Bay Harbour: June 12, 2024

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• By Dylan Smits 

A GOVERNORS Bay author will 

know in August if her futuristic 

young adult novel has won a 

category in the New Zealand 

Book Awards for Children and 

Young Adults. 

Melanie Dixon is a finalist in 

the best first book and young 

adult fiction categories. 

“It’s really exciting. Amazing 

to be recognised on a list with 

famous authors like Tessa 

Duder,” she said. 

Dixon made the list for her 

novel New Dawning. 

Set hundreds of years in the 

future after devastating sea level 

rise, Dixon’s novel tells the story 

of a secluded society surviving in 

post-apocalyptic Lyttelton. 

A work of an illustrator from 

Diamond Harbour is also in the 

running for an award. 

Art tutor Rebecca Gibbs 

illustrated Rere Atu Taku Poi! Let 

My Poi Fly! by Tangaroa Paul, 

which has also been shortlisted 

in the best first book category. 

Gibbs said the illustrations 

were a “labour of love”. She is 

pleased a text in english and te 

reo Māori is getting recognised. 

• Turn to page 10 

TALENTED: Author Melanie Dixon has been shortlisted in two categories of the NZ Book 

Awards for Children and Young Adults for her novel New Dawning. 

Recreation 

land could 

be sold off 

without 

rates relief 


TAYLORS MISTAKE bach 

owners have been refused rates 

relief for a 73ha recreation area 

they own, which could prompt 

them to sell it. 

But they are in talks with the 

city council to see if the bach 

licence fees they pay could be used 

to alleviate the costs of maintaining 

the land. 

The group owns the block behind 

the beach through the Taylors 

Mistake Land 

Company Ltd. 

Bach owner 

Malcolm Mc- 

Clurg said the 

company was 

spending about 

$15,000 annually 

on rates, weed 

control and fence 

maintenance for 

Malcolm 

McClurg 

the land. Without reduced costs, it 

may decide to sell. 

“It could put a stop to this great 

community asset. That would be 

a shame.” 

A city council spokesperson 

said “there is no current scope for 

rates relief for this property”. 

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Lyttelton Energy Transition 

Society Solar Cafe 

Sunday, 2.30pm-4pm 

Lyttelton Union Church 

Join LETS members Thomas Kulpe 

and Wendy Everingham for a 

conversation about solar power over 

tea and coffee. Discuss the growth 

of solar power in general and private 

options for installation. LETS is a new 

organisation dedicated to increasing 

renewable energy generation in 

Lyttelton Harbour. Donations to the 

society are appreciated. 

Technology and Conservation 

Thursday, 6pm 

Heathcote Valley Community Centre 

Join Predator Free Port Hills for 

an evening exploring the latest 

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technology. The guest speaker, 

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Strength Balance and a Good 

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Tuesdays, 10.30-11.30am 

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Build your core strength and socialise 

at this weekly strength and balance 

class. Classes are $3 per session. The 

class is most suitable for people over 65. 

Have fun and meet new people in the 

community. Hosted by Live Stronger 

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Governors Bay Jetty. Plunge off the jetty into the icy waters of Governors 

Bay to help pay for the restoration. Sponsor a jumper at https://givealittle. 

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water and bring something to dry and warm themselves, with dry clothes 

to put on afterwards. Park by the school and walk down to the jetty as 

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All family and caregivers are welcome. 

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A group of nearby road workers 

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fire after spotting smoke coming 

from a remote farm paddock. 

Eight firefighters rushed to the 

scene of the 3ha blaze down a dirt 

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Between driving to the scene 

and getting home, the crew spent 

about eight hours on the job. 

Watson said a bulldozer would 

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of this type, but none could reach 

the area. 

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the blaze, which stopped it from 

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at situations like this and in 

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A section of native bush next 

to the farmland also had to be 

protected from the fire. 

The crew had to wear masks 

to protect themselves from the 

smoke. 

Watson said Banks Peninsula 

was still “extremely dry”. He said 

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‘We’re using our 

land to provide a 

community asset’ 

• From page 1 

They said it does not qualify 

for non-rateable status under the 

Local Government (Rating) Act, 

and the owners and activities do 

not meet the requirements of the 

city council’s rates remissions 

policy. 

McClurg said the bach owners 

are not surprised by the refusal 

of rates relief, but are still 

hopeful the city council will 

approve the use of the $150,000 

in accrued licence fee income to 

offset costs. 

“Now our approach is going 

to be pushing for the use of the 

licence money and talking with 

council about how to get that 

done,” he said. 

The 30 bach owners have 

debentures and pay rates on 

the hilly area behind the beach, 

which is popular with walkers, 

cyclists and paragliders. 

Most expenses come from 

rates, weed control, and fence 

maintenance. The company’s 

biggest challenge is having these 

costs with no income. 

“We’re using our land to 

provide a community asset. So 

what we’re hoping to do is see if 

the council could assist us in the 

costs that occur.” 

The city council spokesperson 

said no decision has been made 

on the use of licence fees or 

any other form of city council 

support. 

The future of the land came 

into focus after the decision in 

2019 to grant new licences for 

35 years to Taylors Mistake bach 

owners, who resided on city 

council-owned land. 

At the start of the decades-long 

battle, the bach owners formed 

the land company and bought 

the block in 1989 from a private 

developer as leverage in negotiations 

over the licences. 

“The original land was bought 

with the loans as a back-stop in 

case the baches were removed. 

It was a bargaining tool with the 

council.” 

With their licences now secure, 

the land company is considering 

transitioning from a debenture 

holding to a shareholding, meaning 

members would become part 

owners rather than only loaning 

money. 

Now surveying bach owners 

on their interest, McClurg said 

a shareholding could encourage 

further development due to 

members having more direct 

responsibility. 

“The tricky issue is if a number 

of debenture holders choose not 

to become shareholders, we will 

have a smaller number of people 

having to carry the burden of the 

costs.” 

McClurg said the use of licence 

fees would help in the transition 

to a shareholding as bach owners 

who take part will likely have a 

significant new expense. 

HISTORY: Taylors Mistake bach 

owners bought the 73ha block in 

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upkeep the Taylors Escape trail, 

a popular mountain biking track 

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Green light for new school, fire station 


THE GO-AHEAD has been 

given for city council land in 

Diamond Harbour to be sold for 

a Maori immersion school and 

new fire station. 

But how much the land will 

be sold to Te Poho o Tamatea 

Ltd and Fire and Emergency 

New Zealand for is still yet to be 

determined. 

The sites are on a city councilowned 

39ha block bordering 

Whero Ave and Hunters Rd, 

which has a rateable value of 

$5.35 million. 

The school is on 8ha block and 

fire station on 0.5ha block. A 

council spokesperson said the 

rateable value of these blocks was 

still to be determined, which will 

factor into the negotiations. 

Concerns over traffic around 

the school have been debated 

in Diamond 

Harbour. 

The 

community 

wants 

continued 

consultation 

with the city 

council and 

the school 

Rangimarie over its traffic 

Parata plans. 

Takurua Te Pā 

board chair 

Rangimarie Parata Takurua said 

the decision has given school 

planners enough assurance 

to start developing a detailed 

transport plan, which she hopes 

will be released by the end of the 

year. 

“There’s still a lot of design 

and master planning work to do 

to answer some of the burning 

questions that the community 

has about access and parking.” 

Diamond Harbour Community 

Association chair Graeme 

Fraser hopes there will continue 

to be consistent public engagement 

from Te Pā and the city 

council. 

He said Te Pā’s increased 

assurance should not mean less 

community consultation. 

“I hope that certainty 

doesn’t imply there’s no 

turning back. We’d like 

to think that there’s still 

a case to be proven in 

terms of the feasibility 

and impacts on the local 

community.” 

A recent survey from 

the city council showed 

Diamond Harbour 

residents were divided on 

creating the school, with many 

citing traffic concerns. 

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Parata Takurua said there was 

a large amount of work to do 

before all residents’ questions can 

be answered. 

“We will have 

milestones along the 

way where we will 

check in.” 

The decision requires 

the land to be sold at 

market value, with 

the three parties now 

Graeme Fraser 

employing private 

valuers to negotiate a 

figure. 

“It will be rigorously debated, 

I’m sure, about what market 

POTENTIAL: The 39.02ha 

block of council-owned 

land is currently used 

for grazing, but the 

sale of two sections has 

been approved for the 

construction of Māori 

immersion school and 

fire station. 

value means,” said Parata 

Takurua. 

Banks Peninsula city 

councillor Tyrone Fields was 

pleased with the decision and 

believes city council consultation 

should continue. 

“I expect us to have open and 

honest communication on all 

the issues affecting Diamond 

Harbour.” 

Fields said there is “a long way 

to go” before the facilities can be 

built. 

“They need to be able to meet 

all sorts of criteria before a sale 

can be enacted.” 

The decision notes the 

community’s traffic concerns 

and requests city council 

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• From page 1 

The story is about gender nonconformity. 

Rangi is a boy who 

loves doing haka but performing 

poi is his favourite, even though 

his classmates say it is just for 

girls. 

When the lead poi performer 

falls sick before a school 

performance, Rangi has to take 

her place. 

Dixon and Gibbs say its an 

honour that work from the area 

is being showcased. 

“There are so many talented 

people around here and with 

us being pretty early on in our 

careers, getting recognised is 

great,” said Gibbs. 

Dixon says living near the 

harbour inspires people to write 

and illustrate. 

“For me, just living down from 

where Margaret Mahy used to 

live. There’s definitely something 

here which encourages creativity.” 

The awards ceremony is 

in Wellington on August 14. 

Category winners receive $8500 

and also go into the running for 

the Margaret Mahy Book of the 

Year, with a further $8500 prize 

money. 

CREATIVE: Rebecca Gibbs 

illustrated Rere Atu Taku Poi! 

Let My Poi Fly! by Tangaroa 

Paul, shortlisted in the best 

first book category. 

• By Isabella Adams 

AIRMAN RON will be back out 

in the community fundraising 

for Canterbury rescue 

helicopters. 

But he will not be walking 

90km like he did in 2022. 

Instead, he will be collecting 

funds outside Halswell and 

Wigram New Worlds, in 

participation with the Westpac 

and Roa Mining rescue 

helicopters. 

Ron Towner gained the 

nickname ‘Airman Ron’ two 

years ago when he raised $91,000 

while walking 90km in the area 

around his home before his 90th 

birthday. He received national 

recognition for his efforts and 

appeared on TV show Seven 

Sharp. 

Ron was inspired to take up 

the challenge after one of his 

friends noticed him going on 

daily walks. She said he looked 

like Captain Tom Moore, a 

retired British Army officer 

who, in 2020, raised more 

than £32.79 million (NZD$60 

million) for the National Health 

Service while walking 100 

lengths of his garden before his 

GROUND CONTROL: 

Airman Ron will be 

collecting funds for rescue 

helicopters again this year. 

100th birthday. 

The Canterbury rescue choppers’ 

latest campaign, which will 

be held in August, is called Back 

to Base. 

The now 91-year-old encourages 

retirees to take part. 

“I think you need to be doing 

something when you’re old, 

rather than just sitting around,” 

he said. 

Participants can choose from 

four distances – 9km, 49km, 

97km, and 155km – and can 

complete their chosen distance 

through walking, running, riding 

or skiing, all while gaining 

sponsors. 

The distances reflect the regular 

routes the air rescue service 

takes around Canterbury. 

Back to Base Crew chief Rick 

Knight said the challenge is 

about getting fit and boosting 

mental well-being, while directly 

supporting the critical training 

and equipment the rescue helicopters 

depend on. 

“Whether it’s hitting the gym, 

the golf course, or the great 

outdoors, this challenge is a 

chance to push limits and show 

creativity. 

“Our message is to sign up, 

start training, seek sponsorship, 

and support the crew to get Back 

to Base in August,” Knight said. 

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more than $100 will receive 

a free medal to mark their 

achievement. 

Ron served for the Royal Air 

Force in England from 1948 to 

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16 

NEWS 


Surprise plan for huts but 

residents still have to go 

• By Daniel Alvey and Geoff 

Sloan 

GREENPARK Huts residents 

who will be forced out of their 

homes are shocked Ngāi Tahu 

will build a facility at the site 

after they have gone. 

The 32 bach owners were due 

to vacate their homes at the end 

of this month. But they have 

been given a one-year reprieve, 

with Ngāi Tahu extending the 

date to June 30, 2025. 

In 2020, Ngāi Tahu told hut 

owners it would not renew their 

leases and said people would 

have until June 30 this year to 

leave and clear the site of any 

structures. 

In its reasons for ending hut 

leases, Ngāi Tahu cited sea level 

rise, issues with wastewater 

removal and drinking water 

supply, and the cultural 

significance of the area. 

Ngāi Tahu says it will help 

with some costs including 

project management fees, 

asbestos testing, capping of 

drinking water bores and the 

decommissioning of septic 

tanks. 

But Bay Harbour News can 

reveal Ngāi Tahu plans 

to establish a centre of 

excellence for mahinga 

kai on the site. 

Mahinga kai means 

‘to work the food’. It 

relates to traditional 

food gathering practices, 

as well as protecting 

ecosystems and habitats 

species are found in. 

Almost all residents were 

unaware of the centre until they 

were told by Bay Harbour News. 

Resident Ross Wilson said the 

Ngāi Tahu plan was a double 

standard. 

“It would be nice to find out a 

bit more about that, and we will 

in time, but it seems very strange 

if they’re going to put that on 

here when they’re talking about 

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Resident Don Brown, who is 

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plan in a meeting with the iwi on 

May 26, two days after 

the extension was given. 

He had asked for a 

meeting to discuss his 

personal situation, and 

how the iwi could help 

him relocate to another 

home on the lake, not at 

Greenpark Huts. 

“They offered me 

a home occupied 

by a former pakeha 

fisherman, but it was totally 

unsatisfactory.” 

Brown said tikanga (custom) 

had not been carried out to 

remove tapu since a person had 

died at the home, and therefore 

he could not take it. 

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The answer was unknown. Is 

there a budget? No.” 

Brown has a centuries-old 

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Ellesmere, which started well 

before Ngāi Tahu arrived in 

Canterbury in about 1690. 

Brown traces his whakapapa 

back to pre-Ngāi Tahu Ngati 

Māmoe and Waitaha, iwi which 

used the lake as a valuable food 

source 400-500 years ago. 

He has lived in his bach for 

about 30 years. 

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is regularly fishing the lake and 

engaging in mahinga kai. 

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Te Taumutu Rūnanga chair 

Dr Liz Brown confirmed the 

plans for the centre, but did not 

respond to questions from Bay 

Harbour News about what was 

going to be built, when and at 

what cost. 

Liz Brown is Don Brown’s 

second cousin. She also did not 

respond to questions about why 

the iwi was looking to establish 

a centre, given the reasons cited 

for the huts’ removal, which 

include climate change concerns. 

Hut owners were sent a letter 

from Ngāi Tahu chief executive 

Ben Bateman about the year-long 

extension. 

“We have heard from a 

number of leaseholders that 

more time is needed to ensure 

leaseholders are well-informed 

about their demolition options,” 

Bateman said in the letter. 

He also said the time would 

allow people to get Government 

support to find alternative 

housing. Ngāi Tahu would 

continue discussions with 

residents. Brown said the 

extension was just dragging out 

the inevitable. 

“It just gives people false 

hope.” 

Wilson said the extension has 

given people “breathing space”. 

“It was a huge relief to the ones 

who are still out there. But a lot 

of them are saying they (Ngāi 

Tahu) are just tormenting 

us with another year of 

pressure.” 

Bach owner Kane Scarrott’s 

family has owned a hut since 

1953. Scarrott also has a bach of 

his own. He said the extra year 

makes no difference. 

“I’m not going anywhere, there 

is no grounds for them to make 

us leave,” Scarrott said. 

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• By Mahvash Ikram 

SOME PEOPLE are paying 

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The high price was because 

the Toyota Aqua is the most 

stolen car in the country, data 

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Cove Insurance says it is 

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“That level of risk doesn’t 

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“We wanted a solution 

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But that was not enough to 

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For 22-year-old software 

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WORTH IT: Despite being New Zealand’s most stolen 

car, the Toyota Aqua is, for some people, still a good buy. 

was a no-brainer. 

“In Christchurch it’s very 

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place for the car and just one 

of the fuel savings that comes 

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“I’m only filling up fuel like 

$80 per month or even like 

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really.” 

He bought it second hand 

for $10,000. 

But what he saved in fuel, 

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premium. 

“I’m paying around $250 

per month for comprehensive 

and theft (insurance). I’m 

still wondering whether I 

should go with third party instead, 

just to save that money,” 

he said. 

AA Insurance head of motor 

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the high number of claims 

involving Aquas affected the 

owners’ premiums. 

He said while AA insurance 

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not reduce the premium. 

“Definitely that is one of 

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Paparoa. 

“Our premiums are 

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a really close look at what the 

full cost of claims are and we 

want to make sure that we’re 

collecting enough money to be 

able to pay for those claims.” 

AMI Insurance data also 

showed the Toyota Aqua had 

been the most stolen car for 

two years running. 

Favio Nazareno and his 

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in 2023. Within 12 months, 

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$946 to $1180. 

The insurance company 

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of claims. 

But Nazareno said those 

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year he owned the car. 

Despite the theft data, 

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TREASURES FROM THE PAST 

John Grubb – the accidental arrival 

• By Liz Grant 

JOHN GRUBB, who arrived in 

Ōhinehou Lyttelton in 1848 and 

went on to be a true stalwart of the 

community, had no plans to settle 

there when he left his homeland of 

Scotland the previous year. 

Several generations later, his 

descendants look on his legacy 

with great pride. John and his 

wife Mary were the great-greatgreat-great-grandparents 

of Abbie 

Montgomery, pictured here with 

her father and daughter. Her links 

with Lyttelton are even stronger. 

“My maternal great-great-greatgreat-grandfather, 

Mathew Lee 

Joyce also arrived in Lyttelton 

before 1850 and I have no doubt 

John Grubb and Mathew Joyce 

would have crossed paths all those 

years ago.” 

Montgomery says it is very 

special to her that she has been 

able to trace these family links, 

and to pass their stories on to 

future generations. 

John Grubb was born in 1817 

in Tayport, Fife in Scotland. As 

a young man he was apprenticed 

to the shipbuilding trade and in 

1847 was a ship’s carpenter on the 

barque ‘General Palmer’ sailing 

between Melbourne and London. 

Badly damaged by storms, 

the ship made for Wellington for 

repairs but was in such a poor 

state it was condemned, stranding 

John Grubb literally on the other 

side of the world from his home. 

These were the days when the 

Canterbury Association was 

preparing for the arrival of their 

settlers. Grubb was contracted 

by Captain Joseph Thomas, the 

association’s surveyor, to help 

build a jetty in Cavendish (later 

Erskine) Bay for the association’s 

ships. 

Many settlers bought land in 

England off plans the Canterbury 

Three generations of descendants of John and Mary Grubb. 

Abbie Montgomery, her daughter, Emma Inglis and her 

father, Ross Montgomery. PHOTO: ABBIE MONTGOMERY 

Grubb Cottage as it appears today and a cup, saucer and plate – part of a full crockery set that Mary Grubb brought with 

her on the Charlotte Jane,donated by her great, great granddaughter. 

PHOTOS: LIZ GRANT 

Association had prepared for 

prospective emigrants. 

John was the first person to buy 

land having already arrived in 

New Zealand. On July 1, 1851, he 

bought Town Section 45, at what 

is now 62 London St, Lyttelton, 

for £23. The cottage he built was 

the first permanent residence 

in Lyttelton and is one of the 

oldest surviving houses from that 

era of European settlement in 

Canterbury. 

Grubb wrote to Mary, who was 

living back in Dundee, that he 

was well paid and “I like the place 

well”. 

His plan was to establish a 

shipbuilding business in Lyttelton. 

He arranged for Mary and their 

three daughters to sail to New 

Zealand on the first Canterbury 

Association ship, the ‘Charlotte 

Jane’. Mary was to bring more 

tools including crosscut saws, an 

axe, an adze, steel chisels, a braceand-bit, 

and a plane. 

By the time the family arrived 

on December 16, 1850, John had 

built a V-hut for them all to live in. 

That tight fit got even tighter with 

the arrival of their first son the 

following year, also named John. 

Fortunately, John senior 

had a plan. On the London St 

section he built a simple cottage 

using rimu and kahikatea for 

the weatherboard cladding, and 

kauri for the floor. It had a kitchen 

and living room downstairs 

and two bedrooms upstairs, 

accommodated by the highpitched 

roof. 

Possibly pretty desperate to 

leave the V-hut, the family moved 

into the cottage even before the 

doors and windows had been 

fitted. Their first kitchen table was 

made of boards laid across biscuit 

casks from the ‘Charlotte Jane’. 

Between 1853 and 1861, John 

and Mary had two more sons and 

four daughters. John was also 

busy with community projects 

and was a foundation member 

of the Canterbury Kilwinning 

Masonic Lodge No 23. 

With now 10 children, the 

original cottage desperately 

needed to be expanded. Probably 

between 1864 and 1868, a new 

two-storey addition was built at 

the front of the building. 

Despite additions and 

alterations, Grubb Cottage is in a 

relatively original condition, even 

down to the light fittings. Mary 

Grubb died in Lyttelton in 1886, 

John died in 1898, and is buried in 

the Lyttelton Anglican cemetery 

on Canterbury St. Grubb himself 

died in 1898 and is buried next to 

his wife. 

The Grubb family continued to 

own and live in the cottage until 

it was sold in 1961. It changed 

hands several times before the 

Christchurch City Council agreed 

to buy it on March 30, 2006. 

In recognition of its 

architectural significance, it 

had been registered in 1996 as 

a Category II historic place by 

the New Zealand Historic Places 

Trust (now Heritage New Zealand 

Pouhere Taonga). 

The Grubb Cottage Heritage 

Trust was established in 2007, 

taking on responsibility for care 

and conservation of the cottage. 

Michael Williams, chair of the 

Grubb Cottage Heritage Trust, 

says that since 2007, 17,000 people 

have visited the cottage, including 

many descendants, some coming 

from as far away as Scotland. 

With thanks to Michael 

Williams and Abbie Montgomery 

for their contribution to this story. 

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● Net annual rental $80,000+GST+OPEX 

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It was formerly a house but was bought by the Joe’s 

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“It’s a great spot, right in the heart of Sumner. 

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about the opening of the cinema and other new 

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The cinema is being extensively refurbished and 

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Across 

1. Get to grips with life: give me motors, etc, 

to shift (4,2,5) 

7. Determine to start the puzzle afresh (7) 

9. A girl who was of some value to an Indian 

(4) 

11. Its rule has been found to be handy (5) 

12. Breaks in a sentence for butterflies (6) 

14. Clandestine star sign for ministers’ 

assistants (11) 

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like this (6) 

20. Bring forth the go-ahead in the day 

before a festival (5) 

22. Be up to decapitating a girl at her 

marriage (4) 

23. Between flights it shows how aircraft is 

coming down (7) 

24. Crayon, vital maybe for one who can see 

the future (11) 

Down 

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3. It is generous of one to be so handed (4) 

4. Drop the pharmacist a note (5) 

5. It will sound discordant where fire is laid (5) 

6. Light wood, a block of which turns up (5) 

8. Could be a tiler that will set one free (8) 

10. A number of neuter potential (8) 

13. A pen to hone in all truth (3) 

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17. Attached strip is part marbled, generally 

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Across 

1. Punctuation mark (5) 

4. Attempt to tease (4-2) 

7. Travel over snow (3) 

8. Recoil (6) 

9. Tax (6) 

10. Begin (8) 

12. Difficult (4) 

13. Chase (6) 

15. Carved figure (6) 

16. Pen (4) 

17. On time (8) 

19. Chuckle (6) 

20. Evader (6) 

22. Droop (3) 

23. Stings (6) 

24. Foe (5) 

Down 

1. Informal phrase (13) 

2. Guy (3) 

3. Pale-faced (5) 

4. Bystander (7) 

5. Bearing of 45 degrees 

(9) 

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11. Envoy (9) 

14. Articulate (7) 

18. Gentle push (5) 

21. Female deer (3) 

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2024 

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Unit 4 | Offers over $679,000 | 129sqm (more or less) 

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32 BUYER INSPECTIONS 

40,000 ONLINE REACH 

85 MAJOR HORNBROOK ROAD 

SOLD: $1,400,000 


SOLD OFF MARKET 

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5 BED 3 BATH 2 LIVING 2 CAR 

32 35 BUYER INSPECTIONS 

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34 BRITTAN STREET 

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4 BED 1 BATH 6+ OFF-STREET PARKS 

$137,000 ABOVE GV 


188C ROCKING HORSE ROAD 

SOLD: $652,500 

3 BED 1 BATH 2 OFF-STREET PARKS 



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