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When it comes to dying, fashion is not the first word that comes to mind, but that’s exactly what making an exit from this life has become for some – a fashion statement.

Reporter Sue Newman takes a look at the changing world of funerals and the elevation in status of the casket from utilitarian to a designer item, any colour, any pattern, any style.

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Funerals might be moving into the fashion stakes with brightly coloured and boldly decorated caskets, but there’s still sufficient demand for the traditional wooden version to keep funeral director Chris Bolton busy.

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hoosing your coffin might be the last, and most impressive, fashion statement you make.

It might cost you the price of a year’s high class wardrobe, but that’s not stopping growing numbers of soon-to-be dearly departed shopping in advance for the kit in which they’ll exit this life.

And today, funeral director Roger Paterson says, it’s almost a case of anything goes when it comes to caskets – and service styles and even, in what the people who come to your send-off will wear.

Growing numbers of people are stagemanaging their funerals years before they’re likely to need them, to ensure that what they want is what they’ll get. And while his files aren’t exactly bulging with funeral wishes of the living, there are enough there for him to notice a trend that is becoming the norm.

The highly organised, now not only have details about the casket, the service, the music and who says what, some are extending their sphere of funereal influence to what those attending their send-off will wear, most often linking that to a colour or a request for informality.

Funerals, 21st century style are whatever you want to make them, providing they’re within the bounds of good taste, the body is enclosed in a casket of some kind and the burial is on land set aside for that purpose. In today’s freewheeling funeral market about the only thing you can’t do is dig a grave wherever it takes your fancy.

Yes, the solemn and traditional churchbased funeral, complete with wooden casket, hymns, solemn eulogy and people dressed in black are still common-place. But just as common is the secular celebration of life, sans hymns, sans prayers, sans church and sans wooden casket.

In its place, the modern version is about colour, life, energy, celebration and a brightly coloured or stunningly decorated casket. The world of fashion, the world of free expression has caught up with the last great bastion of tradition, the funeral.

Mr Paterson been in the funeral business for years, he’s been a casket maker for just as long. Once relatives chose caskets for their family member from his stock of half a dozen styles, adding their personal touch with handle design. Today he’s as likely to be ordering caskets from companies with names that sound like a tattoo parlour – such as

DyingArt – as he is to be knocking one up in his workshop.

His is one of the few funeral parlours where coffins are made to order; most funeral directors now opt to buy from the mass market.

And that mass market has created more than a few headaches for the family of the deceased.

“For some families, the casket has now become a major decision because there are so many options available. It used to be just which wood. Now it can be almost anything.”

Change has been sweeping through the casket business for years, initially prompted by the green movement which favoured the low impact, customwood model and then by the growing numbers of cremations where lavish spending on something that would be burned seemed like an extravagance.

But what’s lavish spending?

What you choose to lie in state it can cost as little as a few hundred dollars – if you’re modest in taste and don’t want a fuss – to upwards of $5000 if you want the full monty – a casket decorated with photos of your

wants to feel a little closer to nature as they make their way to become ashes and dust.

And there’s the ultimate in showmanship, the American couch coffins, all glitz, glamour, high rise lid and gold embellishments, more about showmanship than style.

Also popular are the plain coffins on which friends and family can write messages, on which children can draw pictures. The ultimate way to tell a person’s life story.

The downside of all of this choice, however, Mr Paterson said, is that families can lose sight of cost in the rush to ensure the person they’re farewelling gets something they feel reflects their personality.

And that, he said, means there’s every reason why planning your send-off while you have your wits about you and your good health on board, makes sense.

If cremation’s your chosen style of exit, then there are matching urns as well. For a little extra you can have your casket and your urn decorated to your liking and have the satisfaction of knowing that the decor you’ve chosen may live on someone’s mantelpiece

The he wo world of funerals has changed.

Ash Ashburton’s growing ethnic mix, the increas increasing size of the bodies to be buried, they all mean a different approach to what wa was once a very traditional job choosing, highly lacquered; if you want to be the star of the show.

“Presentation always comes at a cost and it comes at a time cost too, the time it costs to arrange this – four to five days if it’s your photo, a couple of days if it’s a standard design.”

Today’s coffins are works of art, they’re as individual as the person they contain and they’re made to be seen. But that’s not for everyone, Mr Paterson said.

“A lot of people don’t want to make a fuss, the cheaper and plainer the better, but others want something that reflects who they were in life.”

There’s even willow caskets for anyone who

for decades.

There are also people who do not want funerals, who want no fuss, no service, nothing more than a few people gathering for a few moments to say goodbye. And that happens more often than you’d imagine in Ashburton – at least 10 times a year, Mr Paterson said.

Occasionally there is a bald request for just a burial. A body to be collected by an undertaker, interred or cremated by an undertaker with no-one present. That, Mr Paterson says, is a very sad request and one that’s hard to comply with.

“We do try and talk family out of this.

Everyone should at least be acknowledged by their family and friends. It should be acknowl-

edged that they’ve lived and contributed in some way to the world.”

However you look at it, he says, the world of funerals has changed. Ashburton’s growing ethnic mix, the increasing size of the bodies to be buried, they all mean a different approach to what was once a very traditional job.

He now carries a stock of large caskets and makes larger ones as needed and he’s now pretty well versed in the different customs surrounding death with different cultures.

And change has come in the balance between burial and cremation, with cremation now the winner. He doesn’t have an ash store. If an urn is not collected, he chases up family members, lawyers or estate trustees and requests they come, collect and take it away.

It might sound crass, but Mr Paterson’s aim is to be a one-stop-shop when it comes to funeral arrangements. Call him, place your order and he’ll deliver. Sometimes that delivery takes more than a little effort, however, particularly when it comes to meeting requests for music, often by a specific singer. That’s part of the challenge. For him the satisfaction in his job comes from knowing he’s met every need, every request, from flowers and food to service venue and music.

Not every funeral is plain sailing. Often family feuds or family disagreements surface and require some careful negotiation. The challenge there is to find a solution that offends no one, satisfies the wishes of the dead and makes everyone feel like a winner.

He knows he’s in a business that’s unlikely to be overtaken by time. The final act of death won’t go away, but change will continue in how that death is marked.

The latest change is live streaming of funerals and the use of Skype where a eulogy can be delivered from anywhere in the world.

That’s a giant leap from a funeral Mr Paterson recalls about 25 years ago where a telephone line was run into a chapel and a phone taped under a lectern so the service could be heard by an absent family member.

The forerunner of the conference call?

Each year Mr Paterson makes sure around 240 people make their final earthly act in the style they’ve requested and as the weight of Ashburton’s population moves towards the aged and ageing, he knows those numbers will increase. Inevitably, the business of dying will become one of the district’s biggest growth industries.

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Cathie Withington /͛ǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƌĞĂůůLJ ƉůĞĂƐĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ /͛ǀĞ ƐĞĞŶ͘ / ŬŶĞǁ / ĐŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚ ĐŽŶƟ ŶƵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŐLJŵ ĂƩ ĞŶĚĂŶĐĞ ĂŌ Ğƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ͕ ƐŽ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ /͛ǀĞ ĨŽĐƵƐƐĞĚ ŽŶ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƐŵĂůů ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ŝŶ ŵLJ ůŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ / ŬŶŽǁ / ĐĂŶ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶ͘ ŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝŶ ƐŽ ŵĂŶLJ ůŝƩ ůĞ ǁĂLJƐ Ͳ / ĐŚŽŽƐĞ to walk places rather than drive and my walking is so much ĨĂƐƚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ Ă LJĞĂƌ ĂŐŽ͘ KƵƌ ŐƌĂŶĚĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂƌĞ ďĂĐŬ ǁŝƚŚ ƵƐ ĨŽƌ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ǁĞĞŬ ĂŶĚ /͛ŵ ŬĞĞƉŝŶŐ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŵ ƐŽ ŵƵĐŚ ďĞƩ Ğƌ ƚŚĂŶ ďĞĨŽƌĞ͘ We’ve had children’s day and I was amazed at how much ŵŽƌĞ / ǁĂƐ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĚŽ͕ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ůĂƐƚ LJĞĂƌ͘ /͛ŵ ƉƌŽƵĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŵŝŶĂ /͛ǀĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ͘ ŽŵŝŶŐ ƵƉ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ƐƟ ůů ƚŚĞ ϭϬŬŵ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĚƵĂƚŚůŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ /͛ǀĞ ĞŶƚĞƌĞĚ ĨŽƌ͘

Geoff Laird I could hardly believe it when Amanda rang me to say that ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ ŵŽŶƚŚ ŚĂƐ ŐŽŶĞ ďLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ĚŝĂƌLJ Ɵ ŵĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ͘ / ŚĂǀĞ ƌĞĂůůLJ ƐƚƌƵŐŐůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŵLJ Į ƚŶĞƐƐ Ğī ŽƌƚƐ ŽĨ ůĂƚĞ͘ &ŽƵƌ weeks ago I became quite unwell and I used this as an excuse ƚŽ ĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞ ůĞƐƐ͘ EŽǁ / Į ŶĚ ŝƚ Ěŝĸ ĐƵůƚ ƚŽ ƌĞŐĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƟ ǀĂƟ ŽŶ ƚŚĂƚ / ŚĂĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ / ǁĂƐ ƵŶǁĞůů͘ tŝƚŚ ŽŶůLJ Ă ƐŚŽƌƚ Ɵ ŵĞ ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ / Ăŵ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƉƵƫ ŶŐ ŝŶ ůŽƚƐ ŽĨ ĞdžƚƌĂ Ğī Žƌƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ Į ŶĂů ĨŽƵƌ ǁĞĞŬƐ͘ >ŽƚƐ ŽĨ ǁĂůŬŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƐŝƚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŐLJŵ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƚŚĞ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ͘

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Rachel Robertson tĞ ŚĂǀĞŶ͛ƚ ďĞĞŶ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ZĂĐŚĞů ƚŚŝƐ ŵŽŶƚŚ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌ ĚŝĂƌLJ͕ ďƵƚ ƐŚĞ ŝƐ ƐƟ ůů ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ŚĂƌĚ ƚŽǁĂƌĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƟ ŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ůŽŽŬ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ƚŽ ĐĂƚĐŚŝŶŐ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĞƌ ŶĞdžƚ ŵŽŶƚŚ͘

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Helping out ...

it’s just what Russell does

By Amanda Durry

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Russell Keating is a man of many interests and as a retired farmer, he enjoys being busy so it’s no surprise he’s willing to help wherever he’s needed.

Russell Keating can’t stand sitting still. If there is someone out there he can help, he’s there as soon as he can.

Whether it’s doing lawns for people in the community, driving cancer patients to Christchurch, helping with fundraising or simply giving advice – it all helps to keep his mind busy.

And that’s just how he likes it.

The 72-year-old has never been busier since he retired seven years ago and calls the non-existent retirement more of a “change of direction”.

But he has good reason to give back, particularly to the local branch of the Cancer Society where he volunteers as a driver.

Around 13 years ago, Russell had half of his bowel removed because of cancer.

He knows what the process is like and how much the support he received helped him.

“It’s just my way of giving back to the community and the Cancer Society in general.

I really support what they do for people, especially when they don’t get any money from the government to rely on,” he said.

He can drive to Christchurch once a week, twice a week or every few weeks – the time varies according to appointments.

The only time he has failed to get a patient to an appointment on time was on the day of the February earthquake, when they eventually had to turn around due to heavy traffic into the city.

Other than that, he’s always on time.

“I enjoy driving and I enjoy meeting people so it is a good thing for me to be doing. The waiting doesn’t worry me,

sometimes it’s only 20 minutes and I think the longest I’ve had to wait was three hours but it’s all for the good of someone else so I don’t mind waiting,” he said.

The job of volunteering in general is an extremely rewarding one and he caught the bug through a friend, who was already volunteering through the Cancer Society.

He has now been a driver for around five years and will also branch out to help the society at the upcoming Relay for Life.

“If everybody in the community did a bit of volunteering, it wouldn’t leave so much for those who do actually do it. There is a lot of volunteer work out there for people, even if they’re retired but want something to do,” he said.

Russell’s other commitments include being the president of the Ashburton Kidney Society after having kidney stones for 48 years, farming one day a week at Glentunnel with his son, volunteering through St Andrews Church, mowing lawns and doing gardens for people.

He also has two vintage cars in his garage which he has been working on for around seven years and has a national certificate in horticulture to his name.

A family of three children and eight grandchildren living close by can also mean the occasional call up for Russell and his wife Pat. “People always say to me about acting my age and not my shoe size but if I didn’t have anything to do, I’d be terrible to live with. “I don’t like saying no to anybody and I work on the principle that if I wasn’t around, I hope someone would do the same for Pat. “I’ll continue to keep going as long as my body allows me and would love to see more people get into volunteering in the future,” he said.

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Lauriston School principal Dianne Prendergast, happy in her week-day job with members of her new entrants’ class.

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Meet Dianne Prendergast and it’s easy to imagine her doing her day job, teaching new entrants at Lauriston School, but that’s only half the story. She talks to Sue Newman about doing double duty as a teacher during the week and a record-holding, highly-skilled speed freak on the race track at the weekend.

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ianne Prendergast leads a double life.

The woman most people know teaches infants at Lauriston School.

Her working days are spent surrounded by wide-eyed youngsters who know her as Mrs P. That’s the conventional Dianne Prendergast. Behind that cool, blonde exterior there’s a second persona lurking, one that sees her take her life to the edge most weekends as she morphs into Dianne Prendergast the speed freak.

Her type of speed is legal, it’s above board.

It’s the speed she generates behind the wheel of a racing car on the race track and it’s the kind of speed that’s earned her fame.

She’s good at what she does - at both jobs.

As she does in teaching, on the track she also competes on an equal footing with the guys.

No concessions are made here. If you want to play hard, then you play on the same track, in the same race, by the same rules. And Dianne wouldn’t have it any other way.

When she dons her race overalls, slides on her helmet and slips behind the wheel, she asks for nothing more than the opportunity to push her car and her nerve to the limit.

On track and off, she has her own dedicated support team, her pit crew. That team numbers just one. Husband Anthony. It’s the perfect relationship, on track and off.

Looking back, Dianne’s date with speed was probably set and sealed early in her youth.

“I’ve always liked cars, liked speed and I’ve always liked driving. I lived at Anama when I was a child and it was always a long drive to get anywhere and as a country kid, of course I learned to drive early.”

She graduated from the farm truck in the farm paddock to rural back roads and finally to licensed driver with her own car. And then she found Anthony and the Ashburton Car Club.

What those years on the farm hadn’t done, a few club rallies did, convincing her that no matter how fast she went, she’d always want to go faster.

The club went to Ruapuna Raceway to give members a chance to try their skills on the drag racing strip. Dianne tried once and was hooked.

Her hot rod lost its allure when she was given the chance to buy a ‘rail’ – a long,

skinny drag racer.

“I guess I was lucky to have lots of success straight off. That’s the car I won the New Zealand champs in and the one I set the New Zealand speed record in.”

It’s a record she still holds – 154 miles per hour in 8.9 seconds, set in the 2000–2001 drag racing season.

The feeling of speed is indescribable, the ultimate buzz really, Dianne said.

But setting that record also meant some of the challenge disappeared.

“I’d won the national champs , the North Island champs and the South Island champs and I’d got a New Zealand record. Do you go out and do the same thing again, or do something else?”

A spurt of growth in Anthony’s contracting business meant she had to opt for something else and racing took a back seat for a couple of years. That didn’t mean the desire had gone; Dianne knew that it was only a matter of time before she was behind the wheel and on the track again.

“Drag racing was a great page in the album, but this is now another page.”

For her driving is a complete change of

pace from educating young minds.

“It’s great for the kids to see me in another role and we all need something to get us buzzing, to get the adrenalin going.”

Her return to the track came in a more modest way, when Anthony and mate Herb built up an old Cortina Mark II chassis that had been lying in the shed for 30 years.

“It was the project he was always going to get onto, but I guess it’s just taken him a while. He bought it in his late teens and it’s been shifted at least half a dozen times, but he didn’t give up, he was just waiting for the right time.”

And that right time was last year and Dianne swapped the thrill of drag racing for the more modest challenge for circuit racing in the classic car category. In a 1971 Sunbeam Rapier.

“It’s not the most powerful car but it’s a fun car to drive and quite a different experience to drag. It’ll go 100 miles an hour on the straight, but it takes a long time to get there.”

The slower Sunbeam, however, proved to be the ideal vehicle to learn the skills of driving a circuit rather than a straight line. There was no temptation to corner at high speed.

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Left – Primed and ready to race, Dianne Prendergast in her alter-ego behind the wheel of her Mark II Cortina.

Below – Dianne Prendergast in her weekend guise, race-car driver.

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The Sunbeam has been sidelined now that Anthony has finally completed the Cortina. It runs in the Oscar class. These restored racers have to be returned to the state they were in when they raced in the 70s and 80s.

“They were the muscle cars of that day.

They had to have a standard chassis but you can beef them up.”

Her car was built and raced by Jack McIntyre from Gore. She reckons he’d be pretty chuffed to see it belting its way round the track with a woman driver today.

And when she wants a new and faster thrill, there’s the car once owned and raced by Ashburton race driver Rod McElrea, in the back shed waiting for Anthony’s rebuild genius.

In Dianne’s words – “it’s pretty powerful”.

The next version might by holed up in the shed, but Dianne is happy with her latest drive.

“It’s a special car because it’s been Anthony’s car forever. He’s had it as long as he’s had me. It’s part of us and now it’s finally there and racing.”

Driving the car that’s been her husband’s dream restoration, doesn’t mean she’s baby-

ing the machine, afraid of damaging it.

“Anthony said, ‘take it out there and have fun. Drive it fast’. But he did say, ‘don’t scratch it’.”

No-one goes out intending to damage a car, there’s too much money involved for that, but accidents can and do happen, Dianne said.

“You’re not racing in this category for points or prize money so we don’t need to be pushing and shoving and doing risky things, but we are putting on a show for spectators.”

While driving a car is supposed to be about relaxation, racing a car is not. It’s hard work.

“There’s no power steering and they’re really heavy to drive. My skinny little arms have to work pretty hard heaving it around.”

She’s had a couple of outings in the MkII and she’s pleased with the way the Cortina is running, although with a new motor on board there’s still some fine tuning to do.

Looking ahead, V8 racing has a definite appeal, but Dianne says she has a lot to learn about circuit racing in a modest saloon before she hops into one of the big gunners.

And stepping into that class means hours

of practice and a big weekend commitment.

And that’s a commitment neither Dianne nor Anthony are sure they want to make.

“There always has to be a challenge in it or it’s not fun. If you can find someone in your class who is similar to you then you can push each other and have some dicing.”

She might be hot on the track, but Dianne’s not interested in tinkering under the bonnet, in building cars up from scratch. That’s Anthony’s job.

She is interested in mechanics however, and can talk about things mechanical. That’s part of being a successful driver, understanding what makes the car work well.

“Part of being successful is being able to tell Anthony what I think is going on with the car and I need to be attuned to what’s going on.”

Anthony Prendergast’s not like most blokes.

He’s happy to admit his wife’s a gun behind the wheel and he doesn’t mind taking what some might see as second place, in the pits and in the garage at home.

Dianne doesn’t see anything second-tier about what he does; she knows that if he

didn’t do his job well, then she wouldn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of winning on the track.

He builds and fixes cars, she races them and occasionally breaks them.

But he admits, he just loves working on cars, listening to the engine while she races, watching her drive, getting a kick out watching ‘his’ machine go through its paces.

It’s the perfect partnership.

While his wife might be risking her neck every time she goes out on the track against the clock, that doesn’t faze Anthony.

“I don’t worry about her and I know we do everything to make her safe. I know every bolt of her car and I’m very confident of her ability.

She doesn’t race because she’s a woman she’s a woman who races cars because she’s a darned good driver.”

His pride in his wife’s achievements is obvious.

“You don’t get to be a two-time drag-race champion by doing nothing. This is a real partnership. You can’t have one without the other.”

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By Amanda Wright & Photos Kirsty Graham linear board combined with two monopitched roofs give the home a contemporary Contemporary and modern without being ůŽŽŬ͕ ĂĚĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ ŝŶƐƚĂŶƚ ǀŝƐƵĂů ĐŽůĚ ĂŶĚ ŵŝŶŝŵĂůŝƐƟ Đ ŝƐ Ă ůŽŽŬ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŶLJ allure. people desire in a new home. The dream is to ĚĚŝƟ ŽŶĂů ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵƌ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞ ĐƌĞĂƚĞ Ă ƌĞůĂdžŝŶŐ ƌĞƚƌĞĂƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƵŝƚƐ Ă ƐƉĞĐŝĮ Đ ĂůƐŽ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ ĂŶ Žĸ ĐĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽƵůĚ ĞĂƐŝůLJ lifestyle, and if that home has already been ďĞ ƵƐĞĚ ĂƐ Ă Į Ō Ś ďĞĚƌŽŽŵ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ƚǁŽ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ͕ ƚŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ĂŶ living areas that can be totally open plan in added bonus. ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟ ŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ͕ Žƌ New to Mid Canterbury, Paul and Janet ŽŶĞ ĂƌĞĂ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƉĂƌƟ Ɵ ŽŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĐŽƐŝŶĞƐƐ͘ discovered their ideal home for sale in dŚĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂ ŝƐ ƉĂƌƟ Ɵ ŽŶĞĚ ƵƐŝŶŐ Tinwald, recently constructed by Ingold ĂƩ ƌĂĐƟ ǀĞ ĚŽƵďůĞ ƐůŝĚŝŶŐ ĚŽŽƌƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŐůĂƐƐ Builders. The couple moved to Ashburton last panels, which cleverly retract directly into the October from North Canterbury for Paul to wall to save space. pursue a career opportunity.

Despite the home being extremely “The house felt right for us. We had spacious, there is ample lawn and considered building, but when we were landscaping features surrounding both front ƐŚŽǁŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ŝƚ Į Ʃ ĞĚ ĂŶĚ ďĂĐŬ͘ ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉŝŶŐ ǁĂƐ with what we wanted. The layout suits our completed before Paul and Janet moved in, ^ƚƌŝŬŝŶŐ ĂŶŐůĞƐ͕ ĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƟ ŶŐ ĐŽůŽƵƌƐ ĂŶĚ Ěŝī ĞƌĞŶƚ ƚĞdžƚƵƌĞƐ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ lifestyle and the decor was very similar to WĂƵů ŝƐ ŬĞĞŶ ƚŽ ĂĚĚ ƐŽŵĞ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ƚŽƵĐŚĞƐ ĞdžƚĞƌŝŽƌ ĞŶĐŚĂŶƟ ŶŐ ŝŶƚƌŝŐƵĞ͘ džƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ůĂǁŶ ĨƌŽŶƚ ĂŶĚ ďĂĐŬ ĂĚĚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ how we would have designed it ourselves,” ǁŚĞŶ Ɵ ŵĞ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŽƌŬ ĂůůŽǁƐ͘ ǀŝƐƵĂů ĂƉƉĞĂů͘ Janet said.

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dŚĞ ŚŽƵƐĞ ŝƐ Į ůůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƚLJůŝƐŚ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶƚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ͕ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ĞŶũŽLJĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƐLJ͘ > ůŝŐŚƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŚĂůůǁĂLJ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ůŝŐŚƚ ŝƐ ĚŝŵŝŶŝƐŚĞĚ ĞŶŽƵŐŚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ Ğī ĞĐƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĞŶ Ă ƐĞŶƐŽƌ ĚĞƚĞĐƚƐ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ƐŽ ŝůůƵŵŝŶĂƟ ŽŶ ŽĐĐƵƌƐ ǁŚĞŶ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ŵŽƐƚ͘ ďŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ƌĂŶŐĞŚŽŽĚ ĂŶĚ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ ĐƵƉďŽĂƌĚƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ŶŽƌŵĂůůLJ ďĞ Ă ŐĂƉ ŝŶͲďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞŵ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐĞŝůŝŶŐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐƉĂĐĞ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ Į ůůĞĚ Žƌ ĐŽǀĞĚ͕ ĨŽƌ ĂŶ ĂƩ ƌĂĐƟ ǀĞ ůŽŽŬ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĞůŝŵŝŶĂƚĞƐ Ă ĚƵƐƚLJ ƐƉĂĐĞ͘ WĂƵů ĂŶĚ :ĂŶĞƚ ŚĂǀĞ ƉůĂŶƐ ƚŽ ƐƚĂLJ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ƵůƟ ŵĂƚĞůLJ ǁŽƵůĚ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽ ďƵŝůĚ ƌƵƌĂůůLJ͘ ͞tĞ͛ǀĞ ŵĞƚ ƚŚĞ ďƵŝůĚĞƌ ƌĂŝŐ Ă ĐŽƵƉůĞ ŽĨ Ɵ ŵĞƐ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƵƐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ͛ǀĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ Śŝŵ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƐLJ ƚŽ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ͘ ,Ğ͛Ɛ ŶĞǀĞƌ ƚŽŽ ďƵƐLJ ƚŽ ƚĂůŬ͘ tĞ ůŽǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƵƐĞ ƐŽ ǁŚĞŶ ǁĞ ďƵŝůĚ ĨƌŽŵ ŶĞǁ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽ ŚĞƐŝƚĂƟ ŽŶƐ ŝŶ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƌĂŝŐ ĂƐ ŽƵƌ ďƵŝůĚĞƌ͘ tĞ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚ ƚŽ ǁĂŝƚ ƵŶƟ ů ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƌƵƐŚ ŝŶƚŽ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟ ŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ĞůƐĞ͕͟ :ĂŶĞƚ ƐĂŝĚ͘ &Žƌ ŶŽǁ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵƉůĞ ĂƌĞ ĞŶũŽLJŝŶŐ ůŝĨĞ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ Ă ŶĞǁ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘

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4 – A new perspective by an emerging designer, transforming an urban garden into an edible space 5 – Floral art meets race day in a design for the Ellerslie races.

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Once, just about everyone wore ĐůŽƚŚĞƐ ŵĂĚĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƚƌĂĚŝƟ ŽŶĂů ǁŽŽů ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƚĚŽŽƌƐ͘ dƌĂĚŝƟ ŽŶĂů ǁŽŽů ŵĂLJ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ǁĂƌŵ͕ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŝƚĐŚĞĚ ůŝŬĞ ĐƌĂnjLJ͘ ŶĚ ŝƚ was bulky, heavy, and took forever to dry. /Ŷ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϳϬƐ͕ ƐLJŶƚŚĞƟ ĐƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƉŽůLJĞƐƚĞƌ ƚŽŽŬ ŽǀĞƌ͘ tŚŝůĞ ĂƌƟ Į ĐŝĂů Į ďƌĞƐ are lightweight, easy care and usually ŶŽŶͲŝƚĐŚ͕ ƚŚĞLJ͛ƌĞ ĂůƐŽ ĐůĂŵŵLJ͕ ƐƟ ŶŬLJ͕ ƉŽŽƌůLJ ŝŶƐƵůĂƟ ŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŚŝŐŚůLJ Ň ĂŵŵĂďůĞ ʹ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ͛ƌĞ Ăůů ƉĞƚƌŽůĞƵŵͲďĂƐĞĚ͘ zŽƵ ĐŽƵůĚ ĐŚŽŽƐĞ ĐŽƩ ŽŶ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ͕ ďƵƚ LJŽƵ͛ůů ĨƌĞĞnjĞ ƚŽ ĚĞĂƚŚ ǁŚĞŶ LJŽƵ ŐĞƚ ǁĞƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ cold.

Merino wool is all you would want ĨƌŽŵ Ă ĨĂďƌŝĐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƫ ŶŐ ĞĚŐĞ͘ DĞƌŝŶŽ Į ďĞƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ĐŽŵƉůĞdž ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŚLJĚƌŽƉŚŽďŝĐ ĞdžƚĞƌŝŽƌ ;ǁĂƚĞƌ

ƌĞƉĞůůŝŶŐͿ ĂŶĚ Ă ŚLJĚƌŽƉŚŝůŝĐ ŝŶƚĞƌŝŽƌ ;ǁĂƚĞƌ ŚŽůĚŝŶŐͿ͘ dŚŝƐ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĂďƌŝĐ dry to the touch yet wicking moisture ĂǁĂLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ďŽĚLJ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ Ɵ ŵĞ͘ Combined with your body’s ability to create heat, the fabric dries much faster ĐƌĞĂƟ ŶŐ Ă ĐLJĐůĞ ŽĨ ŵŽŝƐƚƵƌĞ ĞǀĂƉŽƌĂƟ ŽŶ͘ EŽƚ ŽŶůLJ ƚŚĂƚ ďƵƚ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ĂůƐŽ ŽĚŽƌůĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂLJƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĂLJ ďLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ŶĂƚƵƌĂůůLJ ĂŶƟ Ͳ microbial. This means odor doesn’t bond to the material because bacteria can’t Į ŶĚ Ă ƐŽůŝĚ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŐƌŽǁ ŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝŶŽ ǁŽŽů ĂƉƉĂƌĞů ŝƐ that it can be worn almost all year round. tŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ ŝƐ ǁĂƌŵ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƉůĞŶƚLJ ŽĨ ůŝŐŚƚǁĞŝŐŚƚ ŵĞƌŝŶŽ ŽƉƟ ŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ŬĞĞƉ LJŽƵ ĐŽŽůĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ LJŽƵ ĞǀĞƌ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘ In the cooler months, your merino wool ĐůŽƚŚŝŶŐ ǁŝůů ŬĞĞƉ LJŽƵ ĐŽŽů ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚĂLJ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƵŶ ŝƐ ǁĂƌŵ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ŬĞĞƉ you equally warm when the sun goes ĚŽǁŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ŶŝƉ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ Ăŝƌ͘ tŚĞŶ ůĂLJĞƌĞĚ͕ DĞƌŝŶŽ ǁŝůů ŬĞĞƉ LJŽƵ ǁĂƌŵ ĞǀĞŶ ŝŶ ĨƌĞĞnjŝŶŐ ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐ͘

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oors and windows stick for a number of reasons. They could be loose on the hinge, swollen due to dampness or perhaps they have twisted slightly following the many quakes and aftershocks we have had. In most cases, it is easy to unstick a door or window once you identify which part is sticking – another great DIY project.

Often on older doors the screws have loosened so check both the doors and the frame for any loose screws and tighten them. If a screw doesn’t tighten, the screw hole may have become enlarged and may be able to be fixed by replacing the screw with a longer or thicker one, but with the same size head so as not to sit proud of the hinge.

If the screws are not loose and the hinges are okay, they may have to be readjusted on the door frame. Close the door, watching to see where it sticks and where it gaps. If the door is tilted in the frame, it will stick at the top on one side and at the bottom on the other, and there will be a gap between the door and the frame opposite each binding point. If the door hinges need shimming, open the door as far as it will go. Push a wedge under it to hold it firmly.

At the hinge to be adjusted, loosen the

Again close the door and see where it is sticking. Mark with a pencil where and the amount to be planed off. The ideal gap is 2-3mm.

Most interior door hinges have pins that can be removed to take the door off Ordinary Kiwi bloke Shane or remove the hinge completely instead.

‘Woodsy’ Woods is handy Once the door is off it needs to be held around the house with a hamfirmly for planing. Any plane will do, a mer. Each month we’ll check in on what his latest DIY project hand plane or power plane, as long as it has been. is sharp.

Most doors are ‘eased’, meaning the edge of the door is on a slight angle which screws from the hinge on the door frame. prevents the door from sticking on closing.

Cut a piece of thin cardboard or plastic to the Therefore it is important to maintain this ansame size as the hinge, and slide the shim gle. behind the loosened hinge. Keeping the shim in place, tighten the screws to resecure the hinge. Remove the wedge holding the door and close the door. If the door still sticks, but not as much as it did before, add another shim under the hinge.

If the door sticks even after shimming, or if there is no gap anywhere around the frame, you’ll have to remove some wood at the binding points. If you are lucky the door is sticking on the top corner of the opening side in which case you can plane it in place. If not, the door will need to come off.

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Doors are often ‘clashed’ which means there is a thin strip of timber on the edge of the door. If the door needs lots off it this strip may become too thin so it may be better to plane the hinge side of the door and recess the hinges in again.

Set the plane for a very fine cut. Timber will tear if planed against the grain so a fine cut will establish which way the grain is running without doing too much damage. If the timber is tearing turn the plane around the other way and set the cut a little deeper.

If planing the top or bottoms there will be a bit of end grain on either edge of the door where the side rails end. This is more difficult to plane but plenty of pressure on a lightly set plane will get through it, planing towards the centre to avoid splitting the side rails or clashing strips.

Sand the edges and corners, refit any removed hardware and rehang the door.

Left – Fixing your sticking door may be as simple as tightening any loose screws.

Below – Most interior door hinges have pins that can be removed to take the door off.

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͞tĞ ĐŚŽƐĞ ŽƵƌ ďĂƚŚ͕ ƚŚĞ DĞƚŚǀĞŶ ƚĂƉƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂŶĚůĞƐ ƚŽ Ăůů ŵĂƚĐŚ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ƚŚƌŝůůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŽǀĞƌĂůů ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ƵŶŝƚLJ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƵƐĞ͕͟ ŝĂŶĞ ƐĂŝĚ͘ ŝĂŶĞ ĂĚĚĞĚ ͞tĞ ĂƌĞ ǀĞƌLJ ŚĂƉƉLJ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƚĞĂŵ Ăƚ DĐ/ŶƚŽƐŚ ƵŝůĚĞƌƐ ǁĞŶƚ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚƌĂ ŵŝůĞ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ͘ &ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƚƐĞƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ƚĞĂŵ ǁĞƌĞ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĂƐƉĞĐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƵƐĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ŚĂĚ ďĞĞŶ ǁĞůů ƌĞƐŽůǀĞĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ĐŽŵŵĞŶĐĞĚ͘ ůŝƐƚĂŝƌ ǁŽƌŬĞĚ ĐůŽƐĞůLJ ǁŝƚŚ ^ƵƐĂŶ ƚŽ ƌĞĮŶĞ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĂů ƉůĂŶƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝŶŝƟĂů ĞīŽƌƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůŝƐŵ ǁŝƚŚ ǁŚŝĐŚ :ŽŚŶ ďƵŝůƚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƵƐĞ ƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚ ŝŶ ĂŶ ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJ ƐŵŽŽƚŚ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘͟ tŝƚŚ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶĂů ĚĞƐŝŐŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉĞƌŝŽƌ ǁŽƌŬŵĂŶƐŚŝƉ ĨƌŽŵ DĐ/ŶƚŽƐŚ ďƵŝůĚĞƌƐ͕ ŝĂŶĞ ĂŶĚ ZŽŶ ĂƌĞ ƚŚƌŝůůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌƵƌĂů ŵĂƐƚĞƌƉŝĞĐĞ͘

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A Cuban woman embroiders in the street.

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Back in time in Cuba

By Erin Tasker Alison and Donald Shearer have seen their fair share of the world.

But their latest trip to Cuba was an eye opener.

It was like taking a step back in time, they say.

The trip came about when the Shearers were invited to the wedding of an exchange student they hosted in 1998, in Costa Rica.

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been to Costa Rica five years ago and decided it was a long way to go just for a wedding so they also decided to take the opportunity to also visit their daughter Penny, who lives in Guatemala, and do a two-week tour of Cuba, at the same time.

They spent a week in Guatemala, a week in Costa Rica, a week in Panama and a fortnight in Cuba.

In Cuba they did a tour which saw them stay with home-stays instead of in hotels, and that way they saw the real Cuba. They became immersed in the culture, the art, the food and the way of living, and spent their evenings dancing the night away.

The started in Havana, flew to Baracoa, and went on to Santiago de Cuba, Camaguey, Trinidad and Cienfuegos. Along the way they experienced

beautiful beaches â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it might have been their winter but it was still hot â&#x20AC;&#x201C; did walks in national parks, saw waterfalls and of course, indulged in plenty of one of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s specialties â&#x20AC;&#x201C; chocolate.

Their home-stay hosts varied; they stayed with a family â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a humble woman who lived with her son, daughter and other relatives in a little house â&#x20AC;&#x201C; while others were self contained and more elaborate. But all were welcoming. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d go out dancing after tea and when you got home, no matter what the time was, there would be someone there to let you in,â&#x20AC;? Donald said.

Many Cuban houses were falling into wrack and ruin because many didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t own their own homes, and within days of the Shearers returning home a house in the capital city of Havana had fallen down and killed three people. They werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t surprised.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a country similar in size to the North Island of New Zealand and it houses 11 million people, and while itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tough country to make a living in the Shearers didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see poverty to the extent theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been expecting.

The streets were full of old American cars and there was little advertising on the streets, just â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Long Live Fidelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (Castro) signs on walls. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was like stepping back in time 30 years,â&#x20AC;?

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Alison said. The food was amazing, and cheap. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You could get lobster for $10 so you could have it every day of the week if you wanted,â&#x20AC;? Alison said.

Ice-cream parlours around the country oďŹ&#x20AC;ered a plate of ice cream for just 20 cents and it was not uncommon to see a pig on a spit being cooked on the side of the road and then the meat sold.

Like many professions in Cuba, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to make money farming. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re growing maize for example, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re allocated a quota and you get a certain amount of money, so some will buy their quota oďŹ&#x20AC; someone else and sell their own on the black market.

The Shearers visited a Cuban farm, but it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the kind of farm theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re used to. It had every sort of tropical fruit you could imagine and a range of animals like pigs, turkeys and ducks.

It was very diďŹ&#x20AC;erent from their own 700-cow dairy farm at Winchmore.

In Cuba, cows are rare â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in one whole province there were only three cows.

Now back on their own farm, the Shearers would recommend Cuba to anyone for its culture and its history. It might have been a tough job getting there (you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fly directly to Cuba from America), but it was well worth the eďŹ&#x20AC;ort.

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Alison and Donald Shearer next to a statue of Che Guevara at the museum in Santa Clara.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trailâ&#x20AC;?

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Number one for 29 years for a reason

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Vehicles of all shapes and sizes are seen on Mid Canterbury roads. Two powerful brutes belong to Gerry Power.

Just for YOU, Jonathan Leask looks at his pair of Valiant Chargers.

Speed machines T

he Chrysler Valiant Charger is the car of choice of Gerry Power.

Or should that be cars of choice.

He likes Chargers so much, he doesn’t have just one.

“I always wanted one and I guess I caught the bug. Once you’ve got it, it’s hard to shake,” Gerry said.

“I had one years ago and I really liked it but had to get rid of it. I guess it left a lasting impression.

“I’ve currently got two and another in the making.”

After years of wanting, Gerry got hold of the green 1973 VJ Charger but then followed that up with an orange 1972 VH R/T Charger and now he is doing up a Valiant wagon.

“I got the VJ three years ago.

“In actuality I’m its second owner really.

“The guy I got it off was given it by his grandfather when he was 14 so it had been in the one family up until I got it.

“He approached me to buy it back and

I considered it. It would be nice to think it ended up back with its original owners but for now I’m happy with it in my garage.”

The VJ Charger has given him little grief over the three years.

“I haven’t had to do too much.

“I’ve had the motor out to tune it up and done a few touch-ups to the interior. Just little things.”

However, one was not enough.

So Gerry went and found his VJ a brother, getting his hands on a72 VH Charger that came in almost mint condition.

“I picked that one up just about 12 months ago now.

“It is basically as is. I haven’t really had to do anything to it other than fill it up with petrol.”

The Hemi-orange beauty also has one major difference, it has a six pack.

“The six-pack engine is a triple side draught carburettor.”

The six-pack, or E49 engine, was released

for the Charger R/T, where a more powerful, quoted at 302 bhp, version of an E38-style engine was mated to a four speed manual gearbox.

“In its day it was the fastest car around and was for about 20 years.”

The engine produces remarkable torque on a seven bearing configuration which enables considerable power development, that was previously unattained from six-cylinder engines and wasn’t surpassed until the Porsche Turbo 91.

“They used to race them at Bathurst but they never won. They have great pick up but lack top-end speed so got run down on the straights.”

An issue with the powerful engine is that Valiants are not the most economical machines.

“If you worry about that then you shouldn’t really have one, let alone two.

“They are great cars and great to drive.

“They go quite well on the road but are a

bit draughty, but you get that with cars of that era.” His two Chargers are different, but – as if they were his own kids – he loves them the same, and with a third on the way that is unlikely to change.

“I just like Chargers and like both of these.

I’m not sure I could choose one over the other.

“There are a few differences, obviously in the specs but one noticeable difference is in the grill and headlights. The 73 VJ has round lights while the 72 VH is square.

The Chargers aren’t the only speed machines tucked away in Jerry’s garage.

“I also have an E-type Jaguar with a V12 in it. It’s pretty good for cruising around too but the engine needs to get warmed up before you start using it.”

However, they’re not all speed machines as Gerry also has a 1926 Austin Chummy.

“That’s my wife’s car. It is a tiny wee thing but a fun runabout she takes the grandkids in.”

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Right – The famous six pack.

Not abs, not beer – just a whole lot of torque.

Left – Inside the 72 VH R/T Charger.

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Above – Gerry Power and his two boys, a 1973 VJ Charger (rear) and the 1972 VH Charger.

Below – The backend of the 1973 VJ Charger.

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Change of pace for Korean family

By Amanda Durry

A

shburton may be a far cry from the hustle and bustle of Korea but it’s where the Kim family now calls home.

Young Bo and Jenny moved to Ashburton last year with their two children Han, 17, and Ann, 13, after spending three-and-a-half years in Nelson.

It was an unexpected move of sorts, as the family had originally looked at relocating to Timaru.

But on a trip to the South Canterbury town to have a look, they decided somewhere without such big hills would be much

better. On their return journey, they stopped in Ashburton and liked what they saw and in particular, they loved the fact it was flat.

They enjoyed the country feel of the town and the friendliness of the people so decided a move was in order.

The only downfall – it’s not close enough to the sea for their liking, meaning there wasn’t much seafood available.

But they still enjoy it, as do their children who are the only two Korean students at Ashburton College.

The family initially moved to New Zealand to experience a different culture and to help the children learn English.

“We wanted our children to learn English

because it is the most important language in the world,” Mr Kim said.

He had visited New Zealand before and said there were many differences between Korea and here.

The family did not consider Australia and said they would now remain in New Zealand, whether it’s in Ashburton or not may be a different story.

The quiet life of Ashburton is a far cry from their life in Korea – Mr Kim studied as a mechanical engineer and worked at a vehicle plant, Mrs Kim was a computer programmer.

But the pair say they are happy in Ashburton where they’ve started their own sushi business which is continuing to prove

popular. They have also become involved in the community and loved the experience of being part of the Multi Cultural Bite festival at Waitangi Weekend.

Mrs Kim, who creates traditional Korean dolls called Dakjongi dolls, also became involved with World Children’s Day celebrations last weekend where she and her two children taught origami.

The couple has not returned to Korea since they left but plan to in the next couple of years.

They haven’t inspired any relatives to move yet, but once they come to visit the Kims, there was no telling what could happen, Mr Kim said.

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Food from Korea Bibimbap is a signature Korean Dish. The word literally means “mixed meal” or “mixed rice”. Bibimbap is served as a bowl of warm white rice topped with sautéed and seasoned vegetables and chilli pepper paste. A raw or fried egg and sliced, cooked meat (usually beef) are common additions. The ingredients are stirred together thoroughly just before eating. It can be served hot or cold.

Bibimbap – Korean recipe

Recipe of the month

Ingredients

Boiled rice Beef (Minced and cooked) Carrot, cucumber and courgette Gosari (Fernbrake) and Shiitake mushroom Fried egg Gochujang (chilli pepper paste) Sesame oil and sesame seed Seasoning (soy sauce, garlic, salt and sugar).

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Morello Cherry Cheesecake

Audrey Lilley Methven

Ingredients 1 pkt (250g) Round Tea or Malt Biscuits, crushed into crumbs 125g butter, melted 500g cream cheese, softened 500ml cream 200g caster sugar 3 Tbsp lemon juice 1½ Tbsp gelatine dissolved in ¼ cup warm water 1½ cup Barker’s of Geraldine Morello Cherry Jam (1 jar)

Tasty treats

Method Mix the biscuit crumbs and butter together and press over base and sides of a 21cm springform tin (leave in refrigerator to chill while preparing the filling).

Beat the cream cheese together with the cream and sugar until smooth.

Stir in the lemon juice and dissolved gelatine.

Fold through 3/4 cup (1/2 jar) of the Morello Cherry Jam. Don’t completely mix in, leaving a rippled effect.

Pour into base and chill for at least 2 hours (preferably overnight).

Before serving, warm the remaining jam with 1 Tbsp water and spread over the cheesecake.

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