The Star: January 29, 2026

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From shock 

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Coast to Coast 

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Projected 

7.95% 

rates rise 

revealed 

BY DYLAN SMITS 

The evicted patron putting the sign into an unsuspecting Uber driver’s car. 

From the Ed Sheeran concert 

to The Miller Bar to Facebook 

BY GEOFF SLOAN 

Security camera footage of a 

patron ejected from a bar and 

taking off with the establishment’s 

footpath sign in an Uber 

has been viewed more than 

41,000 times on Facebook. 

Bar owner Michelle Cattell 

told The Star on Tuesday she 

was undecided if she would 

agree to pleas from the woman 

and her husband to take the 

footage down. 

The woman and her husband 

had been at the Ed Sheeran concert 

before going to The Miller 

Bar on Lincoln Rd. 

The woman was told to leave 

the bar because of her behaviour, 

which included vaping in 

the pokie room and abusing 

staff and patrons before and 

after being refused a drink. 

When the bar was closing 

about 1am on Sunday, Cattell 

realised the sign was gone. 

"We checked up and down the 

street and in bushes looking for 

it, but couldn't find it so we then 

checked the (CCTV) cameras," 

she said. 

Footage showed the woman 

get out of the passenger seat in 

an Uber, go to the sign and the 

Uber driver open the boot, and 

help put the sign in. The vehicle 

then drives off. 

The driver was unaware the 

woman was not supposed to 

take the sign. She had told him 

it was hers. 

Said Cattell: "I work bloody 

hard and long hours at the 

bar to ensure people are safe, 

happy and having a good time. 

To have someone come in and 

steal from me is a real kick in 

the guts." 

Cattell then put the footage on 

The Miller Bar's Facebook page, 

asking for help to find the sign. 

On Sunday, Cattell said 

an email from the woman's 

husband apologising for "borrowing" 

the sign, saying “we 

were extremely drunk and 

didn't know what time of day it 

was.” 

› Continued on Page 3 

“Not low enough.” 

That is how the city council’s 

finance committee chair Sam 

MacDonald sees the projected 

7.95% rates increase going into 

the Draft Annual Plan process. 

It is lower than the projected 

10.52% increase at the end 

of last year’s Annual Plan 

process, but a big gap with the 

Government’s proposed 4% 

rates increase cap remains. 

Lower than expected city 

council insurance costs and 

less spending than budgeted 

on the capital programme have 

contributed significantly to the 

decrease in the projected rates 

rise. 

Rates will still be impacted by 

the One New Zealand Stadium 

build at 1.02%. 

The provisional 7.95% 

figure was presented to city 

councillors at a workshop on 

Tuesday. 

Last year, the rates 

increase was 6.6%. Under 

the Government’s proposal, 

councils will be required to 

start considering the rates cap 

in financial planning from 

2027 while official enforcement 

takes effect by July 2029. 

Mayor Phil Mauger, city 

councillors and staff have the 

challenge of progressively 

lowering rates increases before 

rates cap comes into effect. 

› Continued on Page 3

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The case of the corgis’ missing ice cream 

BY GEOFF SLOAN 

What has happened to the 

corgis’ ice cream? 

The ice cream was noticed 

to be missing last Wednesday 

by people working near the 

sculpture at the tram stop on 

Tuam St near the intersection 

with High St. 

And the city council says it 

has no clues where it has gone. 

'Corgis On High' is a set of 

three bronze statues which 

were installed on High St in 

2003 to mark Queen Elizabeth 

II's golden jubilee. 

She owned more than 30 

pembroke welsh corgis. 

Artist David Marshall 

depicted three corgis each in a 

different pose. 

The third corgi in the 

lineup was sniffing an ice 

cream that had fallen on the 

ground. 

The corgi statues cost $8000 

each. 

City council head of parks 

Rupert Bool said staff noticed 

the ice cream was missing from 

the installation during a recent 

routine inspection. 

He said the city council 

is currently working with 

Marshall to find a way forward. 

It is not the first time the ice 

cream-loving corgis have run 

into trouble. 

One was stolen shortly 

after the February 22, 2011, 

earthquake, resulting in 

the city council removing 

the remaining two for 

safe-keeping. 

In 2020, one of the corgis 

was painted blue by an 

anti-colonialism protester. 

The paint was removed 

without any permanent 

damage. 

The corgi statue at the Tuam St tram stop is missing its ice cream. 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

Councils should take steps to 

keep rates down – minister 

› From Page 1 

The Miller Bar owner Michelle Cattell is pleased to get her sign back. 


‘Blow out’ 

no excuse 

› From Page 1 

He told Cattell the sign had 

been returned and was at the 

front of the bar, and asked if she 

could take the Facebook post 

down. 

Cattell said once she got 

an apology from his wife she 

would consider removing the 

video. 

After “babysitting your wife 

and making sure everyone else 

was happy, it was the last thing 

I wanted to do (try and find the 

sign),” she told him. 

The woman sent an email 

apologising to Cattell following 

her husband's message. 

She said they “they have been 

having a hard time of late and 

had a complete blow out on the 

drink.” 

Said Cattell: “That's no 

excuse, we all go through 

hard times but we still have 

to be respectful to people and 

property". 

But she was still undecided 

whether to take it down, many 

people urging her not to as a 

deterrent to others. 

Local Government Minister 

Simon Watts told The Star 

councils do have a transition 

period to adjust to the rates cap. 

“But my expectation is that 

councils act responsibly now, 

rather than waiting for the 

formal introduction of the 

rates cap. They should be 

taking steps now to keep rate 

increases under control for 

their constituents.” 

The Draft Annual Plan will 

be adopted on February 10 

before going out for public 

consultation. 

In late June, the final Annual 

Plan will be adopted for the 

2026/27 financial year. 

Mauger told The Star he and 

councillors are working hard 

to keep rates down and will 

continue discussions. 

“I’m open to any options that 

help lower the figure further. 

I’m looking forward to hearing 

from the public too when the 

Draft Annual Plan goes out for 

feedback." 

Mauger did not say if he has a 

target number in mind for this 

year’s rates rise when asked by 

The Star. 

MacDonald says there are still 

many “levers at our disposal” 

for reducing the rates increase 

this year other than cutting 

services including spending 

more of the city council’s 

surplus on reducing rates. 

“(A) nearly 8% increase is still 

too high. We need to get it down 

to around the Government’s 

target,” said MacDonald. 

Ideally for MacDonald, this 

would be in the 4-6% range for 

this year’s budget. 

He also wants to use about 

$10m of the city council’s $21m 

forecast financial surplus on 

rates, which he says would 

decrease the rates rise to about 

the same 6.6% rise last year. 

MacDonald does not expect 

major cuts to services like 

libraries, rubbish collection or 

pools in this year’s budget, only 

minor tweaks to spending items 

like grant programmes. 

Any proposed major cuts to 

services would require public 

consultation. 

Riccarton Ward city 

councillor Tyla Harrison- 

Hunt agrees with MacDonald’s 

proposal to spend more of the 

surplus on decreasing rates. 

“I think it strikes a reasonable 

balance between debt 

repayment and keeping rates 

down. However you save more 

for ratepayers in the long term 

by paying down debt,’ he said. 

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Running on borrowed time 

Two years ago, Bronwyn Harris 

was given 12-18 months to 

live after an out-of-the-blue 

diagnosis of stage four ovarian 

cancer turned her world upside 

down. 

In just under three weeks’ 

time, she will stand on the start 

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to Coast, running not only for 

herself, but in memory of her 

friend Wendy Gerritsen, who 

lost her own battle with ovarian 

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Harris met Gerritsen during 

treatment, where the pair 

bonded over a shared love of 

adventure and the outdoors. 

“She was such a little 

adventurer and very active 

and outgoing. I told her that 

completing the Kathmandu 

Coast to Coast was on my bucket 

list because my dad had done it. 

She was so excited for me and 

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“Before she passed, I told 

her I was going to carry on 

her good work and try my best 

to complete the race. When I 

found out I got in, I cried the 

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and making the most of it 

more sinister here, like cancer’. 

“I just laughed at her. I said, 

‘but I’m fine, I feel fine. I just 

came for antibiotics’.” 

Over the next four weeks, 

Harris prepared for major 

surgery without knowing 

exactly what was wrong. 

When she woke from 

surgery, doctors delivered the 

devastating news. 

“We found cancer.” 

Surgeons had removed 

tumours from her lungs, liver, 

bowel, stomach, ovaries and 

uterus. She was diagnosed 

with stage four ovarian cancer 

and was given a year, maybe 

18 months, to live if her body 

responded well to treatment. 

“I was just in shock. I kept 

thinking about my daughters. I 

wanted to see them turn 21, get 

married and have kids. Nothing 

really prepares you to hear 

you’ve only got 12-18 months to 

live,” Harris said. 

She began seven months of 

chemotherapy, all while putting 

her affairs in order. 

“I sold my business. I planned 

my funeral, all that really 

difficult stuff.” 

Then everything changed. 

Harris was offered a medication 

called Olaparib. 

There was no guarantee her 

body would respond well, but 

it did. Doctors told her she now 

had a 70% chance of living 

another seven years. 

“My whole life changed. I 

thought, well what do I want 

Harris while undergoing treatment, with her husband Tony, and daughters Zoe, 

20, and Taylor, 22. 

to do with this time I’ve been 

given?” 

Earlier this year, Harris 

became a qualified personal 

trainer and now works at Flex 

Fitness in Prebbleton, sharing 

her passion for movement and 

resilience. 

She is determined to use her 

Coast to Coast campaign to raise 

awareness and funds for the 

Ovarian Cancer Foundation. 

“Ovarian cancer is often called 

the ‘silent killer’. Most women 

are diagnosed at stage three or 

four, when the prognosis is very 

grim. There aren’t any routine 

screening tests like there are for 

breast cancer. 

“I had literally no symptoms. 

That’s the thing with ovarian 

cancer, it’s so easy to miss. We 

need to be able to screen for 

it and find a way to detect it 

earlier.” 

As Harris takes her place at 

the Kumara Beach start line for 

the Kathmandu Coast to Coast, 

with her family supporting 

her from the sidelines, she will 

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Woman died after 

ED staff missed 

signs of sepsis 

A woman who arrived at the 

emergency department at 

Christchurch Hospital in acute 

pain four years ago died the 

next day after staff missed signs 

she had sepsis. 

The 65-year-old patient died 

of urosepsis, a life-threatening 

complication of a urinary tract 

infection, in January 2022. 

In a report released on Tuesday, 

deputy Health and Disability 

Commissioner Carolyn Cooper 

made a ruling stating the hospital 

failed to provide reasonable 

care, making “severe departures 

from standard practice”. 

Health NZ completed an 

adverse event review (AER) into 

the woman’s care and also found 

delays in the recognition and 

treatment of urosepsis. 

The report said the woman 

had a history of high blood pressure 

and Crohn's disease, with a 

previous bowel resection, small 

bowel obstructions and a kidney 

stone. 

The woman was diagnosed 

with renal colic after being 

assessed in the ED and given 

pain relief. 

The report said the woman 

was experiencing prolonged 

hypertension by the next 

morning. 

“Throughout the day, (the 

woman) received intravenous 

fluid boluses as the primary 

intervention for her hypotension,” 

the report said. 

“The AER found that a lack of 

response or improvement from 

the fluid should have triggered 

a challenge of the diagnosis and 

consideration of other possible 

differential diagnoses or causes. 

However, this did not occur.” 

Medical reviews at the time 

suggested the woman’s hypotension 

may have been due to the 

effects of the pain relief. 

Clinicians noted the woman 

did not have a fever but clinical 

notes also recorded instances of 

the woman shivering, a symptom 

of sepsis, the report said. 

“The AER found that clinical 

staff exhibited anchoring bias 

– that is, there was an over-reliance 

on the absence of a fever,” 

the report said. 

“While the nurse in charge, 

the house officer, and the registrar 

were informed of (the 

woman’s) deterioration, there is 

no evidence of a senior medical 

officer consultation (after 

the initial ward round at 8am), 

consideration of involvement 

of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) 

team, or a rapid response call 

The Health and Disability Commission has ruled Christchurch Hospital failed to provide reasonable care to a woman who 

died from sepsis not detected by staff. 

being made when (the woman’s) 

observations were in the 

red and blue zone, as required 

by the mandatory escalation 

pathway.” 

The deputy commissioner 

found an “early warning score” 

chart had several incomplete 

observations throughout the 

day, with the total score also not 

recorded, which was not in line 

with Health NZ policy. 

Cooper criticised Health NZ’s 

failure to follow its mandatory 

escalation and urosepsis 

policies and the renal colic 

protocol. 

“Had these policies been 

adhered to, the delay in the 

diagnosis of urosepsis may have 

been avoided,” she said. 

Cooper recommended developing 

an education and training 

plan for staff around diagnosing 

urosepsis and the importance of 

medical documentation. 

Health NZ told the commissioner 

it had changed its protocols 

to highlight the need to consider 

an alternative diagnosis. 

In a statement, Health New 

Zealand chief medical officer Te 

Waipounamu Alan Pithie made 

a formal apology. 

“On behalf of Health New 

Zealand, we would like to say 

how sorry we are for what 

happened and extend our 

sincerest condolences to the 

patient’s family and friends for 

the loss of their loved one,” he 

said. 

“We have also implemented 

changes to improve our 

services including amending 

the renal colic clinical pathway 

for care, rolling out a national 

sepsis action plan, and updating 

processes for recording clinical 

information on deteriorating 

patients.” – RNZ 

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Keeping the peace on the sidelines 

BY DYLAN SMITS 

Sports clubs and an Olympic 

gold medallist are asking 

spectators to keep it cute on the 

sidelines. 

Hamish Kerr, who won gold in 

the men’s high jump at the 2024 

Paris Olympics, is backing Sport 

Canterbury’s Keep It Positive 

campaign. 

It promotes safe and 

supportive sideline behaviour 

across a wide range of sports. 

The campaign is coming to 

Christchurch after the initiative 

was launched in South and Mid 

Canterbury last year. 

Poor sideline behaviour in 

the city has been under the 

spotlight before. 

Mother Alicia Shaw called 

out fellow parents for mocking 

comments and laughing at 

primary school pupils at her 

son’s cross-country race in May 

2024. 

The organisations currently 

involved in the campaign are 

Badminton Canterbury, Athletics 

Canterbury, Canterbury 

Cricket, Mainland Netball, 

Canterbury Softball, Tennis 

Canterbury, Mainland Football, 

Canterbury Volleyball, Canterbury 

Hockey, Canterbury Rugby 

League, Canterbury Basketball 

and Squash Canterbury. 

The Canterbury Rugby Football 

Union is not participating 

in the campaign as it has its 

own processes for encouraging 

good spectator sportsmanship. 

Kerr said good sideline 

behaviour is all about creating 

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a positive environment for 

athletes. 

“Being on the pitch is a stressful 

enough job as it is, and so 

to have the support of people 

on the sideline, and making 

sure that feels encouraging and 

enjoyable, is the most important 

thing,” he said. 

“Unfortunately, there will 

always be one team winning 

and one team losing. But, at the 

end of the day, so long as the 

kids are getting out there and 

just having fun, that’s the most 

important thing.” 

The Keep It Positive campaign 

will be promoted through signs 

displayed at sports events participating 

in the initiative. 

A large online presence will 

also help reinforce the campaign 

message. It will help 

sports organisations create 

policies and guidelines, which 

protect young people while 

fostering a positive sporting 

culture. 

Mainland Football chief 

executive Martin Field-Dodgson 

supports the campaign. He 

said serious instances of poor 

behaviour from spectators are 

not frequent but do occur. 

"There’s more than 90% 

of people who are doing the 

right thing every week but 

there’s always instances of 

unacceptable behaviour. I 

probably get a couple serious 

complaints or discipline needed 

for sideline behaviour every 

year but that’s only what gets 

officially reported.” 

The initiative is also 

about encouraging more 

positive support, rather 

than just discouraging poor 

Hamish Kerr and Sport Canterbury 

sport development lead Serena 

Somlyai are supporting the expansion 

of the Keep It Positive campaign. 

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Doors open at popular hardware store 

The nationwide, Kiwi-owned hardware 

and DIY business, Mitre 10 MEGA, has 

opened a brand-new store in 

Christchurch. 

Mitre 10 MEGA Prestons, at 390 Prestons 

Road, had its soft opening yesterday, with 

the grand opening scheduled to take place 

over Waitangi weekend. The new store is 

owned and operated by father and son 

Tim and Miles Andrews, who own the 

Ferrymead Mitre 10 MEGA. 

Their first Christchurch Mitre 10 store 

opened on Moorhouse Avenue in 1993. 

Subsequently, over the 2000s, the ‘MEGA’ 

concept was devised and developed, and 

Tim launched the Ferrymead Mitre 10 

MEGA in 2007. 

Tim’s son Miles started his career at Mitre 

10 MEGA Ferrymead in 2016, working in 

each department of the store for a couple 

of years. He was then appointed assistant 

trade manager, a role he continued until 

2021, when he was appointed as Mitre 10 

MEGA Ferrymead’s Member Principal . 

“The Ferrymead store has grown remarkably, 

despite the earthquakes and Covid,” 

Miles says. 

It currently employs around 170 

Cantabrians. 

Given the success of the Ferrymead store 

on the east side of the city, Mitre 10 New 

Zealand identified an opportunity to 

establish a store to serve the north-eastern 

sector, explains Miles. 

“Tim and I had always hoped to open a 

second store, and fortunately, the Mitre 10 

Board granted us the rights to find a 

suitable site and build a store. 

“We found the Prestons Rd site at the end 

of 2023, and chose Tuatara Structures to 

build the store. They broke ground in 

early 2025, with the store scheduled to 

open in early 2026.” 

That remarkable 12-month feat has been 

achieved, with 80 new employees welcoming 

their first customers yesterday. 

“Having our team in place and ready to go 

is the most rewarding and satisfying part 

of the process for me,” says Miles, who is 

also Member Principal at Mitre 10 MEGA 

Prestons. 

Ash Hansen, HR manager at Mitre 10 MEGA Prestons 

Miles Andrews Member Principal and Jo Eddy Store Manager of Mitre 10 MEGA Prestons. 

“A lot of our Ferrymead team have been 

promoted, with 20 of them coming over to 

Prestons and taking on new responsibilities.” 

One of these is the new store’s manager, Jo 

Eddy. 

“Jo has been with Mitre 10 for 15 years,” 

says Miles. 

“She had an HR role and retail management 

roles, and has now stepped up to 

store manager. She has done the hard 

yards.” 

HR manager at Prestons, Ash Hansen, has 

also worked her way up in the business. 

She started out managing the Colombus 

Café at the Ferrymead store, where she 

gained HR and marketing experience, 

giving her the skills to take on the HR 

position at the new store. 

It’s a young team at Mitre 10 MEGA 

Prestons – the average age is 30, with the 

store giving young people many opportunities 

to have a rewarding career in the 

retail field. 

Children’s Play Area featuring a magnificent tree house 

The Mitre 10 MEGA Prestons store covers 

10,000sqm – 5000 retail, 2000 garden 

centre and 3000 drive-through and 

landscape supplies. It also includes the 

Columbus Café and a children’s play area 

featuring a magnificent tree house. 

“We believe this will be a real drawcard, 

with parents able to enjoy coffee or lunch 

at the Columbus Café while they keep an 

eye on the kids,” says Miles. 

Customers will find the same extensive 

selection of products as the Ferrymead 

store offers, with 50,000 SKUs, (stockkeeping 

units) available. Knowing exactly 

where to find what they want is made 

really easy with digital shelf labelling and 

signage, Miles says. 

“Customers can just take out their phone 

and go to our website where the ‘Ticket 

Flashes’ will indicate which aisle and shelf 

the product they want is on. 

“We are also looking forward to servicing 

local tradies. That’s a major part of our 

Ferrymead business and we are hoping to 

develop it here too.” 

For the grand opening over Waitangi 

weekend, there will be plenty of fun and 

excitement at 390 Prestons Rd. This will 

include a free sausage sizzle, a huge range 

of specials and giveaways, and radio 

station More FM broadcasting from the 

site, and the team look forward to meeting 

many new customers throughout the 

event, Miles says. 

The colouful paint aisle at M10 Prestons 

Community involvement will also be an 

important part of the new store’s operation, 

he says. 

“We’re excited to give back to our new 

community. At Ferrymead, we donate to 

local schools and clubs, and we will be 

offering similar support here.” 

There are some 200 car parks available at 

the store, which occupies the back section 

of the Prestons Rd site. It is expected that 

new businesses, such as professional 

services and hospitality, will take up space 

at the front of the site over the next year or 

two, Miles says. 

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‘There will be blood on your hands’ 

BY DANIEL ALVEY 

That is the message the head 

of the company building a 9m 

digital billboard received in the 

mail. 

Addington-based business 

Vast Billboards is expected to 

have the sign on Springs Rd, 

near the intersection of William 

St, operating by the end of 

February. 

Since the construction of 

the sign started at Prebbleton 

in December, Vast Billboards 

managing director Grant 

Moreton said he has received 

two letters to his 

home about it. 

One said he 

would have 

blood on his 

hands if there 

was an accident 

at the pedestrian 

crossing, which is 

about 50m away 

from the site. Grant Moreton 

“That one was 

definitely pretty unpleasant,” 

Moreton said. 

He received another one from 

“a concerned resident”. 

“We’ve installed billboards 

throughout New Zealand, and 

this has probably been the 

one that has been the most 

contentious.” 

The billboard has also 

attracted a lot of social media 

debate and mainstream media 

coverage. 

It was given consent by the 

Selwyn District Council in 

August, without asking for 

public feedback. Construction 

started in December. 

The billboard on Springs Rd is expected to be finished by the end of February. 

Work on the sign was paused 

before Christmas while more 

surveying was carried out to 

confirm the foundations were 

not intruding into the road. 

Prebbleton Community 

Association chair Jane Elms said 

there were still concerns about 

the billboard being a distraction 

for motorists close to the 

pedestrian crossing. 

She was aware nothing could 

be done to stop the billboard, 

which met all of the rules set 

under the District Plan. 

Moreton said there was no 

evidence billboards caused 

accidents and the effect on the 

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traffic was considered as part of 

the resource consent. 

Alongside safety concerns, 

people were also worried about 

the impact of light from the sign 

coming into their homes. 

Moreton said concerns 

about light pollution produced 

by the billboard were a 

“misconception”. 

“That billboard will emit less 

light than a streetlight.” 

He said it has day and night 

light sensors to change how 

bright the billboard will be. 

Moreton believes once it is up 

and running, people will see the 

benefits. Alongside advertising 

for businesses, there would also 

be space for community notices. 

Interim district council chief 

executive Steve Gibling said it is 

working with the community on 

possible further safety upgrades. 

He encouraged people to 

report any near misses at the 

crossing using the Snap Send 

Solve app. 

NZ Post 

to shut 22 

stores in city 

NZ Post is closing 22 service 

counters in convenience stores, 

pharmacies and libraries across 

the city. 

The state-owned company 

said it is closing 142 service 

counters across New Zealand. 

It said 567 post shops would 

remain open nationwide and 

rural post shops would not be 

affected. 

In Christchurch, the affected 

stores include Elmwood, 

Papanui, Greers Rd, Redwood, 

North Avon, Burwood Hospital, 

Forte in the central city, Dallington, 

Redcliffs, Wainoni, Aranui, 

Linwood, Woolston, Hillmorton, 

Hoon Hay, Opawa, Prebbleton, 

Hei Hei, Ilam, Templeton, and 

outlets at Christchurch Airport 

and Christchurch Hospital. 

Outside the city, services will 

also be removed from NZ Post 

stores in Burnham, Ashburton’s 

Allenton, Creek Rd and Hampstead, 

Timaru’s Marchwiel and 

Washdyke, as well as Pegasus 

and Woodend. 

The closures follow an update 

to NZ Post's deed of understanding 

with the government, 

resetting minimum post shop 

requirements for the first time 

since the 1980s. 

NZ Post general manager 

consumer Sarah Sandoval said 

a review showed increased 

demand for parcel services. 

"A lot has changed since the 

1980s, when our minimum 

store requirements were last 

set.” – RNZ 

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Rosemary had plans for her 

retirement. Morning walks with 

friends, afternoons in the garden, 

weekends chasing grandchildren 

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ideas. 

“It started gradually,” the 

68-year-old recalls. “First I’d 

feel it after long walks. Then 

after short ones. Eventually I was 

feeling it just lying in bed trying to 

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Her hips began dictating her 

days. She’d decline invitations, 

knowing she’d pay for it later. The 

garden grew untidy. Visits from 

grandchildren became something 

to manage rather than enjoy. 

“My world was shrinking,” she 

admits. “I was becoming someone 

who sat and watched rather than 

joined in.” 

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Neighbours stunned after elderly 

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SHERWOOD 

Police found the body of an 

elderly woman at a Burnham 

property after being called 

out to reports a teenager had 

allegedly assaulted another 

person inside the home. 

A 19-year-old man has been 

charged with murder and two 

charges of assault in a family 

relationship in relation to the 

incident. 

Emergency services were 

called to an address on 

Burnham School Rd about 

3.05am on Tuesday after a 

report of disorder. 

Neighbours said it was 

usually a quiet area and 

they did not hear anything 

overnight. 

One woman, who did not wish 

to be named, said the death was 

“incredibly sad”. 

“It’s actually a really lovely 

road to live on, neighbours all 

wave out to each other and I 

never heard a thing so it’s a real 

shock,” she said. 

“There are properties 

scattered around this road and 

a busy preschool down the 

road.” 

The property is on a long 

rural road surrounded by 

farmland. 

Police at the Burnham property where the elderly woman was found dead. 

Another neighbour said she 

woke up early to flashing police 

lights but did not hear anything 

unusual. 

One man believed a family 

lived at the property. 

He said he had met them a 

couple of times over the years 

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and they were pleasant. 

He found out about the death 

after checking the news on 

Tuesday morning. 

A blue police tent was set 

up and the property was 

cordoned off as forensic officers 

examined the scene. 

It is undersood a relative 

of the 19-year-old called 

police after she was allegedly 

assaulted and she barricaded 

herself in a room. 

It's understood that on arrival 

police tasered the 19-year-old. 

They then found the elderly 

woman's body at the property. 

Detective Senior Sergeant 

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19-year-old was charged with 

murder and two counts of 

assault in a family relationship. 

He appeared in the district 

court on Tuesday afternoon 

via audio visual link and 

was granted interim name 

suppression. He was remanded 

in custody ahead of another 

appearance next month. 

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Seaweed to compostable packaging 

Olivia Cooper is turning 

seaweed into compostable 

packaging, using science and 

curiosity to tackle plastic 

waste. 

GreenShift Packaging 

is a startup project led by 

the 18-year-old Bachelor of 

Science student majoring in 

biochemistry at Canterbury 

University. 

The project is developing 

seaweed-based alternatives 

to single-use plastics that 

are designed to break down 

naturally in home compost 

after use. She has always been 

interested in seaweed and 

what it can do. 

“There are people doing 

this overseas, but we aren’t 

seeing much of it here in New 

Zealand, so I thought, why 

don’t I just give it a try?” 

That curiosity led her to 

apply for UC’s summer startup 

programme just days before 

the deadline, despite having 

no business background and 

having only completed her first 

year of study. 

“I honestly didn’t think I 

had a chance, but somehow 

I got in, and I’m absolutely 

loving it.” 

Using a fast-growing species 

of seaweed that is readily 

available in the estuary, Cooper 

has developed a thin, flexible 

film that can be tailored for 

different uses, from soft wraps 

to firmer packaging. 

“At the moment, I’m literally 

making it in my kitchen. I 

collect the seaweed, take it 

through some processes and 

Olivia Cooper is turning seaweed from the estuary into thin, flexible film that can be used to make soft wraps and 

packaging material. 


cast it into a film. A lot of it 

has been trial and error, but 

I’m quite a curious person, so I 

just kept testing things until it 

worked,” the Sumner resident 

said. 

While the science behind 

the material is still evolving, 

Cooper said her biochemistry 

studies, alongside advice from 

UC marine biology academics, 

gave her the confidence to 

experiment. 

Cooper is already in early 

conversations with bakeries 

to trial the packaging with 

their baked goods. Her longterm 

ambition is to design 

a material that can slot into 

existing manufacturing 

processes, reducing the need 

for new infrastructure. 

“The dream would be to 

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inputs for my seaweed 

solution. 

“That way, companies don’t 

have to rebuild all of their 

equipment from scratch.” 

The startup programme has 

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Cooper’s idea into a viable 

prototype, providing daily 

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startup ecosystem. 

Cooper is mentored by Emma 

Arvidson, a UC graduate and 

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While she doesn’t see 

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Packaging long-term, as her 

future interests lie in cancer 

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City council planning and 

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Bradbury said the new lights 

became operational on Tuesday 

morning. 

“The new traffic signals and 

other safety improvements on 

Harewood Rd will make travelling 

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for all road users, including 

students travelling to and from 

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“We want to thank the community 

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‘wiped out 

entire crops’ 

NEWS 

Canterbury arable farmers are 

facing millions of dollars in losses 

after a third major hail storm hit 

parts of the region on Friday. 

Crops have been destroyed, 

while others have gone to 

seed after prolonged 

wet weather left them 

unusable. 

Federated Farmers 

Arable chair David Birkett, 

who grows wheat, barley 

and vegetable seeds 

in Leeston, just south of 

Christchurch, said growers 

should be harvesting 

but are instead waiting for 

conditions to improve. 

“We should be in the thick 

of harvest but we are sitting 

here waiting for the weather to 

improve,” he said. 

“Since Christmas we've gone 

from a typical hot, dry Canterbury 

summer to really wet 

weather with plenty of hail 

storms coming through.” 

Birkett said the crop damage 

was unlikely to have an immediate 

impact on supermarket 

prices. 

David Birkett 

Some crops, such as wheat, 

are more commonly insured 

by farmers and can also be 

imported from Australia and 

the United States. 

“It’s likely to have a bigger 

impact on international 

markets if there are 

fewer exports,” he said. 

However, he said vegetable 

prices could see 

a moderate increase 

in about three months 

due to a lag effect from 

reduced plantings now. 

“Normally we’d have 

three or four hail storms 

a year, but we’ve already 

had about 12 so far this year – 

three being really hard-hitting 

ones which have wiped out 

entire crops,” he said. 

Birkett said the hail damage 

was highly localised, with 

some growers losing everything 

while neighbouring farms were 

unaffected. 

“Some hail damage has wiped 

out entire fields, which is devastating 

for the growers because 

for some it’s the second or third 

Repeated hailstorms have destroyed crops across Canterbury, pushing some arable farmers to the brink of financial ruin. 

season where they’ve lost crops, 

so cash flow is getting tight.” 

He said the cost of the hail 

storms this year had totalled 

$10 million in Canterbury 

alone. 

“The frustrating thing is that 

the crop was looking really 

good this season and now some 

of it’s not usable.” 

Birkett said growers had 

already spent the money 

required to get crops to harvest, 

meaning any losses directly cut 

into income. 

Another arable farmer said the 

losses were putting significant 

strain on farm finances. 

“It’s not just the hail, the ongoing 

wet weather means we can’t 

harvest and the quality of the 

crop is going down,” he said. 

“My milling wheat won’t make 

the quality grade, so I’ll have to 

sell it as feed wheat for the dairy 

industry, so I’ll lose $100 a tonne.” 

Birkett said there was no rain 

in the forecast this week, but 

temperatures remained low, 

so it could take a week for the 

crops to dry out enough to be 

harvested. 

“While other parts of the ag 

sector like dairy and sheep 

and beef farmers are doing 

well, arable farmers are really 

struggling,” he said. 

– RNZ with additional 

reporting by Dylan Smits 

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Australian trade commissioner A. R Taysom and his 

wife and friend Mrs A. R Perrier enjoying Australia Day 

celebrations at Mona Vale in 1973. 

Mona Vale has a long history 

of hosting special events, 

among them Australia Day. 

Guests toasted Australia’s 

185th anniversary on January 

27, 1973, with the Australian 

trade commissioner A. R Taysom 

in attendance. 

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Living Display opened 

at Mona Vale as part of the 

Christchurch Arts Festival. It 

provided examples of leisure 

activities – from macrame 

to wine-making – to inspire 

visitors, as well as a place to 

relax. 

“It is an extension of hospitality, 

as I see it,” festival 

hospitality and social committee 

“chairman” Mrs Lancely 

Walshaw told The Press. 

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owned by the Deans brothers, 

before it was purchased 

by Frederick and Alice Waymouth. 

The Waymouths built 

the homestead in 1899, which 

MONA VALE 

was designed by architect 

Joseph Maddison. They sold 

the property to Annie Quayle 

Townend in 1905, who named 

it Mona Vale after her mother’s 

home in Tasmania. 

Townend was the daughter 

of a wealthy runholder; she 

was apparently the richest 

woman in New Zealand at the 

time. She added nine acres 

to the property and had the 

gate house built. After the NZ 

International Exhibition in 

1907, Townend purchased the 

exhibition’s fernery and had 

it reassembled at Mona Vale. 

She also added the bathhouse. 

After her death the 

property had various owners 

– Tracy Gough of Gough, 

Gough and Hammer, the 

Church of the Latter Day 

Saints – before it was saved 

from redevelopment by the 

city council and Riccarton 

Borough Council in 1969 and 

preserved as a public park. 

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china at the Creative Living Display in 1973. 

Above – a distillery stall during the display. 

Left – A Thursday morning painting group on site in 1990. 

Right – the 1981 Mayoral Garden Party. 

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Striker hoping for payback in PNG heat 

BY SAM COUGHLAN 

Ryan Feutz has revenge on 

his mind when his South 

Island United side meet South 

Melbourne in their third OFC 

Pro League match in Papua 

New Guinea on Sunday. 

Feutz has history with the 

Melbourne club, having lost 

2-1 to them while playing 

for Sydney Olympic in the 

Australian Championship in 

November. 

Olympic ultimately fell 

one point short of reaching 

the knockout rounds, while 

Melbourne went on to win the 

competition. 

“A bit of revenge is definitely 

needed,” he said. 

“They (Melbourne) are a good 

outfit. They’ve retained a lot of 

their players for a while and 

are very effective off set pieces. 

“They’ve got their strengths, 

and they will be a tough match 

for sure.” 

United head into the fixture 

on the back of a 2-1 win over 

Vanuatu United in their final 

game in Auckland on Friday. 

That followed a 3-0 loss to 

Auckland FC in their opening 

match, before their game 

against Bula FC was postponed 

due to heavy rain. 

Feutz scored the club’s 

first-ever goal in the win 

over Vanuatu – something he 

said meant a lot, being from 

Ashburton originally and now 

representing his home region. 

“To score, and score first is a 

great feeling,” he said. 

South Island United striker Ryan Feutz is hoping to get revenge over South Melbourne in the OFC Pro League this weekend, 

after losing to them while playing for Sydney Olympic last year. 

PHOTO: MC MEDIA 

“When you join a new club, 

especially as an attacker, it’s 

always good to get off the mark 

early. It breaks the ice and the 

nerves a little bit.” 

United are set to depart for 

Papua New Guinea today, where 

they will play three matches in 

Port Moresby – against South 

Melbourne on Sunday, followed 

by games against Solomon 

Kings on Wednesday and hosts 

PNG Hekari next Saturday. 

Feutz has never played in 

the Pacific Islands before and, 

despite forecast temperatures 

above 30degC and humidity 

around 70%, he is looking forward 

to the challenge. 

“It’s very cold in Christchurch, 

so to get over there in 

warmer weather, I think it will 

be great.” 

He said the conditions would 

play a part, but hoped they 

would not be too extreme. 

“The heat will be a big factor, 

maybe you could go overboard 

and do some training in three 

layers of jackets to get used to it, 

but I think it’s a mentality shift. 

“If you tell yourself it’s too 

hot, it’s too hot. But if you say it’s 

fine, then I think you can convince 

yourself you can cope.” 

Feutz said United were 

starting to click after having 

limited time together before 

their opening match. 

SOUTH ISLAND UNITED 

FIXTURES (NZT) 

v South Melbourne, 2.30pm Sun; 

v Solomon Kings, 2.30pm Wed; 

v PNG Hekari, 6.30pm Sat Feb 7 

OFC PRO LEAGUE POINTS 

Auckland FC 9; South Melbourne 6; 

Solomon Kings 4; South Island Utd 

3; Bula FC 1; Tahiti Utd 1; Vanuatu 

Utd 1; PNG Hekari 0 

“Every session, every game, 

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to improve us overall. 

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each other, how we play, all that 

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“Playing well (against Vanuatu) 

and getting a result was 

massive for us, and it gives us a 

bit of momentum going into the 

next round,” he said. 

United sit fourth in the 

standings with three points 

from two games and could 

further consolidate a top-four 

spot with a strong run over the 

next week, before the league 

shifts to Australia for three 

matches at the end of February. 

On Saturday, Vanuatu play 

Tahiti United, while PNG 

Hekari face unbeaten Auckland 

FC. United then meet South 

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SPORT The Star, January 29, 2026 | 19 

Young talent to 

face old hands as 

interclub returns 

BY DIANE KEENAN 

Elmwood’s men’s team will face a 

rejuvenated Te Kura Hagley Park 

when premier interclub resumes 

after the Christmas break at 

Wilding Park on Saturday. 

Both teams go into the round 

on a high, with Elmwood 

sweeping Mid Canterbury and 

Te Kura Hagley Park recording 

an upset win against 

Burnside Park/Sumner 

before the break. 

Te Kura Hagley Park 

has plenty of young talent 

to draw on, including 

Ray Xu, who has enjoyed 

a memorable summer 

on court, highlighted 

by a runner-up finish at 

the under 19 national 

championships. 

Elmwood will field its 

experienced line-up of the 

Darling brothers, Elliot and 

Lawrence, alongside Tom 

Batt, Jamie Poole, and Tennis 

Canterbury general manager 

Bevan Johns. 

Batt, who currently heads 

the player ladder, played in the 

national masters championships 

at Wilding Park last week. He 

paired with Cashmere’s Harry 

Weeds to finish runners-up in the 

Tom Batt 

over 35 doubles, with James and 

Tim Meredith winning the title in 

three sets. 

The Meredith brothers will not 

be in action this weekend, with 

Cashmere having the bye. 

Burnside Park/Sumner will 

also look to its young stars, 

including Jack Hansen-Ratter 

and Sakeri Parnell, when they 

play Edgeware. 

Hansen-Ratter won 

both the singles and 

doubles championships 

at the Canterbury Open in 

December, partnering with 

Mid Canterbury’s Joshua 

Gilbert in the doubles. 

Parnell turned heads 

at the under 16 national 

championships, also 

played at Wilding 

Park, when he finished 

runner-up in the singles. 

Mid-Canterbury will come up 

against Bishopdale, who were 

well-beaten in the last round by 

Cashmere. 

Mid-Canterbury’s Gilbert 

and Riley Breen have also had 

a busy summer competing 

in tournaments, with Breen 

reaching the semi-finals of the 

under 18 nationals. 

In the women’s competition, 

leaders Te Kura Hagley Park 

Brothers James (left) and Tim Meredith won the men’s doubles at the national 

over 35 masters championship at the weekend. 

MEN’S INTERCLUB POINTS 

Elmwood 99, Cashmere 91, Burnside 

Park/Sumner 90, Mid-Canterbury 70, 

Te Kura Hagley Park 55, Bishopdale 

33, Edgeware 32 

WOMEN’S INTERCLUB POINTS 

Te Kura Hagley Park 72, Elmwood 

68, Edgeware 60, Cashmere 40, 

Bishopdal 37, Waimairi 24. 

should be untroubled when 

they face bottom-of-the-table 

Waimairi. 

Much of the interest in this 

week’s round will be on the clash 

between second-place Elmwood 

and third-place Edgeware. 

Elmwood’s top player and 

Canterbury Open singles 

champion Abby Mason, has 

moved to Perth to study 

medicine and will miss the 

remainder of the season. 

Edgeware’s top player Nishitha 

Maarka also tasted success 

at the open, combining with 

Bishopdale’s Aliyah Daly to win 

the doubles. 

Bishopdale plays Cashmere, 

whose top player Caroline 

Andrieux won the over 30 singles 

and the mixed doubles at the 

national masters championships, 

while her team mate Mandy 

Wilson won the over 45 doubles. 

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Ireland’s Laura Nicholson. University 

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Zealander in the field, securing her 

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Cooper claims crucial 

continental MTB wins 

Christchurch mountain bikers 

have impressed on their home 

turf in the opening two rounds 

of the UCI Oceania Continental 

MTB series at Crocodile Park in 

Halswell at the weekend. 

Olympian Anton Cooper, 20 

years after first learning the 

sport on the same tracks and 

preparing for his 15th professional 

season, finished first in 

both Saturday’s first round and 

Sunday’s second round of elite 

men’s races. 

In the elite women’s races, 

Mary Gray recorded a pair of 

second-place finishes, while 

Amélie Mackay placed third 

in the first race. Both women’s 

races were won by Australian 

Rebecca Henderson. 

Cooper said his results would 

be valuable in the lead-in to the 

UCI World Series, which begins 

in May. 

“It feels good to get two wins 

– we missed the rain on both 

days,” he said. 

“The tracks are riding really 

well and I am happy to go twofrom-two 

and get a fat stack of 

points which really helps with 

my world ranking." 

Racing six laps, Cooper finished 

five minutes clear of 

fellow professional Sam Gaze in 

the first race and three minutes 

Anton Cooper secured a pair of first-place finishes in the opening rounds of the UCI 

Oceania Continental MTB series on his home track in Halswell at the weekend. 

PHOTO: CYCLING NZ 

clear in the second, taking full 

advantage of his knowledge of 

the course. 

“I love racing at home,” 

Cooper said. 

“It is a huge benefit to us Kiwi 

riders. We don’t have too many 

races here so to do that and get 

maximum points is nice. 

“It is a fun place to ride and 

race, and the club do a great job 

in organising and preparing the 

track.” 

Canterbury riders also stood 

out in the age-group categories, 

with Wilbur Talbot and George 

Armstrong winning both races 

in the boys’ under 17 and under 

15 divisions respectively, while 

Isla Smylie claimed both girls’ 

under 15 races. 

Under 23 rider Maria Laurie 

won the first race and finished 

on the podium in the second. 

Ethan Richardson and Ethan 

Forest (boys’ under 17), Jack 

Wells (boys’ under 15), Abigail 

Junge and Alyssa Nyhan 

(girls’ under 17), and Christina 

Symons (girls’ under 15) also 

secured podium finishes. 

The third round of the series 

will be held in Taupō in three 

weeks, on February 15. 

Washouts tighten 

up one-day comp 

BY SAM COUGHLAN 

Back-to-back weeks without 

play in the Metro one-day 

cricket premiership have left the 

competition wide open, with just 

one win separating first place 

from sixth with three rounds 

remaining. 

Every team has had 

at least two of its four 

matches washed out, with 

Old Boys and Sydenham 

managing only one completed 

game each. 

Burnside captain Matt 

Hay said it was one of the 

wettest summers he could 

remember. 

“It’s been quite stop-start, hard 

to get any momentum,” he said. 

“We’ve tried to train around 

the weather, it’s been quite 

hard. We’ve done a few sessions 

indoors and have stayed in touch 

and done a few off-field things 

where we can as well.” 

Hay’s Burnside team top the 

table with two wins from two – 

the only team to win two matches 

– but they are just nine points 

clear of East Shirley in sixth. 

Even bottom-placed Riccarton 

and Lancaster Park sit only one 

win outside the top four and the 

playoff positions. 

“Potentially you could get 

through on three wins, I’m not 

sure,” Hay said. 

Matt Hay 

“Obviously we haven’t played 

since the start of January. 

Cricket is a momentum and 

form game so you do get on a bit 

of a roll but we haven't got that. 

“If you are playing well, then it 

sort of flows game-to-game, but 

no-one’s got that flow so 

it does make it a little bit 

harder, but I guess it’s the 

same for everyone.” 

Burnside host thirdplaced 

Sydenham at 

Sydenham Park on Saturday, 

while second-placed 

Old Boys travel to Upper 

Riccarton Domain to face 

Riccarton. St Albans are 

away to Lancaster Park, and 

Heathcote host East Shirley at 

Heathcote Domain. 

All matches start at 10.30am. 

ONE-DAYERS ROUND 5 

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Sydenham v Burnside, Sydenham Park; 

Riccarton v Old Boys, Upper Riccarton 

Domain; 

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Park; 

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Domain 

Points 

Burnside 30; Old Boys 26; Sydenham 26; 

St Albans 21; Heathcote 21; East Shirley 

21; Riccarton 10; Lancaster Park 10 

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Remember that zone 1 is perceived as an easy effort which you can maintain for very long periods of time. In 

zone 2 you will get slightly puffed but you can still have a conversation. You go from jogging in zone 1 to a proper 

running movement in zone 2 with the main difference being that zone 1 has a slower rhythm, staying low to the 

ground where as zone 2 brings extra spring in your step combined with an increase in leg turnover (stride rate). 

The intermediate group introduces zone 2 pace as 2 minute repetitions alternated by 2 minute easy jogging. Zone 

2 to 3 will be the recommended pace for the City to Surf event for the intermediate group while the beginners will 

mainly stay in zone 1 and 2. 

The difference between walking and jogging is not only decided by the rhythm of the movement but also how 

and where you land your feet. When jogging most efficiently you land on your mid-foot under the centre of gravity 

of the body, which, in the upright position, is located in the pelvis just behind the midline of the body. With a slight 

forward lean of the body you can use gravity to pull you forward while your legs keep you upright and push you in 

a forward direction. Walking is done in a more upright position and most of us land on our heel first and roll over 

the outside of our foot before pushing off with our forefoot. It helps to keep your core (lower abdomen, back, pelvis 

and hips) well supported by pushing your pelvis slightly forward. This will stop you from “sitting” and over striding. 

WEEK 4: Upping the pace 

LEVEL THURSDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY TUESDAY 

Beginner 

12km Jog/Run 

Intermediate 

12km 

Jog/Run 

6km 

Walk 

6km/12km 

22 min 

Jog 10 min x 2 

Walk 2 min x 1 

30-40 min 

Easy Jog 

20 min 

Jog 

6km 25 min (light) 

12km 50 min (light) 

32 min 



40-50 min 

with 2x5 min Z2 

alternated by 2min Z1 

30 min 



6km 20 min (mod) 


60 min 

Brisk Walk 

30-40 min 

Easy Jog 

45 min 

Walk 



37min 

Jog 17.5 min x 2 


65-70 min 

Easy Jog 

40 min 

Jog 9 min x 4 


6km 50min 

12km 80min 

(alternate 5 min light/mod) 

WEEK 4 

To achieve this goal you need to 

develop some awareness around the 

basic requirements of exercising for 

health and fitness. First and foremost 

this has to do with 3 key principles: 

1. How often do you train? 

To improve your level of health and 

fitness you will need to aim for 4 

sessions per week. 2 or 3 sessions 

per week will only maintain what 

you have and 1 session per week is 

definitely not sufficient. 

2. How long are your sessions? 

The duration of your sessions will 

generally build towards between 

30 and 50 minutes with one longer 

session of 60-80 minutes. 

3. What is the right intensity to 

train at? 

The good thing about the 

programme is that all your runs will 

be done at submaximal pace, also 

called conversation pace. That means 

a pace where you can still talk. If you 

can’t talk you are going too fast and 

you are likely to come to a grinding 

halt sooner or later. 

This programme and accompanying 

information are written as a guide only. If you 

are concerned about your health at any stage 

please undergo a health check with your GP. 

TIP 

There is no need to bring 

fluids with you during the 

sessions as you are not 

exercising long and hard 

enough to cause serious 

dehydration. Even on warm 

(north-west) days it is 

sufficient to have a glass of 

water or juice just before you 

go out. You can re-hydrate 

on your return home, again 

with water and/or a glass 

of fruit juice. Taking fluids 

during exercise is generally 

not required until you start 

to exceed 90 minutes on a 

normal day and 60 minutes 

on a hot day (temperatures 

above 25 degrees). 

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Free quotes. Over 30 

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Prompt, reliable, 

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Workmanship Guaranteed 

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Renovations, New 

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Spouting unblocked, 

cleaned out & flushed 

out. Call Greg 03 384 

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Have you 

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rubbish 

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tidied up? 

Phone 

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Email 

hlschch@gmail.com 

STUMP GRINDING & 

small tree removal. Tony 

0275 588 895 

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For all your artificial turf 

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Christchurch installers. 

Grow Landscape 

021 034 5504 

TILING 

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specialist. 

No job too small. 

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Free quotes 

Ph 0274 833 887 

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The Branch Manager 

027 431 4720 

TREE SERVICES 

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44 949. 

TREE SERVICES 

Specialist tree pruning & 

shaping. Also hedge 

trimming and garden 

tidy-ups. Ph Hugh, "The 

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Garden Centre. Trees, 

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Supporting your 

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Fab Plastics ph 366 

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BOOKS 

BOOKS, STATIONERY 

cards, gifts - Paper Plus 

New Brighton has it all. 

Friendly local team, 

great prices, supporting 

this community. 72 

Brighton Mall, New 

Brighton. Phone 03 388 

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ENTERTAINMENT 

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- PH 0800 VAL BUFFET 

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Services. Ph 027 327 

6165 

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phone 366-3634 

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Ph or text 027 251 4660. 

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for Fuse Youth in Sumner 

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Start Date: 

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RMA/2025/1228 HEARING 

The following RMA Hearing is in addition to those 

previously advertised and will be held as follows: 

Date Time Meeting/Venue 

10 February 2026 9:00am Civic Offices, 53 

Hereford Street 

Mark Stevenson 

Head of Planning and Consents 

WANTED 

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records wanted, any 

amount top prices paid. 

Pennylane Records, 430 

Colombo Street, 

Sydenham, ring Dave 

021 222 6144, 7 days 

A+ ALL whiteware 

wanted. Same day 

service, cash paid for 

freezers, fridges, 

washing machines, 

ovens. Also buying 

furniture & h/hold 

effects. Anything 

considered. Ph Dave 

027 66 22 116 

A1 ALBUMS, old photos, 

postcards, coins, gold, 

bank notes, badges, 

medals, jewellery, 

watches, china, crystal, 

books, furs, vintage 

clothing, paintings, 

furniture, estates & 

downsizing. Etcetera 

Antiques, 194 Edgeware 

Rd, 385 5117. 

WANTED 

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wanted: Kiwi and 

overseas artists, Blue 

Note, Prestige, Riverside, 

ECM, Verve, Impulse, 

CTI, Milestone etc; top 

prices paid for good 

titles. — Please phone 

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Everglades Country 

Golf Club (Inc) 

AGM 

To be held at the 

clubrooms, Marshland 

Rd, 

Saturday 

14 February, 3.30pm 

All members are 

cordially invited to 

attend. 

S. Edkins, 

Administrator 

WANTED 

CASH PAID 

for jars of old coins and 

bank notes, also old 

silver bars. Ph Carlos 

0275 296 560. 

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Matchbox, Dinky, 

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Marklin, Corgi etc. Ph 

027 604 1816 

toymodelcollectors.co.n 

z 

PENNYLANE RECORDS 

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open 7 days 

TOOLS, Garden, garage, 

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Cash buyer. Phone 355- 

2045. 

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Cash buyer. Phone 355- 

2045. 

Land Cruiser 300: Enduring 

legacy meets modern tech 

Motoring with Bob Nettleton 

Words like ‘icon’ and ‘legend’ are handed 

out far too easily, but one vehicle that 

genuinely deserves it is the 55-year-old 

Toyota Land Cruiser – now going stronger 

and better than ever. 

An all-new variant of the ultimate 

Land Cruiser arrived here four years ago, 

making an impact to match its size, with 

buyer waiting lists stretching well beyond 

the norm. We revisit the latest in a long 

line of Toyota full-size off-road SUV royalty 

to see if it’s still hitting buyers’ buttons. 

The pool of buyers in a country our size 

isn’t vast for vehicles in this high-end price 

range, starting just under $140,000 for 

the entry-level VX. From there, the range 

climbs to $159,990 for the racy-looking 

GR Sport – with GR representing Gazoo 

Racing, Toyota’s performance arm. 

The model we’re looking at here is the 

slightly more restrained $151,490 GR, 

with a little less kit than its Sport sibling, 

representing a tidy $8,000 saving. Just 

above it sits the plush VX Limited, priced 

at $154,990. 

Since arriving here in 2021, the VX 

and Limited have increased by around 

$12,000, while the GR rose $4,000 – though 

it debuted with an eye-watering $147,000 

sticker. 

Buyer loyalty and strong resale, 

hallmarks of the Land Cruiser for over 60 

years, allow the 300 Series to command 

premium pricing — and buyers are 

seemingly happy to pay. 

What the future holds for juggernaut 

SUVs like this is anyone’s guess, but for 

now, admire one of the best Land Cruisers 

yet, with new-found thrust from a modern 

V6 twin-turbo diesel paired with a freshly 

designed 10-speed automatic. 

Its appearance follows a familiar path 

from its predecessor and isn’t a radical 

departure. But there are enough obvious 

changes to create a fresh, convincing look. 

Up front, the design is dominated by a 

bluff, upright, floating grille, contrasted by 

slimmer, sleeker LED headlights. 

Together, these elements give the Land 

Cruiser a commanding presence sure to 

earn nods from aficionados. 

At the heart of the 300 Series is a 225kW 

3.3-litre twin-turbo diesel V6, shared 

across all versions, producing a herculean 

700Nm of torque. 

That torque comes on strongly from 

1600rpm and really starts to hum by 

2600rpm. Performance is consistently 

smooth and energetic across the rev range, 

whether on the open road or tackling 

steep, punishing backcountry tracks. 

Maximum braked towing capacity is 

rated at 3500kg, though the engine feels 

capable of shoulder much more. 

The 10-speed automatic is a gearchanging 

champion, with the intelligence 

to take command in most on- and offroad 

situations. Shift points are barely 

noticeable from the driver’s seat, quickly 

earning trust and confidence as it selects 

Rating out of 10: Performance 8, Handling 

7, Build Quality 8, Comfort 7, Passenger and 

load space 8, Styling 7, 

On road test average consumption 

11.6L/100km, Value for money 6, Safety, 

Five Star 2022 ANCAP crash rating 

Price: $151,490 

Overall points out of 10: 7.5 

the right ratio at precisely the right time. 

Inside, the cabin is vast, with enough 

room to accommodate an exhaustive list 

of standard equipment expected at this 

price point. 

A head-up display is standard across the 

range, alongside a 12.3-inch touchscreen 

with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. 

Everyone in the vehicle can keep their 

devices charged without in-cabin disputes 

over USB ports – there are six in total: two 

in the front and four in the rear. Smart 

key entry and push button start are 

standard. 

Attention to detail is evident 

everywhere, with premium materials 

on high-touch surfaces adding a sense of 

quality throughout the cabin. 

Equipped with Toyota’s advanced Safety 

Sense technologies, occupants can be 

confident nearly every modern safety 

measure has been deployed. 

The GR Sport features an electronic 

kinetic dynamic suspension system, 

adaptive variable suspension, four drive 

modes (Sport S, Sport S+, Comfort, and 

Custom), and lockable front and rear 

differentials. 

The all-coil suspension reduces body 

roll while elevating road holding to new 

heights. This Land Cruiser is a genuine offroad 

weapon, designed to prevail in the 

harshest conditions. 

Its capabilities are further aided by 

700mm of wading depth and 235mm of 

ground clearance, keeping the vehicle well 

clear of stumps, rocks, and other obstacles. 

Ride and road-holding are impressive 

for a vehicle of this size and weight, 

with greater control over lateral body 

movement during hard cornering. 

Bumps, corrugations, and other 

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CLASSIFIEDS 

WHAT'S ON 

AT HORNBY CLUB 

Pavilion Café Opens 8am daily 

Legends Bar Opens 10am daily 

Reception Open from 9am daily 

Members 

Happy Hour! 

4.30pm - 6.30pm 

TUES, WEDS, & THURS 

(10% off members price) 

CHASE THE 

ACE! 

THURSDAY 6.30PM 

$2000 

CHALMERS 

RESTAURANT 

REOPENS THIS SUNDAY 

SUNDAY BUFFET 

from 4.30pm 

$40pp. Kids under 12 $2 per age 

Chalmers Restaurant 

Reopens 

THIS SUNDAY 4.30pm 

RAFFLES ARE BACK 

Every Wednesday to Sunday 

from 4pm - 6pm 

(Saturday 11am - 1pm) 

CRACK THE 

CUBE! 

FRIDAY 6.30PM 

$500 

Annual 

Picnic 

11AM AT 

SUN 

8TH 

FEB 

WHAT S 

ON 

To add a listing, contact 

Jo Fuller 03 379 7100 or 

027 458 8590 

jo.fuller@alliedmedia.co.nz 

Summer Sundays kicks off 

with high-octane tunes 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YALDHURST SCHOOL 

FAMILY FUN INCLUDING 

BOUNCY CASTLE, GAMES, 

RUNNING RACES & PRIZES 

MADSEN PROMOTIONS PRESENTS 

THE 

BUDDY HOLLY 

SHOW 

FEATURING 

JOHN KEMPT 

Tickets $30 

from the Club 

SATURDAY 21 MAR, 7.30PM 

Come on down! 

17 CARMEN RD. PH. 03 349 9026 

WWW.HORNBYCLUB.CO.NZ 

THE ROCKPOOL & 

MICKY FINN'S IRISH BAR 

PRIVATE FUNCTION 

ROOMS AVAILABLE 

85 Hereford St 

Ph 03 374 9461


CLASSIFIEDS The Star, January 29, 2026 | 27 

GIG GUIDE 

Thursday 29 Jan to Wednesday 4 Feb 2026 

ADDINGTON BAR, 291 Lincoln Rd: 

Saturday 8pm - Live music. 

ARMADILLOS BECKENHAM, 155 

Colombo St: Saturday 9pm - Decoy Duck. 

ARMADILLOS HALSWELL, 29 Ensign St: 

Thursday 8pm - DJ Chick Karaoke. 

ARMADILLOS ISLINGTON, 670 Main 

South Rd: Sunday 3pm - Lino. 

A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St: 

Thursday 8pm - The Newest Olympian with 

Mike Schubert (USA) NZ Tour - The Newest 

Olympian is the world's #1 Percy Jackson podcast 

with 10,000,000 downloads - see it here live on 

stage! tix $45+BF from UTR.co.nz or door sales. 

Friday 7pm - Summer Holiday Karaoke, come 

and sing your heart out on the big stage, free. 

Saturday 8.30pm - The Mule, 8-piece funk, soul, 

rock & reggae party favourites with horn section, 

koha entry. Sunday 1pm - Christchurch Acoustic 

English Folk/Trad Session, all welcome to listen, 

watch or play, music available, quiet percussion 

please, free; 6pm - Canterbury Blues Club 

presents Club Night feat King Tubbs Blues, The 

Blues Gals, & The Steven Gill Band feat Adam 

McGrath, memberships available to purchase 

online at www.canterburybluesclub.co.nz or at the 

door, show cash-only entry, $5 members, $15 

non-members. Monday 7pm - Believe It or Not 

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

dogs included, free. Tuesday 7pm - Inner City 

Jam with host Tyler Robbins, feat open mic slots 

and jams, all ages and ability levels welcome, 

come and meet other musicians in a welcoming, 

friendly environment, bands welcome, free. 

Wednesday 6.30pm - Nerd Nite #37 - like TED 

Talks with beer, feat speakers Centuri Chan on 

'Bad Guys Doing Good - A Stormtrooper Story'; 

Ginny Rhodes on 'Being a Keeper of Hope'; plus 

more tba, tix GA $15+BF, student/unwaged 

$10+BF from humanitix.com 

AVONHEAD TAVERN, 120 Withells Rd: 

Friday 7.30pm - The Party Singers. 

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

A&J Karaoke. Sunday 6pm - A&J Karaoke. 

BRIDIE'S BAR, 401 Worcester St: Friday 

4.30pm - DJ Rakinem. Saturday 3pm - 

Deadlights. 

CASHMERE CLUB, 50 Colombo St: 

Wednesday 4th Feb, 7pm - Quiz. Saturday 7th 

Feb, 7.30pm - Mainland Big Band, $10 entry. 

Friday 27th Feb, 7.30pm - Simmer. 

CHATS BAR, 251 Travis Rd: Friday 7pm - 

Dynamix. 

CHCH CASINO, 30 Victoria St: Friday 

5.30pm - Rockabella; 9pm - DnD Trio presents 

The 80s Show (Monza Bar, free). Saturday 

5.30pm - Citrus & Milk; 9pm - End Game. 

CHCH FOLK MUSIC CLUB, Irish Society 

Hall, Domain Tce: Thursday 5th-7th Feb - 

Waimate Summer Folk Festival. 

COASTERS TAVERN, 1 Daniels Rd: Saturday 

8pm - The Party Singers. Wednesday 7pm - 

Quiz. 

DARKROOM, 336 St Asaph St: Thursday 

8pm -RMF Thomas; Preonn Suaency, DGWAJ. 

Friday 8pm - Lovers Anonymous EP Release. 

Saturday 8pm - S.E.I.S.M.I.C Australia Tour 

fundraiser. 

FAT EDDIES, 1/76 Hereford St: Thursday 

4.30pm - King Tubbs; 8pm - Live Band Karaoke; 

11.30pm - Third Junction. Friday 4.30pm - 

Expresso Duo; 8pm - The Late Night Show; 

11.30pm - Neon. Saturday 1pm - Josh Keating; 

4.30pm - Cantora Duo; 8pm - Black & Gold; 

11.30pm - Jinx! Sunday 2pm - Rua; 5.30pm - 

Jack Bubb. Tuesday 7pm - Quiz; 9.30pm - Josh 

braden. Wednesday 8.30pm - Stephen McDaid. 

GOOD TIMES COMEDY CLUB, 224 St 

Asaph St: Friday 6.30pm - Troubadette, Take 

Your Mum! Friday 8pm - Fright Night Laughs. 

Saturday 6.30pm - James Mustapic Tries New 

Jokes; 8pm - Big Laughs! Premium Comedy 

Showcase. Sunday 4pm - Speed Hate-ing, A Sexy 

Ghost fundraiser. 

www.goodtimescomedyclub.co.nz 

HORNBY CLUB, 17 Carmen Rd: Saturday 

21st Mar, 7.30pm - Madsen Promotions presents 

The Buddy Holly Show feat. John Kempt. 

LIVE AT THE POINT, 4 Waipapa Ave, 

Diamond Harbour: Sunday 1pm - DJ 

Drummie Dan; 1.15pm - Kaito; 2.15pm - 

Finished Business; 3pm - DJ Drummie Dan; 

3.30pm - Mundi. 

MAK BAR, 1276 Main North Rd: Saturday 

8pm -Dynamix. Sunday 3pm - Hired Guns. 

MICKY FINN'S, 85a Hereford St: Thursday 

7pm - Bandit Queen (The Decemberists 

Tribute). Friday 7pm - Live music; 10pm - Hit n 

Run. Saturday 7pm - Sionna; 10.30pm - Breaking 

Penjimen. 

NORTH HAGLEY PARK, 1 Park Tce: 

Saturday 11am - Great Kiwi Beer Festival. 

OAK N FERRY, 608 Ferry Rd: Saturday 

8.30pm - Hired Guns. 

OLD PAPANUI TAVERN, 15 Main North 

Rd: Saturday 8.30pm - DJ Chick Karaoke. 

QUEENSPARK TAVERN, 60 Queenspark 

Dr: Friday 7pm - Sharkey’s Karaoke.. 

RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118 Racecourse 

Rd: Friday 7.30pm - RiccStar & Steph. 

RICHMOND CLUB, 'The Borough', 75 

London St: Friday 7pm - K-Town. Saturday 

7pm - Veuvacious. Sunday 3pm - Reminisce of 

Anthony. 

ROSE & THISTLE, 24 Main North Rd: 

Friday 8.30pm - Annalea & Junior. Saturday 

8.30pm - Groovy Train & Instinct. Sunday 

4.30pm - Irish session with Malarkey. 

SHARKEY'S BAR & CAFE, 96 Hoon Hay 

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

Karaoke. Sunday 4pm - Open Mic with Sharkey 

& others. 

SPACE ACADEMY, 371 St Asaph St: Friday 

- Sam Cullen. Wednesday - Richter City Rebels. 

spaceacademy.co.nz/live 

SUMMER SUNDAYS SERIES, Botanical 

Gardens Archery Lawn, Hagley Park, 

Rolleston Ave: Sunday 1pm - Fleetwood Mac 

Tribute (performed by DnD Showband) & The 

Rolling Stones Tribute (performed by Silver 

Train), free. 

TAI TAPU HOTEL, 780 Old Tai Tapu Rd: 

Saturday 1pm - Mandi Miller. Sunday 1pm - 

Sign of the Firebird. 

TEMPS BAR, 21 Goulding Ave: Saturday 

8.30pm - Titanic. 

THE BLACK HORSE HOTEL, 33 Lincoln 

Rd: Friday 7.30pm - Mandi Miller. 

THE BOG, 50 Victoria St: Thursday 7pm - 

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

Spektrum. Saturday 7pm - Mike Hill; 11pm - 

Mendacity. Sunday 5pm - Josh Keating. Monday 

6pm - Sionna. Wednesday 6pm -Sionna. 

THE BOWER, 487 New Brighton Rd: 

Sunday - Retrosonic. 

THE CHURCH, cnr Worcester & 

Manchester Sts: churchpub.co.nz/this-week 

THE CRAIC IRISH BAR, 84 Riccarton Rd: 

Friday - Live music. Saturday - Karaoke. 

THE EMBANKMENT TAVERN, 181 Ferry 

Rd: Friday 7.30pm - Open Mic. 

THE FITZ2 SPORTS BAR, 77 Stevens St: 

Friday 7.30pm - Cruzen Karaoke. 

THE LITTLE FIDDLE, 132 Oxford Tce: 

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

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

music. 

THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd: 

Thursday 7.30pm - Comedy Night. Friday 

9.30pm - Nexus. Saturday 9.30pm - Old Skool 

Sunday 6pm - Karaoke with Lance. Tuesday 7pm 

- Quiz. Wednesday 7pm - Karaoke with Lance. 

THE MUD BAR, 174 St Asaph St: Thursday 

6.30pm - Quiz. Friday 5pm - Live music; 9pm - 

DJ. Saturday 5pm - Live music; 9pm - DJ. 

Sunday 4pm - The Party Singers. 

THE PAPANUI, 310 Sawyers Arms Rd: 

Friday 6.45pm - Ian Mac. 

THE RICCS, 280 Blenheim Rd: Friday 

7.30pm - DJ Chick Karaoke. 

THE ROCKPOOL, 85 Hereford St: 

Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9pm - DJ's. 

THE SIDELINE SPORTS BAR, 331 

Stanmore Rd: Thursday 7pm - Jam Night with 

Ritchie Gillies & Nick Buchanan. Tuesday 7pm - 

DJ Chick Karaoke. 

THE TURF, 6 Inwoods Rd: Thursday 7pm - 

Live Music. Tuesday 7pm - Quiz. 

WORLD BUSKERS FESTIVAL, Various 

locations across Central Christchurch: 

Thursday to Sunday - worldbuskersfestival.co.nz 

WUNDERBAR, Lyttelton: Friday 7.30pm - 

Groove Council ‘In Session’ EP release tour. 

Sunday 7.30pm - The Mystic Muses. 

RESTAURANT & CAFÉ 

‘Famous for our roasts!’ 

$12 

BREAKFAST 

Two free range eggs, 

bacon, sourdough bread, 

Vivace coffee 

BRIDIE’S famous 

SMASHIES 

BURGERS 

$15 

CHEESEBURGER 

FIRECRACKER 

BBQ BACON 

$6 

MURPHY'S 

PINTS 

EVERY SINGLE DAY, 

ALL DAY LONG! 

$6 

MURPHY'S 

PINTS 

EVERY SINGLE DAY, 

ALL DAY LONG! 

$1 POOL TABLES 

FANTASTIC MENU 

kiwi classics 

amazing thai 

FUNCTION ROOMS 

85a Hereford Street 

www.therockpool.co.nz 

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 

Treat the family! 

GREAT KID’S MENU 

ACTIVITIES ROOM 

KID’S MEALS 

ALL MAINS INCLUD 

A FREE ICE CREAM 

SUNDAE 

SENIOR'S SPECIAL 

LUNCH & DINNER 

$29 

TWO COURSES 

Soup/Roast or Roast/Dessert 

FROM ONLY 

$13 

The 

RACECOURSE HOTEL 

& Motorlodge 

118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn, 

Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150 

www.racecoursehotel.co.nz 

BRIDIE’S BAR 

WHAT'S PLAYING 

FRI.4PM: 

DJ RAKINEN 

EVERY 

TUESDAY 

7PM 

SAT.3PM: 

DEADLIGHTS 

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

GREAT MENU | 18 MACHINE GAMING ROOM 

BRIDIE'S BAR & BISTRO | 401 WORCESTER ST 

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

THE WEEKEND LINE UP 

THURSDAY 7pm-9pm 

bandit queen 

"the decemberists tribute” 

FRIDAY 7PM-9PM 

live music 

FRIDAY 10pm-2am 

hit n run 

SATurday 7pm-9pm 

SIONNA 

SAT 10.30PM - 2.30AM 

BREAKING 

PENJIMEN

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