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16 th March <strong>2025</strong><br />

THURSDAY, JANUARY <strong>23</strong>, <strong>2025</strong><br />

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Athletes shine with medal<br />

wins at Colgate Games<br />

Athletes from the <strong>Western</strong> <strong>News</strong> area have starred at the South Island Colgate Games at<br />

Ngā Puna Wai, which ran from Friday to Sunday. Christchurch Avon picked up 38 medals<br />

at the games, second only to Papanui Toc H, while Awatea took home 11 and Phoenix 8.<br />

Awatea’s Olliver Unger was dominant in the 12th grade, winning the 100m, 200m, long jump,<br />

high jump, and was part of the relay team that won the 4x100m, alongside Ollie Karst, Eli<br />

Waghorn and Bruno Ash. A full list of results can be found by scanning the QR Code or at<br />

athleticscanterbury.anet.live/meets/42831/events<br />

SPEED: Salesi Mahe from Awatea moves around the outside<br />

of North Canterbury’s Quinn Newey in the 14th grade 200m.<br />

STRENGTH: Frankie Hanssen prepares to throw the discus.<br />

Right, Awatea’s Brynn Fenwick-Wilson goes stride-for-stride<br />

with Christchurch Avon’s Missy Saili in the 7th grade 60m race.<br />

ROAR: Olliver Unger celebrates after winning the 12th<br />

grade boys’ 200m.<br />

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Fly tipping<br />

in Riccarton<br />

Ward cost<br />

city $35,000<br />

THE RICCARTON Ward has<br />

cost the city council $35,000 in<br />

cleaning up illegally dumped<br />

rubbish since the start of the<br />

financial year.<br />

It comes as the amount of<br />

on-street fly tipping around the<br />

city. and cost of cleaning it up. is<br />

starting to come down.<br />

“Our stats are showing we’re<br />

getting back on the right track<br />

with a 38% reduction in service<br />

requests coming through and<br />

a 27% reduction in costs to<br />

ratepayers from the start of the<br />

financial year until the beginning<br />

of December,” said city council<br />

city streets maintenance manager<br />

Steve Guy.<br />

From July 1 to November 30,<br />

20<strong>23</strong>, contractors attended and<br />

closed out 5742 tickets for fly<br />

tipping costing the city council<br />

$428,124.<br />

For the same period in 2024,<br />

contractors attended and closed<br />

out 3548 tickets, at a cost to the<br />

council of $313,122.<br />

“While the $300,000 we’ve spent<br />

on cleaning up fly tipping, is less<br />

than last year, it’s still hundreds<br />

of thousands of dollars that could<br />

have gone towards maintaining,<br />

resurfacing and resealing roads<br />

around Christchurch and Banks<br />

Peninsula,” Guy said.<br />

The Burwood Ward was the<br />

worst for fly tipping, with about<br />

$100,000 spent collecting illegally<br />

dumped rubbish, particularly<br />

from around Aranui and the<br />

red zone.<br />

• Turn to page 5<br />

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Thursday <strong>January</strong> <strong>23</strong> <strong>2025</strong><br />

Dog’s second chance brings positive change<br />

ADOPTING NINE-year-old<br />

Dozer was one of the best things<br />

to happen to Jay Lowe last year.<br />

The pair are inseparable and<br />

Lowe knew Dozer was the<br />

perfect fit from the moment<br />

they met.<br />

“I was looking for a dog. I’m<br />

big on responsible breeding<br />

and rescuing so I had my heart<br />

set on a rescue dog. I thought<br />

I better check out the animal<br />

shelter,” Lowe said.<br />

“He’s so calm and knows<br />

who he is which is just such a<br />

sweetheart, the sweetest boy.<br />

“I knew he was the one<br />

instantly.”<br />

And while Dozer may be<br />

an older dog, Lowe said he<br />

certainly doesn’t act like a nineyear-old.<br />

“He’s really helped me getting<br />

out and doing more things.<br />

Going for walks, going to the<br />

dog park and meeting new<br />

people. Doing things like that<br />

makes you feel better about<br />

yourself.”<br />

Dozer needed a bit of dental<br />

work done but Lowe said the<br />

city council’s animal shelter<br />

team were open about that from<br />

the beginning.<br />

“The team really helped out,<br />

so it was more manageable<br />

financially,” Lowe said.<br />

“I absolutely would encourage<br />

anyone looking for a dog to have<br />

a look at adopting a rescue, It’s<br />

so cool to be able to give a dog<br />

at home.”<br />

Dog adoptions<br />

• 95 dogs were adopted/<br />

rehomed in 2024<br />

• 79 dogs adopted/<br />

rehomed in 20<strong>23</strong><br />

• People wanting to adopt<br />

a dog from the shelter are<br />

required to complete an<br />

adoption application form<br />

• Animal Services<br />

undertake a property<br />

inspection to ensure the<br />

property is suitable for the<br />

breed of dog. An adoption<br />

agreement is required to<br />

be completed and signed<br />

Costs<br />

• $80 for the adoption +$20<br />

for the parvo vaccination+<br />

microchipping is free + the<br />

pro rata dog registration<br />

fees.<br />

Council<br />

animal services<br />

manager Lionel<br />

Bridger said the<br />

team works hard<br />

to make sure<br />

the dogs end up<br />

in loving new<br />

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Thursday <strong>January</strong> <strong>23</strong> <strong>2025</strong> 5<br />

Strong start from stitchers<br />

at sensory mat sewing bee<br />

• By Jack Ward<br />

A PLAN to make sensory mats<br />

for the pupils at Ferndale School is<br />

off to a roaring start, thanks to a<br />

sewing bee on Saturday.<br />

Organiser Heather Smith said<br />

the Make Charity Fidget Mats for<br />

Ferndale School sewing bee held at<br />

Sew Far Sew Good in Hoon Hay<br />

had been a success.<br />

“It was a really positive day, people<br />

were vibing and bubbling with<br />

enthusiasm.”<br />

“We had 20 ladies through,<br />

people were jostling for sewing<br />

machines, which is why we didn’t<br />

make as many as we would have<br />

liked.<br />

“We had 22 made and I have<br />

25 at home, so we’re aiming for at<br />

least 50 by next week,” Smith said.<br />

The mats are equipped with zips,<br />

clips, button-holes, and laces to tie<br />

to help students learn the skills for<br />

dressing.<br />

Smith said the sewing bee had<br />

attracted participants from across<br />

Canterbury.<br />

“Two ladies came in from West<br />

Melton and Darfield so word is<br />

getting out, which means help for<br />

many more people.”<br />

Smith said the event had made<br />

people excited to continue creating<br />

the mats, and has led to her<br />

branching out.<br />

“There was one lady from<br />

Ashburton who came to learn how<br />

to make them for her husband’s<br />

FINISHED PRODUCT: From<br />

left; Heather Smith, Rachael<br />

Oakey and Jo Lim proudly<br />

display completed sensory<br />

mats at the sewing bee on<br />

Saturday. The event attracted<br />

more than 20 people.<br />

nursing home, so I’m going to do<br />

a teaching day down there at the<br />

library.”<br />

Heather is committed to making<br />

120 sensory mats for the students.<br />

“That’s the end goal. In the next<br />

few months, they will get them.<br />

“Many of the ladies (who took<br />

part) are going to make more at<br />

home and get them to me, so help<br />

is on the way.”<br />

COST: The city council spent $1m on cleaning up illegally<br />

dumped rubbish during the 20<strong>23</strong>/24 financial year.<br />

PHOTO: CCC<br />

Fly tipping cost down<br />

• From page 1<br />

The Central Ward cost the city<br />

council $60,000 in fly tipping<br />

since the start of the financial<br />

year.<br />

In the 20<strong>23</strong>-24 financial year<br />

the city council spent just over<br />

$1 million collecting illegally<br />

dumped rubbish from roadsides.<br />

“One area that has had the<br />

biggest impact is how we have<br />

streamlined the way we attend<br />

callouts, collect and dispose of<br />

waste,” Guy said.<br />

“We’ve also increased the<br />

number of cameras we have<br />

around Christchurch so we can<br />

investigate offenders.”<br />

Guy said the cameras are<br />

mobile, have very clear day/night<br />

visibility, record sounds and are<br />

monitored 24 hours a day. The<br />

council has been placing them<br />

in locations where dumping<br />

has been occurring frequently,<br />

and Guy said they have had a<br />

significant effect in many areas to<br />

change behaviours.<br />

Costs have been steadily<br />

increasing over the last few years<br />

in line with the Government’s<br />

waste levy increasing from $10 a<br />

tonne in 2021 to $60.<br />

Guy said the best thing people<br />

can do is use the facilities already<br />

offered.<br />

“The council provides fantastic<br />

red bin service, and the EcoDrop<br />

Transfer Station is open for any<br />

bigger loads.”<br />

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Thursday <strong>January</strong> <strong>23</strong> <strong>2025</strong>


Thursday <strong>January</strong> <strong>23</strong> <strong>2025</strong> 7<br />

Kaupapa Māori school’s ground-breaking<br />

project receives top international award<br />

THE KAUPAPA Māori school<br />

Te Pā o Rākaihautū has been<br />

named winner of the <strong>2025</strong> Zayed<br />

Sustainability Prize in the global<br />

high schools – East Asia and the<br />

Pacific category.<br />

The school was recognised<br />

in Abu Dhabi for its groundbreaking<br />

Puku Māra project,<br />

which uses indigenous<br />

biocultural technology to<br />

address global challenges such as<br />

climate change, food insecurity<br />

and land degradation.<br />

The Puku Māra project draws<br />

on sustainable practices of Māori<br />

ancestors, integrates traditional<br />

knowledge and applies modern<br />

solutions to restore ecosystems<br />

and strengthen communities, the<br />

NZ Herald reported.<br />

The project will benefit over<br />

100,000 people, including Te<br />

Pā’s 280 students, their families<br />

and wider community networks,<br />

by promoting food sovereignty,<br />

carbon sequestration, land<br />

restoration, waste reduction, and<br />

cultural empowerment.<br />

Zayed Sustainability Prize<br />

director Lamya Fawwaz praised<br />

the school’s initiative, the<br />

Herald reported.<br />

“Te Pā o Rākaihautū’s project<br />

exemplifies how indigenous<br />

wisdom can lead the way in<br />

tackling modern challenges.<br />

By combining traditional<br />

practices with innovative<br />

approaches, the school<br />

has created a blueprint for<br />

sustainability that not only<br />

preserves the environment but<br />

also strengthens cultural identity<br />

and community resilience.”<br />

Te Pā o Rākaihautū principal<br />

Terina Ranginui Tahau said the<br />

school wanted to grow the next<br />

HONOURED: Te Pā o Rākaihautū has won the Zayed<br />

Sustainability Prize in the global high schools – East Asia<br />

and the Pacific category. PHOTO: CHRIS LYNCH MEDIA<br />

generation of explorers, leaders,<br />

gardeners and navigators, the<br />

Herald reported: “Culturally<br />

grounded, connected, smart,<br />

taiao literate, pā kids – Tū ki<br />

te ao, tau ana! Mō tātou, mā<br />

tātou, e ai ki a tātou – for us, by<br />

us, our way. Guiding our Puku<br />

Māra project is tika (correct<br />

and appropriate), pono (true<br />

and genuine) and aroha (love).<br />

Giving back to our taiao is the<br />

right thing to do. It is honest<br />

work and true to our Māori<br />

values. Love is the heart of<br />

everything – without it this<br />

project would not be possible.”<br />

The $267,000 (US$150,000)<br />

award will allow Te Pā o<br />

Rākaihautū to consolidate<br />

current efforts of the Puku Māra<br />

project and extend it into new<br />

areas such as Te Waipapa on<br />

Banks Peninsula.<br />

The Herald said the initiative<br />

will also establish long-term<br />

platforms for knowledgesharing,<br />

including eco-networks<br />

and partnerships, empowering<br />

the next generation to lead<br />

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Thursday <strong>January</strong> <strong>23</strong> <strong>2025</strong><br />

9<br />

Pea is for preparing perfect provisions<br />

If you have dried or<br />

frozen peas, you’re<br />

well on your way to a<br />

super-delicious store<br />

cupboard supper,<br />

writes Nigel Slater<br />

Pea and mushroom cakes<br />

Ingredients<br />

(Makes six cakes)<br />

400g frozen peas<br />

40g butter<br />

200g button mushrooms<br />

20g tarragon<br />

2 egg yolks<br />

6 soft burger buns<br />

salad leaves to serve<br />

For the sauce:<br />

200ml yoghurt or kefir<br />

4 Tbsp mint, tarragon and parsley<br />

chopped<br />

To coat and fry:<br />

2 eggs<br />

6 Tbsp white breadcrumbs<br />

vegetable oil for shallow frying<br />

Method<br />

• Bring a pan of water to the<br />

boil, salt lightly and add the peas.<br />

Cook for 3 minutes, then drain in<br />

a colander. Tip the peas into the<br />

bowl of a food processor and add<br />

the butter, button mushrooms and<br />

tarragon. Process for a few seconds,<br />

then add the egg yolks and<br />

continue until you have a smooth,<br />

green paste.<br />

• Transfer the paste to a mixing<br />

bowl. Take out one sixth of the<br />

mixture and shape it into a thick<br />

cake about the diameter of a<br />

digestive biscuit. Place on a baking<br />

sheet lined with baking parchment<br />

or foil and continue with the rest<br />

of the mixture. Put the tray of pea<br />

cakes in the fridge and leave to<br />

chill for 30 minutes.<br />

• Put the yoghurt or kefir into<br />

a bowl, stir in the chopped herbs<br />

and a little salt. Set aside, in the<br />

fridge, until you need it.<br />

• Scatter the breadcrumbs on a<br />

plate. Break the eggs into a shallow<br />

dish and beat them lightly<br />

with a fork. When the cakes have<br />

been chilling for a good half hour,<br />

remove them from the fridge, then<br />

one at a time, lower them first<br />

into the beaten egg, then into the<br />

breadcrumbs, turning and patting<br />

the crumbs into them until they<br />

are lightly coated.<br />

• Warm a thin layer of oil in a<br />

shallow nonstick pan, then lower<br />

the cakes into the hot oil. Keeping<br />

the heat at no higher than a<br />

moderate level, let the cakes cook<br />

until golden, then turn and lightly<br />

brown the other side. As they are<br />

ready, lift out on to a warm baking<br />

sheet or plate.<br />

• Halve the buns and toast<br />

lightly. Spread with some of the<br />

herb sauce and add a few of the<br />

salad leaves. Lay a pea cake on top<br />

and put the top of the bun in place.<br />

Split pea soup with<br />

roast carrots<br />

Ingredients<br />

(Serves 6)<br />

250g yellow split peas<br />

2 litres hot vegetable stock<br />

2 medium onions<br />

3 Tbsp olive or groundnut oil<br />

2 garlic cloves<br />

2 bay leaves<br />

2 tsp ground turmeric<br />

2 tsp ground coriander<br />

2 tsp yellow mustard seeds<br />

1x400g tin chopped tomatoes<br />

small handful of mint leaves<br />

For the roast carrots:<br />

18 spring carrots<br />

3 Tbsp olive or groundnut oil<br />

8 thyme sprigs<br />

2 Tbsp sunflower seeds<br />

Method<br />

• Put the peas in a large, deep<br />

saucepan, cover with 1.5 litres of<br />

stock (you can use water at a push)<br />

and bring to the boil.<br />

• Lower the heat, scrape off and<br />

discard the froth that accumulates<br />

on the surface, then partially cover<br />

with a lid and leave to simmer for<br />

about 20 minutes, until tender.<br />

• Meanwhile, peel the onions,<br />

then roughly chop them. Warm<br />

the oil in a large, deep pan, add the<br />

onions and let them cook over a<br />

low heat for a good 10 minutes or<br />

until they are pale gold in colour<br />

and soft enough to crush between<br />

finger and thumb. Give them a<br />

regular stir.<br />

• Peel and finely slice the garlic,<br />

then stir into the onions with the<br />

whole bay leaves, ground turmeric,<br />

coriander and mustard seeds.<br />

• Continue cooking for 5<br />

minutes until fragrant, stir in the<br />

chopped tomatoes and cook for<br />

a further 5 minutes, then pour<br />

in the remaining stock. Bring to<br />

the boil, then lower the heat and<br />

simmer for 10 minutes. When the<br />

peas are tender, add them, together<br />

with their liquid, to the tomato<br />

and onions, add salt and simmer<br />

for about 20 minutes, stirring from<br />

time to time.<br />

• Ladle some of the soup into a<br />

blender, taking care to fill no more<br />

than half of the jug. Process until<br />

smooth, pour into a saucepan and<br />

continue with the rest of the soup.<br />

Cover and set aside.<br />

• Roast the vegetables. Set the<br />

oven at 200°C. Trim and scrub the<br />

carrots, then slice them lengthways.<br />

They will cook more quickly<br />

that way. Put them in a roasting<br />

tin, pour over the olive oil, tuck in<br />

the thyme sprigs and season generously<br />

with salt and black pepper.<br />

• Roast in the preheated oven for<br />

about 40 minutes, turning once or<br />

twice until spoon soft.<br />

• A few minutes before they are<br />

ready, scatter the vegetables with<br />

the sunflower seeds, then return<br />

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How many words of three or more letters,<br />

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Solution 283: bed, bel, ben, bend, bled, blend,<br />

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boned, den, dob, doe, dole, don, done, ebon, eld,<br />

word.<br />

end, eon, led, lend, lob, lobe, lobed, lode, loden,<br />

lone, neb, noble, nod, node, ode, old, olden, one.<br />

letters, including plurals, can you make<br />

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Good 15 Very Good 22 Excellent 29<br />

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21 22 <strong>23</strong><br />

24 25<br />

26 27<br />

Across<br />

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4. Entices (6)<br />

9. Action (4)<br />

10. Allegedly (10)<br />

11. Strict (6)<br />

12. Biased (3,5)<br />

13. Broke (9)<br />

15. Overcome (4)<br />

16. Medicine container (4)<br />

17. Constant (9)<br />

21. Queasy (8)<br />

22. Collection of star systems (6)<br />

24. Exposed or vulnerable (3,2,1,4)<br />

25. Walk wearily (4)<br />

26. Giggle (6)<br />

27. Stroke lightly (6)<br />

Decoder<br />

Down<br />

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2. Scrounge (5)<br />

3. Deluge (7)<br />

5. Gained by effort (6)<br />

6. Exactly (9)<br />

7. Most noticeable (7)<br />

8. Self-serving (13)<br />

14. Move something or someone (9)<br />

16. Road or rail bridge (7)<br />

18. Branch of mathematics (7)<br />

19. Toxic (7)<br />

20. Quantity (6)<br />

<strong>23</strong>. Expire (5)<br />

Crossword<br />

Across: 1. Excite, 4.<br />

Tempts, 9. Deed, 10.<br />

Reportedly, 11. Severe, 12.<br />

One sided, 13. Destitute, 15.<br />

Best, 16. Vial, 17. Unvarying,<br />

21. Nauseous, 22. Galaxy,<br />

24. Out on a limb, 25. Plod,<br />

26. Titter, 27. Caress.<br />

Down: 1. Exegete, 2.<br />

Cadge, 3. Torrent, 5. Earned,<br />

6. Precisely, 7. Salient, 8.<br />

Opportunistic, 14. Transport,<br />

16. Viaduct, 18. Algebra, 19.<br />

Noxious, 20. Dosage, <strong>23</strong>.<br />

Lapse.<br />

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den, dent, doe, don, done,<br />

dot, dote, end, eon, neon,<br />

net, nod, node, none, nonet,<br />

not, note, noted, ode, one,<br />

ted, ten, tend, TENDON,<br />

tenon, tod, toe, toed, ton,<br />

tone, toned, tonne.<br />

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