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FAMILY HISTORY: Brigham Riwai-Couch tries on his great grandfather Ben Couch’s All Blacks blazer with the help of proud mum Melanie Riwai-Couch. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER

Righting the wrongs of a rugby injustice By Sarla Donovan SEVENTY YEARS ago, Brigham Riwai-Couch’s great grandfather could have worn this blazer (above) on the All Blacks’ tour of South Africa. But Ben Couch never got the chance – he wasn’t selected for the 1949 tour because the New Zealand

Rugby Football Union left Maori players out of the 30man squad to meet apartheid conditions set by South Africa. Mr Couch was one of three players who weren’t considered for the tour because they were Maori. He later went on to become a politician and Minister of Maori Affairs.

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His great-grandson Brigham now has the opportunity to right that wrong. The 17-year-old Christchurch Boys’ High School mid-fielder will head to Capetown in April with the school’s first XV for the inaugural world schools’ tournament. Brigham said he was excited to have the opportunity to

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By Sophie Cornish A STAFFORDSHIRE bull terrier cross which mauled to death a dog and injured its elderly owner had been classified as menacing and ordered to wear a muzzle. The dog escaped through a window and killed seven-year-old bichon frise, Charlie, two weeks ago in the Prestons subdivision. Charlie’s owner, Roger Stare, 73, was bruised and bitten during the attack. The staffordshire cross has been put down. The city council is investigating whether the person who had care of the dog at the time of the attack will be fined. The maximum penalty is $3000. The person in charge of the dog was visited by dog control two weeks before the fatal attack after it had escaped from the property and was chasing a neighbour’s cat, a city council spokeswoman said. He was issued with a written warning notice under section 57 of the Dog Control Act 1996. In February, dog control officers ordered the staffordshire cross to be muzzled while at large in a public place, and it was classed as menacing. Mr Stare was shocked when The Star told him yesterday the dog had been subject to a muzzling order. “It would’ve saved Charlie, it definitely would’ve saved Charlie,” he said. •Turn to page 9

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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK I’M SURE Ben Couch would be proud of his great grandson Brigham. On page 1 today, we reveal why in a pretty special sort of a story. Brigham, 17, will play for Christchurch Boys’ High School at the world schools’ rugby festival in South Africa next year. Nearly 70 years ago, his great grandfather, an All Black, never got the chance to play the Springboks in the republic. Why? Because he was Maori. The South Africans wouldn’t allow him and two other players on the tour because of the republic’s apartheid policy. The NZRFU didn’t come out of it well either – it bowed to the South Africans and left Couch and the others behind. How times have changed. A heart-rendering article on pages 4-5 about St Margaret’s College music teacher Jonathan Densem. He has just recorded an album and has a concert on Monday. He has a wife and a young family. He also has terminal brain cancer. Support the concert. – Barry Clarke

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9, 1867, the Lyttelton railway tunnel opened, the first in the world to be drilled through a volcano rim. It was New Zealand’s first tunnel and, at the time, was described as one of the longest in the world, yet it had been planned and financed by a tiny colonial settlement with a population of just over 9000 (6647 in Christchurch and 2510 in Lyttelton). On December 10, 1989, Sunday trading began in Christchurch.

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A NEW bishop for the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch has been appointed by Pope Francis. Father Paul Martin succeeds Bishop Barry Jones who died in February 2016. The former St Bede’s deputy rector, who was born in Hastings, will be the 10th bishop

of Christchurch. His ordination will take place early next year. “I’d like to express what a privilege it is to be chosen to serve in the Diocese of Christchurch as bishop, following in the footsteps of those before me,” Bishop-elect

Martin (left) said. “I am really looking forward to taking up this ministry and leading the diocese.” It is anticipated one of Bishop-elect Martin’s first key decisions will be to approve the restoration of the earthquake-damaged Cathe-

dral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes St. Before his death, Bishop Jones approved a project to restore the Cathedral’s nave for about $45 million. Catholic leaders are raising $70 million for the restoration of the whole Cathedral, which is estimated to cost $100 million.

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CHARITY CRICKET MATCH The Crusaders will play a T20 cricket match on Sunday against an all-star team of sports people to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis New Zealand. The annual fundraiser will be held at Christchurch Boys’ High School from 11am. The all-star team will be made up of Olympians and top sporting personalities. The free event will include a sausage sizzle, autograph signings, charity auction, bouncy castle and a children’s cricket academy.

LEFT BEHIND: Ben Couch (front row, middle) in the All Blacks.

had a Ngai Tahu father and Ngati Mutunga mother. He played seven matches for the All Blacks from1947 to 1949, and later went on to be MP for Wairarapa in 1975 – one of the first two Maori ever to win a general seat. He was Minister of Police in 1981 during the Springbok tour of New Zealand. Jared Riwai-Couch remembers his grandfather as man of integrity, “an honest man”

who spoke the truth and was well known and loved in his Wairarapa community. Brigham was showing leadership skills like his great grandfather, he said. “We’re extremely proud of his achievements. We keep his feet firmly grounded but he’s done himself and his great grandfather proud.” The schools rugby festival event is being organised by

former Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer. South Africa’s top 10 school teams are confirmed, and Mr Meyer has sent invites to 25 leading New Zealand rugby schools, and around the globe to Fiji, Tonga, Japan, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Georgia, England, Ireland and France. One of South Africa’s oldest schools, Paarl Boys’ High School, plays host.

COUNCIL STAFF MOVE Ninety-five city council staff will move into the Civic Building on Hereford St in a bid to save money. City council head of facilities, property and planning Bruce Rendall said over the next two months, consenting, compliance and human resources staff would move from their current offices at 77 Hereford St to the Civic Building. “The changes reduce the council’s accommodation bill by $230,000 per annum,” Mr Rendall said. PEOPLE’S TOP CAFE Portershed has been voted the best cafe in the upper South Island. The Lincoln Rd speciality cafe was named the People’s Choice upper South Island region winner in the 2018 Meadow Fresh New Zealand Café of the Year awards.

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•From page 1 Doing the haka on South African soil tops his mostlooked-forward-to list. “I’m really excited to perform the haka there. Being a proud Maori – proud of my culture – I feel I will also be representing my great grandfather, and my tipuna and my school.” His parents, Melanie and Jared, have told him stories about his great grandfather all his life, though they never met. Mr Couch died in 1996 but he passed on one of his traits to Brigham, who also kicks off both feet. It was an ability Ben Couch honed while living with his aunt and uncle in Kohunui, a rural pa near Pirinoa in south Wairarapa. “One of the stories dad told me is how his (Mr Couch’s) uncle used to take him out into the paddock with a bull whip and whichever side he cracked it, left or right, my great grandpa would kick the ball and try and catch it; that’s how he became really quick.” The blazer Brigham is wearing in the photo on the front page has been passed through the family and now has pride of pace in their Somerfield home. Ben Couch was born at Lyttelton in 1925, the first of eight children of a farmer, George Manning Moke Couch, who had an English father and Ngai Tahu mother, and his wife, Hinerua Riwai of Rapaki, who

LINWOOD LIQUOR BAN The idea to introducing a liquor ban in Linwood Village and Doris Lusk Reserve will be discussed by city councillors today. The Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board asked the city council to request a permanent ban be investigated. The board also asked whether a temporary ban could be put in place over summer until a permanent solution could be introduced. The proposed ban comes after concerns that people drinking in the area are making others feel unsafe, as well as impacting on businesses and creating rubbish in the area.

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Fire, quake, to terminal brain cancer: Music teacher Jonathan Densem survived the 2009 Black Saturday bush fires in Victoria and moved back to Christchurch before the earthquakes. At the beginning of last year he was told he had a brain tumour which was terminal. Now he has recorded an album and is playing a concert in Christchurch on Monday. Julia Evans reports

THROUGHOUT 2015, Jonathan Densem had been feeling ill most days. He was struggling to keep up with his work as a piano and music teacher at St Margaret’s College. After waves of nausea, moments of mental absence and the odd out-of-body experience Mr Densem decided it was time to go to his doctor. He was referred to a neurologist. An EEG brain scan and MRI later, on New Year’s Eve Mr Densem was found to be having hundreds of micro-seizures daily. “It’s really hard to describe. You feel nauseous and there are strange impulses in your brain.

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But you’re not going to be sick,” he said. The cause of these microseizures wasn’t known until Mr Densem was at the Margaret Mahy Family Playground with his wife Emma Smetham and two children Otto, 12, and Caspar, 8. The phone rang unexpectedly,

it was his GP. More than a year ago his “My doctor told me you need doctors told him he was “on his to go to hospital and check into own,” Ms Smetham said. “He’s the emergency department right had all the treatment he can. now,” he said. “They found a Anything now is just prolongtumour the size of a kiwifruit in ing,” she said. the front of my head.” While the tumour is still there Mr Densem was told his cancer two years later, it has shrunk a was terminal as soon as he was little, he said. “I’m better than I THUrsdaY JanUarY diagnosed. was.” 31 2013

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But brain cancer was just “another thing.” Caspar was a miracle baby born amid Victoria’s Black Saturday bushfires, which claimed 173 lives. Mr Densem and a heavily pregnant Ms Smetham fled their Buxton home, 100km from Melbourne, with three-year-old Otto as the deadly fires came to within 1km of their tinder-dry property. Six hours later they were in Shepparton Hospital, welcoming baby Caspar. “People laugh when we say we came home for the climate. But we did. We were thinking about leaving before the fires happened. It was just time,” he said. That was just the first of a “double jeopardy” of sorts. The family feared for their lives a second time when their Cust home was rattled by earthquakes mere months after they moved home following 16 years in Australia. “We’d just got over the first hurdle of building up a business. I’d lucked into a really good studio in the Arts Centre,” he said. Although Mr Densem said the home only sustained “cracks and minor stuff,” the studio he was working out of in the Arts Centre was badly damaged.

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School music teacher’s big concert His piano and recording equipment was only just salvaged from the Arts Centre wreckage before the buildings were closed off. “We were trying to see the funny side, but it was pretty depressing. It was amazing going through the same emotions as we had in Australia.” But it wasn’t until the diagnosis of grade 4 glioblastoma multiforme, his wife calls it the “big kahuna” of brain cancer, that Mr Densem was finally pushed to record his album, I’m Saying it Now. “These songs have been written for more than 25 years. People would often say to me when are we going to be able to get your album. But I was too busy living,” he said. “And then I got brain cancer. There were no excuses after that. I had to do it.” To fulfil the lifetime dream of having his music recorded, Ms Smetham and Mr Densem started a Givealittle page in December 2016. It drew in $57,019. “Turns out it’s quite an expensive job, recording an album and putting on a show,” he said. Mr Densem enlisted producer Greg Haver who has worked with Manic Street Preachers and

•Tickets to the album launch concert at Charles Luney Auditorium, St Margaret’s College, Monday, December 11, at 7pm, are available at www.eventfinda.co.nz

VIRTUOSO: Jonathan Densem finally decided it was time to record his album, I’m Saying it Now, after he was diagnosed with brain cancer. PHOTO: CHRISTIAN TJANDRAWINATA

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was his album, always “our” and “we.” “This is a huge celebration. I can turn around and give it back,” he said. It was recorded with the help of his wife, and two sons, who have both inherited the Densem musical gene. “Otto’s a prestigious guitarist. He can do a lot of things on a guitar I can’t . . . and Cass plays the drums, as well as piano, under sufferance,” he said. That musical gene can be traced back a generation to Mr Densem’s father, John. He was a jazz musician, songwriter and worked at the Court Theatre. But it’s not the only thing Mr Densem has in common with his father. John Densem passed away unexpectedly at the same age Mr Densem was when he received his diagnosis, 47. “December 27 last year I finally became older than my father. It was quite something,” he said. Now looking forward to his

concert, Mr Densem popped a bottle of bubbles to celebrate. “We’re onto the phase where it’s really real but I’m still not too jaded. I’m excited,” he said. But after wrapping up his second concert in Auckland next Thursday, Mr Densem said he’s got a bigger job to get on with. “I’m going to turn even more attention to it. To fighting it. Not just keeping it at bay,” he said. Mr Densem said future planning is a big part of that fight. He’s hoping to take on more piano students next year. “There are a lot of people who don’t have a good outcome with this diagnosis. But there are people living with brain cancer for 20 years, I’d be pushing 70 by then. That’s my plan to be one of those people,” he said. And there are still several things to get off the bucket list before then. “I’ve co-written the rock musical King of the World. Which we’re hoping to get produced next year,” he said. But the Densems also have plans to head to Broadway to go to Hamilton: An American Musical. Plus he won’t be going anywhere before seeing the Sydney Swans win another AFL Premiership.

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Elected members criticise plan By Bridget Rutherford CITY councillors do not want the power to vote on how much they are paid because it could cause “unnecessary tension”. The Remuneration Authority is proposing to give all councils the ability to decide how much councillors and elected board members are paid to better reflect community needs and workloads. Currently, the authority sets city councillors’ salaries. Under the new plan, remuneration would be set by a 75 per cent majority council vote. The authority would continue to determine the mayor’s salaries. But a draft submission on the plan, put together by city council staff after feedback from community board members and city councillors, said it is not in favour of the plan. “The council considers that councils deciding on councillor and community board remuneration would be problematic and have the possibility to cause

NO GO: The city council says being given the power to determine how much its elected members are paid could cause “unnecessary tension”.

unnecessary tension,” the submission said. “The impact of legislative requirements for council decisionmaking and public participation could make decision-making contentious and open councils up to unnecessary public criticism.” Under the plan, each council would have a pool of money to pay salaries, relative to its size, which would remain the same even if the number of elected members changed. Currently, the authority annually reviews how much elected members are paid.

In July, Mayor Lianne Dalziel’s pay went up to $190,245, Deputy Mayor Andrew Turner was on $118,220 and city councillors received $102,400. Community board members’ pay ranged from $9527 to $23,742, while the chairs’ salaries were between $19,056 and $47,480. If the change goes ahead, a structure will be set out to determine pay and a base salary for city councillors. But they could be paid extra for additional work, such as being on a committee. City councillor Vicki Buck said she was not in favour of the idea.

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“That’s always going to be fraught.” City councillor David East said elected members had input into the draft submission. “I wouldn’t feel comfortable about the vote determining my own salary.” Consultation on the plan closes on December 15. The authority would then consider the feedback and aims to have the new rules in place by the next local body elections in 2019. In its submission, the city council also raised concerns over the way community board members’ pay was determined by population, rather than workload. Some members and chairs were paid more than others due to the population of the wards they represented. The submission also said community board chairs were being paid double that of members, which did not reflect the balance of roles, and it wanted the difference reduced. City councillors are to discuss and approve the draft submission at a meeting today. •HAVE YOUR SAY: Do you think the city council should be able to set how much its councillors and community board members are paid? Email bridget.rutherford@ starmedia.kiwi

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SUMMER CLOSURE: Avonhead Shopping Centre’s ANZ Bank is going to consolidate with ANZ Upper Riccarton next Friday. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER

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•From page 1 He was relieved the dog had been euthanised. “It’s good for everyone else but it’s not going to bring Charlie back,” he said. The owner could be liable on conviction to pay a fine of up to $3000. Another dog from the property which escaped with the staffordshire – but did not participate in the attack – had been asked to be removed from the subdivision, Prestons residential sales manager John Almao said.

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By Emily O’Connell ANOTHER BANK branch is closing in Christchurch. Avonhead Shopping Centre’s ANZ will combine with ANZ Upper Riccarton next Friday. It follows on from plans by Westpac, which is considering closing its New Brighton, Sydenham and Lincoln branches. “The number of customers visiting the Avonhead branch has been declining and this follows a national trend,” ANZ manager external communications Emma Mellow said. Ms Mellow said the average ANZ customer uses mobile banking one to two times a day and visits a branch two times a year.

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“With more than a 25 per cent decrease over the past three years, and with ANZ Upper Riccarton just 4km away, it’s logical to combine them,” she said. ANZ Upper Riccarton is undergoing $700,000 of refurbishments. All ANZ Avonhead Shopping Centre staff will work at the ANZ Riccarton branch. “Like all businesses, we’re always looking at our network and where our customers most need us,” Ms Mellow said. Westpac says internet and mobile phone banking, and changing populations because of the earthquakes, is the reason for its planned closures.

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Tribesmen migrate south and The Tribesmen Motorcycle Club has made their way to Canterbury. But police are already on their tail, raiding gang-connected properties across the region last week. So who are the Tribesmen and where do they come from? Andrew King reports IN THE 80s, a Maori motorcycle gang emerged in Otara, South Auckland, called the Tribesmen. They were formed by exmembers of the Stormtroopers, a Northland-based gang known for a brutal riot in Moerewa near the Bay of Islands, in which numerous officers, firefighters and gang members were severely injured in 1979. The Stormtroopers attempted to throw Senior Sergeant Charles O’Hara on to a van which had been set alight. He could be heard yelling “mercy, mercy” before being rescued by fellow officers and firefighters. Once the violence had

subsided, 28 gang members were arrested. The Tribesmen have chapters set up in Otara, Rotorua, Murupara in the Bay of Plenty, and in North Canterbury, where police say the gang has been setting up a “new pad”. The spread of the Tribesmen into Canterbury adds to a number of heavy-hitting motorcycle gangs including the Bandidos, Head Hunters and Rebels, as well as other gangs such as the Mongrel Mob, Black Power, King Cobra and the Neighbourhood Crips. On Tuesday last week, scores of armed police descended on properties believed to be linked to the Tribesmen on Jacksons Rd, Ohoka; Lower

MIGRATION: The Tribesmen Motorcycle Club originated in South Auckland but has now set up a chapter in Canterbury.

Sefton Rd, Sefton; Barbadoes and Cranford Sts; as well as a number of storage units where methamphetamine, firearms and cash were found. Witnesses described helicopters with a large number of armed officers landing in Swannanoa, North Canterbury. The Tribesmen have links to the Killer Beez, an Otara street gang run by former Tribesmen president, Josh Masters, who

is serving 10-years in prison for drug dealing and money laundering. In the past, the Tribesmen have had links to the New Zealand Nomads, Black Power and Bad Troublesome Ward. The Tribesmen are known for violent feuds with the Mongrel Mob. In 2010, 16-year-old Jordan Herewini was murdered by mob member Quentin Pukeroa for wearing yellow – which made

him appear to be an associate of the Tribesmen – as a result of tension in Murupara between the two gangs. He was wearing his yellow school PE shirt. The teenager was run down by Pukeroa after being struck to the ground with an axe in the middle of Murupara. Pukeroa was sentenced to 15 years in jail. So what brings the Tribesmen to Canterbury?

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motor straight into trouble Police say there is a small guys. Not like back when they core group of about eight to 12 were starting up and there Tribesmen in Canterbury but a was no real adult supervision. definitive number couldn’t be Now there are some older guys supplied because of prospects around keeping a lid on things,” and affiliates in and out of he said. prison. Canterbury field crime manCanterbury University sociolo- ager, Detective Inspector Greg gist and gang expert, Jarrod GilMurton, said family connections bert, said the most likely reason and work opportunities are reathe Tribesmen have come to the sons why they could have moved mainland is simply miinto the area. gration. Associates or “While they remain members have moved in Canterbury and deal into the area and conmethamphetamine, they tinued doing what they will receive close attenwere doing back home. tion from police on an “In the past, this ongoing basis,” he said. would have been cause Three were arrested in for war, but the whole the recent raids in and scene is expanding. around the city, which People move around Detective Inspector Jarrod Gilbert Murton described as an and keep their affiliations alive,” he said. extensive two-month Due to many gang members investigation into a number of getting older, he said the violence members and associates of the was decreasing. Tribesmen. “A lot of the older clubs have More than $200,000 in cash, fallen away and left a gap and 100g of methamphetamine and others have moved in,” he said. a number of sawn-off shotguns However, he said “in a and rifles were seized in the crowded room eventually some raids. gets elbowed”. Police also found a large “A lot of the older guys are amount of property including handbrakes for the younger motorcycles which have been

IN TOWN: The Tribesmen have about eight to 12 core members operating in Canterbury.

retained by the asset forfeiture unit. As a result of the raids, three people were arrested. Andrew Michael Smith, 32, has pleaded not guilty to supplying methamphetamine, two charges of possession of the drug for supply, failing to assist an officer carrying out a search, and driving while suspended. Smith’s 50-year-old mother,

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for using the class A drug and failing to assist a police officer carrying out a search. Six other Tribesmen members and associates have also been arrested over the past few months. They face a variety of charges relating to firearms, drugs, kidnapping, aggravated robbery and receiving stolen property, Detective Inspector Murton said. “These search warrants and arrests are the culmination of several months’ work targeting suppliers of methamphetamine, to reduce the harm it causes within our community,” he said. On November 1, police and customs officers intercepted $50 million of methamphetamine in an airfreight consignment sent from Mexico. It was the largest methamphetamine bust in the South Island. Jonathan Seal, 25, and Michael Harrison-Cooper, 31, were charged with importing a Class A drug and possession of methamphetamine for supply. Detective Inspector Murton said there was no link that he was aware of between the Tribesmen and the Mexican meth import.

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Change of direction for Dowsons Few people could say they haven’t bought a pair of Dowsons shoes over the years – but now the store offers a lot more after a major revamp. Bridget Rutherford reports KNOX AND Craig Dowson remember sitting on the front lawn of their Christchurch home as kids and helping their parents dye 1800 pairs of sandals brown. Their father, Keith Dowson, had bought them for about $2 a pair, and he knew if they were brown they would sell better – and they did. That was one of the first tastes the brothers got of the family trade. Decades later, they, along with their brother Mark, are directors of the family business, Dowsons, which will celebrate its 80th birthday next year. Since 1938, Dowsons has been an institution in Canterbury. But its 10 stores across the South Island now offer something a lot different – a “new direction”. Last month, Dowsons opened

FAMILY BUSINESS: Adam, Charlotte, Brent and Knox Junior Dowson at the new Concept 425 Colombo store. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER a sleek new Sydenham store, Concept 425 Colombo. The shoes, some of which are European, are spaced out on display in the showroom. Unlike the other stores, they are laid out by brand, not size. It showcases new brands such as Stegmann, Geo Reino and

Riggs. But they come alongside the tried and true ones such as Alegria, Cloudwalker, Fila and Hi-Tec. It is a move spearheaded by Knox Dowson’s son, Adam, who returned to Christchurch in 2013. He had been working in Wellington when the February 22, 2011,

earthquake hit. Dowsons lost its Lichfield St distribution centre and headquarters, its Ferry Rd store, and the store in The Palms had to close for months. It later closed the Wellington stores. “I used to call dad quite often on the phone. One day he said it’s

getting pretty hard, so I said how would you feel about me moving home and giving you a hand?” Adam said. His first project was opening the online store. The next was designing the new concept store with Tonic Design and fitting it out. “So far the feedback is they [customers] are really pleased with it.” If the new store is well received, the other Dowsons stores could follow, he said. You only need to walk in the door of the company’s Wigram distribution centre to see family is at the heart of what Dowsons does. Human Resources, payroll, marketing, merchandising and sales, distribution and design, the online store, product and logistics, and directors roles are all positions held by Dowsons. Adam’s sister Charlotte is in charge of HR, while his brother Knox Junior is in products and logistics. He and his fiancé Emily give input into what styles are stocked. The large wooden flagpole that stands tall outside the building is a reminder of the old Lichfield St headquarters. •Turn to page 14

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•From page 13 Footwear manufacturer Knox Dowson started the business in 1938 on Ferry Rd. It grew and went into selling footwear, and later ceased manufacturing it. His grandson, Knox Dowson said there were times after the quakes when they wondered if they should keep the business going. “It was discussed. But it would have been a big call. It didn’t get talked about for long,” he said. “The only thing that kept us going was the fact the people around us needed to keep going.” They considered creating a new chain for the new shoes, and even a name change. “But then we thought why would you change a name that’s been around for 80 years? “This is a chance to do this completely different thing.” Adam’s brother Knox Junior, said few shoe stores offered as wide a range as Dowsons now did. It had footwear for all ages as well as work boots, school shoes, sports shoes, European brands, and more. “That’s where I see our advantage.”

SLEEK: The new Sydenham showroom displays the shoes differently to other Dowsons stores. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER

Craig Dowson is in charge of product sourcing – a role that is now a lot different with the new direction. He said the range of shoes they stocked was much wider now. The high-quality and look of some of the new shoes was exciting, he said. But they had stuck with the popular brands and shoes

Dowsons had always stocked, which were loved by loyal customers. He said they were taking the store in a new direction, while still focusing on what they had always done. “The key for us is always quality. The buck does stop here. It is our reputation, it’s our name on the front.”

By Bridget Rutherford A $4.2 million project to replace the roof on Christchurch Hospital’s main block may see two wards have to close while the work is done. The Canterbury District Health Board has put out a tender to replace the whole roof on its Parkside building, which contains asbestos. CDHB maintenance operations manager Terry Walker said the current roof was at the end of its life, and was leaking in places. He said it had caused minor cosmetic damage to a number of rooms. Mr Walker said the project, which had a budget of $4.2 million, was expected to begin in May and take about two years. Two orthopaedics wards may need to be relocated during the work, he said. “Wards 18 and 19 may need to be decanted, after the opening of the new Acute Services Building in 2018, to allow the work to happen and in other areas the work will take place at night to minimise disruption.” Mr Walker said given the roof contained the poisonous substance, an independent consultant with previous experience

BIG JOB: Christchurch Hospital’s Parkside building will have its roof replaced, with work to begin next year. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER

in asbestos removal had been engaged to oversee the process. The Parkside roof was a source of contention in 2013 when contractors removing moss and lichen from it said they were not told by the company they were working for that it contained asbestos. They claimed they continued working on the roof for 10 days, and walked through hospital wards unknowingly putting patients at risk. Two of the contractors were later awarded $9000 in compensation. The CDHB is awaiting a decision on Parkside’s future as part of the hospital’s redevelopment.

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Ardern will meet with CTV families By Bridget Rutherford PRIME MINISTER Jacinda Ardern says she will meet with the families of those killed in the CTV Building to discuss the police decision not to prosecute. The CTV Building pancaked in the 6.3 magnitude February 22, 2011, earthquake, killing 115 people. Last week, police announced they would not pursue criminal charges against Alan Reay, the principal of the company that designed the Jacinda building, and Ardern David Harding, the engineer who did the work. Yesterday, spokesman Maan Alkaisi, whose wife Maysoon Abbas died in the tragedy, said the families would request a meeting with Ms Ardern, either in Christchurch or Wellington, to discuss the police decision and the current legal system. They hoped to meet before Christmas. Ms Ardern told The Star she would be happy to meet with the families, and understood their feelings on the matter. Dr Alkaisi said the families

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DEVASTATING: The CTV Building collapsed in the February 22, 2011, earthquake, killing 115 people. PHOTO : GEOFF SLOAN

were seeking legal advice to see if there were grounds to challenge the police decision. He said they wanted justice for their loved ones who died, and to prevent something like this happening again. “If a tragedy like the CTV Building did not result in any resolution, it means we have many serious problems with our

legal system,” he said. “It means there have to be some changes.” Dr Alkaisi said they had already reached out to Minister of Justice Andrew Little, who was supportive of the families last week, and Minister of Greater Christchurch Regeneration Megan Woods. They would soon get in touch with Ms Ardern and National

Party leader Bill English. Dr Alkaisi, an engineering lecturer, said the possibility no one would be held accountable was “simply offensive.” It sent the message, if the city council found deficiencies in a building, it was okay, and if your building collapsed killing people, the legal system would “find an excuse for you,” he said.

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New book celebrates our evolving By Sarla Donovan WHAT DO Jonny Schwass, Roots Restaurant, Otakaro Orchard and Cultivate Christchurch have in common? All feature in a new book about local food which looks at New Zealand’s evolving food identity and culture. The book explores current trends around growing, making and eating food through essays, profiles and recipes. Among the contributors to Kai and culture: Food stories from Aoteoroa is Jonny Schwass. The self-described “hospitality survivor” has written about decreasing the amount of meat we consume. And the best way to do that, he reckons, is to use the whole animal. “Historically, that’s what you’d do. Every family would have a pig, they’d feed it scraps from the bounty of the garden for six to eight months and then they’d kill the pig in the winter and it would help them survive when there was nothing in the garden. We’ve moved so far from that.” Mr Schwass doesn’t hesitate to pinpoint globalisation as the key issue facing New Zealand.

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“We’re trying to feed the world, but we need to feed ourselves first.” “We’ve lost a lot of respect for food, it’s become about convenience, how fast you can get it and how fast someone can get it to

you. We have this opportunity to be a great food nation, where people come here and experience some of the greatest food in the world. It’s starting to get a bit of recognition for that but we have to be really honest about how

clean and green we really are. And that’s where I see the opportunity - there’s enough people now who realise that what we’re doing isn’t quite right and there’s better ways. We’re such a young country . . . a bit rip, s**t and

bust. As we grow more as a nation we’ll start to realise you can’t treat your country and your body like that; eventually you’re going to pay the price.” Bio-diversity and sustainability are the key to success, he argues – not trying to be dominant with singleingredient products, which simply leads to a degraded environment. Natural food production on a smaller scale is the way to go, not intensive, large-scale farming. Of all the regional cuisines developing around the country, Mr Schwass puts Canterbury at the top of the pack, due in large part to its produce: lamb, beef, venison, grain, wine, seafood. There is a lot being done in the region to develop a voice for a national cuisine, he said, (though apparently Hawkes Bay is nipping at our heels.) “When everything lines up together – restaurants use local food, food growers become more diverse to feed the passion of the chefs, and the food becomes of a focus for those outside the community and globally – that’s when a country’s food culture develops,” said Mr Schwass.

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food culture and edible resources He acknowledges the work of editor Emma Johnson in pulling the book together from a wide range of contributors including Dr Siouxsie Wiles, Alex Davies, Fleur Sullivan, Rebekah Graham, David White, Dr Tracy Berno, Giulio Sturla, Rachel Tauelelei and Monique Fiso. Ms Thompson said she’d always wanted to produce a food book and the idea came to the fore last year. “All the new initiatives that were springing up around the city post-earthquake, from urban farms through to markets

through to restaurants like Gatherings and Roots, looking at our local, edible resources. It seemed to indicate people wanting to know more about where their food was coming from.” •Published by Freerange Press, the book is available at Scorpio Books, Frances Nation, Barry’s Bay Cheese, Black Estate, Piccadilly Books, Unity Books Wellington, Unity Books Auckland, Women’s Bookstore, UBS Auckland and UBS Otago. RRP $50

Extract from Jonny Schwass’ essay ‘Terroir not Terror,’ in Kai and culture: Food stories from Aoteoroa, edited by Emma Johnson. My ultimate goal is to work with one farm exclusively and I am working towards that. This is not to be contrary, but to re-associate people with the culture of agriculture. We need to place more worth on where our food comes from and why it’s important to understand the link between something that tastes good and something that lives well. We understand this concept

Venison Heart Tartare The Stonyhurst Station has been in the same family since its inception and now runs merino sheep, beef, deer and the odd wild turkey. This dish is inspired by the flavours of a long shared lunch and my love of whole-animal cookery. Serves: 10 Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes

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with wine. The links between good grape gardening and good juice are obvious in our glass, but why is it that we often place more importance on the life cycle of a grape than on a living animal? Why do we know not to add lawn clippings to barrels of wine to produce classic Marlborough grassy sauvignon blanc, yet we accept that hundreds of tonnes of cut pork are shipped from 22 different countries, all with varying animal ethics, so we can have a cheap slice of bacon, some smoked ribs and all eat ham for ten days over the Christmas holidays?

2 tablespoons red onion, finely chopped ½ teaspoon red wine vinegar 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 2 tablespoon chives, finely chopped ½ teaspoon smoked chili powder 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil Smoked salt to taste Black pepper to taste 1 teaspoon capers, coarsely chopped Steps 1. Preheat the oven to 165˚C. 2. Season the liver with salt and pepper. Place the liver in a small roasting pan that is slightly larger than the

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Happy couple finally get to altar By Bridget Rutherford IT WAS fourth time lucky for Leanne Corboy and her husband Craig as they tied the knot on Saturday. The couple had to cancel their wedding three times because Mrs Corboy had Crohn’s disease and endometriosis and had to keep going to hospital. For months she could barely walk, lost 30kg and was constantly sick until she was diagnosed. After support from the Canterbury Bowel and Liver Trust, when she started feeling better she walked in the Star Media City2Surf 14km event in March with about 40 others raising more than $4300 for the trust. So, the trust repaid the favour and organised almost her entire wedding, with many donations and offers to help – some from strangers. “It was a magical fairy tale wedding, the best day of our lives, a huge big team effort,” Mrs Corboy said. They had the ceremony in their Rangiora garden on the 30 deg C day, followed by a reception with about 100 friends and family and FINALLY: Craig and Leanne Corboy married on Saturday after West Eyreton Hall. having to cancel their wedding three times. Bowel and Liver Trust general PHOTOS: PARABLE PHOTOGRAPHY manager Margaret Fitzgerald

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and volunteers wore matching T-shirts and cooked meals for the guests. “We got very emotional seeing them wearing the tops we wore back when we raised money for them whilst doing City2Surf,” Mrs Corboy said. She said they could not thank everyone enough, and the weather gods were on their side. “We are so happy we finally we made it.” Come March, Mrs Corboy will again repay the favour, with plans

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Bid to avoid wheelie bin confusion WHEELIE BINS will be emptied a day later than normal on Christmas and New Year’s Day as changes to the kerbside collection service are rolled out. Confusion over when bins should be put out if a collection day falls on a public holiday has prompted changes by the city council. Collections will continue as normal on all public holidays except for New Year’s Day, Easter Good Friday, Anzac Day and Christmas Day. On those public holidays, wheelie bins will be emptied the day following the normal collection day. “The past arrangements where some collection days were moved to the Saturday before the normal collection day and others moved to the Saturday after, caused some confusion and frustration for many of our residents,’’ said city council solid waste manager Ross Trotter. “As Christmas and New Year’s Day fall on a Monday this year, this means the Monday collection will move to Tuesday, the Tuesday collection will move to Wednesday, the Wednesday collection will move to Thursday,

By Sophie Cornish THE CITY council has been threatened with legal action if homes in South New Brighton are damaged in a flood. The South New Brighton Residents’ Association has issued a formal notice of liability to the city council, claiming it has failed to install proper flood protection north of Bridge St and south of Owles Tce. The notice means if a flooding event does occur, the association could take the city council to court and may find it liable for damages. A city council spokeswoman said it does not accept it would be liable if the area is flooded. “The council will not be making any changes to its current process as a result of the notice of liability. The council considers its recent decisions provide a satisfactory way forward for addressing current flooding issues,” she said. But association chairman Hugo Kristinsson believes the city council could be held liable under the Land Drainage Act and Soil, Conservation and Rivers Control Act.

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the Thursday collection will move to Friday, and the Friday collection will move to Saturday,’’ said Mr Trotter. He said a survey was done and it showed most customers wanted the city council to change its approach to public holiday rubbish collection. “The feedback we had showed people would prefer it if we collected their rubbish the day

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‘Clear way forward’ for Cathedral

OVERDUE: Megan Woods has moved urgent legislation in the House to reinstate the Cathedral.

LIKE MOST Cantabrians, the sight of the badly damaged Cathedral sitting empty in our square for the last nearly seven years has been a symbol for me of the slow recovery in our city. As someone with lovely childhood memories of that building and what it represents for our city, I’ve long wanted to see a resolution. I think all Cantabrians want to see this situation sorted with a sense of urgency and momentum. This has been a long and controversial process over the last few years. I’ve been very mindful that what local people want to see is progress and a clear way forward. That’s why I was so proud this week to move urgent legislation in the House that will reinstate the Cathedral and reopen the heart of our city. This is an important milestone in the recovery from the earthquakes. It’s part of giving certainty about the future of our central city. We want to send the strong

message to people that the centre of our city will be vibrant, a great place to live, work and invest. We want tourism operators to know that one of the defining landmarks people think of when they think of Christchurch will be reopened and available to visit. We want people looking at developments in the square to know there will be certainty for planning. What the legislation will do is enable fast-tracked resource management and consenting. It will also support the creation of a reinstatement trust, providing governance and overseeing fundraising, and a joint venture project management company to oversee the reinstatement process. We

expect the reinstatement trust to be incorporated within the next two weeks. We’re pushing ahead urgently with this work because we know it’s been delayed for too long. I also want to take the time to acknowledge the previous minister, Nicky Wager, for all the work she put in bringing people together and starting to get this project back on track. Often in politics, there’s a lot of disagreement, but it has been great to have support from different sides of the house. It shows how widespread the desire is to see the broken heart of our city repaired. •Megan Woods is the Minister of Greater Christchurch Regeneration

Managing the burden on ratepayers THERE HAS been publicity lately about the level of rates increases that Christchurch has faced over recent years. The level of overdue rates looked a lot worse than it actually was, in part due to the Crown owing rates on residential red zone land it owns. That’s been sorted and what was technically overdue has been paid. A much clearer picture comes from rates that are more than six months overdue. A number of people just forget to pay by the due date, and they pay with the first reminder. This is not me making an excuse for rates increases. I want the city council to get on top of

Lianne Dalziel

its expenditure so we can return to the inflationary pressures the council faces as a preferred cap for rates increases. Our next draft Long Term Plan, which we will sign off early in the new year for public consultation, will look different from the last one three years ago. First, we know more about our

finances and our insurance is settled. This time I intend to split the rates into two parts – the percentage increase for the standard work of the city council (business as usual), and the other, a fixed amount per ratepayer over a set number of years, to provide for the

remaining repairs, new builds and regeneration opportunities that are required post the earthquakes. I prefer this approach, because it enables everyone to see what the real costs of the remaining effects of the earthquakes will be. It also means the costs of the earthquakes has a finite impact on ratepayers. I believe this is a much more transparent approach and it’s fairer. It also puts responsibility on the city council as an organisation to ensure efficient and effective service delivery. We have already met as a full city council with Megan Woods, and the deputy mayor and I

have also met with Minister of Local Government Nanaia Mahutu. Aligning our strategic priorities as a city council with the new Government presents no problems that I can see. The next step is a meeting with a group of ministers, hopefully before Christmas, which will set us on the path to a global settlement. We are both talking acceleration and I believe that’s good for Christchurch and for New Zealand. •If you want to ask Ms Dalziel a question, email mayor@ccc.govt.nz. Put Reader’s Question in the subject line •More Viewpoint, p27-28

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Somalian refugee Zakariye Mohamed Hussein, who stabbed two people after kidnapping a pie delivery driver, was denied parole again Stephanie Hagerty – And this is why we don’t want the 150 young men that the Labour Government has offered to take from an Australian detention camp. an animal. The dogs always get the blame but what about the owners.

Sylvia Oliver – Come on people have some compassion. Often refugees have been through hell and then some. Yes, they are damaged but they need help not condemnation. Sadly yes, he is in the right place, but still deserves better than returning to Somalia Jenny Peek – There is too much do-good in NZ. Look after our own first. I feel sorry for these people but we should all strive to make our own countries better John Carter – Should have sent him back at the start of his sentence, what a waste of money the taxpayer has to pay again. Plus the cost to provide health care. Should have been grateful for a new start that was also safe. Angela N Richard Taylor –

PAROLE DENIED: Zakariye Mohamed Hussein will not be getting out of prison this year. In 2012, he stabbed a delivery driver and city council worker before being shot by police. PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN

As in the UK, they all know how to work the system and get the do-gooders on side. If you break the law, sorry goodbye, you had your chance.

Jenny Jarvis – I hope Labour read this, we have enough rouge kiwis without adding more refugees to the mix.

Rich Brown – Stop his treatment and send him straight back to Somalia

Olivia Gwen Murtagh – Send him home why are our taxes paying to keep him in our country.

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poor fiscal and planning management? Jonnie F. Omen – They won’t be significant after another shake, just rip them all down. New figures from a police wastewater drug testing initiative showed MDMA drug use is more prevalent in Christchurch than in Auckland, in spite of the population difference

Earthquake repairs for some of Christchurch’s significant historic buildings have been put on hold pending a review of city council finances

Jase Anthony – Who cares. People are entitled to do what they like in their private time. Don’t think mdma has ever killed anybody. Not the real stuff. It is currently being used in accredited medical trials in fact

Jenny Jarvis – Wouldn’t it be nice if we had a council who could just get the important things done first and not waste money on the unnecessary bike lanes etc

WAITING: Repairs to the Municipal Chambers, also known as Our City – Otautahi, are on hold.

Matt Cuthill – They buy stupid statues, give themselves pay rises, ruin the streets with badly designed cycle lanes, but can’t afford repairs to buildings, street and road surfaces, and footpaths.

to council. Much better than a beautiful old building.

Rob King – Well, at least we have those rusty statues. That one in the river is the best weedcatcher in NZ. We are also blessed to have the weed removal as an ongoing expense

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Robin Masters – That’s because they wasted it all on putting cycle lanes in where they aren’t needed.

Shayne Stanley – Weren’t these historical buildings insured? If not why not? Agreed, put money into repairs on buildings not cycle lanes. Cycle lanes are not urgent.

Holly Traxler-Puddle – The buildings will be in more of a ruin as time goes by. Do your jobs and get on with the work. It should have been done ages ago

Mykel Holmes – Maybe if they put money towards this instead of creating dangerous stupid roads we’d be fine. Good old Christchurch City Council

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Andrew Lamont – Mdma is about as bad for your body as panadol. Testing for it in the water is more about seeing how responsible the local people are when it comes to recreational drugs. If they’ve taken mdma and not alcohol, then their body and mind will be significantly better off. Lauren Bailey – MDMA in Christchurch, P and synthetic cannabis up north. There are drug issues everywhere, just different drugs of choice.

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Campaigning for workers’ rights Hornby Wendy’s worker Rose Williams fought and beat the fast food chain giant over owed lieu days. She is no stranger to adversity – her husband, Murray, died in a crash at the Ruapuna Speedway 14 years ago. The 51-yearold speaks to Emily O’Connell

Can you tell me about your childhood? Where did you grow up? I grew up living on Lincoln Rd in Addington. I went to Wharenui School and then Hillmorton High School – they were good schools. My mum had commercial glasshouses, and she used to grow about 5000 tomato plants and so as a child, I was always working in the glasshouses, packing them for the market. She had a little shop, where people used to come in and buy cucumbers and tomatoes. What was your first job?

BATTLER: Rose Williams said she learnt how to stand up for herself after her late husband died – this helped in her recent fight with Wendy’s over lieu days. PHOTO: ANDREW KING

As soon as I could leave school [at 16], I started working with racehorses. What made you want to work with racehorses? All my life my mum had racehorses. My mum used to drive

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up there. He comes from Nelson. At the time he was there at that meeting. And did you introduce yourself? No he came up and met me. I’m a really shy person, or used to be really shy. What’s been your favourite job and why? It’d have to be the racehorses, I love animals and horses. After about 10 years I left working with the horses because we bought a house. And of course, it was very poor money working with racehorses years ago so I left to get another job. My late husband had his own trainer’s licence at that stage, so we always had horses, when he was alive. We had a couple of horses he was training, while we both had other jobs to pay for our house. Would you ever get back into it? I was in it for a few years, we breed a few foals, it’s a really expensive hobby though. So with me working at Wendy’s at the moment it wouldn’t be possible. I’ve got a sister-in-law who has horses, and my sister who lives in the United States trains racehorses. It’s a big part of my life.

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and living with tragedy What are your hobbies? I love racehorses. I still love sidecar racing even though it’s hard, but that was a huge part of my life. My late husband raced, we went from Invercargill to Nelson to Westport to Blenheim and all around the South Island. So most weekends we were away with the sidecars. Did you race sidecars also? No, I was just a supporter. After my late husband died, I became a representative for the speedway for a couple of years just to help out and carry on. But I haven’t had much to do with it since working at Wendy’s because you have to work most weekends. I still love to watch it. How did your late husband get into sidecar racing? He got into it through friends. He never had anything to do with motorbikes. Unfortunately, not long before he died he decided he would give up sidecars and go back to harness racing. So it was going to be his last year but, unfortunately, it didn’t quite work out. How old was he when he died? He died a week before his 40th birthday so I buried him on his

SUPPORTER: Rose Williams with her late husband Murray.

birthday. It was a hard day, let’s put it that way. What’s your advice for people who are grieving? I think everybody’s different but I think you have to press on and work your way through it. At the end of the day, I’m so proud I’ve got my son, Josh. That’s probably helped me through it, encouraged me through. It’s a hard thing. I was so lucky at

the time, we still had racehorses and I had his motorbikes. The following year, I fixed up his bike and a friend of ours raced it for me. And that helped me through it. People were saying it was the bike or it was this, but it was just a freak accident, and it was my husband’s own fault. And then I took over training the horses we had at the time but I still continued through life normally. I had

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City group prepares for Everest trek Fundraiser to rebuild Nepal village By Roy Sinclair AN INTREPID Christchurch foursome is in serious training for their trek of a lifetime. Dubbed Project EBC, an acronym for Everest Base Camp, It will take place from March 24 to April 15, next year. It will be a tough multi-day effort but that is not all. “We want to leave more than footprints,’’ say one of the four, Mike Lowden. “We will also be raising funds to rebuild a home in the village – Khumjung – destroyed in the Gorkha earthquake of April 25, 2015.’’ Nine thousand Nepal people died during the earthquake which also triggered an avalanche on Mt Everest, killing 21, mostly Sherpa. April 25, 2015, became Everest’s deadliest day. The Project EBC team comprises Mike Lowden, 56, Tina Morrell, 50, Bette Chen, 37, and Fergus Flannery, 19. “We want to make a difference,’’ says Tina Morrell. “The Sherpa family of six left homeless in Khumjung is presently living under canvass. Their mother, Tangii, is ill and cannot get a proper diagnosis owing to the family’s financial situation. We want to help them get back into a structurally-sound warm home. “And we will help Tangii as well with medical expenses. “As individuals we had an ambition to do something challenging we had not done before. We eventually crossed paths and struck a really good friendship.’’ Mike is business development manager at Ideal Electric. Tina

DEDICATED: The Project EBC team in training. (From left) – Tina Morrell, Bette Chen, Mike Lowden and Fergus Flannery.

CHALLENGE: Mt Everest viewed from Khumjung.

is involved with toastmasters and marketing. Betty is the IT and digital marketing expert at Landpower agricultural machinery. Fergus is presently walking the Aotearoa Trail, the length of New Zealand. “It is a massive undertaking over about nine days,’’ says Mike Lowden. “The distance, 10 to 16km each day, is not so much the challenge. More so will be acclimatising to altitude and coping with altitude sickness. We will climb to more than 5500m.’’ Other expected challenges include food. Meat is not recommended owing to it being old

DISASTER: An earthquake on April 25, 2015, devastated Nepal.

when consumed. The team will likely be lacking in protein. Flying into Lukla airport at the start of the trek is another challenge, it being considered one of the world’s most dangerous. It was constructed in 1964 under the supervision of Sir Edmund Hillary. For all that, the adventure is expected to be mega rewarding. “We have been training individually and as a team,’’ says Tina Morrell. “We have been walking on the Port Hills along with running marathons and half marathons in an effort to build up a level of fitness. Specialised training has

been at Vertex Altitude Training. We have been treadmilling in a vacuum room where levels of oxygen and nitrogen are altered to simulate altitude.’’ Mike Lowden says the team has been working at 11 per cent oxygen. “It has been great meeting others at Vertex and sharing experiences. Some have been to Everest base camp or Kilimanjaro. It has been enjoyable.’’ The team has booked their trek with Anne Young Trekking Adventures, “She put us in touch with the Sherpa family we want to help,’’ says Mike Lowden.

Mike is no stranger at being involved in events. He organises an annual spin bike event at Ideal Electric in Montreal St. It is dubbed Tour de Montreal and is run during the famous Tour de France cycling race. The event raises funds for Special Olympics’ athletes. The experience over six years has helped Mike with Project EBC. “Tour de Montreal is not all about me. It’s also about an international Rexel Group company contributing to the community,’’ he says. Helping others is in Mike Lowden’s genes. It may simply be assisting someone experiencing problems in his workplace. The team is self-supporting enabling all fundraising to go to the house rebuild project. Buckets have been rattled in workplaces. A Givealittle page is linked to their Project EBC Facebook page. A recent presentation at Zonta Club of Christchurch-Canterbury went well, creating interest amongst professional women. “We have raised $1700 in just a month,’’ says Tina Morrell. We are aiming on $25,000 for the project. Anything over will be used to set up a scholarship for the Sherpa family kids.’’ Project EBC is looking for sponsorship. Sponsors names will be on a banner taken to Everest base camp. An upcoming fundraising event is to be held at Christchurch Casino. “It’s amazing how well the four of us have gelled,’’ says Mike Lowden. “Next year marks 65 years since Sir Ed summited Everest with Tenzing Norgay. Ed gave back to the Nepal community. What better role model could we have? “It’s all about the Kiwi attitude. We will be giving the mammoth task our best shot.’’ •Contacts. Email projectebc2018@gmail.com www.projectebc.com FB: Project EBC

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PARTNERS: Dylan Thomson and Amy Hudson in relaxed mode, and after winning Rally Otago.

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Xmas with a twist at arts factory By Georgia O’Connor-Harding THE LYTTELTON Arts Factory will come alive with world class circus entertainment in its final cabaret for the year. Described as a “little bit naughty and a little bit nice”, performers from various genres, including music, comedy and acrobatics, will take to the stage for the LAF Christmas Cabaret. The show has been put together and organised by variety entertainer Lizzie Tollemache. “We always try and put together the most delightfully crazy, weird and wonderful mix of acts,” she said. Unlike other circus shows, she said the “beautiful intimate environment” in which the show will be staged gives the audience an opportunity to see the “incredible physical performers up close”. As part of the show, Tollemache and her husband, circus artist David Ladderman, will alternate roles hosting the show. She said cabaret performances give her and Ladderman the chance to let loose. “Obviously, a lot of our international touring shows are a lot more scripted and we do more or less the same show,” she said. One of the couple’s most

MERRY CHRISTMAS: Lizzie Tollemache and David Ladderman will host the Lyttelton Art Factory’s final cabaret of the year.

Twins give an acrobatics display and five-time Guinness World Record holder for contortion, Skye Broberg, will have a Christmas-themed act involving light. Although she has pulled several artists from outside of the city to take part in the show, Tollemache said a lot of people do not realise Christchurch punches well above its weight when it comes to independent performance and circus. “The reason people don’t realise that is because most of us are busy touring around New Zealand and the rest of the world,” she said. famous duo acts was Victorian carnival sideshow, Mr & Mrs Alexander, which toured the country last year. Artists to perform in the cabaret will include musician Carmel

Courtney, who is known for playing two saxophones at the same time, and comedian Snap. Dancers from the United Kingdom will perform a contemporary piece, while Twisty

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Emerging artists put on original show By Georgia O’Connor-Harding SHORT SHARP original plays created by some of the city’s emerging performers will be showcased this week. The Court Youth Company will present a variety of short plays for their end-of-year performance, Trios. For the past two months, the company has been working with directors Holly Chappell-Eason and Tom Eason who have been guiding them on how to create their own work. The young performers were asked to write down key words about what they want to do on stage. Court Theatre promotions manager Jeff Clark said it valuable in helping the young artists uncover their own performance skills. Trios has provided many of the company’s members with their first chance to create original pieces. •Trios runs at the Gloucester Room, Isaac Theatre Royal, until Saturday. To book tickets, go to https:// courttheatre.org.nz advertorial

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Taste sensations in Vancouver’s ’hoods By Mike Yardley AS YOU’D expect from an A-list foodie city, Vancouver’s celebrated offerings are constantly evolving, as trends come and go in the hot ‘hoods. I delved into the city’s palette and here’s a selection of tried and trusted options destined to leave you with a memorable flavour of buzzing Vancouver. The city’s oldest ’hood, with its cobblestoned atmosphere, is a great starting point. Gastown takes its name from the first saloon owner, Gassy Jack Deighton, who started trading in 1867. You’ll probably recognise the Gastown streetscape from 50 Shades of Grey, which was filmed here. Fancy some creative mixology? Head to Chill Winston for the evocatively named Ritual Sacrifice cocktail, comprising Victoria Gin, Aperol, grapefruit tea, lemon and peach bitters. Another top Gastown destination is L’Abattoir, where French influenced Pacific north-west cuisine, forms the

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100 at last count), re-caffeinate at Milano Gastown, a local trailblazer as a roaster and coffeemaker, with an espresso tasting bar, to boot. Prado Cafe is another stellar stop, home to four-time Canadian Barista Champion and first ever winner of World Latte Art Championship. Sam Piccolo embodies the passion for great coffee, continually using his award-winning skills to create the perfect cup of coffee. Another revitalised historic district trending with the “scenesters,” is the old warehouse haunt of Yaletown, where an energised patio-culture permeates its heritage brick walkways. Foodie hot-spots include Wild Tale Coastal Grill, for sustainable seafood like the local oysters. Homer Street Café is a cracker. Its rotisserie chicken is one of the nest things you could shove in your mouth, but the people who do it here somehow look chic and French. •Turn to page 52

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STREETSCAPE: (Far left) – Water St, Gastown, Vancouver. Cafes and bars are spread through a cobbled landscape. (Left) – Granville Island Public Market has many dining options mixed in among the food stalls.

Celebrated offerings in food city •From page 51 Just south of the city centre, the crown jewel of the city’s culinary scene is Granville Island Public Market. Technically the island is actually a sandbar, but semantics aside, the public market is the second most visited visitor attraction in Canada, after Niagara Falls. The food hall proper is where you’ll be rubbing shoulders with many top restaurant chefs, as they source ingredients for the evening menu. With over 150 permanent retailers and vendor stalls, the abundance of temptation is a formidable test of impulse control. You can lustily graze your way on fragrant pastries and artisan cheese as you go, although for more substantial dining, the international food court, at the heart of the market, is where to head. My recommended stops include Benton Brother’s Fine Cheese, Oyama Sausage Company and Edible Canada. Their flavoured bacon salt is a tastesensation, in its own right. Whatever you do, do not miss sampling a honey-dipped donut from Lee’s Donuts.

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The 72 guestrooms open out onto a lush interior garden courtyard, thronging with palms. It’s a stunning little oasis for urban lounging. The hotel also treats guests to free-use cruiser bikers and complimentary North American phone calls. Staff are fabulously informed and fizzing at the bung with insider tips on where to go, whether it be a fun-filled bike route or post-pedal cocktail. It’s always a thrill to discover a stand-out hotel with a seriously distinctive personality. The Burrard is a class-act. Wherever you choose to stay in Vancouver, lock in your accommodation through Hotels. com, which was fast, efficient and packed with great deals. Hotels.com Rewards gives you one free night after 10 nights booked– which you can bank for future holidays. Rewards members and mobile app users also enjoy exclusive access to Secret Prices. I found the Hotels.com mobile app to be a simple, fast and secure way to book your perfect hotel, on the go. FAST FACTS: •Air New Zealand is increasing capacity on its Vancouver route. The airline will kick the increases off by moving from seven to eight weekly services during the first half of January, making it easier than ever for Kiwis to escape to the snow, with increased services during the shoulder periods too. With well-timed overnight flight departures, I managed to sleep my way across most of the Pacific. For best fares and seats to suit, head to www. airnewzealand.co.nz For the best insider tips on what’s new and trending, keep an eye on the official tourism website when plotting your city exploratory. www. tourismvancouver.com

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Subaru Levorg built to performance car values By Ross Kiddie I FIND it interesting that Subaru New Zealand categorise its Levorg as a performance car, stacking it up alongside the Impreza WRX and STi. I guess it does have certain similarities to those two cars, for one it is built on much the same platform and it is one of few models left in the Subaru range which is turbocharged. However, the Levorg is a station wagon, which by my way of thinking, its primary function is to do all those useful things for which I love the concept. I’m quite smitten with the Levorg, it’s a dynamic, practical wagon and one which is quite lively when performance is requested. For the second time, I experienced the Levorg in a racetrack environment, the first was a year or two back at Highlands Motorsport Park near Cromwell at the media launch for the car here, the second time was just recently at Hampton Downs in the Waikato when a mid-life upgrade and facelift filtered through the range, the event also included a few hot laps in the Imprezabased performance models mentioned in my introduction. Those two models will feature in future reviews. This evaluation focuses solely on Levorg, and it is a car which covers many bases. For one, the wagon section boasts a handy load space, while the seating area provides comfortable transport for five adults. The Levorg is not as big as the old Legacy wagon, but it is a useful alternative for those who related to everything the Legacy wagon stood for. The Levorg utilises the 2-litre version of Subaru’s quad-camshaft, horizontally-opposed four-cylinder engine. As mentioned, it is turbocharged with a 197kW consequence. It also pumps out a healthy 350Nm of torque, both outputs realised relatively low in the rev band at 5600rpm and 2400rpm respectively. Like all modern engines, the Levorg’s unit is also calibrated so that fuel efficiency hasn’t been overly jeopardised. Sure, if you like to squeeze the power of the turbocharger in sport

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Schoolmates now centres of attention By Andrew King THREE international centres, one school: This is the story of the 2004 Shirley Boys’ High first XV. Phil Burleigh (Scotland), Ryan Crotty (All Blacks) and Kieron Fonotia (Manu Samoa) are all plying their trade on the international scene. However, they were all a part of the 2004 Shirley Boys’ High first XV. They also played through the grades at New Brighton. But at Shirley Boys’ High, they only played seven games between them in the midfield – all in the 2004 season. Burleigh spent most of his time in 2004 as the first choice halfback, Crotty ran the backline at No 10 before finishing the last four games of the season at second-five. Fonotia split his time between right wing and fullback. They now all don the No 13 jersey. Shirley assistant coach in 2004, Mike Skinner, said they were all good boys who spent a lot of time on the back field “sunning themselves”. He said Crotty could win games when the rest of the side

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IN COMMON: Three international centres, one club, one school. Phil Burleigh (left), Ryan Crotty and Kieron Fonotia are each plying their trade on the world stage but all have roots with the New Brighton club and Shirley Boys’ High.

wasn’t playing well, Burleigh was the glue who didn’t make a mistake, and Fonatia was a natural sportsman who had a massive step. “They had a good year, which built into a very good year for 2005 where we almost went all the way,” he said.

Crotty, known back then as Goofy, has made the centre position his own in the All Blacks while Fonotia, Fonzy, made his debut against the men in black earlier in the year. Fonotia has played seven tests for Manu Samoa since then. Burleigh, known as Burls to

his Shirley teammates, played his first game for Scotland against Australia last month in what was a record-setting eight-try demolition in front of more than 67,000 at Murrayfield. There was genuine excitement from Burleigh’s father, Wayne, and Crotty’s father, Steve, who

used to flat together on Marine Pde, New Brighton, when there was a possibility Burleigh could have made his debut against Crotty and the All Blacks. However, Burleigh was not selected for the test. Setaimata Sa was the No 8 in the Shirley team in 2004. He has played both union and league and was part of the 2008 World Cupwinning Kiwis side. He’s also played five league tests for Samoa and one for the union side. He now plays league for the Mackay Cutters in Queensland. Fonotia has been playing for Welsh side, Ospreys, one of four professional union teams in the country which compete in the Pro14 and the European Rugby Champions Cup. In 2018, Fonotia will move to Scarlets, another Welsh club. Burleigh joined Edinburgh Rugby on a two-year deal in 2014 from the Highlanders and extended his contract in 2016 for another two years. His time playing in Scotland made him eligible for selection in the national side. However, he also has Scottish heritage with his greatgrandmother born in Aberdeen.

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Veteran bowler bags Fourth title in rare double hat-trick five years on the By Gordon Findlater SCOTT MASON might be in the twilight of a long cricket career, but it hasn’t stopped the 48-yearold from achieving a remarkable feat. The St Albans presidents grade captain took a rare double hattrick – four consecutive wickets – against Lancaster Park on Saturday. “It was pretty bloody special,” said Mason. His figures of five wickets for six runs off 4.2 overs helped St Albans dismiss Lancaster Park for just 64 at Ilam Fields on their way to a dominant eightwicket win. Mason is no stranger to hat-tricks – it was the fifth one of his career. However, it was the first time he had taken a double hat-trick. The first of Mason’s wickets came from a leading edge which was caught at mid-off by James Alabaster. The very next ball, Mason cannoned an in-swinging yorker into the middle and off stumps. He then completed his hat-trick with another in-swinging yorker to catch the batsmen lbw. What happened next will stay in Mason’s mind for a long time to come. “We’ve still got everyone in crowded around the bat and I’ve bowled a slightly shorter inswinger which the guy has gone backwards and pushed out

DANGER MAN: Scott Mason is keeping a firm grip on the ball that delivered him a rare double hat-trick. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER

at it and bunted it straight to Jimmy at silly mid-off who took a great one-handed catch,” Mason said. He describes himself as a leftarm, medium pace, seam and swing bowler. “You can write down ‘fast’ if you like, but no one will believe you,” said Mason. The double hat-trick was the first by a St Albans player at all levels since White Ferns star Amy Satterthwaite took one nearly seven years ago. It was also only the third taken by a player from the club this millennium. Mason has taken 20 wickets this season, including two fivewicket-bags at an average of

7.05, with a strike rate of 11.90 and economy rate of 3.55. “This season has started off pretty well that’s for sure. I’m probably five wickets ahead of where I’d normally be at this time each year,” said Mason. “I normally aim for 40 and if I can get that I’m happy.” Mason brought up his 1000th wicket for St Albans in 2015 and is second on the club’s all-time wickettaking list with 1116 scalps. The current record is held by former club president and Canterbury Metropolitan Cricket life member Alan Jamieson, who has taken 1271 wickets for the club. Now in his 31st season with St Albans, Mason spent his earlier years at the club playing predominantly in the fourth and second grades. Over the last decade, he has experienced success with St Albans presidents, who currently sit second in the 11-team, 35-andover competition. “It’s the last chance for a lot of us to play any decent cricket. It’s very competitive but it’s played in the right spirit,” said Mason.

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By Gordon Findlater CANTERBURY United Pride are one game away from their fourth title in five years as they continue to dominate the national women’s football league. The Pride will take on Auckland in the league final on Sunday at English Park. The two teams only previous meeting saw the Pride walk away 1-0 winners at the same ground last month, courtesy of a 90th-minute winner from Britneylee Nicholson. However, the Pride are expecting a much stronger Auckland team to run onto the field at English Park. “They were missing a couple of key players (last month) so we know they’ll be an even tougher task on Sunday. We certainly can’t take them lightly,” said Pride captain Annalie Longo. The task won’t be any easier for the Pride with two of Football Ferns missing from the side – striker Aimee Phillips, and defender Meikayla Moore who is out of the country trialling with several clubs in Germany. “You’d love to have your best players available but we have a really good group of young girls who have stepped up throughout the season,” said Longo. The Pride secured their final

BIG OCCASION: Pride captain Annalie Longo will lead her side in their fifth straight national women’s league final appearance on Sunday.

berth by finishing top of the league after the round-robin, while Auckland defeated Southern United 3-1 in the preliminary final at the weekend. It will be the fourth consecutive year the Pride have hosted the final. Their only slip-up in an otherwise perfect home final record was a thrilling 3-4 loss to Northern Football in 2015.

Old Boys’ heavy-hitter leads all scorers in metro cricket By Andrew King OLD BOYS Collegians opening batsmen Tom Taylor continues to take the long handle to bowlers in the premier metro one-day competition, smashing 35 sixes in seven innings. The right-hander is the competition’s top scorer with 356 runs at an average of 50.86 and a strike rate of 124.24. East Christchurch Shirley’s Timothy Hampton-Matehe is second with 337 runs at an average of 48.14. Taylor’s opening partner, David Wakefield, is third with 309 runs at an average of 44.14. Taylor exploded in the opening round of the premier metro twoday competition in October when

he smashed five sixes in one over off Riccarton opening left-arm pace bowler, Jack Turner. Taylor has had some low scoring innings, notably getting out cheaply against St Albans when he was caught by Greg Dawson off the bowling of Bailen Thatcher for two. But it is the manner in which he has scored his runs that has impressed. His 16 against Lancaster Park came from four boundaries and his 19 against Riccarton included two fours and a six. His most recent knock against Marist saw him score a blistering 124 off 79 balls, including six fours and nine sixes. Old Boys sits on top of the one-day ladder with five wins from seven matches. They will

play Riccarton in the semi-final on Sunday at Elmwood Park. Burnside West Christchurch University will meet St Albans in the other semi-final. Taylor’s one-day innings: •East Christchurch Shirley, October 28, 49 off 34, five fours, three sixes. •Lancaster Park, November 4, 16 off 17, four fours. •Sydenham, November 5, 78 off 61, seven fours, five sixes. •Riccarton, November 11, 19 off 22, two fours, one six. •Burnside, November 18, 68 off 63, six fours, four sixes. •St Albans, November 25, 2 off 6. •Marist, December 2, 124 HITTER: Tom Taylor has smashed 35 sixes in seven innings. off 79, six fours, nine sixes.

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SALE AND SUPPLY OF ALCOHOL ACT 2012 SECTION 101

FIVE BAR STOOLS LIMITED, (THE LICENSEE, PO Box 76240, Northwood, Christchurch 8548), has made application to the District Licensing Committee at Christchurch for the issue of ON-LICENCE NEW in respect of the premises situated at 420 Marshland Road known as THE ROWDY KITCHEN BAR AND EATERY. The general nature of the business conducted under the licence is: ON-LICENCE RESTAURANT CLASS 1. The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is intended to be sold under the licence are: MONDAY TO SUNDAY 8.00AM TO 1.00AM THE FOLLOWING DAY. The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Christchurch District Licensing Committee, 53 Hereford Street, Christchurch. Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the first publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee, PO Box 73049, Christchurch 8154. No objection to the issue of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 105(1) of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. This is the second publication of this notice. This notice was first published on 30 November 2017.

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SALE AND SUPPLY OF ALCOHOL ACT 2012 SECTION 101

JDV BAR & EATERY LIMITED, (THE LICENSEE, PO Box 36464, Merivale, Christchurch 8146), has made application to the District Licensing Committee at Christchurch for the issue of ON-LICENCE NEW in respect of the premises situated at 135 Office Road known as JDV BAR & EATERY.

TDL 2017 LIMITED, (THE LICENSEE, PO Box 36062, Merivale, Christchurch 8014), has made application to the District Licensing Committee at Christchurch for the issue of ON-LICENCE NEW in respect of the premises situated at 131 Victoria Street Central City known as THE DIRTY LAND.

The general nature of the business conducted under the licence is: ON-LICENCE RESTAURANT CLASS 1.

The general nature of the business conducted under the licence is: ON-LICENCE TAVERN.

The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is sold under the licence are: MONDAY TO SUNDAY 9.00AM TO 3.00AM THE FOLLOWING DAY. The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Christchurch District Licensing Committee, 53 Hereford Street, Christchurch.

Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the grant of the application may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the first publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee, PO Box 73049, Christchurch 8154.

Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the first publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee, PO Box 73049, Christchurch 8154.

No objection to the issue of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 105(1) of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

A permit is required to light a fire in open air in these areas.

This is the first publication of this notice.

Gas cookers and barbeques, contained barbeques and approved cooking fires are authorised as not being fires in open air and do not need a permit.

SALE AND SUPPLY OF ALCOHOL ACT 2012 SECTION 101

SALE AND SUPPLY OF ALCOHOL ACT 2012 SECTION 127 & 101

• Those lands encompassed by the Christchurch City Council (including Banks Peninsula), Selwyn District Council; and • Those lands encompassed by the Hurunui and Waimakariri District Councils

You commit an offence if you knowingly or recklessly light, or allow another person to light, a fire in open air in an area that is in a Restricted Fire Season unless under a permit issued by Fire and Emergency New Zealand and in accordance with any conditions of the permit. Any permits issued during a Restricted Fire Season are suspended if Fire and Emergency declares a Prohibited Fire Season, or prohibits fire in open air in the area. Darrin Woods Principal Rural Fire Officer Christchurch and Selwyn District Bruce Janes Principal Rural Fire Officer North Canterbury

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MEXICANO’S 2017 LIMITED, (THE LICENSEE, PO Box 36062, Merivale, Christchurch 8014), has made application to the District Licensing Committee at Christchurch for the issue of ON-LICENCE NEW in respect of the premises situated at 131 Victoria Street known as Mexicano’s.

WAXER INVESTMENTS LIMITED, (THE LICENSEE, The Manager, PO Box 13130, Christchurch), has made application to the District Licensing Committee at Christchurch for the renewal of ON-LICENCE RENEWAL in respect of the premises situated at 331 Cashel Street known as THE FITZ SPORTS BAR.

The general nature of the business conducted under the licence is: ON-LICENCE RESTAURANT CLASS 1.

The general nature of the business conducted under the licence is: ON-LICENCE TAVERN

The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is intended to be sold under the licence are: MONDAY TO SUNDAY 8.00AM TO 3.00AM THE FOLLOWING DAY. The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Christchurch District Licensing Committee, 53 Hereford Street, Christchurch. Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the first publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee, PO Box 73049, Christchurch 8154.

The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is sold under the licence are: MONDAY TO SATURDAY 8.00AM TO 2.00AM THE FOLLOWING DAY. SUNDAY 8.00AM TO 11.00PM The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Christchurch District Licensing Committee, Civic Offices, 77 Hereford Street, Christchurch. Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes to object to the grant of the application may, not later than 15 working days after the date of the first publication of this notice, file a notice in writing of the objection with the Secretary of the District Licensing Committee, PO Box 73049, Christchurch 8154.

No objection to the issue of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 105(1) of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

No objection to the renewal of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

This is the first publication of this notice.

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BEKBEN (2013) LIMITED, (THE LICENSEE, Mr Greg McClurg Bekben (2013) Limited, PO BOX 4279, Christchurch 8140), has made application to the District Licensing Committee at Christchurch for the renewal of ON-LICENCE RENEWAL in respect of the premises situated at 17 Opawa Road known as OPAWA BOWL & JACK. The general nature of the business conducted under the licence is: ON-LICENCE TAVERN. The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is sold under the licence are: SUNDAY TO WEDNESDAY 8.00AM TO 12.00 MIDNIGHT AND THURSDAY TO SATURDAY 8.00AM TO 2.00AM THE FOLLOWING DAY. The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Christchurch District Licensing Committee, Civic Offices, 77 Hereford Street, Christchurch.

TASTE CATERING LIMITED, (THE LICENSEE, The Manager Riccarton House Bistro, 16 Kahu Road, Riccarton Christchurch), has made application to the District Licensing Committee at Christchurch for the renewal of ON-LICENCE RENEWAL in respect of the premises situated at 16 Kahu Road Fendalton known as LOCAL AT RICCARTON HOUSE. The general nature of the business conducted under the licence is: ON-LICENCE FUNCTION CENTRE.

No objection to the renewal of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

This is the second publication of this notice. This notice was first published on 30 November 2017.

This is the second publication of this notice. This notice was first published on 30 November, 2017.

SALE AND SUPPLY OF ALCOHOL ACT 2012 SECTION 101

PROTOCOL 2017 LIMITED, (THE LICENSEE, The Manager, 2 Colombo Street, Christchurch 8022), has made application to the District Licensing Committee at Christchurch for the issue of ON-LICENCE NEW in respect of the premises situated at 2 Colombo Street known as PROTOCOL.

VIECELI HOSPITALITY BPC CHCH LIMITED, (THE LICENSEE, 6 Inwoods Road, Christchurch 8083), has made application to the District Licensing Committee at Christchurch for the issue of ON-LICENCE NEW in respect of the premises situated at 126 Oxford Terrace Central City known as THE BANGALORE POLO CLUB AND (TBA).

The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Christchurch District Licensing Committee, 53 Hereford Street, Christchurch.

The general nature of the business conducted under the licence is: ON-LICENCE TAVERN The days on which and the hours during which alcohol is intended to be sold under the licence are: MONDAY TO SUNDAY 8.00AM TO 3.00AM THE FOLLOWING DAY The application may be inspected during ordinary office hours at the office of the Christchurch District Licensing Committee, 53 Hereford Street, Christchurch.

No objection to the issue of a licence may be made in relation to a matter other than a matter specified in section 105(1) of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

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A KIWI CHRISTMAS • (PG) THU 1:30, 3:40PM, FRI-SUN 3:20PM, MON 11:35, 1:40, 3:50PM, TUE 11:30, 1:40, 3:50PM WED 11:00, 1:40, 3:50PM BOB THE BUILDER: MEGA MACHINES (G) SAT-SUN 10:00AM, TUE 10:20AM COCO • (PG) FRI-SUN 10:10, 1:00, 3:40, 6:20PM DADDY’S HOME 2 (M) THU 12:50, 4:00, 6:40, 8:50PM FRI-SUN 1:00, 8:45PM, MON-TUE 12:50, 4:00, 6:40, 8:50PM, WED 11:20, 4:00, 6:40PM GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (PG) THU 10:20, 6:30PM, FRI-SUN 10:20, 12:50, 5:50PM MON-TUE 10:20, 5:50PM IK ONKAR (M) FRI 8:10PM, SUN 8:10PM JUSTICE LEAGUE (M) THU 3:10, 8:15PM FRI-SUN 3:30, 8:50PM, MON-TUE 3:10, 8:15PM WED 12:30, 3:10, 5:50, 9:00PM MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (M) THU 1:55, 6:20, 8:50PM, FRI-SUN 1:40, 6:25, 8:25PM, MON 10:00, 1:55, 6:20, 8:50PM, TUE 10:40, 1:55, 6:20, 8:50PM, WED 1:55, 6:20, 8:50PM PADDINGTON 2 • (G) FRI 10:20, 12:40, 3:00, 6:10PM SAT 10:20, 12:40, 3:00, 6:10, 8:10PM, SUN 10:20, 12:40, 3:00, 6:10PM STAR WARS 7: THE FORCE AWAKENS (M) WED 8:30PM THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS • (PG) THU 11:00, 1:40, 5:50, 8:45PM, FRI-SUN 10:25, 6:35PM MON-TUE 11:00, 1:40, 6:30, 8:45PM, WED 11:20, 1:40, 6:30, 8:45PM THE STAR • (G) THU 10:00, 12:00, 4:20PM FRI 11:20, 4:10PM, SAT-SUN 11:40, 4:10PM MON 10:00, 12:00, 4:20PM, TUE 12:00, 4:20PM WED 11:40, 4:20PM THOR: RAGNAROK (M) THU 1:00, 3:40, 6:10, 9:00PM, FRI-SUN 3:40, 9:00PM, MON-TUE 1:10, 3:40, 6:10, 9:00PM, WED 1:15, 3:40, 6:10, 8:40PM WONDER • (PG) THU 10:00, 11:30, 2:10, 6:00, 8:30PM FRI-SUN 10:40, 1:10, 6:00, 8:30PM, MON 10:30, 12:30, 3:20, 6:00, 8:30PM, TUE 10:25, 12:50, 3:30, 6:00, 8:30PM, WED 10:40, 1:10, 3:35, 6:00, 8:30PM

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Christmas Plate A trio of mini Christmas pudding delights for set menu group bookings!

The friendly Quartz team offers great service in a comfortable, modern setting. An extensive food & beverageit’s menu has something for everyone Whether a gorgeous bouquet of including arestaurant favourites - burgers, steaks, flowers, scrumptious meal, fantastic fish, chicken & salads. The Earlybird Special entices coffee or catering for your next event, families to dine before 6pm with $5 kids meals, we can an doambient it all!! setting later for couples or leaving friends catching up. Bookings advised!

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Nestled the Cashmere Hills Come at andthetryfoot ourofTRADITIONAL isMEXICAN the perfect FOOD... place to enjoy the welcoming Spring season a long lunch or an for Alvarados is over the essential destination evening meal. true Mexican cuisine. experiencing Our atmosphere stylish, yet casual, with Open daily fromis 11.00am. friendly service and knowledgeable staff.

Is a littleofpiece Italy in Christchurch. Home two of extraordinary eateries... From the moment you walk through the The Embers Restaurant and door, you will feel like you have stepped The Club Carvery. back to another time and place. From the Both offer qualityand cuisine using fresh local exquisite interior moody appearance, ingredients matched withpaved attentive service to the inviting terracotta courtyard. and outstanding bar selection. Baretta is our interpretation of a classic Both restaurants areafamily friendly. Italian trattoria with Kiwi influence.

77 StevensTHE Street,LONGER Phillipstown, DAYS Christchurch ENJOY Ph 03 374 4149 WITH US www.alvarados.co.nz facebook.com/alvaradosmexicancantina 69 Centaurus Rd, Cashmere Follow us on Twitter @Alvaradoschch

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Fisherman’s WharF

NEW SEASON MENU BOOK YOUR PRE-CHRISTMAS & YEAR ENDStreet, EVENTS NOW! 174 St Asaph Christchurch

Spectacular Harbour Views Fisherman’s Wharf Restaurant offer’s a warm & friendly atmosphere over looking the working port of Lyttelton. We have a range of wonderful meal options to suit all. Seafood, Steaks, Burgers, Thai dishes, Vegetarian, pasta & kids meals. We serve only the freshest locally caught fish & our produce is also fresh & from the local markets. From our boats to your plate. Now open for Breakfast Sat/Sun from 8am.

Ph 03 260 2600. www.baretta.co.nz 310 Sawyers Arms Road, Papanui Email: reservations@baretta.co.nz Phone: 03 359 9586 www.papanuiclub.co.nz reception@papanuiclub.co.nz Open 7 Days : Sun-Wed 11.30am-1am Members, guests & affiliates welcome Thu-Sat 11.30am-3am

39 Norwich Quay, Ph 8082 355 Lyttelton. 7750. Ph 328 7530 Open Mon-Fri 7.30am-6pm www.lytteltonwharf.co.nz Sat 7.30am-5pm. Open Wed to Sun 11.30am to late

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ORNBY

DINNER HAS NEVER BEEN THIS GOOD

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WORKINGMEN’S

CHECK OUT OUR SENSATIONAL SUMMER SIZZLERS

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BARROSS COUNTRY

Whitford’s Hours: Open Monday to Sunday LUNCH from 11am DINNER from 5pm

$15

BOOK YOUR XMAS FUNCTION

WHAT’S ON

LE NOUVEAU NOIR

7PM SATURDAY, Whitford’s Bar

12PM THIS SUNDAY

Club Family GALA DAY Face Painting; Bouncy Castle; Lolly Scramble; Raffles; Games; Live Music; SANTA!

HOUSIE: Cafe Tuesday & OPEN from 11am Saturday

SHUTTLE

Tuesday - Saturday PH 0508 966 5786

LIVE MUSIC THIS WEEKEND FREE SAT.16.DEC SAT.09.DEC, 4.30PM

FREE FRI.08.DEC, 7PM

JOHN McCABE

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• Large TV's • • TAB pod • • Gaming Room •

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FESTIVE SET MENU LUNCH & DINNER

$26

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BOOK NOW AT THE BISTRO

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pride of the east since 1888

• Open daily from 11am • Courtesy Van

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FREE SAT.09.DEC, 8PM

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Marion’s Outlaws

FEATURING

FREE

SAT.16.DEC, 8PM

THE MUSIC OF THE BEACH BOYS

$45 PP INCLUDES BUFFET DINNER/LIVE MUSIC

SAT.16.DEC SAT.16.DEC

GOODBYE 2017 - HELLO 2018

LIVE SHOWCASE

Member Activity Clubs Pool, Snooker, Darts, Cards, Fitness, Gardening, Badminton, Squash, Indoor Bowls

Rock n Roll; Country; Celtic; Pop; Rock; Disco; ABBA!

TICKETS $5. NO DOOR SALES

SUN.31.DEC, 8PM The Hornby Club | ph 03 349 9026 |17 Carmen Rd | Hornby www.hornbywmc.co.nz | Members, guests & affiliates welcome

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FAMILY GALA DAY

THIS SUNDAY

ONLY 3 more sleeps until the Woolston Club’s annual Club Family Gala Day! Both members and non-members are welcome to this eagerly anticipated event. The Gala is a fun filled afternoon of free family entertainment. On the programme is an array of activities including face painting, a bouncy castle, ice creams treats, a lolly scramble, chocolate wheel,

sausage sizzle, raffles, and kid’s games. There will be live music including the Canterbury Brass Band playing all the traditional Christmas Carols. And of course a special visit from SANTA! Don’t miss out - THIS SUNDAY 10th December, starting at noon. The Woolston Club, 43 Hargood Street, Woolston, phone 03 389 7039.

SEASIDE CLUB

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Restaurant

DINE BY THE SEA! MEMBERS LUCKY CARD DRAW

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Chalmers

Christchurch’s only

TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS

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UPSTAIRS

PIERVIEW A LA CARTE RESTAURANT

PLEASE NOTE: CHALMERS CLO SES FOR HOLIDAYS SAT 23 DEC REOPENING FRIDAY 12 JAN 2018

FREE DESSERT

FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS EXTENSIVE CARVERY FROM 5.30PM-6.30PM PRICED AT ONLY $22.50 PER PERSON AND DESSERT’S ON US!

The restaurant is open from 5.30pm Friday, Saturday LIVE MUSIC and Sunday, and for 7PM THIS SATURDAY Sunday Brunch from 10.30am to 2pm. SUNDAY 10, 17 DECEMBER Reopening date is Friday 12 Jan 2018. SUNDAY NIGHT BUFFET LUNCH & with DINNER BUFFETS : $30 PP With the Café can you add something like “look what’s new for summer” along the photos. LAST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH

PRE CHRISTMAS BUFFETS

Dateless n Desperate POP-ROCK-BAND

NEXT BUFFET : BOOK NOW!

LIVE MUSIC AT DINNER with NEVILLE BARRIE

Sunday 31st Dec, from 5.30pm

DINE & DANCE

NEW YEAR’S EVE DOWNSTAIRS

SATURDAY 16 DECEMBER

CLUB BISTRO

BUFFET DINNER & SHOW : $45PP MADSEN PROMOTIONS present THE MUSIC OF THE BEACH BOYS

FUNCTION ROOMS | GAMING ROOM SHUTTLE SERVICE Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat

NEW SUMMER MENU

Open Tuesday to Saturday 12pm - 2pm & from 5pm.

New Brighton Club 202 Marine Parade Phone 388-9416

TAKE A LOOK! HERE’S SOME OF OUR TASTY NEW DISHES Ceasar Salad

Thai Beef Salad

www.newbrightonclub.co.nz Members, guests and affiliates welcome

Steak Sandwich

St Albans Shirley Club

269 Hills Rd | ph 385 1632 www.sasclub.co.nz

WHAT’S

THURS NIGHT : LUCKY TREASURE CHEST FRI NIGHT: 5.30pm-7.30pm LUCKY MEMBER JACKPOT DRAW

CLUB PARTY

THIS FRIDAY from 4.30PM LIVE MUSIC SOUTHFIELD BISTRO XMAS SET MENU AVAILABLE MAIN & DESSERT $22

• BISTRO open 5pm-8pm Thurs, Fri, Sat BAR MENU available all day • Shuttle operates Thurs, Fri, Sat night • SKY Sport • Pool Tables • Gaming Room • TAB

BECOME A MEMBER TODAY!

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LUNCH & DINNER DAILY

GF & V options available

SEE OUR AD ON THE FACING PAGE FOR OUR UPCOMING SHOWCASE EVENTS The Hornby Club | ph 03 349 9026 |17 Carmen Rd | Hornby www.hornbywmc.co.nz | Members, guests & affiliates welcome

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Thursday December 7 2017

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BARETTA: Friday 7pm - Live music; 10.30pm - DJ. Saturday 9pm - DJ Double Header.

CLADDAGH IRISH PUB: Thursday - Open mic. Saturday - Live music.

BECK’S SOUTHERN ALEHOUSE: Saturday 9pm Riff Raff.

COASTERS TAVERN: Thursday 8pm - Mel & Dave. Saturday - Live music. Wednesday - Open Mic Night.

BILL'S BAR: Thursday & Sunday 6pm - Mickey Rat Karaoke. BISHOP BROTHERS PUBLIC HOUSE: Sunday 3pm - Live music. BLACK HORSE: Saturday Mickey Rat’s Karaoke. BLUE SMOKE: Thursday 7.30pm - Paul Ubana Jones, tickets $30+bf. Sunday 3pm The Swan Sisters, suggested Koha $10. CARLTON: Thursday 7pm HeadRush. Friday 10pm Mezzanine. Saturday 10.30pm Flat City Brotherhood. Sunday 4.30pm - Quiz. Monday 7pm James Hart. Wednesday 8.30pm - Assembly Required. CASA PUBLICA: Friday 5pm James Lyndsay; 8.30pm - DJ Dwight Caldwell. Saturday 9pm - DJ Paul McKessar. CHARLES LUNEY AUDITORIUM: Saturday 7.30pm - Christchurch City Choir presents Handel’s Messiah, GA $59. Sunday 3pm Christmas Wonderland feat. Woolston Brass & Academy in Concert, door sales. Monday 7pm - Jonathan Densem Concert & Album Launch, GA $40. CHRISTCHURCH CASINO: Friday 6pm - Sly Manhattan; 9.15pm - Marcel. Saturday 7pm - Franchise; 10.15pm - Reckless. Sunday 5.30pm - Rusila. CHRISTCHURCH FOLK MUSIC CLUB, IRISH SOCIETY HALL: Sunday 6.15pm - Last Club Night for 2017 (music & BBQ). Members $8, Non $12. CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND: Sunday 3pm - Woolston Brass and Academy in Concert, Charles Luney Auditorium, door sales.

COOKED BREAFASTS from $18

MAK TAVERN, KAINGA: Thursday 7pm - Jam Session. Friday 9pm - Mammoth. Saturday 9pm - Usual Suspects. Sunday - Flat City Brotherhood.

DARKROOM: Thursday Estere (AKL). Friday - Themeta; Troika; Mechanalog. Saturday Staring Millings; Churlington (WEL). DUX CENTRAL: Friday 5pm Emerson; 9.30pm - Big Rig. Saturday 2pm - Matty Smith; 9.30pm - Get Set. Sunday 2pm Sunday Jazz Sessions. EMPIRE: Thursday 9pm - DJ. Friday 10pm - DJ. Saturday 10pm - DJ. Sunday 10pm - DJ.

MICKY FINNS: Thursday 8pm - Flat City Brotherhood. Friday 10pm Shameless Few. Saturday 10pm Smoke & Mirrors. NEW BRIGHTON CLUB: Saturday 7pm - Dateless n Desperate PopRockBand. NUT POINT CENTRE, WEST MELTON: Sunday 2pm - Ma Bell presents Blues Mama’s & Molly’s Remedy, $25 entry includes afternoon tea.

Paul Ubana Jones at Blue Smoke tonight.

PIERSIDE CAFE & BAR, NEW BRIGHTON: Friday 9pm - Sharkey’s Karaoke. Saturday 9pm - Sign of the Firebird.

FAT EDDIES: Thursday 7.30pm - Cam Finlay Quartet; 10pm - Tina & the Turners. Friday 7.30pm - Eldridge, Williams, Rainey Organ Trio; 11pm - Oval Office. Saturday 7.30pm - Hamish Smith Quartet; 11pm - Fat & Co. Sunday 3pm - Heather Webb Trio; 6.30pm - Dominic Spiteri Combo. Monday 7.30pm Georgie/Dom duo. Wednesday 7.30pm - Alice duo/trio; 10pm Live music.

RACECOURSE HOTEL, SOCKBURN: Friday 7pm Imaginary Friends. RICHMOND WMC: Saturday 7pm - I Alone. Sunday 3pm Lino. SANDRIDGE HOTEL: Thursday 8pm - Karaoke. Friday 8pm - Live music. Saturday 8pm - DJ. STOCK XCHANGE SHIRLEY: Friday 7pm - Sign of the Firebird. Saturday 7pm The Atarmies.

FINNEGANS, PREBBLETON TAVERN: Friday 8pm - Trad Session. GBC: Friday 6pm - Rhonda Campbell duo.

SULLIVANS IRISH PUB: Friday 9pm - Live music. Saturday 9pm - Live music. Wednesday 7.30pm - Willie’s Open Mic.

HORNBY WMC: Friday 7pm Robbie Drew. Saturday 4.30pm - Barross; 8pm - John McCabe. HORNCASTLE ARENA: Thursday 8pm - Saturday Night Fever, The Musical. Tickets @ticketek.

ST MARY’S PROCATHEDRAL, MANCHESTER ST: Wednesday 1.10pm - Phillipa Lodge & Veronica van der Knaap, $10 & $5 donation.

ISAAC THEATRE ROYAL: Thursday 7.30pm - Trios. Friday 7pm - Christmas at the Royal; 8.30pm - Trios. Saturday 4pm & 7.30pm - Trios. Sunday 11am, 2pm & 6pm - Anna Lee School of Dance End of Year Recitals. Tickets @ticketek.

TEMPS BAR, HORNBY: Thursday 7pm - Jam Session (gear provided). Friday 8.30pm - No Secrets. Saturday 8.30pm DV8. Wednesday - Mickey Rat Karaoke.

MACKENZIES BAR: Friday 8pm - Misfitz. Saturday Mammoth. Wednesday Karaoke.

THAI CHEFS, SUKHU TIGER, RICCARTON: Thursday to Wednesday 9pm Resident DJ & Karaoke.

Trios by the Court Youth Company plays at the Isaac Theatre Royal from today through to Saturday. THE BOG IRISH BAR: Thursday 10pm - Assembly Required. Friday 7pm - Diego Hariswara; 11pm - Good Company. Saturday 7pm - Live music; 11pm - Corner Sounds. Sunday 5.30pm - Black Velvet acoustic. Tuesday 7pm Jameson Session. Wednesday 8pm - Open Mic Night. THE CRAIC IRISH BAR: Friday - Unhinged. Saturday Stoutfellows. THE CUBAN: Thursday 6.30pm - Live music. Friday Live music. Saturday 10pm - DJ. THE FITZ: Friday 8.30pm Reg. Saturday 8.30pm - Hot Tin Roof. THE GYM, ARTS CENTRE: Friday 6pm - The Art of the Deal Ubu Night, $10 entry. THE MILLER BAR: Thursday 7pm - Rock n Roll. Friday 9pm - Reckless duo. Saturday 9.30pm - Absolut duo. Wednesday 8pm - Lance Karaoke.

GET CHRISTMASY WITH US! TWO COURSE FESTIVE MENU

THREE COURSE FESTIVE MENU

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$30 EACH

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TREVINOS BAR & RESTAURANT, RICCARTON: Friday Trevinos Xmas Party with Vague As Brothers. Sunday 5pm - Matt Hall. TWISTED HOP, WOOLSTON: Friday 7.30pm - Chris Williams. Saturday 7.30pm - Taylor Dukes. TWO FAT POSSUMS, WEST MELTON: Sunday 3pm - Live Jazz. WOOLSTON CLUB: Saturday 7pm - Le Nouveau Noir. Sunday noon - Family Gala Day. WUNDERBAR LYTTELTON: Thursday 8pm - Hobo Magic NZ Tour with Bloodnut & more. Tuesday 7pm - Open mic. .

SCHOOL’S OUT TREAT THE KIDS

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What’s on

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NEW BRIGHTON MARKET Saturday, 10am-2pm, New Brighton pedestrian mall

LYTTELTON FARMERS’ MARKET Saturdays, 10am-1pm, London St OPAWA FARMERS’ MARKET Sunday, 9am-noon, 275 Fifield Tce

MT PLEASANT FARMERS’ MARKET Saturday, 9.30am-12.30pm, McCormacks Bay Rd

THURSDAY TO SATURDAY, 8.30PM-MIDNIGHT CHRISTMAS LIGHT SHOW More than 400,000 lights synchronised to music, hundreds of animated characters, a skeleton rock band, large inflatables and animated carnival rides will make this a spectacular visual experience. 650 Shands Rd THURSDAY TO SUNDAY, 7.30PM ARSENIC AND OLD LACE A tale of mass murder, home surgery and elderberry wine. Mortimer Brewster lives a happy life. He has a steady job at a prominent New York newspaper, he has just got engaged, and will visit his sweet spinster aunts to announce the engagement. Helped along by a cast of misfits and the criminally insane, Arsenic and Old Lace is a fast-paced, vintage comedy with a killer punch line. To book tickets, go to http://www. repertory.nz/ Elmwood Auditorium, Aikmans Rd SATURDAY, 10AM-1PM SUMMER MARKET DAY Christchurch South Community Gardens will hold its annual market day. There will be books, plants, pickles and preserves, baking and a sausage sizzle. 188 Strickland St

SATURDAY, 10.30AM NEW BRIGHTON CHRISTMAS PARADE Meet Santa on the beach, shop around the Seaside Market for your Christmas gifts, check out some great entertainment or take the kids to Santa’s grotto. There will be a huge array of arts, crafts, giftware and delicious food, a bouncy castle for the children and free face-painting. Santa will arrive by boat on New Brighton beach at 10.15am. The parade begins at 10:30am on the corner of Marine Pde and Hawke St. Santa’s grotto will open at 11.30am. Marine Pde, New Brighton SUNDAY, 3-5PM CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND CONCERT Go along to this Christmas Wonderland to catch the Woolston family in concert, including Woolston Brass, Woolston Concert Brass and the Woolston Junior Band. Tickets available at the door via eftpos or cash. $25/$20/$10. Discounted early bird tickets available online via Dash Tickets. Charles Luney Auditorium, 12 Winchester St

his hometown after four years abroad. Trillion will take you on a journey through electronic and world music beats and rhythms. Bring a friend, date, or family member and get ready to boogie. Drug and alcohol-free event for all-ages. $10 Opawa Community Church Hall, cnr Opawa Rd and Aynsley Tce SATURDAY, 7-9PM GARDEN CITY ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS CONCERT This concert will feature talented local musicians playing works by Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saens, Dvorak, Bach, Barber and The Beatles. The Jazzamatazz Choir will also perform. Tickets on sale at the door $10/$5 St Michael and All Angels, 95-99 Oxford Tce SUNDAY, 11AM-5PM CRUSADERS BATTING FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS Go along to Christchurch Boys’

THE RICCARTON MARKET Sunday, 9am-2pm Riccarton Racecourse

High to see the Crusaders batting for cystic fibrosis on Sunday. They will go up against New Zealand Olympians and other sports stars in a T20 cricket game. This will be a free, family-friendly event, with bouncy castles, food stands, cricket academy and an all new art exhibition. Eftpos will be available on site. Straven Rd SUNDAY, 2PM HANDEL’S MESSIAH The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament Choir and Orchestra present Handel’s timeless classic. Led by Natalia Lomeiko, directed by Don Whelan, and featuring Elizabeth Emeleus, Louisa Pilkington, Theo Moolenaar, Wally Enright, Ken Joblin and Chris Whelan. Programme available by donation $20/$15 St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, 373 Manchester St SUNDAY, 10AM-3PM POP-UP WARDROBE If you’d like a new wardrobe for summer and love a bargain, you’re in luck. Friends and supporters of the Muscular Dystrophy Association have been de-cluttering their wardrobes and everything will be on sale for $5 and under.

314 Worcester St SUNDAY, 11AM-3PM POTTERY MARKET Whether you are looking for that perfect mug or soup bowl, a little something for the teacher, a dramatic statement piece for indoors or out, or an interesting object to fill that difficult spot, you can buy it at the pottery market, direct from the artist who created it. Avice Hill Reserve, 395 Memorial Ave SUNDAY, 6.30-7.45PM CAROLS AT RICCARTON BUSH Carols at Riccarton Bush is a fun, family event involving singing Christmas carols to music provided by Addington Brass. Riccarton Bush, Fendalton SUNDAY, 4-6PM SUNDAY SIT DOWN Blue Smoke will host awardwinning singer-songwriter, Amiria Grenell, and actor and musician, Amy Grace (aka The Swan Sisters). Doors open at 3pm. Koha entry. 3 Garlands Rd

SATURDAY, 7-9PM ECSTATIC DANCE Take off your shoes and enter the dance space of DJ Trillion (aka Jody Branson, formerly of Dark Tower) who returns to

With special guests Voices Co. Youth Ensemble with Julian Hay

(Winner of TV's Naked Choir.)

Fri 15 Dec. 7.30pm Sun 17 Dec. 2.30pm

THE PIANO 156 Armagh St

Sat 23 Dec. 2pm & 7.30pm

Join Ali Harper at this special time of year and capture the spirit of Christmas in this festive and heart-warming concert.

RANGIORA TOWN HALL Tickets on sale at the Court Theatre and Rangiora Town Hall

Thursday December 7 2017

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