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• By Isabella Adams
MORE THAN 100 individuals
and 14 groups are taking part in a
month-long fundraiser to support
Canterbury rescue helicopters.
The Back to Base challenge
officially began last week, and
will run through August.
Participants can choose from
four distances – 9km, 49km,
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riding or skiing, all while gaining
sponsors.
All money
raised will go
towards the
Westpac and Roa
Mining rescue
helicopters.
One person
supporting the
cause is Ron
Towner who
gained the nickname ‘Airman
Ron
Towner
Traditional rivals
Christchurch Boys High
and Christ’s College will
This will be the
139th meeting between
Most recently, Boys’
Ron’ in 2022 after raising $91,000
while walking 90km in the area
around his home before his 90th
birthday.
square off in the semi-
the teams. Boys’ High
High came out on top in
their place thanks to
Ron couldn’ take par this
finals of the Miles Toyota
have won 86 games and
round 3 in June – winning
victory over St Thomas in
year due to illness, but did a
Premiership to keep their
title hopes alive.
Christ’s 43, with nine
draws over the years since
34-25 – and are riding
an eight-game winning
Saturday’s final round of
games.
day of bucket collecting outside
Halswell and Wigram New
their first clash in 1892.
streak in the competition,
The game is at CBHS at
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Ice skating tragedy
Kymani’s
last words
to sister:
‘I love you’
THE PARENTS of 13-yearold
Kymani Hiley-Hetaraka,
who died after a fall at an ice
skating rink, are questioning the
circumstances surrounding the
incident.
Curtis Gwatkin and Maraea
Hetaraka said their “baby”
should not have had to die for
something to change and she
should have been wearing a
helmet, the NZ Herald reported.
Both parents were told students
on the Haeata Community
Campus trip had been given the
option to wear helmets while
skating, but all refused.
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enforced,” Gwatkin said.
“Why does my baby have
to die for people to have to do
something?”
In the days following the
incident, Alpine Ice Sports Centre
introduced a mandatory helmet
policy.
“From Monday, 5 August, all
customers are required to wear
a helmet while attending our
public skating sessions. Helmets
are provided free of charge by
Alpine, or skaters may prefer to
bring their own well-fitting cycle
helmet,” the company said in a
social media post.
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WorkSafe earlier told the
Herald an investigation into the
facility’s safety procedures was
under way.
Gwatkin said the family had
not heard from Alpine Ice Sports
Centre at any stage since the
accident.
The family also revealed
Kymani’s older sister was on the
same school trip and was at her
side moments after the fall.
“[My daughter] said she saw
[Kymani] go bum over head and
was just lying there,” Gwatkin
said.
“She went over to her and
picked her up … Kymani looked
up at her, said ‘I love you’ and
then went into full seizure mode.”
Heteraka described Kymani as
“kind, caring and helpful”, the
Herald reported.
“If she saw kids with no friends,
she would introduce them to her
friends.”
She said her daughter wanted
to be a “mum with 50 kids” when
she was older, as well as a Black
Fern star and a professional
dancer.
“She was supposed to do all
that, she was supposed to be here
with me, instead all I have is a
box and some photos.”
A memorial service for
Everything Christchurch in one place
Kymani, affectionately known
as Marnz, was held at Haeata
Community Campus on Tuesday
afternoon.
“I wish we weren’t here today,
but we are … because the safety
measures just weren’t in place,”
Heteraka told those gathered.
She stressed the importance
of wearing a helmet, “no matter
what”.
“Wear your helmets, whether
you’re ice skating or any other
activity just make it click, we
wouldn’t have to be here if she
had just had a helmet on.”
Kymani was remembered as a
friend to everybody she met.
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• By Anna Sargent
UKRAINIAN soldiers will be
warmer in the trenches next
northern winter thanks to
Christchurch-made merino wool
clothing.
Knitwear manufacturer Weft
Knitting is sending more than
1000 woollen undergarments,
as well as sewing machines and
fabric, to the war-torn country to
provide comfort to soldiers.
Weft Knitting founder Hugh
Douglas said it was a cause he
cared deeply about.
“I decided early on that I
wouldn’t sit back and do nothing
when my company has the ability
to make a tangible difference
to the soldiers on the frontline
defending their country,” he said.
Weft Knitting had been donating
clothing to Ukraine since
late 2022, and its latest gift was
included in a 40ft container of
goods from across the South Island,
set to go over last weekend.
“We advertised and we’ve
had quite a huge response from
the local community – perhaps
as far as even Nelson. We’ve
had wheelchairs, walking
frames, crutches and very
warm clothing, toys, and even
three hospital beds have been
donated,” Douglas said.
In response to previous donations,
two flags had been sent
back from Ukraine with messages
of gratitude from soldiers,
which were proudly hanging up
in the factory.
“After the soldiers got the first
lot of woollen underwear back in
2023, they started realising the
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Schools rebuked for failing to apologise
CHIEF OMBUDSMAN Peter
Boshier has criticised Cashmere
High School for refusing to
apologise to a family, saying
he’s concerned some schools
are failing to act fairly and he
could raise the matters with the
Prime Minister.
Boshier’s investigation
involved complaints from
parents at Cashmere High,
and a second inquiry into
complaints by parents from
Auckland’s St Peter’s College.
The Cashmere complaint
involved a student with
disabilities, who was refused outof-zone
enrolment.
Despite the student’s older
siblings already going to the
school and the family earlier
living in-zone, Boshier found the
school had followed its enrolment
policies and therefore had not
acted unreasonably.
However, it had failed to
properly explain its decision to
the family. He told the school to
apologise to the family, which it
refused to do.
“It is very disappointing
when boards fail to see my
recommendations as an
opportunity to learn from their
mistakes and improve their
processes and decision-making,”
Boshier said.
“What’s even more unfortunate
is that failure by a school board
Ukrainian soldiers will
be warmer in Kiwi wool
HELPING HAND: Weft Knitting’s Hugh Douglas wants to
‘make a difference’ to Ukrainian soldiers on the frontline.
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virtues of wearing merino next
to the skin. There’s very little
merino worn over there . . . it’s
usually cotton.
“You can imagine that getting
wet and if you’re in the trenches,
of course it’s never going to
dry out. Whereas a woollen
merino product does dry out;
it keeps you warm even when
to accept my recommendations
reflects badly on the school as a
whole.”
Boshier said parents in tough
situations typically wanted to feel
they had been heard and treated
fairly by school boards.
The St Peter’s case involved a
student who admitted buying
marijuana as part of an alleged
drug trade at the school and was
among several students excluded
or hit with disciplinary action.
WINTER: A Ukrainian
soldier tries to warm
up on the frontline, in
Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, in
November 2023.
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it’s wet. That was another thing
that drove me to realise these
guys could have a far better
experience and to physically
keep them warm.”
A Givealittle page and
donations from the community
had helped his company fund the
project, and a charity sale later
this month would go towards
the latest shipment to Ukraine,
Douglas said.
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In Brief
Big interest in chief
executive role
Thirty-seven people have put
their hand up to lead the city
council as its next chief executive.
Applications for the role closed on
July 28, and most have come from
within New Zealand. Interviews
will begin later this month and
the short-listed interviews are
expected to be held in September.
Description of Port Hills
attacker revealed
Police have released a description
of the man being sought after a
pensioner was attacked in the
Port Hills. The man, in his 70s,
was assaulted on Summit Rd
between 11pm Saturday, July
20 and 7am Sunday, July 21.
The attacker is described as a
European in his early 30s, driving
an older VW Kombi-style van.
The van is light brown/beige or
grey with oval headlights. If you
have any information, please call
police on 105 or click ‘Update
Report’ at police.govt.nz/use-
105 and reference file number
240721/6138.
Dry and cool July
Christchurch was the driest
and coolest of the main centres
during July, according to NIWA
records. Auckland was the
warmest, Hamilton was the
wettest, Tauranga the sunniest,
and Dunedin was the least sunny.
July’s weather was mild, with
higher than average temperatures
for most of NZ. It was the eighthwarmest
July on record with the
overall average temperature of 9C
being 0.9C above the July average
since records began.
Reward on offer after
break-in prevented
The owner of a Christchurch
BP wants to reward a man who
stopped a group of youths from
breaking into his service station.
CCTV footage shows them trying
to break through the front door of
Redcliffs BP in the early hours of
last Friday morning. Their attempt
was thwarted by a man charging
his EV van in the service station’s
back car park. Chris Lynch Media
reports the manager is now on a
mission to find the man to offer
him a reward and thank him for
his intervention.
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CBHS students’
cat food, assault
investigation
known soon
• By Dylan Smits
THE RESULT of disciplinary
proceedings for Christchurch
Boys’ High School
students involved in
assaulting and forcing a
man to eat pet food will
be known next week.
The video, obtained
and published by the New
Zealand Herald, shows
the man being attacked
by a group of youths
outside the Riccarton Rd
McDonald’s who said he
“was trying to meet a 14-yearold
girl for sex”.
The attackers told the man
they would not report him to the
police if he ate some cat food.
A police spokesperson told
The Star they have identified
some of the people involved.
“Our inquiries are ongoing
and no charges have been laid at
this time.”
The video, uploaded on July
29, showed the man on the
ground before he was dragged
Nic Hill
out onto the street.
At least one of the boys from
the group appears to be wearing
a CBHS uniform.
The group continued to
kick him for some time,
before forcing him to eat
pet food.
CBHS headmaster Nic
Hill told the Herald he
was made aware of the
video on July 30.
He would not comment
further to The Star
on the number of students
involved or the possibility
of expulsions.
“We’re not able to comment
due to the risk of compromising
the proceedings under way,” he
said.
Hill said the school will be
able to comment further once
the disciplinary results come out
sometime next week.
It is still not clear when the
video was filmed.
Police said the victim is being
provided with support.
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Ratepayers up-to-220k bill
for pathway upgrade
• By Dylan Smits
RATEPAYERS will fork out
up to $220,000 to pay for safety
upgrades to the $17.5 million
Coastal Pathway in Redcliffs
Village.
The improvements involve
widening the footpath on Main
Rd for about 5m in front of
the shops, which aims to
prevent collisions between pedestrians
and cyclists and address
the community’s safety concerns.
Shared pathway pavement
markings, a new kerb and channel,
bike stands, and a newly
asphalted footpath are also part
of the upgrade.
Construction has started after
a delay due to prioritising the
critical Moncks Bay section of the
pathway in order to receive funding
from the Labour government’s
$3 billion shovel ready fund.
City council transport planning
and delivery manager Jacob
Bradbury said the need for safety
improvements in Redcliffs had
already been anticipated by the
city council.
But to receive $15.8 million
in government funding – the
majority of the Coastal Pathway’s
cost – he said the Moncks Bay
section had to be started first
within the six to 12 month timeframe
required to qualify it as a
shovel ready project.
Heathcote city councillor Sara
Templeton said the previous government’s
conditions
forced
the delay of the
Redcliffs Village
upgrades,
because it would
have been difficult
to meet the
Sara
Templeton
timeframe for
funding if resources,
including
planning and construction,
were split between both projects.
“The timing was difficult.
Ideally we would have done this
earlier,” she said.
“It’s such a busy corner now
ROADWORKS:
Safety upgrades
to the Coastal
Pathway at
Redcliffs Village
have started and
are set to finish
on August 23.
with the Coastal Pathway
completed. It made sense to give
pedestrians a bit more space
around there.”
The roadworks started on
Monday and will finish on August
23.
Redcliffs Residents’ Association
chair Christine Toner
believes the upgrades are worthwhile
for increasing safety, but
will only be effective if cyclists
and pedestrians are considerate
to each other.
“It will only increase safety if
people follow the rules.”
Main Rd from the Beachville
Rd corner to Redcliffs Fish
and Chips is reduced to 30km/
ph from 7am to 6pm, Monday
to Friday throughout the
construction period.
Your representation
Defining the lines
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Canterbury. For the 2025 elections, we are proposing that
we combine the Ashburton District area with the current
South Canterbury/Ōtuhituhi constituency, to form a larger
Mid-South Canterbury/Ōtuhituhi constituency, and leaving
Selwyn/Waikirikiri as its own constituency.
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Tackling the biggest cause of
death in New Zealand.
The age-old adage states that nothing is certain except
death and taxes.
However, in recent weeks, there’s hope that we may see a
reduction in both, particularly when it comes to the leading
cause of death in New Zealand - cancer. With statistics
showing that one in three individuals in New Zealand will
be impacted by cancer by the age of 75, it’s a disease that
touches the lives of every Kiwi, either personally or through
someone we know. As a former cancer research scientist
turned Ilam MP, I am proud to announce the significant
strides our government is making in enhancing cancer care.
Research conducted in 2018 revealed a stark reality. Around
2,500 New Zealanders lose their lives to cancer each year
simply because they reside in New Zealand and not across
the Tasman in Australia. Despite the two countries sharing
similar population demographics, New Zealand lags behind
in outcomes and one of the biggest differences is access to
cancer medications.
That is one of the reasons why the National lead
Government is delivering up to 26 cancer treatments as
part of an overall package of up to 54 new medicines. I
appreciate there is no end to the number of medications
that could be funded but it is important that we fund drugs
that have the biggest impact and the most likely chance of
working.
The research mentioned above was carried out prior to the
turbulent health sector merger in New Zealand which may
not have enhanced our health outcomes. We know early
intervention is important for cancer outcomes. That is why
Hamish Campbell MP for Ilam
How I can help
we have introduced five health targets including, faster
cancer treatment – 85% of patients to receive cancer
management within 31 days of the decision to treat. Shorter
wait times for first specialist assessment – a meaningful
reduction in the number of people waiting more than four
months to see a specialist. Shorter wait times for surgery
– a meaningful reduction in the number of people waiting
more than four months for surgery.
But that is not all, we have also increased breast screening
eligibility to 74-year-olds and funded PET scanning
accessibility for prostate cancer, ensuring they have
access to advanced diagnostic tools for better treatment
outcomes.
Recognizing the financial burden that cancer treatment
can impose on individuals and families, we have allocated
an additional $18 million per year to support those in need
of assistance for travel arrangements related to their
treatments. This funding aims to alleviate the financial
strain and ensure that all patients have access to the care
they require. This is all part of the highest investment in
health that New Zealand has ever seen.
So while I might have started this article in a flippant
manner we are focused on delivering better health
outcomes for all New Zealanders and tackling cancer as this
is an important step to ensure quality of life for all Kiwis.
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Revellers who hired sports club
bus urinated in front of 3-year-old
• By Dylan Smits
A WOMAN IS appalled a group
which hired the champion
Linwood Rugby Club’s bus
urinated on a fence in front of
herself and her three-year-old
grandson.
But well-known restauranteur
Nick Inkster, a member of the
club who hires out the bus, said
it didn’t involve club members or
players.
The woman said the incident
happened near her home on
Monday, July 29 in the empty
section next to the Prebbleton
Village Tavern.
As she was putting her bins
out with her grandson about
2.40pm, she saw about eight men
she said were intoxicated leave
the bus and urinate on the fence
of the section.
“I think it’s shocking. I mean
fair enough to have a great time,
but have someone in charge so
that sort of thing doesn’t happen,”
she said.
The Linwood Bulls bus was
bought four years ago and has
become a key piece of the rugby
club’s identity.
Inkster said he did not know
VOYAGE: Nick Inkster with the Linwood Rugby Club bus.
what the bus was hired out
for. It was booked under an
individual’s name.
But he said it was not connected
to any celebrations of Linwood’s
victory in the Canterbury
Metro Premier rugby final the
day before.
The Linwood Bulls beat the
University of Canterbury 39-32
to claim the title for the first time
since 1973.
“The bus had been booked
out for months for that day and
we didn’t know we were going
to be in the final that weekend,”
said Inkster.
He usually drives the bus
when it is booked out, but was
unavailable on the day of the
incident.
He said the club will not be following
up on the incident.
“When you do hire it out and
its got your name all over it, it’s
kind of just the risk you take, if
someone does something stupid,
but so far in four years we’ve had
good people.”
The woman said she called
out: “Come on guys, there’s kids
here.”
She said one of the men urinating
responded: “What do expect
me to do, piss myself.”
The woman didn’t want to escalate
the situation so she didn’t
say anything back.
“They were really not sober
and quite inebriated.”
She said an older man with the
group told the men to go into the
hotel and urinate there.
“If I was a sponsor with all
those names on the bus, I would
be ashamed of it,” she said.
The woman said her grandson
was shocked by the sight.
“He likes buses and things like
that so we were just having a look
and then they started going to the
toilet. He couldn’t believe it.
“Another 20 minutes and
there would have been more kids
coming home from school.”
She said the group entered the
hotel and spent about an hour
there before departing.
Tavern manager Shannon
Gilmore said he was not aware
of the incident or the group stopping
at the hotel.
The woman was “disappointed”
to receive no reply
after calling the Linwood club
twice on the day of the incident
and once the next day to complain.
Said club president Andrew
Norton: “If you want to write
an article about some young
men peeing on a fence, go
right ahead. I don’t have any
comment.”
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Cat thrown from a
moving vehicle found
THE CAT seen thrown from
a moving vehicle in an online
video has been found by the
SPCA and checked by a vet.
The incident was filmed
somewhere in Christchurch and
posted online. It shows a group
of young people in a car with a
male in the backseat dangling the
cat out the window. He tells the
person filming to capture him
tossing the cat out the window.
SPCA said yesterday the
incident was still being
investigated and wouldn’t
comment on whether the
people responsible had been
identified.
It also would not say how the
cat was located.
The SPCA has the power to
prosecute individuals in cases
of serious animal cruelty or
neglect.
“Throwing an animal from a
moving vehicle would almost
certainly constitute an act of
ill-treatment pursuant to the
Animal Welfare Act 1999,” a
spokesperson said.
The SPCA would not say
whether the cat was injured or its
current whereabouts after being
checked by the vet.
Police said they have no record
LOCATED: The SPCA has found the cat seen tossed from a
moving car in an online video.
of any complaint.
The SPCA said it was not the
first time an incident like it has
been reported this year.
A Christchurch man
who failed to secure his
dog as it rode on the open deck
of his Nissan Navara
was ordered to pay almost
$2000 last month after he was
successfully prosecuted by
the SPCA.
“SPCA advocates that
companion animals should
be securely and appropriately
contained during transport to
protect them from causing an
accident or being injured,” the
spokesperson said.
“We urge the public to treat all
animals with compassion.”
The SPCA wants to remind
the public to report any
animal welfare concerns to the
appropriate authority.
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Thursday August 8 2024 The Star
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NEWS 9
Hospital unit opens after four year wait
CHRISTCHURCH Hospital’s
emergency department’s
observation unit is finally open,
four years after it was built.
The unit is part of the hospital’s
Hagley Block, a $500 million
project which opened in 2020.
Dr Mark Gilbert, an emergency
physician and the emergency
department’s clinical director, said
the unit had not been able to open
because there was no funding for
the required staff.
The unit, which
opened last week,
required 16
additional nurses,
six junior doctors,
three full-timeequivalent
senior
doctors and
administration
staff.
A Health New Zealand
spokesperson said there was
Mark
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$4.2m in additional funding to
operationalise and staff the unit,
“but this will be at least partially
offset by reducing inpatient
admissions” by using the unit.
Gilbert said it had been
frustrating to have the unit there
but not be able to use it for the
past four years.
“Emergency department
observation units are proven to
be really efficient models of care.
They are good for the ED, good
for the hospital, good for the
patients and for the staff.
OPERATIONAL: The new observation unit is part of Christchurch Hospital’s Hagley Block
which opened in 2020.
“Having this built area and not
staffed was frustrating. We are
really pleased to be given approval
to open it.”
The unit bridged the gap
between those who needed
emergency care and those who
needed to be admitted to hospital,
Gilbert said.
The opening of the unit allowed
staff to observe those in-between
patients for a bit longer, such
as waiting to see if a treatment
was taking effect or to complete
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he said.
“It might be someone with
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to see if painkillers and things are
taking effect. Also other medicaltype
issues like allergic reactions,
drug overdoses.
“Also elderly folk who are
on that borderline of needing
admission, who can come here for
dedicated allied health input to get
them home.”
The allied health workforce is
made up of health professionals
who are not part of the medical,
dental or nursing professions.
Without the unit, many of
those patients would be admitted
to hospital or made to wait in
the corridors of the emergency
department, Gilbert said.
There were many benefits from
not admitting people who did not
need it, he said.
“If you are admitted, you
are generally here overnight,
minimum 24 hours to 36 hours, it
is just the way the cadence of the
hospital works with ward rounds
and things like that.
“Whereas here, we have on-site
senior decision-making capability
16 to 18 hours a day, and we are
able to make those decisions late
into the evening and even in the
early hours of the morning.”
That had benefits for the
hospital with fewer admissions
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decrease overcrowding in the ED
and was good for patients, he said.
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THE FUTURE OF the historic Odeon
Theatre is one step closer to being decided
following the damaging quakes, but there’s
still work to be done.
The Star was given the first peek
inside the former theatre on Tuam St
as structural work had recently been
completed.
Shipping containers supporting the
front of the building were removed in
January, allowing work to begin on ‘pinning’
the decorative facade.
Environment Canterbury’s director of
corporate and public transport services
Giles Southwell said all outside work has
been finished, allowing any future development
within the building itself to be
carried out.
“Steel piles into the ground allow a steel
frame to be put up to support the facade.
We’ve been very careful not to actually
damage or interfere with the facade.”
The 19th-century Italianate-style
building opened in 1883 and is the oldest
masonry theatre in New Zealand. It was
badly damaged in the February 22, 2011
earthquake, with the auditorium and rear
section demolished in 2015 due to safety
concerns.
ECan bought the category 1 heritage
building in 2020 on an ‘as is, where is’
basis, then set plans in motion to restore it.
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notice on the Government Electronic
Tenders Service last year.
This invited interested parties to be
involved in a competitive dialogue process
to develop two parcels of land the regional
council owns – one at the corner of Tuam
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of the Odeon Theatre are situated), and the
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very keen to see the Odeon Theatre and
the surroundings put back into effective
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Taggers and rough sleepers have vandalised
the building for more than a decade.
“The current condition is in need of
some TLC. All that remains is the entrance
and the staircase, and therefore,
ideally, some development that incorporates
those in the appropriate manner
would be extremely pleasing to see recreated
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NEWS
Dickason appealing
murder convictions
Lauren Dickason is appealing
her conviction for murdering
her three young daughters. In
June, Dickason was sentenced to
18 years in prison for killing the
girls at their Timaru home on
September 16, 2021. The 43-yearold
had pleaded not guilty to the
murder charges, her legal team
mounting a defence based on
insanity and infanticide. But on
August 16 last year, a jury found
her guilty of murder. No date
has been set for the appeal.
Police seek suspension
of NW liquor licences
Police are seeking a week’s
suspension of 35 New World
liquor licences for alleged
breaches of online alcohol
advertising controls. Police
alcohol harm prevention officer
Inspector Ian Paulin has applied
to the Alcohol Regulatory and
Licensing Authority to suspend
the off-licences in the South
Island stores. The Sale and
Supply of Alcohol Act only
allows discounts of more than 25
per cent to be promoted inside
licensed premises. Paulin alleged
the supermarkets breached the
rules with online advertising
of DB Export Beer with 26.1
per cent discount. A two-day
hearing in front of ARLA in the
district court ended on Tuesday,
with judge Simon Menzies
reserving his decision.
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Ngāi Tahu hut owners to meet
with iwi to try and stop eviction
• By Barry Clarke
LONGTIME Greenpark Huts
resident Don Brown has asked
for a meeting with Ngāi Tahu
early next month so he and
other iwi members can state
their case to stay at the lakeside
settlement.
Brown is one
of a handful of
Ngāi Tahu at
the huts near
Lake Ellesmere
who believe they
should be able to
keep living there
because of their Don Brown
heritage.
Non-Ngāi Tahu bach owners
say if that happens it would be
discriminatory, and legal action
could follow.
All 32 bach owners, including
five who are Ngāi Tahu, have to
be out by June 30 next year, or
be evicted. Ngāi Tahu says sea
level rise, issues with wastewater
removal and drinking water
supply, and the cultural significance
of the area are reasons for
ending hut leases.
The Star revealed last week
Brown went to Taumutu
Rūnanga, the closest marae to
the settlement, seeking to stay.
The rūnanga voted 11-10 to ask
Ngāi Tahu to allow Brown and
the four others to remain.
Brown’s son, Les, said a meeting
with Ngāi Tahu had been
“pencilled in” for September 3,
but it had yet to be confirmed.
Brown has asked the other
four Ngāi Tahu bach owners
also be allowed to attend the
meeting.
Les said Environment Canterbury
councillor Craig Pauling
would mediate for them.
“It’s very emotional. Dad’s
been there (at the huts) for more
than 60 years,” said Les.
Said Ngāi Tahu group head
strategy and environment Jacqui
Caine: “Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu
is continuing to engage with
Greenpark Huts leaseholders. Te
Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu does not
consider it appropriate to comment
publicly about private hui
with leaseholders.”
Under the lease conditions, the
tenants can occupy their huts
for a maximum of 183 days each
year for the purposes of recreation
only.
But bach owners say Ngai
Tahu has never enforced that.
They say they have been able to
live there all year round.
In June, The Star revealed Ngāi
Tahu was planning to establish
a mahinga kai centre of excellence
on the site, surprising bach
owners.
Bach owner Ross Wilson said
if the bid to allow Ngāi Tahu residents
to stay at the huts was successful,
it would be discriminatory
for those who still had to go.
“We’re all Kiwis. It’s a bit
damn rough if your own kind
stay and evict the others. I think
that’s pretty rugged,” he said.
Brown said he could see how it
could be seen as discriminatory.
“I could see how they would
perceive it that way.”
Brown said if Ngāi Tahu
accepted the request, it would
give non-Ngāi Tahu hut owners
leverage to fight the eviction.
Meanwhile Selwyn MP Nicola
Grigg says the Government will
not get involved in the saga.
“I have corresponded
periodically with the Greenpark
Huts residents as and when
they’ve approached me for
advice or information, and have
sympathy for their situation,”
she said.
“However, this is a private
property matter between them
and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. I
have advised residents that the
expiration of their leases is not a
Government matter.”
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NEWS 17
Dog survey
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BETTER CONTROLS on dogs
to protect the natural habitats of
birds and ecological restoration
has been the outcome of a city
council survey.
Every 10 years, the city council
reviews its dog control policy
and bylaw, which set out how the
45,000 dogs registered across the
district should be managed in
public spaces.
A survey in July saw more
than 6000 responses to
questions about whether dogs
should be leashed on paths
and tracks, protecting wildlife
and natural habitats, dog
owner responsibilities and how
community spaces are used.
“What we heard loud and clear
from the responses is whether
people own a dog or not, they
understand how vital it is that
we protect our natural habitats
from being disturbed,” said city
council animal services manager
Lionel Bridger.
Of the survey respondents,
77 per cent said there should be
better controls about where dogs
are allowed in the Te Ihutai Avon
Heathcote Estuary, which is one
of the country’s most important
coastal wetlands, with more than
140 bird species.
Sixty-nine per cent thought
there should be better dog
controls in parts of the Ōtākaro
Avon River Corridor to protect
the significant habitat restoration
work and wildlife.
Sixty-four per cent thought
there should be some restrictions
in new stormwater basins like
Te Kuru Wetland, to help bird
populations establish.
Bridger said it was good to see
people understanding that dogs
can have an impact on these
important ecological sites.
“Particularly in breeding
season, dogs can have a
devastating effect – even
the presence of a dog can
make a bird abandon its nest,”
he said.
“But we won’t be taking away
a dog’s ability to have a run
in open spaces, this is about
developing a balanced approach
which meets the needs of people,
birds, dogs and wildlife.”
“We’re lucky to have over
10,000 hectares of parks
across the district as well a
lot of accessible coastline, so
there are lots of great places
for dog walking and off-leash
exercising.”
Other survey questions
included whether dogs should
be leashed on shared paths,
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footpaths in parks and on
formed tracks.
The survey also asked about
sports fields, community gardens
and jetties/wharves, whether
short leashes should be required
on footpaths, and how many
dogs one person should have
control of at a time.
Said Bridger: “Overall, we
had really positive responses.
One area where the results were
less clear cut was a question on
leashing dogs on formed tracks.
Forty-four per cent of people
thought dogs should be leashed
on formed tracks to protect
wildlife, biodiversity, safety and
grazing stock, but 49 per cent
thought they shouldn’t as they
wanted to prioritise off leash
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the latest version of the
bylaw and policy so thank you to
everyone who took the time to
respond.”
A draft bylaw and policy will
go out for public feedback later
this year with the final version
to be considered by the city
council.
Meanwhile, free dog adoptions
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throughout August. The council
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which saw 13 dogs adopted,
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New building gets green light
on old Harbour Light Theatre site
• By Dylan Smits
CONSTRUCTION of two
luxury Airbnbs and a hospitality
space will start soon at the
former site of the demolished
Harbour Light Theatre in
Lyttelton.
Christchurch property investor
Alex Wang bought the section
off the theatre’s owners, Tom
Jones and Helen Hobson, four
years ago and said construction
on the new two-storey building
on London St will start in the
coming weeks.
“The site has been empty for
more than 13 years, which has
been a big shame for the community.
We want to do something
cool for the community,”
Wang said.
Located in the centre of Lyttelton’s
shopping precinct, the
Harbour Light Theatre used to
be a hub of live performance and
music.
Built in 1916, the heritage
building was demolished in 2011
due to earthquake damage.
Jones and Hobson bought
the theatre in 1988 and ran it
as a successful nightclub and
events venue.
IN THE PIPELINE: An artist’s impression of the new building
approved for the former Harbour Light Theatre site. ​
Wanbudi Investment Ltd,
Wang’s company, recently
received resource consent from
the city council to start the new
build.
He expects construction will
take seven to nine months.
The building will include two
luxury, single bedroom apartments
on the top floor.
Wang plans to turn the apartments
into Airbnbs for couples
or individuals seeking spacious
accommodation.
The ground floor will be leased
out to a hospitality business,
Wang envisioning a restaurant
or a cafe.
He has already been
approached by the Governors
Bay-based She Universe
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space.
There will also be an outdoor
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LORD OF the Rings star Elijah Wood has
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a quest to find the mythological beast
known as the Canterbury panther.
Bookworm follows 11-year-old Mildred,
played by UK actor Nell Fisher, and her
estranged father Strawn Wise, played by
Wood, on their quest to find the panther.
Kiwi director Ant Timpson wrote the
character of Strawn with Wood in mind,
having previously worked together on the
dark comedy Come to Daddy.
Prior to the shoot, Wood had no inkling
about the Canterbury panther, he told
Nine to Noon.
“We spent nearly two months shooting
the film last year, we heard direct stories
from people who had had sightings of
this particular panther, which is kind of
amazing.
“Reading the script, I just thought it was
something that Toby and Ant made up,
and I was proven wrong.”
Wood and Timpson are close friends,
and he enjoys Timpson’s deadpan Kiwi
humour, he said.
“I’m dear friends with Ant Timpson.
We made a movie together called Come
to Daddy that Toby Harvard co-wrote, so
the cadence, the language, the atmosphere
of this film felt very familiar to me and
enjoyable.”
Timpson and his collaborator Harvard
funnelled their insecurities as parents into
the project, he said.
“This all stemmed from Toby and I
QUEST: Elijah Wood and co-star Nell
Fisher in Bookworm.
being parents, and we sort of wanted to
make a wilderness film, we’ve been talking
about doing it for a long, long time.
“The genesis of Bookworm was really not
stepping up in a time of crisis as a parent,
and basically pooing the bed in front of
your kids.”
The film rests on Mildred, played by
Nell Fisher, Timpson said, who “smashes”
the role out of the park.
Wood was equally impressed.
“She is an absolute delight, super professional,
came so prepared. And so, we just
had a blast. I mean, the reality is in most
of this film, 85 to 90 percent of it is outside
with very few interior scenes.
“And so, it was really Nell and I, for the
duration of this experience in the wilderness
of New Zealand, tromping around
together, and it was a total delight.”
Bookworm opens in cinemas today.
– RNZ
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The property at 901 Pigeon Bay
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Hall took a
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four hectares of
Banks Peninsula
land with a CV
of just over $1
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for any number
of his international clients.
Christopher
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Hall had intended to make
Glenralloch Homestead his
permanent home, but work
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Northern Hemisphere, where he
has spent most of his working
life, and his beloved home is on
the market.
Sotheby’s International Realty
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“Christopher purchased the
property as his own private home
and completely re-did the house.
Because he’s done it for himself,
the quality of the renovation is
almost unmatched.
RENOVATION: Glenralloch Homestead has been restored to its former glory and is on
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“All of his work from
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back (to New Zealand).
The radiators have been
imported from Ireland.
All the doors have been
imported from Italy. The
guest house is completely
brand new.
“All the irrigation and
sewage systems have been
Rosa
Carter
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the infrastructure below
ground is where much
of the money has gone.”
Carter said the fully
automated garden
irrigation system, the
radiators, underfloor
heating, and the main
hot water system could
all be operated remotely.
She said the homestead had been
used as accommodation for staff
working at the nearby luxury
Annandale resort.
The homestead had been part
of a larger, 500ha sheep and beef
farm established in 1843 by a
Scottish settler, but was carved
off soon after the farm was listed
for sale in 2017. Hall purchased
the property in 2020 for
$1.165m.
“It wasn’t a renovation and flip
project, it was for himself, but
life’s changed,” Carter said.
“Unfortunately, he’s realised
that with some big client work,
he’s not going to be here for
some time and is not going to
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Hall told Home magazine the
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for the royal family and other
wealthy clients were almost
unimaginable in scale.
Hall said he designed compounds
with space for “nannies,
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Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic,
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The seven-bedroom home,
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renovation.
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of $5m,” she told OneRoof.
Hall’s international fame had
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the woodwork, she said.
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who are just starting to research
what they can buy, but are not
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LETTERS 25
A Friend
in Need is a
Friend Indeed
UNFAIR: St John shouldn’t have to rely on donations, a reader says.
Life-saving St John
should be funded
Why does St John
ambulance rely on
donations from taxpayers?
It should be the same
status as police, surely.
It is a potentially lifesaving
facility after all,
and it should be fully
funded by the government
of the day.
The poor devils are
now going on strike, for
crying out loud. I find
this situation absolutely
ridiculous in a country
like New Zealand.
I have personally been
affected, having to wait
more than two hours to
be taken to Christchurch
Hospital’s emergency
department. They did ring
several times to assure me
I hadn’t been forgotten.
On the way to hospital,
they explained that due to
shortages, they could not
come more quickly.
So now they are going
on strike. It really is
complete madness.
- Roger Mathieson
Thank you The Star for
continuing to report
on the situation of the
Greenpark Huts and the
Selwyn Huts.
These buildings may
be called huts but are
beautiful, loving homes to
many people.
These vulnerable
communities need to be
protected and not made
homeless by uncaring
bureaucrats armed
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with ideology.
It is good to hear Selwyn
council is going to relook
at its decision about
the Selwyn Huts and
include the voices of
those affected in future
discussions.
We hope iwi leadership
can also reconsider their
decision to evict the
residents at Greenpark
Huts and moving forward
make decisions centred on
the welfare of the people
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made her case to district
councillors in a bid to stay.
Above – Thirty-two bach
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have until June 30 next
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He Ying
Consul General
of the People’s
Republic of
China in
Christchurch
As the old saying goes, a friend in
need is a friend indeed. Recent bus
accident involving Chinese tourists
close to Lake Tekapo is a perfect
example of what true friendship
means.
In this accident, dozens of Chinese
tourists including some children
were injured. Soon after the
accident, the Mackenzie District
Council, the Canterbury police, the
local civil defence and community
volunteers rushed to the scene
and immediately sent the injured
to hospitals and others to the local
welfare centre, where volunteers
provided meals, translation services
and psychological counselling. The
children, in particular, were not only
properly accommodated, but also
accompanied by volunteers to play
basketball, so that they would feel
less pain and stress brought by the
accident.
When I visited my fellow Chinese
citizens injured in this accident,
many of them broke into tears and
repeatedly asked me to convey their
gratitude to the local passers-by
who lent a hand without hesitation
after the bus crash.
A lady said, “My son’s face was
covered in blood and I was petrified.
A gentleman squatted down to help
bandage my son’s wounds and kept
giving him encouragement and
comfort.”
Another lady said, “I am very
grateful to a kiwi mother who was
holding a baby. It was very cold
at that time. She came to us with
her baby, put all the clothes they
brought over to my child and asked
us to stay in her car to keep warm.”
Another said, “My husband and
child were both taken to the
hospital, so I was very worried and
helpless. A lady came over and kept
comforting me and listened to me
patiently. I am especially grateful for
her understanding and consolation.”
On behalf of these Chinese tourists,
my team and I would like to
express our heartfelt thanks to all
the New Zealanders who provide
your priceless help and support.
Please forgive me for not being
able to thank you all in person. Your
actions demonstrated the true
essence of the humanitarianism
of the New Zealanders and your
deep friendship for these Chinese
tourists, which warmed our hearts.
This also reminded me of our
New Zealand friends who stood
with us shoulder by shoulder in
times of difficulty.
We won’t forget Katherine Hall,
a New Zealand nurse, who came
to China during the most difficult
years of the War of Resistance
against Japanese Aggression,
regardless of her own safety,
providing medical services to
Chinese soldiers and ordinary
people under extremely harsh
conditions. She had a beautiful
Chinese name, He Mingqing.
We won’t forget James Bertram, a
New Zealand journalist, who went to
the front line to report stories of the
Chinese people’s resistance during
World War II, and helped the
western world better understand
China’s great sacrifice and
contributions to the final victory
of the Allied Countries.
We won’t forget Rewi Alley, an
old friend of Chinese people, who
initiated Gung-Ho movement (the
Chinese Industrial Cooperatives)
and Beili School in China during
World War II. For him, sixty years
in China was just like a single day,
as he devoted all his time and
energy to China and its people,
making an important contribution
to the establishment of diplomatic
relationship between China and
New Zealand. His great deeds are
still remembered by the Chinese
people today.
In this race against time to rescue
the injured, all the kiwi friends
who generously rendered help are
Katherine Hall, James Bertram, and
Rewi Alley of the day. What you have
demonstrated is not only excellent
professional competence but also
profound respect and care for life.
Through your actions, we are once
again moved by the warmth and
harmony of New Zealand society
and the enthusiasm and kindness of
the New Zealand people.
These heartwarming stories and
deep friendship between China and
New Zealand laid the cornerstone
for the stable development and
further advancement of China-
New Zealand relations. Chinese
people will always remember with
gratitude those kiwi friends who
have supported us through thick
and thin, whether in the past,
present or future. We are willing
to work hand in hand to ensure
that the friendship between China
and New Zealand will be passed
on to future generations, further
benefiting our two peoples.
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younger brother – is stepping
down after nine years at the
helm.
Corey Lawrie, who has also
played for the Warriors and
English club Doncaster, said the
team wouldn’t be focusing on any
of that come Sunday, with the
Panthers looking to overturn the
results of the last two grand finals,
where they lost.
“I think the last few years we
got caught up with emotions,
worrying about someone’s last
game or this or that,” he said.
“It takes away from what we’re
trying to do.
“This year we’re just trying to do
it for ourselves really, not trying to
focus on any one individual.”
Lawrie said he’d be interested
in the vacant head coach role –
GOING AT IT: Halswell captain Phil Nati and Hornby’s
Devaun Thompson have a scuffle during Hornby’s 20-14
win in round 8.
PHOTO: HALSWELL HORNETS
Canterbury Rugby League
grand final (3pm Sun)
Hornby Panthers v Halswell
Hornets, Ngā Puna Wai
Preliminary final
Halswell Hornets 26,
Linwood Keas 18
Tale of the tape: 2024 results
R3: Halswell 26 Hornby 18;
R8: Hornby 20 Halswell 14;
R13: Hornby 26 Halswell 12
looking to follow in his brother’s
footsteps.
“Someone’s got to step in so I’ll
throw my name forward and even
if there’s a better person, I can put
in the aid and help them out a bit.
“It’d be great if there was a real
good coach and then I can just be
in the system. I struggle with the
hard decisions, I’m probably too
nice.”
Jed Lawrie said it would mean
a lot to finish on a high and bring
the Pat Smith Trophy back to
Hornby. They last won the title
in 2021, beating Linwood Keas
22-16.
“We’ve come up short a few
times but obviously we put in all
this hard work from the moment
we hit pre-season in December
for this opportunity, so bringing
it home is going to be special if we
can do it.”
Halswell have lost in the
preliminary final in each of the
last three years, going down to
Hornby on each occasion, but got
VETERAN: Hornby Panthers hooker Corey Lawrie will be
hanging up his boots after the grand final.
PHOTO: ABRAHAM ATHERTON PHOTOGRAPHY
up over Linwood Keas, 26-18, to
reach the final.
Head coach Ray Hubbard said it
was special for the club to be back
in the grand final.
“It kind of makes everything
worth it. Our season’s been
centred around a slogan of “better
than yesterday”, which is attached
to the outcomes of the past and
ways that we can improve to get
different outcomes.
“So we come into a weekend
just knowing that if we can be
near our best and look to improve
on that, we’ll go well.”
It is Halswell’s first final since
2014, when they beat Celebration
Lions 28-24. Halswell captain Phil
Nati was in the losing Lions side,
but did claim the 2011 title with
the Hornets in his first stint at the
club.
He was trying to impart
some of that experience on his
teammates who had never played
at this stage before.
“(I’ve) had a couple of
teammates ask what should they
do or what should they expect and
I couldn’t help myself but throw
the same old cliché that you’ll
hear in most sports finals, ‘it’s
pretty much just like any other
game’,” Nati said.
“With all the excitement
and the occasion and the noise
from family and friends and
supporters, you’ve just got to be
able to find the balance and ability
to block it out and literally just
approach it like it’s another game.”
Looking back on Hornby v Halswell finals
• By Will Evans
THE GRAND-FINAL on
Sunday is another chapter in
the memorable rivalry between
Hornby and Halswell.
The 1984 grand final would
be the first of four consecutive
deciders as the two clubs ruled
the roost through the mid-80s.
Hornby notched back-to-back
titles with the 22-12 victory,
overwhelming the plucky
Halswell defence. It was a
mighty effort from Hornby,
who had to negotiate the
representative commitments of
Barry Edkins, Marty Crequer,
Robin Alfeld, Ross Taylor,
Wayne Wallace and 1984 CRL
Sportsman of the Year Adrian
Shelford through the season.
The 1985 season produced
one of the most dramatic grand
Phil Bancroft kicked the
winning field goal in
Halswell’s 1985 and ’87
grand final triumphs.
finals in CRL history.
Edkins levelled up a
seesawing decider at 16-all
with a penalty goal two
minutes from fulltime. But
the mercurial Phil Bancroft
snatched the Kevin Williams
coached Halswell’s maiden
championship with an
unforgettable 47-metre field
goal as the siren sounded.
Halswell rallied from a
patchy regular season in 1986
to reach the grand final from
fourth, but fell to Hornby
20-5 who lost just two games
under the coaching of Frank
Endacott,
Hornby led by just one point
at halftime, but a hat-trick to
back-rower Graham Larson –
just the second player and the
first forward to achieve the feat
in a grand final – clinched the
club’s third title in four years.
In 1987, it was that man
Bancroft who again who stole
the show, breaking a 14-all
deadlock with a field goal from
close range four minutes from
fulltime in another instant
classic.
The clubs met in another four
grand finals during the 1990s:
Hornby went back-to-back with
an 18-8 win in the ’91 decider;
Halswell turned the tables in
’93 with a tense 8-6 victory;
the Panthers got the job done
22-12 in the ’96 grand final; and
the Hornets romped to a 30-12
success in ’99.
The new millennium has seen
three-more westside derbies on
CRL Grand Final Day, with the
Panthers prevailing 28-18 in the
2001 decider – with Wallace as
coach – and breaking Hornets
hearts with consecutive extratime
triumphs in 2012 (19-18)
and 2012 (22-20).
Hornby’s 1986 hat-trick
hero Graham Larson,
just the second player to
achieve the feat in a final.

Thursday August 8 2024 The Star
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SPORT 27
Emerging talent is aiming
to take Walsh’s NZ record
While the eyes of
the world are on the
Paris Olympics, a
Christchurch shot putter
is working towards
joining Tom Walsh
and Jacko Gill at the
top. Sam Coughlan
reports
Nick Palmer
became just
the third New
Zealand man, after
Tom Walsh and
Jacko Gill, to throw
over 20 metres when he
won February’s International
Track Meet in Christchurch with
20.07m.
“To be lumped in with them is
really amazing,” Palmer said.
“Twenty metres has always been
a mark in shot put that separates
people, so it’s really exciting to be
a part of that, but it’s also quite a
bit of a weight off.
“You have all this expectation
that you’re going to make it, throw
this distance, be a part of this
group, and to finally do it is pretty
awesome.”
Gill and Walsh competed in the
Olympic shot put final on Sunday
morning (NZT). Gill finished
seventh with a best throw of
21.15m, while Walsh was forced to
retire from the final due to a groin
injury suffered during his second
throw.
Palmer has lofty goals for the
future.
“One goal is to have a New
Zealand record. I want to take
that off Tom, that would be a
pretty incredible moment.”
The New Zealand record is
22.90m, set by Walsh at the 2019
world championships in Doha.
Palmer, 24, grew up in Hastings
and started athletics when he was
10, spurred on by his father.
“He tried to get my siblings into
it but they didn’t really take to it. I
was the last effort to get one of his
kids into athletics.
“I was a big kid so I was always
good at throwing and kind of
went from there.”
Palmer always took athletics
seriously.
“I was super competitive, so I
wanted to be the best at it.”
It didn’t occur to him he might
be able to make a career out of it
until he was 16.
“I went to Australia for the
national champs and I won. I
threw quite well and that kind
of took a bit of a step up in
performance and ability there.”
He moved to Christchurch
five years ago to train with
Walsh under former coach Dale
Stevenson. He is now coached by
Hayden Hall.
TEAM: Coach Hayden Hall and training partner Tom Walsh
have been crucial to Nick Palmer’s development.
“I believe most of my progress
is thanks to the fact I’m here, in
this environment (training) every
day,” Palmer said.
Before that, he’d struggled to
produce his best work.
“Through my whole age-group
career I was really talented, but I
struggled for a few years,” he said.
“What we put it down to is I
wanted to throw far so bad, I was
kind of getting in my own way.
“I was forcing things, I wasn’t
really coachable, and I kind of just
put everything on the distance
outcome.
“It took a couple of years where
I really struggled, to kind of
humble me a little bit. I went back
to the basics and that re-ignited
everything straight away.”
Hall said it had been fantastic to
watch Palmer progress in the time
they had spent together.
“He is growing, obviously not
just as an athlete, but as a person,
which is contributing pretty
hugely to his development over
the last few years.’’
Everything clicked for Palmer
in the 2023/24 season. He swept
the Classic events – winning
‘It took a couple of years where I really struggled, to kind
of humble me a little bit. I went back to the basics and
that re-ignited everything straight away.’
– Nick Palmer
the Potts Classic, Cook Classic,
Capital Classic, ITM, and the
Sir Graeme Douglas Memorial
Classic between January and
March – and added 60cm to his
personal best.
He followed that with third
place at the national championships
in Wellington, behind
Gill and Walsh, before being
selected for, and winning, the
Oceania Championships in Fiji in
June.
Palmer recently spent the three
weeks in Europe, competing
at meets in Ireland, Italy,
Switzerland and Luxembourg,
with a best throw of 19.79m at the
Morton Games in Dublin, and
a best finish of third in the Cork
City Sports competition.
By his own standards, he felt
there was room for improvement.
“I didn’t quite get the results
I was after. It’s always good
fun competing there, but I
probably went over with higher
expectations than what I ended
up with.
“That’s not necessarily a bad
thing, everything that we were
doing in training and all the
science pointed towards a big
throw coming and it didn’t
really line up, but that’s sport
sometimes.”
Palmer is also a coach at
St Andrew’s College and
Christchurch Boys’ High School,
helping the next generation
of throwers make a name for
themselves.
“I really enjoy it, I love going
back and helping people and I love
sports, so it kind of puts all my
passions together in one place.
“All the mistakes I made and
all the things I learnt when I was
younger, I can see these kids
doing as well, so it’s nice to be able
to guide them through that.”
Competing at the highest level
is a major motivation for Palmer.
“To win a medal at a major,
whether that’s world champs
or Olympics, that’s always been
the goal, and I always see myself
standing on top.
“It depends on the day, but I see
that in my future for sure, that I’m
going to be in a position to be able
to do that.”
INTERNATIONAL: Nick Palmer on his way to winning the
Oceania Championships in Suva, Fiji.
PHOTO: MICHAEL DAWSON/ATHLETICS NZ

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GIG GUIDE
RICCARTON PARK RACEWAY
Thursday 8 to Wednesday 14 August 2024
ARMADILLO'S BECKENHAM, 155
Colombo St: Saturday 9pm - The Crystal
Set.
A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St:
Thursday 7.30pm doors - Eccles Entertainment
presents Shepherds Reign NZ Tour with
support from Locked in Stasis, tix $35+BF
from Moshtix.co.nz or door sales. Friday 8pm -
Stompgoblin and Yeah the Boyz, with friends
Post Office, and Goats vs Tortoise Band and
the Silver Beets, tix $20+BF wired records.com
or door sales. Saturday 8pm - 'First Time, Last
Goodbye Show' presented by Cherry Red &
Friends, Big John's House, and S.E.I.S.M.I.C.,
door sales only, $10, all proceeds going to
support the Cancer Society. Sunday 4pm - A J
Touchwood presents 'Honouring Leonard
Cohen - The Cafe Nudes Project' performed
by Andy Thompson, Kristina Godfrey, and
Cyril Hector, door sales only, $10 entry; 8pm -
Desafyar & Max G present Sunday Sensual
Social Latin Dancing feat guest DJs Dave and
Yuri playing Salsa, Bachata, Zouk & Kizomba,
$5 to use the dance floor. Monday 7pm -
Believe It or Not Quiz, table bookings 03-377-
4787. Tuesday 7.30pm - In the Spotlight feat
special guest Isabella Miller Bell, live in a
studio-style chat with host Dan Crossen,
recorded live in front of an audience, tix
$10+BF from UTR.co.nz or from A Rolling
Stone.
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 7pm - Rockabella. Sunday 6.30pm -
Fired Up Karaoke.
BRIDIE'S BAR, 401 Worcester St:
Thursday Friday 4pm - DJ Rakinem. Saturday
3pm - BottleJacks; 6pm - DJ Rakinem. Sunday
3pm - Stoff & Tim.
CASHMERE CLUB, 50 Colombo St:
Friday 8pm - Simmer.
CHATS BAR, 251 Travis Rd: Friday 7.30pm
- DJ Night. Tuesday 7.30pm - Quiz.
Wednesday 8pm - DJ Chick Karaoke.
CHCH CASINO, 30 Victoria St: Friday
5.30pm - Ananda & Ants; 9pm - Cantora.
Saturday 5.30pm - Corner Sounds; 9pm - Flat
City Brotherhood.
CHCH FOLK MUSIC CLUB, Irish Society
Hall, 29 Domain Tce: Sunday 7.30pm -
Elizabeth Braggins.
FAT EDDIES, 76 Hereford St: Thursday
4pm - Fuchsia Haze; 8pm - Live Band
Karaoke; 11.30pm - Diamond Blue. Friday
5pm - Steven Gill Trio; 8.30pm - Mirrors;
Midnight - The Stowaways. Saturday 5pm -
Penny Blues Band; 8.30pm - Black & Gold;
Midnight - Chilton House.
GALAXY BAR, 206 Barbadoes St:
Saturday 8pm - DJ Name Here, Moorhouse
DJ's, and Hendease, $20 entry.
KAIAPOI CLUB, 113 Raven Quay: Friday
6.30pm - DJ Kere.
HORNBY CLUB, 17 Carmen Rd: Friday
6.30pm - Tracy Rockhouse.
MACKENZIES HOTEL, 51 Pages Rd:
Friday 8pm - Nexus.
MICKY FINN'S, 85a Hereford St: Friday
10.30pm - Flat City Brotherhood. Saturday
10.30pm - Muckin Fuppets.
NEW BRIGHTON CLUB, 202 Marine
Pde: Friday 8pm - Level 6.
OLD LEITHFIELD HOTEL, 11 Old Main
North Rd: Thursday 6.30pm - Quiz.
PAPANUI CLUB, 302 Sawyers Arms Rd:
Friday 6.45pm - Veranda Cocktail. Friday 23rd
Aug - Les Donaldson.
QUEENSPARK TAVERN, 60 Queenspark
Dr: Friday 7.30pm - The Party Singers.
Saturday 7.30pm - Hired Guns.
RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118 Raceourse
Rd: Friday 7pm - RiccStar. Saturday 6.30pm -
Festival of Racing feat. Code Red.
RICHMOND CLUB, 'The Borough', 75
London St: Friday 7pm - The Night Owls.
Saturday 7pm - Unhinged. Sunday 3pm -
Reverie Duo.
ROSE & THISTLE, 24a Main North Rd:
Friday 8.30pm - A&J Karaoke. Saturday 9pm -
Neil Alexander.
SHARKEY'S BAR, 96 Hoon Hay Rd:
Friday 7pm - Live music. Saturday 7pm -
Karaoke. Sunday 4pm - Open Mic.
STOCK XCHANGE BAR, 110 Marshland
Rd: Saturday 7.30pm - Nexus.
TEMP'S BAR, 21 Goulding Ave: Saturday
8.30pm - Titanic.
THE BLACK HORSE, 33 Lincoln Rd:
Wednesday 7pm - Karaoke.
THE BOG, 50 Victoria St: Thursday 7pm -
Quiz. Friday 6pm - Willie McArthur; 10pm -
Red Weekend. Monday 6pm - Live music.
Tuesday 7.30pm - Jamesons Irish Sessions.
Wednesday 6pm - Live music.
THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd: Friday
9pm - Open Mic. Saturday 8.30pm -
Celebrating 50 years of the Ramones & other
Punk Pioneers feat. Radio On, The Rellies,
Cock Slaughter, $10 entry. Wednesday -
Carpathia (Kevin Emmett, Jared Williams &
Chris Baker).
THE FITZ2, 77 Stevens St: Tuesday 7pm -
Quiz. Wednesday 7pm - Karaoke.
THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd: Friday
9.30pm - Red Zone. Saturday 9.30pm - Hazel
Diez. Sunday 6pm - Karaoke. Tuesday 7pm -
Quiz. Wednesday 7.30pm - Karaoke.
THE RICCS, 280 Blenheim Rd: Saturday
9pm - RiccStar.
THE ROCKPOOL, 85 Hereford St:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9pm - DJ's.
THE SIDELINE SPORTS BAR, 331
Stanmore Rd: Thursday 7pm - Jam Night
with Ritchie Gillies & Nick Buchanan.
THE TURF, 6 Inwoods Rd: Thursday 7pm -
Willie McArthur.
WOODSTOCK ADDINGTON, 291 Lincoln
Rd: Wednesday 7pm - Open Mic.
START
-and- END
RACE DAYS
WITH US
Festival of Racing
The
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& Motorlodge
10 AUGUST
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SATURDAY
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Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
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TONIGHT
WITH DJ
BRENT LOVE
Bookings
03 260 0325
7PM-10:30PM
THURS 29TH FEB
FLAT CITY
BROTHERHOOD
FRIDAY 10.30PM
MUCKIN FUPPETS
SATURDAY 10.30PM
118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn,
Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150
www.racecoursehotel.co.nz
BRIDIE'S BAR
OPEN DAILY FROM 8AM - GREAT MENU
BRIDIE'S BAR & BISTRO | 401 WORCESTER ST
PH (03) 260 0325 | WWW.BRIDIES.CO.NZ
FLAT CITY BROTHERHOOD
THIS WEEKEND'S LIVE LINEUP
muckin fuppets
WHAT'S PLAYING
FRI.4PM: DJ RAKINEM
SAT.3PM: LIVE MUSIC
BOTTLEJACKS
FOLLOWED BY DJ RAKINEM
SUN.3PM: LIVE MUSIC
SToff & tim
The Home of Live Rock Music
85a Hereford Street
Pool Tables | Function Rooms
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