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“I only did what normal people do.”

Efforts recognised: Fletcher Stanton, left, Karin Hofmans, Marnie Kent and Bev Salter.

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THREE Sumner residents and one from Redcliffs were among those who received awards for service at last month’s memorial service marking the first anniversary of the February 22, 2011 earthquake.

They were Fletcher Stanton of Redcliffs, and Bev Salter, Karin Hofmans and Marnie Kent, of Sumner.

They were nominated by their friends and colleagues for their efforts helping others in the traumatic hours and days after the event.

Mr Stanton was one of the original instigators of the community help centre in Redcliffs, which was set up to assist quake-affected locals.

“We started out with a tent outside the supermarket, then we had a caravan. We were giving out free water and food parcels for people needing help and it progressed from there. We were offering help and information from the Red Cross and the council to help people. Then when the office became available we moved in there.”

Mr Stanton, a retiree, was on the job 12 hours a day seven days a week in the early days following the quake.

He said he felt embarrassed about getting the award.

“When you see the people on TV documentaries, those people that put their lives on the line – I only did what normal people do.”

For Ms Kent, post-quake activities included organising and coordinating a makeshift school for Sumner School students.

“It ran three days a week for three weeks. I did that to give the parents time to deal with their damaged homes and to give the children some normality,” she said.

Together with local resident Paul Bolger Ms Kent set up a website as a source of information for Sumner residents and also to enable people living overseas to find out what was happening in their badly damaged neighbourhood.

She also ran public meetings to give people “the opportunity to get involved”.

After having to move venues a couple of times, Ms Kent ended up holding meetings in her home.

Speaking about the award, she said she didn’t realise till then how much she had done.

“I did it because it needed to be done. I’m proud of what I’ve done and what I am, and I’m proud to be part of this community. They’re wonderful people and I accepted the award on behalf of the people.”

Mrs Salter is the president of the Sumner/Redcliffs RSA, whose Sumner premises were destroyed in the earthquake. Thanks to her efforts, the club has survived, even though it is meeting in temporary premises and many members have moved out of the area, or have passed away.

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SCIRT Public information evening - Lyttelton Retaining Walls Lyttelton Main School Oxford Street, Lyttelton 7pm-8.30pm Thursday 15 March.

SUMNER Silver Band is holding a performance at the Redcliffs Bowling Club in James Street on Saturday March 24 from 5pm-6.30pm. It is a ‘dress rehearsal’ for their Summertimes performance at Scarborough on March 25. They will be joined by some members of the Greymouth Silver Band. Public welcome to attend.

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CHILDREN’S Groups at St Andrews Church, 148 Main Road, Redcliffs. Every Sunday in term time during the 11am service – creche 0-2yrs, Jellybeans 3-4 years, songs, bible stories, crafts, lots of fun, Kids Club 5-10 years, songs, games, bible stories, prizes, puppets, Mr Squirt & more. For more information phone 326 6251.

SUMNER Redcliffs, mainly music, parents & preschool children have fun together with half hour session of music & movement followed by time to chat & play over morning tea, choose from two sessions on Fridays 9-30 or 10.15am at St Andrews Church, 1248 Main Road, Redcliffs $3 per family, phone Hazel 384-1965 or 021 077-1264 for more information.

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All families are welcome, and each Plunket play session costs 50cents. For more information call Lisa 328 8918.

REDCLIFFS Library has recently moved again, to the tennis clubrooms on Main Rd, Redcliffs. In our more spacious surroundings, we have a great range of new and older books, magazines and DVDs, for adults and children. Extended opening hours, now 10am-4pm Mondays to Fridays, 7pm-8pm Fridays, 10.30am-12.30pm Saturday mornings.

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WEDNESDAY MARCH 14, 2012

Survey ship makes last visit to Lyttelton port SUNDAY’S open day on HMNZS Resolution while it was berthed in Lyttelton gave Canterbury people their last opportunity to have a look round the vessel before it is decommissioned in Auckland next month.

Commanding Officer (CO) of HMNZS Resolution Lieutenant Commander Matt Wray said it was an honour to be back in Christchurch, especially as it was Resolution’s final visit before being decommissioned. “Resolution’s ship’s company have a measure of understanding of what the people of Canterbury went through in the 22 February earthquake as Resolution was 15 nautical miles off Lyttelton as it hit. “Resolution reported for duty and was called

in to conduct surveys of the channel into the Port of Lyttelton as well as Akaroa Harbour.

While it is a specialised vessel, it was truly humbling to be able to utilise her specialist capability to assist in our own way,� Lieutenant Commander Wray said.

As the Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN) principal survey and research ship, HMNZS Resolution is used to survey and chart the waters in and around New Zealand and the Pacific. Accurate charts are essential for safe navigation both on the open sea and on inshore waters.

The ship’s survey capabilities will be transferred to another RNZN vessel before Resolution is decommissioned on April 27.

Saying goodbye: The HMNZS Resolution was in Lyttelton for the last time over the weekend.

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There were no water or toilet facilities. “The RSA is really, really important. If it went On Saturday February 26, the Ministry into recess it wouldn’t start up again,� she of Health ordered everyone to evacuate the said.

Apart from continuing RSA business with building. “We had less than an hour to get sorted out.� little help, Mrs Salter has had to cope with Some residents were moved to other being out of her own home, which was also buildings on the site, creating difficulties for badly damaged.

On hearing she was to receive the award, Mrs Ms Hofmans. “Eleven of them had lost their home. That Salter said she had mixed feelings. building, which also housed “It was so emotional. There are lots of other people that should “It was so emotional. management offices was severely have had it as well. When I found There are lots of other damaged and has since been out what the (nomination) letter people that should have demolished. had it as well.� “Balancing the relationships said, well that was what I was - Bev Salter between people who are not elected to do.� normally together is hard.�

February 22, 2011 was the start The residents were later evacuated to of a very difficult five days for Ms Hofmans, the manager of Avonside House Trust. She the North Island, which was “extremely and her staff care for 25 men with intellectual emotional�, before returning to Christchurch on April 31 and June 13 – another day of massive disabilities or mental health issues.

On February 22, 23 of the residents were at aftershocks.

Ms Hofmans said she was “stunned� to work in the city. While most were located soon after the event, five were unaccounted for in the receive the award. “I didn’t have a lot to say, which is unusual first 24 to 48 hours. “I wanted to go and find them but I realised I for me. “I was grateful to be able to thank the mayor. needed to stay put on site. After that myself and four staff ended up camping on site for four I think he’s done an incredible job. It was a real nights. I only slept two hours the whole time.� pleasure when I shook his hand.�

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Bars’ reopening a boost for Lyttelton Tania ButterďŹ eld

LYTTELTON’S nightlife is set to get a whole lot better with the opening of two prominent bars in the coming months.

Wunderbar owner Andrew Bishop is preparing for a March 30 reopening after the bar was closed following the June earthquake, while The Irish Pub is hoping to be open for business in April.

Mr Bishop said he had a huge weekend planned with music from the Eastern, Lindon Puffin, and Run Around Sue on the Friday night and Delaney Davidson and Unfaithful Ways on Saturday. “By that stage, we would’ve been shut for nine and a half months,� he said.

The building was shut because of the concrete stairwell, but that had since been renovated with new steel stairwells, Mr Bishop said. “Everything inside is pretty much the same. Part of Getting there: The its charm was that it was totally unique and that hasn’t Irish Pub co-owner changed at all.�

Roger Campbell says For the past nine months, Mr Bishop has been the Lyttelton community cleaning up the bar and helping the workers out. can look forward to He admits it hasn’t been easy. two St Patrick’s Day “It [not being open] has driven me insane. celebrations this year.

Photo: Tania Butterfield “We never thought it would be closed that long. It has been a long and frustrating period of time, but at least we are able to open again. A lot of places haven’t been so lucky.�

But now the silver lining is in sight and Mr Bishop can’t wait for the opening. “I’m looking forward to the opening like you wouldn’t believe. I can hardly wait, but the next three and a half weeks will go by very quickly,� he said.

Despite this being the third reopening for the bar since the September quake, Mr Bishop never considered throwing in the towel. “We absolutely love it; otherwise, we wouldn’t be reopening for a third time. I think Lyttelton will become an entertainment hub. It’s been hammered, but we will be away again shortly,� he said.

Meanwhile, The Irish Pub will be celebrating St Patrick’s Day twice this year.

The Irish Pub co-owner Roger Campbell said he had hoped to be open by St Patrick’s Day on March 17, but it is now unlikely. Instead, the pub is hoping for an April reopening.

The pub missed out on St Patrick’s Day last year because of the February earthquake and intends making up for lost time by celebrating it twice this year, Mr Campbell said.

The pub will be restored to its former Irish look and include an extended bar and a new home-cooked, affordable menu, he said.

Mr Campbell said the pub suffered structural and water damage in February’s quake and they were not

Book celebrates ecorestoration on Quail Island Christine de Felice

A 14-YEAR eco-restoration project on Quail Island in Lyttelton Harbour has been acknowledged with the release of a book entitled The Island’s Plants, written and illustrated by leading ecologists Colin Burrows and Hugh Wilson.

The Otamahua/Quail Island Ecological Restoration Trust was established in 1998 and since then, teams of volunteers have spent many hours planting 75,000 plants, both native and foreign species, and keeping the area free of weeds and predators.

Mr Burrows and Mr Wilson are widely recognised for their scientific expertise, passion for conservation, and detailed knowledge of the plants on Quail Island and Banks Peninsula. They have dedicated The Island’s Plants to the volunteer workers. In it, they describe and illustrate many of the plant species as well as providing details of the ecorestoration work. The book includes detailed maps and a series of photographs.

The plant restoration programme has also seen the resurgence of insect and bird species.

Quail Island lies beneath the flight corridor of many bird species that fly between Banks Peninsula and the mainland and use it as a resting and feeding point.

Before the trust started their work on the island, it was home to a range of animal pests, including rats, stoats, feral cats, hedgehogs,

and mice.

Following a pest eradication programme, mice are the only predators remaining.

As a Department of Conservation Recreation Reserve, Quail Island is open to the public.

Easily reached by ferry, it Ecologist: Colin Burrows with is a popular a copy of The Island’s Plants, destination for which was launched at the people wanting weekend. to enjoy a day walking the tracks, enjoying the beaches, and finding out about some of the island’s quarantine history.

For groups visiting the island, the trust can arrange for a volunteer to discuss the restoration work. For information about this, contact Ian McLennan, phone 384 5338.

For more information visit www.quailisland. org.nz.

All proceeds from the sale of the books are returned to the ecological restoration project.

Excited: Wunderbar owner Andrew Bishop is busy getting everything ready for a March 30 reopening.

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The building had now been earthquake-strengthened and is “potentially one of the safest places in Lyttelton�, Mr Campbell said.

He hoped to secure some popular Irish bands and local musicians for the two St Patrick’s Day events.

The community support during the closure had been amazing, he said.

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Home the way we see it

Local groups receive funding THE Loons in Lyttelton and the Governors Bay Volunteer Fire Brigade have both received funding from the Christchurch City Council’s earthquake relief fund.

The Loons has been awarded $250,000, which will go towards the cost of rebuilding the severely damaged theatre.

The Governors Bay Volunteer Fire Brigade will use its $6000 grant to replace meeting

furniture for the earthquake-damaged meeting hall.

On February 2, the council approved more than $500,000 from the fund for arts projects around the city.

As at January 12, over $7 million had been donated to the fund by people and organisations across New Zealand and around the world.

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BULLETS in Gaza, a tsunami in Samoa, riots in London, not to mention a royal wedding.

These were just some of the stories that former TV One Europe correspondent and current TV One reporter Paul Hobbs shared with students and staff of his old school when he re-visited Linwood College last week for the first time since 1981.

Mr Hobbs and another TV One Europe correspondent, Lisa Owen, coordinated and covered the Linwood College Orchestra on its European tour last year for TV One. The performances and ceremonies at Westminster Abbey and Hyde Park London received extensive television coverage in New Zealand.

Mr Hobbs said he was impressed by the

positive changes he saw at the school, but was also surprised that the hall, damaged in the recent quakes and still out of use, was much the same as it was when he left school all those years ago.

In addition to recounting his exciting ventures overseas, Mr Hobbs offered some valuable advice about journalism as a career to Linwood’s budding journalists in the senior media classes. He gave an undertaking to remain in contact with the school and said he was prepared to offer individual guidance to those seeking to follow a pathway similar to his own.

Linwood College was delighted with the opportunity to welcome back such a distinguished “old boy�.

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Pirates for the day THE children at Kidsfirst Kindergarten of Lyttelton, right, had a great time on Pirate Day, which was held at the kindergarten on February 29.

Everyone dressed up as pirates and watched a pirate puppet show by Juliet Neill and Linda Goodwin from the community. With their cutlasses and gruff voices they were dastardly indeed!

The day was organised as a lead-up to the Pirates of Corsair Bay event, held at Corsair Bay last Saturday. The event attracted around 400 people at its height, and went off “superbly well”, co-organiser Juliet Neill said.

A highlight of the afternoon was the pirate battle on the beach, which attracted a “huge rush of random participants who ran down to join in,” Ms Neill said. The people who attended were delighted with the event and would like to see it happen again next year, she said. The event was organised by Ms Neill, Linda Goodwin and Andrew Scott - collaborating with Project Lyttelton.

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Following due process, the council granted the consent in December 2010. The plaintiff then made a judicial review claim to the High Court, claiming the consent should have been processed on a notified basis.

The High Court’s rejection of the claim hinged on whether the council had been provided with enough information prior to granting the consent – information relating to whether the proposed Bunnings store would be defined as a trade supplier, and whether it would generate problematic

amounts of traffic in the area. The High Court ruled that council had sufficient information to grant the consent, supporting its decisionmaking process.

“The council prides itself on offering the correct advice and process with resource consenting,” general manager regulation and democracy services Peter Mitchell said. “This decision by the High Court supports our robust decision-making process.”

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Lyttelton business owners await outcome of master plan Tania Butterfield

MANY Lyttelton commercial building owners whose buildings were destroyed in the earthquakes are waiting on the outcome of the Lyttelton Master Plan before starting their rebuild.

The draft master plan, which was put out for consultation in November, is about establishing a tailor-made strategy for moving the Lyttelton rebuild forward both in the short and long term.

Lyttelton Harbour Business Association chairman Andrew Turner said the association made several submissions to the draft Lyttelton Master Plan.

The association submitted in favour of a plan change that would mean Lyttelton businesses would not be required to provide on-site car parking.

“At the moment there’s a requirement for a new building to provide a certain number of on-site car parks, depending on the use of the building.

“We’re saying that is unworkable for Lyttelton due to the small section sizes,” Mr Turner said.

Lyttelton businesses were already small without that valuable commercial space being taken up by car parking, he said.

“It would have an economic impact on the business.”

The association also requested existing use rights be extended.

Existing use rights allow long-time buildings that are the same footprint, use, profile and capacity to rebuild without resource consent as long as the rebuild takes place within a year of the demolition. The buildings existed before the Resource Management Act was established.

“But insurance companies have said that can’t happen in a year,” Mr Turner said.

Meanwhile, business owners met with council staff at a symposium last month to discuss the recovery.

Mr Turner said one of the main messages from the staff who spoke was business owners should engage with council staff early on in their business plans to ensure they are meeting the resource consent requirements.

“Otherwise you could have your application lodged and then council come back with more questions, which prolongs the development. If they communicate with council staff as soon as they start planning then they know what requires permits and what doesn’t and how to go about it,” he said.

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LPC defers cruise berth development Tania Butterfield CHAIRMAN of Lyttelton Harbour Business Association Andrew Turner says he is disappointed that cruise ships will not return to the port until at least the 2013/2014 season.

The Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) chief executive Peter Davie announced this month that the company’s plans for a $13.7 million purpose-built cruise berth facility would be deferred.

Costs associated with modifying the berth plan in light of the February earthquake and subsequent shakes had risen by an estimated $6.3 million, he said.

“When we do this cruise berth development, we need to do it right. If we don’t get this right and fail to provide an experience of international standard, then we not only put at risk the reputation of Lyttelton, but also of New Zealand as a cruise destination,” Mr Davie said.

In order to be ready for the 2012/2013 cruise ship season, the new infrastructure would have to be finished by October and that deadline was “looking increasingly challenging”.

Some cruise lines had already decided to continue calling at Akaroa for at least another year anyway given the risk and uncertainty around the completion date for the Lyttelton cruise berth facilities, he said.

Mr Turner said income from the cruise ships was the “icing on the cake” for Lyttelton businesses and it was disappointing to lose that for another year.

Businesses hoped the ships would return in the 2013/2014 season, but were waiting to hear from the port company whether that was a realistic expectation, Mr Turner said.

“We do have to think of the experience of the cruise ship passengers and what’s on offer for them here if they come to Lyttelton.”

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“I know people Alternative destination: The Sea Princess is one of many cruise ships that who were inside the have used Akaroa as their port of call since the February earthquake. tunnel during the earthquake and the first point they realised “It’s the people’s confidence in the tunnel, they had something to be worried about was not the tunnel itself. It’s perfectly safe and we when they got out the other end and saw the really want city people to use it and come back devastation.” to Lyttelton.

Lyttelton residents used the tunnel “It’s having an impact on businesses and frequently to go to Christchurch and wanted it’s completely irrational. If the tunnel is Christchurch people to use the tunnel to return dangerous, it wouldn’t be open. So hold on to Lyttelton, he said. tight and come on through,” Mr Turner said.

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The sisters took over the coffee shop in December, although Emily, who has worked in many Lyttelton-based coffee shops, had considered purchasing the building prior to the September earthquake.

Subsequent shakes forced her out of the town for a few months, but she remained committed to Lyttelton and returned to take over the business.

“It felt like kind of natural to step into something like this,” she said.

Samira was living in Western Australia, but returned to be with her family after the quake.

“It’s an awesome job to be doing with my sister,” Emily said.

The sisters hope to create a safe haven for residents to hold their book clubs, poetry readings, craft nights, or have some light

Double the charm: Sisters Samira and Emily Sultan hope to turn Coffee Culture into a community haven.

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music during the winter months.

“We want to use it as a space for community things and if people are interested in doing something here, let us know. It’s all about the locals.”

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Sharing ideas and hope in Heathcote Sara Templeton

Some of the thoughts and possibilities for the future THE Heathcote Valley School hall was buzzing with ideas as almost 200 Heathcote residents turned up for that emerged on the day were: fruit and nut trees on spare the recent Epicentre@Heathcote event. Despite being in land and roadsides; regular light rail service to CBD different groups, those who attended were surprised to see and Lyttelton; Heathcote has lots of walking tracks and how similar their ideas were and a real shared identity and cycleways; new architecture is interesting and green; a revitalised ‘town centre’ with music, art, a gathering place vision for Heathcote emerged.

The event kicked off with a family picnic, complete with with local businesses; and a community sports facility local, live music, coffees, and a bouncy castle. Locals then with activities for young and old alike. participated in a process called ‘appreciative inquiry’ to reflect on and celebrate Heathcote’s strengths and to share their hopes for the community’s future.

One person commented that there had been a real sense of community since February’s earthquake and that it was fantastic to see that the energy and motivation was still being generated not by any emergency situation now, but by the community itself.

Organised by the Heathcote Village Project, this February 26 event wasn’t just a talkfest.

The ideas were all focused around things the community can work on, not just a wish list for the Christchurch City Council and government.

The many pages of ideas are to be collated at Sharing ideas: Heathcote people talk about the valley’s strengths and future plans at Epicentre@Heathcote today’s Heathcote Village Project meeting.

Scouts to celebrate centennial programme will run over two days from Thursday, April 5 and finish with a reunion dinner on Friday night. Rowing and sailing races will take place on Lyttelton harbour for those who want to experience the boats once again.

Registration is $45 per person including Friday night dinner and registrations are open now.

For further information, please contact reunion chairman Dave Sanders at 328 8721 or 027 500 2116.

ONE hundred years of scouting in Lyttelton is being celebrated over Easter weekend with a range of reunion activities.

The reunion was initially planned for Show Weekend in November 2010, but due to the September 4 earthquake, the event had to be postponed.

“This decision to delay the reunion turned out to be a good choice for we are now sharing our reunion with the 2012 National Sea Scout regatta, which is to be hosted by Lyttelton during Easter weekend,” reunion chairman Dave Sanders said.

“This national regatta is a huge event, with some 400 scouts descending on Lyttelton to compete for national honours.”

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New premises ideal for pre-school Christine de Felice THE impact of the earthquakes has affected Bay Harbour residents and business people in many different ways. For Sue Smith, who ran a Montessori pre-school at the Mt Pleasant Community Centre, the February 22 quake meant she had to move out of the premises she had operated from for 15 years.

Initially, she and the children were in temporary premises at the Van Asch Deaf Education Centre in Sumner and in fact moved from one area to another on the site during the six months they spent there.

“The staff there were wonderful and assisted me with the moves,” Ms Smith said.

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The new premises have proved to be an ideal situation for the pre-school.

“We are thrilled to be here,” Ms Smith said.

“The house has a very homely feel to it.”

Many ex-parents have pitched in to help get the site in shape for the children, landscaping the grounds and developing a play area, which Ms Smith said she was very grateful for.

Parents of pre-schoolers have also supported the school by taking their children there, even though they didn’t live locally, she said.

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“Children came from miles away. They carried the school for a year.”

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FOR Room 5, February 8, 9, and 10 were not spent doing maths or writing; it was spent doing archery, sailing, hiking, and eating (a lot!)

We arrived at Takamatua around 10 o’clock and got settled in our cabins. After a while, we went down to the beach where we did sailing, swimming, and sunbathing. I think everybody loved the sailing and thought it was the highlight of the whole camp. Practically everybody capsized and got dunked into the freezing water!

We also did a lot of walking.

We went up the old Le Bons Bay hiking track. It was a muddy and slippery walk. Up and up the hill we went and when we got to the top, all the amazing scenery was blurred by the fog and clouds.

Our shoes were leaking water and some people wanted to stop.

The walk down the track was a lot faster and less painful, but it was a relief when we got down, until we were told we had to walk back to the camp.

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favourite, but for Alex and me, it was a real letdown and for archery, we were a real letdown.

Our shots didn’t go far or pretty much anywhere, but some lucky people hit the bulls-eye! And just about everybody forgot about archery when the icecream sandwiches were brought to the forest.

We had fish ‘n’ chips – one of the main attractions for people visiting Akaroa (or maybe just for us in Room 5). We ordered so much food, all the employees had to work together to make it. Any parent would probably have had a heart attack looking at all the food. We had chips, doughnuts, fish, and even hotdogs!

On the last day, we went on the Black Cat cruise. For most, it was fun, but for some, it was ‘deadly’. We saw dolphins, met a funny captain, and saw some seals, too. The Black Cat cruise was the end of our awesome camp! We all really enjoyed it and we hope we can have another one like it!

THE beginning of the year is for the students for the first half proving to be busy. Already of the year. We had a wonderful we have had Room 5 camp at assembly on February 28. I Takamatua in February. This was continue to be impressed by the a great experience for all involved level of participation and the and I was very impressed with talent of the students (and their our students when I joined in parents). The effort and support is the Akaroa Harbour cruise. (See much appreciated. I am sure the actors in Room 4 will go far! students’ report left.)

We are looking forward to On February 16, we had our Teddy Bear’s Picnic, which was Lyttelton West School celebrating very enjoyable with a sausage 125 years this year. A small group sizzle, bouncy castle (thanks to has begun planning for this and is Ferrymead Mitre 10 MEGA), looking for volunteers and ideas (contact us via parachute fun, email office@ and a tug-ofLyttelton West School lytteltonwest. war! school.nz).

February 20 saw our Kapa Haka group, along Meeting tonight with Lyttelton Main students, Tonight at 7pm there is a meeting invited to close the Campbell Live programme commemorating in the school hall to provide the anniversary of the February information about the temporary 22, 2011 earthquake. They sang enrolment scheme the Ministry Maumahara, a waitata written of Education has implemented by our Kapa Haka tutor Maaka (under the Canterbury Earthquake Tau to honour Christchurch and Recovery Act) for Lyttelton West its people in the wake of the and Lyttelton Main schools. Senior advisor for the Ministry, Murray earthquakes.

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WITH a bit of elbow grease and no earthquakes, we have been able to get some cool things off the ground for the bays students this year. On Thursdays up till and including March 22, Year three to eight students from all five schools – Mt Pleasant, Sumner, Our Lady Star of the Sea, Heathcote Valley and Redcliffs – have been training at the Sumner pool or around Sumner. This has been good training for those who attempted the Weetbix Triathlon on March 11 or are involved in the primary championships on March 21. Students have learnt how to transition quickly from discipline to discipline, learnt road riding skills, dismounting, cornering at speed, and they compete each week in a mini triathlon.

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WELL, the months are flying by and it’s coming into autumn. It’s important to be careful when driving, especially at this time of the year when the sun is setting lower in the sky. A clean windscreen will assist you in seeing better.

I’m pleased to report that crime is still dropping in our area. This gives the police time to be more proactive and get out among the community. If you see us walking the beat and have an issue you want to discuss, don’t hesitate to approach me or one of the constables and have a chat.

I have just spent time taking a report of a shed being broken into in Lyttelton. Three drop saws, a drill, and skill saw were taken. While this is distressing for the victim, someone out there will have an idea who may have committed this crime. Any information that can lead to the recovery of the property and identification of the thief can be forwarded to me.

The sad thing here is that this burglary could have been prevented; the shed was not locked. I know I go on about prevention and risk, but if we remove the opportunity, generally, we remove the chance for the low-life criminal to commit crime.

Lastly, we have noticed a drop in the numbers of people wearing seatbelts, and here are some of the reasons given: “I am just going down the road�; “I just got into the car�; “I always wear it�; and the list goes on. All I want to say on this subject is, buckle up or be prepared to pay $150 for your laziness. Simple really. The hospitals are full enough without people contributing by not wearing seatbelts. Enough said, I think.

That’s it from me. Take care out there and look after each other.

Gary Manch Sergeant Lyttelton and Bays.

AFTER months of waiting and being patient as consents etc. were processed, we can finally celebrate the siting of our ‘new’ temporary community centre or ‘The Hut’ as Linda Rutland calls it. The prefab classroom, last used as a Year 12 pad by St Thomas of Canterbury lads, Delivery Day: The temporary community centre arrived bright and early on building arriving on site.

Monday, February 27 under the watchful eye of community centre Rain on Saturday, March 10 meant the stalwart, John Peterson. The Laings team building had its first use when about 30 was there at 8am to fix the building to the people gathered to celebrate one year foundations, and by the time I arrived at since the Mt Pleasant Saturday Market 8.15am, it was a hive of activity. was established. Tom Davies, who At present, the building doesn’t look initiated the idea, hosted the event and flash, but a few working bees will have it thanked the stall holders for sticking ship-shape and ready for use by various with it despite a few quakes, wind, rain, groups in our area. John, who finally flooding, and never-ending road works! turned 20 on February 29, is overseeing Over the year, the market has provided the working bees and maintenance of not only fresh food and produce, but the building. He’s been waiting for its also opportunities for local musicians to arrival since October! We welcome any perform and for locals to meet up. It has residents who want to help out or who been a fantastic asset to our area; long have materials (paint, brushes, wood, may it remain, even when the two local downpipes, etc.) to donate. They can supermarkets are rebuilt. contact Linda by email at coordinator@ Finally, we extend a big thank you to mpcc.org.nz or phone 384-2160. our community members, who help each The temporary centre will be a great other via our Mt Pleasant Facebook site asset to our area, particularly as so many as well as within neighbourhoods. We meeting spaces are either damaged or in continue to look for ways to support our high demand. The aim is for it to become residents as insurance and rebuild issues the place where residents can go for arise. Our website www.mpcc.org.nz information and meetings, as someone has useful links, but if you know of will be on duty there for at least part of something we may have missed, please the week. As we gather ideas and plans be in touch. for the rebuild for our community centre, Jocelyn Papprill is the chairperson of we will display them for people to view the Mt Pleasant Memorial Community and comment on.

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Lyttelton - A culture of possibilities Wendy Everingham I WAS privileged to be invited by Ruth Dyson to tell Lyttelton’s community response story at the 11th Emergency Management Conference. In such a conference, it’s amazing when you’re asked, “How does a community become like Lyttelton’s?�

People seem amazed at the emergency response from our firefighters, to the Portside High initiative, the cooking programme for the elderly, our Lyttelton Review, the service by the Time Bank, and all other services.

We’re great at looking after ourselves because since our establishment in 1850, we’ve always had a strong culture of community. While this might have fluctuated, it certainly has grown over the last 10 years.

Project Lyttelton became a catalyst for community development in 2003, and then as more people believed in us, more initiatives started such as the Community House and

A pecking order and other feeding tales Martin Ward

HAVE you noticed that the large black-backed gulls often have one or more red-billed gulls in attendance when they’re feeding?

This is a pecking order of feeding habit – the bigger birds with their much stronger beak can tear apart the partly broken shells of a living shellfish, while the smaller gulls can only pick up their scraps.

The black-backed gulls patrol the retreating tide line towards low tide, looking for tuatuas and their sister bi-valves too slow to bury themselves, or at much lower tide on the rocky shore, they are there to wrest the too weakly attached mussels from the rocks.

Holding their prize firmly in their beaks, they fly 10 or 12 metres into the air before dropping the shellfish onto a hard surface.

This is a carefully judged height, high enough to break the shell, but not so high as to provide an opportunity for another gull to snatch the meal from the ground while it is still descending. And as we often note, the gull’s anxiety about the latter situation means it drops the shellfish from too low a height for it to be broken and it needs several attempts before the shell is sufficiently cracked to be prised open.

The firm sand at low tide is an effective

hard surface on which to break the shells; but elsewhere, an accumulated layer of broken shells identifies preferred spots on roads and roadsides. The Causeway margin and parts of Beachville Road are spots I am familiar with, where the passing traffic has broken the pieces further to leave a fine patina of white shell fragments.

Using their strong beak, the large blackbacked birds (and their more tawny-feathered juveniles) tear away the pieces of broken shell and pull out the flesh. This robust approach leaves behind small pieces of the flesh and attaching muscle – the target of the lurking red-billed gulls. Elsewhere in the Estuary, the red-billed gulls stake out the oyster catchers for tasty leftovers from their cockle meals.

But the red-billed birds have their special tricks too. Have you seen them on more silty surfaces at the edge of the low tide line moving their feet up and down quickly and vigorously to puddle the ground? This stationary dance, called paddling, vibrates worms and small crustaceans to the surface, which they pick up with their beaks without missing a beat.

Volcano Radio. The Lyttelton Working Men’s Club re-grouped, the Lyttelton Information Centre became more community-focused, the Reserves Committee grew, and so it goes. Lyttelton now has a distinct culture of possibilities. People are not afraid to step up and create a place they want to live in.

The latest champion for Project Lyttelton is Helen Shrewsbury. She’s taken over the Welcome Bag project, which welcomes new residents by giving lovely handmade bags filled with goodies and information about the town. They just need to know who the new residents are. If you have a new neighbour, it would be great to let them know.

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The collection of works in oil depicts some of the pre-earthquake city’s well-known buildings, streetscapes and local landscapes, with the way the light falls on the subjects being a striking feature of the paintings.

“Capturing the light striking a range of subject matter has always interested me, whether it be the landscape, nude, or cityscapes,” Beadle says.

“The soft low evening light often reveals the colours you hadn’t seen previously and results in a warm companion on canvas.

“I also continue to paint the Christchurch we love and have lost. Biking around the city and into the hills in the evening has inspired me to paint the low light on some of the highrise buildings before they are demolished, capturing the way light is caught or reflected on the glass facades.

“Christchurch and the surroundings will always provide plenty of subject matter and I look forward to the day we can walk freely through the CBD, our way no longer barred by fences and barriers. Hopefully, the rebuilt

Christchurch will provide the reflected light for equally painterly opportunities as the old.”

The exhibition runs from March 17 to April 11.

New venue for film festival HOLLYWOOD 3 in Sumner is the new Christchurch venue for the World Cinema Showcase in 2012.

With regular Showcase venue, the Rialto in Moorhouse Avenue, closed since February 22, 2011, Christchurch independent movie theatre operator Lang Masters has offered his Sumner theatre as an alternative venue.

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“There’s certainly a link,” said Greg Powell, Manager of Harcourts Ferrymead. “But it doesn’t work the way many people think. In fact, the opposite is often the case. If a property is really overpriced, purchasers just sit back and wait to see what happens. If they’ve been looking around long enough to be ready to commit themselves, they’ve also made themselves very familiar with what they can get for their money.”

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Wintry conditions make big waves

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Monster wave: Scarborough beach on ‘Big Tuesday’

ONE bright side of all this wintry weather we’ve been experiencing has been some great surf.

The swells have mainly been from the east and sou’east and we’ve had some good offshore winds hitting with the peak of the swell. Taylors hasn’t had too much but Scarborough and Brighton have been pretty good. There was one phenomenal swell now being coined as ‘Big Tuesday’ on February 28. The day dawned with only a small one-foot wave breaking; however, by 10am it was over head height and by noon it was double that or more, screaming offshore and huge walls lining up at Scarborough. It’s the quickest I’ve ever seen a swell hit and some of the best-shaped waves of that size I’ve seen in Sumner – normally it doesn’t handle that much size.

Despite the cooler weather and low sunshine hours the water is still relatively warm at about 17º C so make the most of the next month or so before water temperatures start to cool.

The Canterbury women’s surf champs were held at New Brighton recently. The girls braved a severe weather bomb but scored some good waves in the two to three foot range. Alethea Lock won open and juniors, with Kristi Zarfieh second in the junior and fourth in the open. Julie Sparrow won the longboarding and Tami Martin the seniors.

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Two young local surfers, Alethea Lock and Harrison Whiteside, have been selected for the New Zealand junior surf team. The pair will travel to Panama next month for the world junior surf champs. For both of them it will be their first time at a world champs. They have been training hard and travelling to the North Island for training camps in the build-up to the competition.

Seventhwave is raffling a custom-made wetsuit to help with their travel costs. Look out for tickets at events and shops in the area.

Sumner boardriders club, Point Surf Team (PST), is undergoing a revival and recruiting new and old members. The club is getting a mailing list together and looking to run social and competitive events over the next few months. Check them out on Facebook.

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Despite dew on the track two weekends prior to the championships, excellent results were still achieved. Records were claimed by Courtney Quinn (12) shot put, Josh Edmond (10) discus, John Wells (8) discus and 200m, Thomas Webley (10) 400m, Ed Cory-Wright (14) and Sam Caldwell (10) track walks. Numerous other juniors continued to add to their distances as well as reduce times. Notable improvements were Kerri Batin (14) in the 2000m track walk, Victoria Wells (10) in 60m, Bridget Bell (11), Abby Theobald (10) and Meg Webley (10) in 800m, Sam Caldwell (10) and Blake Theobald (10) in discus.

The final Saturday inter-club competition saw some make the trip to Timaru. Battling their way

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With the build-up over 20 juniors headed south for the two-day meeting. The weather again went from one extreme to the other.

However, it did not deter the Sumner juniors.

They set numerous PBs and broke several club records to finish off the season.

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With so much work happening around the city, it is more important than ever that everyone takes care when driving near roadworks. The dangers our cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s road workers face every day are real. Speeding motorists create safety issues for road workers, so please slow down around road works.

our best to minimise the disruption and provide people with a good amount of notice before works that affect them.

The Downer team is about to start an extensive communication campaign to let people know about this project. This will include a newsletter about the project, a display in Eastgate Mall, discussions with directly affected key stakeholders and regular information updates to residents.

Making progress Our contractors are working on a wide range of projects around the city. Our projects include investigations, temporary repairs and permanent repairs. The table below includes a list of works that have begun in the last few weeks.

Keeping people informed The people of Christchurch are at the heart of the rebuild. SCIRT is committed to keeping everyone informed about whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on. People have different preferences about how they receive information about the rebuild â&#x20AC;&#x201C; so we will be using a wide range of communication tools get information out.

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Spreading the risk â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the new wastewater pipeline takes a different route from the damaged pipe, which decreases the risk of all the pipes being damaged in case of future earthquakes

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You can also email us at info@strongerchch.co.nz or phone the call centre on 941 - 8999

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A Taste of Cuba

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Live Music, Salsa Dancing, Cigar Smoke, Rum Cocktails and arguably some of the worlds friendliest people - Cuba is deďŹ nitely a country like no other. Full of culture & history, surrounded by picture-perfect white sand beaches and the crystal waters of the Caribbean and ďŹ lled with wonderful scenery and wildlife â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it offers a range of different experiences just waiting to be discovered. One of the things that really struck me when travelling through this amazing country is the complete absence of any advertising billboards, burger chains, neon lights and free wiďŹ hot spots which we have become so used to.

From the moment you arrive Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like stepping back in time to a world before the latest technology took over! Where they drive pre 1959â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cars, have very limited, if any, access to the world wide web and entertainment comes in the form of live music, salsa dancing and people gathering outside their homes chatting, laughing and playing games with their family, friends and neighbours. It is a very common sight to see an old crate set up on the foot path, surrounded by a group of cigar smoking men playing a very intense game of dominos or chess. The capital Havana is one of the most amazing examples of Spanish Colonial Architecture. Sadly much of it has been left to go to ruin however, most of its old historic town has slowly started to be restored to its former glory. Museums, Forts, antique markets and lively squares are just some of its attractions.

Trinidad is a small city located between beautiful beaches and rolling hills. The city is like a perfectly preserved museum of colonial times with churches and mansions lining the cobbled streets. A must do while in Trinidad is to visit the open air music club at night and enjoy informal Spanish and salsa lessons with one of the many locals who are eager to teach you some moves and practice their very limited English. Outside the main cities you will pass many plantations of tobacco, sugar cane, pineapples and mangos surrounded by some of the most amazing mountain scenery. Around ViĂąales (a quaint little town in the west of Cuba) there is a unique landscape of rounded limestone mountains surrounded by lush green ďŹ elds which are rumoured to produce some of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ nest tobacco. Exploring this area on horseback with a local guide and sharing a handmade cigar with a local cigar maker was one of my most memorable experiences.

No visit to Cuba is complete without purchasing some world famous Cuban Cigars as a little memento. There are many Cigar factories around the country and it is never too hard to ďŹ nd a retailer selling a wide range of Cigars to both tourists and locals. Be very careful of the wide spread illegal underground trade of Cigars and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget that Cuban Cigars are illegal in the U.S.A so you may have to plan an alternative way to get them back to New Zealand if you are stopping over in the USA on your way home.

You cannot go to Cuba and not hear about the rise and fall of revolutionary ďŹ gure Che Guevara. There are many Museums that may help you learn more about the history of Cuba and the two most famous faces of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara. However, unless you can speak and read ďŹ&#x201A;uent Spanish you may want to brush up on this before leaving home as many of the museums do not have English translations. There is a very evident and fascinating divide between tourists and locals in Cuba, from internet cafes, hotels, restaurants, transport systems and even the currency - so make sure you talk to me about the best ways to get the most out of this place. For me Cuba was all about its wonderful people. No matter where we visited the locals always seemed to be doing whatever they could to welcome us to their country and making sure we went home with a little part of it in your hearts! My Cuban experience left me wishing that I had so much more time there and I hope that one day I will return to continue exploring.

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