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BY GEOFF SLOAN
A previously dark and
neglected corner park has
been transformed into the
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city’s newest community
garden.
A 1770sq m section of
Addington Park has been
turned into a garden that aims
to feed 100 people a week.
Wilby Le Heux, who
manages the Te Waerenga
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Whakatō Puāwai garden, said
they had their first harvest last
week.
“We're growing veges in the
heart of Christchurch.”
He said people feel safer
now something positive is
happening in the space.
“For at least 10 years, this
corner has seen a lot of antisocial
behaviour and has been
a nightmare for the Addington
community.”
The garden is the first stage
of a $96,000 project at the
park.
The next stage involves a
revamp of the existing toilet
block and changing sheds.
Two brand new cubicle
toilets will be installed, and
the changing sheds converted
into a storage area with a
walk-in chiller. The space
will also feature a multi-use
activities room, meeting space,
office, and kitchen.
“Building consent has gone
in, so hopefully it will go out
for tender soon,” Le Heux said.
The garden will have a 1m
fence on the north side to act
as a buffer for sports activities.
“It was important for us that
we don't limit pedestrians and
cyclists going past.”
Le Heux said the project has
been well supported by local
businesses donating their time
and services to get it up and
running.
But $25,000 still needs to be
raised to finish the project.
“We're kicking into some
more fundraising, and the
vege bags we sell help towards
the effort.”
A public garden party and
barbecue will be held next
Friday at 5pm to celebrate the
completion of the first stage.
Wilby Le Heux flanked by volunteers
Janet Loh and David Mason at the
Addington Park community garden.
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Trailblazing player’s epic tale
​Marjorie Bain went to
Wimbledon, fell in love, and
did not come home. Her
journey from tennis pioneer
to hardship – and back again
– is a remarkable slice of
New Zealand history. Bridget
Tunnicliffe reports
In 1922, Marjorie Bain set
sail on the trip of a lifetime
to the motherland, became
the first woman to represent
New Zealand at Wimbledon,
and spent a magical winter on
continental Europe.
But when her year's leave
was up she wasn’t yet ready
to return to New Zealand, and
eloped with an Australian she
met on the grass courts.
She was the envy of her
friends, but little did they know
the hardships she would come to
face before being rescued from
poverty and returning to New
Zealand 13 years later.
Unfortunately, Tennis NZ’s
archives are sporadic at best
and Bain’s Wimbledon appearance
is not widely known but
it’s what happened to her after
the prestigious tournament that
really shaped her.
Bain's granddaughter Penny
O'Connell said details had been
pieced together over the years.
Marjorie Helen Bain was
born in 1897 and grew up in
Christchurch, where her family
were of modest means but in
Marjorie Bain was the first NZ woman to compete at Wimbledon in 1922.
the background was a wealthy
widowed aunt who lived in
Queensland.
Bain flourished at tennis,
playing for Christchurch Girls'
High, Canterbury University,
and at the national lawn
championships.
In her twilight years, Bain
wrote a book for her family, full
of her memories, and recounted
going to Auckland to see US
Davis Cup players compete
against New Zealand “and our
own Anthony Wilding who was
so soon to be killed in France”.
Bain also wrote about the
black influenza that swept
through New Zealand after the
World War 1 ended.
The rich aunt
In 1922 the rich aunt offered
to take Bain on the trip of a lifetime
to England and continental
Europe. She was in her mid-20s
and her two sisters were married,
so Bain was the obvious
choice.
The aunt’s husband had found
a nugget on the goldfields but
died young while electioneering
to be the Premier of Queensland,
leaving her wealthy.
Her aunt travelled on cargo
ships, which took only 12 passengers,
and she ruled the elite
roost at the captain’s table.
Some passengers called her
Anthony Wilding (middle) in 1914. He
was a world No 1 and considered the
first tennis superstar.
the W.O.D, short for “wicked old
devil”, but Bain also saw her as a
“veritable fairy godmother”.
Bain was granted a year's
leave from her teaching job and
the New Zealand Lawn Tennis
Association nominated her for
Wimbledon.
In reference to her actual
results at the tournament
Bain later wrote, “I shan’t tell
you want happened to me at
Wimbledon.”
It wasn’t until 1951 that Evelyn
Webster became the second
New Zealand woman to compete
at Wimbledon.
The 1922 Wimbledon
Championships marked the
tournament’s move to its current
famous premises on Church
Rd, amid forecasts at the time it
would become a white elephant.
The family still has Bain's competitor
card and the postcards
she sent. In one of them Bain
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of love, loss and lawn tennis
described the now iconic centre
court grandstand as a “huge circular
concrete affair” and wrote
“give me the New Zealand climate
every time”.
The 1922 Wimbledon Championships
are widely considered
the most disrupted tournament
in its history, with rain interruptions
every day.
Bain fell in love with England
and took in theatre productions
and concerts in London’s
West End, then travelled to the
Continent with her aunt, where
they visited France, Italy and
Switzerland.
The inventor husband
At the Wimbledon centre
court, her fierce aunt – who
acted as a chaperone – warned
her niece not to get mixed
up with the Australian representative
Herbert Tasman
Ethelbert Davies, an official at
the tournament.
Herbert was a metallurgist
from Melbourne University,
charming and clever. But the
aunt warned he was an inventor
and called him a ‘rolling stone’.
In today’s words, aunty believed
Herbert was a flake.
Bain ignored the cautions
and the pair eloped to Paris to
get married in a registry office,
thereby antagonising the aunt,
who sailed back to Brisbane.
The couple returned to London
and then, in Bain’s own
words, “followed years of anxiety,
mixed with a brave attempt
at happiness. . . an erratic
husband and a more than
erratic livelihood don’t spell real
happiness.”
Herbert, who floated companies
for developments and
patents, had no money sense
whatsoever.
Sometimes there would be lots
of money, then nothing. Unpaid
bills and frequent moves around
England became the norm as the
family tried to dodge numerous
debt collectors.
In 1923, Bain’s first child John
was born and in 1928 Barbara
(Biddy) arrived.
Decades later, Biddy wrote
down some early memories of
her mother and the family’s life.
At one of their brief addresses
Marjorie Bain sent postcards
home from the 1922 Wimbledon
Championships, describing the
centre court grandstand as a “huge
circular concrete affair”. The 1922
event marked the tournament’s
move to its now-famous Church Rd
location.
in England, Biddy described
an old railway carriage at the
bottom of the garden “where
occasional explosions occurred
as my father continued his
experiments.”
Years later Bain reflected on
those years.
“I decided that my mission in
life was to reform him.
“Alas, my dear, never flatter
yourself you can reform
anyone.”
For nine years Bain struggled
on, forgiving Herbert and
starting again. She pawned her
last remaining scraps of jewellery
and earned what little she
could.
Wrote Biddy: “At times we
were rich, with a nanny and
maids all in uniform. Other
times when the bubble burst
there was no money at all.
“Then another woman
entered the scene, and my
mother grabbed her two children
and left.”
That’s when the hardship
really kicked-in.
Penniless
Perhaps pride prevented
Bain from telling her family
back in Christchurch she had
left Herbert because, in true
post-Victorian fashion, it was a
disgrace to have lost your man.
Bain, her two children, and
their beloved dog travelled by
train wherever she could find
jobs, not easy in the depths of
the Great Depression.
Biddy, who passed away in
2022, wrote that they moved
frequently because her mother
thought Herbert might try to
retrieve his son if he found
them.
Marjorie did all kinds of jobs –
she was a cook, a housekeeper in
a boarding house, made and sold
bread, and read to the blind.
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A long detour before finding peace
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“Many years later my brother
told me that during this period
he used to worry that if she
died nobody would know who
we were and we’d be put in an
orphanage,” Biddy wrote.
When Bain’s brother was
visiting England on his O.E,
he decided to find her and
reported back to the family that
they were living in appalling
circumstances.
The aunt was consulted
and, still smarting from her
niece’s elopement, reluctantly
agreed to pick up Bain and her
children during her next visit.
One day they found two
bailiffs waiting in the hall, so
they moved next door, where
Bain cared for an old man and
the children attended huge
grey, slummy London schools.
In 1935, the aunt rescued
them. She didn’t like children,
particularly girls, and Biddy
recalled that she didn’t talk to
her for the family’s six weeks
at sea.
The weary family eventually
found their place on Cashel St,
Christchurch.
Peace and security at last
The aunt had offered the
family a house near Brisbane,
but while they were waiting to
travel to Queensland, Labour
won New Zealand’s 1935 general
election and, for the first
time, five-year-olds were to be
admitted into school.
Marjorie’s children John and Biddy and their beloved dog.
Old teacher friends begged
Bain to stay to help alleviate
the teacher shortage, so she
offended the aunt again by
remaining in Christchurch.
The family boarded for two
years before Bain managed to
procure a mortgage for her own
home, describing it as “peace
and security at last”.
Bain never mentioned
Herbert but kept her married
name and was always Mrs
Davies to the hundreds of
primary school students she
taught across the city.
John and Biddy were brought
up to believe their father had
died, though much later the siblings
found that neither believed
the story.
After Bain’s death in 1966 aged
69, her close friend told Biddy:
“We were all green with envy
when we heard this lively attractive
girl, popular with the boys,
and a tennis star, had married. A
few years later she arrived back
home with two children; not a
man in sight and never a word
of explanation!”
When it came to the welfare
of her pupils, Bain used a direct
approach, including tackling the
Education Board over the lack of
fire exits at her school.
Said Penny: “Mum used to tell
me about how (Bain) marched
into a board meeting with an
axe over her shoulder as a demonstration
because she was so
furious.”
Years earlier, when her two
young children attended a
school in London, one classroom
was so stuffy, Bain threatened to
throw a brick through a window
if the school governors did not
“She was a very strong
character, headstrong in
the face of tough times. It
was hard being a woman
on her own back then.”
Penny O’Connell remembers
her Granny Marjorie
allow her to open them.
Penny remembers several
visits from Granny Marjorie
– a “fun, kind, and colourful”
matriarch.
“She was a very strong character,
headstrong in the face of
tough times. It was hard being a
woman on her own back then.
“My mother (Biddy) said those
early years made them resilient
and very loyal to each other,”
Penny said.
For the record, Bain and her
French doubles partner had a
walkover win in the first round
at Wimbledon and then gave
their opponents a walkover win
in the next round, so no tennis
was played. In the singles, Bain
lost her first-round match 6-0 6-0.
The shortest women’s final
ever recorded at Wimbledon
happened in the same
year when Suzanne Lenglen
of France defeated American
player Molla Bjurstedt Mallory
6-2, 6-0. The 23-minute record
still stands.
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Making the most
of tomatoes
Penelope Maguire finds some
interesting new ways to enjoy a
summer staple.
​Every winter, I find myself
eagerly awaiting tomato
season. The two recipes I’m
sharing – tomato clafoutis and
a tomato galette – reimagine
this beloved but humble
ingredient. These savoury
takes on classic sweet dishes
bring out the best in tomatoes,
offering fresh and exciting
ways to enjoy them.
​
TOMATO CLAFOUTIS
This dish is part clafoutis,
part Yorkshire pudding, part
Dutch baby pancake – and all
parts delicious.
Ingredients
50g flour
100ml milk
60ml cream
3 eggs
Pinch of salt and pepper
75g parmesan or aged cheddar,
cut into 1cm cubes
1-2 punnets cherry tomatoes
Fresh herbs (to serve)
Olive oil
Method
• Heat your oven to 200°C
(fan, if available).
• In a blender, combine the
flour, milk, cream, eggs, and a
pinch of salt and pepper. Blend
until smooth, then let the batter
rest for 10 minutes.
• While the batter is resting,
pour about 2 Tbsp of olive oil into
a cast iron skillet or round cake
pan, ensuring the oil coats the
sides. Place the pan in the oven
to heat.
• Once the olive oil is hot,
carefully pour the batter into the
pan, working quickly. Top with
cherry tomatoes and cubes of
cheese, then return the pan to the
oven.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes,
keeping an eye on it. You’re
looking for puffed, golden edges
with a few almost-blackened
spots, but avoid letting it burn.
• Serve immediately, garnished
with fresh herbs and your choice
of toppings.
​TOMATO, BASIL AND PARMESAN
GALETTE TOMATOES
A lovely thing about this rustic
galette is how you layer the
basil and parmesan throughout
– first in the pastry, then in the
cottage cheese filling, and again
on top of the galette. The basil
and parmesan complement the
tomatoes beautifully, balancing
their acidity.
Make this free-form galette
with savoury leftovers like stew,
cold meats, vegetables, cheese,
bacon and eggs or even leftover
dal or curry.
​
Ingredients
For the pastry:
225g flour
100g very cold butter
2 eggs, beaten (reserve about a
tablespoon for glazing)
30g finely grated parmesan
Small handful of basil, finely
chopped
2 good pinches of salt
For the filling:
1 cup cottage cheese or ricotta
½ cup Greek yoghurt
30g parmesan, grated
Small handful of basil, finely
chopped
1 large clove garlic, finely
chopped
An assortment of fresh tomatoes
(I used 2 large tomatoes, sliced,
plus a packet of tri-coloured
cherry tomatoes — some halved,
some sliced, some left whole)
Salt and pepper
To top:
Olive oil
Grated parmesan
Torn basil
Method
Pastry method 1 — food processor
• Cut the cold butter into
cubes, then place it in the food
processor with the flour. Pulse
until the mixture resembles
breadcrumbs.
• Add the egg (remember to
leave a little aside for glazing),
parmesan, salt, and basil. Pulse
until the dough comes together
into a smooth ball, adding just
a tiny splash of iced water if
needed.
• Flatten the dough into a disk,
wrap in brown paper or plastic
wrap, and let it rest in the fridge
for about 30 minutes.
Pastry method 2 — hand made
• Place the flour in a bowl and
grate the cold butter into it (it
helps to have kept the butter in
the freezer for an hour or so).
• Rub the flour and butter
together with your hands until it
resembles sand.
• Add the egg (remembering to
reserve a little for glazing), salt,
parmesan, and basil, then mix
everything together, kneading
slightly until you form a smooth
ball. If the dough feels too dry,
add a small amount of iced
water.
• Flatten the dough into a disk,
wrap it, and let it rest in the
fridge for about 30 minutes.
To assemble
• Preheat your oven to 200°C.
• Mix the cottage cheese,
yoghurt, parmesan, basil, and
garlic in a bowl.
• Roll out your chilled pastry
to about 3mm thick, aiming for
a rustic shape — don’t worry if
it’s a little uneven.
• Leaving a 4cm border,
spread the cottage cheese
mixture over the pastry, then
layer on your tomatoes. Season
with salt and pepper.
• Fold the edges of the pastry
over the filling to form a rustic
crust.
• Brush the pastry edges with
the reserved beaten egg.
• Bake for about 25–30
minutes, placing the galette on
the bottom rack of the oven,
until the pastry is nice and
golden, the base is crisp and
some of the tomato juices have
evaporated.
• Top with torn basil, freshly
grated parmesan, and a drizzle
of olive oil.
• Serve with a bitter leaf
salad and a glass of something
cold and lovely.
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Solution 333: bed, beg, berg, bid, bide, bier, big,
bird, bred, bride, BRIDGE, brig, deb, die, dig, dire,
dirge, dreg, drib, erg, gibe, gibed, giber, gird, grid,
ire, rebid, red, rib, ride, ridge, rig.
letters, including plurals, can you make
21 22 23
24 25
26 27
Across
1. Somnolent (6)
4. Narcotic (6)
9. Trick (4)
10. Attentive, engaged (10)
11. Group of seven (6)
12. Vital (8)
13. Sluggish (9)
15. Surprise attack (4)
16. Imprison (4)
17. Building (9)
21. Memento (8)
22. Idle talk (6)
24. Exaggerated comical drawing of
a person (10)
25. Shine (4)
26. This one or that (6)
27. Standing (6)
Decoder
Down
1. Embrace tightly (7)
2. Throw out (5)
3. Artist (7)
5. Allow (6)
6. Attacker (9)
7. 55th wedding anniversary (7)
8. Unadventurous person (5-2-3-3)
14. Zenith (4,5)
16. Reduce to ashes (7)
18. Salve, ointment (7)
19. Disastrous (7)
20. Leave empty (6)
23. Vision (5)
Crossword
Across: 1. Sleepy, 4. Opiate, 9. Dupe, 10. Interested, 11. Septet, 12.
Critical, 13. Lethargic, 15. Raid, 16. Cage, 17. Structure, 21. Keepsake, 22.
Gossip, 24. Caricature, 25. Glow, 26. Either, 27. Status.
Down: 1. Squeeze, 2. Eject, 3. Painter, 5. Permit, 6. Assailant, 7. Emerald,
8. Stick-in-the-mud, 14. High point, 16. Cremate, 18. Unguent, 19. Ruinous,
20. Vacate, 23. Sight.
WordBuilder
Ani, ant, ante, anti, ate, ave, eat, eta, etna, naive, NATIVE, nave, neat, net,
nit, tai, tan, tea, ten, tin, tine, vain, van, vane, vat, vein, vent, vet, via, vie, vine.
DECODER
Each number represents a different letter of the alphabet. Write the
given letters into all squares with matching numbers. Now work out
which letters are represented by the other numbers.
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