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Scott Watson 

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• By Dylan Smits 

CONVICTED double murderer 

Scott Watson will know 

tomorrow afternoon if his 

fifth bid for freedom has been 

successful. 

Watson will appear before 

the Parole Board tomorrow 

morning, his first since November 

2021 when he was denied 

release. 

The board then found he was 

well behaved in prison but had 

tested a high psychopathy 

score. 

Watson is also appearing 

before the Court of Appeal in 

June in an attempt to get his 

conviction overturned. His 

application to include an 

academic report on eyewitness 

memory in the upcoming 

appeal was thrown out by Court 

of Appeal on May 21. 

Watson is serving a life 

sentence for the 1998 murders 

of Ben Smart, 21, and Olivia 

Hope, 17. He has always 

maintained his innocence for 

the murders. 

Smart and Hope’s bodies 

have never been found. They 

had been at a New Year’s Eve 

party at Furneaux Lodge in the 

Marlborough Sounds. 

They were last seen about 4am 

on January 1, when the pair 

were dropped off with a mystery 

man to a yacht by water-taxi 

driver Guy Wallace, who was a 

bar tender at the lodge. 

Wallace did not initially 

identify Watson as the mystery 

man, but later said when shown 

other photos he believed the 

man resembled Watson. He 

later recanted that saying he 

believed Watson had been 

wrongly convicted. 

Wallace committed suicide in 

Greymouth in 2021. 

Watson is scheduled to appear 

before the Parole Board at 

10.30am tomorrow. 

• Turn to page 5 

VICTIMS: Ben Smart and Olivia Hope disappeared in 

the early hours of New Year’s Day, 1998. 

Population 

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census data 

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• By Daniel Alvey and Kate 

Newton 

CHRISTCHURCH has grown 

by 6.1 per cent, 2023 Census data 

shows. 

Over the past decade, its population 

has risen from 341,469 to 

391,383. Christchurch now makes 

up 7.8 per cent of New Zealand’s 

population. 

The figures 

show New Zealand’s 

population 

was 4,993,923 

million when the 

count was carried 

out in March 

last year, with 

the population 

growing by about 

Rosemary 

Goodyear 

295,000 since 2018, with growth 

stunted due to Covid-19 and fewer 

babies being born. 

Stats NZ principal analyst Rosemary 

Goodyear told RNZ after 

“unusually high growth” between 

the 2013 and 2018 censuses, the 

growth rate had nearly halved, 

from 10.8 per cent to 6.3 per cent. 

“Migration fell off a cliff with 

Covid . . . but we’ve also had a 

lower fertility rate.” 

Christchurch had the lowest 

rate of increase, compared to 

neighbouring districts. 

The Selwyn District’s 

population continues to be by far 

the fastest growing in the country. 

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Teen nabbed at ‘absolutely stupid’ speed 

A TEENAGER faces a serious 

driving charge and has lost his 

car after the vehicle was caught 

at an “absolutely stupid” speed. 

Christchurch Highway Patrol 

Constable Scott Agnew had 

just finished writing a ticket 

at 12.55pm on Tuesday when 

a Holden Commodore came 

“screaming down the Southern 

Motorway” at more than 

double the legal speed limit. 

THE CITY council has bowed to 

the Arts Centre plea for funding 

– but not the $1.83m it wanted. 

Instead, it is likely the Arts 

Centre will get about $900,000 a 

year to keep it afloat after a meeting 

between interim city council 

chief executive Mary Richardson 

and Arts Centre director Philip 

Aldridge. 

The agreement 

will now go to 

city councillors 

to approve 

alongside other 

spending over 

the next 10 years 

as part of its 

Long Term Plan. 

The deal 

comes after The 

Star asked readers 

their views 

on funding for 

the Arts Centre, 

which was severely 

damaged 

in the earthquakes. 

To read 

the responses go 

to page 15. 

The Arts Centre’s 

campaign for more funding 

– specifically $1.83 million – resulted 

in more than 4000 people 

and organisations urging the city 

council to support it. 

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With the help of the public 

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funding model in the long 

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More than half of all submissions 

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“This was a horrendous 

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“As a driver, the decisions you 

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funding request. 

Despite Mayor Phil 

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centre’s operations, 

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project is put on hold. Christ 

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city council in December with 

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August 1. But, if the restoration 

is halted, the city council may 

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Term Plan workshop last week, 

councillor Sara Templeton said 

the 2017 city council resolution 

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Council staff are investigating the 

conditions of the 2017 resolution, 

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Best mate’s life saved after son-in-law 

• By Daniel Alvey 

MALCOLM LYALL is imploring 

people to skill up on first aid after 

he had to use his training to save 

his father-in-law. 

Saturday, May 11 was meant 

to be a day to celebrate. It was 

Lyall’s 67th birthday. But the 

dinner with family and friends 

at his home turned into a neardisaster. 

He was in the kitchen carving 

meat when he heard his 92-yearold 

father-in-law Eddie Willett 

coughing. 

Eddie was choking on his 

dinner. 

Lyall said it wasn’t unusual 

for Eddie to have the odd minor 

choking incident, but he was 

always able to pull himself out 

of it. 

But then Lyall’s wife Nicola 

called out to Lyall and said her 

dad was not coming right. 

“By the time I turned around, 

his lips were blue,” Lyall said, 

who is the deputy mayor of the 

Selwyn District. The dinner was 

at his Prebbleton home. 

Lyall rushed over to Eddie 

and gave him a hard slap on the 

back, hoping that would clear the 

blockage. It did not work. 

Lyall asked Eddie to stand, and 

as he did, Eddie collapsed. 

The two people sitting either 

side of Eddie held him up while 

BEST MATES: Malcolm Lyall and his father-in-law Eddie Willett. When Eddie choked at Lyall’s 

home, Lyall used his first aid training to perform the Heimlich maneouvre. 

PHOTO: DANIEL ALVEY 

Lyall performed lifesaving 

abdominal thrusts. 

“I applied the Heimlich 

manoeuvre multiple times over 

a few minutes and managed to 

clear the blockage and get some 

air flow.” 

Lyall said he did not think 

when it happened – he just 

kicked into gear. 

“When dear old dad choked I 

clicked straight into first aid mode. 

I was saying: ‘Come on Eddie, 

come on’.” 

After clearing Eddie’s airway, 

“By the time I turned 

around, his lips were blue” 

– Malcolm Lyall 

they carried him to the kitchen 

to put him into the recovery 

position. 

Nicola and another friend had 

already called 111, one using a 

cellphone and the other on the 

landline. 

About 30 seconds before 

St John and a fire crew from 

Wigram arrived, two volunteer 

firefighters from Cromwell, 

who had been visiting family in 

Prebbleton, came through the 

back door to help. 

“They (paramedics) in and 

found he had gone into cardiac 

arrest. On my kitchen floor, they 

cut his clothes off and did what 

they had to do.” 

The paramedics cleared 

everyone from the kitchen so 

they could work on Eddie. 

“As I got up to leave, they 

were performing CPR on him,” 

said Lyall. 

He and the others waited 

nervously as the minutes ticked by. 

“It was all a jumble; I sat down 

on the couch and took a few 

deep breaths because I was 

exhausted. 

“I heard one of them say ‘We’ve 

got a pulse’ and that’s when a sigh 

of relief went through me.” 

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FAMILY: Lyall and Eddie on 

holiday on Waiheke Island in 

February 2023. 

After the paramedics stabilised 

Eddie, he was transported to 

Christchurch Hospital with 

daughter Nicola accompanying 

him in the ambulance. 

Lyall and his other guests 

stayed at the house, had dessert 

and some tea and chatted about 

what had unfolded, while Nicola 

texted Lyall updates from the 

hospital. 

Lyall said it took a while for the 

adrenaline to subside. 

Later that night, he joined 

Nicola at the hospital. 

Eddie is now recovering in 

Burwood Hospital and remembers 

little from the incident. 

“I remember going over for 

dinner then nothing after that 

until I was in the ambulance,” 

said Eddie. 

“I was saying: ‘Come on 

Eddie, come on’.” 

– Malcolm Lyall 

“I’m just thankful to be here.” 

Lyall, who lost his father at 19, 

said he treats Eddie like his dad. 

“He’s my best mate,” Lyall said. 

Eddie lives by himself just 

around the corner from the 

Lyalls, after moving north from 

Oamaru. Lyall visits him every 

day for a cup of tea and sometimes 

a whisky. 

“I take him to the pub and he 

has a couple of pints every Friday 

night and if he doesn’t get to go 

the pub he gets very sad-faced,” 

Lyall joked. 

Lyall has had regular first aid 

training for 50 years. Now he 

is encouraging others to do a 

course. 

“I’ve spent 50 years as an 

electrician and for the first 15 

years I had regular first aid 

training every six months and in 

the last 35 years I’ve had regular 

first aid training every two years. 

“I would like to encourage 

people to train and do their first 

aid because you never know, it 

might be your relative, it might 

be somebody sitting across from 

you in a cafe,” Lyall said. 

“I feel privileged to have been 

able to clear his airway and keep 

him alive.” 


• From page 1 

The hearing comes at the 

same time as an exhibition of 

Watson’s art at the Rei Gallery 

in Lyttelton. 

Two artists who exhibit at 

the gallery through the Rei 

Collective don’t want their 

names associated 

with the 

group while 

Watson’s exhibition 

is there. 

Owner 

Damian 

Mackie would 

not say who 

the artists 

were, as they 

had requested 

temporary anonymity. 

“If they’re not comfortable 

with having their identity as 

part of, or connected to this 

exhibition, that’s fine.” 

Mackie said Facebook posts 

claiming artists were leaving the 

collective were not true. 

“They’re from people 

who really wouldn’t put 

any contribution into the 

community at all, keyboard 

warriors.” 

Mackie said the exhibition 

has been well-attended by about 

100 people since it opened last 

Friday. 

“People want to discover 

the creative practice and mahi 

of someone who has been 

incarcerated.” 

The gallery is hosting a range 

of Watson’s artwork, including 

paintings and carvings. 

Watson and Mackie first met 

during a prison visit in 2017 

after years of the gallery owner 

following the case. 

“I reached out to him, because 

I knew at the time we were 

supporting some carvers in 

prison, and Scott wanted to 

NEWS 5 

Scott Watson’s gallery 

exhibition rattles artists 

Damian 

Mackie 


THOUGHT- 

PROVOKING: 

Convicted 

double 

murderer 

Scott 

Watson’s 

artwork will 

be on display 

at the Rei 

Gallery in 

Lyttelton until 

June 20. 

learn to carve and develop the 

skillset.” 

As lead carver of the 

Whakaraupō Carving Centre 

Trust, Mackie has organised a 

carving education programme 

for prisoners in Christchurch 

Men’s Prison. 

Mackie would not comment 

on whether he believes Watson 

was wrongly convicted, but 

said it is important to help 

rehabilitate prisoners regardless 

of crime or sentence length. 

Watson’s art is not for sale. 

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Ethnic diversity continues to grow 

• From page 1 

It has grown 29 per cent since 

2018, with its population increasing 

from 60,561 to 78,144 in 

2023. 

Waimakiriri District has 

grown by 11.3 per cent since 

2018, with its population increasing 

from 59,502 to 66,246. 

Goodyear said the pandemic 

between censuses had been “an 

extraordinary period” and the 

impact it had on New Zealand’s 

population was starting to show 

through where 

people were 

choosing to live. 

“People are 

going towards 

places that are 

on the outskirts 

of cities or have 

scenic values,” 

she said. Rosemary 

Christchurch Goodyear 

is also following 

a national trend of being more 

diverse. 

Since 2018, the number of 

people who identified as NZ 

European in Christchurch 

dropped by 2 per cent, with all 

other ethnicities experiencing an 

increase. 

The number of people who 

identified as Asian grew by 2.2 

per cent and now make up 17.1 

per cent of Christchurch’s population 

(67,050). 

GROWTH: Christchurch’s population now makes up 7.8 per cent of New Zealand’s total 

and is more ethnically diverse than ever. 

PHOTO: STATS NZ 

The number of people who 

identify as Māori grew by 1.3 per 

cent (44,022), the number of people 

who identify as Pacific people 

grew by 0.5 per cent (16,746), 

and the number of people who 

identify as Middle Eastern, Latin 

American or African grew by 1.9 

per cent (7422). 

While the North Island had 

the larger population increase, 

growing by 213,453 people compared 

with 80,745 people in the 

South Island, the South Island’s 

population had a higher rate of 

increase. It grew by 7.3 per cent, 

compared with 5.9 per cent in 

the North Island. 

The median age of people in 

New Zealand also increased 

from 38.1 years, compared with 

37.4 years in 2018. 

Census 2023 included questions 

about gender diversity for 

the first time, which will help to 

quantify New Zealand’s rainbow 

community. 

However, the results of those 

questions will not be released 

until October this year. 

Further data from the census, 

including people’s transport habits, 

household income and size, 

and access to technology, will be 

gradually released over this year 

and 2025. 

The previous census in 2018 

came under fire after it heavily 

focused on getting people to 

complete the census online, 

resulting in lower than usual 

completion rates and under 

counts of vulnerable populations, 

including Māori. 

Iwi counts were of such poor 

quality they were withheld. 

For the latest census, Stats 

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during which people were able 

to complete their forms and held 

1400 ‘assisted completion’ events. 

The agency said an estimated 

99 per cent of New Zealand’s 

total population has been 

captured in this census and 97 

per cent of Māori. 

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Potholes patched but more work to do 

• By Geoff Sloan 

IT HAS BEEN an eyesore for 

years, riddled with potholes and 

full of puddles in winter. 

But now the Hawke St 

car park at the back of New 

Brighton mall has had a major 

makeover. 

The car park’s transformation 

has quietly taken place over recent 

months, after years 

of angst from residents 

over who was responsible 

for repairing it. 

The car park has been 

a problem for decades, 

with damage worsened 

by the earthquakes and 

poor maintenance over 

the years. 

Previous attempts to coordinate 

repairs with the 22 

privately-owned sections of the 

250m long car park met with 

failure, but recent redevelopment 

plans announced for the 

mall appear to have jolted some 

landowners into action, filling 

in their gaps. 

One frustrated business 

owner who leased a shop bordering 

the car park once asked 

an obliging road crew to fill in 

the craters on her space with 

their surplus fill. 

The overall New Brighton 

Regeneration project is being 

led by ChristchurchNZ’s urban 

Rachael 

Shiels 

development team. 

Spokeswoman Rachael Shiels 

said the car park was looking 

a lot better, but there were still 

some potholes that needed to 

be fixed. 

“We’ve been working with 

various landowners across the 

car park to pull together a bit of 

a comprehensive plan. 

“There’s been some 

recent tidying up, which 

is really exciting, but 

we’re looking at future 

prospects for this space 

as well.” 

Work is due to start 

in the next few months 

on a pedestrian north/ 

south corridor extension 

to Oram Ave, which will 

effectively cut the mall in half 

and condense New Brighton’s 

commercial core from 11ha to 

4ha. 

“The community continues to 

note the car park is something 

that they’d really like to see 

worked on. 

“They’re feeling pretty good 

that it’s looking a bit tidier at 

the moment, but (they) still see 

there’s work to be done,” said 

Shiels. 

• Watch the video on 

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LOOKING GOOD: The Hawke St car park at the back of New Brighton Mall is finally 

looking better. 

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NEWS 11 

Mum ‘disgusted’ by parents shaming 

kids at primary school cross-country 

A MUM HAS lambasted fellow 

parents for mocking pupils 

taking part in a school crosscountry 

last week. 

Alicia Shaw 

was on the 

sidelines, supporting 

her 6-and 

8-year-old sons, 

when she noticed 

the comments 

and behaviour of 

other parents. 

Alicia Shaw 

“I’m so disgusted 

by the 

behaviour, the attitude of some 

of the parents there and what 

they said,” Shaw said in a video 

posted to her TikTok account. 

“And bear in mind, my boys 

go to a Catholic school, they’re 

meant to be taught all these 

values . . .you’d think the parents 

sending them would have some 

of those values themselves. But 

they don’t.” 

The video of the May 14 event 

has since been watched over 

10,000 times. 

In it, Shaw said the worst comments 

were saved for year 3 and 

4 pupils nearing the finishing 

line. 

“These are 7- to 8-year-olds. 

As the run goes on, there’s 

always a pack of kids at the back 

who are tired, who are running, 

walking in between, and they’re 

really buggered. 

“At the very end . . . this dad, 

right by them, goes, ‘Oh, here 

comes the walking club’ and 

starts cracking up.” 

Shaw said her focus was on 

supporting the participants in 

a positive way, otherwise she 

would’ve said something to the 

man, who had no idea how hard 

some of the pupils had trained. 

“Because how dare you come 

at children who are tired, they 

have been running their little 

hearts out and they’re children 

. . . (to) laugh at them, it’s really 

disgusting.” 

Multiple children were walking 

past the man as he made 

the comment and many were 

exhausted and seemed upset, 

Shaw told the NZ Herald. 

“It was hard to tell if it was 

directly from hearing him or if it 

just added to an already exhausting 

and emotional time.” 

She also overheard other parents 

talking among themselves 

NOT ON: Mum Alicia Shaw has taken to social media to 

call out fellow parents for mocking pupils taking part in a 

primary school cross-country. 

PHOTO: GETTY 

and calling kids “slow” and “lazy”. 

“My sons are not into sports 

so it’s not something I have had 

much experience with, but after 

reading comments on my video, 

it seems to be a common issue. 

“There were many amazing 

parents and teachers who attended 

who were very encouraging 

so it is sad some took time 

out of their day to go and create 

negativity.” 

Shaw didn’t want to name the 

school “as I don’t want it as a 

reflection on them, but more of a 

widespread issue with parents”. 

For Shaw, the point of the 

crosscountry was kids being 

active, involved and trying their 

best, rather than making sure 

they won. Now she is unsure if 

she wants her sons to take part in 

next year’s event. 

“My message to anyone attending 

these events is just to be 

positive and not to judge kids,” 

she told the Herald. 

“If the parents making comments 

were in the same situation, 

I doubt they would appreciate 

others mocking them.” 

One of her sons was in tears after 

the event, and she’d watched 

his young friend put an arm 

around him and tell him what a 

great job he’d done, Shaw said. 

“I was beyond touched that 

young kids can be so empathetic 

in comparison to an adult.” 

Bad behaviour by adults on 

the sidelines of kids’ sport has 

been the focus of numerous 

campaigns. Canterbury Rugby 

has teamed up with Ray 

White in a ‘Keep it positive’ 

bib campaign to stamp out 

poor sideline behaviour, while 

the national Good Sports 

programme encourages positive 

sporting experiences for kids 

through educating adults. 

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12 

NEWS 


Most pressing issue for new mums 

attachment disorders, expert says 

For first-time new mums Jadah 

Aramoana Coffin and Hannah 

Baker, parenting is as much about 

forming emotional bonds as it 

is responding to their babies’ 

physical needs. They share their 

pregnancy preparations with 

Frank Film’s Sally Blundell 

COT, WAHAKURA, bassinet, 

nappies, baby clothes. In two 

different homes in two different 

parts of Christchurch, first-time 

mothers-to-be Jadah Aramoana 

Coffin and Hannah Baker have 

worked through the required 

checklist in preparation for their 

new babies. 

But what comes next cannot be 

bought or borrowed. 

“I don’t think it’s that 

complicated really,” said 

parenting expert and educator 

Nathan Wallis. 

“In that first year of life, your 

baby is the centre of the entire 

universe, and you 

are their slave.” 

But it takes a 

village, he says, 

to support that 

one person, that 

“slave”, so they 

can provide that 

vital intimate 

relationship with 

this tiny, yawning, 

sleeping, 

feeding bundle of humanity. 

Nathan 

Wallis 

Where in the past, parenting 

advice tended to focus on sleep, 

feeding and bowel movements 

– a hangover from a time when 

infant mortality was high – now, 

he says, the most pressing issue is 

“probably attachment disorders”. 

“Especially in that first year 

of life, the more often your baby 

feels they’re in partnership with 

‘If you’re raised without 

that intimacy, you tend to 

be more prone to fear’ 

– Nathan Wallis 

you, probably the brainier they’ll 

be, the more resilient they’ll be, 

the more fun they’ll be, the better 

their quality of life will be. 

“If you’re raised without 

that intimacy you tend to be 

more prone to fear, to be more 

reactive, you’ve got to look after 

yourself and you don’t get the 

opportunity to develop the reciprocal, 

loving, caring, empathetic 

stuff that you get in the context 

of a high quality relationship. 

There’s probably nothing in your 

life that has as profound a difference 

as whether you experience 

that intimacy as a baby or not.” 

The village notion is largely 

gone – only about 20 per cent 

of New Zealanders live in the 

same place as our parents and 

grandparents – but in supporting 

young mothers, said Wallis, 

“I think we now have more a 

family of affiliations.” 

Coffin, 20, of Aranui, will be 

raising her first born within a 

three-generation household. 

“Everyone’s 

involved and want 

to be around to 

help with the 

pēpi – and 

looking after 

the mama,” 

said 

Coffin’s 

mother, 

Karla. 

Baker, 25, 

of Papanui, 

will be 

sharing the 

care of her 

firstborn with 

her partner Elliot Dowie. 

“Even as a little kid I wanted to 

make sure that whoever I marry 

and have children with, he’s very 

hands on. It’s a 50/50 game now.” 

Related or not, that “family of 

affiliations” allows the mother to 

focus on that vital one-on-one 

relationship with the baby. 

“Because you’re not necessarily 

born with all those skills to 

know how to look after a baby, 

how to attach to a baby, how to 

respond to a baby, how to meet 

their needs,” said Wallis. 

That foundational relationship 

also gives the baby a sense of 

predictability. 

“When you can predict what’s 

going to happen, that calms the 

lower brain, the survival parts 

of the brain. When you calm 

the survival brain, then you’re 

bringing to light the front cortex, 

all the good stuff in human 

development – language, literacy, 

numeracy but also empathy, to 

understand consequences, to 

understand the impact of your 

actions on others. But if a baby’s 

fearful, then you’re not evolving 

that.” 

It is not until about nine 

months old that a baby will 

recognise themselves as 

a separate person. 

With that, said 

Wallis, comes 

the fear that the 

parent is going to 

leave. “And then 

they cling and you 

get this separation anxiety for 

a few weeks. Parents will notice 

it – it’s when you can’t go to the 

toilet without leaving the toilet 

door open.” 

Wallis’ advice – just go with it. 

“Take them to the bloody 

toilet with you. If you go, oh no, 

I don’t want a wussy kid, let’s 

harden him up, then you just 

confirm to them that you are 

going to abandon them. So it 

makes it way worse.” 

Now, just days after giving 

birth, two new first-time 

mothers are absorbed in the 

everyday wonder of a new life. 

Baker strokes the downy 

cheek of her new son, Arthur. 

“Milk’s flowing,” said 

Dowie. 

“He’s happy, she’s 

happy.” 

Coffin gazes at her new 

son Te Awanuiārangi. 

That’s why she’s 

so tired, said 

her mother. 

“When he 

sleeps, she 

just sits 

there and 

stares at 

him.” 

TEAM EFFORT: Jadah 

Aramoana Coffin and her 

son Te Awanuiārangi with 

her mum Karla. 

Below – Hannah Baker, her 

partner Elliot Dowie and 

son Arthur. 

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LETTERS 15 

Council’s funding priorities questioned 

THe city council needs to tighten 

its belt along with the rest of us, 

including the Arts Centre. 

If the majority of people in 

Christchurch cannot afford 

higher rates, and many made 

submissions to council telling 

them this, then cuts have to 

be made across many projects 

including the Arts Centre. 

There was a strong campaign 

to Save the Arts Centre with 

many making submissions in favour 

of council funding. But the 

Arts Centre will never disappear 

so what are they saving it from? 

Change of management? 

Council needs to focus on 

core responsibilities of water, 

rubbish, streets etc during this 

cost of living crisis. If we can’t 

afford something, then we can’t 

afford it. 

– D Downward 

I think our rates should be 

used on the water, parks, street 

lights, and other essential 

things. 

Roads should be left to the 

Government because rather 

than maintaining them the 

council does silly things like 

narrowing them, adding cycle 

lanes and reducing speed limits. 

It would be nice to be able 

to support things like the Arts 

Centre and Orana Park, but we 

just can’t afford it. My rates are 

crippling now, even with the 

full subsidy, especially since the 

rating value of my land (and 

presumably everyone else’s) 

almost doubled with the latest 

valuation. 

– Michael J. Brathwaite 

We want to hear your views 

on the issues affecting life 

in Canterbury 

Send emails to: 

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PRIORITIES: Readers are split on city council funding for the Arts Centre or whether it 

should focus on delivering core services. 

Funding the likes of the Arts 

Centre and Orana Park are a nobrainer. 

These centres offer elements 

that are so important to a healthy 

culture. The amounts involved 

here are paltry when you consider 

the enormous amount of money 

spent on the council’s ego project 

of the stadium. 

When you consider the shortfalls 

in funding for the cathedral, 

you can’t help but see a pattern of 

ill-considered expenditure for big 

projects. Mauger’s own passion of 

wanting to resurrect a race track 

shows the mentality of some in 

the council. 

– Christiana Raphael 

The Arts Centre used to be the 

soul of Christchurch, the most 

popular centre around with the 

markets, shops, music and fun 

events organised by the council. 

After the earthquakes, the various 

councils failed to recognise 

that this event, be it terrible, gave 

it the chance for a new beginning 

for Christchurch. 

It is now a city with a sport 

stadium towering over it. The 

Botanic Gardens are now for the 

tourists with the council planning 

to charge for parking in Hagley 

Park. I think they will regret that. 

– Dorothy Blindenbach 

Belfast 

Yes the council needs to 

support the Arts Centre by 

granting it the money. The Arts 

Centre is an established part of 

the Christchurch cultural scene 

and a drawcard for tourists with 

its proximity to the Museum, 

Ravenscar House and the Botanic 

Gardens. 

It’s a great use of the old University 

site and an irreplaceable 

part of Christchurch’s history. 

– Kathy Palmer 

Somerfield 

Drilling for gas 

I was involved in the oil and gas 

industry as a senior driller on offshore 

oil rigs for 15 years including 

six years on the North Sea. I 

also taught blow out prevention 

and well control in Singapore and 

London. 

I find it totally ridiculous 

that we should have oil and gas 

reserves in New Zealand and not 

utilise them when we have an 

energy shortage. 

– Noel McGuigan 

Bevan Sisson sports 

column 

Interesting column by Bevan Sisson, 

(The Star, May 23), on most 

recent All Blacks captain Sam 

Cane. 

Bevan is of course allowed his 

opinion. Criticism re Sam Cane 

goes with the territory. 

I, for one, always believed Cane 

was lucky to be an All Black, let 

alone the captain. 

I felt Crusaders great Matt 

Todd should have been there 

ahead of him. Matt was a fantastic 

all round No 7 and a leader 

in Razor’s early title-winning 

teams. 

I also think Sam Whitelock 

should have been made captain 

after Kieran Read retired. I 

do agree with Sisson that former 

All Black and Crusaders captain 

Reuben Thorne received unfair 

flack. He was an ABs captain 

with a more than 80 per cent 

record of wins and captained the 

Crusaders on an unbeaten title 

run in 2002. 

It is subjective re what is fair/ 

unfair criticism. I believe Richie 

Mo’unga, the backline maestro 

for the Crusaders in Scott 

Robertson’s tenure as coach, 

received unfair barbs in his 

time in the All Blacks. I hope he 

returns to these shores sooner 

rather than later. 

– Graham Paterson, 

Redwood 

DIVISIVE: A reader says Sam Cane should have never 

been named as All Blacks captain, with Sam Whitelock his 

preferred option. 

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Handing over the keys: Min Sarginson 

on selling real estate, and retirement 

Well-known real estate 

agent Min Sarginson 

has retired after 40 

years selling property. 

She talks to reporter 

Dylan Smits 

MIN SARGINSON lives atop a 

hill overlooking the wide, blue 

stretch of water between her 

Allandale home and Diamond 

Harbour. 

Nestled away from the hustle 

and bustle of the city, the 

73-year-old has a prime view 

of the bay area where many 

residents have entrusted her 

with one of the most important 

financial decisions of their lives. 

“When I started there was 

a gap between Charteris Bay 

and Church Bay and Diamond 

Harbour. Now it all blends in 

to one another. It’s really local 

knowledge you need to know 

when you’re stepping from one 

into another.” 

She founded Min Sarginson 

Real Estate in 1998, hoping to 

make a personal mark on the 

industry. 

With offices in Lyttelton, 

Diamond Harbour and 

Governors Bay, the company 

grew into the leading agency for 

Banks Peninsula. 

“I always felt even when we 

were the predominant player, we 

could never rest on our laurels 

because some good operator 

could come in and they could 

take you out,” she said. 

Understanding the unique 

requirements of her clients was 

critical to the agency’s success. 

“You have to know what 

people are looking for in local 

schools, how they are going 

to travel into town if they’re a 

commuter, that sort of thing.” 

Since enjoying time at home 

during the Covid-19 lockdowns, 

Sarginson had been considering 

when to retire. 

“Before that, I could not 

imagine not going into the 

office everyday. That was my 

identity. Then out of the blue I 

got a phone call from the Bayleys 

property manager in February, 

asking if I’d consider selling.” 

The sale to Bayleys Property 

Management was finalised on 

May 16, with Sarginson officially 

retiring on the same day. 

“For some time I’ve felt a bit 

of disconnect, like is this really 

happening?” 

Her family was “surprised” 

by the sale, but is “immensely 

proud” of her career. 

Born and raised on a small 

farm near Oamaru, Sarginson 

was the youngest of 11 siblings. 

She was a well-behaved child, 

she says, who enjoyed playing 

games with her sisters. 

“It was a fantastic lifestyle, but 

the family was spread over an 

entire generation. We weren’t all 

LEGACY: Min Sarginson at home in Allandale. The real estate agent has retired after 

selling houses for more than 40 years. Top right – Sarginson with her partner Richard Lyth. 

very close with each other.” 

Belonging to a large family 

caused a slight rebellious streak 

to develop, which helped when 

starting the agency. 

“It was like there were two 

lots of parents and I think 

being in that position as the 

youngest gave me a sense of 

independence.” 

Sarginson met her husband 

Euan through friends in 1972 and 

they married in 1974. 

“We lived in England for 

two-and-a-half years, had our 

daughter over there,” she said. 

They moved to Allandale 

in 1980 and built Sarginson’s 

current house, which the couple 

moved into in 1987. 

“We had a shared sense of 

interest in travel and we really 

just fit together at the time. So, as 

many did in those days, we got 

married.” 

A notable fashion and car 

racing photographer, Euan died 

of cancer in 2004. 

Sarginson met her current 

partner Richard Lyth in 2010, 

on a cycling trip between 

Blenheim and Picton. 

Sarginson never envisioned 

herself as a real estate agent. 

She worked as a high school 

teacher in England and then 

‘There was a bit of a 

reputation in those days 

for real estate agents to be 

a bit sleazy, whether that 

was fair or not. I always 

felt the house sells itself, 

so I wanted to do things 

differently when I got 

into it’ – Min Sarginson 

was a stay-at-home mum for her 

children, Alice and Finn. It was 

during that time her interest was 

sparked and she took distance 

classes. 

“There was a bit of a reputation 

in those days for real estate 

agents to be a bit sleazy, whether 

that was fair or not. I always felt 

the house sells itself, so I wanted 

to do things differently when I 

got into it,” she said. 

After getting her licence 

NOTABLE: Properties Sarginson has sold over the years 

include Margaret Mahy’s former home at Governors Bay. 

in 1983, she worked at David 

Murray Real Estate for 15 years. 

“At that point I loved real 

estate. I was doing well in it, but I 

just felt like I was in a rut.” 

Eventually, she felt the need to 

strike out on her own. 

“It was challenging. Especially 

at first when people would 

tell me ‘you’re brave’, which 

doesn’t exactly help with 

your confidence, but I pushed 

through.” 

Over the years, Sarginson has 

sold everything from sections 

to notable properties, including 

children’s author Margaret 

Mahy’s former residence at 

Governors Bay. 

The movement of wealthier 

residents into the area has been 

a dramatic change since she 

started. 

Sarginson says the cultural 

shift was inevitable, but has 

caused the bays to lose its 

“pioneering spirit”. 

“With all the developments, 

many people have that sense of 

change. I once heard the saying 

‘the last person in wants to be 

the last person in’.” 

The increase in car ownership 

since the 1980s has also been a 

factor. 

“The sense of isolation, 

particularly in Diamond 

Harbour started to shift,” she 

said. 

However, Sarginson says some 

things about the bays have not 

changed. 

“The hill still forms a bit of 

mental separation between 

people. There’s things that 

happen over here and things 

in the city. So there is a very 

different market of people.” 

Sarginson describes herself 

as a shy and reserved person 

in most aspects of life, but to 

succeed when connecting with 

clients she felt the need to adopt 

a stronger persona. 

“I’m not naturally sociable, but 

in real estate I have made sure to 

grow my confidence by learning 

the area. Now I’m very confident 

when dealing with clients’ 

needs.” 

Now she’s retired, Sarginson 

plans to spend more time visiting 

her children and grandchildren, 

and going on cycling trips. 

“It’s very beneficial to just get 

out on the bike with your mates. 

I also do yoga everyday, and 

there will be a lot of down time 

for reading.” 

She has mixed feelings about 

ending her career, but is looking 

forward to more relaxation. 

“It feels fantastic, but strange. 

You no longer have this big 

responsibility anymore weighing 

on you.” 

Next month, Sarginson and 

Lyth will visit France as the first 

big trip of her retirement. 

TIME OUT: Sarginson at Lake Tekapo. A cycling trip was 

always a welcome break after busy days at the agency.

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Bevan Sisson 

Rugby matters 

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WHEN WILL New Zealand 

Rugby and the provincial unions 

realise the game isn’t the shining 

golden cloak of NZ sport. The 

landscape isn’t changing – it’s 

changed, got dressed and left the 

sheds. 

The Players’ Association 

has laid down an ultimatum 

to change the governance or 

they will force an even greater 

disruption. 

Its chief Rob Nichol has 

put the blame squarely at the 

provincial unions for stopping 

the introduction of a new model 

as the unions struggle to keep 

control. 

The NPC and the community 

game need to have a completely 

separate amateur body. This 

new body would realise it is 

unsustainable to fly around the 

country and stay in hotels and 

pay players, in what should be 

an amateur competition. 

The salary cap for the NPC is 

$1.1 million with some unions 

reporting spending up to $1.4m 

– money that doesn’t need to be 

spent. That excludes coaches and 

support staff. 

The crowds don’t warrant it 

and the viewing audiences don’t 

justify it. 

The competition format needs 

to change. 

One option could be a 

conference system with North 

and South Island conferences, 

with the winner of each 

conference playing in a final. 

It should have a promotionrelegation 

component for 

something to aspire to. This 

could also open up the door for 

an extra Heartland team for the 

South Island to be introduced, 

such as Canterbury Country. 

There will be many differing 

ideas on how a new format 

should look: 

• Removing payments to 

players. 

• No day training but after 

work sessions, with player and 

team reviews done online. 

• They bus to and from games 

where they can, saving money 

on expensive flights. Look at 

the situation South Canterbury 

ended up with, missing out on 

a shield challenge due to the 

costs of flights, stopping players 

having a shot at the shield. 

• Games played at parks with 

no television requirements, 

allowing them to be played at 

local domains for everyone to 

watch local players they identify 

with. The success of Canterbury 

v Auckland last year at Rangiora 

Showgrounds proved it can be 

done. 

• The Super Rugby franchises 

will have scouts looking at 

these games and there is still 

an opportunity for someone 

that has slipped through to get 

picked up by a franchise. 

Now to the professional game. 

Let’s be honest, most of the top 

players have played minimal or 

any club rugby or even NPC. 

Look at the case of young 

Jamie Hannah, ex Christchurch 

Boys’ High. He is a great young 

player with real ability. Straight 

SPLIT: New Zealand Rugby Players’ Association chief Rob Nichol has threatened to form a 

new body, which will be established to govern the professional game if NZ Rugby doesn’t 

vote on governance reforms by the end of the month. 

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out of high school and into the 

Crusaders Academy via Lincoln 

University. 

His path has been Crusaders 

U20s, NZ U20s and then into 

the Crusaders. No NPC pathway 

for that young fella. Aaron 

Webb, the Crusaders Academy 

and talent ID manager, 

identified his class early, 

enabling him to be fast-tracked. 

It does raise questions though. 

What happens to the 

professional players between 

Super Rugby seasons? Could 

the Crusaders do a longer offseason 

tour to generate income, 

enabling them to trial fringe 

players and keeping those not 

involved in the ABs, NZ XV 

and U20s in meaningful rugby 

before the next Super season, 

while also creating much needed 

income? 

With any change there will 

be issues, like where does the 

Ranfurly Shield fit in. Does 

it become an FA Cup style 

competition? Is a new format 

going to be manageable? Where 

does the women’s professional 

game sit? There are more 

questions than answers and 

many things that need to be 

solved, but change needs to 

happen and staying with the 

status quo is not the answer. 

• Sisson is a former 

player, Lincoln, 

Lincoln University and 

representative coach and 

New Zealand age group 

selector 

FAST TRACK: Young Crusader Jamie Hannah was 

recruited to the Crusaders Academy straight out of 

high school and didn’t need to follow the pathway to 

professional rugby via the NPC competition. 

A win to savour in a season of struggles 

SOLID: Crusaders lock and Lincoln High School product 

Antonio Shalfoon put in a big performance in Saturday 

night’s victory over the Blues. 

PHOTO: GETTY 

THE CRUSADERS have 

stumbled and bumbled through 

the season. With one highlight 

being the win over the Chiefs 

in round six and a low light in 

round 9 being well beaten by the 

Force. 

They can now add another 

highlight to a struggling season 

with the win over the Blues. 

Both sides had motivation for 

the game – the Blues cement 

themselves at the top, and the 

Crusaders need to get themselves 

away from the bottom. 

The Crusaders showed real 

grit with a plan to take it to the 

Blues at scrum time and in the 

tight with the backs starting to 

show some real direction in an 

up tempo game plan. 

What a great story seeing Antonio 

Shalfoon previously from 

Lincoln High School. A few 

weeks ago his game time was 

running out for Springston in 

the combined country competition. 

He played well and showed 

the need for a big tight head lock 

in that Crusaders pack. 

Does Saturday night’s win 

smooth over the lumps of the 

season? Definitely not and a 

robust review will be needed 

from their training (why do 

they have so many non-contact 

soft tissue injuries?) to the make 

up of the coaching group and 

management. 

But let’s enjoy the moment 

and that can be sorted later on. 

Rob Penney may have woken up 

on Sunday with a headache, but 

hopefully because he has had a 

couple of celebratory beers and 

not over the issues of the past 

week. 

The Crusaders still require a 

lot of results to fall their way to 

make the eight so they will need 

to fight like they are the third 

monkey on the ramp to Noah’s 

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• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding 

ONGOING roadworks are 

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Richmond businesses, with one 

long 

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time to leave. 

After more than 20 years of 

supplying fresh produce to the 

eastern suburbs on Stanmore 

Rd, The Green Grocer closed 

it doors for the final time on 

Friday. 

The city council began a fu l 

reconstruction of North Avon 

Rd in January which has since 

left businesses struggling to 

bring customers into their stores. 

The Green Grocer owner 

Dianne Pratt said she didn’t 

want to go, but because of the 

roadworks the business has 

suffered a “huge decline.” 

“We are around 50 per cent 

down each week and we can’t 

sustain it. It is below break even 

for us,” she said. 

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END OF AN ERA: The Green Grocer owners Dianne and Chris Pratt have closed their Stanmore Rd store as a result of the 

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HOPE IS fading for people who 

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• By Sophie Cornish 

LINDA CHEN has a new 

outlook on life after giving birth 

to her first child, Sebastian. 

The Fendalton-Waimairi- 

Harewood Community Board 

member and her husband Robin 

welcomed the baby boy on April 

10 in what she described a 

“precious experience.” 

“Having a child has 

not only been a precious 

experience for me, as 

a woman, but it has 

also changed the 

way I see the world. 

I now see the world 

as a mother – the 

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in our ward have 

become a lot more 

personal now.” 

Sebastian is also 

the first grandchild 

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family, “so he is 

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and attention,” said 

Mrs Chen. 

The couple first 

met while at primary school at 

the former Kendal School in 

Harewood. 

“We are rea ly happy that we 

have ended up settling back at 

Harewood and that we wi l be 

raising Sebastian here. Both 

Robin and I have fond memories 

growing up in this area,” she said. 

Mrs Chen is the second 

community board member to 

welcome a child this term, with 

Jamie Gough’s wife, Jasmine, 

giving birth to their first child in 

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• By Julia Evans and Sophie 

Cornish 

“OVERWHELMING” 

opposition has caused 

Environment Canterbury to 

re-think its proposed cuts to bus 

routes in the city. 

ECan staff prepared an “alternative 

option” to the proposal 

in its draft Long Term Plan, 

that would axe the six lowest 

performing bus routes, affecting 

110,000 passenger trips. 

The new proposal wi l save 

the 107 Styx Mi l to Northlands 

while the 108 Casebrook to 

Northlands wi l be absorbed 

into an extended version of the 

28 Papanui to Lyttelton service. 

Papanui Ward city counci lor 

Mike Davidson urged people to 

submit on the plan, saying the 

routes were an “essential social 

service.” 

He said while the new option 

is “rea ly good news” for residents 

in his ward, “other areas 

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ST ANNE’S Catholic School 

produced an unconventional 

cross-country event, using 

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involved ducking, diving and 

getting muddy. 

The Grit Cha lenge was 

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company and involved a 

technical run including two 

crossings, jumping a fence, 

tunnels, poles, large barrels 

and several mud-based 

obstacles. 

The pupils climbed up a 

four-level scaffolding feature 

and jumped off into matting. 

Principal Da las Wichman 

said the cha lenge was pu together 

to promote the school’s 

attitude of grit. 

“To persist when things get 

difficult and give things a go 

which we know is a big determiner 

of success in life.” 

“The event was amazing 

and brings so many 

families rather than the 

traditional ‘running around 

the park’-style cross-country 

which we know is dead 

boring.” 

He said the pupils loved the 

course. 

“They loved getting rea ly 

high on the scaffolding obstacle 

and dropping off onto our 

high jump mat.” 

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• By Julia Evans 

PUBLIC OUTCRY has caused a 

rethink over plans to cut bus routes 

around the city. 

But the 535 Eastgate to Lyttelton 

and Rapaki sti l remains on the 

chopping block. 

Environment Canterbury staff 

prepared an “alternative option” to 

the proposal in its draft Long Term 

Plan that would axe the six lowest 

performing bus routes fo lowing 

“overwhelming” public opposition, 

a spokeswoman said. 

Those routes included the 535 

and the 145 Westmorland to 

Eastgate. 

The solution is a modification 

of the six routes proposed to be 

disestablished – with frequency 

changes, the combining of two 

routes, extension and re-routing of 

others. 

But as part of the proposal, 

there would not be a service 

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YALDHURST residents 

wi l this week lodge an appeal 

and prepare for a costly court 

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a low quarry expansion in the 

area. 

The decision made by city 

council and Environment 

Canterbury appointed hearings 

panel a lowed quarrying 

company Road Metals to 

increase their Yaldhurst 

operations to 100m from 

houses. 

To lodge the appeal, the 

residents formed a new 

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Chairwoman Soraya Nicholas 

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group $100,000 and it received 

support from various members 

of the community. 

“We’re probably looking 

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happening in September and 

potentia ly the Environment 

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COCKLE NUMBERS in the 

Avon-Heathcote Estuary are in 

serious decline. 

A six-month study shows the 

population has fallen dramatically 

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around 400 per sq m to between 

50 and 80 per sq m in some 

areas. 

Biological sciences student 

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the extent and impact 

of harvesting on the health and 

sustainability of estuary shellfish 

beds – an important feeding 

grounds for birds. 

The results suggest the current 

limit of 150 cockles per person 

per day is too high and needs to 

be reduced or even a ban put in 

place, Ms Hampson said. 

Auckland’s limit is 50 per person 

per day, which she believes 

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FORMER BANKS Peninsula 

Community Board chairwoman 

Christine Wilson has died after a 

short illness. 

“Lyttelton has lost one of its 

best and dearest,” said friend and 

board member John McLister. 

“Christine was a jewel. She loved 

her community, selflessly dedicating 

her life to public service.” 

Ms Wilson was the sister of 

former All Blacks Graeme and 

Stephen Bachop and mother to 

former All Blacks Nathan and 

Aaron Mauger, who now respectively 

coach at the Sunwolves 

and Highlanders Super Rugby 

franchises. 

Aaron Mauger remained in 

Christchurch at the weekend as 

his team played in Brisbane. 

Banks Peninsula city councillor 

and Deputy Mayor Andrew 

Turner said he was saddened to 

hear of her death. 

“My thoughts are with her family 

at this time,” he said. 

Ms Wilson had been a highly 

effective board chair and would 

be much missed in the community. 


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• By Emily O’Conne l 

GLENTUNNEL teenager 

Manaia Davies is off to San 

Diego next month in a team of 

22 dancers representing New 

Zealand in an international 

competition. 

The 13-year-old was asked to 

be in the team by Kiwi choreographer, 

Kiel Tutin, who has 

worked with stars such as Jennifer 

Lopez. 

Manaia, who has been dancing 

since she was three-yearsold, 

says she was “shocked” by 

the invitation and is looking 

forward to competing in Body 

Rock Junior. 

She’s been trave ling to 

Auckland each weekend for 

practice. 

“It’s rea ly hard-out, it’s fu l 

hands-on training and we 

run the set over, over and over 

again,” she said. 

The Burnside High 

School student spends most 

of her spare time training or 

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DISTRICT council-owned 

houses in Darfield have had 

to be decontaminated from 

methampetamine before they can 

be sold. 

The three dwe lings are part of a 

portfolio of houses and a section in 

Ritso S the council is dispersing. 

It has cost just over $40,000 to 

decontaminate the properties. 

Insurance has met about $30,000 

of the bi l, the district council the 

rest. 

The houses are on the market 

for between $300,000 to $355,000. 

Former mayor Bi l Woods says 

he is concerned that money from 

the sales wi l not go back into 

Malvern community. 

In the early 2000s Mr Woods 

and late district counci lor Paul 

Stewart was involved in putting a 

case forward that if the properties 

were sold the money had to go 

back into the community. 

“In fairness, the money gained 

from the sale of these properties 

must be returned to the area from 

where it was co lected,” he said. 

The district council’s property 

and commercial manager Douglas 

Marsha l said yesterday the 

sale proceeds wi l be credited to 

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A CON man who tells his 

intended victims he will harm 

their families if they don’t pay up 

may face a bigger problem than 

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Police have received 19 complaints 

from Christchurch people 

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Pay up or your 

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parents, will be 

attacked, the caller says. 

But it appears the con man is 

not connected to the gangs, just 

using their names to put fear into 

the intended victims. 

Canterbury University criminologist 

Greg Newbold said yesterday 

the gangs would be “filthy”. 

“All I can say is he’s got a death 

wish,” he said. 

“They will be absolutely p***ed 

off. Anybody who impersonates 

a gang member is committing a 

serious crime against the gang.” 

Prof Newbold said the perpetrator 

could get a “hiding” for that 

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ONGOING roadworks are 

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Richmond businesses, with one 

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time to leave. 

After more than 20 years of 

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sustain it. It is below break even 

for us,” she said. 


END OF AN ERA: The Green Grocer owners Dianne and Chris Pra t have closed their Stanmore Rd store as a result of the 

pressure being put on Richmond’s commercial area. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER 

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HOPE IS fading for people who 

catch the bus between New 

Brighton and Burwood Hospital. 

Environment Canterbury has 

prepared an “alternative option” 

in its draft Long Term Plan after 

public opposed its original plan 

to axe six of its lowest performing 

bus routes. 

But a new route combining the 

135 Burwood Hospital and 150 

The Palms bus routes is planned 

to terminate at Taiora: QE II Recreation 

and Sport Centre. 

It means the 135 Burwood Hospital 

route wi l no longer travel 

into New Brighton. 

Currently the bus service runs 

from Prestons Rd through to Burwood 

Hospital and along Beach 

Rd to Marine Parade. 

The proposed change has been 

met with opposition. New Brighton 

resident Hilary Wilson said 

the planned route change would 

be “terrible” as she always found 

the bus convenient, particularly 

when she had a knee replacement 

at Burwood Hospital. 


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“OVERWHELMING” 

opposition has caused 

Environment Canterbury to 

re-think its proposed cuts to bus 

routes in the city. 

ECan staff prepared an “alternative 

option” to the proposal 

in its draft Long Term Plan, 

that would axe the six lowest 

performing bus routes, affecting 

110,000 passenger trips. 

The new proposal wi l save 

the 107 Styx Mi l to Northlands 

while the 108 Casebrook to 

Northlands will be absorbed 

into an extended version of the 

28 Papanui to Lyttelton service. 

Papanui Ward city counci lor 

Mike Davidson urged people to 

submit on the plan, saying the 

routes were an “essential social 

service.” 

He said while the new option 

is “rea ly good news” for residents 

in his ward, “other areas 

haven’t been as fortunate, which 

is a shame.” 


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ST ANNE’S Catholic School 

produced an unconventional 

cross-country event, using 

an obstacle course which 

involved ducking, diving and 

getting muddy. 

The Grit Cha lenge was 

the idea of a parent who 

works for a scaffolding 

company and involved a 

technical run including two 

crossings, jumping a fence, 

tunnels, poles, large barrels 

and several mud-based 

obstacles. 

The pupils climbed up a 

four-level scaffolding feature 

and jumped off into matting. 

Principal Dallas Wichman 

said the challenge was pu together 

to promote the school’s 

attitude of grit. 

“To persist when things get 

difficult and give things a go 

which we know is a big determiner 

of success in life.” 

“The event was amazing 

and brings so many 

families rather than the 

traditional ‘running around 

the park’-style cross-country 

which we know is dead 

boring.” 

He said the pupils loved the 

course. 

“They loved getting rea ly 

high on the scaffolding obstacle 

and dropping off onto our 

high jump mat.” 

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tackles the mud head on. Left – Ho lie 

Parker jumps from the scaffolding. 

Right – Eve Solodi climbs through the 

obstacle course. 

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• By Julia Evans 

PUBLIC OUTCRY has caused a 

rethink over plans to cut bus routes 

around the city. 

Bu the 535 Eastgate to Lyttelton 

and Rapaki sti l remains on the 

chopping block. 

Environment Canterbury staff 

prepared an “alternative option” to 

the proposal in its draft Long Term 

Plan that would axe the six lowest 

performing bus routes fo lowing 

“overwhelming” public opposition, 

a spokeswoman said. 

Those routes included the 535 

and the 145 Westmorland to 

Eastgate. 

The solution is a modification 

of the six routes proposed to be 

disestablished – with frequency 

changes, the combining of two 

routes, extension and re-routing of 

others. 

But as part of the proposal, 

there would not be a service 

trave ling down Linwood Ave, 

through Ferrymead and Mt 

Pleasant. 


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• By Anan Zaki 

YALDHURST residents 

wi l this week lodge an appeal 

and prepare for a costly court 

battle to cha lenge a decision to 

a low quarry expansion in the 

area. 

The decision made by city 

council and Environment 

Canterbury appointed hearings 

panel allowed quarrying 

company Road Metals to 

increase their Yaldhurst 

operations to 100m from 

houses. 

To lodge the appeal, the 

residents formed a new 

group named the Yaldhurst 

Environment Group – Hau Ora 

Inc. 

Chairwoman Soraya Nicholas 

said the appeal would cos the 

group $100,000 and it received 

support from various members 

of the community. 

“We’re probably looking 

at mandatory mediation 

happening in September and 

potentia ly the Environment 

Court appeal case wi l be very 

late this year or early next year,” 

Ms Nicholas said. 

The group does not wan to 

ban quarrying in the area. 


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COCKLE NUMBERS in the 

Avon-Heathcote Estuary are in 

serious decline. 

A six-month study shows the 

population has fallen dramatically 

since a 2012 survey, from 

around 400 per sq m to between 

50 and 80 per sq m in some 

areas. 

Biological sciences student 

Stephanie Hampson has been researching 

the extent and impact 

of harvesting on the health and 

sustainability of estuary shellfish 

beds – an important feeding 

grounds for birds. 

The results suggest the current 

limit of 150 cockles per person 

per day is too high and needs to 

be reduced or even a ban put in 

place, Ms Hampson said. 

Auckland’s limit is 50 per person 

per day, which she believes 

would be more appropriate if 

harvesting is to continue. 


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Shellfish numbers threatened 


FORMER BANKS Peninsula 

Community Board chairwoman 

Christine Wilson has died after a 

short illness. 

“Lyttelton has lost one of its 

best and dearest,” said friend and 

board member John McLister. 

“Christine was a jewel. She loved 

her community, selflessly dedicating 

her life to public service.” 

Ms Wilson was the sister of 

former All Blacks Graeme and 

Stephen Bachop and mother to 

former All Blacks Nathan and 

Aaron Mauger, who now respectively 

coach at the Sunwolves 

and Highlanders Super Rugby 

franchises. 

Aaron Mauger remained in 

Christchurch at the weekend as 

his team played in Brisbane. 

Banks Peninsula city councillor 

and Deputy Mayor Andrew 

Turner said he was saddened to 

hear of her death. 

“My thoughts are with her family 

at this time,” he said. 

Ms Wilson had been a highly 

effective board chair and would 

be much missed in the community. 


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• By Emily O’Conne l 

GLENTUNNEL teenager 

Manaia Davies is off to San 

Diego next month in a team of 

22 dancers representing New 

Zealand in an international 

competition. 

The 13-year-old was asked to 

be in the team by Kiwi choreographer, 

Kiel Tutin, who has 

worked with stars such as Jennifer 

Lopez. 

Manaia, who has been dancing 

since she was three-yearsold, 

says she was “shocked” by 

the invitation and is looking 

forward to competing in Body 

Rock Junior. 

She’s been trave ling to 

Auckland each weekend for 

practice. 

“It’s rea ly hard-out, it’s fu l 

hands-on training and we 

run the set over, over and over 

again,” she said. 

The Burnside High 

School student spends most 

of her spare time training or 

teaching. 


OPPORTUNITY: 

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DISTRICT council-owned 

houses in Darfield have had 

to be decontaminated from 

methampetamine before they can 

be sold. 

The three dwe lings are part of a 

portfolio of houses and a section in 

Ritso S the council is dispersing. 

It has cost just over $40,000 to 

decontaminate the properties. 

Insurance has met about $30,000 

of the bi l, the district council the 

rest. 

The houses are on the market 

for between $300,000 to $355,000. 

Former mayor Bill Woods says 

he is concerned that money from 

the sales will not go back into 

Malvern community. 

In the early 2000s Mr Woods 

and late district counci lor Paul 

Stewart was involved in putting a 

case forward that if the properties 

were sold the money had to go 

back into the community. 

“In fairness, the money gained 

from the sale of these properties 

must be returned to the area from 

where it was co lected,” he said. 

The district council’s property 

and commercial manager Douglas 

Marsha l said yesterday the 

sale proceeds wi l be credited to 

council district funds. 


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A CON man who tells his 

intended victims he will harm 

their families if they don’t pay up 

may face a bigger problem than 

the law – gangs. 

Police have received 19 complaints 

from Christchurch people 

targeted by the sinister scam. It 

involves phone 

calls and texts to 

victims who are 

told the caller is 

from the Mongrel 

Mob, Highway 61 

or Black Power. 

Pay up or your 

family members, 

including elderly 

parents, will be 

attacked, the caller says. 

But it appears the con man is 

not connected to the gangs, just 

using their names to put fear into 

the intended victims. 

Canterbury University criminologist 

Greg Newbold said yesterday 

the gangs would be “filthy”. 

“All I can say is he’s got a death 

wish,” he said. 

“They will be absolutely p***ed 

off. Anybody who impersonates 

a gang member is committing a 

serious crime against the gang.” 

Prof Newbold said the perpetrator 

could get a “hiding” for that 

alone. 


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Celebrating 150 years 

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Being tactical 

Coach, mum, motivator 

Big scrap after police 

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RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 

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CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL 

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF 

APPLICATIONS FOR 

RESOURCE CONSENTS 

Details of the application for resource consent listed 

below may be examined during normal office hours at 

the Reception Counter of the Council’s Civic offices, 53 

Hereford Street, Christchurch, or the Council’s website 

(refer link below). 

Submissions must be made in writing on Form 13 or 

similar and will be received at any Council Office until 

5pm on Monday 24 June 2024. The submission form is 

available on the Council’s website or at any Council 

Office. Submissions may be made online, or emailed to 

resourceconsentsubmissions@ccc.govt.nz, or posted to: 

Resource Consents, Christchurch City Council, PO Box 

73013, Christchurch Mail Centre, Christchurch 8154. A 

copy of the submission must also be served on the 

applicant via their address for service below. 

1. Address: 137 Cambridge Terrace 

Consent sought: Land use consent 

Proposal: Cambridge 137 Limited has applied 

for land use consent in relation to 

land at 137 Cambridge Terrace Pt Lots 

1, 1 DP 6773 to: 

• Demolish Harley Chambers a 

heritage building listed as 

significant in Appendix 9.3.7.2 of 

Chapter 9 of the Christchurch 

District Plan. The building is listed 

as heritage item number 78 and sits 

within heritage setting 309. 

• On the same site construct a 42m 

high hotel, with 11 floors, 

comprising of: 

200 hotel rooms with 20 rooms 

per level above ground floor level 

A ground floor with reception, 

restaurant, ‘back of house’ areas 

and activities, and a fitness centre 

No on site parking 

A bus and car drive through 

loading and drop-off facility - 

entrance off Cambridge Terrace 

and exit on Worcester Boulevard 

Applicant: Cambridge 137 Limited 

Applicant’s 

address: 

Attention: 

For service: 

Reference no: 

Website link: 

C/Planz Consultants Limited, PO Box 

1845, Christchurch 8140, email 

matt@planzconsultants.co.nz 

Matt Bonis 

137 Cambridge Terrace 

RMA/2024/576 

https://letstalk.ccc.govt.nz/ 

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effects. 

Please contact (Scott Blair), telephone 03 941 6205 if 

you have any questions about this application. 

Dated at Christchurch this 22 day of May 2024. 

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to sing your heart out! 

Up and coming local 

artists on display 

IT started two years ago as a thought... 

could Ferrymead Rotary run an art show 

to highlight the work of local artists? A 

show to bring value to the community, and 

possibly pay for itself as well? Absolutely! 

e 2022 Ferrymead Rotary Art Show 

featuring award winning painter Colin 

Maclaren was a tremendous success, so 

successful Rotary is about to do it all again. 

"With New World on board as the 

naming rights sponsor, our Club is pleased 

to conrm we are holding our 2024 Art 

Show this weekend, Friday 7th and 

Saturday 8th June in conjunction with the 

Ilam School of ne Arts," said Bob ayer, 

Art Show committee. "We're keen on 

supporting youth in the community as up 

and coming artists and it gives the public 

an opportunity to buy works at a 

reasonable price." 

e Ilam School of Fine Arts at the 

University of Canterbury was founded in 

1882 as the Canterbury College School of 

Art. e Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 

visual arts and design subjects was 

introduced in 1982. e ability to specialise 

in one of the ve disciplines - design, lm, 

painting, photography and sculpture - is 

unique within New Zealand. 

Taking place across two days at the Mt 

Pleasant Community Centre, the Show 

launches on Friday 7th June with an 

Auction of donated art works and items 

donated by local businesses including a late 

entry by Colin Maclaren. e exhibition of 

works are also available for purchase. e 

exhibition continues on Saturday from 

9am to 4pm. Payment for works can be 

made by cash or card. Credit card incurs a 

2% surcharge. 

"e opening night auction will feature 

works donated by feature artists Kathrine 

Mateer, Rae Manson, Linda Burns, Jackie 

Hancock, Tricia Hewlett, Jane Downes, 

Lynette Colton and Emily Quane," said 

Bob. "Our featured artists are nal year 

students from the Ilam School of Fine 

Arts, completing their degrees. is is a 

great association for our Club given our 

strong focus and support of youth and we 

are excited to have them on board. Local 

businesses have also generously donated 

auction lots. e latest being a chainsaw by 

the Ferrymead STIHL Shop". 

Entrance for the Friday night session is 

$20 which includes drinks and nibbles 

with the auction at 7pm. 

e Rotary club of Ferrymead has been 

assisting the local community since 1993, 

by raising funds from various sources and 

channelling the proceeds back into the 

community. 

Funds raised from the 2024 Art Show 

will assist in allowing Ferrymead Rotary 

Club to undertake various projects for the 

good of the local community. Recent such 

works have included providing nancial 

assistance to Te Aratai for their “Positive 

Hauora and Resilience Programme”, 

supporting young adults to attend Rotary 

Young Leader Awards, supporting high 

school students to attend the National 

Science and Technology Forum, providing 

teaching materials for the House of Science 

educational programme, providing meals 

for families at Ronald McDonald House, 

and providing funds to assist the Estuary 

Fest. 

To be able to undertake these and other 

projects, the Rotary Club sources funds 

from the community and benefactors 

(such as the Art Show sponsors), with all 

funds channelled back into the community. 

e Club looks forward to being able to 

continue undertaking this work now and 

into the future. 

New Zealand’s award-winning tribute 

show, Cam & Sam’s - Elton John vs Billy 

Joel, is currently touring the country and 

plays the Christchurch James Hay 

eatre 

this Saturday. 

Over the past year, Cam Crawford (as 

Billy Joel) and Sam Hyde (as Elton John) 

have delighted thousands of Elton and 

Billy fans across the country with a string 

of sell-out performances with their awardwinning 

homegrown hit tribute show 

‘Elton John vs. Billy Joel’! 

Enjoy the perfect night, with all your 

favourites - including Rocketman, Piano 

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Road, Crocodile Rock, She's Got A Way, 

Tiny Dancer, Don't Let e Sun Go Down 

on Me, I'm Still Standing, River of 

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Didn't Start e Fire, You May be Right, 

It's Still Rock'n'Roll to Me and many 

more! - performed by this award winning 

professional music duo. 

Cam and Sam, have been successfully 

honing their piano-cra and music careers 

for more than two decades. An early love 

for music and live performance, saw them 

both in every possible musical ensemble 

in their formative school years. In their 

separate musical endeavours, they both 

have extensive musical backgrounds, 

forming multiple bands at university and 

beyond, touring to Australia, Europe, Asia 

and the USA as well as performing on 

luxury Cruise Ships. eir extensive 

touring has taken place alongside 

recording contracts, TV and commercial 

radio airplay & NZ chart topping 

successes. 

Don't miss this chance to see this 

outstanding duo showcase the Best of 

Elton John and Billy Joel’s music. 

Saturday 1st June, James Hay eatre. 

Tickets at premier.ticketek.co.nz. 

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Thursday 7pm – Open Mic of the big stage, 

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piano, all welcome, free. Friday 8.30pm – 

Mannequin Hand ‘Lose Your Mind’ EP 

Release Show, with support from Little Fang, 

& Crown, tickets $10+BF from UTR.co.nz or 

door sales. Saturday 2pm – Casual Disregard 

- All Ages Show – with support from Mental 

Joy, MC1R, and Peaking in High School, 

tickets $9+BF from UTR.co.nz or door sales. 

Sunday 6pm – Canterbury Blues Club June 

Club Night, feat Andy Thompson, Mudbelly 

Duo, and Ari Freeman & The Birthday Blues 

Band, $5 Members, $15 Non-Members, $30 

Annual Membership (includes entry), cash 

door only. Monday 7pm – Believe It or Not 

Quiz, table bookings on 03-377-4787, free. 

Wednesday 6.00pm – Ner Nite ChCh #21: 

From the Ring to the Heart and Mind – 

Speakers this month: Taylor Ruddle on “The 

Four Flavours of Pro Wrestling”, Dr Tracy 

Clelland on “What can young people teach 

adults about better sex and relationships?”, 

and Julia Rucklidge on “It’s NOT all about 

sugar: ultra processed foods and their impact 

on mental health” – tickets $10-$15 from 

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AVONHEAD TAVERN, 120 Withells Rd: 

Friday 7.30pm - Live music. 

BALCAIRN HALL, Sth Amberley: 

Saturday 15th June, 7.30pm - The Andrew 

London Duo. www.balcairnhall.com 

BILL'S BAR, 1 Halswell Rd: Thursday 

7pm - TP Karaoke. Friday 7.30pm - TP 

Karaoke. Saturday 7pm - L&B Duo. Sunday - 

Fired Up Karaoke. Monday 3pm - Mandi 

Miller. 

BRIDIE'S BAR, 401 Worcester St: Friday 

4pm - DJ Rakinem. Saturday 3pm - Nexus; 

6pm - DJ Rakinem. 

CASHMERE CLUB, 50 Colombo St: 

Saturday 7.30pm - Mainland Big Band, $10 

entry. 

CHATS BAR, 251 Travis Rd: Saturday 

7.30pm - Norwest. 

CHCH CASINO, 30 Victoria St: Friday 

5.30pm - Nyree; 9pm - Paint by Numbers. 

CHCH FOLK MUSIC CLUB, Irish 

Society Hall, 29 Domain Tce: Sunday 

9th June 7.30pm - Jessie Rose Shanks. 

CHCH TOWN HALL, James Hay 

Theatre, Kilmore St: Saturday 7.30pm - 

Cam & Sam's "Elton John vs Billy Joel" 

tribute show, tickets at ticketek. 

DARKROOM, 336 St Asaph St: Radio 

On, Classic Punk/Proto Punk Showcase with 

Aura & DJ Drummie Dan, tickets $10 at 

eventfinda or door sales (if available). 

FAT EDDIES, 76 Hereford St: Thursday 

4.30pm - Penny Blues Band; 8pm - Live 

Band Karaoke; 11.30pm - Black & Gold. 

Friday 5pm - Nick & Dan; 8.30pm - 

Castaway; Midnight - Corner Sounds. 

Saturday 5pm - Black & Gold Duo; 8.30pm - 

Oval Office; Midnight - The Stowaways. 

Sunday 5.30pm - Nick Pitts Trio; 9pm - 

Diamond Blue. 

HORNBY CLUB, 17 Carmen Rd: Friday 

7pm - Reminisce with Anthony. Sunday 3pm 

- Robbie Drew. 

KAIAPOI CLUB, 113 Raven Quay: Friday 

6.30pm - DnD Trio (Gigi, Jojo, Mark). 

Sunday Saturday 22nd June, 8pm - DnD 

Showband presents A Tribute to Fleetwood 

Mac, tickets at club or eventbrite.co.nz. 

LYTTELTON CLUB, 23 Dublin St: Friday 

7pm - The Eastern. 

MICKY FINN'S, 85a Hereford St: Friday 

10.30pm - Hired Guns. Saturday 10.30pm - 

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NEW BRIGHTON CLUB, 202 Marine 

Pde: Saturday 7pm - Epicenta. Friday 14th 

June, 7pm - Level 6. 

OAK N FERRY, 608 Ferry Rd: Friday 

7pm - Mandi Miller. 

RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118 Raceourse 

Rd: Friday 7pm - Disco & Karaoke with Dj 

Chick. 

RICHMOND CLUB, 'The Borough', 75 

London St: Friday 7pm - Speedboat. 

Saturday 7pm - Rockabella. Sunday 3pm - 

Lissel. 

ROSE & THISTLE, 24a Main North Rd: 

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8.30pm - Shameless Two. Sunday 4.30pm - 

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SHARKEY'S BAR, 96 Hoon Hay Rd: 

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Singers. Saturday 7pm - Karaoke. Sunday 

4pm - Open Mic. 

SPACE ACADEMY, 371 St Asaph St: 

Friday 8.30pm - Powder Chutes with support 

Saint Peter's Thursday and Only You, tickets 

at undertheradar.co.nz 

STOCK XCHANGE, 110 Marshland Rd: 

Saturday 7.30pm - Hired Guns. 

TEMP'S BAR, 21 Goulding Ave: Saturday 

8.30pm - Titanic. 

THE BLACK HORSE, Lincoln Rd: 

Wednesday 7pm - Karaoke. 

THE BOG, 50 Victoria St: Thursday 7pm 

- Quiz. Friday 6pm - Harry Burt; 10pm - 

The Shameless Few. Saturday 7pm - Neil 

Alexander; 11pm - Corner Sounds. Sunday 

5pm - Brogues Gallery. Monday 6pm - 

Sionna. Tuesday 7.30pm - Jamesons Irish 

Sessions. Wednesday 6pm - Sionna. 

THE BOWER, 487 New Brighton Rd: 

Saturday 6pm - Sons of Satoshi. 

THE CHURCH, 124 Worcester St: 

Thursday 8pm - The Unholy Trinity. Friday 

4pm - Reuben Ishram; 9pm Stangely 

Arousing. Saturday 5.30pm - Nick & Dan 

9.30pm - Jinx. Sunday 3pm - Mundi; 7pm - 

No Broadcast. 

THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd: 

Friday 9pm - Open Mic. Wednesday - 

Carpathia (Kevin Emmett, Jared Williams & 

Chris Baker). 

THE FITZ2, 77 Stevens St: Tuesday 7pm 

- Karaoke. 

THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd: 

Friday 9.30pm - Doubtfire. Saturday 9.30pm 

- Raisin Tooth. Sunday 6pm - Karaoke. 

Monday 5pm - The Kiwi Blues Bros 30th 

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Wednesday 7.30pm - Karaoke. 

THE RICCS, 280 Blenheim Rd: Friday 

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Theory. 

THE ROCKPOOL, 85 Hereford St: 

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THE SIDELINE SPORTS BAR, 331 

Stanmore Rd: Thursday 7pm - Jam Night 

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THE TURF, 6 Inwoods Rd: Saturday 

7.30pm - Sign of the Firebird. 

WOODSTOCK ADDINGTON, 291 

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Singers. Saturday 7pm - Mandi Miller. 

Wednesday 7pm - Open Mic. 

WOOLSTON SPORTS BAR, 669 Ferry 

Rd: Saturday 8pm - Speedboat. 

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A REST home has created a 

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royal birthday on Monday. 

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Arvida Rhodes on Cashmere’s 

cook Margaret Hogan enlisted 

resident Thea Artz to help create 

a fruitcake fit for a king – and all 

for a very good cause. 

The king is a well-known fan 

o fruitcake – he chose one for 

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when he married Queen Camilla 

in 2005, as well as at his coronation 

celebration last year – and 

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– something she’s done for years. 

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been a brave man, going out and 

working after his recent cancer 

diagnosis. 

“I wish (him) the happiest of 

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Mitre 10 Canterbury - Through the Years 

Mitre 10 established in 

New Zealand. 

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McAlpine became the first 

South Island member of 

Mitre 10 in 1975. 

By 1981 there were also Mitre 10 

stores in Hornby, Upper Riccarton 

(pictured), Beckenham and Edgeware. 

Bishopdale then joined 

the group in 1983. 

1974 1975 1981 1983 

Upper Riccarton in the mid 1980’s 

utilising its limited space with 

multiple stacks of product and 

hanging items from the ceiling. 

Moorehouse Mitre 10 opened Father’s 

Day weekend in 1993 & joined the 

Home and Trade Program. 

1993 

New Blue & Yellow look. First retailer to make, now 

iconic, brand TV ads featuring Gary McCormick and 

Lynn of Tawa (Ginette McDonald). 

1986 

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“Mate, do it youself “- 2008 

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Beckenham Mitre 10 at its 

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1998 

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The most recent MEGA evolution saw 

Bishopdale move down the road to 

Papanui Mitre 10 MEGA in 2016. 

2016 

Closely followed by 

McAlpines Mitre 10 MEGA 

in November 2007. 

2007 

Mitre 10 MEGA Ferrymead 

opened in August 2007. 

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Mitre 10 MEGA 

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1005 Ferry Rd 

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Rangiora

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