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Young Nathan serves it
up to much older rivals
• By Gordon Findlater
A 13-YEAR-OLD is taking
the Ellesmere interclub
competition by storm and is
unbeaten through six games in
the division one competition.
Nathan McKenzie started
his senior interclub campaign
with Killinchy in style last
year, accounting for Rolleston’s
Malcolm Penny 9-0. That was
the first of six straight singles
wins, most of which he accomplished
as a 12-year-old.
What makes his achievement
even more impressive are
that all but two of his victories
have come by at least a five
game differential, all against
opposition far older.
The young gun dominated
coming through the Ellesmere
junior ranks winning the
Ellesmere 10 and under titles
in 2012-2013 and 2013-2014.
He then won the 12 and under
titles in 2014-2015 and 2015-
2016. In December he competed
for the Ellesmere open
men’s title, losing 3-6, 3-6 to
John Honeywell, who lost to
Wilton Atkins in the final.
“He’s highly driven and has
a great attitude. The reason
he’s so good is because he’s
very mature for his age and he
knows what he has to do to get
better,” said Atkins.
Atkins who is a coach in
Ellesmere believes that Nathan
has the potential to grow into
one of the country’s top young
players.
“He’s got the potential to go
for age group titles and play
in Junior ITF (International
Tennis Federation) events and
go for an American college
scholarship. If he wanted to
he could even go pro, a lot of
things will have to go his way
but if he really focuses on it
then anything’s possible”, said
Atkins.
Nathan has stayed sharp
during the holiday season,
with an impressive outing at
the Canterbury Junior Christmas
Classic at Wilding Park.
Competing in the 14 and
under age group he made the
quarter finals in the singles
competition before being
beaten 2-6, 3-6 by tournament
winner Nick Schneideman.
He also finished runner-up
with partner Jarred Hill in the
doubles.
Nathan will look to continue
his remarkable run in the
interclub competition when it
resumes on January 17.
Killinchy is unbeaten after
three rounds of the division
one championship and will
take on bottom of the table
Prebbleton-Lincoln in their
first match of 2017. In other
division one action second
placed Springston play Rolleston.
YOUNG GUN: 13-year-old Nathan McKenzie has been punching
beyond his years in Ellesmere’s top interclub competition and
doesn’t look like slowing down. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
Work starts
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WORK IS under way on the $15
million bypass near the Waterloo
Business Park to ease traffic
congestion in the area.
About 24,000 vehicles use the
intersection at Main South Rd
and Barters Rd each day.
A New Zealand Transport
Agency spokeswoman said there
were 19 injury crashes at the
intersection of Main South Rd
and Barters Rd between 2011 and
2015.
The project, led by the NZTA, is
intended to ease congestion in the
Hornby business area in response
to increased traffic from the business
park.
Waterloo Business Park assistant
development manager
Joel Webber said it is expected
between 3000 and 5000 people
will be working at the park when
it is completed.
The project is expected to take
15 months to complete.
Along with the construction
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Christchurch Southern Motorway
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congestion problems for motorists
commuting between Halswell and
Rolleston.

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Tuesday January 10 2017
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SELWYN TIMES
News....................................3-18
THE WORLD is your oyster if you
are a young sporting talent and
13-year-old Nathan McKenzie (see
page 1) has plenty of that.
He is unbeaten in the senior
men’s Ellesmere interclub competition
– yep that’s senior men’s.
And having just turned 13 he’s
been winning as a 12-year-old,
and that is pretty impressive in
anyone’s books.
Nathan is now making his mark
in the junior representative ranks
so we’ll keep an eye on him as he
progresses through the season and
beyond.
Not long to go for the big concert
in Lincoln – Selwyn Sounds.
Today we profile Annie Crummer
(page 7) who will perform
with her old mates Debbie Harwood,
Margaret Urlich and Sharon
O’Neill in what promises to be
an amazing day of music alongside
Mi-Sex, Dragon, Jordan Luck and
others. – Barry Clarke
Concert chance for reunion
NEWS
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Our People....................6,7
Your Local Views............17
Sport..................................19
Driven........................................21
Gardening................22,23
City2Surf................................ 24
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Selwyn’s growth rate
now second to Queenstown Lakes
SELWYN HAS been knocked
off its spot as the country’s
fastest growing district for the
first time in several years.
The drop to second position
hasn’t been due to any slow
down in Selwyn’s own growth
rate, which remains extremely
high at 6.6 per cent for the 12
months to June last year.
Rather it is a testament to
the extraordinary growth
seen by the new number one,
Queenstown Lakes, which has
experienced a whopping 7.1 per
cent population growth over the
same period.
Infometrics senior economist
Benje Patterson said both districts
were outliers.
“They are both miles ahead of
the pack. To put things in perspective,
last year the third fastest
growing area was Tauranga
and it only had 2.9 per cent
growth in population,” he said.
Mr Patterson said growth over
the last 10 years gave a more
complete picture than looking
at just one year’s growth, and
Selwyn was still well ahead in
this regard, with average annual
growth of 4.9 per cent, while
Queenstown Lakes was second
GROWTH: Booming tourism has helped make Queenstown the country’s fastest growing
district, pushing Selwyn into second place in spite of a large number of homes being built.
at 3.7 per cent.
“Over the last three years,
Selwyn’s population growth has
been elevated and consistently
high, it has averaged more than
six per cent per annum for three
years in a row,” he said.
“If you compound that you are
looking at 20 per cent more people
in the last three years which
is quite outrageous.”
Mr Patterson said Queenstown
Lakes high growth over
the last 12 months was due to its
booming tourism, housing and
retail sectors which were also
providing a boost for employment
in the area.
“The tourism sector is just
having a phenomenal time
there, it is just absolutely ridiculous
and it’s not only the growth
that is happening during peak
times,” he said.
“You used to see some pretty
quiet months during times like
the second half of April into
May before the ski season kicked
in and then again in October
to November following the ski
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FORMER SELWYN Mayor
Kelvin Coe was part of the New
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Officer of the New Zealand
Order of Merit for his services to
local government.
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terms as mayor
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Ellesmere Ward
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mayor from 2004 to 2007.
He led the district through
a major housing expansion as
thousands of people moved out
of Christchurch city seeking
accommodation following the
earthquakes. He also opened up
council premises to house the
displaced commissioners and
staff of Environment Canterbury.
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Bid to get children reading
SELWYN LIBRARIES
are hosting a variety of
activities to keep kids
entertained – and reading
– during these summer
holidays.
Book lovers of all ages
have been able to join
Selwyn Libraries in a
Summer of Reading
which includes the
Selwyn Summer Reading
Programme for children
and Stop, Drop and
Read.
During the holidays
Selwyn residents can join
library staff at 2.30pm
every week day to ‘stop’
what they are doing, ‘drop’
into a comfortable seat
and ‘read’ for 15min.
The Selwyn Summer
Reading Programme gives
children a chance to win
prizes.
To join the programme
children need to visit a
Selwyn library, pick up an
official reading log, then
record how many minutes
they spend reading each
day.
They can read anything,
anywhere, anytime. Prizes
include android tablets,
book vouchers and family
passes to the Selwyn
Aquatic Centre.
Terms and conditions
are available online at
www.selwynlibraries.
co.nz.
Selwyn Libraries
manager Vicki Carlyon
said the aim was to
encouraging children to
continue reading over the
summer holidays in an
attempt to reduce the risk
of ‘summer slide.’
“According to research
from a number of
countries, during the
summer holiday months,
the reading level of
children who don’t
have access to reading
material or who don’t read
declines,” she said.
“New Zealand research
shows children from
lower income areas are
most at risk of the summer
slides.”
Selwyn Libraries also
have new children’s boxes
which contain a range
of dress ups and toys to
encourage children to
stay a while and engage in
creative play.
PAGE TURNERS: Darfield siblings Jack, 6, Harriet, 9, and Skye Collins, 9, enjoying some books.
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Progress on farm environment plans
• By Tom Doudney
ABOUT A third of 900 Selwyn
Waihora Zone farmers who need
to obtain a farm environment
plan in the next six months have
done so.
Under Plan Change 1 to the
Land & Water Regional Plan,
farms not supplied by the Central
Plains Water scheme, about
900 in total, will need to obtain
land use consent. Having an
audited farm environment plan
will be a key part of that process
and about 300 of these farms
already have theirs.
The requirement to have a
land use consent took effect
from January 1 and farmers will
have six months to lodge their
application.
Farm environment plans
identify on-farm environmental
risks and how they will be managed.
Environment Canterbury’s
Selwyn Waihora Zone team
manager Michaela Rees said it
was pleasing that many farms
already had theirs.
ECan would work with
the others to make sure they
could meet the six month deadline.
“In this catchment particularly,
the community expects that
we will take action where compliance
is not being achieved –
DEADLINE: Selwyn Waihora Zone farmers not supplied by the Central Plains Water scheme
will have to obtain land use consent within the next six months. PHOTO: BRETT PHIBBS
and that’s what we will do where
necessary,” Ms Rees said.
“Some farmers have already
obtained consent and others are
in the pipeline. The zone team
and industry bodies are working
hard to help farmers get on
track towards obtaining their
consents.”
Farms supplied by CPW also
need to obtain audited farm environment
plans to comply with
the scheme’s discharge consent.
Stage one of the scheme involves
120 farms and, so far, 107 had
farm environment plans. Stages
two and three of the scheme are
not yet operational.
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on December 30, the same day
it is alleged he stabbed a 46-yearold
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order lapsed yesterday when
he appeared at the district court by
video-link from prison.
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the woman with intent to cause
grievous bodily harm. Police were
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male offender. He stabbed her with
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returned with a knife,” a police
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not used in the assault. A family
member said the victim was now at
home “resting up.”
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Durham.
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SELWYN TIMES
Lyn Miles
Two decades of nurturing young
Templeton resident Lyn Miles will celebrate 20
years in the role of sports director of Primary
Sports Canterbury this year. Gordon Findlater
talked to her about her involvement with Selwyn
netball, her passion for sport and the challenges
that come with the role
PROUD: Lyn MIles has
a passion for organising
primary school sporting
events. PHOTO: GEOFF
SLOAN
Tell us about your
involvement with netball.
I was involved with the
Christchurch Netball Club for
38 years and ended up as the
president there. Eventually, I
thought it was time for a change
and moved out to Selwyn netball
at Lincoln, and next year will be
my seventh year there. I umpire,
most specifically, and coach
young umpires.
Umpiring, has that made you
thick-skinned?
Oh yes, I’m a trained teacher
as well so that has to be the case
doesn’t it.
You became a member of the
New Zealand Order of Merit in
2010. How did that come about?
That came about through the
volunteer work I do in netball; it
was for netball administration. It
was a proud moment because my
father had also received an OBE
(Order of the British Empire) for
his work with cricket and rugby
league.
Tell us about your role as
sports director of Primary
Sports Canterbury.
The role entails organising
all of the sports events for
primary schools in Canterbury.
We have five major events:
Swimming, cross-country,
winter tournament, basketball
and athletics. They go through
a zone process – we have 233
schools divided into 18 zones,
as we can’t have them all in one
place obviously. The top two or
three from the zone events will
then compete in the Canterbury
event.
You’ve been in the role for
almost 20 years, it’s obviously a
passion?
Yes, it’s great when you actually
get to the event and
see what you’ve organised.
There’s nowhere else in the
country that has a full-time
primary school sports director.
The opportunities that kids
here in Canterbury have to
succeed in sport is just amazing
really.
You must have come across
your fair share of famous faces
in their younger days?
Oh yes. One that I remember
in particular is Ryan Crotty.
I went to Chisnallwood
Intermediate to present some
rugby plaques and he accepted
one of them. I think he may have
been the captain of the rugby
team at that time. There was
a sprinter just the other day I
saw in the Selwyn Times (Maia
Broughton) who broke a 200m
record. I remember those people
coming through.
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people with a passion for sports
How long can you see
yourself being involved in
sport?
Well people keep saying:
‘When are you going to retire?’
But if you really like what you’re
doing then it’s not a mission
for me to come to work. I enjoy
doing it. I know there’s a lot of
administration work that goes
into an event and the better the
administration, the better the
event runs, but seeing it all come
together is a buzz.
What are some of the fond
moments that stick out from
your involvement with sport?
It’s just seeing the kids out
there enjoying themselves. That
smile that comes on their face
from not just winning, but just
being there doing what they like
doing. It’s the same with netball,
just seeing people come through
the sport and grow as people.
What about passions outside
of sport, what else makes you
tick?
I do love my gardening. We’ve
got quite a big section, just over
half an acre out in Templeton
and that’s all in garden. When
I’m not doing sport, I’m usually
in the garden.
Is this the time of year that
you get a chance to get away
from sport a wee bit?
It’s actually quite nice at this
time of year to get a break
from the email. I probably get
about 150 emails a day just with
people asking questions about
everything. I try to get people
to go to our website to get the
answers. There seems to be a bit
of difficulty doing that . . . but
yes, it’s nice to get a bit of rest
and it’s a good catch-up time.
And then it’s back to it for
another year. You must know
the routine pretty well by now?
Yes, although the routine keeps
changing with people wanting to
add new sports.
Is that something you’ve
noticed over the years? I’d
imagine there would have been
far less sport being played when
you started in the role.
FUN TO RUN: Lyn Miles wants
children to enjoy sports like
cross-country which, she says,
is gaining in popularity.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
Rugby, netball and cricket, that
was about it. This organisation
began in 1900, there was a group
of principals who felt more sport
was needed and they actually
ran the events until 1995. That’s
when a sports director was
employed because it got too
much for them. Because there
was someone full-time, we had
the opportunities to add more
sports and make the events
larger.
Are there any particular
sports that you’ve noticed grow
in recent years?
The likes of duathlon, triathlon
and cross-country seem to be
growing in popularity. Our
numbers in gymnastics have
grown so much that we’ve had
to split it into three different
days now. This year the hip-hop
dancing also had a huge increase,
I think that has a lot to do with
a few local groups doing well on
the world stage.
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Former cop behind
‘Justice for Lisa’
Lisa Blakie
A FORMER police officer,
who worked on the Lisa Blakie
murder case, has launched a
Facebook page in support of
her long time
campaign
for police to
reinvestigate the
young Timaru
woman’s death.
Ms Blakie
was murdered
while hitchhiking
from
Christchurch to
Greymouth in
February 2000, with her body
found under a 104kg boulder
in the Porter River, beside State
Highway 73.
Darfield man Timothy Taylor
was found guilty of the 20-yearold’s
murder and remains
behind bars after receiving a
sentence of life imprisonment.
He has maintained his
innocence, claiming he picked
Ms Blakie up but dropped her off
at a layby before her death.
And doubts have been
raised about his guilt, most
prominently by ex-cop Bridget
Bridget McMenamin
McMenamin, who worked on
the case as an analyst.
That involved reading witness
statements and charting the
movements of people and
vehicles.
The Christchurch woman has
repeatedly called for police to
look into the case again, and
continued her campaign by
launching the Justice for Lisa
Facebook page.
She met Taylor in prison in
2014, along with Ms Blakie’s
father, Doug, and Taylor’s lawyer,
and he told the trio he saw a
white Bedford van travelling
towards Arthur’s Pass after he
dropped Ms Blakie off.
He recognised three people
inside as being from a gang, Ms
McMenamin said.
He did not initially tell police
because he feared retribution,
she said. Two of the alleged
occupants underwent DNA
testing and were cleared, but a
third did not.
Ms McMenamin has
previously called for the man to
be tested before police told Doug
Blakie this month they could not
make the man give a sample, she
said. That had prompted her to
start the Facebook page, which
had more than 330 members
three days after its launch.
“I’m hoping to get enough
support and maybe next year we
can get this case reinvestigated.”
Detective Inspector Gregory
Murton said in a statement
police were satisfied with the
result of the investigation.
“There is no evidence to
suggest anyone else was involved
in the abduction and murder of
Lisa Blakie.” – NZ Herald
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Coupland presents the keys of a new Volkswagen Polo to
Louisa Sinclair, the winner of a Coupland’s competition.
While Mrs Sinclair, 34, described the win as an “amazing
Christmas present”, she will be trading the car valued
at $25,000 to support a trip to her homeland, Northern
Ireland, next April. Living in Dunedin for the past seven
years, Mrs Sinclair, her husband and two daughters will
travel to Bangor for the first time since she moved to
New Zealand. Mrs Sinclair won the competition through
Coupland’s Bakeries at Andersons Bay, South Dunedin. She
said the bakery is a regular stop for milk and thickly sliced
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Mountain bikers gear
up to ride new track
A NEW mountain bike
track built predominantly by
volunteers has opened on the
Port Hills.
The 3.8km track, currently
called the Montgomery Spur
Loop Track until it is formally
named, is the first new public
track to be built on the hills in
about a decade.
It’s the result of work by about
40 volunteers, contractors and
city council staff.
“It’s been 75 per cent volunteer
labour, 15 per cent contracted
construction and about 10 per
cent council oversight, planning
and helping to transport gear up
there,” Christchurch Singletrack
Club Port Hills track liaison and
development officer Graham
Allan said.
He co-ordinated the team of
volunteers who worked on the
project over the past 18 months.
He’s been a regular volunteer,
helping the city council with
track maintenance on the Port
Hills for 10 years.
The new track sits
within Montgomery Spur
Reserve on land that was
mandated in 2010 for a mountain
bike track.
NEW: The Montgomery Spur Loop Track is the first public track
to be built on the hills in about 10 years.
It’s close to the Rapaki Track
but provides an additional loop
that’s designed for beginner to
intermediate riders.
The only access to the track is
from the mid-way point of the
Rapaki Track, but there are plans
to introduce other access points.
It takes about 25 minutes to
ride, but Mr Allen said the track
provided a lot of variety and
challenges without too much
risk.
“The scenery looking out over
the city is amazing. It has really
filled that niche of a track that
helps people get from the flat
lands up on to the hills because
there are no steep drop-offs. It
gives them a bit of playground
where they can ride without
fear of taking a tumble because
there’s nothing to fall on but
tussock,” he said.
“We’re really pleased to see
it open and being discovered
and enjoyed by a wide range of
riders.”
Traffic delays likely
during reconstruction
of Lincoln’s Gerald St
ROAD reconstruction work
will soon be under way on
Gerald St in Lincoln.
The work will take place over
January and February between
the roundabout at the junction
of Gerald St and Springs Rd
through to Gerald St, east of
Vernon Dr.
Throughout most of the
work, the street will be open
to vehicles with traffic controls
in place. However, short delays
should be expected.
The work will involve
excavating and disposing of
the existing road surface and
replacing it with a new road
base and seal.
It will also include replacing
the existing kerb and dish
channel on the south side of the
street with a standard kerb and
channel.
The reconstruction will be
done rather than repairing the
and resealing the street because
of the number of faults on this
section.
The intersection of Kidman
St, Byron St and Tennyson St
in Rolleston will also be closed
from today to allow for a new
roundabout to be constructed.
It will reopen on Wednesday,
January 18.
During the closure, traffic on
Byron St and Kidman St won’t
be able to travel through the
intersection and will need to
detour through an alternative
route along Rolleston Dr or
Wordsworth St and Tennyson
St.
Tennyson St traffic will be
able to travel through the
intersection but traffic controls
will be in place which may
cause short delays.
Work will also resume to lay
a new sewer line along East
Maddisons Rd in Rolleston
from next Monday onwards.
The pipeline will service new
development areas in east
Rolleston.
From next Monday, East
Maddisons Rd will be open
to one-way traffic between
Goulds Rd and Ellington
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ews
Crummer looking forward to reunion
Annie Crummer found
fame with hits such as
Language and See What
Love Can Do. She spoke
to Tom Doudney about
working on new material
and seeing dyslexia
as a blessing, ahead
of her performance
with Debbie Harwood,
Margaret Urlich and
Sharon O’Neill at
Lincoln’s Selwyn Sounds
concert in March
IT HAS been a long time since
we’ve heard anything new from
Annie Crummer but the singer
is hopeful her fans won’t have to
wait too much longer.
Crummer hasn’t released a full
album of original material since
1996’s Seventh Wave. Since then
fans have had to make do with
a best of collection in 2002 and
three songs released in 2010 as
singles only.
While she is reluctant to talk
about release dates, she has been
working on songs for an album
which has a working title of Project
Annie C.
“I have got a bunch of songs
that I am dying to get out of the
demo situation and get into the
studio and smash that stuff out,
I’m the only one stopping me,”
she said.
“I’ve got a lot more to say musically,
I will just have to get over
myself and get on with it.”
Crummer said that while she
was known more as a singer than
a songwriter, she had become
more confident dabbling in song
writing.
“Melodies come really good to
me but the way I write lyrics is
quite odd because I am fully dyslexic
so the way I explain things,
I don’t think it’s the same as a
non-dyslexic song writer.”
Crummer only discovered she
was dyslexic well into her adult
years but the revelation came as a
big relief.
“When I look back I think: ‘Oh,
I have been blessed with dyslexia,
that’s all.’ I just learn things differently,”
she said.
“I forgave myself for feeling
so dumb all these years because
I left school really early and
now when I look back at all the
subjects I took it had nothing to
do with anything technical, it all
had to do with creative stuff.”
Those subjects included
classes on art, Maori culture and,
perhaps surprisingly, typing –
because she could just copy the
patterns without thinking about
the words.
That ability to recognise patterns
helped her land a leading
role in the Australian version of
Ben Elton’s hit musical-theatre
production We Will Rock You,
based on the songs of British rock
band Queen, in 2003. To get the
part of Killer Queen, Crummer
had to audition in front of Queen
guitarist Brian May and drummer
Roger Taylor.
“I had to learn the English phonetically
and that is actually how
I learn music too, I listen to where
heart is needed and where anger is
needed and all the emotions, I just
SONGSTRESS: Annie
Crummer has been working
on material for her first album
of original material in two
decades.
emulate those inflections without
really knowing what I am talking
about, but I have just fooled everyone,”
she said.
“I can’t believe I got that role, if
only they knew how I did it. But
it did catch up on me a couple of
times on stage where I’d fumble
BEST OF FRIENDS: From left, Margaret Urlich, Debbie Harwood
and Crummer will perform together at Selwyn Sounds, along
with Sharon O’Neill (not pictured).
over a word because I didn’t fully
understand it and I had to dig my
way out of it, live.”
She said that while the way
dyslexic people figured things out
might be different, the outcome
could be incredible.
Crummer, who lives in
Auckland, said she loved that
performing enabled her to travel.
She always looked forward to
playing with Harwood, Urlich
and O’Neill, sometimes joined
by Shona Laing, with the singers
typically doing about three or
four shows together a year.
She was looking forward to
reuniting with them for Selwyn
Sounds.
“I’m a huge fan of theirs and we
have the utmost respect for each
other so it’s a joy all round, a real
buzz.”
The concert will also feature
Kiwi rock heavyweights Mi-Sex,
Dragon, The Jordan Luck Band
and Jason Kerrison.
When she was not performing
with Harwood and co or
going solo, she often joined her
father’s band, Will Crummer
and the Rarotongans, playing
songs which mostly sung in Cook
Island Maori. Crummer took a
more low key role in the band,
playing the pahu and putting in
some occasional backing vocals.
She didn’t mind stepping back
from the spotlight and credited
her father with setting her on the
path to stardom.
“He gave me the gift of music,”
she said.
“I do count my blessings, that’s
a daily ritual for me, the fact that
I can do music and have never
had a job.”
•Selwyn Sounds will be held
on March 4, from 11.30am-
8.30pm. Tickets can be
purchased via Ticketek and
buyers will be able to prepurchase
a return bus ride
between pick-up points in
Christchurch or Rolleston
and Lincoln Domain.

SELWYN TIMES Tuesday January 10 2017 11
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Pool Fest - Rolleston
Monday 16 – Friday 20 January 1-3pm
Selwyn Aquatic Centre
Your favourite water activities are here for summer!
Make a splash with giant inflatables, paddle boats,
aquatic volleyball and more.
Teddy Bears’ Picnic - Rolleston
Wednesday 18 January 11am-1pm
Rolleston Community Centre and Reserve
Pack a picnic and dress your teddy for a fun day out!
With trampolines, Pedalmania, face painting, bouncy
castles, toddler gym, House of Bricks, Zirka Circus
and Teddy Bear Parade.
Picnic in the Park - Tai Tapu
Thursday 19 January 5.30-7.30pm
Rhodes Domain
With live music, bouncy castle, the events trailer,
games, Pedalmania, prizes and free sausage sizzle.
Bring a picnic and enjoy the summer evening.
Pool Party - Darfield
Sunday 22 January 2-4pm
Darfield Pool
Enjoy games, music, a sausage sizzle, prizes and
pool inflatables.
Picnic in the Park - Springfield
Thursday 26 January 5.30-7.30pm
Springfield Domain (by donut)
With live music, bouncy castle, the events trailer,
games, Pedalmania, prizes and free sausage sizzle.
Bring a picnic and enjoy!
Lake Crichton Triathlon
and Duathlon
Friday 27 January, Lake Crichton
A community event for first-time athletes in a friendly
atmosphere. Individual and team options, short and long
courses. To enter see www.selwynsportstrust.org.nz
Southbridge Pool Party
Sunday 29 January 2-4pm, Southbridge Pool
Enjoy games, music, a sausage sizzle, prizes and
pool inflatables.
Community organised event
Picnic in the Park - Springston
Thursday 2 February 5.30-7.30pm
Springston Domain
With live music, bouncy castle, the events trailer,
games, Pedalmania, prizes and free sausage sizzle.
Bring a picnic and enjoy!
Waitangi Day Community
Country Picnic
Monday 6 February, 10am-2pm, Darfield
Domain and Recreation Centre
A community country picnic for the family. Celebrate all
things country with games, food, history and music.
Picnic in the Park - Lincoln
Thursday 9 February 5.30-7.30pm, Lincoln Domain
With live music, bouncy castle, the events trailer,
games, Pedalmania, prizes and free sausage sizzle.
Bring a picnic and enjoy!
Lake Crichton Triathlon
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Friday 10 February, Lake Crichton
A community event for first-time athletes in a friendly
atmosphere. Individual and team options, short and long
courses. To enter see www.selwynsportstrust.org.nz
Drive in Family Movie - Darfield
Friday 10 February 7-9.30pm
Darfield Domain
Grab your friends and family, snacks, drive in and tune
your radio to our special frequency to enjoy a great
family movie!
Music on the Green - Rolleston
Sunday 12 February 4.30-7pm
Rolleston Reserve (behind library)
Pack a picnic and be entertained by great local musicians.
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How you spell the Cathedral
Christchurch,
ChristChurch
. . . or is it
Christ Church?
• By Gabrielle Stuart
A QUESTION over the spelling
of Christ Church Cathedral has
left even the Anglican Diocese
itself confused.
The diocese sent out a media
release last week to say an
announcement on the fate of the
Cathedral, which was expected
before Christmas, would be
delayed.
But in the media release, the
name was spelt two ways, as
Christchurch Cathedral and
ChristChurch Cathedral.
It is also spelt two different
ways on the Anglican Diocese
website.
There are several Christ
Church Cathedrals in the United
Kingdom, including in Dublin,
Newcastle and Oxford.
The Cathedral in Nelson is also
called Christ Church Cathedral.
When asked which spelling
was correct, diocese media
MISSPELT: The spelling of Christ Church Cathedral has even confused the Anglican Diocese.
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spokesman Jayson Rhodes
said he would have to check
with Bishop Victoria Matthews.
But Cathedral administrator
Chris Oldham had an answer.
He said the official name was
Christ Church Cathedral, named
after the Cathedral in Oxford
which also inspired its design.
Victoria Matthews
He said “ChristChurch
Cathedral” was a brand name,
as the designers had combined
the name of the city and of the
Cathedral.
“We put the cap C in the
middle of the word when we
designed a new logo about 10 to
12 years ago,” he said.
Rev Rhodes said he would
continue to use the ChristChurch
Cathedral spelling, in spite of it
not being the official name.
But he said the Christchurch
Cathedral spelling was an error.
He said the incorrect spellings
on the website might be changed,
but that was a lower priority.
“You’ve got the issue of how to
spell it, and the issue of how to
rebuild it,” he said.
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Call to recycle waste
Happy New year
Take your furniture from
shabby to chic!
SUMMER IS the season of
parties and barbecues but the
district council is encouraging
residents to recycle bottles and
cans to help the environment
by reducing the amount of
waste going to landfill.
District council solid waste
manager Andrew Boyd said
the volume of household waste
recycled in Selwyn had been
steadily increasing from 3901
tonnes in the year to June 2014
to 4982 tonnes in the year to
June 2016.
“It’s great to see the increase
in recycling,” Mr Boyd said.
“Over the holidays people
often generate more recyclables.
To help maximise recycling
over this period we have
provided some answers to
common questions we receive
about what you can and can’t
recycle.”
Soft plastics including
newspaper wrap and cling
film can’t be recycled through
the kerbside recycling system,
only empty supermarket plastic
bags are accepted. All recyclable
items must be loose in
your yellow bin so they can be
easily separated for recycling,
not placed inside a plastic bag,
as the machinery that sorts
COLLECTION TIME: The district council is reminding Selwyn residents to make sure
they are putting the right items into their recycling bin. ​
recycling rejects bagged items
as rubbish.
Takeaway coffee cups have
a thin plastic coating on the
inside, so that they can hold
liquid. For this reason they
can’t be recycled and need to
be put into the rubbish bin.
Drinking glasses or crockery
also can’t be recycled – these
differ from glass bottles and
end up contaminating the
recyclable glass.
“It’s important that recyclable
containers are empty and
are clean before you put them
into your recycle bin,” Mr
Boyd said.
Gift wrapping paper can be
recycled to reduce the amount
of Christmas rubbish your
household creates.
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can’t and can’t recycle,
visit www.selwyn.govt.
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you can request a free
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News
TV star paid $15k by taxpayers
REAL HOUSEWIVES of Auckland
star Angela Stone is getting paid
taxpayer money for her styling
advice – nearly $15,000 of it.
Christchurch-based Ms Stone,
who made waves on the reality
show by gifting the other women
her book on styling, is one of three
stylists hired by the New Zealand
Defence Force to help young people
find a job.
She has been helping at Burnham
Military Camp.
It is part of the Limited Services
Volunteer programme the Defence
Force runs on behalf of the Ministry
of Social Development. Stone
is there to provide grooming and
presentation tips.
Ms Stone has done 49 of these
sessions and been paid $14.9k for
her services, Radio New Zealand
reported.
Speaking to RNZ, Ms Stone said
the sessions are very rewarding for
the participants.
“It’s competitive out there and so
I’m in the empowerment business
and I show these young men and
young women how to make the
most of themselves,” she said.
Participants, aged between 18
and 24, pay $6000 for these sessions,
which also teach reading,
numeracy and driving.
Colonel James Kaio defended
the use of Ms Stone in these sessions,
arguing that she is worth
the money.
“Since 2008 she’s been providing
what the course needs. After every
course they do a validation, for
every module we ask the students
how each module went and then
we ask our staff and obviously for
her and her delivery of her sessions
they’ve been hitting the right
mark.”
The course has a 70 per cent
employment rate from the 1500
people who take part each year.
Ms Stone does the Burnham
styling courses, while other stylists
do sessions in Auckland Wellington.
The reality star added that the
travel time it takes her to get out
to Burham is factored into her
costs.
Ms Stone charges $304 per session,
a slight discount from her
recent three-day styling course in
Parnell, where tickets were $999
per head.
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Burnham Military Camp.
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Your Local Views
Readers respond
to Canterbury
University Professor
Simon Kingham’s
view that population
growth will make a
passenger rail service
between Selwyn and
Christchurch “vital”.
Alan Haylock, of
Rolleston, owner
operator of Selwyn
Shuttle and Tours – I
believe that a passenger
rail service should run
between Ashburton and
Christchurch and also
between Amberley and
Christchurch.
This would relieve a lot
of congestion that both
the southern and northern
motorways are experiencing
at peak traffic periods.
Unfortunately, for this
to work, I believe the
Christchurch Bus Exchange
and the railway station
need to be on the same site,
which logically would have
been the site of the former
railway station.
Looking back
CLASS PHOTO:
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News
Lincoln High drama students
in pre-school charity show
SEVEN LINCOLN High
School senior drama students
have been preparing to bring
a little fun into pre-schoolers
lives while also contributing to
charity.
The students will perform
three stories in a 40-minute
production at the Lincoln High
hall on January 24.
The performances will
include A Pirate Story, Aesop’s
The Tortoise and the Hare fable,
as well as a story about speaking
up called Oliver Has Something
to Say.
There will be singing and
games played between the
stories.
All profits will be donated to
the KidsCan charity,
which helps children living in
poverty.
The public will be able to
choose between the 10am or
11.30am show.
Tickets will cost $4 per seat
and are cash only, meaning
mothers with children sitting
on their lap will pay for the seat
only.
For pre-schools wishing to
book groups, teacher tickets are
free.
For presales and block
ENTERTAINERS: Lincoln High School students Jarod Pope
(left), Craig Pope, Elizabeth Steel, Beth Walsh, Libby Duncan,
Daniel Berry and Gabriel Clarke have been rehearsing for
their production aimed at pre-schoolers.
bookings of 10 or more people,
email Sandra McLean at smc@
lincoln.school.nz
Door sales will be available,
but the hall has a 220-seat
capacity.
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Sprintcars set to tear up Ruapuna
• By Allan Batt
THE PITS will be bursting at
the seams this weekend when
the Racecourse Hotel and Motor
Lodge Ruapuna Speedway host
the 47th New Zealand Sprintcar
Championship.
With 35 entries, this will be
the biggest turn out of the V8-
powered sprintcars at any event
in the South Island.
Hopes are high for a good
showing by the local drivers who
are now more used to racing
longer distance events and bigger
fields than in the past.
Christchurch hopes will probably
rest on the shoulders of
sprintcar rookie, Luke Keegan,
who is currently leading the
prestigious War of the Wings
Series which is contested at numerous
South Island tracks.
Keegan is a three-time winner
of the national modified championship
and he has looked fast
and smooth this summer.
Other Christchurch-contracted
drivers expected to feature
include the current New Zealand
Sprintcar Grand Prix title-holder
Matt Honeywell, veteran Ray
Baughan, Shaun Ashton, Jackson
Lovelady and Ben Gilmore.
There will also be strong support
for the event from Cromwell
and Nelson drivers, including
previous South Island champion
Jason Scott and former national
champion Jamie Duff who contracts
to the southern track.
The format will see a host
of sprintcar races on the programme
with the entry list split
into six groups. The groups will
race each other once, with the
top 16 point scorers going to the
25 lap final. An additional four
drivers will qualify for the final
through a last chance race.
American Jonathan Allard, of
Chico, California, will defend
his title and will be keen to make
up for his last appearance in
Christchurch, when a crash in
his last heat race caused damage
that saw his engine overheat
when he was in a strong position
during the championship race.
Top Auckland drivers Dean
Brindle, Jamie Larsen, Jamie
McDonald and Daniel Eggleton
are all well-known to Ruapuna
regulars and know the track
well, while another Aucklandcontracted
driver, Matthew
Leversedge, will make his first
appearance of the season in his
home town after campaigning
at Western Springs this summer.
Leversedge is currently studying
in Auckland and has registered
some good results at North
Island events.
Other prominent entries from
the far side of the Cook Strait
SPORTS
HIGH SPEED:
Christchurch’s Ben
Gilmore held the inside
running from hard
charging Cromwell
driver ‘Slammin’ Sam
O’Callaghan at a recent
Ruapuna race.
PHOTO: BRIAN HOPPING
include former national champion
Rodney Wood (Tauranga),
former North Island champions
Steven Taylor (Wellington) and
Skinny Colson (Tauranga) and
leading Palmerston North driver
Tony Uhlenberg.
•Racing will take place on
January 13 and 14, and start
each night at 6.30pm with
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Driven
Technology boost for popular Mazda3
• By Ross Kiddie
WHEN IT became clear the
global financial crisis had ended,
most car manufacturers launched
full speed into research and
development, regaining some
of the ground they lost when
funds for future projects seemed
uncertain.
Mazda is now reaping the
rewards of that investment, it
has a lot of new product rolling
off the production lines and the
vehicles have a significant array
of specification, much of it in the
all-important area for safety.
Regular readers will be aware of
my recent evaluations for CX-9,
MX-5 and Mazda6. My last drive
in a series of models which rolled
out fresh late last year for model
year 2017 was the Mazda3, it was
an upgrade model which is loaded
with clever new features.
I’ve stopped short of calling the
latest Mazda3 a facelift; quite simply,
there aren’t a lot of cosmetic
upgrades, it is fresh up front but
it features mostly the technology
which has been spread across the
entire Mazda line-up.
Of note, there is a vehicle
dynamics package which has
a list of acronyms that read
like a bowl of alphabet soup.
G-Vectoring control (GVC),
[Edition datE]
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MAZDA3 SP25 LTD: High safety ingredient.
autonomous emergency braking
(AEB) and lane-keep assist
system (LAS) are just some of the
key ingredients, the latter I found
particularly useful.
Obviously my driving style
must tend to favour keeping well
left on the highway and, to that
end, LAS was constantly reminding
me of the need to clear the
painted line on the left through
a gentle nudge on the steering
wheel. It isn’t forceful, just a
reminder that the road edge is
close.
That technology is gear that
works with the driver to enhance
safety, the active elements which
keep the car out of trouble in
the first instance. There’s a new
camera system in the car which
recognises objects of importance
such as traffic sign recognition
(TSR) and, of course, the AEB
will ultimately operate the brakes
should a collision appear imminent.
These features were recently
demonstrated to motoring journalists
by Mazda New Zealand in
a controlled sealed surface environment
so they could be understood
effectively, they are certainly
features you can relax with,
knowing that as a driver you are
constantly being looked after.
Elsewhere, the Mazda3 is still
the remarkable sedan and hatchback
which Kiwis have purchased
in large numbers.
The test car was the rangetopping
Limited hatchback and,
• Price – Mazda3 SP25 Ltd,
$47,495
• Dimensions – Length,
4580mm; width, 1795mm;
height, 1450mm
• Configuration – Fourcylinder,
front-wheeldrive,
2488cc, 138kW,
250Nm, six-speed
automatic.
• Performance –
0-100km/h, 8.9sec
• Fuel usage – 6l/100km
as you would guess, it gets a high
level of specification for comfort
and convenience as well, everything
from satellite navigation
and head-up display to leather
trim and electric sunroof. These
items are just a few of many too
numerous to mention.
Under the bonnet sits a 2.5-
litre, four-cylinder naturally
aspirated engine which produces
a feisty 138kW and 250Nm. It is
a SkyActive engine, another gem
from Mazda which is the result of
development aimed at reducing
emissions and fuel usage. Mazda
rates the twin-camshaft, 16-valve
unit with a six-litre per 100km
(47mpg) combined cycle average.
There are sport mode gearshift
protocols available at the flick of
a switch, but in reality unless you
really want to work the car hard I
found the sport setting unnecessary.
However, I did use that system
to glean a 8.9sec standstill to
100km/h acceleration time. But
the SkyActive range of engines is
designed to work low in the rev
band, utilising the healthy torque
figure to keep engine revolutions
down and gaining the fuel economy
advantage.
If you are after lively performance,
the Mazda3 does have
personality, it is responsive
underfoot and certainly has handling
prowess.
One of the other key aspects for
me is the reality of a fully independent
suspension. I particularly
like it when manufacturers
go the whole hog and build quality
suspension systems, and if you
take into account the spring and
damper rates are a good comprise
between what you need for
comfort and containing body roll
control in a corner, the Mazda3
benefits in all these areas.
It was good to be reacquainted
with the Mazda3, it’s most
certainly a case of a good car
made better. I just can’t wait to
see other surprises this highprofile
and high quality car
maker produces in the near
future.
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which all take part in regular concerts including Saturday
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where individuals can perform are also held regularly.
CSM also provides a comprehensive music education to
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With programmes offered in band, strings, recorder and ukulele
in a wide range of Christchurch schools this is an area of the
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Another area that has grown rapidly over the last few years
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Gardening
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Get gorgeous gaillardia growing in your garden
• By Henri Ham
LIKE THE flowers I
mentioned last month
(portulaca, livingstone daisies
and gazania), gaillardia is
another fan of the warm
weather associated with
summer.
It grows well in the sun and
dry conditions and will add
more bright, striking colour to
your garden. Though unlike
the three previously mentioned
flowers, gaillardia is a
perennial.
For those of you still learning
the difference between
perennial and annual flowers,
perennials are plants that
go dormant each winter and
continue to grow year-afteryear.
Annuals generally bloom
for one season and then need
to be replaced with something
else.
Try arizona sun which produces
masses of bright orangered
flowers with yellow on the
tips or red shades which, as
the name suggests produces
flowers with slightly different
shades of red.
They both grow to a height
of around 35cm and will
flower all through summer
and well into autumn. They
grow well in pots and they also
do well in landscape plantings
as they tend to ‘blanket’ the
ground.
Which is not surprising
given gaillardia are also known
as blanket flowers.
And, if you still need a bit
of convincing that gaillardia
is the plant you need in your
garden, it’s also great at attracting
bees.
Once you’ve got your seedlings
simply plant each one
around 35cm apart from the
next.
To encourage more flowering,
don’t forget to deadhead
regularly.
VIVID: Arizona sun produces masses of orange-red and yellow
flowers.
Forget weeds – plant in containers
GARDENING IN pots is
a spectacularly rewarding
and low labour hobby.
Instead of battling the
elements, treating tired old
soil, weeding and digging
frantically, you simply tip
the prepared perfect potting
mix into the container,
follow it up with the plants,
water and wait.
It’s hard to go wrong. You
just move the pot around
until you’ve found the perfect
sunny or shady spot,
without disturbing the root
system, because a container
garden is portable.
You can move it about
your home, patio or garden
to fill bare spots at any time
of year.
And best of all, when you
move house, you don’t have
to leave your cherished garden
behind – they all shift
with the furniture.
Furthermore, container
gardens look great anywhere
– as hanging baskets
on terraces and pergolas,
half round containers
spilling colour down a wall
or fence, or simply sitting
on paved areas, decks and
steps.
For best effect, plan your
planter by height as well as
colour.
You can mix annuals
with a central perennial
until the perennial gets
well established, and in the
meantime, enjoy a miniature
garden rather than a
miniature plant surrounded
by bare earth.
You can dispense with
the annuals when the perennial
takes over.
Container gardeners
can pretty much give up
weeding altogether. But
you don’t need to do a bit
of soil maintenance from
time to time, because the
plants aren’t in a self renewing
environment – they’re
relying on you to give them
nutrition and moisture.
gardening without guesswork
Question:
I have come back from a break away and my garden is suffering
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prevent this happening again?
Firstly, hopefully you had a lovely
Answer:
break away!
With the temperatures still climbing
through this month and next, you will want to get on to adding some
mulch now.
This will help to conserve water and protect your plant’s roots when
the temperatures soar. Intelligro stocks a variety of barks suitable
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We often get asked “What is the best one to use?” There is no right
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is a good idea to have a look at our website to see what we offer, or
come down and have a talk with our team onsite.
If bark isn’t your thing, add some of our Organic Compost and dig it
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every few days rather than a light sprinkle daily.
If you want something decorative on top, and bark isn’t the look you’re
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Top tip: remove the weeds first. They take up a lot of the water and nutrients
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School holiday boredom buster
• By Henri Ham
IT’S BEEN a while since my
daughter required entertaining
in school holidays, but I can still
appreciate the need to have a few
tricks for boredom-busting up
the sleeve.
And given we lived, and still
do, on-site at a nursery it’s probably
no surprise that my number
one trick is to get gardening –
particularly growing vegetables.
Getting busy in the garden is
a great way to entertain kids but
it also gets them outside and can
help instil from an early age a
love of nature, plants and growing.
My three tricks for gardening
with kids are – keep it quick,
keep it easy and keep it fun.
Keep it quick means plant
fast growing vegetables that can
be harvested early. Veges like
radishes, lettuces, peas, spinach
and zucchini all mature quickly
and can be eaten off the plant or
before they fully mature.
Next, keep it easy. This means
making sure you pick the right
spot for their garden. Don’t fob
them off with a dreary part of the
garden. Give them a prime spot
to plant. This will help them get
EASY: Growing vegetables is
child’s play.
the best results and ensure they
stay encouraged and interested.
It’s also important to make sure
you plant the seedlings in places
it’s easy for small people to reach
and work on.
If you can, get them their own
kid-sized tools to make it easy
for them to dig and plant some
are bright and colourful and
perfect for small hands.
And, as a general rule, plant
seedlings over seeds. Unless
you’re planting something like
sunflowers, it’s easier and far
more likely to get you better
results if you plant seedlings.
The reason is he hard work of
getting the seeds germinated and
established as plants is already
done – a process which isn’t easy
and can take anywhere from six
to 12 weeks. That’s a lot of time
in a kid’s world.
Next, keep it fun. Grow anything
that’s different and colourful
or can be eaten straight from
the garden. Try rainbow beet for
its colour, italian broccoli for its
space-aged looking shape and
sugar snap peas and butter beans
for their tastiness straight off the
plant.
And don’t let the fun stop at
planting and eating. Get your
kids involved in any form of pest
control.
Who doesn’t remember trying
to catch white butterfly with
nets?
Or for a more modern approach,
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Selwyn District
Fire restrictions in place
A restricted fire season is in place across the rural plains areas of Selwyn.
In residential areas under Environment Canterbury rules outdoor cooking is allowed
so long as smoke from your barbecue, pizza oven or other method has no offensive
or objectionable effect beyond your boundary. In the high country and hill areas of
Selwyn, a restricted fire season is permanently in place.
In other rural areas in Selwyn in a restricted fire season the following rules apply:
· Gas barbeques are allowed if a water source is nearby
· Fires in drums must be covered with a wire mesh top sized no greater than 20mm
or have a lid and flue with a spark arrester fitted. Only material that has had a
minimum of at least a six week drying period may be burnt under Environment
Canterbury’s Air rules. The only type of materials that may be burnt under these
rules are dried vegetation, paper, cardboard and untreated wood
· Crop residue burns are allowed but only during daylight hours and must be
attended at all times. Fires may not be lit when strong winds are blowing or
forecast, fire fighting equipment and an adequate water source must be nearby
and a 10 metre firebreak must be cleared around the edge of the area to be burnt
· Fire may be lit if a permit has been issued by Selwyn District Council and these
conditions are followed.
Please visit www.selwyn.govt.nz/fire for fire safety guidelines.
What’s not allowed:
· Any type of fire not listed as permitted above
· Fires cannot be lit on Council reserves
Don’t let stored hay start a fire
Excess moisture trapped inside hay bales can cause hay to heat, which can start a
fire. Heating often occurs when vegetation is baled when it is too green, especially
when bales are tightly stacked together, preventing air from circulating.
Hay should be regularly checked for heating for up to four months after stacking.
Signs of heating include: hot bales, steam rising from the stack or moisture build
up on rafters or roof or roof corrosion, unusual odours from the hay and sometimes
slumping of bales.
One way to test to see if heating has occurred if to push a crow bar well inside the
hay stack and leave it for two hours, then extract it. If you can safely handle the crow
bar then recheck the temperature daily. If you can only handle the crow bar for a short
time then you should remove machinery from the shed and recheck the temperature
twice a day. If the bar is too hot to touch for more than a few seconds then move
hay to improve the air flow and recheck the temperature every 2-4 hours. If the crow
bar is too hot to handle it could start a fire. You should contact your local fire brigade
immediately and avoid walking on the haystack as this could cause the stack to
collapse and ignite.
www.selwyn.govt.nz
water
sense
Public Notice
Help us keep water flowing this summer
We encourage properties connected to Council water
supplies to continue to conserve water and adjust when
you use water. If demand for water increases over summer,
formal water restrictions may be introduced. Council is closely
monitoring water use.
We appreciate your assistance in helping us avoid needing to introduce formal water
restrictions. For more information see www.selwyn.govt.nz. For tips on SMART
watering, see www.smartirrigation.co.nz/smart-watering
When to water your lawn...
Don’t irrigate between
6-9am or 4-9pm daily
Check weather conditions
before watering
We recommend you check
weather conditions before
watering. Watering on hot
days or when a Nor’ West
is blowing results in a lot
of water evaporating and
watering in these conditions is
not recommended. Watering
on a cooler overcast day is a
better option as it provides the
best opportunity for water to
soak into your lawn or garden.
Irrigate wisely
www.selwyn.govt.nz
Situations Vacant
6PM
8PM
4PM
STOREMAN/FORKLIFT
OPERATOR
Leeston Seeds Ltd is seeking a fulltime
experienced Storeman/Forklift Operator for
its seed cleaning and treatment operation in
Leeston.
Requirements for the role include:
• Forklift licence with F endorsement
• Able to work extended hours plus
weekend work
• Be accurate recording details and some
warehouse knowledge
• Be proactive with a can do attitude
• Committed attitude towards health and
safety and have good hygiene practices
• Able to work in a team environment and
take a mature approach
• Ability to learn and operate dressing and
treating machines
• Lifting is required so must be physically
fit and healthy
Leeston Seeds Ltd is an alcohol
and drug free workplace.
Please send your CV to Leeston Seeds Ltd, 8
Station Street, Leeston 7632
or e-mail to leestonseeds@xtra.co.nz
9PM
10PM
2PM
12AM
when to
water
12PM
2AM
10AM
Situations Vacant
9AM
4AM
8AM
6AM
Ellesmere College
ASSISTANT
CARETAKER
We are looking for a versatile, enthusiastic
and active person to assist the Caretaker with
ground and other maintenance tasks.
The ideal applicant will be practically minded,
have gardening/lawn maintenance experience,
display a high degree of initiative and a
willingness to learn new tasks.
Part time position of 20 hours per week. Ability
to be flexible with time an advantage.
For a job description and application
details please contact Principals Assistant
(email thiand@ellesmere.school.nz)
Applications close 16 January, 2017.
Caravans, Motorhomes
& Traliers
Are you about to sell
your caravan? We can
sell it in our busy yard on
behalf for you, at www.
affordablecaravans.co.nz
512 Blenheim Road
CHCH 03 3488614.
CARAVAN Wanted to
buy. Up to $5000 cash
today 027 482-3559.
Caravan 4 to 5 Berth
Wanted Repairs OK 027
938 5344
Computer
Services
COMPUTER
PROBLEMS? Mature
assistance. Reasonable
rates. Ph Adrien 027 589
9672
For Sale
HANDBAG Genuine
Guess Leilani box bag -
CR240831 sand/neutral
colour, sz 42cm long x
22cm high, excellent
condition only $160 ono
ph 020 444 4202
Gardening
& Supplies
GARDEN DESIGN
Selwyn based qualified
Designer. Any garden any
size. Free Consultations
Tel: 0220 259929
W: creative-intentions.nz
Massage
SENSUAL Hot Oil
Massage Rural Location
Anna 021 110-8790
Jewellery
WATCHES Ladies
Versace, Gucci & Calvin
Klein, brand new in boxes,
bracelet design excellent
price $99.95 each, plse ph
ChCh 020 444-4204
ADD SOME
COLOUR
TO YOUR ADVERT!
Tours
Kumara Races Day Trip
14th January
$40 per person
Tasmania – 12 days
Departs 28th March 2017
$4495.00 per person
includes flights
Call Reid Tours 0800 446 886
www.reidtours.com
ADVERTISE YOUR
BUSINESS HERE
Phone for further details
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Classifieds Contact us today Phone our local team 03 379 1100
Select Services
PESt
coNtRol
• Spider proofing &
fly control
• all other pest
problems
• Industrial &
domestic pest
control
Rob & Scott WaRloW
Servicing Selwyn Area Since 1987
Qualified & Experienced Professional
office: 03 337 9553
Rob: 027 436 1169
Scott: 021 168 6118
Member of Pest Management
Assoc. of NZ
XCV84U
Garden Supplies
• Soil • Bark • Sand
• Compost • Chip & more
0274 313 389
www.xcv84u.co.nz
LEESTON
HIRE
2006 Ltd
• Excavators • Dingo • Trailers
• General Equip • Chainsaws
• Log Splitters • Concrete Gear
• Rotary Hoes • Lawnmowers
and much more!
info@leestonhire.co.nz
www.leestonhire.co.nz
(03) 324 3669
1552 Leeston Road
(1km North of Leeston)
Open 7 days.
Closed public holidays.
Sporting Notices
Lincoln Rugby
Football Club
COACHES WANTED
2017
Lincoln RFC is seeking
expressions of interest in
coaching positions for ALL
grades for the 2017 season
except Div 1.
Email by 24th of January to
secretary@lincolnrugby.org.nz
Come & join Lincoln RFC for 2017
Trades & Services
LifestyLe
BLock
fencing
new fencing, post driving,
repairs, maintenence.
Quality workmanship
& advice.
Phone Allan 021 049 6151
allan@agrifencenz.com
Facebook: agrifencenz
Lifestyle Block
Mobile Shearing
No job to big or to small!
• Shearing • Tailing
• Crutching
• Drenching
• Foot trimming
Professional
friendly service
Call Shaun Adams
for a free quote
021 204 1274
or 03 9603112
Trades & Services
ACE HIGH
PLUMBING
All Plumbing
Gasfitting
Drainlaying
Blocked Drains
Log Fires,
Wetbacks
Gas Hotwater
Phone
021 454 864
PDI
GarDen
ServIceS
new client spots
available for
areas covered:
Lincoln, Halswell,
Springston, Ladbrooks,
rolleston, Prebbleton,
West Moreland, cashmere.
• Weeding, tidy and grass
• Hedges, trees & shrubs
• Free quotes and estimates
Selwyn gardening for 18 years.
also part time
gardener wanted.
call erik
0275 329 677
and leave a message
CARPET & Vinyl
Laying. Repairs, uplifting,
relaying, restretching,
working thru xmas, Email
jflattery@xtra.co.nz, ph
0800 003 181 or 027
PAinTER
2407416
Qualified
FEnCinG
Quality timber fencing -
gates & repairs, ph Ryan
027 951 8892
BOUNDARY TRIMMING
Trades & Services
Fencing
Boundary, Executive,
Modular
All types of residential
fencing and gates
Defender Products
Ph 0800 63 80 80
www.defenderproducts.co.nz
Garage Doors
Insulated garage doors with
our unique fully weather
sealed system. Ask your
builder for a Defender garage
door; your first defence
against the elements.
Defender Products
Ph 0800 63 80 80
www.defenderproducts.co.nz
lAnDSCAPinG
Paving, Lawns, Irrigation,
Decking, Fencing.
Kanga & small digger
services. Check out Squire
Landscaping on facebook.
FREE QUOTES. Ph
Arthur 347-8796, 027
220-7014 Edwin 027 220-
7154
MASOnRy DAMAGED
MASONRY?? Rock and
Blocks Work Ltd for all
your brick, block and tile
laying needs. Friendly
service Licensed Building
Practitioner phone Devon
on 021 375-888 or 03 329-
5511
Tradesman,
experienced & reliable,
Mike Le Lievre, free
quotes, ph 03 317 8222 or
027 420 6125
Trades & Services
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
TilinG
Quality jobs done on time.
All aspects of tiling. Reg
Master Tiler. Ph Dave 027
334 4125
TREES
BIG OR SMALL, tree
removal, trimming, stump
grinding, shelterbelt clean
up, section clearing,
rubbish removals,
excavation work, ph Trees
Big or Small, for a free
quote, 021 061 4783
T.V. SERViCE CEnTRE
Repairs, tvs, microwaves,
stereos, DVD. Aerial
installations and kitsets,
480 Moorhouse Ave, ph 03
379 1400
Katie’s Driving
Service
We provide a safe
reliable door to door
driving service for
• Shopping Trips
• Medical
appointments
• Visits
or any other
appointments
you may have.
Call Kaye
021-232-2511
CARPET carpet/furnishings
/ FURNISHINGS
To Let
RENT ME!
Ideal as an extra
bedroom or office.
no bond required thiS month
Fully insulated and
double glazed for warmth.
Three convenient sizes
from $70 a week:
Standard 3.6m x 2.4m,
Large 4.2m x 2.4m
Xtra-large 4.8m x 2.4m.
Visit our website
www.justcabins.co.nz for
display cabin locations.
www.justcabins.co.nz
SHELTER TRIMMING
Need a hand?
✤ Lawns & Edges
✤ Landscaping
✤ Gardening
✤ Hedge Trimming
✤ Handyman Jobs
✤ Casual or One Off
Phone Mike Lineton
022 341 8848
Your local
Selwyn District
GARDENER/
HANDYMAN
Shelterbelt Trimming
Contractor
Call Tony Dempsey
Ph 03 325 3256 Mob 0274 323 943
Di’s Carpet
BinDing
Have your carpet
off-cuts bound
124 Halswell Junction Rd, Halswell
Phone 322 1103 Mobile 027 586 4830
Hours Mon - Fri 9.30am - 5.00pm
Town & Country
Shelter Trimming
Phone Tom
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Trades & Services
Trades & Services
Trades & Services
Trades & Services
junk
DealKing
FLOORING
EXCAVATING
Why go to the Dump?
Junkman comes to you!
Items too big for the
rubbish bin?
Or too heavy for you
to move?
Junkman comes
to you & takes
it away
FROM $
65 *
*Prices vary depending on items and volume – minimum charge $65
0800 586 5626
www.junkman.co.nz
office@junkman.co.nz
Furniture
View our website for
all details of products.
Phone 03 3386 021
www.dealking.co.nz
OPENING HOURS:
Monday–Friday 8am - 4pm,
Saturday 10am - 1pm
YES!! WE WILL BE AVAILABLE
OVER THE HOLIDAY PERIOD!
SUPPLIERS & INSTALLERS OF:
RESIDENTIAL CARPET
COMMERCIAL CARPET
UNDERLAY
VINYL
CARPET TILES
GARAGE CARPET
Friendly Service • Competitive Rates
Lynda - 03 421 6527
Nathan - 021 042 5169
Excavations
• Driveways
• Car Parks
• Site Cleaning
• Demolition
• Farm Tracks
• Drain Cleaning
• Stump & Hedge
Removal
• Ashpalt Concrete
Wide range
oF TruckS
Digga Rental
• 1.5t, 3t, 5t, 12t, 20t, 30t Excavators
• Loaders • Compactors • Tip Truck
Short & Long Term Hire
Flexible & Competitive Rates
0800 344 425
• Tennis Courts &
Swimming Pools
• Chip Seal Driveways
• Diggers – 2 Ton
up to 20 Ton
• Excavators
• Bobcat & Drilling
• For Posthole &
Fence hole
For a Free Quote
on your next project
Phone Steve on 021 338 247
or 325 7922
Free
QuoTe
Cnr SH1 & Weedons Ross Rd, Rolleston
Landscaping
landscape design & build
• Eco-sourcing specialist nursery
• Landscape design & build
• Eco-restoration services
• Maintenance services
• Re Roofing
• Roof Repairs
• Spouting
Approved Age Concern
provider
Over 30 years experience
Licensed Building
Practitioner
Call us today
03 359 2458
www.waioralandscapes.co.nz
N A BARRELL
ROOFING LTD
Ph: 349 9778 or 0275 389 415
Email: nabroofing@xtra.co.nz
PLUMBER
NEED A PLUMBER
Call us now for fast friendly service.
Get your problems sorted out
quick smart - on time!!
Phone for a
FREE
quote now.
Phone 03 377 1280 | Mobile 021 898 380
RE-ROOFING
QUALITY ROOFING AT THE
BEST PRICE AROUND
Protect your home with a new Colorsteel roof.
Call for a friendly, FREE assessment and quote.
• Roofing
• Spouting and Downpipe
• Safety rails
• Licensed Building
Practitioner
Ph: 347 9045 or 021 165 1682
Email: Robinsonroofing99@gmail.com
Driveways
SWAINS KIWI KERB
DRIVEWAY
CONSTRUCTION
Free Measure & Quote
• Asphalt
• Driveways
• Kerb
Quality Workmanship -
Over 10 Years Experience
• Chipseal
• Chip
PH 0800 081- 400 • 980-1123
Mob 0274 325 457
• Irrigation • Drainage • Driveways
• Auger Hole Drilling
• Land Clearing & Development
• Culvert Installation • Construction Site Works
• Tree & Hedge Removal • Concrete Breaker
Phone Mike: 027 272 8058 OR 03 324 4323 A/H
g.m.contracting@xtra.co.nz
www.gmcontracting.co.nz
hay baling
services
Conventional
Individual Rounds & Squares
(03) 347 3479
STOP BIRDS
hail, leaves, snow & vermin from
blocking & damaging your spouting
Quality materials: BHP Colorbond steel mesh with
unique patented louvre will even keep out pine needles.
Will not rust or sag with age or load. 10 year warranty,
range of colours.
Proven in Australia & New Zealand over the last 15 years.
FOR SAFE, PURE DRINKING
WATER FROM YOUR ROOF.
NOW AVAILABLE: STAINLESS STEEL
MICO MESH
Call Rohan anytime Mon-Sat for a
no-obligation assessment & quote
03 982 8850 0800 486532
www.gumleaf.co.nz
BUILDERS LTD
New Builds
Home Alterations
Bathrooms
Decks
Painting/Plastering
Phone Keith:
027274 9359
or (03) 325-4452
ktmbuilders@xtra.co.nz
Renovations
Extensions
Kitchens
Re-Roofing
Insurance Work
Fully Qualified Builder
Paving, Irrigation, Lawns,
Planting, Fences, Pergolas,
Water-features, Outdoor fires,
Raised Vege beds, Decks,
Artificial grass & more...
Call Aaron & the team today!
Phone: 03 3474422 or 021542402
Email: landscapeyouroutdoorspace@gmail.com
www.theoutdoorspace.co.nz
Garage Doors, Auto Openers,
EQC Quotes, Repairs and
Maintenance, One off Custom
Made Designs...
Showroom at
Larcombs Road and
Home Ideas Centre,
Mandeville Street
The genuine custom made
garage door professionals
EQC &
insuranCE
rEPairs
TyPEs of garagE doors:
Cedar Door, Glass & Acrylic doors, Flat Panel insulated range,
Pressed Panel Doors, Ribline doors, Tilt doors, Roller Doors,
flush mounted doors.
Proud to support your local community
Phone: 0800 661 366 • Fax: 03 347 8363
Factory: 276 Larcombs Road, R.D. 8 Weedons,
Christchurch
www.custommade.co.nz
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