North Canterbury News: October 10, 2019

Thursday, October 10, 2019 | Issue 867 | www.starnews.co.nz 

Voters tardy in having their say 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

Mayoral contestsinthe three North 

Canterbury localbody districtshave 

largely failedtoinspirevoters to send in 

theirpostal ballots, with just days 

remaining. 

Progressfigures released by electoral 

officerspaintagloomy picture of polling 

so far, reflecting amalaiseseen acrossthe 

country. Thepoor turnout is despite 

efforts across New Zealandtoget greater 

participation and increase the number of 

voters from the poor42percentturnout 

recordednationally in 2016. 

Voters across North Canterbury have 

untilnoon on Saturday to drop off their 

votes at the main offices of the Hurunui, 

Waimakariri and Kaikouradistrict 

councils. 

However, by 10am Wednesday morning, 

progress figures in all three districtswas 

lookingmore encouraging. Hurunui was 

running at a40.65% return —uponthe 

31.71% at the sametime in the election 

cycle in 2016,and very close to the total 

votein2016 of 41.15%. 

In the Waimakariri district voter 

turnout was 32.21%, well ahead of the 2016 

count at the same time of 28.51%and close 

to the total vote three years ago of 39.37%. 

In Kaikoura,where thereisonly amayoral 

election for the council, voter turnout 

stood at 35.59%,comparedto38.79% at the 

same time in 2016. 

Some voters have told the North 

Canterbury News they are not voting 

because they have had abad experience 

with their local council,donot know 

enoughabout the people standing, have no 

idea what their local council does, or 

believe it has no relevance to them. 

In the Hurunuidistrict, council staff 

have taken to the road in recent weeksin 

abid to entice peopletovote,with the 

promise of acupcake. The crusade, called 

Votingparties —chat, snack and vote,has 

taken them to halls, supermarkets and 

libraries.The challengeofavoteoff may 

have also helped to raisethe profileofthe 

election. The voteoff is acompetition 

whichhas seen district councils challenge 

each othertosee who can get the most 

engaged community,and Hurunui 

embracedthe challenge. 

The winnerwill be determined through 

whichdistrict/city has the largest 

percentage of voter turnout. 

Eligiblevoters must be enrolled by 

Friday, giving them time to vote by the 

Saturday deadline. To enrol, peopleneed 

to go online or get in touch withthe 

Electoral Commission. 

Votescan now onlybedropped offat 

main council officesupuntilthe deadline. 

Special votescan also be cast by anyone 

who has lost, spoiltornot received their 

papers at the maincouncil offices. 

Amayoral wave sends them on their way 

Arambleinthe North 

Canterbury countryside 

attracted 56 vintage and 

classic vehicles on Sunday. 

The fourthNorth 

Canterbury Rural Ramble left 

the Hurunui District Council 

carpark,flagged off by retiring 

Mayor WintonDalley. 

Vehiclesranged froma 

Model AFord to alate model 

Maserati, and took entrants 

through the McDonald Downs 

backcountryroad to Pyramid 

Valley. 

It was then on to Scargill 

Greta Valleyfor lunch where 

entrantscould view aprivate 

collection of classic cars. 

Mr Dalley gaveatalk on the 

historyofthe area, followed 

by atalk fromthe owner/ 

manager of thehistoric backcountry 

farm, Andrew Fox. 

On the return journey, acall 

was madetoview another 

privatecollection—mainly 

Britishvehicles —inWaipara. 

The final leg was through 

the vineyards of Waipara to 

finish at the historic 

Leithfield Hotel. 

Off they go ... Retiring Hurunui Mayor Winton Dalley waves off an Americanbuilt Excalibur Phaeton car from the 1980s, owned by Trevor 

Mitchell, who lives near Rangiora. 

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Lakeside ... Geoff Spark beside the irrigation lake at his dairy farm in Eyrewell, which will be the base for the OxMan Triathlon and 

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Sports event to use irrigation lake 

By SHELLEY TOPP 

An irrigation lake on Geoff 

and Rochelle Spark’s dairy 

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feature in the OxMan 

Triathlon and Duathlon in 

December. 

The lake and adjoining 

lakehouse on the farm will 

provide the base for the 

December 15 event, which 

organiser John Newsom 

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All events can be done as a 

team or an individual. 

Geoff and asmall group of 

friends, including farmers, 

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compete as ateam, with 

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Constable Damien Schuurman, from 

the CulverdenPolice, who was the main 

driver of the camera project, says good 

use has already beenmade of the 

cameras, assisting in atheft in the early 

hoursofarecent Saturday morning. 

‘‘I’mexcited to see the positive impact 

thesesystems will haveonnotonly 

Amuri, but the greater Hurunui district,’’ 

Constable Schuurman says. 

‘‘Having 24hour coverage allows for 

police to targetthe crimes happeningin 

their communities, as well as adding a 

prevention element.’’ 

The cameras were paid for by the local 

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The internet needed to run the cameras 

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Constable Schuurmanworked witha 

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North Canterbury News, October 10, 2019 

Christchurch cycle link explored 

By DAVID HILL 

Kaiapoi business leaders have 

welcomed news the 

Waimakariri District Council 

will consider funding anew 

cycleway to link the town with 

Christchurch. 

Council staff were asked at 

last week’s councilmeeting to 

prepare arequestfor funding 

for arecreational cycleway, 

expectedtocost$250,000, for 

the incomingcouncil to 

consideraspart of its2020/21 

annual plandeliberations. 

The recreational cycleway 

has been proposed in addition 

to acommuter cycleway being 

developed along the west side 

of Main North Road and along 

Vickery Street and Peraki 

Street. It has the fullbackingof 

Enterprise North Canterbury 

(ENC)and the Kaiapoi 

Promotions Association(KPA). 

Therecreational cycleway 

would formstageone in a 

proposed 78km ‘‘Wheelsto 

Waipara’’ cycle trailfrom 

Christchurch to the wine 

region, being promoted by 

ENC. 

Chief executive Heather 

Warwick says ENC has 

prepared abusiness case for 

the cycle trail from Cathedral 

Square to Waipara to tap into a 

growing cycling tourism 

market. 

While thereisno 

government funding available 

at the moment, thatcould 

change with ageneral election 

next year. 

Shesays the council’s 

decisionis‘‘a real signal of 

confidenceincycleways in our 

region’’. 

‘‘It shows that this council is 

investing in the first stageofa 

WheelstoWaipara cycletrail, 

which is reallyimportant, and 

the government willlookreally 

favourably on this.’’ 

The cycle trail would link in 

with the Hurunui Heartland 

Trailand the Whale Trail 

beingdeveloped between 

Kaikouraand Picton. 

The council’s utilities and 

roading manager, Gerard 

Cleary, said at last week’s 

council meetingthatthe clipon 

cycleway being builtonthe 

StateHighway 1Waimakariri 

Riverbridge by the New 

Zealand Transport Agency 

meansnow is agood time to be 

considering cycleway projects. 

KPA chairman Martin 

Pinkham says his organisation 

is ‘‘verysupportive’’ of the 

proposed project. 

‘‘KPAisreally pleasedatthe 

council proposal to considerit 

as part of next year’sannual 

plan. 

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‘‘Wethink it (the 

Waimakariri bridge clipon) is 

arealgamechanger for North 

Canterbury as awhole. 

‘‘Wehave been working with 

ECan(Environment 

Canterbury), which is doing a 

marvellous job on river trails 

on both sidesofthe 

(Waimakariri)river and we are 

keentomake this happen.’’ 

Mr Pinkham saysheiskeen 

to see some work donetolink 

the cycle trails together. 

‘‘There’s lots of bits of cycle 

waysaround the district and 

someofthem just need to get 

someconnections.’’ 

Councillors alsovoted at last 

week’s meetingtoinviteENC, 

KPA,RangioraPromotions 

and ECan to send 

representativestothe council’s 

walking and cycling reference 

group as it updates its strategy 

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The Kaiapoi Volunteer Fire 

Brigade has recognised50 

years of servicebyone of its 

members.Senior firefighter/ 

driver Roy Adams was 

presented with his 50 yearservice 

medal at the Kaiapoi 

Rugby Clubs rooms on 

Saturday night before alarge 

crowd of family, friends and 

other firefighters. 

Kaiapoi FireDistrictchief 

fireofficer Tim Reynolds, 

who made the medal 

presentation, said Roy had 

madeamassive contribution, 

attending more than 3000 

musters(training nights) and 

6000incidents. 

‘‘Some of the bigger jobs 

Roy attended overthe years 

include the Waimakariri 

Keighley timber millfire, the 

Fellmongeryfire on GilesRd, 

the Charles St wharf sheds 

fire, the PinesWaikuku 

Beach wildfire and 

supporting responsestothe 

Canterbury earthquakes and 

the Port Hills complex fire,’’ 

he said.‘‘Not to mention the 

hundredsofmedical and 

motor vehicleaccidents he 

has attended over the years.’’ 

Tim also paidtributeto 

Roy’s wife, Annette, and their 

daughters Cherie and Helen, 

for the supportthey have 

given him as avolunteer 

firefighter. 

‘‘I would liketo 

acknowledge them for all the 

times that their plans and 

activitieshave beendisrupted 

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Long service recognised ... Senior firefighter/driver Roy Adams and his wife, Annette, with their 

daughters Helen, left, and Cherie, cut the cake during afunction held in the Kaiapoi Rugby Club’s rooms 

last Saturday night to celebrate Roy’s 50 years of volunteer service to the Kaiapoi brigade. PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP 

as Roy rushed away to afire 

call. 

‘‘Fifty years in avolunteer 

brigade is ahuge 

commitment,’’ he said. ‘‘This 

is an outstanding 

achievement that you and 

your family should be 

extremelyproud of.’’ 

Tim also acknowledged 

Roy’s brothers, Bruce and 

Alan, who have also served as 

volunteers in the Kaiapoi 

brigade. 

Roy saidhejoined the 

brigadeonJuly 12, 1969. He 

enjoys the chanceto 

contribute to his community 

and the camaraderie of the 

brigade, but never wanted to 

be aprofessional firefighter, 

preferring to concentrate on 

his own business, Kaiapoi 

Auto Electric, with Annette. 

‘‘Massive changeshad 

occurred during the 50 years 

he has volunteered at the 

brigade, mainlywith the 

quality of equipment used, 

whichhad improved 

significantly,’’hesaid. 

Thereare also far more 

callouts these days. 

‘‘When Ifirst joined there 

were 80 callouts annually. 

Now thereare around250.’’ 

That is not only becauseof 

more people in the district, he 

said.Back in 1969, the brigade 

attended onlyfires. Now, it 

also attendsmotor accidents 

and paramedic callouts. 

Honorary membership 

Outgoing Waimakariri 

District Mayor David 

Ayers was made an 

honorary member of the 

Kaiapoi Fire Brigade last 

Saturday. 

The honorary 

membership was 

presented at the end of a 

function held at the 

Kaiapoi Rugby clubrooms 

to present a50year 

service medal to Kaiapoi 

senior firefighter/driver 

Roy Adams. 

The mayor and his wife, 

Marilyn, attended the 

function to present Roy 

with agift for his long 

service on behalf of the 

Waimakariri District 

Council. 

Mr Ayers said he was 

overwhelmed to receive 

the honour. ‘‘I have huge 

admiration for all the 

brigades in the district,’’ 

he said. 

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Kaiapoi triumphs in Springston Trophy 

By JANE THOMPSON 

Kaiapoi Pony Clubhas taken out 

the coveted Mitavite Springston 

Trophyafterthree days of 

intense competitionatthe 

Canterbury Agricultural Parkin 

Christchurch. 

It wasaclose and tough tussle 

against the defending 

champions,View HillRed. 

The Kaiapoi Blackteam had 

the lead after the dressageonthe 

first day, but relinquished it after 

the crosscountry phase. Kaiapoi 

managed to come out on top after 

the last phase of showjumping. 

It wasafitting win as four of 

the team’s sixriders finished on 

their dressage score, the ultimate 

goal in eventing. 

Two membersofthe View Hill 

team alsomanagedthat feat,as 

did four riders in the thirdplacedHalswell 

Crusadersteam. 

It tookthe Kaiapoi team 

management some time and 

debatetodecide if thiswas the 

first time Kaiapoihad ever won 

the trophy, but after consulting 

the historical resultsinthe 

programme, it was established 

they had won it before,in1976. 

Coach SusieStewart saidthe 

team was overthe moon. 

The teamhas had atough 

coupleofyears in the 

competition, withsomebad luck, 

including losingthe muchloved 

horse, Cowboy, justbefore the 

competitiontwo years ago. 

‘‘Largely,weare still the same 

people who have been coming 

along to the trophy for afew years 

now,’’Susie says. 

‘‘We definitelyhave had our 

fair share of downs, so it is good 

Winning combination ... The Kaiapoi Black team, from left, Emily 

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to haveanuptocelebrate.’’ 

Susie and Gus Taylorhave cocoached 

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Susie expectsthe team will 

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defendthe title. 

Gus saysthe team comprisesa 

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For Sam Moffat,one of the 

juniorriders, this was his second 

Mitavite Springston Trophy. 

‘‘I have avery goodhorse and I 

thought we worked reallywell.’’ 

Sister and teammate Molly 

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KAIKOURA VIEWS 

WINSTON GRAY, MAYOR 

Iwill miss the mayoralty 

Isign off in afew days. It is timetodo 

some thingsfor myselfand my wifethat 

have been put on the backburner for a 

few yearsnow. 

Getting the wood supply replenished 

has beenonthe cards for some time 

now. We actually achieved it last week, 

so that is progress. 

Kaikoura has so muchtobepleased 

about as the works really get under way 

to repair our infrastructure. 

However, the issues around the 

replacement of the Glen Alton bridge 

into the Clarence Valley, destroyed in 

the 2016 quake,continues. The council 

is doingits best to make things happen 

for the localcommunity.Itisabig 

decision and there are considerable 

works required to get the bestresults 

for the area.(See the story at right.) 

The other works are well under way 

now, with completionbeforeJune next 

year for mostprojects. 

Iknow there are afew things 

happeningthat will continue to grow 

this place and make it abetter place 

for all of us to live and work. 

Outside investors are looking at 

projects in Kaikoura thatwill continue 

to growthe economy for all of us. 

It is agood sign when outsiders are 

looking. However, there are local 

investors gettingontoprojects 

themselves,which is also ahealthy 

sign. 

There are so many people locally 

who are making Kaikoura great again. 

Iwouldlike to thankthem,but it is 

difficult to nameafew without 

offending anyone.So, my thanks to all 

of you who have put your hands up and 

done things for this community, 

particularly in the last three years. 

The support shown to localsfrom 

acrossthe nation has been areal help 

for those affected by the quakes of 

2016. 

The council will have anew leaderin 

afew days and business will continue 

as normal for everyone here. Iwish the 

new council wellindealing with the 

daytoday business. Iknow Iwill miss 

the role and the lifeexperiences I 

enjoyed as beingmayor of Kaikoura. 

Protest is inspiring to an 

ageing climate activist 

Dear Editor, 

Thankyou to the North Canterbury 

News for giving coverage to the 

Hurunui College climatestrike in 

Hawarden. 

Congratulationsto Tessa Allen for 

organising the action, using 

recycledcardfor signs, not 

consumingfuel for travel and, most 

of all, forexpressing the reasons for 

the strike so well. 

It is Tessa’s generation and 

younger who will bear the 

consequences of current inaction on 

this issue. 

Theyare right to demand that 

action is takentoprotect their 

future. 

Aclear message has been sent to 

the government and theHurunui 

District Councilthat young people 

want action now. 

It is inspiringtothis ageing 

climateactivistthat young people 

are preparedtoget outto 

demonstrate their concerns and 

make verycleardemands of 

authority. 

Goodonyou. 

Yours, 

Roy Myers, 

Amberley 

Bridge options explored 

By DAVID HILL 

Restoringaccess to the Clarence Valley 

will be ajob for the next mayor. 

Glen Alton bridge was lost in the 

November 2016earthquake, restricting 

access for local residents. 

Finding asolution is proving to be a 

challenge, retiring KaikouraMayor 

Winston Graysays. 

‘‘It’s just taking time. There’salot of 

work to be done and for the peopleliving 

thereit’s quite frustrating, but it will get 

there.’’ 

Mr Graysaid there was considerable 

damage to the landscape, as well as the 

bridge, in the earthquake. River levels 

have also changed, so there is alot to 

considerwhen exploring solutions. 

At its August meeting, the Kaikoura 

District Council consideredarangeof 

options to restore access to the valley and 

identified anew Baileybridge and road 

connections downstreamofthe previous 

bridge as the preferred option forfurther 

work and investigation. 

The proposed bridge would be located at 

the end of Clarence Valley Road, near 

JacobHill, and would cross the new main 

active channel of the Clarence River. 

Anew road and permanently 

engineered fordacrossthe old main river 

channel willlink the bridgetothe south 

side of the river. 

The councilisseeking New Zealand 

Transport Agency approval to progress 

this option and to extend fundingto 

complete the project. 

It is estimatedthis optionwill cost 

around $9.8 million. 

The councilislikely to include provision 

for anew bridgeinits 2020/21 annualplan 

deliberations next year, depending on the 

response from theagency. 

It’stime to talk about waste 

Kaikouraresidents are beingencouraged 

to talk rubbish. 

The Kaikoura District Council and 

Innovative Waste Kaikoura are working 

together to discuss rubbish andrecycling. 

They are seeking communityfeedback. 

Residents are being encouraged to 

completeanonline surveyvia the council 

website and to attend an openday at 

Innovative Waste Kaikoura on Saturday, 

October 19, to meetthe team, ask questions 

and share their thoughts. 

The council announcedinAugust it 

planned to develop anew waste 

managementand minimisation strategy. 

With adiversion rateofaround 50 

percent, InnovativeWaste Kaikoura 

Mayor ponders the future 

There will be plenty of challenges for the 

new Kaikoura mayor. 

Retiring Mayor Winston Gray says the 

major issues facing his successor 

include overseeing sewerage, water 

systems, road and bridge repairs arising 

from the November 2016 earthquake, as 

well as ‘‘keeping the council together’’. 

‘‘The next mayor will have plenty to 

do; it’s just ongoing with sewerage, 

water and road repairs —and then 

there’s the bridges. 

Sorting out the finances will be 

another challenge, he says. 

The council has conducted areview of 

its financial and corporate 

sustainability, with the findings 

presented to the August meeting. 

Recommendations will be directed to 

the incoming council. 

remains one of the highestperforming 

resource recovery centresinNew Zealand. 

But with the landfill having just 18 

monthsofoperational lifeleft beforespace 

runs out, new optionsare needed, 

including converting the landfill into a 

transfer station. 

In the 1990s,Kaikoura set agoal of 

becoming a‘‘zerowaste’’community and 

had some earlysuccess. 

Twentyyears on, changes to behaviours 

and regulations mean it is timetorefresh 

thinking about waste in the district. 

Kaikoura residentswill have further 

opportunities to give their views as part of 

the 2020/2021 annual planconsultation 

process. 

While climate change is looming as a 

major challenge for councils around 

New Zealand and beyond, Mr Gray says 

the earthquake has done Kaikoura abig 

favour. 

‘‘We have risen up around Kaikoura by 

one to two metres, so that’s abig plus in 

terms of the risk of sealevel rise.’’ 

While he has yet to decide what he will 

do in his retirement, Mr Gray says there 

is plenty to keep him busy. 

‘‘To be honest, Ihaven’t thought much 

about it. But Iwill take some time out 

between now and February and kick 

back and relax and enjoy myself, and 

maybe do some overseas travel. 

‘‘There’s work to do on the bike tracks 

and cleaning up at home, so Iwon’t be 

short of ajob —there’s plenty of 

volunteer work around town.’’ 

McALPINES MITRE 10 MEGA RANGIORA -OCEAN WATCH 

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6:30am 2.2 12:21am 0.6 7:11am 2.2 1:01am 0.6 

Mouth 

3:22pm 2.2 9:35pm 0.6 4:05pm 2.2 10:18pm 0.6 4:46pm 2.2 10:59pm 0.6 5:26pm 2.2 11:40pm 0.6 6:05pm 2.2 12:01pm 0.7 6:45pm 2.2 12:42pm 0.7 7:28pm 2.2 1:24pm 0.7 

Amberley 2:56am 2.1 9:05am 0.7 3:42am 2.2 9:52am 0.7 4:26am 2.2 10:36am 0.7 5:08am 2.2 11:20am 0.7 5:49am 2.2 

6:30am 2.2 12:21am 0.6 7:11am 2.2 1:01am 0.6 

Beach 

3:22pm 2.2 9:35pm 0.6 4:05pm 2.2 10:18pm 0.6 4:46pm 2.2 10:59pm 0.6 5:26pm 2.2 11:40pm 0.6 6:05pm 2.2 12:01pm 0.7 6:45pm 2.2 12:42pm 0.7 7:28pm 2.2 1:24pm 0.7 

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6:39am 2.2 12:30am 0.6 7:20am 2.2 1:10am 0.6 

Motunau 3:31pm 2.2 9:44pm 0.6 4:14pm 2.2 10:27pm 0.6 4:55pm 2.2 11:08pm 0.6 5:35pm 2.2 11:49pm 0.6 6:14pm 2.2 12:10pm 0.7 6:54pm 2.2 12:51pm 0.7 7:37pm 2.2 1:33pm 0.7 

3:07am 2.1 9:16am 0.7 3:53am 2.2 10:03am 0.7 4:37am 2.2 10:47am 0.7 5:19am 2.2 11:31am 0.7 6:00am 2.2 

6:41am 2.2 12:32am 0.6 7:22am 2.2 1:12am 0.6 

Gore Bay 3:33pm 2.2 9:46pm 0.6 4:16pm 2.2 10:29pm 0.6 4:57pm 2.2 11:10pm 0.6 5:37pm 2.2 11:51pm 0.6 6:16pm 2.2 12:12pm 0.7 6:56pm 2.2 12:53pm 0.7 7:39pm 2.2 1:35pm 0.7 

2:58am 1.6 9:07am 0.5 3:44am 1.6 9:53am 0.5 4:29am 1.6 10:38am 0.5 5:12am 1.7 11:21am 0.5 5:55am 1.7 

6:37am 1.7 12:26am 0.5 7:19am 1.7 1:08am 0.5 

Kaikoura 3:26pm 1.7 9:39pm 0.5 4:10pm 1.7 10:22pm 0.5 4:52pm 1.7 11:04pm 0.5 5:34pm 1.7 11:45pm 0.5 6:15pm 1.7 12:04pm 0.5 6:57pm 1.7 12:46pm 0.5 7:39pm 1.7 1:29pm 0.5 

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Making friends on Fridays... Des Moore, left,with the minister of the Trinity MethodistChurch 

in Rangiora, VeitomoniSiufanga,and his son UiliamiSiufanga, aged5,after adding finishing 

touches to the Friendly Friday signoutside the church. 

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Fridays focusona 

friendly welcome 


Afree morning tea and afriendly 

welcome is on offer at Rangiora’s Trinity 

Methodist Church on the second Friday 

of every month. 

The next morning tea will be held in 

the King St church hall this Friday from 

9am to 11am. There will also be afew 

stalls at the event selling produce and 

plants at bargain prices to raise funds 

for the church. 

Church member and Friendly Friday 

organiser Rita Moore says it is a 

community event and everyone is 

welcome to attend, not just church 

members. 

The church’s new minister, Veitomoni 

Siufanga, who was born in Tonga but has 

lived in New Zealand for 34 years, took 

up his new role in Rangiora last 

February. 

The idea behind Friendly Friday is to 

provide awelcoming place for people 

who may be lonely to come for afriendly 

cuppa. 

‘‘We are trying to engage with the 

community more,’’ he says. 

Popular band to relive 

past glories in Rangiora 


Rangiora music fans from the late 

80s to mid90s who enjoyed live 

entertainment are sure to remember 

PhazeII. 

Chances are musiclovers heard 

them perform in local bars. 

It was back in the days when music 

was live and loud,and pubs shut at 

11pm. 

PhazeIIplayed regularly over this 

time,mainly at The Red Lion,where 

Burger King now stands, and The 

BrookHotel. 

The musicians, Maiko,Alan, Brian 

and Darren, are all abit older now, 

but not any wiser, it would seem, as 

they are planning areunion. 

They arebooked at the Rangiora 

RSA for aonetime gig on 

November16. 

The RSA will be putting on a 

special licence to allow nonmembers 

to enjoythe show. 

The band is hopingtosee as many 

of the old faces as possible and 

guarantee it will be agood night—at 

leastfor them. 

It willbeachance to relivethe 

good old days for anight. The band 

starts at 8pm. 

The act started out as an 

experiment for Maiko and Alan ,who 

were membersofthe popular North 

Canterbury fivepiece band, Cognito. 

Maiko (vocals and guitar) and Alan 

(vocals and bass) formedaduo and 

used adrum machine in the early 

days to add the percussion aspects. 

They played three nights aweekat 

the Red Lion Tavern for around 

three years and then added alive 

drummer (Brian) when they left 

Rangiora and went to play in 

Christchurch for around 12 

months. 

The band had abrief break before 

returning to Rangiora with Darren 

(vocals and guitar) joining Alan. 

They played together for around 

seven yearsinRangiora at the Red 

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Christchurch at the Oxford and Bush 

Inn. 

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today and good mates, so it didn’t 

take long to agreetodoareunion gig 

when they got together recently. 

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could be the odd deliberatemistake 

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11 

Plenty of interest in open day 

By DAVID HILL 

Authentic 

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More than100 peopleturned 

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Volunteer Fire Brigade’s 

open day on Sunday. 

Deputycontroller Brett 

Reed describeditasan 

awesome day, with a‘‘great 

turnout from the 

community’’. 

‘‘Some came to be 

educated, to play, to talk 

aboutfiresafety, andto 

participateinthe activities.’’ 

He saidchildren enjoyed 

playing and learning in the 

‘‘GetOut! StayOut!’’ maze. 

‘‘Manyqueued for agoon 

thehoses or alook around 

thestation andthe fire 

trucks, whileotherswere 

drawn to thekitchen fire 

demonstration unit.’’ 

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Emergency New Zealand 

attendsaround 80,000 

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‘‘These incidentsgowell 

beyond firefighting and 

includehazardous substance 

responses, rescuingtrapped 

people, urban searchand 

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‘‘Our volunteers areoften 

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TheWaikuku Beach 

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‘‘Our primaryroleisto 

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butattendmedical coresponse,structure 

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road trafficmanagement and 

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‘‘We haveacomplement of 

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Can Ihave aride? ... All ages 

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Monday nightsand on the last 

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Brett saysthe brigadeis 

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Orthodontist Phil Murfitt holds 

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Darfield Rec Centre, 

North Terrace,Darfield 

Artweek exhibition and sale 

10am—5pm daily 

Sunday, 20 October -10am—4pm 

In brief 

Police station closure 

The Rangiora Police Station will be 

closedfor six to eightweeksfor 

earthquake strengthening. It was 

closedlate in September aftera 

routine building assessment found it 

was notuptoGovernment building 

standards. It washoped it could open 

thisweek, butits been foundthe 

workwill take longer than first 

forecast. Detective Senior Sergeant 

GregCottam says somepolicestaff 

are working from temporary 

premises in Rangiora.However, 

there is no capabilityfor apublic 

reception counter. Anyonewho 

needs to visitastation candosoin 

Kaiapoi. Alternatively, they can call 

105 or go onlineto105.police.govt.nz 

for nonemergency situations. He 

saysfrontline staff are still working 

24/7asnormal and there will be no 

disruption of service to the North 

Canterburycommunity. 

Code of conduct breach 

Hurunui District councillor Julia 

McLeanhas beenfound in breachof 

the council’s CodeofConduct. The 

council receivedareportfrom its 

Conduct Review Committee during 

an incommittee section of its 

September 26 meeting.The report 

found thatCrMcLeanbreached the 

CodeofConduct whenshe shared 

drone videofootage to her Facebook 

pagethat didn’t have landowner 

permission.The committee noted 

the breachwas at the lowerend of 

the scale for conduct breaches. It 

required her to apologise to the 

complainant. 

October 12–20 

Darfield Artweek Opening Night 

Friday 11October 7pm—9pm 

Pre-sale tickets $15 from Selwyn Gallery 

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Last supper ... Waimakariri Mayor David Ayers, right, gets his last full council meeting 

under way last week, with Deputy Mayor Kevin Felstead, left, and chief executive Jim 

Palmer, before he signs off after 36 years of council meetings. 

PHOTO:DAVID HILL 

Mayoral digs are not 

part of the package 

By DAVID HILL 

Outgoing Waimakariri Mayor David 

Ayers has been fending off goodhumoured 

banter that he will have to 

vacate the home he occupies on 

Rangiora’s main drag. 

He has been laughing off rumours he 

and wife Marilyn will have to move out of 

‘‘the mayor’s house’’ or hand over the 

‘‘mayoral car’’ to his successor after 

Saturday’s election results are 

confirmed. 

While he is not surprised by the 

confusion, he says he and Mrs Ayers 

bought the house, on the corner of High 

and King streets, in 1976 and he has used 

his own car during his mayoralty. 

‘‘It only requires someone to say ‘that’s 

the mayor’s house’ and for the other 

person to think it comes with the job. 

‘‘Living there has been very helpful, as 

Ican walk home for lunch most days and 

if Iforget something Ican just walk back 

home and get it. 

‘‘And if Ineed the car Ican just walk 

back and get it.’’ 

Mr Ayers says there is provision in the 

council budget for amayoral car in lieu 

of salary, ‘‘but I’ve never claimed it, nor 

have Iclaimed mileage’’. 

‘‘I just use my own car.’’ 

The Ayers family home was built in 

1928 for aRangiora doctor, Dr Laurie 

King. 

‘‘We bought it off him in 1976, so we’re 

only the second owner and this house is 

now 90yearsold. 

‘‘It was handy to the (Rangiora) 

Borough School for our kids and it’s 

walking distance to the town centre.’’ 

He says, back in the 1970s, there were 

several houses on High St between 

Church St and the old post office, but 

now there is just the Ayers family home, 

which is zoned business. 

‘‘We have no immediate plans to 

downsize and we are not even thinking 

about it.’’ 

In his retirement, he plans to spend 

more time with his two granddaughters 

and two adult sons, and to devote more 

time to his interests. 

He plans to develop his interest in 

photography, make use of his ebike on 

the local cycle trails he helped to 

develop, and has recently joined the 

Kaiapoi District Historical Society. 

He had his last council meeting to sign 

off the council’s annual report and 

planned to share some ‘‘mayoral trivia’’. 

‘‘I married Marilyn for her money,’’ he 

jokes. ‘‘She had $500 and Ihad $300.’’ 

He has acollection of around 40 to 50, 

mostly art deco, inkwells and has been a 

Time magazine subscriber since January 

1965, ‘‘and I’ve read them every week’’. 

‘‘I do think internationally and if you 

hear me round the council table you 

would recognise that. Ialso read British 

and American online publications, if 

they don’t have paywalls to stop me.’’ 

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Leithfield fair 

The Leithfield Street Fair will be held in 

BrightonStreet on Saturday,November 

9, from 9am to 1pm. If wet it will be held 

the next day. Stall holders are welcome. 

There will be asausage sizzle, white 

elephant stall,chocolate wheel, bouncy 

castle and family entertainment. Any 

enquiries, phone Lizz on 314 9029 or 

Anne on 314 9941. 

Soroptomistfair 

The annual NorthCanterbury 

Soroptimist Fair will be held at the 

Rangiora A&P showgrounds on Tuesday, 

October 22, from 10am to 4pm. There will 

be afood hall, garden plantsand 

produce, crafts and collectables, 

jewellery, homewares and raffles. 

Proceeds will go to the ViolenceFree 

North Canterburyproject. Entry is $5. 

Lost and found 

The followingproperty has been 

reportedaslost to police in North 

Canterbury: An O.P. phone in ablack 

plastic case (Oxford),ablack Samsung 

Galaxy 9inapink case (Kaiapoi), a 

Mazda black key on aleather strap/white 

tile locator/red key (Rangiora),ablue 

leather wallet (Rangiora), tortoiseshell 

Karen Walker sunglasses (Hanmer),a 

Paslode nail gun (betweenMaruia 

Springs and Cheviot),abrown faux 

leather wallet (Amberley), and alight 

blue faux leatherwallet(Hanmer). 

The following property has been 

found: KeysonaSt Vincent and 

Grenadines keyring/Humilogpen 

(Kaiapoi), afootball (Kaiapoi), afour 

button remotecontrol (at Kaiapoi). 

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Unique fundraiser planned 


Alongstandingfriendshipwith 

Christchurch architect Sir 

Miles Warrenhas resulted in a 

unique fundraising 

opportunity for North 

Canterbury Riding for the 

Disabled(NCRD). 

Manyyearsago, NCRD 

chairwoman Lin Bisman and 

her husband Ian were 

employedbySir Miles, who 

withhis sister, Pauline, and 

brotherinlaw, John 

Trengrove, developedthe 

Governors Bay property 

Ohinetahi into the garden of 

international significance and 

the World Heritage site it is 

today. 

Ohinetahi was purchased by 

themin1976,but after 12 years 

the Trengroves left Ohinetahi 

for another property. 

Sir Miles stayedonat 

Ohinetahi,but in 2012gifted the 

property to the New Zealand 

public.Itis now run by the 

Ohinetahi Charitable Trust. 

The Bismans’association 

withSir Miles has enabled 

NCRDtohold its November 10 

fundraiser at Ohinetahi. 

‘‘Weare mostgratefultoSir 

Miles,’’ Lin says. 

‘‘Itisgoingtobeavery 

specialday out,with atour of 

the garden, packed picnic 

lunch, aglassofbubbles, live 

music from Cloe Anngow, and a 

fashion showfrom Country 

LaneFashions in Rangiora. 

‘‘Weare pushing it as much 

as we can because it will be a 

day to remember. The 

inspiration for Ohinetahi in its 

present form came from the 

grand formal English gardens 

such as Sissinghurst, Hidcote 

and Great Dixter. 

Although the original 

gardens at Ohinetahi were 

establishedin1865, extensive 

restoration work was required 

to the house and garden when 

Sir Miles, Paulineand John 

boughtthe property and,again, 

after the Christchurch 

earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. 

The gardenalso features 

modern sculptures, art 

galleries and acharming 

category1 historic19th 

century homestead. 

The fundraiser will start at 

11amonSunday, November10, 

and finish at 3pm. Tickets cost 

$35 and can be purchasedat 

Stan’s 7Day Pharmacy in 

Rangiora,Terra Viva Home 

and Garden in Christchurch, or 

by phoning Carol Aitkenon 

(021) 179 6702 or (03) 313 6983. 

Garden splendour ... Apart of 

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where North Canterbury Riding 

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participated in thecompetition. She is with newspaper sales consultant Amanda Keys. 

Rose sales aid room revamp 


Roses are helping to spruceupthe 

Family Room at theChildren’s 

Haematology and Oncology Centre 

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It’sall thanks to an initiative 

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Hassall, whoissellingroses to help 

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Christchurch’sRonald McDonald 

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Geraldinesold 116 roses to helpbuy 

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See pages 20 - 27 

Spring Festivities 

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See pages 28 - 32

RANGIORA SHOW 


Organisers prepare afun rural showcase 

By DAVID HILL 

Youth willfeature strongly 

during this year’sRangiora 

Show. 

Fromyoung farmers, to junior 

stock judging, to performing in a 

community concert and helping 

out in the farmyard nursery and 

in the shearing shed,the next 

generation will be playingtheir 

partinthe 148th annual 

Northern (Rangiora) A&P Show 

on Saturday, October 26. 

One of the highlightsofthis 

year’s Rangiora Showwill be 

hosting the practical challenges 

for the FMG YoungFarmer of 

the Year North Canterbury 

districtcontest and skills day. 

Showsecretary Lisa Dooling 

saysthis is achance for the local 

community to show their 

supportfor local youngfarmers 

as they competefor achance to 

become the 52nd YoungFarmer 

of the Year. 

Withcattle classes once again 

cancelled due to the 

Mycoplasma bovis outbreak, 

Fernside farmers Phil and Kay 

Worthingtonwill be bringing 

someoftheir lowlinecattlefor 

the junior stockjudging 

competition. 

Anew innovationfor this year 

is acommunity concert, with 

local school childrenand 

teenagerstaking to the stage. 

‘‘Wehope to involve lots of 

different groupsfrom within the 

community for the concert and 

it will be afabulousopportunity 

for local groups and children to 

showcasetheir talents,’’ Lisa 

says. 

Therewill be abig day of 

equestrian events from8am on 

Friday and free entry for 

anyone who wants to come down 

and watch the action. 

Sheepdog trials are firstup 

on Saturday, from 7.30am, 

followed by moreequestrian 

events, with everything from 

hacksand ponies to clydesdales 

and miniature horses. 

Competitors in some 

equestrian classes can earn 

qualification to the Horseofthe 

Year competition in Hastings 

next March, which should 

ensure plentyofkeen 

competition. 

Lisa saysthe showwill have 

the usual range of livestock, 

including goats,sheep, horses, 

ponies, donkeys and mules, 

dogs,alpacas and poultry. 

The sheepsection is back, 

with classes in the traditional 

breeds, flock sheep, black and 

coloured sheep, primelambs, 

gift lambs, pet lambs and fleece 

classes. 

Therewill also be shearing, 

wood chopping, grainand seed, 

home and produce, trade and 

craftsections, and dancing 

competitions. 

Dancing classes include Irish 

jigs,highlandflings,sword 

dancing and sailor’s hornpipe. 

The vintage machinery 

section will feature the David 

Brownrange of tractors, with 

the possibilityofshowinga 

cutaway versiontoshow the 

mechanicalworkingsofa 

tractor, section convenor 

Jeremy Ashworth says. 

Abig attraction for those with 

Show crowd ... The sun shone and families came out to enjoylast year’s show. 

an appetite is the range of food 

on offer,including Kung Fu 

Dumplings, CrazySpuds, Smoke 

nBarrell,The Rollin Pedlar, 

plus all the favourites from 

previous years, as well as coffee 

and cold drinks. 

To keepsmaller children 

entertained,there willbethe 

farmyard nursery in its usual 

spot to givetown youngsters a 

taste of country life. 

Craft stalls will be selling all 

kinds of items, and there will be 

sideshows and rides. 

The terrierracingat2.40pm 

on Saturday in the mainoval is 

apopular event, with bragging 

rightsatstake. 

The grand parade follows at 

3pm in the main oval,featuring 

the livestockchampions, 

vintage cars and machinery, 

followed by atrade parade and 

alolly scramble. 

The show committee wishes 

to thank all showday sponsors 

for their support, especially 

Harcourts TwissKeir Realty, 

the Rangiora Vet Centre for 

financial support, as well as 

being its onsite vets, 

MainPower,the Waimakariri 

District Council and Farmlands. 

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Another Wyllie at the helm 

as 148th show looms 

By DAVID HILL 

MalcolmWyllieiscontinuing 

an impressivefamily tradition 

as president of the Rangiora 

Show. 

When Malcolm presides over 

the Northern (Rangiora) A&P 

Association’s 148th annual 

show late in October, he willbe 

the thirdgeneration and fourth 

member of the Wyllie familyto 

hold thejob. 

He followsinthe footsteps of 

his grandfather James Wyllie, 

who was presidentin1939,and 

his father David Wyllie (1976). 

James Wyllie’s brother, John 

Wyllie,was alsopresident in 

1944. 

‘‘My family were early 

settlers in Sefton and I’m the 

fourth generation in the area.’’ 

After attending Rangiora 

High School, Malcolm spenta 

year at Telford Agricultural 

CollegeinSouth Otago,before 

astint working on adairy farm 

on the WestCoast. 

He thencame back to Sefton, 

where he worked for alocal 

friesian stud breeder before 

returning to the home farm. 

‘‘It was atypicalmixed farm 

in theearly days, with half of 

the farm growingoats for the 

draughthorses, and later 

sheep and beef.’’ 

The Wyllie familysold up 

and moved to Southland to a 

larger sheepfarm in the late 

1980s and early 1990s, 

before moving to Oxford for 

12 years. 

While there, Malcolm ran a 

200sowpig farm at Fernside 

and worked on adairyfarm at 

Oxford. 

He and his wife,Rose,then 

moved to Ashburton for eight 

Taking the reins ... Malcolm Wyllie is looking forward to this 

year’s Rangiora Show. 

yearstomanage some dairy 

conversions. 

But Rangiora was always 

home and the couple moved 

back six years ago. He now 

works for Farmlands in 

Rangiora. 

‘‘Even whenwewere in 

Ashburton,Rangiora was still 

home, becauseweused local 

accountantsand my parents 

were still living here,’’hesays. 

Malcolm also works with the 

PrimaryITOtraining 

organisation and has been a 

judge in the traineecategory in 

the New Zealand Dairy 

Industry Awards. 

‘‘I really love putting back 

into the community. Ienjoy 

helping people get ahead in 

life in generaland in farming 

in particular.’’ 

He says the Rangiora Show 

has changed alot overthe 

years. 

‘‘In the 1970s they had pigs 

and other animals at the show 

and it’s gone from being atotal 

rural show to alargelyurban 

show.’’ 

He says Farmlandsis 

organisingatentdisplay aimed 

at lifestyle blocks, which 

reflectsthe changing nature of 

the rural sector in the 

Waimakariri district. 

One thing that hasn’t 

changed is the ‘‘awesome 

committee’’ that organises the 

show. 

‘‘All shows are goingthrough 

the samechallenges of getting 

peoplethrough the gate and 

getting youngones interested.’’ 

This year’s show will have a 

youth focus, with junior stock 

judging once again replacing 

the cattle section, due to the 

Mycoplasma bovis outbreak. 

The Rangiora Showisalso 

hosting theFMG Young 

Farmerofthe Year North 

Canterbury district contest and 

skillsday, whileyoungpeople 

will be featuring in a 

communityconcertand are 

helping with the farmyard 

nursery and in the shearing 

shed. 

Broad range of show entertainment planned 

Entertainment at thisyear’s Rangiora 

Show willcater for all tastes.Anew 

feature will be acommunity concert to 

keep families entertained. 

OrganiserRebecca McLean says there 

will be around 10 different actsfrom local 

school pupils. James Constable, from 

Rangiora High School, will perform some 

original material, whilefellow students 

Lachie Jamesand James Mullan will 

performsome wellknown covers. 

Rangiora New Life Schoolbrother and 

sister duo Abigail and LiamChessumwill 

alsotake thestage,along with performers 

fromthe Hartley School of Performing 

Artsand the Jenna McKenzie School of 

Dance. 

Wellknown local entertainer Sharon 

Millerwill perform countrymusic, while 

two marching teamsand the Northern 

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By DAVID HILL 

TheRangioraShowgrounds is a 

valuable community asset. 

Thegrounds,owned by theNorthern 

(Rangiora) A&PAssociation, provide a 

venue forawide rangeofcommunity 

activities, secretaryLisa Doolingsays. 

‘‘Thisisacommunity resource andthe 

communityneeds to take pridein the 

showgrounds. 

‘‘The organisations whichuse it take 

careofit, butthere aretoo many 

incidents of vandalism. 

‘‘Weare saddened that we’ve hadto 

make use of WaimakPatrolsand an 

increasedpolice presencebecauseof 

the increased misuse of thegrounds.’’ 

Shesaysthe 20hectare showgrounds 

comprisethree distinctareas,including 

the sportsfieldsandpavilion, the 

function centre,and the equestrian 

arena. 

Anarrangementwith theWaimakariri 

DistrictCouncil sees themain ovaland 

south fields subleasedduringthe year 

for football andother sportingactivities, 

while thepavilionis used by various 

community groups. 

The functioncentre is nowrun by 

JubileeEvents andishiredout for 

community events, weddings, funerals 

and other celebrations. 

Atthe northern end of showgroundsis 

the equestrianarea, with acrosscountry 

course. 

It is used for dressage,polo andcasual 

riding, and hasbecome apopular pony 

clubvenue. 

‘‘A lot of people probablydon’trealise 

how fardownitextends,’’ Lisa says. 

‘‘And it’s importanttoremember that 

while theA&P associationownsthe 

grounds, it is run by avolunteer 

committee.’’ 

Shesaystherearejust two parttime 

staff —asecretaryand acaretaker—to 

managethe whole complex. 

The tidy stateofthe showgrounds is a 

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Menz Shed, while the annual Muscle Car 

Madness Showin January is amajor 

eventwhich brings in many outoftowners. 

‘‘It’sagreat community facilityusedby 

so many differentorganisations. There’s 

always somebody at the grounds,’’Lisa 

says. 

People even walk their dogs through 

the showgrounds, so dogowners are 

reminded to pickupafter their pets. 

‘‘They all contribute to maintaining 

the grounds, because if they see 

something theywill mention it to our 

caretaker,soit’s agoodsecuritything, 

too,’’ Lisa says. 

‘‘We couldn’t do it without the 

volunteers. Wehave allsorts of people 

helpingout.’’ 

Incoming secretary Julia Dockerill 

saysthe associationis keen to recruit 

more volunteers and committee 

members. ‘‘You don’thave to be a 

farmer, youjustneedtohaveaninterest 

in yourlocalcommunity. 

‘‘We’re keento bringyoung people on 

board as muchaspossible. If we can get 

theminvolvedatschooland then 

throughyoungfarmers, we canhopefully 

keep theinterestinthe show,’’ Julia 

says. 

‘‘It’simportanttoshow themthatthe 

show is notjustfor olderfolk, but it’s 

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Secretary will hand 

over reins after show 

Birds to flock to show 

By DAVID HILL 

Birds of afeather are set to flock 

to the Rangiora Show. 

The North Canterbury Poultry 

and Pigeon Club will host the 

poultry section at the annual 

show, with chooks from all over 

Canterbury on display. 

Among those expected to 

attend is one of the stars of the 

2017 feature film Pecking Order, 

Mark Lilley, who grew up in 

Rangiora. 

The Rangiora Show is now one 

of three public events on the 

calendar for the club. 

After asuccessful inaugural 

‘‘Canterbury young bird show’’ in 

March, club secretary Pam 

Brosnan says the North 

Canterbury club will once again 

join forces with the Christchurch 

Poultry, Bantam and Pigeon Club 

to host the event in the Rangiora 

Showgrounds pavilion next year. 

She says the young bird show 

will be for newseason birds, 

cockerels and pullets, bred since 

July 1this year. 

Pecking Order ... 

North Canterbury 

Poultry and Pigeon 

Club committee 

members Sarah 

Wyllie, left, and Pam 

Brosnan admire the 

champion exhibit, a 

white wyandotte 

bantam, entered by 

Pecking Order film 

star Mark Lilley, of 

Lincoln, at aprevious 

Rangiora Show. 

PHOTO:FILE 

The main purpose of the young 

bird show is educational, with 

judges giving talks, tips on how to 

prepare birds for ashow and how 

to wash ashow bird. It is 

particularly aimed at those new 

to breeding chooks. 

The North Canterbury club 

also holds its annual show in May 

at the Rangiora Showgrounds 

pavilion. 

To find out more, visit the 

North Canterbury Poultry and 

Pigeon Club’s page on 

Facebook. 

Changesare afoot in the 

secretary’s office at the 

RangioraShow. 

NorthernA&P 

Associationsecretary Lisa 

Dooling is preparing to 

handover thereins to Julia 

Dockerillafter this month’s 

show. 

Lisasays she hasenjoyed 

her time in the secretary’s 

office, but has opted to step 

backfor family reasons. 

‘‘It’sexciting and it’s a 

beautiful timeofyeartodo 

it. 

‘‘You come into the office 

in Augustand start to think 

about aspring show when 

there’smud outside and it’s 

still cold. But then it starts 

to warmup.’’ 

She saysshe will continue 

to be involvedintheshow 

and plans to jointhe show 

committee. 

Thisyear thecommittee 

has changed to electronic 

ticketing for the first time, 

withmembers’ticketsbeing 

emailed to exhibitors, and 

scanners and eftpos 

availableatthe gate. 

‘‘It’sexciting. We willbe 

abletowork out the 

demographics, and that sort 

of thing,ofpeople who 

comethrough the gate,’’ 

Julia says. 

‘‘It’saleapoffaithand we 

imaginewewillhave afew 

issuesinthefirstyear,but 

it’sworth it in the longrun. 

We arefinally enteringthe 

21st century,’’ Lisasays. 

Juliaisnostranger to the 

Rangiora Showgrounds as 

sheand business partner 

CassandraKelly took over 

themanagement of the 

showgrounds function 

centrelastyear. 

Shesays managingthe 

show andthe function 

centreshould complement 

each other and ‘‘it’s 

important for bothto 

thrive’’. 

Theirbusiness, Jubilee 

Events, has been busy 

cateringfor eventsatthe 

showgrounds, including 

this month’s Soroptimist 

Fair andthe 30th 

anniversary Muscle Car 

Madness in January. 

Thefunction centregets 

well used by the 

community, with regular 

bookings foralocal yoga 

group, clinics run by the 

Canterbury District Health 

Board and otherlocal 

organisations. 

They plantorun apopup 

cafe during this year’s 

show. 

Formore information 

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Three generations of the Morris family 

are actively involved in the horse section 

at the Rangiora Show. 

Loburn’s Mel Morris has joined her 

father, Lyndon Morris, on the horse 

committee for this year’s show and will 

also be competing in hunter events along 

side her sister, Sarah Morris, and 

nephew Ben Wood. 

‘‘I will be competing over the two 

days,’’ Mel says. 

‘‘I’ve been competing for 30 years on 

and off. Istarted out when Iwas 10.’’ 

Mel has had some success over the 

years on her 20yearold gelding Malluka 

and will be competing with him in four 

classes on Friday and one on Saturday. 

‘‘Malluka has been around for a 

number of years and he’s been avery 

good horse.’’ 

She is also riding her father’s horse, 

Kosciuszko, in four classes on Friday 

and two on Saturday, with Ben also 

riding Kosciuszko in the Kennels Cup 

for qualified hunters and riders aged 

under 20. 

‘‘Kosciuszko is just stepping up. My 

father owns him. Icompete with him and 

my nephew uses him for hunting in the 

winter, so he’s areal family horse,’’ Mel 

says. 

The Kennels Cup competition has 

been moved from Friday to the main 

oval on Saturday to encourage young 

riders to get involved. 

‘‘It’s been running for years and, when 

Iwas eligible to enter, it was pretty 

prestigious to win,’’ she says. 

To be eligible for the Kennels Cup, 

riders need to be under 20 years of age, 

be amember of ahunt club and to have 

ridden the horse in at least three hunts 

during the season. 

Other changes this year include 

moving the breed classes to Friday to 

avoid clashes with other showing classes 

on Saturday. 

Once again, riders and their horses 

will be able to earn qualification to the 

Horse of the Year competition in 

Hawkes Bay in March in some sections. 

Mel says the Rangiora Show is also 

good preparation for both horses and 

riders before the New Zealand 

Agricultural Show in Christchurch next 

month. 

Competitors travel from as far north as 

Marlborough and as far south as South 

Canterbury. 

There is free entry to watch the horse 

events on Friday, October 25, with 

hunter and pony hunter jumping and 

breed classes in the morning, and 

showjumping and novice showing 

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The open competitions will be held on 

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pony hunter jumping late morning and 

early afternoon, and then the champion 

horses lining up in the grand parade ‘‘as 

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Mel is in her first year on the horse 

committee, supporting her father, who 

has been horse convenor for more than 

30 years. 

‘‘It takes alot of work and alot of time 

for everyone involved in the show, so 

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On parade ... Alpaca breeders take part in the grand parade at last year’s Rangiora Show. 

PHOTO: MARTIN BENNETT 

Alpacas from across the 

South Island to line up 

By DAVID HILL 

Loburn breeder and alpaca section 

convenor Martin Bennett sayswhile 

entriesare down, he is happy to have120 

alpacas entered for this year’sshow. 

‘‘The numbers are down awee bit this 

year, but that’s not abad thing —120 

entriesisagood number for aoneday 

show. 

‘‘Last year we had 160, but it makes for a 

longday for the judge and it’s about 

quality, not quantity.’’ 

He says thisisthe 10th year alpacas have 

beenincluded in the Rangiora Show and it 

continues to be wellsupported by North 

Canterbury breeders. 

Other breeders are travelling from as far 

as Dunedin, Timaru, Fairlieand Nelson. 

‘‘The Rangiora A&P committee has been 

verygood to us, putting us into aprime 

location wherethe main volume of foot 

trafficis, which means we have agood 

opportunity to engage with the public.’’ 

Martin encouragespeopletocome over, 

ask questions and ‘‘if they want to handle 

an alpaca,most breeders are happy to 

oblige’’. 

Thisyear’s judge is Molly Gardiner, from 

Le Bons Bay on the Banks Peninsula. She 

is an Australian accredited judge. 

‘‘We’relucky to have her as she has a 

pretty heavyschedule judging at showsin 

Australia, cominghome for our showand 

thenshe’s judgingatashow in Brussels in 

November.’’ 

It is abusy time for alpacabreeders, 

withthe South Island Colourbration Show 

heldinChristchurch on September 28,the 

National Alpaca Expo in South Auckland 

thisweekend,and thenthe New Zealand 

Agricultural Show in Christchurch next 

month. 

Martin willalso be heading to Europe 

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he will set up trade sites at alpacashows, 

enter fleeces andmeet with localbreeders. 

‘‘I’m taking some fleeces over, so we will 

see how we go. It will be good to compare 

Lifestyle animals ... There is agrowing 

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holders in North Canterbury. PHOTO: MARTIN BENNETT 

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‘‘It’s relatively easytotake yourfleeces 

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Martin has soldalpacas to European 

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how his progeny are faring in European 

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Back home, he sayshis alpacas are in 

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‘‘Alpacas are usedtocolder weather, but 

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understand why the binsneed to be 

clean and items placed in the correct 

bin,’’ she says. 

‘‘There is adifference between what 

can go into eachbin and we can see that 

people are struggling to get it right.’’ 

She saystherewill be giveaways and 

people who live in the Waimakariri 

district can go into the draw to win a 

free green organics bin. 

‘‘Thegood thingis, if you are arenter, 

you willbeable to takethe bin with you 

if you move. 

‘‘That’s one of the things we are 

hearing: ‘my landlord didn’t get us 

one’.’’ 

Lesley encourages residents to ‘‘come 

over and say hi’’, and she is keen to hear 

stories from people making an effort to 

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Junior stock-judging to the fore 

By DAVID HILL 

Attention will be on the next 

generation at the Rangiora 

Show’s cattle section. 

With cattle classes once 

again cancelled because of 

the Mycoplasma bovis 

outbreak, junior handling 

and stockjudging classes will 

take centrestage in the cattle 

ring at the Rangiora 

Showgrounds on Saturday, 

October 26. 

Northern A&P Association 

committee member Philip 

Worthington and his wife, 

Kay, will once again provide 

the cattle from their 

Woolstone Park lowline 

cattle stud at Fernside, near 

Rangiora. 

They expect about 10 to 12 

young people will lineup, 

with most of them coming 

from the Rangiora High 

School cattle show team. 

Team members have been 

busy working on the cattle 

and preparing for the shows. 

The students visit the 

couple’s farm twice aweek, 

as part of the school’s cattle 

show team, from August and 

throughout the show season, 

learning how to look after, 

handle, parade and prepare 

cattle for shows. 

Once the show is over, team 

members will turn their 

attention to the New Zealand 

Agricultural Show in 

Christchurch next month, 

where they will look after the 

Woolstone Park team and 

compete in various classes. 

Leading the way ... Georgia Rhodes, left, and Hillary Cooper lead some lowland cattle at last year’s 

Rangiora Show. 

PHOTO:FILE 

‘‘They are signed out of 

school for the week,’’ Philip 

says. ‘‘We set up the pens, put 

down straw and put up 

signage over the weekend 

and get everything ready. 

‘‘Tuesday is for washing up 

and the animals are groomed, 

ready for the breed classes on 

Wednesday, where they go up 

against other lowline entries, 

before the allbreeds and 

interbreeds judging on 

Thursday.’’ 

The students lead the 

animals in the show ring and 

compete in various 

competitions, including the 

junior judges classes on 

Wednesday evening and the 

junior handling classes on 

Friday 

Team members are also 

responsible for keeping the 

pens clean and answering 

enquiries from the public. 

Philip says there are plenty 

of opportunities for junior 

judges, with the Lady Isaac 

scholarships, and Murray 

Grey and lowline cattle 

scholarships for trips to 

compete in Australia. 

‘‘I would love to be turning 

15 and going to secondary 

school now.’’ 

Such opportunities were 

never around when he was 

younger, he said. 

Emergency groups to showcase services 

Local emergency services will be out 

in force at the Rangiora Show. 

The Order of St John Rangiora 

branch will once again be at the annual 

show promoting its firstaid courses 

and other services, fundraising and 

taking enquiries from prospective 

volunteers. 

For more information, visit the 

Rangiora St John page on Facebook. 

The New Zealand Response Team 

(NZRT12) Waimakariri will be at the 

show to promote the work it does. 

NZRT12 is aWaimakariribased 

response team which trains weekly. It 

is highly specialised, with avariety of 

search and rescue skills, such as 

welfare, communications, flood 

response and swift water rescue. 

To learn more, visit the NZRT12 

Facebook page. 

The fire safety message will also be 

delivered at the show, which is always 

popular with children. There will be 

an opportunity for members of the 

public to enquire about volunteering. 

For more information, visit the 

Rangiora Volunteer Fire Brigade and 

Fire and Emergency NZ Canterbury 

pages on Facebook. 

Search and rescue ... New Zealand Response Team (NZRT12) Waimakariri featured at 

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Establishedbuilding company BG 

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For the past41yearsthe Rotherhambased 

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BarneyBeavenbegan building woolsheds 

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has become more prolific. 

However,the company’swork extends 

far beyond farm buildings. It now 

provides everything from repairing 

weatherboards to building $2 million 

architecturally designed homes. 

BGBeaven can alsoget plans drawn 

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it subcontracts to, and has two project 

managers based in the office to do 

pricing and guide clients, while also 

ensuring builds meetall the building 

standards,rules andregulations. 

Barney and his wife Wendy remain 

the foundationofthe business, and are 

deeplyinvolved in theircommunity. 

Wendy is an accountant who has 

managed BGBeaven’s finances over the 

years,worked for both Amuri Irrigation 

and Amuri Transportfor 20 years, and 

provided the bookworkfor several local 

community organisations. She is now 

lending her financial guidance to her 

son, Michael, who has set up aland 

developmentcompany in Christchurch. 

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was damaged in the 2016 quake. 

The coupleand theirbusinesshave 

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Wendysays.‘‘B GBeaven is now trusted 

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Fete promises ablissful 

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A50yearold Fernsidegarden willhost 

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Lyddington wascreatedbyrosarian 

Sally Allisonout of abare paddock,with 

‘‘huge help and support’’ from her late 

husband,Bey, an engineer. 

Thefete, just 15 minutes from 

Rangiora,willinclude morethan160 

stalls, selling mainly stallholdermade 

products. 

Mike Sheppard,ofHyde ParkHire, 

which runs the fete, says theaim of 

movingtoLyddington is to makethe fete 

agreatday out forvisitors who will be 

able to wander aroundthe garden, enjoy 

thefoodand entertainment, andrevelin 

thegreat shopping. 

Thewineand food areahasbeen 

enhanced. There will be aChristmas 

Cookingdemonstrationwith Tinaand 

Katie Duncan,from WhiteTie Catering. 

TheStarlets —Sarah Greenwood, 

Sarah Kelly and Georgia Gumbley— 

whomakeupone of New Zealand’s 

leading professional songand dance 

trios, will entertain. 

It all adds up to a‘‘blissfulday out’’, 

Mikesays. 

❛We aim to make the fete a 

great day out, rather than 

people just getting in acar to 

go shopping❜ 

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‘‘Weaim to make the feteagreatday 

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HydeParkHire bought the fetein 

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It’snearly time to light up the night sky 


The annualWaiau CommunityFireworks display 

is community drivenand community focused. 

When the nightsky lights up about9.30pm on 

Saturday, November9,itwill be the result of 

efforts by ahardworking committee, businesses, 

and others who have swung in behindittohelp 

fund the pyrotechnic display and night out. 

The event,whichhas been runningfor 27 years, 

kicks off at 5pm when the gates open to the Waiau 

RugbyClub grounds. 

As the community and visitors countdown to 

darkness for the display to begin, there will be 

plenty of food, children’sentertainment, 

including zorbs,abouncy castle, bumper balls, a 

balloon show, glitter tattoos, glow sticks, and pony 

rides. 

Therewill also be live music and plenty of 

entertainment throughout the evening. 

The fireworks are aquality display,but 

organiserskeep the entryprice down thanks to 

sponsorship. 

The community committee whichruns the 

muchloved event has introduced atiered 

sponsorship system over the past couple of years. 

Display chairwomanKerryFlorancesays a 

huge number of local and district businesseshave 

swunginbehind the event to ensure it is agreat 

nightout. 

Admission is $10 per person or $40 per car 

(maximumofseven). 

An evening of fireworks and fun is planned 

The night sky overWaipara 

will be lit up on Friday, 

November 8, duringthe annual 

familyorientated fireworks 

display, in its 31st year. 

Gatesopen at the Glenmark 

Reserve at 5.30pm for visitors 

to enjoy the fun and fireworks. 

The annualevent is being 

run under the guidance of the 

Waipara FireworksIncorporatedSociety 

and last year drew 

morethan 2500 people. 

Families find the 

atmosphere great foryoung 

people as there is plenty of 

space to run around and enjoy 

themselves prior to the display, 

when darkness closes in. 

If anyone is in doubt about 

the display due to the weather, 

they can ring (027) 4816933 to 

check or visitthe Waipara 

Fireworks Facebook page.Do 

not text. 

There will be alive band, 

Inferno, alolly scramble, face 

painting, glow sticks, balloon 

twisting, waffles, donuts,a 

sausage sizzle, hot chips, 

hotdogs and coffee. 

All takings will go toward 

funding next year’sdisplay. 

Entry is $10 an adult, $5 a 

child or $20 for acarload. 

Preschoolersare free. 

Spectacular ... Fireworks light up the sky 

over the Waiau Domain. The muchanticipated 

annual event has been running 

for 27 years. 

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Those wanting to celebrate 

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North Canterbury winery on 

Saturday,October 26. 

Fiddlers Green is hosting a 

Halloween MasqueradeBall and is 

offering a$100 gift certificate to 

Fiddler’s Green Vineyard and 

Bistrofor the best costume. 

The allure of the Halloween 

Maquerade Ball, the 

accompaniment of the band The 

Preservatives,and foodand wines of 

the Waipara Valley, as well as six 

craft beers and afull bar,will help 

make it agreatnight out. 

Aroundtrip shuttle bus from 

Christchurchwill alsobeavailable 

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The Preservatives are ayoung 

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They play hits from bands such as 

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Animals,and the AllmanBrothers 

Band. 

Every performance by the band is 

achance to try something new. 

Admission is $20 aticketor$34 

with the roundtrip shuttle bus to 

Christchurch. There willbea$10 

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Garden lovers have just afew weeks to 

wait until the 2019 Hurunui Garden 

Festival on Friday, November 1. 

Final preparations are in full swing as 

garden owners mow lawns, trim hedges, 

deadhead plants, sweep paths and 

remain on the lookout for weeds. 

This year, even more garden owners 

are busy ensuring their gardens are in 

top condition for the festival. 

Festival Secretary Anita Todd says, in 

addition to the return of many of last 

year’s favourite gardens, six new 

gardens are open to visitors this year. 

‘‘We’re delighted to expand the 

festival to include farm homestead 

gardens The Willows and Palmside in 

Culverden, and Carvossa in Waikari, the 

Geen Garden in Hanmer Springs, Black 

Rock,aremote high country station 

garden in the Kaiwara Valley, and the 

Hurunui Natives Plant Nursery garden 

in Cheviot,’’ Anita says. 

‘‘With 23 gardens, small and large, old 

and new, town and country, there’s a 

garden for everyone.’’ 

The gardens are arranged in seven 

clusters to make it easy to visit several 

gardens conveniently located within a 

short drive of each other. That means 

visitors spend more time enjoying the 

gardens and less time driving. 

The festival guide and website 

includes cluster maps showing the 

location of each garden and the 

amenities, such as toilets and food 

outlets, in the area. 

Anita says there are events being held 

in many gardens this year. 

‘‘Six gardens are hosting exhibitions 

of paintings, photography, wire art and 

even aChristmas grotto —all at no extra 

cost. 

‘‘Several gardens have stalls selling 

refreshments, plants and garden 

accessories. Each day there are talks 

and demonstrations, some free and 

some for afee. 

‘‘All the events are listed in our guide 

and on our website.’’ 

Todd says the festival is committed to 

ensuring there are gardens for all ages 

of visitors and their friends, including 

the fourlegged variety. 

This year the guide includes alist of 

gardens with play areas for children, 

gardens where visitors can take their 

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‘‘We want people to get the maximum 

enjoyment out of their visit to our 

gardens, which is why we’re making it 

easy for people to select the most 

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and friends to visit.’’ 

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Anew Hurunui shopping experience 

features on the calendar next month. 

The inaugural Hanmer Springs Fete is 

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It will be held in the historic QueenMary 

Hospital grounds. 

Organisers Catherine Batterson and 

AbbyFrance say the event is settobecome 

an annual Christmas shopping bonanza, 

withvisitorsable to wander beneath 

stunningtreeswhile listening to livemusic 

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‘‘Weaim to bring you the finest selection 

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Theysay the ‘‘exclusive shopping event’’ 

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district, and urgepeople to make a 

weekend of it, withthe alpinevillage 

having plenty to offer visitors. 

‘‘It’s an exciting weekend for Hanmer 

Springs and the Hurunui,with the 

Hurunui Garden Festival beingheld from 

November1to3,’’ the pairsay. 

It is just one part of what promises to be 

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The fete willrun from10am to 4pm. 

People prepurchasing tickets will go in a 

draw to win one of 100 goodie bags, 

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Gallery curiosities go on sale 

A1728 wedding cabinetisamong 

curious items of furniture thatwill 

be on sale at the CulverdenGallery 

from now until midNovember. 

At the timethe cabinet was in 

vogue, it was the customfor the bride 

and groom to have theirinitials and 

family crest incorporated in it. 

The cabinet has recentlybeen 

restored after having been 

earthquakedamaged, galleryowner 

BruceJohns says. 

Alsoonsale are a1950s school 

dental chair, glassenclosed gold 

weighing scales fromthe early1900s 

madeinLondon, aparallel ruler 

madebyStanley,and aceremonial 

swordmade in Spain. 

Thereisalso alarge gilded 

Georgianmirror for sale, but alarge 

house wouldbeneededtohang it in, 

he says. 

‘‘Thereare two militaryofficer’s 

desks, and afeature is an 1835 Ross 

of Dublin desk,’’MrJohns says. 

He says the Ross Company was the 

leading supplier of furniture to the 

BritishArmy from the late 1820s to 

the early 1900s. 

‘‘This expandable desk with its 

many compartments is afine 

example of quality craftmanship.’’ 

Severalotherpiecesinclude 

tables,aGeorgian mahogany 

bookcase, andalong, mirrored, 

mahogany sideboard. 

‘‘An acidbath with 20cm glassisan 

interesting item.The curator has 

made it intoalow maintenance 

greenery,garden.’’ 

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opening day in February. The pool will benefit from this year’s Waiau Pig Hunt. PHOTO:FILE 

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The Waiau Pig Hunt celebrates its 

20th anniversary this year. 

It has been raising funds for the 

Waiau community since 1999, with 

many local groups benefiting, 

including the Waiau Pony Club, Scouts 

and Cubs, the playcentre, Waiau 

Rugby Club, Waiau Netball Club, the 

Waiau Volunteer Fire Brigade and the 

new Waiau Community Pool. 

The community pool will be at the 

forefront of fundraising efforts again 

this year to help with running costs, 

while the local fire brigade will also 

benefit. 

Hunters will head for the hills on 

Friday, October 25, until Sunday, 

October 27, before the weighin that 

afternoon at the Waiau Rugby Club 

grounds from 1pm to 4pm. 

Entries close on October 23. 

The hunt has major spot prizes, 

along with cash prizes, hunting 

apparel and dog food as prizes for the 

average weight pig, average weight 

stag, heaviest boar, heaviest sow, 

heaviest stag, best jaw, and heaviest 

junior boar. 

The hunt has been afamily affair for 

the last two decades, with plenty of 

children’s competitions. 

There will be alucky draw for those 

aged 8to16totake afriend and a 

chaperone on ahunting trip with 

former All Black Luke Romano. 

Entrants have to enter the heaviest 

junior boar competition to 

automatically go into the draw. 

They do not need to catch apig, but 

must have entered and be at the 

weighin. 

For those 14 and under there is a 

heaviest possum, hare, rabbit and 

bestdressed possum competition. 

Last year there were record entries, 

with well over 230, compared to 

around 180 in previous years, says 

organiser Jo Moriarty who, with her 

husband Andy, has been helping 

organise the hunt since its inception. 

All are welcome at the weighin. 

There will be asausage sizzle and 

venison pies, abar and tuck shop. 

No BYO alcohol is allowed. There 

will also be 20year commemorative 

hoodies for sale. 

The hunt is held in association with 

Ridgeline Judging. Entry is $45 per 

person in the open section; and $25 in 

the junior boar (816 years). There is 

free entry for children 14 and under. 

Entry forms and inquiries can be 

emailed to: 

waiaupighunt@hotmail.com. 

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Artists organise Cust display 

The community is set to benefitfrom a 

display of craftshosted by the CustCraft 

Groupnext month. 

The group is hosting adisplay of works 

at St James on the CustChurch on Sunday, 

November 3, with the proceeds goingto 

support NorthCanterbury Ridingfor the 

Disabled and Rachel’s House Trust, which 

supports young parents. 

OrganiserRicki Sullivan says the 

display will include patchwork, quilting, 

embroidery,paper crafts and knitting. 

Therewill also be five raffles on sale, 

with the prizes being two quilts, knitted 

jumpers and two Christmas hampers. 

She saysthe Cust Craft Grouphas a 

growing membership, with 40 active 

On display 

... 

Patchwork 

quilts will be 

exhibited at 

the Cust Craft 

Group’s 

display on 

Sunday, 

November 3. 

members. ‘‘It’s aprettyactive group and 

we have some new membersfrom 

Amberley. 

‘‘It’s avibrantgroup andweare looking 

forward to our display of works.’’ 

Members come from Rangiora, 

Swannanoa,Eyrewell,Oxford and Okuku, 

as well as Cust, ‘‘sothere’sawide spread’’, 

Mrs Sullivan says. 

‘‘Andsome ladies who used to live in 

Cust come out fromChristchurch, which 

showshow much theyenjoy it.’’ 

The Cust Craft Group’s display of works 

will be held at St James on the Cust Church 

from 10am to 3pm on Sunday, November3, 

with a$2entry fee. Contact Ricki by phone 

or text on (021)264 6536. 

Pounding the pavements ... Walkers make their way around Rangiora’s streets 

during the 8km ‘‘walk for awareness’’ on Sunday. 

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Walkers hit Rangiora streets 

Walkers came from far and wide to 

raise awareness of mental wellbeing 

on Sunday. 

The second annual 8km Rangiora 

‘‘walk for awareness’’, organised by 

Snap Fitness Rangiora, proved a 

success, with more than $1000 raised 

from the walk and raffles. 

Organiser Jo HawleySmith said a 

further $1500 was raised from aquiz 

night last month, making atotal of 

more than $2500. 

The proceeds will go to support the 

‘‘I Am Hope’’ initiative founded by 

comedian Mike King, in which young 

people who need support can log on to 

the website and find alocal counsellor 

for free counselling sessions. 

‘‘It’s just such abig issue and every 

little helps,’’ Jo says. 

She says the ‘‘walk for awareness’’ 

movement was founded in Brisbane 

several years by young 

businesspeople who had lost friends 

to suicide. 

The 8km walking distance 

recognises that around eight people 

are lost to suicide in Australia every 

day. In New Zealand, that figure is 

nearly two people aday, with the 

recently released chief coroner’s 

report revealing that 685 New 

Zealanders took their lives in the year 

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Shared banking initiative 

The trial of new sharedbanking 

hubs in fourrural towns is a 

worthwhile initiative,Federated 

Farmers says. 

The organisation’s economics 

and commerce spokesperson, 

Andrew Hoggard, says it is good 

to see Kiwibank,BNZ, TSB,ANZ, 

ASB and Westpac thinking 

outside the squareand cooperatingtotry 

to find acosteffective 

and customeruseful 

way of keeping abankingservice 

operatinginsmall rural towns. 

The new hubs willbelocatedin 

Opunake in South Taranaki, 

MartinboroughinWairarapa, 

StokeinTasman and Twizelin 

Canterbury. 

‘‘If atraditionalbank branch is 

deemed no longer economic, 

then the proposal for amultibranded 

Smart ATM, asupport 

person to provide guidance and 

assistance, and the facilities for 

basictransactional services such 

as cashwithdrawals,deposits 

and account transfers is probably 

the next bestthing,’’ Mr Hoggard 

says.‘‘Atthe very leastthe banks 

involved are committingtonot 

closeany otherrural branches 

during the 12monthtrial. 

‘‘We needbanks to support 

ruralcustomers and act 

responsibly.’’ Federated 

Farmers is also having talks with 

the Reserve Bank on proposals 

on bankcapitalrequirements. Mr 

Hogland says some of the banks’ 

rhetoric on themhas been 

unhelpful. 

Competitors ... Ten competitors lined up in last year’s North 

Canterbury district contest and skills day at the Rangiora 

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Young farmers 

to show skills 

By DAVID HILL 

Tasman regionyoung 

farmerswill competein 

two conteststhismonth. 

Insteadofrunningthe 

usual district contests,two 

qualifying competitions 

willbeheld at the Selwyn 

SpringShowatLeestonon 

Saturday, October 19, and 

the RangioraShowon 

Saturday, October 26. 

‘‘Itusedtobe thatyou 

had to competeinyour 

district contest, but this 

yearwe’ve openeditup 

withtwo events —Tasman 

South andTasman North,’’ 

New Zealand Young 

FarmersTasman region 

junior vicechairwoman 

Ashleigh Foley says. 

‘‘Wewant to do our bit 

for the national officeto 

raise the profile of our 

event, whichweare all 

proud of.’’ 

Ashleigh,aWaimakariri 

young farmers’ club 

member, willbe 

competing at the Tasman 

South contest at Leeston 

as partofaduo with 

Tasman seniorvicechairwoman 

Cheyenne 

Wilson,and will be 

organisingthe Tasman 

North contest at Rangiora. 

She saysitisbecoming a 

challenge to runlocal 

district contests in some 

areas duetoalack of 

numbers. 

While theChristchurch 

district is strong, last 

year’s North Canterbury 

district contestattracted 

just10members, whilethe 

onlyremaining West Coast 

club, GreyValley,has 

folded;and thereare just 

two clubs in the Nelson 

Marlborough district, 

Golden Bayand Renwick. 

There are five clubs in 

the Christchurch district 

(BanksPeninsula, 

Christchurch City, 

Dunsandel, Lincoln 

University,and West 

Melton) andfourinNorth 

Canterbury (Amuri Basin, 

Hurunui, Kaikouraand 

Waimakariri). 

Entries close on the 

Mondaybeforethe 

contests and competitors 

canenter as an individual 

or as part of aduo, which is 

noncompetitive. 

Last year, Amuri Basin 

young farmers’ club 

memberGeorgieLindsay 

went on to becomethe first 

womantowin the Tasman 

regionalfinaland earn a 

placeinthe grand final. 

‘‘Georgie wasgoing to 

enter as anoncompetitive 

(entry) in theNorth 

Canterburydistrict 

contest, butshe changed 

hermindand shewentall 

theway. So it’s definitely 

worthgiving it ago,’’ 

Ashleighsays. 

Shesays theTasman 

Northcontestwillalso 

have ateenagcompetition 

to encouragehigh school 

students to haveago. 

‘‘It’s notaqualifying 

competition, butitwill 

give them some 

experienceand the 

opportunity to meetsome 

of us. 

Shehopesthe 

involvementwiththe A&P 

showswill forge closer 

ties.It’s been reallycool 

working withthe Rangiora 

Show committee. 

‘‘They have beenso 

amazing. Alot of themare 

exyoungfarmersand we 

aretheirfuture members. 

‘‘Andwewanted to have 

it at the RangioraShowto 

show offour competition 

to townspeople as well, 

because youdon’thave to 

be acountrybumpkin to 

getintoYoung Farmersor 

have acareer in 

agriculture.’’ 

Four finalistsfrom each 

contestwillqualify for the 

Tasmanregional final 

beingheld in Christchurch 

on March 28. Christchurch 

is alsohosting thegrand 

finalinJuly.Toenter, go 

onlineto 

fmgyoungfarmercontest 

.co.nz/districtcontestandskillsday/.

RURAL LIFE 


Farmers encouraged to step up 

By DAVID HILL 

Farmers arebeing encouraged to share 

theirgoodnews stories in theCanterbury 

Ballance FarmEnvironment Awards. 

NewZealandFarmEnvironment Trust 

chairwomanJoanne vanPolanensays 

entries close on October 31. 

‘‘Now, more than ever, it is important 

that farmersand growers sharetheir 

positivestories with others,’’she says. 

This year’ssupreme winners were 

Duncan and Tina Mackintosh, of 

Whiterock,north of Rangiora. 

TheNew Zealand Farm Environment 

Trust,which manages theawards, 

encourages farmersand growersatevery 

stage of their sustainabilityjourneyto 

enter. 

Theawards are runacross 11 regions 

throughout the country, including 

Canterbury, and promotesustainable 

farming and growing. 

Through theprogramme,farmersand 

growers have theopportunityto 

showcase, benchmark, andimprovetheir 

operation through aconstructiveprocess 

wherefellowfarmersand growers and 

agribusinessprofessionals provide 

feedback, recommendations,and 

commendations, Joannesays. 

‘‘Thejudges take aholisticapproach to 

thefeedbackbyevaluating every aspect 

of thefarming/growing business from 

environmental management, 

productivity and profitability through to 

family andcommunity involvement.’’ 

Providedthey give their consent, 

farmersand growers canbenominated to 

enter the awards by othersaspart of a 

new initiative by the trust, Joanne says. 

‘‘Weare excitedfor whatthe 2020 

programme willbring and we are looking 

forwardtoseeing farmers and growersat 

every stage of theirjourney. 

‘‘Former entrantshavecommented 

thatthey questioned whether or notthey 

wereready to enter, but thattheir 

confidence grewsignificantlyasthey 

moved through theprogramme. 

‘‘Theycould seethat theprospectof 

receiving an award is abonus, and not 

the beallandendallbecausethereisso 

muchmoretogain fromthe experience.’’ 

She sayspastentrants have 

commentedabout howmuchthey valued 

the experience, including ‘‘the enriching 

knowledgefrom thejudges’’, the 

opportunity to meet othersand share 

ideas, and ‘‘to share positive rural stories 

withwider New Zealand’’. 

The 2019 National Ambassadorsfor 

Sustainable Farming and Growing, and 

recipients of theGordon Stephenson 

Trophy,Adrian andPauline Ball have 

someadvice forprospective entrants. 

‘‘Ifyou arethinking of entering,gofor 

it. 

Bid to improving 1600km 

of roads in the Hurunui 

Residentscan now build apicture of 

wherethey wouldlike to see changes 

on theirlocalroads using an 

interactive map. 

The new interactive map is part of a 

communitydriven roadsafety project 

called 1600k:Getting there Together ... 

Through the map, the council plans 

to stay familiar with community 

experiences on its 1600km roading 

network, andontop of any concerns. 

In 2018 a Road SafetyinCanterbury 

researchsurveyrevealed that 81 

percent of Hurunui residents agree 

that road users can help prevent 

serious crashes and 99% agree that 

road safetyiseveryone’s 

responsibility. 

Roading manager Kushla Tapper 

says the council is on amission to keep 

improvingthe safety and enjoyment of 

people using the Hurunuinetwork. 

‘‘We wouldlike to hear from 

everyone,’’ she says. 

‘‘We want to know about people’s 

experience on our network, about any 

places where people feel unsafe, and 

if the signed speeds seem appropriate 

to our road users.’’ 

Council officers will receive reports 

generated from the map and use this to 

informand support future work 

programmes. 

The intent of collecting thisdata is 

for longerterm projectsand in this 

way community feedback will makea 

real difference in shaping local roads 

and improving safety. 

Road safety coordinator Krystal 

Jennings says everyone has apart to 

play and it is importanttohave 

conversations withfamily and through 

social networksaboutroad safety 

issues. 

‘‘We look forward to hearing from 

residents,helping to build abroad 

picture of safetyconcerns on our 

network.’’ 

The council’s Community Teamwill 

hit the road later this month, 

consulting on the largeroading 

network, and seeking the first formal 

roundoffeedback. But they can start 

usingthe map to reporttheir concerns 

and ideas now. 

The interactive map is quickand 

simple to use, allowingresidents to 

drop pins on exactlocations and/or 

reinforceother user’s comments. 

It can be found online on the 

Hurunui council’s website, 

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Consistent form earns 

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Woodend Beach junior driver Ben Hope 

has won the Leading Junior Driver UDR 

(universal junior driver) award for the 

201819 season. 

He was presented with the award at 

the recent New Zealand Bloodstock 

Standardbred Harness Racing NZ 

National Awards dinner held at 

Addington Raceway. 

UDR is apoints system used to 

determine how consistently successful a 

driver is in terms of wins and placings. 

Ben, who works for his parents, 

leading trainers Greg and Nina Hope, at 

Woodend Beach, had 226 drives for 39 

Springston Trophy results 

KaiapoiBlack 120.93,1;View Hill Red 

127.43, 2; Halswell Crusaders 137.38, 3; 

EyretonNavy 147.30,4;Hill White 154.72, 

5; Halswell WestMelton Weedons165.01, 

6; North Otago MotuekaComposite 169.34, 

7; RakaiaTinwald 172.03,8;Eyreton 

Turquoise 172.82, 9; Greymouth Gold 

177.61, 10. 

2019 Kaiapoi Black team: 

Manager: Deanne Taane, Coaches:Gus 

Taylor and Susie Stewart. 

Molly Moffat (Glenmark),Charlotte 

Coleman(My Rocket Man), Bell Taane 

(MarsdenMagic),Beth Coleman (DSC 

Aqualine), Tinesha Benson (My Fancy 

Phoenix), Sam Moffat (Ataahua 

winners, 22 seconds and 16 thirds last 

season, which placed him third on the 

junior drivers premiership table behind 

the winner, John Morrison, who had 702 

drives for 63 wins, 49 seconds and 73 

thirds, and secondplaced junior Sheree 

Tomlinson, who had 516 drives for 44 

wins, 44 seconds and 43 thirds. 

Ben said it was abig thrill to win the 

award, which was ‘‘a bit of areflection’’ 

of the horses he has been driving, 

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Trotting Stakes winner Muscle 

Mountain, trained by his parents. 

‘‘I have been lucky to get on some nice 

horses to drive and that definitely helps, 

he said. 

Masterpiece). 

View Hill Red team: Manager: Anne 

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Thomas. Jordan Shrimpton(Ka Pai Kiwi), 

Brittany Fowler (Apsley Backchat Kid), 

Lucy Cochrane (Gymanji), Charlotte 

Thomas (Te Puke), Robbie Cochrane 

(Inspector Gadget), Elise Shrimpton 

(Ashton Ultra Magnus). 

Halswell Crusaders team: Manager: 

Bronwyn Thomas, Coach: Emily 

Cammock. Lucy Turner (Astek Victor), 

AbbeyBaker (Good Luck Charlie), Taylor 

Harris (Ronney), Caroline Holder 

(Rainbow Scout),Belize McQuarrie (Mr JF 

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SPORT 

North Canterbury News, October 10, 2019 39 

Junior surfers catch abreak 

Five junior surfers from the Northside 

Boardriders Club,based at Waikuku 

Beach, are attending national surfing 

competitions around New Zealand this 

month. 

Koby Cameron,Jai Oakley, Lucy 

Macefield, JackMckenzie and Rakiatea 

Tau are heading to the National 

Scholastics competition in Raglan, the 

National Primary Schools championships 

in Gisborne, and the Maori Nationalsin 

Taranaki. 

Club presidentSteveCanavan says the 

club is excited to see the growthofsurfing 

Nth Canterbury sports results 

Rangiora Bridge Club 

Pocock Pairs: DavidMcRae/Fern McRae 1, 

William Van Der Mespel/Nic Van Der 

Mespel 2, Joyce Gray/BeverleyBrain 3. 

Rimu Pairs:North/South: DavePutt/Jack 

Lyon 1, HelenDunn/Janice Pickering2, 

Jill Amer/Hilary Lakeman3.E/W: Nancy 

Harris/Judith Calder 1, Colleen Adam/ 

Frances McDowell 2, GeoffSwailes/ 

Richard Luisetti 3. 

Premier Pairs: N/S: DavidWelsh/Lesley 

Smith1,Alison Price/Derek Wilson 2, Dave 

Putt/PeterVan Leeuwen 3. E/W: Gaynor 

Hurford/Dawn Simpson 1, Darcy Preston/ 

Shirley Symns 2, DavidMcRae/Fern 

McRae3. 

September28, Individual: N/S Dawn 

Simpson /William VanDer Mespel 1, Ron 

Hall /Veronica Hall2,Judy Bruerton / 

JoyceGray 3. E/W:Kareen McKay /Janice 

Pickering 1, Ros Crighton /Sarah Waldron 

2, Sam Gurney /Caroline Caseley3. 

September 30, Presidents:N/S: Warick 

Wyatt /MargaretBarson 1, HelenDunn / 

Margaret Smith2,Phillipa Watkins/ Joyce 

Gray 3. E/W:Louise Tapper /Heather 

Waldron 1, Shona Keating /Margaret 

Forbes2,Janice Pickering/Diane Watson 

3. 

in the North Canterbury area,with the 

Northside Boardriders Club providing 

competitive pathwaysfor junior surfers. 

Mr Canavan says the clubhas astrong 

environmental and community focus, 

running the only SouthIslandSurf 

Associationsanctionedsurf completionin 

NorthCanterbury. It alsoholdsbeach 

cleanups. 

‘‘With two New Zealand surfers 

qualifying for the Olympicsnext year,it’s 

exciting to think that thenext North 

Canterbury Olympiancould be asurfer,’’ 

he says. 

October 2, Presidents: N/S: Anne 

Anderson /GaynorHurford1,Bernie 

Lloyd /HelenDunn 2, Beverley Brain / 

Julie Day 3. E/W: Dawn Simpson /Sandra 

Crawford 1, Joyce Gray /Linda Grierson 

2, Owen Evans /Maria Evans3. 

Waimakariri Gorge Women’s Golf 

ChampionshipFinals Day: Senior 

Champion: NoelineWeavers;Runner up: 

Barbara Thompson. Best Nett: Linda 

Anderson. Intermediate Champion: Jill 

Blatch; Runner Up: Liz Steele. Best Nett: 

Karen Battersby. JuniorChampion: Phil 

Rivers; Runner Up:Liz Scott; Best Nett: 

Liz Scott. 

Mildred WolfeTrophy: Best nett finals 

day over 36 holes:K.Battersby.Margaret 

Ford Trophy Top Qualifier: NWeavers. 

Rangiora Golf 

LadiesNancy Edward Par: Division 1: 

Jan Reed +4, 1. Division 2: Rebecca 

Crosbie +4, 1; Belinda Walkyier+3, 2. 

Division 3: 1st Ann Woods +2; 2nd Lynley 

Earl +2. Division 4: 1st Nan Wright +3. 

Fridayopen Stableford: Tim Dunbar 

41,,1;Kieran McGoverin39, 2; Ray 

Andrews 38 (c/b)3.Weekend men: Gross 

less age: KevinJones+13, 1; Ken 

McFarlane +16, 2; Syd Dyer +17, 3.

North CanterburyNews 

PROPERTY 

Wow... Size does Matter! 

26 Leyland Crescent -Mandeville 

It’s all here and more..... with 365m² of flexible and multiple expansive living areas; 

along with oversized bedrooms make this home ahuge contender for avariety of 

functions and configurations. 

Unbeatable indoor/outdoor flow only enhances the sheer space on offer. Continuing and 

complemented by asubstantial workshop/shed, Iam sure you will be happy to bethe proud 

new owner of this commanding home. 

Nestled along the boundary of Mandeville Sports complex ona4700m 2 section ideal for the 

sports-minded families with every code except Football on your back doorstep. 

Flexible viewing times along with possession date tosuit, either prior to Christmas or 2020. 

Viewing: Sunday 1.30 -2.00 pm. 

Deadline Sale 

Offers presented 31 st October 19 

@4.00pm (unless sold prior) 

4 2 3 1 2 

Agent: 

Sue Roberts 

027 440 1282 |03323 6045 

sue.roberts@harcourts.co.nz 

Facebook: Sue &Gemma Roberts 

Gemma Roberts 

027 223 6471 

View online @harcourtsfourseasons.co.nz 

ID# BF34359 

Four Seasons Realty 2017 Ltd 

Licensed Agent REAA 2008 

Four SeasonsRealty 

2212506 

Ready 

to move 

into 

Ready 

to move 

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Ready 

to move 

into

Four SeasonsRealty 

Titles Stage1aavailable now! 

Titles Stage1bexpected late2019 

Section sizes from 648-783m2 

Sections priced from $204,000 

Services to the boundary 

Te Matauru PrimarySchool opens 2020 

Situated in West Rangiora,TownsendFields presents alivingspace thatenhances your outdoor 

experiencewithopen countryside, surrounded by recreationalreserves, waterways, nativeplanting and 

recreationalwalkways and paths.Simply put,itisthe town’snewest,eco-friendlylocation to call home. 

Plan nowfor afabulous future in Townsend Fields. 

To makeanappointment 

today,orifyou haveany 

questions, simply phone or 

email Christine. 

Sunday 13 th October 

2.45 -3.15 pm 

Christine Tallott 

P 027 4906 042 

townsendfields.co.nz | 027 4906 042 | sales@townsendfields.co.nz 

harcourtsfourseasons.co.nz 

Your home forlocal property.

For Sale 

OPEN HOME 

Rangiora | 13 Elm Drive 

774m 2 

Private sanctuary. This large family home boasts four double 

bedrooms, afabulous family bathroom and alaundry room with 

excellent storage. The kitchen/dining area has abreakfast bar and 

butlers pantry. The master bedroom has awalk-in wardrobe, a 

large en-suite with bath, patio area and aprivate spa. There are 

two spacious living areas, ensuring that this is truly an entertainers 

dream. The gardens are wonderfully established with stunning roses, 

camellias and raised garden beds. The hard work has been done - 

so sit back and enjoy this fabulous home! | Property ID RX2047402 

Deadline Sale 

Closing 2pm, Thursday 

31 October 2019 

Open Home 

Sunday 3.30pm to 4.00pm 

Contact 

Carol Thompson 027 914 2341 

Katy Biggs 022 068 7415 

Yaldhurst | 95 Ryans Road 

4.67 Hectares 

Lifestyle property with unsurpassed quality 

• Immaculately presented, 360m 2 two storey home 

• Four double bedrooms, spacious modern kitchen 

• Heat pump, double gas fire &underfloor heating 

• Open-plan living, library with balcony and formal lounge 

• Attached three car garage with accessible loft storage 

• Salt treated heated pool, an outdoor spa and apaved area 

• 2 x3bay, fully enclosed shed and extensive workshop 

• Excellent horticultural soils | Property ID RX2039363 

Deadline Sale 

Closing 2pm, Friday 

18 October 2019 

Inspection 

By appointment 

Contact 

Malcolm Garvan 027 231 4425 

OPEN HOME 

Oxford 

2535 Oxford Road 

4.41 Hectares 

Lyford 

74 Mount Lyford Forest Rd 

5.09 Hectares 

Price 

Offers over $540,000 

Price 

$490,000 

Contact 

Carol Thompson 027 914 2341 

Maurice Newell 027 240 1718 

Contact 

James Murray 027 436 8103 

Open Home Sunday 1.30 to 2.30pm. This period villa has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and two 

spacious living areas with decorative fireplaces. The kitchen/dining area has alarge wetback fire with 

aheat transfer system and radiators. Other buildings include separate garage with three phase power, 

a3-bay hay barn, achicken shed, glasshouse and alarge raised garden. The land is fenced into five 

paddocks, with some mature trees as established shelter. | Property ID RX2046433 

Lyford lifestyle. Completely refurbished, this three bedroom, two bathroom, log home has views to 

Mount Lyford and is in an established secluded setting. The majority of the block is planted in Pinus and 

Douglas Fir providing plenty of firewood to fuel the log burner. Retire tothe peace and quiet of the area, 

use as aholiday home or run abusiness from home utilising the spacious detached 144m 2 workshop. 

This area could also be utilised for garaging for six cars plus two carports. | Property ID RX2038088 

Palmerston 

1016 Palmerston Hwy 

48.65 Hectares 

Deadline Sale 

Closing 2pm, Tuesday 

5November 2019 

Contact 

Barry Kingan 027 229 5046 

Ross Robertson 021 023 27220 

Architecturally designed quintessential country home. This near-new architecturally designed 

family home is located on adesirable 48 hectares of easy rolling grassland. The property commands 

outstanding views north and west and is centrally located between Oamaru and Dunedin, plus, just 

minutes from Palmerston township. The superb design of this 465m 2 home presents avariety of options 

including up market B&B or as afamily home with space to grow and roam. | Property IDRX2049208 

Amberley 

3/21, 4/21 Morris Road 

726m 2 ,1,384m 2 

Price 

$149,000 

Contact 

Jenny Rouse 027 314 6119 

Handy Location. Ready to build anew home in agreat location, these two sections may just be what 

you are looking for. The sections are located centrally in Amberley Township, within an easy walk of 

shops and other amenities. There are two sections available in asmall subdivision at the end of the 

street. Each section has services to the boundary and some boundary fencing. The section sizes are 

726m2 and 1,384m2 (includes driveway). | Property ID RX2050854 

James Murray 

027 436 8103 

Jenny Rouse 

027 314 6119 

Hamish Anderson 

027 678 8888 

MalcolmGarvan 

027 231 4425 

Maurice Newell 

027 240 1718 

Alan Eastwick 

027 447 0007 

Russell Clifford 

027 434 3122 

Carol Thompson 

027 914 2341 

Katy Biggs 

022 068 7415 

Licensed under REAA 2008

RURAL | LIFESTYLE | RESIDENTIAL 

Take alook at these impressive, newly released, 

spring listings below! If you’re thinking rural real 

estate, give me acall foraconfidential chat today. 

PeterCrean | M 027 4344002 

FOR SALE 

FOR SALE 

252 ACHRAY ROAD,ROTHERHAM 

338 BIRCHDALE ROAD,HAWARDEN 

‘Achray’Impressive Finishing/Dairy Support 

•418haofversatile and productivefarmland in three titles 

•Combination of easy hill countryand flats incl.60ha of irrigation 

•Impressivefarminfrastructureincl.six-bedroom homestead 

•Ideally suited to arange of farming options incl.finishing 

DEADLINE PRIVATETREATY 

Plus GST (if any) 

(unless sold prior) 

Closes 2.00pm, Thursday31October 

‘Birchdale’Renowned Breeding &Finishing Unit 

•660.773ha flattomedium easy hill country 

•Currently carrying compositesheep and cattle,all stock finished 

•Two family homes and outstanding farminfrastructure 

•One of the district’smost outstanding farming properties 




Closes 2.00pm, Friday8November 

www.pggwre.co.nz/CHR31022 


FOR SALE 

TENDER 

402 TRIGROAD, VIEWHILL 

QualityFoothills Deer /Cattle Property 

•Excellent385ha deer fenced property with all-weather tracks 

•Superior homestead,cottage and quality farmbuildings 

•Outstandingdeerhandlingfacilityand cattleyards 

•Regularincome stream from quarryleased out on property 

www.pggwre.co.nz/CHR30886 




Closes 2.00pm, Thursday7November 

2&12EARLHAM STREET, BROOKLANDS 

TENDER 


Landbank,Development or Farming Options 


•142ha of farmland in four titles 

Closes 2.00pm, 14 November 2019 

•Three-bed home and associatedfarming infrastructure 

•Oozespotential with scope forpurchasers to enhance 

•Boost the current farming operation, land bank or earmarkfor development! 


FOR SALE 

FOR SALE 

356 CARRSROAD, LOBURN 

299 CARRSROAD, LOBURN 

Larger Lifestyle,Landbank or Development 

•42ha larger lifestyle block in twotitles just 8.5kmfromRangiora 

•Three-bedroom weatherboardhome in an established setting 

•Two-stand woolshed, implements sheds,sheep and cattle yards 

•Unique opportunitytosecureand develop noworinthe future 




Closes 2.00pm, Thursday24October 

OpportunityKnocks –Lifestyle or Develop 

•16ha larger lifestyle block just 8.5kmfromRangiora 

•Near new,lightand sunny, permanent-material home 

•Three-bed,two bathrooms, open-plan living,separate lounge 

•Great location, rare larger lifestyle with subdivision opportunity 




Closes 2.00pm, Thursday31 October 



PGG Wrightson Real EstateLimited,licensedunder the REAA2008 

Helping grow the country

www.stadiumcars.co.nz 

NEWS 


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4 2 4 1 

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me -and let’s talk business! 

Elyse Campbell 

Licensed Saleswoman 

Licensed REAA2008 

M. 021187 6217 

P. 03 347 3393 

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Stadium Cars Rangiora 03 310 7940 | stadiumcars.co.nz 

609 Lineside Rd, Waimakariri, Rangiora OPEN 7DAYS

IBuilt No Schools in Kenya, by Kirsten Drysdale 

In September 2010,KirstenDrysdale was 

tricked. Her friendcalled with ajob offer too 

curious to refuse: acruiseygig as adementia 

carerfor arich old man in Kenya. Allexpensespaid,plenty 

of freetime to travel or do some 

freelancereporting.Thereseemed no good 

reason to say no ...soshe got on aplane. 

Maid,byStephanie Land 

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needing food 

stamps and 

coupons to eat. 

She tells of the 

programmes from 

the governmentthatprovided her basic 

housing. Landalso tellsofthe arrangementthat 

alsodoubled as halfwayhouses and of the aloof 

governmentemployees who havecalledher 

lucky forbeing able 

to receive the 

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needs. Landdid not 

feelany bit of luck. 

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and our health and wellbeingsuffers. In just 

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retraining your breathing. 

Thesetitles areavailableinboth 

Waimakaririand Hurunui libraries.Find out 

more about recent additionstothe library 

collection by goingtothe library catalogueat 

waimakariri.kotui.org.nz or 

hurunui.kotui.org.nz or contact your local 

library. 

Wanted To Buy 

Old wooden wool press 

wanted, any condition. 

Ph 027 297 7563. 

CASH PAID for all types 

of scrap, farm machinery, 

old vehicles etc. Phone 

Wayne 027 749 9736, 03 

323 6610, Licenced Dealer. 

TOOLS, garden, garage, 

saw benches, lathes. Cash 

buyer. Phone 03 355 2045. 

DOWNSIZING? Garage 

sale? Cash for estate china. 

Please telephone 313 1878 

or 027 350 3963. 

Pets 

BICHON HOMESTAY 

for smaller dogs. We look 

after your dog in our home. 

"No kennels". Phone today 

03 314 6110. 

Public Notices 

Kaiapoi Christadelphians 

“The Key ofKnowledge ..“(Luke 11:52) 

BREXIT -ANEVENTTHAT 

SHOOK THE WORLD 

Bible prophecy has been given to mankind, as aproof 

of God’s hand being involved in World affairs, and that 

his word is true. 

Ezekiel, the prophet revealed ,inthe last days aNorthern 

confederacy would arise, involving Russia, Europe and 

some affiliated countries around the Mediterranean. 

Britain will not be partofthis, and at aset time will stand 

aside from Europe and align herself with former British 

Empire members. God WILL bring this to pass, and man 

cannot frustrate his purpose. 

DVD presentation -Sunday 13th October,7.00pm 

Kaiapoi Community Centre, 24 Sewell Street 

Contact: 03 352 5453 

2204516 

LIBRARY &CLASSIFIEDS 



Ashburton Fanciers 

Society 

POULTRYAUCTION 

Sunday,October 13 

Sports Hall, 

Tancred Street West, 

Ashburton 

Viewing 11am 

Start 12.30pm 

Poultry,Bantams, 

Ducks, Cavies 

Fertile eggs for hatching. 

Day old chicks, unsexed. 

Selected purebreeds 

for $6.00 each 

OXFORD A&P ASSOCIATION 

Annual Show 

Applications are now invited for 

Food Tendered, Trade and Art/Craft 

Sites at our 115 th Annual Show 

on Saturday 4April 2020. 

Food Site Tenders close 

1 st November 2019. 

Application forms are available from 

Christine Roberts 

E: secretary@oxfordapshow.co.nz 

W: oxfordapshow.co.nz 

ADVERTISING 

YOUR 

BUSINESS? 

1914343 

2212333 

Thursday,August2,2018 | Issue 808 | www.ncnews.co.nz 

Delivered to more homes 

in North Canterbury and 

Kaikoura regions than any 

other publication. 

The best read paper in 

North Canterbury! 

For contact details see page 2 

2214361 

Situations Vacant 

45 


CAFÉ AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE 

POSITION 

Kaiapoi’s Rivertown Community Café and 

Rivertown OPtions shop is looking for amanager 

Thesuccessful person will be able to: 

•Work 30 hours/week(flexible) 

•Beverycommunity minded 

•Embrace the Christian values of theP2P 

Trust and Cafe 

•Maintaingreat relationships with suppliers 

•Lead ateam of dynamic staff 

•Lead by experiencein all aspects of human 

resources 

•Lead by experiencein business 

management 

•Have acurrent driverslicence 

If this position interests you please email: 

manager@p2pkaiapoi.org.nz foryour 

applicationform. 

Applicationsclose 1st November 

2213847 

BUILDER 

WANTED 

For Labour Only Quotation for 

house on ahill site in Hanmer. 

2213239 


PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

APPLICATION FOR 

OFF-LICENCE 

Section 101,Sale 

and Supply of 

AlcoholAct 2012 

SL Kaiapoi Limited has 

made application to 

the District Licensing 

Committee at Rangiora 

for the renewal ofanOff 

Licence in respect of the 

premises situated at 57 

Williams Street, Kaiapoi 

known as Super Liquor 

Kaiapoi. 

The general nature ofthe 

business conducted under 

the licence is bottlestore. 

The days onwhich and the 

hours during which alcohol 

is sold underthe licence are 

Monday to Sunday from 

9amto10pm. 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office 

of the Waimakariri District 

LicensingCommittee at 215 

High Street, Rangiora. 

Any person who isentitled 

to object and who wishes 

to object to the issue of 

the licence may, no later 

than 15 working days after 

the date ofthe publication 

of this notice, file anotice 

in writing of the objection 

with the Secretary of 

the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee at 

Private Bag 1005,Rangiora. 

No objection to the renewal 

of alicence may be made 

in relation toamatter other 

than amatter specified in 

section131 of theSale and 

Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. 

This is the first publication 

of this notice. 

2214334 

PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

APPLICATION FOR 

ON-LICENCE 

SECTION 101, SALE 

AND SUPPLY OF 

ALCOHOL ACT 2012 

Rose Reen NZ Ltd has 

made application to 

the District Licensing 

Committee at Rangiora 

for the renewal of an On 

Licence in respect of the 

premises situated at Unit 

1-194 King St, Rangiora 

known as Taaftan 

Moroccan Grill. 

The general nature of the 

business conducted (or to 

be conducted) under the 

licence is Restaurant. 

The days on which and 

the hours during which 

alcohol is (or is intended 

to be) sold under the 

licence are 7days aweek, 

11am to 11pm. 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office 

of the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee 

at 215 High Street, 

Rangiora. 

Any person who is entitled 

to object and who wishes 

to object to the issue of 

the licence may, not later 

than 15 working days after 

the date of the publication 

of this notice, file anotice 

in writing of the objection 

with the Secretary of 

the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee 

at Private Bag 1005, 

Rangiora. 

No objection to the 

renewal ofalicence may 

be made in relation to a 

matter other than amatter 

specified in section 131 

of the sale and supply of 

alcohol act 2012 

This is the first publication 

of this notice. 

2213842 

Building consent passed. 

Contact Dave Harwood 

Email: caninspect@xtra.co.nz

CLASSIFIEDS, TRUSTED TRADES &PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 


Situations Vacant 

ShepherdGeneral – 

Beef Finishing -Balmoral 

Kia hiwa rā! 

Ngāi Tahu Farming, Balmoral Beef Finishing Farm is seeking a 

ShepherdGeneral to join ayoung progressive operation 5minutes 

from Culverden. This positionwillbeworking in ayoung team with 

up-to-datetechnology and stock handling facilities. We arelooking 

forsomeone who has the skillset and drive to take on responsibility 

and progress withinour business. The roll involves livestock and 

general farm maintenanceduties. Awillingnesstolearn and a 

positive aitude to work areamust. 

What we canofferthe successful applicant? 

• Modern vehicles and machinery 

• Fun, motivated team environment 

• Anew warm and tidy 3bedroom house 

• Competitive remuneration package 

Our ideal candidatewillhave: 

• 1-2 years shepherding experience 

• 1-2 working dogs under good command 

• Excellent animalhusbandry skills 

• Farmmaintenanceskills 

• Anawareness and understanding of Ngāi Tahu values and a 

willingness to learn tikanga and te reoMāori 

To apply, pleasevisit mahi.ngaitahu.iwi.nz and submit your application 

online. Forconfidential enquiries, pleasecontact Ed Enersen, 

Farm Manager on 027 465 9445 or Edward.Enersen@ngaitahu.iwi.nz 

Nau mai, haeremai, tauti mai! 

Position Available: ECE Teacher 

✓ Embrace our Christian philosophy. 

✓ Work with our large team. 

✓ Have your strengths utilized. 

✓ Up to 38 hours/week. 

We offer: 

• 30yrs of high standards and 

reputation. 

• Very whānau and community focused. 

• Staff Professional development 

encouraged 

Is this the job for you! 

All applicants apply in writing by 

1st November to: 

To:The Manager 

Oxford Early Learning Centre 

PO Box 22, Oxford 7430 

www.oxfordearlylearningcentre.co.nz 

Seeking Freelance Journalists: 

We are seeking journalists to be part ofanexciting new 

venture for North Canterbury. 

The Waimak App is anew enterprise in Waimakariri. We 

are ahyper-local online publisher that will be delivering 

local news and community content to the residents and 

visitors in the Waimakariri District via our app, which is 

available for Android or Apple devices. We are amember 

of the iApp Network, anetwork that currently covers over 

half of New Zealand with more coming online soon. 

The Waimak App will be available for free download 

from November 1 st 2019 and we hope to have ateam in 

place providing us with grass roots and regional; sports, 

government, and business news. 

We welcome applications from journalists of all ages and 

experience. Remuneration will be commensurate with your 

skills. 

Please provide your C.V. along with some samples of 

your work by email to martyn@waimakapp.nz or mail 

PO Box 439 Kaiapoi 7644. 

2213448 

2213848 

2164822 

Builder 

Recovering the Past 

Discovering the Future 

Give Malcolm acall, you’ll be glad 

you did 

Ph. 021 809 108 

or 03 312 8880 (AH) 

Cars Wanted 

CASH 4CARS 

and 4WD'S 

Phone 

Automotive 

Parts 

03 313 7216 

CASH / CASH for any 

unwanted vehicles. Ph 03 

347 9354 or 027 476 2404. 

Gardening 

LAWNMOWING, 

gardening, hedge trimming, 

section tidies, green waste 

removal. Call or text 

Megan 021 337 489. Pensioner 

quotes available. 

TIDY TREES and gardens. 

All tree pruning, 

felling, hedge trimming and 

general gardening. Telephone 

Daniel 027 373 7001 

tidytreesandgarden@gmail.com. 

GARDEN hedges cut to 

perfection. Tree & arbor 

work. Also spraying. Free 

quotes. Ph 03 312 0668 or 

021 111 4322. 

For Sale 

HONEY 4kg bucket 

cooking honey, $30 special. 

Available at Gracebrook, 

Amberley. Telephone 03 

314 7076. 

Specialists in 

Earthquake 

damage assessing 

&full repairs 

Residential 

Construction 

Taking the stress out of any project 

We’re locals providing atrusted, 

quality service to North Canterbury 

Trade&Services 

ABEL &Prestige Chimney 

Cleaning. Nth Cant owned 

& operated. Covering all 

areas from Waimak to Hanmer. 

Professional, guaranteed, 

service. Firebox 

repairs, carry most parts. Ph 

0800 661 244. 

AFFORDABLE concrete 

cutting with quality and 

removal work. Free quotes. 

No job too small. Ph 027 

442 2219, Fax 03 359 6052 

or A/H 03 359 4605. 

BRIAN’S Tree Services. 

Tree felling, topping, 

shaping, firewood cut, rubbish 

removed, stump grinding, 

branch chipping. 

Affordable rates. Phone 03 

327 5505 or 021 124 4894. 

BRICK &Blocklayer. All 

types of work undertaken. 

New, EQC, repairs, LBP. 

Phone Hamish 313 5678 or 

027 238 6003. 

CARPENTER / Painter 

specialising in alterations & 

renovations, repairs & 

maintenance, 35 plus years, 

experienced licenced 

builder. Telephone Trevor 

313 5013 or 027 431 1864. 

DRESSMAKING Bev’s 

Sew Good Services, still 

open for all your alterations, 

repairs, dressmaking, 

curtains. Phone 

327 5535. (Formerly from 

Tamara’s). 

LAWNMOWING Phone 

Stu 027 315 6916. 

PAINT & wallpaper 

services. Wayne Bryant. 

Exterior, interior, qualified 

tradesman. Free quotes. Ph 

313 5337 or 027 654 4568. 

ROOFER. All roof repairs, 

roof painting, waterblasting, 

moss treatment, 

repointing, gutter cleans & 

snow straps. And more. 

Free quotes. Phone Nathan 

027 516 6609. 

Builder 

Butchery 

Oxford Butchery 

Shane and Leanne Frahm 

We cankill &processyourstock 

Four Generations of Frahms 

since 1957 

Ph 312 4205 

Oxford 


PLASTIC WELDING 

North Canterbury specialist. 

All plastic &fibreglass 

repairs. Telephone James 

021 180 5103. 

BUILDER / JOINER, 

licensed. Available now for 

all your repairs, maintenance, 

additions. For advice 

&free quote. Phone Keith 

021 127 7202. 

METAL WORX. Flashing, 

Sheetmetal Fabrication, 

Wrought Iron, 

Welding, Custom Trailers, 

General Metalwork. No job 

too big or too small. Ph 021 

265 5428 or 03 314 6908. 

Find us on facebook/ 

Glenmark Metal Worx. 

glenmarkmetalworx.ltd@gmail.com. 

NORTH CANTERBURY 

Tree Care. Qualified 

Arborist specialising in big 

trees in small places, long 

term tree plans, Riparian & 

shelter planting, land clearing, 

stump grinding, branch 

chipping, fully insured, free 

quotes. Ph 0800 873 336. 

PAINTER & Decorator. 

Semi retired painter. Small 

jobs. Ph Peter 03 312 7945 

or 027 693 8360. 

POWER TOOLS repairs, 

parts &sales for over 30 

years. All main brands serviced. 

Grossman Trade 

Tools, 31A Watts Road, 

Christchurch. Ph 389 9230. 

PROPERTY maintenance, 

lawns, hedges, chainsaw 

work, pruning, painting & 

minor home alterations. 

Town &Country. Ph Mike 

03 313 0261. 

SHEEP SHEARING 

mobile. Fast, friendly, professional 

service. 25 years 

exp. Shearing, drenching, 

hoof trimming etc. Call 

Shaun 021 204 1274. RANGIORA 

Rubbish 

Removal and RRR skips. 

Wheelie bins any frequency 

and skips from 1.5 cube to 

9cube. Skips and wheelie 

bins for any use, rubbish, 

greenwaste, building sites 

or just cleanups. Give us a 

phone call 313 6957 or for 

skips 021 313 255. 

SCREEN PRINTING. 

For all your printing 

requirements. Tshirts, 

Hoodies, HiVis vests and 

polos, Overalls, Caps etc. 

Please phone Heather 03 

313 0261 or email 

heather.norstar@gmail.com. 

1680439 

Number one 

old-fashioned bacon 

&ham curing. 

A/H 312 4709 


SUMMERFIELD 

FENCING 

IN YOUR AREA NOW. 

Lifestyle or farm, sheep, cattle, 

horse, all types of animals. 

Fences, yards, sheds, arenas, 

shelters, runs. 

30+ years contract fencing. 

Steve is available to help with 

your design &planning. 

Ph office03312 4747 

2091848 

SEPTIC TANK 

CLEANING 

Bill’s Liquid 

Waste 

Under New Management 

You dump it... 

Blair pumps it... 

Blair Tavendale 

Ph 03 314 9371 

0275 379-694 

2070788 

Automotive &Recovery 

YOU 

COULD 

BE 

HERE 

Advertise 

your business 

in our Trades 

and Services 

2152265 

Lilybrook Decorators 

Paint &Wallpapering 

Free Quotes. 

Ph Gordon 313 3309 

or 027 430 2938 

2172996 

SHEARER. Hap’s Farm & 

Lifestyle Services. Shearing, 

crutching, drenching, 

tailing, feet trimming & 

health check. Trailer, generator 

&mobile handpiece 

available. Experienced, 

reliable and honest. Ph 03 

312 1214 or 021 267 4025. 

SHEARER Mobile sheep 

shearer available for lifestyle 

blocks. Over 30 years 

experience. Phone Stuart 

027 315 6916. 

SHOE REPAIRS, key cutting, 

engraving, giftware. 

10 years experience. 

BESK, 683 Main North 

Road, Belfast. Telephone 

027 311 3423. 

VALUATION 

Specialising in North Canterbury. 

Contact Geoff at 

Maxwell Valuation. Phone 

03 310 8541 or email 

geoff@maxval.co.nz. 

Phone 

Amanda Keys 

on 

03 313 2840 


Carpet Binding 

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Carpet 

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Are you 

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or 021 078 4553 

raewynlcooke@gmail.com 

www.allclearcanterbury.co.nz 

PAINTERS 

Reg Tradesman 

Interior,exterior. 

North Canterbury Painters 

specialising in decorating for 

over 65 at adiscount rate. 

Free quotes. 

Covering Nth Canty,Oxford, 

Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Amberley. 

Robin Driver 03 327 7899 

or 027 432 3520 1859949 

LANDSCAPES 

Paving 

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-New or Existing 

Free Quotes 

–Competitive Pricing 

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027 699 5815 03 313 7933 

Roof Painting 

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• WOF Cars &Trailers 

• Vehicle Servicing & 

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• Tyres &Punctures 

• Jump Starts 

• Towing &Salvage 

• Courtesy Car Available 

Ph Aaron Rowlands 

0272 588 366 

13 Stone Eyre Place, 

Swannanoa 

Eftpos available Mon –Fri 8am –5pm, Sat 9am –1pm 

2202007 

Pride &Quality Painting 

&Decorating Services 

20 yrs exp, fast and friendly 

service. For all your painting 

needs, phone: Martin 310 

6187 or 021 128 9867 

RUGS 

30 William Coup 

Road 

(off Island Road) 

Kaiapoi 

Ph 03 327 6936 

2130820

TRUSTED TRADES &PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 


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DENTURE CLINIC 

RANGIORA 

DENTURE CLINIC 

Garry WMechen 

Registered Clinical Dental Techncian 

Phone (03) 313-9192 

Computer Repairs 

CompuCare 

Bruce Evans 

131 OhokaRoad 

Kaiapoi 

p. 03 327 3111 

m. 021293 6331 

COMPUTER 

REPAIRS 

Repairs &Upgrades 

Virus &Malware Removal 

Checkup to IncreaseSpeed 

Home&Business Onsite Visits 

Prompt Professional Service 

“If it’sbroke, let’s fixit” 

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Concrete 

ALL CONCRETE AND CONSTRUCTION WORK 

•Driveways, patios &paths •Bridges and Culverts 

•Retaining walls &landscaping 

•Silage pits, effluent ponds •Swimming pools &ponds 

•Excavation and cartage 

Daryl Power 027 230 9401 

email concretepower@scorch.co.nz 

2047298 

Drainlayer 

♦ New Residential Drains, Commercial &Alterations 

♦ Supply and Install of Septic Tanks &Effluent Systems 

♦ Stormwater Retention Ponds &Tanks 

♦ AllTypes of Field Drainage &Trenching 

FREE 

QUOTES 

Jesse McAnulty 027 259 8560 

Email: jm-drainage@outlook.com 

2158403 

38a Ashley Street, Rangiora 

Electrician 

Electrician 

NEW N W DENTURES D ES 

*RELINE* *REPAIRS 

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8.30am -12noon 

- Monday to Friday 

FREE E 

CONSULTATION O 

AND ADVICE 

A V C 

For a/h repairs 

phone (03) 310-3044 

2089195v2-4/4-S 

Allan Pethig 

For all your electrical needs. Residential &Commercial 

Phone 03 313 7144 

027 432 1534 

Fax 03 313 2144 

rgrantelectrical@gmail.com 

PO Box 69, Rangiora 

AARON HARRIS 

ELECTRICAL LTD 

NEW HOUSES • ALTERATIONS 

ELECTRICAL INSPECTIONS • SMART WIRING 

SYSTEMS AND MORE... 

M: 0275 543 958 E: aaron@ahel.co.nz 

2020478 

Fitness 

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YOU CAN AFFORD IT, TRUST ME 

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TRAINING 

Briar 027 320 4466 

22a Newnham Street, 

Rangiora-Ashley 

2202485 

Heating 

2162590v1 

Gardening &Tree Care 

Trimming Weed-eating 

Chainsaw work Mulching 

Spraying Planting 

Garden maintenance 

Workmanship 

Guaranteed 

Justin 027 779 9259 

www.themadkeengardener.co.nz 

Handyman &Landscaping 

1831495 

Lawn Maintenance 

Plumbing and Gas 

Scaffolding 

IT’S SCARIFYING SEASON! 


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Motorcycles 

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Servicing 

Contact Mike 

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362 Fernside Road Ph: 0275 350 147 

Rangiora 

nzlpltd@gmail.com 

2207722 

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● Domestic maintenance 

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● Gas cookers and Gas fires 

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● Backflow testing and installs 

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•Working platform 

Phone 

0274 366 901 

Plans for pricing 

jas.rangiorascaffolding@xtra.co.nz 

North Canterbury wide 

1783878 

Scrap Metal 

CASH PAID FOR SCRAP 

•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel •Specialists in Farm 

Machinery•All non Ferrous 

MAINLAND 

METALS LTD 

Ph (03)338 7000 

Mike0274 818544 •Robbie 0274 818 027 

Locally owned and operated 

Stump Grinding 

1902273 

Stump grinding, Canterbury wide. 

Single stumps, half day and 

full day rates. 

Experienced and friendly staff. 

www.nztrimandgrind.co.nz 

nztrimandgrind@mail.com 

Phone 022 385 2905 


Tyres 

Best Brands -Best Prices 

5Star Service 

346a Flaxton Road 

03 310 6666 

0800 226 324 for 24/7 Service 

2186433 

Plumbing 

For all 

general 

aspects of 

plumbing 

Discounts for over 

65years old 

Fast friendly service 

All work guaranteed 

Aaron McCartney 

Certifying Plumber 

Cell 027 366 9091 

A/H 03 310 2137 

Free Call: 

0508 44EVER 

EMAIL: 

plumber_27@yahoo.com 

2172994 

Water Blasting 

ENVIROTEC 

Waterblasting Ltd 

Servicing Canterbury 

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Ph (03) 3796159 info@windowmarket.co.nz 

Fax(03) 962 1012 www.windowmarket.co.nz 

2059023 

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BURKE’S 

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Victa Petrol 

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Victa leaf blower, 

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Vegetables and bedding plants 

Wheelbarrows from $104 

Come in and see Lindsay, Ann and Julie today or phone 03 314 0130 

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ARTHURBURKELTD 

Established 1935 

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North Canterbury News: October 10, 2019

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