North Canterbury News: January 23, 2020

Thursday, January 23, 2020 | Issue 880 | www.starnews.co.nz 

‘Have a 

plan in 

place’ 

By SHELLEY TOPP 

ANorth Canterbury firefighter 

who helpedtackleAustralia’s 

bushfire crisis says New Zealand 

is unlikely to face blazes like those 

across the Tasman, but ‘‘we still 

have major risks’’. 

Deputy Principal Rural Fire 

Officerfor North Canterbury, 

Dale Wilhelm, was deployed to 

Australia for11days last month to 

help with the fire fighting. 

New Zealand’sgeographyand 

vegetation types lessenthe risk of 

such intense longlasting bush 

fires here,hesays. 

In Australia, the sizeoffires 

meant that in some cases people 

had time to prepare for their 

approach. 

‘‘Our fires don’t tendtogive us 

that sortoftime to warn people.’’ 

Arecent example in the 

Waimakariri Districthighlighted 

the fact that,bythe time afire was 

detected, the person rang 111, and 

firefighters arrived, buildings 

were alreadyatrisk. 

‘‘Because of this,peopleneed to 

be prepared and one of the best 

ways to do thisistokeep the grass 

around your property cut short 

and flammable tree speciesand 

other materialsaway from 

buildings. 

‘‘Just like othernatural 

disasters, having aplan in place 

for what you would do and being 

prepared to selfevacuateare 

important.’’ 

North Canterbury is now under 

arestrictedfire season, which 

means that mostfires require a 

permit.‘‘We will only be issuing 

permitsfor fires thatcan be 

carriedout safely.’’ 

Continued Page 2 

Surf action. .. 

While fishers were trying their luck with lines cast beyond the breakers, Isaac Pond, aged 9, of Amberley, had other ideas. 

PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP 

Surf’sup, and the fish are biting 


Along lineofkeen fishers, young and old, 

spreadout alongAmberley Beach last 

Sundayfor aday in the sun, yarning and 

tryingtheir luck during the annual 

Amberley Beach Surfcastingand Family 

Fun Day. 

Contestants began lining up at dawn to 

register for the popular event and secure 

aprime fishing spot,even thoughthe 

competition didn’tbegin until 8am. 

‘‘We had to be hereat6am to beat 

them,’’ said Simon Mather, amember of 

the Amberley and Districts Lions Club, 

which organised the event. 

The competition had sections for adults 

and children,with 165 entrants in all. 

Fish were far from plentiful earlyon 

and there was the occasional lighthearted 

grumble about‘‘no fish’’. 

However,bylunch time,more than30 

fish had been caught and enteredinthe 

contest,with some competitors saying 

they had thrown smallerfish back for 

another day. 

By the end of the competition at 3pm 

things were looking much better, witha 

record number of fishentered. 

Christchurch’s Brian Phillips, who has 

beentaking part in the competition for 

fiveyears and fishes from the same spot 

every year,caught aspiny dogfish on 

Sunday. However, he said the days of 

good fishing were gone. 

‘‘It is aday out and we have had some 

fun. Thatisthe main thing,’’hesaid. 

The familyfriendly event is abig 

fundraiser for the club. 

All moneyraised will go back into the 

community through the club’s 

sponsorship programme. 

The social aspect of the event 

contributed to its popularity, Simon said. 

‘‘Allfishermen like agood yarn and 

here there are alot of likeminded people 

in one placetotalk to. 

‘‘Fishing can be apretty solitary 

experience, so Ithink theyenjoythe 

company in thiscompetition.’’ 

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Snipping scissors raise cash 

By RACHEL MACDONALD 

Sausages were sizzling, 

raffle tickets were flying 

out the door, and the fire 

brigade was out in force to 

help on Sunday during a 

fundraiser in Cust to help 

those fighting Australia’s 

bushfires. 

Every chair was full at 

10am in the Cust fire 

station, in front of the 

hairdressing stations, and 

the queue of people 

waiting to get their hair cut 

for charity was still there at 

4pm that afternoon. 

All together, the Cust 

Community Standing 

Together for Australia 

Bushfires initiative was a 

huge success, says local 

hairdresser and organiser 

Amy Roberts. 

It raised $6000 on the 

day, with raffle tickets still 

on sale until the end of the 

week. 

‘‘I was blown away by the 

response from this 

community and those who 

came to see us from outside 

the area,’’ Amy says. 

‘‘And the donations for 

the raffles kept on coming 

in, even on the day.’’ 

Once the raffle sales 

have closed, all the funds 

raised will be donated 

directly to rural brigades 

fighting the Australian 

bushfires on the front lines. 

Dale returns home from bushfire duties 

From Page 1 

He also voiced his concerns 

over fireslit by membersof 

the public on the likesof 

beaches and riverbeds. 

‘‘Most of the beaches and 

riverbeds are managed by the 

ocal or regional council, DOC, 

or in the case of Waimakariri 

beaches, the Tuhaitara 

Coastal Park trust;and all of 

theseorganisations have 

stated they don’t want fires on 

the areas they manage 

without their prior approval.’’ 

The fires started in New 

SouthWales at the startofthe 

bushfire seasoninOctober 

and have also beenburning in 

Victoria and other Australian 

states,killing 28 peoplesofar. 

An estimated1billion 

animalshave perishedsofar. 

‘‘It was definitely the most 

extensive fires Ihave worked 

on,’’hesays. 

It was his first deployment 

to Australia butheworked in 

California in 2018 for amonth 

with the Fire and Emergency 

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fire station last Sunday. 

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Raising cash ... Cust’s Stu 

Reed laid on atrikeride thrill in 

exchange for agold coin 

donation to the cause. 

NZ teamthere. 

‘‘Sadly, the situation in New 

SouthWales has got worse 

sinceIwas over there,’’ he 

says. 

‘‘Fire and EmergencyNZ 

have now sent morecrews 

over to Australia and willno 

doubtbeasked formore over 

the coming weeks and maybe 

even months.’’ 

During his Australian 

deployment, Dale was airbase 

manager at GlenInnes 

airfield in New South Wales. 

His administrativerole 

included collatingpaperwork 

so thatall the contractors got 

paid,briefing pilots and 

ground crew,refuelling fire 

trucks and aircraft, plus 

organising foodand water for 

the firefightersand water 

supplies for fighting the 

fires. 

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into the aeroplanes as 

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and kept track of where all 

our aircraft were working. 

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aircraft returned, we had to 

refuel them and help the 

ground crewsprepare them 

for the next day.’’ 

The helicoptersand fire 

crewsonthe grounduse the 

nearest natural water source 

they can find to fight the fire, 

includingrivers, lakes and 

dams. 

‘‘There were some areas 

wherethis was very limited. 

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aeroplanes. 

‘‘Thewater was actually 

recycled from the sewer 

treatment plant (after it had 

beentreated) so that we didn’t 

affect the town’s drinking 

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‘‘Each aeroplane was taking 

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Kaikoura projects to get $11m 

By DAVID HILL 

The Kaikoura district will 

receivean$11 million funding 

boost. 

Mayor CraigMackleis 

thrilled at last week’s 

announcementbyUnder 

Secretary for Regional 

Economic Development, 

Fletcher Tabuteau,of 

Provincial Growth Fund 

fundingfor two major projects 

in thedistrict. 

There will be $9.88 million 

for redeveloping Wakatu Quay 

into amixeduse commercial, 

retail and hospitality area;and 

$1.1m for abusiness casefor 

developing the harbour at 

South Bay. 

“This is an exciting and 

significant endorsementof 

Kaikoura’s recovery and its 

bright future,” Mr Mackle says. 

“These projects are geared 

towardsproviding jobs, 

attracting investmentand 

enabling sustainable growth. 

“Over my lifetime, South Bay 

Harbourhas grown from something 

of alocal playground 

where you knew to stay out of 

the fishermen’s way, to abusy 

gatewaytoour marine world.’’ 

He sayshundreds of people 

pass throughSouth Bay daily, 

to swim with dolphins, watch 

whales,catch crays,fish,dive 

or just to enjoy the area. 

‘‘The business case will help 

it grow further and makesure 

that gateway can serve our 

district and our visitors for 

generations to come.” 

Record number of fish measured in contest 

From Page 1 

It was also great to see so 

many families with children 

taking partinthe 

competition, he said.Arecord 

number of fish (178)were 

All smiles ... Kaikoura Mayor Craig Mackle, left, and council chief executive Angela Oosthuizen are 

excited about the announcement of $11m in government funding for Kaikoura by Under Secretary for 

Regional Economic Development, Fletcher Tabuteau, right. 

PHOTO: KAIKOURA DISTRICT COUNCIL 

Wakatu Quay was once home 

to one of the largest employers 

in the districtbut is nowina 

bad stateofrepair. 

“I have no doubtthat with 

nearly $10million we’llbeable 

to give thequay anew lease of 

life and turn it backinto a 

placethat provides 

employment, pride and 

connectionbetween localsand 

visitors,our culture and our 

measured thisyear. 

Arecord number of large 

rig sharks were also caught, 

with the largestbeing 

1560mm, followed by 1305mm, 

and six others at more than a 

metrelong. 

environment,” Mr Macklesaid. 

Thislatestinvestmentadds 

to more than $1 billion spent 

overthe last threeyears by the 

New Zealand Transport 

Agency,Kiwi Railand the 

government in rebuildingthe 

mainhighwayand railway line. 

At thesame time,the council 

hasled a$40m programme to 

rebuild and repair local roads 

andthreewaters networks, 

Results 

Seniors (length): PeterCorker 

(rig)1305mm, 1; PeterCorker 

(rig)1180mm, 2; Troy 

Robertson (rig) 1160mm,3. 

Juniors(length): Corban East 

(rig)1560mm, 1; DillonPack 

whichare duefor completion 

laterthis year. 

In the private sector, more 

than $100m has been invested 

in residential and commercial 

building work. 

Spending by visitors this 

summer seasonisinline with 

preearthquakelevels. 

In December,the 120room 

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to open on the Esplanade. 

(dog fish) 734mm, 2; Zoe Clark 

(dog fish) 673mm, 3. 

Largest crab: Kayeleigh 

Neame(diameter 110mm). 

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Fjord horses bound for festival 

By RACHEL MACDONALD 

The Vikings are coming to Norsewood 

next month, with two Norwegian Fjord 

horses from North Canterbury leading 

the charge. 

The event is the Viking Festival 

Norsewood NZ, being held in the 

Manawatu village of the same name at 

the end of February. 

This celebration of all things Norse 

aims to raise funds for the township, 

which was founded by Norwegian 

settlers in 1872, at the same time as the 

Danes established Dannevirke 20km 

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feature in the packed schedule of events 

will be Norwegian Fjords Mimi and 

Paula, owned by West Eyreton's 

Gabrielle Mathieson. 

She brought the first Norwegian Fjord 

into the country 25 years ago and has 

been breeding them ever since, under 

the Fjord Horse New Zealand banner. 

The same breed as Sitron, Prince 

Hans' horse in Frozen,they represent 

one of the world's oldest and purest 

horse breeds. They are used both under 

saddle and in harness. 

‘‘When Imoved from Norway to 

Cambridge, in the North Island, Iended 

up with two daughters who rode, and the 

only horses available came off the racing 

track. 

‘‘I didn't want thoroughbreds for them, 

though; Iwanted something calmer and 

more sensible. 

‘‘I had encountered Fjords in Norway. 

These are the horses the Vikings rode 

into battle and loved them for their 

temperament, hardiness and social 

nature.'' 

They are not ideal as afirst pony. They 

are small draught horses, so are very 

strong and well suited to more 

experienced riders. 

They make great hacks and pony club 

horses, with ahuge jump on them, she 

says. 

‘‘The only issue is not feeding them too 

much. 

‘‘They're seriously low maintenance, 

so they don't need hard feed or covering, 

and you can leave them for months 

between rides and know that they'll be 

fine when you get back up there.’’ 

The Fjords are expected to lead the 

opening ceremonial processions in 

Norsewood on February 29 and March 1 

Hardy breed ... Gabrielle Mathieson, from 

West Eyreton, breeds Norwegian Fjord 

horses, made famous by the Vikings and the 

movie Frozen.Two of her herd are heading 

north for aViking festival in Norsewood. 

PHOTO: RACHEL MACDONALD 

for the festival, which will feature axethrowing, 

warrior maidens, archery and 

music. 

Gabrielle's two horses will be joined 

by apair from Waipara, one from New 

Plymouth, and another one from 

Masterton. 

Jumping day 

to aid animals 

When Arabella Jarman takes her 

horse Ice Warrior out for atraining 

run on Sunday, she willbethinking 

about animals affected by Australia’s 

bushfires. 

Arabella, who is an upandcoming 

criminal and familylawyer and cochairsthe 

Waimakariri Youth 

Council, has jumpedinto actionto 

raise funds for displaced animals in 

Australia. 

She has organised 

ashowjumping 

training event for 

local ridersand 

spectatorsatthe 

Birchbrook 

Equestrian Centre 

on JelfsRoad, 

Woodend Beach, on 

Sunday. 

Kicking off at 9am 

with ajumping 

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riderswill pay $10 to 

have the horse on 

the grounds and a 

donation of $5 to 

jump the course. 

The jumps will go 

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Training run 

... Arabella 

Jarman with Ice 

Warrior. 

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There will also be ahorsethemed 

raffle, with all proceeds donated. 

Arabella wants to thank the centre 

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whichhave donated raffleitems. 

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Achangeofstatus for partofRangiora’s 

Good Street is proposed by the 

Waimakariri District Council. 

The council wants to transform the 

area between HighStand the service 

centre lane, nearthe New World 

supermarket, into afriendlier 

community space. 

To do this the status of the area needs 

to be formallychanged from alegal road 

to areserve, so that it can be used as a 

laneway and/or apedestrian area. 

The changewill allow the councilto 

protect that section of Good St for safer 

pedestrian use. ‘‘By changing the road 

status,itwould open up some great 

opportunities to make the areamore 

public friendly,’’ the council’s business 

and centres manager, Simon Hart,says. 

A40daypublic notificationperiod is 

underway to inform the public aboutthe 

proposal.ItendsonTuesday, February 

18, at 5pm. 

During this time the publiccan have a 

say on the proposal,says Vanessa 

Thompson, acouncilbusiness and 

centres unit adviser. ‘‘Ifweare 

successfulwith theroad stop, we would 

look to make the areamore attractive 

and functional for pedestrians.’’ 

This would include things like 

planting, lights,seating and new paving. 

It might also include space for events, 

arts and culture displays, or simply 

making the area intoanattractive 

location to linger and shop. 

‘‘We are keen to see the space used 

much morebythe community and want 

to create apublic space that promotes 

the health and wellbeing of the 

community,’’she says. 

New exhibition... ChamberGallery manager Brian Hoult, left, withRangiora artist Tobias Gilsenan at 

the openingofhis new exhibition of paintingsand drawings, CON_ SPIRO. 

PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP 

Weighty themes in show 


The dark, brooding work of 

Rangiora artist Tobias 

Gilsenan in his latest 

exhibition, CON_SPIRO, 

delivers amessageof 

impending ecologicaldoom. 

Although the message is 

weighty, Tobias says it is not 

acall for action.‘‘I don’t 

think an artist should do 

that.’’ 

Instead, he is simply 

hopingpeople will lookat 

his work, think about it and 

want to buy it ‘‘soIcan 

continue painting’'. 

The artist,who is also a 

postie, was influenced for 

the exhibitionbythe Tower 

of Babel (a mythical 

structure in biblical 

literature) and Douglas 

Adams’ Babel Fish from 

Hitchhikers Guide To The 

Galaxy. 

‘‘In today’s society we 

have lost plenty of skills due 

to technology,laziness and 

specialisation of trades,’’he 

says. ‘‘We now rely solelyon 

the internetand our 

phones.The BabelFish has 

all the information which 

must be squeezed out.’’ 

Other themes include 

conservation,mining, the 

dairy industry and 

deforestation, with The Sky 

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Suckers 1, Sky Suckers2, 

The GroundGrubbers 1 and 

The GroundGrubbers 2 

being bleak examples of 

severe exploitation, 

portrayed in acrylic, ink 

and enamel on wood. 

‘‘Thereisnothing leftto 

suck except the sky itself,’’ 

the artistsays.Healso takes 

astab at conspiracy 

theorists with 5G Flat 

Earthers1and 5G Flat 

Earthers2. 

The exhibitionopened at 

the Chamber Gallery in the 

RangioraLibrarylast 

Sunday afternoon and 

closes on Thursday, 

February20. 

In brief 

Art show to open 

5 

TheAmberley Art Groupis 

holdingaweeklong art 

exhibition in theold Super 

Liquor/Combined Transport 

building on Markham Street 

from January 24.Itwill be open 

daily from 10am to 3pm. During 

theMarkham SummerFair on 

Saturday,February 1, it will be 

open 1pmto7pm.Artworks 

created by this talented group of 

Hurunui artists are for sale. For 

more information, email 

art.amberley@gmail.com. 

Police counter opens 

ARangiora Policepublic 

counterisopenat200 King 

Street, while its buildingon 

HighStreetcontinues to be 

refurbished andearthquakestrengthened.The 

station was 

closed late lastyear, with some 

policestaff working from 

temporary premises. However, 

therewas no option forapublic 

counterinRangiora. Detective 

SeniorSergeant GregCottam 

says worktoupgradethe station 

to earthquake standards is 

expected to takeseveral more 

months. “A direct dialphone 

remains at the High Street site 

and, as always,police are 

contactable24/7bycalling111 in 

an emergency and105 forall 

othernonemergency matters.’’ 

He thanked thepublicfortheir 

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VIEWS 


Power to the people is not guaranteed 

Longtime Waipara resident John McCaskey reminisces 

on the challenges of life in the area, as drought 

conditions bite in the region. 

Whenaskedwhatthing hashad 

the mostinfluence duringmy 

80plusyears in North 

Canterbury,thereisonly one 

answer—water. 

This“whitegold”—the source 

of all life —isnow ratherscarce 

on thefamily farm at Waipara 

due to thelackoftimely rainfall. 

Thisisapropertywith nearly 

4km of WekaCreek right down 

the middle. 

It was harnessedin1983 for 

irrigation, costingTreasury 

about $5.7m. 

The resultant 

‘‘diversification’’ spawned the 

Waiparavalley grape/wine 

industry whichnow pumps 

Treasury abonus of around$21 

million each year off 1200 

hectarebyway of excise, of 

which nothingisreinvested in 

the district. 

However, therealgamechangerwas 

the arrivalof 

electricity just before WorldWar 

2from Lake Coleridge. 

Thismeantacontinuous 

supply of hotwater, a‘‘heatstorage’’ 

stove, and water 

pumping for bothdomesticand 

irrigation use. 

But guesswhat? The 

homestead’sbacklawn hada 

windmill on apole which usedto 

charge batteries fora12volt 

power system. 

Whenthe wind didn’t blow, as 

was often the case in thecold of 

winter,alittle halfahorsepowerBriggs 

and 

Strattonmotor wouldthroball 

night outsidemybedroom 

window. 

The 12voltwiringisstill in the 

homestead ceiling. 

The nearby McGuckin 

householdhad pipedpetrol for 

lighting andthe Bakers piped 

carbide gas. 

During thefreezing twoweeks 

thatfollowedthe July 1945snow 

the winddidn’t blow. Power 

lines were broughtdown 

everywhere. The open fireand 

the coalrange—luckilystill 

connected to thehotwater 

cylinder—did sterling service. 

Sheep werefrozen to the 

Pole trouble ... MainPower staffworked to repair the power problemnear John McCaskey’s Waiparahome. 

ground andthere werealways 

wet clothes thatneedingdrying 

on the rackhanging from the 

ceiling above thestove. 

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babyboomers, millennials and 

those of Generation Z? 

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television or radio unlessyou’ve 

been lucky enoughtosourcea 

generator. It is goingtohappen 

some day, possiblysoon. 

TheBoy Scouts’ motto was, 

“BePrepared”. Are you? 

I’ve written this80years after 

electricityarrived andaday 

after apower linebrokefrom 

metal fatiguejustpastmy 

boundary. It scorched the very 

drygrass, on thenorthwest side 

of Waipara township. Luckily, it 

wasblowing southwest. 

Ihaveagas hob and gaswater 

heating, so Imanagedahot 

shower (withdecreased 

pressure) and my morningcuppa 

wasassured.However,there 

wasnoradioorcomputer 

So whyamItelling youthis 

story? See next week’s North 

CanterburyNews forthe answer. 

Council credit rating rises 

By DAVID HILL 

The Waimakariri District Council has 

received awelcomeboosttoits credit 

rating. 

Credit ratingagency Standard and 

Poor's announced last weekthat the 

council’s ratinghad shifted from AA longterm 

and A1+ short term with anegative 

outlooktoaAA/A1+ with astable 

outlook. 

MayorDan Gordonwelcomed the news, 

whichwill help ensurethe council 

receives favourable terms for loans. 

‘‘TheAArating equates thecouncil 

with New Zealand’s national creditrating 

—the ‘sovereignrating’, and Standard 

and Poor’sdoes not rate any individual 

council higherthan the sovereign rating. 

‘‘This improvement in outlookistaking 

placeayear earlier than expected and is 

due to projects nearing completionand a 

lowering of the council’s debtmargin, 

whichisan appropriate position to be in 

as we looktostartthe annual plan 

process.’’ 

Mr Gordon saysthe credit ratingis 

important for the council as it looksto 

fund new infrastructuretomeetthe 

needs of agrowingpopulation, expected 

to reach75,000by2028. 

‘‘Whilethis is achallenge fromthe 

perspective of payingfor infrastructure 

andhigher service levels,there are also a 

lotofpositivesthat comes with growth, 

such as new investment, businesses, jobs 

andopportunity, which creates avibrant, 

thriving district.’’ 

Mr Gordonisconfident rates canbe 

kepttoanincrease of 4percent, lower 

thanthe 4.5% projected in the 2018/28 

LongTerm Plan. 

The ratesrise includes a1%annual 

increase to pay for the earthquake 

recovery loan,0.5% for the sports stadium 

loanand 2.2% to coverinflation. 

The council also needs to allowfor new 

projects not anticipated in 2018, 

includingthe likelyimpact of new water 

standards, changes to the wastelevy, 

roading projects such as the west 

Rangiorarealignment, replacing Skew 

Bridge on Skewbridge Rd, and a 

recreational cycleway projectinKaiapoi. 

Rob 

oby 

byn’s Ramb 

mbl 

bli 

ling 

ngs 

Acase of burgeoning bunnies 

Aplague of rabbits is invading my home. 

Out in the orchard, it is way beyond 

anything seen in WatershipDowns. 

Rabbits are going forth and multiplying 

—regularly. 

What began as mum, dad,and acouple 

of kids, has expanded dramatically. 

It seems that, as the burn pile grows,so 

does the bunny population. 

They seem to know the burn pile won’t 

be lit anytime soonbecause of the crisp 

summer conditions.They hop, skip, 

saunter, and chomp on anythingedible, 

without acare in the world, only taking 

coverwhen the dogs are let off. 

One even tauntsthe heading dog by 

sleeping just metresfrom its kennel. 

It seems he, and the two huntaways, 

have no idea that these fluffy residents 

need to be chomped,not roundedupor 

barked at. Taking aim at themwith a 

firearmisstymied by the proximity of our 

neighbours. 

Seeing the growingproblem, whichis 

not justinmypatch, takesmeback to my 

childhood in Central Otago. 

Ican remember as akid traipsing 

around aftermybrother, my breathnearly 

freezing,checkingtraps for bunnies on our 

Queensberry farm before heading offto 

school. 

It was just one tool in an arsenal of tools 

used to stopthe scourge of rabbitsthat 

gobbled up stock tucker, and undermined 

paddocks, in an area where preciouslittle 

rain ever fell. 

Therewas the occasional shoot,and the 

introduction of killerviruses, but rabbits 

seem to invariably win. 

Maybeitistime to returntodedicated 

rabbit boards,with programmestohelp 

control the rampant bunnies. 

McALPINES MITRE 10 MEGA RANGIORA -OCEAN WATCH 

This 

Week 

Sun 

Fishing 

Guide 

Moon 

Wind 

Good 

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday 

Jan 23 Jan 24 Jan 25 Jan 26 Jan 27 Jan 28 Jan 29 

Rise 6:17am 

Set 9:03pm 

Best 12:04pm 

Times 

Rise 4:13am 

Set 7:55pm 

Light Wbecoming 

moderate SE 

Good 

Rise 6:18am 

Set 9:02pm 

Best 12:31am 

Times 12:57pm 

Rise 5:07am 

Set 8:44pm 

Light NEturning 

E 

Good 

Rise 6:19am 

Set 9:01pm 

Best 

Times 

1:24am 

1:49pm 

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strengthening 

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Times 

2:14am 

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4:30am 

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Light NWturning 

W 

Swell 

Pegasus Bay 

Tide Chart 

3 

2 

E1.0 m E0.8 m NE 0.8 m SE 0.5 m E0.7 m SE 0.6 m SE 0.8 m 

3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 3 6 9 NOON 3 6 9 

1 

0 

Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows Highs Lows 

Waimakariri 4:20am 2.4 10:34am 0.5 5:10am 2.4 11:24am 0.5 5:58am 2.4 

6:43am 2.4 12:28am 0.5 7:28am 2.3 1:13am 0.5 8:11am 2.3 1:57am 0.6 8:55am 2.2 2:39am 0.6 

Mouth 

4:37pm 2.3 10:50pm 0.5 5:27pm 2.3 11:41pm 0.5 6:15pm 2.2 12:12pm 0.5 7:02pm 2.2 12:57pm 0.6 7:48pm 2.2 1:41pm 0.6 8:34pm 2.2 2:24pm 0.6 9:19pm 2.1 3:07pm 0.6 

Amberley 4:20am 2.4 10:34am 0.5 5:10am 2.4 11:24am 0.5 5:58am 2.4 


Beach 

4:37pm 2.3 10:50pm 0.5 5:27pm 2.3 11:41pm 0.5 6:15pm 2.2 12:12pm 0.5 7:02pm 2.2 12:57pm 0.6 7:48pm 2.2 1:41pm 0.6 8:34pm 2.2 2:24pm 0.6 9:19pm 2.1 3:07pm 0.6 

4:29am 2.4 10:43am 0.5 5:19am 2.4 11:33am 0.5 6:07am 2.4 


Motunau 4:46pm 2.3 10:59pm 0.5 5:36pm 2.3 11:50pm 0.5 6:24pm 2.2 12:21pm 0.5 7:11pm 2.2 1:06pm 0.6 7:57pm 2.2 1:50pm 0.6 8:43pm 2.2 2:33pm 0.6 9:28pm 2.1 3:16pm 0.6 

4:31am 2.4 10:45am 0.5 5:21am 2.4 11:35am 0.5 6:09am 2.4 


Gore Bay 4:48pm 2.3 11:01pm 0.5 5:38pm 2.3 11:52pm 0.5 6:26pm 2.2 12:23pm 0.5 7:13pm 2.2 1:08pm 0.6 7:59pm 2.2 1:52pm 0.6 8:45pm 2.2 2:35pm 0.6 9:30pm 2.1 3:18pm 0.6 

4:22am 1.8 10:39am 0.4 5:14am 1.8 11:30am 0.4 6:03am 1.8 


Kaikoura 4:42pm 1.7 10:51pm 0.4 5:33pm 1.7 11:42pm 0.4 6:23pm 1.7 12:19pm 0.5 7:10pm 1.7 1:06pm 0.5 7:57pm 1.6 1:52pm 0.5 8:42pm 1.6 2:37pm 0.5 9:27pm 1.6 3:21pm 0.5 

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Town keen to peddle 

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By DAVID HILL 

Cycleways are the talk of the town in 

Kaiapoi. 

Business and community leaders say the 

prospectofnew cycleways, withthe 

completion of the Waimakariri RiverState 

Highway 1bridge upgrade in June,will be 

agamechanger. 

The New Zealand TransportAgency is 

building aclipon to the bridgeand a 

commutercycleway alongside theMain 

NorthRoad into Kaiapoi. 

Enterprise North Canterbury (ENC)and 

the Kaiapoi Promotions Association (KPA) 

are backing aproposed recreationalcycle 

routealong the Waimakariri stopbankand 

riverbank as partofthis year’s 

Waimakariri District Councilannual plan. 

ENC chief executive Heather Warwick 

says her staff are busy preparing mini 

maps and making preparations for an 

expected influx of cyclists. 

‘‘They’recominginJune and we need to 

be ready. Even thoughit’s winter,westill 

need to be raising awareness of what’s 

available and with ebikesthey can go so 

much further.’’ 

She saysone of the priorities is 

improving signage to ensure peopleare 

awareofwhat tracks are availableand 

how to accessthem. 

ENC’slongterm goal is developing the 

Wheels to Waipara cycle trail. 

Stageone is linking Christchurch to 

Kaiapoi and improving the linkagesto 

existing tracks within the Waimakariri 

district. 

The next stage, from AshleyRiver to 

Waipara, is expected to cost around $3 

million. 

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‘‘It’s not off the table,’’Mrs Warwick says. 

‘‘TheProvincialGrowth Fund has said 

thereisnofunding available at the 

moment, but they haven’t declined it.’’ 

Meanwhile,aLotteriesCommission 

application is being prepared to progress 

the project. 

KPA business manager MartynCook 

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year to discuss creating aKaiapoi brand 

shows developing walking and cycle routes 

is atop priority for local businesses. 

‘‘It’sbecome aclear favourite for 

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‘‘I can imagine agroup of cyclists, say 

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Christchurch), getting together on a 

Sundayand leaving at 10.30am. They could 

be in Kaiapoi by lunchtime,have lunch at 

acafe,acruise on the River Queen and 

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KaiapoiTuahiwi Community Board 

chairwoman Chris Greengrass saysshe 

backs the proposed recreational cycleway. 

‘‘We see families out on their bikesall 

the time, so it wouldbegreattohave a 

track on the stop banks and alongthe river 

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Kaiapoi’srenaissance continues 

By DAVID HILL 

Nearly 10 years on from the 

September 2010earthquake, 

Kaiapoi’s regenerationis 

well advanced, withmore 

projects plannedfor this 

year. 

Anew BMX track,dog 

park,sports fields and the 

HondaForest were 

developedlast year,while 

work to develop softball 

pitches, changing rooms, 

toilets and car parking is 

abouttostart, aWaimakariri 

District Council 

spokespersonsays. 

The KaiapoiTuahiwi 

CommunityBoard approved 

Norman KirkPark as the 

name for the new Kaiapoi 

east sport and recreation 

reserve, which includes the 

sports fields, the BMX track, 

the forest and the dog park. 

The councilhas called 

tenders for asports field 

irrigation system, with the 

contract to build two softball 

pitches being awarded in 

December to TigerTurf. 

Work is expected to begin 

next month. 

The contract to buildthe 

Norman KirkPark changing 

roomswas awarded around 

the sametime to Watts& 

Hughes. 

It will include player 

changing rooms and 

showers, officials’changing 

rooms, storage and public 

toilets. 

Infrastructure recovery 

work is welladvanced, with 

all planned road 

decommissioning and repair 

works, including the Jones 

Street quake repairs and 

stormwater drainage pipe 

repairs,completed. 

The contract to upgrade 

the retained roads in 

Kaiapoi East was awarded to 

Nor’westContracting Ltd in 

November, withwork under 

way on the Cass Street car 

park. This work is due to be 

completed in June. 

Repairs to the last section 

of the quakedamaged 

Kaiapoi riverbank walkway, 

between TrousselotPark and 

the Williams Street bridge, is 

expectedtobecompleted in 

the first half of this year. 

Further dredging work to 

improve navigation on the 

Kaiapoi River will beginin 

June 2020. 

The initial dredging work 

carried out by SmithCrane 

and Construction allowed for 

the installation of 11 pontoon 

sectionswhichnow form a 

new 112metre long floating 

pontoon.Ithas three 

berthingsections. 

One berthhas been leased 

for the commercial paddle 

steamer replica, the Kaiapoi 

River Queen,and the other 

two are available for casual 

or permanent leases. 

The council is also working 

on site option assessments 

for proposed new parkandride 

facilitieswithinthe 

town centre mixeduse 

businessarea, in the former 

residential red zone. 

Walk time ... Kevin Boniface, of Kaiapoi, and his English springer 

spaniel, Koda, enjoy Kaiapoi’s dog park which opened late last year. 

More facilities in the river town will be built this year. 

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Beach group to 

mark 90 years 

By DAVID HILL 

The Pines Kairaki Beach 

Association is set to 

celebrate 90 years. 

Event organiser Mandy 

Cooke says the 

association has survived 

the earthquakes and red 

zoning, and is now ready 

to mark its birthday 

celebrations with a 

community gala in the 

Pines Beach Oval on 

Sunday, February 2, from 

10am to 3pm. 

‘‘We proudly brought 

this event back to life last 

year, after patiently 

waiting for eight years.’’ 

Asmall hiccup with the 

weather saw the event 

moved from November 

2018 to February 2019 

and it proved to be such a 

success the organisers 

decided to stick with 

February this year. 

Mandy says this year's 

gala will be unique, 

getting under way with an 

opening ceremony, song 

and abirthday cake. 

Waimakariri Mayor 

Dan Gordon will attend 

the opening ceremony 

before joining the judging 

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A‘‘kids’ fun zone’’ will 

be available on the day, 

including pony rides, 

mini jeeps, mini golf and 

paddle boats, with prices 

to be confirmed. 

There will also be afree 

bouncy castle and more 

than 40 stalls, including 

crafts, face painting, 

secondhand goods, boot 

sales, candles, crystals, 

food vans, coffee carts, a 

chocolate wheel and 

sausage sizzle. 

Traditional children’s 

running, sack and threelegged 

races will also be 

held, along with an eggthrowing 

competition. 

Photos, stories and 

memorabilia will tell the 

history of Pines and 

Kairaki beaches in the 

Pines Beach Hall, while 

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displaying cars, clothes 

and dance from the 

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15 

Events to enliven summer 

By DAVID HILL 

Kaiapoi residents can expect a 

busy end to summer. 

Beginning with the annual 

Kaiapoi Garden Competition on 

Friday, January 31, the town has 

events to keep families busy 

until Easter, You Me We Us 

Kaiapoi project manager Chris 

Greengrass says. 

You Me We Us is acharitable 

group committed to making 

great things happen in the town. 

It has joined with the Kaiapoi 

Garden Club to organise the 

garden contest, sponsored by 

Christine Watton of Ray White 

Kaiapoi. 

There are 10 categories: walk 

around, view from the street, 

town house, gardens under 

three years, structured 

landscape, community pride, 

commercial, house and garden, 

sustainability, and best street. 

‘‘The more entries we get, the 

more exciting it is,’’ Chris says. 

‘‘We know there are some 

beautiful gardens and people 

are often reluctant to show them 

off, but it’s another way to bring 

pride to Kaiapoi.’’ 

Entry forms are on the You Me 

We Us website or contact Chris 

on (03) 327 7818 or (021) 781 939. 

The Anglican Parish of 

Kaiapoi is hosting abook fair on 

Friday and Saturday, January 

31 and February 1, from 9am to 

2pm at St Bartholomew’s 

Church in Cass Street, while the 

Pines Beach Gala will be held in 

the Pines Beach Oval on 

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Once again, there will be free 

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Growth still ahead of pre-quake levels 

By DAVID HILL 

Growth is continuinginthe 

Waimakariri district. 

Mayor DanGordon saysthe 

district’s population 

experienced rapid growthafter 

the earthquakesand, whilethat 

growth haseased,development 

remains aheadofprequake 

levels. 

The residential population is 

expected to reach 75,000 by 2028. 

Lastyear, 641consentswere 

issued by thecouncilfor new 

houses—the second lowest 

number since2011 buthigher 

thanany prequakeyear. 

Woodend led the way with161 

consents fornew houses,thanks 

to the growth of the Ravenswood 

subdivision,followed by 

Rangiora with 139consentsand 

Pegasus with 127. 

There were91consentsfor 

new houses in rural areas,76 

consents were issued in Kaiapoi, 

31 in ruralresidential 4zones 

and just eighteachfor Oxford 

and small towns or beach 

settlements. 

‘‘Because of thisgrowth the 

council has had to be prepared 

for higherdemandonour 

servicesand this hasmeant 

balancingaffordabilitywith 

planning,and cateringtoa 

growingpopulation,’’ Mr Gordon 

says. 

Waimakariri’sregulation 

manager,Nick Harrison,says 

there willbeplentyof 

commercial building activity in 

the district overthe next12 

months. 

The consentfor thenew 

Ravenswood New Worldwas 

approved last yearand 

constructionisexpected to begin 

soon. 

An unstaffedGullpetrol 

stationisalsoplanned for 

Ravenswood. 

Southbrookbusinessowner 

DanielSmith has several 

projects under way, with 

earthworksbeing done on afourhectaresitefor 

aproposed 

automotive museum and 

associated retailarea. 

Extensions arealso being 

madeonthe SouthernCross 

Road/Kingsford Drive corner. 

Mr Smith sayshehopes to 

announce moredetails on his 

projects soon. 

In Rangiora, the new Te 

MatauruPrimary School on the 

corner of Pentecost andJohns 

Roads is duetoopenintwo 

weeks. 

In Kaiapoi, anew commercial 

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Williamsand CharlesStreets, 

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Rangiora, due to openinMay 

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19 

Exciting year ahead for Kaiapoi schools 

By DAVID HILL 

Kaiapoi’s schools are looking ahead to a 

busy year, with more building 

development in store. 

Kaiapoi Borough School principal 

Murray Overton and his Kaiapoi North 

School counterpart Jason Miles say they 

are excited about overseeing building 

projects this year. 

Mr Miles says site work will begin next 

month to replace the double classroom 

block destroyed by arson in November 

2018. 

‘‘The new classroom block will be 

gratefully received and will house our 

newentrant classes. 

‘‘It will include teaching spaces and 

breakout areas for playbased learning, 

art and cooking, kitchen and toilet 

facilities and plenty of outdoor deck 

space for our children.’’ 

The school has the use of temporary 

classrooms until the project is 

completed. 

Mr Overton says planning is under way 

for anew technology centre to replace 

the aged facility which serves around 

650 year 7and 8pupils from 10 North 

Canterbury schools, with construction 

expected to begin midyear. 

He says earthquake repairs and 

maintenance to the school pool have 

finally been completed, which should 

give the younger pupils something to get 

excited about. 

‘‘It's not quite large enough for the 

older students to get into as well, but we 

are grateful to have this valuable 

resource up and running again.’’ 

Mr Miles says his school is to receive 

$374,220 from the Ministry of 

Education’s school investment package. 

The money is likely to be spent on 

upgrading buildings missed in the 

school’s recent property 

redevelopment, improving outdoor 

surfaces, landscaping and upgrading the 

office and administration block. 

‘‘The specific projects will be 

confirmed by our Board of Trustees in 

the next few months. We are very 

grateful for this additional funding to 

further enhance our school 

environment.’’ 

Kaiapoi Borough School is set to 

receive more than $200,000, with the 

Board of Trustees meeting soon to 

discuss how to spend the money. 

‘‘We have some exciting possibilities 

for spending this money and look 

forward to getting projects under way,’’ 

Mr Overton says. 

The school year begins next 

Wednesday, with Kaiapoi North School 

set to welcome 30 new pupils. 

Mr Overton says he can’t wait for the 

new school year to begin. 

‘‘We are excited to get our learning 

programmes under way and look 

forward to welcoming back students and 

their whanau. 

‘‘There are also anumber of new 

families joining our community and we 

look forward to getting to know them 

too,’’ he says. 

New arrivals ... Pupils at Kaiapoi North 

School watched early last year as 

temporary classrooms were lifted off 

trucks to replace adouble classroom 

destroyed by arson. Work will begin next 

month on apermanent replacement for 

the lost classrooms. 

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SCHOOL 

We welcome all families and students 

back to school with astart date of 

Wednesday 29 th January 2020. 

The office will be open from 

Wednesday 22 nd January from 9.00 am to 

12.00 pm for enrolments and enquiries. 

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Adrienne Simpson –Principal 

Ph: 03 312 7808 or (0274) 430 451 

Playcentre marks 75 years 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

Young and old gathered 

recently to mark the 75th 

birthday of the playcentre 

movement in Amberley. 

Hurunui Mayor Marie 

Black spoke about her 

experiences at playcentre 

with her own children, 

and her time as a 

supervisor, before she 

joined with little people to 

cut the birthday cake. 

Treasurer Aleisha Black 

talked about the history of 

playcentre in the town, 

before enjoying asausage 

sizzle provided by Countdown 

Amberley, and tucking 

into the birthday cake 

courtesy of Kell’s Kitchen. 

The first Amberley 

Welcomes pupils back to school on 

Wednesday 29 th January 2020 

at 8.50am. 

New enrolments on 

Friday 24 th January 2020 

The School office will be open from 

Monday 27 th January 2020 

If you wish to contact the school prior 

to enrolment day, please email 

admin@ashgrove.school.nz 

Phone: 03 313 8552 


RangioraHigh School 

www.rangiorahigh.school.nz 

Start Dates for 2020 

Nau mai haere mai. Welcome to the new school year. 

28 January New Enrolment Day 

(9.00am for new non-enrolled students) 

29-30 January Teacher Only Days 

31 January Year 9Orientation (first day for Year 9) 

3February Year 9-10 Orientation (first day for Year 10) 

4February First day all levels are at school (Years 9-13) 

5February House Sports Day 

6February Waitangi Day 

More detailed information onour 

2020 start dates is available at: 

www.rangiorahigh.school.nz 

playcentre session was in 

1944. Bet Rutherford and 

Una Boyce, concerned 

about the welfare of young 

families, were central 

figures in establishing a 

playcentre. In the early 

years, Amberley 

Playcentre operated from 

the Sunday School Parish 

Hall on Church Street. 

In 1956, it moved into 

the courthouse on 

Markham Street. 

In 1973, planning for a 

purposebuilt playcentre 

in Chamberlain Park 

began. The years that 

followed saw many 

inventive and fun, 

fundraising initiatives. 

All labour for the new 

building was given free of 

charge thanks to the 

fathers of children 

volunteering on Saturday 

mornings and local 

tradespeople charging 

only material costs. 

An opening ball was 

held to mark the completion 

of the building. 

The playcentre is still 

going strong today as a 

free early childhood 

education centre for preschoolers 

aged up to 6 

years. Atrained early 

childhood educator is at 

every session. 

Those interested in 

enrolling their youngsters 

can visit during the three 

weekly sessions —9.15am 

to 12.15pm on Tuesdays, 

Wednesdays and Fridays. 

Anniversary marked ... Chloe Saul, left 

Hurunui Mayor Marie Black, George 

Hewetson and Charlotte Bradley cut the 

cake. 

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Pupils get farm grounding 

By GINA MCKENZIE 

Students at Cust Schoolenjoyedhandson 

learningattheirendofyear agricultural 

day thanks to acommunity sponsorship 

initiativebyWaimakariri Irrigation 

Limited (WIL). 

Teacher Eleanor Smith says being able 

to provideprizesand extras suchasaseed 

foragiant pumpkinfor each studentto 

take home and grow really made the event 

standout. 

“It was fantastic to haveWIL sponsor the 

eventbecause we were able to provide 

ribbons for each prize winner,alongwith 

giantpumpkinseeds for each childand 

everyone went in the drawtowin a 

Farmlandsvoucher. 

“The kids had an amazingtime and the 

sponsorship enabled us to do more than 

we could havedone on our own. The event 

really brought everyone together.” 

Eleanor says the event has evolved over 

the years fromaschool petday into amore 

agriculturalfocused event in which 

childrenlearnhow to care for animals and 

get to knowmore aboutwheretheir food 

comesfrom. 

“It’sagreat opportunity for all the 

childrentolearn more and for everyone 

Pecking order ... Harvey Croft presents his 

Blue Orpington chicken at Cust School’s 

agricultural day. 


from different backgrounds to get to know 

more aboutarurallifestyle —whether 

they are from afarm, lifestyle block or 

livinginthe town.’’ 

Accepting enrolments for 2020 from young parents 

or expectant parents aged under 21 years 

The on-site ELC has spaces available for children 

aged 6weeks to 6years 

Monday 27 January 2020, 10.00am to2pm 

Orientation &enrolment for new students &children inthe 

Early Learning Centre. Whānau welcome. 

Tuesday 28 January 2020, 10.30 to12noon 

YPC enrolment for new &returning students. 

For all YPC enquiries please contact 

Ruth Robertson P: 327 8386 M:022 074 2326 

Robert Coup Road, Kaiapoi 7630 

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Proud ofour Past -Focused on our Future 

For ELC enquiries please contact: 

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21 

Performers pick up four key scholarships 

By DAVID HILL 

Four lucky performing arts students 

have caught the eye of two local 

businesses, acommunity group and a 

generousRangiora family. 

Scholarships wereawarded at the 

Hartley SchoolofPerformingArts’ 

recent annual prizegiving at the 

Rangiora Town Hall. 

School director Dale HartleyBrown 

said the evening capped off ayear 

‘‘filled withtwo big stageshows, a 

multitudeoflocal performances as 

well as competitions, examsand two 

school holidaycamps’’. 

Araft of performers received 

certificatesand accolades,but four in 

particular came away with more than 

just acertificateand applause. 

Scholarships wereawarded to Alex 

Ellerm, Aiden Forrow, Kayla 

Mortimer and NeveAitken. 

Alex receivedthe North Canterbury 

Musicalsscholarship for aterm’s 

worthoftuition fees for an 

intermediate performer, while Aiden 

receivedthe Bruce Family 

Scholarshipfor Personal Growth, 

offered for the firsttime this year, 

whichalso paysfor aterm’s worth of 

fees. 

Kaylareceivedthe BrandtGiesen 

McCormickLawyers Senior 

Scholarship, worth$1000 towards her 

finalyear of study at the school,and 

Neve received the Tony Mounce 

Mortgages&Insurance Junior 

Scholarshipfor aterm’s worth of 

tuition. 

Dale says sheisalways excitedtobe 

able to offerthese awards. 

Last year’s senior scholarship 

winner, Joshua Lees,spokeabout 

what the awardmeanttohim, noting 

that these kinds of awards fromlocal 

entities ‘‘really give the students a 

senseofworthand afeeling thatthey 

can achieve anything because 

someone believes in them enough to 

make thisgesture’’. 

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Dale says it has not been difficult to 

retaincontinued backingfor these 

scholarships. 

‘‘BGM Lawyersare in their 10th year 

of support. AndrewMcCormick, the 

firm’sowner, is alwaysquick to say he 

wishestosupportastudent again.’’ 

Dale’sown ties to NorthCanterbury 

Musicals has made it ‘‘a perfect 

partner’’ for her school for the last 

eight years. 

The support of TonyMounce 

Mortgages &Insurance’sisanew 

TUAHIWI SCHOOL 

Year 0-8. Noenrolment zone. 

Twolearning pathways -TeReo Māori andEnglish 

Exciting, innovative, personalisedlearning programmes 

High qualitykaiako, genuine whānau participation. 

February 3 rd -Ara Ako Interviews 

February 4 th - First day for all ākonga 

School Office willbeopen from Monday 27 th to 

Wednesday 29 th January from 10am -2pm. 

Enrolments by appointment: 

Contact Melanie Taite -Pitama (Principal) 

03 313 8521 or 021 184 9344 

mel@tuahiwi.school.nz 

www.tuahiwi.school.nz 

addition this year, after it approached 

HSPAtooffer support, as did the 

Bruce Family, ‘‘who have relished 

positive changes in their own children 

through performing arts’’. 

Dalesays the school is lucky to be 

based in acommunity as supportive as 

North Canterbury. 

Back to School Safety 

It’s “back to school” time! Help keep each other 

safe byfollowing some simple tips: 

• Children and young people 

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be alert 

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Scholarship winners ... Alex Ellerm, left, 

Aiden Forrow, Kayla Mortimer and Neve 

Aitken were the big winners at the Hartley 

School of Performing Arts’ annual 

prizegiving. 



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Seasons later in NC 

By DAVID HILL 

Late seasonal conditions are creating a 

few headaches for the region’s farmers. 

Federated Farmers North Canterbury 

president and Oxford dairy farmer 

Cameron Henderson says while 

January’s dry and mild conditions are 

‘‘nothing out of the ordinary’’, this 

season’s weather has produced mixed 

results. 

‘‘There is aconcern that all of our 

seasons seem to be later this year. We 

had alate winter into August and it feels 

abit like spring at the moment. 

‘‘October was abit cold and then 

December was windy, hot and dry, which 

set us back awee bit. 

‘‘There was plenty of water in the 

river, but we couldn’t use it. It certainly 

caught afew people off guard.’’ 

Mr Henderson says production is 

tracking reasonably well compared to 

last season, though ‘‘the bumps are 

hitting us at different times of the year’’. 

‘‘These conditions are pretty good as 

long as you’ve got water on hand. Feed 

quality seems to be holding up pretty 

well. 

‘‘The cows are in good condition, 

there’s plenty of feed on hand and it’s 

not too hot on the cows. Alot of the guys 

were feeding out in December for a 

week, but now we’re back into surplus.’’ 

Fonterra’s forecast farmgate milk 

price is also looking stable, which is 

good news for dairy farmers. 

Federated Farmers’ meat and wool 

chairman Daniel Maxwell, of Cheviot, 

says there is plenty to be positive about 

in the meat industry. 

‘‘The markets have been really good. 

Prices have come back abit now as they 

always do, but the mood is still generally 

very positive.’’ 

Prices for prime lambs and store 

lambs were positive before Christmas, 

Cameron Henderson 

but now it is amatter of waiting for ‘‘the 

cropping guys to do their harvest’’ before 

selling off the remaining store lambs, Mr 

Maxwell says. 

‘‘At this time of year the market always 

goes abit flat.’’ 

He says having around 26,000 ewes on 

sale at tomorrow’s Hawarden Ewe Fair 

is apositive for local farmers. 

‘‘The works price for ewes before 

Christmas was fairly strong, but there 

should be good opportunities for 

farmers to restock.’’ 

While prime wool prices have been 

positive, farmers are effectively making 

aloss to shear strong wool sheep, he 

says. 

Conditions on farm are also normal for 

this time of year, Mr Maxwell says. 

‘‘Yes, we are dry at the moment, but 

that’s what happens in North 

Canterbury at this time of year. 

‘‘As long as we get that autumn rain 

around the Cheviot show weekend we 

will be right.’’ 

Examination 

of succession 

North Canterbury farmers wanting 

advice on farm succession planning 

could benefit from workshops in 

Rangiora. 

More than half of sheep and beef farms 

are expected to change hands over the 

next decade, meaning succession can be 

apressing issue for some farmers. 

ARed Meat Profit Partnership (RMPP) 

workshop series, covering farm business 

transition and succession, starts on 

March 11. It aims to help farmers 

navigate the process. 

RMPP chairman Malcolm Bailey says 

there is an opportunity to help farmers 

work through issues and plan for positive 

outcomes. 

“Many farmers have said they find it 

hard to know where to start the 

conversation because of the emotional 

attachment they have to their farms, and 

the tensions of handling significant 

assets, often with competing family 

interests. 

“A key goal for RMPP is to help farmers 

through this process by providing 

information regarding succession 

options and ownership structures, and 

sharing examples of successful 

outcomes.” 

Farmers will be provided with 

resources and advice to help them 

explore the range of options available to 

them as they look at transition and 

succession. 

Mr Bailey says there is also a 

possibility of linking people wanting to 

progress in the redmeat sector with 

those wanting to exit. 

The workshops will run on Wednesday, 

March 11, April 8, and May 13, at the 

Rangiora Town Hall. They are limited to 

eight farm businesses, with up to four 

people from any one business able to 

attend. To register, go to rmpp.co.nz. 

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Come along to our farmer community 

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The Hurunui District Landcare Group 

invites farmers and their families to a 

community workshop to get your ideas 

for aFarmer-led, Farmer-Focused 

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MPI has opened up anew fundingprogramme for Extension Services – 

Extension is about working together to face and tackle challenges and 

operate better in our increasingly complex environment. 

This is an exciting opportunity for the Hurunui area to develop aproject 

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more resilient in the face of unprecedented change. 

When and where? 

Rotherham Hall –Monday 10 th February, 

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Celebrating 30 yearsracing 

2020 Skope Classic -Car Racing like no other! 

After 30 years ofuninterrupted classic race meeting, 

the Canterbury Car Club along with the long-time 

sponsorand supporter, SkopeIndustries, will celebrate 

the iconic two-day birthday event this weekend with 

some fanfare. 

Originally under the name ofthe BP Alfa Classic, 

PDLIndustries took over namingrightsin1995 before 

Skope became involved in2003. The enthusiasm from 

competitors and the public has never waned, and the 

meeting remains the biggest in both entry and crowd 

numbersonthe club’s calendar. 

Ahandful of cars from the inaugural 1991 event 

remain andwhile thevalue of thesecarshas increased, 

thecurrent owners stillbelieve that as racing cars,their 

rightplace is on thetrack. 

Over the years the event has invariably carried a 

theme. This year itwill celebrate 50 years of the Open 

Saloon CarAssociation (OSCA). StrictlyaSouthIsland 

affair these days, OSCA was formed byalocal group 

who deemed that the costs of racing inthe national 

championship for “all-comers” type cars had become 

tooexpensive. 

In theearly years, thefront runningcarswerealways 

V8 powered. This has changed with time, with turbo 

androtary-powered cars also becomingfront-runners. 

ForOSCA’s birthday at theSkope it is anticipatedthat 

some 30 cars will line up.Someofthesehavenot raced 

for years. This includes the winning MK1 Ford Escort 

Turbo ofMichael Johnston, acar restored and driven 

by newowner,NickDonaldson. 

Also in the field will bea1977 5-litre Alfa Romeo 

Alfetta, acar that has not raced inOSCA but against 

them in the1980s. It is competingbyinvitationand will 

be drivenbyformerBNTV8 champion,Angus Fogg. 

Other saloon cars ofnote that will compete in other 

classesinclude threeformerAustralianSupercars,a2004 

Ford Falcon, a2006 Ford Falcon and a2007 Holden 

Commodore, along with aselection of New Zealand 

muscle cars andthe HistoricTouring Carcategory. 

Acrowd-pleaser for many years has been the Formula 

5000 revival series cars. Thecategory fits nicely into the 

themeofclassic cars.Atatime when the“soundofsilence” 

vehicles are becoming more common on the road, it is 

generallyacceptedthatthe soundofthese cars alongwith 

theV8salooncarsare an addedcrowd attraction. 

In the driver line, will be the well-known Richards 

family -fatherJim,aseven-timewinner at Bathurst,his 

son Steven, afive-time winner of this classic event and 

hisson,Clay, whonow drives Formula Ford in Australia. 

While the major attraction is awonderful array of 

cars, the meeting isalso designed tocater for families. 

Pit entry comes atnoextra charge and spectators are 

welcome to mingle with drivers and their cars. For 

younger family members, there will be anumber of 

activities. We’ve got one huge children’sactivity area 

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There have onlybeen 4outstanding 

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Dennis Champan, Debbie Chapman, 

Keith Cowan &Brian Dixon. 

Brian Dixon, VanDiemen RF84 

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Love the Lyell ... Volunteers joined aclean up of Kaikoura’s Lyell Creek last August. 

Creek fans urged to step up 

By DAVID HILL 

New members areneeded for 

Kaikoura’s Lovethe Lyell 

WorkingGroup. 

Applications areinvitedfrom 

anyonewho hasaconnectionto 

the creek, whetherthey liveon 

the Kaikoura Flats, nearby 

streets, homesorbusinesses. 

The group is tasked with 

helping to planstrategiesto 

leadthe restoration of the 

creek,improvewaterquality 

and to bringback the 

community’s connectiontothe 

waterway. 

‘‘That’s why your help is 

neededtoprotect andenhance 

the space thatwas oncea 

central partofKaikoura’s 

identity,’’ an Environment 

Canterbury (ECan)spokespersonsays. 


Meetingsare kept to a 

minimum.People and 

organisations from allwalks of 

lifeare neededfor thegroup. 

Learn morebychatting to a 

Kaikoura Zone Committee 

memberorgetting in touch with 

the local ECanofficebycalling 

(03)319 5781orvisiting level 2of 

the Kaikoura CivicCentre 

building at 96 WestEnd, 

Kaikoura. 

By DAVID HILL 

The Kaiapoi Promotions 

Association expects 2020tobe 

abusy year for the town. 

Business manager Martyn 

Cook says developing a 

Kaiapoi brand concept and 

organising amonthlong 

festival in September are 

priorities for this year. 

He said abreakfast 

workshopheld late last year 

revealed that businessessaw 

developing walking and cycle 

routes and establishingan 

iconic eventasessential to 

developing aKaiapoibrand. 

The obvious contendersfor 

an iconic eventincludethe 

Kaiapoi Christmas Carnival in 

December and the river 

carnival, on March1. 

‘‘Therivercarnival makes 

sensegiven the town’s 

connection to the river,but it 

runs on ashoestring budget, 

so it’sfor the towntodecide 

what theywant it to be.’’ 

The association will hold 

another workshop for local 

businessesinMarch,whereit 

is hopedsome workinggroups 

will be established to further 

develop aKaiapoi brand 

concept. 

‘‘It’s time to do somereal 

work.Wehave done enough 

talking,’’hesays.‘‘It takes 

threetofive years to developa 

brandand we are in year 

threethis year, so it’s time to 

consolidateand see the return 

on the effort we have put in 

and drive it further.’’ 

He would like to see some 

coordination around shop 

opening hours, especially 

given thegrowing number of 

weekend visitors,which is 

likelytoincrease when cycleway 

connections to Christchurchopen 

laterthis year. 

‘‘If we want to be boutiquey, 

peoplewant to do boutique 

shopping at the weekend. The 

case in point beingOxford.’’ 

He saysthe association’s 

reach extends to Woodend, 

Pegasus, Waikuku, The Pines 

and Kairaki. It is keen to 

encouragebusinessesinthose 

areas to get involved and be 

part of developing the brand. 

It is alsolooking to organise 

September events with 

various partners,including 

ethnicgroups, to reflect the 

town’sgrowing cultural 

diversity, adecade after the 

2010 earthquake series. 

‘‘The earthquake won’t be 

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is where we wereand this is 

where we are now. 

‘‘Our demographicshave 

changed rapidly in termsof 

ethnicity, so the eventswill 

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He saysthe associationhas 

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NEWS AND ACTIVITIES 


33 

On the job training ... Utilities officer apprentice Riki Pugh fixes an underground water leak. 


Vacancy draws 76 applicants 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

Youngpeople are lining up for an 

apprenticeshipbeing offered by 

the HurunuiDistrictCouncil in its 

building department. 

Atotal of 76 applications were 

received from budding 

apprentices whenapplications 

closed last Friday. 

The successful cadetwill finish 

with aNational Diploma in 

BuildingSurveying, after afouryear 

internshipwhichincludes 

sitting unit standards and onthejob 

work experience. 

The council’steam leaderin 

BuildingControls, Kerry Walsh, 

says the cadetship will givealegup 

to someonestarting acareer 

journey and also support the 

industry. 

“Buildingofficersare in very 

shortsupply New Zealandwide. 

It’s really important that we look at 

the bigger picture and do ourpart 

to put morequalifiedindividuals 

out intothe local industry. 

“It’s agreatcareer, and the cadet 

role offers jobcompetency as well 

as the official qualification.’’ 

Mr Walsh saysinthe past the 

council had taken peopleonfrom 

otherrelatedprofessionsand 

trained them. ‘‘Now we are 

offering aqualification from the 

very beginning as well.” 

This willbringtothree the 

number of apprenticeships being 

offered by the council. Two threeyear 

apprenticeships have been 

running in the Three WatersTeam 

—the council’s water department 

—since 2018. 

Riki Pugh, from Cheviot, and 

Ethan Dellaway, from Waipara, 

will gain an industryrecognised 

NZQA Level3Utilities Freshwater 

and Wastewater Qualification. 

Ethan says he has enjoyed 

working in remotelocations 

aroundthe district, meetingso 

many local people and to have the 

opportunity to workinthe 

Hurunui district to gain a 

qualification. 

“The first year and ahalf is about 

learning how the waterschemes 

work and getting to know the 

district. 

‘‘The bookwork side of things 

came nextand helpsunderstand 

the theory as well. WhenIfirstsaw 

the job Ithought it was agreat 

opportunity to be close to home 

and learn ausefultrade.” 

Riki said he felt it was important 

to learn by workingonthe job, 

instead of sitting in aclassroom 

fulltime. 

“I’ve really valued making a 

livingwhilelearning. It just seems 

like abig bonus to avoid astudent 

loan and have foundanemployer 

that willsupport my study.” 

Book fair 

Abook fairwill be held at St 

Bartholomew’s ChurchHall, 23 

Cass Street,Kaiapoi, on Friday, 

January 31, and Saturday, 

February 1, from 9am to 2pm, to 

raisefunds to help with 

maintenance of the church and 

hall.Books will be $2 each or 

six for$10. Teaand coffee will 

be available.Donations of good 

quality books,CDs, DVDs and 

jigsaws are mostwelcome —no 

tapesplease. Donatedgoods 

can be left at the church hall. 

Contact Norman Clarkon327 

5552 or Ray Maw on 327 6404. 

Growing seasonal veges 

Sarahand William Hughes 

Gameshave avege garden 

producingyearround produce, 

something they havebeen 

doinglocallyfor 20 years.They 

feed their familyand sellsprayfree 

vegetables and seedlings 

from theirWaiparaGardens 

shop.Visittheirgarden to learn 

aboutplanting crops for 

seasonalproduce, and share 

your own ideas and tips on 

Tuesday, February 4, from 

10.30am to 12pm, Waipara. 

Cost:1.5 TimeBank Hurunui 

credits or $12. Registrations: 

Ph (03) 314 3406 or email 

tbhlearningexchange@ 

gmail.com. 

Beekeepingbasics 

Lindsay Moirhas spent his life 

with bees and is abeehive 

inspector who runs courses 

nationally.Hewill talk at the 

Hurunui Library, Amberley, on 

Monday, February 10, from 

7.30pm to 9pm. He will show a 

videoand discuss whatis 

involved in setting up and 

registering hives. He will 

outline the ongoing cost and 

time demands, keepingbees 

healthy, and makingagarden 

beefriendly.Cost: 1.5 

TimeBank Hurunui credits or 

$12 suggested. Registrations: 

Ph (03) 314 3406 or email 


gmail.com 

CAB North Canterbury 

Citizens Advice Bureau North 

Canterbury, whichprovides a 

confidential, objectiveand free 

service, is looking forward to 

helping morepeople thisyear. 

Trainedvolunteershave access 

to ahuge varietyofresources 

and can provideinformationon 

awide varietyofsubjects. The 

CAB investigatesissues and 

problems and provides clients 

with options to go forward. No 

questionorenquiry is 

considered too small.Call in at 

the Trevor Inch Memorial 

Library, 141 PercivalStreet, 

Rangiora, on MondaytoFriday 

from 9am to 4.30pm, or 

Saturday 10am to 1pm,or 

phone(03) 313 8822,free phone 

0800 367 222 or email 

northcanterbury@cab.org.nz. 

Seedsaving 

Harvesting bounty from our 

gardens can be taken astep 

further by saving seeds to 

replant every season. Cofounder 

of the local Seed 

SentinelsGroup,Richard 

Watson will show how to 

harvest,processand store 

seedsand discuss breeding 

strategies at Medburyon 

Saturday, February 15, from 

2pm to 4.30pm.Cost:2.5 

TimeBank Hurunui credits or 

$15. Registrations: Email 


gmail.com or call (03) 314 

3406. 

Sewer works to affect roundabout 

By DAVID HILL 

Largesewerworks are 

continuing to cater forgrowthin 

Rangiora. 

The King Street/Johns Road 

roundabout will be out of action 

over coming months as work to 

installlarge sewerpipesthrough 

the intersection begins. 

This latest workisthe fourth 

stageofthe ninestage Rangiora 

central sewer projecttoreplace 

old and deteriorating pipesand 

to cater for future growth in the 

town. 

During this stage, the sewer 

will be laid across Johns Road 

and the roundabout, whileageing 

waterand stormwater pipes 

within the intersection will be 

replaced. 

Before contractors install the 

LOST AND FOUND 

The following property has been 

reported as lost to the North 

Canterbury police: 

Abrown wallet (Rangiora), a 

black leather wallet (Woodend), 

agrey and black Apple watch 

(between Bishopdale and 

Pegasus), agold banddiamond 

ring (Rangiora), agold wedding 

band with diamonds and an 

new pipes, the roundaboutand 

traffic islandsare being removed. 

The work was due to begin 

yesterday. 

Once thesehave been 

removed, new sewer pipeswill be 

installed on the eastern side of 

the intersection, followed by the 

western side. 

Work at the intersectionis 

expectedtobecompletedinmid 

May and will include various 

effects on traffic as contractors 

work to get the pipes in the 

ground. 

Waimakariri District Council 

threewatersmanager Kalley 

Simpson says this is asignificant 

upgrade to central Rangiora’s 

sewers. 

“Currently it is undercapacity, 

and overflowscan occur during 

heavyrainfall, he says.’’ 

engagement ring with alarge 

diamond in the middle and two 

diamonds on either side 

(Hanmer Springs), ablack wallet 

(Kaiapoi), asilver wedding band 

with three diamonds, ablack 

iPhone (both Hanmer Springs), a 

black keyless car key with an 

attachedbutton (Kaiapoi). 

The following has been found: 

‘‘We apologise for the traffic 

disruptionduring the works. 

However we’re confident the end 

result will provide foramore 

reliable,futureproofed sewer 

network.” 

Mr Simpson says how quickly 

the work is completed is subject 

to weather,groundconditions, 

and the locationand condition of 

underground services. 

“If there are any changes to 

thesedates,the council will 

ensure the publiciskept well 

informed.” 

Once work is completed at the 

roundabout,the installation of 

pipeswill continueover the 

coming years northalongKing 

Street to High Street. 

The final stage of work will be 

alongHigh Street,west from the 

King Street intersection. 

Keys —car/house/dog clip and 

broken greenstonekey chain 

(Rangiora), aPine Tree chest 

protector (Kaiapoi), aTrailpro 

trailer (Woodend), an iPhone 

(Amberley), aCDfolder with 

photo discs (Rangiora), ablack 

jacket “Gear for Life”(Kaiapoi), 

and two pairs of reading glasses 

left at abus stop in Rangiora. 

Barker's of Geraldine: 50 years preserved, 

by Michael Barker 

At atime when consumers are looking for 

more and more connection with the foods 

they eat, MichaelBarker proudly shares 

the Barker’s of Geraldine journey —the 

people, the innovations and the 

philosophies that still guide them.This is a 

storyofentrepreneurial spirit,creativity, 

fun, dedication to community and findinga 

way to bringitall together to build astrong, 

profitable valuesbasedcompany.The 

journey wasn’talways straightforward but the founders never 

gave up and alwaysempowered those aroundthem to help. It is 

a50year story of relentlessinnovation, humble tenacity and risktaking 

to create alastingfuture on the family farm for the brand 

that means so much to theentireBarker’s 

team. 

The Big Loop:BikingCoastalNew 

Zealand, by Duncan Wilson 

In August 2015,Dunc Wilson became the 

first person to circumnavigate New 

Zealand on abike. This 10,940km journey 

followed one rule—cycle the closest 

available route to the coastline. The Big 

Loop candidly details Wilson's 240day 

cycling adventure, through native bush, 

raggedcoastlines, farm stations and more 

—demonstrating how acquaintingoneself 

with our country is bestachieved under 

100kmh. 

The Brilliance of Birds:ANew Zealand Birdventure,bySyke 

Wishart 

Who knew that the morepork,our forest 

owl, can turn its head270 degrees? Or 

that the easternbartailedgodwit 

triples its bodyweight before undertaking 

an epic migration of 11,000km? 

Or thatthe tui has two voice boxes, 

enablingitto duet with itself? Zany, offkilter, 

wondrousand wild, The 

Brilliance of Birds gives abehindthescenes 

glimpseinto the lives of New 

Zealand’sfeathered friends.

CLASSIFIEDS 


Proposed Temporary Road Closure 

Kaiwara Road 

Sunday 23 February 2020, 

8am to 5pm 

The Hurunui District Council has received an application 

from Autosport Car Club Inc,torun the Kaiwara Road 

Rally Sprint 2020. 

Anyobjections to the proposed closure will need to be 

lodged with councilby: 

12 noon, Thursday 30 January 2020 

email: 

post: 

info@hurunui.govt.nz 

Hurunui District Council, 

PO Box 13 

Amberley 7441 

Public Notices 

Stopping of aPortion of Good Street, Rangiora 

In exercise of the powercontained in Section319(1)(h) and Section 342(1)(a) of 

the LocalGovernment Act 1974 and in accordance with the Tenth Schedule of the 

Act, public notice is hereby given that the Waimakariri District Council proposes to 

stop aportion of Good Street located between High Street and the Service Lane, 

Section 1onSO539499. 

Explanation 

Section 1onSO539499 is used predominantly by members of the public for 

pedestrian access and over time, the community has come to perceive this 

portion of Good Street as being pedestrian centric. The Council has also received 

feedback inrecent years from ratepayers expressing concerns that periodic use 

of Section 1onSO539499 by vehicles represents ahazard to pedestrians. 

Purpose 

The Council proposes to retain ownership of Section 1onSO539499 as Local 

Purpose Reserve. This portion of Good Street was ‘closed in’ anumber of 

years ago with pedestrian focused features including the addition of park bench 

seats and pavement tiles (instead of aformed road surface). Council intends 

to undertake additional aesthetic enhancements in future consistent with its 

pedestrian use if the road stopping processiscompleted. 

Any future buildings or activities on the land once stopped will continue to be 

governed by the Waimakariri District Plan. 

Youcan get acopy of the report orinformation about this proposal (Stopping of 

aPortion of Good Street), and the survey office plan (Title Plan –SO539499) 

defining the legal road to be stopped from: 

•Council Reception (during business hours, 9am-5pm): 

-RangioraService Centre: 215 High Street 

-Ruataniwha Kaiapoi Civic Centre: 176 Williams Street 

-Oxford Service Centre: 34 Main Street 

•Online: waimakariri.govt.nz/letstalk 

•Email: records@wmk.govt.nz 

Objections to this proposal must be lodged in writing with: 

Vanessa Thompson -Business and Centres Advisor 

Waimakariri District Council 

Private Bag 1005 

Rangiora 7440 

Or email records@wmk.govt.nz 

All objections must be received by 5pm, Tuesday 18 February 2020. 

Jim Palmer 

Chief Executive Officer 

2229692 

This closure is proposed under paragraph 11(e) ofthe 

Tenth Schedule of the Local Government Act 1974. The 

proposed closure will apply to all vehicular traffic with the 

exceptionofemergency services vehicles. 

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Public Notices 

February 2020 meeting dates 

11 February Hurunui Tourism Board 1.00pm 

(Venue:Council Chambers, Amberley) 

12 February Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa 

Management Committee 9.00am 

(Venue: Board Room, Hanmer Springs 

Thermal Pools) 

12 February South Ward Committee 7.00pm 

(Venue: Council Chambers, Amberley) 

13 February Council meeting 9.30am 


17 February Hurunui-Waiau Zone Committee 3.00pm 

(Venue: Waiau Hall) 

18 February Glenmark Community Committee 7.30pm 

(Venue: Scargill Pavilion) 

19 February Amuri Community Committee 7.30pm 

(Venue: Culverden Council Chambers) 

20 February Audit and Risk Committee 9.30am 


24 February Hanmer Springs Community Board 

` 1.00pm (Venue: The Gallery, 

Hanmer Springs Library) 

25 February Cheviot Community Committee 6.00pm 

(Venue: Cheviot Library/Service Centre) 

26 February Road Safety Co-ordinating Committee 

10.00am 


26 February Hurunui Community Committee 7.30pm 

(Venue: Waikari Hall) 

27 February Council meeting 9.30am 


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Afull clean drivers 

licence and agood sport 

mentality is essential. 

To apply send your CV to 

craig@stadiumcars.co.nz 

609 Lineside Rd, Rangiora 

Cars Wanted 

CASH 4CARS 

and 4WD'S 

Phone 

Automotive 

Parts 

03 313 7216 

CASH / CASH for any 

unwanted vehicles. Ph 03 

347 9354 or 027 476 2404. 

To Let 

AMBERLEY 2bed, very 

sunny all day. Garage auto 

door, easy maintained, 

close to shops, heat pump. 

No animals and no smoking. 

Ring 027 957 8030. 

Pets 

BICHON HOMESTAY 

for smaller dogs. We look 

after your dog in our home. 

"No kennels". Phone today 

03 314 6110. 

Livestock 

TEXEL Romney Cross 

Ewe lambs. Suitable for 

lifestyle blocks. Telephone 

021 626 449 or 03 385 

4966. 

Gardening 

TIDY TREES AND gardens. 

All tree pruning, 

felling, hedge trimming and 

general gardening. Telephone 

Daniel 027 373 7001 

tidytreesandgarden@gmail.com 

Wanted To Buy 

DOWNSIZING? Garage 

sale? Cash for estate China. 

Please telephone 313 1878 

or 027 350 3963. 

CASH PAID for all types 

of scrap, farm machinery, 

old vehicles etc. Phone 

Wayne 027 749 9736, 03 

323 6610, Licenced Dealer. 

For Sale 

BROIL KING BBQ Monarch 

3burner hooded with 

Rotisserie, good condition, 

$450 ono. Please phone 

021 0267 6865. 

Trade&Services 

ABEL &Prestige Chimney 

Cleaning. Nth Cant owned 

& operated. Covering all 

areas from Waimak to Hanmer. 

Professional, guaranteed, 

service. Firebox 

repairs, carry most parts. Ph 

0800 661 244. 

AFFORDABLE concrete 

cutting with quality and 

removal work. Free quotes. 

No job too small. Ph 027 

442 2219, Fax 03 359 6052 

or A/H 03 359 4605. 

BRIAN’S Tree Services. 

Tree felling, topping, 

shaping, firewood cut, rubbish 

removed, stump grinding, 

branch chipping. 

Affordable rates. Phone 03 

327 5505 or 021 124 4894. 

BRICK &Blocklayer. All 

types of work undertaken. 

New, EQC, repairs, LBP. 

Phone Hamish 313 5678 or 

027 238 6003. 

CARPENTER / Painter 

specialising in alterations & 

renovations, repairs & 

maintenance, 35 plus years, 

experienced licenced 

builder. Telephone Trevor 

313 5013 or 027 431 1864. 

PAINTER, qualified local 

professional, Int / Ext, 

roofs, wallpaper. Call or txt 

Corban 027 846 5035. 

PLASTIC WELDING 

North Canterbury specialist. 

All plastic &fibreglass 

repairs. Telephone James 

021 180 5103. 

ROOFER All roof repairs, 

roof painting, water blasting, 

moss treatment, 

repointing, gutter cleans & 

snow straps. And more. 

Free quotes. Phone Nathan 

027 516 6609. 

AFFORDABLE house 

painting, exterior /interior. 

Free quotes. Phone Mike 

027 444 8577. 

PAINT & wallpaper 

services. Wayne Bryant. 

Exterior, interior. Qualified 

tradesman. Free quotes. Ph 

313 5337 or 027 654 4568. 

BUILDERS Father &Son 

team. Amac Builders are 

available to help you with 

your building needs. High 

standards, low overheads. 

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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. 

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glenmarkmetalworx.ltd@gmail.com. 

Trade&Services 


Tree Care. Qualified 

Arborist specialising in big 

trees in small places, long 

term tree plans, Riparian & 

shelter planting, land clearing, 

stump grinding,branch 

chipping, fully insured, free 

quotes. Ph 0800 873 336. 

PAINTER & Decorator. 

Semi retired painter. Small 

jobs. Ph Peter 03 312 7945 

or 027 693 8360. 

POWER TOOLS repairs, 

parts &sales for over 30 

years. All main brands serviced. 

Grossman Trade 

Tools, 31A Watts Road, 

Christchurch. Ph 389 9230. 

RANGIORA Rubbish 

Removal and RRR skips. 

Wheelie bins any frequency 

and skips from 1.5 cube to 

9cube. Skips and wheelie 

bins for any use, rubbish, 

greenwaste, building sites 

or just cleanups. Give us a 

phone call 313 6957 or for 

skips 021 313 255. 

SCREEN PRINTING. 

For all your printing 

requirements. Tshirts, 

Hoodies, HiVis vests and 

polos, Overalls, Caps etc. 

Please phone Heather 03 

313 0261 or email 

heather.norstar@gmail.com. 

SHEARER Mobile sheep 

shearer available for lifestyle 

blocks. Over 30 years 

experience. Phone Stuart 

027 315 6916. 

SHEARER. Hap’s Farm & 

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crutching, drenching, 

tailing, feet trimming & 

health check. Trailer, generator 

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available. Experienced, 

reliable and honest. Ph 03 

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SHOE REPAIRS, key cutting, 

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VALUATION 

Specialising in North Canterbury. 

Contact Geoff at 

Maxwell Valuation. Phone 

03 310 8541 or email 

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SUMMERFIELD 

FENCING 

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horse, all types of animals. 

Fences, yards, sheds, arenas, 

shelters, runs. 

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your design &planning. 

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service. For all your painting 

needs, phone: Martin 310 

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•Leather,ReverseCamera 

$ 

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•3.0L TurboDiesel Auto 

•Bluetooth, USBConnect 

•Tonneau &Towbar 

$ 

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•4.5LTwin TurboV8Diesel 

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•8-setaer, only 600km 

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2016 HiluxSR5 4X4 


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Summerset at Wigram serviced apartment resident, Alma with daughter Maree 

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“Since Mum’s been here, 

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From growingupinabig family in Christchurch to beinghappily married for63years,Alma’shad 

plentyofcompany throughout her whole life. 

So,when theoptiontomovetoaSummerset servicedapartmentcameup, Alma anddaughter 

Mareewerenaturallyalittlenervous it mightbeabit on thequiet side forher.But,since themove, 

they’vediscoveredit’sbeenanythingbut quiet. 

“I don’t thinkyou’d ever need to feel lonely here. It’s just like abig family andthere’salways 

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When shefirst arrivedather serviced apartment, Alma hadher husbandbyher side.Sadly,he 

passed away shortlyafter duetoon-goinghealthissues. “I thought it might takeher alittlewhile to 

deal withthe loss of dad and… thenew surroundings,but it wasquite amazingreally howquickly 

shesettled,and Ithink that wasdowntothe staff,” recallsdaughterMaree. 

Alma with Mareeasatoddler 

Whilethe move wasabig decision,the wholefamily feel that Alma has“blossomed” sinceand 

hasbecomemoreherself again. 

“She’sinvolvedherself in things that shehadn’tdone foryears,Choir.Exercising. 

She’sjusttaken it with both hands, made friendsand it’s allbeenjustamazing.” 

Mareeand Alma both admitthatthe stigma of retirementlivingput them off forlonger than it 

needed to.“Ithinkmum wasjustsodelightedwhenshe came hereand realised howwelcoming 

andhow well-run [the placewas]and what care washerefor her.Ithinkitwas an eye-opener,really.” 

HavingAlmalivingathomewithher wouldhavebeenadream forMaree,but withthe realityof 

workingall day, sheworried her mumwould be very bored. ButAlmahasn’thad time forboredom 

at allsince movingtoSummerset.“There’ssomuch to keep youoccupied.Music.Happy Hour,little 

outings. It’s alovelyplace to be.” 

Alma also fillsher time withacheekybit of cleaning,eventhoughshe doesn’tneed to liftafinger. 

“I don’t thinkshe leaves alot forthe staff to clean, butthat’smum,” laughs Maree. 

“It’sarelieffor us to know that she’staken care of.Dad wouldbesopleased to seeshe’s in a 

placelikethis. It’s just beenagodsend.” 

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gardens 

Hair andbeauty 

Residents’ bar 

All-weatherbowlinggreen 

Residents’workshop 

Swimming pool 

andspa pool 

To find outmoreabout serviced apartments, 

visitsummerset.co.nz/casebrook or call 0800 SUMMER 

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North Canterbury News: January 23, 2020

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