Pegasus Post: June 18, 2019
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10 Tuesday <strong>June</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
News<br />
New zones to inspire<br />
AS THE WAY we live changes,<br />
so too does The Star Home and<br />
Living Show – it is keeping up<br />
to date with latest design and<br />
technology.<br />
Events manager Lisa Lynch says<br />
she is excited about two<br />
new zones which have been<br />
created for this year’s event that<br />
will inspire and hopefully get<br />
people motivated about the way<br />
they live.<br />
“The Innovative Living Zone<br />
switches thinking – not just<br />
planning your space, but planning<br />
how you wish to feel in your<br />
space,” she says.<br />
“It will showcase the latest in modern,<br />
urban, cosmopolitan home and<br />
landscape designs to transform your<br />
space – inside and out.”<br />
This zone will include an<br />
interactive, innovative living<br />
design area, where you can sit<br />
and have a coffee and be<br />
inspired by new and creative<br />
ideas for your home, by talking to<br />
the specialists about your dreams.<br />
The Eco Zone will showcase<br />
CONCEPTS: The<br />
Innovation Zone<br />
which will feature<br />
at The Star Home<br />
and Living Show<br />
at Horncastle<br />
Arena later this<br />
month.<br />
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PARK<br />
LANDSCAPES<br />
everything you need to know<br />
about sustainable living. Here<br />
you will find a range of ideas you<br />
can introduce into your home to<br />
make it more environmentally<br />
friendly.<br />
“We have self-watering<br />
vegepods, synthetic grass, solar<br />
technologies and of course<br />
electric vehicles with the chance<br />
of one lucky attendee driving<br />
away in a free EV car worth<br />
$44,000.”<br />
The Star Home and Living<br />
Show will be held from 10am<br />
to 5pm at the Horncastle Arena<br />
from Friday, <strong>June</strong> 28, to Sunday,<br />
<strong>June</strong> 30.<br />
•Turn to page 12 for a free<br />
entry voucher for you and a<br />
friend.<br />
THE FIGHT to end period<br />
poverty is under way.<br />
The Fill-a-Bag fundraiser<br />
for The Good Fund is being<br />
held in 16 locations nationwide<br />
throughout <strong>June</strong>.<br />
Kimberli Schuitman, cofounder<br />
of The Good Fund, is<br />
hosting the Christchurch event<br />
from 2-4pm on <strong>June</strong> 22 at the<br />
Landsdowne Community Centre.<br />
Ms Schuitman said the<br />
fundraiser pulled together two<br />
things that were extremely<br />
important to her.<br />
“Period poverty is rife in New<br />
Zealand and by talking about<br />
it we can break down taboos<br />
and create an awareness around<br />
this cycle of poverty that keeps<br />
children from achieving their<br />
learning milestones. It is about<br />
ensuring menstruating people<br />
in New Zealand have easy and<br />
affordable access to sustainable<br />
and more comfortable menstrual<br />
products,” she said.<br />
She said The Good Fund was<br />
seeking donations of children’s<br />
clothing that would be given to<br />
families in need.<br />
It was also looking for bags<br />
recycled from online grocery<br />
orders that would be given on<br />
arrival to fill with baby clothes.<br />
“The fundraiser is an<br />
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important event in bringing<br />
Christchurch communities<br />
together to share baby clothes,<br />
catch up with friends and raise<br />
awareness of period poverty<br />
in our community,” said Ms<br />
Schuitman.<br />
Due to the success of the<br />
first Fill-a-Bag in Hamilton in<br />
March that raised over $3000,<br />
Schuitman is hoping for similar<br />
success in Christchurch.<br />
All proceeds raised will go<br />
towards The Good Fund that<br />
helps New Zealand women<br />
nationwide have a choice to<br />
access and be educated on reusable<br />
sanitary products. There,<br />
women can buy sustainable<br />
sanitary products or apply for<br />
a Good Fund rebate to get discounted<br />
products.<br />
Entry is $10 and everyone is<br />
welcome from parents, guardians<br />
to grandparents, Ms Schuitman<br />
said. There will be a lot of<br />
other fun stuff happening as well<br />
as an information table about<br />
reusable menstrual products.<br />
Donations of childrens<br />
clothing ages 0-5 years can be<br />
dropped off to 175a Waltham<br />
Rd from 9-2.30pm weekdays or<br />
email My Cup at hello@mycup.<br />
co.nz for drop-off points outside<br />
of these hours.