North Canterbury News: September 26, 2019

Thursday, September 26, 2019 | Issue 865 | www.starnews.co.nz

NPD to stick with fuel site

By ROBYN BRISTOW

Fuel company NPD will push on with its

selfservice petrol station in central

Amberley, but has offered an olive

branch to those opposing the site.

The organisers of petitions, signed by

nearly 1000 people objecting to the use

of asite in the heart of Amberley,

recently met representatives of the

Nelsonbased firm to present the

community’s concerns.

Apetition organiser, Tony

Trewinnard, says NPD has since come

back to the group saying it took nearly

three years to identify asuitable site in

the town, and it was committed to

continuing with the development.

‘‘They tell us their arrival will be a

winwin for NPD, the Amberley

community, and the retail sector,’’ Mr

Trewinnard says.

‘‘Naturally we are disappointed at this

response, which doesn’t seem to reflect

the depth of community concern.’’

NPD has offered the temporary use of

its future retail space for community car

washes and sausage sizzles, and has

established acommunity fund which

will see 1cent per litre of fuel sold in the

first three months at Amberley donated

to alocal community group.

It has also promoted future discussion

between the newly elected council and

the local community, he says.

‘‘These are small wins for our

community,’’ Mr Trewinnard says. ‘‘But

stopping this development was always

going to be an uphill battle, after the

council left the community on the back

foot by not disclosing the consents

application when it arrived on their

desk in early April.

‘‘NPD listened respectfully and with

care to our concerns.

‘‘They were mindful of the investment

they had already made in purchasing

the land and in obtaining consents for

the site, but agreed to think about how

they might be able to help the

community.’’

Continued Page 3

Woolly trio enjoy their regular river strolls

By SHELLEY TOPP

Dogs and cats make great pets

because they are smart,

affectionate and have distinct

personalities. However, few

people realise that sheep, if

treated with respect, can also

make great pets on lifestyle

blocks, say Grant and Valerie

Davey, of Ashley.

Every afternoon, Grant and

Valerie get acall from three

Swedish friends. It is a

reminder that they are waiting

for their walk along the

Ashley/Rakahuri River

mountainbike trail.

The call comes from the

couple’s Gotland Pelt sheep,

Thomas, Viktor and Quentin,

waiting impatiently for their

stroll along the trail at the

back of couple’s lifestyle

block.

They don’t like walking in

the rain, but on fine days their

persistent bleating is

impossible to ignore, and on

some nights the trio also line

up to go on the leash for awalk

along the road. The couple’s

dog, Rolly, joins them for most

of their walks.

Continued Page 2

Out with the team... Grant Davey, of

Ashley, during one of hisafternoon walks

with his three Gotland Pelt sheep, from

left,Quentin,Viktor and Thomas. Grant’s

dog, Rolly, brings up the rear.

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Debate fuels Amberley’sspirit

The ‘‘NPD issue’’ seemsto

have reachedaconclusionof

sorts. NPD has offeredthe

communityafew responses

whichthey hopewill

‘‘acknowledge our concerns’’.

While falling well short of

what the communitywanted, it

is atiny win for the community

in what was aprettyhopeless

situation that we found

ourselves in.

With NPD alreadyowning

the site,and in possession of all

the consentsthey legally

needed,therewas only ever a

hope of convincing them not to

proceedoftheirown good

conscience.

PamelaWelch and myself, as

petition organisers, and Cr

Julia McLean, whom we

invited as awider community

representative to the meeting,

tried our hardest to convince

their management team in

person that thevoice of nearly

athousandlocal residents was

not to be ignored. They have

decided to proceed in what

they are convinced is a‘‘winwin

for NPD, the Amberley

communityand the retail

Tony Trewinnard, who organised apetition opposed to the proposed siting of NPD’s

new fuel stop in Amberley, says the debate has left the Amberley community stronger.

sector’’. Only timewill tellhow

resounding thiswinwinwill be

for eachofthese three.

What is worth recording and

worthhighlightingfrom this

process is whatIperceive as a

renewed strength andvigour in

the Amberley community. This

community didn’t takethe

stealthyimpositionofthis

venture as an arrowthrough

our community heartwithout a

fight. But the fight was

respectful,reasonable, and has

prompted alot of people to

stop and thinkabout the needs

of the Amberley community.

This has to be agood thing.

The communityhas clearly

expressedadesiretobeheard.

The incoming mayorand

councillors will ignore this

desire at theirperil. When we

presentedour petition to

council afew weeks ago, this

was expressedinthe strongest

possibleway. It is not

acceptable that the council’s

own mission and vision

statements, which promiseso

much, have zero practical

application in the daytoday

decisionmaking of the council.

Therewill be other plans for

Amberley, and hopefully the

furore over NPD’sarrivalin

the town will help othersavoid

similar communityangstby

communicatingrespectfully.

The Hurunui District

Councilhas beenput on fair

warning that this community

expects opportunities for

consultation aboutthe

development of our town.Itis

alsovery clear fromthe many

voices who have taken the time

to speaktousinrecentweeks

thatthe community has a

strong heart but needs aplace

to call its own.Thatmightbeas

acommunity centreinthe form

of abuilding, or acollection of

buildingstomeet the needs of

youth, youngparents,families,

the elderly and groups with

common interests; or atownsquare

style space where

everyone in the community can

meet, socialise, and congregate

to celebrate the many

advantages of living in this

wonderfultown.

The communitychanges

over time, and the community’s

expectations change withit.

Yet, the facilitiesthe

community needs must be

planned and anticipatedin

advance.

Let’s not let the great

community spiritthat theNPD

issue has generatedfade away

until the ‘‘next thingtooppose’’

comes along.

Rather, we have an

opportunity as acommunityto

work positively and proactivelywith

the council to

plan, prepare, and be ready to

take opportunities as they

arise in the future. If that is the

legacyofthe ‘‘NPDissue’’ for

Amberley, then it will have

been awin forthis community,

as well as theinevitable win for

NPD.

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Walks just the ticket for inquisitive sheep

From Page 1

Grant and Valeriehave been

walking theirsheep mostdays

for the last 17 years.

‘‘Beingshut up in apaddock is

an insult to theirintelligence,’’

Grant says.

‘‘Walkingwith sheep is quite

differenttowalking adog,’’he

says. ‘‘Dogs liketopee

everywhere and chase rabbits.’’

Sheep, on the other hand, are

on the lookout for new things to

nibble. Gorse flowers are a

particular delicacy. They also

likepoplar leaves but willow

leaves are theirabsolute

favourite.

Thomas, Quentin and Viktor

alsotake great interest in

anythinghappening along the

river’s edge.

Theyused to joinGrant when

he was checking predatortraps

along the river, but he found

competing with threewoolly

heads to look in atrap got alittle

trying.

Thomas is the natural leader

of the group but doesn’t force

his authority.‘‘He is

affectionate,intelligent,

inquisitive and generallywell

behaved,’’ Grant says.

Quentinhas all those

qualities, plus empathy for his

fellow animals, but he lacks

confidence. Twice he has been

seen trying to help sick animals

to stand, and he also looks after

Viktor.Viktor is the youngest of

the trio but is also the assertive

one who likes to test the

boundaries and try to dominate.

Although Grant takes astick

with him on their walks to ward

off any dogs they may

encounter,ithas only been used

to keep the sheepaway from

dogs. Theircuriosity has

intimidated huntaways, german

shepherds, labradors and many

other dogs.

Quentinonce had apeaceful

nosetonoseencounter with a

dobermann.

Grant grewuponasheep

farm in Waimate and finds

walkingwith his sheeppleasant

and relaxing. The best thing

about it is gaining the trustof

animalswho have awell

justified inbred fear of humans.

Some English touristswho

recently joinedGrant for awalk

with the three sheep enjoyed

the experience so much that

one told him it was the highlight

of his New Zealandtrip.

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North Canterbury News, September 26, 2019

Rail restoration wins major award

By ROBYN BRISTOW

Work to restore the railway

line between Picton and

Christchurch, devastated by

the 2016 Kaikoura

earthquake, has won a

prestigious North American

rail industry award.

The work was carried out

by KiwiRail and its project

partners in the North

Canterbury Transport

Infrastructure Recovery

alliance (NCTIR).

The New Zealand entry is

the first from outside the

United States and Canada to

win the American Railway

Engineering and

Maintenance of Way

Association’s (AREMA)

annual WW Hay Award for

Excellence.

KiwiRail’s chief operating

officer for capital projects,

David Gordon, says it is

recognition of the

remarkable efforts by all the

teams in NCTIR to have the

main north line reopened to

restricted freight services

within 10 months of the

earthquake.

It returned to 24/7

operations for both freight

and tourism services the

following year.

‘‘North America’s freight

railways are widely

acknowledged as the best in

the world. Given that the

biggest of those railways have

regularly won this award, it is

an honour to now be

recognised.’’

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and rail links damaged by the

9/11 World Trade Centre

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efforts following Cyclone

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Mr Gordon says the

restoration project is one of

the largest ever undertaken

in New Zealand.

‘‘While we now have a

reliable line for running our

freight and tourism services,

there is still work being done

to complete the job.’’

The rail recovery efforts

following the Kaikoura

earthquake have already

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NPD eyes southern expansion

Fuel company NPD planstoopen another 19

sitesinthe South Island in the next 12

months.

Aselfserveoutlet has openedinRangiora

in the pasttwo weeks.

The Rangiora outlet has sparkedafuel

pricewar in the Waimakariri town, based on

NPD’sopeningpricing.

Chiefexecutive Barry Sheridan says he is

delightedtogivemotorists the chance to get

lowerpricedfuel in Rangiora.

He said the discountfuel operator’s

decision to open the outlet came on the back

of growing demand in the thriving township.

It is open 24 hours aday, seven daysa

week.

Mr Sheridan says NPD, aSouth Island

familyowned business established in 1961,

is pleased with the support and positive

feedback it is getting about its Rangiora

outlet.

Rangiora is its 66th SouthIsland site.

‘‘We are focused on developing astrong

fuel networktosupport motorists

throughoutthe South Island,’’hesays.

It is the first in the township to offer

100Plus, NPD’s new highoctane petrol.

100Plus is one of the highest octane, roadlegalpetrol

grades to be offered in New

Zealand from an established fuel retail

network.

‘‘Many modern cars benefit fromahigheroctane

petroland the specialformulation in

100Plus also deliversanumberofother

benefits,’’hesays.

‘‘These can include improved fuel

consumption, reducedemissions, extended

shelflife and smoother engine operation.’’

NPD sticks

to proposal

From Page 1

The petitions, which had

beentabled at the Hurunui

District Council meeting the

previous week, calledfor

NPD to pause its plansand

look for alternative sites in

Amberley.

NPD intends to start work

on the site in six weeks. It

hopes to beopen for business

early next year.

Mr Trewinnard says while

others might want to continue

to protest at the development,

he felt therewas little to be

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Water proposals a ‘long time coming’

By SHELLEY TOPP

The Government’s new water

quality and environment

proposalsare longoverdue,

despite being criticised by

somefarmers, aprominent

Waikari wateractivistsays.

‘‘Ithas been along time

coming, says Sam Mahon,

author of The WaterThieves.

‘‘What worries me though is

thatuntil the consents are

reviewed or rakedback from

someofthe worst polluters, we

are stillgoing to have ahuge

number of problems.’’

How do we address these?

He wants to see the

Government’s proposals go

further,with restrictions

placed on water consents that

haveresulted in bad outcomes.

‘‘InDenmark 30 yearsago

theyhad similar problems to

whatwehave in New Zealand,

whereby the intensification of

dairy farmingand the resultant

hugerunoff resulted in

widespread waterpollution,’’

he says.

The problem causedapublic

outcry in Denmark and now

farmers there have to renew a

permit annuallytofarm.

In New Zealand, the

Government’s NationalPolicy

Statementfor Freshwater

Management (NPSFM) and the

National Environmental

Standards(NES) proposals

wereannouncedonSeptember

5. They are aimedatimproving

the quality of New Zealand’s

waterways and are open for

consultation until October31.

Farming leaderssay the

proposalsare unworkable and

willbankruptsome farmers.

Irrigation plans in the

Hurunuihave divided the

community sincethe now

defunct HurunuiWater Project

was first mooted.

Amuri Irrigation has since

beentryingtoestablish a

smaller pipedscheme, but has

beenunable to get enough

farmer support.

The outgoing Hurunui Mayor

Winton Dalley, who is alsoa

fourthgeneration sheepand

beeffarmer, has called the

irrigation proposal’s recent

failure‘‘very disappointing’’

for the Hawarden and Waikari

communities.

‘‘After 20 years of planning

and millions of local dollars

invested, there is now going to

be no immediate possibility of

asubstantialirrigation scheme

for their district,’’ he says.

However, Sam takes a

different view. He believes the

failureofthe proposed scheme

willbenefit Hurunui’s

environment and waterways

and help pavethe way back to

sustainable farming.

‘‘When Ifirst came heremore

than30years ago Iknew

everybody,’’ Sam says.

‘‘Wewould have barn dances

and everyonewould come.

Now the community is divided

and that is unhealthy. What has

caused the division has been

greed. The proposal failed

becausefarmersnolonger

havethe stomachfor high

debt.’’

Water champion ... Water activist, artist and writer Sam Mahon at his home

in Waikari.

PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP

Bus plan

revisited

By ROBYN BRISTOW

Feedback given at a

public meeting in

Waikuku last month over

aproposal to cancel the

Waikuku bus route was

heard loud and clear by

Environment Canterbury

(ECan), Waimakariri MP

Matt Doocey says.

He says ECan is

bringing anew proposal

to the table to retain up to

two trips each weekday to

and from Waikuku.

‘‘This is abig move from

the original proposal to

cancel the service

completely,’’ Mr Doocey

says.

More than 100

residents attended the

meeting, to which he

invited ECan after

Waikuku resident

Kristina Poulter raised

the issue with him.

‘‘My hat goes off to

Kristina and other

residents whose passion

for their community

resulted in this

changeabout, with ECan

now looking at options to

retain the route,’’ he says.

ECan is working closely

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submitters as it works

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Make the Switch,

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Be delightedwith your hearing again

By RACHEL MACDONALD

It was afull house at the Waikuku Beach

Hall last Thursday evening for the third

in aseries of Waimakariri mayoral

candidates’ questionandanswer

sessions.

The nine contenders faced alargely

middleaged or older audience, in

keeping with Statistics New Zealand’s

data regarding voter turnout in local

body elections.

They were armed to agreater or lesser

degree with answers to questions from

the public that had been sent in 10 days

earlier.

Good organisation and careful

timekeeping meant the event largely ran

smoothly, albeit with several sometimes

amusing, sometimes heated,

interjections from the floor.

The questions ranged from outlining

each individual candidate’s vision,

priorities and leadership capabilities to

hot topics such as rates and expenditure,

environment and climate change, social

housing, and the tension between the

pressure for urban growth and the rural

nature of the district.

Overall, candidate opinions on the

current rating model and how that

money is spent; the number of external

expert contractors currently used by the

council; social housing, such as it is, in

the district; and the balance between

subdivisions and productive farmland

were diverse, occasionally somewhat

misleading, and at times insightful.

However, it was the cluster of

questions that targeted the environment

and climate change that got the

audience going.

Candidate responses to the questions

ran the gamut from passionate to

conservative, and scientifically

informed to social mediafed views, with

asingle climate change naysayer just for

good measure.

The audience responded accordingly,

also on the spectrum from peerreviewed

published data to Wikipediasearched

opinion.

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standing for mayor, plus four others.

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In the Electoratewith

MattDoocey

MP forWaimakariri

Authorised by Matt Doocey, Level 1ConwayLane, 188 High Street, Rangiora.

Salute to outgoing mayor

The strong and inclusive leadership of

our outgoing mayor, David Ayers, will

be greatly missed across our

communities.

When Iwas elected five years ago as

anew MP, David had led our

community through some of our darkest

days following the earthquakes.

Empathy for the many families

affected and for communities literally

shaken to their foundations; adesire to

build up and empower our

communities; and acommitment to the

growth and development of our region

were hallmarks of his tenure.

David and district council chief

executive Jim Palmer together led the

council and staff in adisaster response

model that was acknowledged both in

New Zealand and internationally.

Over the years, Ihave enjoyed

working with David on the challenges

and opportunities of our rapid growth

during Waimakariri’s regeneration as

we became the third largest district by

population in the South Island.

Iwish David and his wife, Marilyn, all

the best and I’m sure we will continue

to see the high commitment to

community service David has shown

over 30 years of council service.

My public meeting in Woodend at the

start of the month put residents’

frustrations about safety on State

Highway 1from Kaiapoi to the Ashley

Bridge right before the New Zealand

Transport Agency (NZTA).

The takehome message of that

meeting was that there was neither the

funding in an ‘‘oversubscribed’’ budget

nor the appetite from the Government

to invest in safety improvements or

National’s promised fourlane

motorway and Woodend Bypass any

time soon.

Iwrote to Transport Minister Phil

Twyford following the meeting, urging

him to expedite the safety

improvement plan to be implemented

within the next 12 months; provide

safer pedestrian crossing across SH1 in

Woodend urgently; and guarantee

funding to address the safety concerns

raised at the meeting.

The news that NZTA is now looking to

redirect $313 million back into roading

projects because the Government has

failed on its delivery targets for

Auckland’s light rail project brings new

hope we might benefit from this

funding, and Iimmediately wrote an

open letter to the minister, urging him

to reconsider his support for this

project (see below).

Spring is always abusy time in the

electorate and Ihave enjoyed attending

and speaking at honours nights for our

volunteer firefighters at the Pines/

Kairaki, Rangiora and Kaiapoi

brigades to acknowledge the

impressive longstanding service of

volunteers. We can’t thank you enough.

Ialso enjoyed attending the opening

of Kaiapoi High School’s impressive

new gymnasium, which is agreat new

asset for our community.

It has been agreatride

ThankYou. Idon’t know how many of

thesecolumns Ihave written overthe last

nine years, but this is the last.

My first ‘‘thank you’’ is to the North

CanterburyNews for giving me the

opportunitytotalk about what’s important,

from my perspective,inour greatdistrict

of Waimakariri.

The most important thankyou is to all of

you in our community.

Over the lastnine years, the support the

council has had over our general direction

has been both gratifying and humbling.

We havefaced challenges of historic

magnitudeinearthquake recovery and

regeneration, towncentre revival and

populationgrowth.

Your overall support has beencrucial in

our decisionmaking, particularlyinthose

bold stepsthat we needed to take.

Beyond that, many of you have led and

builtour Waimakariri community, and the

communities within it, to keepitasa

wonderful place to live.

The district is fortunate to have acouncil

staffthat is dedicated to the welfareand

future of Waimakariri. Ledmagnificently

by chief executiveJim Palmer and astable

and wise management team,our talented

staffhave supported our elected members

with professionalism, expertiseand

understanding.

Thankyou to all of you for whatyou have

achieved for us and forour wider

community.

My final thankyouisapersonal one —to

the electedmembersofthe counciland

community boards overthe last three

terms.

❛Iwas in at the beginningof

this Waimakariri District and it

has always been important to

me.❜

—Outgoing Mayor David Ayers

Thankyou for the unity of purposeand

dedicationyou have shown in facing the

challenges Ilisted earlier;thankyou for

working together and thankyou for the

vision you haveshowninknowingwhat is

important andneeds to be done.

Thankyou for yourpersonalfriendship

and for making my lifeeasy at the head of

the table.

When Iput my name forward for this

role,some monthsbeforethe September

2010 earthquake, Ipromoted district unity

as one of my goals.

WhileIthink local prideisvery

important, it is up to you to decidewhether

we are more unified now.

Iwas in at the beginning of this

Waimakariri District and it has always

been important to me. Ihope that Ihave

made some small contribution towards

achieving greater overall unity.

Finally,Marilyn and Iare not going

anywhere.Wehave lived in our house in

the Rangioratown centre for 43 years,

have no planstomove,and we will

continuetoenjoy the variety of community

events that occur throughthe year.See you

round! Ka kiteano au iakoutou.

Portion of diverted transport cash should be spent locally

Dear Minister Twyford,

The news that the New

ZealandTransport Agency

(NZTA)isnow looking to redirect

$313 million back into

roadingprojects from the

light rail budgetbecause

Government has failed on

delivery targetsfor

Auckland’s lightrail project

brings renewedhope to the

Waimakariri community that

their safetyconcerns for State

Highway1between Kaiapoi

andthe Ashley Bridge may

McALPINES MITRE 10 MEGA RANGIORA -OCEAN WATCH

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Moderate W

Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey, in an open letter to the Transport Minister Phil

Twyford, is calling on the Government to divert cash pulled from the Auckland light

rail project toward much-needed roading improvements on the northern corridor.

now be addressed.

FollowingWaimakariri’s

rapid growth postearthquakes,

travel

movements alongthis stretch

of motorway are averaging

just under 20,000 vehicle

movements per day, manyof

which are heavy vehicles.

Waimakaririresidents have

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Set 5:37pm

Light NW

strengthening

beenpaying more at the pump

through increased fuel taxes,

while critical roading projects

like theBelfast to Pegasus

motorway,including the

WoodendBypass, have been

cancelled to divert fundingto

light railinAuckland.

Thisnew reversal, with

NZTAnow looking at other

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ways to spend the money it

had plannedfor light rail in

Auckland,provides some

hope for Waimakariri

residents that the decision to

cancelthe Belfast to Pegasus

Motorway,including the

Woodend Bypass, will be

reversed and vital roading

infrastructure investmentto

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deliver this project willbe

approved.

In writing to you, Iam

urging you to reconsideryour

supportfor this project and to

channelsome of the $313

million being redirectedto

our community to reinstate

the BelfasttoPegasus

motorway extension,

including the Woodend

Bypass.

Yours,

Matt Doocey MP

MP for Waimakariri

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MY REASONS FOR STANDING

FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL

On 3December 2018 the council tested the beach foam/sludge at Pines Beach for Enterococci bacteria and the results were

24200 MPN per 100ml and the action level is 280 MPN per 100ml, no action or further testing was taken by the council. EColi

was 6.5 times over the action level.

See more at www.waterwaysforlife.co.nz

1. Upgrade wastewater treatment for safer,

healthier beaches for all to be proud of.

2. Trytohold rate increases to inflation level.

3. Upgrade drainage toprevent flooding in

and around our homes and businesses.

4. Increase debt repayment to prevent rates

escalating.

5. Concentrate on core council business and

acommonsensepractical approach across

all issues and be transparent across all

issues.

6. A greater emphasis to upgrade roads

footpaths and pedestrian crossings.

7. More attention to ensure appropriate bus

stops and bus routes for all.

8. Reduce spraying in ourrivers, streams and

creeks, storm water drains, gutters and in

and around our parks.

9. Better testing and reporting on the nitrate

levels in drinking water across the district.

10. Our waterways and beaches are not

healthy, this must change

11. We must acknowledge our environmental

issues and not ignorethem as we are today.

12. AMaori proverb states, ‘If the land is well

and the sea is well, the people will thrive.”

The land and the sea are not well, we must

step up and change this.

I am standing for Mayor for the Waimakariri District

and Councillor for the Kaiapoi/Woodend Ward with the

intention of agreater emphasis on areturn tocouncil

core business in order to hold our every increasing

rate increases due largely to council spending on non

essential issues.

My vision is to see the Waimakariri District as the

healthiest place to live in New Zealand with amuch greater

emphasis on our environment, waterways and updated

wastewater treatment plant at the same time encouraging

our people and economy to thrive.

Our Waimakariri Wastewater System is outdated and a

source of botulism toxin which poisons and kills large

numbers of waterfowl and wildlife everyyear.Weare well

overdue for amodern upgraded wastewater system for a

healthier environment.

Why is the storm water in the new earthworks running

into the Feldwick Drive drain? Why is it not running away

from the built up area? At the first sign of intensive flooding

this area will flood. Drainage issues must be forefront and

not running on hope.

Our environment determines our standard of the quality

of life that we experience in the outdoors today. Past

councils have mostly ignored the quality of our outdoor

experience, the rivers are polluted, toxic herbicides and

pesticides are used in most drains and streams, our

beaches are covered in a green/brown sludge in an

onshore breeze and our council does not seem to care.

Where is our outdoor experience in this district headed

today?

Community based housing for the elderly or disabled

provided by the council must be forefront as there are

many among us who cannot afford mainstream housing.

An increase in council housing stock would not be remiss.

Pegasus township need an underpass for crossing

access at the roundabout on the main road and another

at the main road for school children to cross to Woodend

School.

Iconsider that Iamthe best person for these positions

as I am very approachable with a commonsenses ,practical

attitude across all issues

2207909

See more at www.waterwaysforlife.co.nz

Authorised by Michael Bate, 2Kalmia Place, Kaiapoi.

VIEWS

8 The North Canterbury News, September 26, 2019

Tiny house

definition is

too tough

DearEditor,

As owners of aselfcontained

caravan, we have followed the

debate on the status of tiny houses

with interest.

In the articleonbuilding

consents (NorthCanterbury News,

September 19) thereissome

discussion on how to defineatiny

house for the purposesofconsent.

Ifeel Mr Taylor is wrong to use

the followingdefinition forneeding

aconsent. He says: ‘‘Ifithas a

toilet,akitchen,abathroom and

running water, then it is

habitable.’’

Yes,itis habitable in thesame

way that our selfcontained

caravan(which has atoilet,

kitchen, bathroom and running

water)ishabitable,sometimesfor

long periods, but doesnot needa

building consent.

Bothour caravan and many tiny

housesare stillmobile structures

on wheelswithtow bars,and are

capable of being towed to new

locations.

In our view, therefore, wefeel

manycouncilsare overreacting in

forcing these people to obtain

consents.

Yours,

Dean andLois Farrow

Rangiora.

‘Strong leadership will be vital’

Water management has come along way in the

Hurunui-Waiau Zone, writes acting chairman Ken

Hughey, but regional and national challenges remain.

Monday of last week marked a

milestone for the Hurunui

WaiauWaterZoneCommittee,

because in manyways it

marked the end of an era.

Adecade ago there was an

application for aWater

ConservationOrderonthe

Hurunui River. The

Canterbury Water

ManagementStrategy was in

its earlystagesand the first

Hurunui WaiauZone

Committeewas coming

together.

We can now reflect alittleon

how far we’ve comewith water

managementinthe zonesince

then.

Amongthese achievements:

Ahighlevel of community

engagement in ourwater

managementchallenges;

Aworkable Hurunui and

WaiauRiver RegionalPlan;

Nutrient limitsand good

approachestoprotectingwater

quality in the Hurunui and

WaiauUwha rivers;

The start of major

investment in threatened and

endangered species bird

managementonbraided

rivers;

The Hurunui Splash project

to improvewaterquality and

infrastructure around

freshwater swimming sites;

Good takeup of Farm

EnvironmentPlans;

Planned further sustainable

irrigationdevelopment.

Severalindividuals who

havebeen instrumental in this

progress were farewelled on

thatday —chairmanJohn

Faulkner, retiringHurunui

DistrictMayor WintonDalley,

retiring Environment

Canterburycouncillor Cynthia

Roberts,and another longtermmember,

James McCone.

These people can all be

reliably described as ‘‘Mighty

Totara’’.

All four thoughtand acted

strategically, somethingthat is

not alwayseasily donearound

the Zone Committeetable.

All actedwith integrity and

madepositive and significant

contributionsover time.

All four are totally

committedtothe zone and its

wellbeing. They worked with

vision, commitment,

perseverance and patience —

all important characteristics

whendealing with contentious

water management issues.

With these ‘‘Mighty Totara’’

departing,who willbethe new

leaders steppinginto this

space?Strong leadership will

be vital given the many

initiatives on the horizon.

As well as manylocal

challenges —integrated water

resource management,

braided river values, wetland

protection and enhancement,

river flows,the consequences

Clean and clear ...

challenge.

of someplan rules —there are

now regionaland national

challenges for the community

to consider as well.

TreatyofWaitangi

implementation, regionalplan

changes, biodiversityand

climate changeactivity, and

most recently the Government’sproposed

‘‘ActionPlan

for HealthyWaterways’’, are

among them.

The Action Planisalot to

digestinashorttime. It will

certainly have an impact

everywhere,soIencourage

you to have your say.

Recognising its significance,

theGovernmenthas extended

the submission deadline to

October 31.

Caring for waterways is aregional and national

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It is heartening to see that

the proposals include actions

thatare alreadybeing takenin

Canterbury: nutrientlimits,

landuse consenttofarm, farm

environmentplans (FEPs)and

independent FEP audits have

beenfeatures of our planning

regime for sometime.

We also haveinplace rules

around stock exclusion and

winter grazing.

In HurunuiWaiau,weare

wellplacedtoaddress the

water managementchallenges

of thefuture.

Thiswill takemore vision,

commitment, perseverance

and patience —and, very

importantly, alot of listening to

the community.

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Students climb to snow line

By ROBYN BRISTOW

Students from Loburn

School and Westport North

School have together

completed another

challenge toward their

William Pike Challenge

Award.

They climbed to the snow

line of Mt Haast on the West

Coast.

It was achallenging tramp

straight up the mountain

after having stayed at

Waiuta Lodge the night

before.

Loburn School students

have one more challenge to

complete the programme —

aday of kayaking on the Styx

River.

The William Pike

Challenge Award is aimed at

youth development and

requires students in Year 7

and 8totake part in outdoor

activities, community

service and passion

projects.

The programme is

designed to empower

passionate educators and

help reduce time spent

planning, organising, and

Uphill all the way ... Students from Loburn School and Westport North School reached the snow

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executing activities.

The programme provides

schools with local

resources, practical guides

and support to deliver

purposeful Education

Outside the Classroom

(EOTC).

Every student taking part

is tracked digitally to

provide measurable

outcomes of participation.

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The grant,worth up to $4000, is

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The purpose of the grant is to support

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12 The North Canterbury News, September 26, 2019

Bagries bag three wins on raceday

By SHELLEY TOPP

TheBagrie family, of Ohoka, hadabig

night at AddingtonRacewayon

Thursday last week.

Tomtrained thewinnersofthe first

tworaces on the New Zealand

MetropolitanTrottingClub’s

programme andhis father, Peter,

trained thewinner of thethirdrace.

Tomisacoowner of TheGovernor,

winner of thefirstrace,and alsoacoownerofhis

secondwinner on the

night,The Eye Of The Tiger,while

Peter’s firststartwinner,The General,

is owned by himinpartnership with

hiswifeAnne. They alsobred the

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beenworking well before the meeting,

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theywould racewell.They could not

havedreamt of abetter result. ‘‘Itwas

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‘‘Itwas unbelievable. We havenever

won threeraces at one meeting before.

We have wontwo,but thiswas anight

to remember.

‘‘All threehorses weredriven really

well, too,whichisabig help.’’

The Governorwas driven by Sheldon

Murtha,withJohn Dunn drivingThe

Eye Of The Tiger and TheGeneral.

North Canterburytrainers

dominated theninerace Addington

programme, withhorses trained by

themwinning three more races during

the night, including Koenigsegg,

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Raceway; Matua Tana, trainedbyGreg

and Nina HopeatWoodendBeach; and

Kiwis Are Flying,trained by Robbie

HolmesatLeithfield Beach.

The Hopes alsoquinellaed the

seventh racewith another stable

runner, Easy Pickings, finishing

second.

Anight to remember... It was an exciting evening for the Bagrie family, siblings Samantha

and Tom, left, and their parents, Anne and Peter,atthe New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s

meeting held at Addington Raceway in Christchurchlast Thursday.HorsestrainedbyTom and

Peterwon the first three races.

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By DAVID HILL

The Waimakariridistrict has been

wellserved by astablecouncil

staff overthe lastnine years,

Mayor David Ayerssays.

As he approaches retirement,

Mr Ayershas paidtributetothe

staff he hasworked with over the

years.

‘‘We’ve hadsome

extraordinarilytalentedpeople

who arededicated not only to the

organisation,but also to the

Waimakariri community, and

manyofthem areratepayers

themselves.

‘‘Aselected members we have

beenveryfortunate in the

excellent reportingtous.

‘‘All decisionmakingfollowsa

staff report. It doesn’t mean we

adopt allrecommendations,but

those reports havegonethrougha

vetting process beforethey go to

council and community board

meetings, andinmanycases they

comeasarequestfromboard

members or councillors.’’

Mr Ayerssayscouncilstaffneed

to workwithin the parameters of

the law,particularlythe Resource

ManagementAct.

‘‘The communitydoesn’t always

appreciatewhere the boundaries

lie and staff have to operate

withinthem.

‘‘Staffoperateinan

environment where there are

highexpectations andtheycan

be subject to criticisms,often

illinformed, andtheyaren’t

abletorespond.

‘‘All they can do is explainthe

process they’re required to

follow.’’

He sayscouncilstaffspendalot

of time in the public eye, whether

dealing with individualswith

activities such as building

inspectionsoraspart of public

consultationprocesses.

‘‘Inour publicconsultations,

staff havebeenextraordinarily

skilledattryingtotake into

account often contradictory

community views andinthe

advice they givetocouncil.’’

Mr Ayerssaysthe district is well

servedbychief executiveJim

Palmer,who hasserved under

three mayors. He is the longestserving

local government boss in

Canterbury.

‘‘Ifthere’s amore complete

chief executiveinlocal

government in NewZealand, I

don’t knowwho is.’’

Council staff need ‘‘ahuge

variety of skills’’asthe range of

functionsexpectedoflocal

government is vast, includingdog

control, managingswimming

pools andfinances, collecting

rates,constructing sewers,drains

and roads,writingdistrict plans

and designing towncentres.

Mr AyersretiresonOctober12

after 36 years in local government,

nineofthemasmayor.

‘‘It’sbeenapleasuretowork

withour staffover many yearsand

Ihavelearnt ahuge amountfrom

them.’’

NEWS

The North Canterbury News, September 26, 2019

Jumping for joy ... Ohoka School’s Strictly Jump Jam members entertain members of the local

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Ohoka youngsters jump to it

By RACHEL MACDONALD

Ohoka School’s Strictly Jump

Jam teams wowed the local

Women’s Institute when the

organisation met recently at

the Ohoka Hall to celebrate

88 years of fellowship and

support in the community.

The children impressed

the audience with their

energy, coordination, and

teamwork, as they partnered

their aerobic routines to

catchy Jump Jam sounds.

The children are coached

by teachers Jenelle Tocker

and Amy Parish, and it has

taken hours of rehearsal to

come up with such ahighly

polished performance, they

say.

‘‘They’ve put so much

effort into mastering the

challenges of coordinated

actions and moving in

formation, and it has paid off

in the local Jump Jam

competitions too.’’

Jump Jam is hugely

popular at the school, with

Ohoka entering arecord five

teams into the annual

competition this year.

Organised nationally by

Brett and Linda Fairweather

for Kidz Aerobix, this is the

second time running that

Ohoka School has hosted the

North Canterbury round of

the contest.

This year, the Ohoka

Jammers placed first overall

in the Year 14 grade, with

the boys’ team, the Ohoka

Marshmallows, coming

second.

All five of the school’s

teams won commendations

for their routines and

teamwork.

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The fourth annualPegasusBay Art

Show was held at PegasusBay School

last weekend.

The PegasusBay School’sfundraiser

has developedinto ahuge community

event, rivalling the annual KaiapoiArt

Expo in size.

‘‘People visiting the exhibitionfor the

firsttime are often surprised how big it

is because of the schoolvenue,’’

Pegasus Bay Art Show chairwoman

MandyPalmer says.

‘‘Each year this show getsbetter and

better. It is the perfectvenue. Thereis

so muchnatural light and plenty of

space.’’

The show is organised by members of

the Pegasus Bay School Parent Teacher

Association, with members of the

Waikuku Artists Incorporated group.

‘‘This year we were excited to have

several emerging artists exhibitingfor

theirfirst timeever, alongside more

seasoned professional artists who have

been with us sincethe very first show,’’

Mandysaid.

‘‘It is more than just aschool

fundraisernow; it is acommunity event.

‘‘Thearts community is thriving in

NorthCanterbury.’’

This year,81artists from North

Canterbury, Christchurch,Lincoln,

BanksPeninsula, Auckland, Nelson,

Rolleston,and Coalgate exhibited.

The show, which included the

Rakahuri and Waikuku Pasifica Art

children’s art exhibition, was heldon

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Waikuku’sversion of ‘Piha Rescue’

By DAVID HILL

Life’s abeach for Helena Cook.

The Waikuku Beach Surf

Lifesaving Club lifeguard

captainislooking forward to

returning home for the

summer after university

exams.

Helena,aged 20, asecondyear

commerce student at the

University of Canterbury, has

been alifeguardsince she was

14, spending her teenage years

growingupatWaikuku Beach.

‘‘You literally live at the

beach over the summer. It’s

brilliant.

‘‘We are asmallerscale of

Piha Rescue or Baywatch.You

do your shiftbetweenthe flags

and go and do some training, or

you’re out on the board or in

the boat.

‘‘It justbecomespart of your

life, really.’’

The Waikuku Beach clubis

the only active surf lifesaving

club between the Waimakariri

River and Marlborough, and it

is recruitingfor the new

season.

An information session will

be held at the clubroomsat

WaikukuBeach on Saturday,

October5,from 10am, followed

by an open day at 9.40amthe

next Saturday for new and

prospectivemembers.

The clubhas one of the

largestmemberships in the

country, thanks largely to the

number of children learning to

swim at Waikuku Beach.

But new,prospective

lifeguards and volunteers are

always welcome,asthe club

Surf’s up ... Members of the Waikuku Beach Surf Lifesaving Club in action.

seekstofill volunteer patrols

on the beach each weekend

from Show Weekend until

March15.

Helena saysall ages are

welcome, with children’s

lessons offered from age6,with

rookie trainingoffered from 12

and lifeguard awardsavailable

from 14.

‘‘Youcan also do it at age 30.

We’vegot 10 to 15 adult

lifeguards, so it’s not just

teenagers.

‘‘It’s fun,and it’s not just

standing between the flags.

There’s ongoing trainingand

we travel to other clubs, and

thenthere’sthe competition

sideofit, which is huge.

‘‘For me, it’s the feeling of

being part of something so big,

withclubsall roundthe

country.It’s likeabig redandyellow

family.’’

There is alsoanaward for

patrol support for anyone

unable to meetthe fitness

requirements, and committee

membersare always needed.

‘‘You still do first aid, VHF

radio and patrolonthe beach,

so you don’thavetorun 5km or

swimlong distances to be

involved,’’ Helena says.

Teenagers who train to be

PHOTO: HELENACOOK

lifeguardscan gain workover

the summer holidays as part of

regional patrols, patrolling

beaches on weekdays during

December and January at

Pegasus, Waikuku, Woodend

and Christchurch beaches.

‘‘It’sanopportunityfor

young people to learn skills,

gain experience and meet

people, and evengain some

employment,’’ Helenasays.

‘‘You get life skills and

connectionswithpeople from

arange of different industries

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Deputy principal steps up

By DAVID HILL

Jared Kelly admitshehas big

shoes to fill.

He has beenappointed

acting principal at PegasusBay

School until anew principal is

appointed next year, following

the retirement of founding

principal Roger Hornblow.

‘‘It’s always exciting times

when youput someone new in

the role,but it’s acreditto

Roger that he left the school on

ahigh,’’hesays.

Mr Hornblow had been

principal at PegasusBay

School since it opened in May

2014, havingbeen appointed

principal at the school’s

predecessor, Waikuku School,

in 2008.

Before retiring, Mr

Hornblowreceived aletter

from Education Minister Chris

Hipkins‘‘congratulating us on

our ERO (Education Review

Office) report’’, Mr Kellysays.

‘‘It’s arare occasion for a

principal to leave on top of his

game. It doesn’t happen very

often to receive aletter from

the Minister after an ERO

reporthas beencompleted, so

it was areal credittoget that

before he left.

‘‘It’s certainlysome big shoes

to fill,but it’s an exciting

opportunityfor anew

principal to takeonahighly

innovative school,’’ saysMr

Kelly, who is hopingtostay in

therole next year.

Mr Hornblow has moved on

to acommunity roleinthe

Hurunuidistrict.

Mr Kelly joined the staff at

Waikuku School just before the

move to Pegasus Bay.

❛It’s an exciting

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principal.❜

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—Jared Kelly

He moved his familyto

Pegasus threeyears ago, after

commutingout from

Christchurch for severalyears.

He was appointeddeputy

principalatthe beginning of

last year, with part of the role

beingtocover for Mr Hornblow

when he was fulfillinghis

duties as Kahui Ako

(communityoflearning) lead

principal, for schoolsinthe

Kaiapoi area.

Next termpromisestobea

busy one, withMrKelly and

some of his colleagues due to

attend an Apple Distinguished

Schools conferenceinSydney.

‘‘It’s pretty exciting and we

will be delivering aworkshop

around our experiential

learningpractices and how we

use IT in school.

‘‘It’s agreat opportunity to

tell our story of whatwedoon

an international stage.’’

Pegasus Bay School has a

busy end to this term,with an

XFactor competition final

beingheld tomorrow at 1.45pm

in the school hall.

Teacher Gina Keating has

been busy holding auditions

over the lastfew weeksand the

finalwill feature comedians,

musicians, singers,magicians

and aRubik’s cube performer.

‘‘It’s apretty intense process

and I’m pleased I’m the MC

and not having to makethe

decisions,’’MrKelly says.

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Woodend School has had a

busy term, culminating in its

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Pupils, staff, parents and the

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The weather even played its

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