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WHILE many Cantabrians are focused on planning their Christmas holidays, organisers of next year’s census are planning to make sure everyone in Canterbury counts. The results of the March 2013 census should provide certainty at last for organisations who have been working with ‘best guess’ estimates of population movements following the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. The nationwide survey planned for March 2011 was cancelled because of the February 22, 2011 earthquake. Census community engagement manager Nikki Hawkey said it would be the most important one in New Zealand’s recent history. The last census was in 2006 and Mrs Hawkey said people had moved out of, in to and around the Canterbury region since the earthquakes. “Some areas have suffered population loss; others are growing rapidly so this gives us certainty. It gives us an understanding of how much our community has changed.” Census data is used directly or indirectly by everyone, from governments planning how to spend billions of dollars on health, education, transport and infrastructure, to businesses and community groups. “It will inform the [Canterbury] rebuild so we need people to participate so we get access to the funding that we deserve here.” Census area manager for Christchurch East and Central Tom Scollard said at the moment

organisations were doing a lot of best guessing about where people had moved to. Statistics New Zealand has been working to ensure Cantabrians take part, including surveying earthquake-affected residents to see which questions caused them difficulty and why. “Some people were confused as to how to answer the questions accurately, some people responded quite emotionally because it asks you where you normally live,” Mrs Hawkey said. As a result, a new collection area has been created for the most earthquake affected areas. “We are very aware that people have gone through a stressful last two years. Our collectors will be trained well and they will be local people doing local jobs,” Mr Scollard said. He said collectors were still required to visit every dwelling they could physically get to, even in the residential red zone. Burwood Pegasus Community Board chairwoman Linda Stewart said the results may surprise those who thought the eastern suburbs were emptying out. “I don’t see a great migration away from the east at all. I think overall if you look at it in five years’ time we may have lost a total of 1000 houses. That’s a lot better than the 5500-odd we were thinking. “It will show where people have moved to and where they were but it’s also showing what people want. Big job: Census community engagement manager Nikki Hawkey and area manager for If they want to come back it will Christchurch East and Central Tom Scollard amongst a small section of the survey forms for Christchurch residents. Photo: Samantha Early show that.”

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“It doesn’t excite me, but it is good for New Zealand though.”

“The premiere in itself does not excite me, but the publicity is good for New Zealand.”

“I was not keen on The Lord of the Rings, but I am willing to see The Hobbit and give it a chance.”

“I don’t think that I would rush out to see it at the movies. I’d rather wait and watch it on DVD.”

“It was the party with the buzz of the red carpet, the actors and outfits, which was the exciting thing, rather than the film itself.”

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Your voice Our heritage, our passion SINCE heritage and heritage values are a deeply felt matter, the recognition of cultural values can and does provoke passionate debate. There is no question that I have participated in and seen many passionate debates about heritage in Christchurch! Why are heritage and our historic buildings so important to us as a community? Buildings are tangible milestones and reminders of our journey as a culture. History, through our buildings, tells the story of our city’s past and progress, of our settlers of many origins, and of the homes, businesses and places they built and created here. Christchurch and Canterbury’s landscape is rich in historic places that are inseparable from our local and national cultural identities. Historic places, wahi tapu, and the places of significance to our many peoples help us to remember, to learn,

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to deny due process is fraught with danger and denies basic human rights. We are no longer in charge of our destiny, our voice does not matter and our politicians believe they know what is best for us. All the decisions about our rebuild are now made from Wellington. So just get used and stop impeding them as they build our city the way they want. The local government reforms are leading to a dumbing-down of a local voice in decision making. After the Auckland super city experiment and the silence from Local Government Minister David Carter don’t be surprised when the big picture shows a centralised model and devolvement of regional councils. This will be done swiftly and without any respect for what the communities actually need as we balance economics with environmental and social connectedness. Under the guise that local bodies can’t be trusted to be fiscally or socially responsible they will gut the role communities should play. Recent research has shown the local bodies have

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The group was also pleased to see restrictions on street parking along with a focus on directing cars into parking buildings. “When people are parked on the side of the road, they just pull out to go into traffic so you might have 50 potential incidents along the road, where as if you’ve got a parking building you’ve got more like one at a time coming out.” Cycle parking facilities at key locations were another important aspect of the plan. Once aspects of the plan started to be implemented she expected the plan would get more people travelling into town by bike. Spokes had issued a 1000-day challenge to the CCDU to put a significant amount of provisions for cycling into action. Suggestions included getting the Ilam Rd separated cycle way completed in the first 100 days, installing more bike parking and planning and development of major city cycle routes.

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50kph under the draft plan. “There is a wealth of evidence that shows that reducing the speed of vehicles from 50kph to 30kph significantly reduces the risk of a pedestrian or cyclist dying in a collision with a car. “In the United Kingdom reducing speed limits to 30kph is a growing trend and this reduction has been described as the most cost effective way to improve quality of life.” Professor Kingham said all cycle priority routes in Christchurch’s draft transport plan should have 30kph limits, and that in the UK lowering

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STAGE one of the new Christchurch Southern Motorway has opened earlier than expected, with traffic able to use its southbound lanes from last weekend. The motorway will be the first of the government’s ‘Roads of National Significance’ projects finished in the South Island and will be formally opened on Friday December 14 by Minister of Transport Gerry Brownlee. Roads in south-west Christchurch have faced significant extra congestion following the region’s earthquakes over the past two years. Despite the earthquakes, the motorway is on track to be finished earlier than its initial completion date of February 2013. “There is significant pressure on Christchurch UNICEF NZ is today launching the photography roads to cope with the rapid increase in traffic exhibition ‘Christchurch: See through my eyes,’ growth so it is critical we that we open the designed to share children’s view of the February 2011 earthquake. It will officially launch at Christchurch Museum today, before opening to the public tomorrow. Twenty four 11-14 yearold students, from 17 Christchurch schools that were affected by the earthquake, took part in two training workshops in September. What came out of these workshops and the two weeks that followed was a series of photos that illustrate life after the disaster. Christchurch Deputy Mayor Ngaire Button will open the exhibition. Other speakers will include UNICEF NZ executive director Dennis McKinlay and photographer and ICT educator Stuart Hale. The launch will also be attended by the 24 students who submitted photos, their teachers and parents.

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New Regent Street sparkles Some of the Spanish Mission Style Buildings on New Regent Street are sparkling thanks to support from the Council’s Heritage Incentive Grant scheme. Heritage Incentive Grants can be used for the repair, renovation, and maintenance of a heritage building. In New Regent Street grants were awarded to a number of owners who applied before the earthquakes as part of plans at the time to revitalise the street. Funding was given for installing wall ties to improve structural performance, repairs to external plasterwork, replacement of existing roofing material and repainting and retiling of the street frontage. An important goal was to support the preservation of as much of the street’s original materials and ‘story’ as possible.

While the project was interrupted by the Canterbury earthquakes the buildings performed well structurally due to including a concrete frame in the design. This may have been added in response to the 1931 Napier earthquake. The New Regent Street project showed how the Heritage Incentive Grant scheme in parallel with other funding can help provide protection for heritage buildings, says the Council’s City Planning Unit Manager Brigitte de Ronde. “ We have been very happy to support the care and revival of these much loved buildings. “The Council, like many owners of heritage buildings, understands the need to invest in the long term future of heritage, and the importance of regular maintenance work whether done alongside, or despite of earthquake damage.”

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David Manning, who owns four units in the street, says the grant has provided much needed help. “It’s rare to find an intact street in the Central City and this particular street is unique in the Southern Hemisphere. It looks so much better now and we’re very much looking forward to opening to the public in the next few months.”

Examples of how to use Heritage Incentive Grants: · seismic upgrading of building structure · replacing lost components of buildings · installing fire protection devices and systems · appropriately cleaning, repainting and repairing facades

Christmas festivities in Christchurch have a new home at Latimer Square. Festive events will start this Saturday (8 December) and run until Christmas Eve. Features include the Telecom Christmas Tree, a phone box where kids can ring Santa, an Encraftment Market to buy last minute pressies, YMCA Carols by Candlelight (celebrating its 65th anniversary), a Christmas Eve Church Service and a

huge Advent calendar counting down the days. The GIANT ZM Advent Calendar, made of now-familiar shipping containers and housing over $50,000 worth of prizes, will open one door each day until December 24 to reveal prizes for lucky 91.3ZM listeners. For more information, including a schedule of events visit www.ccc.govt.nz/christmasonlatimer

Council’s Christmas opening hours (for public) Civic Offices (Hereford Street) and Service Centres Closed from Christmas Day and re-open on Thursday 3 January. Public Information Counters Closed from Christmas Day and re-open on Thursday 3 January. The facades of New Regent Street buildings have been painted in hues of green, yellow, orange and blue, based on clues from the original plaster work.

Gardeners encouraged to water sensibly this summer weekend (Saturday 8 December) for that community.

Christchurch City Council is encouraging green-fingered residents to water sensibly this summer. Council City Water and Waste Manager Mark Christison says gardeners should keep up the great effort made last year. “While 12 months of hard work repairing water pipes, wells and pumps means Christchurch’s infrastructure is in a much better state than this time last year we all need to be sensible in our use of water in the garden,” says Mr Christison. If you live in Akaroa, or are planning to holiday there, it’s worth noting level one water restrictions start this

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This means people with oddnumbered street addresses can water outdoors on odd-numbered days, and those with even-numbered street addresses can water outdoors on even-numbered days. Mr Christison says summer places a huge seasonal strain on Akaroa’s stream-fed water supply. Both locals and holiday makers need to be aware of the restrictions, be responsible and conserve water as much as possible.

The water restrictions apply to Akaroa, but Banks Peninsula residents and visitors are particularly asked to conserve water in general and be mindful of water use when washing cars and boats and irrigating gardens. For tips on saving water in the garden visit www.ccc.govt.nz/waterwise

Kerbside Collection Kerbside collections that would normally occur on Christmas and New Year's Day will be moving forward to the Saturday prior: 25 December will move to 22 December

The restrictions are likely to be lifted in March or April 2013, as visitor numbers decrease and cooler weather returns.

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Libraries Close at 6pm Christmas Eve and re-open on Thursday 27 December. Close at 6pm Thursday 27 December, Friday 28 December and Monday 31 December. Open normal weekend hours Closed New Year’s Day and re-open on Thursday 3 January. Akaroa and Diamond Harbour Libraries will close at their usual times. Little River Library and Service Centre will be closed from Christmas Day and re-open on Thursday 3 January.

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1 January will move to 29 December Collections will occur as normal on Boxing Day and on 2 January. Transfer stations Closed on 25 and 26 December 2012 and 1 January. Botanic Gardens Open seven days a week, 7am – 9pm. The Info Centre will be closed on Christmas Day. Christchurch Art Gallery Shop Closed Christmas Day. Jellie Park, Pioneer and Graham Condon Recreation and Sports Centres and QEII Fitness at Parklands Closed Christmas Day. Close at 6pm Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Open at 10am New Year’s Day. Otherwise, holiday hours (7am-8pm at Jellie Park and Graham Condon; 7am-7pm at Pioneer; or 8am-2pm at QEII Fitness at Parklands) will apply Wednesday 26 December – 7 January. For more information phone 941 8999 or visit www.ccc.govt.nz

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Hospitality for bees at CPIT

Fire safety giveaway MAINLAND Press has five packs of two New Zealand Fire Service tea towels to give away to five lucky readers. The tea towels feature the fire safety message of ‘keep an eye on what you fry’. To enter, email giveaway@mainlandpress. co.nz with Teatowel in the subject line, text Teatowel to 4494 (texts cost 50 cents) or write to Teatowel Giveaway, PO Box 39176 Christchurch 8545. To be eligible make sure you include your name, address and daytime contact phone number. Entries close at 5pm Wednesday, December 12.

ABOUT 5000 bees are now flying freely from their new home - the roof of the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology’s (CPIT) school of Food and Hospitality. Tutor David Spice, a registered bee keeper, has placed an initial two hives on the Food and Hospitality School roof. He opened them last Thursday, November 28. Mr Spice hoped the new beekeeping initiative would inspire other Christchurch businesses to offer their rooftops to bees too. “We are the garden city and at CPIT we are right on the doorstep of the proposed green frame. We need bees to help us maintain the environmental health of the city,” he said.

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The multi-floral honey harvested from next year will be sold in the Pantry café on campus and the hives will be used as teaching tool. Bees’ importance to sustainability in Christchurch and globally could not be underestimated, Mr Spice said. “No bees, no pollination, no food. It’s that simple. Our food system and our ecosystem rely heavily on bees. A lot of hives were wiped out by the earthquakes, such as the ones on the Science Alive building; they have gone. However, Christchurch has continuous flowering that can sustain bees, so I am hoping other businesses will see what we are doing and we can put hives on their roofs too. “Bees are amazing and this is a good way for our students to learn about them, how important they are to the food chain, how honey is harvested and how to care for bees as well,” he said. Mr Spice has been practising his beekeeping skills on hives at his home for the past year. He has learned how to keep the queen bees happy, how bees navigate their way back to the hive and what harvest yields might be. He is willing to establish hives on other rooftops - all that is required is a little flat roof space and a taste for honey and he will do the rest. Bee numbers have declined internationally Totally buzzing: Christchurch Polytechnic due to diseases such as the varroa mite and Institute of Technology tutor David Spice opens a American foulbrood. beehive on CIPT’s roof. Photo: Gracie Fea

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Avonside Girls’ High School Dux and Proxime Accessit

Principal’s Report Kia ora As the final term of the year draws to a close, school life is very busy. Senior and junior prizegivings, examinations, special events for juniors, Year 13 graduation, reports, book return days are the norm for this time of the year. As we look back on the year, we reflect with much satisfaction on what has been achieved in this year of re-establishment back on our beautiful home site in Avonside. Achievement statistics confirm that our brand of girl-only education continues to deliver very good results. Girls have shown commitment to achieve both in the classroom and in sporting and cultural activities. Student leaders have made a great contribution to school life. There has been much to celebrate over the course of the year, as girls have taken up the many opportunities on offer, and have achieved significant success, some of which you will see reflected on these pages.

We held our Senior Prizegiving on 8th November, celebrating students’ academic, cultural and sporting excellence. The highlight of the evening was the announcement of the Dux of the School, Rosie Melchers, who has also been awarded an Otago University Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship. Next year Rosie is intending to study Health Sciences at the University of Otago. Proximate Accessit to the Dux was Lauren Teape.

Left to right: Lauren Teape, Rosie Melchers

Artswoman of the Year Claudia Lewis was named as Artswoman of the Year. She is an accomplished violinist and singer. Claudia has been a member of the Christchurch Youth Orchestra and since 2010 and the NZ Secondary Schools’ Symphony Orchestra. In 2011 she was accepted into the NZ Secondary Schools’ Choir and travelled to South Africa this year to take part in the Ihlombe Choir Festival.

Our new-look school is serving us well. The new specialist rooms enable us to deliver the curriculum in all areas; enhanced ICT provision promotes innovative curriculum delivery and our new colourful classrooms and attractive grounds provide a great environment in which to engage in our daily work. We thank all our families for their ongoing support, wish them all a restful and happy Christmas and look forward to welcoming all new students joining our Avonside school family in 2013. Arohanui

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Winner of Zonta Sports Award Lauren Mangan, who organised the basketball programme at Avonside Girls’ High this year, was named as the winner of the School Sport Administration category in the Canterbury Schools’ Zonta Sports Awards. Meikayla Moore was a finalist in the Most Outstanding Sportsperson category.

Meikayla Moore was named as Sportswoman of the Year. Meikayla has achieved highly in swimming and athletics, and holds both Canterbury and South Island titles. As a member of the New Zealand U17 Football team, she competed in Brazil and later this year in Azerbaijan in the U17 World Cup.

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We look forward to welcoming our new and returning students for 2013. 21 January 29 January 30 January 31 January

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Avonside Girls’ High School Writing Success Charlene Francia, a Year 13 student, has won a place in the School for Young Writers annual national competition for teenagers, with her story, “I am Winter”. This will be published in the 12th Re-Draft anthology, Walking a Tightrope in Bare Feet. This is a great achievement, and reflects Charlene’s writing talent.

Talented Musician Uran Ormandy, a Year 10 student, has gained a place in the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Symphony Orchestra. Students are auditioned from all over New Zealand, so Uran’s selection is confirmation of her fine musicianship.

Libby Barker performs at Christmas in the Park After several rounds of auditions, Libby was chosen as a soloist to perform at Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park 2012. Libby said that it was the “best day of my whole life”.

First Recipient of new Award Seniors Volunteer Help

Twelve students from our senior physical education leadership programme were involved in community volunteering recently. They helped run the Special Olympics Basketball Ribbon Day at the new Graham Condon Centre at Papanui, where six special needs schools from the South Island competed. This complements a term of working with people with special needs in our community.

Tui Waters is the first recipient of the Joan Conder Memorial Award, made possible by the generosity of Mr Ray Bastin who gave a donation to the school in his wife’s name. The award recognises a student who consistently reflects the values of Avonside Girls’ High School.

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WHEN Linda Hills and her brother Edward Warrington created their first Christmas Grotto 12 years ago, they had no idea it would become one of Christchurch’s premier Christmas attractions. The Grotto is on again this year at Spreydon Baptist Church from Sunday, December 9. Set-up started on Monday. “Many of the volunteers take time off work to help us,” Ms Hills said. “Often we finish at about 3am on the following Sunday. We couldn’t do it without the dozens of fabulous volunteers who freely give their time. “School groups will be visiting the Grotto in the mornings, and the rest homes come in after lunch. The rest home residents really appreciate the hospitality we give as they all get a cup of tea and a bite to eat in the café before they go through the Grotto. The visitors will see the ever popular Toy Shop, Toyland, Candy Land

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Line-up of festive fun in Latimer Square LATIMER Square will come alive this Saturday with the sights and sounds of Christmas. There will be family fun for the inaugural Carols in the Square event organised by St John’s Anglican Church, Latimer Square. On Saturday from 4.30pm, the community picnic and carol service will feature The Opera Club choir performing a mix of festive singalong favourites. The evening’s entertainment is part of the Christmas On Latimer line-up of events, which features a seven-storey Telecom Christmas Tree decorated with 375,000

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We are delighted to be able to put on an event which will help our city celebrate the birth of Jesus together.” Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker said Latimer Square was looking lovelier than it had been in many years. “It’s open, accessible, inviting and very conducive to a warm community atmosphere. There’s room for people to mingle, sing, shop and celebrate, and we’re expecting a Christmas village of sorts within the heart of the city,” he said. A Christmas Encraftment Market

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THE SPCA is urging dog owners to ensure they have made arrangements for their pets if they are going away these holidays. SPCA Canterbury chief executive Barry Helem said the organisation was getting back into its normal routines after a busy couple of years dealing with animals displaced after the region’s earthquakes. However, Mr Helem said during the festive season they often had people coming in wanting to surrender their dogs because they were about to go away on holiday and had not arranged for them to go to boarding kennels or be looked after by friends, neighbours or relatives. “That is not our core activity, we are there to prevent suffering. Don’t just take off and leave,

make sure you make plans… think well in advance,” he said. He said with the weather heating up people also needed to avoid leaving their dogs in their cars as on a 30 degree day a car can heat up to 39 degrees within 10 minutes and 49 degrees in 30 minutes. “Once the temperature inside gets above 40 degrees they do not last long. “That’s just no environment for a dog. If a trip in the car is not about the dog, leave the dog at home.” Mr Helem said there were many animals up for adoption at the SPCA around Christmas time but they needed to go to “forever” homes and if people were thinking about getting a pet during

the holidays they needed to make sure the whole household was in agreement. “People often underestimate the cost of owning a pet, with food, vets and boarding fees. It’s got to be thought out that you do have the financial resources to care for a pet.” Canterbury’s SPCA, based in Hornby, has had a busy year, opening a new Op Shop on Ferry Road, signing a memorandum of understanding with the Christchurch Women’s Refuge and beginning to fundraise for a new quarantine facility for dogs and puppies. Education officer Jasmine Lewis said more than 9000 people have taken part in the SPCA’s outreach programme, which focuses on empathy, in the year to date.

THE 6 Fellas’ third annual Christchurch Hospital Toy Run, Saturday, December 15. Before they leave, see all the hot rod and classic cars and motor bikes at the Show and Shine display at the CSB Arena, Addington from 12pm to 2pm, and meet four of the Crusaders. Gold coin donation, proceeds to Ronald McDonald House, South Island. KEEPING Good Company presents A Kiwi Nativity in St Peters Hall, Church Corner, 8.30pm Monday December 10, Friday December 14, Saturday, December 15 with 2pm matinee on Saturday. Imaginative theatre with contemporary NZ carols $15 or $12 for groups of eight or more. Bookings phone 348-5653 or email stpeter@world-net.co.nz. DEDICATED Volunteers are required for gardening tasks at local wildlife park any day between 9am-5pm, please phone Volunteering Canterbury 366-2442 for more information LINCOLN Farmers and craft market Christmas twilight market Thursday, December 20, 4pm-7pm. Off Gerald Street, Lincoln. Great opportunity to grab that unique Christmas gift from talented crafters and stock up on fresh, local produce, treats and vegetables for the holiday season. Fertsive live music, face painting, and a visit from Santa. Full details on www.facebook.com/lincolnmarket. AVONSIDE Girls’ High School 70 years’ reunion for 1943 third-formers. Saturday, February 23, 2013. Luncheon at the new school. To register, please phone Daph, 385-7710 or Doreen, 385-9150. CONSERVATION Volunteers run a free outdoor training-based programme providing participants with a range of skills and experiences. You will take part in hands-on environmental and earthquake recovery activities at sites around Christchurch as well as completing accredited training courses. If you would like to learn some new work skills and help your city and environment at the same time, please contact Conservation Volunteers on 0800 127 890 for more information. WOOL donations required and handknitted woollen jumpers in good condition for unpicking to remake into garments and blankets for children. Please contact Karen 329-6467 evenings. TAKE Time out, everyone welcome at our cuppa & chat drop-in Tuesday & Wednesday mornings 10am to 12noon, Beckenham Methodist community church, 83 Malcolm Ave, Beckenham. No cost, no obligation, just time to relax over coffee or tea, enquiries ph Bruce 332-7786. JOIN The happy group at the Crafty Crafters group, Thursday mornings 10am to 12noon, Beckenham Methodist community church lounge, 83 Malcolm Ave, for any enquiry phone Beverley 3327786. The Community Noticeboard is for non profit groups or organisations. Items submitted must include a phone number and any associated costs and 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 publication if they do not fit the criteria, or due to space constraints.

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entaurus Village is the perfect place to shop, meet friends for coffee or wine and dine in a friendly atmosphere. The Brickworks restaurant and bar offers a river view in a relaxing atmosphere – the perfect place to relax over a cup of coffee, meet friends for a glass of wine or to enjoy a beautiful dinner. The Brickworks has a separate bar and restaurant with an a la carte menu served fresh daily, using the best wholesome ingredients with a twist. Dinner features a variety of mouth-watering dishes, and testimony to the quality of their dishes is the

NZ Beef and Lamb excellence awards which the restaurant has received for the past six years. Enjoy browsing through the fantastic array of gifts at Kaizuka – there are plenty of quirky things, wall art, home décor, jewellery and scarves, kitchen gadgets, or yummy food items to purchase. If you need some help or ideas, the team at Kaizuka are only too happy to help. Take the time to enjoy a morning or afternoon tea in their café. Their weekday lunch offers choices to suit everyone’s palate and budget, including gluten-free. Outside,

their garden centre has a lot of delightful plants to choose from. If you need to stock up for the festive season, then pop into Quick Stop Liquor. They have wonderful specials daily. There is a fantastic variety of wines and a comprehensive range of spirits and RTDs. Also in the block of shops is Una Bakery, where they specialise in freshly baked goods made on the premises. Look for the gift boxes featuring some of the bakery’s cookie range to make it an easy choice for a Christmas present. Their cookie range is a delight and includes ginger sticks, melting moments, chocolate chips and shortbread.

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op in to the Oak n Ferry and enjoy the friendly atmosphere it provides, along with great service and delicious food at fantastic prices! The restaurant side opened in May last year and is steadily becoming the place to eat in Woolston and its surrounds. If it’s a snack you are after, the Oak n Ferry are happy to provide an all-day menu consisting of nachos, wedges, toasted sandwiches and other tasty bites. The Twisted Hop in Woolston is all about craft beers, where their beer menu matches their food menu at affordable prices in a nice, relaxed atmosphere. For fabulous coffee and fresh food, The Woolston Diary is the place to go. And, now Woolston boasts The Tannery for an exceptional boutique shopping experience in the area. The first stage has begun. This boutique retail and arts emporium, a full scale Victorian style arcade will be home to around 30 boutique fashion, homewares, arts, gifts and hospitality-based businesses. In keeping with the true pioneering spirit, the advance party of six well-known Christchurch retailers have pitched together under one sail to open the Pop Up Emporium at The Tannery. Dead Set, Where the Fox Lives, The Flock, Smith’s Bookshop, Red Fish Blue Fish and Toi Toi Design Store are currently open for the Christmas season. Cyclist enthusiasts need to check out Around Again Cycles, which specialise in quality preowned cycles and parts. They have a have a huge range of bikes that can cater for any cyclists’ needs from kids’ bikes to racing bikes, offering also prompt same day repairs. For movie buffs, United Video does not disappoint! You will find all the latest releases, promotions and specials here.

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Our network prices and our network reliability targets – our targets to keep the lights on – are set by the Commerce Commission. Our current prices and reliability targets were set before the earthquakes. Given the impact of the earthquakes, we intend to apply to the Commission for a price increase that would start on 1 April 2014, the year after next. We also propose reliability targets that would see our network return to near pre-earthquake reliability and resilience levels by 2019. Before we apply to the Commission, we need to know whether you want us to rebuild our network so that the lights stay on as well as they did before the earthquakes and what you think about our proposal to apply for a price increase. We want to continue to make sound investments in our network for the long term benefit of our community, like the investments we made in seismic-strengthening which prevented an extra $65m of damage to the electricity system in 2011. That work also prevented months of power cuts after the earthquakes, something that was very important for our whole community’s social and economic well being. Please read the information here and on our website and let us know what you think. We thank you for your support over the last two years. Rob Jamieson Chief Executive Officer Orion New Zealand Limited

Who is Orion and what does it do? Orion is your local electricity distribution company. We take power from the national grid, owned by Transpower, and distribute it to all 190,000 power consumers in Christchurch and central Canterbury. Our electricity network covers the area between the Waimakariri and Rakaia rivers, and from the Canterbury coast to Arthur’s Pass. We are owned by the Christchurch City Council (89%) and Selwyn District Council (11%). Orion’s electricity network can be compared to a roading network. It is made up of: • large 66,000 volt (66kV) cables and equipment that carry power to over 100 substations. They are like ring roads round a city, but instead of traffic, transport ‘bulk power’ to the main areas where it’s needed • substations, where we ‘step down’ the voltage from 66kV to 11,000 volts (11kV) to take power to smaller areas, much like main suburban roads. • roadside transformers at street level, which convert the power to the 230 volts that goes down the lines and cables in your street to your home or business.

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The earthquakes caused extensive damage to the roads, water, wastewater and sewage pipes in Christchurch. The cost of that rebuild is estimated at $2 billion. Our electricity network also suffered significant damage and our costs have increased. We need to spend about $155m more in capital expenditure than was forecast before the earthquakes. We will have to repair or develop nearly every major section of our network, in Christchurch and wider Canterbury, before 2019. The extra expenditure is needed to restore our network in damaged areas as well as expand our network in areas such as Rolleston, Lincoln and Belfast where the population is growing as a result of the quakes. Extra investment is also needed in the badly damaged central city. Our extensive seismic strengthening programme in the 15 years before the earthquakes reduced our repair costs by about $65m. It also meant that power was restored much quicker after the quakes. Without this work, power would likely have been out for months in some areas. Since the quakes the amount of power supplied on our network has dropped by about 10%,

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mostly due to buildings being demolished. The graph below shows the sharp reduction after the February 2011 earthquake. That drop continues to this day. We estimate that our loss in revenue has been close to $30m so far. By 1 April 2014 it

will be around $50m.

Pre-quake forecast of electricity use

• We propose to target a level of electricity network reliability and resilience by 2019 that is near pre-quake levels. • We propose a price increase, starting 1 April 2014, spread over several years. Our proposed increase, excluding inflation, equates to 5% more on the average electricity bill of a household or business. For a typical household consumer, the impact of our proposal would be an increase of $8.50 a month including GST in today’s dollars. • These prices provide no more than a fair return and provide the right incentives for us to continue to make sound investments for the good of our consumers. The Commerce Commission will assess our proposal thoroughly and consult with our community before it makes any decision about our pricing and reliability levels.

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Our earthquake repairs and recovery will continue over the next six years.

Your opportunity to comment We’re keen to hear what you think of our proposal. Your feedback is needed by 5pm on Sunday, 16 December 2012. Feedback can be made online at www.oriongroup.co.nz/cpp or by post to: CPP Feedback Orion New Zealand Limited PO Box 13896 Christchurch 8141 You can also email your feedback to CPPfeedback@oriongroup.co.nz. Please note that your feedback may be made public.

Need more information?

Our charges make up around 25% of a typical household and business electricity bill. We propose to apply to the Commerce Commission for approval to increase our prices by 15% above inflation in the year after next (from 1 April 2014) and by 1.2% above inflation for the four years following.

Based on the average household power bill of $180 a month the average increase will be $8.50 per month* – this equates to a one-off 5%* increase to the average monthly power bill. * excludes inflation

Website: visit our website at www.oriongroup.co.nz/cpp. A plain English guide and other material is available there to help you understand our proposal. Phone and email: if you would like more information please call us on 03 363 9898 or email CPPfeedback@oriongroup.co.nz.

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We did not increase our prices at all this year and we plan to increase our prices only slightly to reflect inflation next year. So for the three years between the February 2011 earthquake and 1 April 2014 our prices will not have kept pace with inflation and we will not have recovered any quake-related costs.

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Summary What we propose • Given the impact of the earthquakes, we intend to apply to the Commerce Commission in February 2013 for a review of our regulated prices and network reliability targets.

Our proposed reliability targets

This increase would help to pay for a repaired, resilient and reliable electricity network that’s fit for purpose and that can support the Canterbury rebuild. The figure of $8.50 per month on average is for a typical household. A small or medium business would see an increase of about $100 a year, excluding GST, for every 10,000kWh of power used.

Total electricity used on Orion’s network

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Orion has continued to operate from the Christchurch CBD since the earthquakes. Our 160 employees came through the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority cordon each day for 14 months to keep the power on. We are now on the edge of the ‘red zone’.

Historical reliability performance and current targets

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As shown in the table below, we propose that: • the number and length of power cuts on our electricity network will reduce as we rebuild our network • by 2019 the number and length of power cuts will be, on average, only slightly above pre-earthquake levels.

Our proposed prices

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Even though major emergency repairs are finished, there is still much work ahead of us to build strength back into the electricity network. As power cuts will continue while recovery work is underway, we propose to apply to the Commerce Commission for new reliability targets which better reflect the damaged state of our network.

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cables before the quakes (and still can’t) because it wasn’t economic to do so. We are not aware of any electricity distribution company in Australasia that insures its lines and cables. Where we could economically insure parts of our electricity network, such as our buildings, we did so. The Commission allows us to apply for a review of our network reliability targets and prices after a natural disaster. Given the financial impact of the earthquakes, we intend to apply to the Commission for one of these reviews. The review would aim to recover our costs from the people that use, and benefit from, our network. It would also change our reliability targets to reflect the state of our network while earthquake recovery is underway. Any new prices and reliability targets would apply from 1 April 2014.

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All electricity distribution companies in New Zealand are regulated businesses. Orion is one of these and that means we come under the control of a law called the Commerce Act. The Act controls the price and quality of goods or services in markets where there is little or no competition. A Government organisation called the Commerce Commission administers the Act. The Commission sets targets for how reliable our electricity network should be and also sets limits for the prices that we can charge to deliver electricity around our region. A regulated company like Orion is different from most other businesses. By law, we cannot make big gains in good times to balance out higher costs when times get tough. As well as limits on our prices, there’s no allowance in advance for the uninsurable costs of disasters. We couldn’t insure our overhead lines and underground

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Reviewing our prices and reliability

Orion’s proposed electricity network reliability and prices The impacts of the earthquakes on Orion’s electricity network have been significant. Our repair and recovery work continues and we are now working to support the Christchurch rebuild by providing a strong electricity network. This work will cost tens of millions of dollars.

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Context • Before the earthquakes our electricity network was reliable and resilient in line with our community’s expectations, and our pricing was below the New Zealand average.

Depending on any comments that you and others provide, our proposal may change before we submit it to the Commerce Commission in February 2013. Before it’s submitted, a Commission-approved ‘verifier’ will check that the information supplied in our proposal is correct. If the Commission decides to proceed with our application, it will then consult with our community in 2013. If it decides to approve a change to our prices and network reliability targets, the earliest we could increase our charges is 1 April 2014.

21 Feb 2013 We submit our application to the Commission 21 Feb to mid June 2013 The Commission reviews our application and may ask us for more information

• Our prices typically amount to one quarter of an average household or business electricity bill. • Our pre-earthquake seismic protection work and planning is estimated to have saved us $65m in repair bills.

23 Nov to 16 Dec 2012 We seek community feedback

• Our seismic protection work also helped prevent more severe damage and cost to our community’s social well being and to Canterbury’s $15b economy.

16 Dec 2012 to 20 Feb 2013 We consider the community feedback before we finalise our application to the Commission

• Despite our seismic protection work, the earthquakes caused unprecedented damage to our network. • In the three years between the earthquakes and 1 April 2014 our regulated prices will not keep pace with inflation, despite the impact of the earthquakes. NOveMber 2012

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Once the Commission decides our application complies, it: • gives notice that our application is under consideration • sets dates for public submissions • makes a formal decision on our future price and reliability targets

Repair crews replace damaged 11kV cables on Bexley Road. Since the earthquakes we’ve seen more than 1,000 cable faults on our network – more faults than we usually see in a decade.

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Thorrington rocks at Christmas parade

Make some noise: Young rockers from Thorrington School were among those participating in the annual Christchurch Santa Parade, held in Riccarton on Sunday. More than 100,000 people turned out on a hot day to watch the colourful floats pass by. Photo: Gilbert Wealleans

Books on the move STARTING this week, Christchurch City Libraries is taking books to areas where library services have been disrupted since the February 2011 earthquake. Two specially equipped mobile library vans – the first of their kind in New Zealand – are bringing portable social, recreational and learning services to fill the gap left by the postearthquake closure of the Sumner, Bishopdale, Central, Linwood and South libraries in Christchurch. Rotary and the Cotton On Foundation have combined to donate the two vans, which cost $360,000, to modify and equip for the purpose. One of the vans has been funded by The Rotary Foundation, the other through a partnership between Rotary and the Cotton On Foundation. They are expected to be on the road for the next decade. The vans are one of several community initiatives made possible through the more than $3 million Rotary has donated to community causes since February 2011. The money has been donated by Rotarians and Rotary clubs from many parts of the world. In launching the vans Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker said, “If it hadn’t been for Rotary

and the Cotton On Foundation, there’d be no vans, and many in our city would continue to have no library services. “Libraries frequently take on a role as the heart of the community, and to have even one closed is a tangible loss. These vans are a huge step towards reducing isolation in certain communities. Christchurch is hugely grateful to Rotary and Cotton On for this incredible gift.” Each van is fully kitted out to deliver familiar library services such as books, magazines, DVDs, CDs and free wi-fi. A trailer is available to transport additional furniture and equipment for special events and programmes. The vans will fill the gap left by the council’s mobile library bus, which has come to the end of its working life. Manager of the council’s libraries and information unit Carolyn Robertson added that because of its size, the mobile library bus had been unable to reach some parts of Christchurch. The smaller vans would be able to visit these places. “These vans aren’t a stop-gap measure – they’re attractive, they’re novel, they’re stacked with features and we’re intending for them to have a long life. They’ll be new favourites for a lot of people.”

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Check this out: Liam Flanagan and his nana, Haneta Pierce, explore one of the two new Christchurch City Council mobile library vans presented last Saturday by The Rotary Foundation in partnership with the Cotton On Foundation.

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Performing arts a passion for Reverend The Christmas story is one of the many given a new twist by Reverend David Winfield. Samantha Early caught up with the Halswell resident about his performing arts ministry.

Computer boost in Addington Computer savvy: Children from South Christchurch primary schools take part in computer lessons at Addington.net. The purchase of new TBot computers, enabled by a donation from the Mazda Foundation, was due to help them learn programming and computer skills. Photo: Supplied

Theatre with a message: Reverend David Winfield is passionate about his performing arts ministry. Photo: Samantha Early

across. If it was a good idea for him, it’s a good idea for us!” This Christmas season, Keeping Good Company has put together a play called A Kiwi Nativity, which creatively imagines what would happen if Jesus was born in a in a rural New Zealand setting today. “It’s a way of just saying the birth of Jesus was 2000 years ago on the other side of the world but it has a significance and an impact on us here today so it’s just inviting us to think about that.” Rev. Winfield’s theatre groups have performed around Christchurch and he was aiming to take the shows further afield, to the rest of the South Island. A Kiwi Nativity will be performed at St Peter’s Parish Hall, Church Corner on at 7.30pm on Monday, December 10 and Friday December 14, as well as at 2pm and 7.30pm on Saturday December 15. Admission is $15 with party bookings of eight or more $12. Enquiries and bookings can be made on 348-5653 or by emailing stpeter@ world-net.co.nz.

an area of the school grounds into a garden with native trees, herbs, flaxes and mosaics. In total, 27 grants were given out in the foundation’s latest funding round, which saw more than $62,000 distributed across the country. Girl Guiding New Zealand also received funding for personal location beacons and mapping software, alongside environmental organisations the Environmental Education for Resource Sustainability Trust and the New Zealand Conservation Trust, for projects in Christchurch. Mazda Foundation chairman Andrew Clearwater said they were delighted to help so many Christchurch organisations. The foundation has now donated over $1,339,000 to more than 350 recipients since it was established in 2005 to assist environmental, educational, skills development, cultural and community projects. It is funded through a contribution from the sale of every new Mazda in New Zealand, support from Mazda’s dealership network and dedicated fundraising activity by the company. There are three closing dates each year for applications and the next closing date is March 31, 2013. For more information or to download an application form, visit www.mazdafoundation. org.nz.

Jancraft Craft Boutique

Come and visit this very beautiful craft shop, bursting with a huge product base for scrapbooking/card making and general craft supplies etc. Also the gorgeous Christmas shop which is full of festive products, is a must see all year round.

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Nikki’s recipe of the week Lemon dusters another great christmas gift

I can guarantee that once you have made and tried these you will never use anything else. You can make them in separate little jars – they make great gifts – or I fill a large Agee jar and use them as I need them. The longer you leave them brewing in the jar, the better.

gredients In ½ cup water ½ cup white vinegar 3–4 lemons

Method

Mix equal quantities of water and white vinegar in a bowl. Add lemon essential oil, soak your clean dusters in the bowl for a few minutes and squeeze so that they are damp. Peel the rind off the lemons and lay a couple of pieces on each cloth. Roll up cloths lengthwise, then roll the other way into a ball. Place these in

6 drops lemon essential oil 6 to 8 dusters (made from old towels, nappies or sheets) the jar one on top of each other, throw in the occasional extra piece of rind and screw on the lid. Take the dusters out when you need to use them, and if they aren’t too soiled you can roll them back up and use them again. The smell in the room is divine.

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REVEREND David Winfield has penned more than 50 scripts, from full musical shows to sketches and one-man performances. The assistant priest at St Peters Anglican Church in Upper Riccarton spends half his time doing general parish duties and the other half working on the performing arts ministry he has established. His scripts have been used all over the world, including in the United States, Zambia, Scotland, Canada and The Philippines. The theatre troupe he started, Keeping Good Company, has been going for about 10 years. Rev. Winfield said his passion for theatre started in childhood, when he enjoyed drama. He was in the Canterbury Repertory Theatre group for a number of years on stage and backstage and was also involved in the Riccarton, Elmwood and Risingholme players. Rev. Winfield said theatre was a very powerful means of promoting a message, so live theatre was a good way to share the gospel. “Going back to our founder, of course Jesus told stories or parables and sort of set scenes in people’s minds as a way of getting his teachings

ADDINGTON.NET has been granted $550 from the Mazda Foundation to purchase muchneeded computer equipment. The charitable organisation aims to make information and communication technology accessible and affordable to the Addington community. The funding will be used to purchase two robots called ‘TBots’ and computer software, which will be used to teach students valuable programming and computer skills. The TBots are able to communicate with one another and can complete activities interactively. “We are very grateful to the Mazda Foundation for this donation. The TBots are part of a project aimed at ensuring children in our community don’t miss out on the benefits of technology and to encourage them to realise their full potential,” Addington.net manager Marja Blom said. Addington.net was one of three Christchurch education and childhood service organisations to receive funding in the latest round of Mazda Foundation grants. Bilingual preschool Te Waka Huruhurumanu ki Otautahi Early Learning Centre was granted $6998 to purchase new tables and storage units for the centre, which has been open for 10 years and has never had its furniture replaced. Windsor School received $1200 to transform

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THE PIONEERING POP-UPS The perfect place for all your christmas shopping We have a huge range of New Zealand made products especially Christchurch made as well as products from around the world.

Corner of Garlands Rd & Cumnor Tce in the Brewery car park

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Yay we re-open just in time for the festive season! Currently in stock Eco bamboo wares, Lovely Egyptian cotton spa towels/ wraps, hand made beeswax star decorations, beautiful Swedish printed birch wood trays, ceramics from Waiheke Island and lots more. Come and take a peek at Red Fish Blue Fish.

One of Christchurch’s earliest industrial sites is under re construction and on track to become an exceptional Boutique shopping experience. Located with views to the picturesque Port Hills and next to the historic Heathcote river, the Tannery complex will comprise five different “quarters” creating a micro retail community, from Boutique retail to arts and light design based manufacturing, artists quarters to a world class music and performance venue. The first stage is the boutique retail and arts emporium, a full scale Victorian style arcade that will be home to around 30 boutique fashion, homewares, arts, gifts and hospitality based businesses. Food, wine and beer lovers will be spoilt for choice with Cassels & Sons Brewing Co. award wining craft beer on site, to the ever popular and mouth-watering wood fired Pizza’s at the Brewery. With fine dining and opulent pubs to more casual providore and delicatessen style ventures, there is something for everyone. With fervent foodie connoisseur’s Richard Till and Glyn Abbott (formerly Under the Red Veranda) in the mix also, exciting things will happen. In keeping with the true pioneering spirit, the advance party of six well know Christchurch retailers have pitched together under one sail to open the Pop Up Emporium at the Tannery. Dead Set, Where the Fox Lives, The Flock, Smith’s Bookshop, Red Fish Blue Fish and Toi Toi Design store are currently open for the Christmas season. For some of these businesses this is the first time they have been able to see many of their loyal customers, since the February earthquakes. With on-site parking and an easy going atmosphere The Pop Up Emporium retailers are trading seven days a week and have many activities planned for the busy Christmas period. Take a peek at progress while browsing your Christmas shopping and receive a $10 “The Brewery Cafe” gift voucher, if you spend in total a $100 over any of the six Pop up retailers in one day .

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For dad: Tools with safety locks. Nothing pleases dad more than a brand-new power tool. “The coming season is unfortunately also called Safekids tip: Buy tools with the trauma season, due to the dramatic increase in safety locks and protect curious preventable deaths and serious injuries to children,” little hands by storing the tools out says Director of Safekids New Zealand Ann Weaver. of children’s sight and reach. “Show family and friends that you care by giving gifts that they can enjoy and at the same time, keep them safe on the road, at home and at play.”

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Bicycle helmets. If bicycles are at the top of your child’s wish list, don’t scrooge about getting a safety helmet. It’s a law to wear one when cycling in New Zealand. Safekids tip: Read the helmet instructions and make sure it is worn correctly. Research shows that correctly worn cycle helmets reduce the risk of severe brain injury by as much as 74 per cent!

Booster seats. New Zealand’s child restraint law is changing! This means children up to seven years old will be required to use child restraints soon. Safekids tip: Don’t stop at seven - keep kids in an appropriate child restraint or booster seat until they are 148cm tall. This gives them the best chance of survival in the event of a car crash, and allows them to ‘sit higher’ and enjoy the views during your next family road trip.

For the grandparents: A

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Gizmos and gadgets Over the top T

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The Karotz interactive smart rabbit It speaks, reads messages, takes photos, plays music and wiggles its ears. Part alarm clock, part language teacher, the Karotz interactive smart rabbit can do just about anything. Set it up to keep an eye on your home using an iPad, iPhone or Android smartphone. Karotz works with over 400 apps to help you around the house. Karotz – WiFi Interactive Smart Rabbit Approx. $135

Mini helicopters

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It may not fit under your Christmas tree but this nifty barbecue dining boat offers built-in barbecue, colourful umbrella, space for 10 adults, recessed plate holders and a spot to dock your beer. And that’s not all! It also comes with a 30-watt electric trolling motor for manoeuvring through calm waters. Wonder how it would go at Piha? The Barbecue Dining Boat $61,720

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Who can resist a mini helicopter that not only flies indoors, shoots missiles and has special lighting effects but also has a cool name? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s the Heli Blaster firing missiles at Nana while she’s eating her Christmas mince pie. Infrared Heli Blaster Helicopter $59.95

Nobody squeals with delight when they receive home appliances for Christmas. Until now. The Hom-Bot robo vacuum cleaner has three smart cleaning modes, low noise levels, a mapping system and scheduled cleaning. It even returns to its home dock when it’s low on battery and then picks up where it left off. Techno Currently not Robot available in New Zealand but if you really want it, you’ll find a way! Hom-Bot Robot Vacuum Cleaner by LG Approx $740

Wii U

Nintendo’s new gaming console the Wii U has high definition graphics, touch screen and backward compatible with Wii. Wii U basic pack $449

Vertu mobile phone

For the high roller in your life, the Vertu mobile phone is less a cellphone and more a work of art. Handmade by master craftsmen, models are designed in luxury trimmings like stainless steel and alligator leather. Their top of the line model released a few years ago was the Vertu Cobra, featuring a diamond, ruby and emerald snake and setting you back A base model will cost you around $8000, available at Mansor’s Jewellers, 163 Queen Street, Auckland.

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Universal remote If you’re constantly fighting to find the right remote, try a universal one that can control up to 15 devices. Take a peek at the Logitech Harmony for touch screen interaction, customisable icons, streamlined design and easy recharging. Universal Remote $300 - $699)

iPad mini An affordable, compact tablet to complement your collection of Apple products, the iPad mini is the new brightand-shiny on the block. Able to do anything big brother iPad2 can but it’s teeny. Good things come in small packages. iPad mini, 16GB, WiFi $479

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INTERNATIONAL volunteer day was celebrated yesterday and for organisations in Canterbury the help of volunteers means more now than ever. Volunteering Canterbury has been running since 1988, matching willing volunteers with community organisations and providing support and networking opportunities. Manager Ruth Gardner said 2012 had been a busy year filled with changes. “It has been a good year too because people are keen to volunteer and we are noticing trends like a lot of people are wanting shorter-term ways they can help. A lot of people are using the internet and Facebook much more to volunteer, but we also still provide a personal service for those who want it.” Ms Gardner said the organisation had 1500 new volunteers registered throughout the year. She said people who could commit to longerterm service were very much appreciated by organisations because a lot of them were struggling to provide the resources with the increased needs in Canterbury following the earthquakes of the past two years. “We are crying out for volunteers,” she said. The organisation has also moved into the new Christchurch Community House in Tuam Street. Yesterday they celebrated International Volunteer Day with a picnic for 270 member Lending a hand: Volunteering Canterbury’s manager Ruth Gardner. Photo: Samantha Early organisations at Abberley Park in St Albans.

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New version of well-known store to open next September RE-BUILDING work has started on the long-established Kaiapoi department store, Blackwells. The building’s 68 screw piles were drilled in this week, after partial demolition of existing buildings on the site were completed earlier. The site is now ready for shear end wall foundations to be laid. The new, contemporary version of the well-known store will be open by September 2013. Established in 1871, Blackwells is one of the oldest department stores in New Zealand. Brothers Michael and Andrew Blackwell, the fifth generation of Blackwells to manage the store, worked with Christchurch architects Wilkie and Bruce on a design retaining the grace of the old building, but with a contemporary feel. There will be a larger floor area and a café. The first floor will provide

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much-needed commercial floor space, with views of the Kaiapoi River. The 7.1 magnitude earthquake on September 4, 2010 damaged the front, 1921 part of the building, including its logo. This part was demolished the same day for safety reasons. The business operated from three separate locations until it could return to what remained of the building at the corner of Raven Quay and Williams Street. Although trade has been affected, all Blackwells’ staff have retained their jobs since the 2010 quake. Chartered professional engineer Warren Lewis from Christchurch firm Lewis and Barrow said the building has been designed for all up-to-the-minute design codes, government guidelines, and the Structural Engineering Society New Zealand design guidelines. The new building will provide extra strength to the existing single-storey buildings so they could be brought up to 100-percent of the strength of a new building. The building has been detailed to seismic loads that are three times present design loads, to resist an earthquake with a return period in excess of 6000 years, Mr Lewis said.

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Christchurch gives up its secrets Underneath Christchurch lies a treasure trove of archaeological information which the earthquakes have enabled us to uncover. Tom Doudney spoke to New Zealand Historic Places Trust archaeologist Frank van Derheijden about some of the interesting finds so far.

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FRANK van Derheijden jokingly describes his profession as “glorified rubbish collection”. Despite the self-effacing statement, he is quick to emphasise the importance of archaeology to the city at the present time. “A small silver lining to all this for us is that we get a really good opportunity to look under the ground in Christchurch, especially in the CBD, but we need to recognise it is also the last one because what is going to happen now with the rebuild, it’s going to have such a major impact because the foundation requirements–I don’t know them but I can imagine them-they are going to be so detrimental that everything will go. So any archaeology that is there at the moment will be completely destroyed in the rebuild.” Since the earthquakes, about 800 buildings have been demolished in the central city alone, many of them with heritage value. By law, anyone undertaking work that damages or modifies a pre-1900 structure needs to consult with the Historic Places Trust, which has had to issue a staggering 900 consents for such work in Canterbury since September 2010. Building and land owners are tasked with engaging an archaeologist, approved by the trust, to carry out excavations. “We always try and advocate for retention because that is what we would really like to happen,” van Derheijden says. “But of course following the earthquakes a lot of them are not economically viable, the damage is too severe, so then we do acknowledge that they have to go. So then at least this process ensures that the information is recovered.” One of the earliest finds came in the wake of the September 4, 2010 Greendale earthquake, before February 22 reduced much of the CBD to rubble. The Deans homestead in Hororata was one of the more significant losses in that that event and excavations revealed a curious feature in the foundations. The concrete for the building’s piles, probably imported, had been supplied in barrels affected by moisture and solidified. Excavations at the homestead revealed barrel-shaped foundations, showing this did not deter the builders from using them. “We sort of knew that happened but you don’t really find it too often because how often are these buildings demolished and uncovered? So it’s really simple but for us it was quite exciting to see that,” van Derheijden said. In the central city, one site on the corner of Madras and Chester streets was found to contain 1629 items including ceramics, pots, ornaments, medicine bottles, and jewellery in a large double-brick cellar. Other sites contained relatively few items but threw up other interesting finds such as in the Colombo Street Smiths City car park where six wellpreserved old kilns believed to be from the former Atlas Foundry were discovered. “In the 1880s they (Atlas) won a contract to build locomotives so they

had to increase their capacity and I’m pretty sure these kilns were built to meet that demand,” van Derheijden says. “When they built the building in the 1910s they just decided to put a big concrete raft over the top of them probably because they couldn’t be bothered to rip them out and that’s the luck you need to have as an archaeologist because with a lot of sites, things were completely destroyed when they rebuilt any time in the 20th century. But then there are some gems out there as well, like this one.” The site has now been filled in with sand, covered again with asphalt and if Smiths City expands in future, the foundations will be carefully built around so that they are preserved. “They were under the ground for over 100 years prior to the earthquakes so we’ve got a record of them, as far as I’m concerned they can stay there for another 100 or more,” van Derheijden says. In Redcliffs, the earthquakes have allowed archaeologists to peer into the even more distant past. Work to repair damaged sewers yielded finds from the site’s first Maori settlers in the 13th century. “When Polynesians first came to New Zealand they often looked at these kinds of site to live. They’ve got access here into the back land to get fern root and all kinds of other kai. [It was] close to the sea. Because they were a seafaring people it’s a logical location to settle. It’s nice and sheltered with all the caves in the area.” Remains of shell fish, birds, seal and moa were found in a hangi pit, while flakes from stone tools, bone carvings and a necklace were also found. The digs also gave archaeologists a better idea of the scale of settlement between Moncks Cave to the east and Moa Bone Cave in the west. “Even though this site has been known since the 1880s, archaeological techniques in those early days weren’t very sophisticated, so this just adds to our existing information…and gives a better understanding.” A lot of the archaeological work is providing the basic information for further more detailed research such as chemical analysis to be done later. Students in places like Otago University are picking up much of the task and will continue to do so for some time, as the research is likely to go on for decades. In the nearer future, van Deheijden is looking forward to the reports on the Occidental and Oxford on Avon hotels, which he expects will be a good example of how archaeology can help shine a light on the past. The Occidental served Christchurch’s wealthy establishment whereas the Oxford catered to the working classes. “People often say everything has been written down because we’ve got historic records that go back to the 1800s. “[However] people do not write everything down and often they romanticise the past because ‘everything was better in the olden days’ and a third aspect is actually people usually only write about the upper echelons of society. Everyday normal life is often not described and that’s where archaeology comes into play.”

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PEOPLE visiting the Lyttleton Farmers Market on Saturday were invited to share their views on the future of the Timeball Station with representatives from the New Zealand Historic Places Trust Pouhere Taonga. A survey form was also available for them to fill out. “Basically we were asking people whether they think the Timeball flagpole and towers should be reinstated on the same site,” Historic Places Trust Pouhere Taonga heritage destinations manager Southern New Zealand Paul McGahan said. “We’ve tried to keep away from having a view. We want to get people’s opinion on the Timeball’s future. The responses were very positive. About 300 to 400 forms were handed in and people were very interested in the Timeball.” Only a small number didn’t want to see the structure re-established on the site, he said. The survey will remain online until this Sunday at http:// www.surveymonkey.com/s/TIMEBALL. Up till last Friday about 500 survey forms had been filled in on the website, again with very few negative responses, Mr McGahan said. Once all the forms had been collated the next step would be to go back to the group that had offered funding for the restoration and let them know the results, Mr McGahan said. “What happens after that will depend on their reaction. If it’s positive the Historic Places Trust would expect to make a decision fairly quickly on whether to proceed.” The positive response from the public was “something positive for Lyttelton” Mr McGahan said.

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Singing some Christmas cheer On song: The Christchurch Pops Choir performed recently at Beckenham’s Archer Village as part of its four-week Rest Home Christmas Concert series. The choir also performed at Christmas in the Park and the Brackenridge Christmas Party during this time. Archer residents and staff enjoyed the choir’s visit and one longtime staff member said she had not seen the residents respond so much to a performance. Archers resident Pat Price said the performance was “absolutely beautiful”. “The music and songs were perfection and everyone came away feeling happy.”

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FIVE players from the National Hockey League winning Canterbury Cats team will get their chance to show they can step up to the next level when they make their national debuts for the Black Sticks Women against India this month. Sian Fremaux, Pippa Hayward, Olivia Merry, Cassandra Reid and Jenny Storey are among eight new caps for the side in the six-match series which starts in Napier on Saturday afternoon. All the debutants are likely to get a run during the series. Black Sticks Women’s head coach Mark Hager said it was promising to see the talent that was being developed from the region. “We have been closely following the progress of all these young players – they have been part of the Future Black Sticks Programme and performing well at national tournaments,” Hager said. “They have matured a lot as athletes, and we believe they are ready to take the step up.” Craighead Diocesan year 13 student Cassandra Reid from Timaru was one of the debutants to see her name on the list when Hager sent the email. She said it came as a pretty big surprise. “I had a feeling I might make it into the Junior Black Sticks, but didn’t realise I would get as far as the National Squad. It is pretty exciting – I can’t quite believe it.” The players have spent this week in a training

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Major city intersection closed to traffic, holiday period • Papanui Road/Innes Road intersection will be fully closed to traffic, from 27 December to Sunday, 6 January. It will open from Monday, 7 January, however detours and lane closures will continue into February.

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Bright faces: Uini Coe, Lynora Tawaka, Inez Alavisi and Desiree August in their costumes for the calendar photo shoot.

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ARANUI students have attempted to break the negative stigma against them by participating in a calendar called ‘Beautiful’. Mel Hillier from Guldrn Harvest Foundation said this latest stigma had come about following the proposed merger of schools to create the Aranui Learning Community Cluster. It is the third year of the calendar and Miss Hillier wanted to produce one with Aranui. It was the recent coverage by Campbell Live of the school mergers that sparked this idea, because of the negative comments made about Aranui. “It’s an old stigma, it came about years ago and it hasn’t shifted,” she said. “People have been raised in that belief.” Miss Hillier hopes to change their perceptions through the calendar taken at ‘The Palace’, which is about celebrating the girls in the area. The Palace is located at Hampshire Street in an old office space next to the local medical centre, which has been renovated through the help of volunteers and donations. She said Hampshire St was known for its crime but now those people had moved out and new people had moved in. “I think they need to be given a chance.” Mel Hillier founded the Guldrn Harvest Foundation in August 2008. Her vision is for people to come together and break cycles that affect each generation.

CAROLS in our community, Sunday, December 9, 5pm-7pm, Parklands Reserve, Queenspark Drive. Fun family-friendly event. Come join the community for an evening of carols, sausages, bouncy castles, face painting & entertainment. If wet it will be held at Parklands Baptist Community Church, 180 Queenspark Drive. COMMUNITY carol singing at Richmond School, Pavitt Street, Sunday December 9 from 6pm. Donkey rides, bouncy castle, hand-bell ringing. Bring blanket or deck chair. Cancelled if wet – phone 389-0249. CHRISTMAS Singalong. Favourite carols and Christmas songs, Sunday, December 9 at 3pm, Northwood Villas Clubhouse, O’Neill St, Northwood. (Turn into Northwood Villas off O’Neill St, and follow along to the bowling green on the left. The clubhouse is behind this.) Prepare for Christmas with an uplifting time of singing and fellowship. All welcome. This event is provided for the community by Belfast-Redwood Anglican church. CANTERBURY Alpine Ice Skating Club is holding a fundraiser for the club’s Short Track Speed Skaters going to Junior World Champs in Poland early next year. Christmas open house December 8 from 2pm till 7pm at 21 Baretta Street Somerfield. Admission by donation. There will also be a Christmas sales table, raffle and sausage sizzle. THE 6 Fellas’ third annual Christchurch Hospital Toy Run, Saturday, December 15. Before they leave, see all the hot rod and classic cars and motor bikes at the Show and Shine display at the CSB Arena, Addington from 12pm to 2pm, and meet four of the Crusaders. Gold coin donation, proceeds to Ronald McDonald House, South Island. AVONSIDE Girls’ High School 70 years’ reunion for 1943 third-formers. Saturday, February 23, 2013. Luncheon at the new school. To register, please phone Daph, 385-7710 or Doreen, 3859150. PEGASUS Ladies Probus club New Brighton, meetings fourth Monday in month at Rawhiti Golf Club, interesting speakers, arranged outings, happy family atmosphere, enquiries welcome, Ph Jill 3525850 or Carol 960-7890. READING, Drivers Licence Theory, Computing, Maths, free help for adults, please ring Adult Reading Assistance Scheme, 366-9479, ask for Karen or Maureen. MESSY Church, we provide an information environment of all ages to explore & experience faith & worship through crafts, food & celebration. Held on the last Sunday of the month at All Saints Church, 305 New Brighton Road, beginning at 4pm. For further enquiries contact Lynne 027 4194076. IF you enjoy working with children could you volunteer to entertain preschool children while their parents network over coffee? The time commitment is approximately one hour during the week on dates to be determined, please contact Volunteering Canterbury for more information, phone 366-2442. The Community Noticeboard is for non profit groups or organisations. Items submitted must include a phone number and any associated costs and 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 publication if they do not fit the criteria, or due to space constraints.

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News in brief Baring it for their community Jessica Schaap PEOPLE in Brighton put it all out on Sunday morning to get the council’s attention. At 11am about 40 to 50 locals had the cheek to bare their bottoms at Brighton beach. The protest was organised by Pier Side Café owner Tony Brooks and despite the humour of the event, it was organised to get council attention for the lack of action to address the needs of New Brighton and neighbouring suburbs. A photo was taken, which will be sent to the council. For those who were unwilling to expose their bottoms there were photocopies of buttocks that could be tucked into trousers or skirts.

Mr Brooks was impressed with the number of people that used their real behinds. “We had more bums than we thought. Only a third used photocopied bums.” Brooks said the protest has been successful and more had been achieved in recent months with the New Brighton centre master plan. Participant Dan Prendeville, who took part by exposing his actual bottom, thought it “was a humorous and novel way of protesting”. “The media have picked up on it and hopefully the council will take note.” He said the plan was just words at this stage but he would like to see some real details and action to come.

One eyed FM returns to the east Jessica Schaap

ONE Eyed FM has put a studio back in Christchurch east. Their transmitter is yet to go up but they are soon to be broadcasting from the east. Their studio in Aranui was destroyed in the February earthquake so they relocated to Wellington and then relocated to Blenheim. Owner Johnny Miller said it was important to him to get a studio back in the east where he grew up and where the station began. “The whole two years away I was trying to figure out how to get to Christchurch,” he said.

He was shocked at how much had not been done in the east. “They were too busy concentrating on the CBD and the rich areas, and the east of Christchurch is being left alone. “We need people to come back to the east and it to become a thriving community.” The station broadcasts music from the 70s to now and advises locals of events happening in the east. During the night broadcasting will continue from their main transmitter in Blenheim.

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Changing times: Wainoni Park on Hampshire Street, an area known for its crime, is losing its negative stigma.

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ARANUI Community Trust chairperson Rob Davidson said he believed the negative stigma of Hampshire Street has largely gone as there has been a lot of work done by the city council and the community over the last 12 years. The negative focus has gone from Hampshire Street due to the earthquakes. “Progress has been affected by the earthquakes as there has been a retreat of central government, but people are looking at their own community too much to care about others,” Mr Davidson said. Aranui has been developed in recent years with land swaps and new state houses, a remodelled park, which used to be a “dead end park”, has been opened up to the street, a

playground has moved from behind shops to the front of Wainoni Park and a new library has been built. Aranui Community Trust Incorporated Society has been involved in the development of the notorious Hampshire Street. They purchased a group of buildings on the street, which they have turned into office space for organisations including adult and community education, IRD, community law and a nursing service. The trust also runs a family festival each year which Mr Davidson said gives “a strong community feel”. The next Affirm festival will be held this Saturday at Wainoni Park and will feature band Moorhouse and artist Che Fu.

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AVONDALE School is part of the Aranui cluster of schools, along with Aranui Primary School, Aranui High School, Chisnallwood Intermediate and Wainoni School. The merger proposal has not gone down well with the Avondale community with 96 per cent against it, principal of Avondale School Mark Scown said. The result was from a survey taken soon after the merger announcement. The school has had numerous consultation meetings alone and with the other schools, he said, and the school communities were different and diverse.

The community sees Chisnallwood and Avondale School as separate entities from the other schools as they are separated by Wainoni Road. Mr Scown said people were attracted to the schools for different reasons - Wainoni for its community feel and Avondale for its large size. He said with more than 300 pupils Avondale School was large enough and did not need to merge. Some of the community were afraid of their children mixing with older children but Scown said there were ways that could be mitigated but he was still against the school mergers.

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FOLLOWING requests from local community advocates, a concert celebrating and remembering QEII will be held this Sunday from 12pm-3pm just beyond the village green. Former city councillor Carole Evans and Burwood-Pegasus community board chairperson Linda Stewart asked the council on different occasions to support such an event and the council has now agreed to fund it. The story of QEII’s history will be told at

the event by Ms Stewart. The New Brighton Silver Band and other local bands will play and there will be a speech by former New Zealand runner and Commonwealth Gold medallist Dick Taylor. Ms Stewart said to “bring your picnic” as it will be done “lazy Sunday” style. She said QEII would never be the same but she would like it to be made operational again with better swimming facilities for the community. “A deepwater pool will be great.”

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THE grand opening of Richmond School’s ‘Raising Richmond from the Rubble’ project was held at lunchtime on Monday. The senior class had worked on it every weekend over the past few months and it was constructed completely out of recycled materials. The children were responsible for planning, drawing, contacting the sponsors and creating the garden. One of the sponsors the children managed to get was Greening the Rubble, which is a charitable trust whose volunteers respond to requests to create parks and buildings on sites

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demolished due to the earthquake. Greening the Rubble supplied many of the plants and plant boxes and helped the students secure the site. It was formerly occupied by a Methodist church, which was destroyed in the February 2011 earthquake. Principal Jacqualene Maindonald said the pupils had to take photos of what they considered “horrible” and “beautiful” and come up with how they wanted their community to be. The pupils learnt how their life can change the community, perseverance and to be proud of what they can accomplish.

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A fun way to end the year Moving to the beat: Teachers and pupils at North New Brighton School had a Zumbathon to end their year. PTA member Rachel McCaffery said it was a fun way to finish off the year “rather than the usual Mufti Day”. Georgie Cotton from FitnessX volunteered her time to take the class.

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their delicious range of cabinet food including a selection of homemade pies, savoury and sweet muffins or salads. 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. Blanc (Luxury Interior and Gifts) Interior and Gifts is the perfect place to browse and gain inspiration for your home, whether it is a cushion or a throw to add that special touch. The Westminster Street/Colombo Street area is also home to True Beauty & Beyond, Liquor King and St Albans Dental.

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sweet treats. Sugar Baby Cakery creates the most irresistible works of eatable art to suit all occasions. Off the Track Curtains can help you choose vintage and newly made curtains and blinds for all your windows. They buy and sell second-hand curtains and curtain tracks, with a range to suit upgrading a student flat or the best designer brands from around the world. Expert machinists create curtains, Roman blinds, cushions squab covers, alterations and tiebacks. Café Metro is also opening up its third café in the city, following on from its successful businesses in Merivale and Ferrymead with

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Sugar Baby Cakery

New complex. Blanc Interior & Gifts

OPENING DECEMBER 14TH 2012

December 13th luxury gifts for luxurious people

Opening December

An Affordable Salon

dedicated to bringing the best quality to our clients Waveline Hair Studio

59 Cranford St p. 355 0667

THURSDAY December 6 2012

How the earthquakes affected Orion

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2015

2016

2017

2018

Current forecast Pre-earthquake forecast

will be around $50m.

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OCT 2010

DEC 2010

FEB 2011

APR 2011

JUN 2011

AUG 2011

Summary

Year ended 31 March

2009 2010 2011

2012

Orion’s current target (as set by the Commerce Commission)

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Length of power cuts per consumer (in minutes)

3812

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Number of power cuts per consumer

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3.0

2.2

0.8

1.4

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Our earthquake repairs and recovery will continue over the next six years.

Need more information?

Our price increase proposal – the impact on an average total monthly household power bill (including GST, excluding inflation) Year starting 1 April

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019 to 2023

Impact of our proposed prices

$6.80

$7.40

$8.00

$8.70

$9.30

$8.90

The Commerce Commission process

What we propose • Given the impact of the earthquakes, we intend to apply to the Commerce Commission in February 2013 for a review of our regulated prices and network reliability targets.

Our proposed reliability targets

Pre-quake forecast of electricity use

JUN 2010

Average impact = $8.50 a month

Total electricity used on Orion’s network

APR 2010

Historical reliability performance and current targets

QUAKE

8,000

Our proposed prices

10,000

2,000

2019

Forecast capital expenditure on Orion’s electricity network

12,000

4,000

Our proposed reliability

MEGAWATT HOURS PER DAY 14,000

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2013

Reviewing our prices and reliability

THURSDAY December 6 2012

Context • Before the earthquakes our electricity network was reliable and resilient in line with our community’s expectations, and our pricing was below the New Zealand average.

21 Feb 2013 We submit our application to the Commission 21 Feb to mid June 2013 The Commission reviews our application and may ask us for more information

23 Nov to 16 Dec 2012 We seek community feedback

• Our seismic protection work also helped prevent more severe damage and cost to our community’s social well being and to Canterbury’s $15b economy.

16 Dec 2012 to 20 Feb 2013 We consider the community feedback before we finalise our application to the Commission

DeCeMber

JANuArY

Repair crews replace damaged 11kV cables on Bexley Road. Since the earthquakes we’ve seen more than 1,000 cable faults on our network – more faults than we usually see in a decade.

1 April 2014 Commission approved price and reliability targets begin

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FebruArY 2013

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THURSDAY DecembeR Decembe 6 2012

Christmas 2012 at Bush Inn

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THURSDAY DecembeR Decembe 6 2012

Edgeware Village - a thriving place

ST ALBANS PHARMACY

Edgeware Village Get ready to smell the with...

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PACK OF 10

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15.99 $

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GIVES YOU RELIEF from your WORST ALLERGY SYMPTOMS. GET BACK to the things you love to do OUTDOORS. *While stocks last

Cnr Colombo & Edgeware Rd Edgeware Village

Phone. 366 0404

Open 6 days including Saturday 10am-3pm

ith two top quality ethnic restaurants just a stone’s throw away, dining out at Edgeware Village is a relaxing way for locals to enjoy a night out without a long trip across town. Located behind the Edgeware Village (round by the car park), Sema’s Thai Cuisine is known as one of the best Thai places in town with their authentic Thai dishes which are very popular with locals. Diners also travel across town to sample their menu and return. The popular toong tong (golden money gags) are wrapped with mix of prawn, chicken and Thai herbs served with a sweet-sour dipping sauce. There’s also a wide range of seafood dishes, Thai salads, curries and an extensive choice for vegetarians, including Pad Thai and tom yum soups and fried tofu in a variety of dishes. Coriander’s Ethnic Indian Restaurant, on Colombo Street, is also wellknown around Christchurch for its excellent cuisine. Along with korma, tikka masala and vindaloo there is a wider range of choices featuring chicken, seafood or lamb. Starters include a range of platters, tandoori mushrooms or try the lamb tikka, cheese or vegetable pakoras or bhaji (crisp onion fritters). Vegetarians are again well catered for with dishes such as aloo jera (diced potatoes cooked with cumin seeds and spices) or kadai paneer - homemade cottage cheese cooked in thick gravy with capsicum, crushed tomatoes, cream and fresh coriander. Coriander’s has also recently introduced online customer-friendly ordering system,

making it even easier and quicker to organise dinner. A recent arrival on the dining scene at Edgeware is the relocated former Cathedral Square bar, Bailies Bar and Restaurant. Their new building has been extensively repaired and includes the original TAB site. The Edgeware Sports Bar, as the name suggests, is another reason that locals do not have to travel far for a night out. Apart from dining, Edgeware Village is home to a pharmacy, bakery, the brand-new Supervalue and you can visit the fruit and vegetable shop, butcher or video shop, or

relax at Casa Bella Beauty Therapy. Also, call by Modesté fashion store or The Outlet Store for essential sports leisure gear. Edgeware Village is certainly a thriving area and caters for both their local customers and visitors from afar.

Edgeware Sports Bar “The tiny bar with the BIG atmosphere”

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• TAB • Pokies • Big Screen + pool table • Friendly Service “Everybodies welcome”

72 Edgeware Road St Albans 03 377 2294 | 8am-11pm

7 Days After 18 long months, new owner operators and a complete refurbishment, KB’S Bakery Cafe Edgeware is now open for business again. We bake on the premises 7 days a week, to fill our bright new display cabinets with a great range of pies, filled rolls, sandwiches, buns, cakes and slices to go with a coffee from our flash new espresso machine. We also bake daily, an extensive range of breads and rolls.

HAS REOPENED! Known for their edge of technology RF facials and oxygen jet peel

beauty & massage therapy Monday to friday 11.00am to 5pm • Weekends and after hours by arrangement

973 Colombo Street. St Albans | Christchurch | www.casabellasalon.co Phone 03 365 2777

WE ARE OPEN 7 DAYS

7am - 5.30pm

Edgeware Village • Edgeware Road

THURSDAY DecembeR Decembe 6 2012

RichieMcCaw Among the world’s best: New Christchurch airport terminal can change colours and the airport has been voted top international airport.

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CHRISTCHURCH airport has been voted 2012 top international airport by readers of a New Zealand travel magazine. Airport chief executive Jim Boult said the airport winning the award is a reflection of the “quality and experience” the airport provides. “For the size of our airport it is now one of

the top in the world.” The airport is currently in the final stages of building a terminal which it has been working on for four years. On Saturday a new domestic arrivals and departures area was opened. Travel Digest magazine has 6000 readers and its travel industry awards are made annually.

Church demise saddens Catholic community JessicaSchaap OUR Lady of Perpetual Help church in St Albans has closed and is to be demolished. The Catholic diocese of Christchurch has limited resources to replace or repair all the churches that have been damaged as a result of the Christchurch earthquakes. The cost of bringing the church up to the required standard cannot be justified as there is another church within the Catholic Parish of the Holy Trinity, St Matthew’s, which is less damaged. Father Rick Loughnan said those involved in the church were sad to see it go. “They loved the church,” he said. The church is a 1950s brick building that had recently been refurbished. “It’s the heart of Christian life. There are a whole lot of things that flow from the life within the Church and our sense of community,” Father Loughnan said. The parish was established in 1952 and Our Lady of Perpetual Help church was built in 1953. Bill and Robinette Mehalski were two of the six church-goers from the beginning still remaining and were sad to see the church go. They met at the church and married at the church. Their two daughters also both married at the church. In 1952 the first parish priest, Father Seamus Clenaghan, celebrated Mass at the St Albans Catholic School behind the church when Bill was 18 and Robinette was 13. In 1953 Bishop Edward M Joyce laid the foundation stone of the church. The architects were JC Collins and his son and PJ Hanrahan. Recently the St Albans parish and the Bryndwr parish combined to become the Catholic church of the Holy Trinity parish as Father Loughnan was a priest of both parishes. Both churches within the parish were damaged in the February earthquake – Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St Matthew’s. The new combined congregation is using the hall behind St Matthew’s church. A thanksgiving Mass to mark the end of Our Lady of Perpetual Help was held at the grounds of the adjoining Catholic primary school in January and all original parishioners took part. Father Loughnan said there would also be a farewell ceremony for the church, in the future, when it was demolished. The Christchurch earthquakes had a marked effect on the churches within the Catholic diocese of Christchurch, which covers Canterbury and the West Coast. Five churches have been demolished, 13 churches within Christchurch are unable to be used and four more outside of Christchurch are unable to be used. There are only 11 that can be used, meaning over half are non-operational. Director of the bishop’s pastoral office Mike Stopforth said this had placed a strain on the Catholic community. “It has definitely caused challenges for communities. Some are meeting at the same property, quite often at halls joined to the church.”

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Peace of mind for the future, plus something for today!

Kiwi’s in general don’t want to talk about death! However, the benefits of pre-arranging your funeral can outweigh any feelings of unease. We at Canterbury Christian Funeral Services believe that by pre-planning, your family can have peace of mind regarding the practical issues and different wishes you may have around your funeral service. Canterbury Christian Funeral Services have compiled an obligation-free information pack, available on request, and will help you and your family prepare for the future. Simply complete the coupon below and send it in (or phone our office on 358 8807) to receive an obligation-free information pack. You may also like to visit our website www.canterburychristianfunerals.co.nz Farewell: Bill and Robinette Mehalski, who attended the church for 60 years, are sad to see it go. Photo: Jessica Schaap

If the church comes down it is hoped there will be a resource space and a space for the Blessed Sacrament provided for St Albans Catholic School, which is connected to the church. The Mehalskis would like the stained glass window to be saved when it is demolished. The date for demolition is not yet known and the cost of repair to St Matthew’s church is being assessed.

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The Down By The Liffey Community Art and art groups certainly proved it is a Gallery, Lincoln is proving to be a great real community enterprise. The efforts attraction to the historic township of Lincoln. of the team of volunteers and dedicated The deceptively spacious gallery has had a gallery committee were further recognised recently when it very busy first year was awarded the with an extremely .... It was awarded the varied programme Sensational Selwyn of exhibitions from Sensational Selwyn Art and Art and Culture metal, wood and Award for 2012. Culture Award for 2012. The programme stone sculptures, for next year is just exquisite jewellery and textiles, distinctive pottery, colourful as exciting with works by both emerging photography, acrylics and encaustic works and well established local artists starting and impressive watercolours and pastels. with the Members Show running from 5th The Gallery has also hosted several musical Dec to 13th Jan featuring over 75 different concerts, a book launch and a number artworks - so why not check it out for that of short story and poetry afternoons. Its truly unique Christmas gift or simply be extremely popular Community Month inspired by the many talented artists within devoted to exhibiting art by local schools the district.