Nor'West News: November 13, 2025

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New herb garden 

traces site’s 

healing history 

A new temporary garden is 

bringing history to life and 

reimagining parts of the 

building that once stood there. 

The site at 2 London St, 

Lyttelton, was previously home 

to the United Friendly Society 

Dispensary (1886 to 1918), 

which provided healthcare 

services similar to a modern 

pharmacy. 

The garden beds trace the 

footprint The Star, of January the dispensary 23, 2025 

building and are designed to 

inspire visitors to reimagine a 

community medicine cabinet. 

Traditional medicine gardens 

were created to teach physicians 

and herbalists about 

The Star, January 23, 2025 


healing plants. The beds feature 

a mix of native and introduced 

species, all locally grown and 

selected for their medicinal and 

symbolic properties. 

“Planting a garden is like 

casting a spell – the sum 

is infinitely greater than 

the parts,” designer Sarah 

Amazinnia said. 

“Carefully selecting and 

combining certain plants is 

an exercise in creativity and 

well-being.” 

Plant species will change 

over the seasons, and currently 

include silver tree fern, star 

jasmine, Solomon’s seal, 

cyclamen, canna lily and 

butterfly pea. 

Silver tree fern extract acts as 

a natural skin barrier, with antiinflammatory 

and antiseptic 

properties, while butterfly pea 

flower has been traditionally 

used in Southeast Asia as a tea 

for its strong antioxidants. 

The planter boxes recreate 

the look of the previous 

building’s cladding, and double 

as seating with views of the 

harbour. 

City council head of planning 

and consents Mark Stevenson 

said the garden aims to bring 

life and activity to the corner 

site, which has remained empty 

post-quake. 

“We’re pleased to see the site 

is already a drawcard and being 

used as a place where residents 

can connect with one another 

and learn more about the 

history of the area they live in,” 

he said. 

The project has been 

delivered by the city council’s 

Enliven Places programme and 

Olearia Design. 


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Community advocate on a mission: 

A near-fatal crash as a teenager 

set Wayne Hawker on a lifelong 

mission to serve his community 

through volunteer work — 

from fighting alcohol harm to 

dedicating decades to netball. 

Geoff Sloan reports 

After he was nearly killed by a 

drunk driver about 50 years ago, 

Wayne Hawker has spent his life 

advocating for community issues 

and fighting to rid Christchurch 

of unwanted liquor stores. 

At 18, Hawker and a friend 

were biking home from 

Woodford Glen raceway along 

Russley Rd about 11pm. 

“We were doing what young 

people do, earning a bit of pocket 

money by selling raffles and 

programs, things like that.” 

Hawker said the pair had lights 

on their bikes, but both were 

struck by a drunk driver. 

“I got 27 stitches in my head, 25 

in my thigh and I was in a coma 

for four days.” 

His friend took the worst 

of it, going through the car’s 

windscreen and breaking his leg, 

leaving him with a permanent 

limp. 

“I have no memory of it. The 

last thing I remember on the day 

it happened, was around 4pm 

when I called into the bike shop 

at Hornby to buy a new light for 

my bike. I don’t even remember 

the racing at Woodford Glen,” 

Hawker said. 

After Wayne Hawker was nearly killed by a drunk driver when he was a teenager, he has devoted much of his life to advocating 

for communities, including protesting against school closures in 2013. 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

His next memory was in 

hospital the following Tuesday 

afternoon, where he spent up 

to three weeks recovering from 

his injuries. 

Hawker said the American 

driver was part of Operation 

Deep Freeze Base – the United 

States military’s regular 

Antarctica resupply mission 

based at Christchurch Airport 

– and admitted he had been 

drinking since lunchtime. 

“The driver only got a $300 

fine and was disqualified from 

driving for six months. Drink 

driving wasn’t treated seriously 

back then. 

“He had an international 

licence so he could go back 

home and start driving straight 

away,” he said. 

The 67-year-old said the 

incident is one of the reasons 

he advocates so strongly against 

unwanted and unnecessary 

liquor outlets in Christchurch. He 

also lost his son-in-law to alcohol 

abuse. 

“Thousands of alcohol harm 

victims don’t have a voice. I’m a 

survivor and I have a voice.” 

In June, Hawker made a tearful 

submission to the city council’s 

draft Local Alcohol Policy 

hearing, urging councillors 

to do more to protect their 

communities. 

“I urge you to also look at 

making meaningful changes 

regarding unlicensed alcohol 

sales and consumption as well.” 

The city council approved the 

LAP soon after, requiring all offlicence 

retailers, such as bottle 

stores and supermarkets, to stop 

selling alcohol at 9pm daily. 

The new rules, which came 

into effect last month, also 

include a freeze on new offlicences 

in high-deprivation 

communities, and restricting 

their proximity to schools and 

addiction services. 

“They didn’t go far enough. 

I don’t believe these changes 

will make a bit of difference,” 

Hawker said. 

He has been a strong advocate 

for many local community issues 

over the years. 

“People who know me know 

that if something needs to be 

said, irrespective of what the 

issue is, they know I will say it. 

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‘I’m a survivor and I have a voice’ 

“A number of years ago, I 

actually got called a rottweiler by 

the Christchurch Central Labour 

MP at the time, Tim Barnett.” 

It came after Hawker had a 

health and safety issue with 

Aranui High School involving the 

supervision of his daughter and 

some of her friends while on a 

sports team trip. 

“It took me nearly three years 

of backwards and forwards to 

the school, Ministry of Education, 

the Minister of Education and the 

Education Review Office before 

I got the result I was looking for” 

he said. 

At 17, Hawker joined his first 

committee while playing roller 

hockey at the Rollerdrome rollerskating 

club in Sockburn. 

“It’s like any organisation, 

you benefit from it. But if you 

want to help, or if you think 

changes need to be made or 

you have ideas, the best way to 

do it is from being inside the 

organisation.” 

The now-retired baker’s 

52-year career allowed him time 

for volunteer work. 

“Because I generally worked 

nights, my days were free and 

you’ve got to do something.” 

Hawker served 20 years on 

the Phillipstown School board 

of trustees, and volunteered 

for 10 years at an after-school 

programme run by GirlGuiding 

New Zealand. 

“You name it, I’ve probably 

done it.” 

Hawker is also one of 41 

volunteers who run the Peace 

Hawker protesting against the opening of a new Liquorland store in 2018. 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

Train in the Botanic Gardens. 

“I just love seeing the enjoyment 

and smiles on the faces of 

the kids, and adult kids as well.” 

Alongside his other volunteer 

work, Hawker’s greatest passion 

is netball. 

For more than 25 years, he has 

devoted himself to the Christchurch 

netball community as a 

coach, umpire, administrator 

and member of the Christchurch 

Netball Centre’s executive and its 

competition sub-committee. 

He discovered his passion for 

the sport after supporting his 

daughters, Carol and Marianne, 

from the sidelines. 

After hearing Cashmere High 

School may not be able to take 

new players because they did not 

have enough coaches, Hawker 

stepped up to coach a couple of 

the school’s teams. 

“No club (or school) should 

have to turn a player away if 

they want to play netball or any 

other sport.” 

After his daughters moved 

on to club sport, Hawker held 

a number of positions at the 

Cashmere Netball Club including 

secretary, treasurer, club 

umpire co-ordinator, organiser/ 

fundraiser and 12 years as 

president. 

Hawker is most proud of his 

work to ensure anyone of any 

age or ability can play netball. 

“If players want to play, we 

need to do everything in our 

power to let them play.” 

For his decades of service to 

netball, he was named Netball 

“My great grandfather 

was at the birth of New 

Brighton. Now a whole 

cycle later, I want the 

Hawker name to be 

involved in the rebirth of 

New Brighton.” 

Wayne Hawker 

NZ Volunteer Administrator 

of the Year in 2017 and also 

received a Local Hero award, 

as part of KiwiBank’s New 

Zealander of the Year honours. 

“While it’s nice to be recognised, 

that’s not my prime focus. 

“My greatest reward is seeing 

the enjoyment on the faces of 

young people playing netball.” 

For 20 years, Hawker has 

served as a trustee for the 

Phillipstown Community Centre 

Charitable Trust, home to about 

30 organisations based at the 

former Phillipstown School site 

after it was closed following the 

2011 earthquakes. 

However, last month the Ministry 

of Education announced 

it planned to dispose of the 

Nursery Rd site, and gave the 

community hub until March 31 

next year to move out. 

“I jumped up and down big 

time. And I’ll continue to jump 

up and down to try and do 

everything I can to save the site,” 

Hawker said. 

He said the community hub 

was home to many organisations 

doing great work across the city. 

“The Phillipstown hub has 

delivered big time for the city, 

and I believe it is now time for 

the city council and the city to 

deliver for Phillipstown, and 

save this hub.” 

Hawker said he could not have 

done his volunteer work without 

his wife, Linda. 

“Her support has allowed me 

to do what I do.” 

He stepped back from regular 

seasonal netball to spend more 

time with family and to help 

more in New Brighton. 

“Netball has given me so much. 

I’ve enjoyed every bit of it along 

the way. I’m taking a step back, 

but I’m not stepping away.” 

With New Brighton’s 

regeneration in full swing, 

Hawker hopes to contribute to 

keeping up the momentum. 

Despite living in Phillipstown 

for 45 years, he said New 

Brighton was his spiritual home. 

“My great grandfather, George 

Thomas Hawker, is known as the 

Father of New Brighton.” 

There is a plaque honouring 

George outside New Brighton 

Library. 

It was his family’s history that 

led him to volunteer at the New 

Brighton Museum 15 years ago, 

where he is currently president. 

“My great grandfather was at 

the birth of New Brighton. Now 

a whole cycle later, I want the 

Hawker name to be involved in 

the rebirth of New Brighton.” 

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Lichfield St car park: Should 

the city council sell it or not? 

The public is being asked 

whether the city council-owned 

Lichfield St car park should be 

sold or not. 

The city council voted in June 

to consult with residents about 

the car park, with two options 

put forward for public feedback 

from today. 

Option one would see the 

city council retain ownership 

of the car park, but change the 

operating model to improve 

financial performance. The 

second option would see the car 

park sold, freeing up funds to 

invest in other infrastructure 

or community assets or pay city 

council debt. 

City council head of facilities 

and property Bruce Rendall 

said the potential sale of the car 

park, which has a book value of 

$50 million, was raised by the 

council as part of their 2025- 

2026 Annual Plan discussions. 

“The car park is currently 

profitable, generating 

an operating surplus of 

approximately $1.5 million 

per year or a 3% return on 

investment. However, these 

are not the commercial returns 

expected, and it is appropriate 

to examine options for the car 

park’s future.” 

The car park is not a strategic 

asset and, based on its policy, 

the city council should be 

looking to achieve commercial 

returns from the facility. 

Rendall said it is important 

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the city council understands the 

views and preferences of the 

community before making a 

final decision. 

“We understand the car park 

has filled an important role 

since being built following the 

earthquakes. It has successfully 

supported the rebuild of the 

central city by providing shortterm 

off-street parking for 

shoppers and visitors. 

“Now we want Christchurch 

ratepayers to have a say on 

whether it remains a council 

asset with changes to the 

operating model to improve the 

return on investment or if they 

think it could be sold and that 

money used more beneficially 

elsewhere.” 

If a decision is made to sell, 

the building can only be used 

for car parking and fees are 

likely to remain competitive to 

attract continuing usage. 

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Five of the city council’s outdoor 

summer pools and eight of 

its paddling pools will open this 

weekend. 

Jellie Park’s outdoor pools, 

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and The Norman Kirk Memorial 

Pool in Lyttelton all open 

on Saturday, and Te Hāpua 

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Spencer Park in Spencerville, 

Edgar Macintosh Park 

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the pool party series. 

“What makes our outdoor 

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idea for the summer is the 

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lane pools, toddler pools, BBQ 

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Buildings that ‘drift’ less perform better in quakes 

PHIL PENNINGTON 

In a Taiwan warehouse, 

researchers hit a button, and a 

five-storey, steel-and-concrete 

box starts to buck and sway. 

That’s about the closest 

researchers can get to how the 

sort of multi-storey commonly 

constructed in New Zealand 

9000km away might behave in a 

large earthquake. 

The revelations from the 

work are now coming in. 

“You know, partition walls, 

gypsum board that we use, 

windows, doors, even ceilings, 

which previously we thought 

would do worse in more robust 

buildings, we’re seeing all these 

components do much better,” 

said Canterbury University's 

Santiago Pujol. 

The UC civil engineering professor 

is used to finding things 

out – he won a top US award 

two years ago, looking into 

high-strength steel in reinforced 

concrete members – but 

the ceiling performance in the 

Taipei prototype tests surprised 

him. 

“Yeah, that’s one of the things 

that we’ve sort of discovered 

here recently.” 

There had been some 

research into this before, but it 

wasn’t systematic. Now it is. 

The overall upshot of the 

New Zealand-Taiwan efforts 

is to solidify a growing global 

consensus that stiffer buildings 

that “drift” less perform better 

in quakes – opposite to the way 

New Zealand has built for many 

decades. 

Canterbury University’s Santiago Pujol is conducting tests which are showing stiffer buildings that ‘drift’ less perform better 

in quakes – opposite to the way New Zealand has built for many decades. 

On top of that, they have 

shown it need not cost much, 

say, only 1-2% of the total building 

budget to make it stiffer. 

“You want to maximise ability 

to deform and then you 

want to minimise deformation 

demand, if you will,” Pujol said 

in engineering-speak. 

“It’s in that sense that we can 

improve things, if we make 

buildings more robust, closer 

to what they build in Chile and 

Japan.” 

Japan had built this way for a 

century, since the Great Kantō 

Earthquake split Tokyo in 1923, 

and Chile since the 1930s. 

“You know, some of these 

things take time to understand 

and professions adhere to different 

schools of thought. 

“By now, it’s fairly clear the 

consensus – the worldwide consensus 

– is that we need more 

robust buildings.” 

The United States was going 

this way, and so too Turkey, 

where they were trying to 

change the building code to 

avoid a repeat of the 2023 

quake that killed over 40,000 

people. 

“I think we could act a little 

faster,” Pujol said of New 

Zealand. 

“The first thing we need 

to do is update our building 

standards to require more 

robustness.” 

Those conversations were 

already happening with 

“By now, it’s fairly clear 

the concensus – the 

worldwide concensus 

– is that we need more 

robust buildings” 

Santiago Pujol 

the Ministry of Business, 

Innovation and Employment 

that oversees the building code, 

he added. 

“New Zealand does have good 

building codes that protect the 

lives of their occupants. What 

we’re talking about here is 

buildings that go beyond just 

life safety and try to ensure, 

again, functionality. It’s a different 

model.” 

Hospitals were an example of 

buildings that needed to function 

fast after a shake. 

Data provided by the Health 

Ministry in Chile to his team 

had shown stiffer hospitals 

there performed better. 

He did not know the specifics 

about hospitals being built 

in New Zealand, but said he 

did know of several local companies 

already trying to build 

stiffer, more robust buildings. 

“And by that I mean buildings 

that drift or sway less in 

earthquakes, because that’s 

going to minimise damage 

and allow us to go back into 

our buildings sooner after an 

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Christchurch 

opts out of 

more housing 

intensification 

Christchurch’s bid to opt out of 

further housing intensification 

standards has been accepted by 

the Government. 

Minister responsible for RMA 

reform Chris Bishop approved 

the city council’s withdrawal 

of the remaining parts of Plan 

Change 14 on Tuesday. 

The remaining parts of the 

plan change related to applying 

national medium-density residential 

standards (MDRS). 

Said Mayor Phil Mauger: “I 

am absolutely over the moon 

the Government has allowed us 

to withdraw from intensifying 

the rest of Christchurch. 

“We know what’s best for 

our city, its unique character, 

environment and needs so this 

decision means we can keep the 

momentum going with planning 

rules that make Christchurch 

more and more liveable. 

“I also want to say thank you 

to the minister for his pragmatic 

decision and to council 

staff for all their hard work 

which has got us to this point.” 

The MDRS was originally 

proposed to apply across all 

residential areas of urban 

Christchurch, but the optout 

process introduced to 

the Resource Management 

Act allowed the city council 

to request to withdraw the 

remainder of Plan Change 14. 

In September, the city council 

approved some of the plan 

change’s independent hearings 

panel recommendations for 

further housing intensification. 

To apply to withdraw the 

remainder of Plan Change 

14 before the Government’s 

December 13 deadline on 

decision-making, the city 

council was required to zone 

land for enough commercially 

viable housing to meet 30 years 

of expected “high growth” 

demand, as projected by 

Statistics New Zealand, with 

a further 20% added to that 

figure as a buffer. In total, some 

65,600 commercially viable 

The Government has approved Christchurch’s bid to opt out of further housing intensification standards. 

houses need to be enabled in 

Christchurch. 

The city council was able 

to demonstrate the required 

number of commercially 

feasible residential units were 

possible. 

The approved IHP 

recommendations mean 

there is more medium-density 

housing zoning around the 

intensification areas already 

enabled as part of the city 

council’s December 2024 

decisions on Plan Change 

14, including the city centre, 

Church Corner, Riccarton, 

Hornby, Linwood, Shirley, 

Merivale, Edgeware, and 

Papanui. 

Total medium-density zoning 

has increased by 50% under 

PC14, now making up almost a 

quarter of all residential zones. 

High-density zoning has 

increased by six times and, 

although it was previously 

contained to the central city, it 

is now expanded to encompass 

an additional nine of the city’s 

most significant commercial 

centres. 

Mauger said the decisions 

to date enable intensification 

in the right places, supporting 

public transport and the 

more efficient investment and 

management in infrastructure. 

Initially sought to be released 

in late 2022, the plan change 

PHOTO: CCC 

was only approved for release 

in March 2023 after the city 

council directed staff to create 

a proposal suited to Christchurch’s 

context. 

Over this period, the Government 

heard how a more 

bespoke proposal was needed. 

This resulted in the legislative 

requirements being amended 

to provide a means for intensification 

to the most suited 

areas across the city – an ability 

unique only to Christchurch 

and Auckland. 

The city council’s Plan Change 

14 decisions are fully operative 

in the District Plan, with all the 

final zoning shown on these 

planning maps. 

The 7th Annual Community Halloween Event at St James Park was a great success 

As the cobwebs are cleared and the witches 

hats are tucked away for another year, 

we would like to extend our thanks to our 

community for making the 7th Annual 

Halloween Event a great success. 

This year’s Halloween event would not have 

been possible without the support of the 

Rotary Papanui and Otautahi Passport clubs, 

alongside our team and Business Owners 

at Ray White Papanui. A big thank you for 

continuing to be a part of the community 

event. 

The event saw families, friends, and 

neighbours coming together to celebrate this 

spooky holiday in a safe and fun environment. 

Again the costumes were fabulous and 

the effort put in was noted, the interactive 

Halloween games this year were well 

received and the smiles on the faces of the 

little ghouls, goblins and witches collecting 

their treats were priceless. 

Thank you, Papanui community, for coming 

together, having fun, and supporting what 

has become an annual tradition now. We look 

forward to seeing you all again next year. 

The Team at Ray White Papanui



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The Way 

We Were 

1899 – ADDINGTON RACEWAY OPENS 

The first race meeting at 

Addington was held on 

November 6, 1899. 

The land, once a potato 

farm, had been leased from 

Sunnyside Hospital. It allowed 

the Metropolitan Trotting 

Club to shift from Lancaster 

Park and form its own track, 

but it wasn’t until 1980 that 

the club purchased the lease. 

Each year on the second 

Tuesday in November, 

Addington hosts the NZ 

Trotting Cup. 

The 3200m (2-mile) race 

was introduced in 1904, 

with Monte Carlo winning 

the inaugural race in 4min 

44.4sec. 

The raceway has had four 

major fires, the first on Cup 

Day in 1916 and two on Show 

Day in 1953 and 1961. 

On November 7, 1916, the 

stewards stand caught fire. 

Reported The Press: “About 

1.15pm, a gentleman upstairs 

in the stand remarked to a 

friend that it seemed to be 

getting warm, and, being of 

an enquiring nature, he prodded 

the floor with his walking 

stick in several places, ceasing 

his inquisitiveness when his 

stick went through the floor 

and smoke and flames were 

seen through the hole made.” 

The stand was then cleared. 

The most notable fire was 

on November 10, 1961, when 

the main £150,000 grandstand 

burnt to the ground after its 

new sprinkler system failed. 

The fire was announced 

20min prior to the final race 

and after a delayed start 

Cardigan Bay won the freefor-all 

while the grandstand 

blazed. Amazedly, with 

20,000 spectators, no-one was 

injured. 

‘Cardy’ went on to become 

a US sensation and the first 

standard bred horse to win 

a million dollars. Cardigan 

Bay Reserve on Lincoln Rd is 

named after him. 

Cardigan Bay wins the free-for-all while the grandstand blazes in 1961; Cup Week race-goers look away in 1976. 

Below – Miss New Zealand Lynda McManus stands by while NZ Breweries managing director Ron Endley signs sponsorship of 

the Lion Brown 1987 Interdominion Championships with MTC president Mr Dan McCormick; operating the totalisator in 1950. 

Far right – the crowd at the NZ Cup in 1963. 

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The never-ending joy of roast lamb 

From a hot roast one day to a 

never-ending joy of cold cuts, 

lamb is a versatile special treat, 

writes Nigel Slater 

I rarely roast a shoulder or leg 

of lamb – they are expensive – 

but like any roast, it feels like a 

celebration. A special treat not 

only to eat warm, but for the 

meals that follow. 

 

ROAST LAMB 

Serves 5-6. Ready in 2 hours 

Slow cooking produces a 

particularly tender result, 

although it is unlikely to be pink 

inside, as it would be with a cut 

roasted at high temperature. 

 

Ingredients 

2kg lamb shoulder 

a little olive oil 

8 anchovy fillets 

3 bushy rosemary sprigs 

8 thyme sprigs 

200ml vegetable or chicken stock 

or water 

350g spring greens 

250g shelled peas 

 

Method 

• Heat the oven to 180°C. Lay 

the lamb in a large roasting tin, 

then thoroughly rub all over with 

olive oil. 

• Season with sea salt and black 

pepper. Pierce the fat in 15 or so 

places, pushing 3-4cm deep into 

the flesh. 

• Finely chop the anchovies. 

Pull the leaves from the rosemary 

and thyme, then chop them 

finely and mix with the chopped 

anchovies. Push these down into 

the slits in the lamb with your 

fingers. 

• Roast the lamb for an 

hour and a half until the fat is 

translucent, the colour of pale 

honey. 

• Remove the lamb from the tin 

and set aside on a warm platter 

to rest. I like to cover it with foil 

at this point, to keep it nicely 

warm. 

• Trim and roughly chop the 

stems of the greens, removing 

the tender leaves and setting 

them aside. (They will be used 

later.) Place the roasting tin over 

a moderate heat and pour in the 

stock or water. 

• Bring to the boil, then stir 

with a wooden spatula or spoon 

to dislodge all the roasted meat 

juices from the pan, then add 

the peas and stems of the greens 

and cover the pan with foil to 

allow the vegetables to cook in 

their own steam. Leave for 4 or 5 

minutes, turning once. 

• Add the leaves of the greens 

now, turning them in the hot 

juices until they have wilted. Lift 

all the vegetables on to a serving 

dish. 

• Turn up the heat under the 

roasting tin and let it bubble for 

a minute or two, then check the 

seasoning. I like to add a little 

red wine vinegar sometimes, or 

perhaps a trickle of honey. 

• Carve the lamb and serve 

with the greens, peas and 

roasting juices. 

ROAST LAMB SANDWICHES WITH 

CRUSHED PEAS AND WASABI 

Enough for 4 open sandwiches 

Lamb works very well when 

eaten as a cold cut, but I think 

it benefits from being used at 

room temperature or, even 

better, still slightly warm, rather 

than fridge cold. So that will 

make this a recipe for a Sunday 

evening sandwich rather than 

Monday night. 

Ingredients 

250g peas 

1 tbsp wasabi paste 

40g butter 

4 thick slices sourdough bread 

a little olive oil 

salad leaves – mustard, 

watercress, little gem lettuce 

4 handfuls leftover roast lamb 

roasting juices optional, but good 

if you have some leftover 

Method 

• Put a saucepan with 100ml 

water in it on to boil, salt it 

lightly, then add the peas. Cook 

until the peas are tender (3-4 

minutes only if you are using 

frozen peas, but 4-10 minutes if 

using fresh, depending on their 

age.) 

• Drain the peas, add the 

wasabi paste and butter, then 

crush with a vegetable masher. I 

like them to retain quite a bit of 

texture, while others may prefer 

to mash them to a smoother 

consistency. Taste the mixture 

and season if necessary. 

• Toast the pieces of sourdough 

bread lightly on both sides. I 

have a preference for a few 

charred edges on the crust. 

• Sprinkle the surface of the 

toast with a little olive oil, then 

lay a few of the salad leaves on 

each slice. 

• Place a couple of spoonfuls 

of the crushed pea mixture on 

top of the leaves then add some 

slices of the cold roast lamb. 

• Salt the lamb generously, 

then trickle over a few spoonfuls 

of either olive oil or the delicious 

hot roasting juices. 

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edgy, ere, erg, eye, eyed, gee, geed, greed, GREEDY, 

grey, GREYED, gyre, red, reed, reedy, rye. 

27 28 

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5. Loathe (6) 

10. Give details, make clear (7) 

11. Violent windstorm (7) 

12. Detective (6) 

15. Middle (6) 

16. Six-sided figure (7) 

17. Despatch (4) 

18. Warmth (4) 

19. Judge (7) 

20. Occupied (4) 

22. Otherwise (4) 

25. Linked (7) 

27. Submerged (6) 

28. Formal discussion (6) 

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21. Genuine (7) 

23. Stretchy (7) 

24. Hypothesis (6) 

25. Resuscitate (6) 

26. Overcome (6) 

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16. Hexagon, 17. Send, 18. Heat, 19. Arbiter, 20. Busy, 22. Lest, 25. Related, 

27. Sunken, 28. Debate, 31. Crevice, 32. Elector, 33. Repent, 34. Entice. 

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Versus, 9. Covert, 13. Hearten, 14. Marital, 15. Covered, 20. Bisect, 21. 

Sincere, 23. Elastic, 24. Theory, 25. Revive, 26. Defeat, 29. Meet, 30. Mete. 

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