North Canterbury News: April 02, 2020

Thursday,April 2, 2020 | Issue890 | www.starnews.co.nz 

Mums on the run for Riri 

By DAVID HILL 

Fit Kaiapoi mums are pounding 

the pavement on their own in 

support of aspeciallittle girl. 

Members of Kaiapoibased 

dance group Hot Mamas have 

beenintraining to run the Saint 

Clair Vineyard HalfMarathon, 

due to be held in Marlborough on 

May 9, to raise fundsfor 4yearold 

Amaria (Riri) Emery, who has 

arare developmentalcondition. 

The half marathon has been 

cancelled because of the global 

coronavirus pandemic, but the 

group’s members are continuing 

to train in isolation and hope to 

run the 21km on May 9closerto 

home, Riri's mum, Stephanie 

Emery, says. 

“Hopefully, we will still do it 

(theStClair half marathon) next 

year,but in the meantimeweare 

continuing to train on our own 

and,depending on whatwecan 

do on May 9, we hope to be able 

to get togetherand run the 21km. 

Otherwise, we will run 

individually around our own 

neighbourhoods.” 

Riri, whoturns 5inMay, hasa 

rarecondition known as CDKL5 

deficiency, where her bodyis 

unable to producethe protein 

responsiblefor providing 

instructions for brain function 

and development. 

CDKL5 deficiency, which 

stands for cyclindependent 

kinaselike 5, has symptoms that 

includeuncontrollable epilepsy, 

and results in acompromised 

immune system which requires a 

specificketo diet,Stephanie 

says. 

Like other families, the 

Emerys are in lockdown at home 

in Kaiapoi,with dad James 

having set up ahome office and 

older daughters Arabella,aged 8, 

and Alessandra,6,being 

temporarily homeschooled. 

The team ... Stephanie and James Emery, centre, rear, have been joined by agroup of Kaiapoi mums and supporters in ‘‘Running for Riri’’. The 

initiative is to raise funds for the couple’s daughter, Amaria Emery, aged 4. They were photographed before the lockdown. 

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“It's quite stressful at the 

moment getting theright foods. 

We're trying to avoid going to the 

supermarket because it’s too 

highrisk.” 

Stephanie says they are trying 

to make the bestlife possiblefor 

Riri. 

“She willnever leave home. 

The bestwecan hope for is that, 

cognitively, she can be likea 

1yearold. She is severelybrain 

damaged in termsofher 

cognitive function. We would 

love to get her to astage where 

she can makeafew steps.” 

Stephanieisstillhopeful a 

specialist therapist can make the 

trip over from Adelaide in 

September. “If he doesn't come in 

Septemberwewill look at going 

over next year or we may have to 

do some Skype sessions.” 

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Plentiful rain arelief to farmers 

By ROBYN BRISTOW 

Rain that fellacross droughtstricken 

NorthCanterbury this week has brought 

huge relief to farmers. 

More than100mm fellonparts of the 

region wherefarmershave been working 

long hours feeding supplements to stock, 

whileothers have already had to send 

stockoff farm for grazing. 

NorthCanterbury Federated Farmers 

meat and woolgroupchairman Dan 

Hodgen says the rain is agame changer. 

‘‘It’s perfecttiming and very welcome,’’ 

says Dan,who farms at Ethleton, westof 

Cheviot. Winterwillnot be as daunting, he 

says,becauseevery drop of the 105mm he 

recordedsoaked in. Now what is required 

Kaiapoi mums out running to help Riri 

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The lockdown also means a 

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‘‘The drought is broken as farasIam 

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kick the growth into gear.’’ 

Dan says alot of paddocks had been 

drilled in the hope rainwould come,and 

it is marvellous so much fell. 

Meanwhile, Hurunui Deputy Mayor and 

farmerVince Daly, who farms near 

Cheviot, says110mm fell, with some others 

in the district recording up to 130mm. 

‘‘It has comeintime. Iknow people who 

have been moreworriedabout the 

weather than Covid19, so it has come at a 

good time,’’hesays. ‘‘In the perfect world 

it wouldhave been better three or four 

“I'm not arunner, but if we 

can push Amaria every day, 

then Ineed to push myself. 

She works so hard, so I 

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of pasture cover before the winter.’’ 

The farming industry was the largest 

employer in the region,and to get rainto 

helpsustain the industry was great. 

Meanwhile, farmer, and chairman of the 

Hurunui Adverse Eventscommittee, 

Winton Dalley, says the Hawarden 

Waikari area received about 55mm. 

‘‘Ithas come just in time. It is prettygood 

and one less stressfor farmers,’’ says the 

former mayor, who spentmost of Monday 

organising to get straw and hay shipped to 

North Canterbury from down south. 

‘‘Feed budgets are are stillgoing to be a 

bit short. But it has certainly lifted morale, 

and to get one more issue off people’s 

mindisgreat.’’ 

Mayoral kitty happy to pitch in with calls 

By DAVID HILL 

Like mostpets across North 

Canterbury, Rupertthe 

mayoral cat is enjoying 

having his human at home. 

His caregiver, Waimakariri 

MayorDan Gordon, says 

working from home has 

presented its challengessince 

setting up in his home office 

underthe lockdown. 

“Workingathome is 

certainlyanadjustment. My 

cat’senjoying havingmeat 

home more, but I’vehad to 

put alock on my officedoor 

because Rupert knows how to 

open thedoor. And he’s quite 

happytoparticipateinZoom 

meetings,” he says, referring 

to avideo conferencing app. 

Mr Gordon saysthe council 

is continuing to functionas 

closetobusiness as usual as 

possible, conductingits 

business via Zoom meetings 

and regular conference calls. 

“It’sbeenareal challenge 

transitioning to operating 

from home and making sure 

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very seriously with his human, Waimakariri Mayor Dan Gordon. 

our essential services are 

continuing. Ihave been 

having Zoom meetings with 

senior management every 

morning and they are meeting 

with theirstaff, so I’m keeping 

up to date.There’s been no 

majorissues so far.” 

Mr Gordon saysstaff have 

been reviewing the annual 

plan,while work is continuing 

to prepare nextyear’sLong 

Term Plan. 

“I thinkit’s fair to say the 

annual planasitis presently 

shaped willhave additions, 

but we haven’t done the 

modelling and staffare 

startingtowork on that,and 

they will be briefing the 

council soon. 

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theremay be projects which 

need to happen now and 

others which can be delayed. 

“And we will also need to 

considerwhetherthe community 

has the abilitytopay. 

We are certainly reviewing 

that at the moment.” 

He has also had Canterbury 

Mayoral Forumand 

Canterbury CivilDefence 

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Groupconference calls in the 

last week, as well as callsfrom 

Canterbury District Health 

Boardchairman Sir John 

Hansen and Canterbury rural 

police areacommander Peter 

Cooper. 

“So I’ve been getting an 

update on what’shappening 

in otherparts of Canterbury.’’ 

Mr Gordon says he is 

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Surgery offers long-awaited answers for Eliza 

By RACHEL MACDONALD 

It has been an upanddown 

monthfor CustteenagerEliza 

Meekings. 

The 17yearoldcompetedin 

the NewZealand Trackand 

FieldChampionships overthe 

weekend of March 810, winning 

bronze in the open women’s 

pole vault on the Fridayand 

silver in the under20 women’s 

pole vault on the Sunday. 

The next day she was in 

hospital —her thirdhospital 

admission in six months. The 

firsttwo were emergency dashes 

to A&E withpain so bad it made 

her vomitand passout. The last 

time was by choice, in aprivate 

bed, to find answers. 

‘‘Thelast two times Iended up 

on award in Christchurch. The 

pain was indescribable, and 

nobody could put afingeronit. 

One registrareven went so far as 

to imply it was all in my head. 

‘‘As Isaid to mum, ‘how can 

pain thisbad be made up?’ ’’ 

Elizasays. 

On thatoccasion, she hadn’t 

been able to hold down food or 

fluids for threedays, but was 

sent homeregardless. 

At that point,her familymade 

the decisiontosee aprivate 

consultant, who felt she ticked 

‘‘four of the fiveboxes’’for 

endometriosis. She wasbooked 

to go intotheatre the day after 

the track and field 

championshipsended. 

The surgeon found four 

clusters of blisterlike 

endometriosislesions in her 

abdomen —more than enough 

to explain the kind of painshe 

had beenexperiencingmonthly, 

and on those two occasions, 

acutely,for the last four years. 

‘‘It wouldhave saved alot of 

timeand pain and missed school 

andtrainings if it had been 

diagnosed faster and we could 

havegot on to it sooner,’’ Eliza 

says. 

‘‘Wedid have ahealth session 

on endo in Year 10,but many 

girls don’t evenhavetheir 

period at thatpoint,soitdidn’t 

really mean much. 

‘‘And what does cripplingpain 

looklike, individually? Inow 

knowthat if it interrupts your 

routine in any way,makes you 

taketime off school or sports, 

thenyou should be asking about 

it.’’ 

Thisisapoint raised by World 

Endometriosis Society board 

trustee Deborah Bush, who gave 

Eliza afollowupcall last week. 

She was also interestedtohear 

her thoughts on the gaps in the 

school programme. 

Deborah wasrecently quoted 

as saying that for years women 

withthe condition have been 

suffering from inadequate and 

inappropriate treatment. 

Researchshows that 27 

percent of girls are missing 

All concentration ... Eliza Meekings competing in the pole vault at the National Track and Field 

Championships in March. Aday later, she was in hospital for surgery in abid to solve years of undiagnosed 

pain. 

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schoolregularlydue to 

endometriosispain, interfering 

with their education and their 

futures, she says. 

Many of those end up 

struggling to findand hold jobs, 

as well as grapplingwith mental 

healthissues,infertility and 

chronic stabbing stomach pain. 

To this end, March also saw 

new guidelines launched in 

parliament for doctors, surgeons 

and all health professionals to 

follow to help in the diagnosis 

and treatmentofKiwi women 

living with endometriosis. 

‘‘We have spent decades 

supportingthousands of 

3 

desperate patients,some as 

young as 11 or 12, withmany 

waiting years, even decades, for 

aformaldiagnosis,’’ Deborah 

says. 

‘‘We just have to do better for 

the 130,000 NewZealand 

patients livingwith 

endometriosis.’’ 

Strong support for school 

By DAVID HILL 

KaiapoiHighSchool received strong 

supportfrom the community after news 

of a‘‘probable’’ coronavirus case at the 

school lastweek. 

Principal Bruce Kearney,staff and 

pupils went intoselfisolation on 

Mondaylast weekafterbeingtoldby 

MinistryofHealth officialsofa 

‘‘probable case’’ of apupilcontracting 

coronavirus. 

While thecase hasbeen definedas 

‘‘probable’’,MrKearney said theschool 

took‘‘thestance of following the 

procedures laiddownbythe Ministry of 

Healthasifitwas apositive case’’to 

protect thecommunity. 

‘‘Itwouldbefairtosay thatthat 

particularset of newshas heightened 

people’sanxiety,but our community has 

beenincrediblysupportive.’’ 

The bulkofthe staff andpupilswere 

able to comeout of selfisolation on 

Wednesday,March 25,while thosewho 

hadclose contactweredue to come out 

of selfisolation yesterdayaftera14day 

period. 

Mr Kearneyspent two days working 

andsleepinginhis small study at home, 

butashe wasnot aclose contact he was 

free to moveinto‘‘normalisolation’’ like 

every otherNew Zealander when the 

lockdowntookeffect lastweek. 

He says selfisolation‘‘means we can’t 

have contactwith ourown families’’. 

Duetothe situation, Kaiapoi High 

Schoolwent straight into the school 

holidayslastweek, aweek earlier than 

other schools,afterEducation Minister 

Chris Hipkins announced school 

holidayswould be brought forwardto 

beginthisweek. 

It means KaiapoiHighSchool pupils 

will needtobeginhomeschoolingfrom 

next week, untilthe lockdown ends. 

Scammers target home workers 

ANorthCanterburycomputerexpertis 

warning families to beware of online 

scammersduring the Covid19 lockdown. 

AaronLovelace, ownerofKaiapoi 

business Techmedics,says scammers are 

taking advantage of the increased 

number of people working from home 

during the global coronaviruspandemic. 

Families should ensure security 

settings are up to date and passwords 

secure, he says.‘‘There's aCovid19 

phishing emailscam going roundthat 

lookslike it’sfrom the government, and 

asking you to ‘clink on alink’ (sic),which 

will crash your computer. 

‘‘Youneed to readthe emailproperly 

because the English and grammar is 

really bad, makingiteasytospot.’’ 

Mr Lovelace says people need to be 

particularly careful if working from home 

and connectingremotelytotheir work 

computer. ‘‘The biggest problem when 

workingfrom home and accessinga 

remote connection, if youdownload one 

of these viruses you can infect your work 

network as well. 

‘‘That’s why businesses need to get 

peoplewho know whatthey’redoing. 

Setting up aVPN (virtual private 

network) connection is away for 

workplacestoprotect their computers.’’ 

Mr Lovelace says he has also heard of 

phone scammersringing up warning that 

the householder’s computerisinfected 

with Covid19. 

Techmedics runs 10 servers and cloud 

storage to backup data for local 

businesses. It provides computer security 

and remote support, allowing local 

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‘‘It’sstartingtoramp up abit out here 

in North Canterbury. Alot of businesses 

have said we have to close, but we have 

got some accounting firms working from 

home and we are providingabackup 

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RSAs aim for November Poppy Day 

By DAVID HILL 

North Canterbury’s RSAs hope to 

be selling poppies to coincide 

withArmistice Day in November. 

All AnzacDay services around 

the country have been cancelled 

becauseofthe global coronavirus 

pandemic, while Poppy Day, 

normally held on the Friday, a 

weekbeforeAnzac Day, has been 

suspended. 

While disappointed they 

cannot celebrate Anzac Day with 

their communities, KaiapoiRSA 

president Neill Price and his 

Rangiora counterpart Ian 

Thompsonsay another lot of 

Christchurchmade poppies has 

arrived ready for sale. 

‘‘Wehave ordered all our 

poppies and they are ready to 

go,’’ Mr Pricesays.‘‘No decision 

has been made,but we willhave 

Poppy Day at another 

appropriate day, such as 

Armistice Day. 

‘‘PoppyDay is very important 

to us to fundraise to supportour 

veterans and their families,’’he 

says. 

Mr Thompsonsays Armistice 

Day is the most likely time to hold 

Poppy Day,ifthe Covid19 

outbreak has subsided by then. 

Armistice Day marks the laying 

downofweapons at 11am on 

November11, 1918, which 

marked the end of fightingin 

World War 1. 

Mr Pricesays he plans to have 

amoment'ssilenceathome to 

rememberhis fatherinlaw, who 

served in WorldWar 1. 

Mr Thompsonalso encourages 

local families to take amoment 

on Anzac Day to remembertheir 

own familymembers who served 

in overseas conflicts. 

People can evenpost atribute 

or images on social media. 

‘‘That would be excellent if 

theydid,’’ Mr Thompsonsays. 

‘‘It’s sad that we can’tmark 

Anzac Day as acommunity. The 

young people are just so good to 

us on the day and we spend alot 

of time visiting the schools,and I 

knowthey weregearing up for 

Anzac Day. 

‘‘Weknow Anzac Day is aday 

for the veterans, but it’s also aday 

for the public and the young ones 

are really good at supporting it,’’ 

he says. 

BothRSAs are continuing to do 

whatthey can to supportveterans 

and theirfamiliesthroughthe 

lockdown, including delivering 

foodparcels to those in need. 

‘‘Atthis stage we can stilldo 

our bit. We havealittle bit in our 

reserves.Wetry to deliver food 

parcels to veterans who need 

supportand when winter comes 

we deliver firewood,’’ Mr 

Thompsonsays. 

‘‘Wehave atransport service 

withalot of hospital runs and 

doctors visits and thingslike that, 

but we’vehad to suspend that, 

which is abit disappointingfor 

people.’’ 

Mr Pricesays the community 

has been through difficult times 

before and we can get through the 

latest challenge. 

‘‘Onbehalf of the Kaiapoi RSA, 

Iwould ask people to take care 

and look after one another. 

Listen to the officialadviceand 

we willget through this.’’ 

Helping hand ... Kyle Harpur was out supporting his community for 

Poppy Day in Rangiora last year. Local RSAs are hopeful that this year’s 

Poppy Day can be held in November. 

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Rethink 

required 

By DAVID HILL 

New Zealand hasagolden 

opportunity to rethinkhow 

it operates,says Kaikoura 

MayorCraig Mackle. 

He says the Covid19 

lockdown is forcing a 

rethinkofhow New 

Zealanders shop and a 

resurgence of notions of 

buying local. 

‘‘We are hearing people 

saying shop locally when 

this is all over,but many of 

thosepeople are 

importing.’’ 

Mr Mackle says the New 

Zealand economy, and 

particularly atourist town 

like Kaikoura, will take a 

long timetorecover. 

‘‘We are in for acouple 

of hard years from this.We 

won'tbounce back quickly. 

It will take along time 

before peoplecan start 

travelling again. 

‘‘Butitwill teach us to 

get back to basics.’’ 

With New Zealand’s 

borders likely to remain 

closed for several months, 

Mr Mackle encourages 

Kiwiswho can affordto, to 

visittowns like Kaikoura 

and HanmerSprings once 

the lockdownends. 

He says the councilis 

operating, but it’s awhole 

new way of working. 

‘‘It will allbedone from 

home.’’ 

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‘It’snormal to feel tense right now’ 

Supporting eachother, even from afar, is 

essential to surviving the latestcrisis. 

NorthCanterbury is used to crises, with 

earthquakes, fire,snowstorms, wind storms 

and drought in recentyears, but the 

difference with the Covid19 outbreak is the 

need to find other ways to connect. 

“It’sabsolutely normal to feel tense and 

anxious right now,” CommunityWellbeing 

NorthCanterbury Trust manager Deirdre 

Ryan says. 

“But thereare things we can all do that 

will help our resilience and wellbeing and 

that of those around us.” 

The trust’sadvice: 

Be kind to yourselfand others: We are all 

doingour besttonavigate these exceptional 

times. Alittle kindness will go along way. 

Stay connected:Ifyou can’t be face to face 

with your loved ones right now, find ways of 

staying connected, such as Skype, Zoom or 

social mediaapps. 

Stick to routines if you can: Routines 

around meal times, bedtime and exercise 

are agreat way to give some structure and 

certaintytoeach day, but be preparedto 

have thingschange, and acceptdifferent 

ways of doing things. 

If you can, do more of the things that give 

your lifemeaningand value. It might be 

gardening, connecting with nature, playing 

with your kidsorgettinglost in agood book. 

Choose whereyou focusyour attention: 

Tune intowhat is still goodinyour world. 

“Psychologists call this‘benefit finding’ 

and it is akey resilience skill,” Deirdre says. 

“Focus on what matters and whatyou can 

control. Concentrateyour attention on 

things that you can actually influence. 

“Worryingabout thingsyou can’t change 

will only upset you.” 

Deidreproposes thatpeople take adigital 

detox:She says it is important to stay 

connected with loved ones and keepupwith 

breaking news, but set some time asideeach 

day that is screenfree.Ifthe news is 

Make it count... Spendquality time with your childreninthe daysand weeks ahead. 

overwhelming, turn it off. 

Deirdre also has tips for families with 

children at home. 

“It’s important that tamariki feel okay 

talking about how they are doing. Children 

can reacttostress differently than adults.” 

Reassure them they are safe,encourage 

them to talkabout how theyfeel and tell 

them they can ask questions and answer 

these in plain language appropriatetotheir 

age. Be honest, but avoid details whichmay 

distressorcause anxiety. 

Tell themthat feeling upsetorafraid is 

normal, that it is goodtotalk about it and 

that theywill feel bettersoon. 

Be understanding. They may have 

problems sleeping,throwtantrums or wet 

the bed —bepatient and reassuring if this 

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Families like Alex (not her real name) and her partner, with ayoungster at Leithfield school. In tears after her partner lost his job, Alex told 

me: “I don’t know what we’re going to do”. 

Community Wellbeing rallied, delivering boxes of food to Alex and several other families from Leithfield and Amberley Schools. 

“Some of our families are already doing it tough,” Leithfield School Principal Sharon Marsh says. 

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happens. With support and care, it will pass. 

Give your children extra love and 

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postingregular tips and resources on its 

Facebook page. 

Those struggling to copecan call or text 

1737 to talkwith atrained counsellor for 

free, 24 hours aday, 7days aweek. 

5 

Rubbish 

restrictions 


Rubbish collectionisconsideredan 

essential serviceunder the 

lockdown, whichmeans it’s life as 

usualfor Waimakariri residents on 

the council wasterecovery runs, 

and those using privatecontractors. 

But what aboutthe many rural 

households who are in the habit of 

taking their black bags and 

recyclingtothe Southbrook or 

Oxford transfer stations, giventhat 

most council facilities are closed? 

As of thisweek, services at 

Southbrook and Oxfordhave been 

restricted to comply with the 

government’s socialdistancing 

requirements, but both depots 

remain openfor black bag dropoff. 

That meansany recycling and 

nonessential loads need to stay at 

home until the lockdown is over. 

Meanwhile,there will be skips at 

both locations, during the usual 

opening hours,for blackbag 

rubbish. 

They will be manned by a 

supervisorinhazmat gear, and 

members of the publicwill needto 

throwtheir bags in themselves,as 

they usually would. 

Blackbags are available as usual 

from supermarkets. 

Hoursfor the two transfer stations 

are: Southbrook: Monday to Sunday, 

8.30am to 4.30pm. 

Oxford: Friday, 12.30pm to 

4.30pm;Sunday, 12pmto4.30pm. 

Restrictions are temporary, until 

the sites can operate normally 

again. Locals willcontinuetobe 

updated, the council says. 

2270820 

Deirdre Ryan 

Manager 

Community Wellbeing North CanterburyTrust 

Follow your impact on our 

Facebook page: 

@CommunityWellbeing 

NorthCanterburyTrust

VIEWS 


We’re all doing our bit to help 

By the time you are reading this we will 

have completedone weekoflockdown, 

and if you have followed the simple 

messages, congratulationsfor doing your 

bit to stamp out Covid-19. 

It such achangeofthinking to show your 

kindness by phoneoremail rather than the 

usualchat at the grocerystore or at the 

school gate. However, we must continue to 

be strong and facethis adversity to turnthe 

curveand keepourselves safe. 

It is wonderfultosee people using 

Facebook to extend positive energy to 

friends and familyand usingitasatoolto 

inspire and challenge eachother. 

Our council continues to do business, 

but like everyonewehave had to findnew 

ways,and for the foreseeable future we 

will be hosting council meetings via an 

electronic platform. The council is 

committed to residents and will be 

determininghow we can best serve their 

needsthrough our long-term planning 

cycle. Iamproud of our staff, especially 

thoseworking in the fieldtoensure 

essential services are delivered. 

We are doingall we can to make sure 

LOST AND FOUND 

your health and welfare is attended to, and 

Itrust thatyou appreciate and show 

respect to the essential workers involved. 

‘‘Hatsoff’’ to our medical, veterinary and 

animalwelfare services, wellbeing 

contractorsand supermarket staff.How 

kind you all are!Kia Kaha and thank you. 

Welfare and wellbeing are the highest 

priorities. It is crucial we support those 

livingaloneorwho may not have access to 

email or theinternet. Reach out by phone. 

It could becomealifeline. 

The response is now, but recovery will 

need resilienceand strength. 

It is most important that we all use the 

one source of truth,and access up-to-date 

information through the Covid-19 website. 

When we seek arange of information 

from several sources, we worry. Worry is 

natural whenweare facedwith the 

unknown and it may seem like alegitimate 

response to afast-changing threat. We 

need to look for waystosafeguard 

ourselves from worry dominating our 

everyday life.Wemust remain calm, show 

gratitude and remember:Bekind,stay 

home and save lives. 

The followingproperty has been lost: 

A Metallica wallet, ablue Samsung 

phone, abrown wallet, ahunting jacket, 

ablack wallet, aDeWalt cordless drill 

and electrical cord, car keys with a 

library card, asurfboard, ascooter, two 

keys red and black and avape, ablue 

wallet, aSamsung S10 phone, abackpack 

with fishing gear, asocket set, a 

fold-outchair, asilver wallet, glasses in 

ablack case, an HP laptop. 

Foundproperty: An iPad (Amberley), 

apearl necklace (Rangiora), achild’s 

All Blacks vest (Rangiora), ablack 

Sandisk pen drive (Rangiora), keyrings 

and awallet. 

Professional sport’sheavy 

toll on the amateur ranks 

Safe in the confines of his home, Lindsay Kerr laments the damage 

that professional sport has done to amateur sport. Few codes 

have escaped the greed that professional sport has created, he 

suggests. 

As we continuetohunker downin 

ourattempt to ward off Covid -19, it is 

timely to reflect on ourfast-paced 

modernsociety. 

This spiralling pace has not 

forgotten sport, wherecompetition 

wasonce,for the majority, mostly 

amateur. 

Today, fewcodes haveescapedthe 

greed thatprofessional sporthas 

created. 

Perhaps New Zealand hasescaped 

the absolute greed factorthatsome 

of thehigh-profilesports in the 

Americas, Britainand Europe have 

created, but money taken forsport in 

New Zealandtosurviveatthis level 

has bought agoodslice of the 

amateur sporttothe breadline. 

One exampleisonour doorstep in 

North Canterbury, where our 

premierclub rugby—andtoalesser 

extent,cricket —struggle to survive 

financiallybecause moneyissucked 

intothe professional arms. 

For more than 60 years, a 

Canterbury Sub Unions (North 

Canterbury and Ellesmere) 

representativeside hasplayed 

games at home andaway. 

Thiswas not so in 2019, withalack 

of money preventingit. 

Withcricket, ourlocal 

representative side is treated with a 

little morerespect, being included in 

the Hawke Cupcompetition 

(cricket’sequivalent of the 

❛One example is on our 

doorstep in North 

Canterbury, where our 

premier club rugby —and to 

lesser extent, cricket— 

struggletosurvivefinancially 

because money is sucked 

into the professional arms.❜ 

—Lindsay Kerr 

Heartland Rugby competition). 

However, likerugby, themoney 

chainleansheavily towards the 

professional game. 

There are worrying suggestions 

thatthe Hawke Cupcompetition has 

alimitedlifebecauseofthe costs 

involved. 

Just perhaps,when lifeasweknow 

it returnstonormal —whateverthat 

mightbe—that the paceofchange 

mightnot be so pronounced. 

Perhaps theprofessional game 

might not be permitted to soak up so 

muchofits fundsonoverseas travel, 

andthe hugeexpense that goes with 

it, leaving alittle more for the 

amateurgame. 

HEALTH UPDATE 

Restricted visiting 

At COVID-19 AlertLevel 4all Canterbury DHB 

hospitalsand health centreshaverestricted 

visiting. Visitors will only be admittedunder 

exceptionalcircumstances andonly one 

visitor or supportpersonper patientfor 

most areas. No childrenunder 16 will be 

permitted. This appliestothe Emergency 

Departmentand allwards andservices. All 

visitorswillbeassessed on entryand you 

will need to provideyournameand contact 

details. If youare unwell, youwill notbe 

able to visit. Thankyoufor helping us keep 

ourpatientsand staff safe. 

Outpatientsand elective 

(planned) surgery 

Allelectivesurgery andnon-urgent face-toface 

outpatient appointments have been 

postponedfor at least the next four weeks. 

Alternativeappointments,suchasphone 

or videoconsultations arebeing made on a 

case by case basis. 

If you’re unsure about your situation, please 

call the number on your appointmentletter. 

Park andRide 

TheParkand Ride shuttlefromthe Lichfield 

St carparkwill stop operatingfrom8.30pm 

Wednesday 25 Marchtoprotect ourpatients 

andstaff. 

Look after your wellbeing 

If youorsomeone youknowneeds 

wellbeingsupport or advice, call or text 

1737 to speakwithatrained counsellor. This 

confidentialservice is free of charge andis 

available24hours aday,seven days aweek. 

There’susefuland practicalinformation 

availablefor those at home in isolationon 

thegovernment’swebsiteCOVID19.govt.nz 

Be kind 

Canterbury hasbeenthrough alot,and we 

will getthrough this as well.We’re stronger 

together.Remembertocheck in on the 

elderlyorvulnerable.Makeadifference 

by dropping off supplies to thosewho are 

home sick and‘virtually’ checkinwith 

whānau, friendsand neighbours whoare in 

isolation. 

Stay home 

You muststayhomeunlessyou work in 

an essentialservice. Weall need to do 

everythinginour powertobreak thechain 

of possible transmissionofCOVID-19(and 

otherviruses)inour communities. 

While in isolationathomeyou canstill go 

outfor awalk, butpleasekeepatleast two 

metres away from others. 

Together we canslowthe spread. 

Seecdhb.health.nz/COVID19 forfurther 

information

Free online yoga 

on Facebook 

NEWS 


7 

Daly elected 

deputy mayor 


By BY SHELLEY TOPP 

PadmavatiMaharana, 

owner of Rangiora Yoga, is 

providing free onlineyoga 

classesonher Facebook 

pageduring thecoronavirus 

lockdown. 

The onehourclasses 

begin at 9.30amand arean 

alternativetothe free 

Saturdaymorning classes 

she providedather upstairs 

yogastudioinVictoriaSt 

beforethe country moved to 

Alert Level 4. 

The classes will be held 

fromMonday to Sunday for 

the duration of the 

lockdown.‘‘I am tryingto 

givepeople alittle less 

stress during this difficult 

time,’’she said. 

‘‘Weneed to respect the 

lockdown requirements. 

The more we do that,the 

betterchancewewill all 

have.’’ 

Padmavatiisalso 

continuing to holddaily 

yogaclasses forher private 

clients on her Facebook 

pagevia Zoom,a 

Californianbased remote 

conferencingvideo 

communication system. 

She has beenteaching 

yogafor more than 12 years. 

‘‘For me, thereisnoage 

limit for yoga. Teaching 

people theskills neededto 

improvetheir health, 

wellbeingand happiness 

through yoga practicesand 

breathing techniques gives 

me immensesatisfaction.” 

Padmavati was born in 

the KanpurVillage of the 

Balasore districtinthe 

Easternpart of India and 

has beenliving in New 

Zealand since2016. 

She becameinterested in 

yogatoimproveher health. 

‘‘I used to get frequent 

asthma attacksand was 

alwayssuffering froma 

cold. 

‘‘AfterIstartedyogaIhad 

lessand less asthmaattacks 

and very rarelyhad acold. 

Now my asthmais 

completely undercontrol, 

which Icredit to yoga.’’ 

Community minded 

... Padmavati 

Maharana, owner of 

Rangiora Yoga, is 

providing free 

online yoga classes 

on her Facebook 

page during the 

lockdown. 


Vince Daly has been appointed 

deputy mayor of the Hurunui 

District Council. 

He replaces Jason Fletcher, who 

resigned from the council. 

Cr Daly was elected to the position 

at an extraordinary council meeting 

last week. He received unanimous 

support from 

councillors. 

He was 

nominated by 

Cr Fiona 

Harris and 

seconded by 

Pauline 

White. 

Cr Daly 

represents 

the East 

Ward of the 

council. 

He says he 

is honoured Vince Daly 

to be selected 

in these difficult times. 

‘‘I will do my best to bring my 

experience to the role and support 

the Mayor and councillors,’’ he says. 

Mayor Marie Black says she is 

confident that Cr Daly’s 

appointment has set the council up 

for strong governance, with good 

representation across the district. 

‘‘He brings agreat depth of 

knowledge to the role and has been a 

longserving councillor,’’ she says. 

Abyelection will be held in the 

west ward for areplacement for Mr 

Fletcher. 

Online learning resource made available 


ANorthCanterbury 

educational resource provider 

is aiming to provide afree 

logintoits literacy development 

programme to every 

schoolaged childinNew 

Zealand duringthe Covid19 

lockdown. 

The Learning Staircase, 

basedinRangiora,designs and 

retails educationalresources 

and software for learners of all 

ages,including those with 

specific learning disabilities. 

Its StepsWeb online 

programme lets learners 

improve their literacy, 

vocabulary, comprehension 

and verbal reasoningvia 

researchbased tools, games 

and activities. 

StepsWeb is already used by 

morethan 1000 schools 

nationwide but The Learning 

Staircase ownerRos Lugg says 

thatwhen the Covid19 

pandemichit New Zealand 

and schools closed, they 

wanted to share it more 

broadly. 

“We havecontacted all the 

schools that have an existing 

account with us and offered to 

supply unlimited loginssothe 

whole school populationcan 

access StepsWeb,’’ she says. 

“We have also contacted the 

Ministry of Education 

proposing thatweprovide 

every student in the country 

with aStepsWeblogin so that 

they cancontinuetheir 

learningfrom homeduringthe 

Covid19 lockdown.” 

While Ros is yet to hear back 

from the ministry, more than 

250 New Zealand schools with 

an existing account have 

already taken up the offer, 

resulting in more than20,000 

new student logins. 

“We work verycloselywith 

schools and are awareofthe 

struggles schools are going 

through at this time,”she says. 

‘‘Itcan alsobeused on any 

deviceorcomputer. 

“Parents have theoptionof 

printing out worksheets, 

handwritingsheets, 

crosswords and arange of 

handson card games which 

are suitable for familyuse. 

‘‘Basically,StepsWeb 

provides everything you need 

to teach and practice core 

literacy skills —atany level.” 

StepsWeb can alsobe 

purchased by parents and 

caregivers for homelearning,if 

childrenaren’tconnected via 

their school 

For more information, visit 

stepsweb.com. 

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COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD APRIL 12020 

Council Business Continues 

through Alert Level 4 

The vast majority of our staff are now working from home with key staff 

only out in the community to carry out essential duties. 

As we all adjust to the COVID-19 normal we 

want to reiteratethe Council is open forbusiness 

(remotely)and you can contact us in anumber 

of ways: 

• Council Rangiora Service Centre 

office@wmk.govt.nz or 0800 965 468 

• Orsearch for usonfacebook 

@WaimakaririDistrictCouncil 

• Try our online options 

waimakariri.govt.nz/services/online-services 

• Snap Send Solve App. 

Acouple of keys changes in service provision 

includes the temporary closure of our transfer 

stations in Rangiora and Oxford. This means 

that you can only drop rubbish in official Council 

bags into the skip at each of these transfer 

stations during normal working hours. 

There are also afew changes to the building 

services that we can provide during this time 

mainly those activities that require some sort 

of site visit or inspection will need to be put on 

hold until Alert Level 4islied. 

In line with Government guidance we’ve closed 

our playgrounds, dog parks, skateparks and 

access gates to beaches. 

We have made 

contingency plans to 

enable decisions to be 

made by Council during 

theCOVID-19 outbreak. We 

have set up an Emergency 

COVID-19 Response 

Committee with all 

members of the Council. 

This same response was 

adopted following the 

Canterbury earthquakes. 

All Community Board meetings as well as 

Committees, Joint Committees, Working Groups 

and Steering Groups are suspended until 

further notice. The new Emergency COVID-19 

Response Committee will deal with any Board 

or Committee business. 

Akey focus for the COVID-19 Response 

Committee in the coming weeks will be to 

consider ifchanges need to be made to our 

Dra Annual Plan 2020/21. The community 

are at the heart of that decision making process 

and we will keep you updated. 

We will also be working with our partners to see 

how wecan best support our community through 

this. This includes our business partners, health 

sector and social service providers. 

We will continue toprovide community 

information and updates through our website 

waimakariri.govt.nz/covid19 and Facebook as 

well as through the local newspapers. Please 

share with your family and friends across your 

virtual networks. 

Please take care of each other, follow the 

rules and be kind. 

Be kind.Check-inonthe 

elderlyorvulnerable. 

Make adifference by: 

• checking-in on any elderly orvulnerable people youknow 

• dropping supplies to those at home sick. 

Find out more at 

Covid19.govt.nz 

SUPPORT SERVICES 

Support for families 

Locally there are people who can help: 

• Presbyterian Support 

Phone 03313 8588 

• Age Concern Canterbury 

Phone 0800 80 33 44. 

There are anumber of local food banks – 

you can contact them by phone only: 

• Kaiapoi: Kaiapoi Community Support 

Phone 03327 8945 

• Rangiora: Hope Trust 

Phone 03928 3066 

• Oxford: Oxford Community Trust 

Phone 03312 3006. 

Business support 

• ENC Business Support team at: 

office@enterprisenc.co.nz 

• For alist of useful and regularly updated 

links specific to businesses dealing with 

COVID-19 visit the ENC COVID-19 page. 

Temporary accommodation 

• For help to self-isolate if you can’t in 

your own homes or are travellers visiting 

New Zealand and do not already have 

suitable self-isolation accommodation 

arranged. You can find out more at 

temporaryaccommodation.mbie.govt.nz/ 

covid-19/ 

National helplines 

• There is adedicatedHealthline 0800 number 

for COVID-19 health advice and information 

-0800 358 5453. This is supportedbyonline 

at covid19.govt.nz. For other health related 

issues call 0800 611 116 

• ‘Need to talk?’ service on 1737 totalk with 

atrained counsellor 

• Mental Health Crisis Line phone ortext 

7174 available 24 hours 

• Youthline 0800 376 633 or free text 234. 

Their website also has aweb chat facility 

youthline.co.nz

More earthly pursuits 

remain for stargazers 

By DAVID HILL 

Canterbury’s observatories 

might be in lockdown, but 

there is plenty for budding 

scientists and the 

superstitious to discover. 

Oxford Area School 

Observatory volunteer Erik 

Vermaat has been keeping 

in touch with his night class 

students via his ‘‘Corona 

Blog’’, and on Facebook. 

He says the lockdown can 

be the ideal time to make 

new discoveries. 

‘‘Newton developed 

theories of calculus and 

gravity while at home. What 

are you doing?’’ Erik asks. 

As Erik points out, during 

the 1666 Great Plague, a 

22yearold Cambridge 

University student named 

Isaac Newton came up with 

new theories for calculus, 

optics and the law of 

gravitation, while in selfisolation 

after returning 

home to the family farm. 

The superstitious will 

realise comets have aknack 

of making an appearance in 

the night sky in acrisis and 

Covid19 doesn’t disappoint, 

as Oxford Observatory 

volunteer James Moffat 

points out. 

‘‘Atlas C/2019 Y4 could 

almost be mistaken for the 

latest doomsday comet, 

arriving around the same 

time Covid19 made its first 

Here tohelp 

appearance in China.’’ 

Comets have historically 

been ‘‘harbingers of death’’, 

with Halley’s Comet making 

one of its flybys in 1665, on 

the eve of the Great Plague, 

which laimed 100,000 lives 

in London. 

‘‘This comet (Atlas) is fast 

living up to that reputation, 

appearing in brightness as 

rapidly as the Covid19 virus 

itself spreads.’’ 

The Greek demigod Atlas 

was perceived as carrying 

the weight of the world on 

his shoulders, ‘‘but in fact it 

was the celestial sphere not 

the terrestrial globe’’, James 

says. 

‘‘That is aweight 

humankind now bears upon 

his own shoulders in 

containing Covid19.’’ 

Unfortunately for New 

Zealand stargazers, the 

comet Atlas is more visible 

in the northern hemisphere 

night sky. More information 

is available on the comet 

online at space.com/cometatlasmaybebrightenting. 

html. 

On Erik’s ‘‘Corona Blog’’, 

people can discover just how 

fast the speed of light is, all 

the observable parts of the 

electromagnetic spectrum 

(which Ernest Rutherford 

helped to discover) and 

exoplanets. Find the link on 

the Oxford Observatory page 

on Facebook. 

NEWS 


Garden journey chronicled 

By SHELLEY TOPP 

KaiapoiTuahiwi Community 

Board deputy chairwomanJackie 

Watson is usingthe coronavirus 

lockdown to write aboutthe 

history of her Ohoka homeand 

garden. 

‘‘Aswehad putour house on the 

marketjust beforethe virus crisis, 

Ihavebeen thinking about what 

the new owners will wanttoknow 

about the garden and its30years 

of planting, growing andtending 

of our sanctuary,’’she says. 

Although theirhome, 

OakhamptonLodge,whichhas a 

boutique bed andbreakfast 

business,has been withdrawn 

fromthe marketinthe meantime, 

Jackieand herhusbandAngus 

still intend selling it at somestage. 

She therefore decidedto 

continuewriting herjournalfor 

the new owners. 

‘‘Weare only sellingasweneed 

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE 

9 

Lockdown project ... Jackie Watson is using the lockdown to write aboutthe 

historyofher Ohoka home and garden, Oakhampton Lodge. 

to think aboutthe futureasweare 

both over70and wanttodownsize 

while we are fit andwell,’’ she 

Nature’s beauty ... The picturesque garden at Oakhampton Lodge. 

PHOTOS:SUPPLIED 

says. 

‘‘Iwill include in thehistory a 

recordofthe dailydevelopments 

throughout thisunprecedented 

coronavirus crisis.’’ 

Jackiesays the talltrees, 

expansive lawns, roses and 

perennials in the 1.2hectare 

garden make it apleasure to 

wander through. 

‘‘Iget huge amounts of 

inspiration fromthe garden,both 

in being surroundedbythe beauty 

of naturebut also the necessary 

routineofmaintainingit. 

‘‘It is so good for thesoul to 

plant, cut back, dig,rake,harvest 

andjustbeapartofnature. I 

realise Iamvery lucky to be 

confinedtohome,tomybig 

garden wherethere is more than 

enoughtokeep me occupied 

duringthe month ahead.’’ 

Iknow many ofyou are feelinganxious about the health and 

livelihoodsofyour families and community right now. 

Asthe MP for Kaikōura Iamhere tohelpandsupportyou. Please 

do nothesitateto contactmeby phone or email if you require 

information or assistance. 

Iwant to serve our community byproviding information, 

advocacy, connection and support for you andyourloved ones. 

Ihave suspendedallplanned campaign activitiessoIcan focus 

on these duties. 

Likeyou Iamsuspending attendance atcommunity events and 

gatherings until further notice. To ensure Iremain accessible Iwill 

be trialling online virtual door knocking and Facebook live. 

Youcan followmeonFacebook @stuartsmith.national 

The ripples ofthis unfolding pandemic arebeingfelt by all ofus, 

from kids to grand-parents to neighbours, pleaseknow you are 

notalone inyour worriesand concern. It’s important wesupport 

each other during this difficult time and Ihavegreat faith that the 

valuesofNew Zealanderswill come to the fore as werisetothis 

challenge. 

Kia kaha &ngā mihi, 

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&Advice 

The most up-to-datehealth information 

on the coronavirus is available at this 

Ministry ofHealthwebsite: health.govt.nz 

or call Healthline free on 0800 3585453 

More generalinformation about New 

Zealand’s efforts to addressthe virus and 

its impact can befound here: 

covid19.govt.nz 

If you haveotherunanswered questions 

pleasecontact me directly. 

Business &Employment 

Support 

Community Connection 

&Co-ordination 

Iamintouchwith community leaders 

and support services. Ifyou want to 

knowwhat supportmay be available in 

your neighbourhood, please letmeknow 

andIwill connect you. 

Iamimpressed by the efforts of somany 

already to providemoral and practical 

support to localneighboursand 

communities. 

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&Vulnerable 

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The Governmenthas released apackage 

of financial supportfor businesses 

and employees, contractors and the 

selfemployed. 

Informationonthe supportthatmay 

be available to you isdetailedhere: 

workandincome.govt.nz If you are 

concerned you “fall between the gaps” 

or arehaving difficulty accessing support 

pleasecontact me so Ican help navigate 

and advocatefor you. The Government 

has acknowledged there will be aneed 

forasecond phaseofsupport,soIwill 

provideMinisters with your feedback on 

whatthat should look like. 

Many inour community are feeling 

isolated and vulnerable right now. Some 

don’t have access tothe internet and 

may need additional information or help 

with deliveries, food or otherservices. 

If you areconcerned for acommunity 

member orrelative pleaseletme 

know soIcangive themacall,provide 

supportdirectly or help connectthem 

with some of the incredible local people 

and organisationsreadied to provide 

assistance. If you oranyone you knowis 

feelingoverwhelmed and needs to talk 

to atrained counsellor they can 

free call/text1737 

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NEWS 


Gym offers 

an online 

workout 

By SHELLEY TOPP 

Rangiora’sSaints Functional Fitness 

Gym is providing an onlineworkout 

option for membersduringthe 

coronavirus lockdown. 

The Kingsford SmithDrive gym’s 

owners, brothers Ashleyand Aaron 

McConville, are holding private online 

workoutsfor membersonthe gym’s 

Facebookpage. 

The new service started at 9am on 

Wednesday last week and will run from 

Monday to Saturday while accesstothe 

gym is closedduring the lockdown. 

The brothers are developing anew 

45minute workout for every session 

without using any equipment in the gym. 

Life at Saintsdoesn’t end with 

isolation, they say. 

‘‘Together we are going to get through 

this.Even though we are allinour homes 

we can still stay connectedonline 

through thisgroup,’’ Ashley says. 

The workouts will be ‘‘niceand 

challenging, with alot of bodywork stuff 

and cardiowork stuff,’’ they say. 

‘‘We don’t wanttouse the lockdown as 

an excuse to turn into acouch potato 

because eatingproperlyand staying 

active is going to be really importantin 

maintaining mental health during the 

next four weeks.’’ 

The brothers are also planning to offer 

nutrition tips and inspirational advice 

during the online workouts. 

People interested in joiningthe 

workout group cancheck out the 

brothers’ information video on the Saints 

Functional Fitness Gym Facebookpage. 

Moulding libraries for the future 


Librarieshave an essential 

role to playinanincreasingly 

digital future,Waimakariri’s 

district librariesmanager, 

PaulaEskett,says. 

Sitting in the bright, airy 

library space in Kaiapoi’s 

Ruataniwha Centre, she uses 

wordslike ‘‘inviting’’, 

‘‘innovative’’ and ‘‘inclusive’’ to 

describe how theseinstitutions 

are changing as society 

evolves. 

‘‘I see alibrary as being 

today’s community commons,’’ 

she says. 

‘‘Where once we gathered in 

the square on or the green to 

relax, catch up, play games,or 

debate the issuesofthe day, 

that’s where Isee our libraries 

taking an increasingly 

important place.’’ 

Gone are the days of the 

silent reading room,smelling 

of wood polish and old books 

and policed by astrict and 

mostly silent librarian. 

Instead, the idea of alibrary 

as acommunity hub is clearly 

illustrated in Kaiapoi. 

It may have fallensilent for 

the national lockdown, but 

thereare normally games to be 

played on awet day;storytimes 

and aLego Club; puzzles free 

to take homeand keep, or to 

tradeinorreturn as desired; 

DVDs that are cheaptohire; 

the national newspapers to 

catchupon; and nonfiction 

and fiction titles for all ages. 

Thereare also meetingrooms 

available for hire by 

community groups, duringor 

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‘‘Whilethere are afew 

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about connecting with our 

community andofferingas 

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popular —and we’re in the 

process of building amuch 

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collection too.Our clients are 

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need to cater for that. 

‘‘We’realso evolving from a 

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It’s not about ordering 

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Also important,she says, is 

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Annie arrives in alocked-down world 

By DAVID HILL 

As North Canterbury families went into 

lockdown last week, Cameron Henderson 

was contemplating becomingadad for the 

first time. 

The FederatedFarmers North 

Canterbury president’s fiancee, Sarah 

McNeill, gavebirth to ababy girl, Annie, 

on Wednesdaylast week. 

Mr Hendersonsaid the lockdownmade 

it asurreal experience. 

‘‘We’vehad no grandparentvisits or any 

visitors, justlots of Skyping and photos 

online. It’ssomething different people 

have to contend with.’’ 

He expects the lockdownmeansitwill 

be just the three of them at home forat 

least the next four weeks. 

Meanwhile,MrHenderson continues 

managing his Oxford dairy farm and 

overseeingthe localFederated Farmers 

response to both the lockdown and 

problems caused by the droughtacross 

parts of the country. 

‘‘Hopefullyitwon’tcausetoo many 

problems. Farming is an essential 

industry, so the farmwork hastocontinue, 

but Ihave agood team. 

‘‘And Iwill have alot more time at home 

with all the community stuff not 

happening.Itopens up the calendar. 

‘‘To be honest,itcouldbequite nice, not 

having visitors and not having to worry 

about keepingthe house tidy;and there 

will be plenty of bonding time.’’ 

Mr Hendersonsays having the lockdown 

and widespread drought at thesame time 

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‘‘Trying to ensure we still had transport 

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Show movement: 

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back from this’ 

By DAVID HILL 

TheA&P showmovement 

remains resilientinthe face of 

cancellations, the executive 

officer of theRoyalAgricultural 

Society (RAS), Debbie Cameron, 

says. 

SixSouth IslandA&P shows 

andseveral otherRAS events 

have beencancelled because of 

the global coronavirus 

pandemic. 

‘‘The A&Pshowingmovement 

andtheirvolunteers are a 

resilientgroup. Wewill come 

back fromthis, butinthe 

meantimekeep safe and 

healthy,’’Mrs Cameron says. 

‘‘Ithasmainly affectedthe 

Central District, whichhas most 

of thelatershows. Someofthem 

are planningtocarryonwitha 

giftlambcompetitionoraschool 

competition which can be 

salvaged,but the community 

coming together is no longer 

possible.’’ 

TheMethven, Hawarden, 

Flaxbourne,Malvern, Oxford 

andMackenzie A&Pshows have 

all beencancelled,while the 

RAShas optedtocancel the 

annual Golden Fleece 

competition, duetobeheld in 

Rangiora on May9. 

Thefuture of other RAS and 

local A&P events are in doubt, 

although some eventsmay be 

able to be postponeduntil later 

in the year. 

‘‘It’s reallyjustabout 

considering‘do we need to do 

thisorcan weput it off’,’’Mrs 

Cameron says. 

‘‘Withthe A&Pshows, they’ve 

hadtomake somehard 

❛Alot of hard work has 

gone down the drain, 

but our people are a 

pretty resilient lot.❜ 

—Debbie Cameron 

decisions. It’savery difficult 

situationand we’ve got to be 

realistic. 

‘‘A lot of hardwork has gone 

down thedrain,but our people 

areapretty resilient lot.’’ 

Entriesare still being 

acceptedfor the RASRural 

Ambassador Competition 

(entries close on March 31)and 

theTri NationEquestrianYouth 

Team (entries close on April 3), 

with organisers still hopeful 

thesecouldgoahead as planned. 

NewZealandYoungFarmers 

have postponed the Tasman 

FMGYoung Farmer of the Year 

regional finals, duetobeheld at 

theMalvern A&PShowon 

Saturday, withanew date yetto 

be confirmed. 

TheAgriKids andJunior 

YoungFarmer of theYear 

regional competitionshave been 

movedtoaclosed contestonline. 

Teamsthatentered will now 

take part in an online quiz,which 

is stillbeingassessed,and 

furtherinformationwill be 

releasedsoon,anNZYF 

spokesperson says. 

‘‘The safetyofour competitors, 

staff andspectators is 

paramountand it is imperative 

that we don’t put anyoneatrisk, 

anddowhat we can to help 

preventthe spread of Covid19.’’ 

Compass FM on song 

By DAVID HILL 

Moments like theseare what 

broadcasters livefor, says 

Compass FM stationmanager 

KerryTreymane. 

Whilepolice, health workers 

and emergency services work 

on the frontlinesduring a 

crisis,“broadcasters run 

towards the microphone to do 

theirbit”. 

“Thisisthe sort of thingthat 

broadcasters are made for. 

Everybroadcasterwants to be 

on air to support their 

listeners,” says Kerry. 

The station,which reaches 

farmsand town acrossNorth 

Canterbury, is considered an 

essential service. It is 

continuing to broadcast around 

the clock throughthe Covid19 

lockdown to keep North 

Canterbury “informed and 

entertained”. 

“We are doing way morethan 

some networkradiostations 

because we are keepingthe 

localcommunity involved,” 

Kerrysays.“Little old North 

Canterbury, with four fulltime 

staffand acoupleof 

contractors, and we are 

matching the big boys.It’s like 

the littleengine that could.” 

The mayorsofall three 

NorthCanterbury districts and 

organisationssuch as the 

NorthCanterbury Rural 

Support Trustand the North 

Canterbury News are 

continuing to stayincontact, 

and listeners are being 

updated withinformation. 

WhileKerry is broadcasting 

the breakfast showfrom the 

Rangiora studio, he has staff 

broadcasting fromtheir 

bedrooms and dining rooms. 

“I saw this coming awhile 

ago, so Istartedworkingonthe 

process about three to four 

weeksago. 

“We are able to dial into the 

radiostationremotely and we 

can record our voicebreaksat 

Kerry Treymane ... 

radio stations.’’ 

home with relatively decent 

microphones.” 

When broadcastingfrom 

home, voicebreaksare prerecorded 

three to four minutes 

beforeitgoesonair. 

“It is then sent to the studio 

and played as if it’slive.” 

He cleans and disinfects the 

studioeach morning beforehe 

leavesat10am, withJohn 

Cameron “walking into a 

decontaminated studio”at 

around10.15am. 

“I don't even see him.” 

Bruce John has been 

broadcasting the drive show 

from home, while othershows 

are alsobeingdone remotely. 

The onlyhiccupbroadcasting 

remotely is that phone 

interviewsare not possible. 

Kerry is planning to have 

special shows in the evenings 

and weekend to entertain 

‘‘We are doing way more than some network 

people. Tuesday Night Country, 

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AMonday ’70sshow,a 

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Requests can be made via 

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justnot by phone, Kerrysays. 

“Havingafamiliar, friendly 

voice makes adifference, 

because alot of people are selfisolating 

by themselves. 

“There’s people who are sick 

and they can’t do anything and 

thenthey hear someone on the 

radio and suddenly asong is 

played that you haven’t heard 

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By DAVID HILL 

Matt Doocey is enjoying being 

able to spend more time at 

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With Parliament adjourned 

until late April due to the Covid 

19 lockdown, the Waimakariri 

MP has set up ahome office in 

his lounge, while is wife, 

Viktoria, is running ahomeschool 

in the living room for 

daughter Emily and son James. 

‘‘We meet together for 

morning tea, lunch and 

afternoon tea, which is 

something Iwouldn’t normally 

get to do,’’ Mr Doocey says. 

Since the lockdown was 

announced on Monday, March 

23, Mr Doocey and his three staff 

quickly relocated to work from 

their respective homes so they 

could continue responding to 

phone calls and email enquiries 

from constituents. 

Instead of constituent 

appointments and meetings, the 

MP is now conducting 

conference calls and Zoom calls. 

While Parliament is 

adjourned, parliamentary select 

committees are continuing to 

meet remotely, with Mr Doocey 

serving on the powerful 

business and health select 

committees. 

‘‘I’m on the business 

committee which oversees the 

running of Parliament. It was 

clear there would be an 

adjournment, so we looked at 

how democracy and Parliament 

could continue. 

‘‘It was important that MPs 

continue to work.’’ 

The new normal ... Life continues in the Doocey family household 

during the Covid19 lockdown. 


An Epidemic Response 

Committee, chaired by 

Opposition leader Simon 

Bridges, has been established, 

with MPs from each of the five 

parliamentary parties ‘‘to 

scrutinise the government’s 

response’’. 

During the first week since the 

lockdown was announced, Mr 

Doocey says his staff have 

fielded enquiries around 

clarification of what constitutes 

an ‘‘essential service’’, the 

government’s wages subsidy and 

general welfare issues. 

He says he has been lobbying 

on behalf of Vege’n Out in 

Woodend to be considered an 

essential service, as there are no 

supermarkets in the town, 

meaning residents need to drive 

to Kaiapoi or Rangiora to buy 

food. 

‘‘The changes may work well 

in metropolitan areas, but 

perhaps we need to consider the 

needs of the smaller towns in 

events like this.’’ 

His office also assisted an 

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Rangiora 7400 known as 

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Public Notice 

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Pursuant to the provisions 

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Schedule 10 of the Local 

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the Council has now 

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as Section 1 on Survey 

Office Plan 539499 as 

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The Council has not 

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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. 

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. 

POWER TOOLS repairs, 

parts &sales for over 30 

years. All main brands serviced. 

Grossman Trade 

Tools, 31A Watts Road, 

Christchurch. Ph 389 9230. 

Butchery 

OxfordButchery 

Shane and Leanne Frahm 

We cankill&process yourstock 

FourGenerations of Frahms 

since 1957 

Ph 312 4205 

Oxford 


House &Garden 

Property services Ltd 

Tree and hedge trimming 

Stump grinding 

Tree removal 

Gardening 

Landscaping 

CALL us021 405 277 

Pride &Quality Painting 

&Decorating Services 

20 yrs exp, fast and friendly 

service. For all your painting 

needs, phone: Martin 310 

6187 or 021 128 9867 

SHEARER. Hap’s Farm & 

Lifestyle Services. Shearing, 

crutching, drenching, 

tailing, feet trimming & 

health check. Trailer, generator 

&mobile handpiece 

available. Experienced, 

reliable and honest. Ph 03 

312 1214 or 021 267 4025. 

VALUATION 

Specialising in North Canterbury. 

Contact Geoff at 

Maxwell Valuation. Phone 

03 310 8541 or email 

geoff@maxval.co.nz. 

DIRTY TILES &Grout? 

Professional tile cleaning, 

tiled shower restorations, 

mouldy silicone, shower 

glass & we can even 

recolour your old grout!. 

For all your tile and grout 

issues call Grout Pro for a 

free no obligation quote. Ph 

Darryl 0800 882 772. 

ROOFER All roof repairs, 

roof painting, water blasting, 

moss treatment, 

repointing, gutter cleans & 

snow straps. And More. 

Free quotes. Phone Nathan 

027 516 6609. 

1680439 

Number one 

old-fashioned bacon 

&ham curing. 

A/H 312 4709 


REMOVALISTS 

2Men &agood 

sized truck. 

From $157 per hour 

(incl gst).Kaiapoibased. 

Call Gerard 


2225244 

ANTHONY SYMONDS 

Forall your painting & 

plastering requirements 

Local with 30 years 

experience 

All workmanship 

Guaranteed. 

Phone 021 344 023 

2220615 

Log Fires 

Pellet Fires 

Heat Pumps 

Sales 

Service 

Installations 

Free Quotes 

03 343 1651 

472 Blenheim Rd 

www.heatstore.co.nz 

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OUR WEBSITE LATELY? 

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Builder/Carpenter, 

NZ Qualified and 

Licensed with over 

20 years’ experience. 

New Homes, 

Renovations/Alterations, 

Light Commercial, 

EQ work, Landscaping, 

New Kitchens & 

Bathrooms. 

James 

021-234 4329 

for aquote now! 

SEPTIC TANK 

CLEANING 

Bill’s Liquid 

Waste 

You dump it... 

Blair pumps it... 

Blair Tavendale 

Ph 03 314 9371 

0275 379-694 

www.ncnews.co.nz 

Visit now to view the paper online &more! 

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2225862 

SUMMERFIELD 

FENCING 

IN YOUR AREA NOW. 

Lifestyle or farm, sheep, cattle, 

horse, all types of animals. 

Fences, yards, sheds, arenas, 

shelters, runs. 

30+ years contract fencing. 

Steve is available to help with 

your design &planning. 

Ph office03312 4747 

2091848 

YOU 

COULD 

BE 

HERE 

Advertise 

your business 

in our Trades 

and Services 

Phone 

Amanda Keys 

on 

03 313 2840 

Landscaping 

STEWART CONTRACTING 

Landscaping -Fencing 

& Earthworks 

ENJOYABLE STRESS FREE LANDSCAPING 

03 313 9375 •027 369 3974 

www.stewartcontracting.co.nz 

contact@stewartcontracting.co.nz 

2136148 

2269511 

Chiropractic Services 

Dr Carissa McGregor Chiropractor 

Injury, accidents and maintenance 

ACC Registered and Accredited 

Monday-Thursday | 03 313 0350 

Libi McKinnon Physiotherapy 

privatephysio@xtra.co.nz 

03 0278 686 2574 

ACC Registered Provider | Tuesday&Friday 

Select Health 

51 Ashley Street, Rangiora 

Electrician 

AARON HARRIS 

ELECTRICAL LTD 

NEW HOUSES • ALTERATIONS 

ELECTRICAL INSPECTIONS • SMART WIRING 

SYSTEMS AND MORE... 

M: 0275 543 958 E: aaron@ahel.co.nz 

Plastering 

“Specialists in all aspects of plastering 

from traditional to modern” 

• Stucco finishes 

• Exterior and interior • Foundations 

• Landscape walls • Insurance work 

No job too small, 

free quotes. 

Ph 021 193 2073 

2103107 


2269236 

Denture Clinic 

AFFORDABLE DENTURE 

CLINIC 

(Formerly Riccarton Denture Clinic) 

1843944 

New Dentures 

Relines 

Repairs 

BRYCE JWARD NZCDT 

Kaiapoi 

Ph (03)327-0077 

Gold Card 

Discount 

KAIAPOI VILLAGEARCADE, 

123 WILLIAMS STREET 

Engineering 

For your Engineering needs 

187d Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi 

Phone 03 327 5246 |027 495 2821 

toppeng@xtra.co.nz 

Scrap Metal 

CASH PAID FOR SCRAP 

•Car Bodies •Scrap Steel•Specialists in Farm 

Machinery•All non Ferrous 

MAINLAND 

METALS LTD 

Ph (03)338 7000 

Mike0274 818544 •Robbie0274818 027 

Locally owned and operated 


2089195v2-4/4-S 

CAP 65 

CAP 40 

CAP 20 

Shingle 

SHINGLE SUPPLIES 

Quarry Prices 

DRAINAGE CHIP 

from $40 per cube 




all +gst 

Plus all excavation and truck hire 

house excavations, driveways, subdivisions 

CONTRACTING 

Ph: KEN 027 201 3302 

Email: stress@xtra.co.nz 

2009594

MainPower 

Live Lines 

Issue 183 April 2020 

Community Fund recipients 

Therecipientsfor theMarch 2020 

MainPowerCommunity Fund have been 

announced. 26 community groups and 12 

education providers have been successful 

in receiving ashare of the$30,000 fund. 

Looking for fundingfor your community 

group or school?The next round of the 

MainPowerCommunity Fund is scheduled 

to open around August. Check the 

MainPowerwebsite formoreinformation: 

mainpower.co.nz/community-fund. 

Congratulationstoall recipients. 

Schools/educationalprogrammes 

-Fernside School 

-Hurunui College 

-Kaiapoi CommunityPlaygroup 

-North Canterbury AlpineTrust 

-Oxford Playcentre 

-Rangiora High School 

-SeftonSchool 

-StJoseph’sSchool (Rangiora) 

-StPatrick’sSchool 

-View HillSchool 

-WaikariSchool 

-Woodend After SchoolCare Programme 

WHEN TO 

CALL US 

If you losepower to allorpartofyourproperty, 

your lights are flickering or dimming or you have 

no hot water,callMainPower foradvice. 

24 hour faults line 

0800 30 90 80 

mainpower.co.nz 

Community Groups 

-AcademyofSeikokaiKarate 

-Amberley A&P Show 

-Bellyful Waimakariri 

-Big Brothers BigSistersNorth Canterbury 

-C.A.R.E.S. CharitableTrust 

-Chris Ruth Centre 

-Coastguard North Canterbury 

-Community WellbeingNorth Canterbury 

-HawardenA&P Show 

-HawardenHalland Reserve 

-HinemoaKaiapoi Hockey 

-HurunuiYoungFarmers 

-Kaiapoi Girl Guides 

-Kaiapoi Grey RavenScoutGroup 

-KaiapoiToyLibrary 

-Mini Ha Ha Horse Haven 

-NorthernA&P Show 

-NorthernBulldogs RugbyClub 

-NZRT-12 

-Oxford Bird Rescue 

-RangioraArt Society 

-RangioraGymnastics Club 

-RangioraToy Library 

-Waikuku BeachSurfLifesavingClub 

-Waimakariri DogTraining 

-Woodend Gymnastics Club 

COVID-19 

response 

As an essential service provider, 

MainPower is responsible for 

maintaining asecure supply of 

electricity toNorth Canterbury. 

In response to theCOVID-19 

shutdown, we have scaled back 

our operations, withall scheduled 

maintenanceand customer works 

postponed until further notice. 

We willcontinue to provide our 

faultresponse service and critical 

maintenance during this time. If you 

are experiencing apower outage, 

please calluson0800309080for 

assistance. 

Winterweather 

risks 

Withwinter just around thecorner, now 

is agoodtime to check thetreesand 

vegetation on your property to makesure 

they aren’t growing tooclose to power 

lines. 

Trimmingtrees near,oroverhanging, 

power lines can be extremely dangerous 

and shouldbelefttothe professionals. 

MainPower has aspecialist team of 

arborists training to work safely around 

power lines. Give us acall on 

0800 30 90 80 to get free advice. 

Makesureall trampolinesand outdoor 

furniture is secure.Duringhigh winds, 

items can be blown into power lines, 

causing poweroutages andposing safety 

risks to the community. 

MainPower 24 Hour Faults Line 

0800 30 90 80

North Canterbury News: April 02, 2020

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