North Canterbury News: October 31, 2019

Thursday, October 31, 2019 | Issue 870 | www.starnews.co.nz

Stolen ... The missing tea and

sugar canister.

Thieves

target

display

By ROBYN BRISTOW

The Dixon familyisasking

people to be on alertfor stolen

war memorabilia beingoffered

for sale.

Threepiecesofsentimental

valuetothe Seftonfamily were

stolen from adisplay during the

Rangiora A&P Show last

Saturday.

Amongthem was atea and

sugarcanister from WorldWar 1

gifted to Pete and Joe Dixon for

theircollection thatthey have

been takingaroundshowsinthe

lowerSouthIsland for five years.

‘‘Thepeople who gifteditwere

fascinated with what my parents

had done and gave the canister

to them to add to the display,’’

theirdaughter, Alex,says.

‘‘Cars, motorbikes and stuff

like that are stolen. But they can

be replaced,’’ she says.

Another piece belonged to

Alex’s great great grandfather

and is irreplaceable.‘‘It’s

unbelievably heartbreaking for

mum and dad, especially after

such afantastic show day.’’

The display was in ashed with

the farmyardanimals.

Police are investigating.

Delicate footwork ... Some highland

dancers perform the sword dance.

PHOTO: DAVID HILL

There’s no beef about the weather

By DAVID HILL

Highland dancers weren’t the only

people performing ajig at the Rangiora

A&P Show.

Weather can make or break aoneday

agricultural show. Organisers awoke on

Saturday to near perfect conditions, in

what went on to become one of the nicest

days so far in achangeable spring.

The fine conditions lured showgoers

in their hundreds.

Cattle classes might have been

cancelled due to the Mycoplasma bovis

outbreak, but all ages flocked to see the

sheep.

Youngsters were leading their pet

lambs, old farmers were spinning yarns,

and even new Waimakariri Mayor Dan

Gordon cast his eye over the sheep

entries.

It was Mr Gordon’s first official public

engagement since being sworn in as

mayor last Thursday.

‘‘My favourite time of the year is

always coming to our local A&P show, to

see all the machinery, to see the

livestock, to see all the horses and

everything that goes on.’’

Mr Gordon says while he has no

livestock on his lifestyle block at Ashley

at present, he has akeen interest in

Suffolks.

Youngsters Anna Gartery, aged 8, and

Amelie Bell, 7, were thrilled to win

ribbons with their pet lambs in the Years

3&4and Years 1&2classes,

respectively.

Anna comes from afarm at Cust and

says her lamb is ‘‘cuddly’’. She likes the

way he walks next to her.

Amelie says she gives her lamb ‘‘so

many cuddles’’. She plans to hang the

ribbon up with her other prizes when

she gets home.

Hugh Taylor had the job of selecting

the allbreeds champions. He was

impressed with the sheep on display.

‘‘I know the numbers are down awee

bit, but generally the standard is very

high. Alot of these sheep will go through

the Canterbury A&P Show and do very

well.’’

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Matt shows he has the right moves

By ROBYN BRISTOW

The South Island Chess

Championship trophy has a

new home in Rangiora,thanks

to the efforts of chess player

MattMcNabb.

For him, the ancient game

is both apleasure and a

passion, and it’s been thatway

since he first learned his way

around it as a5yearold.

He describes it as agame

that’s easy to learn, but

complicated to master.

‘‘I was taughttoplay chess

by my grandfather, who left

me his handturned chess set

whenhedied.

‘‘I then wentontoplay club

chess, as wellasplayingon

the computer, constantly

learning new strategies and

new ways of looking at the

game.

‘‘I love it. It’s great fun,

leaves nothing to chance,and

you never playthe samegame

twice.

‘‘Infact,it’s said there are

morepossible chess positions

thanthere are atoms in the

universe,’’ he says.

Matthas honed his skills

and competed extensively

overthe years, although he

has not managed to fit in many

tournaments since moving

backtoCanterbury from

Auckland 12 yearsago and

starting afamily.

However, he did make it to

thismonth’stournament at

the HeritageHotel in Hanmer

Springs.There, he playedhis

way to becomingjoint holder

of the South Island title,

bringingthe trophy backto

Waimakariri for six months,

before sending it to

Show patrons flock to see sheep entries

From Page 1

‘‘Andeven into the flock section

there’s somevery good sheep,

whichisgood to see.’’

Mr Taylorchose Oxford farmer

Dave Gillespie’sSouthdown ewe

as allbreeds champion meat

breed, whilethe champion wool

breedribbonwent to aCorriedale

ram bred by T.A. and C.M. Beaton.

He saysmost farmers are in

good spirits thanks to avery

favourableseasonwith plenty of

rain.

More pictures, pages 20 and 21

Check mate ... Matt McNabb with the South Island Chess Championship trophy.

Invercargill to gracethe home

of his cowinner, Edward Lee.

The pair actually placed

fourthequal on points in the

competition,but the three

players aheadofthem were

from the North Island, and so

were ineligibletowin the

title.

Matt says he has enteredthe

South Island contest afew

times,but never really had

great results. Thathas now

changed, but since it was first

won in 1950, so manynames

have been engravedonthe

cup thatitnow needsanew

base beforeMatt’sand

Edward’s names can be added

to the honour roll.

Matt’s advice for young

chess players keen to further

their skills?‘‘I play at the

Canterbury Chess Club in

PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Christchurch, but the North

Canterbury Chess Club is also

agreat local option for those

interestedinpickingupthe

game or enjoying the

challengeofplaying others.

‘‘Andplay against your

computer —you’ll learn so

much because the gameisso

complex, Idon’tthinkthere

will ever be aprogramme able

to solve it.’’

Starting young ...

Anna Gartery, left, aged 8,

won the ribbon for pet lamb

(Years 3and 4) with 3monthold

Rolly, while her brother

Sam, 6was second in the

Years 1and 2pet lamb class

with It’s ya Boy Benji, to

7yearold Amelie Bell’s

lamb, Marble, at the Rangiora

Show on Saturday.

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Church restoration to begin soon

By DAVID HILL

Effortstorestore the historic

Glenmark Churchare gaining

momentum.

FriendsofGlenmark Church

Inc chairman Andy Munrosays

there is now $1.562 million in

the bank towards the rebuild,

with arecent fundraising

eveningnetting $35,000.

This leavesthe project

$500,000 short of thetarget

required to complete the

rebuild, including pipeorgan

repair,refurbishment and

stainedglasswindow

restoration.

The GlenmarkChurch

opened in October 1907 and

was fundedbythe generosity of

Annie Townend, daughterof

Glenmark Station owner

George Moore.

‘‘We are seekingfundsfrom

friends, family and those that

appreciatethe building and

chattels for theirheritage

value, as well as for the normal

function it provides to the local

community,’’ Mr Munro says.

Arecent fundraisingevening

was held in the new Omihi

Community and Sports Hall,

with more than 120 people

attending.

Former All BlackRichard

Loe was the master of

ceremonies.

Guest speaker Mark Inglis

‘‘gave an inspiring and

motivational talk on the

challenges he has facedand

overcome since losinghis legs

to frostbite’’.

The Waipara School PTA

provided athreecourse buffet

meal.

There was also an auction on

the evening conducted by John

McCone,inwhich donated

goods weresnapped up by an

enthusiasticcrowd.

ALotteries Commission

grant of $720,000 has been

Restoration closer ... The historic Glenmark Church was damaged in the 2010 Canterbury

earthquake.

PHOTO: ROBYN BRISTOW

received,alongwith insurance

money, AnglicanChurch

Property Trustfundsand

$110,000from the Friends of

Glenmark, leaving the $500,000

shortfall.

‘‘TheGlenmark community

is grateful to the Glenmark

Waikari ParishVestry for

guaranteeing the immediate

financial shortfall so the

restoration can start,’’ Mr

Munrosays.

Former local resident and

engineerHerb Farrant has

peerreviewed the scopeof

works and quantitysurveying

documents.

‘‘Tenders will go out very

soonand it is hopedthat the

restoration workonthe church

building willbegin earlynext

year,’’MrMunrosays.

‘‘Itisagreat feeling to be

finally starting on aproject that

has taken along time to get to

thispoint.’’

Anyone who wants to help

the cause,can follow The

Friends of Glenmark Church

page on Facebook or go online

to the website

friendsofglenmarkchurch

.org.nz.

Mr Munro says a‘‘buyabrick’’campaign

and a

Givealittle page will alsobe

launched to help raise the

remaining funds.

‘‘Anybody with afamily

history withthe church may

like to purchase bricksinthe

name of family members,past

or present, and so havea

familytree recorded.’’

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The final concrete pour on the

Waimakariri Bridgedeck on State

Highway 1willagaindisrupttraffic on the

motorway, affecting the weekend of

November 1to4.

The new lane on SH1 thatconnects to

the newChristchurch Northern Corridor

will be sealed at the same time.

Work is on schedule to be finished on

the bridge beforeChristmas, with

asphalting and approach work continuing

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into the new year.

The workwill reduce traffic to one lane

in both directions over quite along

section. It will slowtraffic. Motorists are

urged to stayintheir lane and expect

delays.

Only use the shoulderand the grass

area in between the north and

southbound lanesonthe northside of the

Waimakariri Bridge for emergency

situations.

It is hopedtohave the bridge reopened

by 5.30am on Monday.

The traffic measures willbeinplace

from6pm, Friday, November 1, to 5.30am,

Monday,November 4. There willbea

60kmh speed limit in place on the bridge.

The Tram Road onramp will be closed

fromaround 7am to 6pm on November2

and 3. This is to reduce the traffic flowon

SH1 before the bridge. For more

information, phone 0800 262200.

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Come and see how they farm with the consumer in mind and hear

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Also hear an update from Richard Young, Chairman of our Co-op.

ON-FARM FIELD DAY

Wednesday, 6November

10.00am –2.00pm

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Floodingwoes... Blackbilled gullnests justasthey werebeingwashed out by the

October 19 floodinthe AshleyRakahuri River. The gulls seemed determined not to be

washed out and were still bringingnestingmaterial to their doomednests. PHOTOS: GRANT DAVEY

Gulls opt for abetter

river spot after flood

Blackbilled gulls have been gathering

over the lasttwo months in preparation

for breeding on the AshleyRakahuri

River.

Theirprogress towards nestinghas

been an interesting but chequered

journey, as it has beeninprevious years.

AshleyRakahuri RivercareGroup

member Grant Davey says, at first,the

birdssettled not farwest of the Cones

Road bridge,

‘‘Buttheir choice was not good,asit

involved low islands very prone to

flooding.

‘‘Fortunately, only asmallpercentage

of them were on nests because, as

feared, afresh on October 19 forced

them to move, he says.

Within aday, they had congregated

againabout 3km downstream, on amuch

more suitable site, and by October22at

least2200 birdshad beencounted.

‘‘It was ahigherweedfree island

offering protection fromboth floods and

predators. The numberpresent is very

similar to that whichinitiallyarrived on

the river last year,’’MrDaveysays.

Elsewhereonthe river, there has

been avariable start to the breeding

season for other species.

One of the firsttoarrive was the

banded dotterel. Mostnow have young

chicks, while the pied stilt and blackfronted

tern are only just starting to lay

eggs.

‘‘There are at leastsix pairs of wrybill

present. Four havealready hatched

chicks, includingthat of the onlybanded

bird,BWBW.

‘‘He is present at his usual sitefor his

10th season.’’

Wrybill are the most iconic birdof

braided rivers and only breed in

Canterbury.

GroupChairman NickLedgardsays,

despite its unique status, comparatively

little is known about the species.

‘‘Forthis reason, we are askingthe

public to vote for the wrybill as New

Zealand’sBird of the Year —a

competition which gets under way

towards theend of thismonth.’’

Hands-on activities forall ages:

• Guided walk to Tūtaepatu Lagoon

• Kids mountain bike ride

• ‘Know your Park’ scavenger hunt

with prizes

• Meet our rare Canterbury ry Mudfish/

Kōwaro

• Pesky

pests trapping demonstration

• Learn about volunteering and local

conserv rvation projects

• Refreshments available and

Sausage sizzle

Freshthinking ... Theblackbilledgulls were initially reluctanttomove on.

Moteliers humbled by win

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AHanmer Springs motel has been

recognised as the country’s best for the

second year running.

The St James Premium

Accommodation in the alpine village

has been named ‘‘Best Motel’’ in the

2019 Hospitality New Zealand Awards

for Excellence.

Owners Paul and Rae Baigent are

thrilled to win the title again.

The award was presented at the

recent Hospitality New Zealand

Awards for Excellence gala dinner in

Napier.

‘‘Our motto is ‘our difference is the

detail’ and we genuinely enjoy

providing afriendly hospitality

experience with quality

accommodation for all our guests,’’

Paul says.

‘‘To be judged Best Motel two years

running by our industry peers is an

honour.’’

Paul and Rae opened The St James in

the village in October 2010.

The pair say they could not have won

the award without the passionate

efforts of their staff.

Business optimism

revealed in survey

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By ROBYN BRISTOW

North Canterbury businesses are

holding their own and are

optimistic aboutthe future,

despite being nervous aboutthe

wider New Zealand business

situation, according to the latest

North Canterbury Business

Opinion Survey.

The results, released this week

by Enterprise NorthCanterbury

(ENC),reveal strength in the local

business community, with

business profitability no longer

negative (net 0% profitability

compared to net 15%inApril),

and 48% of businessesexpecting

more profitinthe coming year.

Thirtypercent expect to

maintain current profit margins.

ENC business supportmanager

Miles Dalton says it has been a

tough year for manylocal

businesses, but the future is

looking good.

‘‘On the whole,both salesand

profits have been flat over the last

six months, but lookingat

previous profit cyclesthe

indicators are that we should see

some good results over 2020.

‘‘Thisupcoming cycleiscoming

from alower base so we can

predict aprofitable 2020,but

perhaps not as good as some other

yearshave been.’’

The surveyalso reveals that

businesses are holding backon

further investmentatthe moment,

but are optimistic about their own

prospectsfor the coming six

months.

Local business owner Laura

Good, of Create Design Studio in

Rangiora, says she is feeling

positiveabout the comingmonths.

‘‘I am excited for the next six

months.

‘‘Wehave actually seena

significant lift in our turnover in

the past six months, but Iknow

somebusinesses have

experienced aslightdownturn.

While it is hardtopredictwhat’s

coming, Ilike to lookonthe

positive side.’’

The surveyed businesses

expressedalack of confidence in

the general business situation in

New Zealandwith anet 41%

confidence level. Thisisthe

lowest level recorded sinceENC

started surveying in 2013, but is in

linewith businesses across New

Zealand.

Local businessesare continuing

to employmore staff and the gross

domestic product (GDP) in North

Canterbury is growingatthe same

level as New Zealand as awhole.

‘‘It’s certainlyamixed bag of

indicators,’’ Mr Daltonsays.

‘‘There is alevel of optimism

thatbodes well for the future, but

someofthe indicators suggest that

businessesneed to continue to

carefullywatchtheirmargins.At

thisstage, 2020looks likely to be

positive.’’

The NorthCanterbury Business

Opinion Surveyisconducted

every six monthsbyEnterprise

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Champion image ... Anne Lambe’s work, Devil and That Violin,was the champion image in arecent

Rangiora Photographic Society competition.

The devil is in the detail

Anne Lambewas judgedto

have takenthe champion

imageinthe recent Rangiora

Photographic Society Set

Subject competition.

Her work, Deviland That

Violin,was judged bestinthe A

gradedivision.

Results:

Championimage overall: Devil

and That Violin,byAnne

Lambe.

Best in grades:

Agrade: Devil and That Violin,

Anne Lambe.

Bgrade: Dancing Magnolia,

Catherine Dalton.

CGrade: Wanaka Elements,

Alan Dunscombe.

Honours:

AGrade: Graham Dean,Jan

Driscoll, Sandra Fleet, Hillary

Lakeman, AnneLambe,

Colleen Linnell (2), Maxine

Cooper, Cathy Price,Chris

Sharpe, Dominic Stove,

RhondaStove, David

Woodcock.

BGrade:Catherine Dalton,

Keith Sycamore.

CGrade: Tabitha Andrews,

Lisa Carter, Alan Dunscombe,

Nick Hampson.

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New deputy mayor humbled

By DAVID HILL

Neville Atkinsonisthrilled to be

Waimakariri’s new deputy

mayor.The longserving Kaiapoi

councillor was unanimously

elected to be new mayorDan

Gordon’s deputyatFriday’s

inaugural meetingofthe 11thterm

Waimakariri District

Council.

‘‘I’m just humbled and thrilled

to be in this seat and Iintend to

perform the duties as diligently

as Ihave in the last 18 years and

to support Dan as best Ican,’’ Cr

Atkinson said.

‘‘I’m reallyexcited to be here

and to be part of the new council.

The last coupleorthree days

getting to know the other

councillors have been good. We

have areallygood council.’’

Cr Atkinson has servedfive

terms on the council and one

term as aKaiapoi Community

Board member before that.

His sentiments were echoed by

chief executive JimPalmer,who

presided over the meeting until

he witnessed Mr Gordon

presenting andthensigningthe

mayoral declaration.

‘‘Theyhave come together

reallywell over the last two

weeks and I’m sure we are going

to haveafantastic three years.’’

The meeting openedwith Ngai

Tuahuriri and councilkaumatua

Aroha ReritiiCrofts calling the

councillors into the chambers

and then blessing the new

council term.

Councillorsalso unanimously

approved Mr Gordon’s

recommendations for portfolio

holders and council committee

appointments. Further

appointmentswill be made at the

first regular councilmeeting on

November 5.

Council portfolioholders:

MayorDan Gordon: Iwi

relationships, regional transport.

DeputyMayor Neville Atkinson:

Internationalrelationships

(supported by Crs Philip Redmond

and JoanWard).

Cr KirstynBarnett:District

planningdevelopment (supported

by Cr Niki Mealings), and

communications and customer

service.

Cr Al Blackie: Kaiapoi

regeneration.

Cr Robbie Brine: Solid waste,and

greenspace (parks,reserves and

sports grounds).

Deputy ... Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon, right, congratulates his

new deputy, Neville Atkinson.

PHOTO: DAVID HILL

Cr Wendy Doody: Community

facilities(aquatic centres, multiuse

sports stadium, libraries/service

centres,town halls, museums and

community housing), and

community development and

wellbeing (supportedbyCr

Atkinson).

Cr Philip Redmond:Regulation

and civil defence.

Cr Niki Mealings: Climatechange

and sustainability.

Cr Sandra Stewart: Canterbury

Water Management Strategyand

Waimakariri Zone Committee,

drainage and stockwater.

Cr Joan Ward: Business,

promotion and town centres, and

audit, risk, Long Term Plan and the

excellence programme.

Cr Paul Williams: Roading and

utilities (water supplies and sewer).

Community board andcommittee

appointments:

RangioraAshley Community

Board: Crs Barnett,Brine,Ward and

Williams.

OxfordOhoka Community Board:

Crs Doodyand Mealings.

WoodendSefton Community

Board: Crs Redmond and Stewart.

KaiapoiTuahiwiCommunity

Board: Crs Atkinson and Blackie.

Audit and Risk Committee: Crs

Atkinson, Barnett, Stewart (1st

chair), Ward (2nd chair) and

Williams.

Communityand Recreation

Committee: Crs Blackie(1st chair),

Brine, Doody, Mealings (3rdchair)

and Redmond (2nd chair).

DistrictPlanning and Regulation

Committee: Crs Atkinson (2nd

chair), Barnett (1st chair), Mealings,

Redmond andWard.

Utilities andRoading Committee:

Crs Blackie, Brine (3rd chair),

Doody (1st chair), Stewart and

Williams (2nd chair).

MahiTahi Joint Development

Committee: Mayor Gordon, Crs

Atkinson andBlackie.

Landand Water Committee: Crs

Atkinson, Barnett, Blackie,

Mealings, Stewart (chair) and

Williams.

District Licencing Committee: Cr

Redmond, joining Crs Atkinson,

Williams and Doody,and

CommissionerJim Gerard.

Mayor Gordon is an exofficio

member of all council committees.

Chief Executive Review

Committee: Mayor Gordon (chair),

Crs Atkinson, Brineand Williams.

Hearings Committee (other than

RMA): CrsAtkinson,Barnett,

Blackie, Brine, Doody, Mealings,

Redmond, Stewart, Ward and

Williams.

CodeofConduct Committee: Crs

Atkinson (chair), Brine, Redmond

and Doody.

Canterbury Civil Defence

EmergencyManagement Group

(CDEM Group):Mayor Gordon.

Greater Christchurch Partnership

(GCP): MayorGordon, Crs Atkinson

and Mealings.

Local Government New Zealand

Rural/Provincial sector and Zone5

and 6meetings: Mayor Gordon.

Greater Christchurch Public

Transport Joint Committee and

Regional Land Transport

Committee: Mayor Gordon.

Canterbury Waste Joint

Committee and Canterbury

Regional Landfill Joint Committee:

Cr Brine.

Unanimous backing ... Hanmer Spring’s Jason Fletcher is settling

into his role at Hurunui’s deputy mayor.

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New deputy hails

from Hanmer

By ROBYN BRISTOW

HanmerSpring’s Jason

Fletcher hasbeen appointed

Hurunui district’s deputy

mayor.

He wasappointed at a

meeting on Thursday night

in front of apacked gallery

as the new council wassworn

in.

New Mayor Marie Black

declined to appoint her

deputy,but hernomination

of Cr Fletcher was backed

unanimously by the full

council.

The meeting wasbrought

to aclosewith the

confirmation thatthe first

‘‘business as usual’’council

meetingwill be held today.

Mr Fletcher saidhewas

humbled by thehonour of

being electeddeputy mayor.

‘‘I appreciate the

opportunity to follow in the

footsteps of good people. I’m

justexcitedtosupport

Marie,who will make an

exceptional leader,’’ he said.

Mrs Black said thenew,

moreceremonious first

meetingwas alovelyway to

markthe occasion.

‘‘Itwas truly specialand I

think the galleryreally

enjoyed watching,’’she said.

Down to business ... From left, Hurunui District Council chief

executive Hamish Dobbie, Mayor Marie Black, and secretary

Graham Sutherland.

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Retired councillor would do it again

By DAVID HILL

John Meyer says he has enjoyed

working as part of ‘‘some great

teams’’ during his time in local

government.

He retired this month from

the Waimakariri District

Council after five terms as a

councillor, but will continue to

serve on the KaiapoiTuahiwi

Community Board.

‘‘If Ihad the opportunities

again Iwould certainly do it.

It’s been that pleasurable and

we’ve had some great teams,’’

Mr Meyer says.

He was first elected to the

Ashley County Council in 1973,

when he was aged 25 and living

in Amberley.

‘‘It was my involvement with

Jaycees in Amberley which led

to me standing. They

nominated me for council and I

got on.

‘‘Councillors in those days

didn’t get paid, so Iappreciate

these people who say they need

more support. But Iwas lucky.

Lynda was ateacher and Ihad

agood firm Iwas working for

who encouraged me and liked

the idea of me being on the

council.

‘‘It was areally good learning

curve and it was so enjoyable

and challenging.’’

After two terms on the Ashley

County Council, the Meyers

returned to Kaiapoi where Mr

Meyer joined the family

business at Williams Garage,

now the Caltex service station.

His fatherinlaw Ben

Williams served three terms as

Kaiapoi mayor.

In the 1980s Mr Meyer joined

the Kaiapoi High School board

of governors before being

elected on to the board of

trustees and serving as board

chairman.

He was first elected to the

Waimakariri District Council

in 1995 and served two terms as

Kaiapoi Community Board

chairman before missing in

2001 by just four votes.

‘‘In those first two terms we

had really good teams. We had

some big challenges with the

sewage system, growth and the

roundabouts.

‘‘The sewage system was

corrected and sent out to sea

rather than into the river, and

the town was growing far faster

than we thought it would.’’

In 2010 he was reelected to

the council and has served on

the local community board in

all but three of the last 24 years.

‘‘You can do little things as an

individual, but, for the big

things, working as ateam

makes it far more achievable.’’

Given many councillors are

juggling jobs or running

businesses, Mr Meyer wonders

whether there should be fewer

councillors to make it afulltime

role and more authority

could be delegated to

community boards.

‘‘I think there’s some merit in

it and Ithink it would be fairer.

That will come up for

discussion again in the review

period and those questions will

be asked in ademocratic way.’’

The Meyers have two adult

children and four

grandchildren.

In his retirement, Mr Meyer

plans to spend more time with

his grandchildren, in his

garden, working on his classic

cars, and whitebaiting.

He owns an MGB GT sports

car, aRover P6B and a1964

Rover P4.

Long service ... John Meyer

received aspecial trophy

depicting his Rover P6B, in

recognition for serving as

chairman of the Waimakariri

District Council’s road safety

committee for the last nine years.

PHOTO: DAVID HILL

In brief

Braking targeted

Anew roaduser sign aimed at

heavyvehicle drivers has been

installed on Lehmans Rd, by the

Westpark Rangiora housing

subdivision. The sign asks

drivers not to use engine brakes.

It has been placed on the

subdivision side of the heavytrafficbypass,

shortlybefore the

Lehmans and Oxford Road

intersection stop sign. It was

installed as acourtesy measure

by the Waimakariri District

Council to help reducetraffic

noise for nearby residents.

Compressionreleaseengine

brakes are used in some heavy

diesel trucks but can be

noisy.

Lost and found

The following property has been

reportedaslost to the North

Canterbury police: Ablack

leather card wallet(Rangiora), a

white Samsung Galaxy Edge

cellphoneinablackhalf case

(HanmerSprings), ablack Apple

iPhone (Amberley), ablue wallet

with acat on the bottomfront

corner (Rangiora), apink

SamsungGalaxy S8 in ared case

with askeleton on it (Amberley),

aBauer white and red

mountainbike (Rangiora).

The following property has been

found: Ablue portable speaker

(Kaiapoi), afishing rod and reel

(Kaiapoi), agold flat chain

necklacefound in Rangiora but

at Kaiapoi Station.

Waimakariri Bridge-SH1 traffic delays

TheChristchurch Northern Corridor team is widening SH1 and the Waimakariri Bridge. Trafficwill be

reduced to one lane in each direction from Fridayevening 1November until Monday4November. We

need to pour the final concretefor thebridgedecksand we aresealing the newlane on SH1 that will

connect to the newCNC motorway.

Thesouthbound lane reduction on SH1, betweenthe Western Belfast Bypass andthe bridge, staysinplaceuntil

Monday afternoon12pm. We willhavetoclose the southbound bridgeand alltraffic will divert(contraflow) onto

the northbound bridge. We expect the concretetocureintimeforustoreopen thebridgetoearly Monday morning

traffic.Please expect slowmoving trafficinboth directions duringthe weekend.

TheTramRoadon-ramp willbeclosed from around 7am to 6pm on 2and 3November. This is to reduce thetraffic

flowon SH1beforethe bridge.

Formoreinformation phone 0800 262200 or viewour videos and project updates at www.nzta.govt.nz/cnc

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Waimakariri from the air ... Canterbury Recreational Aircraft Club instructors Scott

James, front, and Easwaran Krishnaswamy, rear, flying in the club’s Tecnam P92 Echo

trainers during aflight. The image was taken from another Tecnam P92 flown by Roy

Waddingham. The club is holding an open day at the Rangiora Airfield this Saturday.

PHOTO:BRIAN GREENWOOD

Open day set to go

The Canterbury Recreational Aircraft

Club will hold its annual open day at

Rangiora Airfield this Saturday.

The club, with more than 270 members

and 120 aircraft, is one of New Zealand’s

largest.

The open day will run from 10am to

3pm. It is being held to give the

community achance to meet club

members, flight instructors, pilots, and

learn about the aircraft.

There will also be the opportunity to

learn more about recreational flying and

the club’s activities.

Trial flights will be available during

the day, with acouple of cost options.

There will also be the opportunity to win

afree trial flight.

Food trucks, an icecream vendor and

abouncy castle will be on site.

The Sou’Westers blow in

By DAVIDHILL

John Wright and The Sou’Westers are

performing in the Rangiora Town

Hall this Friday to raise moneyfor

the CommunityWellbeingNorth

Canterbury Trust.

John Wright was the first New

Zealand test batsman to score5000

test runs and went on to coachboth

the New Zealand and Indian cricket

teams.

John,who lives in Ohoka, is also an

accomplished musicianand partof

the foursome that makes up The

Sou’Westers.

The John Wright &Sou’Westers

eventcombinessongsand yarns

from his many tours of duty as a

highprofile international

sportsman, travellerand songwriter.

The Sou’Westers also feature Liam

Ryan on keyboard, Dean

Hetherington on guitar and

internationalsingersongwriterAly

Cook, whoselatest single, Red Dirt

Road Trip,isinthe toppositionon

the AustralianAirplayChartsfor the

third week running.

Proceedsfrom the night will go

towards helpingthe trust provide

free communityand social services

to families and communities in need

throughout the Waimakariri and

Hurunui districts; services suchas

the KarangaMai Early Learning

Centre, Kaiapoi CommunityPantry,

socialworkers, familycounselling

and community youth workers.

The trust is localtoNorth

Canterbury and has received

considerable support from local

sponsors to stage the event.Tickets

can be bought onlinethrough

iticket: iticket.co.nz/events/

2019/nov/johnwright.

Free Health Seminar

New to New Zealand and want to know

more about our health service? Come

along to this free Health Seminar.

You will find out more about things like blood

pressure checks, quitting smoking and managing

medication. Our speaker is from the Cancer Society.

Ruataniwha Centre

176 Williams St, Kaiapoi

1.30pm-3.30pm, Sunday 3November 2019

Numbers are limited, light refreshments provided.

Register with Citizens Advice Bureau North

Canterbury, Phone 03 313 8822 oremail

coordinator.northcanterbury@cab.org.nz

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Rescued food ... Satisfy Food Rescue coordinator Stef van Meer, left, chairwoman

Phillipa Hunt and operations support Michelle Campbell help sort some rescued food.

PHOTO: DAVID HILL

Satisfy Food Rescue

in fundraising mode

By DAVID HILL

Rescuing food and better livingisthe

focusfor SatisfyFood Rescue.

The local food redistribution group is

hosting its annualfundraising event,

Living Better withSatisfy,atthe Pines

Kairaki Beach HallonSaturday,

November 2, as it lookstokeep its green

van on theroad.

ChairwomanPhillipa Hunt says the

trustoperates on just 30 hours of staff

time,relying heavily on volunteers and

community supporttoensure rescued

food is redistributed where it is needed.

‘‘We needaround four to five

volunteers Monday to Friday, one

helping the driverand the rest sorting

and redistributingthe food.’’

The staff includescoordinatorStef

van Meer, operations support Michelle

Campbell and driver Helen Kelly, who

has just joined the team.

All three are employed just 10 hours a

week each.

What became of former mayor?

By ROBYN BRISTOW

West Eyreton resident Wendy Morganis

on amission.

She is trying to traceher family tree,

but is hamperedbythe factthat

computers don’t comenaturally to her.

In particular, she is lookingtofind out

more about one ancestor, aman called

William Wilson.

His nickname was Cabbage, given—

apparently—because of his preference

for hatswoven from cabbage tree leaves.

He was aprominentnurseryman and

landowner in Christchurch,with one

record showingacauliflower that was

more thanthree feetincircumference

and weighing 11lb –— just ashadeoff 5kg.

He was also the first mayorof

Christchurch and seemstohave been a

powerfuland authoritative figure.

He was apparently responsible for the

central islandtree plantings on

Fitzgeraldand Bealey avenues, and

possibly the plantings on the banks of the

Avon.

Thesewere all implementedwhen he

was subcommittee chairman responsible

for thelandscaping of thoseareas,

according to the website Papers Past.

Unfortunately, his private lifewasn’t so

Phillipa says Satisfy’s focusremains

on better living and raisingawareness.

‘‘We are trying to find away to engage

the community and the focus is on waste

reduction in the home.’’

She sayspeople regularly throwout

food whichisstilledible.

‘‘People get confused with the ‘best

before date’, but it has more to do with

freshness, so it’s all about using your

senses,’’ Phillipasays.

‘‘If the datewasn’t there, how would

you tell?’’Stef adds.

The fundraising eventoffers two

ticketing options, either come at 9.30am

for asessionofyoga, or joininat

10.30am for ahigh tea,with

demonstrations and speakers sharing

tips and tricks for living better.

For more information and to book

tickets, go online to

livingbetterwithsatisfy.floktu.com.

Satisfy FoodRescue can be foundat

satisfyfoodrescue.org.nz and on

Facebook.

positive. He married Elizabeth Williams

in 1856.

She was just 20 yearsold —17years

younger than he was. She gavehim 14

children —seven boysand seven girls.

He beather to the degree that she

soughtlegal protection, which he

breached, and for which he was arrested.

However, by then, he had alreadybeen

nabbedfor fraud for going under the

radar to use land for his own benefit, for

which he was atrustee.Heultimately

died bankrupt.

After all the publicity —and the papers

at the time foundhim highlyentertaining

—Williammanaged to get reelected to

council 10 years afterhis stintasmayor.

Five of the sitting councillors at the time

resigned in protest.They said: ‘‘Either

this man stands down or we go.’’

And, even just acouple of years ago, the

governmentclaimeda183squaremetre

patch of land in aformer Lichfield St

laneway which belonged to William back

in the day.

All attempts to find an heirhad

apparently failed, so block 6between 130

and 132LichfieldSt, running behind

High St bar Smash Palace, sat ownerless

for 120 years.Itnow has arateable

valuation of $150,000.

Waimakariri Events

NOVEMBER 2019

11

NOV EVENTS

1st John Wright

&The Sou’Westers

8pm –10pm, Rangiora Town

Hall. As part of their nationwide

tour. Expect an evening of fine

musicianship, rich harmonies and

tales from the road. Tickets GA $45

VIP $99: www.wellbeingnc.org.nz

2nd Kaiapoi RSA

Centenary Parade

2pm, Parts of Williams Street,

Fuller Street and Raven Quay,

Kaiapoi. The Parade will include

the NZ Army Band, military

personnel and hardware, RSA

Veterans, Fire Service and Police,

St. Johns Ambulance and Youth

organisations.

2nd Canterbury Recreational

Aircraft Club Open Day

10am –3pm, Rangiora Airfield,

Merton Road, Rangiora. Come

along to meet the club members,

talk to the pilots and learn more

about recreational flying. Food

trucks, ice cream and abouncy

castle for the kids too.

2nd Living Better with Satisfy

9.30 –12.30, Pines Beach Hall,

Kaiapoi. Afabulous fundraising

morning where you can learn

about waste free healthy living with

inspiring demos and speakers,

ascrumptious high tea and the

option of alittle bit of yoga!

Tickets $20 -$35

www.livingbetterwithsatisfy.floktu.com

3rd USA Day

–All American Car Show

10am –3pm, Gladstone Park,

Woodend. All American Vehicles

display hosted by The American

Classic Car Club. Children’s

entertainment, food stalls and

trade stalls. Apercentage of

profits will be donated to Ronald

McDonald House South Island.

Display cars $5 per person max

$10 per car load. Public $5 per

person, children under 12 free.

No dogs allowed.

9th Woodford Glen Speedway

Feature Night, 6.30pm.

Visit www.woodfordglen.co.nz

10th Tūhaitara Coastal

Park Open Day

10am –2pm, Tūhaitara Coastal

Park-Woodend Beach Domain.

Agreat range of activities that

the whole family can enjoy.

Bring your bike along. Visit

“Friends of Tūhaitara Coastal

Park” on Facebook for more

details about the event.

10th Kaiapoi Community

Garden Open Day

10am –1pm Kaiapoi Community

Garden, Hilton Street, Kaiapoi.

Come and browse around the

Community Garden, listen to live

music and indulge in morning tea.

Food demonstrations, seedlings

and preserves for sale. There is

achildren’s corner with amud

kitchen and sand pit, as well as

their own garden bed to dig, plant

flowers in etc. Gold coin donation

will be appreciated.

16th Woodford Glen

Speedway

Mainland Stockcar Teams Champs

6.30pm. Visit www.woodfordglen.co.nz

19th Charles Upham Village

Christmas Market

1pm -4pm, Charles Upham

Retirement Village, Village Centre,

24 Charles Upham Drive, Rangiora.

With stall’s from near and far for all

your Christmas shopping needs.

22nd Rangiora Christmas

Celebration Night 2019

5.30pm –9.30pm, High

Street, Rangiora. ‘Shop until

you drop’ at Rangiora’s High

Street retailers and eateries –

peruse quality market stalls,

live music, grab aSanta photo

and stay until the end for an

impressive fireworks display.

24th Ohoka Garden

Tour &Fete

10am –4pm, Ohoka School,

261 Jacksons Road. Premier

properties and gardens open

for viewing in the lovely area of

Ohoka. Enjoy our school fete,

refreshments, food and market

stalls. Tickets are $25 +booking

fee. www.ohokagardentour.co.nz

24th RGA Community Choir

Christmas Concert

2pm-Methodist Church, King

Street, Rangiora.Featuringthe

RGACommunity Choir andguests.

Annual Xmas Concert including

afternoon tea! $7.50doorsalesonly.

24th Pak’nSave Triathlon

Festival

8am –12pm, Pegasus.

Atriathlon, duathlon (run/bike/

run) and aqua bike (swim/run)

event for all ages and abilities

from 5years up. Race as a

team or individual.

$29.99 per person.

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By DAVID HILL

Established musicianDavidRea

is impressed with the young

talentWaimakariri has to offer.

The former Rangiora High

Schoolstudent was back in his

home townlast Thursday evening

to judge at WaiYouth’s

CentreStage 6and performwith

his band, ElectricTemples,inthe

Rangiora Town Hall.

‘‘It was avery hardcompetition

to judge; theirtalent is so high,’’

David says. ‘‘I thinkthat halfof

the vocalists, if they auditioned

for JazzSchool(at Ara Institute of

Canterbury) theywould get in.

‘‘I’m glad that we were justa

guest act.’’

The 24yearold is studying at

the Christchurch Jazz school. He

is working on his first solo album,

Time,and is amember of the

band The Preservatives,as well as

Electric Temples.

He was one of theoriginal

members of youthevents group

WaiYouth, in the days before

Centrestage.

The other judges were Emily

Johnstone, aformerstudent of

Rangiora High School and the

Hartley School of Performing

Arts, and Shannyn Miller, aJazz

Schoolstudent who playselectric

guitarfor Electric Temples.

They had to choose between

dancing and aerobics,aswell as

vocalists and instrumentals

performing anything from pop

and rock to opera.

Rangiora High School deputy

head boy LachieJames began the

entertainmentwith aduet with

his sisterBrianna as aguest act,

before returning for the final act.

The winner’s cheque of $1000

was presentedtoRangiora High

School student Sophia Ambrose,

aged 17, who performed

Habanera from the French opera

Carmen.

‘‘I have been singing for as long

as Ican remember.Iwatched the

musical Tomorrow whenIwas

five yearsold and Iwas really

inspiredbythat.’’

Sophia is planing to study

musicatthe University of

Canterbury next year and

performs avariety of music.

‘‘I played punk rock on electric

guitar in last year’s CentreStage.’’

Dancer Ataleya Dickie, aged

15, astudent of Rangiora High

School and the Jenna McKenzie

School of Dance, wassecond for

her original choreographed

routine of the song BodyLove by

Mary Lambert.

‘‘I just finished learning it this

morning. It’s asong about

bullying against girls and

accepting yourself, because true

beauty comes from the inside.’’

Ataleya says she will put her

$500 cheque towards attending a

danceconvention in Auckland

next year.

Kaiapoi High School pupil

Josh Keating, aged14, was third,

afteralead malfunction on his

guitar loop pedal put his

performance in jeopardy.

He returned after the

intermission to blow the crowd

away with The Eaglesclassic

HotelCalifornia.

‘‘I thoughtIhad lost it, but I

came back out in my hoodie and

Ijust went for it.’’

Winners are grinners ... Josh

Keating, left, aged 14, Ataleya

Dickie, 15, and Sophia Ambrose,

17 took home the prizes at

CentreStage 6.

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New Environment

Canterbury councillor

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yet.

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huge issue acrossthe

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the council.

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the regional committee,

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biodiversityand

biosecurity, freshwater

management,hazards,

risk and resilience,

regional leadership and

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whole area.

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of understanding about

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so there, perhaps, needs

to be better

communication.’’

He says ECan’s

primary role is acting on

New challenge ... Grant Edge is looking forward to

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central government

legislationand ensuring

local district councilsare

‘‘actingaccordingtothe

legislationand

implementingitintheir

local plans’’.

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disconnect,sothere is a

need for collaboration,

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level. Ithink thatwill be

challenge for the new

council —how fastcan

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New mayor set

for challenges

By DAVID HILL

Craig Mackle is looking

forward to the challenge of

being Kaikoura’s new mayor.

Mr Mackle was due to be

sworn in yesterday at the first

meeting of the new council

after winning the mayoralty

by just 12 votes.

He says he has spent the

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ropes’’, attending

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‘‘The earthquake

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things.

‘‘The next 12 to 18 months

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keel.’’

Mr Mackle says the new

council will be heading away

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years. It will be held at Mt

Lyford.

Three years ago the newly

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Craig Mackle

planning retreat at St Arnaud

in the Nelson region when the

7.8magnitude earthquake

struck on November 14, 2016.

The councillors made a

hasty retreat back toward

Kaikoura, but soon found

themselves cut off from the

town until being rescued by

helicopter.

‘‘It definitely created abit

of panic and upset,’’ Mr

Mackle recalls.

The new mayor

has been actively

involved in setting

up acharitable trust

to build anew

community pool and

the trust will now

need to appoint a

new trustee, as the

mayor is

automatically

appointed to the trust.

Mr Mackle says he has big

shoes to fill, following the

retirement of Winston Gray,

who led the district for nine

years, including in the

immediate aftermath on the

2016 earthquake.

‘‘I’ve only spoken with

Winston briefly, on the side of

the road, as he’s avery busy

man.

‘‘I just hope Idon’t have the

same challenges he’s had to

deal with.’’

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The Rangiora community has

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for terminal cancerpatient

Kylie CameronBattersby, her

husband Karl Battersby and

their threeyoungdaughters.

Agiant fundraiser was

organisedfor the Rangiora

familybybrothers Aaron and

AshleyMcConville,owners of

SaintsFunctional Fitness Gym

in Kingsford Smith Drive in

Rangiora,wherethe event was

held on Sunday, October 20.

Whenthe brothersheard about

Kylie, whose husband Karl and

sisterinlaw Rachael

Henderson are members of the

gym,they wanted to do

something to help.

Theyorganised the fundraiser

through their Facebook page,

tellingfollowers that:‘‘Kyliehas

beenatwar with cancerfor

eight yearsnow. Unfortunately

it has now entered the terminal

stage. So this is how we are

going to help.’’

The brothers organised a

teamchallengefor the day, with

each team completing 18 unique

fitness/team building/problemsolving

stations to collect points.

Each team member donated

anything theycouldtoenter the

event and all the money raised

was donated to Kylie and Karl.

The brothers got ahuge

response,with alarge crowd

takingpart.

Afamilystyle barbecue was

held for those who participated,

as well as their supporters,and

nearly$8000 was raised for

Kylie,Karl and theirdaughters.

‘‘It was such an amazing day to

be part of,’’Rachaelsays. ‘‘It

was so humbling because it was

really about loveand support.

Aaron and Ash are amazing

people.’’

Karl, who is amember of the

gym’s ‘‘5am crew’’,says the

fundraiser was overwhelming

for him, Kylieand their girls.

‘‘But at the same time it

couldn’thave been better. It was

awesome. Amassive thanks to

the whole Saints community,the

Rangiora community and Ash

and Aaronfor doing what you

havedone.’’

Quake

party

Three yearsonfromthe

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Kaikouracommunity has

muchtoremember and

celebrate.

The entire communityis

invitedtocometogether

onNovember 14 to share

food, musicand more.

The headline actwill be

New Zealandmusician

and television personality

AnikaMoa, who will

perform alongside local

musicians.

Runningfrom4pm until

late at theKaikoura

Memorial Hall and

surroundinggardens,the

gettogether and concert

promises something for

everyone.

On offer willbe

afternoontea and aguided

tour of therefurbished

memorial hall, face

painting,children’sgames,

apotlucksupper and

outdoor movie (weather

permitting).

The local violencefree

networkiscontributing to

funding theoccasion, and

severalcommunity groups

are settotakeleadroles

throughoutthe event.

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The ownersofRangiora’s Foolsof

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florist shop next door.

When florist Fi Sidey decided to

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nook in the cafewas removed to

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‘‘Fools of Desirehas been

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when the opportunity to have a

littlemore space came up, we

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‘‘It is acompetitive hospitality

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you mustconstantly be improving

and innovating.’’ The new space,

which openedfor cafe customers

on Wednesdaylast week, is also

available for functions, meetings

and events during the day.

‘‘Withaprojectorand sound

systeminstalled we can handle

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biggest screeninRangiora for

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Life skills ... Kaikoura High School student Annalise Graham

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camp held at Burnham Military Camp last month. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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leadershipskills.

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aYear 12 student at

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excellence award at the

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skills camp run by the New

Zealand policeforceat

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‘‘It was prettycool.Iwasn’t

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‘‘It was awesome. Ireally

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was an amazing

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The opportunitytoattend

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two scholarships.

She is now considering a

career in the policeforce.

‘‘I wouldn’t have really

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She says her school

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in the aftermath of the2016

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young peopletoget involved.

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WhenTony Benny startedhis

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‘‘Itseemsfunnylooking back

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Canterbury village.

‘‘Itwas agradual process as I

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minutes now, when Ithink about

how it used to be.

‘‘Everything has become

smaller and moreaffordable

overthe last30years. Being able

to capture drone footageadds a

whole newdimensiontomy

business.’’

Tony saysmanyadvances have

been madesince theearly1970s

when teleprinterswereusedin

newsrooms acrossNew Zealand.

Themachinesprinted outnews

from agenciesand therewould

be along trail of computer paper

snaking throughthe studioeach

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‘‘It was something of acrisis

when Iwas asub editor at the

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manfromthe PostOffice would

be called in at anytime of day or

night to get them goingagain.’’

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thefax machine wasviewedasa

great step forwardfrom

teleprinters.

‘‘To be abletotype something

andthenfeeditinto afax forit

to be printed off in someother

office seemed remarkable then.’’

Tony laughs when comparing

teleprintersand faxes to the

technology used by his new

drone.‘‘I got aphone callthe

otherday when Iwas out getting

some footage. We chattedfor a

fewminutesthenIsaid, ‘I’llhave

to go —mydrone’shovering up

therewaiting for me’.

‘‘We’rereally lucky to have

this technology available and to

be able to teach ourselves howto

useit.’’

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Tonytravels alloverNew

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driving breaks.

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requests on the go now which

wouldn’thave been possible a

few years ago in manyrural

locations.’’

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Tonyoperates.

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easier. Beforewehad to burn a

DVD and dropitoff to the client

which madeeverything more

timeconsuming. Everyone can

view the mostrecentversionof

thefile now and work on it or

view it whenitsuitsthem.’’

Tony plans to keepworking

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Holstein fan off to Switzerland

By DAVID HILL

Ayoung North Canterbury

farmer willrepresent New

Zealand at an international

gathering of dairy farmers in

Switzerland.

Robbie Wakelin has been

selected to attendthe 15th

WorldHolstein Friesian

Federation Conference in

Montreux.Hewas one of a

record 17 peoplevying for the

fortnightlong trip, fundedby

Holstein Friesian NZ.

‘‘It’s areally humbling

experience to have been

selected to be part of the New

Zealand delegation,’’ he says.

‘‘It will be an exceptional

opportunity to meet other

breedersand visit some of

Switzerland’stop Holstein

Friesian herds.’’

Robbie and his brother John

run a300cow, splitcalving

dairyfarm at Springbank, near

Rangiora. The 95hectare

property is owned by afamily

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herd’s production averages 550

to 600 kilograms of milksolids

per cow.

‘‘Wedon’t have afeedpad,

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artificial insemination

technicians and the business

has an embryo transfer

programme.

‘‘We’ve been importinghighquality

embryosfrom Canada

to implant in our cowsfor the

past five or six years,’’ he says.

‘‘It’sakey part of our

It’sall about milking smarter

Milking efficiency helpstoattractand

retainstaff through better labour

management.

When long workinghours onfarm

becomethe norm,stress, fatigue,and

resentment can start to dominatedaily

routines.

Often,sharemilkersorstaff will move

on to another farm where the worklife

balance is better.

On most dairy farms, milkingaccounts

for more than 50 percent of staffhours,

so it makes sense to target that areafor

efficiency, as savings can significantly

reducetotal hours worked.

That’swhy consultantJosh Wheeler, a

recognisedMilksmartexpertfrom

quality management systems provider

QCONZ,has beencontracted by

DairyNZ to work directly with farmer

discussiongroups and provide

Milksmart workshops for rural

professionals.

His aim is to helpfarmers understand

the valueofDairyNZ’s Milksmart

efficiency programmeand other similar

approaches, suchasDairyNZ’s MaxT

milking strategy.

With MaxT, cowsare milked to a

maximum time —one that will shorten

milking duration for up to the slowest 20

percent of cows.

‘‘Any dairy farmers who can provide

betterworking hours for themselves and

their team are morelikely to attract and

retainstaff,’’ Mr Wheeler says.

‘‘Demand is outstripping the supply of

suitable people for onfarmroles,partly

because unemployment across the

country is only 4%.

breeding strategy.’’

The herd’spedigree

HolsteinFriesians are

registered under Belbrook

Holsteins.

It is the leading herd in New

Zealand for having the highest

number of excellent cows (120),

according to Holstein

International magazine.

Robbie’s longterm goal is for

one of his bovine beauties to be

named supreme champion

dairy cow at theNew Zealand

Agricultural Show.

The Wakelins are taking

eight cowsand fourheifers to

nextmonth’s show.

His love of showing began in

primary school, when his late

father Trevor Wakelin boughta

cow named Cresslands

Ambition Dalia EX4.

‘‘ShowingDalia’sfirst calf

ignited my passionfor cows

and the Holstein Friesian

breed in particular,’’ he says.

Robbie doesn’tjust show

cattle; he is also atrained

judge. He became an associate

judge in 2008, when he was 16.

He has judged at several

shows, onfarm competitions

and club competitions.

‘‘Onfarmswheremilkingtimes are

morethan threehours, staffare waking

before 4am to go and get the cows,’’ he

says.

‘‘That’shard on the body,gettingupat

thattime.

‘‘So, if theycan become more efficient

at milking and startcloser to 5am,

everyone can get abit more time in bed.

‘‘That’sone of the main‘buyins’ for

manyfarmersand their staff.

‘‘Implementing MaxT’s milking

strategy has been showntobethe most

efficient way to milk cows.

‘‘I’ve found that, onfarm, MaxT

provides benefits that are not only good

for people, but also for cow health and

the business’s bottomline.’’

Mr Wheeler has worked withplentyof

farmers using Milksmart and MaxT who

havesaved one to two hours per milking

—that’stwo to four hours aday if

milking twice daily.

The teamcan also plan around

milking with more accuracy, thanks to

moreconsistent finishing times.

‘‘Farmers talk about ‘labour saving’,

but they’re not looking to cut back on

labour.

‘‘It’s aboutredirecting it, so theydon’t

needtoadd extra time on to the day to

get other jobs done.

‘‘Italso frees up more timefor better

decisionmakingand for family,

community and other nonwork

activities.’’

To find out what agreatworkplace

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Sustainable Dairy Workplace Action

Plan, visit dairynz.co.nz/wap.

DAIRY FARMING IN NORTH CANTERBURY


Cows sure to look their best at show

By DAVID HILL

The Sherriff familyisbusy

transitioning cows from

grass to dry feed, as the

New Zealand Agricultural

Show approaches.

The North Canterbury

dairy farmers have won

supremechampiondairy

cow at the Christchurch

show for the last three

years and have ateam of

seven cowsintraining for

this year’sshow.

Olivia Cahill farms with

her husband Jared and

father Peter Sherriff at

Ohoka, near Rangiora, and

is in charge of preparing

the team of cowsfor the

show, being heldat

CanterburyAgricultural

Park in midNovember.

‘‘We start about fourto

five weeks out, by bringing

them off the grass and

puttingthem in the shed,

feedingthem hay, putting

them on the halter and

then returningthem to

grass.

‘‘A weekout from the

show they are just on dry

feed, replicating what they

will get at the show.’’

Olivia saysthe pens at

the show are prepared over

the weekend,‘‘so by the

time we bringthe cowsin

on Mondaythey can just

walk in, sit down and

relax’’.

The cowswill stick to

their normal schedule of

morningand evening

milkings duringshow

week, except on Thursday,

which is judging day.

‘‘We get them full of milk

on Thursday.Wewill work

out how much milk to keep

on them so the judge can

look at how they holdtheir

milk up,’’ she says.

‘‘It’sabouttaking what

you’vebred and showing

them off and hopefully

doing well.’’

Peter says showing cattle

is about production

attributes, rather than ‘‘a

beautycontest’’.

Their twotimesupreme

champion cow, 7yearold

Maria,was recently tested

with 48 litresofmilk.

‘‘Mostfarmers would be

happy if theircows were

producing 20 litres and it

doesn’t costtwice as much

to feedher and you don’t

need to get her in calftwice

as oftentoget that48

litres.’’

The Sherrainestud cows

weigh in at around600kg

each, considered ‘‘too big’’

by New Zealand standards;

and American genetics are

used in their breeding,

which means the

Sherraine herd has apoor

‘‘breed worth’’ratingwith

Livestock Improvement

Corporation (LIC).

‘‘We have aminus187

‘breedworth’, whichis

considered oneofthe

poorest herdsinNew

Zealand,’’ Peter says.

‘‘But how many cows

Top producers ... Father and daughter team Peter Sherriff and Olivia Cahill are expecting

big things from their cows.

PHOTO:DAVID HILL

have produced more than

45,000litres of milk in their

lifetime?’’

Carra,now 11, who won

supreme champion in 2016,

has producedmore than

60,000litres and was the

only entrant in the

45,000plus litresclass at

last year’s show. This year

Carra will be joinedby

Maria in the 45,000plus

litresclass, Olivia says.

‘‘Environmental issues

are the big thing going

forward and theseare the

New Zealandcowsofthe

future.’’

The next big thing ... Olivia Cahill checks on 5yearold

cow Lucy, who she hopes will enjoy some success at the

New Zealand Agricultural Show.

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Lamb salad ... Delicious lamb dishes will tempt visitors to the

Amberley Show on Saturday.

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Taste Hurunui

Choosing achampion ...

Alpacas line up during judging at last year’s New Zealand Agricultural Show.

PHOTO: SUPPLIED BY ANNE ROGERS

Europeanjudge at show

By DAVID HILL

Therewill be aEuropean

flavour in the alpaca sectionat

the New Zealand Agricultural

Show.

Germanborn alpaca judge

RobinNasemann has been

lineduptojudge at this year’s

show,says Anne Rogers, who is

convenor of the cattle and

alpaca committee.

‘‘We’re thrilled to haveRobin

and it shouldcreate plenty of

interest in the alpaca section,’’

says Mrs Rogers,who is an

alpaca breeder at Okuku, near

Rangiora.

Mr Nasemann was bornin

Germany,went to school in

England and studied for a

masters degree in economics in

Switzerland.

His family startedbreeding

alpacas in 2003and now has a

herd of 100 alpacasinwest

Germany.

He began judgingin2010 and

has judgedatalpaca shows

throughoutEuropeand North

America.

Mr Nasemann also holds

seminars about alpacasacross

Europe.

Mrs Rogerssaysalpaca

entries are up slightly on last

year, withjudging due to take

place on the Thursday and

Fridayofthe show.

Having thealpacas located

close to the cattle ring makes

the jobofconvening both

sections easier, she says.

‘‘Most of my time will be with

the alpacas, but Idorove over

to the otherside throughoutthe

three days.

‘‘Wemoved the alpacas to a

new area last year,whichhas

worked reallywell.

‘‘I love the new area; it’s on a

diagonal, so we back on to the

cattle arena.

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Taste Hurunui at this Saturday’s Amberley A&P show is

aimed at showing visitors how to cook interesting meals

using New Zealand lamb.

Local chefs will cook Hurunui spring lamb, and some of

the dishes and local wines will be available for the public

to sample.

The Butcher’s Mistress in Rangiora will also have this

lamb available to buy.

There will also be an auction of beef ribeye and lamb

legs, and Simo from Pukeko Junction Cafe will be cooking

beef, as well as lamb, for tasting.

The schedule is:

10am: Beef tasting starts.

10.30am: Viv Van den Bosch, from Fiddlers Green

Vineyard &Bistro, will stage acooking demonstration.

11.30am: Auction of Hurunui beef ribeye processed by

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The Butcher’s Mistress.

Midday: Acooking demonstration by alocal chef and

presentation of beef prizes.

12.15pm: Wine awards presentation.

1pm: Lamb tasting competition.

1.15pm: Bax and Berg will stage acookoff, using spring

lamb.

2.30pm: Auction of Hurunui beef ribeye processed by

Silver Fern Farms and Hurunui lamb legs, processed by

The Butcher’s Mistress.

3.30pm: Prize giving for lamb.

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Nth Canty sports results

RangioraGolf Club

Midweek men,Stableford:Ross

Campbell 42, 1; Ken McFarlane 41,2;

Jim Cook39, 3.

Weekend men, Stableford minus

putts: Division 1: Kerry Chuck+15,

1; Keith Ussher +14,2;Kevin Jones

+13,3.Div 2: IanJohnstone+7, 1;

Sid Dyer +7,2;Jim Woods +6 (c/b), 3.

Midweek men,Stableford:Eric

Crawford 41,1;Neil Hewitt 38,2;

Harry Osborne 38 (c/b), 3.

Weekend mixed, Stableford:

Ladies: Bex Crosbie 40, 1; Jill

Davison 39,2;Mary Millar 38(c/b),3.

Men: Division 1: Bruce Hutchison

40, 1; CarlHadler 38,2;Karl

Rollinson36(c/b), 3.

Division 2:Kieran McGoverin 40,

1; NeilMcCracken 39,2;Rob Duncan

38, 3.

RangioraBridge Club

Grey Pairs, 12 October:North/

South: Judith Calder/Beverley Brain

1, Colleen Adam/Joan Lloyd2,Laura

Anderson/Noreen Thompson 3. East/

West: Fern McRae/David McRae 1,

Pam McAllister/Brian Stewart 2,

Joyce Gray/Dawn Simpson 3.

Rata Pairs, October 14:N/S: Rewi

Thompson/Jenny Shore 1, JackLyon/

JeanetteChatterton2,DavePutt/

Shirley Symn3.E/W:Sue Solomons/

Jan Roose 1, Sue McIlroy/Dawn

Simpson 2, LizPartridge/Junette

McIntyre 3.

Plate Pairs, October 16: N/S:

Jeanette Chatterton/DawnSimpson

1, Sarah Waldron/JanelleCrawley 2,

Diane Findlay/Darcy Preston 3. E/W:

Liz Partridge/Kevin Kuch 1, Liz

Duke/ColleenAdam 2, Bernice

Lloyd/Lorraine Proffit 3.

Grey Pairs, 19 October: N/S:

Junette McIntyre/Sarah Waldron 1,

JudyBruerton/Julie Day2,Colleen

Adam/Joan Lloyd 3. E/W:Fern

McRae/David McRae 1, Dawn

Simpson/Joyce Gray 2, Sue McIlroy/

DeniseLang 3.

Rata Pairs, 21 October: N/S:

Adrienne Paine/JoanLloyd 1, Jack

Lyon/Junette McIntyre 2,Bunty

Marshall/Judy Hayton 3. E/W:

Catherine Boddy/ShirleyWard1,

DaveTocker/Andrew Findlay 2, Sue

McIlroy/Dawn Simpson 3.

Plate Pairs, October 23: N/S: Diane

Findlay/Darcy Preston 1, Dave

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Sue Solomons3. E/W: Nancy Harris/

Junette McIntyre 1, David Welsh/

JackLyon 2, Owen Evans/Tony

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Young race caller ... Matt Cross is looking forward to calling his first New Zealand Trotting

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Nerves expected for

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By SHELLEY TOPP

Next month’s New Zealand Trotting Cup

Day at Addington Raceway will be a

nervoustime for Canterbury’s new race

caller, Matthew Cross.

The young commentator, who grew up

in Kaiapoi and went to school there, took

over from Mark McNamara as race

caller for the Canterbury region last

August.

He was aguest speaker at the

Rangiora Harness Racing Club’s annual

generalmeetingthis month.

Matthew, aged 26, said he was looking

forwardtocalling the $750,000 race on

Tuesday, November 12.

It was something he had longed to do

since he was ateen watching Reon

Murtha calling races at Addington.

‘‘Everyone else was watching the races

but Iwas watching Reon up in the

commentary box,’’ he said.

‘‘I knew then that was what Iwanted to

do when Iwas old enough.

HARNESS RACING

‘‘I am very fortunate to be doing what

Iamdoing now.’’

However, he is sure there will be

butterflies before the big race on Cup

Day.

‘‘It will be an incredible honour to call

such aprestigious race.

‘‘Everyday Ithink about it.’’

After leaving school, Matt became a

junior driver working for Cran Dalgety

at West Melton for two years.

He also worked for Mark Jones at

Burnham andWoodendBeach trainers

David and Catherine Butt before

accepting acadetship with the New

Zealand Racing Board as understudy to

Mark McNamara and Trackside

television presenter Greg O’Connor.

He did his first race commentaries at

the Rangiora Harness Racing Club’s

meetingonJune 29, 2014,calling two

races on the programme.

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North Canterbury sporting talent

will be celebrated at the MainPower

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Awards, tomorrow night, Friday

November 1.

Hosted by the North Canterbury

Sport and Recreation Trust, the

event is being held at the Ohoka

Sport and Events Centre.

The annual awards are one of

North Canterbury’s biggest nights

for local sportsmen and

sportswomen, and those who work

hard behind the scenes. It celebrates

the success of the region’s top

athletes, sports people and clubs,

and the contributions of coaches,

officials and administrators.

MainPower Youth Sport

Scholarships will also be awarded to

the region’s most talented young

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PROPERTY

Atruly stunning property

30 Raddens Road, Ohoka

Stunning property onprestigious Raddens Road with anelegant five bedroom home set amongst spring fed ponds,

sweeping lawns and avenues of trees plus plantings on the banks of the stream.

The home was built in1999 with feature décor, open plan kitchen/dining/living, huge lounge with formal dining (jet

master open fire) and views across the ponds. Twobedrooms have ensuites, third bathroom, master bedroom

upstairs with balcony, ensuite and Walk-in wardrobe. Diesel fired radiators for heating, double glazed, LED lights,

separate laundry, attached two car garage and spa bath.

Fabulous outdoor living options with asheltered courtyard. Raised vegetable gardens, enclosed 3-bay shed.

Separate accommodation of two studio units, nicelyappointed, consisting of twobedroomseach, oneunit is double

glazed, both with heat pumps. Extended family or extra income options. The magnificent setting has been the venue

for functions including weddings.

Currently grazing cattle.

4.2 hectares (subject to resource consent to subdivide and issue of title) of premium land in blue chip location within

15mins (approx.) drive to Christchurch Airport, easy commute to Christchurch City, Kaiapoi and Rangiora, 6kms to

the Northern Motorway.

This truly one of akind property will appeal todiscerning buyers.

For more information contact

Malcolm Garvan

027 231 4425

Price $1,680,000

plus GST

Farmlands Real Estate

Website ID: RX2053765

2217055

Residential

Lifestyle

Rural

For Sale

Lyford

74 Mount Lyford Forest Rd

5.09 Hectares

Price

$490,000

Contact

James Murray 027 436 8103

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

Summerhill | 230 Cottles Road

8.54 Hectares

Secluded lifestyle property. Partially renovated Oamaru Stone

clad home with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, aseparate lounge

and stunning mountain views. New four car garage and numerous

sheds. The property is fenced into four paddocks with deer fencing

with atree lined stream which runs through the property into a

landscaped pond. There isawell for domestic and stock water.

Amenity tree plantings. Set on an elevated terrace with rolling

contour. The house is being sold "As is where Is" (house requires

finishing). Plans are available on request. | Property ID RX2069211

Price

Available on application

Inspection

By appointment

Contact

Malcolm Garvan 027 231 4425

Amberley

3/21, 4/21 Morris Road

726m 2 ,1,384m 2

Price

$149,000

Contact

Jenny Rouse 027 314 6119

Handy location. Ready tobuild 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 inasmall subdivision at the end of the street. Each

section has services to the boundary and some boundary fencing. Vendor will remove any unwanted olive

trees. The section sizes are 726m 2 and 1,384m 2 (includes driveway). | Property ID RX2050854

Sefton

107 Harleston Road

4.7 Hectares

Price

Offers over $1,200,000

PRICE REDUCTION

Tuahiwi

34 Tuahiwi Road

4.7 Hectares

Price

$365,000

Contact

Maurice Newell 027 240 1718

HamishAnderson 027 6788888

Contact

Malcolm Garvan 027 231 4425

Boundary indicative only

Extended family or homestay. Energy efficient rammed earth home with seven bedrooms in three

separate living areas. The west wing has aWarmington open fire aswell as aRayburn with awetback

and piping for under floor heating. The east wing has awood-burner, which also has awetback, with

underfloor heating. Three bedroom flat with kitchenette above the four car garage. Total-span shed, with

toilet and shower. Separate 3-bay barn and cattle yards. | Property ID RX1710477

Lifestyle development opportunity. Bareland –Fabulous location being close to the Motorway. Four

lifestyle titles to be sold as one property. Situated at the eastern end of Tuahiwi Village. Flat contour,

fenced into two paddocks with excellent post and wire fences. Recently leased for grazing. Old shed

and well. Tworoad frontages, Tuahiwi and Church Bush Road. Difficult to find properties with this

potential and location. The vendors are realistic and want the property sold. | Property ID RX1827366

Amberley

146 Double Corner Road

8Hectares

Price

By negotiation

Contact

Hamish Anderson 027 678 8888

Maurice Newell 027 240 1718

Quality, location and views. Subdivisible 8hectare block situated less than 2km from residential

Amberley. The double glazed, brick home has three living areas, large master with en suite and walk-in

wardrobe and generous three car garaging. Access is from asealed road and the driveway and parking

area is completely sealed. Set on fertile Wakanui soil, with excellent pasture, this property is currently used

for finishing cattle. Large 18m x9m4-bay barn, cattle yards and aloading ramp. | Property ID RX1688793

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

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

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Rangiora raceday ... A2004 watercolour by June Douglas is held by Kerryn Larwood, office

administrator at the Bells Auction House in Kaiapoi. The painting is included in alarge

antique sale being held at the auction house on Wednesday next week.

PHOTOS:SHELLEY TOPP

Auctionspopular at

BellsinKaiapoi

By SHELLEY TOPP

Antiques will be on offer at Bells Auction

House in Kaiapoi next Wednesday,on

November6.

The auction housewas established in

1948byRichard Bell and is now run by his

grandson, RichardMcCrone.The company

holds two or three antiqueauctions

annually,inaddition to its weekly

Thursday auctionssellingfurniture,

whiteware, china, linenand other

collectables.

‘‘Itjust depends on what comesin,’’

Richardsays. ‘‘We like to have two or three

antique auctions ayear.’’

The auctions are always popular, with50

to 60 peopleattending.

Viewing is open the day beforethe

auction and biddingcan be done online via

absentee bids on the Bellswebsite, or over

the phone on auction day.

Itemsdepictinglocal history, such as two

paintings featuring Thoroughbred racing

Eco babes

If you’re concernedabout the waste and

cost of disposable nappies, comeand

discuss alternatives with Eva, amidwife

and motheroftwo at GretaValley, on

Sunday, November 17, 2pm to 3.30pm.

She is using cloth nappies and trying

out nappyfree times based on learning

to respondtoababy’s ‘‘needtogo’’ cues.

Other infant products,such as baby

wipes,food pouches,and commercial

care products can alsobesubstituted.

Share yourexperiences,too, about

caringfor your family in ways that care

for the environment. Cost: 1.5

TimeBank Hurunuicredits or $10.

Registration: (03) 314 3406oremail

tbhlearningexchange@gmail.com.

Fossils fieldtrip

Local amateur paleontologist Leigh

Love will lead atrip to MacKintosh’s

Beach,near Waipara, on Saturday,

November 16, from 2pm to 4pm. He will

point out what to lookfor in locatingand

identifying fossils, and how to handle

treasures if you make afind. Sturdy

footwear is advised, as there willbe

walking involved. Details to be

confirmed on registration. Cost: 2

TimeBank Hurunuicredits or $15

suggested. To register, phone (03)

314 3406 or drop an email to

tbhlearningexchange@gmail.com.

Watercolour ... The MV Tuhoe at Kaiapoi

Wharf,painted by Ann Barrett in the autumn

of 1987, is included in the sale.

at Rangiora Racecourse and the MV Tuhoe

at Kaiapoi wharf, which are for salein

Wednesday’s auction,always attract alot

of buyer interest, officeadministrator

Kerryn Larwood says.

2040: The regeneration movie

2040 highlights apathway of change

towardsamore ecologically focused

and equitable future.This docudrama,

to be screenedatthe Amberley School

Hall on Tuesday, November 19, from

7.30pm to 8pm, draws on the bestminds

and positive solutions to address

humanity’s challengeswith climate,

economics, technology,civil society,

agriculture and sustainability. Aimedat

abroad audience,including children

and their parents, seriousinformation

is delivered with irreverence and

humour.Above all, the viewsand

visionsofyoung peopleare to the fore.

Tickets: $5; schoolchildren are free.

Book by emailing

tbhlearningexchange@gmail.com or

phone (03) 314 3406. It is supported by

the Amberley District Residents’

Association, TimeBank Hurunui and

Amberley School.

SouthbrookSpring Market

The Southbrook School’s Spring Market

will be held on Friday, November 8. It

will providefour hoursoffun, food and

marketstalls, starting from 4pm.

There will be bargains, music, food,

entertainment,good old fashioned

games for the kids and achocolate

wheel.The eveningwill wind up at

8pm.

Auction Sales

CLEARING SALE

on Account of

Mr K.B. &Mrs A. M. Judson

on their

LESLIES ROAD PROPERTY,

CUST

Friday8th November 2019

Commencing at 12noon.

Full details ChCh Press

Sat2nd November 2019

All“profits”fromthe sale will go

to:The“OxfordHealth &Fitness

Centre”.

We arecurrently accepting

outside entries which should be

made to the Auctioneers:

WAI-MACK AUCTIONS

OXFORD

Phone (after5.30pm)

or email to:

TimorAlison Fleetwood

Phone 0274 344 095 or

tfleetwood@xtra.co.nz

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.

Wanted To Buy

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 03355 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.

GREYHOUND just

retired from racing. If you

love walking and want

company, this is the pet for

you. Female, 4yo, speyed

and fully vaccinated. Quite

happy for atrial period to

see if suitable with any new

owner. Phone Ken 03 327

7190.

Gardening

TIDY TREES and gardens.

All tree pruning,

felling, hedge trimming and

general gardening. Telephone

Daniel 027 373 7001

tidytreesnandgarden@gmail.com.

GARDEN hedges cut to

perfection. Tree & arbor

work. Also spraying. Free

quotes. Ph 03 312 0668 or

021 111 4322.

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Environment Canterbury

2019 Triennial Elections

DECLARATION OF RESULT

The finalresult forthe EnvironmentCanterburyelections held on Saturday

12thOctoberis as follows.

Mid-Canterbury/Opakihi Regional Constituency (2 vacancies)

VotesReceived

MACKENZIE,Ian 13,836

SUNCKELL, John 11,633

WALTERS, Sarah Striving forBetter 10,807

LIM, Allen Independent 10,686

INFORMAL 213

BLANK VOTINGPAPERS 2,337

Ian MACKENZIEand John SUNCKELL aredeclared elected.

The voterreturn percentage was46.48%, being 28,867 votes, excludingspecial votes.

SouthCanterbury/OtuhituhiRegional Constituency (2 vacancies)

VotesReceived

MCKENZIE, Elizabeth Independent 8,920

SCOTT, PeterJ Independent 6,939

ROSS,Jared Independent 6,650

MCILRAITH, Peter Independent 5,923

ULRICH,Herstall 5,705

DRIVER, Phil 5,614

INFORMAL 54

BLANKVOTINGPAPERS 2,152

Elizabeth MCKENZIE and PeterJSCOTTare declared elected.


Christchurch South/OwhangaRegional Constituency (2 vacancies)

VotesReceived

SOUTHWORTH, Vicky IndependentforPositiveChange 11,802

CLEARWATER, Phil The People’sChoice -Labour 10,476

DANN,James Macbeth The People’s Choice -Labour 8,175

PLATT,Lincoln IndependentCitizens 5,769

KEOWN, Hamish Independent 4,442

TINDALL,Rik CommunityVoice .NZindependent 3,456

INFORMAL 32


Phil CLEARWATER andVickySOUTHWORTHare declared elected.


NorthCanterbury/OpukepukeRegionalConstituency (2 vacancies) VotesReceived

MCKAY,Claire 11,310

EDGE,Grant Independent 7,508

FAULKNER, John Independent 6,274

JACKSON,Garry 5,435

BYRNES,Greg 5,386

DOWLE, Bill 4,937

INFORMAL 81

BLANKVOTING PAPERS 3,699

GrantEDGE and ClaireMCKAYare declaredelected.

Thevoter returnpercentagewas 48.87%, being 26,211 votes, excludingspecial votes.

Christchurch West/Opuna Regional Constituency (2 vacancies)

VotesReceived

HANDS, Megan Independent 12,250

PAULING,Craig The People’s Choice 9,325

CULLINANE,Rod IndependentCitizens 8,894

CAMPBELL,Aaron Water: Time’s Up 8,269

HORN, Chrys ThePeople’sChoice 7,984

KINGI-PATTERSON,Drucilla Denise 985

INFORMAL 24

BLANKVOTING PAPERS 2,282

Megan HANDS and CraigPAULING aredeclared elected.

Thevoter return percentagewas 42.2%, being 28,056 votes, excluding special votes.

Christchurch North East/Orei Regional Constituency (2 vacancies)

VotesReceived

HUGHEY, Jenny The People’s Choice -Labour 12,903

APANUI, Tane Rail andWater 11,402

KNIGHT,Roy 11,046

CRANWELL,Iaean The People’s Choice 6,666

INFORMAL 5


Tane APANUI andJenny HUGHEYare declared elected.


Christchurch Central/OhokoRegionalConstituency (2 vacancies)

VotesReceived

PHAM,Lan The CommonGood -Independent 8,486

MARSHALL,Nicole Labour -The People’s Choice 7,264

MCMAHON,Paul Labour -The People’s Choice 5,797

PRICE,Felicity IndependentCitizens 5,627

WILKE, Axel The Common Good-Independent 5,323

HARRIS, Evan IndependentCitizens 4,947

CHOW, Alan 2,444

INFORMAL 12


Nicole MARSHALL and Lan PHAM aredeclared elected.


AnthonyMorton

ElectoralOfficer

Environment Canterbury

17 October2019

CLASSIFIEDS


Public Notices

Enrolment Scheme 2020 –Broomfield School

TheBoards of Trustees from Broomfield School would liketonotify parentswho wish to enroltheir childrenatthe aboveschoolfor 2020. Enrolmentat

Broomfield School is governedbyanenrolment scheme,the detailsofwhichare availablefromthe schooloffice.

Applicationsforout-of-zoneplacesare nowbeinginvited.

TheBoardofTrusteesatBroomfieldSchoolhasdeterminedthatthereare now2placesattheNewEntrantlevelforout-of-zonestudentsin2020.

Theexactnumberofplaceswilldependonthenumberofapplicationsreceivedfromstudentswholivewithintheschool’s homezone.Parentsofstudents

wholivewithin thehome zone shouldalso apply by this date to assist theschool to plan appropriately for theremainderofthe year.Students wholivein

thehome zone areentitled to enrol at the school.

Thedeadlinefor receiptofapplications forout-of-zoneplacesis3pm on Friday 15 th November 2019. If aballot for out-of-zone places is required,itwillbe

held on Monday18 th November 2019.Parentswill be informed of the outcome by 21 st November 2019.

Applicationsfrom out-of-zonestudents will be processed in thefollowing orderofpriority:

Firstpriority willbegiventostudentswhohavebeenacceptedforenrolmentinanapprovedspecialprogramme.

(Thisprioritycategoryisnotapplicableatlistedschools.)

Secondprioritywillbegiventoapplicantswhoaresiblingsofcurrentstudents.

Thirdprioritywillbegiventoapplicantswhoaresiblingsofformerstudents.

Fourthprioritywillbegiventoapplicantswhoare childrenofformerstudents

Fifthprioritywillbegiventoapplicantswhoarechildrenofboardemployees.

Sixthpriority willbegiventoallotherapplicants.

Forfurtherinformation, including application forms, please contactthe relevantschool office.

BoardofTrustees

Broomfield School

PUBLIC NOTICE OF

APPLICATIONFOR

OFF-LICENCE

Section 101,Sale

and Supply of

AlcoholAct 2012

Imperial Discount Liquor

Ltd has made application

to the District Licensing

Committee at Rangiora

for the renewal ofanOff

Licence in respect of the

premises situated at 14

Southbrook Road, Rangiora

known as Henrys BWS

Rangiora.

The general nature ofthe

business conducted under

the licence is Bottlestore.

The days on which and the

hours during which alcohol

is soldunder thelicenceare

Monday to Sunday 9am to

10pm.

The application may be

inspected during ordinary

office hours at the office

of the Waimakariri District

LicensingCommittee at 215

HighStreet, Rangiora.

Any person who is entitled

to object and who wishes

to object to the issue of

the licence may, no later

than 15working 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 tothe renewal

of alicence may be made

in relation toamatter other

than amatter specified in

section 131ofthe Sale and

Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

This isthe first publication

of thisnotice.

KAIAPOI CHRISTADELPHIANS

“The Key of Knowledge ..“(Luke 11:52)

“GOOD NEWS”

The Lord Jesus Christ said “The time is

fulfilled, and the kingdom of GOD is at

hand: repent, and believe in the gospel”.

Mark 1:15.

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CanterburyDistrictHealth Board

2019 Triennial Elections

DECLARATION OF RESULT

The final result forthe election of sevenmembersofthe CanterburyDistrict Health

BoardheldonSaturday12th Octoberisas follows.

CanterburyDistrictHealth Board(7vacancies)

BUCKSally Independent elected

GOUGH James Independent Citizens elected

KANEJo

elected

MARSHALL Naomi

elected

KEOWNAaron Independent forHealth Outcomes elected

CHU Catherine Independent Citizens elected

DICKERSON Andrew Independent elected

BALLANTYNEPeter Independent excluded

PHIPPS Rochelle Independent excluded

CRIGHTON Anna Independent excluded

WAKEFIELD Steve

excluded

CRAWFORDGray

excluded

BOOTH Geoff Independent excluded

DAVIDS Alexandra Results Focused excluded

MORADebbie Independent-Community Focussed excluded

WAKEMAN Peter STOP Trashing Our Planet excluded

PATON VickiTahau Independent excluded

SALISBURY Brian Independent excluded

LYALL Malcolm

excluded

ANDERSON Blair Another Mildgreen Initiative excluded

READ Robert

excluded

EDIE John Independent excluded

HANSEN Tubby ElectronicSchizophrenia excluded

Sally BUCK, Catherine CHU,Andrew DICKERSON,JamesGOUGH, Jo KANE, Aaron

KEOWNand Naomi MARSHALL aredeclared elected.

The final absolutemajority of votes(final quota) as determined at the lastiteration was

16,226.3. Therewere4,853 informalvotes and 17,141 blank votes.

AnthonyMorton

Electoral Officer

CanterburyDistrict HealthBoard

17 October2019

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Annual GeneralMeeting

Monday 11 th November @7.30pm

At the Southbrook Clubrooms

As the largest Club In North Canterbury it takes

alarge team of people to keep things running

smoothly. Weare still seeking some volunteers to

help out next season. Come along and see how

you can help out! Many hands make light work!

All Welcome

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Public Notices

ProposedPlanChange 3

to the Hurunui District Plan –

Morford Estate –Summary of

Decisions Requested

The initial round of submissions on proposed

Plan Change 3 – Morford Estate closed on

14 October 2019. Asummary of the decisions

requested by persons making asubmission on

Proposed Plan Change 3has been prepared

andisavailable for public inspection.

The summaryofdecisions requested, alloriginal

submissions, and the further submission form

are now available at hurunui.govt.nz/report/

consultations, the Hanmer Springs Community

Library &Service Centre and the Council office

in Amberley.

FurtherSubmissions

Further submissions are now invited on the

submissions received. A further submission

can only be made in support of, oropposition

to,arelevant originalsubmission. It provides an

opportunity for you to assess how any original

submissions may affect you, and tohave your

views considered. Youdonot have tohave

madeanoriginal submission to be abletomake

afurther submission,but under Clause 8ofthe

First Schedule to the Resource Management

Act 1991 only the following persons may make

afurther submission:

•Any person representingarelevant aspect

of the public interest; or

•Any personthat has an interestinthe

proposedplan change greater than the

interest that the general public has;and

•Alocalauthorityitself.

A copy of the further submission must be

served onthe person who made the original

submission to which the further submission

relates, within five working days ofmaking the

furthersubmissiontoHurunui District Council.

Further submissions close at 5pm on 14

November 2019.

Situations Vacant

609 Lineside Rd, Rangiora

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PUBLIC NOTIFICATION

KATE VALLEY LANDFILL

COMMUNITYTRUST

TheTrust advises thatitreceived onevalid

nomination, being Richard Northover,for

acommunitytrustee from theWaipara

Community Area, therefore Richard

Northoverwillbethe newCommunity

Area Trustee.

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CAR GROOMER

YARD HAND

Full time position

Required for busy

dealership. Must be

reliable, hard working

and conscientious.

Afull clean drivers

licence and agood sport

mentality is essential.

To apply send your CV to

craig@stadiumcars.co.nz

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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.

CARPENTER / Painter

specialising in alterations &

renovations, repairs &

maintenance, 35 plus years,

experienced licenced

builder. Telephone Trevor

313 5013 or 027 431 1864.

BRICK &Blocklayer. All

types of work undertaken.

New, EQC, repairs, LBP.

Phone Hamish 313 5678 or

027 238 6003.

PLASTIC WELDING

North Canterbury specialist.

All plastic &fibreglass

repairs. Telephone James

021 180 5103.

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 clean &

snow straps. And more.

Free quotes. Phone Nathan

027 516 6609.

PAINTER & Decorator.

25 + years experience.

Interior /exterior, roofs &

waterblasting. For a free

quote. Please ph Steve 03

314 4620 or 027 477 1930.

AFFORDABLE house

painting, exterior /interior.

Free quotes. Phone Mike

027 444 8577.

BUILDER available.

Maintenance, fences,

decks. Phone 027 294

1423.

ENGINEERING. Qualified

Fitter /Welder available

to work on contract

basis. Casual or full time.

Fabrication, repairs &

maintenance, MIG, TIG,

ARC. Please phone Andy

027 735 1988.

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.

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.

Trade&Services

HOUSE

CLEARING

Are you

moving house

or trying to

downsize?

Call All Clear

Canterbury. We work

with you to recycle,

sell and dispose of

unwanteditems.

Ph: 03 260 0934

or 021 078 4553

raewynlcooke@gmail.com

www.allclearcanterbury.co.nz

LANDSCAPES

Paving

Patio &Pathways

-New or Existing

Free Quotes

–Competitive Pricing

Blair Gibson

027 699 5815 03 313 7933

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

2130820

2152265

ANTHONY SYMONDS

Plastering &Painting

Services

Local with 30 years

experience

All workmanship

Guaranteed.

Phone 021 344 023

2217414

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

PROPERTY maintenance,

lawns, hedges, chainsaw

work, pruning, painting &

minor home alterations.

Town &Country. Ph Mike

03 313 0261.

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.

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.

TRUSTED TRADES &PROFESSIONAL SERVICES


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Appliance Repairs

Builder

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Chiropractic Services

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Shane and Leanne Frahm

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Ph 312 4205

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1680439

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Dr Carissa McGregor Chiropractor

Injury, accidents and maintenance

ACC Registered and Accredited

Monday-Thursday | 03 313 0350

Libi McKinnon Physiotherapy

privatephysio@xtra.co.nz

03 0278 686 2574

ACC Registered Provider | Tuesday &Friday

Select Health

51 Ashley Street, Rangiora

2103107

2208126

Computer Repairs

For all your computer repairs, parts, servicing, sales &more..

Come and see us for friendly &supportive service

Concrete

ALL CONCRETE AND CONSTRUCTION WORK

•Driveways, patios &paths •Bridges and Culverts

•Floors, foundations, sheds and buildings

•Dairy Sheds,Herd homes •Precast concrete

•Placing &Finishing

Daryl Power 027 230 9401

email concretepower@scorch.co.nz

2047213

Denture Clinic

AFFORDABLE DENTURE

CLINIC

(Formerly Riccarton DentureClinic)

1843944

New Dentures

Relines

Repairs

BRYCE JWARD NZCDT

Kaiapoi

Ph (03)327-0077

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123 WILLIAMS STREET

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

Electrician

Handyman &Landscaping

Landscaping

2089195v2-4/4-S

AARON HARRIS

ELECTRICAL LTD

NEW HOUSES • ALTERATIONS

ELECTRICAL INSPECTIONS • SMART WIRING

SYSTEMS AND MORE...

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

2020478

1831495

STEWART CONTRACTING

Landscaping -Fencing

& Earthworks

ENJOYABLE STRESS FREE LANDSCAPING

03 313 9375 •027 369 3974

www.stewartcontracting.co.nz

contact@stewartcontracting.co.nz

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Plumbing and Gas

Property Maintenance

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Visit us at www.toyota.co.nz/rangiora-toyota

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SPECIAL

2013Toyota Aqua

•1.5LHybrid PetrolAuto,

•ParkingSensors

•Bluetooth

WAS$15,995

NOW ONLY

$

14,995

2009 Toyota Wish

•1.8LPetrolAuto

•Only 65,500km,7-seater

•ReverseCamera, 7airbags $ 13,995

2005ToyotaFielder

•1.5LPetrolAuto

•ClimateAir,Alloys

•Only 58,000km!

$65p/w –total cost $16,813

WAS$9,995

NOW ONLY

$

8,995

2008 Toyota Ractis

•1.5LPetrolAuto

•57,400km

•Keyless,CruiseControl

WAS$9,995

NOW ONLY

$

7,995

2013ToyotaPriusS

•1.8LHybrid PetrolAuto

•Keyless

•5-door Hatch

$

17,995

Only3.9L/100kms ( , Combined)

2014 Toyota Aqua Hybrid

•1.5LPetrolAuto

•USB,Bluetooth

•ClimateAir

$

15,995

Only3.9L/100kms ( , Combined)

2012 Toyota Yaris Sedan

•1.5LPetrolAuto

•NZ-new

•Only 25,400km

$

13,995


2010 Toyota Prius S

•1.8LHybrid PetrolAuto

•Keyless,Climate Control $

17,995 , •Only 78,100km 3.9L/100kms ( Combined)

2018 Toyota Yaris GX

2016 MiniCountryman

•1.3LPetrolAuto, ReverseCamera

•1.6L PetrolAuto

•NZNew

$ •Satnav,MoonRoof

•Only 24,650km 17,995


WAS$39,495

NOW ONLY

•JohnCooper WorksEdition $ 37,995

2005 Toyota Corolla GX

•1.8LPetrolManual

•ElectricWindows &Mirrors

•CDPlayer

$

5,995

Ex-Demo2019CorollaSX

•2.0LPetrolAuto, Satnav,

•Toyota SafetySense $

•Less than100kms! 30,995

$140 p/w –total cost $36,598

2013Toyota

Townace Liteace

•1.5LPetrolAuto, 2Seater

WAS$15,995

NOW ONLY

•ElectricWindows,Air con $ 13,995

$65 p/w – total cost $16,813

Ex-Demo 2018 Toyota HiluxS 2012 Toyota Hiace

•2.8L TurboDiesel Manual 2WD

•2.0LPetrolAuto, 5-door

•Alloys

$ •Short WheelBase

•ReverseCamera 33,495 •High Roof

$152 p/w –total cost $39,505

$

24,995

$114 p/w –total cost $29,616

2016 ToyotaRav4Limited

•2.0LPetrolAuto2WD

•Sunroof,Leather, Satnav

•Only 30,300km

$

34,995

$158 p/w –total cost $41,251

2016 HiluxSRPre-Runner

•2.8LTurbo Diesel 2WDAuto

•Reversecamera $

•Bluetooth 32,995

$146 p/w –total cost $38,926

2012LandCruiser200VX

•4.5LTwin Turbo Diesel, 8-Seater

•Leather,Satnav

•Towbar

$

67,995

2018 LandCruiser PradoGX

•2.8L TurboDiesel

•Satnav

•ReverseCamera

WAS$56,995

NOW ONLY

$

54,995

*Allbased on a10% deposit over60months, with an interest rate of 10.75%.Weekly payments.

Percival Street,Rangiora. Ph (03)313-8186any time •www.rangiora.toyota.co.nz

FINANCIAL

SERVICES

2002LandCruiserVXLimited

•4.2LTurbo Diesel Auto

•Height control

•Leather,climateair

$

25,995

2016 HiluxSR5Limited

imit

it

•2.8L TurboDiesel Auto

•4x4, Satnav,Leather

•Roof racks

$

42,995

2015LandCruiserPradoLimited

•2.8L TurboDieselAuto WAS$59,995

NOW ONLY

•KDSSSuspension,

•Sunroof,Leather $

57,995

$272 p/w –total cost $70,860

FINANCE&INSURANCEAVAILABLE

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