North Canterbury News: February 20, 2020
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<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>February</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />
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Set for launch ... Mark and Shelley Bromley say their Rangiora market concept has been three years in the making.<br />
Market to open with 50 stalls<br />
By RACHEL MACDONALD<br />
Vibrant andvaried;a<br />
destination of choice. Thatis<br />
how Mark and Shelley<br />
Bromley describe the new<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> Sunday<br />
Market, scheduled to open at<br />
the Rangiora Racecourse on<br />
March 8.<br />
The conceptofalarge,<br />
diverseregional markethas<br />
beenmorethan three years<br />
in the making,Shelley says.<br />
‘‘Aftermoving to Rangiora,<br />
we were looking for aperfect<br />
spotfor abusy,colourful<br />
market.<br />
‘‘Wewenttotalk to the<br />
Rangiora Racecourse, and<br />
theywere keentofreeup<br />
someland forthe project.’’<br />
The initiative was<br />
consented by the<br />
Waimakariri District Council<br />
latelastyear,and therace<br />
has been on since then to<br />
blend amix of produceand<br />
quality artisancrafts, to<br />
createapoint of difference<br />
withother markets in the<br />
region.<br />
‘‘Our approvedapplication<br />
was for150 stalls,’’ Marksays.<br />
‘‘Asthe population in <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> continues to<br />
grow, we feelthere’s areal<br />
needfor somewherepeople<br />
can go to browseawiderange<br />
of interestinggoodsand<br />
foods,listentosome great<br />
music, and just take in the<br />
atmosphereofabig market.’’<br />
‘‘Wesee it becomingagreat<br />
drawcardfor visitors from<br />
throughout <strong>Canterbury</strong>and<br />
further afield.’’<br />
Creating thatmix of<br />
purveyorsand products has<br />
beenabig job,theysay.<br />
‘‘Competition’s one thing,<br />
but we’ve tried to be very<br />
selective whenitcomesto<br />
choosing stallholders. We’re<br />
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aiming foratopquality<br />
market, with enough on offer<br />
to appealtoawide range of<br />
tastes.’’<br />
Acaseinpointisafood<br />
courtofferingmealswitha<br />
difference,asopposed to<br />
standard fairground<br />
takeaway vendors.<br />
The market, sponsoredby<br />
WilsonPrint,willkick off on<br />
March 8witharound 50<br />
stalls.Mayor Dan Gordon will<br />
cut theopening ribbon.<br />
It willthen run every<br />
Sunday yearround, from<br />
9am to 2pm,atthe racecourse<br />
on Lehmans Rd.<br />
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Boost for food and beverage sector<br />
Enterprise <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> (ENC)<br />
has secured$<strong>20</strong>0,000 from the<br />
government’s Provincial Growth<br />
CapacityBuilding Fund to help<br />
develop the <strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong> food<br />
and beverage sector.<br />
Part will go towardsthe fixedterm<br />
employmentofanew food and<br />
beverage business development<br />
manager,tasked with collaborating<br />
with private and publicagencies, iwi<br />
and members of the sector to form an<br />
industrygrouptosupport and<br />
promote the sector.<br />
ENC chief executiveHeather<br />
Warwick says her organisation has<br />
spent the pastyear developing alocal<br />
strategicpartner group in the food<br />
and beverage sector.<br />
‘‘This group has astrong desire to<br />
growsales of localproductata<br />
sustainable price point.<br />
‘‘They have identified anumber of<br />
areas in which theyneed assistance<br />
to achieve this goal,such as brand<br />
positioning, marketing, distribution<br />
and supply logistics, and business<br />
opportunities.’’<br />
The managerwill work with the<br />
group to achieve these goals and<br />
go on to create asolid <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> industrygroupthat can<br />
ultimatelysupportitself.<br />
Ms Warwick saysthe new roleis<br />
essential for providing adirection to<br />
the burgeoning food and beverage<br />
sectoracross the <strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
region.<br />
“The <strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong>region,<br />
from Kaikoura down to the Waimakariri<br />
River, has an incredible arrayof<br />
food and beverage producers.’’<br />
She says bringing these businesses<br />
together to promote localfood and<br />
beverages will increase salesfor<br />
small localbusinesses, bring people<br />
to the region and ultimatelybenefit<br />
the wholeregional economy.<br />
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