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The height of temporary stopbanks along the Avon River from South New Brighton to Kerrs Reach could be raised and sandbags replaced under a $4 million project.

A report will go to a city council committee on Thursday, recommending “urgent” sandbag replacements and higher stopbank levels, in a bid to reduce instances of flooding.

The temporary stopbanks were constructed under emergency legislation following the Febru-ary 2011 earthquake to mitigate tidal flooding.

Because the stopbanks were only designed to have a “life of five years” and not designed to withstand high magnitude earthquakes, the report said urgent solution was required.

The Valentine’s Day earthquake exacerbated the

problem with five locations along the Avon River affected with increased seepage, and cracking.

If approved construction begins in July.

The news comes after Pegasus Post reported in February that Southshore Residents’ Association and the South Brighton Residents’ Association

were concerned about the deteriorated state of the temporary stopbanks.

City council staff have recommended that $4 million be spent on the detailed design and construction of raising the stopbanks between 40cm and 50cm and replacing sandbags.

But South Brighton Residents’ Association chairman Hugo Kristinsson (left) who has lobbied for a solution, said the city council’s solution does not

go far enough.“That budget ($4 million)

is concerning. When they are fixing the surface, they are missing the problems which are in the ground. This is just cosmetic fixing, it’s like a makeover for a person with a black eye. The problem is still there,” he said.

“They just want to get the extra 20 years to push it away. They just want to get us off their back,” he said.

DETERIORATING: The city council wants to spend $4 million raising stopbanks and replacing sandbags along the Avon River to help prevent flooding. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN

$4m flood mitigation project plannedTemporary stopbanks need raising and sandbags replaced

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Friday May 6, 4-4.30pm

Enjoy a performance by the wonderful Candice Milner, a 17-year old folk singer and song-writer from Lyttelton.

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The Original Gypsy Fair will be back for their 25th year in Richmond. It will come back on Saturday May 7, from 9am-5pm. They will return to their usual spot on the Richmond Village Green. As in the past they will bring an interesting range of hand-crafted products sold exclusively at the original gypsy fair, many of which are made right before you. There will be glass blowing, wood cutting, leather work, tattooing, face painting, hair accessories, handmade jewellery, segway rides and much more. Come to the Richmond Village Green, on Stanmore Rd. Free entry.

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TINY HUTS COMPETITION Five small-scale ‘tiny huts’ are headed to New Brighton this summer and the city council is holding a competition on what goes in them. The tiny huts are based on English seaside beach huts, each are 2 sq m. They are to be placed in New Brighton’s town centre in summer to liven up the community’s public places and showcase activities. The five winning designs will get $2000 in prize money. The New Brighton Tiny Huts Design Competition is open until June 28, with entry forms available online at www.ccc.govt.nz/tinyhuts.

SCOOTER, CAR COLLIDE A man in his 70s was taken to hospital last week after a collision between his scooter and a car. The incident happened at about 4.15pm on Thursday in Mairehau. St John took the man to hospital with moderate injuries.

STRONGER WASTEWATER SYSTEM FOR ARANUIAnother 200 Aranui homes will be connected to a more earthquake-resilient wastewater system over the next four months. This week Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team will begin to connect the homes to the new vacuum system.


Community campaigner Garry House has his sights set on proving the partial sale of QEII will break a 53-year-old agreement.

Mr House says he has a docu-ment which will prove that the city council cannot sell land for Shirley Boys’ and Avonside Girls’ development.

It relates to what he says is an agreement between the city council and the former owners of the land – the now defunct New Brighton Trotting Club.

Mr House said more than 50 years ago the land was sold to the city council at a cut price on the condition that the land was only ever used for recreation and sport.

“It is stated quite clearly that the council would use it for sport

and recreation only. They would maintain it under this environ-ment in perpetuity,” he said.

But the city council says there is “no evidence” of any such agreement.

“We have done extensive research into this and there is no evidence or documentation to support the claims . . .” said a city council spokeswoman.

However, Mr House said he will fight to ensure the city coun-cil honours the agreeement.

Mr House is the chairman of Standards New Zealand and

works as an engineering consul-tant.

He successfully lobbied to stop the city council installing pressure wastewater systems septic tanks on residents’ proper-ties in Parklands and North New Brighton.

Mr House is also the secretary of the New Brighton Returned Services Association.

When he tabled the document he found last year while in Wel-lington, searching land records at the Land Information New Zealand at the hearing on the

QEII land sale last week.He said it was met with

“shock” and silence.City councillors Yani Johan-

son, Glenn Livingstone and David East are on the panel.

After listening to Mr House’s submission, Cr Johanson re-quested that city council staff investigate the matter further.

Cr Johanson said a decision on the sale would be made after the hearing panel made a visit to QE II Park this week, and after all relevant information had been passed on by city council staff.

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and therefore less smoke. Yeah great. Or up where the gondola is, to see from both sides.

Bethany Nehoff-Thompson: Back to Hagley Park. Should have always been in there.

Jill Reesby: What about Vic-toria/ Bowenvale/ Mount Ver-non Park areas? Can be viewed from all over the city, even from your private backyard. No traffic issues there. Tune into a live radio station for the music to go with the show. And there are areas around these parks for gatherings for those that wish to be there.

Margaret Gamblin: Back in Hagley Park where it used to be. It’d be easier for traffic.

Jess Gardner: Combine it with the Rolleston fireworks instead - make it better and longer.

Todd Cameron: What about Sugarloaf car park? Then the whole city can see them. Just ditch the teeny ones and go for the big ones.

Katrina Prendergast: No-where, save the money and put it into more needed resources. Less harm on the animals too.

Andrew Johnson: Hagley. Traffic would be a nightmare in Scarborough.

Anne Marie Smulders: Can’t it be done from boats, like in many other places like The Hague, Hong Kong?

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Shelter is one of the most basic of human needs and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights says that everyone has the right to housing.

It can be debated that housing that makes people sick, isn’t hous-ing at all.

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The Government through the Energy Efficiency and Conserva-tion Authority has spent $450 million nationwide on insulation and heating subsidies over the last couple of years.

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When the Foley family moved into their Burwood house last August, they weren’t expecting to be woken by a screeching parakeet every morning.

But that is exactly what hap-pened.

Now the search is on to find the owner of the parakeet who, inspite of the early 6.30am wake up call each morning, the neighbourhood has grown quite fond of.

The Foleys moved just a few kilometres from their earthquake-damaged Lake Terrace Rd home, and for the first month of their stay, everything was normal.

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Mr Foley said he had no idea how old the bird was, or who it belonged to, but thought the owners should know it was safe and in good health.

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NEW HEALTHCARE CENTRE A new health and social hub will open in Eastgate shopping centre in July. The Loft, will be on the first floor and home community health and well-being services. The work is being carried out by Hawkins Construction. Any health, well-being or social service provider that is interested in joining The Loft should email [email protected]

$500 FOR MUSICIAN Talented jazz musician Hamish Smith, 17, has been given a $500 grant from the Burwood-Pegasus Community Board’s youth development fund to help him travel to Germany. Hamish was invited to play with the JM Jazz World Orchestra in July. When he leaves school, Hamish hopes to gain a scholarship for tertiary education in the United States.

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Well Phillip, you’re clearly the plumbing master around here, but why did you decide to get into the trade in the first place?

My father went with me to a vocational guidance counsellor in the square. The guy that was interviewing me said ‘I know a bloke by the name of Athol Jamieson.’ He knew him on a fairly friendly basis so I went and saw him. He had a fairly large company and said ‘there’s a job there if you want it.’ I’d seen plumbers, we’d not long had the sewerage put on in the house and a flush toilet put in, which you guys would take for granted now. I was fascinated. So I thought ‘it’s not a bad idea’, and that’s what it was.

So when did you start your apprenticeship?

In the days when I did my ap-prenticeship, you signed up for what they called a 12,000 hour apprenticeship which equates to six years. In that era, when you got to your fifth year you could sit your license and if you passed your exam you didn’t have to do your sixth year, so there was a lot of incentive there. In those days it was about five pounds a week which probably equates to, I don’t know, $200 these days. A tradesman now could get about $30 an hour, about $1200 a week, and an apprentice, well they probably get more than $200, so a lot of incentive there to pass. I spent most of my ap-prenticeship under a guy named Bill Walsh, an Irish plumber, and also with his brother John. They were ship’s plumbers, they were fastidious. If something happened it was either right or it was wrong.

And after you finished your apprenticeship did you stay with the same company?

No, after I finished I left plumbing for a wee while and I did quantity surveying. It was a very good experience and I was fortunate that I had the trades experience to do it. It was very enjoyable.

Did you work on any big projects?

I did, it was Wilkins and Davies I was working for at the time. The buildings at Canter-bury University were being built then, and we worked on them. That was straight out of my ap-prenticeship, so when I left that I went to learn about drain laying. I’ve always enjoyed drain laying. When you’re doing it, you feel like you’ve achieved more than you would working in a bath-room. I did that for the best part of a year, then I put the sewerage into John Walsh’s house. That was the practical part of my exam. I started working for a drain laying firm then, but they went out of business, so at about 23 I started working for myself. You knew nothing then, but that was beside the point because you thought you did and you had to get experience the hard way. So I was working for myself for a while and I was doing some tutoring at night. When you’re tutoring and still in the trades, to the students, you’re still a plumber.

Working full time and tutor-ing at nights, it must’ve taken a toll on your social life?

I was young, I was only about 27 when I finished that and when you’re young you could burn the candle at both ends a bit.

Where did you do your tutoring?

In town, it was called Christchurch Technical College then - it has had about three name changes since then. It was

only one night a week at that stage. That was about 1969, then me and another guy started com-mercial drain laying. We had a lot of fun, we did all of the drain-age at QE II which was a mon-strous job, but we just got stuck in and got on with it. We were young and wishful, ‘of course we can bloody well do it.’

Far out, was it only you two doing the job?

No, we had 10 staff on. We updated the Kaiapoi sewerage plant as well. It was physical, hard work but enjoyable. You were outside all the time. Some-times you wore yourself out, but that’s just life. We formed a partnership called Mitchell and Rodgers. You used to be filthy everyday, but that’s part of your life and you hope that you can look back on your life and have enjoyed it.

How did it feel to receive that award?

I thought why me? I’d started in 2005 with just me, with another tutor joining in 2006 and another in 2007. We now have eight, virtually a new tutor every year. We do work for the school’s organisation and Ara Institute of Canterbury managed apprentice-ships in plumbing and gas fitting. We’ve grown and grown, I have

to ask myself, is this real? It’s been an absolutely fantastic

journey building this thing, I have had some really great sup-port, and I didn’t do it alone by any stretch of the imagination. I’m putting back what I got out of the industry.

And your family has been supportive for all this time, tutoring and working?

I could never have done it without the support of my wife, Beth, she’s always worked in the background.

Where did you meet your wife?

Through one of my cousins, she was a friend of hers, they bought us together, many years ago now but that’s alright. We went to the pictures, the usual courting thing, it was different then than it is today, 6 o’clock closing, it was the 6 o’clock swill. We went to dances and the pictures, things like that, nothing out of the ordinary.

Where did you grow up?In Marshland Rd, bottom end,

so I’m not very far from home. There wasn’t many houses. We were in one of the houses at the bottom end. It was still basically farmlands, was still in the coun-try then. Shirley Lodge it was called then, I don’t know what

it’s called now, we were midway between that and Shirley Rd, but we still lived in the country.

And where did you go to school?

Shirley Primary of course, my great-grandparents on one side took up land on the side of Marshland Rd, so it was pretty family orientated from there. Every kid’s good at school, I was just an average kid at school. I didn’t excel at anything. My mother would’ve thought I was outstanding.

Has your passion for plumb-ing been passed on to your kids?

No, I’ve got two daughters and one grandson who is 32. I used to take him on work experience, he enjoyed it, and he could’ve done it blind, but he said there was too much to learn. But for the students, I’ve chosen my path, I have to sell them the industry. You go to work for fun, if you don’t enjoy your work, get another job! I’ve got to be pas-sionate about the industry.

Not looking at retirement?Well, I’m only working three

days a week, I treat it as a hobby now, not a job. I’m going to be 74 in a fortnight, so I guess I’ll have to sooner or later, but I’m still enjoying it.

AT WORK: Phillip Mitchell has been a plumbing tutor at the Ara Institute of Canterbury for many years. At 73, he is still going strong working three days a week.

Avonside’s Phillip Mitchell has had his hand in the city’s pipes for half a century. He talks with Matthew Salmons about his life as a plumber, being a tutor and winning the Graeme Victor Smith Outstanding Contribution to the Industry Award


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The annual fireworks display will not be held at the New Brighton Pier for at least the next two years while it undergoes repairs. The Pegasus Post asked what people thought of the decision and if it was worth fighting to keep them in the eastern suburbs.

Southshore Residents’ Association chairman Bill Simpson: “It would be a bit disappointing to see it moved, but I suppose the repairs are necessary. I imagine it’d be good to have it temporarily in Scarborough but for the long term it should come back to New Brighton. If New Brighton residents are keen to keep it there, we’d definitely be in full support of them, but I don’t think we would initiate that ourselves. I would think a promise that it would come back would be better than a replacement event – there may be neighbourhood events on the beach but they wouldn’t be of the same scale.”

New Brighton Union Parish co-ordinating minister Mark Gibson: “People have repair fatigue in the east. I just don’t think people will be able to handle anymore disruption to places they enjoy visiting in the area. It’s sort of taking yet another thing away from New Brighton. There have been a lot of losses, the community is desperate to see things built and installed and all the rest of it. They want to see new things that aren’t going to be taken away. I think there needs to be something else happening, if not in New Brighton then in the east in the interim during those repairs. But the city council should be committing itself long term to return the fireworks in New Brighton once the repairs are finished.”

City councillor Glenn Livingstone: “What the closure means is two things for me: The first is amenity – we still want the community and the city to use and enjoy the pier. The other is safety. As elected members we have to make good sensible decisions. I’m not saying we can’t do it, but we are up against it. We need to keep pushing. I will be fighting to keep the fireworks. It’s a draw-card for New Brighton and I think we need to keep it. If they have to move, if they really have to . . . it is hard to get these things back. I would say we need a promise to keep it there after the repairs are done. As soon as you open that door for another venue, it is hard to get them back.”

Strategic Urban Rejuvenation Force chairwoman Lesley Fulton: “I think probably the fear is that if it leaves it may never come back. Most of the work will be done from underneath and from the sea-level, so it’d just be about getting a few people onto the pier to set up the fireworks. Keeping them on the pier if possible should be the priority. If there is an opportunity for the community to fight for them then they should, it’s something special for us. If it is taken away then I’d rather have a promise than a replacement event. If they were prepared to have something in its place for those two years that would be good but I would want to see it come back after the repairs.”

New Brighton Pier and Foreshore Society deputy chairman Tim Sintes: “When it was first being built, they held fireworks while it was still under construction. There must be a solution. If the tide is right, we could have it on a barge in the estuary, so everyone could see it. We want it on the pier, but we could have it there. It’s more than just a fireworks display for us – it’s one of the last things we have. You’ve got to be careful there (bringing in a replacement event) too, because if you bring a replacement to New Brighton you have to think about it affecting the community it was in before. I can’t think of any other community event that could replace the fireworks. I wouldn’t have a replacement event and promises have a habit of being broken around here.”

Burwood-Pegasus Community Board member Linda Stewart: “It’s worth fighting for 100 per cent. If we lose it we’ll find it very hard to get it back. There is always a solution, it’s just if the staff will work on it. No one has come back and said it can’t be held on the pier yet, so there is every possibility it can be done. I don’t know if a replacement event would be that successful. What else brings the whole city to New Brighton? The library is closing too, and I keep waiting for council staff to say ‘here’s the solution’, but they don’t. Probably I think the Santa Parade would be a good replacement, maybe running it from the pier to Rawhiti Domain. I’d take both. I’d like to see replacement events, and then when the repairs are done, the fireworks return to the pier.”

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Work has begun on rebuilding the Avebury Park paddling pool in Richmond.

The pool, on Evelyn Cousins Ave, has been closed since it was damaged beyond repair after the February 2011 earthquake.

The demolition of the old pool began last Tuesday and was com-pleted last Friday.

The new facility will be rebuilt with new concrete surrounds, new seating areas, a new access ramp and a large shade sail. The original plant room and existing fencing will be reused.

It is expected the new paddling pool will reopen towards the end of the year, in time for the sum-mer months.

Hagley-Ferrymead Community Board chairwoman Sara Temple-ton said the pool had been missed by the community and it would

be great to have it back up and running.

“I know that many parents have taken their children to the pool over the years and that it has been sorely missed, especially with all of the hot days we’ve had recently,” she said.

New pool work startsNEW POOL: City councillor Yani Johanson, Jack Cleminson, Regan and Liam Glass, and Beau Cole check out the demolished site.


If you were a surfer hanging around New Brighton beach in the 1970s you may recognise some of the characters in a new novel based on the area.

Leon Paulin, 62, has re-leased his new book Shooting Albatrosses, which he says does have characters that are “loosely” based on real life people that influenced his own childhood.

The novel is about a young surfer taking on the waves at New Brighton, Scarborough and Taylors Mistake, while battling his own problems.

“It is kind of loosely based on my experiences from the time. The characters have kind of little essences of real people in them. It’s a fictitious story with my background knowledge of the areas,” he said.

Mr Paulin said it can be strange when a reader asks if the characters are based on real people they know.

“People have since come up to me and said is this character based on such and such, or that reminds me of this person – it’s quite strange. It’s not intention-al,” he said.

He used his “extensive” knowledge of the coastal suburbs of Taylors Mistake, Scarborough and New Brighton while writing the post-earth-quake story.

“I was a bit of a surfer back in the day – my mates and I would mainly hang out around New Brighton Beach.

“We used to live in North New Brighton on Bowhill Rd, and then Keyes Rd near New Brighton, before moving to Oamaru,” he said.

Mr Paulin said the story was unique, but still “in a way, typi-cally Kiwi”.

“It’s basically about a teen-age boy that’s been deserted by his father and has to look after

his mother. While he tries to do that, he also tries to prove him-self to his father. It’s very kiwi in a way,” he said.

Shooting Albatrosses is Mr Paulin’s first published book, which he is “quite excited” about, although he has writ-ten others which haven’t been published.

The book can be found online at www.amazon.com, searching for Shooting Albatrosses.

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VETERAN SURFER: Leon Paulin, 62, has written a book loosely based on his experiences growing up in New Brighton.

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When Trixie Wuts was born her parents had a very difficult decision to make whether or not to amputate both of her legs to the knee.

On the advice of medical profession-als, Trixie’s parents Anton and Margot Wuts decided amputation was the best solution.

Their experience has been documented in a children’s book that they wrote, called Little Jellybean.

It is being distributed by the Amputee Society of Canterbury and Westland to help families facing a similar choice.

The society helped get a $5000 grant for the publishing and distribution of the book from the Artificial Limb Service.

Trixie was diagnosed with distal ar-throgryposis before she was born, mean-ing she had crooked or hooked joints in her feet.

She had many procedures done when she was born, which attempted to correct the deformities in both of her feet, but they were largely unsuccessful.

The surgery however, was and Trixie now “leads a full and active life” with her new feet.

Amputee Society of Canterbury and Westland president Mark Bruce said the more families that can be reached with the book, the better.

“It’s about raising awareness for parents in a situation where their child is very unwell. The story is mainly about the parents having to make an incredibly tough decision to help their

children,” he said.Mr Bruce said the book will become

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“If you have a young one with an amputation or have a young one about to undergo an amputation then this is a great resource.

“The future of the federation is in its youth . . . If we can affect just one family with the help of this book, then it’s been a worthwhile venture,” he said.

The society are making copies of the book available from their national and regional co-ordinators, who can be con-tacted on www.af.org.nz.

NEW HELP: Amputee Society of Canterbury and Westland president Mark Bruce is helping promote a new source of information for parents.

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Haeata Community Campus has begun recruiting for more than 40 positions.

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Haeata will be a combination of Wainoni, Avondale, Aranui Primary, and Aranui High Schools, which will close at the end of the year.

Haeata is scheduled to open in term 1 next year.

The adverts are scheduled to begin ap-pearing in early May, and open “chats” will be held around the country from today.

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Shirley Boys’ High School year 10 student Ethan De Rose celebrated his 14th birthday by becoming a youth world champion.

Speed ice skater De Rose became the 500m and 1000m sprint world youth champion, when he com-peted in two competitions in Melbourne.

He also won a bronze medal when he competed in the age grade above.

De Rose took to the ice for the International Skating Union’s World Development Short Track Speed Skating Trophy, and then the tri series competition the following weekend.

In the first competition, he blitzed the preliminary heats for the 1000m, win-ning by more than 10sec. He followed that up by a 3sec win in the A final, earn-ing him his first gold medal.

The 500m sprint competition was a lot closer though, and as there were no preliminary heats, only a straight final, De Rose said he was happy to come away with a win by just a third of a second.

“Yeah, really happy. I actually got my

personal best in the 500m sprint. I did it in 47.8sec, which is only 0.8sec away from a junior Olympic qualification time,” he said.

De Rose competed against internation-al skaters in both the short track speed skating trophy and the tri series.

He celebrated his 14th birthday while in Australia in the lead-up to the tri series competition.

“I’ve been to Austra-lia a lot of times, this time I turned 14 . . . my parents didn’t really mind, they were pretty happy I was doing well,” he said.

De Rose trains “well over” 10 hours a week at the Alpine Ice Sports Centre in Opawa.

During the tri series, De Rose skated against 15 and 16-year-olds, and finished a respectable third place, and ranked seventh overall.

From here, he plans to become a world champion.

“I’m trying to get my time down so I can go to the junior world champs . . . The next step after the junior worlds is the senior worlds, with the top skaters in the world – I aim to be there one day,” he said.

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AS I GET MORE into road cycling, people ask me to join their group rides. I have resisted as I do not feel good enough, yet. The next time I splatter myself, bleeding alone over the country tarmac, I may revise my position.

But I like the solo-ing. It gives me time to reflect, meditate even. My mind wan-ders around thinking (obviously) about shares and stock markets and startups. I also try and figure out why I am finding the riding so addictive. I cast my thoughts further back to childhood. Aha —there it is, got it. Freedom sports. Stuff that necessarily fosters independent thought. Playing in the snow miles from home at age four when a blizzard comes up. What to do when your pony, almost struck by lightning, rears into the air and then tram-ples your legs as you lie where you fell. How to just, frankly, DEAL with things when they get tough. It is a rush being totally reliant on yourself to achieve and solve. Endurance cycling pushes lots of these buttons in adulthood and I begin to understand.

Shouldn’t being financially independent be one of our big goals? Not the kind where you sit on a pile of lucky mil-lions and go around irritating people and advising them to stick it to the man. More the idea that a good plan is to make life happen for yourself, rather than waiting for simple twists of fate, or other people, to do it for you.

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Sitting on a local trust has been amaz-ing; the hard work and independent determination of school leavers with solid goals is inspiring. They understand the effort-to-reward ratio. They get that life is tricky, that is why they are applying for scholarships from the trust in the first place. It has not always been easy. You can pretty much get what you want, if you just work hard enough. That lot will be fine. They have grasped the victory rose of independent financial reasoning. It is a different lot that worries me.

In other conversations it appears there are a lot of youthful individuals who as-sume the world owes them a debt of grat-itude just for being alive. Someone else will get it, carry it, fetch it and pay for it, if you just nag hard enough. The word is spoilt, although we are not supposed to use that word any more, it being impolite to do anything other than compliment children to death on Facebook.

The other impression is one of inevi-tability. A kind of laissez faire, oh well, never mind, karmic inevitability. Can we blame YouTube? Easy credit? The schools? Junk food? Trash magazines? Or . . . ourselves? Handed everything left and right, what happens next? Seems to me more a grasping of nettle danger than plucking the flower of financial safety.

What happened to installing the idea of financial independence with kids? Where did it vanish to? Has it become uncool? Why is enacting these options so fraught? As I stop at the cycle pub any time I like, change direction, go home early sometimes and ride faster or slower than planned—I wonder.

Caroline Ritchie is a former AFA, Sharebroker & Portfolio manager. She runs investment stuff, a sharemarket based investment coaching service. Visit her at www.investmentstuff.co.nz this column is not personalised financial advice.

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Caroline Ritchie is a former AFA,Sharebroker & PortfolioManager. She runs investmentstuff, a sharemarket basedinvestment coaching service.Visit her atwww.investmentstuff.co.nz thiscolumn is not personalisedfinancial advice.

FINANCE

withCAROLINERITCHIE

Endurance cycling pushes lots of the buttons helpful to achieve in adulthood.

ASIGETMORE intoroad cycling, people askme to join their grouprides. I have resisted as

I do not feel good enough, yet.The next time I splatter myself,bleeding alone over the countrytarmac, I may revisemyposition.But I like the solo-ing. It gives

me time to reflect, meditateeven. Mymindwanders aroundthinking (obviously) aboutshares and stockmarkets andstartups. I also try and figure outwhy I am finding the riding soaddictive. I cast my thoughtsfurther back to childhood. Aha— there it is, got it. Freedomsports. Stuff that necessarilyfosters independent thought.Playing in the snowmiles fromhome at age four when ablizzard comes up.What to dowhen your pony, almost struckby lightning, rears into the airand then tramples your legs asyou lie where you fell. How tojust, frankly, DEALwith thingswhen they get tough. It is a rushbeing totally reliant on yourselfto achieve and solve. Endurancecycling pushes lots of thesebuttons in adulthood and I beginto understand.Shouldn’t being financially

independent be one of our biggoals? Not the kindwhere yousit on a pile of luckymillions andgo around irritating people andadvising them to stick it to theman. More the idea that a goodplan is tomake life happen foryourself, rather thanwaiting forsimple twists of fate, or otherpeople, to do it for you.I now talk to a lot of older

teenagers and 20-somethings, anewer target group forgovernment initiatives onsaving. There are greatmoments, watching really coolstuff by teenagers that aregetting the heck onwith it.Seeing what some have beensetting up for themselves hasbeen a real privilege.Sitting on a local trust has

been amazing; the hard workand independent determinationof school leavers with solid goalsis inspiring. They understandthe effort-to-reward ratio. Theyget that life is tricky, that is whythey are applying forscholarships from the trust inthe first place. It has not alwaysbeen easy. You can pretty muchget what you want, if you justwork hard enough. That lot willbe fine. They have grasped thevictory rose of independentfinancial reasoning. It is adifferent lot that worries me.In other conversations it

appears there are a lot ofyouthful individuals whoassume the world owes them adebt of gratitude just for being

alive. Someone else will get it,carry it, fetch it and pay for it, ifyou just nag hard enough. Theword is spoilt, although we arenot supposed to use that wordanymore, it being impolite to doanything other thancompliment children to deathon Facebook.The other impression is one

of inevitability. A kind of laissezfaire, oh well, never mind,karmic inevitability. Can weblame YouTube? Easy credit?The schools? Junk food? Trashmagazines? Or . . . ourselves?Handed everything left andright, what happens next?Seems to memore a grasping ofnettle danger than plucking theflower of financial safety.

What happened to installingthe idea of financialindependence with kids?Wheredid it vanish to? Has it becomeuncool?Why is enacting theseoptions so fraught? As I stop atthe cycle pub any time I like,change direction, go home earlysometimes and ride faster orslower than planned— Iwonder.

Ways to erase permanent marker ink

Frank and Muriel Newman are theauthors of Living Off the Smell ofan Oily Rag in NZ.Read their wealth of tips atwww.oilyrag.co.nz

Last week a reader fromWhangarei asked if anyone hassuggestions for gettingpermanentmarker ink off awhiteboard.Well, we had loadsof responses, all with the samesuggestion!The reply by Jocelyn from

Waikanae was typical. “Simplydraw over the permanentmarker with a water-basedmarker— a tip I picked upwhen

colleagues accidentally used apermanentmarker during ameeting.”Heidi fromMasterton said if

doing that doesn’t work, tryspirits (by that we assumemeths, not vodka!) and FaithfromNapier suggests buying(nowwe are not very keen onthat word) a bottle of “Expo”whiteboard cleaner (Expo arethe people that makewhiteboardmarkers). JB fromUpper Hutt says, “Removepermanentmarker from awhiteboard using acetone-basednail polish remover. Use a softcloth, not paper, to avoidscratching.”So there’s no disagreement.

Somethingmore controversial,has to do with eggs shells. It’s

commonly thought thatspreading crushed egg shellsaround plants will protect themfrom slugs and snails— thetheory is that the critters wouldlacerate themselves on theedges, should they attempt acrossing.Well Rod, also from

Waikanae, says that’s not thecase, and he has provided linksto a website showingphotographs. Not to be deterredfrom this frugal lettuce-savingremedy, we thought wewouldask the Oily Rag community tolet us knowwhether egg shellshave worked for them as a slugand snail preventative.Ruth from Pahiatua has a

response for LCL of Haurakiwho asked about a sweetener to

use instead of sugar in jam-making for diabetics. Ruth hassuggested Sugromax: “It’s stableat high temperatures, making itideal for baking, preserving andgeneral cooking.”LCLmay also like to have a

look at diabetes.org.nz, whichsays, “In New Zealand there arefive common non-nutritivesweeteners (the figures inbrackets are the additivenumbers): Aspartame (951) soldas Equal; Acesulfame-K (950);Cyclamate (952) and Saccharin(954) sold as Sucaryl andSugromax (saccharin andcyclamatemixed); and Sucralose(955) which is Splenda.” Healthwarnings apply, so visit theirsite. And finally, Mischief fromInglewood, has a suggestion for

keeping your washing soft.“Instead of buying fabricsoftener, make your own byusing white vinegar andessential oil. Mix together anduse about 1 tablespoon in thecompartment of your washingmachine. You can’t smell thevinegar but the clothes aresofter and have a nice smell tothem“.■ If you have suggestions youwould like to share, then contactus via oilyrag.co.nz or write toLiving off the Smell of an OilyRag, PO Box 984,Whangarei.

Money

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Manageyour time

Be More Effectivewith Debbie Mayo-Smithh

How can you effectivelymanageyour busy day? Timemanagement is not necessarilyworking “harder,” but rather,“smarter.” Here are five timemanagementmistakes weshould all avoid to increase ourdaily success both on and off thejob.1. Starting your daywithout aplan of action. Timemanagement is doing the rightthings initially.2. Losing balance in your life.Our lives comprise seven vitalareas that need balance. Theseareas include health, family,financial, intellectual, social,professional, and spiritual.3. Working with amessy desk orwork area. Studies have shownthat the personwhoworks withamessy desk spends, onaverage, one-and-a-half hoursper day looking for things orbeing distracted by things.4. Getting insufficient sleep.Studies show that nearly 75 percent of us complain on a regularbasis that we are tired.5. Giving up a lunch break. Manydo not take a lunch break.Studies have shown that afterdoing what we do for severalhours, we start to “dull out.”A lunch break, even a short

15-minute break, gives us achance to get our batteriescharged up again tomoreeffectively handle.Bottom line: Prioritise! End

your daywith a list of things todo tomorrow. Ensure they are inorder of importance andtimeliness.

144 Northern Advocate Tuesday, April 25, 2017


Caroline Ritchie is a former AFA,Sharebroker & PortfolioManager. She runs investmentstuff, a sharemarket basedinvestment coaching service.Visit her atwww.investmentstuff.co.nz thiscolumn is not personalisedfinancial advice.

FINANCE

withCAROLINERITCHIE


ASIGETMORE intoroad cycling, people askme to join their grouprides. I have resisted as

I do not feel good enough, yet.The next time I splatter myself,bleeding alone over the countrytarmac, I may revisemyposition.But I like the solo-ing. It gives

me time to reflect, meditateeven. Mymindwanders aroundthinking (obviously) aboutshares and stockmarkets andstartups. I also try and figure outwhy I am finding the riding soaddictive. I cast my thoughtsfurther back to childhood. Aha— there it is, got it. Freedomsports. Stuff that necessarilyfosters independent thought.Playing in the snowmiles fromhome at age four when ablizzard comes up.What to dowhen your pony, almost struckby lightning, rears into the airand then tramples your legs asyou lie where you fell. How tojust, frankly, DEALwith thingswhen they get tough. It is a rushbeing totally reliant on yourselfto achieve and solve. Endurancecycling pushes lots of thesebuttons in adulthood and I beginto understand.Shouldn’t being financially

independent be one of our biggoals? Not the kindwhere yousit on a pile of luckymillions andgo around irritating people andadvising them to stick it to theman. More the idea that a goodplan is tomake life happen foryourself, rather thanwaiting forsimple twists of fate, or otherpeople, to do it for you.I now talk to a lot of older

teenagers and 20-somethings, anewer target group forgovernment initiatives onsaving. There are greatmoments, watching really coolstuff by teenagers that aregetting the heck onwith it.Seeing what some have beensetting up for themselves hasbeen a real privilege.Sitting on a local trust has

been amazing; the hard workand independent determinationof school leavers with solid goalsis inspiring. They understandthe effort-to-reward ratio. Theyget that life is tricky, that is whythey are applying forscholarships from the trust inthe first place. It has not alwaysbeen easy. You can pretty muchget what you want, if you justwork hard enough. That lot willbe fine. They have grasped thevictory rose of independentfinancial reasoning. It is adifferent lot that worries me.In other conversations it

appears there are a lot ofyouthful individuals whoassume the world owes them adebt of gratitude just for being

alive. Someone else will get it,carry it, fetch it and pay for it, ifyou just nag hard enough. Theword is spoilt, although we arenot supposed to use that wordanymore, it being impolite to doanything other thancompliment children to deathon Facebook.The other impression is one

of inevitability. A kind of laissezfaire, oh well, never mind,karmic inevitability. Can weblame YouTube? Easy credit?The schools? Junk food? Trashmagazines? Or . . . ourselves?Handed everything left andright, what happens next?Seems to memore a grasping ofnettle danger than plucking theflower of financial safety.

What happened to installingthe idea of financialindependence with kids?Wheredid it vanish to? Has it becomeuncool?Why is enacting theseoptions so fraught? As I stop atthe cycle pub any time I like,change direction, go home earlysometimes and ride faster orslower than planned— Iwonder.

Ways to erase permanent marker ink

Frank and Muriel Newman are theauthors of Living Off the Smell ofan Oily Rag in NZ.Read their wealth of tips atwww.oilyrag.co.nz

Last week a reader fromWhangarei asked if anyone hassuggestions for gettingpermanentmarker ink off awhiteboard.Well, we had loadsof responses, all with the samesuggestion!The reply by Jocelyn from

Waikanae was typical. “Simplydraw over the permanentmarker with a water-basedmarker— a tip I picked upwhen

colleagues accidentally used apermanentmarker during ameeting.”Heidi fromMasterton said if

doing that doesn’t work, tryspirits (by that we assumemeths, not vodka!) and FaithfromNapier suggests buying(nowwe are not very keen onthat word) a bottle of “Expo”whiteboard cleaner (Expo arethe people that makewhiteboardmarkers). JB fromUpper Hutt says, “Removepermanentmarker from awhiteboard using acetone-basednail polish remover. Use a softcloth, not paper, to avoidscratching.”So there’s no disagreement.

Somethingmore controversial,has to do with eggs shells. It’s

commonly thought thatspreading crushed egg shellsaround plants will protect themfrom slugs and snails— thetheory is that the critters wouldlacerate themselves on theedges, should they attempt acrossing.Well Rod, also from

Waikanae, says that’s not thecase, and he has provided linksto a website showingphotographs. Not to be deterredfrom this frugal lettuce-savingremedy, we thought wewouldask the Oily Rag community tolet us knowwhether egg shellshave worked for them as a slugand snail preventative.Ruth from Pahiatua has a

response for LCL of Haurakiwho asked about a sweetener to

use instead of sugar in jam-making for diabetics. Ruth hassuggested Sugromax: “It’s stableat high temperatures, making itideal for baking, preserving andgeneral cooking.”LCLmay also like to have a

look at diabetes.org.nz, whichsays, “In New Zealand there arefive common non-nutritivesweeteners (the figures inbrackets are the additivenumbers): Aspartame (951) soldas Equal; Acesulfame-K (950);Cyclamate (952) and Saccharin(954) sold as Sucaryl andSugromax (saccharin andcyclamatemixed); and Sucralose(955) which is Splenda.” Healthwarnings apply, so visit theirsite. And finally, Mischief fromInglewood, has a suggestion for

keeping your washing soft.“Instead of buying fabricsoftener, make your own byusing white vinegar andessential oil. Mix together anduse about 1 tablespoon in thecompartment of your washingmachine. You can’t smell thevinegar but the clothes aresofter and have a nice smell tothem“.■ If you have suggestions youwould like to share, then contactus via oilyrag.co.nz or write toLiving off the Smell of an OilyRag, PO Box 984,Whangarei.

Money

Debbie Mayo-Smith aka MsEffective, gives speeches,seminars and trains on sales andpersonal productivity. Sign upfor her monthly quick tipnewsletter here.successis.co.nz/newsletterapn.htm. To haveDebbie speak at your next eventor train your team call 64 27 5755359 or visit debbiespeaks.co.nz

Manageyour time

Be More Effectivewith Debbie Mayo-Smithh

How can you effectivelymanageyour busy day? Timemanagement is not necessarilyworking “harder,” but rather,“smarter.” Here are five timemanagementmistakes weshould all avoid to increase ourdaily success both on and off thejob.1. Starting your daywithout aplan of action. Timemanagement is doing the rightthings initially.2. Losing balance in your life.Our lives comprise seven vitalareas that need balance. Theseareas include health, family,financial, intellectual, social,professional, and spiritual.3. Working with amessy desk orwork area. Studies have shownthat the personwhoworks withamessy desk spends, onaverage, one-and-a-half hoursper day looking for things orbeing distracted by things.4. Getting insufficient sleep.Studies show that nearly 75 percent of us complain on a regularbasis that we are tired.5. Giving up a lunch break. Manydo not take a lunch break.Studies have shown that afterdoing what we do for severalhours, we start to “dull out.”A lunch break, even a short

15-minute break, gives us achance to get our batteriescharged up again tomoreeffectively handle.Bottom line: Prioritise! End

your daywith a list of things todo tomorrow. Ensure they are inorder of importance andtimeliness.



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Why put up with broken sleep, when help is at hand with Snorex, an appliance that prevents snoring, sleep

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Wondering what to buy Mum when a box of chocolates or hand-cream won’t do another year round?

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For painful hands, feet or legs this small therapeutic device is used when sitting, most effective when used in several short spells a day - no need for long tough workouts. Jenny says, “Many delighted people report that it helps relieve arthritic pain and other problems such as cramp and ankle swelling. We know that regular use while sitting watching TV can begin the progress of stronger legs, better balance, comfortable walking and freedom from discomfort. It’s an easy way to manage a range of health conditions – it offers relief. Any of us can use the Aircycle almost anywhere.

Jenny showed me some of the many grateful letters she’d received. Often Aircycle users have spent heavily on medications and therapy before discovering this simple effective, drug-free device. Jenny says, “News is fast spreading by word of mouth, but we still have a way to go.”

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Much of this nursing care and support has been in the community so people can stay in their own homes and retain

as much independence as possible.Every year millions of kilometres are

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“All the nursing and homecare services we provide, whether it be in the community or in the Nurse Maude Hospital or Nurse Maude Hospice are founded on the core principles of partnership, respect and nursing excellence,” says Jim Magee, chief executive of Nurse Maude.

“Our unique strength lies in the ability of our people to blend that with the values which motivated Sybilla Maude in 1896; that the needs of the patients and clients are met with quality nursing care and support provided by skilled and compassionate staff.”

“The broad spectrum of care provided by Nurse Maude encompasses the two most vulnerable groups in our society, the very young and the elderly.”

Nurse Maude has always been a collaborative organisation, providing care

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in partnership with general practitioners, practice nurses, district health boards, ACC and the Ministry of Health among others.

“It is through improved communication and the sharing of information that these relationships continue to strengthen for the benefit of our patients and clients,” says Magee.

From the frontline staff who exhibit that blend of expertise, efficiency and compassion which makes Nurse Maude so special through to those who support them

Nurse Maude has been caring for the people of Canterbury since 1896.

in administrative roles and Nurse Maude’s volunteers who give so generously of their time and talent, the organisation that is Nurse Maude attracts enormous respect in the community.

While the technology, processes and systems used to provide that care today would no doubt astonish Sibylla Maude, there is little doubt that 120 years on that the organisation that bears her name and continues her legacy of care would meet with her wholehearted approval.


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Rising damp is an issue that affects many of our older properties which suffer from poor, or no, insulation.

In Canterbury especially, post-quake, many people have relocated to homes that suffer from rising damp which can be associated with health problems. Independent tests have shown that up to 40 litres of water can rise from the ground and enter a house every day, leading to mildew, mould, condensation and musty smells. Moulds can produce various allergic reactions and the frail, elderly and very young are especially vulnerable.

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Yo, delicious yoghurt treatsBANANA YOGHURT CREME BRULEE A culinary blow torch should be used to transform the sugar into the toffee top-ping. Ensure the blue flame of the blow torch is right on the sugar so it crackles quickly. Make the yoghurt according to the instructions on the packet. A quick and yummy brulee. – Serves 4

INGREDIENTS 1 large banana, peeled and thinly sliced

1½-2 cups thick & creamy creme bru-lee yoghurt (I used Hansells) ½ cup sugar

METHOD Place the banana in 4 singleserve heatproof ramekins or small souffee dishes. Add the yoghurt. Smooth the top. Sprinkle evenly with the sugar.

Using a blow torch, heat the sugar until it turns to toffee.

The brulees may be refrigerated for up to an hour before the toffee starts to dissolve.

YOGHURT CHICKEN CURRY – Serves 6

INGREDIENTS Sauce: 2 Tbsp canola oil 1 tsp cumin seeds 1 medium onion, diced 2 bay leaves 400g can whole plum tomatoes in juice 4 cloves garlic 3cm piece root ginger, peeled and chopped 2 small chillies, seeded ½ tsp each: ground turmeric, paprika Chicken: 1kg skinned and boned chicken thighs, halved 2 red-skinned potatoes, cut into 2.5cm cubes 1 tsp honey ¼ cup thick and creamy Greek yo-ghurt

METHOD

Heat the oil on medium in a large, non-stick saucepan. Stir in the cumin seeds until they darken slightly. Add the onion and bay leaves and cook until the onion is soft.

Meanwhile, drain the tomatoes reserv-ing the juice.

Place the tomatoes in a blender with the garlic, ginger, chillies, turmeric and paprika. Blend until smooth.

Add to the onion mixture and sim-mer for 5 minutes. Add the chicken and potatoes.

Simmer for 5 minutes. Make the tomato juice up to 1 cup with

water and add to the chicken with the honey.

Simmer, uncovered, for about 20 min-utes, until the potatoes and chicken are cooked. Stir in the yoghurt and serve.

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BANANAYOGHURTCREMEBRULEEA culinary blow torch should beused to transform the sugarinto the toffee topping. Ensurethe blue flame of the blow torchis right on the sugar so itcrackles quickly. Make theyoghurt according to theinstructions on the packet. Aquick and yummy brulee.

INGREDIENTS

1 large banana, peeled andthinly sliced1 1/2-2 cups thick & creamycreme brulee yoghurt(I used Hansells)

1/2 cup sugar

METHOD

Place the banana in 4 single-serve heatproof ramekins or smallsouffee dishes. Add the yoghurt.Smooth the top. Sprinkle evenlywith the sugar.

Using a blow torch, heat thesugar until it turns to toffee.

The brulees may berefrigerated for up to an hourbefore the toffee starts todissolve. — Serves 4

YOGHURTCHICKENCURRY

INGREDIENTS

Sauce: 2 Tbsp canola oil1 tsp cumin seeds1 medium onion, diced2 bay leaves400g can whole plum tomatoesin juice4 cloves garlic3cm piece root ginger, peeledand chopped2 small chillies, seeded1/2 tsp each: ground turmeric,paprikaChicken: 1kg skinned andboned chicken thighs, halved2 red-skinned potatoes, cut into2.5cm cubes1 tsp honey1/4 cup thick and creamy Greekyoghurt

METHOD

Heat the oil on medium in a large,non-stick saucepan. Stir in thecumin seeds until they darkenslightly. Add the onion and bayleaves and cook until the onion issoft.

Meanwhile, drain the tomatoesreserving the juice.

Place the tomatoes in ablender with the garlic, ginger,chillies, turmeric and paprika.Blend until smooth.

Add to the onion mixture andsimmer for 5 minutes. Add thechicken and potatoes.

Simmer for 5 minutes.Make the tomato juice up to 1

cup with water and add to thechicken with the honey.

Simmer, uncovered, for about20 minutes, until the potatoes andchicken are cooked.

Stir in the yoghurt and serve.Great topped with additional

yoghurt and chopped coriander.— Serves 6

VENISONWITHYOGHURT SAUCEThis is an unusual combo, butit’s delicious.

INGREDIENTS

Sauce: 3/4 cup Greek yoghurt1/4 cup each: parsley, mintleaves, chopped1 clove garlic, crushed

1 tsp each: honey, lemon juice1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oilSteak: 2 x thick venison steaks1-2 Tbsp rice bran oilfreshly ground black pepper totaste

METHOD

Combine the sauce ingredients.Refrigerate if you wish, but thesauce is best served at roomtemperature. Pat the steaks dry,bush with oil and sprinkle withblack pepper.

Heat the remaining oil in aheavy ridged frying pan. Pan-frythe steaks on medium high forabout 3-4 minutes each side, untilmedium rare. Rest for 3-4 minutesbefore serving with the sauce.

— Serves 2

LEMONYOGHURTCAKE

INGREDIENTS

1 cup each: canola oil, castersugar2 eggs1 cup thick, plain yoghurt1 tsp finely grated lemon rind2 cups self-raising flour1/2 cup mixed dried peelYoghurt Icing: 1 cup sifted icingsugar1/4-1/3 cup plain yoghurt1/2 tsp vanilla essence

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 170C. Lightlyoil and line the base of a 21-23cmspringform cake pan with bakingpaper.

Beat the oil and caster sugaruntil light. Whisk in the eggs, oneat a time. Mix in the yoghurt andlemon rind. Fold in the flour untiljust combined. It should still be alittle lumpy, similar to a muffinmixture.

Fold in the dried peel. Pour intothe prepared pan.

Bake for 1 hour or until askewer inserted in the centrecomes out clean. Cool in the pan.

To prepare the icing, combinethe icing sugar with enoughyoghurt to make it easilyspreadable.

Add the vanilla essence.Spread over the cake. Best storedin a covered container in therefrigerator.

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INGREDIENTS Sauce: ¾ cup Greek yoghurt ¼ cup each: parsley, mint leaves, chopped 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 tsp each: honey, lemon juice 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil Steak: 2 x thick venison steaks 1-2 Tbsp rice bran oil

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DRIVEWAYSReplace, repair or new. We are a local company

with over 10 yrs exp. We also operate a digger for all other

earthworks.Ph. R.M. Solutions


DRIVEWAYSReplace, repair or new. We are a local company

with over 10 yrs exp. We also operate a digger for all other

earthworks.Ph. R.M. Solutions


FenCInG All styles and shapes, gates, wooden, ph Mark 027 331-3223

FenCe pAIntInG Staining Quality at a reasonable price. Free quotes. Phone Warren today on 980-1676 or 027 2014713

FUrnItUre reMoVALS Large Trucks $95 + GST per hour 7 day NZ wide, packing & moving, Professional Company, Professional Service. Canterbury Relocations Ltd. ph 0800 359 9313

LAnDSCApe CONSTRUCTION Lawns, paving, water features, irrigation, planting, decks, driveways, kerbing, ponds, retainer walls, fencing. Free quotes, Phone Tony 021-034-8555

oVen CLeAnInG Professional cleans $50.00. Gift Vouchers avail. Phone 0800 683-6253 or 027 228-0025

pAInter AVAILABLe All aspects in painting. Very competitive in roofs and fences. Please call 027 241-7471 or 335-0265

pAIntInG & Decorating interior & exterior, gib fixing, plastering, paperhanging, Est 50 yrs in ChCh, ph Wingfields Ltd, ph Mark 021 171-1586 or 355-5994

pAInter Top quality work, interior/exterior, pensioners discount, free quotes, 30 years experience, I stand by Canterbury, ph Wayne your friendly painter 03 385-4348 or 027 274-3541

Trades & ServicespLUMBer ALF THORPE PLUMBING Certifying Plumber for all types of plumbing, maintenance, spouting, alterations etc. Phone 352-7402 or 0274-350-231

rooFInG Qualified & Licenced Practitioner. Re-Roof & Repairs, all types. Member New Zealand Roofing Association. Over 35 years experience. Phone John 027 432-3822 or 351-9147 email [email protected]

SpoUtInG CLeAnInG Spouting Unblocked, Cleaned Out and Flushed Out. Also Full Handyman Services Available. Call Trevor 384-3435 or 021 043-2034

tILer/CArpenter 35 years exp, no job too smal.Ph Ross 027 4311440.

tree WorK Hedge trimming, stump grinding, rubbish removed, small job specialty Ph Andrew 03 322-8341 or 027 435-8759

t.V. SerVICe Centre Repairs, tvs, microwaves, stereos, DVD. Aerial installations and kitsets, 480 Moorhouse Ave, ph 03 379 1400

UpHoLSterer Dining Chairs, Lounge suites, Caravan Squabs etc. recovered. Free Quotes. Phone Graeme 383-1448

Trades & ServicesVHS VIDeo tApeS & all camera tapes converted to DVD, video taping, weddings, twenty firsts, special occasions, www.grahamsvideo.co.nz ph 03 338-1655

WAterBLAStInG Quality Job, Quick Service by skilled tradesman, Ph Richard Severin at Jet-X 0800 538 969 Free quotes, visit www.jetx.co.nz

Trades & Services


•Fullday,halfdaysessionsandfulltime

•Caringforchildrenbirthto6years

•Fullyqualified,registeredandexperiencedteachers

•Qualitychildratios

•FreeECEandsubsidiesavailable

•Largeindoorandoutdoorenvironment

•Qualityprogrammesandcareforyourchild’sindividualneeds

•Helpingchildrenreachtheirfullpotential.

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Hours open—7amto6pm

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TinyTotsNurseryandPreschoolprovidesasafeandsecureenvironmentinwhichchildrencanlearn,createandgrowtothebestoftheirabilities.TinyTotshasanopenplanenvironmentbothindoorsandoutandseekstoprovidehighqualityequipment,resourcesandfacilitiestosupportyourchild’slearninganddevelopmentfornowandthefuture.Ourprogrammeisbasedaroundeachchild’sindividualinterests,needsordevelopmentandthisisformattedthroughtheteachersandparent’scommunicationtogether.

Enrol your child now to our warm, fun, homely learning environment. Please don’t hesitate to visit us or call us if you would like further information.

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