The Star: December 05, 2024

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2024
MARY GOULTER never
expected her son’s first surgery
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They spent another month in
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One Mother to Another is now
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packages up its regular monthly
care packages, but also extra care
packages for those in hospital on
Christmas Day.
The packages provide practical
and emotional support, including
items needed in the hospital
environment, such as toiletries,
as well as treats and items to aid
mental well-being – such as a
handwritten note of support.
CARING FOR MUMS: Mary Goulter with son Levi. In January, Levi underwent emergency
surgery just hours after being born. A care package from One Mother to Another made
Goulter feel cared for during a ‘very difficut’ time.
Goulter still remembers
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parents and whānau.”
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Maternal mental health
is a significant challenge
in New Zealand,
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the time of childbirth
and for mothers with
hospitalised children.
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women are at a
illness during this period, with
emotional struggles linked
to their infants’ illnesses and
disrupted bonding.
One Mother to Another aims
to address this by fostering
connection, validating the
experiences of whānau, and
promoting empowerment.
“We don’t want parents
and whānau to feel unseen or
invisible. We wan them to know
they are not alone,” Reid said.
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Murderer
finally
says why
he did it
• By Jeremy Wilkinson
IT HAS TAKEN 16 years but the
man who lured Kerry Downey
into his home under the guise of
adopting an unwanted cat has
finally revealed why he murdered
her.
Ashley Donald Peach told the
Parole Board he wasn’t trying
to kill the 52-year-old, he just
wanted to commit a crime that
would see him sent to prison so
he could confront a man who had
allegedly wronged him.
Peach was sentenced to life in
prison with a minimum nonparole
period of 13 years in 2009
for Downey’s
murder.
Peach wasn’t
seeking to be
paroled when
he appeared last
week. Parole was
declined and he
will next come
before the board
Ashley
Peach
in May 2026.
A former Cat Protection
League colleague Robyn Thomson
told The Star this week she
thought ‘oh thank goodness’
when she found out Peach would
not be paroled this year.
“It did affect us all terribly. We
don’t want him walking around,”
she said.
In 2008, Downey went to
Peach’s Upper Riccarton flat under
the pretence of him handing
over an unwanted cat. Instead,
the then 42-year-old tied Downey
up and strangled her.
He used her own car to move
her body before dumping it down
a bank in the Port Hills.
While Peach pleaded guilty to
murder, which a judge suggested
was sexually motivated, it was
never entirely clear until last
week’s Parole Board hearing why
he had killed Downey as he had
never explained his actions.
But at his fourth hearing before
the board, Peach gave a surprise
insight into the murder, saying
he’d seen that a person who had
hurt him had been sent to prison.
He wanted to go there too so
committed a crime in the hope of
being jailed to the same place as
the man.
“I wanted to get back in here
and do him,” he told the board.
“I shouldn’t have done what I
did to get in here.
“All I saw was red, and I
wanted to hurt him.”
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Police seek car details after late-night attack
POLICE investigating a serious
assault in Southshore last week
are appealing for help to find a
vehicle.
A police spokesperson said
officers were called to reports
of an unprovoked attack about
11pm on Thursday, November
28, where a person was assaulted
and had their possessions
stolen by a group of people on
Rockinghorse Rd.
“The victim received numerous
injuries and broken ribs, and was
transported to hospital where
they remained overnight. They
are being provided support.”
Police believe the occupants of
the white vehicle pictured above
may be able to help with the
investigation.
“The vehicle pictured is
believed to be a white 1994-1999
Toyota Celica or a vehicle similar,
and police believe it was in and
around the Southshore area all of
Thursday night.
“If you recognise this vehicle,
or have information that may be
able to assist with our enquiries,
please contact us at 105.police.
govt.nz, and clicking ‘Update
Report’ or call 105.
“Please use the reference
number 241129/1221. You
can also provide information
anonymously through Crime
Stoppers on 0800 555 1111.”
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Brougham St to get to work and
sometimes it’s so backed up it can
give you a little bit of road rage.
Don’t know how to fix it really,
but there’s got to be something to
help it.”
From courtroom to kitchen –
judges dish up festive feast
SERVED: Executive Judge Stephen O’Driscoll minding the
potatoes as district court judges prepared a Christmas lunch
for the Salvation Army.
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• By Dylan Smits
JUDGES TRADED their robes
for aprons, delivering holiday
cheer instead of verdicts.
They prepared Christmas
lunch for the Salvation Army on
their community engagement
day.
District Court Executive
Judge Stephen O’Driscoll said
the annual event was about
showing the public judges are
“real people”.
The 15 judges and community
magistrates arrived at 9am on
Friday and spent four hours
making a typical Christmas
lunch of roast lamb, ham,
chicken and vegetables with
pavlova for dessert.
The group paid for the lunch
out of their own pockets
“Of everyone who comes to
court, most don’t want to be
there. This helps us connect
with the community and helps
people see another side of us,”
said O’Driscoll.
It was the fifth community
engagement day. In past years,
the judges toured youth justice
facilities, rehabilitation centres
and prisons which they have
sentenced people to.
O’Driscoll said the group
worked well as a kitchen team.
Judge Katie Elkin and Associate
Judge Rebecca Murphy
were in charge of making the
pavlovas.
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Judge Paul Kellar, on
meat cooking duty, said the
engagement day was about
breaking down barriers.
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DESSERT: Judge Katie Elkin,
left, and Associate Judge
Rebecca Murphy were in
charge of pavlova preparation.
“Of everyone who comes to
court, most don’t want to be
there. This helps us connect
with the community and
helps people see another
side of us.”
– Judge Stephen O’Driscoll
some ways than past events.
We’re actually doing something
active instead of just visiting
somewhere.”
O’Driscoll said the event also
helped bring the judges together
as a team, as they often do not
spend much time with each
other.
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Daresbury House in Fendalton
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demolished. The homestead has
a land value of $6.5 million but is
now too unsafe to live in due to
earthquake damage. The home
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Peach: ‘I just want to get on with my life’
• From page 1
The board questioned why
Peach hadn’t revealed this
information at earlier hearings.
“I’ve had it all bottled up
in here,” he said. “I’ve never
brought it properly out.”
Peach pleaded guilty 10 days
before he was due to stand trial.
In the lead up the Crown called
evidence from 29 witnesses,
some of whom told the court
they saw Downey arrive at
Peach’s flat carrying a cat cage.
Two men in the flat above
Peach’s gave evidence of hearing
a woman scream that evening.
When Downey did not arrive
at work the next day, her colleagues
began making inquiries
to find her, including telephoning
Peach.
She was linked to the flat by
blood and vomit found on three
towels at the flat, and three items
of clothing and her handbag,
wallet, and documents, including
her Flybuys card and her Cats
Protection League notebook.
Police noticed scratches on
Peach’s arm and there was red
hair on the carpet and on adhesive
tape found at the flat.
At Peach’s sentencing, Justice
Graham Panckhurst said he
was in little doubt the attack
was sexually motivated, having
described two “intimate injuries”
on her body.
Peach’s defence counsel, Pip
Hall, said at the time his client
had a low IQ bordering on mental
impairment and was illiterate.
Peach had previous convictions
for sexual offending, violence, and
the theft of women’s underwear.
Peach wasn’t seeking parole
when he appeared last week and
had just started a six-stage programme
recommended by his
psychologist.
While inside prison he completed
a programme for sexual
offenders, which he described as
having gone well, and he was no
longer having intrusive thoughts
about hurting people.
“I’m just taking it one day at a
time in there,” he said when asked
about his ongoing treatment.
“I’m slowly getting there.”
The board asked what Peach
wanted to do if he was ever
deemed ready for release.
“I just want to get on with my
life,” he replied.
“I’m too old for this place.”
Murder victim only trying to save a cat
REMEMBERED: Kerry Downey has a kitten run and plaque
dedicated to her at the Cat Protection League in Woolston.
She worked at the league’s former office in Linwood
(pictured) until she was murdered on August 18, 2008.
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board member Robin Thomson
says Ashley Peach should “stay in
prison forever”.
Peach’s
parole hearing
revelation about
committing a
murder to harm
someone else
in prison was
a surprise to
Thomson and
the league.
“That’s the first we’d ever
Robin
Thomson
heard of it. It doesn’t make any
sense. To take a lovely girl’s life
for something like that. To be
honest, I think he was probably
just crazy,” she said.
Downey worked for the charity
for about five years, running the
main office on Worcester St in
Linwood.
She often visited the homes of
unwanted or neglected cats and
took them back to the cattery for
possible adoption.
Thomson said Downey was a
“kind but quiet” person who did
her job out of a love of cats.
She knew Downey as a good,
hardworking colleague.
Thomson returned as the charity’s
president for several years
after Downey’s death.
“It was a terrible time. Kerry
was a good person and didn’t
deserve what happened to her.
She was only trying to save a cat,”
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The league’s office moved to its
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Downey had a kitten run
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“We don’t want Kerry to ever
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Threat from drone deliveries a
NEWS 5
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growing concern for prison staff
• By Finn Blackwell
SEVEN DRONE sightings over
Christchurch Men’s Prison
have been reported in the past
year, and Corrections says it is
a challenge to keep up with the
technology.
Data obtained by RNZ shows
there were 28 drone sightings
over, around and within prison
grounds across the country.
Christchurch Men’s Prison had
the highest number of sightings
of any facility.
Corrections spokesperson Neil
Beales said it was challenging
to keep up with ever-changing
drone technology.
“We know that criminals, and
people who are trying to assist
criminals, will always try and
find new ways of getting contraband
into prisons and subverting
our security processes,” he said.
“We’ve been aware of the threat
of drones, certainly, for the last
good decade, from when drones
began to become more readily
available to the public.
“We have been working quite
closely with our intel teams,
obviously we liaise very closely
with the police, and look at what
powers we do have, but it’s the
BREACH: Seven drone
sightings above Christchurch
Men’s Prison have Corrections
concerned about security risks
and potential contraband
smuggling.
technology that’s always going to
be the challenge.”
Beales said the technology
moved too rapidly for Corrections
to always meet the threat it
posed.
“We are alive to the fact that we
are not immune to the increase in
technology,” he said.
He said not all drones were sent
to deliver contraband to prisons.
“Some of them could just be
people operating drones near
the prison, without any idea that
they’re actually near a prison,” he
said.
“Sometimes it may be more
sinister than that.”
Beales said Corrections worked
with drone manufacturers to
geo-fence parts of the system, but
even that might not be invulnerable
to someone with a reasonable
understanding of technology.
“You can never rely on just one
method,” he said.
“Contraband prevention
and detection in prison is
a range of things. So that’s
using intelligence, making
sure that we’ve got staff in the
grounds, alert to the potential
risks, managing the prisoner
population appropriately and
carrying out regular searching,”
he said.
Drug testing was also part of
prevention, Beales said.
Corrections data shows 2359
contraband items have been
found in prisons as at September
this year, including alcohol, drugs
and weapons.
The highest number of drone
sightings took place during the
2019-2020 period, with 21 sightings
in total across the country,
with 11 seen at Hawke’s Bay
Regional Prison.
Beales said those bringing
contraband into prisons were
creating significant risks and
dangers for staff and prisoners at
the facility.
“For those people who will
keep continuing to try and get
contraband in prisons, we know
that they’re not going to give up,
neither are we.
“We’re going to keep on top of
this issue, and we will always be
looking to be able to apply the law
to it’s fullest extent to those who
bring, or try and get contraband
into prisons,” said Beales.
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Long-awaited skate
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Sumner’s skate park and village
green area is officially open
after many years of community
advocacy. The park is fitted with
a 1.9m-deep pool bowl with an
upper 1.2m-deep bowl section,
a 1-1.2m deep flow bowl with a
corner extension, a turnabout
quarter pipe and an ‘across and
down’ ledge. A neighbouring
community green space has picnic
tables, sun umbrellas, barbeques
and a performance space
surrounded by native plantings.
Mystery over report
of missing boat
The search for a boat reported
missing has been called off
with police believing no one
was actually unaccounted for.
Emergency services were called by
a member of public last Thursday
evening who said a small sailboat
had been blown out to sea at
Boulder Bay near Sumner.
Police search and rescue teams,
a helicopter and the Coastguard
searched the area, but nothing
was found. Police said they hadn’t
found any information to suggest
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Reece avoids criminal conviction –
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Sevu Reece has again avoided a
criminal conviction – this time
for wilful damage following an
incident at a Christchurch party.
The 27-year-old was granted
a discharge without conviction
when he appeared for sentencing
before Judge Katie Elkin on Tuesday
morning.
He has also been undertaking
treatment for alcohol issues and
has not had a drink since the day
of his arrest, the New Zealand
Herald reported.
It is the second time he has
avoided conviction. In 2018, he
was granted a discharge after
admitting a charge of common
assault on his then-partner.
On Tuesday, he was supported
in court by his current partner
Kiri Howell.
After the hearing, the suppression
order preventing his name
from being published lapsed.
Reece initially faced two
charges: taking a car “dishonestly
and without claim” but not in
circumstances amounting to
theft; and intentionally damaging
the car owner’s garage door, the
Herald reported.
He pleaded not guilty to those
charges and elected a trial by
judge alone.
However, police reduced the
charge to a single count of wilful
damage which Reece admitted.
SENTENCING: All Black and Crusader Sevu Reece was discharged without conviction.
PHOTO: GETTY
In June, the Herald was granted
access to the court file and has
reported more details about the
incident that led to Reece being
arrested and charged.
According to the police summary
of facts, on November 15,
2023 – the day after Cup Day –
Reece was at a suburban address.
About 1.20am, the occupants
asked him to leave after he was
“disrespectful to other house
guests”.
He got into a car parked in the
driveway.
The keys were inside and he
started the car and “accelerated
up the driveway”.
“The defendant crashed the
vehicle into the victim’s garage,
causing substantial damage
to the garage and the vehicle,”
police said.
“He exited the vehicle and left
the address on foot.”
After Reece admitted the
charge he applied for a discharge
without conviction.
His lawyer Elizabeth Bulger
did not outline the grounds for
Reece’s application for a discharge
in court.
However, it appeared possible
travel issues relating to his playing
career were the crux of the
matter, the Herald reported.
Bulger said a conviction could
impact his selection for teams
based on where and if he could
travel to certain countries.
She said her submissions were
“extensive” and included an
affidavit from Reece as well as a
number of references in support
of him.
She said his current situation
could not be compared to his
previous offending.
She said that “domestic violence
situation” resulted in Reece
suffering severe consequences.
“It’s something he has to revisit
a lot and no doubt he will have to
revisit it again when the reporting
on this matter is undertaken,”
Bulger said.
“This is a quite different Mr
Reece. This incident was the
catalyst for some significant work
done.”
She said Reece was happy to
pay any reparation the court
ordered.
While awaiting sentencing and
the details of the reparation order
he had also made “donations”.
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but can now be publicly identified
Bulger said Reece wanted
to attend a Restorative Justice
meeting with the victim,
however, the offer was refused.
Police opposed the discharge
without conviction.
Prosecutor Jade Lancaster
argued while the charges were
low level, a consequence was
needed.
She pointed out that he
had already been granted a
discharge and it was “not in the
public interest” for the court to
continue granting applications in
such circumstances.
Judge Elkin said the victim
advised the court the incident
“scared” his partner.
She could not drive to work
because of damage to the car,
and the couple’s garage was not
lockable.
Judge Elkin said Reece had
breached the trust of his victim,
who had invited him into his
home, the Herald reported.
She said after Reece was in
court in 2018 he had an extended
period without alcohol.
But last year “alcohol had
arisen again”.
She acknowledged Reece
was remorseful and said it was
unlikely he would offend again.
“You have already made
donations to KidsCan and
Ronald McDonald House to
make amends.
DISCHARGED: Sevu Reece playing for the All Blacks against France on the northern tour and for the Crusaders earlier
this year.
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“You have been working on
your alcohol issues . . . attending
AA . . . putting in work to turn
things around.”
Judge Elkin said Reece’s
offending was “low level” and
the consequences of a conviction
outweighed his actions.
She said Reece had plans to
travel for his sport and play
overseas at the end of his New
Zealand career.
“It’s clear to me here that
your work requires you to travel
overseas... I note you’ve already
had issues with travel while
facing the charges,” she said.
“Your current role isn’t at risk
... you’ve still got a New Zealand
Rugby Union disciplinary
process to go through. Any risk...
would be well into the future.
“I accept a conviction would
present difficulties for overseas
travel and future overseas
opportunities... that consequence
would likely endure for you for
the rest of your life.”
She said the fact he had a
previous discharge did not
exclude him from being granted
another.
“Your previous offending was
quite different nature,” Judge
Elkin said.
“Taking all of this into
account, by a fine margin I am
persuaded that the consequences
of a conviction... would be out of
proportion to the gravity of your
offending.
“I consider a discharge... is
appropriate.”
The judge said she would have
given the same ruling for any
person before her on the same
charge who had responded in the
same way as Reece.
She ordered him to pay
more than $2000 in reparation
and emotional harm. “I’m
embarrassed and so sorry.”
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IF YOU feel like there are more,
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While there is no official
head count, pest control experts
Kiwicare explain the late spring
weather conditions were good
news for flies.
“We’ve had
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said Kiwicare’s
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“Usually, if
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warmer spring, it’s going to be a
particularly bad fly season,” she
said.
“Because of the lack of rainfall
. . . flies which have a breeding
cycle of six to seven days, have
longer periods where they can
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washed out.”
Not only have flies had more
time to breed, the common
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1cm long and feed off dry waste)
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“Because there’s good
conditions, it means that there
will be not only more flies, but
they will be bigger because of
that longer stretch of time.”
McCarrison has anecdotal
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such as a 20 per cent rise in sales
of their fly control products
compared to this time last year.
However, there’s no official way
to know if there are more flies,
or it just feels like it.
“It’s not wrong, it’s just not
proven,” said Dr Julia Kasper, an
entomologist and lead curator of
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SUPER FLY: Warmth and humidity in spring have led to fatter flies and more of them.
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Kasper said it does make sense
to be seeing
more blowflies
as they could
be adapting to
urban environments
and there
are more and
more people,
living closer and
closer together. Julia Kasper
“It would definitely help blow
flies to adapt and to increase in
numbers,” she said.
Kasper wonders if there are
other factors at play and we’re
just not very tolerant.
“I think people just forget how
it was last summer. If something
is annoying it feels like, ‘Oh my
God, this is so bad and it has
never been so bad before’.”
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What can you
do about flies?
Keep bins in check and away
from the door so you’re not luring
flies in. Keep surfaces free of
food scraps and waste to remove
potential breeding sites and break
the fly life cycle.
Said McCarrison: “They breed
everywhere, house flies . . . they
can even breed under tea towels.”
If you have a problem with
flies in your clean and tidy home,
McCarrison suggests setting
up a fly control system that will
automatically spray a childrensafe
mist to kill the insects.
Or you could tackle the problem
head on with a bug bomb that
you set off before heading out for
a couple of hours. You return,
wipe down surfaces and should
have a bug-free home for up to six
months.
Kasper, is a passionate ally
of the fly, has a more relaxed
approach. She doesn’t see a
problem with more flies
and definitely doesn’t want
people going around spraying
them.
“Maybe relax around flies and
just tolerate them,” she said.
Or encourage natural enemies
to your backyard – like birds that
eat bugs.
“I wouldn’t do anything to be
honest, for that question, you’re
asking the wrong person because
I love them.
“We really need to appreciate
what the insects do for us.”
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THE FAMILY of a former
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Wagner, had been living in the
US for nearly three decades with
an American husband, who she
was separated from, and her
14-year-old daughter Lilyana
Rose Wagner (pictured) before
the shooting on November 19.
The Tifton Police Department
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East 18th St about 8am to contact
Wagner in regards to her daughter
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During that time officers were
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victim’s employer who was still
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Further investigation and evidence
revealed that Lilyana was
connected to the shooting death
of her mother.
Police allege Lilyana took her
mother’s car and was involved in
an accident in Bibb County.
She has been charged with one
count of malice murder and was
being held at the regional youth
detention centre.
Wagner’s sister-in-law,
Christchurch resident Kiri Te
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Paea, told the New Zealand
Herald the family was “beside
themselves” and working to get
Wagner’s body home from Tifton
Country, Georgia.
Te Paea told the Herald they
were still coming to terms with
the fact Lilyana was facing a
murder charge.
Te Paea told the Herald Lilyana
had been homeschooled for several
months. She was considered
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the lead-up to the shooting, Te
Paea said.
She said Lilyana was “(Wagner’s)
whole world” and she
worked two jobs to support her
daughter.
“She gave her everything, they
were best friends, she loved her
baby so much.”
She told the Herald Wagner’s
mum, stepdad and brother in
Christchurch got the call from
the US Coroner last week.
“(Wagner)’s mum can’t even
talk about it . . . she’s really
struggling to process it.”
Brennan grateful
for closure after
Edward’s body found
“EXTREMELY grateful”.
That is how Timua Brennan described
the identification
of human remains found
in Tokoroa last month as
her son Shane Edwards,
who was 42 when he went
missing in 2022.
“We’ve got closure, and
he’s not lost anymore.”
Police say “unusual circumstances”
surrounded
his disappearance and appealed
for public help.
Brennan, who lives
in Christchurch, said
even though he had been
found and identified, “we
know that there’s more to
come”.
“He didn’t walk there.
It’s quite a remote place
(where he was found) and
it’s obviously a farmyard place.”
Brennan did not know who
found him or “anything” other
than “my son was discovered”.
“The investigation will continue
no doubt . . .”
She said his whanau was grateful
his remains have been found
but she still hopes for answers
about how her “kind-hearted”
son ended up in a “remote place”.
Timua
Brennan
Shane
Edwards
Edwards had been living with
his partner Alvina Smith and
three of their four children.
Smith has previously
said they were all at home
when he was last seen, and
he was the “best dad in the
world”.
Brennan said Edwards
and his twin sister were
the youngest of her four
children.
She was born and raised
in Christchurch, while
Edwards’ father was from
Rotorua, she said.
The whānau moved from
Christchurch to Rotorua
in 1994. She moved back
to Christchurch in 2019,
the same year she last saw
Edwards.
Brennan said she “basically
lost contact” with her son
during the Covid-19 pandemic.
She was appointed an Officer of
the New Zealand Order of Merit
in 2018 for services to opera singing
and Māori performing arts.
She is no stranger to tragedy.
In 2010, her brother Te-Aritaua
Gerrard Brennan died after being
attacked in while shopping at the
Edgeware shopping centre.
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december 2024
School growth
We are fortunate that the Ministry of Education (MOE)
recognises the growth of our school as new subdivisions appear
in Halswell, Knights Stream and beyond. Hillmorton High School
has been master planned for a roll of 2,000 students, in 2025 the
roll prediction is 1376.
To ensure we have the necessary classrooms, the MOE has just
completed Te Kōmata o Te Rangi, our new sports centre (six
teaching spaces).
Ann
Brokenshire,
Principal’s
message
Kia ora koutou
Titiro Whakamuri
Kokiri Whakamua
Look back and reflect
So we can move forward
Senior Prizegiving
November 01 was a time of celebration as we acknowledged
our senior prizewinners across academic, cultural, leadership,
service and sporting spheres at Merit Assemblies during the
day, and then at the Senior Prizegiving and Year 13 Graduation
Ceremony in the evening.
We wish all our
graduating students
well as they move on
from school, and on to
the next chapter in their
lives.
We also congratulate all
our students on their
successes this year,
and in particular to the
following major award
recipients:
Woolhouse Scholar
– for academic
achievement, character
and contribution to the
life of the school: Aiden
Kelly
United Cup for student
of the year – academic
dux of the school:
Hannah Wallace
Holder Cup for proxime
accessit: Taylah Smith
and Zoe Thomson
Graham Leslie Award
– exhibiting our school
values: Taylah Smith
and Zoe Thomson
In mid-2025, construction on our new Science block (with eight
laboratories and four classrooms) will begin with detailed design
almost finished now. Following that, a wonderful new Arts block
has already been designed with eight more teaching spaces.
The master plan includes a 20 classroom Humanities building
and eventually a new Technology block.
As the school grows, we remain committed to not only
improved student learning but also continued building on our
inclusive school culture.
William and Ina
Cartwright Award
for the top Year 12
student: Emilie Burt
Second overall
student in Year 12:
Philip Brown
The top Year 11 and
second-to-top Year
11 students will be
announced next
year after external
assessment results
are known.
We would also like
to congratulate
our Middle School
students on their
successes. Their
award ceremonies
will be held on
December 12 and 13,
and, at the time of
going to press, have
not been announced.
This Whakatauki (proverb) has been a guiding principle
as we worked through rebranding of our kura (school)
this year.
We have developed a new logo with new colours and a
new uniform, starting with students new in Year 7 and
Year 9 in 2025.
Standing on Te Heru o Kahukura, Sugar Loaf at the
top of the Port Hills, we can see Whakaraupo Lyttleton
Harbour, with its blues and teals and beyond to the
small island named Horomaka, close to the shore near
Koukourarata (Port Levy).
We look down to Ōtūmatua, a spur that divides Hoon
Hay Valley from Kennedy’s Bush. We can see Waimōkihi,
the upper section of Ōpāwaho (the Heathcote River)
which runs through Spreydon, close to our school. We
look down, out past Halswell, to the settled cultivated
plains of Waitaha, Canterbury.
• Our logo reflects the shape of the Port Hills, and
the valleys that flow from them
• The raranga or woven strands represent our
diversity and bring together our many histories
and cultures to build community. The four
squares are our school values of tūrangawaewae,
whanaungatanga, ako, and mana, and the four
arms represent our four whānau houses.
• The colours are inspired by our local environment:
• Green: from pounamu and local flora.
• Teal: the waterways of this area
• Navy: our harbour and a link to the immediate
school history
• Silver: the sky and the gravels of Canterbury’s
braided rivers, he awa whiria.
This logo brings us together at Hillmorton High School
where we all belong, where we all have a place to stand
here at Te Kura Tuarua o Horomaka.
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OPINION
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
Central city Berlin Wall remnant
The Berlin
Wall
divided Stef
Backhouse’s
family. She
says the
makeover
of the wall remnant on
Cashel St is offensive
and misleading
AS SOMEONE whose family
was separated by the Berlin
Wall, I find the makeover of
this piece of the wall offensive
and ignorant. The vibrant
colours and depictions of people
communicating completely
misrepresent what communist
East Germany stood for. Were
the bullet holes also covered up
with paint? Taking the time to
read and understand the history
first might have been more
appropriate.
I grew up in West Germany
during the Cold War. After fleeing
from the far eastern region of
Germany (now part of Poland),
my grandparents faced a crucial
decision – whether to follow their
mother, brother and an aunt and
uncle to Kreutzmannshagen in
East Germany or to remain in
West Berlin. Fortunately for me,
they chose to stay in the West.
I was born in 1979 and
REVAMP: Artist Trystan Cutts with the Berlin Wall installation near the corner of Cashel and
Manchester Sts in last week’s Star. Cutts was inspired to depict ‘old’ ways of communicating
face to face instead of using devices. Taking time to read up on the wall’s history first might
have been more appropriate, says Stef Backhouse.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
grew up in an era when West
Germany thrived in prosperity,
while East Germany suffered
under an oppressive communist
regime, marked by poverty
and bleakness. The Berlin Wall
separated East Berlin, controlled
by the communist German
Democratic Republic from West
Berlin, a democratic area. The
inner German wall and border
separated the East from the West.
After World War 2, Germany
was divided into four occupation
zones controlled by the United
States, the Soviet Union, Britain,
and France. Berlin, within
the Soviet Zone, was similarly
divided into four sectors. As
tensions escalated between the
Soviet Union and the Western
allies, two German states
emerged. In 1949 the capitalist
Federal Republic of Germany
(FRG, or West Germany) and the
communist GDR (East Germany)
were created.
At the start of the division,
the open border between East
and West Berlin and Germany
allowed Germans to travel and
even have jobs on the opposite
side. Over time, the East had
more economic hardship and
political repression and many
decided to move to the West.
My grandparents had a nice flat
in West Berlin and were happy
with my mum, who was 9-yearsold
at the time. After many years
of war, everyone was exhausted
and eager to settle down, so they
decided to stay where they were.
After all, in June 1961 General
Secretary Walter Ulbricht denied
any plans to separate East Berlin
from West Berlin.
“Niemand hat die Absicht, eine
Mauer zu errichten.” (“Nobody
intends to build a wall.”)
It was a blatant lie. Soon no one
could see their family in the East.
The wall expanded into a system
with guard towers, trenches,
and a “death strip” patrolled by
armed guards. It divided families
and friends. Those who tried to
escape across the wall (or the
border between East and West)
risked death or imprisonment.
Their families left behind were
harassed and ostracised.
Hundreds of people have died
while trying to cross or getting
caught and imprisoned under
terrible conditions.
Some people succeeded to
escape through tunnels, hidden
compartments in vehicles, swimming
or dangerous jumps over
the wall.
I remember being permitted
to visit East Germany a couple of
times as a child with my parents
and brother for a wedding.
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OPINION 17
mural – offensive and misleading
Crossing the border was a
lengthy process, as every detail
was inspected with meticulous
care. We were instructed to
remain silent. The grim-faced
guards, accompanied by their
german shepherds, left a lasting
impression of fear in my mind.
East Germany was distinctly
grey. The pervasive smell of coal
lingered everywhere, and the
shops were nearly barren. Life
was starkly basic. Newspapers
often served as toilet paper. Bananas
were virtually unknown,
coffee was a rare luxury, and
waiting years for a car was the
norm. Fashion, as we knew it,
didn’t exist.
Members of the Socialist
Unity Party (SED), The Ministry
for State Security (Stasi) and
high-ranking government officials
enjoyed privileges like
better housing, access to “luxury
goods” (most of them were normal
to West German people),
along with improved prospects
for their children’s education and
career choices. I strongly suspect
some members of my extended
family were connected to the
Stasi.
The Stasi employed many
informants to spy on citizens.
Opponents of the Communist
regime faced harsh punishments,
including imprisonment, forced
labour, and surveillance.
LIFE AND DEATH: The Berlin Wall in 1986, and at a border crossing. Middle – Stasi files after the fall of the wall.
Right – East Germany border guards bending over Willi Block whom they just shot in the death strip. PHOTOS: GETTY
The Stasi often pressured
individuals, including spouses or
parents, to become informants
by exploiting personal relationships
or offering incentives. It
lead to betrayals that irreparably
damaged familial relationships.
After the fall of the Berlin Wall,
many Germans gained access
to their Stasi files. Discovering
a family member had been an
informant often caused emotional
sadness, anger and family
breakdowns.
The Stasi also employed
advanced surveillance methods,
such as bugging homes, ruining
the traditional sanctity of family
as a private, safe space.
By the late 1980s, the Soviet
Union, under Mikhail Gorbachev,
adopted policies of openness
and restructuring, leading
to movements throughout the
Eastern Blocks. Protests in East
Germany grew, demanding
greater freedom and democracy.
On November 9, 1989, after
weeks of civil unrest and mounting
pressure, an East German
government spokesperson
mistakenly announced that border
crossings would be opened
“immediately.” Thousands went
to the wall, and border guards,
overwhelmed, allowed them to
pass freely. Crowds from both
sides tore down sections of the
wall, marking its unofficial fall.
The Berlin Wall officially
ceased to exist in 1990, with
German reunification on
October 3, 1990.
Today, remnants of the
wall are used as a memorial,
sometimes painted with vibrant
murals and graffiti that should
symbolize freedom, unity, and
resilience.
Yet, simply painting over history
does not erase it or shield us
from repeating its mistakes.
Let us hope it serves as a
constant reminder, urging us
to remain vigilant about the
principles, ideologies, and
governance structures shaping the
political worldwide landscape.
– Stef Backhouse holds a BA
(Hons) in Economics and German
and an LLM in International
Law. She and her husband moved
to New Zealand from the United
Kingdom in 2008.
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The Way
We Were
ON TRACK: Peter Snell at the
opening of QEII stadium on
November 25, 1973.
Above – the iconic super slide
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the stadium.
1973 – QEII STADIUM OPENS
Almost every Cantabrian
would have set foot in QEII
Stadium back in the day – if not
for a sporting event, then for a
concert or a splash in the pool.
The $4.5 million stadium
was built for the 1974
Commonwealth Games and
opened to much fanfare on
November 25, 1973.
Governor General Sir Denis
Blundell did the honours before
a crowd of 28,000, “most of
whom were lost in wonder at
the vastness and splendour of
the stadium and neighbouring
indoor pool,” The Press
reported.
“The stadium’s first gold
medal should have gone to the
marshalls who ushered the
thousands of young people
onto the track for the highlight
of the proceedings, the parade
of youth.”
The only hitch was the release
of 5000 balloons, most of which
failed to lift, delighting the
children who swarmed among
them.
Triple Olympic gold medallist
Peter Snell glided around the
track as the final member of a
relay team that carried a baton
from the Town Hall.
The opening also functioned
as a warm-up for the sound
system. Overcoming the
delays between amplified and
live sound during the public
address was an issue, with
games committee chairperson
Ron Scott keen not to repeat
the 1966 Jamaica Olympics
opening, when the sound
failed during the first 10
seconds.
After the success of
Christchurch’s ‘Friendly
Games’, the stadium went on
to host many big name acts.
Rugby league internationals
were held there, as was
greyhound racing.
A fun park operated nearby,
with a Drive World, mini-golf,
six-lane super slide and
maze.
Damaged beyond repair
in the earthquakes, the site
became the new location for
Avonside Girls’ High and
Shirley Boys’ High. The new
Taiora QEII Recreation and
Sport Centre, built adjacent to
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Alpiners to face Falcons
in hockey gold final
The South Island Alpiners men’s
team will meet the central North
Island-based Falcons in the
Premier Hockey League gold final
in Auckland on Saturday. The
Alpiners qualified for the final with
a five win and one loss record after
losing their final regular season
match in a shootout to the Falcons.
Alpiners forward Sam Lane is the
top-scorer for the competition so
far with 10 goals. The Alpiners
women will meet the Mavericks
in the bronze final after finishing
bottom of the table with two wins.
Clubs avoid relegation
from cup competitions
Waimairi Beach and Pegasus
have retained their positions in
golf’s Woodward and Blank Cups
respectively after wins in the
promotion/relegation playoffs.
Waimairi Beach beat Avondale
5-3 to stay in the Woodward
Cup while Pegasus’ win over
Rangiora by the same score saw
them stay in the Blank Cup.
Both teams finished last this
year. Waimairi Beach’s games
were won by Thomas Clayson,
Taylor Reid, Chadol Han, Ben
Williamson and Etienne Collier
while Pegasus’ Marcus Mariu,
Peter Lund, Mike Clapham, Paul
Neilson and Dan Dwyer helped
their team to victory.
Canterbury to face
Otago in Rangiora
The Canterbury’s men’s cricket
team will be back on home soil
when they take on Otago at
Rangiora’s Mainpower Oval in
the fourth round of the Plunket
Shield starting on Saturday. Rain
and a flat pitch derailed any chance
of a result against Auckland last
week, with batters Rhys Mariu and
Henry Nicholls scoring centuries.
Canterbury are third on the ladder
with a win, a draw and a loss while
Otago are bottom of the table with
two draws and a loss.
Availability likely to affect top interclub teams
• By Diane Keenan
CASHMERE MEN and
Elmwood women will be
looking to extend their leads
in the premier tennis interclub
competitions after dominating
the season to date.
Elmwood women play on their
home courts against long-time
rivals Te Kura Hagley on Friday
night, while Cashmere men are
also at home to Edgeware on
Saturday afternoon.
Elmwood has been too strong
for its opponents all season, but
Te Kura Hagley is fielding an
experienced lineup, all of whom
will put up a good fight against
stern opposition. Te Kura Hagley
did not play last weekend after
its opposition Shirley defaulted,
Big wins and final-over thrills
as focus turns to T20 action
• By Sam Coughlan
A RAPID-FIRE premier men’s
T20 competition has already
thrown up a number of close
games as teams face a short
turnaround for tonight’s third
round of matches after playing
two games apiece on Saturday.
Defending champions Sydenham
played out two last-over
thrillers on Saturday, beating
Heathcote by one wicket off
the last ball, with No 11 Archie
Goodrick hitting the winning
runs. In their next match against
St Albans, Richy Faust (56 not
out) and Matt McCall (29 not out)
helped chase down 119 with three
balls remaining.
Captain Mitchell Gardner was
at the other end when Goodrick
hit the winning runs against
Heathcote and said it was “pretty
lucky”.
“Archie got a couple of edges
away and then we had a couple of
runs on the last couple of balls to
take singles and get the result,” he
said.
In the afternoon, Old Boys
Collegians defended 10 off the
last over against Riccarton. Fast
bowler Harrison Cox held his
nerve after being hit for six off
the first ball to concede just two
off the remaining five, taking
two wickets as Old Boys won by
a single run.
Burnside West University were
in dominant form – dispatching
Lancaster Park and East Shirley
by 58 and 84 runs respectively.
Skipper Matt Hay who scored
42 and 30 in those games, said
his side had adapted faster than
expected to the change in format.
“T20 sometimes takes a while
to get into the swing of things,
from a batting point of view and
while Elmwood breezed past
Cashmere with the loss of only
one match.
Bishopdale, coming off a big
win over Waimariri and sitting
in second on the table, play
Shirley. Jade Feneon may again
line up for Bishopdale in the
top singles slot after standing
in for the talented Aliyah Daly,
last week. It was Feneon’s first
match of the season and she was
COOL HEADS: Sydenham
captain Mitchell Gardner said
he and Archie Goodrick were
lucky at the end of their chase
against Heathcote.
PHOTOS: KEVIN CONGDON
Points
Burnside 10; Sydenham 10;
Old Boys 10; Riccarton 5;
Lancaster Park 5; Heathcote
0; St Albans 0; East Shirley 0
definitely bowling, it’s easy to get
wrong,” he said.
“Generally we expect to have
a slower start and try and learn
quick.”
Tonight’s third round sees two
unbeaten teams in Burnside and
Old Boys clash, while Sydenham
host Lancaster Park in a replay
of last year’s final. Heathcote will
visit East Shirley and Riccarton
play St Albans.
The fourth and fifth rounds
on Saturday will be played at
Hagley, Elmwood and Burwood
parks.
FOURTH
SEED: Reece
Falck will be
contesting the
Wellington
Open this
weekend.
convincing in her win against
Waimairi’s Freya Maguire.
There will be a lot of interest
in the match between Waimairi
and Cashmere, who are equal
on the points table. Cashmere
took the honours in the competition’s
first round and much
will depend this week on player
availability.
Several teams will be missing
key players due to commitments
AGGRESSION: Ryan Wallace gets a pull shot away against
Heathcote.
at a national level. Canterbury
entrants include Josh Gilbert,
Riley Breen, Jack Hansen-Ratter,
Sakeri Parnell, Nicholas Rayner,
Louis de Lautour and Alvin Na
in the national 16-and-under
boys’ championships, while Daly
and Sophia Aymes (Cashmere)
will contest the girls’ event.
The Wellington Open will be
decided this weekend and the
field includes Canterbury’s Reece
Falck (seeded 4) and James Watt
(seeded 2), while the women’s
draw includes Charlie Byers
(Waimairi’s top player) and
Lucia Gale.
In the men’s competition,
Cashmere, who beat Bishopdale
four matches to two last
week, play Edgeware, while
Bishopdale take on Elmwood at
Wilding Park.
Elmwood will be chasing valuable
points after its team had a
straight sets win over the young
Te Kura Hagley last week.
Te Kura Hagley has another
tough task against Burnside Park
headed by the unbeaten Remi
Feneon. The match is at Burnside
Park.
Points
Men: Cashmere 86,
Burnside Park 71,
Elmwood 71, Bishopdale
47, Edgeware 30, Te Kura
Hagley 14.
Women: Elmwood 85,
Bishopdale 72, Te Kura
Hagley 65, Cashmere 35,
Waimairi 35, Shirley 10.

Thursday December 5 2024 The Star
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
SPORT 23
Duo chasing short-course success
• By Sam Coughlan
TWO SWIMMERS from
Canterbury will make their
world championships debuts in
Hungary next week.
Hugo Wrathall from Jasi Swim
Team and Vikings Swim Club’s
Chris Elson will line up alongside
the best swimmers in the world at
the short-course championships
– held in a 25m pool, rather than
the Olympic standard 50m.
Wrathall, 19, will swim the
100m freestyle and Elson, 25, will
compete in the 50m and 100m
butterfly.
Wrathall is not going in with
any expectations.
“Anything I get will be a bonus,
from having good experience and
being exposed to the top level for
the first time,” he said.
Elson’s coach Todd Mason is
full of praise for his protégé, who
won six medals at the Oceania
championships this year.
“He’s really worked hard to get
there, he’s focused, it was always a
goal,” he said.
Elson is the first able-bodied
swimmer from Vikings to compete
at senior level on the world
stage, following on from Gabriella
Smith’s Paralympic debut in Paris
this year.
Mason, who established the
club in 2014 and has been head
coach ever since, said it was a
• By Allan Batt
RUAPUNA WILL host the
opening round of the Hydraulink
War of the Wings sprintcar series
on Saturday.
Ellesmere Motor Racing Club
president Stuart Dreaver said a
line-up of 16 cars was expected
for the event.
“The opening round always has
a high level of expectation, and we
are rapt that American Joel Myers
Jr is returning,” he said.
“He is fresh off a successful
USA campaign and he knows
what to expect here.
“Joel won the last War of the
Wings race at Ellesmere, and we
DEBUT: Chris Elson, with his
six medals from the Oceania
championships, will make his
world championships debut
next week.
special milestone, with Smith and
Elson serving as inspiration for
young swimmers at the club.
“It’s really important for kids to
see that kids from Christchurch
can do it, because it is a big step,
and now we’ve got two who have
done it.
“For the younger kids coming
through, it’s pretty amazing that
they can train beside these people,
with these people and have belief
that they can take the step to the
next level.”
really are fortunate he chooses to
come to New Zealand to spend
his off season here.”
Auckland’s Max Guilford also
TALENT: Hugo Wrathall will swim the 100m freestyle at the short-course event in Hungary.
PHOTO: SWIMMING NZ
Wrathall is also a talented surf
lifesaver, representing Waimairi,
and has been selected for national
teams.
He has won numerous agegroup
national surf lifesaving
titles including the rescue medley
manikin, the manikin tow, 50m
with fins and the manikin carry
with fins.
raced in the United States during
the northern summer where he
was in top form. Guilford and
Myers race for the Te Anau-based
His coach at Jasi, Peter Burgon,
believes Wrathall could go far in
whatever discipline he chooses.
“How long’s a piece of string?
With any athlete, it’s what
they want to do, they can push
themselves to go as far as they
want to go.
“Obviously you have to compete
against the rest of the world at the
Daniel Anderson Motorsport
team, and the combination looks
formidable.
Tony Uhlenberg from New
Plymouth is also trekking
south having enjoyed his trip to
Ruapuna last summer.
Canterbury has a mix of
youth and experience with the
hard-charging trio of Connor
Rangi, Matt Honeywell and
Caleb Baughan likely to feature
prominently.
The possible appearance of
Jamie Duff (Halswell) could add
further strength to the list of
mainlanders. Duff’s team are in
a race against time to complete
the building of a new car, but he
very top level, but it comes down
to hard work, and that’s not something
he is scared of.
“He works damn hard, and he’s
got the desire and the ambition
to keep going, so the world’s his
oyster.”
The world short-course
championships start on Tuesday
night (NZT).
Strong field for War of the Wings opener
CLOSE RACE: Connor Rangi (57) leads Baylee Clive (49) and
Auckland’s Max Guilford in recent speedway action. All three
are entered for Saturday’s race at Ellesmere.
PHOTO: JOE JOHNSON
has targeted the Ruapuna date
for his anticipated return to the
track.
However, whether Southbridge’s
Dave Kerr, a crowd
favourite, will race is still up in
the air.
“Dave’s team are still waiting
on the return of his engine, but
if there’s a remote chance, they’ll
give it everything,” said Dreaver.
Time trials will be held at
11am before the scheduled 1pm
start.
Dreaver said there would
be an opportunity for people
parked around the track to meet
the sprintcar drivers in the pits
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Tony 0275 588 895
TILING
Floor & walls. Kitchen &
splashback specialist. No
job too small.35 yrs exp.
Free quotes Ph 027 483
3887
TREE SERVICES
Free quotes 20+ yrs exp.
Tree, hedge or shrub
- reduction, shaped or
removed. Ph/text Paul
The Branch Manager
0274314720
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
Trades & Services
TREE SERVICES
Specialist tree pruning
& shaping. Also hedge
trimming and garden tidyups.
Ph Hugh, The Little
Green Groomer 021 275
5445
TREE SERVICES
Specialist tree pruning
& shaping. Also hedge
trimming and garden tidyups.
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
AAA Buying good quality
furniture, beds, stoves,
fridge freezers, house
lots .Gold jewellery
& antiques. Same day
service. Selwyn Dealers.
Phone 980 5812 or 027
313 8156
AAAA Always buying
Gold. Cash paid. The
Pawn Shop, 396 Blenheim
Rd, 121 Riccarton Rd, 77
Ferry Rd.
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 records wanted by local
bands, will pay Chants r
& b $500, Jason and the
Melting Pot $1000, Blitz
St Fuzz $2000, Smoke
RCA $1000, Secrets on
Allied $1000, Dark Ages
$1000, Tomorrows Love
$1000 etc, many more 7”
wanted. Dave 021 222
6144. Pennylane Records,
Sydenham 7 days.
A turntable and Hi Fi
gear wanted. Pennylane
Records, Sydenham, 7
days, plenty of parking,
or we can come to you. Ph
366 3278
Thursday December 5 2024 The Star 25
• Phone our local team 03 379 1100 • Email star.class@starmedia.kiwi
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
TOOLS, Garden garage,
saw benches, Lathes. Cash
buyer Phone 355-2045
WANTED: OLD
RIFLES, all types of old
Pistols and Bayonets etc,
anything considered. Ph
021 994 137
Boating Accessories
& Equipment
WINDSCREENS
Perspex cut to size and
shape, Fab Plastics ph
366 3634
Building Supplies
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.
Caravans, Motorhomes
& Traliers
Caravan , 2008 Senator
Series 6, Bailey Arizona.
with awning. $33,000ono.
Ph Sam 027 4969 362
Church Notices
SYDENHAM CHRISTIAN
SPIRITUAL CHURCH
Sydenham Community
Centre
23/25 Hutcheson St
Address
Angela
Clairvoyance
Angela
Sunday 7pm
All Welcome
For Sale
Extension ladder, oregon
$120. Ph 352 - 7002
Extension ladder, oregon
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
PERSPEX Cut to size,
clear and tinted sheets
available. Suitable as
replacement panels in
your glasshouse or as a
windbreak. Fab Plastices
366 3634
PERSPEX, poly TREE SERVICES
carbonate and other
plastics cut to size and
shape. Fab Plastics phone
366-3634
$120. Ph 352 - 7002
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
Hedges, shrubs, tree
trimming & rubbish
removal. Phone for free
quotes 022 540 4900
Funeral Directors
direct
cremation
(includes committal)
$2,200 GSt
inclusive
0800 27 28 29
www.mainlandcrematorium.co.nz
Health & Beauty
MOBILE Toe Nail
Cutting Service by
Registered Nurse. $50.
Phone 022 281 6647
Pets & Supplies
CATS UNLOVED
can help with the cost
of desexing your cat.
catsunloved@outlook.
co.nz
No Service
Cremation
$2,495
Personals
GENTLEMAN, Euro,
single, & LOO on
Northside of city, NS/
SD/ Finan S, seeks a trim
modern vibrant lady,
perhaps a tad lonley who
may like some company
for social outings,TLC,
laughter, & conversation.
A relationship to suit.
Ph/Txt 027 659 4425.
Who wants to be alone at
Christmas time?
Raffles
Papanui Rotary
Trailer Raffle
1st Prize: 05787
2nd Prize: 06707
3rd Prize: 06734
Thanks for your support
Situations Vacant
Asbestos Lab Technician
(experienced) casual or
part time Christchurch
Central. Attractive hourly
rate. Call or txt 021 47 27
37
Public Notices
STAMP AND
POSTCARD FAIR
The Philatelic Centre
67 Mandeville Street,
Riccarton
Saturday 7th December
9am-12pm
Sellers tables available
Phone 027 635 4957
ADD SOME
COLOUR
TO YOUR ADVERT!
Vehicles Wanted
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
Call Reid Tours 0800 446 886
Email: reidtours@xtra.co.nz www.reidtours.com
Email to join our mailing list
CAR REMOVALS
$$CASH PAID$$
CARS, VANS, UTES & 4X4 WANTED
NZ OWNED AND OPERATED FOR 24 YEARS
We use world class vehicle depollution systems
0800 77 80 80
www.pickapart.co.nz
Join our
Mailing
List
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
Situations Vacant
Senior Flooring Installer –
Vinyl & Carpet
Flooring Xtra Alexandra & Cromwell
We are on the hunt for an experienced Flooring Installer to
join our team in sunny Central Otago.
This position would include Commercial and Residential work
in this fast growing community.
There is a lot of growth in Central therefore we need to
expand our team - We would love to hear from you if you are
interested in a change of lifestyle.
We are looking for an installer who is..
• Reliable and trustworthy
• Excellent communication skills
• Ready to work in a team environment or independently
• Full driver license
• Strong product knowledge
• Eye for detail and fussy with their work
Please email alexandra@flooringxtra.co.nz Attn: Bevan
Passmore to talk further or phone 021 222 7533.
ALEXANDRA
60 Russell Street • P: 03 448 7088
E: alexandra@flooringxtra.co.nz
CROMWELL
5 The Mall • P: 03 445 0835
E: cromwell@flooringxtra.co.nz
www.flooringxtra.co.nz
Public Notices
Senior Citizens
Outings
with seeingnz Ltd
(Formerly Travel88 Ltd)
Tuesday 10th December
Visit to Historic Ohinetahi
Gardens in Allendale
Nice morning tea in
Lyttelton included
Free home pick up & drop off
Our price is $112 per person
PHONE PETER ON 027 322 2758 fOR fuRTHER
INfO & bOOkINgs.
sEEINgNZ LTD

26 The Star Thursday December 5 2024
,
WHAT S ON
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
$500
CRACK THE CUBE!
FRIDAY 6.30PM
$700
CHRISTMAS FUNCTIONS
o r a n y o c c a s i o n
To add a listing, contact
Jo Fuller 03 379 7100 or
027 458 8590
jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi
no
venue
hire
LIVE MUSIC
FRIDAY 7PM
JO'S
KARAOKE
CHALMERS
Christmas
Buffet
Lunch 11am-2pm
Dinner 4.30pm-8pm
SUNDAY 8th Dec
SUNDAY 15th Dec
SUNDAY 22nd Dec
$40pp
Members, guests affiliates
all welcome
HORNBY CLUB PRESENTS
Countdown Party
TUESDAY 31ST DEC 8PM
DND SHOWBAND
The
Twelve Days
of Christmas
IT'S ON
NOW!
Cash Vouchers & PRIZES
to be won
1-13 December at the Club
and on Insta: @Hornbyclubchch and
Facebook: Hornby Club
*13th day on site draw. Must be present & make a
purchase after 3pm on the day of the draw.
& the OXO CUBANS
FRI 13 DEC, 7.30PM
Tickets $30
6.30PM, THURSDAY 19TH DECEMBER
Join or renew your membership between
1 - 18th December and you could win!
Draw on 19th.
1st prize:
$1500 supermarket vouchers
2nd prize:
$700 supermarket vouchers
3rd prize:
$300 supermarket vouchers
*Must make a purchase after 3pm
on the day and be present to win.
PERFORMED BY
BRENDAN
CHASE
LAST CHANCE
NOVEMBER
EARLY BIRD
TICKETS
$10
ON SALE AT
THE CLUB
Come on down!
17 CARMEN RD. PH. 03 349 9026
WWW.HORNBYWMC.CO.NZ
we have the perfect venue TO SUIT any event!
private rooms & areas for SMALL TO LARGE PARTIES
FUNCTION ENQUIRIES: GEORGIE 021 134 0992
Email: GEORGIE@THEROCKPOOL.CO.NZ
BRIDIE'S BAR &
BISTRO
R E S T A U R A N T ∙ B A R ∙ E N T E R T A I N M E N T
401 WORCESTER STREET
PH 03 260 0325 BRIDIES.CO.NZ
Karaoke
TONIGHT
WITH DJ
BRENT LOVE
Bookings
03 260 0325
7PM-10:30PM
THURS 29TH FEB
BRIDIE'S BAR
WHAT'S PLAYING
FRI.4PM: DJ RAKINEM
SAT.3PM: LIVE MUSIC
D E A D L I G H T S
FOLLOWED BY DJ RAKINEM
SUN.3PM: LIVE MUSIC
SToff & tim
85 Hereford St
85a Hereford St
BRIDIE'S
BAR & BISTRO
401 Worcester St
NZ FARMED ORGANIC HAM ON THE BONE
AFTER THE LIVE BAND
BRIDIE'S BAR
OPEN DAILY FROM 8AM - GREAT MENU
BRIDIE'S BAR & BISTRO | 401 WORCESTER ST
PH (03) 260 0325 | WWW.BRIDIES.CO.NZ

Thursday December 5 2024 The Star 27
GIG GUIDE
Thursday 5 to Wednesday 11 December 2024
291 BAR & RESTAURANT (Formerly
Woodstock Addington), 291 Lincoln
Rd: Wednesday 7pm - Open Mic.
4 SHORE, 41b Nayland St, Sumner:
Friday 7pm - Live music.
50's UP BRASS, Kaiapoi Club, 113
Raven Quay: Friday 2pm - Christmas
Concerts at the Clubs greeted by Father
Christmas. Spot prizes, raffles and guest
artists, $5 entry. Upcoming concert Cashmere
Club 50 Colombo St Friday 13th Dec.
ARMADILLO'S BECKENHAM, 155
Colombo St: Saturday 9pm - Decoy Duck.
A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St:
Thursday 7.30pm - Wellington metalcore
outfit 'Cian' on tour, w/ special guests 'Via
Kaleidoscope' bringing post-metal
atmospheres, and 'Desoration' bringing high
quality tech-death riffage, tix $15+BF
UTR.co.nz or door sales. Friday 7pm - Dirty
Old Town Irish Night feat The Wild Colonial
Boys, ex Black Velvet Band members
Brendan Gregg and Adam Gallagher and ex
Shane MacGowan & the Popes drummer,
Dan Heatley, free entry. Saturday 2pm - Up
in Smoke Entertainment presents 'Summer
Jam All-Ages Showcase' feat The Snake
Behaviour, & Mental Joy, w/ support from
Melodic Nightmare, & Samuel Keen,
unaccompanied under-18s welcome, cash
door sales only, adults $10, under-18s $5;
9pm - Rainbow Labour's Christmas Party!
Feat live drag performances, and bangers with
DJ Zac, all welcome, free entry. Sunday 2pm -
Grace Vineyard's Amplify School of Music,
providing musical opportunities for young
people in East Christchurch, presents 2024
Performance Showcase, all welcome; 8pm -
Sensual Sundays December Finale, social
Latin dancing feat guest DJs playing Bachata,
Zouk, Kizomba, Salsa & more, all welcome,
$5 dance-floor fee. Monday 7pm - Believe It
or Not Quiz, table bookings 03-377-4787, all
welcome.
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 - Reminisce with
Anthony. Sunday 6.30pm - Fired Up Karaoke
Xmas Party.
BRIDIE'S BAR, 401 Worcester St:
Thursday 7pm - Karaoke. Friday 4pm - DJ
Rakinem. Saturday 3pm - Deadlights; 6pm -
DJ Rakinem. Sunday 3pm - Stoff & Tim.
CASHMERE CLUB, 50 Colombo St:
Friday 7.30pm - Flat City Brotherhood.
CHATS BAR, 251 Travis Rd: Friday 7pm -
Dynamix. Tuesday 7.30pm - Quiz.
Wednesday 7.30pm - Karaoke.
CHCH CASINO, 30 Victoria St: Friday
5.30pm - Live music; 9pm - Live music.
Saturday 6pm - Live music; 9pm - DJ.
CHCH CITY CHOIR, Chch Town Hall,
Kilmore St: Saturday 7.30pm - Handel's
Messiah. Tickets at Ticketek.
CHCH FOLK MUSIC CLUB, Irish
Society Hall, 29 Domain Tce: Sunday
7.30pm - Al Park.
DARKROOM, 336 St Asaph St: Thursday
8pm - Monotones, May C & Keeltys. Friday
7.30pm - In the City, Monotones & Horse
Hands. Saturday 8pm - Flowers in Antarctica.
FAT EDDIES, 76 Hereford St: Thursday
4.30pm - Vintage Blue; 8pm - Live Band
Karaoke; 11.30pm - Corner Sounds. Friday
2pm - Live music; 5pm - King Tubbs Duo;
8.30pm - Jinx; Midnight - The Late Night
Show. Saturday 2.30pm - Lee Martin Duo;
5pm - Eve Kelly Duo; 8.30pm - Jinx;
Midnight - Diamond Blue. Sunday 3pm -
Richie Pickard Jazz Ensemble; 6.30pm -
Amber & Liam.
GAV'S ENDEAVOUR BAR, 87
Effingham St: Thursday 7pm - A&J
Karaoke.
GOOD TIMES COMEDY CLUB, 224 St
Asaph St: Thursday 7pm - Comics Doing
Improv, $10. Friday 7pm - Fresh Comedy
Competition Final, $20.
Good Times Comedy Club cont...
Saturday 8pm - Big Laughs, $20/$25. Sunday
7pm - StandUp/Tune Up, $KOHA. Tuesday
7pm - SHOWTOONS Musical Open Mic,
$KOHA. Wednesday 7pm - Fresh Open Mic
Comedy, free. All ticket can be found at
https://events.humanitix.com/host/goodtimes
HORNBY CLUB, 17 Carmen Rd: Friday
7pm - Jo's Karaoke. Friday 13th Dec, 7.30pm
- ELVIS feat. Brendon Chase with live band
the Oxo Cubans, tickets $30.
KAIAPOI CLUB, 113 Raven Quay: Friday
6.30pm - DnD Trio (Jojo, Mark & Gigi).
LYTTELTON CLUB 328, 23 Dublin St:
Friday 13th Dec, 7.30pm - DnD Trio (Mark,
Jojo, Gigi). Sunday 15th Dec, 3pm - Lounge
Dogs. Tuesday 31st Dec - Retro Disco.
MACKENZIES HOTEL, 51 Pages Rd:
Friday 8.30pm - Nexus.
MICKY FINN'S, 85a Hereford St: Friday
10pm - D'Sendantz. Saturday 10.30pm - The
Uncovered.
NEW BRIGHTON CLUB, 202 Marine
Pde: Saturday 14th Dec, 7pm - Simmer.
PEGASUS ARMS, 14 Oxford Tce:
Wednesday 7pm - Open Mic.
RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118 Racecourse
Hotel: Friday 7pm - RiccStar.
RICHMOND CLUB, 'The Borough', 75
London St: Friday 7pm - Matchbox.
Saturday 7pm - Simmer. Sunday 3pm -
Reminisce with Anthony.
ROSE & THISTLE, 24a Main North Rd:
Friday 8.30pm - A&J Karaoke. Saturday
8.30pm - Shameless Two.
SHARKEY'S BAR, 96 Hoon Hay Rd:
Friday 7pm - Pass the Mic. Saturday 7pm -
Karaoke. Sunday 2.30pm - Christmas
Karaoke Show feat. Copper Wine.
STOCKXCHANGE, 110 Marshland Rd:
Saturday 7.30pm - Red Weekend.
TEMP'S BAR, 21 Goulding Ave: Saturday
8.30pm - Titanic.
THE BLACK HORSE, 33 Lincoln Rd:
Saturday 7pm - Dynamix. Wednesday 7pm -
A&J Karaoke.
THE BOG, 50 Victoria St: Thursday 7pm -
Quiz Night. Friday 6pm - Neil Alexander;
10pm - Third Junction. Saturday 7pm - Josh
Keating; 11pm - 12 Gauge. Sunday 5pm -
Brogues Gallery. Monday 6pm - Live music.
Tuesday 7.30pm - Jamesons Irish Sessions.
Wednesday 5pm - Live music.
THE BROOK, 16 Southbrook Rd,
Rangiora: Saturday - Red Zone.
THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd:
Friday 9pm - Open Mic feat. Juppanese!
Wednesday - Carpathia (Kevin Emmett, Jared
Williams & Chris Baker).
THE FITZ2, 77 Stevens St: Friday 7.30pm
- Hired Guns.
THE MAK BAR, 1276 Main North Rd,
Kainga: Saturday 8.30pm - Nexus. Sunday
3pm - Live music.
THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd:
Friday 9.30pm - Decoy Duck. Saturday
9.30pm - Misconduct. Sunday 6pm -
Karaoke. Tuesday 7pm - Quiz. Wednesday
7.30pm - Karaoke.
THE RICCS, 280 Blenheim Rd: Saturday
7.30pm - Party Singers.
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.
WUNDERBAR LYTTELTON, 669 Ferry
Rd: Friday 8pm - STATIC's 'He Lied to Me'
single release tour with support Steampunk
Fish & Bin Day.
RESTAURANT & CAFÉ
The
RACECOURSE HOTEL
& Motorlodge
118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn,
Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150
www.racecoursehotel.co.nz
Get all ‘Christmasy’ with us!
PRE-XMAS FUNCTIONS, PARTIES, WORK BREAK UPS
CHRISTMAS SET MENUS
TWO COURSE
$
30
MAIN-DESSERT
THREE COURSE
$
39
ENTRE-MAIN- DESSERT
AVAILABLE LUNCH & DINNER DAILY
UNTIL TUESDAY 24TH DECEMBER 2024.
SORRY, WE ARE
CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY
HOOFBEATS OPEN
from 6.30am Mon - Fri
from 8.30am Sat/Sun
MAINLAND BIG BAND
Christmas Party
Get into the swing of the season
with an evening of classic big
band tunes and a sprinkling of
special Christmas songs.
Bring your loved ones and immerse
yourself in the joy of music and the
magic of Christmas. $10 ENTRY.
DEC liveMUSIC
FRI 6
10PM
d'sendantz
FINAL GIG FOR 2024
7.30PM SATURDAY
7th December
CASHMERE CLUB
50 Colombo St
THE
WEEKEND
LINE UP
SAT 7
10.30PM
the uncovered
85a Hereford Street | Pool Tables | Function Rooms | www.therockpool.co.nz

28 The Star Thursday December 5 2024
LIVE YOUR WAY
WITH SUPPORT
THAT SUITS
Ilam Serviced Apartment
Arvida Ilam, Mayfair, St Albans & Park Lane.
Ilam Serviced Apartment
Serviced
apartments
available now
in Christchurch.
Looking for a little support, so you can relax
and enjoy each day with confidence? An
Arvida serviced apartment lets you choose
the extra support you need—from a hand
with housework, to meals, to daily support
—all while enjoying the comforts of home.
Book a private tour and discover the
convenience of our Christchurch Serviced
Apartments at Arvida Ilam, Mayfair, St Albans
and Park Lane. Why not check out all four to
find the right fit for you?
For more information call Karen on
021 830 331 or visit arvida.co.nz.