Bay Harbour News 08-04-15

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FABULOUS: The Sumner Theatre Group is looking for people to help on or off-stage in this year’s shows, which will run from August until September. Sign-ups will be held at 7pm on May 3 at the temporary Sumner Community Centre on Wiggins St. The group has been running for more than 50 years, putting on annual cabaret shows to raise money for community groups. This year the Sumner Theatre Group will be putting on eight shows. Rehearsals begin on May 17. For more details go to www.stg.org.nz.

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BY GRACE CABELL

Parents of Redcliffs School pupils are demanding Port Hills National list MP Nuk Korako put pressure on Education Minister Hekia Parata to keep the school open.

Ms Parata announced on March 23 that the school may face closure by July next year.

Mr Korako says he is working

with the Minister of Education behind the scenes.

“That is my role as a govern-ment MP. I can do that, because I’m sitting inside Government,” he said.

However, residents say more practical action is needed by Mr Korako.

Parent Nicola Holdaway said Mr Korako needs to have more discussion with Ms Parata.

“For a National MP I haven’t seen his face. His minis-ter has made this decision – he needs to hear what we have to say as well. He’s obviously not being very vocal about it,” she said.

Redcliffs resident Tuula Rape-ly agreed.

“My kids left at the end of last year but I still have a strong in-terest in what goes on at Red-cliffs School. I can honestly say

I think Ruth Dyson is a legend – I’m pretty sure everyone you talk to in Redcliffs will confirm this view right now.

“I am also equally sure that the general feeling around Nuk Korako is that he has been seen to be lacking and very weak in his support of his constituency on this matter and it hasn’t gone unnoticed,” she said.

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The Bay Harbour News asked its readers what they thought about the possible closure of Redcliffs School, and also about the proposed skatepark for Sumner. Here are some of their responses:

• Ron KirklandIn my opinion this is an

absolutely ridiculous decision and smacks of political-financial considerations rather

than practical.The school has ample space

available to make sure it is safe during the remote chance of another earthquake in the near future and historically it could be 1000 years before there is another one.

In the meantime an excellent, thriving school which is a vital, integral part of the local community has to weather the tensions of this whole review process and at the end of the day may have to close; disrupting hundreds of lives and causing a hammer blow to the

whole community.It just doesn’t make any sense.

• Mr Smith:As a resident of Sumner I am

against a skatepark being built on the Esplanade.

The Esplanade is an area of natural beauty, with a special character, I believe it is zoned accordingly and would require a zoning change for a skatepark proposal to progress. Also, a public hearing is required to decide a change to use of public land. I think it is important enough to have a public hearing.

A skatepark is at odds with the existing character of the Esplanade, cluttering the foreshore area and resulting in a negative visual impact. There will also be sound issues with noise affecting neighbours and the wider community.

Sumner residents have a large variety of opportunities to participate in outdoor activi-ties, both on council land and within the natural environment. I believe other areas of the city might be more appropriate and needy of the proposed sponsor-ship.

▌▌READERS’ LETTERS

Redcliffs School timelineJune 13, 2011: Redcliffs School closes, pupils relocated temporarily to site-share at Sumner SchoolNovember 2011: Relocation to van Asch Deaf Education Centre in Sumner until 2015January 2015: Redcliffs School calculates a 40 per cent decline in the roll since February 2011March 23, 2015: Minister of Education announcement on proposal to close schoolMay 1, 2015: Public consultation submissions closeJuly 2016: Proposed closure

•From page 1Redcliffs parent Emma Alldridge

said she was keen to hear Mr Korako’s views.

“I’ve been following his Facebook page to see what his point of view is, and he has said he’s supporting the community. But I haven’t actually heard practically what he means.

“Ruth [Dyson] has been very ac-tively involved in the Redcliffs com-munity.

“I suppose her support has been more practical because she’s talked about the practical things she can do, like helping with a survey and sub-missions,” she said.

Mr Korako said he had been mak-ing himself available.

“I’ve been in contact with the prin-cipal, I’ve had meetings with the school board, meetings with parents who have come to my office, public meetings and I’ve been out on the streets,” he said.

Port Hills MP Ruth Dyson said she has been working with school support groups to build submissions.

“Making submissions can be in-timidating – I’ve been meeting with smaller groups to show them how they can put them through. I think the minister will listen,” she said.

“Next week the group will deliver flyers telling people what’s happening. I’m just supporting them in whatever way I can. My Labour volunteers are helping to deliver pamphlets too.

Principal Kim Alexander spoke to city councillors during a Mayor in the Chair forum last week, on April 1.

She said the closure proposal was unexpected.

At the forum she asked city coun-cillors to make a submission to Ms Parata.

The school’s board of trustees had also created submission instructions for the school community to send to Ms Parata. •Nuk Korako, p6, p7

CLOSURE? Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced Redcliffs School may be shut by July next year. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN

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Residents are furious the Purau foreshore is being used to dump waste material.

For more than a year Purau has been used as a dump site for green waste and road works ma-terial.

Purau Residents’ Association chairman Thomas Kulpe spoke to the Lyttelton-Mount Herbert Community Board regarding about the issue.

He said he believed it was city council material which had been left there.

“When we had the big storms

in March and April last year we had quite a deluge here, and a lot of green waste – about 40 to 50 truckloads of it was sitting there for half a year because the city council did not have the money to move it,” he said.

“We’re worried it might happen again. If a regular person was to do it it wouldn’t be good enough.

He said he questioned whether the city council had consents to leave waste in the public area.

“We want these consents to be publicly notified and public consult-ed about. The amenity value of the foreshore is hurt,” said Mr Kulpe.

Lyttelton-Mount Herbert chairwoman Paula Smith said the board had asked the city coun-cil for feedback but said nothing could be done straight away.

“The board members all agree it is definitely a problem there,” she said.

Mr Kulpe said the associa-tion believed it was violating the Banks Peninsula District Plan.

But a city council spokeswom-an said the location was within the Coastal Marine Area which belonged to Environment Can-terbury administers.

An ECan spokeswoman said there had previously been no complaints regarding the issue.

“There are permitted activity rules in the Coastal Plan relating to depositing material as result of structural work,” she said.

She said it had now been lodged as a complaint and would be investigated.

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Wastewater consultationPublic consultation on the city council’s Wainui Wastewater Reticulation and Treatment Scheme options closes at 5pm on April 30. To have your say visit ccc.govt.nz

Working party approvedA working party to resolve issues in Little River has been approved by the Akaroa-Wairewa Community Board. The group includes community board chairwoman Pam Richardson, members Bryan Morgan and Maria Bartlett and community representa-tives Tori Peden, Janet Reeves and Mick O’Donnell. The Wairewa Runanga has also been invited to provide a represen-tative.

Pool in awardsThe rebuild of the Scarborough Pad-dling Pool has been entered in the Community Boards Best Practice Awards by the Hagley-Ferrymead Community Board. The awards were created in 2003 to celebrate excellence in the making of projects in local gov-ernment.

Anzac Day road closuresThe city council will temporarily close a number of roads in the Bay Harbour area on April 25, for the Anzac Day parade. Closures include Akaroa Beach Rd from Rue Balguerie to Rue Benoit from 11am to 1pm, in Little River, Western Valley Rd will be closed from State Highway 75 to Church Rd from 9-10.30am, in Lyttelton, Dublin St from Oxford St to Dublin St will be closed from 9.45-11am and in Sumner the Esplanade from Mariner St to Stoke St, and Mariner St/Wakefield Ave from Nayland St to Nayland St will be closed from 10.15am to 12.30pm.

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A section of Main Rd in Moncks Bay has been reduced to one-lane following emergency road works.

A wastewater main is collapsing and pulling the surface of the road down with it.

Traffic from Sumner into the city will be diverted along Bay View Rd and Wakatu Ave, while traffic

coming from the city into Sumner will be reduced to one-lane along a section of Main Rd.

Diversions were set up from 6pm on March 30.

The traffic changes are expected to remain in place for three to four weeks.

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DANGER: A sink hole on Main Rd, Redcliffs has reduced traffic on the road down to one-lane for about three – four weeks while emergency repairs are made. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN

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Mrs Hooper has won the client care award at the at the Blind Foundation’s an-nual STAR Awards in Auck-land.

She has been working as a guide dog mobility In-structor for 25 years, and is in charge of training dogs older than 12 months, and matching dogs with clients in the Canterbury region.

She said she was sur-prised but thrilled to re-ceive her award.

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BY GRACE CABELLAn 111-year-old house in Sumner formerly owned by Lyttelton MP James McCombs has been demol-ished.

Iwi and an archaeologist visited the house at 82 Esplanade St, before it was demolished on Monday.

The brick villa was built in 1906 for Mr McCombs, who represent-ed the Lyttelton electorate for 20 years from 1913.

The property is now owned by Sumner couple Ron and Nikki Twine, who have been living there for the past 21 years.

The pair had planned to turn the villa into a bed-and-breakfast.

“We were looking at old homes around Christchurch to turn into a bed-and-breakfast, and that’s why we moved in. We were working to-wards it. It was in two flats to begin with.

“We had spent 20 years renovat-ing it and bringing it back to where it was for the B’n’B. We had our daughter Kimberly on the way, so that slowed us down a bit.

“We had planned to bring it to-gether before our retirement but then the [September 2010] earth-quake hit it,” she said.

Mrs Twine said the pair bought the house when her parents saw it on the front cover of The Star’s Property Weekly, more than 21 years ago.

“We saw it on the front when it was for sale,” she said.

Mrs Twine said together with her husband the couple planned to rebuild and replicate the house on the site.

In the meantime, the couple were living next door, so they would be able to keep an eye on the property.

The historic house was framed with kauri and rimu, complete

with stained-glass windows which had stayed in place after the earth-quakes.

“It’s a big home, it’s 288 sq m. We’ve basically not been able to salvage any of the kauri, and I find that really sad. We’re not allowed to. But we are going to replace the new home with kauri.

“The only thing we’ve managed to keep is our front deck, which was all jarred. So we’ve rebuilt that into a kitchen bench. We managed to keep one stained-glass window too,” she said.

She said it was a sad day to see the house being demolished.

GOODBYE: The 111-year-old house in Sumner being demolished following earthquake damage.

HISTORY: Nikki and Ron Twine with a copy of The Star’s Property Weekly, where they first saw their future home of 21 years. PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN

Historic house farewelled

BY GRACE CABELLSumner residents say they are look-ing forward to 25 new tsunami sirens to be installed along the Christchurch coastline.

The additional tsunami sirens are being installed along Ferrymead, Mt Pleasant, Redcliffs, Moncks Bay, Sumner, Taylors Mistake, Spencer-ville and North New Brighton, add-ing to the 22 that have been in place since 2012.

Sumner Community Residents Association co-ordinator Marnie Kent says the new sirens will be a great benefit for the area.

“It’s a good thing, because we’re living at the back of Sumner Valley, on a windy day that’s a southerly we couldn’t hear a siren.

“It makes a lot of sense to put them a bit further inland so the noise can travel further. The ones on the hill have a better chance of getting away, but the ones on the flat can’t see anything,” she said.

The first of the 25 sirens will be installed by the second week of April.

All instalments will be completed by Thursday, June 25 this year.

City council manager of Civil De-fence and emergency management Murray Sinclair said locations for the sirens have been selected based on recent tsunami modelling.

More information can be found on the city council’s website at http://www.ccc.govt.nz/tsunami-warnings.

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Can you tell me a bit about your background, where did you grow up?

I grew up in Tuahiwi, North Canterbury. I was born in Kaiapoi but my mother came from Rapaki. That was where I always had holidays, we moved back and forwards quite a lot.

How about your family, can you tell me about your children?

I have four children, and I have my wife Chris. My children are Max, Michael, Nicholas and James. Max is 22 and he’s doing an engineering cadetship for Aurecon. Michael is doing having a gap year, he’s 21 this year. Nicholas is 18 and he’s waiting to go into the Royal New Zealand Navy. And James is in his final year at Christ’s College.

Where did you go to school?I first went to Tuahiwi School, it

had 60 or 70 kids. And then I went to Kaiapoi North School, and then St Stephen’s School in Auckland. I got a Maori education scholarship to go there. It was absolutely enjoyable. I was in the same year as Hone Harawira, Te Ururoa Flavell (Maori Party leader), and the Maori King, Tuheitia Paki. I

came down and went to Rangiora High School as well.

What did you do after school?I originally went away to do my

overseas exchange for year, but I stayed for 20 years. I started in London. So I did a coach tour, (Contiki), then I worked for them for about five years. I did a year in Russia and Scandinavia then after that they got me to come off the road and I worked in the management side. I managed stop-overs in France, Florence and Italy, then they sent me back to New Zealand and I set up Contiki New Zealand here with two other people.

I did my overseas experience, travelling in every country in Europe, except eastern Albania. I met my wife on the Grand Canal in Venice. We got married at Rapaki, then we went back to live in London. I set up my own company, International Inbound Travel Services. And so from there that’s where I worked. My first two boys were born in the United Kingdom, so we have two with British passports and two with New Zealand passports. We came back when the two boys were quite

young because we wanted to bring them up in New Zealand, and we already had a house in Rapakai.

How did you get into politics?I never had a long-term

ambition to be a politician. I was a businessman. I’ve owned and operated my own businesses for most of my life. When I came back to New Zealand I was asked to join the iwi Ngai Tahu, where I became the chief executive on the main governance board. Then I was asked to join the board for

Ngai Tahu Holdings Corporation Ltd. That was my beginning into politics and my first involvement with iwi politics.

Then after the earthquakes I got a bit frustrated with how the city council was operating, so I put my hand up and contested the Banks Peninsula seat. I lost by five votes, but that was fine because I still had my businesses, so I continued with them.

Then I got approached by the National party to be a candidate in

the upcoming Port Hills electorate. I went through a really robust process with two others, and I was appointed as the National Party candidate.

Where in the Bay Harbour area are you living at the moment?

I’m living in Rapaki but I am moving. One of the things with the new ward boundaries is that, unfortunately, Rapaki missed out by 80m, and has been incorporated into Selwyn. So now I have another property where we’re moving into in Somerfield. But I still have my links to my tribal iwi at Rapaki, so I’m still very much involved.

How long have you been involved with Rapaki?

I moved there with my father in 1980.

What do you like most about living here?

I went from London to Rapaki. Rapaki epitomises a beautiful Maori ancestral community. The community is very close, and that is where our kids grew up. You have the land and the sea coming together. Christchurch is home. My family’s lived in the Port Hills for more than six generations.

How do you think the city is doing four years on from the earthquakes?

I think it’s going ahead in leaps and bounds now. The Government today has spent over $15.4 billion.

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TELL US WHAT YOU THINK Environment Canterbury’s preliminary draft Lyttelton Port Recovery Plan sets limits on what the Port Company can and can’t do as it recovers from the earthquakes.

The Plan’s key proposals include:

• Provision for an additional 27 hectare reclamation of land at Te Awaparahi Bay for a new container terminal

• Enabling the redevelopment of Dampier Bay, including a new marina, better public access to the waterfront, and some commercial activity

• Repair or rebuild of the wharves and structures in the Inner Harbour without needing resource consent

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underground, and now that’s being completed we’re starting to see the real tangible stuff. In the Port Hills electorate there is still around 20 per cent of people who are still finding resolutions between the Earthquake Commission and insurance companies, but for 80 per cent of people everything has been sorted.

And we’re seeing this right across Christchurch as well. We’re looking at all of these things that are happening – we’re basically going to get a new city. We’ve got a very large electorate. We’ve seen the Ferrymead Bridge completed, which has taken some time, but anywhere near the water is where the damage has happened.

What is your view on Educa-tion Minister Hekia Parata’s decision regarding the possible closure of Redcliffs School?

I think the important view to note is that this is not a decision to close the school, it’s a proposal to close the school. I’ve always been very clear on this.

The reasons to keep it open outweigh those to keep it closed, but we do have to do that through process. A number of safety fac-tors have been addressed but it’s more about the uncertainty with the safety.

At the end of the day it is about the safety of the kids.

What are you doing to try and get your views heard about this?

As I said before, I’ve really made myself available. I’ve been in contact with the principal, I’ve had meetings with the school board, meetings with parents who have come to my office, public meetings and I’ve been out on the streets. No one wants to see a school close.

I really do understand the angst this is causing to school staff and pupils. I’m working behind the scenes with the Minister of Education and that is my role as a Government MP.

Do you think this will have a big effect on the next election?

Of course. There are always is-sues that people are actually going to look at when elections come up. But I think the important thing is it’s about making a very well-informed decision. It’s going to be up to the people to make that decision. As long as it’s transparent and we’re working together, people will make their mind’s up on that situation.

What are your other goals for the Port Hills area for this year?

I want to see our constitu-ents getting some closure and resolutions around their EQC and insurance-related problems. Let’s get our people back into their own

homes and get them relocated if they can’t rebuild. That’s the first priority. Let’s get our families settled again then the important thing which will follow that is around the infrastructure.

One important thing I’m do-ing is leading an initiative called the zero rules reduction. There is a public meeting I’m organis-ing to have a look at lot of these rules and compliance that really frustrate people. This meeting is on April 21, and people can come along and vent their frustration over compliance nightmares.

Do you have a favourite cafe or restaurant in the area?

I move around the electorate a lot – the one that I really do like is Coffee Culture in Lyttelton. I like the family who run it and the people in there. And Dot Com Cafe in Sumner, and also Zeroes Coffee Ltd at the bottom of the hill, it’s not far from my new place.

When you have free time, what hobbies do you have?

I still get involved in doing a lot of community stuff so I work hard on that. I’ve just come off the Cholmondeley children’s home board, and I’m still involved with the Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust. I like walking, I still do a bit of kayaking and ride my cycle a lot.

If you could be doing any other job, what would you be doing?

It would be in some kind of mentoring, like business mentor-ing. I want to continue on with my cultural development. The great thing about what I do with my kids is to show them that it’s so great being bi-cultural.

I’ve taught them it’s important to live in the two worlds between Maori and non-Maori, and mov-ing across. One thing I’d really like to be doing is assisting Sumner and Redcliffs around the Maori cultural side of the area. There is a lot of rich Maori cultural his-tory on that side of the Port Hills, where there a lot of very signifi-cant cultural areas.

FAMILY MAN: Chris and Nuk Korako have two sons who were born in the United Kingdom, and two who were born in New Zealand.

COMPELLING: Nuk Korako giving his maiden speech in Parliament last year.

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• The Akaroa Harvest Festival will be held this Saturday at the Akaroa Area School. The annual event includes a cake auction. This year three professional chefs will be competing. The festival runs from 10am-4.30pm. Free entry.

• Fly My Pretties singer Mel Parsons will perform at Sumner Primary School on Friday, April 17. The singer is cel-ebrating the release of her new album Drylands this April and May. Tickets are $32.50 and are available through event-finder.co.nz

• Greymouth/Mawhera communi-ty-based theatre group, Kiwi/Possum Productions, will perform its new play Ted, Poppy and World War 2 at the Na-val Point Club, Erskine Point, Lyttelton, Saturday, April 11 at 8.00pm. Admis-sion will be $15 waged, $10 unwaged.

• The Bay Harbour Toastmasters meet every second and fourth Saturday of the month at the DH Community Centre, from 1.30-3.30pm. Find out how you can improve your potential, grow your confidence and become a better com-municator and leader, while making new friends. For more information email [email protected]

• A singing workshop is being held on Saturday April 18, from 9.30am-4pm in the Diamond Harbour Community Hall by the Harbour Singers. The work-shop has been running for eight years. This session will be led by singing tutor Nikki Berry. Refreshments will be pro-vided, as well as a pick up and drop off service to the Black Cat ferry. For more details phone Joy McLeod, 329 4119 or Karen Colyer, 329 3006.

• Visitors will be able to view the 2m high glass and perspex sculpture of Kate Sheppard every Sunday till April 12 at 11am, Tin Palace, Lyttelton. This sculpture is part of the ‘Bring Back Kate’ campaign, and was created for Women’s Refuge to call attention to the unaccept-able levels of domestic violence in New Zealand.

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Information is now available about the effects of the Port Hills Lyttelton Plan.

Following a consultation process, Lyttelton Port of Christchurch has provided a four-volume information pack-age outlining the assessment of effects of the Port Lyttelton plan to Environment Canter-bury.

The community can access the information in hard copy at local libraries, the Lyttelton Information Centre, and Port Talk in London St, as well as online.

LPC environmental manager Kim Kelleher presented the information to Banks Peninsula city councillor Andrew Turner.

“I have always been an advo-cate for the community being well informed of this plan. We

live and breathe the develop-ments at the port and decisions made today will have a large effect on future generations. It’s great that LPC is involving the community in this process,” said Mr Turner.

The plan outlines how the port can be rebuilt and enhanced to efficiently and sustainably cater for Canterbury’s freight demands, as well as opening up waterfront space for community access. The information package includes comprehensive effects assessments, LPC’s proposed changes to regulatory documents and feedback from the extensive communications and engagement process.

“LPC operates within an ac-tive and interested community

and we appreciate its contribu-tion of ideas and consideration of these long- term plans, “said LPC chief executive Peter Davie.

“Making this information publicly available is part of an open and transparent process and we want to make sure local people know where to access the information.”

In December 2014 LPC handed over the information package to ECan which is now preparing a preliminary draft Lyttelton Port Recovery Plan.

ECan will start its own for-mal community consultation process in April.

Public submissions can be made during this time and ECan staff will be available at the Port Talk site on the corner of London and Oxford streets.

DETAILS: City councillor Andrew Turner receives the information package on behalf of the Lyttelton community from LPC environmental manager Kim Kelleher.

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The long-awaited enhancement and renewal project for McCormacks Bay is now truly happening.

Monthly working bees under the guid-ance of park ranger Andrew Crossland are starting to see a difference already.

It is just fabulous to see the interest of local residents who are rolling up their sleeves and donning gumboots to tidy this long-neglected wetland area.

Planting of 400 seedlings to date, re-moval of stones off the mudflats, litter clean-ups have already started and now we are concentrating on some much overdue pruning of trees.

At this rate the walking track will

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Clearing the weedy undergrowth will allow for replanting of native trees and shrubs.

We have a long way to go but we are starting to see a difference already which is most exciting.

We could still do with more elbow grease, and if you interested to give the working team a hand email [email protected] and I will post you a list of working bee dates.

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Residents gathered for the Great Sumner Picnic at St Leonards Square last month. The day was filled with pony rides, a bouncy castle and face painting. Music was provided by Angus & Tyler, Sumner Kids with Talent, Rockers of All Ages, Sumner Silver Band and The Tutors. The Taylors Mistake Surf Live Saving Club were the tug-of-war winners of the day.

Pirate’s Corner

GARY MANCH NAVIGATION SAFETY OFFICER

Hi there, well we are coming to the end of the boating season, and in Canterbury we have had a very good summer without major inci-dents in the recreational boating area.

Well done to all you boaties out there.

Unfortunately, one group of water users come to my attention more than others, and it’s the jet-skiers.

I receive more complaints about jet-skiers than I do any other wa-tercraft, mainly for them going too fast close to shore, or near other boats or swimmers.

Our bylaws are available on our website and every person using a watercraft is responsible for mak-ing sure they are aware of them.

I actually believe some of the is-sues with not only jet-skiers, but

people new to the boating scene is that they have had no training, and do not understand the basic rules of the sea.

Training is available from the coastguard through day and night classes, or by correspondence. It’s well worth considering.

Now as a pirate it’s very rare that we ‘fess up to mistakes, but yes, I did put you wrong in one of my articles, about the speed of vessels near a diver or diving flag, you are not allowed to do more than five knots within 50m of another vessel or person in or on the water.

And in the case of a diving flag, you must not exceed five knots within 200m of that flag, sorry for my typo – I said 50m, which was absolutely wrong and I will have to walk the plank I guess.

I might wait for the water to get warmer though.

That’s it from me, be safe out there.

Slow down a bit jet-skiers

What a great picnic

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FOODSirloin roast pork with stuffed baked applesServes 3

Ingredients500g Pork, Trim Pork sirloin roast or a mini roast1 Tbsp Olive oil1 Salt and pepper, to taste4 Granny Smith apples, small¾ cup Breadcrumbs, fresh2 Tbsp Sage leaves, finely chopped

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DirectionsPreheat the oven to 200 deg C. If using a traditional roast, brush it with the oil then season with salt and pepper. Core the apples with an apple corer. Using the tip of a sharp knife, cut through the skin around the circumference of each apple. Combine the breadcrumbs, sage,

salt, pepper and shallot. Mix in 1 ta-blespoon of the spread. Stuff the ap-ples with this mixture. Dot the tops with the remaining table spread. Place in a roasting pan with the pork. Cook the roast for 10 minutes at 200 deg C. Reduce the heat to 160 deg C, and continue cooking for 35-40 minutes. Cover and rest the roast for 10 minutes before carving. Remove the apples once soft and cooked. Keep warm.

Lemon and garlic chicken with sage stuffing Serves 4 Adding stuffing balls makes this fragrant chicken dish complete.

Ingredients1 Onion, halved and sliced into wedges6 Garlic cloves, peeled and smashed12 Chicken drumsticks, skin removed1 Lemon, cut into 8 wedges1 can Chickpeas, drained2½ cups Chicken stock1 Tbsp Cornflour1 Tbsp Liquid honey1 to taste Salt & freshly ground pepper1 to taste Salt & freshly ground pepper3 sprigs Fresh thyme1½ cups Stuffing mix, (store bought)1 tsp Fresh sage, or parsley chopped¾ cup Water

1 to serve Green beans1 to serve Fresh thyme

DirectionsIf using an oven, preheat to 160 deg C. Arrange onion, garlic and lemon at the base of your slow cooker or casserole dish. Nestle in the chicken drum-sticks, sprinkle over the drained chickpeas. Whisk together the chicken stock, cornflour and honey, and pour over the chicken. Season well and add fresh thyme. Cook in a slow cooker covered on low for 5 hours 30 minutes, high for 3 hours 30 minutes, or in the oven for 3 hours. Combine the stuffing mix, sage and water and mix well. Roll the stuffing into walnut-sized balls and place around the chicken, half covered by the liquid, for the last half hour of cooking time. Serve with green beans and garnish with thyme.

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TECHNOLOGY IS advancing in ways we could never imagine, and now it could help you get fit.

Wearable fitness trackers – that simply look like watches – can track your steps, heartbeat, or even send alerts from your phone and control your workout music.

They’re high tech, highly popu-lar, and they’re here to stay, gym owner Hayden Richards said.

“It’s more than just a fad. As technology has advanced and the industry has decided what’s important to track, these are becoming a much bigger thing. It’ll be around for a long time.”

Mr Richards, who owns corpo-rate gym Show Place Fitness, said an increasing number of his cli-ents are wearing fitness trackers.

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Exercise and staying healthy were top priorities this year for 54 per cent of Kiwis who took part in

a recent Microsoft survey.When asked what technology

tools they would use to help them achieve these goals, 50 per cent chose a desktop computer or a laptop, followed by smartphone (42 per cent), apps (35 per cent), social networks (34 per cent) and tablet devices (34 per cent).

“Wearables” is a new area of fitness-based technology that has taken off, with fitness track-ers being especially popular. Essentially they are high-tech pedometers that measure more than just steps, and they are designed to be worn all the time to measure daily activity.

As well as showing you when you were working out the hardest, they’ll also record your heart rate when it spikes when you wake up to your alarm in the morning, or perhaps while watching a nail-biter of a cricket match.

Fitness trackers sit in an odd space behind fully-fledged smart-watches, Consumer NZ tech expert Hadyn Green said.

“On the one hand they’re a device designed to track some simple metrics about you. On the other, they’re another device to carry, connect to your phone and charge every few days.”

But while he admitted the distinction is subjective, he said if you really want your band to

be useful and “not just an ugly reminder you haven’t walked 10,000 steps for the fourth day in a row” you’ll need to use the data they provide.

Your information can be linked to a smartphone app, or you can upload it to a tracking website through your home computer.

Being able to download your data (as a spreadsheet) is the only way to get to the nitty gritty of how you’re performing. Some offer this free, while others cost either a yearly fee or require a hefty amount of coding.

The next part has been dubbed ‘gameifying’ by Mr Richards: “Health providers are using it to gameify your health and wellness by putting you on leader boards and showing your progress.”

Suddenly getting fit has become similar to a game of Candy Crush Saga or Call of Duty – where you’re killing off calories, advanc-ing through the levels and getting your scores on a leader board.

It appeals differently depending on your personality, Mr Richards said.

“Those that are naturally com-petitive can see who is king of the mountain and compare with their peers, while someone who likes to see numbers on sheets at the end of their routine can look at their stats.”

Exercise and staying healthy are a big priority for Kiwis, and fitness trackers are allowing us to keep an eye on our progress like never before. Emma-Jane McLennan reports

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Mixing it up herb-styleBy Tod PalenskiI OFTEN say less is more when it comes to herbs. But the plants themselves don’t always heed my advice, growing at rates of knots and producing more stems than I can cook dishes to flavour-enhance.

That’s why we stock mixed herb variety packs, like our curly parsley, Italian parsley and coriander combo. Depending on rate at which you consume herbs and garnishes, the smaller num-ber of seedlings per herb means you should end up with about the right amount of each, without any taking over your garden.

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your place? Once you have seedlings in your hands, it‘s time to get planting.

What I like about parsley (both the curly and Ital-ian variety) is that it can be grown in virtually anything.

It loves a big herb or vege garden, of course, flourish-ing in a sunny, well-drained spot. But it does just as well in a small pot on the windowsill, or in a hanging basket with something like polyanthus or strawberries around the outside.

Coriander also loves full sun (at this time of year) and a well- drained spot in the garden, but unlike parsley, doesn’t thrive well on the windowsill.

You can, however, get away with a large, deep pot on the deck. Just make sure you water it in the morning so it can dry off during the day and avoid getting damp.

What you might not know is that it’s best to eat parsley and coriander as soon as they’re ready, as they both go to seed. That’s why I suggest you plant a new seedling every few weeks or couple of months to keep these staple herbs in ready supply.

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Pretty and practical pansiesBy Tod PalenskiI’m going to start by being per-fectly honest with you: pansies are not cool.

They’re not en vogue, and they’re certainly not on trend. They don’t fit in with Pacifica landscapes, Zen-inspired gardens or clean cut, contemporary back yards.

Yet, pansies remain one of the most popular flowers around. Why? Put simply; they’re pretty and practical.

In fact, pansies are one of the easiest flowers to grow. As long as they’re planted before the cool weather sets in, they’ll survive through rain, wind and even frosts.

As well as being hardy, they’re perfect for adding bursts of colour to winter gardens, and make great garden beds and borders. The pet-als can also be used for a variety of crafts, like potpourri making and pressed flower decorating (not that I do too much of that myself, I might add!).

So, let me tell you how to get started. First, think about your colour scheme, there are a full spectrum of colours, from blues to yellows to reds, as well as mixed colour varieties.

To plant, choose a spot in the garden that receives morning sun and has good drainage. Spend some time enriching your soil – it

will revitalise your garden after a dry summer.

I also recommend you boost soil fertility and encourage bright,

healthy blooms by adding organic compost and fertiliser.

Once that’s done, dig a wide, shallow hole for each plant and

space the holes 10cm to 20cm apart. Make sure the holes are wide enough so the plant’s roots don’t become cramped. Cover the plant roots with garden soil and give them a good watering, then add a layer of mulch to retain moisture, suppress weeds and keep frosts at bay.

If you’re after an alternative planting spot, you can’t look past a hanging basket. In fact, I can’t think of a flower more perfectly designed for this. Just remember

not to over water. If you’re not sure, put your finger

in the soil to test. If it’s still moist, don’t add any water.

Wherever you choose to plant, you’ll be comforted by the knowl-edge that pansies truly are ‘plant and forget’ flowers. Just make sure they don’t get too dry. Pick the flowers as they fade to encourage more blooms and don’t be worried – the more you pick the more you produce!

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FOR FRUIT crops, autumn is perhaps the most frenetic time of the year.

It is also the most fruitful as a steady procession of crops fill the pantry, the fridge and the freezer. At this time of year, I find I hardly get to any other gardening except mowing and weed spraying, as fruit picking and processing dominate my time. It’s not a time to take the eye off the ball though, as many of the jobs done now will save time and prevent pest or disease infestations later.

First to get the treatment are the plums. Once the fruit is picked, it’s straight into stubbing back the vigorous, upright water shoots to encourage more fruitful spur and lateral growth next year and to reduce the amount of vegetative growth that hard winter pruning can induce. Pruning in autumn also helps avoid possible silver-leaf infection. Over-vigorous peaches and nectarines can be pruned now, too.

Autumn is also the best time to wrap pipfruit tree trunks with corrugated cardboard. This provides a shelter for pupating

codling moth caterpillars that come down from the fruit at this time of year. Add a band of grease below the band to stop them continuing their journey. What many people forget to do is remove and burn or bin the band during winter. This is the essential step as it removes the pupae from the tree and destroys them. Otherwise, all you are doing is providing a lovely home for them!

For the same reason, gather any diseased or insect-infested fruit. Fruit should be destroyed

away from the tree to reduce the amount of disease spores, such as brown rot, or hibernating insects, including codling moth or guava moth, that carry over until next season. I find a handy method is to throw the fruit onto the lawn, where the mulching mower does the job for you. The mower is also good for dealing with fallen diseased leaves.

A final thinning round through the citrus is worthwhile to reduce the chances of biennial bearing, particularly on the mandarins so

prone to this problem. Wherever there are more than

about three or four fruit in a cluster remove the excess now. If trees are looking yellowed and stressed, give any heavy bearing citrus an extra feed with specially formulated citrus fertiliser or blood and bone if just extra leaf growth is needed to counter the heavy crop.

Passionfruit are now in full fruit and very prone to fungal and bacterial diseases. Keep the area around the vine weed-free

and open to air movement to help reduce these afflictions.

Both these and tamarillos are very prone to disease-spreading leaf hopper and whitefly (and psyllid on tamarillos), which have an explosive surge in numbers at this time of year.

I stripped most of the little fruit off my avocado tree again this year, as it is still recovering from phytophthora root disease and loading up with fruit is a sure way to send the tree into permanent decline. For trees that are bearing a heavy crop at this time, however, an application of citrus fertiliser is worthwhile (at citrus tree rates) to help the fruit size and give the tree a boost of growth for next year’s crop.

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I’M NOT sure why, but my wife has had a long-term fascination with Dunedin’s Larnarch Castle.

Perhaps she romanticises about how the moneyed classes once lived in a more genteel, bygone era, or it could be because the place is rumoured to be haunted.

She first visited the castle at age 13 when it was largely neglected with only the ballroom having been renovated. Nine years ago she took our daughter on a holi-day to Dunedin which targeted the chocolate delights of Cadbury World. As an aside, they paid the castle another visit, my wife was completely in awe of the transfor-mation.

Learning that accommodation and dining was now available at Larnarch Castle with the addition of The Lodge having been built in the castle grounds, she was eager to spend a night there.

We seized the opportunity on a recent trip down south when we attended the annual Gibbston Valley Winery concert followed by the sights of Queenstown, a fabu-lous drive to Invercargill on the Southern Scenic Route continuing back on the coastal road through Balclutha to Dunedin.

On arrival at Larnach Castle, and upon checking in, we placed the prerequisite order for dinner from a tempting three-course table d’hôte menu.

The Lodge has 12 themed rooms, fortuitously we had booked the Rose Room which turned out to be a real find. Roses, of course, decorated the room, there are two huge beds, a sunken bathroom and a glorious view out to Port Chalmers.

Our evening began with drinks in the library, the traditional men’s retreat after dinner (the ladies used to retire to their own lounge across the hallway). Interestingly,

this was also the room reputed to be where the decision was made to give women the vote in 1893, the first country in the world to do so.

After mingling with our hosts and fellow diners, we were escort-ed into the music room, which is larger than the traditional dining room. The dining room only gets used for smaller groups.

Our salad entree, beef and lamb main, and cheesecake dessert were all good choices, we and our 17 other fellow tourists dined at a long table amongst the origi-nal furnishings and olde worlde atmosphere.

After our host prompted us to introduce ourselves to each other, she delivered a comprehensive dialogue of the history of the Larnarch family and the castle, and its environs, in-between each course of the meal. It was interest-ing and was delivered in an enter-taining style.

Larnach Castle was built between 1871 and 1887 as the residence of William Larnach, a prominent entrepreneur and politician. The complex contains 43 rooms, it required a staff of 46 servants.

The ballroom was built as a 21st birthday present for Larnach’s favourite daughter Kate in 1887. She died at the age of 26 of typhoid, and her ghost is still reputed to haunt the ballroom.

The ghost of Larnach’s first wife, Eliza, is also said by some to haunt the castle.

The castle, which Larnach him-self simply called “The Camp,” did not ensure his happiness. After a series of personal and financial setbacks he committed suicide at Parliament Buildings in 1898.

Of course, the overnight experi-ence includes a self-guided tour of the castle and property, you can

even download a smartphone app which will give you a recorded commentary as you pass through room to room. My wife and I chose the more traditional map/guide which is just as informative.

The tour takes around an hour and, as in our case, finished with a delicious cup of tea and cake in the ballroom, part of which con-tains a café.

Accommodation at Larnach

Castle is divided into two sec-tions. The Lodge has the themed rooms, or else you can choose the less expensive Stables which, as its name suggests, is a former stable block, complete with some of the adornments from its time. The mezzanine floor has six single/double/twin rooms with shared bathroom.

Below is the area set aside for breakfast, The Lodge and The Stables guests combine for an all-you-can-eat continental breakfast, in addition to friendly waiting staff taking orders for something cooked. We found breakfast to be very social as our dining compan-ions from the previous night came and went in various stages.

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Our account at The Lodge was $420 for two of us which included the tour of the castle, one night’s luxurious accommodation, pre-dinner drinks, evening meals and breakfast. Drinks during dinner are an extra cost. We found it to be excellent value for money, how-ever, we didn’t connect with the spirit world.

And if a step back in time appeals to you as a traveller, take a guided tour of Olveston House, that is another interesting taste of Dunedin’s history.

Dunedin’s Larnach Castle has been transformed through renovation. Ross Kiddie spent a night there in search of ghosts

PICTURESQUE: Larnach Castle on the Otago Peninsula has been restored, it overlooks Port Chalmers. Right: The elegance of the music room.

HISTORY: Visitors on a self-guided tour have a look at Larnach Castle’s drawing room.

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One of the most memorable was when BMW New Zealand recently launched their first front-wheel-drive car (Mini aside), the 2-Series Active Tourer.

It took place in Tasmania and I was paired with a fellow motor-ing writer whom I always look forward to spending time with.

My colleague is from the Waikato and we have become good friends, sharing many a memorable drive programme over the years, we have similar interests – career, lifestyle and music.

As a consequence, we often enter into deep conversations. On the odd occasion that has been our downfall, we have known to get lost on drive pro-grammes. On the BMW event that happened, I pre-empted a turn-off which took us 50km in the wrong direction before we realised the mistake.

As good fortune would have it, the sat nav system sug-gested a bit of a short-cut so we caught up with the rest of the drive group without too much of a delay, but what it served to prove was how capable the Active Tourer is when it is pushed hard on roads that were

a bit of a handling challenge. The 2-Series Active Tourer is

described by BMW as an urban mobility concept, I’d describe it as an SUV with a difference. There’s no doubt that it is a family friendly wagon, the rear seating area is spacious along with a useful load carrying area.

Up front the Active Tourer comes to New Zealand with the choice of two engines, both turbocharged. Here we have the option of a 2-litre diesel and a three-cylinder petrol engine which displaces just 1499cc. If the latter’s capacity looks familiar it is very similar to that which powers the Mini Cooper, although BMW are quick to point out there are differences.

BMW rates the wee three-potter at 100kW with 200Nm of torque available all of the way from 1250rpm to 4300rpm. It is a real honey in terms of honesty and performance. It is also rated with rather amazing fuel usage figures, such as a 5.1l/100km (55mpg) combined cycle rating.

The Active Tourer in this form is also quite powerful, 100kW is nothing to be sneezed at, and if you consider the area where maximum punch is developed, there is adequate acceleration, speed is ushered in well within the realms of acceptability. A standstill to 100km/h time of 9.2sec can be expected.

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The wait is over, just shy of four years and four shifts later, the Lyttelton Bakery is now in its permanent brand-new, purpose-built premises.

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His wonderful sta� also share his enthusiasm, as they have followed him loyally and he has added an in-house barrister selling Underground Co� ee to complement the bakery’s huge array of delicious daily fresh baked goods made in the new bake house. Pies, buns, � lled rolls, cakes and slices are just a few of the delightful goodies on o� er. � e bakery’s aim is to cater for the good people of Lyttelton: workers, residents and visitors, with fresh baked goods at bakery prices within a café environment.

Ian has been a baker for 36 years, and over that time he has owned nine bakeries all over Christchurch, but Lyttelton and the community here have really found a place in his heart, the reason why he still remains there.

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RUNNING AHEAD: Sumner Running Club members who represented Canterbury with the Challenge Trophy which they won against Tasman recently. From left: Luca Tracey, team captain John Wells, Beth Hunter and Blake Theobald.

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Unit E, 301 Blenheim Road, Upper Riccarton, Phone 03 348 7379

Sierra full back-to-wall toilet • Hard resin soft close pop & lock seat• Universal water inlet • Universal P & S-Trap • S-Trap 100-250mm multi-fit • Quiet fill valve• Full white porcelain

Easy

Clean!

Tivolli Frameless Shower

• NanoShield Treated Glass • 10mm toughened safety glass• Thick 2.5mm acrylic wall liners• Fibreglass re-inforced shower trays• Solid brass hinges• Polished aluminium wall extrusions

10mmTOUGHENED

GLASS

Easy

Clean!

Neo Voss Basin Mixer One PieceSpanish Made Ceramic Disc

Neo Voss Shower Slide

Full Solid Brass Construction

1000x1000mmFull Kit

$7991200x900mm

Full Kit

$849

900x900mmFull Kit

$6991200x800mm

Full Kit

$799

Was $389

$189

Was $299

$199

MASSIVE SHOWER DISCOUNTS!

global inspiration scandi-navian design

YEARWARRANTY

YEARWARRANTY

YEARWARRANTY

Neo Voss Shower MixerSpanish Made Ceramic Disc

Was $359

$159

QUALITY GUARANTEE 5

Year 5

Year on all of our products

600/0 OFFPRICE

BLITZEVERYTHING

Black Was $899

$499 White

Was $659

$299

900x900Was $1999 $1199 1000x1000Was $2099 $1299

1200x800Was $1999 $1199

1200x900Was $2099 $1299

Sizes Available:800mm Wall Hung Vanity Available in GLOSS WHITE & DARK ONLY $499900mm Wall Hung Vanity Available in DARK OAK ONLY $6591200mm Wall Hung Vanity Available in GLOSS WHITE, DARK OAK & WHITE OAK $759WHITE OAK, DARK OAK, & GLOSS WHITE Side Storage Cabinet $299 DARK ONLY 800mm Mirror Cabinet $299Mirror Cabinet 900mm $359 1200mm $399

New Sleek Farrera Shower

• Easy clean glass • 2000mm full length glass• Satin finish aluminium profiles• Square stainless steel handles• Concealed screw fittings • Acrylic 2.5mm shower liner• Low profile shower base • NZ made easy clean shower waste

Smile Range Vanity• Pop Up Plug Included • Soft Close Drawer’s* • LED lights in drawer’s*

100%

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Cabine

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ALL BATHS $1299*ask instore for details

New Stocks have arrived with over 12 different styles to choose from.

LINEAR GRATE SHOWER BASE OPTIONAL UPGRADE ONLY $199

LINEAR GRATE SHOWER BASE OPTIONAL UPGRADE ONLY $199

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