The Star: November 27, 2025

Thursday, 27 November 2025 | Christchurch’s best read and largest circulating newspaper 

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You’ve got to be joking! 

Driver does 

donuts at 

bus interchange 

BY GEOFF SLOAN 

Pedestrians were stunned when 

the driver of this car mounted 

the footpath and did donuts 

on the forecourt of the busy 

central city bus interchange. 

The incident has prompted 

the city council to explore putting 

safety bollards in as part 

of a wider review of security at 

the interchange on the corner 

of Colombo and Lichfield Sts. 

The incident happened just 

after 6pm on a Friday in September 

and was revealed to 

city councillors at a briefing on 

security at the interchange last 

week. 

City council head of facilities 

and property Bruce Rendall 

said it was lucky no one was 

injured. People were walking 

into the interchange at the time. 

Police were called immediately. 

A city council 

spokesperson said it had not 

received anything back from 

police since the incident and 

was unaware if the driver had 

been located. Police also could 

not provide any details to The 

Star when contacted this week. 

The incident has prompted 

the city council to look at 

installing bollards to keep 

pedestrians safe, one of several 

initiatives planned for the 

facility. 

Hornby Ward city councillor 

Mark Peters said the donuts 

incident came as a “bit of a 

surprise”. 

“It’s ridiculous to hear about 

this stuff. I think police and 

other relevant authorities need 

to be able to crack down a bit 

when needed.” 

He supports the introduction 

of bollards. 

And, in another incident, two 

young females rode scooters 

through the interchange and 

assaulted security. Rendall said 

they were arrested. 

He said initiatives already 

taken by the city council 

appear to have improved the 

safety environment, although 

perceived safety issues remain. 

› Continued on Page 4 

The driver of the car mounted the kerb and did donuts on the forecourt of the bus interchange on a Friday night. 

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NEWS The Star, November 27, 2025 | 3 

Large housing development planned for Mitre 10 site 

Nearly 100 new homes and 

a suite of commercial units 

are planned for a prominent 

Sydenham block, currently 

occupied by a former Mitre 10 

store and the Sandridge Hotel 

and Motel. 

The owner of the 0.3ha site 

has lodged a resource consent 

application with the city 

council outlining a large-scale 

redevelopment bordered by 

Colombo, Huxley and King Sts, 

Stuff reported. 

While most of the land would 

be rebuilt, existing businesses 

on the corner of Colombo and 

Huxley Sts – including a dairy, 

takeaway outlets and residential 

units – would remain. 

The project would comprise 

21 buildings and could be 

delivered in multiple stages. 

Plans include 52 twobedroom 

units and 40 

three-bedroom units, each with 

a garage or car park, along 

with 12 commercial units facing 

Colombo and Huxley Sts. 

The development has been 

designed in four segments 

to allow different builders to 

undertake construction on 

separate lots. 

The Mitre 10 property and 

adjoining land belong to R & 

H Investments, owned by the 

Smith family, who operate 

Mitre 10 stores across the city. 

Their Sydenham branch 

closed in April after the family 

opened a new Mitre 10 Mega 

nearby. 

Five houses and five vacant 

sections owned by R & H 

Investments are also included 

in the development area. 

The Smith family holds the 

Sandridge Hotel site through 

Sandridge 2007 Ltd. 

The hotel, operated by John 

Lindsay and Larry Paul, has 

been a fixture on Huxley St 

since the mid-1980s, when it 

relocated from Colombo St. 

It currently includes 

a bar, restaurant and 

accommodation. 

Survival in the extreme 

He’s been called the Indiana 

Jones of Kiwi microbiology. 

Canterbury University Professor 

Matthew Stott goes to the 

ends of the earth in his quest to 

study life in the planet’s most 

hostile environments. 

“I get to go to amazing places, 

places few people have ever 

been, and study organisms that 

survive where almost nothing 

else can,” the environmental 

microbiologist 

said. “It’s a real 

privilege to 

see life thriving 

under such 

extreme 

conditions.” 

Stott is fascinated 

by 

extremophiles 

Matthew Stott 

– microbes 

that live at the 

extreme ends of survivability. 

His latest field site might be 

the most extreme yet: On the 

slopes of the world’s southernmost 

active volcano, Mt Erebus 

in Antarctica. 

The volcano’s chemistry is 

unique. The outside temperatures 

are -30 to -40 deg C, and 

the soil temperatures are 60 to 

70 deg C. 

“Frankly, it's quite nuts to 

go there with cold weather 

gear on trying to sample hot 

microorganisms. It doesn't quite 

make sense in your brain,” he 

told RNZ. 

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Professor Matthew Stott and Pepper Cook install a temperature sensor on Mt Erebus, Antarctica, where extremophile 

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microorganisms that flourish in 

sub-zero ice and volcanic heat, 

offering clues to how life adapts 

to extreme changes. 

One of the issues 

microbiologists face is how 

to grow extremophiles in a 

lab to study them, Stott said. 

To combat this, the team are 

creating microbe ‘halfway 

houses’ on Mt Erebus before 

bringing them back to New 

Zealand to study. 

Stott leads studies into 

geothermal microbes. His 

team discovered a new class 

of phospholipid, a special 

fat molecule that forms the 

protective outer layer of every 

living cell and is essential for 

life. The molecule, found within 

a bacterium from a North 

Island hot spring, is only the 

third of its kind ever identified. 

“Phospholipids were first discovered 

in the 1880s,” he said. 

“To find a new one more 

than a century later, and in an 

organism from our own geothermal 

systems, was incredibly 

exciting.” 

Stott is currently working 

with Rotorua’s Tohara North 

Number 2 Trust to develop 

a bioreactor that uses native 

microorganisms to convert 

greenhouse gases from geothermal 

power stations into useful 

products. 

“Our partnership combines 

science and mātauranga Māori 

to create solutions that benefit 

people, the planet, and future 

generations,” he said. 

Stott was awarded the 2025 

research medal, Canterbury 

University’s highest academic 

honour for research excellence. 

Woman convicted on 

driving charges after boy 

critically injured 

A woman who hit an 8-year-old 

boy and a 35-year-old while 

driving has been convicted. 

Karla Epiha, 49, pleaded guilty 

at the district court on Monday 

to two charges of careless 

driving causing injury. Epiha 

hit the pair while turning from 

Fitzgerald Ave onto Hereford St 

on May 24. The boy was critically 

hurt with a head injury and 

broken pelvis and ribs. It took 

about 10 bystanders to lift the 

car off him after he was pinned 

underneath it. Epiha is due to 

be sentenced on March 31. 

Milestone for wastewater 

treatment plant upgrade 

Construction of the activated 

sludge reactor at the 

Christchurch Wastewater 

Treatment Plant is expected to 

start early in the new year. It 

follows the demolition of the 

fire-damaged trickling filters 

earlier this year, clearing the 

way for the new reactor. The 

sludge reactor will reduce 

odour issues, greenhouse 

gas emissions and increase 

capacity for a growing 

population. 

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Rotherham St, near Westfield 

Riccarton, on Friday. The 

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Cashel St with about 60 staff 

combined. 

Sheetmetal firm forced 

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A track record of operating in 

Christchurch for nearly 90 

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million. The cladding, roofing 

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application by Inland Revenue. 

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Port delays cause 

congestion charges 

BY DYLAN SMITS 

Shipping giant Maersk will 

impose a congestion surcharge 

on Lyttelton Port due to delays 

caused by a controversial job 

restructure. 

The Star revealed last week 

the port is often operating with 

only two of its four container 

terminal cranes, since nearly a 

third of all foremen have left as 

part of the restructure. 

Maersk will charge $US200 

a container entering and 

departing the port from 

December 1 for most trades, 

and from December 15 for 

regulated markets. 

Congestion surcharges are 

typically introduced by shipping 

companies to recoup losses 

incurred by delays at ports and 

to encourage port companies to 

improve performance. 

A Maersk spokesperson 

said “recent developments” 

at the port have introduced 

operational constraints which 

are impacting the flow of 

cargo. 

“These conditions are 

creating pressure on schedules 

and capacity, which could 

affect planned activities if not 

addressed proactively.” 

The spokesperson said the 

measure is intended to support 

Maersk’s ability to serve 

customers. 

“Current indications suggest 

disruptions at Lyttelton terminal 

will continue in the short term.” 

LPC chief customer and 

supply officer Simon Munt 

did not directly address the 

congestion surcharge when 

asked by The Star, but said “our 

service levels for customers 

recently 

have not met 

expectations”. 

He said it is 

a temporary 

situation 

while the port 

transitions to its 

new leadership 

structure in 

the container Simon Munt 

terminal. 

Munt also said there have 

been improvements in labour 

supply over the past two weeks, 

and the company is working to 

boost performance. 

Maritime Union of New 

Zealand Lyttelton branch 

president Gerard Loader 

said the union had predicted 

delays would occur due to the 

restructure. 

“The sad 

reality is that 

Christchurch, 

Canterbury and 

the greater South 

Island citizens 

and economy are 

going to pay the 

price for LPC’s 

incompetence 

and total 

negligence.” 

Gerard Loader 

‘Exotic’ measures successful 

› From Page 1 

In terms of safety and 

security at the bus interchange, 

they have security guards, 

CCTV and beat police who visit 

several times a day. 

Other measures include 

working with homeless 

outreach services, and a safe 

space for youth called the igloo. 

Rendall told councillors at the 

briefing “exotic” approaches 

also seem to be successful. 

“We’ve also trialled the use of 

classical music in hangout areas 

to try and deter hanging out, 

which seems to have worked 

quite nicely.” 

Foot traffic at the interchange 

has increased by a thousand 

people a day over the past 18 

months. That was likely to 

increase again after One New 

Zealand Stadium opens its 

doors, said Rendall. 

“While there had been an 

increase in the number of people 

passing through the interchange, 

there had been a decrease in 

serious issues,” he said. 

Rendall said future key 

initiatives being considered 

include real-time AI CCTV 

monitoring to provide 

enhanced surveillance 

capabilities. 

“Not from a facial recognition 

perspective which is often a 

concern, but just to help us see 

and draw our attention to outof-the-ordinary 

events.” 

The city council is also 

considering help call points 

inside the building, a dedicated 

security kiosk in the public 

area, and a public awareness 

Teenager Ruby-Grace Miller campaigned for better security at the interchange. 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

campaign, ‘See something, Say 

something’ to encourage people 

to report concerns. Improved 

lighting, and working with the 

city safety patrols are also being 

considered. 

Teenager Ruby-Grace Miller, 

who campaigned for better 

security at the interchange 

in June, said the new security 

initiatives were a “step in the 

right direction”. 

The introduction of the Igloo 

youth safe space has made a 

“phenomenal change”, and has 

made her and her friends feel 

safer while waiting for their 

bus,” the 17-year-old said. 

In June she presented a 

survey of 235 students in 

which 74% reported feeling 

unsafe or uncomfortable at the 

interchange, with more than 

80% saying they had seen at 

least one instance of aggressive 

behaviour, intoxicated people, 

vandalism, property damage, 

security officers acting 

unprofessionally, or had felt 

watched or harassed. 

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The occupant of this home decided to fight a fire with a pot of water, which a 

specialist fire investigator said put her at “significant risk” of being injured. 

PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN 

Stark reminder of what not to do 

BY DANIEL ALVEY 

A householder made a futile 

– and risky – bid to put a fire 

in her home out using a pot of 

water. 

As these photos show, it was 

never going to work. 

When firefighters arrived, the 

house was engulfed in flames. 

The homeowner was being 

comforted by a neighbour. 

But firefighters had one 

simple message: “Just get out.” 

The blaze at 

about 10am 

last Thursday 

may have been 

caused by 

crystals hanging 

in a window. 

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senior advisor 

risk reduction 

and specialist investigator, 

Bruce Irvine, said the cause was 

still undetermined, but light 

reflecting through glass crystals 

hanging in the window could 

have started the fire. 

“People need to understand it 

is rare, but it is realistic if you 

dangle glass in windows or if 

you have mirrors in front of 

windows, a lot of people don’t 

think of that,” he said. 

Irvine said the householder 

took “a significant risk” and 

was lucky not to get injured 

trying to fight the already wellestablished 

fire. 

She discovered the fire in the 

master bedroom of the Waddington 

home, near Sheffield, 

after hearing glass breaking. 

The house did not have smoke 

alarms. When she could not put 

the fire out, she left. 

A neighbour called 111. 

Irvine said the “the biggest 

issue” was having no smoke 

alarms. She was only alerted by 

the windows breaking. A smoke 

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Irvine estimated the fire had 

been going for about 1-2min 

and was hot enough to break 

the glass. 

Irvine said when evacuating a 

house during a fire, closing the 

doors can save the home. 

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Care packages bring hope to families spending 

Christmas Day was the moment 

Stacey Toneycliffe realised she 

couldn’t be in two places at 

once – with her fragile newborn 

twins in the neonatal intensive 

care unit (NICU), and at 

home with her four-year-old 

son Oliver who was missing her 

desperately. 

This Christmas, many Canterbury 

parents will face the same 

dilemma. 

One Mother to Another has 

launched its ‘Give a Little Hope 

This Christmas’ campaign, aiming 

to raise $20,000 to provide 

care packages for families 

spending the day at their child’s 

hospital bedside. 

Toneycliffe hadn’t expected 

to become one of them. When 

the Kaiapoi mum took a long 

weekend trip to Geraldine late 

last year, she didn’t imagine she 

would return home needing 

urgent medical care during her 

twin pregnancy. 

A type-1 diabetic, she had 

already been closely monitored 

after doctors noticed her insulin 

needs were dropping – a sign 

something could be wrong with 

the placenta. 

She had also spent much of 

the pregnancy on bedrest, too 

unwell to drive, and often in 

hospital with severe morning 

sickness. 

She and husband Andy drove 

to Christchurch Hospital with 

Oliver as her blood pressure 

soared to dangerous levels. 

“I was going from huge 

numbers of insulin to almost 

nothing. They said it was a 

sign things were going wrong,” 

After the birth of her twin sons, Stacey Toneycliffe spent three weeks in hospital, while Henry and Theodore had to stay in the 

neonatal intensive care unit for five weeks. Care packages from One Mother To Another were a welcome relief for the family. 

Toneycliffe said. 

“I was admitted, sent home for 

two days, then straight back in 

again. From that point on, everything 

unravelled.” 

Over the next three weeks, 

Toneycliffe’s condition deteriorated. 

Her kidneys worsened, 

her blood pressure stayed 

dangerously high, and she 

was moved into a one-on-one 

care room under constant 

monitoring. 

Steroids were given to prepare 

the babies for an early delivery. 

At 32 weeks and six days pregnant, 

doctors made the call – she 

needed an emergency C-section. 

Her sons, Henry and Theodore, 

were taken straight to 

NICU. Toneycliffe, already worn 

down, then developed postnatal 

pre-eclampsia, a serious and 

often frightening complication 

that sent her blood pressure 

spiking even higher. 

“It was worse after I’d given 

birth. I ended up spending 

another couple of weeks in hospital. 

Altogether, I was there 

about three weeks. The boys 

were there for five.” 

At home, her son Oliver struggled 

with the separation. 

“He didn’t want to come near 

me because of all the IV lines. 

He was frightened. It broke my 

heart. And because of the infection 

risk, he couldn’t meet his 

brothers for weeks.” 

Toneycliffe and Andy had 

expected their twins to arrive 

around Christmas – but not to 

spend all of December in NICU. 

“Christmas in NICU is really 

hard. You’re torn between your 

sick babies in hospital and your 

child at home,” she said. 

During one of those long 

days, a small surprise offered a 

moment of relief – a One Mother 

to Another care package left at 

the foot of the incubator. 

“We took it home for Oliver 

to open on Christmas Day. He’d 

felt so left out having spent more 

time with his grandparents during 

December 

than at home. 

“Seeing his 

excitement made 

us all feel like we 

were part of something 

again.” 

Said One Mother 

to Another chief 

executive and cofounder 

Joy Reid: 

“For families like 

Joy Reid 

Stacey’s, Christmas in NICU can 

be one of the hardest days of the 

year – torn between home and 

hospital, between healthy children 

and fragile newborns.” 

The charity is now crowdfunding 

to raise $20,000 for additional 

Christmas care packages, on 

top of the 7000 packs it supplies 

throughout the year to parents 

and whānau in 21 South Island 

hospital wards – most of them in 

Canterbury. 

“No parent expects to spend 

Christmas in hospital, let alone 

separated from their children. 

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“In that situation, the smallest act of 

kindness can feel like a lifeline. 

“Our Christmas care packs are our way 

of saying, ‘you’re not alone, and we see 

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“They really make a huge difference.” 

Toneycliffe received three care packages 

during her pregnancy and NICU 

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severe dehydration due to morning sickness, 

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Each one made a profound difference. 

“The first note I read nearly made me 

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“I felt like I was the only person going 

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“My husband wrote in it every day 

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Diana Hobson is 

reducing her meat 

and vegetable 

purchases as food 

prices climbed at a 

higher annual rate of 

4.7% last month. 

PHOTO: DYLAN SMITS 

Retiree Diana Hobson enjoys doing 

her weekly grocery shop at Pak’nSave 

on Moorhouse Ave, but it has become 

increasingly difficult to fill her trolley 

with everything she needs and stay 

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“You need to pick and choose a bit I 

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Since she retired about a year ago, 

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She now buys meat and vegetables in 

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Petrol and housing costs – including 

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No jail for 

‘lifelong 

fraudster’ 

BY AL WILLIAMS 

A woman with dozens of 

dishonesty convictions stole 

thousands of dollars from a 

Pacific healthcare provider. 

Nelly Sione was described as 

a “lifelong fraudster” when she 

appeared in the district court for 

sentencing on charges of altering 

a document, causing loss by 

deception, forging a document 

and using a forged document. 

The 52-year-old stole $8153 

from the Tangata Atumotu Trust 

after she was promoted to a team 

leader in 2022. 

Sione used the trust’s credit 

cards and electronically altered 

receipts. She also forged an 

invoice and billed it to another 

employee. 

Sione was confronted in 

December 2023. She accepted 

the allegations and wanted the 

opportunity to pay the money 

back. 

At sentencing, Judge Tony 

Couch said Sione had 97 convictions, 

including for theft as a 

servant and forging documents. 

“You are a lifelong fraudster.” 

The only mitigating factor was 

the fact Sione’s last offence was in 

2014, the judge said. 

He ordered Sione to pay back 

$8153 in misappropriated funds 

and added $10,000 in reparation 

before sentencing her to 12 

months’ home detention “by a 

small margin”. 

Family terrorised 

as gang member 

breaks into home 

BY AL WILLIAMS 

A family of four feared for 

their lives when a Black Power 

member forced his way into 

their home and tried to smash 

his way into a bedroom where 

they had barricaded themselves. 

Fearing for their safety, the 

couple hid their daughters, aged 

15 and 12, in a small cupboard. 

Joshua Strickland then made a 

final blow to the bedroom door 

with such force that the father, 

who was leaning up against it to 

try to keep him out, dislocated 

his shoulder. 

The 34-year-old then sat down 

and looked at the terrified family 

through the newly formed 

hole and threatened to kill 

them. 

At Strickland’s sentencing in 

the district court, Judge Gerard 

Lynch said the mother, an early 

childhood teacher, described 

the ordeal as the most terrifying 

experience of her life. 

She thought her family were 

going to die. 

The family didn’t know Strickland 

and had recently settled 

into the Worcester St home 

when he burst in at about 8pm 

on March 28 this year. 

Judge Lynch said the family 

had hoped to make a new beginning 

in the home, but now could 

not bear to stay there because of 

the attack. 

The father had spoken of a 

level of violence that he would 

never forget; he, too, thought his 

family were going to die. 

It was something that had 

stayed with the father every day 

since the attack, Judge Lynch 

said. 

The family had suffered physical 

and emotional trauma. 

The summary of facts showed 

Strickland was banging on the 

door and threatening to kill 

them before smashing the glass 

door with a brick. 

He climbed through and made 

his way up the stairs to the second 

floor and smashed a TV in 

the lounge. 

The victims heard yelling, 

banging and crashing, followed 

by thudding sounds of someone 

coming up the stairs to the third 

level. 

Strickland smashed a wooden 

door to the bedroom where they 

were holed up, as they braced 

the door shut by holding it and 

leaning into it. 

He continued to make threats 

as he looked at the family 

through the hole in the door. 

Strickland was found by 

police inside the house a short 

time later. 

Judge Lynch said police did 

A Black Power member forced his way into a family’s central city home, leaving 

them fearing for their lives. The family had recently settled into the house but 

can no longer bear to stay there. 

not know why Strickland had 

gone to the property. He didn’t 

know the family. Strickland 

said he had attended a memorial 

service earlier that day 

and had “let his guard drop” by 

drinking. 

He was on a sentence of intensive 

supervision at the time. 

Just 10 minutes before the 

attack, he had been driving in 

the central city and crashed into 

another vehicle, continuing to 

drive through a red light as the 

driver of the other vehicle followed 

and pulled in behind him 

at a food outlet. 

Strickland, who wore a Black 

Power hoodie, got out of his car 

and verbally abused the motorist 

several times before getting 

back into the car and driving 

off. 

Strickland had a long criminal 

history and remained 

entrenched within the gang. 

He was sentenced to three 

years and six months in jail 

on charges of injuring with 

reckless disregard, threatening 

to kill, burglary, prohibited 

display of gang insignia in a 

public place and driving in a 

dangerous manner. He was also 

disqualified from driving for 

nine months. 

• Chef keeps job despite sexually 

harassing female staff, page 13 

Cyclist back on the road 

The 6:30am alarm used to 

be Lesley’s favourite sound. It 

meant dawn rides through local 

parks and that glorious feeling of 

freedom only cyclists understand. 

But last winter, the 64-year-old 

grandmother found herself lying 

in bed, listening to that same 

alarm with dread. 

“I’d swing my legs out of bed 

and just pause,” Lesley recalls. 

“My knees felt like rusty hinges. 

Everything ached before I even 

started the day.” 

For someone who’d spent four 

decades cycling, watching her 

world shrink was heartbreaking. 

The woman who once led group 

rides was now making excuses to 

stay home. 

“I became an expert at declining 

invitations,” she admits. “Coffee 

catch-ups after rides became too 

hard to explain. I’d rather miss 

out than admit I couldn’t keep up 

anymore.” 

Her bike gathered dust. 

Watching the cycling on TV was 

as close as she came. 

“My husband would find me 

cleaning that dusty bike, just 

running my hands over it,” Lesley 

laughed. “He knew what I was 

thinking but didn’t know how to 

help.” 

Flipping through the local paper 

one morning, an article caught her 

eye about people her age finding 

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“I almost turned the page,” 

Lesley remembers. “But these 

were people my age talking about 

getting back to activities they 

loved. I tore out the coupon.” 

She took it to her local 

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“The pharmacist smiled when I 

showed her the coupon,” Lesley 

recalls. “She said they could 

hardly keep it on the shelves. 

Customers kept coming back for 

multiple bottles. It was a ‘bestseller’ 

apparently.” 

What convinced Lesley was 

hearing it contained natural 

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That evening, she applied the 

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“Within about 20 minutes, I 

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Lesley says. “I actually walked up 

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Not magic, but enough to take the 

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She established what would 

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After two weeks, Lesley said 

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“I realised I wasn’t thinking 

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Six weeks later, she stood in her 

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“I just went around the block,” 

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LETTERS 

Lobby group’s demand for transparency 

Readers respond to criticism 

over the lack of transparency 

around payments made by the 

city council to a Ngāi Tahulinked 

consultancy firm 

Thank you for the update (The 

Star November 27) on the city 

council's inability to co-operate 

with Rhys Hurley's (Taxpayers 

Union) request for transparency 

of payments from ratepayers 

for contracted services to the 

city of Christchurch. 

As Rhys stated, Mahaanui 

Kurataiao can charge what 

they like, it is up to the city 

council to accept these charges 

(or not) and pay for relevant 

services including information 

regarding the many cultural 

issues faced by planners. 

As ratepayers we are fully 

entitled to see a detailed 

breakdown of these types of 

monetary interactions. 

Mahaanui Kurataiao was paid $1.36m in the past three financial years to give the city council specialist advice, including on 

land, water and natural resource use, and environmental planning. 

I fully support Rhys and 

his endeavour to extract this 

information. 

All contractors are also 

required to provide detailed 

quotes prior to any work 

commenced. 

Has this occurred? I suspect 

not. I thought we had moved on 

from the large sums of koha to 

organisations that effectively 

run as trusts and don’t pay tax. 

Part or all of the $1.36 million 

could probably have been spent 

more effectively on the many 

pressing issues we currently 

have in Canterbury. 

- Paul van Kuppevelt 

If a consultancy is offering 

their services to the city council, 

the purpose of the service 

should be made available to the 

ratepayer as part of obligatory 

transparency. 

We should be able to 

determine how our rates being 

used and why, including what 

We want to hear your views on the 

issues affecting life 

in Canterbury 

Send emails to: 

barry@ 

alliedmedia.kiwi 

Letters may be edited or rejected at Allied 

Media’s discretion. Letters should be 

about 200 words. 

A name, postal address and phone 

number should be provided. 

Please use your real name, not a 

nickname, alias, pen name or abbreviation. 

service is being paid, why it 

is being paid, how much is 

being paid and whether it is 

necessary(or legislated) and 

whether the consultancy has the 

skill set to provide that service. 

To provide less to the 

ratepayer is suspicious indeed. 

Further, there must be 

guidelines and a contract 

Concerns over ABs 

coaching, selections 

Last week we asked for your views on the All Blacks after their big 

loss to England, negating a Grand Slam, followed by unconvincing 

wins over Ireland and Scotland. The ABs ended their tour on Sunday 

with a big win over lowly-rated Wales but still failed to impress 

What is wrong with the All 

Blacks? 

To me Scott Robertson has 

been a huge disappointment. He 

and his fellow selectors’ record is 

average and this comes back to 

selections. 

The Monday after the Super 

Rugby final they named a team 

with 14 Chiefs in it. So the squad 

was based on the runners up. Not 

a good start. 

Crusaders like George Bower, 

Ethan Blackadder and David 

Havili, who were huge parts 

of the Crusaders’ success were 

ignored. You can throw in names 

like Braydon Ennor, Cullen Grace 

and Canterbury's magnificent 

captain in the NPC, Tom Christie. 

Top performers like Sam Darry 

and George Bell got ripped out of 

the Canterbury team in the week 

of the final and in the latter’s 

case, did not play at all. 

Players like Rieko Ioane, 

Beauden Barrett, Samipeni 

Finau, Luke Jacobsen, and others 

should never be in the ABs again. 

Selection is the key in coaching 

success. Robertson and co have 

been terrible, hence the results. 

- Graham Paterson, Redwood 

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gains support 

for such expenditure and 

corresponding reports received 

from the consultancy. These 

should be publicly available, if 

not why not? 

- Karen Harrison 

Thanks to Rhys Hurley and the 

Taxpayers Union. 

I am a ratepayer. All reports 

from consultants, including 

Mahaanui Kurataiao Ltd should 

be on the council website. 

We must know what we are 

paying for. There is nothing 

commercially sensitive here. 

- Dr Mark Laslett 

The hard pressed ratepayers 

of Christchurch have every right 

to have a detailed breakdown 

of the council’s $1.36 million 

payments to Maharani Kurata 

Ltd together with the value of 

the advice given. 

How many of these consultants 

are ratepayers paying over 

the top for that we are kept in 

I am not a dyed-in-the-wool 

rugby fan but I do like to watch 

the All Blacks play. 

After living here for more 

than 60 years, I think it is time 

to grow up and realise that with 

any team, matches are lost or 

won. 

What is wrong with the All 

Blacks? I suspect very little. 

Considering our population 

size and the number of players 

available in Britain and Europe 

we do exceptionally well. 

the dark about—mushroom 

diplomacy springs to mind. 

- David Mok 

Yes the council should reveal 

the general reasons for the 

consultancy fees. They don't 

need to give specific details of 

each project, but they should 

front with an overall explanation 

or ratepayers are likely to jump 

to their own conclusions. 

- Peter Crowhen 

The city council should be 

releasing the information in 

regards why and what they 

spent more than $1.3M on with 

the Ngai Tahu consultancy 

company. 

Surely, council can simply 

redact the name of the company 

in any request for information 

while still telling the ratepayers 

who have actually paid this 

money what they received for 

the prices they paid. 

- Wayne Hawker 

In fact, I would say we punch 

well above our weight in all 

sports. If we think the All Blacks 

are superior in some way and 

have to win every game, then 

we are not very realistic . 

The team always plays hard 

and fast and they have shown 

the way for many years, but 

we cannot and must not expect 

other teams to stand still. 

I am an ex-Pom and England 

was better on the day. 

- Derek Lowe 

LETTERS/COURT The Star, November 27, 2025 | 13 

Chef keeps job despite 

sexually harassing staff 

BY MOLLY SWIFT 

A judge said the employer of 

a chef found guilty of sexually 

harassing young female workers 

needs a “wake-up call” as 

the offender continues to be 

employed at the restaurant. 

Sumeer Thapa was sentenced 

in the district court on Tuesday 

to four months’ home detention 

after a jury found him guilty 

of seven counts of indecently 

assaulting four women aged 

15-18 between 2021 and 2024. 

The women worked as servers 

at Lazeez Mediterranean 

Grill in Shirley and helped with 

food preparation. For many, it 

was their first job. 

“They would come along to 

work excited by this new step in 

their lives and happy," Judge Deidre 

Orchard said at sentencing. 

“Instead, in all instances, they 

were left with an impact on their 

self-confidence and not enjoy 

their work as they hoped to. . . 

approaching each workday with 

trepidation." 

Thapa made flirtatious and 

inappropriate comments, calling 

the teenagers “hot”, “sexy” and 

“baby”. 

He told two he wanted to get 

drunk with them and would buy 

them alcohol, despite them being 

underage. He asked one if she 

would be his Māori wife, another 

to send him “hot pics”, and 

Sumeer Thapa was found guilty of seven charges of indecent assault relating to 

teenage staff at the restaurant where he works as a chef. PHOTO: PETER MEECHAM/POOL 

questioned one about her sexual 

relationship with her boyfriend. 

The harassment was also 

physical, with the women saying 

Thapa would touch them on 

their backs, thighs and buttocks. 

During sentencing, Judge 

Orchard said Thapa was not a 

good candidate for rehabilitation 

because he did not accept he had 

done anything wrong. 

“He needs to come to terms 

with the fact that his behaviour 

does amount to sexual harassment 

– not just the touching, but 

obviously the way he speaks to 

young female employees at all is 

totally unacceptable.” 

She also said Thapa’s employer, 

who provided a testimonial 

and continued to employ him, 

needed a “wake-up call” and 

ordered that Thapa’s name and 

the restaurant’s name be published 

to protect future workers. 

The Crown sought a starting 

point of 18 months' imprisonment 

but Judge Orchard adopted 

a starting point of 12 months. 

She gave a significant deduction 

due to Thapa offering to give 

emotional harm payments of 

$1000 to each victim. 

Judge Orchard settled on four 

months of community detention 

with a curfew from 10pm to 8am 

each day due to his work hours. 

“I am hopeful this experience 

will have brought home 

to you that you need to conduct 

yourself appropriately in 

the workplace towards young 

women,” she said. 

Thapa will not be added to the 

sex offenders' register. 

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Sumner’s life-size ark sells 

Christchurch’s own version of 

Noah’s ark has finally found 

new owners, who plan to turn 

the distinctive structure into a 

home for themselves – and their 

animals. 

Rod Cross, an agent with 

New Zealand Sotheby’s 

International Realty, told 

OneRoof a Canterbury couple 

had purchased the Clifton Ark in 

Sumner. 

The 860sq m, timber-clad 

property – an architecturally 

designed replica of the biblical 

vessel that carried Noah and his 

menagerie to safety – was listed 

with a price expectation of $1.5m. 

Cross said he could not disclose 

the final sale price until settlement 

is completed next month. 

The couple intend to turn the 

top floor – more than 220sq m 

and positioned for sweeping 

views across Sumner – into their 

main residence. 

Plans for the two lower levels 

are still being refined, but one of 

them may become a theatre. 

Cross told OneRoof the new 

owners will also be bringing 

some animals with them. 

“I think there are some pets. I 

don’t know what species of pet at 

this point,” he said. 

The ark previously operated 

as a wedding venue for a 

decade, before closing after 

the earthquakes, and has long 

captured public curiosity. 

“One of the biggest questions 

I would get is ‘have you sold the 

ark yet?’, so it’s a pleasure to say 

yes now,” Cross said. 

“We had to cast the net really 

wide to find the right buyer for 

The Clifton Ark in Sumner will be turned ito a residence by its new owners. Its top deck, 

below left, was previously used as a wedding venue while the basement dancefloor is 

likely to be partitioned into separate rooms and may become a theatre. 

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right person with the vision 

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Christian couple Ken and Bev 

Loader originally built the ark in 

the early 2000s to complement 

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Gardens. 

The gardens and venue, then 

spread across almost 3ha, were 

sold to a developer in 2013 

and later turned into the highend 

Gethsemane Heights gated 

subdivision, now ringed by 

luxury homes. 

The ark now occupies a more 

modest 1201sq m residential 

section, and with its zoning 

shifted from commercial to 

residential, the property’s future 

as a home was sealed. 

The Hurunui Hotel is under new management and will reopen tomorrow. 

Iconic pub to reopen 

The owners of the Hurunui Hotel 

have taken the property off the 

market after failing to find a 

buyer, and have instead moved 

to their backup plan – leasing the 

business for the next three years 

to an experienced bar manager. 

After moving from Rakaia 

earlier this month, Sourav 

Sharma has been racing to get 

the hotel ready for its grand 

reopening tomorrow. 

Sharma told OneRoof the 

hotel’s long legacy – including 

holding the country’s oldest 

liquor licence – was a major 

drawcard. 

“The history of the place had 

such a great impact on the area 

and the district as well. It just 

didn’t feel right this place was 

shut.” 

The community’s response to 

the hotel reopening had been 

“unreal”. 

People were stopping by to 

see what was happening, take 

selfies or look around the campground. 

The post on Facebook 

The hotel’s function centre was previously 

a popular venue for locals. 

announcing it was reopening 

had also been heartening, he 

said. 

“The vision is to breathe new 

life into this place,” Sharma told 

OneRoof. 

The Hurunui Hotel had been 

on the market for sale since 

2021 for $1.695 million, when it 

was attached to a vineyard. 

Hurunui Hotel owner Adam 

Martin told OneRoof in August 

that he had dropped the asking 

price of the hotel to $995,000 but 

had still failed to attract a buyer. 

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The Way 

We Were 

The Park Royal Hotel sign being installed in November 1987; executive chef Charles Noville and sous chef Kelvin Fitzgerald 

in August 1988. Below – Lynette Ryan serves Agnes Cockerill and Joan Wright in the Atrium in September 1988; the hotel 

under construction in November 1987; students painting a mural in November 1986. Far right – the foundations being laid 

in November 1986. Inset – close to completion in January 1988. 

PHOTOS: CHRISTCHURCH STAR, CANTERBURYSTORIES.NZ 

Construction of the Park 

Royal Hotel was under way 

by November 1986, and 

students from schools around 

the city were enthusiastically 

painting a mural on its 

perimeter fence. 

The planned hotel had 

been met with public outcry 

because it cut off part of 

Victoria St. It also enabled 

a substantial redesign of 

Victoria Square, which went 

ahead at the same time (while 

a proposed tower did not). 

The hotel opened on 

October 3, 1988. 

Most of the staff had no 

prior experience but were 

chosen on attitude and 

presentation and given 

extensive training, the hotel’s 

general manager Greg Lee 

told The Press in the lead-up. 

“You can have all the 

marble in the world but 

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won’t work,” he said. 

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United still in fight after late winner 

BY KEES CHALMERS 

Christchurch United need a 

two goal win over Auckland FC 

Reserves on Saturday, and other 

results to go their way, to stay in 

the hunt for a National League 

finals spot. 

It took a lastminute 

winner 

to keep their 

qualification 

hopes alive. 

With two 

minutes left in 

regulation and 

the score locked 

at 2-2 against Ryan Edwards 

Wellington 

Olympic on Saturday, United 

won possession near halfway. 

They broke quickly, releasing 

young striker Jackson Cole with 

a through ball. 

Cole slotted his shot into the 

bottom-left corner to give his 

side the lead. 

Jackson Cole finishes off a counter attack to win the game for Christchurch United. 

PHOTO: CM_VISUAL 

United then held out the Central 

League champions through 

five tense minutes of added time 

for a 3-2 win. 

Left wing Joel Stevens was 

the standout for United, his 

crucial free-kick goal and matchwinning 

assist earning him 

National League player-of-theweek 

honours. 

Said United head coach Ryan 

Edwards: “I think it was probably 

our favourite game of the season, 

it was a proper good feeling.” 

The win lifted United to fourth 

on the ladder with two rounds 

remaining, two points behind 

second-placed Western Springs. 

The finals equation is still challenging 

but Edwards said his 

team’s focus was purely on their 

North Island rivals. 

“The pressure is off us. We just 

want to go out and enjoy our 

football and get the results in 

front of us,” he said. 

“We’re in a good place. We’ve 

been hit hard by losing a few 

players but we still seem to be 

putting out good performances, 

so we’re just enjoying it.” 

He acknowledged Auckland’s 

strong defensive setup and 

their constant threat on the 

counter-attack. 

“We just have to be aware of 

how well they counter-attack 

and stop that. Then we’ll look at 

how we break down their super 

defensive setup.” 

Last-placed Coastal Spirit 

also picked up a win, beating 

Western Springs 1-0 on Sunday. 

Battle of the brothers with interclub top spot on the line 

BY DIANE KEENAN 

It will be a battle of the brothers 

when Elmwood and Cashmere 

meet in a top-of-the-table premier 

interclub clash tomorrow night. 

Elmwood has the Darling brothers, 

Elliot and Lawrence, while 

Cashmere features the Meredith 

trio – James, Tim and Matt. 

Both are coming off 5-1 wins, 

Elmwood over Bishopdale and 

Cashmere over Te Kura Hagley. 

Elmwood collected extra points 

by taking its only loss to three 

sets, while Cashmere dropped 

just one singles match to Te Kura 

Hagley’s talented junior Ray Xu. 

The table remains tight, with 

only five points separating the 

top four teams. Elmwood holds 

a one-point lead over Cashmere 

and has home-court advantage. 

Elliot Darling and Cashmere’s 

Tyler Leonard top the season 

rankings, with Mid-Canterbury’s 

POINTS 

Men: Elmwood 61, Cashmere 

60, Mid-Canterbury 57, Burnside 

Park/Sumner 56, Edgeware 29, 

Bishopdale 25, Te Kura Hagley 23 

Women: Te Kura Hagley 59, 

Edgeware 56, Elmwood 52, 

Bishopdale Daly 37, Cashmere 28, 

Waimairi 20 

Riley Breen in third position. 

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the home side favoured with 

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and Maddison Aubrey. In the 

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Te Kura Hagley seeking to 

build on recent form, while the 

hosts chase their first win. Mid- 

Canterbury has the bye. 

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SPORT The Star, November 27, 2025 | 19 

Robbie’s ton missed as dad watches Black Cap Zak 


“You can’t be everywhere can 

you?” 

That was the unfortunate 

dilemma for Glen Foulkes 

on Saturday, as he felt both 

the blessing and the curse of 

fathering two in-form cricketers. 

His youngest, Robbie, 20, 

scored a match-winning century 

for Darfield against table-toppers 

Weedons in the Canterbury 

Country men’s premier 

competition. 

Weedons posted 189/8 from 45 

overs, but Darfield chased the 

target comfortably, finishing with 

eight wickets in hand and 7.3 

overs remaining. 

So where was 

Glen? At home, 

watching Robbie’s 

older brother 

Zak, 23, play for 

the Black Caps in 

their final oneday 

international 

against the West 

Indies in Hamilton. 

“I was gutted 

I missed it, but 

Glen Foulkes 

that’s the way it goes,” Glen said. 

Robbie made sure to give his 

father a hard time when he got 

home later that day. 

“Pretty disappointing, isn’t it? 

Could’ve got Sky Go out on his 

phone at the game, but nah,” he 

joked. 

Zak, meanwhile, took one 

wicket for 13 from his four-over 

spell and scored the winning 

runs in the Black Caps’ win. 

“I don’t blame him at all,” 

Robbie said. 

Robbie Foulkes scored a match winning century against table-toppers Weedons on 

Saturday. At the same time, older brother Zak was playing a one-day international 

against the West Indies. 

PHOTOS: SHANNON MCALEER/GETTY 

“If I was at home I’d be parked 

up watching it as well. He’s a big 

supporter for all of us.” 

Scoring a century for Darfield 

had been achieved by both Glen 

and Zak, but had eluded Robbie, 

until now. 

Glen said he often used this as 

ammunition when the two rib 

each other. 

“It’s good banter, I’ve been 

saying it to him for a while, but 

it was good he’s ticked it off. I 

just said, ‘welcome to the club’.” 

Glen scored two centuries 

for Darfield and six overall 

in his career, also playing 

for Canterbury Country and 

Canterbury A. However, Robbie 

jokingly says those scores don’t 

count, because they were played 

on artificial pitches. 

Robbie’s knock on Saturday 

was the 10th in his short career 

and he ranked it highly due to 

the personal links to Darfield. 

“I’ve got good family ties to the 

club – dad used to play there, 

brothers played there as well – 

so pretty cool to join that club,” 

he said. 

He started playing for 

Darfield at 13, then attended 

Christchurch Boys’ High before 

returning to the club after 

finishing school. 

Robbie is already a regular 

for Canterbury Country and 

Canterbury A. He also captained 

the Canterbury under-19 side 

and represented New Zealand at 

the 2024 under-19 World Cup. 

He opened the batting on 

Saturday, knowing that if his 

side batted their 45 overs they 

would win the game. 

After seeing off Weedons’ 

strike bowler and captain 

Jeremy Benton, Robbie attacked 

whoever bowled from the other 

end. 

“It was just about rotating the 

strike and then when the bad 

ball came, trying to punish that 

one,” he said. 

He reached the milestone with 

two successive boundaries – a 

flick over mid-wicket and a cut 

through point – off just 95 balls, 

hitting 15 fours. 

Robbie said he was surprised 

when his teammates began 

cheering from the sidelines as 

he passed triple figures, thinking 

he was still in the 80s. 

He was eventually bowled by 

medium pacer Liam Robinson 

for 102, chopping on a delivery 

that was too close to cut. 

Robbie has been impressive 

with both bat and ball this 

season, including a standout 

performance last month where 

he claimed seven wickets for six 

runs against Cheviot – the club’s 

best-ever figures. 

“It’s definitely nice to be able 

to contribute and see us near the 

top of the table – a lovely start to 

the season,” he said. 

After seven rounds, Weedons 

remain top of the table, while 

Darfield sit third. 

Meanwhile, Zak has been 

included in the Black Caps’ 

14-man squad to face the West 

Indies in the first test at Hagley 

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SPORT 

Tyro sets sights on world tour 


Jack Tyro has been riding a 

surfboard longer than he can 

remember. 

His father Steve first put him 

on a longboard when he was 

two. He pushed Tyro onto his 

first wave; Tyro cried then fell 

off and went under. 

Now 19 and a three-time 

national longboard champion, 

surfing did not always come 

naturally for Tyro (right). 

Steve was a handy surfer, 

competing at national championships 

and on the former 

professional Hyundai Longboard 

Tour series. 

The sport is a family affair. 

Tyro’s mum Jen met Steve at a 

surf competition. Tyro’s younger 

brother Sam, 16, also surfs. 

Tyro was born in Sumner but 

moved to Raglan when he was 4. 

Steve worked on wind turbines 

there and Jen was a teacher. 

Steve was told if he wanted 

to continue working on the turbines, 

he would have to re-locate 

to Wellington. The family did 

not want to move there, so they 

shifted back to Sumner instead 

when Tyro was 8. 

Tyro would go surfing with 

his mates while he lived in Raglan. 

The Waikato town is world 

famous for its left-hand breaks 

at Manu Bay, Whale Bay and 

Indicators. 

The waves in Sumner are not 

as big as Raglan, but the small 

swells can give surfers a competitive 

edge if the ocean is flat 

during competitions, Tyro said. 

In Sumner, Tyro started surfing 

almost daily. 

“I remember having fun, I 

remember being scared, being 

pushed, finding mates and 

experiences. 

“There were definitely some 

days where I didn’t want to go 

out because it was massive, but 

I did anyway and I learned from 

it.” 

Tyro remembers tagging along 

with his father to surf competitions, 

where he would watch the 

talented riders and try to implement 

their styles into his own. 

He describes his style as traditional 

and reminiscent of 

surfers from the 1960s and ‘70s. 

He takes each wave as it comes 

rather than having a calculated 

plan. 

Tyro does not have any well 

known surfing idols, but gets his 

inspiration from friends. 

“I honestly look up to anyone I 

surf with,” he said. 

He started entering competitions 

when he was 10. Despite 

finishing near the bottom a few 

times, he enjoyed pushing himself 

to his limits. 

“I’m almost screaming when 

I’m doing turns. I’ve got this 

really angry face so I liked the 

fact that I could put everything 

into something,” he said. 

He trained hard and improved 

quickly. By 13 he had won the 

under-14 National Scholastic 

Surfing Championships, his first 

New Zealand title. 

“I almost thought I was going 

end up (like) my dad and come 

second all my life,” he said. 

“It was definitely a cool feeling, 

like, I have a shot.” 

He won the open men’s 

national title at 15, establishing 

himself as one of the country’s 

top up and coming surfers. He 

has since claimed two more 

open men’s titles. 

After surfing in Australia 

for four months last summer, 

Tyro is back home in Sumner. 

But he plans to go to Noosa on 

Queensland’s Sunshine Coast 

in December for two months in 

preparation for the Noosa Festival 

of Surfing in March. 

Last summer, he tied for 

ninth at the WSL Bells Beach 

Longboard Classic in Victoria, 

Australia. He entered as a wildcard 

after one of the surfers was 

unable to compete and went toe 

to toe with current world No 1 

Kai Ellice-Flint from Australia. 

He narrowly lost to Ellice-Flint 

by a score of 12.17 to 12.10. It 

was his second time competing 

in a World Surf League event. 

PHOTO: KEES CHALMERS 

Tyro set a goal last year to win 

a permanent position on the 

world tour. But he finished third 

in the Oceania qualifying series 

in March, one place away from 

claiming a spot. 

He said failure comes with the 

territory and results are often 

dictated by what waves come 

your way. 

“If it’s meant to be, it’s meant 

to be, and the ocean kind of 

decides that.” 

He puts pressure on himself to 

train hard so when he competes 

he knows there is nothing else 

he could have done, regardless 

of the result. 

It was his third attempt at 

qualifying for the world tour 

and he improved on his previous 

finishes of 10th and ninth. 

His goal for next year is to finish 

in the top two at Noosa and 

Jack Tyro riding a 2.5m wave at the Bells Beach Longboard Classic in 

Victoria, Australia. 

PHOTO: ED SLOANE/WORLD SURF LEAGUE 

Left – as a young surfer in Sumner aged about nine. 

claim a permanent spot on the 

tour. He feels better placed to 

qualify with the result at Bells 

Beach behind him. 

He also plans to move to Dunedin 

next semester to start a 

diploma in construction at Otago 

Polytechnic. 

He will study part-time to fit in 

his surfing adventures. 

“I like being where I need to 

be for what I want to do,” he 

said. 

Tyro’s time in Noosa last summer 

taught him to use his arms 

more to balance on the board. 

He has also focussed on working 

in the gym to try and put on 

weight. 

“The boards are kind of massive, 

so having a bit of weight to 

throw them around is definitely 

a big pro.” 

He aspires to be a world 

champion. 

“My intention isn’t to beat the 

other person or win the heat, my 

intention is to do the best I possibly 

can,” he said. 

“The best I possibly can in 

terms of contest is literally 

world champion, so that’s where 

I want to take it.” 

Tyro competed at the ISA 

World Longboard Championship 

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included. 

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is stressful. 

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in the fifth edition of an event 

he co-founded – The Tuawera 

Longboard Classic. He took out 

the open men’s title. He started 

the classic when he was 14 with 

fellow Sumner surfers Will 

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“We were just surfing with 

each other almost every day and 

dad was like why don’t you guys 

make a surf comp? We were like, 

okay, we'll do that,” Tyro said. 

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MOTORING The Star, November 27, 2025 | 23 

RAV4 rolls on: 

Toyota’s hybrid 

hero remains 

the benchmark 

Motoring with Bob Nettleton 

Rating out of 10: Performance 7, Handling 7, Build Quality 8, Refinement 8, Space 7, Styling 6, Fuel Economy; on road 

test average consumption 6.4L/100km, Value for money 7, Safety - 5-star ANCAP rating based on 2019 testing criteria 

Price: $59,990 

Overall points out of 10: 7.5 

As in previous versions, the 

Limited remains the luxury 

standard-bearer in Toyota’s topselling 

RAV4 SUV range – the 

brand’s most popular passenger 

vehicle globally. It’s poised for 

another sales surge when the 

all-new version arrives next 

year. 

The current model continues 

to sell exceptionally well for a 

vehicle that’s been on the urban 

SUV scene for six years. Despite 

its age, it remains a dominant 

force. The switch to a hybridonly 

lineup a few years ago has 

kept it performing strongly well 

into the twilight of its model 

cycle. 

Toyota’s hybrid systems are 

among the best in the business, 

thanks to decades of expertise. 

For drivers wanting a greener 

option, the RAV4 Hybrid offers 

carbon emissions roughly 30% 

lower than its petrol-powered 

equivalent. 

The next-generation RAV4 

is expected to add a plug-in 

hybrid option, already available 

in some overseas markets 

including the UK. 

A well-balanced five-model 

range means there’s something 

for everyone. 

The lineup starts with the 

$48,790 GX and climbs to the 

$59,990 flagship Limited tested 

here – a price shared with the 

off-road-focused Adventure 

model. 

The Adventure brings an 

aggressive front end, 19-inch 

wheels, and a commanding 

stance, adding some X-factor to 

the RAV4 stable. However, it’s no 

hardcore off-roader and can’t 

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class-leading 220mm ground 

clearance. 

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drivetrain, based on a highly 

efficient 2.5-litre Atkinson-cycle 

four-cylinder petrol engine 

paired with a power-dense 

electric motor. 

Together, they produce a 

healthy 163kW of combined 

output. The result is lively, 

responsive acceleration and 

strong mid-range pulling power, 

though performance tapers off 

at higher revs – a common trait 

among hybrids. 

Hopefully, the next generation 

(due within 9-12 months) will 

address this with even more 

advanced hybrid tech. 

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remains an impressive showcase 

of how far Toyota’s hybrid 

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The well-sorted continuously 

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reputation further enhanced. 

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is its practicality. There’s an 

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The safety tempo remains 

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a pre-collision system with 

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including pedestrian detection 

and daylight cyclist detection, 

and road sign assist. 

“Limited” could also describe 

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The test vehicle constantly 

reminded me how much 

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into a genuine front-runner. 

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RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 1991 

CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT PLAN 

PROPOSED PRIVATE PLAN CHANGE 19 MARSHS 

ROAD – INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AT THE 

INTERSECTION OF MARSHS ROAD AND MAIN SOUTH 

ROAD (SH1) 

Private Plan Change 19 

Calder Stewart Development Ltd has requested a private plan change to rezone 

approximately 23 hectares of Rural Urban Fringe Zone (RuUF) to Industrial Heavy Zone 

(IH) at the intersection of Marshs Road and Main South Road (SH1) in Hornby. If the 

rezoning is approved the scope of the private plan change includes: 

• To rezone the area from Rural Urban Fringe Zone to Industrial Heavy Zone; 

• To extend the South West Hornby Industrial Area Outline Development Plan 

(Appendix 16.8.8) to include the plan change area; 

• To extend the minor arterial road identified in Appendix 16.8.8, connecting the area 

to the SH1/Pound Road intersection; and 

• Amend provisions in the Christchurch District Plan that are relevant to the site, 

including the addition of a rule that would require a 20m building setback of 

industrial heavy activities from residential properties to apply until 1 January 2036. 

More information 

You can view the proposed Private Plan Change and other associated information on 

the Council website at https://ccc.govt.nz/pc19, in hard copy at the Civic Offices on 

Hereford Street or at any of the Council’s service centres and libraries during normal 

opening hours. 

Submissions 

Any person may make a submission on this proposed Private Plan Change, either in 

writing or electronically. Online submissions can be made at http://letstalk.ccc.govt.nz/ 

PC19, or by emailing PlanChange@ccc.govt.nz. You can also download a form, or collect 

a hard copy form from the Civic Offices at 53 Hereford Street, Christchurch or from 

Council service centres and libraries. For details of your nearest Service centre or library 

please visit ccc.govt.nz/contact-us or phone 03 941 8999. Paper submissions are to be 

posted or receieved at the Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street, Christchurch. 

Submissions must be received before 5pm on Friday, 19 December 2025. 

Process for public participation 

Once all submissions have been received, they will be made publicly available. Further 

submissions will then be invited, allowing certain persons and organisations to support 

or oppose any of the initial submissions. 

If submitters wish to speak to their submission a hearing will then be held to consider 

all submissions, and a decision will be made following this hearing. Anyone who has 

made a submission has the right to appeal the decision to the Environment Court. 

This Private Plan Change will have no legal effect until the Council gives public notice of 

its decision on the plan change and matters raised in submissions (under Section 9 and 

Clause 10(5) of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act). 

If you’d like more information, please contact Kirk Lightbody, Senior Policy 

Planner at (03) 941 6262 or email us at PlanChange@ccc.govt.nz and 

kirk.lightbody@ccc.govt.nz 

Ben Rhodes 

Manager Planning 

Strategy, Planning and Regulatory 

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CLASSIFIEDS The Star, November 27, 2025 | 27 

GIG GUIDE 

Thursday 27 Nov to Wednesday 3 Dec 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, Chch Arts Centre Gym, 25 

Hereford St: Friday 11th Dec, 7pm - Ale House 

Rock No. 9... a casual, community focused choir 

with a bar hosted by Davey Backyard, $10 entry. 

ARMADILLOS ISLINGTON, 670 Main South 

Rd: Sunday 3pm - Lino. 

A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St: 

Thursday 4pm & 5.30pm - Monster Music End 

of Year Concerts 2025, all of the Monster Music 

students will perform something they have been 

working on across 21 concerts! all welcome, adults 

$10, under-16s free; 7pm - NZ Songwriters in the 

Round presents Songwriters' Open Mic hosted by 

Phil Doublet, all original material welcome, write 

your name on the board, free. Friday doors 7pm, 

music 8pm - 1Drop Nation celebrate their 3rd 

album release w/ special guests Ahinui, and Twin 

Harmony, final release tix $35+BF 

tickets.ticketspace.co.nz, door sales only if not sold 

prior. Saturday 8pm - Volts Single 'Tokyo' Release 

Show w/ special guests Slim, and The Response, 

GA tix $30+BF UTR.co.nz, door sales if not sold 

prior. Sunday, doors 3pm, music 4pm - Jimi 

Hendrix Birthday Bash feat Alex Glennie, Andy 

Genge, Ben Eldridge, Bob Antony, Jason Herbert 

& Eve Kelly, Lachlan Platt, Lorne Joblin, Matt 

Hall, Regan Barker, Cathy Irons & Dougal 

Canard, Seb Warren, Snow Valormae, Steven Gill, 

Tim Heeringa, with backing from Luke Smillie 

(Drums), Michael Story (Bass), and Antony 

Pickard (Vocals), $30+BF from UTR.co.nz or 

door sales. Monday 7pm - Believe It or Not Quiz, 

table bookings 03-377-4787, all welcome incl 

doggos, free. Tuesday 8.30pm - Inner City Jam 

hosted by Tyler Robbins, open mic slots and jam, 

all ages and ability levels welcome, please note 

later start due to earlier private event. Wednesday 

7pm - Jono Tressler Drums - Student 

Performance Night, all welcome. 

AVONHEAD TAVERN, 120 Withells Rd: 

Friday 7.30pm - The Party Singers. 

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

A&J Karaoke. Saturday 7pm - Raisin Tooth. 

Sunday 6pm - A&J Karaoke. 

BRIDIE'S BAR, 401 Worcester St: Friday 4pm 

- DJ Luke. Saturday 3pm - N-didjah-nis. Sunday 

3pm - Sunday Session. 

CASHMERE CLUB, 50 Colombo St: Friday 

12th Dec, 2pm - 50s Up Brass Variety Christmas 

Concert, $5 entry. 

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

Hit’n’Run. Wednesday 7.30pm - Karaoke. 

CHCH CASINO, 30 Victoria St: Friday 5.30pm 

- Zed & Andy; 9pm - MindBlank. Saturday 

5.30pm - Acoustic Solution; 9pm - Four Days 

Notice. 

CHCH FOLK MUSIC CLUB, Irish Society 

Hall, 29 Domain Tce: Sunday 7.30pm - 

Charlotte Yates + Show Pony. 

COASTERS TAVERN, 1 Daniels Rd: Friday 

6pm - Live music. Saturday 8p, - Karaoke with 

Mel & Dave. 

DARKROOM, 336 St Asaph St: Thursday - 

Donal Gunning; The Perfect Gun; Heapenburg; 

Cyrus & the Monkees; NOTV. Friday - Little 

Fang; Steampunk Fish; Paperwaves. 

FAT EDDIES, 1/76 Hereford St: Thursday 

4.30pm - The Suite; 8pm - Live Band Karaoke; 

11.30pm - Neon. Friday 4.30pm - Cantora Duo; 

8pm - Third Junction; 11.30pm - House of 

Grooves. Saturday 4.30pm - Jack & Rob Duo; 

8pm - Liberator; 11.30pm - Jinx. Sunday 5.30pm - 

Ananda Massa. Monday 6pm - Caitlin Bradley. 

Tuesday 7pm - Quiz; 9.30pm - Lauren Marshall. 

Wednesday 8.30pm - Peaches Duo. 

GOOD TIMES COMEDY CLUB, 224 St 

Asaph St: Thursday 6.30pm - Matt Threadwell’s 

Friends in High Places feat. Sam Gibson, Lark 

Wilson, Troubadette, Brad Cope. Friday 7.30pm - 

Businesswoman Special feat. Lark Wilson & 

Miriam Collins. Saturday 8pm - Big Laughs Pro 

Comedy Showcase. goodtimescomedyclub.co.nz 

HORNBY CLUB, 17 Carmen Rd: Sunday 3pm 

- Briar Sharp. 

KAIAPOI CLUB, Raven Quay: Friday 5.30pm - 

Gazza. Saturday 5.30pm - Tracy RockHouse. 

Sunday 3pm - Becky Mayes. Friday 5th Dec, 2pm 

- 50s Up Brass Variety Christmas Concert, $5 

entry. 

MACKENZIES HOTEL, 51 Pages Rd: Friday - 

Hired Guns. 

MAK BAR, 1276 Main North Rd: Saturday 

8pm - Old Skool. Sunday 3pm - My Brother’s 

Jacket. 

MICKY FINN'S, 85a Hereford St: Thursday 

7pm - Bandit Queen (Decemberists). Friday 

10.30pm - Flat City Brotherhood. Saturday 

10.30pm - Shadow Puppet. 

NEW BRIGHTON CLUB, 202 Marine Pde: 

Friday 19th Dec, 7pm - Old Skool. 

OPAWA BOWL & JACK, 15 Opawa Rd: 

Saturday 6th Dec, 7.30pm - M-22. 

PEGASUS ARMS, 14 Oxford Tce: Thursday 

7.30pm - Singalong. Monday 7pm - Pub music 

session. Tuesday 7pm - Quiz. Wednesday 7.30pm 

- Open Mic. 

RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118 Racecourse 

Rd: Friday 7.30pm - Flip Side. Saturday 3pm - 

The Party Singers. 

REDWOOD BAR, 340 Main North Rd: 

Saturday 6pm - Hired Guns. 

RICHMOND CLUB, 'The Borough', 75 

London St: Friday 7pm - Krakkajck. Saturday 

7.30pm - K-Town. Sunday 3pm - Live music. 

ROSE & THISTLE, 24 Main North Rd: Friday 

8.30pm - Annalea & Junior Karaoke. Saturday 

8.30pm - Misconduct. Sunday 5pm - St Andrew’s 

Day with Marlarky. 

SAINT ALBANS COMMUNITY CHOIR, St 

Paul’s Anglican Church, 1 Harewood Rd: 

Sunday 5pm - The Magic of Christmas feat. 

Heather Gladstone QSM, the St Albans 

Community Choir & New Brighton Silver Brass, 

entry by donation (light supper provided). 

SHARKEY'S BAR & CAFE, 96 Hoon Hay 

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

Karaoke. Sunday 4pm - Karaoke. 

SPACE ACADEMY, 371 St Asaph St: 

Thursday - Toddy Cole & her band. Friday - 

Death & The Maiden with Big Flip The Massive. 

Saturday - Tom Cunliffe & Ali Whitton. 

Wednesday - Catalyst Poetry. 

TEMPS BAR, 21 Goulding Ave: Saturday 

8.30pm - Titanic. 

THE ASSEMBLY, 153 Madras St: Saturday 

13th Dec, 7pm - Jordan Luck Band, tickets @ 

theassembly.flicket.co.nz 

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 

Shameless Few. Saturday 7pm - Joel Lee; 10pm - 

Mama Rock. Monday 6pm - Sionna. Tuesday 

7pm - Jamesons Irish Sessions. Wednesday 6pm - 

Sionna. 

THE CHURCH, cnr Worcester & 

Manchester Sts: Thursday 6.15pm - King 

Tubbs; 9.30pm - Adam McGrath. Friday 2.45pm - 

King Tubbs; 6.15pm - Wax Birds; 10pm - Neon. 

Saturday 2.45pm - Ananda & Ants; 6.15pm - Tess 

Liatuaud; 10pm - Cropduster. Sunday 2pm - King 

Tubbs; 5.30pm - Coyote Pretty; 9.30pm - Nick 

Jackman. www.churchpub.co.nz/this-week 

THE EMBANKMENT TAVERN, 181 Ferry 

Rd: Friday 7.30pm - Open Mic. Wednesday - 

Live music. 

THE FITZ2 SPORTS BAR, 77 Stevens St: 

Friday 7.30pm - Mel & Dave's Karaoke. 

THE LITTLE FIDDLE, 132 Oxford Tce: 

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

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

music. 

THE MANDEVILLE TAVERN, 99 Raven 

Quay, Kaiapoi: Saturday 7pm - Dynamix. 

THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd: 

Thursday 7pm - Comedy. Friday 9.30pm - 

Spektrum. Saturday 9.30pm - Decoy Duck. 

Sunday 6pm - Karaoke with Lance Kiwi. Tuesday 

7pm - Quiz. Wednesday 7pm - Karaoke with 

Lance Kiwi. 

THE PAPANUI, 310 Sawyers Arms Rd: 

Friday 6.45pm - Level 6. 

THE ROCKPOOL, 85 Hereford St: Thursday, 

Friday, Saturday 9pm - DJ's. 

THE ROCK ROLLESTON, 82 Rolleston Dr: 

Saturday 9pm - Level 6. 

THE SIDELINE SPORTS BAR, 331 

Stanmore Rd: Thursday 7pm - Jam Night with 

Ritchie Gillies & Nick Buchanan. 

THE TURF, 6 Inwoods Rd: Thursday 7pm - 

Mandi Miller. 

THE THIRSTY ACRES, Cnr West Coast & 

Courtenay Rds, Kirwee: Friday 7pm - Mandi 

Miller. 

WUNDERBAR, Lyttelton: Thursday 7pm - 

Life & Rhymes of Banjo Paterson by Gregory 

North. Friday 8pm - Jazmine Mary Duo “Hot Sad 

Summer” Tour. Friday 19th Dec, 8pm - Sawfish 

with The Beat Skips. 

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