Wednesday September 25, 2013
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Tower puzzles locals A tripod on the hills near Wadestown has drawn attention, after scrub was cleared recently, allowing a clear view of the 8m high fixture. However few a re aware of the interesting history behind the fixture, located on private land below Sefton Street in Wadestown. It was firmly fixed in 2011 for a specific purpose. Former Wadestown resident Denis O`Neill erected it as a memory to his wife, Catherine Jones, who suffered from Alzheimers
Wadestown Hall back in action
for many years, and passed away in 2011. This year would have been the 50th anniversary of their marriage. “It’s a monument to our marriage – the three supports represent the three parties to the marriage – myself, my wife and God – and merges into one at the top,” he says. Mr O`Neill recently cleared away the scrub so the tripod could be viewed from the Ngaio Gorge. He says it is near a 1.2 hectare area of land he gifted to the city of Wellington in 2011. Wadestown Presbyterian Church will return to its hall in Hannover Street on October 13 after a year's absence due to earthquake strengthening.
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Island Bay Arts Exhibition
Nicola Dench Ceramicist. Stalls, bric a brac. Sat 28 10.00am - 4pm, Sun 29 12noon - 4pm. Presbyterian Hall, 88 The Parade, Island Bay.
th e i d Ju h o i c e k Ma r 1st c yo u The eight metre high structure at the bottom of Sefton Street in Wadestown.
He had a track cut down to the tripod monument and thought it may be feasible to continue the track down to the valley below, crossing the railway line above the tunnel down for the rail loop. However the lower end of the valley is The congregation had been meeting at Queen Margaret College during the strengthening and staff had been working out of the office at
extremely steep. The tripod, however, is rock solid. “The base of the tripod has a strong fixture, representing the marriage’s strong foundation,” Mr O`Neill says.
Khandallah Presbyterian Church. Thanks to the successful renovations, the hall is available for community use again.
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Theo Kalantzis accepts award for “Best Fish & Chips in Wellington”.
ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY THE BEST By Robert Johnson Karori’s favourite fish and chip shop has topped off a four year rejuvenation after receiving a highly commended award at the 2013 Best Chip Shop competition. Corfu Seafoods, run by Theo Kalantzis and his family, were the only fish and chip shop in Wellington to take home an award. Its chips were laboratory-tested and found to have less than nine per cent fat, before being taste tested and deemed worthy of a highly commended award. Theo says he bought the business back four years ago after realizing it needed a lift to regain its title as the best fish and chip shop in Wellington. “It’s one of my favourite shops and because I love Karori, I felt they deserved to have the best fish and chip shop. I’m really happy with the award and it tops off the progress we have made over the past four years.” When asked what the secret to producing the best fish and chips is, Theo says it is quite simple. “I have over 25 years’ experience in the seafood industry and knowledge is huge. You learn the products through using them every day. I know exactly what is going
on and what works,” he smiles. Corfu Seafoods has a number of differences that sets it apart from the rest. Corfu offers its customers the option to dine-in as well as the traditional takeaway, something that has proved quite popular. “Nothing beats fresh, piping hot fish and chips straight out of the fryer,” says Theo. Freshness is the key to success and Theo lives by this motto, getting up every morning to hand-fillet the daily delivery of fish, coming straight from t h e sea and onto the plate of his loyal customers. Since taking the business back four years ago, in addition to their low-fat traditional fish and chips, Corfu has added a variety of other foods to satisfy the hunger of Wellington. “We have great gourmet burgers, fresh oysters and mussels, our special marinated calamari and our secret-recipe fried chicken.”
282 KARORI ROAD, WELLINGTON - OPEN TUES-SUN 11AM- 8PM - PHONE (04) 476 6672
www.corfuseafoods.co.nz