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THURSDAY, DECEMBER <strong>12</strong>, <strong>2024</strong><br />
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Mates swim-a-thon<br />
to fight breast cancer<br />
BREAST CANCER scares to<br />
people they know have inspired<br />
two friends to swim to raise<br />
money to fight the disease.<br />
Jack <strong>News</strong>ome and Matthew<br />
Simpson, both 24, have been<br />
swimming an increasing number<br />
of lengths of breaststroke<br />
in the pool at <strong>News</strong>ome’s Casebrook<br />
home, where Simpson is<br />
a flatmate.<br />
They started with one length<br />
on February 13 and are adding<br />
an extra length each day.<br />
Today, day 292, they will<br />
swim 292 lengths, and will<br />
tackle 293 tomorrow – with<br />
the challenge to be completed<br />
on day 365, a year after they<br />
started.<br />
So far they have chalked up<br />
more than 42,000 lengths - and<br />
will have swum nearly 67,000<br />
by the time they are finished.<br />
<strong>News</strong>ome said the physical<br />
struggles pale in comparison to<br />
those diagnosed with cancer.<br />
“Every stroke we take is a<br />
reminder of the challenges<br />
faced by those battling breast<br />
cancer,” he said.<br />
A best mate’s mum and a<br />
cousin were both diagnosed<br />
with breast cancer and while<br />
they responded to treatment<br />
and survived, seeing the impact<br />
it had on them and their loved<br />
ones motivated <strong>News</strong>ome and<br />
Simpson to do their part.<br />
• Turn to page 3<br />
FUNDRAISER: Matthew Simpson (left) and Jack <strong>News</strong>ome started swimming laps every<br />
day in February to raise money for breast cancer research. Inset – they shaved their heads<br />
to mark hitting fundraising milestones at $1000 and $2000.<br />
Cycleway<br />
and pipe<br />
work to<br />
start in<br />
new year<br />
WASTEWATER pipe upgrades,<br />
a street renewal and construction<br />
on the next section of the<br />
Nor’West Arc cycleway will start<br />
next year.<br />
The projects are being carried<br />
out at the same time on Aorangi<br />
Rd and will involve replacing<br />
old wastewater pipes before constructing<br />
the cycleway, which will<br />
also extend down Condell and<br />
Matsons avenues.<br />
Work will start in January and<br />
is expected to be completed in<br />
mid-2026.<br />
“This project will have significant<br />
traffic impacts, which we’re<br />
working hard to manage,” said<br />
city council general manager city<br />
infrastructure Brent Smith.<br />
Stage one includes safety<br />
improvements at the intersection<br />
of Wairakei and Aorangi roads,<br />
which will close for three weeks<br />
from January 13. Work has been<br />
timed during the holiday period<br />
when roads are quieter.<br />
Following work at the intersection,<br />
Aorangi Rd will reopen with<br />
traffic management in place, and a<br />
short section of Wairakei Rd will<br />
operate one-way city-bound for<br />
three to four months.<br />
Detours will be in place during<br />
the intersection and lane closures,<br />
and people are advised to allow<br />
for extra travel time.<br />
• Turn to page 3<br />
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Tuesday, 10-10.30am<br />
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Meet others in the community<br />
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Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>12</strong> <strong>2024</strong> 3<br />
Projects tackled together<br />
to minimise disruption<br />
• From page 1<br />
“While there will be impacts<br />
on commuters, it’s great to<br />
see work progressing on our<br />
cycleway network that makes<br />
it easier and safer for people to<br />
bike around the city. Cyclist<br />
numbers are continuing to grow<br />
as more routes link up different<br />
parts of Christchurch,” Smith<br />
said.<br />
“It’s also much more efficient<br />
when we can time different<br />
projects – whether for roading<br />
or water – to happen together.<br />
It means we only dig up the<br />
road once and minimise traffic<br />
impacts.”<br />
UPGRADE:<br />
Cycleway<br />
and<br />
wastewater<br />
work will<br />
be carried<br />
out along<br />
Aorangi Rd,<br />
Matsons<br />
Ave,<br />
Condell<br />
Ave and<br />
Wairakei<br />
Rd.<br />
The work will be carried<br />
out in three stages, the first on<br />
Aorangi Rd between Brookside<br />
Tce and Condell Ave starting in<br />
January.<br />
Additional work that will<br />
also be carried out includes a<br />
street renewal on Aorangi Rd, a<br />
signalised and raised pedestrian<br />
crossing at Wairakei Rd, and<br />
installation of a new stormwater<br />
network.<br />
“We know road works are<br />
PHOTOS: CCC<br />
disruptive and want to reassure<br />
residents that we put in a lot<br />
of planning to keep traffic<br />
flowing,” Smith said.<br />
More information about the<br />
traffic impacts of the work will<br />
be sent to residents and nearby<br />
businesses.<br />
This section of the Nor’West<br />
Arc cycleway is jointly funded<br />
by the city council and the<br />
Government’s shovel ready<br />
project fund.<br />
Swimmers<br />
don’t take<br />
a day off<br />
• From page 1<br />
The pair have two months to go.<br />
They have swum every day, even<br />
in winter, when they were forced<br />
to relocate to a friend’s indoor<br />
pool due to the cold.<br />
Whenever they’re asked if<br />
they’ve ever thought about skipping<br />
a day due to weather or illness,<br />
they respond: “People living<br />
with breast cancer don’t get a day<br />
off, neither should we.”<br />
Posting daily updates to their<br />
Facebook page, breaststroke-<br />
4breastcancer, the pair encourage<br />
others to join them or contribute<br />
to breast cancer charities.<br />
“It’s not just about the physical<br />
act,” Simpson said.<br />
“It’s about commitment<br />
everyday, a choice breast cancer<br />
patients don’t have”.<br />
As of Tuesday, the pair had<br />
raised more than $4000 of their<br />
$10,000 goal.<br />
• Donate to <strong>News</strong>ome<br />
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Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>12</strong> <strong>2024</strong><br />
Tough kids battle it out as end<br />
• By Geoff Sloan<br />
IT’S AN annual two-day event<br />
eagerly anticipated by thousands of<br />
Canterbury primary school pupils.<br />
Sport Canterbury’s ‘Tough<br />
Kid’, held at South New Brighton<br />
Domain last week, attracted about<br />
4000 pupils from Hanmer to<br />
Ashburton.<br />
The hardy participants ran,<br />
walked and crawled their way<br />
through 19 obstacles along a<br />
3.5km course, vying to see who<br />
was the toughest of the tough.<br />
Sport Canterbury event coordinator<br />
Isaac Sutherland said it<br />
was all about having a good time<br />
with your mates.<br />
“It’s not about being first, second<br />
or third. It’s just about having<br />
a good day, dressing up, lots of<br />
water, mud and obstacles they<br />
can run through. It’s all about<br />
teamwork.”<br />
Parents and teachers were<br />
encouraged to try their luck on<br />
the course as well, with the New<br />
Brighton Volunteer Fire Brigade<br />
on hand to cool down participants<br />
with the fire hose.<br />
Sutherland said Tough Kid,<br />
now in its 13th year, has become<br />
one of the largest primary school<br />
participation events in the<br />
country.<br />
Started after the earthquakes,<br />
Sutherland said it aimed to<br />
challenge kids to stay active, build<br />
resilience, reduce screen time and<br />
improve mental health.<br />
DUO: Tough kids Moana<br />
Koppens and Isla Griffin are<br />
happy to complete the foam<br />
spray obstacle.<br />
Below – Lakyn McDougall,<br />
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obstacle before crossing<br />
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Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>12</strong> <strong>2024</strong> 5<br />
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Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>12</strong> <strong>2024</strong><br />
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Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>12</strong> <strong>2024</strong> 7<br />
Duo make a splash<br />
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MATTHEW DRURY and Mitchell Venz<br />
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Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>12</strong> <strong>2024</strong><br />
The art of enjoying the best seconds<br />
By making the most of<br />
your festive feast you<br />
can savour every bite,<br />
write the folks at Love<br />
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THE FESTIVE season is about<br />
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of course, food. With so much<br />
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inevitable — but don’t let them<br />
go to waste!<br />
Turning holiday leftovers into<br />
fresh, exciting meals is easier<br />
than you might think.<br />
With just a few additional<br />
ingredients, you can transform<br />
leftover meats, veges and<br />
desserts into completely new<br />
dishes. Here are some ideas:<br />
Meats<br />
Leftover cooked meats and<br />
fish are incredibly versatile and<br />
can be reinvented in various<br />
ways.<br />
Try shredding roast meats<br />
and sandwiching it between two<br />
tortillas with cheese to make<br />
a quick, cheesy quesadilla. Or,<br />
dice up the ham and toss it into<br />
a frittata with extra veges for an<br />
easy breakfast or lunch.<br />
Sausages are great sliced<br />
and added to pasta or used as<br />
pizza toppings, while flaked fish<br />
works well in a creamy fish pie<br />
or mixed with mash to make<br />
fish cakes.<br />
Salads<br />
Leftover salads can be turned<br />
into fresh dishes with a little<br />
creativity.<br />
For a quick lunch, use salad as<br />
a filling for wraps or pita pockets<br />
– use up extra dips and sauces<br />
like hummus, tzatziki, or cranberry<br />
sauce for extra flavour.<br />
For a unique twist, transform<br />
leftover potato salad into savoury<br />
crispy potato waffles – they’re<br />
easy to make, tasty and perfect<br />
for breakfast, brunch or a light<br />
lunch.<br />
Leafy or vege-based salads also<br />
make great pizza toppings: bake<br />
your pizza then pile the salad on<br />
top for a fresh finish.<br />
Desserts<br />
Even sweet treats can have a<br />
second life. Crumble and fold<br />
through Christmas cake or pudding<br />
into softened vanilla ice<br />
cream, then refreeze for a festive<br />
twist on ice cream that’s bound to<br />
be a hit.<br />
Leftover fruit salad can be frozen<br />
into popsicle moulds with fruit<br />
juice for a refreshing treat. And<br />
for a quick dessert, layer broken<br />
pieces of pavlova, meringues,<br />
or cookies with whipped cream<br />
or custard and fresh berries in a<br />
glass for a delightful Eton mess<br />
or parfait.<br />
Bonus storage tips<br />
Proper storage is the first step<br />
to ensuring leftovers stay fresh<br />
and safe to eat. The key is to pack<br />
away the food and get it into the<br />
fridge or freezer within two hours<br />
of serving. Freeze meats, sauces,<br />
or baked goods in meal-sized<br />
portions, so you only defrost what<br />
you need.<br />
Always label and date your frozen<br />
leftovers, so you know exactly<br />
what’s ready to use up first and<br />
avoid UFOs (unidentifiable frozen<br />
objects).<br />
To save time and reduce waste,<br />
store leftovers in clear containers<br />
whenever possible. That way, you<br />
can easily see what’s inside, making<br />
it more likely you’ll use it up.<br />
With a little creativity, holiday<br />
leftovers can become the starting<br />
point for a whole new menu of<br />
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By storing food properly and<br />
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Crispy potato waffles<br />
Ingredients<br />
1 cup mashed potato salad or<br />
leftover mashed potatoes<br />
1 large egg<br />
¼ cup plain flour<br />
¼ cup grated cheese, optional<br />
Salt and pepper, to taste<br />
Cooking spray or oil for the<br />
waffle iron<br />
Method<br />
• Preheat your waffle maker to<br />
medium-high heat and lightly<br />
grease it with cooking spray or<br />
oil.<br />
• In a large bowl, combine<br />
mashed potatoes, egg, flour,<br />
cheese (if using) and salt and<br />
pepper. Add extra flour if<br />
needed to form a thick batter.<br />
• Spoon a portion of the batter<br />
on to the waffle iron. Close and<br />
cook for about 5-7 minutes, or<br />
until the waffle is golden brown<br />
and crispy.<br />
• Carefully remove the waffle<br />
and let it cool slightly on a wire<br />
rack. Serve warm with toppings<br />
such as sour cream, chives, or<br />
even a poached egg or sliced<br />
ham on top.<br />
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Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>12</strong> <strong>2024</strong> 9<br />
Pickles essential for a summer sandwich<br />
Whether in a cheddar<br />
toastie or a bagel<br />
with avocado and<br />
mozzarella, sandwich<br />
season calls for bright,<br />
sharp pickles, writes<br />
Nigel Slater<br />
Summer pickled<br />
vegetables<br />
The jars should be sterilised if<br />
you want to keep the pickle for<br />
any length of time. Pour boiling<br />
water into them after washing, or<br />
warm them in the oven. Pack the<br />
jars full, with the liquor coming<br />
to the top.<br />
Ingredients<br />
Makes 2 medium Kilner jars<br />
1 small cucumber<br />
1 large shallot<br />
1 medium carrot<br />
4 radishes<br />
6 heaped Tbsp sauerkraut<br />
For the pickle<br />
6 Tbsp white wine vinegar<br />
6 Tbsp cider vinegar<br />
5 Tbsp malt vinegar<br />
2 tsp fennel seeds<br />
15 black peppercorns<br />
8 juniper berries<br />
1 tsp caster sugar<br />
1 tsp salt<br />
Method<br />
• Peel the cucumber, then slice<br />
it in half lengthways. Scoop out<br />
the core and its seeds with a<br />
teaspoon and discard.<br />
• Cut the cucumber into 1cm<br />
thick slices and put them in a<br />
large bowl.<br />
• Peel the shallot, slice into thin<br />
rounds and add to the cucumber.<br />
Scrub the carrot then, using a<br />
potato peeler, shave into long<br />
ribbons. Add these to the bowl,<br />
then thinly slice and add the<br />
radishes and sauerkraut.<br />
• In a small, stainlesssteel<br />
saucepan mix together<br />
the vinegars, fennel seeds,<br />
peppercorns and juniper berries.<br />
• Add the sugar and salt and<br />
place over a moderate heat. Bring<br />
to the boil, stirring until the<br />
sugar and salt have dissolved.<br />
• Pour the hot pickling liquor<br />
over the vegetables and toss<br />
gently together.<br />
• Transfer to clean, sterilised<br />
storage jars, seal and refrigerate<br />
overnight.<br />
Cheese and pickle<br />
mustard-butter<br />
sandwiches<br />
Brushing with mustard butter<br />
before grilling gives a crispness<br />
and delicious piquancy to the<br />
bread. It also makes the surface<br />
brown more quickly, so it is<br />
worth keeping a sharp eye on the<br />
bread’s progress as it cooks. A<br />
small ridged griddle pan is ideal,<br />
but a frying pan is fine, too. Press<br />
it firmly down against the hot<br />
metal to get a crisper finish.<br />
Ingredients<br />
Makes 2 sandwiches<br />
150g fontina (gruyere can be<br />
used as an alternative)<br />
40g butter<br />
4 Tbsp summer vegetable pickle<br />
(see separate recipe)<br />
4 slices sourdough bread<br />
1 tsp dijon mustard<br />
Method<br />
• Coarsely grate the cheese.<br />
Melt the butter in a pan and stir<br />
in the mustard – don’t worry if<br />
it doesn’t mix perfectly. Brush<br />
both sides of the bread with the<br />
mustard butter.<br />
• Heat a griddle pan or frying<br />
pan. Divide the cheese between<br />
two of the slices of bread. Drain<br />
the pickle, then spoon it on top<br />
of the cheese, place the reserved<br />
pieces of bread on top and press<br />
down firmly.<br />
• Put the sandwiches on the<br />
griddle or in the pan and press<br />
down firmly with a palette knife<br />
or a weight.<br />
• When the underside of the<br />
sandwich is golden, turn and<br />
cook the other side. When the<br />
cheese softens and the bread is<br />
golden brown, eat immediately.<br />
Guacamole, pickle and<br />
mozzarella bagel<br />
I prefer to use an avocado that<br />
is not too ripe. The pickle juice<br />
slices through the oily flesh and<br />
also keeps its colour bright.<br />
Ingredients<br />
Makes 4<br />
2 avocados<br />
1 small red chilli<br />
2 tsp grain mustard<br />
a small handful of coriander<br />
leaves<br />
juice of ½ lime<br />
1 Tbsp olive oil<br />
4 bagels<br />
1 × 200g ball mozzarella<br />
8 Tbsp summer vegetable pickle<br />
(see separate recipe)<br />
Method<br />
• Halve, stone and peel the<br />
avocados. Put the flesh into a<br />
bowl, then crush it with a fork.<br />
Finely chop the chilli and add<br />
to the bowl. Stir in the mustard,<br />
coriander leaves, lime juice and<br />
olive oil to give a thick, mustardseed-freckled<br />
cream.<br />
• Split the bagels in half and<br />
toast the cut side under a hot<br />
grill, or in a toaster until lightly<br />
crisp.<br />
• Tear the mozzarella into large,<br />
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Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>12</strong> <strong>2024</strong> 11<br />
CROSSWORD<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8<br />
9 10<br />
378<br />
SUDOKU<br />
Every row, column and box should<br />
contain the digits 1 to 9.<br />
WordBuilder<br />
WORDBUILDER<br />
278<br />
6<br />
N G E<br />
U M T<br />
11 <strong>12</strong><br />
13 14 15 16 17<br />
words of three or more letters,<br />
How<br />
including<br />
many<br />
plurals,<br />
words<br />
can you<br />
of<br />
make<br />
three<br />
from<br />
or<br />
the<br />
more<br />
six<br />
letters, using each letter only once? No foreign<br />
words or words beginning with a capital are<br />
allowed. There's at least one six-letter word.<br />
once?<br />
TODAY<br />
Good 11 Very Good 15 Excellent 19<br />
letters, including plurals, can you make<br />
from the six letters, using each only<br />
No words beginning with a capital are<br />
allowed. There’s at least one six-letter<br />
Solution 277: age, aim, amp, ape, game, gamp, gap,<br />
gape, gem, gimp, image, imp, mag, mage, magi,<br />
word. MAGPIE, map, mega, page, pea, peg, pie, pig.<br />
Good 11 Very Good 15 Excellent 19<br />
18 19 20<br />
21 22 23 24<br />
25 26<br />
27 28<br />
Across<br />
1. Folder of information (7)<br />
5. To the greatest extent (7)<br />
9. Pulsate (5)<br />
10. Insect (9)<br />
11. Sharp, alert (colloq) (2,3,4)<br />
<strong>12</strong>. Body of water (5)<br />
13. Drooping (5)<br />
15. Thankfulness (9)<br />
18. Shock piece of news (9)<br />
19. Colourful parrot (5)<br />
21. Flavour (5)<br />
23. Demote (9)<br />
25. Quantity of six (4-5)<br />
26. Similar (5)<br />
27. Drunk (colloq) (3-4)<br />
28. Appears (7)<br />
Decoder<br />
Down<br />
1. Obedient (7)<br />
2. Tactic (9)<br />
3. Permeate (5)<br />
4. Four-sided figure (9)<br />
5. Stand out (5)<br />
6. Organised political violence (9)<br />
7. Dodge (5)<br />
8. Improve (7)<br />
14. The preceding day (9)<br />
16. Pocket money (9)<br />
17. Incessant (9)<br />
18. Make a mess of (colloq) (5,2)<br />
20. When in fact (7)<br />
22. Work out (5)<br />
23. Stunned (5)<br />
24. Burial site (5)<br />
Crossword<br />
Across: 1. Dossier, 5.<br />
Extreme, 9. Throb, 10.<br />
Cockroach, 11. On the ball,<br />
<strong>12</strong>. Ocean, 13. Saggy, 15.<br />
Gratitude, 18. Bombshell,<br />
19. Macaw, 21. Taste, 23.<br />
Downgrade, 25. Half-dozen,<br />
26. Alike, 27. Pie-eyed, 28.<br />
Emerges.<br />
Down: 1. Duteous, 2.<br />
Stratagem, 3. Imbue, 4.<br />
Rectangle, 5. Excel, 6.<br />
Terrorism, 7. Evade, 8.<br />
Enhance, 14. Yesterday, 16.<br />
Allowance, 17. Unceasing, 18.<br />
Botch up, 20. Whereas, 22.<br />
Solve, 23. Dazed, 24. Grave.<br />
WordBuilder<br />
emu, gem, gen, gent, get,<br />
gnu, gum, gun, gut, men,<br />
menu, met, mug, mute, net,<br />
nut, NUTMEG, teg, ten, tug,<br />
tun, tune.<br />
Sudoku<br />
DECODER<br />
Each number represents a different letter of the alphabet. Write the<br />
given letters into all squares with matching numbers. Now work out<br />
which letters are represented by the other numbers.<br />
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T H E P U Z Z L E C O M P A N Y<br />
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Thursday <strong>December</strong> <strong>12</strong> <strong>2024</strong><br />
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