The Star: October 16, 2025

Thursday, 16 October 2025 

Christchurch’s best read and largest circulating newspaper 

New approach credited 

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ram raids 

– page 6 

Tony and Monster winging it 

until pets allowed onboard 

BY DYLAN SMITS 

Tony Church is legally blind 

and almost every day he takes 

2-year-old budgie Monster on 

the bus. 

But there is a problem. 

Monster is technically a 

stowaway until Environment 

Canterbury’s new policy 

allowing pets on buses comes 

into force. 

ECan still cannot say when 

the policy will be implemented 

after it was approved in July. 

Although almost all bus 

drivers let the duo on board, 

Church is frustrated and feels 

like he is being forced to break 

the rules. 

“I can’t believe ECan is 

dragging this out so much. I 

think it should be a simple 

change. Auckland and 

Wellington let pets on, I don’t 

get why they can’t just copy 

those policies,” he said. 

Church’s frustration was 

amplified on October 6 when 

a Bus Interchange security 

guard tried to stop him from 

boarding with Monster. 

“I nearly had the police 

called on me but I just jumped 

on the bus anyway and left. I 

said there was the new policy 

coming in letting pets on buses 

but she (the security guard) 

THE BUDGIE ON THE BUS 

Tony Church and his budgie Monster riding the bus on Stanmore Rd. Church’s previous budgie Senna also used to travel 

in the coverted suitcase. 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

just kept saying that wasn’t 

valid yet.” 

The situation did not 

escalate further, but Church 

was reminded of how 

important it was for ECan to 

officially allow pets on buses 

as soon as possible. 

ECan public transport 

general manager Stewart 

Gibbon could not say when 

the new rules would be fully 

implemented. 

“Our staff have been 

working with Christchurch 

City Council, operators and 

stakeholders on determining 

how the new conditions are 

applied.” 

› Continued on Page 4 

What’s in 

store for 

the city’s 

assets? 

The local body election results 

have delivered the same mayor 

and a nearly identical set of city 

councillors. 

But Mayor Phil Mauger is still 

short of a working majority of 

like-minded city councillors. 

On pages 8 and 9, reporter 

Dylan Smits examines what 

this means for the future of 

the city’s six most important 

ratepayer-owned companies 

– Lyttelton Port Company, 

Christchurch Airport, Orion, 

Enable, CityCare and 

EcoCentral. 

The left-leaning bloc of city 

councillors has retained its 

eight votes, while the rightleaning 

bloc, including Mauger, 

again has seven. 

Tim Scandrett (Cashmere 

Ward) and Andrei Moore 

(Halswell) still sit in the middle. 

There is little appetite from the 

left, or Moore and Scandrett, 

to partially or fully sell the 

companies. 

With Mauger also giving a 

firm campaign committment 

to not selling Lyttelton Port 

Company, the airport or 

Orion, it appears those three 

companies will stay in public 

hands this city council term. 

However, Mauger made no 

promises regarding Enable, 

CityCare and EcoCentral. 

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NEWS The Star, October 16, 2025 | 3 

Alleged killer keeps name suppressed for now 

BY SAM SHERWOOD 

A man charged with murdering 

a woman will keep his name 

secret for now and is yet to 

enter a plea while his counsel 

reviews a psychiatric report. 

Emergency services were 

called to a property on Lamorna 

Rd, Parklands, at 7.50pm 

on July 23 after reports a 

woman had sustained critical 

injuries. 

Detective Senior Sergeant 

Karen Simmons earlier said 

the woman was unresponsive 

when emergency services 

arrived and tragically was unable 

to be revived. 

A 36-year-old man, charged 

with murdering the woman, 

appeared in the High Court at 

Christchurch on Friday before 

Justice Jonathan Eaton. 

Justice Eaton said the man's 

lawyer Philip Shamy KC had 

received a psychiatric report 

and required further time to 

review it. 

Once the report had been 

reviewed the man would be in 

a position to enter a plea to the 

charge. 

The man was remanded in 

custody to appear again on 

November 13. 

An interim order for name 

suppression for the defendant 

and the woman was continued. 

– RNZ 

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Michaela 

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Northwood 

“My Favourite 

place is Pink 

Lady Rooftop on 

Manchester St. 

I like the casual 

atmosphere 

and the staff 

there are amazing. It has nice 

food and a great view over the 

central city.” 

Murder accused 

says shooting 

was self defence 

BY AL WILLIAMS 

A night out at a music festival 

turned fatal when a man was 

shot dead in a suburban street. 

David Bridgwater had been 

partying with others at the 

Juicy Festival at QEII Park and 

continued into the early hours 

when things took a turn for the 

worse. 

It was the morning of January 

4, 2024 when the 38-year-old 

was found on Carisbrooke St, 

Aranui, lying beside his car, 

which was still running. 

James Arthur Holder, 55, is on 

trial for Bridgwater’s murder, 

before a jury in the High Court 

at Christchurch. The trial, 

which opened on Monday, is 

expected to last five weeks. 

Holder does not deny shooting 

Bridgwater but claims it 

was in self-defence. 

The Crown alleges Holder had 

intent when he shot Bridgwater 

in the abdomen. In her opening 

address, prosecutor Penny 

Brown said the pair were not 

known to each other but had 

been in each other’s company 

that night. 

They had ended up at a Carisbrooke 

St address with others 

when an argument ensued. 

Brown said Bridgwater 

walked out of the property and 

was followed by Holder who 

shot him in the street. 

It was accepted that Bridgwater 

was shot with a .22 calibre 

gun that was never recovered. 

Brown said the trial would 

focus on how and why Bridgwater 

received the fatal injury. 

She said Bridgwater had been 

with a couple of women and 

had been described by a witness 

as behaving in an obnoxious 

manner at the address. 

He had been asked to leave 

the address a number of times. 

Brown said he was being “a 

bit of a smart guy” when Holder 

“piped up” and told him to 

leave. 

He got into his car and 

started the engine when Holder 

followed him out and an altercation 

ensued. 

Bridgwater was shot about 

2.15am. 

Holder then allegedly left the 

address in his car, drove to an 

associate’s home and then the 

red zone, where Brown said he 

disposed of the gun. 

Police found a spent .22 cartridge 

beside Bridgwater’s body. 

First responders unsuccessfully 

tried to revive Bridgwater 

James Arthur Holder is accused of murdering David Bridgwater (inset) in Aranui 

on January 4, 2024. He is on trial in the High Court at Christchurch. 

who was pronounced dead 

about 2.43am. 

A number of items that had 

been burned were recovered 

from the Carisbrooke St 

property when a search 

warrant was executed a couple 

of days later. 

Police intercepted Holder’s 

phone calls in the following 

weeks, and he was arrested and 

charged on February 2, 2024. 

Defence lawyer John Wayne 

Howell told the jury the trial 

would be about self-defence. 

He said Bridgwater was under 

the influence of drugs and 

alcohol, and that he was being 

“disrespectful, belligerent and 

dangerous”. 

“What was the altercation 

prior to him being shot, did the 

circumstances justify Mr Holder 

acting in self-defence? 

“When Mr Holder fired that 

shot, he was acting in selfdefence; 

they had not met each 

other prior to that. 

“What happened in those few 

minutes will come from the 

defence, keep an open mind, 

there is more to the story than 

the Crown evidence.” 

The trial is being heard by 

Justice Lisa Preston. 

The Crown is expected to call 

51 witnesses. 

Pike River screens tonight 

The Christchurch premiere of 

Pike River, the film about the 

mining disaster in which 29 men 

lost their lives, is tonight at the 

Isaac Theatre Royal. The film 

tells the story of the West Coast 

tragedy through the eyes of Anna 

Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse, 

played by Melanie Lynskey and 

Robyn Malcolm. Osborne lost her 

husband Milton in the disaster 

and Rockhouse's son Ben also 

died, while another one of her 

sons Daniel was able to escape. 

The film had an emotional New 

Zealand debut in Greymouth on 

Monday night. 

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A Woolworths supermarket 

will be built in St Albans after 

approval from an independent 

commissioner. There will be a 

new commercial centre, anchored 

by the supermarket, at 476- 

494 Madras St. The 1.44ha site 

was formerly home to an Orion 

works depot. The site will include 

223 car parks, with two vehicle 

access from Madras St and a 

central pedestrian walkway. 

Te Pae awarded 

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4 | The Star, October 16, 2025 NEWS 


No set date when new pets 

on buses policy will start 

Hospital’s specialist 

IV team dropped 

› From Page 1 

An implementation date and 

specific rules for pet owners 

will be announced when ready,” 

Gibbon said. 

Church named his budgie 

Monster after Pixar’s Monsters, 

Inc character Roz, due to the 

similar spiky tuft on their heads 

when the budgie was a baby. 

But Church says his monster 

has a much sunnier disposition 

than cranky Roz. 

“Children love to see him on 

the bus. They come over and 

have a look or take a photo. It’s 

a great feeling.” 

Church likes to take Monster 

with him when he goes about 

his day, whether shopping or 

visiting friends. 

Church first contacted ECan 

about the pets on buses policy 

two years ago when a driver did 

not allow him and his previous 

budgie, Senna, on board. 

Senna was named after famed 

Formula 1 champion driver 

Ayrton Senna as Church has a 

love for the sport. 

It was the only time until 

recently he had faced issues 

bringing a budgie onboard. 

He made inquiries to ECan 

about their policy and was told 

caged budgies were not permitted 

on buses. 

He stopped riding the bus 

with his budgie for six months 

and took a taxi most places. 

After he bought Monster 

about a year ago, he decided to 

try the bus again. 

“I found the bus drivers really 

didn’t care,” he said. 

The new rules when in force 

will allow small dogs on buses 

during off-peak hours between 

9am to 3pm and after 6pm 

provided they are leashed and 

muzzled. 

Large dogs and other pets, 

such as budgies will also be 

allowed in off-peak hours 

if they are kept in enclosed 

containers. 

Auckland and Wellington 

both have policies 

allowing small pets on buses in 

enclosures. 

Church says Monster is no 

bother to other passengers. 

“The monsters in Monsters, 

Tony Church and 

Monster getting 

ready to ride. 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

Below – Monster 

was named 

after Roz from 

Monsters, Inc. 

Inc were friendly after all. He’s 

a nice bird. He likes to dance 

like birds do. Especially when 

I’ve got the motorsport on. He’ll 

dance around to that.” 

A pilot programme at 

Christchurch Hospital, which 

created a specialist intravenous 

team for patients, has been 

dropped despite positive results 

and financial savings. 

The Vessel Health 

Preservation and Intravenous 

Access team – known as VIVA 

– were specialists at getting IV 

access in patients whose veins 

were not easy to find. 

Those patients are described 

as Difficult Intravenous Access 

or DIVA. 

International studies have 

shown that more than a third of 

adults and up to half of children 

presenting to hospital met DIVA 

criteria, which is characterised 

by non-visible and non-palpable 

veins. 

The VIVA team was made 

up of a part-time associate 

charge nurse manager and 

approximately three fulltime 

equivalent positions for 

registered nurses. 

The aim of the VIVA team was 

to make use of the nurses' high 

level of inserter knowledge, 

experience and procedural 

competence, and vein location 

technology – such as ultrasound 

– to assess vessels and guide 

insertion, they could place a 

peripheral intravenous catheter 

successfully on the first 

attempt. 

The pilot ran from April 2024 

to July 2025 and an impact 

report was completed near the 

end of the project to measure 

outcomes. 

The impact report showed 

that, because of fewer failed 

PIVC insertions and fewer 

premature failures of PIVCs, 

there was a reduction in annual 

expenditure of $308,003 on 

PIVC and associated equipment. 

There was also a reduction 

in healthcare-associated 

bloodstream infections (HABSI), 

but the report said this could 

have been connected to other 

changes. 

The number of HABSI's over 

the period dropped by 21%, 

compared to the previous year, 

dropping from 72 to 57 cases. 

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Restorative justice brought closure for 

father of teenage cyclist killed in crash 

BY AL WILLIAMS 

The father of 19-year-old 

cyclist Fyfa Dawson, who was 

killed after a collision with a 

concrete truck, said he found 

restorative justice “profoundly 

therapeutic”. 

Richard Dawson actively 

sought out the 

process, after 

wanting to talk to 

the company the 

driver worked for 

about his daughter’s 

death. 

“I assumed that 

the driver was 

at fault and that 

they would likely 

be going through 

some kind of 

hell,” said Dawson. 

Richard 

Dawson 

“My thoughts turned to the 

possibility of restorative justice; 

it turned out that the driver was 

not at fault.” 

Fyfa Dawson was hit by the 

truck which turned left in front 

of her at a temporary traffic 

management site on Springs Rd, 

near Halswell Junction Rd. She 

had been cycling from Prebbleton 

to her hairdressing course 

in the city. 

She was killed instantly. 

The truck driver was never 

charged as a subsequent 

Fyfa Dawson was killed instantly after a concrete truck turned left in front of her at 

a temporary traffic management site on Springs Rd in 2019. 

WorkSafe investigation alleged 

Downer New Zealand and 

McConnell Dowell failed to 

ensure the health and safety of 

members of the public as a safe 

and effective temporary traffic 

management system wasn’t in 

place. 

WorkSafe laid charges against 

both construction companies. 

However, as an alternative 

to prosecution Downer New 

Zealand and McConnell Dowell 

agreed to contribute almost 

$1.7m to safety work. 

The commitment included 

contributing towards new studies, 

qualifications, guidelines 

and virtual reality training for 

safer roadworks, and running 

cyclist awareness programmes 

for roadworkers. 

For Dawson, that meant there 

was no court process. 

“The mechanics of that 

path meant that there was no 

automatic offering of a restorative 

justice meeting (with the 

companies), so I actively sought 

it out.” 

Dawson reached out to a 

workplace justice organisation 

which facilitated a restorative 

justice meeting with himself, 

McConnell Dowell Constructors 

and Downer New Zealand. 

He met with the two companies 

involved to discuss the 

incident and its impact on him. 

“This seemed to me to be a 

better option than a court case.” 

Coroner Ruth Thomas 

recently released her findings 

into his daughter’s death, calling 

for changes to temporary 

traffic management and the 

operation of heavy vehicles in 

the hope of preventing similar 

tragedies. 

“While restorative justice 

may not be for everyone, and 

while my experience of it will 

not be exactly the same as 

another person’s, I do believe 

that it could be valuable if this 

hearing-centred institution is 

more widely appreciated and 

understood as a possible healing 

journey.” 

The meeting regarding his 

daughter’s death met his hopes 

for restorative justice. 

He said there were four representatives 

from the companies 

involved, while he had several 

people supporting him. 

“There was something profoundly 

therapeutic about this 

for me. At the end, I was given 

a taonga, fashioned from the 

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told that the circular shape 

represents continuity and an 

eternal connection. The koru 

patterns within the circle signify 

growth and peace. I have 

found the gift to be deeply moving 

and symbolic. I felt a kind of 

closure take place.” 

Dawson said his interest in 

restorative justice began years 

before his daughter’s death 

when he was undertaking a law 

doctorate in justice. 

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possibilities of the legal hearing 

more broadly, and in the 

old justice principle, ‘Hear the 

other side’. 

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restorative justice meeting 

unfolds in a circle where all 

voices can be heard; those who 

have suffered are given the space 

to ask questions and to speak 

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More early 

detection 

sensors to 

be installed 

A network of environmental 

sensors is expanding to more 

sites around Christchurch and 

at Little River. 

The city council already has 15 

sensors across Bottle Lake Forest, 

Naval Point and the 

Port Hills that use smart technology 

to help with early fire 

detection. Twelve new sensors 

are being added in public 

spaces, such as suburban parks 

and reserves along the Ōpāwaho 

Heathcote and Ōtākaro Avon rivers, 

and at Little River, as part of 

a three-year trial. 

Smart Christchurch manager 

Grace de Leon said the sensors 

will provide localised real-time 

data about weather conditions, 

flood monitoring and visual 

imaging. 

“This data will be available 

to council staff and emergency 

services, such as Fire and 

Emergency New Zealand to help 

them respond effectively to 

emergency situations, manage 

community safety and issue 

timely public warnings.” 

Two of the sensors are being 

located specifically to help with 

flood monitoring on rivers. 

“The sensors will allow us to 

monitor water levels via visual 

imaging,” de Leon said. 

The sensors are expected to 

be installed by November. 

New approach credited for drop in ram raids 


Ram raids dominated headlines 

and fuelled public outrage at 

their peak in 2022 and 2023 – 

but what has caused the sharp 

decline since then? 

In Canterbury, there were 59 

fewer ram raids in 2024 than in 

2023 – dropping from 84 to 25 – 

and only seven so far this year, 

up to September. 

A large spike in the number 

of ram raids in 

Canterbury first 

happened in 2022, 

jumping to 50 

from 16 in 2021, 

just two in 2020 

and 17 raids in 

2019. 

Nationwide, ram 

raids surged to 410 

in 2021, peaking at 

714 in 2022 before 

falling to 496 in 2023, 210 in 

Lane Todd 

2024, and 69 so far this year, up 

to September. 

Canterbury metro 

commander Superintendent 

Lane Todd said police have 

“put a great deal of effort into 

preventing ram raids and 

holding offenders to account”. 

The spike in offending, and 

the youth of many offenders, 

sparked major public concern 

and became a key talking point 

leading up to the 2023 general 

election. 

Before its election win, the 

National Party accused the 

Labour Government of being 

soft on crime and not doing 

enough to stop ram raids. 

Dairy and Business Owners 

Sue’s Takeaway and Convenience Store in Yaldhurst suffered a ram raid in September 2022. 

Group chair 

Ankit Bansal 

credits the sharp 

decline to a new 

policing approach 

introduced after 

the change of 

government in 

2023. 

“The credit Ankit Bansal 

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Government, the police and 

those at the Ministry of Justice 

who worked on this issue when 

it was at its peak,” Bansal said. 

“Potential ram raiders know 

that they will likely be caught. 

This is the single biggest 

deterrent for criminals and 

relies on the police aggressively 

pursuing ram raiders.” 

Todd said when ram raids 

were at their worst, police 

districts established specialist 

teams and operations focused 

on ram raids and aggravated 

robberies. 

“For a time, ram raids were 

very visible and disruptive in 

our communities and to the 

businesses we want to see 

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Police also manage the Retail 

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launched in November 2022, 

which supports small retailers 

who have been victims of ram 

raids or aggravated robberies. 

The programme funds security 

interventions such as CCTV, 

bollards and fog cannons to help 

prevent further offending. 

The introduction of police 

beat teams in July last year has 

also played a significant role 

in reducing the number of ram 

raids, Todd said. 

“Having a highly visible 

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offending and it means police 

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youth offenders and help to 

apprehend them quickly. 

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Night market to move again after 

more unfair competition claims 


The Christchurch Night Market 

will relocate for a second time 

due to complaints from nearby 

food outlets about unfair 

competition. 

The market, which has been 

operating from the The Hub 

Hornby’s car park roof, 

will shift to the Waterloo 

Business Park in Islington on 

November 6. 

It is about a 5min drive from 

The Hub. 

A market spokesperson 

said there won’t be a pause in 

the Thursday night market’s 

calendar. 

The mall made the decision 

not to renew the market’s lease 

after a “successful” three-year 

partnership due to concerns 

of unfair competition with the 

mall’s food outlets, the spokesperson 

said. 

Sal’s Pizza The Hub co-owner 

Jatin Patel said the mall’s food 

retailers wanted the market 

moved due to the stall vendors 

being able to charge cheaper 

prices. 

“It’s a bit difficult in that way. 

Our rent keeps getting higher, 

and other costs, and the market 

people can just charge less.” 

Thursday night is important 

for business at The Hub as 

most food outlets are open 

late, but Patel said the market 

running at the same time 

The Christchurch Night Market will relocate from The Hub Hornby to the Waterloo Business Park, after the mall’s food outlets 

complained about unfair competition. 

means fewer customers. 

“The night market ends up 

with a heavy chunk of the customers,” 

he said. 

Patel had not heard the market 

was being relocated until 

speaking with The Star. 

“It’s good to hear they have a 

new place,” he said. 

The night market previously 

operated out of the Bush Inn 

Centre between 2021 and 2022. 

The spokesperson said it had 

moved from that site due to 

issues related to competition 

and limited parking. 

Finding another location in 

Hornby had its challenges. 

“The Hornby community, 

who have embraced the Thursday 

markets, are facing a real 

loss. That’s why it was important 

to all parties involved that 

we achieve a smooth transition 

from the current Thursday 

market to the new one,” the 

spokesperson said. 

Factors considered when 

selecting a new location 

included avoiding disruption to 

nearby businesses, maintaining 

a reasonable distance from 

residential areas due to 

potential noise and traffic, 

ensuring sufficient lighting 

for evening operations and 

providing ample parking 

for visitors, the spokesperson 

said. 

The market’s relocation is 

reminiscent of the battle over 

the food truck market at The 

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The Central City Business 

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The food trucks were given 

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The $6b ratepayer treasure chest: 

Dylan Smits looks at the future 

of Christchurch’s ratepayerowned 

assets, post-election 

Ratepayer-owned companies 

appear likely to stay in public 

ownership as the city council 

maintains its political status 

quo. 

Six companies – Lyttelton Port 

Company, powerlines company 

Orion, Christchurch Airport, 

fibre broadband provider 

Enable, CityCare and EcoCentral 

– make up the bulk of the 

city’s $6.3 billion asset portfolio. 

They are held by Christchurch 

City Holdings Ltd on behalf of 

ratepayers. 

In the latest chapter of the 

long-running asset sales debate 

between left and right-leaning 

local politicians, neither side 

has gained further advantage 

after Saturday’s election. 

Most city councillors still 

generally oppose initiating, or 

exploring, partial or full sales of 

all six key companies. 

The left-leaning voting bloc 

opposes strategic asset sales 

and still has eight 

votes, while the 

right-leaning 

bloc, including 

re-elected Mayor 

Phil Mauger, 

keeps seven. 

Re-elected 

Andrei Moore 

(Halswell 

Ward) and Tim Andrei Moore 

Mayor Phil Mauger said he would not support selling the city’s shares in Lyttelton Port Company, Orion or the airport during 

his election campaign. 

Scandrett (Cashmere 

Ward) are 

more centrist 

politically and 

will continue to 

hold the balance 

of power over the 

next three years. 

They are 

both far from Tim Scandrett 

convinced any of 

the six companies need to be 

sold, fully or partially. 

Early in his first term as 

mayor, in December 2022, 

Mauger supported a proposal 

for CCHL to develop business 

cases, which included options 

for partially selling strategic 

assets. 

Mauger and nine city councillors 

voted in favour, getting the 

move over the line. 

But a year later the council 

voted 8-7 against giving CCHL 

active management of the asset 

portfolio, which could have 

further paved the way to asset 

sales if passed. 

Mauger supported the move. 

However, he committed to 

not selling the port, airport or 

Orion during the latest election 

campaign. 

Scandrett said this week he 

is not in favour of selling any 

shares in the companies looking 

into the new term. 

“I rule partial sales out. I 

think it’s a waste of time,” he 

said. 

Moore said he “struggles to 

see a compelling 

case” for selling 

any shares in the 

companies. 

“But I’d be 

happy to look at 

and consider anything, 

as is our 

requirement to 

do so,” he said. Phil Mauger 

Neither Moore 

nor Scandrett see a partial or 

full sale proposal of any of the 

companies succeeding. 

Mauger had a convincing 

election win on Saturday over 

rival Sara Templeton – a 20,000- 

vote majority. 

Mauger received 59,179 votes 

to Templeton’s 39,113 in the 

preliminary count. 

But he still does not have 

a working majority of likeminded 

city councillors. 

During his campaign, Mauger 

did not completely rule out 

selling or partially selling the 

other three key asset companies 

– Enable, CityCare and 

EcoCentral. 

“It’s up to Christchurch 

City Holdings to come back 

to us,” he told 1News last 

month. 

When asked by The Star this 

week about what could happen 

with Enable, CityCare and 

EcoCentral in the new term, 

Mauger said it was a “bit early 

to get into the detail on this one 

just yet”. 

He said his position has not 

shifted since the campaign. 

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The Star, October 16, 2025 | 9 

Will it stay in public ownership? 

LPC provided an annual 

dividend of $12.1 million in 

the year to June. The airport 

had a $33.5m dividend, while 

powerlines company Orion 

and fibre broadband provider 

Enable both gave $25m. 

EcoCentral’s most recently 

reported dividend was $5m 

in 2024 and CityCare is not 

providing a dividend due to its 

loan repayment plan. 

There has been speculation 

about private interests wanting 

to buy or lease the port. 

DP World is a multinational 

logistics company, owned by 

the Dubai Government, which 

has had meetings with LPC. 

But LPC denies conversations 

between the companies 

involved selling or leasing the 

port. 

Jake McLellan (Central Ward) 

feels “confident” the city’s 

top strategic assets – LPC, the 

airport and Orion – will remain 

in public ownership in the next 

three-year term. 

“The mayor has 

consistently said 

on the campaign 

trail that he 

doesn’t want to 

sell the assets. 

So, if taken at 

his word, they 

shouldn’t be 

under threat,” Jake McLellan 

McLellan said. 

Despite several left-leaning 

incumbent city councillors 

faced serious election 

challenges from candidates 

more open to exploring partial 

asset sales, all were re-elected. 

McLellan was considered 

at risk of losing his seat, but 

Mauger did not completely rule out sales for EcoCentral, Enable or CityCare. 

PHOTOS: CCC 

managed to fend off his closest 

opponent Raf Manji by 676 

votes (1801 to 1125). 

Manji was one of the 

candidates most interested 

in exploring partial key asset 

sales, while McLellan is a 

memberof the left-leaning of 

The People’s Choice political 

ticket, which wants to keep 

the assets in full public 

ownership. 

All incumbent city councillors 

who stood for re-election won, 

including the six People’s 

Choice members. 

Nathaniel Herz-Jardine, also 

with People’s Choice, won 

the vacant Heathcote Ward, 

replacing Templeton who stood 

for mayor only, while leftleaning 

independent Celeste 

Donovan was re-elected in 

Coastal Ward. 

It means the council table’s 

left-lean was maintained and 

only one other city councillor, 

typically Moore or Scandrett, is 

needed to reach the nine-vote 

majority. 

McLellan said he does not 

expect Mauger to push for 

a sale of Enable, CityCare 

or EcoCentral and would be 

disappointed if he did. 

“Unless you explicitly 

campaign on doing something, 

you should be very wary of 

doing it.” 

However, McLellan said 

selling of any of the three 

companies is not impossible as 

the left-leaning bloc still does 

not have a strong majority after 

the election. 

He said the re-election of all 

left-leaning incumbents is a 

mandate from voters to oppose 

strategic asset 

sales. 

“The numbers 

on Saturday 

are sort of an 

insurance policy 

to make sure 

asset sales don’t 

happen. So 

people should 

feel assured but 

always vigilant.” 

Sam 

MacDonald 

Sam MacDonald (Waimairi 

Ward) said other city councillors 

should keep an open mind 

on any proposal CCHL might 

have for the assets. 

The right-leaning city councillor 

did not know if there would 

be an appetite at the council 

table for any major changes 

proposed by CCHL. 

“It’s far too early to know 

what will happen. CCHL really 

needs to look at how they can 

fund an expansion of the port. 

People need to be open minded 

and sensible in their decision 

making. Let’s 

just see what 

happens,” said 

MacDonald. 

Melanie Coker 

(Spreydon Ward, 

People’s Choice 

campaign chair) 

echoed McLellan’s 

sentiment. 

“I hope there Melanie Coker 

won’t be sales, 

but I can’t say for sure. It will 

depend on whatever CCHL 

decides to present.” 

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Sparks Road. This is part of a wider programme 

to replace older cables across Christchurch 

and strengthen our power network. 

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these essential upgrades. 

Until early November, a one-way system will be in 

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Study warns of climate change 

threat to primary healthcare 

Climate change could have a 

major impact on the health 

system, making it even harder 

for people to see a doctor, 

according to new research. 

While most climate change 

healthcare planning focuses 

on heat-related illnesses and 

mosquito-borne diseases, 

Canterbury University PhD 

candidate Darcy Glenn said primary 

healthcare access is being 

overlooked. 

Her research 

models how 

climate-driven 

pressures, such 

as sea level 

rise, population 

migration and 

longer appointment 

times could 

overwhelm New 

Zealand’s already Darcy Glenn 

stretched general 

practitioner clinics. 

“In Christchurch alone, four 

coastal medical clinics are at 

risk of being affected by sea 

level rise by mid-century,” 

Glenn said. 

“At the same time, if climate 

change drives more migration 

to New Zealand or increases 

patient demand through longer 

appointments, many practices 

will simply not have capacity. 

That could mean patients being 

turned away and struggling to 

find a new doctor.” 

New Zealand already faces 

a GP shortage, with many 

Four coastal medical clinics in Christchurch are at risk of being affected by rising 

sea levels by 2050 due to climate change, according to new research. 

practices closing their books to 

new patients. Upcoming retirements 

are set to worsen the 

problem, as 34% of older GPs 

plan to retire within the next 

five years. 

Glenn’s research uses a novel 

modelling approach that factors 

in both patient preferences 

(such as cost, opening hours or 

distance to their GP practice) 

and GP capacity to reveal where 

bottlenecks might appear. 

The research is currently 

focused on Christchurch but will 

expand nationwide. 

Glenn hopes the findings will 

act as a “check engine light” 

for policymakers, helping 

health planners identify where 

more GPs will be needed and 

enable the prioritisation of 

those communities in need of 

additional support. 

“There is already work being 

done to bring more doctors into 

the system, but climate change 

means we’ll need to go further,” 

she said. 

“If we don’t account for these 

future pressures now, we risk 

being unprepared when demand 

spikes.” 

The study will be submitted for 

publication next year. 

“It will add to a growing body of 

research urging governments to 

treat climate change as a health 

systems issue, not just a weather 

or environmental problem.” 

Sound awareness critical 

in early literacy learning 

New research from the better 

start literacy approach (BSLA) 

research team at Canterbury 

University highlights the role 

of early literacy instruction in 

improving children’s reading and 

spelling outcomes. 

The research evaluated the 

effectiveness of the BSLA at scale 

to determine the predictors of 

reading and spelling success for 

BSLA pupils. 

The findings show that greater 

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awareness during the 

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“When children build strong 

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water. That is the grim fate of 

some endemic spiders around 

Canterbury. 

Lincoln 

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nature. She is 

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nematodes – called mermithids 

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The mermithids target 

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grasshoppers – and large 

endemic spiders. That poses a 

big problem for our ecosystem, 

Mendis said. 

So far, she has found three 

different types of spiders carrying 

the parasite. She is working 

to narrow down exactly what 

the worm is and which species 

of spiders are affected. 

“New Zealand has a large 

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over 90% of them are endemic. 

If something were to happen to 

them it would not be good for 

our biodiversity. 

“Spiders hold a special place 

in the food chain. When the 

worms take over, it flips that 

idea on its head. The parasite 

completely changes it, the spiders 

aren’t filling their normal 

role.” 

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for the spider, and always 

results in its death. 

The nematode gets inside the 

spider, then controls how it acts, 

grows and dies. It drives the spider 

towards water. Sometimes 

the spider will even stop eating. 

Lincoln University PhD student Usha Mendis is researching parasitic nematodes that target spiders, worming inside them and 

taking control before killing their hosts. 

PHOTOS: LINCOLN UNIVERSITY 

There are few ways to tell 

whether a spider is parasitised, 

but those infected often grow 

larger limbs. 

“They can be very abnormal. 

Their legs get shorter but 

thicker, the spider is physically 

changing. The abdomen gets 

bigger and swollen too. They 

look like zombies,” said Mendis. 

But it is not always the case. 

The only real way to tell is to 

wait until the spider dies and 

the nematode emerges, ready 

for the next stage of its life 

cycle. 

While researchers know how 

the nematodes come out, they 

don’t know how they get into 

the spiders. It is part of what 

Mendis is trying to discover. 

So what do the nematodes 

want from the spiders? 

Mendis said it is just one stage 

of their life cycle. 

“They can’t live without a 

host. They consume the energy 

and nutrients of the host, and 

grow inside it.” 

The nematodes need water 

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their life cycle, which is why 

they drive the spiders towards 

moisture. 

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Because spiders carrying 

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SPORT 

Talented Tromp twins looking to learn 

BY SAM COUGHLAN 

Three months ago, twin 

brothers Matt and Josh Tromp 

were taking down the likes 

of Australian captain Pat 

Cummins, Pakistan quick Haris 

Rauf and English World Cup 

winner Liam Plunkett. 

Now, the two cricketers – who 

live in the United States but are 

originally from South Africa – 

are playing in the Metro club 

premiership this season. 

Matt and Josh, both 20, have 

joined Sydenham and Old 

Boys Collegians respectively 

as part of an effort to develop 

their cricket skills in foreign 

conditions. 

They made immediate 

impacts in the opening round. 

Matt took 3-14 while opening 

the bowling against Riccarton, 

while Josh scored an unbeaten 

39 as Old Boys chased down 199 

against St Albans. 

“We managed to get over the 

line pretty comfortably in the 

end,” said Josh, who scored Old 

Boys’ winning runs. 

The brothers learned their 

craft in South Africa, where 

they lived until they were 17. 

Their father Brett, a chartered 

accountant, then accepted a job 

in Austin, Texas, and the family 

relocated from Johannesburg to 

the US. 

Not knowing much about 

cricket in North America, the 

twins were initially sceptical, 

but Matt said the sport there is 

on a rapid rise. 

“A lot of owners of big 

Josh Tromp, left, and twin brother Matt starred on Christchurch club cricket debut on Saturday. Josh scored an unbeaten 39 

for Old Boys Collegians and Matt took three wickets for Sydenham. The pair have moved from the United States to develop 

their cricketing skills here over the summer. 

PHOTOS: EMMA BREITMEYER/KEVIN CONGDON 

companies decided they’re 

going to invest in cricket in the 

US, and now with Major League 

Cricket (MLC), it has just shot 

up a bit and infrastructure is 

growing.” 

The MLC competition, 

launched in 2023 to grow the 

game in the US, has already 

attracted some of the world’s 

best players. 

Matt, who plays for the LA 

Knight Riders, shared a dressing 

room this year with West Indian 

stars Andre Russell and Sunil 

Narine. 

Josh’s team, the Texas Super 

Kings, is coached by former 

Black Cap Stephen Fleming, 

and he played alongside Kiwis 

Devon Conway, Mitchell Santner 

and Daryl Mitchell. 

Both brothers saw success 

against the San Francisco 

Unicorns in this year’s 

competition, which featured 

stars such as Cummins, Rauf, 

and Plunkett. 

Matt made 41 on debut, 

hitting three sixes, while Josh 

scored 56 not out in the semifinals 

in a century partnership 

with Conway. 

It was the Kiwi connection 

which brought the brothers to 

Christchurch. 

Said Josh: “I mentioned to 

Flem and Daryl that I was 

looking to go play a season 

overseas and I was looking at 

Australia. They were like, ‘you 

should come to Christchurch, 

it’s a great city. The cricket will 

be good, you’ll love your time.’ 

“They sort-of set everything 

up. Daryl got me in contact 

with someone from Canterbury 

Cricket and then they got me in 

contact with OBC, and it went 

from there.” 

The twins are currently training 

in the nets at Hagley Oval, 

playing plenty of golf, and completing 

online finance degrees 

through Liberty University. 

Now USA-eligible after three 

years of residency, Matt is 

hopeful of an international 

call-up. 

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awesome. That’s why I think 

we all play cricket – to play 

internationally,” he said. 

In other premiership results, 

Heathcote chased down 110 

against Lancaster Park, while 

Burnside’s clash with East 

Shirley was abandoned due to a 

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SPORT 

Darts title for Shirley Boys’ 

In a sudden-death finish, Shirley 

Boys’ High School has won the 

inaugural Canterbury secondary 

schools darts tournament. Shirley 

beat Ellesmere College in a playoff 

after both teams were tied on wins 

at the end of the competition. With 

Shirley and Ellesmere racing to 

score 1001, Lucas Tilley landed a 

double-18 to secure the win, and 

the Kerry Treymane Trophy, for his 

school. 

Grand final spot in reach 

The Eastern Blues AFL club will 

look to book a direct berth to the 

Canterbury final when they take on 

Mid-Canterbury Eagles at 2.30pm 

in Saturday’s final round of games 

at QEII Park. The Blues hold a fourpoint 

advantage over the Eagles and 

Christchurch Bulldogs, who take 

on winless University at 12.30pm. 

First place at the end of the regular 

season earns a week off and a spot 

in the final in two weeks, while the 

second and third-place side will meet 

in next weekend’s semi-final. 

They said it 

“I had to take a few jelly beans and 

Coke to get going. It wasn’t the 

prettiest innings but sometimes you’ve 

got to do it ugly.” 

– White Ferns captain Sophie 

Devine, who manages type 1 diabetes, 

after scoring 63 in her side’s win over 

Bangladesh at the Women’s World Cup 

Home course advantage helps 

Miya to breakthrough victory 


Pegasus’ Yuki Miya will be 

looking to build on his success 

after claiming his first win on 

the Charles Tour on his home 

course last week. 

Miya, 19, held off professionals 

Harry Bateman and Steven Oh 

by one shot, finishing 12-under 

to seal victory. 

It was the Golf New Zealand 

Academy player’s third 

consecutive top-four finish 

on the tour, after placing 

third at the Mount Open at Mt 

Maunganui and fourth at the 

Carrus Open in Tauranga last 

month. 

Miya will next play the 

Taranaki Open in New 

Plymouth, which is also part of 

the Charles Tour, starting next 

Thursday. 

Pegasus general manager 

James Devlin, who also competed 

last week and finished in 

a tie for 20th, said Miya was a 

golfer with exceptional talent. 

“He has been playing for our 

interclub team for the last three 

years and is obviously still very 

young,” he said. 

“But when you look at the 

work that goes in, that age 

becomes less important when 

the hours are going in.” 

Pegasus’ Yuki Miya sealed a first Charles Tour victory on his home course last week. 

PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER/BW MEDIA 

Miya began the final round on 

Friday one shot behind Oh and 

one ahead of Bateman. By the 

12th hole, the trio were locked in 

a three-way tie for the lead. 

A birdie on the 15th gave 

Miya the lead, which he never 

relinquished. 

He rolled in a par putt on the 

final hole to seal victory by one 

stroke – his first win on tour. 

The result saw the teenager 

jump from ninth to second on 

the tour standings with 915 

points, behind Tauranga’s Josh 

Geary on 1142.5. 

Clearwater’s Cooper Moore 

dropped from fourth to fifth 

in the overall standings after 

missing the Pegasus event to 

represent New Zealand at the 

Eisenhower Trophy world 

amateur teams championship 

in Singapore. 

Moore, who is in year 12 at St 

Bede’s College, teamed up with 

Auckland’s Robby Turnbull 

and Napier’s Zack Swanwick, 

with the side finishing tied for 

14th, 23 shots behind runaway 

winners South Africa. 

On the individual 

leaderboard, Moore tied for 

77th, finishing nine-over after 

the tournament’s four rounds. 

The winner was South African 

Christiaan Maas, who finished 

10 shots clear on 22-under. 

Moore’s next event will 

be the Asia-Pacific Amateur 

Championship in Dubai, 

starting next Thursday, with 

the winner earning invitations 

to the 2026 Masters and British 

Open Championship. 

Christchurch among the first to test New Zealand’s 

new census survey 

The way New Zealand conducts the census is 

changing, and Christchurch residents are among 

the first to test the new collection system. 

In June 2025, Stats NZ announced its plans 

to modernise the census. The new approach 

prioritises the use of data already collected by 

government (known as administrative or admin 

data), coupled with a new annual census survey. 

Testing 

Testing 

Check your letterbox to find 

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test the future of our census, 

benefitting your community 

and generations to come. 

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Christchurch, Ashburton, and New Plymouth are 

being invited to get involved in the first test of the 

new survey collection system. 

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and planning the new approach,” says population 

and housing spokesperson, Sean Broughton. 

Under the new census model, each year a small 

percentage of the population will be selected to 

take part in a census survey. This survey will run 

continuously throughout the year. 

“Essentially, we’re testing how the collection 

system works for people, and how our systems 

and processes respond. For example, in the future, 

paper forms will no longer be used – people will be 

able to choose to complete the survey online, in 

person, or over the phone.” 

This is just the first test. Additional testing and 

refinements will occur over the next 18 months, 

before the new annual census survey starts in 2027. 

Selected households will answer a version of the 

2023 Census questionnaire. Questions will be 

updated after public consultation and engagement 

later this year. 

The test runs from 13 October to 28 November 

2025. Invited households will receive a letter from 

Stats NZ with more information, and instructions 

on how to take part. The test is voluntary. Data 

collected won’t be used to produce official 

statistics, but to test the flow of data through our 

systems. 

“If your household is invited to take part, we 

encourage you to get involved and help shape 

the next step in census data collection in New 

Zealand,” Broughton said. 

“Census insights play a vital role in informing 

decisions, big and small across New Zealand. 

They influence government decision-making for 

important public services in areas like education, 

health, transport, and housing, so it’s important we 

get the census right.” 

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www.stats.govt.nz/census-test-information.


SPORT The Star, October 16, 2025 | 19 

Strong start for newly-combined team 

BY DIANE KEENAN 

A combined Burnside Park 

and Sumner team brought 

together by their shared coach, 

Remi Feneon, will be looking to 

maintain their momentum this 

weekend after a flying start to 

the premier tennis competition. 

Feneon has added Sumner’s 

top players, Jack Hansen-Ratter 

and Madison Aubrey, to his 

established Burnside lineup this 

season, and the new side made 

a strong start with a win over Te 

Kura Hagley at the weekend. 

Finn Emslie-Robson, Liam 

Adams and Hansen-Ratter all 

won their singles and Feneon 

combined with Hansen-Ratter to 

secure the doubles. 

On Saturday, they face Edgeware, 

who are coming off a bye, 

while Te Kura Hagley hosts Elmwood 

– who impressed in their 

opening clash against newcomers 

Mid Canterbury. 

In hot, blustery conditions, 

Bulls better for big grand final loss, says coach 


Canterbury Bulls head coach 

Walt Wilson believes his team 

will only improve after the 

experience of playing in the 

grand final of rugby league’s 

national premiership. 

The Bulls, top qualifiers from 

the southern pool, went down 

46-0 in Sunday’s final against the 

Elmwood brothers Elliot and 

Lawrence Darling produced 

composed performances to 

overcome younger opponents 

Josh Gilbert and Ryan Watt 

respectively. 

Teammate Tom Batt, recently 

returned from working overseas, 

also won convincingly, while Mid 

Canterbury’s Riley Breen earned 

his side’s points with victories in 

both the singles and doubles. 

Elmwood were also celebrating 

success from afar, as their 

top-ranked player James Watt 

claimed his fifth ATP Challenger 

Counties Manukau 

Stingrays, the top 

team from the 

north. 

Wilson said his 

side needed more 

opportunities to 

test themselves 

against opponents 

of that calibre 

in order to be 

Walt Wilson 

Burnside Park/Sumner’s 

Jack Hansen-Ratter picked 

up wins in the singles and 

doubles against Te Kura 

Hagley. 

title of the year with partner 

Finn Reynolds in Jinan, China, on 

Saturday evening (NZ time). 

Both players have now broken 

into the world’s top 100 ATP doubles 

rankings. 

Mid Canterbury and Bishopdale 

will both be chasing their 

first wins of the season when 

they meet on Bishopdale’s home 

courts this weekend. 

Bishopdale were well beaten 

by Cashmere last week, with the 

experienced Cashmere players 

adapting better to the tricky 

conditions. 

competitive at the national level. 

“We’ve got a lot more steps to 

go, and a big part of that will be 

having that exposure against 

some of these high-quality 

sides,” he said. 

Wilson said the Bulls were 

outclassed by Counties, 

whose suffocating line speed 

prevented Canterbury from 

making any ground on attack. 

POINTS 

Men: Cashmere 24, Burnside Park/ 

Sumner 21, Elmwood 21, Mid- 

Canterbury 13, Te Kura Hagley 13, 

Edgeware 8, Bishopdale 1 

Women: Cashmere 13, Te Kura 

Hagley 13, Elmwood 11, Bishopdale 7, 

Edgeware 5, Waimairi 4 

Experience also came to the 

fore in the women’s competition, 

where the match of the day 

featured Te Kura Hagley veteran 

Michelle North-Kelsen against 

Edgeware’s Nishitha Maarka. 

With the sets tied, North-Kelsen 

was down 1-8 in the deciding 

super tiebreak but fought back 

superbly to take it 11-9. 

Te Kura Hagley won the tie 

4-2 and will face Waimairi this 

week. 

Cashmere hosts Bishopdale 

– who lost to Elmwood by five 

games on a countback – while 

Edgeware will be at home again, 

taking on Elmwood on Saturday. 

“There were a lot of heads 

down after the game, but what 

I admired about the boys was 

they just kept fighting in a 

really physical contest.” 

Wilson said he hoped to be 

involved with the team again 

next year, after a successful 

season where Canterbury made 

it to their first national final in 

three years. 

Pride pick 

up points 

as United, 

Coastal slip 


The Canterbury United Pride’s 

form is improving ahead of a 

clash to keep their Women’s 

National League hopes alive. 

The Pride drew 2-2 with Wellington 

Phoenix Reserves on 

Saturday, their second consecutive 

draw after losing the opening 

game of their campaign. 

Although they remain near the 

bottom of the table, the Pride are 

only four points behind the top 

two and a win against Eastern 

Suburbs on Sunday is crucial to 

stay in contention. The match 

kicks off at noon at Madills Farm 

in Auckland. 

In the men’s competition, 

Christchurch United has slipped 

from first to third after going 

down 3-0 to Phoenix Reserves in 

their first loss of the season. 

They face Western Springs at 

home on Saturday at 2.45pm. 

Meanwhile, Coastal Spirit will 

hope to pick up their first points 

when they take on Auckland FC 

Reserves away at 2pm on Saturday 

at Fred Taylor Park. 

Coastal lost 3-1 to defending 

champions Wellington Olympic 

on Sunday and are bottom of the 

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trimming, shaping, tree 

planting, firewood. Free 

quote. Contact Angus 

Edwards 027 259 6741 

copperbeechtreeservice 

s@gmail.com 


BATHROOM TILER wet 

area waterproofing, 

underfloor heating, soap 

boxes, old to new, for 

best results, call Devon 

on 021 375-888 or 03 

329 5511 

BENNET & SONS LTD 

Qualified & licenced 

builders. New homes, 

villa restoration, 

extensions, decks, 

weatherboard repairs, 

t&g flooring. Phone Sam 

027 496 9362 or 

sambennet@live.com 

BEST BATHROOMS Full 

renovation specialists, 

LBP builder. Free quote, 

all building property 

maintenance. Ph 387- 

0770 or 027 245 5226 

ciey@xtra.co.nz 

BLOCKED DRAINS Drain 

Clearance, CCTV 

Inspections, Remedy & 

Repair. CDDL Services 

Ltd. Ph: 0800 487 453 


BRICK & BLOCK LAYING 

All restoration work and 

new work plus 

foundations, Ph 342 

9340 or 021 853 033. 

Qualified & 

Licenced Builder 

• Specialising in 

Renovations and 

Repairs 

• Free Quotes 

• 20 yrs experience 

Mike Smith 

027 255 0069 

LANDSCAPING Paving, 

Lawns, Irrigation, 

CARPET LAYING Exp. Decking, Fencing. Kanga 

Repairs, uplifting, & small digger services. 

relaying, restretching. Check out Squire 

Phone John on 0800 Landscaping on 

003 181, 027 240 7416 Facebook. FREE 

jflattery@xtra.co.nz QUOTES. Ph Arthur 347- Fast, 

8796, 027 220-7014 

Edwin 027 220-7154 

CHIM CHIM CHIMNEY 

SWEEPS. We'll sweep 

your logburner's flue, 

check firebricks, baffles, 

airtubes & controls. 

We're experts on coalranges, 

and can sweep 

any sized open fire. We 

quote & underake 

repairs, flue extensions 

& install bird netting, 

0800 22 44 64 

www.chimchim.nz 

EDWARDS TREE 

SERVICE 

Qualified arborists, tree 

removal, pruning, hedgetrimming. 

Free quotes. 

Phone 021 0220 8323. 

ELECTRICIAN A prompt 

& reliable registered 

electrician with 24 years 

experience for all 

residential and 

commercial work, new 

housing and switch 

board replacements. 

Phone Chris 027 516 

0669 

GARDENER 

AVAILABLE 

for weeding, pruning, 

regular garden 

maintenance, rubbish 

removed. Experienced & 

qualified. $40 pr hr. Ph 

Richard 0274 918 234, 

03 349 4022 

LAWN MOWING Tom's 

Mowing - cutting the 

east side of 

Christchurch. Ph 021 

120 1069 

PAINTING Interior / 

Exterior, Roofs, Decks, 

Fences. For a 

competitive quote ph 

John 0272 242 831 

ROOF 

PAINTING 

Competitive rates 

Rope n Harness 

certified 

39 yrs experience 

Owner operator 

Exterior - Interior 

Painting 

Phone Mason on 

021 233 0378 

Email: 

mason.wairau@ 

gmail.com 

Website: 

masonwairau.com 

BUILDER Qualified 50 GARDENING, lawn 

yrs exp. Bathrooms, mowing, gutter cleaning 

Kitchens, Renovations, Residential and 

Repairs & Extensions commercial work. North 

Free quotes. Discount 

for pensioners. Ph Mike 

and West CHCH. Phone 

Will on 021 140 0977 

03 980 9771 or 027 

2266 930 

PAINTING Exterior 

BUILDER New builds, TRADES & SERVICES experts. Free quotes. 

alterations, decks, 

Int/ext & roof painting 

fencing. 30 years in the 

Family run business, 

trade has given me HALSWELL work guaranteed. 

ability to build to a high GLASS & GLAZING 2017 LTD 

standard. Free quotes. 

Ph Brent 027 241 7471. 

THE PET DOOR SPECIALIST 

BUILDER - 

LICENSED 

Available for 

alterations, additions, 

repairs, decks, 

bathroom alterations, 

aluminium window & 

door replacements. 

Free quotes. Over 30 

years in industry. 

Prompt, reliable, 

quality workmanship. 

Ph Ian on 

021 350 509. 


COMPUTERS - TVs - 

CCTV Computer - 

Repairs, Sales, Virus 

Removal, Internet. TV - 

Stereo installs, Setup. 

CCTV - 35 yrs exp. Ph 

Paul 027 405 3888 

FENCE PAINTING & 

DECK STAINING 

Ph 021 405 277 

FENCING AND DECKS 

plus repairs. Free 

quotes. Ph Jim 022 137 

192 

• PET DOORS 

• NEW GLAZING 

• FRAMELESS SHOWERS 

• MIRRORS 

• INSURANCE CLAIMS 

• RETRO GLAZING 

• BALUSTRADING 

ALL SUBURBS COVERED FOR 

ALL YOUR GLAZING NEEDS 

PHONE GAIL ON 

322 7999 OR 021 CAT DOOR 

(228 3667) 


HANDYMAN Some jobs 

don't need a tradie, so 

why pay more? Building, 

electrical, plumbing. No 

charge for quotes. Ph 

Dave 022 451 7314. 

HOME SERVICE All 

general property repair & 

maintenance, Artificial 

grass laying, Painting, 

Kitset Assembly. Ph 

George 021 053 8655 

INDEPENDENT 

CARPETS - Huge 

selection of quality 

carpets at unbeatable 

prices to suit every 

home. Expert advice. 

Visit us today! Call now 

03 388-6643 or 027 827 

3360 

30 years + experience 

Older house 

restorations: 

no problem! 

Quotes: FREE! 

Rates: Reasonable 

Paint supplied at 

trade price! 

NO JOB TOO SMALL 

Light industrial also 

Roger Brott 

Painter & Decorator 

021-1966-311 


Pensioner discounts. Ph 

Paul 022 191 7877 

Website 

www.swedekiwipainting. 

co.nz 

PAINTING 

& 

DECORATING. All types 

of int/ext painting 

undertaken. 30 + yrs 

exp. Ph Michael 022 496 

3322. 

PLUMBER Highly 

experienced Plumber. 

Exceptional service. 

Ready to help with all 

your plumbing needs. 

Call today! MJ Plumbing 

Ltd 021 109 2397 


PREMIUM TYRES offers 

top-quality new and 

used tyres, wheel 

alignments, vehicle 

servicing, WOF's & Oil 

changes. Trusted for 

reliability, affordability, 

and fast service across 

Christchurch, 222 

Linwood Ave, PH 380- 

5020 

PLUMBER Friendly, 

certified local expert in 

plumbing, gas & 

drainage. Guaranteed 

top-quality work. Call 

Waterloo Plumbing 022 

630 7639 

PLUMBER Do you need 

a reliable plumber? 

Quality and timely 

services. No job too big 

or small. Phone V 

Plumbing Ltd. 022 351 

4125 

PRIME DIESEL 

SERVICES - 

reliable 

diagnostics and repair 

for trucks, tractors, and 

generators. certified, ontime 

service, fair pricing. 

Call 027 240 4779 

RE-ROOFING 

Roof repairs, painting & 

maintenance. We've got 

all your roofing needs 

covered. Ph John 027 

224 2831. 

ROOF 

PAINTING 

Trade Certified 

BOOK IN NOW 

AND RECEIVE 20% 

DISCOUNT 

Rope and Harness 

Specialist 

No Scaffold Required 

30 years exp 

Free Quotes 

Call Collin 

Ph: 021 132 7106 

THE ROOF 

SPECIALISTS 

CANTERBURY LTD 

Established 2005 

Protective coatings 

10 year guarantee on: 

Faded coloursteel 

Tiles & iron 

Decramastic 

Phone NOW 4 FREE 

Roof check & report 

Scott McKenzie 

022 044 3008 

ROOFING AND GUTTER 

REPAIRS. 25yrs 

experience. Licensed 

Practitioner. Ph: CANdo 

Roof n' Gutter 027 237 

9431 

INSECT SCREENS, 

BLINDS AND SECURITY 

DOORS 

Custom made security 

doors, also flyscreen 

windows and doors, and 

stylish blinds. Quality 

you can trust. We also 

repair existing Screens 

and doors etc. 

Canterbury Blinds and 

Screens. Ph 03 3589237 

for a free quote. 

SPOUTING CLEANING 

SPECIALIST. Entire 

spouting system 

cleared. Single or 2 

storey. Jo 021 164 0365 

STUMP GRINDING & 

small tree removal. Tony 

0275 588 895 

TEAM TURF 

For all your artificial turf 

requirements. 

Residential or 

commercial. 

teamturf.co.nz 

Christchurch installers. 

Grow Landscape 

021 034 5504


CLASSIFIEDS The Star, October 16, 2025 | 21 


WANTED 

FUNERAL DIRECTORS 

PUBLIC NOTICES 

TILING 

Floor & walls. 

Kitchen & splashback 

specialist. 

No job too small. 

35 yrs exp. 

Free quotes 

Ph 0274 833 887 

TREE SERVICES Free 

quotes 20+ yrs exp. 

Tree, hedge or shrub - 

reduction, shaped or 

removed. Ph/text Paul 

The Branch Manager 

027 431 4720 

TREE SERVICES 

Specialist tree pruning & 

shaping. Also hedge 

trimming and garden 

tidy-ups. Ph Hugh, The 

Little Green Groomer 

021 275 5445. 

TREE SERVICES 

Pensioner discounts. 

Tree & hedge reduction. 

Professional advice. 

Stump grinding and 

branches chipped. Txt or 

ring Andrew on 027 20 

44 949. 

TREES FOR 

CANTERBURY: 

Specialist Native Plant 

Garden Centre. Trees, 

Shrubs, Groundcover. 

Supporting your 

community and the 

environment. 42 

Charlesworth St, 

Woolston. Phone: (03) 

982 1028 

ROOF 

PAINTING 24/7 

Rope & harness 

a speciality, 

no scaffolding 

required, 

30 years of 

breathtaking 

experience. 

FREE QUOTES 

20% OFF other 

roof quotes 

Exterior staining, 

exterior painting, 

water blasting. 

Moss and mould 

treatment $300. 

Phone Kevin 

027 561 4629 

WINDOW CLEANING 

Professional, Reliable & 

Trusted. Residential & 

Commercial. Ph or txt 

Dave 022 136 6041 

WANTED 

7”, 45’s, singles, eps 

records wanted, any 

amount top prices paid. 

Pennylane Records, 430 

Colombo Street, 

Sydenham, ring Dave 

021 222 6144, 7 days 

AAAA Always buying 

Gold. Cash paid. The 

Pawn Shop, 396 

Blenheim Rd, 121 

Riccarton Rd, 77 Ferry 

Rd. 

A1 ALBUMS, old photos, 

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. 

ACADEMY ANTIQUES 

Buying estates, 

antiques, old china, 

crystal, art, Royal 

Doulton, Royal Albert 

etc. Best prices, free 

appraisal. Call Rob 027 

299 7232. 

academyantiques.co.nz 

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, 7 

days. 

CARAVAN wanted with 

shower and toilet, 

needing repairs ok or 

any condition. Ph 027 

622 0011 

CASH PAID 

for jars of old coins and 

banknotes. Ph Carl 0275 

296 560 

MILITARIA Any country, 

swords and helmets, 

uniforms, badges, 

medals, memorabilia, 

WW2 or earlier, Ph 021 

035 0882 

OLD TOYS, Models & 

Trains. Tri-ang, FunHo 

Matchbox, Dinky, 

Hornby, Meccano, 

Marklin, Corgi etc. Ph 

027 604 1816 

toymodelcollectors.co.n 

z 

PENNYLANE RECORDS 

always buying records. 

Excellent prices paid. 

430 Colombo Street, 

Sydenham, 366 3278, 

open 7 days 

TOOLS, Garden, garage, 

saw benches, lathes. 

Cash buyer. Phone 355- 

2045. 

BOATS & ACCESSORIES 

WINDSCREENS 

Perspex cut to size 

and shape. 

Fab Plastics 

Ph 366 3634 

BOOKS 

BOOKS, STATIONERY 

cards, gifts - Paper Plus 

New Brighton has it all. 

Friendly local team, 

great prices, supporting 

this community. 72 

Brighton Mall, New 

Brighton. Phone 03 388 

1809 

ENTERTAINMENT 

DELICIOUS all you can 

eat buffet at Valentines 

Hornby - Fresh seafood, 

roasts, desserts and 

great service for the 

whole family! 7/11 

Chalmers Street Hornby 

- PH 0800 VAL BUFFET 

FOR SALE 

FOR SALE 40" TV 18 

months old. 3ft bar 

fridge, 18 months old. 

Offers. Ph 021 071 6570 

Phone 0800 804 663 - 24 Hour Availability 

Email: info@justfunerals.co.nz 

christchurch.justfunerals.co.nz 

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. 

GARDEN SORTING soft 

landscaping, creating 

ideas and maintenance. 

027 341 8596 or 03 342 

5151 

PERSPEX Cut to size, 

clear and tinted sheets 

available. Suitable as 

replacement panels in 

your glasshouse or as a 

windbreak. Fab Plastics 

366 3634. 

direct 

cremation 

(includes committal) 

$2,200 GSt 

inclusive 

0800 27 28 29 

www.mainlandcrematorium.co.nz 

FOR SALE 

HEALTH Boost your 

wellbeing at Marshall’s 

Health & Natural 

Therapy. Quality health 

supplements, herbal 

dispensary, natural 

skincare, and expert 

naturopathic advice. 

Visit us today for a 

healthier, happier you! 

Marshalls Health & 

Natural Therapy. 101 

Seaview Road, New 

Brighton. Ph 03 388 

5757. Shop instore or 

online: 

www.marshallshealthsh 

op.co.nz 

MOBILE Toe Nail Cutting 

Service by Registered 

Nurse. $50. Phone 022 

281 6647 

No 

Service 

Cremation 

$2,495 

PERSPEX, poly FEET FIRST PODIATRY 

carbonate and other provides expert foot 

plastics cut to size and care, 

offering 

shape. Fab Plastics personalised treatments 

phone 366-3634 for pain relief, injury 

recovery, overall foot 

and lower limb wellness. 

Unit 2B, 355 Riccarton 

GARDEN SUPPLIES Road. Ph 03 348-7910 

www.feetfirst.co.nz 

GARDEN SUPPLIES 

HEALTH & BEAUTY 

LOOKING FOR a woman, 

genuine relationship, 

someone who truly 

cares. Ph 021 152 6650 

CARS WANTED 

HEALTH & BEAUTY 

PERSONAL 

PUBLIC NOTICES 

PAPANUI 

SPIRITUAL 

CENTRE 

AGM 

Sunday 

19th October 

5-6pm 

All Welcome 

150 Harewood Rd 

Papanui 

Ōtautahi Womens Refuge 

t/a Te Whare Hauora 

Invites you to attend our 

AGM 

(Annual General 

Meeting) 

Tuesday 

4th November 2025 

12:30pm - 3:00pm 

Aranui Wainoni 

Community Centre, 

31 Hampshire St, Aranui. 

Please note: only financial 

members can vote. For any 

enquiries please contact 

our office on 03 379 6910. 

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 

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and we’ll 

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place 

your 

classified 

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(with no 

hassles!) 

Nobody knows 

Christchurch 

like a local 

We’re local, 

we’re in 

Christchurch 

and we speak 

your language! 

Ph: 379 1100 

Classifieds 

So 

GOOD! 

Still 

FREE 

It’s 

FANTASTIC! 

Thanks to the 

support of our 

advertisers 

PH 379 7100 

www.star.kiwi 

15 MARCH 2026 

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AT CANTERBURY FRESHCHOICE STORES 

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Phone for further details 

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CLASSIFIEDS 

WHAT'S ON 

AT HORNBY CLUB 

Pavilion Café Opens 8am daily 

Legends Bar Opens 10am daily 

Reception Open from 9am daily 

Q U I Z 

Every Wednesday 

Members 

Happy Hour! 

4.30pm - 6.30pm 

TUES, WEDS, & THURS 

(10% off members price) 

Live music 

GAZZA 

FRIDAY 7PM 

SEMI 

FINALS 

OTAGO v BOP 

FRIDAY 7.15PM 

CANTY v HAWKE’S BAY 

SATURDAY 7.15PM 

Chalmers Restaurant 

Wednesday to Saturday: 

A la Carte from 5pm 

Sunday: Buffet from 4.30pm 

CHASE THE ACE! 

THURSDAY 6.30PM 

$2750 

CRACK THE CUBE! 

FRIDAY 6.30PM 

Come on down! 

17 CARMEN RD. PH. 03 349 9026 

WWW.HORNBYCLUB.CO.NZ 

World-class jazz 

vibrant, daring, and 

unmistakably Christchurch 

$900 

1 LOCK LEFT Naomi 

Symposium 

MELBOURNE 

CUPTuesday 4th Nov 

Watch the race that stops a 

nation on the big screen! 

NZ CUP DAY 

Tuesday 11th Nov 

Join us for a 

buffet breakfast. 

Watch Tues the race unfold on 

the big screen. 

11th 

Get involved with raffles 

and 

Nov 

TAB. 

Book Join us and go in the draw to 

WIN for $100 a TAB voucher or 

fun a $100 day! Hornby Club voucher. 

No public holiday surcharge during Cup week. 

Ferguson 

IT’S on again... e Christchurch Big 

Band Jazz Festival. is unique 

celebration brings together great 

musicians from around the South Island 

at Labour Weekend, to perform in 

concerts, parades, workshops and free 

entertainment in the central city. 

is year Ōtautahi Christchurch’s own 

Symposium Big Band, returns to the 

spotlight at the Christchurch Big Band 

Jazz Festival Gala with an exciting 

programme that spans iconic Count Basie 

classics through to cutting-edge works by 

leading contemporary arrangers and 

composers. e band, led by conductor 

Alex van den Broek, brings together some 

of New Zealand’s most accomplished and 

dynamic jazz musicians, including Cam 

Pearce and Jack Harre on trumpets, Gwyn 

Reynolds and Jimmy Rainey on 

saxophones, Scott Taitoko on trombone, 

Tom Rainey on piano, Michael Story on 

bass, Joe McCallum on drums, and 

Heather Webb on guitar. Featured artists 

include acclaimed vocalist Naomi 

Ferguson as well as emerging young 

talents Will Kao on trombone, Monet 

Shutte on saxophone/vocals, and Reiss 

Fantani on saxophone/vocals. 

“Audiences can expect a dynamic night 

of swinging classics, soulful ballads, and 

Big Band 

bold new works — featuring virtuosic 

solos and a powerhouse ensemble. is 

will be a Gala Concert of world-class jazz 

— vibrant, daring, and unmistakably 

Christchurch,” said festival manager, 

Nicholas McBryde. 

e Symposium Big Band concert will 

open with a set from the 2025 

Christchurch Youth Jazz Orchestra under 

their Director Lana Law. 

Full details are on the Festival website. 

www.chchbigbandfest.com Tickets for 

Symposium at e Piano on Saturday 25 

October are on sale now at 

events.humanitix.com 

FURTHER FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS 

■Workshops focussing on musical 

development will also be held over the 

weekend, offering great professional 

development for all jazz musicians. 

■e Big Band Boogie Ball at the Great 

Hall, Arts Centre on Sunday night. 

■e all-day Big Band Picnic on the 

Archery Lawn on Monday 27 October 

Full details and the complete 

programme are on the Festival website. 

www.chchbigbandfest.com 

BRIDIE'S BAR 

SLÁINTE 

(Cheers) 

$6 

MURPHY'S 

PINTS 

EVERY SINGLE DAY, 

ALL DAY LONG! 

RENOVATED. NEW MACHINES 

GAMING ROOM 

WHAT'S PLAYING 

FRI.4PM: DJ LUKE 

SAT.3PM: LIVE MUSIC 

T I T A N I C 

SUN.3PM: SUNDAY SESS 

OPEN FROM 7AM MON-FRI & FROM 8AM SAT/SUN 

GREAT MENU 

BRIDIE'S BAR & BISTRO | 401 WORCESTER ST 

PH (03) 260 0325 | WWW.BRIDIES.CO.NZ 

2025 

OCTOBER 

23-27 

JAZZ FESTIVAL 

2025


CLASSIFIEDS The Star, October 16, 2025 | 23 

GIG GUIDE 

Thursday 16 to Wednesday 22 October 2025 

ADDINGTON BAR, 291 Lincoln Rd: 

Thursday 8pm - Comedy. Friday - Karaoke. 

Saturday 8pm - Live music. Sunday 2pm - Open 

Mic. Monday 7.30pm - Quiz. Tuesday - Free 

Pool. Wednesday 6pm - Poker. 

ALTIORA, 2 Worcester Boulevard: 

Thursday 7p, - Ale House Rock with David 

Thorpe. Friday 7pm - Moonflower. 

ARMADILLO'S ISLINGTON, 670 Main 

South Rd: Sunday 3pm - Lino. 

A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St: 

Thursday 7pm - NZ Songwriters in the Round 

presents Songwriters' Open Mic Night, hosted by 

Phil Doublet, all original material welcome, pop 

your name on the board, free. Friday - Closed for 

private event. Saturday 8pm - Orion Touring 

presents Damage Effect - Classic Metallica 

Tribute Show, final tix $30+BF from 

moshtix.co.nz, no door sales. Sunday 6pm - 

Canterbury Blues Club Open Mic and Jam 

Night, with house band Rewind Blues Band, 

open mic slots, and jam session, all welcome, 

koha entry. Monday 7pm - Believe It or Not 

Quiz Night, table bookings 03-377-4787, all 

welcome, free. Tuesday 7pm - Inner City Jam 

hosted by Tyler Robbins, all welcome, pop your 

name on the board, open mic slots from 7pm, 

then jam session, free. 

AVONHEAD TAVERN, 120 Withells Rd: 

Friday 7.30pm - Live music. 

BILL'S BAR, 1 Halswell Rd: Thursday 7pm - 

A&J Karaoke. Friday 7.30pm - Leila Andrews. 

Saturday 7.30pm - Raisin Tooth. Sunday 6pm - 

A&J Karaoke. 

BRIDIE'S BAR, 401 Worcester St: Friday 

4pm - DJ Luke. Saturday 3pm - Titanic. Sunday 

3pm - Sunday Session. 

CHAT'S BAR, 251 Travis Rd: Friday 7pm - 

Mandi Miller. Wednesday 7.30pm - Karaoke. 

CHCH CASINO, 30 Victoria St: Friday 

5.30pm - Neon; 9pm - Cantora Band. Saturday 

5.30pm - Zed & Andy; 9pm - Four Days Notice. 

CHCH FOLK MUSIC CLUB, Irish Society 

Hall, 29 Domain Tce: Sunday 7.30pm - Here 

We Are. Oct 23rd - Fingerpicking Delights X. 

COASTERS TAVERN, 1 Daniels Rd: 

Thursday 7.30pm - Mel & Dave's Karaoke. 

Friday 6pm - Live music. Saturday 7pm - Live 

music. 

DARKROOM, 336 St Asaph St: Thursday 

Emma Kate; Keren Mara; Deborah Wilding. 

Friday - Big John’s House; Paperwaves; 

Clemintine. Wednesday - Mel L & Co’s Seedlinz; 

Connor Elvidge Blues Trio; Quillan Dextar’s 

Funkin Octet. 

FAT EDDIES, 1/76 Hereford St: Thursday 

8pm - Live Band Karaoke; 11.30pm - HeadRush. 

Friday 4.30pm - Black & Gold Jon & Elly Duo; 

8pm - The Late Night Show; 11.30pm - 

Liberator. Saturday 4.30pm - Cantora Duo; 8pm 

- Oval Office. 11.30pm - Jinx. Sunday 5pm - 

Harry Burt. Tuesday 7pm - Quiz; 9.30pm - Josh 

Braden. Wednesday 8.30pm - Ants Pickard. 

FOOD TRUCK ALLEY, 3 McCormacks Bay 

Rd, Mt Pleasant: Sunday 4pm -Te Aratai 

College. 

GOOD TIMES COMEDY CLUB, 224 St 

Asaph St: Friday 6.30pm -The Death of Rugby 

by Matt Lilley, $20; 8pm - This One Time... 

Improvised Storytelling Comedy, $10; 10pm - 

Live! After Hours, $10. Saturday 6.30pm - 

Michelle Wiley Is Who She Says She Is, $15/$20; 

8pm, - Big Laughs Pro Comedy Show, $25/$30. 

Tuesday 7pm - Fast 2 Funny, $10. Wednesday 

7pm - Fresh! Open Mic Comedy, free. 

goodtimescomedyclub.co.nz 

HORNBY CLUB, 17 Carmen Rd: Friday 7pm 

- Gazza. 

KAIAPOI CLUB, Raven Quay: Saturday 

5.30pm - Tracy RockHouse. Sunday 3pm - 

Reminisce with Anthony. 

MAK BAR, 1276 Main North Rd: Saturday 

8.30pm - Live music. Sunday 3pm - Level 6. 

MICKY FINN'S, 85a Hereford St: Thursday 

7pm - Bandit Queen (Decemberists). 

Waimakariri Jazz and Blues -Foothills to the Sea 

MICKY FINN'S cont... Friday 10.30pm - 

Assembly Required. Saturday 7pm - Sionna: 

10.30pm - Shadow Puppet. 

NEW BRIGHTON CLUB, 202 Marine Pde: 

Saturday 7.30pm - Level 6. 

OAK N FERRY, 608 Ferry Rd: Saturday 8pm 

- Dynamix. 

PEGASUS ARMS, 14 Oxford Tce: 

Wednesday 7.30pm - Open Mic. Thursday Oct 

30th, 7.30pm - Singalong. 

PINT & PONY, 1/1 Hamill Rd: Saturday 

7.30pm - Absolut (Lino & Courtenay). 

QUEENSPARK TAVERN, 60A Queenspark 

Tavern: Saturday 7.30pm - M-22. 

RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118 Racecourse 

Rd: Friday 7.30pm - DnD Trio (Jojo, Gigi, 

Mark). 

RICHMOND CLUB, 'The Borough', 75 

London St: Friday 7.30pm - Bottlejacks. 

Saturday 7.30pm - Sound Sensation. Sunday 3pm 

- Rockabella. 

ROSE & THISTLE, 24 Main North Rd: 

Friday 8.30pm - A&J Karaoke. Saturday 8.30pm - 

Spektrum. Sunday 4.30pm - A Scottish Fling feat. 

Willie McArthur. 

SHARKEY'S BAR & CAFE, 96 Hoon Hay 

Rd: Friday 7pm - Karaoke. Saturday 7pm - 

Karaoke. Sunday 2.30pm - $500 Showcase 

Karaoke. 

SPACE ACADEMY, 371 St Asaph St: 

Thursday - 03 Sessions feat. Mylele Manzanza. 

Friday - Dani Josie. Saturday - Lunar Intruder w- 

Amber Carly Williams & Third Junction. 

Sunday - Clube do Choro. 

TAI TAPU HOTEL, 780 Old Tai Tapu Rd: 

Sunday 1pm - Sign of the Firebird. 

TEMPS BAR, 21 Goulding Ave: Saturday 

8.30pm - Awesome Source. 

THE BLACK HORSE, 33 Lincoln Rd: 

Wednesday 7pm - Annalea & Junior Karaoke. 

THE BOG, 50 Victoria St: Thursday 7pm - 

Quiz. Friday 6pm - Willie McArthur; 10pm - 

The Corks. Saturday 7pm - Live Music; 11pm - 

Live Music. Monday 5pm - Willie McArthur. 

Tuesday 7pm - Jamesons Irish Sessions. 

Wednesday 6pm - Sionna. 

THE HIGHWAY INN, 527 Sawyers Arms 

Rd: Friday - The Party Singers. 

THE CHURCH, Worcester/Manchester 

Sts: Thursday 6pm - Jonny Love; 9.30pm - Black 

& Gold. Friday 2.45pm - King Tubbs; 6.15pm - 

D’Sendantz; 10pm - Corner Sounds. Saturday 

2.45pm - Bryony Matthews; 6.15pm - Tom Lush. 

10pm - Roger Roger. Sunday 2pm - King Tubbs; 

5.30pm - Coyote Pretty; 9.30pm - Ants. 

www.churchpub.co.nz/this-week 

THE EMBANKMENT TAVERN, 181 Ferry 

Rd: Friday 7.30pm - Open Mic. 

THE FITZ2 SPORTS BAR, 77 Stevens St: 

Friday 7.30pm - Mel & Dave's Karaoke. 

THE LOONS LYTTELTON, 16 Canterubry 

St: Thursday 7.30pm - Nairobi Trio. 

THE LITTLE FIDDLE, 132 Oxford Tce: 

Thursday 9pm - Topia. Friday & Saturday 9pm - 

DJ’s. Sunday 4.30pm - Irish Sess; 7pm - Live 

music. 

THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd: 

Thursday 7pm - Open Mic with Wayne. Friday 

9.30pm - K-Town. Saturday 9.30pm - Old Skool. 

Sunday 6pm - Karaoke with Lance Kiwi. Tuesday 

7pm - Quiz. Wednesday 7pm - Karaoke with 

Lance Kiwi. 

THE PAPANUI, 310 Sawyers Arms Rd: 

Friday 31st Oct, 6.45pm - Eddie Simon. 

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 - 

Live music. 

WUNDERBAR, Lyttelton: Thursday 8pm - 

Hoi Hoi with Clemintine & Polson. Friday 8pm - 

The Beatniks x IVY NZ Tour 2025. 

Visit 

Waimakariri 

RESTAURANT & CAFÉ 

‘Famous for our roasts!’ 

THE WEEKEND LINE UP 

THURSDAY 16th OCT 7pm-9pm: 

bandit queen 

"the decemberists tribute” 

Friday 17th oct 10.30pm-2am: 

ASSEMBLY REQUIRED 

SAT 18TH oct 7pm - 9pm: SIONNA 

10.30PM - 2.30AM: 

shadow puppet 

$6 MURPHY 

EVERY SINGLE DAY, ALL DAY LONG! 

85a Hereford Street | www.therockpool.co.nz 

FAMILY FRIENDLY 

GREAT KID’S MENU 

ACTIVITIES ROOM 

KID’S MEALS 

ALL MAINS 

INCLUDE A 

FREE ICE CREAM 

SUNDAE 

FROM ONLY 

$13 

SENIOR'S SPEICAL 

LUNCH & DINNER 

TWO COURSES 

Soup/Roast or $ 

Roast/Dessert 

29 

The 

RACECOURSE HOTEL 

& Motorlodge 

118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn, 

Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150 

www.racecoursehotel.co.nz 

LIVE MUSIC 

FROM 7.30PM 

SATURDAY 

LEVEL 

6 

BISTRO 7 DAYS 

TUES TO SAT: 12PM-2PM & 5PM 

SUN: 1PM-7PM 

with limited menu 

MON: 11AM-7PM 

with limited menu 

202 Marine Pde | Ph 388-9416 | www.newbrightonclub.co.nz |Members, guests & affiliates welcome 

Pool Tables | Function Rooms

1 % 

FINANCE 

ZERO DEPOSIT I MAX 24 MONTH TERM 

Across the 

range when you nance with Nissan*. 

*Price shown includes GST but excludes on road costs. ORC includes initial 12 month registration, Tyre Stewardship Fee & WOF, fuel and vehicle delivery.**Finance offer available on New Nissan X-Trail models registered between 01/10/2025 and 

31/12/2025. Approved applicants of Nissan Financial Services New Zealand only. Fixed interest rate of 1% p.a. only available on loan terms up to 24 months (3.9% p.a. applies for 25-36 months, 4.9% p.a. applies for 37-48 months and 5.9% p.a. applies for 

49-60 month loan terms). No deposit required. Terms and conditions apply. This offer includes an establishment fee of $375, PPSR fee of $8.05, Dealer Origination Fee of $495 and $10 account keeping fee. All lease and some fleet purchasers excluded. 

Nissan reserves the right to vary, extend or withdraw this offer. Not available in conjunction with any other offer. 

CHRISTCHURCH NISSAN, 392 Moorhouse Avenue, Christchurch 

Ph: 03 595 6820 www.christchurchnissan.co.nz 

christchurchnissan.co.nz 

The stylish Mitsubishi ASX LS comes 

beautifully designed and appointed for 

just $28,990+orc. An economical 2 litre 

petrol engine delivers 8.5L/100km*, smart 

18-inch alloy wheels linked with the 

smooth CVT automatic gearbox, active 

stability and active traction control, 

deliver an assured and enjoyable drive. 

Inside you’ll find an 8-inch touchscreen 

with smartphone link display audio 

enabling AppleCar Play and Android Auto, 

along with Bluetooth hands-free and 

reversing camera. The ASX LS also comes 

backed with our 

10-year Powertrain Warranty. 

+ORC* 

CHRISTCHURCH MITSUBISHI 

386 Moorhouse Avenue, Christchurch 

Tel 03 379 0588 | chchmitsubishi.co.nz 

* Price listed is for ASX LS and excludes on road costs which includes Registration, WOF, A full tank of fuel and a Tyrewise stewardship 

fee. Fuel economy and range figures are based on the ADR 81/02 test for combined urban/extra urban driving. Fuel economy & CO2 

figures are calculated to WLT-3P. Please notethat actual on-road fuel consumption will vary depending on traffic conditions, vehicle 

load and individual driving styles. Visit www.mmnz.co.nz for full Diamond Advantage Warranty conditions.

The Star: October 16, 2025

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