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Leaving a legacy of loveMONIQUE STEELE

Doctors never suspected father of three Harley Melhopt could have bowel cancer at 24-years-old. Riley, 8, Naiah, 3, Harley, baby Laken, 1, with fiancee Sam at their Dallington home.

Harley Melhopt and his partnerSam Thompson have three beauti-ful children – Riley, 8, Naiah, 3,and Laken who turned one thisweek.

The couple, who have beentogether for ten years, plan tomarry at Sam’s family home in afew months.

‘‘We’ve always wanted to getmarried,’’ Sam said.

‘‘Only a few months left to doit. I couldn’t have done it without

Sam,’’ Harley said.Today, Harley is unable to

work, sleep or eat and is in con-stant pain.

‘‘I’m getting really bad,especially these last few weeks...It’s just getting worse and worse.

‘‘Everything’s stuffed,’’ he said.From age 15, Harley Melhopt

had been going to the doctor withstomach pains.

‘‘They just told me it was indi-gestion,’’ the 29-year-old father ofthree said.

In 2011, he headed to the

emergency department withexcruciating stomach pain. Hewas rushed into theatre withsuspected appendicitis. Instead,surgeons discovered a largetumour.

Harley was shocked to learn itwas bowel cancer.

‘‘It was already quite big whenthey found it and I was 24 then.’’

He learned the doctors neverconsidered he might have bowelcancer because he was so young.

‘‘It ran in my family too, thebowel cancer. They said to get

tested when I was 25, not 21.’’Ahead lay 12 months of chemo-

therapy. He was about to return towork as a painting apprenticewhen his health deteriorated. Thecancer had spread.

‘‘The doctor gave me three tofive years at the start and it’scoming on four-and-a-half, so he’spretty on.’’

Harley admits it hasn’t beeneasy for partner, Sam, 26.

‘‘I wish we had found out a bitearlier.

‘‘Especially with the kids and

stuff, I thought I’d be around forway longer.’’

Currently on morphine,Harley had been advised to tryCetuximab, a treatment forcolorectal cancer tumours, whichcosts more than $10,000 a month.

A friend’s mother started aGivealittle page to help fundraisefor his treatment. So far, morethan $10,000 has been given bymore than 120 people.

Harley is concerned for hisfamily. ‘‘I just want them to behappy,’’ he said.

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An application for a bottle store ina building leased to Work andIncome, Riccarton has run intovigorous opposition.

PM Liquors Ltd has applied tothe District Licensing Committeeto open The Liquor Shop, at 76Riccarton Rd.

Riccarton Bush KilmarnockResidents’ Association chair TonySimons said it beggared beliefthat another liquor outlet could beopened in an area not far from thetroubled Riccarton Bus lounge, ‘‘amagnet for alcohol consumptionevenings and weekends’’.

Its co-siting in the same build-ing as Work and Income wasextraordinary, he said.

’’We don’t believe the councilwould accept a liquor outlet nextto a school, or place a casino nextto Work and Income.’’

The application is also opposedby the Medical Officer of Health.

Police liquor licensing officerJohn Harris confirmed policewould ‘‘definitely’’ look at itslocation at the Work and Incomebuilding.

Density of licensed premises,sensitive sites, community feelingand public objections were takeninto account in any decision tooppose a liquor application.

’’We think the location at Workand Income is probably relevantto make the decision whether ornot to oppose,’’ he said.

The deadline for publicobjections closed this week.

Residents contend that unlikeother bottle stores, the location –between the Riccarton Rd busroute and Christchurch Boys’High School grounds and board-ing hostels – was in easy walkingdistance from the school and close

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Drivers Jacob Burton and mum Katrina Burton celebrate getting their restricted licences. MONIQUE STEELE/FAIRFAX NZ

A mother and son caughtbreaching their learner licencedriving conditions were givenanother shot at getting theirrestricted driver’s licence.

Jacob Burton failed his restric-ted licence drivers test severaltimes and could not afford to sitthe test again.

‘‘It just seemed easier to driveand avoid the police,’’ Jacob said.

His mum Katrina Burton wasnormally driven by her husband,but when he passed away, sheneeded to drive her two-year-old.Like her son, Katrina also failedher $86.60 restricted licence prac-tical test several times and couldnot afford to re-sit it.

‘‘I’d spent $480 trying to get mylicence by myself,’’ she said. ‘‘It’sjust too expensive.’’

Police encouraged the pair tosign up to a Salvation Army andpolice-run driving education pro-gramme called Operation Gradu-ate and avoid paying their fines.

A key part of the service wasthe community mentor drivingprogramme based in Aranui, inwhich young learner drivers werepaired with police officers fordriving lessons.

Last week, half way throughthe 12-week programme, Katrinaand Jacob sat their restrictedlicences and passed.

‘‘I thought I would never getmy licence, it’s amazing,’’ Katrina

said. ‘‘I’m so grateful, and I’mproud of my son, and we’re proudof each other.’’

The pair were among 18 Christ-church learner drivers to gradu-ate the driving programme lastThursday, 10 of whom also cel-ebrated passing their restricted.

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said the programme tackledbarriers for some young peoplepassing their driving tests, includ-ing having no access to fulllicence drivers or a safe, regis-tered car, lack of confidence andfinancial instability.

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licence. It’s about creating safe,responsible drivers... and gettingthese people across the line,’’Larsen said.

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‘‘There’s nothing like that daywhen they get that piece ofpaper,’’ Tsering said.

‘‘It’s an opportunity toreinforce behaviours we want,rather than punish thebehaviours we don’t want,’’ saidofficer and driving mentor PeterEvans.


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Breaking the jail cyclefor prisoner’s childrenMONIQUE STEELE

A Christchurch mother says anorganisation which supportsfamilies of prisoners changedher and her children’s lives for-ever.

Pillars came into singlemother-of-two Vanessa Smith’slife 10 years ago, after her part-ner went to prison.

Smith received three years ofone-on-one parenting supportand her 12-year-old son waspaired up with a Pillars mentor.

‘‘I wasn’t a good parent... Itwas a rough few years, butPillars supported us throughthat.

‘‘Pillars not only gave my lifeback, they gave my children amore positive future,’’ she said.

Smith now volunteers forPillars.

The Smiths are one of thou-sands of Kiwi families to receivehelp from families-of-prisoners

support group, Pillars.Pillars founder Verna

McFelin said after her husbandwas imprisoned, she realisedthe lack of support for prisoner’sfamilies and the stigma attachedto having a loved one in jail.

‘‘There’s over 20,000 childrenin New Zealand with a parent inprison right now.

‘‘They’re nine times morelikely to end up in prison thanany other child, so our service isvital, we’re breaking that cycle,to keep them out of prison.

‘‘We don’t want these chil-dren to be our future prisoners,’’she said.

More than $17,000 was raisedat a Pillars fundraiser breakfaston Friday, attended by morethan 160 Christchurch businesspeople at the Redwood Hotel’sSequoia 88 restaurant.

Councillor Raf Manji spokeat the breakfast of his time as aPillars mentor. Eight years ago,

Manji began mentoring a 9-year-old boy named Ted* who wasliving with his grandmother, ashis mother had addiction issuesand was in and out of prison,and his step dad was in prison.

Manji said for kids like Ted,their choices in life were lim-ited.

‘‘We spent four yearstogether and we had the mostincredible time.’’

Years later, Manji is still intouch with his now 17-year-oldmentee. ‘‘It’s a fantastic pro-gramme... [And] the pay off forus as a community is huge.’’

McFelin said the organis-ation was always needing morementors – male role models, inparticular.

‘‘Twenty children in Christ-church are waiting right nowfor a mentor... It’s $3000 a yearfor a one child’s sponsorship.’’

*Manji’s mentee is anony-mous.

Mums Fast Fives fullANNA PRICE

Sheree Rangihuna-Ruri, right, and Bobbie Campbell, both from Aranui

Community Trust shoot hoops in training for the real deal which started last

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A Fast Fives netball competitionrun by the Aranui CommunityTrust for young mothers andothers is being hailed as ‘‘thecoolest thing’’.

Eight teams of up to tenplayers turn up at Aranui HighSchool netball courts for the twi-light competition, which openedon October 19.

The trust’s Kiwi Sportworker, Sheree Rangihuna-Ruru, came up with the idea.

Trust manager RachaelFonotia said they wanted some-thing for mums, grandmothers,aunts, daughters and nieces.

‘‘No-one’s ever run anythinglike this on this side of town,’’she said.

‘‘We were talking about offer-ing outlets for mums and cameup with this.

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Entries have closed for thisfirst competition which couldrun for about 10 weeks.

The trust will evaluate howwell it goes and ’’someone mightput up their hand to run thenext one,’’ Fonotia said.


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City remembers Hungarian UprisingMICK WHITTLE

‘‘But the hoped-forassistance from theWest never arrived –instead, the Russiantanks rolled in.’’Zalan Kemeny

Zalan Kemeny in Christchurch for the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Uprising with the symbol of the revolt, a holed Hungarian tricolour flag. , MICK WHITTLE

Zalan Kemeny is too young toremember the events thatconvulsed his home countryexactly 60 years ago this Sunday.

But he is currently in Christ-church to help tell the stories ofthe ‘56ers’ who escaped Commu-nist Hungary and found refuge atthe bottom of the world.

Kemeny is being sponsored byhis government to spend sixmonths in New Zealand to helpsupport the Hungarian com-munity and organise the 60thanniversary commemoration ofthe Hungarian Uprising, one ofthe pivotal events of the decades-long Cold War.

A commemoration on Sundayat the Hungarian Hall, Hardy St,New Brighton, will mark thatdefining moment with theunveiling of a ‘Kopjafa’ – a tra-ditional wooden memorial pole –specially carved for the occasion.

Guests will include Christ-church Mayor Lianne Dalziel, theHungarian Ambassador to NewZealand Laszlo Zsolt Szabo andthe families of the refugees of1956.

On October 23 1956,Hungarians rose up against theirCommunist rulers. But the hoped-for assistance from the Westnever arrived – instead, theRussian tanks rolled in.

In a few short weeks, the Upris-ing had been ruthlessly crushed,and 200,000 refugees had fled thecountry. One thousand of thoseended up in New Zealand, withseveral hundred in Christchurchand around the South Island.

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revolution began when the secretpolice killed protesters at peacefulmass demonstrations againstSoviet rule. After a few days offighting, an independent state ofHungary was declared.

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11, with over 2000 dead and manymore thousands captured, theUprising was over. Hundreds ofpeople were later executed, anddiscussion of the events wassuppressed.

‘‘For 33 years it was officiallyknown as the ‘Anti-Revolution’,’’Kemeny said.

The story will be told in aphotographic exhibit andinformation..Also displayed willbe the symbol of the short-livedUprising - the red, white andgreen Hungarian flag with a holewhere the hated Soviet Hammerand Sickle emblem had beenremoved.


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The ghost of Christmas pastTOBY SALLIS

I Love Christmas is closing down due to challenges it’s faced getting suitable premises since the

earthquakes. STACY SQUIRES/FAIRFAX

The eve before a long good night hasarrived for decoration outlet I LoveChristmas, which is holding a closingdown sale brought on by post-earthquakepressures.

Faced with high rents in the centralcity’s new buildings or the challenge ofmarketing from a different location inthe suburbs each year, owner Sue Free-man has chosen to wind down the10-year-old business.

In doing so, I Love Christmas joins theranks of small businesses out-priced in acity awash with new construction butlacking an affordable commercial centreon which they can piggyback their trade.

‘‘Prior to the earthquakes there wasalways some building that was emptythat you could get a short-term lease on,’’Freeman said.

‘‘Now people would rather wait forlong-term tenants. You don’t find thequirky little shop up High St or theboutique store down Victoria St.’’

Jane Gregg, director of Life in VacantSpaces, which aims to get entrepreneursand artists back into central Christ-church, said the rents needed fordevelopers to recoup construction costswere shutting many smaller operatorsout of the inner city.

It was a matter of concern widelyrecognised by planners but one for whichno solution was on the horizon, she said.

‘‘At the end of the day, it asks the land-owner to take a loss.

‘‘We need to unlock that thinkingabout who’s coming to the city and who’sgoing to bring them in, and it’s going to

be those little boutique shops.‘‘We’ll kind of lack the sparkle of a city

that’s got different levels, or layers, ofenterprise.’’

Since the earthquakes, malls wereexpensive and picky about their tenants,Freeman said.

This year, the grand hurrah is beingheld at house she owns in Ilam. A show-room laden with all things sparkly andsnowy has nine weeks to be cleared;

bring your haggling skills and a smile.Luxury Christmas trees, little moving

Santas, porcelain houses and arrays oflights and baubles create a facade of goodcheer over a difficult time.

Come December 26, I Love Christmaswill fade away for good, leaving a cur-rently uncertain future for Freeman,who is taking the loss in her stride.

‘‘All good things must come to anend,’’ she said.

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Time is ripe to open those seed packetsLYNDA HALLINAN

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START SOWING DWARF &

RUNNER BEANS DIRECTBeans are so quick to germinate –once the soil starts to warm up,they sprout in 7-10 days – that it’sa waste of money to buy seedlingsin punnets as you can buy

a packet of seed for the sameamount and enjoy several repeatsowings throughout the season.

If possible, always sow yourbeans direct as they grow rapidlyfrom the get-go, rather thanhaving their growth checked byroot disturbance whentransplanted. Having said that, ifyou have major issues with slugs,snails or birds attacking yourseedlings, you can start them offin trays and then transplant whenthey are well established.Otherwise they can pop theirheads up, only to be muncheddown.

Beans do well in most soiltypes and need no specialfertiliser or care. Dig in someslow-release fertiliser prior toplanting or feed with yourfavourite liquid plant food. In

sandy soils, mulch to retainmoisture in summer (otherwiseyou can end up with drought-stressed plants and dry pods). Sowdwarf beans every 4-6 weeks fromnow until January.

SOW QUIRKY COURGETTES

THIS SEASONWhy not experiment withheirloom zucchini as well as thestock-standard green and yellowvarieties this spring? Sow theItalian striped ‘Cocozelle’, ribbed‘Costata Romanesco’ (one of myfavourites for firm, rather thanwatery flesh), lime-dipped yellow‘Zephyr’ and long, curly‘Rampicante’. The speckled ball-shaped summer squash ‘Ronde deNice’ (pictured) tastes the same asa courgette when picked young,too. All from Kings Seeds.

PLANT HERBS TO PIMP UP

YOUR SALAD GREENSI know it’s warm enough to plantannual herbs when my mintmakes its return after winter,prompting early evening gardenraids for fresh flavours for oursalad bowl. As well as mint, I

grow perennial herbs such asgarlic chives, oregano, sage,thyme and rosemary, but comespring it’s time to add dill, fennel,chervil, coriander and curly andItalian parsley to that line up.

It only takes a handful of freshherbs to transform a bowl ofshredded lettuce, or an omeletteor frittata, and I find that herbsgive me hope while I’m waitingfor my vegetable garden to hit itsstride in late spring. It’s nice tohave something to eat (aside from

asparagus and globe artichokes).Most herbs have simple needs:

full sun, free-draining soil andmoisture while gettingestablished. Basil and mint needmore water than their otherMediterranean cousins, andchervil takes more shade thanmost, Dill and Florence fennelprefer cool roots, while thyme isthe best for hot, dry gardens.Watch sage in very wet soil as it’sliable to rot.

One last thing: it’s not warmenough yet to sow basil outdoors,so give that another month.

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TOMATOESIf you’re itching to get yourtomatoes planted, you’re notalone. Tomato plants seem toappear in garden centres earlierand earlier each year (August!),but unless you have a glasshouse,there’s nothing to be gained byintroducing seedlings to the greatoutdoors too soon. Not only arethey frost-tender, tomatoes arevery sensitive to chilly springnights, which is why it’s a goodidea to wait until Labour

Weekend to transplant.Prepare the soil now by hoeing

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Make sure you’ve got a goodsupply of stakes, as these shouldgo in at the same time as theplants.


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Northern A&P Association president Jeffery Miles getting ready for the

150-year celebration of the Rangiora Show. PHOTO: JONATHAN LEASK/FAIRFAX NZ

The Rangiora Show celebrates150 years with a special two-dayevent this weekend.

The fourth oldest show in theSouth Island, the Northern A&PAssociation is holding its 145thshow on Saturday, and to cel-ebrate the 150 years since theinaugural show in 1866 they areholding a special day of cel-ebration on Sunday, both at theRangiora Showgrounds.

To commemorate 150 years,sheep and equestrian eventshave been granted royal statusfrom the Royal AgriculturalSociety this year, with winnersto receive special medals.

‘‘The sheep section hasdoubled in size because of it, andthe horse section has over 2000entries,’’ president Jeffrey Milessaid.

With the size of equestrianentries, the events get underwaya day earlier – from 8am onFriday – and will be all donebefore the grand parade at2.30pm on Saturday.

Miles said that for 150 yearsthe event has been bringingpeople together, farmers andtownies alike.

‘‘The area has had a lot ofchange to its outlay, from ruralto residential but the interest inthe show remains strong.

‘‘All you need is an interestin one part of the show.’’

There are plenty of parts tochoose from.

Horse, cattle, and all mannerof animals; sheep dog trials,shearing, wood chopping,flowers, home and craft, danc-ing.

Miles said that entries are upin most categories for the bigoccasion.

This years show will featurethe Topp Twins, in some incar-nation, as the special guestswith two shows – 10.30am and1.45pm – but the duo will also befound wandering the grounds,mingling with the crowds.

With the addition ofSunday’s Day of Celebration

this year, show secretaryDebbie Cameron said the com-mittee opted to drop the Fridaynight carnival – part of thefestivities since 2004 – as run-ning three days would havebeen ‘‘too much for a volunteercommittee’’.

With the business of theshow dealt with, the Day of Cel-ebration on Sunday will be amore relaxed family fun daywith a vintage theme, featuringhistoric displays harking backto the shows of old.

The Westpac Rescue Helicop-ter will be touching down andjoined by other emergency ser-vice staff.

Georgia Fusellier of Mt Pleasant School used Scratch coding and connected a Makey Makey kit which tranferred

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Switched on learningEDUCATION

About 120 children from Sum-ner Bays cluster schoolsgrabbed the chance to expandtheir tech savvy at a two-day fes-tival of technology.

The years 5-8 youngstersfrom Sumner, Redcliffs, MtPleasant, Heathcote Valley andOur Lady Star of the Sea schoolswere exposed to a range of tech-nological concepts includingcoding, robotics, e-textiles andstop motion movie making last

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Black Cat Cruises Sales & Mar-keting Manager Natasha Lombartsaid that although technicallythere is no orca season in NewZealand, Black Cat Cruises have afew orca sightings each year andthey tend to happen in the spring.

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Learning to loseour learned fearsJOSHUA VAN BERKEL

Last weekend my son turned five.So for three hours on Saturday

morning our house became thebackdrop for some sort of crossbetween Armageddon and Lord ofthe Flies as we facilitated (orattempted to) what my wifeassured me would be ‘‘a smallparty’’, but was what I can onlydescribe as World War IIIperpetuated by terrorists thinlydisguised as five-year-old boys.

If you haven’t hosted a partyfor a horde of five-year-old boysbefore, you’ll have no idea whatI’m talking about, but if you have,I apologise for the PTSD you’recurrently experiencing.

Once the clean up was finishedand the dust had settled, and thenuclear fallout had reached safelevels, I was taking a welldeserved rest in the sun when aballoon that I didn’t know wasbehind the couch popped.

It all sounds fairly innocuous,and in hindsight I don’t think itwas any worse than a regularballoon popping, but to me, in thatmoment, it was the loudest noise I

had ever heard.From a horizontal position I

managed to simultaneouslykarate chop the air with botharms and legs and levitatecompletely off the couch. Let’sjust say it’s a good thing therewere no more terrorists around tohear my opinion on balloons andthoughts on some of theiralternative uses.

Here’s an interesting fact –psychologists believe that we’reonly born with two fears. The fearof falling, and the fear of loudnoises.

I don’t care how brave youthink you are, a balloon poppingbehind the couch will sendanyone into minor cardiac arrest,and we’ve all had that horriblefalling sensation just before wedrift off to sleep. You know theone – when you’re probably themost relaxed you’ve ever beenand then your brain short circuitsand panics that you’re falling toyour death.

That response to those twofears is hard wired into us –there’s nothing we can do tochange it, or them. But every

other fear that exists, fear ofpublic speaking, fear of flying,fear of open spaces, fear of closedspaces, fear of heights, fear ofclowns, fear of peanut buttergetting stuck to the roof of yourmouth (google it – it’s real) – is alearned fear.

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fear. Somewhere, somehow, forsome reason, you’ve learned to beafraid of that thing. That means, ifyou want to, you can unlearn thatfear.

You can go on a journey toremove that fear from yourpsyche, and it doesn’t have toimpact your life anymore. Gettingto the root of a fear and thendealing with it appropriately is a

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Following more than a year ofpropagating, planting, pruningand potting, the biennial Swanna-noa Plant Sale is just two weeksaway.

The event is a majorfundraiser for Swannanoa Schooland alternates each year with thefamous school fair.

Jo Dobson, co ordinator of theschool’s plant sale committee,said so much goes on behind thescenes leading up to this event.

‘‘We are just a group of mumswho meet once a week on aThursday, sometimes for just acouple of hours, sometimes for awhole day depending on whatneeds to be done.

‘‘Some people have come intothis not knowing a thing aboutplants and have gained somegreat skills. It’s also about catch-ing up, making friendships andhaving some laughs.’’

Dobson said this year in par-ticular is a little bitter-sweet.

‘‘This is our seventh plant saleand some of the team, who havebeen here since the very first one,will be leaving as their last chil-dren finish up at the school thisyear. It will be really sad to seethem go.’’

The plant sale, which is wellknown all over Canterbury,attracts thousands of people look-ing to bag a bargain.

‘‘Last year we opened the gates

at 10am, but we had people queu-ing to get in from 9am with thequeue several hundred metreslong by the time the gatesopened,’’ Dobson said.

She said it’s the quality of theplants as well as the variety andprice which attracts people.

‘‘We have more than 15,000

plants and 200 trees. We havehedging varieties, peonies,natives, perennials, vegetableplants and much more. All atgreat prices – too cheap, I’m told.’’

Dobson said most of the plantsare sourced locally from cuttingsand propagated by the plant com-mittee for the sale. She said this

means they are hardened for localconditions.

‘‘We have also had great sup-port from a number of nurseriesand landscape supply shops.’’

The money raised from theplant sale will go towards outdoorupgrades at Swannanoa School.

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Kyle Warren, Chieftain for theHororata Highland Games 2016,is something of a piping rockstar. Born in Scotland, heemmigrated to Australia at theend of 2014. He has released twopiping albums with KRLrecords and also toured world-wide with the Red Hot ChilliPipers performing their uniquemix of bagpipes and rock music.

Warren more recentlyrecorded pipes on the DisneyPixar Oscar winning movie‘Brave’.

‘‘I have been to many High-land Games around the worldand am honoured to have beeninvited to be Chieftain at Horo-rata,’’ Kyle said.

Warren has made a careerout of piping and is one of themost sort after piping tutorsaround the world; currentlyteaching at the prestigious

Scotch College Melbourne.Whilst Pipe Major of the

National Youth Pipe Band ofScotland, he performed withsome of the biggest names in tra-ditional music such as CarlosNunez, Brian McNeill and Don-ald Shaw. Warren won a DannyKyle Award with TNT - ‘‘TheNew Tradition’’ at the Inter-national Celtic Connections fes-tival in Glasgow; the BretonChampionships with Bagad CapCaval at the Lorient Festival inFrance, and competed with theworld famous Grade 1Strathclyde Police Pipe Bandbefore joining NorthernIreland’s Field Marshal Mont-gomery in 2011 where he waspart of 17 major championshipwins including four WorldChampionships in a row.

‘‘I believe this year the Horo-rata Highland Games has lookedfor ways to challenge andinspire the Pipe Bands. Being

that the event is the first in theNew Zealand piping season, it isa great time for bands to branchout and try new initiatives,’’Warren said.

This year the Hororata High-land Games has introduced anew Quartet Band competition,in which groups of fourmusicians with bagpipes andother acoustic instruments per-form.

‘‘I will be judging theQuartets on tone, playing, pres-entation of performed piece, butabove all else, the entertainmentvalue of the performance. Thiscompetition will offer a differentperspective to spectators onwhat can be performed with thebagpipes,’’ Warren said.

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Best writer in a millionEDUCATION

Mette van Pallandt won the gold at an prestigious writing competition.

A Rangi Ruru Girls’ Schoolstudent has whipped a million-odd entries in a prestigiouswriting competition to take outa gold medal in her section.

Mette van Pallandt wasplaced first in the year 10category in the New ZealandUniversity of New South WalesInternational Competitions andAssessments for Schools (ICAS)challenge which attracted980,000 entries.

Some 514 students from Aust-ralia and 100 from New Zealandand the Pacific region wereawarded medals for their ‘‘out-standing’’ achievement.

Mette’s winning submissionrecounted a rather frighteningand unconventional game ofhide and seek, one that maymake readers think twice aboutclimbing into a wardrobe again.

Rangi Ruru’s head of EnglishFaculty Erin Fitzpatrick hailedthe award as a noteworthyachievement for Mette and for

her school.‘‘To be placed first out of all

year 10 participants from acrossNew Zealand and the Pacificregion is significant,’’Fitzpatrick said.

‘‘The piece she wrote is soevocative that it places thereader right there with Sam in

that dark space, being hunted.’’She said she was ‘‘totally

absorbed’’ reading Mette’swork.

Unable to attend the nationalawards ceremony at Te Papa,Wellington, Mette was pres-ented with her gold medal in aschool assembly last week.

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‘‘It's all done onspeed, so a dogdoesn't get extrapoints for lookinggood.’’Debbie Woods

Dogs and their owners fromaround New Zealand will be putthrough their paces in Rakaia thisweekend.

The town is set to host TheNew Zealand Dog Agility Cham-pionship, an annual event whichrotates around five zones.

This year the event isorganised by zone four, whichcovers from Ashburton to thevery top of the South Island, withRakaia chosen as the host town.

It has attracted dogs and theirowners from around the country,and many are already there afterdeciding to make the most of thetrip by tacking on another compe-tition to their trip.

Many of those who will bevying for national honours werein action in Ashburton at theweekend, taking part in the MidCanterbury Dog Training Club’s(MCDTC) Championship show.

There were 135 people, and 250dogs, competing in the show at theAshburton Showgrounds at theweekend, including many fromthe North Island who had comedown early to take part in bothshows.

MCDTC secretary DebbieWoods said 10 members of theAshburton-based club would becompeting, including CarolineSinclair who had made the zoneteam.

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in 2002, and will run herHuntaway X Beardie in Starters.Woods herself got a win in Ash-burton.

‘‘There was some really stiffcompetition and they are allpretty much on form and they’repeaking heading into next week-end, so it was a good competitionto see where you were, going intothe weekend,’’ Woods said.

She’s now excited aboutattending her first nationals thisweekend.

‘‘It’s all done on speed, so a dogdoesn’t get extra points for look-ing good,’’ Woods said.

Competition will be fierce, andinter-zone rivalry is encouraged.

All up, more than 300 competi-tors are set to test their skills atthe Rakaia Domain and betweenthem they will put around 400dogs of all shapes and sizesthrough their paces.

The nationals start on Fridaymorning, and run through toMonday lunchtime, with nationalhonours up for grabs in variouscategories across the agility,jumpers, and flygility events.

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Rolleston’s 150th anniversary and the 146thEllesmere A&P Show were held in Selwyn atthe weekend. Helena O’Neill captured someof the fun.

Sunny funin Selwyn

Hugh O’Neill, 1, of Burnham, enjoys an ice-cream in the sunshine at the 2016 Ellesmere A&P Show on Saturday.

Hayley Eden, 4, checks out a light operational vehicle (LOV) from Burnham.

Ruby Bain, 5, won best handler withher lamb, Rosie.

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Muddy good fun for young and old was on theagenda at the Rakaia Domain on Sunday,when the annual Muddy Good Run took place.Erin Tasker was there too.

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Tony Lin, pianist: At The Piano,Armagh St, 8pm. Door sales $20 ($10students) Hailed as ‘‘dazzling youngpianist. Tony Chen Lin, University ofCanterbury graduate, graduatedwith Distinction from Freiburg,where he studied under AndreasImmer, while taking part-timestudies with Balazs Szokolay at theLiszt Academy in Budapest. 8pmDoor sales $20 $10 students.Richard Greenaway’s cemeterytours: HeritageWeek classics -Addington Public Cemetery, 402-418Selwyn St, 2pm–5pm.Meet east sideof Selwyn St near Moorhouse Ave.Richard can be contacted on 03 2600923 [email protected] Collins and the Back PorchBlues Band: Iconic Bar, Iconic Bar,doors 8.30pm, show starts 9pm,tickets $20 at the door. Collinsmovebetween ballsy blues and soulfulballads.

OCTOBER 21-24

Christchurch Big Band Festival:International jazz trumpeter JamesMorrisonwill headline this festival atLabourWeekend at the CharlesLuney Auditorium, St Margaret’sCollege, 12Winchester St, on Sunday,October 23. All Girl Big Band doing aNatalie Cole tribute, a ball,workshops, and free concerts atvenues around the city, includingthe ReStart Mall and theMargaretMahy playground. Tickets:bigbandfest.org.nz, Eventbrite or 027232 2912.

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FIona Pears and band: in cabaret-style concert at Blue Smoke at theTannery, 3 Garlands Rd,Woolston.Doors open 7.30pm, starts 8pm.Tickets $35 via fionapears.com or bycalling 021-0238-3395.Holy Trinity Avonside Fair andCar Boot Sale: 168 Stanmore Rd,9am - 12noon. Stalls, fun, cakes,books, trash and treasure, raffles,

chocolate wheel, Devonshire Teas,sausage sizzle, second handclothing, craft and cards. Inquiries,389-6948Dahlia Tubers for sale: CanterburyDahlia Circle and ChristchurchChrysanthemumCircle: will beselling dahlia tubers andchrysanthemumplants at St PetersChurchyard, Church Corner, UpperRiccarton, 9am to 12 noon at $4 eachor three for $10.The Big Band Festival Ball: Dancethe night awaywith eight big bandsplaying non-stopmusic from 7pm tomidnight. HornbyWorkingmen’sClub. Tickets: $40 single, $70 double;students/seniors $30/$50;bigbandfest.org.nz, Eventbrite or 027232 2912.Richard Greenaway’s cemeterytours: HeritageWeek classics -Upper Riccarton Anglican Cemetery,23 Yaldhurst Rd, 2pm–5pm. Richardcan be contacted on 03 260 0923 [email protected]

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Rover SD1s: 40th anniversarytribute display of Rover SD1s atChrist’;s College quadrangle,Rolleston Ave, 1am-3pm. Includesthe European championship winningBastos Vitesse. Organised by theRover Car Club Canterbury Inc. Goldcoin entry. Formore information03/332 7500.James Morrison: Hear theincomparable jazz trumpeter JamesMorrisonwith the ChristchurchSymposium big band at the BigBand Festival’s gala concert. TheChristchurch Youth Jazz Orchestrawill open the showwith threenumbers. Morrison will hold a Q&Aworkshop between 5.30pm and6.30pm, and there will be foodtrucks on site for those attendingboth the workshop and concert.Charles Luney Auditorium, StMargaret’s College. Tickets: $70/$55;bigbandfest.org.nz, Eventbrite or 027232 2912Richard Greenaway’s cemeterytours: HeritageWeek classics -

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Pineglades Naturist Club Visitorsand Market Day: Open Day at 135Brookside Road Rolleston on LabourDay from 11am to 4pm. Visit thegrounds and facilities on the daywith food andmarket stalls, bouncycastle and children’s play ground,

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Richard Greenaway’s cemeterytours: HeritageWeek classics -Linwood Public Cemetery, 31Butterfield Ave, 2pm–5pm. Richardcan be contacted on 03 260 0923 [email protected]

OCTOBER 25

St Albans Art Society: exhibition atSouth City Mall. More than 100 paintings by a range of artists for sale atreasonable prices. Until October 30.Theosophical Society: 7.30 pmChateauOn The Park, The Solutionto All Problems, a talk by society’sinternational president Tim Boyd. Allwelcome. Free admission. Call 027222 4324.

Festa coming back to townChristchurch’sbiggest and mostcreative street party.

FESTA is a vibrant weekendcelebration of urban creativity. ThisLabourWeekend, explore thedisplays whichmake themost ofthemeans available to the creators.

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This city will be packedwithfood, music, performance, markets,a wearable art parade for kids, anightmarket andmuchmore.

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Kids can get creative bymakinga costume from reusedmaterials orat a Gap Filler-run workshopwherethey can helpmake colourfulkinetic installation from upcycledpaint cans.

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THURSOCTOBER 27‘‘The Little Drummer Boy’’launch: Marlene J Bennetts’s newbook ‘‘The Little Drummer Boy’’launches at South Library inBeckenham at 10.30am thisThursday.

OCTOBER 29 – 30Akaroa Classic Boat Regatta:Devotees of older boatsencompassing sail, power, oar andpaddle will be gathering at Akaroaover this weekend to display andlaunch their craft to sail around theshores of Akaroa township. Judgingcovers criteria such as best restored,best replica, people’s choice andfurthest travelled.Event supportedby the Akaroa Community. Judgingand display will be held Saturdaymorning and sailing starts 2 pm.Rhonda Campbell art exhibition:At The Classic Villa, Worcester Bvd,near CanterburyMuseum (PinkHotel). Music and dance scenes,people and landscapes. Rhonda’swork sold internationally from hergallery which was in the Arts Centreuntil the earthquakes. SHe says’’ ‘‘ I

try to present joy inmywork, withpositive colours.’’ seewww.rhondacampbell.com

SUNOCTOBER 30Songs for Spring: The St AlbansCommunity Choir and theChristchurch Accordion Orchestrajoin together to bring you thisneighbourhood concert of springtimemusic at 5pm at St Paul’s ParishCentre, 1 Harewood Rd, Papanui.Entry by donation to local charity.Call Heather, 021-644-092.Thrill The World Christchurch2016: 11am Cathedral Sq. Jointhousands around theworld tocelebrateMichael Jackson’s talent bydancing simultaneously to ‘‘Thriller’’/Presented by Isaac Theatre Royal.This is more than just dancing to asixminute song. A globalcommunity project to break downbarriers, connect with people of allreligions, race, political andeconomic persuasions, to helpinghumanity, encourage environmentalstewardship and encourage peopleto step up as leaders, visionaries, andcreators.

THURNOVEMBER 3A Rare Plantsman: NZ AlpineGarden Society brings the curator ofplant collections and the director ofOutreach at the Denver BotanicGardens, Panayoti Kelaidis. His talk is‘‘The Hardy Gems of South Africa’’.8pm at the Philatelic Centre 67Mandeville St RiccartonChristchurch. There will be a doorcharge of $5. Supper is served at theend of themeeting.Spreydon Toastmasters opennight: Have a chat and askquestions over coffee and cookies,7.30pm-9 pm at 270 Barrington St(Barrington Bowling Club rooms).Check outwww.spreydon.toastmasters.org.nzor call Dani, 021 564 446 or Alex, 021411 002.

FRI NOVEMBER 4Easy listening: evening for peoplewith disabilities, carers, friends atRangiora Baptist Church, 111 EastBelt, Rangiora 7pm-9.45pm. Supperprovided, spot prizes. Confirmnumber attending byOctober 21 forcatering, to Paula 03/3138989 or

email [email protected]. $5at the door.Toi Te Karoro studio: opens today5:30-8pm, an exhibition of handprintedworks and paintings fromthe studio and Thinking of Placeprint exchange at 115 New BrightonMall. Bridget Allen, Helen Becconsalland Kim Lowewith prints by DeidreCopeland, Priscilla Cowie, Bing Dawe,Carol King, Jo Ogier, Gemma Syme,andmore. Exhibition also runs SatNov 5, 11-6pm and Sun Nov 6, 11-4pm.

SATNOVEMBER 5St Faiths Church Annual Fair:Church grounds, Hawke St, NewBrighton10am - 2pm. Good familyfunwith stalls and attractionsincludingwhite elephant, toys,books, sausage sizzle andrefreshments, face painting, puppetshow and kapa haka.

SUNNOVEMBER 6Old Papanui: MurrayWilliamswilltalk on his newly-published book‘‘From Timber Town to City Suburb:an illustrated history of Papanui.’’ atSt John’s Hall, cnr Kingrove St/

Cotswold Ave at 2pm. $3 entry.Organised by Family History Societyof New ZealandJapanese music: concert by Koyu-kai, The Piano Centre for Music andthe Arts, 156 Armagh St, 2.30 - 4.30pm. Koyu-kai is a group of localmusicians who play Japaneseinstruments: koto (13-string zitherand17-string zither) and sangen(three-string lute with largeplectrum) and also flute. Celebrating20th anniversary with program ofhree traditional pieces, twocontemporary pieces and slide showof a traditional Japanese folktale‘‘The Grateful Crane’’ Hosts will bewearing Japanese kimono. Doorsopen 2pm.. Gold coin appreciated.Christchurch Folk Club: award-winning Australian bluesman LloydSpiegel performs the burning hotblues at the club at The Irish SocietyHall, 29 Domain Tce, Spreydon,7.30pmTickets $20 non-members,$15members, on the door. Highenergy solo show.

SATNOVEMBER 12Turn of the Screw: 8pm, OrangeStudio, Ferrymead. NO ProductionsTheatre Collective presents one lastperformance of their acclaimedVictorian ghost story in Christchurch.Dark, intense and powerful, thisunique adaptation of Henry James’sclassic story will immerse theaudience into theworld of a 19thcentury Englishmanor house filledwithmystery and eerie suspense.After a sold-out season at the IsaacTheatre Royal and onway toOamaru Heritage Festival.

FRI NOVEMBER 18Alpaca Social Club show: MusosCraig Denham and Jon Sanders (ofBeyondsemble fame) tour withcelebrated diva, Caitlin Smith thisNovember. 7.30pmBalcairn Hall inBalcairn North Canterbury, Tickets$25 book at the Sefton Garage, SallyMac’s Amberley and Stan’s 7 DayPharmacy Rangiora.

SUNNOVEMBER 20Gardens of Fernside: fundraiser forFernside School PTA. Nine summergardens (wet or fine) 10am – 4pm.Pre-ordered gourmet lunch boxes($20) available to enjoy in a stunninggarden setting with livemusic fromWindsor Trio. Tickets $20 [email protected] on the day $25, FernsideSchool.

Aburlesque festNew Zealand’s biggest burlesque event of theyear is coming to Christchurch.

Burlesque performer Memphis Mae will feature in the burlesque festival in

Christchurch this Labour Weekend.

This LabourWeekend, there willbe two days of burlesque, danceand acting-based fun.

A huge lineup of dazzlinginternational burlesque superstarsand New Zealand’s top burlesqueperformers from across the countrywill perform, as well as some ofChristchurch’s favourites. Step intothe feather and frivolity-filled worldof titillating entertainment.

On Friday evening, the Neo &Noir Show embraces the weird, thewonderful and the deliciously dark.

A show full of innovation,creativity and crazy ideas, Neo &Noir celebrates artistic freedomwithmultitudes ofmodern twists tothe art of burlesque.

A showcase packed to the brimwith creative diversity and talent indance, costuming and concepts.

On Saturday, the Glitz & GlamShow celebrates the fabulous

glamour and sparkles in the art ofclassic style burlesque.

A night of breathtaking beauty,dynamic dancing and sensualsirens.

The tradition of burlesque isimmensely creative and fabulouslyvaried.

Glitz & Glamwill be a captivatingnight revealingmore than just skin.

Sunday’s final event is NakedGirls Reading, the internationalphenomenonwhich has sold outshows fromChicago to Sydney –and it’s finally reached New Zealandshores.

Christchurch Pride will hold anafter party at Sixty6 onPeterborough on Sunday night.

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YOUTH ORCHESTRA.❚ Helen Renaud (conductor).Gemma Stewart (karanga),Zara Ballara (soprano) andAngus Simmons (baritone).❚ 15 October, The Piano.Well, that answers that question –does The Piano’s auditorium fit asymphony orchestra?

The answer is a resounding‘‘yes’’. Admittedly, while theChristchurch Youth Orchestra isa full symphony orchestra, it isn’ta whoppingly large one and theacoustics suited it well.

The balance was generallygood and even in a ‘‘crash-bang-wallop’’ piece like Gareth Farr’sTe Papa, the sound was full andrich but never overpowering.

Conductor Helen Renaud’sdirection ensured cohesionthroughout and was clear andunfussy. Renaud selected a good-sized programme with plenty ofvariation that showed off the dif-ferent aspects of the group withseparate works for strings andwind, and the addition of vocalsoloists for the Farr.

Yes, there was the occasionalreminder that these were not pro-fessional players but the overallimpression was of high quality toa great depth within theensemble.

Vocalists Gemma Stewart,Zara Ballara and Angus Simmons

did a wonderful job in the Farr,showing real commitment in theface of the orchestral onslaughtthat welled up behind them. It wasinevitable that occasionally theywould be obscured but the scorealmost invites that. Thepercussionists were on top formhere.

If Te Papa was about the spec-tacle, then Mendelssohn’s

Hebrides Overture was aboutsubtlety and nuance, which wegot, and was great forhighlighting the more delicatecolours in the orchestra’s playing.

Britten’s Gloriana SymphonicSuite may not have been the audi-ence favourite but it was my pick.This was the ‘‘test piece’’ of thenight, Britten’s music sharing oneof Mozart’s traits of being way

harder than it sounds. Coming atthe end of the concert, this pushedthe stamina.

The brass playing was veryassured and Ashleigh Mowbraydid an excellent job of the oboesolo in The Lute Song.

I loved the inclusion ofSibelius’ Romance for StringOrchestra and Persichetti’sDivertimento for Band. The

strings are the nucleus of anyorchestra and it was great to hearthem on their own in this passion-ate and intense work.

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❚ Presented by Concerts forChristchurch FoundationTrust.❚ Elisabeth Harris (mezzo-soprano) and AnnaMaksymova (piano).❚ October 13, The Piano.I remember hearing mezzosoprano Elisabeth Harris in 2013when she was preparing to headoff to Wellington to study andhere we are, 3 years later,listening to this wonderful young

singer as she prepares to go toNew York next year to continueher postgraduate studies. I wasimpressed by her back then andthat has only grown with timeand, although it is a well-worncliche, she really does light up thestage.

The bit of theatre opening theconcert worked well, singing atthe back of the room and gradu-ally coming down the stairs to thestage, not least because it utilisedthe magnificent acoustics in ThePiano’s auditorium. This was anintelligent touch and in all hersongs Harris was engaging and

animated, bringing something ofthe operatic role or textual storyto her interpretation. The choicesof repertoire were interesting as,for the most part, they were notthe tried-and- true but venturedcomfortably further afield.

Harris’ voice is tremendouslyrich right across her substantialrange; it is as good and strongdown low as it is up top and shemoves between the two with con-summate ease. The three operaticofferings by Bizet, Saint-Saensand Gounod all shone, Bizet’s(L’amour est un oiseau rebelle)for its coquettish brilliance, Saint-

Saens’ Amour! viens aider mafaiblesse! for its declamatorypower and Gounod’s O ma lyreimmortelle for the intensity ofexpression and knock-out finalnote. In her stage presence she istotally present and exudes energy.

The Britten songs were greatchoices, too, the sustained melodyCradle Song a nice foil for thequirkier Cabaret Songs later on.Finishing on Sexy Lady, a won-derful take on the lot of mezzos,Harris showed a self-deprecatinghumour that will serve her well inthe music business!

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accompanied with treat sensi-tivity and there was noticeablechemistry between the twoperformers. Maksymova hadsome exacting stuff to cope withbut she did an outstanding jobsupporting Harris.

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North Canty river birds get safe havensMATTHEW SALMONS

Nick Ledgard(left), CourtneyHamblin andAndrew Arpsinspecting acleared islands’birdlife. SUPPLIED

A conservation group hopescleared islands in North Canter-bury’s Ashley/Rakahuri riverwill help regenerate the area andconserve native bird species.

The Ashley/RakahuriRivercare Group (ARRG) put for-ward the proposal for eightshingle and stone islands in theriver to Environment Canter-bury’s Waimakariri Zone Com-mittee (WZC) in May.

ARRG member Geoff Swailessaid that the group ‘‘greatlyappreciated’’ WZC’s involvement.

‘‘After we approached them inMay, ECan acted very quickly.We’re very grateful for it ... theyfacilitated the whole operation.’’

Work was completed by theend of August using a digger toshift weeds and stones, whileARRG members assessed the areafor the best locations.

The area where the islandswere – an 18km stretch ofriverbed – spanned from the con-fluence of the Okuku river to theSH1 bridge.

The islands were plain shingleand stone, which the birds pre-ferred for nesting.

’’It’s just a trial. Let’s do it, let’sdo it for a year and let’s see whathappens ... The ultimate goal is toregenerate the river from themess that it’s in now,’’ Swailessaid.

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nesting sites until next year whenit would provide a report to WZC.

The islands would allownesting for ngutupare (wrybill),tuturiwhatu (banded dotterel),poaka (pied stilt), torea(oystercatcher), black fronted ternand black billed gulls.

Although ARRG had not seenany large scale nesting yet, someblack fronted terns had been seenaggressively defending a potentialnesting site and black billed gulls

had been seen scouting thelocation.

Previously, birds were forcedto nest near the river’s banks dueto weed cover on existing islands,which heightened the risks offlooding and predators, such ashedgehogs.

ARRG had been trapping thearea for 15 years Swailes said, butthe ‘‘explosive growth’’ of weedson the water’s edge and in springsmeant food sources for birds such

as the wrybill were scarce.Swailes said weed growth on

the water’s edge had led to arounda 50 per cent drop in availablefood sources for some birds, as itprevented access to the smallinsects they fed on.

The Ashley-Rakahuri was fedby rainfall from the foothills andhad relatively low flow rates,meaning weeds had more time toestablish.

Swailes said some of the lupin

bushes on the islands had reachedheights of six foot.

Four wheel driving wasanother major issue for thenesting birds.

ARRG and WZC had workedwith the Canterbury 4WD Club toprovide education and promote aban between September andFebruary, around the times whenbirds would be nesting on theislands. Signage had also beeninstalled in the area.


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Methven Rodeo president Tom Plunkett with some of the horses brought down from the high country for the Labour

Weekend event. ERIN TASKER/FAIRFAX NZ

‘‘If you go outthinking you'regoing to get buckedoff, chances are youwill be.’’

Tom Plunkett’s just had a casttaken off his arm after breaking itwhen he was bucked off a horse atthe Mt Isa Rodeo in Australia sixweeks ago.

But he’s about to get anothercast put on so that he can get backon a horse and do it all again atLabour weekend when thenational rodeo season kicks off.

The Winchester Rodeo’s onSaturday, followed by the Meth-ven Rodeo on Sunday, wherePlunkett will be one of around 300competitors from around thecountry taking part.

Plunkett is the Methven Rodeopresident, and for the past fiveyears he’s been a regular competi-tor on the national rodeo circuit,in the open bareback category. Heloves it, even though it has led to afew injuries.

It takes a bit to keep him down.He’s had head injuries, brokenarms and a broken foot, but inNovember last year he sufferedhis most horrific injury, and ithad nothing to do with rodeo orhorses.

‘‘I took last year off because Iblew my thumb off with a shot-gun. I was shooting pigeons andthe gun back fired,’’ Plunkett said.

It was his riding hand, and for-tunately his thumb was saved andit’s pretty much back to what itwas before, but if it hadn’t beenPlunkett said he simply would

have changed riding hands. Itwouldn’t have kept him awayfrom the sport he loved.

The arm he broke six weeksago was his free arm while riding,so it wouldn’t impact on his com-peting, but having the cast putback on would just give it someadded protection in a fall.

Mt Isa was his first time ridingsince he represented New Zealandin Sydney last year, but he’d beenkeeping his fitness and techniqueup through the mechanical horsehe has at home, on the PuddingHill farm he leases.

‘‘The fitter you are the fasteryou recover,’’ Plunkett said.

He said 80 per cent of a success-ful rodeo ride was mental.

‘‘If you go out thinking you’regoing to get bucked off, chancesare you will be,’’ he said.

The horses Plunkett and hisfellow bareback riders will be try-ing to stay on top of are alreadymaking themselves at home in apaddock next to the rodeogrounds. Every year they’rebrought down from high countrystations, and each of them has aname.

‘‘They probably live the bestlife a horse could live. They comedown from the stations for eightseconds’ work then they got backup to the stations,’’ Plunkett said.

Rodeos often came under firefrom people who said their sportwas animal cruelty, but Plunkettsaid the wellbeing of theiranimals was a priority.

He would be one of about 300competitors from all over thecountry taking part in the Meth-ven Rodeo across the differentcategories, including bareback,rope and tie, saddle bronc, bullriding, team roping and barrellracing.

‘‘It’s a big weekend because allthe cowboys from the North

Island fly down because there’stwo in a row,’’ Plunkett said.

Methven’s rodeo starts at 1pmand the organising committeehave worked hard to transform itinto a family friendly event inrecent years. There’s a glass banand a no BYO rule.

‘‘We want to put on a show thateveryone will enjoy,’’ he said.


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In just two years Nell Rice saved$5000 by switching from smokingconventional cigarettes to vaping.

Vaping is the term used forpuffing away on e-cigarettes,which aren’t cigarettes at all.They are electronic devices thatdeliver nicotine in a vapour.

There’s no smoke withe-cigarettes, so vapers aren’texposed to the toxins that cause 95per cent of smoking-relateddiseases.

Vaping offers big health gains,but most people I know who’vequit smoking were motivated toby money.

There is nothing like a fag-addiction to burn your waythrough cash.

Imagine adding $2500 a year toyour KiwiSaver account insteadof smoking it!

Of course, if you aren’t going todie before your time fromsmoking-induced cancer, you’llneed a decent retirement nest-egg.

Rice works for Cosmic, thecountry’s largest e-cigaretteretailer, so she’s clearly biased in

favour of the product.Having read Public Health

England’s report on e-cigarettes, Inow share her belief thatconverting New Zealand’s600,000-odd smokers to vaperswould be good for both theirhealth, and their wallets.

I asked Rice to help me cost outthe savings that can be made byswitching from smoking tovaping. Making the switchrequires a capital investment.

The ‘‘bare minimum’’ start upcost is $45 for the cheapeste-cigarette device, which includesa battery, charger, and a bottle ofe-liquid. That’s the cost of a coupleof packets of low-end fags.

It’s not everybody’s ideal set-up, says Rice, but it’s a start. Abetter e-cigarette device can bebought in a month or so using themoney saved by not having to buycigarettes any more.

A $160-a-month ‘‘light’’ (twopacks a week) smoking habit, canbe replaced by a roughly$38-a-month vaping habit, Riceestimates.

A ‘‘moderate’’ (four packs a

week) $320-a-month smokinghabit, can be replaced by a$102-a-month vaping habit.

Heavy smokers are likely toneed larger, more robuste-cigarettes, and their initialcapital investment will be higher.

Yearly savings, on Rice’sestimates, would go from $1500 forlight smokers, to $5000 for heavysmokers.

E-cigarettes don’t appeal toeveryone, but New Zealand maysoon see ‘‘heat not burn’’ tobaccodevices, which, I am told, arecloser in taste to smoking.

They are the baby of BigTobacco, but they do seem to be alot healthier than conventionalcigarettes.

I called Countdown to see if itplans to stock e-cigarettes ande-liquid when they become fullylegal, hopefully later this year. It

wouldn’t tell me, but it couldhardly carry on selling fags andnot offer e-cigarettes ande-liquids, could it? Supermarketsstocking e-ciggies and e-juicewould really send themmainstream.

But while smokers can save bybecoming vapers, vapers can saveby stopping vaping, switchingfirst from nicotine-heavy e-liquidsto nicotine-light ones, and finallyto nicotine-free e-liquids.

Then they can bin theire-cigarettes because vaping is awaste of money. Fresh air isbetter. And it’s free.


Fish cakes with

a Thai twistThese tasty fish cakes can be formed ahead oftime then simply stored in the fridge untilready to be cooked.

Community cookbookNADIA LIM IN ASSOCIATION WITH MY FOOD BAG

Each week Nadia gives you another easy recipe foryour family andyou’ll find all the ingredients in My Food Bag. myfoodbag.co.nz

Thai green

curry fish

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THAI GREEN CURRY FISHCAKES WITH COCONUTJASMINE RICE

Coconut Jasmine Rice1 cup jasmine rice3⁄4 cup coconut milk3⁄4 cup water1⁄4 teaspoon saltThai Green Curry Fish

Cakes300g skinless, boneless, white

fish fillets11⁄2 teaspoons Thai green curry

paste (store-bought)1 kaffir lime leaf, tough central

stem removed and thinly sliced1 teaspoon fish sauce2 teaspoons sweet chilli sauce1 egg1⁄4 cup panko breadcrumbs40g green beans, ends trimmed

and very thinly sliced

Greens110g green beans150g mung bean sprouts2 tablespoons roughly chopped

coriander leaves and stalksDressing1⁄4 – 1⁄2 chilli, finely sliced

(optional)2 teaspoons finely grated

ginger1 clove garlic, mincedJuice of 1 lemon

2 teaspoons soy sauce11⁄2 tablespoons sweet chilli

sauce1 tablespoon sesame oil1⁄2 teaspoon fish sauceTo serve: 1 tablespoon

coriander leavesCombine all coconut rice

ingredients in a pot and bring tothe boil. As soon as it boils, stirand cover with a tight-fitting lidand reduce to lowest heat to cookfor 15 minutes. Turn off heat andleave to steam, still covered, for afurther 10 minutes. Do not lift lid

during cooking. Pat fish dry withpaper towels and remove anyremaining scales or bones. Finelydice fish until it resembles a finemince. Place minced fish and allremaining Thai green curry fishcake ingredients in a bowl andmix to combine. Using a 1⁄4 cupmeasure, scoop out mixture andshape into patty-shaped cakes.

Heat a drizzle of oil in a fry-panon low-medium heat. Cook fishcakes for 2-3 minutes each sideuntil golden and just cookedthrough. While patties are

cooking, trim ends off remaininggreen beans then slice thinly onan angle.

Add beans to a bowl with mungbean sprouts and first measure ofcoriander, toss to combine.

In a small bowl, whisk alldressing ingredients untilcombined.

To serve, spoon 3⁄4 cup cookedcoconut jasmine rice onto eachplate and top with two Thai greencurry fish cakes and greens.Spoon over dressing and garnishwith remaining coriander leaves.


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AAppleMac, Ipad or Iphone forSeniorsSeniorNet Mac - Open Day every Friday 9.30am - 12 noon at190 Worcester St. Provides tuition day or night for Users ofthe above, Ph Allan 352-4950 for details.

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Cats Unloved can help with the costof getting your cat desexed.Phone us on 355 5022 or email [email protected]

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Country ShowcaseSunday 23rd Oct, 1.30pm, Hornby Club, Westview Lounge.Artists include: Reg McTaggart, Cameron Walsh, Ivan Burkin,Ross Arthur and many others. Entry $6. Great band, raffles,dancing and fun. Supports Country Music on Air. Everybodywelcome.

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PureMeditation FoundationOpenDay SaturdayPure Meditation Foundation reduces stress, brings innerpeace and improves concentration. All welcome to my openday Saturday, 22 October 10am-12.30pm at 701 BarbadoesSt (top end by Warrington St). See, hear and ask questionsabout Pure Meditation Foundation – which only takes an hourand a half to learn and a few minutes stillness practice daily.More: email [email protected] or (03) 980-2124.

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Sunday Worship10.00am

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OLD-TOYS Models Trains KitsFunHo Meccano. 329 9193

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Cars for Sale

CLASSIC CAR repairs - allmakes and models. Special-ise in Jags and Daimlers.John Finlay Mtr’s 366-5894

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COCO Japanese Burnsidesexy new 022 677-2303

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GERALDINE area, furnishedfarm cottage, sleeps 6;$80 per night. Ph (03)693-9994.

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nzsleepout.comSLEEPOUT hire from$70pw. Ph 027 474-1723.

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HOUSE & GARAGE Clean Out.Pick up free. Recycleditems for Charity for Christ-church, Open Wed, Thurs,Sat 9-2pm. 30 CharlesUpham Ave. Find us onFacebook RECYCLING MAN.Ph Matt 021-0843-9932.

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We welcome you to visit ourlovely grounds and facilities.Food and market stalls,bouncy castle, children’s play-ground, Jazz band "The FlyingDixies" playing from 1.30pm.Membership and informationbooth. Bar facility at Club-house from 1.00pm. Use ourspa, sauna, solar heatedswimming pool. Have a go atpetanque and mini-tennis, vol-ley ball and tenniquoits. Park-ing on grounds.There is no requirement toshed clothing to enjoy yourday with us, but photographyis prohibited.

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Nominations for the selection of theNational Party Candidate for the

Waimakariri Electorate at the2017 General Election will open from

Monday 24th October 2016and will be received from

National Party members byNational Party Headquarters up to midday,

Monday 7th November 2016when nominations close.

Nomination forms and details regardingprocedures may be obtained from:

Viki MooreNZ National Party,L1, 8 BealeyAvenue, ChristchurchPh: (03) 377 7417Email: [email protected]

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H B PAINTING Services.Interior and exteriorpainting, interior plasteringand wallpapering, homemaintenance works. Freequotes. Ph Stuart0274 661058, 7411138.

OLDER painters forOlder homes. Get Jimmyand the team for allpaintwork. Jim Bell3384432 / 0211221487.

PAINTING and plasteringrepairs tradesman availablenow. Free quote within 24hrs.Ph Pete 022 689 5933.

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Sheralee Kingi visits a home inWainoni for which CalmManagement Ltd successfully lobbied EQC to accept ahigher repair bill.

Homeowners concerned theirproperties have had repaircosts low-balled by theEarthquake Commission cannow draw support from a newcompany with expert industrybacking, which aims to gethomes "over cap" and movingforward in the repair process.

Calm Management Ltdlaunched in September with aview to reassessing propertieswhere owners believe EQCcostings are inadequate torestore homes to "as new"condition – a requirement laidout in an April 2016 courtruling.

Using constructionguidelines rather thanestimates that would gethomes back to only their "pre-existing" conditionimmediately before theearthquakes, CalmManagement can help showrepair costs to be aboveprevious estimates.

The company’s first successwas getting a Wainoniproperty owned by BridgetBiss over the EQC limit of$100,000, which moves aclaim on to a private insurer.

Initial assessments had putthe cost of damage at$67,000. Calm Managementshowed repairs would likelyrun over $260,000.

Bridget says the result wasa huge relief.

"I’ve fought a hopelessbattle alone for almost sixyears while my family home

rotted,’’ she says. ‘‘Two weekswith Calm and it was over."

Initial assessments are free,and if the company believes aclaim should be over the EQCcap, services are provided ona "no win, no fee" basis.

Advocacy work and detailedreports for properties likely toremain under cap are alsoavailable.

For over-cap claims, a setfee of $5000 plus GST isapplied rather than apercentage of the total claim.

The set fee eliminates anyincentive for claims to beexaggerated – somethingCalm Management co-ownerSheralee Kingi says can slowthe settlement process, createill will with insurers and raise

owners’ hopes unrealistically."We’re not aiming to hit

EQC over the head. Ifanything, it’s to make it easierfor them. We can say, ’Look,here’s one that’s slippedthrough the net.’"

In cases where re-levellingis required, costs can oftenshoot over the $100,000mark, Sheralee says.

If repairs are not madewithin construction guidelinesof "as new", homeownersmight have difficultyaccessing full insurance in thefuture, which could impact onsale prices, she adds.

To discuss a claim, phoneCalm Management Ltd on 03338 6445. Visit calmgt.co.nzfor more information.


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Over the past 14 months, thetrack owned and operated by theEllesmere Motor Racing Club hasbeen completely overhauled.

Ellesmere Motor Racing Clubsecretary Bridget Roxburgh saidthe redevelopment project startedin June last year.

‘‘It’s cost us about $200,000 butit’s easily a multi-million dollarredevelopment because all thelabour was voluntary.’’

She said the club gratefullyreceived some grants and helpfrom many businesses andindividuals to get the upgradedone.

‘‘We had fantastic supportfrom the New Zealand Com-munity Trust and Pub Charity,and we started off with $75,000ourselves.’’

The redevelopment was a hugevolunteer effort, with thousandsof hours of work carried out bydedicated people. The clay track is400m long and 22m wide, andthousands of cubit metres of soilwas needed to pack down thetrack and build up itssurroundings including the spec-tator bank. Half of the slabpartitions are from the former

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The old control tower waspulled down and a new one com-pleted by September.

‘‘The club has been here for 30years, this has been a huge projectfor us. A labour of love though.’’

Club president Rob Roxburghsaid it was an amazing feat to seethe project come together.

‘‘The most incredible result ofit all was that the club to date hasnot spent a cent on any labourinvolved in this project.’’

The mammoth undertakinghas exhausted the club’s fundsand its members are keen to getunderway with a new season.Drivers tested out the new trackon September 25, with the honourof being the first driver to hit thenew wall going to Jamie Duff.

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‘‘I got a phone call late in thepiece after their usual seven madehimself unavailable. It’s goodfooty and I’m really enjoying it,’’Etheredge said.

Christchurch teammatesKieran Coll, Nick Annear, CamBailey, and Etheredge car pooldown each Thursday, along withLinwood’s Zac Southen andKalavini Leatigaga.

‘‘We’ve now got to take twocars down but it’s a good bunch.’’

After seeing off fierce rivalsMid Canterbury 14-0 to claim theHanan Shield, South Canterburysealed a home semi-final againstBuller. With prop Sam Cottam inthe Mid Canterbury line up, therewere five players from the Christ-church club in action, while MidCanterbury also featured JaredPercival (HSOB) and TroyMangan (New Brighton).

South Canterbury have lostjust once, against perennialdefending champions Wanganui32-30 in week two, which was the29-year-old Etheredge’s debut.

‘‘We should have beaten them

up there, and to be honest I ammore worried about getting pastBuller this week.’’

South Canterbury made it tothe final last year, only to lose toWanganui at home. If they see offBuller they should get the chanceto return the favour – withWanganui hosting Wairarapa

Bush in the other semi-final.‘‘I had to watch the first game

against Buller as I was waiting onmy clearance. ‘‘I’m classed as areturning overseas player, andhave been registered atHarlequins, which makes me eli-gible for the Heartland XV.’’

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land XV selection would cap a bigyear for Etheredge, who started anew business venture with part-ner, Tactix netballer GemmaHazeldine, opening Pita Pit inRangiora. The pair will start a big-ger venture next year, expectingtheir first born in March.

Etheredge played 80-odd games

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‘‘Anything is possible at thisstage. There is a lot happening outhere for me and I would alwayslove to; it’s just whether the timeis right,’’ Etheredge said.


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Quad bike best heading to AmberleyJONATHAN LEASK

Angus Parish will be a contender in the 250cc class at the National ATV Championships. PHOTO: SHOT FROM THE HEART

‘‘The nationals arealways exciting,always a bigchallenge for theriders.’’Jono Keegan

New Zealand’s quad bike elite willconverge in Amberley for thebiggest event on their calendarnext weekend.

The 2016 New Zealand ATV (allterrain vehicle) Motocross Cham-pionships are to be held nearAmberley this weekend, withorganisers hoping to avoid theunpleasant racing conditions thatstruck the nationals last year inTaranaki.

The weather in 2015 forced theevent to be abbreviated as theriders were enveloped in chokingdust on day one and then had tocontend with clinging mud on daytwo, although this certainlyhelped sort the men from theboys.

‘‘The nationals are alwaysexciting, always a big challengefor the riders. They always put ona great show down there and it’llbe a fantastic weekend,’’Motorcycling New Zealand ATVcommissioner Jono Keegan said.

Keegan’s two sons, Scott andCamo, will be expected to takecentre stage regardless of whatconditions are to be faced. Thebrothers finished first and secondoverall last season, but they’reaware they can taking nothing forgranted this time around.

Several local riders areexpected to be among the manyleading title contenders at Amber-ley, not least of all multi-national

champion Ian Ffitch, who willwant to de-throne Scott Keegan.

The Keegan’s, Ffitch and NorthCanterbury rider Angus Parishcrossed the Tasman last week totake on the Australian’s at theAustralian ATV MX Champion-ship.

Camo finished fifth and Scottsixth in the premiere open class.Parish, who holds both the Northand South Island titles in his the250 Production class, will be afavourite to take out the nationaltitle on his home track.

While much of the focus at thenationals will go on the premiergrade, the open class racing isalso expected to be intense. Racesare also scheduled for the juniors,women and mini quad riders.

Christchurch’s Greg Grahamand Gary Doig should feature inthe veterans’ class, while Christ-church’s Abby Holliday is one ofthe leading female racers.

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$1048PERSHEET

PVC Roofing690mm x 1.8m.Light blue. 00804095

$89Retractable Clothesline4 lines. 26m hanging space. 04510719

$1093mAluminiumMarket UmbrellaNatural colour. Polyester.03190140

$7898

Aurora SlideShowerAll pressures.WELS 3 star.00274939

$26Dune Letterbox200h x 160w x 290l mm.00584547

$109White SlimlineRangehood600mm. Twin motors.3 speed fan. 05120214

$1498

AAAlkalineBatteries00516063

$298Kneeling Pad00165909

$9988m Tape Measure00459963

$2990

Gazebo2.4 x 2.4m.Powder coated steelpoles. 100g PE. 00221749

$6998

80W Palm Sander00286769

$2998

99 PieceDrill Bit SetTitanium coated.06360071

$998

Maria PotEarthenware.15 x 15 x 12cm.02832835

10 Litres

*When you purchase 8Lor more of Dulux paint.

$13910L Wash & WearLow sheen. Vivid white. 01370159J

NetWeight 3kgNetWeight 3kg

BUNZ16242

• Balloon twister

• Face painter

• Bouncy castle

• Candy floss machine(Riccarton only)

• Popcorn machine

• Kids D.I.Y. workshops*Sat and Sun 10am - 2pm

• Plus, lots of fun andgames for the kids

*Bookings recommended. Contact your local store for details.

Don’t miss ourSpring in the Car Park event

Bring the whole family down to Bunnings Warehouse Shirley or RiccartonSaturday 22 - Monday 24 October for a big weekend of fun.

Not all services and products featured are available in all stores, but may be ordered. See in store for product availability. We reserve the right to restrict the purchase of commercial quantities. All prices quoted are inclusive of GST. Prices valid until Monday 24th October 2016, or while stocks last.


$7769Pizza Stacker00302129

$168

Garden Shed1.8h x 1.5w x 0.8d m.Zinc. Kitset. 00189683

$4986

Small Safe170w x 230h x 170d mm.00269209

$129

18V Line Trimmer2.0Ah li-ion battery.420mm cutting width.00325170

$14724L Compressor1.5hp. 00318050

$490

Leaf Rake00154516

$199830m Soaker Hose03120862

$2498

Saw Horse900w x 650h x 450l mm.Steel legs, timberframe. 00287958

$89EACHFrom

Bistro Blind90 x 240cm. Propsnot included. 01281655

$498

40L Compost00850115

$97

270LSherwoodStorage BoxLow maintenance.03191796

$1270

5LPressureSprayer02960992

$119

MiniSpitRoaster03170973

$1488

25kgPool Salt00204925

$6660PERSHEET

Structural Plywood2400 x 1200 x 12mm CDUntreated 00327747

$64953.6V CordlessHedge/Grass Trimmer100mm hedge trimmer blade.03380843

$4488

240LCompost Bin00193494

$1998610mm Tool BoxHeavy duty latches, soft griphandle. 05810707

$698White Pointer Torch00298497

Sold per pack $34.36

$1450PERSQ MTR

7mm Honey OakLaminate Flooring195 x 1215mm. 2.37m2.06690261

$3488

2LOutdoorCleaner00229695

$59

RolledEdge Brazier44.5w x 52h cm. Powdercoated steel. Ashtray included.03170950

$11881.8mBeachUmbrella03191031

$3248

48LGardenCart02970059

$534

1LSugar SoapProfessional00222766

$98

Steel Mesh Bench80h x 107w x 63d cm.Powdercoated steel construction.Includes seat cushion. 03192141

$22

12 CanSoft CoolerCarry strap. Frontstorage pocket.03240452

$1195

Resin ChairVarious colours.03191123

$198

PlasticDrop Sheet2.6 x 3.6m. 01661260

$158EACH

Potted Vegetables10cm pot. 00533038

$59

WorkPlatform120kg load rating.00491595

$5245LPea Straw Mulch00265278

$598500mm Handsaw05710074

$55

WorkbootsBrown or black.Sizes 7-12.00287998

$89

EasycoatCeilingFlat. White.01540486

$198

18VCombo KitDrill driver &impact driver.00287764

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