The Star: September 03, 2020

• By Matt Slaughter 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 Connecting Your Community 

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THE NATIONAL Party 

candidate gunning for the 

Christchurch East seat says the 

approach needs to change if 

shovel-ready projects in New 

Brighton are to be completed on 

time. 

Central 

government 

has approved 

$7 million to 

help complete 

nine projects 

across New 

Brighton. 

Lincoln Platt 

says if he’s 

voted in, he will push for these 

projects to be done with the least 

bureaucracy possible. 

But incumbent Christchurch 

East Labour MP Poto 

Williams says the current 

approach to these projects is 

effective and some of them are 

already under way. She hopes 

they are on track for completion 

next year. 

Platt said these projects will 

benefi the community but 

projects in New Brighton have 

taken longer than anticipated in 

the past. 

Lincoln Platt 

He said he would ensure these 

community groups have direct 

communication with central 

government so these projects 

are completed as quickly as 

possible. 

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“We’d wan the community 

groups to work directly with 

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really important, is tha these 

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• By Chris Barclay 

OWEN FRASER has almost 

completed a labour of love, 

though without the loved one 

who drove the plan to rebuild 

their home in the aftermath 

of the September 4, 2010, 

earthquake. 

Fraser features in today’s 

coverage (page 12) of the 10th 

anniversary of the 7.1 magnitude 

quake, a precursor to the deadly 

jolt in February, 2011. 

All those revisited by The Star 

have been able to move on. 

But for Fraser the rebuilding 

process has been particularly 

challenging – his husband 

Kenneth McCaul was killed in a 

car crash in October. 

In our coverage today Marilyn 

Pratt is settled in her third 

address since her “forever 

home” in Bexley’s Pacific 

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Houdini the turtle 

• By Bea Gooding 

HOUDINI IS one turtle who 

is living up to his name. 

The six-year-old is a natural-born 

escape artist, so his 

latest disappearing act came 

as no surprise to his owners 

when he vanished from 

home for several months. 

But the 10-month mystery 

finally came to an end last 

week when photos of the 

missing turtle surfaced on 

the Bishopdale Community 

Group. 

Owner Christina Gane 

was shocked to come across 

the Facebook post as she was 

not expecting to reunite with 

him again, especially since 

she posted about his escape 

last November. 

Houdini’s sunbathing 

privileges were now revoked, 

she said, after he flipped over 

the paddling pool he was 

in shortly before his daring 

escape last year. 

“I was quite shocked, I 

couldn’t believe it. We’d given 

up hope after 10 months,” 

said Gane. 

“Turtles are a lot faster 

than you think.” 

A small scar on the back of 

his leg and his unique turtle 

shell prints confirmed his 

identity, she said. 

Gane presumed Houdini 

had spent the last few 

months in hibernation 

before he “decided to come 

out again,” and was spotted 

walking across the road just 

metres from her neighbour’s 

house. 

The “cheeky” red-eared 

slider was a known escape 

artist with a mind of his 

own and was “smarter” than 

initially perceived. 

Her children’s grandmother 

adopted him when 

he was a hatchling six years 

ago, escaping the pond for 

weeks at a time or would 

find comfort hiding under 

the bed. 

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UNDER SEIGE city councillors 

Phil Mauger and James Daniels 

have received a public vote of 

support from a bar in their 

heartland. 

The Bower in North New 

Brighton has put up hoardings 

outside their premises in protest 

over disciplinary action they may 

face from the city council. 

Mauger, the Burwood Ward 

councillor, took 

matters into his 

own hands and 

dug an unauthorised 

trench 

on Pages Rd 

near the New 

Brighton bridge 

to stop flooding 

which had been 

occurring since 

the earthquakes. 

Coastal Ward councillor Daniels 

was vocal in his support of 

Mauger’s actions. 

The city council is investigating, 

and both Mauger and Daniels 

may face disciplinary action. 

On sign features Mauger and 

Daniels holding a wreath and 

reads: “Eastside Loyal.” The 

other shows Mauger and Daniels’ 

heads photo shopped into the 

trench Mauger dug and reads: 

“Phil & James Schitt Creek.” 

The Bower owner Katrina 

Hargen said the action being taken 

against Mauger and Daniels 

was unfair. 

“As a local business and someone 

who lives in the area, I just 

wanted to show my support to 

Phil and James. 

“They’re doing something proactive, 

they’re getting something 

done that after nearly 10 years the 

[city] council hasn’t been able to do 

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Supreme Court says Ellis appeal can continue 

THE PETER Ellis appeal will be 

allowed to proceed, in spite of 

his death. 

The Supreme Court has 

decided the appeal should 

continue, almost a year to the 

day since he died. 

Ellis was convicted in 1993 on 

16 charges of sexual offending 

against seven children at the 

Christchurch Civic Childcare 

Centre in 1991. 

He appealed twice to the 

Court of Appeal, the second 

Bar supports vigilante 

city councillors 

Katrina 

Hargen 

time after a referral by the 

Governor-General. 

The first appeal 

quashed three of his 

convictions. 

The second appeal 

against the remaining 

13 convictions was 

dismissed in 1999. 

Ellis was granted 

leave to appeal those 

remaining convictions 

in July last year, but died in 

September. 

Peter Ellis 

The Supreme Court says the 

reasons for this decision will be 

provided at the same time 

as the decision is released 

on the substantive appeal. 

Ellis was released from 

prison in 2000, after 

serving seven years. 

The verdicts have always 

been contentious and a 

year ago, the Supreme 

Court agreed to hear the 

case once more. 

The approved ground 

PRAISED: Signs supporting city councillors Phil Mauger 

and James Daniels’ involvement in digging a trench to stop 

flooding on Pages Rd, Bexley have been put outside bar 

The Bower by its owner. 

and they’re getting raked over the 

coals for it. I just don’t think it’s the 

right thing to do,” she said. 

Mauger said it was good “the 

community are behind us”. 

Said Daniels: “Obviously, it’s a 

show of support and it’s appreciated.” 

Last week, The Star reported 

about 200m of footpath along 

Pages Rd has been raised to stop 

of appeal was whether a 

miscarriage of justice 

occurred. 

After the second Court of 

Appeal decision there was a 

Ministerial Inquiry in 2001 by 

Sir Thomas Eichelbaum, which 

concluded there was no risk of a 

miscarriage of justice. 

There have also been 

unsuccessful petitions to 

Parliament for a Royal 

Commission in 2003, 2008 and 

2014. 

it flooding. 

City council staff are drafting 

plans for flood management 

infrastructure on Pages Rd 

which will be reported to the city 

council this month. 

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Five injured in 

Leeston crash 

An investigation is under way 

into a single-car crash that 

injured five young people 

on Tuesday night. The crash 

happened on The Lake Rd 

between Selwyn Lake Rd and 

Pannetts Rd, Leeston, about 

11.05pm. Constable Ben 

Rutherford understands those 

in the crash were a group of 

friends under 25-years-old. 

Two were injured seriously, one 

moderately and two sustained 

minor injuries. St John sent 

four ambulances and a rescue 

helicopter to the scene and 

the patients were taken to 

Christchurch Hospital. No one 

had to be cut from the vehicle. 

Rutherford said the driver will 

be spoken to as part of the 

investigation. 

Beach rocks must be 

removed 

The city council must now clear 

Clifton Beach of a rocky eyesore 

exposed after the construction 

of the coastal pathway. 

Environment Canterbury has 

told the council to remove 

all rock spoil on the beach to 

return it to its once sandy state. 

The move has been lauded as 

vindication for the Redcliffs 

Residents Association, which 

first raised the issue with the 

council a year ago. The rocks’ 

effect was deemed minor in 

March, but worsened as they 

were exposed ahead of an 

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NEWS 

Unmarked SUVs 

target speedsters 


Parking warden earns 

city more than $200k 


NEW MUFTI police vehicles will 

be used to catch unsuspecting 

speeding drivers in Canterbury. 

It comes as police have announced 

a nationwide zero tolerance 

to speeding. 

All motorists exceeding the 

speed limit even slightly may now 

be stopped and fined. 

Canterbury police have added 

three unmarked Holden Equinoxes 

to their fleet of vehicles in a 

nationwide crackdown on motorists 

going too fast. 

The district’s road policing manager 

Inspector Greg Cottam said 

these vehicles will be on Canterbury 

roads from next week. 

It is part of a month-long focus 

on catching speeding drivers, said 

Cottam. 

As well as the unmarked cars, 

the number of police using radar 

and laser speed detection devices 

in all parts of Canterbury will 

increase. 

Cottam said making sure 

people are obeying speed limits 

around roadworks will be a key 

priority. 

The clampdown is happening 

in spring because better weather 

often sees increased numbers 

SLOW DOWN: Police 

will be using unmarked 

Holden Equinoxes and an 

increased number of laser 

speed detection devices 

in a month-long focus on 

catching speeding drivers. 

of motorists on roads and more 

crashes, particularly involving 

motor-cyclists. 

“I can tell you that the likes 

Dyers Pass Rd, the Port Hills 

[and] the Christchurch to Akaroa 

highway do see an increase in 

the number of crashes, including 

motorcycles. 

“With motor-cycles, unfortunately, 

they’re parked up in the 

garage because it’s cold and wet. 

“They come out, their riding 

skills have got a little bit dusty 

over the winter, so they just need 

to get used to them again and 

wear the hi-vis gear and make 

sure they’re seen,” he said. 

• By Louis Day 

CHRISTCHURCH’S most 

prolific parking warden has 

dished out more than $200,000 in 

tickets over the past three years. 

Referred to only as Officer C 

by the city council, his A-plus 

performance 

has seen him 

issue 17,777 

tickets from 

2017 to the 

start of this 

year, raking 

Steffan 

Thomas 

in a total of 

$206,096 in 

revenue for the 

city council. 

Last year he issued 3.1 tickets 

an hour on average. He has been 

a parking warden for seven years. 

While Officer C may be a high 

flyer among parking wardens in 

Christchurch, he pales compared 

to Auckland’s most prolific 

warden. 

In spite of being in the role 

for just over a year, he managed 

to earn the Auckland Council 

$744,644 in the 13 months 

leading up to April, issuing 

14,250 tickets. 

Auckland Council issued 

an average of about 30,000 tickets 

a month, about 330,000 across 

the entire 13 month period. 

The Auckland officer handed 

out 5000 more tickets than his 

closest competitor in the super 

city. 

Statistics released to The Star 

show the city council issued 

78,811 in 2019, 82,118 in 2018 and 

71,268 in 2017. 

This resulted in the city 

council collecting $4,310,637 

last year, $4,774,817 in 2018 and 

$4,365,445 in 2017. 

TICKETED: The city council 

collected $4,310,637 in 

parking fines last year. 

A city council spokeswoman 

said it was important to note that 

revenue gathering was not the 

goal for the parking enforcement 

team. 

“The key reasons for parking 

control is to ensure that vehicles 

have safe access to the places where 

the occupants need to go, and that 

the availability of parking is equitable 

for all drivers,” she said. 

City council manager of transport 

operations Steffan Thomas 

added the council did not offer 

any bonuses or incentivise officers 

to write a higher number of 

infringement notices. 

“Officer performance is based on 

beat coverage, responding to high 

priority complaints and quality of 

evidence to support infringement 

notices,” he said. 

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MAINLAND Football has 

pleaded with supporters to 

respect Covid-19 restrictions 

after staff at English Park were 

abused by fans barred from 

entering the venue. 

The organisation issued the 

request via social media after 

a small number of parents and 

supporters took umbrage at not 

being able to watch games from 

the stand or sidelines. 

“The staff at Mainland Football 

do not deserve the abuse they 

have been receiving from a small 

number of parents and supporters. 

Please show some respect. It’s 

hugely disappointing given the 

efforts staff have made to ensure 

football can be played this year,” 

the Facebook post read. 

Mainland Football chief executive 

Julian Bowden reinforced 

that message when justifying 

why supporters were barred 

despite level two restrictions allowing 

crowds of up to 100. 

“English Park is an interesting 

facility. We have four changing 

rooms and we often have backto-back 

games here. Once you’ve 

got four teams in there with 20 

people each that’s about 80 so 

letting supporters in is highly 

challenging,” Bowden said. 

“We made a call quite early on 

that we would continue to run 

games here but people would 

need to stay outside the perimeter 

of the ground. 

“That was communicated extensively 

through the clubs and social 

media but you still get people that 

don’t pick that up, and turn up 

and they’re disappointed. 

“I get they’re disappointed but 

I think people need to be reasonable. 

Screaming at staff doesn’t do 

a whole lot for me,” Bowden said. 


English Park staff abused 

over Covid restrictions 

RESTRICTED: Some Mainland Football staff were abused 

by fans who were barred from entering English Park to 

watch their team play due to Covid-19 restrictions. 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

“Our whole commitment has 

been to get football back up and 

running. It’s alright to be disappointed 

but at least their kids or 

partners or friends are able to 

play sport and they can watch 

from behind the fence.” 

The Government is scheduled to 

review its Covid-19 alert levels before 

Sunday, though Bowden was 

not optimistic about a downgrade. 

“I’m not sure how much hope 

I hold out for that based on 

what’s happening in Auckland,” 

he said. 


POLICE AND security staff 

had to work together to keep a 

group of gang members out of the 

district court yesterday. 

The incident involved about 15 

people. Detective Sergeant Colin 

Baillie said they were from an 

“unknown gang” trying to enter 

court to see someone they knew 

appearing. 

Baillie said they were not allowed 

in because of alert level 2 

rules. 

About six police and four security 

guards responded to the incident 

and two of those involved 

were arrested. 


NEWS 5 

Arrests after 

gang incident 

outside court 

Said Baillie: “I was there. It was 

members of an unknown gang 

trying to gain entry to the courts 

for proceedings, they were not 

allowed in due to Covid-19 rules, 

and some of them were exhibiting 

signs of intoxication or otherwise. 

“The court staff, rightly so, 

wouldn’t let them in and police 

were called to quieten things 

down,” he said. 

In July a Mongrel Mob 

member’s head was stomped on 

several times, leaving blood on 

the pavement, during a fight with 

members of the Tribesmen gang 

at the district court. 

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Mosque victim reopens business 

• By Louis Day 

AFTER SPEAKING his mind to 

the March 15 terrorist, survivor 

Wasseim Alsati is turning to a 

new chapter in his life. 

He has reopened his mobile 

barbershop, Wass’ Barbers on 

Victoria St, for the first time since 

the shootings. 

Alsati and his 4-year-old 

daughter both suffered multiple 

gunshot wounds during the attacks. 

He said he had returned to 

work, in spite of the lasting physical 

and mental pain from the 

shootings, as he was falling into a 

desperate financial position. 

“One of the reasons I reopened 

my business is because of my 

finances. I am very desperate,” 

he said. 

“There is still so much pain, 

even when I’m working, but my 

biggest rehabilitation is to see my 

friends and my clients as I try to 

forget what happened. 

“I would really love the support 

from the New Zealand people 

and Christchurch community 

to help me get over what has 

happened, not only in a financial 

way, but also in a mental way to 

keep myself busy and begin to 

live a normal life again.” 

The barber of 20 years was one 

of many impacted by the March 

15 attacks given the opportunity 

to face the gunman during his 

sentencing. 


NEW CHAPTER: Wasseim Alsati outside his mobile barbershop on Victoria St. He confronted the March 15 gunman at 

the sentencing last week. The shooting left him and his four-year-old daughter with multiple wounds. 

Alsati opened his address to 

the gunman by saying “good 

afternoon to everyone except 

you,” which resulted in a ripple 

of laughter throughout the 

courtroom and a smile forming 

across the face of the gunman. 

“Thankfully, [I have] survived 

because he don’t know how to use 

a gun,” he added. 

Alsati told The Star he could 

see the fear in the gunman’s eyes 

when he faced him. 

“I saw how weak he is, he tried 

to look strong but he was completely 

shaking at times while trying 

to laugh and show no mercy 

and regret. But he was 

very worried and you could tell 

by the tone of his voice and the 

fact that he decided not to make a 

speech.” 

The gunman was sentenced to 

life in prison without the possibility 

of parole. He had admitted 

51 charges of murder, 40 of attempted 

murder and one charge 

of terrorism. 

Justice Cameron Mander 

imposed the sentence last week 

– the harshest available to the 

court. 

Documents released from 

Cabinet last month showed locking 

up the gunman would cost 

taxpayers $3.6 million over two 

years, averaging $4932 a day. 

Calls have been for the Australian 

citizen to be sent back across 

the Tasman or for Australia to 

foot the bill for his incarceration. 

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern 

said she would first talk to the 

victims and their families before 

deciding whether the gunman 

should be sent back to his home 

country or continue to be held in 

New Zealand.


Warriors fan, club reach out 

to March 15 victim’s son 

• By Heath Moore 

AN AUSTRALIAN-based 

Warriors fan is rallying to help 

Ahad Nabi have something to 

look forward to. 

Nabi, the son of Haji 

Mohemmed Daoud Nabi who 

was shot dead at Al Noor 

Mosque on March 15 last year, 

wore a Warriors jersey while 

delivering his victim impact 

statement in the High Court last 

week. 

Fan Dylan Larkins has since 

set up a GoFundMe page with 

the goal of raising $1000 to put 

towards purchasing merchandise 

and/or a rolling membership 

for Nabi. 

“The whole Covid situation 

made me take a look at myself 

and think what can I do for 

other people?” Larkins said. 

“It doesn’t have to be big. 

So when I was watching Ahad 

in court pour his heart out I 

thought what can I do that’s 

more personal than just sending 

some money off? I saw him in 

his Warriors jersey and thought 

I wonder if we could get him 

a membership or something 

to enjoy coming up . . . I just 

wanted something for him to 

look forward to after a traumatic 

couple of years. 

“Everyone can make a change. 

I thought bugger it, I’ll set it up.” 

The page has already raised 

$300. 

Larkins said his original plan 

was to put the money towards a 

2-4 year rolling Warriors membership 

for Nabi. 

“I want something ongoing for 

him,” he said. “If he declines but 

has another cause to help out we 

could go with that but initially, 

I’d love to get him a membership 

or a merchandise package or 

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QUAKE COVERAGE – PAGES 8, 9, 12, 15 

Historic lodge 

a quake survivor 

7.1 quake 

September 4, 2010 - a decade on 

GOOD AS NEW: Owner Simonetta Ferrari stands in front of the repaired Gunyah Country Estate . PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN 

• By Devon Bolger 

ALMOST 10 years ago to the day, 

Simonetta Ferrari could have died. 

An eight-tonne chimney came 

crashing through her ceiling, 

smashing on to the bed she was 

sleeping in – caused by the 7.1 

magnitude quake that devastated 

parts of Canterbury. 

“It missed me by less than a 

metre, hitting the end of the bed. 

It was very close,” she recalls. 

“Afterwards, I couldn’t get 

out of the room, the door was 

jammed. Plaster and bricks were 

flying around us. I remember 

having a mouthful of plaster as I 

was trying to get out.” 

Ferrari is the owner of the 

Gunyah Country Estate, near 

Glenroy, and was in bed with her 

husband at the time, William 

Cottrell. 

Cottrell snapped an Achilles 

tendon as he was trying to escape 

from the bed, and was struck by 

a brick. 

Said Cottrell: “I had walked past 

the front of bed and the chimney 

came down behind me, I’d just 

about got to the door of the bedroom 

and the roof came down. 

“I was up to my knees in brick 

and then the back of one leg got 

smashed.” 

Cottrell said if he had not got 

out of bed as quickly as he did, he 

would have been killed. 

When asked how lucky she felt 

to be alive, Ferrari said she did not 

even think about it at the time. 

“You are in such an adrenaline 

type mode to be able to deal with 

what’s happening. 

“It took a long time and it’s only 

looking at the photos months after 

that suddenly you think oh gosh 

REPAIRED: Gunyah Country Estate’s main dining room after the earthquake, and as it 

looks now. 

LUCKY: William Cottrell, in 2010, in his bedroom where he 

was sleeping when the quake struck. 

there was a chance I may not have 

been here anymore.” 

The two-poster antique bed 

was completely destroyed by the 

weight of the chimney. 

All four of the estate’s brick 

chimneys collapsed during the 

quake. 

“I do think about it still now, 

I’ll never forget it. It has affected 

my life and it is quite hard to talk 

about sometimes.” 

Ferrari was considerably lucky 

compared to a man in his 50s 

who suffered serious injuries 

when a chimney fell on his taxi in 

Manchester St, Christchurch. 

In the February 22, 2011, 

earthquake, falling bricks and 

masonry killed 11 people in 

Christchurch. 

Ferrari said she can remember 

the confusion when the earthquake 

first struck. 

“I’ve never been in an earthquake 

before so I had no idea 

that’s what it was. My brain 

thought oh there is a lot of noise 

and I was being shunted back 

FAST FACTS 

• The magnitude 7.1 

earthquake was the largest 

earthquake to affect a 

major urban area since 

the 1931 Hawke’s Bay 

earthquake. 

It was a relatively shallow 

earthquake – about 10km 

below the surface of the 

Canterbury Plains. During 

the strong shaking, the 

ground near the epicentre 

moved at up to 1.25 times 

the acceleration due to 

gravity. 

The earthquake was 

accompanied by a large 

surface rupture. 

• The quake was the first 

in New Zealand in which 

social media were used to 

share information. 

GeoNet earthquake reports 

were sent out using both 

Twitter and Facebook after 

each major aftershock. 

• The worst damage was 

suffered by older (mainly 

pre-1940s) buildings 

constructed of brick and 

masonry, and lacking 

adequate reinforcement. 

Some walls crumbled, with 

bricks cascading onto the 

streets. Brick chimneys 

toppled through tile roofs. 

A fault rupture occurred 

along a previously unknown 

fault line, which was named 

the Greendale Fault. 

Movement along the fault 

broke the surface, creating 

a fault trace extending for 

30km west from Rolleston. 

BROKEN: Holes in the roof of Gunyah Estate where brick 

chimneys used to stand. 

and forth on the bed. 

“I remember thinking what is 

it? It can’t be an earthquake, and 

then I thought oh s**t it is an 

earthquake.” 

Gunyah was partially back up 

and running in a few months. 

Repairs on the building were 

finished two years after the quake.



9 

Mayor 

Lianne Dalziel 

MESS: Marilyn Platt standing in liquefaction outside her Bexley home. 

Marilyn still has soft 

spot for fractured land 

Bexley’s Pacific Park 

was devastated in 

the 2010 quake, 

liquefaction causing 

irreparable damage 

to the relatively new 

subdivision. Chris 

Barclay reports 

MARILYN PRATT still 

occasionally wanders down 

memory lane, what was 

Seabreeze Close in Bexley’s 

doomed and now dormant 

Pacific Park. 

One of the most distressing 

moments of the grandmother’s 

life took place inside No. 29 in 

the early hours of September 4, 

2010, though she still has a soft 

spot for the fractured land that 

once housed her “forever home.” 

“It was my home for retirement. 

I was there for five years 

and I still miss it. 

“It was a lovely setting and it 

was a really good neighbourhood. 

We’d all go out for a meal 

every six weeks to the Woolston 

Club . . . little things like that, 

you don’t normally get,” Pratt 

said. 

Now secure in the Prestons 

Park development in Marshland, 

with her daughter Vanessa 

and granddaughter Lucy, Pratt 

sometimes meanders around 

the swampland subdivision now 

reclaimed by wildlife. 

Her neighbours dispersed far 

and wide, including the bloke 

who checked on the family soon 

after the quake struck in the 

pitch black. 

“He banged on the door and 

warned us about the liquefaction. 

He said don’t come past the 

step,” Pratt recalled. 

“I see the odd one (neighbour) 

from time to time but he’s absolutely 

disappeared, we 

don’t know what’s happened to 

him.” 

Pratt never spent another 

night in Seabreeze Close as the 

trio moved from friends, to a 

motel, to Parklands and then 

Kaiapoi, where they lived for 

about eight years. 

“We bought house in 

AFFECTED: Vanessa and Lucy Callaghan, and Marilyn Pratt 

with dog Humphrey. 


Queenspark, we’d only been in 

that a few weeks and then the 

next earthquake hit,” she said. 

“We had to live in it for the 

year. Lucy calls it the ‘broken 

house’, she can just remember 

the broken house where the rain 

came in. 

“There was a drip over the 

dining room table. We had to 

go right through that winter, we 

didn’t have a toilet or power for a 

long time. 

“By the time we went through 

all the insurance and the government 

stuff, all the paperwork 

stuff was horrendous. I’d never 

have got through it all without 

Vanessa. 

“When we went to sign up for 

our house at Kaiapoi we actually 

went three times. They’d change 

the policy the night before or the 

day before. It was terrible,” she 

said. 

While Pratt has come to terms 

with the financial implications 

of her move to Pacific Park, 

Lucy, now aged 10, is still affected 

by the earthquakes and 

aftershocks. 

“She’s got quite a lot of anxiety 

with noise. If we’re at a mall or 

somewhere and you go into a 

toilet and somebody turns the 

hand dryer on she put her hands 

over her ears or she has to get 

out.” 

Fortunately gymnastics has 

proved therapeutic. 

“That’s her life, she trains four 

hours at a time (in Aranui) so we 

moved from Kaiapoi to closer to 

town,” Pratt said. 

“We’ve relocated lots, 

hopefully we’re stable this time.” 

Lured into a false 

sense of security 

IT’S HARD to believe that 10 

years have passed since we were 

shaken from our sleep at 4.35am 

by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake. 

I will never forget how I felt 

or the sense of foreboding about 

what daylight would bring. 

But in spite of the significant 

shaking damage and the extraordinary 

amount of liquefaction, 

we avoided the fatalities 

that such a large earthquake so 

close to a city could be expected 

to cause. 

Although we can be grateful 

that no one died, to this day, I 

believe this created a false sense 

of security. Steps that could have 

made our city much more secure 

before February 22, 2011, were 

not taken, and lives were lost 

and people seriously injured as 

a result. 

What this has taught me is the 

importance of learning lessons 

from our experiences, which 

means we need to be open to 

discuss the mistakes as well as 

the things we got right. 

I also think it’s important to 

remember that the focus after 

the September earthquake was 

on reinstating the damaged land 

in the east, so it could be rebuilt 

on. 

It was the February 22, 2011, 

earthquake that put paid to 

those proposals. 

I always return to Bexley on 

September 4, which is where 

I was living at the time. I still 

feel an emotional connection 

with the place. We chose Bexley, 

because of its location – we 

thought it was the city’s best kept 

secret. 

And now it’s part of what 

will be the lasting legacy of the 

earthquake sequence that began 

a decade ago, the Ōtākaro Avon 

River Corridor, an extraordinary 

gift connecting the city to the 

sea. 

Saying farewell to a champion 

of this legacy, Evan Smith, on 

this special anniversary is 

particularly poignant, and I will 

always remember him on this 

day, along with the home I had 

to leave behind. 

EXTRAORDINARY: Bexley was hit hard by liquefaction. 

Below – The red zone as it looks today.


10 


Earthquake damage on Manchester St. 

Westende Jewellers on the corner of Worcester and Manchester Sts is left in ruins. 

PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN 

Police inspect damage to a building on the corner of 

Manchester and Worcester Sts. 

Canterbury University student volunteers, Sam Landridge, 

Jayden Anker, George Frost, Kimberley Landridge and 

Andrew Brewer help residents clean up liquefaction on 

Keller St, Avonside. 

Flames shoot up from 

BJ’s Massage Parlour on 

Worcester St. 

Avondale resident Leighton Munden, in his 80s, examines 

one of the giant cracks in the playing fields at Porritt Park, 

Avonside. 

A couple look at damage to a building above a dairy on 

the corner of Gloucester St and Woodham Rd. 

Cracks open up by the 

rowing club at Kerrs Reach. 

Damage to shops on Hills Rd, Richmond. 

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THE CENTURY-OLD twostorey 

weatherboard home 

has been restored to Kenneth 

McCaul’s exact specifications, 

though one vital element will 

always be missing. 

Owen Fraser happily details 

how the Kaiapoi property was 

refurbished after the quake 

though a decade later the project 

is also tinged with sadness. 

McCaul, Fraser’s husband – 

and partner of 40 years – was the 

inspiration behind a painstaking 

process, yet never saw it reach 

fruition. 

The Australian was killed 

when the car he was driving 

was t-boned by a vehicle being 

pursued by police in Fendalton 

early on October 22 last 

year, as he headed to work at 

Christchurch Hospital. 

Jayden Richard Breakwell, 

then aged 18, was jailed for two 

years and eight months last 

December for manslaughter and 

reckless driving causing injury. 

“I’ve just painted the inside of 

all the window frames upstairs,” 

Fraser explains before he revisits 

the September, 2010 earthquake. 

All three chimneys collapsed, 

one into the bedroom the couple 

had shared until shortly before 

the earthquake. 

“If we’d been in that bedroom 

we would have been killed because 

the chimney landed on the bed. 

“We decided to move to the 

front bedroom a month before, 

we must have got a signal from 

INSPIRATION: Owen Fraser and dog Miss Scarlett outside 

his Kaiapoi home. (Inset) Fraser and his late husband 

Kenneth McCaul on their wedding day. 


somebody,” he said. 

Although aftershocks were a 

regular reminder of the dramatic 

night, Fraser said they never contemplated 

leaving Kaiapoi, where 

they lived since February, 2010 

after returning from Australia. 

“We looked everywhere for a 

house we liked, we saw this one 

and visualised what we could do 

with it,” Fraser said. 

“The last people that had it tried 

to modernise it, which didn’t really 

help the house. We’ve sort of taken 

it back to more to the style that it 

should be. 

“Kenneth came up with some 

really good ideas. There are new 

drapes in the living area. We were 

choosing those when Kenneth 

was killed, I’ve done that since he’s 

gone. There’s other things he was 

going to do which I’ve done.” 

The majority of the reconstruction 

work on the house built in 

1904 was completed in two years, 

an operation that started soon 

after the shakes subsided. 

“We got in really early because 

we knew there would be a shortage 

of scaffolding and all that 

sort of thing,” Fraser said. 

“We actually put the scaffolding 

up before we heard from the insurance 

company. We rung them and 

said ‘‘you better hurry up and sort 

7.1 quake 


SMASHED: A chimney crashed into the bedroom that 

Fraser and McCaul had shared shortly before the quake. 

things out because we’ve already 

got the scaffolding up’.” 

Fraser added he was impressed 

at how Kaiapoi had recovered in 

the aftermath of the 7.1 magnitude 

quake. 

“It’s recovering a lot quicker 

than Christchurch. We lost 

about a third of the town to the 

red zone. A lot of houses were 

pulled down but it’s expanded 

since then. 

“I’m pretty sure our recovery 

is going a lot quicker than 

Christchurch. 

“One of the things they really 

should have got stuck into sooner 

was the cathedral. That’s really 

pulling things down with that 

sitting there.” 

Meanwhile, Fraser is bracing 

to reflect on another poignant 

date on the calendar as the first 

anniversary of McCaul’s death 

approaches. 

“I miss him heaps. Kenneth 

loved it here, he loved New 

Zealand.” 

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Defiant locals gathered at broken bar 


THE VALLEY Inn regulars 

reacted to the September 2010 

earthquake with a show of 

defiance that left an insurance 

assessor dismayed, and publican 

Dean Calvert unfazed. 

Hours after ‘Tour of Duty’ 

played in the long-standing 

Heathcote bar, the locals 

soldiered on, with one final 

session in the severely damaged 

triangular-shaped watering hole. 

Calvert was on the scene 

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4.35am and by daybreak locals 

had already assembled amid the 

wreckage. 

“We were sitting around the 

well having a beer, the whole 

time locals were coming and 

going, it was strange times,” 

Calvert remembered. 

“The insurance guy came 

down and goes ‘What are you 

doing? You need these people out 

of here’. 

“I told him they’re having 

their last beer in the pub. This is 

part of their lounge for all these 

people. We’re not going to be 

reopening are we?” 

But Calvert, who took over the 

lease the day his parents George 

and Janet bought the building in 

2004, pessimism was eventually 

misplaced. 

The family never wavered 

about building a new Valley 

Inn, and had the February 22, 

2011, earthquake not intervened 

Calvert says they could have 

RESILIENT: Owner Dean Calvert in front of the rebuilt Valley 

Inn. Right: The damage caused by the September 4, 2010, 

earthquake. 


reopened a year to the day the 

original “fell over”. 

“We would have been on top 

of it but we had to recheck the 

ground (after February). 

“We didn’t start building until 

May but the local tradies all offered 

to work. It was all hands on 

deck just to get the pub back.” 

Then mayor of Christchurch 

Bob Parker reopened the bar 

23 days after the quake’s first 

anniversary, with the brick-lined 

well the only remnants from the 

original built in 1877. 

While the Valley Inn was 

quickly re-established, Calvert 

laments the same cannot be said 

for the central city. 

“I don’t know how it’s taken 

so long. You look at Japan when 

they had that tsunami and earthquake,” 

he said. 

“They were probably rebuilt in 

two or three years at the most. 

And we’re still arguing with 

bloody politics and bits and 

pieces. 

7.1 quake 


“Everyone’s p****d around too 

much organising stuff which 

they can’t organise. 

“We were lucky. The earthquake 

happened on the 4th of 

September and the bulldozer 

went through on the 10th. 

“We were lucky we got on to it 

so quickly. Looking at some of 

the sites around town it’s a bit of 

shame that people haven’t organised 

things a bit better.” 

Calvert received the permit to 

rebuild the day before the February 

22, 2011, earthquake and 

never had any second thoughts 

in the following days. 

“It was like a meeting place for 

the locals, it needed to be rebuilt. 

The local church did a BYO pub 

on Fridays for a while. They 

knew the Valley was a meeting 

place for Heathcote. 

“Everyone used to go there and 

talk to their mates, some had 

been there 50 years.” 

‘God knows how she got out’ 

• By Devon Bolger 

DAVE FITZJOHN and his 

family were almost as close as 

you can get to the epicentre of 

the earthquake. 

Their property in Greendale is 

near to Charing Cross where experts 

say the quake was centered. 

“You feel like you’re on a fast 

train that’s gone completely out 

of control, the whole house was 

rattling,” said 

Fitzjohn. 

“One thing 

I really remember 

was 

I woke up 

and said: 

‘Earthquake,’ 

Dave Fitzjohn 

and my wife 

just turned to 

me and said: 

‘Yes.’ It was one of those stupid 

married conversations.” 

It was impossible to move at 

all, Fitzjohn said, but his wife 

April did not realise this and 

ended up being thrown into a 

cupboard. 

It was a wardrobe type cupboard, 

she was trying to get to 

their teenage daughter Jessie. 

“She hardly remembered being 

thrown into it but the cupboard 

door was completely munted. 

“With her shoulder being 

black and bruised and the door 

MESS: The Fitzjohn’s kitchen floor after the quake caused 

their cupboards to empty. 

pushed in, it all sort of came 

back. I think it was all that 

adrenaline at the time.” 

Fitzjohn said once it was safe 

enough, he moved down to Jessie’s 

room. 

“She was quite amusing in a 

way because when I got to the 

room she was shouting am I 

supposed to be under the bed or 

standing under a doorway?” 

To this day, the Fitzjohn’s 

cannot figure out how Jessie 

managed to find her way out of 

her bedroom. 

“Her room was completely 

full of stuff, she must have 

climbed up and over it and 

somehow pulled the door open 

enough and got down into the 

passageway. 

“That night 

we could not 

actually get 

her back into 

her bedroom. 

We couldn’t 

open the door. 

God knows 

April Fitzjohn how she got 

out, it must 

have just been adrenaline.” 

Once things calmed down, the 

family went outside and stood in 

the garden. 

“As it got lighter we saw more 

bits of the house that were 

missing. Jessie said hang on the 

chimney is not there. 

“Then, we had a huge water 

tank, it was like oh the water 

tank’s gone. It was quite freaky.” 

Fitzjohn said they were told 

the house had moved between 

10-30cm off its foundations. 

The family had also just got a 

new puppy which was sleeping 

in a crate in their study at the 

time of the quake. 

“The study was completely full 

of books that had come down, 

draws and all sorts. It probably 

took about 15 minutes to extricate 

this puppy. 

“It’s lucky he was in a crate, I 

can’t imagine if he had just been 

lying there. It came out wagging 

its tail as if it was just a cool game.” 

FAST FACTS 

• The Earthquake 

Commission has settled 

25,309 claims from 

the district during the 

Canterbury earthquake 

sequence. 

• The total value of the 

claims paid out in the 

district was $437 million. 

• The 7.1 magnitude 

earthquake on September 

4, 2010, struck at 4.35am at 

a depth of 11km. 

• The quake’s epicentre was 

near Darfield. Four metres 

of sideways movement 

has been measured 

between the two sides of 

the previously unknown 

Greendale fault. 

• The quake lasted up to 

40sec and occurred as a 

result of strike-slip faulting 

within the crust of the 

Pacific plate. 

• Lillian Daniels-Witika of 

Christchurch died of a heart 

attack suffered during the 

quake, although this could 

not be directly linked to the 

earthquake. 

• Two men in their 50s 

sustained serious injuries. 

One was hit by a falling 

chimney while the other 

was injured by broken glass. 

• Several thousand residents 

sustained lesser injuries for 

which they sought medical 

help.


16 


Fourteen days in quarantine: 

Bearable when rugby is on TV 

The Star 

journalist 

Chris 

Barclay 

recently 

returned 

from 

Sydney to his home 

town of Christchurch, 

though not before 

completing a 14-day 

managed isolation 

requirement in 

Hamilton, a stopover 

that proved surprisingly 

bearable once he 

confirmed his room 

had Sky Sport 

RELIEF TURNED to 

resignation soon after NZ104 

touched down, to herald a 

homecoming of sorts for 50 

expat Kiwis biding time for 336 

hours to join the team of five 

million. 

The passengers were aware 

their evacuation from Australia 

was not necessarily going to end 

in Auckland, with Hamilton, Rotorua, 

Wellington and Christchurch 

also potential destinations 

for managed isolation. 

So when the police officer 

boarded the aircraft all hope was 

lost for this Cantabrian when, 

after a perfunctory welcome, he 

informed us we will be boarding 

a bus … to Hamilton. 

At least the six passengers in 

premium economy could mask 

their initial disappointment – 

face coverings were pretty much 

mandatory once we arrived at a 

near-deserted Sydney Airport 

five hours earlier. 

Once we boarded one of two 

buses, however, and headed out 

of Manukau, one woman was 

bold enough to articulate what 

most of us were thinking: “At 

least I’m not spending three 

grand to stay in Hamilton.” 

The cost of managed isolation 

for returning New Zealanders 

had been a sore point for some 

taxpayers, so much so Waikato 

DHB staff at the Distinction 

Hamilton Hotel and Conference 

Centre recommended we not 

publicise our 14-day internment. 

Therefore if you’re reading this 

aghast, remember your prime 

ministers’ words – “be kind.” 

Mobile phones pinged with 

sympathetic texts after a passenger 

discovered we were headed to 

the Distinction, apparently the 

only quarantine facility under 

army control at that stage. 

Security at the complex in 

Te Rapa had been tightened 

after two breaches – a man cut 

through a perimeter fence to 

slake his thirst at a local bottle 

shop in early July. 

A couple of weeks later a 

family-of-five broke out of the 

property after returning from 

Brisbane to attend a funeral. 

We arrived in darkness and 

a member from then Tainui 

lightened the mood with mihi 

whakatau and karakia. 

“We’re here to help you 

through the 14 days. We’ve got a 

lot of activities that we do after 

your day three swabs. We’re also 

here to help with any wellness or 

welfare issues that you may need 

support for. Kapai?” 

Once those pleasantries were 

complete we were funnelled to 

a reception area where – spaced 

2m apart – we swept up a chocolate 

fish, peanut slab and can 

of Fresh Up before the first of 

several health assessments. 

The interrogation covered the 

same questions posed before our 

passports were checked broadly: 

“Have you come into contact 

with anyone who has tested positive 

to Covid-19? Are you feeling 

sick? Are you on medication? 

Do you have any mental health 

issues?” 

My responses were short, 

sweet and repetitive. I had only 

one inquiry: “Do you have Sky 

Sport?” though there might be 

other questions you are curious 

about. 

• How was the food? 

The Distinction’s catering crew 

ensured that of all the ailments 

Waikato DHB staff were nervous 

about, starvation wasn’t among 

them. Three meals a day plus 

snacks. Breakfast was a set 

menu, with warm options on 

five of seven days. There was an 

element of pot luck with lunch 

and dinner – they had to be 

selected for the 14 days on first 

your night. Options included 

grilled salmon, pork redang, 

butter chicken, fajitas and lamb 

shank. 

• Can you get booze and 

smokes? 

Beer and wine could be purchased 

in moderation. The cider 

and beer was $4 a pop, wine was 

$25 a bottle across a range including 

pinot gris and rose bubbles. A 

pack of $20 equals $40. You could 

order food and essential items – 

but no alcoholic beverages – from 

the local supermarket. 

•How was the room? 

Fortunately spacious enough 

to pace up and down when it 

was too wet to stretch outside. 

No room cleaning service but 

ISOLATION: Security was tight at Hamilton’s Distinction 

Hotel and Conference Centre. Eggs Benedict was on the 

menu for breakfast, it was delicious. The staff you never met 

gave a fond farewell. 

you could change the linen every 

three days if you wanted to make 

the bed. Two laundry bags (10 

items per bag) gratis then $40 

per load. 

• How dull was it? 

Set meal times, the daily health 

check, the Government’s 1pm 

press conference after the Auckland 

outbreak and a window to 

do laps of the car park meant the 

day was quite regimented and 

time passed relatively quickly 

for me. An acquaintance under 

quarantine in Auckland didn’t 

quite agree, messaging this sarcastic 

response when asked how 

her day nine was going: “Went to 

the beach, had an ice cream, got 

my nails done and had a drink 

with the girls. You know … same 

old, same old. Yours?” 

• What measures are 

taken to treat cabin fever? 

Returnees are given an 

84-page managed isolation 

information dossier. Pages 31 to 

66 are devoted to looking after 

your well-being during isolation. 

Contact details are included for 

Lifeline, Depression Helpline, 

Youthline and the Suicide Crisis 

Helpline. There is assistance for 

family members returning for 

funerals. 

The Covid-19 healthline 

called on day two to check 

on my state of mind and 

coincidentally a nurse asked if 

I’d had any suicidal thoughts 

hours before the Crusaders 

hosted the Highlanders on day 

nine. I suggested she check up 

again after full-time if they 

hadn’t wrapped up Super Rugby 

Aotearoa. False alarm. 

• Are you allowed out of 

the room? 

Only for the health check, and 

exercise from 0730 to 1730. There 

were also Zumba, flax weaving 

and Mau Rakau (Maori martial 

arts) courses. You were confined 

to your room when new flights 

arrived and until a woman on 

NZ104 was evacuated after testing 

positive to Covid-19 after her 

day three swab. 

• What happens at the 

daily health check? 

Your temperature is taken 

(in the ear) and you are asked 

in no particular order if you 

have a cough, trouble sleeping, 

any anxiety, a fever, sore throat, 

abdominal pain, sore joints, 

headache, breathing difficulties, 

vomiting and or diarrhoea. The 

4sec Covid-19 swab is taken on 

days three and 12. 

• Is there interaction with 

the hotel staff, private 

security and defence 

force personnel? 

Minimal outside of a greeting 

and explanation on why you’re 

outside your room. Unlike Melbourne 

where an amorous guard 

and Covid-carrying returnee 

combined to initiate a major 

outbreak, the Distinction Hotel 

staff treated you with suspicion, 

dropped your food outside and 

scuttled down the corridor, and 

that’s not a criticism. 

• How’s the mood when 

you pass the second 

Covid-19 swab and are 

free to leave? 

A sense of gratitude at the 

assistance provided to return 

home, a sense of accomplishment 

that you emerged with your 

faculties intact and a sense of 

relief – until you realise you’re 

still in Hamilton for another 

night before the final leg of the 

journey.


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OPINION 19 

Letter to Mrs C – ‘I’m sorry (truly!)’ 

From the 

editor’s desk 

Barry Clarke 

DEAR Mrs C. 

It’s been 10 years but it seems 

like yesterday. 

As you know I was in 

Auckland on a six-month 

work secondment, living in a 

comfortable hotel apartment. 

You stayed in Christchurch 

and held the fort, and did a great 

job. 

Just after 4.35am on Saturday, 

September 4, 2010, my cellphone 

woke me out of a deep sleep. It 

was you. What’s wrong I thought 

when I saw your number? 

“There’s been a huge earthquake. 

It’s awful,” you said, or 

something along those lines. 

Mrs C, I was still half asleep, 

and the fear in your voice probably 

didn’t register. “It’s only an 

earthquake . . . get under a door 

frame,” I replied. Not an ideal 

response, I know. Sorry. 

Then the phone went dead. 

You had hung up. I suppose I 

deserved it. 

I called back, you didn’t answer. 

I called the landline. It was 

dead. Mmm, I thought. I called 

your cellphone again. It rang but 

you didn’t answer. I tried the 

landline once more. It was dead. 

One more try to your 

cellphone. Still no answer. It 

dawned on me you were not 

happy. 

I was beginning to worry – not 

because I was clearly in trouble 

but because there probably had 

been a big quake. 

I turned on the television. 

Nothing on TV1, 2 or 3 and 

there was no breaking news 

ticker running across the bottom 

of the screen. So nah I thought, 

must have just have been a routine 

earthquake. 

As you know Saturdays were 

always big days on the paper so 

I thought I might as well get up, 

have some breakfast and get into 

work early. 

But Mrs C your silence was 

weighing on my mind. 

Then I got a call from a 

freelance photographer in 

Christchurch wanting to know 

if she would be needed for quake 

coverage. 

“Is it a big one?’’ I worriedly 

asked. “Big? It’s massive,” she 

said. 

Oh no I thought. 

Still nothing on TV. So I 

switched to CNN. Within a few 

minutes they broke into their 

news bulletin with a “large 

earthquake has struck New Zealand’s 

South Island near the city 

of Christchurch.” 

Mrs C you still didn’t answer 

the phone. 

I rang (brother) who was 

under his kitchen table with 

his family. “Absolutely huge, 

terrifying, aftershocks are still 

happening.” 

Mrs C, I was now very 

worried about you and as the 

hours ticked by with no contact 

the worry increased. I know 

big quakes are followed by 

big aftershocks and they can 

do more damage to already 

weakened buildings. 

TV coverage when daylight 

came showed how bad it was. 

When I got back to 

Christchurch the following 

morning I half expected I’d have 

to get the bus home. 

But no, there you were to pick 

me up. Many thanks. 

Forgiven? 

– barry@starmedia.kiwi 

Willi Huber 

editorial 

I was concerned to read the 

opinion piece about Willi Huber. 

I don’t know the man or knew 

anything about him until his 

recent obituary. 

However, I do know soldiering 

and history. He enlisted in 1940, 

as a 17-year-old kid, just as many 

Kiwis did. 

He joined a unit that his government 

stated was the elite of 

the German military for combat, 

the Waffen SS. 

As a teenage mountain guide 

– or a Kiwi choosing to try for 

the SAS – it surely would have 

appealed to the adventuresome. 

Though part of the SS, the 

Waffen SS was a separate part 

from the non-combat SS Death 

Head units that ran concentration 

camps, exterminated civilians 

in occupied territories, or 

the savage Gestapo, in contrast 

to what the article stated. 

He was in combat and would 

have been at the fronts throughout. 

It is possible his unit participated 

in battle atrocities, as 

other combat troops have done 

(like Kiwis in Crete and North 

Africa). 

However, they were not systematic 

or routine. Following 

the war, his obituary stated he 

was held for 16 months by the 

Americans before release. 

As an ex-American soldier 

myself, I know that the Nazi/ 

SS soldiers were examined 

We want to hear your views 

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individually and every effort was 

made to connect them to known 

atrocities. 

Being released after being held 

for an extended period, means 

he was released as cleared and 

innocent. 

Then, he spent over 65 years 

making New Zealand a better 

place for all of us. The folks judging 

him on this petition need to 

be offering specific facts about 

him before convicting him of 

crimes he was already cleared 

and released from. 

Huber deserves that fair treatment 

from his democratic, fellow 

Kiwis. – Dave Evans 

I believe your comments 

(editorial) appeal to the thoughts 

and actions of the pathetic radical 

community who believe in 

“remove the statues, ban war 

heroes and protest against important 

issues.” 

Back in the day of hard-working, 

caring New Zealanders, we 

admired people who cared and 

put every effort into making a 

better life. 

The new generation have little 

respect for the past, their attitude 

to the community lacking 

and as for respecting people? – 

Dorothy Lamond 

Hitler political 

sign 

M E Emberson misses the 

point entirely in respect of the 

offensive sign. 

I stand by my view that the 

sign is repugnant and I want no 

part of a narrative of that kind, 

and refuse to engage in that 

conversation. However offensive 

speech which does not cross the 

line of inciting hostility or ill will 

set out in section 131 of the Human 

Rights Act should still be 

permitted. 

Just don’t put your horrible 

sign on the fence of some poor 

tenant who wants nothing to 

do with it. – Duncan Webb, 

Member of Parliament for 

Christchurch Central 

Phil Mauger 

During the 80s, I was arrested 

several times during anti apartheid 

protests for ‘obstruction of a 

carriageway.’ 

I expected to be charged and 

arrested and appear in court, 

which I was. 

I am astonished that councillor 

Phil Mauger has been let off 

with a warning by ECan for taking 

matters into his own hands 

and cutting a trench on Pages Rd 

to ‘alleviate’ flooding. 

The arrogance of his actions 

beggars belief. – Bronwen 

Summers 

Racism 

I know how to stop racism 

here in Christchurch, let’s build 

maraes here in Christchurch. I’m 

Maori, to me a marae is a great 

place to learn. Learning Maori 

culture will help stop racism. 

Joseph Shaw (Abridged). 

Remembering 

Christchurch 

Christchurch, when I last 

visited 60 years ago, was a lovely, 

distinguished small town in the 

South Island. 

It reminded me of many 

similar towns in Australia. Old 

fashioned, now not then, places 

to eat and enjoy. 

How my companion and I 

enjoyed it. 

I still have the lovely rug that 

I bought from a lady antique 

dealer. 

Then you had the earthquake. 

Then you had this simply appalling 

attack upon your Muslim 

population. 

My sympathy is complete. 

My hope is that your lovely 

city will return to peace 

and happiness for you all. – 

Christopher Davis, Boorowa, 

New South Wales 

New speeding 

policy 

I presume the next step will 

have police cars with radar each 

end of passing lane? 

How will it now be possible 

to pass a B-train on State 

Highway 1 travelling at 

95km/h-100km/h (I have never 

seen one ticketed for exceeding 

90km/h). 

Hopefully, local police will use 

discretion rather than follow a 

stupid directive from someone 

twiddling his/her thumb at a 

desk in Wellington. 

If it is a Labour political 

ploy it will backfire. – N.G. 

Smith, Merivale


20 

OPINION 

since Environment Canterbury 

a climate-change emergency 

Environment 

Canterbury Chair 

Jenny Hughey 

and enhance that work. 

fleet hybrid or long-range electric 

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That work included setting by 2022. Carbon emissions from 

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about the recommended impact of climate use of or (CO2) other equivalent, respiratory compared illnesses, with or 

cover 2253 the tonnes face, of including carbon dioxide asthma 

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removals of 7883 tonnes of CO2- 

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will remain in the vanguard of cleanse freshwater and mitigate 

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One example is the $40 million biodiversity and mahinga kai. 

Waimakariri River flood 

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protection project, completed putting greater emphasis on the 

late last year. The network of risks of new pests establishing 

floodgates and stopbanks will in Canterbury. Warming 

protect half a million people and temperatures, changing soils and 

$8 billion of community and new land uses mean new weeds 

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“super flood”. 

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reasons. Canterbury’s When distinct on board, braided sit in community, ate at full capacity and as a with council, physical 

window rivers and seats unique only, wetlands unless you face we distancing are taking not some needed, bold steps due to the 

are many with challenges. someone The you rivers know. form ensure a vital extra measures we are in a in better place place to track to 

And keep using your Metrocard 

to pay contactlessly, not distancing restrictions on the 

passenger journeys. However, 

an abundant food supply and and the tests it will set us. But 

nesting grounds for 26 species of there will always be a need to do 

forgetting to scan the QR code Timaru Link service will likely 

with the NZ Covid Tracer app 

more. 

increase demand on MyWay, so 

It’s a year since Environment Canterbury 

declared a climate-change emergency 

JENNY HUGHEY explains what 

the council has been doing. 

The formal declaration of a 

state of climate emergency across 

Canterbury was one of the most 

serious, and colourful, moments 

in the regional council’s more than 

30-year history. 

A year ago this Saturday, 

at 11.49am, Environment 

Canterbury became New Zealand’s 

first council to proclaim such an 

emergency, formally dedicating 

itself to consideration of climate 

change at the heart of all it does. 

The declaration highlighted 

that all the work Environment 

Canterbury does – from 

freshwater management to 

biodiversity and biosecurity, 

transport and urban development 

to air quality, and also regional 

leadership – has a climate change 

focus. 

Currently, under the Resource 

Management Act, regional 

councils are required only to adapt 

to climate change, not mitigate 

it – that responsibility is the 

Government’s, but could change. 

Even in ‘adapt mode’ many 

of Environment Canterbury’s 

existing policies and plans already 

contribute to reduced emissions. 

In declaring the climate 

emergency, the Council noted it 

would continue to show leadership 

on climate-change and do so 

without adding new programmes 

at ratepayers’ expense. It also gave 

staff a clear mandate to continue 

and enhance that work. 

That work included setting 

up a climate-change integration 

programme in the Long-term Plan 

2018-28, ensuring climate change 

was actively considered across 

workstreams, increasing visibility 

of the science and what we know 

about the impact of climate 

change on Canterbury, and liaising 

on the issue with iwi and regional 

partners, other local authorities 

and central government. 

As an organisation, we have 

also made significant progress in 

addressing our own greenhousegas 

emissions, with our 

Christchurch building receiving a 

“market-leading” energy efficiency 

rating of 5.0 out of 6 in the year 

to February on the National 

Australian Built Environment 

Rating System New Zealand. 

The building’s features include 

184 solar panels which can 

generate more than 55,000 

kilowatt hours of electricity per 

year. 

There has been a 26% reduction 

per staff member in emissions 

since 30 June 2010. We now have 

access to electric and hybrid 

vehicles and hope to have half our 


Getting the bus? Don’t forget a mask 

Environment 

Canterbury Chair 

Jenny Hughey 

fleet hybrid or long-range electric 

by 2022. Carbon emissions from 

air travel across the organisation 

are offset via our own biodiversity 

programmes. 

According to a Madworld report 

in 2019, our gross emissions were 

2253 tonnes of carbon dioxide 

(CO2) equivalent, compared with 

removals of 7883 tonnes of CO2- 

equivalent through our efficiency 

efforts and from forestry planting 

across 2700 hectares. 

The changing climate will pose 

many risks to life and livelihood 

in Canterbury. In recent years 

we have seen how occasional, 

but extreme, weather events have 

had huge effects on residents and 

infrastructure around the South 

Island. 

The driest parts of our region, 

along the Marlborough coast and 

across much of the Canterbury 

Plains, are expected to get even 

drier. North-westerly storms are 

predicted to become more intense, 

with torrential alpine rainstorms 

turning our braided rivers into 

roaring rapids, fuelling landslides 

and causing widespread erosion. 

Canterbury’s coastal 

communities will be threatened 

by sea-level rise this century and 

our productive and protected land 

jeopardised by the arrival and 

spread of new, exotic weeds and 

pests from warmer climates. 

All these eventualities have 

to be planned and prepared for, 

and Environment Canterbury 

will remain in the vanguard of 

these climate change efforts. 

One example is the $40 million 

Waimakariri River flood 

protection project, completed 

late last year. The network of 

floodgates and stopbanks will 

protect half a million people and 

$8 billion of community and 

business assets from a possible 

“super flood”. 

The last major flood was in 

December 1957, when parts 

of Coutts Island in Belfast and 

Kainga were swamped by river 

flow peaking at 3990 cubic 

metres per second (cumecs). 

The protection scheme has been 

designed to defend Christchurch 

from a flood of as much as 6500 

cumecs. 

Environment Canterbury’s 

leadership of biodiversity and 

biosecurity programmes is also 

underpinned by climate-change 

concerns. 

Canterbury’s distinct braided 

rivers and unique wetlands face 

many challenges. The rivers form 

a vital ecological link and provide 

an abundant food supply and 

nesting grounds for 26 species of 

native birds – most classified as 

again you might like to avoid 

peak-time travel. 

I want to finish with a big 

shout out to our bus drivers, who 

do a great job in getting people 

to their destinations as punctually 

as possible. The alert level 

2 restrictions make that task 

harder. 

The Government has made it 

clear drivers are not responsible 

for policing face-covering rules. 

They may advise customers of 

the requirement to wear a mask 

or scarf, but are not in a position 

to enforce it. 

Please do everything required 

of you on board, remember to be 

kind to your fellow travellers and 

don’t forget to thank the driver. 

threatened and facing increased 

pressures due to river system 

change. 

Wetlands are also ecosystems 

at-risk nationally and regionally, 

degraded by draining, damming 

and diversion affecting their 

ability to sequester carbon, 

cleanse freshwater and mitigate 

flooding, as well as impacting on 

biodiversity and mahinga kai. 

With biosecurity, we are 

putting greater emphasis on the 

risks of new pests establishing 

in Canterbury. Warming 

temperatures, changing soils and 

new land uses mean new weeds 

especially, will be able to gain a 

better foothold across the region. 

More broadly, we have to 

curb reliance on fossil fuels and 

find environmentally suitable 

alternatives, such as electricity and 

hydrogen, to power our public 

transport. 

When my predecessor Steve 

Lowndes retired as chair of 

this council late last year, he 

highlighted some of the big 

changes on the way. He was 

optimistic we would be able to 

deal with the “pressing issues” of 

climate change and sustainability. 

I share his confidence. As a 

community, and as a council, 

we are taking some bold steps to 

ensure we are in a better place to 

cope with the changing climate 

and the tests it will set us. But 

there will always be a need to do 

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Festival of Adult Learning Ahueri Akonga 

September 

7th-13th 

Taking a LEAP into the future 

Adapting to the Covid-19 Alert Levels isn’t easy, but 

it’s been a positive experience for the LEAP team 

at Hohepa. LEAP stands for learning, exploring 

activating potential – which is what they are 

doing for the people they support with intellectual 

disabilities and autism. 

LEAP runs every weekday with around 80 

options, shaped entirely by feedback from 

participants - from craft activities to social walks, 

performance and music, laughter yoga, mindfulness 

and meditation, visits to local cafes, libraries and 

businesses and gardening at schools. 

Community participation manager Mark Unwin 

says the team have risen to the challenge with 

creativity and positivity, pivoting from a centralised 

day programme delivered at the Birchwood campus 

to home-based activities within each bubble. 

“Arnah (Hohepa general manager) wasn’t just 

on the ball, but ahead of the ball – we had lots of 

meetings to brainstorm how this was all going to 

work in lockdown”, says Mark. 

“The biggest challenge is not seeing everyone for 

our Monday community circles, so we’re having a 

lot more Zoom meetings and phone calls to stay 

connected. It’s really important that everyone feels 

heard and valued and that we keep up that structure 

for people.” 

The LEAP team has designed programmes for 

every house, providing individual learning options 

for the people Hohepa supports, and collaborating 

with the residential staff in each bubble. The teams 

have enjoyed working more closely together to 

deliver the programme in new ways. 

New digital tools are helping, like an online 

activity choice form, ebooks from Christchurch City 

Libraries, Youtube videos and online games. 

“It’s been an opportunity to find more of the 

‘endless resources’ available on the Internet,” says 

Mark, “and many of these will be here to stay.” 

One of the most popular offerings is music 

therapy, now available face to face in Levels 1 and 

2, and virtually in Levels 3 and 4. Southern Music 

Therapy have quickly scaled up their programme 

and provided alternative options using Zoom, 

recorded sessions, and video or phone calls for 

individual sessions. Music therapy is bringing great 

outcomes and joy to people during the lockdown, 

with everyone enjoying singing and making music 

together. There’s even a group performance in the 

works. 

“It’s been a real joy to facilitate and maintain the 

strong sense of belonging that everyone at Hohepa 

feels towards each other,” says music therapist May 

Clulee. 

“Real, significant connections occur as everyone 

participates together in singing, dancing, sharing 

about their day and just seeing each other’s faces, 

despite being far apart.” 

Mark and his team are thinking about how 

some of these changes to LEAP might shape the 

future, and they are all feeling positive despite the 

challenges of working through different Alert Levels. 

“When you do what we do, you can’t help but 

enjoy it – feeling useful and helpful, providing 

enriched learning experiences, and brightening 

someone’s day, gives us so much joy and 

satisfaction.” 

Festival to promote lifelong learning 

In Aotearoa New Zealand there are 

thousands of opportunities to take part in 

adult learning. Each year around half a 

million adult New Zealanders participate 

in learning programmes – in community 

gardens, village halls, classrooms, marae, 

own homes, local libraries, and online. 

Latterly, whilst confined to their homes, 

many people found themselves learning 

something new – from sourdough to 

mask-making. Adult learning is alive and 

well! 

Adult and Community Education (ACE) 

covers all kinds of learning – whether it be 

learning to adjust to life in a new country, 

re-training to find employment, adjusting 

to life after prison, acquiring parenting 

skills, or just getting out and doing an 

activity to make life better and meet 

people. 

During September, communities are 

invited to come together for a festival 

to explore learning journeys, celebrate 

learner success, and join the conversation 

about the value of lifelong learning. Local 

ACE providers are offering a smorgasbord 

of free classes to trial, from Natural 

Chicken Husbandry at the Richmond 

Community Garden, How to Quilt at 

Avebury House, West African Drumming 

at the Christchurch Music Centre, to the 

week-long Have a Go - Learn Something 

New at the Risingholme Community 

Centre. 

The Festival of Adult Learning Ahurei 

Ākonga is a UNESCO initiative and 

in Christchurch Otautahi it is directly 

supported by Ako Aotearoa, Te 

Pūtahitanga, local adult and community 

education providers, and ACE Aotearoa. 

The festival also incorporates International 

Literacy Day on September 8, 2020. 

In Christchurch Otautahi, the festival 

starts with the opening of the Portraits of 

Learning at Tūranga, Central Library – a 

photo exhibition showcasing the learners 

of our city, and the impacts of learning 

on their lives. The exhibition runs from 

September 5-20 and is also supported by 

English Language Partners, Hagley Adult 

Literacy Centre, Hohepa Canterbury, 

Skillwise, Literacy Aotearoa, Literacy 

Christchurch, Network Waitangi Otautahi, 

Phillipstown Community Centre, and the 

Workers Education Association. 

Here is your chance to 

“Have a go – 

Learn something new” 

Offering FREE taster classes 

Monday 7 September to 

Saturday 12 September 2020 

For more information 

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7th-13th 

Music festival a chance 

to join in the fun 

The Christchurch School of Music 

is excited to announce a new 

initiative for 2020 – a Festival of 

Adult Music Learning being held 

from September 7-13. This festival 

is being run in collaboration 

with ACE – Adult Community 

Education NZ and The Year of 

Lifelong Learning. 

There are a range of free 

workshops to attend, open 

rehearsals of all adult ensembles 

and a celebratory concert featuring 

CSM Adult Music Performing 

Groups. 

So, if you have ever wanted to 

have a go at ukulele, community 

singing, samba band, West African 

drumming, or you want to have 

a bit of fun learning some basic 

musicianship, then there is a 

workshop for you. 

For those of you who haven’t 

picked up your instrument in 

years, or have been playing solo 

and are ready to dip your toes in 

to group playing then come along 

to one or more of the school’s 

open rehearsals – you can join in 

or just come along for a listen as 

a motivation for getting back into 

some playing or singing. It is never 

A wind ensemble is one of CSM’s adult groups. 

too late! 

The concert on Sunday, 

September 13 will celebrate 

learning music as an 

adult and will feature all 

of CSM’s adult groups – 

string orchestras, wind 

ensembles, jazz bands and 

a choir. It will be a great 

afternoon celebrating 

lifelong learning. 

For more information 

and to register your 

attendance go to the 

website https://www. 

csm.org.nz/adult-musicfestival/ 

phone 366-1711 or email 

office@csm.org.nz –they look 

forward to welcoming you. 

Jazz combo playing at Blue Smoke 

Make 2020 a learning 

year with the WEA 

This year the WEA has created new ways of working 

together and supporting the community. With a strong team 

directing our future, the building is busy with adult learners 

coming for a variety of courses and talks, with subjects 

including art, history, science, dance, music and crafts. 

Some events coming up are: 

Pizza and Climate Science with Paul Broady on Monday, 

September 14. 

This is for people that would like a little more detail than 

what is often reported in the media. The session will look at 

a selection of recent studies, which will be summarised and 

discussed, with an emphasis on those dealing with biological 

and ecological aspects of climate change. 

Meditation with Friends have-a-go workshop on Monday, 

September 21. 

This is a one-off workshop led by Jennifer O’Neil. Meditation 

is fantastic for enjoyment, for learning to reconnect with 

self, whilst meeting other like-minded people. You will learn 

to chase away the ‘monkey mind’ and allow yourself the 

opportunity to de-stress through proven tools, basic breathing 

techniques, meditation for muscle relaxation and guided 

meditation. 

Election debate October 5, 2020 

This is an opportunity to meet central city and Te Tai Tonga 

candidates as they answer two crucial questions: 

• Can we tackle the climate crisis AND fight poverty in New 

Zealand? 

• What does ‘Political Integrity’ mean to you? 

MC Ray Shipley will then facilitate questions from the floor. 

Term 4 starts October 19 and the programme can be seen 

at www.cwea.org.nz, where you can register online. Printed 

programmes can be found at the WEA at 59 Gloucester Street, 

and at libraries and many other places around the city. 

The WEA is centrally located (just opposite the Christchurch 

Art Gallery on Gloucester Street) and committed to making 

education accessible to all. 

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COLIN DE Filippi has 

been suspended for nearly 

a month after being found 

guilty of improper driving 

at Addington. 

The veteran horseman, 

who was driving Spot 

The Gamble in race 1 last 

Friday, was charged with 

allowing its stablemate 

Royal Pride to ease into 

the trail behind hot 

favourite and eventual 

winner Leaf Pride. 

Stipendiary stewards 

THE Northern Bulldogs 

are on the verge of shaking 

up the usual composition 

of Canterbury Rugby 

League’s premiership 

grand final with victory 

over Hornby guaranteeing 

a new-look decider. 

The Kaiapoi-based 

Bulldogs host the perennial 

finalist at Murphy 

Park on Saturday, with the 

winner set to meet fourtime 

defending champion 

Linwood in next Sunday’s 

Massetti Cup finale, barring 

a massive upset. 

The in-form Bulldogs 

shape as favourites for the 

straight elimination clash 

with the Panthers, having 

dropped only one game so 

far – to Linwood in round 

two. 

The Bulldogs, who have 

benefited from former Kiwis, 

Warriors and Wigan 

coach Frank Endacott 

assisting head coach Brent 

Ringdahl this year, met 

Hornby once in the regular 

season, running out comfortable 

42-24 winners in 

the penultimate round on 

August 22. 

said this was clearly a 

breach of the rules in that 

De Filippi had driven to 

assist another horse. 

Royal Pride finished 

second. Spot The Gamble 

later broke in the running 

and finished last. 

De Filippi told the 

committee hearing the 

charge his first obligation 

was to get around in one 

piece and in conjunction 

with the horse’s manners, 

was why he restrained 

Brent Ringdahl 

Hornby, who have played 

in the last four finals, head 

into the sudden death 

encounter with a six-win 

four-loss record but should 

be buoyed by a 54-18 

hammering of the fourthplaced 

Riccarton Knights 

last weekend. 

The Knights face the 

ominous task of ending 

Linwood’s quest for a fifth 

successive title when they 

meet at Linwood Park on 

Saturday. 

Both games are subject 

to Covid-19 restrictions but 

CRL was hopeful crowds 

would be able to attend the 

SPORT 29 

Suspension for De Filippi 

his horse not because the 

stablemate was likely to be 

parked in the race. 

When handing down 

its decision, the committee 

said: “Mr De Filippi 

has driven in a manner 

that could be expected 

and is commonplace at 

trials and workouts but 

certainly not in the competitive 

environment of a 

race day.” 

De Filippi can resume 

driving after September 25. 

Bulldogs set to 

shake up league finals 


NEW Canterbury cocoach 

Reuben Thorne 

already has an advantage 

his predecessors did not 

always enjoy – access to a 

number of All Blacks to 

ideally kick off his Mitre 10 

Cup campaign in style. 

While All Blacks have 

rarely featured on the 

domestic stage in recent 

years as international commitments 

and Super Rugby 

took precedence, Thorne 

might be able to utilise as 

many as five current test 

players in the early stages 

of the national provincial 

competition. 

Providing his All Blacks 

contingent emerge of 

unscathed from Saturday’s 

North v South interisland 

clash in Wellington, 

Thorne and co-coach 

Mark Brown could name 

a high-powered team for 

their opening round clash 

at North Harbour on September 

11. 

Incumbent All Blacks 

Sam Whitelock, Codie 

Taylor, Joe Moody, Richie 

Mo’unga and George 

Bridge are all expected to 

report for Canterbury duty 

on Monday alongside their 

South Island teammates 

Mitchell Dunshea, Tom 

Christie, Reed Prinsep, 

Tom Sanders, Brayden Ennor, 

Mitchell Drummond. 

“We don’t actually know 

exactly how long we’re 

going to have them for but 

it’s fantastic to have them 

there at the beginning,” 

said Thorne, who hoped to 

have the All Blacks for at 

grand final at Nga Puna 

Wai Park. 

• Canterbury club 

rugby’s Metro Premier 

competition also determines 

its finalists when top 

qualifier Christchurch host 

Marist Albion and Lincoln 

University take on thirdranked 

Sydenham behind 

closed doors at their respective 

club headquarters 

on Saturday. 

Christchurch claimed 

top spot by hammering 

Lincoln University 41-15 

last Saturday while Sydenham 

and Marist Albion 

wound up for their matchups 

with convincing wins 

over lowly Belfast and 

Sumner. 

In spite of the winning 

margin over powerhouse 

Lincoln, Christchurch 

coach Simon Kneebone 

was taking nothing for 

granted, noting the side 

was still guilty of “coming 

in and out of games.’’ 

“Teams I have coached 

here have dipped out at the 

semi-finals before so the 

focus will be around us 

and how we can be better.” 

Canty can access All Blacks 

least three rounds. 

Canterbury revealed 

their 37-man squad on 

Wednesday ahead of a final 

pre-season hit-out against 

reigning Mitre 10 Cup 

champions Tasman behind 

closed doors in Hanmer 

Springs on Friday. 

Canterbury squad: 

Forwards: Codie Taylor, Brodie 

McAlister, Shilo Klein, Joe Moody, 

Daniel Lienert-Brown, Oli Jager, 

Harry Allen, Finlay Brewis, Tamaiti 

Williams, Fletcher Newell, Scott 

Mellow, Sam Whitelock, Luke 

Romano, Mitchell Dunshea, Sam 

Darry, Tom Christie, Billy Harmon, 

Tom Sanders, Reed Prinsep, 

Cullen Grace, Whetukamokamo 

Douglas. 

Backs: Mitchell Drummond, 

Ereatara Enari, Luke Donaldson, 

Richie Mo’unga, Brett Cameron, 

Fergus Burke, Rameka Poihipi, 

Brayden Ennor, Dallas McLeod, 

Isaiah Punivai, Ngatungane 

Punivai, Josh McKay, Chay Fihaki, 

George Bridge, Manasa Mataele, 

Andrew Knewstubb.

TRAVEL 


30 100The Star, September 3, 2020 

FAVOURITE PLACES: REEFTON 

Talent abounds in this old nugget 

Talent abounds in this old nugget 

Tipple test ... Try a dram at 

Reefton Distilling Co. 

PHOTOS: STEWART NIMMO 

As we are making great strides to see more of our own 

backyards, we asked people from around the South to tell 

us about their favourite places. After all, there is nothing 

like getting travel advice from alocal. RNZ reporter 

Lois Williams returns to her favourite spot of Reefton. 

WHAT Ilove most about 

Reefton is the sun on the 

hills, the cleansilver 

river,the bushwalks,the 

beautiful old woodenbuildings 

and the goodhearted people. 

There is alot to love. It’s New 

Zealand the way we were. 

Carrying the drinks ... AReefton 

Distilling van. 

Treasures ... Hunt for antiques 

at the Reefton Coffin Co. 

What most people don’t knowabout 

Reefton ... 

Talent aboundsinthis town. 

It’s abrilliant mix of oldWest 

Coastfamiliesand newcomers 

from around New Zealandand 

the world.Inlocal parlance, 

“fromaway”. It’s agreat 

dynamic.It’s atowncapable of 

pulling togetheratamoment’s 

noticetosee offaforeign 

rubbish company;raise funds for 

asick child, or hold ahilarious 

mock court in acolonial 

courthouse tobuy costumes for 

the local repertory. 

Agreatplace to stay is ... 

Reefton. There is an excellent 

camping ground,old pubsand 

motels. There are also some 

wonderfullittleAir B&Bs, 

including cottages at Blacks 

Pointonthe banks of the 

Inangahua River. You canwalk 

down to swimorcatchatrout. 

The best way to start the day is ... 

Walkaroundthe historic 

Powerhouse track by the river 

REEFTON 

Category: Off thebeatentrack 

but you can still get great 

coffee.Restful retreat but still 

lots to do and see. 

Drive times: Christchurch 

3 1 ⁄2hrs, Greymouth 1hr. 

Population: 1000 permanent 

residents 

Average temps (summer/ 

winter): 16degC/6.8degC. 

Did you know: In 1888, Reefton 

was the first town in the 

Southern Hemisphereto 

receiveelectricity. 

then getcoffee andbreakfast at 

theReefton tearooms or Reef 

Cottage. Thenambleupthe main 

streettocheck out thefunky 

secondhandand antiqueshops 

andart gallery.And maybe geta 

cuppa andselfiewiththe 

legendary bearded miners in 

their shanty on the corner. 

Character ... Reefton’s main street, Broadway. PHOTO: STEWART NIMMO 

Foragreatnightout ... 

Go to any of thelocal pubsand 

strike up aconversation. Have a 

game of poolordarts and ameal. 

Dawsons do amazingfish and 

chips and posher stuff, too,if 

that’s whatyou’re after.Oryou 

could catchafilm at the 

CommunityCentreCinema. You 

canwalk everywhere —noneed 

to drive.Onawet day, visit the 

Blacks PointMuseum. 

Topplacetowalkrun, cycle, tramp, 

exercise ... 

Reefton is surroundedby 

historic miningrailsthatwind 

through nativebush and beech 

forest —brilliantfor mountainbiking 

and walking. Murray 

Creek is agoodplace to start: 

grab amap from thevisitor 

information centre and you will 

be spoiledfor choice. Serious 

trampersmight wanttodoatrip 

to Lake Christabel in nearby 

Victoria Forest Park. The town 

has possiblythe bestroller park 

in NewZealand. 

Top experience not to miss ... 

Take aguided tour with the 

Mackay twins forthe Reefton 

DistillingCo—best gin in the 

universe —and their Tayberry 

liqueur is to diefor. 

Experience you alwayswanted to give a 

go but haven’tgot aroundto... 

Tubingorkayakingdown the 

Inangahua intotown in summer 

from Deep Creek swingbridge — 

or BlacksPoint. 

Bestkeptsecret ... 

Atossup between the 

swimming hole at Whirlpool 

Corner andthe Tayberry 

liqueur. 

Next week: Gore Bay 

Volvo S60 built to sport sedan values 

I STILL FIND it quite strange 

that out of the two highlyregarded 

Swedish car makers, 

only one remains – Volvo. 

For decades Volvo and Saab 

battled it out in most global 

markets selling their products 

with an emphasis on safety and 

performance. 

Both companies entered 

partnerships with other major 

automotive conglomerates, and 

it looked as if they both had rosy 

futures, yet only Volvo survived. 

I am concerned though, 

Volvo has struggled through the 

coronavirus outbreak, production 

in the Swedish factories has been 

affected, which will ultimately 

have a flow-on effect on product. 

I’m hoping this great luxury/ 

performance car maker will 

bounce back, I’d hate it to be a 

casualty. 

Nevertheless, prior to the 

pandemic Volvo had embarked 

on a product development plan 

that would allow it to continue to 

compete solidly on a global level 

amidst a wealth of other luxury 

marques. 

Locally, Volvo is represented by 

a solid dealer network, and there 

is a good selection of product at 

present. Most of it is sport utility 

vehicle-focussed, but within 

its line-up there are a couple of 

surprises, and they are the cars 

that excite me the most. 

Just recently I drove the new 

V60 T8 station wagon, its 2-litre 

turbocharged and supercharged 

engine stood out for its muscular 

performance yet also its economy, 

its plug-in hybrid technology 

promotes substantial fuel usage 

savings. I became very smitten 

with that car, it represented all 

of the values I like in a vehicle. 

When I took it back I immediately 

swapped it for the S60 sedan. 

Whereas in the past the 

difference between the V and S 

series was mostly the choice of 

sedan or wagon, today there’s 

a lot more change. The S60 

sedan doesn’t get the hybrid 

driveline and the engine is sans 

supercharger, it’s the same basic 

engine design, but it just gets 

turbocharged technology. 

Now, before you think that’s a 

backward step, don’t be fooled. 

The S60 T5 is a smart car and 

didn’t lose any credibility with 

me, it is a fine luxury vehicle, and 

is genuinely honest. What’s more, 

if you don’t need the capacity of 

VOLVO S60 T5: Complete luxury and performance car. 

a wagon and don’t want outright 

speed, then you can save $32,000 

straight up. 

The S60 T5 lists at $82,900 

against $114,900 for the T8, and 

the T8 evaluation car that I drove 

was full of kit which added an 

extra $6500. 

That being the case, the S60 T5 

sits well in the luxury market and 

it is still no slouch when it comes 

to power and performance. Volvo 

rates it with a 192kW output and 

a beefy 400Nm of torque. That’s 

enough to propel the vehicle 

from a standstill to 100km/h in 

6.3sec. It will also lunge through a 

highway overtake (80-120km/h) 

in 4.5sec. 

These times aren’t to be sneezed 

at, and all of the time when you 

are driving the T5 it feels feisty, 

drive is through an eight-speed 

traditional automatic gearbox, 

and power is delivered through 

all four corners. 

Volvo also claims a 7.3l/100km 

combined cycle fuel economy 

average. Well, that’s far distant to 

the 2l/100km claim of its more 

powerful yet hybrid stablemate, 

which is a compromise. But for 

me, I’d not be bothered, there is 

more about driving a Volvo than 

saving fuel. 

However, I did my usual 

fuel usage checks, and at 

100km/h on the highway the 

readout was listing 5.6l/100km 

instantaneously, the engine 

quite relaxed, just ticking over 

at 1700rpm in eighth gear. 

When I took the car back to the 

dealership the combined cycle 

average was sitting at around 

9l/100km. 

As I’ve alluded to, the T5 is 

a luxury car which borders on 

performance, and it feels just 

so right to be in. The interior is 

• Price – Volvo S60 T5, 

$82,900 

• Dimensions – Length, 

4761mm; width, 1850mm; 

height, 1427mm 

• Configuration – Fourcylinder, 

four-wheel-drive, 

1969cc, 192kW, 400Nm, 

eight-speed automatic 

• Performance – 

0-100km/h, 6.3sec 

• Fuel usage – 7.3l/100km 

quality through and through, 

and the controls are just lovely 

to manipulate. The S60 (and 

V60) feels like a big car but it 

isn’t overly sizeable at 4.76m. It is 

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is generous, and with cocooning 

seats you feel quite stately inside. 

It also provides true sports car 

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I particularly enjoyed my two 

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and quite simply I’d have to sit 

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sedans and wagons they each had 

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Negotiable over $359,000 

Deadline sale: 9 September 

Open Sat & Sun 11.45 – 12.15pm 

Ref: tlcrealty.co.nz/tlc10029 

LITTLE RIVER: 4511 Chch Akaroa Rd 

Escape to the Country. 

Price by negotiation 

Open Sunday 3pm - 4pm 

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Deadline brought forward to 4 Sept 

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throughout 

Trish Lawrence 0274 350 565 

Kris Hagena 027 390 0097 

Christchurch 

to over 93,000 

homes 

tlc realty limited 

MAKING YOUR MOVE EASIER 

Licensed Agent REAA 2008 

To advertise contact Mike 

Phone 03 379 7100 

mike@starmedia.kiwi 

Home 

& Property 

EvEry Thursday 

Photo by Hayley Maxwell on Unsplash 

PROBABLY 10 

BUYERS FOR 

EVER SALEABLE 

PROPERTY IN CHCH 

Even the experts are confused! 

But the answer is simple. Recent massive 

inwards migration of 47,000 has created a 

huge stimulus and sellers market anyone 

selling should take advantage of. 

Listings were short before the huge 

migration inflow but now the listing 

situation is almost critical. 

This is the time to get a great price and 

I will charge you less to do it. 

OYDS REAL ESTATE 

Phone: 027 228 7002 

LREA 2008. The agent with 50+ years experience whose 

commission is half most firms. 

When you’ve lived in a property for a while 

it can be hard to be rational about its worth. 

How can you put a price on the spot where 

you’ve built so many memories with family 

and friends? Someone will surely recognise 

the hours you spent sanding back the 

windows or digging out the agapanthus in 

the garden and reward you with a high price, 

won’t they? Unfortunately potential buyers 

may see things differently, especially in a 

slow housing market. 

There are several methods you can use to 

gauge the worth of your property. Remember 

that the rateable value or RV (formerly 

known as the government valuation, or 

GV) of your property doesn’t really provide 

any clues. These valuations are done by 

the local council to work out what share of 

rates a household should pay. They are only 

done every three years and don’t take any 

improvements into account – increasingly, 

properties that include an RV figure in the 

advertising will come with a disclaimer that 

it is not indicative of current market value. 

These days you can gather a lot of 

information for free thanks to websites like 

Trade Me and Homes.co.nz. Trade Me’s 

Property Insights has information on more 

than 1.5 million homes, including rateable 

value data, previous sale prices, when the 

property was built and what size it is. The 

site also provides an estimated value range, 

based on a melting pot of data from sales of 

comparable properties, listing details and 

user activity. Homes.co.nz operates similarly. 

Its estimate service is built on a complex 

set of valuation models, using around 30 

million pieces of data bought from councils 

nationwide, plus sales values and a wide set 

of property features. Both sites recognise 

there are a number of factors at play, so they 

offer an estimated value range that can be 

quite broad. 

While both these sites are useful, they 

don’t show the full picture and should only 

be used as the starting point in determining 

value. They can’t take the condition of your 

property into account and they may not 

recognise any improvements you might 

have made (though homes.co.nz does allow 

owners to ‘claim’ their property and edit 

information about it). 

Home & Property appears every Thursday, delivered FREE 

throughout Christchurch 

For more information and bookings, contact Mike Fulham 

M: 021 300 567 E: mike@starmedia.kiwi 

Norfolk Island 

Live, retire or invest 

Spacious 5 BR, 2 storey home on 2 acres, surrounded by 

lush tropical gardens. 

Fruit trees and vegie gardens, 2 minutes to school, 4 

minutes to town centre. Offer as fully furnished and 

equipped, including reliable family SUV 

$628,000 

Contact owners: martinhirsch1709@gmail.com 

or Tel. 006 7232 3588 

EVERY THURSDAY 

What’s my house 

really worth? 

Let’s say you own a large property in an 

area where there have been some big-ticket 

sales in the last year. Your property might 

have some serious structural issues and be in 

generally poor condition, yet the algorithms 

may claim that it is worth a lot more than any 

sensible buyer would pay for it because other 

houses in the neighbourhood have sold for 

high prices. The impact of this is two-fold. 

Firstly, the seller could anticipate a big payday 

that may never arrive; and secondly, 

some buyers may be put off making an offer 

because they think it’s out of range. 

There are a couple of ways to combat this. 

When you start working with a real estate 

agent to sell your property they must supply 

you with a current market appraisal or 

CMA. This is based on similar information 

to the online versions, but it also comes with 

the agent’s real-time, real-life knowledge 

of the area, what similar properties have 

sold for and the condition and particular 

characteristics of your own property (such 

as whether it has been repainted recently 

or it’s in a state of disrepair). The agent will 

have had the chance to walk through your 

property and identify its unique selling 

propositions, such as good sun, proximity 

to desirable schools and other features that 

buyers like. It’s important to note that you 

may get varying CMA ranges from different 

real estate agents as they may each take a 

divergent perspective on your property that 

you will then need to consider. 

Your other option is to pay a registered 

valuer to provide you with an independent 

valuation. This service comes at a cost (the 

price will vary, depending on the level of 

detail), but it will be more accurate. The 

Property Institute, which represents valuers, 

says a registered valuation can help sellers be 

a little more clinical about their property’s 

worth. 

Even with all the information you can 

gather, the true indication of your property’s 

value is what a willing buyer will pay for it 

at the given time that it’s on the market. A 

valuation, a price range or a figure reached 

by an algorithm is not cash in the bank. 

For independent advice on buying 

or selling property, check out 

www.settled.govt.nz. 


Your 

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damaged 

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Talk to us if you are serious about 

selling your “As is Where is” home. 

We have sold over 

150 “As is Where is” 

homes and we have 

a huge database of 

qualified buyers. 

Phil & Holly Jones 

Ph 03-382-2230 

Phil 027 435 7711 

Holly 027 222 0220 

holly.jones@raywhite.com 

Licensed (REAA 2008) Results Realty Ltd 

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The Star Classifieds 

Cars Wanted 

CARS Wanted. 

Tim Koller Motor 

Company. 380 Ferry Road. 

Ph 390 1717 

TOYOTA Celica wanted, 

1980 low kms, white, ph 


Caravans, Motorhomes 

& Traliers 

CARAVAN Wanted to 

buy. Up to $5000 cash 

today 027 488-5284. 

JAYCO Hawk pop top, 

very good cond, can sleep 

7. $14,500. Ph 381 5747 

Car Parts 

TYRES Secondhand, 

most szs from $30 - $70 

fitted, Also batteries, 217 

Waltham Road, 027 476 

2404 

Cars 

$4,001 - $8,000 

CELICA 99, SS1, 200hp 

$7000 of alloys, was 

$24,000, sell $7800, ph 03 

3525 963 

Church Notices 

Christian 

sPiritUaList 

ChUrCh 

182 Edgeware Road 

Sunday Service 

7pm 

Address 

Carole Ross 

Clairvoyant 

Carole Ross 

All Welcome 

SYDENHAM CHRISTIAN 

SPIRITUAL CHURCH 

Sydenham Community 

Centre 

23/25 Hutcheson St 

Address 

Angela 

Clairvoyance 

Angela 

Sunday 7pm 

All Welcome 

Phone 349-9749 

NEW AGE CHRISTIAN 

SPIRITUAL CENTRE 

61 Grafton Street 

Sunday 11am 

Address: 

Bernie 

Clairvoyance: 

Bernie 

Tuesday 

1-1.45pm Healing 

2pm Clairvoyance 

All Welcome 

Classic Cars & 

Motorcycles 

MITSUBISHI CORDIA 

turbo GSR, 1985, low 

kms, 1 previous family 

owned, red, suit collector, 

ph 352 5963 

Community Events 

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 

Curtains 

A1 CURTAINS & 

DRAPES. 

Roman blinds,tie 

backs,cushions,nets & 

voiles plus alterations. 

Free quotes.Ph Kay 980 

1501 or 021 2571823. kay. 

tainui88@gmail.com 

For Sale 

DUVET INNER sell $50, 

& plastic container of SPA 

TOWELS $50 ph 021 083 

81112 

Funeral Directors 

Direct 

Cremation 

No frills, No Service, 

No fuss, simply 

straight to the crem. 

Other options 

available. 

Ph: 379 0178 

for our brochure 

or email 

office@undertaker.co.nz 

direct 

cremation 

$2,000 GSt inclusive 

(includes committal) 

0800 27 28 29 

www.mainland 

crematorium.co.nz 

Funeral Directors 

Simple, affordable & direct cremations 

One price$2,999 incl GST 

Phone 0508 998 973 

www.cremateme.co.nz 

Incorporated with Undertakers & Furnishers 

Non-Service Cremation $2,000 

Family Funeral with Cremation $3,950 

Chapel - 35 people, casket, hearse, cremation fees 

Full Funeral options and 

Burial options available 

Just Funerals, a family owned and 

operated company with qualified, 

registered and experienced staff. 

Phone 0800 804 663 - 24 Hour Availability 

Email: info@justfunerals.co.nz 

christchurch.justfunerals.co.nz 

Garage Sales 

CENTRAL CITY Garage 

Sale and Market. 274 

Gloucester St, Sat 5th 

Sept, 9am. 

HOON HAY Estate Sale. 

6 Smartlea St (access by 

McBeath Ave), Sat 10am 

- 3pm. 

MARSHLAND 754 

Hawkins Rd, Fri, Sat & 

Sun. 9 - 4.30. No dealers. 

Everything priced to sell. 

Gardening 

& Supplies 

A GARDEN OR 

LANDSCAPING TIDY 

UP? Shrub, hedge & 

tree pruning, Lawns, 

Gardening, consistently 

reliable general property 

upkeep, Dip. Hort. 10 

yrs experience, One off 

tidy ups or on-going 

service. Nick’s Garden 

Maintenance. Keeping 

your garden beautiful. 

Free Quote. Ph. 942-4440 

& 022 264 7452 

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 

Lost & Found 

LOST Car hub cap, Friday 

21st Aug, painted silver. 

Ph 0211 280 647 

Pets & Supplies 

CATS UNLOVED 

can help with the cost 

of desexing your cat. 

Ph 3555-022 or email 

catsunloved@xtra.co.nz 

Trades & Services 

House & Garden 

Property services Ltd 

Tree & hedge 

trimming 

& removal 

Stump Grinding 

CALL us 021 405 277 


DEMOLITION 

HEARTLAND GROUP 

CERA ACCREDITED 

Residential – Commercial, 

Industrial – Farmers. 

Quotes – call us 

0274-052-391 

• Phone our local team 03 379 1100 • Email star.class@starmedia.kiwi 

Tours 

Day Trips 

Mt Cook Day Trip Saturday 12th September $55pp 

Two passes Arthurs / Lewis Saturday 5th 

September $45pp 

Tours 

Hokianga Cape Reinga Bay of Islands 8 Days includes 

flights home pick up $2250 pp twin share. Bookings 

before 22nd November 

Central South Island Pukaki Downs Station Morven 

Hills Mt Aspiring 8 Days $1795 pp twin share 

Xmas Tour 4 Days 

Taranaki Garden Festival Tour 28th October 

Call Reid Tours 0800 446 886 

Email: reidtours@xtra.co.nz www.reidtours.com 


Grout & 

Silicone 

• Replace missing grout 

• Epoxy grout shower 

bases 

• Replace mouldy silicones 

• Stainproof grout 

• Change grout colour 

GroutWorx 

Grout Restoration Specialists 

Call Derek on 021363786 

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 

30 years + experience 

Older house 

restorations: 

no problem! 

Quotes: FREE! 

Rates: Reasonable 

Paint supplied at 

trade price! 

NO JOB TOO SMALL 

Light industrial also 

Roger Brott 

Painter & Decorator 

021-1966-311 

HARBOURSIDE 

FIRES 

CHIMNEY 

SWEEPING 

Logburners – 

Pellet – ULEB 

Installations 

Maintenance 

Bird Protection 

Phone Duane 

027 428 9026 

328 9990 

Keeping the home 

fires burning 


one stop shop 

TRADESMEN 

AVAILABLE 

Tiler, Carpenter, 

electrician, plumbers. 

Contact Jimmy Bell 

0211221487 

ROOF 

PAINTING 24/7 

Rope & harness 

a speciality, 

no scaffolding 

required, 

30 years of 

breathtaking 

experience. 

FREE QUOTES 

20% OFF other 

roof quotes 

Exterior staining, 

exterior painting, 

water blasting. 

Moss and mould 

treatment $300. 

Phone Kevin 

027 561 4629 

rooF 

painting 

by Certified Tradesman 

Book now for 

Summer and 

receive 20% 

discount. 

Rope and harness 

a speciality. 

No scaffolding 

required. 

30 years 

experience. 

Free quotes, 

call Craig 

021 060 2392 


Professional 

Roof 

Restoration 

Roof Painting 

Concrete, 

Decramastic, Iron 

Rope & Harness 

Access Specialist 

12 Year Guarantee 

• Waterblasting 

• Moss Treatments 

• All Roof Repairs 

• Leaks 

• Gutter Cleaning 

& Repairs 

20 Years in Roofing 

Industry 

Free Roof 

Inspections & 

Quotes 

Ph: Vinnie 

027 505 7779 

“I WILL TURN UP 

WHEN I SAY I WILL” 

Need a certified and reliable plumber for filtration 

systems or hot water cylinder replacement? 

Bathroom upgrades or refurbishments? 

FREE CALL 

TEXT 

EMAIL 


0508 H2O BOY 

426 269 

027 245 5100 

NICK@NICKJONESPLUMBING.CO.NZ 

AAA HANDYMAN Trades & Services Trades & Services 

licensed carpenter 

ELECTRICIAN 

HANDYMAN 

LBP, all property and 

All types of domestic REPAIRMAN 

building maintenance, 

& commercial work 20 yrs exp.No job too 

repairs, bathroom/shower 

installations, with free 

undertaken, new housing, small.Prompt service. 

quotes 03 383 1927 or 027 alterations, extensions, On site engineering & 

245 5226 ciey@xtra.co.nz ranges, security lights, 

welding a speciality. 

Reasonable rates.Free 

BRICK & BLOCK quick response, efficient 

quotes.Ph Wayne 9813873 

LAYING 

service, free quotes, 

/0272853083 

all restoration work city -wide. No call out 

HANDYMAN 

and new work plus fee. M/S, 8-5. Call Pat 

Some jobs don’t need a 

foundations, ph 342 9340 Barrett 03 359 2087/ 027 tradie, so why pay more? 

or 021 853 033 

7331384. 

Gardening, building, 

BUILDER QUALIfIED ELECTRICIAN 

electrical, plumbing. No 

50 yrs exp. Bathrooms, Hickey Electrical. charge for quotes. Ph Dave 

Kitchens, Renovations, Reasonable rates, no 022 451 7314 

Repairs & Extensions call out charge. www. INTERIORS 

Free quotes. Discount for electricnz.com 

FB The Naked Plasterer/ 

pensioners. Ph Mike 03 Ph Jason 021 260 3426 Painter Ph Russ 027 2888 

980 9771 or 027 2266 930 fENCING 

285 

BUILDER QUALIfIED 

All types of fencing . Free LANDSCAPING 

Decks, T & G Flooring, 

quotes. Ph Jim 022 137 Paving, Lawns, Irrigation, 

Villa Restoring, New 

1920 

Decking, Fencing. 

Homes, Weatherboards. 

Kanga & small digger 

GLAZIER 

Free Quotes. Bennet & 

services. Check out Squire 

Sons Ltd Sam 027 496- 

Glass repairs - pet doors 

Landscaping on facebook. 

9362 or Tony 027 224- - conservatory roofs. Exp 

FREE QUOTES. Ph 

0374 

Tradesman. Call Bill on Arthur 347-8796, 027 

CARPENTER 

022 413 3504 or 981-1903 220-7014 Edwin 027 220- 

BUILDER 

HANDY - DAN 

7154 

Licensed Building General Handyman for LAWNMOWING 

Practitioner no. 100981. all your maintenance SERVICES 

All carpentry & building requirements. I specialise One offs or regular service. 

repairs & maintenance. in fences and decking, also Ph Gerry 021 0374138 

Alterations & property do spouting cleans and LAWN MOWING 

upgrades.Laundries / repairs and everyday home Garden and rental property 

bathroom / kitchens maintenance. NO JOB TO tidy ups, hedge trimming. 

replaced. Specialising in BIG OR SMALL I can do Call Glen at Bottle Lake 

replacement of all rotten it all, please don’t hesitate Lawn Mowing. Ph 027 

timber, fascia boards, to call me on 022 600 7738 

499 7571 

window, windowsills etc. 

PAINTING 

for a no obligation free 

John Sandford, ph 329 

PLASTERING 

quote. 

4616, mob 027 5189 598 

Free quotes. Int/ext & 

HANDYMAN 

johnsandford2@gmail. 

roof painting Family run 

All handyman services eg: 

com 

business, work guaranteed. 

drippy taps, sticky doors, 

CARPET LAYING 

Pensioner discounts. Ph 

locks, moss spraying etc. 

Exp. Repairs, uplifting, 

Kerin or Paul 022 191 

relaying, restretching. 

Discount for pensioners. 7877 or 379-1281. Website 

Phone John on 0800 Ph 390 1565 or 022 5275 www.swedekiwipainting. 

003181, 027 240 7416 668 

co.nz 

jflattery@xtra.co.nz 

CONCRETE 

CUTTING Re Roofing 

Affordable Concrete 

Cutting with Quality, and 

removal work. Free quote. Roof Repairs 

No job to small. Phone 027 

442-2219, Fax 359-6052 

a/h 359- 4605 Spouting 

ELECTRICIAN 

with 24 years experience 

for all residential and 

commercial work, new 

Prompt & reliable 

registered electrician 

Approved Age Concern provider 

Over 30 years experience 

Licensed Building Practitioner 

housing and switch board 

replacements. Phone Chris 

027 516 0669 

ELECTRICIAN 

Available, 30 years 

experience, immediate 

start, competitive rate, 

ph Brian 027 433 9548 

N A BARRELL 

ROOFING LTD 

Ph: 0275 389 415 

Email: nabroofing@xtra.co.nz 

No Call out fee



GLAZING 

TWISTY GLASS & 

GLAZING LTD 

• Mirrors • Pet Door Specialists 

• Splashbacks • All Broken Windows 

THE CAT DOOR MAN 

Phone Cushla or Darren Twist 

027 352 6225 

Quality. Reliable. NZ Qualified. 

• Interior + Exterior Painting 

• Painting Repairs 

PAINTING & TILING 

• PAINTING • TILING 

• PLASTERING 

• WALLPAPERING 

Phone Kevin Steel 

• Interior/Exterior 

• New Homes & Repaints 

• Quality workmanship assured 

• Correct preparation always undertaken 

• 20+ years experience 

• Earthquake repairs 

(Painting/Plastering/Wallpapering/Tiling) 

Ph 027 216 8946 

www.facebook.com/kevinsteelpainters&decorators 

DIRTY TILES 

& GROUT? 

Our unique restoration 

processes will make your 

tiled areas look NEW again! 

We specialise in professional 

cost effective solutions for 

all your tile & grout issues. 

• Tiled shower makeovers 

• Re-colouring old grout 

• Mouldy silicone replacement 

• Professional tile/grout 

cleaning, sealing & repairs 

Call today for a FREE quote on 0800 882 772 

or email darryl.p@theprogroup.co.nz 

wanted 

Vehicles, 4x4, 

motorbikes 

DYNAMIC 

PAINTING 

Call BEN! 021-0880-2390 

SPECIALISTS IN: 

D & H Autos 

• Spraying 

• Wallpapering 

Not running, rusty, damaged, 

unfinished projects, deceased 

estates. Any make from 1920s 

to 1990s. We pay top dollars. 

For friendly service phone 

Harry 021 550 038 

Your guide to our LOCAL & TRUSTED 

Trades & Professional Services 

To advertise: Phone 379 1100 or email star.class@starmedia.kiwi 

concrete & paving 

• Driveways 

• Earthquake repairs 

• New Home Specialists 

• Patios & Paths 

tel: 0508 873 7483 

email: sales@affordableconcrete.co.nz 

www.affordableconcrete.co.nz 

DRIVEWAYS 

Exposed Aggregate 

Stamped Concrete Plain 

Concrete Resurfacing 

Things we offer... 

Competitive/affordable pricing 

Attention to detail 

Professional service 

free quotes/insurance scopes 

Cell 0278 145 848 

www.drivecrete.co.nz 

landscaping 

Landscape 

Construction and 

Garden Maintenance 

You can have your gardens, trees, 

shrubs, plants and lawns maintained to look their best 

all year round, for a great price. 

Residential & Commercial Landscaping 

• Maintenance • Pruning • Reconstruction & Rejuvenation 

• Rental Property and Commercial Maintenance 

• Pre-Sale Tidy-Ups 

New Home Landscaping 

Lawns • Gardens • Decks • Paving • Water Features 

• Quality • Value for money • Experienced • Punctual 

• Professional • Flexible • Knowledgeable • Reliable 

Call Ross Legg - 027 222 0388 

Email ross@revivelandscaping.co.nz 

www.revivelandscaping.co.nz 

ROOF REPAIRS 

Locally owned & operated with 

over 30 years experience. 

• Extensions & repair • Roof coating 

• Concrete & clay tiles • Butynol 

• Malthoid • Asbestos Certified 

• Coloursteel • Old iron • Guttering 

Phone Dave 981 0278 

or 021 223 4200 

E: dave@beaumontroofing.co.nz 

BEAUMONT ROOFING LTD 

DECORATORS 

New Paint • Repaints 

Wallpapering • Fences 

Feature Walls 

Floor & Roof Painting 

Spray Painting 

Light Commercial 

Restoring Timber 

* Finance available (T’s & C’s apply) 

Selwyn based but service the whole of Canterbury 

www.andertondecorators.co.nz 

www.facebook.com/andertondecorators 

027 724 6846 027 PAINTIN 

Driveways 

Over 22 Years Experience 

Quality 

Workmanship 

• Driveways 

• Kerb & 

Channel 

• Garden Edging 

PLUMBER 

NEED A PLUMBER 

Call us now for fast friendly service. 

Get your problems sorted out 

quick smart - on time!! 

Phone for a 

FREE 

quote now. 

SWAINS 

KIWI KERB 

(Since 2005) 

Freephone: 0800 081 400 

swainskiwikerb@gmail.com 

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 

digga hire 

SPRING SPECIAL 

$165 + GST per day * 

1.5t Digger, trailer, buckets, ripper. 

Flexible rates • also 2.5t • 5t • 12t • 20t 

*Conditions Apply 

0800 344 425 

16 Weedons Ross Rd, Rolleston 

(Access off Weedons Ross Rd Overbridge Roundabout) 

Excavations 

• Driveways 

• Car Parks 

• Site Cleaning 

• Demolition 

• Farm Tracks 

• Drain Cleaning 

• Stump & Hedge 

Removal 

• Ashpalt Concrete 

Wide range 

oF TruckS 

For a Free Quote 

on your next project 

Phone Steve on 021 338 247 

or 325 7922 

PROPERTY SERVICES 

TOTAL PROPERTY SERVICES 

Builder & Bricklayer 

• Decks • Fences • Gates made & hung 

• Repairs • Roof repairs 

• Spouting cleaned, 

repaired or replaced 

• House maintenance 

• De mossing 

Ring Jim Gardner 

“43 years experience” 

All work guaranteed & carried out 

in a professional manner 

Phone: 0274 375 619 or 03 343 4044 

Email: teamgardner@xtra.co.nz 

WINDOW TINTING 

tintawindow 

advanced film solutions 

99% uv block 

fade protection 

heat control 

reduce glare 

25 Years Experience 

privacy films 

frosting designs 

non-darkening films 

Workmanship Guaranteed 

Lifetime Warranties on Most Films 

UV 

block 

• Tennis Courts & 

Swimming Pools 

• Chip Seal Driveways 

• Diggers – 2 Ton 

up to 20 Ton 

• Excavators 

• Bobcat & Drilling 

• For Posthole & 

Fence hole 

Free 

QuoTe 

Free Quotes Canterbury and Districts 

03 365 3653 0800 368 468


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PAINTING 

Indoor / Outdoor, over 30 

yrs exp, same day quotes, 

ph Steve 021 255 7968 

PAINTER QuAlIfIEd 

local professional, Int / 

Ext,roofs,wallpaller, call 

or text Corban 027 846 

5035 

PAINTING 

All jobs, none too small. 

Free quotes Affordable 

rates. Seniors discounts. 

James 0220 652 637 

PlASTERING (INT) 

and small painting jobs 


WINdOW ClEANING 

Brown & White Ltd. 

Family owned since 2001. 

Ph Paul 027 229 3534 

Wanted To Buy 

WANTED 

SLEEPOUTS 

Sleepouts Galore 

Buyers and sellers of 

relocatable buildings 

11 Brixton Street, Hornby 

Phone: 349 9633 

URGENTLY wanted 

ChCh area 1 bdrm f/furn 

Experience and 

flat required by 9th Sept. 

Excellence. Small to 

Prepared to pay $225 p/w 

Medium job specialists 

incl power & Wifi. Sgle 

in all aspects of Interior 

prof woman. Pls ph / txt 

Plastering. Please call Tim STEVE PURCELL Lynda 027 2020755 after 

022 5380959 

ANTIQUES 2pm 

PluMBER 

All plumbing work.. 

BUYING Entertainment 

Pensioner discount. No 

job too small. Friendly, 

NOW STAMP AND 

reliable & professional 

POSTCARD FAIR 

service. Ph Nigel 027 Gold jewellery, The Philatelic Centre 

4136004 or 385 2930 

watches, coins, 

67 Mandeville Street, 

REMOVAlS 

Riccarton 

Small furniture removals, medals, scrap 

Saturday 5th Sept 

have own van, can fit gold, sterling 

9am-12pm 

Sellers tables available 

various types of whiteware silver, pewter, Phone 027 6354 957 

appliances, some furn, original paintings, 

bedding, boxes etc, honest 

modern art. 

& reliable, any area 

Public Notices 

considered, ph Chch 027 351 9139 TRADITIONAL DUTCH 

517 7001 

stevepurcellantiques.com 

MUSIC CONCERT, at 

RuBBISH REMOVAl 

AAA Buying goods the BALCAIRN HALL, 

Van & Trailer Rubbish 

quality furniture, beds, 4 Ashby Rd, Balcairn, 

Removal. Free quotes. Ph 

stoves, washing machines, Sunday, 27 September 

Gary 342-8950, 021 529 

fridge freezers. Same day 2.00pm. Tickets $10 

022 

service. Selwyn Dealers. adult, $5 student from 

SHEEP SHEARING 

Phone 980 5812 or 027 Blackwells Kaiapoi, 

MOBIlE 

313 8156 

Artisan Rangiora, Sally 

Fast friendly professional 

A+ About to move? Books, Macs Amberley. Limited 

service. 25 yrs exp. 

china, coins, medals, Door Sales / Dutch 

Shearing, drenching, hoof 

furniture, furs, jewellery, Afternoon tea. Internet 

trimming etc. Call Shaun 

tools, old photos, estate. bookings and inquiries: 

021 204 1274 

Ph 385-5117 

deb.vink406@gmail.com 

SPOuTING 

ACADEMY ANTIQUES 

ClEANING 

Buying estates, antiques, 

Spouting Unblocked, 

old china, crystal, art, 

Cleaned Out and Flushed 

Royal Doulton , Royal 

Out. single storey only, 20 

Albert etc. Best prices, 

yrs exp, Call Trevor 332 

free appraisal. Call Rob 

8949 or 021 043 2034 

349-4229 

SPOuTING 

A+ Household effects, 

Select Spouting 

fridges, freezers, washing 

The PVC specialist. 

So 

machines, ovens. Good 

Repairs & replacement. Ph 

cash paid. Ph Paul 022 

022 197 2351 

GOOD! 

0891 671 

SPOuTING ClEANING 

ALL whiteware wanted. 

SPECIAlIST 

Still 

Same day service, cash 

Entire spouting system 

paid for freezes, fridges, 

cleared. Single or 2 storey. 

FREE 

Jo 021 164 0365 

washing machines, ovens. 

TREE SERVICES 

Also buying furniture & It’s 

Free quotes 20+ yrs exp. 

h/hold effects.Anything 

Tree, hedge or shrub 

considered. Ph Dave 960- FANTASTIC! 

- reduction, shaped or 

8440, 027 66 22 116 

Thanks to the 

removed. Ph/text Paul 

BOOKS. 

support of our 

The Branch Manager 

Old wanted. 

0274314720 

Anything considered incl advertisers 

WATERBlASTING 

hunting, 

Housewash, Drives, Paths, 

mountineering, 

Decks, Moss kills, Gutter fishing,childrens. 

cleans. Ph 020 410 67205 Ph 354 1621 

WINdOW ClEANING MILITARIA Any 

PH 379 7100 

Average 3 brm house country, firearms, www.star.kiwi 

inside or out from $45. uniforms, badges, medals, 

Both from $80 Phone memoribilia, WW2 or 

Trevor 344-2170 

earlier ph 338-9931 

Vehicles Wanted 

Wanted To Buy 

TOOLS, Garden garage, 

saw benches, Lathes. Cash 

buyer Phone 355-2045 

Tuition 

COMPUTER LESSONS 

avail for computer, IPad, 

or Mobile. Please contact 

Jobee 027 290 9246 www. 

computertutor.nz 

Wanted To Rent 

CAR REMOVALS 

$$CASH PAID$$ 

CARS, VANS, UTES & 4X4 WANTED 

NZ OWNED AND OPERATED FOR 24 YEARS 

We use world class vehicle depollution systems 

0800 77 80 80 

www.pickapart.co.nz 

• Phone our local team 03 379 1100 • Email star.class@starmedia.kiwi 

Job Tasks 

• Remove and Refit / 

Replacing Panels 

• Dent, Rust & 

Structural repairs 

• Cutting and joining 

replacement sections 

using welding 

equipment 

Situations Vacant 

Spray Painter Position 

Requires 

• Minimum 5 years 

experience as a panel 

beater 

• I-Car Welding 

Certificate 

• C.V. and Cover Letter 

• 3 contactable referees 

in NZ 

Applications to: littalone@xtra.co.nz 

New Brighton Collision Repairs Ltd 

Spray Painter Position 

Requires 

• Experience with Waterbourne 

• 5+ Years experience required 

• Trade Certificate necessary 

• Approved Handlers Certificate 

• Copy of C.V. and Cover Letter 

• 3 contactable referees in NZ 

Applications to: littalone@xtra.co.nz 


Senior Citizens 

Day Out 

all bookings still on hold 

BOOKINGS FOR KaIKOuRa aKaROa GERaLDINE 

& LaKE HOOD Day vISItS StILL BEING aCCEPtED 

$69 INCLuDES LuNCH 

3 Day / 2 NIGHt tOuR OF OamaRu (OvERNIGHt) 

OmaRama, tEKaPO (OvERNIGHt) & REtuRN tO 

CHCH BOOKINGS StILL OPEN aND avaILaBLE 

Phone Peter 0800 453 873 

to secure your booking 

Companion Driving Services Ltd 

Papanui Returned And Services Association 

55 Bellvue Avenue, Christchurch 

PAPANUI RETURNED AND SERVICES 

ASSOCIATION (INC) 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT 

THE TWENTY SEVENTH 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 

Of the above association will be held 

in the RSA Club, 55 Bellvue Avenue 

on Saturday 26th September 2020 at 9.30am. 

• Business 

• Minutes and matters arising from previous AGM 

• President Report 

• Statement of Accounts and Balance Sheet 

• Election of Executive 

• Appointment of Auditor and Solicitor 

• Notices of Motion 

• General Business 

WJ Clark 

General Manager 


PERMITTED TEMPORARY 

DEPOTS AND STORAGE FACILITIES 

Under Clause 8(3)(a) of the Canterbury Earthquake 

(Resource Management Act Permitted Activities) 

Order 2011 

Despite anything to the contrary in the Christchurch City Plan, the activities 

listed below are permitted activities in the specified locations if they comply 

with the prescribed standards: 

1. ACTIVITY: Temporary accommodation for the storage 

of containers, stockpiles, and heavy machinery for nearby 

infrastructure upgrade works on Ferry and St Johns Roads. 

City Care intend to use the site until April 2021. 

LOCATION: 

23 Cumnor Terrace, Woolston 

APPLICANT: City Care, Christchurch City Council 

REFERENCE NO: RMA/2020/1475 

STANDARDS: 

1. The activity must proceed in general accordance with the 

information submitted to the Council on 16 July 2020. 

2. Activities on the site shall be undertaken such that the following 

noise limits are not exceeded: 

Reveiving site Noise limit (dB Laeg) Noise limit (dB 

Lamax) 

At the boundary 50 (07:00 - 22:00) N/A (07:00 - 22:00) 

of any site with a 40 (22:99 - 7:00) 65 (22:00 - 7:00) 

residential zoning 

3. Activities on the site shall be undertaken such that the lightspill 

standards required under Rules 6.3.5.1 P1 and Rule 6.3.6 are 

not exceeded: Lights shall not result in a greater than 4.0 lux spill 

(horizontal and vertical) when measured or calculated 2 metres 

within the boundary of any adjacent residential site. 

4. The activity must not create any significant adverse effects (relating, 

but not limited to, noise, dust, mud, light spill, odour, traffic 

generation, refuse disposal, animal control and visual amenity) that 

will, in the opinion of a Council Compliance Officer or Environmental 

Health Officer, cause nuisance for occupiers of surrounding sites. 

Note: If any significant adverse effects do arise, then the Council can 

impose additional requirements or conditions to avoid, remedy or 

mitigate those adverse effects. 

The general Standards for Permitted Temporary Accommodation and 

Temporary Depots and Storage Facilities can be viewed on the Temporary 

Accommodation page of the Council’s website at www.ccc.govt.nz/ 

tempaccomm. 

Any temporary activity established under these provisions shall not create or 

give rise to any existing use right in respect of any land, activity, or structure 

(refer clause 5(3) of the Canterbury Earthquake (Resource Management Act 

Permitted Activities) Order 2011). 

If you have any questions or would like more information about the 

activities listed above please phone 941 8999 and ask to speak to the 

Duty Planner. 

John Higgins 

Resource Consents Manager 


Crossword Solutions


christchurch 

GIG GUIDE 

To add a listing, contact 

Jo Fuller 03 364 7425 or 

027 458 8590 

jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi 

www.star.kiwi/whatson 

Thursday 3 - Wednesday 9 September 2020 

12 BAR, 342 St Asaph St: Christchurch’s 

smoking hot BLUES BAR. Friday 8.30pm - Eat 

My Shorts (10 piece funk band). Saturday 8pm - 

Penny Blues. Sunday 7pm - Sunday night 

moves 'South Park Movie' sing along. 

Wednesday 7pm - Blues Jam with Nick 

Jackman. 

A ROLLING STONE, 579 Colombo St: 

Thursday 7pm - Hagley Jazz Course 

Performance Showcase, free. Friday 5pm - Live 

Latin Jam with Clube do Choro, free; 9pm - Plan 

B feat. Kevin Emmett, free. Saturday 3.30pm & 

9.30pm - Capitol City presents A Tribute to The 

Commitments. Due to L2, this show has been 

split into two performances. Please phone Corey 

for more information 021 444 774. Sunday - 

Closed for private function until 6pm. Monday 

6.30pm - Quiz, free. 

BOO RADLEYS, Level 1, 98 Victoria 

St: Thursday 9pm - ToPeace. Friday 8pm - Dan 

Pfeifer; 10.30pm - Flat City Brotherhood. 

Saturday 8pm - Lee Martin; 10.30pm - The 

Fillets. Wednesday 7.30pm - South Street Trio; 

9.30pm - Open Mic Night. 

CASHMERE CLUB, 5o Colombo St: 

Tuesday 7pm - Cashmere Ukulele Group. 

CHRISTCHURCH CASINO, 30 Victoria 

St: Friday 6pm - Live music; 9.15pm - Live 

music. Saturday 9pm - Live music. 

KENSINGTON FUN HOUSE, 185 

Manchester St: Friday 8.30pm - Free Stand 

Up Comedy. Tuesday 8pm - Open Mic Stand- 

Up Comedy, free. 

THE ENTERTAINMENT HUB OF THE NORTH! 

CLUB OPENING HOURS: 

MONDAY - CLOSED 

TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY - 11.30AM 

THURSDAY 11AM, FRIDAY 11.30AM 

SATURDAY & SUNDAY 11AM 

RACECOURSE HOTEL, 118 

Racecourse Rd, Sockburn: Sunday 6pm 

- Lance Kiwi Karaoke. 

RICHMOND CLUB, 75 London St: 

Friday 7pm - Cantora Duo. Saturday 7pm - 

DnD Duo (Jojo & Mark with Peter). Sunday 

3pm - Robbie Drew. 

TEMPS BAR, 21 Goulding St, Hornby: 

Friday 8.30pm - DJ. Saturday 8.30pm - Misfitz. 

THE EMBANKMENT, 181 Ferry Rd: 

Thursday 9pm - Wednesday 9pm - Nexus. 

Friday 7.30pm - Open Mic. Wednesday 9pm - 

Titanic (Kevin Emmett, Nick Buchanan, and 

Peter K Malthus). 

THE LITTLE BROWN JUG, 290 

Wairakei Rd: Thursday 4pm - Meat raffles; 

4pm - Free pool & juke box. Friday 4pm - Meat 

raffles; 7pm - Song requests via Boom Box. 

Saturday 3pm - Meat raffles; 7pm - Song 

requests via Boom Box. Tuesday - Pool 

Competition. 

THE MILLER BAR, 308 Lincoln Rd, 

Addington: Friday & Saturday - Pick your 

tunes with the Orange Door app. Tuesday - Quiz 

Night. Wednesday 7.30pm - Karaoke with Lance 

Kiwi. 

WUNDERBAR LYTTELTON, 19 

London St: Thursday 8pm - Comedy Night. 

Friday 8pm - A Creamy Hendrix Experience 

feat. Electric Temples & Solid Cream, $20 entry. 

Tuesday 7.30pm - Open Mic. Wednesday 8pm - 

Al Park & Pals. 

Kaiapoi Club 

113 Raven Quay 

Kaiapoi 

Ph: 03 327 7884 

www.kaiapoiclub.co.nz 

FRIDAY 18 & SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 

Upstairs in the RIVERVIEW RESTAURANT 

SELECTION OF ROAST MEATS, 

SALAD BAR, VEGETABLE BAR, 

DESSERT BAR, TEA/COFFEE 

BOOK NOW! 

ELVIS + BA 

PRE-SHOW 

DINNER 

PER 

$22.50 PERSON 

DINNER ONLY. EXCLUDES SHOW. 

MAKE YOUR BOOKING NOW. LIMITED NUMBERS. 

SPORTS BAR BISTRO 

OPEN WED THROUGH TO SUN 

FROM 12PM FOR LUNCH. 

OPEN WED THROUGH TO SUN 

FROM 5PM FOR DINNER 

BA 

‘Famous for their roasts!’ 

RESTAURANT & CAFÉ 

Cooked Breakfasts 

Check out our extensive breakfast 

menu from Continental to Cooked 

We are open from 6.30am 

Seniors SPECIAL 

Two courses $23 

Soup/Roast or 

Roast/Dessert 

Special available lunch only 

Monday - Saturday 12pm - 2.30pm 

LEVEL BUFFET 

WE SERVE YOU 

BUFFET AT 

YOUR TABLE 

$19 

THIS SUNDAY 

FATHER’S DAY 

BUFFET AT YOUR TABLE 

COMPLIMENTARY DRINK FOR DAD 

LUNCH: $26.50 ADULT 

$24.50 GOLD CARD HOLDERS 

DINNER: $35.50 ADULT 

GOLD CARD N/A 

OPEN TUESDAY TO SUNDAY 

LUNCH AM - PM 

DINNER PM - PM 

MINIMUM PERSONS PER BOOKING 

Bookings Essential PH 386 0088 

fb.com/GardenRestaurantBuffet www.gardenhotel.co.nz 

Father's Day 

This 

Sunday 

We are family 

friendly. 

Great Kids menu 

plus designated 

play area. 

TREAT THE 

FAMILY! 

Kid’s 2 course 

special 

$13 


RACECOURSE HOTEL 

& Motorlodge 

118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn, 

Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150 

www.racecoursehotel.co.nz 

9AM - 4PM 

SUNDAY TO FRIDAY 

(CLOSED SATURDAY) 

WED: ROAST MEAL 

THUR: FISH & CHIPS 

FRI: FISH & CHIPS 

SUN: ROAST MEAL 

Available 11.30am-2pm 

CHECK OUT OUR AMAZING 

WEEK DAY 

COFFEE- 

COMBO 

SPECIALS 

FROM 

PHONE 385 888 

FIND US ON FACEBOOK fb.com/GBCCHCH 

THE GARDEN HOTEL COMPLEX 

110 MARSHLAND RD 

www.gardenhotel.co.nz | phone 385 3132 

WHAT’S ON 

AT THE 

RICHMOND 

CLUB 

FRIDAY 

04 

7-11PM 

CANTORA 

DUO 

SATURDAY 

05 

7-11PM 

DnD 

DUO 

SUNDAY 

06 

3PM 

ROBBIE 

DREW 

• Open daily from 11am 

• BISTRO Lunch/Dinner 

• TAB & Gaming 

• Courtesy Van 

75 London St 

PH 03 389 5778 

www.rwmc.co.nz 

Members, guests & affiliates welcome


EVERYTHING 

ON 

S A L E 

AURORA CORNER SUITE INCLUDING OTTOMAN 

FROM 

$3449 

AVAILABLE AS ONE, TWO OR 

THREE SEATER. CHOICE OF 

FABRIC, LEG AND ARM STYLE 

ONLY 

$2149 

ROWAN RECLINER SOFA 

• ELECTRIC RECLINERS WITH STORAGE BINS IN ARMRESTS 

• CENTRE CONSOLE WITH CUP HOLDERS 

• READING LIGHT & CHARGING STATION 

• FABRIC: LEATHER LOOK PU 

AVAILABLE AS A ONE OR THREE SEATER 

THE BERLIN 

COLLECTION 

$339 

DIVA CHAIR 

ONLY 

ONLY 

$949 

ONLY 

$1349 

ONLY 

$1149 

ENTERTAINMENT UNIT 

SIDEBOARD 

DINING TABLE 

WISHBONE CHAIR 

THE TIAGA 

COLLECTION 

$199 ONLY BEDSIDE 

ONLY 

$179 

ONLY 

$476 

ONLY 

$764 

4 DRAWER TALLBOY 

QUEEN BASE WITH STORAGE DRAWERS 

CHATEAU QUEEN MATTRESS $419 

12 

MONTHS 

INTEREST FREE 

PAYMENT HOLIDAY 

AVAILABLE NOW 

TERMS & CONDITIONS APPLY 

SEE OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS 

FIND US IN THE OLD TARGET BUILDING 

ON THE CORNER OF BLENHEIM & CURLETTS ROAD, SOCKBURN 

BOTANICAFURNITURE.co.nz 0800 268 264

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