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Mega facility delayed GEORGIA O’CONNORHARDING
The controversial Hornby megafacility has been delayed after the city council revealed plans to push back several community projects. The South West Leisure Centre was to open in mid-2018 and New Hornby Library and Service Centre in mid-2017, but is now not expected to open until 2019. New Hornby Library and South West Leisure Centre was scheduled to open in the second half of 2017. Along with the library and service centre, the South West Leisure Centre was supposed to open in mid-2018. Last week, the city council announced that it would delay many projects, including the proposed mega-facility, in a bid to spread cost and resource across a more realistic timeframe. But for the Hornby Rugby Club, who may need to move from Denton Park if the facility is put there, the delay is welcomed news. Sports clubs had been horrified to learn their home ground is likely to be the facilities’ location, forcing them out. Hornby Rugby League Club President John Catchpole said the delay means they will not
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HOME GROUNDS: Hornby Rugby Club president John Catchpole is relieved the club will not have to worry about the possibly having to leave their grounds anytime soon.
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have to scramble to find a new homeground if Denton Park is the chosen location. “As far as the Hornby Rugby Club is concerned it doesn’t affect us. We are more than happy to keep using Denton Park,� he said. But others are disappointed by the delay. The Hub Hornby centre
manager Jason Marsden said the facility should be a high priority with the city council, based on the population growth in Hornby. He said he was struggling to think of amenity that has been put in by the city council since the Denton Park Velodrome in 1974. “There is high growth in the
area and the council needs to respond to that,� he said. Riccarton-Wigram Community Board chairman Mike Mora said while he was disappointed he thought it was the right call. “I think with the cuts and the difficult decisions they had to make things had to be shifted so I am not too critical about it but it is still disappointing.�
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Knit n Stitch Today 1pm-2pm Pop along with your crochet, knitting, mending, card making, tapestry, or anything you like that’s portable and crafty. If you fancy learning, there will be people who can help. Upper Riccarton Library, 71 Main South Rd, Sockburn Maker Space Mystery Box Today 3.30-4.30pm Go along to free weekly sessions of activities and crafts to create, learn and explore together. It might be 3D colouring, augmented reality, origami, making squishy slime. Who knows what will happen. Hornby Library, Goulding Ave, Hornby Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology Presents: The Be You Project Saturday, April 2, 5-7pm The Be You Project are a group of creatives from the city
using their gifts to share a beautiful message of being yourself. The exhibition is a creative arts showcase. Tickets to the event are $5 pre-sale tickets and $7 door entry. The Aurora Centre for Performing Arts, 151 Greers Rd Short Ride For New Cyclists - Go Cycle Christchurch Saturday, 11am-12pm New to cycling? Come along on this ‘Short Ride For New Cyclists’ to gain confidence to ride more for transport. This ride is on quiet public roads, in Hagley Park and along some of the new cycle infrastructure. Number of participants is limited to 10. Phone 021 0277 9250 or email GoCycleChristchurch@gmail. com with name of participant(s) and whether you have no or some experience riding on roads. Entry is free. Mona Vale, 63 Fendalton Rd, Fendalton.
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Red Puppy Appeal under way They are known as man’s best friend – but for some people, they can be so much more. The Blind Foundation’s Red Puppy street appeal, which raises money for breeding and training guide dogs, is taking place on Friday and Saturday. The dogs give people who are blind or have low vision the confidence to live an independent life, including carrying out everyday tasks such as catching the bus, crossing the road, or going to work. Glenys Lintott became a puppy walker because her son Carl is deaf/blind. He now has his second guide dog, Umar. “We’re doing it because we want to enable someone else to live as independently as Carl does.” She has been looking after puppy Vesper, who arrived last April and was one of the first two puppies sent to Christchurch after the February 2011 earthquake. However, having a nine-weekold puppy in the house was a world away from the trained guide dogs the family was used to. “We’re really pleased we did it
before we were going to change the carpet and the lino. We now have holes in both,” she said. In spite of the hard work and challenges that come with being a puppy walker, Ms Lintott said it has been a great experience and one she will definitely repeat. Although it will be hard to give Vesper back when he is ready to start guide dog training, Glenys said she is emotionally prepared.
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MOTOR-CYCLIST CRASH A motor-cyclist crashed sustaining serious injuries on Wednesday afternoon.The incident happened at the intersection of Springs Rd and Halswell Junction Rd. The man was taken to Christchurch Hospital. WOMAN COLLAPSES IN MALL
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Mighty Max For my next article, I want to share a story about one gutsy, determined little 14 year old schnauzer “Max“ and his wonderful family who loved him with all their hearts. It was obvious Max was a very integral, valued member of their family and they turned to us for help. They weren’t ready to let him go, but he was 14 and often it can be a hard decision to decide when is “the right time” to let go! My initial job was to do preliminary testing urgently, stabilise and support Max and provide pain medication, until we had a grip on his problem list….which by the way was quite extensive. Max presented to me in a very bad way. He appeared to have acutely gone down hill and when I saw him he was completely off his legs, unable to stand, not having eaten that morning and he looked as though we could lose him if we didn’t act quickly. He was immediately admitted, placed on intravenous fluids and pain medications and a series of blood tests run. One of our nurses was stationed with Max all day, constantly monitoring and medicating him, repositioning and toileting Max. Max was sick and required 24 hour care – in fact 24 hour care continued for a week and after each day with us, he was transferred to the After Hours clinic through the night. These sick patients deserve 1 on 1 care with an individualised hospital plan. As vets, all 5 of us were involved in this case. Max’s diagnoses list was large. 1.
We found a splenic tumour on ultrasound that required major abdominal surgery to remove it in case it ruptured.
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He had severe inflammation/ infection of unknown origin (possibly pancreatitis or discospondylosis) which finally responded to intravenous antibiotics.
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He had severe blood loss anemia which was a complication of chronic illness. It responded to treatment for stomach ulcers, which he may have had.
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Severe abdominal pain that didn’t initially respond to medications – either referred spinal pain or true abdominal pain which resolved as the infection/ inflammation subsided.
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All 4 legs were weak and he was incoordinated and couldn’t stand or walk for days, maybe again as a result of infection/ inflammation.
This sad, frustrating, and at times stressful case pushed us, as vets and intensive care nurses caring for Max, to our limits BUT the rewards were HUGE. We witnessed a courageous, spirited, stoic and very brave little dog trot on out of our clinic eventually, like nothing the previous week had even happened. It was a moment we will never forget. It just wasn’t Max’s time for the “next chapter” in his life – he knew it all along and we came to realise it. Max’s family support couldn’t have been stronger. Everyone in the family was involved in transporting him to the afterhours over night, visiting constantly, medicating and helping him recuperate. They showed him unconditional love and he showed them his “fight” for life. As Ange aptly puts it, ”Max is in better health now than we have seen for months. We are thrilled, his illness fooled us into thinking he was in the “Departure lounge” of life!!”
John McFetridge responded to Western News article on the city’s first painted intersection between Shand Cres and Tara St, Riccarton: You asked for comment plus would you like to see this in your community?’ The answer to the latter is no and I will state my reasons. I think the people promoting it are well-intentioned but ill-informed. I have been involved on the fringe of the roadmaking industry for most of my life and remember one city asking for advice about 20 years ago. They had used paint so slippery that even pedestrians were falling over on the pedestrian crossings when it rained! The National Roads Board (now New Zealand Transport Agency) introduced about that time a specified skid resistance for road marking paints, and each product now in use has to be certified for skid resistance. Since that time the comments that reached me, mainly from cyclists and motor cyclists, about slippery paint ceased. So although I am not a lawyer it may well be illegal to paint a road with non-certified paint. But legal or not who is going to be considered responsible in today’s environment when the first accident or worse occurs. 1. The purpose of paint on roads is to
SOAP BOX help traffic take a logical, intuitive and safe path. This is mostly done using lines and arrows. The paint products used are required to meet a specified “skid resistance” and to be certified by a registered laboratory. (This would be required of the yellow no-parking lines on the edge of your published picture, although no traffic runs over them.) 2. A great blob of patterned paint on the curve of Shand Cres will not give vehicles a logical path to follow. It may be okay in daylight, but on a dark night and maybe wet road a driver could become confused or maybe think he/she is about to run over some obstacle and take evasive action, and with the added slipperiness, actually crash. 3. Roads are for transport and are not a playground. That decoration is like something suited to a kindergarten playground and could well encourage young children onto the road – a very dangerous place even if it’s a quiet street, maybe more so.
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Last week we had what felt like a last hurrah and farewell from summer with some 30 deg C days. While we can’t be sure there won’t be some more, each week as autumn progresses the prospect becomes more remote. A couple of weeks ago I mentioned the timeliness of having electric blankets checked out and this is a good time for those fortunate amongst us to still be using fireplaces to have the flu or chimney cleaned. It’s a regular occurrence each year for fire crews to be turned out on the first really cold evening to chimney fires. Don’t be embarrassed. The arson fires widely reported in the media in Parklands this week need
solving. Because the actions of the offender are truly frightening. It’s one thing to light bins, skips or scrub. It’s another to set fire to houses when the occupants are asleep inside. Smoke alarms, smoke alarms, smoke alarms. This, and making sure your home is secure are the main defences you have against this person. Use them. The occupant of a house in Northwood had a fortuitous escape last Saturday when they woke up in the morning to the smell of gas and found the kitchen and dining room reeking. Somehow she had left the gas on. Amazingly, leaking away and mixing with air the resultant gas cloud did not find an ignition source. What could have been a tragedy finished with St Albans crew opening doors and windows to clear the house. That’s a lucky escape.
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sPacifically Pacific hosted their annual Polyfest at Westminister Park recently. Eighteen schools from around Christchurch performed at the event, which focuses on encouraging Pacific students to express and embrace their culture through traditional song and dance. PHOTOS: FAPIOLA TATAFU
DANCING: Christchurch Girls High School performing at the ASB Canterbury Polyfest TRADITIONAL MOVES: Easter Savelio captivates the crowd with her performance.
SONG AND DANCE: Villa Maria College students enjoying their performance on stage at the festival.
CULTURE: Hillmorton High School student Miracle Sakaria dances in traditional dress while the rest of the students sing Polynesian songs.
TIME TO SHINE: Rangi Ruru Girls’ School performed at Christchurch Polyfest at Westminster Park before heading to the ASB Polyfest in Auckland where they were a guest performance.
CAPTIVATING: Marian College put in long hours after-school and at the weekend for their Polyfest performance. Leading is Elsie Lovell, in the red.
TRADITION: Samson Lale-Seinafo leads the Shirley Boys’ High Pasifika Culture Group. It is Samson’s fifth and final year performing at the festival. He led Shirley Boys biggest group to date, with 53 in total.
FUN: Riccarton High School enjoying the ASB Canterbury Polyfest.
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The Pioneers of Canterbury Masters marching team, based in Templeton, retained their national title at the recent New Zealand Championships held at the North Shore Events Centre in Auckland. As well as being the overall winner for their grade, they were also first for the technical and display categories. The Pioneers Seniors team won their grade for the first time, again taking out the technical and display categories, while the Pioneers Under 12’s were runner-up in their grade making for a very successful championships.
Rules for pier seen as success ANDREW KING
New Brighton Pier’s fishing ban has been deemed a success, after numbers showed more people are now visiting. Since the Sunday-only ban on fishing and crabbing was introduced in December, there has been a steady increase of visitors, peaking with 954 people on January 24. Now, the group that looks after the pier intends to investigate whether there should be a permanent ban, or add more no-fishing days. New Brighton Pier and Foreshore society deputy
SLIGHT INCREASE: A fishing and crabbing ban on the New Brighton Pier on Sundays has been labelled a success by a community board member.
chairman Tim Sintes said people were coming back now the danger of fishing rods is no longer there on Sundays. “Word is getting out you can be out there [on the pier] without running the gauntlet of fishing rods,” he said. He said the group would assess how the ban had gone, and may look at increasing the number of non-fishing days or put in place a permanent ban.
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FITNESS: Burnside High School students training in preparation for their run from the school to Akaroa in May.
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CHAMPIONS: Burnside High School girls won the Canterbury Secondary Schools volleyball championships over the weekend.
Team in rebuild mode Challenge for PE class GEORGIA O’CONNORHARDING
A physical education class will be undertaking its biggest challenge yet with a fundraising run from Burnside High School to Akaroa. The year 13 sports leadership class is running to Akaroa in a bid to raise money for breast cancer and prostate cancer. The goal is to raise $5,000 with the class split in half to raise money for the two foundations. Physical education teacher Sam Ryburn said
the fundraiser is based around a NCEA unit where students are required to contribute to a team or group that has an objective. The students will be running in relays for the event. Mr Ryburn said the students will have to run a minimum of 14km each but if they do over and above it will go towards their charity. He said he is hoping Burnside High School will be able to hold a mufti day for the event. “It’s a big school. We have got about 2,500
students. So a dollar each. It’s a good start towards our fundraising.” Year 13 student Hannah Grant said some people in the class are running for members of their family. She said the breast cancer society recently contacted the class giving them ribbons and posters to put up in their classroom. “It is a great way to support the charities,” she said. To support the fundraiser, go to https:// givealittle.co.nz/cause/ bhsruntoakaroa
Burnside High School’s girls volleyball team has won the Canterbury Secondary Schools volleyball championships held recently at Pioneer Stadium. The Burnside High School girl’s A and B team won both division one and division 2 of the competition. The girl’s team overall won the tournament after beating Aranui High School by 3-1 on Sunday. The team has had a winning streak after only two weeks before winning the Mainland Volleyball Championships, beating Marlborough Girls 3-1. Physical education teacher Sam Ryburn said the team got off to a rough start but
played well in the last couple of games. Mr Ryburn said the team has a lot to live up to after winning South Island secondary school championships and nationals last year. He said the team lost seven players last year and is in the process of “rebuilding the team”. “To in both South Island championships so far puts us in a reasonable place for nationals. So they are going to have a good crack at it,” he said. The NZSS Nationals to be held in Palmerston North has had a record number of teams enter the competition with about 171 entries this year.
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Oaklands School pupils embraced diversity at their Multicutural Day. The day featured a great mixture of activities, colours and costumes from a variety of countries. Principal’s PA Yvonne Stills said parents from several different ethnicities visited classrooms and taught pupils cultural games and crafts. Presentations were also made by parents from different cultures comparing life in New Zealand with life in their home countries. In the afternoon the school was treated to an assembly showcasing the talents of the school’s students, parents and school supporters. Ms Stills said students were involved in every facet of organising and running the assembly and with the help and support of the staff. She said the school had a wonderful afternoon of music, dance and even a taekwando demonstration. “It was amazing to see what our students can achieve and how hard some of them had worked to ensure that their items really showcased their talents.”
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Portobelo Preschool and Nursery has had a makeover and the children “love it”. Work began at the beginning of February and opened up for the children recently. The new playground features a new sand pit, lazy river and “mud kitchen”. Portobelo Preschool owner Lyn Eder said the preschool also has fresh grass sown and is growing well. “The real grass is amazing for kids to play on, but it gets a hard life,” she said. BEFORE: The playground at Portobelo Preschool and Nursery was well overdue for a makeover.
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Social cost of crashes ‘huge’ TOM DOUDNEY
Death and serious injury on Canterbury roads cost the country almost $2 billion between 2010 and 2014. Statistics provided by the New Zealand Transport Agency show that during this five-year period there were 1583 crashes on Canterbury roads where someone either died or sustained a serious injury. NZTA has estimated that altogether these crashes resulted in ‘social costs’ of $1,999,340,000. Social costs are estimated from a range of factors such as the cost of hospitalisation, further medical treatment and ACC; legal costs like crash investigation, imprisonment and running court cases; loss of economic output from those killed or injured; and property damage. The 1583 crashes included 190 where at least one person lost their life, and 1393 additional crashes involving at least one serious injury. Overall, 203 people died and 1620 suffered serious injuries. The worst year for fatalities, during this period, was 2013, when 49 people lost their lives, closely followed by 2010 with 48 deaths. Last year, 46 people died on
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More respite care for children at new centre EMMA-JANE MCLENNAN
IMPACT: The scene of a fatal car crash on State Highway 1, south of Templeton, on November 24, 2014. The driver of the car was killed in a collision with a truck. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN Canterbury roads. NZTA southern regional director Jim Harland said the ramifications of serious injury and fatality crashes were huge, “not only on the people directly involved but on their wider networks and the community as a whole.” Figures also showed hospitalisations from Canterbury crashes had fallen steadily,
going from 569 in the 12 months to June 1995, to 385 in the 12 months to June 2015. This had happened even as the vehicle kilometres travelled on Canterbury roads had increased from 4.4 billion in 2000/2001 to 5.7 billion in 2013/2014. Mr Harland said that trend was positive and would be related to the ‘safe system’ approach, which
authorities had increasingly been applying to road safety matters. This meant looking beyond driver behaviour at other factors such as more effective enforcement by police, newer and safer vehicles, improvements to the roading environment, encouraging safer speed limits, as well as promoting education and awareness.
Post-quake demand for respite care will likely see Cholmondeley Children’s Centre look after about 400 children this year, up from 350 a year for 2014-2015. Its new, more spacious centre will be well-used, chief executive Shane Murdoch said. “There’s been a 50 per cent increase in need for respite care post-quake, and now with the new building we can take those children in.” The children’s charity held a successful ‘back on the map’ campaign to raise $4 million for its new $6.5 million rebuilt centre (utilising $2.5 million in insurance money) over the past few years. It was operating on split sites since the February 2011 earthquakes - at Living Springs and Governors Bay - before moving into its newly rebuilt facility at the latter site last year. It has a new courtyard area, stat-of the art facilities and playground for the children. The centre offers respite care to children whose families are struggling to take care of them usually for a period of 3-5 days. While it is expecting 400 children this year, Mr Murdoch said that adds up to about 1200 visits.
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Princesses, pop stars, fashion queens and divas of all kinds will be together under one roof for charity in May. Hayley Davis will display her collection of 228 Barbie dolls in an effort to raise money for her terminally ill sister. The precious dolls are usually stashed safely away in Miss Davis’ wardrobe but on May 7, she will hold an exhibition at the Rolleston Community Centre. Half the entry fee will help fund a new treatment for her sister, Nicole Day, who has breast cancer, bone cancer and brain tumours. The other half will go to the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation. Mrs Day and her husband, Andy, have two children, aged three and five.
GOOD CAUSE: Hayley Davis, left, will display her extensive Barbie doll collection to raise funds for terminally ill sister Nicole Day, right. PHOTO: TOM DOUDNEY Doctors originally told her she could expect to live four years at best – that was more than three years ago now. Her existing radiation and herceptin treatments were no
longer effective and the family wanted to try a new treatment, known as Tykerb, which would cost $38,000. Although she had loved dolls as a girl, Miss Davis,
now 43, only started her Barbie collection three years ago. “Years and years ago, I had a few [Barbie dolls] and then I had to sell them but three years ago I just decided I wanted to get back into it,” she said. “It gets me away from all the other things that are going on right now so it’s just a wee escape away that I really enjoy.” Her oldest doll was from 1983 – Fabulous Fur Barbie, dressed in a blue jumpsuit and white fur coat. Her most valuable doll was Pink Splendour Barbie, which cost $1000 when it came out in 1996. Donations to benefit Mrs Day can also be made online via www.givealittle.co.nz/ cause/help4nicole
Bid to buy piece of Port Hills land EMMA-JANE MCLENNAN
A section of Port Hills land – around 140ha of it – may soon be bought by a trust which will gift it for public use. A new reserve with walking or cycle tracks and native plantings could be achieved if the bid to buy is success-
Ohinetahi Bush Reserve, which stretches across land from above Governors Bay to Allendale and is considered its flagship reserve. While Mr Louthton said he wasn’t able to say where the land is while negotiations are ongoing, he said he was hopeful the trust would get
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Fashion back at art gallery EMMA-JANE MCLENNAN
The newly reopened Christchurch Art Gallery is set to host Canterbury Fashion Week for the first time since the February 2011 earthquakes. It’s a really positive step forward for the show, organiser Denyse Saunders - of DS Model Management said. “This is where I first started the shows back in 2001, and while The Tannery has been amazing in the meantime, it’s very positive to be moving back.” Ms Saunders has been curating fashion shows with Canterbury designers, models and artists since the early 1990s. They have morphed with the times to include dancers, acrobats, singers, and entertainers - and the return to the art gallery will see more of a “theatre-style” event this year, Ms Saunders said. “We’re looking at a real Parisian-based show, with a French singer here all the way
from Paris, lots of champagne... people will walk into the art gallery and feel like they’re in Paris.” And it’s selling out so fast, she’s looking at staging a second show. “There are only 400 tickets and they’re really running out,” she said. Emerging talent will be a key feature, with many new designers to look out for, Ms Saunders said. “There are quite a lot of young, new designers - we’ll have children’s clothing in our show for the first time, a gorgeous collection of lingerie, and amazing costumes. It’s very eclectic.” Artists and designers on show include Melanie M, Jo Kidd, Red Button Design, and BEJM, with many others, to showcase a slice of Canterbury’s fashion. • Canterbury Fashion Week: April 26-29. Tickets and information available at cfbw.co.nz
City singers for production GEORGIA O’CONNOR-HARDING
Four Christchurch performers will be part in the upcoming New Zealand tour of HMS Pinafore starting next month. NASDA graduates Chris McRae, Jane Leonard, Hannah Spedding and Ethan Keenan will be involved in the British classical comedy. Written in the 17th-century, HMS Pinafore is a comic opera with music by English composer Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan and the book by Sir William Schwenck Gilbert. Set on the ship HMS Pinafore, the show tells the story of the captain’s daughter Josephine and her love for a lower-class sailer Ralph Racksjaw – in spite of her father wanting her to marry First Lord of the Admiralty Sir Joseph Porter. While the tour will be sticking to the original storyline audiences can expect a twist. With the death of the writers more than 50 years ago, the rights are now open for
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Health & Beauty HAIRDRESSER MOBILE mature, qualified, avail for perms, sets & cuts, in the comfort of your own home, ph 03 352-8208
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Pets & Supplies AFFORDABLE Dog Grooming $44 small, $52 med, experienced and qualified groomer/ veterinary nurse, Redwood, ph June 03 3546414 or 027 746-5295
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Weka Pass Railway QUEENSLAND SUNSHINE COAST AUSTRALIA Resort, Ocean Views, Balconies, Self Contained, 1 or 2 B/R Ensuite, Heated Pool, Spa, Sauna, Free Internet, Shops, Restaurants, Tennis, Surf Club & Patrolled Beach, Public Transport at door. Ask for our SEASONAL SPECIALS. Phone 61 7 544-35011 Email: reception@mandolin.com.au www.mandolin.com.au
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Waipara, North Canterbury
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Rexellent Rentals Cars, Vans, Brisbane , Coolangatta FREE CALL 0800 601 508
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For all Plumbing • Roofing/ spouting • Maintenance • Installations Small work no problem
Ph 364 7080 (24 hour) Mob 027 438 3943
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PAINTING
Rope & harness a speciality, no scaffolding required, 30 years of breathtaking experience. FREE QUOTES Exterior staining, exterior painting, moss and mould treatment and waterblasting
Phone Kevin 027 561 4629 ANDREWS TREE CARE Services, tree removal, trimming, stump grinding, shelterbelt clean up, section clearing, rubbish removals, excavation work, ph 027 728 5688 BRICKLAYER George Lockyer. Over 30 years bricklaying experience. UK trained. Licensed Building Practitioner number BP105608. Insurance work. EQC repairs. Heritage brickwork a speciality. No job too small. Governors Bay. Home 329-9344, Cell 027 684-4046, email karengeorge@xtra.co.nz
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Trades & Services BUILDER LICENSED available for all aspects of building. Please call 027 241-7471 or 335-0265 CARRIER LoCAL experienced, friendly, trade-me purchases, single items to truck loads, furniture to whatever, removals & trade deliveries a specialty. Ph GEH 341-5069 ELECTRICIAN REGISTERED for all electrical installations & repairs Ph 03 322 4209 or 021 026 73375 ELECTRICAL & HEATPUMPS. Full service including pressure & performance test $60 + GST. Affordable electrical services, wiring alterations & repairs. Ph 326 4992 or 0274 329755. FENCE PAINTINg Staining Quality at a reasonable price. Free quotes. Phone Warren today on 980-1676 or 027 2014713 FURNITURE REMoVALS Large Trucks $95 + GST per hour 7 day NZ wide, packing & moving, Professional Company, Professional Service. Canterbury Relocations Ltd. ph 0800 359 9313 gAS, PLUMBINg DRAINAGE & HEATING. 24/7 service. Ph Mike Cairns Gas & Plumbing 021 132 8929 or 03 326 7949 LANDSCAPINg Garden tidy ups ,tree felling, ready lawn, irrigation, paving, concreting, retaining walls, fencing and much more. Free quote to transform your section. Ph Brothers Landscapes 021 0456 296 or 0800 0BROTHERS oVEN CLEANINg Professional cleans $50.00. Gift Vouchers avail. Phone 0800 6836253 or 027 228-0025 PAINTINg & Decorating interior & exterior, gib fixing, plastering, paperhanging, Est 50 yrs in ChCh, ph Wingfields Ltd, ph Mark 021 171-1586 or 355-5994 PAINTER AVAILABLE All aspects in painting. Very competitive in roofs and fences. Please call 027 241-7471 or 335-0265 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 Gib Stopping, Small job specialty. 30 + years experience. Ring 0800 387-369
Tuition
Ballet Tuition
The bitches are back at a wool shed near you!
Classes for juniors to seniors or individual private lessons Preparation for examinations and competitions Full teaching registration BBO Ph 027 282 5700
Joan Adams (A.R.A.D) Solo Seal Trades & Services
• Replacement/new roofing • Colour Steel gutter & fascia • Flue & log burner installs • Skytube/light installs • Earthquake repairs
HORTICULTURE
TRAINING
Mel Parsons
with our tutors
Licence Building Practitioner LBP Member of the Roofing Association
Ryan Young
DCM ROOFING LTD The Roofing Specialists
PHONE IAIN 027 445 5597
Hamish Kelland
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
Experienced tutors Flexible timetables March/April intake 0800 468 796 info@hort.ac.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 TILER Phone Paul 022 151 9242, 981-2802
Thursday 24th March - Wednesday 30th March BATMAN VS SUPERMAN (M) FRANCISCO (PG) BEETHOVEN (exempt) KUNG FU PANDA 3 (PG) MY BIG FAT GREEK MAHANA (M) WEDDING 2 (PG) ZOOTOPIA (PG) 45 YEARS (M)
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WINDoW CLEANINg Average 3 bdrm house inside or out $40. Both $70. Phone Trevor 3442170
AAA Buying goods quality furniture, Beds, Stoves, Washing machines, Fridge Freezers. Same day service. Selwyn Dealers. Phone 980 5812 or 027 313 8156
T.V. SERVICE CENTRE Repairs, tvs, microwaves, stereos, DVD. Aerial installations and kitsets, 480 Moorhouse Ave, ph 03 379 1400
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‘Famous for their roasts!’ RESTAURANT & CAFÉ Open daily from 6.30am - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
WINDoW CLEANINg Average 3 bdrm house inside or out $40. Both $70. Phone Trevor 3442170
VINYL AND TILE uplifting fast efficient service free quotes ph Dave 027 334 4125
Sons of a Bitch Amelia Dunbar & Emma Newborn
Entertainments
TREE WoRK Hedge trimming, stump grinding, rubbish removed, small job specialty Ph Andrew 03 322-8341 or 027 435-8759
VHS VIDEo TAPES & all camera tapes converted to DVD, video taping, weddings, twenty firsts, special occasions, www.grahamsvideo.co.nz ph 03 338-1655
No s! Fee
Rustic wool sheds and small town halls provide the backdrop for Mel Parsons' latest tour. The Canterbury based songstress joins comedy act 'Sons of a Bitch' for what promises to be an unmissable evening of music, theatre and comedy, complete with a community fundraising BBQ dinner and bar. After a huge year in 2015, Silver Scroll finalist and ‘Fly My Pretties’ star Mel Parsons brings a new solo show following on from her critically acclaimed and awardwinning new album ‘Drylands’. From the makers of The Bitches’ Box comes a hilarious new show - 'Sons of a Bitch'. Country bumpkin Amelia Dunbar and city slicker Emma Newborn once again take to the stage, in an attempt to bridge the urban/rural divide the only way they know how…by playing dogs. Canterbury shows are Windwhistle tomorrow night and April 16th; Springfield April 17th; Akaroa April 28th; and Springfield 29th April. Tickets @ Eventfinda. More information available at farmstrong.co.nz.
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Tuition PIANO/KEYBOARD Tuition. Raewyn Clegg, Registered Music Teacher, 29 Lancewood Drive, Halswell. Ph: 3229377
Treat the Kids! Kids two course special from $
Seniors SPECIAL Two courses
Soup/Roast or Roast/Dessert
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We are family friendly. Great Kids menu plus designated play area.
$20 Special available lunch only Monday - Saturday 12pm - 2.30pm Conditions apply.
Racecourse Hotel Motorlodge
118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn, Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150 www.racecoursehotel.co.nz (opposite Riccarton Raceway)
A Records and Hi-Fi gear wanted, excellent prices paid for good records especially kiwi and overseas bands 60’s - 90’s PennyLane 430 Colombo St Sydenham 7 days www.pennylane. co.nz ph 3663278 or 021 2226144 TOOLS Garden, garage, woodworking, mechanical, engineering, sawbenches, lathes, cash buyer, ph 355-2045
Wanted To Rent TWO Bdrm unit/home wanted for single working woman, New Brighton or Addington areas, up to $300 pw, refs avail ph 027 502 9289
The newly refurbished LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Woolston Club... 6PM FRIDAY
STEVEN JAMES 7.30 PM SATURDAY
MAINLAND BIG BAND SPORTS HALL BAR $10 ENTRY
3PM SUNDAY
FLAT CITY BROTHERHOOD
A classic, contemporary club experience Dining, bar, entertainment, sport, and so much more! Cafe open from 11am Happy Hour 4.30pm - 5.30pm TAB & Gaming, Function Facilities, HOUSIE Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday SHUTTLE Tuesday - Sunday
Newly renovated Open 7 Days Restaurant open from 5.30pm! With a selection of main meals for $20 Retro Roast Lunch 12pm Wednesdays $10 Members/$12 Non Roast of the Day $16.00 Members $18.00 Non
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ART OF CHEESE
Members Lucky Card Draw
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16th APRIL, 8PM
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Midweek SPECIAL
$10 ROAST Available Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday
RUSTLERS
- upstairs -
TICKETS $20 AT THE CLUB OFFICE
Quality a la carte with a view! Open FRIDAY, SATURDAY, & SUNDAY from 5.30pm
CHALMERS
FRIDAY SPECIAL:
still only Roast (4 Choices) and Free Desserts $20.50 Unbeatable value including your choice of Fresh Veges and Salads
RESTAURANT Early Bird Special 5.30pm – 6.30pm FRI & SAT
All Grills... $20! for a limited time
SUNDAY SPECIAL $25 3-Course Feast
SHUTTLE RUNNING Tues, Thurs, Fri & Sat
202 Marine Parade | Ph 388-9416 Members, guests and affiliates welcome
Hornby WMC, ph 03 349 9026 17 Carmen Rd, Hornby www.hornbyworkingmensclub.co.nz
Members, guests & affiliates welcome
Lunch & Dinner All you can eat, 7 days Bookings Essential
PH 386 0088
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LIVE MUSIC
HAPPY HOUR 5PM - 7PM DAILY
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Kirkwood Intermediate School of choice Celebrating Kirkwood House Captains for 2016 Pictured Below - From Left: Jayden, Salma, Connor, Lexi, Ethan, Isabelle, Aaron, Meadow House Captains for Mansfield/Hillary
House Captains for Sheppard/Freyberg
Isabelle Ex Sockburn Taking on such a big responsibility will help me learn to be a great leader.
Salma
Ethan Ex Clearview Primary School I am looking forward to taking on the responsibility of being a House Captain and leader of the school.
Ex Templeton Primary School I am proud to be a House Captain. I love to have this opportunity as it will help prepare me for High School
Jayden Ex Clearview Primary School
I can’t wait to make a positive difference at Kirkwood by making other children happy so they can enjoy their time at school. I like to play sports including cricket and hockey.
House Captains for Britten/Te Kanawa
House Captains for Rutherford/Batten
Lexi
Meadow
Connor Ex Lincoln Primary School I like having the responsibility of working and helping others and encouraging Year 7’s to apply to be House Captains next year.
Aaron
Ex Ladbrooks School My aim for this term is to keep everyone happy and included. I play touch, netball and basketball. I hope you all have a wonderful year.
Ex Oaklands Primary School I am excited to have the responsibility of being a House Captain. I enjoy playing sports and I am a competitive dancer. I like being involved and give everything a go. Ex Oaklands Primary School I enjoy having the responsibility and I think it is cool having a leadership role.
Year 7 Camp at Purau Bay A selection of photos from our recent year 7 camp at Purau Bay. A really great way for the children to get to know one another.
Open Day/Night Tuesday 5 July 2016 Kirkwood Intermediate is an inclusive school with professional leadership. We are situated near numerous bus routes and there are still limited spaces for 2016. If you would like to find out more about us, please contact us on 348 7718. Phil Tappenden Principal
Kirkwood INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
Please visit our website www.kirkwood.school.nz for information and to download an enrolment form or ring the office on 348 7718