Selwyn Times: August 21, 2019

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Team effort required to regain shield
• By Jacob Page
IF ELLESMERE want to regain
the Southbridge Shield from
North Canterbury on Saturday,
they will have to try to stop
North Canterbury’s Brook
Retallick.
Last year it was the North
Canterbury’s No 10, Retallick,
who scored 21 points in his
team’s victory 36-29 win at
Prebbleton.
Ellesmere team manager, Michael
Sheat said while they were
well aware of Retallick’s talents,
they would need a team effort to
regain the Southbridge Shield.
“That’ll be a good match-up
between (Retallick) and (Shannon)
Donald but we know that if
we concentrate too much on one
player, that there are others who
can cause us problems.”
Ellesmere’s lead-up suffered a
blow when they were beaten 38-
15 by a strong Canterbury Maori
Waitaha team at Kirwee.
However, North Canterbury,
who also lost to Canterbury
Maori Waitaha a fortnight ago,
also tasted defeat on the weekend
to the Cantabrians 35-13.
Ellesmere beat the Cantabrians
15-0 in soggy conditions a
fortnight ago.
Sheat said Ellesmere stuck
to the task well against “a very
physical” Canterbury Maori
Waitaha forward pack.
“We did pretty well defensively,”
he said.
“We just missed some oneon-one
tackles and they scored
two late which helped their score
but I didn’t think we played too
badly.
“We have to trust our systems
and processes and work hard on
what we can control this week.
“We have guys carrying niggles
but this is the big game
for us for the year and it’s one
everyone wants to be part of,”
Sheat said.
The game at Loburn will
kick-off at 2.45pm.
SPORT
PIVOT: The
KEY: One of the big challenges Ellesmere face in trying to
experience of
claim back the Southbridge Shield on Saturday is shutting
Southbridge’s
down North Canterbury No 10 Brook Retallick, pictured, who
Shannon
scored 21 points in leading his team to victory last year.
Donald will
PHOTO: KAREN CASEY
be vital for
Ellesmere. •More sport, pages 14 & 15
Kirsty Nixon
Horizons
24 August - 18 September 2019
Like portals to paradise, Kirsty Nixon’s large-scale paintings invite the viewer to
pull back the ‘fringes’ of our native flora to reveal quintessentially New Zealand
landscapes hidden in behind. Framed by the structural forms of our native
foliage, like cabbage tree leaves or nectar-laden flax flowers, and almost always
with a native bird or two in attendance, unfolding before your eyes could be
an endless coastline, a deep, green cove or perhaps even a glimpse of the far
horizon.
Kirsty is repeatedly drawn to the New Zealand landscape
in its various guises and while on holiday at the bird
sanctuary island Tiritiri Matangi recently she experienced
a sense of utter peace while watching the bellbirds
flitting about the feeders and hearing their hypnotic song.
Returning home, she became keenly aware of the absence
of native birdsong and thus her new works pay tribute to
the ways in which the melodic voices of our native birds
have the ability to enrich our lives as we navigate daily life.
Based in Auckland, Kirsty has been painting full-time
since 1997, initially in the medium of watercolour but
now having found her home in the freedom and impact of
acrylic.
Little River Gallery open 7 days, Main Road, Akaroa Highway.
Kirsty Nixon’s
Original Painting
‘Kereru and Karaka’
Kirsty Nixon’s
Original Painting
‘Three’s Not a
Crowd It’s a Party’
Work & Income NZ
Colts in top
form heading
into North
Canty match
• By Jacob Page
THE ELLESMERE colts had a
strong final hit-out before they
meet their North Canterbury
counterparts on Saturday.
They took down the Canterbury
Maori colts 24-10 over the
weekend, thanks to a strong
first half in which they adapted
quickly to the wet conditions at
Kirwee.
Team manager Dave Beatty
said the squad are eager to avenge
the loss to North Canterbury
last year and their performance
on Saturday means they are
travelling in the right direction.
Ellesmere raced out to a 17-0
half-time lead on the back of a
dominant scrum and lineout.
“We got a couple of tries from
(the scrum) so the tactic worked. I
felt we buttoned-off in the second
and let them score a couple of
tries, but credit to them, they
fought back well,” Beatty said.
“The track at Kirwee held up
well, despite the rain, and we
were able to play the up-tempo
style of game that we wanted. We
were turning down shots at goal
to take attacking scrums and we
were pushing them backwards
regularly.”
•Ellesmere face the North
Canterbury colts in Loburn at
1pm.
Work & Income NZ Superannuation
is coming to Selwyn
Work Superannuation & Income NZ Superannuation is coming
is coming to Selwyn
to Selwyn
Ken Stevens, a case manager from the Ministry of Social Development, will be
visiting Selwyn to answer questions on payments, entitlement, and any other
is coming to Selwyn
matters regarding superannuation.
Ken
Ken
Stevens,
Stevens, a
case
case
manager
manager
from
from
the
the
Ministry
Ministry
of
of
Social
Social
Development,
Development,
will
will
be
be
visiting
visiting
Selwyn
Selwyn
to
to
answer
answer
questions
questions
on
on
payments,
payments,
entitlement,
entitlement,
and
and
any
any
other
other
matters
matters
regarding
regarding
superannuation.
superannuation.
Visits are by PRIOR appointment – to book an appointment please
phone (03) 961 9170. Ken will be visiting these locations:
Kirsty Nixon
Horizons
24 August - 18 September 2019
Main Rd, Little River 03 325 1944
art@littlerivergallery.com
Thursday 12 September, 10am-2.30pm - Leeston Library & Service Centre
Tuesday 17 September, 10am-2.30pm - Darfield Library & Service Centre