 

“I don’t want to take 

money from any activity that 

potentially posed harm to the 

animals that I’m studying. I 

think that’s inappropriate,” 

Dawson said. 

His view remained the same 

now, he said, and added he 

would not accept funding from 

the fishing industry, either. 

Concerns had been raised 

about the safety of Hector’s 

dolphins prior to the event, 

when a DOC memo revealed 

two dolphins were sighted on 

the course in 2023, but racing 

continued – despite the race 

director being told to stop it. 

The harbour has been a 

marine mammal sanctuary 

since 1988. 

Weston said more than one 

upokohue Hector’s dolphin was 

present over the weekend. 

“At this time of year, mothers 

and calves are present in the 

harbour and calves have been 

seen on the course this weekend. 

“Newborn calves and young 

animals are vulnerable to boat 

strike as they are less aware of 

risk, spend more time on the 

surface and dive more slowly 

than mature dolphins,” he said. 

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OPINION 19 

Your chance to give plan feedback 

Mayor Phil 

Mauger talks 

about rates 

rises and the 

Long Term 

Plan 

YOU’VE PROBABLY heard 

us talking a lot lately about our 

draft Long Term Plan (LTP) and 

the projected rates rises. 

Last week we publicly released 

Christchurch City Council’s 

Draft Long Term Plan from 2024 

to 2034, setting out the services 

we plan to deliver, the things we 

plan to build and how we plan to 

pay for it. 

Like everyone, whether you’re 

in business or trying to keep 

your household running, the 

council is also facing significant 

pressure from inflation, interest 

rates and insurance costs. 

This has led to a projected 

rates rise for next year of 13.2 per 

cent, or $8 a week for the average 

household. This includes 4.4 per 

cent for inflation, 0.9 per cent for 

insurance increases, 1.7 per cent 

for debt servicing cost increases 

– all up that is 7 per cent of next 

year’s rate rise before we even 

look at anything specific to the 

council. 

The remainder includes 2.2 

RISING: The construction of Te Kaha has added 2.2 per 

cent to the projected rates rise of 13.2 per cent for 2024. 

per cent for Te Kaha build 

costs, which we committed to 

back in 2022, and 1.8 per cent 

because we are getting a smaller 

dividend from Christchurch City 

Holdings Limited (CCHL) this 

year. 

There were two key decisions 

a majority of councillors agreed 

to during the drafting of the LTP 

which also have an impact on the 

rate rises. 

The first was a decision to 

maintain existing levels of 

service – the things we plan to 

do. This means we will continue 

to deliver work on our roads, 

in our parks, all things water 

and rubbish collection, with no 

changes. 

If we had decided to look at 

decreasing some levels of service, 

then rates rises may have been 

less but it would mean that the 

council would provide less. 

The second was the decision 

not to continue with a business 

case from CCHL on a proposal 

to increase its dividend to the 

council by changing the way it 

manages the Council-owned 

companies. This would look at 

how much of each company the 

council owns. 

If we had continued with the 

business case, it would have 

gone out for public consultation 

showing how we could 

potentially have rates savings in 

the future. 

I did not agree with these 

decisions because I think we 

should have looked at all options 

to minimise the rates increase, 

but a key part of any LTP is 

finding the options with majority 

support around the council table. 

These two decisions highlight 

the types of tough decisions we 

had to make during the drafting 

of the LTP. 

We know that a 13.2 per 

cent increase is high, so we are 

continuing to look at options to 

bring this down when the final 

plan is adopted in June. Part of 

this is getting your feedback and 

ideas. 

Our draft LTP is now open 

for public feedback until 21 

April. I urge you to look at our 

proposals, think about what 

you would like to see the council 

doing, and make a submission. 

Remember, none of these 

decisions are set in stone. 

Do you agree with what we’re 

proposing? Have we got the 

balance right? Is there anything 

you think we should cut, delay, or 

speed up? 

Please tell us. 

For me, it’s also about keeping 

up momentum. It’s great to see 

Te Kaha, Canterbury’s multiuse 

arena, and the new Court 

Theatre building both rise out 

of the ground at pace. We will 

be opening Matatiki Hornby 

Centre on April 19, and work 

will be underway on the new 

South Library – Ōmōkihi – and 

along the Ōtākaro-Avon River 

Corridor. 

To keep things moving, it 

means taking care of the basics 

that make Christchurch the best 

place in New Zealand to live, 

work, play and invest. But we 

have to do this based on what our 

city can afford. That’s the balance 

we’ve tried to strike with this 

draft LTP. 

So please, tell us what you think 

– this will help us shape the final 

LTP. 

• Have your say on the LTP 

at ccc.govt.nz/longtermplan 

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United introduces raft of new 

players to defend league title 

• By Sam Coughlan 

A NEW-LOOK Christchurch 

United team won’t panic if 

results don’t go their way early 

on. 

United have been forced to 

make changes to the team which 

won the Southern League, 

Chatham Cup and English Cup 

last season due to an exodus of 

players. 

United start their Southern 

League campaign at home 

against Nomads – who they beat 

2-1 in pre-season – tonight. 

Aaron O’Driscoll, Eoghan 

Stokes and Daniel MacLennan 

are all pursuing opportunities 

in Australia, while Eddie 

Wilkinson followed former 

coach Paul Ifill to Wellington 

Olympic and last season’s topscorer 

Sam Philip has joined 

Birkenhead United. 

Former captain Matt Tod- 

Smith joined rivals Cashmere 

Technical. 

Among the new recruits are 

Central League stars Joel Stevens 

(Wellington Olympic), Ta Eh 

Doe (Napier City Rovers) and 

Matt Brazier, who was the top 

scorer in the league at Petone 

under Ryan Edwards – United’s 

new coach. Dutch goalkeeper 

Stefan van Dijk, and defenders 

Adam Huskic (Bosnia and 

Herzegovina) and Michael 

Hornsby (Germany) have joined 

from overseas as well. 

Edwards said getting the team 

to gel on the pitch will take time. 

“Players getting to know each 

other, players getting to know the 

coach, players getting to know 

the style of play and how we want 

to connect.” 

He said it would take time for 

everyone to learn the style of play 

he wants to implement – with 

short and fast passing in the 

build-up to invite pressure before 

counter-attacking. It’s a different 

style to last year’s slower pace. 

“We’re starting to show signs 

NEW BLOOD: Stefan van 

Dijk (left) and Joel Stevens 

(above) are among the new 

players at Christchurch 

United. PHOTOS: JIM WATTS 

PHOTOGRAPHY 

Southern League – round 1 

•Ferrymead Bays v Universities, today, Ferrymead 

Park, 7.15pm 

•Christchurch Utd v Nomads, United Sports Centre, 

today, 7.30pm 

•Dunedin City Royals v Cashmere Tech, Tahuna Park, 

tomorrow, 12.30pm 

•FC Twenty v Nelson Suburbs, tomorrow, Avonhead 

Park, 2pm 

•Coastal Spirit v Selwyn Utd, tomorrow, English Park, 

2.45pm 

of playing like a team, but it’s in 

patches at the moment, so it’s 

going to take us another six or 

so weeks to really start to bring 

it out.” 

An example of what Edwards 

is trying to implement was 

evident in United’s pre-season 

win over Nelson Suburbs. An 

18-pass move starting from their 

own goal-line culminated in a 

goal for winger David Yoo. 

Edwards said despite 

the personnel changes, his 

expectation is to challenge 

for the title. 

“That’s a given for us 

because of the stature of 

the club and the history 

and what the ambition of 

the club is as well.” 

Ferrymead Bays also 

open their campaign 

tonight, hosting newly-promoted 

Universities. 

Bays coach Alan Walker said 

they will need to be wary of their 

opponents in their first game at 

this level. 

“They’ll be fired up for the 

game and we’ve got to counter 

that and make sure that we’re 

disciplined in what we do. 

“I expect that they’ll be okay. 

They’ll be a good team to the 

league.” 

Cashmere Technical have 

Ryan 

Edwards 

drawn the short straw, 

making the trip down to 

play Dunedin City Royals on 

tomorrow night. 

They have made a few changes 

to last season’s team, with the 

signing of former Christchurch 

United captain Tod-Smith the 

standout. Cashmere Tech come 

into the match on the back of 

winning early silverware in the 

Steve Sumner Cup after 

beating United 4-3. 

FC Twenty host Nelson 

Suburbs tomorrow in a 

rematch of last year’s finalround 

game, which ended 

3-1 to Suburbs. 

FC Twenty were 

relegated last season but 

were invited to rejoin the 

league after Dunedinbased 

Green Island pulled 

out, citing costs. 

The final game of the round 

will see Coastal Spirit host 

Selwyn United at English Park. 

Coastal have picked up a 

number of high-profile 

players this season, including 

former Cashmere Tech captain 

Andrew Storer, plus Ferrymead 

Bays duo Alex Macleam and 

Danny Boys, in an effort to 

improve on their third-place 

finish last season and push for 

the National League. 

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SPORT 21 

‘No comment’ squawk the Kea and Keas 

• By Barry Clarke and Sam 

Coughlan 

HIGH-PROFILE sports 

administrator David Moffett 

appears to have tried to make 

amends for an oversight 

regarding the name of his 

planned Christchurch-based 

NRL franchise. 

The Star revealed last week 

the Linwood Keas, Canterbury’s 

top rugby league club, were 

taken by surprise over Moffett’s 

name for the franchise he heads 

SHOT: Matt Hay drives down the ground off the bowling of Archie Goodrick during 

Burnside’s clash with Sydenham. 

PHOTO: KEVIN CONGDON 

2023/24 top run-scorers 

•Tyler Lortan (Heathcote) - 

1161 

•Scott Janett (Burnside) - 

947 

•Kalhan Marc Challu 

(Lancaster Park) - 928 

•Tim Hampton-Matehe 

(East Shirley) - 886 

•Ryan Wallace (Sydenham) 

- 710 

•Nabil Moughal (St Albans) 

- 599 


SYDENHAM’S women’s captain 

Felicity Robertson celebrated 

the end of a fantastic summer 

by leading the team to their first 

one-day trophy in 30 years. 

Sydenham beat Lancaster Park 

on Saturday in an underdog 

victory in the final, with Park 

heavy favourites before the game. 

Robertson (right) was awarded 

player of the match after she took 

2/37 then top-scored with 33 as 

Sydenham chased down Park’s 

136 all out. 

She said it was great to be able 

to contribute in the final. 

“To be able to contribute, and 

have a few partnerships along the 

way, and then from a bowling 

– if it flies – the South Island 

Kea. 

Feathers were ruffled, and legal 

advice was being considered. 

Linwood president Andrew 

Auimatagi told The Star last 

week: “Our brand is 111-yearsold, 

so yeah, we need to do what 

we can to protect our brand.” 

But this week, Auimatagi and 

Moffett are not commenting. 

Said Moffett: “We don’t have 

anything to share publicly 

at the moment. We will, but 

until that’s the time, we don’t 

•Dan Stanley (Heathcote) - 

589 

•Matt Hay (Burnside) - 543 

•Nick Gibb (Burnside) - 539 

Thomas Graham (Old Boys) 

- 525 

2023/24 top wicket-takers 

•Tom Agnew (Sydenham) 

- 47 

•Mitch Gardner (Sydenham) 

- 42 

•Matt Hay (Burnside) - 42 

perspective, to pick up a couple 

of key wickets and guide the 

team to a win. 

“It’s always good from my 

perspective.” 

Robertson’s season could 

have anything to say. I’m not 

prepared to talk about private 

matters.” 

Said Auimatagi: “I’ve consulted 

our board, and we have 

no more comments to add.” 

But The Star has learned, 

Moffett met with Linwood 

officials earlier this week, 

after outlining the franchise’s 

plans to the Canterbury Rugby 

League board on Monday night. 

He apologised to Linwood 

officials for not discussing the 

Kea naming with them. 

•Harrison Cox (Old Boys) - 

39 

•Ian Souness (St Albans) - 

37 

•Nathan McNicol (Lancaster 

Park) - 36 

•Phillipe Boissevain 

(Heathcote) - 36 

•Alex Tait (Burnside) - 34 

•Angus Hamilton (Lancaster 

Park) - 32 

•Jared Roberts (East Shirley) 

- 30 

hardly have gone any better– she 

tied the knot in November with 

husband Hamish Robertson, 

himself a handy cricketer who 

played for Sydenham’s division 1 

side this season. 

Last month she captained her 

domestic side Otago to victory 

in the Hallyburton Johnstone 

Shield, contrubuting 38 in 

another successful run chase. 

She said the last few months 

had been “fantastic.” 

“Obviously starting off the 

summer getting married, which 

was good, and getting used to the 

name change. 

“It’s been a season for onedayers. 

Obviously, we won the 

HBJ and now this. It’s been 

good.” 

Last week, Moffett told The 

Star not contacting Linwood 

was a “mistake”, but one he was 

looking to rectify. 

“We have been moving so 

fast that a couple of things 

have fallen through the cracks, 

and one of them has been the 

Linwood Keas, and I’m onto 

that,” he said. 

The Star’s sources say Linwood 

is still not overly happy 

with the situation, but are 

unsure what they can do about 

it. Spending money on a lawyer 

First double 

since 1992 

for Burnside 

West Uni 


BURNSIDE WEST Uni clinched 

a historic double on Saturday, 

winning the Christchurch Metro 

two-day competition to go with 

their one-day title. 

It was also Burnside’s second 

consecutive two-day title. 

The last time they achieved the 

double was in 1992. 

Captain Matt Hay said it was a 

special achievement. 

“It’s massive for us. Obviously 

we had a really good bunch of 

guys who worked hard, so we 

knew we were capable of doing 

this. 

“But there’s having the ability 

to do it, but actually being able to 

pull it off is another thing.” 

Burnside ended up losing their 

final match to Sydenham – but 

Lancaster Park’s loss to East 

Shirley on the same day meant 

they finished comfortably on the 

top of the table. 

Hay said it was an anti-climatic 

end to the season. 

“I guess that’s the nature of the 

competition. 

“We knew we’d won the 

competition by the time we took 

the field (in the fourth innings). 

So I guess if we’d been honest 

we probably didn’t have that 

desperation.” 

Hay said the team are looking 

forward to going into next season 

with a target on their backs. 

“I think it is good. It keeps you 

sharp. 

“I think there were definitely 

times you could tell teams are 

definitely up for playing us, and I 

think that will just continue next 

year.” 

Captain leads Sydenham to one-day title 

2023/24 top run-scorers 

•Hannah Stevens (Old Boys) 

- 373 

•Katie Midwood (Lancaster 

Park) - 363 

•Sarah Asmussen (Lancaster 

Park) - 328 

•Beth Dodd (Sydenham) - 

309 

•Niamh McKenzie (Old Boys) 

- 309 

•Abby McKissock (North- 

West) - 296 

•Libby Stead (North-West) - 

282 

•Tatiana Gibbs (Old Boys) - 

280 

•Meg Moffett (North-West) 

- 265 

•Jenna Waghorn (Old Boys) 

- 260 

would be costly, and if the 

South Island Kea bid to get into 

the NRL was unsuccessful it 

would be money wasted. 

But the source said a relationship 

between Linwood and the 

planned franchise could be a 

positive outcome. 

CRL chief executive Malcolm 

Humm would also not 

comment this week. 

Moffett is a former chief 

executive of the NRL, New 

Zealand Rugby, Welsh Rugby 

Union and Sport England. 

2023/24 top wicket-takers 

•Katie Midwood (Lancaster 

Park) - 23 

•Sarah Asmussen (Lancaster 

Park) - 21 

•Beth Dodd (Sydenham) - 20 

•Libby Stead (North-West) - 

19 

•Kate Anderson (Lancaster 

Park) - 18 

•Boadicea Lynch (Sydenham) 

- 18 

•Nicola Clayton (North-West) 

- 17 

•Elizabeth Cohr (Sydenham) 

- 16 

•Yssa Cullen (Lancaster Park) 

- 16 

•Felicity Robertson 

(Sydenham), Hannah Stevens 

(Old Boys), Katriel Thomas 

(North-West) - 14


22 

SPORT 


In Brief 

Knights claim 

pre-season title 

Riccarton Knights have 

won the Canterbury 

Rugby League pre-season 

competition. The Knights 

beat Halswell Hornets 

30-22 at Nga Puna Wai 

on Saturday in the final 

to give them a confidence 

boost heading into the first 

round of games on April 

6. Riccarton led 18-16 in 

a closely fought first half 

before pulling away in 

the second to seal victory. 

The teams will next be in 

action in the first round 

of the premiership, with 

Riccarton playing Hornby 

Panthers and Halswell 

hosting Eastern Eagles. 

Cricketers off to 

inaugural 

R66t Dubai Cup 

Six young Christchurch 

cricketers will travel to 

the United Arab Emirates 

on April 7 as part of an 

under-15 South Island 

invitational girls team 

to play in the inaugural 

R66t Dubai Cup. Sophie 

Gibb (St Margaret’s), Lexie 

Boon (St Margaret’s), Lily 

Rumble (CGHS), Lilah 

Cowan (CGHS), Daisy 

Thake (St Andrew’s) and 

Kate Sharpe (Rangi Ruru), 

all year 10, will also take 

part in a coaching camp 

hosted by England batter 

Joe Root. St Margaret’s 

College first XI coach 

Amanda Hardy will 

manage the team. They 

will be coached by former 

White Ferns batter Kirsty 

Bond. Their first game will 

be on April 9. 

Four golds and a Maadi Cup 

record for Cashmere High 


CASHMERE HIGH School 

confirmed their status as an 

emerging rowing “powerhouse” 

after their best-ever showing at 

the Maadi Cup. 

The school won four golds at 

the secondary school national 

championships on Lake 

Ruataniwha in Twizel, including 

their first ever in the top 

under-18 age bracket – the girls 

quad. They defended their titles 

in the under-15 girls octuple and 

under-16 girls quad. 

The girls’ under-17 quad team 

of Poppy Wyndham, Abbie 

Higgins, Eleri Clare, Thea 

Murdie and cox Hazel Bown 

also broke the Maadi Cup record 

for the fastest time in the race, 

finishing in 7min 09.46sec. 

Christchurch Girls’ High 

took out the Levin Trophy after 

winning the under-18 girls eight 

race. 

Rangi Ruru was the best 

Canterbury school overall, 

finishing second on the Star 

Trophy table, two points behind 

the most successful school in the 

competition, Hamilton Boys’ 

High. 

Cashmere rowing coordinator 

Adrian Riepen said 

the tournament provided some 

special moments for the school’s 

young rowing programme. 

“It’s just a real mountaintop 

moment. 

“You don’t dream of it, but 

when it becomes a reality, it’s 

almost incomprehensible. 

“I think it’s a nice, real tribute 

and moment for the whole 

community involved.” 

Cashmere finished fourth in 

the Star Trophy overall rankings, 

and took out the president’s scull, 

which is awarded to the best 

sculling school. 

Riepen said the school’s 

reputation was enhanced at the 

event. 

“You listen to the commentary 

of all the races and, over the 

years, the superlatives of 

Cashmere have kind of levelled 

up as we’ve gone through. 

“Last year it was ‘the sleeping 

giant of secondary school 

rowing’ and now they’ve chosen 

to use the word ‘powerhouse’. 

“I think that’s just so 

complimentary because there’s 

some amazing schools out there 

CHAMPIONS: 

Cashmere’s Poppy 

Wyndham, Abbie Higgins, 

Eleri Clare, Thea Murdie and 

Hazel Bowl in the under-18 

girls’ quad race. 

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CELEBRATE: Rangi Ruru’s 

Alice Ferguson and Lucy 

Vance lift the trophy after 

winning the under-18 girls 

coxless pair. 

that have such a rich history in 

the sport.” 

Rangi rowing co-ordinator 

Olivia Ling said she couldn’t be 

happier with how it went. 

“With a smaller team, we didn’t 

think that we would be featuring 

for the Star Trophy this year but 

to be up there and only losing by 

two points was something really, 

really amazing.” 

Rider nudges race record on way to victory 

YOUNG CYCLING talent Nate 

Pringle announced himself 

on the big stage after winning 

Golden Homes Le Race, getting 

close to the course record. 

The 20-year-old finished just 

ahead of a chasing bunch to 

win the 25th anniversary of the 

100km classic from Christchurch 

to Akaroa, one of the most 

gruelling one-day races in the 

country. 

“We were riding in a group 

of about eight and I made my 

move on the final climb, because 

the last thing I wanted to do 

was a bunch sprint,” said the 

young Christchurch rider, after 

recording 2hr 32min and 43 

seconds, two minutes behind 

Michael Vick’s course record. 

In the women’s race 

experienced Australian elite 

rider Matilda Raynolds was 

visibly shocked to win the classic 

race after a difficult start up the 

first major climb. 

“I am more a diesel so need a 

bit of time to warm up, so that 

first climb straight after the start 

STAR: Nate Pringle crossing the line to win the 2024 

Golden Homes Le Race. 

was just horrific and I was slowly 

dying on that first climb,” said 

the 36-year-old. 

“It just shows you to never give 

up, even when you think all is 

lost. I just stuck with it and to be 

honest I am a bit shocked that I 

ended up in front,” said Raynolds 

who moved to Christchurch last 

year. 

Raynolds finished in 2hr 

57min and 48min, nearly eight 

minutes ahead of second placed 

Annamarie Lipp and Emma 

Grant. 

Pringle had little time to enjoy 

Men’s leading classifications 

1. Nate Pringle 2.32:43; 2. Ollie Jones 2.32:58; 3. 

Cameron Beaumont 2.32:59; 4. Finn Mitchell 2.32:59; 

5. Charles Smart 2.33:02; 6. Elliot Robertson 2.33:16; 

7. Daniel Whitehouse 2.34:33; 8. Guy Yarrell 2.37:07; 9. 

Noah Hollamby 2.37:21; 10. Finnegan Murphy 2.40:51 

Women’s leading classifications 

1. Matilda Raynolds 2.57:48; 2. Annamarie Lipp 3.05:29; 

3. Emma Grant 3.07:12; 4. Julia Grant 3.15:36; 5. Alia 

Wentz 3.15:52; 6. Sami Donnelly 3.16:51; 7. Sarah Jenkins 

3.18:58; 8. Finella Guttmann 3.19:26; 9. Jessica Wood 

3.21:05; 10.Piper Karras 3.21:27 

the views as a strong bunch of 

eight were climbing up the last 

steep parts on Summit Rd, after 

missing his final water station. 

“I was cramping all the way 

over those last climbs, but 

managed to squeeze out one 

burst and managed to drop 

the rest of the group,” he said, 

thanking the rest of his Oxford 

Edge team-mates so setting him 

up well for the final jump to the 

finish line. 

Pringle is still a relative novice 

in cycling races, only switching 

to a bike in 2019 after years of 

rowing. 

“I still have a lot to learn, so 

in early May a few of us will be 

heading over to Andorra to train 

and do some racing in Belgium 

to really learn how to race in a 

big bunch.” 

In Europe, he will be hoping 

to emulate the feats of other 

previous winners of Le Race 

including world champions 

and Commonwealth Games 

medallists like Hayden Roulston, 

Brian Fowler and Kate McIlroy.

ANOTHER WEEK, another 

injury absence for the under-fire 

Crusaders. 

This time fill-in captain David 

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night’s clash with the Chiefs in 

Christchurch. He is anticipated to 

be fit after next week’s bye. 

Havili limped off with a calf 

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loss to the Blues. 

It was the Crusaders fifth 

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Dallas McLeod has been named 

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Jamie Hannah. 

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Li ter library 

Problem areas for li ter 

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Surf club move 

New Brighton surf club opts 

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TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2018 www.star.kiwi 

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• By Sophie Cornish 

WORKSAFE NEW Zealand 

has b en a proached in a bid to 

fina ly repair the potholes in New 

Brighton’s Hawke St car park. 

Coastal-Burw od Ward city 

counci lor David East wants 

WorkSafe to pre sure the car 

park’s private owners into 

repairing the potholes which are 

a “trip and vehicle” hazard. 

WorkSafe chief inspector 

a se sment southern Da ren 

Handforth said it may be able to 

take action under the Health and 

Safety at Work Act 2015, “as a 

person conducting a busine s or 

undertaking.” 

Mr Handforth said WorkSafe 

is aware of the concerns raised by 

Cr East abou the car park. 

“WorkSafe has completed 

an a se sment visi to the site 

and is engaging with the owner 

to advise them that it is their 

responsibility to manage their 

risks a propriately.” 

Different parts of the car park 

are owned by various people 

and the Coastal-Burw od 

Community Board recently 

wrote to them about its concerns 

around health and safety. 

Cr East said the bi gest i sue 

in the past has b en ge ting in 

touch with the landlords and 

owners and ge ting them to 

agr e to anything. “The board 

a preciates that multi-ownership 

of the parking space may present 

a difficulty in co-ordinating 

repair/resurfacing but felt obliged 

to pa s these concerns onto you,” 

said the le ter. 

One reply has b en received so 

far from an owner who is wi ling 

to discu s the i sue. However, a l 

the owners would have to agr e 

to undertake work. 

Cr East said there had b en 

a “number of incidences” in 

the car park of people injuring 

themselves which had gone 

unreported. 

“I’ve always though that it 

has b en quite amazing that we 

haven’t had any serious a cidents 

or senior citizens perhaps 

tri ping in those potholes and 

doing themselve some damage.” 

He is confiden the new 

a proach wi l bring results. 

“I think the WorkSafe 

involvement may prove to be the 

lever that we are l oking for.” 

New bid to fix potholes 

Action looms 

on Hawke St 

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THE ST Andrew’s Co lege big 

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Competition – ba s player, Tom 

Fastier, co lapsed and died the 

day before the competition 

began. 

“Tom was a ba s player from 

Cashmere High Sch ol who was 

playing with our big band this 

year. He had a strong chance of 

wi ning best ba s player a the 

festival as he was a very a complished 

musician,” head of music 

Duncan Ferguson said. 

“We were delighted to win, but 

it was bi tersw et,” he said. 

St Andrew’s won the most 

outstanding big band title a the 

competition in Tauranga. 

The band dedicated it se to 

Tom, who died while on his way 

to Cashmere High on March 27. 

His death was po sibly related to 

a medical event. 

•Turn to page 9 

SW ET SOUNDS: St Andrew’s Co lege year 12 students Lewis Edmond and Je na We ls performing a the 41st National Youth 

Ja z Competition. 

Bittersweet win for St Andrew’s big band 

• By Sophie Cornish and Julia Evans 

THE PAPANUI-I nes 

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to figh the city council over 

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Signatures are being co lected 

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20 1, earthquake. 

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“One of the roles of a community 

board is to represent and act 

as advocate for the interests of its 

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DEAN CALVERT (above) 

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Cave Rock 

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• By Sarla Donovan 

THE OWNERS of Sumner’s Cave 

Rock Apartments ar expecting the 

Earthquake Commi sion to sign-off 

on a se tlement agr emen this w ek. 

Body corporate chairman Mike 

White said the group had gone 

into mediation with IAG and EQC 

on February 20, and signed off 

on a deal with IAG on February 

2 – coincidenta ly seven years 

to the day after the February 2, 

20 1, earthquake. However, they 

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agr ement. 

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difference betw en indemnity value, 

$10 mi lion, and the sum insured, 

$16 mi lion, was rejected by the body 

corporate. 

The mediation agr ement 

prevented Mr White from disclosing 

the se tlement amount, but he said it 

involved the two parties paying “a bit 

more money than they’d wanted to 

earlier.” 


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A WOOLSTON butcher proved 

to be a cut above the rest in an 

international competition. 

New World Fe ry Rd butcher 

Jeremy Garth and his team, the 

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Ireland. 

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World Butchers’ Cha lenge was 

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met in Auckland every two 

months for lengthy w ekend 

practices. 

Mr Garth, who has b en a 

butcher for 14 years, said the 

competition brought back his 

pa sion for the job. 

“Doing a l thi stuff and 

m eting new people, s eing new 

ideas, it just brings that flair 

back for you,” he said. 

Mr Garth hopes to own a 

butcher shop of his own someday 

but says for now he wi l focus 

on ge ting mor experience 

and on the 2020 cha lenge. 

“In two years’ time, we’ l be 

going back to try and win the 

title,” he said. 

U per Ri carton butcher Corey 

Winder was part of the Pure 

South Sharp Blacks team. 

GLOBAL STAGE: W olston butcher Jeremy Garth back home after his team came second in the World Butchers’ Cha lenge. 

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AN U PER Ri carton butcher 

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international competition. 

Elite Meats owner Corey 

Winder was named in the a l 

star team a the World Butchers’ 

Cha lenge in Northern Ireland. 

Mr Winder and his team, the 

Pure South Sharp Blacks, which 

includes W olston butcher 

Jeremy Garth, finished second 

in the competition. 

He said the cha lenge started 

as a “transtasman test match” 

seven years ago. 

The preparation for this 

year’s World Butchers’ Challenge 

was intense as the team 

members met in Auckland 

every two months for lengthy 

w ekend practices. Mr Winder 

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other countries was a “fantastic” 

result. 

“To get second behind Ireland 

was a huge achievement and to 

be ahead of Australia is an 

even bi ger thing for us,” he 

said. 

But Mr Winder admires the 

Australian team. 

“Those guys over there 

[Australia] are on top of their 

game, they do a g od job,” he 

said. 

“And it just showcases that 

New Zealand has got some 

of the best butchers in the 

world,” he said. 

Mr Winder has b en a butcher 

since the age of 19. 

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city council has had their eyes 

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the crysta line silica risk,” he said. 

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AWARD-WINNING: Corey Winder is back home after his team came second in the World Butchers’ Cha lenge . 

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Offers valid dates vary. Available while stock lasts. See individual product pages online for details. Terms, conditions, exclusions, and limits apply. Some products on display in selected stores only. Please call 0800 764 847 

to check availability. Personal shoppers only, trade and commercial not supplied. * 2x Airpoints Dollars storewide valid Wed 27 Mar – Tues 2 Apr 2024. Promotion and Airpoints terms, conditions, and exclusions apply. Visit 

smithscity.co.nz/airpoints for details. ^ Price Promise terms, conditions and exclusions apply. See smithscity.co.nz/price-promise for details. + Terms, conditions, and exclusions apply. Advertised products are for illustrative 

purposes only and may not represent stock available in all stores. Stock may vary by store, please contact your local store to check for availability. Valid Wed 27 Mar - Tues 2 Apr 2024. Available in-store only. 20% discount 

on end-of-line display model TVs is off the current ticketed price. 50% discount on display model furniture is off the full retail price. 60% discount on display model Sleepyhead beds (excl. Elements) is off the full retail price. 

Discounts are not available in conjunction with any other offer. Not available in conjunction with Price Promise. Personal shoppers only, Trade and Commercial sales are excluded. Stock is strictly limited. Some clearance 

specials apply to clearly-marked floor stock, ex-display, ex-repair, scratched and damaged items and end of line or overstocked items (Clearance Products). Smiths City will not be liable for any damage or faults in any 

Clearance Product that was specifically drawn to your attention before purchase. Where a fault was not drawn to your attention and the Clearance Product is faulty it can either be exchanged for an item at the same value as 

the purchase price paid by you, or, if there is no item of the same value, a full refund will be given. Ask in-store for full details and exclusions.

No eggs. No bunnies. 

Just sweet deals, 

storewide. 

50% off 

selected 

Sleepyhead Beds # 

30% off 

Our Lowest Ever 

Advertised Price 

Samsung 43” Crystal 

UHD 4K TV 

60003329 / UA43CU8500 

$679 

40% 

OFF # 

Save $520 

was 

$1199 

Hisense 125L 

Bar Fridge - Silver 

60002638 / HRBF125S 

25% 

OFF # 

Save $100 

$299 

was 

$399 

selected 

Lounge Suites and 

Recliners including 

La-Z-Boy # 

UP TO 

50% off 

50% 

OFF # 

Save $950 

65% 

OFF # 

Save $200 

Kettles and 

Toasters # 

(Excludes Westinghouse) 

Caruzo 5 Piece 

Dining Suite 60003311 

Accessories not included 

$949 

was 

$1899 

Russell Hobbs 4 Litre 

SatisFry Air Fryer 

9076572 / 27160AU 

$99 

was 

$299 

30% 

OFF # 

Save $155 

50% 

OFF # 

Save $200 

65% 

OFF # 

Save $120 

on TV & Audio 

OPPO A78 4G - Mist Black 

60001102 

Raidmax Drakon 608 

Gaming Chair - Black 60001606 

$344 $199 $59 

$499 

$399 

was 

was 

Russell Hobbs 6L Slow Cooker 

- Black 60003299 

was 

$179 

Heaps more deals available in-store and online now. 

Visit smithscity.co.nz to shop, or find your nearest store. 

on Whiteware 

Smiths City Colombo St 

550 Colombo Street, 

Christchurch 

Smiths City Northwood 

1 Radcliffe Rd, 

Christchurch 

Smiths City Hornby 

6 Tower Street, 

Christchurch 

Offers valid dates vary. Available while stock lasts. See individual product pages online for details. Terms, conditions, exclusions, and limits apply. Some products on display in selected stores only. Please call 0800 764 847 to check availability. 

Personal shoppers only, trade and commercial not supplied. #Discount is off our full retail prices, not available in conjunction with any other offer.

The Star: March 28, 2024

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