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Firemen, a police officer and a doc-tor from the eastern suburbs have been recognised with New Zealand Bravery Honours for their efforts in the February 2011 earthquake.

Doctor Bryce Curran has been awarded a New Zealand Bravery Decoration for an act of exceptional bravery in a situation of danger, while Constable Shane Cowles and firefighters Mike Lennard, Craig Jackson and Alan Butcher (pictured right), were awarded New Zealand Bravery Medals.

Mr Butcher has been awarded his honour for rescue work at the CTV building posthumously he died last year at the age of 65.

His son, Scott Butcher, said that his father would have been hum-bled by the award.

He was al-ways the sort of person who deflect-ed attention from himself. He probably would have said that it was a team effort.

Mr Butcher was the officer in charge of the first firefighters to ar-rive at the CTV building.

After tasking his crew with fire-fighting, Mr Butcher worked with a group of civilians to enter a narrow cavity, where he was able to reassure trapped victims and rescue three survivors.

The rescue efforts were carried out in dense smoke from the fire and under the constant threat of af-tershocks. Turn to page 3

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The units will also achieve a Life-mark 5 star accreditation, which shows they meet specific design and accessibility standards, in order to meet residents changing needs.

Housing committee chairman Glenn Livingstone said the city council is committed to delivering a high standard of social housing.

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The eight new units are expected to be finished early next year and will bring the total number at the Knightsbridge Lane complex to 25.

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From page 1His son said that Mr Butcher was

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Thats what I always loved most about dad he was a real humanitar-ian person. He seemed to grow more open minded as he got older, so it was a real shock to lose him.

His widow,Robyn Butcher, will be presented with the medal in his hon-our.

Constable Cowles also involved at the CTV building that day, where a fire had ignited complicating rescue efforts.

Constable Cowles worked with three other police officers to conduct several rescues amongst the rubble of the buildings lift tower.

Their lives were at particular risk during the first hour when they were working under the precarious lift tower that was disintegrating with each aftershock.

They were initially able to free a woman and two children.

The police officers then searched for audible tapping or voices and managed to pinpoint the locations of at least eight survivors.

They heard a woman calling for help in the burning area of the build-ing and made several attempts to reach her from the outside of the building, with only wet clothing wrapped around their heads to pro-tect against the heat and smoke.

Due to a brief change in wind di-rection they were able to climb down inside the building, reach the woman and pull her free.

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Christchurch Hospital anaesthetist Dr Curran went to the Pyne Gould Corporation building, where about 30 people were trapped.

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There was no way to remove the concrete safely and a decision was made to amputate both of his legs, which was done in a confined space, lit by torches.

During the operation an aftershock occurred, but the team kept working, and the man survived due to their ef-forts.

Senior firefighters Craig Jackson and Mike Lennard carried out re-markable rescues in cramped and unstable conditions, under the con-stant threat of aftershocks at the PGC building.

The cramped conditions meant that no breathing apparatus or pro-tective gear could be worn.

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Mr Jackson and Mr Lennard then worked together as part of a team of firefighters who tunnelled into a space of around 30 centimetres be-tween the buildings collapsed floors to rescue a trapped woman.

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Students at Chisnallwood Intermedi-ate School are helping to develop sys-tems that could be used for teaching computer science across the country.

Canterbury University postgradu-ate student Caitlin Duncan began working with the students early this year to test different ways of teaching the subject.

She said that teachers often viewed computer science as too difficult to teach, and her aim was to help to make the subject more accessible to students, teachers and schools.

Working alongside teachers at the school this year, she said that she had already tested several different ap-proaches to teaching the subject.

Half of the challenge is in making it interesting for the students, and half of it is in figuring out which con-cepts and techniques children at that stage can cope with.

A lot of programmes used at the moment seem to be about look-ing at all the cool things we can do with programming, but not actually teaching any proper programming techniques. Theyre sort of just like really fancy PowerPoint presenta-tions.

Were looking at ways we can ac-tually do some of those cool things with the students using proper techniques. And were proving that theyre actually becoming more en-gaged as they see how they use these techniques themselves.

She said that New Zealand had an opportunity to lead the world in computing education.

My ultimate aim is for my PhD to produce guidelines, information and resources that would allow any teacher in New Zealand who is will-ing to give the subject a try, the abil-

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She planned to continue work with the school for the rest of this year, and said that she was discuss-

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The computing industry is grow-ing rapidly and is offering a huge and growing number of well-paid and in-tellectually rewarding jobs. However there is a national and international shortage of computer science and software engineering graduates.

Ms Duncan said that many stu-dents did not consider studying computer science and software en-gineering because they did not fully understand what these degrees and the potential jobs involved.

Its a common misconception that if a student studies computer science they will end up sitting at a computer writing code and never talk to any-one, when in reality it is a highly cre-ative and social career path.

Its a fantastic field for creative people who enjoy problem solving. Good computer science and compu-tational thinking education is needed in New Zealand schools because it will encourage more students to pur-sue this career path.

Ms Duncan is president of the universitys Computer Chicks Club, which aims to support and connect with women studying computer sci-ence at the Canterbury.

She said that having access to com-puter science in schools encouraged more students from under-repre-sented groups to pursue technical careers.

Lack of diversity is a huge prob-lem in the computing industry and it would be fantastic to have more Maori, Pasifika and female students studying computer science.

She said that the sector was be-coming more crucial to other indus-tries, and studying computer science was likely to benefit most students, regardless of the career path they chose.

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Shirley author Roger Allen would like to see the northern part of Dallington return to its former name reinstated as the suburb of Windsor.

He has released a book on the history of the lost suburb and the surrounding areas, covering its history from 1860 to 1960, and including many stories from the area.

With red zone demolitions cre-ating a divide through the middle of Dallington, he said that one of his aims was to propose the north-ern part of the suburb be reinstat-ed as Windsor.

His book, The Christchurch Dis-tricts of Windsor and Shirley, has already proved popular with more than 250 copies sold in just two weeks.

Mr Allen said that the book was inspired by his own family history and the stories of some of his own great-grandparents, who bought land in the area in the 1870s.

With a background as a teacher, he said that accuracy in the de-tails was important to him, and the book was written for serious historians.

Ive always been interested in history, and Ive previously written my own family history. But when I started to write this it proved to be a different thing altogether.

He said that research and his-tory for the book took more than a year to compile, and involved interviewing many of the descen-dants of early settlers in the area.

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and Shirley were quite unique in Christchurch, as iconic buildings in the area gave names to the sub-urbs, not the other way around.

The name Windsor was inspired by a green grocer who immigrated from Cornwall, and became inter-ested in breeding pedigree pigs.

He imported his prize-winning Berkshire pigs from Queen Vic-torias estate near Windsor Castle, and once he became successful he built a large homestead in the area,

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corner of Ajax St and New Brigh-ton Rd, and has recently been renovated.

Shirley was the maiden name of a woman who donated land for a church to be built in 1857. The church was named the Shirley Methodist Church, and inspired the name of the district.

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asus and Shirley-Papanui com-munity boards contributed funds to help to cover publication of the book, which cost more than $6000.

Mr Allen said that just 400 cop-ies had been printed for the initial release, but he would consider printing more if they sold out.

Copies are available at several Christchurch bookshops or di-rectly from Mr Allen, phone 385 8418.

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HISTORY: Author Roger Allen has recently launched a book on the history of the Windsor and Shirley dis-tricts, where his family settled more than 140 years ago. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN


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About 2000 submissions have been received on proposed changes to the Metro Bus Services, which will affect more than 20 routes.

General submissions closed on Monday last week [June 16], but were extended for residents in Southshore and Mt Pleasant because of problems with mailer deliveries.

Environment Canterbury spokes-woman Angela Harden said that the extension to the submission deadline was not expected to delay the timing of the changes, which are due to be finalised and put in place in Decem-ber this year.

She said that a rough count of about 2000 submissions had been received before the general deadline last week, but more were expected from suburbs where the

deadline was extended.She said that staff would not be

able to comment on any possible changes to the draft plan until they had had time to process and consider the submissions.

More than 160 submissions were collected by the Bishopdale Com-munity Trust alone, from a stall set

up in the Bishopdale Mall.Community development worker

Tania Smith said that the submis-sions came from a variety of people and varied in length.

She said that some people were very passionate and filled a whole page in their submissions, while others just raised a couple of points.

She said many people were con-cerned about losing services in the area, with direct routes into the city and access to services like medical centres were some of the points most commonly raised.

A consultation mailer was redeliv-ered last week in Southshore and Mt Pleasant, where residents have until Monday next week [June 30] to send in their submissions.

More information on the routes affected by the proposed changes can be found at www.metroinfo.co.nz.

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Children in New Brighton have spent last week weaving stars for a community Matariki celebration.

Matariki, the celebration of the Maori New Year, falls on Saturday when the first full moon after the Matariki star cluster appears.

A community celebration will be held in New Brighton on Saturday, with a potluck meal, several talks from com-munity leaders, music from local musi-cians and dancing.

Organiser Magenta Myles said that she had only recently started celebrating Matariki herself.

I think its such a shame that we have

this special celebration thats so unique to New Zealand and most people dont even know what it is.

She hoped that the event could help to warm the community.

The middle of winter is when you really need that sort of thing. You need something to celebrate and bring the community together when its so dark and miserable outside! Its when you re-ally need to gather together around a fire and eat good food and share love.

Children spent last week weaving stars at the New Brighton Library which will be used to decorate the hall for the celebration.

Matariki eventsJune 26 The sharing of Ronga seminar from 6pm at Linwood LibraryJune 28 Family fun day from 10am at the Rehua MaraeJune 28 New Brighton community potluck celebra-tion, from 5.30pm at St Faiths HallJuly 3 Community craft sessions from 3pm at Aranui Library

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A new breastfeeding support group and drop-in clinic was launched in Aranui this month, to fill a gap in services in the eastern suburbs.

The group will meet weekly on Monday mornings at the Aranui Li-brary, with the aim of making breast-feeding advice and information ac-cessible to all women.

Several trained breastfeeding peer supporters will facilitate the group, while advice on more complex issues will be available from a Rural Canter-bury Primary Health Organisation lactation consultant.

Lactation consultant Ruth ODonovan said that there were many breastfeeding groups running in other areas of Christchurch on

a daily basis, but not in the eastern suburbs.

She said the group was open to women of all ages and ethnicity, in-cluding pregnant women and all mothers, irrespective of the age of the child, who wished to access in-formation on infant feeding.

It is the vision of this group to establish a community feel of sup-port towards infant feeding for all mothers and babies in a comfortable,safe and non-judgemental environ-ment.

Toddlers and preschoolers are wel-come at the meetings, which will run every Monday at the Aranui Library in Aldershot St, from 10.30am to noon.

CLINIC LAUNCH: Organisers of the new Aranui breastfeeding support group and clinic, from left, peer support administrator Janine Pinkham, Loretta Rhodes of the Pacific Trust, lactation consultant Ruth ODonovan and breastfeeding peer supporters Rachel Elcock and Cherie Owens.

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Hampshire St was a hive of activity last week, as contrac-tors worked to renovate and repair 14 Housing New Zea-land properties in just one week.

Contractors vans lined the Aranui street from early morning until late in the eve-nings last week, as carpenters, painters, carpet layers and security teams worked long hours to make sure the work was completed on time.

The one-week time frame was adopted to make the re-pairs easier for tenants on the street, many of whom stayed with family or friends while the work was under way.

Housing New Zealand southern region communica-tions manager Glenn Conway said that it was the first time they had organised repairs on such a tight schedule.

He said they would explore options around doing similar things in other parts of the city.

At this stage it is just a one off, but we could possibly rep-licate it again. If it works well, and at this stage it seems to be, there is a chance that we could do the same thing elsewhere.

He said that part of the mo-tivation was to make things easier for the tenants, who fully supported the concept.

Work undertaken included painting, installation of venti-lation and new carpets at the units, which was managed by contractors North Star.

Housing New Zealand Can-terbury earthquake recovery programme operations man-ager Andrew Booker said the project was a win-win for all involved, as contractors were able to get their work done in a timely fashion and tenants were only away from their units for a short time.

Housing New Zealand is currently working on 432 re-pairs on housing units across Canterbury, with 118 of those in Aranui.

TIGHT SCHEDULE: Contractors were hard at work last week on repairs to 14 Housing New Zealand properties on Hampshire St. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN

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Two young former New Zealand line dancing champions have less than six months to raise $5000 in order to compete in the Australian championships next year.

Wainoni line dancer Gail Cook and her dance partner Christina Newland, both in their twenties, have been unable to compete at an international level since the New Zealand line dancing champion-ships closed in 2007.

They hope to compete in the Aus-tralian Line Dancing Champion-ships, which will be held in the city of Tamworth in February next year alongside the Tamworth Country Music Festival.

Ms Cook said that line dancers under 30 had become rare in New Zealand, but things were different in Australia.

The under-30 age group is now the largest line dancing category over there, and its growing. I think that the whole country music scene is a lot bigger in Aussie.

In New Zealand its not frowned upon exactly, but its definitely not mainstream. A lot of people here seem to think that line dancing is old-school, with a whole lot of older people dancing to old music. A lot of what we dance to is actually very contemporary.

The pair met when they were 11 and 12-years-old in line dancing classes in Christchurch, and have been dance partners for more than 15 years.

Ms Cook believed that they had a good chance of placing well at the competition.

Were already training hard for it, and have the rest of the year to per-fect our style. Weve spoken to a lot of people who have been over there and think we have a good chance, so Im pretty confident.

The pair will need to raise about $5000 before December this year to pay for flights, accommodation, entry fees and costumes for the

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under the name Boogaloo Babes, and hope to raise funds through raffles and giving line dancing dem-onstrations. They can be contacted by email at [email protected].

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Motor accidents were down a bit this week which is pleasing. Theyre never a funny proposition but I had to smile reading the call sheet for a crash last Wednesday. The caller reported the car rolling and ending up in a pad-dock. Not that unusual, except this paddock turned out to be Hagley Park. Not the normal description for our famous green centre.

We appreciate the early call to fires that the people of Christchurch pro-vide. So we dont really mind when they get it wrong as in the Friday 13 call to smoke on Huntsbury Hill. Turned out to be cloud. Is it the al-titude I wonder that affects the eyes?

Aranui residents generally care about each other. The community centre in Hampshire St is a hub for this so the low-life, possibly local, who torched the centre on Sunday has sunk the boot into a long suffer-ing community about as deep as you can go. It wouldnt be snitching to drop this individual in it. Because he hasnt hurt the police, or the city council. Hes hurt Aranui.

Finally national media picked up on the bungling burglar who trapped himself in the extraction system of a fish and chip shop in Northcote early on Tuesday. Two fire trucks attended and had to cut the flue to free the blue-tinged criminal who was treated for hypothermia. Amusing? Sure. But spare a thought for the shop-keepers. Repairs and loss of trade. Unlikely to receive restitution. Its an unfair world.

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Your KiwiSaver investment should be reviewed annually, and June is the best time to do this for a number of reasons.

The Government tax credit of around $521 is paid into your KiwiSaver account every July, and the amount you receive will be based on your contributions for the year ended June 30.

To receive the full amount of tax credit, you will need to have contributed around $1042 between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014. You can make a direct contribution into your KiwiSaver account to top it up if required.

June is also the time to make sure the tax rate for your KiwiSaver is correct. By now, you should know what your taxable income was for the past two years, and this will determine your prescribed investor rate. The tax you pay on KiwiSaver is a final tax and if your tax rate is set too high you will not be able to get a refund, so it is important to make sure the tax rate is correct.

Every year you should review whether your chosen investment option is still appropriate. The difference between options such as conservative, balanced and growth is the weighting given toward income assets (cash and fixed interest) and growth assets (property and shares).

A recent survey of KiwiSaver funds by Mercer shows that over the past five years, the average rate of return for conservative funds is 7.79 per cent per annum, compared with 10.22 per cent for balanced funds and 12.27 per cent for growth funds.

Although growth funds offer the

highest rate of return over the long term, they are more volatile, which means that from year to year the return can vary widely and may even be negative. Choose an option that matches your attitudes towards risk and return.

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

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Ive been using a photo of myhusband, Steve, as anintroduction to the subject ofcloud andmobile technology inmy speeches to small businessowners.

Its a simple photo of Stevesitting at a table, working on hislaptop. My sunhat is on thetable. Behind and surroundingSteve are windowswith nothingbut ocean. Its quite evident heson a cruise (I ask everyonewhere do you think this photois taken? and its alwaysguessed correctly). You can lookat the photo here. http://bit.ly/1ikbSUG

I ask raise your hand if youare horrified; or think that it iswrong that Steve is workingwhile on holiday. A very largepercentage of the audience

normally raise their hands.Then I say, May I offer a

different perspective? It is notworking while on a cruise; it iscruising while you are working.What do I mean?

1. You know the activities youhave to do to run your businesswell. Accounting. Marketing.

Customer service.Communications.Administration.

2. Learn and understandwhattechnology is available to youeither inexpensively or for free.Im talking software cloud-based or on your laptop; tablet;smartphone.

3. Take advantage of technologyand use it to give yourselffreedom and flexibility whileensuring your customers/clientshave excellent service.

4. Turn your business into anAAA one.

Anyone you, staff, contracthelp and customers canaccess the information theyneed, communicate, at anytimefrom anywhere.

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Your KiwiSaver investmentshould be reviewed annually,and June is the best time to dothis for a number of reasons.

The Government tax credit ofaround $521 is paid into yourKiwiSaver account every July,and the amount you receive willbe based on your contributionsfor the year ended June 30.

To receive the full amount oftax credit, youwill need to havecontributed around $1042between July 1, 2013 and June 30,2014. You canmake a directcontribution into yourKiwiSaver account to top it up ifrequired.

June is also the time tomakesure the tax rate for your

KiwiSaver is correct. By now,you should knowwhat yourtaxable incomewas for the pasttwo years, and this willdetermine your PIR (PrescribedInvestor Rate). The tax you payon KiwiSaver is a final tax and ifyour tax rate is set too high youwill not be able to get a refund,so it is important tomake surethe tax rate is correct.

Every year you shouldreviewwhether your choseninvestment option is stillappropriate. The differencebetween options such asconservative, balanced andgrowth is the weighting giventoward income assets (cash andfixed interest) and growth assets(property and shares).

A recent survey of KiwiSaverfunds byMercer shows that overthe past five years, the averagerate of return for conservativefunds is 7.79 per cent per annum,comparedwith 10.22 per cent forbalanced funds and 12.27 percent for growth funds.

Although growth funds offerthe highest rate of return overthe long term, they aremorevolatile, whichmeans that fromyear to year the return can varywidely andmay even benegative. Choose an option thatmatches your attitudes towardsrisk and return.

Liz Koh is an authorisedfinancial adviser. The advicegiven here is general and doesnot constitute specific adviceto any person. A disclosurestatement can be obtained freeby calling 0800 273 847. For freee-books, seewww.moneymax.co.nz andwww.moneymaxcoach.com

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EASYPEASY:Mobilewallets savetimeandhassle.

In just a fewmonths, consumerswill be able to leave theirwallets athomeandgrab their smartphone for a shopping trip.LydiaAndersonreports on the newmobilewallet technology

What is it?Kiwis are great at collecting

cards in their wallet, whether itscredit, debit, loyalty, ortransport cards, resulting in abulky, heavyweight jammedinto a jeans pocket or shovedinto a handbag.

Soon, however, consumerswill be offered the choice tomove those physical cards into avirtual wallet, stored inside asmartphone.

It works as a downloadableapp onAndroid phones andusers can access their cards andchoose which to use, tapping thephone on an electronic paymentterminal inmuch the samewayas contactless cards such asPayWave and PayPass.

A new joint venture betweenkey banks, as well as Vodafone,Telecom, 2degrees andPaymark, has resulted in thecreation of a trusted servicemanager (TSM).

It provides the secureinfrastructure between banks,

merchants, loyalty schemeproviders, mobile phoneproviders and the consumer,allowing them to use theirsmartphone for payments.

Similar models are alreadyoperating overseas.

TSM chief executive Rob Ellissays the service will launch infull this year, although a datehas not been finalised and abrand name has yet to beannounced.

When it does launch, manyconsumers will be able to use theservice to pay for goodseffectively bypassing the need touse cash or traditional Eftposcards.

What can you use itfor?

Ellis says amobile wallet willbe useful for a wide range ofservices, but will initially startwith payments.

What youd have in your[mobile] wallet is a digitalmirror card of your physicalcard youd have in your wallet or

purse. Other services such asloyalty scheme cards, publictransport cards like Snapper andHOP, and gift cards willgradually be added, he says.

An additional aspect isticketing, where consumers canuse their phone as an entranceticket to a concert instead ofprinting a physical ticket.

Youd be able to scan it atthe door.

How the future looksAlthough Eftpos has long

been the recognised paymentsystem in New Zealand, movestowards contactless technologylike amobile wallet could spellthe end of its dominance.

Ellis says Eftpos could beincorporated into the newtechnology but how or if thathappens is yet to be determined.

In terms of fees, a mobilewallet works the sameway as acontactless card, so consumerswould be subject to the samebank fees they now pay usingthose cards.

Its no less secure than usinga physical wallet either, he says.

If you lose your phone youthink about it in the sameway asyou lost your wallet youd dosomething about it straightaway.

That includes contactingbanks and cancelling lost cards.

Whats important as well iswith a smartphone you haveother levels of security whichare above and beyondwhat youhave on your purse or wallet.

Users can set up PIN accessto the wallet in addition to theirusual smartphone PIN, Ellissays.

Over time I would see themobile wallet being central tothe lives of New Zealandersbecause its about convenienceand reducing our life admin.

If this is successful as wethink it will be, itll be just anatural thing for Kiwis to wantto use it.

Its like Eftpos 30 yearsagowe didnt know that weneeded it and now its central toour lives.

Time to review KiwiSaver investment

Economic growth will keep rate hikes comingNew Zealands economy grew at a 3.3 per cent rate in the year through March, the fastest pace in eight years, supporting the central banks view that it must press on with interest rate increases to keep inflation at bay.

The economy grew at a 1 per cent pace in the first three months of the year, from an upwardly revised 1 per cent gain in the fourth quarter, marking three quarters of growth at 1 per cent or above, Statistics NZ said. Quarterly growth was below the Reserve Banks 1.1 per cent expectation and the 1.2 per cent expected in a Reuters poll of economists although the annual rate beat the Reuters forecast for 3.1 per cent.

New Zealands economic expansion in the latest quarter was helped by a 12.5 per cent rise in construction, which accounted for two-thirds of GDP growth and marked its largest increase in 14 years.

Last week, the Reserve Bank hiked the official cash rate by a quarter point to 3.25 per cent and said the economys expansion had considerable momentum, raising its estimate for growth in the first half of the year to 4 per cent from 3.5 per cent.

While the headline was a bit

softer than we or the Reserve Bank had expected, taking revisions to previous quarters into account, todays result still suggests that the economy had developed considerable momentum at the start of the year, Westpac senior economist Michael Gordon said in a note.

Todays numbers will do nothing to dissuade the Reserve Bank from its intention to continue hiking the OCR in its July review.

New Zealands central bank is expected to deliver another two rate rises this year, according to a Reuters poll of economists.

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NICI WICKES PORK LEG ROASTED WITH APPLE, FENNEL & CRACKLE Roasting whole apples along with your pork roast is a great way to create a truly delicious apple sauce, and everyone knows nothing beats a pork roast with crackling!

INGREDIENTS 2.5-2.8kg leg pork, bone in, skin on and scored (get your butcher to do this) 1/4 cup olive oil2 tsp sea salt 2 tsp fennel seeds 2 tbsp chopped rosemary 4-6 cloves of garlic 2 large onions, peeled and quartered 1 and 1/2 cups Selaks Reserve Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 8-10 small Granny Smith apples (or one per person)Salt and pepper to season gravy

METHOD Set the oven to 250 deg C.

Rub skin and the flesh of pork with olive oil, salt, fennel seeds and chopped rosemary.

Place in a roasting dish large enough so theres room for the whole apples part way through cooking. Roast at a high heat to get the crackle startedbe patient, this can take up to 45 minutes before it is browned and blistered enough to make great crackling.

Keep an eye on it to ensure it crackles but doesnt burn.

Reduce the oven temperature to 180 deg C. Add one cup of the wine to dish, scatter on-ions and garlic cloves around pork, then cover with foil and cook for 60 minutes.

Using a sharp knife, score apples around the waist to stop them bursting while cooking.

Remove roasting dish from oven and re-move foil (carefully to avoid steam burns).

Add the apples to dish, baste each one with roasting juices and add a sprinkle of salt.

Continue cooking for a further 30 minutes, uncovered, until apples and pork are cooked through. The crackling will crisp up again during this time, too.

Prick meat with a sharp knife. If juices run clear, its done; if not, pop it back in oven for 10-15 minutes.

Remove from oven and remove pork and apples carefully from roasting dish. Set aside so pork can rest for 10 minutes while you make gravy.

To make gravy, pour away most of the fat from the roasting dish and add remaining half cup of white wine. Simmer until liquid has reduced by half. Add half a cup of water and scrape all the gooey goodness off the bottom of the roasting dish, simmer and season with salt and pepper to taste. Pass this through a sieve into a serving jug.

Serve sliced pork with cooked apples, shredded red cabbage coleslaw and gravy. Wine Match: Selaks Reserve Marlborough Pinot Gris Prep Time: 10 minutes, Cooking Time: 2 hours, Serves: 8-10

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Acrackling good roastThewinter culinarycalendarwouldntbe the samewithoutSelaksNewZealandRoastDay. Kiwis areset to enjoy the fifthannual celebrationof the humble roastonAugust 3. As awell-entrenchedpart of Kiwitradition, the roastis one ofNewZealandsmostlovedmeals. SelaksNZRoastDay isabout gatheringlovedones togetherand recapturing allthe fun, fanfare andgood times that gowith aSunday roast.NewZealandTVcook and travellerNiciWickeshascreated somedelicious recipesespecially for ourSunday roast.Today,we featurepork.

NICI WICKESPORK LEGROASTED WITHAPPLE, FENNEL& CRACKLERoasting whole apples along withyour pork roast is a great way tocreate a truly delicious apple sauce,and everyone knows nothing beats apork roast with crackling!

INGREDIENTS

2.5-2.8kg leg pork, bone in, skin onand scored (get your butcher to dothis)1/4 cup olive oil2 tsp sea salt

2 tsp fennel seeds2 tbsp chopped rosemary4-6 cloves of garlic2 large onions, peeled and quartered1 & 1/2 cups Selaks Reserve HawkesBay Chardonnay8-10 small Granny Smith apples (orone per person)Salt & pepper to season gravy

METHOD

Set the oven to 250C.Rub skin and the flesh of pork with

olive oil, salt, fennel seeds and choppedrosemary.

Place in a roasting dish largeenough so theres room for the wholeapples part way through cooking.Roast at a high heat to get the cracklestarted be patient, this can take upto 45minutes before it is browned andblistered enough tomake great

crackling. Keep an eye on it to ensureit crackles but doesnt burn.

Reduce the oven temperature to180C. Add one cup of the wine to dish,scatter onions and garlic clovesaround pork, then cover with foil andcook for 60minutes.

Using a sharp knife, score applesaround the waist to stop thembursting while cooking.

Remove roasting dish from ovenand remove foil (carefully to avoidsteam burns).

Add the apples to dish, baste eachonewith roasting juices and add asprinkle of salt.

Continue cooking for a further 30minutes, uncovered, until apples andpork are cooked through. Thecrackling will crisp up again duringthis time, too.

Prickmeat with a sharp knife. Ifjuices run clear, it's done; if not, pop it

back in oven for 10-15 minutes.Remove from oven and remove

pork and apples carefully fromroasting dish. Set aside so pork canrest for 10minutes while youmakegravy.

Tomake gravy, pour awaymost ofthe fat from the roasting dish and addremaining half cup of white wine.Simmer until liquid has reduced byhalf. Add half a cup of water andscrape all the gooey goodness off thebottom of the roasting dish, simmerand seasonwith salt and pepper totaste. Pass this through a sieve into aserving jug.

Serve sliced porkwith cookedapples, shredded red cabbage coleslawand gravy.WineMatch: Selaks ReserveMarlborough Pinot GrisPrep Time: 10minutes, CookingTime: 2 hours, Serves: 8-10

A Classic HitService 4Try experimenting with the dressing on this recipe- you could add lime or chilli.INGREDIENTS300g Green beans, trimmed600g New potatoes, small, scrubbed1 Red pepper, roasted, sliced500g Leg of lamb, or shoulder steaksORANGE & MINT DRESSING2 Oranges, juice and finely grated zest1 tsp Paprika2 cloves Crushed garlic2 Tbsp Fresh mint

1 to taste Salt and freshly ground pepper

DIRECTIONSCook potatoes in boiling, salted water until tender. Drain, cool and slice in half.

Steam beans for 3 minutes so they stay nice and green. Plunge into cold water, then drain.

Pan-fry lamb steaks in a little oil for 2 to 3 minutes on each side for medium rare.

Place to one side to rest for 10 minutes, then slice thinly.

Blend dressing ingredients together and season with salt and pepper to taste

Toss warm sliced lamb with prepared veg-etables in dressing and serve.

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Avocado sandwichesServes 1 We all love a BLAT sammie. Make a more refined offering by grilling streaky bacon and finely slicing avo-cado (cut avocado needs lemon juice over it to stop it browning).

INGREDIENTS1 Tbsp Mayonnaise1 to taste Chilli1 splash Worcestershire sauce2 slices Multigrain bread2 slices Streaky bacon, finely chopped AvocadoDIRECTIONSMix some butter, mayo and a little chilli and Worcester sauce in your blender to cream it.

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DOUGH300ml Milk120g Butter3 tsp Active dried yeast750g Plain flour cup Sugar1 tsp Salt2 tsp Ground cardamom1 Egg, beatenFILLING cup Sugar100g Butter, softened2 Tbsp CinnamonGlaze1 Egg2 Tbsp Water1 Sugar, to sprinkle

DIRECTIONSBring milk almost to boil, then pour into a bowl and stir in the butter until melted. When this mixture is lukewarm, whisk in the yeast to dissolve. Add remaining dough in-gredients to a mixer bowl and pour in the yeast mixture. Using dough hook, knead at a slow speed for 10

minutes to make a soft ball of dough (adjust with a little water or flour if dough is too stiff or too sticky). Cov-er dough and leave to rise at room temperature for an hour.

Roll out dough on a lightly floured work surface to a 50cm x 20cm rec-tangle. Spread softened butter evenly over dough, then mix sugar and cin-namon together and sprinkle evenly over the butter.

Starting with the long edge, roll up the dough into a scroll. Cut into about 24 even pieces. Place each roll,

cut side up, in a paper-lined large muffin tin. Cover with a clean cloth and allow to prove for up to an hour or until doubled in size.

Beat egg with water and brush tops of rolls to glaze. Sprinkle with some sugar. Bake at 200 deg C for 30 minutes until golden brown. Cool on a rack. Serve with coffee.

NoteRolls can also be arranged in 2x pa-per-lined brownie pans. Baking will take about 50 minutes.

Kttbullar (Swedish meatballs)Serves 4

INGREDIENTS75g Breadcrumbs, dried125ml Milk1 Onion, small, finely diced1 Olive oil, or another oil, for cook-ing500g Beef mince, lean250g Pork mince1 Egg, beaten1 tsp Allspice30g Butter300ml Beef stock75ml Cream4 servings Flat leaf (Italian) pars-ley, roughly chopped, to garnish

DIRECTIONSSoak the breadcrumbs in the milk for 10 minutes or so. Meanwhile,

gently sweat the onion in a dash of oil, just to soften.

Nest mix together breadcrumb mixture, onion, mince, egg and all-spice to combine well, seasoning generously with white pepper and salt. Transfer to the bowl of a food processor, then pulse a little until mixture has a slightly finer texture.

Gently roll to form 3cm diameter meatballs. Place on a clingfilm-lined plate and chill for 20 minutes before cooking.

Heat a thin layer of oil in a pan and add meatballs. Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes, shak-ing pan frequently so that meatballs brown all over. Remove meatballs to a plate and keep warm in a low oven.

Add butter to the same pan, and allow it to foam before adding stock. Stir over medium heat and add cream. Bring to boil, then serve. Serve meatballs and sauce with mashed potato, steamed greens and a good scattering of parsley.

Seasonal fruit tartFor an even faster version, use fro-zen pastry.

INGREDIENTS125g butter1 level cup plain flour cup icing sugar

3-4 large tamarillos1 tbsp ground almonds1 tbsp sugar1 tbsp honeyNatural yoghurt or vanilla ice cream, to serve

DIRECTIONSIn a food processor, place the flour,

icing sugar, and the butter (ensur-ing its cold) cut into chunks. Process until it binds together. Knead it a lit-tle on the bench, then wrap in cling film and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 180 deg C. Roll out the pastry into a rough circle. Mix together the almonds and sugar and sprinkle on the pasty, leaving

about a 2cm-edge.Slice the tamarillos into 1cm-thick

slices widthways and arrange over the almond mixture. Roughly fold up the edges of the pastry to make a rustic edge.

Bake for about 25 minutes until golden. Serve drizzled with a little honey and yoghurt or just ice cream.


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