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WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, <strong>2020</strong><br />
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Supporting<br />
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Page 8<br />
Recognition<br />
for work<br />
with cricket<br />
Page 12<br />
Ace for Trevor in comeback game<br />
THRILL: Trevor Michael bagged his first ever hole in one at the Greendale golf course last week in his first hit-out after<br />
coming out of lockdown.<br />
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN <br />
• By Jacob Page<br />
TREVOR MICHAEL aced<br />
his return to the Greendale<br />
golf course last week with his<br />
first ever hole in one.<br />
Trevor, who has played golf<br />
for 16 years, managed it on<br />
the 124m 17th named Toss Up<br />
which is a par three with an<br />
elevated green and a bunker on<br />
the right side of the green.<br />
The 76-year-old and his wife,<br />
Marie were one of the first to<br />
swing their clubs on Tuesday<br />
after level 4 coronavirus<br />
restrictions eased to level 3 and<br />
allowed golf to be played under<br />
strict conditions.<br />
• Turn to page 5<br />
District’s<br />
schools<br />
empty<br />
with few<br />
students<br />
• By Devon Bolger<br />
VERY FEW students in the<br />
district are turning up for class<br />
amid the Covid-19 crisis.<br />
Darfield High School principal<br />
James Morris said only three of<br />
its 485 year 7, 8, 9 and 10 students<br />
have attended school since alert<br />
level 3 began.<br />
“We may be getting another<br />
couple over the course of this<br />
week. All in all, it has been working<br />
well,” he said.<br />
The school’s library is being<br />
used to house the students.<br />
“It is a quite big space which is<br />
nice and does make it easier. We<br />
have roped off an area outside as<br />
well so they have plenty of space<br />
to run around outside.”<br />
Lincoln High School has had a<br />
maximum of four students turn<br />
up each day.<br />
Principal Kathy Paterson said:<br />
“Social distancing has not been a<br />
problem at all. The students have<br />
2m distancing inside and out and<br />
they have been managing that<br />
really well.”<br />
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ACTION: Six city counci lors including<br />
Catherine Chu, Sam MacDonald (top right),<br />
James Daniels (above left) and Aaron<br />
Keown have ca led on <strong>May</strong>or Lianne Dalziel<br />
to lead a conversation on how to achieve a<br />
zero per cent rates increase this year.<br />
• By Louis Day<br />
CALLS HAVE b en made to<br />
stop rates increases in response<br />
to the Covid-19 crisis.<br />
City counci lors James Gough,<br />
Sam MacDonald, Catherine<br />
Chu, Phil Mauger, Aaron Keown<br />
and James Daniels have sent a<br />
le ter to <strong>May</strong>or Lianne Dalziel<br />
asking her to lead a conversation<br />
as to how a zero per cent rates<br />
increase could be achieved this<br />
year.<br />
The city council is proposing<br />
an average rates increase of 4.65<br />
per cent acro s a l ratepayers in<br />
this year’s Draft Annual Plan<br />
which is cu rently under public<br />
consultation until April 5 and<br />
wi l be finalised before July 1.<br />
The 2018-2028 Long Term<br />
Plan also predicts a 50 per cent<br />
rates increase over 10 years.<br />
Said Cr MacDonald: “In<br />
the cu rent environment it’s<br />
clear business as usual is not<br />
appropriate and the council<br />
needs to l ok at how we enable<br />
this 12-month rates increase<br />
fr eze to o cur, it’s crucial for<br />
the economic confidence of our<br />
city.”<br />
Ms Dalziel said the las thing the council’s budget, which is urchNZ, the Canterbury Employers’<br />
Chamber of Commerce<br />
the city council n eded was for not entirely funded by rates, and<br />
someone to hi the panic bu ton. the consequences that wi l flow and other key players so we are<br />
“Calm heads must and wi l from decisions we make. best prepared for the economic<br />
prevail,” she said.<br />
“The Annual Plan is not cha lenges that lie ahead.”<br />
“Our residents and busine ses signed off for thr e months so City council chief executive<br />
wi l be depending on us to we have time to ge this advice. Dawn Baxendale did not rule a<br />
make adjustments, and we wi l, A the same time, the council zero rates rise out.<br />
however, we wi l n ed advice is m eting with our economic “We’re considering a series of<br />
on the impacts on a l aspects of development agency, Christch-<br />
options in light of the extraordinary<br />
circumstances related to the economy in response to the<br />
Covid-19. We wi l discu s these Covid-19 pandemic.<br />
options with elected members The bi gest b ost is $5.1<br />
as we develop the Annual Plan,” billion towards wage subsidies<br />
she said.<br />
for affected businesses in all<br />
The push from city counci lors sectors and regions.<br />
for a freeze on rates rises comes •Tips for weathering virus, p3<br />
shortly after Minister of Finance<br />
•<strong>May</strong>or’s column, p9<br />
Grant Robertson announced<br />
a $12.1 bi lion package to aid •From the editor’s desk, p10<br />
No review<br />
A message<br />
Councillor takes<br />
Davids heads<br />
Views on<br />
Lively group<br />
over<br />
of love, unity<br />
matters into<br />
community board cricket nets<br />
celebrate<br />
multi-storey<br />
and prayers<br />
his own hands<br />
advocating body sought<br />
St Patrick’s Day<br />
house<br />
for peace<br />
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Eastern<br />
Motorway<br />
Bid to<br />
suburbs<br />
opening<br />
secure<br />
repairs<br />
delay<br />
funding to<br />
could take<br />
brings<br />
demolish<br />
a while<br />
relief<br />
service<br />
RESIDENTS MOST affected by<br />
• By Louis Day<br />
centre<br />
the new Northern Motorway are<br />
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, <strong>2020</strong><br />
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MARCH 24, <strong>2020</strong><br />
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• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding<br />
the eastern suburbs start to<br />
Northern Corridor opening has<br />
see Lianne Dalziel’s campaign<br />
been delayed by six months.<br />
THE earthquake-damaged<br />
aspirations for the area come to<br />
The CNC was due to open in<br />
former Sockburn Service Centre<br />
fruition.<br />
the middle of this year, but last<br />
could finally be demolished in<br />
During October’s local body<br />
week the New<br />
July – if the funding needed is<br />
elections, Ms Dalziel identified<br />
Zealand Transport<br />
Agency<br />
It comes as the<br />
obtained.<br />
repairs to the eastern part of the<br />
city’s footpaths, pipes and roads<br />
announced more<br />
Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton<br />
as one of her main priorities for<br />
time was needed<br />
this term.<br />
to complete the<br />
Community<br />
“We need a fully integrated<br />
$290m motorwayten<br />
in its draft<br />
Board has writ-<br />
programme of works for the<br />
east, I have loosely called this<br />
The original<br />
submission to<br />
Readers respond<br />
Chance to the eastern alliance, which<br />
scope of the<br />
the city council’s<br />
would essentially be an alliance Helpless to<br />
Victorious<br />
Delay in<br />
Market day<br />
project has been Mark Wilson<br />
Annual Plan<br />
Mike Mora<br />
to supermarket<br />
farewell Holden<br />
of contractors who can take<br />
extended include<br />
stoked<br />
making mall<br />
goes green at 2019-<strong>2020</strong>,<br />
stop property<br />
captain the whole area bit by bit and<br />
a third southbound lane on<br />
requesting the city council addresses<br />
the budget gap so the<br />
rebranding<br />
in style<br />
systematically get the work<br />
the Waimakariri River bridge and<br />
flooding<br />
with cup done,” she said during the<br />
a clip-on win<br />
exit safer<br />
Cashmere HS<br />
cycleway.<br />
buildings can be removed as soon<br />
campaign.<br />
St Albans resident Mark Wilson<br />
as possible.<br />
Page 8<br />
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<br />
her achieve thankful” her for dreams. the delay.<br />
Page 3<br />
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN Page 11 said the final submission is yet to<br />
wants to be a geneticist after high school, and feels the GirlBoss Advantage programme will help Board chairman Mike Mora<br />
her achieve her dreams. Baxendale said any request to<br />
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN<br />
• By Bea Gooding<br />
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<br />
thankful for a reprieve of the<br />
for biology, and from a young Julia is one of 25 young were often male-dominated, be completed but it was likely the<br />
east would have age to has be always agreed been interested women chosen around the with particular focus on science,<br />
technology, engineering<br />
age has always been interested women chosen around the with particular focus on science,<br />
technology, engineering requested.<br />
demolition of the site would be<br />
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD upon Julia by council.<br />
effects of this motorway for six<br />
South New Brighton School pupil Jacob McMillan enjoying the foam pit at Christchurch School of<br />
City councillors are yet to pass<br />
Gymnastics, which opened its doors to pupils while the school was closed due to fire damage.<br />
Holmes is on a mission on to<br />
in how things worked, often country to participate in the<br />
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Julia<br />
Consent<br />
in how things worked, often country to participate in the<br />
months, but it’s still there. Until<br />
taking things apart just to put GirlBoss Advantage programme<br />
next month, designed She was shocked to hear the<br />
and maths.<br />
Holmes is on a mission to Rates<br />
taking things apart just to put GirlBoss Advantage programme<br />
next month, designed She was shocked to hear the Main South Rd, has been a source<br />
and maths.<br />
The former service centre, on<br />
make a difference in the world. any guidance them to back staff together. around<br />
decisions are made to put our<br />
make a difference in the world. them back together.<br />
•Story, more photos, page 5<br />
PHOTO: GEOFF The SLOAN year 11 St Margaret’s this, she said.<br />
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That passion has landed her to mentor the female leaders news from her mother.<br />
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Mr Bryce at a ceremony held at tomatoes, berries, nuts make and<br />
Christchurch city councillors to<br />
a difference continue, the world.<br />
should together. be paused<br />
programme next month,<br />
She was shocked to hear the help,” she said.<br />
the worst happens.<br />
Network] are about, that’s why tricky if the supermarkets stop aged not to actually go there if<br />
Which is why the Mt<br />
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stop rates increases in response<br />
The fifteen-year-old until has the Covid-19 outbreak That passion is has landed her designed to mentor the<br />
news from her mother.<br />
Mrs Hodder said there is no “I just think anything to help we exist.<br />
working and things like that, and they’re sick, but to phone in and<br />
to the Covid-19 crisis.<br />
Pleasant resident, who is also award for Best Sustainability Centre earlier this month.<br />
• Turn to page 6 a passion for biology, brought and under control. the opportunity of her dreams. female leaders of tomorrow in • Turn to page 5<br />
need to panic but it is important our community, that’s what we “We’ve got to look after each the doctors, it’s hard for them as things like that,” she said.<br />
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NO SURPRISES over the number of<br />
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level 3 came into force.<br />
We reveal today the tiny numbers attending<br />
high schools and primary schools in the<br />
district.<br />
I guess the Government had its reasons for re-opening schools<br />
but was it worth it?<br />
At Rolleston College only 17 students have turned up, three at<br />
Darfield High and just four at Lincoln High.<br />
Ellesmere College didn’t respond to our questions – maybe all<br />
students stayed home.<br />
So you seriously have to question the value of schools reopening<br />
under level 3 conditions.<br />
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• By Devon Bolger<br />
MAX TAYLOR was inspired<br />
to raise money for charity after<br />
world-wide sensation Captain<br />
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$66 million by walking laps<br />
around his garden.<br />
The eight-year-old Springfield<br />
resident ran 6.02km every day<br />
over seven days.<br />
As of Monday, $1174 had been<br />
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The money will be going to Age<br />
Concern Canterbury.<br />
Max’s mother, Kathryn Taylor,<br />
said he came up with the idea all<br />
on his own.<br />
“It came about after seeing the<br />
news about Captain Tom Moore,<br />
the Englishman who was doing<br />
laps of his garden. He thought<br />
that was pretty amazing and<br />
wanted to do something similar<br />
here,” she said.<br />
Captain Moore is a former<br />
British Army officer who served<br />
in World War 2.<br />
He gained attention worldwide<br />
when he began to walk laps of his<br />
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$2<strong>06</strong>8 (£1000) for the National<br />
Health Service by his 100th<br />
birthday 24 days later.<br />
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PUFFED: Max Taylor of Springfield ran the length of a marathon<br />
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Canterbury. <br />
and by the time the campaign<br />
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had increased to $66.1 million<br />
(£32.79 million).<br />
The Queen sent Captain<br />
Moore a personalised birthday<br />
card congratulating him on his<br />
efforts.<br />
Mrs Taylor said: “Max had<br />
been really worried about elderly<br />
people being more vulnerable.<br />
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• By Devon Bolger<br />
DOG OWNERS seem to be<br />
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during the Covid-19 pandemic.<br />
The district council received<br />
just four complaints regarding<br />
dogs being off<br />
their leash from<br />
March 26 to April<br />
27.<br />
The Ministry for<br />
Primary Industries<br />
has asked dog<br />
Steve<br />
Clarke<br />
owners to keep<br />
their canines on<br />
a leash under all<br />
alert levels to minimise any need<br />
to break a “bubble” to retrieve<br />
their pet, as well as the risk of<br />
accidents.<br />
Said district council senior animal<br />
control officer Steve Clarke:<br />
“We have seen little change in<br />
the number of reports we receive<br />
about dog attacks and dogs being<br />
off-leash during the lockdown<br />
period.<br />
During the lockdown period<br />
the district council received<br />
eleven reports of dog attacks,<br />
which is similar to the numbers of<br />
previous years.<br />
Only one dog was housed at the<br />
district council pound and it was<br />
able to be returned to its owner.<br />
‘We have no indication of whether<br />
•From page 1<br />
Rolleston College had a<br />
maximum of 17 students attend<br />
out of 533.<br />
Principal Rachel Skelton said<br />
it has been going well as students<br />
are already used to online<br />
learning.<br />
Ellesmere College did not<br />
respond to questions by the<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong>.<br />
Prebbleton School has had<br />
about five or six pupils each day<br />
out of a total of 480.<br />
Said principal Kim Alexander<br />
said: “It was what we were expecting<br />
but it is going well so far.<br />
We have had no indication<br />
of whether numbers will increase.<br />
“The small numbers of pupils<br />
mean they can all be in the<br />
same large teaching space,”<br />
she said.<br />
Lincoln Primary School has<br />
had about 18 to 20 students show<br />
up each day compared to the<br />
usual 621.<br />
Said principal Vivienne<br />
Butcher: “It has been going<br />
very well so far. We have the<br />
pupils split into a junior bubble<br />
and a senior bubble. Family<br />
members are kept to the same<br />
bubbles.”<br />
Four teachers are on-site at the<br />
school each day.<br />
BUBBLE: Lemonwood Grove School pupils Veronika Delgado and Avah Prisloo keep their<br />
distance while playing under alert level 3.<br />
Said Weedons School<br />
principal Kathy Bell: “Things<br />
have been very good. We are<br />
happy and the children are<br />
happy. We have had the same<br />
amount of children each day<br />
which is a small portion of our<br />
usual number.”<br />
The school’s roll is typically<br />
about 160 pupils.<br />
“We have been in contact with<br />
families and are not expecting<br />
the numbers to increase this<br />
week,” she said.<br />
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numbers will increase’<br />
DISTANCING: Darfield High School students studying in the library that has been set up for<br />
them to work in. <br />
Mrs Bell said social distancing<br />
at the school is going well and<br />
having a small number of pupils<br />
makes it easier.<br />
Meanwhile, 30 pupils out of<br />
about 200 have attended Lemonwood<br />
Grove School in Rolleston<br />
each day.<br />
Principal Jen Hodgkinson<br />
said: “Some pupils are coming<br />
for full weeks and others are<br />
only attending on the days both<br />
parents work.<br />
“We are expecting a couple<br />
more pupils next week as<br />
more parents return to work.<br />
However, we were aware of these<br />
and they have already been<br />
factored into the bubbles,” she<br />
said.<br />
Ms Hodgkinson said everyone<br />
at the school is adapting well<br />
and following changes implemented<br />
to mitigate the risk of<br />
Covid-19.<br />
These include having different<br />
pick-up and drop-off times,<br />
timetabling to ensure no bubbles<br />
are crossed and work stations<br />
being distanced.<br />
Punched during road rage<br />
• By Devon Bolger<br />
A 30-YEAR-OLD man suffered<br />
minor injuries after being<br />
punched in the head during a<br />
road rage incident near Rolleston<br />
on Sunday.<br />
Said Senior Sergeant Dean<br />
Harker: “The victim wasn’t feeling<br />
well and pulled over to the<br />
side of the road. He has sort of<br />
cut a car off while doing that.<br />
“The driver has got out and<br />
punched him a couple of times<br />
in the head. He also yelled abuse<br />
about the man’s driving.”<br />
The incident took place on<br />
Lincoln Rolleston Rd at about<br />
12.10pm.<br />
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The couple are both members<br />
at Greendale and their property<br />
backs onto the course.<br />
Trevor said modestly, the shot,<br />
with a seven wood, “was an absolute<br />
fluke.”<br />
“I didn’t see it go in,” he said.<br />
“I used a seven wood and with<br />
no pin in there and the cups are<br />
upside down so it’s flush with the<br />
level of the green and when we<br />
got up the slight hill and Marie<br />
turned to me and said: ‘My goodness,<br />
it’s in there.’<br />
“It could have so easily rolled<br />
The victim lives in Christchurch<br />
and was working in the<br />
district at the time of the assault.<br />
The perpetrator is a caucasian<br />
male aged 30-40 and about<br />
185cm tall.<br />
He was driving a white Toyota<br />
Hilux with roof racks.<br />
Senior Sergeant Harker said the<br />
victim was unable to get the registration<br />
of the vehicle and they<br />
are currently following leads to<br />
track down the man responsible.<br />
“If any members of the public<br />
did see something in the area at<br />
that time please contact Constable<br />
James Bourne at the Rolleston<br />
Police.”<br />
past so it was such an amazing<br />
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Trevor took up the game at<br />
60 as something to do during<br />
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the farm and plays off an 18<br />
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Trevor said if the bar was open,<br />
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“I would have shouted because<br />
I was so rapt because I’m running<br />
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Wednesday <strong>May</strong> 6 <strong>2020</strong> 7<br />
News<br />
BE INTO<br />
EXTENDED: The submission period for the Countdown Lincoln supermarket<br />
development will stay open until two weeks after alert level 2 begins. <br />
Residents in a losing<br />
battle against<br />
Flemington supermarket<br />
• By Devon Bolger<br />
THE BATTLE to stop a<br />
Countdown supermarket<br />
going in at the Flemington<br />
subdivision in Lincoln<br />
appears to be failing.<br />
The district council has<br />
received 43 public submissions,<br />
26 of which support<br />
and 15 oppose the development.<br />
Flemington<br />
developer Shane<br />
Kennedy said: “This<br />
is something the<br />
community has<br />
been talking about<br />
for quite some time.<br />
There was always,<br />
from an economic<br />
point of view, the<br />
need for a supermarket in<br />
this area.<br />
“We have been fielding a<br />
lot of clarification calls versus<br />
people who are directly<br />
opposed to it. To be honest,<br />
nobody has contacted me<br />
directly that is completely<br />
opposed. It has been more<br />
around seeking traffic information<br />
and things like<br />
“Exclusive”<br />
Shane<br />
Kennedy<br />
that,” he said.<br />
A Flemington resident<br />
who previously spoke<br />
against the development to<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> did not wish<br />
to comment after receiving<br />
backlash.<br />
In March, <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong><br />
reported a group of Flemington<br />
residents opposed<br />
the proposed location for<br />
the supermarket.<br />
The submission<br />
period on the development<br />
has been<br />
extended until two<br />
weeks after Alert<br />
Level 2 begins.<br />
Said district council<br />
planning manager<br />
Jesse Burgess: “The<br />
extension is on the basis<br />
that under alert level 2,<br />
members of the public are<br />
likely to have greater access<br />
to libraries and support for<br />
the use of technology to<br />
enable everyone fair and<br />
natural access to submit on<br />
the application,” he said.<br />
Mr Burgess said based<br />
on current information,<br />
alert level 2 could begin on<br />
• HAVE YOUR SAY:<br />
Do you support the<br />
proposed Countdown<br />
supermarket for<br />
Lincoln? Email your<br />
views to devon.bolger@<br />
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<strong>May</strong> 12 and, therefore, the<br />
notification period would<br />
end on <strong>May</strong> 16.<br />
Said Springs Ward<br />
councillor Malcolm Lyall:<br />
“I wouldn’t like to draw<br />
any conclusions on the<br />
submissions received<br />
as people have had a lot<br />
going on. It is great the<br />
submission period has<br />
been extended,” he said.<br />
The district council<br />
received a resource consent<br />
application from Lincoln<br />
Developments Ltd last<br />
year.<br />
They have applied<br />
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Flemington subdivision<br />
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Our People<br />
Supporting the district’s mums for 11 years<br />
Lauree Welford has<br />
been helping to support<br />
mothers in the district for<br />
11 years. The Rolleston<br />
resident speaks to Devon<br />
Bolger about her work<br />
with the Time4Mums<br />
group and love for the<br />
district<br />
How did you get started with<br />
the Time4Mums group?<br />
I have been involved for about<br />
11 years now. I had just moved<br />
down from Auckland a few<br />
months earlier and I started<br />
getting involved with a few bits<br />
and pieces, mainly baking to<br />
start with.<br />
The group itself has been<br />
around for quite a while under<br />
different banners. It came out<br />
of a group affiliated with MOP<br />
international, which stood for<br />
Mothers of Preschoolers.<br />
Over-time it was converted<br />
to a New Zealand version and<br />
that eventually shut down. We<br />
decided it was something that<br />
was quite important so we made<br />
Time4Mums and kept a similar<br />
structure to what we were doing.<br />
I would say the group has been<br />
in Rolleston for at least 15 years.<br />
Could you tell me about what<br />
the group does?<br />
It is about encouraging<br />
and connecting mums in the<br />
community. You arrive, have<br />
some morning tea, we have an<br />
amazing baker at the moment,<br />
and just chat for a bit.<br />
We usually get in speakers on<br />
all sorts of things from antenatal<br />
depression, to processing grief,<br />
to cup cake decorating. There<br />
is also a bit of a craft activity<br />
afterwards for whoever would<br />
like to do that.<br />
During this time we have also<br />
got a place for the little ones.<br />
There are a lot of volunteers<br />
around to help babies and play<br />
with them so the mums can<br />
sit down and actually enjoy<br />
a cup of coffee without being<br />
interrupted. When they get a bit<br />
older, crawling or walking, they<br />
come through to where I am at<br />
SUPPORT: Lauree Welford of Rolleston cares for children every second Wednesday while their<br />
mothers have a well-deserved cup of tea and a chat.<br />
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN <br />
the moment looking after the<br />
kids in the next room. It is just<br />
like a daycare really where we<br />
look after the little ones while<br />
the mums are having their chats.<br />
It gives them a chance to build<br />
friendships and grow as a mum.<br />
It is great having some of the<br />
grandmothers come along and<br />
offer wisdom, support and a<br />
listening ear.<br />
A lot of the children are<br />
younger or having started<br />
childcare so when we are looking<br />
after them it is sometimes the<br />
first time mum and baby have<br />
actually been apart at all. So it<br />
is quite a big step for them and<br />
the kids but because we are right<br />
next door if they get sad you<br />
can take them back. It’s not like<br />
taking them to daycare, it’s a nice<br />
gradual transition.<br />
How many people typically<br />
attend the meetings?<br />
It can vary anywhere between<br />
10 to 20 mums. We meet on the<br />
first and third Wednesday of the<br />
month during school time.<br />
I recently looked back at last<br />
year’s roll and we had about<br />
60 different mums attend<br />
throughout the year at different<br />
times.<br />
It gets a bit difficult to keep<br />
track because a child might<br />
start school or things change for<br />
people.<br />
Why do you think it is<br />
important to have a support<br />
group for mothers in the<br />
district?<br />
I think it is important<br />
anywhere with young mums<br />
but I think Rolleston more so<br />
than most because it is such a<br />
new area. New people are always<br />
shifting here and they don’t have<br />
any kind of family connections.<br />
There are also a lot of people<br />
shifting from overseas so<br />
they don’t have parents or<br />
grandparents or anything to get<br />
a chance to have a break and get<br />
that care and support they need.<br />
Does the group get any<br />
help from any community<br />
organisations?<br />
The Hope Presbyterian Church<br />
started supporting the group<br />
about 10 years ago. We need<br />
an organisation to help with<br />
funds for things like hiring the<br />
Rolleston Community Centre<br />
and the morning tea. We also ask<br />
for a donation to come along to<br />
the meetings.<br />
It is all run by volunteers, the<br />
church helps us through funding<br />
and background support.<br />
We usually have a team of<br />
people helping. There is someone<br />
who is a bit more of a leader, which<br />
I did for a few years, where you<br />
organise speakers to come in and<br />
make sure there are enough team<br />
members and things like that.<br />
For Mother’s Day, I’ve gone<br />
around to a few businesses and<br />
they’ve donated things to make<br />
the day just a bit more special so<br />
SELWYN TIMES<br />
Lauree Welford<br />
that kind of thing is great too.<br />
We have had an amazing team<br />
of people over the years and it<br />
is pretty cool how sometimes<br />
it might feel like numbers are<br />
dwindling on the volunteer front<br />
and then others come along.<br />
How long have you lived in<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong>?<br />
We have been here for 11 years<br />
now, we moved down from<br />
Auckland. We have always lived<br />
in Rolleston.<br />
What do you like about living<br />
here?<br />
I really love the sense of<br />
community. We were in<br />
Auckland for quite a few years.<br />
We came here and it was great<br />
because my kids could bike<br />
to school and walk to friends’<br />
houses.<br />
We had to drive everywhere<br />
in Auckland but here everything<br />
is close by and there are friends<br />
around the corner. That<br />
community feel is definitely my<br />
favourite part.<br />
Do you have any hobbies<br />
or skills outside of your<br />
community work?<br />
I work locally over in Izone.<br />
They are very flexible which is<br />
great because I still can help<br />
with the group on Wednesday<br />
mornings.<br />
I spend a lot of time watching<br />
my kids play sport, especially<br />
cricket. I’m really involved with<br />
that.<br />
I also like to go for walks and<br />
the odd bit of a birthday cake<br />
decorating for family.<br />
Could you tell me a bit about<br />
your family?<br />
My husband Martin has an<br />
electronics business and works<br />
from home.<br />
We have three children. Our<br />
daughter started university this<br />
year but is back home at the<br />
moment with the lockdown.<br />
Our middle son is in year 11 at<br />
Lincoln High and my youngest<br />
son is in year 7 at Rolleston<br />
Primary School.<br />
• To find out more about the<br />
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Rolleston Facebook page<br />
or email: time4mums@<br />
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SELWYN TIMES<br />
Staying safe at Alert Level 3<br />
Keeping your bubble small and making space around you are two important<br />
ways to keep yourself and the people in your household protected. They help<br />
keep other people safe too. Because the more contact you have with others,<br />
the more opportunity the virus has to spread.<br />
Make the space An important way to keep yourself and others safe is to ‘make<br />
the space’ by keeping a 2-metre distance from people who aren’t in your bubble, at all times.<br />
Do I need to make space around me when<br />
picking-up takeaways?<br />
Making space around you applies wherever you are, and particularly<br />
in places where people tend to gather, like the queue for picking up<br />
takeaways. While waiting, make sure you keep at least 2 metres apart<br />
from others at all times.<br />
Can I enter the premises to pay or pick<br />
something up?<br />
When you are collecting goods, including food, make sure this<br />
happens in a contactless way, from a separate area. You should not<br />
be entering the premises for any reason. This applies to businesses<br />
of any sort – such as clothing and electronics retailers – not just<br />
takeaways. The main exceptions to this are supermarkets, petrol<br />
stations and dairies (dairies must follow the ‘one-in, one-out’ rule).<br />
How do I pay?<br />
The best way to pay is to do so online or over the phone, and then have<br />
items delivered to your front door. If you have to pick-up goods, keep a<br />
2-metre distance and do so in a contactless way. If you have to pay for<br />
goods at the store, use payWave where possible. Only use cash if you<br />
have no other option. Wash your hands after touching cash.<br />
What do I do if I have symptoms?<br />
Don’t leave the house if you’re sick or have symptoms. Contact<br />
your local GP or Healthline on 0800 358 5453 and they will advise<br />
you and arrange a safe way for you to be tested for COVID-19.<br />
How to enjoy recreation safely<br />
You can visit parks and outdoor spaces, but be careful to not touch<br />
any surfaces with your hands, such as handrails or benches, etc.<br />
Be sure to always make at least 2 metres of space around you.<br />
Wash your hands thoroughly when you get home.<br />
Activities that require experience<br />
You can do more activities at Alert Level 3, but only if you’re<br />
experienced and can do them safely. These activities include:<br />
Fishing – if you want to go fishing you can do so from a wharf<br />
or the shore, but don’t cast off the rocks. Boating is not allowed,<br />
including fishing from a boat.<br />
Hunting – you can hunt on private land, but not on public<br />
conservation land. You need to stay within your region and stick<br />
to your bubble. Overnight trips are not allowed. You may only hunt<br />
on foot. That means using quad bikes, off-road bikes, helicopters<br />
and other motorised vehicles is not allowed.<br />
Keep your bubble small Keeping it small means restricting your bubble to your immediate<br />
household, and maybe extending it a small amount if you need to – perhaps by one or two people maximum.<br />
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Can I visit my family if they are spread out across<br />
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Are neighbours allowed to merge bubbles?<br />
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Can I pop in and visit another bubble?<br />
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Can our flat extend our bubble to another flat?<br />
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Wednesday <strong>May</strong> 6 <strong>2020</strong> 11<br />
Tradies – look after your valuables<br />
Area response manager<br />
Senior Sergeant Dean<br />
Harker talks about police<br />
activity in the district<br />
WITH THE reduction from a<br />
level 4 to level 3 lockdown a large<br />
number of building sites are<br />
again becoming operational and<br />
tradesmen are busy making up<br />
for lost time to try and get houses<br />
and industrial builds completed<br />
before winter.<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> police have noticed<br />
an increase in calls for service<br />
regarding thefts and suspicious<br />
behaviour being reported around<br />
building sites and also sites<br />
where road maintenance is being<br />
carried out.<br />
With <strong>Selwyn</strong> police working<br />
24hr from the Rolleston station I<br />
would encourage members of the<br />
public to report any suspicious<br />
behaviour by calling at the time<br />
it happens and to try and record<br />
as many details to help identify<br />
the suspects.<br />
There have been houses that<br />
are near completion which have<br />
been entered and whiteware<br />
stolen, some of these offences are<br />
occurring in the evenings or early<br />
hours of the morning, some of the<br />
suspects have been described as<br />
wearing hi-vis clothing and appear<br />
to be dressing as tradesmen<br />
and also using tradesmen-like<br />
vehicles such as utes.<br />
For tradesmen, do not leave<br />
your tools or valuables in your<br />
vehicles overnight, instead keep<br />
them secure and out of sight.<br />
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licence number.<br />
Only buy tools from reputable<br />
businesses – if the price sounds<br />
too good to be true, it probably is.<br />
ENGRAVE – Engrave your<br />
tools with your driver licence<br />
number – that way, if found they<br />
are easier to return to you.<br />
RECORD – Record the serial<br />
numbers of your tools and keep<br />
the list in a safe location.<br />
SECURE – Always secure your<br />
tools using good strong, locks.<br />
REPORT – Report any suspicious<br />
activity to police.<br />
Local police are looking at<br />
holding events where we will<br />
engrave tradesmen’s tools once<br />
Dean Harker<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Police<br />
the lockdown has lifted.<br />
Last week local police have<br />
been busy holding offenders to<br />
account and have had some very<br />
good results and apprehensions<br />
thanks to help and information<br />
being supplied by the public.<br />
Last week a male was charged<br />
with cannabis cultivation and<br />
selling cannabis offences after a<br />
search warrant was executed in<br />
the district. We also dealt with<br />
a fatal accident, and attended<br />
an incident at an address where<br />
a firearm was discharged, the<br />
suspect for this has been apprehended.<br />
At another incident, a person<br />
has been apprehended and is facing<br />
charges in relation to being<br />
found in possession of prohibited<br />
firearms.<br />
We have a few new police staff<br />
starting work in the district over<br />
recent weeks.<br />
On a personal note, like a<br />
number of other locals, I am<br />
waiting for the Covid-19 restrictions<br />
to be lifted so I can travel to<br />
the West Coast and go hunting<br />
and, hopefully, bag myself a deer<br />
to fill my freezer before winter.<br />
Take care and be safe.<br />
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zucchini, aubergines, peppers,<br />
blueberries and tomatoes.<br />
They can also fly in colder<br />
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and can be used in glasshouses<br />
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tomatoes which honeybees<br />
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Bombus terrestris, or the<br />
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As its name suggests, the tip<br />
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During winter, fertilised<br />
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Like honeybees, they do sting,<br />
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after stinging,<br />
they survive<br />
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Last week was big for cricket in Canterbury Country with both Toby Doyle and Rhys Mariu recognised at the New Zealand<br />
Cricket Awards. Mariu then continued the trend when he and good friend Jesse Frew received the Fulton Scholarship for<br />
emerging Canterbury Country players.<br />
SELWYN TIMES<br />
Work at grassroots recognised<br />
• By Jacob Page<br />
CANTERBURY Country<br />
Cricket manager Toby Doyle<br />
believes his national award is just<br />
the cherry on top of the work he<br />
does at a grassroots level.<br />
The 29-year-old, who lives in<br />
Darfield and plays for Leeston-<br />
Southbridge was named development<br />
officer of the year at the<br />
New Zealand Cricket Awards,<br />
which were announced online<br />
last week.<br />
“It was certainly unexpected<br />
and a weird feeling at this time,”<br />
he said.<br />
“To get awards like this is really<br />
nice but it’s not the reason I<br />
do my role.<br />
“I get more of a buzz out of<br />
seeing more kids join local clubs<br />
and players coming through our<br />
pathway and fulfilling potential.<br />
“Those are the things I sit back<br />
and get satisfaction from.”<br />
Oxford-Rangiora and former<br />
St Andrew’s College batsman<br />
Rhys Mariu was crowned co-<br />
Gillette Cup player of the year<br />
during the event for his efforts at<br />
the national secondary schools<br />
tournament in December.<br />
Mariu scored 254 runs at an<br />
average of 50 at the tournament<br />
RECOGNISED: Canterbury Country cricket manager Toby Doyle<br />
was honoured at the New Zealand Cricket Awards, which were<br />
announced online last week.<br />
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN <br />
with a best of 104.<br />
He shared the honour with<br />
Otago Boys’ High School’s Jacob<br />
Cumming, the son of former<br />
Black Cap Craig Cumming.<br />
Doyle has been working at the<br />
Canterbury Country Cricket Association<br />
for the past six years after<br />
studying at Waikato University.<br />
He said he enjoyed the different<br />
facets of the role and its connection<br />
to the community.<br />
“I think there are a thousand<br />
different hats I wear each week<br />
and I’ve learnt how to prioritise<br />
my time,” he said.<br />
“It’s about prioritising where<br />
we, as an organisation, can get<br />
the biggest bang for our buck.<br />
“When I help coach 10 junior<br />
coaches, they go back and help<br />
80 to 190 junior cricketers who<br />
will benefit from it.<br />
“You can’t be afraid to go the<br />
extra mile especially during the<br />
season to get a good outcome.”<br />
He said it was important both<br />
he and Canterbury Country development<br />
officer Tim Gruijters<br />
have good working relationships<br />
with schools to introduce the<br />
game to children and then the<br />
clubs take over.<br />
He said with several townships<br />
in <strong>Selwyn</strong> seeing decent population<br />
growth and with the popularity<br />
following the 2015 and<br />
2019 Cricket World Cups, it’s<br />
been important to capitalise on<br />
increased interest and demand.<br />
“The clubs do a fantastic job<br />
getting kids into junior cricket<br />
and over the last five years we’ve<br />
seen a lot of growth in team<br />
numbers.<br />
“It’s a juggling act but Tim and<br />
I work well together and we are<br />
seeing some rewards there.<br />
“Our player base has doubled<br />
SPORT<br />
over my time here and a lot of<br />
that has to do with increased<br />
population and the World Cup<br />
success.<br />
“The number of junior teams<br />
in 2014/15 was at 65 and this past<br />
season we had 127 teams so it<br />
makes a big difference when kids<br />
have role models to look up too.”<br />
Doyle said the definition of<br />
success in his role had changed<br />
from when he first started.<br />
“It used to be how many<br />
schools could you go into and<br />
how many kids could you deliver<br />
sessions too,” he said.<br />
“You never knew what the<br />
quality or sustainability was<br />
behind those numbers.<br />
“Now we’ve transitioned to<br />
where everything we do we do<br />
for a reason and a sustainable<br />
reason.<br />
“There’s been a lot of administration<br />
that’s come about over<br />
the years but it allows us to see<br />
the work we are doing.”<br />
Doyle said he hasn’t received<br />
the physical award yet but was<br />
happy to be recognised for a job<br />
well done.<br />
Mates Mariu and Frew share scholarship<br />
• By Jacob Page<br />
GOOD MATES Jesse Frew and<br />
Rhys Mariu have added another<br />
chapter to their cricket story by<br />
being named joint recipients of<br />
the Fulton Scholarship for <strong>2020</strong>.<br />
“We’ve been playing together<br />
since we were eight or nineyears-old<br />
and we’re best mates<br />
so it’s pretty pleasing to have<br />
someone like Rhys alongside me<br />
for this,” Frew said.<br />
Frew, an all rounder and<br />
Mariu an opening batsmen<br />
are both 18-years-old and have<br />
represented Canterbury Country<br />
through the junior age-groups<br />
and we’re teammates in the St<br />
Andrew’s College first XI that<br />
won the Gillette Cup national<br />
schoolboys title in December.<br />
The Fulton Cricket<br />
Scholarship is named after<br />
former Canterbury Country,<br />
Canterbury captain and Black<br />
Caps batsman Peter Fulton who<br />
created the scholarship in 2015<br />
in an effort to help emerging<br />
Canterbury Country players<br />
progress.<br />
Each recipient receives $2500<br />
and will receive one-on-one<br />
coaching and mentoring from<br />
Fulton as well as other personal<br />
development assistance.<br />
Frew, who plays for Darfield,<br />
said it was a great opportunity.<br />
“It’s a great stepping stone.<br />
I’ve worked with Fults (Fulton)<br />
TALENTED DUO: Jesse Frew,<br />
left, and Rhys Mariu are the<br />
co-recipients of the Fulton<br />
Scholarship for <strong>2020</strong>.<br />
PHOTO: CANTERBURY CRICKET<br />
before and it will be great to do<br />
it again.”<br />
The pair were in the New<br />
Zealand under-19 squad together<br />
with Mariu making the World<br />
Cup team earlier this year and<br />
Frew missing out, in part because<br />
of a stress fracture he has dealt<br />
with for the past three years which<br />
prevented him bowling.<br />
“We’re having good results<br />
with the physio and (New<br />
Zealand under-19 coach Paul<br />
Wiseman) said he would help me<br />
with my return.”<br />
Mariu, who plays for Oxford-<br />
Rangiora said it was an honour<br />
to be recognised by Fulton.<br />
He said he was thrilled with<br />
his season and felt opening<br />
the batting really suited his<br />
mentality on the field.<br />
“I want to be in the game and<br />
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“I don’t want to leave it to<br />
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“I’m not a fan of sitting and<br />
watching cricket so opening<br />
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He said he was keen to<br />
improve his technique against<br />
spin bowling in the short term.<br />
“I think it’s where New<br />
Zealand batsmen often struggle<br />
so I want to ensure I get better at<br />
playing it.”<br />
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Wednesday <strong>May</strong> 6 <strong>2020</strong> 13<br />
FULL POWER: The<br />
upgraded lights at<br />
Lincoln Domain’s No<br />
1 ground were turned<br />
on for the first time on<br />
Sunday.<br />
Domain lights power-up<br />
after $233,000 upgrade<br />
NEW LIGHTS at Lincoln<br />
Domain were turned on for the<br />
first time on Sunday night.<br />
The district council upgraded<br />
the lights on the No 1 rugby field<br />
for the purposes of training and<br />
matches.<br />
Lincoln Rugby Football Club<br />
president Corran Pywell said he<br />
was sure they would be a great<br />
community asset for many<br />
years.<br />
“The old ones had been up for<br />
decades and all the fuses and<br />
bulbs kept blowing on them.<br />
”It was becoming a bit of a<br />
hazard so the council had to<br />
upgrade them for the benefit of<br />
the domain.<br />
Pywell said it would continue<br />
to give his club the option of<br />
night rugby during duck shooting<br />
season and give the division<br />
three rugby teams a venue for<br />
their Friday night rugby.<br />
Council property project manager<br />
Sandrine Carrara said it was<br />
a two-phase implementation.<br />
“Last year, the council covered<br />
the upgrading of the lighting<br />
SPORT<br />
for fields three and four of the<br />
Lincoln Domain – this first stage<br />
was project-managed by the<br />
rugby club.<br />
“For stage two of the project,<br />
this week we have installed lighting<br />
towers to bring field one up<br />
to a standard for holding night<br />
matches and we added some<br />
lighting to bring field two up to<br />
training level.”<br />
The stage two work cost<br />
$233,000.<br />
Ransley out of<br />
sorts at Barcelona<br />
PREBBLETON’S Jaden Ransley<br />
is hoping a familiar Phillip<br />
Island track will help him<br />
bounce back during round six<br />
of the eSports Cup virtual car<br />
racing event tonight.<br />
“That’s a track I am familiar<br />
with as I’ve raced there so, hopefully,<br />
we can make it count,” he<br />
said at the prospect.<br />
A sluggish 12th place in qualifying<br />
at Barcelona last week on a<br />
technical track was compounded<br />
by two early crashes in the respective<br />
races.<br />
In spite of finishing 10th and<br />
27th overall, Ransley was able to<br />
maintain a top five spot in the<br />
STRUGGLES:<br />
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hope Phillip Island<br />
next week goes<br />
better than round<br />
five at Barcelona.<br />
PHOTO: RANSLEY<br />
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“We qualified down the pack<br />
but had a decent start in race one<br />
but then I tried to avoid a car<br />
next to me and got taken out by<br />
a car behind me,” he said.<br />
“We battled back to 10th but it<br />
was tough.<br />
“Then race two was pretty<br />
much over after the first corner.<br />
“I tried to give my teammate<br />
room but ended up hitting a<br />
pothole/judder bar thing and so<br />
we just got round in 27th.”<br />
Ransley said he did not do<br />
enough testing in the week leading<br />
up to the event and it showed.<br />
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<strong>Selwyn</strong> businesses<br />
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OPEN<br />
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A growing number of <strong>Selwyn</strong> businesses are now operating safely under Alert Level 3 conditions<br />
and we’re encouraging people to take advantage of the great service local to you.<br />
The ‘<strong>Selwyn</strong> Open’ campaign launched by the Council aims to help <strong>Selwyn</strong> residents find the<br />
large number of businesses that are open and local to you.<br />
A list of businesses that are open and ready to provide everything from groceries, to takeaways<br />
and flowers is now available on the Council website at selwyn.govt.nz/selwynopen.<br />
As we limit travel to help stop the spread of COVID-19 it is a good time to learn about the great<br />
businesses that are there to support us through this pandemic and into the future.<br />
The list shows some of the wide range of businesses across <strong>Selwyn</strong> that provide quality goods,<br />
excellent service and competitive prices right on our doorstep. These businesses are often times<br />
at the heart of our community sponsoring sports teams and supporting local events and charities.<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> open aims to support these businesses as they restart and help our communities restart.<br />
Manu Rangimoekau from Suburban Eatery says the business has seen a surge in takeaways<br />
being ordered from their Leeston based restaurant and café.<br />
He is glad the Council is doing something to drive residents to buy local, because this is critical<br />
for the survival of the many diverse <strong>Selwyn</strong> industries.<br />
“If we can’t get the support from the locals, then we can’t buy from our local suppliers and it’s a<br />
complete domino effect. It doesn’t just affect our front doors, it affects the guys around the corner<br />
growing the lettuce.”<br />
Phillippa Boa from The Lincoln Pantry said the support businesses have received from locals and<br />
the Council since opening for contact deliveries on Thursday has been great.<br />
“We’re a small community of small business owners and we need that support to flow all around<br />
and keep the economy going”<br />
Major projects back under way across <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
Major infrastructure and building works are swinging back into action in <strong>Selwyn</strong> following the move to<br />
Alert Level 3.<br />
Roading upgrades, cycleways and water upgrades are among the projects restarting across the district,<br />
alongside $60 million of large building projects.<br />
Work has restarted, or is due to start soon on the <strong>Selwyn</strong> Aquatic Centre extension, the <strong>Selwyn</strong> Health<br />
Hub, Foster Park Indoor Courts, Rolleston Rugby Football Club, car parking and landscaping at the<br />
Dynes Road end of Foster Park, Te Ara Ātea and the Rolleston Town Centre infrastructure upgrade on<br />
Tennyson Street.<br />
This means Tennyson Street is closed to traffic the length of Rolleston Park and the Markham Way<br />
temporary extension is reopened.<br />
Council roading projects across the district including rural intersection upgrades and the Leeston to<br />
Doyleston cycleway will be restarting, along with the Reconnect Project making major upgrades at the<br />
Pines Resource Recovery Park.<br />
The upgrade of the intersection of Tennyson Street and Lowes Road will also restart, meaning Lowes<br />
Road will be closed to traffic travelling towards the intersection.<br />
The New Zealand Transport Agency has also advised that work is back<br />
under way on the for the CSM2 Southern Motorway work. This means<br />
for up to four weeks, Jones Road will be closed at the intersection with<br />
Weedons Ross Road to all traffic. This work is taking place while traffic<br />
volumes in the area are lower due to the Level 3 COVID-19 restrictions<br />
and is needed to be completed before winter sets in.<br />
The northbound and southbound off-ramps at the Weedons<br />
Interchange remain open along with the east west bridge. Hoskyns<br />
Road remains left in/left out.<br />
Work will also restart on the $23 million of upgrades to the district’s<br />
water services of 59 projects to build and upgrade pump stations,<br />
increase capacity and improve water quality.<br />
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re-opens with booking system<br />
The Pines Resource Recovery Park in Rolleston has reopened under<br />
Level 3 using a booking system and with some changes in place to<br />
operate safely.<br />
The new online booking system allows Pines to be open to<br />
the public, while still complying with Government Alert Level 3<br />
requirements, Council Solid Waste Manager Andrew Boyd says.<br />
“We recognise that during the lockdown, residents have been<br />
busy in their gardens and garages and are itching to get rid of<br />
their rubbish, recycling and garden waste. We think customers will<br />
be glad to see some familiar services restart – albeit in a slightly<br />
different form.”<br />
To ensure safe distancing spaces will be available for five vehicles<br />
in each 30-minute time slot and only Paywave contactless payment<br />
will be available, or those with accounts already set up.<br />
The online booking system is available through the Council website<br />
selwyn.govt.nz/bookpines, and Mr Boyd says people without<br />
internet access can call 0800 SELWYN (0800 735 996) and Council<br />
customer services staff will be able to arrange a booking.<br />
Customers will receive a specific booking reference number that<br />
must be presented at the gate to allow entry. Site staff will be strictly<br />
managing access at the gate to ensure we can safely operate the<br />
site in compliance with Alert Level 3 requirements and people<br />
without a reference booking number will not be allowed entry.<br />
Apply for the<br />
rates extension<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> ratepayers who may be facing financial difficulties<br />
as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic can apply for a<br />
payment extension.<br />
You can extend payment out to 30 June 2021, provided you<br />
agree to a payment plan with the Council. This extension<br />
is available for the final instalment of rates for the 2019/20<br />
financial year and rates for the <strong>2020</strong>/21 financial year.<br />
Payments can be made by direct debit weekly, fortnightly or<br />
monthly and will need to be a minimum of $10 per week.<br />
To apply for the rates extension visit<br />
selwyn.govt.nz/rates and fill out the form under the<br />
rates payment extension section.<br />
To complete your request you will need your Valuation<br />
Number, which can be found on your rates invoice, or by<br />
contacting us on 0800 SELWYN (735 996)<br />
An easy way to pay your rates is by direct debit.<br />
You can set up a direct debit by filling out the Direct<br />
Debit Authority form at selwyn.govt.nz/rates.<br />
If you are considering cancelling or stopping an<br />
existing direct debit arrangement that you have with<br />
the Council, please contact us first.<br />
If you cancel the direct debit authority directly with<br />
your bank there is a nine-month security stand down<br />
period before it can be reinstated. This is because<br />
the Council is authorised to set up the direct debit<br />
arrangement directly, rather than you having to set it<br />
up with your bank.<br />
Council Call<br />
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Rolleston Drive, Rolleston<br />
Ph 347 2880<br />
Darfield Library & Service Centre<br />
1 South Terrace, Darfield<br />
Ph 318 8338 or 347 2780<br />
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15<br />
Stories from our households to yours<br />
Continuing our series on how <strong>Selwyn</strong> residents are spending their days in isolation. We hope it will<br />
inspire you with some ideas. This week, Weedons Primary School teacher April Fitzjohn shares about<br />
her lockdown diary, inspiring pupils and spending lots of time in her garden.<br />
When lockdown was first mooted, I thought, “Great, I’ll spend more time in the garden.” The first day<br />
was sunny and all went according to plan; then we had four wet days on the trot…<br />
I remember because on the second day of lockdown I decided to keep a daily diary. The diary logs<br />
my gardening, books read, new recipes tried, other news and all the ‘funnies’ circulating the internet.<br />
Undoubtedly, we’ll look back one day and wonder if this really happened.<br />
My day starts about 7.30am feeding my chickens and kunekune pig, watering plants and walking<br />
Murphy, our dog. Over breakfast, I catch up on news and emails.<br />
As my school’s enviro teacher, I try to post outdoor challenges and ideas every few days.<br />
One project has been harvesting vegetables and wondering what to do with nasturtium leaves. After<br />
several tests and trials I found a recipe for nasturtium pesto and I now have oodles of it in my freezer.<br />
Another has been working on a seven foot high ‘hugelkultur’ [a type of raised garden bed] — an<br />
excellent place to plant potatoes or pumpkins.<br />
I should do some weeding but there’s always something more appealing to do, chat to the fantails,<br />
cuddle the lamb and give the pig a good belly scratch!<br />
Every few days we take Murphy to a local track for a walk and enjoy the view of the Southern Alps —<br />
we are lucky living in New Zealand.<br />
Zoom has become a way to socialise — Saturday nights are games with friends and no one knows if<br />
you have your pyjama bottoms on! And on weekday nights, thank heavens for Netflix!<br />
Kids enjoy environment lockdown challenge<br />
Inspired by Mrs Fitzjohn’s weekly ideas 19 of her pupils have been getting their hands dirty completing<br />
a range of outdoor challenges over lockdown.<br />
Some have been helping their parents with watering, weeding, moving plants and trimming bushes and<br />
hedges. Others have been making beeswax wraps to use instead of plastic wrap and eco bricks made<br />
from stuffing bottles with used soft plastic waste.<br />
Planting is also popular for families like the Smolenski family, Lachie, Jonty and Ruby.<br />
“We replanted strawberries, planted parsley and daffodils, did weeding, trimmed trees, put lots of pea<br />
straw down and even did renovations on our tree hut,” Lachie said.<br />
The Tresize brothers have also been busy, establishing a bird and bee friendly garden, mowing the lawn<br />
and becoming self-sufficient sourcing food from their garden.<br />
“Mum let us choose our own fruit tree each to care for from a plant nursery. I chose a red apple and<br />
Cooper chose a green apple tree. We also grow our own veggies from seeds,” Nic Tresize said.<br />
By doing these activities, Mrs Fitzjohn says students have earned ‘ticks’ towards an ‘Enviro badge’<br />
normally gained during enviro club meetings.<br />
"It's been fantastic seeing so many Weedons students and their siblings doing a multitude of outdoors<br />
and environmental activities during the lovely lockdown weather!”<br />
Children taking part in Mrs Fitzjohn's environmental lockdown challenge. from left<br />
Lachie, Jonty and Ruby Smolenski weeding. Kase, Connor and Hunter Barnes planting carrots and Nic Tresize digging.<br />
Change in fire seasons for <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
Fire and Emergency New Zealand has moved <strong>Selwyn</strong> to open<br />
fire season.<br />
Principal Rural Fire Officer Bruce Janes says while the fire seasons<br />
are changing, Fire and Emergency NZ is asking people to think<br />
twice before lighting an open-air fire.<br />
“While we know essential industries like farmers will still need to<br />
light fires as part of their land management, we would appreciate if<br />
people would hold off lighting non-essential fires for a couple more<br />
weeks while we remain under COVID-19 Alert Level 3.<br />
“Now is the time to be more vigilant than ever to avoid an upturn in<br />
the spread of the virus.”<br />
Bruce Janes says even if a fire is permitted and under control,<br />
the smoke often generates a 111 call from the public, meaning<br />
firefighters need to leave their bubble to deal with an avoidable fire.<br />
“We know that weather conditions have been good and that burning<br />
is an easy way to dispose of waste, but we would prefer Cantabrians<br />
hold off a few more weeks or take it to the Council refuse station.”<br />
Finding yourself an<br />
essential worker<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Youth Council member, Ben Dodson, 22, shares his<br />
lockdown experience in <strong>Selwyn</strong> as a graduate and essential worker.<br />
Friday 24 April was supposed to be graduation day for my Bachelor<br />
of Agribusiness and Food Marketing degree, however with the<br />
pandemic this was cancelled.<br />
I felt this degree would open many options, particularly in New<br />
Zealand’s large agri-food industry. But when Covid hit, returning to<br />
my high school job at the supermarket seemed like a logical choice.<br />
I’ve been working in the produce department, helping keep the<br />
store stocked. With the huge upswing in demand a regular day’s<br />
order has almost doubled to around 500 crates — that’s 5000kg<br />
of produce. As an experienced ‘essential worker’ it feels as though<br />
there is an increased responsibility to keep things going, resulting in<br />
some exhausted evenings. Initially, there was uncertainty about how<br />
the store would run in lockdown, but the management team has<br />
effectively implemented PPE and other strategies to keep everyone<br />
safe. The ‘essential worker’ tag feels a bit hollow, however I am glad<br />
to have been working rather than sitting at home.<br />
Working in a familiar environment with friends has helped me<br />
through this lockdown period, along with a cheeky bit of Football<br />
Manager and Fifa20 to disappear into for a couple of hours.<br />
My advice to other graduates feeling anxious is to keep applying,<br />
keep positive — eventually an opportunity will arise. This generation<br />
from <strong>Selwyn</strong> has been through a lot in their youth, between<br />
earthquakes, a shooting and now a pandemic, we’re tough and will<br />
adapt to whatever the post-Covid world will look like.<br />
Notices<br />
MALVERN WATER RACE DISRUPTIONS<br />
Council contractors will be doing repairs to the Waimakariri Water<br />
Race Intake Tunnel from Tuesday 12 <strong>May</strong> <strong>2020</strong>. This work will<br />
require shutting flows from this intake and the work is expected to<br />
be completed on Wednesday 3 June.<br />
While the other scheme intakes will still be operational, it is<br />
expected that there will be widespread disruptions to the Malvern<br />
water race scheme for the month of April.<br />
This work is necessary to ensure the intake is safe and to keep the<br />
water race scheme operating.<br />
Please be prepared that there may be no supply of stock water via<br />
the water race to your property for this works period.<br />
CREATIVE COMMUNITIES FUNDING AVAILABLE<br />
Applications are open for Creative Communities funding.<br />
Funding is available to groups or individuals with communitybased<br />
creative projects that promote arts or culture in <strong>Selwyn</strong>.<br />
The aim of the scheme is to increase participation in the arts at a<br />
local level, and increase the range and diversity of arts available to<br />
communities.<br />
Applications for this funding round close at 5pm, Friday 15 <strong>May</strong>.<br />
Visit selwyn.govt.nz/artsfunding for more information and to apply.<br />
Meetings<br />
Council meeting<br />
Wednesday 13 <strong>May</strong> 2pm<br />
Council meetings will be streamed live on facebook.com/<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong>DistrictCouncil<br />
Leeston Library & Service Centre<br />
19 Messines Street, Leeston<br />
Ph 347 2871<br />
Lincoln Library & Service Centre<br />
Gerald Street, Lincoln<br />
Ph 347 2876<br />
0800 SELWYN<br />
www.selwyn.govt.nz<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong>DistrictCouncil
16 Wednesday <strong>May</strong> 6 <strong>2020</strong><br />
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SELWYN TIMES<br />
Here’s the plan<br />
...have your say<br />
Here’s the plan<br />
...have your say<br />
Annual Plan <strong>2020</strong>/21<br />
Consultation Document<br />
Kia ora koutou<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
Thanks for checking out this summary of our Annual Plan<br />
<strong>2020</strong>/21 Consultation Document, which includes six key issues<br />
that we are seeking your feedback on, plus information on the<br />
range of projects and developments planned for the coming 12<br />
months. It also outlines the proposed impact on rates.<br />
This plan was developed before the impact of COVID-19 and<br />
its disruptive effect on the <strong>Selwyn</strong> community and economy. As<br />
a result, the time is right for us to take another look at our plans<br />
and proposals. Our focus will change and some of the projects<br />
we previously saw as priorities may now be less important.<br />
A key item in this consultation is our proposal to review<br />
the rate increases proposed for <strong>2020</strong>/21. We are seeking<br />
feedback on options to reduce the increase we had originally<br />
planned – we want to hear your views on what level of rates<br />
increase is acceptable.<br />
The consultation process gives you the opportunity to tell us<br />
what you like in our Draft Plan, as well as things we might do<br />
differently or how our priorities might change.<br />
We look forward to your feedback and submissions on the plan<br />
– check the links on this page for more detailed information,<br />
copies of supporting documents and details on how you can<br />
provide feedback.<br />
Sam Broughton<br />
<strong>May</strong>or<br />
Six key issues<br />
We’re seeking your feedback on six key issues for the <strong>2020</strong>/21 year:<br />
1 Review options to reduce the level of rates increase<br />
The draft plan originally proposed an average 3.5% rate increase, in line with the 2018-2028 Long Term<br />
Plan. In light of the changing circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re seeking feedback<br />
on options to reduce this. Options are:<br />
· Maintain the proposed 3.5% average increase. This would provide full funding for the Council’s plans,<br />
without the need to adjust budgets and spending plans. See the information below for more details on<br />
how this affects rates.<br />
· A rates freeze – with rates held at the same level as the current year. You would pay the same in<br />
<strong>2020</strong>/21 as you have in 2019/20. The Council’s income would fall by about $2.8 million and it’s likely<br />
higher rates increases would be needed in future years to make up the shortfall.<br />
· An increase somewhere between 0% and 3.5%, depending on savings that can be identified. This<br />
would result in a lower rates increase than initially planned and would not require catch-up rates<br />
increases in the future. However some increase would still be required as it will be difficult to find<br />
savings without having an impact on services and programmes.<br />
2 Deferring the Prebbleton Community Centre project. We’re proposing to pause this project to allow<br />
for more detailed consideration. There’s uncertainty around the best location and type of facility. Taking<br />
more time to work with the community on planning would help us find the best long-term outcome.<br />
3 Reviewing wider community needs for community facilities in Leeston. In 2019, an assessment<br />
of the Leeston Library building showed it was earthquake-prone. We now want to review the original<br />
community centre proposals to take account of local needs for library, medical and other facilities.<br />
4 Increasing water supply charges to provide for quality improvements and demand<br />
management. We need to review charges, so that we are making adequate provision for future growth<br />
and security in our water supply infrastructure network, to encourage water conservation, and to provide<br />
for any impact from the Government’s Three Waters review.<br />
5 Planning and building a new wastewater system for central Darfield and new developments. We’re<br />
keen to find out more about community views on the proposal to develop a reticulated wastewater scheme for<br />
central Darfield, and in particular the preferred method to pay for the scheme, for those who connect.<br />
6 Changes to our Development Contributions Policy. We’re proposing to make three technical<br />
changes to our Development Contributions Policy. Development contributions help fund the cost of<br />
providing additional community facilities due to growth.<br />
Your Say<br />
Check our online consultation document for more details, costs and options – and<br />
send us your feedback on these proposals: www.selwyn.govt.nz/annualplan20<br />
Rates changes <strong>2020</strong>/21<br />
The average proposed total rates increase across the<br />
district in <strong>2020</strong>/21 is 3.5% – but this is an average,<br />
and for individual ratepayers actual movements may<br />
be different, depending on their location and the<br />
services provided.<br />
This table shows examples of rating changes for<br />
typical properties in different locations.<br />
What would this mean for your rates?<br />
For a typical residential property in Rolleston (CV:<br />
$665,000) or Lincoln (CV: $675,000) the increase<br />
would be around $2.20 a week<br />
For a typical residential property (CV $390,000) in<br />
Southbridge the increase would be around $2 a week<br />
For a typical residential property (CV $615,000) in<br />
Kirwee the increase would be around $2.20 a week<br />
For a typical rural property (CV $3.6m) in Springs ward<br />
the increase would be around $5 a week<br />
For a typical residential property in Glentunnel (CV:<br />
$660,000) the increase would be around $2.20 a week<br />
For a typical commercial property in Rolleston (CV<br />
$2.8m) the increase would be around $4.20 a week<br />
Total rates<br />
Major Townships<br />
Actual<br />
Annual<br />
Plan<br />
Annual<br />
Plan<br />
Capital<br />
Value<br />
2019/20 <strong>2020</strong>/21 <strong>2020</strong>/21<br />
$ $ $ % change<br />
Darfield 490,000 2,730 2,836 3.9%<br />
Leeston 430,000 3,104 3,207 3.3%<br />
Lincoln 675,000 3,341 3,455 3.4%<br />
Prebbleton 660,000 3,299 3,416 3.5%<br />
Rolleston 665,000 3,357 3,475 3.5%<br />
Rural<br />
Actual<br />
Annual<br />
Plan<br />
Annual<br />
Plan<br />
Capital<br />
Value<br />
2019/20 <strong>2020</strong>/21 <strong>2020</strong>/21<br />
$ $ $ % change<br />
Darfield 9,900,000 13,772 14,654 6.4%<br />
Ellesmere 2,<strong>06</strong>0,000 4,452 4,700 5.6%<br />
Malvern 3,900,000 12,737 13,672 7.3%<br />
Springs 3,595,000 4,731 4,985 5.4%<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Central 6,610,000 11,587 12,262 5.8%<br />
Commercial<br />
Actual<br />
Annual<br />
Plan<br />
Annual<br />
Plan<br />
Capital<br />
Value<br />
2019/20 <strong>2020</strong>/21 <strong>2020</strong>/21<br />
$ $ $ % change<br />
Rolleston 2,790,000 3,882 4,100 5.6%<br />
Locations<br />
Actual<br />
Annual<br />
Plan<br />
Annual<br />
Plan<br />
Capital<br />
Value<br />
2019/20 <strong>2020</strong>/21 <strong>2020</strong>/21<br />
$ $ $ % change<br />
Armack Drive 550,000 2,623 2,723 3.8%<br />
Arthur’s Pass 320,000 1,831 1,912 4.4%<br />
Castle Hill 590,000 2,593 2,670 3.0%<br />
Coalgate 415,000 1,933 2,028 4.9%<br />
Doyleston 470,000 2,713 2,826 4.1%<br />
Dunsandel 305,000 2,456 2,551 3.9%<br />
Edendale 715,000 2,848 2,968 4.2%<br />
Glentunnel 660,000 2,235 2,349 5.1%<br />
Hororata 450,000 2,057 2,158 4.9%<br />
Johnsons Road 710,000 2,7<strong>06</strong> 2,821 4.2%<br />
Jowers Road 795,000 2,769 2,870 3.6%<br />
Kirwee 615,000 2,763 2,877 4.1%<br />
Lake Coleridge 270,000 2,321 2,379 2.5%<br />
Rakaia Huts 295,000 1,886 1,978 4.9%<br />
Rolleston (Lifestyle<br />
Property)<br />
650,000 1,667 1,741 4.4%<br />
Sheffield 370,000 2,461 2,556 3.9%<br />
Springston 475,000 3,142 3,248 3.4%<br />
Southbridge 390,000 3,070 3,171 3.3%<br />
Tai Tapu 680,000 3,316 3,434 3.6%<br />
West Melton 720,000 3,350 3,471 3.6%<br />
Whitecliffs 330,000 1,955 2,049 4.8%<br />
Note: Rates assistance<br />
The Council has put in place new arrangements to help ratepayers facing difficulty paying rates – including reduced penalties and allowing longer to pay. See the Council website for<br />
more information or call us on 0800 SELWYN (735 996).
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Around the district: local projects<br />
Here are some of the new, updated and significant projects in each ward, planned<br />
for <strong>2020</strong>/21.<br />
Southbridge Hall<br />
Darfield Library<br />
Brookside Park<br />
Broadfield Reserve<br />
Find out more and have your say<br />
Find out more at our YourSay <strong>Selwyn</strong> site www.selwyn.govt.nz/annualplan20<br />
· Details on our consultation proposals<br />
· Information on planned projects – district wide<br />
and local<br />
· Information on costs and rates impacts<br />
· Online copy of the consultation document<br />
· Online submission form<br />
· Online survey<br />
· Supporting documentation<br />
You can also talk to your local councillor if you have any questions, or to discuss our proposals.<br />
Contact details are on our website.<br />
Send us your feedback<br />
Ellesmere ward<br />
Development of new neighbourhood reserve in Southbridge ($88,655)<br />
Wastewater pipeline renewals ($1 million)<br />
Southbridge – Southbridge pool painting and sealing ($5,000)<br />
Southbridge Hall – replacement of windows ($200,000)<br />
Southbridge Hall – entrance pavement safety improvements<br />
($35,000 brought forward from 2022/23)<br />
Leeston Park – installation of new cricket nets ($37,000)<br />
Lakeside Hall – car park lighting ($8,200)<br />
Malvern ward<br />
Hororata Reserve – upgrade public toilets ($183,690 brought forward<br />
from 2023/24 and part funded from the Government’s Tourism<br />
Infrastructure Fund)<br />
Hororata, Blackberry Patch House – roof replacement ($50,000<br />
brought forward from 2027/28)<br />
Darfield Library – roof replacement ($46,600 brought forward<br />
from 2025/26)<br />
Springfield Pit Reserve – continued development ($20,000) to<br />
continue momentum on this community-led project<br />
Lake Coleridge – playground equipment renewal ($61,000 brought<br />
forward from 2022–26)<br />
Castle Hill – additional budget for extension to Castle Hill Community<br />
centre ($100,000)<br />
Rewi Alley Car Park resurfacing ($5,000 brought forward from 2022/23)<br />
Darfield Community Centre – entrance upgrade ($52,839)<br />
Castle Hill Wastewater Pond upgrade<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Central ward<br />
West Melton – Retford Common reserve development ($100,000<br />
to undertake development of this reserve – funded from reserve<br />
development contributions)<br />
Brookside Park – installation of new cricket nets ($40,000)<br />
Foster Park – internal roadways for emergency access to indoor<br />
courts ($433,280 brought forward 2021/22 and 2022/23)<br />
Rolleston – development of new neighbourhood reserves ($155,<strong>06</strong>4)<br />
Rolleston and Lincoln water capacity upgrades ($920,000)<br />
Springs ward<br />
Prebbleton – first stage of development at new ($2.68 Million)<br />
Shands Road Cemetery roadway extension ($104,448)<br />
Lincoln – upgrade Liffey Domain public toilet ($317,034)<br />
Broadfield Reserve – renew lighting at tennis courts ($29,326)<br />
Springston Cemetery – renewal of gazebo ($8,000 brought forward<br />
from 2022/23)<br />
Water renewals ($370,000)<br />
Wastewater upgrades and renewals ($646,000)<br />
District projects<br />
Progress on our Long-Term<br />
Plan projects<br />
We’re making good progress on key projects from our Long-<br />
Term Plan 2018–2028, although the COVID-19 pandemic is<br />
likely to have an effect on completion times. Major projects<br />
currently under way include:<br />
· Rolleston town centre and Te Ara Ātea – the new library and<br />
community facility in Rolleston<br />
· <strong>Selwyn</strong> indoor courts complex at Foster Park<br />
· <strong>Selwyn</strong> Aquatic Centre extension<br />
· <strong>Selwyn</strong> Health Hub<br />
Township maintenance contracts<br />
We’ve made provision for an additional $263,000 in township<br />
maintenance budgets for the <strong>2020</strong>/21 year, bringing the total<br />
budget to $751,000.<br />
Transportation – maintenance<br />
and renewals<br />
Increased funding provided by the NZ Transport Agency<br />
through the National Land Transport Plan (NLTP) will help<br />
to meet the increasing maintenance requirements on the<br />
transportation network driven by sustained growth in<br />
population and traffic volumes.<br />
Pines Resource Recovery Park<br />
Work has started on the project to improve facilities at the<br />
resource recovery park. Work planned this year includes initial<br />
work on the development of a reuse shop, salvage material<br />
yard and education centre.<br />
Water supply<br />
Water supply reticulation and scheme capacity upgrades and<br />
renewals are planned for Darfield, Hororata-Acheron, Kirwee,<br />
Leeston, Lincoln, Prebbleton and Rolleston. Water treatment<br />
upgrades also continue this year.<br />
Stormwater<br />
In Leeston work will start this autumn on the Stage 3 Volkman<br />
Road Drain upgrade, while Stage 4 is expected to proceed<br />
from next spring. In Hororata, works to improve stormwater<br />
management in the township will continue.<br />
Wastewater<br />
Expansion of the Pines Wastewater Treatment Plant continues,<br />
including two additional solar drying hall lanes, plus other<br />
upgrades to cater for continuing population growth.<br />
Key dates<br />
22 April: Consultation opens<br />
22 <strong>May</strong>: Consultation closes, 5pm<br />
2–3 June: Public hearings<br />
(if possible under COVID-19 restrictions)<br />
11–12 June: Council deliberations<br />
Online: Complete an Online Submission Form or Survey at www.selwyn.govt.nz/annualplan20<br />
24 June: Council formally adopts Annual Plan<br />
By email: Send your submission form or comments to annualplan20@selwyn.govt.nz<br />
By post: Download and complete a submission form, and post to Freepost 104 653, Annual<br />
Plan Submissions, PO Box 90, Rolleston 7643.
18 Wednesday <strong>May</strong> 6 <strong>2020</strong><br />
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Tasty Bites<br />
Belly-warming comfort food for cooler nights<br />
For those who love a<br />
good loaded baked<br />
potato but don’t want the<br />
loaded carbs that come<br />
with it – try this healthy<br />
lower carb alternative<br />
Loaded golden kumara<br />
Serves 2<br />
Ingredients<br />
2 medium golden kumara<br />
5 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil,<br />
divided<br />
Salt<br />
½ cup black lentils (or any kind<br />
of lentils)<br />
¼ cup unsalted peanuts,<br />
coarsely chopped<br />
½ tsp chilli flakes (optional)<br />
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice<br />
1½ cups sliced citrus fruit (like<br />
peeled grapefruit, oranges,<br />
and/or clementines)<br />
¼ cup crumbled feta<br />
Coriander leaves with tender<br />
stems (for serving; optional)<br />
Directions<br />
Preheat oven to 200 dec C.<br />
Roast kumara on a small rimmed<br />
baking sheet until skins are<br />
browned and they are tender all<br />
the way through, about 45min.<br />
Remove from oven and, using<br />
a heavy spatula or small pot lid,<br />
smash the kumara, then drizzle<br />
with 1 Tbsp oil. Season with salt.<br />
Continue to roast until flesh is<br />
lightly browned, 12-15min.<br />
Meanwhile, cook lentils in a<br />
small pot of boiling salted water<br />
until tender, 20-25min. Drain<br />
and transfer to a small bowl. Let<br />
cool until just warm. Add 1 Tbsp<br />
oil, season with salt, and toss to<br />
combine.<br />
Heat peanuts and 3 Tbsp oil in<br />
a small saucepan over medium<br />
heat. Cook until peanuts are<br />
toasted and golden brown, about<br />
2min from the time they start<br />
bubbling. Transfer to another<br />
small bowl. Add chilli flakes and<br />
a pinch of salt; let cool. Stir lemon<br />
juice into peanut dressing just<br />
before using.<br />
Top kumara with lentils, citrus,<br />
and feta. Drizzle with dressing.<br />
Loaded golden kumara<br />
Do Ahead: If you want to roast<br />
the kumara ahead of time as part<br />
of your meal prep, let cool, wrap<br />
in foil, and chill up to 4 days<br />
while they’re still intact, then<br />
smash and reheat in olive oil in a<br />
nonstick pan over medium heat<br />
until crispy on both sides.<br />
Roasted Aloo Gobi<br />
(potatoes and cauliflower)<br />
Serves 4<br />
Ingredients<br />
2 medium potatoes, cut into<br />
5cm long sticks<br />
1 medium head of cauliflower,<br />
cut into small florets<br />
5 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil,<br />
divided<br />
1 tsp cumin seeds<br />
½ tsp ground turmeric<br />
1 small onion, finely chopped<br />
1 Tbsp thinly sliced ginger<br />
Pinch of red chilli powder<br />
1 tsp (or more) salt<br />
1 Tbsp (or more) fresh lime juice<br />
½ cup chopped coriander leaves<br />
Directions<br />
Preheat oven to 200 deg C. Line<br />
a rimmed baking sheet with foil.<br />
Toss potatoes and cauliflower<br />
with 3 Tbsp oil on prepared<br />
sheet. Spread in an even layer<br />
and roast, tossing once halfway<br />
through, until cauliflower<br />
and potatoes are browned and<br />
slightly crisped, about 30min.<br />
Let cool.<br />
Meanwhile, heat remaining<br />
2 Tbsp oil in a large skillet over<br />
medium-high until it begins to<br />
shimmer. Add cumin seeds and<br />
cook, stirring frequently, until<br />
they turn a medium shade of<br />
brown, about 1min. Reduce heat<br />
to medium and swirl in turmeric.<br />
Add onion and cook, stirring<br />
frequently, until translucent,<br />
4-6min. Add ginger and chilli<br />
powder and cook, stirring,<br />
until heated through and well<br />
combined, about 1min longer.<br />
Stir in roasted potatoes and<br />
cauliflower, including any charred<br />
bits from the foil, and gently mix<br />
(don’t overmix, or the cauliflower<br />
will fall apart). Add salt and<br />
cook, tossing occasionally, until<br />
potatoes and cauliflower are<br />
tender (but not soggy), 5-6min.<br />
Roasted<br />
Aloo Gobi<br />
Remove from heat and add lime<br />
juice. Taste and add more lime<br />
juice or salt, if needed.<br />
Transfer to a platter. Top with<br />
coriander.<br />
Need funding for your<br />
Creative Communities<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> can help!<br />
Funding is available to groups or individuals with<br />
community-based creative projects that promote<br />
arts or culture in <strong>Selwyn</strong>.<br />
Applications for this funding round close at 5pm,<br />
Friday 15 <strong>May</strong>.<br />
Visit www.selwyn.govt.nz/artsfunding for more<br />
information and to apply.<br />
project?
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Your guide to <strong>Selwyn</strong>’s delicious food options and hospitality supplies<br />
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welcome to the famous grouse hotel<br />
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To order RETAILERS<br />
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The team @ Veenuz are happy to re-open the kitchen, adhering to all the new safety and<br />
social distancing practices for delivering food safely.<br />
Orders can be made by phone, walk in (with enough distancing in place) and through Facebook messenger.<br />
Online ordering through the website www.veenuzindian.co.nz will commence Tuesday.<br />
Customers will be given a specific time for pickup. Delivery of orders are mainly handled by UBER and we can also deliver<br />
(local) in certain cases if we have sufficient staffing. The delivery facility will not be guaranteed for every order and will be<br />
the sole discretion of the management.<br />
Phone 03 344 5554. Shop 3, 575 Springs Road, Prebbleton<br />
WEST MELTON TAVERN (Westy)<br />
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Check our Facebook page for menu options - WEST MELTON TAVERN<br />
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We will ring you when your order is ready to pick up at the door of the restaurant.<br />
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Young Farmer of the Year<br />
cancelled<br />
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, NZ<br />
Young Farmers (NZYF) has cancelled the<br />
remaining FMG Young Farmer of the Year<br />
<strong>2020</strong> Contest including the grand final,<br />
planned to be held in Christchurch in July.<br />
Before the severity of this outbreak<br />
became clear, NZYF had looked at the<br />
possibility of postponing three FMG<br />
Young Farmer of the Year South Island<br />
Regional Finals to hold at a later date, but<br />
it has become clear that was no longer an<br />
option.<br />
Four North Island Regional Finals were<br />
held before the COVID-19 outbreak,<br />
however Aorangi, Tasman and Otago<br />
Southland Regional Finals have had to be<br />
postponed indefinitely.<br />
NZYF CEO Lynda Coppersmith says<br />
it’s the first time in the contest’s 52-year<br />
history that the grand final and remaining<br />
contest season has been cancelled.<br />
“I appreciate this decision will be<br />
disappointing for everyone involved<br />
with the FMG Young Farmer of the Year<br />
Contest, but for the safety of competitors,<br />
volunteers, spectators and sponsors it’s the<br />
right thing to do,” Coppersmith says.<br />
“I’d like to acknowledge all of our<br />
competitors this year and in particular<br />
highlight the efforts of our four Grand<br />
Finalists for <strong>2020</strong> who support the<br />
decision and appreciate the unique<br />
situation we’re all in. We also want to<br />
thank our South Island Regional Finalists<br />
for their patience as we worked through<br />
the postponement of their regional finals.”<br />
“In the interests of being as fair as<br />
we possibly can to the contest and all<br />
competitors, the NZYF Board has agreed<br />
to take a clean slate approach with regards<br />
to next year’s contest.”<br />
“That means the <strong>2020</strong> Grand Finalists,<br />
along with all those who have qualified<br />
for the cancelled Regional Finals will need<br />
to re-qualify at district level for Regional<br />
Finals and Grand Final 2021. This year’s<br />
Grand Finalists will keep their titles as<br />
FMG Young Farmer of the Year for their<br />
Region.”<br />
“Given this is an unprecedented<br />
situation, the Board has agreed to show<br />
flexibility with a one year age extension<br />
and also revoke the number of Grand<br />
Final and Regional Final qualifications for<br />
the 28 competitors affected.”<br />
“This flexibility will apply to <strong>2020</strong> Grand<br />
Finalists, and those who have qualified for<br />
the cancelled Regional Finals.”<br />
“These are trying times for so many of<br />
us right now, and we could not run the<br />
FMG Young Farmer of the Year Contest,<br />
nor begin planning to rearrange it,<br />
without the support of our sponsors–and<br />
I’d like to thank them for that support.”<br />
As the principal sponsor of the<br />
Contest, FMG fully backs NZYF’s<br />
decision. FMG will work with NZYF, its<br />
Board and the FMG Young Farmer of<br />
the Year Contest organising committee,<br />
along with other sponsors, to prepare for<br />
the 2021 season.<br />
The AgriKids and FMG Junior Young<br />
Farmer of the Year Grand Finals will be<br />
run online and, at this stage, the 2021<br />
FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand<br />
Final will be held in Christchurch.<br />
Source: Young Farmers<br />
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Gardening<br />
Backyard tasks for autumn temperatures<br />
THERE IS always plenty to do<br />
in the autumn garden and it’s a<br />
much more pleasant time to be<br />
working outdoors than during<br />
the heat.<br />
Here are some timely<br />
tasks for autumn:<br />
Lawn care<br />
Grasses will stay a better green<br />
if they are fed with a good quality<br />
lawn fertiliser.<br />
Many weeds establish themselves<br />
in the lawn when it’s<br />
weakened by cold. Examples are<br />
Onehunga weed, cotula, clover,<br />
hydrocotyle and creeping oxalis.<br />
Moss in lawns can be spot<br />
sprayed. Winter’s the ideal time<br />
to lime the lawn to keep the soil<br />
sweet and the grasses happy.<br />
Pest and disease control<br />
Treat caterpillars on winter<br />
veges with low toxic sprays.<br />
Check for borers in trees.<br />
Clear away debris and spray<br />
exposed holes.<br />
Spray deciduous plants with<br />
lime sulphur after their leaves<br />
fall. This helps clean up fungal<br />
spores and some insect pests.<br />
Do the same (lime sulphur) to<br />
roses immediately after pruning.<br />
Watch for aphids on new growth<br />
in late winter.<br />
Pruning tips<br />
Cut out old canes from<br />
multiple-stemmed plants such as<br />
abelia and buddleia.<br />
Prune deciduous plants (such<br />
as crepe myrtles). Don’t, however,<br />
prune spring bloomers or you’ll<br />
prevent them from flowering in<br />
spring.<br />
When winter arrives cut back<br />
gardenias and hibiscus.<br />
Prune most of your roses midwinter.<br />
Prune hydrangeas but only cut<br />
the stems that have flowered.<br />
Camelia season<br />
Camellia should be coming<br />
into season soon and the<br />
camellia that is best-loved by<br />
traditionalists is the japonica<br />
camellia.<br />
There are more than 200<br />
named varieties of japonica<br />
camellias with blooms in shades<br />
of pink, white and red.<br />
How to grow japonica<br />
camellias<br />
Japonicas need light shade to<br />
flower and grow well. In full sunlight<br />
their leaves will burn and<br />
the flowers will be very shortlived.<br />
Try to choose a spot that<br />
receives dappled light but is protected<br />
from the early morning<br />
sun.<br />
Sun striking the buds in the<br />
morning can contribute to a<br />
MAINTENANCE: Now is the time to cut old<br />
canes from multiple-stemmed plants. Plant<br />
your camellias in acidic soil.<br />
problem called balling which<br />
means that the flowers fail to<br />
open.<br />
Soil for camellias<br />
Camellias prefer an acidic soil<br />
that contains plenty of organic<br />
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A mixture of old leaves<br />
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Ford Focus wagon<br />
an SUV alternative<br />
I WAS talking to a new car<br />
buyer the other day, he is<br />
in the market for a sport<br />
utility vehicle at the lower<br />
end of the price bracket.<br />
He is keen on diesel so<br />
we were discussing options<br />
that fell within his budget,<br />
but I also threw in a couple<br />
of curved balls to consider,<br />
one being the Ford Focus<br />
diesel wagon.<br />
My acquaintance may<br />
well have been tempted<br />
but for a painful hip, the<br />
lure of easy access in an out<br />
of an SUV is too great to<br />
ignore.<br />
That aside, he was once<br />
a long-term station wagon<br />
owner and was well aware<br />
of the merits the traditional<br />
wagon offers.<br />
I’m in the same<br />
situation, I’ve had a wagon<br />
for personal use and<br />
simple fell in love with<br />
it, the practicality and<br />
functionality of it overcame<br />
many load carrying<br />
difficulties during the time<br />
it was in my care.<br />
The Focus wagon has<br />
been a solid seller here<br />
in New Zealand, it’s<br />
something Ford has always<br />
offered in Focus and<br />
the entire range has just<br />
entered a new generation,<br />
there’s an entirely new body<br />
style.<br />
The wagon is an integral<br />
part of that make-up, and<br />
the designers have done<br />
a fine job of blending the<br />
wagon section, so that it<br />
looks well integrated into<br />
the sleek shape of the new<br />
series.<br />
Whereas the Focus<br />
wagon was once available<br />
in petrol and diesel, it<br />
now it gets diesel power<br />
only, and instead of the<br />
hardworking 1.5-litre threecylinder<br />
engine that powers<br />
the hatchback range, the<br />
diesel is a four-cylinder<br />
2-litre unit which is pretty<br />
much a carryover.<br />
It develops 110kW and<br />
370Nm, even though the<br />
latter only peaks for a short<br />
span of the torque curve –<br />
2000 to 2500rpm – there<br />
is enough specific energy<br />
to offer solid mid-range<br />
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with modern turbocharged<br />
diesels, they have energy<br />
through the rev band which<br />
is honest and decisive.<br />
The engine works<br />
through an eight-speed<br />
FORD FOCUS TREND WAGON: Powerful, economical<br />
diesel engine.<br />
automatic. A few years<br />
ago you would never have<br />
believed a mainstream car<br />
would have so many ratios,<br />
but that’s the reality of<br />
today’s transmissions, they<br />
are technically efficient, and<br />
in the context of everyday<br />
motoring the constant<br />
supply of ratios optimises<br />
fuel use.<br />
• Price – Ford Focus<br />
Trend wagon,<br />
$37,990<br />
• Dimensions –<br />
Length, 4669mm;<br />
width, 1852mm;<br />
height, 1481mm<br />
• Configuration<br />
– Four-cylinder,<br />
front-wheel-drive,<br />
1997cc, 110kW,<br />
370Nm, eight-speed<br />
automatic<br />
• Performance –<br />
0-100km/h, 9.9sec<br />
• Fuel usage –<br />
4.4l/100km<br />
Ford claims an<br />
outstanding 4.4-litre per<br />
100km (65mpg) combined<br />
cycle for the 1997cc<br />
engine. I’d say that would<br />
be easily achievable, the<br />
trip computer readouts<br />
hovered around 5.2l/100km<br />
(54mpg) during my testing<br />
time, with a 4l/100km<br />
(70mpg) figure available at<br />
a steady 100km/h (engine<br />
speed 1400rpm).<br />
PRACTICAL: Opening the Focus’ tailgate exposes a<br />
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If you add in its 47-litre<br />
fuel tank, distances of<br />
around 800km can easily<br />
be travelled between fillups.<br />
It’s that economy that<br />
makes diesel power so<br />
attractive.<br />
One of the Focus’<br />
greatest attributes hasn’t<br />
been compromised by the<br />
inclusion of the wagon<br />
section. It has long had a<br />
reputation for handling<br />
quality, and nothing has<br />
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The Trend wagon<br />
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constant communication<br />
from the fully independent<br />
suspension is transmitted<br />
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absorbed, comfort is high,<br />
and a lot of that has to do<br />
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have a lot of cushioning.<br />
The Trend wagon<br />
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money you get a whole<br />
host of items which<br />
characterise Ford product.<br />
Features of note include<br />
satellite navigation, voice<br />
recognition infotainment<br />
and communication,<br />
automatic stop-start,<br />
paddle-shifters, and cruise<br />
control with speed limiter.<br />
The Focus wagon is<br />
tailor-made for the fleet<br />
market and will score many<br />
sales there given there<br />
isn’t a lot of competition –<br />
especially diesel powered.<br />
Yet it is also a sensible<br />
choice for the private buyer,<br />
I would have no hesitation<br />
owning one – one single<br />
family-sized grocery trip<br />
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enough to remind me how<br />
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RESTRICTED FIRE<br />
SEASON REVOKED TO AN<br />
OPEN FIRE SEASON<br />
Fire and Emergency New Zealand revokes the<br />
restricted and prohibited fire seasons in the<br />
following areas, which are now in an open fire<br />
season:<br />
• Those lands encompassed by the<br />
Christchurch City Council (including<br />
Banks Peninsula), <strong>Selwyn</strong> District<br />
Council; and<br />
• Those lands encompassed by the<br />
Hurunui and Waimakariri District<br />
Councils<br />
The revocation of the restricted fire season<br />
and the change to an open fire season is<br />
effective from midnight Saturday 2 <strong>May</strong><br />
<strong>2020</strong>.<br />
An open fire season allows fires to be lit in<br />
the open air, without a fire permit.<br />
Bruce Janes<br />
Principal Rural Fire Officer<br />
North Canterbury<br />
David Stackhouse<br />
Area Commander<br />
Christchurch Metro<br />
David Berry<br />
Area Commander<br />
Canterbury<br />
To check the season status for your location<br />
please visit www.checkitsalright.nz<br />
or call 0800 658 628<br />
Further information about fire seasons is<br />
available on www.fireandemergency.nz<br />
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HOMEWARE<br />
FOOD<br />
HEALTH &<br />
BEAUTY<br />
FOOD SERVICES FASHION<br />
SERVICES<br />
GIFTS & FASHION<br />
EXCITING NEW<br />
RETAILERS<br />
OPENING SOON<br />
We’re Back<br />
These retailers are back and ready to serve the Community<br />
Brenna Sincock Hearing | Coffee Culture | Corianders | Countdown | Fascino Shoes | Hachi Hachi<br />
Harcourt’s | Hell Pizza | Industria | Lazeez Mediterranean | Noel Leeming | Ray White Rolleston<br />
Robert Harris | Rolleston Central Health | Rolleston Drycleaners | Rolleston Eye Optometrist<br />
Rolleston Florist and Gifts | St Pierre’s Sushi | Subway | The Warehouse | Unichem | Viva La Moda<br />
For updates, visit:<br />
Individual store trading hours<br />
and click ‘n’ collect services<br />
may vary – contact the store<br />
or check their website or<br />
Facebook page for details.