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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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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
delay in Riri starting at a
specialistschool based at
AddingtonPrimary Schoolin
Christchurch.
Despite her limitations,
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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
decided to push myself and
do the halfmarathontoo.”
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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
Mayoral cat ... Rupert, the mayoral cat, is taking his new duties
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.
“It’stoo early to confirm,
2095268
but it’s likely there will be
changes.When we lookatour
present levels of service,
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
EmergencyManagement
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
already awareofresidents
strugglingwith their mental
wellbeing and he encourages
them to free text or call 1737
to talk to atrainedcounsellor.
family also hopes to raise
$5000 to buy an allterrain
buggy.
“It’s not something we can
get from the governmentand
it doesn’t qualifyfor many
grants.Without it she can’tgo
to the beach or go on bumpier
terrain, and we want to be
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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
employeestowork from home securely.
‘‘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
service for them.’’
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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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Community Wellbeing rallied, delivering boxes of food to Alex and several other families from Leithfield and Amberley Schools.
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Trust provides free social and community
services to localfamilies and communities.
Its website is wellbeingnc.org.nz.
Over the coming weeks, the trust will be
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
By RACHEL MACDONALD
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.
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6 North Canterbury News, April 2, 2020
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
North Canterbury News, April 2, 2020
7
Daly elected
deputy mayor
By ROBYN BRISTOW
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.
PHOTO: SUPPLIED
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
By ROBYN BRISTOW
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
North Canterbury News, April 2, 2020
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,
Health Information
&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.
Support for the Isolated
&Vulnerable
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stuartsmith.national
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StuartSmith
MP for Kaikōura
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
10 North Canterbury News, April 2, 2020
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
By RACHEL MACDONALD
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
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and aLego Club; puzzles free
to take homeand keep, or to
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DVDs that are cheaptohire;
the national newspapers to
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and fiction titles for all ages.
Thereare also meetingrooms
available for hire by
community groups, duringor
after hours;and staff on hand
to help customerswith
researching, printing, or
scanning documents, or
navigating their way through
dealings with government
departments.
‘‘Whilethere are afew
libraries out there keepingthe
oldfashionedstereotypes
alive, the path ahead is all
about connecting with our
community andofferingas
many services as possible,’’
Paula says.
‘‘Of course, that includes
books in Waimakariri —our
large print collection is very
popular —and we’re in the
process of building amuch
biggercommunity languages
collection too.Our clients are
increasingly diverseand we
need to cater for that.
‘‘We’realso evolving from a
community thatconsumes
information to one that creates
andcurates it,’’she says.
‘‘How do we encourage our
members to partnerwith us in
makingsure that can happen?
It’s not about ordering
packagesofnorthern
hemisphereproducts any
more. It’s about local
information for locals, and
moving from apermissionsbased
mindset to a
possibilitiesbased one.’’
Also important,she says, is
who’s notusingthe library and
why. ‘‘Wehave young people,
forexample, who mightnot be
bigreaders, so feel theycan’t
spend time here,’’ she says.
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‘‘I say to them, we’re open
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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
presents some challenges for farming
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us as welland we certainly don’t wantto
be responsible forpreventing containment.
But we are prettylucky that we can
continue trading. It’s one of the upsides of
farminginisolation,’’ he says.
Mr Hendersonsays farmers have
welcomed the government’s droughtrelief
package and the news that visas for
migrantworkerswill be extended to
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Show movement:
‘We will come
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,
Friday night’s Retro Top 40,and
Sunday night’s Nostalgia are
established shows, whileKerry
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AMonday ’70sshow,a
WednesdayKiwi show and a
Thursday “Compass Rocks”
showwillbeaddedsoon.
Requests can be made via
textorFacebook Messenger,
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
in awhileand they love it.
That’s the power of radio.”
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New routine for Dooceys
By DAVID HILL
Matt Doocey is enjoying being
able to spend more time at
home.
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.’’
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Committee, chaired by
Opposition leader Simon
Bridges, has been established,
with MPs from each of the five
parliamentary parties ‘‘to
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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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were moving house, but the
moving company was unable to
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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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Glenmark Metal Worx.
glenmarkmetalworx.ltd@gmail.com.
Trade&Services
PAINTER & Decorator.
Semi retired painter. Small
jobs. Ph Peter 03 312 7945
or 027 693 8360.
CLEANER affordable, has
a few spots available for
house cleans. Excellent references
available and ialso
have police and security
checks. Iamavailable also
for one off cleans and move
out cleans. Iamalso offering
very competitive rates.
For anoobligation quote
please telephone or txt me
027 557 6654.
NORTH CANTERBURY
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.
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
Trade&Services
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
Trade&Services
REMOVALISTS
2Men &agood
sized truck.
From $157 per hour
(incl gst).Kaiapoibased.
Call Gerard
027 668 3636
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
Thursday,August 2, 2018 | Issue 808 | www.ncnews.co.nz
HAVE YOU BEEN TO
OUR WEBSITE LATELY?
15
Trade&Services
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
2020478
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
1902273
2089195v2-4/4-S
CAP 65
CAP 40
CAP 20
Shingle
SHINGLE SUPPLIES
Quarry Prices
DRAINAGE CHIP
from $40 per cube
from $23 per cube
from $25 per cube
from $30 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