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Coco Barham, Eddy Stanton and Bree Coburn enjoy their day out at Redcliffs School fair held at van Asch Deaf Education Centre on Sunday. The fair had attractions includ-ing carnival rides, food stalls, old-fashioned sideshows, crafts, plants, sweets, cakes, toys, clothes and books. Money raised from this year’s fair will go towards learning programmes and school resources.• More photos p5

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A coastal walk is being planned to remember Sumner’s Antarc-tic connection.

The Sumner Community Residents Association wants to create a walk to link a turret and a hut once connected to Antarctic explorers Captain Robert Falcon Scott (right) and Ernest Shackleton.

The turret was salvaged from the original home Scott lived in while he planned his expedition to Antarctica.

He took the hut to Antarc-tica as part of his Terra Nova expedition.

He used to stay at expedi-tion agent Sir Joseph Kinsey’s clifftop holiday home on what is now known as Kinsey Tce.

Sir Joseph’s land has been subdivided and a new home was built on the site of the original home.

The turret, which is a small timber tower, off the original

home was saved and kept on the property.

However, the new home was red zoned after the earthquakes, and the turret was again salvaged from the cliff edge.

Sumner Community Resi-dents Association co-ordinator Marnie Kent said the association had been given the opportunity to keep the turret in Sumner and wants to put it on display.

“We just want to make sure it stays in Sumner.”

The association is working to secure a piece of red zoned land on Nayland St to be its new vil-

lage green, and hopes the turret will go on display there.

The historic hut was salvaged from a neighbouring Kinsey Tce garden in 2013 and taken to Godley Head.

It is being restored by the Department of Conserva-tion.

John Fairhall and his wife Shirley lived in the original homestead for about 10 years, and organised to have the turret removed from the red zoned site and into storage.

He said it would be great to see the historic item on display.

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Lyttelton will get a life size bronze sled dog named Hector to celebrate its 125-year link to Antarctica.

The Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Antarctic Society is funding the $32,000 instal-lation of the statue, which they hope will bring more attention to the significance of Lyttelton’s contribution to studies on the frozen continent.

The city council accepted the gift from the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Antarctic Society at its meeting on September 10.

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Whyte, will sit outside the Lyttelton Library on the cor-ner of London and Canterbury Sts.

The slightly-larger-than-life bronze sculpture of an antarctic husky, symbolises the courage, energy and teamwork demon-strated by our early explorers and their dogs.

Councillor Andrew Turner said he was delighted to see this project approved.

“This will be a new point of interest in the Lyttelton town centre as well as recognising and celebrating the importance of our historic and ongoing re-

lationship with the Antarctic. I thank the Antarctic Society for their generous gift and look for-ward to this work being created and installed.”

Sled dogs were working dogs used for transport across the frozen continent. Dogs were used at Scott Base, the New Zealand outpost in Antarctica, until 1994.

Mr Whyte’s other sculptures include the 12 bronze busts of prominent Cantabrians at the Arts Centre and the statue of Charles Upham in Amber-ley.

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SLED DOG: The design of the statue which will sit outside the Lyttelton Library to signify the link between Lyttelton and Antarctica.

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City councillor Andrew Turner hopes that a recent community meeting with police will see an end to boy racer activity in Gov-ernors Bay.

An online outcry from the Governors Bay community, resulted in a meeting with Se-nior Sergeant Scott Richard-son and has led to more po-lice patrols of the Governors Bay area, which boy racers have tended to target in recent times.

Cr Turner said: “The community is certainly very live to the issue of boy racers, be that to contain or resolve the problem.”

The police will now also record every call made concerning antisocial driving, even if they cannot send a patrol car to Governors Bay, so that they can keep track of all boy racer complaints.

Cr Turner urged Governors Bay residents to call the police for any boy racer activity.

“Even if the police can’t re-

spond, there will still be a record for that call. So when they are able to respond, they will know where they should put the pa-trols.

“(Callers writing down) reg-istration plates would be good, but that’s definitely not always possible . . . the community can

help by reporting everything they see,” he said.

The police, along with traffic engineers are working towards possible exclusion zones, prohi-bition zones and other engineer-ing issues concerning Governors Bay.

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said that speed cameras could be included in those plans.

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COMPLETE: Two new paved safety platforms, which together cost ratepayers $80,000, have been installed on Main Rd, Redcliffs. The paved platforms, which aim to slow traffic as it enters either side of the village, were originally part of the Main Road Master Plan but were brought forward to be done at the same time as other road works in the area to lessen disruption. The bricks are meant to create a different texture so drivers know they are entering the village, and to slow down.PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER

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ACTIVE: Exclusion zones could be included in plans to crack down on boy racers in the harbour area.

Police to keep track of all boy racer complaints

Road closureA section of lower Mt Pleasant Rd will be closed from Monday for about five weeks. The closure will be between Seamount Tce and Billy’s Track, where there has been a one lane with priority give-way to downhill traffic. Motorists will have to use either Major Hornbrook Rd or Soleares Ave.

Walking festival ticketsTickets are now on sale for the Banks Peninsula Walking Festival, to be held in November. The first walk will be the Rod Donald Hut Opening, in memory of Banks Peninsula’s Green Party MP, Rod Donald. The festival will run from November 7 to November 29. Tickets can be bought from www.eventfinda.co.nz/2015/banks-peninsula-walking-festival/lyttelton

Volunteers wantedThe Lyttelton Seafarers’ Centre is looking for volunteers. The centre is only open from 7-10pm currently, but with more volunteers, chairperson John McLister is hopeful that the centre can stay open for longer, and possibly on weekends. If you’re interested to help out, phone 328 7676.

Grant to be consideredThe city council will decide whether to approve a heritage incentive grant of $333,548 towards the restoration of the Lyttelton Harbour Board Offices building, on the corner of Norwich Quay and Oxford St, at its meeting tomorrow. Water Qual Ltd, which owns the building, wants to put a new top storey on the building, and restore it. The city council’s communities, housing and economic development committee has recommended the city council approves the grant.

Stall returns to marketThe Lyttelton Farmers’ Market will be welcoming back Cassels and Sons to the market with a whole new set-up – fill your own bottles will be available for purchase with four varieties of beer, available from October 3.

Football awardsFerrymead Bays Football recently held an awards night which wrapped up a great season. All junior coaches recognised their most improved players and players of the year, in their teams. Phil Lindsay, coach of the 18th grade boys, received the trophy for club coach of the year, for his successes in winning league and knockout titles.

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BY TOM DOUDNEYA family of self-described light sleepers got up on Wednesday morning to find a stolen caravan had crashed through their garage wall during the night without waking them.

Heathcote resident Alan Stack went to the garage to feed their cat Humpty and staffordshire terrier Fudge just before 7am as usual and was greeted by the sight of the caravan sticking through the wall.

Mr Stack said he was so focused on feeding the animals he didn’t immediately notice the caravan but when he did he was dumb-founded.

“It did give me a bit of a shock. I went back into the house and said to the others ‘there’s a bloody caravan in the garage’ and of course they didn’t believe me.”

His wife, Judy, said she thought her husband had “lost it” at first.

“Then we raced outside and there it was,” she said.

The 6.5m caravan had been stolen, the night before, from out-side the house of retirees Ken and Judith Bradshaw who live further up Port Hills Rd.

Mrs Stack said it was thought the caravan had hit the rounda-bout at Port Hills Rd and Martin-dales Rd and come loose from the car that was towing it.

It would then have free-wheeled for perhaps 75 to 100m fur-ther down Port Hills Rd before ploughing through their fence and running across the garden into the garage.

Their daughter Maria and grandson Ryott, 2, were also in the house at the time.

Ryott had woken up crying shortly before midnight, possibly because of the crash, but had gone back to sleep but Maria had not heard anything.

“We had wanted a caravan – we just didn’t want to get one that way,” Mrs Stack said.

She was amazed they had managed to sleep through the incident.

“We are the lightest sleepers in the world and we didn’t hear a thing. We wake at every

earthquake.”The caravan knocked over a

freezer and scratched Mr Stack’s motor-cycle.

The pets appeared to have had a lucky escape, especially the cat, whose bed was against the wall where the caravan came through.

“The cat is alright but is not that keen on going to bed in the garage anymore, which I can certainly understand,” Mrs Stack said.

Mr Bradshaw said he was shocked and angry when he found out what had happened to his caravan in the morning and went straight to the scene

in his pyjamas.The thieves had cut a lock on

the caravan with bolt cutters.The Bradshaws would now have

to cancel a holiday they had been planning to take in a few weeks’ time.

The Stacks’ house had only been rebuilt 18 months ago after being damaged by the February 2011 earthquake.

“This is a blip on the horizon [by comparison],” Mrs Stack said.

“We just need to get it repaired as soon as we can and get life back to normal. It’s unfortunate but at least no one was injured or killed.”

DAMAGE DONE: The Stack family woke up on Wednesday to find a caravan had ploughed into their garage.

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BY FRASER WALKER-PEARCESumner and Redcliffs residents are calling for more people to make submissions on the city council’s proposed solution to coastal haz-ards.

The deadline for submissions on the matter, has been extended until October 16. But residents believe nothing will change unless the pub-lic are willing to make a submission.

Christchurch Coastal Residents United member, Kimberley Moss-man believes the city council has not provided affected home own-ers with enough information on the proposed plan.

“They’re (council) not talking about protection or mitigation at all, and there’s been very little con-sultation with the public, and those with houses affected,” she said.

Mrs Mossman said that she has held meetings with Sumner and Redcliffs residents in the past, where those in attendance were shocked at finding out what the council are proposing for their homes.

If the council’s proposed plan goes through, Mrs Mossman be-lieves bare land in Sumner and Redcliffs will become “worthless”, and she is urging residents to post a submission before the deadline on October 16.

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The long-awaited Ferrymead Bridge has been completed and the traffic signals switched on.

The traffic signals for the $35m bridge were switched on last Tuesday.

A city council spokeswoman said there had been no issues so far, and it had not received any reports of crashes in the area.

She said the city council had not seen any excessive queues for motorists coming down from St Andrews Hill Rd.

“Traffic has been flowing well across the bridge. There have been no issues to note.”

The intersection, which the city council estimates will have 1635 vehicles daily, has traffic signals on Main Rd, Bridle Path Rd and a give way signal at the bottom of St Andrews Hill Rd.

Vehicles coming down from St Andrews Hill have to cross

over Bridle Path Rd and a newly installed lane to turn left onto Main Rd.

St Andrews Hill resident Mike Morrison said the new signals and layout were “aw-ful”.

He had concerns with the original plans and they had proved to be true.

“It’s bloody dangerous.”He had already experienced

one near-miss as he drove from St Andrews Hill Rd, onto Main Rd.

He was half way across the intersection trying to get into the left-turning lane when traffic coming along Bridle Path Rd came up quickly.

He narrowly avoided a crash.

“The issue is safely navigating across the intersection.”

The city council plans for the intersection show provi-sion for a traffic signals “if required” at the bottom of St Andrews Hill and Bridal Path Rds.

Traffic flowing well through Ferrymead Bridge

school fair a big hitRedcliffs School’s kapa haka group welcomed people to the fair at the weekend. Fair organiser Kathy Connolly said because of the colder weather there were not as many visitors as last year but there was a steady stream of people. “We’ve got a great community and a great bunch of parents.” She said there had not been a final count of the money raised but hoped it would be about $40,000. The school is in limbo while it waits for Education Minister Hekia Parata’s decision on whether to close it due to the risk of rock fall on the Main Rd site. It has been based at van Asch since 2011. Just under 3000 submissions on the closure were received by the ministry, which has pushed the final decision back to term four.

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So the race covers 700km, and it’s up to 10 days of racing – what on earth convinced you to sign up for something this crazy?

It was actually a friend of mine, Kath, who was doing the race. She rang me up and asked me if I wanted to do it, and I said that sounds like the best thing ever. And it’s actually only 642km if you don’t make any wrong turns.

So did you?We only made one mistake! We

went 10km past a checkpoint, and had to go back. Kevin, our sole male teammate, is a really good navigator, so that made the race enjoyable.

It must have been heartbreak-ing, when you’re exhausted, to have to retrace your steps.

It was but it was the only one, so we said don’t worry about it, we’ll get past it. You just have to make a joke of these things, because it is tough so you can’t let it get to you.

So tell me about the group you raced with?

Well, there’s an Irish woman, an English woman, a Kiwi and an Australian, so it’s a bit like the start of a joke. I’m from Ireland originally but I lived in England most of life and moved to New Zealand six years ago. Laura works for fire communications

and is also from England. Kath is the Kiwi of the team, and this was actually her sixth time racing. And then there’s Kevin, and it was his fifth one so it was really good to be with two experienced people.

But this was your first time? Yeah, it was my first multi-sport

event and first adventure race. All four of us are keen mountain bikers, kayakers and hikers, and I go out running a lot in the Port Hills. The next race I have coming up is the Spring Challenge, and that was originally the race I was training for when this came up.

So when did you sign up for the challenge?

Four months ago. Laura is a good friend, so I rang a couple of weeks after I found out, and I mentioned I was looking for another male team member. But she said please, please let me do it. So Kev was the only guy, but he coped pretty well with us.

He must have had a hard time, surrounded by so many girls.

He actually had an ear infection before the race, so we joked that he just pretended his ear was infected so he couldn’t hear us.

What is the memory that stands out most?

The worst part was midway

through the race, when we got really bad pain in our feet. It was a real struggle to keep moving when your feet hurt so much.

The best point was at the last checkpoint. We heard rumours all the other teams had got lost at that point. The team who won actually lost 10 hours on that checkpoint. So we were such a massive high when we found that checkpoint. The other awesome thing was when the organisers left Pringles and Coke at one of our checkpoints. We were really, really low on food at that stage, so they felt like the best thing we had ever tasted.

And it was worth it all just for the scenery. We camped quite a lot in a few different places with the most amazing scenery. At one point we got to a canyon and had to swim through it, and it was so isolated even the owners of the farm had never been through the pool. The boulders and the rocks there were like something out of Lord of the Rings, it was amazing even in the dark. And we saw a lot of wildlife. At one stage Laura and Kath were peering over a cliff and a kangaroo jumped up out of no where right in their faces. They were as shocked as each other, the kangaroo and Laura. She had never seen one before.

Cycling 700km in the AustralianSumner resident Orla O’Kane recently returned from the 700km XPD Australia expedition adventure race. She spoke to Gabrielle Stuart about the highs and lows, her next big race this weekend and how she cured her fear of spiders

TEAM SPIRIT: Orla O’Kane (front) during the XPD Australia adventure race, with her teammates Kath Copland, Kevin Humphrey and Laura Prior.

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outback – a memorable challengeWas there any point in the race

when you thought you might not make it?

I never thought about giving up, but I was really worried at one point that my feet were going to stop me. But we carried each other along, making each other laugh. When we were doing something really tough we would take the mickey, and say, yeah, I’m re-ally enjoying this headwind. The organisers said we were one of the happiest teams they had seen.

What was the most challenging thing about the race?

Navigating would probably have been the biggest challenge. We were using topographical maps, and on some maps some of the roads were missing or tracks were missing, so you were walking on a track which didn’t exist. For me and Laura it was mind-blowing, but for Kev it just seemed to make sense.

For me personally, I have always had a fear of spiders, and of course there were millions of spiders there. So it has actually cured my fear, because you just didn’t have a choice. And you were just so worried about where you were going to sleep that night you didn’t really get a chance to think about it.

When you got back to

civilisation, what was the thing you were craving the most?

Just fresh food, anything fresh. Because all we could eat was lollies and crackers and protein bars, that kind of thing. Luckily for us Kev’s wife was waiting at the end and she knew what we would be wanting, so she filled the fridge with fresh fruit and salads. It was so nice.

What ached the most after the race?

I didn’t have sore muscles, just sore knees from overuse. But ev-eryone was a bit different. I don’t think Laura got sore at all. But the first sleep we got was amazing. We slept from two in the morning to two in the afternoon, and when we all got up and were walking around like elderly people.

People can follow your prog-ress live during the race through the website – were many people watching?

Yeah, we had a lot of people following us, which was great. My mum and dad and my husband were following it, and a few of them actually emailed the organis-ers wondering if we slept too long at certain transition or worried that we might be injured. But we were able to send messages to them, which was really nice because you’re always thinking about your family and friends, so it was nice to be able to give them

an update.Would your husband ever do

something like this with you?I’m not sure, I think he’d like

to. But he’s so proud of me, it was great. And it’s spurred him on to do a lot more smaller things to start with.

How did the two of you meet?We actually met in New Zealand

through a friend, who set us up on a blind date. We went to see an Irish comedian, Tommy Tiernan. So it’s true laughter brings you together.

You’ve obviously explored a lot of the world – what made you choose to settle in New Zealand?

I have – I spent a year in Austra-lia, and I’ve travelled through Asia, in Thailand and Cambodia and seen a bit of Europe as well. I came over here initially as a backpacker, but fell in love with the country. So I got my residency and decided to stay.

So what’s the next challenge for you?

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VIEW: Racing day and night through the Queensland tropics, the scenery and the wildlife the team saw during the race were some of the highlights.

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New lettering was installed on the timber outside the Brookhaven subdivision on September 11, and residents are over the moon.

Graham and Jan Edwards took it upon themselves to try and

get a new sign installed after the original went missing after the February 2011 earthquake.

Mrs Edwards said with the new sign they felt like they had their identity back.

“It’s just lovely to have our neighbourhood back.”

Bay Harbour News ran a story in February last year about the original brass lettering going missing in a suspected theft.

Port Hills Labour MP Ruth Dyson read the story and wanted to help the residents out.

She contacted a few local manufacturers to see if they would sponsor new signage, and Tom Thomson of EPL Innovation came to the party and sponsored the new sign.

Mrs Edwards was very grateful for his generosity.

“It was just a really nice thing

for him to do.”She said he had a link to the

subdivision as he was living there at the time while his house was being repaired.

Mr Edwards said the new sign looked identical to the original brass lettering, but it was far more secure.

“It’s nailed down so hard into the wood mounts so I don’t think anybody would get it off.”

BEFORE AND AFTER: Brookhaven residents Graham and Jan Edwards, Port Hills Labour MP Ruth Dyson and EPL Innovation managing director Tom Thomson celebrated the installation of the new sign.

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Diamond Harbour residents are concerned that the city council may plan to sell land which is currently home to the Diamond Harbour Medical Centre.

The Lyttelton-Mt Herbert Commu-nity Board received a deputation from the Diamond Harbour and Districts Health Support Group last week.

The group’s deputation asked the board to request that the council “gift” the Diamond Harbour Medi-cal Centre land to the community. They also asked if a “peppercorn sale” could be arranged.

A peppercorn sale is a traditional sale of a council-owned piece of land, to a community for a fraction of what it’s worth.

A council spokeswoman said that: “The council does not have any im-mediate plans for the land . . . staff are not in discussions regarding a ‘peppercorn’ sale of the land to the medical centre owner.”

The medical centre is owned by the DHDHSG and was built by the community.

Former GP at the Diamond Har-bour Medical Centre, Ross Fountain said: “We need the sale of that land to us, which would ensure the se-curity of a medical centre in a rural area. Getting medical services into rural areas can be quite difficult.”

Mr Fountain said that Diamond Harbour residents had received word from the council, saying that they planned to sell land in the area, and that the medical centre could be one of those.

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Safety on Cliff Track is a prior-ity for Diamond Harbour resident Ruth Garside, who said the num-ber of prickly pear plants is now becoming dangerous for walkers.

She said: “I’m concerned about the infestation of the prickly pears, (contractors have) been along to trim them, but when it’s cut down, it keeps growing. It’s a very nasty cactus.”

She hasn’t seen or heard of any

injuries as of yet, but said it was only a matter of time.

Mrs Garside and her husband often go for walks along the track with their grandchildren, and are worried what may happen if they lose sight of them for even a short while.

“We both use it (Cliff Track) for a walk, and when you have grand-children and dogs, you do start to worry about them, if you lose them,” Mrs Garside said.

The prickly pear plants can be seen all over the walking track, some growing taller than Mrs Garside.

Unit Manager Parks, Andrew Rutledge said: “A new council staff member has been appointed

to work on this. He has only just been made aware of prickly pear plant this week.”

He said a meeting had been set up with a local volunteer who looks after the area, so they could view the isolated areas where the plant exists.

“It is our intention to eradicate the plant from the site while it is very localised. Once we have vis-ited the site, we will know how large an area is affected,” he said.

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SPIKY SUBJECT: These prickly pear plants are all over a popular walking track in Diamond Harbour.

The Loons Theatre Trust has agreed on a partnership with the Ministry of Education for a new theatre.

When the new performance space opens in June 2016, it will be home to The Loons, which means live theatre will finally re-turn to Christchurch.

The Loons lost their Lyttel-ton theatre in the Christchurch earthquakes, but now they’re partnering with the Ministry of Education and Lyttelton Primary to build a dual facility school hall and theatre on the new Lyttelton school campus.

Principal of Lyttelton Primary, Diana Feary said: “. . . the Loons

bring a special dimension to both Lyttelton and our school with the role they play in making drama live for our children.”

The Ministry of Education will fund the building of the theatre. The Loons is raising the remain-ing money to fit the space out as a performing arts centre with re-tractable seating, staging, light-ing, and sound rigs.

The Loons must raise $392,000 for the theatre fit out, and have currently raised almost $170,000.

From September 22 until No-vember 4, the Loons will be run-ning a crowd funding campaign to raise $70,000 for retractable seating.

In addition, the space will be used by children to learn drama and dance as part of the Loons in Schools educational programme.

Chairwoman of the Lyttelon-Mt Herbert Community Board, Paula Smith said the theatre will be a much needed boost to Lyttelton’s recovery from the earthquakes.

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Mt Pleasant’s David Bolam-Smith has been honoured by the Japanese Government for his services to international relations.

Mr Bolam-Smith was awarded his Order of The Rising Sun medal for the Gold and Silver Rays category at the Japanese Embassy in Wel-lington on September 11.

He was one of 15 recipients worldwide.Mr Bolam-Smith has been a volunteer on

the Christchurch and Kurashiki sister-city committee for 27 years.

He commissioned artist Annabel Menzies-Joyce to create two sculptures to honour the Japanese people who lost their lives in the Feb-ruary 2011 earthquake.

The identical sculptures were unveiled in 2012, with one sitting at the Transitional Ca-thedral site while the other is in Toyama City, Japan.

The order acknowledges those who have made distinguished achievements in interna-tional relations, promotion of Japanese cul-ture, advancements in their field, development in welfare or preservation of the environment.

The awards are held twice a year in spring and autumn.

Mr Bolam-Smith felt honoured to receive the award.

“It was a ceremony fit for a king, it was just amazing.”

He said Japan’s win over the Springboks in the Rugby World Cup pool match last week topped off the award.

“I was most definitely on the Japan side of the supporters group, it’s my other country,” he said.

“But if the All Blacks come up against Japan in the final I don’t know which way I’ll go.”

Mt Pleasant man receives honour from Japan

RECOGNISED: David Bolam-Smith wears his medal and holds his certificate with his wife Junko at the awards ceremony.

A Mt Pleasant resident has been recognised for her contribution to clinical psychology.

Professor Julia Rucklidge has received the Ballin Award which recognises significant contribu-tions to the development or en-hancement of clinical psychology by a member of the New Zealand Psychological Society.

The award also recognised her commitment to effective mentor-ing, supervision, and training of safe, ethically informed capable practitioners.

Her early research centred on at-tention deficit hyperactivity disor-der, its psychopathology, diagnosis, and treatment focusing particu-larly on aspects of the condition in females and adults.

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Her interest in identifying effec-tive treatments has led her to ex-plore the effect of micro-nutrients (vitamins and minerals) in ADHD and mental health more generally.

She has employed rigorous sci-entific methodology including randomised-control designs.

In making this award New Zea-land Psychological Society presi-dent Dr Kerry Gibson noted that Prof Rucklidge “possesses the at-tributes worthy of the award to a remarkable degree.”

Prof Rucklidge is a clinical psy-

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Along with her team of PhD students, she has been conducting a number of trials using nutrients to treat mental illness.

She also teaches child psychology at Canterbury University and recently introduced the topic of Mental Health and Nutrition into the wider psychology programme.

Her research interests are cen-tred on the role of nutrition in the expression and treatment of men-tal illness, from ADHD to depres-sion to stress following natural disasters.

AWARD WINNER: Canterbury University’s Professor Julia Rucklidge has won the Ballin Award for her contributions to clinical psychology.

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The race is on to raise a $170,000 shortfall in funding to get the Heathcote Valley School pool rebuilt for summer.

The entire rebuild of the pool and surrounding area is expected to cost between $296,000 and $350,000.

At this stage the priority is to raise $170,000 for the pool rebuild, and a further $60,000 for the sur-rounding recreational area to be completed at a later date.

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Organisational developer for Liv-ing Springs, Joseph Aldridge, will release his new book, Beacon in the Harbour, on Friday.

The book tells of how Living Springs was established in the 70s, how it has developed over the years, what situation it is in now, and where it’s heading for the future.

“The (book’s) name harks back to Living Springs’ mission statement in the 70s, and always intended it to be a light in the local area. The book tells the story of how it was estab-

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Formerly a newspaper reporter in the North Island, this is Mr Al-dridge’s first published book.

There will be a private book launch on Friday, before the book goes on sale to the public.

“I’ll be giving books to all those that have contributed, as a token of my gratitude. It will be available to the public after that,” he said.

Beacon in the Harbour will be available for purchase from Liv-ing Springs, Smith’s Bookshop in Woolston, and also the Christian Superstore on Manchester St.

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BY WENDY EVERINGHAM, LYTTELTON RESERVES MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

After five long years, the sounds of enthusiastic planters returned to the lower slopes of Urumau Re-serve above Lyttelton township.

The Lyttelton Reserves Manage-ment Committee Planting team successfully reintroduced commu-nity planting last month.

The team, lead by Helen Green-field, Wendy Everingham and Brian Downey, was delighted with the enthusiastic response from the wider community.

“For such a drizzly day we were pleasantly surprised by such a great turnout,” team leader Helen Greenfield said.

Two planting sessions had been organised for the day.

The morning session had over 40 enthusiastic residents participat-ing and in the afternoon a smaller group of around 20 residents was involved.

“We had a great cross-section of our community participating,” Helen said.

Families, singles, teenagers and couples were all represented.

Councillor Andrew Turner was one of the supportive participants.

“It was great to see so many people involved in the planting day and to witness our community organising and supporting itself so well,” he said.

“The day highlighted how our

community has a wealth of local knowledge and when given the ability to manage community as-sets, in this instance through the reserve management commit-tee, there can be an amazing level of community buy-in leading to amazing results. This is a perfect example of how I believe the com-munity and council can work to-gether”.

The entire project was led by the Lyttelton Reserves Management Planting team. For the past year they have been planning the day.

After creating a three-year plant-

ing proposal that was approved by the committee a year ago, the team have been systematically working through all the lead up to a suc-cessful planting day.

Plants had to be identified and sourced locally and as they found out this was no easy feat.

With many reserves closed since the earthquakes there had been lit-tle opportunity for seed collection. Department of Conservation sup-plies were low but team member Brian Downey had a community nursery where he has been grow-ing local plants.

He shared some of his supplies to enable this project to happen.

There were weeks of site prepara-tion and various project manage-ment tasks. All the hard work was well worth the effort.

Thanks also to Juliet Neill who supported the project with a gen-erous donation and Dorothea Herron who shared her extensive planting knowledge to planters on the day.

And yes, planning has already begun for next year’s planting day. If you would like to know more about Lyttelton Reserves Manage-

ment Committee activities, you can sign up to our associate list to receive emails – [email protected].

Like the planting days of the past the community buy in is still strong and more people will be able to visit Urumau Reserve and feel a strong sense of connection to it.

The former dairy farm continues to be transformed and we are all getting a greater understanding of the nature around us and the com-plexity of trying to re-create forest that we cut down so easily all those years ago.

Enthusiastic turnout to planting day

TEAM EFFORT: Morning volunteers get stuck into the planting at Urumau Reserve. KEEN: Afternoon planters at Urumau Reserve.

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The company is sponsoring $10,000 a year towards the proj-ect managed by the conservation trust, to assist and encourage landowners to protect highly valued endemic, threatened and iconic species within a working rural landscape.

The Wildside is a nationally significant area for the protec-tion of sea bird breeding sites as it bounds the only two marine reserves on the east coast of the South Island: Pohatu and the Akaroa Marine Reserves.

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Lili, John and Nate have also all been named as vice captains on the team.

Stanley, Ava and Nate will run a 2km course while John and Lili will compete in a 3km race.

The team has also been coached by Heathcote Valley’s Paul Norton.

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They will be competing against Welling-ton, Tasman and South Canterbury for the Phil Costly Shield which Wellington cur-rently holds.

HARD WORK: Sumner School’s Lili Ovendale who is in the Canterbury primary schools cross-country team. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN

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Well, as mentioned a thousand times before, the boating season is near, so be prepared to check your gear and boat to make sure ev-erything is safe, but more on that later.

This week I thought I would share a pirate joke with you first.

There’s this Pirate with a parrot and this parrot swears like a sailor. He can swear for five minutes straight without repeat-ing himself. Trouble is, the pirate who owns him is a quiet, conservative type (very much like the author), and this bird’s foul mouth is driving him crazy.

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The bird calmly climbs onto the man’s out-stretched arm and says in a very posh and proper voice, “Awfully sorry old chap about the trouble I gave you. I’ll do my best to improve my vocabulary from now on. By the way, what did the chicken do?”

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By July though, the young entrepreneurs had been hired by the United Nations to travel to Dhaka, Bangladesh, for three weeks, to create a 45min docu-mentary raising awareness on climate change.

And in August, only a few weeks after their three-week stint in Bangladesh, the duo were shipped off to Samoa for 10 days to create four short videos, on a range of subjects.

Said Michael: “It was completely different to anything I’ve experienced before. It was quite incredible to see the generosity of the people in Dhaka, that have little or nothing and they still want to give and be generous. The people in Samoa are so relaxed and chilled and are always smiling. They’re very different places.”

Their job wasn’t made any easier in Bangladesh in the searing heat, humidity and attention they got while in the

capital city, Dhaka.“We went to villages to film

them being natural, but we’d arrive and they’d all stop and watch us, which wasn’t the point of us being there (laughs). Overall, it was a big culture shock,” Michael said.

As for their own future, the young team are yet to decide in what direction they want to take their business; but one op-tion seems to be standing ahead of the others.

“We want to take our own work and put it on our YouTube channel. We plan on releasing a video every two weeks, and hope to create a really good following . . . It’ll be more of

our own ideas. So we can do whatever we want to do, as opposed to being employed by someone and working to their specifications,” Michael said.

For now though, the young men are still trying to get their heads around the last six months.

“It still seems unreal to reflect on it now. It’s really hard to think that we were really there. It’s one of those things that you do without thinking really; and then you think about it later, you think how cool the experi-ence really was.”

If you want to follow Sam and Michael, go to www.youtube.com and search for: Raw Cin-ematics.

TALOFA LAVA: Michael Roberts (left) and Sam Walls during their 10-day filming trip to Samoa and taking in the sights of bustling Dhaka.

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½ tsp Salt½ tsp Pepper2 Tbsp Creme fraicheMix together all marinade ingredients and cover the lamb with it. Leave to marinate for 1 hour or overnight. Preheat the oven to 190 deg C. Place the lamb chops in a roasting tray and cook for 7 minutes then turn over and cook for a further 7 minutes or until cooked through. Blanch the peas for 5 minutes, drain and add the mint to the peas. Using a potato masher, lightly crush the peas with the butter and season with salt and pepper.

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2 Tbsp Honey4 Tbsp Dark soy sauce2 tsp Fresh ginger, grated2 tsp Sesame oil2 Oranges2 Chicken breasts, 150g each4 Spring onions, trimmed and thinly sliced diagonally½ Red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped3 tsp Sesame seeds

Preheat oven to 200 deg C. Get a medium-sized ov-enproof frying pan. Add the soy sauce, honey, ginger and 1 tsp of the sesame oil. Grate the zest of 1 orange into the pan. Cut the orange in half. Add its juice (4-5 tbsp) to the pan. Boil for 1 minute or until the mixture is thick enough to lightly coat the back of a spoon. Take the pan off the heat. Put the chicken breasts on a baking tray. Spoon 1 tbsp of the soy mixture over each breast. Brush the mixture over both sides. Bake for 14-16 minutes. Next, make the spring onion mixture. Get a medium bowl. Zest or grate the zest of half the second orange into it. Peel the orange and separate into segments (as if you were

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BROWSE THROUGH the super-market aisles and it is obvious how popular green cleaning products are becoming.

There are dozens of eco-friendly cleaners or detergents, while the majority of mainstream brands have some sort of environmental claim on the packet.

Last year, an estimated $600 million was spent on green clean-ing products in the United States alone.

In New Zealand, brands like Ecostore have exploded in popu-larity.

Founders Malcolm and Melanie Rands started the business in their basement in 1993, but now export products all over the world and have an annual turnover of about $30 million.

More than half of consumers across the world say they are will-ing to fork out a bit extra to buy products from companies which

care about the social and environ-mental impact they make.

But not all green claims can be taken at face value.

In 2012 the Commerce Com-mission warned companies about making potentially misleading claims on its packaging.

Both Ecostore and Earthwise were warned about claiming on packaging that their products are free of chemicals like nitrates or ammonia.

Although that is technically true, it was considered misleading because the chemicals were not in most competitors’ products either.

But when Consumer NZ inves-tigated this year, they found some

of the claims were still on the packaging.

Ecostore had removed the claims from its products at the time.

But Earthwise kept them, add-ing a disclaimer on its packaging saying “Earthwise makes no rep-resentations about the ingredients used by other manufacturers”.

Earthwise general manager Rory Garvey told Consumer the phosphate-free tagline was an important part of the company’s values and brand.

In a Consumer NZ report, head of research Jessica Wilson said assessing a product’s green claims wasn’t easy.

She tested six different clean-ing products which made green or natural claims, and said five of them didn’t include a full ingre-dients list – Ecostore was the only one which did.

“While other factors are also relevant in assessing a product’s ‘green’ credentials, informa-tion about what’s in it is a basic starting point,” she said.

But Linda Carroll (right), owner of Christchurch company Green Kiwi Clean, said it wasn’t that simple.

She said it was very hard to list all the ingredients included in a

product without giving away your formula to your competitors.

“As a consumer, you think ah, they’re trying to hide something from me. But that’s not usually why they do it.”

She bought the business almost 10 years ago with her husband, Bill Carroll, and she said there were far fewer green products on the market at that stage.

She came from a business and sales background but also spent several years working for the Ministry of Health, and said the environmental and health aspects of the business were what really stood out to her.

New Zealand companies were developing revolutionary prod-ucts, she said.

One of her suppliers, Zeosoft Natural, uses volcanic zeolites – a mineral made up of silicon, aluminium, oxygen and metal – which will clean skin or surfaces, but will also continue to work trapping toxins in waterways once they are washed down the drain.

Green Kiwi Clean sells products in bulk, so she said most customers were businesses like cleaning or trucking companies – but she was looking at branching out into skincare and more household products in the future.

Eco-friendly products notThe popularity of green, eco-friendly products has skyrocketed. But how green are they – and will they give the same results? Gabrielle Stuart reports

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“I didn’t ever think I could re-place Jif but, although I know I’m biased, it’s amazing. No fumes and no build up, and you know as it goes down the drain it is working to mop up contaminants.”

She said people were pretty price-driven, and making prod-ucts from chemicals was usually cheaper.

But she believed most people would be willing to pay extra for an environmental product, but didn’t realise there was an alternative.

A global survey by Nielson found 55 per cent of respondents said they would be willing to pay extra to buy products from com-panies with a positive social and environmental impact.

People here in the Asia-Pacific region cared the most, with 64 per cent saying they would be willing to pay more.

People in Latin America, the Middle East and Africa followed, at 63 per cent.

But North America trailed at 42 per cent, and Europe came in the bottom, with only 40 per cent say-ing they would pay extra.

In the US, the popularity of green household products grew hugely between 2007 and 2010, but has dropped off since.

Part of the drop was put down to the recession there, which put a

strain on family grocery budgets.But there were other factors,

too.Many products have had their

green claims questioned, while several surveys and studies there showed people believed green products were less effective.

Consumer NZ tested four dif-ferent laundry balls or soap nuts this month, and concluded you’d be better off using water alone to clean your clothes.

None of the products removed stains much better than plain water would, and they didn’t come remotely close to regular deter-gents.

Consumer NZ head of testing Paul Smith said some claims about laundry balls were “downright wacky” – like the Miracle II Laun-dry Ball advertised as “eloptically energised”.

“If those claims don’t ring alarm bells, its price should. At $119 for a single ball, you’d expect it to work miracles, but our test found it didn’t have any special dirt-removal powers.”

But other green products had pretty varied results in Consumer tests.

Ecostore dishwater tablets were one of the top ranked brands in detergent tests with a score of 63 per cent.

But they were still less effective than top Select or Finish brand tablets, with scores of 75 and 72 per cent.

Ecover was ranked 56 per cent – the highest score for a powder detergent.

But Earthwise powder and tablets scored 51 and 50 per cent,

Ecostore powder scored 48 per cent, and Ecover tablets 41 per cent – some of the lowest scores.

Most eco-friendly brands performed badly in dishwashing liquid tests.

Earth Choice Concentrate received a 3.5-star rating, Down to Earth and Ecostore brands were

three-star and Earthwise Concen-trate just two-star.

Morning Fresh Super Concentrate, Sunlight Power Concentrate and Palmolive Ultra Concentrate products earned 4.5-star ratings in the tests, while Palmolive Original ranked 3.5-star and Pams two-star.

always as green as they lookBARISTA Amanda Jackson (left) said she was happy to pay a bit extra for eco-friendly products – but often just stuck with the brands she knew.

She used an eco-friendly laun-dry powder and shower cleaner, and said in theory she would be happy to pay a few dollars extra for eco-friendly brands.

“If you know there are less nasty chemicals in it, and it’s better for you then why wouldn’t you.”

But in practice, she said it was sometimes easier while shopping just to grab the brand she knew.

“It is tempting just to grab your favourite brand because it’s familiar. But I think that’s getting easier as there are more eco-friendly brands and they’re becoming better known.”

She said she had never had any issues with an eco-friendly cleaner or detergent, and she

believed they worked just as well.

• Nanny Renee Minto also used a mix of products – but was more picky about the brands she used.

She started using eco-friendly laundry powders because some of the children she nannied for had problems with allergies or eczema.

But she said it took a fair amount of trial and error before she found ones she liked.

“Some of them are definitely more effective than others, so I had to try several different brands before I found one I stuck with.”

She said she still used a lot of standard cleaners, and price was a big factor in deciding which brand to buy.

“It has to make sense. I don’t want to pay a lot more for something that won’t go as far, but if the product is comparable I might pay a little bit more.”

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experience in some of India’s top hotels, took over in August, and since then he has been upgrading his new business.

As well as improving the service in the restaurant, he has introduced better quality seating and glassware, and has expanded the wine list, adding top-quality pinot noir from Central Otago and sauvignon blanc from Marlborough and Canterbury. He has also extended the beer selection and added a range of ciders. He also plans to add teas to the menu, which he says are more soothing to drink after eating curries than coffee. These will be the Dilmah Exceptional tea range and the world-famous Darjeeling tea from Kapil’s hometown.

A wide selection of North Indian dishes, as well as items from other regions such as South India and Goa, are featured on the Indian Ocean menu, all made with top-quality ingredients. They include Prawn Malabari, Goan Fish Curry and the Parsi dish Dhansak, which are well worth trying.

truly Indian ambience. The stunning carvings, rich wall hangings and traditional puppets come directly from Jaisalmer, which is known as the Golden City because of its colour, in the heart of the royal state of Rajasthan.

There are also tables outside for those who enjoy eating al fresco while taking in the peaceful views of the estuary. Indian Ocean is open for dinner seven days a week, from

4.30pm till late, and for lunch 11.30am till 2pm. Bookings are recommended, especially for weekend dining. And if you want to check out the menu before you go, have a look at their website www.indianocean.co.nz. Takeaways are also available.

Indian Ocean is located in the Estuary complex, 23 Humphreys Drive, phone 384 7000.

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The chef, Kewal, has also had extensive experience, including working at five-star hotels in India and central London, so not only does he bring his well-honed skills to the Indian Ocean kitchen, but also some of his own unique dishes, such as Butter Scallops.

The dishes are generally served medium, but Kewal can make them mild, hot or extra hot, depending on people’s preference, and he has found that dishes on the hotter side are always in demand.

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HAVE YOU ever wondered what it would be like to drive a limou-sine every day but always consid-ered it being too expensive or too impractical?

Well, Honda has the answer, the new Odyssey L is the luxury peo-ple mover which rivals any limou-sine I’ve been in and, what’s more, it lists at just $52,500.

Of course, the Odyssey series starts at $45,900 for the S which makes it the ideal transport for those with a large family, its eight-seat configuration is tempting.

However, the L version sacri-fices one seat in favour of a luxury seating arrangement. The central row fits two, what Honda label “captain seats,’’ they are like your lounge La-Z-Boy with ottoman and armrests, they also have a lengthy distance of adjustment, even laterally. Of course, leather trim is utilised throughout, and the Odyssey L gets a vast amount of fitment for comfort and con-venience, and safety.

Some of the major features include electric sunroof, electric sliding side doors, four-zone cli-mate control, paddle shift, a multi-tude of seating configurations and plush décor. Interestingly, satellite navigation isn’t fitted and that is a bit of a surprise. However, for $52k the Odyssey L represents good value buying for those who want a step up from the S version.

Both versions of the Odyssey have been newly engineered, it is

fresh from the platform up, and it has been designed so that it is more dynamic yet without losing the people mover concept. And it shows, it feels tighter and less cumbersome than before, it is more car-like to drive and equips itself well when presented with a handling challenge.

The test car was riding on optional 18in, Mugen-designed wheels. Fitted with 235/45 sport specification Michelin Pilot rub-ber, there is plenty of grip on offer, strong feedback at the steering wheel and quiet motion on the highway. The fully independent suspension is a mix of struts up front and a double wishbone rear.

The spring and damper rates are set softish which offers that plush ride, but with Honda’s determina-tion to engineer a low centre of gravity into the Odyssey it handles with dignity and isn’t affected by a dramatic weight shift as gravita-tional forces come into play. Those on board are treated to a quality ride and won’t be lurched around when corners arrive.

Under the bonnet sits a 2.4-litre, double-camshaft, 16-valve engine. It is a unit which finds its way through a lot of Honda prod-

uct – CRV and Accord Euro to be specific. Honda rates it at 129kW (6200rpm) with 225Nm of torque at 4000rpm.

Interestingly, these figures are down 11kW to other applications and I suspect that that has some-thing to do with the inclusion of a seven-step continuously variable transmission as opposed to the traditional five-speeders of its sta-blemates.

It’s taken me a long time to accept CVT, but in the Odyssey the combination works well with its seamless ratio flow and ability to let the engine work unimpeded.

That, of course, has a benefi-cial effect on fuel economy. The Odyssey L is rated with a 7.8-litre per 100km (36mpg) combined cycle rating, which fitted well with the trip computer readout during the time I had the test car. It con-

stantly sat at around 9.4l/100km (30mpg) with an instantaneous figure of 6-8l/100km available at 100km/h (engine speed 1900rpm).

Honda strives to make fuel usage savings a high manufactur-ing priority, so features in the Odyssey such as idle stop-start and economy mode are there to enhance economy.

The Odyssey is no sports car, but the engine is lively, and if you consider the points in the rev band where peak power and maxi-mum torque are developed, the engine is happy to usher in speed willingly, a standstill to 100km/h time of 9sec can be expected, along with an overtaking time of 5sec.

I had a Trade Me item to pick up in Ashburton, so a large part of my testing time in the Odyssey was on the flat, straight roads of

State Highway 1, but that served to prove how dignified it is, it is quiet and composed, dispensing the kilometres easily and promot-ing an easy driving experience. The seats are cocooning, and with electric adjustment up front, min-ute changes can be made to get the driving position exact.

And that can be said of all the seats, the Odyssey L is a true luxury car. A low ride height also makes entry and exit easy, and I would imagine, too, easy for those not quite so agile.

I’ve often said that new people movers don’t fit into the realm of those who need them the most. However, the Odyssey as a series is priced well and it wouldn’t be too onerous for a family to find their way into the S version.

And if you take into account the multitude that ply our roads from the pre-owned market, there’s no sign that the people mover market is slowing. The Odyssey has a key role to play, whether it be standard or luxury.

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King Rich by Joe Bennett The haunting story of two people linked by disaster and a desire for the truth, set amid the physical and emotional devastation of a post-earthquake Christchurch.

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At dusk he lights the candelabrum, creating an island of light in the centre of the room, animating the faces of the two dressed mannequins, glinting off the cutlery, the long array of glasses, the cellophane wrappers on the biscuits, the chocolate’s silver foil. And the margins of the room are lost in the murk, might as well not exist. Richard smiles at the effect, at the little oasis of festivity and commemoration in a wide dark world.

Christchurch, days after the February 2011 earthquake. Richard hides, with a lost dog, in an abandoned, leaning hotel. Annie returns from England, seeking a lost father in her battered home town. Vince relives the most significant emotional experience of his life. What binds these lives together, and what tore them apart?

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A GARDEN TIDY UP? Rose & fruit tree pruning, Lawns, Gardening, consistently reliable general property upkeep, Dip. Hort. 10 yrs experience, One off tidy ups or on-going service. Nick’s Property Maintenance. Keeping your garden beautiful. Free Quote. Ph. 942-4440GARDENER - Need your home or commercial garden tidied up or renovated or require long term assistance. Phone Ruth 326-6663 or 021 272-0303RAILWAY SLEEPERS 2.1m, $35 delivered ph/txt 0276366360SECTION CLEARANCE, MAINTENANCE & tree removal, Hill sections a specialty competitive prices, ph Ewan 03 326-5009 or 027 201-5150

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TAKAHE TO AKAROA ROAD RELAY

Saturday 3 October 2015

The event starts at the Sign of the Takahe8.30am to 10.15am

and runs via Allandale, Gebbies Valley, Little River, Hilltop, Duvauchelles,

Finishing at the Akaroa Recreation GroundBetween 2.00pm and 4.00pm

Co-operation of the general public would be appreciated

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Public Notices

www.ccc.govt.nz

LYTTELTON HARBOUR WASTEWATER SCHEME

The existing resource consents for the Governors Bay, Diamond Harbour and Lyttelton Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTP’s) require that discharges from them into the harbour to cease by December 2018, 2021 and 2029 respectively. In 2009 the Council approved a joint working party’s recommendation to achieve this through the pumping of untreated wastewater from Lyttelton, Governors Bay and Diamond Harbour to the Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant in Bromley.

The current target is to have all discharges of wastewater to the Harbour end by 2022.

The Council is proposing buried submarine pipelines to transport untreated wastewater from the Diamond Harbour and Governors Bay WWTP’s across to Lyttelton, where it will then be pumped through the tunnel via a new pump station near the tunnel entrance to the Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant. A road option is also being investigated for the Governors Bay to Lyttelton pipeline route.

You can comment on the proposed scheme via the Council’s website, www.ccc.govt.nz/haveyoursay

There will be public drop-in sessions at Lyttelton and Diamond Harbour where staff will answer questions on the following dates:

• Wednesday 23 September, 4.30pm - 6.30pm, Diamond Harbour Community Centre (Off Waipapa Avenue), Diamond Harbour

• Thursday 24 September, 4.30pm - 6.30pm, Top Club, 23 Dublin Street, Lyttelton

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Trades & Services

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 [email protected]

BuILDER/HANDYmAN Local builder/handyman available for repairs/renovation work and odd jobs around your home. Honest & reliable. $30ph + materials. Call Andy 027-421-9539

PAINTER Painter and Paperhanger, 30 yrs in Christchurch. Friendly, professional service. Ph Mike 022 044 1772 or 03 376 4918

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

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 [email protected] VIDEO TAPES & all camera tapes converted to DVD, video taping, weddings, twenty firsts, special occasions, www.grahamsvideo.co.nz ph 03 338-1655

ELECTRICIANS Call the team at Turned On - plugs, rewire specialists, lighting, LED lighting, downlight repairs, switchboards. No hot water? 7 day callout service. Free quotes and ideas from the friendly guys at Turned On. If you’re over 90 yrs we’ll change your light bulbs for free. Call Murray 022 6177 275

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

LED LIGHTING SPECIALIST Free quotes and ideas. Get those dangerous downlights replaced. Ph Murray 022 6177- 275

PAINTER Experienced tradesman, quality work, free quotes, ph Simon 027 389-1351 or 03 328-7280

PAINTING SERVICES Mature, reliable, conscientious & experienced, reasonable rates, no job too small!, call Ron 027 434-1400 or 03 384-2885

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Re-live the nostalgia of motorING as IT used to be

CLASSIC CAR SHOW

Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th September

at Pioneer Recreation and Sports Centre, Lyttelton

Street, Christchurch9.00am - 7.30pm Saturday 9.00am - 4.00pm Sunday

Displaying 70 classic and collectable cars.

ENTRY FEE:Adults $10.00, Children $2.00

Family $20.00

This year marks the return of the Annual Classic Car Show and Concours d’Elegance after an absence of 3 years

following the Christchurch earthquakes. Pre-2010, every year without fail and regardless of the theme, spectators were guaranteed the chance to get up close and personal with more than 70 special classic and vintage vehicles as they were shown off in all their waxed and buffed glory, and this year the show will be no different.

Key to the event is the proximity families and individual spectators can get to some of the most unique vehicles in New Zealand and the fact that the cars’ owners are on hand to answer questions about the pedigree, history and specification of their charges.

As well as individual exhibitors, the Classic Car Show also attracts car clubs from around the South Island as a mainstay of the vintage vehicle calendar.

Most of the participating clubs will be organising their displays around a given theme, with many interesting variations expected.

All of them will feature their club cars as centrepieces, before filling their display areas with all sorts of props and memorabilia to catch the eyes of the judges, who will be spending the weekend comparing displays.

The judges themselves are made up of a mixture of club personnel and members of the public, with the winning club receiving a large trophy and other prizes for their showmanship and attention to detail.

Many cars will showcase their special pedigree while others grab attention simply for their uniqueness and rarity, but each and every one of them will be a testament to the dedication and sheer passion of their owners who will have made every effort to display them in pristine condition.

The Classic Car Show organising committee say that each year the show keeps getting better as New Zealand’s premier in-door event of this type.

There are other classic car shows in New Zealand, but this is

the biggest indoor show devoted entirely to classic, vintage and rare cars in the country. It really provides people with the chance to see the very best of the South Island’s classic cars in all their glory.

As usual the show will feature a great variety of classic cars from across the world, with American, European and British vehicles rubbing shoulders under the one roof at Pioneer Stadium.

While seeing an Aladdin’s Cave of classic cars all on display side-by-side is considered a sight to remember by all car enthusiasts, the Canterbury inter-marque Concours d’Elegance which takes place at every Classic Car Show is always a particular highlight.

Cars of all years and makes are eligible to participate in the competition which was first organised by the MG Car Club over 30 years ago.

The event rewards enthusiasts who follow a very strict criteria of detailing, cleanliness, condition and originality, with different awards up for grabs in a diverse range of categories.

Of the 80 or so vehicles which attend the show every year around 25 enter the intense competition to be judged according to their year of manufacture, originality and condition.

Prizes will be awarded at 7pm on the Saturday night of the show, and the public is invited to remain for the presentations.

As usual, none of this would be possible without the support of sponsors, and the organisers acknowledge the support of local car restoration firm Upper Classics, who will have their own special display at the show.

The show, held indoors at Pioneer Recreation and Sports Centre, Lyttelton Street, Spreydon, is open to the public on Saturday 26th September from 9am to 7.30pm and on Sunday 27th September from 9am to 4pm. Admission $10 for adults and $2 for children.

Return of the Annual Classic Car Show and Concours d’Elegance

bay harbour news 23-09-15

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