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NEWS 2 The North Canterbury News, March 26, 2020 Build customers, sales &profits with North Canterbury’s best read newspaper Thursday, January24, 2019 Issue 830 | www.ncnews.co.nz 46,000 46,000 0 readers every issue 46,000 readersevery week 30,150 copies delivered to EVERY home,farm, RDand lifestyle block in Waimakariri, Hurunui and Kaikoura districts every Thursday! Keep healthy while isolated By DAVID HILL Mental and physical wellbeing are essential in uncertain times. Communityleadersare encouraging peopletotake care of themselves in the wake of the government’s lockdown in response to the global coronavirus pandemic. Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey encourages peopleto stay active and ‘‘to connectin otherways’’. ‘‘Lookingafter ourselvesin response to Covid19 means not onlyphysically but mentally.It’s normaltofeel anxious or worriedintimes of uncertainty. That’s why in a time of not being able to meet in person, it’s important for our mental health that we stay connectedtofamilyand friends in other ways. ‘‘It’s also important to maintain aroutineand to keep active, like going for awalk.’’ AgeFriendlyWaimakariri chairwomanJoanne Gumbrell encourages peopletocheckon theirneighbours. “Social isolation is abig issue, so Ithink people need to be contactingtheir neighbours. Ringingthem up or talking to themover the fence and checking on them. “Keep safe and keepin contact. Email or contact a friend every day and a different friend each day. That’s what I’m going to do.” She says communication and keepingfit are essential to give people the best chance of getting through thesetimes. Rangiora’s Hope Community Trust is keepingits phoneline openon(03) 928 3066, with its counselling centre team working fromhome andthe foodbank open by appointment only. The community garden and fruit and vegetablecoop will be closed. If anyone needsto talktoatrained counsellor, freetext or call 1737.This serviceisavailable 24 hours a day,seven daysaweek. For advice on keeping mentallywell duringthese uncertaintimesgoonline to mentalhealth.org.nz. For information about Covid19 go to health.govt.nz. Stay healthy ... Gyms might be closed, but people should still make apoint of exercising. Virus bowls cricket Covid19 halted the muchanticipated Premier One Day cricket finalbetween Cheviot and Leeston Southbridge last Saturday. This handed the honours to the CRV Ambreed Country Premier competition to Cheviot by virtueofitbeing the top qualifier. Unfortunately, anypublic recognition and celebration of the title has been curtailed also, with the Cheviot club cancelling its senior prizegiving this Friday due to restrictions on mass gatherings triggered by the coronavirus. Beloware the season’s winners of all competitions, based around rules for each grade, due to all club cricket also being cancelled. CRV Ambreed Country Premier One Day: Cheviot. CRV Ambreed Country Premier One Day (bottom 4 plate): Weedons. CRV Ambreed Country Senior One Day: Ohoka and Technical (joint winners). NorthCanterbury 2nd Grade: Southbrook Red. North Canterbury 3rd Grade: Woodend. Harry'strain-driving spanned 61 years news Robyn Bristow Managing Editor 027 312 1581 robyn.bristow @ncnews.co.nz Reporters Neil Clarkson, David Hill, Shelley Topp, Rachel MacDonald. advertising DaynaBurton Sales Co-ordinator 027 312 0089 dayna.burton @ncnews.co.nz Amanda Keys Advertising 027 536 6224 amanda.keys@ncnews.co.nz Claire Oxnam Advertising 021 560 386 claire.oxnam@ncnews.co.nz Kerryn Clark Advertising 021 586 138 kerryn.clark@ncnews.co.nz getintouch Editorial info@ncnews.co.nz Advertising sales@ncnews.co.nz Graphic Design heather.hood@ncnews.co.nz Distribution/Deliveries 03 314 8335 Amberley: 03 314 8335 119 Carters Road, Amberley Rangiora: 03 313 2840 77-83 High Street, Rangiora Christchurch: 03 364 7460 www.starnews.co.nz *Source 2018 Nielsen readership survey. From Page 1 ‘‘Steam crews drove picnic trains to the likes of Spotswood andOaro and it seemed the whole town wentalong.’’ This was the era whenfour passenger trainspassed through Waipara each day, and it was common for drivers, and otherstodo13 to 14hour shifts, and work 13 days on, one day off. Without giving specifics, Harryadmittedto‘‘a few adventures and coupleof blisters (official warnings) over the years’’. Therewere occasions when farm machinery, stuck in creeks, was towed free by a locomotive. Therewas an incident when Harrywas undertaking running repairs to acylinder cog while his firemenpicked a sack of applesfrom atrackside YOU CAN HAVE ALOG FIRE Anywhere in Canterbury Nothing beats the ambience and heat output of alog fire. There is now awide range of Ultra Low Emission (ULEB) fires available. These can be installed into ANY home –even those in Clean Air zones or new builds. tree, neitherofthem awarea seniordepartmentofficer was looking on. Harry was later able to produce the official repairlog, showing he was doing as he said, not justpicking fruit. Amore serious incident occurred on August 23, 1955, when Harry drove atrainonto the Hurunui bridge, not realising flooding had washed out awooden pieratthe southern end,leaving piles swinging clear of foundations. As thelocomotive crossedthe damaged sectionitdropped about 35cm, butmomentum kept it on the track. Harry and his firemanleft their locomotive at Culverden and caught the Road Services bus home. Among his memories back in 2013 was driving the last dieseltrain to Waiau in 1978, having10years earlier driven See us Come now to in arrange and talk you to FREE, us NO OBLIGATION Metro Wee Rad Ultra quote about tohaveyour which log fire fire would fully installed, –suitable includingfor areas up to 150sqm obtaining bestcouncil suit your consent. needs FINANCE AVAILBLE. Only $2,650 (fire only) thelaststeamengine off the Waiau line. He retiredofficiallyin1980, having served his last 18 months withthe bridging gang. ‘‘I was the highest paid ‘bridgey’ in the country,’’ he told the NorthCanterbury News withalaugh. In 40 yearsofservice,hehad only one day off sick. Retirement soon saw him turn his attention to the Weka Pass Railway, driving steam locomotive A428 on the openingofthe linein September1999, and again on its100th birthday on November 7, 2009. He thenstood down from driving for the lasttime, 61 years after starting. 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Mr Henderson was acharter member of theLions Club, formed in 1981, and, along withhis fourgallonkerosene tin,was afamiliar figure at the club’s annual potatopicking fixture. Just threeyears ago he was still keentohelp plantthe club’s fundraising pumpkins. Kaiapoi Lodge Residential Care Nursing Home, Hospital and Respite Person Centred Care, Care that’s built around you 6Cass Street, Kaiapoi Ph 03 327 7235
NEWS North Canterbury News, March 26, 2020 3 Life in ahousing nightmare By RACHEL MACDONALD Trapped, constantly threatened and verbally abused, an elderly North Canterbury woman is unable to see away ahead for herself. That is how she views life at the moment. And it has been like that for adecade. She has repeatedly consulted her lawyer, talked to the police, and has a ‘‘wonderful’’ case manager at Age Concern Canterbury, but she is stuck in asituation not of her choosing, with little chance of escape. She is what Age Concern describes as a‘‘victim of complex elder abuse’’. It started 10 years ago, when her daughter found a house for sale, with lovely gardens and astorage unit that had the potential to become agranny flat. The elderly woman volunteered the money for a deposit on the property, and the documentation of joint ownership and financial arrangement was duly filed with the lawyers. ‘‘When Ifirst saw the place, Iloved it. Ihad an agreement drawn up and gave my daughter everything Ihad for adeposit,’’ she says. ‘‘The flat was awful —it had been partially converted by the previous owners while they built the main house, but it was going to be done up so that Ihad ahome like the one Ihad sold in town. ‘‘Then my daughter’s new marriage failed after 17 months, and she put the property on the market.’’ It did not sell. It turned out the house has structural issues and the flat was never consented, the woman said. Then her daughter met a new man and things started to go sour. ‘‘My legal agreement stated that all maintenance would be taken care of in exchange for my financial contribution. All Iwould have to cover was expenses like power. ‘‘I later had issues with a failing water pump. At one stage they even briefly locked the pump house, so Icouldn’t turn my water back on if I wanted ashower. ‘‘Things got so aggressive with my daughter and her new husband, whenever I tried to talk about them, to the point where Ikept my door constantly locked.’’ Amonth ago, her hot water cylinder sprang aleak and she had to go to Work and Income New Zealand to get a loan for areplacement. Her daughter’s response was anote telling her any arrangement entered into under the previous marriage was no longer valid. ‘‘My daughter isn’t even living in New Zealand at the moment. Why not sell the place? ‘‘Instead, the house has been leased to new tenants without telling me, and they also tried to rent out my flat. Where would Igo? ‘‘Two years ago, my daughter promised me I could have my money out and move on. ‘‘It’s one thing strangers taking advantage of people, but family? When you’ve just Housing difficulties ... ‘‘I never thought in 100 years I’d be treated like this.’’ tried to help them? ‘‘I never thought in 100 years I’d be treated like this.’’ For her, the biggest problem now is that, with the property so run down after 10 years, and the house structurally compromised and the flat unconsented, if the place did sell, it would probably be at aloss. ‘‘This place is owned by me and the bank. And the bank would come first,’’ she says. ‘‘My daughter tells me it’s not her problem that Ididn’t plan for my retirement. Idid. ‘‘But Idon’t think I’m going to see acent of it back again.’’ Lockdown provides alearning opportunity By DAVID HILL Keeping childrentoaroutine is essential to surviving the nextfour weeks,Big BrothersBig Sisters of NorthCanterbury manager Ellie Le Gros says. Elliesuggestspeople follow normal routines as much as possible whilecomplying with the government lockdown. ‘‘We are not having to rush to be anywhere,’’ she says.‘‘What we are advising our mentormatches is ‘just do what you normally do’. Go down to the river, walkthe dog,that sortofthing. ‘‘You need to remember to keepdoing the physical distancing,but there’s quite afew websiteswithactivities to keep children entertained.’’ Ellie says the nextfourweeks will be a good opportunity to teachchildren life skills,such as howtomake acup of tea or coffee,dosome baking, teach them household chores or talk abouttaxes. ‘‘All the life skills we pass on in acasual way, we can do it in apractical way. Does your teenager know how to boil an egg? Or do they know how to use the washing machine?’’ She advises turning off the TV and radio and setting limitsfor time online. ‘‘Wewant children to be informedand to understand what’s happening, but we don’t wanttoscare them unnecessarily. Our children havebeen through heaps and this is an addedthing that’s going to cause anxiety.’’ Activities can include going for awalk, collecting pine cones, makingakite, playing with marbles, going forapicnic, climbing atree, teaching children how to playScrabble—‘‘allthosethings we used to do before we hadtechnology’’. 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