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Yachts again in Hagley To the finish: A small step back to normality was taken as model yachts once again raced across the calm surface of Victoria Lake last Sunday, rekindling some of the old charm of Hagley Park. Mostly “J” class boats took part in the Founders Day regatta, held to celebrate the return of the Christchurch Model Yacht

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Club to the lake following a two-year absence. Despite the inclement weather, there was a good turnout of both members and the public. (Inset) The Nelson touch: Christchurch Model Yacht Club sailing master Jim Nelson prepares a “J” yacht in readiness for some fierce but friendly racing. Photos: Gilbert Wealleans

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Preserving history: Dallington resident Lois Daly hopes her book containing personal tales from the quake-hit suburb will keep the spirit of the area alive for future generations.

Stories capture Dallington’s heart Gina McKenzie

ALTHOUGH half of Dallington is redzoned, the riverside suburb’s spirit remains strong, according to Lois Daly, who has written a book containing residents’ postearthquake stories. Mrs Daly, who has lived in Dallington for 17 years, spent five months collecting tales for Stories from Dallington from people who live, work or attend school in the suburb.

“Once people started talking all sorts of stories emerged that led off on tangents to other memories. “All of their personal situations were different but they were linked by the shared experience of the earthquakes and the impact this had on them.” Mrs Daly said that she was surprised by how many personal details fellow

Hon Lianne Dalziel MP for Christchurch East My Electorate Office has re-opened at 133 New Brighton Mall. My Team and I are here to help you. I am still providing regular EarthquakeInformation Updates to constituents. Please let me know if you would like to be added to the list. P 03 382 0288 E lianne.dalziel.mp@parliament.govt.nz Authorised by Lianne Dalziel, 133 New Brighton Mall, Christchurch

residents revealed to her. “One man, who had lots of liquefaction but was zoned green, had lost a close friend in the CTV building but I had no idea about this until we got talking.” Mrs Daly also interviewed an English couple who were living in the Quaker meeting house in Cresswell Avenue and had trouble adapting to life in Hertfordshire after they returned home. In the book the couple described feeling alienated from family and friends who couldn’t understand what they had experienced. Banks Avenue School was profiled by Mrs Daly, with year four teacher Karen Townsend and selected pupils sharing their experiences. Mrs Daly said despite the difficulties faced by the school Karen was proud of the courage and tenacity displayed by children at the school. “This shows the true spirit of Dallington where people come together and help each other out during difficult times. “We’re a small suburb but people really care about each other and I hope that this book will show everyone what it is like to live here.” Stories from Dallington is available from Scorpio Books in Riccarton with $2 of the purchase price going towards the Dallington Community Cottage Trust.

HAVE fun and keep fit. Learn to dance with the Kaiapoi RnR Club. Lessons starting July 5, 6.45pm at Ouruhia Hall, Belfast. $20 for four weekly sessions. For more information phone Robin 329-8052 or Tina 342-3110. JOIN Belfast Toastmasters and gain the benefits of better communication and speaking skills. Learn in a friendly & constructive environment. For further information visit www.belfasttoastmasters.org.nz or ph Fay 327-6076. EDIBLE Gardens Network Group, friendly group of local gardeners with focus on organic gardening & growing your own food, meets about once month in different people’s gardens. Experts as well as complete novices welcome, more info either email Clare candb@ ihug.co.nz or ph her on 420-8850. MUSIC Group for pre schoolers with Natural Magic, funky songs for children & their parents, puppetry & stories, every Wednesday during term time, 11.15am at the Pierside Cafe, for more info email nbproject@xtra. co.nz or call 388-9920. GOLDEN Oldies Movie Group, come & join this friendly group to watch wonderful old movies, every Monday 1pm at the New Brighton Museum, 8 Hardy St, gold coin donation incl cuppa beforehand. For more info email nbproject@xtra.co.nz or call 388-9920. PEGASUS Ladies Probus Club New Brighton. Meetings fourth Monday of the month at Rawhiti Golf Club. Interesting speakers, arramged outings, happy, friendly atmosphere. Inquiries welcome. Phone Jill 3525850 or Carol 960-7890. WAINONI Avonside Community Services Trust, at Wainoni Methodist Church, 878 Avonside Drive, Tuesday, art 10am to 12pm, crafts 10am to Wednesday Sit & Be fit, 10.30 to 11.30am, cooking demo 10.30 alternative weeks, healthy living lectures 11.45 to 12.45pm alternative weeks. $2 per session. Thursdays walking group 10am to 12pm, movies 1pm to 3.30pm, followed by afternoon tea, indoor games, scrabble, followed by afternoon tea, Lunches, 12pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, no booking necessary. For more information contact WACST Co-ordinator Betty Chapman, wainoni.wacst@xtra.co.nz or 389-2285. 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.

Book giveaway MAINLAND Press has a copy of Lois Daly’s book Stories from Dallington and also a copy of her photography book September 2010 –Snapshots of a Walk around Dallington to give away to one lucky reader. To enter, email giveaway@ mainlandpress.co.nz with Stories in the subject line, or write to Stories from Dallington Book Giveaway PO Box 39 176, Christchurch 8545. To be eligible make sure you include your name, address and daytime contact phone number. Entries close at 5pm on Thursday, June 28.

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North Canterbury school support staff celebrate

Avonside girls’ business sense wins over judges

Happy 21st: Ashley New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) branch secretary Heather Mclachland and branch president Sandra Morris celebrated 21 years of cooperation between their organisation and North Canterbury school support staff in Rangiora last week. The breakfast event, attended by teacher aides, school administrators and other support staff, provided an opportunity to acknowledge the work they do in schools. Ms Morris said support staff were the hub of schools and deserved to be congratulated on 21 years of association with NZEI.

Fashionistas: The Avonside Girls’ High School business management team, comprised of, from left, Kate Stokes, Ashleigh Tawhara, Casey Dettmer and Jamie Freeman, were named runners-up in the recent Young Enterprise ‘Dragons Den’ Business Presentation competition. The business plan was to buy used clothes from

op shops, modify them to appeal to young women and then sell them online. The girls, who wore their own products to the presentation, were among around 35 teams who entered the competition.

Earthquake stories shared at Kaiapoi book launch KAIAPOI residents shared their earthquake stories at the book launch of Kaiapoi Shakes last Friday. The book, compiled by Jackie Watson and Stan Darling, contains the stories of 20 earthquake-affected Kaiapoi residents who shared their experiences of the earthquakes. Ms Watson, who is also a Waimakariri

Earthquake Support Service (WESS) coordinator and Kaiapoi Community Board member, said it was the Kaiapoi Telling Our Stories Group that inspired the book after two short films on the earthquakes were made. “I thought it was important to tell stories in words as well as film. “Because of my work with the Waimakariri

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Kaiapoi Shakes is on sale at Kaiapoi Take Note and is also available for purchase at the Rangiora Library. All proceeds will go towards commissioning a piece of art for the new Kaiapoi Library/ Museum/Service Centre. For further information, contact Ms Watson on 03 312 6413.

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Avonside Girls’ and Shirley Boys’ join forces for musical THE 60-year musical relationship between Shirley Boys’ High School and Avonside Girls’ High School continues with the rock production Tommy, which opened last night. The original production of Tommy was staged in 1971 starring Bette Midler after the album was released in 1969 by The Who. The show shot to fame in 1975 when Tommy was adapted as a film starring Elton John, Tina Turner, Eric Clapton, Arthur Brown and Jack Nicholson. In this version, the time period was changed to post-World War II.

This year’s production of Tommy by Shirley Boys’ High School English teacher Ken Hudson and music Head of Department Kate Hayes has music and lyrics by Pete Townsend with additional music by John Entwistle and Keith Moon. Tickets are available at the office at Shirley Boys’ High School or online at jsc@shirley. school.nz. Ticket prices are $8 for students and $15 for adults. Performances take place nightly at 7.30pm Rock musical: Shirley Boys’ and Avonside Girls’ high schools rehearse for their joint musical Tommy, until Saturday at the Shirley Boys’ High School which opened last night. From left: Brooke Meldrum, Rebecca Thompson, Jessie Norris and Eliot auditorium (entry off North Parade). Thompson (seated).

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Tsunami sirens being installed WORK is underway installing the tsunami warning system along Christchurch’s coastal area. Last week, contractors began to install the 22 sirens from Waimairi Beach to Sumner, which Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker said would be operational from July 1. “Contractors will spend the next three weeks installing the sirens and silently testing the system. “Residents will get to hear the sirens for the first time on Sunday, July 22, at 11am when the sirens will be tested for one to two minutes. Mark this date in your diary now and let your neighbours know to avoid any confusion,” Mr Parker said.

It was important that residents were able to identify the sound the sirens make to know when they needed to evacuate the coastal area, he said. “If during the testing the sirens are reactivated for more than 10 minutes, it will no longer be a test. Residents are advised they will need to evacuate the area.” The testing day was also a good time for all residents along coastal Christchurch to make sure they have an evacuation plan in place for themselves and their family, as self-evacuation may be necessary in the event of a tsunami. Businesses along coastal Christchurch also needed to have an evacuation plan and ensure staff knew where the closest evacuation route

was to their workplace, Mr Parker said. Further testing of the sirens will happen twice a year on the Sundays when Daylight Saving begins and ends. “There is a risk of tsunami inundation in Christchurch but that risk is considered low and has not changed as a result of the recent earthquakes,” Mr Parker said. The sirens will not be used in the event of a local tsunami; however, they may be used in a regional tsunami, depending on when the tsunami is expected to reach land. The sirens are for when a distance tsunami is heading towards our shores and there would be sufficient notice to activate the sirens, Mr Parker said.

Avondale stormwater and road repairs WORK to repair the stormwater channels and road along Avondale’s Pembroke Street and Horton Place began last week. Section one of the repair work will be completed by the end of the month. During the construction work, Breezes Road will be narrowed but two-way traffic will be maintained. The entrance to Pembroke Street will be closed during the repair work so residents should enter the street from either Cardrona Street or Avonside Drive. Sections two and three of the construction work will be completed by the end of October.

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

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COMMUNITY action could help solve a spate two of the properties people were asleep inside of eastern suburbs arson attacks, according to their houses at the time. The residents escaped uninjured but the Fire Service Christchurch area commander Jon escalation in the arson attacks had alarmed Mr Graham. The series of arson attacks over the past three Graham. “We’re very concerned that these attacks are weekends razed the landmark 52-year-old Leander Building at Kerrs Reach in Avonside creeping into properties while residents are Drive and damaged Aranui High School, asleep. “It’s gone too far and needs to be stopped.” Avondale Primary and Aranui Kids First Mr Graham hoped Wainoni and Avonside Kindergarten. The attacks stepped up a notch at the weekend residents would be able to provide further with seven fires lit in the early hours of Saturday information. “People are our eyes and ears and even a morning in Aldershot and Portsmouth streets small detail such as seeing an unfamiliar person and Ben Rarere Avenue in Aranui. ToFour the finish: step lit back normality and was taken astheir model yachts onceprovide again raced across the calm street could a breakthrough. of theAfismall res were at to properties at in surface of Victoria Lake last Sunday, rekindling some of the old charm of Hagley Park. Mostly “J” class boats took part in the Founders Day regatta, held to celebrate the return of the Christchurch Model Yacht

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“Something that seems insignificant be very even in those areas with large sections of empty important so I would encourage people in the houses. “If someone calls the fire service we will aim area to report anything suspicious.” Overgrown vegetation and abandoned houses to be there within six minutes so we are still in the eastern suburbs provided fuel for arson very much a part of eastern Christchurch.” Mr Graham said the fire service was still attacks and Mr Graham said residents needed to carrying out an ongoing investigation into the monitor vegetation growth. “People need to be aware that even if they arson attacks in conjunction with the police. “We are analysing the scenes of the fires and don’t live in their house anymore if they still own the property they are responsible for the results will contribute to the investigation.” If anyone has any information regarding the keeping vegetation under control. “If the property is owned by Cera then the arson attacks or has noticed any suspicious activity in the Wainoni, Aranui or Avonside council will take care of the vegetation.” Mr Graham said the fire service still had a areas please contact the Christchurch central Club the lakepresence following in a two-year absence. Despite the inclement weather, police on 363 7400. there was a good turnout of verytoactive the eastern suburbs, both members and the public. (Inset) The Nelson touch: Christchurch Model Yacht Club sailing master Jim Nelson prepares a “J” yacht in readiness for some fierce but friendly racing. Photos: Gilbert Wealleans

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Community Diary To submit your notice Email to diary@southernview.co.nz or post to Community Diary, P.O. Box 39176 Harewood, Christchurch 8545 On its way down: Demolition of Science Alive building, at the former railway station on Moorhouse Avenue, is due to start this week. The neighbouring Hoyts cinema has already been taken down. Photo: Samantha Early Inset: Science Alive CEO Neville Petrie.

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DEMOLITION of Science Alive’s building on Moorhouse Avenue is due to start this week and the organisation is keen to gather people’s memories of the building and hopes for the future. Science Alive chief executive Neville Petrie said they were keen to see what people wanted to have in a new science centre, which they want to build on the site. He said they were also planning to gather people’s memories of the building when it was a railway station and their experiences with the science centre, which had been running for 20 years. An example was the 31-year-old surgeon he met, who remembered visiting Science Alive when she was 11 years old, he said. “I was keen to gather those stories so we could put some of them into a documentary and have some records as we go into a new

era with a big new building.” Stripping out of the building was due to start this week. They wanted to preserve the building’s clock, the map of the South Island on the floor which showed the old railway lines, Maori motif tiles and some of the marble on the stairways, Mr Petrie said. The Christchurch Civic Trust has expressed despair at the demolition, saying its architectural grandeur was vital to retain focus in the area. Trust members Ross Gray and Valarie Campbell said the building had the potential to be reinvigorated as a transport hub. “The issue of where such a hub might develop remains to be explored in public forums. “The destruction of an obvious contender at this stage is extremely precipitate,” Mr Gray said.

Mr Petrie said the decision to demolish was not easy. Although not much damage was obvious from the outside, the internal walls were badly fractured and water was coming up into the basement. “Even the insurance company admitted economically it was way beyond viable to repair it.” Though the site is just outside the four avenues, the organisation has met with representatives from the Christchurch Central Development Unit. All going well, it was hoped the new centre would be up and running by the end of next year. In the meantime Science Alive is operating its programmes and other activities from 22 Coleridge Street in Sydenham. Those with feedback or memories of Science Alive can contact them at PO Box 40020 or email info@sciencealive.co.nz.

SPREYDON Tennis Club is looking for new members to play at the club courts, Domain Tce, Spreydon. Tennis played through winter on Saturday from 1.30pm and Tuesdays from 10am. Join from winter for $30 or go down for a game and a cup of tea and check us out. Contact Richard, 338-3444 for more information. WEEKEND Creative Writing workshop, Saturday June 30 and Sunday July 1, 10am-3pm at Hagley Writers’ Institure, Hagley Community College, ‘How to advance your writing – poetry and fiction.’ Tutors: Frankie McMillan and Kerrin Sharpe. Please bring paper, pen, a writing sample (a page) and lunch. Morning & afternoon tea provided. For costs and further details contact Kerrin, 355-5414 or Frankie, 377-7587, frankiepara@yahoo. co.nz ROTARY Club of Christchurch West is looking for new members to help on community projects. Listen to guest speakers and meet others from your community. We meet on Wednesday nights and enjoy a meal together and some fellowship at the Presbyterian church hall, 2 Macmillan Ave, Cashmere. For more information contact Richard 338-3444 or David, 332-7129, or visit www.rotaryinfo. org.nz 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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Decision day tomorrow for Riccarton Wigram board VOTING for the Riccarton-Wigram Community Board by-election closes at noon tomorrow. Peter Yearbury, John Stringer, Bob Shearing and Natalie Bryden have put their names forward for the community board, to take the seat of long-serving member Ishwar Ganda,

who passed away in March. People who had not yet voted were encouraged to return their voting papers to Upper Riccarton Library, 71 Main South Road or at Ground Floor Reception Civic Office, 53 Hereford Street. Riccarton-Wigram residents who had still

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Spreydon writers win nationwide award FIRST-time novelists Kevin and Diane Berry have won this year’s Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best New Talent. Their debut title, Dragons Away!, was nominated for awards in two categories – Best Novel and Best New Talent - at the annual awards, which are run by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand. Writing as KD Berry, they released their novel in November last year. They describe it as an entertaining fantasy story for the young at heart of all ages. After graduating with science and arts degrees, respectively, from the University of Canterbury, Kevin and Diane Berry spent a lengthy stint in London, where Kevin worked in information technology and Diane worked in travel. Occasionally they escaped the office to hone their creativity in the remoter regions of the United Kingdom, Italy and Switzerland. They returned to Christchurch in 2005 and lived in the Spreydon area. While they are no longer married, they are still friends and co-parent their two young sons. Creative writing has always been a passion for them, and they found writing together to be a unique challenge, involving endless late nights and lengthy discussions about the colour of a dragon’s skin or the social etiquette of goblins. Mr Berry said the award was exciting and unexpected. “It’s great for us, we worked hard on that book, we really enjoyed writing it and it’s great that people were there nominating us.”

Winning book: Kevin and Diane Berry show the nationwide science fiction award they won for their novel, Dragons Away! Photo: Samantha Early

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Ms Berry said she was thrilled to receive the award. The book is available online and is being published to order and their next goal was to get it into bookshops. Their second and third novels, set in the same fantasy world, will be published later this year. VOLUNTEER knitters and spinners from the They are called Growing Disenchantments and Selwyn district are among hundreds across the country helping to put clothes on the back of Fountain of Forever. orphans in Eastern Europe. Operation Cover Up began 12 years ago after its founder and now national co-ordinator Liz Clarke, of Taupo, saw the extreme poverty and lack of basic necessities provided in the orphanages. In her first year, with the help of knitters from Taupo, Ms Clarke provided more than 200 blankets for the orphanages. Since then, the charity has gone from strength to strength nationally, providing thousands of articles each year. Karen Hann is the co-ordinator of the Tai Tapu/ Halswell group, which has knitters and spinners from across North Canterbury making woollen garments and peggy squares for blankets. Their aim is to provide each child with a blanket to keep, along with hats, gloves, scarves and jerseys. There is a great need to provide for both young and old children as many remain in London ahoy: From left, Sea Cadets Petty the orphanages until age 18. Officer Myles McMillan, Ordinary Sea Cadet “Donations of other goods are also in high

Halswell teen at Queen’s jubilee rowing in Thames WHEN Halswell resident and Christ’s College student Myles McMillan joined the Sea Cadet Corps four years ago, he had no idea he would end up 18,800 kilometres from home rowing in front of Her Majesty The Queen. Cadet Petty Officer (CDPTO) McMillan was in the Sea Cadet delegation which took part in the Queen’s Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames in London on June 3. The four-hour long pageant featured rowed boats, working boats, historic launches, steam vessels and craft from the armed forces, fire, police and rescue services. More than one million people lined the river bank to watch in the celebration of The Queen’s 60-year reign. CDTPO McMillan, who was on the vessel Shackelton, said the highlights of the trip were meeting and bonding with many “awesome” people and the privilege to represent his country overseas. “The requirement to maintain four knots on the river to keep the traffic moving was the part we were most worried about. We practiced a few times in New Zealand and

James Keleghan and Girl Guide Sara Croft in their vessel Shackelton on the Thames. Photo: Phil Coomes/BBC News

then the four mornings before the pageant to get it right,” he said. He was now looking forward to taking the skills and techniques he learnt to further improve his own abilities and return to his unit, TS STEADFAST to mentor other cadets to apply for other such opportunities. “Just give it a go,” he said.

demand, especially clothing and shoes,” Ms Hann said. “Businesses with winter clothing samples unsuitable for resale may like to consider donating them to Operation Cover Up. “Eastern European customs have strict guidelines so all donated clothing must be new. Every offer of goods is considered and would be well received. ” Once a year, items are collected by area coordinators and transported to a collection point to be catalogued and packed into wool bales, which go into a 40-foot shipping container. The containers are met at an appointed destination by The Mission Without Borders charity and distributed where there is greatest need. “Just before Christmas, our North Island shipment arrived in Romania just in time for the harsh -35 degrees Celsius temperatures that the country had been experiencing,” Ms Hann said. “Our South Island container will be sent in September, this year destined for Moldova.” If you would like to donate wool, join the group as a knitter, or can spin fleeces, Ms Hann can be contacted on (03) 329 6467.

Move to Hornby for manufacturer A FORMER Bromley business which had its factory red-stickered after the February 2011 earthquake has relocated to Hornby. Christchurch-based B&D Doors, which manufactures sectional and roller doors, announced it had a long term commitment to Canterbury region by signing a 10-year lease

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Principal’s Message Kia ora koutou. Talofa. Kia Orana. Malo e lelei. Bula. Fakaalofa atu. Hello and warm greetings to our community. A key aim for our school is matching the curriculum to the student, not the other way round. This page shows some of the ways we individualise the learning for our students by creating learning pathways that lead each student to their next step beyond Hornby HS. Of particular note has been the strong progress of a pilot mentoring programme for year 11 to 13 students with University of Canterbury students. These volunteer UC students have been matched with Hornby pupils by interest or potential area of study. Focusing on the term 3 exams, the programme involves 35 University mentors who are passing on their valuable first-hand experience of how to be successful in NCEA and create pathways for tertiary study. Next year we are growing the programme with Canterbury keen to double the number of mentors, and our students themselves mentoring the younger Yr 9 and 10 students. We were honoured that the programme was launched by Dr John Wood Amb (Retd), QSO, Chancellor, University of Canterbury, and a former Hornby pupil. If any member of the community wishes to talk to me about anything, please contact the office to arrange a time for this to occur. My door is open. Ngā mihi nui; best wishes. Richard Edmundson Principal

The Hornby High School - University of Canterbury mentoring programme was launched at a function at school on Tuesday 15 May. We were fortunate that Dr John Wood, Chancellor of the University, pictured here with our students and the UC mentors was able to attend. Dr Wood is an ex-Hornby lad and spoke of his life in 1950’s Hornby. Megan Woods our local MP also attended. Thirty-five of our Yr11-13 students have Stage Challenge Success been teamed up with UC mentors to encourage academic success in school and NCEA exams. The Hornby’s dance performance, Mosaic” in Stage Challenge aim is to extend the programme to other schools in 2012 showcased the vibrant energy of our community. the Hornby Learning Community as well as enable our The concept was to celebrate Hornby’s multi-cultural, senior students to mentor juniors in years to come. urban diversity, the people you would see at The Hub any day. The genuine love conveyed for the individual cultures and for the Hornby community was commented on by judges and audience. We were proud that participating schools voted for us to receive a Spirit of Stage Challenge award which acknowledged the team’s friendly, accepting and positive attitude. Stage Challenge is a student initiated activity. This year’s committee Landie Blair, Nathan Clive, Cameron Lemon and Emma Moffett was exceptionally organised and committed. We received Awards of Excellence for Student Leadership, Student Initiative, Concept, Hornby Promotes Local Sport Soundtrack, Choreography and Performance Skill. This performance was a wonderful example of the Hornby Hornby High School Year 11 and 12 Physical Education High student community working together for a stunning students have been going into local primary schools to help them with their Sports Programmes. Athletics achievement. was a priority for some schools. Hornby Primary and St Bernadette’s held their Athletics day at the High School. Other sports played In the summer months were Cricket, Tee ball, and Golf. A pre-winter tournament was held at Hornby HS with Branston Intermediate, Hornby Primary, Gilberthorpes, St. Bernadettes, and Sockburn all participating. Year 12 students did the organising and on the day Year 11’s umpired the games. Our students have also helped the primary sports teams at their regular weekly games at Hagley Park. The P.E students meet NCEA requirements through this process and develop as coaches, with on-going feedback from their Physical Education teachers. Pictured is David Tongotongo umpiring an inter-school ripper rugby game.

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Remembering those who Served Hornby High students raised $350 for the RSA in a mufti day and poppy sales. On April 24th there was a full-school ANZAC Day assembly, where Richard Allen, HOD Social Sciences spoke about the sense of duty that many soldiers felt and the personal sacrifice that soldiers made, particularly in World War I. Pictured handing our cheque of $350 to a representative of the Templeton RSA are prefects Fiona Gebbie and Manaia McIlroy, Head Prefect Shannon Greig, Richard Allen, HOD Social Sciences and Landie Blair.

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“I’m coping as well as most people are, but I am more concerned about the bills this year than previously. My house is due for demolition and is colder than usual, so I am looking forward to a rebuild.”

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She finished treatment in THIS time last year, Sumner January and her once wavy hair woman Jo Hockham was grew back in tight curls. completely bald, with drawnShe resumed running as soon on eyebrows and no eyelashes. as she could. Now she’s feeling “fabulous” “It’s a lot harder and your and getting ready to take part in lung capacity is down and a 10-kilometre run on the Gold everything aches, it’s like you Coast, at the end of this month, have an elephant on your back which she’s doing simply but the determination and the because she can. focus get you through.” “You get a competitors’ She credited her speedy medal and a free t-shirt!” recovery to having been fit Ms Hockham, who is the cobefore her diagnosis and owner and director of fashion help from her “health guru” shop Urban Surf, was diagnosed Patterson Stark, who advised with cancer in April last year – Staying positive: Sumner her on things like diet and she had felt a lump in her breast woman Jo Hockham has finished treatment for breast positive motivation. days after the February 2011 cancer and is now looking “Life’s not the same again earthquake. forward to completing a 10 but in a sense it’s kind of better Following two operations, kilometre run in Australia. Photo: Samantha Early because you know what you one to remove the lump and want to be doing and you’ve another because the disease had got gratitude and you don’t spread to her lymph nodes, she started intensive chemotherapy the day after want to be wasting any time.” Her goal now is to remain happy and healthy last year’s June 13 shakes and endured the consequent illness while there was no power or and she wants to inspire others by sharing her story. water at her home. “What I would like is for people not to be Through it all she was still helping her community, including organising a street party despairing with Christchurch and the rock falls to boost spirits in Sumner last March and street and their broken homes and things that can be collecting for the breast cancer appeal one week repaired and replaced…if you have your health and your eyebrows you’ve got it all really.” after her chemotherapy ended, last October.

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Brownlee got it wrong – council Chris Tobin

COMMENTS reportedly made by Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee regarding the Christchurch City Council’s alleged delays in processing resource consents are unfair, according to council staff. In an article in The Press on Saturday Mr Brownlee referred to the opening of a McDonald’s restaurant near the airport being delayed. He said the city council could not sign off the final planning consents which was “a fairly consistent problem in Canterbury.” Mr Brownlee added: “If you want to know why the big decisions have ended up being taken out of the council’s hands, there is the answer.” However, council building operations manager Ethan Stetson said it had nothing to do with planning. “They failed their final inspections and they couldn’t get their code of compliance certificate.” Mr Stetson said if the business went ahead and operated without a code of compliance, they could have ended up in trouble. “If there is an event – they would have serious insurance issues.” Mr Stetson said he sympathised with the

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minister who might have been misinformed. “I’m sure he wouldn’t have made it up for himself, but it’s the complexity of what we’re dealing with; the regulatory regime. “Somebody gets a snippet of information, relays it to the minister who with all the best intentions, makes that remark that consents are holding things up. “Actually, it’s the applicant failing the

building inspection and then the delay in code compliance. It does hurt our team when we hear that sort of commentary.” Mr Stetson said more than half the commercial and housing building consent applications they received required additional information to show they met compliance requirements. Also 30 percent of all building inspections failed since they did not comply with the work that had been consented. Steve McCarthy, the council’s resources consents and building policy manager, said business owners, engineers and designers could avoid disappointment if they attended a meeting with council early in the concept stage when the full requirements to obtain the necessary compliance were outlined. “What we’ve been told by the banking and insurance industries is that they depend on us. The council has to issue the consents and at the end of day, compliance. If they (banks, insurers) don’t feel confident, they’re not going to give insurance.” Mr McCarthy said engineers, architects and others were all struggling to keep up with the complexities of everything that was happening in the regulatory field.

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THURSDAY June 21 2012 against any councillor and/or the mayor if they try to go ahead with any of these proposals. John Sansom, Redcliffs

I wish to add my name to the protest regarding the takeover of the Hagley Oval by Canterbury Cricket. Hagley Park must retain its position as a public amenity open to all and not have parts closed off for exclusive use and profit by one group. Once the initial steps are taken retention of free open use would be lost. The existing cricket clubs surely have priority of this land. What would be needed for the Lincoln facility to be accredited in the available time before the World Cup 2015? Mary Morrison, Merivale

Your article (Mainland Press, June 7) has finally got me to put pen to paper and to add our names to the list of those residents in the city who oppose major changes to the Hagley cricket oval. We would like to add our opposition to any upgrade of the cricket oval in Hagley Park. Our forbearers had great foresight to set aside this large area for recreational purposes. We wholeheartedly believe it is an icon symbol for our city, and as the population increases in the future we have a large uncluttered area in the central location for leisure and recreation pursuits that can be undertaken in an area that has peaceful and I have just one thing to say: professional sport calming influences. has no place in OUR park - and I will vote We do not want to see any increase in

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buildings or any construction in these “sacred grounds.” We foresee if permission is granted that in a short period of time all that open space would be lost forever. Canterbury Cricket - hands off to any major alteration to that ground in any shape or form. Now would be an excellent time to rethink where a cricket ground you are seeking should be included in the replanning of the city since the earthquake. Cyril and Ruth Smith, Riccarton

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four avenues – that is, in the central city. A company, JGM Group Ltd, has prepared a proposal, which has since received support from Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee, Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce chief executive Peter Townsend and Central City Business Association chairman Paul Lonsdale. The proposal is that each of the 10 camps would have on-site food and drink venues, lockable gates, 24-hour security and,apparently a police presence. The camps will each cover 800 square metres. The Labour Party’s Earthquake Recovery spokesperson Lianne Dalziel has since expressed concern that there has been no official involvement in the planning.

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Two weeks ago Mainland Press brought the story of Lucy (not her real name) who lost her son to suicide in March this year. From this it was found no formal support group exists in Christchurch for loved ones left behind after a suicide. Chris Tobin talks to another Christchurch woman struggling to cope. The third and final part in this series will be published next week when we talk to former Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton, who has been active in the areas of mental health and suicide prevention. HAVING gone through the trauma of losing two men close to her through suicide, 36-yearold Sammi Huxley believes a support group for those left behind is urgently needed in Christchurch. “I’ve been to counselling but it’s not the same than what it would be if you had a group of people who know exactly what it’s like,” she said at her North Beach home. “You can relate and say ‘yes, you understand’.” Seven years ago, New Zealand-born Ms Huxley was living in San Diego, California, with her partner of seven years Jeremy Harper, a tiler, when Jeremy took his life – in front of her. “He was such a nice guy; he could go anywhere and make friends but he was probably an alcoholic.” After a night out with friends, Ms Huxley and Jeremy returned to their home; Ms Huxley went to have a lie down and returned to the lounge to find Jeremy with a shotgun. She tried to wrest it from him. “I thought he was being silly.” She left the room and as she returned Jeremy took his life. “I had a lot of friends there (in San Diego); I

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Winning the crowd over: Vocalist Christie Simpson and guitarist Hunter Jackson of Half Mountain performing at last weekend’s regional Smokefreerockquest finals.

Canterbury bands rock on to NZl finals LAST weekend was a big one for youth music in Canterbury with two nights of Smokefreerockquest regional finals at the University of Canterbury’s Jack Mann Auditorium. Three-piece band Mirum from Christchurch Boys’ High and Cashmere High won on Saturday night, building on last year’s experience, when they took out the Lowdown Best Song Award. Lead guitarist Ross Nicholls described their music as psychedelic grunge and said they were influenced by Nirvana, The Doors and Led Zeppelin. He thought they stood out for the judges as being a bit different. “Our sound is simple, powerful, quite loud and it got the crowd dancing. I even saw square dancing once when I looked out.” Second place went to singer/songwriter Claudia Jardine from Cashmere High School,

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I decided recently that it was time to do a Park campaign has started in earnest. Plenty of community champions are planting health check on some of my friends. Friends that we never seem to have the time to catchup with, as or building future plans for their small pockets of community. But the question that should be asked the months toil away, post anything earthquake. I have to say, I was totally unprepared for the is why? Why are people fronting up to the council table outpouring from the potpourri of friends. The despondency, the angst and the damn in anticipation that they will be listened to in depression at all that is Christchurch. I spent most front of what seems to me a ‘going through the motions’ process? Councillors text of the day on the phone lurching from at the table, come and go during the their internal rumblings to all manner process and what’s worse, they try to of bureaucratic bungling. behave themselves because they are There was not one person, one being watched. So this is what has family, who had had a pleasant or even become of our community and we are fair decision made on the state of their merely interested bystanders. homes or business. In the main, they Because we are constantly told we feel they are under attack, whether are stoic, we are so resilient, ‘Cantabs dealing with EQC, the council, Cera are tough’, it seems people don’t want and probably the worst scenario, their Jo Kane to make a fuss, ‘there are people worse insurance companies. The constant rhetoric/spin from the EQC and off’, ‘we will have to wait’. Have we become immune? Desensitised even the insurance companies as they try to devolve themselves of any overall leadership or collective to the whole baloney that will lead us through the responsibility is certainly taking its toll on people. next 20 years? The mantra now for lack of action They tout out numbers and percentages like it’s is ‘it’s unprecedented’, ‘on a scale never seen actually meant to mean something. But in the before’. Surely the basic ‘stick to some principles’ should wider context far too many people are waiting and be at the forefront of the decision making in this while they are, it’s making them sick. Yes sick, depressed, and angry from the stress. city. But it’s clear there are too many chiefs and On the other side, some have aligned themselves not enough Indians working in this city. I believe the health of this city and its citizens is with new groupings to try to hold onto some semblance of what was Christchurch. New in jeopardy. Collectively, you can do something. community champions like Simone Pearson and If you don’t, the divide and conquer mentality will Louise Wedlake fight for the rights of assets lost, prevail. It’s time to regroup, pull resources and like QEII and the Centennial. The Save Hagley lead the citizens’ revolt.

Bomber Command vets off to London TWO Christchurch World War Two Bomber Command veterans leave for London today to attend the dedication and unveiling of a Bomber Command memorial by Her Majesty the Queen. The two Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) veterans are part of the official New Zealand delegation that departs from Whenuapai today and attends the dedication and unveiling of the memorial next Thursday. During the Second World War, Mr David Johnston, 88, of Papanui, was a warrant officer with the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) 195 Squadron at Wratting Common, where he was a bomb aimer on a Lancaster. It was his job to line up the pilot on a bombing run and to release the bombs. He was also able to take over if the navigator got knocked out and could act as the front gunner. “During night operations you could see all the light and the explosions – it was scary at times,” he said. Mr Maurice Wells, 93, of Burwood, was a

flight lieutenant with 12 Squadron Wickenby and the pilot of a Lancaster bomber. He flew one tour of operations and was awarded a Distinguished Flying Medal in 1943, but says there were no major mishaps to the plane or crew. “This will be a time which will stir up memories after many years, including recollections of my crew, now all deceased,” he said. The New Zealand Defence Force and Veterans’ Affairs New Zealand are taking a delegation of 33 veterans aged between 87 and 94 years of age to the commemorative events. All international travel, accommodation, onground transport and medical costs are being funded by Veterans’ Affairs New Zealand. Approximately 6000 RNZAF personnel served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) Bomber Command during World War Two and 1851 died. A commemorative service will be held in Wellington later this year for veterans who are not able to travel to London.

Collecting Cooper By Paul Cleave People are disappearing. Cooper Riley, a psychology professor, doesn’t make it to work one day. Emma Green, one of his students, doesn’t make it home. When ex-cop Theodore Tate is released from a four-month prison term, he’s begged by Emma’s father to help find his daughter. After all, Tate was in jail for nearly killing her in a drink-driving accident the year before, so Tate owes him. Big time. What neither of them knows is that a former mental patient is holding people prisoner as part of his growing collection of serial killer souvenirs. Now he’s trying to acquire the ultimate collector’s item – an actual killer.

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The further Tate looks, the more he keeps coming back to Grover Hills, the mental institution on the outskirts of the city that closed down three years ago. Bad things happened there over the years, down in the basement which the patients called the Scream Room. Tate is going to have to delve into Grover Hills’ past if there is any chance of finding Emma Green and Cooper Riley alive.

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Consultation starts on proposed Brothels Bylaw Public consultation has started on a proposed Christchurch City Council Brothels (Location and Commercial Sexual Services Signage) Bylaw 2012 and runs from 11 June until 10 July 2012. The proposed Bylaw would restrict the location of operator-run brothels to specific commercial areas in Christchurch and Lyttelton. Operator-run brothels will not be permitted to locate on a property that shares a boundary with a school or is immediately adjacent to any important open space area in the Central City. Operator-run brothels are where the brothel is managed by a person who has an operator certificate issued by the Registrar of the District Court While the Council cannot prohibit brothels, or be too restrictive about where they can locate, this bylaw will place controls on where operator-run brothels can set up business.

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Controls will also be placed on signage advertising commercial sexual services. This means signage would only be allowed in the same areas where operator-run brothels would be permitted to locate and will be prohibited elsewhere. Although the signage provisions will apply to small owner-operator brothels (SOOBs), no location restrictions are proposed for SOOBs. SOOB – is a brothel at which no more than four sex workers work and where each of them retain control over their earnings Why do we need a new Brothels Bylaw? • Currently there are no bylaw controls around where a brothel can set up business in the city. • The effects of the February 2011 eathquake, including the closure of the Central City has caused concerns regarding the potential relocation of operator-run brothels to other areas of the district. Most operator-run brothels were located in the Central City and

The proposed Brothels Bylaw can be viewed: • online on the Have Your Say website: www.ccc.govt.nz/HaveYourSay/ or www.ccc.govt.nz/brothelsbylaw • at open Council libraries and service centres • at Council Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street, Christchurch Submissions on this proposal can be made either: • through the Have Your Say website: www.ccc.govt.nz/HaveYourSay/

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• The Christchurch City Brothels (Location and Signage) Bylaw 2004 expired on 6 July 2011 and since then signage advertising commercial sexual services has only been subject to the same rules for signage as other activities regulated by the district plans. • The location of brothels has not been subject to any bylaw controls since July 2005, when that part of the 2004 bylaw was quashed by the High Court as the Court considered the location provisions to be too restrictive. Since 2005, the Council has controlled the nature and size of brothels within the city via the City Plan and the Proposed Banks Peninsula Plan rules • Currently, if these businesses relocate to other parts of the city they may not need a resource consent to operate – subject to compliance with standards relating to noise, hours of operation and parking.

• via email to: brothelsbylaw@ccc.govt.nz • in writing to: Freepost 178 ‘Submissions on proposed Council Brothels Bylaw 2012’ Christchurch City Council Democracy Services PO Box 73013 Christchurch 8154 The Council will hold four drop-in sessions where members of the public can view the proposed bylaw, ask Council staff questions and make a submission. Details are available at

Additional mobile library services coming soon Christchurch residents will soon have even more access to library services, with Rotary International and the Cotton On Foundation donating two new mobile library vans which should be operating by October this year.

unable to reach some parts of Christchurch because of its size. One of the advantages of the new, smaller mobile library vans is their ability to visit these places, where they can provide a portable social, recreational and learning space.

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Repairs and earthquake strengthening have begun at The Curator’s House following approval for the work under the Council’s Facilities Rebuild Plan.

Engineering assessments on Council buildings continue Christchurch City Council is progressing a major programme of engineering assessment work on its 1600 buildings that is expected to take up to two years. Under its Facilities Rebuild Plan project, the Council is undertaking Detailed Engineering Evaluations (DEEs) of all its buildings, including its commercial and social housing facilities. It has appointed five engineering consultancies to complete the assessments. A total of 100 DEEs have been completed and 350 are underway. The DEEs will allow the Council to understand the level of damage to its buildings and also their capacity to withstand future earthquakes or aftershocks, expressed as a percentage of the New Building Standard (NBS). Of the DEEs already completed, two thirds of the buildings are considered earthquake-prone as they are below 34 per cent of the NBS. Council buildings have been prioritised for assessment according to a set of weighted criteria, such as the age of a building, the type of material with which it is built and its significance to the community. A programme outlining the order in which the Council will carry out DEEs was approved by the Council last month.

Facilities Rebuild Project Sponsor Michael Aitken says depending on the building, a DEE assessment can take weeks through to many months to complete. He says due to the Council’s prioritisation process, it was expected that a number of buildings that were among the first to be assessed would be earthquake-prone. “Although we have had to close some of our buildings after they have had a DEE assessment, the safety of those using and living in our facilities is the Council’s priority. “We know that it may seem like it is taking a long time to get answers on buildings that have closed or are demolished. However, a DEE is only the beginning of a thorough decision making process about a building, which includes discussions with insurers and looking at the benefits for the community long term of repairing or rebuilding it.” Repairs have already gone ahead, or are due to begin, on a number of Council buildings that have undergone DEEs. Fendalton Library and Service Centre recently reopened after repairs and earthquake strengthening. Repairs on Poseidon Café in Sumner and The Curator’s House in Rolleston Avenue, are also underway, while repairs will begin soon on Linwood Community Arts Centre and Avebury House in Richmond. www.ccc.govt.nz/facilitiesrebuild

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THURSDAY June 21 2012

Court fee increases criticised “Family Court funded counselling currently provides a forum for resolving a majority of disputes, but there are some families who can’t afford lawyers and who can’t settle their disputes in any way other than through the Family Court. “Pricing this service out of their reach denies them access to what is a critical part of the family disputes’ resolution process. It denies them their fundamental right to have access to justice.” Mr Loan says there is significant demand for marriage and relationship counselling and making it as accessible as possible Top of the world: Pinetree Meads points to a picture showing Dan Carter and Richie McCaw with could help to reduce a range of the Rugby World Cup in Christchurch last year. Photo: Chris Tobin social and mental health issues, Inset: The legend in his prime. all of which carried significant long-term costs to society.

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THERE’S a well-known yarn about the legendary rugby player Sir Colin ‘Pinetree’ Meads told by billionaire Tony O’Reilly. Before he cut a broad swathe through the business world, media mogul and king of baked beans O’Reilly did the same on the rugby field as a clever and fast wing threequarter, most notably on the 1959 Lions tour of this country. The full details escape me but O’Reilly, with Irish wit, quipped something along the lines that whenever a 1960s test match loomed in New Zealand, rugby people would go out into the backblocks behind Te Kuiti to lasso the toughest man on the rugby planet – Pinetree – and bring him in. Such was the fearsome reputation of CE Meads, of King Country, the man voted the greatest All Black of the 20th century. Yet chatting with him over coffee in our staff cafeteria last week, the hard man is now more your everyday grand-dad. Disney Classics: And while he is known from one point of the globe to the LADY AND THE TRAMP (G) SaT 11:30aM, Sun 11:40aM DORA AND DIEGO ON THE BIG SCREEN (G) other, it’s not a sense of power and prestige that this knight of MUMS AND BUBS - TICKETS ONLY $9 SaT-Sun 10:00aM BRAVE• (PG) Wed 11:00aM ADVENTURE TIME (PG) SaT 11:20aM, Sun 1:30PM the realm exudes either. More a gentle humility and there’s Disney Classics: SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN M FANTASY VIOLENCE CAFE DE still also a lot of the ‘aw shucks’ FLORE M- SEX SCENES, OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE AND DRUG USE SAFE R16- VIOLENCE AND OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE BRAVE PG SCARY SCENES LADY AND THE TRAMP (G) SaT-Sun 10:10aM ROCK OF AGES M-OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE AND SEXUAL REFERENCES country boy in the great Pinetree PROMETHEUS R16-HORROR SCENES AND VIOLENCE THE DICTATOR MUMS AND BUBS - TICKETS ONLY $9 R16-OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE, SEXUAL MATERIAL AND OTHER CONTENT Meads. THAT MAY OFFEND MEN IN BLACK 3 M-VIOLENCE WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN BRAVE• (PG) Wed 11:00aM YOU’RE EXPECTING M-OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE AND SEXUAL REFERENCES Asked how he copes with all the fame – a fame he has worn now for the best part of 50 or more years he slides away from the question and talks about how it has helped him with charity work. “I do a lot of public speaking and 90 percent of it I enjoy. There’s the odd one where I’m thinking, ‘hell, what am I doin’ here’ sort of thing but I do a lot for IHC and the Cancer Society.” 50 Ferrymead Park Drive CHCH www.ferrymeadgolf.co.nz Meads lives very much in the present – but he has a vision of what has been, and what is now. The modern professional game, he says, lacks the camaraderie and friendships among the players that he experienced.

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“If King Country plays Mid Canterbury they’re back in Te Kuiti almost the same day,” he says of provincial rugby, which is mirrored at the top level as well. “You don’t have the after-match functions and bunfights that we used to have where every man and his dog turned up.” Small provinces, too, are stripped of their talent from an early age, he says. “They have scouts watching Roller Mills game for 11 and 12-year-olds up where we are. The next year they’re at high school; they get a scholarship to places like Hamilton High School and we never see them again. It’s happening all over New Zealand.” Modern rules frustrate him. “They’re complicated for old fellas like me. I get a copy sent to me every year and I can’t understand them. They say ‘that player didn’t go through the gate.’ As far as I’m concerned gates are on farms, not rugby fields. “A lot of rules don’t make sense. Ninety nine per cent of New Zealanders can’t understand them and anyone who says they can is a liar.” To picture him as a man lamenting for the past would be wrong. His heart belongs to rugby and he cares for it deeply. After the World Cup success last year he is delighted the sport is on the rise. “It’s been rejuvenated; women’s rugby is growing in leaps and bounds and schools are getting into that, touch rugby as well though it’s not my scene at all. Sevens have been added to the Olympics and it’s going to grow.” The old fire – dramatically captured by O’Reilly - is rekindled briefly when asked how he psychologically prepared for matches. “I used to think, ‘no bugger’s goin’ to beat me’; you had to try and dominate the opposition. That’s something all players have to do. Dan Carter doesn’t want the guy he’s marking to make two breaks. “No, never give a sucker a chance.”

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A lot of rules don’t make sense. Ninetynine per cent of New Zealanders can’t understand them and anyone who says – Sir Colin Meads they can is a liar.

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THE New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC) says new Family Court fees introduced by the Government will hurt the most vulnerable families and could increase family violence. From July 1, a couple in a family dispute will have to pay $220 to help settle issues relating to child-care arrangements. Disagreements about dividing up assets will cost $700 to lodge and $906 for each half-day hearing. Previously these services were free. NZAC president Jonathon Loan said the new fees had the potential to increase family violence. “The fees will hit the most vulnerable, at-risk families particularly hard.

Pinetree comments Career highlight: “When I was first picked for the All Blacks. You’re dumbfounded; you don’t know what to do.” (Meads has a knighthood, KNZM and MBE).

drunken lout in the street the next.”

On Richie McCaw: “He’s got to go down in history as one of the greatest.”

Referees: “It must be hard; it was a lot easier in our day.”

Influences/those he respected: “Fred Allen was the greatest coach I ever played with. He could wind me up. Jock Hobbs, I rated the best administrator we had. He saved New Zealand rugby. On the playing field Wilson Whinerary and Brian Lochore; we’re great mates. Wilson was a great man manager – he could talk to the Queen one minute and a

Test replacements: “The game can get disorganised when the reserves come on. I felt sorry for Savea (first test v Ireland) when he was taken off with 20 minutes to go. I thought it unfair. It was his test debut and he should have got the chance to get four tries. I felt sorry for him.”

Rucking: “It’ll never come back; the powers that be don’t like it.”

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Hungarian string quartet to perform in city THE Takács Quartet will perform their rich blend of Hungarian music in Christchurch on July 10. The Grammy Award winning ensemble is returning to New Zealand to play five concerts for Chamber Music New Zealand. The group, which was formed in 1975, is currently based in the United States as the quartet-inresidence at the University of Colorado and plays 90 concerts around the world each year. Original members, violinist Károly Schranz and cellist András Fejér, are joined by longtime member Edward Dusinberre (violin) and Geraldine Walther (viola). The performance will explore

the quartet’s Hungarian roots with a blend of buoyant rhythms and unique drama. The concert opens with Bartók’s String Quartet No 3 which, along with the other five Bartók string quartets, is considered among the greatest compositions of the chamber music repertoire. This is followed by Janáček’s String Quartet No 2 Intimate Letters and Ravel’s String Quartet in F. The performance will be held at the Middleton Grange Performing Arts Centre at 7.30pm. Tickets are available through Ticketek. Phone 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) or visit www.ticketek. co.nz. For more information, visit www.chambermusic.co.nz.

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Quartet to 4494 (texts cost 50 cents) or write to Takács Quartet Concert Giveaway PO Box 39 176, Christchurch 8545. To be eligible make sure you include your name, address and daytime contact phone number. Entries close at 5pm on Thursday, June 28.

Summer traditions come alive at the Court Theatre THE traditional New Zealand summer holiday will be explored in The Motor Camp, which opens at the Court Theatre on Saturday. The production written by Dave Armstrong and directed by Tim Bartlett examines the sparks that fly when two very different families are forced to share

adjoining plots at a motor camp for their summer holiday. Stephen Papps plays university lecturer Frank Redmond while Tom Trevella is cast as workingclass businessman Mike Hislop at the Windmill Motor Camp. The play runs until August 4. For bookings phone 963 0870 or visit www.courttheatre.org.nz.

Farewell concert for Risingholme director A SPECIAL concert will be held to farewell Risingholme Singers’ musical director Murray Lennox on Sunday afternoon. After 13 years, Mr Lennox is stepping down as the musical director of the choir, which is one of the oldest in Christchurch. The concert programme consists mainly of music Mr Lennox has written for the choir and will also include guest artists Fanfare Brass. The second half of the programme will feature a performance of Requiem 9/11, which Mr Lennox wrote in memory of those who lost their lives in the American terror attacks and also in the London bombings. The choir will be joined by members of St Mary’s Parish Choir, with soloists Rachel Doig and Jeremy Baker and accompanied

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by Paul Ellis, organ, and Lynley Clarke, piano. Tickets are $10 for adults and free for children. Door sales are available. The concert will be held at St Michael’s church on the corner of Durham Street and Oxford Terrace.

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Giveaway winners Congratulations to all the giveaway winners from our recent competitions. Mainland Press thanks all who entered. The winners were: Theatre tickets C. McCabe, of Bryndwr, took out a double pass to A Riccartonian Palace of Varieties. Book and baking Jan Orr, of Burwood, won a copy of Karen Scott’s book Rising from the Rubble and a box of Maggie Jane baking. Concert tickets M Oldham, of Bryndwr, won a double pass to Sergey Malov’s violin concert.

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Avonside Girls’ High School Principal’s Report Kia ora News released recently by the Ministry of Education and CERA that they “are able to support the retention of Avonside Girls’ High School on its home site beyond the original two year time frame” was warmly received by the school community. Staying on our home site to enjoy the excellent facilities that are part of our relocation seems very sensible, and is reassuring for students, teachers and parents. We welcomed many prospective students to our Open Evening on 11 June. Those unable to attend but who still wish to see round our school, may arrange a time by ringing the School Office. The prospectus for 2013 is available from the School Office. As term 2 draws to a close, we are able to reflect on the busy, eventful and successful term, as reflected in these pages.

Left to right, Kate Stokes, Casey Dettmer, Ashleigh Tawhara, Jamie Freeman.

Runners-Up In Young Enterprise Competition. One of our Year 12 Business Management Teams was named as runners-up, out of around 35 entries, in the Young Enterprise “Dragons’ Den” Business Presentations Competition.

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The business involved purchasing used clothes from op shops, modifying them to appeal to young women and then on-selling them on Trademe. At the presentation they were dressed in their product and clearly impressed the judges!

MUSIC Sporting Achievements Congratulations to • Jess Rathgen, selected in the South Island Secondary Schools’ Girls’ Volleyball team and the Canterbury Scholastic Surfing Squad. CSO Works with Senior Music Students

Chorale Dawn Parade

CSO Works With Senior Music Students

Chorale Invited To Sing At Dawn Parade

Members of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra have been working with our senior music students. Their visits ended on Friday 1st June, with the CSO members playing the music which the students had written. The input of professional musicians has been a real inspiration for our students.

We were honoured to have been asked to perform at the Dawn Parade in Cramner Square on 25th April. The Chorale sang ‘Peace Song’, a beautiful piece with words and music by Dorothy Buchanan, a New Zealand composer who actually taught at Avonside Girls’ some years ago.

• Sophie Evans selected to represent NZ in the Junior World Triathlon Championships. • Aimee Jones, on gaining gold and silver awards in the National IRB Championships.

Enrolments for 2013 . . .

Enrolments for 2013 are now being accepted. Applications for Year 9 2013 close on 27th July 2012. Prospectus available from the school office.

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Local supermarket reopens in Edgeware SuperValue Edgeware Village is proudly opening its brand new front doors this Friday, June 22, after the original shop was devastated by the earthquakes of February last year.

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wner operator Stephen Anderson says it has been a true example of community spirit and a lot of hard work to get the popular local supermarket up and running again. The store is purpose-built and spacious with a wider product range. With a total of six checkouts, increased customer service from the four express lanes makes a visit to the supermarket for just a few things that much quicker. Stephen says that local support has been huge and everyone is looking forward to the reopening. “We reckon it’s the most watched construction site in Christchurch. Locals feel involved with the whole process of us reopening and often refer to it as ‘our supermarket’,” says Stephen.

Edgeware Village SuperValue Edgeware Village has an extended range in the hardware section as it is now the closest outlet for locals since the closure of Mitre 10 at Edgeware, again due to earthquake damage. The chilled beer range has also been increased; there is a Lotto outlet and plenty of fresh locally-produced breads to choose from. The supermarket’s selection of gluten-free products has also been expanded to cater for increased customer demand. Designed as SuperValue’s new flagship store, featuring the company’s new branding, the supermarket is about the same size as the previous supermarket, says retail manager Bjorn Dix. “There are, however, wider aisles with plenty of room to pass by other shoppers’ trolleys and if staff are restocking shelves.” The signage is easy to read, making the first trip to SuperValue Edgeware Village a lot quicker as it is clearly displayed where everything is.

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Vertical freezers will also help customers find what they are looking for. The shelves are purposely not too high without any cartons or boxes stacked on top, helping to make customers feel safe. The high ceilings also make this supermarket spacious and light. “Under the circumstances, with people still being nervous about shopping in general, we wanted it to feel spacious and safe,” says owner operator Stephen Anderson. Parking is right at the door with 35 parks and two disabled car-parks. “It means that people don’t have to go into a mall or park in a parking building to do their supermarket shopping.” The supermarket also has a handy disabled toilet and parent change areas inside near the checkouts. Stephen Anderson is very proud of his new store but also the fact that their core staff have been retained after the earthquake. He is re-employing former staff and, with the addition of some new faces, the bright and friendly team are ready to serve their first customers as they walk in the door on Friday.

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Grand opening on Friday SuperValue Edgeware Village will be opened by the Hon. Gerry Brownlee MP on the morning of Friday, June 22, 2012. His Worship the Mayor of Christchurch Bob Parker, the Hon. Gerry Brownlee MP, Roger Sutton, local councillors, local iwi and local community groups will attend the opening. Customers will not only have the opportunity to enjoy being back at their

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local supermarket but store manager Adrian O’Brien says there will be a range of opening specials for the first four weeks. “We want to give back to the community that has supported us so well,” said Adrian. SuperValue’s Edgeware Village management has also committed to reducing the price level across all their grocery items as a way of helping out the local community. “We will also have the usual SuperValue specials and promotions available so it’s a great place to do your supermarket shopping.”

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from falling if there was an aftershock. Other shelving also has seismic constraints. There are many other features of the building which the average customer may not notice. Shelving is fixed to the floor and the lightweight ceiling tiles have a seismic design, making this supermarket one of the safest in Christchurch, Jason says.

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Customers can rest assured that everything has been done to make the new SuperValue Edgeware Village supermarket as safe as houses. Site manager Jason Johns, from construction company Hanham and Philp, says the work applies with the new stricter building codes 100 per cent and is proud of the work the entire team of 10 main contractors and up to 40 other trades people on site have done to complete the supermarket on time and to high safety standards. “A feature of the building is that there are 139 piles beneath the floors, which is a massive number for a reasonably small building,” says Jason. “People working in the building during the recent aftershocks haven’t felt a thing,” he said. Perspex is fitted along the shelving in the extensive wine department to prevent bottles

Time capsule celebrates support A time capsule was created recently to show the community’s support at having their local supermarket back up and running. Community organisations including the St Albans Residents Association, local kindergartens and schools and the local Springfield Road marae all

added memorabilia to the time capsule. The capsule sits in pride of place in the supermarket’s lobby area with a specially produced plaque. “It’s the perfect place for such a thing to sit as everyone can see it going in and leaving the supermarket,” says Stephen Anderson.

Environmentally friendly the key to rebuild Being environmentally friendly has been a core part of planning the rebuild of the new supermarket. “It’s unusual for a store this size to be so energy efficient,” says owner operator of SuperValue Edgeware Village Stephen Anderson. “It comes with a high cost but we care about the environment and wanted to future-proof the building for many years.” SuperValue Edgeware Village features a range of energy efficient technologies including low-energy lighting and refrigeration

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within the building 42 years ago and Stephen took over as owner in November 2009. “Unfortunately, the building couldn’t withstand the strength of the earthquakes. The one in September created some damage but the February 22 one finished it off,” says Stephen. Architecturally designed, the new-look SuperValue Edgeware Village has art deco features on its exterior harking back to the 1930’s and the original site of the Century movie theatre.

and simple mechanisms such as night blinds on upright fridges which will help minimise the store’s carbon footprint. “The refrigerators are powered by CO2, environmentally friendly gas and heat exchangers mean that any excess heat from chillers will be reused to heat the water.” Eco friendly lighting features one fluoro tube instead of two, but with the same light output. High-tech flooring, says retail manager Bjorn Dix, is easy to clean and doesn’t need any chemicals.

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Avonside Girls’ High School

Avonside Wins ‘Raw’ Division Of Stage Challenge Year 13 students Kendra Takle and Anna Bleyendaal choreographed and directed Avonside’s 2012 Stage Challenge entry ‘Imperfect Perfection’, which won the RAW Division of Stage Challenge. Avonside also received Excellence Awards for: Choregraphy, Performance skills, Visual Enhancement, Drama, Concept, Sound Track, Costume and Character.

Pasifika students

Pasifika Students Perform At Polyfest Pasifika students performed at the annual SPAC PAC Polyfest celebration with vibrant costumes, fast paced dancing and beautiful singing. Polyfest is a wonderful way for our students to showcase their talents as well as individual cultures.

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National Secondary Schools’ Kapahaka Competition

Language Department Successes

National Secondary Schools’ Kapahaka Competition

Year 12 student, Holly Yeoman has been accepted for a German exchange and is looking forward to her two week trip to Germany. Congratulations to Vanessa Francia, Year 12, and Amy Stockdale, Year 13, who were both placed third in their respective sections of the Alliance Française competition.

Tiana Pokai, Julie-Anne Anderson and Tui Matenga have been selected as part of a composite group from other Christchurch schools, ‘Ngā Toka Hāpai’, to perform in the National Kapahaka competition in Whangarei next month.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY Zonta Raises Money For Ronald McDonald House Harvest Festival

Harvest Festival Avonside Girls’ High School held a Harvest Festival, with each form class contributing food items that were then donated to the City Mission. Mr Michael Gorman, the Christchurch City Missioner, received the goods and spoke of the huge need there is for food in the local community.

Phillippa Jacobs and President of Zonta Club, Chloe Mitchell.

The Zonta Group held a bake sale this term and the proceeds raised went to Ronald McDonald House, their chosen charity for the year.

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Stronger Christchurch

Programme funded by

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SCIRT: Creating resilient infrastructure that gives people security and confidence in the future of Christchurch.

Safety comes first As the rebuild of our piping infrastructure expands, more of us will be affected by road works as most of our essential services are under our streets. Although we cannot avoid some disruption, we can minimise stress by allowing extra time for journeys and knowing where the traffic pinch points will be. Safety is the number one reason for temporarily closing a road – for the community and for people working on the site. Secondly, road closures help ensure that work is completed as fast and efficiently as possible. If we need to close streets to through traffic or ask residents to park cars outside a work site, SCIRT aims to let you know as early as possible. Keep an eye on your letterbox for works notices and sign up for SCIRT’s e-newsletter (see right).

Marking out the road surface before cutting a trench, St Albans

SCIRT thanks everyone who has made changes to minimise hassles while work crews are in their streets.

Keeping in touch The people of Christchurch are at the heart of SCIRT’s rebuild programme. We provide a range of different ways for you to stay informed: Online: Log on to www.strongerchristchurch.govt.nz Sign up to our regular e-newsletter Follow us on Twitter @SCIRT_info In your community: If you are visiting one of the Christchurch City Council libraries/service centres, look out for our distinctive SCIRT display boards. They contain fact sheets about the work SCIRT is doing. Translated fact sheets are available in Chinese, Korean and Samoan at these places: • Rewi Alley Cultural and Education Centre • Aranui Community Trust • Christchurch Migrants Centre

Rutland Street gets a new manhole.

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Letterbox: Keep an eye on your letterbox for upcoming works in your street.

On many SCIRT work sites, de-watering or pumping out groundwater is needed to lower the level of water in the trench. Combined with trench shields, this protects the workers. A dry trench is essential for pipe placement and allows work to proceed efficiently. Each site discharges groundwater into a settling tank to ensure water quality complies with the resource consent conditions.

Newspapers: Watch out for our regular updates in Christchurch newspapers.

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Keyes Road, nearby streets to Woodgrove Avenue, New Brighton

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Bromley to Linwood to Woolston , past eastgate Shopping Centre

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New wastewater pipe, pipes to property boundaries. New fresh water pipe Keyes Road.

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New wastewater pipe, three or more work sites at same time.

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Detours, reduced lanes, electronic message boards, slower speeds and reduced lanes Buckleys Road, outside Eastgate, July to September. Cycle lane Buckleys Road, changes to Metro routes and stop-go signs.

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Antigua Street, from Moorhouse Avenue to Brougham Street, Burke Street, Addington

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Merivale streets, Aikmans Road south to hagley park

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very day in New Zealand, an average of 22 children are admitted to the hospital because of unintentional injuries or accidents. For young children (birth to 4 years old), most of these injuries happen at home. Media stories have reported on recent home injuries with serious and fatal consequences: fires caused by kids playing with matches and lighters; poisoning due to ingestion of adult medication; children swallowing button batteries; and kids crushed by heavy appliances. Does this make the home a dangerous place? And what can you do to prevent these injuries? “Young children are injured more at home because they spend more time there. This is why keeping a safe home environment where children can grow and learn is important,” said Safekids New Zealand Director Ann Weaver. One strategy Safekids suggests is to take

a small child’s point of view. “Children see their home from a very different perspective, and what’s safe for adults may not be for small children,” Ann says. “Get down on your elbows and knees. What do you see? Can they see a toy on an unsecured bookcase? Are there lighters, matches or button batteries lying around? And are there medicines or household chemicals they can reach?”

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THURSDAY June 21 2012

Weeds – time to deal with them now

ne man’s weed may be another person’s favourite plant or flower. Look at lawn daisies for instance, many love them but hundreds loathe them. Gardeners describe weeds as unwanted plants growing in the wrong place. I tend to look at weeds as those things that pop up and say, “Hey you have not spent much time in the garden lately, I need some attention”.

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ARE YOU MOVING? Man & truck from $75 per hour or 2 men & truck from $105 per hour, phone Gerard 027 668-3636 BRICKLAYER. George Lockyer. Over 30 years bricklaying experience. UK trained. Licensed Building Practitioner number BP105608. Fletchers Site Safe. Insurance work. EQC repairs. Heritage brickwork a speciality. No job too small. Governors Bay. Home 329-9344, Cell 027 684-4046, email karengeorge@xtra.co.nz BUILDER For all building work but specialist in bathroom renovations, 25 yrs experience, with service and integrity. Free Quotes. Ph Lachlan 383-1723 or 0274 367067. BUILDER QUALIFIED available for additions, fences & all aspects of building, also concrete drives & patios, reliable & professional, painting also avail, free quotes, call Brent 027 241-7471 or 03 382-3096

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C & A Painting Ltd, available for interior, exterior, residential, commercial work, no job too big or small, EQC work, qualified, free quotes available 03 382-9130 or 027 5641367 CARPENTER HANDYMAN - Small Job Specialists, Carpentry, Repairs, Decking & Maintenance, 40 years experience, no job too small, Ph Warren 03 322-1103 or 027 6978541 CARRIER Local, experienced, friendly, trade-me purchases, single items to truck loads, furniture to whatever, removals & trade deliveries a specialty. Ph GEH 3415069 CHIMNEY CLEANING Abel & Prestige Chimney Cleaning (2009) Ltd. Professional, Guaranteed Service. Free Phone 0800 661244 ELECTRICIAN A GREAT ELECTRICIAN! Professional prompt service. Local. Tidy. Competitive. Licensed. Ph Paul Howells Electrical Ltd, 351-8813, or 027 414-7971. ELECTRICIAN K.T.Electrics. Domestic, Commercial, 30 years experience, All work undertaken. Phone Kevin 027 204-7233 or 383-5407

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FURNITURE Removals BOB Carriers Est. 1928 “the gentle movers”. For packing and removal services Canterbury and South Island wide. Phone 344-2900 F U R N I T U R E REMOVALS Large Trucks from $65 Hour + GST, Canterbury & South Island Wide. Professional Company, Professional Service. Canterbury Relocations Ltd. ph 03 359-9313 HOUSE COLD IN WINTER? Call Community Energy Action Charitable Trust’s free advice service for tips and help! 0800 388 588, Mon-Fri 10am-4pm or energyadvice@cea. co.nz L A N D S C A P E Construction, lawns, paving, water features, irrigation, planting, decks, driveways, kerbing, ponds, retainer walls, fencing, free quotes, ph Tony 021 034-8555 or 03 388-9532

Plumber REGISTERED CRAFTSMAN Friendly, honest, professional service for all your plumbing needs. Hot water problems are a specialty. No call out fee. Phone Kerry 0800 A1 PLUMB 0800 217 5862 OVENS, HOBS, REPAIRS, No call out or travel fees, pay by Eftpos or Credit Card, ph Brent 0800 247-378 PAINTER DECORATOR Over 30 years in trade, free quotes, no hidden costs, interior/exterior, ph Rick 021 232-5249 or ah 03 383-2288 PLASTERER - Gib Stopping, Small job specialty. 28 years experience. Ring 0800 387-369 0800 387-369

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From the sideline with Pete Smith

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Just what the doctor ordered ... a true test The new AMI Stadium hosted its first international rugby match last Saturday evening and what a beauty it turned out to be. Bitterly cold conditions didn’t deter a sellout crowd coming out to celebrate the occasion and it meant that they had to stay for the full 80 minutes as the game was in the balance right to the end. At a pre-test luncheon I was at, the senior former All Blacks who were in attendance could only see the All Blacks improving and the Irish just wanting to go home. Forty points or more was the prediction of what the All Blacks would win by. Most felt the week before that the All Blacks would be slow out of the blocks and many were pointing to the often used phrase “post World Cup hangover”. As it turned out, nothing could have been further from the truth. The first hit-out for the new look 2012 All Black squad was very impressive. That night everyone who took the field in a black jersey fully justified the faith the new selection panel had placed in their ability. No wonder that when the second test was coming up the selectors kept the faith in the chosen ones to take their performance up another level. Interesting that after the match head coach Steve Hansen admitted that the root of the problem at game time was the lack of

intense preparation. As everyone knows, when you are painting a house it’s not how the top coat goes on, it’s how well the building has been prepared to take the top coat and give the professional finish the painter is looking for. The Irish were a completely different, committed, organised unit who took it to the All Blacks and it almost looked like an ambush as the All Blacks, like their fans, hadn’t expected the game plan to pan out as it did. One hundred years is a long time but they can take an awful lot out of their efforts. I reckon coach Hansen will right now be saying thank you to the Irish and thanks for the wake-up call all involved with the All Blacks camp got. This was a test match in the truest sense, a down to the wire, nail-biting, toe-totoe battle. Forty point blowouts don’t do the All Blacks any favours as they head into the tough grind of the new Four Nations tournament and they can fully expect to be put to the “test” by the opposition. For the new boys and the wise old heads in the All Blacks team and management this is a case of putting last week behind you, but always remember that at any time the opposition can sneak up and trip you up if you try and take a shortcut in the preparation and implementation of the “game plan”.

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Koster to the fore at judo champs CANTERBURY Amateur Judo Club judoka Jason Koster, who recently missed selection for the Olympics, secured both the senior men over 100kg and open weight group titles at the recent Canterbury Open Judo Championships. Part of the National Points Tournament circuit, the Canterbury Open attracted a number of entrants from outside Canterbury from as far north as Auckland and one international competitor, Pierre Aluce, from France, who won the senior men’s under 66kg weight group. For Koster and other New Zealand international competitors not going to next month’s Olympics, the pathway they will be preparing for is the 2014 Commonwealth Games. As part of this preparation, it is expected that there be will a high number of entrants at tournaments later this year including the South Island Championships being held in Rolleston on September 15 to 16 and the New Zealand National Championships being held at Pioneer Hitting point: Craig Muir, kneeling, throws his Stadium on October 20 to 21. opponent in the open division.

Off-road champs to hit Christchurch THE southern advantage is up for grabs when the 2012 off-road racing national championship rolls into Christchurch this weekend. Nelson’s Ashley Kelly may have won the opening South Island round of the national championship but he stands to forfeit his lead this weekend as the top teams contest round two, the Mainland Challenge, near Christchurch. Driving his Nissan turbo-powered unlimited class single-seater, Kelly won his home round on the eve of a move to Australia to work, and though his car remains in New Zealand, he had not entered the Mainland Challenge when the ‘normal’ entry deadline closed. That opens the way for Christchurch racer Wayne Moriarty to sweep into the point lead

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in the 2012 Mickey Thompson New Zealand Offroad Racing Championship. Moriarty, a previous Mainland Challenge winner and regular championship front-runner, finished second behind Kelly at Nelson in his Euroblast Cougar Toyota. The margin between the two was just one second.

Gunning for lead: Wayne Moriarty in action.

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Have you got vehicle problems?? Visit your local automotive professional

AUTOPROS Specialising in new parts for all cars

utler Auto Mart is a locally owned family and operated business which has been running for 38 years. They pride themselves on customer service and satisfaction. They have a loyal following with their two handy locations at 261 Stanmore Road (behind Gasoline Alley Services) and at 407 Colombo Street (corner of Wordsworth Street and Colombo Street), making it easily accessible for their customers. Butler Auto Mart is a trade and retail business, specialising in cars from 1930 to today. They sell brand-new parts for all models of cars and have about 45,000 different varieties of items available in store. They also stock accessories like cigarette

lighter adapters, a variety of car oils, cleaning products and tools. Winter can be perilous to your car’s systems. Freezing temperatures, salted roads and wintery precipitation can cause problems with your car if you don’t give it a maintenance overhaul. During the winter months, it’s important to keep your cooling systems up-to-date. Make sure you have antifreeze - it is an essential part of your car’s winter protection. Do you need snow chains? Butler Auto Mart has snow chains for sale from $112. They also sell car batteries. Don’t get caught out in winter, visit Butler Auto Mart. They offer and excellent service for new parts and accessories for your car. Phone: 366 8005.

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Help us to help you keep warm There may still be people in our community who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have adequate heat to keep them warm and we need your help to find them. If you, or someone you know is suffering the cold after losing their main source of heating in the earthquakes, please call us today on 0800 DAMAGE (0800 326 243).

Call us today if you have lost your main form of heating due to earthquake damage

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THURSDAY June 21 2012