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Peri Guan can’t wait to help
Chinese people find out more
about reducing food waste and
saving money – in their own
language.
Guan is one of the Waste-
Ed with Kate trainers who
are delivering workshops to
Chinese, Samoan and Indian
communities The Star, January as part 23, 2025 of a new
community outreach programme,
co-funded by the
Ministry for the Environment
and the city council.
Guan found out about the
trainer role through the city
council and is pleased she can
use The her Star, Mandarin-language
January 23, 2025
skills to teach people about
such an important topic.
“Sustainability and reducing
waste are topics that relate to
everyone’s daily life, and I like
that these workshops focus on
practical changes people can
actually The Star, apply January in real 23, 2025 life.
“I hope people come away
“Different communities
have different habits,
values and relationships
with food. Delivering
these workshops in a
localised and relatable
way helps make the
content feel more
relevant and accessible.”
Peri Guan
from the workshop feeling that
sustainability doesn’t always
have to be something big or
complicated.
“Sometimes small changes in
daily life can already make a
meaningful difference. From an
individual perspective, it can
also help save money.”
Peri Guan is one of the Waste-Ed with Kate trainers who are presenting workshops to Chinese, Samoan and Indian communities as
part of a new programme to help people learn about reducing food waste and saving money – in their own language. starnews.co.nz
PHOTO: CCC
Guan thinks a wide range of
people will benefit if they attend,
especially if they find English
hard to understand at times.
“This will be helpful for people
who feel more comfortable
learning in their own language.
“Sometimes it’s easier to connect
with the topic and share
personal experiences in a more
familiar environment.”
She also sees the workshops
as a way to bring communities
together.
“Language is part of that, but
it’s not just about translation
WORKSHOP TIMES
• The Mandarin workshop is being
held today, from 10.30-11.30am,
at Kevler Homes, 10 Logistics Dr,
Harewood.
• A Hindi workshop is scheduled
for Saturday, June 20, from
10.30-11.30am, at Bishopdale
Community Centre, 13 Bishopdale
Ct, Bishopdale Mall
– cultural context matters too.
“Different communities
have different habits, values
and relationships with food.
Delivering these workshops in
a localised and relatable way
makes the content feel more
relevant and accessible,” Guan
said.
The Samoan workshop starnews.co.nz was
held earlier this month and
generated positive feedback.
Waste-Ed with Kate is an
educational initiative focused
on waste minimisation and
sustainable living, running
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Bandsman pinned with rare honour
BY TONI WILLIAMS
Errol Miller, left, is presented his 80-year pin and certificate at the national brass
band championship in Wellington by Brass Band Association of New Zealand
president John Sullivan.
Christchurch musician Errol
Miller has been awarded a rare
80-year bandsman pin by his
peers.
It was the first time the
special accolade has been
handed out in New Zealand’s
history.
Errol, 89, said it was a
humbling experience to receive
the pin. It was presented
at the national brass band
championship in Wellington
last month by Brass Band
Association of New Zealand
president John Sullivan.
"It was in the Michael Fowler
concert chamber in Wellington,
because that’s where the band
championships were held this
year, and the theatre was full,"
Errol said.
"All the A grade bands were
waiting on results.”
Errol plays tenor horn with
the New Brighton Silver Band.
The tenor horn suits him in
size and sound.
"I’ve been playing it for
60-odd years, or longer. It’s one
you sort of tuck under your arm
or put your arm around it, like
giving your wife a cuddle,” he
said.
"It creates some of the
harmony . . . a more mellow
(sound).”
There were also added health
benefits of playing a brass
instrument.
"When I was a kid I used
to get a bit of asthma, and
The New Brighton Silver Band on stage.
I suppose over the years
of huffing and puffing and
blowing, it all disappeared."
Errol’s bandmate, Grant
Newby, compiled his history in
Mouthpiece, the official journal
of the association.
It stated Errol started his
banding life at the age of nine
when his father, Tom, returned
from war in 1946 and took him
to join the Ashburton Silver
Band juniors.
Tom, an accomplished
Euphonium player, was a
member of the 5th Infantry
Brigade Band and served
through Greece, Crete, Egypt,
Sicily and Italy. He took up the
job of teaching the junior band.
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the senior band, where he was
given a tenor horn to try.
Then at age 18, Errol
completed his compulsory
military training.
His intake of 700 young men
was enough to provide both a
brass band and a pipe band.
In 1963, work commitments
saw Errol and wife Margaret
(nee Millar) move with their
family from Ashburton to
Christchurch.
They settled in Wainoni, and
shortly after, a carolling band
came into the street.
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Geoff Butler heard Errol was
an accomplished horn player,
he was instantly enrolled as a
member of the New Brighton
Silver Band.
For 80 years, banding has
been a part of Errol’s life. He
is still a very active player
with the New Brighton band
and took his place in the horn
section at this year’s national
contest.
He has also been an integral
part of the band’s management,
served as treasurer for 17 years,
president for seven years, and
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He is also a trustee and patron.
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Bike jump area
to stay in park
for another year
BY KATE VERNON
The trial of a bike jump area in
a city council reserve has been
extended for another year.
The Waimāero Fendalton-
Waimairi-Harewood
Community Board decided to
continue monitoring the bike
jump area in Jeffreys Reserve,
Fendalton and also instructed
city council staff to explore
options for more durable clay
construction materials.
The bike jumps were built
in May last year by Wairarapa
Cobham Intermediate School
students, with $300 in funding
from the city council.
At its meeting last week,
the board was tasked with
deciding whether to make the
jumps permanent, to continue
the trial period, or to remove
them.
Deputy principal Peter Fowler
said the board’s decision to
extend the trial was “a good
result” for the school.
He also understood why the
city council would not want to
spend money on permanent
jumps made of asphalt.
The bike jump area has had
positive feedback from children
who use it, but residents have
raised concerns.
At the board meeting,
resident Christine Coster told
members the “dirt bike jumps
and the rest of the park users
did not mix”.
Another resident, Jane
Marett, told the board the bike
jumps close proximity to the
children’s play area made it a
health and safety concern.
When interviewed Fowler
defended the students’ bike
jump area, saying “there was
little need for concern from
some residents”.
The one-year trial in Jeffreys
Reserve came about after the
city council decided an informal
bike jump area built in the
nearby Waiwetu Reserve was in
an inappropriate location.
Other proposed locations,
such as Burnside or Fendalton
parks, were deemed unsafe as
children needed to cross busy
roads to access the parks.
City council staff decided the
bike jump area trial also needed
to be away from trees after
previous concerns about the
potential impact on vegetation.
Cobham Intermediate School students and deputy principal Peter Fowler built the bike jumps last year.
In her summary of the project
at the board meeting, city
council community partnership
ranger Millie Stead described
the intergenerational and
multipurpose uses of the bike
jumps.
She said a range of users from
“toddlers on balance bikes”
to “older more experienced
riders” use the area.
Stead said the area is also
used by the city council’s cycle
safety team, which “shows its
broader value beyond casual
recreation”.
Fowler agreed with Stead’s
view, saying the bike jumps
encourage people of different
generations to use the park.
When asked about the
possibility of using asphalt
on the jumps in the future,
Fowler said it would depend
on whether their is continued
interest from the community.
“If the community’s boys or
PHOTO: CCC
girls aren't using it then the
council might just say ‘it was a
good trial, let's move on’.”
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‘Velcro’ bond
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dog ready to go
BY KEES CHALMERS
Lanza the four-year-old german
shepherd has been back out
on the water training with
Coastguard Sumner.
Lanza and her handler
Giuliana Petronelli took part in
a recent training session with
Coastguard Sumner to prepare
dogs for rescue situations
involving water.
“We work well together. It
helps to have a good working
relationship in any team,” she
said.
Though based in Sumner
Giuliana and Lanza are part of
Rakaia Land Search and Rescue.
This was the organisation’s
third combined training session
with Coastguard Sumner.
“It's only going from strength
to strength. I guess it highlights
the importance of being in
the community, knowing your
community and being able to
contribute that way,” Giuliana
said.
“It is invaluable to
operations.”
Giuliana’s wife Rosie, a
Bayleys Sumner real estate
agent, sponsors Lanza.
Rosie, who grew up in
Sumner, funds the operational
gear, such as tactical and
tracking harnesses, lines and
goggles, which enable Lanza to
carry out rescues.
Said Giuliana: “In the absence
of equipment it’s hard to do
your job and it’s safety. I’m
keeping the dog safe by having
the right equipment.”
Lanza’s mother Malizia and
grandmother Lupa live with
Giuliana and Rosie.
The couple also have a fiveyear-old
and 18-month-old
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When Lanza was about
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Comfort foods to satisfy winter appetites
Nigel Slater shares his
delicious pumpkin soup and
butternut pie recipes
​PUMPKIN SOUP,
PUMPKIN SEED ROSTI
Dried chilli flakes, with their
smoky heat, are my go-to spice
for pumpkin. Both are here
in this soup, along with red
onions. The accompanying
cakes of grated pumpkin, that
I have cheekily called rosti,
need only 3 or 4 minutes frying
on each side, preserving the
texture of the coarsely grated
squash.
​
Ingredients
Serves 3
1 red onion
3 Tbsp olive oil
1kg pumpkin
1 tsp coriander seeds
½ tsp dried chilli flakes
For the rosti
50g pumpkin seeds
1 egg
200g grated pumpkin
2 Tbsp whole pumpkin seeds
oil for frying
Method
• Peel and chop the red onion,
then cook in the oil in a shallow
pan until soft.
• Peel the pumpkin, roughly
chop, then add to the onion and
continue cooking, stirring from
time to time until the pumpkin
is approaching tenderness.
• Roughly crush the coriander
seeds and stir into the
pumpkin.
• Stir in the dried chilli flakes,
then pour in a litre of water
and bring to the boil. Turn the
heat down so the liquid simmers
gently and leave for about
40 minutes, until the pumpkin
is soft enough to crush with a
spoon.
• Process the soup in a
blender until thick and creamy.
Set aside.
• For the rosti: Grate the
pumpkin coarsely, as you
would for a celeriac remoulade.
I find this easiest using
the coarsest grater attachment
on the food processor.
• Blitz the 50g of pumpkin
seeds in a food processor (or
use a pestle and mortar) until
you have a rough, crunchy
paste.
• Add the paste to the grated
pumpkin together with the
whole pumpkin seeds and the
lightly beaten egg. Season with
salt.
• Squash the mixture together
to form nine small patties.
• Warm some oil in a non-stick
frying pan, then add the patties,
a few at a time, without crowding
the pan. As each one browns
lightly on the underside – about
3 minutes – turn the patties with
a palette knife and brown the
other side. Remove and drain
briefly on kitchen paper, then
serve with the soup.
​
BUTTERNUT AND SPLIT PEA PIE
To introduce a mixture of
textures to this sweet and satisfying
vegetable pie, I cooked
some of the squash separately in
small cubes in a frying pan, then
folded them into the soft filling.
It is crucial to brown the cubes
thoroughly first, then cover with
a lid and continuing to cook until
truly tender. You should be able
to squash them between finger
and thumb.
​
Ingredients
Serves 6
250g yellow split peas
1kg butternut
2 onions
6 Tbsp olive oil
3 cloves garlic
2 bay leaves
10 cardamom pods
1 tsp sweet smoked paprika
½ tsp hot smoked paprika
1kg potatoes
50g butter
150ml cream
Method
• Soak the split peas in cold
water for 2 hours. Peel the butternut
and slice in half from
stem to end. Cut one half into
small pieces, the other into
larger 2cm cubes.
• Peel the onions, roughly
chop them, then soften in three
tablespoons of the oil in a deep
casserole (you will use it for the
pie) over a moderate heat.
• Peel the garlic, finely slice
it, then stir into the softening
onions. When the onion is translucent,
soft and golden, add the
split peas together with 800ml of
water and bring to the boil. Add
the bay leaves and simmer for
30-40 minutes until the peas are
quite soft.
• In a separate pan, brown the
large cubes of butternut in the
remaining oil, add the crushed
black seeds of the cardamom,
then lower the heat, add the
paprika, cover with a lid and
leave to cook for a good 20 minutes
until soft. Set aside.
• Peel the potatoes, then cut
into large pieces and cook for 25
minutes or so in boiling, salted
water until tender.
• Drain the potatoes, then
mash them with the butter. Pour
in the cream and beat with a
wooden spoon.
• Heat the oven to 180degC.
• Add the small cubes of
squash to the peas, season with
pepper and salt and continue
cooking, partially covered with a
lid, for 25 minutes until everything
is tender. Watch carefully
and if the liquid evaporates add
a little more. If there is too much
liquid, turn up the heat to reduce
it. You want to end up with a
consistency similarly to that of a
risotto.
• Stir the cubes of spiced
butternut into the filling,
check the seasoning, then pile
the potato on top, leaving the
surface rough and peaked. Dot
with a little butter and bake
for about 45 minutes until the
surface is golden.
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words Solution or words 354: ace, beginning ache, acre, with
allowed. There’s at least
arc, arch, a capital
one
are,
six-letter
ark, are
allowed. cake, car, There's care, cha, at char, least crake, one creak, six-letter each, ear, word. era,
word. hacek, hack, HACKER, hake, hare, hark, hear, heck,
her, kea, race, rack, rake, TODAY reach, rhea.
Good 20 Very Good 26 Excellent 32
letters, including plurals, can you make
Solution 354: ace, ache, acre, arc, arch, are, ark,
cake, car, care, cha, char, crake, creak, each, ear, era,
hacek, hack, HACKER, hake, hare, hark, hear, heck,
her, kea, race, rack, rake, reach, rhea.
23 24
25 26
Across
7. Benevolent (8)
9. Made amends (6)
10. Small, high-pitched flute (4)
11. Immobile (10)
12. Infrequently (6)
14. Afflicted (8)
15. Behind (nautical) (6)
16. Moral values (6)
19. Irregular (8)
21. Archives (6)
23. Express in words (10)
24. Greek letter (4)
25. Reveal (6)
26. Hold sacred (8)
Decoder
Down
1. Mock (6)
2. Surrender (4)
3. Customer (8)
4. Simpler (6)
5. Link (10)
6. Without equal (8)
8. Scanty (6)
13. Resolute (10)
15. Evident (8)
17. Travel across or over (8)
18. Graze (6)
20. Increase twofold (6)
22. Not yet developed (6)
24. Naked (4)
Crossword
Across: 7. Generous, 9. Atoned, 10. Fife, 11. Stationary, 12. Seldom, 14.
Stricken, 15. Astern, 16. Ethics, 19. Sporadic, 21. Annals, 23. Articulate, 24.
Beta, 25. Unveil, 26. Enshrine.
Down: 1. Deride, 2. Cede, 3. Consumer, 4. Easier, 5. Connection, 6.
Peerless, 8. Sparse, 13. Determined, 15. Apparent, 17. Traverse, 18.
Scrape, 20. Double, 22. Latent, 24. Bare.
WordBuilder
ABSURD, ads, bad, bar, bard, bards, bars, baud, bauds, bra, brad, brads,
bras, bud, buds, bur,burs, bursa, bus, dab, dabs, daub, daubs, drab, drabs,
drub, drubs, dub, rad, rads, rub, rubs, sad, sard, sub, surd.
DECODER
Each number represents a different letter of the alphabet. Write the
given letters into all squares with matching numbers. Now work out
which letters are represented by the other numbers.
VOLUME 1
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