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The best read books
in our libraries
From thrillers to dystopian science fiction – the district council
has revealed its most popular books issued in the past year.
District council libraries manager Vicki Carlyon holds some of
the best-read books.
•Turn to page 5 to find out more about Selwyn’s red-hot
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Council
cracks
down on
graveside
ornaments
• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
FAMILIES ARE being asked to
clean up the ornaments at the
district’s burial sites – or the
memorabilia will be removed.
“The district council is in the
process of contacting extended
family to inform them the adornments
do not comply with the
cemetery bylaw. People need to
rearrange the adornments or the
items will be removed,” a district
council spokesman said.
Under the cemetery bylaw,
ornaments may only be placed on
the grave beams either surrounding
the burial plots or on the
beams where the headstone sits.
A district council spokesman
said in some cases people have
put objects on the lawn beside the
graves.
“This creates a hazard for other
cemetery users who could trip on
objects and also makes maintaining
the cemetery very difficult,”
he said.
For older burial plots the ornaments
may sit on the large grave
beams surrounding the burial
plot.
But for new areas of the cemetery,
ornaments may only be
placed on the beam next to the
headstone – not on the grass in
front of the headstone.
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from the editor’s desk
THE DISTRICT council has made the
right call by enforcing the new cemetery
bylaw (see page 1).
That means some families will be asked
to clean up grave sites. That in itself is no
easy request, or in this case probably a demand.
So district council staff must be applauded for the step
they have taken which may not go down too well with some
families.
The interests of all must be looked after and the council has
done that, which hopefully will satisfy most.
The rules do mean there is scope for ornaments and other
memorabilia as long as they are placed in specific areas.
A good result for all, I hope.
- Barry Clarke
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Maddie’s transplant
recovery better than expected
• By Emily O’Connell
WEST Melton teen Maddie
Collins is exceeding
expectations by taking her first
steps alone, only days after a
potentially life-saving kidney
transplant.
Maddie, 14, and her family
were told on January 16 their
five-year wait for a kidney match
had been found.
They flew from Christchurch
to Auckland early the following
day and Maddie underwent the
initial operation at 1pm at Starship
Children’s Health.
Maddie’s mother Sarah
Manson-Collins said hospital
staff are “gobsmacked” by her
recovery.
She said Maddie may be
discharged to Ronald McDonald
House, Auckland, on Friday.
Mrs Manson-Collins said
some of the almost $300,000
raised for Maddie will be used
to cover transplant expenses and
the rest will be saved for future
medical costs.
She isn’t sure how long this
kidney will last but hopes it’s
“quite a few years.”
Complications following the
transplant meant it was a long
night for the family.
Maddie’s new kidney was not
working and had no blood flow
to it due to a kink in an artery.
The surgery was expected to
take four to six hours. But after
Maddie was taken out of theatre,
she was later rushed back in.
Surgeons reopened her and
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Maddie’s new kidney was then
removed and surgeons re-positioned
it in a higher position.
Her second surgery lasted for
more than seven hours.
Mrs Manson-Collins
told Selwyn Times Maddie’s
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kidney disease, nephrotic syndrome,
had not returned yet.
Maddie will now spend a few
months in Auckland resting and
regaining her strength.
She received a kidney transplant
from her father Adam Collins
five years ago but her body
rejected it. With only a two per
cent chance, the family did not
expect to find another kidney
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They were planning a trip to
The John Hopkins Hospital in
Baltimore, United States, which
had been looking at new kinds
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Mrs Manson-Collins said they
feel for the family of the donator
who lost their loved one, but
they were also really thankful
for the donation.
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who has donated their family
member’s organs so that our
daughter can live. We’ll forever
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Crackdown on
graveside
ornaments
•From page 1
It comes after the district
council published a list of people
buried at Prebbleton Cemetery in
a bid to contact next of kin.
The list was for burial sites that
did not comply with the cemetery
bylaw and who the district council
had no contacts of next of kin.
In 2011, the cemetery bylaw
was changed to tighten up what
the district council viewed as
acceptable and unacceptable for
ornaments at burial sites.
But the bylaw is now currently
being reviewed and has gone out
for public consultation – a hearing
is to be held on March 8.
It said this was because the district
council had moved towards
lawn cemeteries where the beams
are level with the grass.
Deputy mayor Malcolm Lyall
said some cultures view the
decoration around their loved
one’s grave site as very special and
spend a lot of time there as part of
their cultural practices.
“We have to draw the line because
the decoration does tend to
get out of hand at times,” he said.
Mr Lyall said ornaments can get
blown away and into the mowers
maintaining the area causing it to
become a hazard and untidy.
ONE OF the names listed on the
Prebbleton Cemetery list was
Lisa Hurrell who was beaten and
stabbed to death in her Hornby
home in 1998 by Terry Jason
Nahi.
Nahi was jailed for life in 1999
to the charge of murdering Miss
Hurrell, with whom he had been
in a stormy and tempestuous
relationship since she was 14.
He was the father of her
three children, but she had a
protection order against him at
the time.
The district council contacted
Miss Hurrell’s family asking
the bottle and beer cans to be
removed from outside of the
grave surrounds – but the other
ornaments at the site will not be
removed.
Before the bylaw was changed,
Miss Hurrell’s family received
permission from the district
council to have a concrete
edging placed around her
burial plot. This was to allow
the ornaments and flowers to
remain within the concrete
edging.
Lisa’s mother Carolyn Hurrell
said there were some empty beer
cans in front of the concrete
edging of Lisa’s grave which she
has removed.
She was relieved the district
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council was not asking for the
ornaments within the concrete
edging to be removed from
Lisa’s grave.
When Selwyn Times asked
if other families could receive
permission to have a concrete
guard built around the burial
plots, the district council said it
would only be done on a case by
case basis for the older plots in
the cemetery.
“Permission will not be given
to graves in newer areas of the
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TREASURED: Lisa Hurrell,
who died in 1998 is buried
at the Prebbleton Cemetery.
Before the cemetery bylaw
changed in 2011, her family
received permission from
the district council to have
a concrete edging placed
around her burial plot for her
ornaments.
cemeteries,” a district council
spokesman said.
It said this was because the
district council had moved
towards lawn cemeteries where
the beams are level with the
grass.
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Selwyn’s most popular books
• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
BRITISH AUTHOR Lee Child’s
Make Me has taken out the top
spot for Selwyn’s most hotly
read book for the year.
The thriller novel in the Jack
Reacher series was named the
overall most popular book issued
between January 1, 2017, to
date at district council libraries
across Selwyn.
The Jack Reacher series is a
popular choice with readers
with Night School sitting in
fourth place for the overall top
five adult books issued.
District council libraries manager
Vicki Carlyon said Child
continues to be a worldwide
phenomenon so she wasn’t surprised
to see two of his thrillers
in the top five adult books.
The overall top five popular
books vary in genre and includes
Joanna Trollope’s City of
Friends, and children book Liz
Pichon’s The Brilliant World of
Tom Gates.
For younger readers, the top
teenage book issued was James
Dashner’s young adult postapocalyptic
dystopian science
fiction novel The Maze Runner.
Dystopian science fiction is
a popular theme for teenage
books issued with Veronica
Roth’s Divergent sitting in fifth
place equal with Todd Strasser’s
Boot Camp.
“Movie tie-ins can really intensify
the popularity of books,
which has definitely been the
case for both The Maze Runner
and Divergent,” Ms Carlyon
said.
The Brilliant World of Tom
Gates and The Very Brave Bear
are children’s most popular
books of choice.
Andy Griffiths’ The 26-Storey
Treehouse was the third most
popular children’s book issued
with Jeff Kinney’s Diary
of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck
and Rachel Renée Russell’s Dork
Diaries: Dear Dork.
Ms Carlyon said there has
been a real surge in popularity
in children’s fiction where text
is broken up with comic-type
pictures throughout.
She said Gates and Griffiths’
books are great examples of this.
The highest number of books
were issued from Rolleston
Library.
Selwyn’s most popular books
issued between January 1,
2017 and January this year.
Top five overall most popular
books:
1 Make Me – Lee Child
2 The Whistler – John
Grisham
3 City of Friends – Joanna
Trollope
4 The Brilliant World of Tom
Gates – Liz Pichon
5 The Very Brave Bear – Nick
Bland
Top five adult books:
1 Make Me – Lee Child
2 The Whistler – John
Grisham
3 City of Friends – Joanna
Trollope
4 Night School – Lee Child
5 A Distant Journey – Di Morrissey
Top five teen books:
1 The Maze Runner – James
Dashner
2 Maximum Security – Robert
Muchamore
3 The Recruit – Robert Muchamore
4 Lady Midnight – Cassandra
Clare
5 Divergent – Veronica Roth /
Boot camp – Todd Strasser
Top five children’s books:
1 The Brilliant World of Tom
Gates
2 The Very Brave Bear
3 The 26-storey Treehouse
4 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard
Luck - Jeff Kinney
5 Dork Diaries: Dear Dork -
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Council spends
$17k on milk
Fire rages, homes at risk
• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
THE DISTRICT council has
spent $17,000 on milk since June
2016.
Figures released to Selwyn
Times under the Local
Government Official Information
and Meetings Act shows $11,000
was spent on milk purchases
in the 2016/17 financial year. A
further $6000 has been spent on
milk in the current financial year
to date.
District council chief executive
David Ward milk is purchased
by the district council for various
meetings and its staff morning
and afternoon breaks.
District councillor Pat McEvedy
said a lot of visitors come into its
Rolleston headquarters and often
get a cup of tea.
In comparison, the
Christchurch City Council spent a
larger sum on milk – $80,109 – in
the 2016/17 financial year, and to
date has spent $46,374 on milk in
the current financial year.
Meanwhile, the district council
spent $3924 on alcohol and $1272
on non-alcoholic beverages
between November 2016 and
January 2018.
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community group meetings and
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News
• By Emily O’Connell
WEEDONS residents are angry
Selwyn district councillor Mark
Alexander says dust won’t be an
issue with the quarry planned for
the area.
Cr Alexander sent an email to
Weedons Residents Association
secretary Gary Doyle saying
while traffic could an issue, dust
wouldn’t be.
Cr Alexander’s comments were
reported in Selwyn Times last
week, which prompted a quick
response.
Weedons residents Simon
Moore and Stephen Bain said
they were “horrified” by the
councillor’s comments.
“Mr Alexander has actually
thwarted and obstructed the
democratic process and must
resign,” Mr Bain told Selwyn
Times.
Fulton Hogan is planning a
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Rds which borders Weedons and
Templeton.
Said Cr Alexander in his
email to the Mr Doyle: “I would
say based on the new Rolleston
quarry’s operation, dust
should not be an issue as any
new consents should not allow
any dust to cross the quarry’s
boundaries.” Cr Alexander told
Selwyn Times he was “surprised
at the tone” of the responses, but
understands residents are upset
at the prospect of a quarry.
He said the district council is
always “neutral and independent”
and in a resource consent
process, it is like a referee in a
sports match.
“District council doesn’t create
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In the email, he suggested
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This has angered Mr Moore.
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based on his experience” with
the Rolleston quarry.
The Rolleston quarry opened
in 2013 on a section of land
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and Kerrs Rds.
Cr Alexander said he would
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Mr Doyle said it was Cr
Alexander’s “choice to make.”
“I would say there’s as much
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resigning as a snowball lasting in
hell,” he said.
Cr Alexander said: “I’m the
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residents. So in my view, I am
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“I would say there’s as
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Christchurch city councillor
Jimmy Chen is concerned about
the quarry, its health effects and
whether it will devalue nearby
properties.
He has sent emails to
Mayor Sam Broughton and
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Cr Chen also plans to talk to
Wigram MP Megan Woods,
MP Amy Adams, Mayor
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councillors.
“Generally speaking, I’ll do my
best on behalf of the Templeton
residents to express their
concerns regarding this issue,”
Cr Chen said.
District council planning
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the council has not received a
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In a letter sent to residents
near the proposed quarry, Fulton
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Fund to help Rolleston fire
families raises nearly $1700
A PUBLIC relief fund to
support families affected
by the Knights Rd fire in
Rolleston last month has
raised nearly $1700.
The mayoral relief fund,
established by Mayor Sam
Broughton, has raised
$1675 and received 34
donations.
On December 23, a large
scrub fire at Knights Rd,
forced the evacuations of
residents on Hoskyns Rd
while three helicopters, 12
fire trucks, eight tankers
and three rural units
battled the blaze.
It also destroyed two
houses and badly damaged
two sheds.
Mr Broughton said the
incident is a tragedy for the
affected families.
“This couldn’t have
happened at a worse time
– coming right before
Christmas.
“But we’ve been
encouraged by the many
offers of help from the
community,” he said.
Mr Broughton said the
district council wants
to help the community
support those who have
been affected, and the
best way people can
help right now is by cash
donations.
“We encourage anyone
who wants to help to make
a donation, no matter how
big or small.”
Donations can be made
to the mayoral relief fund
by online banking.
Mr Broughton said
a decision will be made
in about two weeks on
when the fund will close.
FEROCIOUS: The
Knights Rd fire
destroyed two houses
and badly damaged two
sheds last month.
But he said even after
the money is passed on,
if people still wish to
contribute to the fund there
is no time limit.
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Your Local Views
Help reduce plastic pollution
Lincoln
Envirotown
trustee Dr
Sue Jarvis
writes
about the
trust’s plan
to reduce
the amount
of plastic
Selwyn residents throw
away
I have just read that New
Zealanders throw away 541
million plastic straws a year and
straws are the most common items
collected during beach clean-ups.
And what about all the plastic
bags, plastic bottles, plastic tooth
brushes and all the other throw
away plastic items?
It seems that sea life is mistaking
DANGER: Sea
life is killed
trying to eat or
getting caught
in plastic.
bits of plastic for food, which then
gets into the food chain – even
into us.
Sea life is also killed trying to eat
or getting caught in plastic.
There are health effects of
compounds such as plasticizers
that leach out of plastic containers
into our food – some of which are
hormone mimics affecting human
and animal hormones and may
contribute to the reproductive
problems in fish (such as producing
all females), reduced sperm
count in humans and possibly
cancers.
So I am passionate about reducing
the amount of plastics we use
and throw away – and Lincoln
Envirotown Trust is planning to
make this one of the projects for
2018.
Of course, Lincoln Envirotown
has been working on reducing
waste, including plastics, since
2006 when we first started, with
one of our first actions being the
delivery of reusable shopping bags
to all Lincoln residents.
Last year we were involved in
many Selwyn-wide environmental
efforts such as The Responsible
Business Awards, battery recycling,
the Kim Hill Hot Topic (water),
KidsFest holiday programme,
cleaning up the Liffey Stream
and monitoring its water quality,
fruit trees in schools and the huge
Bioblitz event.
This year – we’ll have most of
those plus a new, exciting Matariki
event.
If anyone else wants to help
reduce the plastic pollution,
check out www.facebook.com/
LincolnEnvirotown or phone Sue
on 329 5858. Everyone is welcome
to come to the LET meetings,
first Monday of the month 7pm,
Lincoln Event Centre. We often
have interesting speakers – go
along and get involved.
A reader has their say
on consultation over a
new bus service trial
between Ellesmere and
Christchurch
Val McTurk – I live at
Leeston and commute to
Lincoln most days to take
a bus into the city. I would
like to see a bus service from
Southbridge through Leeston,
even if it connected with the
Lincoln express bus which
leaves Lincoln University at
7.20am each morning. You
could return on the express
which leaves at
approximately
5.20pm each day
to Lincoln where
a connecting bus
through to Leeston/
Southbridge would
be available for the
workers.
Some 20 odd years ago, my
late husband drove the bus
from Southbridge through
to the city via Hornby. He
did a number of trips during
the day through to Lincoln
with the last bus leaving the
city at 5.10pm through to
Southbridge.
It worked well until the
service was deleted. Prior
to that, a service ran right
through to Southbridge from
the city.
Leeston and Southbridge
are growing with triple the
Local
News
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Fire rages, homes at risk
number of people now living
in Leeston as opposed to back
in the early 1990s when we
lived out there. There
are numerous new sub
divisions going up.
I am sure a number
of retired people would
use a bus service from
Southbridge/Leeston
to go to Lincoln or to
Hornby, which is unable
to be reached at the moment
by the bus services provided.
It goes down Springs Rd and
diverts at the roundabout to go
down Blenheim Rd and misses
out Hornby and Church
Corner totally which is silly.
Most people from the
Leeston/Lincoln area like to
shop at Hornby or Church
Corner.
The service would have to be
cost effective and convenient
for the passenger, otherwise
people will not use the service
if it is too expensive.
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Wednesday January 24 2018 9
News
Honey pioneers build in Springfield
• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
THE FIRST company in the
world to create solid honey
will set up a new factory in
Springfield.
Honey Droplet New Zealand
is in the process of establishing a
new shed and a honey packaging
and distribution business on
Annavale Rd.
In 1972, the business was
approached by the medical
industry and asked if it could
create a 100 per cent solid honey
lozenge which would not melt in
warm weather.
About 18 months later, the
business created the first solid
honey product and, by 1975, had
patented its technology around
the world, including in the
United States, United Kingdom,
Japan and Switzerland.
The company manufactures
millions of honey lozenges
annually.
Resource consent for the
factory was approved in May
2016. Construction may be in
four stages.
About 30 full-time equivalent
staff are expected to be engaged
in an activity at any one time at
the shed which will be no larger
than 2087m 2 when completed.
The standard hours of
UNIQUE: Established in 1977, Honey Droplet New Zealand Co Ltd
created the world’s first solid honey product.
operation will be Monday-
Friday, 5am-9pm, and in the
peak season Monday-Sunday, up
to 24 hours a day.
Other conditions of the
resource consent cover
operational noise, vehicle
movements, landscaping and
light spill/glare.
Annavale Rd will be upgraded
from Pocock Rd to the
second entrance-way of the
processing shed.
Honey Droplet director
Raymond Neil would not
comment about the factory
to Selwyn Times.
But he told the Springfield
Township Committee in
November a single-storey
building is expected to be
operational between June-
July this year.
Mr Neil said it will
employ between four to five
people and run the business
at a minimal noise.
Springfield Township
Committee chairman
Graeme Dawson said it is
“pretty exciting” because
it is the only company
that does this particular
operation in the world.
Former mayor and
Springfield resident Bill
Woods said the neighbours
are happy as the factory is
not going to interfere with
the township.
•HAVE YOUR SAY:
What do you think
about Springfield getting a
honey factory? Email your
views to georgia.oconnor@
starmedia.kiwi
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News
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Fire rages, homes at risk
Toilet upgrade
for Castle Hill
• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
CASTLE HILL is the next on the
district council’s list to get new
public toilets.
Springfield is also in line to get
its waste water treatment system
upgraded.
The district council released an
update on toilet provisions across
Selwyn covering the current
financial year. An upgrade worth
$145,000 will be undertaken at
the Springfield waste water treatment
system while Castle Hill will
receive new $166,300 toilets.
The upgrades are funded from
the district council’s tourism
infrastructure fund. About
$164,800 has been spent on new
toilets at Foster Park, Rolleston,
and $144,500 on new toilets at
Rolleston Reserve in the current
financial year.
District council parks and land
manager Cameron Warr said it is
also looking at options to upgrade
the public toilets at the Lincoln
Domain.
District councillor Grant Miller
previously told Selwyn Times a
renovation plan is in place for the
existing toilets near the corner of
Gerald St and Kildare Tce, Lincoln.
But Mr Warr said the Lincoln
plan is yet to be confirmed.
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Karen Hulston
Former army trainer and mother
West Melton resident
Karen Hulston has
been running a boot
camp in the township
for the past four
years. The former
army physical trainer
has now launched an
online workout in a
bid to combat obesity.
She spoke to Georgia
O’Connor-Harding
How did you come to be
interested in running boot
camps?
I was in the New Zealand
Army as a physical training
instructor. My last posting before
I was released, I got posted to
Burnham Military Camp. After
working at Burnham I met
my husband who lives in West
Melton. We got married and had
a family and we got to a stage
where we had so many kids, it
was more expensive to put them
in full-time childcare than what
I was getting paid in the army. I
kind of had to pretty much leave
the army. It was cheaper for me
to look after the kids myself. So
I did leave the army and as soon
as I left, I got caught up in the
whole raising the kids and my
health and fitness went from
being amazingly fit – when I was
in the army I was pretty much
fitter than three quarters of the
army – to being extremely unfit.
I couldn’t even run the length
of our section without feeling
like I was going to fall over and
throw up. I guess that realisation
made me decide enough was
enough. So I designed myself
HELPING
OTHERS:
Karen Hulston
now has more
than 120 people
taking part
in her West
Melton-based
boot camp.
PHOTO: EDWIN
MEEK
a programme like one I used
to design for the soldiers in the
army. I stuck to it. I was quite
lucky. I dropped about 25-30kg
and started to get my fitness
back. I still wasn’t at that amazing
fitness level but I just thought
‘I want to help others’.
Where did the idea for a boot
camp come from?
I just randomly advertised
I am running a boot camp in
2013. Being in the military, I
didn’t know of any other programme
to run. I just advertised
it locally and I got 17 people –
they were all females at the time.
Most were mothers like me who
had gained weight and were unhealthy.
They all achieved these
amazing results. It was six weeks.
They (asked) are you going to
run another boot camp. I guess
out of obligation I ran another
one because I didn’t want to
leave them. Then it came into
winter and I managed to talk
to the West Melton School who
loaned me the hall. From there,
it got bigger and bigger. Now I
have boot camps of well over 120
people.
Why did you decide to set up
an online website?
The problem is it has got to a
stage where it has got so big and
I have got so many people on a
daily basis I have trained before
or they know of me. I really like
helping out people and I don’t like
saying I don’t have enough time.
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the online boot camp came from.
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Local
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Fire rages, homes at risk
wages war on obesity
What do you think of the obesity
situation in New Zealand?
That is one of the biggest
factors that motivated me to
run these online boot camps.
Here in little old West Melton,
I can’t help as many people as
I would like. Where as the idea
popped into my head if I was to
do something online that people
could do in their own time, then
they don’t have excuses like
they have got kids at home or
husbands working late or moved
over to Australia and can’t come
to classes.
How long were you living an
unhealthy lifestyle for?
Quite a while – when I took
relief from the army in about
2010 maybe 2011. A good two or
three years. To be honest, I never
told anyone I was in the army.
Because I moved to West Melton
I was just known as the wife of a
husband who had lived here all
of his life. I never told anyone I
was in the army and was a fitness
trainer because, too be honest, I
was a bit embarrassed. As soon
as someone from playgroup
asks you what you used to do
and you say a personal trainer
in the army, they look you up
and down and say ‘really?’ It
was definitely a huge rut. A lot
of my clients I have today are
very similar. They come to me
because they also used to be fit
and strong and then something
has happened in their life.
It must have helped you a lot
with training others?
I can honestly say, as much as
I don’t like to admit it, if I had
gone straight from the military
to taking civilians for a boot
camp I don’t think I would have
any clients right now. Because I
was so tough when I was in the
army. I remember in the army
when I was in my early 20s, I
had just finished all my training,
I remember taking some of the
army females that had just had
babies and saying there is no
excuse for being unfit. I said I
cannot believe you cannot do
these press-ups and cannot run
this far. But it was just because
I hadn’t gone through it myself.
I remember the administration
unit had a lot of females that had
just had babies. Now every time I
see an administrator in the army,
I feel compelled to go up and say
I am so sorry. It is not until you
go through it yourself you have a
sense of how easy it can be to get
into that rut.
How did you come to be
one of the first female
CHANGE: Karen Hulston before she lost about 30kg.
trainers in the army?
When I joined the army you
weren’t allowed to join straight
up as a physical training instructor.
When I went to get recruited
in Nelson, they said I could be
a driver or a cook. I thought
‘oh well, I do need to learn to
cook’. So I joined as a cook. But
I found – I have never been a
skinny person, I have always had
problems with my weight – just
being round that food all day I
thought ‘no I can’t do this for the
rest of my life’. I don’t have good
willpower.
How did you make that
change?
When I was in the army, I
really admired physical training
instructors. I loved how they got
paid to exercise all day and take
classes. Everyone would say to
me ‘there is no way they would
take a female into their core
unit’. It was about 1998. I was
one of those people when you say
‘no’ that is a challenge and I want
it even more. Because of that,
I started training in Waiouru
Military Camp. Then I did this
selection course. I was the only
female out of these amazingly
strong and fit males. It was quite
intimidating because there were
a few men who didn’t want
me there and they hadn’t even
been selected themselves. At
the end of the selection course I
was selected. It was a physically
gruelling course and I haven’t
looked back. There are heaps of
females now.
It must have been a big
change leaving the army?
It’s a huge change. For me, my
main objective in life was to be
in the top 75 per cent because I
was a trainer. I put the pressure
on myself. I felt I had to be fitter
than at least 75 per cent of my
class. Quite often I would take
a class of 500 to 600 soldiers.
You would think if you weren’t
fit yourself they wouldn’t listen
to what you have to say. I don’t
feel that pressure at all now. I
don’t think people are worried so
much.
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SPORTS
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EXPLOSIVE:
Weedons’
Shannon Dunnett
scored 24 from 20
deliveries at the
top of the order.
PHOTOS: KAREN
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YOUNGSTER: Lochie Stove took two wickets and
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(Below) – Darfield/South Malvern’s Andrew Inch
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ORTHODOX: Leeston-Southbridge’s
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during their loss to Sefton.
Selwyn sides re-focus on one-day competition
IT WAS a torrid weekend for
Selwyn clubs in the Canterbury
country twenty20 tournament
at Mandeville Sports Centre on
Saturday.
The competition essentially
came down to one-off games to
decide the semi-finalists after last
weekend’s opening two rounds
were rained off.
No Selwyn team made it to the
semi-final stage with Leeston-
Southbridge, Lincoln, Weedons
and Darfield/South Malvern all
suffering defeats on Saturday.
Leeston-Southbridge lost
to Sefton, Lincoln lost to
Southbrook, Weedons lost to
Cheviot, and Darfield/South
Malvern lost to Oxford.
The Selwyn teams will
now turn their attention to
the country premier one-day
competition which restarts on
Saturday.
After 10 rounds, Leeston-
Southbridge lead the competition
on 51 points, ahead of Weedons
in second on 39 points.
•Saturday fixtures (home side
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Southbrook; Darfield/South
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Milligan takes 86 lead;
Ransley crashes out
• By Gordon Findlater
PREBBLETON drivers Jack
Milligan and Jaden Ransley were
at opposite ends of the spectrum
during the latest round of the
Toyota 86 Championship in
Invercargill.
Milligan had another consistent
performance
behind the wheel
at the weekend to
take the championship
lead, while
Ransley’s season
is potentially over
after hitting a wall
at Teretonga Park.
Jack
Milligan
Jaden
Ransley
The Prebbleton
pair both featured
prominently in
the qualifying session
and opening
race on Saturday.
Ransley had
secured a rare
double pole and
went out in the
first race keen to
retain his position
– but it was not
to be.
Instead Milligan
hunted Ransley down over
the opening half dozen laps
before completing a clean pass to
take the lead. The victory moved
Milligan into the overnight
CONSISTENT: Jack Milligan has taken the lead in the Toyota
86 Championship.
championship lead which he did
not relinquish.
In the second race on Sunday
morning, Ransley crashed out
when his car and that of driver
Bramley King made contact. The
Ransley car was written off when
it slid at high speed off the track
and into the tyre wall.
In race three, Milligan carved
his way through the field to
briefly hold second before he slid
wide to finish third and secure
another podium.
Two rounds remain in the
championship with the next
one at the New Zealand Grand
Prix meeting at Manfeild from
February 9-11.
Championship standings (top
eight):
Jack Milligan 702pts, 1; Michael
Scott 694pts, 2; Connor
Adams 654pts, 3; Jordan Baldwin
638pts, 4; Jaden Ransley 561pts,
5; Tom Alexander 505pts, 6;
Bramwell King 504pts, 7; Sam
Wright 387pts, 8.
Brettkelly wins stroke
play title in play-off
HORORATA’S Dominic
Brettkelly held his nerve in a
sudden death play-off to claim
the Canterbury stroke play title
at Waitikiri at the weekend.
Brettkelly, 18, fired rounds of
71, 70 and 71 to finish tied on
212 with Rangiora’s Kazuma
Kobori.
Brettkelly needed just two
holes to prevail in the play-off.
He also became the inaugural
winner of the Ron Clement
Memorial Trophy, which is
awarded to the top under-19
player at the tournament.
Clement had a very long list
of achievements throughout
SPORTS
his career. In particular, he was
part of the winning Canterbury
team, which included Bob
Charles, that won the NZ
Freyberg (now known as the NZ
men’s interprovincial) in 1957,
1962 and 1965. He also won the
Canterbury stroke play title on
four occasions.
A full field of 96 players
contested the Canterbury stroke
play tournament. The women’s
section was won by Russley’s
Juliana Hung with rounds of 75,
69 and 68.
Both Brettkelly and Hung
were rewarded with 49in
televisions for their efforts.
ON TOP: Dominic
Brettkelly claimed
the Canterbury
stroke play title
with victory on
the second hole
of a sudden death
play-off.
Rolleston’s
ReGIsteReD
RetIRement
vIllaGe
34 Kendon Drive
(Off Strauss Drive)
Woodcroft Estate is being presented by Manor
Group, which has 30 years experience
developing villages in the north island. Some of the
most recent include Waterford Estate in Auckland,
kempton Park in tauranga and roseland Park in
the Waikato.
the concept of ‘own your own’ village is designed
to give residents the freedom and financial benefits
similar to home ownership, so should they need
to move they will still enjoy the capital gain of their
home. the village will be owned via a licence to
Occupy that ensures all proceeds from a villa’s sale
will go to the actual resident.
Once the village is finished, Manor Group will
transfer village ownership into a residents’ company,
enabling residents to contribute to the operation of
their own village, assisted by an on-site manager.
this manager also takes care of the day to day
running of the village - repairs and maintenance as
well as the welfare of the residents, giving everyone
peace of mind.
2 Bedroom Villas
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Rolleston’s ReGIsteReD RetIRement vIllaGe
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
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SUMMER
in
SELWYN
upcoming events!
FARINGDON
Music on
the Green
– Rolleston
Sunday 11
February, Rolleston
Reserve, 4.30–7pm
Be entertained with
live music at Rolleston
Reserve. Bring a picnic
and relax while listening
to an outstanding lineup
of our local talented
musicians including:
· Flip Grater
· Li’l Chuck the One
Man Skiffle Machine
· Joe Oliver
· Alex Hardy
Join the Aotearoa Bike
Challenge and win!
Selwyn residents are being encouraged to take part in the Aotearoa
Bike Challenge, which is taking place across New Zealand this
February – encouraging fitness, good mental health and a love of
bike riding. Workplaces can register in different categories, with
great prizes up for grabs such as e-bikes and Macpac backpacks,
for riding just 10 minutes at a time.
The teams which get the highest percentage of their staff riding for
their size category will win.
School Road Safety Coordinator Stephanie Hautler says she was
initially nervous getting on the road to ride to work with only off-road
biking experience.
“As part of my role is to promote cycling I thought I should walk the
talk! The shortest route is not always the safest and I have hunted
out some quieter roads which only add two minutes to the trip
and with practice comes confidence and I now really enjoy the 15
minute commute,” she says.
Take time to explore some of Selwyn’s shared cycle paths during the
Challenge: Lincoln to Rolleston, Glentunnel to Coalgate, and the Little
River Rail Trail. Biking is also great for fitness and mental health.
For more information and to register for the Aotearoa Bike
Challenge go to www.lovetoride.net/chch.
SPECTRUM LIGHTING AND SOUND
Drive-in Movies – Darfield
Friday 9 February, Darfield Domain, 7–9pm
PHYSIOMED
Women’s Triathlon & Duathlon
Sunday 11 February, Selwyn Aquatic Centre, 8am
For further event details visit facebook.com/summerinselwyn
NEW WORLD ROLLESTON
Picnic in the Park – Lincoln
Thursday 1 February, Lincoln Domain, 5.30–7.30pm
Aquatic Centre admission pricing increase
The Selwyn Aquatic Centre admission prices are set to rise on 1 February 2018 for only the second time
since the Centre opened in June 2013. The Council approved the recommended increase following its
annual pricing review. The last increase was on 1 January 2016.
Aquatic Facilities Manager Kathy Moore says the Centre’s prices have been well researched during
the annual review and took into consideration increasing annual costs such as electricity, staffing, pool
chemicals, and maintenance.
“The new pricing is in line with other similar facilities in Canterbury and will enable the Centre to reach
its annual revenue target, which aims to achieve a 50/50 cost recovery result with user pays and rates
subsidy,” Ms Moore says.
The pricing review considered charges at facilities including the Christchurch City Council pools (Jellie
Park, Graham Condon, Pioneer), the Caroline Bay Aquatic Centre in Timaru, the EA Networks Centre in
Ashburton, and Dudley Pool in Rangiora.
The adult fee is increasing from $5.50 to $6, while the cost for a child to swim will increase from $3.20
to $3.50. Students will pay $5, up from $4.50. Family group, memberships and concession card pricing
have also increased across the board. All Aqua Fitness classes will be set at a flat $9 cost for casuals.
Holders of Gold Card and Community Services cards receive discounted fees.
The increases will take effect from Thursday 1 February 2018.
It’s Time for Fun, again!
The free Selwyn District Libraries ‘Time for Fun’ activities have
begun for 2018. These take place each Saturday afternoon at 2pm
at Darfield, Leeston, Lincoln and Rolleston libraries. Most events are
for all ages, including for adults, with children younger than eight
years old requiring active adult supervision.
This Saturday head along to any library for the Kids’ Summer
Reading BINGO! live prize draw for those who have taken part in the
Summer in Selwyn BINGO! challenge. Be in to win fantastic prizes
and celebrate a summer of reading!
Other upcoming Time for Fun activities include: LEGO ® , where you
can bring the family and build something new, have great big fun
with Giant Games, learn to programme a BeeBot, create a variety
of crafty treasures with Craft and enjoy a fun, interactive session of
stories, songs, rhyme and bubbles at Rhymetime (aimed at children
under 18 months and up).
New activities this term include Euchre at Leeston Library and Make
a Book.
Head to selwynlibraries.co.nz for dates and details of all Term 1
Time for Fun! activities.
Arthur’s Pass gets second
recycling station
A second alpine recycling station was installed in Arthur’s Pass in
December – just in time for the holidays. The site is located at the
campground, adjacent to the public toilets.
This is a welcome addition to the Village following the opening
of the first station that has already diverted over 10 tonnes of
recycling from landfill since its installation in February last year. The
location of the new station is expected to be particularly useful for
recyclables generated by campers and visitors to the area.
Both stations have been funded with support from the Ministry for
the Environment’s Waste Minimisation Fund. Waste Management
NZ Ltd funded the cost of site works at both locations. The
recycling stations are constructed from modified 20 foot shipping
containers and fitted with kea proof flaps to reduce the risk of the
inquisitive birds moving the bin contents elsewhere or harming
themselves by eating the contents.
Council Call
Selwyn District Council
Norman Kirk Drive, Rolleston
Ph 347 2800 or 318 8338
Rolleston Library
Rolleston Drive, Rolleston
Ph 347 2880
Darfield Library & Service Centre
1 South Terrace, Darfield
Ph 318 8338 or 347 2780
CC230118
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Notices
MOBILE LIBRARY TIMETABLE
Wednesdsay 24 January
Rakaia Huts 9.10–9.30am
Foster Park Playground
10.30am–12pm
Thursday 25 January
Foster Park Playground
10.30am–12pm
St John of God, Rolleston
1–1.30pm
Prebbleton Tavern 3.30–5.30pm
Monday 29 January
Upper Selwyn Huts 10–10.45am
Lincoln Childcare and Preschool
11–11.30am
Prebbleton Child Care
1.15–1.45pm
Tuesday 30 January
Burnham Kindy 9.40–10.10am
Burnham PreSchool
10.15–10.45am
Dunsandel Childcare
12.20–12.40pm
Paradise for Little Angels
1.30–2pm
PREBBLETON CEMETERY
The Council cemetery team
would like to contact the families
of the following person interred
at Prebbleton cemetery.
Kolo, Viliami Ofa
If you are a family member or
know any family members of
the above person, could you
please ask them to contact the
cemeteries team on 347 2969
or email cemeteries@selwyn.
govt.nz.
ALCOHOL NOTICES
An application for the renewal of
an off license has been received
from Clearwater Investments
Limited. Objections are open
until 15 January. An application
for the renewal of an on license
has been received from Hickman
Hospo Limited. Objections
are open until 5 February. An
application for the renewal of an
off license has been received
from Rolleston Supermarket
Limited. Objections are open
until 6 February. For more
information please visit www.
selwyn.govt.nz/alcoholnotices
LADBROOKS HALL
The Ladbrooks Hall seismic
strengthening works are
complete and the hall is
now open normal hours. For
information on the hall go to
www.selwyn.govt.nz.
SOCIAL HOUSING
Selwyn District Council is
seeking Registrations of
Interest (ROI) from New Zealand
Registered Charities with an
interest in providing local social
housing within Selwyn. Tenders
will be submitted as part of a
deadline sale process. Council
are reducing their housing stock,
and resolved to declare surplus
and dispose of a number of
houses and one section on Ritso
Street in Darfield. The properties
are in the process of a complex
disposal process and are now
being offered to NZ Charities.
Each property has a benchmark
price to meet due to right of first
refusal obligations with local
iwi. If the properties do not sell
through this tender process they
will be offered for sale on the
open market.
Charities should register their
interest through the Gets
website Gets.govt.nz notice
number 19368008. ROI close on
Friday 9 February at 5pm.
VISIT ONE OF SELWYN’S
SISTER CITIES!
Selwyn District Council Sister
Cities Committee Meeting will be
held on Wednesday 31 January
at 5.30pm. Anyone interested in
travelling to China, Japan and
Toraja at their own expense later
this year are welcome to attend.
Please RSVP to Bernadette
Ryan 347 2830 or bernadette.
ryan@selwyn.govt.nz.
Selwyn Events
THURSDAY
25
JANUARY
THURSDAY
25
JANUARY
Foster Park Playground
Pop-Up Library
10.30am–12.30pm, Foster Park
Playground, Rolleston
The Mobile Library will be popping up
at the new Foster Park Playground.
Take part in fun, free activities, play
games, explore the mobile library and
more!
Kawaii Crafts
10.30–11.30am, Lincoln Library
We all know about the Japanese
cutsie pop-culture of Hello Kitty ® and
Pushkin ® – have a go at our cutsie
crafts – includes origami, making
bookmarks and hand sew a cute cat
cushion! Recommended for children
age eight and over due to the use of
sewing equipment. Free – bookings
are required.
Meetings
Public Forums: Council,
Community Board and local
committee meetings are open
to the public. Time is available at
the start of meetings for people
to speak on matters of concern.
Please notify Bernadette Ryan
or your local committee at least
three days before the meeting.
Township, Hall and Reserve
Committees: To list or make
changes to meeting details, email
meeting.changes@selwyn.govt.
nz or phone 347 2800 or 318
8338 by 9am Wednesday the
week before publication.
COUNCIL & COMMUNITY
BOARD
Unless stated meetings are held
at Rolleston Council Building.
ON THE
ROADS
Property Committee
Wed 7 Feb 9am
Audit & Risk Subcommittee
Wed 7 Feb 3pm
LOCAL COMMITTEES &
ASSOCIATIONS
Coalgate/Glentunnel Reserve
Management Committee
Tue 23 Jan 8pm
Coalgate Fire Station
Glenroy Community Hall
Committee
Tue 23 Jan 7.30pm
Glenroy Hall
Hororata Citizens Committee
Tue 23 Jan 7.30pm
Hororata Hall
Don’t be fooled by the rain!
Ladbrooks Community Hall
Committee
Fri 9 Feb 7.30pm
Ladbrooks Hall
Leeston Community Committee
Mon 5 Feb 7.30pm, Leeston
Library Community Room
Leeston Park Committee
Mon 29 Jan 8pm
Leeston Park Pavilion
Tai Tapu Community
Association Inc.
Wed 7 Feb 7.30pm
Tai Tapu Library
Weedons Residents Association
Committee AGM
Tue 13 Feb 7.30pm
Weedons Domain
Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) has advised that the Restricted Fire Season remains in place
in Selwyn despite recent rainfall.
The rain has promoted new growth in some areas of the district which will likely dry out as summer
continues, creating a potential fire hazard. With high temperatures expected throughout the remainder
of summer, FENZ and the Council are urging all property owners to ensure lawns, paddocks and berms
are kept short.
Long grass can be grazed or mowed to minimise the risk of it catching fire. When mowing, make sure to
do it in the evening or in cooler conditions. Take care with any activities that may produce sparks on hot
dry days, and even more so if it is windy – such activities include grinding, welding and even mowing
lawns on stony ground. If you see long grass on a property which causes concern, we encourage
residents to politely suggest that the lawn or verge be cut.
To make a complaint about a fire hazard such as long grass on lawns or verges contact the Council at
www.selwyn.govt.nz/helpline or phone 03 347 2800. You can also report issues using the app Snap,
Send, Solve. If you want to light any fire, you must first visit www.checkitsalright.nz to learn the rules in
your area.
Be safe out there!
On the roads this week
Stabilised seal repairs will be occurring on Knights Road, Curraghs Road, Dawsons
Road and Leaches Road. Reseals will be carried out on Dunns Crossing Road and
Coleridge Road. A reconstruction will occur on Southbridge Leeston Road. Please
stop on request at these sites.
Footpath reconstructions will be carried out on Blakes Road and Cathcart Crescent.
These footpaths will be closed during these works.
THURSDAY
25
JANUARY
SUNDAY
28
JANUARY
THURSDAY
1
FEBRUARY
SAT–SUN
3–4
FEBRUARY
New World Rolleston Picnic
in the Park – Springston
5.30–7.30pm, Springston Domain
Pop down to Springston Domain
with the family for a picnic. Live
music, bouncy castles, face painting,
Pedalmania, entertainment and more!
Faringdon Pool Party –
Southbridge
2–4pm, Southbridge Pool
Head to Southbridge Pool for a party!
The DJ will be playing your favourite
songs, with inflatables, games, prizes,
a sausage sizzle and loads of fun.
New World Rolleston Picnic
in the Park – Lincoln
5.30–7.30pm, Lincoln Domain
Pop down to Lincoln Domain with the
family for a picnic. Live music, bouncy
castles, face painting, Pedalmania,
entertainment and more!
Jumpstart the Muse –
Two day poetry class
The Laboratory, Lincoln,
11am–5pm
Looking for inspiration? Can’t find
the time to write? Want to meet some
other poetry enthusiasts and have fun
writing? A workshop packed full of
writing exercises, designed to get the
creative juices flowing. Suitable for all
levels. $25 per person, per day.
For information on listing a community event visit
www.selwyn.govt.nz/councilcall
Leeston Library & Service Centre
19 Messines Street, Leeston
Ph 347 2871
Lincoln Library & Service Centre
Gerald Street, Lincoln
Ph 347 2876
(03) 347 2800
Darfield call free 318 8338
www.selwyn.govt.nz
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Backyard Critters
Mike Bowie is an ecologist who specialises in entomology (insects and
other invertebrates). Each week he introduces a new species found in
his backyard at Lincoln. His column aims to raise public awareness of
biodiversity, the variety of living things around us
GROUND BEETLES are in the
family carabidae and consist of
461 known species in
New Zealand, although as
many as 800 may be present here.
The cosmopolitan
ground beetle (laemostenus
complanatus) is one of the
most widespread species and
abundant larger beetles around
your backyard. The accidentally
introduced ground beetle is
all bluey-black, 13-16mm long,
nocturnal and flightless.
They are very commonly
found in disturbed habitats in
compost and under piles of wood
or stones. They are not found in
native forest areas.
Little is known about the
BIG: Cosmopolitan ground beetles
are one of the most widespread and
abundant beetles found in the backyard.
Beetle prowls at night
ecology of the species. However,
it is thought that both the adults
and the larvae are generalist
predators of small insects and
other invertebrates.
In agricultural landscapes,
ground beetles are known
to be significant predators of
aphids and other soft-bodied
invertebrates such as slugs.
Colourful way of
a fun day out
• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding
IF BEING pelted in brightlycoloured
cornflower based
paint while manoevring your
way through an obstacle course
sounds like a fun day out – you
are in luck.
The Rolleston and Districts
Lions Club will hold its first
Rolleston Colour Fun Day to
raise funds for its organisation.
The day involves participants
being doused from head to toe
in non-toxic colourful powder
as they make their way at their
own pace through a 2.5km track
at Helpet Park.
Throughout the course there
will be between five to six stations
where sponsored companies
will blast participants with
a specific colour.
Rolleston New World
and Storage King Rolleston have
so far agreed to sponsoring the
event.
Organiser and the Lion’s club
secretary Heather Kissell said
the course will include different
obstacles and at the end a pit
marked out for “ a bit of a paint
bonanza”.
She wanted to emphasise the
day is a fun day and not a colour
run.
“You can run it if you want to
but there is no prizes for being
first and I think you miss out
on a lot. It is a day to enjoy with
your family,” Mrs Kissell said.
The colourful craze is inspired
by The Color Run event, a fun
run event which first originated
in Phoenix, Arizona in 2011 and
has since been experienced by 6
million people worldwide.
Mrs Kissell said while most
people she had spoken to over
the age of 40 did not understand
the event, those under the age of
40 go “wow that is fantastic”.
The event will be limited to
1000 tickets, due to it being the
club’s first time running it, Mrs
Kissell said.
While it has not been decided
what the money raised from the
day will go to, Mrs Kissell said
she like it to go to the community
in some way.
She said the money may go
towards a new ambulance for St
John Selwyn Central which the
club, along with other neighbouring
Selwyn Lions clubs, are in the
process of raising funds for.
Mrs Kissell said while pushers
and prams are fine for the
event, bikes and dogs can’t be
included.
•The Rolleston Colour Fun
Day will be held on Sunday,
February 18, 11am-3pm
at Helpet Park. To book
tickets go to https://www.
eventfinda.co.nz/2018/
colour-fun-day/selwyn
An easy way toADVERTORIAL
procure original art
An emerging Christchurch artist, who has been painting as
a hobby for a number of years, is now using her talents to
create an exciting new business – May’s Masterpiece.
Taking a pause from the hustle and bustle of corporate life
when she and her partner welcomed their first child, May
Stewart found the opportunity to devote some time to her
long-time passion and earlier this year launched her website,
on which she showcases her artworks and services.
May also paints commission works,
producing beautiful paintings to client
specifications.
“My point of difference is that I’m
highly adaptable and not limited to
a set style.” May’s works range from
traditional and realistic to animated
and abstract. Traditionally, creating
artworks is a very self-indulging and
selfishly expressive activity, she says,
and artists create artworks based on
their own vision for their own pleasure
or purpose.
“How often would you come across a
piece of work, and you happen to share
the same connection or interpretation
as the artist?”, May asks.
“Or on a more practical term, have you ever found an artwork
that perfectly fits your purpose, room style and colour
scheme?”
What May does best is when a client wants a bespoke
artwork, they bring her a picture of something they want
painted – a special place, a family member or a pet, for
example, and they can also bring in a picture of a style
they like that they might have come across on the internet,
and May can combine the two.
“I want to change the way people typically procure artworks. I
want to make it easy and accessible for people to own original
paintings that are beautiful, meaningful and fit for purpose.
“You no longer have to try and find a piece that ‘kind of works’
in your space. You can have a piece that ‘works perfectly’
in your home and matches your
personality, your story and mood, a
piece that’s stunning, with relevance.”
Original artworks also make ideal gifts,
and if you don’t know what to have
painted, gift vouchers are available for
them to decide.
May started her art training at Lincoln
High School, where some influential
art teachers set her on her path. What
started as an indulgent hobby has a
new lease of life and she is thrilled she
can now take it to a commercial level.
“I hope to grow the business so I can do
it full time.”
Her website, maysmasterpiece.co.nz,
features a selection of her works for sale, which demonstrate
her versatility, as well as testimonials from clients who have
had bespoke works painted.
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continuing education
Lincoln Decision Day helps
students choose future
2018 has come around quickly. Maybe
school is fast becoming a memory, or perhaps
you are looking for a new direction. If you
are new to tertiary study, 2018 might even be
fees free, giving you the perfect start to your
academic study.
On 25 January Lincoln University is holding
its Decision Day event on campus, from 9am
to 4pm. Experts will be available to answer
your questions about what to study, help you
enrol and discuss your options so that the
decision about where to study becomes easier.
Lincoln is gearing up for a big year, adding
new majors to its popular Commerce degrees
as well as new programmes, to make sure it is
offering choice to students.
Students are now able to include a
transferable environmental management
major into a commerce degree, ensuring
they are ready to meet the environmental
challenges they will face in the future.
Or they can include Event Management,
Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Tourism
Management and Water Management,
bringing new skills, perspectives and depth to
their studies.
There are also new separate majors in
Supply Chain Management and Global
Business in the Bachelor of Commerce as
well as new programmes such as the Master
of Professional Accounting (CPA) and the
Bachelor of Commerce (Agriculture and
Professional Accounting), both of which
prepare students to qualify as a professional
accountants.
There is also the Master of Business
in Finance, providing a perspective on
finance in New Zealand and international
contexts, with reference to sustainability,
agribusiness, entrepreneurship, innovation
and commercialisation
Lincoln still has places in its on-campus
student accommodation available, offering
an opportunity to enjoy the whole range of
student life.
But this is only scratching the surface of
what’s available. Come along to Decision
Day and find out more. That’s an easy one
to decide on.
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New course offerings reflect
changes at University
Lincoln University is offering a raft
of innovative new course majors, in
recognition of a desire from students and
industry for multi-disciplinary flexibility
and the delivery of programmes cognisant
of contemporary issues.
This year, students will be able to include
a transferable environmental major in
commerce, agricultural science and
tourism degrees, ensuring they ready to
meet the environmental challenges they
will face in the future.
Chief academic officer, Professor Bruce
McKenzie, said the move showed Lincoln
was “putting a stake in the ground and
accepting responsibility for providing our
new generations with the academic capacity
to create and design solutions in the clash
between agriculture, water, tourism and
conservation”.
“Students studying the Bachelor of
Agricultural Science will be able to add
breadth with a major in Environmental
Management, making Lincoln the only
university in the country that has this
combination of academic achievement.”
These additional course majors come
after a ringing endorsement of Lincoln
University’s role in the national economy,
in the recent Transformation Board report,
with Chancellor Steve Smith saying it
demonstrates how the university will be
critical to delivering better outcomes in
land, food and eco-systems into the future.
The report relates optimism for the
future of Lincoln, and is enthusiastic
about collaboration with Crown Research
Institutions, industry bodies and other
tertiary institutions.
It also aims it towards the rank of top five
in the world in agricultural studies.
This comes as the university embarks
upon a process of identifying core
disciplines that better concentrate
resources in research and teaching and
initiatives – grand challenges confronting
society that Lincoln can tackle at a worldclass
level through a mix of disciplines and
in strong collaboration with members of
other institutions.
Student surveys indicated there was a
realization that “Lincoln University could
become known as the best university in
the world to study primary industries and
environmental protection side-by-side; to
find a way to be good at agriculture and
protect the environment.”
The university is also giving more choice
in its commerce offerings by adding separate
majors in Supply Chain Management and
Global Business.
The other transferable majors, which
students studying for a Bachelor’s degree can
include to add depth to their qualification,
are Event Management, Parks and Outdoor
Recreation, Tourism Management and
Water Management.
Lincoln industry research suggested the
primary sector needs talented people with
core and edge skills and research capability,
while wider predictions estimate a net
increase of 49,900 workers in the primary
sector industry by 2025, with a much
greater emphasis on qualified workers.
“This is all about providing students
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and also ensure that employers have
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MOTORCARE PROFESSIONALS
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A popular Selwyn pastime
The success of the Selwyn Motor Fest
last November, reflects the popularity of
motoring in the district. Home to a number
of motor enthusiasts and collectors,
weekends see them heading out in their
pride and joy.
There plenty of directions in which to
go. Fill up at Rolleston and catch a coffee
or pick up takeaways before some rural
cruising or heading into the city.
Your day out might include a meal or
coffee and cake at one of the superb eateries
in Selwyn.
Head west, stopping for a bite to eat at
Edendale, West Melton, Darfield, Sheffield
or Springfield, followed by a pleasant walk
out of the sun at McHugh’s Plantation.
Further into the Southern Alps and
Porter’s Pass may challenge older vehicles
with the need for topping up the radiator
at the summit. If you make it over, Arthur’s
Pass offers places to dine along with
short and long walks, including round
the township where there are interesting
history plaques. The scenery is stunning
while cheeky Keas hang around town.
Lake Coleridge is another option. On the
way, stop at Hororata for a famous Butcher
Pie. Coleridge township is home to one of
New Zealand’s first major power stations
(built in 1914), sitting on the northern bank
of the Rakaia River. A short drive away, the
lake is popular for boating and fishing, as
is the Waimakariri and Rakaia rivers on
Highway 72. This follows the gorges from
Amberley to Geraldine cutting through the
Selwyn district.
Towards the Port Hills, the growing
university town of Lincoln is an attractive
place to take a stroll with a mix of food
options along with the Saturday morning
Farmers’
Selwyn
Motor Fest
and Craft Market where you
can purchase a variety of
artisan foods. Tai Tapu
also has an established
reputation for good food
with some lovely garden
settings like at The Tap’s
sunny courtyard or
garden with tree-lined
backdrop.
Around and over the
peninsula, there are
some delightful settings
for a picnic or lunch
out. The winding roads
will allow you to test
Rakaia Gorge -
a popular boating spot
the vehicle’s cornering with some stunning
views along the summit roads. Drop down
into Le Bons or Okains bay for a swim and
at the latter, tour the interesting Maori and
Colonial Museum.
Heading from Springston through
Leeston to Southbridge, call in for a coffee
and food then head a little further down the
road to Little Rakaia for a spot of fishing
or to Lake Ellesmere, a place favoured by
boaties, jet-skiers, kayakers, sailors and
windsurfers. It is also a good place for
eeling and bird watching. If looking for
solitude and a place to rest a while, take a
drive along the Kaitorete Spit.
Those living in Selwyn are fortunate to
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MY PRIDE AND JOY
Muscle Car
Madness is
on again this
weekend
Muscle Car Madness
Thursday 25th to Sunday 28th January
Rangiora A&P Showgrounds
Adults $18 and Children under $15 FREE
Event oganiser and
Rolleston local,
Craig Stare in his
restored 1959 Ford
Thunderbird.
Several local cars will participate in this
year’s Trillo Metals Muscle Car Madness
show, which starts tomorrow and will
run until Sunday at the Rangiora A&P
Showgrounds.
This will be the 28th time the highly
acclaimed Muscle Car Madness show is
held with cars on show coming from as far
away as Keri Keri in the north and Bluff in
the south, along with a good selection from
the Selwyn district.
Over 1,300 cars will be on display over
the weekend, with those exhibited varying
from day to day. People who have showable
cars are able to display these, simply by
paying the admission fee at the gate on the
day. [Adults are $18 and children under 15
are now free.]
The whole family will be catered for at the
Trillo Metals Muscle Car Madness show.
The burnout pad action is always very
popular while music is a big feature, with
the welcome return of The Flyin' Saucers
from Melbourne. A great new Auckland
band called 'Boom! Boom! Deluxe' will
be playing on Saturday, with a total of ten
bands playing across the weekend.
A retro beauty competition for all
ages will also be held early on Saturday
afternoon, presented by Kabella Baby.
There will also be around 100 stalls: trade
displays, craft stalls, a retro zone for fifties
apparel, event t-shirts and displays from
the South Island's top restoration shops.
All of this plus more will make this event
the South Island's largest and most exciting
automotive event.
The children will not be forgotten either,
with a free fun zone with rides, toys and
every kind of food you can imagine.
For a ‘teaser’ and great way to start the
event, around 200 cars and four bands will
infiltrate Rangiora's main street tomorrow
night, Thursday (25th January) from 6pm
until 9pm, for a 'kick off ' party.
Saturday and Sunday (27th and 28th
January) are open days for the public from
10am to 5pm. A 2-day public hours’ pass,
is available at the gate on Saturday for just
$30.
For more information on the Trillo
Metals Muscle Car Madness show, phone
027 661 1932 or simply head to the
Rangiora Showgrounds, this weekend,
25th to 28th January, 2018.
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HOME PROFESSIONALS
New road, new premises,
same business
Canterbury Timber & Hardware are timber specialists;
the one-stop fence shop.
With the construction of the southern
motorway extension, entrances to premises
fronting Main South Road have moved with
them now accessible on the new Manion
Road which runs alongside the railway line.
For Mike, Jason and their staff at
Canterbury Timber & Hardware, they
have both a new entrance and brand new
premises, including an extremely spacious
and much larger, flash new showroom.
With larger premises, Canterbury
Timber & Hardware are now able to carry a
wider range of fencing products including
a greater selection of bolts, nuts, rails and
fittings.
Their new yard is also concreted so no
puddles or mud and plenty of room for
large vehicles or those towing a trailer, as
well as ample parking. Jason says the air
conditioning inside is great too, something
they never had in their old building.
Canterbury Timber & Hardware pride
themselves on providing a high level of
service to customers. This explains why
they are popular with fencing contractors
and locals who find their location extremely
handy.
With a background in the timber
industry, Mike and Jason are always keen
to help their customers, guiding those who
maybe erecting a fence for the first time.
They stand by the products they sell and
with a thorough knowledge of timber can
advise on the best products for the job.
Canterbury Timber & Hardware are
timber specialists; the one-stop fence shop.
The team at Canterbury Timber & Hardware.
They stock fencing materials for residential
properties, lifestyle blocks, large farms and
business premises. This includes: palings,
posts, pickets, netting, wire fencing, bolts,
nails, hinges, and other fittings for fences
and gates.
If wanting timber for a deck, they can
help with this too. They have pine and
hardwood decking, along with timber for
landscaping, driveway boxing, garden bed
edging, and timber for retaining walls. They
are also the local suppliers for Gallagher
electric fencing.
With such a great range of products in
the yard and the company having a close
working relationship with local timber
merchants, allowing overnight deliveries to
be organised, you can have timber delivered
to your site without delay. They also offer a
delivery service from Ashburton to North
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For any summer jobs around the home
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Canterbury Timber & Hardware. You will
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Canterbury Timber & Hardware are
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Canterbury Timber & Hardware now has
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Security
over summer
SELWYN TIMES
Lock your vehicle when left outside.
Even when at home, it pays to be mindful that not everyone
roving the neighbourhood has honest intentions.
The last thing we need when arriving
back from a summer holiday is to find our
home has been broken into. The thought of
someone entering uninvited is concerning
enough in itself. Losing precious possessions
and those with special meaning, especially
where they hold irreplaceable memories,
is sufficient reason to take and secure our
homes while away.
The inconvenience of having our
belongings taken from our motor vehicles
not to mention being without wheels if our
car is stolen, is another reason for being
security minded.
Even when at
home, it pays to
be mindful that
not everyone
roving the
neighbourhood
has honest
intentions.
Here are a
few reminders
A lockable security door
could be fitted.
of ways you can
increase your
security.
Your home:
• Always lock your house when going
out.
• If you have a house alarm, use it. Do
not share the main code with anyone else.
Set up a separate code for your teenagers so
it can be changed from time to time and a
temporary code for guests.
• Lock all firearms away in a secure place,
keeping the key where it cannot easily be
accessed.
• Lock away garden tools as they may be
used by a would-be thief for breaking into
your home.
• Keep your garage door shut when you
are in other parts of the house.
• Never leave windows open when
sleeping, if they might be easily accessed.
• Shut windows accessible from the street,
when elsewhere in the home.
• Lock the front door when working in
your back garden and even when inside. If
wanting to open this door for ventilation, a
lockable security door might be fitted.
Your motor vehicle:
• Lock your vehicle whenever you leave
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• Never leave your keys in your vehicles
when it is parked in your driveway or
garage.
• Avoid leaving valuables in your
vehicle. If you must, hide them out of sight
preferably in the boot.
When going on holiday:
• Ensure all windows and doors are
secure before heading away.
• Organise a neighbour, friend or family
member to collect your
mail and check your
property is okay.
• If you do not have
an automated irrigation
system, ask someone to
turn your sprinkler on
when the plants need
pepping up. It will give
the impression that
someone is home.
• If away longer than
a week, organise for
your front lawn to be
mowed.
• Ensure your pool is secure with no easy
access.
While locking the door and setting
the alarm may seem like a hassle,
especially if just popping down the
road, it helps ensure our home and
possessions are safe. This simple act
may save the heartache of finding
your privacy has been invaded and
with it precious or even just handy
items stolen.
Organise for your lawn to be watered when away.
Not everyone roving your neighbourhood has honest intentions.
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HOME PROFESSIONALS
Hedges give a
garden impact
A hedge offers simplicity yet impact. It is
an affordable alternative to erecting a fence
and gives privacy.
Hedges create a wall of green that is
aesthetically attractive, easy to maintain
and a draw card for bringing birds into the
garden.
The downside of hedges is the regular
maintenance they require to retain their
shape and avoid an untidy look. A wellkept
hedge will provide a year round
green outlook while also offering a show
of brilliant colour if flowering shrubs are
its basis. It can also provide a backdrop to
other plants in the garden.
Hedge planting may be used to divide a
garden divider perhaps creating rooms that
give it a sense of mystery or excitement, or
to add formality to a garden. It is also an
ideal way to achieve a shelter break or to
absorb noise if near a busy road.
Hedges make great garden dividers.
There are many suitable plants suitable
for shaping into a hedgerow, from low
growers to taller shrubs or trees with Buxus
one of the most popular plants for short
box hedging lower than 1.5 metres.
Other suitable plants include Lonicera
Nitida (box honeysuckle), which is ideal
where the garden gets full sun; the attractive
white flowered Mexican Orange Blossom;
the lovely pink flowering Escallonia; and
for an edible hedge, the delicious sunloving
Chilean Guavas.
Taller plants that make good hedges
include: Photinia the plant that has brilliant
red new leaf growth and white flowers;
beautiful flowering Camellias; Prunus
lusitanica (Portuguese Laurel); the fragrant
Osmanthus; Feijoas; or Thujas, more
commonly known as Conifers.
New Zealand natives ideal for hedges
include: varieties of Coprosma, which
come in different colours and leaf patterns;
Corokia, which has a lovely yellow flower
in spring turning to attractive berries in
summer.
Taller native options include: the very
popular Griselinia (Kapuka); a wide
selection of fast growing Pittosporums;
Olearia (Daisy Bush), which does not mind
poor soil; and Totara.
Match the choice of plants, based on the
Garden rooms can be created with hedges.
maximum height it grows, to the height
you want your hedge to be.
The number of plants needed to establish
a hedge will depend on the species as well
as how dense and quickly they grow.
To give the plants a good start dig over
the ground then add in compost giving
plenty of water as you put in the plants and
afterwards to help them get established.
Maintaining a hedge is easy with pruning
loppers, hedge shears or powered hedge
A hedge offers simplicity yet impact.
Hedges add formality to a garden.
trimmers, which are ideal especially for
large or established hedges. Pruning
regularly will also help thicken up the
hedge while allowing you to shape it to the
look you desire. Rule of thumb is: prune
back a third of each hedge plant annually to
encourage a leafy bushy look rather than a
woody hedgerow.
Hedges can make a garden while also
offering the chance for colour and even
fruit.
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HOME PROFESSIONALS
SELWYN TIMES
Making your own compost
Composting is easy and a great way to
transform garden waste and kitchen scraps
into nutrient rich material that can be spread
around the garden.
Whether you purchase a compost tumbler
or bin, construct a wooden structure perhaps
using recycled pallets or simply create a pile
in an out of the way place in your garden, the
exercise of making compost can involve as
little or as much work as you desire.
For best results, the object is to create layers
of organic materials such as grass and pruned
clippings, leaves and household scraps,
sprinkling the odd thin layer of soil to help the
compost along. Even a less scientific approach
will produce reasonable mulch if left for a
sufficient period of time to break down.
Household waste that can be composted
includes: kitchen scraps; coffee grinds; teabags;
small amounts of dairy product; paper towels;
Composting provides free mulch for your garden.
A worm farm is ideal for composting kitchen scraps.
shredded paper, newspaper or cardboard;
cooked pasta and rice; dust; stale bread and
cereal; nutshells; hair and pet fur; ash; and old
wool or 100% cotton items.
The following method can be used for
making compost:
1. Layer pruned branches and twigs over the
bottom of the compost area, directly onto the soil.
2. Distribute a layer of wet and dry organic
materials and kitchen scraps over the
branches and twigs.
4. Spread over an occasional layer of
manure, blood and bone, or seaweed, adding
lime if there is a large amount of acidic
material like fruit scraps or pine needles.
5. Cover the compost with an old rug or
blanket to retain the heat and water from
time to time.
6. If using an enclosed container, it is good
to turn the mix weekly.
As kitchen scraps can attract vermin, it
is better to compost these in an enclosed
container or via a worm farm. The latter will
provide a wonderful nutrient rich, liquid
manure. Do not feed the worms peelings and
scraps from onion, citrus, dairy products,
garlic, greasy meat, fat, spicy food, processed
foods like sauces and canned food, any green
waste that has been sprayed with pesticides
or weed killer, non-biodegradable items, or
poisonous plants.
Items such as meat, pet litter, seed heads,
green waste that has been sprayed with
herbicides or pesticides, and plants that
could sprout, are also better not composted
and instead put in the red bin.
Composting household waste reduces
pressure on landfill sites and is easy to make,
providing you with lots of free mulch for
your garden. Add the green matter and let
the tiger worms do the rest.
Wooden bins are ideal for composting.
A compost bin can be made from recycled pallets.
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Gardening
gardening without guesswork
Question:
How can I stop my carrots from being all foliage
and no carrot?
Carrots can be a tricky one
Answer: sometimes, firstly, make sure you are
planting them directly into the garden
as seeds. They hate being transplanted, and therefore growth
can suffer because of this. The type of soil should be light
and open to allow the roots to grow, this may be helped by
adding compost. Veggie Garden Mix or Garden Mix are great
options for growing in. Once they start to grow, thin any that
are crowding the space of another carrot, as well as any
small or scrawny ones. This will give your healthier, bigger
plants more space to grow. If they are too close together, this
will restrict their growth. As carrots are a root crop, they need
a fertiliser that is suited to the growth needs of these types
of plants. Superphosphate is great for theses, and other
root crops. Water is also an important aspect of growing
any type of vegetable. Make sure you establish a regular
watering pattern, giving them a good soak every few days.
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crop rotation
If the soil is very rich in nitrogen then the carrots will have
plenty of leaves and small roots. If you sow carrots after
a leafy crop such as brassicas or silver beet, it will help
because these crops use up a lot of nitrogen in the soil,
making it a better growing environment for your carrots.
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Looking ahead to
february
9 Water – keep this up as much as you can
9 Dead-head roses and continue to check for any
pests
9 Keep an eye on potted plants. As they have a
limited area to draw water supply from, you will
need to ensure you give them enough water so
they don’t dry out and get stressed
9 Plant Spring bulbs – Freesias and Ranunculus are
some of the varieties available in stores now
9 Keep harvesting your crops. Check them daily to
get them before insects and birds
9 Prepare gardens for winter planting. Ensure there
are plenty of nutrients available for when you plant
out. Compost, Blood and Bone and Veggie Garden
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Games Challenge
Wednesday, 10am-noon
Take your nana, your dad,
your cousins or just yourself
along to this range of giant and
normal sized games available for
all ages to play.
Rolleston Library, 94 Rolleston
Drive
Kawaii Crafts
Thursday, 10.30-11.30am
Many know about the Japanese
pop-culture of Hello Kitty and
Pushkin. Have a go at cute crafts
– including origami, making
bookmarks and, for those that
want a challenge, hand sew a
cute cat cushion. Recommended
for children aged eight and over.
The event is free but bookings
are required.
Lincoln Library and Service
Centre, 22 Gerald St
Foster Park Playground Pop-
Up Library
Thursday, 10.30am-12.30pm
Selwyn District Mobile Library
will be popping up at the new
Foster Park playground in
Rolleston during the summer
holidays. There will be free fun
activities and games, as well as
books and more.
Foster Park, Rolleston
Faringdon Pool Party Southbridge
Sunday, 2-4pm
Head to the Southbridge Community
Pool for a party. The DJ
will be playing your favourite
songs, with inflatables, games,
prizes, a sausage sizzle and loads
of fun. Thanks to Faringdon for
its support. For postponements,
cancellations and more information,
go to www.facebook.com/
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Southbridge Pool, High St,
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Go along to Down by the
Liffey Gallery’s first exhibition of
the year. It features the
work of Yi-Ming Lin, Jill Goddard
and Linda Hart. Three
different mediums, three different
perspectives. This diverse
exhibition, in which three different
artists express the ideas that
move them to make expressive
imagery, should appeal to a wide
range of people.
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Friday, February 2, 7-8pm
Go along to a special one-off
tango class to learn Argentine
tango followed with a short
demo. Everyone is welcome. Cost
is $2. For more information, go
to 021 139 7572.
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to introduce children and
young people to skating with
free gear hire, music and
coaching from experienced
skaters at Cheapskates
Skate Skool. Prizes up for
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groups. The event will
be held at the Darfield
Skate Park on Wednesday
from 3.30-5.30pm. For
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Darfield Market: Saturday,
9am-1pm, opposite Challenge
Darfield, South Tce.
Edendale Car Boot Sale:
Sunday, noon-3pm, Edendale
Cafe, 888 Sandy Knolls Rd, West
Melton
Running Groups
Lincoln Road Runners:
Tuesday registration from
5.30pm starts at 6pm. 3km
or 6km. Starts at Lincoln
University. Gold coin donations.
Malvern Road Runners:
Tuesday registration from
5.40pm starts at 6pm. 3km
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Netball Centre.
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www.justcabins.co.nz
To Let
PREBBLETON AREA.
Modern self contained
semi-furnished 1 bdrm
cottage. Country setting,
$200 p/w. Ph 021 543 227
or 027 498 50 37
ADD SOME
COLOUR
TO YOUR ADVERT!
HOUSEHOLD
WATER
DELIVERIES
Call Dynes Transport
027 620 0730
Tours
Mt Cook Day Trip
Departs 10th March 2018
$55pp
Perth and Margaret River
Departs 6th May 2018
13 days - $5995pp twin share
Cairns and North Queensland
Departs 23rd June 2018
12 days - $4995pp twin share
Call Reid Tours 0800 446 886
www.reidtours.com
Trades & Services
FORESTS AND FIELDS
a naturist lawn, garden, transport & photographic service
See www.forestsandfields.co.nz
• 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
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
Trades & Services
CONCRETE
Concrete Removal
& Trucking
Driveways, paths, sheds, garages, site clearances.
We also deliver and spread landscaping supplies –
topsoil, bark chip, shingle etc.
3 Tonne Digger and operator available for hire.
For fast friendly service phone
Nick on 0274 324 124
keacontracting@yahoo.com
Excavations
• Driveways
• Car Parks
• Site Cleaning
• Demolition
• Farm Tracks
• Drain Cleaning
• Stump & Hedge
Removal
• Ashpalt Concrete
Wide range
oF TruckS
• 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
GARDEN SUPPLIES
CHCH’S LARGEST SELECTION OF
BARK • COMPOST • SHINGLES
Free
QuoTe
Remember...
we are NOT in
Parkhouse Road
Landscape Lane (off Lunns Rd)
P. 348 2915 OPEN 7 DAYS
nO GREEn wastE In anY OF OUR COMPOst
Trades & Services
MACROCARPA &
BLUEGUM Trees
wanted for
firewood or
sawmilling grade.
Ph Kent
021 325 661
SCOTT’S TREE
TRIMMING &
TOPPING
• Shelter Belt & Trimming
• Tree Topping
• Root Racking
• Full Hedge Removals
• Stump Removals
• Excavations
Sam 027 918 5155
Bill 027 433 7869
Email:
nathanandhayley@
scorch.co.nz
UDI PAINTING &
DECORATING
For all painting and
decorating services.
Fully Qualified
• Interior &
Exterior Painting
• Wallpapering
• Roof Painting
All work guaranteed
FREE QUOTES
Contact Udi Aale
Ph. 021 074 2075
ACE HIGH
PLUMBING
All Plumbing
Gasfitting
Drainlaying
Blocked Drains
Log Fires,
Wetbacks
Gas Hotwater
Phone
021 454 864
AUTO ELECTRICIAN
Ellesmere
Auto
Electrical
• Air Conditioning • Alternators
• Starter Motors • Wiring Repairs
• Diagnostics • Lighting • Batteries
Mobile Auto Electrician
022 644 9664
Farmlands Card Accepted
BOUNDARY TRIMMING
Shelterbelt Trimming
Contractor
Call Tony Dempsey
Ph 03 325 3256 Mob 0274 323 943
CARPET carpet/furnishings
/ FURNISHINGS
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
carpet layer
CARPET
LAYER
45 YRS + EXPERIENCE
Repair, Uplifting, Relaying,
Restretching
*Selection of underlay available
All preparation work undertaken
*Also GARAGE CARPET
Phone John 027 208 7383
jandcbennett@xtra.co.nz
ELECTRICAL
SELWYN
ELECTRICAL
SERVICE
Don’t let electrical
problems worry you
For all electrical
repairs & service
CALL TODAY
027 492 8971
or ah 344 6202
vinyl laying
VINYL
LAYING *
*SPECIALISING
IN VINYL PLANK
Selection available or
customer supply
All floor preparation
undertaken
Contractors rates
Phone John 027 208 7383
jandcbennett@xtra.co.nz
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All the experts the latest under Bridal one styles. roof.
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Classifieds Contact us today Phone our local team 03 379 1100
Trades & Services
“Totally Dependable”
Maintenance & Servicing | New Housing | Hot Water Systems
Upgrades | Solar Hot Water | Central Heating
Commercial & Backflow Prevention | Pumps & Filtration
Town & Rural
Laser Plumbing Christchurch West
Phone: 03 348 6920
Email: chchwest@laserplumbing.co.nz
Trades & Services
T.V. SERVICE
CENTRE
Repairs, tvs, microwaves,
stereos, DVD. Aerial
installations and kitsets,
480 Moorhouse Ave, ph 03
379 1400
Public Notices
Trades & Services
T.V. SERVICE
CENTRE
Repairs, tvs, microwaves,
stereos, DVD. Aerial
installations and kitsets,
480 Moorhouse Ave, ph 03
379 1400
Situations Vacant
www.laserplumbing.co.nz
Trades & Services
ROOF
PAINTING
Rope & harness
a speciality,
no scaffolding
required,
30 years of
breathtaking
experience.
FREE QUOTES
Exterior staining,
exterior painting,
moss and mould
treatment and
waterblasting
Phone Kevin
027 561 4629
Trades & Services
CARPET & VINyl
lAyINg
Repairs, uplifting,
relaying, restretching,
E mail jflattery@xtra.
co.nz
ph 0800 003 181
or 027 2407416
CARPENTER
HANDyMAN
Small Job Specialists,
Carpentry, Repairs,
Decking & Maintenance,
40 years experience, no
job too small, Ph Warren
03 322-1103 or 027 697-
8541
CONCRETE CUTTINg
Affordable Concrete
Cutting with Quality, and
removal work. Free quote.
No job to small. Phone 027
442-2219, Fax 359-6052
a/h 359- 4605
William Ross
Painting &
decorating services
Rolleston, Christchurch
Qualified Tradesmen
Painting & Wallpapering
• EQC opt outs
• Insurance work
• Free Quotes &
Prompt Service
• Distance no object
Contact Billy on 0226413530
Email: williamross@xtra.co.nz
Trades & Services
Bellamy’s
Furniture
Furniture made to
order and restoration
by tradesman with
35yrs experience.
PH Stephen
021 073 2624
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
RJB PlUMBINg
Renovations, New Houses,
Hot Water Cylinders,
Kitchens Bathroom
Upgrades, Laundries,
General Maintenance
Phone Mark 0278690026
SPIDER & Fly
CONTROl
Fully certified professional
service. Call Zero Pests
022 507 3787 or 03 595
0422
TIlINg
Quality jobs done on time.
All aspects of tiling. Reg
Master Tiler. Ph Dave 027
334 4125
TIlINg
SPlASHBACKS
Kitchen/bathroom/
laundry, incl mosaics, ph
027 334 4125
DON’T DELAY, CONTACT US TODAY!
MILITARY EXERCISE
HIGH EXPLOSIVES
TRAINING/NIGHT FIRING
29 JAN – 14 FEB 2018
The general public is to be advised that a NZ
Army Exercise will be conducted in the West
Melton Rifle Range (WMRR) area over the
period 29 Jan – 13 Feb 2018
The exercise will involve personnel of the 2/1
Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
from the 1 (NZ) Brigade, Burnham. The exercise
will involve up to 40 personnel.
A night shoot will be conduct on the 01 Feb
and again on the 09 Feb 2018, all firing will be
finished no later than 10pm.
Training will involve soldiers using High
Explosives (HE) grenades around the WMRR
area. The training with grenades will start at 10
am and finish no later than 4 pm on the 05 Feb
and again on the 13 Feb 2018.
For more information please call
03 363 0099
Sporting Notices
Springston Netball Club
TRIALS
Springston Domain,
Ellesmere Junction Road
Thursday 8th February
Year 7/8 Squad Trials 6pm
Thursday 15th February
Year 7/8 Second Squad Trial 6pm
An administration fee of $20 is to be
paid before Trialing and this will be
deducted from your registration fee.
Enquiries:
Nicole Bennett 0273 013 065
springstonnetballclub@gmail.com
Come and join our fabulous club
Vehicles Wanted
CAR REMOVALS
$$CASH PAID$$
CARS, VANS, UTES
& 4X4 WANTED
NZ OWNED
AND
OPERATED
FOR
24 YEARS
We use world class vehicle
depollution systems
0800 8200 600
www.pickapart.co.nz
Rendering Plant Operator
Wallace Group LP is recognised as a leader in the primary industry with major
investments in service rendering, hides and skins processing and composting.
The Company wishes to employee a person to fill the position of Rendering Operator
with in the Rendering division, which is situated at Hororata near Darfield. This is a
fulltime position and does include shift work.
The desired candidate would possess the following attributes but the successful
candidate will be given full training to achieve the required skills:
• Forklift license
• Loader license
• To be able to work
unsupervised
Applications close 2nd February 2018.
Please apply in writing with curriculum vitae and references to:
General Manager Operations
Wallace Group LP, PO Box 11
Waitoa 3380
Email: gordon.henderson@wallace.co.nz
All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence
Situations Vacant
HEAVY TRAFFIC
LICENCE COURSE
INTEREST FREE TIME PAYMENT
(conditions apply)
FROM FULL CAR (Class 1)
TO FULL TRUCK (Class 2)
(Road code & pre-assessment driving training provided)
Courses in Christchurch, Invercargill,
Cromwell & Mosgiel daily.
Other areas by arrangement
“TRAINING TOMORROWS DRIVERS TODAY”
OTHER COURSES/LICENCE
ENDORSEMENTS AVAILABLE ARE:
Class 3, 4 & 5, Vehicle Recovery, Wheels, Tracks,
Rollers, Dangerous Goods
Driving Related Health & Saftey Training
Passenger, Logbook & Load Security Training
DRIVETECH LTD
FREEPHONE 0508 2 DRIVE (37483) OR 03 348 8481
info@drivetech.co.nz | www.drivetech.co.nz
• Rendering experience
would be preferred but
not essential
Situations Wanted -
Jobs Wanted
MIG WELDING
Assembly/Labouring.
Your workshop or mine.
Casual/Part-time. Ph 0273
661037
Wanted To Buy
CASH FOR
STAMPS
Do you have an
Old Stamp or Coin
collection tucked away
somewhere? It could
be worth a fortune!
We are currently Buying
old collections in the
Christchurch area to stock
our retail shop in Riccarton.
Free Appraisal and Cash
Offers on most items.
Call Matt Power
0800 39 24 26
The Stamp Exchange
134a Riccarton Road. Opposite
the Mall carpark.
Wanted To Buy
TOOLS
Garden, garage,
woodworking,
mechanical, engineering,
sawbenches, lathes, cash
buyer, ph 355-2045
ADVERTISE YOUR
BUSINESS HERE
Phone for further details
(03) 379 1100
• Boiler ticket would
be preferred but not
essential as full training
will be provided.
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Four Seasons Realty
Deadline Sale
For Sale
30D Harman Street Addington
Guaranteed Income – Solid Investment! Modern, permanent material townhouse built by
Horncastle Homes. With two double bedrooms with robes. Kitchen dining adjoining lounge
with slider opening to private secluded patio area and easy care lawn & garden. Internal access
garage plus parking. This property is currently leased to Housing New Zealand on a fixed term
until August 2019 tenancy with the right of renewal until August 2024. Viewing is strictly by
appointment so please call to view.
View at fourseasons.harcourts.co.nz ID#RL1815
Natalie McLean - 021 969 425
$439,000
2 1 1 1 1
184 Adams Road West Melton
Luxurious Lifestyle - But Leaky - Can you Fix Me Truly exceptional in presentation,
this has been an amazingly presented property offering a wheel chair accessible four
bedroom home with multiple living spaces, outdoor pool, four bay barn, olive grove and
gardens that could be out of house & garden. The owner are willing to sell well below
market averages due to it being identified as leaky (with full disclosure), offering exciting
opportunities for those handy persons/tradesman wishing to remediate.
Deadline Sale 13th February 3pm (unless sold prior)
View at fourseasons.harcourts.co.nz ID#RL1816
Katie Harrison - 021 135 0887
$650,000
4 3 2 1 5 2
1/76 Amyes Road Hornby
$389,000
2 1 1 1 2 2
Fantastic Brand New Standalone Front Townhouse Ready to move into. Features 2 double
bedrooms both with robes and built-in furniture, sunny open plan living areas with great
indoor / outdoor flow. Great home for entertaining. Double garaging, internal access and
own drive. Separate laundry. 2 toilets. Bathroom features separate shower and separate bath.
Includes Heat pump, dishwasher, wired for alarm. Note: Not an over 60’s. So close to Hornby
Mall, supermarkets and cafes etc. Just a fantastic location, be quick on this one!
View at fourseasons.harcourts.co.nz ID#HR4818
Nicholas Martin - 027 4345 792 | Lyn Martin - 027 228 8499
37 Globe Bay Drive Templeton
A Great Home on a Good Street Located in one of Templeton’s most enviable
address./s sits this beautiful four bedroom home. Offering modern and well-appointed
kitchen, open plan dining with two large living areas, two bathrooms, and perfect flow
for entertaining. Large north facing section, established trees, and sheltered patio
providing alfresco dining options.
View at fourseasons.harcourts.co.nz ID#RL1804
Nyressa Vincent - 027 515 7045 | Richard Tait - 027 777 8080
4 2 1 1 2
288 Waterloo Road Hornby
Add Your Finishing Touches! Good sized living, semi open plan to kitchen and flowing
through to a fantastic porch and rear yard. Ideal for entertaining. Three good sized
bedrooms, bathroom/toilet and seperate laundry. HRV system and double glazing, keep
the home comfortable. Adjacent to Kyle park and close to local amenities and businesses.
Owner wants SOLD!
View at fourseasons.harcourts.co.nz ID#HR4820
Scott MacDonald - 027 273 9044
3 1 1 2
Cramped living
conditions?
We’ll find you the extra space.
Talk to our team today and see what our business can do for you.
Hornby.
Rolleston.
395 Main South Road S13, Rolleston Square
P 349 9919 P 347 4711
Property Management.
379 Halswell Road
P 338 1138
Four Seasons Realty 2017 Ltd
Licensed Agent REAA 2008
PUBLiSHeD eVeRY WeDneSDAY
Week commencing WeDneSDAY, 24TH JAnUARY 2018
Four bedrooms + study on
enviable 1403m2 section.
This beautifully presented home is in a prime
location on 1403m2 in the boutique Goulds
Green subdivision, just a short walk to Clearview
Primary, the Aquatic Centre & Rolleston College.
Situated down its own private ROW, it enjoys
the benefits of having excellent o/s parking &
an immaculately maintained, mature garden
with 4 point irrigation. Equally generous in size
internally, the property comprises 2 spacious
interconnecting living rooms, 4 double bedrooms,
a study & a separate laundry. Extra features
include reticulated gas hot water, 90cm gas
hobs, a heat pump & an alarm. Homes on this
section size, in such a great location, are getting
harder to come by so, if this meets your needs, we
recommend early action.
PRICE:
Offers over $649,000
Town & Lifestyle Real Estate Ltd
Licensed (REAA 2008) - Rolleston
Sarah Booth
Contact:
Mobile: 027 527 8258
Brendan ‘Big Red’ Shefford
Contact:
Mobile: 027 224 4733
rwrolleston.co.nz/RLL23393
3 Curnow Way, Rolleston Open Home: Sunday 1.30pm - 2.00pm
A Falcon Great New Year!
Come and see what’s new at Falcon’s Landing. Pop into the sales office,
17 Branthwaite Drive, this Thursday, Friday or Sunday and see what we’ve been
up to. Or call 03 741 1340 or email enquiries@yoursection.nz anytime.
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Hastings McLeod Limited Licensed under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 rolleston@pb.co.nz 03 929 0306
Priced below RV!
$589,000
WEB ID DFU57937
KIRWEE
21 Walter Place
From the moment you enter this new home you'll be
impressed with the space and layout, providing
unsurpassed family living positioned for all day sun and
opening onto north facing patio. Well-appointed kitchen
featuring double ovens and scullery is centrally located
perfect for those who enjoy entertaining. The large
separate formal lounge with external access provides
excellent versatility. Study nook off the main living leads
through to the bedroom wing featuring three double
rooms, family bathroom with tiled shower, bath and
separate toilet. Master bedroom enjoys a tiled ensuite
and WIR. Logburner located in the main living
complemented by heat transfer system.
VIEW Sunday 28 Jan 12.00 - 12.30pm
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OPEN HOME
Gareth Cox
Mobile 021 250 9714
Office 03 929 0306
gareth@pb.co.nz
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True Rural Lifestyle
$315,000 + GST (IF ANY)
WEB ID DFR58769
DARFIELD
637 Cullens Road
Seldom do lifestyle opportunities such as this become
available.
Located only 8kms from Darfield township on a quiet
sealed road, this 4ha bareland block is ready and waiting
for you to create your true rural lifestyle. Subdivided into
two paddocks with country water supply.
This property enjoys stunning mountain vistas in a
unique rural atmosphere. Don't delay your inspection of
this superb blank canvas!
Price: $315,000 + GST (if any)
View By Appointment
Gareth Cox
Mobile 021 250 9714
Office 03 929 0306
gareth@pb.co.nz
OUR TEAM
Tony Quayle
AREA MANAGER
027 611 6161
Sarah Yeates
RESIDENTIAL SALES
027 447 2719
Paul Frewen
RESIDENTIAL SALES
021 428 246
Cameron Grant
RESIDENTIAL SALES
022 096 1897
Michael Robb
LIFESTYLE SALES
027 436 7106
Jannetta Thomas
RESIDENTIAL SALES
021 256 6295
Gareth Cox
RURAL SALES
021 250 9714
Bev Saunders
PROPERTY MANAGER
027 666 1219
www.propertybrokers.co.nz
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Building blocks to
a new home
As Cantabrians continue to move forward, when building a new
home, here’s a reminder to pay attention to some of the fine
details...
Anyone intending to build a new home
should have the builder’s contract
checked out by an experienced lawyer.
A payment schedule can also
minimise financial risks. Issues that
you may have to deal with include:
the deposit, guarantees and warranties
If you want to compare building
companies, it’s important to get down
to finer details such as how many
power points there are per room, the
type of windows you are having or
which paint finishes are included.
Questions to ask
builders include:
• Do you have a completion guarantee
and how does it work?
• Are they held in a solicitor’s trust
fund?
• Will the master franchisor complete
the build if the franchisee goes out
of business
• What are the exact specs?
• Are the prices fixed?
• What is excluded from the build?
• Are there any restrictions on
driveways or any other connections?
• Can you speak with clients who
have just completed a build?
Do your homework before you decide
on a building company and you will
have a less stressful time once the
building process starts.
0800 500 123
www.mikepero.com
Mike Pero Real Estate Ltd. Licensed REAA (2008)
• Is there a loss of deposit
guarantee?
• Is the company a
Registered Master Builder
and does it use thirdparty
written guarantees?
West Melton - 121 Johnson Road
Your Own Slice of Paradise
View by appointment or open home
For Sale $950,000
Web mikepero.com/RX1346919
• What is the schedule for
payments?
• How are the deposit and
progress payments
administered?
Situated on a quiet road just out of West Melton township
in a wonderful garden setting on 5997sqm. The pool
complex is stunning and there are multiple spaces to
entertain or relax. Designed in the 80s, the house has
been largely modernised, and has been priced to allow
a discerning purchaser to complete the process. Several
lockable sheds give multiple options.
• 4 Bedrooms
• 1 Bathroom
• 2 Living
Heather Clouston
West Melton & Rolleston
021 318 260
heather.clouston@mikepero.com
Our Onsite
Office is Open
Wednesday to Sunday, 11-4pm.
Call in for the latest information
on available sections.
Visit one of our showhomes and find your perfect house and land
package within a well regarded community. Each home site has been
created to enjoy the best possible aspect situated amongst Lincoln’s
rural outlook.
First National Real Estate
Sue Mullins
027 244 1325
Visit Us Onsite Corner of Birches Road and Craig Thompson Drive, Lincoln.
Barry O’Neill
021 364 422
www.flemington.co.nz
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Your guide to Show Homes & New Sections
in the Selwyn District
Almost a lighting revolution
The emergence of LED lighting might
almost be mooted a revolution in lighting
with them offering brighter, quicker, more
cost effective light.
While an initial higher outlay, long-term
power savings make LEDs more economic
with the adage ‘what you pay for is, what
you get’ meaning the higher the quality
the more benefits. LEDs usually return
their initial cost in around a year through
power savings while lasting over ten years,
especially when a quality fitting.
The overall cost of LED lighting is
lower than when first introduced to the
market. With its benefits much greater,
incandescent light bulbs, compact
fluorescent lamps and halogen lighting are
all becoming a thing of the past.
LED lighting is five to six times brighter
than its incandescent equivalent and with
a narrower beam angle the light is more
focussed.
Juice Electrical’s Greg Horton
recommends LEDs due to their efficiency.
“It’s unlikely you’ll need to change an
LED fitting for 10-20 years as they last so
much longer,” advises Greg.
While LED lighting may add $500-
$1,500 more to the cost of an average
house build, the extra cost is future
focussed as they use a tenth of the
power for lighting. LED fittings are also
becoming cheaper and there are now LED
bulbs that can be retrofitted into older
light fittings.
“The way in which an LED diode
is manufactured and the luminescent
moulded together determines its quality,”
explains Greg.
There are other benefits in choosing
better quality LEDs too. With high quality
ICF LED lights, pink batt insulation can be
closed and butted so it sits right beside and
over the top of the LED. This was not the
case with other lighting methods where
insulation had to be cut away from the
light fitting as it would heat up posing a
fire hazard.
With insulation able to cover high
quality LED lights, more heat is retained
in the home. However a word of warning,
some LEDs still require insulation to be
cut around them so it is essential you get
advice from an electrician first. This is also
something a building inspector will check
if a new home is being constructed or an
alteration requiring building consent is
undertaken.
LEDs are also ideal if changing a light
fitting is a mission, such as with high
ceilings and above stairs.
Benefits of LED lighting:
• Light output is excellent.
• LED bulbs are very efficient, using up
to 85% less electricity than incandescent
bulbs.
• LED bulbs last longer than other
lighting forms.
• Efficient use of electricity and longer
life means less impact on the environment.
• The LED’s lifespan is not affected by
frequently being turned off and on.
Negatives of LED
lighting:
• This form of
lighting is initially
more expensive.
• Many older
dimmers will not
work with LED
light bulbs making
it more feasible to
change the complete
light fitting to an
LED one, something
Greg recommends
as they have a much
longer life span.
The emergence of LED
lighting might almost be
mooted a revolution in
lighting with them offering
brighter, quicker, more
cost effective light.
LEDs are 5-6 times brighter than
incandescent equivalents.
LED is more focussed light.
LED lighting uses less electricity.
Artisan Homes
Builders of superior homes. Built to last.
Winners in Registered Master Builders House of the Year Awards
Our new Showhome in the new Faringdon
South Showhome Village. Opening soon!
WATCH THIS SPACE!!!
Phone 03 374 9172 Rob 021 324 876
email rob@artisanhomes.co.nz
www.artisanhomes.co.nz
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730 Christchurch Akaroa Rd, Tai Tapu
Ray White Lincoln
69 Ravensdale Rise, Westmorland
Ray White Lincoln
SAtURDAY 27th JANUARY
81 Edward Street, Lincoln
Matson & Allan, Rolleston
284 Lawford Road, West Melton
Ray White Rolleston
123 Port Hills Rd, Heathcote Valley
Ray White Lincoln
12 Carbine Place, Upper Riccarton
Harcourts Rolleston
1/842 West Coast Road, West Melton
Harcourts Rolleston
257 Weedons Ross Rd, West Melton
Ray White Rolleston
48 Cassidy Avenue, Lincoln
Ray White West Melton
1 Fiona Place, Hei Hei
Ray White Rolleston
SUNDAY 28th JANUARY
73 Turners Road, Ouruhia
PGG Wrightson Real Estate Canterbury
15 Powell Crescent, Ilam
Ray White West Melton
65 Crozier Drive, Kirwee
Ray White West Melton
69 Boston Avenue, Hornby
Ray White Rolleston
8 Tapanui Place, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
25 Brittan Drive, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
19 Bridge Street, Southbridge
Matson & Allan Leeston
1/265 Selwyn Road, Rolleston
Harcourts Rolleston
8 Kendon Drive, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
69 Ravensdale Rise, Westmorland
Ray White Lincoln
10 Heaphy Court, Rolleston
Ray White Lincoln
83 Walkers Road, Rolleston
Harcourts Rolleston
44 Park Lane, Rolleston
Matson & Allan, Rolleston
31 Cassidy Avenue, Lincoln
Ray White Lincoln
32a Manor Drive, Rolleston
Harcourts Rolleston
2/11 Bencard Place, Hoon Hay
Harcourts Rolleston
45 Liffeyfields Drive, Lincoln
Harcourts Rolleston
3 Micron Close, Templeton
Ray White West Melton
66 Bailey Street, Templeton
Ray White West Melton
1251 Courtney Road, Kirwee
Ray White West Melton
22 Hungerford Drive, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
18 Renoir Drive, Rolleston
Mike Pero, Rolleston
1621 West Coast Road, West Melton
PGG Wrightson Real Estate Canterbury
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10E Riverside Lane, Tai Tapu
Ray White Rolleston
83 Faringdon Boulevard, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
15A John Street, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
138 Levi Road, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
59 Selwyn Street, Leeston
Ray White Rolleston
43A Fairfield Way, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
11 Kilkenny Close, Lincoln
Ray White Lincoln
15 Whitewood Crescent, West Melton
PGG Wrightson Real Estate Canterbury
3 Simms Lane, West Melton
Ray White West Melton
2 Tweedy Court, Lincoln
Ray White Lincoln
4 Ford Mews, Springston
Ray White Lincoln
77 Clausen Ave, Leeston
Matson & Allan Leeston
37 Globe Bay Drive, Templeton
Harcourts Rolleston
24 Hillmorton Street, Addington
Harcourts Rolleston
24 Shillingford Boulevard Rolleston
Ray White West Melton
15a Mila Haven, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
7 Dylan Close, Rolleston
Mike Pero, Rolleston
25 Navy Loop, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
79 Newman Rd, Rolleston
Mike Pero Real Estate, West Melton
29 Rolleston Drive, Rolleston
Harcourts Rolleston
7 Greenan Place, Doyleston
Ray White Rolleston
3/ 1163 Goulds Road, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
3 Hulme Lane, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
4/50 Stonebrook Drive, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
3 Curnow Way, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
27 Franklin Crescent, Lincoln
Ray White Rolleston
11 Greenstone Rolleston
Matson & Allan Rolleston
56 Shadbolt Lane, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
12 Garston Street, Leeston
Matson & Allan Leeston
39 Overbury Ave, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
27 Spring Place, Leeston
Ray White Lincoln
574 Birchs Road, Lincoln
Ray White Lincoln
20 Lowes Road, Rolleston
Mike Pero, Rolleston
730 Christchurch Akaroa Rd, Tai Tapu
Ray White Lincoln
42 Riverstone Drive, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
95 Neave Road, West Melton
Ray White West Melton
6 Cameron Cres, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
39F Fairfield Way, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
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27 Tiny Hill Drive, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
105 Knights Road, Weedons
Ray White West Melton
23 B Jozecom Place, Rolleston
Matson & Allan, Rolleston
184 Adams Road, West Melton
Harcourts Rolleston
11 St Albans Street, St Albans
Harcourts Rolleston
121 Johnson Rd, West Melton
Mike Pero Real Estate, West Melton
44 Rossall Crescent, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
103 Fairfield Way, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
20 Brook Street, Lincoln
Ray White Lincoln
31 Rembrandt Drive, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
15 Seymour Drive, Rolleston
Matson & Allan Rolleston
21 D’Arcy Street, Leeston
Matson & Allan Leeston
19 Faulks Drive, Lincoln
Ray White Rolleston
1129 Greendale Road, Darfield
Harcourts Rolleston
1744 Hoskyns Road, Kirwee
Harcourts Rolleston
942 Ellesmere Junction Rd, Burnham
Ray White Lincoln
9 Raymond Place, West Melton
Ray White West Melton
27 Heathridge Place, Lincoln
Ray White Rolleston
36 Burnham School Road, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
73 Lowes Road, Rolleston
Matson & Allan, Rolleston
14 Riverside Lane, Tai Tapu
Ray White Lincoln
13 Spring Place, Leeston
Matson & Allan Leeston
31 Sherborne Drive, Rolleston
Mike Pero, Rolleston
3 Emerson Lane, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
804 East Maddisons Road, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
26 Rotherham Drive, West Melton
Ray White West Melton
5 Westview Crescent, West Melton
Ray White West Melton
20a Kopara Street, Templeton
Ray White Rolleston
37 Heathridge Place, Lincoln
Matson & Allan Leeston
17 McCauley Street, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
4 Emerson Lane, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
302 Two Chain Road, Burnham
Ray White Lincoln
11 Eversham Drive Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
42 Kildare Terrace, Lincoln
Ray White Rolleston
43 Masefield Drive, Rolleston
Matson & Allan, Rolleston
3 Dylan Close, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
11 Glebe Close, Lincoln
Ray White Lincoln
12.15pm – 12.45pm
39 Chervier Street, Leeston
Matson & Allan Leeston
2.15pm – 2.45pm
23B Jozecom Place, Rolleston
Matson & Allan Rolleston
4.30pm – 5.15pm
196B Sharps Road, West Melton
Ray White West Melton
For full details of all
Open Homes, please
contact the Real Estate
companies
RAY WHITE
ROLLESTON 03 347 9988
www.rwrolleston.co.nz
WEST MELTON 03 347 9933
www.rwwestmelton.co.nz
LINCOLN 03 325 7299
www.rwlincoln.co.nz
FARMLANDS www.farmlands.co.nz
FARMLANDS LINCOLN 03 325 2889
FARMLANDS LEESTON 03 324 3189
FARMLANDS DARFIELD 03 317 9070
HARCOURTS ROLLESTON
03 347 4711, www.harcourts.co.nz
MATSON & ALLAN
www.marealestate.co.nz ROLLESTON 03 347 9949
DARFIELD 03 318 8204 • LEESTON 03 324 3704
MIKE PERO ROLLESTON
03 347 1111, www.mikepero.com
PGG WRIGHTSON CANTERBURY
03 318 7850, www.pggwre.co.nz
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MATSON & ALLAN
REAL ESTATE LIMITED
‘The
Selwyn
Experts’
Residential
Lifestyle
Rural Property
Licensed REAA2008
ROLLESTON - 43 Masefield Drive
5 DOUBLE BEDROOM BEAUTY
• New build
• 5 double bedrooms
• Master with ensuite and WIR
• Quality fixtures and fittings
• 2 x heat pumps
• 2 living areas
• Separate lounge
• Sleek modern kitchen
• Large section
• Double internal access garage
Viewing: Sun 3.45 – 4.15pm
Price: Neg Over $649,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/269
Jackie Derrick Mb 027 636 3576
jackie@marealestate.co.nz
OPEN HOME
ROLLESTON - 15 Delamare Way
VENDORS COMMITTED TO SELLING!
• Main Residence—4 bedrooms, 2 living, 1 bathroom, 1
separate toilet , 2 ensuite
• Flat—1 bedroom, 1 living, 1 bathroom
• Stunning kitchen, of which there are 2 in the main
home incorporating quality appliances
• Good choice of living areas which flow seamlessly out
to their own private entertaining areas
• Private in ground heated self cleaning pool
• Built to high specification from LED lighting, central
vacuum system, high end carpet & drapes, underfloor
heating tiles and a dedicated gym with sauna
• Large double internal access garage, car port and
ample parking available
Price: Enquiries Over $1,125,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/241
Jackie Derrick Mb 027 636 3576
jackie@marealestate.co.nz
PRICE REDUCED
ROLLESTON - 73 Lowes Road
SERIOUSLY GOOD LIVING
• 4 double bedrooms
• 2 large separate living areas
• Fantastic location
• Parking options for boats and caravans
• Large established 1150sqm private section
• Large kitchen/dining area
• Spacious master bathroom with spa bath
• Walking distance to schools and township
• Fantastic outdoor entertaining
Viewing: Sun 3.00 – 3.30pm
Price: Neg Over $589,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/251
OPEN HOME
ROLLESTON - 44 Park Lane
SUPER SPACIOUS FAMILY HOME
• Built in 2015
• Substantial 274sqm home
• 4 double bedrooms
• 2 large living areas
• Log burner and heat pump
• Walk in pantry
• Great indoor/outdoor living
• Secure and private 792sqm section
Viewing: Sun 12.00 – 12.30pm
Price: $629,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/293
OPEN HOME
ROLLESTON - 41 Bethany Road
THE “X” FACTOR ON BETHANY
• Stylish property – Built 2016
• 4 bedrooms
• Ensuite/WIR
• Spacious living/dining area
• Modern kitchen/quality appliances
• Butler’s pantry
• Large secure and private section
• Parking for trailer/caravan
Jackie Derrick Mb 027 636 3576
jackie@marealestate.co.nz
Price: Neg Over $539,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/280
ROLLESTON - 11 Greenstone Street
FANTASTIC QUALITY FAMILY LIVING
• 4 double bedrooms
• Large master with ensuite/WIR
• Sleek modern kitchen with stone bench tops
• Quality appliances
• 2 separate living areas
• Separate laundry
• Large private and secure section
Jackie Derrick Mb 027 636 3576
jackie@marealestate.co.nz
Viewing: Sun 1.30 – 2.00pm
Price: Neg Over $569,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/283
OPEN HOME
Jackie Derrick Mb 027 636 3576
jackie@marealestate.co.nz
Jackie Derrick Mb 027 636 3576
jackie@marealestate.co.nz
ROLLESTON - 80 Shillingford Blvrd
LOOK FORWARD TO THIS!
• Due to be completed in July 2018
• Well designed brick four bedroom home
• Walking distance to Faringdon South Point shops
• Walk-in pantry, quality Westinghouse appliances
• Separate living area
• Ensuite & walk-in robe
• Separate laundry
• Sits nicely on section to maximise sun
• LED lighting & heat pump
• Double glazing & insulation
• Fully fenced with patios & landscaping
Price: Neg Over $549,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/291
Jackie Derrick Mb 027 636 3576
jackie@marealestate.co.nz
ROLLESTON - 23B Jozecom Place
OPULENT LIVING & TRIPLE CAR GARAGE
• Spacious 270m2 home
• Three spacious living areas
• Modern kitchen with stone bench tops & Butler’s pantry
• Four double bedrooms
• Large master bedroom with WIR
• Log burner & Heat pump
• Opulent tiled bathrooms with underfloor heating
• Separate laundry & ample internal storage
• Triple car garage
• 1228m2 section
Viewing: Sun 2.15 – 2.45pm
Price: Neg Over $765,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/296
Jackie Derrick Mb 027 636 3576
jackie@marealestate.co.nz
OPEN HOME
LINCOLN - 81 Edward Street
EXPECT TO BE IMPRESSED!
• 232m2 four bedroom high-end show home on a
664m2 section
• Spacious open plan living, dining & kitchen, including
additional lounge
• Four generously sized bedrooms - master with large
walk in robe & stunning ensuite
• Smart lock system & keyless entry ensures
convenience & safety
• Features such as ‘MaxRaft’ & ‘EcoMaster’ optimizing
ultimate comfort & warmth
• Capacious outdoor living area, plenty of room for
family activities
OPEN HOME
Viewing: SAT 11.00 - 11.30am
Price: Neg Over $735,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/278
Charlotte Bellew Mb 027 532 5931
charlotte@marealestate.co.nz
ROLLESTON - 15 Seymour Drive
VENDOR WANTS SOLD!
• Near new home (under 2 years)
• 3 bedrooms
• 2 bathrooms
• High quality fittings and fixtures
• Separate laundry
• Alarm & LED lighting
• 2 car internal access garage
• Fully fenced section
• Excellent street appeal
Viewing: Sun 2.30 – 3.00pm
Price: Neg Over $499,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/254
Andrew Taylor Mb 027 435 5930
andrew@marealestate.co.nz
PRICE REDUCED
ROLLESTON PH: 03 347 9949 LEESTON PH: 03 324 3704 DARFIELD PH: 03 318 8204 www.marealestate.co.nz
Chris Flanagan
027 433 4657
Andrew Taylor
027 435 5930
Jackie Derrick
027 636 3576
Stephan Knowler
027 229 9522
Cameron McRae
027 769 6696
Paul Robinson
021 277 2690
Sue Robinson
021 409 050
Charlotte Bellew
027 532 5931
Jo Barrett
021 859 006
Juliet
Flanagan
Connie
van der Klei
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