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DIGGING IN: Kobe Coleman from Pebbles Preschool in Sumner helps with the official sod turning for the new Scarborough paddling pool. • Story, more photos, page 14 PHOTO: DAVID HIGGINS

BY EMMA-JANE MCLENNAN

The Sumner Community Centre and Library will rise again after four years in limbo.

The city council has given the green light to the building as part of a list of priority projects across Christchurch that will be either rebuilt or repaired.

“We are over the moon that it came through like it did. We can look forward to the future now,” Sumner Museum founder Topsy Rule said.

Ms Rule has been champion-ing the community centre’s cause

since it was destroyed in the Feb-ruary 2011 earthquakes.

“We’ve been to countless meet-ings with the city council and we have no idea when we will meet with them again. But before we didn’t know if we were Arthur or Martha, now we’ve been told they might start putting it through [the building process] next year.”

Ms Rule wrote a letter to ev-ery community group in Sumner ahead of a deputation to the city council, urging them to turn up and show what the centre means to them.

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• From page 1After the deputations the city council

closed its doors to the public and discussed the priority projects.

The city council is committing more than $40 million to 46 priority community and heritage facilities across the city and Banks Peninsula.

These include:• Port Levy Changing Rooms and Plant Shed• Sumner Community Centre and Library• Scarborough Beach Jet Boat Shed• Lyttelton Service Centre (integration with library)• Lyttelton Library• Governors Bay Community Centre and Pottery Shed• Duvauchelle Reserve and Campground – all buildings

• Akaroa Museum and Customs House• Akaroa Service Centre• Governors Bay School Headmaster’s house• Sign of the Kiwi Governors Bay• Stoddarts Cottage

The original list included the Little River Library and Governors Bay Old School House, but these were dropped off the pri-orities in an amended version.

Stoddarts Cottage was added to the list after it was left out of the first one.

Repairing and rebuilding community facilities accounts for $29,087,059 and heri-tage facilities take up $11,703,596.

An additional $5 million has also been allocated to a hot saltwater pool ‘legacy’ project at New Brighton.

Amounts allocated to each project won’t be decided until after they go through the tendering process.

Money will come from the city council’s facilities and infrastructure improvement new borrowing allowance ahead of insur-ance discussions being finalised on the facilities.

Any proceeds from insurance claims will be returned to the allowance.

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REBUILD: The Sumner Community Centre and Library will be rebuilt as one of the city council’s priority projects.

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Replacementbridge on target for April openingWORK ON the replace-ment Ferrymead Bridge continues to plough ahead and commuters should be able to use it from April next year.

Over the last two months, the new bridge’s concrete road decks have been laid on top of the 26 main beams. As well as support-ing the new road deck, these 50-tonne beams house criti-cal services such as commu-nication and power cables, sewer and water supplies.

From now until Christ-mas, the plan is to connect the wastewater and water services that have been placed through the new bridge. Stormwater for the new approach roads will be constructed at the same time.

Road construction works are expected to start in late November, and be complet-ed by late April when the new bridge will be opened to traffic.

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installation of new traffic signals at the intersection of Main and Bridle Path Rds, new kerbing, channels and footpaths.

City council spokesman John Mackie says the new phase of work starting this week will mean ongoing changes to traffic manage-ment and possible delays to travel times.

“We understand the sig-nificance of this bridge to people who regularly travel out this way. Throughout the project, we’ve been conscious of the works im-pacting on people’s journey times, and we continue to do our best to minimise this, but sometimes slight delays are unavoidable.” “We really appreciate the patience and understand-ing the local community has shown us, and ask they bear with us just a bit long-er, as we edge closer to early next year when the new bridge will be up and run-ning,” he said.

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The rebuild of Sumner is gain-ing traction as another central facility progresses towards its construction start date.

Building work on the new Sumner Surf Lifesaving Club rooms is expected to begin this summer after its building consent was granted by the city council on August 14.

It is expected to take around eight months to build and the club is hoping for an opening by October next year.

Sumner SLSC president Murray Johnson said after four years without a clubhouse, members are looking forward to the new space.

“Our members have just got

on and got the job done but it will be great for the commu-nity to know that the patrolling facility will be back up and running to its full potential,” he said.

Being one of the first com-munity projects finally under way, Mr Johnson said this would be a “huge step for-ward.”

The new single pavilion de-sign will include storage facili-ties and a first aid room but the key feature will be a two-storey patrol tower.

The city council has given two grants totalling $395,000 towards the rebuild.

The overall cost is yet to be determined.

The new design is a much

better fit, David Hill of Wilson and Hill Architects said.

“The materials are all cladded and include cedar weatherboards, allowing it to weather. We will try to include the clock that was on the old building, to keep a part of it. It is important to get that back there,” he said.

The club is designed to also function as a community facil-ity which it could share with other groups, Mr Johnson said.

It will be located on its old site and is being designed to fit in with the Christchurch Coastal Pathway project.

Rebuilding the club had been on the cards since it was irreparably damaged by the February 2011.

PROGRESS PLANS: An artist’s impression of the new Sumner Surf Lifesaving Club.

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Centre grantThe city council has granted $433,000 to the Mt Pleasant Com-munity Centre for the exterior work and landscaping of its new building. It has already given $200,000 for the main building- which is mostly funded by the community. The newest grant will go towards a car park, implement-ing the landscaping plan and rais-ing the building to fit in with new regulations. The preferred contrac-tor will soon be announced and work will begin on the building.

Volunteer wins awardAkaroa St John ambulance station manager Jan Bourke has won the South Island award in the Pride of New Zealand emergency ser-vices category for her volunteer work. She is one of 24 finalists for the supreme award, which will be celebrated at a dinner in Auckland tonight. Ms Bourke took over the position as station manager last year when it was threatened with closure, and along with nine other volunteers she attends around 200 call-outs a year.

School fairThe Redcliffs School fair will be held at the Van Asch Deaf Educa-tion Centre site again this year. It promises a fun day out for the whole family, with carnival rides, food stalls, old-fashioned side-shows, a white elephant sale, crafts, plants and food. It is one of the big-gest school fairs in Christchurch, and the school’s main fundraiser. September 21 from 11am to 3pm at the centre, in Truro St, Sumner.

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GARY, I hear you’re leaving. How much longer are you working with police?

My last day is September 22. I think I’ll miss it but I’m happy to retire gracefully. It’s been on the cards for a while. I sort of had retirement plans in place – I’ve always thought I’d retire from the police at 60 but I thought I am still young enough to have another career. I’m 56 so only a baby! [Laughing]

So what are your plans from there?

I’m going to work for Environment Canterbury. The position is a navigational safety officer. I will be working with recreational and commercial water users from the north of the Clarence to Waitaki. I’ll be making sure signage is clear, working on emergency spills and making sure the water stays clean.

How long had you been working for the police?

I’d been doing it for 36 years. I joined the Ministry of Transport in 1978. I had a small office in the old Waimairi chambers, back when they used to do the whole of New Zealand. I got promoted to sergeant after eight or nine years, then in 1992 police took over the ministry. I’ve had various jobs since, and in May 2011, I came to Lyttelton. The sergeant in charge had moved up after the earthquakes. It was a very busy time for me to come in.

I understand you were involved in an incident where a policeman was shot. What exactly happened?

On this occasion from memory, the call came through that there was an incident where a police officer had been shot. At that stage I was not aware that in fact it was two officers. I went straight to the scene and found one of the constables coming back towards my car and the police dog was dead on the street.

The constable had been shot in the leg. It was clearly a nasty injury but not life threatening. We arranged to get him to hospital in another police car as he was not in a great state and the plan

was to meet the ambulances on the way. I then assisted other staff until the Armed Offenders Squad arrived and took control. The shooter was arrested after negotiation.

In terms of how I felt, it would be silly to say you are not scared especially when you’re not sure where the offender is, but on the other hand training seems to kick in and you do what you have to do. It’s any copper’s worst nightmare to hear one of your colleagues has been shot.

You must see the worst side of

people through your work – can that be difficult for you?

I actually see the best side of people. If you just look at what happened in Lyttelton after the earthquakes, it was amazing. The bad percentage of people is very small. What I’ve noticed is that people are very good. You meet lots of good people, even if they’re often the victims.

Okay, so what does a normal day look like for you?

There is no such thing as a typical day for me. As you can appreciate, we are an emergency service. One day there might be something happening and we are all out on the job, then on quieter days, it’s all about prevention. We do have a very low crime rate but call-outs can be for anything from domestics to car crashes.

What are some of the most unusual or funny call-outs you’ve had?

Oh it’s hard to think of any straight away but I could write a book! There are some you can’t publish. Unusual is just business as usual for us. We did have a burglary once where we found a man running with a bag of loot across his shoulder. The alarm was going and a window was smashed. There he was with a bag of jewellery but he denied doing it. He said he just ‘found’ the jewellery! [Laughing]

In light of the recent fire threat on the Lyttelton police station, is that kind of thing normal for you?

No, people respect us as part of the community. In the 134 years, as far as I’m aware, the threat and actual fire at the station were the only two incidents. One of the guys also got his car egged but that’s about it. The person who threatened the station wasn’t actually from Lyttelton either.

What was the reaction from the guys at the station when you said you were leaving?

The guys probably jumped up and down and danced. [Laughing]. Nah, we’ve got a farewell later in the month at the New Brighton station – our station is too small.

RETIRING GRACEFULLY: Sergeant Gary Manch finishes work at the Lyttel-ton police station on September 22. PHOTOS: Geoff Sloan

Sergeant Gary Manch of the Lyttelton, Sumner and bays police, is retiring from the police after 36 years. But he isn’t leaving the workforce. Emma-Jane McLennan talks to him about his time in the police and his new job

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COMMUNITY COP: Sergeant Manch has been sergeant in charge at the Lyttelton, Sumner and bays police station since 2011.

WORST NIGHTMARE: Assisting a fellow police officer who had been shot by an offender in July 2010.

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So did you always want to be a policeman?

No, I actually started off as a carpenter then I went to work for the Ministry of Transport because of my passion for motorcycles.

On the subject of motorcycling, do you mean on the road with all the leather that goes with it?

Oh yes [laughing], leather chaps. You know like that song we used to sing – YMCA. Motorcycles have been my passion since age 14, and I’ve travelled overseas on them. I’ve been to America, England, Europe . . . it’s fantastic. We’ve got friends in Florida, and we’ve done a lot of the southern states on motorbikes. Last year I went to Austria.

That sounds amazing! Tell me about your family, Gary?

I’m married and I’ve got three girls. One’s a teacher, one is at uni and one is at polytech. I’ve got twin girls aged 21, and the other is 27. No grandkids yet, they’re busy doing their own thing for now! We

used to have a labrador but she had to be put down last year. She was 12 years old and developed cancer on her spine. It was a very sad day in the Manch household.

It must have been. What do you like to do with your family when you’ve got time off?

We’re all right into our motorcycles, and we’ve got friends that like to go fishing in Akaroa. We also have a caravan, which we like to take to Leithfield Beach – it’s a great spot there. We’re always on the go. We go anywhere we feel like in the caravan.

Sounds good, well all the best Gary!Thanks, I think I’ll miss it but I’m

more than happy to retire gracefully. The new job is certainly going to have it’s challenges, but that’s exciting. I’ll still be here, just working out of the watch house in the port. I love Lyttelton and I enjoy the sea and rivers, that’s why I’m looking forward to the new job.

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What’s happeningAt 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 while providing for population changes, avoiding natural hazards, managing energy and waste, and also manage the effects of all our activities.

Make a submissionWe welcome your feedback on 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.nz

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Submissions close at 5pm on Wednesday 8 October 2014.

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Mt Pleasant School will trans-form its classrooms and courtyards into exhibits and galleries for their annual art exhibition this week.

The Mt Pleasant Art Expo will include a range of art-works from more than 40 Can-terbury and West Coast artists.

Feature artist Linelle Stacey will have one of her trademark pieces auctioned on the Friday night.

Other local celebrities have

contributed artworks to be dis-played, as well as Mt Pleasant School pupils and Mt Pleasant Kidsfirst Kindergarten chil-dren.

All will be available to pur-chase.

This is the school’s big fund-raising event for the year.

Money raised will be put towards many goals for the school, which lost its pool and school hall in the earthquakes.

The exhibition will be held

over two days – a preview on September 12 from 6pm to 9pm will allow you to meet some of the artists, enjoy live music, wine and food ($10 per person entry). You will have the first option to purchase art, and a live auction will be held at 8pm.

On September 13 from 10am to 3pm, for a gold coin donation, you can again enjoy live music, food and drink for sale and artworks to peruse.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Lyttelton’s Albion Square is expected to be finished late October and officially opened early November. It was recently opened to the public, to view progress on the site. Local residents also had an opportunity to speak to the city council project team, designers and builders.

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PLEASANT EXPO: A snapshot of Mt pleasant School’s last art exhibition.

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Lilly Maetzig is an emerging artist based in Christchurch. She graduated from CPIT in 2013 with a Bachelor of Design with a major in Visual Arts. Lilly draws with a sewing machine onto water soluble fabric. She makes a base of thread, which allows her to apply layers of cotton to make up an image. The subject of Lilly’s work is always drawn from nature, where she investigates what a plant might mean, or will playfully reflect nature’s own work.

Veronika Maser was born in Switzerland and is currently living on the West Coast of the South Island. She has worked as a full time artist since 1999, exhibiting widely nationally and internationally. “My woven,

twisted and formed wire works show influences of patterns and layers emerging in the microbial world. In my artwork I am drawn to the stillness and introspective side of oval shapes, it is a favourable choice that evokes comfort in me. Layers of patterns in my work create a moving landscape that takes place on a microcosmic level.”

Tatyanna Meharry was born in Christchurch. She has her Masters of Fine Arts and currently teaches Ceramics at Risingholme. Tatyanna has exhibited in numerous national shows and explores ideas of history through the re interpretation of Colonial and Victorian motifs and icons. These ceramic nests, eggs and family portraits of lost Huia represent the precious fragility of the ecology that we live in.

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BY GARY MANCH, SERGEANT, LYTTELTON SUMNER AND BAYS

Well this is going to be my last Copper’s Corner column.

After 36 years service in varied law en-forcement roles I am hanging up my baton and handcuffs and taking an earlier retire-ment than I initially planned.

I have taken up a position with Environ-ment Canterbury, working from our local harbourmaster’s office as a navigation safety officer.

The role will encompass the area north of Kaikoura down to the Waitaki, working with users of our waterways and the team that is responsible for any spills that occur.

It’s like starting your first year at high school, with lots to learn and lots of excite-ment. It looks like an old dog can learn new tricks.

On that note I think it’s very important to say thanks to all the folks in the Lyttelton, Sumner and bay areas. This is my fourth year working here, and it’s been fantastic.

With a low crime rate we have been able to get back to basic community policing, and get out and about in the community.

At times it has been full-on with the earthquakes and other serious incidents but I can honestly say it’s been a pleasure working with the local fire guys, ambulance,

community groups and you the public.Not only have I had the privilege to

work in a great location, but I have met so many great people. It’s going to be great to continue to work from Lyttelton albeit in a new role.

As usual on my regular beat around the town I got asked to mention the temporary traffic lights that are in roadworks areas. I suppose the easiest way to summarise this request is that red means stop, not proceed if you can’t be bothered waiting.

Not only is it inconsiderate to the person travelling legally on the green, it’s also a $150 infringement.

If you want to give money to the govern-ment coffers – break the law it’s simple.

I would rather you stop at the light and use the money for other things, however, no one makes you fail to stop. So as Clint Eastwood said: “Make my day.” Seriously though, lets keep our roads safe, it’s not much to ask.

Sergeant Greg Hume is relieving until my position has been advertised and filled, he has a good knowledge of the port so he will be looking after you.

On that note, this is your local sergeant signing over and out.

See ya.

More than 1000 people turned up to honour the life of Lyttelton volunteer firefighter Brad Fletcher re-cently.

The station officer was killed in a workplace inci-dent at the port when the scissor lift he was in toppled over on August 28.

It was a huge loss to those who knew him, Chief Fire Officer Mark Buckley said.

“It’s been a really tough few weeks at the station. He was one of our finest leaders in the brigade, and had an eye for detail. He was always quite forthcoming with sup-port and training, showing the younger guys in the bri-gade how to be safe. He had a big presence.”

Mr Fletcher, a mechanic

by trade, was also the go-to man for repairs and issues with fire appliances.

He left behind his wife Anita and three sons Kadin,

Cody and Zavian.He was remembered with

a cortege along the wharf in Lyttelton, and he was car-ried in an old Dennis fire engine to the service – at one of the biggest venues in Christchurch – where peo-ple spilled onto the streets to honour the fallen fire-man.

After the service a fu-neral procession of 15 clas-sic cars and motor-cycles, Mr Fletcher’s passions, fol-lowed the fire engine.

Mr Buckley said the loss was a real tragedy in the biggest sense.

“At funerals you get the idea of how people were looked upon, and his was the biggest funeral I have ever seen.”

RESPECT: The funeral procession for Lyttelton Volunteer Fire Brigade station officer Brad Fletcher. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN

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Tunnel walk proves popularThe Lyttelton Road Tunnel celebrated its 50th anniversary recently, as well as the official opening of the new tun-nel control building and SCIRT’s twin highway bridges over Horotane Valley on the Main Rd.

More than 25,000 people took up the offer to walk, skate or cycle through the tunnel in a rare opportunity when the tunnel was closed to cars for three hours on a Sunday morning.

At the opening of the tunnel in 1964 the Cholmondeley Children’s Centre was the recipient of donations, and again at the most recent event.

An incredible $12,500 was raised towards operational costs at Chol-mondeley, marketing and fundraising manager Sarah Vidette said.

“This is a great result and we would like to say a huge thank you to you all.”

The children’s centre has continued to operate both planned and emergen-cy respite care for children on split sites since the February 2011 earthquake, and working to raise $4 million for the rebuild in the process.

“We are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel,” Ms Vidette said.

The Lyttelton tunnel is currently the longest road tunnel in New Zealand.

It took two years to build, is 1970m long and is one of the youngest struc-tures to be recognised by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.

COMING THROUGH: Crowds of Cantabrians took the opportunity to travel through the almost 2km long tunnel, leaving their cars behind. PHOTOS: GILBERT WEALLEANS

50 YEARS ON: Beverly Bly walked through the tunnel when it first opened in 1964, and again at its 50th celebrations.

ON YOUR MARKS: Cyclists and walkers alike wait for the go-ahead to travel through the tunnel.

ALL DOLLED UP: Amanda and Angela Ryken at the start of the tunnel walk.

SUPPORT: Lyttelton-Mt Herbert and Hagley-Ferrymead Community Board representative councillors Andrew Turner and Yani Johanson at the event.

LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL: People near the Lyttelton Harbour at the end of the walk.

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Preschoolers make start on pool AN ARMY of preschoolers equipped with plastic spades turned up to the site of the new Scarborough paddling pool last week for the official sod-turning.

They could be playing in the new and improved pool by Christmas if building work goes to plan.

“We’re not just replacing what was there – the city council is modernising the entire facility and it’s going to reflect the community’s desire for something more interactive,” Hagley-Ferrymead Community Board chairwoman Sara Templeton said.

The community turnout is testament to how beloved the pool has been, she said.

“All you have to do is look at the passion and commitment that’s come from the Sumner community to getting it restored.”

Community board councillor Yani Johanson said the pool will help bring Christchurch people back to the area.

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The pool plans include a wet deck with shade sails, water toys such as arch jets, sprays, fountains and tubes, shaded seating and native trees and plants in the surrounds.

Construction will begin this week.

HARD AT WORK: Children from the Moa Kids Community Early Learning Centre in Sumner help at the sod turning event for the new paddling pool. PHOTOS: DAVID HIGGINS

COLOURFUL LINE-UP: Sumner children break the ground on the new Scarborough paddling pool site.

READY TO START: Hagley-Ferrymead Community Board chair-woman Sara Templeton and Cr Yani Johanson at the sod- turning in Sumner.

KITTED UP: Sumner preschoolers enjoy a morning-tea break for gingerbread biscuits, surrounded by the holes they have dug.

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DELIGHTFUL DINNER: The fourth annual Heathcote community dinner was held at St Mary’s Village Hall just before the anniversary of the September 2010 earthquake. The occassion brought together past and present residents of the valley for a three-course meal, raising $450 for more Christmas decorations for the area and other local community events.

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A 91-year-old Redcliffs resident has set up a scooter park in the damaged Sumner community, bringing back the fun for local children.

Paid out of his own pocket, Reg Dalley built many of the ramps himself and provided spare scoot-ers for children who did not have their own.

The scooter park was originally located on the site of the former Redcliffs New World but was forced to relocate to Sumner while redevelopment took place.

The park reopened on the site of the Van Asch Dead Education Centre in Sumner and was super-vised by Mr Dalley and his wife Rena three days a week.

“Reg, good to see you’re back in business,” said one of the young school children.

The 91-year-old said the idea stemmed from the construction of the Redcliffs Community Shed, which was built after the earth-quakes flattened local community space.

“The kiddies had nothing to do so we thought, right, let’s make a scooter park and keep it for kids at a primary age. It just took off, it’s marvellous,” he said.

Redcliffs School had relocated to Van Asch following the 2011

earthquake and deputy principal Rose McInerney-Boon said having the scooter park at the school had been a “real bonus.”

“It’s been really fantastic, espe-cially in winter when the field is too soggy. The kids absolutely love it,” she said.

Redcliffs Community Shed treasurer Wendy Rendle said she missed the original park but it was

great to have a new temporary location for the park.

“It [the original park in Red-cliffs] was a real social gathering. We had lost everything, it was nice to be able to meet in your own backyard,” she said.

The Dalleys are working with the city council to build a perma-nent scooter park and pump track in Redcliffs.

GOOD DEED: Reg Dalley gives Redcliffs School deputy principal Rose McInerney-Boon plasters for pupils.

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Sumner identity Topsy Rule has been given a volunteering award- in spite of her insistence that “someone else deserves it more.”

The 78-year-old was given an Older But Exceptional Award for her work with both the local museum and graffiti clean-up in Sumner.

“It’s a bit embarrassing really – there are lots of people that deserve it more, mine was only for graffiti,” she said.

“I tried to get out of it but I met some wonderful old people, we had a beautiful lunch and I really, really enjoyed it.”

Ms Rule has been an Off The Wall volunteer for seven years, cleaning graffiti through the city council’s anti-vandalism pro-gramme.

Even before the programme was established Ms Rule would be seen cleaning up rubbish and tagging in the Sumner area.

She also established the Sum-ner Museum in 1977 with her late husband, which she still runs today.

“Topsy’s pride and passion and wealth of historical information for the Redcliffs-Summer com-munity in which she lives has made her a well-known identity. Topsy continues to be an incred-ibly community-minded person,” an Age Concern spokesperson said.

Ms Rule was one of 19 Christchurch residents to be recognised at Age Concern Can-terbury’s Older But Exceptional Awards.

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The Aoturoa Photo Art Gallery in Sumner closed its doors for the last time after 10 months on the red-zoned site.

Gallery owner Maja Moritz is on the hunt for a new place to display the art, after the Nayland St site was red-zoned because of danger from a nearby cliff face.

The site has been home to a mini-supermarket, a veggie shop, dairy and most recently, a choco-late shop for almost 20 years.

Ms Moritz said its closure was a bittersweet ending: “On one hand, it is sad because it is a really, really nice old beautiful place with lots of good mana about it. The location is quite remote though, and if you

haven’t got chocolate on offer, then it is hard to get people there.”

She said the gallery is the fulfil-ment of an old dream of hers and she would like to continue with it.

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The Sumner resident said she would like to try different types of exhibitions and involve more lo-cals – high quality work is the only “must”.

If you have any ideas or would like to be a part of Ms Moritz’s project, email [email protected]

BITTERSWEET: Doris Manderson applauds Aoturoa Photo Art Gallery owner Maja Moritz’s work at the gallery’s last open day.

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SPRING IS finally here! Soon it will be time to put away the gloves and booties for another year.

It has been a nondescript winter in the surf, cold at times but often relatively mild too.

There haven’t been too many memorable swells this winter either. The constant surf of autumn was going to be hard to beat.

The month of August was basically flat on the town beaches but there has been plenty of south swell pushing up the coast.

The water has been quite mild all winter, never really dropping to single figures. At the moment it is sitting at around 11 deg C.

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Local surfers have been escaping the winter cold by travelling to some far flung locations this year.

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Pick off any dead heads to en-courage flowering and, as long as you’ve chosen the right spot for planting, your dahlia will get to about 200mm high.

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It also works well if you’re on the rebound from spring bulbs, flow-ering about the same time as your bulbs die down.

Oh, and one last thing: if you want to treat your dahlia to be a bit of something extra special – try a touch of fertiliser or compost.

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Tomaato, tomayto . . . however you pronounce it, this bright red delight is certainly a staple.

From adding a healthy, fresh touch to a lunchtime sandwich or providing the base for a whole raft of dinnertime delicacies, it’s a must-have in any good home garden.

And while it’s quick and easy to grab a few toms from your local store or simply open a can (as I do on occasion), there’s nothing quite like the taste of a home-grown one.

As we spring into the warmer months (hopefully the chill is starting to abate at your place), now’s a good time to get out into your vege patch and put the groundwork in place for a healthy summer crop.

To get started, grab some seed-lings. Don’t be too conservative when it comes to plant numbers – tomatoes are so versatile I reckon you can never have too many.

When thinking about the best place to plant your seedlings, look for somewhere that’s sunny, but sheltered from strong winds. And here’s a tip: if you’ve grown toma-toes before, plant them somewhere different this time. You’ll reduce the chances of your tomatoes de-veloping nasty diseases like blight.

If garden space is limited, why

not give pots a go? The bright red fruit will add a welcome splash of colour to your porch or deck. You can even plant cherry tomatoes in the middle of hanging baskets, with a range of herbs around the outside, as long as you position them in a warm, sunny spot.

If it’s been a wet winter where you are, add a bit of lime to your earth. That’s because tomatoes thrive in soil with a moderate pH and large amounts of rain tend to lower your soil’s acidity level. Don’t forget to dig in compost to

improve soil conditions.Once your prep work is com-

plete, dig a hole, approximately 3cms deep and space your tomato seedlings about one foot apart. Fill in the holes with soil.

Once planted, spray your toma-toes with liquid copper to prevent fungal diseases. And add a general fertiliser, like nitrophoska blue, to the soil surrounding the tomatoes to encourage large, juicy fruit.

When it comes to watering, avoid overhead hosing as it can leave your plants more susceptible

to diseases like downy mildew, rust, and blight. A better way to keep your plants moist is to layer newspaper around them, and then cover the newspaper with peastraw. This creates mulch that will prevent your plants drying out during the day and in between watering sessions.

I also recommend picking off the laterals as they develop. If you imagine a tomato plant has a main trunk that grows straight up with branches growing off this trunk at roughly 90 degrees, the laterals

are the smaller stems that develop at approximately 45 degrees in be-tween the main trunk and branch.

Often laterals won’t produce fruit but can produce a lot of leaves. If you pick them off it al-lows the plant to put all its energy into growing fruit, rather than a whole lot of leaves you don’t need. Apply the same formula for work-ing out the laterals on the main trunk to working out which are the laterals on each subsequent branch. Make sense?

And if spring hasn’t quite sprung in your neck of the woods, try cut-ting the base off two-litre plastic milk bottles (recycle the base) and place the remaining parts of the bottles over the seedlings. These mini greenhouses will protect your plants from frosts and cold winds.

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Spicy couscous with lambServes 4 For some wow-factor on the weekday table, try this combo — it’s quick, simple, tasty and a little different

Ingredients25g Butter1 tsp Salt¼ tsp Cinnamon1 tsp Curry powder½ tsp Cumin½ cup Water2 Tbsp Currants1¼ cups Couscous8 Lamb leg steaks, chops or cutlets, less if your cuts are large¼ cup Toasted almonds, chopped½ cup Fresh herbs, such as coriander, parsley and mint, choppedDirections

Toast curry powder, cumin and cinnamon in a small saucepan over a medium heat, stirring constantly for 1 minute until fragrant.

Add water, currants, salt, pep-per and butter and bring to the boil.

Place couscous in a large bowl, pour in boiling water mixture, cover with a plate or plastic food

wrap and let stand for 5 minutes.Season your lamb well with

salt and freshly ground black pepper and fry in a little hot oil for 3-4 minutes on each side, or until cooked to your liking. Rest for a couple of minutes.

Toss the couscous with a fork and fold through chopped nuts and herbs. Serve with lamb and seasonal greens.

Divine stuffed chicken thighsServes 4

Ingredients6 tsp Curry paste, chutney or pesto6 Chicken thighs, skinless and boneless12 Basil leaves, fresh4 Tbsp Tomatoes, sun-dried, well drained, sliced100g Feta, or goat’s cheese6 Bacon, rashers, streaky½ cup White wine

DirectionsPreheat oven to 180 deg C regu-lar bake.

Place chicken thigh on a flat surface and smear with curry paste, chutney or pesto.

Lay two basil leaves in the centre of the chicken. Top with sun-dried tomatoes and place goats’ cheese in slices or crumble over the tomatoes.

Roll up and then wrap 1 rasher of streaky bacon around each parcel and place snugly in a baking dish. Secure with a toothpick if needed.

Drizzle the wine over and bake for 40 minutes. Let rest for a few minutes, then slice and place on a plate with a drizzle of the cooking juices over the meat.

TIP: This recipe uses six boneless and skinless chicken thighs - or you could use two large skinless, boneless breasts cut in half. Cooking times will vary according to the thickness of the chicken. You know your chicken is ready when a skewer inserted into the breast produces juices that run clear.

FOODStrawberry coppiA coppi is a rustic, free-form, Italian-style pie. To ensure the butter is cold, pop it in the freezer for 15 minutes before using. Serves 6

IngredientsPastry crust: 1 and ¼ cups plain flour ¼ cup ground almonds 1 tbsp sugar Pinch salt 125g very cold butter 3 tbsp icy water Filling: 400g strawberries, hulled and sliced 4 cups 3cm rhubarb pieces, about 400g 4 tbsp sugar Topping: 1 egg, lightly beaten 3-4 tbsp extra sugar, for sprin-kling 1 tbsp butter, diced

DirectionsCombine flour, ground almonds, sugar and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Quickly pulse to combine.

Cut butter into 2cm pieces. Drop pieces into food processor. Pulse in short bursts until mixture resem-bles coarse breadcrumbs.

Add icy water all at once. Pulse until clumps start to form. If it looks a little dry, add a little more water.

Turn out on to a lightly floured surface and gather into a ball.

Flatten into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for

at least 1 hour. To bake, preheat oven to 220 deg

C. Remove dough from refrigera-tor.

Combine strawberries and rhubarb in a bowl. Toss together with sugar. Stir gently until sugar dissolves.

On a lightly floured sheet of bak-ing paper, roll dough into a round about 33cm in diameter. Pinch any rough edges together.

Pile filling into centre of the pastry to within 5cm of edge. Fold edges of pastry up and over fruit, squeezing together any gaps or folds.

Brush pastry with beaten egg. Sprinkle generously with extra sugar.

Place a few dots of butter on top of exposed fruit filling. Carefully slide baking paper (with the coppi on it) on to a baking tray.

Bake for about 30 minutes, until juices inside the crust are bubbling and the crust is browned. Cool for about 15 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool. Great served with custard or whipped cream.

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berries, a little liqueur,chocolate chips, toastedcoconut, toasted choppednuts, brokenmeringues orcrushed biscuits. Be sure torefreeze the icecreambefore it melts.

HOW OFTEN CAN I SAFELY DEEP-FRY FOOD USING THE SAME OIL?Several times usually, solong as the oil has not beenoverheated. After use, coolthen strain oil to removeany food particles. Don’tleave it in the fryer, butreturn to a container and

store in a cool, dark place.Never have the fryermorethan half full of fat or oil.The oil needs to be hotbefore food is added, butdon’t wait until it smokes—it’s dangerous, andmayspoil the oil for re-use.

RECIPESRHUBARB&STRAWBERRYCOPPIA coppi is a rustic, free-form,Italian-style pie. To ensure thebutter is cold, pop it in thefreezer for 15minutes beforeusing.

Pastry crust: 1 & 1/4 cupsplain flour1/4 cup ground almonds1 tbsp sugarPinch salt125g very cold butter3 tbsp icy waterFilling: 400g strawberries,hulled and sliced4 cups 3cm rhubarb pieces,about 400g4 tbsp sugarTopping: 1 egg, lightly beaten3-4 tbsp extra sugar, forsprinkling1 tbsp butter, diced

Combine flour, ground almonds,sugar and salt in the bowl of afood processor. Quickly pulse tocombine.

Cut butter into 2cm pieces.Drop pieces into foodprocessor. Pulse in short burstsuntil mixture resembles coarsebreadcrumbs.

Add icy water all at once.Pulse until clumps start to form.If it looks a little dry, add a littlemore water.

Turn out on to a lightlyfloured surface and gather intoa ball. Flatten into a disk, wrap inplastic wrap and refrigerate forat least 1 hour.

To bake, preheat oven to220C. Remove dough fromrefrigerator.

Combine strawberries andrhubarb in a bowl. Toss togetherwith sugar. Stir gently untilsugar dissolves.

On a lightly floured sheet ofbaking paper, roll dough into around about 33cm in diameter.Pinch any rough edgestogether.

Pile filling into centre of thepastry to within 5cm of edge.Fold edges of pastry up andover fruit, squeezing togetherany gaps or folds.

Brush pastry with beatenegg. Sprinkle generously withextra sugar. Place a few dots ofbutter on top of exposed fruitfilling. Carefully slide bakingpaper (with the coppi on it) onto a baking tray.

Bake for about 30minutes,until juices inside the crust arebubbling and the crust isbrowned.

Cool for about 15minutesthen transfer to a wire rack tocool.

Great served with custard orwhipped cream. —Serves 6.

ASPARAGUSDELIBREADIf using a silicone loaf pan,brushwith oil, but it is notnecessary to line it.

250g asparagus spears,trimmed1 & 1/2 cups self-raising flour1 tsp each: dried oregano,thyme, basil100g grated tasty cheese3 large eggs, lightly beaten100ml each:milk, olive oil8 each: sundried tomatoes,pitted black olives, patted dry

Preheat oven to 190C. Lightly oila 21cm x 10cm x 6cm loaf pan.Line the base, if preferred.

Cut asparagus into 5cmlengths. Blanch in boiling wateruntil crisp-tender. Drain and patdry.

Combine flour and herbs in alarge bowl. Add cheese,reserving a little for the top.

Combine eggs, milk and oliveoil. Stir into flourmixture.Reserve a little asparagus,sundried tomatoes and olivesfor the top. Add remainder tothe dough,mixing carefully.

Spoon into prepared pan andplace reserved asparagus,sundried tomatoes and oliveson top. Sprinkle with remainingcheese. Bake for about 35minutes, until a skewer insertedin the centre comes out clean.

Cool for 5minutes in pan,then turn on to a wire rack tocool completely.

CLASSICWHITEBAITOMELETTEAgreatWest Coast tradition.

3 large eggs3 tbsp cold waterSalt andwhite pepper to taste25g butter125gwhitebait

Place eggs, water andseasonings in a bowl and whiskwith a fork.

Melt butter in amedium-sized, non-stick frying pan onlow heat.

Add eggmixture and cook onlow heat until half set. Slide aspatula under the edges as itcooks.

While the top is still a littlerunny, spread whitebait over it.

Continue to cook until egg isalmost set. Remove from heat,cover and stand for a fewminutes. Fold omelette in halfand cut into 2-4 pieces.

—Serves 2 as amain or4 as starter.

CITRUS&STRAWBERRYTOPPOThe tangelo is another springtreat— a hybrid of twodifferent types of grapefruitgrafted to a tangerine.

1/2 cup tangelo juice2 tbsp each: sugar, orangeliqueur2 cups small strawberries

Heat tangelo juice, sugar andliqueur in a saucepan, stirringuntil the sugar is dissolved.

Remove from the heat andadd the strawberries. Mixcarefully. Cover and stand for atleast 1 hour. Stir occasionally.

Just before serving, cook onlow heat until strawberries startto soften.

Spoon over icecream,cheesecakes or plain cake.

—Serves 4.

Rhubarb: a favourite garden stalkerS

PRINGheralds the firstof the strawberries,asparagus and rhubarb;and it’s the official startto the whitebait season.

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Zealandwhitebait are the youngof five different native fish,measuring 4.5cm to 5.5cm long,and are caught during spring intidal river estuaries as the fishmove upstream from the sea.Rhubarb is available all year

round, however, in spring it

flourishes. Rhubarb’s medicinaluses were first recorded inChina in 2700BC. Marco Polo,who knew all about the Chineserhizome rhubarb, talked about itat length. In Italy in 1608,rhubarb was first planted for

curative purposes, but it wasn’tuntil 1778 that is was used as afilling for tarts and pies.The inner part of the rhubarb

stalk cooks very quickly— thetougher outer stalk takes longer.It pays to strip or string anytough stalks so they cookmoreevenly. Rhubarb is often soldwith its leaves attached as theyhelp prevent the stalks wilting.However, the leaves should bediscarded as they contain toxicamounts of oxalic acid.Asparagus was first

cultivated about 2500 years agoin Greece and also played a keyrole in traditional folkmedicine.It has since been used as a tonicand a sedative, and also as atreatment for neuritis andrheumatism.Freshly picked asparagus has

the best flavour. Buds openingon the stalk signal that the spearwas picked too late and could betough. Conversely, if the whiteends extend too far up the stem,then the asparagus has beenpicked too early. I like to store

asparagus wrapped in wet papertowels in the refrigerator.To prepare it for cooking, first

remove any toughwhite ends.Bend each spear until it breaksat a natural point. Remove anytough scales with a peeler. Boilin salted water in a frying pan ortie in bundles and steam.A few years ago, strawberries

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Ingredients150g dried sliced apples2 cups sugar¾ cup water25g butter2 tsp lemon juice2 drops red food colouring½ tsp cream of tartar

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I work hard, listen to people and get things done. We have been through so much over recent years.

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Eugenie Sage, Green candidate for Port Hills – The Green Party wants a more democratic rebuild where the city council keeps assets like Orion. We will end CERA’s emergency powers and hold elections for ECan in 2015.

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Party Vote Green is a vote for a smarter econ-omy and a cleaner, fairer New Zealand.

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Nuk Korako, National candidate for Port Hills – My history in this Port Hills electorate stretches back over five generations. It is where my wife Christine and I have raised our four boys.

This new Port Hills electorate is made up of communities with many different local issues, but one thing we all share is wanting the best for our families, our city and our future. We need to ensure that our community has a representative in Parliament who is com-mitted to continuing to build a strong and pros-perous economy.

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The 220i Coupe is essentially based on the 1-Series platform, the nomenclature distancing itself a little from the hatch and sedan shapes of its stablemate.

The 220i’s design is curvy yet aggressive, it has a shape which prompts comment and desire, yet it also has practicality which doesn’t always present itself with coupe designs. The latter is par-ticularly noticeable, the 220i offers easy entry and egress up front, the doors aren’t overly wide so they aren’t a nuisance in close confines, while there’s also the benefit of reasonable leg room for those who are confined to the two rear seats.

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Of course, the 220i doesn’t need to be driven aggressively but when it is it feels strong, akin to the per-formance aspect of BMW. At city speeds it is docile and feeds power gently so that stop-start traffic is relaxing.

The 220i characteristically drives through the rear axles and, in the first instance, that provides a natural handling feel along with the steering that is weighted for perfect feel in regards to what the tyres are doing in relation to the road surface. The 220i has steer-ing which makes the car feel like it is riding on velvet, every nuance of the road surface is cushioned but delivered back to the driver so that he or she understands the handling characteristics.

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On my inland test the 220i provided one of the great drives of 2014. It is balanced, sharp in the steering and has power which enables it to accelerate quickly between corners, yet will brake and turn with uncanny ability.

The 220i is a true driver’s car and rewards with its lithe and nimble nature. I can’t wait until other engine combinations arrive down under, diesel power is a certainty, while the 240kW engine of the M-Sport model would be a powerhouse of true proportions.

And not forgetting the 220i has the glitz to go with the glamour, it has all the major specification ingredients such as satellite navi-gation and stop-start fuel saving technology included in the price, along with an extensive option list.

The test car was fitted with a $4000 M-Sport option which adds gloss to an already well polished car.

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Book holiday functions

With a variety of menu entrées, mains and desserts to choose from anyone’s taste buds and budgets will be satisfied.

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Kerry, who has 10 years’ experience in the industry, believes the close-knit team approach helps make customers feel welcome and relaxed and means they can offer a range of services based on their strengths.

With Julie herself providing a welcome on Saturdays alongside part-time nail technician and stylist Lana, Ali Barbers offers the full range of hairdressing services, including cuts, colours, formals, straightening and

perming. On top of that, customers can ask for eyebrow tints, shape and waxing as well as the exquisite nail work offered by Lana.

The team has been happy to have a new full-time stylist on board. Lauren has been working in the field for five years and is also fully trained and qualified. As part of her welcome, Lauren is offering $99 for a cut and colour (conditions apply) to all Ali Barbers’ old, new and returning customers.

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New owner Julie bought a salon in February of this year and made sure she had some homegrown talent to help run the business for

her in the shape of the manager and stylist Kerry, who is also her niece.

Kerry, who has 10 years’ experience in the industry, believes the close-knit team approach helps make customers feel welcome and relaxed and means they can o� er a range of services based on their strengths.

With Julie herself providing a welcome on Saturdays alongside parttime nail technician and stylist Lana, Ali Barbers o� ers the full range of hairdressing services, including cuts, colours, formals, straightening and

perming. On top of that, customers can ask for eyebrow tints, shape and waxing as well as the exquisite nail work o� ered by Lana.

� e team has been happy to have a new full-time stylist on board. Lauren has been working in the � eld for � ve years and is also fully trained and quali� ed. As part of her welcome, Lauren is o� ering $99 for a cut and colour (conditions apply) to all Ali Barbers’ old, new and returning customers.

� eir commitment to the community is shown in their support of local fundraising initiatives, but it doesn’t stop at Sumner. � e products they use include the Australian-made de Lorenzo colour range, which has a philosophy of kindness to the environment

Already well-established as part of the local community, the new team at Ali Barbers is keen for this family-run business to continue to grow.

and to the customer, and the Angel en Provence range of shampoos and styling products, containing 89 per cent organic ingredients.

Ali Barbers believe that their customers will have a relaxing experience when they visit the salon, knowing that there is a wealth

of experience in the team, products that are gentle on them and the environment and a friendly, supportive atmosphere.

To book your appointment with them, call 326 5807, or drop in to 34 Nayland Street, Sumner.

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