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26 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> <strong>13</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
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Better for the environment ... Dan Gordon with his 2012 Toyota Prius.<br />
Dan opts to update<br />
his mayoral wheels<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
His choice of wheels made him a<br />
standout during the mayoral campaign<br />
and now WaimakaririMayor Dan Gordon<br />
hopes to reduce his impactonthe<br />
environment.<br />
Mr Gordon has tradedinhis van at<br />
local dealer Rangiora Toyota for a2012<br />
ToyotaPriushybrid.<br />
Just like the van, dubbed the ‘‘Dan<br />
mobile’’ by WaimakaririYouth Council<br />
members, the car has beenkitted out in<br />
yellowandblack wraparound vinyl<br />
signwritingproduced by Horton Signs.<br />
‘‘It’sagreat car to driveand having a<br />
vehicle likethis reduces my carbon<br />
footprint, which is important as Ibelieve<br />
we shouldall do what we can to mitigate<br />
and lower our contributions to climate<br />
change,’’ Mr Gordon says.<br />
Since being elected, Mr Gordon has<br />
establishedanew climate change and<br />
Newey wins croquet final<br />
Alister Newey is the Rangiora Croquet<br />
Club’s seniorsingles champion after<br />
beating Frank Williams in amatch that<br />
last morethan 1 1 ⁄2 hours.<br />
More than20club memberswatched<br />
the match, withWilliams taking the first<br />
hoop,and Newey winning thenext<br />
three.<br />
The match was back to allsquare after<br />
the seventh hoop, and the remaining<br />
hoopswere exchanged.After12hoops<br />
both players had won six each, with the<br />
match, whichisusually only 12 hoops,<br />
goingtoanextrahoop to find the<br />
champion. Newey took the match after<br />
claiming the <strong>13</strong>th hoop.<br />
In singles, eachplayer uses two of the<br />
set of four croquet balls. Although the<br />
objective is to win hoops, players spend<br />
most of their time trying to stop their<br />
opponentdoing so.<br />
sustainability portfolio to demonstrate<br />
the council’s commitmentonthe issue.<br />
He sayscouncil staff are also preparing<br />
aproposal to add some electric cars to<br />
the council fleetasatrial.<br />
It might be the ‘‘mayoral car’’,but Mr<br />
Gordon says it is his own and not<br />
supplied by the council.<br />
The Priushas a1200kmrange between<br />
electric and petrol energy, he says.<br />
‘‘I wouldhave likedtohave gone for a<br />
plugin electric. However the rangeatan<br />
affordable level is around 140km.<br />
‘‘To get one with ahigherrange was<br />
between $50,000 and $75,000, whichwas<br />
outside my personalbudget.’’<br />
Mr Gordonadmits thereare drawbacks<br />
to drivingabrandedcar.<br />
‘‘I’ve had alot of goodcomments, but<br />
you have to be careful in asignwritten<br />
car. You’vegot attention on you all the<br />
time because people knowwho is driving<br />
it.’’<br />
Winning form ... Alister Newey, right, in<br />
action against Frank Williams in the final<br />
to decide the Rangiora Croquet Club’s<br />
senior singles champion.<br />
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