Nor'West News: July 02, 2020

THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020 

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Living 

with 

dementia 

A walk down 

memory 

lane 

Gerry Brownlee 

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Christchurch 

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• By Bea Gooding 

A ROTARY club is helping 

children to learn more about 

word without the distractions 

of pop-up advertisements and 

Page 4 Pages 11, 13 

Dictionary donations delight 

DELIGHTED: Year 4 pupils at Wharenui School were one of four schools who received personalised dictionaries, donated by 

The Rotary Club of Riccarton. 

broken links. 

The Riccarton Rotary Club 

has donated personalised 

dictionaries to children at a 

clutch of city schools. 

Year 4 pupils at Wharenui 

School, Our Lady of Victories 

School, St Teresa’s School 

and Riccarton Primary 

got their dictionaries this 

month. 

The dictionaries played 

an important role in a world 

where online learning 

continued to grow, Wharenui 

School principal Gretchen 

Smith confirmed. 

• Turn to page 3 

Police 

patrolling 

dangerous 

intersection 


POLICE ARE now patrolling 

a St Albans area dominated 

by roadworks in a bid to deter 

dangerous drivers after months of 

concern. 

Children walking to schools 

near Cranford St, particularly at 

the Westminster St intersection 

have feared for their safety as 

drivers ran red lights and did not 

follow 30 km/h speed limits. 

After the community took action 

upon themselves and pleaded with 

the city council and local MPs to 

improve safety, the measures put in 

place improved driver behaviour. 

Christchurch Central MP Duncan 

Webb has been advocating for 

the community and wrote to district 

commander Superintendent 

John Price requesting for police 

presence on school mornings. 

Said Dr Webb: “We are really 

grateful for the police for 

responding to our letter – it appears 

that driver behaviour has 

improved, it is likely that police 

presence has contributed to this.” 

“It is fair to say that the road 

works being undertaken still 

create a confusing and hazardous 

crossing, but at least now this 

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Encourage learning through language. 

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News 

Construction noise 

frustrates residents 


the vibrations that’s a real killer,” ing First where the majority of 

she said. 

tenants are single people, CMM’s 

CONSTRUCTION has started 

“My house is from the 1920s, focus is on housing low-income 

on a controversial social housing others are much older and the families and older people without 

development in Richmond, but whole house just shakes. We can’t assets,” she said 

the noise from machinery has even use our lounge until the Works were expected to finish 

been frustrating residents for work stops.” 

by the end of this year. 

weeks. 

She said the constant shaking “All the families which will 

Owned by the Christchurch has been impacting her health be housed in Guild St during 

Methodist Mission (CMM), and causing her stress to the the summer are either currently 

16 temporary units, including point where she has been getting homeless, in transitional housing 

or in housing that is totally 

a communal building, will migraines and felt dizzy at times. 

be constructed on Guild St to She even had to call Healthline unsuitable for their needs,” said 

provide housing to those facing for advice and had contacted the Mrs Hawkey. 

homelessness. 

city council and its contractors to The Chancellor St resident was 

The developments caused mitigate the issues. 

fearing many more months of 

anger among neighbouring residents 

due to its non-compliance across the road from me was in “It’s not fair to the neighbour- 

“It’s just ridiculous. The lady disruption. 

with character area rules, loss the shower one time and when hood. I don’t think there’s much 

of parking, increase in traffic, it started shaking she thought it else that can be done other than 

earthworks breaching council was another earthquake.” reducing the hours they’re working 

rules and a number of other concerns 

involving its construction. Guild St, she was not given a notice Said city council head of 

Because she did not live on to deal with the noise,” she said. 

A resident who lives in Chancellor 

St near Guild St, who works and believed more people Weston: “The council has 

from the city council about the regulatory compliance Tracey 

did not want to be named, said should have been informed. received eight complaints 

the noise and vibrations from CMM executive director Jill for noise associated with the 

machinery have been consistent Hawkey said before the pandemic, 

nearly 910 Christchurch development. In response, we 

construction work for this 

almost every day from 7am since 

the start of June. 

households were urgently needing 

homes, with 16,000 people on noise and has been assessed as 

have been on-site to assess the 

“Most of us are going crazy. 

It’s noisy, and most of the time 

we can put up with it but it’s 

a waiting list across NZ. 

“With the exception of Hous- 

compliant with the construction 

noise standard.” 

• From page 1 

The works were unavoidable 

in order to deal with the downstream 

traffic of the Christchurch 

Northern Corridor due to open 

in January next year. 

The measures being undertaken 

did not change the road 

issues but encouraged drivers to 

take more care and pay attention 

to signage and the road. 

The city council also took steps 

to support residents by being in 

contact with the police, providing 

workers to help with school 

crossings and not operating loud 

machinery so pedestrian signals 

were heard. 

“Full marks to the councillors 

who turned up along with the St 

Albans School principal to see the 

issues first hand,” said Dr Webb. 

“It is, however, disappointing 

ACTION: The 

intersection of 

Cranford and 

Westminster 

Sts will now be 

patrolled by 

police in order 

to mitigate 

safety concerns 

raised families in 

the area. 

PHOTO: GEOFF 

SLOAN 

Police intervention at 

dangerous intersection 

that these steps weren’t taken until 

there was a mini protest on the 

street corner to highlight obvious 

dangers and shortcomings.” 

Canterbury road policing 

manager Inspector Greg Cottam 

said concerns were raised with 

police regarding the safety of 

pedestrians on Cranford St at the 

beginning of June. 

“Since then, we have increased 

patrols there to ensure the safety 

of pedestrians and will continue 

to do so,” he said. 

“This has resulted in changed 

signage and alterations to the 

traffic management plan. 

“We know complacency can 

creep in for motorists using roads 

where there are long-term road 

works, and we want to remind all 

motorists to slow down and keep 

our tamariki safe.” 

Your MP in 

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Central 

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Club a chance for dementia carers to connect 

JOURNEY: Jeff and Kathy Bradley have been married for 26 

years, after they were introduced to each other by a friend. 


JEFF BRADLEY met the love of 

his life at a food and wine festival 

26 years ago. Instantly, he knew 

he wanted to marry her. 

He and Kathy tied the knot six 

weeks later, ushering in years of 

“blissful” marriage. But now the 

couple are caught in the “long 

goodbye”. 

Mrs Bradley was diagnosed 

with dementia about nine 

years ago. It was a twist in their 

decades-long love story, but Mr 

Bradley’s love did not falter. 

“They called it a ‘long goodbye.’ 

There was a lot of crying, but the 

love is pretty strong between us,” 

he said. 

“We’re madly in love with each 

other.” 

Mr Bradley, of Avondale, 

remembered the life the pair led 

before the dementia diagnosis. 

The accomplished clarinet 

player would often play around 

the world, including in Australia, 

Singapore and Hong Kong. 

“She [Mrs Bradley] never 

missed a gig in 26 years, and I 

played at hundreds of gigs,” he 

said. 

“Wherever she was, I played 

a special number for her, which 

was an original and became her 

tune.” 

It started to get tough for the 

pair when everyday tasks such as 

putting on clothes, going to the 

bathroom and cooking became a 

challenge for Mrs Bradley. 

Mr Bradley admitted it had 

not been an easy journey. His 

own health suffered as the couple 

faced their greatest challenge. 

‘I’ve just gone through 12 

weeks of sheer hell living 

by myself’ 

– Jeff Bradley 

“It was getting me down at 

some points, it was very hard 

on me and I ended up having a 

nervous breakdown.” 

Mrs Bradley now lives in a 

home. Before the Covid-19 

lockdown, he would visit her 

twice a day. Lockdown left him 

“completely alone” and unable to 

see her. 

“I’ve just gone through 12 

weeks of sheer hell living by myself,” 

he said. 

“I had no other support as all 

of my family have passed, aside 

from my niece who visited occasionally.” 

Mr Bradley knew he would not 

be alone in either his experience 

of lockdown or in the challenge 

of caring for a seriously ill 

partner. 

So, he has started a club for the 

partners of those with dementia, 

Parkinsons and other serious 

illnesses. 

It was a struggle to find a group 

in Christchurch where he could 

connect emotionally with others 

who related to his position, he 

said. 

There was a chance his club was 

a first for the city, he said. 

Everyone had their own story 

of coping and loss. 

“One lady I spoke to was 

devastated and said she just sits at 

home and cries. 

“A lot of people are in the same 

situation.” 

Mr Bradley said the club will 

be “a place to grab a tea or coffee 

and meet others, see what they’ve 

gone through and how they’re 

facing it”. 

He said he hoped grow the club 

beyond Christchurch, to places 

such as Auckland, Wellington 

and Dunedin, and so create a 

support network across New 

Zealand. 

•Nib’s Lost Partners Club will 

host its first meeting on July 

7 at the Sydenham Lounge, 

Cashmere Club, from 

10.30am, phone Jeff on 388 

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Call for mountain bike track in Strowan 


A NEW mountain bike track 

could be a possibility for a park 

in Strowan. 

Plynlimon Park is mainly 

used by dog walkers and for 

sporting events. But Strowan 

resident Edward Griffiths 

believed the space could be 

utilised more. 

He also said the park has a 

history of anti-social behaviour, 

with people using it to take 

drugs and sleeping rough. 

“I have observed, in my eight 

years living opposite the park, 

that it’s very under-utilised,” he 

said. 

Last year, the city council 

removed a number of trees 

on the eastern boundary, 

and since then local children 

and teenagers used the clear 

spaces to construct temporary 

mountain bike obstacles. 

“This increased the use of the 

park and had an immediate 

impact on reducing anti-social 

behaviour occurring and 

instances of people rough 

sleeping,” he said. 

“The number of people, young 

and old, using these obstacles 

has been simply amazing to 

observe.” 

Mr Griffiths said following 

Ashley Smith 

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its success, a neighbour took 

exception to the obstacles and 

had put up signs in the park 

telling users to keep out and 

that “riding mountain bikes 

underneath trees violated 

council regulations.” 

“Following these actions, 

the number of people using 

the park plummeted. Since 

then, it’s again mostly used by 

people to exercise their dog.” 

It was because of this Mr 

Griffiths decided to write to the 

Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood 

Community Board, requesting 

several permanent mountain 

bike obstacles. 

“The number of people riding 

bikes in the park while they 

were in place clearly suggests 

many local people would 

visit if there were permanent, 

council-endorsed mountain bike 

obstacles.” 

He saw other benefits to 

the idea such as the low cost 

to construct and maintain, 

POTENTIAL: 

Makeshift 

mountain bike 

obstacles at 

Plynlimon Park 

constructed by 

local children 

inspired the 

suggestion of 

a permanent 

fixture for the 

community to 

enjoy. 

PHOTO: GEOFF 

SLOAN 

encouraged cycle lane use and 

provided a destination for both 

children and adults to learn new 

skills. 

Said the city council manager 

of community parks Al Hardy: 

“In the past 12 months, the 

council has received one report 

relating to anti-social behaviour 

at the park 

“Staff have been asked by the 

community board to investigate 

further and report back in the 

next three months.” 

In Brief 

INTERSECTION UPGRADE 

A proposal to improve pedestrian 

safety at the Wairakei Rd and 

Grahams Rd intersection has 

been approved at the latest 

Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood 

Community Board meeting. 

Cycle lanes will be installed, 

along with road layout changes 

to give pedestrians enough time 

to cross the road safely. The 

board requested a review of the 

intersection in six months time 

to determine if right turn arrows 

will also be needed. 

EDGEWARE RD CLOSURE 

The east side Edgeware Rd at 

the Barbadoes St intersection is 

now closed for approximately 

seven weeks. The works include 

completing ducting, drainage, 

kerb and channel, footpath 

and traffic pole installation and 

will be carried out between 7am 

and 7pm each weekday. The west 

side of Edgeware Rd has now 

reopened. 

WASTEWATER RENEWAL 

The existing wastewater pipes 

on Springfield Rd are now being 

replaced as part of the St Albans 

Wastewater Renewal Project. 

The pipes have reached the end 

of their service life and required 

replacing. The work will be 

completed in two weeks time. 

Ashley Smith is an astute and witty conveyer of ideas 

through visual means. Highly skilled, he’s as adept 

with a paintbrush as working with bronze. Smith 

exhibits regularly at Little River Gallery, his latest 

‘Islands’ opens on July 4th and runs until the 29th. 

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also be a magnet for emissaries of northern empires 

with ‘Discovery and Conquest’ on their agendas. 

Later arrivals would upturn its sands looking for 

gold - in real estate rather than sea-chests. 

Islands can also be psychological. Are you at 

peace on your outcrop of perception - or are you 

stranded, hoping for a life-line? 

As we emerge from our imposed islands of 

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Willow’s dedication to birdlife 

WATCHING wetland birds on 

a crisp Saturday morning is a 

rewarding way to start the day 

for 10-year-old Willow. 

She is the Styx Living Laboratory 

Trust’s youngest volunteer 

and one of about a dozen people 

who meet on the first Saturday 

of each month to record bird 

numbers and their species. 

Willow has been volunteering 

for the group for the past four 

years, along with her parents, 

and said it was a great way to 

DEDICATION: 

learn about the environment. 

Ten-year-old Willow 

“I enjoy being outside and 

is the youngest 

looking at the birds. I also enjoy 

volunteer at the Styx 

getting a quiz from Chris [another 

volunteer] on the tree names 

Living Laboratory 

Trust and loves 

to protect the 

every time I go. I feel good about 

environment. 

helping.” 

PHOTO: NEWSLINE 

She is the only child in the 

group, but the atmosphere is very 

friendly and everyone is willing some are now taller than her,” monthly basis, and the trust organises 

regular forest restoration the council and also given to the 

collected by volunteers is used by 

to share their knowledge about she said. 

wildlife and native plants with “Even though she hates getting planting days in the area. 

eBird New Zealand Bird Atlas. 

her. 

up early on a Saturday morning, The Styx River is home to “We’ve been monitoring birds 

Her mum, Jess, said Willow once she gets to the bird monitoring 

Willow enjoys watching scaup, herons, cormorants, we’ve been able to detect new 

paradise shelduck, New Zealand regularly for about six years, so 

has been interested in the environment 

and animals since she and learning how the environment 

changes. She doesn’t talk other species. 

of little pied cormorants at the Styx 

pukeko, and pied stilts among things happening, such as a colony 

was a toddler. 

“We took her along to Summer much but soaks up all the information 

that the other volunteers greater connection with the local Children from Marshland 

Jess said they all gained a Mill Conservation Reserve.” 

in the Styx [an annual public 

event organised by the trust] share with her.” 

area as a result of volunteering. School and Ouruhia School and 

and she liked the idea of helping Along with bird monitoring, The city council biodiversity volunteers from Conservation 

in some way. She has been back trust volunteers carry out water team leader Antony Shadbolt, Volunteers NZ and corporate 

each year, taking part in all the quality monitoring on the Styx who works closely with the Styx groups often help out with the 

activities available, collecting River catchment, a spring-fed Living Laboratory Trust, said planting days in an area off 

donations and planting trees – ecosystem in Harewood, on a the bird monitoring information Marshland Rd. 

Edgeware 

pool plans 

progress 

FUNDRAISING FOR the 

Edgeware pool is set to continue 

following its recognition as a 

community asset. 

St Albans Pool Group held 

its annual general meeting last 

Wednesday with guest speaker 

Duane Major backing the campaign. 

Mr Major previously fought 

for the construction of the West 

Spreydon School Community 

Pool and helped saved Abel Tasman’s 

Arawoa Beach. 

The pool group spent the last 

year successfully completing a 

feasibility study to determine 

whether the pool would be an asset 

to the community. 

They also held monthly events 

such as pub quizzes and raffles to 

pay for the $43,000 required for 

the pool’s resource consents. 

Said chairperson Paul Somerville: 

“Duane is passionate about 

thriving communities. The Edgeware 

pool would be a tremendous 

asset to the wellbeing of St Albans 

and surrounding suburbs.’’ 

After the city council said they 

would not contribute money to 

the project, they later said $1.25m 

of funding would go towards its 

rebuild with the remaining $5 

million costs to be raised. 

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Principal’s Message — March 2020 

Tēnā Koutou Kātoa 

The unprecedented events of the past months will 

remain with us but now we are thankful to be in a 

position whereby we can look forward in our planning. 

Our timetable is fully engaged and sporting and 

cultural events will commence in Term 3. 

This year we are offering a series of day tours of our 

school. This is an opportunity for you and your child 

to see first hand the wide range of opportunities on 

offer and experience the strong school culture built on 

our values of Respect, Excellence and Perseverance. 

We look forward to meeting you and working together. 

Nāku iti noa 

Sharon Keen 

Principal 

Casebrook Leadership Team 2020 

At Casebrook our leadership programme ensures students 

have a voice and vital part to play in the daily events of 

school life. From environment to culture to lunchtime 

play, our leadership team are heavily involved. These skills 

are developed to compliment our Casebrook REP values; 

aiming to help our students leave as community-minded, 

proactive young people. 

A School of Opportunities 

Our engagement and enrichment programmes are back 

underway! We aim every year to provide a wide range 

of experiences for our students and these are now all 

up and running. Music, dance, cultural, environmental, 

academic and sporting groups will have a big impact on 

our students learning this year. Engaged students are 

happy students and the two years at Intermediate is 

the time to try new interests, develop talents and push 

students out of comfort zones before high school. 

Casebrook Open Days 

Alongside other Intermediate schools across Christchurch, 

we have modified our traditional ‘Open night’ this year to 

take place during the day with smaller groups and a wider 

choice of times. This is due to the uncertainty of future 

COVID Alert level restrictions. 

Please call or email the school office to book a place on these tours




Squash courts to be a 

‘sporting highlight’ for city 

IT WAS a bold idea that simply 

could not be squashed. 

The Richmond Club is set to 

rebuild three squash courts at 

the same time as the current 

rebuild programme. 

The club’s executive sought to 

delay the build - and there was 

another bid not to build them at 

all – but most members voted to 

secure them. 

The squash courts on the club 

site were lost to the Canterbury 

quakes. That they will be reinstated 

has delighted all club members, 

not just squash players. 

“Members realised what an 

asset the new courts will be and 

a way to encourage youth in the 

area to take up another sporting 

activity,” Ross Williams, of 

the Richmond Club, said. 

Mr Williams said it would cost 

about $250,000 to construct the 

facilities, complete with changing 

rooms and showers. 

The squash section of the club 

was formed in 1969. Members 

played at the YMCA courts on 

Hereford St until the courts were 

built and opened in 1975. 

Over the years, the section 

HIGHLIGHT: Richmond Working Men’s Club construction on the corner Stanmore and London 

Streets which is due to finish in November. 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

over the years has encouraged 

youth to join the club with junior 

nights and tournaments injecting 

a vibrancy into the club. 

The courts were utilised by all 

members, section or otherwise, 

at all times of the day. 

The section before the earthquakes 

was involved in interclub 

Canterbury Squash, which 

was two nights a week. 

Mr Williams said construction 

began last year and the club 

was hoping to finish works by 

November this year. 

Online food 

pantry 

taking shape 


A PROJECT to provide the St 

Albans community with an 

online food exchange is starting 

to take shape. 

The idea to run the online 

pantry, by the St Albans Residents 

Association, was a chance 

for those who had unwanted or 

excess food to exchange with others, 

reducing waste along the way. 

Papanui-Innes Community 

Board member Emma Twaddell 

said following financial fallout 

from Covid-19 within households, 

an initiative like this was 

important for the community. 

“Because of Covid-19, there’s 

a lot more people without work. 

We want to ensure our community 

is resilient,” she said. 

“Funding is drying up, so we 

can’t rely on others – we have to 

do it ourselves and support each 

other.” 

She said the project was online 

as more people could access the 

service. 

Ms Twadell said it was an 

opportunity for those who had 

lost jobs to volunteer and do 

something beneficial for their 

community. 

•To get involved, email 

activator@stalbans.gen.nz 

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WITH MARY IN FAITH 

TĀTOU KO MERE E WHAKAPONO ANA 

Why Marian College 

Marian College is a Catholic school community with a love of faith, 

learning and service for the common good. We are a state-integrated 

school for girls, which combines high academic standards, and a 

progressive approach to education with a genuine commitment to the 

Gospel and our special Catholic character. Marian is a inclusive, family 

based school, where we know our students well and work together with 

whanau. Year 9 students will be supported by our Year 12 Peer Support 

leaders as they begin their high school years. 

Students at Marian achieve excellent academic results, consistently 

performing above the national levels in New Zealand. Marian has a 

wide ranging curriculum delivered by a dedicated and talented staff. Our 

graduates are women who have faith and understand the importance of 

contributing to society. 

For families considering Marian College please enrol by July 31st and 

feel free to contact the school for further information and assistance. 

Enrolment applications for Year 9 2021 

close 31 July 2020. 

Please visit our website or contact the team at Marian College 

to enrol your daughter for 2021 and beyond. 

Marian College 122 Barbadoes St, Christchurch 

Phone 03 385 8449 exec@mariancollege.school.nz 

www.mariancollege.school.nz 

Marian College Vision and Values 

Marian College 

Campus Update 

In 2023, Marian College will 

relocate to north west Christchurch 

on a purpose built three hectare 

campus. 

espect 

Commitment 

Core 

Values 

The new school is projected to 

cost in excess of $20 million and 

we are all very excited to be able 

to welcome students from the 

beginning of February 2023. Year 

9 students in 2023 will be seniors 

at the new Marian College. 

This new site provides Marian 

College with a future focussed 

and sustainable campus to further 

strengthen and grow the Catholic 

community in Christchurch. 

We welcome prospective families 

to be part of our community 

and help shape the future of 

Marian College. 

We look forward to sharing more 

of our exciting plans as we travel 

on this journey together. 

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A walk along memory lane 

Ngaio Marsh directs a production of Hamlet produced by the 

Canterbury University Drama Society and performed at the Civic 

Theatre in 1958. 

Swimmers at the Lake 

Bryndwr shingle pit, 

corner of Wairakei and 

Breens Rds in 1955. 

Left – Two DC3s in 

front of the National 

Airways hangar at 

Christchurch Airport 

during the 1950s. The 

former RNZAF hanger 

was used by NAC for 

engineering work. 

Right – Christchurch 

Airport showing NAC 

Viscounts, Friendships 

and DC3s during the 

1960s. 

•More photos, p13 

For Sale 

57A Nayland Street, Sumner 

Move to Sumner, a few degrees warmer! 

This is an absolute must see! Post earthquake build, 

this high spec’d family home has an abundance of 

space for everyone. As warm as a summers day all year 

round due to the economical hot water underfloor 

heating system! What more could you want? 

Expansive open plan kitchen and dining, with flowing 

private indoor outdoor area’s facing NE and W for all 

day sun while opening to a massive wrap around deck, 

covered pergola, with gorgeous planting. 

- Kitchen with spacious breakfast bar 

- Underfloor water heating, two heat pumps 

- Upstairs provides a second living area 

- 4 generous size double bedrooms plus office 

- 4 bathrooms with underfloor heating 

- Internal access double car garage, carport and 

plenty of off-street parking 

- Would consider a house swap for a property 

that needs repairs with the balance paid in 

cash 

- Block away from the beach and downtown 

Sumner 

Holly Jones 


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school 

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only $18 

each 

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• Monday to Friday only. Not 

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• Children between the ages 

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We highly recommend making a booking to avoid disappointment



Mairehau Hall officially open in 1916. The name Mairehau was chosen in honour of 

Miss Mairehau Rhodes, the daughter of Waimairi County councillors Mr and Mrs A 

E G Rhodes. 

Belfast Freezing Works in 1900. 

Emily Treleaven and Clara Coles outside their St Albans shop in 1905. 

St Bedes College in 1950. 

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Classifieds Contact us today Phone our local team 03 379 1100 

Community Events 

Trades & Services 



Wanted To Buy 

Wanted To Buy 

ALCOHOLICS 

ANONYMOUS, If you 

want to have a drink that’s 

your business. If you want 

to stop, we can help. Phone 

0800 229-6757 


AWSOM ROOFS 

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TREATMENT 

ROOFS $300 

• Oamaru StOne 

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• hOuSe 

• General exterior 

wash Down 

• tidy up 


Kevin 

BATHROOM 

Renovations, complete 

service from start to finish, 

free quotes, ph Dave 027 

334 4125 

BRICKLAYER 

George Lockyer. Over 

40 years bricklaying 

experience.Uk trained. 

Insurance work, EQC 

repairs. Heritage 

brickwork & stonework 

a speciality. No job too 

small. Governers Bay. 

Home 329 9344. Cell 

027 684 4046. E mail 

georgelockyer@xtra.co.nz 

PLUMBER 

NEED A PLUMBER 

Call us now for fast friendly service. 

Get your problems sorted out 

quick smart - on time!! 

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Phone 03 377 1280 | Mobile 021 898 380 

SCRAP METAL 

Dominion Trading Co Ltd 

• Scrap metal buyers 

• Canterbury owned & operated 

• Top prices paid $$$ 

• Open Saturday morning 

Open Mon-Fri 8am – 4.30pm Sat. 8.30am-12.30pm 

www.happyscrappy.co.nz 

03 343 9993 333 Blenheim Rd 

WINDOW TINTING 

tintawindow 

advanced film solutions 

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fade protection 

heat control 

reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 

privacy films 

frosting designs 

non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

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03 365 3653 0800 368 468 

CARPET LAYING 

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Phone John on 0800 Qualified & licensed 

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jflattery@xtra.co.nz ants. Ring Bob 0800 

ELECTRICIAN 

Registered, electrical 

387369 

PLASTERER 

installation and repairs, Gib Stopping, Small 

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026 73375 or 03 322 4209 experience. Ring 0800 

ELECTRICIAN 

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commercial, switchboards, yrs experience. Ph John 

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Jason 021 2603426 

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PAINTER QuALIfIEd SPOuTING CLEANING 

local professional, int/ Spouting Unblocked, 

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buyer, ph 355-2045 

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Phone for further details 

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Certainty 

THE FUTURE. YOU’RE GOOD. 

When you choose a Ryman village, you’re set. From independent and assisted living, to our range 

of care options, we have everything you need if your circumstances change in the future. It’s 

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A selection of refurbished two and 

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Our base weekly fee is fixed for life* 

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Call for more details or 

to book a private viewing: 

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