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Shuttle a

potential

alternative

to bus

extension

BY KEES CHALMERS

Thorfinn, Elsa and Matilda with Swizzle the dog enjoying an icecream on an outing to Redcliffs Dairy. On Saturday night, vandals kicked in the bike’s sides, destroyed

the canopy, smashed the lights and broke the steering mechanism.

Wrecked rickshaw spoils birthday

BY KEES CHALMERS

Jess Reid received an unwanted

birthday present on Saturday

night when her family’s

treasured rickshaw was

vandalised while parked on the

esplanade.

Reid was celebrating her 41st

birthday with husband Hamish

and six close

friends around a

bonfire at Cave

Rock.

The couple rode

down to the beach

about 6.30pm

and parked it

near The Beach

Sumner.

Jess Reid

When the group returned

about two hours later, they found

it badly damaged.

“I was absolutely gutted, I

was just so upset and I don’t

understand why someone would

do it,” Reid said.

“The fact that they’ve been so

intentionally aggro and systematically

destroyed each component,

it felt like a personal attack.”

The vandals kicked in the sides,

ripped off and destroyed the

canopy, smashed the lights and

broke the steering mechanism.

Reid and Hamish live in the

village with their three children,

Elsa, 11, Matilda, 10, and

Thorfinn, 8.

› Continued on Page 6

The long running saga to bring

a bus route to Governors Bay

has been put back on the table

with submissions open for

Environment Canterbury’s public

transport network review.

However, the Governors Bay

Community Association has

decided it will not make a submission

in support of the extension.

Association chair John Bannock

said this was because the only

option given by ECan is an extension

of the No 8 route to Rāpaki.

Bannock said the proposal

would attract low patronage, as

most Governors Bay residents

travel into the city via Dyers Pass

Rd for work and social commitments.

He said a Rāpaki-based

extension would be “counter intuitive”

to the needs of residents.

The association is encouraging

residents to make submissions as

individuals.

A shuttle service linking

Governors Bay and Lyttelton

has been floated as an

alternative by two Te Pātaka o

Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula

Community Board members.

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NEWS Bay Harbour News, May 28, 2026 | 3

Red zoned

properties’

fates sealed

BY KEES CHALMERS

City councillors have delivered

their expected verdict on the

possible sale of an historic

Māori burial ground on red

zoned land in Redcliffs.

They voted unanimously

on Tuesday to withdraw the

McCormacks Bay Rd

near Main Rd site from a

planned dispersal of red

zone property.

The community had

strongly opposed the sale

of the urupa site.

Known as The Sumner

Burial Ground it was first

identified in1873 during

road construction works.

The remains of Waitaha

settlers — regarded as the earliest

people of the South Island

dating back 600 years — were

excavated by explorer and Canterbury

Museum founder Julius

von Haast.

It is possible the site will now

be turned into a reserve.

The fate of three other red

zoned properties in Redcliffs

Nathaniel Herz

was also decided at Tuesday’s

city council meeting.

Two properties on Balmoral

Ln which a nearby neighbour

has turned into a native garden

will stay on the disposal

list. A property at 124a Main Rd

was withdrawn from the current

disposal process pending

further assessment of its

archeological and cultural

significance.

A decision was not

made on a fourth red

zone property at 274A

Main Rd.

Next door neighbour

Christine van Uden made

a submission to the

Annual Plan to add the

property to the disposal

list so she could buy it at market

price and build a garage on it.

The property had previously

been considered for disposal

but was not included due to

identified risks.

City council staff will provide

councillors with a report

outlining the relevant risks,

opportunities, and options for

Martin Ward in front of 156 McCormacks Bay Rd, the location of a burial site for

early Waitaha settlers.

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN

the property prior before the

Annual Plan comes into effect

on June 23.

Heathcote Ward city councillor

Nathaniel Herz Jardine

said keeping the burial site was

important for the community.

He said Redcliffs “is littered”

with areas of archeological

and historical significance for

both Māori settlers and Europeans.

But unlike the burial

ground site most of those could

not be accessed because of the

earthquakes.

“This site can almost be the

focal point of that history,” he

said.

Redcliffs resident Martin

Ward led the opposition to the

potential sale of the burial site.

Thirty people made submissions,

the majority of which

were against it being sold.

City council parks’ ecologists

assessed the Balmoral Ln sites

and advised the ecological values

present are limited and did

not justify retention.

Said a city council spokesperson:

“Like much of the

surrounding area, this former

residential site sits within a

location where archaeological

material (faunal finds, cultural

layers, ovens and tools) had

previously been discovered.

“While demolition and earthworks

undertaken in 2014

(which covered approximately

70% of the site to a depth

of around 500mm) did not

uncover archaeological features

or artefacts, there remains a

possibility that material is still

present in undisturbed areas.”

Bay traffic measures

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Charity challenge

delivers ‘brutal’

test for firefighters

BY KEES CHALMERS

Jim and Vicky Pollard are no

strangers to endurance tests,

but taking part in Saturday’s Sky

Tower Challenge proved one of

the toughest events they have

faced.

The couple represented the

Diamond Harbour Volunteer

Fire Brigade at the annual event,

which sees firefighters climb 51

flights and 1103 stairs of the Sky

Tower.

The event raised about $2.5m

this year for Blood Cancer NZ.

Jim and Vicky raised $3766.

Said Jim: “I’d say it’s really

huge to be part of what collectively

New Zealand firefighters

have done, it’s great.”

Both are experienced endurance

athletes – Jim completed

The McKenzie last month, a

170km endurance gravel ride

around Lake Tekapo and Vicky

ran the Kepler Challenge, a 60km

mountain trail run in Fiordland.

Jim completed the challenge in

16m 43s in the grand masters (50-

59) firefighter of steel category,

while Vicky finished it in 21m 06s

in the masters (40-49) donned

and started category.

Said Vicky: “It’s definitely one

of the toughest (challenges), it

was short but hard.”

Said Jim: “It’s pretty brutal at

the top, you get up to the 51st and

you have to do a little lap and you

go through the finish line and you

just collapse.”

They both said the atmosphere

made the effort worthwhile.

The Governors Bay Volunteer

Fire Brigade had a standout year,

raising $32,791 and placing 11th

nationally.

Brigade captain Matt Annand

marked his 10th Sky Tower Challenge,

raising $8829 – the 11th

highest individual total in New

Zealand.

Annand said the event carried

deep personal meaning for many

involved.

“A lot of people will have a

photo on their cylinder of a child

or someone in their community

that’s either suffered from blood

cancer or passed from it,” he said.

“It’s all quite humbling because

it reminds you what you’re doing

it for.”

Governors Bay had three

category winners. Mike Smith

finished first in the supreme

masters (over 60s) man of steel

event, completing the challenge

in 15m 39s.

Lucy Rainer won the grand

masters (50-59) donned and

started category with a time of

17m 49s.

The Governors Bay crew at the Sky

Tower Challenge on Saturday. Left

to right: Matt Annand, Lucy Rainer,

Stephanie Blake, Mike Eades, Mick

Rainer, MIke Smith, Dan Aresti, James

McKellar and Blake Lucas.

Dan Aresti won in the masters

(40-49) donned event, finishing in

12m 10s.

Annand also recorded a

personal best in his 10th year,

finishing in 14m 48s in the grand

masters (50–59) donned and

started category.

Originally planning to retire

from the challenge, he has now

vowed to return next year.

“I just enjoy the event, it’s

got such good energy, the vibe

around it is just phenomenal,”

he said.

Elsewhere, Sumner raised

$1480, Lyttelton $22,001, Little

River $5567 and Akaroa $855.

Jim and Vicky Pollard raised $3766 for Blood Cancer NZ this year.

How to save money at the vet clinic

We get it. Everything costs a fortune at the moment, and

a trip to the vet is one more thing competing for space in

the budget. So how do you keep veterinary costs under

control without accidentally making them worse?

First of all: don’t avoid the vet.

It might feel cheaper in the short term to “wait and see”,

but in the long run it is usually the most expensive plan

available. Veterinary medicine rewards the proactive far

more than the reactive.

Bring your pet in for their annual health checks, even if

they seem perfectly healthy. When we see pets regularly,

we get to know what is normal for them. That means

we can often spot subtle problems before they turn into

dramatic, painful and expensive ones.

Keep vaccinations organised too. Puppy vaccinations,

kennel cough vaccines for boarding, annual boosters

— they can all slowly drift apart if nobody is paying

attention. Suddenly you are making three separate

appointments when one well-planned visit could have

sorted the lot.

Do the routine dental when your vet tells you it is time.

Think of it like servicing your car, there is nothing

glamorous about it but ignore it long enough and

things get ugly and expensive. A mild tartar problem

can quietly turn into rotten teeth, painful infections,

extractions, longer anaesthetics and a bill that makes

everyone’s eyes water.

Do get the routine blood tests in older pets. If the results

are normal — fantastic. We now have a baseline. If subtle

changes appear later, we are much more likely to catch

disease early, before your pet becomes seriously unwell.

A healthy young pet skipping bloodwork is usually not

a big deal. But if they’re a senior pet or on long-term

meds then that’s a different story.

Surprises are expensive. Information

usually is not.

Don’t apologise for using AI. We’re

all doing it these days. It can be

really helpful if owners are engaged

and curious enough to do some

reading beforehand.

The important part is understanding

what AI is good for. It is excellent

for helping owners organise

information, understand

possibilities and prepare good

questions. It is not good at

examining your dog’s abdomen,

looking down an ear canal, or telling

the difference between “mildly

concerning” and “drop everything

and come in immediately”.

Used properly, though, it can genuinely help people

have better conversations with their vet.

If you are going to use AI before an appointment, ask

it to help organise useful information: appetite, thirst,

toileting habits, medications, energy levels, recent

behavioural changes, timelines and symptoms.

The better the history, the faster we can usually get to

the important answers.

Choose your breed with your eyes open too. We

know — they are all adorable. But some breeds come

with a lifetime subscription to skin disease, dental

disease, allergies, breathing problems, spinal issues or

orthopaedic disasters. Cute puppies can become very

expensive adults.

Pansy,

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receptionist

Do consider pet insurance. No, it

does not cover routine vaccinations

or dental cleaning. But when things

go properly wrong — cancer, cruciate

surgery, pancreatitis, foreign bodies

— it can remove a huge amount of

financial stress at the worst possible

time.

Also: be nice to your vet clinic.

Not because clinics are secretly

handing out prizes to their favourite

clients, but because relationships

genuinely matter. Kind, patient,

respectful people who communicate

well often find that clinic staff will

go out of their way to help squeeze

them in, answer questions, offer

practical workarounds or help prioritise costs where

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options and help people find practical ways to manage

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once shipping, fees, delays, and prescription processing

get added.

The goal is not to spend the absolute minimum

every single time. The goal is to spend money in the

right places before things become painful, urgent,

complicated and eye-wateringly expensive. A little

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Governors Bay bus plan

struggles to gain support

› From Page 1

Family left ‘gutted’

after vandals leave

unique ride ruined

Lyttelton subdivision member

Cathy Lum-Webb and Mt Herbert

subdivision member Nigel Millar

have been exploring a service

that would connect Governors

Bay with the No 8 Lyttelton bus

into Christchurch.

Lum-Webb is making a submission

to ECan’s network review,

seeking guidance

on potential funding

options.

Feedback closes

on June 24. After

the submission

process, Lum-

Webb will consult

the community to

better understand

transport needs.

“We’re hoping

people identify

there’s a need,” she said.

Cathy

Lum-Webb

Governors Bay was snubbed

when the Rāpaki extension was

reintroduced four years ago and

was left off being included in

ECan’s Annual Plan 2025/26.

Last year it was revealed a

Governors Bay extension could

cost ratepayers $36.72 per

$100,000 of capital value, as residents

do not currently contribute

to public transport rates.

ECan South Ōwhanga councillor

Andrea Davis said a shuttle

service would be a more realistic

alternative.

Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula Community Board members are looking

into a shuttle service from Governors Bay to Lyttelton.

“I can’t see

it (extension)

happening,” she

said.

“We don’t even

have enough

money to get the

buses where all

the people live,

we’ve only just Andrea Davis

managed to get

buses into Aranui.

“You’re never going to please

everyone, but I think there

are cases for buses as a social

service and we need to get

people who need to get to work.”

Governors Bay has a

population of about 900 people.

Davis said ECan received

no submissions supporting a

Governors Bay bus extension

in its Draft Annual Plan 2026/27

consultation.

She encouraged residents

to back the idea through the

current network review.

Banks Peninsula Ward city

councillor Tyrone Fields is still

pushing for the extension to

be considered and believes it

should at least be trialled.

› From Page 1

They bought the rickshaw

18 months ago and use it for

school drop-offs.

“It’s quite a unique thing and

the rickshaw is just a fun way

of getting around the village,

especially in summer when its

impossible to get a park,” she

said.

“I’m a bit of a quirky person, I

like that it’s a bit unusual. I love

that it makes people smile and

it’s just a happy interaction with

the community when we’re out

and about.”

The damage has deeply upset

the children.

A security camera at The

Beach Sumner did not capture

the incident, and Reid has

reported it to police.

She believes a group of

teenagers on the beach at

the time may have been

responsible.

They were reportedly burning

pallets taken from a nearby

construction site, and when two

of Reid’s friends approached

them they were met with abuse.

Reid said the group was also

throwing eggs at people.

The family first experienced

a rickshaw during a holiday in

England, where Hamish is from.

“It’s quite a unique thing

and the rickshaw is just

a fun way of getting

around the village,

especially in summer

when its impossible to

get a park.”

Jess Reid

“The kids had been on a

rickshaw bicycle in the West

End of London, they’re really

pimped up with music and it

was hilarious. As a joke I said to

my husband that I want one for

Christmas,” Reid said.

Hamish later found one on

Facebook Marketplace in Te

Anau. The owner had imported

it from China to turn into a

mobile ice cream stall but never

followed through.

“It kind of felt like the stars

just randomly aligned because

I’ve never seen one or anyone

on one in New Zealand,” she

said.

Reid said the rickshaw is

irreplaceable and the family

hopes it can be repaired.

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2026 Community

Awards Programme

Locals

Helping

Locals

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2026 Sumner Ferrymead

Foundation Community Grants Programme!

Environment Awards

Awards to create a cleaner

greener community

Recipients

• Avon Heathcote Estuary

Ihutai Trust

• Sumner Habitat Restoration

Group

• Green Effect Trust T/A Trees

for Canterbury

• Te Awa Kura Barnett Park

Regreening Project

Arts & Culture Awards

Awards to help arts & culture

flourish in our community

Recipients

• Mount Pleasant Community

Centre & Residents

Association

• Sumner Silver Band

• Sumner Bridge Club Inc

• Ferrymead Trust

(incorporating Ferrymead

Park Ltd)

• Sumner Community

Residents Association

Education Awards

Awards to encourage learning

and development at all ages

Recipients

• Shoreline Youth Trust – Fuse

Youth Programme

• Sumner Surf Life Saving

Club

• The Goat Shed Surf Board

Library - Sumner

Sports Awards

Awards to improve sporting

facilities or the health and

physical wellbeing of the

community

Recipients

• Heathcote Cricket Club Inc

• Ferrymead Bays Football Club

• Heathcote Valley Community

Association

• Mt Pleasant Sea Scouts

• Redcliffs Tennis Club

• Sumner Valley Riding School

Trust

• Heathcote Community Sports

Club Inc

• Sumner Community Pool

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Canterbury University associate

professor of engineering

Sarah Kessans and her team

have developed a fully automated,

high-throughput platform

that could reduce work traditionally

carried out by astronauts

aboard space stations. This will

allow researchers to screen

thousands of crystallisation conditions

in orbit.

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Dawn Aerospace’s operations

at Tāwhaki National Aerospace

Centre at Kaitorete on Banks

Peninsula, the flights will allow

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iterate systems before future

missions to commercial space

stations.

“We’ve essentially shrunk an

entire crystallisation lab into a

shoebox-sized platform,” Kessans

said.

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more testing than has traditionally

been possible in orbit, while

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for astronauts to manually carry

out experiments.”

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protein crystallisation; a process

used in drug discovery and pharmaceutical

formulation research.

“In microgravity, you get much

bigger, much higher quality,

more perfect protein crystals,”

Kessans said.

“If we can get better crystals,

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and design and develop

better drugs.”

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partners Dawn Aerospace,

Intranel, and Asteria Engineering,

the next phase of the

research will test components

of the platform aboard Dawn

Aerospace’s reusable, unmanned

spaceplane.

Designed to launch from a

runway, fly up to 100km altitude

and return to Earth in a single

flight, the suborbital spaceplane

creates short periods of microgravity

for experiments.

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during the test flight campaign,

the team will conduct a range

of protein crystallisation

experiments to demonstrate

the value of short-duration

microgravity research.

“We will be the first mission

of its kind, conducting multiple

spaceplane microgravity flights

and going to space twice in a

single day,” Kessans said.

She said the project reflects

New Zealand’s strength in

aerospace and biotechnology

innovation.

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on ambitious projects and work

together across disciplines in

Dawn Aerospace’s reusable, unmanned

spaceplane is designed to launch from

a runway, fly up to 100km altitude and

return to Earth in a single flight.

ways that enable really exciting

research,” she said.

“I wouldn’t be able to do

this work without the incredible

community of researchers,

engineers, and companies we

have here in New Zealand.”

The research builds on work

already supported through a

UC-led $10m MBIE Endeavour

Fund Research Programme,

including a prototype platform

launched to the International

Space Station in 2024.

The latest phase of the project

has received $600,000 through

the Kiwi Space Activator programme,

announced last week

by Minister for Space Chris

Penk.

Kessans said the funding

enables the team to begin this

next phase of testing with Dawn

Aerospace.

“I’m an absolute science geek,

so I’m really excited to see what

the possibilities are from a

science perspective.”

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Debut about more than just football

BY KEES CHALMERS

Brad Eiffe’s father David watched

almost all of his football games

from the sidelines since he was

four years old.

“I always say he was my best

friend, not just my dad,” Eiffe

said.

David died in 2022 after a battle

with bowel and liver cancer, aged

64. Although he is no longer there

in person, Eiffe still imagines him

behind the rope on the sideline.

That was the case again on

Sunday, when the 42-year-old

goalkeeper made his Southern

League debut for Ferrymead

Bays against Nelson Suburbs,

becoming the oldest player to

represent the club in the top-tier

competition.

But age is just a number to Eiffe.

“I think I can still do it. At 42,

age is always against you but it

didn’t really cross my mind,” he

said.

He is an assistant coach for Ferrymead

Bays, but was called up

to play after regular goalkeeper

Evan Ovenfield was handed a one

match suspension.

Bays fought back from 2-0 down

after 11 minutes to win 3-2 with a

flurry of goals before half-time.

“Didn’t start too well but the

boys rallied, they had a man sent

Brad Eiffe makes a save low to his right for Waimakariri in a penalty shootout against FC Nelson.

off and we went on to win,” he

said.

“It was really good, no nerves

really I just took the game in and

did what I could.”

Eiffe had little to do from the

11th minute until the final stages,

when Nelson pushed for an

equaliser. He produced a crucial

near-post save late in the match

to preserve the lead.

As the whistle blew, he looked

to the sky in memory of his father.

“I knew he would have been

Brad and David Eiffe at David’s last Christmas. He died in February 2022 from

bowel and liver cancer.

around watching, probably on the

hill somewhere,” he said.

Eiffe joined Bays this season

as an assistant coach after eight

years at Waimakariri United,

where he made close to 150

appearances and won a league

title in 2024.

He stepped down from playing

and became head coach in 2019,

later returning to the pitch while

also serving as club chair from

2022-2025.

Bays head coach Alan Walker

had been trying to bring the goalkeeper

to the club for several

seasons, and after eight years at

Waimak, Eiffe felt it was time for

a change.

Being part of a Southern League

environment also appealed.

Although he retired from fulltime

playing at the end of last

season, Eiffe has remained ready

to step in when needed while

coaching the club’s goalkeepers.

That opportunity came after

regular goalkeeper Ovenfield

was sent off following two yellow

cards in last week’s 1-1 draw with

Nomads United.

Ovenfield’s one-match suspension

ruled him out of the Nelson

PHOTO: MAK SHOTS

game. He will return for Friday’s

Chatham Cup clash against

Halswell United.

To dust off the cobwebs, Eiffe

played in Bays’ English Cup quarter-final

win over FC Twenty 11

– a 6-1 victory.

“It was one of those games

where we had a lot of possession

and I didn’t have a lot to do, it’s

just getting back to angles and

positioning and things like that.”

Eiffe has enjoyed passing on his

experience to young goalkeepers

Ovenfield and Toby van Onselen.

“It’s been great working with

them and prepare them for

the weekend’s games, but I’ve

always made sure I’m prepared if

needed,” he said.

“It’s (coaching) been enough

to scratch an itch. I haven’t been

dying to get out and play, but I’m

one of those players, I get a bit of

white line fever, as soon as I cross

it, I’m all in.”

Eiffe started playing football at

four, influenced by his father, who

played for Hornby.

“He was the one that got me

into it,” he said.

“He was at pretty much 95%

of my games when he could be

there, right up to when he was

sick.

“A week or two before he

passed, he was still talking

about football, old stories

and games, so football was

a huge part of mine and his

relationship.

“Football was tough after that,

the first season after wasn’t

the same, but I always feel him

around, I look for a certain

space on the sidelines and that’s

probably where he’d be.”

Two months after Dave died,

Eiffe completed a 250km bike

ride from Christchurch to Lake

Tekapo, where his father grew

up, raising about $7000 for

Bowel Cancer NZ.

“A bike ride really is nothing

compared to what not only my

dad but a lot of other people

affected go through on a daily

basis,” he said.

“For me it was just trying to

give something back.”

Born in Christchurch, Eiffe

and his family moved to Perth

at four and grew up there.

He was a latecomer to goalkeeping,

mostly playing right

wing before filling in between

the sticks when needed.

After moving to England at

18, he switched to goalkeeping

full time.

“I was told I was pretty good

at it and I enjoy the mentality

that you’re either a villain or a

hero, we’re a different breed I

suppose,” he said.

He played non-league football

for Redditch United and Droitwich

Spa FC during a five-year

stint in England before returning

to Perth.

Most of his football was with

Floreat Athena FC, where he

won Western Australia Goalkeeper

of the Year in 2012.

“I just love football, I love

being part of a team and there’s

not much that can beat that

gameday feeling as soon as you

cross the white line,” he said.

Injury-hit Lyttelton

welcome week off

BY KEES CHALMERS

Lyttelton are bracing for a

physical battle in their Metro

Premier Reserve clash against

Linwood, coming off a 40-28 win

over previously top-placed

Lincoln University.

The competition pauses

for King’s Birthday weekend

and resumes Saturday

week, with Lyttelton sitting

third on the ladder.

The side will welcome

the break before what captain

Jake Jensen expects to

be a bruising contest.

“They’re always a big

physical side, sort of play a similar

brand of footy as us so we look

forward to that one,” he said.

“The focus for us is to keep

building on that momentum and

really playing our game. It’ll be

different to Lincoln, they’re a

younger team who try to run us

around the paddock.

“Linwood will be a lot more upfront,

so we’ll be looking forward

to the physicality.”

Jake Jensen

Jensen and head coach Anthony

Horan will spend the week targeting

Linwood’s weaknesses.

The break also offers recovery

time for a squad hit hard by injuries

this season.

“There’s a few more on the

list which we’re hoping will

come back slowly over the

next few weeks as we build

towards the end,” Jensen

said.

That injury toll contributed

to back-to-back losses

to Christchurch and Marist

Albion.

“It definitely gives you a

good reality check of how

tight the competition is,” he said.

Jensen was pleased with the

response, with a 33-20 win over

Old Boys’ followed by last week’s

upset of unbeaten Lincoln.

“It was an awesome game for

us to get back on track, it gave us

a bit of confidence going into the

coming weeks,” he said.

Lyttelton host Linwood at

1pm next Saturday at Lyttelton

Recreation Ground.

Close win kickstarts finals push

BY KEES CHALMERS

Sumner will look to continue

their push towards the Metro

Premiership finals after a scrappy

19-17 win over 10th-placed

Belfast on Saturday.

The Metro competition pauses

for King’s Birthday weekend

before resuming next Saturday,

when Sumner travel to face second-placed

Lincoln University at

2.45pm.

Sumner, 11th on the ladder,

are level on points with Belfast,

who sit ahead only on points difference.

Just one win separates

them from eighth-placed Sydenham,

with four rounds remaining

before the finals.

Sumner captain and loosehead

prop Regan Jones said the side

had set its sights on a finals push.

“We talked all week about how

this is the start of our road to the

finals, with only four games to go

we need to get at least three, so

Saturday put us in a good position

to do that,” he said.

Jones said the week off would

help “recharge the batteries”

before a tough trip to Lincoln.

“They’re a very good side and

it’s always tough to go all the way

out to Lincoln and try to win, but

we’re confident,” he said.

“We’re looking forward to the

test, it’s a good chance to see

where we’re at against probably

the best team in the comp.”

While not getting the win, Jones

said his side’s 37-35 loss to firstplaced

Canterbury University two

weeks ago has given Sumner confidence

they can cause an upset.

“It gave us a lot of belief, we’re

confident if we put out a performance

like that we can beat

anyone on our day,” he said.

“You’ve just got to stay on for

the whole game against teams

like (Lincoln) University. It’s

about us staying on for the whole

Sumner lock

Joachim Hullah

on the charge

against Belfast on

Saturday.

PHOTO: TONY BRUNT

PHOTOGRAPHY

80 and giving them as little as

possible to work off.”

Training over the next fortnight

will focus on tightening handling

errors, improving breakdown

work and cutting out unnecessary

passes.

Jones was pleased with the

defensive effort against Belfast.

“It wasn’t a pretty performance

at all and we didn’t play our best

rugby but to tough it out against a

team that’s always pretty passionate

is really pleasing,” he said.

“We don’t want to be giving

teams that many opportunities

but the way we were able to keep

turning up for each other and

holding them out was pleasing.”

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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

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40 minutes, until the pumpkin

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Set aside.

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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

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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

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it. You want to end up with a

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risotto.

• Stir the cubes of spiced

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check the seasoning, then pile

the potato on top, leaving the

surface rough and peaked. Dot

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A symbol of remembrance

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By Fiona Robinson

What is one of the most recognisable symbols of

remembrance leading up to Anzac Day? It is the red

poppy. Worn each April in New Zealand and Australia,

and at sites around the world commemorating

ANZAC Day, it honours the soldiers who served and

those who lost their lives in war.

After the fighting acro s Europe during WWI, bright

red poppies were among the first flowers to grow in

the mud and soil of the ba tlefields. These flowers

became a powerful symbol of remembrance after

the famous poem by Canadian Lieutenant Colonel

John McCrae, “In Flanders Fields,” which described

poppies growing among the graves of fa len soldiers.

The red poppy, or Flanders poppy, also came to

represent the sacrifice of soldiers in campaigns such

as the Ga lipoli Campaign. The red poppy became

a symbol of the bravery and sacrifice of those who

served during the Ga lipoli campaign of 1915 and is

central to the ANZAC story.

While the first official Poppy Day in New Zealand was

planned for Armistice Day in 1921, due to a delay in

the shipment of silk poppies from France, it was held

on 24 April 1922, the day before Anzac Day.

For many years, red plastic and paper poppies

were made in Christchurch by members of the

Christchurch Royal New Zealand Returned and

Services’ A sociation (RNZRSA) and were worn

throughout New Zealand. However, as of this year,

the RNZRSA wi l se l a new sustainable poppy made

from biodegradable paper, manufactured by the

Royal British Legion in Kent, England, at this year’s

Poppy Day Appeal.

Today, poppies are sold each year in the lead-up

to Anzac Day during the annual Poppy Appeal

organised by the RNZRSA. Volunteers stand in

towns and shopping areas, se ling the sma l red

poppies that people wear as a visible sign of respect.

The money raised helps support veterans and their

families, including today’s soldiers, a sisting with

welfare, housing, health services, and community

programmes. In communities acro s the country,

including those throughout Selwyn, buying

and wearing a poppy has become a simple but

meaningful way for people to show their gratitude.

The red poppy is a sma l symbol, but it is a powerful

reminder of courage, sacrifice, and remembrance,

and remains part of New Zealand’s history.

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Join your local ANZAC Day commemoration service and remember the

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Returned Services A sociations and local community groups.

Arthur’s Pa s: 7.00am Dawn service at the flagpole on

School Te race, Arthur’s Pa s

Fo lowed by breakfast supplied by AP FENZ at the

Community Centre, 76 School Terrace.

Burnham: 6.00am Dawn Parade, Army Camp gates

Service and wreath-laying ceremony.

Darfield: 8.45am District War Memorial

Wreath-laying ceremony fo lowed by a service at Trinity Church.

Dunsandel: 8.30am District War Memorial

Cnr L eston-Dunsandel Road & Railway Road. Wreath-laying ceremony.

Glenroy: 7.00am Meet at Glenroy Monument

Corner of Downs Road and State Highway 77. Service starts at 7.30am.

Glentunnel: 9.30am Meet outside Glentunnel School

Fo lowed by a service at the Glentunnel Community Centre carpark.

Greendale: 2.00pm Greendale Reserve entrance

Service fo lowed by a wreath-laying ceremony.

Hororata: 11.00am Hororata Monument

If wet, a service wi l be held in Hororata Ha l.

Wreath-laying ceremony at District War Memorial.

Kirwee: 12.00pm Service at Anzac Lane (by watershed), Kirwee

Recreation Reserve


Kowai: Service fo lows on from the conclusion of Springfield’s

ceremony (around midday).

Leeston: 9.00am E lesmere Public Cemetery

Returned Services A sociation section, 323 Feredays Road.

Wreath-laying.

Leeston: 10.30am Leeston Rugby Pavilion

Service followed by a parade to the cenotaph and a wreath-laying

ceremony.

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Service followed by wreath-laying ceremony.

Mead: 9.00am Mead Ha l Memorial gates

Wreath-laying ceremony.

Prebbleton: 9.00am District War Memorial

Wreath-laying ceremony.

Ro leston: 1.00am Town Square – behind Te Ara Ātea

Parade a tend es m et near the Scout den. Service followed by a

wreath-laying ceremony.

Sheffield-Waddington: 8.00am Sheffield Cenotaph

Service followed by a wreath-laying ceremony.

Springfield: 1.00am Tawera Memorial Ha l

Service followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at District War Memorial.

Springston: 10.30am Springston Ha l

Service at the ha l fo lowed by a wreath-laying ceremony

at the District War Memorial.

Tai Tapu: 8.45am Meet at Tai Tapu School

Raise a flag, march to the Cenotaph.

9.00am Service and wreath-laying, then march back to school.

West Melton: 9.45am West Melton War Memorial in school grounds


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by Avonhead Rotary Club as a Charity precious, valuable and much loved

fundraiser is hugely popular and we l vehicles ranging in age from very old

established on the local motoring enthusiasts

calendar, catering for a l types of motoring.

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vehicles and a broad range of interests. Paul Ke ly Motor Company is once

The diverse range of vehicles with again the principal sponsor of the event

we l over 7 0 cars, trucks, motorbikes for the fift enth consecutive year. “The

etc on display at last years’ event has Twin Rivers event is a great day out on

always ensured this popular event the Canterbury motoring enthusiasts

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March 2026, wi l be held as usual a the Fundraising this year is once again to

A&P Showgrounds in Curle ts Road. support Hohepa Canterbury to complete

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Str et, supporting inte lectua ly

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