Nor'West News: August 02, 2016

NOR’WEST NEWS Tuesday August 2 2016 11
SPORTS
READY: Breens Intermediate
celebrated the opening of its new
sports turf in style on Friday. The
turf is a long awaited replacement
for the damaged court area now
occupied by Bishopdale Community
Pre-School. SPORTS
It has been a joint
project by the Ministry of Education
and the board of trustees, assisted
by the parent support group. It
features equipment and markings
for hockey, basketball, netball and
tennis. Principal Nikki Clarke said
they were delighted to be able to
open the new turf. “It will provide
many opportunities for our students
to get active and enjoy fitness,
physical education and sport.”
TOO FAST: Christchurch
Boys’ High School’s
Mosese Fifita (middle)
looks to put a step on
a St Andrew’s College
defender while Matt
Jensen (right) supports
him in their 35-15 win on
Saturday. St Andrew’s led
12-10 at halftime. A gutsy
performance, as well as St
Andrew’s being reduced
to 14-men for 10 minutes,
allowed CBHS to get
home comfortably and
cement second spot on
the table behind Christ’s
College.
PHOTO: KATE JENSEN
Out Of Hand
Ben Reid’s primary interest for his printmaking is NZ’s
environment and the impact of humans on our precious land.
His work often depicts tales of loss of habitat, extinction of
species and introduced and exotic predators.
The print work produced in 2016 is a continuation of themes
of NZ’s preservation. Narratives within each work consider
isolation, regret, time passing, acknowledgement of our history,
where we live and what NZ is, and what it means to us, also
about hope and optimism, and accepting and learning from our
mistakes, past and present.
As told by Warren Feeney, “Reid’s delicate, elegantly structured
and at times gently humorous prints are here to remind us of
what is at stake: the unselfconscious grace and beauty of New
Zealand’s indigenous birds and the way they enrich our world”.
Marahau wood carving artist Tim Wraight describes works for
this exhibition come from 2 streams.
“Firstly there are 2 carved cubes of Totara wood in which I
explore the laying of pattern onto a strong form, with a
whimsical approach combining dancing figures and a quite
formal pattern.
The other group of works; old hand tools refashioned for
‘ritual’ purposes, with new carved handles and decorations of
feathers, fibre and found objects, give reference and reverence
to rural traditions and pre mass production industry, and the
people who powered these tools with their physical selves. As
a hand tool user I am aware of the intimate relationship with
the material that the user obtains and indeed needs in order
to succeed in their work. Sound, sight, touch, force and a feel
for the interaction between material and tool all come into play.
I am drawn to the beauty of hand forged steel, and learnt from
my grandfather how to use and maintain these simple but
efficient objects.”
Ben Reid’s ‘Ruffled Feathers’
Tim Wraight’s ‘Carpenter’s Tools’
RURAL RETURNS: Scotty Bamford (left) returns for a brand
new season of Rural New Zealand tomorrow night.
Scotty’s back on Rural NZ
HE’S BACK! Scotty Bamford
returns to your screen tomorrow
night on CTV in an all new
season of Rural New Zealand.
Mr Bamford will return to the
show for the first time in nearly
12 months. He had a near-fatal
truck crash over the Christmas
period last year.
The Rural New Zealand team
have been hard at work following
the end of season two, earlier
this year with filming for season
three beginning in July.
“We’ve had some absolutely
cracking days filming over the
winter, the weather has really
played ball. We’ve been travelling
far and wide, leaving our gummy
marks right across Canterbury,”
said Mr Bamford.
Mr Bamford is excited to show
off what he and the team have
been working on when episode
one airs this week.
“We catch up with two girls
that are riding horse back,
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We met them in Kaikoura,
3000km into their journey,” he
said.
This week’s episode sees Mr
Bamford meet Carrfields founding
director Greg Carr.
“Over the next 16 weeks
we’ll be learning more about
the Carr family and how the
Ashburton-based agricultural
business has grown into a diverse
international operation,” he said.
Mr Bamford said that one of his
highlights this season was a recent
trip to Omarama, to meet the
2015 South Island Farmer of the
Year co-winner Richard Subtil.
Later in the season Mr Subtil
will explain the effort that
went into recognition in the
competition and his plans to
future-proof the family farm for
generations to come.
Episode one will air at 8pm
tomorrow on CTV, Freeview
channel 40.
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