The Star: March 22, 2018

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Thursday March 22 2018
Coast to
Coast
founder’s
mother dies
aged 108
THE MOTHER of Coast to Coast
founder Robin Judkins has died,
aged 108. Mary Judkins, known
as Dot, died on Sunday, four days
after her birthday.
Mrs Judkins
(left), a former
journalist on the
Otago Daily Times
and proofreader
at The Star, had
celebrated her
birthday with
family at the
Bishopspark Rest Home.
Mrs Judkins is survived by nine
children, 29 grandchildren and
32 great-grandchildren, as well as
great-great-grandchildren.
Her granddaughter Anne
Judkins is a former Olympic and
Commonwealth Games athlete,
winning silver in the 10,000m
road walk at the 1990 Auckland
games.
Before her birthday she received
her eighth letter from Queen
Elizabeth II and a letter from
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
• By Bridget Rutherford
THE “RICH” and “eclectic”
history of the lane that ran
between The Press building
and Warners Hotel will be
documented where the buildings
once stood.
The city council is working
on a project to transform Press
Lane, which runs between
Gloucester St and Cathedral
Square, in a bid to get more
pedestrian movement through
the central city.
Artist Grace Duval has been
working on the designs for the
lane which will reflect its history
and association with the daily
newspaper. It will be finished
late next month.
City council urban regeneration,
urban design and heritage
acting head Carolyn Bonis said
the project will draw on the
lane’s “rich history.”
She said images will be put on
the wall of the substation next
to the lane which will portray
“denizens and signs from the
eclectic history of Press Lane.”
“These will be brought
together as if in an album of the
thoroughfare’s memories and
will be displayed on the wall of
the adjoining building,” she
said.
PHOTO: KETE CHRISTCHURCH
“The footpath will bear the
motto of the lane’s namesake
resident, The Press newspaper,
‘Nihil utile quod non honestum’,
which translates as ‘Nothing is
useful unless honest’.”
Press Lane was blocked
off with an iron gate at the
Cathedral Square end for
security reasons. For many
years, it had become a haven
for loiterers and other activity
from patrons of nearby fast food
outlets and bars.
Both The Press and Warners
Hotel buildings were badly
damaged in the February 22,
2011, earthquake, and later
demolished.
Ms Bonis said the $12,000
project would include
information panels.
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HISTORY: Press Lane used
to run between The Press
building and Warners Hotel.
(Below) – A concept design
of Press Lane includes The
Press motto on the footpath
written hand-set in type.
Planter boxes and seating were
installed last year, which were
designed by Lincoln University
student Johanna Blakely and
built and installed by Greening
the Rubble.
“There is now the opportunity
to add interest by way of an
artwork that links the history of
the lane with its namesake,” Ms
Bonis said.
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