Nor'West News: November 07, 2024

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From social isolation to 

representing New Zealand 

Eight years ago, Nathan 

Winkelman was stuck 

in a rut, spending most 

of his time playing 

PlayStation in his 

room. Now he is one 

of the country’s top 

intellectually disabled 

athletes. Kees Chalmers 

reports 

DIRECTIONLESS, with no 

social life and little prospects. 

That was Nathan Winkelman in 

2016. But the Special Olympics 

has turned his life around. 

Winkelman, 34, suffers from 

global development delays along 

with dyspraxia, a neurological 

disorder that affects his coordination 

and basic motor skills. 

Even everyday activities like 

shaving and brushing his teeth 

pose challenges. 

His mother, Corina 

Winkelman, heard about 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 at the Special 

Olympics World Games, and 

last year realised that dream by 

competing in Berlin for three-onthree 

basketball. 

“It was an amazing 

opportunity; it was always my 

dream to represent New Zealand 

when I joined the Special 

Olympics, but I never expected 

to get picked or anything,” he 

said. 

The team finished fourth in 

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 first 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. 

• Turn to page 5 

PHOTO: 

KEES 

CHALMERS 

FOCUS: Nathan Winkelman training with the New Zealand Special Olympics team at 

Cowles Stadium in September. Inset – Holidaying with mum Corina in Bavaria, Germany, 

after the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin. The pair went to Garmisch-Partenkirchen 

and saw the ski jump from the 1936 Winter Olympics. 

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Competitive sport a life-changer for 

intellectually disabled athlete 

• From page 1 

Next year, the summer games 

are set to be back at their best. 

More than 1300 athletes are 

expected to compete across 42 

clubs in 11 different sports, up 

from around 900 in 2022. 

Said Special 

Olympics NZ 

events director 

Liz Fitzgerald: 

“This last 12 

months has just 

been working 

through the programme 

of activity 

that we need 

to have lined up, 

Liz 

Fitzgerald 

so when we get to the year of the 

event, we’re all ready to go.” 

It includes organising accommodation, 

venues and core 

suppliers. 

The NSG’s funding comes 

from grants, and negotiations 

are under way with sponsors to 

help bring the attendance fee 

down, but athletes, coaches and 

managers will still have to pay a 

hefty sum. 

Fees have not been finalised 

but are expected to range between 

$550-$750, plus an extra 

$400-$600 to live in the athletes 

village at Canterbury University. 

The city council also provided 

funding to help secure the event 

RECOGNISED: Nathan Winkelman with the New Zealand Special Olympics basketball 

three-on-three team in Berlin. 

for the city. 

City council sports promotions 

and events advisor Brooke Jones 

said the new facilities – including 

the Parakiore Recreation Centre, 

set to open next year – will allow 

athletes to compete “in world 

class venues”. 

The Special Olympics has 

worked with Canterbury University 

on accommodating the 

athletes and making the costs as 

manageable as possible. 

“Our buyers aren’t looking to 

make a lot of money off us,” said 

Fitzgerald. 

“They’re looking to deliver an 

event for people who need some 

help in their lives.” 

Equally as critical are the 

thousands of coaches and volunteers, 

said Special Olympics NZ 

South Island sports co-ordinator, 

Paula Winsor. 

“It just wouldn’t happen without 

them.” 

For Winkelman, the physical 

obstacles walk hand in hand 

with the social challenges, with 

limited work and sporting opportunities 

when he was growing 

up. 

“People don’t want to hire 

someone with a disability because 

they think, well, we can get 

a capable person to do that job,” 

he said. 

For the past 11 years, Winkelman 

has worked as a small goods 

meat packer at Moot’s Meat 

Market in Riccarton. 

Corina said finding employment 

can be the biggest challenge 

for intellectually disabled 

people. 

She expressed 

frustration with 

the system and 

support networks 

generally. 

“We haven’t 

found any magic 

pill that’s fixed 

it all.” 

Al Robson 

Special Olympics chairperson 

and basketball coach Al Robson 

said it will be important to build 

on the momentum the Christchurch 

games will create, to ensure 

there are more opportunities for 

disabled athletes. 

One way was to establish 

integrated programmes with 

mainstream sports clubs. 

Work was also being done in 

schools to give opportunities to 

pupils who were being left out 

of sporting activities because of 

their disability. 

Because Winkelman has 

recently competed at the world 

games, he will be unable to compete 

at the next one in 2027 to 

give other athletes a go. He will 

be available for selection again 

in 2031. 

But, his motivation goes beyond 

a specific goal or even the 

game itself. 

“These Olympics have given 

me the opportunity to build 

friendships and have a social life, 

instead of just sitting at home 

doing nothing. 

“I want to keep playing ‘til I 

can’t play anymore.” 

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Future looks bright for young 

Canterbury’s finest 

young athletes were 

recognised for their 

achievements at the 

Zonta secondary 

schools sports 

awards last week. 

Sam Coughlan reports 

MOST VALUED 

CONTRIBUTION 

TO A TEAM 

Winner - Ashley McLean 

(Rolleston College, football) 

As Rolleston College first XI 

player/coach, McLean has been 

helping to organise trials and 

trainings and passing on her 

experience playing at a high 

national and regional level. 

She developed a positive 

culture with the young team, 

mainly in years 9 -11, by 

mentoring them on and off the 

field, supporting the players 

around her, elevating their skill 

levels and enabling them to 

shine. 

CONTRIBUTION TO 

SPORTS ADMINISTRATION 

Girls’ winner - Emily Price 

(Avonside Girls’ 

High School, 

athletics) 

Price has been 

the school’s senior 

athletic champion 

for the past two 

FAST: Harry Galvan was named Canterbury junior male 

rower of the year. 

years, but her role as an official 

sets her apart from others. 

She officiates the weekly club 

competition and all championship 

events held in Canterbury 

– from regional school competitions 

to national secondary 

schools and masters championships. 

She also officiates global 

events such as the International 

Track Meet. 

Boys’ winner - 

Baxter Robinson- 

Kennard (Papanui 

High School, 

touch, rugby) 

Robinson- 

Kennard referees 

both touch and rugby and 

has huge potential in both 

codes. He has overseen touch 

games at regional and national 

tournaments. As a qualified 

level 3 referee, he is eligible to 

be appointed to international 

games. He is currently the third 

ranked youth touch referee 

in New Zealand. He is also in 

the Canterbury rugby referees 

academy and representative 

squads. 

MOST OUTSTANDING 

ACHIEVEMENT 

WITH A DISABILITY 

Individual winner - Gaby 

Smith (Rangi Ruru Girls’ 

School, swimming) 

Smith is a 

talented para 

swimmer who 

competes in the 

S10 grade for 

freestyle and 

medley and the S9 

breaststroke grade. 

She is the current holder of 

numerous New Zealand records 

in her categories. 

Smith’s focus this year was on 

the international and Oceania 

swimming championships and 

represnting New Zealand at the 

Paralympics in Paris. 

Team winner - Papanui High 

School cross country team 

Josh Rae, Lee West and 

Lachlan Oakes had a stellar 

season, winning the threeperson 

para team event at the 

Canterbury secondary schools’ 

road race and cross country 

championships. The team went 

on to compete in the national 

secondary schools cross country 

championships. 


ACHIEVEMENT IN 

ONE SPORT 

Girls’ winner - Gaby Smith 

(Rangi Ruru Girls’ School, para 

swimming) 

Smith broke national records 

in the 200m breaststroke and 

400m freestyle this year. 

In the build-up to the 

Paralympics, she successfully 

competed in a number of 

Oceania and international 

swimming events. At the 

Paralympics, Smith made 

the finals of both the 100m 

breaststroke and 200m 

individual medley, where she 

finished seventh and eighth 

respectively. 

Boys’ winner - Harry Galvan 

(Christchurch Boys’ High 

School, rowing) 

Galvan is the CBHS rowing 

captain and was named 

Canterbury junior male rower 

of the year. He races in the 

pairs, fours and eights, and 

was selected to represent New 

Zealand in the eights at the 

under-19 world championships 

in Canada, finishing fourth in 

the final.


Zonta award-winning athletes 


TEAM 

Girls’ winner - Christchurch 

Girls’ High School rowing eight 

The team started with a win in 

the South Island championships. 

Some members were also part of 

teams that finished third in the 

fours and second in the coxless 

pair. They made history for the 

school at the Maadi Cup winning 

the national title in their event. 

Boys’ winner - Christ’s 

College basketball 

Christ’s College were 

undefeated in the 2024 

Thompson Trophy and went 

on to finish second at the South 

Island championships. 

At the national championships 

they were undefeated, beating 

Napier Boys’ High School 91-88 

in a thrilling final to claim the 

title. 

Mixed winner - Darfield High 

School mounted games pair, 

equestrian 

Dustin Rowlands and Sam 

Partington competed at the 

World Mounted Games in 

Europe after being selected 

to represent the New Zealand 

under-18s. 

Riding borrowed horses, they 

finished fifth in the under-18 

team championship in Arezzo, 

Italy, and also competed 

individually in Cavaglia, Italy, 

and as a team in Normandy, 

France. 

BEST ALL ROUND 

SPORTSPERSON 

Girls’ winner - Evie Leeson 

(St Margaret’s College, netball, 

basketball, rowing) 

Leeson was part of the St 

Margaret’s team who won the 

Christchurch Netball Centre 

premier grade title. The team 

also took out the South Island 

secondary schools tournament, 

where Leeson was named in the 

team of the tournament. 

Leeson won bronze at 

the South Island rowing 

championships and silver at the 

nationals. On the basketball 

court she helped Canterbury win 

DEFENCE: 

Evie Leeson 

(red) helped 

St Margaret’s 

College claim 

the premier 

grade title. 

PHOTO: BR 

PHOTOS 

TALENTED: 

Finn McLeod 

playing for 

the CBHS 

first XV. 

PHOTO: 

DARRYN 

FINDLAY 

the under-20 national title and 

was selected for the under-18 Tall 

Ferns sqaud. 

Boys’ winner - Finn McLeod 

(Christchurch Boys’ High 

School, rugby and athletics) 

McLeod is CBHS’s discus 

champion. He also won the 

national secondary schools 

championships title. 

He was also part of the school’s 

first XV, playing an influential 

part in their run to the final. 

He also made the Crusaders’ 

under-18 side. 

MOST INNOVATIVE 

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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 

PROGRAMME 

Winner - Mairehau High 

School’s Active Wāhine 

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This initiative was designed to 

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sport such as social pressures, 

confidence issues, anxiety and 

fear of failure. 

Mairehau High tailored the 

programme to resonate with 

them. Among the highlights was 

the introduction of boxing. 

The initiative not only 

improved their fitness but also 

created a sense of belonging for 

the girls. 

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Savour the fresh green flavours of spring 

Nigel Slater serves up a 

vibrant soup-stew with 

croutes and a dish of 

cheesy asparagus 

to put some tastes 

of spring on your plate 

Green vegetable stew, 

basil pesto toasts 

A soup-stew of spring vegetables 

and green herbs. Include green 

beans if you wish, cut into short 

lengths, or a last-minute addition 

of spinach leaves. If you have any 

basil paste left over, you can use 

it to toss with cooked pasta or to 

spread on cheese on toast. 

Ingredients 

Serves 4-6 

Ready in 75 minutes 

200g broad beans 

200g young leeks 

80g spring onions 

200g courgettes 

250g peas, shelled 

1 litre vegetable stock 

280g judion beans, canned or 

bottled, or haricot or flageolet 

For the croutes: 

1 small baguette 

1 clove garlic 

30g pine kernels 

40g basil leaves 

25g parmesan, finely grated, plus a 

little extra to serve 

About 100ml of olive oil, plus 

extra for making toasts 

Method 

• Bring a deep pan of water to 

the boil, then drop in the broad 

beans and let them cook for 5-6 

minutes until almost tender. 

Scoop the beans from the water 

with a draining spoon and drop 

them into cold water. 

• If you wish, pop the broad 

beans from their papery shells by 

squeezing between thumb and 

forefinger. 

• Slice the leeks into thick 

rounds, then wash very 

thoroughly in deep cold water. 

Thinly slice the spring onions. 

Warm a couple of tablespoons of 

olive oil over a moderate heat in 

a deep saucepan, then stir in the 

leeks and spring onions. Place 

a piece of baking parchment or 

greaseproof paper over the leeks, 

then cover with a lid. This will 

allow them to soften and steam 

without colour. 

• Let the leeks and onions 

cook for about 10 minutes, 

checking them every now and 

again to make sure they are not 

browning. Slice the courgettes 

into small, thick pieces. Remove 

the lid and parchment from the 

pan, then stir in the courgettes, 

broad beans and the peas and 

continue cooking. Pour in the 

vegetable stock and bring to the 

boil. 

• Rinse the jarred beans and 

add them to the soup, stirring 

gently. (They are tender and easy 

to break up.) Season generously 

with salt and black pepper. Let 

the soup simmer gently while 

you make the croutes. 

• First, make the pesto: peel 

the garlic clove and pound it 

with a little sea salt. Add the 

pine kernels and continue until 

you have coarse paste, then 

introduce the basil leaves and 

mash everything to a thick green 

mixture, introducing a little of 

the olive oil if it becomes stiff. 

Stir in the grated parmesan, then 

the remaining olive oil to make a 

spreadable paste. 

• Get an overhead (oven) 

grill hot. Slice the baguette into 

rounds, about 2cm thick. Place 

them on a grill pan or baking 

sheet and toast under the grill 

until golden. Turn them over and 

toast the other side, then remove 

from the grill and trickle with 

the olive oil. Spread generously 

with the paste. 

• Ladle the soup into bowls 

and float the basil croutes on top. 

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around as you serve. 

Asparagus, melted cheese 

Any soft, creamy-textured 

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grill. It is a good idea to protect 

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foil before you put them under 

the grill, to keep them sweet and 

juicy. 

Ingredients 

Serves 2 

Ready in 20 minutes 

12 thick asparagus spears 

A little melted butter 

2 goat’s milk cheeses, about 120g 

each 

Method 

• Put a deep pan of water on to 

boil and salt it lightly. Trim the 

ends of the asparagus. When the 

water is boiling drop in the spears 

and cook for about 7 minutes, 

depending on their thickness. The 

spears should be cooked until they 

will bend slightly when pulled 

from the water. 

• Warm an overhead (oven) 

grill. Remove the asparagus from 

the water with kitchen tongs 

(draining them in a colander will 

damage the delicate tips) and lay 

them side by side on a grill pan. 

Brush lightly with butter. 

• Slice the cheeses in half 

horizontally and place them on 

top of the spears. Cook under the 

heated grill for a few minutes until 

the cheese melts. 

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Add some spice to your life, then chill out 

Fiery meatballs and a 

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add some fun flavour 

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Nigel Slater 

Pork and chorizo cakes 

with tomato sauce 

Tiny, spicy cakes, hot from 

the oven, with a simple tomato 

sauce. You can play with the 

spice level to suit your taste 

by using different flavoured 

sausages. 

To skin the sausages, slit the 

skin down the length of the 

sausage with a sharp knife, then 

peel it back, pulling the meat 

away. 

Ingredients 

Makes 20 cakes. Serves 4. 

Ready in 1 hour 

For the tomato sauce: 

2, medium-sized onions 

2tbsp olive oil 

2 cloves garlic 

2tsp tomato purée 

500g tomatoes 

250ml water 

For the cakes: 

3 spring onions 

2tbsp olive oil 

250g spicy sausages, such as 

chorizo 

500g minced pork 

1-2tsp chilli paste 

10g parsley, chopped 

60g breadcrumbs, white and 

fresh 

Method 

• Peel and roughly chop 

the onions. Warm the oil in 

a medium-sized, deep-sided 

saucepan, then stir in the onions 

and leave them to cook over a 

moderate heat for about 15-20 

minutes. Stir them every now 

and again, until they have 

coloured a little and are starting 

to soften. 

• Peel and finely slice the 

garlic, then stir into the onions. 

Continue cooking, then 

introduce the tomato purée, stir 

well and leave for 5 minutes, then 

roughly chop the tomatoes and 

add to the onions. 

• Pour in the water, then season 

generously with salt and black 

pepper, partially cover with a 

lid and leave to simmer for 15 

minutes or so. 

• Make the pork cakes: finely 

slice the spring onions into tiny 

rounds, discarding the roots and 

the darkest tips of the leaves. 

Warm the oil in a shallow pan, 

then add the onions and cook for 

a few minutes until soft, stirring 

regularly. 

• Add the sausage meat to the 

minced pork to the bowl, the 

chilli paste, chopped parsley and 

breadcrumbs, season, stir in the 

softened spring onions, then mix 

thoroughly. This is done most 

easily with your hands. 

• Break off lumps of the 

mixture, about 45-50g in weight, 

and shape them into rough balls 

and set them aside on a tray. You 

should have about 20. 

• Preheat the oven to 200C. 

• Warm a little more oil in 

the pan, then add some of the 

meatballs, letting them fry until 

golden on the underside before 

turning them over. 

• Transfer the tomato sauce to 

a baking dish. Let the other side 

of the meatballs colour to a nice 

golden brown, then place them 

in the sauce, and continue with 

the remaining cakes. 

• Bake for about 20 minutes 

until the cakes are cooked 

through. 

Chilled spicy cucumber 

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Refreshing, spicy, salty and 

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scorching afternoon. 

Ingredients 

Serves 3-4. Ready in 30 minutes 

1 red chilli, medium-hot 

1 large pepper, red or orange 

half a large cucumber 

100g mangetout or sweet peas 

200g cherry tomatoes 

coriander, a small bunch 

6 sprigs mint 

70g cashews, salted and roasted 

For the dressing: 

3tbsp lime juice 

3tbsp fish sauce 

1tsp caster sugar 

2tsp chilli sauce 

Method 

• Slice the chilli in half 

lengthways, remove the seeds, 

then cut into very fine shreds 

and put into a mixing bowl. 

• Halve the pepper, pull out the 

core and seeds, then shred into 

long, fine strips. Add this to the 

chillies, then peel the cucumber, 

cut in half lengthways and 

remove the core with a teaspoon. 

Cut into thin slices and mix with 

the pepper and chilli. 

• Cut the mangetout into 

thin shreds, halve the cherry 

tomatoes and add both to the 

peppers. 

• Remove the coriander and 

mint leaves from their stems, 

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scatter in the salad. 

• Make the dressing: put the 

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in a small bowl or jam jar and 

stir or shake until the sugar has 

dissolved. Stir in the chilli sauce. 

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273 

6 

A L M 

R E O 

11 12 

13 14 15 16 17 

words of three or more letters, 

How many words of three or more 

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Solution 272: ben, bone, boner, bore, borer, born, 

borne, bro, ebon, eon, err, neb, nor, one, orb, ore, 

word. REBORN, rob, robe, roe. 

Good 16 Very Good 24 Excellent 32 

18 19 20 

21 22 23 24 

25 26 

27 28 

Across 

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5. Up-and-coming (7) 

9. Trunk (5) 

10. Reproduce (9) 

11. Improving in health (2,3,4) 

12. Influence (5) 

13. Expertise (5) 

15. Conceited, arrogant (3-6) 

18. Usually (2,7) 

19. Spaghetti or macaroni (5) 

21. Oozes (5) 

23. Neat, orderly (9) 

25. For each person (L) (3,6) 

26. Picture (5) 

27. Pudding (7) 

28. Large arm muscle (7) 

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5. Wide (5) 

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16. Gad about (9) 

17. Contrasting (9) 

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Community 

Event Success 

Halloween in the Park with Ray White 

Papanui, Papanui Rotary and Rotary 

Ōtautahi Passport Rotary Club! 

What an incredible Halloween afternoon we had at St 

James Park, Papanui! Our sixth annual Halloween in the 

Park kids community event, brought to life by the Ray 

White Papanui team and the Rotary Ōtautahi Passport 

Rotary Club of Papanui, was a swashbuckling adventure 

enjoyed by all! 

PAPANUI 

Pirates, mermaids, and young adventurers alike joined 

forces to retrieve the lost treasure, solving clues and 

hunting for gems across the seven seas. The spirit of 

Halloween was in full swing, with costumes ranging from 

classic pirates to mystical mermaids, and even a few 

unexpected surprises! 

Thank you to everyone who joined us in making this day 

magical! Seeing so many smiling faces and creative 

costumes brought our team immense joy, and we’re thrilled 

to have celebrated Halloween with the Papanui community 

once again. 

A huge shoutout to our amazing volunteers and event 

organizers who made this event possible. We look forward 

to seeing you next year for another unforgettable 

Halloween in the Park! 

Ray White Papanui 

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Level 1, 7 Winston Ave, Papanui

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