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8 Wednesday <strong>November</strong> 15 <strong>2017</strong><br />
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
SELWYN TIMES<br />
Hororata Games<br />
10,000-plus<br />
turn out for<br />
annual event<br />
THE HORORATA Highland<br />
Games has been deemed<br />
another success with more than<br />
10,000 people attending.<br />
More than 100 Highland<br />
dancers, 12 pipe bands, 58 solo<br />
pipers and drummers, 18 wool<br />
spinners, <strong>14</strong>0 tuggers, 68 junior<br />
warriors, six shooters and 20<br />
heavy athletes competed in the<br />
seventh annual games.<br />
While moody skies initially<br />
hung over the Hororata<br />
Domain, as the crowd<br />
stood for the Armistice Day<br />
remembrance the clouds soon<br />
parted with the sun shining<br />
through.<br />
The Malvern Schools<br />
combined Kapa Haka group<br />
then welcomed chieftain MP<br />
for <strong>Selwyn</strong> Amy Adams with a<br />
stirring performance.<br />
The Gough CAT Oceania<br />
Heavyweight Championship<br />
was won by Jono MacFarlane,<br />
who also broke a field record<br />
tossing the 56lb weight over a<br />
15.5 foot bar.<br />
The women’s Gough CAT<br />
Amateur Championship was<br />
won by Julie Stechman and the<br />
men’s was taken out by David<br />
Jackways both also from New<br />
Zealand.<br />
Thousands of people took<br />
on the “Have A Go” challenges<br />
and were entertained with<br />
numerous performances<br />
around the grounds in the<br />
stalls.<br />
Event manager Cindy<br />
Driscoll said this would not<br />
be possible without the help<br />
of more than 200 volunteers,<br />
competitors, partners, stall<br />
holders, suppliers and the<br />
visitors.<br />
“The Hororata Community<br />
Trust thanks, everyone who<br />
makes our games truly special,”<br />
she said.<br />
STAMINA: The Windwhistle Tuggers in the Tug O’ War competition.<br />
PHOTOS: MURRAY IRWIN<br />
HONOURED: A remembrance ceremony was held for Armistice Day as part of the opening of<br />
the Hororata Highland Games.<br />
Work & Income NZ Superannuation<br />
is coming to <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
Ken Stevens, a case manager from the Ministry of Social Development, will be<br />
visiting <strong>Selwyn</strong> to answer questions on payments, entitlement, and any other<br />
matters regarding superannuation.<br />
Visits are by PRIOR appointment – to book an appointment please phone<br />
(03) 961 9170. Ken will be visiting these locations:<br />
Wednesday 22 <strong>November</strong> 10am–2pm Leeston Library & Service Centre<br />
Wednesday 29 <strong>November</strong> 10am–2pm Darfield Library & Service Centre<br />
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