Selwyn Times: April 15, 2020

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• By Jacob Page 

HANNAH BATES has never 

had four weeks out of a pool. 

”To be honest, I’m enjoying a 

shower just to feel the water on 

me again,” the top Selwyn club 

swimmer said. 

”I’m definitely not made for 

being on dry land all the time. 

”I’m just trying to be a land 

fish.” 

The 19-year-old from 

Lincoln does not have access 

to a pool during the four week 

coronavirus lockdown so she 

has had to get inventive. 

“My living room has become 

a makeshift gym, I’m just trying 

to do what I can,” she said. 

Four weeks at home has had 

its perks though. 

“I’ve had so many sleep-ins,” 

she said. 

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Possibility 

of rates 

freeze 

welcomed 

by residents 

• By Devon Bolger 

THE community is 

celebrating the consideration 

of a zero rates increases to 

ease financial pressure from 

Covid-19. 

District councillors agreed to 

consider freezing all rates and 

develop an economic support 

package for ratepayers. 

Springston 

Community 

Committee 

chairman 

Rupert Tipples 

said he would 

fully support a 

rates freeze. 

“Knowing 

that we have a 

lot of pensioners 

on fixed 

Rupert Tipples 

incomes I think it would be an 

excellent idea. Everybody has to 

play their part,” he said. 

Rolleston Residents 

Association chairwoman 

Michelle Jones said it would be 

unethical in the current climate 

to go ahead with planned rates 

increases. 

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THERE WILL be a number of 

golfers pining in their bubbles 

over missing out on the annual 

Easter Bunny. 

It’s one of many annual 

tournaments, traditionally 

played on the day before Easter 

Friday, by a group aptly named 

Press Golfing Academy (PGA), 

formed a long time ago by a 

handful of us who worked at 

The Press at the time. 

The group has seen many 

changes, retirements, career 

curtailing injuries, untimely and 

tragic deaths, and others like 

myself who rarely get out now 

on the regular weekday tournaments 

because of work. 

The Easter Bunny is one of our 

four majors on the PGA calendar 

and for all but three or four 

of the tournaments it has been at 

Waimakariri Gorge. 

We’ve played in all conditions 

from howling nor’westers to 

snow – where free drops were 

given and it was wise to use a 

coloured ball. 

There’s a hole-in-one trophy 

named after one of our late 

members who holed in on the 

17th one year. No one has yet 

matched the feat. But the late 

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member is always remembered 

at that spot. 

Then there’s the after-match 

and prize-giving, an Easter 

Bunny going to the winner. 

The PGA comprises golfers 

who cover the wide spectrum of 

handicaps. The group’s founder, 

who will go unnamed would be 

one of the most prolific golfers in 

Canterbury. 

He is also an amazing stats 

man who has kept all of the 

scores, high points, low points, 

birdies, albatrosses, hole-in-ones 

and every other detail over the 

decades from the hundreds of 

tournaments, match-plays and 

other one-off fixtures that have 

been played. 

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His own playing stats 

are impressive – 169 18-hole 

rounds in 2019 (plus three part 

rounds) on 38 different New 

Zealand courses, mostly in 

Canterbury, (plus four in Australia). 

This year, he played a phenomenal 

51 rounds up until 

the day before lockdown. In 

the last 12 months he’s played 

170 full rounds, “none of them 

memorable for their quality,” he 

chipped in. 

And of missing the Easter 

Bunny? 

He’s missing it, but he has set 

up a chipping area on his back 

lawn. The golf just might get 

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‘Initially I was a bit panicked’ 

• From page 1 

“I’m getting used to waking 

up at 9am and 10am and I’m 

less stressed and feeling good 

in that sense. 

“I’m also learning how to 

cook since mum usually does 

that for me, so she felt it was a 

good time for me to learn that.” 

Bates said she missed the 

routine, even its less glamorous 

parts. 

“I’m a very structured person 

so when I first heard about going 

into isolation initially I was 

a bit panicked. 

“I knew there would be no 

swimming so I just had to grab 

some gym gear and put a plan 

in place.” 

Bates had planned to 

compete in the New 

Zealand open swim 

championships in Auckland at 

TRAINING: 

Selwyn’s 

Hannah 

Bates is 

not used 

to being 

without a 

swimming 

pool. 

the end of March which was 

postponed. 

That meet was meant to act 

as the qualifiers for the Oceania 

Championships which are now 

also on hold. 

“I was really worried about 

how this was going to affect my 

season. 

“I’m someone who really 

likes structure, routine and 

goals and now I’m not sure 

what this year is going to look 

like. 

“I’ve started doing some yoga 

and meditation and I find that 

is really helping me.” 

Bates said everyone is in the 

same boat and it was up to her 

to make the most of the situation. 

Her next scheduled event is 

the New Zealand short course 

event in October. 

Options being 

considered for 

support package 

• From page 1 

“It’s not that people don’t 

want to pay it is just that they 

probably need a bit of help right 

now, so in my opinion it would 

be a great move for the council 

to approve a zero per cent rates 

rise.” 

Prebbleton resident and 

Christchurch business owner 

Hamish Prebble said: “A rates 

freeze is a great idea for those 

who need it. I mean any assistance 

is going to be great at 

this time. Nobody knows what’s 

around the corner,” he said. 

Residents were expecting an 

average 3.5 per cent increase in 

rates. 

It will all be considered during 

the consultation process for the 

Draft Annual Plan. 

Some of the options being 

considered for the support package 

are: 

•Extending rates payment for 

the 2019/20 financial year, due 

in June and September, until 

December 15 for ratepayers that 

enter into a direct debit payment 

plan. 

•Businesses that have received 

the wage subsidy and ratepayers 

that have lost their jobs or lost 20 

per cent or more of their income 

from all sources could be eligible 

for a six-month deferral on rate 

payments for the 2020/21 financial 

year. 

Storage King Rolleston owner 

Chris O’Brien said a six-month 

referral for payments would be 

helpful. 

“That is because six months 

now we’ll be fully operational 

and ideally business has gone 

back in the right direction. It 

gives you a super short-term 

relief,” he said. 

It follows the Christchurch 

City Council’s announcement 

it would grant struggling businesses 

a six-month extension on 

rates payments. 

They would need to show a 30 

per cent decline in actual or predicted 

revenue over the course of 

a month compared to the same 

period last year due to the virus. 

Individuals who have suffered 

a loss of employment or have 

qualified for the Government’s 

wage subsidy will also be eligible 

for the six-month extension. 

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Selwyn residents and pets get active 

A glance at how life has been in the district during 

the lockdown. Geoff Sloan’s photos were taken 

from a safe distance, and we comply with best 

safety practice during these trying times. 

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High St, Leeston. 

Enjoying the sun on Iris Taylor Ave, West Melton. 

Teddies relaxing 

in the sun on 

Westview Cres, 

West Melton. 

Going for a stroll on Laird Place, West Melton. 

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Forest 

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• By Devon Bolger 

THE DISTRICT council has replanted 

35ha of forest after a large number of 

trees were damaged in storms during 

2013. 

About 30 per cent of the 57 district 

council-owned forestry sites received 

high to medium loss during a series of 

wind storms with a further 45 per cent 

incurring some loss. 

“This situation resulted in the forced 

harvest of many blocks to reduce losses. 

The result of this action resulted in 

the council’s 116.5ha forest estate being 

reduced by 53.8ha through deforestation,” 

it said in a district council report. 

The district council decided it would 

remove its involvement in forestry 

activity given the risk of further loss 

from wind events, fire and challenges 

around the financial viability. 

In order to avoid or reduce carbon 

unit payments for deforested land, the 

most cost-effective and practical approach 

was to re-stock the land before 

considering the disposal of it. 

A total of 35.9ha has been replanted 

so far on 15 different sites. 

The cost for land preparation, 

re-stocking and establishment for the 

work done so far is $110,031. 

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CONVENIENT: The Doyleston Creamery was one of the first to be built in Ellesmere. It was considered to be a smaller operation but its central location proved 

successful. 

Thriving dairy industry had humble start 

INTENSIVE dairy farming 

is now an important part our 

the district’s economy and 

this is evident with the recent 

establishment of two large 

local milk processing factories 

- Synlait’s near Dunsandel and 

Fonterra’s at Darfield. However, 

dairying has been a feature of 

the district since the pioneering 

days of the 1860s when marginal 

land was broken in by the early 

settlers. 

The scale of dairy farming was 

much different then. Most farms 

had at least one ‘house’ cow to 

provide milk for the family. Cow 

herds were much smaller then 

as milking was done by hand 

and very labour intensive. Other 

problems farmers faced was how 

to preserve the milk in a time 

when refrigeration was in its 

infancy and expensive, and how 

to get their produce to markets 

when the main mode of transport 

was a horse and cart. 

It is hard for us to believe now, 

but during the colonial era in 

New Zealand it was only the 

cream of the milk that had any 

financial value for farmers. This 

was mainly used to produce butter 

and cheese which were staple 

foods in New Zealand society 

at the time that could easily be 

made by housewives as part of 

their daily chores. 

By the late 19th-century butter 

and cheese was being produced 

on an industrial scale for both 

domestic and foreign markets, 

with much of this being exported 

to Britain. 

This led to the establishment of 

local creameries throughout the 

Selwyn district where farmers 

could easily deliver their milk 

for the separation process to sites 

which were only a short distance 

from their farms. 

The first commercial dairy 

factory built in the district was 

at Tai Tapu. Described as ‘the 

pioneer of dairy factories in Canterbury,’ 

the substantial building 

of red brick and iron was opened 

on July 19, 1888, and funded by a 

local co-op initially consisting of 

eight shareholders. The business 

proved so successful that by 1903 

the number of shareholders had 

Historian and district council staff member Wayne 

Stack continues his monthly look at Selwyn’s past. 

Anyone with suggestions for future features can 

phone Wayne on 021 119 9107. This month’s article 

is about early dairying in the district. 

risen to 205. 

At the height of production, 

the four Burnstey and Wyner 

separators put 4500 gallons on 

milk through daily, with farms 

within a radius of four miles 

supplying the milk. In 1900 

the factory received 8.4 million 

pounds of milk which produced 

351,200lbs of butter. 

One of the first smaller 

creameries to be established 

in the Ellesmere area was that 

built by the Canterbury Central 

Co-operative Dairy Company 

on Drain Rd, Doyleston. Details 

of the exact date this facility 

was opened are sketchy but it is 

believed to be sometime in 1892 

when the company was first 

established. 

According to an article in the 

Ellesmere Guardian in October 

1893 initially there had been 

adverse criticism from a number 

of shareholders regarding the 

chosen location of the creamery, 

being two miles from the 

Doyleston railway station. 

However, it appeared that the 

initial doubts of the practical 

success of the creamery were 

dispelled as it proved to be a 

central and convenient location: 

‘With only a few exceptions the 

principal and good butter and 

cheese makers are now taking 

their milk to this creamery, from 

the Leeston, Doyleston, Killinchy 

and Brookside districts. Another 

practical fact demonstrated is 

that the factory system pays better 

than the old hand system.’ 

The success of the creamery 

was evident in the number of 

farmers who had their milk 

processed there. In 1893 there 

were 36 local farmers supplying 

the facility, with an average of 

816 gallons of milk being processed 

daily by 346 cows. When 

separated, this produced around 

75 gallons of cream for which 

the suppliers were being paid at 

a rate of 1 shilling and 3 pence 

per pound of butter. The cream 

Our Great 

history 

WITH WAYNE STACK 

FIRST: 

The Tai 

Tapu dairy 

factory was 

described 

as the 

pioneer in 

Canterbury. 

was then transported by rail to 

the main Canterbury Central 

Co-operative Dairy Company 

butter factory in Addington. The 

company eventually built other 

creameries within the district at 

Springston, Lakeside, Irwell and 

Dunsandel. 

At this time the suppliers had 

stated they were very satisfied 

with the newly-established 

creamery in that, along with the 

reduced manual labour to the 

farmer’s wives and families compared 

to the old domestic system 

of making butter, the farmers 

were receiving an estimated 25 

per cent greater profit by supplying 

the factory. 

Activity at the creamery continued 

throughout the day. From 

6.30am until as late as 8.30pm 

farmers would continue to arrive 

by horse and cart to deliver metal 

cans full of milk and wait their 

turn for it to be separated and 

have the skim milk returned. 

This was then used to feed pigs, 

which most farmers kept for 

domestic meat. 

There was keen competition to 

be the first arrival at the factory 

in the morning, and many tales 

were later told of certain local 

farmers who gathered their cows 

and milked them by candle light 

just so they could claim to the 

first to deliver their milk each 

morning. On one occasion two 

suppliers arrived at the creamery 

at the same time and their carts 

became stuck trying to race 

through the gates in an effort to 

be first. 

Once at the creamery the 

farmers would drive the dray 

into a covered delivery loading 

bay in the centre of the building 

where the milk cans were 

taken and the milk placed into 

a separator. The cream was then 

stored in a vat and the leftover 

skim milk placed into cans and 

returned to the farmer before 

leaving. The whole process was 

quick and efficient, and once the 

benefits of supplying the creamery 

became well known, farmers 

from Irwell, Lakeside and as far 

as Southbridge became suppliers. 

The Doyleston Creamery 

remained in operation until the 

end of World War 1, after which 

the building was turned into a 

domestic dwelling sometime between 

1918 and 1920. In 1963 Peter 

and Jill Lemon purchased the 

property and over the years have 

extended and modernised the 

building. The only features of the 

original building still remaining 

are the concrete foundations of 

the separation tanks which are 

now part of the lounge. 

They have kept the history of 

the property alive by naming it 

‘The Creamery’ and it remains 

a permanent local reminder of 

the importance dairying played 

in the early development of the 

Doyleston area.



Our People 

Leeston resident Leonie 

Corry co-founded the 

Ellesmere Food Bank in 

1995, providing food for 

families in need in the 

district. She spoke to 

reporter Devon Bolger 

about work helping 

the community and 

receiving a Queen’s 

Service Medal 

What first got you started at 

the Ellesmere Food Bank? 

It all began because God 

placed it in my husband Daniel’s 

heart to start a food bank for 

those who were needing help. 

It was an interesting time as 

people were moving out here 

looking for cheaper rent and 

there were a lot of single parents. 

We knew people needed help 

and there was a real need in the 

community that we wanted to 

fulfil. 

Could you tell me a little bit 

about the history of the food 

bank? 

It has been up-and-running 

since 1992. That is when we 

started getting bread from KBs 

hot bread shop in Colombo 

St. We got it three days a week 

and gave it out to families in 

the district and it went on from 

there. Then we started getting 

apples from Mark and Sue Nixon 

at Selwyn Orchards. There were 

600 trees and we picked and 

picked for many seasons. Doug 

and Helen Skinner let us go and 

glean through what was left 

in their spud paddock. Every 

week we took a truckload of 

spuds into Majestic House, the 

Christchurch City Mission and 

the Delta Trust. They would also 

give us food in return, it was a 

lovely arrangement. The food 

bank was officially established 

in 1995. That’s how it all started 

and we have been operating ever 

since, about 25 years. I would 

like to thank all the wonderful 

people of Selwyn who donate 

to the food bank at Christmas 

and our generous suppliers 

including New World Lincoln 

and Fresh Choice Leeston. 

What services do you 

provide? 

There are many things we can 

offer people who are struggling. 

I have a background in nursing 

and my husband Daniel is also 

a trained addiction counsellor. 

We have a range of skills that 

can help to give people hope 

and prayer. All donations are 

tax-deductible. Through the food 

bank we provide food to schools, 

services, and other food banks in 

Christchurch and occasionally 

the West Coast, I think on 

average we distribute about 3500 

food parcels a year. We have a 

network of food suppliers and a 

system for keeping costs low in 

which we collect fresh produce 

from the Selwyn District and 

provide this to Christchurch 

food banks in return for 

nonperishable items. 

Has the food bank been 

affected by the Covid-19 

pandemic? 

I think some people think that 

we aren’t open at the moment, 

we have called a few people 

and they assumed we would 

be closed so we just want to get 

the message out there that we 

are still operating during our 

normal hours. We won’t allow 

anybody on the property but 

people can just call up. 

Could you tell me about 

your services during the 

Christchurch earthquakes? 

Following the earthquakes, 

we provided food parcels 

directly to those in need in 

the worst hit areas on the east 

side such as Aranui. We had 

very high demand during that 

time and the food bank 

provided 300 per cent of its 

usual output in 2011. We also 

gave food to North Canterbury 

residents after the Kaikoura 

earthquake. 

How long have you lived in 

the district? 

We have lived in Selwyn 

since 1986. We have always 

been here in Leeston. The 

community is great and very 

supportive. 

What do you like about 

living here? 

I think that it is a great place to 

Leonie Corry 

Christian-spirited work for those in need 

BACKYARD CRITTERS 

Wasp likes lemon trees 

YOU MAY feel justified in thinking this 

insect looks familiar – on February 26 

I wrote an article about a very similar 

looking black and white wasp called 

Glabridorsum stokesi. 

But not only is this week’s wasp a 

different species, it is also a different 

genus. This is the lemon tree borer 

parasite, Xanthocryptus novozealandicus. 

Although remarkedly similar in 

appearance, it can be differentiated 

easily by the latter having a complete 

white ring around its eye, whereas the 

former has a broken white ring around 

its eye. 

Females are larger, being 9-15mm 

DEDICATED: Leonie Corry has received a Queen’s Service Medal for community work including 

that with the Ellesmere Food Bank. 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN 

in length, while males are 

5-11mm long. 

They have been found 

almost year round, but 

their peak activity is around 

MWarch when females are 

searching for hosts. 

The parasitic wasp is a 

native species, but is also 

found in Australia and New 

Guinea. 

The wasp parasitises larvae of 

wood-boring beetles including the 

lemon tree borer (Oemona hirta), a 

pest of citrus, grapes and several native 

species. 

Mike Bowie is an ecologist 

who specialises in entomology 

(insects and other invertebrates). 

Each week he introduces a new 

species found in his backyard at 

Lincoln. His column aims to raise 

public awareness of biodiversity, 

the variety of living things around us. Check 

out the full list of invertebrates found at 

www.inaturalist.org/projects/backyardbiodiversity-bugs-in-my-lincoln-section 

It can sense its larval victim inside a 

branch and can drill into the wood to 

oviposit its egg into its host. 

In the Auckland region 10-20 per cent 

of the lemon tree borer larvae have been 

found to be parasitised by this wasp. 

bring up children. We have three 

and they have all loved their 

sport which there is plenty of 

around here. 

Could you tell me more about 

your family? 

My husband and I have two 

daughters, Teresa and Marcela, 

and a son named Daniel. We also 

have grandchildren. 

Do you have any hobbies or 

skills outside of the food bank 

that you enjoy? 

I have quite a lot I would 

say. I really enjoy spending 

time with my family and my 

grandchildren. I love to read, 

especially enjoying a good book 

in the sun. I enjoy going for 

walks in nature away from man 

made things and doing a bit of 

gardening. God’s word is also 

important to me. 

You received a Queen’s 

Service Medal in 2015 for your 

services to the community, how 

did that feel? 

Pretty amazing and pretty 

humbling. The good thing about 

it was that it brought much more 

attention to the food bank that 

way so we were able to help more 

people. My husband Daniel also 

received a Queen’s Service Medal 

in 2018 for his services to the 

community. 

You have been doing this for 

more than 20 years now, what 

keeps you going? 

We enjoy doing what we do 

and we know that it’s good for us 

to keep moving, physically and 

mentally. 

Do you have plans to retire 

from the food bank any time 

soon? 

We are Christians so we will 

just keep going and doing our 

best to help those in need until 

God tells us to stop but until 

then, we plan on continuing to 

help the community 

•To get in touch with the 

Ellesmere Food Bank, 

which is still open during 

the lockdown, phone 

Leonie Corry on 03 324 

3576 

The lemon tree borer parasite looks 

similar to a black and white wasp featured 

in this column in February.

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Wednesday April 15 2020 


Selwyn Times 

Annual Plan consultation delayed to 

consider COVID-19 impacts 

Library staff calling over-70s to 

offer support 

Selwyn library staff have been phoning more than 1,500 library 

members over 70 years old offering support during the Level 4 

Alert period. 

The calls, which began last week, involve staff talking to people who 

are aged 70 and above who have used a Selwyn Library in the past 

year. The librarians are offering help to access the wide range of 

digital resources the library has available. Arts, Culture and Lifelong 

Learning Manager Nicki Moen says. 

“We want to check in with people, to find out if there is anything we 

can help them with, particularly in terms of library activity. We also 

want to see if they use technology and, if so, are aware of and are 

able to use our e-resources, are interested in joining any of our new 

online programmes and how we can help with that.” 

The libraries have also set up a team looking at delivering 

electronic tutorials, she says and will be offering people they call 

the chance to book a one-on-one tutorial with library staff to help 

with digital access. 

The aim is to provide local support to a priority group identified as 

more vulnerable at this time. 

“Where possible, we have organised the phoning so that a local 

librarian will phone a local library member. We’re excited to be 

making calls as our librarians are missing their customers, many of 

whom they might usually see on a weekly or even daily basis.” 

Staff were enjoying the opportunity and were receiving very positive 

feedback with people very pleased to get a call, she says and staff 

intend to stay in contact with library members. 

Consultation on the Annual Plan 2020/21 has been delayed to consider changes due to the 

COVID-19 pandemic, including options for a lower rates increase, or a rates freeze for the next 

financial year. 

The Council will consider a revised Annual Plan Consultation Document at its meeting on 15 April, 

to be released for public consultation later this month. 

Consultation on the plan was originally scheduled to begin on 3 April, but was deferred so that the 

Council could consider the impacts of COVID-19 on the community and review its priorities. 

The Consultation Document originally proposed an average 3.5% rate increase, in line with the 

2018-2028 Long Term Plan, but the Council will now seek public feedback on options to reduce this. 

Options could include a rates freeze, with 2020/21 rates held at the same level as the current year, 

or an increase somewhere between 0% and 3.5%, depending on savings that can be identified. 

Selwyn Mayor Sam Broughton says the Council is very mindful of the disruptive effect the 

pandemic is having on the Selwyn community and economy. 

“It’s appropriate for us to take another look at our plans and proposals for the coming year,” he 

says. “In light of the pandemic, our focus will change and some of the projects we previously saw 

as priorities will now be less important. 

“We also know that COVID-19 is having a huge impact on households and businesses throughout 

our district, and we know that many will be facing significant difficulties for some time,” he says. 

If endorsed by the Council next week, the revised plan and proposed rates freeze would be open 

for public consultation from 22 April to 22 May. 

“It’s important that we hear from the community on what level of rates increase is acceptable – 

keeping in mind that any reductions now may result in catch-up increases in future years.” 

Rates assistance plan in development 

The Council is working on a package of rates assistance measures to help people and 

businesses facing rates payment challenges due the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The assistance package will be discussed at this 

week’s Council meeting and may include reduced 

penalties for late payment and options around 

extended payments. 

Other options including rates postponement may also 

be explored in the future. 

“As people are struggling it’s important for us to do 

what we can to help,” Mayor Sam Broughton says. 

“While we need rates income to continue providing 

essential services, we also need to be compassionate 

in responding to people’s circumstances.” 

More information on rates assistance will be available 

later this month. 

Council Call 

Selwyn District Council 

Norman Kirk Drive, Rolleston 

Ph 0800 SELWYN (735 996) 

Rolleston Library 

Rolleston Drive, Rolleston 

Ph 347 2880 

Darfield Library & Service Centre 

1 South Terrace, Darfield 

Ph 318 8338 or 347 2780 

CC150420

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Notices 

SELWYN AWARDS POSTPONED 

The Selwyn Awards has been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Council intends 

to run the awards in 2021 and we will be providing further updates later in the year. 

Meetings 

Council meeting 

Wednesday 15 April 2pm 

Wednesday 22 April 2pm 

Council meetings will be streamed live on facebook.com/SelwynDistrictCouncil 

Stories from our household to yours 

Part of our ongoing series on how Selwyn residents are handling self-isolation and spending their days. 

We hope it will inspire you with some ideas. 

For Greendale resident Julie Baker, a timetable and some creativity are helping her keep busy in lockdown. 

A part-time teacher, Julie found in the absence of teaching she needed something to maintain structure 

in her life. 

“I just thought the only way to cope is to have a timetable, because otherwise it would be like my 

day off work and I would just sit on the computer until midday in my pyjamas and that’s not going to 

work every day.” 

Julie’s timetable is split into sections; breakfast, animal welfare, fruit break and admin, housekeeping, 

lunch, well-being, fitness, afternoon tea, garden, home maintenance and dinner. 

“I’ve put in everything I have to do in the day, and then usually by the afternoon I’m doing what I want 

to do, which is weeding. I’m loving getting out there and weeding especially because the sun is out.” 

Julie also enjoys the well-being part of her routine at 1.30pm and 7pm, which involves watching 

television, painting and doing a jigsaw. 

“That’s the best bit of the day, when I can do something for myself and I’m allowed to. Having time put 

aside to yourself is a really good idea and it makes you feel better.” 

Julie’s daughter in England has also taken up 

this well-being idea, inspired by a video chat with 

her mum. 

During housekeeping, Julie uses anything 

she can find in the garden and pantry to try 

new recipes saving trips to the supermarket. 

She has tried her hand at making wine from 

blackberries, pesto from nettles, bread in a slow 

cooker and soup from taewa (Māori potatoes). 

Soup is one of the easiest things to make from 

home, mixing vegetables with stock herbs and 

something to thicken it like potato. 

Julie says the only thing that would stop her 

home grown recipes is zombies. 

“My main worry is that we don’t get any 

zombies, I don’t want any zombies to come 

pinch all my vegetables!” she laughs. 

Community Fund helps Special 

Olympics make a splash 

It’s a Wednesday evening (before the lockdown). Rochelle, Jacob 

and Amber and other athletes with intellectual disabilities head to 

the Selwyn Aquatic Centre in Rolleston for their weekly swim lesson. 

You can see the excitement and anticipation on the athletes’ 

faces as they plunge into the water with swim coach Sue who 

begins the class. 

Special Olympics Canterbury reserves two lanes for the athletes 

with money from the Selwyn Community Fund. 

The Council fund supports groups and organisations that contribute 

to community wellbeing. It is available for Selwyn-based not-forprofit 

community groups looking to run a project, event, or initiative 

in the district. 

Applications for round two of funding from the Community Fund this 

year have been extended by one month and now close on 31 May. 

Apply now at selwyn.govt.nz/selwyncommunityfund. 

Swimming instructor Jessica Waters explains advanced swimmers 

are in the furthest lane, while the middle lane is for those learning to 

swim fast and the side lane is for recreational swimmers. 

In the third lane Amber is showing off her improved breathing 

technique and freestyle, while Rochelle is training in the second lane 

for another gold medal at the next Special Olympics’ competition. 

Jacob, who is in the side lane, enjoys swimming with his head 

above the water. 

For these athletes, aged 18 to 50, being a part of Special Olympics 

gives them something to look forward to. 

Jeff Waters, Rochelle’s father and chairperson of Special Olympics 

Canterbury says any money the Special Olympics Group receives 

goes a long way, but there is more to it than money. 

“For us the money is great because it takes some pressure off the 

athletes and volunteers to raise funds. The majority of our athletes 

aren’t able to fundraise for themselves and struggle to pay for 

anything other than the basics.” 

Fundraising for training sessions and national competitions is left to 

a limited group of volunteers. 

Mr Waters says the Council funding shows they value Special 

Olympics’ athletes and volunteers living in Selwyn. 

“It just shows that someone else cares. It’s good to feel that you’re 

not on your own sometimes.” 

Lincoln Rotary Club staying active and connected 

While some community projects have been put on hold during lockdown period, the Lincoln Rotary 

Club are doing their best to stay operational and united with their members. 

The club have set up a ‘telephone tree’ where one person calls around a group of about six to check 

each is doing okay and then informs the president Matthew Sullivan of any changes in a member’s 

health or situation. 

The call list includes active members and retired members who have moved out of Rotary. 

Public Relations Manager Farhad Dastgheib says it is important for the club to stay connected 

because it is unknown what is around the corner for each member and it is a reassurance knowing the 

membership is healthy and going strong. 

“Especially since this critical virus is most severe in elderly people and the average age of our club is 

reasonably high, we need to be careful with some of us.” 

The club has also stayed open through meetings over Zoom and through a Facebook group members 

can join called Rotary Club of Lincoln, NZ. 

The club recently received funding from the Ministry of Social Development and contributed 100 food 

vouchers to Selwyn families who are suffering due to lockdown business redundancies. 

It is also collaborating with Rotary Club of Cashmere and encouraging Selwyn residents to donate items 

to Tonga they may find during a lockdown house tidy. 

“I can imagine that people in the Pacific Islands don’t have all the luxury we enjoy here, if there is 

anything we can do, we will, we should,” Farhad said. 

If there are items residents no longer need, they can put it aside and after lockdown period, they can email 

matt@bradfieldmarketing.com and Lincoln Rotary will come and collect the items to dispatch to Tonga. 

These items can include garden tools, particularly hand tools, shoes and sporting footwear (larger sizes 

preferred), soft toys, gym and fishing equipment, pushchairs, car seats (these can be outside their 

expiry date as they are used to physically support high needs children in a care facility) and walking 

frames without wheels. 

Council facilities 

and services 

All Council facilities remain closed under 

COVID-19 Level 4 restrictions. 

For updates see selwyn.govt.nz/covid19. 

Leeston Library & Service Centre 

19 Messines Street, Leeston 

Ph 347 2871 

Lincoln Library & Service Centre 

Gerald Street, Lincoln 

Ph 347 2876 

0800 SELWYN 

www.selwyn.govt.nz 

SelwynDistrictCouncil

$7.90 incl. GST 

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Gardening 

NOURISH: Fertilise your lawns in autum but make sure you have taken care of 

those pesky weeds first. 

Focus on your lawns 

throughout autumn 

AUTUMN CREATES 

favourable conditions 

to renovate and repair 

damaged lawns. 

Summer has a habit 

of leaving its mark on 

the garden; it’s often first 

spotted by patches that 

develop into a brown, dry 

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Autumn brings welcome 

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They provide a place 

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properties. 

The environmental 

benefits of having a lawn 

are often overlooked. 

The grass in your lawn 

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Wednesday April 15 2020 

(preventing erosion) and 

keeps the soil healthy due 

to the microbial activity 

(worms and all the good 

guys that work under the 

soil). 

Autumn tips for lawns: 

•Repair bare or 

damaged areas 

Bare patches in lawns can 

be created in high traffic 

areas, from pets, garden 

equipment or furniture or 

caused by long dry periods; 

these problems can be 

easily fixed. 

It is best to start by 

spraying any moss or 

weeds in the area and 

raking out. 

Create a nutrient rich 

and stable foundation. 

Rather than buying a large 

bag of lawn seed look for 

seed which is specifically 

designed to repair damaged 

and bare patches of lawn 

and produces even grass 

growth. 


•Spray for weeds and 

prickles 

Use a selective lawn weed 

spray to control broadleaf 

weeds and prickles in one 

application. 

Apply in autumn and 

spring when weeds are 

actively growing and 

before they become well 

established. 

If moss becomes a 

problem manage with 

moss control sulphate of 

iron. 

•Nourish now with 

lawn food 

Lawn fertiliser is a blend 

of nutrients formulated to 

promote the establishment 

and growth of lawns. It is 

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lawns. Also contains 

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News 

Top horse trainer barred 

from race tracks 

after doping allegations 

• By Louis Day 

HIGH-PROFILE harness 

racing trainer Nigel 

McGrath has handed in his 

trainer’s licence after being 

charged with numerous 

offences including 

attempting to administer 

a banned substance to a 

horse. 

McGrath is facing five 

charges and has been 

served with a notice banning 

him from entering 

onto any racecourse. 

His West Melton property 

was raided by Racing 

Integrity Unit officials last 

month. 

He has now been 

charged with: 

• Attempting to administer 

with another person 

a prohibited substance to 

Steel The Show. 

• Refusing to 

make a statement 

to inspectors regarding 

his actions. 

• Obstructing 

a racecourse 

inspector(s) in 

their attempts to 

seize evidence. 

• Failure to follow lawful 

direction when instructed 

regarding Steel The Show. 

• Failure to follow lawful 

direction when requested 

regarding production of 

evidence. 

McGrath’s property was 

raided hours before Steel 

The Show and another 

horse Cloud Nine, were 

due to race at Addington. 

RIU inspectors found 

tubing equipment, used 

to administer substances 

to horses, and McGrath 

and another man at the 

property. 

Steel The Show 

and Cloud Nine were 

immediately banned from 

racing at Addington. 

McGrath did not return 

calls to Selwyn Times. His 

lawyer Pip Hall QC said he 

would not be making any 

comment. 

McGrath’s horses have 

been transferred to other 

trainers’ stables. 

It is not the first time 

McGrath has been charged 

with horse doping 

offences. In 2004 

he was caught up 

in the blue magic 

scandal, being 

found guilty 

by the Judicial 

Control Authority 

for administering 

propantheline 

bromide to horses 

before racing. 

McGrath was also caught 

up in the ongoing police 

investigation into the racing 

industry, codenamed 

Operation Inca. 

He was charged with a 

race-fixing offence which 

was later dismissed in the 

district court. 

The charge came after 

raceway stipendiary 

stewards launched an 

inquiry after a race at 

Addington Raceway in 

March 2018. They were 

concerned by the manner 

McGrath had driven 

one of the two horses he 

trained in the race – Star 

Commander. His other 

horse, Sheriff, won. 

Nigel McGrath 

SELWYN TIMES 

The matter was then 

heard by the Judicial 

Control Authority, during 

which details of a phone 

call between McGrath and 

a big betting businessman 

associated with his stable 

emerged for the first time. 

During the phone call, 

McGrath is asked by 

the businessman if Star 

Commander would beat 

Sheriff. “Nah. Oh, if it does, 

it won’t. If-if it ah. Nah, 

don’t worry, don’t worry 

about Star Commander. 

Star Commander won’t get 

in Sheriff’s way. You don’t 

want that.” 

Betting records showed 

the businessman bet 

$27,252 on 19 bets involving 

wins, multis, quaddies, 

trebles and a double on 

Sheriff to win $37,057. 

After originally pleading 

not guilty to a serious racing 

offence and a charge 

of improper driving, 

McGrath changed his 

plea to guilty for the lesser 

charge of improper driving 

on the second day of the 

hearing. 

He was suspended from 

driving racing for six 

months and ordered to pay 

costs of $11,500. 

The businessman is 

facing criminal charges 

in the district court. He 

has interim name 

suppression. 

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ROLLESTON AUTOMOTIVE HUB 

TAKE POLE POSITION! 

Rolleston, Canterbury 

LEASE 

Area A 230m 2 * $36,000pa + GST + outgoings 

Area B 274m 2 * $48,000pa + GST + outgoings 

Total Areas A & B combined 504m 2 * By Negotiation + GST + outgoings 

Last space remaining in this brand new purpose built automotive hub, which is due 

for completion mid 2020. The prime front warehouse/office unit is available with a 

good and clear span and full height roller doors. Area is 504m 2 * of warehouse/office 

and amenities or can be split into smaller areas of 230m 2 * and 274m 2 *. Neighbouring 

tenants in the complex will be VINZ and Carters Tyre Service, so would be ideal for 

another complimentary auto type business. Large yard area providing excellent vehicle 

access and parking. 

Paula Raine 

027 221 4997 or 03 379 4210 

paula.raine@raywhite.com 

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Bigger is better for 

Mercedes-Benz SUV 

WHEN I first drove the 

GLS series Mercedes-Benz 

sport utility vehicle several 

years ago, I commented on 

its size, it was big at around 

4.7m, the dimensions 

translating to considerable 

internal space. 

The GLS has undergone 

a transformation 

and, remarkably, it is now 

even bigger thanks to a 

wheelbase increase, the 

seven-seat sport utility vehicle 

now sits at over 5.2m, 

making it one of the biggest 

SUVs in the New Zealand 

market. 

The benefit is that all 

occupants can travel in 

genuine comfort, the rear 

seat area is more than just 

something you load the 

kids into, adults can be 

seated there with reasonable 

freedom. 

If you don’t use the rear 

row of seats frequently, they 

fold down to offer a cavernous 

load area, and depending 

on how you have the 

seats configured, load 

space relates to 470-litres to 

1350-litres to 2400-litres. 

It’s this kind of capability 

that makes SUVs what 

they are and why they are 

so popular, the GLS is the 

perfect vehicle for those 

who have a sizeable family 

and want to travel in luxury 

and grace. 

However, bear in mind 

that the GLS 400d in this 

form is a pricey beast, it will 

set you back $168,500 in 

standard form. 

The GLS 400d is powered 

by Mercedes-Benz’s 

new generation inline 

six-cylinder diesel. The 

turbocharged unit is rated 

at 243kW with an amazing 

700Nm of torque; as a consequence, 

the 3-litre unit 

has all of the wonderful 

mid-range power attributes 

that makes diesel so appealing 

as a fuel. 

The engine is a powerhouse 

through the whole 

acceleration process, it 

will cut out a standstill to 

100km/h time of 5.1sec, 

and will make 120km/h 

from 80km/h in 3.9sec. 

Steering wheel-mounted 

paddle shifters working 

on a nine-speed automatic 

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CALLS HAVE b en made to 

stop rates increases in response 

to the Covid-19 crisis. 

City counci lors James Gough, 

Sam MacDonald, Catherine 

Chu, Phil Mauger, Aaron Keown 

– page 4 

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ACTION: Six city counci lors including 

Catherine Chu, Sam MacDonald (top right), 

James Daniels (above left) and Aaron 

Keown have ca led on Mayor Lianne Dalziel 

to lead a conversation on how to achieve a 

zero per cent rates increase this year. 

and James Daniels have sent a 

le ter to Mayor Lianne Dalziel 

asking her to lead a conversation 

as to how a zero per cent rates 

increase could be achieved this 

year. 

The city council is proposing 

an average rates increase of 4.65 

per cent acro s a l ratepayers in 

this year’s Draft Annual Plan 

which is cu rently under public 

consultation until April 5 and 

wi l be finalised before July 1. 

The 2018-2028 Long Term 

Plan also predicts a 50 per cent 

rates increase over 10 years. 

Said Cr MacDonald: “In 

the cu rent environment it’s 

clear busine s as usual is not 

a propriate and the council 

n eds to l ok at how we enable 

this 12-month rates increase 

fr eze to o cur, it’s crucial for 

the economic confidence of our 

city.” 

Ms Dalziel said the las thing the council’s budget, which is urchNZ, the Canterbury Employers’ 

Chamber of Commerce 

the city council n eded was for not entirely funded by rates, and 

someone to hi the panic bu ton. the consequences that wi l flow and other key players so we are 

“Calm heads must and wi l from decisions we make. best prepared for the economic 

prevail,” she said. 

“The Annual Plan is not cha lenges that lie ahead.” 

“Our residents and busine ses signed off for thr e months so City council chief executive 

wi l be depending on us to we have time to ge this advice. Dawn Baxendale did not rule a 

make adjustments, and we wi l, A the same time, the council zero rates rise out. 

however, we wi l n ed advice is m eting with our economic “We’re considering a series of 

on the impacts on a l aspects of development agency, Christch- 

options in light of the extraordinary 

circumstances related to the economy in response to the 

Covid-19. We wi l discu s these Covid-19 pandemic. 

options with elected members The bi gest b ost is $5.1 

as we develop the Annual Plan,” bi lion towards wage subsidies 

she said. 

for affected busine ses in a l 

The push from city counci lors sectors and regions. 

for a fr eze on rates rises comes •Tips for weathering virus, p3 

shortly after Minister of Finance 

•Mayor’s column, p9 

Grant Robertson announced 

a $12.1 bi lion package to aid •From the editor’s desk, p10 

No review 

A message 

Councillor takes 

Davids heads 

Views on 

Lively group 

over 

of love, unity 

matters into 

community board cricket nets 

celebrate 

multi-storey 

and prayers 

his own hands 

advocating body sought 

St Patrick’s Day 

house 

for peace 

Page 3 Page 6 

Page 3 Page 5 

Page 3 Page 7 

Eastern 

Motorway 

Bid to 

suburbs 

opening 

secure 

repairs 

delay 

funding to 

could take 

brings 

demolish 

a while 

relief 

service 

RESIDENTS MOST affected by 


centre 

the new Northern Motorway are 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2020 


IT COULD 

WEDNESDAY, 

be a while until 

MARCH 25, starnews.co.nz 

2020 

Connecting Your Community relieved to hear the Christchurch TUESDAY, starnews.co.nz 

MARCH 24, 2020 



• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding 

the eastern suburbs start to 

Northern Corridor opening has 

see Lianne Dalziel’s campaign 

been delayed by six months. 

THE earthquake-damaged 

aspirations for the area come to 

The CNC was due to open in 

former Sockburn Service Centre 

fruition. 

the middle of this year, but last 

could finally be demolished in 

During October’s local body 

week the New 

July – if the funding needed is 

elections, Ms Dalziel identified 

Zealand Transport 

Agency 

It comes as the 

obtained. 

repairs to the eastern part of the 

city’s footpaths, pipes and roads 

announced more 

Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton 

as one of her main priorities for 

time was needed 

this term. 

to complete the 

Community 

“We need a fully integrated 

$290m motorwayten 

in its draft 

Board has writ- 

programme of works for the 

east, I have loosely called this 

The original 

submission to 

Readers respond 

Chance to the eastern alliance, which 

scope of the 

the city council’s 

would essentially be an alliance Helpless to 

Victorious 

Delay in 

Market day 

project has been Mark Wilson 

Annual Plan 

Mike Mora 

to supermarket 

farewell Holden 

of contractors who can take 

extended include 

stoked 

making mall 

goes green at 2019-2020, 

stop property 

captain the whole area bit by bit and 

a third southbound lane on 

requesting the city council addresses 

the budget gap so the 

rebranding 

in style 

systematically get the work 

the Waimakariri River bridge and 

flooding 

with cup done,” she said during the 

a clip-on win 

exit safer 

Cashmere HS 

cycleway. 

buildings can be removed as soon 

campaign. 

St Albans resident Mark Wilson 

as possible. 

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GIRL Page BOSS: Julia 17 Holmes But chief wants executive to be a Dawn geneticist after Page high school, 3 and feels the GirlBoss Advantage programme will Page help 10 said GIRL the BOSS: community Julia Holmes are “somewhat 

her achieve thankful” her for dreams. the delay. 

Page 3 

PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN Page 11 said the final submission is yet to 

wants to be a geneticist after high school, and feels the GirlBoss Advantage programme will help Board chairman Mike Mora 

her achieve her dreams. Baxendale said any request to 


• By Bea Gooding 

pursue a specific for biology, project in and the from a young Julia is one of 25 young were often male-dominated, •“The By community Bea Gooding will be somewhat 

thankful for a reprieve of the 

for biology, and from a young Julia is one of 25 young were often male-dominated, be completed but it was likely the 

east would have age to has be always agreed been interested women chosen around the with particular focus on science, 

technology, engineering 

age has always been interested women chosen around the with particular focus on science, 

technology, engineering requested. 

demolition of the site would be 

FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD upon Julia by council. 

effects of this motorway for six 

South New Brighton School pupil Jacob McMillan enjoying the foam pit at Christchurch School of 

City councillors are yet to pass 

Gymnastics, which opened its doors to pupils while the school was closed due to fire damage. 

Holmes is on a mission on to 

in how things worked, often country to participate in the 

FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Julia 

Consent 

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next month, designed She was shocked to hear the 

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next month, designed She was shocked to hear the Main South Rd, has been a source 

and maths. 

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decisions are made to put our 

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•Story, more photos, page 5 

PHOTO: GEOFF The SLOAN year 11 St Margaret’s this, she said. 

community first, then there is no 

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The year 11 St Margaret’s That passion has landed her to mentor the female leaders news from her mother. 

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SELWYN TIMES 

Living at Alert Level 4 

Wednesday 15 April Update 

Thank you to all the essential workers who worked over Easter. 

We’re in week three at Alert Level 4, so it’s important to be kind, 

and continue to support each other. 

What do I do if I have symptoms or other 

health issues? 

If you’re not feeling well, please ring your GP or Healthline as 

you normally would – don’t hold off or wait until you feel worse. 

Our health system is open and running and ready to help. 

Healthline is free and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 

on 0800 358 5453. 

Can my employer make me take annual leave 

if they are getting the wage subsidy? 

If you have a complaint about your employer breaching any of 

your employment conditions you can either call the Employment 

line on 0800 20 90 20 or email info@employment.govt.nz 

Remember, all New Zealand employers – including the selfemployed 

and sole traders – who have experienced at least a 

30% decline in revenue due to COVID-19, are eligible to apply. 

Visit Covid19.govt.nz to find the list of employers who have 

received the wage subsidy scheme. 

Can I drive my car? 

Using private vehicles for transport is only allowed if you are: 

1) accessing essential services 2) shopping for food or medicine 

3) or if you’re an essential worker travelling to, from, or as part of 

your essential work. 

Otherwise, you must stay home. Do not travel out of town. 

You should also only travel in your car with people from 

your household. Remember, any unnecessary travel may 

spread COVID-19. 

Also note that pedestrians in particular may not be as aware as 

they normally are, so if you need to drive for essential reasons, 

remember to slow down, and drive safe. 

Can essential workers come into my home or 

business to do essential work like fixing heating, 

water or internet issues? 

Yes they can. They don’t have to wear masks or gloves – 

unless required for the work – but do need to maintain their 

physical distance. 

Now is the time to be kind and considerate towards neighbours 

and those working in our essential services. 

What can I do If I experience, or know someone 

who is experiencing, violence at home? 

If you’re not safe at home, it’s okay to leave your bubble to ask for 

help. If you have to leave, you can contact a friend or neighbour. 

Call 111 in the first instance if you can. 

Remember to keep an eye-out for friends and neighbours. 

If you have concerns about a young person, call 0508 FAMILY 

(0508 326 459). 

Where can I seek help if I’m feeling stressed 

or anxious? 

If you feel you are not coping, it is important to seek help and 

professional support. Your family doctor is a good starting point. 

For support with grief, anxiety, distress or mental wellbeing, you 

can also call or text the ‘Need to talk?’ service on 1737. This is free, 

and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and gives you the 

chance to talk with a trained counsellor. If you’re just looking for 

some extra support, you can go to Covid19.govt.nz. It includes 

tips for parents or caregivers who want to discuss mental health 

and wellbeing issues with primary-school aged children. 

Who can I contact if I see people not following 

the rules on self-isolation? 

You can tell the Police by completing the online form at 

105.police.govt.nz. Where possible, try to keep the phones 

free for those that need them in an emergency. 

Thank you New Zealand 

A big thank you to everyone in the country for your vigilance over 

the Easter period. Together, we are saving lives. 

Got questions? 

Find the answers faster at Covid19.govt.nz

Selwyn Times: April 15, 2020

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