Nor'West News: April 18, 2024

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‘You only get one dad’ 

• By Sasha Watson 

MADDI McIVOR and Montana 

Woods both have a great 

relationship with their dads – but 

they know it’s not like that for 

every teenage daughter. 

That is why they are writing 

and producing a book, 

Dadsitting, on some of the 

struggles and experiences a 

daughter will face as they grow 

into women. 

“We think a book will help 

educate fathers so they can have 

more of an understanding of 

what their daughter is going 

through, so they can become 

closer with their daughters. 

“You only get one dad,” said 

Montana, 17. 

Maddi, 18, said what they have 

seen, since starting the project 

in February, is a stereotype that 

daughters relate more to their 

mothers. 

“It shouldn’t be that way. 

Daughters should feel equally as 

close to their dad. Dads should 

also feel like they can connect 

with their children. 

“Having a daughter is probably 

really scary for them – they 

may not know what women go 

through.” 

The book, which will be in an 

online audio form, will highlight 

the experiences an average teen 

girl will go through like periods, 

starting high school, friendship 

conflicts, first parties, first 

relationships, first breakups, 

social media and body issues. 

The pair, who plan to get 

in touch with an editor and 

a publisher later in the year, 

have spent the last school term 

exploring what issues teenage 

girls face through an online 

survey and interviewing students 

at the school. 

Maddi said the next step will 

be to gather information and 

views from various fathers. 

“After the school holidays, we 

are going to talk with more father 

figures. 

“While we both have a good 

relationship with our dads, some 

girls are struggling to connect 

with theirs.” 

The pair completed the first 

challenge of the YES scheme/ 

competition last week, which is 

where they submitted evidence 

on validation of their product by 

taking a prototype to market. 

The next challenge for the two 

will be pitching their product. 

The one-year programme 

requires students from across 

the country to complete four 

challenges before proceeding 

• To keep up to date with 

the project, go to https:// 

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dadsitting2024 

FAMILY: Montana Woods and Maddi McIvor are writing a book, Dadsitting, about father and teenage daughter 

relationships, knowing while they have a good connection with theirs, others may not. They are pictured with their 

dads Michael Woods and Chris McIvor. 

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Observing the Natural World 

Tuesday, 11.30am-3pm 

Ōrauwhata : Bishopdale Library 

and Community Centre 

Drop in to see live stick insects, cool 

museum specimens, sea creatures 

and learn about the City Nature 

Challenge and iNaturalist app and 

meet Dr Morgane Merien from 

Canterbury Museum. 

Financial Capability Drop In 

Clinic 

Tuesday, 10am-1pm 

Papanui Library 

Do you need help managing debt, 

following a budget or learning how 

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Wednesdays, 5.30-6.30pm 

Fendalton Library 

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conversations in Mandarin, in a 

friendly and relaxed environment. 

This is not a class, but an 

opportunity to talk with others in 

Mandarin and to meet new people 

in the community. Free and no 

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Technology Help Drop In 

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Thursdays, 11am-noon 

Redwood Library 

Do you need help using your smartphone, 

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the library catalogue, eBooks, and 

general computer queries. 

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Saturday, 10am-noon at 

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Fendalton, Bishopdale, and 

Papanui libraries 

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Thursday April 18 2024 3 

Board seeks to re-engage with schools 

• By Sasha Watson 

SCHOOLS IN the Fendalton, 

Waimairi and Harewood areas 

have been asked for feedback 

on attending community board 

meetings. 

A survey has been sent out to 

34 primary, intermediate and 

secondary schools to gauge if 

principals were interested in 

restarting regular meetings with 

the Waimāero Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood 

Community 

Board. 

Medbury School principal 

Dave Scott said 

the school is 

keen to intensify 

its engagement 

with the community 

board 

through regular 

meetings. 

“The school 

believes such Dave Scott 

engagement 

presents invaluable opportunities 

for mutual understanding, 

collaboration, and effectively addressing 

community concerns. 

“Increased engagement could 

foster a deeper understanding of 

local issues, promote collaboration 

. . . potentially offering numerous 

benefits for staff, parents 

and students alike. 

“It would empower stakeholders 

to actively shape the community’s 

direction and initiatives.” 

He said the school recognises 

DECISION: Medbury School in Fendalton was one of 34 schools surveyed about restarting 

meetings with the Waimāero Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board. 

the importance of being actively 

involved in community decisions. 

“By participating in community 

matters, the school 

demonstrates its commitment 

to contributing positively to the 

local area and ensuring that the 

voices of its stakeholders are 

heard and considered.” 

Community board advisor 

Aidan Kimberly said these 

gatherings were an opportunity 

for the board to develop relationships 

with local schools, including 

discussion about issues and 

ways the board might be able to 

advocate for support. 

“100 per cent of responses indicated 

support for re-starting the 

meetings. The majority of these 

preferred biannual meetings and 

indicated an interest in hearing 

from the police and local MP’s. 

“At last count, we have heard 

from 18 schools.” 

The respondents included 

Emmanuel Christian School, 

Bishopdale School, Wairakei 

School, Belfast School, Ferndale 

School, Heaton Intermediate 

School, Cotswold School, Waimairi 

School, St Albans Catholic 

School, Harewood School, and 

Roydvale School. 

Kimberly said with the disruption 

of the last few years, the 

board had fallen out of the habit 

of running the meetings. 

“The survey was also an opportunity 

to ask what time of 

day would be most convenient, 

how often the principals wanted 

to meet and whether they would 

find it helpful to invite guest 

speakers from other agencies.” 

It was sent on March 15 and 

a summary of the results will 

be included in the community 

board area report at its May 

community board meeting. 

Kimberly said the board will 

aim to find some suitable times 

to arrange meetings with the 

school principals. 

“At this stage, there are not any 

specific issues staff are trying to 

find solutions to, but if any are 

raised by the principals or board 

members during the meetings 

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Raw Sisters bring food positivity message to 

RAW SISTERS: Margo and Rosa Flanagan are using their passion for food to encourage 

other New Zealanders to host a Pink Ribbon Breakfast for the Breast Cancer Foundation’s 

annual fundraising campaign. 

MARGO AND Rosa Flanagan 

are encouraging their fellow 

Cantabrians to host a Pink 

Ribbon Breakfast in May, after 

teaming up with Breast Cancer 

Foundation NZ for its annual 

fundraising campaign. 

The best-selling cookbook 

authors, known as Two Raw 

Sisters, are using their passion 

for tasty and nutritious food to 

inspire Kiwis to tuck in for a good 

cause. 

“We often have the mindset 

that ‘it will never happen to me’ 

but breast cancer is a lot more 

common than we think,” says 

Margo who lives in Merivale. 

“For us, hosting a Pink Ribbon 

Breakfast is more than sitting 

round a table with a bunch of 

women eating delicious food. 

Without the funds raised, Breast 

Cancer Foundation NZ can’t continue 

their amazing job of breast 

cancer education and helping 

those affected by the illness.” 

For Rosa, the role of diet in 

breast cancer prevention and 

recovery matches the sisters’ food 

philosophy. 

“We love making and sharing 

recipes that make you feel 

great. We want to make it easy 

for individuals to love food and 

experience the positive impact 

good food has on our overall wellbeing.” 

Breast cancer is the most 

common cancer for Kiwi women, 

with around 385 diagnosed in 

“We want to make it easy 

for individuals to love 

food and experience the 

positive impact good food 

has on our overall wellbeing.” 

– Rosa Flanagan 

Canterbury every year. 

Pink Ribbon Breakfast is 

Breast Cancer Foundation NZ’s 

largest annual fundraiser, where 

tens of thousands of Kiwis host 

special events throughout May 

in their homes, workplaces and 

communities. 

The money raised goes towards 

the charity’s life-saving work in 

education, research, advocacy and 

patient support. 

Registrations for the event are 

now open at pinkribbonbreakfast. 

co.nz. 

“Pink Ribbon Breakfast is the 

ultimate show of support for the 

3500 Kiwi women diagnosed 

with breast cancer every year,” 

said Ah-Leen Rayner, foundation 

chief executive. 

“Hosting is easier than ever 

before, thanks a new website that 

supports people to register, plan 

and track their fundraising goals. 

“As a charity that doesn’t 

receive government funding, it’s 

only thanks to the generosity of 

New Zealanders that allows us to 

do what it takes to stop women 

of dying from breast cancer.” 

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cancer campaign 

To help inspire Kiwis to get 

involved in the breakfast 

fundraiser campaign, Two Raw 

Sisters are offering Pink Ribbon 

Breakfast Club members a 

limited-time free subscription to 

their app and sharing a number of 

their delectable recipes. Here’s one 

of them: 

Two Raw Sisters’ Chocolate 

Raspberry Mug Cakes 

Simply mix all of the ingredients 

in a mug and bake for 20 minutes. 

The end result is a fudge chocolate 

raspberry cake loaded with melted 

chocolate chunks and served with 

a big scoop of ice cream. 

Serves: 2 

Time: 10 minutes 

Ingredients: 

1/4 cup rolled oats (use brown rice 

flakes if GF) 

2 tbsp flour (use buckwheat flour 

if GF) 

1/2 banana, mashed 

2 tbsp of dark chocolate, roughly 

chopped 

2 tbsp cacao powder 

1 tbsp maple syrup 

1 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract 

3/4 tsp baking soda 

1/4 cup plant-based or dairy milk 

1/2 cup raspberries, fresh or 

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1/2 tsp of sea salt 

To serve: 

2 scoops of plant based or dairy 

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Method: 

• Preheat the oven to 180°C. 

• Add all of the ingredients to an 

oven proof mug and mix until 

well combined. 

• Place in the oven and cook for 

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• Serve straight out of the oven 

with a scoop of ice cream for 

dessert. 

– Recipe from Two Raw 

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League tournament about 

growing love for the game 

• By Will Evans 

NGĀ PUNA Wai played host 

to Canterbury Rugby League’s 

innovative Backyard Footy 

primary school tournament 

last week, bringing together 42 

teams from 26 schools – with 

an unprecedented 400-plus kids 

participating in partnership with 

Primary Sports Canterbury. 

Backyard Footy is six-a-side 

rugby league with modified 

rule to encourage high player 

involvement and exciting, freeflowing 

10-minute long games. 

“Backyard Footy is all about 

kids getting their hands on a 

rugby league ball and having 

fun,” CRL director of football 

Jamie Lester said. 

“We want the kids that already 

play rugby league to continue 

their love for the game and for 

the kids experiencing rugby 

league for the first time to create 

a love for rugby league. 

“Games are six versus six, 

played on a small field so all 

players are heavily involved, and 

games are action-packed. 

“There are no scrums, and 

minimal kicks or stoppages in 

play. 

“We don’t give out medals or 

trophies to the winners. Instead, 

we encourage a great attitude 

and your best effort. That’s the 

message from Canterbury Rugby 

League and Primary Sport 

Canterbury.” 

After 24 teams featured in the 

2023 edition, this year’s tournament 

included 12 year 5 and 6 

teams, 26 sides in the year 7 and 

8 boys grade and four year 7 

and 8 girls teams, the first time 

all-girl teams have played in this 

age-group. 

Schools from all corners of the 

wider Christchurch area entered 

teams, while Canterbury Rugby 

League’s burgeoning relationship 

with West Coast Rugby League 

– Greymouth Greyhounds made 

their CRL Men’s Premiership 

debut last weekend – further 

reflected by Grey Main School 

youngsters making the trip over. 

“It was so great to see so many 

kids playing around 100 games 

throughout the day at Ngā Puna 

Wai,” Lester said. 

“It was cool to have four allgirls 

teams which was a new 

addition this year. Most girls 

were trying rugby league for 

the first time, so we did a ‘how 

to play’ coaching session with 

them. 

“Seeing so many smiling faces 

throughout the day was truly 

rewarding,’’ he said. 

– Canterbury Rugby League 

Sorry we’re in your way 

Expect delays in 

Bishopdale 

We’re working on and around Harewood Road between 25 March and early 

May. We’re doing investigation work to plan our approach for future projects. 

Temporary traffic changes include: 

• Intersection closures 

• On street parking loss 

• Stop/go signals 

• Detours 

We know road works are disruptive for you. We’ll work hard to minimise the impacts 

and keep traffic flowing. 

Find out more 

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Knitters create novel Anzac fundraiser 

THERE’S BEEN more knit than natter 

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They’ve been busy knitting more than 

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for the local RSA. 

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The poppies actually look really striking 

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50 years in the trade a major milestone 

Five decades, 50 years, half a century – no 

matter how you put it, that’s a long stretch of 

time in anyone’s reckoning. And that’s how 

long Greg Box, owner/operator of Amazing 

Auto Electric, has been involved in the autoelectrical 

trade. 

It all started when he began as an apprentice 

with Benson Bros in Gisborne on June 24, 

1974, learning the nuts and bolts of the trade 

and acquiring the skills needed to pursue 

a successful career as an auto-electrical 

engineer. 

After spending almost seven years there, 

Greg headed overseas, and over the following 

eight years he worked in the motor trade in 

the UK, and for a large part of the time, in 

the mining industry in Alaska, Australia and 

Africa. 

Family matters brought him back to New 

Zealand, plus he was also keen to start his own 

business here. With that in mind he re-located 

to Christchurch in 1989, initially working for 

a local firm, before launching out as a sole 

trader in 1993. 

A decade later he established his current 

business, Amazing Auto Electric, opening a 

workshop in Coleridge Street and employing 

staff. 

As a business it has proved a great success, 

and while it is a challenging trade, and 

one that can be stressful, it’s a trade he has 

thoroughly enjoyed over the last 50 years. He 

says for a person that enjoys working with 

machinery and fixing things as he does, it’s an 

ideal career. 

“For an apprentice starting out it takes five 

years to qualify, but for those that can stick to 

it, it’s a great trade to be in.” 

With auto-electrical systems 

being re-designed every five to 

10 years, ongoing training with 

online and on-site courses 

is also an important part of 

keeping up in the industry, 

Greg says. 

He is proud of the service 

Photographed 

in his Coleridge 

St workshop, 

Greg Box is 

about to mark 

50 years in the 

auto-electrical 

trade. 

Greg Box, 

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members 

Anton Weir, 

centre, and 

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we have been blessed with the best customers 

and staff any business could wish for and we 

wouldn’t be here without them.” 

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8 

9 10 

344 

SUDOKU 

Every row, column and box should 

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244 

6 

R R H 

T A E 

11 12 

13 14 15 

16 17 18 19 

How many words of three or more letters, 

How including many plurals, words can you of make three from or the more six 

letters, using each letter only once? No foreign 

words or words beginning with a capital are 

allowed. There's at least one six-letter word. 

once? 

TODAY 

Good 19 Very Good 23 Excellent 27 

letters, including plurals, can you make 

from the six letters, using each only 

No words beginning with a capital are 

allowed. There’s at least one six-letter 

Solution 243: bed, bel, bled, blue, bod, bode, bold, 

bole, boule, bud, dob, doe, dole, DOUBLE, dub, due, 

word. duel, duo, eld, led, leu, lob, lobe, lobed, lode, loud, 

lube, ludo, ode, old. 

Good 19 Very Good 23 Excellent 27 

20 

21 22 23 

24 25 

26 27 

Across 

1. Solidly built (6) 

4. For ever (6) 

9. Fete (4) 

10. Reinforce (10) 

11. Swimsuit (6) 

12. Roy G Biv, for example (8) 

13. Healthy (9) 

15. Surety (4) 

16. Make reference to (4) 

17. Adamant (9) 

21. Branch of mathematics (8) 

22. Group with shared 

characteristics (6) 

24. Person who overreacts (5,5) 

25. Shaft of light (4) 

26. Butterflies (in your stomach) (6) 

27. Middle (6) 

Down 

1. Blindly imitative (7) 

2. One of the five basic tastes (5) 

3. Sack (7) 

5. Connected (6) 

6. Spaceman (9) 

7. Significant (7) 

8. Head of government (5,8) 

14. Straggler (9) 

16. Humiliation (7) 

18. Infuriate (7) 

19. Tell a story (7) 

20. Select group (6) 

23. Custom (5) 

Crossword 

Across: 1. Sturdy, 4. 

Always, 9. Gala, 10. 

Strengthen, 11. Bikini, 12. 

Mnemonic, 13. Wholesome, 

15. Bail, 16. Cite, 17. 

Insistent, 21. Calculus, 22. 

Cohort, 24. Drama queen, 

25. Beam, 26. Nerves, 27. 

Centre. 

Down: 1. Slavish, 2. Umami, 

3. Dismiss, 5. Linked, 6. 

Astronaut, 7. Special, 

8. Prime minister, 14. 

Latecomer, 16. Chagrin, 18. 

Incense, 19. Narrate, 20. 

Clique, 23. Habit. 

WordBuilder 

are, art, ate, ear, earth, eat, 

era, err, hare, hart, hat, hate, 

hater, hear, heart, heat, her, 

rare, rat, rate, RATHER, 

rear, ret, rhea, tar, tare, tea, 

tear, terra, the 

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