The Star: November 30, 2017

ARA INSTITUTE OF CANTERBURY
Take the first step
towards an engineering
career at Ara
Ara Institute of
Canterbury’s engineering
diplomas and degrees
are within even easier
reach now thanks to
the introduction of the
Certificate in Study and
Career Preparation.
“If you don’t meet the
entry requirements for
a degree or diploma,
the certificate is a
fantastic solution,” says
Michael Edmonds, Head
of Engineering and
Architectural Studies at
Ara. “It’s a great way to
get started and to gain
confidence because it
equips you with the skills
and knowledge you need
to study those higher level
qualifications.”
The Certificate in Study and Career
Preparation is available in several strands,
leading to diplomas and degrees in
engineering, architecture and construction.
“You can complete the qualification
in six months and then apply to study
our Diploma in Engineering, Bachelor
of Engineering Technology, Bachelor of
Architectural Studies or our new Bachelor
Michael Edmonds, Head of
Engineering and Architectural
Studies at Ara
of Construction,” Dr
Edmonds says.
He adds that demand
for Ara graduates is
strong. “The problem
is, there aren’t enough
of them to keep up with
demand.”
Earning potential and
prospects are good for
engineering graduates.
“As an example,
graduates of our twoyear
engineering
diploma earn an average
salary of $60,000 in
their first five years on
the job, and they have
great opportunities for
advancement, both here
and overseas. With our
diploma qualification
you might choose to
work in a lab or workshop, or you can just
as easily work in design, management or
consulting roles.”
Whether you’re a school leaver,
changing careers or returning to study
after a break, the Certificate in Study and
Career Preparation will set you on a path
to success. It’s easy to enrol. Visit ara.
ac.nz or phone 0800 24 24 76.
Sport
UPGRADE:
Matt
Summerfield
competing
in his Subaru
Impreza last
weekend at
Tauranga. He is
hopeful a new
group AP4 car
could help him
go one better
in next year’s
national rally
championship.
Runner-up Summerfield
has sights set on new car
• By Gordon Findlater
A NEW ride in 2018
could be the ticket for
Matt Summerfield after
finishing second in the
closest New Zealand Rally
Championship title fight in
recent history.
Although disappointed
not to have claimed a
maiden national title
Summerfield can also
acknowledge that his team
have punched above their
weight on a limited budget.
The 25-year-old battled
against the odds this year,
competing in a 10-year-old
Subaru. The majority of the
front-runners in the championship
are operating
brand new AP4 vehicles.
“Ideally another car
would be best but if not,
then I still feel like next
year we could still turn up
with the car we have and
give it good nudge. It would
be bloody hard work to do
it like that though,” said
Summerfield.
Summerfield, 25,
finished second at the
weekend’s Rally New Zealand
in Tauranga behind
World Rally Championship
star Hayden Paddon
in his Hyundai i20 AP4.
However, the result wasn’t
enough for him to overhaul
Andrew Hawkeswood
• By Gordon Findlater
A FUTURE star in
women’s cricket has been
unearthed from Heaton
Intermediate’s three-peat
at the New Zealand
Primary School Shield.
Estella Wallace was the
top run scorer and won the
tournament’s MVP award
after scoring 209 runs in
four innings at the tournament
finals. She finished
unbeaten in three of those
innings, meaning she
finished with an average
of 209 and a strike rate of
105.56.
The year-eight pupil
CHAMP: Andrew Hawkeswood piloted his Mazda 2
AP4 to the championship at the weekend.
in the New Zealand
Championship.
Hawkeswood went
into the final round of
the championship with a
10-point lead on Ben Hunt,
with Summerfield one
point behind in third.
Summerfield took away
a total of 30 championship
points from the final
round. However, he needed
Hawkeswood to run into
trouble on the rally’s final
day if he was to have a
chance of overhauling him.
Hawkeswood finished
third in his Mazda2 AP4,
7.9sec behind Summerfield
to win the championship
by 10 points. An 11th place
finish saw Hunt slip to
third in the final championship
standings.
Summerfield was the
only driver in this year’s
TALENT: Estella
Wallace averaged 209
with the bat for Heaton
on the way to winning
the national primary
school title. ​
also finished as the fourth
highest wicket-taker, with
nine wickets at an average
of 7.33.
PHOTOS: ALLAN PRITCHARD
championship to win two
rounds. However, gearbox
failure at the opening
round at Rally of Otago
and a crash at Rally of Coromandel
proved costly.
Next year’s championship
will feature a new
event. Rally South Canterbury
will feature on June
23, three weeks after Rally
Canterbury. With Rally
Otago on April 14-15 the
2018 championship will
feature an even split of
North and South Island
events, unlike previous
championships.
“It’s definitely going to
help having another rally
down south. Some of us
are pretty familiar with the
South Canterbury roads,”
said Summerfield.
“It’ll save some money
as well.”
Pupil in form with bat and ball
The national title was
Heaton’s fifth in six years.
They went through the
tournament relatively
unchallenged with their
narrowest victory coming
in the form of a 27-run
victory over Holy Cross
School from Papatoetoe.
Wallace may not be
the only future star to
come out of Heaton. Last
year Georgia Edge won
the MVP award. The
now Christchurch Girls’
High School student was
recently named in the under-21
Canterbury Junior
Magicians squad.
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