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Our Vision: “To nurture and facilitate a dynamic, friendly community that is resilient and sustainable.”

Inside this issue...

Fundraising Update

Our Environment

Mapping the Damage

Volunteers Needed

Coordinators Report

What’s On

Due to its community nature, this newsletter is

delivered to all houses. If you do not wish to

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Mt Pleasant Memorial Community

Centre & Residents Association

3 McCormacks Bay Road, Mt Pleasant

Phone: 384 1656

Web: www.mpcc.org.nz

Email: coordinator@mpcc.org.nz

Office Hours:

Mon - Wed 10am—2pm

Thurs & Fri 9.30am—2.30pm

Our Vision: “To nurture and facilitate a dynamic, friendly community that is resilient and sustainable.’

He pitopito kōrero nō

Tauhinu-Korokio

May 2015 Pleasant News

Presidents Word

This last month has seen some

significant milestones achieved in

the community centre rebuild

project. We have resource

consent, building consent and

enough money to start building, so

you should see the foundation

work beginning in the next month.

The activity you may have seen on

site has been testing and

monitoring aspects of the building

system using mock-ups.

We still have to raise the funds to

meet our goal of being able to

open the doors debt free. We are

putting up some billboards that will

show progress with the fundraising

- we are almost there.

The decision from the Minister of

Education to close Redcliffs School

came as a surprise and has

galvanised our community, as the

turnout at the recent “Walk for

Redcliffs” demonstrated. We have

made submissions supporting their

return, both as a committee and

individually. It was also

encouraging to see the

Christchurch City Council support

Redcliffs by making their

geotechnical staff available to

assist with their submission.

It looks like this winter will be our

last one affected by major

roadworks. Let us hope that by

springtime the Ferrymead Bridge

zone, Main Road and

McCormack’s Bay Road works will

all be complete. It has been a

long slog on constant disruption,

but the end is near. You are all to

be commended for your fortitude

and patience.

Lastly, a little reminder to support

the Farmers Market through the

winter. Our loyal stallholders have

endured major disruptions over the

years, yet they are always there

regardless of weather or

roadworks. They deserve our

support.

Cheers Derek McCullough

President

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“On the first anniversary of the February earthquake, flowers

appeared in traffic cones all over town. As I looked and wept it seemed

to me that the cones themselves were petals.”

Local resident, Glen Metcalf, has generously donated the

production of five of her art works into a set of greeting cards to

be sold as a fundraiser towards the Community Centre rebuild

project. Each card includes the special meaning behind the card.

These cards can be purchased at the Temporary Community

Centre, 3 McCormacks Bay Road or at the Mt Pleasant Farmers

market on Saturday mornings. $10 per pack.

Community Centre Fundraising Update

The funds for the new centre are coming in from

various fronts. Firstly, we had our insurance

payment of $1.5 M. Unfortunately, with a capped

insurance policy this was never going to be

sufficient for our rebuild (the Centre’s insurance

was tied to Council’s own insurance for

community buildings and all community facilities

had a cap on their insurance).

Since then we have been lucky enough to

receive funding from the Lotteries Commission

$750,000, the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal

Trust $500,000, the Christchurch Mayoral

Earthquake Relief Fund $300,000, Pub Charity

$20,000 and most recently we have received a

grant of $120,000 from NZ Community Trust. As

you are by now probably aware, we started a

community appeal for funds called “Sponsor a

Square Foot” back in February and this has been

supported by over 260 residents to the tune of

$53,228.59 as at the date of writing. We are really

encouraged by your collective support to re-

establish the centre. We hope by mid-year to

have raised $100,000 from this particular appeal

which will be absolutely fantastic given the

difficulties faced currently by members of our

community. In addition to individual contributions

we have had community organisation donations

and have even been the benefactor of a child’s

art auction – wonderful community building stuff!

However, despite all efforts it appears we will

have insufficient funding so we have organised a

community loan facility to allow us to sign a

building contract to get the project underway. It

is our desire to start life off in the new centre as

debt free as possible so please donate if you

possibly can to the Sponsor A Square Foot

campaign. See www.mpcc.org.nz/

sponsorasquarefoot or please enquire at our

office.

We will be creating a beautiful art work to record

all the names of families who have contributed

to the appeal fund. This will be hung in pride of

place in the new building. We welcome any

creative ideas you may have about how this

could be done.

We are now looking for specific sponsorship or

discounts for:

Kitchen fit out and appliances

Audio and data projector equipment & advice

Security systems

The centre will be a high profile building which will enable us to publicly display any sponsorships given. We are open to discuss any ways you may like to have your contribution recognised. Please contact coordinator@mpcc.org.nz to discuss.

This picture is of a ‘coneflower’ with a

rose-window centre.

MT PLEASANT SINGERS Next sessions Thursday 21 May & 18 June at 1.30pm

Singing followed by afternoon tea.

Gold coin donation. All welcome!

Cone Flower

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Thinking ahead to the future

FUNDY UNDIES!

Another fundraiser which is rather unusual is Fundy

Undies by tealBlue. For every pair of undies bought from

their website tealBlue will donate $5.00 from each item

of underwear purchased by our supporters.

“Please go to http://www.tealblue.co.nz to view the

amazing range of Mundo Unico men’s underwear.

Made in Colombia, South America, Mundo Unico

underwear is made in a spectacular blend of colours

and styles, and is extremely hard-wearing.

The unique pouch design is applauded by customers as

being one of the most comfortable ranges of

underwear in NZ. You can order direct from the

website, but make sure to include the fundraising code

which is MPCC.

There are two special conditions:

This fundraising offer ends on 31 May 2015, which is the last

date for orders. The “buy 4, get one free” does not apply to

items purchased using the fund-raising code. The sizing is on the

smaller side, and you should buy a size bigger than you

normally would. “

Other fundraisers

With the building of the new centre about to

commence it is timely to put out the feelers for

activities, events and classes which local

residents would like to see available at the

“bottom of the hill”.

Whilst we have designed the building to meet

with those needs and ideas which came through

our public consultation process a couple of years

back, we would now like to hear more detail

about your current needs/wants for education,

cultural and social pursuits.

In particular we would like to know more about

how young families can be supported by the

centre. For example, playgroups during the

week/weekend or during the long winter months.

We would be keen to work with any parents

interested in developing this type of support/

connection with other parents.

The rebuilding of the centre heralds a new area

of community building for Mt Pleasant and once

we get our heads together, who knows what

might develop!

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UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS & MONTHLY MEETINGS

Interesting Speakers

CONTACT John Hicks 326 4033 jovihicks@gmail.com Jill Saunders 326 7204 jill@callsouth.net.nz

www.u3a.org.nz

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Redcliffs Bowling Club

Every 3rd Monday of the month from 10am

NEW MEMBERS WELCOME

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Our Environment

SPUR VALERIAN, PRETTY BUT A PEST ON OUR HILL by Diane Cowan

The residents of Mt Pleasant have had to deal with a

lot over the last 4 years and many residents still have

unresolved earthquake issues or are only just returning

to the area after a long absence. It is timely to start

taking some pride in our suburb again after the

ravages of these 4 years.

We are very fortunate to live close to the estuary, the

sea and the Port Hills but we also need to understand

that these areas are all ecologically sensitive and

living in close proximity to them brings some

responsibility.

There are some plants about the roadsides that have

spread voraciously while we have not been about to

attend to them, both on roadsides and in private

properties. I am hoping I can appeal to your sense of

pride in the area and enlist your help to control some

of them, as it is unlikely our Council will have any spare

funds to do the job.

The first is spur valerian.

1. The seed is wind dispersed like dandelion or

thistle so it can turn up anywhere.

2. It establishes itself in cracks, retaining walls etc

and the bulbous part of the root makes it

difficult to pull out. The bulbous root will also

expand and lift or damage surfaces like

driveways, footpaths, retaining walls, drains &

gutters. As property owners and rate payers we

are all contributing to cost savings by

controlling it.

3. It is quite easily dispatched with a bit of

persistence. I use 20mls of glyphosate to 1 litre

of water in a spray bottle. Spray the lower

leaves (NEVER the flower) or cut the stems off

and spray the stumps immediately. You will

need to revisit and spray off any new seedlings

for a while and then be vigilant for any new

seedlings thereafter. Of course only spray on

days with no wind - I usually get out early in the

morning. Glyphosate is much cheaper bought

in concentrated form.

4. Ideally, timing of control would be April - August

while the plant is not in flower, or in September -

October when it is in flower and identifiable but

before it goes to seed. Timing of flowering and

seeding is variable depending on the site and

season, so a bit difficult to put accurate months

on timing.

Controlling it before it goes to seed is best. If the

flower heads have any "fluff" on them, cut off the seed

heads, bag the heads and tie off the bag to enclose

seed and dispose in the red bin, and put the

remainder of the plant in the green bin. Otherwise

seed is going to be dispersed all around the city in

transit. Definitely do not put flower & seed heads in

your green waste bin or you will be spreading the

problem.

I have been working on this one around my area for

the last few months. The job will be much easier and

quicker if every resident just deals with their immediate

area (own property + roadside). If you have absent

neighbours who have it on their property, maybe also

talk to them about it.

If you are averse to using sprays then please at least

cut off the flowers or seed heads, preferably at stump

level, and dispose of as described above to prevent

further spread of this nasty.

Seed Capsules Dyers Pass Road

McCormacks Bay Enhancement Project Tanya Jenkins—Volunteer Coordinator – Ihutai Trust

It is amazing how many hands can indeed make light work. Fantastic to see the support from the locals who

attend the enhancement project work days. Our key job initially is to prune the neglected trees and remove

the large number of weeds and invasive trees. Once we have done that, and have made space, we can

start planting more appropriate trees and shrubs. At the same time the walking track, which is in part over-

grown, is being cleared in order for people to walk the tracks again in comfort. With autumn now well and truly

upon us we can also start planting small plants along the Bays' edge.

Our next enhancement working day is Sunday, 17 May between 10am and 12 noon. If you cannot make that

day, mark Sunday, 21 June in your diary when we work between 3 and 5pm. Meet at the bottom of Maffeys

Road for the CCC Park ranger to hand out tools and provide guidance on our task. Look forward to

seeing you there.

Heathcote bluffs invasion

Warwick Armstrong prunes overhanging trees

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The maps below show the demolition/

repair/rebuild status of Mt Pleasant at

the end of April 2015. Recovery

continues at much the same rate as we

saw from 2014. Since January this year

there have been 12 houses

demolished. In the survey area we now

have had a total of 310 houses

demolished, counting the 23 zoned as

being Red or forfeited to Council for

public works.

Repairs underway may be decreasing

(now 77, was 89 in Jan) as the rebuilds

underway increase (now 73, was 69).

We now have 67 rebuilt houses.

Big unknowns are the number of houses

yet to be repaired or rebuilt. After more

than four years we have still have 91

homes as expected rebuilds, 67 homes

not inhabited as also possible rebuilds.

There's another 414 homes we know

nothing about, but suspect most have

already been repaired. We know of 546

homes that have been repaired

despite a few now being repaired

again.

The progress of rebuilds is better than in

January. Builds stagnating at the

foundation and wall bracing stage has

dropped from 21 to 14. A record 18

new builds were started, and 13

completed between January and April

this year.

Maps and charts below show recovery

progress since Oct 2012. Viewing both

maps together gives a sense of where

and how much building activity is

underway on Mt Pleasant. House

demolitions are expected to continue

to at least April 2016.

The Recovery Gap chart is best viewed

in chunks. First, the top line of points

shows the total houses that have been

demolished in the survey area. A

dotted arrow indicates houses yet to

be demolished. Below the total

demolished are points to show houses

being constructed and those rebuilt.

The lower green area denotes those

rebuilt as compared to the red area for

what is needed for suburb recovery.

Expect many trades people and

vehicles until 2017.

The other chart has actual and

anticipated rebuild progress. The

climbing line predicts the total to be

rebuilt between now & Feb 2023. If we

apply generous assumptions about

insurers' progress then their managed

rebuilds will be completed by end 2016.

The remaining rebuilds ("owner

managed") by early 2019!

Can you help?

The extent of earthquake damage is

not always clear from walking the

roads on Mt Pleasant. We need good

data or

house

information for planning our community

support and resources.

House owners can then choose when

to reinstate homes or sell "as is, where

is". Please email or call

coordinator@mpcc.org.nz, 384-1656 if

you, or you know of anyone who has

cashed-out or opted-out for a repair or

rebuild. Please give the house address

& whether it was a repair or rebuild.

Acknowledgements.

Surveying could not happen without the

encouragement, support & hospitality of local

residents, plus our Community Committee.

Residents continue to volunteer information plus

corrections about their house & land status.

Thanks to you all.

Analysis, mapping and graphics are made

possible with the open source software R (R

core team), R packages ggmap, ggplot2

(David Kahle, Hadley Wickham), Google Maps

(http://maps.google.co.nz/), & Microsoft for 3D

pre-earthquake views

http://www.bing.com/maps/).

Mapping The Damage & Recovery: April 2015

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Response & Resilience

MT PLEASANT INFO STALL AT THE

FARMERS MARKET

We have an eight week long

revolving roster for volunteers to

help on the Mt Pleasant Farmers

Market info stall. This takes 1.5

hours every eight weeks and

involves passing on current

information, selling fundraising

products such as honey and

other items and taking

memberships. Good for people

who like to connect with others

and enjoy a good chat.

PLEASANT NEWS DELIVERERS

Each deliverer has a route of

around 100-150 houses.

Generally involves about 1.5

hours quarterly. Good for people

who don’t mind a bit of hill

walking for exercise. Newsletters

are dropped to your home.

BAKING VOLUNTEERS

This role involves baking on a 6-8

week roster (depending on

number of volunteers) and if

able, assisting the coordinator

with setting up Cup of Tea by the

Sea. Costs reimbursed.

Homemade baking is a great

feature of Cup of Tea which is an

event aimed at delivering

community information while

connecting residents with one

another. Mondays 10am to

11.30am. Occasionally we also

get other calls for baking such as

community celebrations.

ENJOY WEEDING & SPRAYING?

We

have had quite a call lately for

people who like to weed public

spaces for projects like

McCormacks Bay Reserve

enhancement project, the Port

Hills and the Coastal Pathway

(causeway). Additionally, there

are a lot of exotic weeds around

the hills which are invasive and

need to be got rid of, please see

our Environment page.

DRIVERS

We would like to start a list of

active volunteer drivers who

could be matched up with

residents without transport who

would like to attend occasional

events at the centre or who may

need a ride to the local doctors.

If you would like to help with any

of the above please contact

Linda via email:

coordinator@mpcc.org.nz or

phone 384-1656

Thank you!

Want to Volunteer for the Community?

What’s going on locally? With so many new people currently moving into Mt Pleasant we encourage you to sign up for the free MPCC weekly E-newsletter so you can be kept informed about local events, consultations and important notices. We get a lot of good feedback about our newsletter, such as this one, “We currently don’t receive the Mt Pleasant Community Centre email newsletter and we hear it is packed with useful info. Could you please add us to your email database?” And for those of you who prefer Facebook – you get local news first as it is easier to distribute this way when we are pressed for time. Like us on www.facebook.com/MPMCCRAI and/ or to enrol for the database simply email coordinator@mpcc.org.nz

heard the news?

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Overdue Congratulations

Some very overdue

congratulations go to

MPCC’s very own Honorary

Solicitor Peter Whiteside on

becoming a Queen’s

Counsel on the 5 June last

year.

Peter, who graduated from

Canterbury University in

1971, joined Wynn Williams

in 1970 where he worked

on a broad range of

litigation in all New Zealand courts, including three

cases in the Privy Council. In March 2013 he joined

the independent bar. Peter is currently practising

primarily in relation to earthquake claims and acting

as an arbitrator and mediator.

We have been very fortunate to have Peter as our

Honorary Solicitor for many years.

STARSHIP MOBILE PHONE APPEAL

MPCC now has a Starship Mobile phone appeal collection box. Starship collects unwanted mobile phones to help raise funds for the Starship National Air Ambu-lance service which brings critically ill & injured children from all over the country

to Starship for Life-saving care.

To date Starship has raised over 2.4 million dollars for the Starship National Air Ambulance service.

By donating your old phones not only are you supporting a worthwhile charity, you are also helping to reduce the amount of hazardous

waste that ends up in our landfills each year.

The IN THE KNOW HUB located at Eastgate

Shopping Centre (next to the food court), is

the place to go to get up-to-date

information to help you progress your home

repair or rebuild process.

At the Hub there are various earthquake

recovery agencies and support services

under one roof. You can meet with them

face-to-face, get information and advice,

be connected with an agency or financial

and support services, and establish the next

steps for you to progress your home repair or

rebuild.

The Hub is a community-led initiative

supported by:

CanCERN

Canterbury Earthquake Temporary

Accommodation Service (CETAS)

Earthquake Support Coordination

Service

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery

Authority (CERA)

Christchurch City Council

Insurance Council of New Zealand

Canterbury Community Trust

Ministry of Business, Innovation and

Employment (MBIE)

Residential Advisory Service (RAS)

Earthquake Commission (EQC)

To make an appointment see below.

The Hub will operate from Monday 20 April

to 25 June 2015 and be open: Monday – Wednesday: 9am–6pm

closed Friday to Sunday and on public holidays.

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2015 committee

Derek McCullough President

Di Taylor Committee

Rosemary Dahl Committee

Jenny Long Treasurer

Jocelyn Papprill

Phillip Ridge Rebuilding Chair

Jeff Smit Committee

Alma Karabegovich Committee

Ann Harliwich Squash Rep

T he centre’s AGM held in

March saw a change of

committee members with

the retirement of Tony Aldridge

and his replacement Harvey Tyler

coming on board.

Tony had been on the committee for two very

hectic years and has been a real source of

support with his statistical skills and passion for

getting things right. Tony not only helped with the

geotech and soil reporting for the rebuild but a

myriad of other committee tasks which needed to

be done. However, Tony’s greatest contribution to

our community work was started before he came

on the committee. Back in 2012 Tony was

intrigued by a prediction I made to the Bay

Harbour news about the number of houses which

would be demolished on Mt Pleasant and

decided to set himself the task of finding out

exactly what the extent of damage was to our

housing stock. Since late 2012 Tony has walked

the hills of Mt Pleasant every quarter, carefully but

very quickly recording the status of each home,

analysing and reporting the data. His survey work

is creating a valuable

record for generations to

look back on and see what

impact the earthquake had

on our suburb and the time

it took for the suburb to

recover.

Due to the loss of his own

home Tony has now had to

move from Christchurch yet

he has made a personal commitment to continue

the surveying work for a five year period. I think

you will agree this is an incredibly generous gift to

our community. Thank you Tony from all of us.

On another note of thanks, I would like to thank

Bridget Dadds, Jocelyn Papprill and Jo Sutherland

for the time they spent recording traffic

movements on St Andrews Hill Road recently. This

was done in preparation for the meeting with

Council to discuss the new roading layout for St

Andrews Hill Road and Bridle Path Rd. While that

meeting did not provide a satisfactory outcome

at this point for the new layout, we are grateful all

the same for the voluntary work that went into

providing an independent record of the traffic

movements on St Andrews Hill Road.

Co-ordinators Report

By Linda Rutland

Tony Aldridge Harvey Tyler Committee

Tom Davies Committee

Pleasant News | Page 9

NEW OFFICE HOURS Our office hours have increased!

We have been given sufficient operational

funding for our administrator to work 10 hours per

week which is great as we lead up to re-

establishing the centre. It also means we can

now be open every day.

Our new hours are:

Mon, Tues, Wed 10am - 3pm

Thurs & Fri 9.30am to 2.30pm

MT PLEASANT POTTERY HAS RE-LOCATED Mt Pleasant Pottery group are back up and

running in their new temporary location at

Phillipstown school, Room 7. “After 4 years we

now have a place to run classes and hold clay

days. information on our classes and the group”

Please ring Genevieve 3327785 or email

mtpleasantpottery@gmail.com

MT PLEASANT SQUASH If you are keen to get fit over winter, have some

fun or meet new people, then you have found

the right squash club. Join now for less than $6

a week! www.mtpleasantsquash.co.nz

Community Notices

CONTACT US Mt Pleasant Community Centre

3 McCormacks Bay Road

Christchurch 8081

(03) 384 1656

coordinator@mpcc.org.nz

We have plenty of ways for you to keep in

touch with what is happening in our neigh-

bourhood and the wider Coastal Cluster.

EMAIL UPDATES Are you on our email database? We send

out regular free email updates on local news,

items of interest and events.

Contact Linda: coordinatior@mpcc.co.nz

WEBSITE We have an attractive website which holds a

lot of useful community information. You can

advertise you business or event or post a no-

tice on the Notice Board.

www.mpcc.org.nz

FACEBOOK Go to

www.facebook.com/MPMCCRAI, click on

the ‘Like’ icon or click the Facebook icon on

our website www.mpcc.org.nz

Communications

Introducing Harvey Taylor

Harvey has recently joined the Association committee

and has been appointed to the Building Subcommittee.

As a Mt Pleasant resident since 2007, coupled with a

passion for the built environment and professional pro-

ject management experience, the opportunity to assist

with the Mt Pleasant Community Centre Rebuild could

not be passed by. To realise Mt Pleasant’s own 'anchor

project' for the future enjoyment of our community and

our two young school age children is our way of giving

back to the community that has

provided a superb community

living environment.

Educated at University of Canter-

bury in Civil Engineering, now as

senior project manager for Calder

Stewart Development, I am re-

sponsible for delivering full turnkey

design-build commercial and in-

dustrial projects across Calder

Stewarts vast portfolio of projects.

Pleasant News | Page 10

MOUNT PLEASANT SWAP MEET

Meets: Sundays fortnightly 4-5pm in non-winter months. Bring along your spare fruit,

vegetables, seedlings, baking, preserves, books, etc. No money is exchanged. Share

a cuppa and cake and perhaps enjoy entertainment from local musicians (another

good way to share if you don’t have produce to offer). Our goal is community

resilience and sustainability,

Contact: Jocelyn or Caroline Ph: 03 384 5281 E: jocelyn@mpcc.org.nz

MT PLEASANT WALKERS GROUP

Meets: 9.30am every Tuesday from the Mt Pleasant Community Centre. The

programme is planned for 12 weeks in advance and walkers need to have a

reasonable level of fitness to cope with 2- 3 hours walks. Many walks are local but

transport is shared if we go further afield.

Cost: A small fee of $2.00 for short trips and $3.00 for longer ones.

Contact: Rosemary Willis ph384 4523 or Wendy Nottage ph376 4553

MT PLEASANT SQUASH

If you are keen to get fit for summer, have some fun or meet new people, then you

should give squash a go! Join now for less than $6 a week. We are conveniently

located at the bottom of the hill. For more information or to join see

www.mtpleasantsquash.co.nz

MT PLEASANT SINGERS GROUP

Meets monthly for the young at heart. Parents with young children welcome. $2 koha

Meets Thursday’s once a month, 1.30pm—3pm. Phone Rebekah for dates.

Contact: Rebekah McCullough

Ph: 021 295 4427, 384-9099 mcculloughs@clear.net.nz

MT PLEASANT UKULELE GROUP - THE UMPHERS

Meets: Monday 6pm

This group has been together for 3 years and is therefore not a beginners group so

some musicianship & ukulele playing is required. If you would like to join please

contact Rebekah.

Contact: Rebekah on 384– 9099 021 295 4427 or mcculloughs@clear.net.nz

RED CROSS OUTREACH

Red Cross is regularly at the centre to provide a listening ear for people recovering

from the effects of the earthquakes e.g. insurance, health impacts. For times they will

present:

Contact Linda Ph: 384-1656 or 021 2398946

WHAT’S ON AT THE TEMPORARY CENTRE COMMUNITY GROUPS AND CLASSES

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WHAT’S ON AT THE TEMPORARY CENTRE COMMUNITY GROUPS AND CLASSES

MINI MUSIC

Fun Music for Pre-schoolers!

Meets every Thursday 10.45am—11.15am during school term. No booking required,

just drop in.

$3 per child or $5 per family.

Contact: Cathy White 021 133 9366

CUP OF TEA BY THE SEA

Every Monday 10am to 11am.

A delicious community morning tea with different guest speaker weekly.

All welcome—$2 (Koha) donation.

Contact: Linda Rutland, 03 384 1656 or email coordinator@mpcc.org.nz to go on the

email list for this group.

THE BOOKCASE

The centre has a great collection of second hand books and magazines for

swapping.

Take one, bring one—it doesn’t have to be at the same time.

Where: During Office hours at the Temporary Centre

NATTER OVER NEEDLES

Meets every Thursday 7-9pm

BYO art and craft for everyone interested in arts and crafts—no experience needed.

Great opportunity to meet new people with a common interest. Check us out on

Facebook. Gold coin koha.

Contact: Di Ph: 03 384 7997 ted.n.di@ihug.co.nz

MT PLEASANT FARMERS’ MARKET

Every Saturday 9.30am to 12.30pm

Regular stall holders offer fresh vegetables, fruit, breads, preserves, condiments,

plants, cakes, flowers, coffee, eggs. Enjoy live music while you browse. Meet up with

friends and enjoy a cup of coffee while you shop.

Contact: Tom Davies Mob: 027 600 7779 tommydeee@msn.com

Mt Pleasant Community Centre Car park,3 McCormacks Bay Road

DONNA CHILDREN’S JAZZ DANCING—LATIN FIRE DANCE STUDIO

Latin Fire have Kids dance classes in Hip Hop and Jazz, especially for locals at Mt

Pleasant Community Centre. Preschool Classes held at the centre on Wednesdays.

Contact: Donna Frost

Ph: 03 384 6318 Mob: 0272 226 900 E: latinfire@xtra.co.nz

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Cupping & Moxibustion

Infra Red Heat Therapy

Deep Tissue (La Jin) Massage

Sports Rehab & Joints Pain Relief

Respiratory Therapy

Oncology Related Consultations

Ozone Therapy … and more

Your Healthier Choice! Call us now!

We speak English, German & Chinese For our free services, please use your 1 year valid ACC claim

number even if you were initially referred to another service e.g. Physio.

Just give us a call for details. !!Therapeutic Treat: Cupping massage $40/30min

INFORMATION SHEET FOR

CHRISTCHURCH RESIDENTS

NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS AVAILABLE GRANTS

Ph: 0800-754-726

Pack and Move $750Storage Grant for Homeown-

ers and Renters $1,000 per household

Independent Advice e.g. Engineers, Q.S. etc $750

NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS COMMUNITY TRANSPORT

Ph: 0800-468-873

Assists Christchurch residents with limited mobility by

providing transport options in response to an in-

creased need post-earthquakes and to support

measures which will promote recovery.

This is a referral only service and criteria applies

NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Ph: 0800-468-873

Supporting individuals in our community through

home visits, and groups in our community through

community liaison, raising awareness of our services

NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS WELLBEING PROGRAMME

Working with Health Christchurch and Mental

Health Foundation on the All Right? Wellbeing cam-

paign – randomly brightening up people’s days in

different ways

CANTERBURY SUPPORT LINE

Ph: 0800-777-846

For advice about accommodation, financial issues,

legal and insurance help, health, employment and

retraining. Through this service, you can request an

Earthquake Support Coordinator – the service is free

and confidential

RESIDENTIAL ADVISORY SERVICE

Ph: 0800-777-299

Provides independent advice to assist residential

property owners to make progress on their repair/

rebuild

COMMUNITY ENERGY ACTION

Ph: 374-7222

Provides an Energy Advice service, Curtain Bank,

DIY Window insulation plus a Health programme for

heating and insulation for the elderly.