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The changes workers and busiWhat do you think? will provide ness owners. Email your views on the staggered P120 In a report to the parking restrictions to grace. parking restricRiccarton-Wigram cabell@christchurchstar.co.nz tions on the Community Board streets, freeing city council traffic up parking spaces for residents, engineer Ryan Rolston said contheir visitors and other short-term sultation with businesses had been users. undertaken. This would mean less space for He said out of the 20 submissions all day parking users such as shop received, 90 per cent had supported
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Jellie Park has celebrated its 50th birthday. Due to a poor weather forecast the event was postponed 24 hours until Sunday, December 14. About 1000 people turned up for the summer event last weekend. City council recreation and sports unit manager John Filsell said Jellie Park had been a favourite for generations of Christchurch families. In 1964 the £87,000 project was developed incorporating a 50m long pool, an 11m diving pool and a concrete beach area. It was the year The Beatles toured New Zealand, with Billboard Top 100 hits from Manfred Mann and Roy Orbison, and ice cream favourites such as Eskimo Pie and Strawberry Toppa. The pools were officially opened by the Minister of Internal Affairs, David Seath, on December 5 with nearly 2000 people in attendance. In 1983 a plan was developed to include two hydro-slides, a special swimming pool and sauna for the handicapped,
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Search on for facility name BY BRIDGET RUTHERFORD
The search for a catchy name for Halswell’s new library and community facility is on, and Halswell residents can have their say. The facility’s completion date is not until November next year, but plans and construction are well under way and its name is the only missing element. City council facilities and infrastructure rebuild director David Adamson said the team had been trying to come up with catchy names but none had the “wow factor”. He said the wider community could add better dimensions, and called for absolutely anything. Name suggestions could be related to Halswell’s history, people or could be something quirky, he said. “We’re looking for something that rolls off the tongue.” He said the construction of the new facility was coming along well, and was on track for opening in November. Halswell resident Lynda Downes said the new name needed to be something quirky and could incorporate the swimming pool. “It’s going to be quite a nice complex.” Lettecia Kerr spent a lot of time in Halswell and thought the facility needed an interesting name. “The community centre sounds boring, having said that we haven’t got an alternative.” Lachlan Davidson, of Halswell,
Fire ban WORK IN PROGRESS: Construction takes place on the new Halswell library and community facility. said he would probably name it after his favourite sports team, but did not have any ideas. The $22.9 million facility would include a library, indoor play area, cafe, outdoor activity area and a large multi-purpose space which could fit up to 300 people. The existing Halswell Aquatic Centre, which is next to the new
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Children suffering from cancer had something to smile about when they attended their annual Christmas party. Charlotte Smulders The event, which was organised and funded by the Smulders Family Charitable Trust, saw more than 200 people gather at Selwyn House school for three hours of carnival-themed fun. Charlotte and Pier Smulders are the owners of The Christchurch Star Company. Some of the fun included a merry-go-round, a bouncy castle, face painting, a visit from Santa and a number of different activities. Santa arrived on a YikeBike and gave presents to all of the children who attended. It was the fourth year Mrs Smulders had organised the event after she took over from the late Diana and Robbie Robinson who had run the parties for more than 20 years. Mrs Smulders said it was another fantastic and meaningful day for the children and their families. The best part about organising the Christmas party was seeing
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HUGS: Cassie and Jackson Leonard at the party before Jackson had his face painted. PHOTOS: JO GRAMS
SMILES ALL ROUND: Xanthia and Evie-Rose Dassanayake make the most of the Christmas party.
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After a four-year wait trees causing problems for Halswell residents are set to be removed. The Riccarton-Wigram Community Board has approved a request from a resident to remove 14 trees in Halswell Domain. Well-known Halswell property owner Graeme Nicholl of Going Properties Ltd has offered to pay the $15,000 needed for their removal and replacement. He said the trees were shading the boundary of Halswell Domain and his adjoining subdivision currently being developed off Halswell Rd. Eight of the trees were silver birches, while the other six were deodar cedar. Discussions were held with Mr Nicholl in 2010 for the removal of the trees, but were put off after the earthquakes. The Halswell Residents’ Association had also sought the removal of the trees due to their potential health hazards. Scientists have linked silver birch trees to having many health issues such as nausea,
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Pink Ladies shoot to top FANTASTIC: Wharenui School pupil Amelia Woods stands beside one of the winning bus back designs.
Thoughtful messages from Wharenui pupils BY GRACE CABELL Wharenui School pupils have designed two new bus-back displays to give Christchurch residents a visible reminder of the need to protect and help restore local waterways. Each design comes with a key messages about rivers and streams. The two slogans chosen by the school pupils read “use your brains and not the drain” and “pick up rubbish – drains lead to rivers”.
All the pupils involved saw the finished designs when the buses made a visit to the school on Monday, December 15. Pupils have been learning about Christchurch’s storm water system and how gutters and drains lead straight to local waterways. They were then given the opportunity to draw their own busback design – putting what they had learnt and what they felt was important about local waterways into the message.
A side supporting a teammate diagnosed with cancer came out on top in this year’s summer league netball. The Pink Ladies won the fast five women’s section courtesy of a bonus point they picked up in their only loss of the competition. The Pink Ladies is a combination of players from the Halswell A and B teams. They decided on the name ‘Pink Ladies’ as one of the players in this year’s Halswell A team was diagnosed with breast cancer in October and were playing support of her. This season attracted 62 teams across six competition sections. Teams competed in fast five, women’s, under-17, under-13 and under-11 and mixed competition. The mixed competition attracted the most teams, an indication that mixed social netball is alive and well in Christchurch. Shooting Stars were unbeaten in the mixed competition, a team consisting of work mates and friends from high school who have been together for seven years. Four teams went unbeaten: Kinetic Energy (women’s Section 2), Shooting Stars (mixed),
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Whip cream and 2 tablespoons ofbeater icing— until well Top with the remaining electric rving dish. Dust with extra Beatand egg whites Gradually add Freeze, until ready tountil serve.stiff. GINGER CHRISTMAS raspberries before serving. mixed. Beat in eggs, one at a ng sugar serve with fresh sugar together, until stiff. Fold in fruit — Serves 12. time. Add marmalade, mixed erries. Serves 6-8. To beating make—the toffee, place all the sugar is PUD sugar, well, until mincemeat. Spread over meringue and roll and mix, until fruit and molasses sugar and water in a large, dissolved. Fold in vanilla essence, vinegar, HOCOLATE CHERRIES JUBILEE This light fruit pudding can be smooth. Addthe flour mixture and microwave-proof glass bowl. up from a long edge, using the edge of Cherries Jubilee was created made a day ahead. Reheat in mix until just blended. Pour into RUSTED cocoa powder andforcornflour. Microwave on high 2 paper to help. a long spatula to placepudding basin or by French chef Auguste microwave or Use steamer. the prepared ASPBERRY minutes. Spread the mixture evenly into the of Queen Escoffier in honour pan. Cover tightly with foil. roll onto a serving dish. Dust with extra HEESECAKE Stir to dissolve sugar. Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. the spray oil Place the basin on a rack in a sponge roll tray. Bakeforfor packets chocolate thins 75gsugar butter,and softened large saucepan. Add hot water Continue microwaving 3-415 minutes, until icing serve with fresh berries. — 00g butter, melted 1 & 1/4 cups flour to halfway up the sides of the set. minutes until liquid is light 50g unsalted butter Serves 6-8 1/4 cup caster sugar 00ggolden. cream cheese 1 tbsp ground ginger basin. Bring to a gentle simmer. Remove — the toffee 2 thinly sliced pieces orange 50g ricotta cheese 1 tsp each: baking powder, Cover and steam the pudding continue cup will caster sugar to colour on peel (no pith) ground cinnamon until a thin skewer inserted near 500g dark cherries, pitted bspstanding. gelatine dissolved in 1/2 tsp each: salt, baking soda the centre comes out clean, Remove icecream from 1/4 cup kirsch 4 cup boiling water 1/4 tsp each: ground cloves, about 1 and 1/4 hours. During cups cream, whipped nutmeg cooking, add more boiling water freezer. Place in meringue Melt butter over medium heat in & 1/2 cups fresh or frozen 2/3 cup sugar if needed to maintain the level. nests, if using. Drizzle with a large frying pan or chafing spberries 3 large eggs Carefully remove basin from toffee. Serve immediately. Cherries Jubilee was created by French pan. Add caster sugar and 1/2 cup each: orange the saucepan. Uncover and 4. peel and stir a little to orange nely crush the biscuits in a Serves marmalade, dried mixed fruit stand for 10of minutes. Run the chef Auguste Escoffier in honour dissolve the sugar. Add od processor. Mix with melted 1/4 cup molasses or treacle tip of a knife around the top of cherries. Cook until tender, utter. Press ontochocolate the basePOTATO and thins pudding and the basin to loosen Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. 2 CHOCOLATE packets about 5 minutes. des of a 23cm cake pan. Spray the inside of a 6-8-cup then turn onto a serving plate. TRUFFLES 200g butter, Remove from heat. Add efrigerate until firm.melted pudding basin, Bundt pan or Excellent served with brandy kirsch, and carefully ignite. Beat cream cheese, ricotta similar with oil. Thenbutter rub with a sauce or custard and lashings of 50g unsalted 500g cream cheese The mashed potato must be nd caster sugar together. Stir Cook until flame is teaspoon of butter. whipped cream. free of seasonings, cream and ¼Sift cup sugardry 250g ricotta cheese the dissolved gelatine. Fold in extinguished. flourcaster and remaining — Serves about 8.
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1-2 tsp diced or crushed chilli salt and egg. Mix well. UseFestival your Eucharist 9.30am Repeat with remaining Combine with potatoes, shallot, 100g squid rings hand to mix it, if easier. Wrap mixture. Place on a plate and eggs, olives and anchovies in a All Saints, Prebbleton 8 pitted black olives the dough in a plastic bag. Set dust with dark cocoa powder. bowl. Festivalto Eucharist 8 anchovies, oil retained aside for 30 minutes rest. 10.00am, Saint Mary’s, Halswell Roll into small balls. Dust with Make a dressing using 2 tbsp white-wine vinegar Roll out to about 1cm thickness cocoa. Refrigerate until firm. remaining olive oil, a little oil sugar and butter in large bowl—preferably Flaky sea salt or thinner. Great for pie pastry Can be stored in fridge for up frombeater—until the anchovies and vinegar. with an electric well mixed. This light fruit pudding can beFreshly madeground a dayblack pepper or for sausage rolls. to one week. Season. Drizzle over salad. Beat in eggs, one atServes a time. Add marmato steamer. taste ahead. Reheat in microwave Makes 800g. Makes 16. or 8 as a starter.
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Spray the inside of a 6-8-cup pudding basin, Bundt pan or similar with oil. Then rub with a teaspoon of butter. Sift flour and remaining dry ingredients—except sugar— into a bowl. Beat
lade, mixed fruit and molasses and mix, until smooth. Add flour mixture and mix until just blended. Pour into the prepared pudding basin or pan. Cover tightly with foil. Place the basin on a rack in a large saucepan. Add hot water to halfway up the sides of the basin. Bring to a gentle simmer. Cover and steam the pudding until a thin skewer inserted near the centre comes out clean, about 1 and 1/4 hours. During cooking, add more boiling water if needed to maintain the level. Carefully remove basin from the saucepan. Uncover and stand for 10 minutes. Run the tip of a knife around the top of pudding and the basin to loosen then turn onto a serving plate. Excellent served with brandy sauce or custard and lashings of whipped cream. —Serves about 8.
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It should also be very 2 thinly sliced pieces orange peel (no 1 butter. cupmashed caster sugar of Halswell Prebbleton well and have a pith) 1 smooth tbsp gelatine dissolved in 1/4 cup boilconsistency. Saint Mary’s Church, 500g dark cherries, pitted ing water cup dark chocolate chips 329 Halswell Road ¼ cup kirsch 2 11/2 cups cream, whipped cup cold cooked mashed 2 potatoes & ½ cups fresh or frozen raspberries All Saint Church, 1/2 tspcrush vanillathe essence Melt butter over medium heat in a Finely biscuits in a food procescorner of Springs and Blakes Road 4-5 pieces crystallised ginger large frying pan or chafing pan. Add sor. Dark cocoa powder for dusting and orange and Peel potatoes. Placepeel in cold, POTATO & SQUID caster sugar GLUTEN-FREE Christmas Services Place chocolate chips in a Press onto the base lightly salted water. to Add stir a little to dissolve theBring sugar. Mix with melted butter. SALAD POTATO PASTRY Sunday 21 December microwave-proof bowl. Melt on Simmer, until cooked. cherries.boil. Cook until tender, about 5 450g cooked warm mashed and sides ofpower a 23cm cake2pan. Refrigerate Nine Lessons and Carols 7.00pm This is based on a Peta 50 per cent for about Don’t overcook. Slice thickly. minutes. until firm.When completely Saint Mary’s, Halswell Mathias recipe that she will be potato minutes. Meanwhile, place eggs in demonstrating at the melted, stir intocheese, mashed ricotta potato and coldfrom water.heat. BringAdd to boil. Remove kirsch, and100g butter, chopped Beat cream caster Christmas Eve - Wednesday 24 December Christchurch Food Show, April Simmer for 5-6 minutes. Cool, & 1/4 cups rice flour very well. carefullythen ignite. Cook until flame is 11/2 sugar together. Stirand instir thewell dissolved 4-6. gelacup cornflour Add vanilla essence peel and quarter. Slice Children’s Crib Service 4.00pm, All Saints, Prebbleton extinguished. tine. Fold cream. Lightly 1 tsp salt again. Thein mixture should be fold 2 cups of shallot and place in icy water to Children’s 400g potatoes beatenBedtime Service 6.00pm, Saint Mary’s, Halswell smooth. Chillthrough for 30 minutes. Great crisp. served warm over vanilla ice 1 egg, lightly raspberries the mixture andwaxy pour 4 eggs, free-range/organic, if Midnight Eucharist 11.30pm, Cut ginger into thirds or Heat a little of the olive oil in a cream, pavlova, cheesecake or Christ-Place warm mashed potato onto the biscuit base. Refrigerate until set. possible quarters. Take a tablespoon of frying pan. Add diced chilli. Saint Mary’s, and Halswell (Carols from 11.15pm) mas pudding. —Serves 6 Top with the remaining raspberries 1 large shallot butter in a large bowl and mix potato mixture and roll around a Saute squid rings for about 2 Christmas Day - Thursday 25 December 4 tbsp olive oil well. Add rice flour, cornflour, piece of ginger. minutes, until just cooked. before serving. —Serves 12
spray oil 75g butter, softened 1 & ¼ cups flour 1 tbsp ground ginger 1 tsp each: baking powder, ground cinnamon ½ tsp each: salt, baking soda ¼ tsp each: ground cloves, nutmeg 2/3 cup sugar 3 large eggs ½ cup each: orange marmalade, dried mixed fruit ¼ cup molasses or treacle
The kitchen accounts for one third of all house fires. Sadly I’m resigned to the fact we’ll have more of them next year. The arson fires are another ongoing problem that is unique to Christchurch. Where people in other towns burn grass and the occasional rubbish bin in our city they seem to quickly graduate to empty structures. What doesn’t seem to get through to them is the gravity of the crime they commit.
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Free Quotes Professional, personalised service. Regular & one-offs. Fixed price.
Ph: 377-5814 For all your property and cleaning requirements Trained, insured & security screened owner/operators Multi-award winning systems & Franchises Franchises Available www.fviphomeservices.co.nz
LANDSCAPE Ready & seeded lawns, planting, garden maintenance ph 021 147 5483
PAINTER Available, All aspects in painting. Very competitive in roofs and fences. Please call 027 241-7471 or 3350265 PAINTING & Decorating interior & exterior, gib fixing, plastering, paperhanging, Est 50 yrs in ChCh, ph Wingfields Ltd, Painting Plastering Division, ph Mark 021 171-1586 or Richard 021 263-9551 PAINTER Top quality work, interior/ exterior, pensioners discount, free quotes, 30 years experience, I stand by Canterbury, ph Wayne your friendly painter 03 385-4348 or 027 274-3541 PLASTERER SoLID both ext & int work, Scottish Tradesman with over 30 yrs experience, FREE Quotes, ph Donald 354-5153 or 021 02326186 PLASTERER Gib Stopping, Small job specialty. 30 years experience. Ring 0800 387-369 PLUMBER ALF THORPE PLUMBING Certifying Plumber for all types of plumbing, maintenance, spouting, alterations etc. Phone 352-7402 or 0274350-231 PLUMBER For prompt service for all plumbing maintenance, repairs and alterations. Phone Michael 364 7080 or 027 438 3943 PLUMBER A Top Plumbing job completed at a fair price, prompt service, all work guaranteed, Ph Brian 9607673 or 021 112-3492 PLUMBERS AND ELECTRICIANS with one phone call. Plugs, rewires, lighting, underground cabling, new switchboards. No power - no hot water attended to immediately. We specialise in bathrooms, all plumbing maintenance and installations. Try our prices for hot water cyclinders. Friendly service. Ph 022 617-7275
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What's ON!
Monday December 22 2014
Classifieds Entertainment
WESTERN NEWS Entertainment News CALL & Advertising Ph: 03 379 1100 Jo-Anne Fuller NOW phone: 364 7425 email: jo.fuller@ christchurchstar.co.nz
Eat Drink Play
Amsterdam’s ‘My Baby’ is touring and plays the Wunderbar in Lyttelton this Saturday. The trio has been gaining notoriety worldwide for their unrelenting voodoo trance stylings combining folk, blues roots, funk and dance. Comprising Joost van Dyck, sister Cato van Dyck, and NZ guitarist Daniel ‘Da Freez’ Johnson, My Baby released their debut album My Baby Love Voodoo at the end of 2013.
Great food
Stunning view
The Pierview Restaurant in the New Brighton Club is open from 5.30pm Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Bookings recommended.
Two
Soup
Friday Steak Sunday Roast 2 for 1 Sandwiches 3 course Dessert Special $ Special $
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WE WISH EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Thursday 18th December - Wednesday 24th December (CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY) SUNDAY (M) THE HOBBIT (M)
WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY (PG) ANNIE (M)
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Trades & Services
Trades & Services
Trades & Services
ROOFING Qualified & Licenced Practitioner. Re-Roof & Repairs, all types. Member New Zealand Roofing Association. Over 35 years experience. Phone John 027 432-3822 or 351-9147 email johnmill@ihug. co.nz SPOUTING CLEANING Spouting Unblocked, Cleaned Out and Flushed Out. Also Full Handyman Services Available. Call Trevor 384-3435 or 021 043-2034 STONEMASON BRICK & BLOCKLAYER, Earthquake Repairs, Grind Out & Repoint, River/ Oamaru stone, Schist, Volcanic Rock, Paving, all Alterations new & old, Quality Workmanship, visit www.featureworks. co.nz or ph 027 601-3145 TILING Quality jobs done on time. All aspects of tiling, waterproofing. Certified Reg Master Tiler. Ph Dave 027 334 4125 TREE WORK Hedge trimming, stump grinding, rubbish removed, small job specialty Ph Andrew 03 322-8341 or 027 435-8759
T.V. SERVICE CENTRE Repairs, tvs, microwaves, stereos, DVD, aerial installations and kitsets 301 Brougham Street, ph 03 379 1400
HOUSE CLEARING
UPHOLSTERER Dining Chairs, Lounge suites, Caravan Squabs etc. recovered. Free Quotes. Phone Graeme 383-1448
Let All Clear Canterbury take care of your unwanted items.
WATERBLASTING Quality Job, Quick Service by skilled tradesman, Ph Richard Severin at Jet-X 0800 538 969 Free quotes, visit www.jetx.co.nz WINDOW CLEANING Average 3 bdrm house inside or out $35. Both $60. Phone Trevor 3442170 WINDOW CLEANING Everything looks better when the windows are clean and we reclean anything you are not happy with, without argument, ph 027 274 3504 or 944 0979
You identify what you want to keep & we will dispose of the rest!!
Ph: 03 312 7119 Mob: 021 078 4553
www.newbrightonclub.co.nz Members, guests and affiliates welcome
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VHS VIDEO TAPES & all camera tapes converted to DVD, video taping, weddings, twenty firsts, special occasions, www.grahamsvideo.co.nz ph 03 338-1655
Are you moving house?
202 Marine Pde Ph 388-9416
allclearcanterbury@gmail.com www.allclearcanterbury.co.nz
Wanted To Buy A+ Household effects, fridges, freezers, washing machines.Good cash paid. Ph 022 0891 671 RECORDS and TURNTABLES WANTED, 7” eps, lps, any amount rock, pop, blues, jazz etc. Top prices paid. PennyLane 430 Colombo St Sydenham 7 days ph 366 7410 TOOLS Garden, garage, woodworking, mechanical, engineering, sawbenches, lathes, cash buyer, ph 355-2045
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•Astro Lounge, Worcester St: New Years Eve 7pm - Classic Rock with Easy Hearts Trio, Dr Sanchez, Kate Anastasiou. •Becks Southern Alehouse, 155 Colombo St, Beckenham: New Years Eve 9pm - Retrosonic. •Bill's Bar, 1 Halswell Rd, Hoon Hay: Xmas Eve - Code Red. Sunday 6pm - Mickey Rat Karaoke. New Years Eve - Page 28 duo. •Celtic Arms Inn, Selwyn St: New Years Eve - Code Red. •Christchurch Casino, Victoria St: Boxing Day 7pm - Nyree. Saturday 7pm - Eddie Simon. Sunday 5.30pm - Nyree. New Years Eve 7.15pm - The Danny Wilson Duo; 10pm - The High Rollers. •Dux Live, Lincoln Rd: Xmas Eve - Oakley Grenell, The Deep. New Years Eve - Party feat. D Dub, 1 Drop Nation, Reality Chant with MC Silver and Brassic. •Farringtons Tavern, 119 Farrington Ave, Bishopdale: Xmas Eve - X-Files duo. •Fat Tony’s Bar & Swill, 17a London St, Lyttelton: New Years Eve - Don’t Tell Mamma. •Finnegan’s Irish Bar, Prebbleton: Xmas Eve - DJ Wetz. Boxing Day - DJ Wetz. New Years Eve 8pm - Good Grief. •Fitz Tui Clubrooms, cnr Cashel St/Fitzgerald Ave: New Years Eve - Shiver. •Mackenzies Hotel, Pages Rd: Xmas Eve - Flash Bax. New Years Eve - Antix. •Mak Tavern, 1276 Main North Rd, Kainga: Xmas Eve - The Atarmies. Saturday - Unhinged. Sunday - The Elevators. New Years Eve - Six Left Standing. •Pierside Café & Bar, cnr Marine Parade/New Brighton Mall: Saturday 9pm - ‘Laughter & Blues’ with Gary McCormick and Hammond Gamble, tickets $25. New Years Eve - Jahmana with DJ Dmand. •Sandridge Hotel, 30 Huxley St: Xmas Eve - DJ Steve Wetz. Boxing Day - DJ Chick. New Year’s Eve 8pm - DJ AJ, 70s & 80s music. •Sullivans Irish Pub, 291 Lincoln Rd, Addington: Saturday 9.30pm - Shameless Few. New Years Eve - Carpe Diem. •Temps Bar, Hornby: Tuesday 7pm - End of Year Jam Session. Boxing Day - No Secrets. Saturday 8pm - No Secrets. New Years Eve - No Secrets. •The Brougham, cnr Brougham St & Waltham Rd: Xmas Eve Dirty Case duo. New Years Eve - DJ Biggs. •The Craic Irish Bar, 84b Riccarton Rd: Boxing Day 9pm Shameless Few. Saturday 27th Dec 10pm - Ignition. New Years Eve 10pm - DJ Andy. •The Ferry, Waterman Pl, Ferrymead: New Years Eve 8.30pm The Vague As Brothers and DJ Dwight, c/c. •The Irishman, St Asaph St: Xmas Eve - Open mic. Boxing Day DJ Dwight. Saturday - Live music. New Years Eve - Decoy Duck. •The Wave Bar, Cnr 2 New Brighton Mall & Marine Parade (opp Pier): Saturday 8.30pm - Too Chic. •Trevino's, cnr Riccarton Rd & Mona Vale Ave: Tonight - X-Files duo. New Years Eve - Reckless Duo. •Woolston Club, 43 Hargood St: Boxing Day 7pm - Big Joe. Saturday 7pm - Robbie Drew. New Years Eve 5pm - Gordon Hubbard (Courtyard); 8pm - The Pacific Rhythm Band (Sports Hall). •Wunderbar, Lyttelton: Saturday - My Baby (Amsterdam).
BOOK YOUR XMAS
mains FROM
Look in your Monday 29th December Community Newspaper for What’s On for New Years Eve
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7.30pm Christmas Eve Live music with
X-Files duo
OPEN 7 DAYS LUNCH & DINNER www.facebook.com/pages/Little-Italy-Restaurant
FARRINGTONS TAVERN
19 FARRINGTONS TAVERN BISHOPDALE ph 359 2930 www.littleitaly.co.nz
WESTERN NEWS
Monday December 22 2014
What's
ON!
Year-End Parties
Eat Drink Play
Let us take the hassle out of organising your
end of year
work breakup Ask about our festive pre-Xmas special
3-course
function menu
$39
PER PERSON
BOOK NOW!
Seniors
2-course lunch special $ 20 ROAST &
We are open for
Breakfast!
Children's
2-course special We are family $ 50 friendly.
Cooked breakfasts
$1650
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RESTAURANT & CAFÉ
Entertainment News & Advertising Jo-Anne Fuller phone: 364 7425 email: jo.fuller@ christchurchstar.co.nz
DESSERT Mon-Sat 12pm-2.30pm
Open from 6.30am daily
Get together for DRINKS
in our CARBINE LOUNGE
Look in your Monday
29th December
Racecourse Hotel | 118 Racecourse Rd | Ph 342 7150
Open daily from 6.30am - late BREAKFAST - LUNCH - DINNER Opposite Riccarton Park Raceway www.racecoursehotel.co.nz
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New Years Eve
ORNBY 17 Carmen Rd WORKINGMEN’S
CLUB
ph 349 9026
www.hornbyworkingmensclub.co.nz Members, guests & affiliates welcome
live music
WEDNESDAY 31st December from 8pm in the
IAN MAC
NORM BLAND
SATURDAY 27th December from 7.30pm in the Main Bar
NEW YEARS EVE Main Bar
NEW YEARS EVE
WEDNESDAY 31st December from 8pm in the
Sports Bar
---Coming Events— Top line entertainment.co.nz presents
RUD STEWART
The 2nd coming or Rod - WORLD TOUR PART 2 The original look-alike
Starring...
SHA-LOW, SARAH CONLAN, TREVOR DAWE Tickets $5 available at the club office
Sports Hall Saturday 17th Jan @ 8pm
Management, Staff & Board wish everyone a very happy and safe Christmas & New Year!
Unbeatable
Buffet Lunch & Dinner
All you can eat, 7 days
Bookings Essential
PH 386-0088
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GARDEN BUFFET RESTAURANT ----------------OPEN CHRISTMAS DAY 11.30AM-3PM ----------------CLOSED BOXING DAY SATURDAY 27 SUNDAY 28 MONDAY 29 TUESDAY 30 NEW YEARS EVE NEW YEARS DAY FRIDAY 2 JAN ----------------REOPENS SATURDAY 3RD JAN 2015
GBC
----------------CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY BOXING DAY SATURDAY 27 SUNDAY 28 ----------------OPEN 9AM-4PM MONDAY 29 TUESDAY 30 ----------------CLOSED NEW YEARS EVE NEW YEARS DAY FRIDAY 2 JAN ----------------REOPENS SATURDAY 3RD JAN 2015
it’s EXCITING! Phone 385 8880 Find us on FACEBOOK fb.com/GBCCHCH
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TRY OUR GREAT DINNER MENU
Happy Hour, 5pm - 7pm, daily
GARDEN HOTEL COMPLEX | 110 MARSHLAND RD www.gardenhotel.co.nz | phone 385 3132
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Monday December 22 2014
WESTERN NEWS
SummerTimes is back and packed full of fun events over the summer months. Pack a picnic, enjoy a family day out or relax and listen to some local bands. NEW YEAR’S EVE
INGHAM LAZY SUNDAYS
Wednesday 31 December 6.30pm – 12.30am North Hagley Park
Every Sunday 4 January – 22 February 3pm – 4.30pm Botanic Gardens (Except 11 January, St Albans Park) FR
FREE
EE
STREETS KITE DAY
SPARKS
Saturday 24 January 1pm – 4pm New Brighton Beach South of Pier
Saturday 31 January 7.30pm – 10pm Pre-show entertainment from 6.30pm North Hagley Park
FREE SUNDAY BANDSTAND Every Sunday 1 February – 29 March 12.30pm – 2pm Botanic Gardens and Sumner
FREE
FREE
ANTHONY HARPER SUMMER THEATRE: PETER PAN 4 – 22 February Wednesday to Sunday 7pm Weekends/Waitangi Day 2pm and 7pm Riccarton Bush
FREE
FAREWELL TO THE GODWITS
STREETS CHILDREN’S DAY
Thursday 19 February 5pm – 6.30pm South New Brighton
Sunday 1 March 10am – 3pm Air Force Museum
FREE
FREE
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