Nor'West News: May 15, 2025

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A special gift for Mother Nature 


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MORE THAN 700 volunteers 

collected 2.6 tonnes of rubbish 

from city waterways during the 

annual Mother of All Clean Ups 

event. 

In two hours on Saturday 

morning, volunteers filled 400 

bags and removed 200 large 

items from areas including the 

Avon and Heathcote rivers, New 

Brighton beach, the estuary, and 

Lyttelton Harbour basin. Larger 

items found included car parts, 

bumpers, polystyrene, and a shopping 

trolley. 

Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai 

Trust manager Tanya Jenkins 

said 50 community groups took 

part in the event, which is jointly 

The Star, January 23, 2025 

organised by the estuary trust, 

Ōpāwaho/Heathcote River Network, 

Conservation Volunteers 

NZ, Avon-Ōtākaro Network 

and the Community Waterways 

Group. 

Rubbish collected on the day 

was The disposed Star, January of by 23, Citycare 2025 staff. 

Jenkins said the event was 

timed for Mothers Day weekend 

to “give Mother Nature a gift”. 

Volunteers were also dismayed 

by the amount of dog faeces found 

along the river and estuary edges. 

“Many The Star, were January in plastic 23, 2025 bags, 

which only adds to the problem,” 

Jenkins said. 

BIG JOB: The Mother of 

All Clean Ups patron, city 

councillor and mayoral 

candidate Sara Templeton 

said: “This event has become a 

must do on the environmental 

calendar for Otautahi.” 

PHOTOS: TANYA JENKINS 

“I hope dog owners realise this 

is not only unpleasant for others 

but also a major source of water 

pollution.” 

She said while that was 

disappointing, she was heartened 

by the huge turnout on Saturday. 

“It just shows that people really 

do care.” 


Jenny Wright 

Ph: 021 220 3484 

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MANY HANDS: Left, city councillor Celeste Donovan, city council staff and members of 

New Brighton Predator Free collect rubbish near the estuary. Top right, Ferrymead Rotary 

members Barbara, Roger and Robin work in the lower Heathcote River area. 

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VOLUNTEERS: Above left, Estuary Trust Board 

member Islay Marsden. Above centre, Cherie 

Jenkins and her sons Tai and Leo pick up rubbish 

along Humphreys Drive. Above right, Ferrymead 

Rotary members on the Coastal Pathway. starnews.co.nz Left, 

ECan councillor Vicky Southworth, estuary trust 

board members Celia King and Kit Doudney. 

Alcohol access in our communities 

The Star, January 23, 2025 

We want your feedback on our Draft Local Alcohol Policy. 

It sets out how alcohol should be sold and supplied in Christchurch and 

Banks Peninsula. 


Consultation closes soon – 

tell us what you think by 18 May 2025. 

letstalk.ccc.govt.nz/localalcoholpolicy 

To see a hard copy of the document visit your local library or Christchurch City Council service centre, or call 03 941 5311. 

Cameron Bailey and the Harcourts Gold team made our home sale smooth, 

professional, and stress-free! 

The decision to downsize and sell our ‘forever’ home was a major life event. 

However, the decision as to who would best be suited to undertake this sales task 

was equally foreboding. Cameron Bailey and the team at Harcourts Gold for us 

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Glow festival an enchanted playground 

15, A The SELLOUT 2025 Star, May 15, crowd 2025 of 11,000 


packed Hororata Domain on 

Saturday for the Hororata Glow 

Festival. 

The festival featured 12 hot air 

balloons, the Marama Energy 

glow walk, live music, food trucks 

and free children’s entertainment, 



including The Wonky Donkey 

author and musician Craig Smith. 

The hot air balloons, which 

glowed in unison and were set to 

music, included Owlbert – an owlshaped 

hot air balloon from the 

United States. 

TALENT: The Hororata Glow 

15, The 2025 Star, festival May was 15, 2025 organised by 

Festival starnews.co.nz line-up included starnews.co.nz The 

Wonky Donkey author and 

the Hororata Community Trust 

musician Craig Smith, 

in association with Ballooning 

and featured US balloon 

Canterbury. 

Owlbert. 

Said event Manager Cindy 

Below left – Fairy dancers 

Driscoll: “This festival is about so 

from Darfield High School. 

much more than entertainment. 

“It’s about building community 

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pride, celebrating our rural way of 

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life, and giving people something 

magical to be part of right here in 

the heart of Selwyn.” 

Driscoll said more than 130 

volunteers were involved in 

bringing the festival to life. 

“What many don’t see is the 

week-long effort behind the scenes. 

We host balloon crews from around 

New Zealand and the world. It takes 

a huge volunteer effort.” 

The festival is a key initiative of 

the community trust and raises 

funds for projects like rebuilding 

the historic Hororata Hall. 

The biennial event will return 

in 2027. 

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The Marama Energy glow walk captivated audiences. Above right – Sarah Oakley attended with Ella, Lucy and Emmerson. 

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15, 2025 starnews.co.nz 

AS The THE Star, SEASONS May 15, 2025 shift, 

wildlife migrations are under 

way across the city. 

In March, the godwits began 

their annual journey to Alaska, 

while many local waterbirds 

migrated to Australia and the 

North Island. 


Land birds are also on 

the move, with fantails now 

appearing more frequently 

across the city. Bellbirds, grey 

warblers, and finches are 

becoming more visible during 

the cooler months. 


One surprising 

migratory 

species is the 

familiar harrier 

hawk. 

While not 

often considered 

a migratory 

bird, many harriers 

shift to 

lowland and 

coastal areas 

during autumn and winter – 

Andrew 

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with significant numbers passing 

through Christchurch. 

City council parks ecologist 

Andrew Crossland said autumn 

is when harriers are often 

spotted flying north over city 

suburbs or feeding on roadkill in 

rural areas. 

“They’re sometimes slow 

to react to approaching cars, 

especially young birds just a few 

months old,” he said. 

Harriers are easily recognised 

by the white patch of feathers on 

SEASONAL SHIFT: Migrating harrier hawks and visiting fantails are just two of the many 

native birds on the move across the city during autumn. 

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the backs of their heads. 

Whether their seasonal movements 

count as true migration or 

simply post-breeding dispersal 

is still debated among ornithologists. 

However, sightings of harriers 

flying along the northern 

Canterbury and Marlborough 

coasts – and crossing Cook Strait 

– suggest a migration pattern. 

“Council park rangers have, 

over many years, documented 

harrier numbers doubling along 

Kaitorete Spit and around the 

Avon-Heathcote Estuary/Ihutai, 

with a dominant autumn northward 

movement of harriers over 

Gebbies Pass, along the summit 

of the Port Hills and northwards 

along the city dunes and coastal 

wetlands,” Crossland said. 

Some harriers pause during 

migration to feed or gather at 

dusk in communal night roosts, 




where as many as 20 birds may 

settle for the night. 

“Only a few local roosts are 

known – at Travis Wetland, the 

Bromley oxidation ponds and at 

locations around Lake Ellesmere. 

“Protection measures are in 

place to ensure continued use 

of these night roosts, including 

predator control and provision 

of suitable vegetation,” 

Crossland said. 

“We would appreciate hearing 

from members of the public who 

may know of additional roosts 

on council park and reserve 

land so these sites can also be 

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In a world often demanding bigger and 

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So, after several robust discussions with 

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And the word I’d like to emphasise is 

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Hip-hop artist 

15, 2025 starnews.co.nz 


dedicates 

MORE THAN 

WORDS: Sam 

Dunlay’s first book, 

The Caterpillar, was 

an outlet starnews.co.nz 

to express 

his grief over late 

friend Louis Yeki. 

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first 

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late friend 

15, 2025 




• By Kees Chalmers 

MUSICIAN SAM Dunlay has 

released his first book, The 

Caterpillar, which is dedicated 

to the memory of a long-time 

friend and collaborator. 

Known by his stage name, 

And$um, Dunlay, 28, is an 

electronic hip-hop artist from 

Lyttelton. 

His sophomore album, Late 

Night Down Brougham, was featured 

in Rolling Stone Australia’s 

best new New Zealand music in 

2023. 

His first book is a collection 

of short stories and poetry dedicated 

to Louis Yeki, 25, who died 

suddenly in December. Yeki’s 

death is subject to a coroner’s 

inquest. 

“It was really tough, with the 

nature of his passing there was 

a lot of questions, no one really 

knew what was going on the first 

couple of days,” said Dunlay. 

“The main part is just shock 

and it’s the months following 

where you start to feel what 

you’re really feeling. 

“It’s just special to still be able 

to talk to him and keep his memory, 

he was an amazing musician 

and one of the best rappers in the 

city.” 

Dunlay and Yeki collaborated 

on the 2023 album, The Heroic 

Adventures of And$um & Lui Mill. 

The short story and poetry 

writing process acted as an outlet 

for Dunlay’s grief over his 

friend’s death. 

“It’s not always easy to directly 

talk about, so it was really nice to 

be able to get some of these feelings 

down and write them out. 

“For me it’s therapy to be able 

to get it all out,” he said. 

Dunlay has been making music 

for 10 years, but felt a shift in 

inspiration from writing songs to 

writing stories. 

The Caterpillar, the first story 

in the self-published collection, 

which the book is named after, 

he wrote 18 months ago. 

“It was a story I’d been thinking 

about writing for years,” he said. 

The caterpillar acts as a metaphor 

for Dunlay’s battle with 

chronic fatigue following Covid 

and how he has come out the 

other side transformed. 

Themes of isolation, selfreflection, 

and the small inconveniences 

that shape our lives are 

explored. 

“I draw a lot of inspiration 

from life’s everyday moments. I 

MUSICIANS: Dunlay and 

Louis Yeki (right) were friends 

and collaborators. 

• The Caterpillar is available 

at Leslie’s Bookshop in 

Lyttelton or by contacting 

Dunlay via social media. 

enjoy stories that are universal 

and ordinary, but they mean a 

lot more than that. 

“It was a really fun process to 

write, I’d work sometimes for a 

month then I wouldn’t touch it 

for another three. Things in my 

life would change and it would 

reflect how I wanted to write,” 

he said. 

Dunlay found the writing process 

for the book differed from 

songwriting in its structure. 

“You’ve got a lot more room to 

flesh out an explore an idea.” 

The official book launch was 

on Sunday. 

“It was really nice to make it 

feel a bit more real and feel like it 

actually happened. 

“You never know if these 

things are going to see the light 

of day so it was a cool feeling,” 

he said. 

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Ray White Bishopdale to support and assist young members in 

Christchurch living with chronic kidney disease. 

“This is the team I used. 

You should too!” 0800 YELLOW (0800 935 569) 

christchurchkidneysociety.co.nz 

Christchurch Kidney Society is the sole recipient of the funds raised. 

*Only tabs off aluminium drink cans and wine bottle tops with the plastic bit 

removed are accepted. 

Ray White Bishopdale 

rwbishopdale.co.nz 

5/333 Harewood Road, Bishopdale 

Proudly owned by Karen and Barry Ellis 

Inline Realty Limited (Licensed REAA 2008)

Nor'West News: May 15, 2025

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