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THURSDAY APRIL 4 2013

• St Martin’s library reopens in fresh location • New president for Canterbury A&P Association

Canterbury graduate a global leader P8-9

Bugged by tree loss P3

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Four decades on

Now and then: Left, Living Springs in 2013. Above from top: A feast in the camp’s early days, kayaking on Lyttelton Harbour and go karting. Photos: CTV and Living Springs

Samantha Early | samantha@mainlandpress.co.nz

IT’S difficult to imagine Governors Bay without Living Springs, the camping, conference, function and adventure facility that is now celebrating its 40th birthday. The vision for the facility originated with Christchurch couple Peter and Anne Morrow, who were looking for a site to hold church camps. They sold their family home in St Albans to make the first instalment on the Port Hills property, but ran into difficulties. They ended up teaming up with another couple, David and Eddi Down, who had a similar vision to establish a camp. The Living Springs Trust was established as a legal entity on May 15, 1973. Living Springs chief executive officer Denis Aldridge said reaching 40 years was a great achievement. Though it was a struggle to get Living Springs established, it’s now ideally placed to make a major contribution to Christchurch,

Mr Aldridge said. “There’s a lot of organisations like ours that start with a tremendous sense of vision and purpose and enthusiasm, people giving everything for them, which is exactly what happened here, but to keep that going 40, years that’s where the big challenge is.” Mr Aldridge said Living Springs had stuck true to its purpose and people leave the camp feeling refreshed, invigorated and renewed. “It’s always had this pulse of life about it right from the early days and it’s still got that.” He said they want to be relevant to the city and play their part in the city’s earthquake rebuild. “We’re not there with hammers and nails in that sense but we are part of the rebuild of the people of Christchurch. Over Easter we

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Do you think the New Zealand Government places enough focus on conservation?”

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“They go through phases, I don’t think they are consistent. Laying off staff to save money will backfire. They are cutting of their nose to spite their face.”

“I think it’s disappointing they have cut jobs in DOC, though I know they have only so much funding. I think conservation should be more of a priority, given New Zealand’s unique biodiversity.”

“I think they are going backwards. They need to focus on future generations and what conservation can bring to New Zealand’s tourism industry.”

“Yes, I do. They try their hardest.”

“No, I don’t. I just don’t hear anything about it. I think there is a lack of communication from Government and it is such an important topic.”

“No, they don’t. They completely overlook it. Conservation helps the whole community and makes it more profitable, but the Government does not consider it.”

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Loss of trees bugging Ruud

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TELEVISION’S ‘bug man’, Ruud Kleinpaste, is unimpressed with Christchurch’s ‘garden city’ moniker after two years of living here and says the city could do more to boost its green credentials. Mr Kleinpaste, who made his name through a variety of environmentally conscious radio and TV shows such as Animal Planet’s Buggin with Ruud, lamented what he saw as a blasé attitude by local authorities towards cutting down trees and a lack of concern towards promoting green development. “What disappoints me the most, is that around Christchurch where people are building [new subdivisions], the first thing that is going is all the shelterbelts, all the trees and I’ll bet you that when we get a good nor’wester here, next year for instance, with the dust in your eyes, everybody is saying ‘god it’s dusty here’.” Mr Kleinpaste and his wife Julie moved to Christchurch just three weeks before the February 22, 2011 earthquake. He said other New Zealand cities, such as Auckland and Wellington, had stricter rules

around cutting down trees and it felt “really sad” to see Christchurch and Canterbury’s landscape changing so quickly. “What I’d like to see is a little bit more structure around keeping what’s there and I know that most of the trees that are being cut down are not natives at all but at least they provide you with shelter,” he said. He also believed local policy makers should be pushing developers to incorporate more sustainable design in the building of new houses with an emphasis on features such as solar panels on roofs and orienting houses towards the north in order to make use of the sun. “I find it really disappointing that a so called green city is letting all this happen. It’s extraordinary.” • Do you agree with Ruud? Write in and let us know what you think. Email news@ mainlandpress.co.nz with ‘Letter to the Editor’ in the subject line. Letters must be under 200 words. Please include your address and a daytime contact telephone number.

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Discontent: The ‘bug man’ Ruud Kleinpaste believes more could be done to protect Christchurch’s natural amenities and promote green development.

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EARTHRACE Conservation founder Pete feasible and Earthrace would consider doing so Bethune says the organisation is planning further during the two or three more covert surveillance operations which it planned to conduct covert surveillance in the Banks in the sanctuary this year, he said. Peninsula Marine Sanctuary and may Mr Bethune said poor regulations even board vessels caught fishing and lack of effective enforcement illegally. meant the odds were “stacked against In January, Earthrace carried out the dolphins”. covert surveillance in the 413,000 “It’s a shame that at the moment hectare sanctuary, which takes in MPI do no night surveillance and their about 389.31 kilometres of coastline, day surveillance is focussed on going and handed in evidence of illegal through the records of the fishermen fishing practices to the Ministry for when they come in,” he said. Primary Industries (MPI). “The two biggest threats to dolphins The group carried out the operation, there are trawl nets and gill nets, so it’s by plane, boat and kayak, because really simple. [MPI should] just make On the lookout: A kayak used in Earthrace they were concerned endangered Pete Bethune a full trawl net and gill net ban all the Conservation’s surveillance operation. Hectors Dolphins were being caught way out in the marine mammal sanctuary.” as by-catch. With things as they were, fishermen were Mr Bethune said MPI had since informed him the evidence provided was not sufficient to basically operating under an honesty system, he said. attempt prosecution of the parties involved. “A lot of commercial fishermen are straight up, Getting the necessary evidence would have required the surveillance team “to board the boat, they do follow the rules but the trouble in this basically, and film them pulling in the fish,” Mr case is there are a few rogues who aren’t.” MPI has promised to conduct a review of the Bethune said. Boarding a fishing boat was completely sanctuary this year.

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Counter spin

Tom Frewen

YOU don’t need Wikileaks when you have EQC. And why start Novopay when we already had Lotto? Computers are supposed to make us more efficient and productive. But we have trouble getting the hang of them. Is it something in the national psyche, some perverse upside-down reaction to living at the bottom of the world? Tootling along the highway at 80-90 kilometers per hour, for instance, New Zealand drivers speed up to 100-110kph when they come to a passing lane. Why? To avoid being passed, man. People who use passing lanes to stay ahead of disrespectful drivers in other vehicles adopt the same approach to investment. While vehemently opposed to the Government’s plan to sell minority stakes in state-owned energy companies they rush to buy shares in Mighty River Power. Why? To stop foreigners from buying them. That’s not rational. Nor is the Government’s plan to rebuild office blocks in Christchurch’s CBD at the same time as rolling out ultra-fast broadband so we can work from home. Ditto the ‘highways of national significance’. Will we use them only at Christmas and Easter for the nostalgia of the traffic jams in the good old pre-broadband days when we had jobs and could afford holidays? A new book by Jaron Lanier, Who Owns The Future?, predicts computerised automation will

create an employment crisis, especially for white-collar workers, eventually wiping out the middle classes. John Key’s National-led Government is getting a head start. State Services minister, Jonathan Coleman, admits there are 2892 fewer public servants compared with 2009. Why? Because their number rose by 27% under Helen Clark’s Labour-led Government and “in general terms they weren’t getting any better outcomes” so “we’re just taking it back toward what it was.” He quotes “measures of public satisfaction” that cuts are being made without affecting the quality of service. But the loss is in the jobs, stupid. The public has no way of “measuring” the quality of service of the 140 Department of Conservation workers being laid off. But the loss of their incomes to the wider economy can be measured and will be felt by their families and communities. These are not jobs that can be replaced by the private sector. Abolishing them to achieve the ideological goal of “small government” is the exact opposite of Roosevelt’s New Deal policies which rescued the United States from the great depression in the 1930s.

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the ecological balance we need to LAST week’s focus was on the ensure for our own and the plant blow dealt to the Department of and animal kingdom’s survival. Conservation and errant emails On land and at sea the constant from the public sector before the man-made threats continue king hit that knocked Jesse Ryder including habitat degradation, out. global climate change, by-catch in In time, Ryder will make a slow fishing operations, entanglement but sure recovery but the repeated and accumulation of pollutants. battering that New Zealand’s public Our natural environment service is under shows no sign of Jo Kane underpins how we live and our letting up. lifestyles. As New Zealanders our Fewer staff being expected to do more will inevitably lead to cracks appearing cultural identity is also closely tied to our natural environment. It is part of what makes and over time it is never sustainable. I made a trip to the West Coast this Easter and us who we are. We have things that are unique to us that are a visit up to the Denniston plateau to see what all the fuss was about (new mining concessions). also fundamental to our sense of being and This beautiful plateau with its views out over pride in our country. Our economy, health and wellbeing, leisure the Tasman Sea represents a biological niche of pursuits and national identity all depend on biota not found elsewhere in the world. There are snails, lizards, birds, plants, scrubby our natural environment. Our dependence on natural resources like clean water, fertile soils bush and rock formations. If we can understand the serious endangerment and healthy oceans are taken for granted and of the white rhino or the mountain gorillas and yet here again hardly a whimper at the slashing what their lost represents to us, why don’t we of a work force whose goal is to manage the place the same importance/value on our own vast conservation estate. Given its significant economic, social and unique native plants and animals? Conservation and our role in it is simple. cultural importance, every New Zealander What we have inherited we should be able to has a stake in nature and has a role to play maintain, protect and leave in a better condition in protecting it. We will ignore the role of for the next generation. We are hell-bent on conserving our environment at our peril. My our own selfish need for consumables, wealth guess is the insect world will have the last laugh and our own demand on the world’s resources if we continue to undervalue and penny pinch without thinking about the sustainability or our way through environmental management.

Letter to the editor One-fingered salute I HAVE often wondered what work is done by those sentenced to ‘Community Work’ as a result of their anti-social activities. While I’m sure some work is done I have never seen a Departmental Report on the subject so cannot determine its effectiveness. However, if those on community work were given, as a priority, the task of removing graffiti it would be a tangible payback to the community. Another possible result might arise in that those community workers performing hour after hour on graffiti clean-up might get mightily peeved off and get

the message to the artists they should desist or else. Perhaps Mainland Press could do an article on the subject of Community Work its coverage and results. An interesting question could be does the City Council use the workers and if not why not? There is lots of litter pick-up and other tasks that could be done leading to betterment of our environment. A deserving payback to us the long-suffering public. Of course that comes after graffiti removal. Brian White

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St Andrew’s boarders glad to be back Jessica Schaap jessica.s@mainlandpress.co.nz

ST Andrew’s College boarders now have their own new home away from home, with the opening of their new boarding houses to replace the ones damaged in the February 2011 earthquake. The boarders had been staying in city motels for two years. Boarder Kasey Miles said the new facility is “so much cooler, they’ve done a really good job”. The boarding complex cost $15.2 million to build and is home to 167 students. It was officially opened by Prime Minister John Key last Thursday, who joked he would be happy to live there himself. “It’s a really important time for them as they are following their studies that they have a nice place to live and they feel comfortable, safe and secure and it’s really a beautiful place. Out of the tragedy of the Christchurch earthquakes has come a great place to live. “It lets kids from rural communities attend a

school that’s going to deliver them the education needs that they have.” The original boarding houses were built in 1978, but two of the three were destroyed in the February 2011 earthquake and had to be demolished. The remaining building has been strengthened and refurbished. The modern boarding houses were built to 100 per cent of the new building code. They were built to allow boarders to have a combination of private space for quiet study and reflection and communal areas to relax and socialise. It is contemporary with built-in desks, pin boards and storage. Wilkie and Bruce Architects general manager David Evans said the work included incorporating 660 stone columns to a depth of six metres. These were then overlaid with a deep gravel raft and concrete slab foundations. “Safety for our students and staff was paramount New home: St Andrew’s College rector Christine Leighton with Prime Minister John Key, who officially opened the new boarding houses at St Andrew’s College on Thursday. Photo: Jessica Schaap when considering this project,” he said.

Project aims to minimise timber waste at landfills Gracie Fea gracie.fea@ctv.co.nz

ENVIRONMENT Canterbury is concerned about what’s happening with the large volumes of construction and demolition waste from the earthquakes when they end up in landfill. With approximately 50,000 tonnes of treated timber waste from demolitions going there, an investigation into more sustainable disposal options has started. Environment Canterbury senior hazardous substances and waste officer Chris Keeling said that in Canterbury the only way to dispose of it was through the landfill, which created problems. “Once it goes to landfill it can actually leech,

in particular, copper chromium and arsenic out of the wood and that can be damaging to our ground water.” He said there were a number of disposal options internationally, but it was a matter of finding the best one for New Zealand. “Christchurch is a unique situation at the moment because of the volumes of treated timber that we have. We’ll certainly be looking at a solution that could be applicable for the whole of New Zealand for a long-term solution.” ECan wants to take a percentage of the extra 50,000 tonnes of demolition waste and attempt to reuse, recycle or at least recover

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Rock painting helps transform site Barmy

Army gives Woolston park a boost Christine de Felice christine@mainlandpress.co.nz

PRIMARY, high school and university students have been tidying up and transforming a vacant Linwood Avenue site by painting rocks. The project, taking place on the former Your Shout site, is a joint undertaking between Gap Filler, Youth Town and a group of local

FUNDING for the restoration of Garrick Memorial Park in Hargood Street, Woolston is being given a boost – thanks to the Barmy Army. The group of English cricket supporters, who were in New Zealand to support the England team on their recent tour, raised about $10,000 through a series of events during their visit. New Zealand tour organiser for the Barmy Army, Giles Wellington, said the group liked to organise charity events to benefit local charities in the countries they visited. “We visited Christchurch five years ago in 2008 and coming back to Christchurch this time and seeing the devastation, we decided to help with the quake repairs.” The group contributed to the local economy in Dunedin, Wellington and Auckland by patronising bars and restaurants in those cities, but Christchurch was missing out, Mr Wellington said. They contacted the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust to find out who they could support, and the trust suggested the damaged Garrick Memorial Park would be a good fit for the Barmy Army’s fundraising efforts, as it catered for both cricket and football. “We organised a curry night in Dunedin and an auction and raised over $2000. In Wellington we persuaded Graham Gooch (former England cricket captain and current batting coach) to speak to a group of about 200 to 300 people and raised $7000. We were very pleased with that.” The group had hoped to reach its target of $10,000 with an end of tour party and auction in Auckland.

high school students. Paints, tables, chairs, a sofa made out of tyres and game of Giant Jenga were also on hand for those who came down. The next rock painting session will take place on Sunday between 1pm and 3pm. The above shots were captured over the last two weeks.

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to their villages and homes to improve their wellbeing – a very targeted intervention with a personal touch,” he said. Mr Tshering began life as a village boy in the remote settlement of Bemphu in Bhutan, which had no roads, electricity or telephone lines. But despite having the odds stacked against him, he pursued his education. “Education has been my passport to the world outside my village hidden in the Himalayan Mountains.” However, education was far from his doorstep. He began his schooling when he was eight years old and had to walk three-and-a-half hours each way to school. “A typical school day would start with a rooster’s crow at 3.30am and by 4.30am I would begin my trek to school. The journey through jungle, mud, rain and darkness was the challenge of a lifetime but I never gave up. “Both my parents are uneducated, working as small subsistence farmers. I don’t have childhood photos. I do not even know my true birthday. My mother doesn’t remember it. I was born in the jungle of the Himalayas while she was herding the cattle. I, too, herded the cattle throughout my school days.” Mr Tshering has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree from University of Kansas (USA), Master in Engineering Management from University of Canterbury and Master in Public Administration/International Development from John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (USA). After he returned from doing his Master in Engineering Management (MEM) from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand he met a “destitute” woman named Aum Demola from a remote village in Zhemgang, Bhutan. He said her most prized asset was her leftover meal from the previous night that she kept under lock in a wooden box in her bamboo hut. She had the key around her neck. “This experience taught me the real meaning of ‘you don’t know where your next meal is coming from’. Simply keeping your body alive is not life, yet Aum Demola and one billion like her all over the world have to struggle just to stay alive, every day. It shook my conscience. “Empathy moves you beyond your

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$2.7 million granted to central city heritage landmarks Christchurch City Council has approved $2.7 million for the repair and strengthening of the Christchurch Club and the former Trinity Congregational Church. Both buildings were seriously damaged in the Canterbury earthquakes. A grant for $1.7 million from the Central City Landmark Heritage Fund has been approved for the conservation, repair and strengthening of the B.W. Mountfort wings of the Christchurch Club. A further $1 million has been granted to applicants for the former Trinity Congregational Church on the corner of Manchester and Worcester Streets. Heritage and Natural Environment Unit Manager Helen Beaumont says the buildings are highly significant parts of our inner city streetscape and have immense value as features of the city’s identity. “There has been a sad loss of heritage buildings as a result of the Canterbury

earthquakes. These grants from the Central City Landmark Heritage Fund show that the Council recognises the importance of the retention, repair and strengthening of key buildings.”

Recipients are required to raise all other required funds and applicants must enter a full Conservation Covenant with the Council.

Protecting the buildings is considered essential as they are listed as Group 1 Heritage Listings in the Christchurch City Plan. President of the Christchurch Club Ben Tothill says, “this is a big win for city heritage. It’s an enormously important contribution. Without it, the Club simply could not afford to save this significant heritage building. This is one of colonial architect Benjamin Mountfort’s most outstanding buildings. Sadly, so many of his buildings have been lost. at least we can now save this building for the benefit of the city and our members.” Ms Beaumont says the Council is very pleased to be able to assist the projects by providing a proportion of much-needed funding.

Council Recreation and Sports Unit Manager John Filselll says this is an event for everyone; whether you are a hard-core runner, building up to do a full marathon course, enjoy walking with friends or children wanting to get involved in a fun event. “It is scenic, very flat and fast. But if a full marathon isn’t for you, there are other options. Whether you are taking on the full marathon, half marathon run/walk, 10 kilometre run/walk or Kids’ Mara’Fun there is something for everyone.” Marathon event entrants can sign up at any Council recreation and

sport centre, until Friday 3 May. Alternatively entrants can sign up online now, at the event website below, but a late entry fee will apply after Friday 3 May.

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The Christchurch Club opposite Latimer Square has received a grant for $1.7 million for repairs. Temporary conservation measures are shown in this image. Photo: Neil Macbeth for the Christchurch City Council

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Input wanted on proposed Coastal Pathway Public input is being sought on a draft Concept Plan for the proposed Christchurch Coastal Pathway. The Concept Plan is available to view in any of the Council’s libraries and service centres. It is also available online at www.ccc.govt.nz/haveyoursay City Planning Unit Manager Brigitte de Ronde says the sixkilometre, multi-purpose pathway is proposed to connect Ferrymead to Mt Pleasant and on through Redcliffs, finishing at the end of Scarborough Beach in Sumner.

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“It will cater for children, pedestrians, cyclists, skateboarders and people using scooters and wheelchairs – opening up an area of the coastline for a new audience to enjoy and appreciate. Mayor Bob Parker says the draft Concept Plan introduces some stunning ideas and new experiences for the area. The final date for written comments is 5pm on Wednesday 17 April 2013. www.ccc.govt.nz/haveyoursay

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The draft plan sets out what the Council wants to do over the next three years, how much these services and projects will cost, and where the money will come from.

You can also see copies of the plan and get a submission form at Council libraries and service centres or online at www.ccc.govt.nz/haveyoursay Public consultation closes at 5pm on 19 April.

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And they’re off: Entrants in last year’s event set off from the start. Photo: Bruce Wilson Photography

New temporary library for Linwood Mayor Bob Parker will open the new temporary Linwood Library and Service Centre at Eastgate on Tuesday 30 April.

The draft Christchurch City Three Year Plan is out for public comment – make sure you take a look at what’s inside and have your say on the city’s future.

Community drop-in sessions are on now across the city. Come along to view the plan, ask Council staff questions and make a submission.

Christchurch Airport Marathon Christchurch City Council is encouraging people of all abilities to try out the proposed Christchurch Airport Marathon course on Sunday 2 June 2013.

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For the first time since the February 2011 earthquake, library customers visiting the new Eastgate facility will get the chance to borrow items from the 50,000-strong collection that was at the closed Linwood Library in Cranley Street.

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Christ’s College versus St Andrew’s College Rugby Game OLD boys and current pupils from Christ’s College and St Andrew’s College comprised the respective teams to play against each other on March 31. The game was one of a series of events celebrating the 150th jubilee of the Christchurch Football Club, which was founded by Christ’s College old boys. The pre-season match recognises the significant contributions made by both colleges to the club, which has produced 31 All Blacks, including five captains, during its history. Mainland Press social editor Gilbert Wealleans was among those who watched the battle from the side line...

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ST Martins Library has reopened, much to the enjoyment of book-reading locals who have had to travel to other libraries since the earthquakes. Staffed by volunteers, the light and spacious library is located in a new building alongside the New World supermarket and is filled with a range of adult fiction, large print and some non-fiction books. Many of the library’s 20 volunteers have been there for some time, but the call for help with cleaning the books resulted in new people joining the team. Finding out that Foodstuffs was offering them the new premises rent-free for 12 months was wonderful news, library president Gail Resuggan said. “We are very grateful to Foodstuffs. Everyone was keen to be up and running

again – it is so important for the community in Wilsons Rd to store our books,” Mrs and making a visit to the library is all part Resuggan said. A big task before shifting into the new of feeling like people are returning back to premises was for the books to be thoroughly normal.” The library has been kept busy with a cleaned and dusted off before they went stream of people, popping in to say hello and to their new home, which attracted new to welcome the library back, place a piece volunteers to the library. The library was officially opened on in the large jigsaw puzzle at the entrance or to take out one of the many books, Mrs Monday, March 11, supported by the local community and representatives from the Resuggan said. “It’s not just a library, it makes people Spreydon Heathcote Community Board. “We all enjoy people coming in and having happy because it is such a welcoming a chat – and isn’t that what community is all atmosphere.” The original 1927 library building, on the about?” Mrs Resuggan said. St Martins Library is open on Wednesday, corner of Wades Avenue and Wilsons Road, Friday and Saturday from 10am until suffered damage following the September CITYWIDE Ray White New Zealand Property Manager of the Yearuntil 2011 4.30pm on weekday 12pm, from 2pm and subsequent earthquakes. afternoons and has a late night from 7pm “Thanks to Ruth Dyson and Hillview More properties urgently needed until 8pm on Fridays. Christian School who offered us a house Ph 331 6755

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Cashmere student swims Aoraki first with new to second place English quaifications AORAKI Polytechnic will soon become the first place in New Zealand where students can study towards six new nationally accredited qualifications in English. Aoraki’s English language programme coordinator Craig Courtis has been working for two years to develop a programme that uses the new set of “English as a Second Language” qualifications. These will eventually replace all the current English qualifications currently being offered by private language schools and tertiary education providers across New Zealand. Starting at Aoraki in May, with a second intake in September, the New Zealand Certificate in English Language (General) involves studying full-time for 17 weeks. It is offered at both level 3 and level 4. The aim is for students to develop language skills so they can communicate independently and effectively in everyday situations such as the workplace, or in further study. It is open to both international and local students and includes tuition in listening, speaking, reading, writing and English grammar. Mr Courtis said there were about 300 different

qualifications available to English language students across New Zealand, which made it difficult for students and employers to compare the benefits of each. Cutting back to six national qualifications has been “a long process”, but one that will benefit all English language students in the future. Every school and institution will gradually move to the new qualifications over the next few years, but Aoraki Polytechnic is ahead of the rest thanks to a lot of background work that has already been done. “For the past two years we’ve been trialling different ideas that will allow us to successfully move to the new qualifications very quickly … We were hoping to be first off the block,” he said. As well as being first to offer the new qualifications, Mr Courtis has also been asked by NZQA to work with other institutions across New Zealand. His role of “consistency assessor” will involve assessing and moderating teaching materials and programmes to ensure consistency for students, no matter where they study in New Zealand.

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CASHMERE Residents Association is working hard to keep listening to people within their local community with a meeting planned for mid-April where residents will have the chance to discuss council plans, chairman Rik Tindall says. The meeting is being held on Tuesday, April 16, from 7.30pm at Cashmere Presbyterian Church, on the corner of Dyers Pass Road and Macmillan Avenue. “Residents will have the opportunity to learn more about the Draft Christchurch City Three Year CASHMERE High student Thomas Moot was placed second in his age division at the recent national Plan and Environment Canterbury’s Draft Annual open water swimming championships at Pegasus. Thomas was second in the one-kilometre boys’ Plan and how to make submissions to these draft under-16 competition with a time of 11.51 minutes - a standout performance in the company of a top field of swimmers. Thomas was only 11 seconds behind Gisborne’s Matt Scott from Campion College. plans,” Mr Tindall said.

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“There will also be discussions around the need for more Civil Defence volunteers in the Cashmere area.” Submissions close on Friday, April 19, for the city plan and on Tuesday, April 23, for Environment Canterbury’s annual plan. Representatives from the Christchurch City Council, Environment Canterbury, Civil Defence and local neighbourhood support groups have been invited to attend the meeting. “Everyone is welcome whether they are members of the Cashmere Residents Association or not and we look forward to having a chance to communicate directly with our local councils,” Mr Tindall said.

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New Canterbury A&P Association president has passion for showing NEWLY elected Canterbury Agricultural & judged cattle at the Royal Adelaide Show in Pastoral Association president Mark Fleming Australia. One of the youngest presidents to hold has had a long family involvement with the the position, his vision for the future of the association. However, his more celebrated pursuits Canterbury A&P Show lies in retaining the link include an 18-year stint as a Crusaders between city and country and introducing new horseman and performing close riding and events to grow the Show while encouraging fighting scenes in the Lord of the Rings younger audiences to participate in A&P Shows through volunteering and showing. trilogy. “We’ve got a great “My involvement with committee, board and polo over the years has led management – the structure to some pretty interesting is in place to really grow our past-times but my true Show in the future. There passion lies with showing are a lot of people who and the family farm are passionate about the which was founded by my Canterbury A&P Association grandfather and father in and Show. The Show’s 1957. They purchased the developed into the largest stud’ss founding cattle from agricultural event in the Sir Heaton Rhodes’ property country. If you take where at Otahuna. We still have we are now and continue to some of the original cattle diversify and embrace new lines in the stud today,” Mr technologies to develop the Fleming said. event, then the association The family farm is can’t help but roll forward,” Willowlea stud in Irwell, Mark Fleming Mr Fleming said. predominately a Red Poll He was welcomed as the incoming president and Angus Stud, but also involved with dairy through growing silage and providing grazing. at the association’s annual general meeting Mr Fleming has attended the Canterbury A&P held in March. Also announced were Richard Show since his youth, showing cattle with Parkes as senior vice president and Nicky his family, both locally and throughout New Hutchinson as junior vice president. In 2015 Zealand including Royal Shows in Waikato, Ms Hutchinson will become the first female president in the association’s 150-plus-year Invercargill and Feilding. He joined the Canterbury A&P Association history. This year’s Canterbury A&P Show will be general committee in 1998; he was chairman of the cattle committee for five years. He is held Wednesday to Friday November 13also chairman of beef breeds for the Royal 15 at Canterbury Agricultural Park. It is the Agricultural Society of NZ (RAS) and largest A&P Show in the country, attracting a RAS Central Districts councillor. As a 100,000-plus people, close to 7000 livestock qualified beef breeds judge, Mr Fleming has and feature competition entries, and 600 trade judged throughout New Zealand and has also exhibitors.

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“We know that the unprecedented drop in recorded in crime in 2011 was an anomaly as the result of the earthquakes,” he said. “So it’s not a surprise to see recorded crime levels starting to move back up. “Any increase in crime is disappointing, but it’s encouraging that the rise is relatively small - and that recorded offences are staying well below pre-earthquake levels across all the major crime categories.” Theft and related offences made up most of the recorded crime for 2012 at 31.17 per cent, followed by property damage-related offences (15.86 per cent), unlawful entry and burglary (13.23 per cent), public order offences (13.2 per cent) and acts intended to cause injury (8.82 per cent). Nine murders were recorded across the district in the 2012 year compared to four in 2011 and five in 2010. This is the highest level since 2007, when nine murders were also recorded.

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“We all know that business owners take more pride and responsibility when they have ‘skin in the game’ – I can categorically say that our salespeople (Franchise owners) are paid more than three times what most other agents in the industry are paid even though our salespeople provide their services at a lower price. This is because they work harder and have a greater buy in.” – Pero. So what significance does Belfast hold for Mike Pero? As it turns out Mike spent half his childhood

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Company launch bridges New Zealand skill gap CHRISTCHURCH-based company New Zealand Skills in Demand (NZSID) was officially launched recently. The company has placed numerous skilled migrants from the United Kingdom and Ireland into Auckland and Christchurch over the past 12 months. “It is immensely rewarding to provide New Zealand businesses with the highly skilled staff that they require, as well as helping our candidates’ dream of moving to New Zealand become a reality,” managing director Amy Carter said. “Skills in Demand is our response to the gap we saw over five years ago to New Zealand’s skills shortage. The Canterbury earthquakes increased our need, as will the inevitable building boom in Auckland. “Skilled and experienced labour across all sectors is essential to ensuring that New Zealand

can prosper.” The company has a permanent Kiwi team based in London and has a significant database of potential migrants. They are also assisting expats to find work back in New Zealand at the end of their overseas experience (OE). BNZ’s chief economist and speaker at the event Tony Alexander highlighted the importance of New Zealand companies needing highly skilled employees. “While New Zealand’s unemployment rate is above 6.5 per cent it is notable that low training and outflows of staff to other countries since 2008 have produced skills shortages very early in this economic cycle. “With growth set to accelerate soon to three per cent, businesses need to start planning for where their staff will come from and engaging with recruitment agencies for sourcing offshore Meeting needs: NZ Skills in Demand executive director Joel Gabites, left, Director Borey Chum, in particular,” Mr Alexander said. managing director Amy Carter and guest speaker BNZ Chief Economist Tony Alexander.

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SEVEN months after it was released in the United States, New Zealand audiences are finally getting to see The Perks of Being a Wallflower in cinemas. In 1992, Charlie (Logan Lerman) is beginning his freshman year of senior high school in Pittsburgh, with more than the normal high school things to worry about. He is recovering from a breakdown, and has some dark secrets he’s yet to come to terms with. But his year is transformed when he meets Sam (Emma Watson) and her step-brother Patrick (Ezra Miller). Despite the fact they are both seniors and about to graduate, the three of them find common ground and a way through the minefield leading towards adulthood. This might seem like just another coming-ofage story, with nothing very special or original to set it apart from the genre. Wrong. Almost everything about this story is unique, from its gentle and honest portrayal of growing up to its wonderful cast - it’s a winner. Perks’ success hinges on getting the chemistry and dynamics right between the film’s core cast - and they are without exception brilliant, with Miller emerging as a total scene-stealer. Perks also breaks another couple of long-held rules: that great novels do not necessarily translate well on to the big screen; and that authors do not necessarily make good screen writers and directors. Stephen Chbosky not only wrote the Beautiful music: Watch the Cecilian Singers’ concert Autumn Tones at Heaton Intermediate School bestselling novel on which this is based, but Performing Arts Centre in Heaton Street this Sunday. also wrote and directed the film, and his vision THE first subscription concert for 2013 concert is Anya Maksymova, a gifted pianist, is essential to its success. The story manages the performed by the highly regarded Cecilian who last year was awarded third prize at the Singers will take place this Sunday. The Kerikeri Piano Competition, and also the Dame concert, ‘Autumn Tones’, will include a Malvina Major Foundation scholarship. Anya selection of music concerned with the onset will be playing Scherzo No 4 in E major, Op KAPITI-based song and spoken word troupe of autumn, while exploring a range of musical 54 by Chopin.” Waiata and the Word and its offshoot rock band The concert will take place at the Heaton Raumati Straights will be performing at the periods and genres. “It is amazing that the season of autumn has Intermediate School Performing Arts Centre Wunderbar in Lyttelton this Saturday, April 6. inspired composers so much over the centuries,” in Heaton Street at 4pm on Sunday. Tickets It will be their second-to-last gig on an 11the Cecilian Singers’ music director, Rosemary waged $18 and unwaged $15 - can be purchased day South Island tour, which kicked off in St at the door or email cecilian.singers@paradise. Peter’s Hall, Paekakariki, on March 28. Allison, said. “We are delighted that our guest artist for this net.nz or phone 942 0953. Waiata and the Word’s musical styles range

difficult task of being nostalgic for a time that its intended audience does not remember, using an eclectic soundtrack drawn from the 70s and 80s. Perks is about the joy of discovering that one song which defines your identity. This is why it is set in the pre-internet era, when kids still made mix tapes for each other, and discovering great music seemed like opening up a new world. The top-notch script, soundtrack and cast combine to make this a film with a real emotional impact that will itself become a cult classic of the future.

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from jazz and rock to reggae and folk, with original songs by Troy Hunt (guitar, vocals), Phill Simmonds (mandolin, vocals), Sigrid Woolloff (guitar, vocals), Nigel Patterson (trumpet, clarinet, harmonica, tin whistle, vocals), Paul “Boggy” Bognuda (saxophone, base, spoken word), and poems by Lindsay Rabbitt (spoken word), anchored by Tim

Jaray (bass) and Luther Hunt (drums, guitar, vocals). “We did a small tour of the top of the South Island in 2010,” troupe member Lindsay Rabbitt said, “and our young drummer Luther Hunt (of Jomba fame) was sitting a college music exam and couldn’t make it. Now he’s studying at the New Zealand School of Music, and he’s been given leave with the blessings of his tutors, which we’re pleased about. As well as his obvious drumming skills, Luther is also a very talented singer/songwriter and guitarist. “Unfortunately, our mandolin player Phill Simmonds can’t make the tour due to work obligations, although he will be with us in spirit, as we will be performing his songs.”

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‘You must not become too friendly with them,’ she said. “They are not the same as us.’ ‘How?’ I asked. ‘How are they not the same?’ 1791: When seven-year-old Irish orphan Lavinia is transported to Virginia to work in the kitchen of a wealthy plantation owner, she is absorbed into the life of The Kitchen House and becomes part of the family of black slaves whose fates are tied to the plantation. But Lavinia’s skin will always set her apart, whether she wishes it or not. And as she grows older, she will be torn between the life that awaits her as a white woman and the people she knows as kin…

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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Pursuit Of Happiness and The Moment comes a From From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Pursuit Of Happiness and The Moment comes a poignant and profound American love story. Laura is in the throes of a midlife crisis. Her twenty year marriage has gone stale; her husband has become a stranger to her since losing his job eighteen months ago. So when she is invited to a conference in Boston, she jumps at the opportunity.

In the hotel lobby, she gets talking to Richard Coleman, an insurance salesman in his fifties. Initially, Laura writes him off as grey and uninspiring. But when a chance meeting brings them together again that evening, Laura begins to discover a smarter, more animated person beneath the salesman’s façade. It is this brief encounter, of two lonely people desperate for a connection, which forces Laura to reflect on her past and re-imagine her future. In the days that follow, she must make a huge choice – and face the consequences which are both delightful and terrifying.

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Coast to Coast entries up for next year THE 2014 Speight’s Coast to Coast is still 11 months away but entries for the 32nd edition of the 243-kilometre race across the South Island are almost 25 per cent ahead of this time last year, according to race director Robin Judkins. Race numbers had fallen off following the Christchurch earthquakes and continuing recession; however, Judkins believed this month’s improved figures showed the event and region were on the road to recovery. “It’s understandable,” he said. “The earthquakes of the past 18 months have been the biggest social and economic impact in the Canterbury region since World War II. “Prior to 2011, Canterbury participants always made up more than 34 per cent of total entries

but since then they have dropped to almost 25 per cent. But 2013 was a significantly better entry and we had a really good event, which always augurs well for the year ahead.” Indeed, entries in 2013 climbed back to 625 people from 21 countries and entries thus far for 2014 are indicating Cantabrians will be close to one-third of total entries again. Of the early bird entries received by Thursday last week, 15 were from Canterbury, 29 were from overseas and the total number was 24 percent ahead of this time last year. “Those entries don’t include a contingent from Great Britain’s Coldstream Guards who informed me this week that they’ll be competing in 2014,” Judkins added.

“If the Coldstream Guards turn up it’ll solve our security problems for Pippa Middleton,” he joked, referring to the Speight’s Coast to Coast’s “Pippa-Gate” incident this year when the royal-by-marriage said on a blog that she was keen to take on the race. “It was incredible the amount of interest we received surrounding Pippa,” Judkins said. “Obviously she didn’t turn up, but we’ll certainly be making enquiries to see if she is keen for the Speight’s Coast to Coast in Will he be back? Eventual winner Braden Currie 2014.” in action during this year’s event.

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The importance of being aware I’ll be honest. At times I really wonder what topic to write about. It’s a matter of finding something topical - once I find something, the writing is the easy part. This week I racked my brain, came up with some pseudo topics like a confidence-lacking teenager clasping for conversation starters at their grandmother’s 90th. Then on my commute home it all became crystal clear after seeing another near-miss on the cyclist versus car front. Now here’s a topic subject for opinion. I have a tendency for ‘sitting on the fence’, preferring to limit my enemies. But for this column, as I see it, it is a privilege to express (as objectively as possible) an opinion, to educate and create awareness. When I’m a driver I find it bloody hard to see you, the cyclist. When I’m cyclist, as I am on a regular basis, I age significantly from abnormal stress levels as a result of near catastrophic

collisions. Wouldn’t it be beautiful if all cyclists drove a car once in a while and, at a minimum, all drivers were trained in cyclist-awareness? Then my statements would be consigned to history, no longer topical column headers. Well, we all as individuals can make a difference. The very next time you get behind the steering wheel, remember to more vigilantly scan for moving two-wheeled objects on your inside before turning left; and slow before executing a furtive right turn in between backed-up traffic as you might cross the path of an oncoming cyclist (in the cycle lane). And cyclists, the very next time you get on your ‘velo’, anticipate the dangers mentioned above where motorists are under the pressure of split-second decision-making and may not see you. In addition, anticipate that you are not as visible as you think you might be. Keep safe out there.

FOR a very long time the International Cricket Council’s board meetings were seen as an opportunity for the ‘old boys’ to meet in the Long Room at Lords and sip their gin and tonics and chat about the ‘good old days’. All that has changed and the members have been forced to deal with the vexed questions polluting the modern game such as match fixing, drug taking and biased umpiring decisions. In the main they have achieved spectacular results and the game is probably the least corrupt it has ever been. The result though has seen the balance of power swing wildly from the power base having been the traditional Commonwealth countries to the cricket mad, cash rich nation of India and holding the game to ransom. The use of technology has been a huge advance for the game. It was never invented to undermine the power of umpires but to finally get decisions right. With so much riding on players’ performances in the modern game by way of entry into the Indian Premier League (IPL) and huge contracts being waved in front of the players this Umpires Decision Review System (DRS) made for an even playing field.

The stumbling block to its global introduction has of course been India. They have refused to embrace its introduction and it appears that the ICC is powerless to bring India into line. Why is this? Simply it is the power of the money that they are able to generate for their sacred, national game. The game continues to require huge sums of money to pour in to finance its worldwide expansion but should it be to the decrement of having the most sophisticated equipment being used right across the board? The latest tour by England has proved the worth of the decision review system. The players now have the right to call on the technology if they feel a wrong decision has been made. The result is that if upon checking ‘upstairs’, the decision is proved to have been correct or it is overturned then that is the end of the matter and the game goes on. We can all think of many unpleasant tours to this country where players’ behaviour on the pitch soured the entire tour – there have been some shocking scenes. Deal to India right now ICC, I say, and carry out the job you’re appointed to do.

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Whether planting in the garden or a pot, choose a spot in full sun. Spinach will grow in shady spots but doesn’t flourish quite the same as it does in full sun. Prepare the soil prior to planting by adding sheep pellets, well-rotted compost and Saturaid if soils are dry. Continuous sowings and plantings will ensure year-round harvest, although the cooler months seem to suit it best as it tends to bolt and run to seed in hot humid conditions. Plant seedlings 30cm apart in rows in the garden where space is available. In planter bags or pots, spinach can be planted a little closer but keep a watchful eye out for mildew and slugs. Consider mixing it with parsley, coriander, rocket or mizuna. Or for something floral, add pansies, violas and stocks to the plantings.

For something a little different, try strawberry spinach. Both the leaves and the berries can be eaten.

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For something a little different, look out for strawberry spinach (Chenopodium foliosum). It is grown for both its edible leaves and red, strawberry-like fruits. The leaves have a similar taste to spinach but look better than they taste. It is usually only available as a seed line.

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AN event to celebrate life in Avonside and give people who have had to leave the area, due to the earthquakes, a proper farewell was held on Sunday at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Avonside. It was attended by about 200 people and was organised by Holy Trinity Anglican Church Bishop’s warden Rosalyn Deane, who said it was a privilege to be able to display the collection of images from the community of people that have lived in Avonside from the 1850s until before the earthquakes. A thanksgiving service was held at 2pm on Sunday. Bishop Victoria Matthews was present to bless people into their new communities. Mrs Deane said they had dissipated into other areas without having a formal goodbye.

“It is a way for people to come together to celebrate life in Avonside and how Avonside has contributed to us as people,” Mrs Deane said. There was a chalk board for people to say why they love Avonside and a book where people wrote their stories about life in Avonside. “We’ve all got stories and positive memories of this place,” Mrs Deane said. “It’s shaped who we are and what we value as people. When we move we look back at our memories, we value what has been given to us. We look for those positive things again and take those with us and look for that wherever we go; people do seek that again. Sunday is about being thankful for that and being thankful for the place we live. “It was what people needed going forwards.

We were so pleased we were able to provide that for our community.” The exhibition was a result of partnership between Cera, The Department of Corrections and the Holy Trinity Anglican Church. Offenders completing community work sentences erected the photographic panels and the Christchurch City Council funded the exhibition. Mrs Deane said the help to get the display was “absolutely incredible”. “Our church and community worked together. We couldn’t have done it without the Christchurch City Council, Cera, Corrections and the people in Avonside.” The display will be open until at least the end of April and will then be put up for display elsewhere in the community.

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Chris English resigns BOARD member for the Shirley-Papanui community board Chris English has resigned to concentrate on his new position as the Timaru District Council’s new regulatory services manager. Chairperson of the board Chris Mene said the board accepted his decision. “It was a difficult decision for him; we respect him for making that decision.” The board will be discussing whether they will remain as six members or get someone to replace him. Mr English began working at the Timaru District Council in July last year but kept attending community board meetings, which he hoped

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“The shelving, furniture and computer equipment from Linwood Mini Library will be used in the new facility. Staff will also need time to set up the 50,000-item collection that was previously at the Linwood Library in Cranley Street. “Linwood Mini Library has been a lifeline for many of our customers since it opened last year. Although the small space has been challenging, staff have really enjoyed the increased interaction with customers and are looking forward to building on these relationships at our new library. “We appreciate our customers’ understanding while we make the transition to the much larger facility at Eastgate Shopping Centre,” Mrs Robertson said. The new library at Eastgate will open from Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm and on Saturdays from 10am to 4pm. Until it opens, the closest alternative libraries are South Library, 66 Colombo Street, and Central Library Tuam, 121 Tuam Street.

Crime remains below pre-earthquake levels CRIME recorded in the Canterbury Police District has stayed well below pre-earthquake levels, despite a moderate increase in total crime during last year. Crime figures released this week show a total of 42,796 offences were recorded in Canterbury for the year 2012, compared to 40,540 in 2011 an increase of 5.6 pe rcent. However, the total for 2012 was 17.9 per cent lower than the 52,119 offences recorded in 2010. The 2012 results follow a significant drop in recorded crime during the previous year, which saw recorded crime fall by 22.2 per cent from 2010 to 2011 in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes. Canterbury Police District Commander Superintendent Gary Knowles said the 2012 increase was not unexpected and was in line with forecasts, which indicated crime would gradually trend back towards historic levels following the earthquakes.

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Market day: Hadas Livne demonstrates her entrepreneurial acumen at the Children’s Food Festival held at Riccarton House during Easter weekend. Hadas, who did a brisk trade in fresh herbs and produce, was one of the many stall holders and junior cooking enthusiasts who took part in the twoday event. Held alongside the Christchurch Farmer’s Market, the festival provided children with an opportunity to learn about food through cooking classes, and to be able sell their creations to the public. Photo: Gilbert Wealleans

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THE Paparoa Street School community has demonstrated how a community can band together when the time is tough. Five-year-old pupil Paparoa Street School Maddy has been diagnosed with a brain tumour and, while she has had surgery to remove it, the family has a long road ahead of them while she receives precautionary chemotherapy. The school and Papanui community have been generous, leaving the family hot cooked meals every night at their doorstep, bringing toys, books, presents and hugs to Maddy and

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ST BEDE’S College student Luke Jackson will be heading to Spain with the New Zealand junior taekwondo team in October to take part in the ITF World Championships. Luke, 16, said he was looking forward to the experience. “I don’t really have anything to uphold like a previous medal since it is my first time, so making it past the first round would be a pretty big achievement really,” he said. Luke spent around 13 hours every week on taekwondo and gym strengthening sessions. “With training and school and everything else it gets pretty busy.” He had been practising taekwondo since the age of six.

“I wanted to do some kind of martial art because I saw cartoons and programmes on TV with Jackie Chan and whatnot, so mum and dad were looking around for martial arts things [for me] and one [advert] pops up in the newspaper.” There were many things he liked about taekwondo. “Just how you can get better and there are different aspects to it, so it’s not boring. The people, the places it takes you. Fitness - you get quite fit from it.” Luke has several tournaments to take part in before heading to Spain, including one in Brisbane in a few weeks’ time and the national championships in Auckland in June.

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Ugly: Residents are angry about the large billboards that have been put up on vacant land on the corner of Main North Road and Harewood Road. One has a PAK’ n SAVE advertisement but

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People encouraged to give marathon a go CHRISTCHURCH City Council is encouraging people of all abilities to try out the Christchurch Airport Marathon course on Sunday, June 2. Council Recreation and Sports Unit manager John Filsell said this year was all about getting new people to give it a go. “This is an event for everyone; whether you are a hard-core runner, building up to do a full marathon course, enjoy walking with friends or children wanting to get involved in a fun event. “The course around the Christchurch Airport is scenic, very flat and fast. But if a full marathon isn’t for you, then there are other options.

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