The Star: November 07, 2024

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2024
Eight years ago, Nathan
Winkelman was stuck
in a rut, spending most
Winkelman, 34, suffers from
with dyspraxia, a neurological
dream to represent New Zealand
Olympics, but I never expected
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DIRECTIONLESS, with no
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has turned his life around.
“It was an amazing
opportunity; it was always my
global development delays along
when I joined the Special
disorder that affects his coordination
and basic motor skills.
to get picked or anything,” he
said.
Even everyday activities like
The team finished fourth in
Jordan
tees
off for
charity
shaving and brushing his teeth
pose challenges.
His mother, Corina
Winkelman, heard abou the
Special Olympics and convinced
him to drop the controller and
pick up a basketball.
Then, while at a fundraising
event, his 198cm frame caught
the eye of a basketball coach, who
invited him to a training session.
The Papanui resident instantly
set his sights on representing
New Zealand a the Special
Olympics World Games, and
last year realised that dream by
competing in Berlin for three-onthree
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their division, following a
nail-biting plate final where
the Kiwis were up with less
than a minute to go, but fell short
in the dying moments of the
game.
His focus is now on the Special
Olympics’ national summer
games, which will be held in
Christchurch next December –
the firs time since 2005.
Covid-19 gave the Special
Olympics a tumultuous few
years, forcing a delay to its most
recent national summer games in
Hamilton in 2022, and resulting
in much lower numbers than
previous events.
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City’s wartime connection
to French town – pages 14-15
The Bridge of
Remembrance
turns 100
Celebration to honour fallen soldiers
• By Dylan Smits
ONE OF Christchurch’s most
iconic landmarks will turn 100
on Monday.
The Bridge of Remembrance
opened on Armistice Day,
November 11, 1924, to commemorate
those who had lost
their lives during World War 1.
About 4500 military personnel
from Christchurch were
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among the 16,697 Kiwis who
died.
The Christchurch Memorial
RSA is organising the event,
which will start at the bridge on
Monday at 9.30am.
RSA president Jim Lilley said
the ceremony is about remembering
those who marched
across the old Cashel St bridge
on the way to war.
“Anzac Day parades are getting
bigger and bigger it seems
throughout New Zealand.
Armistice Day is a little less
recognised. So this will be
about acknowledging the end of
World War 1, the supposed war
to end all wars,” he said.
Armistice Day on November
11 recognises the end of WW1.
Representatives from the 2/1st
and 2/4th infantry regiments of
the army, New Zealand Royal
Navy members and veterans
will march over the bridge after
10am, led by the New Zealand
Army Band.
The 2/1st infantry regiment
will display the new King’s
Colours it received during a
parade at Burnham Military
Camp last week.
The Christchurch Highland
Pipe Band will also play.
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Bayleys says there was a 50
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listings across Christchurch in
October. Across all of Canterbury,
including Selwyn and North
Canterbury, there was a near 40
per cent increase.
Bayleys agent Adam Heazlewood
said
November was
also shaping to
be a busy month.
People were
responding to
the changes in
interest rates and
acting decisively,
he told One Roof.
It comes as
Sydenham and
Adam
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Waltham were listed fourth and
sixth respectively on OneRoof’s
top 100 hottest New Zealand
suburbs list. House prices in the
suburbs are currently lower than
the Christchurch average, but
are expected to increase in the
coming years – a boon to current
homeowners.
Heazlewood said the latest
listing figures across Christchurch
showed strong demand for
modern family homes that were
move-in ready.
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CORDE HAS become the
principal naming sponsor for
Canterbury’s iconic fun run, the
City2Surf.
Construction general manager
Andrew Loader said CORDE
was “really proud” to support the
event.
“We’re all about trusted connections
with our communities.
Our work on infrastructure and
the City2Surf both help connect
and bring our communities
together,” he said.
CORDE constructs, maintains
and operates key infrastructure
on behalf of its clients throughout
the South Island.
The company has been constructing
the City to Sea Pathway
West, on behalf of the city council,
which the City2Surf course
will follow.
Extending from Fitzgerald Ave
to Kerrs Rd, the project is phase
one of the 11km City to Sea Pathway.
Phases two and three will
continue along the Avon River to
Pages Rd in New Brighton.
“The City2Surf is in excellent
alignment with CORDE’s values
of strengthening communities
through infrastructure,” said
Loader.
CORDE had been looking for
ways to promote the new pathway
to the public, he said.
“This is a real opportunity
to expose communities to the
pathway, especially through such
a family-friendly event.”
Star Media regional manager
Steve McCaughan was grateful
for CORDE’s support.
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Leap in power prices with more to come
• By Susan Edmunds
POWER PRICES offered to
customers through comparison
website Powerswitch have
increased significantly this year,
one retailer says – and there is a
warning more bill pain may be
on the way.
Octopus Energy has looked
at data from Powerswitch and
compared January pricing
with that available at the end of
September.
It shows Contact had an
average increase of 15 per cent
in Christchurch, with Mercury’s
almost 10 per cent, Meridian’s
almost 15 per cent and
Mercury’s short-term discount
more than 40 per cent.
In Auckland, Contact prices
increased 10 per cent in Auckland,
and Mercury 5 per cent.
Mercury’s short term discounted
offers lifted more than 30 per
cent, Octopus said.
In Wellington, Contact’s prices
were up almost 10 per cent,
Mercury more than 5 per cent,
Mercury’s short-term discount
almost 25 per cent and Meridian
more than 5 per cent.
Powerswitch general manager
Paul Fuge said the situation was
“not looking good”.
“We are seeing a lot of price
changes coming through.”
He said it had been expected
higher wholesale prices would
flow through to retail prices at
some point.
“But we didn’t know when or
to what extent . . . this analysis
shows that is starting to happen.”
CORDE the new naming
sponsor for City2Surf
PARTNERS: Star Media regional manager Steve McCaughan with CORDE construction general
manager Andrew Loader and stakeholder and communications advisor Kendal Richardson.
“I’m really excited to have
CORDE as our naming sponsor
for 2025 as their values align perfectly
with the goals and outcomes
the City2Surf strives to deliver to
the people of Christchurch.”
McCaughan is looking
forward to making use of the
new pathway when the first stage
of construction is completed
Fuge said pricing could be
hard to track because households
even next door to each
other could be paying “radically
different” electricity prices.
But he said lines prices would
increase 8 to 10 per cent next
year when prices go up $15 a
month.
People who had been paying
low user charges, which are
being phased out, would also
face another increase of about
$150 a year.
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early next year.
“It’s going to be fantastic for us
to utilise this for our event,” he
said.
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“What’s bugging me”
Kelvin Ball
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“I’m tired of
all the bus
and cycleways
the council is
building. It’s
costing us all
an arm and a
leg through
rates and what are most people
really getting out of it? I don’t
mind people taking the bus or
biking, but why are they getting
all this money when most people
are driving cars? A lot of the roads
are terrible. That’s where council
should be spending our rates.”
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A Metro bus slammed into a
ute at a Bishopdale roundabout,
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and blocking one lane of
traffic. Police were alerted to
the collision about 3.20pm on
Sunday at the intersection of
Highsted and Harewood Rds,
a spokesperson said. The route
125 bus, from Redwood to
Halswell via the airport, was
carrying passengers but luckily
no injuries were reported. Hato
Hone St John and Fire and
Emergency NZ also responded.
A lane of traffic was blocked by
the bus, the spokesperson said.
Stolen vehicle located
Police have found the vehicle
that was stolen during an
alleged car-jacking on Saturday
night. The car was found on
St Martins Rd about 3pm on
Sunday. The alleged incident
took place on Portsmouth St
in Avondale shortly before
9pm the day before. Police said
the offender was armed with
scissors. They got into the car
and demanded the driver get
out. Once the driver was out
of the car, the offender drove
off with it, police said. No one
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information about it to call
them on 105 or report it online,
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Field of crosses recognises Chch deaths
• From page 1
Lilley said the bridge is an
integral part of military history
because many soldiers marched
across it before departing from
Lyttelton to fight in the war.
There will also be an Armistice
Day 105mm howitzer salute in
North Hagley Park.
Three blank rounds will be
fired in the park as the parade
marches across the bridge and
along Durham St South in a loop.
The artillery will fire three
rounds again at 11am, symbolising
the moment the guns fell
silent on the battlefields in 1918.
In the Avon River Precinct
near the bridge, a field of crosses
have been laid out by Fire and
Emergency New Zealand volunteers
to recognise the about 4500
Christchurch service people who
died in WW1.
Any veterans are encouraged to
join the parade.
History of the Bridge
of Remembrance
New Zealand sent 98,950 men to
fight in the war, about 10 per cent
of the population.
Of those, 16,697 died, with
about 4500 being from Christchurch.
After WWI, there were
competing ideas for a war
memorial in Christchurch with
some favouring a cenotaph and
others supporting a bridge and
archway over the Avon River on
Cashel St.
The location is considered
significant because many soldiers
staying in the nearby King
Edward Barracks, crossed the
bridge on their way to Lyttelton
to go to war.
The Bridge of Remembrance
was first suggested by Lilian May
Wyn Irwin in a letter to The Press
in 1919.
The bridge was opened on
November 11, 1924, on Armistice
Day with a ceremony also recognising
10 years since the start of
WWI in 1914.
The Governor General and
admiral of the Royal Navy, Lord
John Jellicoe, led the proceedings.
He had also laid the bridge’s
foundation stone on Anzac Day
in 1923.
Built from Tasmanian stone,
the bridge features a prominent
central arch with two smaller
arches on either side.
Christchurch artist Frederick
Gurnsey carved the memorials
other symbols, including the
wreath and laurel leaves.
SET IN STONE: The first foundation stone for the Bridge of
Remembrance being laid during a ceremony on ANZAC
Day in 1923. Above – The bridge in the 1960s. It was
converted into a pedestrian bridge in 1976.
The bridge suffered
structural damaged in
the February 22, 2011
earthquake. It was
reopened on Anzac Day
2016 (right).
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Carved into the stone are the different
theatres of war New Zealanders fought in
during WW1 and later World War 2.
These include Gallipoli, Egypt, Mesopotamia,
France and Belgium.
In 1976, the bridge was converted to
pedestrian use.
The archway and bridge were damaged
during the February 22, 2011 earthquake,
forcing it to close. At a $6.7 million repair
cost, it was reopened on Anzac Day in
2016.
There were different ideas for a war memorial
in Christchurch in the early 1920s,
with the Bridge of Remembrance no sure
bet.
The city council created a committee
in February 1920 to consider what form a
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A field of
crosses has
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memorial should take.
A bridge and archway over Cashel St or a
cenotaph in Cranmer Square were the two
most favoured options.
Eventually, a deadlock over the decision
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out due to its symbolism.
The Bridge of Remembrance would
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soldiers had marched over after departing
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Thursday November 7 2024 The Star
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
NEWS 7
Lift in listings leads to auctions
•From page 1
Heazlewood said there are
buyers out there, but there is also
a lot of choice.
“When you’ve got the right
buyer you’ve got to hold onto
them and look after them,” he
said, noting some properties
with crowded open homes
were attracting only a couple of
bidders come auction day.
Bayleys agent Chris Jones
said buyer inquiries had also
noticeably picked up in the
lifestyle sector over the last few
weeks.
A property at 157 Adams Rd,
West Melton, attracted more
than 30 groups in its first week –
a big number for a lifestyle block.
Lifestyle properties close to
the city and in the $1 million to
$2 million price bracket were
popular right now, he said.
“I think everybody just wants
to get on with things now,” he
told One Roof.
He said it felt as if the market
had found its “sweet spot”, where
both buyers and sellers were
walking away happy.
“It seems to be a pretty fair
fight out there at the moment
between buyers and sellers.”
Due to the lift in listings,
Bayleys Canterbury has decided
to auction off at least 50
properties over two days later
this month.
At the peak of the market,
Bayleys was averaging 20
auctions a day.
The first auction is on
November 21, with 31 properties
lined up for sale. The second
auction is on November 28.
The houses up for grabs range
from two-bedroom units at
2/41 Taupata St, Redcliffs, to
luxury homes, including an
architecturally designed threebedroom
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• By Dylan Smits
SYDENHAM (right) and
Waltham have been ranked
among the best places in New
Zealand to buy a home.
The two suburbs are in fourth
and sixth place respectively on
One Roof’s top 100 hottest New
Zealand suburbs list.
House prices in the suburbs
are currently lower than average,
but are expected to increase in
the coming years in a boon to
current homeowners.
The average property value
in Sydenham is $564,000 and
$517,000 in Waltham, compared
to $763,000 in Christchurch
overall.
The research, conducted
in partnership with property
data company Valocity, rated
a suburb on a range of factors
including affordability, mortgage
data, the number of consents
issued in recent years, amenities,
employment opportunities,
property prices and population
growth.
Graham List, 47, and his wife
Lisa bought a home in Sydenham
for about $275,000 in 2005,
which he felt was a good price at
the time.
He was unsure what his house
would be worth now, but was
pleased to hear house prices were
expected to grow significantly in
the suburb.
“That’s definitely cool to hear.
We’re really not planning to sell
anytime soon, but in retirement
it’s good to know it’s a solid
option,” he said.
“Sydenham
is a good area,
there are lots of
shops nearby
but it’s still
pretty quiet on
our street.”
Yan Tang, 69,
Graham List
and her husband
bought a home
in Waltham
at the end of 2020 for about
$500,000.
They moved to their new home
from Fendalton to down size
after retiring. She was surprised
but happy to hear Waltham is an
up and coming suburb.
“Good to know for if we sell
the house, it could be good for
inheritance for our children,”
Tang said.
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Wife’s death drives husband to hold
golf tournament for mental health
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• By Geoff Sloan
BARRIE COLEMAN lost his
wife Megan suddenly two years
ago after she struggled with her
mental health.
He was behind a charity golf
tournament held in her honour
to raise awareness about mental
health conditions.
About 100 golfers teed off in
the Gumboot Friday tournament
at the Weedons Country Club.
It was the second tournament
Coleman has organised for the
cause.
Megan was struggling with her
mental health for a while before
she died and found it hard to find
professional help.
“We’ve been frustrated over
the years about what she’s gone
through,” Coleman said.
The money raised from the
tournament will go to the I Am
Hope Foundation, which aims to
normalise conversations about
mental health through campaigns
like Gumboot Friday.
Said Coleman: “The Government
doesn’t put any resources
into it, so they need money and
I Am Hope is a good cause for
counsellors, so we thought we’d
do this day and give the money
to them.”
Thirty volunteers helped with
the tournament, which was
one of many held on Gumboot
Friday to support people with
mental health issues.
The inaugural event last year
raised $37,000 for the cause, but
more than $40,000 was gathered
at the latest tournament.
Coleman now has even bigger
fundraising plans in the pipeline.
“In March next year, I’m going
away to play every golf course in
New Zealand for charity.
“There’s 417 golf courses, so
I’ve taken a year and a-half off
work.
“I just want to raise money and
awareness out there – I’m doing
it for I Am Hope.”
He plans to hold the annual
golf tournament again next year.
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REMEMBERED: Barrie Coleman lost his wife Megan two years
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PROGRESS: Large sections of roofing are being lifted be crane, welded,
and bolted to Te Kaha stadium’s frame. ​
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A NEW VIDEO shows last month’s
construction progress for the 30,000-seat
One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha.
City council project director Kent Summerfield
said it has been another period of
busy progress on site.
“One of the key milestones being the relocation
of the giant hydraulic towers that
support the installation of the roof.”
It comes as nearby businesses have
reported dire trading conditions with
fewer customers due to construction on
surroundings streets, including Madras St
and Lichfield St.
Barber Land on the corner of the streets
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off customers.
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transport and water infrastructure aim
to better accommodate a large number of
visitors to the stadium.
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been lifted by crane and bolted into place
over the past month.
“With the upper section of the roof
structure advancing rapidly, we’ve now
commenced installation of the gantries,
or walkways, to these areas,” said Summerfield.
“These have been pre-fitted with sports
lighting which will be adjusted once the
field of play is in place.”
Internal fit-out work in the west stand is
nearing completion, and is progressing in
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food and beverage outlets in the southern
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The $683 million stadium will feature 23
food and beverage outlets and three bars
throughout the venue once completed.
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well, we now have painting crews on
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applying the final coatof paint,” said Summerfield.
Work to prepare for the installation of
the façade cladding and stadium seating is
also progressing.
“With all the great work that the team
has been doing on site, we remain on
budget, and we remain on track for an
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Greenpark Huts eviction
• By Daniel Alvey
NGĀI TAHU may have a legal
battle on its hands to evict bach
owners from the Greenpark
Huts settlement without
compensation.
The deadline for owners
to sign an agreement that
would see Ngāi Tahu pay for
the demolition of their baches
closed last week.
The Star understands only a
few of the 32 bach owners have
signed the agreement, with many
still determined to stay.
In 2020, Ngāi Tahu told the hut
owners it would not renew their
leases and they had until June 30
this year to leave
and clear the site
of any structures.
But in May
the iwi gave hut
owners another
year. Then in July,
it offered to pay
Ross
Wilson
for the demolition
costs.
If signed the
agreement would lock hut owners
into leaving the settlement by
June 30 next year.
Bach owner Ross Wilson said
most of the residents want compensation
if they have to leave.
“There’s quite a few of us who
decided, no, we’re not going
to sign it. We’re all looking for
compensation,” Wilson said.
Another bach owner Kane
Scarrott said he and his father
Peter who also owns a bach had
not signed the agreement.
“We’re all standing strong – we
want compensation at the end of
the day,” he said.
If the residents refuse to leave,
Ngāi Tahu would have to file for
eviction notices from the district
court.
If successful the court would
appoint a bailiff, who could
receive police support, to evict
the residents.
Leaseholders could oppose
their eviction notice in court. It
is against the law for Ngāi Tahu
to evict residents themselves.
The Star asked Ngāi Tahu how
many bach owners had signed
the current agreement or if
another deal would be offered to
them, but its chief executive Ben
Batemen would not say.
“Te Rūnanga o Ngāi
Tahu will continue to work
individually with Greenpark
Huts leaseholders to support
their transition from this tribal
property,” Batemen said.
The deadline for the
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last month from bach owners
who belonged to the iwi to stay
in the settlement.
In June, Ngāi Tahu said it was
planning to establish a mahinga
kai centre of excellence at the
site, surprising bach owners.
The iwi has revealed few details
about the project, such as its size,
exact location or the timeline for
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Kiwi heroism the foundation for
Today there is no 30-foot ladder resting against the brickwork laid in 1670, so New Zealanders cannot emulate the bold climb
of Christchurch soldier Leslie Averill a week before the end of World War I. Yet they can explore Le Quesnoy, a quest the New
Zealand Liberation Museum – Te Arawhata encourages Kiwis to undertake. Chris Barclay made the journey from London
ON A PEACEFUL late summer
afternoon, the camera angle
doesn’t really do justice to the
heights reached by Second
Lieutenant Leslie Averill, then an
adventurous 21-year-old medical
student, when climbing through
an oil bomb smokescreen on
November 4, 1918.
His courage, and the presence of
a dozen fellow 4th Battalion, 3rd
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
soldiers who followed his lead,
soon convinced war-weary German
occupiers of the walled
medieval town 220km north of
Paris to surrender.
The weathered sluice gate –
installed on a short, narrow bridge
so ducks could paddle in the
moat – is still a fixture near a tunnel
barricaded to deny the New
Zealanders easier access to Le
Quesnoy a week before The Great
War’s Armistice.
An underground passageway
where four soldiers cowered after
Second Lieutenant Francis
‘Dith’ Evans was killed by a burst
from a maschinegewehr 08 – a
late act of defiance from the 83rd
Reserve Infantry – also remains
adjacent to where the long-lost
ladder was positioned 106 years
ago.
The Germans had refused to
surrender at 8am and again at
midday, so Averill’s battalion
made its way to where Evans fell,
a section of the rampart no longer
heavily guarded because the
defenders had pulled back.
Using a ladder requisitioned
from a nearby cherry orchard,
revolver-wielding Averill led the
assault over the wall. He fired at a
guard post, prompting two Germans
to flee deeper into the
town and report the breach.
Although blessed with a
numerical advantage, the
Germans capitulated 15 minutes
later, ending New Zealand’s last
major engagement of the conflict,
with the loss of 122 men.
There were no casualties among
the local population because
the operation opted against
POIGNANT LOCATION: The narrow bridge and sluice gate where Leslie
Averill climbed a ladder to hasten the surrender of German forces in Le
Quesnoy on November 4, 1918. George Edmund Butler painted Capture of
the Walls of Le Quesnoy in 1920, with Leslie Averill atop the rampart.
PHOTOS: CHRIS BARCLAY/NATIONAL COLLECTION OF WAR ART, NZ ARCHIVES
bombarding the Germans into
submission – a strategy which
still endears New Zealand to Le
Quesnoy residents generations
later.
Averill returned to Le Quesnoy
seven times before he died, aged
84 in 1981, including in July
1923 when a tribute embedded in
the rampart was unveiled.
He was photographed at the
ceremony, gesturing to where he
climbed.
A century on, there is a cinematic,
sensory and interactive
memorial detailing the New
Zealand Rifle Brigade’s deeds that
autumn afternoon.
The New Zealand Liberation
Museum – Te Arawhata, the
country’s first on the Western
Front, marked its first anniversary
on October 11.
On the drawing board for two
decades, the concept gathered momentum
when the New Zealand
Memorial Museum Trust – Le
Quesnoy was registered in 2017
to oversee a privately-funded $15
million project in collaboration
with the internationally-renowned
Weta Workshop.
The battle now is to attract more
visitors to the renovated wartime
home of the town’s mayor.
And on the home front, museum
charge de mission marketing
and operations Jacob Siermans
hopes the heroic episode resonates
with children through Le
Quesnoy: The Story of the town
New Zealand saved by Glyn Harper
and illustrator Jenny Cooper.
“It’s one of our major missions
to get it onto the curriculum. That
little picture book should be in
POINTING THE WAY: Leslie Averill indicates
where he scaled the Le Quesnoy ramparts before
the unveiling of a memorial (below) in 1923.
PHOTOS: ALEXANDER TURNBULL LIBRARY/
CHRIS BARCLAY
every primary school library,” he
said.
“Education is one of our most
important missions. We’re about
remembering what our soldiers
did – lest we forget – while also
celebrating the friendships that
came out of the decision to not
use artillery (against the Germans).”
Storytelling is also the focus
at Te Arawhata (The Ladder),
though not through the traditional
narrative.
“Typically they (war museums)
will be full of guns, medals and
old uniforms,” Siermans said.
“There’s certainly a place for
that, but Te Arawhata has made a
concerted effort to provide a
different experience. We have no
artifacts, everything is focused on
the stories.
SENSE OF DUTY: Second
Lieutenant Leslie Cecil Lloyd
Averill after enlisting in the
New Zealand Expeditionary
Force in 1916.
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French town’s strong ties to NZ
“It’s about the people, the
soldiers who came here and the
people of Le Quesnoy who were
here under German occupation.”
After an introductory historical
video, visitors can follow the life
stories of soldiers and Le
Quesnoy civilians via an audio
visual presentation in what used
to be the dining room.
The most prominent feature is a
larger-than-life soldier dominating
a dimly lit room partially illuminated
by a digital roll of honour
for the 120,000 New Zealander
who volunteered to serve King
and Country.
Names in white survived, those
in violet perished.
The soldier, who is not based on
an individual, rests in a courtyard
off the town square, captured in
a moment of reflection, clasping
flowers to lighten the mood.
Rather than military issue khaki,
his uniform is grey to illustrate
the black and white frames taken
after liberation by New Zealand’s
first official war photographer,
Lieutenant Henry Armytage
Sanders, an Englishman.
A perspex ladder is also integral
to the experience: it represents
LIBERATING EXPERIENCE: Members of the New Zealand
Rifle Brigade mingle with Le Quesnoy locals in the main
square after four years of German occupation ended on
November 4, 1918.
PHOTO: HENRY ARMYTAGE SANDERS, ROYAL NEW
ZEALAND RETURNED AND SERVICES’ ASSOCIATION
COLLECTION
STRATEGIC LOCATION: New Zealand’s WWI memorial headquarters on the old Western
Front is now home to the New Zealand Liberation Museum – Te Arawhata. A perspex
ladder is a focal point of the museum, leading to a higher level of understanding.
PHOTOS: CHRIS BARCLAY
the pathway to rooms which
provoke reflection and greater
understanding, while the ground
floor focuses on Le Quesnoy being
freed.
Descendants of the liberators
made personal pilgrimages to Le
Quesnoy long before the museum
was proposed – 120 old soldiers
made the 50th anniversary commemoration,
humbled by another
hero’s welcome in November
1968.
This summer, a veteran’s son
was guided to a farmhouse cellar
where his father was treated in a
makeshift field hospital.
“We have people crying every
day,” Siermans said.
“We had a guy through whose
grandfather was one of 13 up the
ladder. It was an amazing
moment for him. You have
people living the best day
of their life here.”
Le Quesnoy’s geographic
isolation from New Zealand
means 70 per cent of
the 7000 visitors over the
initial 12 months were
French.
So far, six school groups
from New Zealand – none yet
from Christchurch or Canterbury
– have witnessed where history
unfolded.
“The goal is for every New Zealand
school that comes to Europe
(around 15-20 a year) to come
here,” Siermans said.
Ideally, Te Arawhata will also
be a compulsory stop on independent
or organised backpacker
expeditions, a French denouement
to the Gallipoli Peninsula.
Siermans would welcome a
Kiwi rite of passage, and mode of
Jacob
Siermans
transport, adding Le Quesnoy to
the itinerary.
“Getting Contiki (tours) to
come through here would be
awesome.”
While Gallipoli is the WWI pilgrimage
of choice, Siermans hopes
to address that imbalance, even on
April 25 when the focus is on the
dawn service at Anzac Cove.
As an enduring mark of respect
and friendship, Le
Quesnoy holds an annual
Anzac Day service before
its 1923 memorial.
About 150 New Zealanders
attended this
year’s commemoration,
with numbers expected to
swell in 2025.
That target audience
naturally includes Kiwis
living in the UK – Le Quesnoy is
a manageable four hours or so by
train from London via Paris or
Brussels on the Eurostar.
Package tours are also planned
to visit noteworthy sites – Averill’s
climb and Rue Nouvelle Zelande,
the road the Kiwis marched along
triumphantly after the Germans
conceded defeat.
You can also meander through
Rangimārie, a peace garden
within the fortress walls; a second
green space to mark Le Quesnoy’s
sister city relationship with
Cambridge includes ferns and a
kiwifruit vine.
While Gallipoli will be sacred
for evermore, Siermans argued
Le Quesnoy provided appropriate
closure.
“Gallipoli formed the reputation
of New Zealanders in tragic
circumstances. Then you get to
the Somme (in April 1916). They
arrive here and it’s a different New
Zealand force.
“They are under New Zealand
command. A lot happened on the
Western Front and we need
more people to know about it.”
• More information on the
New Zealand Liberation
Museum – Te Arawhata can
be found at: nzliberationmuseum.com
BY THE BOOK: Museum
management hopes this
retelling of the freeing of Le
Quesnoy will be compulsory
reading in primary schools.
Families forever linked by heroic wartime actions
ALICE AVERILL never met
her great grandfather, but is
acutely aware of his exploits in
Le Quesnoy during a transition
to peace in Northern France
amid the death throes of World
War I.
“I do remember grandad
came to a couple of my classes
to share the story,” said Alice,
who is a third of her way
through a London-based OE.
Leslie Averill lingered in Le
Quesnoy after the liberation,
the catalyst for a friendship
with Eugene de Monteville
which spanned 57 years, until
the Frenchman’s death in 1975.
Second Lieutenant Averill
passed away in June 1981,
leaving his son Colin and de
ENDURING FRIENDSHIP:
Eugene de Monteville (left)
and Leslie Averill met after
Le Quesnoy was liberated in
1918.
Montville’s son Henri – who
died within a month of each
other early last year – to
maintain the family connection.
The relationship is now
fostered by Alice and Florence
de Monteville, Eugene’s granddaughter.
They met when the
New Zealand Liberation Museum
opened last October.
“It’s incredible to see how
such a special friendship was
formed between two people
who met in such extraordinary
circumstances,” Alice said.
She first visited Le Quesnoy
as a 10-year-old in 2008, and
has vivid memories of the New
Zealand Rifle Brigade’s success
resonating with pupils at
the school named in her great
grandfather’s honour: École
Maternelle Docteur Averill on
Rue du 11 Novembre 1918.
“They all knew the story,
they appreciated we were New
Zealanders. That’s the first time
I appreciated the impact we had
there.
“People there (in Le Quesnoy)
really do care and are amazed
by the story. Leslie would be
proud there is a museum now,
absolutely.”
Alice is also proud, awed even
by the courage shown by her
great grandfather and those
who followed him up and over
the rampart.
“Leslie was 21 at the time. So
many of them were five years
younger than I am now,” she
said.
“My little brother is 21, it’s
crazy to imagine them in
that position. I don’t know if
maturity is the right word . . .
bravery.”
FAMILY CONNECTION: Leslie
Averill’s great granddaughter
Alice Averill, left, met Eugene
de Monteville’s granddaughter
Florence for the first time
last October in Le Quesnoy.
Alice’s cousin George Shelton
also attended the museum
opening.
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The Way
We Were
SNACK PACKING: Workers wrapping and packing malt biscuits at
Aulsebrooks in 1963. Left – Scott Rhodes and Ray Drury removing a
10m section of chimney at the factory in 1983. Below – fighting the
November 4, 1970 packing shed fire. PHOTOS: CHRISTCHURCH STAR/
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1970 – AULSEBROOKS BISCUIT FACTORY
Remember Aulsebrook’s vated robbery of a Christchurch
iced animals? How about its factory pay clerk had the police
Christmas cake – purported searching for months for the
to “please everybody” – or its missing $21,000, tracking some
lesser known dog biscuits? of it down to an Addington
The Aulsebrook biscuit race meeting with more buried
factory was once Christchurch’s in a New Brighton garden.
largest private employer. The accused was eventually
John Aulsebrook opened his discharged and acquitted by a
bakehouse on Colombo St in Supreme Court judge.
1863, before building a new factory
on the corner of St Asaph the papers when a fire broke
Aulsebrooks was again in
and Montreal Sts in 1879. out in its packing warehouse
A partnership with businessman
and philanthropist Robert $300,000 damage. Within
on November 4, 1970, causing
McDougall – benefactor of the minutes of the 7.30am blaze,
Robert McDougall Art Gallery the 450 factory workers had
– saw McDougall buy the business
in 1889. He built it up and were on site.
been evacuated and fire crews
by the 1920s, Aulsebrook was Australian company Arnott’s
reportedly the largest and most acquired Aulsebrooks in the
modern biscuit factory in the 1980s and the Christchurch
Southern Hemisphere.
factory closed down.
When the factory celebrated In 2022, Peter Nairn told
its 100th birthday in 1963, its Canterbury Stories he had
output of malt biscuits was been part of a 5-man team who
24,000 packets a day.
dissembled the machinery then
Aulsebrooks also had a reassembled it in Fiji for a new
second factory in Auckland. Lees biscuit factory.
The company hit the headlines
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Stars tee off tomorrow as popular
• By Diane Keenan
GOLFING LEGEND Sir Bob
Charles, 88, has not played a
round of golf since March, but he
will be back on his home course
at Clearwater tomorrow to
compete in the annual BrainTree
charity tournament.
The golfing legend has been an
avid supporter of the BrainTree
Brothers and Sisters Golfing
with the Stars tournament since
its inauguration four years ago.
He is one of the 34 stars of seven
sporting codes among the 170
people taking part tomorrow.
He winding down his
golfing commitments after the
tournament.
“I’m 88 now and while I am
playing in events for the next two
Fridays in a row, this year I’m not
being auctioned off for a group
to play golf with me. I may play
another event in the future, we
will see. As they say, it is never
over until it is over.”
He, along with the organisers,
have their fingers crossed for fine
weather.
“I don’t like playing in the cold
and have given up playing in
winter. My threshold now is that
it has to be above 15degC – even
better if it is warmer than that,”
Charles said.
He will line-up this year with
fellow golfers, former professional
Greg Turner, professional
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GOLFING WITH THE STARS: Sir Bob Charles will compete in the annual BrainTree golf
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(last year’s winner), and rock star Jordan Luck.
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at Waimairi Beach Andy Sams,
and Rachel Eder.
Tournament organiser
Brendan Prendergast said it is a
privilege to have Charles, who
has played hundreds of similar
events, as part of the crew.
“The response to the
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fundraiser aims to top $200,000
Funds from the initial
tournaments went into building
the $8.1 million centre which
opened in July 2022, but
money raised now goes into
BrainTree’s operations and the
services it provides for those
with neurological conditions
including Parkinson’s, multiple
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Former Olympic rower Eric
Murray returns with the kudos
of playing the shot of the tournament
last year, landing his tee
shot within 25cm of a hole-inone.
This year there are four holein-one
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Also returning is one of the
country’s best ever swimmers
Moss Burmester, a representative
in four aquatic sports including
swimming, surf lifesaving, underwater
hockey and spearfishing.
Two sporting giants, Olympic
high jump gold medallist Hamish
Kerr (1.98m) and professional
basketballer Tom Abercrombie
(1.99m) are confirmed starters.
Kerr, a keen golfer, will be in
good company with national representative
high jumpers Marcus
Wolton and Keeley O’Hagan, a
finalist in the 2022 Commonwealth
Games in Birmingham,
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Other former top sporting stars
LINE-UP: Former Olympic rower Eric Murray returns after playing the shot of the tournament last year, while Olympic high
jump gold medallist Hamish Kerr is a confirmed starter.
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Israel Dagg, Graeme Bachop, Rob
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Wynton Rufer.
To keep it interesting, the field
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and rock star Jordan Luck.
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and dance studio, seminar rooms and open plan
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Healthcare chief executive who was diagnosed with
Parkinson’s 13 years ago, was recognised for his work
in developing and funding the centre in the 2023
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than 300 people visit the centre to access its support
services, with this number forecast to increase.
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DIABETES AWARENESS
Get involved and support our call for well-being to be put at the heart of diabetes care.
Diabetes Christchurch - Supporting
Diabetes and well-being is the IDF
(International Diabetes Federation) theme
for World Diabetes Day and for Diabetes
Christchurch’s Diabetes Awareness Month
of November. Diabetes Christchurch is
providing a number of activities alongside
and collaboratively with a number of the
Region 402E Lions Groups and some medical
practices to help support people with diabetes
secure appropriate access to diabetes care,
education and support for their well-being.
Everyone with diabetes should have the
chance to live well.
Diabetes and Well-being
Millions of people with diabetes face daily
challenges managing their condition at home,
work, and school. They must be resilient,
organised, and responsible, impacting both
their physical and mental well-being.
Diabetes care often focuses only on blood
sugar, leaving many overwhelmed. This
November, let’s put well-being at the heart
of diabetes care and start the change for a
better diabetes life.
• 36% of people with diabetes
experience diabetes distress.
• 63% of people with diabetes say
that the fear of developing diabetesrelated
complications affects their
well-being.
• 28% of people with diabetes find
it hard to remain positive in relation to
their condition.
Everyone knows someone with
diabetes … a family member, relative,
colleague or a friend - YOU all can help
support and spread the word about diabetes
and well-being.
Our society’s Diabetes Awareness Month
is an occasion for people with diabetes,
healthcare professionals, advocates,
policymakers and the public to unite to raise
awareness of and take action on diabetes.
1 in 10 people in the world have diabetes.
Part of our society’s mission is to help and
support people with diabetes in Canterbury
to improve the lives of people living with
diabetes and prevent diabetes in those at risk.
Awareness: Our well-being and
awareness activities aim to keep diabetes
firmly in the public spotlight and promote
the importance of coordinated and concerted
action to tackle the impact of the condition.
Education: Our education initiatives aim
to improve understanding of the condition
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Diabetes prevention: At present, type
1 diabetes cannot be prevented. The
environmental triggers that are thought
to generate the process that results in the
destruction of the body’s insulin-producing
cells are still under investigation.
While there are a number of factors that
influence the development of type 2 diabetes,
it is evident that the most influential are
lifestyle behaviours commonly associated with
urbanisation. These include consumption of
unhealthy foods and inactive lifestyles with
sedentary behaviour. Studies from different
parts of the world have established that
lifestyle modification with physical activity
and/or healthy diet can delay or prevent the
onset of type 2 diabetes.
Now 102 years after the discovery of
insulin, millions of people with diabetes
around the world still struggle to access the
care they need. People with diabetes require
ongoing care, diabetes education and
support to manage their complex condition
and avoid complications.
Just over 26,500 people have diagnosed
diabetes in Canterbury. 10% of those have
ty1, approximately 86% have type 2 and
4% have other types including Gestational,
LADA and MODY. Then many others have
pre-diabetes and unfortunately many don’t
know it yet.
“DIABETES MATTERS”
This campaign is to promote the importance
of well-being through affordable and equitable
access for all people living with diabetes and
people at risk of getting type 2 or gestational
diabetes to be able to access essential diabetes
medicines and technologies, better selfmanagement
through the diabetes education
and information they require to achieve
optimal diabetes outcomes, and to strengthen
their capacity to prevent type 2 diabetes.
Fundamental Components of Diabetes
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• Access to Diabetes Medicines: Many
people with diabetes need access to a range of
suitable medicines to manage their condition
well. Some still remain unavailable or
unaffordable.
• Access to Self-Monitoring: Blood
glucose monitoring and CGM sensors is a
fundamental component of diabetes care.
Pharmac has recently funded CGM and
Diabetes Insulin Pumps for Type 1, but
therefore meaning people with type 2 and
other forms of diabetes do not have funded
access to these supplies.
• Access to Education and Psychological
Support: People living with diabetes need
ongoing diabetes education and mental
support to manage their condition well.
• Access to Healthy Food and a Safe Place
to Exercise: People living with or at risk of
diabetes need access to healthy food and
a place to exercise. Both are fundamental
components of diabetes care and prevention.
What is Diabetes: Diabetes is the result of
the body not creating enough insulin to keep
blood glucose (sugar) levels in the normal
range (between 4 and 8). Everyone needs
some glucose in their blood, but if it’s too high
it can damage your body over time. The two
most common types of diabetes are type 1 and
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people with Diabetes
type 2. But there are other types as well.
Type 1 Diabetes is an ‘auto-immune’
condition where the body attacks the insulin
producing cells in the pancreas. Insulin must
therefore be delivered several times daily by
injection or insulin pump. There is no known
cause and no cure to date.
In Type 2 Diabetes your body makes
insulin, but it isn’t used efficiently. This is also
called insulin resistance. As the condition
progresses, a lack of insulin may also develop.
The most common cause is excessive body
weight and not enough exercise. For many
people (but not all) type 2 diabetes may be
prevented by making healthy food choices and
staying active.
Diabetes that happens during pregnancy
is called Gestational Diabetes and while it
usually disappears following the pregnancy, it
may lead to Type 2 diabetes later in life.
Symptoms of Diabetes may include:
• Thirst • Passing more urine • Weight loss
• Very tired • Mood changes
Type 1 symptoms may also have:
• Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting • Skin
infections, thrush • Extreme hunger • Poor
concentration and performance
Diagnosis and Treatment: Diabetes
is diagnosed by blood tests which can be
organised through your doctor. If you are very
unwell you should seek medical assistance
immediately. If you have type 1 diabetes, you
will need to manage your blood glucose levels
with insulin. Healthy eating and physical
activity will also help you stay well. With type
2 you may start with some modifications
to your diet and increase exercise levels,
treatment may also include some oral
medications, and some people may also be
placed on insulin as well.
Does it run in families? If you have a blood
relative with diabetes you are more likely to
develop type 1 diabetes. However, Type 1
diabetes often occurs in people who have no
one in their family with the condition.
Is there any cure for type 1 diabetes?
Currently there is no cure for type 1 diabetes.
There is a lot of research going on in the field
of finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes.
Founded in 1956 Diabetes Christchurch
is a support organisation for people living
in the Canterbury region who have diabetes
and for their family, whanau and friends.
We offer support, diabetes information,
advocacy and non-clinical education on all
aspects of diabetes.
We have a substantial library of pamphlets,
books and magazines about food, exercise
and other related diabetes issues. All members
receive a copy of our “Viewpoint” newsletter
which includes information and education
on all aspects of diabetes and updates on
local events, recipes and medical devices, as
well as involvement with local, national and
international diabetes research.
Our Diabetes Christchurch membership
offers you contact with other people with
this chronic condition, exercise and activities
with our age-related support groups, and
discounted diabetes related shop products.
Our friendly staff can help you find further
information about various aspects of
diabetes care or make an appointment for
our subsidised podiatry toenail clipping
service, our PAD (Peripheral Artery Disease)
Screening Sessions and the Community
Retinal Screening programme.
Our diabetes shop has a wide range of
medical products, including blood glucose
testing meters, blood glucose test strips, finger
pickers and lancets, ketone test strips, diabetes
cookbooks, a range of continuous glucose
sensors, Libre 2 and LinX, hypo treatments,
medical grade shoes and socks, insulin travel
bags, Jok ‘n Al Jams and Sauces, sugar free
treats and diabetes/gluten free recipe books.
Diabetes Christchurch has an armchair
exercise group led by an experienced
instructor Janet Straight and we also have
an older person’s support group for people
living with all types of diabetes. Join us for this
fantastic opportunity to connect with others
living with diabetes, move your body, and
most importantly have fun! Cost: $5.00 for
society members; $6.00 for non-members.
Education to protect tomorrow
Our government needs to substantially
increase investment in diabetes care and
prevention. The rising number of people
affected by diabetes is putting added strain
on our healthcare systems. Healthcare
professionals must know how to detect and
diagnose the condition early and provide the
best possible care; while people living with
diabetes need access to ongoing education to
understand their condition and carry out the
daily self-care essential to staying healthy and
avoiding complications.
Talking about our well-being is our focus
this month highlighting the need for better
access to quality and relevant diabetes
education from diabetes health professionals,
diabetes societies and like-minded health
organisations for all people living with
diabetes.
Fundraising for most charities is ongoing
and hard work. We are extremely grateful
to our dedicated members that have joined
and given support and donations over many
years, including our advertisers in this feature
and the wonderful Foundations and Trusts
that continue to provide funding to our local
diabetes society. Thank you all.
YOU are welcome to become involved
with our diabetes awareness programmes or
fundraising and volunteer activities. Please see
our calendar of events updates on our website
and Facebook Page and if you can volunteer
a few hours to support people with diabetes
please give us a call on 925-9972 to let us
know what event you can help at. Thank you.
If YOU have an idea or would like to
organise a local special event as a diabetes
fundraiser for our society, we can help provide
information brochures and
promotional resources to help
you with YOUR PROJECT. Please
contact Lynne Taylor on 925-9972.
EVENTS COMING UP:
See more updates on our website.
Some 202E Lions Groups around
Canterbury are holding “Lap the Map”
activities along with our society where
anyone can join in a walk for a $3.00 or $5.00
donation and/or raise sponsorship for the
distance they may walk, run or cycle. Join
one of these events and this will help support
and educate people with diabetes in the
Canterbury region.
Wed, Nov 13th at 10.30am and Wed, Nov
20th at 1.30pm: We are have two Diabetes
Information Sessions: Learn some new
Handy “Tips and Hints” to help manage your
diabetes, updates on the new Continuous
Glucose Monitors and Technologies, healthy
eating diabetes recipes, tastings and more…
Please register now to book which date you
would like to attend for some inspiration and
new ideas. Phone 925-9972. $10 per person
for members and $14.00 per person for non
members.
Sat, Nov 16th from 10.00am to 3.00pm:
New Brighton Lions is hosting a “Lap the
Map” event along the Sumner Esplanade.
Starting at the start of the pier walkway. Milk
bottle tops will be handed out to participants
and tallied at the end of your walks to total
the number of kilometres covered. Raffles
available. Come and join in. Donations to
Diabetes Christchurch.
Thur, Nov 21st starting at 1.00pm: The
Diabetes Christchurch “High Tea Party: OBE
Awards and 50/60 Years on Insulin Awards to
be presented. Celebrating our over 80’s with
diabetes. Bring a plate and join in a sing-along
with entertainer, Pat Hannah. Good food,
and good company. Please let us know if you
will be attending. All most welcome.
Sat, Nov 23rd at 10.00am to 3.00pm:
Ferrymead Lions is hosting a “Lap the Map”
event along the Sumner Esplanade. Starting
at The Rock area. Raffles available. Come and
join in. Donations to Diabetes Christchurch.
Website: www.diabeteschristchurch.co.nz where you can get links to lots of
information, other diabetes services or use our online diabetes shop for purchasing a range
of diabetes products. Diabetes Christchurch membership offers you contact with other likeminded
people with this chronic condition, armchair exercises and activities with our agerelated
support groups and discounted shop products.
Our society shop is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 4pm. For more
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Watt set to return to interclub after
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• By Diane Keenan
ELMWOOD’S top player James
Watt is finally set to return to
Canterbury’s premier interclub
competition after his planned
comeback was foiled last
weekend when his flight from
Auckland was cancelled.
Watt, 24, is back in New
Zealand after spending most
of the year competing on the
International Tennis Federation
professional tour.
He is set to take the court
for Elmwood against unbeaten
Burnside Park at Wilding Park
on Saturday. The match sits
between his Auckland’s Caro
Bowl competition rounds on
Friday night and Sunday.
Watt has made a good
start to the season in Auckland,
winning both his singles matches
last weekend and one doubles
rubber.
His recent success in Australia
included winning a doubles title
in Cairns in late September after
making the singles and doubles
finals in Darwin.
His world singles ranking has
risen to a career high of 815 and
his doubles ranking is 375.
Although Watt missed the last
round, his younger brother Ryan
was in the Elmwood line-up.
But Burnside Park club coach
Remi Feneon inspired his young
team to win both the singles and
doubles.
Sakeri Parnell won his singles
match against Ryan Watt in
three sets, while Elmwood’s two
wins came from newcomer Josh
Gilbert and Lawrence Darling.
Burnside Park clinched both
SHOT: James Watt is set to take the court for Elmwood at Wilding Park on Saturday.
doubles rubbers to claim a 4-2
win.
Burnside Park play winless
Te Kura Hagley on Saturday,
while Elmwood have a tougher
challenge against Bishopdale at
Bishopdale.
Cashmere will meet Edgeware
after a 5-1 win against Te Kura
Hagley last weekend. Edgeware
struggled against Bishopdale
with Paddy Ou, the Otago
champion, securing their only
win. Bishopdale players William
Schneideman, Gareth Robb and
Nicholas Rayner all won their
singles match-ups.
In the women’s competition
the young Bishopdale team are
the favourites to beat Shirley
after they took down Te Kura
Hagley 4-2 last weekend.
Adele Orangi, who is closing
in on 100 premier interclub
wins, was Te Kura Hagley’s only
singles winner, while Aliyah
Daly, Juliette Ma and Marija
Filopovic claimed wins for
Bishopdale.
The doubles were shared. Te
Kura Hagley will be on their
home court against a strong
Elmwood team who will be even
tougher to beat on Saturday with
• By Kees Chalmers and
Will Evans
FRANK ENDACOTT has had
yet another prestigious honour
bestowed upon him after he was
made a member of the New
Zealand legends of league.
Endacott, who is already a
Canterbury and New Zealand
Rugby League life member, was
added to the hall of fame along
with 12 former Kiwis and Kiwi
Ferns.
The other inductees were
Matthew Ridge, Sean Hoppe,
Nigel Vagana, as well as 1970s
and 80s icons Fred Ah Kuoi,
Dane Sorensen and Graeme
West, plus former Kiwis captains
Nathan Cayless and Simon
Mannering. Kiwi Ferns Zavana
Aranga, Tasha Davie and Rachel
White also joined the legends of
the return of Abby Mason
after her university study and
exams.
Waimairi, beaten 1-5 in the
last round by Elmwood, play
Cashmere who will be confident
after their strong performance
against Shirley.
Lily McHarg, Lila Waghorn,
Sophia Amyes and Ruby
McPhail all won their singles
in straight sets for Cashmere
last weekend, while the Shirley
combination of Nicole Fitchett
and Nishitha Maarka earned
the team’s only points for their
doubles win.
league. “You don’t do these things
over the years to expect awards,
but when they come they’re really
nice,” Endacott told The Star.
“To be in the New Zealand
legends league, it’s something
special – you’re up there with the
elite of our sport.”
Endacott said the honour
came as a complete surprise,
despite being on the selection
panel.
“I must tell you that I am
actually a member of the New
Zealand Rugby League panel that
selects the inductees – but in my
case I did not know.
“I had been told that it was a
possibility, but they came out
publicly the other day and that’s
when I heard the same as everyone
else.”
Endacott started coaching in
1972 while playing for Addington
Tennis ball
gold mine
A clean up at the Wilding
Park Tennis Centre ahead
of the resurfacing of its
six indoor Rebound Ace
courts this week turned
up some unexpected lost
property items.
There were 516 tennis
balls and two rugby ball
that were set free from
the rafters.
Tennis Canterbury said
most of the balls were
pretty old and flat, but
some will be recycled
and re-used.
POINTS
Men: Cashmere
45, Burnside Park 37,
Edgeware 26, Elmwood
25, Bishopdale 24, Te Kura
Hagley 7.
Women: Elmwood 44,
Bishopdale 39, Te Kura
Hagley 34, Cashmere 19,
Waimairi 10, Shirley 4.
Endacott added to league hall of fame
when their coach suddenly left
the role ahead of a big game.
“We all looked at each other
and said: ‘Well, who’s going to
take us?’
“We had a vote and I drew
the short straw so I was player
coach.”
In his first stint as Addington
head coach in 1982, he led the
club to a grand-final victory.
After carving out a highly
successful coaching career at
club, provincial and junior levels,
Endacott set new standards
for a Kiwis coach. He was also
coached the Warriors and Wigan
in England.
“I look at the people that I’ve
had around me for so long that
have helped contribute to that –
my wife, my family, the players –
you can never do it without good
players.”

Thursday November 7 2024 The Star
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Top two finish in reach for Coastal
• By Sam Coughlan
COASTAL SPIRIT are well and
truly in the hunt for a top-two
finish – and with it, a grand
final berth – with three rounds
remaining in the men’s National
League.
They sit third, two points off
league leaders Auckland City
and runners-up Birkenhead
United, and level on points
with fourth-placed Napier City
Rovers.
The three teams will be their
opponents in their final games
– starting against Napier at Linfield
Park at 1.30pm on Sunday,
before visits to Auckland to take
on Birkenhead and City in their
last two matches.
Captain Joe Hoole, who scored
Coastal’s second goal in their 2-1
win over Eastern Suburbs on Saturday,
said the team knows the
run-in will be challenging.
“Obviously we know it’s going
to be incredibly hard, this week
we’ve got to make the most of being
at home and having that on
our side and get three points.
“Going away to the top two
Auckland teams is going to be
tough, but again, it’s something
we look forward to challenging
ourselves with.”
Goalkeeper Ellis Hare-Reid
has been crucial to his side’s
success, saving a penalty just
EFFORT: Coastal Spirit captain Joe Hoole lines up the shot that would see his side victorious
against Eastern Suburbs.
PHOTO: JIM WATTS PHOTOGRAPHY ​
10 minutes into the win over
Eastern Suburbs, when the score
was 0-0.
He said he wasn’t thinking
about much as Suburbs striker
Jake Mechell was taking the
penalty.
“I just kind of watched him on
the run-up, and then I just went
for it, I don’t know if there was
anything really going through
my brain,” he said.
“Thankfully, as the boys on the
team say, I’ve got a big frame, so I
was able to get there, but as soon
as it happened I was buzzing –
and it’s been a running gag that
ever since I’ve been at Coastal
for the last four years, I actually
haven’t saved (a penalty).
“So I pointed out to the sideline,
pointing at my assistant
coach and team manager Paul
Hughes, because he’s the one
that always takes the piss out of
me for it.”
Cashmere Technical’s hopes
of reaching the final now look
to be our of reach after their 2-1
loss away to Napier, coughing
Men’s points
Auckland City 13;
Birkenhead Utd 13;
Coastal 11; Napier CR
11; Western Springs 9;
Wellington Olympic 8;
Phoenix Res. 7; Cash
Tech 6; Eastern Suburbs
4; Western Suburbs 1
Women’s points
Auckland Utd 16;
Waterside Karori 14;
West Coast 11; Eastern
Suburbs 10; Wellington
Utd 8; Southern Utd
7; Western Springs 5;
Phoenix Res. 3; Central 0
up a 1-0 lead.
They sit seventh, seven points
off the top two, and will need to
win their last three games and
hope other results go their way
for a place in the final.
Tech visit Western Springs at
4pm on Saturday.
Meanwhile the Canterbury
United Pride suffered their
second consecutive loss in the
women’s competition, going
down 3-2 to Waterside Karori
having led 2-0 after 10 minutes.
It leaves them fifth, four points
behind Karori in second, and
they’ll be back at home to take
on Eastern Suburbs at noon on
Saturday.
Close tussle to resume
between table leaders
• By Sam Coughlan
A TIGHT second day looms in
the Metro Premiership’s top of
the table clash on Saturday.
Leaders Burnside West-University
and second-place Sydenham
are locked into a close tussle at
Sydenham Park, the hosts trailing
by 55 runs with just three
wickets left in their first innings.
Burnside captain Matt Hay
said he was happy with his side’s
efforts – and he was confident in
his team’s ability to not only gain
a first-innings lead, but push for
an outright win.
“(There’s) a lot of cricket left
to be played, but I’m reasonably
happy with our day. We probably
missed a couple of opportunities
to get further ahead in the game,
just putting a couple of catches
down at key times.
“If we can have the last three
wickets, get a bit of a lead and
build on it, and then give ourselves
a chance of winning the
game, that’s what we’re looking
for.”
Fifties from Oscar Jackson and
David Zohrab saw Burnside get
193, with Sydenham 135/7 in
response, Michael Robinson (42)
the only batter to pass 30.
In the other matches, Riccarton
are in a position of strength
for the first time this season
thanks to regular bowlers Jimmy
Dabhi and Lachie Jemmett contributing
with the bat, scoring
fifties each to take them to 273 all
out, while Heathcote were 130/5
at the close of play.
Scott Duggan’s 109 not out
underpinned Lancaster Park’s
innings of 241 – they have St
Albans 127/5 in response.
East Shirley will be confident
of claiming first-innings points
over Old Boys Collegians, trailing
by 65 with eight wickets
remaining and 20 overs to get the
runs, and opener Tyler Bruce unbeaten
on 61 at the close of play.
All matches will resume at
10.30am on Saturday.
FLICK: Oscar Jackson clips
one off his pads during his
half-century for Burnside
West-University.
PHOTO: KEVIN CONGDON
Metro premiership
round 3
East Shirley 135/2 trail
Old Boys Collegians
200/8 dec by 65 runs;
Heathcote 130/5 trail
Riccarton 273 all out by
143 runs;
St Albans 127/5 trail
Lancaster park 241 all out
by 114 runs;
Sydenham 138/7 trail
Burnside 193 all out by
55 runs
Moore’s big win
RISING STAR Cooper
Moore has claimed his
maiden New Zealand amateur
championship title in a
close-fought final at Titirangi
in Auckland on Sunday.
Moore, 16, beat fellow
teenager Roddy Turnbull, 17, in
dramatic scenes, coming from
three shots down on the 11th
hole on the second round, to
being a shot up by the 16th. The
two were level at the start of the
18th.
Turnbull found the bunker
while Moore’s second shot was
just three feet from the pin –
allowing him to putt home for
victory.
Moore said he was shocked
at his comeback.
“Being three down with
seven to go, I didn’t really
expect it, but I just kept on
pushing to see what would
happen. It feels great,” he said.
Reminiscing on his
penultimate shot, he said, “I
had 92 metres in and knew
it was going to spin back, I
realised it was close when
everyone started clapping.”
It was Moore’s first major
win since the national age
group championships in
2022, and he was the second
Canterbury teenager in as
many years to win the amateur
championship – after Seb May
last year.

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Thursday November 7 2024 The Star 27
Quirky EV9 a potent, tech-laden giant
THE EV9 IS KIA’S ‘think big’
or should that be ‘enormous’
electric vehicle that manifests
itself as a super-sized lifestyle
wagon bristling with innovation
and loaded with advanced
technology.
When you look at this vehicle’s
impressive CV, and it is a
compelling read, it was probably
no surprise that it scooped
the coveted 2024 World Car
of the Year title. It is the most
sophisticated Kia ever. It features
eco-oriented materials, edgy and
polarising square lines, and seats
seven – all in a zero-emissions
package.
Kia has committed to carbon
neutrality by 2045 and has
successfully implemented more
than 30 sustainable solutions in
various product areas, including
fabrics and carpets using recycled
PET, bio-based alternative
leather, and BTX-free paint
(benzene, toluene, xylene).
In the case of the EV9, upcycled
waste, including fishing nets
retrieved from the ocean is
used to create the vehicle’s floor
Motoring with Bob Nettleton
carpets. Other sustainability
initiatives include the use of
eucalyptus leaves to form the
headliners.
It doesn’t end there, with the
seats and interior fabric made
from a composite of recycled
plastic bottles and wool fibres.
It’s a super slippery customer
and one of the most aerodynamic
vehicles of its size. This belies
its squared-off and tall upright
profile, which you would think
at a first glance, had all the
aerodynamic properties of a
barn door. However, it scythes
through the air courtesy of its
tech focused polygonal design
language that delivers a fuselagelike
side profile, to bring its drag
coefficient down to a remarkable
0.28.
The EV9 is sold here in three
different trim levels. First out of
the blocks, is the $105,990 Light
Rear-Wheel Drive Standard
Range, $89,990 Earth All-Wheel
Drive Long Range and $99,990
GT-Line All-Wheel Drive Long
Range. The latter two models
were on special pricing at the
time of writing, and reflective
of an EV market where sales are
running on low. It’s still battling a
post-clean car discount hangover.
A larger 99.8kWh lithiumion
battery features in the
Earth AWD and GT-Line
AWD Long Range variants. A
five-year 150,000km factory
warranty is standard with eightyears/160,000km
on the battery.
Not the best warranty in its class,
but not the worst either.
A new generation battery
delivers a claimed range of
443km for the Light, 492km in
the Earth and up to 505km in
the GT-Line. The latter model
supplied for this road test, based
on my experience, had a real
world range around 435km mark.
All three models offer the
ability to tow, starting with 900kg
braked for the Light, and an
impressive 2.5-tonnes braked on
the AWD dual motor Earth and
GT-Line.
With 282kW and 700Nm of
torque, the GT-Line is potency
personified and proves it by
sparking up to surge from
0-100km/h in a dazzling 5.3
seconds. This power and torque
double whammy moves what is
a large and hefty EV with real
thrust and verve.
Smooth, silent and deceptively
Ratings out of 10: Performance 8; Handling 7; Build Quality 8;
Comfort 7; Passenger and Load Space 8; Value for money: 6;
Styling 7; Safety – Five star ANCAP crash rating.
Overall points out of 10: 7.5
quick is a succinct descriptor
of the EV9. No engine noise,
amplifies other vehicle surround
sounds such as wind and road
noise at highway speeds.
Kia’s new Electric Global
Modular Platform provides a
completely flat floor for the EV9’s
cabin. Add in its long wheelbase
and low window line and you
have all the ingredients for an
expansive interior with loungestyle
comfort across all three
rows of seats.
Passengers sitting in the
second-row outer seats receive
the same exquisite pampering
as the driver and front seat
passenger, with pews featuring
the choice of being heated or
ventilated.
With all three rows of seats
occupied, there’s a handy
333-litres of cargo space, or
828-litres with the third row
folded. With both rear rows
folded the load area balloons out
to a voluminous 2318-litres.
The EV9 delivers several Kia
technologies new to our market.
These include a panoramic wide
display that combines dual 12.3-
inch cluster and infotainment
displays via a five-inch segment
display. It’s one smart wagon,
underlined by its innovative
fingerprint recognition that can
be used to start the vehicle.
Once on the road, the test
vehicle’s augmented reality,
heads-up display projects key
information, such as speed,
navigation guidance and lane
safety information onto the
windscreen. When you arrive
at your destination, the remote
smart parking assist can park
your EV9 for you.
The EV9 marks the New
Zealand debut of Highway
Driving Assist 2 for our market.
This next-generation technology
that functions when driving on
a motorway builds on adaptive
cruise control with stop-and-go
capability, combining with Lane
Following Assist to keep the
vehicle centred in the lane even,
when its driven through a curve.
How clever is that!
Smart Cruise Control helps
you drive at a safe speed when
using navigation. For example,
on a highway when the vehicle
approaches a curved section, the
speed is automatically reduced
before entering a bend. On
leaving the area, the speed reverts
to its original setting.
The EV9 has MacPherson
Multi-link type front suspension
with frequency selective dampers
and multi-link rear suspension
featuring self-leveling dampers.
This hefty vehicle with its wide
stance sits assuredly on the road
and body roll, even during brisk
cornering, is well contained.
A cosseted ride does a fine job
of suppressing suspension noise
in low speed town motoring. I
was impressed by the EV9’s deftly
balanced suspension, and how at
home and relaxed it was to drive
for one of the largest EV’s on our
roads.
Responsive and nicely weighted
steering rounds out a thoroughly
competent and capable ride and
handling package.
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28 The Star Thursday November 7 2024
Your guide to our LOCAL & TRUSTED
Trades & Professional Services
To advertise: Phone 379 1100 or email star.class@starmedia.kiwi
ARBORIST
Canterbury Tree Experts
Your Trusted Arborists for Christchurch
and the Greater Canterbury region
Our Services include:
- Tree Removal and felling
- Tree Pruning and height reductions
- Hedge trimming - Site Clearance
- Branch Chipping - Stump Grinding
Fully insured Arborists.
Contact us for a free site
visit and quote.
Phone:
027 4231 538
Email: Ben@CanterburyTreeExperts.co.nz
Website: CanterburyTreeExperts.co.nz
kitchen renovation
Kitchen looking tired?
Revitalize with new colour at a
fraction of replacement cost
• Alterations & Hardware available
• Laminated Kitchens no problem
• ‘On Site’ finishing available
• Over 20 years experience
• Free Quotes with no obligation
• All Joinery & Furniture repair & Spraycoatings
PABLO’S PAINTWORKS
021 541 323
pablospaints@xtra.co.nz
www.pablospaintworks.co.nz
landscaping
• Tree Pruning
• Grass Care
• Property Maintenance
• Section Clearing
• Rubbish Removal
• Gutter Cleaning
• Weed Control
Contact:
Hayden
022 622 1807
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
Excavations
• Driveways
• Car Parks
• Site Cleaning
• Demolition
• Farm Tracks
• Drain Cleaning
• Stump & Hedge
Removal
• Asphalt Concrete
Wide range
oF TruckS
For a Free Quote
on your next project
Phone Steve on
021 338 247
• Tennis Courts &
Swimming Pools
• Chip Seal Driveways
• Diggers – 2 Ton
up to 20 Ton
• Excavators
• Bobcat & Drilling
• For Posthole &
Fence hole
Free
QuoTe
landscaping
25 Years experience
• Landscape construction and
garden maintenance
• Residential & light commercial
• Garden makeovers
For a proFessional job call
ross legg 027 222 0388
email ross@revivelandscaping.co.nz
PLUMBER
NEED A PLUMBER?
• Father & son Plumbing Business with
over 40 years experience.
• Specialising in Bathroom Alterations,
Shower Replacements and Cylinder
replacements.
• We do all small jobs.
Call us now for fast friendly service.
Get your problems sorted out
quick smart - on time!!
THOMSON & SON PLUMBING
Previously Elite Plumbing Christchurch
Phone Eugene now
Phone 03 377 1280 | Mobile 021 898 380
WINDOW TINTING
tintawindow
advanced film solutions
99% uv block
fade protection
heat control
reduce glare
25 Years Experience
privacy films
frosting designs
non-darkening films
Workmanship Guaranteed
Lifetime Warranties on Most Films
UV
block
Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts
03 365 3653 0800 368 468
The Star Classifieds
Trades & Services
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
Trades & Services
Painter
Decorator
Free Quotes
Interior, Exterior,
Trade Qualified
John, 0274 311 331.
Resene Paints
Eco Decorator.
Painters Decorators.
co.nz
House & Garden
Property services Ltd
Tree & hedge trimming
Gardening
Landscaping
Gutter cleaning
All aspects of
property maintenance
CALL us 03 260 4499
CALL us 021 405 277
THE ROOF
SPECIALISTS
CANTERBURY LTD
Established 2005
Protective coatings
10 year guarantee on:
Faded coloursteel
Tiles & iron
Decramastic
Phone NOW 4 FREE
Roof check & report
Scott McKenzie
022 044 3008
BEAUTIFUL
LAWNS AND
GARDENS
BY YOUR
LOCAL EXPERT.
• 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
• SECTION CLEARING
• METAL CARTAGE
• SITE PREPARATION
• FOUNDATION
WORK
• DRIVEWAYS
• POST HOLES
• SOIL SPREADING
Trades & Services
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
Trades & Services
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
• GARDENING / SPRAYING
• SECTION CLEAN-UPS
• RUBBISH REMOVAL
• GUTTER CLEANING
Franchises
Available
• AUGER DRILLING
• POOL DIG OUTS
• GREENWASTE
DISPOSAL
• FLOODING
SOLUTIONS
• SERVICE
TRENCHING
• CIVIL WORKS
FREE no obligation quote
13 years experience, local contractor
Trades & Services
roof
painting
Rope & harness
Safe Cert
Specialist in all
colour steel and
iron roofs.
Confident skilled
tradesman
25 years experience
Call Collin
ph: 021 132 7106
Now working
in your area
• Tree Pruning
& Removal
• Stump Grinding
• Hedge Trimming
Fully Insured
Qualified Arborist
For a free quote,
ph 0800 454 654
www.jimstrees.co.nz
BUILDING
MAINTENANCE
Small job specialists
Not just
maintenance
Covers all trades
Door handles to
new bathrooms
10% discount
with this voucher
Conditions Apply
Ph Wayne
021 136 3045
Qualified
Tradesmen
Go rEPAIrS
Trades & Services
Trades & Services
ROOF
PAINTING 24/7
Rope & harness
a speciality,
no scaffolding
required,
30 years of
breathtaking
experience.
FREE QUOTES
20% OFF other
roof quotes
Exterior staining,
exterior painting,
water blasting.
Moss and mould
treatment $300.
Phone Kevin
027 561 4629
Trades & Services
All carpentry & building
replaced. Specialising in
replacement of all rotten
4616, mob 027 5189 598
Edwards 027 259 6741
gates, int / ext painting.
A CARPENTER
Licensed Building
Practitioner no. 100981.
repairs & maintenance.
Alterations & property
upgrades.Laundries /
bathroom / kitchens
timber, fascia boards,
window, windowsills etc.
John Sandford, ph 329
johnsandford2@gmail.
com
ARBORIST
Qualified. Copper
Beech Tree Services.
Tree removal, pruning,
height reduction, hedge
trimming, shaping, tree
planting, firewood. Free
quotes. Contact Angus
copperbeechtreeservices@
gmail.com
ATTIC LADDERS
and storage, kitchen,
bathroom & laundry
renovation, automatic
LBP Builder, we do it all.
021 351 900
Professional Gardener
Commercial / Residential
028 457 5300
www.sagegardens.co.nz
e: glenn@sagegardens.co.nz
Contact Glenn for a free quote

The Star Classifieds
Professional roof
restoration
Roof Painting, Concrete, Decramastic, Iron
Rope & Harness, Access Specialist
12 Year Guarantee
• Waterblasting • All Roof Repairs
• Moss Treatments • Leaks
• Gutter Cleaning & Repairs
20 Years in
Roofing Industry
Trades & Services
Free Roof
Inspections & Quotes
Ph: Vinnie 027 505 7779
Trades & Services
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
BRICKLAYER
Trades & Services
BUILDER
Semi-retired. Available for
bathrooms, decks, small
projects and all repair
work. Ph 027 3266 114
or brentew@outlook.com.
Excellent work. Great
rates.
CARPET LAYING
Exp. Repairs, uplifting,
George Lockyer, relaying, restretching.
Governors Bay. UK Phone John on 0800
trained with over 40 years 003181, 027 240 7416
exp. Smaller jobs & brick
repairs preferred. No job
too small. 027 684 4046 E:
jflattery@xtra.co.nz
CHIM CHIM CHIMNEY
SWEEPS
georgelockyer@xtra.co.nz We’ll sweep your
BRICK & BLOCK logburner’s flue, check
LAYING
firebricks, baffles, airtubes
all restoration work
& controls. We’re experts
on coal-rangers, and can
and new work plus
sweep any sized open fire.
foundations, ph 342 9340
We quote & undertake
or 021 853 033
repairs, flue extensions &
BUILDER QUALIfIED install bird netting. 0800
50 yrs exp. Bathrooms, 22 44 64 www.chimchim.
Kitchens, Renovations, nz
Repairs & Extensions ELECTRICIAN
Free quotes. Discount for A Prompt & reliable
pensioners. Ph Mike 03 registered electrician
980 9771 or 027 2266 930
BUILDER
with 24 years experience
for all residential and
New builds, alterations, commercial work, new
decks, fencing. 30 yrs in
housing and switch board
replacements. Phone Chris
the trade has given me
027 516 0669
ability to build to a high
fENCING & DECKS
standard. Free quotes. Ph
plus repairs. Free quotes.
Brent 027 241 7471
Ph Jim 022 137 1920
BUILDER.
fENCING
Renos,repairs, new Quality timber fencing -
buildings,licensed,
qualified. Free quotes. Ph
John 0272 242 831
gates & repairs. Timber
decking. Ph Ryan 027
951 8892
House & Garden
Property services Ltd
Tree & hedge trimming
Gardening/Planting
Landscaping & Ideas
Gutter cleaning & Repairs
Lawnmowing
General property maintenance
Section makeovers
Fence repairs
Rubbish removal &
green waste
CALL us 021 405 277
Trades & Services
GARDEN TIDY UPS
Lawnmowing & edges,
trimming & pruning. Call /
text Will on 021 140 0977
for a quote
GARDENER
available for maintenance,
weeding pruning,
spraying, planting, advice.
Qual & exp. Ph Richard
0274 918 234, 03 349
4022
GLAZIER
Glass repairs - pet doors
- conservatory roofs. Exp
Tradesman. Call Bill on
022 413 3504 or 981-1903
HANDYMAN
For all those Odd Jobs,
small - medium. Phone
0274 761 603
HIGH SPEC PAINTERS
Quality
local
professionals. E: corban@
highspecpainters.co.nz Ph:
027 846 5035
HOME SERVICE
All general property
repair and maintenance.
Landscaping, Kitset
Assembly, Painting etc.
Call George 021 053 8655
LANDSCAPING
Paving, Lawns, Irrigation,
Decking, Fencing.
Kanga & small digger
services. Check out Squire
Landscaping on facebook.
FREE QUOTES. Ph
Arthur 347-8796, 027
220-7014 Edwin 027 220-
7154
LAWNMOWING
Free quotes. You Grow I
Mow, Chris 021 252 1801
PAINTING
Exterior experts. Free
quotes. Int/ext & roof
painting Family run
business, work guaranteed.
Pensioner discounts. Ph
Paul 022 191 7877 Website
www.swedekiwipainting.
co.nz
PAINTING
Indoor / Outdoor, over 30
yrs exp, same day quotes,
ph Steve 021 255 7968
PAINTER
Available now. Interiors,
fences, decks etc. Free
competetive quote. Ph
0272 242 831
PAINTER
Plastering. Trade qualified.
20 yrs exp. Int / Ext.
Reasonable rates. Ph Paul
0272 383 224 or 331 8133
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.
Highly experienced
Plumber.Exceptional
service.Ready to help with
all your plumbing needs.
Call today! MJ Plumbing
Ltd 021 109 2397
SPOUTING CLEANING
SPECIALIST
Entire spouting system
cleared. Single or 2 storey.
Jo 021 164 0365
SPOUTING
CLEANING.
Spouting unblocked,
cleaned out & flushed out.
Call Greg 03 3842 661 or
027 6160331
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
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• Phone our local team 03 379 1100 • Email star.class@starmedia.kiwi
Trades & Services
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
tidy-ups. Ph Hugh,
The Little Green
Groomer 021 275 5445
Wanted To Buy
TOYS WANTED
Suitable 5yr old and up.
Would consider damaged.
Ph 021 0268 6514
ALWAYS
BUYING
Estates, China,
Antiques, Art, Royal
Albert, Royal Doulton
etc. Best Prices,
Free Appraisal. Call
Rob at 349-4229 or
027 299 7232
academyantiques.co.nz
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
Gold. Cash paid. The
Pawn Shop, 396 Blenheim
Rd, 121 Riccarton Rd, 77
Ferry Rd.
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 027
66 22 116
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+ Household effects,
fridges, freezers, washing
machines, ovens. Good
cash paid. Ph Paul 022
0891 671
All jazz records wanted,
Kiwi and overseas artists.
Blue Note, Prestige,
Riverside, ECM, Verve,
Impulse, CTI, Milestone
etc. Top prices paid for
good titles. Please phone
Dave 021 222 6144,
Pennylane Records, Chch.
7 days.
A turntable and Hi Fi
gear wanted. Pennylane
Records, Sydenham, 7
days, plenty of parking,
or we can come to you. Ph
366 3278
Wanted To Buy
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, swords,
uniforms, badges, medals,
memoribilia, WW2 or
earlier ph 021 035 0882
Music books wanted.
Pennylane Records,
Sydenham, 7 days, plenty
of parking. Ph 366 3278
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 records.
Excellent prices paid.
430 Colombo Street,
Sydenham, Chch. 366
3278 Open 7 days
Records wanted by local
bands 60s to 2000s. I will
pay Serenity Piece of
Mind $2000, Mantis Turn
into Music $2000, Butler
Ip $700, also wanted
Ticket, Lutha, Space Farm,
Farmyard, Little John,
Bari and the Breakaways,
Taylor, Pleazers, Dr Tree,
Underdogs, posters, tapes,
photos, acetates etc. Dave
021 222 6144 Pennylane
Records, Sydenham 7 days
TOOLS, Garden garage,
saw benches, Lathes. Cash
buyer Phone 355-2045
Boating Accessories
& Equipment
WINDSCREENS
Perspex cut to size and
shape, Fab Plastics ph
366 3634
Building Supplies
PERSPEX, poly
carbonate and other
plastics cut to size and
buying shape. Fab Plastics phone
366-3634
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.
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
Angela
Clairvoyance
Angela
Sunday 7pm
All Welcome
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
Funeral Directors
direct
cremation
$2,200 GSt inclusive
(includes committal)
0800 27 28 29
www.mainland
crematorium.co.nz
For Sale
Blue Mountain Pottery.
Standard lamp new shade.
Small table antique. Ph 03
358 3518
Garage Sales
HUGE GARAGE
SALE 5/27 Maxwell St,
Riccarton. This Saturday,
10am - 4pm.
YALDHURST 108
Yaldhurst Rd, Sat 8.30am -
3pm. Scotch chest, bedside
cabinet, standing mirror,
ladies clothing sizes 8, 10,
14 & 16. Shoes & bags. H/
hold goods and lots more.
Downsizing.
Gardening
& Supplies
A THICK LAYER OF
BARK, keeps the moisture
in, the weeds out & looks
great in your garden beds.
I will deliver and lay it for
you. Call Hugh “The Little
Green Groomer” 021 275
5445
Gardening
& Supplies
PERSPEX Cut to size,
clear and tinted sheets
available. Suitable as
replacement panels in
your glasshouse or as a
windbreak. Fab Plastices
366 3634
TREE SERVICES
Hedges, shrubs, tree
trimming & rubbish
removal. Phone for free
quotes 022 540 4900
Health & Beauty
MOBILE Toe Nail
Cutting Service by
Registered Nurse. $50.
Phone 022 281 6647
MOBILE Toe Nail
Cutting Service by
Registered Nurse. $50.
Phone 022 281 6647
Memoriam
Fuller Malcolm
3-11-1977
In loving memory of a
dear Son, Brother and
Brother-in-law.
The perfume of lilac and
Boronia fill the air, with
memories still so very
dear.
Loved and remembered
always - Malc
Ray and Gina, Jenny
and Peter, Chris & Wendy,
the late
Lorraine.
Fuller Malcolm
3-11-1977
In loving memory of a
dear Son, Brother and
Brother-in-law.
The perfume of lilac and
Boronia fill the air, with
memories still so very
dear.
Loved and remembered
always - Malc
Ray and Gina, Jenny
and Peter, Chris & Wendy,
the late
Lorraine.
Pets & Supplies
CATS UNLOVED
can help with the cost
of desexing your cat.
catsunloved@outlook.
co.nz
Tours
Tours
New Year 4 day West Coast Tour
Departs 31st December 2024
Arthurs Pass, Historic Ross, Hokitika,
Punakaiki, Buller Gorge, Lewis Pass
Includes home pick up
$1295pp twin share
Day trips
Public Notices
AGM
The Burwood Daycare
Centre For The
Elderly (Inc)
9.30 AM Tuesday
12 November 2024 at
183 Linwood Avenue,
Christchurch
Enquiries:
phone Amenda at
03 3893738
Personals
MALE 36 would like to
meet female similar age
for outings, walks, movies
etc. Email: waynemk23@
gmail.com
Real Estate
HOUSE WANTED
anywhere on West Coast,
up to $260,000. Some
repairs ok. Ph Leon 027
350 7646
Situations Vacant
Asbestos Lab Technician
(experienced) casual or
part time Christchurch
Central. Attractive hourly
rate. Call or txt 021 47 27
37
To Let
FLATMATE WANTED.
$180 PW.Txt Val 021 255
2940
Tuition
COMPUTER LESSONS
avail for computer, IPad,
or Mobile. Please contact
Jobee 027 290 9246 www.
computertutor.nz
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Highland Games Saturday 9th November
$45per person includes admission.
Akaroa - Saturday 30th November
$30 per person
Mount Cook Lupins - Saturday 14th December
$75pp per person
We can provide shuttle and coach hire
Call Reid Tours 0800 446 886
Email: reidtours@xtra.co.nz www.reidtours.com
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30 The Star Thursday November 7 2024
The
FAB 3
SAT : 7PM
SHUTTLE OPERATING
Cup &
Show Week
TRACKSIDE
ACTION
SUPER-SIZED SCREEN
TAB
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
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
$2600
CRACK THE CUBE!
FRIDAY 6.30PM
$600
LIVE MUSIC
FRIDAY 7PM
ROBBIE DREW
09 9:00
NOV AM
All Blacks
Northern Tour
Watch the
games LIVE
with a
BIG BREAKFAST
and a
BIG SCREEN
ALL BLACKS
v IRELAND
We're racing
Members, guests &
affiliates all welcome
TUESDAY 12 NOV
NZ TROTTING CUP
BREAKFAST $20
Ticket includes Breakfast
Buffet 8.30am - 10am,
1 glass of house wine or beer
Lucky Draw - Betting Vouchers
Spot Prizes - Live Music - Best Dressed
Full TAB - Races Live on the Big Screen
SUNDAYS
IN DECEMBER
- 1st - 8th
- 15th - 22nd
CHALMERS
Christmas
Buffet
$40pp
Lunch 11am-2pm
Dinner 4.30pm-8pm
Members, guests & affiliates
all welcome
,
WHAT S
ON
To add a listing, contact
Jo Fuller 03 379 7100 or
027 458 8590
jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi
Food is our common ground,
a universal experience
SUMPTUOUS
BUFFET
OPEN 6 DAYS Tue to Sun
LUNCH FROM 11.30AM WEDS - SUN
DINNER FROM 5.30PM TUES - SUN
Cistmas
L U N C H
WEDNESDAY
25TH DECEMBER 2024
11AM - 3.30PM
Complimentary glass of
bubbles on arrival
SENIOR GOLD CARD DISCOUNTS
EXCLUDE FRIDAY TO SUNDAY DINNER
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
PH 386 0088
@GardenRestaurantBuffet
BRIDIE'S BAR
9AM - 4PM, 7 DAYS
$18
LUNCH
DEALS
DEAL OF THE DAY
AVAILABLE MONDAY
TO FRIDAY
LUNCH DEAL
WITH A
HEINEKEN $24
ROAST MEAL
DEAL AVAILABLE
WEDS & THURS
PH 385 8880
@GBCCHCH
THE GARDEN HOTEL COMPLEX, 110 MARSHLAND RD, SHIRLEY
www.gardenhotel.co.nz
17
NOV
ALL BLACKS
v FRANCE
24
NOV
ALL BLACKS
v ITALY
Sunday
Buffet
EVERY WEEK FROM
4.30PM IN CHALMERS
$40 PP. $35 SENIOR MEMBERS.
PERFORMED BY
BRENDAN CHASE
& the OXO CUBANS
FRI 13 DEC, 7.30PM
Tickets $30
Come on down!
17 CARMEN RD. PH. 03 349 9026
WWW.HORNBYWMC.CO.NZ
Karaoke
TONIGHT
WITH DJ
BRENT LOVE
Bookings
03 260 0325
7PM-10:30PM
THURS 29TH FEB
WHAT'S PLAYING
FRI.4PM: DJ RAKINEM
SAT.3PM: LIVE MUSIC
T I T A N I C
FOLLOWED BY DJ RAKINEM
SUN.3PM: LIVE MUSIC
SToff & tim
OPEN DAILY FROM 8AM - GREAT MENU
BRIDIE'S BAR & BISTRO | 401 WORCESTER ST
PH (03) 260 0325 | WWW.BRIDIES.CO.NZ
WHAT’S ON
ALL BLACKS
9th17th
24th
Bookings recommended
75 London Street,
Richmond, Christchurch
8013
03 389 5778
theborough.nz

Thursday November 7 2024 The Star 31
GIG GUIDE
Thursday 7 to Wednesday 13 November 2024
291 BAR & RESTAURANT (Formerly
Woodstock Addington), 291 Lincoln
Rd: Wednesday 7pm - Open Mic.
4 SHORE, 41b Nayland St, Sumner:
Friday 7pm - Live music.
ARMADILLO'S BECKENHAM, 155
Colombo St: Saturday 16th Nov, 9pm - Girl
from Mars. Saturday 30th Nov - Level 6.
A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St:
Thursday 5pm – Hagley Jazz ‘After 3’ End of
Year Performances, all welcome, free; 7pm –
NZ Songwriters in the Round presents
Songwriters’ Open Mic Night, all original
material welcome, write your name on the
board, free. Saturday 7pm doors, 8pm show –
The Burlesque Collective presents ‘The
Funhouse – A Bizarre Carnival to Shiver Your
Spine’ feat Emcee Tony Chestnut, and
performances from Michelle Kasey, Fay Belle,
Karisma, Cydonia, Poisoned Darkness, Alexis
Stoned, Mythical Haze, Miss Retro Rebel,
Zella, and Raven Bedlam, tickets VIP $40+BF
or GA $25+BF from Eventfinda.co.nz, or door
sales. Sunday 2pm doors, 3pm show –
Odyssey’s 51st Anniversary Show! with Special
Guests, Colin Bayley (MiSex/Bayley) and
Justine Snelgrove (Boogie House/King Tubbs),
tickets $15+BF from Eventfinda.co.nz, door
sales $20. Monday 7pm – Believe It or Not
Quiz, table bookings 03-377-4787, lots of fun
& prizes, free.
AVONHEAD TAVERN, 120 Withells Rd:
Friday 7.30pm - Live music.
BILL'S BAR, 1 Halswell Rd: Thursday 7pm
- TP Karaoke. Friday 7.30pm - TP Karaoke.
Saturday 7pm - L&B Duo. Sunday 6.30pm -
Fired Up Karaoke. Tuesday Cup Day 6.30pm -
Wendy Wiparata.
BRIDIE'S BAR, 401 Worcester St:
Thursday 7pm - Karaoke. Friday 4pm - DJ
Rakinem. Saturday 3pm - Titanic; 6pm - DJ
Rakinem. Sunday 3pm - Stoff & Tim.
CASHMERE CLUB, 50 Colombo St:
Friday 8pm - Bite the Bullet. Friday 15th Nov
- Simmer. Friday 22nd Nov - The Party
Singers. Friday 29th Nov - The Party Singers.
CHATS BAR, 251 Travis Rd: Friday 7.30pm
- Mandi Miller. Tuesday 7.30pm - Quiz.
CHCH CASINO, 30 Victoria St: Friday
5.30pm - Stoff & Tim; 9pm - Third Time
Lucky. Saturday 6pm - Eve Kelly Duo; 9pm -
DJ Steve.
CHCH FOLK MUSIC CLUB, Irish Society
Hall, 29 Domain Tce: Sunday 7.30pm -
Enda Kenny. Sunday 24th Nov - The Blue Sea
Above: The music of Tom Bolton & Dean
Hollebon.
CRAZY HORSE, 8 Shirley Rd: Wednesday
6pm - Live music.
FAT EDDIES, 76 Hereford St: Thursday
4.30pm - The Curio Club; 8pm - Live Band
Karaoke; 11.30pm - Neon. Friday 5pm - After
Five; 8.30pm - Oval Office; Midnight - Corner
Sounds. Saturday 5pm - Nick & Dan; 8.30pm
- HeadRush; Midnight - Jinx. Sunday 3pm -
The River City Jazzmen; 6.30pm - Mike Ferrar
Trio.
GAV'S ENDEAVOUR, 87 Effingham St:
Saturday 7pm - Little Walk.
HORNBY CLUB, 17 Carmen Rd: Friday
7pm - Robbie Drew.
MACKENZIES BAR, 51 Pages Rd: Friday
8pm - Hired Guns.
MICKY FINN'S, 85a Hereford St: Friday
10.30pm - Diamond Blue. Saturday 10.30pm -
Flat City Brotherhood.
NEW BRIGHTON CLUB, 202 Marine
Pde: Saturday 7pm - Fab 3.
OAK N FERRY, 608 Ferry Rd: Friday -
Live music.
PEGASUS ARMS, 14 Oxford Tce:
Wednesday 7pm - Open Mic.
QUEENSPARK TAVERN, 60a
Queenspark Dr: Friday 7pm - The Party
Singers.
RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118 Racecourse
Hotel: Friday 7pm - DnD Trio. Saturday 6pm
- Code Red. Wednesday 7pm - Code Red.
RICHMOND CLUB, 'The Borough', 75
London St: Friday 7pm - Krakkajack.
Saturday 7pm - End Game. Sunday 3pm - DT
Music.
ROSE & THISTLE, 24a Main North Rd:
Friday 8.30pm - A&J Karaoke. Saturday
8.30pm - The Meaniez.
SHARKEY'S BAR, 96 Hoon Hay Rd:
Friday 7pm - Karaoke. Saturday 7pm -
Karaoke. Sunday 4pm - Open Mic. Tuesday
Cup Day 7pm - Karaoke.
TEMP'S BAR, 21 Goulding Ave: Saturday
8.30pm - No Secrets.
THE BLACK HORSE, 33 Lincoln Rd:
Wednesday 7pm - Karaoke.
THE BOG, 50 Victoria St: Thursday 7pm -
Quiz Night. Friday 6pm - Willie McArthur;
10pm - Triple J. Saturday 7pm - Topia; 11pm -
Smashbox. Sunday 1pm - Irish Dancers.
Monday 6pm - Live music. Tuesday 7.30pm -
Jamesons Irish Sessions. Wednesday 5pm -
Live music.
THE CHRISTMAS SHOW, Aurora
Centre, cnr Greers Rd & Memeorial
Ave: Friday 15th Nov, 11am, 2pm & 5pm - A
musical & magical pantomime to celebrate the
season! Book now! Ticketek.co.nz.
THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd:
Friday 9pm - Open Mic. Wednesday -
Carpathia (Kevin Emmett, Jared Williams &
Chris Baker). Saturday 16th Nov, 8pm -
Narcotic Tonsils 'You'll Get What You're
Given' album release with guests Andy
Francis, Phatsak & Katharticus (Dunedin), $10
entry.
THE GOLDEN MILE, 10 Trents Rd,
Templeton: Tuesday Cup Day 5.30pm - The
Party Singers.
THE LITTLE FIDDLE, 132 Oxford Tce:
Sunday 7.30pm - Willie McArthur.
THE MAK BAR, 1276 Main North Rd,
Kainga: Saturday 8pm - 12 Gauge. Sunday
3pm - Branded.
THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd:
Friday 9.30pm - In the City. Saturday 9.30pm
- Red Zone. Sunday 6pm - Karaoke. Tuesday
Cup Day 6pm - Flat City Brotherhood.
Wednesday 7.30pm - Karaoke.
THE RICCS, 280 Blenheim Rd: Friday
7.30pm - Karaoke with Captain Hooks.
Saturday 7.30pm - The Feelgood Factor.
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
- Karaoke with Willie McArthur.
Race Week
START YOUR DAY WITH US!
Cooked breakfasts from $20
Open from 6.30am Mon-Fri & 8.30am Sat/Sun
LIVE MUSIC IN THE SPORTS BAR
FRIDAY 8 NOV, 7PM: DND TRIO
SATURDAY 9 NOV, 6PM: CODE RED
WEDNESDAY 13 NOV, 7PM: CODE RED
FRIDAY 15 NOV, 7PM: RICCSTAR
SATURDAY 16 NOV, 6PM: CODE RED
RESTAURANT & CAFÉ
‘Famous for their roasts!’
FAMILY FRIENDLY
Kid’s Special
Two courses
Great Kids menu plus designated play area.
SENIORS SPECIAL
Two courses:
Soup/Roast or Roast/Dessert
Special available lunch only
Monday - Saturday 12pm - 2.30pm.
Conditions apply
$
13
$
27
The
RACECOURSE HOTEL
& Motorlodge
118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn,
Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150
www.racecoursehotel.co.nz
DIAMOND BLUE
FRIDAY 10.30PM
flat city
brotherhood
diamond blue
SATURDAY 10.30PM
THIS WEEKEND'S LIVE LINEUP
FLAT CITY BROTHERHOOD
The Home of Live Rock Music
85a Hereford Street
Pool Tables | Function Rooms
www.therockpool.co.nz

32 The Star Thursday November 7 2024
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Ph 03 379 0588 | christchurchmitsubishi.co.nz
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$37,990+ORC
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