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City council saying little about
legal action
BY GEOFF SLOAN
Court action appears to be
underway over a central city
property occupied by squatters
and a growing mountain of
rubbish.
But the city council is
refusing to answer questions
from The Star over whether
it is behind the court action
after ongoing complaints about
the state of the property from
neighbours.
The Star highlighted the
Worcester St property three
weeks ago, which has now
attracted about 50 complaints
about the squatters, rats and
rubbish.
Since the article the
amount of rubbish has grown
substantially.
Three weeks ago city
council head of regulatory
compliance, Tracey Weston,
said the council did not have
the power to move people on
when on private property. It
is believed the owner is based
overseas.
“Council is continuing
to investigate whether
the conditions on site met
the definition of a health
nuisance,” said Weston.
She said the council was
only able to take action within
the scope of legislation it
administers as set by central
government.
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An abandoned property in
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squatters, rubbish and vermin,
has sparked 43 complaints.
And the city council admits
there is not much it can
do about the Worcester St
property.
One homeless man who is “I can go (to the mission)
rough-sleeping on the derelict during the day to eat and
site described his life there shower but can’t stay there.”
as being the “survival of the He says he will not be moved
fittest”.
from the property.
“This is how we live. We live “People often walk past,
day-by-day.”
eyeing us up and abusing us.
He said the City Mission does None of this s**t is ours, every
not have room for them, so this other c*** has put their s**t
is their home.
here,” he says of the rubbish
on the property. When The makeshift structure has
Star visited the site, a homeless prompted neighbours to call
man, identified as ‘Dan’, on the city council to clean the
refused to come out of his land up, saying it is a health
dwelling which was barricaded risk.
with pellets.
A nearby resident, who
He built the wooden hut after wished to remain anonymous,
moving onto the property two said the vacant site has been a
weeks ago.
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abate a health nuisance.
“The threshold for formal
intervention is high.”
But on Tuesday, when more
questions were posed by The
Star, Weston said: “As this
matter is currently before the
court, we are unable to provide
further comment.”
The house on the property
was badly damaged in the
February 2011 earthquake,
and demolished last year after
a fire in 2024. After the quake
the house became a haven for
squatters. It was demolished
and they began using a shed on
the property.
› Continued on Page 5
Good Samaritan Tauteave ‘Junior’ Sauaga hands Dan a food parcel.
The house that Dan built
Homeless man Dan lives on built. Dan said he has
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NEWS The Star, March 12, 2026 | 3
Staged reductions to meet Government rates cap by 2029
A path to meeting the
Government’s proposed 4%
rates increase cap has been laid
out by Mayor Phil Mauger.
The city council is in the early
stages of developing its 2027-
2037 Long Term Plan, which
will outline what services and
projects are earmarked for
funding over the next 10 years.
“All our figures are indicative
at this stage, but in principle we
want our rates increases to be
1% less each year,” said Mauger.
The goal is for the 2027/28
rates to be no higher than 6%,
then 5% in 2028/29 and 4% in
2029/30.
“If we can achieve this, it’ll
mean we hit the rates cap of
2% to 4% that the Government
wants to bring in from July 1
2029.”
The city council is currently
preparing the 2026/27 Annual
Plan, which is out for public
consultation until March 27
with a proposed 7.96% rates
rise.
The final Annual Plan will
be adopted in
June.
“In the
meantime, we
will continue
our work with
staff to prepare
the LTP 2027–
2037, making
sure it reflects Phil Mauger
the needs and
priorities of our communities,”
said Mauger.
“With central government
progressing major reforms,
including local government
reform and Resource
Management Act reform, we’re
operating in an environment
that could look quite different
in the coming years.”
Mauger said he wants to
lay the groundwork now,so
the Long Term Plan guides
the city confidently into the
new regulatory and rates
cap environment without
compromising the level of
service the city’s ratepayers
expect.
Meanwhile, The Star readers
have strongly opposed ratepayer
funding for the cathedral
restoration, but some were
supportive of more funding
towards Canterbury Museum,
The Arts Centre and Provincial
Chambers
• See pages 8, 9 & 10
Today The Star also outlines
the history of major city project
cost blowouts which put more
pressure on the city council’s
budgets.
• See pages 6 & 7
Still time to enter City2Surf
It’s not too late to enter the
FreshChoice City2Surf on
Sunday.
Online entries at will be
accepted at city2surf.co.nz
until Saturday, and participants
can also sign up on the day.
Runners and walkers can
choose between the traditional
12km course from Latimer
Square or the 6km option from
Porritt Park, Wainoni.
Both routes follow the scenic
City to Sea Pathway along the
Avon River, finishing at Rawhiti
Domain in New Brighton.
The 12km run starts at 9am,
with the 6km event following
at 9.45am. The prizegiving
is scheduled for noon at the
domain. Adult entries cost
$50, children aged five to 11
are $20, and under-fives can
take part for free. On-the-day
entries are $60.
Bibs for online entrants can
be collected from the new
Parakiore Recreation and Sport
Centre, inside the Moorhouse
Ave entrance, on Thursday and
Friday from 10am-6pm and
Saturday from 9am-5pm.
Free bus transport will be
available for participants
between the finish line and
each start line upon showing
their bib.
City2Surf manager Steve
McCaughan said the course is
packed with entertainment and
activities to ensure everyone
has a fun experience.
“Plus all participants will
receive a finisher’s medal and
a free Celsius drink.”
The City2Surf is partnering
with Hato Hone St John as
its official charity, raising
funds to support frontline
crews responding to medical
emergencies.
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• FreshChoice has added an
exciting new feature to the event,
with archways along the course
displaying prizes for participants
to win. Simply run or walk through
an archway and the chip in your bib
will record the prize, which can then
be collected at the FreshChoice
area over the finish line. Said
McCaughan: “Whatever prize you
go through under the FreshChoice
archways, you win and collect and
collect it at the finish line.”
• Entries are still open at
city2surf.co.nz
Lucky escape for
tractor driver
A tractor driver had a lucky
escape near Akaroa on Sunday
after the vehicle fell on top of
him, trapping him underneath.
The Akaroa Volunteer Fire
Brigade was called out about
9.30am to the Onuku Farm
Hostel on Hamiltons Rd. Fire
chief Mark Thomson said the
man was dragging a log with
the tractor, but the log was too
heavy, causing it to flip. People
at the scene used trolley jams
to lift the tractor up and pulled
the man from underneath. The
Canterbury West Coast Air
Rescue helicopter transported
the man to Christchurch
Hospital with moderate injuries.
Thomson said he was “very,
very, very lucky”. The incident
was reported to WorkSafe, but
it was deemed to not be work
related. Landowners refused to
comment on the incident.
Service to commemorate
March 15 attack
An official service to mark the
seventh anniversary of the
2019 mosque attacks will be
held on Sunday. At the request
of the victim families, the city
council will hold a ceremony at
the Peace Bell in the Botanic
Gardens from noon. A moment
of silence will honour the 51
worshippers who were killed
and 89 others who were injured.
Before the service, the Sakinah
Community Trust is holding
the Walk the Talk for Unity
which will start at the Bridge
of Remembrance at 10am and
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NEWS The Star, March 12, 2026 | 5
Bakery had long history with
WorkSafe before worker lost finger
Rubbish dumped on the Worcester St property.
› From Page 1
Tony, who lives near
the property, said he had
complained to the city council
recently. He was concerned
nothing was being done about
the rubbish. He was unaware
court action was underway.
“It seems to be getting bigger
and bigger, more crap piled on
every day,” he told The Star.
“It looks like a tip, rubbish
everywhere. But city council
just say they don’t have any
rights to go there without the
owner’s permission.”
Another neighbour said he
was “absolutely disgusted” at
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
‘More crap piled on
every day’ – neighbour
the state of it.
He said there was a safety
issue as well.
“None of us feel safe walking
past it during the day, let alone
at night.”
And another nearby resident
Tauteave ‘Junior’ Sauaga who
helps homeless in the central
city has been providing food
for those living on the property,
“because they’re human
beings,” he said.
He has been in the same
situation to the people he helps.
“I’ve seen how society treats
these people. “I’m just showing
them how you should be
treated.”
BY AL WILLIAMS
A bakery which has been
served a $245,000 bill after
a worker lost a finger has a
history of being put on notice
for health and safety concerns.
A worker at the French
Bakery in Hillsborough had
his index finger amputated,
his thumb partially amputated,
and his middle finger
crushed when it was caught in
machinery.
According to a WorkSafe
summary of facts, the man had
been called in to work with
a contractor early on a Saturday
in April 2023 to repair
equipment.
A drive motor assembly on
a bowl-lifting machine had
broken down, and with the
assistance of two others, he
climbed to a platform about
2.75m above the bakery floor.
But he couldn’t reach the
drive motor. He stood on the
edge of a hopper while another
worker gained access using
a ladder propped against the
hopper on the opposite side of
the platform.
After the repair was completed,
they saw that dust and
debris had fallen into the hopper.
As the man’s lower body
lay across the edge of the hopper,
with his legs sticking out
across the platform, he leaned
over and cleaned it.
At the same time, another
​The French Bakery in Hillsborough has to pay $245,000 after a worker had his
hand crushed in machinery.
worker turned the machine on.
His thumb, index and middle
fingers were drawn in and
crushed in the machine.
One of several people who
witnessed the incident claimed
staff had questioned the man’s
competency with management
before the incident, but nothing
was done.
The person, who asked not
to be named, told Open Justice
they had worked alongside the
victim for several months.
They had raised concerns
with bosses in the months leading
up to the incident and said
the commercial bakery, which
employs about 150 people,
needed proper induction and
training for technical staff.
But new employees were
often put straight on the factory
floor with little training,
they said.
WorkSafe recently prosecuted
the company in the
district court for the incident.
It was fined $200,000 and
ordered to pay $45,500 to the
victim, who has permanent
name suppression.
WorkSafe’s summary of facts
showed the bakery had been
issued with multiple improvement
notices before the
incident, three of which related
to inadequately guarded
machinery and two to hazardous
substances.
There had also been seven
notifiable incidents, and the
bakery had received a written
warning for failing to
notify WorkSafe of a workplace
incident, according to the
summary.
Further inquiries into the
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The city’s big projects and the
​Report Dylan Smits examines
the fact and figures around
Canterbury Museum, Christ
Church Cathedral, and One
New Zealand Stadium
It is a major project to restore
the museum’s heritage
buildings, demolish unsafe
structures, and construct a
base-isolated, seismically safe
facility.
The museum redevelopment
cost was initially $195m when
revealed in 2020, but this rose
sharply to $247m by November
2024 after the construction was
tendered and the scale of the
ground condition issues and
asbestos removal were taken
into account.
Now delays to securing
additional funding from the
city council or Government
pushed the total to $262m two
weeks ago. The project’s current
funding shortfall is $92m.
Canterbury councils and
the Government have now
been asked by the museum
for $64m. If that was granted,
the city council’s contribution
would be about $27m, with
about $5m combined from
the Selwyn, Waimakariri and
Hurunui district councils. The
Government has also been
asked for $32m.
The remaining shortfall of
about $28m would be covered
by private donations, grants
​Canterbury Museum’s redevelopment was set to cost $195m in 2020, but has now blown out to almost $262m.
and trusts.
Museum trust board chair
David Ayers says further
delays in securing more
funding will keep adding to the
cost – estimated to be $7.2m a
year – and push the planned
opening date from mid-2029
into 2030.
The project has already
received $59m from the city
council and $35m from the
Government.
A key factor in
the rising cost
of the project
has been higher
contingency
allowances to
cover unforeseen
costs, risks, or
emergencies.
David Ayers The
contingency
allowances give greater
confidence the project’s cost
or schedule would not be
exceeded, said Ayers.
The museum is also proposing
an entry fee for overseas
visitors which could help pay
for the redevelopment in the
long term.
In September 2024,
international visitors started
paying $35 to enter New
Zealand’s national museum, Te
Papa, in Wellington, earning it
about $375,000 a month.
Christ Church Cathedral
Reinstatement
After a lengthy debate over
whether to demolish and
rebuild or restore the cathedral,
the restoration option was
approved in 2017 with a
projected cost of $105m.
The first major cost blowout
came in 2020 with $50m added
to the bill, raising the total to
$155m.
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demands of a safe sequence of
construction.
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$248m, leaving a funding gap
of $114m. The restoration was
mothballed in August that year
when additional funds were not
secured.
Christchurch Cathedral
Reinstatement Ltd chair Mark
Stewart said at the time a
comprehensive review of the
cost and the timeline found
continuing the original project
plan was too expensive and
represented too much risk.
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and reopening plan presented
by CRL in September last year
could reduce the cost to $219m
with the reopening in five
years.
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cost blowouts
remain, even for the two-staged
reopening approach.
Now $40-45m in funding is
being sought from ratepayers,
while the rest would be
financed by the $20m sale of
the Cardboard Cathedral and
private donations.
One New Zealand Stadium
at Te Kaha
The $683m 36,000-seat
stadium is set to open next
month.
Mayor Phil Mauger
and project director Kent
Summerfield have often touted
the project as “on time and on
budget” but that is only if you
count from July 2022 when final
approval for the stadium and
its budget was given by the city
council.
A pre-feasibility study in
2017 made a rough estimate
of $450m-$500m to build the
stadium.
In December 2019, the city
council approved a formal
investment case for a $470m
stadium.
The Government promised
$220m to build the stadium,
with ratepayers covering the
remaining cost.
Site preparation started in
early 2021, but city councillors
voted to reduce capacity to
25,000 seats in July due to fears
of escalating costs.
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The Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement project has a $40-45m shortfall,
while One New Zealand Stadium has cost $683m to build.
petition and backlash from the
business community. The city
council then approved a 30,000
capacity stadium for a cost of
$533m, more than $60m higher
than the earlier estimate.
​Rising construction costs,
disruptions caused by the
Covid-19 pandemic and design
refinement were cited as the
reasons for the higher cost
estimate.
It got worse in mid-2022,
when the project delivery
team stated up to $150m in
additional funding would be
needed, mostly due to rising
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construction material costs
following the pandemic and the
war in Ukraine, taking the total
to $683m.
The completion date was
pushed back from June last year
to April this year.
However, in June 2022, 77%
of 30,000 public submissions
supported the project going
ahead, despite the blowout, and
the city council approved the
funding increase in July.
It appears likely the project
will not exceed its $683m
budget.
• Letters, pages 8, 9 & 10
Woman who underwent NZ’s
first open heart surgery dies
The first person to get open
heart surgery in New Zealand,
Christchurch resident Helen
Harris, has died aged 78.
Helen (nee Arnold) was about
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Boyes at Greenlane Hospital,
Auckland, in September 1958.
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LETTERS
Who should pay to restore heritage
Readers react to last week’s
article on the city council wanting
more money from ratepayers to
restore Christ Church Cathedral,
the Provincial Chambers, the Arts
Centre and Canterbury Museum
Not a penny more should be
spent on this ridiculous project.
Religious institutions should not
be funded by the public purse.
The cathedral may be heritage,
but it is not architecturally
spectacular.
The millions spent is
scandalous when we are still
fighting poverty in this country.
If the congregation feel they
need more money they should
be funding it themselves. A
private citizen who had under
insured would not be getting a
ratepayer handout.
As for the Arts Centre which is
operated by a board of trustees,
they should be generating
income from tenants to fund
renovations. Any earthquake
repairs should be paid by
insurance. Renovation or
modernisation should be funded
by the organisation as part of the
operation of the business.
Museum restorations, if
they are earthquake fixes they
should be funded by insurance.
The council-owned Provincial
Chambers have been unused
since the earthquakes. Why are
we still discussing this?
It is unbelievable that 15 years
after the quakes we are still
discussing these things. Ask the
Many readers believe the restoration of Christ Church Cathedral should be funded
by the Anglican Church.
next generation if they think
these old buildings are worth
saving and if they are willing to
continue paying.
- Sarah Simmerson
​I don’t think we should pour
any more of our money into the
cathedral, Arts Centre, Provincial
Chambers or museum.
Rates are far too high already.
After seeing the cathedral the
day after the shake I said it is
demo time.
For one we don’t have the
expertise to restore and the
cost would be prohibitive. I
think our council is run by
kindergarten kids and just want
to make a landmark. Let them
run a cake stall like schools and
other groups have to do to raise
money.
- David Day
​Our household has long discussed
the restoration of the
cathedral.
I would have pulled it down at
the very beginning and perhaps if
they wanted a replacement why
not use the late Sir Miles Warren’s
design and idea of a replica
wooden one, which I believe
was the original idea way back
before the stone building was
constructed.
If you travel through the UK
and Ireland you will find in
small cities and other areas stone
cathedrals of far greater beauty
and size. Europe for example is
dominated throughout with magnificent
cathedrals.
The Anglican Church has considerable
wealth when you look
at their property portfolios, so
why can’t they fund the shortfall.
In respect of the other three
projects, these buildings fall into
a different ownership model
and are more likely particularly
in the case of the Arts Centre
and museum to generate monies
that could provide a return to
ongoing maintenance and loan
repayments.
- Alan Harris
​I’m totally opposed to any
funding for the Christ Church
Cathedral, this is a matter for
the church alone to sort out. The
museum should be considered
as long as it is the final fixed
amount.
The Arts Centre and Provincial
Chambers should not receive any
rates funding.
Our rates are too high and the
annual increases are far to much
and should be capped at no more
than inflation.
The council needs to work
within this limit and stop spending
our money on feel good
projects and stick to the basics.
- Dennis Inkster
​No to the cathedral, it belongs
to the Church of England, they
pay. A huge yes to the Provincial
Chambers and Canterbury
Museum.
- Jan Sharp, Dallington
​I’m writing in support of the
city council doing everything it
can to contribute to the cathedral’s
restoration.
The cathedral represents a significant
part of the city’s heritage,
quite apart from being a place of
worship for Christians in the city
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and the whole of Canterbury.
For the sake of a small rates
increase I’m more than happy to
see that heritage preserved for
future generations.
- Ormond Wilson
I do not support any further
funding for the cathedral. Our
rates are rising at an almost
unaffordable rate now let alone
for buildings that are no longer
required.
We have done without them
for the past 15 years. Pull them
down and move on. Let the
church and those who support
that church pay for it.
- Mike Creagh
The cathedral must be the first
to be attended to and have priority
over the other buildings.
The cathedral is the centre
piece of Christchurch and until
it has been attended to the city
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buildings – readers have their say
will always be considered as a
work in progress and unfinished
following the earthquakes. It is
also not a good look for tourists
and is also holding back the
development of the square which
constitutes a large part of the
city's real estate.
- David Burrows
Christ Church Cathedral – no,
it’s in private ownership and
control. Provincial Chambers
and Arts Centre – yes. Canterbury
Museum – if they move
the storage off site and above
ground, because that basement
will keep going up in cost and
will flood, and exhibit items
must be protected.
- Catherine Clews
I object strongly as a ratepayer
to fork out more money for the
cathedral.
The Anglicans should be paying.
Ratepayers are struggling
with rates increases every year.
The Catholics got on with their
basicillca.
The ratepayers are not a bottomless
pit.
- Murray Hight
I support ratepayer contributions
to the cathedral
restoration. Council should
guarantee the ratepayers about
keeping the project deadlines. It
has been delayed for so many
years.
Once the cathedral is open to
the public nominal entry fees
should get charged from the
tourist and that money should
There is support for using ratepayers’ money to restore the Provincial Chambers and the Arts Centre.
be used for the maintenance of
the site.
- Ashlesha Verulkar
We are totally against ratepayers
paying for all these nice
to have projects the council
spends our money on.
Fix the waste ponds, footpaths
and all the necessary
things around the city. I doubt
that any councillors live in
Bromley. We don’t, but really
feel for those people who have
had to put up with the stench.
If people want all these buildings
repaired, leave it to them
to raise the money privately.
Please be sensible about rates,
some seniors have to sell their
homes that they have worked
very hard for as they can't
afford to pay the rates demand.
- Anne Breen
It’s unfair on ratepayers being
asked to contribute more with
such obvious constraints on the
council funding with higher and
higher costs in every direction.
The important things need
to be fixed first, especially the
sewage works as a priority.
- Mark Boberg
For 15 years the church and
city councillors have been wasting
time and money trying to
decide what should happen with
the cathedral.
It’s time the council took a
stand and say no more ratepayer
money will be put into funding
an idealistic fantasy to appease
a minority of Christchurch ratepayers
and churchgoers.
We have already spent millions
on this project and others
within the city that there is no
immediate benefit to ratepayers.
At a time when we are told the
council is trying to minimise rate
increases these four listed projects
are certainly not going to
help that objective.
- Neil Chapman
It’s a huge no for ratepayers
to fund the cathedral when it
should have been bowled at the
outset.
Canterbury Museum need to
pull their fingers out and scale
back. A great cause but a white
elephant. No funding.
- Bob Eastgate
Definitely not. Rates are
already proposed to increase by
7.9%. Enough is enough. I for one
will never use it. It should never
have started.
I am a retiree and already
I cannot afford $1400 every
quarter. I get $400 per week. Do
the math. I'm sorry if this sounds
harsh but I'm getting rather
tired. It is time council lived
within its means like everybody
else and stoped putting things on
the credit card (ratepayers).
What you are proposing
according to the figures in this
article is the ratepayers pay 31%
of the total cost of the cathedral
restoration. That is only on this
year's figures.
- Mark Pattinson
I do some site co-ordination
work with North American
visitors who visit Christchurch
and stay at Novotel in the
Square.
Their first question is
“why hasn't this project been
completed?” Once they have my
background info they are quite
amazed this project may not be
completed due to funding.
They love this city and many
are very interested in returning
at some future time to spend
more time visiting other sites.
The restoration of the major
heritage projects is something
we have to do. They are iconic
historic buildings that give the
city a definite difference.
We owe this to the forefathers
who built these buildings and to
future generations.
So let's get on and do it now as
we all know it will only get more
expensive the longer we leave it.
- Pat Bonisch
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LETTERS
City council’s spending priorities questioned
› From Page 9
Let the church fund it. They
can afford it and we can't.
Didn't we pay for the cardboard
cathedral? Is the council funding
every building that didn’t have
enough insurance? No.
The church owns the cathedral
so they can pay to restore it. I
am happy for the council to help
fund the Arts Centre and the
museum as we own them.
- Judy-Anne Stewart
The museum and Arts Centre
are wonderful assets, fantastic
for our children to love as well
as prime tourist attractions and
I’d happily pay more rates, to a
point.
The cathedral, while it is a
very important attraction, is a
sore point for me. The Anglican
Church needs to put in a lot more
of its own huge cash reserves
as they own the cathedral
and the ratepayer has already
contributed millions of dollars.
- Andrew Thompson
My husband and I are in
favour of restoring the Provincial
Chambers as it was our first seat
of government and should, and
restoring the museum and the
Arts Centre as they are important
historical buildings.
Being Anglicans we are not in
favour of restoring the cathedral.
Sir Miles Warren submitted a
wonderful design for rebuilding
it rather than try to restore it
back to the original design.
The whole cathedral discussion
The scale and cost of the project to restore Canterbury Museum has been
questioned by some readers.
was highjacked by a group of
people going against what so
many Cantabrians wanted. Let
the Anglican Church pay for it.
- Cathy & Ken Baker
Christchurch ratepayers
have watched their rates jump
dramatically over the last few
years for a number of large
scales projects – a not needed
rugby stadium, a multi-million
conference centre, a new
stadium near the hospital that
the cost just kept skyrocketing,
etc.
The east side of Christchurch
needs major infrastructure work
done and always seems to be the
last place this current council
spends any money on.
We cannot even get asphalt
streets, just streets covered in
shingle grit that damages cars,
driveways and treks tar inside
the house. There are potholes
everywhere.
Put quite simply, this current
mayor and his Labourite council
who have promised to keep rates
down for some time have given
us the biggest hikes we have ever
seen.
No to giving rates to the
cathedral, and no rates for the
works until all infrastructure
in Christchurch is repaired
properly.
- Wayne Bates
No for ratepayers footing the
bills for more work to be done on
these buildings. If the church had
been left to their own devices
we would already have a church
built.
Ratepayers are being sucked
in all the time to help fund the
nice to haves with some of these
buildings.
- Glenda Bettridge
The council should help the
Arts Centre, the Provincial
Chambers and the museum.
I believe that the Anglican
Church should pay for the
cathedral restoration. They have
had money sent to them from
all over the world and they are a
monied organisation.
- Margarett Clarke
A definite no. These projects
were started without our
approval, therefore whoever
approved it, must pay the
account.
- Kathryn and Gary Smith
Ratepayers should not have to
fund the cathedral etc. Times are
tough and rates are high enough.
- Vicky Ockwell
No. The city council has been
increasing our rates by 10% every
year. They wasted our money on
cycle ways. There's no way we
have to pay for the cathedral,
Provincial Chambers, Arts Centre
and museum restorations.
- Satish Narayan
Ratepayers should not be
paying for the cathedral, Arts
Centre or museum. Iconic or
not, the earthquakes for better
or worse changed the landscape
forever. Stop, living in the past
and move Christchurch forward.
- Tania Thompson
Cathedral, definitely no.
Leave it to the Anglicans.
Museum, definitely no unless
there is change in board and
senior management. Provincial
Chambers, drip feed a little to
make a start. Arts Centre, give
them some dollars but monitor
it very carefully. No spending on
operating expenses.
- Rex Williams
Much as I would like to see
these buildings completed I don't
believe the ratepayers should
keep paying when costs escalate
along with layers of consultation
and management fees and design
changes. As an elderly citizen I
fear I could soon be priced out of
the city I was born and raised in.
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Cash, jewellery
forfeited after
raid on Mongols
headquarters
BY AL WILLIAMS
Mongols gang members have lost
cash and jewellery after police
seized the items following a
series of drug raids.
A High Court decision has
named South Island Mongols
president Jason Allan Ross,
treasurer Anthony Peter Tucker,
sergeant at arms Brendan Joseph
Gallagher, patched member
John Ranui Peek, and associate
Jacob Anthony Benson-Carr as
respondents in the forfeiture
order.
The court has ruled that
$68,288 in cash and jewellery
was tainted and must be
forfeited under the Criminal
Proceeds (Recovery) Act.
​Ross, Tucker and Gallagher
lived at the gang’s headquarters
in Burnham, where they dealt
methamphetamine, MDMA and
cocaine.
Police launched an
investigation, named Operation
Silk, and raided the property on
February 27, 2020.
A $16,000 diamond ring, a gold
necklace valued at $8800 and a
$2800 ring were discovered and
believed to belong to Tucker.
Tucker was located in a shed
at the property where $12,395
was also found, while $1550 was
discovered in his bedroom and
$820 on him.
Police found a bag belonging to
Peek, which contained $12,000,
and $2050 was found on him.
Methamphetamine and
other controlled drugs, drug
paraphernalia, firearms and
ammunition and explosive
devices were also found on the
property.
On April 1, 2020, police raided
a Rolleston house where they
found Ross and Benson-Carr.
They seized $11,820 from the
property.
Operation Silk was terminated
in December 2021, when charges
were laid against various
The Mongols gang pad in Burnham
featured a fully stocked bar, pool
tables, stripper poles and burnout pad.
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members of the Mongols,
including Ross, who was later
jailed for 12 years.
Tucker and Gallagher pleaded
guilty to a range of criminal
charges arising from the raid.
Peek was not charged in
relation to the search of the gang
pad.
Benson-Carr, an Australian
linked with the Mongols between
September and December 2020,
has convictions for firearms and
drug offending and has since left
New Zealand.
Christchurch City Council
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A Sparkle In Her Eye
Zoe Sparkle in for her post operative check up looking suitably regal.
Meet Zoe Sparkle, a beautiful 10 year old domestic
long haired cat with a personality to match her name.
Zoe was referred to our ophthalmology service by
her usual vet to investigate a tricky eye problem that
wasn’t going away. In addition to her eye problem,
Zoe had lost a bit of weight recently, although
her weight was stable now and her vets had done the
necessary tests to show there were no underlying
health concerns.
treatment. There are a few things that cause sequestra
to form, such as viral infections, dry eye, abnormal
conformation in flat faced breeds like Persian cats,
and other types of trauma and chronic irritation. Any
member of the feline family can get corneal sequestra,
even lions and tigers!
Surgery was recommended for Zoe, with the goals of
removing the painful corneal sequestrum, correcting
the uncomfortable lower lid entropion, and preventing
similar issues from occurring in the currently healthy
right eye. This involved blepharoplasty of both lower
lids and a superficial keratectomy to remove the
sequestrum from the cornea. The different procedures
were all performed during one general anaesthetic to
get her pain free as soon as possible and to shorten
the recovery period.
Zoe was anaesthetised in our ophthalmology
theatre and prepped for surgery. Using an operating
microscope for magnification, we gently incised
around the corneal sequestrum and peeled it off the
cornea. A cat’s cornea is slightly more than 0.5mm
thick so a steady hand is imperative! The left lower
lid was shortened to pull it tight and an ellipse of
skin removed from the eyelid margin to roll it out
just enough to achieve normal function and stop
hairs rubbing on the cornea. The right lower lid was
shortened to prevent it from rolling in at a later date.
The incisions were closed with very fine dissolving
sutures and Zoe was taken through to recovery.
Zoe Sparkle went home that day with a course of eye
ointment and oral pain relief. She had to stay indoors
for her recovery and was required to wear the dreaded
Elizabethan Cone to prevent her from rubbing at the
stitches. Keeping the cone on was not easy but luckily
her family devised an innovative solution, attaching
the cone to a collar and a cat harness that happened
to be on sale at Briscoes. We saw Zoe 10 days later
and her eyes were looking great! Most of the stitches
had dissolved, she was holding her eyes open, and her
eyelids were in the right position with no hairs rubbing.
Her cornea, where we had removed the sequestrum,
had fully healed with just a little scar tissue remaining
as expected. She was allowed to take her Elizabethan
cone off and resume normal activity - news that
brought a sparkle to her eye! It is a great privilege to
be able to help patients like Zoe Sparkle. We wish her
all the best!
Jack Newton-Jackson
Zoe at her first appointment. The lower eyelid of the left eye was
rolling in and hairs were scratching the surface. The brown stain
on the surface is the corneal sequestrum, an area of chronic, end
stage, non-healing corneal ulceration.
As soon as Zoe emerged from her carrier, I could
see she was squinting with her left eye and it was
quite weepy. On closer examination, Zoe was found
to have entropion of the left lower eyelid. This is
when the eyelid rolls in and hairs scratch the cornea,
the surface of the eyeball. She also had a corneal
sequestrum of the left eye. This is an odd condition
of the feline family where chronic irritation of the
cornea can cause a strange black
or brown hard rubbery layer to
form. This is a painful condition
and surgery is normally the only
Zoe inspecting the ophthalmology consult room
In Zoe’s case, we believe the irritation caused by the
hairs on the lower eyelid irritating the cornea caused
the sequestrum. We figured the entropion might’ve
been brought on by Zoe’s recent weight loss. We
sometimes see this occur in middle aged to senior cats
as the reduction in fat around the face and behind
the eyes causes the eyelids to roll in over time. At
that point, if the eye gets sore and they squint a lot, it
becomes a vicious cycle, where more squinting results
in the lid rolling in permanently and causing further
damage to the cornea.
Zoe’s right lower eyelid 10 days post surgery
The left eye 10 days post surgery. The eyelid is no longer rolling in
and the cornea is much clearer.
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Art world pays tribute
to iconic, eclectic artist
BY SIUMYA BHAMIDIPATI
Renowned figurative, expressionist
artist Philip Trusttum has died, aged 85,
with multiple leading galleries paying
tribute online.
Christchurch Art Gallery said
Trusttum’s paintings “embrace life at full
throttle, just as he did”.
“Bursting with colour, movement,
energy and humour, they reflect his
insatiable fascination with the world.
“His art was inspired by his activities
and interests – from gardening, horses
and tennis to the patterns he noticed on
clothes and road signs – often relayed
from unexpected angles and in startling
close-up.
“Everyday subjects – red berries in a
garden, the whirling blades of a mower,
his grandson’s toys – were translated
into his distinctively exuberant semiabstraction,”
the gallery’s post said.
​A longtime Governors Bay resident,
he studied at Canterbury University’s
School of Fine Arts, before going on to
exhibit his works in Australia, Europe
and the United States.
He was appointed an Officer of the
New Zealand Order of Merit for services
to art in 2021.
“His acclaimed and prolific practice
was grounded in the daily studio
sessions he remained dedicated to
even in his later years ... his works are
represented in all of the major public,
and many private, collections in this
country,” Christchurch Art Gallery said.
“Philip Trusttum will be remembered
as one of our finest painters, a
passionate supporter of art and artists
and a great friend to the gallery.”
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“He leaves behind a prolific body of
work and is a significant loss for the arts
community.”
The gallery said it had been a privilege
to share his practice with audiences over
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“As one of Aotearoa’s most significant
contemporary painters, Philip brought
extraordinary energy and wholehearted
commitment to his work. He was always
making – music playing from his CDs,
brush in hand; his bold, expressive
paintings often offered glimpses into his
everyday life.
“He was a generous mentor and inspiration
to many artists, always welcoming
visitors into his studio and sharing his passion
for painting.
“He will be greatly missed, not only by
those who had the pleasure of knowing
and working with him, but by the wider
arts community across New Zealand.”
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According to the latest official data, the consumer
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New Zealand has consistently maintained a trade
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Avonhead
Proudly Supporting the
2026 TWIN RIVERS MOTORING EXTRAVAGANZA
A&P Showgrounds, Curletts Road this Sunday 15th March
Gates open at 10.30am
The Twin Rivers event, organised
by Avonhead Rotary Club as a Charity
fundraiser is hugely popular and well
established on the local motoring enthusiasts
calendar, catering for all types of
vehicles and a broad range of interests.
The diverse range of vehicles with
well over 700 cars, trucks, motorbikes
etc on display at last years’ event has
always ensured this popular event
draws large numbers each year. The
expectation is that this year will be even
better!
There will be a large display of rare,
precious, valuable and much loved
vehicles ranging in age from very old
to modern, covering over 110 years of
motoring.
Paul Kelly Motor Company is once
again the principal sponsor of the event
for the fifteenth consecutive year. “The
Twin Rivers event is a great day out on
the Canterbury motoring enthusiasts
calendar and we’re delighted once again
to be supporting the event and this
years’ charity Hohepa Canterbury” says
Paul Kelly.
This year’s event on Sunday 15th
March 2026, will be held as usual at the
A&P Showgrounds in Curletts Road.
The event has been run for more than
25 years starting in 1999, with Avonhead
Rotary having run it for the past
20 years, with only 3 cancellations due
to earthquakes, Covid and very bad
weather.
The 2025 event was very successful
and enabled Avonhead Rotary to assist
Hohepa Canterbury with over $20,000
towards a planned upgrade to their Barrington
Street facility.
Fundraising this year is once again to
support Hohepa Canterbury to complete
the upgrade to their facility in Barrington
Street, supporting intellectually
disabled people.
To date the event has raised over
$260,000 which has enabled Avonhead
Rotary to support a number of worthwhile
local charities.
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Avonhead
Proudly Supporting the
2026 TWIN RIVERS MOTORING EXTRAVAGANZA
A&P Showgrounds, Curletts Road this Sunday 15th March
Gates open at 10.30am
Canterbury electric race car and displays
of vintage Ambulances from St John and
the Vintage Machinery Club with fantastic
old tractors and other interesting
machines, as well as displays of some
very special cars from both the exhibitors
and our sponsors.
Twin Rivers is renowned for its great
atmosphere – those who come along
can enjoy live music, entertainment for
all ages, food and refreshments, with a
bouncy castle for the kids.
The Twin Rivers Motoring Extravaganza
is promoting a wider variety of
vehicles and a wider range of attractions
and entertainment, ensuring the
day continues to be enjoyable for young
and old alike. Enthusiasts and owners
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are invited to showcase their much
loved cars – classic, vintage, veteran,
modern day cars, sports cars, hot rods,
motorbikes and more. Car Clubs and
groups are welcome to set up a dedicated
display area and should contact the
organisers to arrange this. All interesting
or unusual vehicles are welcome!
Gates open at 10.30am to both the public
and those keen to display their cars.
Judging starts at 11.30am, with prize
giving held at 1.15 pm. Classic Driver
Magazine is once again providing prizes
of a one year magazine subscription for
the best of American, Australian, British,
European and Japanese vehicles. Additional
prizes were introduced last year to
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In addition there will be a ‘Best in Show’
prize donated by Meguiars. This year
there will be an entry ticket draw prize
donated by VP Batteries. MTF Moorhouse
will also run a prize draw for a child’s
electric car.
The event has been run by the Rotary
Club of Avonhead for the past 20 years,
with club members volunteering much
of their time to plan all aspects of the
event, and organising marshalling on
the day etc.
The support of our sponsors, participants
and spectators is very much
appreciated and enables Avonhead
Rotary Club to continue to support
deserving local charities.
The entry charge of $20 per display
and per spectator vehicle – irrespective
of how full you can get them – will
remain unchanged this year.
Entry can be pre-purchased on the
event Facebook page, which will speed
up entry when you turn up. Eftpos payment
will be available on the day.
Further information about the event
is available on: www.facebook.com/
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This is a great event supporting very
worthwhile local causes, so we are hoping
for a great turnout of entrants and
spectators to make the event a success.
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National senior
title hurdle finally
overcome at
championships
​BY SAM COUGHLAN
​Fourteen years ago, Jack Henry
set a new Canterbury under-18
record in the 110m hurdles and
won the under-20 title at the
national championships.
Now 31, Henry has won his
first senior national title in the
same event, on the same track
– Auckland’s Trusts Arena – at
the national track and field
championships on Sunday.
“That’s a special kind of link
back (to) that national junior
title,” he said.
“I can't believe that’s 14-yearsago
now, that’s the only other
national title I’ve had."
He said his first senior
gold medal at a national
championships has been a long
time coming.
“It’s taken several years and
there’s been a lot of adversity,
but it’s great to finally have some
success after all the hard work.”
Since his junior title in 2012,
Henry has won six silver
and three bronze medals in
various senior events, including
the hurdles, pole vault and
decathlon.
Four of those silvers came
finishing second in the hurdles
to Auckland’s Josh Hawkins, who
won every national title from
2015-24.
Hawkins false-started in
Sunday’s race.
“It’s been a real battle between
myself and Josh Hawkins over
​"It's taken several years
and there's been a lot of
adversity, but it's great
to finally have some
success after all the
hard work.”
Jack Henry
the past decade, really,” said
Henry.
“It’s great to finally snatch the
gold and get the win.”
Henry tore his calf in
September and was in a moon
boot for a month in the lead-up to
the season.
After making his return to
interclub competitions in January
he took out the hurdles races at
the Canterbury Championships
and International Track Meet at
Ngā Puna Wai in February.
“Coming back from that, to
have the season I’ve had with
minimal build-up in that springsummer
period, it’s been a really
positive outcome. It’s gone really
well.”
While his best event is the
hurdles, Henry is a decathlete –
competing in up to 10 events at
any given meet.
He finished third in the pole
vault at the weekend and was
also seventh in the long jump.
Henry said he was ready for
Jack Henry won his first senior national title in the 110m hurdles at the New
Zealand track and field championships in Auckland at the weekend.
the New Zealand Combined
Events Championships in
Auckland next weekend,
where he will attempt to
qualify for the Commonwealth
Games.
“I want to represent New
Zealand. I want to get the most
out of what I have for the rest of
my career,” he said.
“I need to score 7750, which is
the decathlon score, that’s the B
standard. We’re going to give it
our best crack.”
Decathletes are assigned a
score for each event depending
on how well they perform, with
the scores added up at the end.
Henry’s personal-best for a
competition is 7047.
He said it would be a long
shot but he was optimistic.
“We’re going to give it our
best effort, and what happens,
happens.
“(I’m) just going to focus on
performances and the numbers
will come.”
Edgeware
into first
semi-final
BY DIANE KEENAN
Edgeware’s young team will
play their club’s first ever
premier tennis women’s
interclub semi-final against an
experienced Elmwood line-up
on Saturday.
Edgeware, the surprise package
this season, earned the
right to host the semi-final after
finishing second in the roundrobin
competition.
Te Kura Hagley, who led the
competition throughout the
season, will go into their semifinal
at home as firm favourites
against Bishopdale.
Defending champions Elmwood
have struggled to put
a full strength team on court
since the departure after Christmas
of top player, Abby Mason,
who is studying in Perth.
In the men’s semi-finals,
defending champions Cashmere
will host Mid Canterbury
after scoring maximum points
from Elmwood’s default in
the last round of round-robin
competition.
Cashmere scored a clean
sweep against Mid Canterbury
when the teams last met in
round 12. Mid Canterbury coach
Jack Tiller, and Josh Gilbert,
who did not play that match,
are likely to be back on Saturday.
Even without Canterbury’s
top player James Meredith,
Cashmere will be strong, with
Tim and Matt Meredith, Harry
Weeds, Tyler Leonard and
Johnny McHarg all in form.
The other semi-final pits
second-placed Elmwood against
third-placed Burnside Park/
Sumner, who won by one game
on countback when the sides
met last month.
SI regatta results boost confidence for Maadi
​BY SAM COUGHLAN
After seeing huge success at
the South Island secondary
schools rowing championships,
the Maadi Cup beckons for
Christchurch’s top rowing
schools.
Cashmere High School
cemented their reputation as
a local powerhouse, claiming
a school-record five gold
medals and 10 overall at
the weekend.
Rowing co-ordinator
Adrian Riepen said
the team showed huge
promise ahead of the
national competition.
“We’ve got 48 rowers
in the squad this season,
which is the highest ever,
and I think what’s been
great about it is that we can still
deliver the quality.
“Our girls’ under 18 quad
won for the third year in a row,
that group have made their
way through the programme
and it’s cool to see them have
success at that level, and to do
it three times in a row isn’t easy
because there’s a lot of talent
out there.”
Cashmere were not the top
Christchurch school at the
Adrian Riepen
regatta on Lake Ruataniwha
in Twizel however, with Rangi
Ruru Girls’ School coming home
with eight medals.
Coach James Armitage said
getting results at the South
Island regatta was nice, but the
team had greater plans.
“It is just one step on the road
to our ultimate goal of Maadi,”
he said.
“But we're happy with
where the girls are up to.
It's an awesome squad
of girls, they're all really
enthusiastic and excited
about the next couple of
weeks.”
Riepen said he was
looking forward to the
national competition,
though he expected a
tough challenge for his
rowers.
“You’ve got the whole North
Island coming down, they’ll
bring a lot of talent and some
great rowers with them as well.
“At the end of the day, if kids
can line up at the start of their
race, show their skill set and
have fun in their school colours,
I think that's what makes me
enjoy the week most.”
• The Maadi Cup runs from March
23-29 at Lake Ruataniwha.​
Cashmere High School’s under 18 girls’ quad won their third consecutive South Island
secondary schools title at the weekend. From left: Eleri Clare, Zoe Clarke, Millie
Brooks, Reagan Kelly and Ivy O’Meagher (cox). PHOTO: ELIZABETH INGLIS PHOTOGRAPHY
Rangi Ruru’s under 17 girls’ four celebrate their victory at the South Island regatta.
From left: Olivia Long, Phoebe Ensor, Sofia Harris, Toia Sheed + Phoebe Whyte (cox).
PHOTO: SHARRON BENNETT PHOTOGRAPHY
Duggan hits 300 games
Lancaster Park batter Scott
Duggan has become just the
third player in the club’s history
to reach 300 premier matches in
the Metro cricket competition.
Duggan, who is player/coach,
debuted in 2009. He reached the
milestone on Saturday on the
first day of their match against
Sydenham. He has the thirdmost
appearances for the club,
behind Reg Read (322) and Bruce
Irvine (306). Lancaster Park trail
Sydenham by 88 runs at stumps.
The two-day match continues on
Saturday. All scores for the round
can be found on PlayHQ.com
Tech lift Sumner shield
Cashmere Technical won the
Steve Sumner Shield on Saturday,
beating Christchurch United
2-0 in their pre-season game.
The shield, commemorating
the late All Whites captain who
represented United, is played for
each pre-season between the two
clubs. They now have two wins
each. The Southern League starts
on Saturday, March 21, with
United at home to Dunedin
City Royals and Tech playing
Selwyn United.

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Former All Blacks and
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club’s 150th jubilee on Easter
weekend.
Carter, 44, will play alongside
father Neville and uncles
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plus cousin William – taking
the Carter family’s numbers to
seven for Southbridge’s golden
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“We’ve got the back line
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Dan Carter last played for
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Neville said he has only ever
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Carter played for the senior
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Former All Black Dan Carter will pull on the Southbridge jersey again, joining
father Neville, uncle Dennis and cousin William among seven members of
the Carter family set to play in the golden oldies match at the club’s 150th
jubilee over Easter.
PHOTOS: GETTY
Neville, a Southbridge life
member, still plays for the
golden oldies and will join up
with his brothers for the first
time since the 1980s.
“I’m trying to get all the
Carter boys playing. My
brother John had a knee
replacement in November, he’s
trying to get sorted so he can
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“I’m worried about
(Dan and William) – I don't
think they’re good enough
for our golden oldies team,
those two.
“The other boys
will be alright, I think.”
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CLASSIFIEDS
Saint
Patrick's
Day
TUESDAY 17TH MARCH
Paddy’s Cooked Breakfast
& a Pint $20 from 10am
4.30pm: Malarkey
Singing great Irish tunes!
5.45pm:
Irish Dancers
Irish Stew
Bushmills Specials ALL DAY
CONDITIONS APPLY
GUINNESS ON TAP $12 a pint
ALL DAY, EVERYDAY IN MARCH
24 Main North Rd, Papanui
PH 03 352 7011
THE BEST GUINNESS IN TOWN!
tHE BEST MUSIC, SOUND & STAGE IN TOWN!
THE BEST PLACE TO BE ON
ST PATRICK’S DAY!
OPEN FROM 1PM - ALL DAY MENU
FULL IRISH BREAKFAST
(bookings recommended 03 377 4787)
guinness pie AND MUCH MORE!
2pm: o’neills’ irish dancERS
3PM: ADAM McGRATH
4.30PM: ROYAL REBEL
5.30PM: DAVEY BACKYARD
6.30PM: O’NEILLS’ IRISH DANCERS
8PM: DA BANJAXED
579 COLOMBO ST | south CITY | PH 03 377 4787
HAPPY
SAINT
PATRICK’S
DAY
TUESDAY
17
MARCH
THE STORY OF
PATRICK
SAINT PATRICK is the patron saint of
Ireland and Saint Patrick's Day
commemorates the arrival of Christianity
in Ireland
e saint was born
somewhere on the west
coast of Britain around
386 AD. His birth name
was Maewyn Succat.
When he was 16 he was
captured by raiding Irish
ships and taken to
Ireland to be sold as a
slave. He was bought by
a man called Milchu
who put him to work
shepherding his ock on
a mountain side.
One night Patrick
had a dream in which
he heard a voice telling him to leave the
mountain side and go down to the coast
where he would nd a boat to take him
back home. When he reached the coast he
saw the boat, as the dream had promised,
but unfortunately as he had no money the
boat’s captain refused to take him. e boat
sailed away, but wasn’t long at sea when a
erce storm blew up. e crew fearing
death told the captain that it is vengeance
SUNDAY
15
MARCH
4.30
PM
for not letting the lad aboard. Out of fear
they turned the boat around and went back
for Patrick.
Back in Britain,P atrick went on to
study to become a priest
and eventually was
made a bishop.
In a recurring dream
he heard the voices of
the children of Ireland
calling him back to
teach them about God,
so returned to Ireland
and went straight to see
his old captor Milchu.
is is where Patrick
began converting the
Irish pagan people to
Christianity.
While trying to explain the Holy Trinity
(Father, Son and Holy Ghost as one) he is
said to have used a shamrock leaf to
demonstrate how there could be three
separate parts to the shamrock but only one
leaf - and so the shamrock symbol of
Ireland was born.
St Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March
17 as it is believed to be the date St Patrick
died.
PADDY’S WEEKEND
AT THE HORNBY CLUB
PADDY’S MEAL DEALS
$20
$15
Irish Stew &
crusty bread
Beef & Guinness Pie
with mash and gravy
HORNBY CLUB | 17 CARMEN RD | PH. 03 349 9026
WWW.HORNBYWMC.CO.NZ
$10
Guinness
Pints
ST. PRACTISE
DAY
AT THE HORNBY CLUB IN
LEGENDS BAR
PM 4
O'Neill
Irish Dancers
ROLLICKIN' LIVE
MUSIC with
DnD Duo
(JOJO & MARK)

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HAPPY
SAINT
PATRICK’S
DAY
GUINNESS
CHOCOLATE
CAKE
INGREDIENTS
142g Butter (melted)
¾ cup Cocoa Powder
1 cup Sugar
1 ⅓ cups Brown Sugar
240ml Guinness
70g Sour Cream
2 large Eggs (room temp)
1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
2 cups Flour
1 ½ tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Salt
CHOCOLATE BUTTER
GLAZE
150g Butter
180g Dark Chocolate
1 tbsp Golden Syrup
TUESDAY
17
MARCH
CLASSIFIEDS The Star, March 12, 2026 | 27
TU
ES
DA
OPEN FROM 7AM
Y MA
$12 IRISH BREAKFAST
TWO EGGS ANY STYLE, CRISPY BACON,
TOASTED SOURDOUGH AND VIVACE COFFEE
$15 IRISH STEW
WITH SOURDOUGH BREAD
R
CH
IRISH DANCERS 12PM & 3PM
LIVE MUSIC 5PM: SIONNA
17
$8 IRISH WHISKEY
ALL DAY LONG
OPEN FROM 4PM
$15 IRISH STEW WITH SOURDOUGH BREAD
$8 IRISH WHISKEY $6 MURPHY’S PINTS
ALL DAY LONG
ALL DAY LONG
IRISH DANCERS 8PM
LIVE MUSIC 7.30PM: CATHARSIS
10PM: SHADOW PUPPET
85 HEREFORD ST | 03 374 9461
B R I D I E ’ S B A R &
B I S T R O
R E S T A U R A N T• B A R• E N T E R T A I N M E N T
OPEN FROM 7AM
$12 IRISH BREAKFAST
TWO EGGS ANY STYLE, CRISPY BACON,
TOASTED SOURDOUGH AND VIVACE COFFEE
$15 IRISH STEW WITH SOURDOUGH BREAD
$8 IRISH WHISKEY $6 MURPHY’S PINTS
ALL DAY LONG
ALL DAY LONG
IRISH DANCERS 12PM & 3PM
LIVE MUSIC 4PM: RAISIN TOOTH
401 WORCESTER ST | 03 260 0325

WHAT'S ON
AT HORNBY CLUB
Pavilion Café Opens 8am daily
Legends Bar Opens 10am daily
Reception Open from 9am daily
THIS
SUNDAY
Members
Happy
Hour!
4.30pm - 6.30pm
TUES, WEDS, & THURS
(10% off members price)
PM 4
4.30
PM
ROLLICKIN' LIVE SING-A-LONG with
DnD Duo
Chalmers Restaurant
Wednesday to Saturday:
A la Carte from 5pm
Sunday: Buffet from 4.30pm
CHASE THE ACE!
THURSDAY 6.30PM
$2900
CRACK THE CUBE!
FRIDAY 6.30PM
$1100
ST PRACTISE DAY
The official St Patrick's Practise Day
TE RADAR MC | BEN HURLEY
CORI GONZALEZ-MACUER
AIMÉE BORLASE | IT’S THAT MAD GUY
THURSDAY 19TH MARCH
MADSEN PROMOTIONS PRESENTS
THE
BUDDY HOLLY
SHOW
(JOJO & MARK)
O'Neill School of Irish Dance
FEATURING
JOHN KEMPT
Tickets $30
from the Club
SATURDAY 21 MAR, 7.30PM
WWW.DNDSHOWBAND.COM PRESENTS
A tribute to
OO
SATURDAY 11 APR, 7.30PM
Tickets $30 at the club or at eventbrite.co.nz (+BF)
Come on down!
17 CARMEN RD. PH. 03 349 9026
WWW.HORNBYCLUB.CO.NZ
WHAT’S ON
GIG GUIDE
Thursday 12 to Wednesday 18 March 2026
ADDINGTON BAR, 291 Lincoln Rd:
Saturday 8pm - Live music.
ALTIORA, 25 Hereford St: Thursday - Ale
House Rock (A Christchurch Pub Choir).
ARMADILLOS HALSWELL, 29 Ensign
St: Thursday 8pm - DJ Rick Karaoke. Sunday
3pm - The Party Singers.
ARMADILLOS BECKENHAM, 155
Colombo St: Saturday 9pm - Rewind.
Tuesday 7pm - Quiz.
ARMADILLOS ISLINGTON, 670 Main
South Rd: Sunday 3pm - Lino.
A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St:
Thursday 7pm - NZ Songwriters in the
Round presents 'Songwriters' Open Mic', all
original material welcome, finished or work in
progress, play your songs to an appreciative
creative audience, all welcome, free. Friday
7pm - Southern Cross Irish Dance &
Otautahi Christchurch Pride presents 'Pride
Ceili' with live Irish music, local Irish dance
performers, and lots of chances to Ceili dance,
no experience required as we will talk you
through each dance, all welcome, familyfriendly,
presales - adults $18+BF, children
$9+BF from eventfinda.co.nz or cash door
sales $20/$10. Saturday 8pm - Otautahi
Christchurch Pride presents 'Call Me Hot,
Not Pretty' feat Your Girl Richard on decks
spinning favourite pop-princess LGBTQIA+
anthems - bring your big outfits & bigger
personalities to the dancefloor, tix $20+BF
from humanitix.com or door sales if not sold
prior. Sunday 3pm - Garden City Big Band
presents 'Swinging Our ARS Off' playing all
your swing favourites, bring your dancing
shoes, $10 cash at the door; 6pm -
Canterbury Blues Club presents 'CBC Open
Mic/Jam Night' feat house band and open
mic slots, plus jam session, all welcome, koha
entry. Monday 7pm - Believe It or Not Quiz,
table bookings 03-377-4787, doggos welcome
too, free entry. Tuesday 1pm - St Patrick's
Day Best Place To Be Celebrations feat
O'Neills' Irish Dancers, plus music from the
mighty Adam McGrath, Davey Backyard,
Royal Rebel, & Da Banjaxed - best food, best
Guinness, best stage & sound, free.
Wednesday 7pm - Inner City Jam with host
Tyler Robbins, open mic & jam slots, all ages
and abilities welcome, great community feel,
instruments provided, bands welcome, free.
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. Friday 20th Mar, 8pm - Dynamix.
Friday 27th Mar, 7.30pm - Flat City
Brotherhood.
BRIDIE'S BAR, 401 Worcester St: Friday
4pm - Elevators duo. Saturday 3pm - Mimic.
Tuesday St Paddy’s Day 4pm - Raisin Tooth.
CASHMERE CLUB, 50 Colombo St:
Friday 7.30pm - Hired Guns. Wednesday
7pm - Quiz Night.
CHATS BAR, 251 Travis Rd: Friday 7pm -
Rhythm Raiders. Tuesday 7pm - Quiz.
CHCH CASINO, 30 Victoria St: Friday
5.30pm - Black & Gold (Elly & Rob); 9pm -
Magic. Saturday 5.30pm - Velvet Groove;
9pm - Four Days Notice.
CHCH FOLK MUSIC CLUB, Irish
Society Hall, Domain Tce: Sunday
7.30pm - The Hummingbirds. Sunday 29th
Mar, 7.30pm - Dr T & the Dangerous
Women.
COASTERS TAVERN, 1 Daniels Rd:
Saturday 8pm - Live music. Wednesday 7pm
- Quiz.
DARKROOM, 336 St Asaph St: Thursday
7pm - Scattered Sound Sessions Vol 4 feat.
Willowby; Karleshia; Deej Cooper; Cianran
Fox; Troubadette. Friday 8pm - Electric Starfi
& friends with Kat & Montana and the
Frankie Teardrop Duo. Saturday 8pm - Oh
My Goth! Wednesday 7pm - Free Artist
Development jSession - Music Distribution
with guest speaker Chris Close.
FAT EDDIES, 1/76 Hereford St:
Thursday 4.30pm - Roger Roger; 8pm - Live
Band Karaoke; 11.30pm - HeadRush. Friday
4.30pm - Lee Martin Duo; 8pm - The
Kingsmen; 11.30pm - Liberator. Saturday
4.30pm - Maria & Brydon; 8pm - Sound
Sensation; 11.30pm - Neon. Sunday 2pm -
Rua; 5.30pm - Anand. Monday 6pm - Josh
Braden. Tuesday 7pm - Quiz; 9.30pm -
Ananda Massa. Wednesday 8.30pm - Stephen
McDaid; 9pm - House of Groove.
GOOD TIMES COMEDY CLUB, 224 St
Asaph St: Friday 8pm - Criminally
Hilarious. Saturday 6.30pm - Please Accept
This Rose; 8pm - Big Laughs! Premium
Comedy Showcase.
www.goodtimescomedyclub.co.nz
HORNBY CLUB, 17 Carmen Rd: Sunday
4pm - St Practise Day. Friday 20th Mar, 6pm
- Awesome Source. Saturday 21st Mar,
7.30pm - Madsen Promotions presents The
Buddy Holly Show feat. John Kempt. Sunday
29th Mar, 3pm - Ian Mac. Saturday 11th Apr,
7.30pm - DnD Showband presents A Tribute
to Fleetwood Mac.
JAMES HAY THEATRE, Christchurch
Town Hall: Sunday 29th Mar, 7.30pm - The
Fab Four, Ultimate Beatles Tribute.
KAIAPOI CLUB, 118 Raven Quay:
Thursday - Quiz. Friday 5.30pm - Tracy
Rockhouse.
KONG, The Terrace, 76 Hereford St:
Friday 6pm - Lauren Marshall. Friday 20th
Mar, 6pm - Josh Braden. Friday 27th Mar,
6pm - Lee Martin.
LITTLE RIVER CAMPGROUND, The
Terrace, 76 Hereford St: Friday, Saturday,
Sunday - The Drum Festival feat. a weekend
of drumming, performance, dance and
workshops.

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Parakiore Recreation
and Sports Centre
Moorhouse Avenue entrance,
upstairs on Level 1
(use carpark off Moorehouse Avenue,
between Selwyn and Antigua Streets)
Thursday 12th March 10am – 6pm
Friday 13th March 10am – 6pm
Saturday 14th March 9am – 5pm
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BUSES
Bus travel is included in your entry
fee — just show your bib to ride
free. Wheelchairs and prams are
welcome, but please collapse them
before boarding.
Pre-race buses
Park near the finish at Rawhiti
Domain and catch a bus from
Lonsdale Street (from 7:00am,
departing when full).
PARKING
BAG DROP
12km
Drop off on Barbadoes Street,
400m walk to the start.
CBD parking
Park in the CBD, complete the event,
then take a bus back to the start.
Porritt Park parking
Enter from Kerrs Road. Park here
and take a bus back from the finish.
Rawhiti Domain parking
Finish Line Parking, enter from Shaw Ave.
Red Zone parking
Red Zone, access via Kerrs Road.
A bag drop is available at both
start lines, with bags transported
to Rawhiti Domain thanks to
The Moving Company.
12km: from 7:45am
6km: from 8:45am
Use the bag tag on your race bib and
bring your own bag. Please avoid large
items and valuables. No prams, bikes
or scooters accepted. Come dressed to
run to avoid toilet queues.
12km
400m walk to the start.
12km buses will also stop at the
6km start so split groups can travel
together.
Post-race buses
Run from Rawhiti Domain
(10am–1pm, departing when full)
back to Latimer Square, Porritt Park,
or the start areas.

GIG GUIDE
Thursday 12 to Wednesday 18 March 2026
To add a listing, contact
Jo Fuller 03 379 7100 or
027 458 8590
jo.fuller@alliedmedia.co.nz
MACKENZIES, 51 Pages Rd: Wednesday
25th Mar 7pm - Karaoke with Brent Love.
MAK BAR, 1276 Main North Rd:
Saturday 8pm - Old Skool. Sunday 3pm -
Live music.
MICKY FINN'S, 85a Hereford St:
Thursday 7pm - Bandit Queen tribute to
The Decemberists. Friday 7pm - Sionna;
10pm - Dynamix. Saturday 7pm - Caja
Duo; 10.30pm - The Uncovered. Tuesday St
Paddy’s Day 7.30pm - Catharsis; 10pm -
Shadow Puppet.
NEW BRIGHTON CLUB, 202 Marine
Pde: Saturday 28th Mar, 6.30pm - Lino.
OAK & FERRY, 608 Ferry Rd: Saturday -
Hired Guns. Tuesday St Paddy’s Day 4pm -
Vila.
OLD LEITHFIELD HOTEL, 730 Old
Main North Rd, Leithfield: Friday
7.30pm - Karaoke. Sunday 2pm - Josh
Braden.
OPAWA BOWL & JACK, 15 Opawa Rd,
Leithfield: Friday 7pm - 12 Gauge.
PADDY McNAUGHTONS, 217
Manchester St: Sunday St Practise Day
2pm - Nick Scarlett; 6pm - Stephen McDaid.
Tuesday St Paddy’s Day 11.30am - Trad
Session; 2.30pm - Sionna; 5.45pm - Stephen
McDaid.
PINT & PONY, 1 Hamill Rd: Saturday
7pm - Rhythm Raiders.
QUEENSPARK TAVERN, 60
Queenspark Dr: Friday - Sharkey’s
Karaoke. Wednesday 7pm - Quiz.
RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118
Racecourse Rd: Friday 7.30pm -
Rockabella. Tuesday - St Paddy’s Day.
RICHMOND CLUB, 'The Borough', 75
London St: Friday 7pm - Reminisce with
Anthony. Saturday 7pm - The Mule. Sunday
3pm - Tracy Rockhouse. Tuesday St Paddy’s
Day 5pm - D’Blarney.
ROSE & THISTLE, 24 Main North Rd:
Friday 8.30pm - Annalea & Junior. Saturday
8.30pm - Lampwick. Sunday 4.30pm - A
Scottish Fling with Willie. Tuesday St Paddy’s
Day 4.30pm - Malarkey.
SHARKEY'S BAR & CAFE, 96 Hoon
Hay Rd: Friday 7pm - DJ Brent Love.
Saturday 7pm - Karaoke. Sunday 4pm -
Open Mic.
SPACE ACADEMY, 371 St Asaph St:
Thursday - 03 Sessions feat. Dillastrate
Waiata Reo Maori. Friday- Party On Planet
Probiscis. Saturday - This Dog Likewise
World Tour. Sunday - Clube do Choro.
Tuesday - Jolie Holland.
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STOCK X CHANGE, 110 Marshland
Rd: Saturday 7.30pm - DJ Chick Karaoke.
TAI TAPU HOTEL, 780 Old Tai Tapu
Rd: Saturday 1pm - Flat City Brotherhood.
Sunday 1pm - Live music. Wednesday 7pm
- Quiz.
THE BOG, 50 Victoria St: Thursday 7pm
- Quiz. Friday 6pm - Josh Keating; 10pm -
The Shameless Few. Saturday 7pm - Neil
Alexander; 11pm - Mama Rock. Sunday
5pm - Josh Keating. Monday 6pm - Sionna.
Tuesday St Paddy’s Day 2.30pm - Jamesons
Irish Band; 7pm - Neil Alexander; 8.30pm -
Willie McArthur; 11pm - The Corks .
Wednesday 6pm - Sionna.
THE BOWER, 487 New Brighton Rd:
Saturday 4pm - Wahine. Sunday 2pm -
Dynamix.
THE CHURCH, cnr Worcester &
Manchester Sts: Thursday 6.15pm -
Laura Lee & Adam Hattaway; 9.30pm -
Adam McGrath. Friday 2.45pm - Leighton
Fairlie; 6.15pm - Ananda Massa; 10pm -
HeadRush. Saturday 1.45pm - King Tubbs;
5pm - Stowaways; 10pm - Jinx! Sunday 2pm
- Curio Club; 5.30pm - Coyote Pretty;
9.30pm - Ants. Tuesday St Paddy’s Day 1pm
- Adam McGrath; 3pm - The Norwesters;
5.15pm - Pipe Band; 6.15pm - Mamas Boys;
9pm - HeadRush. churchpub.co.nz/this-week
THE CRAIC, 84 Riccarton Rd: Friday
10pm - Ryan Ferris. Saturday 9.30pm -
Karaoke. Tuesday St Paddy’s Day 7pm -
Quiz; 10pm - The Party Singers. Wednesday
10pm - Karaoke.
THE DUX, 6 Poplar St: Thursday 7.30pm
- D’Sendantz. Saturday 8pm - In the City.
Sunday 3pm - Jam Session with Ananda &
Sam. Tuesday 6.30pm - Pub Quiz.
THE EMBANKMENT TAVERN, 181
Ferry Rd: Thursday 9pm - Carpathia.
Friday 7.30pm - Open Mic. Wednesday
9pm - Carpathia.
THE FAB FOUR, Ultimate Beatles
Tribute: Sunday 29th Mar, 7.30pm - James
Hay Theatre, Christchurch Town Hall.
THE FITZ2 SPORTS BAR, 77 Stevens
St: Friday 7.30pm - Cruzen Karaoke.
THE HALSWELL, 344 Halswell Rd:
Tuesday St Paddy’s Day 4pm - Live music.
THE LAB, 17 West Belt, Lincoln:
Sunday 3pm - Fly by Night.
THE LITTLE FIDDLE, 132 Oxford Tce:
Thursday 9pm - Topia. Friday & Saturday
9pm - DJ’s. Sunday 4.30pm - Irish Sess; 7pm
- Live music. Tuesday - St Paddy’s Day.
THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd:
Friday 9.30pm - Girl from Mars. Saturday
9.30pm - Nexus. Sunday 6pm - Karaoke
with Lance. Tuesday 7pm - Quiz.
Wednesday 7pm - Karaoke with Lance.
THE MUD BAR, 174 St Asaph St:
Friday, Saturday, Sunday - DJs & live bands.
THE PAPANUI, 310 Sawyers Arms Rd:
Friday 6.45pm - Eddie Simon. Sunday 2pm
- St Patrick’s Day Early feat. Malarkey & the
O’Neil School of Irish Dance.
THE PREBBLETON, 585 Springs Rd:
Friday 5pm - Mike Hill. Sunday 11am - St
Practise Day; 3pm - Nick Jackman. Tuesday
St Paddy’s Day 2.30pm - Nick Jackman; 5pm
- Mike Hill.
THE REDWOOD BAR, 340 Main North
Rd: Friday 7pm - Old Skool.
THE RICCS, 280 Blenheim Rd: Saturday
7.30pm - Girl from Mars. Wednesday 7pm -
Quiz.
THE ROCKPOOL, 85 Hereford St:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9pm - DJ's.
Tuesday St Paddy’s Day 5pm - Sionna.
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.
THE YALDY, 15 Main West Coast Rd:
Saturday 6.30pm - The Party Singers.
WUNDERBAR, Lyttelton: Saturday 8pm
- Song Merchants Live with special guest
Rosina (the Weavers). Tuesday 8pm -
[Lover] with support Model Home + This
Dog.
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FRIDAY 7PM-9PM
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SATURDAY 10.30PM - 2.30AM
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