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SELWYN SOUNDS 

Jordan Luck counts down to 

Lincoln’s big rock concert 

P4 

WAIMAIRI BEACH GOLF 

The city’s best links course 

gets a new look 

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Thursday, March 2, 2017 

McCaw runs 

for a 

cause 

Sports star Gemma McCaw, and wife of All Blacks 

legend Richie, is running for a cause in The Star 

City2Surf with Mike Pero Real Estate on March 19 

– Aviva. 

And she is inviting anyone in the run to team up 

with her on the day. 

Story page 3 

Frantic 

mum 

hunts 

for 

ashes 

• By Julia Evans 

THE DESPERATE mum searching 

for her son’s stolen ashes has been 

going to pawn shops in a bid to find 

clues as to who took them. 

Raewyn Wahnig went to The 

Pawn Shop on Ferry Rd yesterday 

in case the person who burgled 

their house on 

Thursday had 

tried to sell 

jewellery which 

was also taken. 

Stillborn son 

Thomas James’ 

ashes were stolen 

in the burglary 

in Buckleys 

Rd, Linwood, 

at 3.50pm on 

Thursday. 

Raewyn 

Wahnig 

She is desperate to get them back, 

and is hoping the offender may 

have the heart to let her or someone 

else know where they have discarded 

them – or even return the 

ashes. 

Mrs Wahnig said the burglar 

probably thought the ashes were 

drugs. 

Police don’t appear to have any 

leads. 

• Turn to page 4 

•Editor’s plea to burglar, page 2 

PROFILE, P18-19 THE SCIENCE BEHIND PREDICTING FIRES 

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Thursday March 2 2017 

Inside 

FROM 

THE 

EDITOR’S 

DESK 

The Star 

News.....................................3-17 

IF YOU are the person who 

broke into a Buckleys Rd house 

in Linwood last week, please 

read on. 

The box you took had ashes 

in it – not drugs as you would 

have now realised. 

There’s a good chance you’ve 

thrown it away. 

The contents of that box are 

irreplaceable – they’re Raewyn 

and Edgar Wahnig’s stillborn 

son. 

The jewellery that was taken 

has probably paid off a debt 

or been fenced somewhere. So 

be it. 

Over the years, I’ve known 

a lot of people on the wrong 

side of the law. Many of them 

are pretty good people underneath. 

They could have forged 

useful lives in sport, art or 

business if it wasn’t for a few 

weaknesses or two, if you get 

my drift. 

So if you’ve heard or know 

where the ashes are, give me a 

call on 021 359 426 and I’ll get 

the ashes back to the family. 

– Barry Clarke 

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This week in history saw the Lyttelton road tunnel opened, the longest in the 

country, on February 27, 1964. On February 28, 1853, the provincial boundary of 

Westland (then called West Canterbury) was included as part of Canterbury. On 

February 28, 1967, the Canterbury cricket team defeated the visiting Australians, 

the first time any New Zealand team had done so. On February 28, 1981, 

President of the European Parliament Simone Veil visited the city. On February 

28, 1986, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the city. On March 1, 

1865, Godley Head lighthouse began operating. On March 1, 1930, the Majestic 

Theatre opened – the city’s first steel frame building. On March 2, 1970, amid 

mounting controversy, the city council began construction of a road deviation 

through Hagley Park. The work was stopped by March 7 for legal reasons, and 

the project was eventually scrapped. March 3, 1862, marked the first meeting of 

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Illegally sold dog 

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Police have clues over horse attack case 

• By Andrew King 

POLICE MAY be closer 

to identifying the people 

responsible for a horrific 

attack on three horses in 

Burwood. 

Gus, a seven-year-old 

standardbred, had to be shot 

by a police officer after he was 

found badly wounded at about 

5am on February 18. 

Passersby called police to 

report two men were chasing 

Gemma takes on City2Surf 

• By Bridget Rutherford 

GEMMA MCCAW has taken 

on the Coast to Coast run, 

endurance races and played 

more than 200 internationals for 

the Black Sticks. 

And, of course, after her much 

publicised recent wedding, she 

and husband, rugby great Richie 

McCaw, kick-started their Central 

Otago honeymoon with a 

20km run. 

But on March 19, she will be 

running for fun and charity in 

The Star City2Surf with Mike 

Pero Real Estate. 

The former Black Sticks star 

and about 25 Aviva staff will run 

and walk the 6km and 14km 

events to raise awareness and 

money for the charity. 

City2Surf has chosen Aviva 

as its benefiting charity for this 

year’s event. Aviva provides family 

violence support. 

Gemma said Aviva, formerly 

known as Christchurch Women’s 

Refuge, was deserving,and 

the City2Surf was a great way to 

help. 

“To have those conversations 

about where people can go for 

help is important for any community.” 

She would not be racing to win 

in the 14km event because, for 

her, it was more about enjoying 

it. Although, she said a minor 

Gus and two other horses in 

the paddock. 

But police believe there 

could have been a larger group 

responsible for the death of 

Gus and the injuries to the 

two other horses, Charlie and 

Steve. 

The two men seen in the 

paddock were spoken to, but 

told police they were trying to 

help the badly wounded animal 

after walking home from 

a nearby party. 

knee injury sustained after taking 

part in the Coast to Coast 

run may “slow her down a little 

bit.” 

Gemma said it will be her first 

time running in the iconic event 

and she welcomed others to join 

her. 

“You won’t regret it. That sense 

of achievement afterwards and 

that community feel is the perfect 

opportunity and a great way 

to spend a Sunday.” 

Aviva marketing and funding 

manager Julie McCloy said the 

City2Surf was part of a 12-week 

wellness challenge staff were 

doing to promote physical wellbeing. 

“For us working in family and 

sexual violence, we want to help 

people achieve well-being.” 

City2Surf event manager 

Vanessa Fleming said they were 

expecting more than 12,000 

people to take part this year. 

“It’s amazing for Aviva to have 

someone like Gemma. She’s 

just an ordinary Kiwi girl supporting 

the charity and raising 

awareness for Aviva, which helps 

families live free of violence.” 

She said the 43rd event was all 

about giving it a go, whether it 

be walking, jogging or running. 

To donate to the cause, visit 

https://givealittle.co.nz/event/ 

sorefeetforsaferfamilies 

•Enter City2Surf, page 36 

Owner Karina Romeyn said 

police had indicated to her a 

larger group was involved. 

“I think there was a few 

of them walking back who 

started to chase them around. 

But when it turned bad only 

two stayed behind to help 

Gus,” she said. 

Anyone with information 

can phone 363 7400 or 

report anonymously through 

Crimestoppers on 0800 555 

111. 

FRIENDS: 

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Romeyn 

and Gus. 

ACTIVE: Gemma 

McCaw will take 

on The Star 

City2Surf run 

with Aviva staff, 

including Julie 

McCloy (left), 

Suzanne Ross, 

Tania Kitto and 

Katie Dixon, 

who took part in 

Tuesday night’s 

City2Surf training 

run at Hagley 

Park. 

In Brief 

STATE OF EMERGENCY EXPIRES 

The state of emergency which gave 

extra powers to those fighting the 

fires last month expired yesterday. 

Mayor Lianne Dalziel said 99 

per cent of the fire perimeter was 

contained and controlled, so the 

focus would turn to recovery. The 

authorities involved will still have 

transitional powers for 28 days, 

which allows them to manage 

things like access to the remaining 

hot spots, and make quick 

decisions if there is a flare-up. 

SANTA STAYS PUT 

A campaign to try and return a 

giant Santa to its former home 

has been shelved. Last year, actor 

Jason Reekers was trying to get 

the 6m tall, fibreglass Santa – 

which used to sit on Armagh St’s 

Hay’s building and later Farmers 

– back to Christchurch. It had 

been in Levin for about 15 years 

after Farmers rebuilt its premises 

in 1996. But Mr Reekers said the 

campaign became complicated 

because Santa had become wellloved 

in his new home. He said he 

may look at starting a campaign 

to built a new Santa for the city in 

the future instead. 

FIREFIGHTER DONATION 

A donation of $25,000 has been 

made to Canterbury firefighters 

following their efforts to bring the 

Port Hills fire under control. The 

money, which has been donated 

by Smiths City, will fund an 

annual family day event for both 

Selwyn and Christchurch rural 

and urban firefighters. 

400k FOR BIKE SHARE PLAN 

The city council has set aside 

$400,000 in its annual plan to go 

towards a new bike share system. 

It, along with Environment 

Canterbury, decided to prepare a 

business case about the possibility 

of installing the system as part 

of the Metro network. For the 

past 18 months, Spark has been 

running a pilot programme with 

36 bicycles across six stations, 

which proved popular. City 

councillors decided to include 

the money in the annual plan on 

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Luck ready to rock 

Selwyn Sounds 

MISSING: The empty box where Raewyn and Edgar Wahnig 

kept their stillborn son Thomas’ ashes. 

Frantic mum 

searches for ashes 

• From page 1 

Mrs Wahnig says police appear 

to have no leads. 

She doesn’t care about the 

jewellery, she just wants Thomas 

back. 

The Pawn Shop branch manager 

John Steenhart said it is doing 

all it can to help Mrs Wahnig 

and is working with the police. 

Mrs Wahnig and her husband 

Edgar couldn’t sleep at night, 

wondering where Thomas was. 

It feels like they were endlessly 

searching for a missing person. 

Their biggest fear is Thomas 

has been dumped somewhere, 

and will never return home. 

“I know he’s just been thrown 

out but I keep telling myself 

that’s not what’s happened,” she 

said. 

Police are examining fingerprints 

taken from the house. 

A set that thought might lead 

to a suspect had been eliminated. 

Mrs Wahnig said she broke 

down in tears when the police 

told her. 


IT IS two days out from the 

inaugural Selwyn Sounds 

concert, and Kiwi music 

heavyweight Jordan Luck says 

it’s going to be “stonking”. 

The Jordan Luck Band will 

feature in Saturday’s concert 

alongside Mi-Sex, Dragon, Jason 

Kerrison, Annie Crummer, 

Margaret Urlich, Debbie Harwood 

and Sharon O’Neill. 

It is expected to bring up 

to 10,000 people to Lincoln 

Domain. 

Luck, who was the front man 

of The Dance Exponents and 

The Exponents, said his band 

was really looking forward to 

playing, and listening to the 

other acts. 

“What a line-up, it’s going to 

be stonking.” 

Luck has been living in Little 

River, “drinking their coffee 

and eating their pies”. 

And it won’t be the first time 

he has performed in Lincoln. 

He said with The Exponents, 

he had played at about 10 university 

orientations. 

Those heading along 

could expect to hear some 

originals such as Victoria 

and Why Does Love Do 

This To Me, as well as 

songs from his new album 

Not Only . . . But Also. 

“It won’t matter what 

the weather’s like, just 

give me hot music.” 

For tickets visit 

Ticketek website. 

• More 

on Selwyn 

Sounds, 

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• By Gabrielle Stuart 

NATALIE MARIE Green, 35, was given 

more than $10,000 in a public Givealittle 

campaign after her house burnt down 

two years ago. 

Two days later, she started a police 

chase from Hornby through the city, 

before crashing her car into a home on 

Centaurus Rd causing almost $70,000 of 

damage. 

On Tuesday she was in the High Court 

appealing an order to pay damages to 

her victims, on the grounds of family 

hardship. 

Her lawyer, Nick Rout, told the court 

she was unable to pay that amount. 

Both Green (above) and her husband 

are unemployed and on benefits, which 

add up to $729 per week, he said. 

“Her husband is the only one who can 

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Health performance: The real story 


CANTABRIANS’ access to 

non-emergency surgery is now 

the worst in the country – but 

health authorities appear to be 

trying to whitewash the falling 

numbers. 

The Canterbury District 

Health Board has failed to 

reach three out of six Government 

health targets, which 

are designed to track how well 

health boards are performing in 

crucial areas. 

Canterbury and South 

Canterbury DHBs were ranked 

worst in the country for elective 

surgeries – which includes everything 

but emergency surgery. 

But in statements after the 

figures were released last 

week, both Minister of Health 

Jonathan Coleman and the 

CDHB tried to paint the 

numbers as positive. 

Dr Coleman said the CDHB 

“continues to perform well” 

against the targets, and praised 

it for improvements in other 

areas. 

In a separate statement, 

CDHB chief executive David 

Meates said its performance had 

“remained strong”. 

He did not mention any of the 

three areas where the CDHB 

Jonathan 

Coleman 

David 

Meates 

had failed to meet the targets, 

but praised the performance in 

the Emergency Department, 

cancer treatment and immunisations, 

where it met the targets. 

The Star asked Mr Meates 

if he stood by his statement 

the CDHB’s performance had 

“remained strong”, given the 

failure to meet half the targets. 

He did not respond, but a 

CDHB spokeswoman instead 

sent a response from planning 

and funding general manager 

Carolyn Gullery. 

She said the doctors’ strikes 

and the disruption from the 

North Canterbury earthquake 

in November had “impacted our 

ability to meet elective health 

targets” last year. 

The CDHB planned to outsource 

some surgery because of 

the shortfall, she said. 

“We have a plan in 

place, which includes outsourcing 

a number of procedures, 

therefore utilising the capacity 

that’s available in the private 

sector to support reaching 

target by the end of the financial 

year.” 

The CDHB hospital advisory 

committee is scheduled to get 

a report on the health targets – 

but not until April. 

The Star also asked Dr 

Coleman if he was taking the 

CDHB’s elective surgery issues 

seriously, and what discussions 

he had with the CDHB about 

the problem. 

But a spokeswoman for Dr 

Coleman said he would not 

answer the questions as he had 

“nothing further to add”. 

The elective surgery targets 

are set for each health board, 

based on their capacity. 

Canterbury’s target for the 

final six months of last year 

was 10,297 elective surgeries, 

but it had performed just 9782 

by December – 515 fewer than 

planned. 

In the 2015/16 financial year 

the CDHB performed 21,039 

elective surgeries – 565 more 

than its 20,474 target. 

Donkeys safe 

and well after 

Port Hills fire 

SUE HALEY thought her 

donkeys, Stormy and Patchy, 

had perished in the Port Hills 

fire. 

When the fire roared towards 

her 11ha property at the top 

of Marley Hill she opened 

the paddock gates and had to 

leave the donkeys to fend for 

themselves after evacuating. 

For 10 days she did not know 

whether they had survived. 

But when she was allowed 

to return to her property of 20 

years this week, the pair were on 

her front lawn. 

“I couldn’t believe my eyes,’’ 

she said. “Their hooves looked 

a bit blackened but they haven’t 

been injured in any way. I 

thought they would be pretty 

distressed but they are looking 

good.’’ 

Tony Groome, who has been 

working for the Selwyn District 

Council helping landowners 

affected by the fires, was the first 

to find the donkeys and said 

they were chomping on dandelions 

and lavender when they 

were initially spotted. 

“They seemed very happy to 

see humans,’’ he said. 

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Plan to delay restorations 


WORK TO restore two of the 

city’s historic buildings could 

be pushed back. 

As part of its draft annual 

plan, the city council is proposing 

to defer the earthquake 

repairs of the Canterbury Provincial 

Council Chambers and 

the old Municipal Chambers. 

It wants to do so until there 

is greater certainty around 

restoration for 

both. 

City council 

capital delivery 

major facilities 

manager Alistair 

Pearson (right) 

said the city council 

currently spends between 

$20,000-$30,000 each year on 

maintenance and security for 

both. 

There was also an emergency 

repair budget of between 

$200,000 and $300,000 that had 

been set aside should an urgent 

need arise, he said. 

The first of five stages of 

repairs on the provincial chambers 

– restoring the timber 

buildings, the Durham St Safes 

and the Armagh St Tower – was 

due to begin this month. 

HISTORY: The city council wants to delay repairs to the 

old Municipal Chambers (above) and Canterbury Provincial 

Council Chambers until there is greater certainty of their 

restoration. 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

But Mr Pearson said the 

$8.6 million set aside to go towards 

that had been deferred. 

He said it was not known 

when work would begin on 

either chambers, or the cost for 

each. 

The deferral was a proposal 

at this stage, with the draft annual 

plan going out for public 

consultation on March 20, and 

a final decision to be made in 

June, he said. 

The provincial chambers, 

on Durham St North, date 

back to the 1850s and are the 

only purpose-built provincial 

government buildings left in the 

country. 

The Municipal Chambers, 

also known as Our City – 

Otautahi, on the corner of 

Oxford Tce and Worcester 

Boulevard, is the first Queen 

Anne Arts and Craft style 

building in the country. 

Parts of it needs to be reconstructed, 

while other elements 

needed additional concrete and 

steel work. 

Christchurch Heritage Trust 

chairwoman Anna Crighton 

said the delay should be no 

longer than a year. 

Those buildings were the 

“jewels”, she said. 

“We are the last European 

settled country in the world and 

our early history is really, really 

important.” 

Dr Crighton said it would be 

better to use the maintenance 

money to put towards starting 

the restoration of both 

chambers. 

In September the city council 

told The Star a feasibility study 

for the Municipal Chambers 

repairs had been prepared. 

The project team had been 

asked to pursue further options 

to secure a more “cost effective” 

solution. 

Mr Pearson said city 

councillors were expected to 

receive a report in April which 

would include that level of 

detail. 

High interest 

in new 

marina berths 


THE NUMBER of berths in 

Lyttelton’s new marina has been 

increased due to high demand. 

Lyttelton Port of Christchurch 

carried out a registration of 

interest process for berths in its 

yet to be built Te Ana Marina and 

received too many 

registrations. 

Chief executive 

Peter Davie (right)said 

it had since increased 

the number of berths 

delivered in stage 

one to 170 – close to the number of 

registrations it received. 

The original stage one plans included 

about 130 berths. 

“We are close to finalising negotiations 

with our contractor and work 

will commence on the final design 

within a few months, starting with 

the fabrication of pontoons off site,” 

Mr Davie said. 

Te Ana would be a walk-on floating 

marina. Construction of stage 

one would begin this year. 

The plans include a promenade 

linking the marina to Lyttelton’s 

centre and with a walkway from 

Voelas Rd. 

Enrolled nursing study fasttracks 

entry into career 

Aspiring nurses can fast-track 

their entry into the profession 

with Ara Institute of Canterbury’s 

Diploma in Enrolled Nursing. 

Graduate Sam O’Malley recently 

completed the 18 month programme and 

is now working as an Enrolled Nurse at 

Pukeko Blue. He previously worked at the 

mental health organisation as a support 

worker, but wanted to upskill. 

“I wanted to take on more responsibility 

and saw that I could help people more as 

a nurse. Enrolled nursing at Ara appealed 

because it was very hands on and took a 

short time to complete,” he says. 

Sam says that the best parts of the 

programme were the practical placements. 

He worked in five different organisations, 

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DISPLAY: The Rolls Royce Merlin engine and propeller hub at 

the Air Force Museum of New Zealand. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

Ace fighter pilot’s spitfire 

engine lands at museum 

• By Tom Doudney 

HERO: Squadron 

leader Johnny 

Checketts 

in a spitfire 

cockpit during 

World War 2 

on October 20, 

1943. 

AN AIRCRAFT engine, which lay buried 

in northern France for more than 70 years, 

has come halfway around the world to be 

delivered to the homeland of its pilot. 

The Rolls Royce Merlin engine, which 

belonged to an 

Mk.IXB spitfire 

flown by renowned 

Invercargill-born 

fighter ace Johnny 

Checketts, arrived at 

its new home at the 

Air Force Museum 

of New Zealand in 

Wigram last week. 

Checketts son, 

Chris Checketts, was 

with museum staff Johnny Checketts 

to meet it. 

The engine has a remarkable story to 

tell, stretching back to the height of World 

War 2. On September 6, 1943, Checketts 

and his fellow spitfire pilots of No. 485 

(NZ) Squadron RAF took off on a mission 

to escort 72 RAF bombers to their target 

in France. They were intercepted and attacked 

by 20 German FW 190 fighters and, 

in the ensuing dogfight, Checketts’ spitfire 

was hit. 

There was an explosion and the cockpit 

filled with flames. Checketts was badly 

burned but managed to bail out, landing 

safely in a field, while his spitfire ploughed 

into the ground. 

He was safely hidden with a French 

family and his wounds treated. With help 

from the French Resistance, Checketts 

evaded capture for nearly two months and 

safely made it back to England. 

He passed away in Christchurch in 2006 

after serving as a volunteer guide at the 

Air Force Museum for a number of years. 

In March 2015, French aviation enthusiast 

group Somme Aviation 39-45 uncovered 

the remains of Checketts’ spitfire, 

aided by the accurate memories of local 

man André Bonvarlet who, as a teenager, 

had witnessed the spitfire crash and had 

seen him bail out. 

The complete Merlin engine, together 

with numerous other aircraft parts, was 

excavated from beneath 3.5m of soil. 

Pierre Ben and his team then began the 

process of cleaning and restoring the 

engine, which was encrusted with clay and 

dirt. 

Mr Ben contacted Chris in Christchurch 

about the possibility of sending the engine 

to New Zealand. Thanks to support from 

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Chris then donated it to the museum. 

Through the efforts of Mr Ben and his 

team, the museum now has an enduring 

tribute to one of the most famous Kiwi 

fighter aces of World War 2. Visitors will 

be able to view the engine when it goes on 

public display in late March. 

Chris said he felt “quite emotional” at 

encountering such a tangible link to his 

late father.



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Drum beats over policing 

All is not well between 

Lyttelton residents 

and their local police. 

Residents want after 

hours and weekend 

local police on patrol 

and are taking matters 

into their own hands 

with satisfaction surveys. 

Even a former detective 

has laid a complaint 

about their performance. 

Gabrielle Stuart reports 

ON PAPER, Lyttelton’s policing 

situation looks very good. 

Just 122 crimes were reported 

in Lyttelton last year, only a 

fraction – 0.5 per cent – of the 

20,625 crimes reported across 

Christchurch. 

Five police officers and a 

supervisor are assigned to the 

Lyttelton Police Station, and 

with crime dropping each 

year, that should be more than 

enough. 

But it is after dark the issues 

begin. 

The station is only staffed 

between 8am-5pm – after that, 

any calls are taken by police in 

Christchurch. 

Yet almost two thirds of the 

crimes recorded in Lyttelton 

over the past two years were 

committed after hours or on the 

weekends, when the police station 

was closed. 

That has left residents feeling 

increasingly unsafe. 

A number of vehicles that were 

broken into in Lyttelton and 

Diamond Harbour earlier last 

month has prompted the Banks 

Peninsula Community Board to 

ask for an update. 

Last month, about 100 

Lyttelton residents were 

surveyed about the local 

policing. 

Two thirds of the people who 

responded said they believed 

the police response to crime was 

inadequate. 

The survey was organised 

by Candice Milner and Paul 

Dietche. 

Mr Dietche said people did not 

feel safe. 

“People know that they can 

run amuck when the police are 

off hours,” he said. 

Ms Milner says she has “had 

enough”. 

Sixty-six per cent, believed 

police response to crime is 

inadequate. 

Ms Milner said the statistics 

show people want something 

done about the issue and there 

are two options – permanent 

police or CCTV cameras. 

She said nobody wants 

cameras in their area but if the 

crime continues, something has 

to be done. 

Former detective Peter 

Newsome, who lives in Lyttelton, 

has laid an official complaint 

with the Minister of Police Paula 

Bennett saying police “fobbed 

off” two requests for help. 

The complaint is now with the 

Police Commissioner’s office. 

Mr Newsome wants a formal 

review of Lyttelton’s after-hours 

policing policy. 

He said residents were losing 

confidence in the local police. 

Mr Newsome said neither of 

his complaints had been serious, 

but he was concerned by how 

“dismissive” Lyttelton police had 

been. 

He complained because he was 

seriously concerned about the 

way confidence in the police was 

dropping. 

Canterbury area prevention 

manager Acting Inspector Paul 

Reeves said he was aware of the 

discussion in the community, 

and it was a concern. 

“We need to make sure people 

do feel safe, and get good service 

from the police,” he said. 

He said serious incidents 

would always be responded 

to, even after the station was 

closed – but he could not say if 

there would be any change to the 

hours the station was manned. 

He said police resources had 

to be assigned where there was 

demand, and the number of calls 

to police from Lyttelton had not 

increased at all. 

National list MP Nuk Korako 

FED UP: Eighteenyear-old 

Lyttelton 

resident Candice 

Milner has put 

together an online 

survey in a bid to 

address crime. 

PHOTO: 

NOAH GRAHAM 

has been campaigning for several 

months to get more police 

presence after hours in the area, 

but has so far been unsuccessful. 

He said an after hours police 

presence was particularly 

needed in the Lyttelton area 

because the bays were “the city’s 

playground”, and attracted a lot 

of visitors in the evenings and 

weekends. 

One of Bill English’s first 

promises as Prime Minister was 

to have 880 extra police officers 

on the beat around the country 

by November. 

The decision about where they 

are assigned will be made by 

police, but Mr Korako said he 

would “push hard” to have some 

of them placed in Lyttelton. 

Port Hills MP Ruth Dyson 

said she believed police there 

were doing the best job they 

could, but they needed more 

resources. 

“When the budgets are cut 

they can’t ask police to work as 

volunteers,” she said. 

Banks Peninsula city councillor 

and deputy mayor Andrew 

Turner said the issue had been 

raised with the local community 

Crime in Lyttelton: 

2016: 122 crimes 

reported 

• 48 thefts 

• 44 burglaries 

• 24 illegal uses of a 

motor vehicle 

• six assaults 

2015: 133 crimes 

reported 

• 58 thefts 

• 46 burglaries 

• 16 assaults 

• 13 illegal uses of a 

motor vehicle 

board, and they were concerned. 

“The scale of crime people are 

talking about seems to be greatly 

increased from what it was in 

the past. There have always been 

a few burglaries, vandalism, 

fighting and petty crime, but this 

quite unprecedented in the way 

it is being discussed,” he said. 

Although the numbers of 

reported crimes have dropped, 

he was concerned crimes might 

be going unreported. 

“If the lack of reporting is 

reflective of a community lack 

of confidence in the police, then 

that’s certainly a problem,” he 

said. 

But he said keeping the 

community safe went both 

ways, and there were also things 

residents could be doing to 

prevent crime. 

“In Lyttelton we have lived 

in a community where people 

look after each other, so people 

haven’t been as security conscious 

as they could be, making 

sure homes are locked and cars 

are locked securely,” he said. 

Since the issue was raised, 

about a dozen people in the 

community have volunteered 

to join the community watch – 

which may mean they are able to 

run more frequent patrols. 

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• By Kurt Bayer 

A LOST pet dog sold online just 

hours after it went missing has 

been reunited with its family. 

Tiny Trinnie went walkabouts 

from her Burwood home on the 

morning of February 19. 

The bichon mixed with longhaired 

chihuahua was allegedly 

picked up further down Bassett 

St, photographed, and offered 

for sale on a popular local buysell 

online page. 

Meanwhile, a distraught 

Muriwai family were out searching 

the neighbourhood, calling 

Trinnie’s name, phoning nearby 

vets, and on Monday morning, 

the city council. 

By Tuesday, they were becoming 

concerned for the cheeky, 

friendly dog’s welfare. 

“She’s so cute and so innocent, 

it’s obvious that she belongs to 

a loving home so we thought 

someone would’ve come forward 

with her,” said 21-year-old 

Eleanor Muriwai. 

“We never once thought that 

someone would find her and sell 

her.” 

Eleanor then plastered missing 

notices across social media 

sites in Christchurch, pleading 

for help in getting the beloved 

family dog home. 

Within hours, someone 

messaged her back with a 

screenshot of a woman selling a 

white dog that looked eerily like 

Trinnie. 

Taison, 6, Matai, 3, and their 

aunty Eleanor Muriwai after being 

reunited with their beloved 

Trinnie. 

“There was no doubt it was 

her,” Eleanor said. 

“She has a stain under her 

right eye and just the way she 

looked up at the camera - that’s 

how she looks at us when she 

wants food.” 

She circulated the screenshot 

far and wide and within an 

hour she was being told who the 

woman was and where she lived. 

Her brothers went doorknocking 

in the area late at night but 

had little success. 

Then a friend of the new 

owners – who had paid $200 for 

Trinnie in good faith, just hours 

after she went missing - got in 

touch. 

Last Wednesday, the unsuspecting 

family gave Trinnie back 

to her rightful owners. 

“We were so happy to get 

her back . . . she wouldn’t stop 

licking mum’s face on the drive 

home,” Eleanor said. 

“But it was sad for the other 

family. The wife is pregnant and 

the husband had bought her 

Trinnie as a gift, and in those 

few days they had Trinnie, the 

children had got quite attached.” 

Eleanor says the innocent 

REUNITED: 

Trinnie is back 

home with her 

family. 

family are now looking to get 

refunded from the person who 

sold them Trinnie. 

The theft was reported to 

police last Wednesday. 

“However, the owners later 

advised police the dog had been 

returned and no further police 

action was required and thus the 

matter has been filed,” a police 

spokeswoman said. 

Eleanor said the whole incident 

has left her family shaken. 

“We just can’t believe that 

someone would sell a dog that 

they found, and that wasn’t 

theirs to sell,” she said. 

“Trinnie means much more to 

us than money. We could never 

sell her. We are just so glad to 

have her back home.” 

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Lincoln University students. 

She left such a mark, the university’s 

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after her when it opened in 2001. 

Mrs O’s has been 

an institution ever 

since. 

Mrs O’Loughlin 

(right) died on 

February 17, and 

was farewelled 

on Saturday. She 

was 89. 

Starting at the university in 

1966, Mrs O’Loughlin was a 

cleaner and tea attendant largely 

in Hudson Hall. 

But in turn, she became a 

second mother to many students 

living on campus. 

One of those students was Paul 

Bolger – son of then Prime Minister 

Jim Bolger. 

“Mrs Bolger used to ring quite 

a lot to see how he was getting on, 

but he was generally quiet and 

studious,” Mrs O’Loughlin said 

in Lincoln’s Alumni News after 

retiring in 1998. 

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Water scheme plan to help dry river 

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Central Plains 

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Selwyn River 


THE PROPOSED use of Central 

Plains Water Scheme water to 

increase flows in the Selwyn 

River is likely to go ahead. 

However, one of the remaining 

questions is how the project 

would be funded. 

Last Wednesday, the zone 

committee led a workshop at the 

Lincoln Event Centre to progress 

its campaign on making Coes 

Ford swimmable again. About 

80 people, including farmers and 

environmentalists turned up. 

The zone committee has 

agreed in principle to look into 

augmenting the Selwyn River’s 

flow with CPW water. 

Selwyn Waihora Zone Committee 

chairman Allen Lim said 

most people at the workshop had 

been positive about the idea. 

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has to cross the Selwyn River 

anyway so we thought we would 

just take an off-take from there,” 

he said. 

“It’s yet to be totally confirmed 

but given the level of interest, the 

likelihood of that project going 

ahead is much higher.” 

There were several parties 

which would have to come 

together and reach agreement to 

make it happen but he declined 

to comment further on who that 

would involve. 

“It’s about funding and who 

pays for what,” Mr Lim said. 

“This Swimmable Selwyn 

initiative has actually gone past 

Environment Canterbury and I 

think even central Government 

is probably talking about it.” 

It comes at a time when the 

river at Coes Ford has dried 

up apart from a couple of algae 

covered pools. Mr Lim acknowledged 

that augmenting the flow 

alone would not be enough 

to improve the river’s health. 

Cleaning up the Silverstream 

catchment, a major contributor 

of nutrients causing high E. coli 

levels at Coes Ford, would be 

another priority. 

The zone committee was aware 

there was a strong desire in the 

community to see Coes Ford 

swimmable again. 

Higher flows would help flush 

nutrients through instead of 

SAD STATE: The Selwyn River has dried up at Coes Ford apart 

from a couple of algae covered pools. 

PHOTO: RICHARD COSGROVE 

concentrating them at Coes 

Ford. 

CPW water would likely 

be used to augment the river 

between later autumn and early 

spring. The water would top up 

groundwater first before flowing 

into the river. 

“It could take a year to fill up, 

we just don’t know,” Mr Lim 

said. 

Fish and Game general manager 

and ECan councillor Rod 

Cullinane said the augmentation 

plan could be a positive move 

but it would depend on what 

effect taking water which would 

otherwise flow elsewhere would 

have. 

“If we can get some water back 

in there without robbing Peter to 

pay Paul, so to speak, we would 

support that,” he said. 

Springston South artist and 

water quality campaigner Mike 

Glover said he wanted to know 

who would pay for the augmentation. 

“Does that mean the 

ratepayers will be paying a 

private company money for this 

water?” 

He was also concerned that 

increasing the flow of the Selwyn 

would also simply flush the nutrients 

down to Te Waihora/Lake 

Ellesmere and the sea where they 

would also cause problems. 

A CPW spokeswoman said 

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council-led process. 

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try and be a part of that,” she 

said. 

Last week the Government announced 

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•Megan Woods, page 22



The Star 

Spring Festival Celebrations, 

Symbol of Multi-Cultural Diversity 

The Chinese communities have just welcomed the lunar new 

year of the Rooster. As a symbol of multi-cultural diversity and 

prosperity, the Spring Festival celebrations have been enjoyed by 

people of all cultural backgrounds in New Zealand. As the festival 

season coming to an end, we will have a review of this year’s 

celebrations in Christchurch and elsewhere. 

Spring Festival Gala and Reception hosted by the Chinese 

Consulate 

On January 16, the Chinese 

Consulate in Christchurch 

hosted the 2017 Spring 

Festival Gala and Reception 

in Issac Theatre Royal in 

Christchurch. 

More than 800 people 

including Consul General 

Jin Zhijian and wife, Minister 

Nicky Wagner of Custom and Disability Affairs, Christchurch 

Mayor Lianne Dalziel, MP Dr. Jian Yang, MP Maureen Pugh, several 

other mayors of South Island Districts, and friends from all walks of 

life attended the celebration. Art Troupe from Wuhan performed a 

spectacular acrobatic, singing and dancing show for the guests. 

Consul General Jin in his remarks sent his greeting of the Chinese 

New Year. He said the show was the first performance from China 

in the Issac Theatre Royal since its reopening after the earthquake. 

It was regarded as the wrap-up of the series of celebrations in 

commemoration of the 10th anniversary of sister city relationship 

between Christchurch and Wuhan. He said in the new year 

symbolizing vitality and industry, the Consulate General would 

like to make joint efforts with all the friends to push forward 

the continuous development of friendly cooperative relationship 

between China and the South Island. 

“Cultures of China, Festival of Spring” Performance 

On February 7, the “Cultures of China, Festival of Spring” 

performance was held in the Royal Issac Theatre in Christchurch. 

Consul General Jin Zhijian and wife, MP Megan Woods, several 

mayors of South Island districts, Christchurch City Councilor 

Jimmy Chen and other guests were invited to attend, and nearly 

one thousand people watched the show. 

Consul General Jin in his remarks expressed warm welcome to the 

art troupe from China. He said culture serves as spiritual bonds 

among Chinese worldwide and also as the bridge of understanding 

and friendship linking different countries and ethnicities. Dr. 

Woods in her remarks appreciated the harmony among multiethnicities 

in Christchurch and the important contributions by the 

Chinese communities to the cultural diversity of the city. She also 

conveyed the New Year greeting by Labor Party Leader Andrew 

Little to the audience. 

During the two and half hour performance, more than 

20 programs have been presented. The “Face Changing” of 

Sichuan Opera, and the acrobatic act “Balancing on Pipes” have 

aroused waves of laughing and acclamation from audience. 

Lantern Festival in Hagley Park 

On February 19, the Christchurch Lantern Festival returned bigger 

than before this year, providing visitors an experience of Chinese 

culture through hundreds of vibrantly coloured lanterns. The 

Chinese Consulate General in Christchurch donated two lanterns 

to the Festival, and also set up its own display tent in the park, 

giving out free cultural souvenirs. The city of Shenzhen, a sister 

city of Christchurch in China, also donated a lantern, and set up 

a tent to display intangible cultural heritage of China. During the 

celebrations, artists from China and local Chinese communities 

performed folk music, dancing and martial arts. They were well 

received by the audience. 

Minister Wagner, Mayor Dalziel and MP Jian Yang delivered 

remarks with warm feelings respectively wishing a joyful Spring 

Festival for all. They spoke positively of the remarkable progress of 

the China-New Zealand friendly cooperation, highly commended 

the important contributions of the Chinese community in 

promoting the economic and social development and multicultural 

integration of New Zealand, and expected China-New Zealand 

relationship and exchanges between China and the South Island to 

keep entering new stages. 

Spring Festival Parade 

On February 8, a Spring Festival Gala Parade was held 

in Christchurch. The parade marched from the bridge of 

remembrance, crossed the CBD and arrived at the Cathedral 

Square. Over 150 local Chinese participated in the event and 

presented traditional cultural performances including waist drum, 

lion dancing, and Ethnic Gaoshan dancing. 

The Royal Theatre was fully packed, filled with lively atmosphere, 

and the show has received bursts of applause from the audience 

throughout the process. The one and a half hour performance 

made a perfect ending in cheers and exclaiming. 

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THERE ARE just two days 

to go until the biggest music 

festival Selwyn has seen. 

Selwyn Sounds, which will 

be held at Lincoln Domain 

on Saturday, could see up to 

10,000 people turning out to 

see a line-up of Kiwi music 

heavyweights. 

The show will be headlined 

by Mi-Sex and Dragon, with 

the supporting line-up including 

The Jordan Luck Band, 

Jason Kerrison, Annie Crummer, 

Margaret Urlich, Debbie 

Harwood and Sharon O’Neill. 

you need to know: 

•The show will run from 11.30am to 8.30pm, with gates 

opening at 10.30am. 

•Lincoln High School’s grounds will be used for car parking 

and the school will benefit financially from the event with 

students collecting money for parking. 

•Tickets are still available from Ticketek. 

•Ticket buyers can pre-purchase a return bus ride between 

pick-up points in Christchurch or Rolleston and Lincoln 

Domain. However, these passes are fast running out. 

Environment Canterbury is also planning to put extra public 

buses into service to cater to those travelling to the concert. 

Another event, the Rockin 

Ribbs Fest which had been 

expected to be held at West 

Melton on March 11 and 12, 

is to be rescheduled at a new 

venue. 

The event is to feature live 

music, craft beers and cooking 

demonstrations. 

Crystal Clear Events events 

manager Christine Bogers 

said it was hoped that it would 

now be staged at Hororata 

Domain in May but she still 

had to get approval from the 

district council before the 

details could be finalised. 

From left: Margaret Urlich, Debbie Harwood and Annie 

Crummer 

Sharon O’Neill 

Mi-Sex 

The Jordan Luck Band 

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Grant Pearce 

The science of predicting 

For 25 years, Grant Pearce has been trying to predict how one of the 

most unpredictable forces moves – fire. Bridget Rutherford spoke to him 

about the other side of firefighting, and his role in the battle against the 

Port Hills fires 

So you are a fire research 

scientist, can you tell me what 

that entails? 

There’s been a rural fire 

research programme in New 

Zealand for 25 years, and I’ve 

been with it for 

that time. We 

research 

most 

aspects of vegetation fires with 

a focus on understanding fire 

behaviour, the way fires burn 

in different vegetation types 

and we develop tools for fire 

managers to use and better 

control wildfires or rural fires. 

The research programme is 

based at Scion, at Canterbury 

University. We’re trying to take 

that unpredictability out of these 

fire events. Part of our work is 

coming up with equations that 

predict how fast a fire will spread 

based on wind, humidity, and 

fuel. Then they get built into 

these software packages that 

can be used to calculate and 

estimate where the fire might 

spread. It’s a tool they can use on 

their laptop or phone. 

Where do you do your 

work? 

It’s a mix of office 

and field base 

research. Our 

office work 

is about 

looking at new initiatives that 

are coming out internationally 

around wildfires and 

determining what’s relevant 

to New Zealand and how to 

adapt that. We also analyse the 

data that we collect from field 

work, and prepare models for 

predicting wildfire. 

In the field work we’re out 

looking at what the fuel types 

are and collecting information 

on how much biomass there 

is in different fuel types. We 

carry out experimental burns, 

which are controlled burns done 

specifically for research to collect 

data and make those models of 

how fast and how much fuel they 

burn. We also get involved in 

wildfires like the Port Hills fires. 

There are two reasons for that. 

One is to collect data to validate 

these models we’ve developed 

under the conditions wildfires 

are occurring. The second is 

to act as operational support 

to assist the people who are 

managing those wildfires. 

What was your role in the 

Port Hills fires? 

We’d been called in to support 

the incident management team 

in Rolleston. I was on the fire 

ground on Wednesday when 

the fire blew up. I was up on 

Worsleys Spur and Kennedys 

Bush as the fire was approaching 

the houses. I saw it first-hand 

and we were reporting the 

location of the fire and the 

properties under threat back 

to the fire managers. When we 

were up on Worsleys Spur, there 

were other resources working 

there. But once we got up to 

Kennedys Bush we were the 

only ones there so we called in 

the helicopters that helped to 

suppress the fire. 

When were you first called 

in? 

We first got asked to provide 

support on the behaviour 

associated with the fires and 

help predict the spread on 

Tuesday morning. I spent six 

days straight supporting, and 

one of my colleagues is still 

working with them. It’s certainly 

exhausting work for the crews. 

Not just being on the fire 

ground, but being involved in 

operations and predicting what’s 

happening. I was working from 

7am-11pm most days. 

Was it scary seeing how 

quickly it spread? 

I guess I wouldn’t necessarily 

say it was scary because I’ve been 

doing this for 25 years. I’ve been 

around a lot of fires both here 

and in Australia. But it still has 

an impact when you do see those 

severe fires and how they spread. 

How did the Port Hills fires 

stack up against others you’ve 

dealt with? 

For New Zealand these aren’t 

the largest fires, but they are 

the most severe in terms of the 

impact on properties with the 

number of houses burned and the 

people evacuated. It was larger 

than the 2000 Blenheim fires 

and the 1999 Alexandra fires. It’s 

probably been 100 years since 

we’ve had fires with that impact. 

Were you actually able to 

predict anything about the way 

it spread? 

For the most part once it had 

done its big run on Wednesday, 

it was more predictable. From 

our point of view, when the two 

fires came together and blew up 

and ran back down the hill, that 

was unusual. I say that because 

normally fires spread up-slope. 

In this case it was these northeasterly 

winds that pushed it 

down-hill. When the fire went 

just over Summit Rd and spread 

down towards Governors Bay, 

that was unusual. 

Why were you sent over to 

Australia to help out in the 

bush fires? 

New Zealand has a relationship 

with Australia around 

firefighter exchanges, and that’s 

the same with the United States.



the behaviour of fires 

DANGEROUS: Mr Pearce helped monitor the way the fire 

spread down Worsleys Spur during the Port Hills fires. 

PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER 

We’ve also been collaborating 

with Australia as part of a major 

research effort. In previous Victoria 

bush fires I would sit in the 

incident control centre alongside 

other personnel and we would 

collect weather information 

and make predictions on where 

they were likely to go, and communities 

that would need to be 

warned. 

We did post-fire investigations 

and inquiries and that involved 

reconstruction of what happened. 

A similar thing will happen 

after these Port Hills fires. 

We will provide technical advice 

on how the fires spread. We’ve 

already started work on collecting 

that data and starting to look 

at reconstruction. It will probably 

take several months. 

How did you get into this sort 

of work? 

There’s no formal qualification 

pathway to get you into it. I’m an 

environmental scientist, I studied 

that through university. Rural 

fires require an understanding 

and application of a whole range 

of factors including weather, 

vegetation and terrain influences. 

I basically got into it by chance 

– there was a job advertised 

when the new programme was 

being set up. I was straight out of 

university after doing a masters 

degree, I would have been about 

25. It’s not what I expected to be 

doing. But I’ve been lucky to have 

travelled to different countries to 

learn about fire management and 

research. 

How many are in your team? 

I’m one of a team of five 

researchers. A couple of us 

work in fire behaviour space, 

we’ve got another researcher for 

atmospheric science, a fourth 

person that does firefighter 

safety, methods and tools/ 

technology. Then we have a 

social scientist who looks at the 

community aspect of rural fires. 

We are the only team in New 

Zealand working specifically on 

rural fires, but we work closely 

with other universities and 

organisations. 

What do you do with your 

spare time? 

I have family time. I have two 

teenage daughters, aged 15 and 

17, so being a taxi service and 

running them around (laughs). 

I’ve been giving them driving 

lessons. 

Did you grow up in 

Christchurch? 

I’m originally from Ashburton 

and I studied in Dunedin. Then 

I moved to Rotorua when I 

got this job and spent six years 

there before the fire programme 

was moved to Christchurch. 

Throughout my childhood I 

spent time tramping in the hills 

with my father, so that was my 

experience to New Zealand 

outdoors. I always knew I wanted 

a career in something to do with 

that side of things. If I wasn’t 

doing what I am now, I probably 

would have been a Department 

of Conservation ranger or 

something. 

Throughout your career, what 

situations have stuck with you 

the most? 

My very first research fire was 

a small burn which managed 

to jump the fire break. It didn’t 

cause any damage but it was 

a very early lesson on the 

unpredictability of fires. In the 

operational side I was involved in 

the 1999 Alexandra fires where a 

State of Emergency was declared 

and the fires were threatening 

the township. That was a real 

eye opener for me. It was a grass 

fire spreading from north of 

the township and was moving 

about 3km an hour. I would also 

say the Black Saturday fires in 

Victoria where 120-odd people 

were killed and thousands 

of homes were damaged or 

destroyed. It does have an 

emotional impact. 

Have you ever been a firefighter 

yourself? 

No, I’ve always been on 

the research or management 

support side of things. Two of 

my colleagues are volunteer 

firefighters though. 

Has it been a busy year for 

your team? 

Yes, we went up to Whitianga 

where houses were burned down 

last month. A colleague of mine 

went up to the Hawke’s Bay 

fires as well. This year has been 

a particularly bad year for New 

Zealand fires. In 25 years there 

hasn’t been another season like it 

in terms of impacts on properties. 

Some people said helicopters 

should have been called in 

sooner during the Port Hills 

fires. Is there anything more the 

crews could have done? 

We’re not involved in that 

debate. But I would say being 

up there on the hill and seeing 

the sort of fire behaviour that 

was occurring, it wouldn’t have 

mattered what suppression or 

resources there were. 

How fast was the fire moving? 

When I was up on Kennedys 

Bush Rd, it was moving roughly 

5-10km/h. They came down the 

hill a considerable distance when 

we were standing there. 

What sort of vegetation was it 

burning through? 

It was a real mix, we had cured 

grass (all dead), there was a lot 

of gorse scrub, and some had 

been sprayed so it was a more 

volatile fuel mix. And then there 

was a mix of regenerating native 

bush up around Kennedys Bush 

and that did slow the fire for a 

period. The second fire at Marley 

Hill was a lot of pine forest and 

mix scrub. Over the hill on the 

Governors Bay side it was native 

and exotic scrub and grass. It 

was a complicated mix of fuel 

types and didn’t provide a lot of 

opportunity for the fire to slow. 

UNPREDICTABLE: Experimental burns are carried out to watch 

the fire’s behaviour.

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Road to recovery 

Gerry Brownlee 

INTERNATIONAL research 

and experiences show us that 

psychosocial recovery after major 

disasters is a long-term process. 

Recent surveys on Cantabrians’ 

mental health show there’s improvement 

in how people are feeling, but 

we know some are still experiencing 

earthquake-related stress. 

This week, the Government 

launched a $6 million boost to the 

Community Resilience Partnership 

Fund to support community-led 

well-being projects in Canterbury. 

The Government and city council 

will each invest $1 million a year 

for the next three years into the 

initiative. The fund aims to support 

established community projects that 

contribute to well-being, resilience 

and psychosocial recovery following 

the earthquakes. 

Grants may be one-off, multi-year 

or graduated investments over three 

years, with the level of funding decided 

on a case-by-case basis 

The Government has invested $106 

million in additional funding into 

the Canterbury health sector, as well 

as continuing to fund 

the All Right? wellbeing 

campaign. 

Supporting the 

rebuild in Canterbury 

remains a key priority 

for this National 

Government and we’re 

committed to ensuring Cantabrians 

receive the health services they need. 

Onto the physical side of the 

recovery – the restoration of the 

earthquake-damaged Victoria 

Square commenced this week. 

The earthquakes caused significant 

damage to the ground, river 

walls and paved surfaces in the 

square resulting in trip hazards and 

leading to surface flooding in the 

rain. 

More than 150,000 new pavers will 

be laid and many of the old ones will 

be re-used in The Commons on the 

corner of Kilmore and Durham Sts. 

The restoration plan retains 

existing features, such as the Queen 

Victoria and Captain Cook statues 

and the floral clock. The illuminated 

Bowker Fountain, which has not 

been operational since well before 

the quakes, will also be restored. 

Reinstating this central city 

landmark is just another facet of 

creating the vibrant and modern 

Christchurch that residents have 

called for since the quakes. 

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A $20m apartment block 

project for New Brighton 

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You said: 

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Dean MacKenzie – How 

about government (local 

and central) just get out 

of the way to let investors/ 

entrepreneurs develop – could 

be New Brighton, the CBD 

or Timbuktoo! Get on with 

governing leaving business to 

grow by itself. 

Karen Lesley Arrowsmith 

– And if another earthquake 

strikes the region? How 

would these apartments 

fare? The city council should 

have invested more money 

into New Brighton years 

ago . . . it’s too late now as 

any hike in rates or living 

expenses would cripple the 

community. It’s a nice area 

and offers a bohemian and 

relaxed lifestyle that suits a lot 

of people . . . perhaps the city 

council should forget about 

the grand plans to revamp the 

already beautiful botanical 

gardens and spend that 

money on enforcing investors 

who own rental properties 

in New Brighton to carry out 

essential maintenance. 

Ashley Mayo – Definitely 

out of character for the area. 

Way more suited to broken 

down houses, buses and thrift 

shops. Why is the city council 

so obsessed with this suburb? 

Darren Crothers – I’d hate 

to think how much money 

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has been wasted in New 

Brighton over the past five 

years in reports, planning and 

think tanks to be in the same 

position it was at the start. 

Pamela Neil – Very 

impractical. The timber look 

with look like crap that close 

to the sea. Anything metal 

will also deteriorate . . . yuk. 

Rebekah Madgwick – My 

only worry, is that if that’s 

what it’s going to cost to build 

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Pauley Laird – Why don’t 

people stop worrying so much 

about the “look” of it and focus 

on the fact that Christchurch 

needs more housing. I 

personally don’t care how it 

looks or where it is as long as it 

offers people a roof over their 

heads and being on the east 

I’m sure it won’t be too badly 

priced rent-wise. 

Mike Smith – The prices 

for the apartments were very 

expensive for the area. That 

was the reason it fizzled. Prices 

were from $330,000 for a onebedroom 

studio to $640,000. 

Jake Ranginui – Shame 

they didn’t learn from the 

apartments in Ferrymead, 

let’s hope they don’t allow this 

monstrosity to be built. 

Ben Sandle – Good or bad, 

can’t see it fitting so well with 

all the other buildings in area. 

We said: 

City councillor Aaron 

Keown lost his first bid 

to get traffic signals 

installed at the Gardiners, 

Breens and Harewood 

Rds intersection – and 

he was not happy about 

it. First he voted against 

the entire plan, because 

he said his ward was not 

represented. Then he 

took to Facebook, posting 

a copy of the official 

voting form, with the 

names of who voted for 

and against (pictured). 

You said: 

Jacque Skinner – 

Unbelievable! I can’t believe 

they voted against this 

intersection getting lights! 

Obviously never had to deal 

with it – I have to continuously 

go out of my way to avoid it as 

it’s so dangerous! 

And yet they are putting 

lights in on Sawyers Arms 

Rd by Northlands which is 

completely unnecessary! 

Andrew Johnson – If only 

Keown was as worried about 

the state of the roads over in 

the east. 

Fast one on waterways 

LIKE MANY who 

grew up in the 

Canterbury region, 

I have sun-drenched 

childhood memories 

of summers heading 

to Coes Ford with my family for a 

day out. 

It seemed a magical place to me. 

It was the perfect place to spend 

hot summer days with siblings and 

friends secure in the knowledge 

that there was always a cool river to 

splash about in when it got too hot. 

Fast forward to 2017 and those 

days are long gone. Just last week, 

Fish and Game announced Coes 

Ford had dried up. With no water 

flowing and a couple of algae 

covered ponds, for all practical 

purposes the river has gone. This 

is not an unfamiliar situation for 

a number of historically popular 

swimming spots around the country 

– and it’s about to get worse. 

The National Government 

announced last week that it’s 

looking to improve the number 

of swimmable rivers in New 

Zealand. The announcement that, 

by 2040, it wants 90 per cent of 

New Zealand’s lakes and rivers to 

be “swimmable” in the sense that 

swimmers could dip their head in 

the water and not get sick. 

On the surface this sounds like 

something I would wholeheartedly 

support. However, this was 

not actually about cleaning up 

our waterways; it was about the 

Government pulling a fast one 

and pretending it is addressing the 

problem. There was no cleaning up 

of our waterways, no improvement 

in water management. Instead, 

they’ve moved the goalposts by 

doubling the level of faeces, slime 

and general run-off that can be 

in a river before it’s considered 

unswimmable. 

That Nick Smith is willing to risk 

the well-being of Kiwi children 

shows just how out of touch he is. 

What we saw last week is 

just another mark on this 

Government’s shameful record 

on the environment. It’s overseen 

increasing pollution of our 

rivers these past eight years and 

this latest scam is denying New 

Zealanders their birthright to be 

able to swim in clean rivers, by 

saying that we should just swim 

in dirtier ones. Labour won’t put 

up with that and we’ll reverse 

the damage they’ve done after 

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1 Red capsicum, diced 

1 Red onion, cut into chunky 

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1 stalk Celery, diced 

1 Yellow capsicum, diced 

1 Zucchini, cut into chunky dice 

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2 Baby cos lettuce, washed and 

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2 Tbsp Sweet chilli sauce 

½ cup Mayonnaise 

1 Tbsp Fresh herbs, chopped 

1 to taste Cracked pepper 

Directions 

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Line a large tray or two with 

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Cauliflower 

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1 tsp Salt 

1 tsp Turmeric powder 

½ Tbsp Cumin seeds 

1 tsp Canola oil 

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1 Fennel bulb, with tops on 

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½ tsp Salt 

1 tsp Fennel seeds 

2 tsp White or cider vinegar 

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After a trying summer, it’s time to 

AS WE head towards autumn, 

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It’s all about autumn in the 

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prioritise this month 

Words & Photos Rachel Vogan 

Welcome to autumn. For the next three 

months, it is all about picking ripe produce, 

preserving any excess and replenishing the 

hard-working soil in preparation for the next 

lot of planting in the edible garden. 

With soil being the engine room of the 

garden, it’s vital you refuel the earth with 

organic matter and nutrients before planting 

out autumn and winter crops. Homemade 

compost is an easy and economical way to do 

this and digging it in is always good exercise. 

Well-rotted animal manures do the job, 

too, giving the soil a boost and acting like a 

moisture-retentive sponge. The bonus is that it 

feeds the worms at the same time. My garden 

gets both of these and a good sprinkle of 

general fertiliser before the next crops go in. 

Vegetables 

Numerous crops are ripe for the picking now; 

sweet corn, beans, tomatoes, chillies, eggplants, 

courgettes and cucumbers are all in season. The 

best time of day to harvest is first thing in the 

morning or early evening, try to leave the stalk 

on anything that has one. Leave sweet corn in its 

husk too, as this extends the shelf life for a good 

week or two. 

Before planting out any new seedlings or 

sowing seeds, replenish the soil with nutrients 

and organic matter. All brassica seedlings can be 

planted out now, remember to allow 

plenty of room between each plant, 

50cm at least. Sow new rows of root 

crops like carrots, radish and beetroot. 

Top 

tasks 

Hedges 

Autumn is a good time to get on top of hedge 

trimming, especially before the growth slows down 

in another couple of months. Use the sharpest tools 

you have – blunt tools make the job so much harder 

and often cause scraggy edges that can result in 

dieback and dead patches. Use string lines to help 

keep your lines straight or try using a can of Dazzle 

to mark out your lines. Aim to have the bottom of 

the hedge slightly wider than the top to allow more 

light to get to the lower leaves. 

Fruit 

Apples, pears, medlars and quinces are all plumping up. If trees are 

heavily laden with fruit, thin out excess clusters to allow the fruit to 

mature to a larger size. If you don’t get around to doing this, trees may 

abort the excess fruit that they cannot sustain. This isn’t a problem, but it 

does sap more energy out of the plant, so by doing it for the tree, you will 

get a better result. 

Evergreen fruits such a feijoa, Chilean guava and citrus would all enjoy 

a side-dressing of fertiliser now. Sprinkle it around the drip line and water 

in deeply. 

Bulbs 

Start sourcing new season bulbs now. 

The shops are fully stocked with the new 

season’s varieties and offering very good 

specials for large quantities. In the home 

garden, now is the time to be lifting and 

digging clumps of existing bulbs. Gently 

ease the fork under the area 

and tease away the bulbs 

carefully. If need be, bulbs 

can be left above ground, in 

a cool dry spot away from 

direct sunlight, for a number 

of weeks. Aim to have them 

in the ground by the end of 

April. 

Roses 

It’s all about deadheading, 

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As with all plants, thorough 

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Bulbs to plant in March include 

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ixia, lachenalia, freesia, 

ranunculus, sparaxis, tritonia, 

tulip and watsonias. 

The last of the peaches, 

golden queen, matures in 

March. Numerous apple and 

pear varieties are now ripening 

and eating grapes are now at 

their sweetest. Cover with netting 

if birds are a problem. In 

warmer parts of New Zealand 

passionfruit will be ripening. 

Harvest as they ripen on the 

vine or pick up off the ground. 

Peach and nectarine trees 

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and retaining enough new seasons 

growth for next season’s 

fruit. It’s always a good idea 

to maintain tree height at two 

to three metres to allow for 

easier picking and for netting 

if birds become a problem next 

season. 

When autumn rains arrive, 

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lawns or the laying of 

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this in the cooler part of the 

day to maximise water usage. 

Container gardens are a very 

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to adding colour and interest 

to your property throughout 

the year. Containers can be 

replanted at regular intervals 

with flowering annuals. In 

larger containers, bulbs can 

be planted to emerge through 

flowering annuals in spring for 

maximum impact. 

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The Waimairi Beach 

Golf Club says why you 

should have a hit at their 

magnificent new course 

RORY MCILROY can hit his 

three wood more than 300 

metres. That’s great . . . for 

McIlroy. But it’s not so great for 

the average club golfer when 

someone on the committee with 

delusions of golfing grandeur 

decides to turn their local golf 

club into a championship course. 

Here’s the thing. The average 

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The average club golfer wants to 

play on a golf course that extends 

them and, every now and again, 

we can walk off the course with 

a score that is a few shots under 

our handicap without having 

to use a bazooka to reach the 

fairways. 

The earthquakes played a big 

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Beach course ideal for the average 

club golfer. 

The first big earthquake on 

September 4, 2010, destroyed 

the back nine holes. It took five 

months to repair the damage 

and make the holes better than 

they were before the earthquake. 

February 22, 2011, the next big 

one, undid all of this work and 

then some. All of the repaired 

back nine holes were destroyed. 

And the clubhouse was broken 

in so many places it was too 

dangerous to use. 

That’s when the committee 

made a brave decision to not just 

fix the clubhouse and repair the 

course, but to build a new clubhouse 

and build a new links golf 

course that was ideally suited for 

all golfers. 

The Waimairi Beach Golf Club 

committee has done just that. 

They employed Kura Designs Ltd 

to design a links golf course so 

the average club golfer is tested 

without being exhausted. But 

that doesn’t mean it’s not a test 

for the better golfer. The first 

13 holes and the new clubhouse 

were completed in May 2013. 

After 75 years as a tree-lined 

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mairi Beach course had been 

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course” in Christchurch. One 

of the professional golfers who 

played in our pro-am last year 

stated that “the greens and fairways 

were the best I have played 

on anywhere in New Zealand.” 

The first of the unchanged five 

holes has been completed and 

was officially opened for play 

on January 28. The first hole is 

a stunning par five with a small 

elevated green surrounded by 

bunkers. 

The long-hitters will be able 

to reach it with two shots but 

beware of the bunkers to the left 

of the green. 

If you have reached the stage 

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course seems to be getting longer 

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Come and play the “best links 

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We are so confident you will 

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Inside Milan – architecture and 

• By Mike Yardley 

MILAN CAN be a tough nut to 

crack and first impressions aren’t 

always flattering. 

Extensively bombed during 

World War 2, the central city 

skyline resembles an architectural 

lasagne, a mish-mash of the 

venerable and the hastily built 

brutalist. 

But give this Italian powerhouse 

of finance and fashion a 

chance to reveal her finery and 

you’ll be amply rewarded. 

The banner attractions are 

headlined by the Duomo, 

Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Last 

Supper, and what is arguably the 

most elegant shopping centre 

in Europe, Galleria Vittorio 

Emanuele II. 

Fancy a new way to commune 

with this glass domed goliath? 

Head up to the roofline of the 

Galleria, which has only been 

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Costing €12, Highline Galleria 

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of the building, across to the 

MAJESTIC: Clockwise from left, the Duomo, Galleria Vittorio 

Emanuele II. 

Duomo, and on a clear day, 

expansive views of the Alps. 

The far end archway leading out 

of the galleria adjoins the pretty 

Piazza della Scala, adorned with 

a statue of Leonardo Da Vinci 

overlooking Teatro La Scala. 

First built in 1778, this legendary 

opera house was all but destroyed 

during World War 2, but was 

rapidly rebuilt and reopened in 

1946. La Scala’s façade is rather 

austere, but like much of Milan, 

the real beauty lies within. 

Its majestic six-tiered and 

chandeliered interior, bursting 

with gilded arches and scarlet-silk 

furnishings are sublime. Trying 

to score tickets to an opera is not 

easy, nor cheap, so if you want to 

grab a glimpse of the auditorium’s 

lavish interior, just head next 

door to Scala Museum where for 

€6 you get to gaze down inside 

this stupendous theatre. 

One of Milan’s favourite sons, 

Guiseppe Verdi, premiered 10 of 

his 26 operas at La Scala and on 

nearby Via Manzoni, take note 

of the imposing Grand Hotel, an 

old-school Milanese establishment, 

where many glittery guests, 

including Rudolf Nureyev and 

Margot Fontein didn’t just stay 

a few nights, but moved in. The 

most famous resident was Verdi 

himself, who shifted in 1872 

and died in Room 105, in 1901. 

Horses outside the hotel had their 

hooves muffled, and the street 

was draped in carpet to cushion 

the sound of the carriages, so as 

not to disturb the dying composer 

in his last days. The hotel 

is actually a time-capsule, to the 

point that you can book the Verdi 

Suite, the very room where he 

died, which has been preserved as 

a memorial. 

An assortment of his property 

remains including the desk 

where he composed the music for 

Othello, and rather morbidly, the 

bed in which he died. 

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Situated on my favourite street, 

via Montenapoleone, where 

the pavement looks more like a 

catwalk due to the fine threads 

flaunted by the passers-by, the 

café has been in business since 

1817 and was a second home to 

all the A-list composers. Order 

up an espresso and a slice of Cova 

Panettone, Verdi’s personal favourite 

– but stay standing at the bar. 

Sit down and you’ll pay 10 times 

more. 

Luini makes amazing panzerotti 

– pillowy fried dough parcels 

stuffed with tomato and mozzarella. 

The Milanese have swooned 

FOOD AND FASHION: Clockwise from left, Caffe Cova, 

Luini’s and the Golden Quad. 

over Luini’s tasty morsels since 

it first opened in 1888, and now 

there’s always a line in front of 

this hole-in-the wall shop. Panzerotti 

is street food at its best; 

cheap, cheerful, quick and tasty. 

Alongside the original tomato 

and mozzarella, the ricotta and 

spinach combo hits the spot too 

as does the mouth-watering spicy 

salami. 

If you’re shopping up a storm in 

the Golden Quad, or just browsing, 

one store that embodies the 

Milanese obsession with bespoke 

fashion is Maglia Francesco, Milan’s 

famous umbrella company. 

In a city where it rains more regularly 

than Auckland, the trending 

must-have object of Milanese 

desire is a tailored umbrella. 

You choose the wood, the metal, 

the insets, the fabrics – even the 

handle. It’s great fun watching 

the bespoke brolly browsers in 

action at Maglia Francesco, on via 

Ripamonti. 

One of Milan’s most adored 

treasures is also one of the most 

elusive: Da Vinci’s depiction of 

The Last Supper. Miraculously 

surviving the allied bombings, 

the revered wall mural graces 

Steer clear of the 

numerous rip-off ticket 

touts, trawling the 

streets (and the internet) 

offering entrance tickets 

at exorbitant prices to 

see The Last Supper. 

You shouldn’t have to 

pay any more than €12. 

For further information 

and to book in advance, 

go to the official website, 

www.cenacolovinciano. 

org 

the refectory of the Dominican 

monastery at Santa Maria delle 

Grazie. Da Vinci’s evocative work 

was applied directly onto dry 

wall, which is the reason for its 

fragility, and the limited viewing 

time. The painstaking restoration 

carried out in recent years is 

cause for celebration, albeit in a 

hushed reverential kind of way. 

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Classic kid’s tale finally coming 

• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding 

FROM THE moment The 

Very Hungry Caterpillar Show 

was brought to life on stage, 

Australian 

producer Michael 

Sieders (right) 

had his heart set 

on bringing the 

show across the 

ditch. 

After two years 

of touring Australia, the timeless 

children’s story will finally come 

to the city in July. 

Star Media has partnered the 

Isaac Theatre Royal to bring the 

successful show to Christchurch 

audiences. 

“It has been a long time coming. 

I have been planning this 

since its inception in 2015. Glad 

we can finally get it over there,” 

Sieders said. 

The show is to be presented by 

JWR Productions Australia and 

Michael Sieders Presents. 

Seventy-five hand-made 

puppets controlled by just four 

cast members will take Eric 

MAGICAL SHOW: The giant butterfly is one of 75 hand-made 

puppets to feature in The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show. 

Carle’s classic tale from the page 

to the Isaac Theatre Royal’s 

stage. 

But to stay true to what is only 

a short 22-page book, audiences 

will get to see another three of 

Carle’s children’s book adapted, 

bulking the show out to nearly 

an hour. 

The show is to begin with The 

Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse, 

Mister Seahorse, The Very Lonely 

Firefly before finishing with The 

Very Hungry Caterpillar. 

The stage is to be transformed 

into a giant library with a 3.5m 

high book prop enabling the cast 

to create the different setting for 

each story. 

A team of about five puppetmakers 

from Puppet Kitchen 

Productions in New York City 

spent four months full-time 

creating the puppets before they 

were shipped off to Sydney. 

“We have puppets that range 

in size from the little tiny lightup 

firefly which is probably 

about the size of someone’s 

hand, ranging right up to the 

butterfly which has a wing span 

of nearly 4m,” Sieders said. 

He said the giant butterfly 

puppet will literally fly off a page 

and head straight towards the 

audience. 

“Even though you only get to 

see those puppets for sometimes 

a very brief moment on stage, 

you can tell so much work has 

gone into them and the detail is 

just breath-taking”. 

Sieders said this is his first 

work he has done for children 

and it has been the most 

satisfying experience he has had 

as a producer. 

For more information and 

to book tickets go to http:// 

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Two of Vbase’s most popular venues are the Air Force Museum 

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Hagley Oval Pavilion, overlooking Canterbury’s premier cricket 

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terrace Downs Resort 

For an inspirational venue that offers luxurious facilities, awe-inspiring vistas, premier 

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Within an hour of Christchurch International Airport, the high-country resort is popular for 

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Multiple spaces and catering facilities accommodate groups up to 100 guests and 

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overlooking the award winning golf course and Mount Hutt. 

Conference programmes can incorporate golf, archery, clay-bird shooting, horse trekking, 

hunting, trout and salmon fishing, heli-tours, jet boating, tennis, day spa and gymnasium. 

Phone 03 318 6943, events@terracedowns.co.nz 

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the Quality Hotel elms on Papanui 

Looking for a romantic night away? Planning your wedding, anniversary 

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Road, where style, affordability and top-notch customer service are 

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The hotel has been designed to maximise the beautiful surroundings 

of the garden city. The aromatic rose gardens are well known for their 

relaxing atmosphere, in which you can sit and enjoy a coffee with a 

loved one. 

The Quality Hotel Elms offers a variety of facilities and services. 

New fiber-optic super-fast internet is a complimentary bonus. The 

new wedding venue has been constructed with the latest design 

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beautiful setting. 

The meal and bar service will guarantee your guests are treated like 

royalty, for a day they will remember for years to come, while the 

management and staff guarantee they will exceed your expectation. 

Remember, Valentine’s Day is around the corner, so don’t wait until 

the last minute to book as The Quality Hotel Elms is the obvious 

choice for your next visit. 

The Quality Hotel Elms is boasts a professional events room and 

services for up to 200 attendees? Call today at Let love fill the air 

Phone 03 355 3577 or 0800 10 99 10 

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the Russley Golf Club – 

the number 19 events 

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Is your wedding day approaching? Are you 

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way at an easy pace. You will get there 

but it will take a bit longer. 

Over the next couple of weeks, you 

need to become comfortable with your 

training pace. Get a good feel for it 

because that is the pace you will need 

to do for the event if you want to finish 

comfortably. If you go faster than your 

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50 min easy jog with 6X3 min 

Z2-3 alternated by 2 min Z1 in 

the middle 

25 mins mod/vig. Warm up, then 

every 5 mins walking at vigorous 

intensity between lamp posts 

70 mins mod/vig. Warm up, then 

every 5 mins walking at vigorous 

intensity between lamp posts 

60 min jog Z2 50 min jog as per 

Monday 

35 mins moderate 

intensity 

70 mins moderate 

intensity 

training pace you risk injury or you will 

struggle over the last few kilometres. 

The weekend run is close to the time 

you will be on your feet on the day of 

the event. This is a key session. Try not 

to miss any of the sessions over the 

coming 2 weeks or do at least 3 sessions 

per week. If you do only 1 or 2 you might 

lose some of your hard gained fitness 

and be a little underprepared. 

70 mins alternate 

5 mins easy, 

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120 mins alternate 

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If your feet are sore and aching roll your feet 

over a frozen drink bottle after your run, it 

can do wonders. If your shoes are worn this is 

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them in”. If the shoes feel good stick to the 

same brand and model. Most specialised sport 

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people on the right shoe wear. You can also ask 

a podiatrist. SportsMed have a great team of 

experienced podiatrists who can help. 

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The Star 

Puzzles 

THE CROSSWORD 

1 2 3 4 5 6 

7 

8 9 

10 11 12 13 

14 

15 16 17 18 

19 20 21 22 

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. 

As you get the letters, 

write them into 

the main grid and 

the reference grid. 

Decoder uses all 26 

letters of the alphabet. 

23 

ACROSS 

7. New Zealand’s third largest national 

park, established 1964 (5,8) 

8. Prosperous (4-2-2) 

9. Export worth $2.9 billion in 2014-15 

(4) 

10. Minimum number needed for a 

meeting to be valid (6) 

12. Internal (6) 

14. Appropriate (3) 

15. Behind (nautical) (6) 

17. Breathe out (6) 

19. Deer (4) 

21. Regular British newspaper 

description of the haka (3,5) 

23. Gives orders, runs things (5,3,5) 

DOWN 

1. Method of scoring in softball and 

baseball (4,4) 

2. Fisherman (6) 

3. Shark species, and a former beer 

produced by DB (4) 

4. Facing (8) 

5. World’s most southerly active 

volcano (6) 

6. Formerly (4) 

11. Rugby team which won the 

National Provincial Championship in 

1980 (8) 

13. Fragile (8) 

16. Swallow up (6) 

18. 82km South Island walking track 

which finishes on the west coast (6) 

20. Blue-green colour; also a duck (4) 

22. Stink (4) 

WORDBUILDER 

O N A 

L 

G 

How many words of three or more letters can you 

make, using each letter only once? Plurals are 

allowed, but no foreign words or words beginning 

with a capital. There’s at least one five-letter word. 

Good 6 Very Good 8 Excellent 10 

SUDOKU 

328 

Fill the grid so that every row, 

every column and every 3x3 

box contains the digits 1 to 9. 

The number game that 

improves your arithmetic 

HOW TO PLAY 

It’s like sudoku: each 

vertical and horizontal 

line has to contain 

the numbers 1-6, and 

the numbers can’t be 

repeated in any row or 

column. 

But it’s sudoku with a 

twist: The numbers in 

each heavily outlined 

set of squares, called 

cages, must produce the 

number in the top corner. 

For example, 5+ means 

the numbers add up to 5, 

9x means the numbers 

multiply to equal 9. 

TIP: Numbers can be repeated in a cage, as long as they are not in the 

same line or row. 

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Number FuN 

2 Digits 

09 

70 

93 

97 

3 Digits 

050 

062 

093 

109 

235 

296 

552 

843 

854 

968 

4 Digits 

5496 

6955 

5 Digits 

40336 

47830 

64206 

80076 

94000 

6 Digits 

000275 

060349 

203360 

570692 

592825 

860200 

9 Digits 

140534082 

430325955 

636426220 

SOLUTIONS 

Untitled Puzzle 

NUMBER FUN 

4 

3 

0 

3 

2 

5 

9 

5 

5 

5 

9 

2 

8 

2 

5 

8 

0 

0 

7 

6 

9 

6 

8 

0 

9 

0 

0 

0 

2 

7 

5 

6 

4 

2 

0 

6 

4 

0 

3 

3 

6 

0 

6 

0 

3 

4 

9 

1 

4 

0 

5 

3 

4 

0 

8 

2 

5 

7 

0 

6 

9 

2 

9 

3 

0 

6 

2 

KENKEN 

NZ CROSSWORD 

Across: 7. Mount Aspiring, 

8. Well-to-do, 9. Beef, 10. 

Quorum, 12. Inside, 14. Apt, 

15. Astern, 17. Exhale, 19. 

Stag, 21. War dance, 23. 

Calls the shots. 

Down: 1. Home runs, 2. 

Angler, 3. Mako, 4. Opposite, 

5. Erebus, 6. Once, 11. 

Manawatu, 13. Delicate, 16. 

Engulf, 18. Heaphy, 20. Teal, 

22. Reek. 

DECODER 

WORDBUILDER 

ago, along, gal, 

gaol, goal, lag, 

loa, loan, log, 

logan, long, nag, 

nog. 

SUDOKU 

SUDOKU 

NZ CROSSWORD 

Across: 7. Mount Aspiring, 

8. Well-to-do, 9. Beef, 10. 

Quorum, 12. Inside, 14. Apt, 

15. Astern, 17. Exhale, 19. 

Stag, 21. War dance, 23. 

Calls the shots. 

Down: 1. Home runs, 2. 

Angler, 3. Mako, 4. Opposite, 

5. Erebus, 6. Once, 11. 

Manawatu, 13. Delicate, 16. 

Engulf, 18. Heaphy, 20. Teal, 

22. Reek. 

WORDBUILDER 

ago, along, gal, 

gaol, goal, lag, 

loa, loan, log, 

logan, long, nag, 

nog. 

DECODER 

KENKEN 

5 

7 

0 

6 

9 

2 

1 

4 

0 

5 

3 

4 

0 

8 

2 

0 

6 

0 

3 

4 

9 

4 

0 

3 

3 

6 

0 

6 

2 

9 

3 

6 

4 

2 

0 

6 

0 

9 

9 

6 

8 

8 

0 

0 

7 

6 

5 

9 

2 

8 

2 

5 

4 

3 

0 

3 

2 

5 

9 

5 

5 

0 

0 

0 

2 

7 

5 

SOLUTIONS 

NUMBER FUN 

Untitled Puzzle



TALE WITH A TWIST EDINBURGH ON SHOW 

Roles reversed in Sherwood 

Forest classic production 

Work up sweat on the 

Scottish streets 

P3 P42 P62 

Thursday, January 26 , 2017 

• By Andrew King 

CANNABIS, methamphetamine, 

firearms and cash were found on 

the rural property yesterday of a 

family member of a high-profile 

deceased businessman. 

Police raided the property 

about 20km south of Christchurch 

yesterday morning and 

took the middle aged man into 

custody for questioning. 

He was interviewed for 

several hours by detectives at 

the Christchurch central police 

station and is expected to face 

charges relating to possession of 

cannabis for supply, cultivating 

cannabis, possession of methamphetamine, 

and firearms charges. 

He is scheduled to appear in 

the Christchurch District Court 

on January 31. 

The Star has learned the man 

has gang connections. 

Police were yesterday releasing 

few details of the raid near Lincoln 

but The Star has learned the 

firearms found included pistols. 

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GARDENING - P35 

Armed police were used in the 

raid. 

Detective Sergeant Chris Power 

confirmed firearms, 30 mature 

cannabis plants, 110 seedlings 

and a small amount of methamphetamine 

was taken from the 

property. 

“The cannabis was being 

grown in a shipping container,” 

he said. 

Police also seized about 

$20,000 in cash believed to be 

linked with drugs. 

The deceased businessman 

whom the arrested man is 

closely related to was well known 

throughout New Zealand. 

He died with a fortune worth 

more than $100 million. 

He was also a benefactor for 

many charities and organisations, 

both nationally and in 

Canterbury. 

Family member of well known 

businessman nabbed in raid 

DRUG STING: 

Police found 

drugs, firearms 

and cash at 

an Ellesmere 

property on 

Wednesday. 

PHOTO: 

ANDREW KING 

SHIFTING POPULATION BEAUTIFUL BANANAS RED-HOT REPUTATION 

Christchurch’s shift to 

Tasty recipe to make use of 

Take in the splendour of 

the west 

summer’s forgotten fruit 

Abu Dhabi 

P7 P13 P15 

Thursday, January 5, 2017 

•For a timetable 

and tickets, 

visit http://www. 

world buskers 

festival.com/ 

Zara 

makes 

a splash 

The buskers are back 

bringing fun, laughter 

and even some 

vegetables. Canadian 

busker Mike Wood 

performed at the Arts 

Centre’s North Quad 

yesterday where he 

caught a cabbage on 

his head, catapulted 

by Liz Williams. 

Inset: Fellow Canadian 

Mighty Mike wowed 

the audience as he 

juggled with fire. The 

World Buskers Festival 

has been running for a 

week, returning to the 

streets and the Arts 

Centre for the first time 

since the February 

2011 earthquake. It will 

wrap up on Sunday. 

PHOTOS: 

GEOFF SLOAN 

In spite of a few drizzly patches so far this summer, let’s hope we can all continue to have fun 

in the sun just like Zara Harrison, 4, of Halswell, as she tip-toes through the water feature at 

the Margaret Mahy Family Playground. The rest of January is looking like a bit of a mixed-bag 

weather-wise, but there will still be a few cracking hot days, according to the MetService. 

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Rise in 

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CHRISTCHURCH’S growing 

red light-running problem is 

leaving dozens of injuries in its 

wake. 

In the past year, there were 65 

crashes which left people 

injured after drivers ran 

red lights, up from 42 the 

year before. 

At the city’s top 10 

worst intersections this 

month, almost 5400 

drivers ran red lights in a 

single day. 

That was up 31 per cent from 

last year, and 64 per cent more 

than in 2014. 

They do not include people 

turning right across an intersection 

on a red light. 

The worst for red light-runners 

was the intersection of Blenheim 

Rd and Mandeville St, where 652 

were detected on a single day on 

Thursday, December 1. 

Police figures have also grown. 

In the last year, 1491 people 

were ticketed for running red 

lights in Christchurch, up from 

1316 the year before and 1266 in 

2014. 

Canterbury road policing 

manager Inspector Al Stewart 

(left) said he was disappointed to 

see the rise. 

“It puts people at risk. They 

may get away with it 99 

out of 100 times, but it is 

that one time which could 

leave someone injured or 

killed,” he said. 

He said police had a 

focus last year on bad 

driving at intersections, 

which included red 

light-running, and that would 

continue until the numbers 

improved. 

People often had different 

excuses when ticketed for running 

red lights, but there was no 

acceptable reason, he said. 

“A lot of people are simply 

focused on other things and 

don’t see it, but that is just as 

unacceptable as running a light 

deliberately, because when driving 

you should be focused on the 

task at hand,” he said. 

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City politicians go toe-to-toe Drawing the latest 

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P3 P23 


Thursday, February 2, 2017 

FUEL TAX IDEA 

You’ve got to be 

joking – motorists 


MOTORISTS HAVE slammed 

an idea to introduce a regional 

fuel tax in Canterbury to fix 

earthquake-damaged roads. 

Last week, The Star revealed 

city councillors Aaron Keown 

and Phil Clearwater were pushing 

for a fuel tax. 

But The Star has received 

numerous readers’ responses – 

with all but one saying they did 

not want a regional fuel tax (see 

pages 16-18). 

They said petrol was already 

expensive including the fuel 

excise, and the city council 

should find money within its 

budget to repair the roads. 

It comes as Energy Minister 

Judith Collins signals an inquiry 

into rising petrol margins. 

Petrol was currently about 30c 

more in the South Island and 

Wellington compared to places 

such as Levin and Masterton. 

Cr Keown said he expected 

opposition to the idea – but in 

paying extra on fuel tax to fix 

the roads, it would save money 

in the future. 

“Rather than pay a little bit 

more on fuel, they’d rather 

damage their cars and take more 

time travelling. 

“They are assuming the council 

can just juggle the numbers 

around and fix the roads.” 

Motorist Helen Logan (left) 

said she would be “very disappointed” 

if a fuel tax was introduced. 

“We’re paying more for fuel 

here in Christchurch. I feel like 

there’s so many other ways to 

contribute to the roads. 

“A lot of people can’t afford to 

run cars as it is.” 

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff 

asked for a 10c per litre fuel tax 

for Auckland to plug the $4 

million funding gap it has for a 

list of transport projects over the 

next decade. 

Mayor Lianne Dalziel said she 

would be interested to see what 

happened there before making 

any decisions on asking the Government 

to look at Canterbury. 

Canterbury University transport 

expert Simon Kingham said 

the idea was feasible because it 

was user-based. 

He said if the city council was 

to find money in the budget for 

repairs, it would have to up rates, 

or take it from another project. 

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TACTIX HIT THE ROAD 

The Mainland Tactix will begin 

their preseason this weekend with 

two games against the Southern 

Steel in Dunedin. The two teams 

will meet in a match on Saturday 

and again on Sunday ahead of the 

ANZ Premiership netball season, 

which begins on March 26. The 

Tactix travel south tomorrow and 

will stop in Geraldine, Temuka 

and Waimate to run coaching 

seminars in local netball centres. 

BLACK STICKS WOMEN 

IN RANGIORA 

The Black Sticks women’s side is 

set to play two tests against the 

United States on the brand new 

turf at the Waimakariri Hockey 

Stadium in Rangiora next month. 

The games, on March 25 and 

26, will be the first time a New 

Zealand senior international team 

of any sport has played in North 

Canterbury. The Rangiora Hockey 

Club started in 1898. 

GARVEY WINS IN DUNEDIN 

Amelia Garvey recorded a 

dominant victory at the South 

Island Stroke-Play Championship 

at Dunedin’s St Clair Golf Club. 

A final round five over par didn’t 

dent her title chances after three 

rounds of 68 left her well ahead 

of the field, eventually winning 

by 12 shots. It’s a promising sign 

for the Burnside High School 

student ahead of the first event 

on the national Charles Tour next 

month. 

SIX CANTERBURY players 

have been named in new Black 

Sticks men’s coach Darren 

Smith’s team to take on Pakistan 

this month. 

Canterbury striker Cam Hayde 

is one of four players in the 

squad who are set to earn their 

first international cap. 

He currently lives in Auckland 

but plays representative hockey 

for the Canterbury Cavaliers 

and has played for Christchurch 

Boys’ High School and 

Tight contest expected in 

school rowing champs 

• By Gordon Findlater 

THE BATTLE for supremacy 

in the boys’ eight is expected 

to be a three-horse race at this 

month’s South Island Secondary 

School Championships. 

Christchurch Boys’ High 

School, St Andrew’s College 

and Christ’s College all made 

the final of last year’s Maadi 

Cup (national regatta) at Lake 

Ruataniwha in Twizel. The three 

will meet again at the same 

venue from March 19-20 for the 

South Island championships. 

Christ’s took the spoils at 

last year’s Maadi Cup winning 

their first title in the eight since 

2012. They also did the double, 

winning the Springbok Shield 

(under-18 four), making it the 

first time they had won both 

titles since 1998. 

Just two members of the 

winning eight have retuned for 

this year. However, they aren’t 

slowing down, winning at the 

Canterbury Junior Regatta on 

Ashburton’s Lake Hood at the 

weekend. 

While he was happy with the 

crew’s performance, Christ’s 

head coach Henry Smith says 

not much can be taken from 

the regatta with the absence of 

Harewood. 

Hayde, 25, joins David Bryson 

(six caps), George Enerson (19 

caps), Nick Haig (200 caps), Sam 

Lane (three caps) and Dominic 

Newman (three caps), as the 

Cantabrians in what is predominately 

a young and exciting 

team. 

The series serves as the Black 

Sticks’ first competition for 

2017. Three tests will be played 

in Wellington (March 17, 18, 

20) followed by two games in 

TOUGH RACE: The Christ’s College eight continued their build 

up to their Maadi Cup defence by winning last weekend’s 

Canterbury Junior Regatta at Lake Hood. 

PHOTO: ANNA CHAFFEY 

the top CBHS and St Andrew’s 

crews. 

“CBHS have looked like 

the early team to beat. We’re 

happy with how we went at 

the weekend but it won’t mean 

anything when we get to South 

Island (championships),” said 

Smith. 

CBHS finished third in the 

Maadi Cup last year, their second 

best result ever. The school 

has never won the cup before. 

“It will be the first time since 

Clareville, Wairarapa (March 22 

and 23). 

Smith said he was looking 

forward to the series and setting 

a benchmark ahead of an important 

year, which will see World 

Cup qualification on the line at 

the FIH World League semi-final 

in South Africa. 

“This is a very exciting side including 

some great young talent 

who have a good opportunity to 

test themselves against a hardnosed 

opponent in Pakistan.” 

late last year the three crews 

have lined up against each other, 

and will act as a good gauge 

ahead of the Maadi Cup” said 

CBHS head of rowing Richard 

Taylor. 

“We didn’t compete at last 

weekend’s regatta because we’ve 

just got a new boat and the boys 

needed time to train in it rather 

than go straight into racing,” 

said Taylor. 

The under-18 girls’ eight will 

be just at hotly contested at the 

South Island Secondary School 

Championships. St Margaret’s 

College, Rangi Ruru Girls’ 

School and Christchurch Girls’ 

High School occupied the top 

three spots at last weekend’s 

Canterbury champs. 

St Margaret’s have recorded 

podium finishes in the Jubilee 

Cup race for the past five years, 

winning the national under-18 

schools’ title in 2015 and 2013. 

The crew of Ella Wells, Alice 

Elworthy, Emma Roberts, Gaby 

McKellar, Olivia Hutton, Olivia 

Hughes, Harriet Kitchingman, 

Ilaria Earl and Lucy Davidson 

(cox) will be the team to beat at 

this month’s South Island event 

after taking out last weekend’s 

race. 

However, they’ll face stiff 

competition with just five 

seconds separating the top three 

teams. 

January’s South Island club 

champs was an even tighter 

encounter with Rangi Ruru 

edging St Margaret’s by just 0.08 

seconds. 

This month’s regatta at Lake 

Ruataniwha will be followed by 

the Maadi Cup regatta at Lake 

Karapiro in Cambridge from 

March 27 to April 1. 

Six Cantabrians in Black Sticks line up to play Pakistan 

DEBUTANT: 

Canterbury 

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striker Cam 

Hayde is set 

to make his 

Black Sticks 

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spoiler, t/bar .............................$21,999 

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bluetooth, blind spot alert.......... .$42,999 

2013 HSV GTS 

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tiptroinc auto, 1 owner .................$81,999 

2016 Holden SV6 VF Series 2 

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body kit .......................................$39,999 

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2001 HOLDEN 

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5.7 auto, alloys, ABS, 

twin airbags. 

$12,990 

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Open homes this weekend... 

Addington: 31a Taramea Place 

Investment property: Executive 3 bdrm, 2 bthrm, 

double garage townhouse. Price by negotiation. 

Sunday 12-12.30pm 

Avonhead: 31a Rosedale Place 

Motivated vendors: 2 dble bdrm sunny rear 

townhouse. Single garage. B.H.S and Merrin St 

school zones. Price by negotiation. 

Sunday 11-11:30am 

Casebrook: 44 Cavendish Road 

Development site with many options: 1,537m2 

with a solid 4 bdrm home generating income. 

$598,000. 

Sunday 3.30-4pm 

Dallington: 41 Strathfield Ave 

Collapsed Sale Opportunity: Triple garaging, 

3 dble bdrms, 2 living, conservatory. 

Enquiry over $420,000. 

Sunday 1-1:30pm 

Rangiora: 31 Melford Close 

Executive home: 5 bdrms, 2 bthrms with work 

from home opportunity. Dble garage. 

Enquiry over $640,000. 

Sunday 2.15-2:45pm 

Do you know what the current 

value of your home is? 

Find out, call Trish now for a 

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"Successfully selling real estate 

city-wide since 1993" 

Trish Lawrence 

ph 0800 874 745 

Initial Realty Ltd 

Licensed Agent REAA 2008 

Trish donates 

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an historic 1875 villa in lyttelton 

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For details view Trademe Listing: #FEL588 

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E mike@christchurchstar.co.nz 

Home 

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Home & Property appears 

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throughout Christchurch 

For more information 

and bookings, contact 

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M: 021 300 567 

E: mike@starmedia.kiwi 

The Best Kept Secrets 

to Selling Your Home 

Selling Secret #1: The first impression is 

the only impression 

No matter how good the interior of your 

home looks, buyers have already judged 

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make a first impression. It’s important 

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safe as they approach the house. Spruce 

up your home’s exterior with inexpensive 

shrubs and brightly colored flowers. Entry 

ways are also important. You use it as a 

utility space for your coat and keys. But, 

when you’re selling, make it welcoming by 

putting in a small bench or a vase of freshcut 

flowers. 

Selling Secret #2: Always be ready to show 

Your house needs to be “show-ready” at 

all times – you never know when your 

buyer is going to walk through the door. 

You have to be available whenever they 

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be in tip-top shape. Don’t leave dishes in 

the sink, keep the dishwasher cleaned out, 

the bathrooms sparkling and make sure 

there are no dust bunnies in the corners. 

It’s a little inconvenient, but it will get your 

house sold. 

Selling Secret #3: The kitchen comes first 

You’re not actually selling your house, 

you’re selling your kitchen – that’s how 

important it is. The benefits of remodeling 

your kitchen are endless, and the best part 

of it is that you’ll probably get 85% of your 

money back. It may be a few thousand 

dollars to replace countertops where a 

buyer may knock $10,000 off the asking 

price if your kitchen looks dated. The 

fastest, most inexpensive kitchen updates 

include painting and new cabinet hardware. 

Use a neutral-color paint so you can 

present buyers with a blank canvas where 

they can start envisioning their own style. 

If you have a little money to spend, buy 

one fancy stainless steel appliance. Why 

one? Because when people see one highend 

appliance they think all the rest are 

expensive too and it updates the kitchen. 

Selling Secret #4: Take the home out of 

your house 

One of the most important things to 

do when selling your house is to depersonalize 

it. The more personal stuff in 

your house, the less potential buyers can 

imagine themselves living there. Get rid 

of a third of your stuff – put it in storage. 

NEW LISTINGS 

This includes family photos, memorabilia 

collections and personal keepsakes. Staging 

simply means arranging your furniture to 

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the use of space. 

Selling Secret #5: Don’t over-upgrade 

Quick fixes before selling always pay off. 

Mammoth makeovers, not so much. You 

probably won’t get your money back if you 

do a huge improvement project before you 

put your house on the market. Instead, 

do updates that will pay off and get you 

top dollar. Get a new fresh coat of paint 

on the walls. Clean the curtains or go buy 

some inexpensive new ones. Replace door 

handles, cabinet hardware, make sure closet 

doors are on track, fix leaky faucets and 

clean the grout. 

Selling Secret #6: Conceal the critters 

You might think a cuddly dog would warm 

the hearts of potential buyers, but you’d be 

wrong. Not everybody is a dog- or catlover. 

Buyers don’t want to walk in your 

home and see a bowl full of dog food, smell 

the kitty litter box or have tufts of pet hair 

stuck to their clothes. It will give buyers the 

impression that your house is not clean. If 

you’re planning an open home don’t leave 

your pets around. 

Selling Secret #7: Play the agent field 

A secret sale killer is hiring the wrong 

real estate agent. Make sure you have an 

agent who is totally informed. They must 

constantly monitor the multiple listing 

service (MLS), know what properties are 

going on the market and know the comps 

in your neighborhood. Find an agent who 

embraces technology – a tech-savvy one 

has many tools to get your house sold. 

Selling Secret #8: Light it up 

Maximize the light in your home. After 

location, good light is the one thing that 

every buyer cites that they want in a 

home. Take down the drapes, clean the 

windows, change the lampshades, increase 

the wattage of your light bulbs and cut the 

bushes outside to let in sunshine. Do what 

you have to do make your house bright and 

cheery – it will make it more sellable. 

Selling Secret #9: Half-empty closets 

Storage is something every buyer is looking 

for and can never have enough of. Take 

half the stuff out of your closets then neatly 

organize what’s left in there. Buyers will 

snoop, so be sure to keep all your closets 

and cabinets clean and tidy. 

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ADVERTISING 

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rubbish removal 

QUALITY ROOFING AT THE 

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• Coloursteel • Old iron • Guttering 

Phone Dave 981 0278 

or 021 223 4200 

E: dave@beaumontroofing.co.nz 

tRAiLER SKiP HiRE 

• 2 or 5 cubic metre 

• Household Rubbish 

• Green Waste 

• Yard Clean ups 

• Load it yourself or hire us 

• Locally owned and operated 

Ph: 347 9045 or 021 165 1682 

Email: Robinsonroofing99@gmail.com 

Call Mr Rental - 0800 111 313 

Visit www.mrrental.co.nz 

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Open Monday to Saturday 

BEAUMONT ROOFING LTD 

bin co 

Phone: 383-0646 

027 2131 733 

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A1 TREE STUMP 

REMOVAL 

• We remove Tree Stumps and Tree Roots 

• Debris can be recycled as mulch in most cases 

• Guarantee to arrive on time 

• We leave your site tidy 

• We are fast and efficient 

• We have 3 different size machines 

• No stump too large, no stump too small 

ONLINE QUOTE 

Fast, easy, instant 

www.a1treestumps.co.nz 

Ph: 322 6928 Cell: 027 4322 190 

info@a1treestumps.co.nz 

Owner operator covering Canterbury” 

Garage Sales 

BRYNDWR 110 Aorangi 

Road (Off Wairakei Rd) 

Sat & Sun 7am - 4pm. 

Everything & anything 

************* 

BURNSIDE 336 Wairakei 

Rd - back flat. Sat 8am - 

1pm. Hundreds of baby & 

girls clothing, up to 3 yrs. 

Dresses, shoes, jewellery, 

plants, bric-a-brac, coffee 

tables 

********* 

MERIVALE 55 Papanui 

Rd (Bealey Ave end) Sat 

4th March, 9am - 1pm. 

Our students are returning 

to Japan and need to get 

rid of their stuff. You 

will find great bargains 

on womans clothing & 

shoes, stationary, hair 

dryers & curlers, toiletries, 

towels, books, jewellery 

& accessories, DVD’s, 

portable DVD players 

& skateboards. GATES 

OPEN 9am NO EARLY 

BIRDS PLEASE. 

PARKLANDS 7 & 7A 

Fieldmoor Place, Sat 8am 

- 12pm, something for 

everyone 

************ 

SHIRLEY Quinns Road, 

signs out Saturday at 9am 

to midday, big cleanup 

time, trampoline, piano, 

gas heater, furniture, toys, 

dvds, womans clothing sz 

sml, blender, china, books, 

boys clothing, blankets, all 

in good condition 

********** 

STROWAN St Andrews 

Square (signs out 

8am) Sat 4th March. 

Quality clothing, shoes, 

accessories, h/hold, 

furniture, tools, books, 

CD’s. Cancelled if wet. 

WOOLSTON 56 Riley 

Cres, Sat 8.30am large 

variety of items 

Handy Person 

Services 

Tired of that dripping 

tap? Brassed off with 

those sticking doors and 

windows? Sick of looking 

at that broken gate & 

fence? Help is at hand! Ph 

John on 021 149 0986 for 

an obligation free quote to 

ease your mind. 

Gardening 

& Supplies 

TREE & HEDGE 

SERVICES 

• Trees removed 

• Trees pruned 

• Storm damage 

• Hedges trimmed 


Ph Justin 

021 221 4344 

A GARDEN 

PROFESSIONAL 

NEEDED? Qualified 

Horticulturist, offering 

expert pruning, garden 

makeovers, garden design 

and landscaping, for free 

quotes call Bryce 027 688- 

8196 or 0508 242-733 

PETE’S GARDENING 

SERVICE Gardening, 

rubbish removal, cleanups, 

expert pruning, hedge 

trimming, tree cutting, 

good rates, no job too big 

or too small, half the price 

of a franchise, ph 027 551 

4118 

PETE’S GARDENING 

SERVICE Gardening, 

rubbish removal, cleanups, 

expert pruning, hedge 

trimming, tree cutting, 

good rates, no job too big 

or too small, half the price 

of a franchise, ph 027 551 

4118 

Health & Beauty 

THERAPEUTIC 

MASSAGE. Exp female, 

very relaxing. Phone 022 

6384980 

Jewellery 

LADIES WATCHES. All 

brand new. Calvin Klein, 

Lois Vuitton & Gucci. 

Fantastic prices only 

$99.95 each. Please ph 

Kath 0204 444 204 

Massage 

MALE Masseur, relax 

massage, waxing for men, 

8am-8pm ph 027 723 5756 

SENSUAL Hot Oil 

Massage Rural Location 

Anna 021 110-8790 

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promoting some of the great positive work being done 

in the community. It also offers exceptional value for 

your supporters and sponsors. 

Contact: 

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379 7100 

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for 10 years passports 

Professional $17 

Online photo $20 

Restoration of old and damaged photos 

Scan, fix and enlarge from $20 

233 Waimairi Rd, Ilam 

03 357 4056 • 027 4374 113 

CATHEDRAL PHOTOGRAPHY 2011 LTD 

Enabling Youth at Stopping Violence 

Services has places available for 

youth aged 16 to 24 years on its 

“Getting It Together” 

Youth Programme 

A 100% FREE SERVICE 

“Getting It Together” is an individualized 

programme for young men and women that 

focuses on: 

• Managing Anger 

• Behaviour Change 

• Managing Difficult Emotions 

• Enhancing Self Esteem 

• Providing Communication Skills 

• Problem Solving 

Stopping Violence Services (SVS) is a 

Government accredited Agency with over 

30 years experience providing Anger 

Management Programmes. 

For enquiries or to make an appointment: 

Ph 0800 478 778 

or email: info@enablingyouth.co.nz 

for 10 years passports 

Professional $17 

Online photo $20 

Restoration of old and damaged photos 

Scan, fix and enlarge from $20 

233 Waimairi Rd, Ilam 

03 357 4056 • 027 4374 113 

CATHEDRAL PHOTOGRAPHY 2011 LTD 

Personals 

GENTLEMAN would 

like to find a social sexual 

sincere, hottie to generate 

warmth and compatibility 

for winter months ahead 

0276594425 

IS THERE A lady in the 

city who would like to be 

spoiled and have some 

quality male company. A 

single well presented lady 

slimmish and tallish who 

has a bubbly warm friendly 

personality. You would be 

mature and have family off 

your hands, and is ready 

for the next phase of your 

life. I am a 5ft 11, 95kg 

slim to athletic witty fun 

and generous professional 

guy, single living on own 

in Avonhead. Write to 

me: Andy P.O Box 1919 

Christchurch. A photo 

would be appreciated. All 

replies answered. 

JUST COUNTRY Dating 

Service. For town & 

Country clients NZ wide. 

Phone 027 3909189 or 

email justcountry123@ 

hotmail.com 

MAN on his own seeks 

female on own to compare 

notes why we are in this 

position, and maybe to 

do something about it 

3583634 

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female on own to compare 

notes why we are in this 

position, and maybe to 

do something about it 

3583634 

MAN SEEKS vibrant and 

energetic tall slender lady 

40 to 60 as partner for 

dancing. alanjamieson@ 

xtra.co.nz 

Christchurch South 

Intermediate 

Board of Trustees 

Casual 

Vacancy For 

An Elected 

Trustee 

A casual vacancy has 

occurred on the board of 

trustees for an elected parent 

representative.The board has 

resolved under section 105 of 

the Education Act 1989 to fill 

the vacancy by selection. 

If ten percent or more of 

eligible voters on the school 

roll ask the board, within 

28 days of this notice being 

published, to hold a byelection 

to fill the vacancy, 

then a by-election will be held. 

Any eligible voter who wishes 

to ask the board to hold a byelection 

should write to: 

Mr D Harrison 

Board of Trustees 

Christchurch South 

Intermediate 

204 Selwyn Street 

Christchurch 8024 

By: Wednesday 

29 March 2017 

SALE AND SUPPLY OF 

ALCOHOL ACT 2012 

SECTION 127 & 101 

HONG & MA LIMITED, (THE 

LICENSEE, Hong & Ma Limited, 

C/- Liquorland Fitzgerald Avenue, 

332 Hereford St, Christchurch 

8011), has made application to 

the District Licensing Committee 

at Christchurch for the renewal 

of OFF-LICENCE RENEWAL in 

respect of the premises situated 

at 332 Hereford Street, Central 

City known as LIQUORLAND 

FITZGERALD AVE. 

The general nature of the 

business conducted under the 

licence is: OFF-LICENCE LIQUOR 

STORE. 

The days on which and the 

hours during which alcohol 

is sold under the licence are: 

MONDAY TO SUNDAY 9.00AM TO 

10.00PM. 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office of the 

Christchurch District Licensing 

Committee, 77 Hereford Street, 

Christchurch. 

Any person who is entitled to 

object and who wishes to object 

to the grant of the application 

may, not later than 15 working 

days after the date of the first 

publication of this notice, file a 

notice in writing of the objection 

with the Secretary of the District 

Licensing Committee, PO Box 

73049, Christchurch 8154. 

No objection to the renewal of a 

licence may be made in relation 

to a matter other than a matter 

specified in section 131 of the 

Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 

2012. 

This is the second publication of 

this notice. This notice was first 

published on 23 February 2017. 

NOTICES 

advertising 

Sports, Clubs, Schools, 

Organisations, AGMs, 

Legal Notices, Public 

Notices, Family 

Notices, Births, Deaths, 

Memoriams, Birthdays, 

Weddings, Anniversaries, 

Engagements... 

For all your important notices, 

advertise in The Star, where 

it will be seen by 179,000 

people every Thursday. 

For professional, helpful 

service, Phone 379-7100 



SECTION 101 

THE SPIRITS WORKSHOP 

LIMITED, (THE LICENSEE, 53 

Clare Road, Christchurch 8014), 

has made application to the 

District Licensing Committee 

at Christchurch for the issue of 

OFF-LICENCE NEW in respect 

of the premises situated at 

53 Clare Road known as THE 

SPIRITS WORKSHOP. 


business conducted under 

the licence is: OFF-LICENCE 

REMOTE SALES. 



is intended to be sold under 

the licence are: MONDAY TO 

SUNDAY 7.00AM TO 11.00PM. 






Christchurch. 

Any person who is entitled 

to object and who wishes to 

object to the issue of the licence 








No objection to the issue of a 



specified in section 105(1) of 

the Sale and Supply of Alcohol 

Act 2012. 






SECTION 127 & 101 

CASHMERE 

CLUB 

INCORPORATED, (THE 

SECRETARY, PO Box 12048, 

Beckenham, Christchurch 

8242), has made application 

to the District Licensing 

Committee at Christchurch for 

the renewal of OFF-LICENCE 

RENEWAL in respect of the 

premises situated at 88 Hunter 

Terrace known as CASHMERE 

CLUB. 


business conducted under the 

licence is: OFF-LICENCE CLUB. 




MONDAY TO SUNDAY 11.00AM 

TO 11.00PM. 





Committee, Civic Offices, 77 

Hereford Street, Christchurch. 
















2012. 






SECTION 127 & 101 

THE CHINA KITCHEN LIMITED, 

(THE LICENSEE, 17 Main North 

Road, Christchurch 8053), 




of ON-LICENCE RENEWAL in 


at 17 Main North Road, Papanui 

known as THE CHINA KITCHEN 

RESTAURANT. 



the licence is: ON-LICENCE 

RESTAURANT CLASS 3. 





TO 12.00 MIDNIGHT. 






Christchurch. 
















2012. 

This is the only publication of 

this notice. 



SECTION 127, 101 

& 120 

EDISON ONE LIMITED, (THE 

LICENSEE, Edison One Limited, 

3 Cows Victoria, 71 Victoria 

Street, Christchurch 8144), 




and variation of ON-LICENCE in 


at 73 Victoria Street Central City 

known as THREE COWS. 



the licence is: ON-LICENCE 

RESTAURANT CLASS 1 


hours during which alcohol is 

sold under the licence are: 

CURRENT HOURS: 


TO 11.00PM 

HOURS SOUGHT: 


TO 2.00AM THE FOLLOWING 

DAY 





Committee, Civic Offices, 77 

Hereford Street, Christchurch. 









Licensing Committee, P O Box 







2012. 

This is the first publication of 

this notice.





Situations Vacant 

To Let 

Trades & Services 


SUPPORT WORKER 

CASUAL POSITION 

- Two positions - 

• Conveniently located St Albans 

facility working with young adults with 

Intellectual Disability 

• You will be part of an 

experienced team 

• Flexible with shifts which can 

include AM and PM hours, weekdays, 

weekends and paid sleepovers 

If you like working with young 

people you will enjoy this work 

Phone: 027 261 0965 

or 027 433 7116 

Email: parentindhouse@gmail.com 

Builders & 

Craftsmen Plumbers 

Due to an increased work load and upcoming 

contracts, we require Builders & Craftsmen 

Plumbers for an immediate start in Queenstown. 

• Long term contracts 

• Good conditions 

• Must supply own tools 

• Varied work 

• Wages or contract (LBP) 

Please email current cv to doug@dab.net.nz 

Or call Doug on 027 576 216 

D.A. BuilDing, PAinting & PlumBing 

Builder of Fine Homes 


TAXI DRIVERS 

Full time/part time 

Van/car, day/night 

shifts available 

Assistance with 

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required 

Gold Band Taxis 

Phone 0210 245 0339 

Wanted 

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Busy people, home 

parents, working 

class, social media 

lovers. 

Register your 

interest today with 

lioness Kat 

022 136 0536 

or visit 

www.lionessbusiness 

buildingnz.com 

Duty 

Manager 

requireD 

Part Time 

night shifts. 

Also casual 

bar person/ 

kitchen 

assistant. 

Email applications to 

sasclub@xtra.co.nz 


CLEANERS 

REQUIRED 

City Area 

Monday - Friday 

6pm - 8pm 

Two positions 

available 

City Area 

Monday - Friday 

3pm - 6.15pm 

We are looking for 

cleaners to join our 

commercial 

cleaning team. 

You will need to 

pass a Security 

Check and you 

MUST have your 

own transport. 

These are 

permanent long 

term positions and 

not suitable for 

holders of temporary 

work permits. 

Please email your 

Application to 

csc@totalcanterbury.co.nz 

or phone 338 9056 

Visit our website: 

totalcanterbury.co.nz 

HOMESITTERS reqd 

city & rural. Prefer ret./ 

not wking. Ph Lisa 

03 359-2323 www. 

townandcountryhomesit. 

co.nz 


PROFESSIONAL & QUALIFIED 

PAINTING 

Plastering, Wallpapering 

Spray Painting 

Ph John 027 860 8106 

TEMPORARY 

FENCING 

Phone 

027 825 1147 

ACE handyman services. 

Lawn mowing, painting, 

fence building and 

cleanups etc Phone 

021-164-5567 or 03-960-8431 

• Replacement/new roofing 

• Colour Steel gutter & fascia 

• Flue & log burner installs 

• Skytube/light installs 

• Earthquake repairs 

Licence Building 

Practitioner LBP 

Member of the Roofing 

Association 

DCM ROOFING LTD 

The Roofing Specialists 

PHONE IAIN 

027 445 5597 

iain@dcmroofing.co.nz 

Looking for an 

electrician? 

• Residential, Domestic 

& Commercial 

• Repairs, Maintenance 

• Fault finding 

• New housing 

• Competitive rates 


• Full & Partial Rewiring 

• Test & Tagging 

• Security Cameras 

• LED Lighting Upgrades 

Call 022 643 6450 

Email admin@totalelectric.co.nz 

After Hours 347 3313 

EXPERIENCED 

GARDENER 

(Kevin Garnett) 

30 Years 

Christchurch Botanic 

Gardens. 

ALL landscape 

work done. 

Maintenance, pruning, 

tidy up, lawn work, 

landscape planning 

and planting etc. 

Free Quotes 

Phone 348 3482 

EQC CASH SETTLEMENT 

We will re-scope your property to ensure 

you have been paid in full to cover all 

your repair costs. 

None of the properties that we have 

re-scoped so far has been paid the 

correct amount to repair their damage. 

EXAMPLES 

•Yaldhurst Road Initially $3,800 after our 

re-scope payment received $46,320 

•Wairakei Road Initially $7,575 after our 


•Prossers Road Initially $19,827 after our 


•Kaplan Avenue Initially $859 after our 


•Liverton Crescent Initially $11,000 after our 


•Dalkeith Street Initially $5,000 after our 


• We have re-scoped 50 properties who have been under 

paid for their repairs. 

• Have your initial repairs failed? 

• Did you receive your full entitlement? 

• Do not pay your excess until all repairs are completed. 

• General under payments are: Asbestos testing and 

exterior lead paint, peeling wallpaper, cracking in exterior 

plaster not repaired correctly. 

For re-scoping and all earthquake repairs 

including painting and redecorating. 

Enquire now Phone 021-667-444 

RE-ROOFING 

QUALITY ROOFING AT THE 

BEST PRICE AROUND 

Protect your home with a new Colorsteel roof. 

Call for a friendly, FREE assessment and quote. 

• Roofing 

• Spouting and Downpipe 

• Safety rails 

• Licensed Building 

Practitioner 

Ph: 347 9045 or 021 165 1682 

Email: Robinsonroofing99@gmail.com 

GARDEN CITY 

MOVERS (LTD) 

Christchurch Fragile Freight 

Small Shift 

Specialists 

and Single 

Items 

Ph 027 355 0090 

info@gardencitymovers.co.nz 

ROOF 

PAINTING 

Rope & harness 

a speciality, 

no scaffolding 

required, 

30 years of 

breathtaking 

experience. 

FREE QUOTES 

Exterior staining, 

exterior painting, 

moss and mould 

treatment and 

waterblasting 

Phone Kevin 

027 561 4629 

TILER 

Interior 

New Homes 

Re-tile existing 

bathrooms, kitchens, 

laundry, toilet 

Floors / walls 

Quality assured 

FREE QUOTES 

Ph Kevin Steel 

or 027 216 8946 

kpsteel@xtra.co.nz 

GARDEN CITY 

MOVERS (LTD) 

Christchurch Fragile Freight 

Small Shift 

Specialists 

and Single 

Items 

Ph 027 355 0090 

info@gardencitymovers.co.nz 

Find Trades 

Professionals on 

TradesMate.co.nz 

PAINTING 

PLASTERING 

WALLPAPERING 

Interior / Exterior 

New Homes & 

Repaints 

Quality assured 

Correct preparation 

always undertaken 

20 years experience 

Ph Kevin Steel 

or 027 216 8946 

kpsteel@xtra.co.nz 

AAA CArpentry 

licensed builder 

practitioner all property 

maintenance small job 

expert by tradesman / 

handyman free quotes city 

wide call now 03 387- 

0770 or 027 245 5226 

ciey@xtra.co.nz 

ALArMS 

House alarm systems from bathroom 

$950 + GST installed. Ph 

JWB Electrical 027 565 

1196 

Blind 

Cleaning 

Specialists 

Clean & repair of all 

styles of window blinds 

domestic & commercial. 

New blind sales. 

0800 8899 99 

www.blindcleaning.co.nz 

info@blindcleaning.co.nz 

5 / 301a Blenheim Rd 

(Driveway next to Hubbers carpark) 

BrICK & BLOCK 

new work, repairs, small 

jobs only, free quotes, ph 

Bruce 028 406 8226 

BUILDer 

Exp in all aspects of 

building works, home 

renovations & extensions, 

property repairs. Free 

quote. Ph Stuart 0274 

661058 

Building & roofing 

log fire inSTAllATionS 

• Bricklaying & Blocklaying 

(30 yrs experience) 

logfires 

• log fire installation & maintenance 

• chimney cleaning 

• standard logfire installations $600 + gsT + 

permit + parts if applicable 

• My scaffolding no charge 

fencing 

• Brick, block, timber or any combination 

roofing repairs 

• concrete tile, metal chip tile, corrugated iron 

landscape Builds 

• retaining walls, decks, BBQs, planter boxes 

Jim Gardner Trade Services 

Member NZ Home Heating Association 

Ph 03 343 4044 or 0274 375 619 

Email teamgardner@xtra.co.nz 

BUILDer 

For all building work 

but specialist in bathroom 

renovations, 30 yrs 

experience, with service 

and integrity. Free Quotes. 

Ph Lachlan 383-1723 or 

0274 367-067. 

BUILDer QUALIfIeD 

licenced and insured, 

renovations, 

decks and fences, all 

building work, ph Josh 

020 400 96143 www. 

jmhbuilders.co.nz 

CArpet & VInyL 

Laying. Repairs, uplifting, 

relaying, restretching. 

Email jflattery@xtra. 

co.nz, ph 0800 003 181 or 

027 2407416 

CHIMney SWeep 

Txt 027 669-4681 or lve 

msg 359-6970. Nor/West 

area only $50. 

COnCrete 

Decorative Concrete 

Placing, Canterbury 

owned & operated 

for over 10 years, 

competitive rates, full 

excavation, coloured, 

exposed, stamped, call 

Paul 027 322 6119 

COnCrete 

IMPRESSIONS LTD 

Call us for a free quote 

for all your driveway, 

path & patio needs - 

Concrete and Asphalt. 

Excavation & placings, 

power washing service, 

acid wash & reseal and 

fencing. Please call Jason 

Fisher on 022 075 9310 

COnCrete 

DRIVEWAYS Pathways, 

patios, garden sheds, 

garages and house floors, 

foundations, Phone for 

free quote Roy 0274 316 

860, Neil 027 974 4185. N 

& R Concrete. 

eLeCtrICIAn 

Registered, electrical 

installation and repairs, 

Gorbie Electrical, ph 021 

026 73375 or 03 322 4209 

eLeCtrICIAn 

Prompt & reliable 

registered electrician with 

24 years experience for all 

residential and commercial 

work, new housing and 

switch board replacements 

Phone Chris 027 516 0669 

eLeCtrICIAn 

Available, 30 years 

experience, immediate 

start, competitive rate, ph 

Brian 027 433 9548 

Any jobs, small or large. 

Lighting & power point 

heatpumps, alarms, tv & 

eLeCtrICIAn 

repairs, switch boards, 

rewires, new builds, 

phone lines. Ph Justin 027 

565 1196 

fenCInG 

All styles and shapes, 

gates, wooden, ph Mark 

027 331-3223



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HANDYDAN 

One call does it all. General 

Handyman Decking 

Fencing Spouting Cleans, 

Repairs and Replacements 

Renovations Painting 

Gardening Full Cleaning 

Services Project Managing 

Ph Dan Today 022 600 

7738 

HANDYMAN 

You name it, I’ll probably 

do it. Competitive rate. Ph 

Gordon 0274 851 897 or 

960-1961 

HEATPUMPS 

Sales & installations 

of leading brands. 5 

yr warranty. Ph JWB 

Electricial & Heatpumps 

on 027 565 1196 

HOUSE CLEANER 

available $25 pr. Honest, 

hardworking and reliable. 

Excellent refs. Great 

results, ph 022 397 1167 

LANDSCAPE 

CONSTRUCTION 

Lawns, paving, water 

features, irrigation, 

planting, decks, 

driveways, kerbing, ponds, 

retainer walls, fencing. 

Free quotes, Phone Tony 

021-034-8555 

PAINTING 

& PLASTERING Free 

quotes. Int/ext & roof 

painting Family run 

business, work guaranteed. 

Pensioner discounts. Ph 

Kerin or Paul 022 191 

7877 or 379-1281. Website 

www.swedekiwipainting. 

co.nz 

PAINTING 

Interior, exterior & repairs, 

15yrs experience, great 

rates, ph Steve Chch 027 

388-6125 

PAINTING 

30 years experience, 

workmanship guaranteed, 

pensioners discounts, free 

quotes, ph Robert 021 026- 

30757 

PAINTER 

Top quality work, interior/ 

exterior, pensioners 

discount, free quotes, 30 

years experience, I stand 

by Canterbury, ph Wayne 

your friendly painter 03 

385-4348 or 027 274-3541 

PAINTER 

Wallpapering, qualified, 

27 years experience, neg 

rates, good refs, friendly 

service, trustworthy, 

Jeremy 021 111-8595 

PAINTER 

/DECORATOR Quality 

workmanship. Free 

quotes. Ph Peter 0274 320- 

146 A?H 342-4442 

PLASTERING 

FINNS PLASTERING 

Services - alterations, 

renovations, cracks, holes, 

skim coating and coveing. 

24 yrs exp, no job too 

small. Canty born & bred. 

Ph 022 087 4351 

ACE handyman services. 

Lawn mowing, painting, 

fence building and 

cleanups etc Phone 

021-164-5567 or 03-960-8431 

CASH FOR 

STAMPS 

Do you have an Old Stamp Collection 

tucked away somewhere? 

It could be worth a fortune! 

Perhaps your 

grandparents 

or parents were 

collectors? 

Make sure you 

know what you 

have got. 

Wanted to buy 

We’re buying collections this week. 

Make an appointment to visit us in Merivale 

or Riccarton, or we can house call for larger 

collections, or if you find it hard to travel. 

Spaces fill up fast. Get in touch today. 

Call Matt Power on 0800 239 325 

THE STAMP EXCHANGE 


PLUMBER 

A top plumbing job 

completed at a fair price, 

prompt service, all work 

guaranteed, ph Brian, 960 

7673 or 021 112 3492 

POOL & SPA 

Maintenance phone Rex at 

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THE NATIONAL Concerto Competition is set 

to take place at the Aurora Centre on Saturday 

4th March at 7pm. 

A classical music competition for young 

people aged under 25 years, the Competition is 

viewed as one of the major classical music 

events for youth in New Zealand and attracts 

many entries from both local and national 

participants. 

“is year (2016/2017) is a very special year 

as we are celebrating our 50th competition 

which is a huge milestone! As was in the first 

inaugural competition back in 1967 we are 

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FRIDAY 03 MAR, 7.30PM 

JO’S KARAOKE 

SATURDAY 04 MAR, 4.30PM 

MARION’S OUTLAWS 

8PM TH’ ART OF CHEESE 

«COMING UP« 

FRIDAY 10 MARCH, 8PM 

Hear the blues train, 

feel the emotion 

MODERN day Blues 

guitarist, Ryan Neville 

features at the Hornby 

Workingmen’s Club next 

Friday night with his 

band, e Midnight 

Blues. 

Nashville Tennessee, 

Las Vegas and Austin 

Texas are amongst the 

places Ryan has 

performed over the 

years. His love of blues 

inspired him to assemble his current 

show, ‘e Story of the Blues’. 

A masterful and colourful stage 

show, ‘e Story of the Blues’ takes 

you on a journey from the famous 

Robert Johnson Crossroads to the 

backwaters of the Mississippi Delta. 

“We share the stories of the 

famous Chicago Blues men and 

woman that time will not erase!” 

says Ryan. 

Four seasoned local musicians 

complete Ryan’s band, e Midnight 

Blues Band’ - Emmalene Rose 

Sparey (vocals); Chantelle Marie 

Rakich (piano, keys, vocals); Chris 

Farmer (drums, percussion, vocals); 

Nick Jackman (bass, acoustic guitar, 

harmonica). 

“Together we weave the tapestry 

through the decades of the greatest 

musical entertainers of our time,” 

says Ryan. “Hear the blues, feel the 

emotion.” 

Ryan Neville & the Midnight 

Blues Show Band perform at the 

Hornby Workingmen’s Club on 

Friday 10th March. 7pm start. 

Tickets $28 (includes supper) 

available at the club office, Carmen 

Rd, phone 349 9026. 

OPEN 7 DAYS 

LUNCH & DINNER 

Gluten Free & Vegetarian options 

Chalmers 

Restaurant 

Early Bird Special 

5.30pm – 6.30pm FRI & SAT 

Roast (4 Choices) still only 

and Free Desserts 

$20.50 

Unbeatable value including your 

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Tickets $28 SHOW & SUPPER 

www.ryannevilleshowband.co.nz 

FRIDAY 17 MARCH, FROM 1.30PM 

ST. PADDY’S DAY 

1.30pm: 

ROBBIE McDREW 

5.30pm: 

BORU 

Irish Band 

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Cafe open from 11am 

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Tuesday, Thursday, 

Saturday 

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WHAT’S ON 

MONDAYS 

Beer & Burger $15 

TUESDAYS 

2 Pizzas $20 

SUNDAYS 6.30pm 

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LIVE MUSIC 

THE 

VAGUES 

7PM THIS SATURDAY 

in Whitfords Bar 

COUNTRY MUSIC AFTERNOON 

With Australian Entertainer & Yodeller 

WAYNE HORSBURGH 

RANGIORA RSA, 82 Victoria St, Rangiora 

1.30PM THIS SUNDAY (March 5) 

Pre-sale tickets $8 at RSA, Door-sales $10. Members Guests & Affiliated Welcome 

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Thursday 

WORK SHOUT 

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TOWER OF 

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Saturday 7.35pm: 

Crusaders v 

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Tuesday 7PM 

QUIZ NITE 

THE CARVERY | MATCHES SPORTS BAR | GAMING ROOM & TAB 

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THURSDAY 

SPECIAL 

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$10 

SUPER RUGBY 

ALL GAMES SCREENED LIVE 

Large TV's • TAB pod • Gaming Room 

Courtesy Van • Great Bar • Great Staff! 

• Open daily from 11am • 

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- upstairs - 

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Restaurant 

Quality a la carte with a view! 

EVERY SUNDAY 

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SUPER RUGBY 

7.30pm FRIDAY 

Chiefs v Blues 

7.30pm SATURDAY 

Highlanders 

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• SKY Sport • Pool Tables • Gaming Room 

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• Bistro open 5-8pm Thurs, Fri, Sat BAR MENU available daily 

St Albans Shirley Club 

269 Hills Rd | ph 385 1632 www.sasclub.co.nz 

SHUTTLE : 0800 CASHMERE 

Members’ Shuttle Now operates from 3pm 

Thurs & Fri & from 4pm on Weds, Sat & Sun 

50 Colombo Street • Phone 332 0092 

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contact Jo Fuller 

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CHRISTCHURCH CASINO: 

Friday 7pm - Page 28; 10.15pm 

- X-Files duo. Saturday 7pm - 

Blackie; 10.15pm - Natalie Elms. 

Sunday 5.30pm - Nyree. 

AIKMANS, MERIVALE: 

Sunday 2.30pm - X-Files duo. 

ALVARADO’S MEXIAN 

CANTINA: Friday 8pm - Salsa 

& Sandunga feat. Latin DJ Mr 

FT. 

ANGLERS ARMS, SEFTON: 

Sunday 4.30pm - Sundown 

Band. 

BARETTA: Thursday 10pm - 

Alison Wonderland Official 

After Party. Friday 4pm - Caleb 

Isaac; 7.30pm - Antony Pickard; 

10.30pm - DJ Dox. Saturday 

9pm - DJ Double Header feat. 

10a & Danny III. 

BECKS SOUTHERN 

ALEHOUSE: Saturday 9.30pm 

- End Game. 

BILL'S BAR: Thursday & 

Sunday 6pm - Mickey Rat 

Karaoke. 

BLACK HORSE: Saturday - 

Luke Karaoke. 

BLUE SMOKE: Thursday 8pm 

- Dictaphone Blues with 

support Best Bets & Bryony 

Mathews, tickets $15@utr. 

Friday 8.30pm - Paul Ubana 

Jones with support Emily 

Fairlight, tickets $30@utr. 

Saturday 7.30pm - Christopher 

Stone & Skew-whiff MD; 9pm - 

Sal Valentine & The 

Babayshakes; 10pm - 

Christopher Stone & Skewwhiff 

MD, free. 

BROUGHAM: Saturday 8pm - 

Jenlin’s Karaoke. 

CARLTON: Thursday 8.30pm - 

Headrush. Friday 9pm - Ctrl 

Alt Rock. Saturday 10.30pm - 

Smashbox. Sunday 4pm - Quiz. 

Monday 5pm - Nick Lee. 

Tuesday 6pm - Open Mic Night 

with Co-op. Wednesday 8.30pm 

- Topia duo. 

CASA PUBLICA: Friday 9pm - 

DJ Paul McKessar. Saturday 

9pm - DJ Dwight Caldwell. 

Sunday 4pm - Dr Sanchez. 

CASHMERE CLUB: Friday 

7pm - The Boys Rock Band, $5 

entry. 

CHRISTCHURCH FOLK 

MUSIC CLUB, IRISH 

SOCIETY HALL: Sunday 

7.30pm - Hungrytown (fulltime 

musos visiting from 

Vermont USA), members 

$15/non $20. 

CLADDAGH IRISH PUB, 

FERRYMEAD: Thursday - 

Open mic. Friday - Karaoke. 

Saturday - Live music. 

CLINK RESTAURANT & 

PAUL UBANA JONES @ Blue Smoke this Friday, 8.30pm 

BAR: Sunday - Rockfest feat. 

The Wingers; 4in1; 16 Sundays. 

COASTERS TAVERN: 

Saturday 8.30pm - Hot Gossip. 

Sunday 5pm - Alan Fairbrother. 

DARKROOM: Thursday - 

Daniel Madill with Voilet 

French. Friday - Arcadian; 

Unite the Silence; Out Cold; 

Dread Adore. Saturday - The 

Glorious (Aus). Wednesday - 

Comedy. 

DUX CENTRAL: Friday 5pm - 

Emerson; 9.30pm - Soul 

Provider. Saturday 2pm - Matty 

Von Voin; 9.30pm - Switch. 

Sunday 2pm - Jazz Session. 

EMPIRE: Thursday 9pm - 

Alison Wonderland Official 

After Party with DJ Party Favor. 

Friday 10pm - DJ Phase. 

Saturday 10pm - DJ Vlad. 

Sunday 10pm - DJ Masta K. 

FINNEGANS - 

PREBBLETON TAVERN: 

Friday 7pm - Guinness Jam 

Session, free. 

GARDEN BUFFET CAFE: 

Friday 6pm - Rhonda 

Campbell. 

HORNBY WMC: Friday 7pm - 

Jo’s Karaoke. Saturday 4.30pm - 

Marion’s Outlaws; 8pm - Th’ 

Art of Cheese. 

HORNCASTLE ARENA: 

Sunday 7pm - Daniel 

O’Donnell with Mary Duff, 

tickets @ticketek. 

ISAAC THEATRE ROYAL: 

Friday & Saturday 10am - 

Peppa Pig Muddy Puddles Live! 

Tickets @ticketek. 

JANES BAR: Wednesday - 

Open Mic Night. Saturday - 

Live music. Sunday - Live blues. 

LANSDOWN FESTIVAL 

2017, OLD TAI TAPU RD: 

Sunday 7.30pm - Der Freischutz 

by CM von Weber performed 

by The Narropera Trio feat. 

Dorothee Jansen (soprano); Jan 

van den Berg (violin); and 

Haydn Rawstron (piano & 

narrator). Tickets @ Court 

Theatre. 

MACKENZIES BAR: Friday - 

Sign of the Firebird. Saturday - 

The Cassettes. 

MAK BAR: Friday 9pm - 

Mammoth. Saturday 9pm - The 

Elevators. Sunday - Assembly 

Required. 

OAK N FERRY, 

WOOLSTON: Friday - I 

Alone. Saturday - Mammoth. 

PIERSIDE CAFE & BAR: 

Friday - Hot Gossip. Saturday - 

Brothers Grimm. 

RICHMOND WMC: Friday 

7pm - Bobby Brown. Saturday 

7pm - Robbie Drew. Sunday 

3pm - I Alone. 

SANDRIDGE HOTEL: 

Thursday 8pm - DJ Chick 

Karaoke. Friday 8pm - 12 

Gauge. 

SAS CLUB: Friday 7pm - 

Smooth Talk. 

STOCKxCHANGE BAR, 

SHIRLEY: Friday 7pm - DV8. 

SULLIVANS IRISH PUB: 

Thursday 7.30pm - Boiling Billy. 

Friday 9.30pm - Shameless Few. 

Saturday 9.30pm - Live music. 

Tuesday 7.30pm - Topia. 

Wednesday 7.30pm - Willie 

McArthur. 

TEMPS BAR: Friday 8.30pm - 

No Secrets. Saturday 8.30pm - 

Distorted Kiwi. Tuesday 7pm - 

Jam Session (gear provided). 

THE CRAIC IRISH BAR: 

Thursday - Andy Page. Friday - 

Smoke & Mirrors. Saturday - 

Pete (solo). Wednesday - 

Karaoke. 

THE CUBAN: Thursday 8pm - 

Richie Connell. Friday 8pm - 

Ryan Ferris duo. Saturday 10pm 

- African Party. 

THE FITZ: Friday 9.30pm - 

Super Freak Saturday 9.30pm - 

Rookie Mistake. 

THE MILLER: Friday 9.30pm - 

Tri Zone. Saturday 9.30pm - 

Decoy Duck. Wednesday 8pm - 

Karaoke with Carol. 

THE WAVE BAR: Thursday 

8.30pm - Karaoke. Friday 

8.30pm - DJ. 

TREVINOS: Friday 9pm - Flat 

City Brotherhood. 

TWISTED HOP: Friday 

7.30pm - Graham Wardrop. 

WOOLSTON CLUB: Saturday 

7pm - The Vagues.. 

WUNDERBAR, 

LYTTELTON: Friday 8pm - 

Direct from Australia...The 

Angels, Midnight Oil & 

Divinyls Show plus Sex Beard, 

tickets $40@eventfinda. 

Saturday 9pm - Rhomboid 

Psychedelic-Wizard-Funk 

‘Oscar’s last show’, $10 entry. 

Tuesday 7pm - Open mic.

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ENDS ON SATURDAY 

HEREFORD CLAY AND 

PAINT SHOW 

This exhibition shows a variety 

of paint and clay works created 

by various artists. Go and look 

at the different pieces, ranging 

in style, texture and colour. The 

gallery is open Monday to Friday, 

11am-4pm, and Saturday, noon- 

3pm. Phone 981 2881 for more 

information. 

Linwood Community Arts 

Centre. Free entry 

ENDS ON SUNDAY 

SEAWEEK IN AKAROA 

The New Zealand Association 

for Environmental Education’s 

Seaweek finishes up on 

Sunday. This is Seaweek’s 26th 

anniversary. The theme is Toiora 

te Moana – Toiora te Tangata 

(Healthy Seas, Healthy People). 

Akaroa is hosting numerous 

events aimed at providing special 

opportunities to experience 

and learn about the beauty and 

mystery of our diverse marine 

environment. Go to www.akaroa. 

com/seaweek-akaroa for more 

information. 

Various locations 

TONIGHT AND FRIDAY, 

7.30PM 

TREASURE ISLAND 

This all-new Treasure Island will 

be a fresh re-telling of Robert 

Louis Stevenson’s classic tale. 

Performed by Christ’s College 

year 10 students, a cast of 25 

squires, sailors and pirates will 

show how relationships, morality 

and goodness can be threatened 

by greed, terror and human 

depravity. It’s been described as 

a genuinely thrilling tale to both 

watch and perform. There will 

also be a performance on Friday 

at 2pm. 

Christ’s College Old Boys’ 

Theatre. Tickets $20 

FRIDAY, 7-9PM 

OUTDOOR FAMILY MOVIE 

Get your friends and family 

together, grab a bite to eat and 

enjoy a family-friendly movie 

outdoors. Enjoy the second of two 

outdoor movies where you can 

bring a seat, bean bag or blanket 

and chill out in front of a huge 

outdoor screen. The Secret Life 

of Pets will play on Friday night. 

Hot drinks and snacks will be 

available to be purchased, so 

make sure to bring cash. 

Anderson Square, High St, 

Leeston. Free entry 

SATURDAY, 11AM 

CHRISTCHURCH HOLI 

FESTIVAL OF COLOURS 

This year, Holi will be all about 

celebrating the people in our 

community. Cultural fusion 

performances will showcase 

the many different cultures in 

our city. Holi is a day to forget 

your worries and connect with 

family and friends. Check out the 

colours and dance to music from 

Tronic Insurgence and DJ AJ. 

Enjoy traditional Indian games, 

cultural performances and festive 

Holi delicacies. 

221 Gloucester St. Free 

entry 

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, 

11AM-3PM 

ANNUAL AUTUMN 

EXHIBITION 

This exhibition will display many 

different artistic sculptures. Be 

amazed and surprised by the 

pieces created by a variety of 

artists. 

Tai Tapu Sculpture Garden. 

Tickets $10, under-16s 

free 

SATURDAY, NOON 

ONWARDS 

LYFE 2017 

The annual Linwood Youth 

Festival Event will take place at 

Linwood Park on Saturday. Enjoy 

an afternoon of music, dancing, 

performances and activities. 

There will also be community 

stalls and good food on offer to 

enjoy throughout the afternoon. 

Take a picnic blanket and spend 

the afternoon with family and 

the community. If you would like 

to volunteer or perform at LYFE, 

or want more information, email 

lyfe.coordinator@gmail.com to 

find out more. 

Linwood Park, Linwood Ave. 

Free entry 

SATURDAY 1-4PM 

BELLYFUL TEA 

It’s time for tea as volunteer 

organisation, Bellyful, host a 

fundraising afternoon with 

devonshire tea. Bellyful is a not 

for profit organisation, which 

offers support to families with 

newborns. The afternoon will be 

hosted to help raise money for 

the organisation to continue to 

provide services for new families. 

Enjoy a cup of tea, learn more 

about the organisation and meet 

people in the area. 

286A Selwyn St. Tickets 

cost $10, children free. 

SATURDAY 2-4PM 

CHRISTCHURCH GIRLS’ 

HIGH SCHOOL OLD GIRLS’ 

AFTERNOON TEA 

An afternoon catch up for old 

girls who were at Christchurch 

Girls’ High School in 1953 or 

earlier. Non-members are also 

welcome. For catering and to 

confirm attendance, phone 355 

8659. 

Acland House, 85 Papanui 

Rd, Merivale. Gold coin 

donation. 

COMMUNITY MARKET 

Thursday, 8.30am-1pm, 51 Pages Rd 

MT PLEASANT FARMERS’ 

MARKET 

Saturday, 9.30am-12.30pm, 

McCormacks Bay Rd 

SUNDAY, 11AM-1.30PM 

BRYNDWR’S GOT TALENT 

This neighbourhood talent show 

plus heaps of other community 

activities will includ a hangi, 

bouncy castle, sausage sizzle and 

photo booth. Take the chance to 

perform on stage and show off 

your talent to a friendly crowd. 

There will also be prizes for the 

most talented acts. 

St Aidan’s Anglican Church, 

63 Brookside Tce, Bryndwr 

SUNDAY, 11AM-3PM 

THE SHABBY CHIC MARKET 

DAY 

Rain or shine, this market will 

be on. There will be more than 

35 stalls offering vintage-themed 

feasts and fancies outside the 

historic Rochester Villa, plus five 

rooms to explore inside the villa. 

There will be a tea party in the 

courtyard and much more. 

The Rochester Villa, 21 

Connal St, Woolston. Free 

entry 

SUNDAY, 12.30-2PM 

SUMMER BANDSTAND 

This week, Addington Brass 

LYTTELTON FARMERS’ 

MARKET 

Saturdays, 10am-1pm, London St 

OPAWA FARMERS’ MARKET 

Sundays, 9am-noon, 275 

Fifield Tce 

Band will perform at the event. 

Take a picnic blanket, pack 

some lunch and relax in the 

picturesque Botanic Gardens 

while enjoying some music. Have 

a dance and learn more about the 

Addington Brass band’s talent. 

The Sumner Silver Band will 

also be performing at the same 

time, but in Scarborough. Check 

www.summertimes.co.nz/ for 

locations. 

Various locations. Free entry 

SUNDAY, 3-4.30PM 

INGHAM’S LAZY SUNDAYS 

This event returns for another 

year of entertainment. Every 

week there will be a musical 

showcase of talent from around 

the city. The line-up will include 

swing jazz, folk, pop and 

country music, and composers 

who will share their engaging 

and internationally-acclaimed 

originals. Cam Scott will perform 

a mix of music. He was named 

male artist of the year in 2015 by 

the New Zealand Country Music 

Association. 

Archery Lawn, Botanic 

Gardens. Free entry 

Chamber Music New Zealand presents 

MUSIC FOR A WHILE 

Baroque Jazz – Improvisations on Henry Purcell 

Monday 20 March, 7.30pm 

Charles Luney Auditorium, Christchurch 

Core Funder 

Free Prelude event prior to concert 

Concession 

Rates Available 

ticketek.co.nz 0800 842 538 

chambermusic.co.nz/larpeggiata 

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Need to know 

Online Order 

• Selected collect? Bring your e-ticket confirmation 

to Smiths City Colombo street on Friday 17 

March between 11-5pm Or Saturday 18 March 

between 9-5pm. 

Selected courier? You will receive your entry 

shortly. Cut off day for courier is March 10. 

• The 14km starts at 9am at Centennial Park, 

Pioneer Stadium. The Sport Canterbury 6km starts 

10am at Hansens Park, Opawa. 

• Warm up with our Christchurch YMCA fitness team, 

and enjoy pre event entertainment. 

• At the finish line grab your free Pump Water or 

Powerade, Froozeballs, and fruit thanks to Food 

Together. 

• Enjoy free children’s entertainment and our live band. 

• Look out for the Singapore Airlines Crew taking 

your celebratory photo. 

• Prize giving starts at mid-day. 

Transport 

Before the Event 

• Buses will be running from McCormacks Bay to 

both start locations. The first 14km bus will leave 

at 7.15am, and the last at 8.15am. The first Sport 

Canterbury 6km bus will depart at 8.30am, and 

the last at 9.15am. 

The Sport Canterbury bus drop off point is 800m 

from Hansens Park. 

After the Event 

• Buses will operate from the finish line back to 

the start lines between 10am – 2pm. 

• A free shuttle will operate from Ferrymead 

Playing Fields (finish area) back to McCormacks 

Bay if you parked there. 

• Need to buy a bus ticket on the day? 

There will be limited sales – we recommend you 

plan ahead and book online: City2surf.co.nz. 

Please show the driver your pre-purchased ticket 

(printed, smartphone or red wristband). Drivers 

will not accept cash. 

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T-Shirt $35 Singlet $30 

Children’s T-shirt $30 

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