•December-January2007/2008 VolSNo 11 Issue 54

Thirtysixth in the Historical Homes of Richmond Series

24 Petrie StreetThis lovely old house, built between 1912-1914, was fairly unloved when it was discovered by its presentowners in 1995. There was little appeal in the old shag pile carpets, bright orange curtains and lingering odoursof previous smokers. The structure was sound and the couple hatched a plan to restore it to former glory. Takinga deep breath, they bought it and set to work and for ten years were up to their elbows in dust, paint stripper,building supplies and decorating tools. The end is now in sight. The house has been imbued with warmth in a turn-of-the-century-style. Every room tells of the long hours spent hand painting cornices and ceiling roses, strippingback walls and floors and creating elegant wooden furniture in the garage at night. They first turned their attentionto a huge upstairs junkroom, turning it into a bed-sit with its own exterior entrance, and an old laundry off theback porch was turned into a bathroom. They then set to work on the lounge and transformed the dark dingy roomby adding recycled French doors, plaster ceiling, brick fireplace and cabinetry. The hallway was the worst projectby far. It was covered in thick stipple paint, which was stripped back with tungsten blades. A spiral staircasefound in a salvage yard was rejigged to fit with new banisters. The pressed metal ceiling was repainted and all thedetail was highlighted in gold paint — a job that meant lying on their backs on scaffolding for hours on end. Thebathroom was completed next, doubled in size by taking a slice from an adjacent room, adding a huge stainedglass bay window and a claw foot bath. Kitchen and dining room were expanded by removing dividing walls andbringing part of the rear verandah into the main body of the kitchen, adding a recycled rimu bench and massiverimu island, big Oregon beams in the ceiling and brick fireplace. Two children's bedrooms have been tastefullyrefurbished in blue and white and burgundy and cream. Main bedroom and upstairs room are ongoing projects,major workof which to be proud. Home of the month in Your Home and Garden magazine February 2005.

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Christmas, the time to get in touch with friendsand family.

Come in and see our delightful range of GreetingCards, Christmas cards and wrapping paper.

Then thinking of the New Year, we can help youwith Calendars and Diaries.

And finally, when you are ready to mail them away,beat the queue and visit us for your stamps and

other postal services.Alan & Trish would like to wish all the customers a

very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year.

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What's on in Dec/JanAvebury House, situated at 9 Eveleyn Couzins Ave.Richmond, is a community-run, low cost facility whichhas rooms available for hire. Situated in the midst ofAvebury Park, the house, which has been refurbished, hasrun several open days and social events. In addition to theamenities for hire, the following classes and activities areavailable:Gentle Exercise Class - Mondays 1- 2pm(Wear comfortable clothing). Cost $2.50.This Sit and Be Fit class is a fun and healthy way to retainmobility, independence and meet new people. Designedespecially for those with limited mobility, older adults andthose with health or weight problems.Enjoy these simple and gentle classes at your pace, andenjoy a cup of tea with us afterwards.Richmond History GroupHeld on 2nd Wednesday of each month. No cost.Next meeting Wednesday 9th Jan 4 - 5pm.The History Group meets to share resources and researchon items of Richmond's heritage. The Richmond Room,a resource room with displays, magazines and items ofinterest has been set up at Avebury. These resources areavailable to the public at no charge.Embroidery GroupMondays 1 - 4pm.Beginners to advanced. Tuition available from a patient,experienced tutor.Please ring Allison on 388-9377 for more information.Shirley Brownie groupMeets at 6pm every Tuesday at Avebury House, excludingschool holidays. Contact Sue on 352-5551 for details.Music & Movement for Babies and Pre-schoolersThis popular group meets on Fridays 1 1 am - 12 noon,excluding school holidays. Cost $3 first child, $ 1 .50for each subsequent child. For enrolment/enquiries ringUrsula on 332-0633 or just come along.Flax Weaving Courses^with All BrownFeb 23rd. 10am - 4pm.Ph Ali Brown 329-705 1 for registrations.Hugs All Round Quilt ProjectWednesdays 1 -4pm, enquiries to 381-6615.

for older adults_ _Fridays 12.15 - 1.15pm. Cost $3.Ring Avebury House for details.Music Together of ChristchurchAn internationally recognised and research-basedprogramme; Song book and CDs included. Birth to age5. Avebury House, Thursdays 9. 30-10. 15am. 10 weekprogramme. Register now! Contact Jennifer: 328-7787directorfaimusicto getherpfchristchurch.comwww.musictogetherofchristchurch.com

For further information about facilities and classesetc. please contact: Lesley McMillan,Community Development Worker:Ph 381-6615.

In my office I see a lot of people who needhealthcare but seem to be fighting thehealth system and long waiting lists. Whenthe Government spends an extra $5 billiona year on health, you would expect this tolead to more operations and shorter waitingtimes. But it hasn't.Last year, there were fewer electiveoperations - such as heart bypass surgery,cataract operations, hip replacements, andhernia operations - than In 2001.Meanwhile, the waiting time for electivesurgery has increased from about sevenweeks in 2000 to ten weeks this year. .During the next election, Labour willpromise more money for health, andwill claim this will lead to more electivesurgeries and shorter waiting times. But itwon't.The Government needs to spend taxpayermoney more wisely and be innovative toget the best value for the health dollar.National has plenty of new ideas to getthe best bang for our health buck and toincrease the number of elective surgeriesand reduce waiting times.First, elective surgery should be separatedfrom emergency surgery where possible.This will allow health professionals toconcentrate on elective operations withoutbeing interrupted by urgent cases.Secondly, GPs with special interests shouldbe able to provide a wider range of minorsurgery in their clinics. This will help ourhospitals focus on more major electivesurgery, and help reduce waiting times.Thirdly, DHBs should be able to makesmarter use of the private sector by takingadvantage of spare capacity in privatehospitals which will increase the availabilityof elective surgery and reduce waitingtimes.Finally, the Labour Government shouldstop spending ever more money onhealth bureaucracy, and start training andsupporting more doctors and nurses.

Nicky WagnerNATIONAL PARTY MP

"I'm interested in your w'ews"

chchoffice@nickywagner.co.nzPh:03 365 8297, 189 Montreal St. Christchurch

Richmond Base277 Stanmore RoadPh:389-1213WOW! December already. Where has the year gone?CARDS are now available at Avebury House, lots moreto choose from. Still at $1 each. Next year we hope tosell enough to support a child overseas.

NEWS FLASH! Runnings have donated us a gardenshed, hooray! No tools and stuff inside anymore.Also they are making a garden for us as well as verygenerously giving us a barbeque. HOW GREAT ISTHAT? We feel very privileged to be the recipients ofsuch wonderfijl gifts.The barbeque will get well usedover the months to come.We at Richmond wish all readers a great holiday seasonand a happy and safe New Year.

Community Day at Runnings November 10th

Closing Date for copy and advts. for theFebruary RCN issue is

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Photocopying AvailableAvebury House has photocopying available.A4 sheets lOc per sheet, A3 sheets 25c per sheet.Duplex copying available. Discount prices for bulkruns of 50 or more sheets.Ph 381-6615 for further details.

AdvtWanting more abundance and prosperity in all areasof your life ? Join me to learn how at Avebury House,Saturday 1st December, 10am-4.30pm.Ph Pam Clarke 03 980-5934.

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BellsDec 7th, 10am Senior Citizen/ Older Person Concert

and morning tea. Richmond Methodist Church(next to Richmond Working Mens Club).

Carols on the GreenDec 16th, 3pm Free donkey rides for children.

If wet will be held in the Richmond Methodist Church

Christmas Bell Service9:30 am Sunday Dec 23rd at theRichmond Methodist Church.

All welcomeChristmas Day Services

A combined Richmond Methodist, North Avon BaptistSt Colomba Presbyterian and Shirley Methodist servicewill be held at St Colomba, Petrie Street, at 9:30 am.

All welcome

New business requires Data -Entry WHIZZ.Great opportunity for a data entry whizz to earnsome extra money. Accuracy and speed are essential.Alphanumerical entry. The person will be easy-going,compassionate and self motivated. Minimum 4 hoursper week building up to maximum 20 hours per week.Working from our home office in Richmond betweenthe hours 9 -3 . Starting date to suit.Call Sue on 385-5105 or e-mail application tosue@mernorvtree.co.nz

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Happy Birthday Richmond Community NewsCongratulations on our 5th birthday and 54th publication to our editor Phill Hoare and his bandof willing helpers. A big thank you to the History Group members who provide the photos andarticles on present day Richmond, the researchers who look up records on old Richmond, thevolunteers who willingly fold and deliver the newsletter each month and most of all to all theadvertisers who enable our Community News to keep going.

Avebury House re-opened as a Community facility in September 2002 and within three monthsthe idea of publishing a local newspaper expressed earlier, was a reality. With assistance fromSTAIMN, Hazard Press and our editor's previous experience, December 2002 marked our firstpublication. Regular news contributions from Richmond School and MP Tim Barnett werecomplemented by articles from local people. Our series profiling local historic houses won aHeritage Award in 2005. The paper has travelled far and wide with copies at times findingtheir way overseas. But first and foremost, this is Richmond's paper and we will continue to beinterested in publishing any news, stories or items of interest, past or present.

Richmond Barnardos Big Toddle

Wednesday 21st November saw a cheerful, colourful group of approximately thirty children and twenty adultsfrom Barnardos Richmond Early Learning Centre in Slater Street set off on a 'toddle' around the nearbystreets. Fairies, superheroes, animals, pirates and clowns were among the happy participants as they combinedfundraising for charity with physical exercise and, most importantly, fun, in an event which Barnardos heldthroughout November at various locations around New Zealand. Parents, teachers and Bamardos staff joined thechildren on their 'toddle' and enjoyed the opportunity to join in a community event. More fun and activity wasincluded with a bouncy castle back at the Centre for those with energy to spare.Richmond Early Learning Centre caters for children from 6 months to 5 years of age.

Healthy LivingHave you always wanted to do something about the unhealthy habits that you've got into?Then you might like to join our Healthy Living class with people on a budget in mind.It will include:

• Teaching good ideas for good nutrition, physical activity, budget shopping, cooking for one andother healthy living topics.

• Healthy cooking demonstrations (and eating).• Easy exercise classes.• Health checks.

A new course starts in early 2008 from 10am - 1pm, running for 12 weeks.Find out more by phoning Marlys or Andrea on 389-0219.Delta Community House, 105 North Avon Road, Richmond.

Do you want to 'explore' your world? Discover new places? Have new experiences?Discover more about yourself and make new friends? Delta Community SupportTrust would like to invite you to join us once a week for 10 weeks to broaden your lifeexperiences through fun-filled mystery adventures! To find out more phone Marlys orTony on 389-0192 or 389-0212. New course starts early 2008.

Delta Community House,105 North Avon Rd, Richmond

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The Richmond Community News requires storiesand items of local interest. If you have an item forpublication please send it to: Avebury@xtra.co.nzor Avebury House Community Trust, P.O.Box26097, attention RCN.

AdvtHouse cleaning job wanted by reliable, efficient and honestlady. I'll vacuum, wash floors, dust, clean bathrooms/loo.$25 p.w. Excellent references. Phone Nicola 386-1118.

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When I was elected as a Member of Parliament in 1996my mother rang me from the UK to announce that thiswas the first full-time job which I had ever done whichshe could understand. While at varsity I had deliveredletters, worked in Europe's largest industrial building(a Ford spare parts warehouse) and even dug irrigationtrenches in Turkey. They all made sense to my mother.But then I produced information directories for thedisabled community of Northern Ireland, researched forthe first charity digest in Barbados, managed a SouthLondon Community Centre and ran a Volunteer Centre,ending up heading their national organisation Then I wasa lobbyist at the British Parliament and the Coordinatorof the Christchurch Community Law Centre, My motherfailed to understand how people could be paid to do thosethings, although - being naturally supportive - alwaysassumed that I did a good job!

Oddly enough, since I announced a few weeks ago thatI would be standing down as Member of Parliament forChristchurch Central at the election towards the end ofnext year (2008), the question of what an MP actuallydoes has been near the top of my mind. There is no oneanswer - all politicians have their own style, and thereis always more work to do than time and energy allows.Christchurch Central is an electorate of extremes - itcontains more small businesses and more single-personhouseholds than any other in the South Island, hasextremely affluent and very deprived neighbourhoods,contains an ever-widening ethnic variety among itspeople, and is made up of strong neighbourhoodsrepresented (mostly) by powerful residents groups andhaving unique character. The approach which I havetaken is not to judge, to work as hard as I can, to reflect myLabour values in my style and to do work in Weliingtonwhich links back to my Christchurch home base.

The comparison between my first term experience as anMP (1996 to 1999) and the situation now could not bemore dramatic. By 1996 the National Government hadbeen Government for 6 years. State houses were beingsold to the highest bidder, ACC was being underminedas private providers came in, an attempt to charge peoplefor hospital care had only been stopped by massivepublic opposition, superannuation was under threat (andwas cut in 1999) ... the list goes on and on. The jobof a local MP was as tough as it could get as peoplestruggled to get by, and our ability to make a differencevery limited. Now, after 8 years of better laws and afairer approach by Government agencies, it is all verydifferent. Now our caseload is dominated by immigration(New Zealand is a very popular place for people to moveto), by housing (high quality, subsidised state housingis certain to be popular), health (services are better thanever, but demand is higher than ever) and by a range oflegal and local body matters which will always exist inone way or another. What a change for the better over

11 years!Tim BarnettM.P.

TIM BARNETT

Level 3,103 Worcester Street PO Box13295 CrinstchurchBhone;-Q337-X8840-£ax:03 366 4770Cell^02-74S7Q8Q9—

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Star Christchurch 21st January 1886The Stanmore Brass Band, Bandmaster D. McKillop,will perform the following programme at 8 o'clocksharp to-morrow evening, in the Rotunda:—Quickstep, "Beautiful Venice", P. Ulrico; Quadrille,"King of the Mashers", J. Metcalf; Grand selection,"Manrico" (II Travatore), Verdi; Valse, "Mia Cara", P.Bucalossi; Polka, "Merrie Bells", J. Metcalf; Fantasia(opera), "Olivette", Audran; Mazurka, "Coquette",S. Linton; Valse, "Summer Breezes", W. Harris;Schottische, "Little Philis", J. Bates;God Save The Queen

WOULD LIKE TO INVITE HAND OR MACHINESEWERS TO JOIN THEM MAKING

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FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN AGED BIRTHTO 15 YEARS.

Wednesdays l-4pmat Avebury House

9 Eveleyn Couzins AveAll materials provided

Volunteers who are not so confident withtheir sewing skills are also welcome as thereis plenty help available. Ring OLGA 980-1654

Donations towards the cost of thisproject would be welcomed. Pleasecontact Lesley at Avebury House:Ph 381-6615, Monday-Thursday.

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PO Box 26025, North Avert, ChristchurehPhone/Fox (03) 38^7 168,

Email: of fice@richmondsehool.nr

Kia OraThe end of the last school term is fast approaching, and all is busy at Richmond School. The Year 6's have returned fromLeadership Camp in Wellington. The highlights for the children were 'Te Papa Museum, The Plane flights, Swimming, TheYHA, Capital E Studios, Holy Family Primary School in Porirua, The Beehive, Lunch with Tim Harriett and Wellington Zoojust to mention a few.' A huge thanks to all our sponsors, whanau, staff and the Board of Trustees for supporting our futureleaders. This was a trip of a lifetime. (Year 6 tamariki)

The Junior school had a wonderful time at the A&P Show, even with the rain coming down and wind blowing around, the kidsenjoyed every moment of their day, they were even able to get their picture taken with Richie McCaw. Next week we will behaving a family fun day at Waltham Pool, with Friends and Family of Richmond School kindly donating a free sausage sizzleand tee-block to all our tamariki.

The Board of Trustees is busy finalizing several projects. The rebuilding of our junior playground which we are hoping tobe completed in January 2008 along with the exterior repaint of the school buildings. Our electricians from CbristchurchElectrical are busy installing new heat pumps throughout the entire school. Many thanks to Ginny Bowden (BOT) andVikanda Bagie (Property Officer) from School Support who have completed these incredible tasks. We would also like to wishVikanda all the best on the up and coming birth of her first child.The Board of Trustees would like to thank the Richmond Community for all the support we have received this year and hopeall the best over the festive period.

New World StanmoreA huge thanks you to Ian Wilde (Owner/Manager) and staff from New World Stanmore for kindly donating some NetballWorld Cup balls. Our tamariki have thoroughly enjoyed using these.

Te Mana Main Oscar Holiday ProgrammeMonday 28 January - Friday 1 February 2008Te Mana Mahi Oscar Programme based at Richmond School is currently taking bookings for our holiday programme. Thisprogramme is for children aged 5-14 years of age. Hours are 8.30am-4pm. Cost is $20.00 per day. Extra care is available from4pm-5.30pm at an extra cost of $9.00 per night. WINZ subsidy is available for qualifying families. If you wish to book yourchild/ren or have any queries regarding this programme please contact Adele or Tui on 389 6610, via email, pdtl@xtra.co.nzWe also have full time permanent placements, and part time care available in our after school care program. Hours are 3pm-5.30pm at a cost of $9.00 per night, with WINZ subsidy available.

Our last final hui is on Tuesday 18lh December. Junior hui starts at 9am followed with a shared morning tea. Senior Hui startsat 11 am followed by a shared lunch. All are welcome to attend either of these Hui.Our start date for 2008 is Monday 4Th February. If you have or know of someone that has a child that will be enrolling in ourschool next year, please come and enrol your child early as class placements will be finalized by January. Alternatively youcan contact the office on 3897 168 and we will send out a prospectus.

Annie BowdenPRINCIPAL

DisclaimerViews and opinions expressed in Richmond Community News are not necessarily those of the Editor or Avebury House Community Trust. No responsibilityis accepted for incorrect information contained in advertisements or editorials. Advertisements for publication are accepted in good faith and publication of anadvertisement does not imply endorsement by Avebury House Community Trust. The Richmond Community News is published monthly by Avebury House

Community Trust, 9 Eveleyn Conzins Ave, Richmond Christchurch. Telephone 381-6615 or E-Mail avebury@xtra.co.nz.