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p New year celebrations were held at Fo Guang Shan Temple Christchurch on Friday, which included prayer, offerings, striking the Bell of Happiness, wishing cards, Chinese calligraphy and tea experience, as well as a vegetarian food fair that attracted more than 200 people. “After the new year eve prayer, Venerable Jue Xi, the minister in charge explained that in the Chinese tradition, they have a tradition called ‘resigning from the past year’. It means to resign from our bad habits, afflictions and attachments,” says Venerable Zhi Shen. “This year is the Year of the Rat. The rat represents cleverness and diligence, which is something we need to learn. Every new year, we all wish for wealth and prosperity. However, as long as we have compassion and wisdom, we are the wealthy ones. On the new year day, the Water Drop Cafe at the temple opened its door for guests to enjoy vegetarian meals and to welcome in the new year with a lion dance and the Wealthy God to wish for good health and wealth for the whole year.”
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Summer in the parks
The very popular Selwyn District Council Picnic in the Park …
It has been a rewarding start to the year for ParaFed Canterbury with sports manager Hadleigh Pierson being named in the New Year Honours List as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to Paralympic Sport. Mr Pierson represented New Zealand at two Paralympic Games in swimming and developed a world-class programme of Talent Identification while working at Paralympics New Zealand. He is responsible for recruiting hundreds of potential athletes to Para
sport, and many have represented New Zealand at a Paralympic Games. “I was honoured to receive the Order of Merit. “I feel very lucky to work with some amazing athletes and their families and have been supported by some great
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workmates and coaches during the past 20 years,” says Hadleigh. “Local athletes have added to the positive beginning participating in a range of sporting events. continued on page 3 …
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