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HANDY: Volunteer Anne Marchant is known for getting stuck in at Seaside Treasures, climbing on stools and up ladders for co-operative store 

founder Shirley Smith. 

PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN 

Age no barrier for 90-year-old Anne 

• By Isabella Adams 

AGE DOES NOT stop a 

90-year-old from climbing 

ladders at a co-operative 

shop celebrating its 10-year 

anniversary. 

Anne Marchant volunteers 

at Seaside Treasures in New 

Brighton. 

Her involvement started 

when she wanted to sell her 

handmade calendars at the 

shop, which stocks crafts made 

by members of the community 

as well as other donated goods. 

Anne was told if she volunteered 

for a day, then she could. 

So she did, and she’s still 

there eight years later. 

Seaside Treasures founder 

Shirley Smith said Anne is “unbelievable”. 

“She climbs up ladders, she 

puts things up. It’s amazing. 

Everyone else is a bit scared to 

get up on stools and things, but 

no, not our Anne.” 

Anne repairs knick-kancks. 

She also came up with the 

idea to organise all the shop’s 

buttons into colour-coded 

boxes. 

Despite all the tasks Anne 

said she actually prefers “being 

lazy”, but she does them to fulfil 

a need. 

“Well, there’s so many little 

things that need doing. It’s a 

little bit risky in a way that you 

see something that needs doing, 

and then you see something else 

that needs doing, and you see 

something else . . . it’s nice seeing 

the finished result.” 

Seaside Treasures opened on 

July 14, 2014. 

Shirley had moved back to 

New Zealand after spending 

16 years teaching english in 

Turkey, when she came up with 

the idea for the shop. 

“I’d just come home from 

Turkey and thought, oh, what 

can I do to help New Brighton? 

“I’d brought a lot of things 

home that I needed to pass on, 

and I did a bit of research and 

discovered that a community 

co-operative shop would be a 

great thing for New Brighton.” 

Seaside Treasures started with 

seven volunteers and two rooms 

in its Brighton Mall store. 

Ten years later, there are 

12 volunteers and seven 

rooms filled with crafts from 

the community and items 

requested by customers. 

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Cool Club 

Today, 3.45-5.15pm 

Shirley Library 

Dive into the world of coding and 

create your own games, music, and 

art with Scratch. Go along, share 

your creations with friends and 

family and receive a certificate from 

Code Club Aotearoa. For ages 9-11. 

Free, bookings required. 

JP Clinic 

Friday, noon-2pm 

Parklands Library 

A Justice of the Peace will be 

available to members of the 

community, to witness signatures 

and documents, certify document 

copies, hear oaths, declarations, 

affidavits or affirmations as well 

as sign citizenship, sponsorship or 

rates rebate applications. There is no 

charge for this service. 

Art for Adults 

Monday, 10am-noon 

Aranui Library 

Art for Adults is a drop-in social and 

creative group that meets every week 

to draw and paint at your own pace. 

Meet new people, have conversations 

and make art. Any skill level 

welcome and every session has a 

theme. Materials supplied. 

Wā Pēpi: Babytimes, Today, 10.30-11am, Shirley Library. Meet 

others in the community and join the relaxed, fun group for interactive 

songs, rhymes and books that will delight and develop your baby or 

toddler. Recommended for 0-2 years. All family and caregivers welcome. 

Free, no bookings required. 

Super Crafty Club 

Tuesday, 10am-noon 

Aranui Library 

Drop in to seniors arts and crafts 

sessions. Each session will have a 

different project for you to try. Go 

along and create in a fun, relaxed 

environment. 65+ years. Free. 

Cantabrainers Choir Winter 

Concert 2024 

Wednesday, 10-11.30am 

John Rhind Chapel 

Go along to a concert performed by 

the members of the choir. They have 

been preparing their performance for 

the last two terms. It is a celebration 

of music, therapy, family and friends. 

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Euchre Club 

Monday, 1-3pm 

Linwood Library 

Join a friendly group to play 

euchre, the popular trick-taking 

card game. Beginners welcome. 

Recommended for ages 18 and over. 

Free. 

Minecraft Drop-in 

Monday, 3.30-4.30pm 

New Brighton Library 

Explore the creative world of 

Minecraft. Build your own virtual 

world, and navigate the Minecraft 

landscape with fellow gamers. To 

really enjoy this game, you will need 

a basic understanding of Minecraft 

and be able to use a keyboard and 

mouse. Recommended for kids aged 

5-12. 

Citizens Advice Bureau 

Tuesday, 11am-2pm 

Linwood Library 

Citizens Advice Bureau provides 

free and confidential advice to 

everyone. They listen to you and 

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Thursday July 25 2024 3 

Co-operative celebrates a 

decade of paying it forward 

• From page 1 

Shirley cannot believe the 

store has made it this far. 

“It’s just absolutely a dream. 

“(When it started) I thought, 

well give it a year and it’ll 

maybe fizzle out. And here 

we are now, 10 years later, it’s 

unbelievable.” 

Shirley owes the store’s success 

to its volunteers. 

“Dedication with the 

volunteers, working together, 

and a great bunch of people, 

and seeing the rewards.” 

These “rewards” are the 

donations they make to local 

organisations. 

Seaside Treasures has 

donated between $4500 and 

$10,000 to organisations and 

charities in east Christchurch 

every year since it opened. 

The New Brighton Surf Life 

Saving Club received a $1000 

donation in February. 

Chairperson Lachlan Hill 

said the club is grateful for 

every donation it receives. 

“Our staff are volunteers 

and they give up a lot of time 

to the club. 

“Any money from the 

community means a lot to 

us and it goes it goes very far 

towards medical equipment 

and IRBs (inflatable rescue 

COMMUNITY SUPPORT: Shirley Smith founded Seaside Treasures 10 years ago and 

credits its success to the dedication of volunteers like Anne Marchant (below). 

boats) and helping around the 

club just to keep the lights on.” 

Shirley said community support 

has also allowed the store 

to come a long way. 

“(If customers are) looking 

for anything, they’ll come in 

and ask us first. If we haven’t 

got it, they’ll go somewhere 

else. Or if I can’t get it 

sometimes I’ll say, ‘look I’ll get 

it here tomorrow,’ and I’ll go 

and find it and get it here for 

them. 

“The community is just 

absolutely fabulous. It’s just 

great to us. So supportive.” 

Shirley hopes the store 

will continue for as long 

as possible. 

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Bike fix up a chance to 

bond with neighbours 

THE ARANUI Bike Fix Up 

is more than just a weekly 

repair shop – it helps bring the 

community together. 

Each week, people head down 

to test ride bikes, drop off donations, 

help with repairs, connect 

with their community or just 

have a chat and a cup of tea, 

organiser Steven Muir said. 

The free fix up has been running 

for the past three years 

on Thursdays from 3pm at the 

Aranui Baptist Church. 

Between five and 10 bikes 

are donated and repaired by 

volunteers each session. Donated 

bikes are fixed up and given to 

people who need them – mostly 

rangatahi. 

“We were aware that Aranui 

doesn’t have many bike shops 

and was in need of a service to 

repair bikes or had need for new 

bikes, which is why we started up 

here,” Muir said. 

“We launched initially as a 

trial, when we found the perfect 

open space at the church and a 

container was donated by friends 

who returned from overseas. 

We’ve been going ever since.” 

“Recently our 1000th bike was 

donated, which was an exciting 

milestone to reach.” 

Muir said if people are interested 

in helping out, the group 

WORK: Steven Muir repairs a bicycle at Aranui Bike Fix Up. 

is always happy to receive donations. 

To celebrate the end of another 

successful year last year, the fix 

up made the most of the city 

council’s Summer with Your 

Neighbours funding. 

“We held a community barbecue, 

which was a nice impetus to 

get together,” Muir said. 

“We often have kids coming to 

the sessions, but don’t get to meet 

their whānau, so having this 

funding helped to make the end 

of year celebration happen.” 

Muir said he will be applying for 

funding again for this summer. 

“Anyone who wants to bring 

their community together should 

put an application in, it’s well 

worth it.” 

The Summer with your 

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DON’T EXPECT to see the 

usual decorations if you’re 

driving through Zonta’s winter 

Christmas trail on Sunday. 

After a successful first run last 

year, 10 more homes around the 

city have been decorated for the 

tour. 

Two of them are in Ryman’s 

Northwood and Kevin Hickman 

retirement villages. 

Zonta spokesperson Marie 

Kyle-Stevenson said each house 

has themed decorations which 

fit the homeowner’s personal 

interests. 

“One of the houses is going to 

focus predominantly on shoes, 

so that’s going to be fabulous. 

“The woman actually loves 

shoes. So there’ll be shoe trees 

and all sorts of things.” 

Kyle-Stevenson said activities, 

such as shortbread-making and 

creating floral displays, will be 

held during the tour. 

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from the event will go to the 

Canterbury Charity Hospital 

and children’s charity Foster 

Hope. A small portion of the 

funds will go to some on Zonta’s 

international charities. 

The first winter Christmas 

trail last year raised $20,000. 

The trail will open at 10am 

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entry at 3.30pm. 

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Fixing key transport routes a priority 

A TOP CONCERN for east 

side residents has been the poor 

condition of roads and footpaths. 

Last year’s annual residents 

survey showed 31.5 per cent of 

respondents were satisfied with 

the city’s footpaths. The roads 

fared even worse, with 28 per cent 

satisfaction. Roads and footpaths 

ranked among the top three 

issues for Coastal Ward residents. 

One road I’ve received a lot of 

feedback about due to its poor 

condition and many temporary 

repairs is Bower Ave from New 

Brighton to Rookwood Ave. 

I was advised, despite concerns, 

there were no further planned 

improvements listed on the city 

council’s works schedule for the 

foreseeable future. 

It helps when locals lend 

support to lobbying for change 

and with joint advocacy from 

local businesses like Hopman 

Motors, I was able to successfully 

advocate for this road to be 

Coastal Side 

Celeste Donovan 

moved forward into the budget 

for this financial year – ten 

years ahead of the previous road 

renewals schedule. 

Bower Ave has undergone 

a transformation with a new 

asphalt smoothing treatment 

over the existing chipseal surface, 

improving ride quality and 

reducing vibrations for residents. 

Alongside these changes, 

footpaths have been upgraded, 

and safety improvements made 

to the Bower\Rookwood Ave 

roundabout which are already 

showing signs of reducing 

incidents. 

Said Jeremy Waldron of 

Hopman Motors: “It’s great to 

finally have a positive outcome 

for Bower Ave – a key route that 

so many east side residents and 

businesses use every day. The 

asphalt smoothing technique has 

now made the road functional 

and a pleasure to drive on.” 

Elsewhere, there’s been progress 

SAFER STREETS: Celeste Donovan with Jeremy Waldron, 

left, and Andre Hopman from Hopman Motors at the new 

and improved Bower\Rookwood Ave roundabout. 

including improvements to 

Rawhiti Domain carparks and 

footpaths. 

While there is more to do, 

this completed work will greatly 

enhance accessibility and parking 

for almost 20 local clubs and 

organisations from American 

Football to the New Brighton 

Silver Band. 

Looking ahead, there’s other 

significant works in the pipeline. 

In August, as chair of the hearings 

panel I will be presenting to 

council the panel’s report on the 

Pages Rd bridge project. These 

plans will not only replace the 

earthquake-damaged bridge but 

will upgrade eight nearby roads 

which are in extremely poor 

condition, giving a much-needed 

boost to the area. 

The Waitai Coastal-Burwood- 

Linwood Community Board is 

finalising a $6 million upgrade to 

Marine Pde following community 

input, set to come before the 

board in September following the 

evaluation of submissions from 

around the area. 

Pages Rd bridge 

As your local councillor, I’ve been 

pushing hard for the Pages Rd 

Bridge since being elected. 

This bridge, originally opened 

in 1931, connects the city to New 

Brighton across the Ōtākaro/ 

Avon River. 

Unfortunately, it suffered 

significant damage during the 

earthquakes and is currently 

classified as earthquake-prone, 

operating at just 15-20 per cent of 

the required standard. 

A replacement bridge is crucial 

for our community. Not only 

will it offer improved resilience 

to seismic events, but will also 

increase capacity for emergency 

evacuations. It will be built at a 

higher level to account for sea 

level rise and incorporate future 

flood stopbanks along the river. 

The proposed bridge 

replacement enhances transport 

connectivity by linking New 

Brighton to the city, as figures 

indicate an increasing traffic flow 

CRUCIAL: The earthquake-damaged Pages Rd bridge is a 

vital connection to New Brighton and needs to be replaced. 

in and out of the coastal suburb. 

The popularity of the seaside 

settlement is evident from 

the influx of visitors and new 

residential apartments, and a 

future-proof bridge will provide 

crucial emergency access during 

natural disasters, as well as 

improving walking and cycling 

access. 

Currently, the Pages Rd 

approach is low-lying and prone 

to flooding, with an undulating 

carriageway and drainage issues, 

much to the frustration of regular 

users. 

There has been quite a bit of 

recent publicity around the bridge 

and here’s an update on where we 

stand. This year, we completed 

community consultation on the 

bridge. As chair of the hearings 

panel, along with councillors Sara 

Templeton and Kelly Barber, we 

considered all the community 

feedback. Our final report will be 

presented to the city council on 

August 7. 

Following the council’s 

approval of the proposed scheme 

design, staff will start the detailed 

design phase. 

This includes design, site 

investigations, land purchase and 

statutory approvals. This work 

is planned for 2024-2025, with 

construction planned for FY26 to 

FY28. 

The project is included in the 

council’s Long Term Plan budget, 

meaning we can proceed with 

the planning work and apply 

for a contribution from the New 

Zealand Transport Agency. 

Initially, the project was 

downgraded from the top priority 

project in 2021 to No 12 in the 

draft Regional Land Transport 

Plan. I worked with the council 

to highlight this project as one 

of the city’s top priorities, and 

successfully it raised to No 4 

across the region. 

Looking ahead, the NZTA 

board will review the bridge 

project later this year and we are 

working with it on the business 

case. Changes in transport 

policies might delay the process, 

but we expect updates on any 

NZTA subsidy by September. 

I think the cost of replacing 

the bridge to improve emergency 

access and resilience of essential 

infrastructure in the New 

Brighton area shouldn’t just be 

paid by the ratepayers. 

Together with Christchurch 

East MP Reuben Davidson, I’m 

pushing for NZTA or central 

government to help fund this 

project, just like they do with 

other important transport 

projects across the country. 

Let’s keep asking for a fair deal 

for our city and community! 

• A link to the petition 

for NZTA funding can 

be found at: https://bit. 

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Versatile pumpkin takes centre stage 

Pumpkins are 

abundant, affordable – 

and synonymous with 

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Pumpkin, ginger, red lentil 

and chickpea dahl 

Makes 8+ serves 

Ingredients 

1 Tbsp olive oil, ghee or coconut 

oil 

1 of each; brown onion, carrot 

and a stick of celery, finely diced 

5cm piece of fresh ginger, grated 

3-4 cloves of garlic, chopped 

½ tsp salt 

3 tsp curry powder 

1 tsp each of; garam masala, 

ground ginger, ground 

cinnamon, ground cumin, 

ground coriander 

2 Tbsp tomato paste 

1 litre stock, bone broth or water 

with stock cubes dissolved (can 

use chicken, beef or vege) 

500g pumpkin (crown or 

butternut), peeled, de-seeded and 

chopped into 1cm cubes 

1 cup split red lentils, soaked 

overnight in cold water, drained 

and rinsed 

1 tin of chickpeas, drained and 

rinsed 

1 tin of crushed tomatoes 

1 tin coconut cream 

Method 

• In a large saucepan with a lid, 

heat the oil over a medium heat 

and add onion, carrot, celery, 

ginger, garlic and salt. Cook, 

while stirring for 5 minutes. 

• Add ground spices and cook, 

stirring again for about 3 

minutes, until fragrant. 

• Add tomato paste and cook 

for another 2-3 minutes then 

carefully pour in the stock. 

• Add pumpkin, drained lentils, 

chickpeas, tomatoes and coconut 

cream and cook on a low heat 

with the lid on for about an hour, 

until the pumpkin and lentils 

start breaking down. 

• Serve hot on rice and topped 

with Greek yoghurt, fresh 

coriander and chilli. 

Dark chocolate, olive oil 

and pumpkin loaf with 

pumpkin pie spices 

Makes 8-10 slices 

Ingredients 

125g plain flour (1 cup) 

50g dark cocoa (½ cup) 

1 tsp each of cinnamon and 

ginger 

½ tsp each of nutmeg and 

allspice 

1 tsp baking soda 

½ tsp salt 

360g of cooled and mashed 

pumpkin (1½ cups) 

150g brown sugar (¾ cup, 

packed) 

125ml olive oil (½ cup) 

60ml milk (¼ cup) with 2 tsp 

white vinegar added 

2 eggs, whisked 

2 tsp vanilla extract 

150 grams 70% chocolate, 

chopped into chunks 

Method 

• Preheat the oven to 180°C and 

butter and line a standard loaf 

tin. 

• In a medium bowl, whisk 

together the flour, cocoa powder, 

spices, baking soda and salt. Stir 

in the chocolate chunks. 

• In a separate bowl, combine the 

mashed pumpkin, brown sugar, 

olive oil, milk, eggs and vanilla 

extract. Stir until smooth. 

• Add the dry ingredients to the 

wet ingredients and stir until just 

combined, being careful not to 

over mix. 

• Pour the batter into the tin and 

bake for 40-55 minutes. 

• Remove the pan from the 

oven and set on a wire cooling 

rack. Let the bread cool in the 

pan before turning out. Either 

serve warm with butter or 

cool completely and top with 

chocolate cream cheese icing. 

Chocolate cream cheese 

icing 

Ingredients 

120g (just over half a cup) cream 

cheese, softened 

57g butter, softened 

30g (¼ cup) dark cocoa powder, 

sifted 

240g (2 cups) icing sugar, sifted 

½ tsp vanilla extract 

1-2 Tbsp warm milk or cream 

A pinch of salt 

Method 

• In an electric stand mixer, beat 

the cream cheese and butter 

together for 2-3 minutes until 

smooth and creamy. 

• Gradually beat in the cocoa 

powder until fully incorporated. 

• Slowly add the icing sugar, 

mixing on low speed until well 

combined before whipping for 

2-3 minutes. Add the vanilla 

extract and a pinch of salt. 

• Add warm milk or heavy 

cream, one tablespoon at a time, 

until the icing reaches your 

desired consistency. 

• Increase the mixer speed to 

medium-high and beat for 

another 2-3 minutes until the 

frosting is light and fluffy then 

top your cooled cake. 

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their pre-adolescent years. This design has been carefully 

developed over many years and is based on the best that 

has been seen in New Zealand and Internationally. 

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that you get your enrolment in by August 30th. 

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If you would like to go on a tour, please email kim@chisnallwood.school.nz to register. 

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trade. 

It all started when he began as an apprentice 

with Benson Bros in Gisborne on June 24, 

1974, learning the nuts and bolts of the trade 

and acquiring the skills needed to pursue 

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engineer. 

After spending almost seven years there, 

Greg headed overseas, and over the following 

eight years he worked in the motor trade in 

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

the mining industry in Alaska, Australia and 

Africa. 

Photographed in his Coleridge St 

workshop, Greg Box is about to mark 50 

years in the auto-electrical trade. 

Family matters brought him back to New 

Zealand, plus he was also keen to start his 

own business here. With that in mind he 

re-located to Christchurch in 1989, initially 

working for a local firm, before launching 

out as a sole trader in 1993. 

A decade later he established his current 

business, Amazing Auto Electric, opening a 

workshop in Coleridge Street and employing 

staff. 

As a business it has proved a great success, 

and while it is a challenging trade, and 

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

thoroughly enjoyed over the last 50 years. He 

says for a person that enjoys working with 

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

ideal career. 

“For an apprentice starting out it takes five 

years to qualify, but for those that can stick to 

it, it’s a great trade to be in.” 

With auto-electrical systems being redesigned 

every five to 10 years, ongoing 

training with online and on-site courses is 

also an important part of keeping up in the 

industry, Greg says. 

He is proud of the service he and his 

two staff – one fully qualified and the 

other undergoing his apprenticeship, offer 

customers. 

“Many of the problems people have with 

Greg Box, left, with staff members Anton 

Weir, centre, and Shane Gallop. 

their vehicles are related to the electrical 

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the dashboard, it indicates there’s something 

wrong, and we can fix it,” Greg says, adding, 

“Over the years we have been blessed with the 

best customers and staff any business could 

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O T K 

C E R 

11 12 

13 14 15 16 17 

18 19 20 

How many words of three or more letters, 

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letters, including plurals, can you make 

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once? 

TODAY 

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allowed. There’s at least one six-letter 

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rail, rat, rial, RITUAL, rut, tail, tar, tau, trail, trial, 

word. ultra. 

Good 11 Very Good 15 Excellent 18 

21 22 23 24 

25 26 

27 28 

Across 

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(9) 

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Down 

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