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Riccarton busloungeplansreleased

GEORGIA OCONNOR-HARDING

Plans for the north bus lounge on Riccarton Rd, have been released.

The Riccarton-Wigram Com-munity Board approved the plans on Tuesday.

The bus lounges, one expect-ed to go into 114 Riccarton Rd, once home to Pauls Camera Shop and the other across the

road, have been controversial, with businesses in the area op-posed to it.

The lounges were expected to open this month, but delays means they will not be finished until March next year.

The project has hit speed bumps on the way, with Envi-ronment Canterbury voicing frustration at the city council last year over delays.

The plans show an area for a takeaway coffee cart, new glaz-ing, glass automatic doors and an illuminated Metro sign.

The vote was split at the community board meeting on whether a disabled toilet should be placed in the north or south lounge.

There are three toilets in the south lounge.

Community board chairman

Mike Mora told the Western News some members at the meeting were concerned people would have to cross the busy Riccarton Rd to get to the dis-abled toilet.

He said the lobby group the Disabled Person Assembly is hoping for a toilet to be placed in the northern lounge.

Deputy Mayor Vicki Buck was concerned about how much

space a disabled toilet would take up in the northern lounge.

She said there will be three toilets available in the southern lounge located between Division and Rotherham Sts which is just across from the northern lounge.

The plans will now head to a city council committee for approval.

Final approval is in the hands of city councillors.

DEVELOPMENT: Pauls Camera shop is the designated building to be transformed into the Riccarton North Bus Lounge early next year. Right: Concept design of the bus lounge.PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN

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REBUILDING INFRASTRUCTUREStronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team is replacing earthquake-damaged wastewater pipes in Clyde Rd, through to Otara Reserve in Burnside. The work began on November 16 and will take six weeks to complete the two stages. In just under three weeks, SCIRT will begin on the second stage. During this time, SCIRT will be closing the western lane of traffic on Clyde Rd. Temporary traffic lights will be used until the work is complete and drive-way access may be unavailable to some houses while work by Fulton Hogan is in action. A one-day access restriction notice will be placed in the letter box of any house where Fulton Hogan is working.

YOUNG SAILOR FUNDED Bryndwr resident Alexandra Nightingale has been granted $400 from the Fendalto-Waimairi Community Board to compete in the International Sailing Federation Youth World Championships. Alexandra, 18, and a Burnside High School student will travel to Langkawi, Malaysia, to compete from December 27 to January 3. The funding came from the boards youth development fund.

A recent article, ERO happy with Hornby HS in the Western News said Hornby High School was under close scrutiny from the Education Review Office. This was incorrect. The school had since 2012 been on a three yearly ERO visit which is the normal return time for a school which is operating effectively. ERO is now likely to visit the school every four to five years, which means the school is operating at a very high level. Western News apologises for the error.


The broken down Shand Crescent Re-serve bubble fountain is about to have a new lease of life but only for a few weeks.

The fountain, known for frothing with bubbles from detergent put in it, has been out of action for about three years.

Last week the fountain was scheduled to be switched back on.

City council unit manager parks

Andrew Rutledge said the fountain has been in the process of being improved and should be fully repaired.

But it will not be going over the school holidays.

Riccarton-Wigram Community Board chairman Mike Mora said the fountain would not operate during this period due to the risk of damage and vandal-ism.

It was out of action few years ago, like this, but we got it up and running.

And we found during the school holi-days a lot of vandalism would happen with the detergents being put in there to make it all froth up.

He said the board does want the foun-tain working because it is a feature in the Riccarton area.

A city council spokeswoman said the cost is expected to be about $2000. The full cost would not be known until the work has been completed.

MAKEOVER: The Shand Crescent Fountain is planned to be back in action this week. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN

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G L Haley: We live on Patterson Tce, Halswell, which is on a bus route. Before the changes, the No 7 bus passed our place, heading towards the city via McMahon Drive, Aidanfield, along Halswell Rd, Lincoln Rd, past the hospital, and on to the bus exchange.

My husband and myself regularly took this bus to the hospital for treatment, because of the lack of car parks at the hospital in fact, there are none! All the Hillmorton High School pupils travelled on this bus too. The closest bus stop to our place always had quite a group of people wishing to travel on this particular bus.

Now, for some unknown reason, the route has been changed via a No 125 bus, which travels to Hornby, airport, etc. Not many people in our area want to travel to Hornby. Hence the lack of patronage. All these same people now have to make their way to the route of the orange line (a lot further) to travel in the wanted direction.

We have to travel by car to the terminus in Longhurst, leave

the car on the road and travel by the range line to the hospital, which is not ideal, as there is no protection from the weather, as the bus stop is situated in a wide open space. Great on a rainy, windy day.

It appears that the original petition regarding the No 7 bus route going to the hospital, which passed our place, has been ignored this time round. Why?

Patsy Tobin: No increase in passengers does not surprise. Popular routes were altered or discarded.I went to meetings and put in a submission, as I have used buses all my life.

Whether you are a newcomer or an old-stayer, we are all

dazzled by the colours used by buses on various routes green, orange, purple, yellow, red and yellow, blue and white. Enough to confuse us all. I have 17 timetables and have more to get.

In addition, not all drivers are helpful, especially to younger people, and we get some rough trips either poor drivers or else theyre trying to keep to schedule.

Ron Knight: I only used to use my car occasionally, because I found the bus did almost everything I needed. Not so now.

Like a lot of others, I have used systems where one changes buses at least once during a journey, while I was living

abroad. It can work well, but it needs a large/dense population so that the change to the needed bus can be made with very little delay. Christchurch does not yet have this and the only time of the day it is remotely achieved is during rush hour.

I frequently want to bus from Warren Park to Church Corner, arriving there before 10am. It seems odd that I now have the choice of changing buses with the usual waiting times, using one bus and then taking a lengthy walk, or using the car and being there in a fraction of the time. Not forgetting the same hassle on the way home.

There will be no prize for guessing how I travel these days.

June Dobson: This is in response to the item in the Western News. We are still using the [bus] service, but it is nothing like as good as it used to be.

Before the changes were made, we were able to get from Halswell to Merivale by using the Metrostar. Now, we have to go into town and get another bus that goes to Merivale two buses, instead of one.

If we wanted to go to Riccarton, the Metrostar would take us there. Now, we have to go to Hornby and change buses once again, two buses instead of one. The old No 60 bus would take us into town via Sydenham. Now, if we want to go to Sydenham, we have to go into town and change buses. Again, two buses instead of one.

If we want to go into town, we have a seven to eight minute walk to get to the nearest bus stop, from where we can catch a bus that will get us into town. Fine if you are young and can walk fast, but if you are older, it is not that easy. Not much fun in bad weather, either. Obviously, the same length of walk applies on the way home.

The present service on the No 125 bus from Halswell, going to Hornby after 9.08am, is half-hourly. Not good enough. Half-hourly services should start from about 11am.


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Boy racers will no longer be able to tear up Burnside Park from next month.

Funding for a fence to stop cars getting access onto the playing fields has been approved by the city council and is likely to be installed next month.

Cars have ripped up the sports fields so badly that football and cricket training sometimes had to be cancelled.

Access was gained through a gap between the trees near Memorial Ave but now a fence will go in.

Around $20,000 a year is spent maintaining the cricket blocks, and the vandals could sometimes do more than $1000 of damage.

A city council report present-ed to the Fendalton-Waimairi Community Board last week said staff were contracting out the work with a completion date of next month.

Chairwoman Val Carter said it was great to get the project under way.

FC2011 chief executive Eddie

Cropley was delighted with the result.

It is good to see some action being taken to stop any future damage.

It wont change much around the park or have any impact on the residents but it will mean the pitches and fields ripped up by cars, Ms Carter said.

Meanwhile, fitness trail equip-ment for stage one and two in the park have been purchased.

The city council will install

the equipment next month and it includes a sit up bench, push up bars, gym rings, stepper, chin up bars and a vertical ladder.

The Commodore Airport Hotel donated $15,000 towards the project and the Fendalton-Waimairi Community Board put $2717 for station one and $11,322 for station two from its discretionary fund.

There will be four fitness sta-tions around the park at a total cost of around $75,000.

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neighbourhood NEWS News tips? Email [email protected] or phone 371 0781UPPER RICCARTON PLAYGROUND CLOSEDA playground in Upper Ric-carton Domain has been closed off to the public. Unit manager of parks Andrew Rutledge said the playground is closed while modification to under-surfacing is carried out. The roundabout which has been covered will be reopened between end of this month and early December.

WATERLOO BUSINESS PARK NAMES APPROVEDThe proposed names for Market Ave, Old Works Rd, and Doric Way have been approved by the Wigram-Riccarton Community Board in the Waterloo Business Park. Old Works Rd led to the location of the works surround-ing the Waterloo Business park. Doric way will be named after the Doric, the ship that took the first cargo of frozen meat from the Islington Works on July 12, 1889.

NAMES APPROVEDThe Riccarton-Wigram Com-munity Board has approved the names Gallagher Drive and Bry-done Rd at the Sir James Wattie subdivision, in south Hornby. The names were approved at the community board meeting last Tuesday. Gallagher Drive was named after Bill Gallagher, a New Zealand inventer who developed the electric fence and founded the Gallagher Group

Ltd. Gallagher Drive was the proposed name on the Main South Rd, running parallel from Sir James Wattie Drive. Bry-done Rd was the proposed name approved for the road from Sir James Wattie Drive connect-ing to Marsh Rd. The road was named after Thomas Brydone, a frozen meat pioneer in the 1880s. Brydone and a colleague earned themselves the nickname the chilly-bin billionaires.

FUNDING GRANTED Burnside High School student Eleanor Phillips has been granted $300 towards the costs of competing in the Pacific School Games in Adelaide, Australia from November 21-29. Eleanor has been selected to represent New Zealand at the games. She will be competing in the 1m and 3m springboard events as well as the platform and synchronised events. The funding came from the Fendalton-Waimairi Community Boards youth development fund.

HALSWELL CENTRE OPENING TIMETe Hpua: Halswell Centre is opening on Saturday. The new community centre and library is at 341 Halswell Rd. There will be a number of events to cel-ebrate the opening week. These will include its official opening, a family day, an older persons day and facility tours.


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What got you into the proj-ect of beautifying the eastern side of the Riccarton railway.

Well, I was a member of the Deans Ave Precinct Society and once a month they used to have a clean-up of the walkway. It was started before my time by Dr Brian Molloy who got the beautification lease. It was very neglected with high grass and weeds and so on. No one was picking up rubbish or looking after the plants or anything like that. I said to the chairperson at the time Ill just take over and do it because I retired in 1994.

How much work does it require?

First of all it took about a whole day a week but now it is only about a couple of hours on a Monday. And of course dur-ing that period we were getting

heavily tagged. But the more I painted over it, the more they tagged it. So quite often, up until a couple of years ago, we were painting over tag, which was a useless job.

Fortunately, tagging is not such a problem now. Over the last 12 months or so it has dropped off. Now we put the

murals up and put a substance over them so that if they got tagged we can just wipe it off.

That is good to hear. Have you always been interested in gardening?

Oh yes, I love gardening. Ive always done it. My wife and I here at home keep a very nice garden. Not a huge garden but

we overlook Hagley Park. It inspires one working with living things.

What has been your favou-rite volunteering project you have worked on?

Mainly this one. We buy the plants, plan out where to put them and then it is a full-time job weeding and purchasing

plants as well. People sometimes pinched them and threw them around but it is not as bad as it used to be, but there was a lot of drinking in the weekends and that is when you get all your problems.

That is a dangerous place to be drinking.

It is. We used to get smashed bottles along the railway and on the footpath. The police have community constables now that are doing a very good job.

What do you think of the flower project along the west-ern side of the railway line?

That will be brilliant. I am all for that. Of course, it will be a massive job to do but Mr Clarke seems to have it in hand. It would complement our side.

It sure will. So what jobs did you do before retiring in 1994?

In my younger years I was working in the railways, start-ing as an apprentice engineering blacksmith.

Later on I was purchasing officer and supply manager at Christchurch Prison. Then I was administrator officer at Waikune Prison in the North Island. And back to that I was a liaison of-ficer for the Government Stores Board.

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You have certainly done a lot. What was your favourite job out of all of them?

I would say the stores board because I travelled to Scott Base while doing an inspection for supply systems. Scott Base in Antarctica is a unique place to be working.

Wow, that is exciting.Yes, it was exciting and chal-

lenging. That was in the 80s so it would be very much changed now. In fact, when I was down there, it was the last of the dogs.

You have been all over the show. How long have you been living in Christchurch for?

We have lived in this house since 1978. I was working at Christchurch Mens Prison for 11 years.

Did you have much to do with the prisoners?

Yes, we did. I was in charge of supplies and industries. Prison-ers worked for us. You just treat them like anybody and they do the same to you.

Did you ever witness an escape?

I used to go for a run at lunchtime on my own. On this particular day I saw a man walk-ing and then he started to run across the paddocks. I decided not to chase and apprehend him.

They just set the alarm and got him back. He turned out to be a weak character anyway. I could have brought him back I think.

Speaking of running, I believe you still run half-mar-athons?

In the last two years I was getting too many injuries so I am now into power walking. I do the same amount of training six days a week, up the hills and stall-stepping. I do 1400 of those. Quite brutal.

You have lived an exciting life full of changes. What do you do to keep busy?

We always go to the library on a Friday we love books. So that is our social side a part from grandchildren. We have got three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. They keep us on our toes.

After all the volunteering you have done to make Christ-church a better place, is there anything you would like to change in the city at the mo-ment?

In most cases since the earth-quake we go to malls. We dont go into the inner-city like we used to. We used to enjoy going there but it is now dead to us compared to what it was.

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At Graduation Samuel was awarded Top Academic student gaining first place in Accounting, Calculus, Chemistry and Physics.Throughout Samuels five years at Burnside he has played flute in the Symphonic Band, been a Staff Support Prefect, and this year has served on the Senior Division Council. Samuel has a rigorous examination timetable with two Cambridge Maths papers followed by six level three NCEA papers and six NZQA Scholarship papers. Next year Samuel will attend either Auckland or Canterbury University to study Commerce or Engineering.

Chi-Yen at the Graduation awards was second only to the Dux in three of her subjects and was first in Statistics. As well as achieving at Excellence level, Chi-Yen has given service to the school in a range of areas. This year she has been a Staff Support Prefect as well as a Librarian team leader and Academic Mentor. Chi-Yen has also regularly played Tennis for the school. She will be sitting Scholarship papers in Calculus, Chemistry and Physics. Next year Chi-Yen plans to study Health Sciences at Otago University or possibly in Australia.

Robert has made an outstanding contribution to all aspects of music in his five years at Burnside. Robert has been a member of the Burnside Percussion Ensemble and Orchestra for five years. He is a member of Senior Chorale, and is the student conductor for both the Junior Concert Band and Symphonic band.He is a member of the Big Band and Senior Jazz Combo, and while competing with them at the New Zealand School of Music Jazz Festival he won Most Outstanding Drummer.

This team, captained by Nicky Pio, are National Champions for the first time ever in this sport. This year the girls also won the Monday night Can-terbury Secondary Schools competition, the Canterbury Secondary Schools Champi-onships, as well as the South Island Secondary Schools Championships.

Dux of the School: Samuel Park

Proxime Accessit: Chi-Yen Hwang

Sports Team of the Year: Senior A Girls Volleyball

Musician of the Year: Robert Petch

This year Nicky represented Burnside High in many sports: swimming, basketball, beach volleyball, volleyball and water polo. She was a member of the Beach Volleyball Senior Girls team who won at regional and national levels, and was a member of the Senior Girls A Volleyball team who are also National Champions. Nicky was also presented with Student Coach of the Year.

Sportswoman of the Year: Nicky Pio

Josh is a track and road cyclist with numerous national, South Island and Canterbury titles.His highest honour this year was making the NZ U19 Track Cycling Team which competed in the Oceania Track Cycling Championships in Invercargill.Josh is an integral member and leader of the Burnside High Cycling team, and is a great role model for the other cyclists in this team.

Sportsman of the Year: Joshua Scott

This year Alice represented Burnside in Beach Volleyball, Volleyball, Basketball and Athletics. She is a National, South Island and Canterbury Secondary Schools Champion in both Beach Volleyball and Volleyball.

Outstanding Achievement in Sport: Alice Zeimann

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South Hornby pupils released their inner heroes last week by doing good deeds around the community.

A group of senior pupils were investigating the subject and were so inspired they decided they wanted to try to be good samaritans.

First up they went to sing at a retirement village.

Teacher Lyndsey McGuinnie said the children organised with Woodcote Retirement Village,

Hornby, to send a choir to sing a range of songs including music from modern, pop, old pop and rock genres.

The goodwill did not stop there, though. A group of senior boys organised a Reach Out week where they collected cans and donated to the Christchurch City Mission.

Last week the pupils took the cans to the City Mission and had the opportunity to look around.

South Hornby pupils good deeds for their community

MISSION COMPLETE: Pupils donated trollies of cans they had collected as part of their Reach Out week.

SOUTH DIVISION PREFECTS: Front row from left: Melissa Bayley, Jasmine Cane, Chloe Mikaera, Cara Keohane, Izzy Prasad, Katie Yallop, Freya Aldridge. Middle row: Sam Collins, Isaac Garner, Jake Ceelen-Thomas, Jackson Lam Sheung, Ben Langworthy, Jordan Smith, Theserie Aknine. Back row: Maggie Blackwood, Waseem Ikhtiari, Alex King, Yan Hao Tay, Sam Yun, Louise Shinner.

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WEST DIVISION PREFECTS: Front row from left: Justine Lee, Madeline Groom, Lauryn Sinclair, Amy Preddy, Kaila Robertson. Middle row: Sophie Gilmore, Micah Heath, Tal Yosef, Alliah Dion,Zia Mehta, Ben Johnson, Luke Brierley. Back row: Avery Gordon, Derek Mataio, Ali Abbari, Jack Breurkes, Sam Burt, Lewis Williams, Tsubasa.

NORTH DIVISION PREFECTS: Front: Danielle Endacott, Selena Gilmer, Izzy Backhouse, Jasmine Worsley, Alexa Schluter, Jess Cliffe. Middle row: Devina Patel, Julia Newlands, Kaelan Eketone, Billy Allan, Alice Halkett, Te Puawai Perenara-OConnell. Back row: Liam Dacombe, David Lin, Jesse Northcoat, Sam Lok, Max McLachlan, Flynn Marshall, Jamin Ahn.


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For anyone who would like to have their dentures replaced, we will first talk through the process with them to ensure we obtain the best possible results, says manager Amy Jatoorapreuk.

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Video and Post, advises that to guarantee arrival in time for Christmas, items going to Australia need to be posted by December 9, and for most other countries, they need to be posted by December 4.

And with the longest opening hours for postal services in the city, customers have from 8.45am to 7pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 7pm Saturday and 10am to 6pm Sunday to post their parcels and cards at Halswell Video and Post, Robert says.

Exciting gift ideas can be found there, too, with a new range of colourful childrens picture books and popular paperback novels having arrived over the last few weeks. Plus, in the stationery section, theres a good selection of cards, 2016 calendars and wrapping paper, which means customers can buy their gifts and cards and post them all in the same place,

Robert says. Were a one-stop shop, seven days a week!

Halswell Video and Post also offers full NZ Post and Kiwibank services so you can pay your bills, get your vehicle registration and do all your banking during those hours too, he says.

DVD hire is the other aspect of the business, and with the holidays coming up, there will be plenty of time for families to relax and enjoy watching some of their favourite movies and new releases from

the 4000 titles available. Robert says he and his staff are now

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Its going well. Our staff and customers are all very happy with the bright, new premises.

Halswell Video and Post will be open everyay right up until Christmas Eve, and Robert and his staff look forward to helping their customers through the busy weeks ahead.

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Emma lands a key role in Mary Poppins


Halswell School pupil Emma Moore is taking her medicine with a spoonful of sugar in the Court Theatres current production of Mary Poppins.

The nine-year-old performer has landed the role of Jane Banks the caring, yet often mischievous, daughter of wealthy George and Winifred Banks.

Emmas first performance as the bossy Jane Banks was on opening night last Saturday (November 21).

The well-loved childrens story is about two troublesome youngsters who send their nannies

CHIM CHIM CHEREE: Ollie Bubb, Jan Di Pietro and Emma Moore perform in the production of Mary Poppins at the Court theatre.

packing until the arrival of the magical Mary Poppins.

Around 70 children auditioned for the roles of Jane and Michael Banks. Emma will be sharing the role of Jane Banks on a night-on, night-off rotation with fellow actress 11-year-old Olivia Costello over the two-month season.

The practically perfect show is directed by Ross Gumbley and Stephen Robertson, with musical direction from the head of NASDA, Richard Marret.

Emma said she was both nervous and excited about the opening night of the show. It was just a month ago that she found out she had secured the role of Jane. She has 200 lines to deliver, which she said she nailed in two weeks.

Ive gotten it really quick. Ive learnt it way quicker than any of my other dramas.

Emma has had a strong interest in singing, dancing and acting for as long as she can remember. She is a member of independent theatre school Original Scripts, the Christchurch Primary Schools Special Choir, and the Halswell School rock band and hip hop crew.

In the dancing arena, she

attends the Alexandra Findlay School of Dance, and has been learning ballet, jazz and tap since the age of seven.

I quite like jazz, because I do hip hop as well. It has more of a groove.

It doesnt stop there, though. Emma has also been writing songs since the age of three, and is currently learning to play the guitar, taught by her father, Eric Moore.

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A foot injury hasnt stopped Burnside High School student Madi Williams racing towards her dream of representing New Zealand.

Madi finished third at the Auckland Duathlon on November 15, in spite of being diagnosed before the race with plantar fasciitis inflamation of the tissue across the sole of the foot. She had been unable to train in the lead-up to the event and couldnt even manage to warm up prior to the race.

The duathlon doubled as a qualification race for NZ age group selection for the world championships next year in Spain. Madi is currently awaiting confirmation from Triathlon NZ that her placing has satisfied the teams selection criteria.

The Villa Maria Winery course provided a tough challenge for Madi, but she was pleased with how she finished. She said this is the closest she has ever been to her dream of wearing the silver fern.

When I found out the criteria for selection, I looked up some previous race times and figured I should go for it.

She originally spent time on the bike as training for her rowing commitments.

I have always been quite good at running, and after the Canterbury secondary triathlon was changed to a duathlon and I came second, I decided to stick with it, she said.

Madi said both her parents have been driving factors in her sporting career.

My mum used to do triathlons, so I have always liked the idea of multi-sport races. The best advice she ever gave me was transitions win races.

Dad is a bit of a sports freak, so he has had a lot to do with my competitiveness, she said.

Madi is now on crutches as a result of the race and said she will be taking a break over the next few weeks.

Injury permitting, her next race will be the National Secondary Schools Athletics Championship at the start of December.

PODIUM FINISH: Madi Williams claimed third in the 16-24 age group at the Auckland duathlon.

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TOPS IN TOUCHSt Thomas of Canterbury College has claimed the junior boys secondary school touch title. The year 10 team defeated Rangiora High School 6-3 in the final, held on November 18.

NEXT STOP, SOUTH ISLANDSBurnside High School has finished

second in the junior secondary schools water polo competition. The team lost to an undefeated Christchurch Boys High School 14-2 in the final, on November 18. Next up for the team will be the South Island Secondary Schools Junior Tournament at Jellie Park Recreation & Sport Centre, starting on November 27.

CHEN TO PLAY FOR CANTERBURYBurnside High School student Gordon

Chen has been named to represent Canterbury in the under-16 boys junior tennis team to compete at the 2016 national junior teams tournament. He is currently the reigning Canterbury boys year 10 singles champion.

CRICKET CLASHRussley Primary has claimed second

place in both the boys and girls cricket competition at the Primary Schools Summer Tournament. The boys team lost to Cashmere Primary School in their final, while the girls side were beaten by Selwyn House School. The tournament was held in Hagley Park on November 18.

SUMMER SPORTSHalswell Primary has claimed

second place in the A grade Kiwi Tag competition, at the primary schools summer tournament. Halswell lost to Te Waka Unua School in the final. The competition took place at three venues across Christchurch, and saw 754 pupils from 26 schools compete in five sports.


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Like our eyesight, hearing is one of our most precious assets contributing to our enjoyment of

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to levels that are uncomfortable for others, or not hearing knocks at the door are all indications our hearing is deteriorating. Tinnitus or ringing in the ears can also be a sign of hearing loss.

While loss of hearing is a natural part of ageing, other factors that affect our hearing include hereditary conditions, exposure to excessive noise over time, such as loud music or machinery, certain medications and head injuries.

Experienced audiologists Carolyn Gordon and Carolyn Till of Gordon and Till Audiology recommend having your hearing checked regularly to maintain your hearing ability.

Research has shown that if you havent had your hearing checked by a professional within the last five years, your risk of mishearing increases by around 23 per cent, Carolyn Gordon says.

We have also successfully managed many cases of bothersome tinnitus, and highly recommend hearing aids for people with

tinnitus who also have hearing loss. Up to 70 per cent of people with hearing loss and tinnitus notice a reduction in their tinnitus when fitted with hearing aids.

Having hearing aids fitted in the early stages of hearing loss will enable you to

continue to enjoy communicating with others. It will make you feel more confident in social situations, enhance your quality of life and improve your outlook for good hearing and understanding over the long term, says Carolyn Till.

The audiologists point out that todays technologically advanced

hearing aids are also much smaller and more discreet, so they correct your

hearing without anyone noticing you are wearing them.

Gordon and Till Audiology offers a free 14-day, no-obligation trial of hearing aids. In most instances, government subsidies and other funding is available when purchasing.

To make an appointment, call into 701 Barbadoes St, phone 385 6036 or visit the website www.gtaudiology.co.nz. They also have visiting clinics at Halswell and Leeston.

Research has shown that if you havent had your hearing checked by a professional within the last five years, your risk of mishearing increases by around 23 per cent.

Regular hearing checks recommended to maintain

quality of life

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POTATOES FLORENTINE Serves 4-6

500g all-purpose potatoes, peeled 1 tbsp butter 1 shallot, diced 2 tsp plain flour cup milk 75g tasty cheese, shred-ded 2 cups firmly packed baby spinach 4 eggs 1 tbsp milk salt and pepper to taste

Preheat the oven to 180 deg C. Very thinly slice the potatoes and layer in a 4-cup baking dish. Sprinkle with 2 table-spoons of water.

Cover and microwave on high power for 5-6 minutes or until very tender. Drain.

Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small pan and saute the shallot, until softened.

Stir in the flour then slowly stir in the milk. Add the cheese.

Pour evenly over the potatoes.

Microwave the spinach, until limp. Place on top of the cheese sauce.

Beat the eggs, milk and seasonings, until well combined.

Pour over the potato. Bake for 30 minutes, until puffy, golden and set. Great served topped with crispy bacon or ham and diced tomatoes.

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Enjoy a tasty weekend brunchWhile I do enjoy brunching out, I also enjoymyhusbands efforts, especially hismuesli trifle. Add somehot breads andaplatter of brie andgrapes for a superSaturday orSundaybrunch,writes JanBilton

PotatoesFlorentine.

BRUNCHTORTA

INGREDIENTS

3 tbsp olive oil1 small onion, diced125g white button mushrooms,sliced250g asparagus, trimmed1/2 cup each: plain Greekyoghurt, cream6 large eggs2 cloves garlic, crushed1/4 cup finely chopped basilleavessalt and pepper to taste1 chargrilled red capsicum froma jar, thinly sliced2 cups shredded gruye`recheese

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 180C. Brushthe base and sides of a 21-23cmround springform cake pan andline the base with baking paper.

Brush the paper with oil. Wrapthe outside of the pan with foil.

Heat the oil in a large fryingpan. Saute the onion andmushrooms, until just tender.

Cut the asparagus into 5cmlengths. Cut thick stems in halflengthwise. Microwave until crisptender.

Place the yoghurt, cream,eggs, garlic, basil, salt and pepperin a large bowl and whisk until wellcombined.

Pat the capsicum dry and addwith the drained vegetables andcheese.

Pour the mixture into theprepared pan. Arrange some ofthe asparagus tips on top.

Bake for 1 hour until puffy andgolden and the centre no longerjiggles when shaken.

Remove from the oven andcool for 10 minutes beforeremoving from the pan.

Serve warm or at roomtemperature. Serves 8

POTATOESFLORENTINE

INGREDIENTS

500g all-purpose potatoes,peeled1 tbsp butter1 shallot, diced2 tsp plain flour3/4 cup milk75g tasty cheese, shredded2 cups firmly packed babyspinach4 eggs1 tbsp milksalt and pepper to taste

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 180C. Verythinly slice the potatoes and layer

in a 4-cup baking dish. Sprinklewith 2 tablespoons of water.

Cover and microwave on highpower for 5-6 minutes or until verytender. Drain.

Meanwhile, melt the butter in asmall pan and saute the shallot,until softened.

Stir in the flour then slowly stir inthe milk. Add the cheese. Pourevenly over the potatoes.

Microwave the spinach, untillimp. Place on top of the cheesesauce.

Beat the eggs, milk andseasonings, until well combined.Pour over the potato. Bake for30 minutes, until puffy, golden andset.

Great served topped with crispybacon or ham and diced tomatoes.

Serves 4-6

MICHAELSMUESLITRIFLESThese are served in wineglasses.

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups berries, sliced if large1 cup each: vanilla beanyoghurt, natural muesliwhipped cream to garnish

METHOD

Place a 1/4 of the berries in thebase of two wine glasses. Top with1/4 of the yoghurt then 1/4 of themuesli. Repeat the layers. Chill forat least 1 hour.

Great served topped withwhipped cream. Serves 2

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If you have a food questionemail Glenys [email protected]

Q A&DO YOU HAVE A RECIPE FORZUCCHINI SOUP?Saute 250g chopped onion in25g butter, then add 250gpeeled and diced potatofollowed by 500g roughly-chopped zucchini.

Stir-fry a fewminutesmore, then add 1 tsp saltand 2 cups chicken stock.Cover and cook 20minutesor until vegetables aretender, stir in 1 cupmilk andblend until smooth. Addmore salt if necessary plusfreshly ground black pepperand 1 tbsp chopped freshherbs, such as parsley,chives and thyme. Reheatgently, sprinklingindividual serves withgrated cheddar.

WHY DO SO MANY DISHES CALLFOR AN ONION COOKED INBUTTER BEFORE THE MAINCOOKING?

For flavour. Some recipessuggest cooking untiltender but not brown,others go on until the

onions are golden orcaramelised. Either way itsworth it if you enjoy tastyfood. You can cut theamount of fat used bycovering the pot while youronion cooks the lidcollects moisture thatwould normally evaporate,and by returning this to theonion, it avoids burning.

TuesdayGLTuesday Food

Humble spuds get a sweet fixWhenharvested, theywerekeptexclusively forthe Incakings.

WHOwould havethought that thehumble spudwasonce regarded asboth a food and a

fashion accessory fit for royalty?Native to South America,

potatoes were first cultivated bythe Incas about 200BC. The jewelin the crownwas the Peruvianpurple potato royally purpleinside and out.When harvested,theywere kept exclusively forthe Inca kings.

And in 18th-century France,

Marie Antoinette made aWorldofWearable Art-type fashionstatement by parading aroundthe countryside wearing potatoblossoms on her expensivedresses.

Whenmost of us think of

packet chips we tend to thinkof fatty, salty occasional treats.

But I was recently pleasantlysurprised to discover amoreishrange of proper chips 100 percent natural, gluten-free, GMO-free and hand-cooked in high-oleic sunflower oil. Ned andMina Smith, the expatriateAmerican couple who run thefamily-style Proper Crispsoperation in Nelson, brandedtheir delights crisps todistinguish them frommass-produced chips. And they are

different. I just love themcrushed and sprinkled overicecream. The rapport between

the salty tang of the chips andthe sweetness of the icecream isa taste treat.

The potato is certainlycommon and a staple worldwide.They are cheap, hardy and easyto grow, and are high in starch,protein and vitamins. They arealso versatile.We all love thetraditional potato favourites butthis week Im serving upsomething funky potatoeswith icecream, in chocolatetruffles, with squid and in agluten-free pastry.

RECIPESTOFFEE&POTATOCRISPSVANILLAICECREAMProper Crisps are delicate.Perfect for coating icecream.

4 large scoops French vanillaicecream1 large cup Proper Crisps inMarlborough Sea Salt, lightlycrushed1/2 cup long thread coconut,lightly toasted4meringue nests, optionalToffee: 1/2 cup sugar1/2 cupwater

Refreeze the scoops oficecream.When hard, roll in thecrushed crisps and coconut.Freeze, until ready to serve.

Tomake the toffee, placesugar and water in a large,microwave-proof glass bowl.Microwave on high for 2minutes.

Stir to dissolve sugar.Continuemicrowaving for 3-4minutes until liquid is lightgolden. Remove the toffeewill continue to colour onstanding.

Remove icecream fromfreezer. Place inmeringuenests, if using. Drizzle withtoffee. Serve immediately.

Serves 4.

CHOCOLATE POTATOTRUFFLESThemashed potatomust befree of seasonings, cream andbutter. It should also be verywell mashed and have asmooth consistency.

1 cup dark chocolate chips1/2 cup cold cookedmashedpotatoes1/2 tsp vanilla essence4-5 pieces crystallised gingerDark cocoa powder for dusting

Place chocolate chips in amicrowave-proof bowl. Melt on50 per cent power for about 2minutes. When completelymelted, stir intomashed potatovery well.Add vanilla essence and stir wellagain. Themixture should besmooth. Chill for 30minutes.

Cut ginger into thirds orquarters. Take a tablespoon ofpotatomixture and roll around apiece of ginger.

Repeat with remainingmixture. Place on a plate anddust with dark cocoa powder.Roll into small balls. Dust withcocoa. Refrigerate until firm.

Can be stored in fridge for upto one week.

Makes 16.

POTATO&SQUIDSALADThis is based on a PetaMathias recipe that shewill bedemonstrating at theChristchurch Food Show, April4-6.

400gwaxy potatoes4 eggs, free-range/organic, ifpossible1 large shallot4 tbsp olive oil1-2 tsp diced or crushed chilli100g squid rings8 pitted black olives8 anchovies, oil retained2 tbspwhite-wine vinegarFlaky sea saltFreshly ground black pepperto taste

Peel potatoes. Place in cold,lightly salted water. Bring toboil. Simmer, until cooked.Dont overcook. Slice thickly.

Meanwhile, place eggs incold water. Bring to boil.Simmer for 5-6minutes. Cool,then peel and quarter. Sliceshallot and place in icy water tocrisp.

Heat a little of the olive oil in afrying pan. Add diced chilli.

Saute squid rings for about 2minutes, until just cooked.Combine with potatoes, shallot,eggs, olives and anchovies in abowl.

Make a dressing usingremaining olive oil, a little oilfrom the anchovies and vinegar.Season. Drizzle over salad.

Serves 8 as a starter.

GLUTEN-FREEPOTATOPASTRY450g cookedwarmmashedpotato100g butter, chopped1 & 1/4 cups rice flour1/2 cup cornflour1 tsp salt1 egg, lightly beaten

Place warmmashed potato andbutter in a large bowl andmixwell. Add rice flour, cornflour,salt and egg. Mix well. Use yourhand tomix it, if easier. Wrapthe dough in a plastic bag. Setaside for 30minutes to rest.Roll out to about 1cm thicknessor thinner. Great for pie pastryor for sausage rolls.

Makes 800g.

MICHAELS MUESLI TRIFLES Serves 2These are served in wine glasses.

1 cups berries, sliced if large

1 cup each: vanilla bean yoghurt, natural muesli whipped cream to garnish

Place a of the berries in the base of two wine

glasses. Top with of the yoghurt then of the muesli. Repeat the layers. Chill for at least 1 hour.

Great served topped with whipped cream.


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In the middle of a cold night, Christchurch grandmother Kathleen wakes suddenly and calls out in distress to her husband, she is struggling to breathe and her heart is racing at a frightening pace.

Rushed to the emergency department, Kathleen is given oxygen and her heart beat stabilised. The following day, as she readies herself for a trip to hospital and a chest x-ray, the same scary symptoms occur and Kathleen is admitted to intensive care.

It was extremely scary being admitted to intensive care with my heart racing I thought I was going to die Kathleen recalls.

During her two-day stay, doctors diagnose Kathleen with heart failure. This is a condition where the heart cannot pump blood the way it should or cannot send blood to the rest of the body with enough force.

The Christchurch Heart Institute was researching the effectiveness of a surgical procedure called renal denervation as a treatment for certain types of heart failure. This trial involved a simple catheter procedure to remove excess nerve signals to and from the kidneys.

Kathleen joined the trial in November 2013 and had the renal denervation procedure done at Christchurch Hospital.

In the years since then, she has been free of any episodes of the terrifying racing heart.

Since taking part in the trial I sleep better knowing that my heart doesnt race anymore says Kathleen.

Although Kathleen attributes the improvement of her condition to the study,

Research trial procedure eases grandmothers racing heart terror

we cannot be certain that her improvement arose from the experimental use of renal denervation, or the changes in her medication as well; and these may be the true cause of her improvements. The benefits or otherwise of renal denervation in heart failure remain uncertain and it requires more research before any routine application in Heart Failure is established states the Christchurch Heart Institutes Director, Professor Richards.

Funding for this trial was provided through the Health Research Council and Medtronic

Since taking part in the trial I sleep better knowing that my heart doesnt

race anymore says Kathleen.

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It is considered a very safe supplement (although check first if you are on medication) as it has been used for centuries as a flavouring agent and digestive aid.

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