The Star: July 18, 2024

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Gardiner 

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But she 

was 

nearly 

five times 

legal limit 

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‘I HAVEN’T BEEN DRINKING’ SAYS DRIVER . . . 

• By Felicity Dear 

A DOG whisperer driving 

to Christchurch for canine 

training blew almost five times 

the legal drink driving limit 

when caught by police. 

Belinda Gael Culling 

initially told police she had 

not been drinking. But the 

breath test told otherwise: She 

recorded a breath-alcohol level 

of 1191mcg. The legal limit is 

250mcg. 

The 54-year-old, who owns 

Dog Whisperer Services Ltd, 

appeared in court on Tuesday 

where she pleaded guilty to 

aggravated drink-driving. It 

was her seventh drink driving 

offence. 

She was sentenced six 

months’ community detention 

with a weekend curfew, and 

was disqualified from driving 

for 28 days, after which alcohol 

interlock provisions will apply. 

The court heard that on 

February 9, police received 

complaints about Culling’s 

driving. 

She was stopped in Timaru 

and told police she had not 

consumed any alcohol that 

day, but an evidential breath 

test revealed that was far from 

the case. 

The court heard Culling 

had a flat tyre in Oamaru and 

while it was being repaired 

stood aside and drank wine before 

continuing on her journey. 

Culling told police she was 

driving from Dunedin to 

Christchurch to train her dogs 

the next morning. 

Counsel Rhona Daysh said 

the high level was “immediately 

shocking”, but her client 

now accepted she was an alcoholic 

and was receiving help. 

Judge Michael Turner said 

there were lots of potential 

victims on the road during the 

hours Culling was driving. 

He noted Culling took 

particular pride in her dog 

training business, which she 

was putting in jeopardy by 

drink-driving. 

“You’re saved from prison 

today by the 14-year gap in 

your offending,” Judge Turner 

said. 

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• By Daniel Alvey 

CITY COUNCILLORS are 

just weeks away from deciding 

whether to support a bid to open 

up land for housing affected by an 

airport noise contour. 

Current rules do not allow 

houses to be built in Christchurch 

Airport noise contour areas, 

reducing the potential for future 

anti-noise complaints. 

If rules are changed, it has the 

potential to open up development 

opportunities on Memorial Ave, 

on land to the east of Russley Rd 

and Johns Rd, and in Yaldhurst. 

City councillors will finalise a 

staff submission to Environment 

Canterbury on the issue on 

August 7, as part of its Regional 

Policy Statement review. 

Mayor Phil Mauger appears to 

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position he had three years ago 

when he was a city councillor. 

Mauger, Selwyn Mayor Sam 

Broughton and Waimakariri 

Mayor Dan Gordon have met 

over the issue. Selwyn and 

Waimakariri want to be able to 

build housing under contours in 

their districts. 

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ONE OF Canterbury’s favourite 

rugby sons has revealed he was 

once offered a rugby league 

contract across the Tasman. 

Former Crusaders and All 

Blacks star Richie Mo’unga 

turned down an NRL contract 

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meeting with then-Warriors 

coach Stephen Kearney. 

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to having a soft spot for rugby 

league, had been in Brisbane 

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Blues prepare for last night’s 

third and deciding State of 

Origin match. 

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Morning Herald he had been 

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development” after playing 

at fullback in a practice game 

against the NSW side. 

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play the 13-man code at school 

level. 

Mo’unga revealed he was 

made a serious offer to join the 

Warriors in 2018, the year he 

played the first of his 56 tests. 

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with Stephen Kearney, my agent, 

my father-in-law and ‘Sully’ 

(Warriors recruitment manager 

Peter O’Sullivan),” Mo’unga said. 

“The reason I stayed was because 

I played rugby and my only 

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Black and to play at a World Cup. 

“It’s one of those things you’ll 

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your mates about, saying how 

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Mo’unga told the Sydney 

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at the 2027 World Cup. 

Mo’unga was in the crowd 

when the All Blacks beat 

England in the first test at 

Dunedin, their first match under 

new coach Scott Robertson. 

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A NEIGHBOUR of the young 

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Emergency services were 

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at a Eureka St property in 

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last week. 

Police Canterbury area commander 

Superintendent Lane 

Todd said two young children 

were found inside. 

“Fortunately, they were rescued 

from the address before a 

fire started,” Todd said. 

A neighbour, who did not 

want to be named, said she 

heard the fire alarms and panicked. 

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went over to check what 

was going on,” she said. 

“We tried to get into the 

house but all the curtains were 

shut and doors closed, we had 

no idea if the kids were in there. 

“I called Fire and Emergency 

because no one else seemed to 

react.” 

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kept going off and she became 

concerned. 

“It’s just awful, those kids are 

just babies, you don’t leave your 

kids alone at home, you just 

don’t do it,” she said. 

Fire and Emergency communications 

shift manager Blair 

Walklin said crews noticed “a 

smell of burnt cooking on arrival”. 

They found unattended 

cooking inside the house. 

Police thanked neighbours of 

the property who called for help 

and prevented a tragic outcome. 

A 35-year-old woman 

was taken into custody the 

following morning. She is 

facing charges for ill-treatment 

of a child, resisting police, and 

possession of a cannabis plant. 

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Housing rule change could open up 

case for rapid transport link to airport 

• From page 1 

Broughton told his district 

councillors he had met with 

Mauger and Gordon to discuss 

the subject. 

“Phil, Dan and I all want to 

see the protection of 24-hour operation 

at the airport . . . but we 

don’t think that should restrict 

housing activity underneath the 

airport contours,” Broughton 

said. 

Mauger 

declined to answer 

questions 

from The Star 

on whether he 

would support 

the rule change. 

Instead, a city 

council spokesperson 

said: “We 

Phil Mauger 

are still forming a staff position 

on the draft RPS and this will be 

subject to council approval on 

August 7.” 

In 2021, when Mauger was 

a city councillor and mayoral 

candidate, he wanted the 

restrictions gone. 

He said the city was 

“desperately short of land” 

and the contour land was 

“not beautiful marshland or 

farmland. It is solid land that 

EMPTY: Large sections of land on Memorial Ave are still undeveloped due to the airport 

contour rules restricting housing on it. 

PHOTO: GOOGLE MAPS 

could be divided for housing”. 

“We need more people paying 

rates in Christchurch, to reduce 

the burden on our ratepayers 

of paying for infrastructure,” 

Mauger said at the time. 

“Fifty and fiffty-fifve decibels 

is no worse than what you’ve got 

in Memorial Ave with cars 

going past. 

“This is our chance. Here’s the 

land – let’s bloody do it,” he said. 

Mauger’s comments were 

in response to a delegation of 

landowners wanting the rules 

changed. 

The landowners said in 2021 

the 50 decibel airport outer noise 

contour was the only one in the 

world. They were outdated and 

based on obsolete house building 

standards without sound 

protection, now double glazing 

was a requirement on all new 

builds, they said. 

If development was allowed 

it could also open up a case for 

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a mass rapid transit link along 

Memorial Ave to the airport, 

which never made the business 

case because of the contours 

restricting the required 

housing development needed 

for MRT. 

Said Broughton: “It is a big 

problem for Kaiapoi and it 

also restricts building down 

Memorial Ave and was one of 

the key reasons the proposed 

MRT route didn’t have a line 

towards the airport because we 

couldn’t get the housing density 

there.” 

Gordon wanted the changes. 

“As long as noise levels are 

taken into consideration and 

considered as part of the housing 

and subdivision design, I believe 

housing should be allowed 

within these areas,” he said. 

In a statement, Christchurch 

Airport would not say whether 

it supports housing under the 

contours. 

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Rugby club alleged fraudster’s 

former home renovated, for sale 

THE FORMER home of an 

alleged fraudster has been 

renovated and is for sale again, 

just months after it was sold 

cheaply. 

‘Begging You For Mersey!’ the 

Harcourts listing for the Mersey 

St, St Albans, property reads. 

Nicola Flint is accused of stealing 

more than $100,000 from 

the Christchurch Football Club 

while entrusted with its finances. 

She and her Kiwi husband 

Andrew Flint and their two teenage 

children left for the United 

Kingdom in December. 

The family home, with a rateable 

value of $930,000, was left 

behind in the process, along with 

her husband’s building company, 

Flint Construction. 

The home was bought by a 

property investor for $713,000 

in April, allowing the rugby club 

to retrieve the missing money. 

A caveat had been placed on 

the property after negotiations 

between the club and Flint’s 

lawyers. 

Rugby club chair Craig Calder 

previously said he was very 

pleased by the payment. 

“We’re delighted. That means 

we can put money back into 

MAKEOVER: The former family home of alleged rugby club fraudster Nicola Flint (inset) has been renovated and is back 

on the market. 

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reserves and stand as a solid club 

again,” he said. 

Three months later, the house 

has been spruced up and is back 

on the market. 

‘With every aspect considered 

this family home has had a tasteful 

renovation, ready for its new 

owner to call it home,’ reads the 

Harcourts Merivale listing. 

The four-bedroom, two-bathroom 

house has a new open plan 

kitchen and dining area and has 

been painted. It has a “generous” 

living area, a separate lounge and 

a fenced yard with spa. 

The home goes to auction 

on July 24 seeking offers above 

$850,000, The Press reported. 

Police have a warrant out for 

Flint’s arrest, after she failed to 

appear in court in June. She is 

unlikely to face nine fraud-related 

charges unless she returns to 

New Zealand from the UK. 

Most of the funds she was accused 

of stealing were destined 

for the club’s junior teams. 

A police spokesperson said 

they are unable to comment on 

whether they were trying to extradite 

Flint to New Zealand and 

did not answer if they knew her 

exact location in Wales. 

“Extradition processes are on 

a case by case basis, taking into 

consideration the country and 

nature of offending,” said the 

spokesperson. 

Flint is also accused of faking a 

terminal cancer diagnosis. 

Andrew Flint returned to 

New Zealand in early June and 

was spotted in Invercargill, but 

returned to the UK after about a 

week. His family have previously 

pleaded with him to return home 

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Family dismayed over murderer’s parole 

• By Jeremy Wilkinson 

A SOCIAL HOUSING resident 

who snapped and stabbed his 

elderly neighbour to death in a fit 

of rage will be released from jail 

next month. 

Colin Hoani stabbed 67-yearold 

Valmai McFie 17 times with 

a boning knife at a social housing 

complex in Spreydon in July 2013. 

He claimed McFie had made a 

racist remark towards him. 

“Using your own words, you 

totally lost it – anger took over, 

and . . . this was the angriest 

you’d ever felt,” Judge Graham 

Panckhurst said before sentencing 

him to life in prison, with a 

minimum non-parole period of 10 

years later the same year. 

However, last week that 

sentence was given an end date 

as the New Zealand Parole Board 

agreed to release Hoani in August. 

“I’ve learnt patience which was 

my worst enemy for carrying on 

in life,” Hoani told the board. 

“Everything is not done in a 

flash.” 

Hoani will be released into the 

care of a rehabilitation centre 

which will help him reintegrate 

into the community. 

McFie’s niece, Louise Wegner- 

Parker said she found it hard to 

believe Hoani had learnt patience 

behind bars. 

“He was a very, very angry 

man,” she said. 

KILLER: Colin Hoani at the High Court in 2013. 

“How can he be so different to 

how he was before he went to jail?” 

Wegner-Parker said overall she 

wasn’t surprised Hoani had been 

released because “10 years is just 

what you get for murder in New 

Zealand. 

“It’s still impossible to 

understand that a 10-year 

sentence is appropriate for a 

murder that our family believes 

was preconceived.” 

Following McFie’s death at 

the MacGibbon Pl complex, 

“10 years is just what you 

get for murder in New 

Zealand.” 

– Louise Wegner-Parker, 

Valmai McFie’s niece 

the city council conducted an 

independent review of its social 

housing and made changes to the 

way risks to its tenants and staff 

were identified. 

In 2013 at Hoani’s sentencing, 

the court was told that there had 

been a “history of disharmony” 

PHOTO: RNZ 

between McFie and Hoani. 

McFie made a complaint to the 

city council and steps were taken 

to try and resolve the differences, 

including unsuccessful mediation. 

On Saturday, July 20 at about 

6.20pm, Hoani was sitting outside 

his flat drinking a cup of coffee 

and smoking a cigarette. 

He claims that when McFie 

returned home, she fired a racial 

comment at him, which he later 

said was the last straw. 

He then took a boning knife 

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and stabbed her repeatedly in the 

upper torso where she collapsed 

and died on the spot. 

Hoani’s defence counsel initially 

asked for him to be assessed as a 

Mentally Impaired Person but a 

report found he had no mental 

health problems that in any way 

mitigated or explained the killing. 

At a brief hearing before the 

parole board last week, Hoani was 

asked about his health. 

He said he had “packed on a few 

pounds” but was otherwise strong 

and healthy. 

“I’m 70 now, and I’ll be past my 

used-by date in five years time,” 

he said. “That’s my family history. 

Everyone in my family has passed 

away before they were 70.” 

Following his first hearing after 

becoming eligible for early release 

a year ago, the board’s chair Sir 

Ron Young described Hoani as 

“bombastic, gruff and impatient”. 

At his hearing, panel member 

Professor Phil Brinded noted 

Hoani seemed more open and in 

good spirits. 

“They say you can’t teach an old 

dog new tricks, perhaps that’s not 

true.” 

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Four teens 

charged 

over shop 

break-in 

FOUR TEENAGERS are facing a 

variety of charges after a break-in at 

a Cashel St shoe shop on Sunday. 

Police were called to the store 

about 2.15am after the alarm was 

activated when the youths smashed 

the glass and took several items 

from the shop. 

Christchurch Metro Area Commander 

Superintendent Lane Todd 

said the youths were aged between 

14 and 16. 

The charges against them 

included burglary, unlawfully 

getting into a motor vehicle and 

wilful damage. 

About 15 minutes after the 

burglary, Todd said the teens were 

spotted in a vehicle on Bridge St, 

South New Brighton about 2.30am. 

The driver failed to stop for police 

when told to pull over. Officers 

deployed road spikes at the Pages 

Rd and Rowan Ave intersection to 

stop the vehicle. 

“The car was successfully spiked 

and police soon located the vehicle, 

with one young person inside, on 

Idaho Pl, Burwood,” Todd said. 

The other teens were located a 

short time later in the Burwood 

area. 

• By Dylan Smits 

SURVEY RESULTS show strong 

support for increasing the speed 

limit back to 100km/h on State 

Highway 75 between Halswell 

and Little River. Results also 

show keeping the speed limit 

between Little River and Akaroa 

at mostly 60km/h. 

More than 1600 people responded 

to the survey, which has 

been set up by Banks Peninsula 

MP Vanessa Weenink. About 

75 per cent favoured returning 

the speed limit to 100km/h from 

Halswell to Little River with the 

rest opposed. 

For the winding section 

to Akaroa, about 80 per cent 

favoured the lowered speed limit 

which is mostly 60km/h. 

Weenink wrote a 

letter last Thursday to 

New Zealand Transport 

Agency Waka Kotahi in 

support of the survey’s 

findings. The survey is 

still open. 

After holding 

community meetings 

and reviewing the 

survey results, Weenink said 

blanket speed limit reductions 

are “deeply unpopular” with the 


Majority backing a return to 

higher speed limits – survey 

Vanessa 

Weenink 

highway’s users. 

“I was surprised with the 

percentage of people who 

wanted them back up. It’s 

not a scientifically valid 

survey, but it was a great 

chance to be open and 

listen to people,” she said. 

Speed limits were 

reduced on State Highway 

75 in September 2022. 

In the Government’s 

draft speed rule, speed 

limit reductions on rural State 

Highways since January 1, 2020 

will be reversed by NZTA, unless 

there is demonstrated public support 

for keeping the lower limit. 

Weenink said the letter serves 

as her key submission on the issue 

and an expression of what the 

community wants from NZTA. 

Weenink told The Star in April 

data she received from rural 

Canterbury area police commander 

Peter Cooper showed 

fewer crashes after the speed 

limit decreases, which changed 

her mind on restoring the higher 

limits. 

This was after campaigning at 

the election for the increase as 

VIEWS: Banks 

Peninsula MP 

Vanessa Weenink 

has been running 

a survey on State 

Highway 75 

speed limits. Of 

the more than 

1600 respondents, 

about 75 per cent 

favoured returning 

the speed limit 

to 100km/h from 

Halswell to Little 

River. 

long as it was safe to do so. 

Weenink denies the letter to 

NZTA is another reversal in her 

position, saying “safety should 

still be taken into consideration” 

for any upcoming speed limit 

changes. 

“While I acknowledge that the 

reduction in speed limits has led 

to a decrease in crashes and no 

fatalities, safety must be balanced 

with practicality and community 

sentiment,” Weenink said in the 

letter. 

NZTA did not respond to 

requests for comment. 

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‘No sentence will ever heal the wounds’ 

• By Adam Burns 

THE GRIEVING mother of 

an infant girl murdered by her 

father has told him she will never 

forgive him for what he has done, 

the High Court has heard. 

Thirty-seven-year-old Michael 

John Topp was sentenced to life 

imprisonment, with a minimum 

non-parole period of 17 years, at 

the High Court at Christchurch 

on Tuesday by Justice Anne 

Hinton. 

He was found guilty by a jury 

in May of fatally injuring the 

3-month-old alongside two further 

charges of grievous bodily 

harm. 

The infant, who has permanent 

name suppression, was rushed to 

Christchurch Hospital on New 

Year’s Eve 2021 with a severe 

head injury. 

She died two days later. 

An autopsy found the baby 

sustained more than 30 fractures 

to both legs and her ribs. 

Prior head injuries were 

believed to have been sustained 

during the same month, consistent 

with “very violent shaking”. 

Topp said the baby’s death was 

a case of manslaughter, and he 

never intended to kill her. 

The infant’s mother, who also 

has permanent name suppression, 

delivered a heart-wrenching 

victim impact statement during 

Tuesday’s sentence hearing. 

GUILTY: 

Michael John 

Topp at his 

sentencing for 

murder at the 

High Court. 

PHOTO: NATE 

MCKINNON/ 

RNZ 

The judge had read further 

victim impact statements from 

family but these were not read in 

court. 

A photo of her daughter was 

visible on the High Court display 

monitor as the mother addressed 

the court and Topp, who appeared 

emotionless in the dock. 

“No sentence will ever heal the 

wounds Mike has inflicted on 

me,” she said. 

“Nor take back pain that (she) 

endured until her heart gave out 

as a result to Mike’s actions.” 

Topp’s alleged lack of accountability 

and remorse were 

highlighted multiple times by the 

mother. 

The court heard further 

disturbing details of the man’s 

behaviour in hospital. 

After expressing breast milk 

for her daughter, nurses informed 

her the milk would need 

to be disposed of as the infant 

was now “brain dead” and unable 

to consume food. 

“Mike drunk the milk in front 

of the nurses and said ‘well, she 

won’t need it anymore’.” 

The mother described the pain 

of losing her baby as like “my 

entire world being blown up”. 

“The pain was accentuated by 

not understanding how or when 

she was harmed.” 

She also explained how her 

mental health had “taken a hit” 

following the horrific tragedy. 

“I have to give myself a reason 

to wake up every day, to accept 

that I may never ever get real 

answers, to accept I may never 

get closure. 

“Mike took it all from me.” 

She implored the judge to 

hold Topp accountable before 

addressing her former partner 

directly in closing her remarks. 

“Mike, I will never forgive 

you.” 

The court then heard submissions 

from both the Crown and 

the defence, where Topp’s mental 

health struggles and inability 

to cope with parenthood were 

touched upon. 

Justice Hinton addressed the 

mother and said after assessing 

all the evidence, that she was an 

excellent and devoted mother, 

who could not have suspected 

what would occur. 

The judge also agreed Topp 

was not “genuinely remorseful” 

for the killing. 

“She should’ve been safe in 

your care but she was the complete 

opposite. 

“You abused your position of 

trust.” 

In handing the sentence down, 

Hinton said violence against 

young children “was regrettably 

all too common in our society”. 

“There can be no excuse for 

abusing a child. 

“Your actions must be roundly 

denounced.” 

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Religious order 

asked to leave 

Catholic diocese 

PHOTO: RNZ 

• By Niva Chittock 

THE CATHOLIC Bishop 

of Christchurch has asked 

a religious order accused of 

holding prolonged, unsanctioned 

exorcisms to leave the diocese. 

The Survivors Network of 

those Abused by Priests complained 

to the Catholic Diocese 

of Christchurch and police 

about reports of ritualistic abuse 

and other forms of faith-based 

abuse by Sons of the Most Holy 

Redeemers clergy since August 

2021. 

The traditionalist order, also 

known as the Transalpine Redemptorists, 

was a conservative 

movement within the Catholic 

Church. Its mother house or 

principal community was 

Golgotha Monastery Island in 

Scotland. 

SNAP national leader Dr 

Christopher Longhurst said the 

allegations included children 

being told they were possessed 

by Satan, people having lengthy 

exorcisms performed on them 

without prior medical examination 

and isolation of parents 

from their children. 

Some of the 

claims made by 

children and 

their parents 

were horrifying, 

he said. 

“It gave me 

goosebumps to 

hear what was 

being disclosed 

to me on the 

phone.” 

Christopher 

Longhurst 

Longhurst said he was also told 

a young pregnant woman was 

tied to a chair and beaten, under 

the pretext of having the “devil 

cast out of them”. 

The Sons of the Most Holy 

Redeemers were yet to respond 

to RNZ’s request for comment. 

The Catholic Church’s national 

body was informed of the complaints 

and SNAP was told it was 

working with the order to follow 

safe-guarding protocols. 

Longhurst said it was not clear 

what monitoring was put in 

place. 

When Michael Gielen became 

Christchurch’s bishop in 2022, 

Longhurst said SNAP informed 

him of the complaints and called 

for action. 

He said few responses were 

received from Bishop Gielen until 

a Holy See investigation was 

launched in November last year. 

Australian Bishop Robert Mc- 

Guckin conducted the inquiry 

and sent a report to the Vatican. 

Bishop Gielen this week accepted 

the recommendations of 

the Vatican department overseeing 

the investigation. 

He did not detail what the 

recommendations were, nor 

how the investigation had been 

conducted or what it found. 

Bishop Gielen 

stripped the 

priests of their 

faculty, meaning 

they would no 

longer be able to 

practise within 

the rules of the 

Church, effective 

from July 14. 

All professed 

members of the Sons of the 

Michael 

Gielen 

Most Holy Redeemers were also 

asked to leave the Christchurch 

diocese. 

But Longhurst said the Catholic 

Church’s response was not 

good enough. 

“The current Pope, Pope 

Francis, has a zero tolerance 

for abuse. So presumably, the 

complaints have been upheld on 

some level,” he said. 

“The priests just have to leave 

that particular diocese. So 

where’s the zero tolerance? Because 

the consequences are that 

they go somewhere else and the 

risk is they continue.” 

Longhurst said the complainants 

SNAP was supporting had 

not seen the report to the Vatican 

or the recommendations, 

and had not been informed 

about the Bishop’s move before it 

was publicly announced. 

“Put the victims first, don’t put 

the institution first. The victims 

are harmed because of what’s 

taking place in the institution. 

Protect them and the institution 

will be a safer place for them.” 

Police told RNZ they were 

unable to respond to queries 

that “seek to establish whether a 

specific person or organisation 

is, or has been, the subject 

of a police complaint or 

investigation”. 

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NEWS 

Mosque terror attack 

hero set for assault trial 

A man who received a bravery 

award for his actions during the 

mosque terror attacks will go to 

trial on an assault charge next 

year. Abdul Aziz Wahabzadah 

appeared at the district court on 

Tuesday. He pleaded not guilty 

to a charge of assaulting with 

intent to injure, and opted for a 

judge-alone trial, which has been 

set for next March. He intends 

to represent himself. Aziz was 

awarded a New Zealand Cross 

for bravery in 2021. During the 

mosque attack in 2019 he picked 

up a discarded gun, chased 

the terrorist and threw it at his 

departing car, smashing the back 

window. 

Gang associate busted 

A Christchurch gang associate is 

facing drugs and weapon charges 

after a police bail check. The 

27-year-old man, who was wanted 

for breaching bail, was arrested at 

a Burnham address about 9.30am 

on Monday. Senior Constable Matt 

Barraclough said officers “smelt 

cannabis on the man and initiated 

a search, locating MDMA, cocaine, 

cash and items consistent with 

drug supply in his bag and vehicle”. 

He is due to appear at the district 

court on July 29, charged with 

possession of an offensive weapon, 

possession of cocaine, possession 

of ecstasy, participating in an 

organised criminal group, and 

breaching bail. 

• By John Cosgrove 

CANTERBURY author Sue 

Heazlewood has followed up her 

recent award-winning Tails of 

Tangleby Gardens book series 

with her latest offering – Tea 

Party Recipes. 

The book is part of an ongoing 

commitment by the author to 

produce one children’s and an 

adult cook book each year. 

Her latest children’s story/cook 

book focuses on 24 recipes, with 

photography and illustrations, 

and is designed to help children 

learn to create in the kitchen. 

It all started for this known 

property developer, back in 2015 

when while on holiday she says 

she got bored one day and decided 

to write a children’s story 

book. 

‘‘When I finished I discovered 

I enjoyed the experience so 

much, I wanted to write more, 

so I sat down and wrote an adult 

cook book.’’ 

The popular Tails of Tangleby 

series was inspired by the 

oversized playhouse Heazlewood 

built in her expansive garden 

in Ohoka for her six children, 

hoping they would have some 

grandchildren for her to spoil in 

the coming years. 

In the meantime, the grandmother 

of three is writing books 

combining her passion for children, 

cooking and gardening. 


Tea Party Recipes latest offering 

TEA PARTY: Author Sue Heazlewood with her latest cook 

book for children. 

‘‘I was in the tree house one 

day when I thought, kids love 

Peter Rabbit so let’s create stories 

about the animals who have 

come out to live in Ohoka from 

the city. Detailing their adventures 

and discovering what they 

cooked as they went along on 

their journey.’’ 

The tales tell the story of two 

delightful little rabbits and a host 

of friends including frogs and 

hedgehogs, discovering the world 

around them through travel, 

PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE 

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‘‘The books are so popular they 

have become bonding books 

between generations. 

‘‘Grandparents have them in 

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their grandchildren come to stay. 

‘‘The books are read at nighttime 

and the next day the children 

want to cook the recipes,’’ 

she says. 

She has also launched an 

online Kids’ Club through her 

website that includes lots of 

recipes, crafts, activities and a 

competition every month. 

Two of her books have recently 

won awards. 

A Table at Tangleby Gardens 

was judged the best entertaining 

cookbook at last year’s 

Gourmand World Cookbook 

awards, while Tails of Tangleby 

2 picked up the best children’s 

recipe book in Oceania award at 

the same event. 

The Gourmand Awards are the 

major food culture event in the 

world, which started in 1995 for 

authors of cookbooks and wine 

books, at Frankfurt Book Fair. 

Heazlewood continues to 

write using the farm animals to 

discover the wider world around 

them based on her own travels to 

many exotic destinations. 

The next children’s book will 

see them in the United Kingdom, 

followed by one about their journey 

through France and Italy. 

Heazlewood says her cats 

and expansive garden in Ohoka 

feature prominently in all her 

books. 

‘‘All the photos are taken here 

on site and the garden might 

be ready for people to look at 

it in the new year, it’s a lot of 

hard work juggling writing and 

gardening.’’ 

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A CHRISTCHURCH-based 

aerospace company says it has held 

initial talks with the United States 

military and NASA about using 

its rocket-powered space plane 

as it starts testing at the Tāwhaki 

National Aerospace Centre. 

The aerospace centre is located 

at the 25km-long Kaitōrete Spit 

which separates Lake Ellesmere 

from the Pacific Ocean. 

Dawn Aerospace has received 

approval from the Civil Aviation 

Authority to fly its Mk-II Aurora 

aircraft at unlimited speeds at up 

to 80,000 feet. 

Co-founder and chief executive 

Stefan Powell said the US military 

would not use its plane at the aerospace 

centre or anywhere in New 

Zealand if the talks progress. 

“Under current parameters (i.e 

our current certification from 

the CAA), we cannot fly any 

payloads for external parties, let 

alone a military one, let alone 

any foreign military, from any 

NZ aerodrome,” Powell said in a 

statement. 

It comes as Birdlings Flat 

residents say they have been blindsided 

over possible vertical rocket 

launches from the aerospace centre, 

12km from the settlement. 

They say the aerospace centre’s 

owner Tāwhaki Joint Venture 

HIGH FLYERS: James and 

Stefan Powell are the New 

Zealand brothers behind 

Dawn Aerospace. 

PHOTO: CHARLOTTE 

ROWLANDS 

committed to horizontal 

and drone launches only at a 

community meeting in June 2021. 

Powell said Dawn Aerospace has 

no involvement in Tāwhaki’s plans 

for vertical rocket launch pads at 

the aerospace centre as it does not 

build any vertical launch vehicles. 

“We have never talked about 

this with Tāwhaki as we have no 

interest in it.” 

Tāwhaki is jointly owned by the 

Crown and the two Ngāi Tahu 

rūnanga located near the spit, Te 

Taumutu and Wairewa. 

The potential military uses 

for the Aurora Mk-II include 

simulating and detecting rocket 

trajectories. 

The plane will be tested at the 

centre until September with an 

aim to reach supersonic speeds. 


It is beyond belief that anyone 

would consider launching rockets 

into space from the Kaitōrete Spit, 

Birdlings Flat, Lake Ellesmere area 

(The Star, July 11). 

This is a highly sensitive natural 

environment for birds and other 

wildlife. Who in the right mind 

would think that firing rockets 

from here wouldn’t have any 

impact on the wildlife? 

Add to that the claim that the 

rocket site would create 1300 jobs. 

Do we really want that number 

of people driving out to Kaitōrete 

every day? 

There is no doubt that the result 

of a rocket launch site in this area 

would be increased pollution, 

terrified birds, reduced access for 

the public and a few organisations 

with bigger bank balances. 

Such a shame that the assertion 

of being at one with the land often 

melts away when the opportunity 

to make some money appears. 

Hopefully Environment 

Canterbury and the Christchurch 

City Council will decline any 

future consent applications for 

this facility and help protect this 

incredible part of our country. 

-JG Stone, Harewood 

Residents of the Greenpark 

Huts were told they had to move 

because of sea level rise, although 

no flooding has ever happened 

there. Then they had to go so 

Ngāi Tahu could build a centre of 

excellence for gathering food on 

that spot. No worries of sea levels 

rising for that building. 

Now we are getting closer to 

the real reason why they are being 

evicted with plans for vertical 

rocket launches on the spit being 

disclosed, and all the land around 

being part of the exclusion zone 

or safety zone for when things fall 

back to earth. I expect those living 

in Birdlings Flat will have eviction 

notices as plans and funding 

develop. 

Depending on the rocket 

fuel used, there are all kinds of 

detrimental outcomes for our 

environment, including warming 

of the atmosphere, permanently 

damaging the delicate wildlife on 

the dunes and the lake itself. 

Who will be the winner in 


NEWS/LETTERS 15 

Rocket plans rile readers 

BLASTING OFF: Canterbury University tested rockets at 

Kaitōrete Spit 18 months ago, but new plans to expand 

operations at the site have annoyed readers. 

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can be made? 

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Akaroa and nearby bays house prices 

PROPERTY IN Akaroa and its 

nearby bays are becoming more 

affordable as sellers slash their 

prices. 

Some of the homes have been 

looking for new owners since the 

start of the year and the owners 

have now dropped the asking 

prices to around $750,000. 

The houses had failed to sell at 

auction earlier this year and had 

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There are currently more than 

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change from two years ago when 

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the market. 

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residents and 

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to a retirement 

village or relocating, 

so had 

genuine reasons for selling. 

Philippa 

Linton 

“We are just trying to meet the 

market. They are all enthusiastic 

sellers, they all want to sell so 

they have agreed to drop their 

OPPORTUNITY: A do-up at 19 Muter St, Akaroa, has dropped in price to $750,000. 

prices and some of them are selling 

well under the RV,” she told 

OneRoof. 

“All of these people are trying 

to move on. They are not 

desperate – I need to make that 

very clear – but they are ready 

to move so if somebody wants 

something amazing so this is the 

time when they will get something 

for a very good price.” 

The properties ranged from a 

do-up to move-in ready in and 

around Akaroa, which Linton 

said would have fetched between 

$800,000 and $900,000 at the 

peak of the market. 

Linton told OneRoof high-end 

properties were still in demand, 

but the mid-range properties 

were taking a bit longer to sell 

because they mainly attracted 

out-of-towners looking for a 

second home. 

“I think a lot of people are 

waiting to see what happens 

with the interest rates, now we 

know about (the) bright-line side 

of things. I think people have 

been tentatively holding their 

foot over the brake just waiting 

to see if they need to brake or 

accelerate.” 

An original four-bedroom, 

one-bathroom property at 19 

Muter St offered a huge opportunity 

for people wanting to 

buy the “worst house on the best 

street”, she said. Not much had 

been done to it since the owner 

moved in 52 years go. 

“You spend $250,000 to 

$300,000 on (renovating) it and 

you are only just cracking the 

million-dollar mark where the 

houses on Muter are over $1m 

easy – $1.1m to $1.3m sort of 

thing.” 

The property had an RV of 

$930,000 and was on one of 

Akaroa’s most desirable streets, 

she said. The owner was selling 

the 1950s home to move to a 

retirement village. 

In the slightly more affordable 

Duvauchelle, the owners 

of a two-bedroom home at 18 

Haywards Ln are also wanting 

to relocate, while a two-bedroom 

Lockwood home at 8 Bayview 

Cres, currently being used 

as a holiday home, is being 

marketed as a holiday home. 

Both have price indications of 

$749,000/$750,000-plus. The 

RVs are $570,00 and $810,000 

respectively. 

Linton said recent sales in Duvauchelle 

usually fetched around 

the high $800,000s to the mid 

$900,000s. 

“With us going offers over 

$750,000, it’s really getting you 

into the market.” 

The fourth property to 

take a price drop is a modern 

architecturally inspired twobedroom 

home with water views 

at 13 Seaview Lane, Wainui, 

which is inviting inquiries over 

$775,000. Its RV is $780,000. 

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drop as buyers wait 

Linton told OneRoof: “The 

difference is Wainui you drive 

there as a destination and it’s this 

beautiful quiet oceanside. 

“It’s a bit of a hike, but once you 

are there you are there. There’s no 

shops, but it’s a beautiful beach 

and good community.” 

Linton said Akaroa had benefited 

from remote workers moving 

there after Covid, which had 

pushed the average house price 

up to past $1m. But two years 

on, the main buyers tended to be 

people looking for holiday homes. 

OneRoof-Valocity figures 

show Akaroa’s average property 

value has grown 

5.4 per cent 

year-on-year to 

$1.069 million, 

but much of that 

growth was in 

the second half 

of 2023 with values 

dipping 0.83 

per cent in the 

last six months. 

Alan 

Nobbs 

Harcourts salesperson Alan 

Nobbs said the market was slow 

which was not uncommon at 

this time of year, but the cheaper 

properties had been most affected. 

“The buyers who have been 

paying the million-dollar-plus 

can afford it, whereas before our 

bottom of the market where people 

used to try and get themselves 

HOLIDAY HOME: The two-bedroom, one-bathroom house 

at 8 Bayview Cres sits above the boatsheds in Duvauchelle. 

into a bach or holiday investment 

type property and that market 

has dropped out a little bit so the 

competition hasn’t been as hard 

in the low-end of the market than 

the top.” 

A three-bedroom, onebathroom 

cottage for sale at 47 

Selwyn Ave, Akaroa, had also 

dropped its asking price from 

$750,000 to $715,000 since being 

listed in March, which was below 

its RV of $810,000. 

Nobbs said it was a “DIY 

dream” in one of Akaroa’s 

popular streets, but a lot of 

holiday homeowners didn’t 

want to spend their weekend 

renovating a property and 

wanted something already done. 

Those buyers who were around 

and had not headed overseas during 

winter were also trying their 

luck, he said, and a lot of offers 

were being made well under the 

property’s RV. 

“Offers are coming in low and 

hard,” he said. 

“Buyers are quite tough. They 

are going, ‘the media is telling 

us it’s a buyer’s market so we will 

just wait it out’. 

“That lolly scramble has 

gone where they knew they 

had competition, now they are 

coming into auction properties 

and things and they are the 

only one.” 

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‘Strong injustice demands strong 

words. Why should I play nice?’ 

Racist slurs and a tin 

of corned beef – Frank 

Film’s Sally Blundell 

finds out how awardwinning 

poet and 

performer Tusiata Avia 

came to be the voice of 

New Zealand Pasifika 

THERE’S A moment in Tusiata 

Avia’s hugely successful, 

darkly funny and utterly 

uncompromising performance 

Wild Dogs Under My Skirt when 

a Samoan woman saws open 

a can of corned beef with a 

machete. 

“The reason corned beef is so 

popular on the islands,” she tells 

the audience, “is because it so 

closely resembles the taste of human 

flesh.” 

There’s an intake of breath, 

then laughter. 

The line was taken from travel 

writer Paul Theroux’s 1992 book 

The Happy Isles of Oceania, 

in which he argues the reason 

why the “former cannibals of 

Oceania” feasted on Spam (or, 

later, corned beef) was because it 

came nearest to the “porky taste 

of human flesh”. 

It was an outrageous comment 

by anyone’s measure but 

for award-winning poet and 

performer Avia, it was “the 

beginning”. 

“I was writing about race and 

justice – and why wouldn’t I be?” 

said Avia, sitting on the sofa of 

her childhood home in Aranui, 

where she lives with her teenage 

daughter and elderly mother. 

“It is part of me, and it’s part of 

my experience.” 

Born in 1966, Avia grew up in 

the 1970s and ‘80s, the daughter 

of a European mother and Samoan 

father. This was the time of 

dawn raids, immigration checks, 

racist slurs and discriminatory 

job and housing practices. 

As a young child, said Avia, “It 

leaked right through my skin.” 

She remembers as a sevenyear-old, 

standing before the 

bathroom mirror, patting her 

face with talcum powder to see 

what she would look like with 

white skin. 

“There was nothing cool about 

being brown, particularly in my 

teenage years it was something 

that I tried to deny, which was 

nonsense because” – she circles 

an elegantly tattooed hand 

around her face like a portrait 

frame – “I look like this.” 

Avia began writing when she 

was just 10. In year 8, she was 

awarded the school literary prize, 

but by 15 she had put writing 

aside. 

“I’d lived long enough by then 

to realise brown girls like me 

do not go on to become writers. 

It was a decision – I remember 

writing my final poem and that 

was it.” 

ACHIEVEMENT: Tusiata Avia’s The Savage Coloniser Book won the poetry prize at the Ockham New Zealand Book 

Awards in 2021, where read out her poem about Captain Cook. Above right – Avia in year 8. 

She studied at Canterbury 

University then took on a teaching 

role at Hillary College (now 

Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate) 

in Auckland – a 1990 photo 

shows her in embroidered shirt, 

shell necklace, ankh earrings, 

her signature straight-ahead, 

unflinching gaze. 

After a decade of overseas 

travel, she returned to New 

Zealand in 1999 to find “this big 

flowering of Pacific and Māori 

arts that I had completely missed 

out on. I suddenly thought, these 

are people like me, maybe I can 

do this too.” 

She undertook a creative 

writing course at Whitireia Polytechnic 

then the creative writing 

programme at Te Herenga Waka 

Victoria University. 

Wild Dogs Under My Skirt 

premiered at the 2002 Dunedin 

Fringe Festival. Since then it has 

been performed nationally and 

internationally, first by Avia then 

by an ensemble of actors. 

Her work since then has won 

accolades, earning her a New 

Zealand Order of Merit, an Arts 

Foundation laureateship and 

the Prime Minister’s Award for 

Literary Achievement. 

Her collection The Savage 

Coloniser Book (Te Herenga 

Waka University Press) won the 

‘(My daughter) has a 

different relationship with 

being Samoan than I did 

at her age’ – Tusiata Avia 

poetry prize at the Ockham New 

Zealand Book Awards in 2021. 

In accepting the prize she read 

one of the poems, that poem: 

250th anniversary of James 

Cook’s arrival in New Zealand, a 

response to the 2019 commemorations 

marking the anniversary 

of Cook’s arrival. 

It was funny, it was tough 

THREE GENERATIONS: Avia with her mum Sylvia and daughter Sepela. 

• Watch the 

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(“I’ve got my father’s / pighunting 

knife / in my fist”) and it 

was provocative. 

As she wrote on a Substack 

blog, “Strong injustice demands 

strong words. Why should I play 

nice? What was I afraid of? Who 

was I going to offend? And what 

kind of people would be offended 

by such a poem?” 

Several kinds, it seems, including 

ACT leader David Seymour, 

broadcaster Sean Plunket and 

a rabid pack of anonymous intimidators. 

There was hate mail; 

there was a death threat. 

“It was scary. It left me feeling 

particularly vulnerable because 

I’m the mother of a 16-year-old 

girl and I look after my 90-yearold 

Mum.” 

Her third book, Big Fat Brown 

Bitch, includes a response to the 

abuse: “Oh, that’s right: / this 

is real life and someone really 

does want me gone / an actual 

man, with an actual name, in my 

actual city // has threatened me 

and would prefer me to be silent 

or hurt or maybe even dead.” 

It is terrifying, and poignant, 

but now, as her daughter Sepela 

performs the graceful moves of a 

traditional Samoan dance before 

her mother and grandmother, 

Avia recognises a strong sense of 

cultural identity. 

“She has a different relationship 

with being Samoan than I did at 

her age. Also, the climate in this 

country for young brown kids – 

there’s some definite pride there, 

when there was really none that I 

can remember in 1981.” 

She turns to her daughter. 

“You’re proud, eh?” 

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Crusaders forwards bring 

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• By Sam Coughlan 

MARIST ALBION have been 

boosted by the availability 

of Crusaders Dom Gardiner 

and Tahlor Cahill for their 

preliminary final this weekend. 

Cahill, a lock, has played for 

the club regularly this season, 

while loose forward Gardiner has 

not been available for selection 

since his last appearance in 

April. 

Co-coach Ross Kennedy said 

the pair brought a lot to the 

team. 

“They bring with them a lot of 

mana. It’s great to have them in 

the group when we can.” 

Cahill’s last match was for 

Marist against Burnside in late 

June, while Gardiner hasn’t 

played since coming off the 

bench for the Crusaders in their 

final-round Super Rugby clash 

with Moana Pasifika on May 31. 

They’ll take on a resurgent 

Linwood, who recorded their 

second upset win in a row in the 

semi-final, beating HSOB 30-27 

thanks to a last-second penalty 

from Josh Jennings. 

The other preliminary final 

sees Canterbury University host 

Sydenham – the top two sides 

after the regular season. 

University won their qualifying 

playoff against HSOB 41-38 

to earn a week off, while Sydenham 

came the hard way, beating 

Sumner 27-25 in the semi-final 

after losing to Marist in the 

qualifying playoff two weeks ago. 

Kennedy said his side would 

be wary of the threat posed by 

Linwood. 

“They’ve built good 

momentum in the last few 

weeks and they’re a dangerous 

Top-of-table Tech still happy despite loss 


AFTER THEIR first league 

defeat of the season, Cashmere 

Technical are regrouping ahead 

of this weekend’s clash with 

Selwyn United. 

Tech went down 2-0 to Coastal 

Spirit on Saturday – the first time 

they’d been held scoreless in a 

Southern League match since 

July 2021, when they lost 1-0, 

also against Coastal. 

Head coach Dan Schwarz said 

his side weren’t too disappointed 

following the defeat – with 

Tech still leading the way in the 

Southern League. 

“We’re still where we need to 

be – at the top. We’ve still got 

everything in our own hands, 

and we’re still very happy with 

where we’re positioned.” 

RETURN: Crusader Dom Gardiner will play his first match for Marist Albion since April this 

weekend. 

PHOTO: GETTY 

team with many powerful ball 

runners. 

“It was about 43 to 30-something 

(47-36), when we played 

them earlier this year, so it was a 

high scoring affair.” 

At this stage of the competition 

last year, Linwood bowed out at 

the hands of Marist, but head 

coach Brendan Nolan said 

they wouldn’t take any extra 

motivation from that result. 

“We’ve got a lot of respect for 

them, I think it goes both ways. 

“We just look at what’s 

happening in front of us, not so 

much what’s going on behind, in 

the past.” 

Metro rugby preliminary finals 

(2.45pm Sat) 

Canterbury University v Sydenham, Ilam Fields 

Marist Albion v Linwood, Edgar MacIntosh Park 

Plate final (2.45pm Sat) 

Lincoln University v New Brighton, Lincoln Uni 

Semi-finals 

Linwood 30 HSOB 27; Sydenham 27 Sumner 25 

Lincoln Uni 45 Belfast 19 (plate); New Brighton 35 

Burnside 19 (plate); Shirley 36 Christchurch 24 (11/12th) 

TWIST AND TURN: Cashmere Tech’s Jack Hallahan tries to 

find some space. PHOTO: JIM WATTS PHOTOGRAPHY 

Tech are one point clear of to beat Universities on Sunday – 

Coastal, with Christchurch a further three points back. 

United – who needed a late goal The top two sides at the end 

The winners will play in the 

final next Saturday at Rugby 

Park. 

of the season qualify for the 

National League. 

This weekend’s matches see 

opportunities for the teams in 

the top half of the table to pull 

clear. 

Tech visit Selwyn on Saturday 

while Christchurch United are 

playing away against Dunedin 

City Royals, and winless 

FC Twenty 11 play host to 

Ferrymead Bays. 

On Sunday, Universities visit 

Nelson Suburbs and Coastal, 

now the only unbeaten team in 

the league, host Nomads. 

Points: Cash Tech 31; 

Coastal 30; Chch Utd 27; 

Nelson 20; Bays 19; Nomads 

17; Dunedin 13; Selwyn 8; 

Uni 7; FC Twenty 0 

Three sides 

vying for last 

two spots in 

semi-finals 


A CRUNCH final-round 

Canterbury Rugby League 

premiership clash awaits the 

Halswell Hornets and Eastern 

Eagles. 

The two sides will meet at 

Halswell Domain on Saturday, 

both on the verge of making the 

semi-finals but simultaneously 

close to their season ending. 

The winner will qualify for the 

playoffs and potentially make the 

top-two if other results go their 

way. Halswell can still make the 

top four with a loss if Riccarton 

Knights lose to Linwood Keas. 

Halswell coach Ray Hubbard 

was under no illusions as to the 

task facing his side, who missed a 

chance to confirm their place in 

the semi-finals against Hornby 

Panthers last weekend. 

“It’s going to be a massive 

challenge, Eastern are a dangerous 

side. They are super-physical, and 

they like to play footy. 

“When they get going and get 

aggressive, they can really galvanise 

and turn it on so we’ve got our 

work cut out for us making sure 

we’re ready to get into the contest 

physically.” 

Eastern have won their last three 

games to stay in finals contention, 

but a loss will see them miss out. 

Head coach Archie Jacobs said 

his side were glad to be in control of 

their fortunes. 

“The good thing about this week 

is that our whole future is in our 

own hands now. 

“Previously we might have had 

to rely on some results, but now 

we don’t have to rely on anyone’s 

results, we just have to rely on our 

own performance.’’ 

Linwood, who have locked up 

top spot and the Massetti Cup with 

a round to spare, host a Riccarton 

side who are also looking to confirm 

their spot in the playoffs. 

The other match sees Hornby, 

who have also secured a semifinal 

spot, make the trip over the 

Southern Alps to play Greymouth. 

CRL premiership round 14 

(Saturday) 

Greymouth v Hornby, 

Wingham Park, 2.30pm; 

Linwood v Riccarton, 

Linwood Park, 2.45pm; 

Halswell v Eastern, Halswell 

Domain, 2.45pm 

Round 13 

Linwood 40 Greymouth 0; 

Eastern 22 Riccarton 18; 

Hornby 26 Halswell 12 

Points 

Linwood 18; Hornby 15; 

Halswell 14; Riccarton 14; 

Eastern 13; Greymouth 4



SPORT 21 

Compensation not criticism needed 

Bevan Sisson 

Rugby matters 

AS THE CLUB season reaches 

the pointy end of the competition 

for both Metro and Country, 

I headed out to the grounds to 

watch some footy. 

While watching an enjoyable 

game I heard a passionate 

supporter yell to the ref “how 

much did they pay you? Open 

your eyes!”. 

That got me thinking. Why 

don’t we pay them? We can’t do 

much for his perceived lack of 

vision but we can look at how we 

support our unsung heroes of the 

footy field. 

Every weekend, men and 

women head out to the park 

and endure the mutterings and 

sometimes abusive behaviour 

from the sidelines. 

For most referees it’s not just a 

single game on the day, they may 

go from refereeing at grade or 

age group, then need to rush to 

the next game to be an assistant 

referee, subs controller or assist 

in other areas. All this can take 

up the best part of the day, and 

for no compensation. 

Referees are not running out 

there with the expectation of 

payment. They are doing it for 

the love of the game. But a small 

amount of financial support to 

show some appreciation would 

be a great start to what can be a 

WHISTLE BLOWER: Being a referee at any level of sport can be a difficult job, but should 

they be compensated for their time? 

PHOTO: GETTY 

challenging day out. 

Implementing this could work 

a number of ways – for example 

Queensland have a match day 

referee fee attached to their 

playing subs for the year. 

I know the bane of every team 

manager’s year is getting subs out 

of players and increasing them 

slightly may add to this. 

In Christchurch, the subs pay 

for coaching, playing gear and 

occasionally a bite to eat after 

Thursday training. The subs 

remain cheap and to include a 

referee match fee for half the cost 

of an after-match drink seems 

good value. 

European clubs have a different 

version where the home team 

pays for the referees on the day. 

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Payment figures could be $50 

for the main referee and $25 for 

the assistants. If you had your 

standard 22 players on game day, 

that’s roughly $4.50 per player, 

only when you are playing at 

home. 

A referee who had officiated 

a Div 2 game and then was an 

assistant for a senior game could 

finish the afternoon with $75 

which would help ease some of 

the pressures of the day. 

It would take quite a shift 

in perception from players, 

clubs and supporters knowing 

there is now compensation 

paid and it would create a 

different expectation, but let’s 

be honest, they get a hard time 

anyway and it’s their time that 

is being compensated not the 

performance. 

So while the All Blacks are 

playing and we are between 

Super Rugby and NPC/FPC, 

head out to a club game and 

if you pass one of the officials, 

give them a word of thanks, not 

criticism. 

• Sisson is a former player, 

Lincoln, Lincoln University 

and representative coach 

and New Zealand age 

group selector 

Mixed views on Robertson 

after first game in charge 

Star News Facebook 

posters react to Bevan 

Sisson’s column 

last week on Scott 

Robertson 

Interesting opinions Bevan. I do 

hope he wins every game too. 

I think we all want the ABs to 

beat every team into submission 

– dreams are free. I think the 

Boks are the team to beat. Rassie 

has got this team humming and 

I don’t think we have the cattle 

to beat them, if you look at how 

they dismantled the Irish on 

weekend. However, if we can get 

Will Jordan and Richie Mo’unga 

back – they’re world class – look 

out, Boks. 

– Eddy Clark 

Look how long Foster hung on 

with all the losses he racked up, 

safe to assume any coach is going 

to be there for a while. 

– David Wright 

Pressure won’t change his 

approach at all. But I have no 

doubt his approach, his tactics and 

his rugby rationale will change as 

he identifies where those changes 

are needed and what they should 

look like. He will continue to learn 

and grow as a coach, as he always 

has. 

– Bryan Searle 

That is not by any stretch of the 

imagination a good All Blacks 

team. He has a long way to go. 

– Paul Coyle 

Hansen and Foster took us to 

the RWC finals. Let’s see if this 

dancing clown can get us through 

the quarter-finals. 

– George Tawhai 

Razor knows what he’s doing. 

All he has to do now is get Richie 

back. 

– Jocelyn Rowe 

“Robertson has had the safety 

of being a big fish in a very 

small pond, with his coaching 

success coming in a Super Rugby 

competition that was greatly 

weakened with the withdrawal of 

the South African teams.” Can we 

stop this lie? The first three titles 

all came in a full competition. 

– Matt Hurley 

Given the Poms had six games 

together and the ABs none, they 

really should have beaten us well 

and truly, but they didn’t. That 

tells me that Razor is the man for 

the job. 

– Carl Pungaman 

Yes the first three titles had South 

African teams and an Argentina 

side. As you know, his first Super 

Rugby title win was the by far the 

most difficult that any travelling 

coach has ever had to face. He 

faced a red hot Emirates Lions 

side at Ellis Park 1800m above 

sea level and his Crusaders won 

convincingly. This was a very 

weakened Crusaders with no 

Richie McCaw or Dan Carter 

and hadn’t won a single title 

under Todd Blackadder. 

– Deon Arioka 

He better have. One 

unconvincing singular point 

win against a third rate English 

side does not a star All Black 

coach make. I’d like to remind 

the media circus that we see no 

reason to breakdance right at the 

moment. 

– Michael Loretz 

WINNING START: Columnist Bevan Sisson wondered whether 

the pressure of the All Blacks coaching role would change 

Scott Robertson’s approach. 

PHOTO: GETTY 

Another thought provoking 

article by Bevan Sisson, (July 

11), this time on new All Black 

coach Scott Robertson. It is 

different being All Blacks coach 

to coaching the Crusaders, 

but one thing is sure, he will 

continue to be himself. He is 

authentic. 

On the comments about his 

success with the Crusaders: 

While since 2020 South African 

teams have not been involved, 

the Crusaders under Razor won 

their first title in Johannesburg 

against the Lions in South 

Africa, (obviously). Then 

beat that same team here the 

following year. Beating a South 

African team on their home 

turf was viewed by many as 

mission impossible. Seven titles 

with the Crusaders is enough 

to justify a statue re the new 

stadium. 

– Graham Paterson 

This article comes across as 

sour grapes from the first 

paragraph. There’s nothing 

wrong with having a plan 

and the drive to see it come 

to fruition. Shouldn’t we give 

credit where’s it’s due? 

Sisson comes across as 

petty and almost jealous of 

Robertson’s character which is, 

after all, only what the media 

are reporting on. 

– Judith Lorenz


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ross legg 027 222 0388 

email ross@revivelandscaping.co.nz 

ROTOTANK 

1,100 Lt Tank 

Ideal for water harvesting and 

storing for emergency supplies. 

For information 

on our full range 

of tanks. 

Ph 03 308 4497 

Locally made 

assuring quality and 

value every time. 

Email: sales@rotowiper.com 

www.rototank.co.nz 

WINDOW TINTING 

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fade protection 

heat control 

reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468 

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tintawindow 

advanced film solutions 

privacy films 

frosting designs 

non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films 

UV 

block 

BEAUTIFUL 

LAWNS AND 

GARDENS 

BY YOUR 

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• RESIDENTIAL MOWING 

• COMMERCIAL MOWING 

• Ride on mowing 

• HEDGES & PRUNING 

Trades & Services 

• ALL WORK GUARANTEED 

Call 0800 454 654 

or book online www.jimsmowing.co.nz 

• GARDENING / SPRAYING 

• SECTION CLEAN-UPS 

• RUBBISH REMOVAL 

• GUTTER CLEANING 

Franchises 

Available 

GLAZING 

TWISTY GLASS & 

GLAZING LTD 

• Mirrors • Pet Door Specialists 

• Splashbacks • All Broken Windows 

THE CAT DOOR MAN 

Phone Cushla or Darren Twist 

027 352 6225 

A CARPENTER 

Licensed Building 

Practitioner no. 100981. 

All carpentry & building 

repairs & maintenance. 

Alterations & property 

upgrades. Laundries / 

bathroom / kitchens 

replaced. Specialising in 

replacement of all rotten 

timber, fascia boards, 

window, windowsills etc. 

John Sandford, ph 329 

4616, mob 027 5189 598 

johnsandford2@gmail. 

com 

ARBORIST 

Qualified. Copper 

Beech Tree Services. 

Tree removal, pruning, 

height reduction, hedge 

trimming, shaping, tree 

planting, firewood. Free 

quotes. Contact Angus 

Edwards 027 259 6741 

copperbeechtreeservices@ 

gmail.com 

ATTIC LADDERS 

and roof storage. Free 

no-obligation quotes. 

Integrated Trade Services 

021 351 900 

BENNET & SONS LTD 

Qualified & licenced 

builders. New homes, villa 

restoration, extensions, 

decks, weatherbord 

repairs, t&g flooring. 

Phone Sam 0274 969 362 

or sambennet@live.com 

BEST BATHROOMS 

Full renovations 

specialists, LBP builder. 

Free quote, all building 

property maintenance. Ph 

387-0770 or 027 245 5226 

ciey@xtra.co.nz 

BRICK & BLOCK 

LAYING all restoration 

work and new work plus 

foundations, ph 342 9340 

or 021 853 033 

BUILDER QUALIfIED 

50 yrs exp. Bathrooms, 

Kitchens, Renovations, 

Repairs & Extensions 

Free quotes. Discount for 

pensioners. Ph Mike 03 

980 9771 or 027 2266 930 

BUILDER 

New builds, alterations, 

decks, fencing. 30 yrs in 

the trade has given me 

ability to build to a high 

standard. Free quotes. Ph 

Brent 027 241 7471 

BUILDING 

MAINTENANCE 

Small job specialists 

Not just 

maintenance 

Covers all trades 

Door handles to 

new bathrooms 

10% discount 

with this voucher 


Re Roofing 

Roof Repairs 

• Approved Age Concern 

provider 

• Over 30 years experience 

• Licensed Building Practitioner 

N A BARRELL 

ROOFING LTD 

Ph: 0275 389 415 

Email: nabroofing@xtra.co.nz 

EXPERIENCED 

GARDENER 

(Kevin Garnett) 

30 Years 

Christchurch Botanic 

Gardens. 

ALL landscape 

work done. 

Maintenance, pruning, 

tidy up, lawn work, 

landscape planning 

and planting etc. 

Free Quotes 

Phone 348 3482 

House & Garden 

30 years + experience 

Older house 

restorations: 

no problem! 

Quotes: FREE! 

Rates: Reasonable 

Paint supplied at 

trade price! 

NO JOB TOO SMALL 

Light industrial also 

Roger Brott 

Painter & Decorator 

021-1966-311 

Painter 

Decorator 

Property services Ltd 

Tree & hedge trimming 

Gardening 

Conditions Apply 

Landscaping 

Gutter cleaning 

Free Quotes 

All aspects of Interior, Exterior, 

Ph Wayne 

property maintenance 

Trade Qualified 

021 136 3045 CALL us 03 260 4499 

Qualified CALL us 021 405 277 John, 0274 311 331. 

BUILDER 

Resene Paints 

Tradesmen Friendly builder available. Eco Decorator. 

Go rEPAIrS 40 years experience in Painters Decorators. 

Alterations and Repairs. 

co.nz 

Please phone Chris for a 

• Building 

no obligation quote. 021 

851 779 

• Renovations CHIM 

CHIM HIGH SPEC 

• Painting/ CHIMNEY SWEEPS 

Decorating We’ll sweep your PAINTERS 

logburner’s flue, check 

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Quality local professionals 

firebricks, baffles, airtubes 

Email: 

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on coal-rangers, and can 

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Ph: 027 846 5035 

Phone John: 027 224 2831 We quote & undertake 

www.dohertybuilders.co.nz repairs, flue extensions & 

LANDSCAPING 

install bird netting. 0800 

Paving, Lawns, Irrigation, 

BUILDER 

22 44 64 www.chimchim. 

Decking, Fencing. 

Semi-retired. Available for 

nz 

Kanga & small digger 

services. Check out Squire 

bathrooms, decks, small 

ELECTRICIAN 

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projects and all repair 

A Prompt & reliable 

FREE QUOTES. Ph 

work. Ph 027 3266 114 

registered electrician 

Arthur 347-8796, 027 

or brentew@outlook.com. 

with 24 years experience 

220-7014 Edwin 027 220- 

Excellent work. Great 

for all residential and 

7154 

rates. 

commercial work, new 

housing and switch board LAWNMOWING 

replacements. Phone Chris and pruning from $30 

BUILDER LICENSED 027 516 0669 

Garden cleanups. Tree & 

Local licensed builder 

fENCING 

stump removal. Ph Gary 

with over 25 years 

plus fencing repairs. Free 021 529 022 / 342 8950 

experience. New additions, 

quotes. Ph Jim 022 137 

renovations, maintenance 

PAINTING 

1920 

and alterations. Happy to 

Exterior experts. Free 

fENCING 

come meet with you and 

quotes. Int/ext & roof 

Quality timber fencing - 

discuss your project. For a 

painting Family run 

gates & repairs. Timber 

free quote phone Springer 

business, work guaranteed. 

decking. Ph Ryan 027 

Construction Ltd 021 111 

Pensioner discounts. Ph 

951 8892 

4394 

Paul 022 191 7877 Website 

GARDENER 

www.swedekiwipainting. 

available for maintenance, co.nz 

BUILDER - LICENSED weeding pruning, 

Available for alterations, spraying, planting, advice. 

PAINTING 

additions, repairs, decks, Qual & exp. Ph Richard 

Indoor / Outdoor, over 30 

bathroom alterations, 0274 918 234, 03 349 

yrs exp, same day quotes, 

aluminium window & 4022 

ph Steve 021 255 7968 

door replacements. Free GLAZIER 

PAINTER 

quotes. Over 40 years in Glass repairs - pet doors Plastering. Trade qualified. 

industry. Prompt, reliable, - conservatory roofs. Exp 20 yrs exp. Int / Ext. 

quality workmanship. Ph: Tradesman. Call Bill on Reasonable rates. Ph Paul 

Ian on 021 350 509 022 413 3504 or 981-1903 0272 383 224 or 331 8133

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PAINTING 

Indoor / Outdoor, over 30 

yrs exp, same day quotes, 

ph Steve 021 255 7968 

PLASTERER 

Ph: 022 430 0277 Free 

quotes. 

PLUMBER 

Do you need a reliable 

plumber? Quality and 

timely services. No job 

too big or small. Phone 

V Plumbing Ltd. 022 351 

4125 

PLUMBER 

All plumbing work, HWC 

replacements. Pensioner 

discount. No job too 

small. Friendly, reliable 

& professional service & 

workmanship. Ph Nigel 

027 4136004 or 385 2930 

RUBBISH REMOVAL 

Trailer Rubbish Removal. 

Phone Gary 342-8950, 021 

529 022 

SPOUTING CLEANING 

SPECIALIST 

Entire spouting system 

cleared. Single or 2 storey. 

Jo 021 164 0365 

STUMP GRINDING 

Best price guarantee Tony 

0275 588 895 

TILING 

Floor & walls. Kitchen & 

splashback specialist. No 

job too small.35 yrs exp. 

Free quotes Ph 027 483 

3887 

TREE SERVICES 

Free quotes 20+ yrs exp. 

Tree, hedge or shrub 

- reduction, shaped or 

removed. Ph/text Paul 

The Branch Manager 

0274314720 

TREE SERVICES 

Pensioner discounts. 

Tree & hedge reduction. 

Professional advice. 

Stump grinding and 

branches chipped. Txt or 

ring Andrew on 027 20 44 

949 

TREE SERVICES 

Specialist tree pruning 

& shaping. Also hedge 

trimming and garden tidyups. 

Ph Hugh, The Little 

Green Groomer 021 275 

5445 

WINDOW CLEANING 

Brown & White Ltd. 

Family owned since 2001. 

Ph Paul 027 229 3534 

Board 

PRIVATE BOARD 

WANTED Semi retired 

gent. Ph 0274 710 369 

Car Parts 

TYRES Secondhand, 

most sizes. Punctures $30 

Also new tyres & batteries. 

Brake pads fitted from 

$125 . 217 Waltham Road, 

027 476 2404 

Church Notices 

SYDENHAM CHRISTIAN 

SPIRITUAL CHURCH 

Sydenham 

Community Centre 

23/25 Hutcheson St 

Address 

Janet 

Clairvoyance 

Janet 

Sunday 7pm 

AGM 

28th July 

after service 

All Welcome 

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991 

Applicant: 

Address for Service: 

Christchurch City Council 

C/- Stantec New Zealand, 

Level 2/2 Hazeldean Road 

Addington 

Christchurch 8024 

Attn: Janan Dunning 

email: Janan.Dunning@stantec.com 

Christchurch City Council has applied to Canterbury Regional 

Council and Christchurch City Council for various resource 

consents to establish and operate a wastewater treatment scheme 

and associated discharges to land as part of the Akaroa Treated 

Wastewater Irrigation Scheme at 80 Old Coach Road Akaroa; 

11 Sawmill Road, Duvauchelle; 6583 Christchurch Akaroa Road, 

Akaroa; and Jubilee Park, Akaroa. 

To view the full public notice; applications and assessment of 

environmental effects visit https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/ 

resource-consents/notifications-submissions-and-hearings/notifiedapplications/ 

or at the Environment Canterbury office at 200 Tuam 

Street, Christchurch; Christchurch City Council at 53 Hereford 

Street, Christchurch and Akaroa Service Centre, 78 Rue Lavaud, 

Akaroa. 

All submissions are being received by Environment 

Canterbury, PO Box 345 Christchurch 8140 or emailed to: 

Hearings@ecan.govt.nz. A copy of the submission must be 

sent to the Applicant’s address for service. 

Alternatively an online submission to both consent authorities 

can be made at https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resourceconsents/notifications-submissions-and-hearings/notifiedapplications/ 

For advice on the applications to Environment Canterbury contact 

Environment Canterbury phone (03) 353-9007, or 0800 ECINFO 

(0800 324 636) or email ecinfo@ecan.govt.nz; or for advice on 

the application to Christchurch City Council ring 03 941 8999 

(0800 800 169) and ask to speak to the Duty Planner, or email: 

DutyPlanner@ccc.govt.nz 

Submissions must be received by Environment Canterbury not 

later than 5 p.m. Friday 9 August 2024. 

Mark Stevenson 

Head of Planning & Consents 

Christchurch City Council 

Public Notices 

RMA/2022/3295 

HEARING 

Public Notices 

The following RMA Hearing is in addition to those 

previously advertised and will be held as follows: 

Date Time Venue 

2 August 1:30pm Civic Offices, 

53 Hereford Street 

Select Services 

• SECTION CLEARING 

• METAL CARTAGE 

• SITE PREPARATION 

• FOUNDATION 

WORK 

• DRIVEWAYS 

• POST HOLES 

• SOIL SPREADING 

• AUGER DRILLING 

• POOL DIG OUTS 

• GREENWASTE 

DISPOSAL 

• FLOODING 

SOLUTIONS 

• SERVICE 

TRENCHING 

• CIVIL WORKS 

FREE no obligation quote 

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• Phone our local team 03 379 1100 • Email star.class@starmedia.kiwi 

Stephanie Rixecker 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE 

Environment Canterbury 

Wanted To Buy 

AAA Buying good quality 

furniture, beds, stoves, 

fridge freezers, house 

lots .Gold jewellery 

& antiques. Same day 

service. Selwyn Dealers. 

Phone 980 5812 or 027 

313 8156 

AAAA Always buying 

Gold. Cash paid. The 

Pawn Shop, 396 Blenheim 

Rd, 121 Riccarton Rd, 77 

Ferry Rd. 

A1 Albums, old photo’s, 

postcards, coins, gold, 

bank notes, badges, 

medals, jewellery, 

watches, china, crystal, 

books, furs, vintage 

clothing, paintings, 

furniture, estates & 

downsizing. Etcetera 

Antiques, 194 Edgeware 

Rd 385 5117 

A+ ALL whiteware 

wanted. Same day 

service, cash paid for 

freezes, fridges, washing 

machines, ovens. Also 

buying furniture & h/ 

hold effects.Anything 

considered. Ph Dave 960- 

8440, 027 66 22 116 

Wanted To Buy 

ACADEMY ANTIQUES 

Buying estates, antiques, 

old china, crystal, art, 

Royal Doulton , Royal 

Albert etc. Best prices, free 

appraisal. Call Rob 349- 

4229 academyantiques. 

co.nz 

A+ Household effects, 

fridges, freezers, washing 

machines, ovens. Good 

cash paid. Ph Paul 022 

0891 671 

A records wanted by local 

bands, will pay Chants r 

& b $500, Jason and the 

Melting Pot $1000, Blitz 

St Fuzz $2000, Smoke 

RCA $1000, Secrets on 

Allied $1000, Dark Ages 

$1000, Tomorrows Love 

$1000 etc, many more 7” 

wanted. Dave 021 222 

6144. Pennylane Records, 

Sydenham 7 days. 

Caravan wanted with 

shower and toilet, needing 

repairs ok or any condition. 

Also wanting a horse float 

and a trailer. Ph Steve 027 

6220 011 

MILITARIA Any 

country, firearms, 

uniforms, badges, medals, 

memoribilia, WW2 or 

earlier ph 338-9931 

Old Toys, Models & 

Trains. Tri-ang, FunHo 

Matchbox, Dinky, Hornby, 

Meccano, Marklin, Corgi 

etc. Ph 027 604 1816 

toymodelcollectors.co.nz 

Pennylane Records 

always buying rcords. 

Excellent prices paid. 

430 Colombo Street, 

Sydenham 366 3278 Open 

7 days 

TOOLS, Garden garage, 

saw benches, Lathes. Cash 

buyer Phone 355-2045 

Personals 

A Male 59 seeks lady any 

age / size for intimate fun. 

021 146 8156 

RETIRED man seeks 

the friendship of a retired 

lady for company on car 

drives / walks etc. I am of 

slim build, 5’6’ and clean 

shaven. Main interests 

music and gardening. Ph 

James 926 0819 

Health & Beauty 

MOBILE Toe Nail 

Cutting Service by 

Registered Nurse. $50. 

Phone 022 281 6647 

Tuition 

COMPUTER LESSONS 

avail for computer, IPad, 

or Mobile. Please contact 

Jobee 027 290 9246 www. 

computertutor.nz 

Vehicles Wanted 

CAR REMOVALS 

$$CASH PAID$$ 

CARS, VANS, UTES & 4X4 WANTED 

NZ OWNED AND OPERATED FOR 24 YEARS 

We use world class vehicle depollution systems 

0800 77 80 80 

www.pickapart.co.nz 

Situations Vacant 

POSITIONS VACANT – UNDERGROUND MINING CREWS 

Snowy River Mine is currently expanding our mining crews and we 

welcome applications for Underground Mining Crews to work 

alongside our current crews. 

Our Mining crews are multi skilled and trained to undertake a variety 

of tasks including operating mobile equipment such as loaders, 

trucks and IT’s. Our crews also undertake installation of ground 

support, mine services and charging explosives to support our mine 

development activities. 

Mining crews work on an attractive 7on/7off rotating days and nights 

roster and can benefit from bus transport to/from Greymouth, private 

health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program. 

Experience in mining is not essential as full training will be provided. 

Those with transferable skills such as working with heavy machinery 

or in forestry or farming will be highly regarded as will any previous 

mining experience in either hard rock or coal. 

Satisfactory completion of a pre-employment medical including 

drug and alcohol testing, and clean police clearance is part of the 

recruitment process. Federation Mining has a zero tolerance for drugs 

and alcohol and daily testing will be mandatory onsite. Federation 

Mining is a smoke free workplace. A clean driving record and ability to 

drive a manual vehicle is necessary for this role. 

These roles are on a short term contract with a view to extend or 

become permanent in the next stage of funding for Federation Mining. 

To apply for these roles, please send your application form, 

up to date resume and cover letter stating your suitability to 

recruitment@federationmining.com.au. 

Application forms can be found on our website: 

www.federationmining.com.au/our-people/ 

Funeral Directors 

No Service 

Cremation 

$2,495 

Family Funeral with Cremation $4,800 

Chapel - 35 people, casket, hearse, cremation fees 

Phone 0800 804 663 - 24 Hour Availability 

Email: info@justfunerals.co.nz 

christchurch.justfunerals.co.nz 

Business for Sale 

Christchurch 

Opportunity 

We have an opportunity in the Christchurch Area 

for you to buy a Jim’s Mowing Franchise. We provide 

comprehensive full introductory NZ training, help 

you to start up your business and provide ongoing 

support. Be part of our Jim’s Mowing NZ success 

established in 1994. 

Contact us today franchisesales@jims.co.nz on 

0800 454 546 for free information. 

Garage Sales 

REDWOOD 12 Rossiter 

Ave, Sat 9am - 1pm. 

Tools, freezer, golf clubs, 

waterblaster, dryer, books, 

furniture. 

Pets & Supplies 

CATS UNLOVED 

can help with the cost 

of desexing your cat. 

catsunloved@outlook. 

co.nz 

Funeral Directors 

direct 

cremation 

$2,200 GSt inclusive 

(includes committal) 

0800 27 28 29 

www.mainland 

crematorium.co.nz 

body, enjoy the sense of 

body, enjoy the sense of 

Gardening 

& Supplies 

PETE’S GARDENING 

SERVICE Gardening, 

rubbish removal, cleanups, 

expert pruning, hedge 

trimming, tree cutting, 

good rates, no job too big 

or too small, half the price 

of a franchise. Ph 027 551 

4118 

Massage 

Ladies only, female 

couples welcome. Full 

body sensual massage. 

Calm the mind, relax your 

touch. Ph 027 251 4660 

Ladies only, female 

couples welcome. Full 

body sensual massage. 

Calm the mind, relax your 

touch. Ph 027 251 4660


YOUTH ARTISTS TO EXHIBIT 

AT ARTS CANTERBURY SHOW 

Pavilion Café Opens 8am daily | Legends Bar Opens 10am daily 

Chalmers Restaurant Opens 5pm Wednesday - Sunday 

Reception Open from 9am daily 

CHASE 

THE ACE! 

THURSDAY 7.15PM 

$1850 

CRACK 

THE CUBE! 

FRIDAY 6.30PM 

$500 

SATURDAY 2.30PM 

live on our 

6M X 4M screen 

ALL BLACKS 

VS FIJI 

LIVE MUSIC 

FRIDAY 6.30PM 

TRACEY 

ROCKHOUSE 

SATURDAY 8PM 

TOTALLY 80s SHOW 

SUNDAY 3PM 

SANDBAR 

THIS SATURDAY 

20TH JULY 

Tickets $30 at the club or 

cosmicticketing.co.nz 

ALL BLACKS 

VS ARGENTINA 

TEST 

SAT 10 AUGUST 

DOZEN BATTERED OYSTERS 

WITH CHIPS AND SALAD 

$35.00 | 5PM-7.30PM 

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AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE 

17 CARMEN RD. PH. 03 349 9026 

WWW.HORNBYWMC.CO.NZ Come on down! 

FROM Friday 9th to Sunday 11th of 

August more than 80 local artists will be 

exhibiting at the 2024 Arts Canterbury Art 

Show. 

Once again taking place at the Cashmere 

Club at 50 Colombo Street, this event is an 

annual fundraiser for Arts Canterbury Inc. 

Arts Canterbury believe in fostering 

appreciation of the visual arts in Canterbury 

and provide support to artists who create it. 

e members of Arts Canterbury come 

from a variety of backgrounds and differing 

levels of experience – from established 

professional full time artists, emerging 

artists and hobbyists across a wide 

spectrum of mediums and styles. 

For the rst time Arts Canterbury has 

also invited Youth Artists to exhibit in this 

exhibition, and are very excited to be 

providing this opportunity for the next 

generation of Canterbury artists. 

At this art show not only will you nd 

traditional paintings and drawings on show, 

but also sculptures, artworks created from 

glass, driwood art, jewellery and so much 

more! 

ere will denitely be something there 

for everyone to enjoy. 

e Arts Canterbury Art Show at the 

Cashmere Club opens 7pm on Friday 9th 

of August with a ticketed opening night - 

tickets can be bought from eventbrite at 

https://2024- 

ArtsCanterburyArtShow.eventbrite.com 

At the opening receive a complimentary 

drink and nibbles while enjoying all of the 

art and mingling with the artists. 

e show will be open to the public 

Saturday and Sunday 10am-4pm, and is just 

a gold coin donation on the door. 

is year they are also introducing a 

“low sensory hour” on Sunday 11th of 

August between 9 - 10am with reduced 

noise, lighting and distractions during this 

time period. 

THIS SATURDAY 

LIVE MUSIC 

FROM 7PM 

SIMMER 

SHUTTLE OPERATING 

playing 

BISTRO IS OPEN TUES TO SAT 

12pm-2pm and from 5pm 

& SUNDAY with limited menu 

202 Marine Pde - Ph 388-9416 

www.newbrightonclub.co.nz 

Members, guests & affiliates welcome 

LIVE N LOUD 

DIRECT FROM SAN DIEGO 

ALL BLACKS 

v FIJI 


NON MEMBERS WELCOME 

MONDAY 6.45PM 

Bistro NOT OPEN. 

Food available at the Bar 

TUESDAY 11.30AM 

Bistro Open with Snack Menu 

THURSDAY 12.15PM 

Bistro Open 

BISTRO 

OPEN 

WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY 

LUNCH from 12pm 

DINNER from 5pm 

Closed Mondays 

& Tuesdays 

FUNCTION 

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GIG GUIDE 

, 

WHAT S ON 

Thursday 18 to Wednesday 24 July 2024 

ARMADILLO'S BECKENHAM, 155 

Colombo St: Saturday 9pm - Mama Rock. 

A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St: 

Thursday 7pm – Open Mic on the big stage, 

full set-up including drums and piano, solos, 

duos, bands, all welcome, free. Friday 8pm – 

Tombstone Entertainment presents Valormae, 

feat Elidi, Apherion, & The Rainfall - 

Fundraiser for Snow Valormae, raising tuition 

fees for their Master’s Studio Guitar course at 

The University of Southern California, tix 

$20+BF (or donation option $40+BF) from 

cosmicticketing.co.nz or $30 door sales. 

Saturday 9pm – One Direction : 14 Year 

Anniversary Party, feat DJs Superficial & Call 

Me Maybe spinning One Direction songs all 

night long! Tix $19+BF from 

undertheradar.co.nz. Sunday 3pm – Believe It 

or Not Family Quiz, special 1 hour format, 

created especially for family holiday fun, bring 

the kids & the grandparents, bookings on 03- 

377-4787, lots of prizes, free; 6pm – 

Canterbury Blues Club Jam Night, feat House 

Band, items, then jam session, all welcome, 

koha entry. Monday 7pm – Believe It or Not 

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

AVONHEAD TAVERN, 120 Withells Rd: 

Friday 7.30pm - Live music. 

BALCAIRN HALL, South Amberley: 

Saturday 17th August, 7.30pm - Kiss My Blues 

Away feat. Ma Bell & Guests. 

www.balcairnhall.com 

BILL'S BAR, 1 Halswell Rd: Thursday 7pm 

- TP Karaoke. Friday 7.30pm - TP Karaoke. 

Saturday 9pm - Reminisce with Anthony. 

Sunday - Fired Up Karaoke. 

BRIDIE'S BAR, 401 Worcester St: Friday 

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

6pm - DJ Rakinem. 

CHATS BAR, 251 Travis Rd: Tuesday 

7.30pm - Quiz. Wednesday - DJ Chick 

Karaoke. 

CHCH CASINO, 30 Victoria St: Friday 

5.30pm - Nyree; 9pm - Fab 3. Saturday 

5.30pm - The Night Owls; 9pm - Crystal Set. 

CHCH FOLK MUSIC CLUB, Irish Society 

Hall, 29 Domain Tce: Sunday 7.30pm - 

Open Mic. 

DARKROOM, 336 St Asaph St: Friday 

7pm - Blue Beats Moon Spins; Leviticus 

Genes, $10 entry. 

FAT EDDIES, 76 Hereford St: Thursday 

4.30pm - Mirrors Duo; 8pm - Live Band 

Karaoke; 11.30pm - House of Groove. Friday 

5pm - Fuchsia Haze; 8.30pm - Sound 

Sensation; Midnight - Roger Roger. Saturday 

5pm - Nick Pitts Trio; 8.30pm - Castaway; 

Midnight - Chilton House. Sunday 2pm - 

Monster Music; 6.30pm - Diamond Blue Duo. 

HORNBY CLUB, 17 Carmen Rd: Friday 

6.30pm - Tracey Rockhouse. Saturday 8pm - 

Totally 80s Show. Sunday 3pm - Sandbar. 

LIEDERTAFEL MALE VOICE CHOIR, St 

Andrew's College Chapel, 347 Papanui 

Rd: Sunday 4th August, 2.15pm - "Dusk to 

Dawn" directed by Thomas Woodfield with 

guests The Bedean Choir (St Bede's College). 

Door sales $2. 

MACKENZIES HOTEL, 51 Pages Rd: 

Friday 8pm - Titanic. 

To add a listing, contact 

Jo Fuller 03 379 7100 or 

027 458 8590 

jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi 

MICKY FINN'S, 85a Hereford St: Friday 

10.30pm - Diamond Blue. Saturday 10.30pm - 

Cropduster. 

NEW BRIGHTON CLUB, 202 Marine 

Pde: Saturday 7pm - Simmer. 

PAPANUI CLUB, 302 Sawyers Arms Rd: 

Friday 26th July, 6.45pm - Calian. 

RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118 Raceourse 

Rd: Friday 7pm - Disco & Karaoke with DJ 

Chick. 

RICHMOND CLUB, 'The Borough', 75 

London St: Friday 7pm - End Game. 

Saturday 7pm - Speedboat. Sunday 3pm - 

Topia. 

ROSE & THISTLE, 24a Main North Rd: 

Friday 8.30pm - A&J Karaoke. Saturday 

8.30pm - M22. Sunday 4.30pm - Scottish Fling 

feat. Willie McArthur. 

SHARKEY'S BAR, 96 Hoon Hay Rd: 

Friday 7pm - Live music. Saturday 7pm - 

Karaoke. Sunday 4pm - Open Mic. 

ST MARY'S CHURCH, Addington: 

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THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2024 

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St Margaret’s nets 

historic double win 

Street gets 

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A NEW ROAD surface and 

Thursday, July 18, 2024 

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OPTIONS: 

Olivia Vivian 

(year 9) looks to 

pass during 

the final against 

St Andrew’s. 

PHOTO: ALAN 

DAVIS 

calming measures will be 

installed on Flockton S to help 

ease the impacts of increased 

traffic since the opening of the 

Northern Corridor. 

The Waipapa 

Papanui-Innes- 

Central Community 

Board has 

approved the renewal 

of the road 

pavement and 

surface to address 

long-standing 

vibration issues, 

which have been 

Emma 

Norrish 

exacerbated since the motorway 

opened in 2020. 

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The vibration issues date back 

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The board also approved installing 

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Sammy Donovan. PHOTO: ANNA GIBB 

manage speeds, including making 


ST MARGARET’S College 

has made history a the South 

Island secondary schools 

junior netball tournament. 

The school’s year 9 and 

year 10 teams won their 

competitions a the event – the 

firs time a school had won 

both in the same year. 

Leanne Chambers, who 

coaches the year 9 team and 

coached the current year 10 

team last year, said it was a 

special moment for her and the 

school. 

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experience, seeing the hard 

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year 9s, not always seeing 

the results, but seeing them 

learn as netball players. For 

them to come through and 

win a tournament was 

amazing. 

“And then for my (year 9) 

St Margaret’s netball and for 

me personally.” 

The tournament was held last 

week at Ngā Puna Wai. 

The year 10 team’s 36-30 

triumph over Dunedin’s St 

Hilda’s Collegiate was the first 

the temporary safe speed platform 

a the intersection with Westminster 

St permanent, and installing 

stop signs a the intersections 

with Speight St and Carrick St. 

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for those living in Flockton St. 

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