North Canterbury News: December 05, 2019

Thursday,December 5, 2019 | Issue875 | www.starnews.co.nz 

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Farm eyed for 1500 sections 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

Adairy farm on Rangiora’s 

eastern fringe has been bought by 

aconsortiumwith plansfor up to 

1500 residential sections. 

Development of the 

100hectare property could begin 

as early as 2021. 

It will be projectmanaged by 

Paul McGowan, the development 

partner in the Westpark development 

to the west of Rangiora. 

The deal includes 30ha on the 

southern side of Kippenberger 

Avenue running through to 

Northbrook Road, with the 

majorityofthe landtothe north 

of Kippenberger Avenue, 

bordered by the Rangiora High 

school farm. 

The block wraps around the 

new stadium property which 

bounds ColdstreamRoad.It 

excludes asmallarea of rural 

residential development tucked 

intothe cornerofKippenberger 

Avenue and Golf LinksRoad. 

Sections willrange from 300 

square metresupto1200sqm, 

and plansinclude acommunity 

shoppingcentre, aretirement 

villageand preschool. 

The historicBellgrove 

Homesteadonthe north side of 

Kippenberger Avenue is also 

captured by the purchase. 

Aconsortiumspokesman says 

it is hoped to develop thehome, 

built in 1880, as an events centre 

along the same lines as 

Christchurch’s Mona Vale 

homestead. 

Afeature will also be made of 

theCam River, which beginsits 

journey to the sea on the 

southernmost part of the 

property. 

The landiszonedrural and has 

been leased back to the dairy 

farmeruntilthe 2021start date 

for the project. 

Developmentplans for east 

Rangiora are reliant on the 

current reviewofthe 

Waimakariri District Plan.The 

plan is expected to be notified in 

the laterhalf of next year. 

Waimakariri District Council 

regulation manager Nick 

Harrison saysastructure planfor 

the area willbedeveloped before 

the plan’s notification. 

‘‘Thisisahigh level plan giving 

an indicationofroad and reserve 

layouts,’’hesays. 

The Inch family has farmed at 

Bellgrove for nearly 100 years. 

In recent yearsthe farmhas 

run adairyherd of about230 

cows. 

Rangiora’spopulation is 

expected to top 30,000 over the 

next 30 years,while the 

Waimakariri district’s 

populationisexpected to reach 

75,000 over the next decade. 

By 2048, the populationofthe 

district is expectedtobebetween 

90,000and 100,000. 

Dog bylaw 

to carry 

extra bite 

By NEIL CLARKSON 

Dog owners are required to maintain 

control of their animals around horses 

under arevamp of the Waimakariri 

District Council's Dog Control Bylaw. 

The bylaw, passed by the council on 

Tuesday, also bans the exercising of 

dogs in public places from amoving 

vehicle. 

Both issues were raised by residents 

with Crs Wendy Doody and Sandra 

Stewart, and former councillor John 

Meyer, who held ahearing in mid 

August to receive public submissions. 

The bylaw, which comes into force on 

December 16, now states: ‘‘Dogs that 

are not able to be kept under effective 

voice control around horses shall be 

placed on alead when in the vicinity of 

ahorse.’’ 

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Anger over shooting of Hobo 


An Amberley pet owner faces abill of 

about $4000 over the shooting of Hobo, a 

young tortoiseshell cat. 

Hobo arrived at her Bank Street home 

around midnight last Wednesday, 

limping and dragging her left front leg. 

She is now in danger of losing her leg 

after atrip to the North Canterbury 

Veterinarian Clinic in Amberley. 

Imaging showed she had alead pellet 

in her shoulder and two broken bones. 

It is likely the bill for surgery to 

remove the lead and set the bones could 

reach $4000, particularly with aftercare. 

When the North Canterbury News went 

to print, it was still not known if Hobo’s 

leg could be saved. 

Barb Demmock says she is angry that 

anyone would take apot shot at Hobo 

with apellet gun. 

‘‘She has been deliberately shot. 

Someone has been out to get her.’’ 

While Hobo was known to venture 

away from home, it was only in Dock 

Creek, as she was too frightened to try to 

cross the road, Barb says. This is 

evidenced by the rats she brings home. 

The incident has been reported to the 

Amberley police in the hope that, if the 

person who shot the cat can be found, 

they can foot the bill for her surgery and 

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Santa'sGrotto delights aprocession of children 

Rangiora’sAshgrove School brought 

Christmas alivewith its Santa’sGrotto, 

whichwas open to the public last 

weekend. 

If the grins on the faces of the under5s 

were anything to go by, thisyear's effort 

Council adopts new dog control bylaw 

From Page 1 

Horserider Robin Marshall, 

who exercises her horses 

most days on the hills just 

northofRangiora, welcomes 

the change. 

‘‘I guess it couldhavegone 

further, but it would appear to 

very much place the onus on 

owners to maintain effective 

control of their dogs around 

horses.’’ 

Robinsays the gravel roads 

on the hills above Ashleyare 

increasingly popular with 

recreational users —horse 

riders,mountainbikers, 

runners and walkers, 

including those exercising 

was prettyspecial. And that is always the 

aim, says outgoing PTA chairwoman Alex 

McNabb. 

‘‘It'samassive job, organising, planning, 

and assemblingthe grotto every year. In 

2017, it ended up in the toohardbasket; 

theirdogs. 

Most dog owners do the 

right thing, and ensure their 

animal is under control when 

horses approach, she says. 

However, some simply don't 

have meaningfulcontrol of 

theirdogs. 

It has led to someheated 

exchanges,she says. 

‘‘Onewoman told me that 

her dog was fine around 

horses as it ran towards me. It 

neverseemed to occur to her 

that some horses get very 

nervous when dogs run at 

them,orstartmoving around 

theirlegs.’’ 

Robinsays she understands 

that all recreational users are 

out to enjoy the countryside. 

It's simply amatter of people 

showing reasonable respect 

for other users. 

‘‘My understandingisthat 

the bylaw has always 

required dogs to be kept 

undercontinuousand 

effective control at all times 

in public places. The fact that 

the councilhas added the 

horseclause recognises the 

very real safety risk for riders 

if the dog is not under 

control.’’ 

Robinsays she also 

welcomes the ban on running 

dogs frombehind vehicles.‘‘It 

happens all the time up here. 

The other day someone drove 

andthis year's event took five days to set 

up,with astruggle to find enough 

volunteers to get it off the ground. 

‘‘But it's agreat earner for the PTA, with 

every dollar going back to the school.And 

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Fire restrictions move closer 


The potentialfor an extreme 

fire riskisgrowing across 

North Canterbury afterthe 

regionbaskedinagreat 

springand early summer. 

North Canterbury principal 

rural fire officer Bruce Janes 

says while it is nice and green 

at the moment,arestricted 

fire season could be just a 

coupleofweeks away. 

‘‘Overall, the fire risk at the 

momentisprobably 

moderate. 

‘‘But it is escalating quickly. 

The indices are climbing and 

Ithink we will see restrictions 

within aweek or two.’’ 

Mr Janes says the decision 

over restrictions will be based 

on science. In the meantime, 

aircraft willtake to the air if 

there are any reports of 

smoke to get aquick 

assessment of any 

requirement to get firetrucks 

and people to the site. 

He urges anyone who has 

had afire in the past three 

months or so to checkifitis 

still smouldering , 

particularlywith the forecast 

nor’westwinds in the next few 

days. 

Mr Janessays there has 

been massive growth and if 

the region dries out, afire 

couldspread quicklywith the 

amount of fuelaround. 

Little rain fell on the east 

coastofthe SouthIsland in 

the latest roundofrough 

weather, but the 

accompanying nor’wester 

dried out any long grass and 

vegetationthroughout the 

district. 

‘‘We will just havetowait 

and see what Mother Nature 

brings,’’ Mr Janes says. 

Longtime Waipara 

resident John McCaskey is 

worried about the growing 

fire riskinNorth Canterbury. 

He believes the district’s 

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roadsides need urgent 

attention. 

‘‘The New Zealand 

Transport Agency has mowed 

some of the roadsides but 

appear to havecalled an early 

Christmas or run out of 

money,’’ he says. 

‘‘Also,northwest of 

Waiparaand Amberley, we 

now have some significant 

forestry, someofwhich has 

been harvested,leaving a 

timebomb of fire fuel,’’ Mr 

McCaskey says. 

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New Coastguard vessel takes to water 

By RACHEL MACDONALD 

The new CoastguardNorth 

Canterbury rescue vessel 

slipped into the Kaiapoi 

RiveronSunday afterafull 

launch ceremony,ready to 

assume its summer duties. 

It was an exciting moment 

for theorganisation, coming 

on the back of the postquake 

rebuild of its clubrooms, an 

expanding membership, and 

araft of regional and national 

awards in recent years, 

includingthe 2019Coastguard 

Unit of the Year Award. 

Coastguard North 

Canterbury vicepresident 

John Thompson said the 

vessel received aMaori 

blessingbefore his wife, Faye, 

climbed the steps and 

smashed abottleof 

Champagne across the 

forward bollard. 

The christeningofthe craft 

followed abig fundraising 

driveover 18 months,which 

culminated in the naval 

architectdesigned vessel 

beingbuilt this year by 

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Having alocal company 

take on the projectwas a 

greatdecision, John says. 

‘‘It meant we could keepan 

eye on progress, while the 

people at Icon went out of 

theirway to make it all run 

brilliantly smoothly,’’ he says. 

Costing around $500,000, 

the 8.7m craftispoweredby 

two dieselengines that drive 

twinjet units. 

Its designwill provide a 

highlevel of safetyand 

comfort for volunteersin 

extreme ocean conditions. 

‘‘Itwill make ahuge 

difference to our operations 

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Tearing up the roads ... Burntout tyres were left at the scene, still on their rims. 

Boy racers damage road 


Boys racersrippedupbitumen, 

urinated in aresident’s garden, broke 

bottles, and left wheels and litter 

behindafter an earlymorningvisit to 

the Mandeville area lastSunday. 

Their anticsaround JacksonsRoad 

and Tram Road left nearby residents 

feeling threatened. Some feared that 

the reckless behaviour of the group 

was going to end in tragedy. 

The group turned up around 2.45am 

and performed burnoutsonJacksons 

Road, ripping up the tarseal, while 

black skidmarks were also left behind 

on Tram Road. 

Once the tyresofatleastone car 

were shreddedand on fire, two of the 

wheelswere takenoff and left behind 

along with glass and bottles. 

‘‘You could hear themfixing cars 

and both wheels coming off. They come 

prepared. They don’t worry about 

changing tyresany more,’’aresident 

said. 

Burningrubber couldbesmelt 

inside nearby houses, and one resident 

said at leasttwo girlshad used their 

garden as atoilet and couldbeseen 

runningfrom the property. 

‘‘It is just ridiculous. It is not safe. 

Someoneisgoingtoget killed,’’ the 

resident said. 

The group was not just kids. 

‘‘Therewere olderpeople there; 

they were well organised, and probably 

call themselves car enthusiasts.’’ 

Previously, when agroup of boy 

racers had turnedupthe area, it was 

later learnedthey had come from 

Cashmere. ‘‘They haven’t been back for 

awhile.’’ 

Photos were takenofthe earlier 

group and residents had complained to 

the policepreviously. 

Social media seminar draws 80 

Eventful Hurunui, which aimstosupport 

and promote events in the Hurunui 

District, hostedits first educationseminar 

recently. 

More than80people turnedout to listen 

to social media expert Brent Ireland, from 

Tauranga social media management and 

trainingcompany Collab Digital. 

Eventful Hurunui chairwoman Meg 

Macfarlane said the organisation was 

thrilled to be able to offerthe event free at 

the newOmihiHall. 

The seminar covered how to use the 

main socialmedia platformseffectively in 

business and event marketing. 

‘‘We feltthat providing this seminar was 

agreat way to helpeventorganisers, and 

provide businessesinour district that 

supportthose eventswith the toolsto 

really utilisethe socialmedia space, to 

promote events,’’ Meg says. 

Businesses and eventsare encouraged 

to register on Eventful Hurunui’swebsite 

by emailingtheir details to info@ 

eventfulhurunui.co.nz.Listings are free. 

‘‘We needall sorts of businesses to 

supportevents.Whether youare a 

restaurant or abeautytherapyclinic: 

events need all those businesses, so we 

really encourage all businesses to list.’’ 

Eventful Hurunui willalso promote 

events via its own socialmedia platforms 

for free. The website also hasrelevant 

information for event organisers and event 

attendees. EventfulHurunuiplans to run 

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Apilot scheme to encourage people not to 

lightupinthe Hanmer Springs 

commercial centrewill become 

permanent. 

The Hurunui District Council has 

thrown its weight behind continuing the 

voluntary smokefree and vapefree 

initiativeinthe heart of the town. 

The HanmerSprings Community 

Boardwill be left to implementthe nuts 

and bolts of the joint Breathe Easy in 

Hanmer Springs initiative between it, the 

CancerSociety,the Canterbury District 

Health Board and the council. 

Aminority opposed the initiativeina 

survey, but most businesses,visitors and 

residentssupported the voluntary 

strategy, introduced in late2018. 

Cheryl Ford,the health promotion 

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NEWS 

The North Canterbury News, December 5, 2019 

5 

Ahundred reasons to party 

By DAVID HILL 

Rangiora RSA celebratedits 

centenary in style at the 

weekend. 

President Ian Thompson 

says the weekend’s festivities 

beganonFriday evening at the 

Rangiora RSA Club, with 

Christchurch singing group 

The Starlets performing 

wartimeera songs,alongside 

the Rangiora Brass, which 

turned 140 year thisyear. 

‘‘There was alot of dancing 

and alot of happy people,’’ he 

said. 

Mr Thompson was joinedby 

patron GraemeMatheson to 

cut the centenary cake,made 

by Artisan Rangiora Bakery. 

Amystery bus trip the next 

day saw pastand present 

members visit other RSAs, 

beginning with the Templeton 

RSA, thenontothe Hornby 

Workingmen’s Club,Mr 

Thompsonsaid. 

The bus stopped at the 

Papanui RSA for dinner. 

‘‘They went the extra mile 

and bakeda100year cakeand 

madeusvery welcome.’’ 

Nextstop was the Papanui 

Clubfor afew drinks, before 

calling in at the KaiapoiClub 

to catch up with friends at the 

Kaiapoi RSA. 

‘‘At10pm we arrived backat 

the Rangiora RSA and someof 

the members carried on and 

ate the cake which Papanui 

had made for us.’’ 

The weekend culminated 

withadinner on Sunday 

❛There was alot of 

dancing and alot of 

happy people.❜ 

—Ian Thompson 

evening for 70 pastand present 

RSA committeemembers, 

including the women’s section. 

There were speechesfrom 

Canterbury district RSA 

president Stan Price, Kaiapoi 

RSA president NeillPrice, 

Waimakariri Mayor Dan 

Gordon, Rangiora RSA Club 

president Ross Ditmer and Mr 

Thompson,with nationalRSA 

president BJ Clark alate 

apology. 

‘‘Whenthe Rangiora RSA 

was first established, the 

Rangiora mayor was 

instrumental,soitwas 

appropriatetohave the 

presentday mayor speak,’’ Mr 

Thompson said. 

‘‘It was avery goodthree 

days and alot of appreciation 

must go to our staff. 

‘‘Theydid agreatjob,’’Mr 

Thompson said of celebrations. 

He saysthe Christchurch 

RSA —the first RSA 

establishedinNew Zealand, in 

1916 —deserves ‘‘a lot of 

praise’’ for playinganintegral 

in the establishment of other 

Canterbury RSAs, including 

Rangiora and Kaiapoi, whose 

inaugural meetings were 

held just four days apart in 

1919. 

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Filipinos build lives 

Last weekIhad the pleasure of 

meeting with Filipino students at 

Amuri Area School with List MP Paulo 

Garcia. 

The 40 Filipino students make up a 

significant proportionofthe schoolroll 

of 347. 

Paulo is New Zealand’s first Filipino 

MP and it was greatfor him to make 

contact with this part of the North 

Canterbury community, as he also did 

recently in Marlborough. 

Most of the childrenstill spoke 

Tagalog, the national language of the 

Philippines, while for others it had 

faded over the years. 

What they all share as families are 

the huge sacrifices theyhave made, 

including separating from each other 

for many months, to createabetterlife 

here. 

The Filipino community has become 

an important part of the Amuri area; 

local businesses, and the dairy 

industry, are reliant on them to staff 

their farms, cafes and more. 

The children told us that in the 

Philippinesthey would havestarted 

schoolat7am and finished at 4pm. 

Girls' Night Out asellout 

By SHELLEY TOPP 

AChristmas shopping night 

fundraiser organised by 

Rangiora’s Sarah McMinn 

was asellout success. 

Tickets to AGirls’ Night Out 

sold out before the event and 

shoppers were queuing at the 

door 30 minutes before 

opening time at 7.30pm last 

Thursday. 

The event was held at the 

Rangiora A&P Showgrounds 

function centre to raise funds 

for the Rangiora Health Hub. 

It encouraged people to shop 

locally and gave women a 

night out. 

Funds raised on the night 

will be used to buy partner 

beds for the health hub. 

Each bed costs about $2000, 

Sarah says, and it is likely 

there will be enough money 

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They and their parents wouldhave 

had fewer holidays than we do here, 

and they livedinacompletely different 

environment where career 

opportunitieswere comparatively 

limited. 

Paulo,aformer lawyerwho 

practisedinNew Zealand before 

entering Parliament,has worked hard 

to break down barriers between the 

Filipino community and politicians, 

and to explain our laws and how these 

work. 

It is very important that theyknow 

they can approach their MP for help 

and it doesn’t cost moneyasitwould in 

the Philippines. 

As acountry,weshould embrace 

communities like this,and the benefits 

they bring to the fabric of our society. 

In our ongoing labour shortage, 

attracting morepeople who will work 

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betterlife for their familiesshouldbe 

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any neighbour and community 

memberwould expect. 

to buy three. 

‘‘The success of the event 

has been overwhelming,’’ 

Sarah says. 

‘‘Everyone Iapproached 

wanted to support the event, 

and there was such agreat 

vibe on the night. It was pretty 

cool.’’ 

Sarah said she wanted to 

raise funds for the beds after 

having her third child at the 

hub last year. Her husband 

was not able to stay with her 

because there were not 

enough beds. 

She raised the fundraising 

idea with other mums and is 

grateful for the support she 

received, particularly from 

Bex Abel, from Rangiora, and 

Jaimie Winter, from Sefton, to 

organise the event in just two 

months. ‘‘Mums can do 

anything,’’ the women say. 

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Delight over graduation 

It was very specialtoattend agraduation 

ceremony in the Christchurch Town Hall 

on November20, where AmuriArea 

School students were rewarded after their 

individualinvolvement in an experience 

and extension programme. 

The programme is backedbyLincoln 

and Canterbury universities. 

The Children’sUniversity Canterbury 

Partnership offerseducational 

experiences for children and recognises 

theirachievements through the award of 

formal certificates and graduation. 

The model has astrongemphasis on 

experienceasasignificant learning tool, 

and must link in someway to auniversity 

course. 

It was great to seethe delight of the 

children, their parentsand teachers as 

they paraded in full graduation regalia — 

robe,coloursand mortar board. 

In the Omihi Hall on November 25, the 

boardofEventful Hurunui hosted a 

workshopwith aTaurangasocial media 

managementexpert,Brent Ireland, from 

Collab Digital. 

The learning opportunity focused on 

social mediaand how it may assist 

businesses and individuals. 

Awell known media guru, Leo Burnett, 

said:“Make it simple, make it memorable, 

make it inviting to lookatand make it fun 

to read.’’ 

With social media becoming such a 

powerfuland costeffective way of 

marketing,the seminarwas about 

upskilling in this fastmoving space. 

Businesses and eventsare encouraged 

to register on the Eventful Hurunui 

website by emailing 

info@eventfulhurunui.co.nz. This free 

platform is designed to become the “goto” 

resourcefor events in the Hurunui. 

The openingofthe AmuriEstate 

wedding and conferencevenue gives us 

another fine asset in the Hurunui District. 

The venue needs to be seentobe 

believed. Its breathtakingviewsofthe 

Southern Alps and close proximityto 

Hanmer Springs makesitisanidyllic 

setting for awedding or conference. 

The council has adopted the annual 

report for the yearendedJune 30, 2019. 

The council continues to focus on 

affordability and prudent financial 

management, and this has held us in good 

steadtodeal with the adverse events that 

Mother Nature has thrown our way. 

We remain confident that the recovery of 

the HurunuiDistrictfrom the 2016 

HurunuiKaikoura earthquake remains on 

track. 

`We just need to get SH1 sorted out' 

By DAVID HILL 

ShonaPowell expectsabusy 

threeyears ahead for the 

WoodendSefton Community 

Board. 

Populationgrowth, roading and 

public transport remain the 

biggest issues facing the 

Woodend, Pegasus and Waikuku 

areasfor the boardthat was 

elected in October. 

‘‘We justneed to get State 

Highway 1sorted out and get 

everything in place to supportthe 

growth,’’ saysShona, who has 

been reappointed chairwoman. 

‘‘With Ravenswood coming 

along andthe supermarket 

opening next year, it will create a 

wholenew community.’’ 

She saysthe boardhas 

welcomed new board member 

Mark Paterson,who also chairs 

the WoodendCommunity 

Association, and the two council 

appointees have changed, withCr 

Philip Redmondand Cr Sandra 

Stewart joining. 

‘‘It’s really business as usual. 

We had set the directionwe 

wanted to head before the 

election and it hasn’treally 

changed.And the mayor (Dan 

Gordon) has identified roading is 

an issuehewould like to pursue 

as well, which we are very,very 

pleasedabout.’’ 

Shonasays one of the priorities 

for thenew term will be improving 

connections between the different 

communities. 

‘‘We wanttomake sure there’s a 

community feel between them, 

particularly Woodend, 

Ravenswoodand Pegasus. 

‘‘Thechallenge is to connect 

new residents with their new 

community, and it’s achallenge 

that many communities in the 

Waimakariri are finding. 

‘‘Residents commuting into 

Christchurch often see the city as 

the place theyconnect with,but 

that’s changing.’’ 

She saysthe boardhas made 15 

submissions so far in 2019, 

includingtothe Transport Agency 

on roadsafety,toEnvironment 

Canterbury on the bus service 

reviews, and to the Waimakariri 

District Council on the annual 

plan and proposed bylaws. 

‘‘It’s been abusy yearfor 

making submissions, but that’s 

just one of the ways we represent 

the community in giving it avoice 

and we takefull advantage of it.’’ 

She welcomesnews of 

improvedpublic transport 

connections for Woodend with 

Kaiapoi and Rangiora. 

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Amberley 12:03am 2.1 6:09am 0.7 12:50am 2.1 6:59am 0.8 1:38am 2.1 7:48am 0.8 2:26am 2.1 8:37am 0.8 3:13am 2.1 9:25am 0.8 3:58am 2.2 10:12am 0.7 4:43am 2.2 10:58am 0.7 

Beach 

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Gore Bay 12:36pm 2.2 6:55pm 0.7 1:24pm 2.2 7:42pm 0.7 2:11pm 2.1 8:27pm 0.7 2:58pm 2.1 9:11pm 0.7 3:43pm 2.1 9:54pm 0.7 4:26pm 2.1 10:39pm 0.6 5:10pm 2.2 11:24pm 0.6 

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Ready to roll ... Bridge To Bridge Mountain Bike Race director John Moore sounds the starter horn to send competitors on their 

way in the 58km race. 

PHOTOS: SHELLEYTOPP 

The annual Bridge To Bridge 

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Waimakariri River was staged in 

perfect cycling conditions last Sunday. 

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Lexie recognised for her humanity 


Oxford AreaSchoolpupil 

LexieGraham has been 

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The awards were opentoall 

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childrenstriving to make the 

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Fred Hollows, aNew 

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Lexie, aged11, was 

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Vanuatu,’’Mary said in her 

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She is passionate about the 

cause,and raising fundsto 

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‘‘I havenodoubt that she will 

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money and support this 

community.’’ 

Lexie was givenher Fred 

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School’s final assemblyfor the 

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Financial sustainability, waste 

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Councillorssoughtfurther 

investigation of options to 

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sustainable,whilethe waste 

minimisation review is 

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financialposition. 

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The group had already made 25 frocksat 

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The trust,whichserves the 

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bounceback fromthe 2016 earthquake. 

‘‘In the last three weekends 

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previous weekends,’’ Mr Ormsbysaid last 

week. 

‘‘The feedback fromthe operators in 

town is very promising and forward 

bookings are very strong.’’ 

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overnight in Kaikourathis summer to get 

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tight after the earthquake. 

Work is under way on construction of 

the 120bed Sudima Hotel, which is due 

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‘‘It willhave abeautiful view acrossthe 

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‘‘We have major coaching companies 

from the United States and Australia 

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Kaikoura, so once the hotel opens they 

will be able to that and they will come in 

winteraswell.’’ 

Arecord 13 cruise shipswere 

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to weather conditions. 

Cancer survivor at fundraiser 

Jake Bailey, the former head boy at 

Christchurch Boys’ HighSchool,who had 

ashockcancer diagnosis in 2015, will 

speakatafundraiser in Amberley on 

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Two local women, Geraldine Hassall 

and JennieMcWhannell, are organising 

an Evening with Jake Bailey fundraiser 

for Ronald McDonald Houseand 

Westpac Rescue Helicopters. 

It will be held in the CommunityHall in 

the Amberley Domainat7pm. 

Geraldine said Jake delivered an 

inspirational speechjust afew days after 

he found out he had cancer, and that 

speech went global. 

‘‘It promises to be an inspirational 

evening.’’ 

Therewill be otherguest speakers and 

entertainment, she says, and, ultimately, 

fundraising for two very worthycauses. 

‘‘I know it is abusy timeofthe year, but 

Jake is living overseas, and he is coming 

back to Christchurch for Christmas,sowe 

are lucky to be able to bookhim for this 

event.’’ 

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‘‘Ourprevious best was nine (cruise 

ships), so hopefully we will get even more 

next year,’’ Mr Ormsby says. 

‘‘We’re working with the operatorsin 

town and the shop ownerstomake sure 

they are welcomed.’’ 

The cruise ships carry from 75 to more 

than 1200 passengers, plus crew, and Mr 

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during their Kaikoura stopover, 

including WhaleWatch, Dolphin 

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It won the right to host the 

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The New Zealand RadioYachting 

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The event is endorsed by the 

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The new Woodend War Memorial will be 

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Woodend Lions president Ian Lennie 

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‘‘It’s all go. The memorial is almost 

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‘‘The flag pole is up and the council 

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‘‘It’s been atwoyear journey. It took a 

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The Woodend Lions led the 

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raised, while the Waimakariri District 

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memorial. 

Mr Lennie says the memorial, located 

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They have been taken from memorial 

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Mr Lennie hopes it will become afocal 

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Adrienne Simpson was feeling proud 

during Friday’s communityhangi and 

culturalday. 

The Woodend School principal was 

thrilled with how the event went off, after 

joining forceswith the Woodend 

CommunityAssociation for the firsttime. 

‘‘It’s wonderful. In the past we’ve only 

had the hangi everysecondyear,but it’s 

wonderful to have the support of the 

community associationinraising funds 

and sponsorship so we can have it as an 

annual event.’’ 

She saidthe children spent the day 

before doing ‘‘a rotationofactivities’’, 

including learningMaori games, waiata, 

making fry bread,flax weaving,digging the 

pit for the hangi, andpeeling and 

preparing vegetables. 

Ateam led by ToniPitamaand assisted 

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gratefully received by pupilsand 

community members alike. 

Woodend CommunityAssociation 

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organisationwas pleased to be ableto 

support the event. 

‘‘The idea was that in the past the school 

hasasked the families to donate goods, but 

this year the community association used 

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time. 

‘‘We want to try to get the community to 

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He saidaround $5000 was raised in 

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‘‘The response we got from the community 

wasamazing and it was actually quite easy 

to put it together.’’ 

Pupils andvisitorswere entertained on 

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Christmas is coming and Kaiapoi is getting ready 

Three major events peppered with excitement, fun and family entertainment. 

Lion Foundation Kaiapoi Carnival: from 10am 

Located on the East side of Williams Street between Hilton Street and Raven Quay. 

The Carnival will provide entertainment on the Community Stage and fun activities within the Misco 

Joinery Free Family Fun Zone or relax in the Chill Zone. 

KATS Show and Shine plus your favorite commercial and local vendor stalls with some very 

entertaining buskers thrown in for good measure. 

KPA Street Market: 9am –12.30pm 

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McDonalds Kaiapoi Santa Parade: Starting at 1.30pm Starting at the corner 

of Black St and Raven Quay the parade will travel east along Raven Quay, 

south along Williams Street before turning east and ending on Hilton Street. 

Many of the floats will remain on display in the Carnival afterwards. 

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people and organisations that provide funding orgive 

their time freely to this event. From the suppliers who go 

above and beyond, to the groups that build the spectacular 

parade floats, all aspects of the day are carried out 

with great enthusiasm and professionalism. It is 

heart-warming to see the people of Kaiapoi demonstrating 

the community spirit that makes this event the 

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To solve this problem the Council are looking at ways we can provide 

more parks nearby. 

Your input will inform the Council decision on what option is 

supported and where car parking may be formalised in the future. 

There are anumber of options we are looking at which include: 

• A Reserves Act designation change to the adjacent reserve –from 

a‘plantation reserve’ to a‘community reserve’. This would mean 

we can tidy up the reserve (where people park now) and develop 

recreation space here. It’s also asafe option as it’s beside the 

shopping centre. 

• Look at establishing parking on the reserve across McHughs Road. 

This would also require alegal designation change from ‘plantation 

reserve’ to ‘community reserve’. This option is seen as less attractive 

as it would require shoppers to cross the busy stretch of road and is 

further from the village. 

• The third option is to work with developers to create acar park on 

private land. This is needs further investigation and agreement, one 

being that this will be acost toCouncil to either buy or lease land. 

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Shield to feature in Kaiapoi parade 

By DAVID HILL 

The Ranfurly Shield is set to 

make awelcomereturn to 

Kaiapoi on Saturday after21 

years. 

The covetedprize will be 

proudly hoistedby 

Canterburyand new 

Crusaders rugby hooker 

Brodie McAlisterinthe 

McDonald’s KaiapoiSanta 

Parade on Saturday. 

Kaiapoi Promotions events 

manager Tracy Inwood says 

it is thought the shieldwas 

last in the townin1998, 

when Kaiapoi Rugby Club 

player JeffWhite proudly 

carried it in thatyear’s Santa 

parade. 

She saysthe Kaiapoi 

RugbyClub has been 

instrumental in securing its 

return this year. 

Communityradio station 

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onair competitionthis week 

for local fans to have their 

phototaken with Brodieand 

the shield. 

The parade will begin at 

1.30pm from the cornerof 

BlackStreet and Raven 

Quay.Itwill travel east along 

RavenQuay beforeturning 

south into William Street 

and then eastinto Hilton 

Street. 

Kaiapoi’s Christmas 

celebrationsare set to 

continuewith the annual 

Kaiapoi Carolsinthe Park at 

Trousselot Park on Sunday, 

December15. 

The event is once again 

being run by the Kaiapoi 

CombinedChurches. 

Riverside Community 

Church pastor Jon Hales says 

the event will startat5pm 

with the KaiapoiBrass Band 

performing. 

‘‘There will be lots of fun, 

interactive stuff going on and 

some giveaways and prizes 

for the family,’’ he says. 

The eventwill takeabout 

an hour, withlots of old 

favourite Christmas carols 

and songsbeing sung and a 

monologue of one of the 

shepherds being 

performed.’’ 

He encourages families to 

bring apicnicand join in the 

singing. 

In the eventofwet or 

windy weather, participants 

will retreat into the 

Riverside Community 

Church next door. 

Santa set to make his return 

By DAVID HILL 

Rangiora is gearing up for Santa’s 

official return on Sunday. 

Around 50 vendors have been lined 

up for the Christmas Party in the Park 

in Victoria Park, while float entries are 

still trickling in for the annual 

Rangiora Toyota Santa Parade, 

Rangiora Promotions coordinator 

Belinda Topp says. 

‘‘We’ve got floats galore, with some 

great new entries,’’ she says. 

She says reigning champion, the 

Rangiora Borough School PTA, will 

take some beating when it comes to 

choosing the winner of the bestdecorated 

float competition. 

‘‘The Rangiora Borough School has 

won it for three years running. They’ve 

got the people and they work on it for 

months.’’ 

The winning float takes home the 

‘‘Our Town Rangiora Shield’’ and a 

voucher from Rangiora New World, 

with vouchers also available for the 

second and thirdplaced floats. 

Belinda says Santa is putting 

finishing touches to his float and will 

SUMMER HAS ARRIVED! 

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All ages are encouraged to get along 

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started. ‘‘Christmas Party in the Park is 

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Christchurch covers band CRTL ALT 

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be making balloon animals. 

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asausage sizzle to support the running 

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Happy place ... Kaiapoi Community Garden volunteers Sue Townsend, left, of West Eyreton, with 

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Asalute 

to berries 

The Kaiapoi Food Forest 

will hold aStrawberry 

Fairon Saturday next 

week. 

‘‘Nothing but 

strawberries willbeeaten 

at the parkon that day,’’ 

food foresttrustee Brent 

Cairns says. 

The trustees are inviting 

growersand retailers who 

sell strawberries,or any 

strawberry products, to 

the forest on the day to 

showcase their products. 

They can be anything 

from fresh strawberries 

and strawberry plants to 

strawberry baking, icecream, 

yoghurt, strawberrybased 

beauty 

products, strawberrythemed 

clothing, or 

anything inbetween to 

showcase the sweet fruit. 

‘‘It is all about 

celebrating strawberries,’’ 

Brent says. 

Visitors to the fair will 

evenbeencouraged to 

dress up like astrawberry, 

and there will be aprize 

for thebest costume. 

Therewill also be a 

prize for the biggest 

strawberry —andit 

doesn’t have to have come 

from ahome garden. It can 

be purchased from a 

farmer's market, produce 

market or supermarket. 

TheStrawberry Fair, on 

December14, will run 

from 1pm to 4pm. 

Patrol group needsto 

upgrade its vehicle 


The RangioraCommunity 

Patrolvolunteers have a 

new patrolvehicle on their 

wish list for Christmas this 

year. 

The patrol received an 

early Christmas present as 

one of MainPower’s 2019 

Community Fund 

recipients, but moremoney 

is neededtoreplace its old 

SuzukiVitara, which has 

110,000kmonthe odometer. 

The RangioraCommunity 

Patrolwas formed24years 

ago as the Rangiora 

Community Watch. It is part 

of the CommunityPatrols of 

New Zealand network and 

had aname change recently 

to align with that. 

The patrols are organised 

and run by volunteers in 

their communities and 

fundedwith grants, 

sponsorships and 

donations. 

The volunteers work 

closely with police as extra 

“eyes and ears” to assist 

them and other agencies to 

build safer communities. 

The patrols are 

independent from the 

policebut receiveregular 

policeguidance, training 

and tasking. 

‘‘We drivearoundthe 

Upgrade needed ... Rangiora Community Patrol volunteers Des 

and Judy East with the patrol car they are hoping to replace with 

anew one. 


business and residential 

areas on the lookoutfor 

anything suspicious,’’ 

Rangiora Community Patrol 

volunteer Des Eastsays. 

The volunteers also patrol 

areas police ask them to 

monitor. 

If volunteers find any 

suspicious activity, they do 

not intervene. ‘‘We hang 

backand we advisethe 

police and they take it from 

there,’’ Des says. 

The patrolalso needs 

morevolunteer drivers, 

passengers and camera 

operators. 

‘‘We must have two people 

in the car in case we need a 

witness,’’ Des says. 

Having two volunteers in 

the patrolvehicle also 

enablesthe driver to 

concentrate on driving and 

the passenger to 

concentrate on observing. 

‘‘We normally only 

requireone shift per month 

from volunteers for about 

three to four hours.’’ 

To become avolunteer 

community patrol officer, 

applicantsmust be aged 

over 18 and pass apolice 

check. 

In brief 

Playcentrecelebrates 

The Amberley Playcentre celebrates its 

75thbirthdaythis week. Therewill be a 

freesausage sizzle, facepainting and 

playtime fun from11amto2pm this 

Saturday. The birthdaycake will be cut 

by Hurunui MayorMarie Black. 

Everyone is welcome to jointhe party at 

the centre’s Chamberlain Parkhome, 

opposite the playground.The centre’s 

first session washeld in 1944, in the 

Sunday School ParishHall on Church 

Street. The Amberley Playcentre is a 

freeearly childhood education centre 

for preschoolers agedupto6years. 

Correction 

The Hanmer Springs golf tournament to 

raise fundstoupgradethe Hanmer 

Springs BowlingClub green will be 

heldonJanuary 2. Astory in the North 

Canterbury News lastweek saiditwas a 

weeklater. The error is regretted. 

Lostand found 

The following property has been 

reported as losttothe North 

Canterburypolice: Awhite Vic Magnum 

surfboard withtwo redstripes (Cheviot/ 

Waikari),asilver iPhonewith ablack 

case(HanmerSprings), ablack 

Samsung Galaxy S8 in an orange case 

(Hanmer Springs), awhite wallet with 

diamondstitching (Rangiora),abrown 

waist bag with awhite and brown 

pattern (Hanmer), andaMotorola 

phone in apink cover(Rangiora). The 

following property has beenfound:A 

black and tan backpack, agray toilet 

seatonaframe, apairofred shoes, a 

glass case and ablackjacket with afur 

collar (all Kaiapoi).

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Demand for mentors 

By DAVID HILL 

Big brothers andbig sistersare needed to 

meet agrowing demand. 

More mentors arebeing soughtbyBig 

Brothersand Big Sisters of North 

Canterbury to meet the challenges of a 

growing population. 

The call has gone out as the charity’s 

mentors and theirmatches prepare to met 

for an endofyear function at Dudley Park 

in Rangiora on Saturday. 

Manager EllieLeGros says she is 

supporting47mentor matches from the 

Waimakariri district to Cheviot and Omihi, 

but her organisation is keentosupport 

more young people. 

‘‘We would like to get out more into the 

Hurunui.’’ 

LauraBiddlecombe has joined Ellie and 

is now readytostartsupportingsome 

matches. 

‘‘I’ve beengetting into the 

administration and marketing,but now I’m 

looking for some mentors so Ican have 

some matchestowork with,’’ Laurasays. 

‘‘We are hoping people willget that feelgood 

vibe after Christmas. Peoplesay ‘I’m 

not sureifI’m the rightperson and I’m so 

busy’, but you just be yourselfand it 

doesn’t have to be much.’’ 

PeterRobinson has beenabig brother to 

Kaiapoi High School pupil Kain Mannix, 

aged 14, since Kainwas 8yearsold. 

‘‘At the timeIjustwanted to do 

something communitybased and Ididn’t 

really know whattodountilIsaw Big 

Brothersadvertised in alocalnewspaper,’’ 

Petersays. 

The pair spendanhour or so each week 

helping Kainwith kicking practice for 

rugbyleague. 

‘‘It’s abig commitment in termsofyears, 

but not on aweekly basis,’’Petersays. 

‘‘I wanted to see it right through and 

doingjust alittle biteach week makes a 

New match ... Southbrook School pupil 

Miley Scott, aged 9, has been hanging out 

with Katrina Sinclair this term. PHOTO:DAVID HILL 

big difference.’’ 

Katrina Sinclair was matched with 

Southbrook Schoolpupil Miley Scott, 9, 

last month through the schoolbased 

programme, visiting the school each 

Wednesdayafternoon. 

‘‘I don’t haveany children,but I’ve 

always had anurturing nature and Ijust 

love people,’’ Katrina says. 

She saidMileyreceivedacertificate at 

school this term for her behaviour, ‘‘which 

is areal positive’’. 

‘‘She’s very creative, artyand extremely 

kind and giving,’’ Katrina says. 

Loburn School principalStuart Priddy is 

now boardchairman, and Kaiapoi 

Borough School principal MurrayOverton 

has joined the board. To learn more, 

phone(03) 310 7004. 

NEWS 

The North Canterbury News, December 5, 2019 35 

Cruisey day out for families 

‘‘I could give up shopping butI’m not a 

quitter,’’ is the messageonJunita 

Gardener’s carry bag. 

The GretaValley womanjoinedalarge 

crowd at the Mandeville CraftFestival last 

Sunday. 

With126 stalls at the Ohoka Rugby 

Club’s big annual fundraiser at the 

Mandeville Sports Clubgrounds, there was 

plenty of choice for shoppers like Junita. 

Thisyear, 20 morestalls were addedto 

the festival lineup,with another 20 on the 

waiting list. 

Organiser Dee Bigelow saysthe festival 

is acruiseyday out for families and she is 

determined to maintain that relaxed 

communityvibe. 

‘‘Every year we look to tweak thingsto 

makethe festival better,’’she says. 

Livemusic throughoutthe day was 

popular. Musicians interestedinplaying 

next yearcan contact Dee at 

mandevillecraftfestival.co.nz. 

Cyclists have ablast at fundraiser 

It was pedal power for almost 250 young 

North Cantabrians last week as they 

competed in the RakahuriMountain 

Bike Blast, aSeftonSchoolfundraiser. 

Atotal of 124 teams of two took to the 

Rakahuri/Ashley River track, competing 

in threedifferentage groups. 

Schoolpupils from throughoutthe 

region, including fromthe Hanmer 

Springs, Amuri Area, Oxford Area, 

Clarkville,Swannanoa, and Southbrook 

schools, joined with Sefton and had a 

blast. 

The teams had to ride laps of the 

course over athreehour period, with a 

tag system after eachlap to ensure the 

workload was shared. 

Sefton School is unableasyet to say 

how much the event raised for the school. 

The Ateam ... Rangiora's Dee Bigelow, 

second from left, organiser of the festival, 

with helpers Brydon Heller, Cheryl Radford, 

second from right, and Brenda Martin at the 

Mandeville Sports Club grounds last 

Sunday. 


Riding laps ... Three cyclists tackle alap in 

the Rakahuri Bike Blast. 

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Issue 180 December 2019 

Staysafe 

these holidays 

Thank youtoeveryoneinNorth 

Canterburywho votedinthe 2019 

MainPower CommunityFund. 

Representatives from30community 

groupsand schools came together 

last week tocelebrate their successin 

receiving ashare of the contestable fund. 

After thecommunity votes hadbeen 

counted, thefundwas divided between 

the30groups, with $10,000 going to local 

schools andeducational projects, and 

community groups receivinga$20,000 

share. 

Schools/educational programmes 

-HanmerSpringsSchool 

-North Canterbury AlpineTrust 

-Rangiora High School 

-WaiauSchool 

-Loburn School 

-North Loburn School 

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-Amberley Community Preschool 

-Amberley School 

Community Groups 

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-Big BrothersBig SistersNorth Canterbury 

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-AmberleyMealsonWheels 

-SatisfyFoodRescue 

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-Rangiora CommunityPatrol 

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Rams prove hard to sell at elite auction 

By DAVID HILL 

Around athirdofthe rams offered for 

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PGG Wrightson upper South Island 

genetics representative Simon Eddington 

sayswhile thesheepindustryisenjoying 

aresurgence,qualityramsare proving 

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‘‘Everybody’s positiveatthe moment 

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‘‘Itwill takeacouple of years before we 

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moredemand for rams.’’ 

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hammer at CanterburyAgricultural Park 

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lastyear. 

The toppriceonthe day was $12,500 for 

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while ChrisMedlicott, of CliftonDowns 

Stud, based at Hook,nearWaimate, sold 

aSouthdown ramfor $11,000. 

ARomneyram from IrvineFarms at 

Brightwater, nearNelson,sold for$5800. 

‘‘Itwas hard going. Reallygoodrams 

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Eddingtonsaid. 

‘‘But there weresome good rams which 

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He saidonfarm ram sales werehaving 

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relativelylow number of ewes around 

comparedtoanabundance of stud rams. 

‘‘Buyers are very selectiveinwhat 

they’re buying and they can afford to be 

because there’s still lotsoframscoming 

forward. 

‘‘Farmersare having agood season,but 

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of aram,you usuallyget fourtofive 

years.’’ 

While many commercial sheep farmers 

hadconvertedtootherlanduses,many 

sheepstuds remainedintact,meaning 

Hidden treasures an important part of history 

By DAVID HILL 

Hiddentreasuresmay be buried on your 

farm. 

Heritage New Zealand (HNZ) was on 

hand at the New Zealand Agricultural 

Show last month to give farmers tips on 

what to do if they findarchaeological 

treasuresontheir farms. 

Archaeologist GwenJackson says 

historicalartefacts createdbefore1900 

are of interest. 

“UnderNew Zealand law, anything in 

New Zealand that was createdby 

humansand is evidence of the 

occupation before 1900 is protectedas 

archaeology and you have to have an 

authority fromHeritage New Zealandif 

you are going to impact that.” 

She saysthere is awide rangeof 

archaeology whichcould be found on 

Canterbury farms, including Maori rock 

art, the remains of pre1900 buildings 

and rabbitproof fences. 

Ms Jacksonsays thereare more than 

700 known examples of Maori rock art 

withinthe Ngai Tahu rohe, almost all of 

it on privateland. 

The Department of Conservation 

recently completedarchaeological work 

on Acheron Accommodation Houseat 

Molesworth Station, in partnership with 

Onfarm heritage ... Ken Gillespie helped 

out on the Heritage New Zealand site at the 

New Zealand Agricultural Show. PHOTO: DAVID HILL 

HNZ, she says. 

The cob cottage was built in 1863to 

provide aplace to stayfor travellers 

between Nelson and Canterbury. It was 

badly damaged in the 2016 earthquake. 

Duringrepairs,archaeological 

investigations found the walls were 

made of local tussock, clay, animal dung 

and water. Woodenwedges, or ‘‘nailing 

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things to the walls, but whilethe pegs 

supported the doorframes and skirting 

boards,nopicture railswere ever put up. 

The original house had no hallway, 

with one being added later with newer 

materials. 

Evidence of whisky bottles, mutton 

bones and achild’sskipping ropewere 

found underthe floor. 

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SPORT 

40 North Canterbury News, December 5, 2019 

Southbrook falls well 

short in run chase 

Apowerful LeestonSouthbridge outfit 

flexed its muscles to toppleclosest 

rivals SouthbrookonSaturdayand leap 

to the top of country cricket. 

Atrio of Chamberlain brothers 

conspired to defend amodest total and 

overcome adisappointingSouthbrook 

run chase by 60 runsonthe neutral 

Mandeville ground at Ohokainthe 

latest roundofthe CRV Ambreed 

CountryPremier One Day Competition. 

After being insertedatthe toss, 

LeestonSouthbridgebattled hard 

againstarelentless bowlingattack. 

Canterbury Country representative 

Harry Chamberlain (26runs off 45 

balls),former Dutch internationalTim 

Gruijters (33 off 43), and Rupert Young 

(20 off 29), brother of fringe Central 

Stags star Will Young, helped Leeston 

Southbridgeeke out amodest 141 runs 

before being bowledout in the 35th 

over. 

Paceman Sam Ermerins was the pick 

of the Brook bowlers with fourwickets, 

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 downthe 

leg side soon afterfor just 13. 

Canterbury batsman Jack Boyle, 

backingupfrom his sparkling92ina 

losing causeagainstapowerful 

Auckland Aces at Hagley Oval the 

previous day, also fell cheaply, leaving 

Southbrookreeling at 24/3. 

Reckless shots, an unwillingness to 

occupy the crease, and quality bowling 

saw Southbrook bundled out for just 81 

runs inside26overs. Harry 

Chamberlain ripped out four wickets, 

while Ben Chamberlain got two,and 

Sam Chamberlainone. 

The dominant win sees Leeston 

Southbridgeoccupy the top spot. 

Massive win 

OxfordRangiora continued to close 

the gap on the competitionfrontrunners 

CRICKET 

with amassive 200runwin over 

struggling Lincoln. 

At LincolnDomain, the visitors batted 

first, rattling up 266 in 44.5 overs. 

Josh Mariu topscoredwith aclassy 

halfcentury,gainingamplesupport 

from the Waghornbrothers (Jake37, 

Luke 41) and 45 fromkeeperbatsman 

David Fulton. 

Lincoln showed little ability to stick 

around and were shotout for a 

disappointing66runs in just 19.3 overs. 

Rightarm seamer Sam Fleming was 

chief destroyer, claiming 4/22,while 

Mitch Power took 3/5. 

Seftondisappoints 

Sefton’sdeclineascompetition 

mainstayscontinuedonhomesoil on 

Saturday, thumped by Cheviot by 151 

runs. 

Ted Whelan anchored the Magpies’ 

first inningsof206/7 in its allotted 45 

overs with 65 off 103 balls, allowing 

Chris Burnett (40 off 64) and Harry 

Fitzpatrick (37 not out) to bat around 

him. 

The Sefton chase spluttered and 

never recovered, with Charlie Sidey 

rippingthrough the sidetograb afivewicketbag. 

Seftonwas all out for 55 in 

22.5 overs. 

Short scorecards: 

LeestonSouthbridge 141 (T Gruijters 

33,HChamberlain26, RYoung 20; S 

Ermerins4/44, DBoyle3/14) beat 

Southbrook81(HChamberlain3/5, B 

Chamberlain 2/13,TBurt 2/19). 

OxfordRangiora 266 (J Mariu50, D 

Fulton45, LWaghorn 41, JWaghorn 37, 

MPower 27; APaterson3/49,CShalfoon 

2/44) beatLincoln 66 (A Paterson20; S 

Fleming 4/22,MPower 3/5). 

Cheviot206/7(TWhelan65, CBurnett 

40, HFitzpatrick 37no;CWarner 2/40) 

beat Sefton 55 (C Sidey 5/20, WSmith 

2/5, SSidey 2/8). 

Bronwyn shows true grit 

Rangiorabased BronwynDibb has won 

silver at the 2019Trampoline World 

Championships in Tokyo. 

Dibb was just0.2 points offgold in the 

Women’sDoubleMiniTrampoline final. 

The 22yearolddoublemini and 

trampoline athlete is no stranger to 

international competition, having 

competed at everyworld championships 

sinceshe was ageeligible in 2015. 

Before then,she competedattwo World 

Age Group Championships, winning a 

silver medal in 2014.Dibbfinished fourth 

at the WorldGames in 2017 and, more 

recently,won bronze at the World Cup in 

Russia in September. 

Dibb competedatthe worldchampionshipslast 

year without afunctioning 

anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) —akey 

ligament that helps stabilise the knee joint. 

‘‘I wasdetermined that an ACL was not 

goingtoend my career, as it doessomany 

others,’’ she says. ‘‘I was determined to 

come back stronger and use the setbackto 

my advantage. 

‘‘I’mjust so stoked really;words don’t 

really (describe) how Iamfeelinginside. 

Just amazing, absolutely amazing. 

‘‘I’mjust so glad, after all that I’ve been 

through, to be on the worldstage and 

performing the best Ican. 

‘‘Standinguponthe stage during the 

medalceremony was just amazing, 

absolutely unbelievable,’’ she says. 

CoachNigel Humphreys,ofICE 

Trampoline Sports, was told multiple 

Silver success ... Bronwyn Dibb. 


timesthat they should not be doing it; that 

what theywere achieving just should not 

be possible. 

‘‘I learned very early on in my 

association withBronwyn that what is not 

possiblefor others, does not always fit with 

Bronwyn. She is agutsy,toughand focused 

individual,’’ he says. 

Nigelsays thatdoublemini competition 

always involves strategy and you needto 

be abletoadapt to what others are doing 

and what you need to do. 

‘‘We could haveattempted atougher 

final passbut realistically we didn’t need 

to. We knew we were in agood spot for a 

medal and just needed to make sure we 

delivered and Bronwynsure did that. 

‘‘I’m absolutely delighted for her after all 

she has been through. Ican’t thinkof 

anyonewho deserves it more.’’

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PROPERTY 

Big Price Reduction, Urgent Sale 

1758 Cust Road 

An urgent sale is required here and alarge price reduction reflects that, our owners have purchased another property and simply have to move. This 

stunning home is situated on the terraces at Cust village, just ashort drive from Rangiora, afamily home that has views to take your breath away! 

Boasting abeautiful country kitchen, open plan living with an extra lounge /dining, that could easily be reinstated back into alarger living area. The 

three bathrooms will cater for the larger family unit, not only that, it has ahuge rumpus room over the double garage with extra insulation, sky lights 

and access down into garage and bedroom. Lots of heating options, diesel fire, ducted heating upstairs, another heat pump downstairs with double 

glazed windows throughout. 

The garden has been thoughtfully worked out for ease of care and the water race has been piped, all you need to do is sit back and take in the views. 

Cust Village is on scenic highway 72, with aunique character and historic English charm, dating back to 1861. The village has original old 

buildings, among them acountry Tavern; Route72 café, amix of craft stores and other small enterprises, making it adelightful destination close to 

Christchurch. 

It is also awonderful place for those seeking acountry lifestyle but not too far to travel into town. For it’s modest size the village packs in alot of 

amenities, including apre-school and primary/intermediate school, swimming pool, tennis courts, horse equestrian and dressage pavilion, lawn 

bowls, community hall with children’s play park, fire station and fibre internet coming soon. If this sounds like the Idyllic lifestyle for you, then you 

simply must come and view this property,and at this very sharp pricing Iwouldn’t leave it too long! 

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Visit Santaand his helpersatour 

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3.30-4.30 pm 

11 th -13 th December 

Titles Stage 1a available now! 

Titles Stage 1b expected late 2019 

Section sizes from 648-783m2 

Sections priced from $204,000 

Services to the boundary 

Te Matauru Primary School opens 2020 

Situated inWest Rangiora, Townsend Fields presents aliving space that enhances your outdoor 

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WEB ID RU72705 

SEFTON 

533 Lower Sefton Road 

Excellent access way off sealed road with generous 

off-street parking and mature landscaped setting. 

Tastefully maintained, two storey, four/five bedroom 

family manor perfectly situated on four hectares 

(10acres) of lifestyle versatility. The spacious downstairs 

offers the master bedroom, bathroom, second lounge, 

conservatory, media area and open plan galley kitchen 

opening through to laundry, large double garage, 

second toilet, loft plus work shop with three phase 

power. The family sized upstairs area of three/four 

bedrooms, bathroom and toilet complements this 

uniquely spacious home. 

Home on spacious section 

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Russell Clifford 

Mobile 027 434 3122 

russell.clifford@pb.co.nz 

$879,000 

5 

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WEB ID RU72973 

CUST 

427 Earlys Road 

Built in 1921, this beautiful home comprises four 

double bedrooms, formal lounge, kitchen with walk-in 

pantry and two bathrooms. Solid fuel Rayburn cooker, 

with awetback in the kitchen and alog-burner in the 

lounge. Double garage, storage shed, stables and hen 

house. There is aproductive vegetable garden and 

numerous fruit trees. Set up for cattle, there are yards 

and aloading ramp. Located within 500 metres of the 

decile 10 Cust school, and pre-school. 

Timeless classic 

DEADLINE SALE 


DEADLINE SALE closes Wednesday 11th December, 2019 at 

4.00pm, (unless sold prior) 

Maurice Newell 

Mobile 027 240 1718 

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Hamish Anderson 

Mobile 027 678 8888 

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WEB ID RR73376 

OXFORD 

Lot 1, 587 Domain Road 

Set in abeautiful mature setting, this well kept older 

lady has all the character ofyears gone by, and years to 

come. Well sheltered byhuge trees this approximately 

200 m2 family home features, four generous 

bedrooms, separate office, open plan kitchen living 

area, separate lounge, large deck, heated byopen fire 

and awood burner. 4.009 ha. 


DEADLINE SALE closes Wednesday 18th December, 

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AMBERLEY 

71 Douglas Road 

The owners of this well maintained 1950's home have 

moved on making this lovely home available now -be 

in for Christmas. The home is sited onalarge 2141m2 

section which is fully landscaped with mature trees, 

vegetable beds and large garden shed. Views of Mt 

Grey from the garden. This home has been thoughtfully 

updated, with insulation in walls, ceiling and 

underfloor, alog burner with wetback. The home 

includes three bedrooms with built-in wardrobes, a 

handy study, large separate lounge and kitchen diner. 

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Mobile 027 231 4425 

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$490,000 

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WOODEND 

92 Main North Road 

Surrounded byestablished gardens this lovely 1950s 

home isamust see, it is set in awonderfully private 

1,012 sqm section complete with mature trees, 

beautiful lawns and outdoor entertaining area. Once 

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Golden OldiesChristmas 

Country 

Join Smokey and Lorraine 

for acountry music 

afternoon on Tuesday, 

December 17, alongwith 

theirgroup of entertainers 

and followers, at the 

Rangiora RSA at 2pm.There 

will be arelaxing hour or so 

of oldtime and Christmas 

songs, with the soundsof 

guitar, banjo,harmonica, 

accordions and keyboard. 

Dressupinyour Christmas 

colours if you want. Included 

in the $2 entry fee will be a 

cuppaand nibbles,with 

Christmas raffles available. 

Details from Lorraineon(03) 

327 3231. 

Friendly Friday 

Friendly Fridaywill run 

from 9am to 11am at the 

Rangiora Methodist Church, 

King Street. Freemorning 

tea is provided.Therewillbe 

aChristmas theme with 

plants, produce, baking, 

books, gifts and clothing 

available at bargainprices. 

All are welcome. 

Woodend defibrillator 

PAWS VetsinWoodendhave 

recently installed aheart 

resuscitator (AED 

defibrillator) on the front of 

its building at 71 Main North 

Road as acommunity 

service. For everyminute 

following aheartattack 

survival drops by 7to10 

percent, so PAWS decided to 

help the communityby 

hosting the defibrillator, 

whichisthe only one in clear 

view of State Highway1 

running throughthe town. 

Quiz evening 

The Saracens Rugby Club is 

holding aquiz afternoonon 

Sunday,December 8, to help 

send its victorious sevens 

team to the National Club 

Sevens Tournament. The 

tournamentisbeingheld at 

the Jerry Collins Stadium, 

Porirua, on Friday, February 

7, and Saturday, February 8. 

The team, coachedby 

Nathan Reid, recently won 

the Canterbury sevens 

champions title to qualify for 

the national tournament. 

The quiz eveningisatFive 

Stags, Rangiora, at 2pm. 

Tables of five cost $10 per 

person, withgreat raffles and 

prizes. For tickets, call(021) 

228 8213. 

Oxford SantaParade 

Santawill officiallyarrive in 

Oxford on December 15 as 

the featureofacommunity 

parade and fun afternoon. 

Therewill be prizes for the 

best floats, andaboys’ and 

girls’ fancydress competition. 

Afree bouncy castle 

and facepainting willkeep 

children entertained.The 

parade will start at 12.30pm 

from Burnett St and finishin 

the Oxford Showgrounds, 

wherethe parade 

organisers, the Oxford and 

DistrictsLions Club, will 

have its foodcaravan. 

NEWS, REVIEWS AND ACTIVITIES 


45 

Cash injection for NC schools 


Rangiora andKaiapoi High 

Schoolsare thebiggest 

beneficiariesofthe $400 million 

infrastructure spending planthat 

willbenefit more than 2000 

schoolsacross New Zealand. 

The two high schools will 

receive themaximum amountof 

$400,000under theplan 

announcedbyPrime Minister 

Jacinda Ardernthisweek. 

Rangiora Borough Schoolis 

another major beneficiary, with 

$398,475earmarked. 

The overallfunding package 

variesfromschooltoschool, and 

worksout to be roughly $700 per 

student. 

Theamountthat schools in 

North Canterbury willget is as 

follows: 

Amberley $189,882; AmuriArea 

School$241,857;Ashgrove, 

Rangiora $356,202;Ashley 

$117,117; Broomfield $86,625; 

Cheviot AreaSchool $143,451; 

Clarkville $137,214; Cust $112,959; 

Fernside $197,505; Greta Valley 

$50,000;Hanmer Springs $64,449; 

Hapuku(Kaikoura district) 

$50,000;Hurunui College 

$160,776; KaiapoiBorough 

$228,690; KaiapoiHS$400,000; 

Kaiapoi North $374,220;Kaikoura 

High School $146,223; Kaikoura 

Primary $67,914;Kaikoura 

Suburban$50,589; Leithfield 

$88,011;Loburn $112,959;North 

Loburn $88,011; Ohoka $109,494; 

OxfordArea $347,886;Omihi 

$50,000;RangioraHS$400,000; 

Rangiora Borough$398,475; 

Sefton$88,704; Southbrook 

$238,312; Swannanoa$229,383; 

Tuahiwi $97,713; ViewHill 

$50,000;West Eyreton $136,521; 

Woodend$226,611;Waikari 

$50,000;Waikuku/Pegasus 

$294,524. 

How to Photograph Absolutely Everything, by Tom Ang 

Avoidingintimidating technical jargon, Tom explains the basic elements of 

photography and thengoes on to show how to make them work for you. From still 

lifestochildren's parties,thunderstormstosunsets, closeups to panoramas, 

everyphotographic subject, technique, and challengeiscovered. Using stepbystep 

photographs and instructions, Tom shows you how 

to take the best possiblepicture in any situation. 

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From sofas to shelving to astylish home bar, PalletStyle 

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HURUNUI DISTRICT 

LICENSING COMMITTEE 

Do you live in the 

Hurunui district? 

Do you have knowledge, 

skills and experience 

in law, regulatory or 

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For more information 

call 03 3148816 or 

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Public Notices 

PUBLIC NOTICE OF 

APPLICATION FOR 

ON-LICENCE 

SECTION 101, SALE 

AND SUPPLYOF 

ALCOHOL ACT 2012 

Rustic Country Ltd has made 

application to the District 

Licensing Committee at 

Rangiora for the renewal of 

an On Licence in respect of 

the premises situated at 159 

Main Street, Oxford known 

as Rustic Country Hotel. 

The general nature of 

the business conducted 

under the licence is Hotel. 

The days on which and the 

hours during which alcohol 

is sold under the licence are 

Sunday –Thursday 7.00am 

–11.00pm.Friday,Saturday 

& Public Hols: 7.00am – 

1.00am following day. 

The application may be 

inspected during ordinary 

office hours at the office 

of the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee at 215 

High Street, Rangiora. 

Any person who is entitled 

to object and who wishes 

to object to the issue of 

the licence may, not later 

than 15working days after 

the date of the publication 

of this notice, file anotice 

in writing of the objection 

with the Secretary of 

the Waimakariri District 

Licensing Committee at 

Private Bag 1005, Rangiora. 

No objection to the renewal 

of alicence may be made 

in relation to amatter other 

than amatter specified in 

section 131 of the Sale and 

Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. 

This is the second 

publication of this 

notice. This notice was 

first published on 28th 

November 2019. 

2231511v1 

TOOT’N’CROON play at 

the Rangiora RSA, Saturday 

14th December. Local 

9 member band 

Toot’n’Croon present their 

famous end of year celebration, 

an evening of bouncy 

fun music from the golden 

era of popular music the 

1950s and 1960s, sung with 

all the harmonies. Dance, 

sing along, relax and enjoy 

the memories and the wonderful 

music. Rangiora 

RSA, Victoria St, Saturday 

14th December, band starts 

at 7.45pm. Entry $10 cash 

at the door. 

Poultry 

POINT OF LAY Brown 

Shaver Hens. Available 

from Dec 18th, $30 each. 

Ph or Txt 027 474 1723. 

Pets 

Gardening 

TIDY TREES AND gardens. 

All tree pruning, 

felling, hedge trimming and 

general gardening. Telephone 

Daniel 027 373 7001 

tidytreesandgarden@gmail.com. 

GARDEN hedges cut to 

perfection. Tree & arbor 

work. Also spraying. Free 

quotes. Ph 03 312 0668 or 

021 111 4322. 

Garage Sales 

RANGIORA White Street, 

Saturday 7th December, 

8am 1pm. Household 

items including MX5 car 

for sale. 

Public Notices 

Staying Safe 

Confident Driving Course for Older Drivers 

Afun and interactive classroom based refresher course for 

older drivers -learn how you can stay safe on the roads. 

Improve your knowledge of the road code, and gain 

confidence in your driving decision making. 

No tests, no licence checks! 

Courses in the Hurunui District: 

Hawarden Rugby Club -Monday 9th December 

Culverden Fire Station -Tuesday 10th December 

Amberley District Council -Wednesday 11th December 

Courses run 9.30am -3pm. Morning tea and lunch 

is provided free of charge. 

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WarMemorial Hall 

1Albert St, Rangiora 7400 

PO Box 351, Rangiora 7440 

Office Phone: 03 313 3505 

www.bsnc.org.nz 

We provide free confidential budgeting assistance to 

individuals, families and whānauofthe Waimakariri 

and Hurunui communities. 

December office closure 

We’re taking awell-earned break over this 

Christmas holiday season. 

The office will be closed from Friday 20 th December 

and re-opening on Monday 13 th January2020. 

Our Committee, Volunteers and Staff wish you a 

stress free Christmas. 

Don’t spend more than you can afford. 

Spend time with family and friends. 

Phone 03 313 3505 anytime 

servicemanager@bsnc.org.nz 

www.bsnc.org.nz 

Covering 

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districts 

Affiliated member of the National Building Financial Capability 

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BICHON HOMESTAY 

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"No kennels". Phone today 

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For Sale 

Trade&Services 

PAINTER & Decorator. 

25 + years experience. 

Interior /exterior, roofs & 

waterblasting. For a free 

quote. Please ph Steve 03 

314 4620 or 027 477 1930. 

PAINTER, qualified local 

professional, Int / Ext, 

roofs, wallpaper.Call or txt 

Corban 027 846 5035. 

BUILDERS Father &Son 

team. Amac Builders are 

available to help you 

through the silly season. 

High standards, low 

overheads. No job too 

small. Check us out on fb 

Amac Builders Ltd. Phone 

027 318 4400. 

PAINT & wallpaper 

services. Wayne Bryant. 

Exterior, interior, qualified 

tradesman. Free quotes. Ph 

313 5337 or 027 654 4568. 

PLASTIC WELDING 

North Canterbury specialist. 

All plastic &fibreglass 

repairs. Telephone James 

021 180 5103. 

AFFORDABLE house 

painting, exterior /interior. 

Free quotes. Phone Mike 

027 444 8577. 

ROOFER All roof repairs, 

roof painting, water blasting, 

moss treatment, 

repointing, gutter cleans & 

snow straps. And more. 

Free quotes. Phone Nathan 

027 516 6609. 

METAL WORX. Flashing, 

Sheetmetal Fabrication, 

Wrought Iron, 

Welding, Custom Trailers, 

General Metalwork. No job 

too big or too small. Ph 021 

265 5428 or 03 314 6908. 

Find us on facebook/ 

Glenmark Metal Worx. 

glenmarkmetalworx.ltd@gmail.com. 

NORTH CANTERBURY 

Tree Care. Qualified 

Arborist specialising in big 

trees in small places, long 

term tree plans, Riparian & 

shelter planting, land clearing, 

stump grinding, branch 

chipping, fully insured, free 

quotes. Ph 0800 873 336. 

PAINTER & Decorator. 

Semi retired painter. Small 

jobs. Ph Peter 03 312 7945 

or 027 693 8360. 

POWER TOOLS repairs, 

parts &sales for over 30 

years. All main brands serviced. 

Grossman Trade 

Tools, 31A Watts Road, 

Christchurch. Ph 389 9230. 

PROPERTY maintenance, 

lawns, hedges, chainsaw 

work, pruning, painting & 

minor home alterations. 

Town &Country. Ph Mike 

03 313 0261. 


POLYCARBONATE ABEL &Prestige Chimney RANGIORA Rubbish 

roofing. Prices start at $27 

for 2.4m sheet in clear or 

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Removal and RRR skips. 

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or www.sunnyside.co.nz 0800 661 244. 

or just cleanups. Give us a 

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AFFORDABLE concrete 

phone call 313 6957 or for 

skips 021 313 255. 

HONEY 4kg bucket cutting with quality and 

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Available at Gracebrook, No job too small. Ph 027 For all your printing 

Amberley. Telephone 03 442 2219, Fax 03 359 6052 requirements. Tshirts, 

314 7076. 

or A/H 03 359 4605. Hoodies, HiVis vests and 

polos, Overalls, Caps etc. 

BRIAN’S Tree Services. 

Please phone Heather 03 

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Tree felling, topping, 

313 0261 or email 

shaping, firewood cut, rubbish 

removed,stump grind 

heather.norstar@gmail.com. 

TOOLS, garden, garage, 

saw benches, lathes. Cash ing, branch chipping. SHEARER. Hap’s Farm & 

buyer. Phone 03355 2045. Affordable rates. Phone 03 Lifestyle Services. Shearing, 

crutching, drenching, 

327 5505 or 021 124 4894. 

CASH PAID for all types 

tailing, feet trimming & 

of scrap, farm machinery, BRICK &Blocklayer. All 

health check. Trailer, generator 

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old vehicles etc. Phone types of work undertaken. 

Wayne 027 749 9736, 03 New, EQC, repairs, LBP. 

available. Experienced, 

323 6610, Licenced Dealer. Phone Hamish 313 5678 or 

reliable and honest. Ph 03 

027 238 6003. 

DOWNSIZING? Garage 

312 1214 or 021 267 4025. 

sale?. Cash for estate china. CARPENTER / Painter SHEARER Mobile sheep 

Please telephone 313 1878 specialising in alterations & shearer available for lifestyle 

blocks. Over 30 years 

or 027 350 3963. renovations, repairs & 

maintenance, 35 plus years, experience. Phone Stuart 

experienced licenced 027 315 6916. 

Properties For Sale builder. Telephone Trevor 

313 5013 or 027 431 1864. SHOE REPAIRS, key cutting, 

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OPEN HOME DRESSMAKING Bev’s 10 years experience. 

Sew Good Services. For all BESK, 683 Main North 

Rangiora your alterations, repairs, Road, Belfast. Telephone 

2bdrm, private & dressmaking, curtains. 027 311 3423. 

Phone 327 5535. 

sunny rear unit. 

VALUATION 

23A Scotswood Place SHEEP SHEARING Specialising in North Canterbury. 

Contact Geoff at 

mobile. Fast, friendly, professional 

service. 25 years Maxwell Valuation. Phone 

Sunday 8 th December 

1.00 -1.45pm 2236599 

exp. Shearing, drenching, 03 310 8541 or email 

hoof trimming etc. Call geoff@maxval.co.nz. 

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KAIAPOI: walking distance 

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Sunny, warm, open plan 

modern stand alone unit. 

Two roomy bedrooms, 

separate wash house. Two 

car garaging with internal 

access. Double glazed and 

heat pump. House proud 

long term tenant required, 

$385 per week. Telephone 

027 541 8026. 

Wanted To Rent 

MASSAGE THERAPIST 

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area. Phone Natalie 021 

0838 1112. 

Cars Wanted 

CASH 4CARS 

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Phone 

Automotive 

Parts 

03 313 7216 

CASH / CASH for any 

unwanted vehicles. Ph 03 

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Blair Tavendale 

Ph 03 314 9371 

0275 379-694 

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2225862 

PAINTERS 

Reg Tradesman 

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North Canterbury Painters 

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Free quotes. 

Covering Nth Canty,Oxford, 

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Robin Driver 03 327 7899 

or 027 432 3520 1859949 

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027 699 5815 03 313 7933 

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shelters, runs. 

30+ years contract fencing. 

Steve is available to help with 

your design &planning. 

Ph office03312 4747 

2091848 

Pride &Quality Painting 

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service. For all your painting 

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6187 or 021 128 9867 

Lilybrook Decorators 

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Phone 021 344 023 

2217414 

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027 668 3636 

2225244 

2130820

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Builder 

Butchery 

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• Courtesy Car Available 

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Heating 

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$125.99 




27.5” AluminumMTB, Lock-out Suspension 

Fork, Shimano Alivio 2x8 gearing, Hydraulic 

Disc Brakes &Tubeless Tyres. 2colours. 

$1,099 $14 PER WEEK 

GIANT TALON2MTB 

29er Aluminum MTB, Lock-out Suspension 

Fork, ShimanoAlivio 2x8gearing,Hydraulic 

Disc Brakes &Tubeless Tyres.2colours. 

$1,099 $14 PER WEEK 

GIANT FATHOM2MTB 

29er Aluminum MTB, 34mm GiantCrest 

Suspension Fork, SRAM SX 1x12 gearing, 

Hydraulic Disc Brakes &Tubeless Tyres. 

$1,749 $22 PER WEEK 

CAMELBAK CLASSIC 2.5L 

$98.99 



PIQUE 3 

29ER MTB 

$3,499 

$45 PERWEEK 

$239.99 

BASIL DOG BASKET 



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Payments 

No Interest ¹ 

Available

North Canterbury News: December 05, 2019

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