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FRIENDS FOR LIFE: Surf lifesavers Andrew Priest and Glenn Fergus, with paraglider Patterson Stark, who they rescued after he crash-landed into the sea off Taylors Mistake.

BY ANDREW KINGPatterson Stark can’t thank the Sumner Surf Life Saving Club enough.

Two of the club’s lifesavers had to pull Mr Stark, an American doctor based in Ferrymead, out of the water after he crash-land-ed while paragliding.

He was grateful for the help, and has since made a donation

to the club.Mr Stark has been paragliding

for 20 years and not once had to put his extensive knowledge of emergency landing into practice.

“It is my first ever accident. I turned back and lost height as I got past the cliff heading into Taylors Mistake.

“I have flown that site over 500 times.”

The two lifesaverss, Andrew Priest and Glenn Fergus, were enjoying a morning coffee at Taylors Mistake recently when they saw Mr Stark in trouble.

“I saw a paraglider scooting pretty close to the rocks by Moki Point,” Mr Priest said.

Both men took off down to the beach to see what they could do – Mr Priest started swimming to

the stricken man, while Mr Fer-gus grabbed a canoe that was at a nearby bach.

Mr Stark said he hit the water with no real problems but then had to try get himself and his gear back to shore.

“I was prepared for water landing and it was pretty un-eventful,” he said.

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McCormacks Bay Reserve will have a $15,000 spruce-up.

Environment Canterbury has given the Avon-Heathcote Estu-ary Ihutai Trust the money as part of its biodiversity strategy.

Trust co-ordinator Tanya Jenkins said it would be spent on planting, pruning and equipment.

“We know exactly how we’re going to spend it.”

About $9000 is going to be spent on trees and planting, $4000 will be spent on an abor-ist cleaning up the larger trees, and $2000 on health and safety equipment, she said.

She said the money allowed

there to be a “massive” amount of planting, and those seedlings would be grown by Trees for Canterbury.

Often nursery plants are brought up with fresh water, and are not suitable for salt water, she said.

These ones will be grown with salt water to be acclimatised to the environment they will be planted in.

About two thirds will be mud-flat planting, and the remainder will be riparian planting.

An aborist will come and prune the larger trees and branches that obstruct the walk-ways, she said.

That is hoped to be started this month.

The health and safety equipment such as gloves, shears and pruners will be used

by the volunteers.“Now we can get really stuck

into it.”

$15k for reserve spruce-up

RESTORE: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust volunteers doing some previous planting in the mudflats at McCormacks Bay.

•From page 1“Then it was a matter of having a 28

sq m anchor attached to me.“I was about to try swimming back

with all the gear but then Andrew and Glenn turned up.”

Mr Stark had been in the 9 deg C water for about 10min before he was reached by his rescuers and was still attached to his harness with dozens of strands from his parachute wrapped around his lower legs and ankles.

“When I got to him I made sure there were no injuries,” Mr Priest said.

“He was really calm and told me that he was a lifeguard from back in the States.”

They spent about 15-20min in the water, and when they got back on the

beach it was all about getting Mr Stark warm and monitoring him for signs of shock.

Both Mr Priest and Mr Fergus were relieved that they were both at the scene, as undertaking the rescue single-handedly would have been much more demanding.

“It was good that we were both there as it would have been quite difficult to pull off on your own,” Mr Priest said.

They even managed to save all the gear and Mr Stark said he has been back up paragliding since the accident.

“I cleaned my gear up but got back to it pretty much straight away.

“I am going to continue to support the surf lifesaving club in the future,” Mr Stark said.

Rescue prompts donation Flu present at schoolsBY FRASER WALKER-PEARCE

A new strain of influenza has had a mixed effect at Mount Pleasant and Heathcote Valley schools.

Heathcote Valley reported a massive increase in ab-sentees, while Mt Pleasant school were only missing around five or six students due to the flu.

Heathcote Valley deputy principal, Bruce Ellison said there was a huge difference from last year, in rela-tion to pupils away because of influenza.

“There’s been an increased number of absentees over the holidays. Our roll is close to 300, and I’m not too sure how many were away sick, but it’s a signifi-cant number.”

Mt Pleasant’s office manager, Carolyn Wright said: “There’s been a small amount of sickness in relation to the flu, but not a significant amount.

“Some families get hit quite hard, but there has prob-ably only been two or three families in the last few weeks. So five or six from (a roll of) 360 isn’t too bad.”

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South Island property and retail development general manager for Foodstuffs, Roger Davidson said that the three-storey New World will be 40 per cent larger than its predeces-sor.

Redcliffs Residents Associa-tion president, Fletcher Stanton is “chomping at the bit” in anticipation for the opening of the supermarket.

“A supermarket is a hub of the community, neighbours can meet and have a chat; school kids see their friends . . . it’ll be really good to have it all tidied up, especially with all the road cones out of the way, businesses will be back to normal.”

The supermarket was badly dam-aged in the February 2011 earth-quake.

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Part of the Esplanade, Sumner, will be closed while Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team works to repair stormwater pipes at its intersec-tion with Stoke St.

A detour is in place via Hardwicke, Nayland and Stoke Sts. Work began on Friday and is expected to take about three weeks. The footpath on the sea side will be closed at times as the work is completed.

Meanwhile, work along Dyers Pass Rd, Governors Bay, to repair the re-taining walls and resurface parts of the road is almost complete. The next stage, which is repairing the concrete stormwater channel on the north-bound side of the road, has begun. It is expected to be finished by the end of this month.

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Native plant thrives in estuaryBY TOM DOUDNEY

The earthquakes that tilted the Avon Heathcote Estuary created plenty of disturbance for plant life but at least one tenacious little native has used the situation as an opportunity.

A study by Canterbury University masters student Emma Hunt found that a small plant called Sarcocornia quinqueflora, or glasswort, which thrives in salty marshy areas had expanded its range since the earthquakes.

The southern end of the estuary rose by about 500mm after the February 2011 earthquake, while the northern end was lowered by a similar amount. The change in ground level led to a decline in the health of some trees after their roots became waterlogged.

Ms Hunt said she studied glasswort because its opportunist nature and role as an early succession species in colonising new ground after disturbance meant it would be one of the first plants to show changes in distribution.

“We found that it changed particularly at Bridge St. There was a huge expansion [in glasswort] there because there was so much subsidence – the land dropped by 43cm,” she said.

“Overall, in the entire estuary because of the earthquake’s disturbance it actually managed to increase and become healthier overall because there was less competition from other species because they weren’t able to take

advantage of the situation so much.”

Bridge St was one of four sites studied with other three being Settlers Reserve in Ferrymead, Charlesworth Reserve in Bromley and the Southshore Spit Walk.

Of the study sites, Settlers Reserve was the only area where the plant was in decline.

Ms Hunt said the success of glasswort could indicate that there would be further changes in other species in the future as well.

“But it might take a while to show those changes.”

Other studies had shown glasswort helping prepare an area for other plants to establish themselves as well.

Ms Hunt said it was a matter of opinion as to whether the expansion of glasswort was for the better or not but “it could be a good thing because it’s a native.”

Another study by Canterbury University PHD student Ani Kainamu focused on the health of shellfish in the estuary.

Her supervisor, associate professor Islay Marsden, said Ms Kainamu’s research had found

that cockles growing in the estuary were bigger and healthier the further away they were from freshwater sources such as the Avon and Heathcote rivers.

Cockles also had higher levels of E. Coli in winter than in summer.

Avon Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust co-ordinator Tanya Jenkins said the lesson she took from the expansion of glasswort was just to let nature “do it’s thing.”

“It all adjusts quite well. Things will change but it doesn’t mean it’s for the worse – it’s just change.”

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Hi Tim, tell us a bit about what you do day to day, what is the job?

I am the general manager of com-munity rugby so that means I look after everything from under-6s right through to senior rugby. There is about 14,500 players, 1500 coaches and a couple of hundred referees. We work with three regions: Elles-mere, North Canterbury and Metropolitan. I deal with a lot at the regional level and also help out with coach and referee education.

Why did you get into rugby management?Got involved initially contracting through Canter-

bury Rugby Football Union. From there I was involved in club planning projects and then the role came up and I jumped in and the rest is history.

Are you from Christchurch?I was born in Dunedin but moved away quite young.

I lived in Auckland until I was 15, then moved down to Lower Hutt. I came to Canterbury not long after that and now I have spent more years down here than anywhere.Did you play rugby?

I did play rugby. From under-5s right through post-school. I started with the College Rifles in Auckland. I played all my school rugby in Auckland with Grammar then Hutt Valley High after the age of 15.

What position did you play?

Keeping the heart ofSumner resident Tim Gilkison doesn’t have

the public profile of Todd Blackadder or Scott Robertson, but he is one of the most important figures in Canterbury rugby. He manages all grades from seniors down to under-6s. Andrew King speaks with him

BIG JOB: Tim Gilkison manages all community rugby for the Canterbury Rugby Football Union. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN

Stink overwheelie binsBY BRIDGET RUTHERFORD

Ratepayers are forking out money for a private contractor to pick up rubbish that city council trucks could be doing themselves.

Councillor Yani Johanson says he can’t under-stand why public money is being spent this way when the city council has the ability to do the job itself.

Wheelie bins from the red zone had been put on the former Sumner Community Centre site, which is now being used as a village green to keep it clean.

But because the village green is zero-rated land, city council contractors were unable to continue picking up the rubbish, and the bins were re-moved.

It is now paying, through Hagley-Ferrymead Community Board’s discretionary response fund, a private contractor to pick up waste from that site.

Sumner Residents Association community de-velopment co-ordinator Marnie Kent said the bins were removed in about May, and replacements were not put there until early July.

“We had to manage the rubbish that was being left behind with no bins there.”

She said the land is council owned, but it is managed by the community, so it was decided to put red zoned wheelie bins to good use.

But the city council told them it was not al-lowed, and they were removed without warning, she said.

The residents association was told it could apply for a grant to pay for a commercial contractor to collect rubbish from new bins.

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Cr Johanson said the cost the city council spends on investigating and trying to get a resolution out-weighed the cost of just enabling the wheelie bins to continue to be used.

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I was mainly a tight head prop. Once I got a bit taller I played a bit of lock but I played prop most of the time.

Did you ever dream of becom-ing an All Black?

Yeah, like most kids. You try to aspire to that. Starts getting a bit narrow at the top though.

Who is your team?I am definitely a red and black

man so it’s Canterbury all the way. I’ve have supported them for many, many years.

Do you enjoy working with the CRFU?

Absolutely, wouldn’t be here if I didn’t. It is great to work with sport. I deal with a wide variety of people and there are so many interesting aspects to the role.

What do you enjoy about it?The satisfaction of knowing we

are providing a lot of rugby to lots of people. We are one of New Zea-land’s proudest rugby provinces. As a region, we punch well above our weight when it comes to the num-ber of All Blacks produced and those sort of things. We are one of the leading provinces in rugby.

How do you see progression through the grassroots to top level?

It’s up to us to have a strong community game. We have to provide a level of competition that allows those in the lower levels to kick on and play professional rugby. We do that through good player development, good coach-ing, and good officiating.

If we can get all those aspects

right, then it will naturally lead to talent coming through. Keeping the engine room running is our job to make sure we can allow those players to progress to higher levels.

What is it about commu-nity rugby that you think keeps people coming back week in week out?

People get involved for one reason. Enjoyment. It’s a level of camaraderie, the nature of the game and people enjoy the contact aspect. There is so much you can do with the game. The challenges are great and rewarding when overcome. And the game is fun that naturally attracts people to it and stay in it.

How is the state of the game, sideline behaviour?

The overall comment is that we are in reasonably good heart, we are growing the game. We lost player numbers during the earthquakes but it has bounced back. The side-line is challenging, we are working hard in this area. All sports see bad behaviour at one point or another. We have some good programmes in place to change it but at the end of the day we are dealing with the public and some people just don’t know how to behave themselves.

Kids are there for the fun and don’t enjoy the negativity on or off the field and ultimately that is what either makes it or breaks it for them. No one enjoys negativity around the game.

What is your favourite rugby moment?

It’s an interesting one. It was when all the metro clubs got together after the February earthquake. Things were in complete disarray. But there was a collective determination to pick ourselves up and continue on. We decided the best thing we could do was keep going with the Saturday games. It was a true testament to the importance of the game.

We saw how important it was to have some normality in life. They could just go out and play a game of footy in spite of the liquefaction all over the fields and other prob-lems that we had to get around. We had a collective will to get on with it.

Do you have a favourite player?

There is so many that could be a favourite, I don’t normally single one out.

How about an all-time favou-rite player?

I think Richie [Richie McCaw] is up there. He has contributed so much to the game, his longevity and leadership have been so great.

When did you start watching rugby?

I started watching when I was a kid around five-years-old, basically right from day one. The Lions tours were always special for me.

What do you do outside of rugby?

All of winter I’m at rugby so that takes up around half of the year. My activities involve walking around the Port Hills, which are basically in my backyard since I live in Sumner. I am a keen salmon fisherman and I try to get out around a variety of rivers in Canterbury, it is a pretty special part of the world and it is great to get out there and get amongst it.

Now for the big question everyone wants to know, who is going to win the World Cup?

I think the All Blacks with the quality they have in the side, they have to go in as favourites. It will be interesting to see how we go over the next few months. You can never write of sides like France or the Wallabies, but I think with the side we have and the coaching staff we have, we should get the job done.

Canterbury rugby running

BUSY: There are about 14,500 rugby players in the city which Gilkison oversees.PHOTO:KYLE KNOWLES


By Bridget Rutherford

THERE IS only one person the seagulls of Sumner wait for twice a day – an elderly woman in a red jacket.

Nancy Meherne will turn 86 next month, but that does not stop her from jumping on a cycle twice a day, and riding to Sumner beach, from her Head St home, armed with food scraps.

The scraps are for more than 100 hungry seagulls which have grown quite fond of her.

“I guess some people call me the seagull lady.”

Since the earthquakes, Nancy has noticed fewer shells on the beach, and she suspects liquefaction might have

something to do with it.Before the quakes, she used

to walk along the beach and spot about 26 different varieties of shells, but now there are very few, and the seagulls are hungry.

They used to eat the shellfish, she said.

“The seagulls just don’t know what to do.”

So she began feeding them this year.

Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust co-ordinator Tanya Jenkins said she had heard a number of people say there were fewer shellfish on the beaches since the quakes.

But she had not done any research into it, and could not

comment on why that was the case.

Nancy is well known in Sumner, and first moved there in 1956 with her husband on their wedding day.

Many may have seen her riding the waves on her boogie board at the beach.

Her time has been dedicated to teaching children music, and even has a classroom at Sumner School named after her.

She still teaches music in the morning and afternoons, and has to tie that in with feeding the seagulls, and the ducks – but that is another story.

Feeding time takes place between 9-9.30am and 2.30-3pm everyday on the grass verge near the clocktower.

Nancy draws the crowdsON A MISSION: Sumner’s Nancy Meherne puts on a red jacket and mounts her cycle to feed the seagulls on Sumner beach.

KEEN: Nancy looks for more birds.

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FEATHERED FRIENDS: Nancy reaches her destination followed by hundreds of birds. PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN

She collects the scraps three times a week, and takes them down to the beach twice a day, every day.

Sometimes she also buys potatoes, rolled oats and bread if there are not enough scraps.

But there is a downside – she has to choose her outfit carefully.

She throws on her red jacket when she goes to feed the seagulls – and they can see her coming.

But going to the village can be problematic.

“If I’m biking to the village I wear black or a dull colour so they don’t try and follow me in.”

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THis year’s theme is “Whāngaihia te reo Māori ki ngā mātua”; which means nurture the language in par-ents so that it may grow.

THis backs up the original ideal of “Arohatia te Reo”, meaning cherish the lan-guage.

Celebrations will take place in Christchurch dur-ing the week, including the city council’s waiata group performing at libraries throughout the city.

SuperValue and Fresh Choice supermarkets are also celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Māori by running week-long, in-store colour-ing competition and events until August 2.

Manager of Wairakei Rd SuperValue, Gurpreet Singh said: “We will be putting up colouring posters, also the Maori names for fruit and vege in the produce section, which keeps it interesting for the kids, (and) gets them learning. We’ll set up tables for colouring, and offer to take pictures and put it on-line, so they go in the draw for the competition.”

THree winners will receive $250 of Huia books in the colouring competition.

Māori only became an official language of New Zealand in 1987. In that same year, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (THe Māori Language Commission) was established to promote and protect Māori language throughout the country.

THe first Māori pro-gramme to run on New Zea-land television was called Koha, meaning gift, and was first aired in 1980.

However, there was con-troversy after pākehā pre-

senters started using ‘Kia Ora’ as an opening greet-ing to their shows, as pākehā viewers only wanted to hear English on television.

THe controversy contin-ued when, in 1984, national telephone tolls operator Nai-da Glavish began greeting callers with, ‘Kia Ora’.

When her supervisors found out, they insisted that she only use English greet-ings, Ms Glavish refused and was demoted.

THere was such a backlash from the public that, prime minister at the time, Robert Muldoon intervened and Ms Glavish returned to her job.

Māori Language Week celebrates 40 years

COMPETITION: Laurika de Lange, 4, colouring in a koneke (shopping trolley).

From Lyttelton to Project RunwayBY DAVID LOUGHREYA budding fashion designer from Lyttelton will soon be showing his work to millions of viewers, after nailing a spot on American reality television show Project Runway.

Duncan Chambers-Watson, who graduated with a bachelor of design fashion with distinction from Otago University last year, will be a contestant in season 14 of the show.

Chambers-Watson (right) is the second New Zealander to feature on the show, after Sean Kelly won season 13 last year.

THe show features Tim Gunn as mentor, and judges include model and TV per-sonality Heidi Klum.

Chambers-Watson left for the United States early this month for film-ing.

Otago Polytechnic academic leader of fashion Dr Margo Bar-ton said Mr Chambers-Watson stood out.

“Oh yes. He knows who he is as a designer, and he’s got his own style, confidence, and he’s a very, very hard worker.’’

THat was “the essential mix’’ for a fashion designer.

Dr Barton said Chambers-Wat-son, at first, was not sure about

chasing a spot on Project Runway,

and asked her advice.

She told him the show was “like a very public portfolio airing’’, and just being selected, and having the

opportunity to show so many people

what he could do, was a rare opportunity.

Chambers-Watson had already gained a scholarship to attend Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan, and participated in Shanghai Fashion Week last year through the polytechnic’s partnership with the Shanghai University of Engineering Science.

He was also recently invited to submit his portfolio for considera-tion by Vogue Italia New Talents.

His graduation collection featured at this year’s iD Dunedin fashion show.

Chambers-Watson showed a laconic southern humour on the Project Runway website, answer-ing a question of when he realised

he had designer potential with the response: “Hopefully some day soon.’’

Dr Barton said he seemed “older and wiser than his 25 years’’.

“But that’s his sense of humour, definitely.’’

Chambers-Watson did a foundation course at the Fashion Design Studio in Sydney.

THrough a relationship with the institution – Dr Barton studied there – the head of the school sug-gested he study for his bachelor of design and fashion at Otago.

THe winner of Project Runway will receive $100,000 to launch his or her business, and other prizes.

– Otago Daily Times

BIG OPPORTUNITY: Lyttelton fashion designer Duncan Chambers-Watson will contest in the American reality TV show Project Runway, featuring supermodel Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn (above) as judge and mentor. Right: Chambers-Watson’s pieces at the Dunedin fashion show this year.

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BY FRASER WALKER-PEARCELyttelton may get a life-sized bronze sled dog statue to celebrate its 125-year link with Antarctica.

The New Zealand Antarctic Society Canterbury branch is funding the $32,000 installation of the statue, nicknamed Hector, which it hopes will bring more attention to the significance of Lyttelton’s contribution to studies on the frozen continent.

Canterbury branch spokes-woman Dr Margaret Bradshaw said: “I’ll be very happy when that last meeting happens and it gets the stamp of approval. Lyttelton needs something to make the con-nection. It started all those years ago with Scott and Shackleton, but there is still a huge amount of travel to Antarctica from Lyttel-ton.”

The Canterbury branch is now awaiting confirmation from the city council.

Lyttelton-Mt Herbert Com-munity Board chairwoman Paula Smith was excited about the po-tential link for the community.

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freeze’ (a series of US missions to Antarctica).”

The most famous expeditions to Antarctica are that of Robert Falcon Scott, Roald Amundsen and Ernest Shackleton, who all faced huge challenges. Only two of them made it out, after Scott and his men were caught in a bliz-zard and died from hypothermia on their race to be first the South Pole.

Amundsen is celebrated as being the first man to reach the South Pole, when he and his Norwegian team reached the southern-most point in the world

in December 1911.Shackleton made an expedi-

tion aboard the HMS Endurance in 1914, which ran aground and forced the crew to sail to Elephant Island. After months, Shackleton made a do-or-die effort to save his men by reaching a whaling station on South Georgia, and eventually saved his men.

Statue planned to celebrate South Pole, Lyttelton link

CELEBRATION: A design of a bronze sled-dog statue that would signify the link between Lyttelton and Antarctica.

LEADER: Captain Robert Scott leading the Antarctic expedition in 1910-13. Above: Scott’s maiden expedition to Antarctica, aboard the Terra Nova.

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BY FRASER WALKER-PEARCEGovernors Bay Community Transport Trust will be celebrat-ing its one-year anniversary at the Governors Bay Hotel on August 6, at 7pm.

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Trust chairwoman Jenny Swaf-field said: “The meeting will be to advise the community where we are at, and we are always encour-aging members of the public to become volunteers and become users of the trust.”

The trust has a nine-seater Nissan Caravan and a five-seater Toyota Runx, which is funded by Environment Canterbury, so long as the 30 current drivers are volunteers.

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Sumner-Redcliffs Anglican min-ister Ron Hay is a finalist in this year’s Mind Body Spirit Literary Awards.

His book, Finding The Forgotten God, explains the Christian faith.

He is one of three Can-terbury finalists, joining Castle Hill documentary maker and monk, Greg Hopkinson for his work Boundless: A Wayward En-trepreneur’s Search for Peace, and Addington clergyman Rev. Michael Cocks for his book Into The Wider Realm.

Greymouth’s M Thomas Fairs is also a finalist for his book, In Hu-man Terms, about the imbalance man has in its relationship with the material world and organic life.

They are four of 11 finalists, competing against a range of writers for a $20,000 prize pool, thanks to a bequest from the late businessman, Ashton Wylie.

Mind Body Spirit Literary Awards director Tim Eddington said the finalist works are remark-able stories written by people from all walks of life and from all over New Zealand.

There are two judging catego-ries: Best book and best unpub-lished manuscript. Rev. Cocks, Rev. Hay, Greg Hopkinson and M Thomas Fairs are finalists in the

book category.The complete list of 2015

Mind Body Spirit Literary Awards finalists are:

Book CategoryJanet Balcombe: Take

A Walk On the Wild Side Michael Cocks: Into

The Wider DreamThomas M Fairs: In

Human TermsRon Hay: Finding The

Forgotten GodGreg Hopkinson:

Boundless: A Wayward Entrepreneur’s Search for Peace

Julie Leibrich: Sanctuary: The Discovery of Wonder

Unpublished Manuscript Cat-egory

Keith Hill: Clapping with two Hands

Hugh Major: From Monkey to Moth : An Imaginal Evolution

Dr Karlo Mila: Mana MoanaSue Reidy: Small Steps to Hap-

piness: A Guide to Enriching Your Life One Step at a Time

Rohana Ulluwishewa: Spiritual-ity Demystified: Understanding Spirituality in Rational Terms

There are two prizes of $10,000 for the winner of each category. The winners will be announced at a ceremony at The Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust’s own venue, Hopetoun Alpha in Auckland on August14.

BY BRIDGET RUTHERFORDTwo Lyttelton restaurants have been named finalists in this year’s Christchurch Hospitality Awards.

Roots Restaurant will hope to continue its winning streak after it won another culinary award last month while Civil and Naval owner Louis Dyer will go up for bartender of the year.

Roots, which is located on Lon-don St, is a finalist for restaurant of the year, and regional establish-ment of the year in the awards.

In the restaurant category it will go up against Riccarton’s Dux Dine and Orleans which is in Stranges Lane.

It will compete against Black Estate and Pegasus Bay Winery, which are both based in Waipara, in the regional establishment of the year category.

Last month, Roots was crowned the country’s best and named Cui-sine’s Restaurant of the Year at the Cuisine NZ Good Food Awards.

It also took out the Ōra King Salmon Innovation Award, for its pioneering approach to produce and sustainability.

The small restaurant’s set menus focus on showcasing local ingredi-ents.

Civil and Naval, which is also based on London St, is a finalist in the bartender of the year award.

Mr Dyer is up against bartend-ers from Strange & Co. and The

Dirty Land.The 23-year-old said Civil and

Naval was a finalist for bar of the year last year, and was not expect-ing to be a finalist for bartender of the year.

The restaurant does not have a cocktail list, and bartenders made personalised cocktails for patrons by asking them what they usually liked, he said.

He did not consider himself a good bartender in spite of being a finalist, but said the trick was to

have a good relationship with pa-trons.

“It’s about keeping the relation-ship, having a passion to hang out with your guests and making sure each one is having a good night.”

He said Lyttelton had been really well represented in the Cuisine NZ Good Food Awards, and again in these ones.

The winners of each category will be announced on August 9 at a ceremony held at the Hagley Cricket Pavilion.

Roots back in line for top culinary titles

WINNING STREAK?: Roots Restaurant co-owners Christy Martin and Giulio Sturla. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN

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By Fraser Walker-PearceMt Pleasant’s Britneylee Nicholson won the golden boot award at the National Youth Futsal Championships in Wellington during the school holidays.

She scored 14 goals in six games, securing Canterbury’s under-15 Mainland futsal side the national youth title for 2015.

She believes she could be in line for a call-up to trial for the New Zealand futsal women’s squad later in the year.

“Yeah, definitely I think I could, and I’d like to . . . hope-fully I can play for New Zealand one day,” Britneylee said.

She has come within a goal of winning a golden boot award before, while playing for her school, but never won it before now.

“I came close for STAC (St Andrew’s College) in the national secondary schools tournament which we won; yeah, I missed out by one goal in that tournament – I was a bit gutted.”

Mainland beat Auckland 4-2 in the final, after seeing off stern

competition from other teams like Hawke’s Bay, Waikato/Bay of Plenty and tying with Wel-lington in group play.

At 15-years-old, the St Andrew’s year 11 student has shown her potential to get all the way to the top.

Britneylee said: “Futsal is still growing in New Zealand, so hopefully it will keep growing and it can become a profes-sional sport for girls to play as well as boys.”

As well as being a talented futsal player, she also excels at outdoor football, winning the women’s premier league last on July 18.

“I’m playing for Coastal Spirit, for their premier team, which is awesome. I really love it.”

Other Canterbury sides also had a successful week at the national youth championships with the under-14 and under-16 boys both winning their com-petitions.

The under-14 boys thrashed Capital 8-2 and the under-16s beat Waikato 3-0 in their respective finals.

STAR: Britneylee Nicholson with the golden boot award and the team’s trophy for winning the national under-15 futsal championships.

Futsal player scores golden boot award

BRAND NEW: Mainland Football chief executive Julian Bowden, Ferrymead Bays Football Club patron David Cox, club president Gerard Cleary and Port Hills MP Ruth Dyson open the new field at Ferrymead Park. The ground was upgraded for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup which was held in New Zealand last month. AERIAL PHOTO: JESSE ROGERS

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The proposed

ChristchurchReplacement District Plan

What’s happening?At the Christchurch City Council we are reviewing our District Plan, which has rules about how you can use, develop, and protect your land and buildings.

The rules are there to ensure we sustainably manage our district’s resources, providing for the needs of our community while managing the effects of our activities.

You need to know what is being proposed in the review, so you can understand how it might affect the use of your land or your property rights in the future.

Got a question or need help?If you are unsure about anything in the proposed Christchurch Replacement District Plan or are having difficulty using the online plan, you can contact us for help.

Phone us on 941 8999 (0800 800 169 for Banks Peninsula callers) or

email us at [email protected]

Make a submissionWe welcome your feedback on stage three of the proposed plan – in the form of a submission. Tell us whether you support or oppose the proposed plan; which parts you are referring to and what you would like to see if you don’t agree with our proposals.

Ways to make a submissionOnline – via the submission portal at proposeddistrictplan.ccc.govt.nzOn paper – submission forms (delivered to all Christchurch addresses this week) are available at all Council service centres and libraries.Email – you may prefer to type your submission into the body of an email (using the same format as the printed form) and email it to us at [email protected]

Find out if your property will be affected by stage three of the Proposed Christchurch Replacement District Plan

You can view the plan online at proposeddistrictplan.ccc.govt.nzHard copies available for viewing at Council service centres and libraries

You are invited to attend any of the drop-in sessions:Thursday 6 August 9am to 9pm The Palms Shopping Centre (outside Farmers)Friday 7 August 3.30pm to 6.30pm Hornby Hope Presbyterian Church, 27 Amyes RoadMonday 10 August 5pm to 8pm Duvauchelle Hall, 6039 Christchurch Akaroa Road Tuesday 11 August 3.30pm to 6.30pm Naval Point Club, Erskine Point, LytteltonWednesday 12 August 3.30pm to 6.30pm Burnside Primary School Hall, 96 Memorial AvenueThursday 13 August 3.30pm to 6.30pm New Brighton Club, 202 Marine Parade Friday 14 August 9am to 6pm Eastgate Mall, adjacent to the foodcourtMonday 17 August 3.30pm to 6.30pm Sumner School Hall (new), Colenso StreetTuesday 18 August 3.30pm to 6.30pm Belfast Rugby Club, 18 March PlaceWednesday 19 August 10am to 1pm First floor foyer, Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street Wednesday 19 August 3.30pm to 6.30pm Halswell Community Hall, 450 Halswell Road Thursday 20 August 3.30pm to 6.30pm Akaroa Sports Complex, Rue Lavaud, Akaroa Friday 21 August 3.30pm to 6.30pm Beckenham Service Centre, 66 Colombo Street The drop-in sessions have a casual format and you are welcome to call in anytime during each session.

How is my property affected this time?

Stage three submissions must be received by Friday 4 September, 2015


IT’S NOT hard to know when it’s time to call a plumber or a paint-er or to make an appointment with your doctor or dentist.

But when should you see a financial planner?

Many people hesitate over this question because they don’t understand what financial plan-ners do.

Qualified financial planners are in short supply. While all financial planners are financial advisers, the reverse is not always true.

The principal focus for a finan-cial planner is to help you set goals and develop strategies for achieving them. These strate-gies can include getting the right balance between spending and saving, strategies for retirement savings, investment, protection from financial risk, tax and estate planning, and planning your retirement so you don’t run out of money before your life ends.

A financial planner will review your financial situation and help you set goals. While a planner

may recommend product solu-tions for you, they will also act as your financial coach and mentor.

When necessary, they will refer you to specialist advisers and professionals for additional help.

There are certain triggers that may prompt you to contact a financial planner:

• When you want to know if

you are on the right track or not with managing your finances.

• When you need help with managing your money so you can achieve your goals faster.

• When you need to make a major financial decision, such as buying a house, investing money or buying insurance.

• When you have a change in

circumstances, such as losing your job, ending a relationship, selling a business, receiving an inheritance.

• When you reach a new stage of life, such as starting your first job, marriage, starting a family, changing career or retiring. So when should you see a financial planner? For most people, the

answer is as soon as you can.

• Liz Koh is an authorised financial adviser. The advice given here is general and does not constitute specific advice to any person. A disclosure state-ment can be obtained free, call 0800 273 847. For free e-books see moneymax.co.nz

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previously unused stepmachine at home. And I will seta goal of ‘‘stepping’’ aparticular distance each day.Given that the garage isn’twarm, there is incentive to getmotivated.The stretch target is to

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It is not uncommon for NewZealanders to have overseasinvestments.Examplesmight be shares in

foreign companies, foreign unittrust investments, foreignsuperannuation schemes andforeign life insurance policies.There are some pitfalls in leaving

these investments overseas.If your overseas investments

have a value greater than $50,000,they could well be liable for tax inNew Zealand. This is called aForeign Investment Fund (FIF) tax.There are a number of options youcan choose from as to to calculate itand youwill need help from anaccountant or financial adviser.Certain overseas investments,

particularly Australian ones, areexempt from FIF tax.Under current NZ law, an

overseas adviser who providesinvestment advice to a NZ residentmust be an Authorised FinancialAdviser (AFA) as determined in theFinancial Advisers Act.Australian advisersmay in some

circumstances be exempt from this

requirement. Exemptions also applyto wholesale investors, for examplethose whose investment assets are$1million ormore.If, for example, you have a share

portfolio of around £200,000 in theUK onwhich personalisedinvestment advice is provided by abroker, the broker will be in breachof the Financial Advisers Act if he orshe is not registered as an AFA inNZ. Youwill not have the protectionof the code of conduct, disclosurerequire-ments anddisputeresolutionschemesthat aremandatoryfor AFAs.Finally,

having assets in currenciesother than the New Zealand dollarwill expose you to exchange raterisk.Obtaining advice from aNew

Zealand accountant or financialadviser on the implications ofleaving investment assets overseasis highly recommended.

■ Liz Koh is an authorisedfinancial adviser. The advicegiven here is general anddoesn’t constitute specificadvice to any person. A freedisclosure statement can beobtained by calling 0800 273 847.

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The preschool’s home for the past 17 years is a former Council Depot on Glenroy St in Woolston.

Following the February 2011 earthquakes, the Woolston Community Preschool experienced an influx of students as a result of the closure of many neighbouring community preschools. Laugesen said their role grew by 25 per cent after the earthquakes, with students coming from as far afield as New Brighton, Haslwell and Burwood. This has placed pressure on the preschool’s available space and infrastructure.

The preschool’s plans for a new deck and pergola will provide much needed additional space, offering a warm, dry area for the winter months, with shelter and shade for summer.

Laugesen anticipates that the project will cost approximately $15,000 and has turned to fundraising activities to raise the

necessary funds. No stranger to fundraising, Laugesen says the centre relies on regular, low-key fundraising activities to fund teaching resources and equipment, but the latest project is a bigger goal than usual.

The centre is eager to commence work as soon as possible and have a team of skilled and enthusiastic dads ready to undertake construction.

When The Tannery was made aware of the preschool’s endeavours, they were keen to get on board and show their support. Being a locally-based, not for profit organisation, the Woolston Community Preschool met the criteria for The Tannery’s community engagement initiative, and the decision to support the Preschool was obvious.

“The Tannery is strongly rooted in the local community. We believe in the importance of community and providing support to organisations and individuals within this

community base. The Woolston Community Preschool has provided a fantastic and much needed role within the Woolston Community for the past 25 years. We are delighted to be able to provide some financial assistance to help them to continue to grow, nurture and educate our communities’ children,” states marketing manager Ali Cassels.

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Learn how your body works at new weight-loss course

With so many different diets constantly being promoted and

seemingly contradictory information coming out about what foods are healthy and what ones are not, it is easy to get confused.

To eliminate that confusion and help people who want to lose weight succeed, Simone Reddington and her team at herbal specialist store The Apothecary at The Tannery are introducing a new six-week weight-loss course – Weight Loss 101.

As Simone explains, the course is designed to educate people on how to eat in order to maintain a healthy weight and have plenty of energy, how the body responds to different foods, and the role of exercise in our lives.

“It is really important to learn the stuff we should have learned at school about the body and about how different foods make us feel and respond at a cellular level, which then leads to better decision making – we go through literally everything you need to know about how to lose weight and keep it off – knowledge is power and we want people to have that knowledge.”

A qualified Medical Herbalist, Simone says the content of the course is the culmination of what the herbalists have

learnt from studying nutrition, which they can pass on for the benefit of others.

“It shouldn’t be that hard to eat properly. It’s just a matter of getting the message out there, so people can understand the body’s processes and then make good decisions for themselves. It’s about how to eat for life.”

The six-week course is on Tuesday evenings, 5.30pm to 6.30pm, starting on July 21. Comprising six one-hour sessions, it will feature five sessions focusing on eating and diet and one on the importance of exercise.

“We are having it at that time so people can come on their way home from work.

The sessions will be fun and very motivating and we will also provide a booklet with good information for them to take home,” Simone says.

The cost of the course is $240, which is $40 per session with a $20 discount offered to those who bring a friend. Spaces are limited to 20 participants. Bookings can be made by calling into The Apothecary or online at the-apothecary.co.nz.

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Shakani Tupuailei (Year 12) was selected to play for the East in an ‘All-Star East versus West’ game along with the best basketball players in Christchurch under the brilliant coach Pina Lissaman (Avonside Girls, St. Andrews College.) This game was a curtain raiser for the Canterbury Rams final home game at Cowles Stadium.

On 25 June we were fortunate enough to have NZ XFactor Finalist, Stevie Tonks perform at Linwood College. Accompanying him was Marley Nanai-Wilcox with the Moorhouse Dance Studio (also an XFactor contestant, with Nathan Phillips on vocals.)Stevie truly believes in the healing power of music and he wants us to do the same. His message to us all is, ‘Dare to dream, dare to change the World.’

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“At the end of the day, the pie has to be hot. People don’t want to eat cold pies. The pastry obviously you want is flaky, you want it a lit-tle bit crispy, not too soft, not too dry – the flavour of the meat and the right amount of cheese and the right type of cheese is critical, to get the balance of those three together.”

And head baker Phil Lyons?“To me, if you’ve got really good

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“And when you’ve got well-seasoned, cooked meat and cheese – it’s unbeatable.”

Producing somewhere in the range of 14,000 pies each day and keeping the quality high is a chal-lenge, one that Lyons and his team meet by being rigorous.

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“It’s a big process. A pie might seem like a simple thing, but from start to finish, there’s a lot involved it. We really dissect all those av-enues and really look at them and make sure we’re doing the best we can.”

And while the talk of secrets can seem a little cute, reminiscent of Colonel Sanders and his herbs and spices, both Adriaens and Lyons insist it makes a difference.

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Coupland’s piesHow do you produce 100,000 pies a week? Coupland’s Bakeries managing director Karel Adriaens explains

“Putting a pie together, you have pastry and you have meat, which come together halfway through the process.

“The pastry area is where the doughs are made – all the temperatures have to be abso-lutely spot-on, between 18 and 19 deg C, with the fats and the flours and the dough.

“We then incorporate that into an extrusion line, which actually extrudes the dough out into sheets, it folds the fat, then rolls the fat, folds it, rolls it, folds it, rolls it, until it comes off the end of the line.

“For the top pastry you have about 128 layers of sheeting and that gives you that nice fluffy top. Bottom pastry, that’s a little bit different, it doesn’t have as many folds, it’s a little bit denser, but they go, still, through the same process, we just have to adjust the machine for it.

“Once they come through that process, the rolls of pastry come off on rolls, and that is then pushed

through to the pie line area.“On the other side of it is

the cooking area. We have three big cooking facilities, and that’s where we add the mince, and the ingredients – we do a few tricks there which I won’t elaborate too much on, to get the flavour profiles and so forth – it’s critical that the time and temperature of the mince is consistent to make sure that the cook is consist-ent as well.

“Then we pump the meat across to the pie lines, we bring the rolls across with the pastry, the pastry then is laid on top of the tins, a system de-posits the meat into each tin, then the top pastry goes on, and then there’s a system that takes off the surplus pastry, and then that’s rested, before it goes into the oven.

“Obviously in the oven it’s baked off, in one end and out the other, and then it goes through a cooling process, before it’s de-tinned, then it goes into crates, and then it goes into another cooling pro-cess to bring the temperature down to about 7 deg C.

“Then it’s ready for the wrapping process, then it goes down to another chiller, which brings it down to about 3 deg C, then it’s ready for the market.”

“Pies have to have a nice golden colour all over.”

“Has the pie been baked to per-fection?”

“Does the pie have an attractive shine where permitted?”

“Has the pie kept its tin shape when cooled?”

“Is the pastry thickness just right, not too thick or too thin?”

“Is the filling balanced evenly, meat to gravy, fruit filling to ex-tender?”

“Does the filling look appealing?“Note: Mushrooms are not a

vegetable.”“Are the pastry and filling fla-

vours well balanced?”Lyons’ official title at Coup-

land’s is research and development manager, and while the recipe for the mince and cheese has remained roughly the same for the last 20 years or so, he has plenty of other products to tinker with.

“We’re continuously trying new ideas and we’ve always got an eye out there. Obviously our reputation as Coupland’s Bakeries is one of the best in New Zealand, we think, and

we continuously try to aim for the trends and what’s happening in the market, and what our customers are really wanting.”

Lyons joined Coupland’s only two months ago, and says the company’s success owes a lot to its team-oriented nature.

“It’s hats off to the whole team here, it’s definitely a team effort, from Karel right on down through the whole team, it’s team-focused and we’re working on creating the final product and that’s why we think we’re very good at what we do.”

Adriaens has been a judge of the awards for the last 15 years (though, should it need stating, not in the categories where his pies are entered) and says he has seen plenty of change in the industry in that time.

“The pie industry in New Zea-land has improved substantially. Bakels New Zealand, the instigators of the pie awards, they started that 19 years ago – I started judging 15 years ago, and in the earlier days, 95 per cent of the pies, you’d write off, there was only five per cent of them, we’d judge those were qual-ity.

“Today, it’s the other way around. It’s 95 per cent of the pies (that are great) – the quality and standard of the pies has improved signifi-cantly – and I actually credit the pie competition with achieving that objective, because everybody’s wanting to win it, so the standards have been created within the indus-try as to what a good pie should look like.”

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The tiny plankton flow through a narrow gap between Drawaqa and Naviti islands and the mantas, swimming against the current, enjoy a good meal.

The current can be very strong - too much to swim against for long, even with fins - so the boats drop you in an area where you can snorkel in comfort to see the mantas and then go into the deeper channel to be whisked across to where the same boats now wait.

Before we enter the water the guides tell us not to chase the mantas.

Stay still and they will pass by and then come around again to check you out. If you chase them you may frighten them away.

So with that in mind, and camera ready, it is over the side into a slightly choppy sea.

Once the bubbles have cleared I can see a manta below me.

It seems to be going gracefully but slowly. However, given that it is going against the current its obviously capable of considerable power. It is soon out of sight but hopefully there’ll be another along soon.

Meanwhile, my eyes are attracted to a myriad of vividly coloured fish that teem around the coral reefs on either side of the channel.

There are thousands of them, zipping around with nary a care in the world.

All of a sudden I’m caught by the current.

It’s fun being pushed along at a great rate of knots - I can’t swim against it so I go with the flow.

Holding my camera out steadily in front it is a real buzz whooshing through schools of fish that part for you as if by communal agreement.

This is way cooler than fun-park rides.

Lifting my mask I can see the boats up ahead and groups of snorkellers holding on to a trailing rope to make for the boat’s ladder in an orderly manner.

Sharing the realm of Sharing the realmofmajesticmantaGive them the right of way andthese graceful creatures will doyou proud, writes Richard Moore

RIOT OF COLOUR:When themantasmoveon there’s plenty of other underwater delights to enjoy.

THEsignal drum soundsto let everyone knowthat themantas are inthe channel.

That sends a lot of peoplescurrying for the small boatsthat will take them out to watchthe giant marine creatures swimby as they feed on plankton.The tiny plankton flow

through a narrow gap betweenDrawaqa andNaviti islands andthemantas, swimming againstthe current, enjoy a goodmeal.The current can be very

strong— toomuch to swimagainst for long, evenwith fins— so the boats drop you in anarea where you can snorkel incomfort to see themantas andthen go into the deeper channelto be whisked across to wherethe same boats nowwait.Before we enter the water the

guides tell us not to chase themantas.Stay still and theywill pass

by and then come around againto check you out. If you chasethem youmay frighten themaway.So with that inmind, and

camera ready, it is over the sideinto a slightly choppy sea.Once the bubbles have

cleared I can see amanta belowme.It seems to be going

gracefully but slowly. However,given that it is going against thecurrent its obviously capable ofconsiderable power. It is soonout of sight but hopefully there’llbe another along soon.

Meanwhile, my eyes areattracted to amyriad of vividlycoloured fish that teem aroundthe coral reefs on either side ofthe channel.There are thousands of them,

zipping aroundwith nary a carein the world.All of a sudden I’m caught by

the current.It’s fun being pushed along at

a great rate of knots— I can’tswim against it so I go with theflow.Holdingmy camera out

steadily in front it is a real buzzwhooshing through schools offish that part for you as if bycommunal agreement.This is way cooler than fun-

park rides.Liftingmymask I can see the

boats up ahead and groups ofsnorkelers holding on to atrailing rope tomake for theboat’s ladder in an orderlymanner.Once everyone is back on

board the boat cruises back tothe head of the channel so wecan try again.Remember, don’t chase the

mantas comes the order. Okay,everyone nods, beforedisappearing over the sideagain.This timewe are lucky, well

sort of, as amanta ray is headingour way. It could be 2m acrossand looksmagical.All of a suddenmy vision—

andmyGoPro camera lens— isfilled with bubbles, flailing legs,flapping arms and evenmore

bubbles. Themanta powersaway and I watch it disappearinto a forest of fins.I cannot repeat what I said

throughmy snorkel, althoughI’m certain everyone aroundmeknew I was not best pleasedwiththeir antics that went directlyagainst instructions andshortened our experiencethroughwhat I can only describe

as selfish idiocy.A bit later ourmedia party

went out again to try to findmantas without hordes offlippering fools but the gracefulmanta had decided enoughwasenough andwas long gone.It looks likely there will be

limits set in the future abouthowmany people can see themantas at one time and that is a

good thing for both thesnorkelers and the creaturesthemselves.Despite that could I

recommend time in the waterwith them—absolutely.

■ RichardMoore was in Fijicourtesy of BarefootMantaResort, Awesome AdventuresFiji and Vinaka Fiji.

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majestic mantaOnce everyone is back on board the

boat cruises back to the head of the channel so we can try again.

Remember, don’t chase the mantas comes the order. Okay, everyone nods, before disappearing over the side again.

This time we are lucky, well sort of, as a manta ray is heading our way. It could be 2m across and looks magical.

All of a sudden my vision – and my GoPro camera lens – is filled with bubbles, flailing legs, flapping arms and even more bubbles. The manta powers away and I watch it disappear into a forest of fins.

I cannot repeat what I said through my snorkel, although I’m certain everyone around me knew I was not best pleased with their antics that went directly against instructions and shortened our experience through what I can only describe as selfish idiocy.

A bit later our media party went out again to try to find mantas without hordes of flippering fools but the graceful manta had decided enough was enough and was long gone.

It looks likely there will be limits set in the future about how many people can see the mantas at one time and that is a good thing for both the snorkellers and the creatures themselves.

Despite that could I recommend time in the water with them - absolutely.

Richard Moore was in Fiji courtesy of Barefoot Manta Resort, Awesome Adventures Fiji and Vinaka Fiji.

Sharing the realmofmajesticmantaGive them the right of way andthese graceful creatures will doyou proud, writes Richard Moore


























































































RIOT OF COLOUR: When the mantas move on, there’s plenty of other underwater delights to enjoy.


























































































■ RichardMoore was in Fijicourtesy of BarefootMantaResort, Awesome AdventuresFiji and Vinaka Fiji.book

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AT FIRST glance you would think not a lot has changed with Ford’s new Kuga.

Well, you’d be right, in appear-ance it is pretty much the popular SUV which is already familiar on our roads. However, it has had a bit of a cosmetic refresh here and there and given it is not long into its life-cycle, I guess we could expect fur-ther enhancements along the way.

All that aside, what has changed is the introduction of new engines, the Kuga is available here with three engine options, all turbocharged. There’s a 1.5-litre petrol engine to kick the range off, there’s a 2-litre petrol engine and a 2-litre diesel.

The test car was the entry-level model, although some might think the 1.5-litre engine would jeopardise performance; that’s simply not true, Ford is undergo-ing a massive engineering push to develop small capacity turbo-charged engines which they are branding EcoBoost.

I’ve driven several EcoBoost engines in various applications, and have always been impressed with their refined operating nature and incredible power versus econ-omy figures.

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Ford also rates the twin-cam-shaft unit with a seven-litre per 100km (40mpg) combined cycle fuel usage rating. The trip com-puter was constantly hovering around 9l/100km (31mpg) when I was behind the wheel.

These are good figures for a car which weighs in around 1600kg, so they should please the Kuga buyer come fill-up time and you don’t have to be gentle on the throttle to pick up good fuel usage results, the engine is just so lively and responsive it is nice to feel its delivery.

Sure, the Kuga is not a per-formance car, it is designed for functionality and practicality, but it will whisk through a high-way overtake in 5sec (80km/h to 120km/h), and will lunge to 100km/h from a standstill in 9sec.

Drive is delivered through a six-speed automatic transmission, there are no surprises there, it is a conventional torque converter-type gearbox although Ford labels it SelectShift, in relation to the neat thumb-operated button which sits on the gearshift lever itself, at the driver’s command it will shift ratios up or down.

In the test car’s case, drive is sent to the front wheels only. Four-wheel-drive is offered in most Kugas, but the entry-level Ambiente has the choice.

And by choosing the base model buyers can pick it up at an almost bargain price of $36,990. For that money it doesn’t miss out on much

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As a concept, the Kuga fits well in the SUV market, it is mid-size so it is an easy vehicle to manoeu-vre and it feels light to drive.

I took the test car on my usual inland route, taking in the undu-lating roads towards Porters Pass. Snow on the side of the road reminded me of the likelihood of ice, but by and large the road sur-face was dry and grip was never threatened.

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Trees and Power LinesThe responsibilities of tree owners and Orion under the

Electricity (Hazards from Trees) Regulations 2003

Orion New Zealand owns and operates the electricity distribution network in central Canterbury between the Waimakariri and Rakaia rivers and from the Canterbury coast to Arthur’s Pass. Trees touching power lines account for 10-20% of all unplanned power outages on our network. If you see a tree touching a power line, or any other hazardous tree condition, please contact us immediately on 03 363 9898 or 0800 363 9898.

This advertisement provides a general notice of the Electricity (Hazards from Trees) Regulations 2003 and the dangers of trees near power lines. More detail on these issues can be found on our website www.oriongroup.co.nz or by phoning us on 03 363 9898.

The Electricity (Hazards from Trees) Regulations 2003The regulations set out the responsibilities of electricity line companies and tree owners. The purpose of the regulations is to protect the safety of the public and help to ensure a secure supply of electricity. The regulations:

• define safe separation distances between trees and power lines• specifies who is responsible for ensuring clearances are maintained• places potential liability on the tree owner if any damage or accident occurs due to

trees touching power lines. (Note that the word “trees” includes all types of vegetation, including shrubs, hedges and climbing vines.)

What are the dangers?Trees near power lines need to be trimmed or removed for the following reasons:

• children like to climb trees and when trees are close to power lines there is a risk of serious injury or death

• in severe weather conditions, vegetation can become electrically “live” and may electrocute anyone or anything that touches it

• while a tree may not touch a power line in fine weather, branches can bend or break in wind or snow storms, causing serious damage and possibly prolonged power outages

• in dry conditions, electrical sparking caused by branches or windblown debris on lines may cause fires.

Minimum distances required between trees and power linesThe minimum distances that must be maintained between trees and power lines, defined in the regulations, are outlined in the diagram to the right. A common sense approach, by tree owners trimming trees early, will generally prevent trees touching power lines.

To maintain a safe distance from power lines some trees require cutting or trimming more frequently than other trees, but if it is determined that cutting or trimming cannot satisfactorily meet the requirement then removing the tree is recommended. Other situations may require trees to be felled because they are at a distance that is considered to be a hazard due to falling during storms or being diseased.

Trimming trees near power linesTrimming trees near power lines can be extremely hazardous and the dangers should not be underestimated. Contact with a power line can cause:

• injury or death to yourself, family or passers by• injury or death to livestock• damage to property and other trees• damage to electrical appliances• damage to power supply facilities• damage to third parties.

We recognise that the public is not always experienced in tree trimming, so we are happy to advise you on this. We can arrange for trees near power lines to be trimmed at your cost. If, however, you prefer to arrange your own tree trimming, we recommend you hire professionals with the necessary expertise and safety procedures to competently carry out this work.

If you or someone working for you intends to work within 4 metres of power lines, a close approach consent is required from Orion before you start. As a tree owner you may be liable for any damage caused by carrying out trimming or felling of trees.

A hazard warning notice alerts the tree owner that the tree has encroached the notice zone and that if it encroaches the “Growth limit zone” (see Tree “B” in the diagram) a cut or trim notice may be immediately given to the tree owner (see above).

The growth limit zone is the area around a power line which trees must not encroach even in windy or snow conditions. The notice zone is a distance one metre beyond the growth limit zone.

What is a cut or trim notice?If we become aware that a tree has encroached on the “Growth limit zone”, we will give notice in writing to the tree owner that the tree must be cut or timed to maintain the distances prescribed in the regulations, and the timeframes for action.

If no action is taken Orion may then trim the tree and seek to recover costs.

Who pays for the cut or trim?Orion is responsible for the first cut of trees near power lines, where the first cut is on a property basis, not owner basis. We have already met this obligation by completing a first cut of vegetation on all our lines.

The tree owner will need to organise and pay for any subsequent and future cuts or trims. We are happy to provide tree owners with a list of approved arborists who can carry out this work, and also advise the best solution given the circumstances.

What fines can be imposed?A tree owner commits an offence where a cut or trim notice is given, and without reasonable excuse, the tree owner fails to have the tree cut or trimmed and/or fails to advise us of the time and location of the cut or trim.

A person who commits such an offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000. If the offence continues, that person is also liable for a further fine of not more than $500 for every day or part day during which the offence continues.

Contact us if in any doubt about your treeWe aim to work with tree owners to ensure safety is maintained and power outages are minimised. We will actively work with tree owners to see trees are trimmed or cut before regulatory powers are applied. However, as we wish to ensure the safety and security of the public, we will use the regulations where necessary.

Please contact us or an approved Orion tree trimming contractor to help with your trees, or to discuss your options.

Orion New Zealand Limited owns and operates the electricity distribution network in central Canterbury between the Waimakariri and Rakaia rivers.

ORION NEW ZEALAND LIMITED 565 Wairakei Road, Christchurch 8053 PO Box 13896, Christchurch 8141 PHONE +64 3 363 9898 [email protected] oriongroup.co.nz

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Orion’s tree management programmeOrion’s tree management programme is largely governed by the Electricity (Hazards from Trees) Regulations 2003. Our programme involves education, monitoring and the cut / trim or removal of trees that threaten to come into contact with power lines. Through this programme we work with tree owners to minimise the risk of their trees touching power lines.

We currently undertake periodic cutting or trimming of vegetation within the notice zone. The intent of this cutting or trimming is to support safety and reduce the risk of power outages. This periodic cutting or trimming by us does not remove the tree owner’s responsibilities and in the case of fast growing species may not be sufficient to ensure that trees remain outside of the growth limit zone.

If Orion becomes aware of a tree which is within the ‘Notice zone’ (see Tree “A” in the diagram below) then we are required to issue the tree owner with a Hazard Warning notice. For trees within the ‘Growth limit zone’ (see Tree “B” in the diagram below) we are required to issue the tree owner with a Cut or Trim notice.

What is a hazard warning notice?If a tree is within the “Notice zone” (see Tree “A” in the diagram), we are required to issue a hazard warning notice to the tree owner.

Growth limit zone

Notice zone

Tree “B”

Power line Notice zone Growth limit zone

66kV (high voltage) 5.0 metres 4.0 metres



400V/230V (low voltage) 1.5 metres 0.5 metres

Note:1) These distances are from the power line, not the power pole

2) These distances are a minimum and apply in all conditions including high wind or snow

3) In most instances the power lines that go to a house or building are low voltage power lines. Power lines that go down a street may be low or high voltage.

V = Volts; kV = kilo Volts ie 1,000 Volts


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