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SELWYN TIMES Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>23</strong> <strong>2019</strong> 13<br />
News<br />
Firefighters converge on Darfield<br />
• By Anan Zaki<br />
FIREFIGHTERS from across<br />
the South Island competed<br />
against each other in Darfield on<br />
Saturday.<br />
The United Fire Brigades<br />
Association of New Zealand<br />
South Island Waterway<br />
Challenge brought in 12 teams<br />
for the competition which dates<br />
back to 1885.<br />
Darfield chief fire officer<br />
Alan Kittelty said the teams<br />
competed in two person and four<br />
person events, running hoses<br />
and operating pumps in nine<br />
different challenge runs.<br />
The two person event was won<br />
by the Mossburn Fire Station and<br />
the four person event was won by<br />
the Kaitangata Fire Station.<br />
Mr Kittelty thanked local<br />
businesses which supported the<br />
event.<br />
The North Island event<br />
takes place on February 9 in<br />
Morrinsville, Waikato. Then the<br />
national competition will be held<br />
at Wainuiomata on March 3.<br />
ACTION: Darfield firefighter Isaac Williams operates the hose on Saturday at the United Fire Brigades Association of New<br />
Zealand South Island Waterway Challenge. (Right) – Brunner firefighters in action.<br />
Local<br />
News<br />
Now<br />
Coalgate<br />
pub fined for<br />
breaching<br />
workers’ rights<br />
Fire rages, homes at risk<br />
THE OWNERS of a Coalgate<br />
pub have been fined $30,000<br />
for treating their employees as<br />
casuals.<br />
Malcolm and Claire Bennett<br />
own the Coalgate Tavern and<br />
were fined for 30 breaches of the<br />
Holiday Act by failing to provide<br />
three employees with minimum<br />
holiday rights.<br />
The Employment Relations<br />
Authority said the owners treated<br />
their permanent employees<br />
as casual staff, which meant they<br />
did not receive some forms of<br />
paid leave. Inspectorate regional<br />
manager Jeanie Borsboom said<br />
an investigation was carried out<br />
into the minimum rights of 17<br />
employees at the pub.<br />
“One employee, who had<br />
worked for the pair for 10 years,<br />
was only paid for one sick day<br />
throughout the period. She<br />
worked whilst unwell, having<br />
been told by the Bennetts that<br />
she wasn’t entitled to paid leave.<br />
Ms Borsboom said the owners<br />
had no intention of actively<br />
exploiting their employees, but<br />
had not lived up to their<br />
expectations under the Act.<br />
– Otago Daily <strong>Times</strong>
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