North Canterbury News: November 28, 2019

Thursday, November 28, 2019 | Issue 874 | www.starnews.co.nz

Thousands find plenty to celebrate on High St

By SHELLEY TOPP

On the move ... Willow Gray, aged five, from Rangiora, had agreat time in the Fun HQ paddleboat pool during Rangiora’s Christmas

Celebration Night last Friday.

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Adecisiontoshift Rangiora’s

annual Christmas Celebration

Nightfrom aThursday to a

Friday evening has paidoff.

‘‘It was without question the

best ChristmasCelebration

Nightwe’ve had,’’Rangiora

Promotions chairman Ross

Ditmer said.

Organisers made the change

afterfeedback from the public

wanting it to be on anonschool

night. The changeallowed

families with children to attend

and ahuge crowd turned up.

They enjoyed market stalls,

food trucks, street performers,

children’s entertainment and

latenightHigh Street shopping,

with many retailersstaying open

for the evening.

The balmy evening was an

addedbonus, enticing many

people to staylate, dancing to

the beatofChristchurch covers

band DangerBaby outside the

WaimakaririDistrict Council's

service centre frontentrance.

‘‘It was great,’’ Ross said.

‘‘There were thousands of

people enjoying themselves.’’

Around 9.30pmthe nor' wester

kicked in,causing the evening’s

fireworks finale to be cancelled.

‘‘It was just not safe enough to

hold the fireworks display.’’

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Twister nearly topples tractor

By ROBYN BRISTOW

Atornado whipped up during last week’s

southerlystorm ripped the bonnetfrom a

largetractor and rockeditfrom sidetoside

as it tore throughOkuku lateinthe

afternoon.

It threw largepines in the air and

dumped them,stripped apine shelter belt,

flattened poplars,tore roofing iron from

sheds and tipped over animal shelters.

As it disappeared, large hailstones fell,

breaking windows and shredding

vegetable and flowergardens.

Doug Paterson, who lives on Browns

Road, Okuku, was clearing scrub last

Wednesday withhis 160horsepower

tractorwhen the tornado hit.

‘‘I was in theeye of it.The tractorrocked

from side to side. Iwas hanging on to the

steeringwheelasIthought it might tip

over.Itripped off the bonnetand Iput the

grab of the tractor down to pin the bonnet

on the groundand stabilise thetractor.

Doug said the tornado’sfunnel was

abouttwo to threemetres wide.Itwas a

grey colour and 20 metres away fromhim.

It wentfrom being southeastto

northerly as it suckedinthe air and then

began circling withinminutes. ‘‘As it

passed it went from grey to black; really

black,’’ he said.

It rippedgrassout of the ground, and

sucked up trees acouple of 100 metres

either side of him.

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Tornado cuts destructive path

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As it grew,its destructivepath

reached across 400 to 500

metres. It lifted part of the roof

from ahouse,tore the car port

attachedtoalog cabin, and

knocked down trees.

Then thehail struck. Doug

said he thoughtthe windows of

the tractor were goingtobreak

as it pelteddown.

‘‘It hit hard.Itbroke four

windows in acottage we have

up the road.Ten minutes later

it was bluesky,’’ he says.

‘The adrenaline was running

pretty high for awhile.

‘‘It was very scary and

something you don’toftensee.I

was pretty much in the eye of

the storm. Idon’t need to go to

America to go storm chasing

now,’’ he said.

Amanda Smithwho lives in

Riverside Road,Okuku, saw a

wall of cloud which then

started swirling.

Therewas lightning hitting

the ground all around their

family home.

‘‘When we saw the bright

greenish blue swirling outside

our windows we knew there

was goingtobeatornado.My

partner rushed to the shed and

got the car ready for aquick

escape.

‘‘We wereterrifiedand very

worried thatitwas going to

touchdown right on top of us,’’

says Amanda. Fortunatelythey

escaped any damage,but she

said on Foothills Road,which

Trouble approaches... The stormthat generated atwister near Okuku.

runsparallel to Riverside

Road, therewere trees ripped

out as the tornadotravelled

toward the hills east of Mt

Thomas.

‘‘Itwas very, very unnerving.

Hopefullyitwas aonce in a

lifetime experience.Iwas so

worriedfor the safetyofmy

family and we didn'tknow if we

should attempttoleave or if we

were better to hide in the

hallway.’’

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OxfordArea School pupils got

asurprise last week, with the

noise of two Royal New

Zealand Navy helicopters

hovering abovethe school.

The visit was arrangedby

LieutenantLuke Godsell, an

old boy of the school, with the

choppers stopping off for a

break on the school’s front

field.

The two helicoptersare

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Their pilots and crews were

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Year 1to10pupils watched

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circled the school and then

landed, principalMike Hart

said.

‘‘Every student then had the

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TUAHIWI ROYAL VISIT

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Warm welcome ... Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, outside the meeting

house at Tuahiwi Marae.

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Warm welcome for

royals at marae

By DAVID HILL

There was anticipation at Tuahiwi as

local whanau prepared for last Friday’s

visit of PrinceCharles and his wife,

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.

Kaumatua, invitedguestsand local,

national and internationalmedia

gathered at Tuahiwi MaraeonFriday

morning to await their arrival.

Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordonwas

among invited guests.

‘‘It’sareal honourtohave theminour

district,’’ Mr Gordonsaid.

The couple were welcomedonthe

maraewith apowhiri by Ngai

Tuahuriri.

Ngai Tuahuririupoko (leader) Te

Maire Tau said it was an honour to

welcome them on to the marae, after his

late fatherRakiihia (Rik) Tau

welcomed theminChristchurch during

theirlast visit in 2012.

Members of the Muslim community

wereinvited to the powhiri and to meet

Charles and Camilla.

Linwood Masjid trustee Faisal Sayel

saiditwas an honour to be invited.

‘‘All of us had an opportunity to speak

to the Prince.

‘‘Hewas very warm and it was very

specialtospeak to him, although it was

veryshort. ’’

Members of the TuahiwiPrimary

School, Kaiapoi HighSchool and

Rangiora High School kapa haka

groups joined forces to perform for the

couple duringthe powhiri.

Afterwards, local kaumatua hosted a

short hightea for the Royal party,

before they returned to Christchurch.

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North Canterbury News, November 28, 2019

Prince visits bird colony on peninsula

By DAVID HILL

Prince Charles had a

whale of atime in

Kaikoura on Saturday.

The Prince of Wales

visited Takahanga

Marae, took part in a

public walk in the town

centre, visited the

Future is Bright expo in

the Kaikoura Memorial

Hall and then travelled

to the Hutton’s

Shearwater site on the

Kaikoura Peninsula.

The visit was achance

for the Prince to check on

the district’s progress in

recovering from the 2016

earthquake and to thank

local organisations for

supporting British

tourists stranded there

in the immediate

aftermath.

The Future is Bright

expo highlighted local

initiatives. Among those

was the proposed Whale

Trail cycleway between

Picton and Kaikoura.

Whale Trail Trust

chairman Luke van

Velthooven said the

Prince was supportive of

the 200km trail’s focus on

blending in with the

surrounding natural

environment.

It will pass through

Picton, Blenheim,

Seddon, Ward,

Kekerengu, Clarence

and Kaikoura.

Hutton’s Shearwater

Charitable Trust

chairman Ted Howard

said having the Prince

visit the trust’s colony on

the Kaikoura Peninsula

was amajor boost for the

birds.

‘‘He seemed to be a

nice guy and he was

genuinely interested in

the birds.

‘‘It was avery

successful day and it got

the Hutton’s shearwater

birds some publicity on

the international stage.’’

Bird is the word ... Hutton’s Shearwater Charitable Trust

chairman Ted Howard showed Prince Charles achick when

he visited the nesting colony on the Kaikoura Peninsula.

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

It’ssatisfying work

Ienteredmyprevious career in the

mentalhealth field because Iwantedto

make adifference, andpolitics is away

of continuingtomakethatdifference.

Since being elected in 2014,Ihave

worked hard to be accessiblebecause I

know it is onlythrough beingaware of

theissues on theground thatIcanbean

effectiveMemberofParliament.

Livingand working in the electorate

with my family,therehasbeennothing

more satisfying to me than working

alongside our residents to advocate for

the important things.

Over the years,Ihaveworked hardto

ensurewehavethe infrastructure

solutions and resources to match our

growth.

The support of my family has been

invaluable during thistimeandIam

grateful my wifesupportsmein

continuingtowork hard for you.

Working with our community to get

afterhours healthcare has been one of

the most rewarding things Ihave

accomplishedaslocal MP.

Theannouncementbythe Canterbury

DistrictHealthBoard of anew facility to

provide afterhourscarefromthe

Health Hub sitewasahugevictoryfor

ourcommunity and came after a

commitment made at my public meeting

thisyear.

❛It is only through being

aware of the issues on the

ground that Ican be an

effective MP.❜

Savingthe Waikukubus routewas

anotherwin.Aresidentwalked into my

office on Monday morningand on

FridayIbrought Environment

Canterbury representatives to meet with

more than 100 Waikuku residents.

Together we succeeded in new

proposals being broughtforward.

I’ve been afierceadvocate for safety

improvementsonState Highway1at

WoodendandPegasus,andfor the

buildingofthe Belfast to Pegasus

motorway extension,including the

WoodendBypass. This is something Iam

fightingtogetover theline andI’m

confident ourcommunity’s persistence

will deliveraresult.

InParliamentIhave workedto

initiate the Mental Health CrossParty

Groupthatwilltakeabipartisan

approach in respondingtothegrowing

demandformentalhealth services.

It was arealsenseofachievement

when thegroupwas launched this year

by Sir John Kirwan.

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Focus from Dan Gordon, Mayor

Council comes together

The last monthhas been particularly

pleasingand satisfying as Ihave beenable

to join in celebrations to record many great

milestoneswith the community.

High school prizegivings have been

enjoyabletoattend. It’smarvelloustosee

our youngpeople being celebrated for

theirachievements.Also, attending

Loburn School’s 150thanniversary

celebrationwas an honour and privilege.

Iwas humbled to speak at Kaiapoi RSA’s

commemorationofArmistice Day.Two

yearsago Iwas fortunatetoattend the

100thanniversary of theBattle of

PasschendaeleinBelgium, which made

the commemorationmore relevantfor me.

This was aresult of the council’s

twinning relationship withthe province of

Zonnebeke, wheremembers of CCompany

from Kaiapoi and DCompanyfrom

Rangiora formedpart of the Canterbury

regiment which foughtinthe area.

Several local men lost theirlives at

Passchendaeleand it was appropriate

then,asitwas earlier this month, to

acknowledge theirsacrifice.

As well as communitycelebrations,I

attendedthe Local Government New

Zealand mayoral forums, which was a

chance to meet mayors fromaround the

country and withGovernment ministers to

discuss araft of issues, such as water

reform, climatechange, roading and

transport.

This was agreat leadin to amore local

Cause of coastal blaze remains unknown

By SHELLEY TOPP

The cause of arecentfire in

the TuhaitaraCoastal Park

remains unknown.

The fire was initially

believed to be causedbya

lightning strike, but North

Canterbury deputy principal

rural fire officer Dale

Wilhelm has ruledthat out.

‘‘The causeofthe fireis

unknown, but it was not

related to the thunder storm

in Christchurchasthe storm

didn’treachthat far north.’’

Firefighters were alerted

by a111 call at 2.55pm on

Mondaylast week and fire

crews remainedatthe park

until 8.30pm.Acrew also

returned to the park the next

day and found two small

hotspots that were

extinguished.

It occurred in sand dunes

about 300m southofthe

WoodendBeach Rd entrance

to the beach.

‘‘Access for firefighters was

limitedtousing the beach,

which made fighting the fire

more difficult. The incoming

tide was of concern as it

furtherreduced the access to

the site,’’Dale said.

‘‘The Woodendbrigade and

WaikukuVolunteer Rural

Fire Force were the initial

crews to arrive.They were

then backed up by Pines

Beach Volunteer Rural Fire

Forcetohelp with fourwheeldriveaccessonthe

beach.’’

Ahelicopter was initially

used to surveythe site to learn

the sizeofthe fire and what

assets were underthreat. It

was then set up with a

monsoon bucket and used to

knockdown the fire, makingit

safe for firefighters to enter

the forest to extinguish it.

Greg Byrnes, general

manager of Te Kohakao

TuhaitaraTrust, which

manages the park,said they

were grateful to the fire

crews.

‘‘From the moment Fire

and Emergencywere on site

they had plans in place to

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contain and fightthe fire,how

to get watertothe site and air

support at the scenewithin 10

minutes. We are so grateful to

the peoplewho put their

community first. Most of the

firefighterswere volunteers

who rushed from work, school

pickups,and home to get this

fire undercontrol,’’ Greg said.

There is ayearround fire

ban in the park. However,

Greg said it was important to

remainvigilant and to call

emergencyservices

immediatelyifsmoke was

seen in the park area.

For video footage of the

fire, check out the North

Canterbury News Facebook

page.

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mayoral and chief executiveforumwith

the respectivemayorsand chiefexecutives

from Christchurch, Selwyn and Hurunui,

whichtakes these discussions fromahigh

leveland starts turning thought to how we,

as agroup, can address them locally.

At the very locallevel(around the

council chamber), councillors areworking

well together. The portfolio structure is

bedding in and our planning days looking

at local issues areprogressing well. We’re

awareofthe issues thatare coming and

our need to address these appropriately.

Isee my role as onewhereI,aswell as

my fellow councillors,represent the views

of the community and to do so Ibelieve it’s

important that Ispend my time in and with

the communitytoo.

Iaminthe process of scheduling regular

dropin clinics for each area and will

advise details in duecourse.

Therehave also been several other local

events I’ve attended.

Ahighlight wasmeeting Prince Charles

and the Duchess of Cornwall during their

visittothe Tuahiwi Marae. In the

conversation Ihad with them Iextended

my thanks to them both for making the

time to visit.Ifoundthem genuinely

interested in our area. Ishould like to

acknowledge the invitationextended by Te

Ngai TuahuririRunangatoattend.

Over the nextfew weeks we have several

Christmas parades and other community

events. Ihope to see you there.

Doocey to stand

Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey will be

standing for the Waimakariri

electorate in the 2020 general

election.

He said he made the decision after

discussing it with his wife, Viki.

‘‘As the local MP it is an honour and

aprivilege to serve all in the

Waimakariri to the best of my

abilities,’’ Mr Doocey says.

Mr Doocey was elected as MP for

Waimakariri in the 2014 general

election. He was reelected in 2017

with an increased majority. He held

the seat in 2014 with a2500 majority,

which increased to more than 10,000

in 2017.

Viki teaches children to swim at

both the Rangiora and Kaiapoi

Aquatic Centres. His two children

attend schools in Waimakariri.

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Waimakariri 6:38am 2.6 12:20am 0.3 7:31am 2.5 1:12am 0.4 8:22am 2.5 2:03am 0.4 9:12am 2.4 2:52am 0.5 10:01am 2.3 3:41am 0.6 10:49am 2.3 4:30am 0.6 11:37am 2.2 5:19am 0.7

Mouth

6:58pm 2.4 12:53pm 0.4 7:52pm 2.3 1:45pm 0.4 8:45pm 2.3 2:35pm 0.5 9:37pm 2.2 3:25pm 0.5 10:27pm 2.2 4:16pm 0.6 11:15pm 2.1 5:06pm 0.6

5:56pm 0.7

Amberley 6:38am 2.6 12:20am 0.3 7:31am 2.5 1:12am 0.4 8:22am 2.5 2:03am 0.4 9:12am 2.4 2:52am 0.5 10:01am 2.3 3:41am 0.6 10:49am 2.3 4:30am 0.6 11:37am 2.2 5:19am 0.7

Beach

6:58pm 2.4 12:53pm 0.4 7:52pm 2.3 1:45pm 0.4 8:45pm 2.3 2:35pm 0.5 9:37pm 2.2 3:25pm 0.5 10:27pm 2.2 4:16pm 0.6 11:15pm 2.1 5:06pm 0.6

5:56pm 0.7

6:47am 2.6 12:29am 0.3 7:40am 2.5 1:21am 0.4 8:31am 2.5 2:12am 0.4 9:21am 2.4 3:01am 0.5 10:10am 2.3 3:50am 0.6 10:58am 2.3 4:39am 0.6 11:46am 2.2 5:28am 0.7

Motunau 7:07pm 2.4 1:02pm 0.4 8:01pm 2.3 1:54pm 0.4 8:54pm 2.3 2:44pm 0.5 9:46pm 2.2 3:34pm 0.5 10:36pm 2.2 4:25pm 0.6 11:24pm 2.1 5:15pm 0.6

6:05pm 0.7

6:49am 2.6 12:31am 0.3 7:42am 2.5 1:23am 0.4 8:33am 2.5 2:14am 0.4 9:23am 2.4 3:03am 0.5 10:12am 2.3 3:52am 0.6 11:00am 2.3 4:41am 0.6 11:48am 2.2 5:30am 0.7

Gore Bay 7:09pm 2.4 1:04pm 0.4 8:03pm 2.3 1:56pm 0.4 8:56pm 2.3 2:46pm 0.5 9:48pm 2.2 3:36pm 0.5 10:38pm 2.2 4:27pm 0.6 11:26pm 2.1 5:17pm 0.6

6:07pm 0.7

6:43am 2.0 12:23am 0.3 7:37am 1.9 1:17am 0.3 8:29am 1.9 2:10am 0.4 9:20am 1.9 3:01am 0.4 10:10am 1.8 3:51am 0.4 10:59am 1.8 4:40am 0.5 11:47am 1.7 5:28am 0.5

Kaikoura 7:08pm 1.8 1:00pm 0.3 8:02pm 1.8 1:55pm 0.3 8:55pm 1.7 2:48pm 0.4 9:46pm 1.7 3:40pm 0.4 10:36pm 1.7 4:30pm 0.5 11:24pm 1.6 5:19pm 0.5

6:06pm 0.5

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New Zealand Transport

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cutting into the highway at

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River. Eventually, it will

undermine it, threatening the

route.

‘‘We need to realign this

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linking the east and west

coasts and Nelson/

Marlborough remains

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areaispart of public

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North Canterbury News, November 28, 2019

Young entrepreneurs ... Ohoka School students Florence Taylor, left, aged 7, and her sister, Greta, 5, ran

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former residential

red zone, including

aBMX track.

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Overseasawardfor

revamp of redzone

The WaimakaririDistrictCouncil’s red

zonerecovery hasreceived international

recognition.

The council’s draft Waimakariri

Residential Red Zone Recovery Plan was

recently named overall winner in the 2019

Commonwealth AssociationofPlanners

(CAP) Awards for Outstanding Planning

Achievementinthe Commonwealth.

It is the second consecutive year New

Zealand planners have won at the awards,

which acknowledge the crucial role the

industry holds in developing sustainable

and resilient communities.

The awards attracted entries from

throughout theCommonwealth, including

Ghana, Canada,Australia, Sierra Leone,

British Virgin Islands, Dominica, St Lucia,

Malaysia,Sri Lanka and Tanzania.

Three of the final 10 shortlistedprojects

werebyNew Zealand planners.

Waimakariri’s winning project focused

on regeneratingthe district’sworstaffected

areas in Kaiapoiand The Pines

and Kairaki Beach communities following

the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury

earthquakes. The quakes resulted in

nearly 100 hectares of residential land

being redzoned andmore than 1000

homes demolished.

Extensivecommunity consultationwas

coretothe plan’s development, resulting

in strong public interest and participation.

People of all generations, cultures and

lifestylesvoiced their support, whilealso

putting forwardnew ideasand alternative

landuse options.

Judges were impressed by the urgency

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thatresponds to complex landuse and

technical requirements, the needs of

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multiple stakeholders,and an exhausted

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time frame’’.

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example for other Commonwealth

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New ZealandPlanning Institute chief

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‘‘The planning profession in New

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are proud to see it continue to receive

internationalrecognition.’’

Waimakariri District Councilstrategy

and engagement manager Simon

Markham says the award reflects not only

the technical planning work that took

place following the earthquakes.

It also acknowledges the efforts made by

planners to genuinely collaboratewith the

community in determiningthe future

pattern of land uses in an area devastated

by disaster.

‘‘We are thrilled to be recognisedbyCAP

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planning that took place, but importantly

the ongoing regeneration of Waimakariri’s

worstaffected communities led by the

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Lisa makes her mark across Tasman

By RACHEL MACDONALD

NorthCanterbury’s Lisa Verheul

can ride. In the saddle, she is

lighthanded, fast and accurate,

and her new competition results

from Australia are testamentto

that.

She was lucky enoughtospend

six weeks earlierthis year with

southern NewSouth Wales

Western ridinglegendPhil Webb

and his wife, Dawn.

She has now justgot home

from another stintwith the

couple, where she competed in

her firsttwo AustralianNational

Rein Cow HorseAssociation

showsonafouryearoldmare

belonging to Phil and Dawn,

called Miss Pink.The paircame

away with two first places and a

second, and ahunger for more.

‘‘These are practical farm

skills basedonthe traditional

working partnership between

horseand rider,’’ explains Lisa,

who runsLisa Vee Performance

Horses. ‘‘However, the art of cowhorseriding

diedout in New

Zealand and Australia in the late

‘70s and early ‘80s. It'snow

making something of acomeback,

both in the US —whereit

originated—and in Australia.’’

Phil explains further.

‘‘When you're bringingina

herd of 9000cattle on amassive

station in the Northern

Territories, and then you haveto

cut certain animalsout for the

vet, for example,you'vereally got

to know what you're doing.You

need ahorse and riderwho can

get the job done, and that'swhere

the reincow horsecompetition

classes come from.’’

In Lisa's first show, in centralwest

New SouthWales’ Guerie,

she came up against38other

competitors. Neither she nor the

younghorse had competed in

rein cow horse classes before.

‘‘First,you ride adry pattern,

whichiskind of the Western

version of dressage. It's aset

series of manoeuvres designed to

show the horse's versatility and

speed,'' she says.

‘‘Then, theyintroduceacow

and you havetouse the horse to

control it, taking it down the

fencelineand turning it right and

left.It's very fast ...and things

can alsogowrong for the rider

very fast.''

‘‘Sheworked so hardfor those

results,''Phil says.

‘‘Every day,we'd go through all

the possiblescenariosand how

you would ridetomeet them. It

takessupergood controland an

absolute understanding of your

horse, in whatcan be avery

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horses needtohave so much —

they need the temperament,the

ability and the cowsense.

‘‘Andthe rider needs to be able

to watch and predict animal

response patterns accurately

enough to keepthemselves, and

the animals, safe.’’

The dream is nowtobring cow

horsereining to the SouthIsland,

and to that end Phil and Dawn

spentlast weekend holding a

soldout clinic at her base in

Okuku.

‘‘I'dlove to get the sport offthe

ground in Canterbury,but you

need the clinicianstoeducate

the riders,and that's what this

weekendwas allabout,’’Lisa

says.

‘‘Theriding spots sold out fast,

and we also had lots of people

watching from the railings. If the

interest continues to build like

this,itwould be great to bring

trainers over from the US to hold

clinics too.’’

And what did Philand Dawn

think?

‘‘This has beenour first timein

the South Island andit's been an

unbelievableexperience. We'll

be back.’’

As for Lisa, she is going to focus

on her ownhorsesand breeding

business through the summer,

and despite the nerves and

performanceanxiety on the day,

is looking to compete overthe

ditch again nextyear.And

maybe, sometime in the future,

she willbereadytotake on the

competition in the US.

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Pirates in apantomime

... Some of the cast of

Treasure Island rehearse

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Treasure Island comes to life

By ROBYN BRISTOW

AmuriPlayers’ latest production,

TreasureIsland,opens its fiveperformance

season on

Wednesday, December 4, at agala

night.

The pantomime is another

production by Ben Crocker, who

wrotelast year’s successful

Cinderella.Itwill run until

December 7.

Favourite Treasure Island

characters JimHawkins, Squire

Trelawney, LongJohn Silver, and

the Black Spot will all feature at

the Memorial Hall in the family

show,whichincludes wellknown

songs, dancing and plenty of

audienceparticipation.

The cast of 40 from Rotherham,

Culverden and Hanmer Springs

have been rehearsingsince

Septemberunderthe directionof

Graham Frith, and musical

directors Ros Kelly and Alex

Adamson.

The show will be performedat

7.30pm on openingnight, followed

by aseniorsspecial show on

Thursday night, where a$5saving

can be made on the adult price.

Therewill be evening shows on

Friday, December6,and

Saturday, December 7, with a2pm

matinee, alsoonSaturday.

Supper, drinks and

confectionery are available

during intermission as a

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RANGIORA’S CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION NIGHT

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Waimakariri Events

DEC EVENTS

1st Santa’s Grotto

10am-8pm, Ashgrove

School Hall, Seddon Street.

Christmas decorations and

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entry, babies are free.

1st Bridge to Bridge

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1st Mandeville Craft

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431 Mandeville Road.

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music and plenty of free

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1st St Bartholomew’s

Church Christmas

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6th Oxford A&P

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Velvet Competition

7pm, Oxford Workingmen’s

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Display and competition of

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wapiti and elk. All welcome to

attend.

7th Woodford Glen

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6.30pm, 39 Doubledays

Road, Kaiapoi. Woodford

Glen Speedway promises to

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7th Kaiapoi Christmas

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Street, Kaiapoi.

Kaiapoi Community

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4.30pm

8th Canterburyry Half

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8.30am-12.30pm, Pegasus

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half marathon. Visit www.

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details.

8th Ice Breaker Dragon

Boat Race

9am- 4pm, Pegasus Lake.

Afun day of racing dragon

boats over 200 and 500 metre

distances including a1km

turns race. Agreat day for the

whole family.

8th Rangiora Toyota

Santa Parade /

Christmas Party In

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from 12pm-6pm.

Rangiora Toyota Santa

Parade High Street 2pm.

8th Guy Williams

“Some Places” 2019 Tour

7pm-8pm, Rangiora

Town Hall. Agreat hour of

comedy. Tickets available

can.” $10.00 - $43.00.

15th The Oxman

7am –3pm, South Eyre Road.

An endurance festival with

long and short course options

for triathlon and duathlon. All

events can be completed as

ateam or individual. www.

oxman.co.nz

15th Rangiora Christmas

Market &Boot Sale

10am -2pm, Rangiora A&

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selection of stalls as well

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bargain hunting all at once.

15th Oxford

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bouncy castle &face

painting.

17th –24th Oxford

Christmas Wonderland

Oxford Town Hall.

Afestive Christmas display

with visits from Santa! A

great event for the whole

family. Gold coin donation

for entry. For all further

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22nd Rangiora At the

Races 10am, Rangiora

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24th Oxford Christmas

Carols in the Park

7pm –9pm, Pearson Park

Village Green, Main Street,

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family Christmas sing-a-long.

24th Sefton Christmas

Harvest Market

9am-1pm, 783 Marshmans

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picking fresh peas.

26th Woodford Glen

Print Wise Ramp Race

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31st New Years Eve

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festive season

Kaiapoi Farmers Market

7th, 14th, 21st, 28th |

Oxford Farmers Market

1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th

| Oxford Craft Market

1st | Rangiora Sunday

Market 8th, 22nd | Ohoka

Christmas Farmers

Market 13th, 20th |

CELEBRATE

Christmas

Experience the ambience and atmosphere

of acountry fete in our own backyard.

Arelaxed family day out with great food,

drinks, local music and creative stalls

for your pre-Christmas shopping.

Mandeville Sports Centre

10am-3pm Sunday 1 st December

Entry Adults $5(cash at gate)

Children FREE |Carparking FREE

www.mandevillecraftfestival.co.nz

Email: organiser@mandevillecraftfestival.co.nz

RANGIORA RACECOURSE

Sun 22 December

Book now theraces.co.nz

CANTERBURYSTOCKCAR,

MODIFIED &SALOONCHAMPS

7 th December,6.30pm

PRINT WISE RAMP RACE DEMOLITION

DERBY&REMEMBRANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

26 th December, 6pm

Funfor all the family!

www.woodfordglen.co.nz

More info at: www.visitwaimakariri.co.nz/events

or Kaiapoi i-SITE Visitor Centre, Phone: 03 327 3134, Email: info@kaiapoivisitorcentre.co.nz

DECEMBER 2019

Rangiora Toyota

Christmas

BEST FLOAT

WINS

$500

NEW WORLD

VOUCHER

Party in the Park

Sunday 8December -12-5:30pm -Parade 2pm

www.rangiorapromotions.co.nz

Lions welcome volunteers to assist with and participate in this community event.

For further information contact Russ 027 496 1042 or secretary.odlc@outlook.com

Oxford&District Lions

KAIAPOI SANTA PARADE AND CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL

26 North Canterbury News, November 28, 2019

Plenty of special guests for annual parade

By DAVID HILL

Santa Claus is not the only

special guest in Kaiapoi next

month.

Ronald McDonald is set to

make his first appearance at

the Kaiapoi Carnival and Santa

Parade on Saturday, December

He will join old favourites

including Darth Vader and the

Disney princesses, ‘‘who will be

alot more interactive at both

the carnival and the market,

and will be available to take

photos’’, Kaiapoi Promotions

Association project manager

Martyn Cook says.

He says the event will be at

the same venue, with the same

format as last year.

‘‘This is my second year

running the event and there’s

no question last year was a

success, but there’s always

room for improvement.’’

The day’s activities will get

under way at 9am with the

community street market,

which is sponsored by the

association, filling up fast.

Community groups are

advised to get in quickly if they

want to have astall.

The street will feature local

community groups and

businesses, giving local

families and visitors the

opportunity to see what they’re

about. It will run until 12.30pm.

The race will then be on the

clear the main street before the

Santa parade, which starts at

1.30pm.

The Lion Foundation

Kaiapoi Carnival will then

return for asecond year as a

oneday event, based on former

redzoned land between Hilton

Street, opposite the Kaiapoi

Countdown Supermarket, and

Raven Quay.

The carnival starts at 10am,

with live performances on the

community stage from popular

local band Assembly

Required.

‘‘There will be carnival stalls

we haven’t seen in the district

before.

‘‘Tracy (Inwood) does an

amazing job of tracking down

these stallholders,’’ Mr Cook

says.

‘‘The carnival is packed,

which is ameasure of the

popularity of the event.’’

There will also be afree

family fun zone, sponsored by

Misco Joinery, with activities

for all ages, and a‘‘chill zone’’

(outdoor living room).

The ‘‘Show and Shine’’ car

show, sponsored by Kaiapoi

Alignment &Tyres, will allow

people to show off their

vehicles. To enter, donate agift

under the Christmas tree at the

carnival.

The carnival runs until

4.30pm. It is sure to be abig

family day out as families gear

up for the festive season.

Mr Cook says he has been

pleased with the response from

the community in recent weeks

as the event approaches.

But finding sponsorship and

fundraising has been

‘‘exceptionally hard’’ this year,

after the event made asmall

Disney royalty ... The Disney princesses are always popular with the children. They will be returning for this

year’s Kaiapoi Santa parade.

PHOTOS: FILE

surplus in 2018.

He says the success of the

event has assisted the

association’s conversations

with the Waimakariri District

Council for remedial work to

the carnival site to be included

in next year’s annual plan.

In heavy rain, the site is

prone to flooding.

‘‘We are hopeful that some

improvement will be made to

the land, so going forward the

site will be much more usable

in future for general use.’’

Finishing

touches ...

Kaiapoi

Promotions

Association

project

manager

Martyn Cook

makes sure

everything is

ready just

before last

year’s Santa

Parade.

Christmas

Gifts

For All

The Family

Menswear,

Womenswear,

Lingerie,

Footware,

Giftware,

Fishing Gear

Open every day

till Christmas!

Menswear

Infants

Nightwear

Cnr. Williams Street &Raven Quay

Open 7Days

Phone: 03 327 8029

www.blackwellsdeptstore.co.nz

2229466

KAIAPOI SANTA PARADE AND CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL

North Canterbury News, November 28, 2019

Santa prepares for Kaiapoi visit

Santa Claus is preparing for

his annual return to Kaiapoi

as yuletide preparations

ramp up.

The jolly man in the red suit

will be back in the rivertown

on Saturday, December 7, for

the annualChristmas

Carnival and Santa Parade.

The McDonald’s Kaiapoi

Santa Parade is an event not

to be missed. It starts at

1.30pmfrom the corner of

Black Streetand Raven Quay.

The parade routetravels

east along Raven Quay, then

south alongWilliams Street

beforeturningleft into Hilton

Street, where the floats will

remainondisplayatthe

Kaiapoi Carnival.

Kaiapoi Promotions

Association projectmanager

MartynCook says more than

60 floatshave been entered so

far parade, matching last

year’s64floats.

This year the people’s

choiceaward for the best float

in the parade is being

North Canterbury News: November 28, 2019

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