Selwyn Times: December 04, 2019

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2019
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National’s new Selwyn hopeful
NICOLA GRIGG will
be National’s Selwyn
candidate in next year’s
election.
The 39-year-old takes
over from the retiring
Amy Adams.
Today she talks to
reporter Louis Day about
her family background in
politics, farming, growing
the economy and how
National will take back
the reins of power.
• Pages 9, 10 and 11
Motorists
injured
after driver
drops
piece of
paper
• By Devon Bolger
TWO PEOPLE were taken to
hospital after a car crash at the
weekend - caused by a driver
dropping a piece of paper.
A motorist lost control of his
vehicle as he tried to pick up
the piece of paper on Masefield
Drive, Rolleston about 3.20pm
on Sunday.
He crossed the centre and collided
with an oncoming vehicle,
said Sergeant Phil Bayne.
Sergeant Bayne said the driver
will be issued with a $150 fine
for failing to stay in his lane.
He said distracted drivers are
a common occurrence in the
district.
“It is very common. Distracted
drivers are one of our main
focuses,” he said.
It was a reminder that motorists
need to keep their eyes
on the road and stay focused,
Sergeant Bayne said.
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NICOLA GRIGG looks a good fit for
retiring Selwyn MP Amy Adams (see pages
9,10,11).
Adams and her National predeccesors
have had a stranglehold on the electorate
for a long, long time.
Grigg may have more challenges with the recent boundary
changes and the changing demographic in the Selwyn district.
But she’s odds-on to retain the seat for National in next year’s
election, in my humble - and unbiased - view anyway.
Grigg popped into the office last week. She’s a very affable
individual, with a good brain, good sense of humour and she
knows the political system, inside and out.
She was also a journalist in a previous life, before being press
secretary for Bill English.
So she must be good!
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Maddie heading
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• By Devon Bolger
WEST MELTON’S Maddie
Collins is battling what could be
the end of her new kidney.
The 15-year-old suffers from
kidney disease, nephrotic syndrome,
and underwent her second
kidney transplant in January
last year.
Her mother, Sarah Manson-
Collins said she has lost a lot of
function to the organ recently.
“The last bit of rejection really
affected the function to the
point where they have actually
been investigating her veins for a
fistula so she can start dialysis at
some stage.
“We’re not at that stage just yet
but we know it will be inevitable,
it’s coming,” she said.
Mrs Manson-Collins said
Maddie will continue to have
blood tests to monitor the kidney’s
function.
“We want to get through this
Christmas period and at the moment
it’s just about maximising
all of her different medication
levels to get her feeling the best
she can.
“Which is difficult considering
she is basically heading towards
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She said they can see the difference
the declining kidney
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In spite of everything, having
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great, she said.
“We want to show the difference
organ donation can make
to people’s lives. Yes, Maddie has
had it rough but this kidney has
given her a couple of years without
being on dialysis and that’s
much better than being on it.”
Maddie received a ‘miracle’
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Parents open up about the horror
IT HAS been just over
two months since fouryear-old
Jackson White
was struck and killed
by a forklift operated
by his father, Ian. Today,
his parents Ian and
Meredith White talk
publicly for the first
time to reporter Sophie
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NOBODY WAS ever a stranger
for too long around Jackson
White.
The bubbly, curly-haired boy
would chat to random people on
the street and offer hugs to the
women working at the supermarket.
He was a familiar face at his
parents’ Prebbleton-based business,
Lincoln Grain and Produce,
next door to their home.
Their customers knew him
well, and little Jackson was in his
element.
Like many little boys, he was
fascinated by trucks, diggers,
tractors and any type of construction.
On Monday, September 30, the
morning started like any normal
day for the White family.
It was school holidays and
Jackson’s playcentre was closed.
Jackson was shadowing his dad
FAMILY: Meredith, Ian and Fletcher White are coming to terms with the loss of their family
member, four-year-old Jackson.
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Ian as he worked at the business.
Just before 2pm, their world
changed forever.
Jackson was struck by a forklift,
operated by Ian. His injuries were
critical. There was a desperate
attempt at medical attention, but
he died at the scene.
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Ian and Meredith can’t bring
themselves to talk about how
Jackson was struck. Their eyes
well up with emotion as they talk
in their living room, holding onto
their second child, Fletcher, who
is 19-months-old.
It was Ian who phoned 111.
Meredith was asleep at home
next door after working night
shift as a nurse at Christchurch
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about 3km away. Ian knew the
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Meredith was woken by the
phone call no parent ever wants
to receive.
“It was the ambulance control
room, saying there had been an
accident at the shed and that my
husband needed me. I got dressed
and ran there, I never imagined it
was Jackson. I was still disorientated
about what time of the day
it was.”
By the time Meredith arrived,
police, FENZ and ambulance
staff were already there.
“I was calm because I knew
these guys. They were doing what
they needed to do. As a nurse I
wanted to be in there but I stood
back and gave them space.
“Ian and I held each other. I
can’t really remember what happened
next,” she said.
They then were faced with how
to tell their family.
A Lincoln firefighter contacted
Ian’s parents.
But they couldn’t get to everyone
before the news of the death
began appearing in the media.
“Unfortunately, the media had
picked it up and got it out there
before we had a chance to contact
everyone. We had told the immediate
family but there was some
distant family that we hadn’t had
a chance to tell. It was a bit hard,”
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Wednesday December 4 2019 5
of the day they lost their son
CHEEKY: Jackson White was larger than life and no one
was ever a stranger for too long around him.
Ian and Meredith are still
trying to come to terms with life
without Jackson.
Ian spoke of the ‘what-ifs’ that
trouble him the most.
“The hardest bit is what we
have lost and what we are going
to miss out on. Watching him
grow up together. The what-ifs.
Starting school, birthdays,
Christmas,” he said.
Fletcher, Jackson’s little brother,
does not realise what has happened.
Said Meredith: “He sits in his
high chair and looks for Jackson
down the corridor. Just this week
we have got some photos of the
two boys printed and he just
sits there and looks at him. He
doesn’t realise what’s happened,
but we certainly are going to keep
Jackson’s memory alive and talk
about him.
“He was very protective of him.
If Fletcher woke up crying from
a sleep, Jackson would be at his
door, waiting to go in. He didn’t
quite like sharing all his toys
with him, but if he was upset,
he would give him something.
They would get up in the morning,
throw all the cushions off
the couch and wrestle, nicely of
course. There was lots of playing.
“Every now and again there is
something that will set you off.
He use to take his Matchbox cars
everywhere, so we are still finding
them in odd places.”
Jackson’s personality was
“larger than life.”
While his delayed speech
meant he only knew how to say
about 10 words going into this
year, he always knew how to articulate
what he wanted, Ian said.
He was able to understand
words and follow instructions
but struggled to form words and
create sentences.
“Pretty much ever since he
went to Melodies (his preschool),
his speech just took off
and he was able to form threeword
sentences. We had a speechlanguage
therapist that came out.
We did horse riding as well to
help that, there is research that
shows animals improve language.
“He loved horses, he loved dogs
and he loved our cats. He would
chase around after them and he
was just content to sit with them,”
Meredith said.
‘If someone was upset, he
would try and comfort and
help them’
– Meredith White
His blonde curls stood out so
much, people would follow them
in the supermarket and ask about
his hair.
“There was never a stranger
with him for too long. He would
chat to random people on the
street. He would have hugs for all
the ladies down at the supermarket.
He would sit on anybody’s
knee.
“If someone was upset, he
would try and comfort and
help them. There was a wee girl
who had lost one of her toys at
playcentre and he went and found
it for her,” Meredith said.
At Tai Tapu Playcentre, Jackson
spent his days discovering bugs,
playing with blocks and building
towers, drowning the sandpit in
water, then digging rivers and
channels.
“He had learnt skills there that
we didn’t even realise he had, like
putting on his shoes.”
Jackson loved animals, bouncing
on the trampoline and baking
with his mum.
“He loved baking in the
kitchen, especially the measuring
and scooping. It took him about
a year to discover to lick the beaters,”
she said.
Aside from baking, Jackson
also loved eating, especially
bread.
Ian described reaching for a
loaf of bread only to find little
fingers had pulled out the middle
of the pieces.
The couple described their
relationship, which had become
much closer since tragedy struck
their family.
“When one of us is feeling
down, the other one takes over.
We talk, communicate and tag
team. It has obviously brought us
a lot closer together.
“The support of the community,
Fire and Emergency, the
customers and playcentre has
just been unbelievable. We are
so grateful. Even now, every day
there is someone who will text or
phone or ring to say how are you
going? Thinking of you guys, is
there anything we can do?
Jackson’s funeral was filled
with things he loved, including
music, bubbles and balloons.
More than $26,000 was raised
for his family by 351 people
through a Givealittle page following
his death.
The family is receiving
counselling support through Fire
and Emergency New Zealand.
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Businesses to benefit from dairy payout
• By Devon Bolger
A PREDICTED $50 million
dollar dairy payout is likely to
boost the economy of the whole
district.
And Selwyn Business Group
chairman Richard Tait said it
won’t just be farmers who benefit
from a good financial season.
“They are generally sensible
with their money but if the payouts
are good and the business
confidence is up, they are typically
happy to spend and share
that.
“When the farmers did well, so
did the whole district,” he said.
The latest Infometrics Quarterly
Economic Monitor report
says the dairy payout in the
district for the 2019/20 season
is expected to be about $48.4
million higher than last season,
assuming that production levels
from last season are maintained.
The total payout for the season
is expected to be $488 million
compared to $439 million for the
previous season.
The payout is a double dose of
good news for Selwyn.
Latest figures show economic
growth in the district surpassed
twice the national average over
the last year.
Gross domestic product in
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Leeston’s Crate and Barrel
owner Craig Bradford said the
dairy payout was good news for
everyone.
“When farmers have money,
everyone else has money. It’s a
real farming community out
here. If they’re doing it hard
then everyone’s doing it hard so
hopefully if they put a bit more
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farmers get a larger payout they
do tend to spend more.
“We do see an increase in sales
when the farmers have more
money.
“There are many variables in
our industry but we would hope
to see an upswing in sales as a
result of this payout,” he said.
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is positive news for the wider
community, farmers and the
agricultural support sector.
“We know that nearly one in
five Selwyn residents works in
the primary sector, with many
more businesses providing
services to the agricultural sector
– for example many of the large
employers in IZONE are agricultural
businesses,” he said.
“When our rural sector is doing
well, the whole community
benefits as this provides more income
to support local businesses
and employees.”
Mr Finch said recent seasons
have been more challenging for
farmers.
“A positive season will allow
investment on farms, will help
fund the cost of meeting new
environmental requirements and
also potentially assist with debt
repayment and cash flow demands.
It will certainly improve
farmer confidence.”
Meanwhile, consumer spending
in the district is up 9.3 per
cent and tourist spending grew
by 8 per cent in the year to September.
The district council issued 312
new residential consents during
the September quarter, up by 18
per cent from the same time last
year.
A further 38 industrial and
commercial consents were issued
over the quarter this year worth
$20.2 million.
Mayor Sam Broughton said:
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we’re seeing and hearing from
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Beard to get chop
• By Devon Bolger
THE FAMOUS Grouse’s
Leroy Brown was
scheduled to lose his beard
last night.
Mr Brown offered it up
as part of the business’s
Movember campaign to
raise money for men’s
health.
He has been growing his
beard for three years and
pledged to shave it off if
$5000 was raised.
He he was a little frightened
to see his own face
and was unsure how many
chins he had under the
beard.
Mr Brown said Movember,
the annual men’s
health fundraiser, was
worth it.
“It’s always been a good
cause to get behind and I
thought well if my involvement
can help raise more
money then why not?” he
said.
Mr Brown said he
received a lot of support
from the community
around the fundraising
campaign.
“I get asked about it
every day. I think it is good
because it’s a big push for
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they ask about how the
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how everything is panning
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Our People
Nicola Grigg
Politics and farming a true blue mix
Nicola Grigg will be
National’s candidate
in next year’s election,
replacing the retiring
Amy Adams. She talks to
Louis Day
What was your reaction to
being selected as the National
candidate for Selwyn?
I was just thrilled, I really was,
I had so much support from
members around the electorate
and this is just something I have
wanted to do for a long long long
time. I was probably a little bit
shocked as well as there were two
high calibre candidates there as
well. It was definitely a mixture
of elation and shock.
What is your connection to
the Selwyn electorate?
I was born and raised on a family
farm in Mt Somers. That was
a bit of a technicality, at the time
it was in the Selwyn electorate
but then there was a boundary
change in 2007 so it got pulled
into the Rangitata electorate. But
when you grow up on a farm in
Mid Canterbury all your family
friends and all your family is all
deeply connected.
Boundaries are boundaries, but
if I look at all the big rural seats
from South Canterbury to North
Canterbury you have got Waitaki
Rangitata, Selwyn, Waimak they
are all really interwoven and my
connection is just growing up
in the region really and being
involved in the farming community.
Tell me about your family’s
history in politics.
Politics has always been of
interest for me because of my
family connections. My great
grandfather Major Arthur Grigg
was the MP for Ashburton in the
early 1940s and he was killed in
the second World War. Then his
wife Mary Grigg stood to replace
him and stood uncontested and
she ended up being National’s
first female MP.
She was very pro-women and
very pro-agriculture. I read some
of her speeches now and it is literally
like history repeating itself.
How did you become a journalist
and what prompted the
transition into politics?
I went to broadcasting school
straight after finishing high
school at St Margaret’s College.
I think the career advisor at the
time steered me in the direction
of journalism because I talked
a lot. So yeah, I became a journalist,
did a bit of travel, came back,
lived in Queenstown, got made
redundant a couple of times during
the global financial crisis and
then I moved home at the end of
2010 to Canterbury. That is when
the quake started and when the
newsrooms were hiring, so I went
to Newstalk ZB.
At the time, because it was a
post-quake environment all the
Government ministers like Key,
English, Brownlee and Amy
Adams were coming here regularly
and I was interfacing with them a
PASSING THE
TORCH: Nicola
Grigg (left),
with retiring
Selwyn MP
Amy Adams
lot as a reporter. I got offered a job
after the 2014 elections in Simon
Bridges’ office after he was made
the Minister of Transport and
Minister of Energy Resources.
I really wasn’t sure because I
loved being a reporter. I went
over to Greymouth and it was the
day Key and Bridges announced
they weren’t going to re-enter the
Pike River Mine.
When Key came down and
announced that they weren’t going
to go back in, it was just the
way they handled it with such
empathy and logic and I thought
actually I do want to get involved
with that team.
So I went up to Wellington
in 2014, worked with Simon for
about four months and then I
got an opportunity to go into
Bill English’s office, I was there
for two years with him as the
Minister of Finance and the year
he was Prime Minister.
When Bill resigned I always had
in the back that I wanted to be
an MP, so in the middle of 2018 I
thought it was time to come home
and get in a position to find a seat
and it was a stroke of luck that my
home seat opened up.
What did you aspire to be as a
child, was it a politician?
I wanted to be a vet! Just because
I grew up on a farm riding
ponies, I loved animals, I wanted
to be a vet but it turned out I was
not very good at science.
Hobbies outside of work?
I love horse riding still to this
day but I don’t get much time,
I also love skiing, but I just run
and hike when I can, never been
to a gym in my life, I just love the
outdoors.
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SELWYN TIMES
Nicola Grigg
The importance of growing the
CONNECTED: Nicola Grigg worked as Bill English’s press
secretary during his time as prime minister.
• From page 9
Dead or alive, who would you
want to sit down and have a
drink with?
Elizabeth I. She is my hero. She
was just such a clever politician,
she bought together such a fatuous
country by just being really
clever about it.
You know that famous quote,
I will probably get this wrong,
but it is something along the
lines of, I will not make windows
into men’s souls. As in to say she
didn’t care what people actually
thought in the privacy of her own
home as long as they towed her
line I guess and were loyal to her
and she was just such a shrewd
operator in an era when she was
the only woman in the world
doing it.
Where are you based at the
moment?
I am in the city at the moment,
but my family are based in the
electorate so for the duration of
the selection, I was hubbing in
and out of their place. I am house
hunting at the moment. I really
like both West Melton and that
Lincoln, Prebbleton and Tai Tapu
area.
I have committed to the membership
that I will be living there
by the new year. You can add that
to my hobbies, I spend my weekends
going around open homes
at the moment.
What would you say your
priorities would be if you were
elected as the MP for Selwyn?
First and foremost changing
the government. But with regards
to Selwyn, I come at it with a
couple of perspectives.
My time working as a press
secretary for Bill English under
the former National Government
I really learnt the importance of
growing the economy. With my
current role with New Zealand
Trade and Enterprise, I deal
with a lot of export businesses
based out of Selwyn, particularly
start-up companies coming out
of Lincoln Agritech and Lincoln
University.
So for me, it is about encouraging
business within the electorate
to grow.
How do you think the Labourled
Government has performed
over this term?
There has been unnecessary
stressors put on new Zealanders
and whether that is through the
gradual slowing down of the
economy or a lack of funding
into essential services that were
promised into healthcare and
particularly mental health. But
the one aspect that makes me
really angry is the treatment of
our agricultural sector and our
farming community.
ACTIVE:
Nicola Grigg
skiing at Mt
Hutt.
I’m from a farm. My community,
neighbours, everybody farms
and these are clever businesspeople.
They are sophisticated and
they are very conscious of their
environmental responsibilities
and they are some of the most
productive food producers in the
world.
Yet they are trying to operate
in a regulatory environment that
is actually condemning them and
stopping them from doing what
they are really good at doing.
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SELWYN TIMES
BACK or NECK PAIN?
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News
Long walk for cancer
and grandfather
• By Devon Bolger
TIM ADAMS will try
and walk the length of the
South Island in honour of
his grandfather who died
of cancer.
The 35-year-old Rolleston
man began his 960km
walk from Picton to Bluff
on Saturday.
Today he should be just
south of Kaikoura.
His aim is to complete
about 41.7km each day,
nearly the length of a
marathon, for 23 days.
It is all in memory of his
grandfather and to raise
money and awareness for
the Cancer Society.
His goal was to fundraise
$3000 but he had
already surpassed that
before he even set off.
His goal is now to
Burglars spoil it for school kids
• By Devon Bolger
BURGLARS raided the
Ellesmere College school
canteen in Leeston on
Wednesday night, taking
the cash register and
leaving the freezers open
so the food went off.
Principal Ronan Bass
said the burglars broke
into to the canteen with a
crowbar.
“They have then stolen
fundraise $5000 and on
Monday he had $4750.
Mr Adams was 12 when
his grandfather died of
lung cancer.
“His name was Ian William
Corbishley and he
was in his late 50s. I’d like
to think we were pretty
close and he’s kind of like
a guardian that’s always
stuck with me since then,
guiding me,” he said.
Mr Adams is walking
with a photo of his grandfather
with him.
“I then decided I wanted
to get photos
of anyone
that’s
been affected
by
cancer.
I’ve received
the cash register and
unfortunately all of the
freezer lids were left open
overnight so the food has
now spoiled and is unable
to be sold,” he said.
Mr Bass said the
canteen is operated by
a private company. As a
result of the break-in, the
canteen will be closed for
the rest of the school year.
“Obviously this has
created quite a dent in
photos from workmates
and even strangers, I have
18 now.
“I want it to be everyone’s
walk. I want it to feel
like their walking with me,
behind me or beside me.”
Mr Adams should begin
to pass through the district
on Saturday.
The public can join him
for part of the walk in
Rolleston at 4pm, starting at
Dick Roberts Pl and ending
on East Maddisons Rd.
He is expected to finish
the walk on December 22.
*To keep up to date on
Mr Adams journey visit
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“I want it to be
everyone’s walk. I
want it to feel like
their walking with
me, behind me or
beside me.”
DETERMINED: Tim Adams has set off on his 960km journey from Picton to
Bluff to raise money for cancer and honour his grandfather.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN ​
their profit margins so
the decision was made to
close it for the remainder
of the year.”
He said police have
completed a scene examination
and will continue
to investigate.
“They have been out
here today and really it’s
up to them now to work
through the processes that
they work through.”
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Projects reflect booming population
There are a number of
projects under way in
the district to service
the booming population
growth. Devon Bolger
looks into how some
of the major projects
are going
Selwyn Aquatic Centre
extension
The approved budget for the
project is $14.8 million of which
$1.1 million has been allocated
for a café facility.
The expansion of the aquatic
centre will include a new 10-
lane, 25m pool to help ease
additional demand for lessons
and recreational swimming and
an upgrade of the management/
administration space.
Contractors Armitage Williams
have completed the piles
for the new extension. The
proposed five-week shutdown for
January 2020 will not be occurring.
The building programme
allows for much of the work to be
completed out of hours or staged.
The urgent heat pump replacement
will be undertaken March
2020. One shutdown which is
unavoidable due to power outage
will be a maximum of one day.
The next steps are continuing
foundations for the new extension
and the new family changing
rooms.
The new facility extension will
be completed December 2020
and construction complete second
quarter 2021.
Rolleston Library and Community
Centre (Te Ara Atea)
The approved budget for the
project is $22.2 million.
It will see the construction
of a new innovative library and
community centre which will be
an anchor for the Rolleston town
centre.
Building consent has now been
obtained and enabling works
and site set up commenced in
November. The superstructure
will be carried out from December
2019.
The next step is to carry on
with the initial phases of construction.
Construction of the programme
is expected to be
completed in the second quarter
of 2021.
Foster Park indoor courts
The approved budget for the
project is $21 million budget
The new indoor court complex
and changing room/toilet facilities
will service the outside fields
at Foster Park.
Apollo Projects were appointed
as lead contractor for the design
and build. Design around internal
layout proceeding in conjunction
with the district council
community services team and is
virtually complete.
The next step is the progression
of the developed and
detailed design work.
The opening of the facility
is expected during the second
quarter of 2021.
Foster Park changing rooms
and public toilets
The approved budget for the
project is $1.7 million.
It includes a new changing
room complex located at the
Dynes Rd end of Foster Park
which includes, two premier
change rooms and four standard
change rooms, two official
rooms, six public toilets. There
will also be a standalone Permaloo
public toilet to service the
southwest corner of Foster Park.
Construction is progressing on
site. The roof has been completed
with internal fitout progressing.
Installation of the Permaloo for
the separate public toilet building
is complete.
The next steps are finishing
the internal fitouts and concrete
apron.
The changing rooms are
expected to be completed in
December.
Seismic strengthening of
Sheffield Hall
The approved budget for the
project is $289,000.
It will see the seismic strengthening
of the hall and building
code compliance.
Work has been completed and
the building now handed over to
the district council operations
team and Sheffield-Waddington
Community committee.
The next step is the planning
of an opening celebration by the
committee.
Tourism Infrastructure Fund
projects
The district council received
$267,800 in round two of the
Tourism Infrastructure Fund.
This covers approximately 50
per cent of the $535,469 total cost
of the projects.
All of the planned projects
have now been largely completed,
they are:
- Arthur’s Pass public toilet
effluent system upgrade
- Dunsandel public toilet expansion
and upgrade
- Rakaia Gorge public toilet
wastewater system upgrade
- Campervan waste water
dump stations in Glentunnel,
Lake Coleridge Village, Tai Tapu,
and Leeston
- Kowai Pass Domain facilities
upgrade
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The district council has been
successful with an application
for TIF round 3.
The following projects have
obtained funding support:
Upgrade of the Coes Ford
toilets wastewater system –
district council received $33,250
contribution plus $6,400 to cover
operating costs for two years.
Lakeside Domain Toilet
Capacity Enhancement – This
project involves installation of a
new toilet block with 8 pans plus
a wastewater holding tank - district
council received $200,000
contribution plus $46,400 for
operating and maintenance costs
over two years.
Springston Public Toilets –
district council received $63,750
contribution plus $13,600 to cover
operating costs for two years.
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Understanding the key to
increasing bittern population
Environment
Canterbury
councillor
Vicky
Southworth
writes about
bitterns, a
critically
endangered bird which
lives at Lake Ellesmere
I SPENT last Saturday night
listening out for bitterns booming
on the fringes of Te Waihora, or
Lake Ellesmere. I was part of a
volunteer team helping Emma
Williams from the Department
of Conservation with her research
on the elusive bittern.
Male bitterns don’t tweet, they
boom. They are advertising to
passing females that they have
found a great nesting spot. A good
nesting spot has dense raupō, or
bulrushes, which offers a hiding
place from harriers overhead.
There were two circling overhead
while I watched the lake – and a
food source close by.
Large flocks of bittern were
reported in the past, and males
could stay in the territory of
just a few hectares during the
breeding season. Recent research
using GPS shows that these days
individual males roam widely,
probably in search of food. This
change in behaviour is thought to
be due to degraded habitat.
Bittern feed using sight to catch
their prey, meaning they need
shallow water that is sufficiently
clear to see into. They are vulnerable
to predation if low water levels
force them to feed away from the
vegetated lake edges.
Only 10 per cent of New
Zealand’s original wetlands now
remain, and much of what’s left
CRITICAL: The elusive bittern
is now critically endangered
due to loss of habitat and
predation. PHOTO M.F. SOPER
is degraded. The female birds
struggle to both protect and feed
their brood and the population
nationally has declined rapidly
in the last 40 years or so. Sadly,
the species is now considered
critically endangered with less
than 1000 left in New Zealand.
Understanding more about these
birds and what they need will
help improve habitat management
around the lake and hopefully
support an increased population
of bitterns.
To hear the male bittern’s boom
check out nzbirdsonline.org.nz.
Christmas about
relationships and
forgiveness
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
from Mayor
Sam Broughton
It has been a
busy year which
has seen a few
changes on the district council.
John Morten, Craig Watson
and Pat McEvedy all stood down
at the election and we have been
joined by Jenny Gallagher, Sophie
McInnes and Shane Epiha.
The voices that they bring
to our table has been both
encouraging and challenging as
we look to serve our community
together. It means that over the
past three years we have had
seven of twelve new faces on
council. Selwyn is ever changing
and so is our representation.
I’m sure things have changed
in your life too. Perhaps you
have moved home, or your
child has moved out of home or
started at school.
Perhaps your father has taken
up a new hobby or your mother
now prefers to walk rather than
drive. Maybe you’ve had a new
addition to your family or for
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some of us we have sadly lost
members of our family.
Christmas is the time of year
when we take a break and reflect
on who we are and the year we
have had. We look at how far we
have come and think about some
of the people who have helped
us get here. Perhaps we measure
that in the size of a tree we once
planted or the depth of love we
now feel for someone.
Christmas is about relationships
being repaired and offering
forgiveness to one another. It’s
about humility and serving one
another. That was the original
meaning of Christmas and I
trust that it is true for you this
Christmas too.
May you enjoy the summer
with your family exploring great
swimming holes or revisiting
your favourite cafe. Reading
good books and engaging in
great conversations. Repairing
broken relationships and beginning
new ones.
Merry Christmas,
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Jam packed
Summer in Selwyn
begins
Summer in Selwyn is back with more events and ways than ever to enjoy your summer.
The Summ in Selwyn guide was delivered to Selwyn homes over the weekend (rural delivery
arriving this week), providing information on more than 90 activity and event options available
around the district until March.
For the first time, the Council has included guided walks, along with a list of activities families
can do in their own time such as good walking and fishing spots, cycling tracks, playgrounds and
picnic places.
“Selwyn has loads of organised activities over summer, but also plenty of natural features locals
have been telling us about and we think this guide is a good way to let newer residents know
more about teh district and encourage people to make the most of them,” Council’s Community
Services and Facilities Group Manager, Denise Kidd says.
“We are also really proud of the huge range of organised activities and events that are on offer, with
something happening most days – from craft or technology experiences to music and outdoors fun.”
Council events include two outdoor movies and two drive-in movies starting with a sprinkling of
Christmas magic with The Santa Clause at the Lincoln Green on Sunday 15 December.
The popular Teddy Bears’ Picnic is back, along with Pool Parties in Sheffield, Darfield and
Southbridge and a special Pool of Rock party at Selwyn Aquatic Centre.
Our Libraries team has joined with Christchurch City Libraries to run a Whānau Fun day with
stories, craft, technology and a Faerie Party in Lincoln in January.
There’s also a great line up of community organised events including fêtes, fitness events, picnics,
Christmas parades along with Children’s Day activities around the district on 1 March.
For a list of Summer in Selwyn activity and event options, visit selwyn.govt.nz/events or
facebook.com/selwyndistrictcouncil.
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Economic growth helps build for future
Population growth, construction and spending confidence continue to fuel the strong performance of
the economy in Selwyn.
Quarterly figures from economic analysts Infometrics show Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Selwyn
grew by 5.2% in the year to September 2019, compared to a 2.4% growth nationally and 1.9% growth
across Canterbury.
The continuing population growth is a key part of the GDP increase, Infometrics say, along with “stellar”
growth in consumer and tourist spending.
Statistics New Zealand’s annual estimates show Selwyn’s population has grown by 5.3% in the year
to March 2019, well ahead of national growth of 1.6%. Consumer spending was up 9.3%, and tourist
spending grew by 8% in the year to September 2019.
The economic growth is also underpinned by the strong construction sector with Council figures
showing 312 new residential consents issued in the September quarter, down slightly from the 334
issued in the June quarter, but up by 18% from the same time last year.
House sales also increased by 3.7%, similar to the 3.3% growth across Canterbury and bucking the
national trend where sales fell by 0.7%.
The district’s unemployment rate remains at 2.3% compared to 4.2% nationally and 3.2%
across Canterbury.
The strong economy was part of a positive picture for a district that is looking to the future, Mayor
Sam Broughton says.
“These figures back up what we’re seeing and hearing from people around Selwyn. We’re in an
exciting time as we build on the good foundations set by those who have gone before and build for
those yet to come.”
Selwyn Awards – Building a
sense of community
Continuing our series profiling the Selwyn Awards 2018 winners.
Stephen Clarke and Lesley Barlow won the Environmental Award.
In 2002, an opportunity arose for Stephen Clarke and Lesley Barlow
to purchase a piece of Council-owned land next to their property. Avid
environmentalists, they saw the chance to fulfil a long held dream.
“We wanted to create a ‘green spot’ by planting natives to encourage
the return of insects, which would in turn attract local native birdlife
and provide a place for them to rest, recuperate and feed as they
make their way from Banks Peninsula to the mountains. It really
worked and last year we even saw the return of a tui, which we
haven’t seen in this area for 20 years,” says Stephen.
Recognition at the Selwyn Awards has helped them connect with
people who also want to plant natives, but couldn’t afford the costs
to get started, he says.
“We got to the point where we had so many trees that we were
able to start donating some for other planting projects.”
When asked if he would
encourage others to become
involved in the awards
Stephen said he absolutely
would, “the awards really
build a sense of community
as it makes people aware of
what others are achieving.
They give people—particularly
volunteers—recognition for
their hard work. We really
need people who are willing to
step up for the community and
the awards really recognise
and reward this.”
Don’t fail this summer
Don’t end up with a fail this summer.
The Council is launching its annual anti-drink driving campaign.
Every year in New Zealand more than 400 people are seriously
injured or killed from drink driving. Nearly two-thirds of the alcoholaffected
drivers in these crashes are males aged 25 years and older.
The Council’s ‘That’s a Fail’ campaign is encouraging people to not
run the risk of harming themselves or other people or ending up
with a drink driving conviction.
Summer, and particularly Christmas, is a time when people enjoy
catching up with friends and attending functions, but a drink driving
conviction or causing a crash has lifelong consequences, Council
Chief Executive David Ward says.
“This is a time to enjoy and celebrate with the good weather and
we’re reminding people to take a moment to think about how you’re
getting home. Don’t let a few drinks spoil the celebrations, don’t
end up with a fail this summer.”
That’s a fail.
Drinking?
Don’t drive.
Council offices – main entry
reopening next week
The first stage of the refurbishment of the Council’s Rolleston offices
is nearing completion, with the main public entry set to reopen from
next Monday 9 December.
A temporary entrance has been in place at the building on Norman
Kirk Drive over recent months, during construction of a new
customer services area and an office extension. The customer
services area will be partly open to the public from next Monday,
and the public entrance will return to the main entry doors off
Norman Kirk Drive.
Council Call
Selwyn District Council
Norman Kirk Drive, Rolleston
Ph 347 2800 or 318 8338
Rolleston Library
Rolleston Drive, Rolleston
Ph 347 2880
Darfield Library & Service Centre
1 South Terrace, Darfield
Ph 318 8338 or 347 2780
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Notices
DOG MICROCHIPPING
This free monthly service is
available on Friday 6 December
at the following places:
· Darfield 9–9.30am
· Rolleston 10.15–10.45am
· Lincoln 11.30am–12pm
· Leeston 12.45–1.15pm
If your dog was first registered
after 30 June 2006 and is not a
working dog, the law requires
him or her to be microchipped.
· All clinics last for half an hour.
· The Rolleston venue is
in Norman Kirk Drive (off
Rolleston Drive).
· All others are at libraries
· Microchipping will not take
place if wet.
If you have any questions
regarding microchipping, please
contract Tracey Wheeler on 347
2800 or 318 8338.
EDGE CONNECTOR OUT
AND ABOUT
Look out for Selwyn Libraries’
Edge Connector Vehicle around
the district over the next week.
Browse a selection of items
available to borrow, download
our new app and see the full
range of eResources you can
subscribe to. The vehicle can
be kitted out with different
resources at different locations,
such as our new technology
kits, a 3D printer and sewing
machines. The Castle Hill and
Arthur’s Pass sessions include a
Virtual Reality taster session.
· Fri 6 Dec, 9.30–11.30am,
Rakaia Huts
· Fri 6 Dec, 2–3.30pm,
Southbridge Hall
· Wed 11 Dec, 9.30am–11am,
Castle Hill
· Wed 11 Dec, 12.30–2.30pm,
Arthur’s Pass
Selwyn Events
FRIDAY
6
DECEMBER
Leeston Santa Parade
High Street, Leeston, from 5pm
Come and enjoy the ‘Country
Christmas’ themed Santa Parade and
see the big red man himself. Bring a
gold coin to participate in the famous
Leeston Santa Run at 5.30pm.
Meetings
Public Forums: Council,
Community Board and local
committee meetings are open
to the public. Time is available at
the start of meetings for people
to speak on matters of concern.
Please notify Therese Davel or
Bernadette Ryan if you wish to
speak at the Council meeting
at least five days before the
meeting.
Township, Hall and Reserve
Committees: To list or make
changes to meeting details, email
meeting.changes@selwyn.govt.
nz or phone 347 2800 or 318
8338 by 9am Wednesday the
week before publication.
COUNCIL & COMMUNITY
BOARD
Audit & Risk Subcommittee
Wed 4 Dec 1pm
Tai Tapu Community Centre
Council
Wed 11 Dec 1pm
Rolleston Offices
DISTRICT COMMITTEE
MEETINGS
Arthur’s Pass Association Inc
Tue 3 Dec 6pm
Yaldhurst Tavern
Coalgate/Glentunnel Reserve
Management Committee –
Triennial meeting with ordinary
meeting to follow
Tue 10 Dec 7.30pm
Coalgate Fire Station
Doyleston Community
Committee
Wed 4 Dec 7.30pm
Doyleston Hall, Osborne Park
Dunsandel Community
Committee
Mon 16 Dec 7.30pm
Dunsandel Community Centre
Ellesmere Reserve Board –
AGM with ordinary meeting to
follow
Tue 17 Dec 7.30pm
Leeston Library
Hororata Reserve Management
Committee
Wed 4 Dec 7.30pm
Hororata Hall
Kirwee Recreation Reserve
Management Committee
Mon 9 Dec 7.30pm
Sports Pavilion, Kirwee
Recreation Reserve
Kirwee Township Committee
Mon 16 Dec 7.30pm
Kirwee Community Hall
Lakeside Soldiers Memorial Hall
Incorporated Society
Mon 9 Dec 7pm
Lakeside Soldiers Memorial Hall
Rolleston Community Centre
Management Committee
Thu 5 Dec 7pm
Rolleston Community Centre
Sheffield/Waddington
Community Committee –
Triennial meeting with ordinary
meeting to follow
Thu 19 Dec 7.30pm
Sheffield Community Hall
Sheffield/Waddington Reserve
Committee – Triennial meeting
Wed 11 Dec 7pm
Sheffield Pavilion
Springfield Township
Committee
Tue 3 Dec 7.30pm
Tawera Memorial Hall
Springston Community
Committee & Springston
Recreation Reserve Committee
Wed 4 Dec 7.30pm
Errol Tweedy Pavilion, Springston
Reserve
Tai Tapu Community
Association
Wed 4 Dec 7.30pm
Tai Tapu Hotel Function Room
Waihora Park Reserve
Committee
Tue 3 Dec 7.30pm
Waihora Bowling Club,
166 Park Road, Motukarara
Weedons Reserve Committee
Mon 9 Dec 7.30pm
Weedons Reserve Pavilion
Weedons Residents’
Association
Tue 10 Dec 7.30pm
Weedons Reserve Pavilion
West Melton Districts
Residents’ Association
Wed 11 Dec 7.30pm
West Melton Community and
Recreation Centre
Whitecliffs Township & Domain
Committee
Mon 9 Dec 7.30pm
Glentunnel Hall
SATURDAY
7
DECEMBER
SATURDAY
7
DECEMBER
SUNDAY
8
DECEMBER
Kids’ Christmas Market
Rolleston Community Centre,
1–3pm
Get in some Christmas shopping and
find a bargain of pre-loved treasures
at the annual Kids’ Christmas Market.
Christmas Card Making
All Selwyn Libraries, 1–3pm
Get the family together and join us
at any Selwyn library to get creative
and add a personal touch to your
Christmas cards this year.
Christmas Picnic in the Park
Westview Park, Darfield, 3–6pm
Welcome in the festive season
with a community picnic in the
park. Something for everyone with
entertainment from Pedalmania, games,
a visit from Santa Claus and more.
Reminder to be prepared for emergencies
Selwyn residents are being reminded to stock up before an emergency hits.
The Selwyn Civil Defence team are reminding people to get ready, to have a
plan and an emergency kit of the essentials, particularly food and water.
Council Emergency Management Officer Jason Flewellen says it’s important for people to be able to
look after themselves for a number of days after an emergency, or when normal services are disrupted.
“Interruption to services like power and water can happen at any time for any number of reasons.
Disruptions could last just a few hours due to a mechanical breakdown, or a number of weeks following
a large event like an Alpine Fault rupture. We’re all responsible for looking after ourselves and our
families to ensure we’re prepared. We get to decide now how comfortable we’ll be during an event by
putting a few things together to make sure we have the basics.”
For more information on preparing for emergencies go to getready.govt.nz and sign up to Selwyn Gets
Ready at selwyn.getsready.net to receive emergency alerts.
ON THE
ROADS
On the roads this week
Leeston High Street will be closed from 5–10.30pm Friday 6 December for the
Leeston Christmas Parade. A detour will be in place. Gerald Street, Lincoln, will be
closed from 8am–1pm Saturday 14 December for the Lincoln Christmas Parade.
From 10.20am there will be a rolling closure along Kildare Terrace, North Belt and
West Belt, reopening as the last float passes. A detour will be in place. Any queries
can be directed to Joanne Harkerss 3472 887.
Footpath construction will be taking place in Glentunnel on SH77 and in Darfield on South Terrace.
These footpaths will be closed during construction.
SATURDAY
14
DECEMBER
SATURDAY
14
DECEMBER
Lincoln Christmas Parade
Gerald Street, Lincoln, from 9am
Enjoy a wide range of entertainment,
including bands, clowns, bouncy
castles and a decorate your bike
competition, along with a
Christmas market.
Carols in the Paddock
569 Springston Rolleston Road,
Lincoln, from 5.30pm
Join in a family-friendly evening of your
favourite Christmas music, along with
food, a bouncy castle and lots of fun.
Brought to you by Hope Presbyterian
Rolleston. Music from 7pm.
For information on listing a community event visit
www.selwyn.govt.nz/councilcall
Leeston Library & Service Centre
19 Messines Street, Leeston
Ph 347 2871
Lincoln Library & Service Centre
Gerald Street, Lincoln
Ph 347 2876
(03) 347 2800
Darfield call free 318 8338
www.selwyn.govt.nz
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VITTORIA
& Matt
SELWYN TIMES
Personal choices and felt pens
ENGAGED: Writer Paula Green reading poems to year 5/6
Darfield Primary School pupils as part of the Storylines national
tour. ​
Darfield kids meet
with book creators
DARFIELD PRIMARY School
pupils got a visit from a group of
writers and illustrators as part of
the Storylines national tour.
Authors Phillipa Werry and
Eileen Merriman, poet Paula
Green and illustrator Vasanti
Unka presented to the pupils,
telling them about what they do.
The tour visits schools,
early childhood centres and
community venues to extend its
reach to communities that have
not previously had direct contact
with New Zealand children’s
writers and illustrators.
Spokeswoman Margaret
Samuels said: “It is an
opportunity for teachers,
librarians, parents and young
people to hear four of New
Zealand’s top creators of books
for children and young adults
discuss children’s literature in
today’s world and talk about their
own work,” she said.
PEOPLE PICK some weird hills
to die on.
But in a world of flat earthers
and people who think trickle
down economics works, being
dead set that you can’t leave the
house without a yellow and green
pen isn’t that weird.
Vittoria’s really starting to get
good at communicating what she
wants. Like if she wants something
to eat, she’ll literally drag
me over to the fridge and point
out what she wants.
You can really tell she’s having
a good look and she definitely has
her preferences.
It also extends to fashion
choices. When I tell her to grab
her shoes, she’ll grab the pair she
wants to wear.
Which, because she’s a toddler,
is never weather appropriate
– jandals when it’s raining and
cold, gumboots when it’s scorching
hot.
Mostly I just give in because
there’s only so many times a
person can say “these shoes bub,
they’re better” before the words
just seem to lose all meaning.
Occasionally, I just hide a
more suitable pair of shoes in her
nappy bag in the hopes she’ll be
more compliant later. Like when
she’s asleep.
On Tuesday, while getting
ready to head to the playground,
Vittoria used her developing
sense of preference and ability
to choose to decide that she
required a green and a yellow felt
pen to leave the house.
They also had to have the tops
off, which was my major concern.
My car might not be pretty, but
it would look a whole lot worse
with green and yellow lines all
over the interior.
A line was drawn in the sand
and neither of us was budging.
The slightest suggestion of leaving
the pens behind cause for
screaming.
She was so set on conveying to
me why the pens were so vital
that her wee face was just crimson
from the yelling and sodden
from tears. The reason behind it
was hilarious, but how can you
laugh at conviction like that?
So after repeating the phrase
“put the pens on the table and lets
go” a hundred times – putting
me at risk of a Game of Thrones
Hodor situation – I decided to
relent and let her bring the pens
with the tops on.
CONTENTED: Happily at
the playground, with not a
felt pen in sight.
Unfortunately, she was unwilling
to compromise on that, but I don’t
deal with terrorising toddlers.
I resorted to deftly forcing the
lids on, grabbing the pens as she
threw them away in disgust and
carrying the screaming toddler
whose newfound belief system
was being crushed to the car.
Her sulking in the back, pens in
hand was almost audible over the
music.
But by the time we arrived, the
pens had rolled under the seat,
quickly forgotten in a haze of
playground enjoyment.
The reason they were so
important in the first place lost
to time.
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Pupils proud to graduate
from Children’s University
PRIDE:
Ladbrooks
School pupils
after having
graduated from
the Children’s
University. ​
YOUNG SCHOLARS from
schools in the district walked
across the stage in the first-ever
Children’s University graduation
ceremony.
It was a full-house at the
Christchurch Town Hall as 151
primary-school-aged pupils from
schools including Ladbrooks
and Prebbleton received their
certificates for completing the
programme.
Ladbrooks School Children’s
University coordinator Keryn
Wilson said they had 20 children
take part in the ceremony and
four more in the programme.
“Ladbrooks School was the
first in New Zealand to sign up
with Children’s University as we
saw it as a wonderful opportunity
for our children to explore
learning in its fullest sense,
embracing their talents and passions
and also taking advantage
of new learning opportunities.
“Our graduates’ passport hours
ranged from 30 hours right
through to three children gaining
120 hour recognition. The
children were extremely proud
of their achievements and have
been excited by the many opportunities
they have had to
learn across a range of contexts
through the programme,” she
said.
Ms Wilson said they will definitely
be involved next year.
30 pupils from Prebbleton
School also took part in the
event.
Children’s University coordinator
Jodie Craig said: “Over the
year, the children did a great job
and it was a true display of our
school values.”
The Children’s University Canterbury
Partnership programme
is the first of its kind in New
Zealand and is delivered by Canterbury
and Lincoln universities.
Pupils engaged in extra-curricular
learning activities including
sports, on-campus experiences
and trips to learning destinations
to graduate the programme.
Each pupil documented these
activities and the different locations
they completed them at in a
learning passport.
The programme has learning
locations across Christchurch
that include the Canterbury Museum,
Christchurch Art Gallery,
libraries and Canterbury University
and Lincoln’s campuses.
Lincoln University acting
vice-chancellor, Professor Bruce
McKenzie said “the Canterbury
[Univeristy] Partnership allows
for so much learning variety. A
student could visit the Art Gallery
one day and explore crop
science on one of Lincoln University’s
farms the next day. For
some students this programme
is the only way they will get to
experience this type of learning.”
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West Melton maintain
tennis competition lead
SELWYN TIMES
Lincoln mixed touch
team’s quest for title
• By Jacob Page
WEST MELTON overcame
Rolleston-Killinchy nine matches
to seven in the second round of
Canterbury Country premier
tennis on Saturday.
The result keeps West Melton at
the top of the competition though
a chasing pack is emerging.
Kirwee-Springston sit in
second after they took care of
Fernside 13-3 while Prebbleton-
Lincoln got a surprise win over
Tai Tapu 10-6.
Rolleston-Killinchy initially
had the edge over West Melton
in the men’s singles but it was the
West Melton women who turned
the tide of the contest.
Rolleston-Killinchy No 1
Nathan McKenzie handed Luke
Tanner his first singles loss of the
season by beating him 9-5.
McKenzie’s team mate Ben
Smith also got past Max Aldridge
9-4.
The West Melton women won
three of the four singles encounters,
with Alana Liu, Christal
Brosnahan and Jane Brosnahan
all victorious.
It was Payle Filipovic and
Rebecca Coulson’s mixed doubles
win 9-5 over David Withell
and Elaine Middlewood which
proved decisive for West Melton.
Kirwee-Springston No 1
Michael Hadfield had a big day
winning his singles, doubles and
mixed doubles matches against
Fernside opponents.
It was the same outcome from
women’s No 1 Natalie Hetherington
who also won three matches
for the day.
Round three on Saturday will
SPORT
STATEMENT: Rolleston-Killinchy’s Nathan McKenzie handed
West Melton’s Luke Tanner his first loss of the country tennis
season on Saturday, wining 9-5. PHOTO: KAREN CASEY
see West Melton host Tai Tapu,
Prebbleton-Lincoln welcome
Kirwee-Springston and Fernside
travel to Rolleston-Killinchy.
The Ellesmere junior team had
a clean sweep over Malvern in
the 10s, 12s and 14s age-groups
on Sunday.
GOOD CHANCE: The Lincoln High School mixed touch team
will be a good chance of winning a national secondary schools’
title at Rotorua next week. ​
• By Jacob Page
THE LINCOLN High School
Turtles mixed touch rugby
team will be aiming to turn
South Island secondary school
dominance into a national
triumph next week.
The team wrapped up its fourth
straight South Island secondary
schools’ title in March and will
now head to Rotorua on December
13 as one of the favourites to
secure a New Zealand title.
The team finished as runnersup
12 months ago to Howick
College.
Teacher and co-coach Blair
Johnstone said earlier this season
that the team has a genuine
chance of taking a national title.
”In my 12 years involved with
the team, this is probably the
best one I’ve seen and that was
evident with the results on the
field,” he said.
”There’s a great sense of
whanau and they all get on well
and they’re all after that common
goal of winning nationals.”
Lincoln went undefeated in
winning the South Island title.
He said the team had improved
at nationals over the past three
years with the team finishing
ninth, fifth and a second place.
”It’s a four-year cycle and
hopefully this will be our year.”
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Team looking forward to tournament challenge
The Rolleston College Mixed Touch team are heading to Rotorua to compete in the National Secondary Schools Touch Tournament in December.
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Leeston-Southbridge
top premier cricket
A POWERFUL Leeston-
Southbridge outfit flexed its
muscles to topple their closest
rivals Southbrook while Darfield
broke their season-long losing
streak against Weedons in
Canterbury Country premier 45-
over competition on Saturday.
A trio of Chamberlain brothers
conspired to defend a modest
total and overcome a disappointing
Southbrook run chase by 60
runs on the neutral Mandeville
ground at Ohoka.
Darfield got their first win
by 29 runs over Weedons at
Weedons Domain.
Oxford-Rangiora earned
their third win in a row with a
commanding 200-run win over
Lincoln while Cheviot outclassed
Sefton on their own pitch by 151
runs.
After being inserted at the toss,
Leeston-Southbridge battled
hard against a relentless bowling
attack.
Canterbury Country representative
Harry Chamberlain (26
runs off 45 balls), former Dutch
international Tim Gruijters (33
off 43), and Rupert Young (20
off 29), brother of fringe Central
Stags star Will Young, helped
Lee-Bridge eek out a modest 141
runs before being bowled out in
the 35th over.
Paceman Sam Ermerins was
the pick of the Southbrook bowlers
with four wickets, while Darryn
Boyle’s enticing outswingers
snared three.
In reply, Southbrook was soon
in trouble, with former Black
Caps and Canterbury stalwart
Shanan Stewart unable to make
the combined side pay for an
early drop, strangled down the
leg side soon after for just 13.
Reckless shots, an unwillingness
to occupy the crease, and
quality bowling saw the ‘Southbrook
bundled out for just 81 runs
inside 26 overs. Harry Chamberlain
ripped out four wickets, while
Ben Chamberlain got two, and
Sam Chamberlain one.
Leeston-Southbridge captain
Toby Doyle said he was happy
with the 141 total on a tough
POWER: Leeston-Southbridge allrounder Tim Gruijters
contribution with the bat helped his team beat Southbrook on
Saturday.
PHOTO: KAREN CASEY
pitch.
“We had a few decisions go
against us but it was a hard pitch
to get-in on,” he said.
“I thought Harry (Chamberlain)
bowled really well and it’s
good his body is allowing him to
do it this season as he can bowl a
heavy ball.”
Meanwhile, Oxford-Rangiora
continued to close its gap on the
top pair with a massive 200-run
win over struggling Lincoln.
At Lincoln Domain, the visitors
batted first and rattled up
266 in 44.5 overs.
Josh Mariu top scored with a
classy half-century, gaining ample
support from the Waghorn
brothers (Jake 37, Luke 41) and
45 from wicket-keeper-batsman
David Fulton.
Lincoln showed little ability to
stick around and were shot out
for a disappointing 66 runs in
just 19.3 overs.
Sefton’s decline as competition
mainstays continued on home
soil on Saturday, thumped by
Cheviot by 151 runs.
Darfield got meaningful contributions
from multiple batsmen
for the first time this season.
Opener Nick Jenkins made 34
while Tim Boyle added 32 and
Alistar Collins added 31 to help
then to a competitie 194 for eight.
Darfield would not let
Weedons for a decent partnership
and it helped them defend
the total by 29 runs.
Darfield captain Mike Pauling
said he felt the first win of the
season was coming.
“I’d say it was more relief
than any form of jubilation but
we knew Weedons had a good
batting deck and we were able to
take advantage of it which was
pleasing.”
The twenty20 competition
returns this Saturday for rounds
three and four.
Points table
Leeston-Southbridge 40,
Southbrook 36, Oxford 36,
Cheviot 32, Sefton 24, Weedons
24, Lincoln 16, Darfield 16.
SPORT
Hawke Cup
campaign starts
against Buller
• By Jacob Page
CANTERBURY COUNTRY
will begin their two-day Hawke
Cup campaign in Westport
against Buller on Saturday.
The team is likely to be named
today with coach Michael Sharpe
and selectors Chris Rowe and Toby
Doyle sweating on how many, if
any of their Canterbury representatives
in Fraser Sheat, Henry
Shipley, Will Williams and Jack
Boyle will be released to play.
Canterbury starts its twenty20
campaign on December 15
against Wellington.
Veteran Shanan Stewart is also
available for all representative
fixtures despite not playing in the
warm-up games.
Harry Chamberlain captained
the team in their final hit-out
against Otago A and will be in
the box-seat to lead the side for
the first Hawke Cup game.
In last season’s two-day clash,
Canterbury Country won the
game outright by an innings and
eight runs.
The victory was thanks largely to
the Canterbury representative fast
bowling trio of Shipley, Williams
and Sheat who took 17 wickets
between them in the match and
Stewart’s unbeaten 100.
Canterbury Country has had
little success in terms of results in
two preseason games.
They lost to a strong Canterbury
Metro XI by five wickets after
Country made 215 for eight in
their 45 overs which Metro chased
down with 26 balls to spare.
The batting struggles continued
during two fixtures against
Otago A a fortnight ago.
Country scored 216 for seven
in a 50-over game which Otago A
chased down with 15 balls to spare.
They were bowled out for 172 in
the first innings of a two-day game
which eventually ended in a draw
which Otago A controlled.
As well as the usual looks sky-
DIFFERENCE MAKER:
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Fraser Sheat’s potential
inclusion would be a boost
to Canterbury Country’s
opening Hawke Cup fixture
against Buller in Westport this
weekend.
PHOTO: CANTERBURY CRICKET
ward in Westport, Canterbury
Country will also have to contend
with an artificial pitch.
Canterbury Country initial
2019/2020 senior squad:
Fraser Sheat (Sefton), Henry
Shipley (Greendale), Will Williams
(Peninsula-Harbour),
Shanan Stewart (Southbrook),
Michael Mccaughan (Darfield),
Jed Roberts (Sefton), Will Hamilton
(Ohoka), George Mauger
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Mariu (Oxford-Rangiora), Ben
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Ben Hartland (Cheviot),
Rhys Mariu (Oxford Rangiora),
Harry Chamberlain (Leeston-
Southbridge), Sam Chamberlain
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Stove (Weedons), Rupert Young
(Leeston-Southbridge), Liam
Foulkes (Darfield), Chris Warner
(Sefton), Luan Blom (Southbrook),
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Springston Secret Garden
Working Bee
Springston on Sunday,
10.30am-noon
A wonderful opportunity to
meet like-minded locals in a
relaxed, family-friendly, community
garden. As a member of the
Selwyn Timebank, volunteers
can earn credits per hour of service
given. Phone Tina 021 0738
092 or email springstonsecretgarden@gmail.com.
387b Ellesmere Junction Rd,
Springston
Family Chocolate Bingo
Leeston on Tuesday, 6.30-7.30pm
Head along for a fun evening
with the family and some delicious
prizes which will be up
for grabs.Book through Leeston
Library on 03 347 2871 or email
libraries@selwynlibraries.co.nz.
A koha of non-perishable food for
our Cantastic Tree would be gratefully
received. Donations will go to
the Ellesmere Foodbank.
Leeston Library
Email devon.bolger@starmedia.kiwi by
5pm each Wednesday
Family Christmas Card Making
Lincoln, Darfield, Rolleston
and Leeston on Saturday, 1-3pm
Go along to any library to
design and create your own
personalized Christmas cards.
Everything you need will be
provided, just take your imagination.
All ages, free to attend
and no booking required.
Lincoln, Darfield, Rolleston
and Leeston Libraries
Babytimes
Lincoln on Thursday, 9.30-
10am, and Rolleston on Friday,
9.30-10am
Share rhymes, stories and
songs to support your baby’s
early language development,
communication and social skills.
Take a blanket. Aimed at those
aged up to one, but older siblings
welcome. Free, weekly sessions,
term-time only.
Lincoln and Rolleston libraries
Rhymetimes
Rolleston on Wednesday,
9.30-10am, Lincoln on Tuesday
and Friday, 9.30-10am, Leeston
on Tuesday, 10-10.30am, Darfield
on Tuesday, 10.30-11am
Stories, songs, rhymes and
bubbles make up this session,
which is designed to assist with
early language development.
Aimed at children aged one to
three. Free, weekly sessions,
term-time only.
Rolleston, Lincoln, Leeston and
Darfield libraries
SeniorNet
Lincoln on Thursday, 10amnoon,
Leeston on Thursday,
10am-noon, and Rolleston on
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SeniorNet brings older people
and technology together in a
friendly, fun and stress-free way.
It aims to help over 50s who
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and what it can do for them.
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Terry Pierson on 324 2300.
Lincoln Event Centre, Leeston
Library and Rolleston Men’s Shed
JP Clinics
Rolleston on Monday, noon-
1pm, Lincoln on Tuesday, 10am-
1pm, Darfield on Wednesday,
11.30am-12.30pm
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copies, hear oaths, declarations,
affidavits or affirmations, as well
as sign citizenship, sponsorship
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Darfield, Lincoln and Rolleston
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Thursday, 11.30am-2.30pm
and Friday-Sunday, 10am-4pm
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January 12.
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sea salt
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1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tsp sea salt
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2 eggplants
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CONTINUING EDUCATION
Amy Adams
Selwyn MP
Volunteers vital in
New digital skills
help Wanda
return to work
our communities
OVER THE past few
weeks I have attended a
number of events around
Selwyn which have made
me reflect once again
on the important role
volunteers play within our
communities.
One of these events was
the annual Courtenay A&P
Show which was held in
Kirwee on November 23.
A&P shows are somewhat
of an institution in New
Zealand and have been
an opportunity for our
rural communities to get
together to showcase the
results of their efforts in
horticulture, agriculture
and a range of other related
endeavours. These shows
have been running for over
140 years in most parts
of our district and their
continued existence relies
on the extensive work of a
team of volunteers.
During November I also
attended the St John Youth
Division’s prizegiving and
a Lincoln Volunteer Fire
Brigade function. Both of
these organisations play integral
roles in enhancing the
health and wellbeing of our
communities and responding
to local emergencies.
According to statistics
from Fire and Emergency
New Zealand, there are
around 1700 career firefighters
in New Zealand
and approximately 11,000
volunteer firefighters,
which gives you an indication
of the importance of
volunteers in this field.
Over one million New
Zealanders participate in
some sort of volunteering.
According to a 2014 study,
we are one of the most
generous countries in the
OECD at giving our time,
with New Zealanders
spending on average 13
minutes per day engaged
in volunteering activities,
compared to an average
of four minutes per day in
other OECD countries.
Serving your community
is an extremely rewarding
experience which boosts
personal development and
also enables volunteers to
acquire a range of practical
and transferable skills.
December 5 is International
Volunteer Day so
I would like to take this
opportunity to thank all
of the volunteers here in
Selwyn who give their time
freely to make our communities
the wonderful
places they are.
While on the theme of
serving our communities, I
would like to acknowledge
the work done by Stan
Hansen and the RSA to
ensure the restoration of
the plaques honouring our
war veterans at Springston
Cemetery following the
theft of these plaques earlier
this year.
As this will be my last
column before Christmas,
I would also like to wish
everyone in Selwyn a joyful
Christmas and a happy
and safe new year. My
electorate office will close
for the holiday break on
December 20 and will reopen
again on January 20.
Native planting begins
at community pit
NATIVE PLANTS have
gone in at the Springfield
Community Pit marking
a milestone for the
restoration project.
More than 220 native
shrubs and trees were
planted at the pit on the
corner of Tramway Rd and
Tawera Lane.
It is the first stage of
the project, driven by the
Springfield Township committee,
that aims to turn
the land into recreation
space.
Committee member
Emma Stead said It was a
milestone for the project
that has been in the works
for many years.
“Thanks to a generous
grant from the Te Ara
Kakariki Trust, 1500 additional
natives will continue
to be planted in the coming
year.
“The trust along with
their army of eco-volunteers
will join forces with
local Springfield School
UNITE: Residents have planted more than 220 native
shrubs and trees at the Springfield Pit as part of a
project to turn it into recreation space. ​
students to carry out the
planting bringing a haven
to local bees and native
birds in the area,” she said.
Planning is also well underway
for the multi-purpose
perimeter walkway to
be installed early next year,
Ms Stead said.
It will include six fitness
stations that have been
designed by Rejuvenate
You Fitness.
“It’s an exciting time
for Springfield and great
example of what can be
achieved when a passionate
township committee, local
council and enthusiastic
locals work together,” she
said.
*For more updates
or to lend a hand at the
next planting, visit the
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Keen to re-enter the workforce after raising
a family, Wanda Price realised she needed to
brush up on her computer skills first.
“I had large gaps in my computer knowledge,
so I knew that I needed to fix this before I
could confidently apply for jobs,” she says.
And fix it she is. Wanda’s currently studying
the New Zealand Certificate in Computing at
her local Ara Connect. Run by Ara Institute
of Canterbury, Ara Connect offers free
computing courses for anyone wanting to gain
skills and confidence using digital technology.
“I chose Ara Connect
because it had the course
I wanted, it was free and it
was easy to get to. And the
‘pick and mix’ timetable
really suits me with a
family. The course is selfpaced,
so you’re only
focusing on what you’re
doing.”
Wanda says she’s
enjoying the course, and
likes her tutor’s teaching
style. “She has the ability
to point you in the right
direction so you can
then solve the problem
yourself. And approaching a tutor at any time
is never a problem – they’re only too happy to
help.”
Wanda encourages others to become a
digital upskiller like her. “Definitely give it a
go! You’ll be amazed at all that you learn and
you’ll enjoy doing it.”
When she completes her certificate, she’s
going to weigh up whether to apply for jobs or
do further study.
Learn more about Ara Connect courses at
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SELWYN RURAL LIFE
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Kea attacks of sheep measured
Kea attacks on sheep have been
measured for the first time.
About 0.5 per cent of sheep at five
South Island high country farms were
attacked by the alpine parrots, according
to research by wildlife scientist and kea
specialist Clio Reid and colleagues.
It was the first time “kea strike”, as
these attacks are known, has been
quantified, she said.
“This study showed that kea strike on
sheep was occurring at a low prevalence
on the high country farms surveyed.
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The wounds identified were survivable.”
While there are millions of sheep on
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to 7000 kea left and they are largely
confined to high alpine areas. Reid and
colleagues examined 13,978 sheep on
the five farms and found 76 wounds
attributed to kea strike on 70 sheep.
The researchers generally examined
the animals immediately after shearing
and looked for old and recent wounds.
The guts of the study was deciding
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were shearing wounds
or other types of
trauma.
Puncture wounds
were discarded, for
example.
To classify the
gashes or scars, the
researchers relied on
historical and recent
photographs and
descriptions of kea
strike wounds.
They also consulted
with farmers and
shepherds who were
familiar with kea
strike.
“The majority of
shearing wounds that
we observed were
very fresh, and older
shearing wounds were
easily discernible from
wounds that we attributed
to kea strike,” the authors
wrote.
Kea strike injuries were
distinctive, jagged and looked
like a “predator had a go at
the sheep,” she said. The
authors wrote
that they could
“confidently”
distinguish
these wounds from shearing
wounds, puncture wounds, and
dermatophilosis (bacterial
infection).
They also ruled out attacks
by other bird species and
dogs, largely because the
wounds and their locations
were inconsistent with
attacks by those animals.
Reid has been studying
kea for about 15 years
and was awarded a
PhD for this work
from Massey
University.
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Wednesday December 4 2019 41
SELWYN RURAL LIFE
New regulations on caring
for cows take effect
Developed by the National Animal
Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC)
after consultations with farmers and others,
the new rules address behavioural needs
when cows are on hard surfaces, including
feed-pads, stand-off pads, wintering pads,
and loose-housed and free-stall barns.
The Government agreed to amend the
code of welfare for dairy cattle following a
recommendation from NAWAC.
Keeping cows off-paddock, especially
long term, can present risks to animal
welfare and the new standards address this.
NAWAC chair Dr Gwyneth Verkerk says
dairy cattle kept in off-paddock facilities
beyond three days must now have a welldrained
lying area with a compressible
soft surface or bedding and shelter. It
also wants dairy cattle that are housed
long-term to have access to outdoors, but
affected farmers have time to comply.
“The minister has agreed to delayed
provisions for outdoor access and his
officials will be working with us to
determine how to implement these,”
Verkerk said.
“The aim of the amendment is to
encourage all those responsible for
the welfare of dairy cattle to adopt the
highest standards of husbandry, care and
handling.”
DairyNZ (DNZ) says it has worked with
the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI)
on the review.
At the heart of New Zealand dairy
farming is treating every animal with care
and respect, DNZ says.
“The freedom cows have to express their
natural behaviours in our pasture-based
systems is widely recognised as beneficial
for the cow, however we do have challenges
associated with keeping our cows outdoors.
“These minimum standards help
safeguard cows want to express those
natural behaviours, such as lying
comfortably, and they protect cow health
and welfare wherever they are on farm and
whatever the weather.”
Off-paddock facilities can in some
circumstances be good for the environment
and animal health. About 40% of farms
have some sort of off-paddock facility
but most of these are used for feeding
cows when grass is short, and cows spend
a couple of hours eating on the pad,
usually after milking, to top up their daily
requirements.
No more hard yards
• If farmers are wintering cows on hard
surfaces such as stones or concrete with
no soft lying area they will need to offer a
compressible surface for the cows to lie on,
eg concrete covered with rubber
• If farmers are calving cows on a hard
surface such as concrete or stones they
must provide a dry, non-slip covering such
as straw or rubber matting and manage the
effluent build-up on the surface
• If farmers are calving cows on offpaddock
facilities cows must have sufficient
space to separate themselves to calve away
from the main group. This is a stocking
rate consideration and is managed through
springer identification
• If farmers have woodchip pads with
no roof that become wet to the point of
ponding or wet mud consistency, drainage
must minimise the effects of wet weather
to allow maximum space and comfort for
cows to lie down
• It will affect farmers who use concrete
feedpads during wet weather to avoid
pugging and when cows are kept on
feedpads for most of the day for several
days. In this situation some access to drier
paddocks must be achieved during each
day, or rubber matting may be considered
if pugging management is regular and
prolonged.
The minimum standards have set a
maximum time on hard or unsuitable
surfaces as 16 hours a day, so it is possible
to operate a 12 hour on 12 hour off, or
between, milking strategy and remain
within the standards.
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Reaping the chilli heat
• By Henri Ham
‘TIS THE SEASON to chilli.
While it’s easy to get swept up
in everything Christmas related
right now, some people (mainly
me!) are equally (if not more)
excited about something else
during December –chilli season!
Chillies are one of my favourite
plants to grow and eat. It’s not
uncommon to see me wandering
around the nursery snacking on a
chilli as I work. Though I’m a little
more careful about it since the
time I forgot I’d left a Carolina
reaper in my pocket and it burnt
right through my pants to my leg.
Anyway, if you love chillies
as much as me or have always
been keen to try growing them,
now (as we head into the warmer
weather) is the perfect time to
plant them.
Chillies are surprisingly easy to
grow. All they require is a sunny,
well-drained spot in your garden
- similar to where you plant your
tomatoes, basil and parsley.
Right now, you want to be
planting chilli seedlings – that
are already around 5 -10 cm tall.
There’s a variety of chillies
available jalapeno and red hot
chilli have a milder spice. Increasing
in hotness, you’ll find
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Now to planting your chillies
- like most veges, the better the
soil quality, the better start your
plants will have. Dig some compost,
sheep pellets or seaweed
into your vege garden to get it in
its best-growing condition. Then
dig small holes (around 4cm
deep) and place your chilli seedlings
in. Plant them around 50cm
apart, but check the individual
labels as varieties do vary in size.
The ghost pepper can creep up
to 180cm high, so will need a bit
more room between plants.
Over summer remember to
keep your chilli plants watered,
letting the soil almost dry out
between waterings. You can give
a good feed of fertiliser every
fortnight once the flowers appear.
If you’ve got a tomato food fertiliser,
you can use this on your
chillies too.
Once your chillies are almost
ready for picking, reduce watering
to increase their heat.
Remember to cut (rather than
pluck) them off the plant, to
encourage more fruiting.
Did you know chillies can also
thrive in pots too? You’ll need a
minimum 10L pot, with good
drainage holes. Remember pots
do tend to dry out faster than your
garden, so keep on top of your
watering. But what I love about
chillies in pots is that you can
move them round to chase the sun
at the end of summer – and into a
greenhouse (if you’re lucky enough
to have one) for winter.
Chillies are perennial
plants, meaning (in the right
environment) they could last
a few seasons. So, if you’re not
in a frost-prone area, give your
plant a good pruning once you’ve
finished harvesting (around
April) and you could have
cracker chillies from the same
plant next Christmas as well.
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Zap in some colour with zinnias
• By Henri Ham
IF YOU’D seen me in the garden
lately, chances are I’d have been
tending to my summer veges.
With the (mostly) warm November
we’ve had, my vege and
herb garden has rocketed away.
But now that my greens are
sorted, I’m ready to add some
other colours to my garden beds
– and what better way to do this
than by planting some cheerful
zinnias.
Zinnias are bright, bold, and
best of all, one of the easiest
flowers to grow. In fact, so easy
they’ve been grown successfully
on the international space station;
in 2016.
If you’re interested in the
language of flowers, the zinnia
flower represents endurance and
lasting affection. And it’s easy to
see why - with zinnias being one
of the longest-blooming summer
flowers around.
Zinnias come in nearly every
colour imaginable and are ideal
for beds, borders and pots. Early
summer is the perfect time to
plant them. If you plant zinnia
seedlings now, you should start
to see zaps of colour in around
six weeks’ time.
You can get varieties that will
grow from 20cm to 1m high -
COLOURFUL: Zinnias are
one of the easiest flowers to
grow and add some vibrant
colour to your garden.
including tall, green and Thumbelina.
A new variety this season
is zinnia candy stripe; beautiful
flowers with unique freckles and
streaks on each bloom.
Once you’ve chosen your seedlings,
look for a place to plant.
Zinnias like a really sunny spot,
and will thrive in a rich humus
soil; however, interestingly they
will cope better than many
other flowers in a poorer soil too.
Next, dig small holes around
4cm deep and 15-30cm apart.
Place the seedling in and firmly
press down around its edges.
Give a good initial watering and
then only every few days, when
needed.
Everything seems to grow pretty
well at this time of the year, and
weeds are no exception. Make
your job easier by applying mulch
around your zinnias, to help keep
the weeds at bay. You can also
give your flowers a feed of general
garden fertiliser once a fortnight to
encourage their growth.
Watch out for caterpillars
and mealybugs on your zinnias;
these can be treated with insect
spray, or organically with a
steady stream of targeted water
and pinching fingers. Powdery
mildew can also affect zinnias
too. You can prevent this happening
by watering the roots rather
than leaves and giving the plants
breathing space between each
other.
After a month or so, pinch out
the top, to encourage a bushier
plant with more blooms. If
you’re not sure what pinching
is – it’s breaking off the top 2cm
of the growing tip of a plant to
encourage it to grow out wider,
before it grows up. The same
way you pinch off the very top of
your basil (and other herbs) so it
doesn’t go to seed.
A few weeks later you should
start to see zaps of colour coming
through. Picking the blooms
will stimulate more to blossom.
But leaving the flowers to dry on
their stalks, could result in them
self-seeding next season and
create a cottage garden feel. If
you want the cottage garden look
this summer, plant your zinnias
alongside cornflowers, foxgloves,
sweet Williams and poppies.
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Get adventurous in Toyota’s RAV4
WHILE TOYOTA’S new RAV4
stands out for its family-friendly
profile, there’s no doubt Toyota
want the latest generation model
to appeal to a wider audience.
Included in the eight-model
line-up is a one-specification
four-wheel-drive version labelled
Adventure. It is the hero car in the
line-up and such is its popularity
there may be a wait while stocks
land in good supply.
There’s not a lot mechanically
different to the standard RAV4,
however, the Adventure gets a
body kit and interior treatment
that makes it stand out markedly
from the rest of the range. If you
like bold and brash it is the car
for you, large fenders, aggressive
bumper and grille, and big wheels
are there to tempt. Inside, there is
also bright orange detailing.
It is also a high-grade model,
most of what is found in Limited
specification is fitted to the
Adventure and, as you might
expect Adventure rounds out the
series at $48,990. Bear in mind
the RAV4 starts at $34,990, and
includes hybrid models which
land from $38,990.
The Adventure is in the lineup
as a point of difference, and
after a week in the car I can
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certainly see its appeal. When I
tested the hybrid model in these
columns in July I suggested it was
the sport utility vehicle for me,
and that hasn’t changed. However,
I would be tempted with the Adventure,
it looks a little bit rugged
and it has appeal in that way.
As I’ve covered in the past, the
new RAV4 is all-new, the platform
is fresh and the body style
quite a departure from the previous
generation.
That being the case, it is stateof-the-art
mechanically and that
shows when you are driving it,
not so much in terms of mechanical
power but it handles a
lot differently, it is more stable
and for lack of better words,
more normal, more car-like from
behind the wheel.
Yet, the Adventure has off-road
ability. The downside of evaluating
a four-wheel-drive vehicle
off-the-seal in winter is that it gets
very dirty, so I didn’t tackle anything
too serious, but I did use an
old forestry track near Hororata
which is a good test of suspension
control. The ground was
very soft thanks to a drenching a
day or two before, however, the
RAV4 never felt as if I was going
to end up with a complete loss of
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• Price – Toyota RAV4
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• Configuration – Fourcylinder,
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• Performance –
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• Fuel usage – 6.8l/100km
traction.
That’s due a lot to the engine
and dynamic torque vectoring
drive management protocols
which can be dialled in by the
driver. There’s a console-mounted
button which selects the choice of
several modes – snow, mud, sand,
dirt, rock. There are also protocols
for highway driving, eco,
normal or sport.
Each has its own unique character
with the end result being
the best outcome depending on
the surface. Take into account
too, that the wheels and rubber
are up an inch from the standard
models, the big Yokohama tyres
(235/55 x 19in) are street-treaded
but they do dig out grip on soft
surfaces.
The non-hybrid RAV4 buyer
effectively has a choice of two engines,
2-litre or 2.5-litre. The Adventure
has the big displacement
unit and it is an easy-worker. The
benefit of cubic capacity is the
lack of obvious stress, the 2487cc
twin-camshaft engine just lopes
along and works freely through a
six-speed automatic transmission.
The big benefit of that is the lack
of fuel it uses, there is little loading
so Toyota’s claim of 6.8-litres per
100km (42mpg) usage on a combined
cycle is not unachievable.
My time with the test car
returned figures of 8.2l/100km
(35mpg) with a 6l/100km
(47mpg) instantaneous figure
available at 100km/h, the engine
ticking over slowly at just
1600rpm.
If lively acceleration is needed,
the engine will burst into life
with strong mid-range performance
– standstill to 100km/h in
8.5sec and 80km/h to 120km/h
in 5.4sec. The latter relates
directly to engine power, Toyota
claim outputs of 152kW and
243Nm, both outputs arriving
tall inthe rev band at 6600rpm
and 4500rpm respectively, that
matters little, the specific outputs
are strong enough to provide that
direct flow of power right across
the rev range.
On my highway evaluation
I was passed by a RAV4 of an
earlier generation. The vehicle
was four-up and on the roof rails
sat several sets of skis. I figured
Mt Hutt was the destination, and
I couldn’t help but think how
suited to that road the RAV4 was.
I strongly suspect the occupants
were a little envious they weren’t
driving the latest generation
model, especially the Adventure
model. Its name lends itself to a
role just that little left-of-centre,
yet it still is the quintessential
RAV4 that Kiwi buyers have
come to embrace.

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MATSON & ALLAN
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Lifestyle
Rural Property
Licensed REAA2008
ROLLESTON - 7 Sheridan Drive
ULTIMATE FAMILY HOME WITH TRIPLE
CAR GARAGE
• Fabulous location
• Substantial house and grounds
• Stunning kitchen with reputable appliances
• Two spacious living areas
• Four double bedrooms
• Large master bedroom with oversized WIR
• Stunning bathroom with Spa bath
• Fabulous internal storage
• Separate laundry
• Wonderful outdoor entertaining area
• Established and secure 1505sqm section
• Triple car garage
ROLLESTON - 200 Lowes Road
UNIQUE AND RARE IN THE HEART
OF THE TOWNSHIP
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• Five bedrooms
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• Internal lift option
• Modern bathrooms
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ROLLESTON - 20 Coles Lane
DYNAMIC IN EVERY WAY
• Energy efficient 268m 2 home
• Four bedrooms
• Two living areas
• High standard of fittings and fixtures throughout
• Walk in pantry
• Heat pump powered underfloor water heating
• Solar powered with capacity to feed back to the
grid
• 56m 2 of wooden decking
• Three car carpeted garage plus utility room
• 2686m landscaped, irrigated and fenced section
• Sought after Coles Fields subdivision
LEESTON - 10 Mountain View Place
FOUR BEDROOM MODERN FAMILY HOME
AT A SENSIBLE PRICE
• 200m 2 home on one of Leeston's most desirable streets
• Huge formal lounge area
• Practical modern kitchen
• Family living & dining area adjacent to kitchen
• Two bathrooms including ensuite off master
• Separate laundry & ample storage
• Built in robes & walk in robe off master
• Huge attached double garage
• North facing patio off dining/living area accessed by
ranch slider for outdoor dining
• Fully fenced & landscaped section
• Close proximity to both secondary & primary schools
ROLLESTON - 51 Masefield Drive
NEAR NEW THREE BEDROOM HOME
IN PRIME LOCATION
• 186m 2 home with two large living areas
• Fully fenced 526m 2 section
• Master with ensuite
• Excellent indoor outdoor flow
• Walk in pantry
• Separate laundry
• Double garage
• 2-3 min walk to shopping centres
Price: Neg Over $795,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/MA0629
Jackie Derrick Mb 027 636 3576
jackie@marealestate.co.nz
Viewing: By appointment
Price: Neg Over $949,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/MA0642
Jackie Derrick Mb 027 636 3576
jackie@marealestate.co.nz
Andrew Taylor Mb 027 435 5930
andrew@marealestate.co.nz
OPEN HOME
Viewing: Sun 1.00pm – 1.30pm
Price: $1,070,000 or near offer
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/MA0630
OPEN HOME
Viewing: Sun 1.45pm – 2.15pm
Asking Price: $485,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/MA0658
Stephan Knowler Mb 027 229 9522
stephan@marealestate.co.nz
NEW LISTING
OPEN HOME
Viewing: Sun 1.45pm – 2.15pm
Price: Neg Over $530,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/MA0647
Andrew Taylor Mb 027 435 5930
andrew@marealestate.co.nz
ROLLESTON - 31 Amur Crescent
SIMPLY STUNNING NEW HOME WITH
TRIPLE CAR GARAGE
• Brand new 252m 2 four double bedroom home
• Large master bedroom with decadent ensuite
• Two spacious and separate living areas
• Beautiful family bathroom with free standing bath
• Under tile heating in bathrooms
• Well-appointed kitchen with reputable appliances
• Walk in pantry
• Separate laundry
• Fabulous internal storage
• Triple car garage
• Private and secure 770m 2 section
• Move in now!
ROLLESTON - 26 Lucca Crescent
LIVING LA VIDA LUCCA!
• Brand new build
• North facing 144m 2 home
• Three bedrooms
• Two bathrooms
• Two living rooms
• One garage
• One carport
• Fully fenced & landscaped 643m 2 section
LEESTON - 21 D’Arcy Street
YOU WON’T FIND A BETTER STARTER
THAN THIS
• Short walk from the primary school and secondary schools
• Massive old fashioned quarter acre -1012m 2
• Standalone family home
• Three genuinely double bedrooms
• Huge master offers access to its own deck via French doors
• Sunroom/office
• Brand new bathroom
• Family room with attached kitchen/dining
• Separate laundry
• Large standalone logburner in the living area
• Single garage plus carport
• Several sheds for garden equipment and storage
• Recently renovated with new roof
LEESTON - 26 D'Arcy Street
SEEING IS BELIEVING
• 440m 2 house on 1756m 2 section
• Six genuine double bedrooms
• Three bathrooms (two ensuite)
• Four spacious living areas
• Massive country style kitchen
• Separate large practical laundry
• Oversized attached garage plus separate
garaging
• Landscaped sheltered and private section
Price: Deadline Sale with all offers
to be presented on or before 4pm,
Tuesday 10 December 2019
ROLLESTON - 53 Lucca Crescent
READY TO SHIFT IN AND ENJOY
• Brand new 193m 2 four bedroom home
• 680m 2 landscaped and fenced section
• Separate lounge
• Master with WIR and ensuite
• Gas water heating and cooktop
• Council reserve with established native trees
for northern outlook
• 10yr build guarantee
• Excellent value
Viewing: Sun 2.45 – 3.15pm
Asking Price: $685,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/MA0652
Jackie Derrick Mb 027 636 3576
jackie@marealestate.co.nz
Viewing: Sun 3.30 – 4.00pm
Asking Price: $537,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz
Andrew Taylor Mb 027 435 5930
andrew@marealestate.co.nz
OPEN HOME
OPEN HOME
Viewing: Sun 1.00 - 1.30pm
Asking Price: $355,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/MA0657
Stephan Knowler Mb 027 229 9522
stephan@marealestate.co.nz
NEW LISTING
OPEN HOME
NEW LISTING
OPEN HOME
Viewing: Sun 12.30 – 1.00pm
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/MA0654
Stephan Knowler Mb 027 229 9522
stephan@marealestate.co.nz
NEW LISTING
OPEN HOME
Viewing: Sun 2.30 – 3.15pm
Asking Price: $589,000
View: www.marealestate.co.nz/MA0627
Andrew Taylor Mb 027 435 5930
andrew@marealestate.co.nz
ROLLESTON PH: 03 347 9949 LEESTON PH: 03 324 3704 DARFIELD PH: 03 318 8204 www.marealestate.co.nz
Chris Flanagan
027 433 4657
Andrew Taylor
027 435 5930
Jackie Derrick
027 636 3576
Jo Barrett
021 859 006
Stephan Knowler
027 229 9522
Cameron McRae
027 769 6696
Paul Robinson
021 277 2690
Juliet Flanagan
027 490 8019
Connie van der Klei
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AMI 104
Auntie Dai’s Dumplings 42
EB Games 39
Bras’n Things 33
Cosmetic Clinic 46
ANZ 60
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Bob Style 6
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ASB 62
BNZ 124
Kiwibank / NZ Post 80
Cheeky Sparrow Cafe F6
Divine Cakes & Desserts 88
Esquires Café 71
GIFTS & GENERAL
Acquisitions
Centre Customer Service
39a
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Caroline Eve 36
Dowsons 5
Farmers including Stevens 70
Health 2000 22
Hear Again 125
iRazor
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Ichiban
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Glamlette
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Just Cuts 50
Kebab Co
F1
Espresso Car Wash 103
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Life Pharmacy 2
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NZ Camera 87
Omnitech
K9
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Muffin Break
K4
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Pita Pit
F5
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Hornby Florist 41
Just Incredible 83
Mister Minit
K1
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Tam’s Massage 38
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F3
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Robert Harris 7
Sal’s Pizza 100
Shake Shed & Co 89
Pascoes 35
Silvermoon 85
Stirling Sports 72
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Paper Plus 24
Shamiana
F4
Time Mobile
82a
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ONE HECTARE LIFESTYLE BLOCKS
Torlesse Estate epitomises the best
of rural yet community living situated
on Creyke Road on the fringe of the
Darfield Township. This subdivision is
well positioned to make the most of the
amazing backdrop of the Torlesse Range
and for you to extend your home beyond
the boundary to the vista beyond. A great
choice of 7 x 1 Hectare titled blocks. Each
block has power, telephone, fibre and
town water to the boundary. At the very
least do a drive by, you’ll be pleased you
did!
Price: 250,000 per block
www.marealestate.co.nz/MA0542
Chris Flanagan
Contact:
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W 03 347 9949
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Selwyn’s best value
lifestyle sections!
Lincoln sections from 640m 2- 6,000m 2
Priced from only $205,000
Site office open Saturdays & Sundays 12.00 - 2.00pm
1472 Springs Road, Lincoln | South of Lincoln University
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For more information:
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Rangiora, Rolleston or The Palms) before 10.00am Wednesday 18 th
December 2019.
Winning entries will be notified on Thursday 19 th December by phone and
displayed on our Facebook page.
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page - harcourtsfourseasons.co.nz or collected from any of the above
offices.
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Property Brokers Limited Licensed under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 6 Tennyson Street Rolleston rolleston@pb.co.nz 03 929 0306
Private Equestrian Lifestyle
Glenoakley Lease
TENDER
WEB ID DFR73053
GLENROY
FOR LEASE 263 Windwhistle Road
The lease consists of 560 ha available as three separate
blocks or a combination and/or as a complete identity.
Each block has its own distinctive features making
Glenoakley an outstanding unit for a multitude of
farming practices.
Block Sizes
• Hill - 160 ha
• Home - 233 ha
• Triangle - 167 ha
VIEW Tuesday 3 Dec 11.30 - 1.30pm
TENDER closes Thursday 19th December, 2019 at
4.00pm, (unless sold prior)
Grant McIlroy
Mobile 027 345 9262
grantm@pb.co.nz
NEW LISTING
WEB ID LEU72798
BURNHAM
218 Thomsons Road
View By Appointment
Two dwellings, appealing 3 bedroom, 2 storey lockwood
home with spacious living areas, situated on a private
parklike setting. Inground salt water pool and spa, plus a
trendy renovated fully self contained 2 bedroom
cottage.
20 x 60m horse arena, stables, haybarn, storage sheds
and cattle yards. Seven fenced paddocks with stock
water.
Inspection will impress as this property ticks many boxes.
Easy commute to Rolleston and the city.
Noel Lowery
Price negotiable over $879,000
Mobile 027 432 8859
noell@pb.co.nz
Magnificent Residence in Botanic Setting
BUYERS $879,000+
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DEADLINE SALE
First time to market
DEADLINE SALE
Peace & Quiet in Kirwee
Ian Moore
Mobile 027 539 8152
ian.moore@pb.co.nz
DEADLINE SALE
WEB ID RU72973
CUST
427 Earlys Road
Built in 1921, this beautiful home comprises four double
bedrooms, formal lounge, family room, kitchen with WIP
and two bathrooms. Solid fuel Rayburn cooker, with a
wetback in the kitchen and a log-burner in the lounge.
Double garage, storage shed, stables and hen house.
There is a productive vegetable garden and numerous
fruit trees. Set up for cattle, there are yards and a
loading ramp.
VIEW Sunday 8 Dec 11.00 - 12.00pm
DEADLINE SALE closes Wednesday 11th
December, 2019 at 4.00pm, (unless sold
prior)
Maurice Newell
Mobile 027 240 1718
mauricen@pb.co.nz
Hamish Anderson
Mobile 027 678 8888
hamisha@pb.co.nz
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DEADLINE SALE
NEW LISTING
WEB ID LIU72968
IRWELL
357 Hanmer Road
Tranquility reigns supreme at this exceptionally
picturesque property in enchanting surrounds. A treelined
driveway, manicured hedging, large gazebo and an
outstanding park-like landscaped setting sets the scene
to this 400sqm (approx.) residence.
Solid wood double doors at the entranceway offer a
memorable first impression, with light-filled spaced
complemented by neutral tones and calming vistas. An
impressive array of living areas can accommodate any
number of occasions.
DEADLINE SALE
VIEW Sunday 8 Dec 2.30 - 3.30pm
DEADLINE SALE closes Thursday 12th December, 2019 at
2.00pm, (unless sold prior)
Tracy Stevenson
Mobile 027 543 9029
tracys@pb.co.nz
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WEB ID DFL72938
KIRWEE
53 Dawn Place
We are delighted to present this well established lifestyle
property that offers a relaxing oasis, for those wanting
more space for the growing family or an escape to the
country. Featuring a modern 4-bedroom home set on a
well established and private 7873m2 section.
• Open plan kitchen/dining/living with external access
• Separate formal lounge
• 2 bathrooms
• Office/study
• Internal access double garage
• Outdoor entertaining area, pergola and petanque court
View By Appointment
Gareth Cox
Mobile 021 250 9714
gareth@pb.co.nz
BUYERS $699,000+
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Property Brokers Limited Licensed under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 6 Tennyson Street Rolleston rolleston@pb.co.nz 03 929 0306
Refresh and Revitalise!
$489,000
WEB ID ROU73108
HALSWELL
1 Sabys Road
First home buyers, retirees and investors will all be
intrigued by our subject property, an immaculately
presented home located close to a bevy of convenient
amenities. Inside, this naturally warm home currently
boasts three bedrooms, a well-appointed semi-ensuite
and a functional kitchen. In this age of sustainability, the
8 solar panels are an added bonus and help keep the
power bills low! While the home is perfectly enjoyable asis
there's undeniable scope to freshen up.
VIEW By Appointment
You wont believe it!
$669,000
WEB ID ROU73159
ROLLESTON
3 Broomleigh Drive
On an expansive section close to quality schools and
handy amenities, this substantial home with many added
extras offers all the space and economy a growing family
could wish for. The value in this home is unbelievable,
20 solar panels supplying a 10 kVA battery and car ready
for cheap commuting mean savings galore - imagine 5
months of $0. 00 power bills and no petrol costs! Inside,
ample accommodation is complemented by an ensuite
off the master and a spacious family bathroom, while
the highly-functional kitchen is sure to act as the central
hub of the home.
VIEW By Appointment
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NEW LISTING
Michael Robb
Mobile 027 436 7106
Office 03 929 0306
michael.robb@pb.co.nz
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NEW LISTING
Michael Robb
Mobile 027 436 7106
Office 03 929 0306
michael.robb@pb.co.nz
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Garaging for 5 cars!
DEADLINE SALE
WEB ID ROU70016
ROLLESTON
16 Jozecom Place
Set on a well established and mature section, with 4
great size bedrooms, its sure to tick all the boxes for
those who have been searching for a family friendly
home with the added bonus of 5 car garaging, extra
parking for the boat and camper, plus studio/workshop
& wired for 3 phase power! The separate triple car
garage has the workshop to the side providing a
possible work from home option or a fantastic area for
the man cave or teenage retreat.
VIEW Sunday 8 Dec 1.00 - 1.30pm
DEADLINE SALE closes Thursday 12th
December, 2019 at 6.00pm, (unless sold
prior)
Priced To Entice!
BUYERS $589,000+
WEB ID ROU72872
ROLLESTON
32 Navy Loop
Sitting on a family friendly section in the sought after
Levi Park subdivision is this welcoming 4 bedroom home,
packed full of features which will be sure to please!
Sunny & warm, the layout of the home comprises 4
double bedrooms with the master serviced by an elegant
tiled ensuite with large tiled shower. The family
bathroom also hosts a large deep bathtub and tiled
shower, adding another touch of luxury to the home. 2
further separate toilets (1 with a vanity), and a fantastic
study nook, has all the bases covered for everyday living.
VIEW Sunday 8 Dec 3.00 - 3.30pm
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DEADLINE SALE
Angela Hunt
Mobile 021 548 777
angela.hunt@pb.co.nz
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NEW LISTING
Angela Hunt
Mobile 021 548 777
angela.hunt@pb.co.nz
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New home for Xmas!
$595,000
WEB ID ROU73067
ROLLESTON
56 Rory Street
Built by Que homes and with the final touches just being
completed, this striking 4 bedroom home on a generous
645m2 corner section lends itself well for fantastic
afternoon sun and entertaining! With stylish features the
kitchen forms the hub of the home opening up through
double stackers to create the best indoor out door flow
to the Xmas bbq dinner. Open plan to the large dining
living area, there are great options to how you could
utilise and set up this space to suit.
VIEW By Appointment
Delightful on De Renzie
BUYERS $519,000+
WEB ID DFU72930
KIRWEE
5 De Renzie Place
Superbly set up for family living where everyone finds
something over a conveniently laid-out single level floor
plan. The handy-man or lady will love having triple car
garaging with additional utility shed, while the musicians
will love having that extra flex room usable as a music
room or media room. The host will love a light bright
kitchen with connected dining/family room and
integrated lounge featuring a wet-back with natural
flow to choices of sunny and private paved patios
overlooking a leafy green 1,066sqm section.
VIEW By Appointment
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NEW LISTING
Angela Hunt
Mobile 021 548 777
angela.hunt@pb.co.nz
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NEW LISTING
Amy Jones
Mobile 021 077 9945
amy.jones@pb.co.nz
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First home buyers
BUYERS $329,000+
WEB ID DFU71445
SHEFFIELD
28 Railway Terrace East
This little gem is ready and waiting for the next owners
and could be where you spend this Christmas. We have
3 bedrooms, family bathroom with a separate toilet,
separate laundry, and open plan kitchen/living built in
2015. Neutral decor, and the indoor-outdoor flow from
the living area to the north facing deck, gives this
compact home a spacious feel. Positioned to enjoy all
day sun, along with a well fenced section, this property
is set up and ready to go. Whether you are looking to
get on to the realestate ladder or add to your portfolio,
this investment is excellent buying.
VIEW By Appointment
Great buying in Darfield!
BUYERS $349,000+
WEB ID DFU70079
DARFIELD
1 Halkett Street
You could be in for Christmas.
• 3 Bedrooms/1 Bathroom
• Open plan kitchen/dining/living
• Single garage
• 830 sqm section
This little gem is ready to move in and enjoy. Newly
renovated kitchen and bathroom, separate laundry, and
a generous size master bedroom.
Sunny and warm with a good size section for the
gardener in you to enjoy and enhance.
VIEW By Appointment
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Jannetta Thomas
Mobile 021 256 6295
jannetta@pb.co.nz
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NEW LISTING
Jannetta Thomas
Mobile 021 256 6295
jannetta@pb.co.nz
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Due to continued success as Selwyn’s leading
Real Estate team, we need more homes to
satisfy these genuine waiting buyers.
Please, if you can help, call us today!
Rolleston
4 bedrooms
Triple car garaging
Price up to $700,000
Contact
Glenda Crawford 027 309 0115
glenda.crawford@raywhite.com
Rolleston
2+ bedrooms
Wanted as an investment property
With tenant in place
Price up to $$500,000
Contact
Leisa Webster 027 722 5537
leisa.webster@raywhite.com
Rolleston
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Separate lounge, walk-in pantry
Section size 450m2 - 650m2
Price $500,000 - $580,000
Contact
Amanda Cherry 027 340 6955
amanda.cherry@raywhite.com
Prebbleton
4 bedroom executive home
Pool and sheds required
Land size 3000m2 - 1.5 acres
Price $1.5 million - $2.5 million
Contact
Big Red Shefford 027 224 4733
brendan.shefford@raywhite.com
Rolleston
2 bedrooms
Good size living
Tidy easy care section
Price up to $380,000
Contact
Leisa Webster 027 722 5537
leisa.webster@raywhite.com
West Melton
Substantial family home
4-5 bedrooms
Land approximately 4 hectares
Price $1.1 million - $1.5 million
Contact
Frank Dowle 027 528 0480
frank.dowle@raywhite.com
Yaldhurst - Kirwee
20 - 30 acres
Land approx. 4ha
Bare land or with a house
Price $500,000 - $1,000,000
Contact
Big Red Shefford 027 224 4733
brendan.shefford@raywhite.com
West Melton Village
3-4 bedrooms
Smaller section
Price $600,000 - $700,000
Contact
Frank Dowle 027 528 0480
frank.dowle@raywhite.com
West Melton/Weedons
3-4 bedrooms
Land 2-4ha
Price $800,000 - $950,000
Contact
Frank Dowle 027 528 0480
frank.dowle@raywhite.com
Lincoln
3-4 bedrooms
Lincoln Palms & surrounds
Section 600m2 plus
Off-street parking preferred
Contact
Tanya Marillier 027 383 3844
tanya.marillier@raywhite.com
Lincoln
3 bedrooms
Section 500m2 plus
Price $480,000 - $520,000
Contact
Tanya Marillier 027 383 3844
tanya.marillier@raywhite.com
Lincoln
4 bedrooms
Section 600m2 plus
Price $550,000 - $600,000
Contact
Tanya Marillier 027 383 3844
tanya.marillier@raywhite.com
Rolleston
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
With some character
Price up to $520,000
Contact
Leisa Webster 027 722 5537
leisa.webster@raywhite.com
Rolleston
4 bedrooms (or 3 bedrooms + office)
2 bathrooms
Section 600m2 plus
Price up to $520,000
Contact
Courtney Hopkins 027 291 8979
courtney.hopkins@raywhite.com
Rolleston
4 bedrooms
Brand new
Section 800m2 plus
Price up to $620,000
Contact
Joh Galt 027 461 9345
john.galt@raywhite.com
Rolleston
3+ bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Newer property
Price up to $600,000
Contact
Leisa Webster 027 722 5537
leisa.webster@raywhite.com
Rolleston
4 bedrooms, 2 living areas
New or near new
Will consider any land size
Price up to $555,000
Contact
Mandie Ashwell 027 552 4478
mandie.ashwell@raywhite.com
Rolleston
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Two living areas
Section 600m2 plus
Price up to $560,000
Contact
Leisa Webster 027 722 5537
leisa.webster@raywhite.com
Lincoln
2-3 bedrooms
Good size garden
Price $350,000 - $400,000
Contact
Dawn Pollard 022 073 7580
dawn.pollard@raywhite.com
Rolleston
3-4 bedrooms
High spec
Section 400m2 - 750m2
Price up to $600,000
Contact
Mandie Ashwell 027 552 4478
mandie.ashwell@raywhite.com
Are you considering selling? Do you have a property that matches one of these descriptions?
Contact us now for a no obligation appraisal
If you want to get SOLD, call us TODAY
Ray White Rolleston 347 9988 | Ray White West Melton 347 9933 | Ray White Lincoln 325 7299
rwtownandlifestyle.co.nz
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RURAL | LIFESTYLE | RESIDENTIAL
OPEN HOME
EXCLUSIVE
DARFIELD 12 Snowdon Place
Family Time
$515,000 GST Inclusive
VIEW Sunday 12.00-12.30pm
DARFIELD 13 South Terrace
Blue Chip Investment Opportunity
$1.4M Plus GST (if any)
VIEW By Appointment Only
Permanent material two-storey home on a mature
920m2 section complete with a west-facing courtyard
that can also flow out via a gate to Avoca Park - extra
playground space for the children. The home has four
to six bedrooms, two bathrooms and great open-plan
living spaces that open out via glass sliding doors to
the courtyard. Up the stairs is a large mezzanine floor
area that could be utilized for a teenage retreat. Large
two-car garage, inground 9x4m swimming, wellfenced
and secure. Walking distance to the local shops
and schools.
Min Cookson
M 027 249 5417
E min.cookson@pggwrightson.co.nz
For sale is this very prominent site in Darfield.
Currently under lease to two long term tenants
showing exceptional returns. The self-serve fuel
equipment is owned by Allied Petroleum as a tenant
leasing the ground site on a 10 + 10 + 9.9973 year
right of renewal with annual rent reviews. This lease
commenced on 4th February 2017. The mechanical
workshop is leased to another tenant which includes
the land and buildings. The engineer's report shows a
75% NBS rating. The lease commenced on the 8th
April 2017 and is a 3 + 3 year right of renewal.
Rob McGregor
M 021 334 469
E rob.mcgregor@pggwrightson.co.nz
pggwre.co.nz/DAR31589
pggwre.co.nz/CHR31555
PGG Wrightson Real Estate Limited, licensed under REAA 2008
Helping grow the country
REAL ESTATE SPECIALISTS
139 Lowes Road, Rolleston
50 Shillingford Boulevard, Rolleston
ENquiRE foR PRiCiNG
Sensational on Shillingford!
Residing upon an easy-care section this
immaculately presented 3 bedroom townhouse
will capture the attention of both first-time buyers
& empty nesters.
The open plan living area forms the social centre
of the home, with two stacker doors creating a
flooding of light and sunshine into the living areas
and open out to the paved patio and established
lawn which will be perfect for indoor outdoor
entertaining. The two bathrooms are fully tiled
with underfloor heating. There are so many
features in this lovely home you need to view
to appreciate the quality on offer. Contact Mike
today to organise your time to view.
offERS ovER $749,000
A Celebration of Space!
Offering large-scale living in a park-like 1880m2 setting, this superb property boasts impressive
dimensions & delivers an exceptionally comfortable lifestyle in the heart of Rolleston. The generously
proportioned open plan living area operates as the social hub, with a large formal lounge ensuring you
can entertain & unwind with complete ease. Six bedrooms are supported by two bathrooms & three
toilets. Energy efficiency & comfort have been thoughtfully considered with the home featuring solar
panels, an HRV system, a night store heater, log burner & gas fire. Generous garaging options ensure
you can store at least four vehicles. Families will adore the proximity to in-zone Clearview Primary,
which is just five minutes away on foot, while a short drive will lead you to the areas extensive array of
amenities.
This sensationally spacious family haven will draw keen interest. Contact Mike for more information.
**Set Date: All offers to be presented 5pm, 10th December (unless sold prior)
7 Te Papau Crescent, Diamond Harbour
By NEGotiAtioN
A Picturesque Slice of Paradise!
Bordered by nature within the idyllic environment
of Diamond Harbour, this charming four-bedroom
home showcases modern convenience and is
brilliantly configured to soak up the magnificent
surroundings. Nestled upon a sizeable 1993m2
parcel of land, this property is ideally orientated
to bask in all day sun and remains sheltered from
the wind with an expansive 60m2 verandah.
Representing an exceptional escape from the
everyday, this property is guaranteed to attract
plenty of interest. Contact Mike to arrange your
private viewing.
68 Rolleston Drive, Rolleston
0800 645 346
www.oneagencyres.co.nz
Mike Goatley
027 249 5561
Elyse Campbell
021 187 6217
Nicola Curtis
Administrator
Julz Sibbe
Administrator
Real Estate Specialists Ltd Licenced REAA (2008)

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Boundary lines are indicative only
Leeston 121 Andersons Road
Lincoln 35 Farm Lane
'Shanzie'
Character and charm collide at this 4ha lifestyle
property that has been lovingly maintained, bordered
by picturesque gardens just 2kms away from Leeston.
The attractive wood paneled hallway has classic
appeal while the décor is tasteful and timeless. There is
a farmhouse kitchen leading to two living areas and
four good-sized bedrooms. A double garage with
office, a two-bay plus a three-bay shed are amongst
the array of sheds. Call me to view.
bayleys.co.nz/5511283
4 2 1 3
Asking Price $730,000
View by appointment
Suzy McPherson 027 695 0519
suzy.mcpherson@bayleys.co.nz
WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008
Rare investment opportunity
- act now!
• Exclusive development or investment opportunity
• Presentable 1940s, 120sqm character home
situated on a 1,329sqm Freehold title
• Established potential for a holding income,
renovate or develop - zoned living one
• Prime location opposite Lincoln University and
20-minutes from Christchurch City
• 34, 35 and 36 Farm Lane is available to purchase
individually or collectively
• Price plus GST if any
3 1 1
For Sale offers invited over $429,000
Phone for viewing times
Nathan Collett 027 826 1535
nathan.collett@bayleys.co.nz
Chris Jones 027 220 5043
chris.jones@bayleys.co.nz
WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008
bayleys.co.nz/5511316
NEW LISTING
Boundary lines are indicative only
Boundary lines are indicative only
Tai Tapu Gilmours Rd and Christchurch Akaroa Rd
Superb lifestyle location - four titles
A rare and exciting opportunity to secure this significant acreage in prime Tai Tapu. The total land area of 91.15
hectares consists of:
• 18.4ha hill block with subdivision consent into three allotments in place
• 16.4ha zoned “inner plains” (development into 4ha allotments a compiling activity)
• 34.6ha zoned “inner plains” (development into 4ha allotments a compiling activity)
• 20.8ha zoned “outer plains”, this lot has it's own well and power
With multiple road frontages and favourable zoning these lots will appeal to investors, farmers and developers.
Deadline Sale (unless sold prior)
1pm, Tue 17 Dec 2019
Chris Jones 027 220 5043
chris.jones@bayleys.co.nz
Sam Sidey 027 346 3500
sam.sidey@bayleys.co.nz
WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008
bayleys.co.nz/5511251
bayleys.co.nz

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Your guide to Show Homes & New Sections
in the Selwyn District
Darfield subdivision offers
town and country living
Chris
Flanagan
Living in a town with a rural
atmosphere, views of the stunning
Southern Alps and the opportunity to have
a larger home with space for the children,
pets and toys, are all reasons people choose
Darfield. The town’s close proximity to
recreational areas for pursuits such as
fishing, jet boating, skiing and tramping
also has appeal.
“An extra five to ten minutes in the
car gives you the opportunity to achieve
something more affordable,” suggests Chris
Flanagan, Director of Matson and Allan.
As the largest town between
Christchurch and the Southern Alps,
Darfield has been steadily growing, and
while not at the pace of Rolleston, it is
emerging into a place where town and
country meet. There is now more services
and retail, with a new supermarket and
third petrol station not far away, yet the
small town with a sense of community is
still there.
Darfield became an option for people
relocating after the Christchurch
Earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 and
there has been an increase in housing
developments since that time.
A recent development offers all that
people are seeking when looking to move
west. With a name inspired by its outlook
into the Torlesse Range, Torlesse Estate
will ultimately have 220 lots in a total of
seven stages.
Developed by the people who created
Mansfield Gardens and the Courtney
Estate subdivisions in Kirwee, Torlesse
Estate was first marketed less than a year
ago. Sections in stage one are now available
with building getting underway on the first
seven lots sold.
Ultimately, there will be a total of 11
one hectare blocks in stage one; all priced
at $250,000. The second stage will offer
smaller blocks, ranging in size from 1,000-
5000sqm.
Conveniently located on Darfield’s
Creyke Road, Torlesse Estate will run
back from and link up with the township
giving buyers a very affordable opportunity
to achieve more spacious living while
benefitting from town services (including
water supply and fibre), being close to
town and a reasonable distance from the
city.
Sitting under the nor’ west arch with
superb views of the Torlesse Range,
Torlesse Estate offers well priced land
options. The larger land sizes also mean
homes are unlikely to be built out while the
reasonable standard of covenants protect
the interests of all purchasers.
SHOW HOME OPEN IN
BRANTHWAITE ,
ROLLESTON
2 Reuben Ave
(off Lincoln Rolleston Road)
Modern design,
home and land
packages available,
friendly team.
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Harcourts Hornby
21 Dawn Place, Kirwee
Ray White Rolleston
36 Patterson Terrace, Halswell
Harcourts Rolleston
23B Ferniehurst Street, Somerfield
Ray White Rolleston
1045 The Lake Road, Leeston
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CANTERBURY 03 375 4700
www.bayleys.co.nz
11 Barker Street, Lincoln
Ray White Lincoln
7 Hungerford Drive, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
14 Robert St, Lincoln
Ray White Lincoln
4/1382 Courtenay Road, Kirwee
Bayleys Canterbury
69 Horndon Street, Darfield
Bayleys Canterbury
16 St James Street, Southbridge
Matson & Allan Leeston
33 McLenaghan Rd, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
75 Brookside Road, Rolleston
Ray White Lincoln
38 Lansdowne Way, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleton
24 Park Lane, Rolleston
Harcourts Rolleston
49 High Street, Southbridge
Matson & Allan Leeston
26 Lowes Road, Rolleston
Matson & Allan Rolleston
2 Royston Common, West Melton
Harcourts Rolleston
2 Armil Place, Lincoln
Ray White Lincoln
4 Brittan Drive, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
21 Cassidy Avenue, Lincoln
Ray White Lincoln
22 Lennon Drive, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
7 Challow Court, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
17 Northmoor Boulevard, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
81 Faringdon Boulevard, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
RAY WHITE
Rolleston 03 347 9988
www.rwRolleston.co.nz
WEST MELTON 03 347 9933
www.rwwestmelton.co.nz
LINCOLN 03 325 7299
www.rwlincoln.co.nz
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Bayleys Canterbury
10 Snowdon Place, Darfield
Bayleys Canterbury
8 Greenstone Street, Rolleston
Property Brokers
109 Kemble Drive, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
9 Charlbury Drive, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
1552 Old West Coast Road, West Melton
Bayleys Canterbury
387 Hamptons Road, Prebbleton
Harcourts Rolleston
26 D’Arcy Street, Leeston
Matson & Allan Leeston
733 McLaughlins Road, Darfield
Bayleys Canterbury
1/ 14 Hayton Road, Wigram
Ray White Lincoln
21 D’Arcy Street, Leeston
Matson & Allan Leeston
20 Coles Lane, Rolleston
Matson & Allan Rolleston
13 School Lane, Kirwee
Matson & Allan Darfield
9 Weston Way, Lincoln
Ray White Lincoln
45 Northmoor Boulevard, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
20 Millstream Drive, Lincoln
Ray White Rolleston
39 McCauley Street, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
537 Springston Rolleston Road, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
41 and 43 Wrights Road, Sheffield
Bayleys Canterbury
34 Park Lane, Rolleston
Harcourts Rolleston
188 Knights road, Rolleston
Property Brokers
16 Jozecom Place, Rolleston
Property Brokers
34 Rossall Cresent, Rolleston
Property Brokers
24 Edwin Trent Drive, Prebbleton
Harcourts Hornby
18 Lynley Drive, West Melton
Ray White West Melton
298 Russley Road, Avonhead
Harcourts Rolleston
80 Preston Avenue, West Melton
Ray White West Melton
2 Burrow St, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
452A Ellesmere Junction Rd, Springston
Matson & Allan Rolleston
105 Faringdon Boulevard, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
600 East Maddisons Rd, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
95B Bangor Road, Darfield
Bayleys Canterbury
26 McCauley Street, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
51 Masefield Drive, Rolleston
Matson & Allan Rolleston
10 Mountain View Place, Leeston
Matson & Allan Leeston
13 Spring Place, Leeston
Matson & Allan Leeston
4/545 Maddisons Road, Weedons
Harcourts Rolleston
36 Patterson Terrace, Halswell
Harcourts Rolleston
88 Jacks Drive, West Melton
Ray White West Melton
FARMLANDS www.farmlands.co.nz
FARMLANDS LINCOLN 03 325 2889
FARMLANDS LEESTON 03 324 3189
FARMLANDS DARFIELD 03 317 9070
PROPERTY BROKERS Rolleston
www.propertybrokers.co.nz
Rolleston 03 929 0306
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HARCOURTS HORNBY 03 349 9919
HARCOURTS Rolleston 03 347 4711
HARCOURTS LINCOLN 03 662 9933
PGG WRIGHTSON CANTERBURY
03 318 7850, www.pggwre.co.nz
5 The Mews, Lincoln
Ray White Lincoln
215 Waireka Road, Darfield
Bayleys Canterbury
21 Potters Lane, Tai Tapu
Bayleys Canterbury
24 Hartford Crescent, Rolleston
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8 Greenstone Street, Rolleston
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31 Amur Crescent, Rolleston
Matson & Allan Rolleston
18A Fatima Street, Redwood
Harcourts Rolleston
50 Strauss Drive, Rolleston
Ray White rolleston
28 Bethany Road, Rolleston
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39 Landsborough Drive, Darfield
Bayleys Canterbury
9 Corriedale Lane, West Melton
Ray White West Melton
2 Full Moon Lane, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
376 Weedons Ross Road, West Melton
Harcourts Rolleston
103B Lowes Road, Rolleston
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3 Rembrandt Drive, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
9 Wedgewood Row, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
357 Hanmer Road, Irwell
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53 Lucca Crescent, Rolleston
Matson & Allan Rolleston
13 Everest Way, Springston
Harcourts Hornby
43 Burnham School Road, Rolleston
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355 Newtons Road, West Melton
Bayleys Canterbury
703 Robinsons Rd, Broadfield
Ray White West Melton
13 Corriedale Lane, West Melton
Ray White West Melton
63 Longcot Drive, Rolleston
Matson & Allan Leeston
32 Navy Loop, Rolleston
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1/378 Gilmours Road, Tai Tapu
Bayleys Canterbury
54 Bridge Street, Coalgate
Bayleys Canterbury
11 Seymour Drive, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
39 Shadbolt Lane, Rolleston
Ray White Lincoln
48 Carters Road, Greenpark
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786 East Maddisons Rd, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
18 Gracia Ave, Rolleston
Ray White Rolleston
26 Lucca Crescent, Rolleston
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460 Newtons Road, West Melton
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20 Market Street, Leeston
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Rolleston 03 347 9949
DARFIELD 03 318 8204
LEESTON 03 324 3704
MIKE PERO Rolleston
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FINAL NOTICE
Boundary lines are indicative only
Boundary lines are indicative only
Lansdowne, Selwyn District 21 Potters Lane
Tai Tapu 1/378 Gilmours Road
Unlock the potential
3 1 1
Your country escape
3 3 2 3
Warm and sheltered within its own little microclimate,
this 1.3ha lifestyle property is located at the base of the
Port Hills. Resulting from a lifetime of love and passion
for horticulture is this magical park-like setting. The
home is immaculate however there is undeniable
scope for buyers to modernise. An art studio above
the garage, two ponds (one with a jetty) and a onebedroom
sleepout. The in-ground swimming pool and
two commercial glasshouses are offered on a "as is
where is" basis. Conveniently located within easy
reach of the city and nearby amenities in Halswell.
bayleys.co.nz/5511147
Deadline Sale (unless sold prior)
1pm, Wed 11 Dec 2019
View Sun 2-2.30pm
Chris Jones 027 220 5043
chris.jones@bayleys.co.nz
Sam Sidey 027 346 3500
sam.sidey@bayleys.co.nz
WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008
Encompassed by rural beauty on the outskirts of Tai
Tapu, this 4 hectare lifestyle property offers the
comfort of contemporary living in a countryside
setting. Instantly appealing and accessed by a treelined
driveway, the 213sqm (approx) home was
constructed post-earthquake. The home’s layout
features a selection of living spaces and showcases
desirable modern finishes. Kwila decking extends
from both living areas. Numerous outbuildings include
an additional 6x5m steel frame garage, a three-bay
Goldpine shed and woodshed lean-to. Located within
easy reach of the city.
bayleys.co.nz/5511200
Deadline Sale (unless sold prior)
1pm, Wed 18 Dec 2019
View Sun 3-3.30pm
Chris Jones 027 220 5043
chris.jones@bayleys.co.nz
Sam Sidey 027 346 3500
sam.sidey@bayleys.co.nz
WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008
Boundary lines are indicative only
Templeton 325 Old West Coast Road
West Melton 1552 Old West Coast Road
Lease what you need!
Idyllic retreat - 4.7 hectares
4 3 3 2
• Over 4ha of yard available, this can be leased as one
lot or part lots, you tell us
• Up to 380sqm of high stud warehouse available
• 334sqm of office
Based only 20 minutes from Christchurch central and
10 minutes from Christchurch International Airport,
325 Old West Coast Road provides office and
warehouse options to be split to suit what you need or
simply lease the entire site.
Enquire with the sole agents.
bayleys.co.nz/5510868
For Lease
View by appointment
Alex White 027 785 4211
alex.white@bayleys.co.nz
Stewart White 027 478 8944
stewart.white@bayleys.co.nz
WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008
This elegant property has a tranquil outlook. Central
open-plan living/dining zone, formal lounge plus
media room. Seamless indoor-outdoor flow to various
patios. The master bedroom includes an ensuite, walkin
wardrobe and direct access out to the lowmaintenance
garden. Numerous outbuildings, some
of which were previously utilised as stables, and could
easily be reverted if required. The three-bay barn has a
soaring roof, plus there is a large Total Span studio,
ideal as a home office or teenage retreat. Within easy
reach of everyday conveniences.
bayleys.co.nz/5511289
Auction (unless sold prior) 12pm, Thu 19 Dec 2019
3 Deans Ave, Chch
View Sun 12.30-1pm
Chris Jones 027 220 5043
chris.jones@bayleys.co.nz
Sam Sidey 027 346 3500
sam.sidey@bayleys.co.nz
WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008
bayleys.co.nz