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FRASER WALKER-PEARCE

The popular annual fireworks display will not be held at the New Brighton Pier for at least two years due to repairs needed after the Valentine’s Day earthquake.

There have been suggestions that it could relocate temporar-ily to Hagley Park or Scarbor-ough.

Last week, the city council announced that the pier needed $11 million of repairs, which will start in September and take 12 to 18 months.

As a result, said a city council spokeswoman, the fireworks

display had to be relocated and it was looking at alternative venues.

“The pier is a unique venue for a fireworks display and we hope to return once the repairs are finished,” she said.

It is a blow to the seaside suburb that was badly hit in the February 22, 2011, earthquake and has struggled to recover.

The annual fireworks display is a huge boost to businesses in the area.

About 10,000 people attend the event held in November each year.

Burwood-Pegasus Com-munity Board member Linda Stewart said she would push for it to stay in the area.

But if it could not she would like to see it at Scarborough or Hagley Park.

Community board member Tim Sintes said if the fireworks went to Sumner or Scarbor-ough, it would be “diabolical” because there was only one road into the area.

“We (New Brighton) cannot afford to lose one more thing

from the earthquakes,” he said.Sumner resident Susan

Kaschula, who works at the Sumner Hub, said she person-ally thought it was sad New Brighton would not host the fireworks.

She was interested to see if Sumner was a secondary choice for the city council.

“It could be a very interesting possibility,” she said.

HAVE YOUR SAY: Where do you think the fireworks should be held? Email [email protected]

Pier fireworks cannedON THE MOVE: The New Brighton fireworks annually attract an audience of about 10,000, but it will be moving away from the pier this year. PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN AND BRAD WOOD

Linda Stewart

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NEW VENUE?: Scarborough has been suggested as the new venue for the annual fireworks display, normally held on the New Brighton Pier.

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The sale of part of QE II Park to the Government to relocate two high schools has received the backing of the majority of residents.

More than 400 submissions were received by the city council on whether to sell 11.5ha to the Ministry of Education for a dual site for Shirley Boys’ and Avon-side Girls’ High Schools.

An analysis of submissions showed that about 60 per cent of respondents said the sale should go ahead.

The proposal has been contro-versial with some residents say-ing the land sale was a “forgone conclusion.”

The schools would be sharing the park with the Eastern Recre-ation and Sports Centre.

Of the other 170 respondents, 144 or 35 per cent disagreed with the city council’s proposal, 23 or six per cent responded ‘don’t know’, and the remaining three responses were unclear on their stance.

Shirley Boys’ headmaster John Laurenson said he was pleased to get the support of the commu-nity.

“The school is planning and preparing for the move right now,” he said.

Meanwhile, there has been support for the retention of the Travis Medical Centre’s car park to be retained.

The Pegasus Post reported ear-lier this year that the centre was concerned it would lose its car parking.

Travis Medical Centre practice manager Linda Adams said she wanted to thank the people who

want it to be kept.“It’s important that we keep

it really. There is street parking, and we have the required number of parking spots but it’s just not enough – it’d be really tight,” she said.

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REPLACED?: The sale of 11.5ha of QE II Park may go ahead after it received support recently. Inset: John Laurenson

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Last Monday saw the latest ship fire in port at Lyttelton.

I say latest because while these events are uncommon they have occurred here at different times over the years.

Ship firefighting is probably one of the most challenging scenarios for firefighters.

They involve entry into an unfamiliar environment which involves close confined spaces encased in steel that becomes searingly hot.

There’s only limited ability to vent smoke so firefighters often work by touch inside their protec-tive clothing relying on the breathing apparatus on

their back to keep them alive.

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If you pour enough water into a ship eventually the liquid can start to slop. The ship will list, more water will pour to the lower side and as has occurred at several times throughout history, the vessel may well fall over.

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fire. It’s why everyone is relieved when the fire is extinguished reasonably quickly without incident as happened on Monday. Four people, including ship’s crew were treated for smoke inhalation.

On the subject of smoke inhalation nobody should be surprised that one of the four kitchen fires this week involved somebody having to receive treat-ment for smoke inhalation.

If you can’t immediately extinguish the fire, for goodness sake, get out, close the door, phone 111. Simple you’d think!

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Dog attacks are back in the news again. Christchurch Bull Breed Rescue founder Abbey van der Plas (right) writes about perceptions of ‘dangerous breeds’. What are your views? Email [email protected]

Why do I always feel so defensive whenever there is a dog attack in New Zealand?

‘Pitbull’ attack gets thrown around in the media and it makes all of us responsible owners cringe.

The stares and whispers have lasted longer while walking lately, the head shaking and finger pointing has been more prominent, and the hate on social media has gotten completely out of control.

Why? Because some people decide to get a dog, confine it to their yards, not socialise it with the outside world, not desex it, not register or microchip it, and then expect this dog to react appropriately when put in a situation it has never learned to cope with.

The fact is when you get a dog, no matter what breed, it is your responsibility to train and socialise this dog. It is your responsibility

to keep your dog and visitors to your home safe.

Pitbulls are not born dangerous, I can guarantee you that, but they do require strong, responsible and knowledgeable owners.

Yes, pitbulls were used for dog fighting, I am not denying this, but this does not at all mean that they are blind killing machines.

Jack russells, chihua-huas, fox terriers and dachshunds were also all bred to hunt and kill other animals, and they too make amazing pets – when socialised and trained correctly.

All dogs are born good. The pitbulls you see in the media, and the dogs you see roaming your streets are the minority of bull breed dogs. They are the less fortunate ones, the ones being bred from, neglected, left to roam, not given adequate care, training or socialisation.

We are the majority. You don’t see or hear of our wonderful family pets because they are kept safe within our homes and treated with the love and respect every dog deserves.

We need to have a serious look at our animal management systems and make sure we are doing everything we can to educate owners, educate children, enforce mandatory desexing and keep our dogs and children safe.

I challenge anyone to meet my pitbull and leave still thinking they are a horrible breed.

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This is my 26th year in this amazing profession and I have to admit sadly I have never experienced “Breeding” first hand. My son Isaac nags us all the time to breed Abbysinnians as we are so in love with our two, Spartacus and Piper. All of us wanted to breed from Lola (I had loads of clients and staff wanting a pup of hers!) but after we realized she had the dreaded “Split Pad Disease”, we felt this was a cruel trait to pass down to unsuspecting new owners. AND then she developed kidney cancer, so we made the right decision to desex her which has made absolutely no difference to her personality or the awesome family member she has become.

Very good friends of mine (Mala and Kev) have for a while expressed an interest in breeding from their impressive, young White Swiss Shepherd dog (WSSD) “Indie”. All Mala’s life she has loved and owned German Shepherds and had her fair share of heartaches with illness and hereditary disease, which sadly goes with the breed. Mala and Kev’s last treasured pet “Hunter” among other things, ended up having spinal surgery for lumbosacral disease in her later years. Then she succumbed to degenerative myelopathy and ended up living out her days happily in a doggie wheelchair. So for my dear friends, their pets are an extension of themselves, to be loved and cherished and they will go to any lengths to ensure they have the best life possible.

As Mala says, “After Hunter and her spinal injury and likely degenerative myelopathy, we wanted to get another dog that had as many safeguards against the diseases that were common to German Shepherds and other large breeds. Lucky for us we stumbled across Pandora Kennels and their White Swiss Shepherds. It was here that we found a breeder who does health testing, hip and elbow scoring and breeding of good personality matches with the aim of ultimately improving the WSSD. When we got Indie we never thought breeding from her would be an option but we quickly developed a friendship with Tanya and her family which has allowed us to embark on this journey. Tanya had watched Indie grow and became to realize she was a fine example of the breed. This means a good balance of desired temperament, conformation and breed requirements.

Firstly Indie under went hip and elbow radiographs at McMaster & Heap to make sure her scores were good and she wasn’t going to pass down undesirable traits. DNA tests were also performed to check for common diseases in this breed. The main diseases tested for in this breed are Degenerative Myelopathy Von Willebrands and MDR1 (Multi drug resistance). A cheek swab is all that is needed. Indie passed all the tests with flying colours. Obviously Mala has her fully vaccinated and up to date with parasite control. As you can see from the photos, she’s a picture of glamour, confidence and health.

The next step in the long process to “puppies” was finding a mate for Indie, changing the

pedigree papers to allow breeding and organizing the right time as Mala would need time off work to supervise Indie and her babies. WSSD’s can have large litters so many hands

on deck were likely especially in the early weeks. The breeder Tanya looked carefully at males available and their bloodlines to make sure there wasn’t any inbreeding at play. Floyd from Levin was the lucky stud dog chosen.

Indie came into season at the beginning of April, which started with bloodspots and lasted for about 10-14 days before she’d allow Floyd to mate her. When she ovulates this means she will stand for the male dog and allow mating. She may be

mated several times over 2-4 days around this period. After ovulation and mating, there is another week where the bitch ‘cools down’ before she is totally safe to be walked on the streets again.

So the waiting game now begins. How exciting for us all to follow Indie, her pregnancy and hopefully new babies in June/July. Firstly Mala and Kev will notice a change in behavior, maybe she will gain a bit of weight and her nipples will pink up. Catherine will be able to ultrasound at around 28 days to see if there are “multiple” fetal heart beats. A blood test at around day 22-28 can determine a pregnancy based on high relaxin levels. I will definitely keep you all posted – follow us on Facebook to learn more about Indie and her journey to new life!

Now a little about the WSSDs from the Breeder….White Swiss Shepherd dogs are relatively rare and new in New Zealand. The breed originates from German Shepherds, which included white sheepherding dogs when the breed was formed back in the 1800’s. The white colour became undesirable after WW2, so whites were only bred in secret. Luckily Switzerland approved a new breed in 1991 called White Swiss Shepherds and now this breed is recognized in most countries over the world.

The White Swiss Shepherds still have similarities to their cousins the German Shepherds but everyone owning a white will notice the difference in looks and temperament. White Swiss Shepherds are family dogs who love children and visitors and are non-aggressive towards other dogs. They need regular exercise and excel in dog sports. Of course socialization and proper training is the key to a well mannered dog.

What Mala and Kev say about their breed…..The things that impress us most about the breed are their personalities and physical stature. They are bred to be strong, particularly in the hips, an area where other breeds lack consistency and health. Their personality is 10/10- they are friendly, calm, loyal and protective when needed....they truly are mans best friend! The breed is one that, in our mind, represents a strength of character and presence that is unsurpassed. They simply are a fantastic breed!

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Aranui Primary School will send two pupils and teachers to thank an Auckland school that helped them through the aftermath of the February 2011 earthquake.

St Cuthberts School in Auckland sent clothing, food, support and even staff members to help Aranui pupils and the wider community after the earthquakes.

With them, they will take 50 piupiu, traditional Maori skirts worn for kapa haka and special occasions, that the local community made for the school.

The Aranui community fund raised about $6000 to have the piupiu made and gifted them to the primary school.

But, as Aranui is closing at the end of this year to make way for the new Haeata Com-munity Campus, it was decided by the community that the gifts should be given to St Cuthberts

as a gesture of thanks.Principal Mike Allen and

teacher Sally Taueki will travel with the two pupils to Auckland.

Mr Allen said the two pupils don’t know they are going yet, and is excited to share the news with them after the holidays.

He said they aim to fly to Auckland in term 2.

“It’s just a matter of talking to St Cuthberts to

agree on a time that suits them,” he said.

The trip will cost an estimated $1472, but they have had some help in fundraising for the airfares.

Aranui received a grant of $1272 from the Burwood-Pegasus Community Board’s discretionary response fund last week to help the project go ahead.

The remaining $200 was raised by the school last term.

Mr Allen said he was very pleased the school’s request was heard by the community board.


The oldest surf lifesaving club in New Zealand could be getting a new $3 million look.

The New Brighton Surf Lifesaving Club wants the redesign of its clubhouse to be on par with Sumner’s $2.8 million upgrade.

Its Marine Parade club-house was damaged by the earthquakes and is now at just over 33 per cent of the current Building Code. It was deemed suitable for immediate use by the club.

Sumner’s new clubhouse was completed in November, but was officially opened on Saturday.

The New Brighton club pro-posed its idea to the Burwood-Pegasus Community Board last Monday, and was met with positive feedback.

At the meeting, community board member Linda Stewart said the idea was “fantastic”, and just what the community

needs.The New Brighton club was

established in 1910. This year is the club’s 60th operating out of its clubhouse on Marine Parade.

Club president James Gaskell said the club would be better off developing a new building that can serve the club and the com-munity for the “next 50 years and beyond”.

The club has been in talks with Riccarton architects Jasmax, who have estimated the cost for a new clubhouse to be between $2.5 and $3 million.

Mr Gaskell said the club received about a third of that

money from an insurance settlement for its current clubhouse.

The club has also saved about a third of the funds required, but is asking the city council to help them out with the last third.

“It is requested that the city council contribute the final third of funds towards this project – an estimated $1 million,” he said.

Mr Gaskell said after hear-ing the final cost of Sumner Surf Lifesaving Club’s new clubrooms, he would expect a similar project to go to New Brighton.

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FLASH: A proposed design for the new New Brighton Surf Lifesaving club. Below: The new $2.8 million Sumner Surf Lifesaving Club clubhouse on Main Rd.


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You have led an interesting life. We’ll start with the burlesque dancing.

I got into dancing about three years ago. I started off doing burlesquercise with burlesque dancers Bonita Dangerdoll and Ruby Ruin. I basically fell in love straight away and asked them to be my mentors. I have been learn-ing from them for the last few years until I got sick last year.

What happened?I came down with

hyponatremia which is when you have a sodium deficiency. Basically I didn’t get enough sodium in my body and so it depleted all my vitamins and minerals. I was in hospital for five and a half months. I couldn’t walk for about three months of that. I was bed-ridden for the whole of the duration. In and out of a coma. It was really scary because it took the hospital three months to figure out what was wrong with me. I lost 20kg. It was pretty horrific. But since then I have gotten back on my feet – my health is a lot better. But I’ve come out with a chronic pain disorder.

Tell me about your chronic pain disorder?

So I have recovered fully from the hyponatremia. However, it did trigger the underlying pain disorder. I have pains in my hands and my feet. It is affected by hot and cold weather. It is basically an artery disorder. The blood tries to flow but the arteries close and that is what causes pain. It’s the extreme temperatures that trigger it.

And when you were in a coma were you aware of your surroundings?

I knew what was going on and

it felt like a fight between life and death. This will sound really weird but it felt like the after-life – I don’t know about that but it felt like I was waiting for a decision to be made. It didn’t feel like I was in control. The last time I woke up my friend came in and half her hair was black and half was red, like the Harlequin character. My friend wears bright colours and I feel like that was the reason I woke up. I was stimulated by seeing the bright hair colour.

Do you have last memories before you went in a coma?

No, it was just being over it, being in pain. Hating it and waiting for doctors to fix me. And being upset that no one was doing anything to figure out what was wrong with me. It didn’t feel like they were trying hard enough or I was being listened to. My whole body was in pain and I was in hot sweats.

Could you describe to me what effect it had on your family and friends?

To be honest it had a really negative effect on them. I didn’t see a lot of them for a long time because some of them couldn’t cope with what was happen-ing. My mum along with other members in my family had to get counselling. It was traumatic for everybody involved. And it took me a long time to handle that because I felt responsible for making people feel that way.

Because the doctors took so long to find out. Some weeks they figured out what was wrong and the next week it would be something else.

Did you get into hospital quickly?

No. I went into emergency

every two nights straight before they even listened. Once they thought they figured it out they sent me home. I went home for three days and had another col-lapse and they put me back in hospital. My mum came in and said she wouldn’t leave until they had run every test they could.

How are you doing now? I now have my own shop

out in New Brighton. I make jewellery, dance and focus on my health. I do pace myself. I started making jewellery about four years ago. I am really well-known for my body pieces.

Tell me about your jewellery business – Angelah Rose Jewellery?

My shop is out at 105 Brighton Mall. What I learnt when I got out of hospital was I didn’t want to work for anybody else other than friends or family if I needed to for help.

You need to being doing things every day that makes you happy. I’m working for myself and living all my dreams. It did bring me closer to jewellery. I didn’t use to enjoy it as much but now I know what I can do with it.

People originally wore

jewellery not only for ornamental reasons – they wore it because metal is conductive. They conduct energy. All precious stones hold energy. It’s how people healed themselves in the old days.

It is great to hear you are still dancing.

I have just got into burlesque in the last three months and I love it. It is the one thing I cried about most when I was in hospi-tal – not being able to dance. It was so hard. I love dancing and it is my passion.

Is burlesque dancing for anyone?

Anybody can do it. Male, female any shape and size. Even if you don’t have rhythm – it is so much fun. There are ladies of all walks of life that do it where I attend. It is empowering for women. It teaches you how to be yourself and shine as bright as you can. It lets you not allow any social perception get you.

Has it taken you anywhere in terms of travelling?

Not yet. To be honest I haven’t taken it as seriously as I could. But that is something I want to get into more in the future. I have the opportunity to get a

burlesquercise licence which I will probably take to another town and teach it.

But now I am just learning as much as I can. I would like to take burlesque to Queenstown where I grew up because there is nothing like that at the moment. I have got a lot of modelling jobs from it so far.

Wow, what modelling have you done?

It is just with photographers throughout New Zealand. So there have been a couple of men’s magazines that I have featured in. The most recent one was the ALTearoa magazine.

What is the most important thing you have taken away from being in hospital?

It has been terrible but it hasn’t stopped me living a full life. It has given me a new perspective to take each moment. And also health is wealth. Looking after yourself and eating properly. All you need is to get a blood test every now and again to make sure everything is all good. I hadn’t been to the doctor for a year before having hyponatremia but now I will be getting regular check ups.

After being in and out of a coma for five months, Angelah Rose, 25, believes in living life to the fullest. She spoke to Georgia O’Connor-Harding about fighting back from health problems, her successful jewellery business and burlesque dancing.

LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST: Once Angelah Rose got out of hospital, she decided she wanted to work for herself and set up her own jewellery business. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN

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The home of badminton for the eastern suburbs has finally reopened.

Badminton Hall has been officially reopened after being closed for the past five years due to earthquake damage.

The hall is in the same location as it was pre-earthquake, at 230 Pages Rd, next to Cowles Stadium. Badminton Canterbury opened the hall during a ceremony on Saturday afternoon.

Badminton Canterbury board secretary Caitlin Ross said the biggest road block in the way to reopening Badminton Hall was its floor.

“Being in the eastern suburbs, Badminton Hall was affected se-verely. The floor was the greatest issue. The floor surface at the time being rimu on piles, it was beyond repair,” she said.

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A young Coastal Spirit footballer is set to hit the international stage when he travels to Northern Ireland for a tournament in July.

Ryan Nicholson, 16, has been selected for one of two under 17 New Zealand teams travelling to Northern Ireland for the Super Cup, formerly Milk Cup, in July.

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He plays his football for the Coastal men’s reserve team, and the St Andrew’s College first 11. He applies his trade in the centre of midfield.

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The deadlines to lodge damage claims for the February 2016 earthquakes in Christchurch are fast approaching, says EQC February 2016 Event Response Manager, Jayne Lapin.

If your home, land or contents suffered damage in the 14 February earthquake, your claim must be lodged by: 16 MAY 2016

The deadline for lodging a claim for home, contents or land damage suffered in the 29 February earthquake is: 30 MAY 2016

“EQC cannot help someone under the EQC Act, if they miss the relevant deadline for lodging their claim, so we strongly encourage Christchurch homeowners who suffered damage to homes from the 14th or 29th February quakes to lodge a claim – no matter how minor,” Ms Lapin says.

EQC has started settling claims for Christchurch residents who suffered damage in the February 2016 earthquakes. The first priority was vulnerable customers whose homes were earthquake damaged. Now work has started to progressively contact other customers.

“Already 10% of the contents claims we have received from the February 2016 quakes have been settled and we anticipate that almost all claims will be settled by the end of September this year,” said Ms Lapin. “The settlement of these claims will definitely not slow the progress of claim settlements for the 2010 and 2011 earthquake events.”

DIFFERENT APPROACHEQC is speeding up claims processing for this event, using a different approach, built on lessons learned from previous natural disaster events in New Zealand. Most customers will be phoned to verify information through desktop assessment in order to cash settle their claim.

Assessors will not necessarily visit people’s homes, if claims can be verified and assessed by phone from information and evidence provided by customers. Claim spot checks, auditing and other methods are being used to help safeguard against fraud.

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• Ensure you include your EQC claim number on the Schedule of Contents form, and all other supporting documents (e.g. photos, valuations) you send to EQC.

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Investigating a safe and cost-effective hybrid shear wall solution for future buildsTesting the strength of timber and steel walls on the world’s biggest, full scale shake table will be undertaken for the first time thanks to a grant from the Earthquake Commission (EQC).

The Canterbury rebuild is a proving ground for new, earthquake resilient construction designs such as lightweight, low-rise buildings that need bracing or shear walls.

But do we need newer, imported materials or can we do just as good a job by improvising with cost effective materials that are already available?

That’s what Canterbury University’s Dr Minghao Li is exploring with a $67,000 grant from EQC’s Biennial Grants Programme.

The research will involve a collaborative test project on a full-scale, five-storey timber-steel hybrid structure using the world’s largest shake table in China.

“This shake table facility is powerful enough to test the actual performance of the proposed hybrid structure under strong earthquake ground motions, such as the ones from the Canterbury Earthquakes,” Dr Li says.

“The research will investigate how the timber and steel elements in the hybrid system would be integrated to give the optimal seismic performance. It will consider what fasteners and sheathing materials would be suitable for New Zealand’s construction market and what could be the most cost effective overall solution.

“We’ll have a better idea of the research findings in 2017 and this will feed into ongoing earthquake strengthening design and builds in New Zealand,” Dr Li says.

His research is one of 15 projects which have received $1 million in funding from EQC’s 2016 Biennial Grants Programme. The Programme is part of $16 million granted by EQC each year to high quality research that builds knowledge about New Zealand’s natural disasters.

The University of Canterbury’s Dr Minghao Li, one of the recipients of EQC’s Biennial Research Funding programme.

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Mellow fruitfulnessAutumn throws up a variety of spectacular delicious fruits writes Jan BiltonFEIJOA CHEESECAKE SLICE Great served with whipped cream sprinkled with crushed biscuits.

INGREDIENTS Base: 250g gingernut or Anzac biscuits 100g butter, melted Filling: 250g feijoa flesh, about 10 medium feijoas finely grated rind&juice 1 small lime 250g cream cheese at room

temperature ¾ cup Greek yoghurt 2 tablespoons mild honey 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 3 teaspoons powdered gelatine 2 tablespoons boiling water

METHOD Lightly butter the sides and base of a 20cm springform cake pan. Line the base with baking paper. Crush the biscuits very finely. Keep a 1/4 cup aside to sprinkle on top. Combine the

remainder with the butter. Press onto the base of the pan. Chill. Blend the feijoa flesh and lime rind and juice in a food pro-cessor, until smooth. Add the cream cheese, yoghurt, honey, vanilla essence and blend until smooth. Dissolve the gelatine in the boiling water and add to the filling. Mix well. Pour onto the biscuit base. Cover and chill for 3 hours or overnight. Serve in wedges topped with the reserved crushed biscuits. – Serves 8

KIWIFRUIT & WALNUT UPSIDE DOWNCAKE I used gold kiwifruit. The butter for the cake should be at room temperature. –Serves about 10

INGREDIENTS Topping: 25g butter, melted 2 tablespoons each: brown sugar, finely chopped walnuts 2 firm kiwifruit, peeled & thinly sliced Cake: 125g butter ¾ cup caster sugar 2 eggs 1½ cups self-raising flour ½ cup each: desiccated coco-nut, orange juice

METHOD Preheat the oven to 180 deg C. Lightly grease a 20cm square cake pan. Line the base with baking paper. Pour the melted butter over the base. Sprinkle with the brown sugar and walnuts. Top with the kiwifruit. Cream the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add the eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. Add the flour, coconut and orange juice and mix until combined. Spoon over the kiwifruit and smooth the top. Bake for 35 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Stand on a wire rack for 10 minutes before upturning onto a serving plate. Great served warm or at room temperature with yoghurt or whipped cream.

SHORT APPLE FLAN

INGREDIENTS 400g sweet short pastry 6 large apples, about 1 kg ½ cup each: craisins, finely chopped walnuts finely grated rind lemon 3 tablespoons caster sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinna-mon 1 small egg yolk, lightly beaten (optional)

METHOD Preheat the oven and an oven tray at 190 deg C. Take two-thirds of the pastry and roll into a thin circle on a lightly floured surface. Keep the remaining pastry for the top in the deep freeze. Line a 23cm flan dish with the pastry. Trim the edges. Peel and grate the apples into a bowl. Drain if required. Mix together with the craisins, walnuts, lemon rind, caster sugar and cinnamon. Spoon into the pastry case. Grate the reserved, chilled pastry over the filling. Brush with the egg yolk, if using. Bake for 40-45 minutes. – Serves 6-8

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Feijoacheese-cake slice

THECOLOURFUL tastes ofautumnare here.Orange persimmon, redapples, purple

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through to June. Theyhang onleafless brancheswell into thefrostyweather. Kaki, the crunchypersimmon, can be eatenwhilecrisp as they are quite sweet. Theold-fashioned variety needs to bemushy before consuming as,whencrisp, they are very astringent.Persimmonare great in savouryand sweet salads, chutneys, jams,smoothies, pies,muffins, cakesand crumbles. They contain goodamounts of healthy vitaminsAandB.Feijoas—called pineapple

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FEIJOA CHEESECAKESLICEGreat servedwithwhipped creamsprinkledwith crushed biscuits.

INGREDIENTS

Base: 250g gingernut or Anzacbiscuits100g butter, meltedFilling: 250g feijoa flesh, about 10medium feijoasfinely grated rind & juice 1 smalllime250g cream cheese at roomtemperature3/4 cup Greek yoghurt

2 tablespoons mild honey1 teaspoon vanilla essence3 teaspoons powdered gelatine2 tablespoons boiling water

METHOD

Lightly butter the sides and base ofa 20cm springform cake pan. Linethe base with baking paper.Crush the biscuits very finely. Keepa 1/4 cup aside to sprinkle on top.Combine the remainder with thebutter. Press onto the base of thepan. Chill.Blend the feijoa flesh and lime rindand juice in a food processor, untilsmooth. Add the cream cheese,yoghurt, honey, vanilla essence andblend until smooth. Dissolve thegelatine in the boiling water and addto the filling. Mix well.Pour onto the biscuit base. Coverand chill for 3 hours or overnight.Serve in wedges topped with thereserved crushed biscuits.

— Serves 8.

KIWIFRUIT &WALNUT UPSIDEDOWN CAKEI used gold kiwifruit. The

butter for the cake should be atroom temperature.

INGREDIENTS

Topping: 25g butter, melted2 tablespoons each: brownsugar, finely chopped walnuts2 firm kiwifruit, peeled & thinlyslicedCake: 125g butter

3/4 cup caster sugar2 eggs1 1/2 cups self-raising flour1/2 cup each: desiccatedcoconut, orange juice

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Lightlygrease a 20cm square cake pan.Line the base with baking paper.Pour the melted butter over thebase. Sprinkle with the brown sugarand walnuts. Top with the kiwifruit.Cream the butter and sugar untillight and creamy. Add the eggs oneat a time beating well after eachaddition. Add the flour, coconut andorange juice and mix untilcombined.Spoon over the kiwifruit and smooththe top.Bake for 35 minutes or until askewer inserted in the centre comesout clean. Stand on a wire rack for10 minutes before upturning onto aserving plate.Great served warm or at roomtemperature with yoghurt orwhipped cream.

— Serves about 10.

PERSIMMONMARMALADE

INGREDIENTS

3 ripe persimmonsfinely grated rind & juice 2lemons1 cup sugar

METHOD

Quarter the persimmons and peel.Cut the flesh into small dice.Combine with the lemon rind andjuice in a medium saucepan. Stir inthe sugar.Simmer on low heat, stirring often,for about 20 minutes or until thick.Pour into a sterilised jar and cool.Cover and refrigerate until required.

— Makes about 1 cup.

SHORT APPLE FLAN

INGREDIENTS

400g sweet short pastry6 large apples, about 1 kg1/2 cup each: craisins, finelychopped walnutsfinely grated rind lemon3 tablespoons caster sugar1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1 small egg yolk, lightly beaten(optional)

METHOD

Preheat the oven and an oven trayat 190°C.Take two-thirds of the pastry and rollinto a thin circle on a lightly flouredsurface. Keep the remaining pastryfor the top in the deep freeze.Line a 23cm flan dish with thepastry. Trim the edges.Peel and grate the apples into abowl. Drain if required. Mix togetherwith the craisins, walnuts, lemonrind, caster sugar and cinnamon.Spoon into the pastry case. Gratethe reserved, chilled pastry over thefilling. Brush with the egg yolk, ifusing. Bake for 40-45 minutes.

— Serves 6-8.


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

WINDOW CLEANING Average 3 bdrm house inside or out $40. Both $70. Phone Trevor 344-2170

Trades & Services

GOOD PRICESpaid for estate lots, antiques and good quality furniture.

Ph Rick 347 4493 or 021 376 883

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A+ Household effects, fridges, freezers, washing machines, ovens. Good cash paid. Ph Paul 022 0891 671

A Records and Hi-Fi gear wanted, excellent prices paid for good records especially kiwi and overseas bands 60’s - 90’s PennyLane 430 Colombo St Sydenham 7 days www.pennylane.co.nz ph 3663278 or 021 2226144

TOOLS Garden, garage, woodworking, mechanical, engineering, sawbenches, lathes, cash buyer, ph 355-2045


www.newbrightonclub.co.nz

JOINA CLUB BYTHE SEA!

SHUTTLE RUNNINGTues, Thurs, Fri & Sat

202 Marine Parade | Ph 388-9416Members, guests and affiliates welcome

TUESDAYS &THURSDAYS

Members Lucky Card Draw

WHAT’S ON

- downstairs -

ClubBISTROOpen Tuesday

to Saturday12pm-2pm

and from 5pm.

MidweekSPECIAL

ROAST$10

Available Tuesday,Wednesday,& Thursday

- upstairs -

RestaurantPIERVIEWQuality a la carte

with a view!

Open FRIDAY,SATURDAY,& SUNDAY

from 5.30pm

FRIDAY SPECIAL:All Grills... $20!

for a limited time

SUNDAY SPECIAL$25 3-Course Feast

TAB POD

:LIVE MUSIC:This Saturday 30th AprilGAME OF TONES

HAPPYHOUR

5PM - 7PMDAILY

PHONE 385 8880 FIND US ON FACEBOOK fb.com/GBCCHCH

THE GARDEN HOTEL COMPLEX | 110 MARSHLAND RDwww.gardenhotel.co.nz | phone 385 3132

Lunch & DinnerAll you can eat, 7 days

Bookings EssentialPH 386 0088

fb.com/GardenHotelRestaurantwww.gardenhotel.co.nz

NOW SERVING

Breakfastavailable

from

9am

LIVE 6PM FRIDAY 29th APRIL

Sima & Vaea MUSIC

118 Racecourse Rd, Sockburn,Christchurch. Ph 03 342 7150

Racecourse Hotel Motorlodge

www.racecoursehotel.co.nz

Open daily from 6.30am. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

RESTAURANT & CAFÉ‘Famous for their roasts!’

$10Kids two coursespecial from

We are familyfriendly.Great Kids menuplus designated play area.

$20Soup/Roast orRoast/Dessert

Treat the Kids!

Seniors SPECIALTwo courses

Don't forget Mother's DaySunday 8th May : BOOK NOW!

School Holidays

Special available lunch only

Conditions apply.Monday - Saturday 12pm - 2.30pm

Back in March 2015 Families for Life Trust purchased a preschool on Pages Road called Gabriel House.

Soon to be renamed as Just Kids Pages, this centre has been a part of the Wainoni community since the 1990’s.

The unique setting, physical environment and philosophy sets it apart from the Trusts other early childhood centre, Just Kids Community Preschool.

It was these differences that our management team found exciting. We could offer more than just one style of ECE service.

Just Kids Pages is a small centre, with a mixed-age license. This means that babies, infants and children aged 2 to 5 years are all together in the same setting. This is a huge benefit for families that want their children with each other during the day while they are at work.

We ensure that the needs of infants are taking care of in this mixed age setting by having higher than usual staffing ratios and a staff member in the team who focuses on the infants care routines and play activities.

The centre has a very homely feel, with daily routines that encourage tuakana-teina, all children working together, learning from and guiding each other just as siblings would in a family setting.

Spaces have now become available so come and see us today & join our preschool whanau!

FREE HOURS Open 7.30am-5.00pm

ENROL NOW

Introducing...

Pages Road

03 373 8277justkidspreschool.co.nz

Just Kids Community Preschool: 81 Bickerton StreetJust Kids Pages: 129 Pages Road


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