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THREE local residents have been recognised for their community work by being awarded New Year’s Honours.

Vicki Hyde of Redcliffs has been awarded the MNZM for her services to science over the past 25 years; David Saunders of Heathcote has been awarded the MNZM for services to Land Search and Rescue (LandSAR). He has been a volunteer since 1960; and Rhondda Moffitt of Mt Pleasant has been awarded the QSM for her services to sport and the community. She has been involved in netball since 1951 and is a volunteer for the

Christchurch City Mission. On learning about his New Year’s Honour, Mr

Saunders said he was “basically surprised, then flattered that peopled had nominated me for it”.

“The end result was that I was a little bit entertained. And the number of calls and cards has been awesome.”

Mr Saunders’ services to LandSAR have covered a range of responsibilities, including being the first point of contact for the Police in numerous search and rescue operations, during which he assisted in saving many lives. His key

role is as operations manager for LandSAR incident management teams, and he has also trained and mentored hundreds of volunteers.

Following the February 2011 earthquake 500 LandSAR volunteers visited 62,000 homes in Christchurch and Banks Peninsula in what was termed Operation West, Mr Saunders said.

Search and rescue had changed significantly over the last 50 years, and had become much more efficient with fewer people, Mr Saunders said.

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Honours awarded for community service

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Vicki Hyde MNZM Dave Saunders MNZM Rhondda Moffitt QSM Photos: Christine de Felice

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Library demolition underwayDEMOLITION of the earthquake-damaged Sumner Library is underway and is expected to be completed by the end of this month.

Christchurch City Council approved the demolition of the library in December after a Detailed Engineering Evaluation of the building in May last year showed it had sustained major damage in the February 22, 2011 earthquake and council insurers agreed it was uneconomic to repair.

Unit manager libraries and information Carolyn Robertson said the loss of the library had been a blow to the local community. However, the council was continuing to look at options for a combined new community facility in the area.

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demolished Sumner Community Centre and Sumner Museum - has given the council a unique opportunity to begin looking at the type of facility that might best suit the needs of our community in the future. We will keep the community informed of progress,” Ms Robertson said.

A combined community hub is one of 30 priority projects the council agreed in September should be prioritised for funding, further investigations and, where possible, repairs under its Facilities Rebuild Plan project. A mobile library service continues to visit Sumner and Redcliffs. For more information visit www.christchurchcitylibraries.com/.

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Final days: Tim Hobbs, left, and his son Jesse, will be finishing at the Sumner Village Bookshop at the end of the month. Photo: Christine de Felice

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AFTER serving his local community for 23 years as the proprietor of the Sumner Village Bookshop and Postal Centre, Tim Hobbs is closing this chapter in his life.

It was time to move on, he said, though his desire to make the change had come about some time ago.

“I made the decision to sell the business quite a while ago, but it has taken three years to come to fruition.”

The business isn’t closing down, however. The postal services, cards and stationery are being taken over by Gerard Trip, owner of Sumner Garden, Gift and Hardware, a few doors down the street. The business is to be rebranded as The Sumner General Store.

“There won’t be any books, but the other products, the cards and stationery, and I believe the Taylors Master Valet dry-cleaning agency will be available there,” Mr Hobbs said.

He said it was important that people supported their local businesses, otherwise they could become unviable.

MJr Hobbs went into business after returning from the United States, “the land of free enterprise”, he said.

“My wife and I were looking for a smaller

town to move to and set up a business. We liked the way people in small towns look out for each other. Then we were lucky enough to find Sumner and the bookshop.

“It’s like living in a small town, but with the city close by. It’s the best of both worlds,” he said.

Mr Hobbs became involved with the Sumner community, and said he was “especially proud” of the Sumner Pool community of people.

“Our two children have had a happy life here. And my son Jesse has worked for me since he was 12.

“It’s been great, I’ve loved the area. I’ve made some good friends in the community and I appreciate the loyalty my good customers have shown me.

“The Post Shop is often the heart of a community, and I have become quite good friends with some of the customers.”

Some of his friends had nicknamed him the Postmaster General, or PMG, he said.

Mr Hobbs will officially hand over the business to Mr Trip on January 31. He will take up a position at the local supermarket, though was weighing up his options for his long-term future, he said.

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“It has also got more scientific, with the development of new technology such as GPS.”

One aspect of the organisation’s work was finding people with dementia who had wandered from their homes. An important tool for that is ‘Wandatrak’, which is an electronic device worn by these people, so they could be easily located, Mr Saunders said.

Mrs Hyde said she was “quite chuffed” to find out she was to receive a New Year’s Honour, and was pleased that science was being recognised.

She said her work in promoting the understanding of science, was both a hobby and a passion, and it had been sparked at a young age.

“As a kid, I read a lot of science fiction and pseudo-science, but then I came across Carl Sagan, who was writing about real science with such elegance and poetry, and it was all the better for being true. That’s what hooked me into a life-long love of science and good science communication.”

Much of Mrs Hyde’s work is voluntary and she has written articles and provided commentary for a range of media.

She was also the founding editor and publisher of New Zealand Science Monthly from 1990 to 2000. She is often called upon to comment in the media, with the occasions varying from Friday 13, to alleged UFO sightings.

“Most scientists believe there is life out there,” she said. However, so far apparent sightings have had a simple explanation.

Mrs Hyde was chair of the New Zealand Skeptics from 1992 to 2009 and is currently their media spokesperson. She has also received several other awards for her work.

Mrs Moffitt said she was “totally, totally thrown by it”, when she heard of her award, because “so many people have done so much”.

“Then as the cards started rolling in, I started to think, ‘isn’t that nice’. It was wonderful to think people had put my name forward.

“You don’t do it for the recognition – you volunteer because you want to.”

Her involvement with the St Nicholas Netball Club began in 1951. She played for the club and has held most offices within the club up until last year, including coaching between 1957 and 2004. She also headed Canterbury Netball Umpires for a number of years.

She loved people and saw passing on her knowledge to others as important, she said.

Since 2003, Mrs Moffitt has also been involved with the Redcliffs Tennis Club (now out of action due to the February 2011 earthquake) where she was secretary and treasurer, and club delegate at Canterbury Tennis meetings. She also managed the city’s junior interclub tennis, overseeing about 90 children in 17 teams.

Her work with the Christchurch City Mission has included service on several committees. She was described by City Missioner Michael Gorman in his letter of recommendation as a person who didn’t seek the limelight “but rather seeks to serve others”.


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THANKS to the efforts of a group of volunteers, and donations of funding and materials, the Redcliffs Community Shed is almost complete.

“We’ve been flat out for the last 12 months,” Reg Dalley, the driving force behind the project, said.

He said the idea for a shed arose following the 2011 earthquakes.

“A lot of guys had their home workshops wrecked, so they were at a loss for a place to ‘do their thing’.

“Someone came up with the idea of a men’s shed, but then the ladies got interested, so we decided it would be a ‘community shed’.”

Keen to get on with the job, the volunteers, who are mostly retired local residents, set about repairing the virtually derelict building to make it suitable for a range of activities.

Situated on a rear site on Main Road Redcliffs, the 130 square metres of building space has been divided into three departments – arts and crafts, woodworking and metal working. It also has kitchen, toilet and office facilities.

“It’s almost finished. We still have to pour the concrete floor in the metal working department and set up the machinery, the woodworking department is ready except for the machinery

and benches and the driveway and courtyard are still to be sealed. The arts and crafts are raring to go,” Mr Dalley said.

“We are now moving into phase two. We need to have a supervisor, and this would probably be on a roster basis. That’s still to be discussed.”

People wanting to use the equipment will need to become a club member and they will be given a colour-coded ID card according to their level of capability with the machinery, and there would always be a supervisor on site when machinery was being used, Mr Dalley said.

In order to get the necessary certificate of acceptance from the Christchurch City Council, they needed to have the floor plan and floor elevations drawn up, he said.

“We’re wondering if there’s anyone out there with some time on their hands that could do that for us.”

A number of Christchurch organisations have donated materials and funding for the project, which was underwritten by Mr Dalley and his wife, Rena.

“The Redcliffs Community Shed is one of 23 sheds formed or being formed in Canterbury and it’s also a big thing in Australia,” Mr Dalley said.

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Even if they are not competing, Christchurch residents are encouraged to go to Akaroa for the weekend to enjoy the unique French-heritage community, the market and the food and craft stalls.

“We’re thrilled to have this event again in Canterbury,” Mayor Bob Parker said. “With so much on offer with the race and the carnival atmosphere in Akaroa, it would be great to see Christchurch residents pop over for the day or even the whole weekend.”

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TENNIS legend Andre Agassi will be at Paper Plus Eastgate today for a book signing of his award-winning and critically acclaimed autobiography Open. He will be in the store from 2.30pm-3.30pm.

Visitors to the store will get the chance to have a meet-and-greet and photo with the tennis star and win one of three double passes to attend an exclusive gala dinner banquet at the Addington Raceway & Events Centre with Agassi tonight.

Paper Plus’ group marketing manager, Lyle Hastings, said he was excited to have the star visit one of the franchise’s newest stores.

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An eventful past: Takapuneke. Photo: Malcolm Duff/New Zealand Historic Places Trust

Takapuneke, near Akaroa, could become the second historic site in New Zealand, alongside only the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, to attain national reserve status. Tom Doudney reports…

TODAY Takapuneke is a quiet backwater – a small unpopulated bay, far removed from centres of national and regional affairs. It’s hard to believe this place was once the scene of a massacre that spurred a series of events culminating in the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi and the birth of our nation.

It is this rich history and the advocacy of a number of groups and individuals that in December prompted the Christchurch City Council to officially signal its intention to ask the government to grant the land national

European history: The Britomart Memorial at Greens Point, photographed in 1931.Photo: Buckland photograph, 1931, AK1325 Akaroa Museum Collection

Ngai Tahu at Kaiapoi. To gain revenge, the Ngati Toa chief Te Rauparaha, who had been camped outside Kaiapoi when the other chiefs were killed, enlisted the help of English sea captain John Stewart.

In exchange for a cargo of flax, Captain Stewart transported Te Rauparaha and his war party to Takapuneke on his brig Elizabeth. Te Maiharanui, who had become very familiar with and trusting of European ship captains, was lured on board, along with his wife and daughter, where they were taken prisoner.

During the day more people from Takapuneke were enticed on board and killed before, that evening or early next morning, the Ngati Toa warriors went ashore and attacked the undefended settlement, burning it and capturing or killing almost all of its inhabitants. Te Maiharanui reportedly strangled his daughter on board the Elizabeth to avoid her becoming a slave. He and his wife were transported to Te Rauparaha’s Kapiti Island stronghold, where they were both tortured to death.

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The historyTwo hundred years

ago Akaroa Harbour was a major local hub for Ngai Tahu. Among the many Maori settlements dotted around its shores was Takapuneke. It was here that Te Maiharanui, a high- ranking Ngai Tahu chief, made his base for trading flax with Europeans and lived for much of the year. However, in November 1830, all that was to change.

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When news of Captain Stewart’s complicity in the massacre reached Sydney in Australia, people were horrified. Captain Stewart was put on trial and although he ultimately escaped justice, the incident was instrumental in motivating action from officials in London, who feared that New Zealand could become destabilised by lawlessness and that the lives of British colonists would be at risk.

In 1832 James Busby was appointed as the British Government’s official resident in New Zealand. This first formal intervention by Britain in New Zealand was in turn, though a series of events between 1833 and 1840, influential in the despatch of Captain William Hobson, the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi and the assumption by Britain of sovereignty over New Zealand.

Although Ngai Tahu abandoned Takapuneke after the massacre, considering it tapu, European settlers continued to add to the area’s historical legacy. It is thought Green Point, on Takapuneke’s northern boundary, is one of two locations where the British flag was first raised and a court of law was held to signal British sovereignty over the South Island in 1840. The landing of cattle at the bay in 1839 had earlier begun the South Island’s history of pastoral farming. The Britomart memorial, the ‘red house’ of the former Robinson family who farmed the area, as well as the former immigration barracks, are prominent local landmarks.

Modern timesLocal government wasn’t always as

supportive of the area’s historical importance as it is now.

During the 1960s and 70s the local Onuku Runanga protested in vain as the Akaroa Country Council built a sewerage plant, and installed a rubbish dump and works yard on the land. In the 1990s the succeeding Banks Peninsula District Council again ignored the

runanga’s pleas in pushing ahead with plans to subdivide the area for housing.

The land had been purchased on behalf of ratepayers as endowment land and the council insisted it had a responsibility to generate returns.

However, by the late 1990s awareness of Takapuneke’s historical significance had begun to grow. Over the following decade, the combined pressure of the runanga, the

Akaroa Civic Trust and the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, along with the support of locals in and around Akaroa and a number of prominent politicians, kept subdivision plans at bay and the rubbish dump was closed in 1998.

The Historic Places Trust registered the entire area as wahi tapu in 2002.

When Banks Peninsula was amalgamated with Christchurch City Council in 2006 the need to generate a return from the land disappeared and the plans were dropped. In 2008, a historical reserve was created at Takapuneke and a blessing ceremony was held at the site in February 2010.

Realising the ambitionsFormer Onuku Runanga chairperson

George Tikao, who recently stepped down after 17 years in the role, said he hoped that the national reserve status would be granted.

“This, in our view and the view of many others, was the beginning of what led to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. It did start here because of the murder and the slaying of Te Maiharanui.”

He acknowledged that the battle to gain recognition of the area’s importance had been long and difficult.

“I don’t think our people were angry but we certainly wanted our voice to be heard. We weren’t being heard and we wanted to be heard on an issue we felt strongly about.”

He said the result was a credit to the support of many groups and individuals, as well as

Advocates: Back from left - Steve Lowndes, Lynda Wallace, Victoria Andrews of the Akaroa Civic Trust. Front – Meri Robinson of the Akaroa Civic Trust, left, and Helen Brown of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust at a heritage awards ceremony.

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the wider community.“It would have helped the ratepayers to

build on the site. The land was a piece of endowment land so it was huge to have the people of Banks Peninsula, especially Akaroa, realise this land should be saved so I’ve got to give credit to a lot of people here who opened their eyes and saw this was not something we were crying about for no reason.”

Former Akaroa Civic Trust chairperson Victoria Andrews said the trust’s early relationship with the Banks Peninsula District Council had been marked by frustration but seeing the process come so far was very

satisfying for its members, some of whom had been working on the matter for more than a decade.

She believed that seeing the national reserve status realised could still take several more years of effort and advocacy.

“New Zealand has made huge strides in the last 10 to 15 years and this is just one more step in that process in terms of acknowledging the depth of history that is here in New Zealand,” she said.

“To understand the treaty in 1840 you need to understand what took place at Takapuneke in 1830.”

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OVER the Christmas period, the affectionately titled “Mother of the Estuary” Elisabeth Stuart-Jones, who was a long-time advocate and dedicated estuary conservationist, passed away. I first met Elisabeth in 1992 when she was the secretary of the then newly formed community group the “Friends of the Avon-Heathcote Estuary”. Elisabeth was that unique person who would ensure all admin tasks were performed 100 per cent, would keep the board members on track, organise the public meetings, the speakers and the catering. She would ensure that all of its 200-plus members would receive a monthly phone call to update them on the goings-on of the estuary.

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Not forgotten: Elisabeth Stuart-Jones, who passed away a few weeks ago.

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HAPPY New Year! How ya goin’? Alright? Me, I’m so laid back you could slip me under the door. So relaxed you could pour me over ice and call me an aperitif! And by the look of Christchurch from around December 22, either everyone did what I did or shot out of town. I didn’t have the energy.

Year 2012 was the year of the grump. Hard and heavy stuff. So I set my sights on the sun lounger, said my weather prayers and packed a basket full of books and unread magazines and spent pretty much two weeks in my own backyard. Bliss!

So now I’m so fit to bust you could light my taper and call me a double happy! Just as well because the council’s got off to a hiss and a roar. Just before Christmas, councillors signed off on a $5.272 million ‘Capital Endowment Fund: Special One-Off Projects’ scheme. Split over two years, the fund is open to community-focused organisations for “undertakings that

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Islay McLeod is the deputy chairperson of the Hagley-Ferrymead Community Board.

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Keeping busy, keeping goingAs he approaches his 90th birthday, Redcliffs resident Reg Dalley talks to Christine de Felice about what gives him the impetus to maintain a pace of life that many, much younger than him, would admire, even envy.

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REG Dalley is a man who likes to keep busy.The well-known Redcliffs resident turns 90

on February 3, and while many people who have reached such a magnificent age might want to sit back and take it easy, not Reg.

Having spent his working life as a structural and mechanical design engineer, Reg is continually being called upon to help out in these areas – his latest projects being the Redcliffs Community Shed and the OK Corall. (Read more about the shed on page 4)

“I like creating things. Once I’ve created something I’m looking for the next one. I’ve got to be busy.”

Reg grew up in Rangiora, where his father

was the County Clerk. After leaving primary school, he was one of the first pupils to start at the newly established Papanui High School, travelling into the city by train. However, the new school wasn’t quite finished when Reg entered high school in 1936.

“It had started being built, but it wasn’t ready, so for the first term we went to Christchurch Technical College. We started at Papanui High in the second term.”

Sport played a major role during his school years. However, despite having an All Black as an uncle – Bill Dalley, who was a member of The Invincibles, the All Blacks who toured England and South Africa in 1924-1925 – Reg

didn’t follow in his footsteps.“I didn’t get the chance to play rugby because

I wore glasses. But I played hockey in the First 11 and represented the school.

“I was always interested in sport. I also did athletics – running and javelin. I competed in javelin as a junior in the inter-school competition. I played badminton and I also played a lot of tennis, but the sitting round between games – I didn’t like that.”

Having taken up engineering as a career, Reg worked for the machinery manufacturing company, Booth McDonald, for some 20 years.

“I was the technical manager, and then I was given the position of works manager. I had about 300 staff. Christchurch was the head office. “

The company manufactured farm machinery, road machinery and water pumps but went out of business after an unsuccessful attempt at importing machinery, which turned out to be of poor quality, Reg says.

A dedicated Redcliffs resident, Reg has lived in his present home for 46 years, which he shares with his wife Rena. He extended the original house, and the steel joists he used ensured it stood up well during the earthquakes. It sustained no more than a few minor cracks

in the walls and, even though the upper storey has an extensive area of glass, only three of the windows were cracked.

He previously lived on Mt Pleasant for 20 years, in a house he built himself.

Reg had three children, two sons and a daughter, though his eldest son sadly died in a motorcycle accident about three years ago.

A keen outdoorsman, Reg would often take his family camping and shooting, with some of his favourite areas being North Loburn, Ashley Forest and South Westland.

His daughter now lives in Los Angeles, and in 1993 Reg travelled to the United States, spending seven weeks with her and her family.

“That was my only trip overseas, but I travelled all over New Zealand when I was with Booth McDonald.”

When Reg isn’t busy creating something, he and Rena spend time gardening, and are well-supplied with vegetables from their prodigious vege garden.

“We’re pretty self-sufficient with vegetables,” he says.

Secret plans are afoot for the celebration of Reg’s 90th birthday, which he says he’s not supposed to know about. And his secret for having lived such a long and productive life is simply, “keep going”.

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A passion for landscapes Scenic photographer Peter Morath has travelled the length and breadth of New Zealand for his work, but as Samantha Early found out, his latest project is very close to home.

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Hot days and consistent surf welcomedMY faith has been restored in a Christchurch summer with the weather over the past month or two. It’s been great to have constant warm days and some reasonable surf, too. The first few weeks of January scored surf nearly every day and hot, hot weather. The water temperature has fluctuated a lot due to all the flood waters coming down the Waimak from the alps. Some days it has been as high as 22° Celsius but others it dropped back to about 18°C, which can happen after a big nor’west storm.

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Ambrose McNeill travelled to the first event of the Hyundai Pro Longboard tour in Raglan earlier this month. The event scored great waves at the famous Manu Bay. Ambrose won the ‘Logger’ division, which is the event using the heavier traditional-style longboards. His traditional skills impressed the judges with some great nose rides which saw him win over logging longboard legend Daryn McBride, of Mount Manganui. The next event on the longboard tour will be in Sandy Bay with a crew from Sumner Longboarders all heading to the far north.

A crew of local grommets have headed to the national surf champs in Piha. Max Marshall and Harrison Whiteside have joined several New Brighton surfers to travel north. At the time of writing the event was still in progress. Max Marshall (Sumner) made it through to the quarter finals in the juniors. The other age groups were still to run, so good luck to everyone up there.

The good weather is set to continue over the next month or two according to forecasters. Get out there and make the most of an epic summer. See you in the soup.

Traditional style: Ambrose McNeill shows the skills that won him the Logger division at Raglan.

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WITH temperatures hitting nearly 30 degrees Celsius, four juniors from the Sumner Running Club travelled to Timaru to compete in the Lovelock Classic on January 5. This meet was a chance for extra competition during the Christmas break and the last before the South Island Colgate Games scheduled for January 11 to 13 in Invercargill.

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Meanwhile, their sisters Abby Theobald, 11, and Victoria Wells, 11, had a good field of 14 athletes to compete in. With six events the highlight for them was the 800m. Abby reduced her time by nearly 4.5 seconds to 2.44.18 minutes and finished second, while Victoria, in her first 800m race of the season, produced a sub-three minute time (2.59.79 minutes) and finished third. Like their brothers they also each achieved pbs – Abby in 100m, 800m, shot put and discus and Victoria in 100m, 800m, shot put and long jump.

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Victoria and John Wells made the journey south to Invercargill to compete in the South Island Colgate Games on January 11-13. Invercargill turned on good weather with the exception of the Sunday afternoon after strong winds arrived at midday.

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all reaching finals. Thomas Webley, 11, bagged gold in both the 1500m and 800m after leading from start to finish, as well as smashing his own club record by 7.5 seconds in the 800m. He also won silver in the high jump and the 400m, again breaking his own club record by 2.5 seconds in his heat.

Georgia Webley, 13, took gold in the 1600m track walk and like her brother led from start to finish. Meg Webley, 11, faced a tough start to her competition, however, having to run a heat and final in her 800m (the only age group to do so) and finished eighth overall. In the 1500m final she finished seventh in a pb time of 5.59.42 minutes and in the 400m just missed a place in the final with a pb time of 1.13.56 minutes.

Having struggled with injury for most of the season, Victoria Wells was looking to capitalise on her good outing at the Lovelock Classic. She ran sub-15 second pbs for her 100m heat and semi-final and narrowly missed the final, jumped 1.20m in the high jump but lost on count back to finish 10th equal and added 1.17m to her discus throw. However, she saved the best for last. In her 400m heat she came from behind in dramatic fashion to take second place with a pb of 1.12.21 minutes to secure a finals place. With extremely strong winds in the final she finished sixth overall.

For John Wells the competition was split into divisions for the under 10s. In his four events he won gold (60m), silver (200m and discus with a pb of 21.55m in extremely windy conditions) and a bronze (long jump with a pb of 3.63m).

The athletes resume their regular Saturday competition this weekend at Rawhiti.

Triumphant team: Victoria Wells, back left, Georgia Webley, Thomas Webley, Meg Webley and front, John Wells.


Boutique River CruisingExperience River Cruising at it’s best

Melanie Lowen, Travel SpecialistHouse of Travel Ferrymead

Recently I was invited to enjoy the classic 7 night river cruise ‘Castles along the Rhine’ with Uniworld. This is their most popular itinerary from Amsterdam to Basel and we travelled on their newest ship – the beautiful SS Antoinette. I knew I was in Europe the moment I stepped onboard. The beautiful Baccarat chandelier in the lobby and the fi nesse of the fi ttings from the handmade English Savoir beds to the private art collection, down to the L’Occitane products throughout proved it. Our beautiful stateroom on the Princess Deck had a remote control huge fl oor to ceiling window giving us an ‘indoor/outdoor’ fl ow which was fabulous. We arrived early into Amsterdam off a Singapore Airlines fl ight and could leave our luggage onboard and have a ‘light breakfast’ before heading off into town exploring. We came back about 2pm, baggage was already in our stateroom, and we had a note inviting us to the main salon at 6pm for a welcome greeting. Having to only unpack once was fantastic. In a very relaxed environment over a ‘cocktail of the day’ we found out the next day’s schedule, what the included sightseeing options would entail and then we headed off to supper in the grand dining room which was a four course extravaganza that could compete with any fi ne European establishment.

The next morning we headed off on the included walking tour to explore Cologne with it’s incredible ‘Dom’ cathedral, and to sample the exquisite icy cold ‘kolsch’ beer which is unique only to this region. Onwards down the Rhine each unique village was full of Christmas shops, Christmas cheer, friendly people and unique experiences provided by Uniworld that were all part of the package such as the wine tasting afternoon in a centuries old castle in the Alsace region, then it was back on board for an Epicurean dinner showcasing cuisine from the local regions. As we cruised down the river through the most picturesque part of the Rhine with it’s twenty seven castles, I felt like a Hobbit as we partook in the tradition of a ‘second breakfast’ zweites Frühstück at 10.30am showcasing pretzels, mustards, sauerkraut and wheat beer along with the famous weisswurst – white sausages made of pork, lamb and beef prepared that morning. I was so impressed with the charm of the river Rhine, and combined with the experience that Uniworld had to offer with it’s eye for detail and luxurious comforts, I can’t wait to explore another river with them again.

Mel Lowen is a travel specialist at House of Travel Ferrymead where she combines her knowledge from twenty years of travelling with practical advice to help co-create great itineraries for her customers.

Call Mel at House of Travel Ferrymead today for information on 3764 022 or email [email protected]

TERMS & CONDITIONS: Prices are based on per person share twin set departures. valid for bookings in January February only along with the other conditions. Contact us for alternative dates and prices. Single pricing available. Pricing is for the cruise portion only. Dates are subject to availability at time of reservation. All price is based on cash/cheque prices.

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$3530 $4230 $7559HIGHLIGHTS:• 8 days Amsterdam to Basel or vv• Most popular cruise• Fine Seafood & Wine• SS Antoinette• Exclusive Epicurean Adventure programme• Based on 10 November departure

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Photo courtesy of Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection

Photo courtesy of Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection

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