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$200 million project cut will help city deficit

By Shelley Robinson CHRISTCHURCH could escape its financial crisis after behind-closed-doors meetings recommended to delay projects, saving more than $200 million.

The Star has learned the city council has been forced to push out the time frames for projects because of a shortage in labour.

The cost of the $200 million plus saving in this year’s budget will now be spread over several years.

But the upside is the city’s $1.2 billion deficit will now become more manageable because of the project delays.

Combined with a $635 million global insurance earthquake settlement and city council chief executive Karleen Edwards’ operational cuts, means the city council has largely solved its money woes, Deputy Mayor Vicki Buck said yesterday.

Ms Buck (above) said rates could be capped at five per cent over three years instead of the planned 7.2 per cent and the city council could borrow more.

“Our capacity to borrow more is way better, and our capital programme is actually what we will be able to achieve,” she said.

City councillor Raf Manji said the

reason for delays was a combination of a lack of workers plus the risk of bringing the city to a “standstill” by doing too many projects at once.

Ms Buck said the budgets had been redone, meaning instead of potentially selling city council assets including Orion, Lyttelton Port and Christchurch International Airport, they would now take on more debt.

City Care is already in the process of being sold and Ms Buck said its sale has been included and is needed for the new budget to work.

The sale has to come back to city councillors for final sign off. This means, it could technically be stopped with a majority vote.

Asset sales were contentious last year with six Labour-aligned People’s Choice councillors saying there were other ways to deal with the $1.2 billion financial shortfall.

They were out-voted.

But city councillor Jamie Gough said he is uncomfortable with taking on more debt.

“I think she [Buck] is really determined not to be looking into any partial sales of the likes of LPC or the airport – she’s more comfortable with taking on more debt than I am,” he said.

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Babies are back in Canterbury

By Emma-Jane McLennan SMILEY BABY Harper is one of more than 7000 babies born in Canterbury last year – the first year fertility rates have gone back to pre-quake levels.

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Dominique Scheepers, 22, (above) says she and her fiance Chris McCloy are “absolutely smitten” with their baby girl: “She’s just perfect, from head to toe. Of course I’m biased, I just love her.”

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Teacher misconduct ‘low’ in Canterbury

By Bridget Rutherford SEVEN Canterbury teachers have been reported to the Education Council for sexual behaviour or contact in the past three years.

Information obtained by The Star under the Official Information Act 1982 show from January 2014 to last month, four teachers were reported for sexual misconduct in 2014, and three in 2015.

In 2014, one Canterbury teacher, who was referred to the Disciplinary Tribunal for sexual misconduct, had their registration cancelled, which meant they could never teach again.

A Christchurch teacher was also referred to the tribunal for sexual misconduct last year, and the case is ongoing.

However, teacher practice manager Andrew Greig (right) said the reports did not necessarily mean the sexual contact was between a teacher and a pupil.

He said sexual behaviour or contact could even be a sexually motivated comment.

It comes after Robert Selwyn Burrett, a Christchurch caretaker, part-time teacher and bus driver, admitted in court last week he sexually abused 12 primary school girls, three of whom were disabled, in his caretaker’s shed or school bus.

The figures also show 19 teachers were convicted of offences outside of school in the past three years – 15 for alcohol or drugs, one for driving, two for dishonesty and one for sexual behaviour.

Overall, 79 Canterbury teachers were reported to the Educa-

tion Council for misconduct, and 32 for competence issues relating to their performance in the classroom.

No further action was taken on 59 cases, 17 cases saw conditions or censure, four teachers had their registrations cancelled, while 28 cases were ongoing.

Three teachers were referred to competence.

Mr Greig said the figures were “low” considering there were more than 100,000 registered teachers in the country.

Often it was decided the complaint had already been dealt with by the school or pre-school.

The number of complaints, mandatory reports and convictions the Education Council has received about Canterbury teachers over the past three years.

• Aggressive behaviour/ 2016: 0 • Not meeting conditions: physical handling: 2014: 2, 2015: • Pornography: 2014: 1, 2015: 2014: 1, 2015: 0, 2016: 0 9, 2016: 1 0, 2016: 0 • Alcohol/Drugs: 2014: 0, • Convictions – alcohol/drugs Outcomes: 2015: 1, 2016: 0 (convictions include those for • No further action: 2014: 36, • Dishonesty: 2014: 4, 2015: 1, excess breath alcohol): 2014: 11, 2015: 23, 2016: 0 2016: 0 2015: 4, 2016: 0 • Agreement – conditions/cen• Relationship and employ• Convictions – driving: 2014: sure: 2014: 15, 2015: 2, 2016: 0 ment matters: 2014: 14, 2015: 10, 0, 2015: 1, 2016: 0 • Cancellation by Disciplinary 2016: 2 • Convictions – dishonesty: Tribunal or Education Council: • Sexual behaviour/contact: 2014: 1, 2015: 1, 2016: 0 2014: 4, 2015: 0, 2016: 0 2014: 4, 2015: 3, 2016: 0 • Conviction – sexual: 2014: 1, • Referral to competence: • Inappropriate behaviour: 2015: 0, 2016: 0 2014: 1, 2015: 2, 2016: 0 2014: 1, 2015: 4, 2016: 0 •Competence: 2014: 16, 2015: • Ongoing: 2014: 1, 2015: 23, • Violence: 2014: 1, 2015: 1, 15, 2016: 1 2016: 4

Babies are back to pre-earthquake numbers • From page 1 The four-month-old, born in October, was one of 7075 babies born in Canterbury last year – after a five-year lull in birth rates where it didn’t reach past the 6000s.

There is likely a two-part rea-

son for the rise, Statistics New Zealand spokeswoman Anne Howard said.

“Firstly it will be because the population has recovered and returned to pre-quake levels.

Also, whatever is influencing higher birth rates right around

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The rise was mirrored in Auckland (up 1000 from the previous year), Wellington (up more than 200) and Otago (up almost 300).

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• 2010: 7305 • 2011: 6692 • 2012: 6633 • 2013: 6543 • 2014: 6575 • 2015: 7075

In Brief WINZ SHOOTING TRIAL STARTS About 80 witnesses are expected to give evidence in the trial of Ashburton Work and Income shooting accused Russell John Tully, which started yesterday. The 49-year-old has been charged with the murders of Peggy Turuhira Noble and Susan Leigh Cleveland on September 1, 2014, as well as attempted murder of Lindy Louise Curtis and Kim Elizabeth Adams, unlawful possession of weapons and setting a man trap. Tully did not appear in court yesterday, but was represented by lawyers Phil Shamy and James Rapley. The trial is expected to take three weeks.

BURNSIDE HIGH BOMB THREAT Burnside High School was one of seven schools nationwide to receive a bomb threat yesterday. Second principal Sandra Sidaway said the school received the pre-recorded phone threat at lunchtime and phoned police. Police arrived at the school shortly afterwards but advised no evacuation was necessary and for the afternoon classes to continue as normal. The threat has been traced to a Wellington phone number, and police are continuing with their investigations.

PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS FOR BROWNLEE PROTESTER John Howland, who tipped a container of sludge over Gerry Brownlee at the earthquake memorial service on Monday, has previous child pornography conviction. Howland admitted possession of pictures of children, including toddlers performing sexual acts with adults. He was sentenced to eight months’ home detention. He blamed his addiction on depression after the death of his 14-year-old son Jayden in a bus which was crushed by rubble in the February 2011 earthquake.

Howland pleaded guilty to assault against Mr Brownlee on Tuesday, but outside court he criticised the minister for being “heartless” and not acknowledging the families of the victims at the service. Howland is due to be sentenced on March 15.

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• From page 1 Cr Manji (right) said the cost of debt at the moment was low making it the more “responsible approach” than asset sales.

City councillor Yani Johanson said no decisions on asset sales should have been made until the capital programme had undergone scrutiny and the insurance payout was known – which he fought for last year but lost.

“In my view the decision on asset sales was purely political not on financial need,” he said.

The Government’s anchor projects have already taken a hit, with the convention centre in doubt.

Cr Johanson said it was already clear projects like the Cathedral Square rebuild, Avon River Precinct and Metro Sports would be delayed.

Cr Gough warned nothing remained unscathed – including community facilities.

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Trend towards new homes

By Emma-Jane McLennan OUT WITH the old, in with the new – that’s the mantra of home buyers in Canterbury, with a growing trend for buying new homes post-quake.

That’s what major players in Christchurch’s real estate scene are saying, including Harcourts chief executive Chris Kennedy.

“There are multiple reasons for this – there’s the safety aspect with the new building code, the growing affordability of new homes, and the fact that the loan devalue ratio on a new home is better than an existing one.”

As well as holding their value better, new homes can often be bought with a deposit of as little as five per cent, Mr Kennedy said.

“It’s absolutely driving firsthome buyers, and others who are looking for a new home anyway. There’s a huge amount of choice and in many cases you can buy a home in Wigram for the same price as a much older one elsewhere,” he said.

He said it’s important to remember that homes in established neighbourhoods will always be sought after – especially in good school zones – but there is a “major shift” to buying new.

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Stonewood ‘over-confident’

By Emma-Jane McLennan AN INSOLVENCY expert says Stonewood Homes’ receivership could have been caused by over-confidence in the rebuild.

Jeremy Johnson (right), of Christchurch law firm Wynn Williams, said the $15 million-plus debt problem is likely caused by the company getting “too excited” about their potential business in post-quake Christchurch: “They just buy lots of equipment and get ready for all of these contracts to start coming through, but then they don’t get the demand anticipated and they can’t pay their bills.”

He added that it could have been for a variety of other reasons as well – including poor business management: “Construction isn’t an easy industry to be in, it’s pretty volatile.”

Stonewood Homes’ Christchurch franchise went into receivership this week, owing $15 million to unsecured creditors.

It likely owes a lot more to its secured creditors.

The business has been in

IN RECEIVERSHIP: Stonewood Homes’ head office in Logistics Drive. jeopardy for a while now – with “That will be particularly true high-profile board chairman Jim for unsecured sub-contractors.”

Boult resigning this month.

He said if, or more likely There had been talk amongst when, the money runs out contractors about the business during the liquidation process, failing, with some refusing to some contractors may not be work for them for fear they able to continue business: “It’s a wouldn’t get paid. Stonewood big risk and unsecured creditors franchises in Hamilton and are going to take a big hit. For Marlborough have both gone some it’ll be okay, but others into liquidation in the past six won’t survive it.” months.

Even secured creditors could But now one of the largest be waiting “quite some time” for building companies in Cantertheir money, Mr Johnson said. bury has gone into receivership, “The business itself will be it has shaken confidence in the sold relatively quickly, but it Christchurch rebuild, Mr Johncould take years for the assets to son said. be liquidated.”

NEXT STEPS FOR UNSECURED STONEWOOD CONTRACTORS’ Advice from insolvency expert Jeremy Johnson • Speak to your lawyer and make a plan • Join any applications going around to get your money back, otherwise start one yourself • Look at getting a business to ‘buy’ your debt, cut your losses and move on • Make sure you’re a secured creditor next time you take on a contract

Stonewood has 110 Christchurch homes on the go.

While many homeowners have been suffering uncertainty over their building projects for weeks or months, now the company has failed, the Registered Master Builders Association has stepped in to guarantee all homes will be finished.

David Kelly, Master Builders’ chief executive, said all of Stonewood’s homes were guaranteed by his organisation, it would just take some time to sort the details.

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Council to discuss social housing rents

By Gabrielle Stuart A RENT hike for vulnerable city council social housing residents will be discussed behind closed doors today.

But it could be months until the tenants find out if their rents will go up.

The social housing rents are due to be reviewed at a city council meeting today, and one of the options on the table is a “significant rent increase”.

But the discussion is being held behind closed doors, because the rent increase option “may cause concern”, according to a city council report.

It said the decision could be kept private until rent increase notices were sent to tenants.

Christchurch Tenants Protection Association spokeswoman Lisa Coulter said she would be surprised if the rents were put up, because the new management of the social housing was still being discussed.

A new charitable trust is being set up to take control of the social housing in the second half of this year, and would be responsible for setting rents as well as maintaining and managing the units.

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Petrol price factor in falling bus patronage

By Tom Doudney THE FALLING prices of petrol and vehicle licensing charges, along with post-earthquake roading chaos are being blamed for a decline in bus patronage.

In September, Environment Canterbury initiated an investigation to determine why the number of people using buses in greater Christchurch was down 4.59 per cent compared to the same time in the previous year.

The fall in patronage came 10 months after ECan made sweeping changes to the network, changing 75 per cent of routes at a cost of $305,000.

ECan commissioner Rex Williams said the first phase of the investigation had found that no single factor was likely to be causing the declining trend, but rather there were a number of potential factors that could be

AA Petrolwatch spokesman Mark Stockdale said there were Motor Industry Association figures showed new car sales were at record levels over the last year and sales of imported vehicles were at near record levels.

However, Ministry of Transport data from the last few years showed there hadn’t been a corresponding increase in national vehicle kilometres travelled, meaning it was likely families were owning more cars but not using them more.

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having an impact.

At the local level, these included roadworks and detours, infrastructure delays, the central city rebuild, changes to the network and reliability.

A number of national trends were also thought to be possible contributing factors.

Between September 2014 and September 2015, petrol prices fell by 18c per litre for 91 octane, 17c per litre for 95 octane and 26c per litre for diesel. All three have since fallen again by between 25 and 28 cents per litre.

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licensing charges fell by an average of 41 per cent from July last year, and the number of registered and licensed vehicles in New Zealand rose.

“This is supported by the fact that there appear to be national trends of public transport patronage decline across the country,” Mr Williams said.

Figures provided to The Star show bus usership in the greater Wellington region in September 2015 was one per cent lower than at the same time for the previous year. However, in Auckland, it was 1.9 per cent higher. The Otago Regional Council was unable to supply figures for Dunedin bus patronage in time for publication.

Mr Williams said the investigation’s findings had been peer reviewed by an independent consultant who had noted that substantial changes to a public transport network could often result in an initial patronage decline as passengers refamiliarised themselves with the system.

By Tom Doudney THE NUMBER of charges faced by an alleged serial burglar has risen from six to 40.

Burnham resident Luke Alexander Reich, 21, remains in police custody after being arrested earlier this month in connection with a spate of burglaries across Selwyn and North Canterbury.

He was arrested at a property on Weedons Rd, between Rolleston and Lincoln, after the owner Chris Flanagan found him in his garage and tackled him.

Reich (right) entered no plea to six charges at his first district court appearance last week.

Police are set to charge him with another 34 crimes when he next appears on March 3.

Altogether, the 40 charges include 24 of burglary, six of unlawfully entering motor vehicles and 10 of thefts relating to items taken from motor vehicles or driveways.

Constable Chris Caldwell said a search of Reich’s home had found six stolen firearms as well as other items believed to be stolen.

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DIGGING DOWN: Associate Professor Peter Almond works with PhD student Monica Bucci at the Kairaki Beach site. ​

New liquefaction reveals data on past quakes LIQUEFACTION caused by the Valentine’s Day earthquake may hold the answer to lingering questions about past earthquakes.

Lincoln University soil scientists and GNS Science specialists have been puzzled by strange features in the soil at numerous liquefaction sites.

Their research into prehistoric liquefaction, or paleoliquefaction, received an unexpected boost when new liquefaction appeared at a Kairaki Beach site after the 5.7 magnitude shake.

The site has an unusual soil profile showing repetitions of convoluted soil layers. It is the latest to be studied in a long-term project aimed at improving liquefaction hazard awareness.

Lincoln University Associate Professor Peter Almond said these features had been seen before but until now, researchers hadn’t been sure if it was paleoliquefaction or not.

As paleoliquefaction provided a good off-fault record of earthquakes and ground acceleration, knowing what features to look for would make it easier to identify sites with prehistoric seismic activity.

“Scientists studying past earthquakes often dig trenches across faults to decipher how many times and when the fault has ruptured,” Mr Almond said.

“However, where faults generating earthquakes have no surface trace, such as those that produced the September 2010 Darfield earthquake, paleoliquefaction is an alternative fingerprint of past earthquakes, and importantly, one that can also tell us how strong the shaking was.”

Excavations at Kairaki Beach had revealed that liquefaction in sand country was prone to forming collapse features that can preserve the old topsoil, which is then covered by sand blow material during the liquefaction event, on which another topsoil forms.

“We suspect there are probably so many events of past liquefaction recorded here that we may never be able to disentangle them all,” Mr Almond said.

Researchers had previously seen soil features like those at Kairaki Beach in the bottom of trenches at QEII and Wainoni Parks while studying the effects of the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.

They don’t look like much – a group of “tech nerds” sitting at computers in a small office in Burnside. But the team of Wynyard Group engineers are developing software which is helping to catch human traffickers, drug smugglers and criminals in major gangs across the world. Gabrielle Stuart reports FOR MORE than a decade, a major gang has been working across more than 30 American states, stealing tens of millions of dollars from thousands of victims – and doing it almost completely under the radar.

How? The Felony Lane Gang’s technique was simple: Break into a car and steal the purse of a victim, usually a woman. Use the ID and chequebooks they find to forge a check, usually for less than $2000. Bring in a recruit, often a prostitute or a drug addict, and disguise them as the victim. Then have them cash the cheque at a bank drive-

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The best way to describe the Wynyard Advanced Crime Analytics software was as a giant whiteboard, engineering programme director Basil Buwalda said.

It is a common scene in crime movies or TV shows: The police

officer spending a sleepless night staring at a pinboard, pinning up pictures of criminals and crime scenes and trying to draw links between them.

Using the technology, what took weeks or months of trawling through files can now be done within hours.

The software uses algorithms to discover relationships or patterns – like similar crimes, or known associates of a suspect.

The information is not new – it could come from the police records, or from seized phones or computers – but it could have been missed or take months to find without the software.

Since Wynyard software was used in the case, three people had pleaded guilty to involvement and others were being investigated, Mr Buwalda said.

Most projects they work on are highly confidential, but their publicly-known clients include the New Zealand Police, international human-trafficking fighters Hope for Justice, the Wildlife Justice Commission and several major banks.

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But considering the enormous implications of their work, dayto-day work for the engineers in the office was often very routine, he said.

They start each morning with a stand-up meeting, discussing what they did the previous day and putting together a plan for the day ahead.

Although a lot of work was done individually on a screen, making time for team planning and discussion of ideas was vital, he said.

“I guess the number one thing is allowing people to innovate.

To try new things and make mistakes, but learn from those mistakes.”

Although it is now a major player across the world, the company is still very young.

It was launched in 2012, an offshoot of the Christchurch-based Jade Software Corporation.

With the backing of the established company behind them, Wynyard was able to move into the international market fairly quickly, picking up contracts with security and law enforcement clients across the world within its first year.

There were then about 60 staff working in Christchurch – now there are about 310 working in six offices across the world.

RESCUING ABUSED CHILDREN In 2012, Customs officers found a USB memory stick on someone suspected of being a paedophile. Wynyard software was used to quickly scan the device, and found offensive images. Metadata from those images was extracted, and it included geotags linking them to specific locations. Within 24 hours the suspected premises in another country were

raided, and a number of abused children were rescued.

SOLVING MURDERS Police investigators were left stumped by a long-running homicide case where they had no witnesses, few leads and no information about why the victim had been killed.

They had collected more than 2500 documents, 40,000 text messages and 4200 phone calls, organised over months in manually updated spreadsheets.

The Wynyard software was able to upload all the data in 25min, and identify new leads, connections, dates and

locations.

UNCOVERING DRUG SMUGGLERS A Customs and border protection agency was tipped that a large shipment of crystal meth was being brought into the country. Over 10 months, they identified about 25 suspects and made a few arrests, but couldn’t find the container or any key people, so the investigation was closed. But in a review, Wynyard software was able to find someone believed to be the syndicate leader, and uncover how and when the shipment came into the country.

This year it planned to issue up to 15 million extra shares for at least $2 each to fund ongoing expansion.

But the sale was halted last week because its share price dropped to $1.54 before trading was halted.

In a statement, the company said it had reasonable expectation it could raise the money it needed by the end of March.

While traditional cyber security software was a constant arms race, trying to combat the latest virus or threat developed, Wynyard’s software was more

stable and could pick up a variety of threats, Mr Buwalda said.

“Rather than building bigger walls to keep things out, you’re increasing surveillance within your own network, working on the premise you will get something in your network at some point,” he said.

Mr Buwalda started his career as a police officer in South Africa, and said in that role he saw the need for the kind of software he now works to develop.

After moving to New Zealand eight years ago he worked for several tech companies, and said

he took a step back to work with Wynyard because he believed in what they were doing.

“For me my drive since I was younger was to make a difference, and the police force was one way to do it,” he said.

“But in other companies I never had the opportunity to directly improve people’s lives.”

He said the other staff shared his passion, and their hours of work paid off when they saw criminals caught using their software.

“Seeing stuff like that gives us immense satisfaction,” he said.

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In Brief GPS FOR BUILDING MATERIALS Police are advising building companies to install GPS trackers into packs of material at new subdivisions. Thieves and burglars are targeting new subdivisions, particularly in Lincoln, Prebbleton and Rolleston. Prestons in Christchurch is also a target.

Whiteware, building materials and tools are the most common products to disappear. Police said the Selwyn district’s building boom meant it had become a prime target for burglars, who strike half-built houses at night.

POSSIBLE ALGAE OUTBREAK Lake Pegasus has been closed until further notice due to a potential algae outbreak. The Waimakariri District Council has issued the notice via its Facebook page. It follows a similar outbreak of algae in the lake last year that also saw it closed for a period.

The Canterbury Primary and Intermediate Triathlon that was scheduled for Wednesday is now postponed until the end of the year.

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By Emma-Jane McLennan CANTABRIANS beware – your jandals could be out to get you, according to latest ACC stats.

Yes, your handy flip-flops could cause you injury – they were responsible for 72 ACC claims in Canterbury last year.

Some jandal-wearers sprained their ankles, others cut their unprotected feet on broken glass or tripped and fell.

While they can be handy footwear by the pool or walking to the dairy for an ice cream, you should think twice before slipping into your jandals, ACC spokeswoman Stephanie Melville said.

“They’re not safe to wear when running, playing sport, mowing the lawns, and never when driving. Also, jandals are not recommended if you’re manning the barbie, meeting the Queen or missed your last pedicure appointment.”

But if you can’t handle the jandal, dressier options may not be safe either. Last year, an equal amount of high heel-related ACC claims went through – with 72 Cantabrians wobbling and tripping their way to injury in their best shoes.

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often literally, Ms Melville said.

She recommends taking your high heels off before jumping for the bridal bouquet, as well as remembering that bridal toasts “don’t mean getting toasted.”

“If you’re not dance-fit take it easy when the music starts or you’ll bust more than just some moves.”

As for animal-related injuries – while it appears that dogs and horses account for a large proportion (at 2620 and 1454 respectively) Ms Melville said it’s

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She added that dog-related injuries aren’t necessarily bites or attacks – with examples like “tripped over the dog,” “dog stood on toe,” and “tripped while walking the dog.”

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By Gabrielle Stuart THE ORGANISERS of a protest which drew about 1000 people into Cathedral Square on Sunday are planning further action.

The protesters are calling for a deadline to be set for earthquake insurance claims to be settled, and for an independent review of the way claims have been handled by the Earthquake Commission.

Protest spokesman Seamus O’Cromtha said personal invitations were sent to Christchurch Earthquake Recovery minister Gerry Brownlee, EQC chief

executive Ian Simpson, Insurance Council NZ chief executive Tim Grafton and John Key’s office.

He said none of them responded.

“It’s total arrogance. They’ve orchestrated this whole catastrophe they call the recovery, and there’s no accountability,” he said.

He said the protest organisers were still discussing their next move.

They had not ruled out another protest or rally, but would prefer to work with the authorities on a solution, he said.

Streaker learns lesson THE STREAKER arrested for running the pitch at Hagley Oval during the transtasman cricket test on Sunday says he has ‘learnt his lesson’.

University of Otago law student Thomas Wilson drew cheers from the crowd as he evaded at least six security staff chasing him across the field.

After leaping the barrier on the other side of the oval he was tackled by police, handcuffed and escorted from the grounds.

The 23-year-old is due to appear in court tomorrow.

He declined an interview with The Star, saying only that he had learnt his lesson after the incident.

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By Bridget Rutherford THE CITY council is working on a management plan to try and combat parking woes in the suburbs as a result of the earthquakes.

City council staff decided to carry out the Suburban Parking Management Plan in December.

Following the earthquakes, businesses had been pushed into the suburbs, which was driving people to park on residential streets.

Staff are consulting with community boards to get ideas on what could be done to resolve the issues.

City councillor Yani Johanson (above) said car ownership had increased and something needed to be done. He suggested there could be provision for new technology, such as charging stations for electric cars.

A plan would be prepared and a discussion document distributed to the public in May.

Signal control to aid travel

Emergency services could have control of traffic lights Georgia O’Connor-Harding Emergency services could be given the ability to control traffic signals in the future.

The Christchurch Transport Operations Centre is planning to provide emergency services with the capability to adjust traffic signals to aid with their travel.

The long-term plan is under investigation following the significant changes with traffic delays around the city since the earthquakes.

The Fire Service, St John and police were not aware the technology was under investigation for Canterbury.

A St John spokesman said the technology is similar to what Avon/Otakaro St John territory manager Craig Downing experienced when he worked for an ambulance service in Melbourne.

Mr Cooney said CTOC is looking at a more modern approach than what is used in Melbourne.

“The system being investigated is software based and will enable a green wave to be run for almost all intersections at an estimated cost of $100,000,” he said.

Mr Downing said it was reasonably old technology that was trialled while he was working in Melbourne between 20012006.

The technology was designed so it would automatically change the traffic lights as the ambulance approached the intersection.

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The lights would then change from its current phase to detecting which way the ambulance was coming from.

The lights would go green for the ambulances while the traffic crossing the other way would go red.

Mr Downing said he thinks that the technology would be beneficial to ambulances but it does have a potential risk.

He said during the experiment the traffic lights would faze and disrupt.

This meant once the vehicle passed through, each intersection would have to reset the light’s phase.

“Sometimes that caught people

out because they would literally approach a green light and it would go red again.”

However, the process to enable emergency services to control traffic signals has not moved forward over the past few months.

“This is due to anticipated updates to the traffic signal control software which is developed in Sydney not being published as expected,” Mr Cooney said.

He said the installation of the Melbourne system is not the best solution because it cannot ascertain which direction the ambulance is turning and there is a high risk of it not being able to change traffic signals for the arrival of the ambulance.

It is estimated that this work will progress around the second half of the year should the traffic signal software progress as anticipated.

The investigation into controlling traffic signals has come due to response times rising over the past five years.

The average response times for Fire Services has almost risen by 1min since the February 2011 earthquake.

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EDITORIAL – Looking to a bright future for Christchurch

FIVE YEARS since February 22, 2011, the date that will forever be remembered as a turning point in the history of Christchurch.

As the city closes in on 1830 days since the quake, what has been achieved?

For many, much. Thousands of people in repaired, rebuilt or new homes. Almost certainly much better places than they previously had.

The city is sprawling with subdivisions in the northern suburbs and Waimakariri, to the west in Halswell and south out to Prebbleton, Lincoln, Rolleston, and further along the line to Leeston.

New schools, new jobs, new supermarkets to feed the neighbourhoods.

The population is growing again. The number of babies born is back to pre-quake (September 10, 2010) levels. The influx of people from overseas to work on the rebuild is akin to the migration into New Zealand from Ireland and England in the early 1900s. People looking for better lives and a new start.

Many of the post-quake arrivals will stay, have families, become citizens. They will earn, they will spend and they will help keep the region’s economy

turning.

For many others the anguish, frustration and anger continues – the legacy of a bumbling and disorganised Earthquake Commission under-prepared for the Big One, and insurance companies which continue to play hardball.

Due to the overwhelming scale of the disaster, EQC had no choice but to use questionable assessors to determine a property’s damage. With that came incorrect under-cap assessments and years of fighting for many to get a fair deal from EQC and their insurance companies.

But without the EQC scheme where would Christchurch and its residents be?

The clearing of the central city was – and still is – painfully slow.

The central city rebuild? It

stagnated for years, caught up in a world of bureaucracy, stonewalling insurance companies, a lack of tenants (still a major issue) and a Government organisation (Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority) which promised much in flashy brochures and video presentations, but has effectively failed to deliver on big-ticket projects, the convention centre and sports stadium, the city so desperately needs.

CERA, which ends in April and is replaced by other Crown and city council entities, has run the city in military fashion, answering to few. Its communication with the city council has been appalling, insiders at city hall say.

They haven’t been team players.

Business people say CERA’s iron-clad grip on the city has

delayed growth.

It’s chief executive, Roger Sutton, the cool-looking dude who rode a cycle to work, and was touted as the city’s saviour when he was appointed, left in controversy. Was he the victim of a carefully crafted internal plot at CERA, or the author of his own misfortune for overstepping the mark.

And then the organisation’s No 2, Warwick Isaacs, flew the coop to become chief executive of Stonewood Homes, which this week went into liquidation.

But what if there was no CERA? Would the city have fallen to all and sundry, both here and overseas, wanting to move in and make a quick buck from others’ misfortune and the property carnage – and opportunities – that results from any disaster.

Will history tell us that CERA’s iron grip on the city was in fact the right tactic, allowing the rebuild to continue for many years, feeding the economy with work, wages, and spending.

As we progress into 2016, the central city rebuild is picking up dramatically, tourists are returning and roads are slowly but surely being fixed.

The future looks bright for Christchurch.

Readers react to the Weedons Residents’ Association’s proposal for a nationwide law chance, forcing cyclists to ride in single file, rather than two or more abreast . . .

Gareth Clark, Papanui: I was reading the article on banning cyclists from riding in groups. I’m a truck driver and think it’s one of the best ideas I’ve ever heard of.

Far too often I see them in large numbers not giving any respect to other road users.

It’s way overdue that these pests on the roads be made to a obey the rules. I’d like to see them have to get a licence to ride a bicycle.

Darryl Bartlett, Halswell: After reading the article proposing restrictions on cyclists riding two or more abreast on public roads, I felt a comment would be appropriate.

I am both a cyclist and a vehicle driver. I feel that the majority of commuter cyclists tend to keep to the left but that an unfortunately increasing number of so called ‘racing’ or ‘fitness’ cyclists seem to think they own the road and are not subject to any road rules.

I feel it would be fair to impose a single file ruling unless a dispensation had been applied for and granted for special events.

Motorists are subject to registration and road legislation. Perhaps this may even be a good idea and the next step forwards to controlling wayward cyclists of all types.

Challenges aside, an exciting new city takes shape AS WE mark the fifth anniversary of the February 22 earthquake, the people of Canterbury can be enormously proud of how far we have all come.

From a devastated city and communities so badly affected, people have gone from strength to strength and an exciting new city is starting to take shape.

While the Valentine’s Day quake was an unwelcome reminder of what Canterbury has endured, the response to that quake shows just much we have achieved. We have stronger buildings, stronger people and a

Gerry Brownlee cemented sense of community in that we know how to look after one another.

Most of the insurance claims are resolved, most of the demolitions are done, most of the infrastructure repair is complete, and now we are in a building

phase where new facilities are springing up and there are huge opportunities, such as the blank slate in the residential red zones.

Of course there are people who still face challenges, and as a Government we will continue to fund and support services to

help them.

Completion of the first major Crown facilities in the central city, in addition to the many private developments, has created a sense of excitement in the city.

And with work due to advance on the Metro Sports Facility and the Convention Centre Precinct this year, as well as completion of further construction phases for the Avon River Precinct and the Justice and Emergency Services Precinct, the physical recovery is now well on track.

Add to that the completion of horizontal infrastructure repairs

and 2016 is going to be another very busy year.

Five years on from the events that changed Christchurch forever, we are moving from a phase of recovery to regeneration.

The focus now will be on acceleration of the work still to be done, and seizing the opportunities for greater Christchurch, while moving towards local leadership of the regeneration by the city council and other local organisations.

Gerry Brownlee is Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery

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Bruce Walker, Kirwee: Two cyclists abreast are no wider than most cars and less than SUVs, so what is the problem in safely getting around them?

Giving extra space to motorists, will encourage motorists to further try and squeeze between cyclists and centre white line, or put the minimum of their vehicle over white line, when safety dictates they should be in the opposite lane.

The problem appears to be poor judgement of distance, speed and time.

It maybe okay to pass 1.5m or closer to cyclists in the city, where speeds are 50 to 70km/h, but it is not okay to do that on narrow country roads, some without white lines, at 90 to 130km/h. Motorists need to get into the opposite lane.

I ride a number of narrow

roads, the only ones available. To keep myself safe I ride after 9am, have changed how rides are put together and equipped the bike with a high-tech camera.

So in short, no, motorists don’t need that extra half metre that will increase danger for cyclists.

It’s safer to pass with care and consideration, and what is the loss of a few seconds?

And motorists, I do realise that we have cyclists out there that are proper prats and will never conform but take good care of them, after all they are only acting as many of you do.

Margaret Weston, Templeton: I definitely think it should be illegal to cycle two or more abreast on the road. I think it is so much more dangerous to do this as well as a nuisance to vehicle drivers.

I did ride a cycle myself when

we lived in town, usually with my husband, but we never ever rode two abreast.

We lived up Major Aitken Drive and I couldn’t tell you how many times going up the hill that I encountered five or more cyclists who, of course, could only ride really slowly up there as it is quite steep.

They would ride right to the middle line and never pull over for cars which meant the driver either had to stay behind them at a snail’s pace or try and overtake them to get ahead which was very hazardous.

I have no problem sharing the road but think the laws are archaic now and need to be redone.

M Flattery, Leeston: I think cyclists bunching is dangerous and it should be banned.

It’s bad enough when there are two abreast. I have come across this many times and have had to stop in a 100km/h area causing the cars behind me to toot and some road rage at me and the cyclist.

Also in a 80km/h area I had to slow down to bike speed to try to overtake three cyclists who ended up turning right in front of me. I don’t know how I missed them, then they all gave me the fingers.

We drivers try to be careful around others but it’s not the same for cyclists. They take up the whole road sometimes.

Lianne Dalziel

Special moment of the week LIKE thousands of Cantabrians I was in the Botanic Gardens at noon on Monday to mark the fifth anniversary of the February 2011 earthquake.

Another very poignant and beautiful ceremony made particularly significant for me because it is the last time it will be led by the mayor – the Earthquake Families Trust has expressed the desire to take ownership of the commemorations and I feel it is only fitting they should be allowed to do so. Next year’s commemorations signal another step forward with the ceremony being held at the completed Canterbury Earthquake Memorial by the Avon River.

Reality check.

The visit of the delegation from Seattle, marking the 35th year of our Sister City relationship, gave me this week’s reality check. A sister city relationship is not about two mayors on other sides of the world signing an agreement . . . it’s about the people-to-people relationship and the opportunity for the people who live and work in two differ-

ent environments to find touch points and shared meanings. I tried to express that important aspect of the relationship in my speech.

Something I’d recommend people read, watch, cook, see or do in the week ahead.

I went to my favourite movie theatre, Alice’s Cinematheque, to see Brooklyn (a beautiful but bittersweet film). Recently I also went to see Suffragette and as it may be coming to the end of its season if you haven’t seen it yet, I’d highly recommend it.

It ends with a roll call of all the countries that gave women the vote and it made me proud that New Zealand was No 1.

Something I’m looking forward to in the week ahead.

I’m really looking forward to the Chinese Lantern Festival this weekend – what a great way to mark the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations!

Every year the lanterns seem to be more extravagant and spectacular and I understand this year they’ve been made specially for us in the Sichuan province.

Cuts to the mental health system not right THE FIFTH anniversary of the February 2011 earthquake is an opportunity to reflect and take stock of where we’ve got to in the last five years.

We think back on the 185 lives lost when the earthquake hit.

We know that for the families and loved ones of those we lost, although time has passed nothing will ever be the same.

For all the hurt and sadness, this is also a chance to reflect on the progress we’ve been able to make. On all the new buildings, innovative ideas and fresh

Megan Woods energy that has come to define Christchurch in the years since.

We also need to acknowledge the lasting legacy of that trauma.

It should come as no surprise that Canterbury currently leads the country when it comes to reported issues of mental health.

We have the highest rates of prescriptions for anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medication.

The years of stress and worry and anxiety have been especially hard on our children. It’s heartbreaking to speak to parents who struggle to describe just how

difficult things have been for their kids, and how powerless they feel.

This is why Cantabrians have been so angry about the millions of dollars that the Government is planning to cut from our mental health system. It’s bad enough that these services have been underfunded for so many years – Canterbury gets around $21 less per patient than the national average. But now to have millions cut and have even the head of the district health board telling us things are going to get worse and the system can’t cope,

is so wrong.

According to David Meates, head of the DHB, they have been told to expect further cuts of around $10 a person – amounting to well over $5 million slashed from our mental health budget. It’s a terrible, short-sighted decision from the Government, and one they must reverse if they are truly committed to helping Cantabrians move on from the earthquakes.

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Donald Trump is the Republican front runner and therefore could be the next president of the United States. Bridget Rutherford asked Christchurch political experts what they thought of the prospect and what that would mean for the world Canterbury University Associate Professor of American politics Amy Fletcher: I am watching the Trump candidacy with great interest and think the jury is still out at this point.

Personally, I find many of his off-the-cuff comments lately to be ill-advised and think he will need to develop more gravitas and a much thicker skin if he does, in fact, become president of the United States. That said, it is difficult to tell whether or not he literally means some of the more outlandish things that he says, or if he is playing to the cameras. From my view, Donald Trump is, whether one approves of him or not, clearly a candidate of the social media era.

I certainly understand why much of the world is looking on with a mixture of amusement and concern. Then again, establishment politics is clearly no longer working well in the US, and Trump as president would, I expect, be very different to Trump as a candidate in these rough-and-tumble, “rally the base” primaries and caucuses.

If, and this is a big if, Trump could genuinely cut across deeply entrenched party lines and bring a fresh perspective to

US politics and its foreign relations, then just maybe he could prove effective.

I think the most important theme of this election is that the old rule book is no longer working. Every major D.C. pundit predicted three months ago that a Trump candidacy was a joke.

They then predicted that he could not maintain his leads.

So, my view is that this election could be the start of a realignment and generational shift in American politics.

On a more practical note, it is important to remember that if Trump does not achieve a majority of delegates in the primary process (right now he has about 40 per cent), then the possibility of “brokered convention” arises in which another consensus candidate could receive the Republican nomination.

Another possibility, and one that I hope does not come to pass, because it could cause a constitutional crisis in modern America, is if a third party candidate were to enter, and none of the candidates achieve a majority of votes, the election then gets thrown to the House of Representatives (to choose the president) and the Senate (to choose the vice president).

This election has been so strange thus far, and again, could be signalling a major generational shift in voting patterns, that I can’t rule out the

possibility of a plausible third party candidate either.

Michael Bloomberg has already hinted that he might come in, and it will be interesting to see if the damage done to Hillary Clinton’s “inevitability” rhetoric by the Sanders campaign encourages a moderate Democrat/independent to enter the race.

Christchurch Central National MP Nicky Wagner: I think the whole thing is so bizarre, nobody would have ever imagined Donald Trump would even want to stand, and that Jeb Bush would bow out. It reflects something that’s happening internationally, people are looking for non-politicians.

They are looking for someone different. We just have to expect the unexpected.

I honestly don’t know, it seems to be that it’s so bizarre and so unexpected that all the rules that we perhaps had in the past have gone by the wayside.

He [Trump] is so polarising

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Lawyer and former professor Duncan Webb: It’s terrifying, but in American politics it’s not surprising given we’ve had these star actors getting into politics, I mean we’ve had The Terminator [Arnold Schwarzenegger] as governor, what more can you expect?

But on a more serious note, I think it would be extremely de-stabilising. Trump’s politics are based on fear and hatred. I mean the Republicans and Democrats historically have both wanted a peaceful world, but have just gone about it different ways.

Donald Trump just doesn’t understand international politics.

The Democratic election is going to be very important. In a sense, you kind of hope that the American public, when it comes to voting, they will have some sense.

There’s no real signal of an independent coming out of the

woodwork, so I think it’s probably unlikely.

Former Mayor of Christchurch Garry Moore: I would say that if Trump became president of the United States god help the world.

The whole system is rotten, I think President Obama will be like President Carter. I think he’ll go on to do amazing things. But while they’re president they are in a straightjacket, they can’t do anything.

And we’ve got some oaf [Trump] like that standing.

It would be very dangerous if Trump became president.

I think like most Kiwis, I’m sitting with my mouth wide open thinking how do these fruit cakes get involved in the election campaign? People like that [Trump] are dangerous.

If Clinton gets through she’ll romp in as president. It’s very interesting. The craziness of it is that people are fed up with the conventional politicians who are standing.

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Should I stay or should I go?

Two well-known Cantabrians Robin Judkins and Sam Fisher reveal why they stayed and left the city after the February quake I STAYED in my home after the Christchurch earthquakes because I loved it. I loved the view, the garden and the house.

And when all my neighbours left because we had no power, water or sewerage I loved it even more.

Because of the silence.

For four weeks after the February earthquake it was heaven on a stick. And again in June when the cliffs fell down and there was no road access. It was nirvana – no neighbours, no power, no water and no traffic. Living in the city became wilderness-living in the quake zone. Perfect.

My life changed. I went from being called The Moth (if you left your outside light on at night then I was sure to call) to The Hermit (up before dawn, never leaving the property and to bed

at sundown). I lost weight, ate the fridge-freezer to death and then got rid of it. I began making my house safe to live in again.

It was hugely exciting. I caught a looter, who was immediately locked up for 21 days, and was then burgled three times, with the police catching one through his fingerprints.

Because my house was hard

up against the red-zoned cliffs, I was constantly hassled by sightseers who treated my property as a human zoo, only in this case the endangered species was uncaged and chased them off with a shovel.

Three times I fled the house when the shaking wouldn’t stop but I couldn’t stay away and raced back home the next day.

I couldn’t leave. I just couldn’t.

Everything pulled me back home.

I cleaned the house over and over again finding pieces of my life jammed in places where they didn’t fit and trapped in cracks that would never open again. I lost the love of possessions and found the love of nature.

I cried and cried until my cat

and dog came back. Then they wouldn’t leave the house except to walk the garden paths with me.

At night Meow slept on my pillow with his paw on my head while Boyo Dogstar lay with his head across my ankles. Hog heaven.

I stayed in my house because I loved it. I still do.

Sam Fisher – I write this having just heard that another 5.7 quake has shaken my old home town, nearly five years since the devastating February 22, 2011, event.

As we’ve been reminded, they are horrible, at times terrifying events, but it was the aftermath and not the random shaking that led me to leave.

I arrived in Wellington in early 2015 like that great-uncle who came back from the war; with nothing, nightmares, talking about things no one understood, and with emotional scars, possibly post-traumatic stress disorder.

I look at breaking up with Christchurch like that relationship that ended painfully when no one was sure whose fault it was. Was it when she failed to set up sustainable future businesses, turned her back on energy efficiency in the rebuild, was beastly

to all the city’s tenants while rewarding all those who got extra houses with Audis and double cam utes? Or was it when she put the lights out on any hopes of large central parks and recreation areas?

We’ll never know what happened to the many lost opportunities, but it’s clear there were none left for me.

Devoid of a building company, large tracts of land, friends in high places and having instead a spot of PTSD, a broken business, marriage and life, it was time to go.

My grandparents, parents and others are buried in Christchurch and my history goes back to my grandmother arriving on a cart

in the 1930s with family – escaping Dunedin bailiffs and my chronic alcoholic grandfather.

But Christchurch was my Turangawaewae – the Avon area in St Martins my river and the Southern Alps and Port Hills my peaks.

The end of feeling at home in Christchurch began a few days after February 22 with the strong realisation that the city I’d grown up in was gone. Working for the Fire Service and travelling into the centre I saw my city in rubble.

It took me two more years to know that my communities were also destroyed. Christchurch was unfaithful and now run by a whole new class of networks and decision-makers. She didn’t talk to me anymore; I was an inconvenience.

Christchurch had been home regardless of where I was and how much I earned or what

success I had elsewhere. I was always aware of old money, conservatism and the preoccupation with rating people by secondary school attendance, but I was convinced that a genuine commitment to people and community underpinned the city.

A sense of fairness and care made it a real place to live, a city not caught in the rush to be flashy or important, with real Kiwi values and accepted eccentrics. But after 2011 old Christchurch was just gone.

It is interesting how the feelings I had have surfaced. There’s stress, panic, anger, and all the other emotions, but without planning or intending to I have a play based on the themes of mistrust and betrayal.

Running at BATS Theatre in Wellington from March 15-24 it’s called WOLF. The work is not a worthy biopic, but does faith-

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It’s a gothic story of betrayal with veneers being stripped away as people are suddenly in an unfamiliar, often uncaring world.

It grew organically out of the feelings that all the things you become accustomed to, rely on and make you feel comfortable are suddenly gone. And like the rental crisis and loss of livelihoods and houses the new spirit is brutal and evil.

The ground, some of your neighbours and Christchurch are the WOLF the play talks about.

For me, the events that destroyed the Cathedral, my business, my favourite cafes and the communities I loved caused irreconcilable differences. It’s over, and clearly (apart from a few people who really did help) Christchurch doesn’t miss me.

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Mr Jackson also said that the liquidators – subject to any investors appeal – will pay $249,000 to clients who deposited money with Arena after its assets were frozen.

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“We prefer to avoid formal legal action but it is in the best interests of all Arena’s other clients for us to take legal action where satisfactory repayment arrangements cannot be agreed,” co-liquidator Neale Jackson said in a report this week.

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Jean’s heartfelt work Heartfelt photographer Jean Hilton is one of eight around Christchurch who volunteer their time to take portraits of stillborn babies, or babies and children with terminal illnesses. She spoke to Gabrielle Stuart about the families she worked with, how she coped and her plan to raise money for the work through running the City2Surf.

So what inspired you to start doing this?

Many years ago I photographed a wee boy by the name of Jayden, who was sick with a lifelong condition. I saw a page on Trade Me, Help Baby Jayden, and I offered to do some family photos for them while he was in hospital.

It was also inspired by my own experience when my twins were in hospital, and a photo I was given of my daughter in NICU. I thought it was nice of the hospital to give a photo, but as a photographer I thought wouldn’t it be nice if it was a nicer picture.

It was in 2014 I heard about Heartfelt, and June I had my first call-out as a photographer.

Are there cases which have particularly stuck with you?

You resonate with each one, but my latest case was an older boy who had terminal cancer.

I keep thinking of him the most, perhaps because I did the funeral for the family too, but also because he was a similar age to my children.

How do you work with families at such a difficult time?

I think we all go in with an open mind. I have noticed everyone grieves so differently, so when you walk in you don’t know what you’re facing in terms of how parents are coping or what family support they have. Some are very withdrawn, and some just want to talk, so you just sit and listen even though sometimes you don’t really know what to say. For myself I try not to judge because

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How do you cope yourself?

I usually come home and hug my children. My teenage son knows now. He’s almost 16, and he’s 1.9m, but I’ll come home and hug him and he says ‘oh mum, hard session?’ and he’ll pat my back. He’s lovely. It’s often late night so my twins, who are six-and-a-half, are asleep, but I’ll go in and look at them. And it’s not possible I could do this without a supportive husband.

We’ll usually ring each other to debrief afterward, too.

So what motivates you to do it?

We are all passionate about trying to help families create memories of their child.

It’s a way to help, for me.

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It’s a way of doing something for someone, using something I can do. It’s not easy, so when a call comes in we are all disheartened, but we want to make those images the best they can be, and it is rewarding knowing you helped someone.

And we’re all parents, so most of us have close friends who have lost babies.

How long have you been a photographer?

I’ve always been a hobby photographer, since about the age of 19, and the kids know mum takes the camera just about everywhere! But professionally, weddings and websites are what I’m doing at the moment, although I’ve been having a bit of a break recently. Last year with weddings, juggling four kids, three at home, and my mother with Alzheimer’s, and I hold down a part-time job as well – it was all too busy.

Tell me about the other Heartfelt photographers.

The ones who are running are Charlotte Dyndul, her background was in police forensic photography and she did a lot of photography during the earthquakes, but she now specialises in photographing newborns;

Angela Eastwood, she’s owner of the My Sweet Stitches baby shop; and there’s Claire Blackall and Annette Radford who are great photographers, and Sharon Thompson who owns Bloom birth photography and is the South Island rep for Heartfelt.

My eldest boy, Tory, is also doing it with us. We’ve done a few photography projects together, and he knew I was worried I’d be left walking by myself, because most of the others are good runners.

So he’s joining us as a supporter.

What sparked the plan for the City2Surf?

I’ve done it once before, and I thought it would be a great fundraiser for Heartfelt, because although our time and editing is all done for free the photo kits we give the families cost Heartfelt $75, plus postage to New Zealand. So that’s where the money goes. And I’m incredibly unfit, and I decided I need motivation, so it will hopefully help motivate me to get fit and stick at it.

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From kitchen hand to casino head chef Ever wondered who is cooking your meal when you go to a cafe or a restaurant? Today The Star starts a series talking to chefs in Christchurch.

Christchurch Casino’s Chi Kitchen head chef Stanley Mo What was your first job in a kitchen?

I started as kitchen hand, working my way up in the kitchen.

What’s been your worst disaster in the kitchen?

I spilled a pot of hot shark fin soup over my forearm, and burned it quite seriously.

What are your favourite and least favourite foods or ingredients?

For me or most Chinese chefs, there isn’t a thing called favourite or least favourite ingredients.

That’s up to the customer to decide what they like to eat, and

I will cook whatever ingredients they prefer to eat.

I’m not afraid to try most ingredients, except insects.

Do you do the cooking at home?

Yes, I always keep it simple when cooking for myself. When I cook for family and friends, I tend to do something new and innovative.

Are friends and family ever intimidated by cooking for you?

Yes, they always worried their dish is not cooked prop-

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Where do you find inspiration for your dishes?

Learning from the superior chefs that I’ve worked with, and reading books and recipes to keep up with the culinary trends.

What is your No 1 cooking tip?​ Good stock is the spirit of my cooking and most Chinese cooking. It takes five to six hours to make good stock, and with them I don’t need to use MSG to enhance the flavour in my dishes.

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SOMETHING NEW One of Christchurch’s newest cafes, Gentle Giant on Ferry Rd, is already proving popular. It is the latest venture for sisters May and Ji Shin, who have proved themselves over the last three years at their other Opawa Rd cafe, In Situ. The menu features plenty of brunch and drink options, ranging from hearty southern style baked beans with mince and bacon for the hungry, to “superfood salads” with quinoa, chia, rice and kale for the more healthconscious. Opening hours are 7am4pm during the week, and 8am-4pm on weekends.

COMING SOON The first of Carl’s Jr’s two new Christchurch stores is set to open in two weeks, on March 8. The American burger chain will be one of a growing number of new cafes and restaurants at the Bush Inn Shopping Centre, which include New York Deli, Coriander’s Ethnic Indian, Dubba Dubba Moroccan and Pepes Mexican Grill. A second Carl’s Jr is set to open in Hornby on March 31.

CHOCOLATE HELPS COGNITIVE FUNCTION Cheering news for those with a sweet tooth – a recent study has found that regular chocolate consumption is associated with better cognitive function. According to the study, published in the journal Appetite, chocolate consumption was found to be associated with cognitive performance “irrespective of other dietary habits”.

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■■ By Emma-Jane McLennan A FRUSTRATING airport disaster sparked the idea for Michelle Rhodes’ (right) bespoke leather fashion store.

The Christchurch woman was travelling internationally, her two young daughters in tow, when she realised a need for quality travel bags, tags and passport holders.

“I was trying to get through the airport with six suitcases on a trolley, two kids, hanger-offerers and so much stuff – then I got to the gate and they asked for the boarding passes. I opened the pass holder and everything just went everywhere,” she said.

That’s why, after almost 10 years living in various Asian countries – such as Indonesia and Mongolia – she’s settled back in Christchurch to look after her own leather-goods store.

Florian Rhodes, now at The Tannery, has had three different owners since its beginnings in the early 1960s.

Originally called Florian Netherwoods, Mrs Rhodes said she took over the store almost three years ago now – altering its name and its products.

She is adamant that bespoke, New Zealand-made items are the way to go – and she’s also changing the stock.

“I’m hoping to move away from fashion bags – which is a very crowded market – to specialised travel items,” she said.

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If you don’t like something about it, don’t buy it

The mother-of-two runs a lot of the day-to-day happenings at the store, where a team of five leather crafters stock the shelves, and fill one-of-a-kind orders.

They sell in store, through their website and even internationally, through Etsy.

All of the leather is sourced locally, Mrs Rhodes said.

“The leather here is far softer and silkier, it’s much nicer. It’s important that we’re in control of our own production, that it’s real New Zealand-made.”

Being locally-made means it is more expensive than many imported goods, with handbags averaging $300 each.

But it’s worth it, Mrs Rhodes said: “I had a lady storm in once and complain that she could buy much cheaper at another store. I said yes – but has it come from a sweatshop in India? I’ve seen where it comes from, I’ve seen the poverty and the pollution. I think we’re just not informed enough.”

While handbags are still Mrs Rhodes’ most popular items, travel accessories are becoming more of a focus.

She’s talking leather travel kits, bag tags and passport holders among others.

“You have no idea how helpful it is to have a passport holder which holds four passports! A handbag which can hold your laptop, or a wallet which can hold two different currencies separately,” she said.

She’s also creating soft oilskin bags, which can be folded up and placed in a suitcase “for last-minute shopping emergencies.”

“Basically I’ve just looked at what’s already on the market, and thought ‘I could do it better’. ”

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Kids keep you up through the night SLEEP, O glorious sleep; where for art thou, glorious sleep? Ah, yes. One glorious, amazing, uninterrupted and full night’s sleep (or in other words – anything more than eight hours in a row). But alas, I can only dream of such luxury, and reflect with fondness on the way it used to be.

Hello, my name is Melissa, and I have four children under six.

Having been in the parenting industry for some time now, I know I shouldn’t count on much sleep. But to be fair, I was kind of under the impression that once our youngest hit the age of two, there would be a lot more of it on offer. How wrong was I. Our six and four-year-olds are not so bad at the whole sleep thing. They have shared a room

Melissa McDonnell for the past couple of years and in spite of their frequent post bedtime antics, such as desperate thirst or need to know why the sky is blue, they eventually retire for a full night’s sleep.

Not so, however, with the other half of our dynamic quadrangular – our two-year-old twins – who last week transitioned from cot into big bed.

Since discovering they can exit their bed at will, our two tots have turned into night-time

terrorists and have sabotaged any hope of a full nights’ sleep anytime soon.

It’s hard to get cross, however, as it’s not intentional. They have recently self-intitated a toilet training regime, and although we applaud their effort to exit the nappy era, it has its downside.

Still under 30 months, their little bladders can’t quite last until morning, and so they wake at least once in the night (and never at the same time) seeking

our help to answer the call of nature.

And so, the combination of two waking toddlers and the odd bad dream by the Big Girls means that the chance of a full night’s sleep anytime soon is

something I can only dream of.

Until then, it’s early to bed, early to rise, and simply getting through the day until such time they manage to get through the night. Until then – anyone for coffee?

Notice of delivery price changes

Emma-Jane McLennan

Orion New Zealand Limited owns and operates the electricity distribution network in central Canterbury (including Christchurch) between the Waimakariri and Rakaia rivers, and from the Canterbury coast to Arthur’s Pass. We receive electricity from Transpower’s national grid at seven different locations and we distribute this electricity to more than 190,000 homes and businesses.

Our service is delivery only (we don’t buy and sell the electricity, we just deliver it), and we charge electricity retailers on a wholesale basis for this delivery service. Retailers, in turn, include this cost in their retail electricity prices – Orion’s and Transpower’s transmission charges together represent about 40% of an average household electricity bill. Both Orion’s and Transpower’s prices are regulated by the Commerce Commission and the changes set out in this schedule are made in accordance with the terms of the regulation. For more information on our pricing, or Orion in general, visit www.oriongroup.co.nz or call us on 363 9898. For information on the retail prices that appear on your electricity account, please contact your electricity retailer.

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Current prices (excl GST)

1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 Transmission Delivery proportion... price

New prices (excl GST) Definition changes

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Streetlighting connections (approx 47,119 connections) Fixed charge

11.98 ¢/conn/day

0%

11.66 ¢/conn/day

(5%)

Peak charge (peak period demand)

52.77 ¢/kW/day

34%

53.25 ¢/kW/day

34%

Working weekdays (7am to 9pm)

8.553 ¢/kWh

28%

Weekdays (Mon to Fri, 7am to 9pm)

8.642 ¢/kWh

26%

Nights, weekends and holidays

1.090 ¢/kWh

33%

Nights & weekends (Sat & Sun)

1.106 ¢/kWh

31%

53.25 ¢/kW/day

34%

Volume charges

BIG DAY: My gorgeous cuzzies Courtney (bridesmaid) and her sister Aleisha (bride) at the big McLennan wedding. ​

Boyfriend v family THERE’S NOTHING quite like throwing your significant other in the deep end.

In the lion’s den, so to speak – in my case, putting the boyfriend at the mercy of the wider McLennan clan at a family wedding.

In Southland. Which is an eight-hour road trip away.

Ha. Ha. That’s exactly what I did to my boyfriend at the weekend.

“Come meet the family,” I said.

“It’ll be fun,” I said.

Luckily Steve’s pretty resilient.

He survived the car trip, suited up in his not-t-shirtand-shorts (no jandals either!) and was introduced to The Family.

I’m talking grandparents, six aunties and uncles, cousins, second cousins and various partners – the majority of whom he’d never met.

One of the first was my cheeky cousin Aaron: “Oh I think I’ve met you before . . . no, wait. I’ve just Facebook stalked you,” he said, smiling and shaking hands.

We laughed. He appeared serious.

As soon as the ceremony was

over, my uncles started setting out a series of tests: “Grab us a beer would you?”

“Next test – get us first in the dinner line would you?”

“Here’s another test . . .” they said, slowly escalating their demands, having a laugh.

I cuddled my cuzzie’s new baby.

“Naww – would you look at that. Ready for your own wedding you two? You’ll be next!” were the comments.

He learnt name after name, shaking hands and trying to commit probably more than 30 new faces and names to memory, over the space of a few hours.

It was an impressive effort.

Nah, in all seriousness, it was a great weekend. The wedding was stunning, my cousin was a beautiful bride and the heartfelt vows of hers and her fiancé-turned-husband made a fair few of us get watery eyes (hay fever, obviously).

And now I know that my other half can do the hard yakka.

On to the next challenge guys . . . any suggestions?

–Emma-Jane McLennan, emma-jane.mclennan@ starmedia.kiwi

General connections (approx 192,636 connections) 52.77 ¢/kW/day

34%

Working weekdays (7am to 9pm)

8.553 ¢/kWh

28%

Weekdays (Mon to Fri, 7am to 9pm)

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26%

Nights, weekends and holidays

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20.00 ¢/kVAr/day

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20.00 ¢/kVAr/day

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49.20 ¢/kW/day

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Low power factor charge Irrigation connections (approx 1,122 connections) Capacity charge* Volume charges Working weekdays (7am to 9pm)

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28%

Weekdays (Mon to Fri, 7am to 9pm)

8.642 ¢/kWh

26%

Nights, weekends and holidays

1.090 ¢/kWh

33%

Nights & weekends (Sat & Sun)

1.106 ¢/kWh

31%

Rebates Power factor correction rebate* Interruptibility rebate*

(17.93) ¢/kVAr/day

0%

(17.93) ¢/kVAr/day

0%

(4.48) ¢/kW/day

0%

(4.48) ¢/kW/day

0%

185.65 ¢/conn/day

0%

48.91 ¢/kVA/day

37%

* applied from 1 October to 31 March only Major customer and embedded network connections (approx 387 connections) Fixed charges Fixed (standard connections) Fixed (secondary connections) Peak charge (control period demand) Assessed capacity distribution Assessed capacity transmission

184.80 ¢/conn/day

0%

98.37 ¢/conn/day

0%

48.67 ¢/kVA/day

37%

8.92 ¢/kVA/day

0%

10.21 ¢/kVA/day

100%

All connections (standard & secondary) Nominated maximum demand Metered maximum demand

8.99 ¢/kVA/day

0%

10.01 ¢/kVA/day

100%

Distributed generation Export credits (approx 25 connections) 0 - 30kW generation Anytime credits (without PV), or

(1.082) ¢/kWh

61%

(1.128) ¢/kWh

66%

Anytime credits (with PV), or

(0.038) ¢/kWh

61%

(0.039) ¢/kWh

67%

Peak period credits (with or without PV)

(75.86) ¢/kWh

61%

(79.02) ¢/kWh

66%

(94.82) $/kW/yr

61%

(98.77) $/kW/yr

66%

(12.31) $/kVAr/yr

0%

(10.91) $/kVAr/yr

0%

30 - 750kW Control period credits plus Above 750kW

Individually assessed

Generation credits (approx 16 connections) 500 - 1200kW Generation period Above 1200kW

(60.00) ¢/kWh

Individually assessed 50%

Individually assessed

Miscellaneous Monthly invoice and contract charge to 30.00 $/invoice retailers and directly contracted major customers

(60.00) ¢/kWh

50%

Individually assessed 0%

Notes 1. This schedule is a summary only. Please refer to Orion's published schedules, Delivery prices and Export and generation credits , available from Orion or www.oriongroup.co.nz, for full details.

2. Peak and volume prices for streetlighting, general connections and irrigation connections are applied to peak loadings and volumes derived from measurements taken at grid exit points, and it is appropriate to allow normal network losses when assessing the contribution individual connections make to these charges. All other prices in this schedule are applied against measurements or ratings taken at the connection.

30.00 $/invoice

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Time to harvest nature’s bounty Rachel Vogan talks you through what to be doing in the garden now.

HOW MANY of you are searching for jam jars and sauce bottles at the moment?

With the harvest season upon us, it is time to dust off the preserving pans, dehydrators and wooden spoons. Hunt out Grandma’s old recipe book and step back in time to when everyone was busy at the bench this time of year, pickling and bottling.

The aroma that permeates the house is an added bonus.

Preserving crops now to enjoy later in the season is very rewarding. Shelves of home-made goodies are one of the many bonuses of growing your own food. Not all recipes are arduous – many can be made in minutes – even in the microwave, and some of my favourite relishes and chutneys

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Your fruit should be colouring up nicely.

Birds and mice enjoy the ripening fruit as much as you do, so throw some netting – or an old white sheet – over the crops if it looks like you may have a problem. Alternatively, place a bird feeder nearby and keep it well stocked with food. Semi-ripe tomatoes won’t ripen much at all if placed in the fridge, but will do if left in a sunny spot; a windowsill is always a good option. Turn them every few days until fully ripe. Keep removing the big, lower leaves on plants to let in more sunlight.

BULBS

Spring bulbs have now retreated under the soil. Now is a good time to lift and divide existing clumps. Using a fork, gently lift them and separate out the individual dormant bulbs and replant into prepared soil. It always seems mad that new season bulbs arrive in store while the temperatures are still so warm, but you’ll see they’ve just hit the stands.

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are roasted in the oven. One of the biggest challenges when making pickles, jams, jellies, sauces and relishes is holding off using them – other than sauce and jam that are good to use immediately, all the others get better with time. Freezing excess crops is always an option, too. Sweet corn freezes brilliantly on the cob, as do broad beans and peas.

CUCUMBERS AND GHERKINS

KALE AND BOK CHOY

These garden favourites will be soaking up all the moisture they can get at the moment.

If you are not training them on wires, it is easy to miss some of the crop lying on the ground under the leaves. Whitefly can be a real bother, too. While these pests don’t eat much of the crop, they suck the sap from the leaves reducing the plant’s vigour. Control by removing any leaves that are majorly infected and spraying with pyrethrum or some other natural bug spray.

Two key crops to plant or sow more of now.

Both readily germinate from seed, and at only a few dollars a packet, there is no reason they shouldn’t be a mainstay all year round.

Did you know that if you leave a little bit of the stem in the ground when harvesting bok choy, new side shoots appear from the original stump to produce a miniature crop four to six weeks later?

For those of you who have clumps of polyanthus in the garden or in tubs, now is a good time to lift and divide these, so they can bulk up again before the winter chills. Each small division/segment with a root will grow, happily, planted back into compost-rich soil, or new potting mix. This is nice job for the cool of the evening. Water in well and apply a sidedressing of blood meal once the plants are all settled in. Seed can be sown now, too. This is best done in trays, which should then be placed somewhere in the shade – under a tree or table works well – this prevents the soft seedling leaves being burnt by the sun.

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Prune gooseberries now fruiting has finished. Remove any old wood, but make sure you wear long leather gloves as the thorns are lethal. Ideally, you want to open up the plant so plenty of light can get into the branches to ripen the fruit, and to make harvesting easier.

Medlars are fattening up, as are the delightfully fragrant quinces. Often quince is in short supply, so if you have a glut, let your friends and neighbours know. Or you could take them down to the local school or farmers’ market and sell a few.

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Rachel Vogan shares her tricks of the trade for getting a bumper crop of one her favourite edibles.

Ruby red rhubarb RHUBARB IS quickly climbing up the ranks again in popularity, and thankfully so. It has been a favourite of mine for as long as I can remember.

My nana used to stew it and serve it to us for dessert with cornflakes and cream fresh from granddad’s cows. It was so good I was often back for a second helping.

A couple of decades ago, every home had a rhubarb clump or row.

Most of the plantings were started off by friends and neighbours chopping off pieces of their own clumps to share.

Very few plants were ever seen in the shops as sharing pieces of clumps was the main way to start a patch.

Nowadays, plants are available everywhere from the hardware store to the garden centre; segments of root can be bought online, at farmers’ markets and fairs. Seed is easy to find, too.

However, the downside with seed is that it takes so long for the plants to reach a harvestable size in about three to five years.

GROWING TIPS Mulch and Manure

It is fairly simple to keep clumps happy over summer and autumn. Add a thick layer of rich manure or sheep pellets around the outside of the crown, then cover that with a layer of mulch or straw.

This feeds the crown and keeps the soil cooler; both things trigger a bigger and better harvest.

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Owner Sean Dixon said it is hard to think that he won’t see the same familiar faces popping in to the nursery which has had a very loyal following. “I am very thankful for the loyalty our customers have shown us, it is really because of them that we have the options we have now. We have also been very lucky with our team here who have treated this as their own business, taking extra care with every plant and always providing great knowledge. They too were looking at new adventures here and overseas so the timing was right.”

Old Stables Nursery gets its name from the origins of the property, which was originally a racing stables in the 1800s and was in racing families until it was converted into a nursery.

Sean Dixon and Michelle Clark are very excited about what’s next for them and the property.

“To be honest, it has been a really hard decision but we are just too busy with other ventures to be able to focus on a seven-day-a-week business, we looked at selling but we just love the property too much to move, so watch this space.”

Old Stables Nursery will start its closing down sale this weekend. For the first time ever the entire range of plants are for sale. That has meant the car park has been closed off while thousands of plants are loaded into it and the previously closed off shade houses are open to the public. From hundreds of large grade rhododendrons to thousands of general lines, trees, shrubs and natives - this will be sale to remember.

“We just want to say a large thank you to our 1000s of loyal customers, and appreciate their support in us looking at new horizons. We hope to see many of them over the next few weeks.”

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Divide and conquer

Old existing clumps of rhubarb that have lost their vigour may need to be lifted and divided to give them a boost. Simply dig out the clumps and chop up with a sharp spade or use an axe. Cut back any leaves

Light or shade

Rhubarb is one of the few edible crops that will grow in both sun and shade. Planted in the shade you will notice the stems are not as red as when planted in the sun. The flavour seems to stay the same, however, the leaves do grow much larger. In shady areas, often the plants do not totally die down over winter, either.

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When any flower stems start to appear, cut them off at the base of the plant as soon as you see them. If you let the plants flower, the plant focuses its energy on producing seed rather than more leaves, hence the flower heads have to go. If left to mature, the seed does readily germinate, but remember you need to be a patient gardener to grow it from seed.

Harvesting

Harvest stems once they get to finger thickness. Always try to leave at least half of the stems on the plant; these provide the energy the plant needs to keep growing.

Twist the stems off at the base of the plant, and discard the leaves (which are poisonous) to the compost heap.

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SATURDAY 9 JULY 07:00 Lions v Kings 21:35 Crusaders v Rebels 23:40 Waratahs v Hurricanes

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SUNDAY 15 MAY 01:45 Sunwolves v Stormers 05:05 Cheetahs v Kings 07:10 Lions v Blues 11:00 Jaguares v Sharks

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Could this guy be the next Bachelor?

AFTER SPENDING four years on super yachts rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous, Christchurch’s Jordan Mauger could be named New Zealand’s second bachelor.

Mauger, 32, could be next in line for Art Green’s spot in the second season of The Bachelor NZ, which will be announced

by MediaWorks on Sunday.

Mauger is an actor, director and philanthropist, raised in Christchurch, living in Auckland, and a St Andrew’s College old boy.

He is the son of motorsport racer Phil Mauger, who last year while travelling to a race in Bathurst, Sydney, was rearended by a truck. Mr Mauger was put in an induced coma for three days.

As well as having acting roles in Hope and Wire, Westside, and even Peter Jackson’s King Kong, he was assistant director in Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Mahana, and Vindaloo Empire.

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THE NEXT ART?: Jordan Mauger has been touted as the next Bachelor. tional video of The Bachelor NZ, released by TV3, a man with black hair can be seen slow-motion walking up stairs, before a close-up of the man’s chin is shown.

Mauger is one of four named by stuff.co.nz as bachelor potentials.

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Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise lenbrander, Auckland tradesman Logan Dodds, and heir to the Marbecks music chain Logan Marbeck.

MediaWorks did not comment when asked if Mauger is to be named the second bachelor.

Prior to his acting career in New Zealand, Mauger travelled the world, working on super yachts, where he met Tom Cruise and then wife, Katie Holmes.

Mauger did not return calls.

Battle of the bands VETERAN KIWI rock bands Mi-Sex and Dragon will team up with Australian rockers The Angels tomorrow night at The Bedford.

The three groups will take to the stage as the fifth of their six-part The Return of the Clash of the Titans tour of New Zealand.

Mi-Sex are best known for their songs Computer Games, released in 1979, and People, in 1980, while Dragon are better known for hits like April Sun in Cuba and Are You Old Enough?

The Angels, whose music has been described as ‘Australian pub rock’ were most prominent in the 70s, before breaking up in 2000, and regrouping eight years later.

The Bedford will house the three bands before they move on to their final show in the Dunedin Town Hall, on Saturday.

The legendary rockers will take to the stage at 7.30pm. Tickets are available from www.ticketmaster. co.nz

New film season

Workshop for film-makers

The Canterbury Film Society’s 2016 season starts on Monday. The society show international and local ‘indie’ movies weekly, and will start this year off with a movie from Saudi-Arabia titled Wadjda.

The film is the first ever feature to be made entirely in Saudi Arabia and directed by a Saudi woman.

The movies are shown every Monday at the Christchurch Art Gallery. To join the film society, go to www.canterburyfilmsociety.org. nz

A free one-day workshop for filmmakers with actor, writer, director and producer Jackie van Beek will be held in Christchurch on Saturday. Participants must take two ideas for a short film, with enough knowledge to pitch it in a minute.

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Theatre/Arts Vocal academy specialising in a cappella

By Georgia O’Connor-Harding A COUPLE have set up Christchurch’s first vocal academy specialising in a cappella contemporary singing.

Voices Co, set up by Julian Hay and his wife Malia said it was the only a cappella academy in New Zealand they knew of.

The Hays have been inspired

by American a cappella group Pentatonix and American musical comedy film Pitch Perfect which tells the story of a female a cappella group at university.

All songs which will be performed by the academy will be created by voice only with no instrumental accompaniment.

Mrs Hay said one of the main reasons the academy was set up was wanting to provide a new space to do music in the city post-earthquake.

“Contemporary a cappella is popular, interesting and bringing something fresh to choral group singing.”

Following auditions held last year and this year, the academy kicked off in early February with their first classes.

The school is made up of three ensembles with the largest ensemble having 10 voices.

“We are keeping it quite small at the moment,” Mrs Hay said.

The academy is looking to both perform for stage and corporate events and is always on the hunt for opportunities to sing.

The couple have been dedicated to music throughout their adult lives with Mr Hay having done years of teaching as a tertiary music tutor specialising in contemporary music.

“We both love Pentatonix, we

both love singing, we’ve done a range of performances of a similar style,” Mrs Hay said.

She said Mr Hay in particular has a unique skill-set in composition and arranging.

“One of the biggest parts of being able to pull off contemporary a cappella is to have really current pop arrangements.

“It is not just solo singing. It is knowing how to arrange voices . . . Julian has these skills.”

Mrs Hay said it is nice to feel like there are some new things coming about for performing arts in the city especially with the anniversary of earthquakes for the city this week.

To find out more about Voices Co or to watch one their recorded performances go to http://www. voicesco.nz/

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VOCAL: Malia and Julian Hay holds a tune outside the Beatbox studio where rehearsals for their new a capella academy are held. The couple are inspired by American a capella group Pentatonix (below).

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Turkish chef Hamza and his two sons bring The main affair includes an equal number the unique flavour and experience of of vegetarian and meat options like a their homeland to the Persian Kitchen in traditional carrot or zucchini Kuku - similar Richmond. to a frittata, but with no egg and more In between fat rain drops early on a Friday exotic spices - eggplant mousaka, falafel evening, we scurry from the car to the and the Traditional House Bite, which is front door of the Persian Kitchen Warmly a sweet and savoury mix of peas, corn, welcomed by the friendly wait staff, our sultanas and cashew nuts. senses are bewitched by the delightfully foreign sights, sounds and scents wafting All vegetarian dishes are served on a from the kitchen. bed of rice and are accompanied by a Walls swathed in rich red showcase seasonal salad, as do the beef, chicken portraits of exotic Persian women behind and lamb shish kebabs, which come in a ornate gilded frames and colourful glass choice of two sizes depending upon the chandeliers cast a warm glow, setting the capaciousness of your appetite. scene for an enchanting evening.

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PICTURESQUE: Kangaroos frequent the Cape to Cape track. (Right) – Walking the iron-rich granite boulders.

A Western Australian ramble FAST FACTS •Air New Zealand offers non-stop flights from Christchurch to Perth, with its seasonal summer service from Christchurch until the end of April, and year-round onestop connections in conjunction with Virgin Australia. Bag a seat to suit deal at www. airnewzealand.co.nz •Co-founded by Kiwiborn Nikki King, Walk Into Luxury threads together the finest Margaret River fare and luxury accommodation and transfers, to complement your Cape to Cape walking encounters. Book a tailored package to suit at www.walkintoluxury. com.au packs, fitted with a thirstquenching 2-litre hydration compartment, which is not just a sanity-saver in the scorching heat, but a prized take-home memento.

As I set off with Dean, I was soon fixated by the photogenic interlay of burnt-orange granite and pale limestone coastal rock formations. Just minutes from Smiths Beach, I was trudging across a mighty granite headland before staring in awe of a sandstone cliff face, as we descended to the shore.

Spilling out across the coastline, some rock formations are prim and sculpted cliff-side stacks while others resemble discarded knuckle bones, providing an ever-changing sense of drama and colour to the seascape.

Scattering out in an orderly arc from the shoreline, Canal Rocks creates a stirring spectacle, too. Jutting out from Cape Naturaliste, Dean pointed out the off shore islet of

Sugarloaf Rock. Six million years ago, it marked the joining point between Sri Lanka and Southwest Australia, before the landmasses drifted apart.

In spite of the February heat baking the coastal foliage bone dry, Dean led me through some fascinating vegetation, from the thickets of tea trees and petrified forest to the valleys awash in native rosemary, emitting a fragrance cloud to out-muscle a freshly incensed Catholic Church.

My three-hour taster of the track was a 6km romp from Smiths Beach to Injidup, studded with a spooling reel of knock-out scenery, inviting ocean swims and heart-stealing rock pools, like the Spa and the Aquarium – as the locals have dubbed them.

Walk Into Luxury’s four and eight-day offerings also average about 3 hours walking per day, allowing ample time for down-time decadence.

Unlace your walking boots and surrender to the multitude of regional delights that Walk into Luxury’s integrated packages stitch together. I enjoyed a lip-smacking gourmet lunch at Wills Domain, one of the region’s most decorated wineries, and deservedly so.

Nestled among the tumbling hills of the Gunyulgup Valley, it’s a celestial spot to revel in an exclusive four course lunch with matching wines.

Taste more wines in their Cellar Door while admiring the local art. www. willsdomain.com.au Another recommended stop is Leeuwin Estate, one of the region’s founding wineries, and a consistent producer of award-winners.

Walk into Luxury is a winner of a way to ramble out west.

The Canal Rocks

You’ll get more insight, once you’re onsite.

Elloughton Village is a magnificent new country retreat offering independent retirement living at its best.

But we believe that you need to experience the Village in person to find out what makes it so special, and why our residents love the effortless lifestyle here. Book a personal tour with Jesse, our Village Development Manager, and he will set aside plenty of time to chat about your situation, what you are looking for, and the options and benefits of being a resident here. You’ll be guided through our showhome and across the grounds, and any questions you have can be answered on the spot.

More reasons to move to Elloughton Village: Financial security A weekly fee capped for life

Peace of mind St John medical alarm in every home

Advanced care facilities Available onsite if you need them

Our community Close community with plenty of activities

To find out more, call Jesse on 0800 155 155 For a virtual tour of the Village and a villa go to www.elloughtonvillage.co.nz

www.elloughtonvillage.co.nz 1 Pages Road, Marchwiel, Timaru 7910 Our Village sales office has more information and is open from Monday to Thursday. Bookings for tours are essential.

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By Mike Yardley THE SENSE of solitude is what first swept me up.

Miles upon miles of soulrinsing coastal sweeps, achingly gorgeous with colours so vivid they’re virtually cartoonish.

A far cry from the highly-trafficked beaches of Australia’s East Coast, Western Australia’s Margaret River region serves up an astounding platter of pristine white sand stretches, where you’ll struggle to spot footprints beyond your own. But of course it’s not just the breath-taking coastline and booming breakers, worshipped by surfies, that serve as the region’s siren-call.

There’s the giddy spree of glorious wineries, craft breweries, art galleries and artisanal prowess including chocolate, ice cream and cheese producers, along with the alluring coterie of luxury retreats and health spas.

I sampled a flavour of these enticements on a fleeting foray to the Margaret River with Walk Into Luxury.

This premium, allinclusive operator was founded on the premise that many hikers crave deluxe comfort, so why not blend the best of the Cape to Cape track with some of the surrounding designer delights? It’s winning mix of working out on-foot and blissful indulgence.

Their most popular experience is the 4 Day Small group guided walk, although they’ll happily tailor a salivating package to suit your needs and schedule. Under the dome of a bright blue sky, I savoured the distilled 1 Day version, along the sunkissed coast.

With the mercury hurtling towards 40 deg C, my gregarious guide, Dean, handed me one of their custom insulated day

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Volunteers to aid in scientific research SUPPORT YOUR local community and take part in Tinnitus Research at the University of Canterbury! Tinnitus is the sensation of sound in the head or ears that lacks an external, driving source. Those experiencing tinnitus often describe it as ringing or humming.

Our research aims to improve tinnitus management by advancing the current understanding of tinnitus. We seek volunteer research participants willing to offer a few hours of their time. Participation is anonymous. Those interested would receive research information and be asked to sign a consent form, indicating willingness to participate.

Volunteers need to attend one or more assessment sessions at the university campus. Assessment would happen at

an agreed-upon time.

People who: 1) have tinnitus, 2) are comfortable using a smartphone and 3) would be willing to try a tinnitus app at home, are currently sought.

Volunteers selected to participate would receive free hearing and tinnitus tests, and fill out questionnaires. Elaine Ma, a Master of Audiology student, will conduct the study under the supervision of Dr Kim Wise, a University of Canterbury researcher.

The study adheres to the university’s Human Ethics Committee requirements.

Interested? Email eym10@uclive. ac.nz. Phone 364 2987.

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Treasure your hearing Did you know that hearing loss can happen at any time in life?

At Gordon and Till Audiology, clients from as young as five are assured of friendly, personalised service to help with a range of hearing concerns.

LOCALLY OWNED and operated by audiologists Carolyn Gordon and Carolyn Till, they offer free hearing checks for adults who think their hearing may have deteriorated. Regular hearing checks are recommended for those over 50 years.

They believe that hearing is a treasure that should be valued and protected. As the only Christchurch member of Independent Audiologists NZ, they offer impartial advice on hearing aids, hearing protection and other assistance their clients may require. Gordon and Till put their clients’ needs first and use the latest equipment for precise and accurate diag-

noses. Because they are independent, they can recommend the best solution from a wide range of modern, discrete and effective hearing options to best suit each individual client. They support clients through the simple and painless process of having their hearing assessed and discussing how they can help, and whether funding may be available to assist with the purchase of hearing aids, if required.

Find them at 701 Barbadoes Street, or telephone 03 385 6036 for an appointment. Visit gtaudiology.co.nz for more information.

Free communication course to help couples affected by hearing loss Communication is vital for a healthy relationship, so how does a couple cope when one or both partners have hearing loss?

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Do you feel like people are always mumbling?

Are you often asking people to repeat what they’ve said?

LIFE UNLIMITED hearing therapist Bernadette Collins says, it’s not uncommon for hearing loss to cause conflict, frustration or feelings of resentment in relationships.

“Anything that affects communication, will affect relationships,” she says.

Bernadette will facilitate a free communication course specially designed for older adults who are affected by hearing loss.

“The course is based on people’s individual needs and what they want. Then we find practical strategies that help them.”

Bernadette says even simple changes like using tablecloths and placemats at mealtimes can reduce environmental noise and improve communication.

The course runs over five weeks at Fen-

Hear others first time, every time.

Call 385 6036 for a FREE professional hearing check.

Come and see one of our qualified hearing therapists for a FREE Ministry of Health-funded hearing assessment and independent advice and support.

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Places are limited, so call Bernadette from Life Unlimited Hearing Therapy on 366 5497.

Bernadette also runs hearing clinics in Christchurch, Lincoln, Hornby and Rangiora for anyone who has concerns about their hearing. This is a free service funded by the Ministry of Health to New Zealanders aged 16 years and over.

“The course is based on people’s individual needs and what they want.

Then we find practical strategies that help them.”

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Ingenious work at Spec-Tec The Team at spec-Tec, the home of factio, have innovative methods for solving difficult applications with safe engineered solutions.

We have a vast range of decorative flake and stone suitable for both interior and exterior walls and floors.

We can repair cracks and apply our factiostone system directly on top of your damaged interior and exterior substrates (including drives), saving time, money, stress and mess.

Visit our website www.spec-tec.co.nz or showroom at 340 st asaph st, or

phone debbie on 021 220 9603 to make an appointment for a free no-obligation quotation.

Brackenridge Services supports your immediate needs and lifelong objectives WINNER: Catch of the day at Ellesmere, by Clive Collins, of Riccarton.

Brackenridge offers a range of support and accommodation services for children, young people and adults with a disability. We provide a welcoming and supportive lifestyle for people and their families.

We assist people to achieve opportunities and involvement in a valued lifestyle of their choice, shared by family, friends and the community. crucial to the way we support people is the active promotion of self-advocacy, self-confidence, independence, participation and choice for every individual. our services include 24-hour support for people living in residential homes

throughout the christchurch region and respite care for children, young persons and adults. Brackenridge also offers specialised behavioural and vocational services for people in christchurch. all our services support people to identify their personal goals and aspirations. These are developed into a personalised and achievable ‘individual’ plan, which enables the people we support to achieve their immediate and lifelong objectives. referrals to Brackenridge services are made through LifeLinks needs and assessment agency. if you are considering utilising support services through Brackenridge, please contact us.

Hazel enjoying the water at Lake Kaniere this summer, by Stacey Frew, of Templeton.

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Fresh look for the house hub modern kiTchens are more than just a place to prepare meals, they are the hub of the home, the centre of entertaining, and are, more often than not, integrated with dining and living spaces in an open plan environment. rejuvenating your kitchen need not cost a fortune with dream doors, the kitchen renovation specialists. By simply replacing the door, drawer fronts, panels, handles and benchtop, the result is effectively a new kitchen look without the new kitchen price tag.

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all joinery is manufactured in christchurch from the highest quality new Zealand materials and comes with a 10-year guarantee. This, coupled with their own installation staff and trusted tradesmen, takes care of the entire process, making it simple and stress-free. so if christmas in your kitchen made you feel blah…call dream doors christchurch today on 03 338 1081, and see how we can help.

WoF and battery checks The co-oWners of allan’s Tyre and auto have more than 20 years’ combined workshop experience at a mitsubishi franchise. We have three mechanics and an apprentice catering for all types of vehicles. The workshop can service and repair all makes and models.

The well-equipped, mTa-assured workshop hosts a variety of tools, including the latest in diagnostic scanners and a factory scan tool dedicated to mitsubishis. if it’s a new set of tyres you’re after, we also stock a wide range of tyres, but can access any preferred brand overnight. it is also an agent for Battery mart.

available six days a week, mike and dirk offer Wof on all vehicles, and a free battery check. a courtesy car is available, but bookings are essential. allan’s Tyre and auto, 164 kendal ave, Burnside. Phone 358 9399, or visit www.allansauto.co.nz.

We are settled into our new premises just over a year on since our successful relocation from coppell Place.

Through the year we have welcomed dr Wendy rose isbell to our clinical staff, and sue southen has joined Wendy on our administration team.our dedicated team of doctors, nurses and administrators are committed to providing you with the highest standard of healthcare for your needs.

We continue to provide a range of general practice services, and offer free doctor’s appointments to enrolled patients under 13 years of age.

our appointments are 15 minutes in duration.

We have plenty of parking available (entrance off halswell rd). check the advertisement for contact details, and visit www.hillmedhealth.co.nz for more information on our services.

A WOMAN’S TOUCH aLThough a Woman’s Touch began in Queenstown, since its christchurch branch was set up in september 2011 it’s gone from strength to strength.

The inspiration of Jill sanders and run by women, this cleaning business prides itself on their attention to detail. hr manager Vicky king explains that they visit every site and quote for a job beforehand so that nothing is missed and there are no surprises. Their high standards give them the confidence to offer a 100 per cent satisfaction guaran-

tee, and their high level of repeat business means they know they are doing a great job. Their staff are fully trained and security checked, and they tailor their services to meet customers’ requirements.

They offer builder and moving cleans, and regular home and office cleans. Phyllis diller’s quote on their website says it all – “housework can’t kill you, but why take the chance?”

Visit www.awomanstouch.co.nz/ for more info on this growing business.

We are committed to providing you with the highest standard of healthcare for your needs.

Services we offer: n Integrative and Holistic Care n On-site Physiotherapy Clinic n Pharmacy Next-door

n Health Checks n Chronic Disease Management (Diabetes, Respiratory, Cardiac Care)

We have plenty of parking available for your convenience.

Open Monday-Friday, 8.30am-5.00pm by appointment

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12.00 DW Live 6.30 It Is Written Oceania 7.00 Tiki Tour 7.30 The Moe Show 8.00 Casper the Friendly Ghost 8.30 Superman 9.00 Enquiring Minds 9.30 Take a Break 10.00 Euromaxx 10.30 Discover Germany 11.00 In Good Shape 11.30 Classic Cinema: Abraham Lincoln (1930) The 16th US president (Walter Huston) is portrayed as a lawyer, orator, husband and Civil War Commander 1.30 StyleTV Omnibus 4.00 Low Gear 4.30 Both Worlds 5.00 Home & Leisure 5.30 CTV News: Week in Review 6.00 What’s Really in Our Food?

6.30 Colour in Your Life 7.00 Neighbourhood 7.30 Euromaxx 8.00 Documentary Hour 9.00 Documentary Hour 10.00 Saturday Night Movie: The Naked Kiss (1964) A former prostitute (Constance Towers) discovers that her philanthropic fiance (Michael Dante) is involved in perversion 11.30 Global 3000

12.00 DW Live 6.00 It Is Written 6.30 The Voice Of Islam 7.30 Voice of Life 8.00 The Moe Show 8.30 Superman 9.00 Casper 9.30 CTV News: Week in Review 10.00 Arts 21 10.30 Home & Leisure 11.00 Take a Break 11.30 Euromaxx 12.00 The Lucy Show 12.30 The Kitchen Job 1.30 Neighbourhood 2.00 Kick off!

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3.00 Classic Cinema: Abraham Lincoln 5.00 Gone Fishin 5.30 CTV News: Week in Review 6.00 Southern Newsweek 6.30 Home and Leisure 7.00 Zoo Juniors 7.30 Mystery Files 8.00 Classic Restos 8.30 Discover Germany 9.00 Documentary Hour 10.00 Documentary Hour 11.00 Take a Break 11.30 Kiwi Pro Wrestling

12.00 DW Live 7.00 Tiki Tour 7.30 The Moe Show 8.00 Superman 8.30 Casper 9.00 Euromaxx 9.30 Southern Newsweek 10.00 StyleTV 10.30 Arts 21 11.00 Let’s Go Shopping 11.30 Take a Break 12.00 StyleTV With an exciting line-up of guests, StyleTV reveals must-have fashion items, advice on love and health, and the best events around Christchurch 12.30 Euromaxx 1.00 Documentary Hour 1.55 In the Kitchen 2.30 In Good Shape 3.00 Tiki Tour 3.30 Moe Show 4.00 Zoo Juniors 4.30 The Lucy Show 5.00 Let’s Go Shopping 5.30 CTV News 6.00 DW News 6.30 Euromax 7.00 CTV News 7.30 StyleTV 8.00 Attitude 8.30 Neighbourhood 9.00 Let’s Go Shopping 9.30 CTV News 10.00 Take a Break 10.30 The Kitchen Job 11.30 Kick off!

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Puzzles THE 1

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Each number represents a different letter of the alphabet.

Write the given letters into all squares with matching numbers.

Now work out which letters are represented by the other numbers.

As you get the letters, write them into the main grid and the reference grid.

Decoder uses all 26 letters of the alphabet.

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ACROSS 1. Town in the first line of ‘I’ve been everywhere, man’ (8) 7. Footrot Flats cat (5) 8. Zoo (9) 9. Unhappy (3) 10. Maori name for the native owl (4) 11. Flower arrangement (6) 13. Tolerate (6) 14. Agree (6) 17. Rouse (6) 18. Provides weapons (4) 20. An amusing type (colloq) (3) 22. Wipe out (9) 23. Claw (5) 24. Taranaki produced 10% of the world supply of this in the 1990s (8)

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DOWN 1. Tunnel giving access to Milford Sound (5) 2. Relatives (7) 3. Swimming attire (4) 4. New Zealand pigeon (6) 5. Sweep (5) 6. Animal, cervus elaphus, released in NZ for sport, now numerous (3,4) 7. Six-sided figure (7) 12. Widen (7) 13. Knowledgeable (7) 15. Sure (7) 16. Formal discussion (6) 17. Nimble (5) 19. Scent (5) 21. Elevated (4)

WORDBUILDER

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Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

How many words of three or more letters can you make, using each letter only once? Plurals are allowed, but no foreign words or words beginning with a capital. There’s at least one five-letter word.

Good 7 Very Good 9 Excellent

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HOW TO PLAY It’s like sudoku: each vertical and horizontal line has to contain the numbers 1-6, and the numbers can’t be repeated in any row or column.

But it’s sudoku with a twist: The numbers in each heavily outlined set of squares, called cages, must produce the number in the top corner.

For example, 5+ means the numbers add up to 5, 9x means the numbers multiply to equal 9.

TIP: Numbers can be repeated in a cage, as long as they are not in the same line or row. © 2015 KenKen Puzzle LLC. All rights reserved

KenKen is a registered trademark of Nextoy LLC

SOLUTION 1607. Across: 1. Go bush, 5. Savage, 9. Remark, 10. Cougar, 11.

Hoki, 12. Resemble, 14/24. Tasman Empire, 16. Aghast, 19. Inactive, 21. Abut, The number game that 22. Ailing, 23. Oyster, 25. Mayhem.

Down: 2. Oketopa, 3. Uranium, 4. Hikurangi, 6. Alone,your 7. Algebra, 8. Earnest, 13. improves arithmetic Stateroom, 14. Taihape, 15. Scallop, 17. Hearsay, 18. Shut-eye, 20. Tenor.

Word Fit 4 LETTERS EACH ISN’T RATS WHEN

CIVIL EARLY ELVES SORRY TOTAL

5 LETTERS ALARM AWARD CATCH

6 LETTERS BUYING POTATO ROMANS

TRYING 8 LETTERS PLATFORM SUBTRACT 9 LETTERS ALONGSIDE GENTLEMEN

WORD FIT

SOLUTIONS same line or row.

© 2015 KenKen Puzzle LLC. All rights reserved

WORDBUILDER irk, irks, ism, kris, mirk, rim, rims, risk, sim, sir, ski, skim, smirk

DECODER

SUDOKU

R A C T A A A T O T A L S C O W H E N P G O M A N S T L I A W A R D T R E O R M

R A C T A A A T O T A L S C O W H E N P G O M A N S T L I A W A R D T R E O R M

S U B T O U A R L Y R I R Y I N G G A C H R I I L V E S I N P L A T F

S U B T O U A R L Y R I R Y I N G G A C H R I I L V E S I N P L A T F

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SUDOKU

WORDBUILDER irk, irks, ism, kris, mirk, rim, rims, risk, sim, sir, ski, skim, smirk

NZ CROSSWORD Across: 1. Hokitika, 7. Horse, 8. Menagerie, 9. Sad, 10.

Ruru, 11. Wreath, 13. Endure, 14. Concur, 17. Awaken, 18.

Arms, 20. Dag, 22. Eradicate, 23. Talon, 24. Methanol.

Down: 1. Homer, 2. Kindred, 3. Togs, 4. Kereru, 5. Brush, 6. Red deer, 7. Hexagon, 12.

Broaden, 13. Erudite, 15.

Certain, 16. Debate, 17. Agile, 19. Smell, 21. High.

WORD FIT

NZ CROSSWORD Across: 1. Hokitika, 7. Horse, 8. Menagerie, 9. Sad, 10.

Ruru, 11. Wreath, 13. Endure, 14. Concur, 17. Awaken, 18.

Arms, 20. Dag, 22. Eradicate, 23. Talon, 24. Methanol.

Down: 1. Homer, 2. Kindred, 3. Togs, 4. Kereru, 5. Brush, 6. Red deer, 7. Hexagon, 12.

Broaden, 13. Erudite, 15.

Certain, 16. Debate, 17. Agile, 19. Smell, 21. High.

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CITY 2 SURF TRAINING PROGRAMME TIP OF THE WEEK

WEEK 7: The ease of running The training programme you have followed has allowed for a gradual increase in fitness. Generally you should cope comfortably with the increase in mileage and intensity. If you are struggling it can be because of an inefficient or poor running technique. The best way to run is with an upright body position. That might sound self-evident but it is not infrequent that I see people running stooped forwards or leaning back too far. You achieve an upright body position by pushing your pelvis and chest slightly forward with your neck and head nicely aligned with your spine. Keep your stride short so you land under your body rather than ahead of it. Over striding is

the most common mistake made by runners of all levels. To prevent over striding keep your stride short and try and land on your mid-foot rather than on your heel. Once you start running you can introduce a slight “total body” forward lean (so not just the upper torso). This body position will give you the added benefit of a gentle forward pull by the forces of gravity. In a previous article I mentioned the importance of rhythm and that is easier achieved with a shorter stride. Stay low to the ground to minimise the forces of impact. Have your arms relaxed; bend elbows with hands moving up and down in front of your chest dictating the rhythm of your legs.

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45 min jog continuously

45 min jog

75 min brisk walk or 45 min jog

60 min jog

Intermediate 14km

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50-60 min jog Z1-Z2

45 min jog as per Wed

75 min easy jog Z1

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If you are hoping to achieve some weight loss as part of your programme this is the time that you should see a shift in your weight. One of the tricky things regarding weight loss through exercise is that any loss of fat can be offset by an increase in muscle bulk. As muscle tissue is heavier than fat a net gain in weight can be the result in the short term for some people. So if you have not lost weight and you have kept to a healthy diet, don’t despair as this might be the main reason. Your own unique response to your exercise regime will decide when you will start to lose weight and how much you will lose. The good news is that the health benefits from a regular exercise programme are still the same, regardless of the amount of weight you lose (or not).

On behalf of the team at Sportsmed (www.sportsmed.co.nz) Dr John Hellemans, Sportsmedicine Practitioner/Coach This programme and accompanying information are written as a guide only. If you are concerned about your health at any stage please undergo a health check with your GP.

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Sport In Brief Tactix v Southern Steel The Mainland Tactix have confirmed their first preseason hit-out to be held against the Southern Steel in Ashburton on March 5-6. The Canterbury men’s team and both the Tactix and Steel’s National Netball League teams will also take part in the pre-season event as well as the men’s development team. The Tactix open their ANZ Championship season on April 1 in Brisbane against the reigning champion Queensland Firebirds.

Ice hockey success in South Africa

Eight Christchurch ice hockey players have returned from the IIHF under-18 Division III B Ice Hockey World Championships in Johannesburg, South Africa with gold medals. Alex Egan, Leon Forgues, George Hopkins, Moses Bygate-Smith, Ryan Fraser, Shaun Brown, Rom Van-Stolk and Taylor Goodall were all members of the New Zealand under-18 side. The team managed a clean sweep, beating South Africa and Hong Kong in both their matches, and only conceded nine goals while scoring 30.

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Inadequate facilities add to costs for swimmers

Old league mates made life members

time, no converted times are allowed. So opportunities like going to the recent Canterbury Long Course championships in Dunedin need to be taken,” he said.

The Born 2 Swim programme includes swimmers from the JASI and QEII swim clubs.

Mr Burgon said his swimmers are ‘surviving’ but are still unable to reach the pinnacle of their sport.

“There is a big difference between surviving, doing okay and reaching the top,” he said.

One of Canterbury’s top junior swimmers Satori Dobbie said going to events like the New Zealand Open Championship in March, was important for him to be racing against the country’s top swimmers.

“I am really looking forward to getting the chance to be at an Olympic qualifier race. If I want to make it big I need to be testing myself against the top guys at these events,” he said.

TWO MEN who have been involved in rugby league for more than half a century have been inducted as life members of the South Island Rugby League Kiwis Association.

Tony Coll and Bill Whitehead were both named for their contributions to the sport at the biennial meeting on February 19.

Currently serving as secretarymanager of the association, Whitehead has managed more than 300 teams, including every West Coast side from 19641989 which included 25 Kiwi representatives.

Now a member of the Grey District Council, Coll represented New Zealand from 1972-1982 and had a long association with Whitehead who was his local manager on every occasion when visiting Canterbury.

Whitehead was also the local manager of the 1977 World Cup side when Coll made his Kiwi debut.

Coll spoke at the meeting about Whitehead’s contribution when receiving his life membership and said it was great to get recognised at the same time “with his old mate”.

By Jaimie Keay CHRISTCHURCH swimmers are still struggling with the continued lack of facilities post earthquake.

Still without a 50m replacement pool after QEII Sport and Recreation Centre was heavily damaged in the February 2011 earthquake, the financial cost of travelling out of the region is starting to add up.

Born 2 Swim head coach Pete Burgon said while swimming isn’t the cheapest sport, it is meaning that some of his swimmers will not be attending important races due to the cost.

“It isn’t just the lack of training facilities but it is the lack of races here in Christchurch. Families are now having to spend more to take their kids around the country to competitions to ensure that they are able to further their careers.

“For our swimmers to qualify for the open nationals they need to qualify with a long course

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Full throttle for thunder event

By Jaimie Keay HIS FAVOURITE motor-cycle is Japanese but this weekend Dennis Charlett will be riding Italian.

The 47-year-old will be driving a Ducati 1198 at close to 300km/h alongside riding a KTN390 at the Sound of Thunder this weekend at Mike Pero Motorsport Park.

In his second Sound of Thunder meeting, the three-time national champion said he enjoys the change in atmosphere the event brings from his normal competitions.

“Normally I race on Japanese bikes, where as obviously this event is everything but, with the European and American bikes.

But with that brings a different crowd of people and last year the good thing was they welcomed me out there, made me feel welcome and I think they enjoyed racing with me,” he said.

The meeting will be preparation for Charlett before the final round of the NZ Superbike Championship at Hampton Downs on March 4-6.

Beginning his racing career at 15, Charlett said it was a ride at a kart track that drew his attention to the motor-cycle racing.

“My dad, he worked on bikes when I was growing up and one day I went go-kart racing, and they happened to have these little bikes racing around the track as well. I thought that’s cool, I am going to get into that.

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His first competitive bike was a Yamaha AG100 in the bucket racing class.

“With only 100cc engines, it is a smaller bike and still a big following, about 70-80 people on the grid.

Charlett now has his sights set on winning the remaining national titles to complete his set.

“I am currently second going into the final round of the nationals in the lightweight and pro twin classes which are two of the three titles that I don’t have. I would be the only person to win titles in every class,” he said.

Away from the track, Charlett has purchased Budget Motorcycle Spares in Waltham having previously working in the motorcycle wholesale industry supplying to retail stores.

“I always wanted to own my own business and the opportunity just happened at the right time,” he said.

Charlett with wife Ang who also races, have two young children, Hunter, 5, and Emma, 2. and said he won’t be pushing them into racing.

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young but we won’t push them into it. With my wife competing in the club events, she rides a Kawasaki Ninja 250, so they could end up racing but who knows.

“She (Ang) is quite a competitive person as well and would like to be at the nationals so that is something we might think about when the kids are perhaps a bit older as at the moment when I got to nationals she is busy supporting me and keeping an eye on them,” he said.

Charlett said even his parents didn’t realise how successful he would be.

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With a contingent of 15 Australian drivers also competing this

weekend that are travelling over for the meeting, which includes shipping a container full of bikes for the event, Charlett said he is looking forward to the challenge.

“Amongst them are some of the top Australian Bears racers which should be a really competitive weekend. I did know they were coming before I said I would compete again, but I don’t really need any extra motivation to go racing.

SUCCESSFUL: Dennis Charlett on a KTN390 he will be riding this weekend at the Sound of Thunder meeting at Mike Pero Motorsport Park. Left – Charlett on his Yamaha at Teretonga Park, Invercargill, in January.

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By Jaimie Keay THE CRUSADERS say they are not concerned after their 12-try defeat to the Hurricanes last week as they lead into the Super Rugby season opener.

The team face the Chiefs in the season opener on Saturday at AMI Stadium, with head coach Todd Blackadder confident the team have learnt from the 74-7 loss.

“If anything there was a real silver lining to that, we got taught a real lesson, and just spent all yesterday re-correcting that. We are better than that.

“Rather have that now than this weekend . . . a little bit of humiliation doesn’t hurt, it really grounds you. Felt all up to last week we were right all on track, we just had one of those days where nothing went our way,

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By Ross Kiddie IT’S A sound I’ll never forget, even though I first heard it over 30 years ago.

It was 1982 to be exact, and as a spectator I was following the Motogard Rally throughout the middle of the North Island.

I had hitched a ride deep into a forestry area between Taupo and Rotorua, it was late into the night and it was cold and still.

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It’s when the car is asked the RS3 Sporthatch is a The Audi Quattro of that to blast out of a corner era had a fearsome reputa- stunner in terms of perforthat its immediate strength mance. tion in motorsport, even is apparent, it is forceful though it didn’t place in • Price – Audi RS3, and decisive; in fact, so that event. In the ensuing $99,000 much so that oversteer years Audi has developed • Dimensions – Length, is almost accessible, if it its knowledge of perfor4343mm; width, wasn’t for the electronic mance vehicles into road1800mm; height, traction devices intervengoing machines. A long 1411mm ing, the RS3 could almost succession of RS-branded • Configuration: Fivebe drifted, such is the force sports models have come cylinder, four-wheelof drive when it is biased off the production line. drive, 2480cc, 270kW, towards the rear.

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The combiboth up and downshifts. It body through huge side nation of power and drive is spectacular and downbolsters, the entire inteis constant, the auto box right fun to listen to. rior decor is finished in a has a paddle shift system Audi claim massive sporty style. at the steering wheel and power outputs for the When I first started writwhen driven in a spirited RS3 – 270kW and 465Nm ing about motor vehicles, manner the RS3 has defi– those figures lay claim one of my first evaluation nite purpose. to it being the most powdrives was the 1988 Audi In the tight and twisty erful hot hatch in today’s 90, it had a five-cylinder engine and immediately impressed with its sophistication and energy.

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Public Notices

SALE AND SUPPLY OF ALCOHOL ACT 2012 SECTION 101 PHOENIX CAFE & BAR LIMITED, (THE OWNER, 3 Cardigan Bay Place, Christchurch 8024), has made application to the District Licensing Committee at Christchurch for the issue of ON-LICENCE NEW in respect of the premises situated at 237 Kilmore Street Central City known as BOTECO. The general nature of the business conducted under the licence is: ON-LICENCE TAVERN. The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is intended to be sold under the licence are: Monday to Sunday 8.00am to 11.00pm.

The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Christchurch District Licensing Committee, 77 Hereford Street, Christchurch.

Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the first publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee, PO Box 73049, Christchurch 8154.

No objection to the issue of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 105(1) of the Sale & Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

This is the second publication of this notice. This notice was first published on 17 February, 2016.

Public Notices MAORI MEDICINE WORKSHOP: Come and learn how to identify NZ native medicine plants, their healing properties and how to prepare them.

Workshop dates are Thur 17 March - Friday 18th March at Riccarton House.

The cost is $265 per person (strictly limited to 20 places). To book contact Donna Kerridge donna@ oranewzealand.com

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Public Notices

SECTION 127 & 101 SALE AND SUPPLY OF ALCOHOL ACT 2012

SALE AND SUPPLY OF ALCOHOL ACT 2012 SECTION 127 & 101

STOCKXCHANGE SHIRLEY limited, (THE OWNER, Mr Ken Barraclough, Stockxchange Bar Shirley, 110 Marshland Road, Shirley, Christchurch 8061), has made application to the District Licensing Committee at Christchurch for the renewal of ON-LICENCE RENEWAL in respect of the premises situated at 110 Marshland Road, Shirley, known as STOCKXCHANGE BAR SHIRLEY.

HONG & MA LIMITED, (OWNER, Hong & Ma Limited, C/Liquorland Fitzgerald Avenue, 332 Hereford St, Christchurch 8011), has made application to the District Licensing Committee at Christchurch for the issue of an OFF-LICENCE NEW in respect of the premises situated at 332 Hereford Street Central City known as Liquorland Fitzgerald Ave.

The general nature of the business to be conducted under the licence: ON-LICENCE TAVERN.

The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is intended to be sold under the licence are:

Monday to Sunday 8.00am to 11.00pm.

Monday to Sunday 9.00am to 10.00pm.

The application may be inspected during ordinary offices hours at the office of the Christchurch District Licensing Committee at Civic Offices, 77 Hereford Street, Christchurch.

The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Christchurch District Licensing Committee, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street, Christchurch.

Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the grant of the application may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the first publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee, PO Box 73049, Christchurch 8154.

Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the granting of the application may, not later than 15 working days after the first publication of notice of the application, in the newspaper (Being The Star), file a notice in writing of the objection with the secretary of the Christchurch District Licensing Committee, PO Box 73049, Christchurch 8154.

No objection to the renewal of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 131 of the Sale & Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

This is the second publication of this notice. This notice was first published on 17th February.

SECTION 127 & 101 SALE AND SUPPLY OF ALCOHOL ACT 2012 THE BEER LIBRARY LIMITED, (THE LICENSEE, 20 Walpole Street, Christchurch 8023), has made application to the District Licensing Committee at Christchurch for the renewal of an OFF-LICENCE RENEWAL in respect of the premises situated at 363 Colombo Street, Sydenham, known as THE BEER LIBRARY. The general nature of the business to be conducted under the licence: OFFLICENCE LIQUOR STORE The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is sold under the licence are:

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No objection to the granting of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 105(1) of the Sale & Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

This is the first publication of this notice.

Public Notices

CCC MEETINGS FEBRUARY 2016 The following meetings previously advertised have changed as shown below; Menacing Dog Hearings Panel Wednesday 24 February 2016 meeting at Committee Room1, Level 2, Civic Offices, and 53 Hereford Street has changed to 12 noon.

Christchurch West Melton Water Management Zone Committee meeting at Fendalton Service Centre, on Thursday 25 February 2016 has changed to 5pm.

Council Meeting (Consider Draft Annual Plan) which was going to be held on Friday 26 February 2016 is now cancelled.

Structured, Caring Home In Christchurch Sought For Young Man We are looking for a special couple or person who can open up their hearts and home to a 13-year-old young man in the Christchurch area.

Mark has an infectious sense of humour and loves sports - in particular, trampolining and being involved in DIY type activities.

Mark hasn’t had an easy start to life. He has experienced some big changes in the past few years and as a result, his behaviour can, at times, be challenging.

Mark will thrive in a structured environment where he can engage in practical learning. Therefore, we are looking for a responsible person(s) who are happy to provide caring boundaries, structured routines and at times one-on-one attention.

All applicants will be fully assessed by CYF. The successful applicants(s) will receive ongoing support from Child Youth and Family and professionals. As they say, it takes a village to raise a child, however, first of all, Mark needs a home.

If you are interested in making a difference to this young man’s life - supporting him so he can truly shine, then we’d love to hear from you!

Please contact: Raymond Hina, Senior Practitioner Child, Youth & Family, Palmerston North Freephone 0508 326 459 | Raymond.Hina004@cyf.govt.nz

J Daly COUNCIL SECRETARY www.ccc.govt.nz

Situations Vacant

Wanted skilled labourer/operator for

Drainage and Landscape Company Prefer someone with experience in concrete work. Full time position. License required, must be drug free.

Email CV to DUNRITE.drainage@gmail.com

WELLNESS COACHES WANTED Are you a people person? Do you have great networking and communication skills?

Are you interested in Health and Wellbeing? (both yours and others).

We are looking for Wellness Coaches to work with us in establishing their own weight management and wellness clinic. Full training will be given.

We use evidence-based dietary programmes designed

by Doctors supported by a registered clinical nutritionist.

Phone Helen on 027-538-8166 or email helen@mclachlan.net.nz for further information.

Situations Vacant

TAXI DRIVERS Full time/part time Van/car, day/night shifts available Assistance with P endorsement if required Gold Band Taxis Phone 0210 245 0339

Baker Full time with flexible hours, able to work on the weekends.

Qualifications and experience are necessary.

Must be able to start from scratch for bread and cakes and be confident to work unsupervised at times.

To apply please contact Anita on 021-057-8596 or send your CV to shirleybakery@hotmail.com

Monday to Sunday 9.00am to 10.00pm.

The application may be inspected during ordinary offices hours at the office of the Christchurch District Licensing Committee at Civic Offices, 77 Hereford Street, Christchurch.

Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the grant of the application may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the first publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee, PO Box 73049, Christchurch 8154.

No objection to the renewal of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 131 of the Sale & Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

This is the second publication of this notice. The first was published on 19 February 2016.

Situations Vacant

CLEANERS REQUIRED

The general nature of the business conducted under the licence is: OFF-LICENCE LIQUOR STORE.

The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is sold under the licence are:

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Elmwood Area Monday - Friday 5.30am - 8.30am

Bromley Area Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 6am - 7.30am Saturday 11am - 2pm (can be flexible)

City Centre Saturday and Sunday 7.00am - 9.00am Immediate start

We are looking for cleaners to join our commercial cleaning team.

You will need to pass a Security Check and you must have your own transport.

In return we offer above award wages.

Please email your Application to csc@totalcanterbury.co.nz

or phone 338 9056 Visit our website: totalcanterbury.co.nz

Situations Vacant

General Labourers Wanted Please call Murray

021 921 981

AREA SUPERVISOR WANTED

For Southwest CHRISTCHURCH Area includes Templeton, Prebbleton, Westmorland, Hillmorton, Addington, Broomfield, Cashmere and the area enclosed by these suburbs.

PMP Limited is one of NZ’s most established companies which is responsible for the distribution of circulars and newspapers into letterboxes.

We are seeking the services of a well organised, conscientious person to oversee the distribution of advertising material and local newspapers to household letterboxes in the Southwest Christchurch area.

This is a part time distribution, contract position where you are able to co-ordinate much of your work from home.

You need to have a suitable vehicle, telephone, a computer, email and be able to provide short-term undercover storage.

Please email your applications to Martin Foley martin.foley@pmplimited.co.nz

Situations Vacant

Drivers / OperatOrs wanteD Civil & Logistic experience in Class 1, 2, 4, 5 Wheel, Tracks, Rollers Please call Murray

021 921 981

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Situations Vacant

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Situations Vacant

HEAVY TRAFFIC LICENCE COURSE

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LADY Required for escort work, private, ph 022 699 6123 LADY Late 40s to early 50s required for escort service, private, ph 022 699 6123

INTEREST FREE TIME PAYMENT (conditions apply)

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OTHER COURSES/LICENCE ENDORSEMENTS AVAILABLE ARE: Class 3, 4 & 5, Passenger, Vehicle Recovery, Wheels, Tracks, Rollers, Dangerous Goods, Forklift, OSH & F

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With a career spanning over 40 years, Suzanne has performed alongside a host of international artists: Dolly Parton, Ray Charles, Roy Orbison, Kenny Rogers, The Beach Boys and Johnny Cash to name a few!

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Nelson based singer/songwriter Bryce Wastney plays an afternoon show featuring soulful interpretations of the songs and story of Cat Stevens at the Hornby Workingmen's Club this Sunday afternoon.

Entitled 'Wild World', the show includes Stevens' classics like School Yard, Wild World, Father & Son and more.

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JENNY MITCHELL headlines at the Christchurch Folk Music Club taking place in the Irish Society Hall, 29 Domain Tce from 7.30pm this Sunday.

Jenny's musical style is described as a crossroads where country, folk and pop get to collide into something truly exciting and unique.

Hailing from Gore, Jenny grew up surrounded by country influence which then met with her love of Americana music to form her own captivating style.

After her success on the 2013 season of New Zealand's Got Talent, Jenny has been writing and performing her music to crowds throughout NZ. Her recent debut album "The Old Oak" is gathering support and acclaim from audiences and critics alike thanks to its memorable tunes and energy.

•Baretta, St Asaph St: Thursday 7pm Antony Pickard. Friday 4pm - Mark McKenzie; 7.30pm - Cornersound duo; 10.30pm - DJ Vlad. Saturday 7pm - Caleb Isaac; 10.30pm - DJ Double Header with DJ Lachie & DJ D w/lxtz. Sunday 1pm Live music. Wednesday 6pm - Live music.

•Beck's Southern Alehouse, 155 Colombo St: Saturday 9pm - Blue Train.

Wednesday 8pm - Blues Jam Session.

•Bill's Bar, 1 Halswell Rd, Hoon Hay: Tonight 6pm - Mickey Rat Karaoke.

Sunday 6pm - Mickey Rat Karaoke.

•Blue Smoke (Formerly Gustav's), The Woolston Tannery, Garlands Rd: Sunday 4pm - Lindon Puffin.

•Carlton, cnr Papanui Rd/Bealey Ave: Tonight 9pm -D'Sendantz. Friday 10pm City Ctrl-Alt-Rock. Saturday 10.30pm Flat City Brotherhood. Sunday 4pm SansTribe. Monday 6pm - Matt Hall.

Tuesday 6pm - Willie McArthur & guest.

Tonight 8.30pm - Assembly Required.

•Casa Publica, cnr Armagh/New Regent St: Tonight 7.30pm - BigRig. Friday 8.30pm - Getset. Saturday 8.30pm - Soul Provider. Sunday 3pm - Matt Hall.

•Cashmere Club, 50 Colombo St: Friday 7.30pm - Christchurch Musicians' Club, gold coin entry.

•Cathedral Square Food Trucks: Friday 6.30pm - The Old Dogs.

•Christchurch Casino, Victoria St: Friday 7pm - Stevie D; 10.15pm - Eddie Simon. Saturday 7pm - Southfield; 10.15pm - Nyree. Sunday 5.30pm Rusila.

•Christchurch Folk Music Club, Irish Society Hall, Domain Tce, Spreydon: Sunday 8pm - Jenny Mitchell from Gore.

Members $15/Non $20.

•Churchill's LIVE at the Club Tavern, Battersea St, Sydenham: Tonight 8.30pm - Bearded Comedy with Jamie Bowen, pre-sales $15 / $25 door. Friday 8pm Bring on the Revolution tour feat.

Nerdlinger and Streetlight Riot, $10 entry.

Saturday 9pm - Lebowski, Ignite the Helix, Bathawk, The Deep Six, $10 entry.

Sunday 8pm - Oceans Alley with High Vision, tickets $15 Eventfinda.

•Darkroom, 336 St Asaph St: Tonight 8pm - LVJ, Bobandii, A2M, $10 entry.

Friday 8pm - The Grant Hart Conspiracy (USA), BnP, Megahertz, tickets $40 + bf at UTR. Saturday - Irie Sessions presents Alpha Steppa (UK) on Kindred Sound System. Wednesday 7pm - The Darkroom Live! Variety Show.

LINDON PUFFIN provides the afternoon sounds at Blue Smoke (formerly Gustav's) in the Woolston Tannery this Sunday, 4pm.

Notable for his upbeat rockabilly folk style and even more upbeat banter, Lindon is an enormously entertaining talent and a delight to watch.

These days Lindon is a solo troubadour, tirelessly touring, writing and recording, but in an earlier life he was legendary as frontman of 90's local glam punk outfit, 'The Puffins".

As well as playing Blue Smoke this Sunday, you can catch Lindon hosting Open Mic at The Bog on Victoria St every Wednesday from 7.30pm.

•Free Theatre Christchurch, The Gym, The Arts Centre: Friday 6pm - Ubu Shows us the Way to Brecht's Whisky Bar, $10 entry.

•GBC in the Garden Hotel, Marshland Rd, Shirley: Friday 5.30pm - Mandi Miller.

•Janes Bar, 271 Stanmore Rd: Sunday 7pm - Live Blues rock. Wednesday 7pm Open Mic night.

•Jazz After Work, CPIT , High Street: Friday 6.10pm - Touchwood (Jazz blues & ragtime) feat. John Bevin (piano, vocals); Allan Hawes (sax, flute, clarinet); Bert Parrent (double bass, vocals); Keith Walker (drums, vocals), $5 entry.

•Hornby WMC, Carmens Rd: Friday 7pm - Jo's Karaoke. Saturday 4.30pm Ian Mac; 8pm - The Dealers. Sunday 2.30pm - 'Bryce Wastney performs 'Wild World' (Cat Stevens), entry $15.

•Mackenzies Hotel, 51 Pages Rd, Aranui: Friday - The Cassettes. Saturday - Ignition.

•Mak Tavern, 1276 Main North Rd, Kainga: Friday - Don't Tell Momma.

Saturday - Antix. Sunday - The Cassettes.

•Mashina Lounge, Peterborough St: Friday 7pm - Second Hand Rose; 10.30pm - DJ Maestro B. Saturday 10.30pm - DJ 10A. •Morrell & Co, Lincoln Rd, Addington: Friday 7pm - D'Sendantz. Saturday 9.30pm - Andy Page.

•Operatunity, La Vida Centre, 34a Hansons Lane, Riccarton: Wednesday 11am - 3 Tenors & a Soprano Reunited; Derek Hill, Bonaventure Allan-Moetaua, Kalauni Pouvalu.

•Papanui RSA, 55 Bellvue Ave: Friday 7.30pm - Down to Earth Country .

•Racecourse Hotel, 119 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn: Friday 7.30pm - Mark Reihana.

•Richmond WMC, 75 London St: Friday 7pm - Franchise. Saturday 7pm Anthony. Sunday 3pm - I Alone.

•Sandridge Hotel, 30 Huxley St, Sydenham: Tonight 8pm - DJ Chick.

Friday 8pm - Mammoth. Sunday 3pm Tumbleweeds.

•Sideline Sports Bar, 331 Stanmore Rd, Richmond: Tonight 7.30pm - Open Mic Jam night.

•StockXchange Shirley, 110 Marshland Rd: Friday 7pm - 12 Gauge. Saturday 7pm - No Secrets.

•Sullivans Irish Pub, 291 Lincoln Rd,

Addington: Tonight 7.30pm - Live music. Friday 9pm - Shameless Few. Saturday 9pm - Live music. Tuesday 7.30pm - Topia. Wednesday 7.30pm Willie McArthur...One Man Band.

•Temps Bar, Goulding Ave, Hornby: Tonight 8pm - Karaoke. Friday - No Secrets. Saturday - Dead Ringers. Tuesday - Simon’s Jam Session, gear provided, all welcome.

•The Black Horse Hotel, Lincoln Rd: Saturday - T & P Karaoke.

•The Bog, Victoria St: Tonight 9pm Assembly Required. Friday 5pm - Sima; 10.30pm - The Corks. Saturday 10.30pm The Stoutfellows. Sunday 5pm - Black Velvet acoustic. Tuesday 7.30pm Jamming with the Jamesons. Wednesday 7.30pm - Open Mic with Lindon Puffin.

•The Bower, 487 New Brighton Rd: Friday 6pm - Absolut. Sunday 3pm Lowdown Blues.

•The Claddagh, Ferry Rd, Ferrymead: Sunday 3pm - Live music.

•The Craic Irish Bar, 84b Riccarton Rd: Tonight - Ladies night with DJ Sassafras.

Friday 10pm - Stoutfellows. Saturday 10pm - DJ Sassafras. Wednesday Karaoke.

•The Cuban, 236 St Asaph St: Tonight 6.30pm - Mark McKenzie. Friday 6.30pm - Ryan Ferris duo; 10pm - Caleb Isaac.

Saturday 6.30pm - Nick Lee; 9.30pm - DJ Spinal.

•The Ferry Ale House, 2a Waterman Pl, Ferrymead: Friday 5pm - Chris Ward.

Saturday 8pm - Unfinished Business.

Sunday 12pm - Eddie Simon.

•The Irishman, St Asaph St: Tonight Karaoke. Friday - DJ. Saturday Superfreak plus DJ. Wednesday - Open mic.

•The Local, 250b Barrington Ave, Spreydon: Thursday 8pm - Mandi Miller.

•The Wave Bar, Cnr 2 New Brighton Mall & Marine Parade (opp Pier): Thursday 8.30pm - Karaoke. Friday 8.30pm - DJ. •Trevino's Bar & Restaurant, cnr Riccarton Rd/Mona Vale Ave, Riccarton: Friday 9pm - Soulshine duo.

•Winnie Bagoes City, Allen St: Friday BigRig. Saturday - Bassfreaks presents DC Breaks, Frenkee & Dose.

•Woolston Club, 43 Hargood St: Friday 5pm - Stephen James. Saturday 7pm Valero.

•Wunderbar, Lyttelton: Tuesday 7.30pm - Showcase & Open Mic.

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Bloom Today, tomorrow and Sunday, 9am-5pm This exhibition is commemorating the fifth anniversary of the February 22, 2011, earthquake through poetry, stories, flowers and displays. Children from around the city have contributed to the exhibition.

Canterbury Museum, Rolleston Ave. Free entry February Book Fair Tomorrow 9am-4pm, Saturday 9am-4pm There will be hundreds of books on offer looking for new homes and new readers, if you’re buying one book or 10 there will be brilliant bargains on hand.

St Christopher’s Avonhead, 244 Avonhead Rd. Free entry Spectrum Street Art Festival Today, tomorrow and Sunday, 9.30am-5pm As part of the second annual citywide street art festival – with new paintings appearing on unused walls – the YMCA has a colourful walk-through display of some of New Zealand’s, and the world’s, best street art.

YMCA, 12 Hereford St. Free entry West African Drumming Today, 6pm Join Maganui Stewart to have a go at playing West African hand drums with others. Improve coordination and enjoy the buzz of trying something new.

Phillipstown School, 39 Nursery Rd. All ages, free entry Spiritual, Holistic & Wellbeing Expo Saturday, 10am-4pm There is a lot on offer at the expo, palm readings, crystal healings and everything inbetween for yourself or as gifts will be available. Healthy snacks and smoothies will be on hand.

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Hills Rd, Mairehau. Entry $5 Bromley Community Fair Saturday, 11am-2pm Spend a day with the family enjoying competitions, rides, food, music and much more.

There’s something on offer for everyone to enjoy at the market.

Bromley Community Centre.

Free entry Super Saturday Storytimes Saturday, 11-11.45am Take the kids for a fun story time, followed by craft activities to keep them entertained.

Shirley Library, 36 Marshland Rd. Free entry New Brighton Beach clean-up Saturday, 11.40am-1pm Head down to New Brighton Beach to help clean up and keep the area beautiful, rubbish bags and gloves will be provided and there will be a sausage sizzle to say thank you, along with some spot prizes for the kids.

North Brighton Surf Club, Marine Pde Brighton. Free entry Waltham Skate Jam Saturday 12pm-3pm Show off your skills and learn new tricks at the Cheapskates event, there will be free gear hire and instructors will be roaming around to teach tricks and offer advice. There will be competitions and prizes on offer and a sausage sizzle and bouncy council.

Waltham Primary School, Hastings St East. Free entry Christchurch Lantern Festival Saturday 5pm-10.30pm, Sunday 5pm-10.30pm This year the festival is celebrating the Year of the Monkey. Experience Chinese culture surrounded by hundreds of lanterns imported from China, Asian food stalls, fireworks and much more.

North Hagley Park, Free entry

The Great Art Give Away Sunday, 9am-5.30pm Tokens will be hidden throughout the Botanic Gardens in the style of a treasure hunt.

Anyone that finds a token will win a one of a kind piece of art.

There are 36 tokens to find, and no two pieces are the same.

Botanic Gardens, Rolleston Ave. Free entry Les Mills in the Park Sunday, 9.30am and 10am Get your fitness fix early in the morning with Les Mills cardio and body balance classes.

Jump start the day with a great workout. Les Mills members and non members are all welcome.

South Hagley Park, cnr of Moorhouse Ave and Deans Ave. Free entry

Friday Night Food Trucks: Every Friday, 4-9pm, Cathedral Square.

Kaiapoi Farmers Market: Every Saturday, 9am-noon, Morgan Williams Reserve, Charles St. Riccarton Bush: Every Saturday, 9am-1pm, Kahu Rd. Mt Pleasant: Every Saturday, 9.30am-12.30pm, off McCormacks Bay Rd. Lyttelton: Every Saturday, 10am-1pm, London St. New Brighton Seaside Market: Every Saturday, 10am2pm, Brighton Mall.

Diversity Food Market: Every Saturday, 10am-3pm, cnr Victoria and Salisbury streets.

Arts Central Craft and Food Market: Every Saturday, 10am-4pm, 100 Peterborough St. Christchurch International Market: Every Saturday, 5pm-

late, 100 Peterborough St. Riccarton: Every Sunday, 9am-2pm, Riccarton Park.

Opawa Farmers’ Market: Every Sunday, 9am-noon, Fifield Terrace.

Downtown Farmers Market: Every Sunday, 9.30am2.30pm, The Commons, cnr Kilmore and Durham streets.

Artisan Market: Every Sunday, 10am-2pm, Kahu Rd. Sumner: Every Sunday, 10am-2pm, Sumner Esplanade.

Hazed in the Square: Every Saturday and Sunday, 10am4pm, Cathedral Square.

Re:Start Market: Every Friday to Sunday, 10am-4pm, Cashel St. New City Tourist Bazaar: Every Wednesday to Sunday, 9am-5pm, Cathedral Square.

Boulevard Arts Market: Every day, 9am-5pm, Worcester Boulevard.

The Groynes Orienteering Day Sunday, 10.30am-2pm Enjoy a new course and being able to make your own route through the orienteering course, taking you through new, unexplored places. Great day out for the whole family or to explore on your own.

The Groynes, Johns Rd, Northwood. Free entry Sunday Bandstand Sunday, 12.30pm-2pm Take a picnic rug or chair and relax on the lawn while listening to The Salvation Army Christchurch City Band playing classical big band music.

Central Lawn, Botanic Gardens. Free entry Great Sumner Picnic Sunday, 1pm-5pm See what Sumner has to offer with performances from local musicians, face painting, food stalls and spot prizes too. Take the kids along for an afternoon of fun.

St Leonards Park, St Leonards Square, Sumner. Free entry

Latino Market Saturday, 5pm-9pm Get amongst Latino culture, with dancing, food and learn some Spanish, as the night turns dark settle into a Spanish movie.

The Commons, cnr of Kilmore and Durham Sts. Free entry Ingham Lazy Sundays Sunday, 3-4.30pm This is the last Lazy Sunday for the year. Let Davey Backyard and Lil’ Chuck entertain you in the beautiful outdoors. Take a picnic

rug or camp chair and enjoy a relaxing Sunday afternoon.

Archery Lawn, Botanic Gardens. Free event The Sunday Sit Down Get Down Sunday, 4pm-7pm Enjoy a Heisenburger while sitting down in the early evening and relax while listening to rockabilly music from Lyttelton musician Lindon Puffin.

Blue Smoke, 3 Garlands Rd, Woolston. Free Entry

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7 Piece Recliner Suite was $4289

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Norway Dining & Living Collection

Taking inspiration from sophisticated mid-century styling through hints of both retro and Scandinavian design, the Norway collection is a fashionable range that features an eclectic blend of shapes and forms. Chairs are also available to order in aqua, linen, red, steel & teal.

A 7 Piece Dining Suite (185x90cm Glass Table + 6 Dining Chairs) B Coffee Table was $529

for only $2513 now only $329

C Console Table with Shelf was $529

now only $329

ALSO AVAILABLE

Console Table with Drawer was $1029 D Tall Double Bookcase was $1149 E Buffet was $1859

now only $699 now only $1139

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Queen Bed was $1339

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6 Drawer Chest was $1499

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Bedside Table was $439

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Blanket Box was $669

now only $629 now only $699 now only $199 now only $319

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Option of a Glass or Timber Extension Dining Table.

Accessories shown not included.

Cnr Blenheim & Curletts Rds, Christchurch Ph: 03 343 3204 *500 Days No Payments And No Interest (“Payment Holiday”) is available on Q Card Flexi Payment Plans. Not to be used in conjunction with AA Smartfuel offer. Minimum purchase $499. Account Fees may apply. A $55 Establishment Fee for new Q Cardholders and a $35 Advance Fee for existing Q Cardholders will apply. Q Card Standard Interest Rate, currently 25.25% p.a. applies to any outstanding balance at end of Payment Holiday.

Offer expires 29/02/16. Q Card lending criteria, fees, terms and conditions apply. Rates and fees correct as at date of publication, subject to change.

Offers and product prices advertised here expire Monday 29th February 2016.

The New Chicago bedroom range features a white body with a solid brushwood top.

Quality and style at an affordable price.

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14km JOIN THE MOVEMENT! 6km

20 March th

Enter online at city2surf.co.nz A Star Media Event

14km JOIN THE MOVEMENT! 6km

20 March th

Enter online at city2surf.co.nz A Star Media Event

Choose your route

SUNDAY MARCH 20

1 DECIDE TO

Visit z city2surf.co.n ur and secure yo ith entry along w your bus ticket.

JOIN THE MOVEMENT!

6km 10am start: Hansen Park, Opawa

Ferrymead Playing Fields

4

Centennial Park, Pioneer Stadium

On the Day • Plan ahead! Pre purchase your City2Surf entry and bus ticket.

Early bird bus ticket price Child $3 Adult $6 • Know your start time. The 14km starts at 9am in Centennial park, Pioneer Stadium. The Sport Canterbury 6km starts 10am in Hansens park, Opawa.

• Park or get dropped off at McCormacks Bay and catch the bus to your start line.

• Warm up with our Snap fitness team at each start line.

Transport Before the Event

• Buses will be running from McCormacks Bay to both start locations. The first 14km bus will leave at 7am, and the last at 8.15am. The First Sport Canterbury 6km bus will depart at 8.30am, and the last at 9.15am.

The Sport Canterbury 6km bus drop off point is 800m from Hansens Park.

After the Event

• A free shuttle will operate from Ferrymead playing fields (finish area) back to McCormacks Bay.

• At the finish line! Grab your free Pump or Powerade and certificate of achievement.

• Buses will operate back to the start lines between 10am – 2pm.

• Grab a bite to eat at one of our food vendors.

• Need to buy a bus ticket on the day? We will be selling tickets at The finish area , and at McCormacks Bay before you get on the bus.

• Enjoy free children’s entertainment and our live band.

• Prizegiving starts at midday.

• Catch the free shuttle back to McCormacks Bay, where buses will take you back to your start point.

Look the part

Please show the driver your pre-purchased ticket (printed, smartphone or on the day ticket) as you board the bus. Drivers will not accept cash.

See www.city2surf.co.nz for info

Available in 3 different colours T-Shirt $35 Singlet $30 Children’s T-shirt $30 Available online now or at The Athlete’s Foot Riccarton and Northlands.

Westfield & Northlands

FOLLOW THE SPORTSMED TRAINING PROGRAMME IN TH E STAR OR ON OUR WEBSITE.

3

2

14 & 6km Finish:

14km 9am start:

MILY NDS, FA TO E I R F X S IN COA LEAGUE GIN L O C D E AN U AND B JOIN YO – WALKING IN TO TRA AT WAY TO E IS A GR START!

5

‘LIKE’ OUR CITY2SURF FACEBOOK PAGE, FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES, TIPS AND CHANCE TO WIN PRIZES.

8

DID YOU SELECT COLLECT? COLLECT YOUR ENTRY FROM SMITHS CITY COLOMBO ST 17TH MARCH 9AM - 7PM, 18TH & 19TH 9AM - 5.30PM.

9

6

GET YOUR CITY2SURF SOUVENIR FROM THE ATHLETES FOOTT-SHIRTS & SINGLETS AVAILABLE STARTING FROM $30.

FUEL UP, GET A GOOD SLEEP THE NIGHT BEFORE!

10

BE AWESOME! WE WILL SEE YOU AT THE FINISH LINE TO CELEBRATE YOUR ACHIEVEMENT!

Register your details online at city2surf.co.nz and go in the draw to win a trip and entry into the Adelade City - Bay Fun Run Please website see our range o for a full f colour s

7

G! KEEP TRAININ IENDS WATCH OUR FR FROM SNAP, ND SPORTSMED A RBURY SPORT CANTE YLE.KIWI, WEEKLY ON ST FITNESS, FOR ALL YOUR D MOTIVATION NUTRITION AN TIPS.

20 March $20 th

(Under 5s FREE!)

Enter online at city2surf.co.nz

14km 9am start: Centennial Park, Pioneer Stadium 6km 10am start: Hansen Park, Opawa Proudly supported by:

Charity Partner Avon City Ford

14km JOIN THE MOVEMENT! 6km

20 March th

Enter online at city2surf.co.nz A Star Media Event

Choose your route

SUNDAY MARCH 20

1 DECIDE TO

Visit z city2surf.co.n ur and secure yo ith entry along w your bus ticket.

JOIN THE MOVEMENT!

6km 10am start: Hansen Park, Opawa

Ferrymead Playing Fields

4

Centennial Park, Pioneer Stadium

On the Day • Plan ahead! Pre purchase your City2Surf entry and bus ticket.

Early bird bus ticket price Child $3 Adult $6 • Know your start time. The 14km starts at 9am in Centennial park, Pioneer Stadium. The Sport Canterbury 6km starts 10am in Hansens park, Opawa.

• Park or get dropped off at McCormacks Bay and catch the bus to your start line.

• Warm up with our Snap fitness team at each start line.

Transport Before the Event

• Buses will be running from McCormacks Bay to both start locations. The first 14km bus will leave at 7am, and the last at 8.15am. The First Sport Canterbury 6km bus will depart at 8.30am, and the last at 9.15am.

The Sport Canterbury 6km bus drop off point is 800m from Hansens Park.

After the Event

• A free shuttle will operate from Ferrymead playing fields (finish area) back to McCormacks Bay.

• At the finish line! Grab your free Pump or Powerade and certificate of achievement.

• Buses will operate back to the start lines between 10am – 2pm.

• Grab a bite to eat at one of our food vendors.

• Need to buy a bus ticket on the day? We will be selling tickets at The finish area , and at McCormacks Bay before you get on the bus.

• Enjoy free children’s entertainment and our live band.

• Prizegiving starts at midday.

• Catch the free shuttle back to McCormacks Bay, where buses will take you back to your start point.

Look the part

Please show the driver your pre-purchased ticket (printed, smartphone or on the day ticket) as you board the bus. Drivers will not accept cash.

See www.city2surf.co.nz for info

Available in 3 different colours T-Shirt $35 Singlet $30 Children’s T-shirt $30 Available online now or at The Athlete’s Foot Riccarton and Northlands.

Westfield & Northlands

FOLLOW THE SPORTSMED TRAINING PROGRAMME IN TH E STAR OR ON OUR WEBSITE.

3

2

14 & 6km Finish:

14km 9am start:

MILY NDS, FA TO E I R F X S IN COA LEAGUE GIN L O C D E AN U AND B JOIN YO – WALKING IN TO TRA AT WAY TO E IS A GR START!

5

‘LIKE’ OUR CITY2SURF FACEBOOK PAGE, FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES, TIPS AND CHANCE TO WIN PRIZES.

8

DID YOU SELECT COLLECT? COLLECT YOUR ENTRY FROM SMITHS CITY COLOMBO ST 17TH MARCH 9AM - 7PM, 18TH & 19TH 9AM - 5.30PM.

9

6

GET YOUR CITY2SURF SOUVENIR FROM THE ATHLETES FOOTT-SHIRTS & SINGLETS AVAILABLE STARTING FROM $30.

FUEL UP, GET A GOOD SLEEP THE NIGHT BEFORE!

10

BE AWESOME! WE WILL SEE YOU AT THE FINISH LINE TO CELEBRATE YOUR ACHIEVEMENT!

Register your details online at city2surf.co.nz and go in the draw to win a trip and entry into the Adelade City - Bay Fun Run Please website see our range o for a full f colour s

7

G! KEEP TRAININ IENDS WATCH OUR FR FROM SNAP, ND SPORTSMED A RBURY SPORT CANTE YLE.KIWI, WEEKLY ON ST FITNESS, FOR ALL YOUR D MOTIVATION NUTRITION AN TIPS.

20 March $20 th

(Under 5s FREE!)

Enter online at city2surf.co.nz

14km 9am start: Centennial Park, Pioneer Stadium 6km 10am start: Hansen Park, Opawa Proudly supported by:

Charity Partner Avon City Ford

20 March $20 th

(Under 5s FREE!)

Enter online at city2surf.co.nz

14km 9am start: Centennial Park, Pioneer Stadium 6km 10am start: Hansen Park, Opawa Proudly supported by:

Charity Partner Avon City Ford