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Baby T a hit with pupils Riccarton Primary School pupil Shenaya Bell meets Baby T, a tyrannosaurus rex which visited the school through a company called Dinosaur Experience. The aim of the visit was to have a fun, whole school event that was engaging for the children, while learning about dinosaurs. Pupils, staff, parents and accompanying pre-schoolers all enjoyed the experience and learning about the prehistoric creatures. It provided some great motivation for writing lessons and art activities that followed.

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It is likely the public will get the chance to have its say on plans for a bus project on Riccarton Rd. The Riccarton-Wigram Community Board approved a recommendation that the options go out for public consultation on the bus priority project. It will now go to the city council

Infrastructure, Transport and Environment Committee for approval. The consultation would focus on the Riccarton Town centre part of the project. A passenger lounge and associated bus stops have already been confirmed to go on the corner of Division St and Riccarton Rd. The first option that could go for consultation is the pedestrian

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friendly option, which would have streetscape improvements to assist pedestrian movements. There would be no bus lanes, minimal on-street parking and restricted turns in and out of Riccarton Rd and Kauri and Division Sts. A median could run up the midChris Bennett, Nadine Driver dle of the road with trees, and there would be on-road cycle lanes.

ay it Forward Designer Co-Op Store was officially 13. Located in Nancy Avenue, Pay it Forward p which designers and artists are able to practice their QUALITY WITHOUT their knowledge, skills and expertiseCOMPROMISE with others. Board deputy chairwoman HelIncluded alongside retail space are computers w en Broughton had reservations plus assistance, mail drop facilities,BREAD an automated co PREMIUM about the installation of trees in the Grain & Honey) a children’s book (White, swap Wholemeal box. Theandshop and gallery middle of the road becauseNeighbourhood it was a Trust and a group of local designer Hazel Schreiner, small space. for learning new things, swapping resources and “IAmanda thinkGrater that’s a mistake on such a a sense of community in the suburb of M strengthening

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Pedestrian crossing Bus project to be fast-tracked options

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SAFER: A signalised pedestrian crossing to replace the pedestrian island will be installed on Waimairi Rd by May. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN

Canterbury University and the city council have agreed to fast-track the installation of a signalised pedestrian crossing on Waimairi Rd. A pedestrian refuge island was installed on the road to help students cross, but stirred debate with residents and the Riccarton-Wigram Community Board, who believed it was unsafe. Thousands of engineering students have to cross the road daily to get to the Dovedale campus where their classes will now be held due to building repairs on the Ilam campus. The pedestrian refuge was part of a temporary traffic management plan while a more permanent solution was found.

But due to the safety concerns the city council and the university had reached an agreement on funding to speed up the process. City council assets and networks unit manager Chris Gregory said the university had approached the city council to install a signalised crossing last year, but at that point the funds for crossings had already gone for that year. The university would now pay

for the crossing to be installed and would be reimbursed by the council at a later date. “We’re in a position to go forward now,” Mr Gregory said. The issue will be discussed at the council meeting on Thursday for a full update and would come back to the community board for approval. Mr Gregory said construction on the crossing was expected to begin some time before May.

• From page 1 The second option, the hybrid, would have peak hour bus lanes which would assist with the movement of buses at those times. A cycle lane would be incorporated into the bus lanes meaning the buses and cyclists would have to share at peak hour times, similar to the design on Papanui Rd. Ms Broughton said she was not comfortable with making Riccarton Rd appropriate for cycling because it was so busy. She said cyclists should be encouraged to use other nearby roads as it was safer. But board member Peter Laloli said cyclists were going to use Riccarton Rd regardless and the board needed to make it as safe as possible for them. The Riccarton Rd roundabout was another area in question with proposals to turn it into a signalised intersection. Ms Broughton said it was one of the most dangerous intersections in the city and was important it be made signalised. “Hopefully, this will transform the intersection.”

Community facility named to Ngai Tahu. Back in December the city council announced the naming of the new facility would open up for public submissions so the community could have its say. People put in their ideas and the city council announced the final six options last month. The options included The All’s

The new Halswell community facility finally has a new name – Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre. The Riccarton-Wigram Community Board unanimously approved the name at its meeting last week. The Te Reo name, Te Hāpua, has reference to Lake Ellesmere which is of cultural importance

Well Centre, Community Spirit, The Halswell Centre, Halswell Manawa (manawa to mean heart), Heart of Halswell and The Well. Members of the community were then asked to vote for their favourite option out of the six finalists on an online survey with 766 votes received.

The Halswell Centre received 205 votes, Halswell Manawa received 193, All’s Well Centre received 189, The Well had 88, Heart of Halswell had 84 and Community Spirit trailed with seven. Work on the 3050 sq m centre began in July and the opening is scheduled for November.

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Call to move bus stop

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The Disabled Person’s Assembly says a bus stop on Mandeville St is unsafe and want it moved. Disabled Person’s Assembly president Philip Haythornthwaite presented a deputation to the Riccarton-Wigram Community Board on Tuesday regarding the stop. It currently sits outside the Philatelic Centre and Mr Haythornthwaite believed the stop should be moved about 20m north on Mandeville St. He said the stop was dangerous and discriminatory to disabled people trying to use it. Mr Haythornthwaite said with the current location of the bus stop, the front doors opened over a drainage sump which made it dangerous for disabled people to exit the bus. Because of this, he believed it was illegally placed and did not meet the requirements of the city council’s bus stop guidelines and section 21 of the Human Rights Act. “Funding has to be wasted for it to be legally placed.” Board chairman Mike Mora said all the board could do at that stage was ask city council staff to investigate the location of the stop and report back to the board. “We can’t move it until the board gets a staff report.”

Burglars have been targeting Canterbury University students’ residences, looking for expensive electronics and taking advantage of poor security. Police have increased patrols in the area since burglaries started becoming more common about a month ago. Engineering student George Russon was burgled in the night recently. He said while he was sleeping, someone climbed through his bedroom window, snuck into the living room and took his iPhone and iPod. “I was more upset about the iPod Classic because you can’t buy them anymore.” The following night someone broke into the flat again. Mr Russon confronted him in the living room and told him to “get out”. “It was a bit unnerving. Every night, even though it was like 30 deg C some of those days, I just kept my window shut because I didn’t trust myself to wake up if this fella came in again,” he said. Students are targeted because they tend to have a carefree attitude to security. They also own the latest electronic goods, which fetch high resale prices, Ric-

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The Canterbury University Athletics Club Inc will receive a grant from the Riccarton-Wigram Community Board discretionary response fund to go towards the Junior Children’s Athletics Programme. At last week’s meeting, the community board approved the grant of $500 for track hire and coaching costs.

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Halswell resident Emma Swain will receive funding from the Riccarton-Wigram Community Board youth development fund to go towards her Outward Bound trip in July. Last week the board approved the grant of $300 which will go towards her trip.

Award nominations

Nominations for Community Service Awards will close on April 10 at 5pm. The awards are a way to recognise groups and individuals who have done significant voluntary service to their community. In the Western News area, the nominations will be considered by the Riccarton-Wigram Community Board. Nomination forms are available from community service centres across the city.

Road name change

A section of Pound Rd has been renamed Aviation Drive. The name change applies to the former section of the road running southwest off McLeans Island Rd. The decision was made by the Fendalton-Waimairi Community Board at its meeting on March 16.

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Administrator’s services to basketball Paula Wilkinson has been involved in Canterbury basketball for over 30 years. In that time she has coached future New Zealand representatives, formed and built Pioneer Basketball Club and now she has recieved a lifetime achievement award for her contribution to the sport. Bridget Rutherford spoke to her about the love she has for the game So how long have you been involved in basketball? For a long time, I started playing when I was a child. I grew up in Australia and married a Kiwi and I moved to Charteris Bay in 1979. We had children at Diamond Harbour School. I started coaching in Diamond Harbour, the club was called Mt Herbert back then. We’re back in Charteris Bay now since the earthquakes, we had a central city home in Cramner Square which we had built but we’re still waiting to hear if the house is going demolished or repaired. It’s lovely to be back. And you spent a lot of time running and organising competitions before setting up the Pioneer Basketball Club, how did that happen? I developed a relationship with the council. They employed me to run junior competitions, then I built the club. Ian Whitehead, who has since passed away, helped me form the Pioneer Basketball Club back in about 2000. We could then

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rewarded with lifetime honour What ages are the junior players that you coach? They are probably about seven. The mini-ball competition is year four and below and they use modified rules. Our biggest competition through the winter is year 5-8, there are 100 teams. It ranges from local schools in South Christchurch, we go out to Prebbleton, Halswell, Opawa and Diamond Harbour. We’ve had Heathcote and Lyttelton playing in it before as well, there are about 20-odd schools involved. It is steadily growing, it is a big challenge finding court space to accommodate the numbers, Christchurch has been short on courts since the earthquakes. The games have to be reasonably short and the majority of the games are played at Pioneer, that’s the ideal. Has it been difficult trying to find courts for games since the earthquakes? Yes, I know it was for all sports, but for our club it was quite a challenge. I saw the affect it had on the community in general and we wanted to give children some kind of normality. We had to look at outdoor courts and had to contact local schools, not many schools have indoor facilities. We had to shorten games. Our policy has always been all inclusive, even if it means shortening games. It must be promising for the future of the sport to see more people playing and the success of the Breakers. I guess it always will the minor-

EXPERIENCED: Paula Wilkinson has received a number of awards for her contribution to the sport. She began coaching the first Mt Herbert team (right) in 1987 which included Sally (second from left) and Gina Farmer (centre) who both went on to represent New Zealand at two Olympic Games. ity in New Zealand because of rugby, cricket and netball. But we’ve seen incredible growth and enthusiasm. When you walk into a stadium at night, it is absolutely buzzing. As well as if the Breakers continue their success, we will keep seeing it grow. The last time we saw a huge growth was back when New Zealand came fourth at the world champs, we saw a huge increase after that. Have you ever played any other sports? I played netball originally but then when I played basketball I decided that is what I wanted to do. I do a lot of hiking with my husband, that is my main passion, we have just come back from walking the Milford Track. And I play tennis socially at Charteris Bay. And can you tell me a bit about your family?

Wel,l I’ve got a husband named Grant. We had two children, our son died about five days after the first earthquake, he had Cystic Fibrosis. That is probably the reason I was a full-time volunteer. And our daughter’s name is Kim. She played basketball too, and she did quite well and got through to the New Zealand representative team at U18 level. She is now a full-time mum and was a teacher and we have three grandchildren. She has got a three-year-old and twins. That is part of the reason I stepped down as president of Pioneer Basketball Club this year. Now I help out where it is needed. Where in Australia are you from? From Melbourne. Over there basketball is a very big sport, my brother is still involved like I am here. Where do you like living more?

Definitely here. I’m a small town girl, Melbourne is just too big. And you received a lifetime achievement award Marriotts Hadlee Sports Awards, how did it feel to be given that? I still don’t even know who nominated me, it was very nice. It was lovely, unfortunately I missed the presentation because I was at the Milford Track. I was a little bit surprised, at the Canterbury Basketball annual dinner they made a nice presentation to me because I had stood down as president, so it could have been a result of that. Have you received any other awards for your contribution to the basketball? I received a Mt Herbert Basketball Club life membership back in 1996 and was made a life member of the Pioneer Basketball Club in 2013. I got a Banks Peninsula

community services award in 1995 for organising and coaching basketball and a services to Canterbury Basketball in 2000. And a Sport Canterbury volunteer award. I couldn’t remember them if they weren’t up on my wall. What is one of your fondest memories from your time involved in the sport? One of the fond memories that does happen quite often is watching people playing that I coached as a young person. An example of that was the first two girls I coached at Mt Herbert ended up playing for New Zealand at two Olympics. They were Sally and Gina Farmer. I saw them and they were so tall and I thought those girls have got to go into basketball. They certainly achieved at basketball. There would be a lot of juniors that represent at age groups and a lot of people still playing socially. It’s not just the top achievers, seeing those people still out there and enjoying it is good too. What are some of your other hobbies? Probably gardening, I spend a lot of time in the garden. Where would your ideal holiday destination be? The bush – Fiordland. I’ve come to really love that part of the world. We have done a lot of travelling but I just love being out there in the wilderness. We’re going over to Australia to travel from Perth to Adelaide in a campervan. That’s our winter trip.

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Riccarton High School Riccarton has new Principal Neil Haywood has been appointed as the new Principal of Riccarton High School. He replaces Phil Holstein who finished last year to lead Burnside High School. Neil is currently Associate Headmaster of Shirley Boys’ High School. Previously he was Assistant Principal at Rangiora High School, Assistant Principal at Fiordland College, Head of the History Department at Wanganui Collegiate, and Head of History at Shirley Boys’ High School. In recent years he received a WoolfFisher Fellowship to study models of student leadership and the use of technology in learning in Europe and Canada.

He has also attended two courses on leadership at Harvard University and presented a paper at the International Boys’ Schools Coalition Conference in Richmond, Virginia. Over the years he has coached rugby, touch rugby, cricket and is currently rowing coach at Shirley Boys’ High School. “Riccarton has a great reputation and has been left in a very strong position by Phil Holstein. I want to build on its strengths and know I will be able to do so since there is a supportive Board, staff and community,” Neil Haywood said. “I am looking forward to the new challenges of the job and working with

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the team to create a common vision of the student we want to produce,” he said. “We had a strong field and were pleased to appoint Neil Haywood. He has been an Associate Headmaster at Shirley Boys’ for six years. He will bring this experience to his role at Riccarton and we look forward to his leadership in the years to come,” said Board Chair, Alan Aitken. Neil Haywood takes up his position at Riccarton High School on Monday, May 18. Right: Neil Haywood, Riccarton High School’s new Principal

Gala Athletic Sports Fine weather produced good performances and a great deal of fun for the whole school at the annual Gala Sports Day.

Heads of School – Sophie Madsen, Maeli Prince Heads of Year 13 – Teresa Winward, Mitchell Rainbow Heads of Social – Brianna Oorthuis, Pierce Crowley Heads of Arts – Julie Gillespie, Mark Holdaway Heads of Sport – Micaela Brenssell, Ben Bridgman Heads of International – Rachel Aitken, Fredy Youssif Heads of Culture – Alysha McKeeman, Hannah Eddy Heads of School, Maeli Prince and Sophie Madsen Heads of Environment – Rachel Liao, Ken Li

NCEA Excellence NCEA results saw Excellence success for 17 Level 1 and 18 Level 2 students. They were recently presented with Excellence Badges at an assembly for achieving 50 or more Excellence credits. Level 1: Brylea Hollinshead, Jamin Kim, Bonnie Maxwell, Shelley Li, Rachel Wu, Dean Holdaway, Ella Martin, Anny Na, Antonia Heath, Te Ao Marama Roberts, Tash Ryan, Jeffrey Chen, Panmai

Kernkhunthot, Youssef Maarouf, Sam Nielsen, Josh Walker, Kelsey Williamson Level 2: Clara Choi, Dabin Jung, Nicholas Lam, Sophie Madsen, Fredy Youssif, Rachel Liao, Mark Holdaway, Grace Visser, Sandy Liao, Alysha McKeeman, Dylan Chadwick, Nic Cox, Cameron Henderson, Andrew Hudson, Teresa Winward, Constantine Mao, Julie Gillespie, Rosa Verkasalo

Kaikorai Exchange shared The annual Summer Shield exchange with Kaikorai Valley College was held in Dunedin. Results: Riccarton won boys, girls and mixed touch; boys athletics, boys and girls volleyball. Kaikorai won boys, girls, mixed tennis, girls athletics, boys and girls futsal. The overall result was a draw and Kaikorai will hold the shield first.

Placings: Senior – Gemma Higgins, Koroku Izumi Year 11 – Mikayla Gillespie, Tim Meynell Year 10 – Jennifer Winward, Jaedyn Hanks Year 9 – Laura Mercer, Jonty Shand

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MP in fundraiser for community patrol

Wigram MP Megan Woods has become a trust patron of the Hornby Community Patrol and is working on fundraising for the group. She spent four hours out on patrol on March 7 and saw firsthand the work that the group of volunteers did for their community. “The community patrol are literally the eyes and ears of the local area. They are locals who understand their local area, which is a fantastic starting point for keeping a watch. “They watch out for graffiti and report it to the council so that it can be removed; help in relocating owners with their stolen cars by noting down the registration and location of suspicious vehicles; and

generally keep an eye on things,” she said. She is excited about her role in working with the organisation which is a vital part of the local community and has put up her hand to assist the group with its fundraising. “The reality is that this is a group that runs on the smell of an oilyrag. A very small amount of money makes this service to the community possible.” She would start with writing to local businesses and organisations and asking them to contribute to the local group. “I am confident the local community will rise to the challenge.” She said as well as making sure

local homes and neighbourhoods are safe, the patrol kept an eye on the areas that were key for the Christchurch economy. “The patrol’s area covers the industrial heart of Christchurch and their work includes making sure that these areas that are otherwise deserted at night are free from crime.” Patrol chairwoman Bev Birrell said the group always needed fundraising. The money raised would go towards the running of the car, uniforms, and the patrol was wanting to put members through a defensive driving course. She said the group was grateful for the fundraising attempts and thought it would work well.

READY TO GO: Wigram MP Megan Woods spent a night with the Hornby Community Patrol recently.

Nga Puna Wai decision disappoints BY BRIDGET RUTHERFORD

Aidanfield residents are disappointed the Nga Puna Wai sports hub will go ahead in their back yard. Last week the city council approved the 32ha complex development which is expected to cost more than $100 million. Resident Alan Reid said the sports hub was a quick fix and believed it should have been built in Templeton and made bigger. With the Southern Corridor project, and the land in Templeton, it seemed the obvious place to put it, he said. “We want the council to plan for the future, not the immediate future.

“You want it to last more than a few years, otherwise you’re going to be looking again.” He said there were a lot of people in the west and the roads in the area were already congested. Resident Nick Lye said with the combination of a lack of high schools in the area and the approval, his family would likely move from the area. “We’ve quietly been looking elsewhere, but this has forced our hand a bit.” The family had lived on McMahon Drive for 10 years, and the road had been quiet, but a sports hub would make it busy during the day and night, and it would bring

out of towners for sporting events, he said. He believed there was a lack of forward planning from the council because the roads in the area were already congested and the new developments in the area would make it worse. “Very disappointed would be an understatement.” He believed the sports hub would have been better sited in Templeton, which only took eight minutes to drive to from his Aidanfield home. Riccarton-Wigram Community Board member Debbie Mora said she was disappointed. “There’s been lots of concerns

and unfortunately their cases have been overlooked.” She said there was not a lot of information for the public about the Templeton site. “What really concerns me is when it went to the public, only Nga Puna Wai was put to them [the public] in Halswell, they didn’t ever mention Templeton as another option to vote on at all.” It was just mentioned in the background, she said. She said traffic was congested as it is and with Meadowlands subdivision going in it was only going to get worse, she said. The 32ha complex will include an athletics track, hockey turfs,

outdoor tennis courts and sports fields on a reserve currently used mainly for livestock grazing and public recreation. City council recreation and sports unit manager John Filsell said the go ahead was great news for the whole city. “A number of sports organisations were displaced by the earthquakes and have been crying out for facilities ever since, and today’s decision means we can start work in earnest.’’ The city council has committed $6.7 million towards the athletics track and will work with sporting groups to determine their share of any financial contributions.

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Fads come and go. We tend to define decades by fads and fashions. You might look back on a favourite TV show with nostalgia, or cringe at your fashion choices. In the 80s we saw perms. leg warmers, the Rubik’s cube and Walkmans. The 90s followed with the ubiquity of the internet, a diversity of styles and mainstream acceptance of tattoos, piercings and sun beds. In the early 2000s there were fads such as flash mobs, rubber wristbands and CD Walkmans! In November 2007, one of the hottest fads to hit the market was Amazons release of the Kindle (the first generation Kindle device) which sold for US$399. It sold out in five and a half hours. The device remained out of stock for five months until late April 2008. Fast forward to 2015. The era where fads come and go at the speed of light, where new trends, inventions and advances are made in the blink of an eye. Where technology progresses at the rate of knots. And we ask the question ... are Kindles (and other online reading devices) still popular or are they a fad which will fizzle and fade? Book lovers, who have long lived in fear that their neighborhood bookstore will be rendered obsolete by ebooks, can take comfort in numbers from international Nielsen Books & Consumer showing that ebooks were outsold by both hardcovers and paperbacks in the first half of 2014. According to Nielsen’s survey, not only did overall print book sales, at 67 per cent of the market, outpace ebook sales, both hardcovers and pa-

perbacks individually outsold e books. Owner/operator of Paper Plus Barrington and Bush Inn, Mark Adams says: “I have noticed a slight decrease in book sales since the introduction of ebooks at my two Christchurch stores, however, there will always be a market for books. People love the whole experience of a book. From taking time out to browse the shelves to the feeling of holding a book and turning the pages. There is a pleasure and excitement in taking home a shiny new book from your favourite book store. “As a business we have to move with the times and as such Paper Plus also has a successful ebook offer online, but I can speak for all of our Christchurch stores when I say, books are alive and well, still an appreciated gift and we don’t see that changing anytime soon.” Unlike the Kindle which has been around for just over seven years, printed books have been around for centuries. There is a deeply implanted desire, understanding and wanting of the physicality of books which is not likely to ever be replaced. It is also interesting to note that recent studies are indicating print books may allow for deeper reading and stronger understanding and memory retention than digital books. There is no doubt that Kindles mean you can have a book faster than buying one from your local bookstore, however, in a society where everything seems to have sped up then should our leisure also be about speed? Kiwi life is vastly different now to how it was 30 years

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ago. There are a new set of pressures in our society with more parents working full time, home ownership not as obtainable as it once was and life in general busier and more frenetic. In the era we live in we are subjected to a million images and messages on fast forward. Even television commercials have sped up and bombard us with images and graphics at twice the speed they used to. Our lives are surrounded by gadgetry (computers, cellphones, televisions) so now, more than ever, it is important for our health and well-being that we slow things down where ever possible and get back to basics. To take time out to stop and enjoy the small things. When it comes to Books v Kindles it is safe to say that they both have a strong following, however, there is a chance that Kindles will become a passing fad. There is something inexplicably comforting and relaxing about holding a book, the sound of turning real pages and the feeling of falling asleep in the sun with a book in your hands. An age old pleasure. A kindle does not allow you to write a special message on the inside cover or hand over (literally) the well turned pages of a much loved book to a friend for them to enjoy. Whatever your preference all book lovers will agree there is nothing better than curling up on the couch with a new release and enjoying the tranquility of immersing yourself in another world. Books are one of life’s great pleasures. Always have been and always will be.

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Hornby High School Years 7 – 13

Moving ahead

Staff farewelled

Gallipoli bound

Four Hornby High students – Kodi Quinn, Tasha Rogers, Casey Miles DanicaTe Reo, pictured above – will join 26 other Christchurch students to travel to Europe at the beginning of April as part of the Gallipoli centenary commemorations. They will also visit Ypres and The Somme, and Christchurch’s Sister Cities, Aalen in Germany and Christchurch, Dorset, England.

Last term we farewelled six long-serving staff members. They were: Mrs Nav Singh, Mrs Yvonne Reid, Mr Ron Gilbert, Mrs Amanda Kenna, Ms Glenis Kydd and Mrs Mary Corbett. The Hornby High School community, past and present, wish you the best, and thank you for your many years of dedicated service.

Business skills developed and honed in MaiBiz

Pictured are: Back row: Beau Lewis, Caleb Te Rangi, Logan Brunton, Madina Quarrie and Cameron Soper. Front row: Krizia Dominguez, Rose Eaton, Jerica Flores and Tasha Rogers. Year 12 students at Hornby took part in a three-day programme, MaiBiz, that gave them an insight into the world of business. In MaiBiz, students pitch their knowledge and skills to create and develop the best business concept.

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School’s NCEA results improve to be the best achieved yet

Kia ora koutou. Talofa. Kia Orana. Malo e lelei. Bula. Fakaalofa atu. Namaste. Kumusta. Haere mai ki Te Huruhuru Ao o Horomaka. Warm greetings to the Hornby High School community. This page shows the busy life of a NZ secondary school. Education is about “seeing the whole person” and these developmentally positive experiences enrich our students’ understanding and broaden their outlook. They nurture students’ classroom focus by contextualising their learning and sowing the seeds of positive ambition. The benefit of playing to each individual’s strengths is confirmed by our pleasing 2014 NCEA results which were, in fact, the best overall that the school has ever achieved. Students are embracing the principle of “Start with the end in mind and work backwards”, so they are making the connection between their goals for life after Hornby HS and their present school subjects. This commitment to do well is then supported through the teachers and students checking that all is well by together tracking and analysing student progress in formal individual academic interviews. I wish to thank you everyone – students, teachers and whānau – for your committed support. Two more classrooms for our Yr 7-8 students are presently being constructed for our 2015 increased 7-8 roll. These rooms are due to be ready for use early next term. April is also the beginning of the school’s master-planning for the whole-school total rebuild. It is exciting times as our Board, students, teachers and community work through what forms of buildings and spaces best support the styles of teaching and learning that our students are most likely to succeed in, and where and how these buildings will be configured on our thankfully spacious grounds. Of course it is true that buildings alone do not necessarily improve education – the relationship with the teacher and the personalisation of learning are the two key factors for this – but there is also no doubt that new, purpose-built buildings and spaces can contribute hugely to these two factors. It is Hornby’s turn. My thanks to our community as the positive activity of the year continues. Schools can be complex places, so if any member of the community wishes to talk to me about anything, please contact the office to arrange a time for this to occur. My door is open. Ngā mihi nui o te tau. Best wishes for the year Richard Edmundson Principal

The winning team was “Bright Dawn”. Their CEO, Caleb Te Rangi, said he enjoyed learning about all aspects of running a business. He also said that there was lots to do that he didn’t realise that happened in the world of commerce.

Naseeba Kaskar, Jack Fisher and Ashley Hider gained NCEA Level 1 Excellence Endorsements last year. Our students have every reason to be very proud of their efforts in NCEA in 2014. The Level 1 NCEA result was 86 per cent pass rate which is significantly above the national standard for all schools across New Zealand. The Level 2 & 3 results are similarly great. The Year 11 students in 2015 face a real challenge if they are to beat these results. Some outstanding individual performances are: Level 1 NCEA Excellence Endorsement: Naseeba Kaskar, Jack Fisher, Ashley Hider Level 1 NCEA Merit Endorsement: Te Orohi Parekura, Te Moa Greenland, Eliza Tyrell Rose Eaton, Rory Van Dorp, Annaliese Scott, Makayla Williams-Smith, Tyrone Sowden, Moesha Quigley, Bevan Gibson, Krizia Dominguez. There were 40 subject endorsements at Level 1 (nine Excellence, 31 Merit). 40 per cent of Yr11 students gained more than 100 credits. Level 2 NCEA Merit Endorsement: Taylor Polwart, Sarah O’Brien, Abigail Bradley, Lawrence Clark. Level 3 NCEA Excellence Endorsement: Griffen Tozer, Michael Day, Tiana Carter. Level 3 NCEA Merit Endorsement: Hayley Smith, Craig Westenberg, David Velano. High achieving students and their families were invited to the Awards Presentation and morning tea on Thursday, February 19, to recognise and celebrate their hard work and success.

Yr 9 students enjoy Stars Adventure Camp Year 9 students enjoyed a three-day Adventure Camp at Orton Bradley Park in Lyttelton Harbour. This was their introduction to Stars. Stars is run by the Foundation of Youth Development and is a 12month interactive programme that supports, motivates and positively

reinforces Year 9 students. It involves matching Year 12 and 13 students as mentors to their Year 9 counterparts and consists of four parts: peer mentoring; an adventure camp; a community project; and a community adventure.

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Call for Owaka Pit report BY BRIDGET RUTHERFORD Nearby residents are fuming that medium density fibre debris still remains at Owaka Pit more than two years after it spontaneously caught alight. Representatives from both the Wigram and Awatea residents associations presented a deputation to the Riccarton-Wigram Community Board last week addressing their concerns about the site. Their main concern lay with the burnt medium density fibre debris, which remains on the site and whether it was toxic. At the meeting, Awatea resident Peter Dellaca asked the question of what burnt MDF was and whether it could be recycled. “Are these air-born particles toxic? Nobody knows.” He said WorkSafe New Zealand staff had visited the site and put protocols in place for those work-

CONCERN: Nearby residents want to know whether the burnt medium density fibre debris at the Owaka Pit is toxic. ing there. She said when the fire ignited at “If it is harmless, why are there the pit in 2013 the fumes were so WorkSafe protocols for people bad she thought she was choking working on the site?” to death. Wigram Skies resident Julie ShiHer home bears the brunt of the vas told the board nobody seemed dust which comes from the site to want to take responsibility. and covers her window sills, she “Do we have to live next door to said. a dump site when we have lovely The community board is now homes?” seeking a review of the original

2005 resource consent conditions in a bid to put the issue to bed “once and for all”. Deputy chairwoman Helen Broughton said it had been a source of contention for a long time. “There’s a very checkered, troubled history there.” She wants an independent investigation carried out to determine whether or not the burnt MDF debris was toxic, and whether it was still determined MDF. She indicated at the next meeting in April she would be seeking an independent report of up to $5000 to be funded by the board. “We’ve got to get information from a source we can all trust.” Board member Debbie Mora agreed something needed to be done. “This has been going on for way too long.”

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We saw five kitchen fires this week which is of course five too many. Amongst them there were some lessons that could be learnt. A lady in Redwood on Thursday last

week had a number of different pots heating on the stove top. Apparently a pot of oil that was waiting to be used was inadvertently left on a live element. It heated to ignition which alerted the occupant. She then did the one thing we plead with people not to do in this situation, she threw water on to the fire.

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This spread the fire and the whole kitchen became involved. The short answer in this case would be to slide the pot lid on to the pot, or another lid, or an oven tray, anything that completely covers the pot and keeps the air out. The fire will die out. A pre-school in Waltham also had a real life practice of their

evacuation scheme on the same day when they experienced a small fire inside the oven. In this case everything was done right, the oven turned off and left closed, the kids evacuated and the fire service was called. There was nothing but a bit of smoke to be cleared by the responding crews.

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Boundary sign for Boys’ High BY BRIDGET RUTHERFORD

Christchurch Boys’ High School will have a brand new sign on its Straven Rd boundary. The sign, which will match the main building, is currently being constructed and is expected to be unveiled by the end of this month. Duncan Taylor and Jo Hampton have had three sons attend the school and wanted to donate a sign in acknowledgement of the education the boys had received. Headmaster Nic Hill said the family had approached the school last year about installing a sign and it just so happened the PTA had been discussing it as well. “I’m not sure that we’ve ever had a sign there.” He said the family had friends visiting from Auckland and they drove past Christchurch Boys’ and the visitors asked if it was Christ’s College, prompting the idea for an entrance sign. The family was taking the reigns on getting the sign constructed and they had an architect come up with the design for it. “We’re just the grateful recipients,” Mr Hill said.

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earing Week is the perfect time to get your hearing checked and take advantage of a free hearing screen. If you do have a hearing loss, Gordon & Till Audiology is currently offering a free 14-day trial of hearing aids. Audiologists Carolyn Gordon and Carolyn Till see people with all types of hearing problems. For example, Mrs L has no hearing in one ear and a moderate-severe hearing loss in

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Physcial solutions to physical problems When something is broken we fix it. Essentially we have to use a physical solution to fix a physical problem. The same happens if something in your body is misaligned or you have soft tissue damage causing you pain. There is not a chemical in existence that can fix it – we need to fix the problem not mask it. This is where chiropractic treatment shines. Chiropractors provide physical solutions including adjustments, stretches, exercises, stretches and muscle therapy – to readjust the body or help it heal from conditions that are physical in origin. These can include problems such as back pain, muscle spasms, headaches and poor posture. What you may not know is that it is also completely appropriate to receive chiropractic care even though you may not have symptoms. Unlike standard medical doctors who you visit when you have symptoms that need to be treated, chiropractors offer adjustments to improve spinal alignment and overall wellbeing – and can prevent the pain or other symptoms even starting. You only need to continue to visit your chiropractor for as long as you wish to maintain the health of your neuromusculoskeletal system. Going to a chiropractor is much the same as going to

the dentist or gym or even leading a healthy life – it prevents problems from reaching critical stage where you can become incapacitated and as long as you keep up with regular visits, then you continue to enjoy the benefits of a life feeling well. A large part of chiropractic technique involves manual manipulation which is a very effective treatment. However some patients do not like the idea of their spine ‘clicking’ or ‘cracking’ (this sound is made by a release of pressure from the gases in the joint capsule). If this is the case, I have other techniques including activator, drop table technique and low level laser therapy (LLLT) or cold laser which research has shown to assist pain relief and improve healing. Most patients do not even feel any sensation when it is being used. ACC recognises chiropractors as primary health care specialists when it comes to spinal care so you do not need a referral from a GP to seek treatment for a back or neck injury caused by accidental causes. In the event of an accident we can initiate a claim directly and if ACC accept your claim, treatment costs will be subsidised.

Southern Chiropractic, located at 290 halswell Road, is open Monday 8am-6pm and Wednesday 9.30am-6pm, Thursday 1pm-6pm, and Friday 9am-5pm. on Tuesdays they operate from Curtin Chiropractic in Ashburton. For Tuesday bookings please phone 03 308 9516. For all other bookings at their halswell location, please phone 03 322 1432 or email Dr.Grob@southernchiropractic. co.nz or dre.nik@xtra.co.nz, or visit their website at www.southernchiropratic.co.nz for further information.

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HEALTH

Quick fix far cry from real thing If not properly treated, dry eye can damage the eye’s surface and impair your vision IF YOUR eyes feel as dry as the desert or you experience a stinging sensation that makes you feel as if you’ve spent the past eight hours lost in a sandstorm, you might have a condition called dry eye. Many suffer from the symptoms without even realising there’s treatment. Eyes depend on a flow of tears for consistent lubrication and protection. These tears are created from a combination of water, oil and mucus, which are secreted by special glands. An imbalance in this tear system can lead to inadequate lubrication, causing irritation or blurred vision. People with dry eye may also produce excess tears, which are caused when the eye sends a distress signal through the nervous system for more lubrication. Since these tears are mostly water they lack the lubricating qualities of normal tears. If left untreated, dry eye can damage the front surface of the eye and impair vision. Inflammation is a hallmark of dry eye. Reducing the inflammation on the surface of the eye and regulating the glands

that produce tears is essential to manage the condition. Most people assume these symptoms are a result of age. Dry eye is a part of the natural ageing process and most people over 65 experience some symptoms. Many people assume that artificial tears or re-wetting drops will offer some immediate relief. But using over-the-counter treatments can delay professional diagnosis and effective therapy. The results are often temporary as eye health is a systemic process and this inflammation needs to be addressed within the body. A number of options are available today for dry eye sufferers. Since diet affects eye health, some optometrists are directing patients to nutritional supplements containing omega-3 fatty acids, to manage symptoms. Daily supplements of flaxseed oil or fish oil, when used alone or with lubricating eye drops appear to reduce dry eye symptoms, which include burning, stinging, redness and intermittent visual disturbances, says AllAboutVision. com

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The health effects of

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he answer to that question is, yes, we should be worried. There are real problems caused by the volume of sugar being consumed by the average person and when we look back over the last decades, the problem is getting worse, not better. Developments in research and understanding the fields of nutrition and food safety change how we view products we consume, and patterns of consumption can make the negative effects of foods more pronounced. While these advances should be embraced as each development leads to better understanding and health outcomes, it can also be frustrating to the average consumer who can feel like just when they get a good healthy eating plan together, the rules change. The recommendations for sugar are a good example of how information can be confusing. Some sources encourage the complete ban onADVERT.pdf all sugar-containing NEW LOCATION 1 1/05/2014 products and others, such as the heart

foundation, recommend a reduction rather than complete removal. It’s not so confusing though, really. At no time in history has sugar ever been presented as a healthy food, but as in the past it took more effort to consume sugar so it was less of a problem, thus we could get away with it. In the past, sugar was something that you could control through how much you added in baking and to your cup of tea. This knowledge then transferred into the first generation of convenience food; if it was sweet, it had sugar in it. What we now face as a challenge is not that suddenly sugar is bad, but that it is added, often quietly, to many of the processed foods we consume even when they aren’t sweet. The availability and often reduced price of these foods compared to a healthier option make them an easy choice to the time-poor or uneducated consumer. There are some simple tips you can follow, including reading food labels, consuming 11:51:35 a.m. as much food as possible in a state close

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ALE University researchers have discovered a new route to relaxation: inhaling the scent of apples. Tests conducted with an apple fragrance in the lab showed a significantly calming response. My husband thinks sipping a cider or two has a far more soothing effect. One of the earliest cultivated fruits, the apple has played a part in religion, magic, superstition, folklore, history

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WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SAGO AND TAPIOCA? Sago is sourced from a species of palm tree (pictured), while tapioca comes from cassava, a tropical root crop with many uses. Sago and tapioca are flavourless starches and are glutenfree. In Western cookery their use has been mainly confined to milky desserts, but they are staple foods in some places, with sago popular in Malaysia, Indonesia and India, and tapioca in Africa and South America. You can usually substitute one for the other, with both products often soaked before cooking.

The mashed potato must be free of seasonings, cream and butter. It should also be very well mashed and have a smooth consistency.

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s far ago as 1927, doctors used olive leaf to reduce fevers and knock out malaria. Scientists have discovered olive leaf contains powerful nutrients that can directly interfere and even destroy nearly every type of diseasecausing microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, mould, parasites, viruses and even yeast infections. As well, this olive leaf has immuneenhancing benefits by activating immune cells that fight infection. For these reasons, it has become a popular tonic herb that can be used to keep the immune system strong as well as when needed to dramatically speed up recovery of conditions like colds and flus, pneumonia, tuberculosis, herpes, shingles, urinary infections, yeast infections and much more. It has also been found beneficial for chronic fatigue syndrome, low energy levels, exotic and deadly tropical diseases, two types of leukaemia and some cancers. In many chronic health conditions (eg cancer), the immune system is run down and it is easy to have complications that are often life-threatening. Olive leaf may be an ideal option to boost the immune system and allow the body to have more energy to help heal itself. Olive leaf has also been found to be an effective cardiovascular tonic, helping normalise high blood pressure, improve cholesterol quality, improve heartbeat

Olive leaf extract is so effective that too high a dose initially may make you feel worse. This is due to too many microorganisms dying quicker than the body can process these dead organisms. irregularities, improve blood flow and vascular disorders. Olive leaf extract is so effective that too high a dose initially may make you feel worse. This is due to too many microorganisms dying quicker than the body can process these dead organisms. This side effect can be minimised if you follow our protocol on dosage. Also, drinking pure steam distilled water and/or herbal teas, especially raspberry leaf, can be quite effective. Contact Marshall’s Health & Natural Therapy, phone 388 5757.

hromium is an essential trace mineral with some surprising health benefits and may have the ability to reduce some of the common health concerns as we age, as well as increase lifespan. Chromium helps regulate blood sugar levels and may help decrease high blood sugar levels, and increase low blood sugar levels, helping keep them in the normal range. Chromium appears to improve the insulinresponsiveness of the body and enhance the effectiveness of insulin. Chromium deficiency may be an underlying cause or factor in diabetes. Chromium has been shown to reduce major risk factors for cardiovascular disease. These include improving cholesterol quality, increasing the good HDL cholesterol, reducing LDL cholesterol, reducing triglycerides, helping regulate blood pressure, improving blood circulation and reducing plaque in the blood vessels. Men with the highest chromium levels were found to be 41 per cent less likely

A controlled study has shown chromium picolinate to increase brain activity and activate speciﬁc regions of the brain, improving learning, recall and memory. In another controlled study of laboratory rats that fed chromium picolinate, it dramatically increased their lifespan by 33 per cent.

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to experience a heart attack. Chromium helps stimulate muscle growth, muscle strength and supports fat reduction. A controlled study has shown chromium picolinate to increase brain activity and activate specific regions of the brain, improving learning, recall and memory. In another controlled study of laboratory rats that fed chromium picolinate, it dramatically increased their lifespan by 33 per cent. Some studies have shown chromium picolinate to be more beneficial than other types of chromium. It therefore appears that supplementation with chromium picolinate may be a highly beneficial way to improve our health and possibly even lifespan. Further information on chromium and other natural ways to support good health is available from the natural health advisers and naturopathic doctor at Marshall’s Health & Natural Therapy, 110 Seaview Road, New Brighton. Phone 388 5757.

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NOISE LEVELS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTRES & CLASSROOMS

POSE POSSIBLE DANGERS TO CHILDREN’S HEARING

Our preschools and primary schools can be very noisy places with excessive noise levels, having the potential to cause damage to both children’s and teacher’s hearing.

earing loss that is the result of loud sounds is referred to as NoiseInduced Hearing Loss (NIHL) and open-plan classrooms can often become a very real danger zone. A survey undertaken by The National Foundation for the Deaf (NFD) of some early childhood centres found that noisy play and noisy toys may be damaging the hearing of one in five preschool children and one in

three early childhood education teachers. Some children were so distressed by high noise levels that they demonstrated their discomfort by putting their hands over their ears and some were so distraught by loud noise they cried. It was also demonstrated from a Massey University study that often children and staff were receiving an average 85 decibels of noise during the day, which is the level

at which adults working in a factory should be considering wearing earmuffs. The study also found that 75 per cent of children and just under half of the staff were exposed to dangerous levels of noise, peaking at 140dB – the equivalent of a jet plane taking off. Over a third of teachers also said that they

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We, at the Hearing Association, are seriously concerned for our children’s future hearing health and would like to see our local early childhood learning centres equipped with Safe Sound Indicators (SSIs) to alert children and staff to unsafe noise levels. had experienced buzzing or ringing in their ears (tinnitus) and hearing loss, which they believed was attributable to years of working in noisy classroom environments. Our early childhood teachers are clearly concerned about these issues with one kindy teacher saying that she was constantly monitoring noise levels in her classroom and often instructed the children to play more quietly. She was aware that international research had shown children under six were more sensitive to noise and could sustain acute cochlear damage far easier than mature people. We, at the Hearing Association, are seriously concerned for our children’s future hearing health and would like to see our local early childhood learning centres equipped with Safe Sound Indicators (SSIs) to alert children and staff to unsafe noise levels.

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One Safe Sound Indicator costs $292.50 and every little bit helps us to achieve our goal Please complete the donation form enclosed with this paper, include your donation and post back to us. (If you can spare a stamp that would be appreciated). Otherwise, complete the form included with this article. Thanks to The National Foundation for the Deaf and the Otago Daily Times for portions of the above article, used with permission. Yes, I want to help save and protect our children’s hearing. I would like to donate $………………… towards the purchase of a SSI for a local early learning centre. My details:

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The Safe Sound Indicator (SSI) is a ‘traffic light’ learning tool developed by the NFD from a concept of Jamie Fenton’s that was designed to help prevent NIHL loss in children and teachers by alerting them to the dangers of excessive noise. The green light shows when classroom noise is at a safe level, amber to warn that it’s getting too loud and red when noise reaches a harmful, potentially damaging level. This

Help us to help children save their precious hearing from damage. We would like to distribute SSI’s to as many early learning centres as possible in Christchurch, but need your help to raise the funds necessary to do so.

visual feedback enables children and teachers to identify and manage high noise exposure. It also encourages them to think about protecting their hearing. Help us to help children save their precious hearing from damage. We would like to distribute SSIs to as many early learning centres as possible in Christchurch, but we need your help to raise the funds necessary to do so.

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VALUING LIFE WITH SOUND If you struggle to hear on the phone; hear TV or listening to your family or friends, we may be able to help. Call us to arrange a FREE Assistive Listening Device trial appointment. Give back to your community by becoming a Committee Member at Hearing Association and help us support the hearing impaired. We also require a Patron. Call our office for further details.

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cnr New Brighton Rd & Bower Ave New Brighton Find us on FACEBOOK

Special available lunch only Mon - Sat 12pm - 2.30pm

$20 We are open for BREAKFAST! from 6.30am daily Racecourse Hotel 118 Racecourse Rd, Ph 342 7150 Open daily from 6.30am - late BREAKFAST - LUNCH - DINNER

WORLD CUP CRICKET Every match GO THE LIVE on SKY BLACKCAPS! 2 FOR TUESDAYS 5pm - 8pm

2 MAINS MEALS FOR THE PRICE OF 1 (Mains menu only. No vouchers accepted))

$12 LIGHT LUNCH Monday - Friday

It’s Back!

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ST ALBANS

Unbeatable

Phone 355 0218

305 Cranford Street, St Albans

Email: robbies305ltd@gmail.com

Buffet

Lunch & Dinner

All you can eat, 7 days

OUR GREAT Café by day TRY DINNER MENU bar & RESTAURANT by night Happy Hour

5pm - 7pm, daily

Bookings Essential

PH 386-0088

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Phone 385 8880 Find us on FACEBOOK fb.com/GBCCHCH THE

LIVE MUSIC FRIDAY 27th March 6pm

GARDEN HOTEL COMPLEX | 110 MARSHLAND RD www.gardenhotel.co.nz | phone 385 3132

Monday March 23 2015

WESTERN NEWS

time for a good read?

BOOK great pre easter

SALE on now until

29 march!

treat yourself to a new book (or two) for easter.

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offer s applie to

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Offer available at all Christchurch and Rangiora Paper Plus Stores.

Promotion runs from 20 - 29 March 2015.

half price!

Some terms and conditions apply. See instore for details.

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BUSH INN Cnr Waimari & Ricc. Rds PH: 343 5094

EASTGATE Linwood Ave PH: 389 4081

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NEW BRIGHTON 72 New Brighton Mall PH: 388 1809

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