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Back to basics Grow your own: New Zealand’s gardener of the year Jade Temepara showcases her vegetable garden Digging the Future at the Ellerslie International Flower Show which opened yesterday. The Ashburton designer created her garden with $100 to support a family of four. For more on Ellerslie see pages 2, 20 and 21. Photo: Gilbert Wealleans

Ready to go another round Calling for change: Ilam and Upper Riccarton Residents’ Association chairperson Jane Tyler-Gordon has put a lot of time into anti-alcohol campaigns in her community. She’s one of those having to do it all again, when the Christchurch City Council consults on its Local Alcohol Policy in the New Year. She is pictured outside a new liquor outlet which is being established on the corner of Yaldhurst and Avonhead roads. Photo: Samantha Early

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A CHRISTCHURCH residents group which has fought hard to due to open early next year. Construction on the site has already alcohol industry, which is very well-heeled, will be right in there, right from the word go, lobbying and working out the best address alcohol-related problems in its neighbourhood is among begun. Gina McKenzie She said the new legislation would put a huge strain on way of delaying anything because the status quo is what really those preparing to go another round, with new laws requiring “Something that seems insignificant be very even in those areas with large sections of empty COMMUNITY action could help solve a spate two of the properties people were asleep inside local councils to consult with their communities about the sale communities where energy and expertise was required to fight benefits them.” important so I would encourage people in the houses. of eastern suburbs arson attacks, according to their houses at the time. However, Justice Minister Judith Collins said the new laws, big business interests. and supply of alcohol. “If someone calls the fire service we will aim The residents escaped uninjured but the area to report anything suspicious.” Fire Service Christchurch area commander Jon “Our community was prepared to speak up but it is easy to which will come in to force in stages, would bring lasting change The alcohol reform legislation passed its final reading in Overgrown vegetation and abandoned houses to be there within six minutes so we are still escalation in the arson attacks had alarmed Mr Graham. become dispirited when the Government openly flies in the face to the country’s drinking culture. Parliament on December 11. in the eastern suburbs provided fuel for arson very much a part of eastern Christchurch.” The series of arson attacks over the past three Graham. “For the first time in more than two decades Parliament has The changes included giving local communities, through of all the expert advice. Mr Graham said the fire service was still “We’re very concerned that these attacks are attacks and Mr Graham said residents needed to weekends razed the landmark 52-year-old “I think they just didn’t have the strength, to do it and go acted to restrict, rather than relax, our drinking laws.” councils, a say on things like trading hours and the location of carrying out an ongoing investigation into the Leander Building at Kerrs Reach in Avonside creeping into properties while residents are monitor vegetation growth. The Christchurch City Council’s planning committee liquor outlets. Liquor licences would also be made harder to get against the business. Nobody was prepared to say no and yet “People need to be aware that even if they arson attacks in conjunction with the police. Drive and damaged Aranui High School, asleep. they are prepared to accept all the related costs on health and the chairperson Sue Wells said the council looked forward to drafting and easier to lose. “We are analysing the scenes of the fires and don’t live in their house anymore if they still “It’s gone too far and needs to be stopped.” Avondale Primary and Aranui Kids First its Local Alcohol Policy and consulting the community about it, Ilam and Upper Riccarton Residents’ Association chairperson damage that is done from the abuse of alcohol.” Mr Graham hoped Wainoni and Avonside own the property they are responsible for the results will contribute to the investigation.” Kindergarten. National Addiction Centre director Professor Doug Sellman now the law had been passed. Jane Tyler-Gordon said the law did not go far enough and it If anyone has any information regarding the The attacks stepped up a notch at the weekend residents would be able to provide further keeping vegetation under control. Strategic Policy Unit manager Alan Bywater said council would now be left to residents to lobby their councils, which said new laws did not contain any substantial reforms and did “If the property is owned by Cera then the arson attacks or has noticed any suspicious with seven fires lit in the early hours of Saturday information. staff members have already been carrying out background work nothing to address the commercialisation of alcohol. were now working on their Local Alcohol Policies. activity in the Wainoni, Aranui or Avonside “People are our eyes and ears and even a council will take care of the vegetation.” morning in Aldershot and Portsmouth streets Prof Sellman said it showed a lack of leadership by the with key stakeholders, such as the Medical Officer of Health, Ms Tyler-Gordon spent many hours helping lead a campaign Mr Graham said the fire service still had a areas please contact the Christchurch central small detail such as seeing an unfamiliar person and Ben Rarere Avenue in Aranui. against a new Henry’s liquor outlet being established on the government by leaving it up to communities to take on the the Police and Hospitality New Zealand, along with randomly very active presence in the eastern suburbs, police on 363 7400. Four of the fires were lit at properties and at in their street could provide a breakthrough. surveying more than 4000 residents to get their views on alcohol alcohol industry. corner of Yaldhurst and Avonhead roads. “It’s going to be an enormous amount of hard work and the in the community. The store’s liquor licence was issued in April and the store was

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“Meeting and greeting friends and relations. My sister Maureen is visiting from the United Kingdom, and my daughter Linda is home after teaching English in Egypt.”

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APRIL 30 is no longer deadline day for hundreds of Christchurch red zoners after their date for final settlement with the Government was extended by three months. Instead, they will now have until July 31, 2013 to leave their homes. The extension applies to all red zone property owners yet to settle with the Crown, who had been required to leave their houses by April 30. North New Brighton resident Malcolm Harris said the decision was a “god send” although he questioned why the call couldn’t have been made earlier. He and his wife Michelle had purchased land earlier in the year; however, the title, which was supposed to be ready in August, had been delayed and was unlikely to be ready until at least February. The build time had also been extended from 18 to 24 weeks and work could not begin until they had the title. With the April deadline looming, it was likely they would have had to find accommodation in a crowded market with many other red zoners in a similar situation. An earlier decision on the matter could have saved them stress. “It’s not like we’ve been holding the process up, we’ve done everything that we were supposed to do. We went and bought land and engaged the builder and so on and so forth, but

it’s beyond our control the delays that have happened.” The new timeline was a big relief. “We can now put the pressure back on the developer to get the title through and the builder to get the build done knowing that we’ve got until the end of July now to get out, which will hopefully give us enough time to get the place built without having to shift twice,” Mr Harris said. The decision was also welcomed by Richmond resident, Gay Averis. “For me, it will take the Pressure’s off: Richmond resident Gay Averis welcomes the extension pressure off. It will give me but has concerns about rising property prices. longer to find a place. I won’t feel that I need to rush in and the additional three months, the prices are take the first thing available. I have certainly going to go up. I’ve been looking for about felt that I needed to find something because so three months and I’ve put in three offers, but many people are looking.” I’ve missed out every time for various reasons. However, while she was pleased about the “Now with the extension I feel there’s not the extension, she was concerned about rising same urgency to get something before Christmas property prices. or early in the New Year. I can relax a bit, but “My only worry is that while it’s great I will still be concerned about prices. I’ve still having only got the same amount of money.”

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Time to get training MAINLAND Media and CTV are getting in to training for the Mitre 10 Mega – A Run to Remember being held on February 23, 2013. The 12 kilometre run and walk on the Port Hills was organised as an opportunity for people to reflect on what the Canterbury region has been through

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Christmas wonder: Finn, aged three, was among the thousands of people to take a look through the Christmas Grotto Experience at Spreydon Baptist Church. As of 4pm Monday, 15,530 people had been through the colourful series of displays, which have been open

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ELEVEN schools in Christchurch’s eastern suburbs will receive portable ICT equipment plus literacy and numeracy software to enhance pupils’ learning. The Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust announced $410,000 worth of grants for the equipment for Aranui Primary, Central New Brighton, St James, Freeville, New Brighton Catholic, Parkview, South New Brighton, North New Brighton, Wainoni, Burwood and Avondale schools. The equipment will be available to the schools the first week of term one next year. Central New Brighton School principal Toni Burnside said she was happy the school would be receiving the equipment, which they could put towards preparing their seniors for high school as many did not have computers at home. “We are really excited to have the opportunity to get it for our children,” she said.

THE South Brighton Community Centre is to be demolished. The hall sustained damage from the September 2010 earthquake but the February 2011 earthquake caused significant further structural and superficial damage. Burwood-Pegasus councillor Glenn Livingstone said the facility was uneconomic to repair. “It was agreed to demolish it but that’s not necessarily a bad thing as it is in a bad state,” he said. The community centre is not operating so community activities have been held in the church and upstairs at the South Brighton Surf Club. Burwood-Pegasus Community Board chairperson Linda Stewart said the community centre needed to be rebuilt as the current facilities were not ideal.

“We do need atmosphere and community, there’s no doubt about that,” she said. The community centre was originally on the list of 30 facilities across the city and Banks Peninsula that the Christchurch City Council agreed should be prioritised for funding, further investigation and, where possible, repairs, but it was an administrative error as the council did not realise it was going to be demolished. The community centre was insured for just over $1 million. The hall sits over the South New Brighton School boundary so any future decisions must take the school into account. There is no time frame for when a decision about its rebuild will be made. A decision to demolish Sumner library has also been made.

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CENTRAL city property owners forced to give up their land to the Crown are being offered, in some cases, half the value of independent valuations in a process they’re scorning as inequitable and secretive. City Owners Rebuild Entity chairman Ernest Duval said the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) was presenting landowners with figures well below their own individual valuations and refusing to release valuation reports. The government is acquiring more than 800 properties within the four avenues to make way for 12 key anchor projects in the central city blueprint, released in July. Mr Duval knew of one property owner who engaged three international highly credible valuation firms, which did not consult each other, to value the same property. “They were all within cooee of each other, within $50 to $100 a square metre. The Cera figure was a little over half that figure. Obviously something’s not quite clicking.” The Crown contracts Colliers International and Telfer Young to carry out its valuations. The Christchurch Central Development Unit (CCDU) said it was not unusual for valuations to vary, and a key purpose of negotiation was to discuss the differences and to try to reach

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GRUELLING 100-hour working weeks have paid off for Rebuild Christchurch founder Deon Swiggs after he was named top overall business student at Canterbury Polytechnic Institute of Technology’s (CPIT) prize giving last week. Mr Swiggs, who launched Rebuild Christchurch as a volunteer organisation in the wake of the February 2011 earthquake, said he was completely surprised and humbled by the award. “To be honest I didn’t even know about the awards and was shocked when I flicked through the book and saw my name listed next to the award.” Mr Swiggs said when he started his degree in applied management in sales and marketing two days before the February 2011 earthquake, he could never have foreseen the path he would end up taking in order to graduate. “It was just chaos in the beginning but then things started to come together and I could see an opportunity to give something back and help the people of Christchurch while still managing to study. “I would work during the day and then study at night so I really haven’t had much sleep or time to relax but there is so much to be done so I am happy to be investing my time in something positive for the future of the city.” At a time when many young people decided to leave Christchurch, 26-year-old Mr Swiggs said he decided to create his own opportunities. “To be honest most of my friends have left and sometimes that can be hard but I started Rebuild Christchurch and I wasn’t going to give up on it.” CPIT allowed Mr Swiggs to fast-track his studies so he could complete a post-graduate diploma in innovation and entrepreneurship at the same time as his bachelor’s degree. The work he was doing through Rebuild Christchurch provided the perfect testing ground for his case studies and gave him realistic situations for his post-graduate thesis. “It gave me the chance to turn the bookwork on its head and see how these studies could be used in real life.

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Call for insurance system overhaul Two years after earthquakes wrecked their homes, many Christchurch residents are still waiting for insurance payouts. Could a ‘beefed-up EQC’ stop this from happening again? One woman believes so. Tom Doudney reports… “There is a really big ideological misfit LIKE many homeowners, the experience of the Christchurch earthquakes left Sarah Miles with between private insurers whose sole focus is a sense that the insurance company which was profit and shareholders and the recovery of the supposed to protect her had failed her miserably community post-disaster,” she says. “You can’t have your eye on profit on one hand in her time of greatest need. The former investment banking lawyer and sorting out a devastated community on the and psychotherapist has not been idle with other, they just don’t fit well together.” She argues private insurance for New Zealand her discontent. She has written a book, The Christchurch Fiasco and the Insurance property owners should be eliminated and Aftershock: Its implications for New Zealand replaced with a solely public system centred on and Beyond, which analyses the failure of the an improved EQC model. Instead of paying premiums to private insurance industry in Christchurch and makes a case for the abolition of private insurance for insurance companies, premiums would be property in New Zealand and its replacement tagged to the capital value of the owner’s property through a rating system and with a new and improved Earthquake those premiums would go directly Commission (EQC) model. into an EQC fund. Ms Miles, whose own claim on her “I think it’s absolutely a damaged green-zoned home remains viable system; at the moment unresolved, is scathing of insurance we take in $4.1 billion in companies for failing to deliver on insurance premiums on an their side of the insurance bargain. annual basis and based on my The list of accusations levelled calculations about $2.1 billion at companies in her book includes of those relate to property. “refusing to pay market prices for “If that $2.1 billion was going homes and replacement of contents, into a fund year in, year out, use of ‘low-pitched’ computer it wouldn’t take long programs to cut payouts, before we had a really changes of policy powerful, solid fund coverage with no with which to protect clear explanation, the citizens’ assets ignoring or altering and as the fund grows engineering of course, your need reports and for reinsurance sometimes asking diminishes so the their adjusters to amount of money slow down claim you’re spending on progress or [lying] reinsurance coverage to customers”. Author: Sarah Miles

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“Singing lifts our spirits and our mood We come to maintain and improve Building confidence in speech, are our goals to reach. Pitch, tone and volume we exude.” THESE are some of the words sung by the Cantabrainers, a choir for people with neurological conditions, which has celebrated its first year with a Christmas concert. The choir was started in February by Therapy Professionals Limited, inspired by a similar group in Auckland called the Celebration Choir. It incorporates people who have had conditions like strokes, Parkinson’s disease or multiple sclerosis, which can affect their speaking. Therapy Professionals managing director Shonagh O’Hagan said music could help them find their voice again. “Most say their confidence has improved and they’re going out and doing things they were not doing before.” The choir is run by music therapist Kimberley Jones and speech language therapist Susan McDonald. Ms O’Hagan said last Wednesday’s concert, held at Hohepa Canterbury’s hall in Barrington Street and supported by Creative New Zealand,

was a great success. The Community Noticeboard is for non profit groups or organisations. Items “It was very moving; we had some people submitted must include a phone number and any associated costs and who were in tears. The songs were arranged Harmony: The Cantabrainers Choir must not be more than 50 words. This is a free service from Mainland Press which reserves the right to edit submissions or to withhold items from and they developed a story to go with it. It publication if they do not fit the criteria, or due to space constraints. Photo: Shonagh O’Hagan was all about somebody with a neurological condition and the shock of finding you have a disability and working your way to accepting that and accepting you are a changed you.” She said some of the songs were parodies developed by choir members, while others sang solo parts or played the piano. About 45 people were part of the choir with Discover the magic of a harbour lifestyle. between 25 and 30 turning out to each weekly A wonderful selection of both homes and sections in the harbour. rehearsal. Members ranged in age from 40s to 90s. - Warmer year round climate - Outdoor pursuits and activities Choir sessions are run out of the Mary Potter Great lifestyle for children - Friendly community Community Centre and resume for 2013 in - Excellent primary schools - Stunning harbour views February. Ms O’Hagan said anyone who may benefit from joining the choir could make enquiries with the Therapy Professionals Limited office on 377 5280.

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A man of many parts Newton Dodge has, by any measure, led a full and rewarding life. Now 71, the general manager of Ferrymead Historic Park has been a businessman, a city councillor and a committed community worker, often all at the same time. He talks to Christine de Felice about his life and what gives him the greatest satisfaction. THE name Newton Dodge Blinds was widely known around Christchurch during Newton Dodge’s 45 years in business, as it was during the 27 years he spent as a Christchurch city councillor, finishing there in 1998. He enjoyed his time on the council, he says, but is pleased to now be on the outside looking in. In addition to his business and council activities, Newton has devoted many hours of his life over the years to voluntary community work. “I’ve helped quite a few groups, charitable groups, with their accounting and office work,” he says. Ten years ago, Ferrymead Historic Park was looking for someone to help on a voluntary basis with its accounting and to computerise its administration. Newton took on the role, initially for two afternoons a week. “That grew into a paid part-time position. Then three and a half years ago, when the general manager, Maureen Power, left, I helped out for a short time until someone was appointed permanently.” No-one else was, so Newton officially took on the role. He says he has always had an interest in things historic, and the heritage of New Zealand, an interest he believes becomes stronger for many people as they get older. “I don’t have anything to do with the actual running of the various activities, though. There are 19 different societies at Ferrymead running the trains, trams, buses, planes and so on. I administer the people using the park. My job is to see that

the paying visitors have an enjoyable experience by making sure that everything is clean and tidy and that things are running smoothly. With my previous work and community experience, this is the ideal situation for me.” His grandchildren have a different idea about his role, however. According to them, “Granddad runs the trains”. School groups are regular visitors to the park. “The park has gained a contract from the Ministry of Education to run education programmes for children,” Newton says. “The children learn about how things were done and what the lives of people were like in days gone by. While they’re here they dress up in period costumes from the 1920s, and they really enjoy it.” Children, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, have always been an important part of Newton’s life. For many years he and a team of willing helpers have run holiday camps where children can experience things that may not otherwise be available to them. “Something as simple as jumping on a trampoline could be completely new for some kids. They also learnt things like cooking a meal, which they might not have done at home.” Another significant aspect of Newton’s life is his Japanese connection, which has culminated in his being awarded the Order of the Rising Sun – Gold and Silver Rays by the Japanese government, which he received on December 7 at the Japanese Embassy in Wellington.

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On song: Two of the world’s top barbershop groups the Ringmasters, left, and The Musical Island Boys, will perform at the Voices for Christmas concert in Christchurch on Saturday night. Photos: Shawn York

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Samantha Early samantha@mainlandpress.co.nz 39 Ballarat Way, A FORTUNATE fluke has led to two of the Wigram, Christchurch world’s best barbershop quartets performing Ph. 366 3733 | www.bowdentrent.co.nz E: glass@bowdentrent.co.nz a one-off show together in Christchurch just P: 366 3733 • www.bowdentrent.co.nz before Christmas. The 2012 Barbershop Harmony Society’s first BUY TICKETS AT place champions, the HOYTS.CO.NZ Ringmasters, from Sweden, • NO COMPLIMENTARIES and silver medallists The RICCARTON (0508 446 987) NORTHLANDS (0508 446 987) Musical Island Boys from Wellington are joining (3D) THE HOBBIT: together in Christchurch on AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY• (M) (3D-HIGH FRAME RATE) THE HOBBIT: Thu-Sun 12:30, 4:00, 7:30PM Saturday, December 22, in an AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY• (M) Mon 11:00, 2:30, 6:00PM T 2:30, 6:00, 9:30PM Wed 12:30, 4:00, 7:30PM F -S 11:00, 2:30, 6:00, 9:30PM a cappella event called Voices S 2:30, 6:00, 9:30PM, M 12:00, 3:30, 7:00PM (3D) WRECK IT RALPH• (PG) W 11:00, 2:30, 6:00, 9:30PM ADVANCE SCREENINGS (FRI-SUN) for Christmas. Fri-Sun 10:20, 1:00, 6:50PM Wed 9:30, 11:50, 2:10, 4:20PM The event is presented by (3D-HIGH FRAME RATE) THE HOBBIT: (3D) THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY• (M) AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY• (M) T 12:00, 3:30, 7:00PM the Canterbury Plainsmen, F -S 12:30, 7:30PM, S 12:45, 7:45PM Thu-Sun 10:30, 2:00, 5:30, 9:00PM M 10:00, 1:30, 5:00PM, W 12:30, 7:30PM Mon 12:00, 3:20, 6:50PM who will also be a supporting (3D) WRECK IT RALPH• (PG) Wed 10:30, 2:00, 5:30, 9:00PM ADVANCE SCREENINGS (FRI-SUN) act. BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD• (M) F -S 10:00, 12:20, 2:50, 5:30PM NZ

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to share the barbershop style of music with the community and perhaps change common perceptions that it was for older men wearing funny hats. “The average age of the two headline groups is 24, so they are quite young.” He said a cappella music was gaining in popularity with young people in other New Zealand cities and they were trying to kick-start it here in Christchurch. The Voices for Christmas concert will be held at the Aurora Centre, Burnside High School on Saturday, December 22, at 7.30pm. Further information and details of how to obtain tickets are on the Voices for Christmas event page on Facebook or by searching Voices for Christmas online at premier.ticketek.co.nz.

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Other supporting acts include the Christchurch City Chorus, the Vocal Network, Men Aloud and Aftershock. Canterbury Plainsmen musical director Edward Dempsey said the event came together by fluke and it was like all their Christmases had come at once. “The group from Sweden have been on a cruise ship since July and final stop was in Brisbane and the Musical Island Boys arranged for them to fly and do concerts in the North Island. I knew we had to be in on this.” He said every group would perform some Christmas songs but there would be a wide variety of other songs as well. “It’s really a once in a lifetime opportunity to have these two groups of this level at the same place at the same time in Christchurch.” Mr Dempsey said it was an opportunity

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CANTERBURY batsman Dean Brownlie is relishing being back in the Black Caps squad for the current South African tour, after sitting out the recent series in Sri Lanka. Brownlie is not part of the Twenty20 side, which has its first game tomorrow, but will join the squad for the two-test series which begins on January 2. His recall comes after he was dropped following a poor showing in the Black Caps’ disastrous mid-year tour of West Indies. However, in October he spent two weeks in India working on his technique in low, slow and spin-friendly conditions. During that time he put in around six hours of batting a day and Brownlie said the sessions had helped him make improvements. “Little things like staying a bit lower and being in a better position to a slow low wicket,” he said. “It’s quite hard when there’s not good pace on the ball so it’s just being in a good position where you can generate your own pace.

“Some of the technical changes I’ve made have hopefully made me a better player in all conditions and I think going over to South Africa, I’ll be able to use some of those things.” Brownlie was aware that coming back against the world’s number one ranked side on their home turf would be a tough assignment but was hopeful of making a good contribution if selected in the playing XI. “In their bowling and batting they’ve got so much depth and [there’s] two or three of the world’s best bowlers in their side as well so there’s not too much of a weakness there that we can see but hopefully if we play our best cricket then no doubt we can give them a run for their money.” Brownlie said there was always something to work on as an international batsman. “If you feel like you’ve nailed it you’ll be quickly of the realisation that you haven’t,” he said. “There are always people around the world inventing new ways of bowling or new balls that you’ve got to be ready for, so it’s tough.”

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Successful year: After the giddy heights of 2011 that saw rally driver Hayden Paddon create motorsport history when he became the first person in the Southern Hemisphere to ever win the FIA Production World Rally Championship, 2012 has been a roller coaster ride for Paddon’s team. Despite a good start to the season the second half proved quite challenging. His last race of the year saw some positive results, winning five stages in the Rally de Espana. Paddon, 25, is back in New Zealand to re-group including the fundraising that is needed before another busy year ahead. Paddon says he has learnt a lot this season and he is keen to build on the experiences and put together a good programme for next year’s tilt at another world title. Photo: CTV News

Grants to fix Christchurch, Lincoln netball courts WHEN the new netball season opens in April 2013 there will be 12 additional courts to safely play on in Christchurch and Lincoln, repaired to outdoor playing specifications using $436,500 from the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal. Repairs on the six most earthquakedamaged outdoor courts at the Selwyn Netball Centre in Lincoln started on Monday. Repairs on six courts at Christchurch Netball Centre in Hagley Park will be carried

out next year. Netball’s popularity in Canterbury has not waned despite the earthquakes and with this grant the Christchurch and Selwyn Netball Centres will be able to provide their 7000 players with more competition-level courts to meet demand. As these outdoor netball courts were located on public land, unable to be fully fenced, they therefore could not be insured.

THURSDAY December 20 2012

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Cantabs feature in series win THE Black Sticks women finished off their unbeaten five-match hockey series against India with a 4-1 victory in Wellington on Friday night. The New Zealand side, which featured five new players from the provincial Canterbury Cats team, took the series with four wins and

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Teenager pips Olympians for award TEENAGE mountain biker Anton Cooper beat out cycling’s Olympians to be named 2012 BikeNZ People’s Choice Award winner last week, as voted by the New Zealand public. The 18-year-old from North Canterbury made history earlier this year when he became the first ever UCI cross-country mountain bike world champion in any age group from New Zealand. This performance shot Cooper into the limelight and earned him the title of ‘people’s champion’ ahead of Olympic medallists Sarah Walker and Simon van Velthooven. “It’s pretty cool, I guess, being voted by the public reflects both sporting ability and also indicates what sort of person you are as well. It’s a pretty cool acknowledgement and a great honour,” Cooper said. “I think the public is often the truest voting system, rather than a panel of four or five people, so to be recognised by the New Zealand public is really cool.” It wasn’t all bad for the Olympic cyclists,

however, as they snapped up seven of the eight 2012 BikeNZ Rider of the Year awards. Cooper also won the male mountain bike rider of the year award. He will have his awards formally presented at the Mountain Bike National Championships in Rotorua in February. After a phenomenal 2012, 2013 will bring new mountains for Cooper to climb. He has just signed a two-year deal with international mountain bike team Cannondale Factory Racing, after his previous team, Trek World Racing, decided to forgo their crosscountry commitments to focus solely on gravity [downhill] racing. He will be based in Germany for five months each year during the New Zealand winter, racing UCI cross country world cups across Europe and in North America. As well as changing team, he is also changing age bracket, moving up from under 19 to under 23 category.

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Put your thinking cap on these holidays AS we head into the festive season it also signals the round of barbeques and a couple of quiets with mates. Invariably the talk turns to sport and obscure questions, such as, who played in which game? What was the score in such and such a match? I must admit as I get older I find it’s a lot easier to recall teams and results from sporting fixtures three decades ago than the year just gone. The holiday season also coincides with the naming of the nominations for the annual Halberg Awards which are dished out in February each year. People I mix with have very strong views and an argument can be put up that it is really unfair to put one sport up against another. Another argument is that the major national sports always get the recognition while the smaller sports struggle to get a foot in the door. This year’s sporting achievements will always be judged alongside Olympic performances, a fact that occurs every four years. Of course there is an argument for this because it is a long held belief that the Olympic Games

are the pinnacle of sporting achievement. Sure that’s unfair for non-Olympic sports but then sport’s not always fair. The winners are only the opinion of the judging panel of that year. Some of the nominees will miss out this year to Olympians. Richie McCaw has had an outstanding year but is it better than the efforts of Mahe Drysdale? Valerie Adams will be the sentimental favourite but was her performance any better than those of Lisa Carrington or Lydia Ko? Then move onto the teams, were the All Blacks better than the Equestrian team? Should the men’s double sculls stand out above the men’s pair? So it will go on and on and the nights will get longer and the stubbies will start running out. Probably as happens every year it will be a nightmare job to reach agreement around the barbie so we’ll all have to meet up the next night so the debate can continue to rage. Enjoy your Christmas and New Year break because while it’s fun to debate it, remember there is really nothing we can do about the outcome! Cheers and I’ll be back in 2013.

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due to open early next year. Construction on the site has already begun. She said the new legislation would put a huge strain on communities where energy and expertise was required to fight big business interests. “Our community was prepared to speak up but it is easy to become dispirited when the Government openly flies in the face of all the expert advice. “I think they just didn’t have the strength, to do it and go against the business. Nobody was prepared to say no and yet they are prepared to accept all the related costs on health and the damage that is done from the abuse of alcohol.” National Addiction Centre director Professor Doug Sellman said new laws did not contain any substantial reforms and did nothing to address the commercialisation of alcohol. Prof Sellman said it showed a lack of leadership by the government by leaving it up to communities to take on the alcohol industry. “It’s going to be an enormous amount of hard work and the

A CHRISTCHURCH residents group which has fought hard to address alcohol-related problems in its neighbourhood is among those preparing to go another round, with new laws requiring local councils to consult with their communities about the sale and supply of alcohol. The alcohol reform legislation passed its final reading in Parliament on December 11. The changes included giving local communities, through councils, a say on things like trading hours and the location of liquor outlets. Liquor licences would also be made harder to get and easier to lose. Ilam and Upper Riccarton Residents’ Association chairperson Jane Tyler-Gordon said the law did not go far enough and it would now be left to residents to lobby their councils, which were now working on their Local Alcohol Policies. Ms Tyler-Gordon spent many hours helping lead a campaign against a new Henry’s liquor outlet being established on the corner of Yaldhurst and Avonhead roads. The store’s liquor licence was issued in April and the store was

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THE Spencer Park Surf Life Saving Club’s view of the beach is minimal, club president Grant Edwards says. It is the only surf life saving club in Christchurch owned by the council and Mr Edwards would like to work with the council to develop the club, which he says is a “rundown facility” below the club’s “needs”. The club had spoken to the council over the last four years and the councillors were generally supportive of what the club would like to do but he appreciated the earthquakes had interrupted priorities. Council’s help was needed to “identify if there are any stumbling blocks” for a new facility to be built, he said. “We are coming to a point where decisions need to be made.” Mr Edwards said the club had grown over the years and the facility needed to be bulldozed and rebuilt. The club house was built in 1969 when Spencer Park was becoming a popular beach

location and the council recognised the need for the facility. It has been a lifeguard facility for Spencer Park since then. Mr Edwards said it was set too far from the beach for proper views for the lifeguards, it leaked, was “cold, dark and damp” and the only access to the first aid room was a steep stairway or vertical ladder. He said a surf life saving club should be the natural place to gravitate for people who liked the beach but the club cannot provide this. The club house failed to accommodate events, beach education, local groups and sports organisations as there was a lack of space. Mr Edward’s vision for the club included a gym and a club house lounge. “It should be a place where the whole family is becoming involved at all levels. The social feel and family only enhances more participation and the community spirit,” he said. The community hall has just been demolished and Mr Edwards believed

there was now a greater need for a suitable community facility. He would also like the club to be able to work with other groups and organisations if it was rebuilt. “We are open to discussions,” he said.

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A FUNDRAISING Trust was launched last Friday on the front lawn of Fendalton Road’s St Barnabas Anglican church. The church suffered major damage from the Christchurch 2010/2011 earthquakes and the trust has been formed in a bid to restore it. The church is a historic places category one building, which identifies it as having “special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance” and a group one building under the Christchurch city plan. The church was built to replace the 1876 timber church, which was originally built for the parish of Riccarton and was constructed as a local church for Fendalton residents. St Barnabas was designed by architect Cecil Wood and opened in 1926. It is one of the few New Zealand churches built as a

memorial to the fallen of World War One. The building has a concrete core, volcanic stone on the exterior and limestone on the interior. According to the Devonport-based conservation architect, Dave Pearson, who has been assigned to consult on St Barnabas church, its core is why it did not completely collapse like some other stone churches in Christchurch. Refurbishing and structurally strengthening the church will be a financial challenge for the parish. So far, just over $100,000 has been donated to the repair and the target is $1 million. Vicar of the Parish of Fendalton Mark Chamberlain is confident the money will be raised.

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After success in Kaiapoi, Waveline Hair Studio has branched out and now in St Albans. Enjoy the friendly easy going atmosphere Waveline Hair Studio provides. They focus on quality at affordable prices for the everyday man and woman and are stockists of Fudge, the trusted and recommended product, for all their colours and products.

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Café Metro is also opening up its third café in the city, following on from its successful businesses in Merivale and Ferrymead with their delicious range of cabinet food including a selection of homemade pies, savoury and sweet muffins or salads.

Blanc has a wonderful collection of the finest brands from New Zealand and around the world, including some of the most sought after names in designer jewellery. You will find all you need at Blanc for high quality, great value gifts, home décor products, clothing and jewellery.

Opening soon at 159 Cranford is Sugar Baby Cakery. Here you will find the most divine sweet treats. Sugar Baby Cakery creates the most irristable works of eatable art to suit all occasions.

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Willow Shoes is New Zealand’s leading specialist in women’s shoes size 10+ and a favourite retail and online destination for women who have long feet but want to wear fashionable footwear.

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The intersection of Westminster and Cranford Street in St Albans is attracting new businesses to the area, making it a great place to buy shoes, enjoy a relaxing massage or buy a snack.

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Well-known family-owned Papa’s Pizza has also opened. The team at Papa’s Pizza promises that their toppings go right to the edge with a choice of normal, thick pan or super skinny bases, including a gluten free option. Sugar Baby Cakery

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